Chapter 17 Always Making Wedding Dresses for Others
Chapter 170: Always making wedding clothes for others
An Yi had just walked into the lobby from the central courtyard and immediately saw Major Xu, the communications staff officer of the division, walking in dusty and dusty. Yin Jinan accompanied him with a serious look on his face.
Major Xu saluted An Yi, took out a letter from his briefcase and handed it to An Yi: "Captain An, this is an official letter from the Attendant's Office of the General Headquarters. It was sent to the division headquarters and requested to be forwarded to you immediately. The division commander personally
Give it to me in person and order it to be delivered quickly."
An Yi took the letter and looked at the seal stamped with the attendant's office. With a smile on his face, he invited Major Xu to sit down and drink tea: "I haven't seen you for half a month, brother. What have you been busy with?"
"Forget it, bro, I went to Changsha with the munitions director Lao Kuang and the others. We originally thought we could receive a batch of field communication equipment shipped from Guangdong. But after waiting for ten days, we finally came back empty-handed. All the damn things were gone.
Tang Shengzhi's grandson took it away first. I heard that Tang Shengzhi's grandson made up his mind to expand his Eighth Army into four armies, so everything that passed through his territory would be skinned."
Thirty-two-year-old Major Xu graduated from a private engineering school in Shanghai. He did not come from the military school system. Therefore, he has worked hard for a long time in the army and is still a major. After he finished speaking, he took a few sips of tea, put down the tea cup and pointed at the tea leaves in the cup:
"Good tea, even better than the tea the teacher drinks! I admire you for this. You never treat your brothers badly. Even the soldiers under your command eat better than the company platoon commanders of other regiments. Do you have any good things?"
I never hide it, unlike your first-term and second-term seniors who are so petty. Okay, I have to go back if I have nothing to do, and I have a meeting in the evening."
An Yi stood up and pulled Major Xu's sleeve, beckoned to the orderly and whispered: "Go, go to Lao Chang and get two bags of tea, the kind that Uncle Zhou sent to you in the morning... Lao Xu, wait.
Now, I know you love to drink tea and often stay up late. I will take two bags back to try it out. The ones you drank just now were given to me by the local squire. I don’t know the quality of the tea, so I just drank it to quench my thirst.
Even good things have been ruined by me."
The orderly quickly brought up a delicate little bag and handed it to An Yi. Major Xu took it from An Yi's hand and sighed softly: "Then I'm not welcome! Xiao Yi... you are so cheerful on the surface.
You seem to be quite clever, but in fact you are too practical in your heart, and I have never seen you fight for any benefits for yourself.
I won’t go into details about the past. I’ll just say that in this battle of Nanchang, your regiment had the best record. From instigating rebellion to joint blockade to withstanding the impact and successfully encircling the enemy, you were the protagonists in a series of dazzling and beautiful actions, but in the end you all took the credit.
It went to someone else's head.
Now, other regiments are stationed in Nanchang city to enjoy the popular food, but you are working hard in this small place to help them train soldiers. Everyone in the city bullies you intentionally or unintentionally because you are young. In fact, you understand that people
Everyone knows what is going on here. Whether it is a comparison of fighting, training, or being a human being, who in our army or regiment dares to say that he can compare with you... Sigh! If I don’t say it anymore, even the teacher will feel sorry.
You, before I came here, he said that he would stay with you for a few days after the meeting tomorrow to see if you have any practical difficulties, and if he could help, he would try his best.
You have to think carefully during this period, and while you can stay with the headquarters during the break, if you have any difficulties or requirements, you can boldly raise them. You must not always give without getting anything, as that will chill the hearts of your soldiers!"
"Thank you, brother. I have remembered it. If you are not busy, I really want to have a drink with you and have a good chat." An Yi smiled gratefully, put Staff Xu on the horse, and watched him and the guard ride with Yin Jinan.
After walking far away, I returned to the lobby.
An Yi read the simple letter and handed it to Yin Jinan: "It said nothing except that the principal will summon me at nine o'clock tomorrow morning. What's going on? Logically speaking, the principal would usually talk to me at night.
What happened after ten o'clock? Why did he summon me when he was busiest? Is there any mystery in this? It can't be as simple as asking us to submit a technical report on the construction of the bunker, right?"
Yin Jinan put away the letter, ordered his adjutant to file it, and turned to An Yi and asked worriedly: "I heard Lao Xu's words just now seemed to have other meanings, but he didn't say it clearly. I always feel that we are going to suffer again?"
"At this juncture, it is certain that we will suffer a loss. Unless we are all mediocre people, with nothing to gain and nothing to lose, others will not miss you. Otherwise, who won't keep an eye on you?
We have worked so hard to earn our fortune, how much we have suffered in exchange for superior weapons and equipment, and how much we have paid to initially establish some relationships. No one cares about these. They only see how much benefit you have gained by bullying our qualifications.
Qian, I'm young, that's for sure, and we have to endure it for at least the next two or three years.
Okay, let’s not talk about these depressing things. Only by enduring hardship can one become a better person. Suffering is a blessing! The more we suffer, the more we have to make a career. We cannot neglect training and learning just because of suffering.
Otherwise, there will be no chance to make money in the future." An Yi shook his head and smiled helplessly.
Yin Jinan could only nod: "Let's eat. After dinner, you and I will sort out the materials that we have written intermittently during this period. You have to hand it over to the principal tomorrow, and you can't make any mistakes."
The next morning, An Yi and Gu Laoer, who had worked hard most of the night and only slept for four hours, put on clean military uniforms, mounted their horses and left the station early, rushing to Nanchang City in the north.
After entering the city, the two went straight to the former Beiyang Naval Academy beside Baihuazhou, where Commander-in-Chief Chiang Kai-shek was going to meet An Yi today.
An Yi walked into the simple school gate alone, and when he saw Zeng Kuanqing, he hurried up to greet him.
Zeng Kuaqing led An Yi through the long corridor, turned through the middle gate and entered the quiet courtyard to the south. A unique and simple building came into view.
Zeng Kuaqing told An Yi something in a low voice as he walked. He led An Yi into the small building and quietly exited. He sighed and walked to the grass to chat with Wang Shihe in a low voice.
After listening to An Yi's report, Principal Jiang took the neat information handed over by An Yi and flipped through a few pages. He took off his glasses with satisfaction, stepped out from behind the desk, and introduced to An Yi that Duanduan was sitting on the soft sofa nearby drinking tea.
The young major general said: "Come on, An Yi, let me introduce you. This is the deputy commander of the Third Division, Tu Sizong. You should know. Sit down. Sit down and talk slowly."
An Yi stood at attention and saluted politely, and waited for Principal Jiang to sit down before sitting upright on the sofa. He was thinking about this 29-year-old deputy commander of the third division, who he had never seen but had heard about before.
From the original Guangdong Army, he once served as the commander of the 41st Regiment of the 14th Division of the First Army, and the commander of the 7th Regiment of the 3rd Division. After outstanding performance in the Battle of Songkou, he was promoted to deputy division commander, but An Yi didn't know that he would see him here today.
What does it mean? I thought that since I am here, I should just wait and see. Anyway, we will see the result soon, so I am not impatient and wait for instructions respectfully and politely.
Principal Jiang took the water glass handed by the confidential secretary Chen Brai, took a sip of boiled water, and said kindly: "An Yi, your department fought very well in this Nanchang battle. I am very satisfied. Currently, all divisions are busy making statistics.
The battle report will be submitted soon and rewarded. Deputy Commander Tu is very interested in the achievements of your department. Please briefly describe it. I also want to know how you were able to capture more than 4,200 people.
"
An Yi felt excited and immediately decided to tell most of the truth:
"Yes! Our officers and soldiers sacrificed their lives in this battle. Especially with the strong cooperation of General Gao Zhihua's troops who died in the battle, we managed to annihilate more than 2,200 enemy troops and capture 4,240 enemy troops.
One man, 135 war horses were seized, and more than 2,000 officers and soldiers pursued and seized military supplies equivalent to 32,000 yuan in cash. In terms of weapons, 20 American light machine guns and 1,000 6.5-caliber Japanese rifles were seized.
Five hundred, 400 Russian-made Morgan guns with a caliber of 7.62, and only about 700 German-made weapons, more than 200 of which are short guns, report completed!"
Principal Jiang smiled with great satisfaction. Tu Sizong, who was full of heaven and gentle, looked at An Yi in surprise. It was hard to believe that An Yi's department had such an outstanding record, and he actually remembered all the captured figures, even the equivalent of 32,000.
Yuan Gaohua also told the truth, and he couldn't help but be convinced by Principal Jiang's introduction before An Yi's arrival.
Tu Sizong asked seriously: "Captain An, what should we do with the more than 4,200 people captured by your unit?"
"Reporting to the commander, in accordance with our army's recruitment regulations, my subordinates conducted strict and meticulous screening and physical examinations of more than 4,000 prisoners. They verified the identity and specific circumstances of each prisoner in strict accordance with the regulations. After two rounds of selection, they fully respected the captured personnel.
According to the wishes of the regiment, 600 officers and soldiers were added to each battalion of our regiment, and 2,380 people were organized into two temporary regiments. The officers and soldiers of our regiment's teaching team and the officers who voluntarily surrendered among the prisoners were responsible for the management. From yesterday
Routine military training began in the morning.
The remaining more than 1,000 people were dismissed due to various reasons such as opium addiction, weak constitution, stubbornness, and voluntarily disarming and returning to their fields. Yesterday morning, each of them was given two yuan in travel expenses."
An Yi answered loudly, finally understanding the true intention of this stern-faced Major General Tu.
Tu Sizong nodded noncommittally: "If I am ordered to transfer these two temporary regiments tomorrow morning, can the handover be completed within one morning?"
An Yi replied seriously: "It doesn't take a whole morning, just thirty minutes."
The experienced Tu Sizong immediately understood the meaning of An Yi's words and said with a straight face: "To add, I want them to be fully armed before they are transferred. How long will it take?"
An Yi closed his eyes in pain, and took a deep breath for a while before answering in a low voice:
"Sir, I can only equip these two thousand three hundred and eighty brothers with Japanese guns and Russian guns, because the equipment of my supplementary regiment is different from that of other brother units. I have established the Third Engineer Battalion directly under the Second Division.
At the beginning, the company had been using old German-made equipment that had been eliminated by the main regiments. Later, the subordinates used their own money to buy back a batch of German-made 98 rifles and rifles, and with the funding of the patriotic wealthy businessman Mr. Ou Yaoting, they gradually equipped a team of German-made weapons.
The reason for the company is that the German-made weapons are of good quality and high precision. At the same time, the division headquarters also has a batch of German-made weapons or the same domestic imitation German-made weapons in stock, which can ensure that the subordinate companies are not short of guns and bullets, and they are also easy to capture on the battlefield.
In addition, this has been continued after the Northern Expedition until now, so please allow me to keep the 700 German long and short guns captured and equip them for my new brothers in each company and platoon."
"Captain An, I don't need to explain, please answer my question directly." Tu Sizong said sternly.
An Yi felt extremely painful in his heart and took a deep breath again: "I'm sorry, sir, I will answer your questions now. It only takes one hour to complete the equipment and complete the entire handover work."
Tu Sizong looked at An Yi in disbelief: "So fast?"
"Sir, if you are a veteran under your command, half the time is enough. The reason is that our training methods are different and the intensity of training is also different. There is not a single idiot among the more than 2,000 brothers under my command!"
Although An Yi's tone was calm and his face was as usual, he was obviously angry. His meaning was very clear, if you can't do this to me, you are an idiot.
After hearing this, Tu Sizong looked at An Yi in shock, and finally turned to Principal Jiang who had been silent and very calm.
Principal Jiang couldn't help laughing: "Nanyuan (characterized by Tu Sizong), have you seen it? Have you seen what my good student is like? Haha..."