The gunfire in Chun'an City has stopped. Nearly half of the more than 300 Zhejiang troops stationed at the regiment headquarters on Nanshan Road were killed and injured under the merciless attack of the soldiers of the Second Battalion of the Anyi Regiment. They were escorted to two Zhejiang troops in front of An Yi.
The fair, middle-aged fat man among the military academy officers kept complaining
He said that he was a local and the leader of the Chun'an garrison bought his black gauze hat with money. He had never killed a revolutionary soldier since he was born. Another thirty-year-old lieutenant colonel with a dignified appearance but a pair of sinister eyes said
He lowered his head and remained silent.
Ye Cheng asked sharply: "Since you said you are the regiment leader, how come you have more than 300 subordinates? Where are the other officers and soldiers?"
"Although I am the commander of the regiment, I only have three companies of soldiers. Usually most of the officers and soldiers do not go back to the camp to sleep. Only then did some sporadic resistance appear. Now more than a hundred people have been killed and injured, and the rest are probably all gone!"
The fat man explained continuously, looking up from time to time to observe the faces of Ye Cheng and An Yi. They looked more like businessmen than soldiers.
"Report: Commander Xia has led a battalion of officers and soldiers to the north of the city and set up a battle formation. Please give instructions from the regiment commander." The signal corpsman ran over and reported loudly.
An Yi knew that the battle in the north was over. Shen Fengdao behind him whispered a few words in An Yi's ear. An Yi was slightly startled, then nodded and gave the order to the messenger:
"You go to the stable behind to take the horse, and quickly convey my order to Commander Xia: Except for one company left to guard the passages in the north of the city, all the other brothers will go into the city for me to search house to house, and all the prisoners will be escorted and gathered here.
, If you encounter resistance, you will be killed without mercy!”
"yes!"
The ordering soldier saluted and quickly ran to the horse shed at the rear side of the camp.
An Yi turned to Ye Cheng: "Old Ye, send two companies as squads to guard all intersections in the city, seal all the surrounding fishing ports and piers, and prohibit all ships from leaving the port."
"Yes, I will go and supervise it personally." Ye Cheng saluted and left.
An Yi looked at the fat regiment leader who turned pale with fright and the heroic-looking lieutenant colonel. He summoned Xu Liangshi, the instructional corps officer behind him who temporarily led a platoon to guard him, and whispered a few words in his ear. Lieutenant Xu nodded.
Tou strode forward, grabbed the fat man's collar, led the two brothers and dragged him into the barracks on the left for interrogation.
Shen Fengdao slowly approached the Lieutenant Colonel who was sweating and trembling slightly on his forehead: "What is your name? What is your position?"
The lieutenant colonel raised his head and glanced at Shen Fengdao bitterly, then lowered his head again and said nothing.
At this time, a fierce exchange of fire and the explosion of grenades suddenly came from the direction of Xiyuan Road in the north of the city. The lieutenant colonel turned around in shock. After listening to the exchange of fire for a while, the sound of the exchange of fire suddenly stopped. The vague roar of the revolutionary army finally made him completely
In despair, he knew that his senior brother-in-law was dead.
Shen Fengdao slowly pulled out his pistol, loaded it and put it between the lieutenant colonel's eyebrows: "Last chance."
"Don't shoot! I said, I said..."
The lieutenant colonel, who was still stubborn and resentful just now, felt a chill in his forehead. Under the gaze of Shen Fengdao's cold, razor-sharp gaze, his mind was completely shattered. He sat slumped on the cold mud floor and confessed in a low voice:
"My name is Zhou Xianglin. I am the quartermaster of the 19th Division of the Zhejiang Army. I am a local... I received an urgent report from the gentry in the city the day before yesterday, the afternoon before yesterday, that there was a revolutionary army coming from Fenkou in the south, from the direction of Dongting.
After following the large army from Fenshui Station in the north, Marshal Sun personally went down.
Our 19th Division was ordered to temporarily belong to the Fifth Army, which only had two divisions, and to quietly go south to lay an ambush and wait for the revolutionary army to move in... The revolutionary army came in and successfully encircled them. Last night, seeing that the victory was determined, I accompanied my brother-in-law
When I returned to my home in the city, you suddenly called in..."
"Who is your brother-in-law?"
Shen Fengdao asked in a low voice, but his voice sounded like a piercing knife to Zhou Xianglin.
"My brother-in-law is my division commander, and his name is Wang Furen. Just now... the place where the gunshots were heard just now is probably my home. My brother-in-law has a guard of thirty people, and they are probably at war..."
"Boom——"
An Yi was shocked and looked at Zhou Xianglin who was lying on the ground twitching after being shot in the middle of his eyebrow. He was very puzzled.
"This person cannot be kept. He is a vicious, treacherous and unscrupulous person who will do whatever it takes to achieve his goals. Keeping him here will be a big disaster... Come here!" Shen Fengdao pointed at the corpse and ordered in a deep voice to the two sergeants of the teaching company who ran in front of him: "Take him to the backyard, dig a hole, search him in detail, strip him naked and bury him."
"yes!"
Two sergeants carried the body and ran to the backyard.
An Yi shook his head and smiled: "It's much easier to have you here. You don't have to worry about retaliation."
Shen Fengdao asked with an ambiguous smile: "I heard from Hutou that you have a habit of never returning empty-handed every time you send troops, right?"
An Yi suddenly realized: "If you didn't tell me, I almost forgot! Even if it's a gang fight with my friends on the street, they still have to be put on the table after they're done, right? I worked hard and led my brothers to rush here to help, but I'm as tired as a dog How can you not add anything like that? Even if I don’t take it, all the units of the second army will have to copy it from top to bottom, no! It’s better to strike first...the messenger?"
"arrive!"
"Immediately ride on horseback and report to Camp Commander Xia that the homes of all the squire and rich people who collaborate with the enemy in the city will be raided by me!" An Yi ordered excitedly.
The young messenger asked: "It's...the leader of the regiment, which company is it specifically?"
"Idiot, tell Xia Jian, pick the five or six richest families to attack, especially the homes of division commanders, regiment leaders, county magistrates and the richest people in the city. You must raid all the houses for me and transport all valuable things to On the captured motorboat at the west dock of the city! None of the rich and gentlemen in Chun'an City is kind. They all resist the revolution and collaborate with the enemy and bandits. Without them informing us, our brothers in the Second Army would not be surrounded and suffer heavy casualties. Do you understand? Tell Xia Jian truthfully what I said and go quickly!" An Yi yelled.
"yes--"
The messenger galloped towards the stable, untied a large spotted horse and flew up, galloping out of the camp gate in the blink of an eye. At this time, groups of prisoners dressed in different clothes were also escorted one after another, obviously for exchanges. The part that you can't escape even after you put on ordinary people's clothes.
Shen Fengdao approached An Yi, looked at the smoke in the city and whispered: "This Chun'an is a rare land of plenty in the world. The wars for many years have not been able to burn here. The people have lived a comfortable and prosperous life for many years. Unfortunately, the big households in the city have to live in peace and prosperity." In the name of responding to the call to set up industry, they have been desperately enclosing land and occupying docks in recent years. Even the aquaculture industry has been controlled by a few wealthy families. The fish that the fishermen have worked hard to catch can only be sold to them for processing and selling, and the originally good fish has been A wealthy town is full of complaints. If you look at the several large and small steamboats on the pier, and think about the many fishermen guiding us when we land, you can imagine the resentment of the people. I passed here during my debut a few years ago. We only visited two houses in the evening, and the things we got were too much to carry. This time we made a lot of money by confiscating the houses for collaborating with the enemy. I dare not say it was too much. It was very easy to get back two million yuan from such a wealthy family. "
An Yi was so excited that he rubbed his hands repeatedly and laughed loudly. When he saw Mu Zhuiyi, the deputy of the first battalion, and Yang Fei, the deputy of the second battalion, escorting the prisoners and weapons into the camp gate one after another, he quickly waved to them.
The two explained a few words to their subordinates, and both ran to An Yi and saluted. Mu Zhuiyi loudly reported that the resistance in the city had been completely eliminated, and that Huzi and a group of bosses from the Second Army had arrived in the north of the city and would come to meet him soon.
An Yi quickly waved his hand to signal the two of them to come closer. After some instructions, the two understanding people immediately ran to the stable, randomly pulled out two horses, mounted them and ran away.
There were more than two hundred shivering captive soldiers squatting in the large yard. Six heavy machine guns and a dozen French-made light machine guns were barely used and were still shiny. Boxes of bullets were neatly placed, and two
More than a hundred long and short guns were piled into a pile. The small platoon leader of the teaching company led the
Several brothers were busy sorting and counting points. An Yi once again handed down a few orders, packed up his military uniforms and walked to the gate, preparing to meet with the bosses of the friendly forces. When he looked up, he saw a beard and a dozen dirty generals riding into the camp.
The door opened, and Xia Jian, who had his collar open and was covered in sweat, was also among them.
When Dai Yue and others saw An Yi approaching happily, they quickly dismounted and saluted each other. After loudly thanking each other, they introduced An Yi enthusiastically:
"Come on! Let me introduce to Captain An. Brother Shi Hou and you are old acquaintances. I won't introduce you. This is General Li Liuru, the party representative of Brother Shi Hou's fourth division. This is General Xiao Jinguang, the party representative of our sixth division.
, This is Captain Xie Yibo... We are all brothers after meeting each other, haha... Captain An, do you know Jinguang?"
An Yi came to his senses and smiled sheepishly: "When my subordinates saw General Xiao's handsome appearance, they suddenly felt a sense of déjà vu, haha... Hello General Xiao!"
"Captain An has a great reputation. I didn't expect that we would meet here. On the way into the city, everyone said that Commander An fought a very beautiful battle for our troops to relieve the siege. Let's not talk about the speed of the march.
The secrecy of the operation, the grasp of the fighter planes, the fierce strikes and the rational way to drive away the enemy all make us admire him!"
Xiao Jinguang, who became a general after studying in Russia at the age of only 24, was very interested in An Yi. After complimenting him politely, he stepped forward to shake hands with An Yi.
An Yi quickly explained modestly: "The general has been rewarded, and his subordinates are messing around. Where is the rules? This battle is completely a gambler's mentality. Fortunately, the enemy was scared away. I guess the enemy heard that our troops
The sound of gunfire to embolden yourself,
I thought it was a large force arriving, so I lost the intention to fight in my panic. Otherwise, it would have been very difficult for our troops to get entangled and fight. If we hadn't won the victory and the brothers were so excited that they were dancing, I guess most of the officers and soldiers would not even have the strength to walk now.
No."
Dai Yue and others laughed loudly and praised An Yi for being brave, resourceful and frank. Xie Yibo said with deep feeling that when he first heard such dense explosions of mortar shells, he really thought it was the entire Second Division coming over.
Zhang Huizan, who had been quite annoyed with An Yi since the engineering and soldier skills competition in Guangzhou, was smiling broadly at this time. There was no trace of prejudice or anger at all. What's more, his younger brother Zhang Xiaocheng was in the rear with Ou Yaoting, A Biao and others to handle the business.
They were doing well, and their relationship with each other was much better than that of other generals around them. However, although they had seen each other from a distance, they had not spoken to each other. Now that they had this opportunity, they would not let it go.
"Commander An has gained a lot, and there are so many prisoners and seizures. We didn't expect you to use such a limited force so skillfully. It's amazing!" Zhang Huizhan extended his hand enthusiastically.
An Yi quickly extended his hand to respond, and after a few polite greetings, he warmly welcomed everyone into the lobby for a cup of tea to quench their thirst. Hu Zi and Ye Cheng, who had arrived, politely led the officers inside. Xia Jian took the opportunity to approach An Yi and reported in a low voice,
Under An Yi's instructions, he turned around and left again.
Seeing Zhang Huizan and his deputy division commander walking behind, An Yi rushed over and gently pulled him to beg him to stay. He whispered the results of the interrogation and the witnesses left behind in detail, and then politely made suggestions:
"In view of the huge losses caused by the local evil gentry leaking information to the enemy, I suggest that the general negotiate with Chief Dai and others to deal with it. These villains who have caused heavy casualties to the brothers in the second army should not be easily spared, let alone these people who have levied excessive taxes on the local people.
, wanton infringement, the people have long hated it.
Even after his father-in-law's house was surrounded by our troops in the city, the commander of the 19th enemy division still dared to lead his guards to resist stubbornly, causing eight casualties among our brothers. The commander of my first battalion, Xia Camp, was furious and killed all the stubborn enemies. Because our troops
There are too few manpower to launch a large-scale search, and it is estimated that many remnants are still hiding in the city. The garrison commander captured previously is still being held in that barracks by our department, and the general can send someone to interrogate him."
Zhang Huizan and the two were shocked. Only then did they know the truth about the siege. Zhang Huizan ordered his deputy division commander to escort the person into the lobby immediately. The deputy division commander quickly called the guards to go with them. An Yi grabbed Zhang Huizan's sleeve and kept him behind:
"General, after my subordinates led the main force to leave Jiande City, the troops guarding Jiande's front line were very empty. Just north of Jiande is Tonglu, where the enemy's troops are heavily concentrated. Therefore, I need to lead my troops back through the waterway as soon as possible. Please excuse me.
The general transferred his brothers to the city to take over the defense and eliminate the remaining enemies. There are many rich and unkind people in Chun'an City and surrounding villages and towns, most of them are armed, and the hidden dangers are endless. I have to ask the general to eliminate them one by one to avoid future troubles."
Zhang Huizan was overjoyed. How could he not know the deep meaning of An Yi's words? In gratitude, he held An Yi's hand heavily, thanked him repeatedly, and then rushed to several regimental leaders and deputy regimental officers in the yard and issued a series of urgent orders.
After hearing this, a subordinate was very happy and rushed out of the camp gate.
An Yi stood politely and walked to the lobby waiting for Zhang Huizhan to arrive. As soon as he entered the door, he heard the roar of the boss of the second army. The fat captain on the ground had been beaten to a bruised and swollen face, and was beyond recognition.
Li Liuru, the party representative of the Fourth Division, stood up and suggested loudly: arrest the local tyrants and evil gentry in the city immediately, and hold a public trial to pronounce the verdict! Everyone agreed in unison, which made the hall buzz. Zhang Huizan strode forward to report to Dai Yue that he had ordered independence outside the city.
The regiment rushed into the city to search for remnants of the enemy and collaborators, and took over the defense of the first and second battalions of the An Yi regiment, so that An Yi's troops could return to Jiande to garrison on the front line as soon as possible.
Dai Yue and others were quite surprised to hear that An Yi was leaving. After many years of service in the army, these generals had never seen anyone leave without dividing their territory. An Yi, who took the lead in occupying the county seat, could even limit the number of people entering the city from each branch of the Second Army, but he did not
If you do this, you will have to leave in a hurry after putting in all your efforts.
Dai Yue stood up and walked towards An Yi, begging him to stay. He asked An Yi to wait for the Sixth Division and the regiments directly under him to return from pursuit, and to distribute some of the captured loot together before leaving. An Yi politely said that the brothers in the second army were working harder and needed more replenishment and rest.
If the troops on the border are really short, don't worry if you rush back as soon as possible. All you need to do is take the capture in the yard and forty horses back to replenish the troops.
Dai Yue knew that the frontline defense of Jiande was really careless, so he did not try to persuade them to stay. He led more than a dozen subordinate generals to escort An Yi and his party to the east dock of the city.
Zhang Huizan was even more enthusiastic. When he put An Yi on the steamer, he stood by the ship and chatted quietly for a while. He saw that the officers and soldiers of Ye Cheng's second battalion and dozens of prisoners had already moved the horses and captured weapons and ammunition onto a ship.
A connected wooden boat was ready to set off, and then reluctantly returned to the steps of the pier, watching the two steamboats dragging more than a dozen large wooden boats slowly eastward.
The general of the Second Army said gratefully as he walked that An Yi was loyal and sincere. He not only rescued his headquarters from a tight siege, but also gave away the newly occupied Chun'an City. He did not stop until he received benefits like other friendly generals.
This shows that the "Model Camp" is truly worthy of its name.
Dai Yue earnestly warned the generals not to forget An Yi's great kindness and to repay An Yi well if he had the opportunity in the future. All the generals claimed that he was so, and Zhang Huizhan's voice was the loudest among them.
Before Dai Yue and his party returned to the camp gate, they heard gunshots coming from all over the city, and the angry roars of the officers and soldiers. Screams, begging for mercy, exclamations, and cries came and went all over the city.
Dust and smoke are billowing, chickens and dogs are flying, and the revolutionary movement of large-scale arrests of collaborators, reactionaries, local tyrants and evil gentry has become as unstoppable as a prairie fire.
Three hours later, the sentencing meeting in front of the county government office in the city was in full swing. With the support of the revolutionary army, the oppressed people came forward to make angry accusations.
General Li, the party representative of the Fourth Division, announced the final
After the trial, more than fifty heinous counterrevolutionaries and collaborators were then escorted to the tidal flats in the south of the city for execution. The revolutionary masses rejoiced and were elated. They finally lifted the heavy mountain that was oppressing them and saw the bright hope of a happy life in the future.
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After the trial, groups of poor people carried fresh fish and food to express condolences to the revolutionary troops in each military camp. The streets were filled with slogans of various colors in an instant. The reputation of the Second Army of the National Revolutionary Army was recited by people, and the revolutionary army
Since then, the fire has spread vigorously in this small town by Qiandao Lake.
The military camp in the southeast of the city is now the headquarters of the Second Army. Gold, silver and jewelry collected from the homes of a large number of counter-revolutionaries and local tyrants and evil gentry in the city were brought to the lobby of the camp. They were sorted and placed in the center of the wide lobby like hills.
A rough calculation by several quartermasters of the Second Army and a general who was well versed in antiques revealed that the seizure of oceans and gold bars alone amounted to more than 1.4 million. Including a large number of jades, jewelry, antiques, calligraphy and paintings, the total amount reached 320.
As much as ten thousand yuan. The quartermaster said bitterly: If it weren't for Zhang
The officers and soldiers of Shihou's Fourth Division entered the city in advance and spent a lot of money. It is estimated that they can still earn one million more. In order to prevent the big fish from slipping through the net, Boss Dai has ordered two regiments directly under the military headquarters to go to nearby cities and villages to fight against the local tyrants and evil gentry.
, it is estimated that the income can be increased by a few percent at night.
At the same time, six large and small steamboats towing more than forty large wooden fishing boats had sailed across the vast lake and were slowly approaching the Xin'an Jiangkou Pier. The officers and soldiers of the Second Battalion quickly disembarked and drove all the idle personnel away from the dock two hundred meters away.
In addition, after receiving generous rewards, the boatmen on the boat were all happy to get off the boat and leave, not daring to get involved in the "military secrets" of the revolutionary army.
Xia Jian, who led his team to quietly leave from the west pier of Chun'an City, jumped off the large steamer. He excitedly commanded the soldiers to first lead more than a hundred horses from the wooden boats to the shore, and then fixed each heavy bag on the horse's back.
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Ye Cheng's side also became busy at the same time. It took him nearly half an hour to complete the unloading, leaving a company to guard the four captured steamboats and more than 20 wooden boats. Together with Xia Jian's troops, he unloaded more than a hundred horses.
A horse team was formed to escort them to Jiande City.
An Yi and Shen Fengdao had already mounted their beloved horses and returned to Jiande City, drinking tea with their brothers and waiting quietly for the arrival of the cavalry.