At one o'clock in the night, An Yi and his party successfully arrived at the Zhenjiang camp, took a short rest, and crossed the river to Yangzhou early the next morning. Gu Zhutong, commander of the third division, Han Deqin, chief of staff, Chen Tie, commander of the seventh regiment, Pan Guocong, commander of the eighth regiment, and
Chief Wang Wanling, leader of the supplementary group Li Jilan and others warmly greeted An Yi to share breakfast.
Hu Jialin, deputy commander of the independent division, and Yang Bin, chief of staff, who had already been notified, also rushed over from the Jiangdu front line. Everyone gathered together and it was very lively.
The four regiment commanders of the Third Division are all graduates of the first phase of Huangpu. Except for Li Jilan, the commander of the supplementary regiment, who still holds the rank of colonel, Chen Tie and the other three are all major generals.
The senior brothers greeted each other and started joking while chatting. Among them, Pan Guocong, whose ancestral home is in Rong County, Guangxi, was familiar with An Yi when he was in Guangzhou because of his relationship with Gan Lichu, the same hometown. The others, including Gu Zhutong,
I also met Hu Jialin, the equestrian instructor at the time, and we were naturally very happy to see each other again after a long absence.
Gu Zhutong was very happy to see An Yi getting along so harmoniously with his favorite generals. From time to time, he talked quietly with his sworn brother and fellow countryman Han Deqin, chief of staff Han Deqin, who also graduated from the sixth batch of Baoding Military Academy, and introduced An Yi to him.
situation.
After breakfast, a two-and-a-half-hour military meeting was held. According to the latest combat plan from Commander-in-Chief Chiang Kai-shek and the General Headquarters Staff Office, Generals Gu Zhutong and An Yi discussed and determined the coordination issues between the two divisions.
Through Commander-in-Chief Chiang, Gu Zhutong adopted his suggestions and sent a more detailed action plan. He already knew that An Yi was strongly supporting his combat plan in Nanjing. Therefore, after listening to the enemy situation report from the two divisions' combat staff, Gu Zhutong
Zhu Tong asked An Yi to express his idea.
An Yi saw that the time was limited, so he did not refuse. He walked to the map and explained his overall plan in detail, and confidently said that as long as he cooperated properly, Gaoyou's enemies would not be able to escape.
Han Deqin and several fellow apprentices looked at the map and thought about it carefully. They were very impressed with An Yi's plan. Gu Zhutong, who was overjoyed, found it more and more wonderful the more he thought about it. He immediately made the decision, saying that there was no need to discuss it further and it was completely in accordance with the plan.
An Yi's plan unfolds.
An Yi said goodbye respectfully, and rode with Hu Hu and Yang Bin to the Longchuan Camp in Jiangdu. He immediately held a combat meeting above the battalion commander of the division and announced the overall plan. He listened to the opinions of the brothers one by one, made slight modifications, and soon decided on the plan.
After making a detailed battle plan and deploying troops from various departments, accompanied by Hu Zi, Yin Jinan, Yang Bin, Ding Zhicheng and others, they went to Xuejiazhuang, where the artillery camp was located, for an inspection.
A strange plan that caused the two divisions of Taizhou defenders Cui Jinggui and Duan Chengze to defend the enemy miserable, and thus entered an intense implementation stage.
At four o'clock in the afternoon, An Yi returned to the Zhenjiang camp. It happened that the Second Division of Lieutenant General Du Qiyun of the 17th Army was transferred to Zhenjiang by the headquarters to assist in the battle. An Yi did not dare to neglect and quickly led his brothers to the station to greet him.
After settling down more than 6,500 soldiers of Du Qiyun's department, they held a banquet for General Du Qiyun and his generals in the largest restaurant in the city.
After the greetings were complete, it was already 8:50 pm when An Yi returned to the camp. Just as he sat down to take a breath, the captain of the bodyguard Lin Yaodong came to report: Li Xiaolong and his party asked to see him.
An Yi quickly stood up and went out to greet the guests, and welcomed the guests back to the conference room. The guests and hosts sat down one after another. An Yi ordered the orderlies to serve tea, and then looked at the two "teachers" beside Li Xiaolong with a smile, secretly guessing their identities, and pointing his hands at
The tea cups were placed, signaling everyone not to be polite:
"Teachers, please have tea. Due to my busy military schedule, I haven't had time until now. Please forgive me for any lack of care!"
The middle-aged man with scars still on his face and wearing a pair of ordinary scholar's glasses answered gratefully:
“We will always remember General An’s virtues in rescuing us, and we are grateful to General An… However, we are worried about the impact of snatching us out of the hands of the Kuomintang Party Headquarters Operations Section, which is notorious and whose hands are stained with the blood of our Communists.”
General An’s future will bring a lot of unnecessary trouble to General An!”
An Yi shook his head and said politely: "It's okay. If there is really trouble, we will be there now. Aren't I just sitting here right now and no one will come to investigate me?"
Fortunately, you have just been arrested and have not been interrogated. It is estimated that the person responsible for the arrest does not know your identity, but even if you know your identity, it is not a big problem for me, so please don't worry about me.
Yes. The friendly troops taking over the defense this afternoon have arrived in Zhenjiang. Our independent division headquarters will be moved to the opposite side of the river tomorrow morning. I wonder what your next plan is?"
Another professor looked at the situation, and the middle-aged man with extraordinary talent asked with a smile: "General An, won't you ask about our identities?"
"No need to ask, I know Li Xiaolong's character very well. The person who can make him so respectful and willing to risk his own life is definitely not an ordinary person. You two gentlemen had better not tell me, so as to save me from thinking about this all the time.
I feel uncomfortable about the matter, and if the higher authorities really pursue it, I can tell the truth." An Yi's answer was very clever.
The two middle-aged men looked at each other and smiled. They both thought An Yi's style of doing things was very interesting. After a few low-pitched discussions, they stopped being rigid. The middle-aged man wearing glasses thanked him again and made a polite request:
"General, when your division is relocating tomorrow, can you also take us to Jiangbei?"
"No problem. In fact, you don't have to wait until tomorrow. You can go there at any time even now. It's still relatively safe in my army." An Yi thought for a while and asked, "What are the plans of the two gentlemen when they arrive in Jiangbei?"
The man wearing glasses told the truth: "We know that the waterway to the two lakes area has been cut off. In Wuhu, Anqing, and Jiujiang, the troops of Chiang Kai-shek and Li Zongren conducted strict inspections, and the ships heading east to Shanghai were also blocked due to the fighting between the north and south of the river.
With the temporary suspension of operations, we can no longer travel by land, so we plan to go to Haizhou via Northern Jiangsu, then take a boat from Haizhou to Xiamen, and then find a way to go to Changsha."
An Yi thought for a while and nodded calmly: "Understood, I have a suggestion. If you can trust me, Mr. An, don't go down such a wrong path. Early tomorrow morning, you will follow our independent division teaching team.
Return to Nanchang with the convoy of the logistics department. Today, Nanchang is already under the rule of General Zhu Peide. General Zhu is still very open-minded. It is convenient for everyone to go wherever you want when you get to Nanchang. At least you don’t need to waste so much time passing through the war zone in Jiangbei.
It's very dangerous, and I can't help if I leave my own combat zone."
After hearing this, everyone was overjoyed and stood up excitedly to shake hands with An Yi. However, the conference table was too big, two meters wide and they could not stretch their hands, so they had to join hands and bow to An Yi in accordance with civil etiquette.
An Yi quickly stood up, motioning for everyone to sit down and you're welcome, then called Xiao Jiu who was standing by the door to whisper a few words, turned to Li Xiaolong and whispered:
"Li Xiaolong, later you follow the guard captain to Lao Chang's place to collect military uniforms and armed belts. You all have to put on the military uniforms of our division and ride back with the brigade. You will sit with the former logistics unit elder Han Tou and the others.
A car... By the way, do you remember Lao Hantou?"
"Remember! Brother Han is very good to me. General, Brother Han is in his prime, why did he go back to old Nanchang?" Li Xiaolong asked boldly.
An Yi replied with emotion: "Not only is Old Hantou going back this time, but all the old brothers who have reached the rank of warrant officer below the age of 28 are going back. There are a total of 185 of these old brothers, and most of them are illiterate.
, and there is nothing to pursue. It is already very difficult for them to come here from Guangdong and Hunan with me. It is time to go back to marry a wife and have children.
Tomorrow, all the female soldiers of the female soldier company and more than 80 knowledgeable young men of the recruit company will return to old Nanchang and enter the non-commissioned officer training base for further training. To tell you the truth, among them are twenty-three outstanding brothers and you
They are all people with their own firm beliefs who are incompatible with the current army. It would be too unfair for them to stay. When they get to the rear, they can stay if they want to. If they don't want to, they can leave at any time. I have no objection."
Li Xiaolong looked at An Yi in shock. He didn't know how An Yi identified the twenty-three Communists among them. Even Li Xiaolong was promoted to one level in the party and took charge of this area after leaving An Yi's army.
I just learned that these were the only twenty-three people who finally entered An Yi's army. They were sent away by An Yi before the work even started. This made him feel shameless and helpless at the same time.
The two "teachers" on the side were also very emotional after hearing An Yi's words, but at this point, they couldn't say anything more and could only accept it silently.
"General, I really wanted to stay and learn more from the general, but the current situation has disrupted everything. I feel very sorry."
Li Xiaolong broke the awkward atmosphere and said quite emotionally.
An Yi smiled slightly: "What is there to learn from me? In fact, there are many senior brothers from Huangpu who are a hundred times better than me in fighting, such as Chen Geng, senior brother Jiang Xianyun who graduated from the first batch, and senior brother Xu Jishen who cares for me and has both wisdom and courage. He has been in the Soviet Union
Senior Brother Zuo Quan who studied abroad, Senior Brother Huang Gonglue who was desperate but very strategic in fighting, Senior Brother Kuang Jixun who was brave and good at fighting and liked drinking, and Senior Brother Wang Erzhuo who replaced General Li Mingyang in commanding the attack on the east side of Tonglu City during the attack on Tonglu, as well as the second and third phases.
Many of my brothers in the 1st, 4th, and 5th periods were better than me. It was only by chance that I became the major general and commander I am today, so you will have many opportunities to learn from these brothers in the future.
As for me, don't read what is said in the newspapers. In fact, I know best how much I am worth. I like to enjoy myself and do business. I don't want to endure hardship or fight in the civil war. Although I won some military honors because of the Northern Expedition, I still don't want to fight civil war.
None of them make me happy. I would be very proud if the foreign bandits were driven out and the country was restored to me, including taking back Outer Mongolia, Lake Baikal and the large area of Xinjiang that was robbed by the Russians.
To be honest, I have no good impressions of the great powers including the Russians and Japanese, let alone believe that so-called foreigners can bring us unity and happiness. Seeing them pointing fingers at my motherland and various political parties,
I feel disgusted by their overbearing behavior. They will only create divisions and oppress and plunder us to their heart's content. Therefore, one day I will fight to the death with them for the dignity of the country. I believe that this day will not be far away.
, you will see it soon.”
After hearing what An Yi said, everyone was shocked. The two "teachers" looked at each other, wondering what was the purpose of An Yi's use of the topic? Li Xiaolong and the silent companions around him simply could not tolerate An Yi's arrogant attitude and attitude towards "international friends".
Indiscriminate and vicious attacks, they had left their nostalgia behind, widened their eyes, and stared viciously into An Yi's eyes, only to find that An Yi ignored them at all and took out his cigarettes to relax.
He even ordered the orderly on the side to refill the tea for everyone, without being affected by the doubts and anger in the room at all.
The "teacher" wearing glasses suddenly burst into hearty laughter: "General An is such a sincere person! We all have our own understanding and pursuit of ideological issues, and there will be an acceptance of any thing or idea.
The step-by-step process, especially advanced ideas, requires more time to study and explore, so we can understand the general's thoughts. To a certain extent, our goals are the same, which is to defeat the great powers, drive away foreign insults, and establish a unified
A happy, democratic, prosperous and powerful country where no one exploits or oppresses anyone."
"Thank you teacher for your advice! I respect and admire the teacher's pursuit very much. An Yi has been taught! Although I have not read "Das Kapital" and other works, I deeply agree with dialectical materialism and admire it very much.
Mr. Marx’s theory of surplus value knows that the insatiable nature of capitalists’ innate profit-seeking has led to intensified exploitation, leading to a growing gap between rich and poor and social wealth distribution, which in turn has led to intensified contradictions and class struggle.
upgrades, etc.
Secondly, I also understand the correctness of material determining consciousness, and understand that without a certain amount of material and spiritual accumulation, it is impossible to achieve qualitative change, but the accumulation of quantity often requires a long process. These advanced and valuable thoughts have touched me a lot.
, the essence of things revealed is clear and thorough, which has benefited me a lot!
After completing the Northern Expedition, I really want to leave the military and become an industrialist who revitalizes national industry, a conscientious businessman, and use the theory of surplus value to guide economic practice. I just don’t know if I can realize this dream in my lifetime. I look forward to it!
This is my superficial understanding, please don’t laugh at me, haha..."
An Yi seemed to suddenly realize that he had said too much, so he laughed and stopped talking.
But the two "teachers" sitting opposite didn't have the slightest smile on their faces. Instead, they stared at An Yi in shock. They couldn't understand how An Yi knew so many Marxist theories that were as good as theirs.
An Yi felt that his goal had been achieved. He stood up with a smile, found an excuse to leave, and ordered the guards and orderlies to send the guests to the backyard to have a good rest. He shook hands warmly with the two "teachers" who seemed to have a lot to ask.
, express apology.
Afterwards, An Yi walked into the west office alone and found Xia Jian, Gu Changfeng and Zhan Huanqi who were discussing the allocation of new recruits. Using the excuse of patrolling the camp, they took the brothers to a small restaurant diagonally opposite the camp to drink and talk.
, running around all day and overusing his brain made An Yi tired and hungry. He really couldn't fall asleep tonight without drinking two glasses of wine.
…
A propeller biplane reconnaissance aircraft flew from the northeast to the southwest. Shortly after flying over the Jiangdu Independent Division position, it turned around over Jinshan Temple in the northwest of Zhenjiang and flew to the boundary of Yangzhou. After circling twice, it flew from Yangzhou to the north.
Gaoyou flew away.
Accompanied by their entourage, Gu Zhutong, An Yi and others inspected Jiangdu's defense. Seeing the plane disappear into the sky, Gu Zhutong sighed:
"Our Army's Aviation Department was established since the Northern Expedition and has more than a dozen aircraft. However, until now, they have not been able to serve the battlefield. On the contrary, Zhang Zongchang's and Zhang Zuolin's aircraft often fly over our heads, mobilizing our army.
Deployment of defenses for frequent reconnaissance is quite detrimental to our army. The weather has been good these days and enemy planes have been dispatched frequently. You haven't suffered much loss here, right?"
"The losses are not big. Not a single brother has been injured so far. Two enemy planes dropped six bombs on my forward position at Yangjiaying the day before yesterday. They did not blow up the officers, soldiers or fortifications, but they destroyed the house of Mr. Yang Mingyang in the town.
Half. This famous master of Chinese studies in Jiangsu and Zhejiang was so frightened that he had a stroke. When the brothers in the model camp saw the raging fire in the Yang family mansion, they immediately launched rescue operations and rushed into the messy Yang family mansion to find the old man. When they found the old man, he was squatting.
In the elegant hut, I didn't even have my pants fastened, and I was so angry that I couldn't speak.
Fortunately, we have a medical officer with good medical skills. After rescuing him, he was immediately sent to the Jiangdu Camp. Last night, his surviving family of more than 20 people, including young and old, were sent across the river and settled in Zhenjiang City. It is said that the old man woke up
The first thing he asked after arriving was where was my book? The brothers from the rescue team nearby told him that the whole house was burned down, where were the books? The old man fainted immediately and almost couldn't be saved.
"
An Yi told Gu Zhutong with a smile. When everyone heard that there was such a corrupt scholar, they all couldn't help laughing.
An Yi said with emotion: "Don't laugh, everyone. It is precisely because of the frequent dispatches and bombings of enemy planes in the past few days that our officers and soldiers have gradually adapted to it and no longer panic. I guess the brothers of the Third Division feel the same way."
Bar?"
Chief of Staff Han Deqin nodded: "Yes! When the enemy plane dropped bombs at Wangzhuang to the north of us for the first time, the brothers in one battalion were so frightened that they dropped their positions and fled south for their lives. Fortunately, the Gaoyou defenders did not take the opportunity to dispatch, otherwise
It will definitely cause greater losses. Now we see aircrafts dispatched every day, and they have adapted after seeing them too much. The officers and soldiers basically know how to deal with them. From this, it seems that everything has an adaptation process."
Everyone walked to the artillery position behind a low hill in the south and entered a wide trench covered with camouflage nets, with as much vegetation on both sides as possible.
The generals of the Third Division were full of praise for the perfect fortifications built by An Yi's troops. After walking for more than a hundred meters along the trenches built based on the undulating terrain, they saw all thirty-four artillery pieces lying in an orderly manner.
The deeply dug artillery positions are covered with layers of realistic camouflage nets. If you hadn't looked closer, you wouldn't have known it was an artillery position. You would have thought it was a barren hill with dense vegetation. It's so clever.