Chapter 13 Sunrise in the West and Rain in the East
Chapter 1030 Sunrise in the West and Rain in the East
On August 2, the day when the second phase of this year's Lushan Officer Training Corps started, Xiao Ke's Sixth Red Army Corps, which persisted in resisting in the harsh environment, launched a fierce battle with the Central Army's West Route Army, which was encircled and suppressed on three sides. The Sixth Red Army Corps was completely defeated in the early morning of the next day. , the remnants of the army, under the command of Army Commander Xiao Ke, Political Commissar Ren Bishi, and Army Commander Wang Zhen, withdrew from the old base area of western Jiangxi, broke out of the encirclement in a roundabout way, and evacuated to the southwest Jiangxi-Hunan border.
At this point, the first-line Red Army base areas in western Jiangxi and eastern Hunan were almost completely lost.
At the same time, more than ten divisions of the General Suppression East Route Army launched a general offensive across the board under the command of Jiang Dingwen. The main force of the Red Army that marched eastward to Fujian was outnumbered on the Minqing front line and suffered heavy losses. Peng Dehuai's army had to abandon Minqing and retreat westward.
After the fall of Minqing, the Red Army fronts on both sides of Changqing in the south and Shuikou in the north collapsed immediately. Governments at all levels of the Communist Party of China were ecstatic and solemnly announced to the whole country that the Red Army on both sides of the Minjiang River had been completely eliminated.
From August 4th to 7th, the North Route Army of the Suppression General, under the command of Gu Zhutong and Chen Cheng, Sun Yuanliang, the 88th division of Tang Enbo's column, Zhongfang, the 67th division of Fan Songfu's column, and Huang Wei, the 11th division, defeated The main force of the Red Army, the Third and Fifth Army Corps, occupied the three strategic locations of Guanqiao, Zhongsi, and Yiqian. The Red Army suffered more than 3,000 casualties, most of them veterans who had fought thousands of miles over the years. They were so severely damaged that they were almost unable to fight anymore. Forced to retreat to the center of the base area on the Jiangxi-Fujian border.
The six divisions of the Southern Route Army commanded by Xue Yue fought steadily and completely blocked the Red Army offensive on the front line of the Jiangxi-Guangdong border. Then they turned from defense to offense and pressed north step by step.
At this point, the Red Army's strategic space has shrunk sharply, and it is surrounded by enemies on all sides and is in danger.
Since spring and summer, there has been no rain for several months in Shandong, Henan, Jiangsu, Anhui and the two lakes areas. Thousands of miles of bare land have been covered in red. A severe drought that has not been seen in decades has once again ravaged the land of China. Hunan, the land of plenty, is also as hot as a furnace. Thousands of miles of rice fields have dried up and cracked, and countless rivers and small rivers have dried up. The streams dried up and the crops planted in spring turned into endless withered hay. Even the new resettlement area in western Hunan, which has invested heavily in the construction of small reservoirs and irrigation ditches over the past few years, has also had one-third of the population seriously affected by the disaster.
Since mid-July, all vehicles from the Xiangxi Appeasement Office and the Xiangxi Army have been dispatched, frequently traveling between Xiangxi and southern Sichuan.
Since the Sichuan-Guizhou-Yunnan Railway is still under intense construction and more than 80% of the railway bridges and tunnels have not yet been connected, more than 200,000 tons of rice purchased in large quantities from the Annan and Shangliao areas can only be transported through the Yunnan-Vietnam Railway and The two large rivers connecting the two countries transported it into southern Yunnan and Kunming, and then were transferred to the military reserve warehouse in western Guizhou. According to the disaster situation in the two lakes, it was transported to western Hunan and western Hubei by highway and Yangtze River water respectively.
When Hunan Provincial Chairman He Jian was at a loss, he actually climbed up to Hengshan Mountain in Nanyue, knelt down to the sky, burned books and prayed sincerely for rain. Unfortunately, no matter how solemn the ceremony was and how pious the kneeling was, the fiery thief God continued to do so in the next two months. Not even a drop of nectar was given.
Surprisingly, the entire Southwest and Guangdong and Guangxi regions have been experiencing favorable weather conditions and have achieved a bumper harvest of grain crops that is rare in history. Among them, more than 20 cities and counties under the jurisdiction of Xufu have experienced a 100% increase in summer grain production compared with the previous year. The gratifying situation on the 25th can somewhat alleviate the disaster situation in the two lakes areas and stabilize the political situation and public sentiment. However, compared with the large areas of disaster-stricken areas across the country, it is undoubtedly more than enough.
An Yi, who was an alternate member of the Central Executive Committee, a member of the Supervisory Committee, and a member of the Military Commission, was once again summoned to Lushan by three consecutive urgent calls from the central government and Chiang Kai-shek on August 7 to attend an emergency disaster relief meeting chaired by Wang Jingwei and Kong Xiangxi.
On the day An Yi left the Xufu, he successfully implemented the strategy of "encircling Wei and rescuing Zhao" to assist He Long's troops in breaking out of the encirclement of Sichuan, Hunan and Hubei. Under the unified command of Huang Han, the Red Army units quietly assembled 18,000 troops. Three
Marching more than 280 kilometers through rugged mountain roads day and night, they launched a resolute and violent surprise attack on Zhongxian County, the military supplies distribution center for the Sichuan Army and the Central Army's suppression troops entering Sichuan.
In just four hours, more than 3,000 people from the Sichuan Army's remaining troops and the Central Army's logistics troops were annihilated. Before the reinforcements from surrounding areas were reinforced, they snatched away a large amount of food, medicine, clothing, horses, guns and ammunition, and quickly escaped into the hinterland of Sichuan, Hubei and Hunan.
Before leaving, they set off a fire to burn all kinds of materials that could not be moved in the high mountains. The fires ignited in the Zhongxian pier and the transit station continued to burn for a whole day and night.
When the news came out, the whole country was shocked. Chiang Kai-shek was furious and called Liu Xiang mercilessly for the first time. The Suppression Headquarters quickly issued an order to kill more than ten Central Army soldiers who had narrowly escaped and stayed at the military depot and material warehouse in Zhongxian County.
The captains and officers who were spared their lives were all sentenced to death.
In a rage, Liu Xiang personally issued an order to shoot the magistrate of Zhongxian County and the head of the security regiment. However, huge losses had already occurred. Coupled with the impact of the nationwide drought, the Sichuan Army's stored military rations and ammunition could no longer meet a month's supply.
combat needs
Yao. Huang Han's fire was undoubtedly a huge help to the Sichuan-Shaanxi Red Army, which was fighting hard for days with the Sichuan Army's suppression troops. It seriously hindered the Sichuan Army's offensive pace and gave the Sichuan-Shaanxi Red Army, which was struggling to support itself, a precious respite.
and adjustment time.
When An Yi rushed to the outer hall of the chairman's office on Lushan Mountain, he encountered Chiang Kai-shek losing his temper. Chiang scolded Liu Xiang and He Chengjun for being complacent with only a small amount of success.
The lack of preparations allowed the Yellow Han Red Army and the remnants of the He Long tribe to take advantage and cause such a huge disaster.
When Ge Jing'en and other generals saw An Yi's arrival, they were relieved. They quickly pulled An Yi and invited him inside to comfort the delegates.
An Yi looked around and refused casually, saying that I didn't know anything when I first arrived. You are much closer to the principal every day than me. If you can't make the principal feel angry, what can I do?
Just as he was talking, Kong Xiangxi, who was hiding in the attendant's room next door, hurriedly arrived, separated the generals, grabbed An Yi and walked inside. After entering the attendant's room, he immediately ordered his secretary to close the door. When he saw An Yi, he walked to the wall to make tea as if nothing was wrong.
, was so angry that he stepped forward, grabbed the tea cup and threw it to the secretary. He pulled An Yi to the sofa, sat down and asked angrily: "Are you really stupid or are you pretending to be stupid?"
An Yi smiled helplessly: "Godfather, you have to give me a cup of tea first, right? I flew from Xufu to Lushan Airport and immediately took a car up the mountain. You have to let me take a breath first..."
"Hi!"
Kong Xiangxi motioned to his secretary to bring the tea quickly, took it and stuffed it into An Yi's hand: "Drink it! I think you want to make me mad, right? Tell me, the Yellow, Han and Red Army attacks in the Sichuan, Hunan and Hubei region
Regarding Zhong County, you didn’t notice any signs before?”
An Yi drank half a cup of tea and smacked his lips: "Godfather, what's wrong with you? It's understandable for others to say this, but you've wronged me by saying the same thing. Think about it, after He Longbu escaped from trouble
, only in the mountains of western Hubei
Going around in circles with He Chengjun's two advance suppressor divisions, the Huang Han tribe had long been beaten by us and the 44th Xiangxi Army, and their generals had lost their troops and fled northward. They were no longer within our defense zone. How could we keep track of their whereabouts?
"Secondly, at the beginning of the year, after discussions between General He Jian, chairman of Hunan Province, and General He Chengjun, leader of the Wuhan camp, they dispatched three main divisions to attack northern Hunan. The original intention was to seize the opportunity to annex the territory of general Zhang Hongluan in western Hunan in the name of suppressing bandits. General Zhang Hongluan considered the overall situation
, and was interviewed and comforted by the principal twice. In March, he voluntarily evacuated several counties in northern Hunan and put his hard work into practice.
The territory we had fought so hard to conquer was handed over to He Jian's anti-bandit troops. He Jian, who volunteered, cooperated with He Chengjun's troops to clear out the remaining bandits in western Hubei and northern Hunan. From now on, we can no longer take a step beyond the defense zone. He Jian and General He Chengjun
He also never forwarded military intelligence reports to me and General Zhang Hongluan, so how could we know the movements of the Huang Han and He Long tribes?"
"I'm going to say it! I'm going to say it! If He Jian hadn't been greedy and greedy, he repeatedly went through the back door of a few people in the Department of Political Science, seizing the opportunity to slander the committee, and blindly suppressed the Xiangxi Army and your Anjia Army, how could it be possible?
It will be like
This situation today? If your Anjiajun and the elite 44th Army in Western Hunan have been closely guarding and monitoring, how can you give the *** an opportunity to take advantage of it? These mediocre people who have misled the party and the country... The same goes for the committee, because of the small
It’s a big loss, I regret it!”
Kong Xiangxi stamped his feet frequently, angrily.
An Yi sneered in his heart and simply added more energy: "Daddy, you have also seen that half of the country has been experiencing drought and no rain since spring and summer, and all major agricultural provinces that produce food have been affected by the disaster. Now the fields are covered with red fields.
The refugees were starving to death on the roads going south to the south of the Yangtze River. The corpses were not buried properly, which led to the spread of diseases. I saw it in front of my eyes and felt anxious in my heart.
"Since May, I have been traveling between southern Sichuan and southern Yunnan for disaster relief food, and have signed emergency food purchase agreements with the French colonial authorities. For several months, governments at all levels in southern Sichuan, northern Yunnan and western Guizhou have been calling for peace and peace.
After mobilization, tens of millions of kind-hearted people squeezed mouthfuls of food from their mouths, all of which were concentrated in Zhaotong, Xuyong, Xufu and other transit warehouses, and were continuously transported to the two lakes to relieve the victims.
"Generals He Chengjun and He Jian never contacted me before. At the beginning of last month, they both flew to Syria and complained in every possible way. Their purpose was to get food. I agreed without saying anything. So far, I have accumulated
Transported 80,000 tons of grain to the Hunan and Hubei government disaster relief committees. The 44th Army of Western Hunan and all security forces
All the people are involved in the national drought relief. Governments from all over the country and hundreds of merchants are waiting at the entrance of Xufu Electric Machinery Factory. All kinds of water pumps and water pumps produced are snatched away as soon as they come off the line. I have to take a look at everything like this, no matter how small it is. How is it possible?
Do you have the energy to manage the eastern Sichuan area under the dual management of Liu Xiang and He Chengjun? Even if I want to, they won’t let me do it!”
Kong Xiangxi nodded frequently: "Sure enough, if it weren't for you this time, the two lakes would have been in chaos. My wife has said in front of the committee several times that without your selfless contribution, An Yi, there would be no stable development of the southwest, and there would be no orderly situation after the disaster."
In the Lianghu area, your achievements, An Yi's, are greater than anyone else's.
"President Wang has called on you to be recalled to Nanjing several times at emergency meetings to take charge of the overall disaster relief. Ziwen also said that only you, An Yi, can stabilize the people's hearts at this time. If nothing else, as long as you, An Yi, stand up and shout, thousands of people will be saved."
There is hope in the hearts of thousands of disaster victims, and the chaotic order will gradually stabilize. However, in the past week, the Central Committee and the Military Commission have continued to
I called you several times and found out that you were either in rural areas of western Hunan or in the southern Yunnan area. This made the chairman extremely anxious and probably led to many misunderstandings. His anger towards Liu Xiang and He Chengjun was not simply due to the defeat and defeat of Zhong County.
Huge losses and heavy drought pressure are also important reasons! At this time, only you can comfort him.
"Go quickly, let the committee members calm down and start a meeting immediately. Dean Wang and the other four deans are still sulking in the lounge downstairs."
An Yi stood up slowly, took a long breath and nodded slightly, walked to the mirror by the door to straighten his appearance, nodded to the secretary who opened the door, and walked straight to Chiang Kai-shek's office.