It was late at night. After An Yi and Hu Zongnan finished talking, it was already one o'clock in the night. Chiang Kai-shek and his wife had already rested after a tiring day. If they wanted to give advice to those in the Lixing Society, they could only wait until tomorrow.
Early the next morning, snowflakes fell in the middle of the night and dyed the earth white. Everyone woke up one after another and saw Wang Shihe leading more than ten internal guards to clean up the snow outside the door. Many generals also joined in, working enthusiastically.
Get up. Civil servants huddled in groups in the main hall, warming themselves by the fire and chatting, waiting patiently for Chiang Kai-shek and his wife to come out.
Although Hu Zongnan was very tired, he did not dare to sleep in and still got up early. After washing up, he went out for a walk. When he saw Chen Cheng in the yard who had just put down the shovel, he quickly took the initiative to greet him and suggested in a low voice that he and Chen Cheng should go for a walk together.
Knowing that Hu Zongnan had something to say, Chen Cheng happily agreed, went into the house, took out his coat, put it on, and then walked with Hu Zongnan along the path outside Ci'an.
Hu Zongnan suddenly remembered that he had not seen An Yi's shadow after getting up, and asked Chen Cheng if he had seen anyone from An Yi. Chen Cheng pointed to the snow-capped Xuedou Mountain in the distance and said that before dawn, An Yi and Shen Fengdao went hiking to enjoy the snow scenery. Hu Zongnan ate slightly.
I was surprised, and after a little calculation, I found that An Yi only slept for four hours. I couldn't help but admire An Yi's energy and good interest. Who knew that An Yi had persisted in training for several years, and under Shen Fengdao's strict and meticulous guidance, he had already become a master.
Nowadays, if you sleep for four to five hours a day, you will feel more energetic.
It was past nine o'clock when An Yi and Shen Fengdao returned to Ci'an. After greeting everyone, they went to the restaurant for breakfast. Halfway through the meal, Chen Cheng arrived and said, "I'll wait for you outside the house" and left on his own. An Yi was a little strange.
After eating a bowl of noodles in two seconds, he whispered a few words to Shen Feng, returned to the room and put on his coat. When he walked through the main hall full of people, he happily greeted everyone, went out and looked around, and then
Striding towards Chen Cheng under the cedar.
The two walked through the thick snow towards the dismounting pavilion. After walking a few steps, Chen Cheng whispered: "Zhang Hanqing was detained and tried. The troops stationed in the northwest were in commotion. Yang Hucheng loudly complained for Han Qing, and secretly joined forces with the police to prepare.
The 180,000 leaderless Northeastern Army, which has committed rebellion, has become seriously divided. Various contradictions have emerged one after another. The young faction and the veteran faction have almost become incompatible.
"Intelligence came together early in the morning. Nanjing sent three consecutive telegrams stating that the Northwest Army was imminent, and asked the principal to take measures as soon as possible to calm the incident and scare the local army. The principal Zhao Yu and Brother Yue Jun discussed it for a long time, and now they called Hu Shoushan in
, I guess we are starting to deal with the aftermath. The principal asked Brother Yu to ask for your opinions and let you put forward some opinions on the general plan. Any inappropriate or omissions should be improved immediately."
An Yi was extremely shocked. He immediately understood what Chen Cheng had revealed yesterday as the main purpose of setting up the Hanzhong camp. He never expected that the settlement of accounts after autumn would come so quickly. It seemed that dismembering the Northeast Army and weakening Yang Hucheng's headquarters was inevitable. He had more than 20,000 soldiers under his command.
The soldiers guarded Hanzhong and occupied an important strategic position. It was impossible to stay out of the incident. At that time, they solemnly asked Chen Cheng about the contents of the entire plan.
Chen Cheng had great trust in An Yi and told the whole plan: "It is estimated that the Military Commission meeting and the Executive Yuan meeting will be held in the next two days, and a series of resolutions will be made through legal procedures, so that the opposition can be silenced. The principal's initial opinion is
In two steps, the executive Yuan meeting resolution was first passed to adjust the leadership teams of the northwest provinces: first, Yang Hucheng, the director of Xi'an appeasement, and Yu Xuezhong, chairman of the Gansu Provincial Government, who made mistakes, were dismissed and retained; second, Shao Lizi, chairman of the Shaanxi Provincial Government,
Resign, and replace him with Sun Weiru, the division commander of the Northwest Army who did not collude with Yang Hucheng and others in the Xi'an Incident; third, Zhu Shaoliang, director of Gansu's appeasement, resigned and sent Wang Shuchang, the veteran of the Northeast Army, to succeed him, so as to resolve the conflicts between the various armies in Gansu;
Gu Mosan, director of the Chongqing camp, was transferred to Xi'an camp director to comprehensively organize the military of the four provinces of Shaanxi, Gansu, Qingning and Ningxia. Fifth, Feng Qinzai, who firmly opposed the detention of the principal and supported the central government during the incident, was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the 27th Route Army, thereby weakening Yang Hucheng's strength.
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An Yi nodded slightly: "Giving all of Gansu to the Northeastern Army is a good move. Take before giving. I'm afraid there will be an uproar within the Northeastern Army."
Chen Cheng smiled appreciatively: "No wonder the principal said that as long as I tell you the decision, you can understand it easily. It seems that I don't need to explain more. Let's talk about the military arrangements. Brother Yu is responsible for publishing and organizing the Gansu and Shaanxi military affairs. The content of the method is: the four armies of our Central Army, Wan Yaohuang, Fan Songfu, Mao Bingwen, and Zeng Wanzhong, are stationed in Tongguan, Weinan, Xi'an, Xianyang, Baoji, and Tianshui; the three armies of Hu Zongnan, Guan Linzheng, and Kong Lingxun are stationed in Longdong, and Yanghucheng Department Moved to the central and northwest of Shaanxi Province, all units of the Northeastern Army were restored to their original positions before December 1st; a military supplies branch was also set up in Xi'an to handle military pay, and personnel were assigned separately by the Military Commission."
An Yi stopped and shook his head: "I'm afraid Yang Hucheng will not agree. Feng Qinzai is promoted to the commander of the 27th Route Army. At least two of Yang Hucheng's main divisions must be taken away. After such adjustments, Yang Hucheng suddenly lost nearly half of his territory. , it is estimated that going down to eat will be a problem, can he agree? At this critical moment, it is best not to cause a mutiny!"
"So the principal and Brother Yu must listen to your opinions and strive to balance the interests of all parties. At least on the surface, the central government must take an open and fair stance!" Chen Cheng said with a smile.
An Yi lightly punched Chen Cheng: "Brother, just tell me, how can I help?"
Chen Cheng was very happy to see An Yi so happy, and immediately revealed Chiang Kai-shek's substantial reward decision for An Yi:
"Let me tell you the good news first. Considering your several applications over the past year and the great contribution of the Qianxi Shizhen Department to the party and the country, the principal decided to award the 69th Army Corps designation to Shi Zhen, with Shi Zhen as the Central Committee The general, commander, is still under the control of your Second Route Army. In addition, in view of the current military construction situation, the principal has initially decided to establish two new armies: First, Xu Yuexiang will be in charge, and will be handed over to the school's two tank regiments and the Air Defense Command. The new teaching regiment will be merged, and an elite unit will be transferred from the Central Military Academy Teaching Corps to form a model army with armored divisions and assault infantry divisions, designated as the New First Army; Second, your unit is stationed in southern Yunnan and is training in secret. The 02nd Mountain Division and the 103rd Armored Division form the second model army, designated the New Second Army. This decision will be announced in due course after the Spring Festival. The principal hopes that you can personally serve as the commander of the New Second Army and supervise it strictly. Training a modern new army will make up for the shortcomings of our army, allowing all departments of our army to learn valuable experience in building a modern army. In the future, these two new armies will also be responsible for providing technical guidance and training to all armies, becoming our It is a training and internship base for junior commanders in the military and cadets from various military academies.”
An Yi was very happy and deeply surprised. He did not expect that Chiang Kai-shek would give him such a big reward and trust: "I am so surprised. I would like to thank my eldest brother for your care and promise to never let down the principal's expectations. If the eldest brother is willing, I can send him to you at any time." Brothers from the 18th Army went to southern Yunnan to train together."
Chen Cheng smiled with satisfaction: "You are indeed a good brother. Brother Yu is just trying to tell you this. After the Spring Festival, Brother Yu will select a group of middle and low-level commanders from the 18th Army and divide them into two teams to enter your armored division and mountain area. In addition, according to the actual needs of the Eighteenth Army, the principal agreed to Brother Yu to form an automobile regiment to improve the reaction speed of the army. The vehicles must be purchased from your military automobile modification factory. As for the automobile soldiers, it is best to solve it for Brother Yu together. Nowadays, only your non-commissioned officer school and the southern Yunnan training base in the country can train car driving students and maintenance technical students, and the non-commissioned officers and technical soldiers you have trained are excellent in all aspects, so I can only ask you for help."
"No problem, I can hand it over to my brother including the person and the car within three months."
An Yi readily agreed, and An Yi was very happy to reciprocate the favor. Moreover, he was able to successfully sell 300 cars of various types, and there was also a considerable profit in it.
Chen Cheng patted An Yi's arm and continued to move forward: "The following is the last thing that the principal asked Brother Yu to discuss with you, and it is also the most important thing: Due to the degeneration and transformation of Lixingshe, the extremely sad principal reluctantly decided to reorganize Lixingshe
, Organize the Fuxing Club, conduct strict screening and review of all registered members, the principal personally handles it, reorganize the board of directors, expel those who should be expelled, and retain those who should be retained. Establish a *** office under the principal, Brother Yu and Brother Wenbai, Kang Ze
As the principal, the principal means that you will take up the newly established position of chief of education."
An Yi refused repeatedly: "No, no! How can I have such ability? Brother, it's not that I don't help. You also know that I already hold more than a dozen positions. I am running outside all year round. How can I have time to take care of other things? I can't do anything else.
Not to mention, my duties as director of the Xufu Appeasement Office, commander-in-chief of the Second Route Army, and director of the Yichang camp are already overwhelming. Especially the newly appointed director of the Yichang camp, which has not only required
The military forces that govern more than a dozen surrounding counties must also be responsible for the year-round recruitment and training of new recruits, the professional and technical training of military personnel, etc., and the newly established Yichang Military Station must also be managed. If not for the long journey,
I sit in Yichang camp and work hard without complaint. I really don’t know how to explain it to the principal and the central government. And don’t forget that the principal just asked me to concurrently serve as the commander of the New Second Army. If there is another education officer who is beyond my ability, I will not be able to do it.
Are you going to crush the younger brother to death? Rather than occupying the position for a long time and doing nothing, it is better to let others do it, otherwise he will definitely live up to the principal's expectations. Over the years, the younger brother has been embarrassed to be a director and has not made any contribution to the organization.
I feel anxious all the time, let alone such an important position as the director of education?"
Chen Cheng had already expected that An Yi would refuse. Now seeing An Yi's resolute attitude, he could only nod helplessly: "Hey, you guys really don't know how to cherish. The position of education director of the society is an extremely beneficial *** capital.
, do you know? How many people would never dream of it, but you turned it down without any distress. I really don’t know what to say about you. It seems that the principal’s evaluation of you is really profound. You are excellent in military and economics.
It’s just that you failed the exam.”
"Oh! It's over now. It won't take long for the principal's comment to spread all over the country. It's really a headache!" An Yi was very helpless, thinking that it doesn't matter if I failed, at least I don't have to doubt that I have it.
In terms of ambition to usurp power, I pretend to be a pig and eat the tiger.
Chen Cheng saw An Yi's frowning face and laughed: "Don't worry, Brother Yu won't force you in this case. You can explain it to the principal yourself. In addition, I heard from the principal that you want to resign from your position as North China Military Commissioner.
, please take a month’s leave?”
An Yi nodded: "My position as the special commissioner in North China has expired, and it's time for me to retire. In the past six months or so, facing the Japanese invaders' pressing step by step, Song Zheyuan's troops have awakened, and the relationship between the armies in North China has
It has also become more harmonious. There is no need to set up this special commissioner. If a war breaks out, it will be a matter of dispatching the commander of the theater. Special commissioners are of no use at all. Instead, they will make the generals of the North China armies feel uncomfortable and think that
He cannot gain the trust of the principal and the central government. Furthermore, my younger brother has been stranded in North China and has not had a chance to rest for a long time. The son at home may not even remember what his father looks like. I believe the principal will also consider it."
Chen Cheng nodded in relief: "That's right, you should go back and take a look, and do Yang Bin's work by the way. The Hanzhong camp will be officially established after the Spring Festival. He has been appointed as the camp director, so let him come here as soon as possible.
The principal will give you instructions face-to-face. In addition, your 137th Division must be stationed in Hanzhong for a long time. It is best to transfer the 136th Division there as well to strictly control the border areas of Sichuan, Shaanxi, Hubei and Henan, and establish a sound southern Shaanxi
The garrison troops in each county are very important. We can’t do it without our own troops. We all have to rely on you!"
"No problem, just do as I'm told." An Yi agreed readily.
Chen Cheng stopped and walked back with An Yi: "There should be nothing else important. When do you plan to go back?"
"Let's wait until we meet the principal. I still have to go to Hangzhou. After visiting Nanjing and Shanghai, a U.S. trade delegation arrived in Hangzhou the day before yesterday to wait for me. Mr. Zhou Chongan is accompanying them at the moment. I have to go to see them.
On the one hand, we are trying to get a batch of new American aircraft engines back as soon as possible, as well as various automobile engines and gearboxes from General Motors. Although we can make them ourselves, the output is too low. Recently, we have been desperately trying to find ways to increase production capacity.
I feel panicked because I don’t have any inventory." An Yi replied in a low voice.
Chen Cheng nodded: "In this case, don't bother yourself when you go to Hangzhou. Just live in the villa I bought newly. It's right on the edge of the West Lake. It's only a few hundred meters away from the principal's villa. There's a boat park next to it.
The pier is very convenient.”
"Okay! I'm worried about finding a place to stay, so you're welcome!"
"Haha! Why are you being so polite to your brother... hurry up, Mr. Chen is waving to us, I guess the principal wants to see you..."