The Battle of Fengxin is indeed as Liu Zhi said, of great significance and far-reaching influence.
Chiang Kai-shek, the commander-in-chief of the Northern Expeditionary Army, was extremely excited by the good news. A personally prepared "Fengxin Victory" commendation message was sent to the Second Division Headquarters of the county government in the city at ten o'clock that evening. He was given a heavy reward of 50,000 yuan at a time and the occupation of Fengxin.
The good news and the full text of the commendation message were sent to the entire army.
The next day, Major General Liu Zhi, the commander of the Second Division, was again commended by the National Revolutionary Army General Order and was officially promoted to the rank of lieutenant general. Encouraged by the news of the victory in the Fengxin Battle, the officers and soldiers of the Third Army went all out and launched an attack at 6 a.m. the next day.
After conquering Gao'an County, an important place in central Jiangxi, the enemy's thick north and south defense lines suffered a heavy loss of morale under the successive attacks from Fengxin and Gao'an, and the entire line was shaken.
The next day, Cheng Qian's Sixth Army, which occupied Jing'an, attacked Anyi County again. It was learned that the main force of Sun Chuanfang's troops stationed in Nanchang was dispatched to defend the Gao'an line in Fengcheng. Heavy enemy troops on the northern line gathered in De'an, an important town in the middle of Nanxun Road, to face Li Zongren.
The Seventh Army left Nanchang empty of enemy troops. General Cheng Qian made a prompt decision and changed the original battle plan. The Seventeenth Division took over the defense from Jing'an to Anyi, and personally led the remaining two divisions and the First Division of General Wang Boling, deputy commander of the First Army.
, left Jing'an and marched straight into Nanchang via Fengxin, and easily captured Nanchang City with only a thousand defenders on September 19th.
After Sun Chuanfang's various ministries learned about the occupation of Nanchang, they were shocked and retreated across the board. General Cheng Qian also shocked China by working day and night to capture Nanchang with lightning speed. This man graduated from the sixth phase of the Japanese Army Non-commissioned Officer School and served as Sun Yat-sen
The veteran of the Tongmenghui, who is the Chief of the Army and Minister of Military Affairs in the Presidential Office, has once again attracted the attention of the world. His military achievements, together with his iconic long and beautiful beard, which is more than half a foot long, instantly became a hot topic among the military and civilians.
Hualin Academy in the south of Fengxin City became the garrison of the Second Division Model Battalion. The quiet space and elegant environment did not bring much happiness to the officers and soldiers of the Model Battalion. In the Battle of Fengxin, the division suffered more than 2,600 casualties, among which the most hardworking and meritorious
One hundred and seventeen people were killed and 161 were injured in the Model Battalion, more than half of which were casualties based on the number of participants. A large number of experienced veterans from the Second and Third Engineer Companies have since rested in the suburbs of Fengxin. Among the injured brothers,
Twenty-six people will be permanently disabled even if they recover from their injuries.
Under such circumstances, merit recording and heavy rewards are so insignificant compared with the loss of so many old brothers. How can we make the brothers in the model camp happy? Although there are 300 additional soldiers and 500 sets of individual equipment.
, ten light and heavy machine guns, a total of eight 75-meter artillery pieces and a cash reward of 10,000 yuan, could not make the officers and soldiers of the model camp let go.
"We must not let the brothers stop. We must make them move. They must not be idle for a moment, otherwise the morale of the army will be a problem." An Yi straightened his back and glanced at the company platoon leader who had remained silent until the meeting.
brother.
Huzi nodded in agreement: "We can't stop. Now that Nanchang has been conquered, the war situation has changed drastically, and all friendly forces are singing triumphant songs. Therefore, our division was ordered to station in Fengxin for a long time to rest and recuperate. I suggest taking advantage of this rare opportunity to rest and recuperate.
, hold the long-planned skills competition, so as to replenish the strength of the guard company as soon as possible. Yesterday's storming, the first company and the guard company lost thirty-five brothers, and failure to replenish it as soon as possible will affect the combat effectiveness and also affect the reorganization of other companies. "
"I agree!" Yin Jinan expressed his position loudly.
An Yi nodded: "That's it. The matter will be jointly handled by the deputy staff of Hujialin Camp Yin Jinan. Each company and platoon will immediately return to their respective barracks for mobilization. The routine training three times a day will begin immediately, and a martial arts competition will be held within three days."
"yes!"
The brothers answered in unison and left in a hurry.
Since they had to rush to the division meeting, An Yi, Hu Hu, and Yin Jinan said hello, stood up and walked out of the main hall. Dong Yazi had brought the war horse and had been waiting for a long time. Gu Laoer, who was always inseparable, hurriedly went to lead the horse.
An Yi saw the weak Second Company Commander Cai Guangqing striding over. He was slightly surprised and hurriedly greeted him: "Guangqing, why did you come out without rest?"
Cai Guangqing smiled apologetically: "Batalion Commander, I want to be alone with you."
"You want someone? You, Cai Guangqing, have never asked me for anything. The first time you ask me is to ask for someone? Okay, as long as you like me, I will transfer him to you."
An Yi took out his cigarette and lit it, quietly looking at this gentle and conscientious subordinate.
"I want Li Xiaolong to be my clerk." Cai Guangqing said in a low voice.
"Li Xiaolong?"
An Yi looked at Cai Guangqing in surprise: "Guangqing, there are many brothers in our camp who can write and calculate, why do you single out this thorn in your side? I still want to send this radical-thinking guy out, no! You
Pick another one.”
Cai Guangqing explained anxiously: "Batalion Commander, listen to me. During yesterday's construction, Li Xiaolong served as the temporary squad leader of the transportation platoon to cooperate with us. When it was most dangerous, he rushed out without hesitation and always followed me. He was fearless in the face of danger and was incomparable.
Being tenacious, he was the second one to go into the water for emergency repairs, and the last one to go ashore. Then he pushed away the brothers who stepped forward to hold him up, stumbled to the downstream, and carried the bodies of seven brothers back from the water. If the brothers hadn't captured him alive, he would have died.
They rubbed soju all over his body with all their hands and feet, maybe his life could not be saved. If such a brother who values love and righteousness and is capable of both literary and military skills is not reused, who will be reused? He is still lying in bed unable to get up.
The high fever has not gone away and he is talking nonsense, and he keeps shouting that he wants to be first in the competition."
An Yi was very surprised: "Why don't I know about grandma's... these things?"
"You don't know much!"
Cai Guangqing sighed: "Batalion Commander, I don't know why you don't pay attention to Li Xiaolong. He works very hard. Every time I lead the team to train, he will watch it seriously. Whenever he has time, he will practice marksmanship and engineer skills. He
Zhu Qifa, the old squad leader and now the transportation platoon leader, told me that since instructor Yin talked to him once, he no longer had any words of encouragement, no complaints, no aloofness, and he was rushing to do the hard work.
He went wherever he was needed, worked conscientiously without any complaints, and never had a moment of idle time except sleeping for five hours a day. The brothers who originally ignored him were all moved, and no one stopped sarcastic or sarcastic about him, and even took the initiative to ask him to help write a letter home.
Not only did he strongly support Zhu Qifa's work, he also compiled common knowledge about horse breeding and transportation into simple and easy-to-understand booklets.
After defeating Shangfu, he was very excited but also regretful. When I passed by the transportation platoon, I overheard his summary of the battle of Shangfu. He was able to analyze half of our strategy and tell the key to it. He also said that he hoped for a skills competition.
As soon as possible, he must study under Xia Jian and train hard.
I helped him wash his wounds in the morning and found that something was wrong with the calluses on his hands, especially on his index finger, tiger's mouth and thumb. I could tell at a glance that he had practiced marksmanship hard. When I remembered the practice tips you told me, I knew he was.
I made a mistake in practice. When he woke up, I asked him why he didn't ask you for advice? He said that he knew that you would patiently give advice to all the brothers in the camp, but for some reason he never had the courage to go to you. I... was puzzled.
, Battalion Commander, I know you never like to get involved in politics and look down on people who are talking nonsense. I am also a staunch member of the Kuomintang, but I admire Li Xiaolong and hope you can give me this opportunity and give him a chance.
"
An Yi let out a long sigh, feeling quite guilty in his heart: "Okay, Guangqing, just go to Ji Nan to go through the formalities. Time is urgent. I have to go to the division headquarters for a meeting. In the evening... I will go see him in the evening."
Bar!"
It was exactly three o'clock when the county government arrived in the city. An Yi hurriedly entered the venue. Everyone had just sat down. Jiang Dingwen pointed to the empty chair next to him and asked An Yi to come and sit here. An Yi looked around in confusion.
I found that only the chair next to Jiang Dingwen was empty. Several big brothers and regimental-level officers all looked at me with winks. They immediately understood that this seat was deliberately arranged, so they sat on it without ceremony.
When he raised his head, he found that Chen Chengyi was smiling strangely across from him. An Yi looked at him sideways for a while and couldn't figure out the point, so he laughed and secretly tried to figure out the reason.
The energetic Liu Zhi glanced at the generals and said in a deep voice: "Today's meeting has two spirits. First, strictly implement the latest instructions of the military during the break, and put the strengthening of the political and ideological education of officers and soldiers in the first place; second,
"Based on the actual situation of our division and the latest regulations of the military department, our division's establishment will undergo major adjustments. After requesting the military headquarters' approval via telegram, the reorganization work of our division will begin today. Please ask Chief of Staff Xu and Deputy Commander Jiang to explain the specific content."
Jiang Dingwen first talked about the methods and purposes of carrying out political and ideological work, and finally seriously emphasized discipline and obedience. In conjunction with this adjustment, he asked everyone here to strictly abide by military discipline and obey orders. They must not accept any orders or adjustments from the division headquarters.
bargain.
Xu Tingyao then announced the reorganization content of the Second Division: "On the basis of the artillery companies set up in each regiment and directly affiliated battalion, the division headquarters will add an artillery regiment and a battalion-level teaching team; each regiment and directly affiliated battalion must complete their respective engineering companies during the rest period.
The details of the formation of the communications company are as follows... The last item was unanimously decided after repeated discussions at the division headquarters. The second company of the directly affiliated engineering battalion is transferred to the fourth regiment. The existing personnel of the second company are all under unified deployment. The fourth regiment and the engineer battalion are not allowed to
Unauthorized changes to the list of current personnel of the Second Company are prohibited and shall not be refused or detained! Over."
The applause stopped, and everyone looked at An Yi, whose face was pale.
Liu Zhi and Xu Tingyao had traces of worry in their eyes. They were worried that their beloved generals would be distracted and they would not be able to get off the stage. More than a dozen other regiment-level generals were also quite nervous. Chen Chengyi was even more apologetic. Only those around An Yi
Jiang Dingwen smoked a cigarette leisurely and seemed not worried at all.
An Yi took a long breath and struggled to squeeze out a smile: "My subordinates obey the decision of the division headquarters... Please allow me to explain the current situation of the second and third companies of our battalion's engineer company. Since the second company of our battalion's engineer company has been
Nearly half of the casualties occurred during the battle, and there are currently 82 officers and soldiers. The latest addition among them is the company clerk who was appointed just before I came here for the meeting. Originally, our battalion planned to disperse all the surviving officers and soldiers of the second company and integrate them into the new four
The engineer company, in order to enrich the grassroots officers and technical strength of each company, and quickly improve the combat effectiveness by bringing in the old with the new, now seems impossible to achieve; the third engineer company was originally my old model company, belonging to the 225th
The strengthened company composed of officers and soldiers suffered 86 casualties in the battle with the fifth regiment. The remaining 139 officers and soldiers were divided into two and divided into new engineers this morning in accordance with the latest reorganization spirit of the division.
The missing officers and soldiers of the First Company and the Second Engineer Company have not yet been replenished. Secondly, from the departure from Changsha to the capture of Fengxin, our battalion's construction accessories and material consumption have reached 70%, of which more than half are steel structures, fasteners, and interlocks.
The steel rings and other accessories were all designed and customized by the officers and soldiers of our battalion at our own expense. Therefore, this time we can only let the transferred brothers from the Second Company take away at most half of the remaining supplies. There is nothing I can do about any more. Of course, the ones that originally belonged to the Second Company
All engineering equipment, equipment, horses, and professional tools purchased by our battalion to equip the second company will also leave with the second company, and our subordinates and the model battalion will not retain any items."
Liu Zhi, Xu Tingyao, Chen Chengxi and other generals looked at An Yi in surprise. No one expected that An Yi was so open-minded and generous. Even Jiang Dingwen deeply admired An Yi.
An Yi smiled sadly: "Boss, this is not a pretense, but I don't want my brothers to leave and lack the tools to eat and the money to save their lives. To tell the truth, I am a lieutenant colonel today.
These brothers have shed blood and sweat in exchange for my younger brother. I owe too much to my brothers... I also have a few words to ask for your sympathy. The four companies I am organizing have not yet been formed and have not reached half of their original combat effectiveness.
If the boss still wants it, please give the younger brother three months to train them well, because since they have come under the younger brother's hand, the younger brother cannot let them down. These brothers must be able to take up the job of engineering soldiers. Otherwise, I'm sorry, little brother.
The bosses who have always trusted me and taken care of me, I feel even more sorry for the hundreds of brothers who are ignorant but full of hope."
An Yi resisted the turbulent emotions in his stomach and stood up slowly: "I'm sorry, bosses, the old injury on my left arm has not healed, and a new injury has been added to my lower abdomen. At this moment, my blood is surging, my head is dizzy, and I can no longer support it.
I’m going to leave the meeting ahead of time…”
After An Yi finished speaking, he turned around and left. As soon as he left the gate of the county government office, he felt exhausted and staggered.
Gu Lao'er and Dong Yazi, who were guarding the door, were shocked. Gu Lao'er rushed to help An Yi, who was slowly falling. He used his feet to fly and jumped on the back of the little black horse, and flew away with his legs.
Dong Yazi led the two horses and was about to turn over when Liu Zhi and others were kicked out and stopped him loudly.
"Warrant Officer Guan Shan, tell me honestly, what happened to your battalion commander?" Liu Zhi asked sternly.
Dong Yazi's nose became sore, and tears welled up uncontrollably: "My eldest brother was shot through the right abdomen by a stray bullet yesterday at the top of the city. Fortunately, the bones and intestines were not injured... I only found out when I came back that his pants were soaked with blood.
, there is blood in the shoes..."
Jiang Dingwen was furious: "Why didn't you report it?"
"He didn't allow me to talk to the young doctor, saying that the brothers were already suffering enough at this time, and he must not let the brothers cause any more trouble. Before coming to the division headquarters for the meeting, he also convened a company and platoon commander meeting to ask all the brothers to take action.
You are not allowed to stop when you get up. You must train strictly and hold a big competition. Through the competition, the brothers can forget their depression and revive the morale of the army. They require each company and platoon leader not to stop for a moment, but he himself... I'm sorry, sir, I want to go back.
Look at my eldest brother, other brothers don’t understand his temper..."
Dong Yazi, whose eyes were filled with tears, flew onto his horse and galloped towards the south gate in front of the shocked eyes of all the generals.