In front of the large map of the Nanchang Camp Headquarters, a group of Japanese generals and many foreign military advisers were standing. On the huge map, densely packed red and black arrows and various marks were drawn - scattered on half of the big map.
The red represents the various enemy encirclement and suppression armies of the Communist Party of China. The red arrows and the black arrows within the tooth-shaped encirclement naturally represent the Communist Red Army. The three black dotted lines just drawn represent the breakthrough of the Communist Red Army.
In terms of direction and troop predictions, the red dotted line is the line along which the Central Army units that are ready to launch a pursuit will launch a pursuit once the Red Army's breakout is confirmed.
An Yi has been in Nanchang for four days and has spent almost every day in front of the map and in the solemn meeting room.
The task of publishing war reports fell to Xu Yongchang, Ge Jingen and Gu Zhutong, who were gathering in Nanchang. An Yi, whom the reporters liked very much, was banned by Chiang Kai-shek and was asked to report to the Communist Party at any time.
* Analyze and predict the escape route of the Red Army, and optimize it based on the strength of the entire army. Prepare for the emergency mobilization orders that Chiang Kai-shek may issue at any time, prepare troops and select combat methods as soon as possible.
During these four days, An Yi deeply admired Alexander von Fulgenhausen, the head of the military advisory group, and the advisory group and staff group he led. There were many Central Army generals and advisory groups with rigorous styles and broad ideas.
The gap between the consultants is relatively obvious. Whether it is war situation analysis or plan formulation, the consultants of the advisory group have been meticulous and meticulous. The intelligence summary requirements are accurate to the regiment and battalion level units. They use scientific analysis day and night and a rigorous and realistic work attitude.
This was in sharp contrast to those military generals who thought they were rich in knowledge but had little scientific means, and won high praise from Chinese generals including Chiang Kai-shek.
However, Fugenhausen, the head of the advisory group, felt strange when he saw that An Yi had not expressed an opinion from the beginning to the end. His predecessor Seckter and the military advisers who are still in China have told him more than once that China
The most powerful and modern troops among the *** troops are the 24th Army stationed in Sichuan Province in southwest China, and the 17th Army stationed in Jizhong and South Hebei in North China. These two armies total
One hundred thousand soldiers are all trained by China's young and courageous, most talented and imaginative Army Lieutenant General An Yi. The Central Army Non-commissioned Officer School where the German Army delegation went to exchange and study was also founded by An Yi and is located in An Yi.
In the Xufu area of Sichuan controlled by the army, the non-commissioned officer school gathered a large number of Chinese factions who had studied in Germany and Japan and returned to lead troops for more than ten or twenty years.
Experienced professional officers from France and other countries who experienced the last world war came to teach at the school. Like its founder, this young military academy has a good reputation throughout China and even the world. In some military fields
Its theoretical innovation and military practice have attracted widespread attention from countries around the world and won the school a great reputation.
Before taking office, Fulgenhausen learned a lot about China's young Army Lieutenant General An Yi, including his relations with the German Krupp Company, Siemens Company, Mercedes Company, the declining Junkers aristocracy, and the optical field.
The close cooperation established with the giant Zeiss and others has maintained steady growth in economic, trade and technical exchanges for several years, and has sent batches of outstanding Chinese young people to study in German universities and the above-mentioned companies.
An Yi's open-minded thoughts and lofty vision, his emphasis on science and talents, and his growth history since the Northern Expedition left a deep impression on Fulgenhausen.
From the first day he came to China, when he met An Yi in Shanghai, it was only now that he had the opportunity to work with this powerful and wealthy young general. Logically speaking, as a Chinese leader
An Yi, the deputy chief of staff of the * Corps, should stay at the headquarters at all times, but instead he flies around on planes all day long and stays abroad for long periods of time. Not only does he hold an important position in the central government, but he is also the top local military and political officer.
and various committee positions.
At first, Fulgenhausen was deeply surprised that An Yi held so many positions. After understanding China's current situation and national conditions, he not only did not find it strange, but also deeply admired the young general's ability and strategy. Therefore, over the past few days,
Fugenhausen would communicate with An Yi whenever he had time. He was amazed by An Yi's broad vision and keen foresight, and he also attached great importance to and respected him.
But unfortunately, An Yi always left the specific work to the staff officers of the General Staff Headquarters and the General Suppression Headquarters. In formal occasions where everyone participated, he always listened silently without saying a word. Several times, Chiang Kai-shek asked him by name.
When he spoke, he summarized it in just a few words. What he said was very consistent with the current overall situation. There was no deviation, but it had no constructive significance. He seemed steady and calm, as if he was a lake of corruption that had been immersed in officialdom for many years.
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But on this special day today, neither Chiang Kai-shek nor Fugenhausen allowed An Yi to say something indifferent again and asked An Yi to comment on the failures of the Hunan Army and the Hubei Army. The reason is that Sichuan
An Yi, the Red Army on the Hunan-Hubei front line, was most familiar with it. Secondly, He Long's Red Army on the Wuling front line, which had originally made an all-out attack on Sangzhi in northern Hunan, suddenly turned around and disappeared to the west. When it reappeared eight days later, it had already reached the Indian border in eastern Guizhou.
Jiang County City, suddenly used force to defeat a garrison of Guizhou Chairman Mao Guangxiang, and successfully surrounded the Red Army Xiao Ke's Corps, which was surrounded by a division of He Jian of the Hunan Army and pursued by a division of Bai Chongxi of the Guangxi Army.
An Yi was very embarrassed, but under the bright eyes of Chiang Kai-shek and Fugenhausen, he had to take over the long-awaited baton from the colonel and staff, turned to the map, and began to sum up the lessons:
"The reason why the He Long tribe suddenly appeared on the front line of eastern Guizhou in a shocking manner and quickly occupied Yinjiang County was to break the pursuit and containment of the 19th Division of General Li Jue of the Hunan Army, Zhou Zupei of the Gui Army, and the Second Division of the Guizhou Army.
The flank threat posed by the Qianjiang Garrison of the Fifteenth Army. Once Yinjiang City is broken, any encirclement and pursuit will be meaningless. Below, I will make a summary conclusion about He Long's thousands of miles southward. I will first state that what is about to be done
The inference is not directed at anyone, any army or their combat plan, it just needs to be based on the facts and sum up experience and lessons."
The generals looked at each other and smiled knowingly. They thought that not only He Chengjun and He Jian bear unshirkable responsibility for this matter, but Zhang Hongluan of Xiangxi is also responsible. Of course, An Yi's Sichuan-Guizhou frontline security force is also in trouble, otherwise how could he let it happen?
He Huzi's troops quietly traveled nearly a thousand miles south without being discovered? No matter how capable He Huzi was, he couldn't fly there with wings.
Chiang Kai-shek looked stern and seemed indifferent to An Yi's special statement. In fact, he had already acquiesced in An Yi's handling method. Otherwise, if he got serious, he would first have to deal with his beloved general He Chengjun and He Jian who still had high hopes, and secondly Xiangxi.
Zhang Hongluan.
But it is unjustifiable to really punish Zhang Hongluan. Half a month ago, Zhang Hongluan had no choice but to hand over the territory of several counties in northern and northeastern Guizhou to Guizhou Mao Guangxiang. At Li Zongren's suggestion, Mao Guangxiang had to fight with the two men who still commanded
Wang Jialie, the sworn enemy of the two divisions of the 15th Army, started negotiations, striving to gain understanding as soon as possible and reach a ceasefire before the Red Sixth Army led by Xiao Ke and Ren Bishi threatened Qiandong. After the threat of the Red Army was eliminated, they could discuss the distribution of their respective interests.
problem, so Mao Guangxiang did not send troops to take over the defense in time after the troops in western Hunan withdrew. He only relied on the Self-Defense Forces gathered by the landlords and wealthy gentry from various places to guard the place. He Long's Red Army was easily annihilated and buried without anyone knowing.
An Yi felt relieved when he saw Chiang Kai-shek nodding slightly, and finally raised his baton and pointed at the map:
"Please see, judging from the troop deployment on the borders of the three provinces of Sichuan, Hunan and Guizhou, it is easy to analyze the route taken by He Long's tribe. First, more than 5,000 members of He Long's tribe quietly sneaked out of the position being constructed by the four divisions of the Hunan Army and the Hubei Army.
The encirclement suddenly appeared in the Yinjiang River in eastern Guizhou. They could only march by day and night to avoid detection by the garrison troops along the way.
"I have to say that He Huzi did it very cleverly and beautifully this time. Please take a look...starting from Laifeng, going to the valley to the west of Qianjiang, and then climbing over the inaccessible mountains between Pengshui and Youyang.
Yanhe County, guarded by regular troops, then turned to the southeast and captured Yinjiang County by surprise. This road passed through the gaps between the defense zones of the local security forces on the Sichuan-Hunan border. It was a very difficult but unexpected journey. Even if I were to do it myself, I would only be able to do it.
To reach this level, it may not even be as good as He Long, because during the eight days and nights of difficult stealth, He Long's tribe could not guarantee supplies at all, and had to overcome the constant injuries and stragglers during the rapid march. Therefore,
This battle of He Longbu was of great significance. It not only rescued Xiao Ke's regiment that was in danger, but also completely broke the balance in eastern Guizhou, northeastern Guizhou and even Guiyang.
"Here I dare to say that if the two generals Mao Guangxiang and Wang Jialie in Guizhou continue to fight each other and blame each other, this broad and mountainous area from eastern Guizhou to northern Guizhou will soon become another base area of the Red Army.
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The generals nodded frequently, and Chiang Kai-shek also believed that the hidden dangers pointed out by An Yi were exactly what he was most worried about.
With the help of a translator, Fulgenhausen understood An Yi's meaning well and quickly raised a very realistic and urgent question:
"General An, we would like to hear your analysis and prediction of Hunan's future situation, is that okay?"
An Yi hesitated for a moment, nodded, raised his baton, and pointed at Changsha: "I have always been worried about Changsha's defense. General He Jian's two armies and five divisions are all distributed in northern and southern Hunan. Changsha seems to be the safest hinterland.
, but the troops are extremely empty. As long as the Red Army that has rushed out of southeastern Jiangxi sends a unit to quickly attack Changsha, it can disrupt both General He Jian's defense lines.
"Don't think that the Red Army can't do it. In the past three years, the Red Army general Peng Dehuai has done it twice, and Luo Binghui has done it once. Three times, General He Jian was in a hurry. This time, He Long's troops were encircled by the heavy troops of General He Jian and General He Chengjun.
He sneaked out quietly and ran nearly a thousand kilometers in eight days without being discovered by us, which was enough to attract our great attention.
"Therefore, the situation in Hunan is not optimistic. However, under the current circumstances, the main force of our Central Army is still in the battlefield of Jiangxi and Fujian. It is difficult to divide, destroy and pursue the main force of the Red Army. It is difficult to rush to Hunan in a short time. We can only rely on General He Jian
We cooperated fully with Bai Chongxi and General Li Zongren from Guangxi."
The generals immediately started a heated discussion. Fulgenhausen approached the map, thought for a long time, and suddenly tapped twice with his hand on the border of Hunan and Jiangxi where the Red Army Luo Binghui Corps was marked:
"It is this unit that is most likely to change its marching route. What I am most worried about is their unpredictable whereabouts. As long as they abandon everything and fight to the death, Hunan's northern and southern defense lines will be chaotic. General An's reminder is very timely.
, very reasonable.”
Chiang Kai-shek nodded solemnly, handed over the affairs to Ge Jingen and Gu Zhutong, and called An Yi to leave the headquarters together.