The huge transport fleet was vast, and the first batch of Chinese expeditionary officers and soldiers who went to the Southwest Pacific Theater to participate in the war amounted to as many as 200,000. At this moment, Zhu Peide and Zhan Huanqi were not the only ones talking about the differences between Nanhua and Nanhua under the Nationalist Government.
In the officer cabin of the "Xuanyuan"-class heavy cruiser "Guan Zhong" with a displacement of 9,100 tons in the escort fleet, Song Xilian, Huang Jie, Zheng Dongguo, Chen Mingren, Zhong Bin, Gan Lichu, Fang Tian and others from Huangpu Phase I and Phase II gathered together, while
While enjoying the seafood and the fine wine brought from China, we discussed what we had seen and heard during our trip to the subcontinent.
Among the 200,000 expeditionary officers and soldiers of this batch, the Central Army accounted for less than 10,000. Before departure, some companies were simply transferred from various group armies directly related to Chiang Kai-shek, and officers at all levels were sent to the front line to supplement
Chapter 2195: Memories and Comparisons will suffice. The main combat tasks are still performed by a mixed army.
After all, he was much younger than Zhu Peide. Although several Huangpu generals suffered from seasickness, they still persevered and were in good spirits.
“Things are different now!”
Huang Jie, deputy commander of the 11th Group Army, said with emotion: "I didn't expect that a clerk from a trading firm in Guangzhou was forced to join the revolution by us. Twenty years later, today he actually pioneered the revolution.
It has a huge foundation. Before, I often saw Nanhua, a country founded by Xiao Yi, from the radio and newspapers. I always felt that it was vague and not very real. This time when I went south to see it with my own eyes, I discovered a fourth-generation student from Huangpu.
They have already left us senior brothers far behind! It’s so sad!”
"Old Huang, do you still remember the map Xiao Yi gave you when we went back to Guangzhou City for reconnaissance and couldn't get close to Shougou Ridge?" Song Xilian, standing next to Huang Jie, is now the commander of the 11th Group Army.
Sir, almost all Huangpu students in the cabin are his subordinates, and they can be said to have high positions of authority.
"How could you forget?"
Huang Jie said with some excitement: "It is because of that map that our Japanese army returning from Chaomei attacked Guangzhou City so smoothly... That battle was so memorable and compared in Chapter 2195
Exciting, I remember you drove the car into the river? This greatly facilitated our crossing the river!"
"A hail of bullets, a narrow escape from death!"
Song Xilian's mind immediately recalled the scene when An Yi drove with him to attack the Yunnan Army's rear column, and said sincerely: "Xiao Yi is very hard-working... and he is serious and responsible in doing things, and he likes to study everything thoroughly.
, this was true when he was a clerk, and it was also true when he was studying in the fourth phase of the Engineering Department, and he could learn and apply it flexibly, so he stood out from many brothers. From company commander, battalion commander, regiment commander to independent division commander, and then
Later, he became the leader...I remember that before the Central Plains War, he was already our number one person in Huangpu, right?"
"To be precise, it should be a battle between Jiang and Gui!"
Zheng Dongguo, commander of the New First Army, recalled: "At that time, the teaching regiment of the Ninth Army where I belonged had just been disbanded, and its future was uncertain. When I was discouraged, I suddenly heard that Xiao Yi had been appointed as the chief of staff of the First Route Army and the commander-in-chief of the former enemy. He was responsible for
When I was commanding six divisions to fight against the Guangxi Army in the Hunan-Jiangxi Theater on the Southern Front, I was completely shocked. I immediately set the goal of learning from Xiao Yi throughout my life.
"You know, at that time, even Hu Zongnan, who had made the most progress among our first generation, was only the major general of the second brigade of the first division. Before the Central Plains War in 1930, Xiao Yi became the commander-in-chief of the fifth army, specializing in Hubei.
When we fight in the west, we will completely distance ourselves from our brothers and sisters!"
"Xiaoyi's journey has not been smooth sailing!"
Chen Mingren, commander of the 71st Army, still remembers the first time he met An Yi: "I heard that Xiao Yi was almost killed as a rebel during the rebellion of the Guangzhou business group. Later, there were several ups and downs, and finally
The tragic thing is that Jiangbei retreated thousands of miles... He could always grit his teeth and persevere!
"I vaguely met him for the first time when I went to the admissions office of Huangpu Military Academy with Li Mo'an, Liu Kan, and Li Wen to inquire about the placement of students from the Army Lecture Hall in the base camp. At that time, he was wearing a military uniform.
Wearing patched clothes and trousers, he looks very lonely, but his eyes are very bright, which makes a deep impression on people.
"It was under Xiao Yi's guidance that we asked Jiang Wushan and He Junshan for help and successfully transferred to the first phase of Huangpu Military Academy. When we met Xiao Yi for the second time, he had been admitted to the 'Taichang' Trading Company and received the first
A monthly salary. Xiaoyi is a generous person and did not hesitate to treat us poor Huangpu students who were short of fat in our stomachs to eat beef rice noodles. Gradually we all became familiar with each other..."
Gan Lichu, Commander of the Sixth Army, and Zhong Bin, Commander of the Second Army, two first-year students from Huangpu, also mentioned some interesting stories about An Yi when they were at Huangpu Military Academy. Especially when they mentioned "Bandit B", everyone was talking.
Show a heartfelt smile.
"Xiaoyi became more and more courageous with every setback. Every downturn was always the beginning of an explosion. When the Anti-Japanese War came, he finally soared into the sky and achieved great things that we can't even imagine!"
Fang Tian, commander of the 53rd Army, said with admiration: "I worked with Xiao Yi for a while. During the Northern Expedition, Xiao Yi was designed by Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi. He said something bad about the great powers at a press conference, and he was sent to the Recruitment Regiment.
When he was the commander of the regiment, I was his deputy at that time... Unfortunately, not long after, the independent division failed to fight well, and the principal reinstated Xiao Yiguan. I didn't learn much real skills from him. Now that I think about it, it's a pity.
ah!"
"Why are we still talking about these old things now? We should be happy for Xiaoyi and ourselves!"
Seeing that everyone was immersed in reminiscing about the past, Chen Mingren changed the subject with a smile: "The political world is dangerous. At least we can't survive in the future. We can still go to Nanhua and become rich. With our friendship with Xiaoyi, he
How can I take care of one or two? By the way, this time we go south, what do you think of Nanhua under Xiao Yi's rule?"
“Amazing!”
Zhong Bin, who was born in a peasant family, attaches great importance to people's livelihood problems: "I used to be skeptical of the so-called rapid development of Nanhua, but since I saw the factories along the railway line and the fertile fields of the Ganges plain, I knew why Xiao Yi wanted to work hard.
expanded outward.
"Let's not talk about industry, let's talk about agriculture. This is directly related to the issue of food for all of us. What a good land. Looking out from the train, you can see thousands of fertile fields. Almost all the fertile fields have excellent irrigation facilities.
Coupled with the unique climate here, I heard that we can usually achieve two to three crops a year. Coupled with the high-yielding crops developed by the Nanhua Agricultural Science and Technology Research Institute, even if there is a major domestic disaster in the future, people will not starve to death.
Already..."
Now the domestic food supply is no longer as tight as it was at the beginning of the Anti-Japanese War. After several years of continuous promotion, most of the rice, corn, potatoes, sweet potatoes, vegetables and other crops grown by farmers in the Kuomintang-controlled areas are produced by the agricultural research institutions of the Anyi Group.
The high-yielding varieties developed and the varieties of pigs, cattle, sheep, and chickens raised by farmers have also been improved. Farmers in some places have even stepped out of the small farmer economic circle, imitated the practices of modern farms, and started preliminary modern and efficient farms.
Pig farms and chicken farms ferment crop straws that have been discarded or used for fires as feed, and some have built biogas digesters to replace firewood that has been used for thousands of years, greatly promoting agriculture and animal husbandry.
development.
When Zhong Bin was leading troops in Shaanxi, he saw with his own eyes the terraced fields that were originally dry. Thanks to the introduction of water pumps produced by Nanhua, water was sent layer by layer from low to high. The crops that could only rely on the weather to feed themselves were no longer available.
Floods and droughts have become caused by people, and the yield per mu has more than tripled than before.
At the same time, due to the temptation of free land, a large number of farmers moved out, and landlords in Jiangsu and Zhejiang were forced to adopt mechanized operations. Combined seeders and harvesters began to spread in rural areas, and chemical fertilizers and pesticides were put into use, which further increased the harvest of agricultural products.
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Zhong Bin led his troops into Yunnan and saw some villagers near the station signing up for an agricultural wealth class organized by Nanhua agricultural experts to learn how to scientifically grow oyster mushrooms, mushrooms, and raise silkworms.
All of these gave Zhong Bin a feeling of An Yi's boundless merits.
"I don't think so. With the current situation in the country, even if the harvest is good, farmers will not get much benefit!"
Gan Lichu frowned and said: "I won't talk about the corruption in the officialdom, let's talk about our army! I have several generals from Henan under my command, and they say that Henan has been ruined by Tang Enbo... Henan has been in a row for several years.
Years of natural disasters, but Tang Enbo was not considerate of the people's power, always levying heavy taxes on farmers under clever pretexts, and forcibly taking away the last bits of farmers' grain reserves.
"People in Henan now have this mantra: Henan's two major hazards are the Yellow River and Tang Enbo. The Central Plains region has been a place of hundreds of battles since ancient times. In addition, it faces the Yellow River that 'breaks its banks three times every two years and changes its course once every hundred years.' Floods and droughts continue all year round.
The most recent large-scale flood in the Yellow River was the flood in 1940. Due to continuous heavy rains for half a month, the embankment broke. The river surged down, taking away the Huaihe River and entering the sea. After the water receded, it formed a yellow floodplain that was hundreds of kilometers long.
In this area, thousands of hectares of fertile farmland and fertile soil in the plains of eastern Henan have turned into beaches and river branches.
"Because Xiaoyi led his troops to victory in the battles of Songhu and Eastern Zhejiang, the Japanese failed to penetrate the Yangtze River Estuary, and the most elite areas in the south of the Yangtze River were preserved. Eastern Henan, northern Anhui, northern Jiangsu and Shandong became the main areas of Sino-Japanese war.
The main battlefield. Hundreds of thousands of troops in the first theater were stationed in Henan. The replenishment of military supplies, horses, materials and soldiers all depended on local materials in Henan. The heavy military service and taxes depleted the people's material and financial resources in Henan. Even if the weather was good, after the farmers paid the grain tax
, and there is no savings. To make matters worse, the continuous drought and no rain since April 1 have made the burden even heavier.
"Among the four pests of Henan, 'flood, drought and locust soup', Tang is the worst, and it is Tang Enbo and the army he commanded. His troops are not even as good as bandits. In all villages where the troops are stationed, except for the old, weak, women and children, all adult men
They were forced to leave the village, and the goods, food, and livestock in the village were not allowed to be transported out of the country. The women who stayed behind had their property at their disposal. Wherever they went, they were like locusts, plundering away all the property. No pretty woman could escape being raped.
Faced with an insulting fate, the people had no choice but to abandon their homes and go to Mongolia in despair, and then moved to Siberia and Central Asia, where they lived a stable life."
All the generals fell silent upon hearing this.
Tang Enbo has always been domineering and has a very bad relationship with his colleagues. Commander Tang, who graduated from the Japanese Military Academy, likes the most erratic maneuver warfare. When he sees that the situation is favorable, he will quickly make a short assault, otherwise
Then he retreated.
Every time he went into battle, Tang Enbo's headquarters had no fixed location. He only moved around with a few followers and telephones. Because during battles, enemy planes were always very active. He was afraid of being discovered by enemy planes and incurring danger, so he did not want to stay for a long time.
Staying at a certain location so that other personnel in the headquarters do not know where the Commander-in-Chief is.
After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, Tang Enbo's only few military exploits were all ordered by Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek himself and strictly ordered not to retreat, so Commander Tang had no choice but to do it. While the friendly forces were almost completely lost and the enemy's main force was consumed,
, he has won several battles. Therefore, the relationship between this man and his colleagues is extremely bad. Anyway, if something happens to his troops, no one will probably be willing to rescue him.
However, Tang Enbo was a native of Zhejiang, a sixth-generation student of Huangpu, and a direct descendant of Chairman Chiang Kai-shek. His poor relationship with his colleagues, his poor military quality, his army harming the people, and his ability to preserve his strength during war were not shortcomings in Chairman Chiang's opinion.
It's an advantage. Because of this, Tang Enbo must and must obey Chairman Chiang's words; otherwise, if Chairman Chiang gives an order, Tang Enbo will be finished.
In Chairman Chiang's view, those generals who had good relations with their colleagues, had no wrongdoing in the army, and had sufficient strength were too dangerous. It would be too easy for them to rebel. Therefore, despite a lot of complaints in the army,
Tang Enbo still continued to be his king of Henan.
"Compared to the darkness in some areas of the country, the people of Nanhua can be said to be living in paradise!"
Fang Tian, who also comes from a farmer's family, said with emotion: "Farmers in Nanhua only bear very little taxes, and some places even have tax exemptions all year round. What farmers produce is their own, and they are very motivated to produce. From this point of view, we
There is still a lot of work that needs to be done!”
Every general felt very heavy. Compared with the Kuomintang-controlled areas under the control of landlords and chaebols, the people living in Nanhua felt like they were in heaven.
An Yi's concern for people's dining tables is beyond ordinary people's imagination. As early as when he took over southern Sichuan to implement comprehensive compulsory education, he forced the implementation of the "one cup of milk per student per day" plan in the Boy Scout School. Later, he took over Mongolia and marched into
In Indochina and Central Asia, due to the rich source of milk, this policy has been strongly implemented. All universities, middle schools and primary schools must ensure that students can drink a cup of milk every day.
During the Republic of China, when various local forces ruled China in a decentralized manner, many powerful figures introduced many policies that made people laugh or cry. The earlier measure of "one cup of milk per student per day" was naturally secretly ridiculed by various forces at that time, even An Yi
Many people within the group also criticized this, because it greatly increased the financial burden, but they persisted because of An Yi's prestige.
But in the 1940s, micro-speech disappeared, and people who laughed at it in the past could no longer laugh.
In the early 20th century, the average height of Chinese people was about 1.6 meters, while the average height of Japanese soldiers in the early days was 1.5 meters, and later dropped to 1.45 meters. In real history, before the 1970s, the height standards for serving in the People's Liberation Army were
That is 1.6 meters. By the beginning of the 21st century, the average height of Chinese and Japanese people was more than 1.7 meters. There is no obvious gap in height and physical fitness with Europeans and Americans. This is the result of increased nutritional intake.
The average height of Japanese people is actually higher than that of Chinese people. This is because they gritted their teeth and implemented "one cup of milk per student per day" even during the most difficult economic times after World War II.
Since An Yi knew this, he enforced it first, and the effect was remarkable. The generation that grew up drinking milk was generally five to ten centimeters taller than their parents, and some were even taller by more than twenty centimeters. With sufficient supply, With nutrition and compulsory education, this generation is physically and mentally superior to their parents and their compatriots in Kuomintang-controlled areas. Therefore, they sincerely support An Yi and do not want their beautiful life to be destroyed by any force.
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