The arrival of Gu Changfeng did not solve everyone's doubts. He did not know Lao Tao. Although his mentor, Mr. Zhou, had a close friendship with Shen Fengdao's mentor, he had no connection with Lao Shoudao. Gu Changfeng Feng recalled it for a long time without any impression, and finally said that maybe several elders knew each other, but he just didn't know it.
It wasn't until evening that the door opened. Shen Fengdao looked the same as usual. He still walked to the door of the conference room where An Yi was and stood quietly, taking on the duty of guarding him responsibly. His face was calm, as if something was wrong. It never happened, but there was a hint of sadness in a pair of deep eyes.
The veteran was even more amazing. He still walked calmly and calmly with his hands behind his back. He motioned to Xiao Jiu who was guarding the door to open the door as if nothing had happened. He walked into the conference room door generously and returned to his original seat. He quickly offered incense to his hands and feet. Zhang Cheng, tea’s orderly, praised in a low voice:
"You are a good boy. You have a good nature and a decent appearance. You seem to have studied for a few years, right?"
"Yes, I have been studying in a private school for thirteen years. My mentor is my uncle. He was selected as a Manchu scholar when he was young. Due to his frailty, he did not go to Beijing to take the exam. He has published two books, one on archeology and one on archeology. This is poetry, and he is a good gentleman recognized by us in Gao'an...
Uncle Dao, I'm afraid this is the last time that this junior will serve you tea. Tomorrow morning, this junior and eleven selected brothers will rush to Shanghai, and together with the thirty people recruited by Old Nanchang, they will meet at the German Consulate and then take the boat. Go to Germany to study abroad. Zhang Yifang, a fellow junior who received your compliments this morning, has gone to the Munitions Section today to serve as the adjutant of Commander Shi. The other four brothers, also from Gao'an, have also left the Guard and been transferred to the Munitions Section. The regiment leader said... No, no, the division commander asked each of our brothers to learn a skill, so that even if we don’t serve as soldiers in the future, we can be independent and self-reliant. The brothers all cried and were unwilling to leave the guard. I was also reluctant to leave the division commander. I felt that he was my dear one. Brother..."
Zhang Cheng secretly wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, nodded apologetically, picked up the thermos and went to refill the tea for the bosses around the conference table.
The old Taoist holding a tea cup in his hand looked with some surprise at An Yi and other generals who were gathered around the big table to discuss military affairs urgently. He was wondering when did An Yi become a division commander? What methods did he use to make his soldiers so grateful?
Outside the door of the conference room, Lin Yaodong smiled at Shen Fengdao: "Brother Shen, from today on, my younger brother will have to take over your position as chief of the bodyguard. From now on, Brother Shen will no longer have to stand guard."
Shen Fengdao felt sad for a while, turned to Xiao Jiu and asked in a low voice: "What's going on?"
"This is an adjustment made two hours ago. From today on, our eighteen guards from Lin Village will officially take over the original fifty-man guard. The original guard captain Yang Guan and deputy captain Luo Yi have been transferred to the expanded guard battalion. He was appointed as the deputy commander of the second company. The eldest brother said that Brother Shen was full of beauty and talent, and it would be too unfair to be the captain of the bodyguard anymore. He planned to appoint Brother Shen as his adjutant, but he had to ask for your opinion, Brother Shen, before making the decision.
Brother Shen, please go in. Brother Shen has already arranged your position and told me to let you in if you come. The chief officers of each department have just arrived and are currently discussing expansion matters." Xiao Jiu explained in a low voice.
Shen Fengdao had mixed feelings in his heart. He pondered for a moment, shook his head, smiled slightly, and continued to stand where he was, without any intention of entering.
At this time, the conference room was filled with joy. An Yi summarized the opinions of the brothers, discussed with the men beside him, Yin Jinan, and Yang Bin for a while, and then made a decision:
"Since the brothers are unanimous, I will announce the final expansion plan: after being officially upgraded to a division, a political training section must be established. The party representative of the political training section, that is, the political training section chief must be appointed by the military ministry, so in the future Nan serves as the second deputy division commander of our independent division and the commander of the independent regiment. The independent regiment is composed of the model battalion, the regiment's mortar company and the machine gun company. The former deputy battalion deputy of the model battalion Li Guang was promoted to deputy regiment and battalion commander of the model battalion. Fang Jing was promoted to deputy and instructor of the regiment.
Due to the limitation of the establishment of the four regiments of our first division, the other four battalions will be merged into three regiments. Xia Jian's first battalion, Chen Zhibiao's third battalion and Gu Changfeng's fourth battalion will be organized into the first, second and second regiments of our division respectively. In the third regiment, the chief officers at all levels were promoted to one-level positions; the second battalion, which was also managed by Chief of Staff Yang Bin, needed major adjustments and was integrated into Chen Zhibiao's second regiment to form the second battalion. Zhou Dingcheng, the former commander of the machine gun company, served as deputy regiment He concurrently served as commander of the second battalion, and the chief officers at all levels were promoted to one rank; Chen Kan, former battalion deputy and instructor of the third battalion, was immediately transferred to the divisional teaching brigade as captain.
Everyone, the only consideration we have received from this upgrade and expansion is that we have one more teaching brigade that is not subject to organizational constraints compared to other divisions. It is a regiment-level treatment. This advantage must be fully utilized. Other specific arrangements need to be further negotiated tomorrow morning. I came up with the expansion plan before seven o'clock, and then I sent it to Nanjing and went to the headquarters' military logistics and other departments to collect equipment and military supplies. I also brought back the new party representatives. According to the current battlefield situation analysis, we will have to fight at any time. , there is no rest time at all, I can only rely on you to seize it."
Gu Changfeng's eyes widened and he asked anxiously: "Boss, I only have 700 brothers under my command. How can I form a regiment?"
Yin Jinan smiled and replied: "Don't worry, the old Nanchang Recruitment Office will send two thousand recruits the day after tomorrow. They are all good soldiers carefully selected by our own brothers and trained hand by hand for two and a half months. Your third regiment and Xia Jian's first regiment Each person received a thousand men. These two thousand recruits came here carrying equipment. There are two fully equipped engineering companies, which can basically meet your needs for setting up three battalions. If you want to increase the number, you will have to complete the task. It’s up to you.”
"Okay! This sentence is enough, haha!" Xia Jian said with joy after hearing this.
Hu Jialin, who was promoted to deputy division commander, turned to An Yi and whispered: "The situation is urgent. Lao Yang, Lao Ding and I must rush back to Jiangdu overnight to prepare for the battle according to the original plan. Lao Yang also has to be responsible for communicating with Gu Gu in Yangzhou. The chiefs will contact and coordinate, and the chief officers of each department will also need to return to each department immediately. The specific matters of expansion will be left to Jinan, Huanqi, and Chen Kan."
"Okay, the submitted plan only needs to fill in the information of the chief officers above the regiment level. Below the regiment level, we can make the decision ourselves. The workload is not big. However, you'd better leave the careful selection to the training camp. All the more than 500 prisoners inside were given to Hutou. He did this more efficiently than any of us. He managed to recruit elite veterans who could add a battalion out of thin air... Lao Yang, you will appoint the new artillery battalion later. The appointment letters of the battalion commander Li Tianen, battalion deputy Liao Minlin, and battalion deputy and instructor Ding Jianxin were brought back. The appointment of the chief officers of the following three companies was discussed and reported by the three of them. They were told that the division headquarters trusted them and that no matter what difficulties they had, If you raise it, the division headquarters will give priority to solving it."
An Yi agreed with Hu Hu's opinion and made additional suggestions to Yang Bin in order to boost the morale of the artillery battalion.
Yang Bin nodded: "Good idea. They are not what they used to be. Their equipment strength and combat capabilities are by no means inferior to the artillery regiments of other ministries. It's time to give them some rewards."
The meeting was over. After Huzi, Yang Bin and others said goodbye to Lao Dao, they hurriedly left for the front line. Lao Dao looked at these young people who had no time to eat dinner and was filled with emotion. He quietly said to An Yi: Your life is really good.
Supported by this group of loyal and shrewd subordinates, all these young heroes have good minds and good looks. If you don't make progress, you will delay their future!
An Yi was very excited after hearing this, and burst into laughter. He seemed very proud of himself, but in fact, he was very doubtful whether the experienced "people-observing skills" and "mind-observing skills" were as powerful as he occasionally revealed.
Later, An Yi and a group of brothers had dinner with Lao Dao and his two nephews who were already lieutenant adjutants. The two young men, about 24 or 25 years old, had clear faces, calm manners, and were humble and polite to everyone.
He is elegant and calm. Although he is wearing a lieutenant's uniform, he is not reckless at all. He faintly reveals a calm and capable demeanor beyond his years, which makes An Yi and Gu Changfeng secretly admire him.
After dinner, An Yi, Yin Jinan, Gu Changfeng and others accompanied Lao Dao for a leisurely walk around the camp. The refreshing spring breeze after the rain brought with it the faint fragrance of flowers and the refreshing smell of vegetation, making people feel comfortable, comfortable and leisurely.
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"Look, who is outside the camp gate?" The sharp-eyed Gu Changfeng showed a smile on his lips and signaled to An Yi in a low voice.
An Yi looked up strangely, stopped immediately, shook his head with a strange expression, whispered a few words to the old Taoist and Yin Jinan, then walked out of the camp gate with Gu Changfeng, returned the salute to the sentry, and came to the two
Stopped in front of the beauty.
An Yi politely asked Feng Jieyun and Zhou Ruoting, who looked excited, "It's almost dark, do you two ladies still have the leisure to go out for a walk?"
Feng Jieyun combed a strand of long hair that was blown by the wind, and replied in a low voice with a red face: "We...we came here specifically to see the general."
"Ah!? Why don't you inform the officers and soldiers at the door? It seems that you have been here for a long time!" An Yi asked with a smile.
The blush on Feng Jieyun's face became more intense, and she opened her small mouth, but for a moment she didn't know what to say. Zhou Ruoting beside her glared at Gu Changfeng, who was grinning with eyebrows, and turned to An Yi, raising her white lips.
He raised his chin and replied loudly and confidently: "It's not because of
For you? Every time I meet, I want to avoid the plague, and send people away with just a few words... I have never seen a general as arrogant and unreasonable as you, who refuses people thousands of miles away, but the more you act like this, the more we
The less you give up, see who can persevere, hum!"
An Yi and Gu Changfeng looked at each other and laughed. They were obviously amused by Zhou Ruoting's carefree and coquettish manner. Gu Changfeng stared into Zhou Ruoting's eyes and asked pleasantly:
"Miss Zhou, what do you say? Is it because we didn't agree to your enlistment? You must also know that we have been fighting for the past two days. No army will consider recruiting new soldiers under such circumstances.
What's more, the status of the two girls is so special. We don't dare to agree rashly without the consent of your family... Oh, by the way, why are you two still staying in Zhenjiang? Didn't President Pan say the night before yesterday that,
Will the girl's family come to take you home soon?"
Feng Jieyun stuck out her pink tongue and replied rather shyly: "Now all the railways have been blocked by the Northern Expeditionary Army, and the passenger trains have also been temporarily requisitioned by the army to transport soldiers. They will not be able to be restored for at least five days. I also heard that
Because of the war in Zhenjiang, even passenger ships have been stopped. Our family cannot come, and we cannot go back."
An Yi then remembered this reason and said apologetically: "I'm really sorry. This kind of situation happened from time to time during the war. It will be fine after the situation stabilizes in two days. Is this why you two came here?
"
Feng Jieyun shook his head and frowned slightly: "After the general ordered the whole city to be under martial law, we couldn't go anywhere. My uncle and aunt were very anxious when they saw the current situation in such chaos, especially when Mr. Jiang Luming, the largest industrialist in Zhenjiang City, was killed.
After the arrest, my uncle became very haggard.
Ruoting and I had a private discussion and felt that it might be because of the general's arrest and house raids against Mr. Jiang Luming that the uncle, the richest man in Zhenjiang, felt extremely worried about his personal and property safety, especially after learning that
Mr. Jiang Luming was escorted to Nanjing for trial
Later, my uncle became even more sad. No amount of explanations from my aunt and us could make him let go of his worries. Therefore, we came here to ask the general to condescend to move to his humble abode and give him some good guidance. Maybe this could cheer him up and relieve his worries.
Don't worry, otherwise the whole family will have trouble sleeping and eating."
"Oh...so that's it!"
An Yi and Gu Changfeng looked at each other, and they knew what Pan Henian was worried about. They couldn't help but sigh in their hearts: If they had known about this, why bother? Now that his hands are stained with the blood of his subordinates, it is difficult to let go of the relationship easily.
It’s getting even harder!
Although An Yi felt something, he didn't show anything on his face. He turned to Feng Jieyun and explained kindly: "The two girls may have misunderstood. The investigation and punishment of Sun Jun's die-hard Jiang Luming was not decided by us, but by the Nanjing headquarters.
If we personally send people to deal with it, as the local garrison, we can only cooperate unconditionally.
Secondly, Jiang Luming has nothing to do with Chairman Pan in this matter. Jiang Luming ignored Nuo Da's family property and blatantly acted as a spy for the warlord leader Sun Chuanfang. He not only hid weapons and ammunition, but also repeatedly
He sent people to quietly cross the river to deliver information about our army's troop deployment, weapons and equipment to the enemy, resulting in the death and injury of more than 60 brothers in our unit. He deserved to be investigated and punished.
As for President Pan, when our troops were stationed in Zhenjiang, he took the lead in donating money and materials many times, and he never hesitated to fund my Northern Expedition. This shows that he is an enlightened wealthy gentleman who supports the revolution, so there is no need to worry about this at all!"
Feng Jieyun nodded frequently, with worries on his face: "Yes! We all tried to relieve him in this way, but it had no effect at all. My aunt was also very worried. What if Jiang Luming was in a hurry and started talking nonsense everywhere?
It's possible that my uncle could be involved. If so, it would be troublesome."
An Yi looked at Feng Jieyun's innocent and beautiful face and the slight beads of sweat on his forehead. His heart swayed, and then he raised his head and looked at the night sky, and said casually:
"Well, I will go to Nanjing to report on official duties tomorrow. I can take some time to find the chief of the headquarters in charge of this matter and inquire about it. I will tell you what happens when I get back. That should be all right, right?"
Feng Jieyun nodded gratefully, opened his crystal clear eyes wide, and looked at An Yi affectionately:
"Thank you, General! If my uncle knew that the General was so helpful, he would definitely be grateful. However... if the General could spare some time from his busy schedule, the little girl would still like to ask the General to come over and persuade his uncle in person. General, go
One trip is more effective than ten thousand words we can say."
"this……"
An Yi looked at Feng Jieyun's expectant eyes and hesitated for a moment.
Gu Changfeng glanced at Zhou Ruoting, who was looking at him intently, and suggested with a smile: "I think we should just go there. It's just across the street corner, not a few steps away. Since our army stationed in Zhenjiang, thanks to Chairman Pan and Zhenjiang
The people's enthusiastic care, everything went smoothly, and the army and the people were harmonious, which is very rare. Since President Pan has such concerns now, it is right for us to comfort him and make him feel at ease, aren't you right, Ruoting?"
When Zhou Ruoting faced Gu Changfeng's handsome and charming smile, and then heard his kind and natural address, her heart beat wildly for a moment, her face turned red, and she looked at Gu Changfeng infatuatedly, not knowing what to do.
An Yi smiled knowingly when he saw this, and whispered to Feng Jieyun to let them go back first, arrange a greeting by himself, and then pay a visit.
Feng Jieyun suppressed the joy in her heart, politely thanked and said goodbye, and then she and Zhou Ruoting, who was trembling slightly with excitement, supported each other, and left in a hurry with shyness and grace.
"Hutou, you are so active. Could it be that you have a crush on Miss Zhou?"
Entering the camp gate, An Yi asked with a smile as he walked.
Gu Changfeng answered honestly: "Isn't this obvious? Miss Zhou has a dignified appearance, enthusiasm and straightforwardness, skin as good as snow, and is extremely charming. I have never seen such a charming girl. In comparison,
Although she is not as noble as Miss Feng, she is a little more agile. The two of them have winter plums and spring orchids, each with their own merits. They are really the best flowers that can be encountered but cannot be sought!"
An Yi nodded in agreement and praised sincerely:
"Miss Zhou is slim and graceful, with an oval face, a tall nose and big eyes. She is very charming. It suddenly reminded me of a beauty named Fan Bingbing, no! Miss Zhou is naturally beautiful, pure and soft, and her eyes are as clean as those in the high snowy mountains.
Biquan is better than the one named Fan..."
"Who is Fan Bingbing? Why have I never heard you mention it?" Gu Changfeng asked with interest.
An Yi was stunned for a while, shook his head and smiled: "I met her in Guangzhou a long time ago. I heard that her ancestral home is Qingdao, Shandong, and she studied in a private girls' school in Shanghai. Now she has gone to study abroad. I guess she will never see her again in this life, hehe.
...Come on, don’t ask, the girl in front of you is more worthy of cherishing than the one in your dream, right?"
"These words speak to my heart. There is a saying that flowers should be cut off when they are in full bloom. Don't wait until there are no flowers left to cut off the branches! Haha..."