In the conference room of the main camp in Zhenjiang City, Dai Yue, acting commander of the Second Army and commander of the Sixth Division, Tan Daoyuan, commander of the Fourth Division, Gu Zhuping, commander of the Third Division of the First Army, and more than ten generals gathered around the huge sand table, listening to the constant rumors from Jiangbei.
When the battle report came in and the staff members moved the small flags one after another quickly, they all showed excited smiles.
When Dai Yue heard Zhan Huanqi read aloud the victory report from his headquarters in occupying Yizheng, he raised his head and laughed: "I didn't expect the Yizheng defenders to escape so fast. Our two divisions cannot catch up. I'm afraid the gains will be limited!"
"Brother Xipeng, just be content. Yizheng is a strategic town that directly threatens Nanjing East Road. Brother Xipeng and Brother Yiru (named by Tan Daoyuan) occupied Yizheng without losing any blood. Such great achievements will definitely win the applause of the whole country! You see
Look at my younger brother’s three masters, one
As soon as we landed, we started a fierce battle. The battle was so dark that the battle has just ended now. I watched helplessly as Xiaoyi's model battalion entered the city first and obtained a large number of seizures. It's really unfair!" Gu Zhutong glanced at An Yi and said half-heartedly.
He sighed jokingly and half seriously.
Everyone burst into laughter after hearing this, but An Yi had a thought in his mind and expressed his stance very politely:
"Sir Gu, please don't say that. Without the brothers of the Third Division working hard to suppress the enemy regiment, how could our model battalion advance into Yangzhou City so easily? The brothers of the two regiments of the Third Division are now
The fleeing enemy was pursued, and another regiment was cleaning the battlefield. There must be a lot of captures in this battle.
Don't worry. After entering Yangzhou, the battalions of our regiment only gathered briefly before attacking Tai'an City in the east as planned. Currently, the third and fourth battalions of our regiment have been attacking the city 16 kilometers east of Yangzhou non-stop.
In Jiangdu Town, the other troops will take a short rest and then proceed to Jiangdu. From now on, in Yangzhou City and the direction north of it, we must rely on Chief Gu to lead the troops to garrison, otherwise our regiment will be in a dilemma of advancing and retreating, and it will be difficult to achieve anything."
Upon hearing this, everyone looked towards the east of Yangzhou in the sand table, and were quite surprised by the continued combat capabilities of An Yi's troops.
Gu Zhutong immediately felt relieved. At this time, he didn't know that this was completely out of An Yi's good intentions. He just found an excuse to hand over the prosperous and prosperous Yangzhou City to his third division, while his own independent regiment moved
When he stationed in Jiangdu Town, he not only acted like a good boy, but also protected the right wing barrier for the Third Division to prevent the Third Division from possible attacks from the east.
Gu Zhutong smiled knowingly at An Yi, looked at his watch, and said goodbye to everyone. He would place his division headquarters in Yangzhou City as soon as possible, seize the time to set up defenses and strengthen security maintenance inside and outside Yangzhou City, and be ready at any time.
Support Anyi's troops in their operations against enemies in Taizhou to the east or Gaoyou to the north.
Seeing that the war was over, generals such as Tan Daoyuan and Dai Yue also bid farewell to An Yi cordially. An Yi led several brothers who stayed at the regiment headquarters to send the generals to the port in the north of the city and ordered his subordinates to use a steamer to take Dai Yue and his entourage away.
Ten people were sent directly to the Yizheng Pier upstream.
As the steamer gradually moved away, An Yi put down his farewell hand and made a request to Gu Zhutong beside him: "Sir Gu, I request you to send a regiment of troops to approach the Wangzhuang area south of Gaoyou City with a high profile to contain Gaoyou.
The enemy dared not go south to reinforce Taizhou."
Gu Zhutong nodded happily: "Don't worry, I will help you stabilize the north. I didn't expect that your clever strategy would trigger a series of chain reactions. It was just a local raid in the blink of an eye.
A big battle involving the east and west fronts.
If my guess is correct, General Li Delin will definitely take advantage of this opportunity to attack Chuzhou, approaching the front line of Bengbu. Dai Yue and his two divisions will soon attack Chuzhou from the east, and our division and regiment will also attack Chuzhou from the east.
We will soon receive orders to attack Gaoyou or Taizhou.
As long as we capture Taizhou, we can form a line with the other divisions of our army and cut off the retreat route to the north of the enemy's Thirteenth Division in Jingjiang in one fell swoop. If Commander He can make up his mind, we are likely to encircle the enemy's Thirteenth Division as we wish, thus
This enables the troops on the East Route to advance northward smoothly, connecting us with you and me, echoing each other, and forming a strong pressure on the enemies on the East Route."
An Yi modestly suggested: "What the instructor said is very true... I think so. You can simply telegraph this idea to Commander He and urge all ministries to take advantage of the enemy's chaos to immediately launch a forced crossing, and then launch a fierce attack on the enemy who is in a dilemma on the other side.
The attack will definitely break through the enemy's already shaken defense lines.
Zhang Zongchang is deeply jealous of Zhang Zuolin and his son who ignored their friendship and defeated Wu Peifu. At present, the army is still stranded in Huai'an and Yancheng, waiting and watching. Sun Chuanfang's troops on the Jiangbei front are already frightened, and it is difficult to resist our army's attack on the three river sections.
The commander's brilliant plan just now is completely certain to be implemented.
As for the subordinates who stationed in Jiangdu, they can only put pressure on Taizhou's defenders to press forward step by step, but they will never dare to rashly attack Sun Chuanfang's two divisions of more than 18,000 people guarding Taizhou, otherwise they are likely to fall into a three-sided attack.
In the predicament. If Chief He can lead his troops from the lower reaches to the north quickly, his subordinates will still have some confidence to carry out active harassment operations against the enemy. Otherwise, they can only choose to stand firm and wait."
"Haha, do you think I don't know that you have had this idea for a long time? Just like Brother Ming said, every time you take a step, you can see at least the next three steps. Xiaoyi, you are a rare general, so
I've really wronged you for a long time. It's rare that you always have such an open mind. I'm very optimistic about your future. I'll be there if you need it in the future.
Please feel free to ask where I can help. You and I are from the same family, so don’t be too external. Okay, I will cross the river now and send a report to Chief He immediately after arriving in Yangzhou. Take care of yourself!" After that,
Gu Zhutong patted An Yi's shoulder lightly, strode down the pier, and led his troops across the river with the artillery battalion transporting the artillery of the independent regiment.
"Sir, take care of yourself too!"
An Yi waved to Gu Zhutong on the boat and watched the ferry disappear into the mist in the center of the river before leaving the dock.
After seeing off all the friendly generals, An Yi rode back to the camp. At this time, Chen Lifu and others who had ransacked the homes of enemy spy Jiang Luming and grocery store owner Xie Chengyu had returned and were making preparations before leaving.
After An Yi processed the telegrams sent by each regiment and signed the reply orders one by one, he came to sit down next to Chen Lifu, rubbed his sore eyes, and asked in a low voice:
"Instructor, after you return to Nanjing, can you help your subordinates get two new radio stations? The new radio stations you and the two staff officers under General Ge brought this time are very useful.
I’m so greedy, that American-made hand-operated generator is small in size and light in weight, which is what my subordinates dream of.”
Chen Lifu, who had achieved fruitful results in both interrogation and house confiscation this time, smiled slightly: "No problem, even if you don't ask for it, the principal will consider it for you, and it will be distributed to you soon. At noon today, Nanjing will
A grand swearing-in meeting for the Northern Expedition was held, and Yangzhou University
The victory report may have spread throughout Nanjing and even the whole country by now. This is definitely a great encouragement to our army and the best gift for the swearing-in ceremony. Therefore, I must take the captured enemy generals and Zhenjiang spies into custody as soon as possible.
We are leaving for Nanjing soon."
"Ah, so urgent?" An Yi looked at Chen Lifu in surprise.
Chen Lifu stood up: "I just received an urgent call from the principal that the captured enemy generals must be escorted to Nanjing as soon as possible. You may not know yet, but the former enemy headquarters major general staff officer named Chu Zhitian is none other than Sun Chuanfang
His brother-in-law is the brother of his beloved concubine, and the enemy brigade commander Nie Mingshan is not an ordinary person.
, this person was the principal's younger brother when he was at the Zhenwu Military Academy in Japan. However, this person was stubborn and followed Sun Chuanfang wholeheartedly. He ignored the principal's calls many times. Today's Yangzhou victory and the capture of these two important enemy generals,
It will definitely cause an uproar across the country and have far-reaching political implications, so I must rush back immediately.
Another thing, you can safely dismantle Jiang Luming's shipyard and move it all to old Nanchang. Together with the three steamships, they should be regarded as your trophies. The more than 700,000 stolen money recovered from the house raid is enough for me to deal with it.
After I return, I only need to report it to the principal. Besides, you have achieved such great military exploits and brought the shipyard back for the sake of the future of your disabled brothers. No one can blame you."
"Thank you, instructor!"
An Yi held Chen Lifu's hand tightly and was very grateful. The shipyard machinery and equipment worth millions of yuan and three large steamships that he had coveted for a long time were obtained so easily. How could An Yi not be ecstatic?
"Thank you for what? I have known for a long time that you are thinking about this shipyard." Chen Lifu lightly punched An Yi and said in a low voice: "Today you have to complete the front-line defense work in Jiangdu as soon as possible. It is estimated that the principal will be here soon.
I'll recruit you to Nanjing, no later than tomorrow."
An Yi nodded understandingly: "I understand, I will send it to you..."
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In An Yi's spacious bedroom in the backyard of the regiment headquarters, Lao Dao, who had just woken up, sat quietly at the desk in front of the window. He and Xia Jian and Ding Zhicheng, who had just returned, analyzed the process of the battle in detail. Lao Dao was extremely impressed and twirled his long beard.
He shook his head and commented:
"...Soldiers are also deceitful. They show their inability to use it when they can, show their inability to use it when they are using it, show their distance when they are close, show their closeness when they are far, and attack them unprepared to catch them by surprise... Pretend to retreat but quietly turn around and launch a lightning strike
, and then continuously enter the battlefield with superior forces to consolidate the results.
, connecting a single chess piece into a thick piece, you really have learned the essence of the art of war! It seems that you guys have indeed learned a lot in war after war. In this battle alone, the good and the strange complement each other.
, the future is booming, learning and applying it is remarkable!"
Xia Jian chuckled: "Uncle, you don't know that my eldest brother is busy fighting. He has already quietly ordered Jinan to raid Yangzhou City and immediately drive to Jiangdu. The boy from Hutou and Yang Bin joined forces to attack Jiangdu City.
, with just one charge, a camp of enemy defenders who had no time to escape was defeated. Not only did they obtain a large amount of baggage and food, but they also paid
Three American trucks and more than 200 horses were captured. The total captured in the Yangzhou War alone was no less than 800,000 yuan. This does not include thousands of long and short guns, 12 Krupp cannons, 20
There are more than 10,000 rounds of ammunition and artillery shells. Now, our artillery battalion is qualified to be upgraded to an artillery regiment, and it is estimated that the capture of Jiangdu City will not be less."
"Xia Jian, what are you bragging about? Isn't it just hundreds of thousands?"
An Yi strode into the room, nodded to the beaming Xiao Jiu standing at the door, sat down opposite Lao Dao, grabbed the cigarettes on the table and distributed them to everyone, lit one himself, and then told everyone with great joy.
:
"Now it's great. From today on, the shipyard in the north of the city, which is fully equipped with mechanical equipment, manufacturing materials and all kinds of equipment, belongs to us completely, including the two 150-ton cargo steamers and the large ship.
The ferry and Shangfeng all gave it to us as spoils of war.
I have just sent the brothers from the ordnance unit to dismantle the machines. By tomorrow afternoon at the latest, they will be able to put them all on a cargo ship and transport them back to our old Nanchang. At that time, the thirty-five brothers from the transportation platoon of the logistics unit will go back together to take charge.
Foremen at all levels in the shipyard, most of them
I am a shipwright and repairman and have experience. I will go to the Jiujiang Shipyard to recruit a few experienced engineers with high salaries. Later, I will bring back some steel plates and machine propellers. We can try to build a few speedboats and inland river boats by ourselves.
Cargo ship for fun.”
The brothers were overjoyed, and the old Taoist asked in surprise: "Ah, the harvest is so big, you are not robbing by fire, are you?"
An Yi glared at the old man: "What are you talking about? These are the assets of the enemy Sun Chuanfang's department. After being confiscated by our revolutionary army headquarters, they were then allocated to the welfare factory in the rear of our independent regiment. It is justifiable, reasonable and legal.
What calamity?
If it was really a robbery, would we be able to have the honorable title of model of the entire army? If I had not considered the intricate forces behind another well-hidden enemy spy, I would have ordered my brothers to raid his house. If we had really done it
If so, at least one million in cash can be obtained from him...
Don’t you believe it? Let me tell you, Old Taoist, this man is known as the richest man in Zhenjiang, and he and Sun Chuanfang have long been on the same page. This old guy is not an ordinary rich man. He only owns two properties in Shanghai and half of the shares of the Changzhou Textile Factory.
Worth more than five hundred
Wan Dayang, what a pity! What a pity! If it weren’t for the brotherly relationship between his father-in-law and our Principal Jiang, I would have killed him long ago...Old Shen, you came just in time, let me introduce you...
Hey, what's wrong with you? You..."
"Uncle Master..."
Shen Fengdao, a recognized tough guy in the army, came to Lao Dao, knelt down with a bang, shouted "Uncle Master", tears burst into his eyes, and he lay on the ground unable to say a word. He had already learned from An Yi and his brothers
I learned about Lao Dao's current situation during normal conversations. I heard from the brothers in the company that the officers who came from Nanjing left in a car, and all the friendly troops would
The school had also left completely, so I thought that the old Taoist had also followed Chen Lifu's motorcade back to Nanjing, so he returned with confidence from the young doctor who had been hiding all night, intending to continue to perform his duties as the captain of the bodyguard with An Yi, but he didn't
Thinking of seeing the old Taoist's surprised look as soon as he entered the door, he had no choice but to go to the old Taoist's face and kneel down respectfully.
With tears in his eyes, the old Taoist looked up to the sky and sighed. He weakly waved his hands for everyone to leave. He slowly stood up and took two steps forward. He bent down to help Shen Feng, who was crying and sobbing silently, and said:
"What a sin! What a sin...why are you suffering..."
An Yi was shocked when he heard this. He glanced at the old man wiping his tears, stepped back knowingly, and gently closed the door to signal Xia Jian, Ding Zhicheng, Xiao Jiu and others to go further away with him.
The brothers came to the front conference room and sat down full of doubts. Xia Jian asked An Yi in surprise: "Brother, does Lao Shen really know my uncle?"
"Isn't this nonsense? Didn't you see Lao Shen call him uncle when he knelt down just now?" Ding Zhicheng glared at Xia Jian, then turned to An Yi, who was also confused:
"Boss, it seems you don't know the relationship between Lao Shen and Uncle Dao, right?"
An Yi sighed: "How did I know? Am I still like this after knowing it? His grandmother, what a damn coincidence! Before I rescued Lao Shen from the guillotine, I had never met him before, so I listened to Hu Tou's plea.
I helped out, riding to the execution ground outside Nanchang City, and shamelessly asked Zhang Tianyi, an old classmate from the Second Army who was building the guillotine.
I begged for mercy. I didn’t know why I opened my mouth in desperation, so I lied and said that Lao Shen was my senior brother. My old classmate went to my home in Guangzhou when he was in Huangpu. He met the old Taoist and respected him very much. He heard that he was my senior brother.
Didn't you try your best? In the end, Old Shen was secretly rescued and sent back to our old Nanchang Army to be nourished and injured. You should know about this, Old Ding!"
Ding Zhicheng nodded, suddenly thinking of Gu Changfeng, and quickly suggested in a low voice: "It's really hard for us to ask this question, why not send a telegram to Jinan and Huzi and ask Hutou to come from Jiangdu immediately. Since Hutou has nothing to do with Lao
Shen is a family friend of ours, so he should have something to do with Uncle Dao, right?"
An Yi nodded, and quickly called Zhang Cheng, the orderly on the side, and asked him to find Zhan Huanqi. He quickly asked Zhan Huanqi to draft a message and send it to Gu Changfeng, who was leading his troops stationed in Jiangdu.