The good news of the "Great Victory in Western Yunnan" made the Chinese people overjoyed and elated. Starting from noon that day, major cities across the country held mass *** celebrations one after another. Hundreds of thousands of people gathered on the streets of Kunming, Nanjing, Nanchang and other cities.
In front of the excited young students and people from all walks of life, Zhan Huanqi's large portrait was held high by the excited young people, and slogans of "Long Live the Yunnan Army" echoed one after another, resounding throughout the sky.
An Yi, Shen Fengdao and others stood on the balcony of the sixth floor of Jiangnan Hotel, looking at the dense and almost endless flow of cheering people on the street below. They all had mixed feelings and sighed.
Just twenty-four hours ago, the name "Zhan Huanqi" was criticized by countless people who were grieving and disappointed, and people who hated iron and steel. Excited students even shouted the slogan "Down with the incompetent warlord Zhan Huanqi" on the street. Who would have thought that just passing by
One day later, Zhan Huanqi's portrait was held up by the overjoyed and proud students. In the blink of an eye, the "incompetent warlord" became a "national hero" and an "outstanding general with great foresight."
An Yi was amazed by such a strong contrast. At the same time, he could understand the sincerity of the patriotic students. The country had been weak due to internal and external troubles for a long time, and then a new government appeared that unified the whole of China in name, but in fact only controlled a few provinces.
The cowardly and incompetent government has endured all kinds of oppression under the tyranny of the foreign powers, especially the Japanese aggressors for several years. It has acted like a wolf internally and a sheep externally. No one can blame the repressed people for venting their anger a few times.
"Where did the *** team get the standard portrait of Brother Huanqi?"
Lin Yaodong, the captain of the guard, looked at the large portraits of seven or eight people carrying guns below, full of questions.
An Yi said with a smile: "Last week's "Eastern Outlook" magazine did an exclusive interview with the Yunnan Army's security forces. There were seven or eight articles in it that introduced the situation of the Yunnan Army in detail. I remember that the editor-in-chief Liu Hong personally wrote more than 800
The preface of the word, Huan Qishen
The standard portrait of a lieutenant general in uniform is printed on the cover of the magazine. I guess there are art masters among *** students. Not only do their paintings look very similar, but they are also very expressive. It is difficult for them to draw so many in such a short period of time.
The big portrait is amazing!"
"Who said China has no talents? It's just that there are too few talents, right, Commander?" Zhang Yang said cheerfully.
The brothers laughed after hearing this. Just when An Yi was about to make a few jokes, the confidential secretary Zhao Bohan arrived in a hurry and handed a long telegram from Song Ziwen to An Yi:
"This was sent by the Chairman's Attendant Secretary, asking his subordinates to tell the Commander-in-Chief that Deputy Minister Tang of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is accompanying British Ambassador Gard Gan to meet with the Chairman. Mr. Song is in Shanghai holding an impromptu meeting with the consuls of the United States, Britain, France, Germany, Italy and other countries.
I can’t come to Nanchang for the meeting. Also, the young commander flew from Wuhan and just arrived at the camp. I looked everywhere for the commander but couldn’t find him.”
An Yi read the telegram and handed it to Zhao Bohan for filing. He returned to the room and picked up a pen to draft a reply. He hesitated to write two lines, then slowly put down the pen, walked to the phone, and dialed the attendant's office directly:
"I'm An Yi... Thank you, Senior Brother Zheng. Is the principal still in talks with the British?"
"It's over. The principal just sent the guests to the garden gate. When he went upstairs, he still thought of junior brother. Brother Yu immediately informed the principal that junior brother will call back in five minutes and ask the switchboard to transfer the call to the principal's study."
Zheng Jiemin, who had just been transferred back to the attendant's room from the position of major general and deputy director of the Special Branch of Fuxing Society, told An Yi in a low voice.
Five minutes later, An Yi finally got on the phone with Chiang Kai-shek. Chiang Kai-shek summoned An Yi over with a few words, and the two negotiated behind closed doors for more than 40 minutes before An Yi left, returned to the hotel to tidy up, and immediately rushed to the airport.
At 7:10 p.m., An Yi and Shen Fengdao had already appeared in the conference room of the Anjiajun headquarters in Xufu. Yang Bin, who had just returned from Kunming in the afternoon, the deputy commander who stayed behind, Li Guang, chief of staff Ye Cheng, and others all attended the meeting.
After Yang Bin reported the details of the Battle of Western Yunnan, An Jin, who had put on neat uniforms, was ordered to arrive. An Jin entered the conference room, saluted vigorously with his legs crossed, and after completing the regular report, he walked to An Yi and shouted in a low voice, "
"Brother", sitting next to An Yi in an orderly manner.
An Yi examined the small scar on An Jin's left forehead in detail, knowing that there would be no scar, so he felt relieved: "Have the prisoners been escorted?"
"Yes! Suddenly the dark clouds dispersed in western Yunnan in the afternoon and the sun shone brightly. The Air Force Command seized the opportunity and ordered the entire transport squadron of the Second Air Regiment to dispatch and brought back our two detachments and all thirty-four prisoners, including six prisoners.
and the brigadier general named Gilbert were admitted to the Army General Hospital. The six prisoners were gunmen.
He was injured and fell. The brigadier general seemed to have a heart problem. However, after consultation with several doctors, they all said that he could not die. It was probably due to excessive shock and physical exhaustion. He was lying on the bed in the special care hospital and was dying without saying a word.
Answer, the security work has been handed over to the military police of the headquarters." An Jin replied.
An Yi nodded with satisfaction: "Very good, you did a great job in the Ruili raid! How were the casualties among the brothers?"
"Four people were sacrificed and twenty-seven were injured. Most of the injured were hit by stray bullets during street fighting. Four of the brothers may be disabled." An Jin answered very calmly. After several years of fighting, the young colonel has already
Having seen too much death, my heart has become increasingly cold.
"Compared to the record, these casualties are very minor." An Yi turned to Du Yi: "Can all the thirty-four prisoners be detained separately? Under the premise of ensuring that they eat and sleep, let's see what method can be used.
Try to find as many things as possible that are useful to us.”
Du Yi replied: "Absolutely. The secret prison in the special police training camp at the foot of Zhenwu Mountain in the south of the city has just been expanded. The seventy-two reinforced concrete cells are divided into four areas. Areas C and D are currently empty. All you need is
Urgently summon a dozen mid-level officers from our bureau and we can start the interrogation."
"Well, do it immediately. You can wait for the rest. The exact locations of Lashio Airport, the British-Burmese army's arms warehouse and Nalong Town must be found out as soon as possible. It may be helpful for Huanqi's air raid tomorrow morning. Hospital
Ignore those wounded soldiers, I guess other captains and officers know about it." An Yi ordered in a low voice.
"yes!"
Du Yi and Deputy Director Wu Zhefu said goodbye and left together.
After Du Yi and the two left, Ye Cheng asked worriedly: "With negotiations imminent, will continuing to cross-border air strikes on enemy targets cause unnecessary trouble?"
Yang Bin smiled and answered affirmatively: "Probably not. One division of the Burmese army and two British infantry regiments that fled back from Yingjiang still occupy the favorable terrain of Tongbi Pass and Nabang, and are in conflict with Huanqi's first army.
The Third Division is fighting fiercely, and today at dusk they dispatched more than a dozen fighter planes and flew over Wanding.
A retaliatory and indiscriminate bombing was carried out. If the evacuation of the former enemy headquarters had not been done well, more than a hundred people would have been killed and injured. Our Communist Party dispatched a team to capture the entire process of the air raid with a camera.
Our flying over and bombing was just a means of retaliation, and they had no other choice.
"The commander has just introduced that the British still dare to make many unreasonable demands, which even give Americans a headache. Instead, they want to do the British's work. It's really ridiculous! Besides, it's already nighttime, and the British
It is difficult to make a formal decision on armistice negotiations tonight. Even if peace talks are to take place, at least it will be tomorrow morning. Until the armistice order is officially issued, the entire China-Myanmar border will still be in a state of war."
An Yi echoed: "That's right! Only when the British are beaten thoroughly will they be more honest. This is why I ordered the escorting back of thirty-four British prisoners, plus Huanqi and the others have nearly a thousand
British prisoners and tens of thousands of Burmese prisoners constitute an important capital for negotiations. Tomorrow afternoon at the latest, the International Red Cross inspection team will be ready and fly to Kunming from Nanjing and Shanghai, and then they will go to the prison
POWs of Luci and Baoshan.
"I have analyzed that the British will not compromise by noon tomorrow at the latest. The initiative is in our hands and they cannot bow their heads. The armistice order issued by the commission will arrive around noon tomorrow. Before that, we
A total of 78 fighter planes from three air force regiments were secretly assembled and flew from Baoshan Airport and Simao Airport before dawn tomorrow.
Taking off and bombing the Lashio military target of the British-Burmese coalition forces will actually prompt the British who are obsessed with face to compromise as soon as possible. If they still dare to resist stubbornly, let's do it again. At the same time, let Xia Jian command the troops to cover ten kilometers and defeat the enemy.
All the troops rushed to the west bank of Gunongjiang River, and attacks were launched from the east and west. Where could the British find their troops to deal with it in a short time?"
The brothers nodded frequently, and Ye Cheng suggested again: "If the International Red Cross arrives, Huanqi will still have to do some superficial things, such as the placement and treatment of the enemy's wounded, which need to be given full attention."
"Old Ye, what are you worried about? There were nearly 8,000 casualties among the Yunnan army officers and soldiers in this battle. The field hospital that our two armies sent to Baoshan in advance was too busy. How could we go to treat the enemy's wounded soldiers?
If you can give them some gauze bandages to help themselves, it is already considered
The benevolence and righteousness have been exhausted! So what if the people from the League of Nations and the Red Cross are gone? If those foreign devils dare to point fingers, we will spit in their faces. How come those stupid little *** are killing our compatriots every day in the Northeast and Recha areas?
If you don't see them, go check them out and take a look.
See? According to my opinion, there is nothing to worry about. I suggest that Huanqi launch a large-scale air strike tomorrow and at the same time transfer a division that has been sent to Ruili and Nankan to the Tongbiguan line. After the planes bomb the targets in Myanmar, immediately
Come back, load the bombs, and fly to
Bomb the damn British and Burmese troops on the front line at Tongbiguan. I don’t believe that their bodies are not made of flesh. Let Xia Jian use a division of troops to attack westward for a while, and stop only when they reach the west bank of Gunonjiang River. Let’s just come here
Let’s see what the British guy will do if he negotiates the price with a beaten dog!”
Gu Changfeng still had the same careless and bad temper, but the deep thoughts revealed in his words were still well understood by the brothers.
An Yi hesitated for a moment. If the British and Burmese troops in southern Yunnan remained on the defensive and did not take the initiative to provoke, Xia Jian really had no excuse to launch an attack. Moreover, An Yi had promised Chiang Kai-shek before that he would not rekindle the war in southern Yunnan. However,
Gu Changfeng's bold proposal really made An Yi and the generals extremely excited.
Gu Changfeng saw An Yi's heartbeat and said again nonchalantly: "Don't hesitate. When the explosion in Lashio sounds tomorrow, the British and Burmese troops rolling on the front line will definitely be frightened. Just use some small tactics to defeat the enemy."
It would be strange not to take the lead in firing! As long as the enemy fires again, Xia Jian can launch a large-scale attack. You may not know that in the past few days, Xia Jian can
Grandson Jian was so frustrated that he called me three or four times a day to complain, saying that he watched Huanqi fight lively in western Yunnan, while his 30,000 people squatted in the rain and mud every day.
In the trenches, he finally occupied a position that the enemy had voluntarily abandoned, and he had to stop and dig earth and repair fortifications in accordance with the order. It was difficult for him and more than 30,000 brothers!"
Everyone was happy. An Yi thought for a while and waved his hand: "Well, Hutou, you come and tell Xia Jian, but you must do things in a polite and polite manner. After the fight, you will retreat to the original place. As long as the weapons and equipment are not used,
, and don’t be greedy for merit.”
Gu Changfeng smiled happily: "Okay! Haha, let's see how Xia Jian thanks me this time..."