Chapter 256 The situation is gratifying and the situation is pressing
Chapter 256 The situation is gratifying and the situation is pressing
Gu Zhutong looked at the four semi-new and old trucks in front of him with doubts. He walked outside the cab of the first truck, glanced at the newly added Qingtian Bairi logo on the door, thought for a while, turned to An Yi and asked loudly:
"Where is the car that the principal gave you? Where are the seven new trucks that I left here for you to help look after? Why are there only these four junk cars left? You won't hide them and be a miser, will you?
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An Yi chuckled: "I'm sorry, my subordinate's car was given to the old Nanchang Non-commissioned Officer Training Base, along with six trucks to the base and the recruitment office, because our department needs to transport a batch of supplies and more than 100 soldiers who have expired.
An old brother returned to Nanchang, but he didn’t have enough cars, so he had to drive the instructor’s seven new trucks back together. I’m really sorry!”
"You An Yi, you actually robbed me!" Gu Zhutong laughed angrily.
An Yi apologized quickly, ignoring Zhutong's adjutant Huang Wei's big eyes, took a step forward and laughed softly: "Instructor, aren't they just a few broken cars? Why are you angry? My subordinate took a seven-door 80% new car.
Can’t you return the Krupp field cannon to you?”
Gu Zhutong turned his anger into joy, but stared into An Yi's eyes and said fiercely: "Seven doors? Just seven doors? You think so, at least ten doors, otherwise I will sue you to the principal!"
"Ah!? Isn't this too cruel? One Krupp artillery is equivalent to the price of three to four trucks! The subordinates saw that the instructor's artillery battalion was beginning to take shape, and there were seven more cannons.
It has reached the number of an artillery regiment, so I reluctantly cut off the flesh. It would be fine if the instructor refused. When I arrived in Nanjing, I immediately called the old Nanchang base and asked them to send someone to drive back the seven broken vehicles, and we would settle the accounts.
It saves me from feeling like I owe you a debt for the rest of my life, and I won’t be able to survive this life!”
An Yi's businessman face was once again vividly displayed, and he spoke plausibly but also felt extremely wronged, which immediately made Gu Zhutong, Huang Wei and others amused.
Huang Wei saw Gu Zhutong's tempted look and quickly stepped forward and suggested to Gu Zhutong: "Master, I think Xiao Yi's suggestion is worth considering. It's just that our artillery lacks draft horses. Even if these cannons are given to us,
It’s also a tough thing, so why not let each of the cannons exchanged by Xiaoyi be equipped with six draft horses? This way, it’s basically fair.”
"Haha! That's it!" Gu Zhutong turned around happily.
An Yi quickly stopped: "Hold on...Senior Brother Huang, I remember that your ancestral home is Jiangxi and not Shanxi. How come you have the same moral character as Yan Xishan? Is there anyone who can settle accounts like you? You also said that it is basically fair.
Bullshit! I won’t do it anymore. When I arrived in Nanjing, I asked the principal to return seven cars to you. The principal said last time that I would be assigned a car company, but I felt that after going north, many places would not use it, and there were no tank trucks.
, I couldn’t walk halfway and had to leave someone to wait on me, so I told the principal to postpone the equipment. This time I asked for a few vehicles. The principal will definitely agree. When I get to Nanjing, I will go to Brother Cai Zhonghu and discount the artillery at half price.
Sell him such a high-quality German artillery, which he wants so much! Haha, okay, okay, get in the car, we won’t be able to make it to Nanjing for dinner if it’s too late.”
Everyone laughed loudly and got on the bus immediately. They all knew that although An Yi said this, he would not do it. He was just taking the opportunity to complain. An Yi was generous and nostalgic by nature, and never cared about his fellow students and instructors.
With little gain or loss, he handed over large quantities of supplies, horses and ammunition to his senior brothers more than once, so he was just complaining and would never really deny Gu Zhutong face.
An Yi drove the driver, a second lieutenant of the Third Division, out of the cab, got into the car, started the car and drove away. Gu Zhutong, who was sitting in the passenger seat, knew that An Yi had good driving skills, so he was very relieved and chatted while walking. The two chatted from Huangpu.
Starting from the beginning, Gu Zhutong followed He Yingqin to lead his troops to invade Fujian, and then talked about the origins, gangs and affairs of the current lieutenant generals in the army, and then to the confusing and complicated relationship between Li Zongren, Tang Shengzhi's troops and President Jiang.
An Yi listened quietly and benefited a lot. He asked humbly what he didn't understand. Gu Zhutong became more and more affectionate for this student and colleague, so he told An Yi everything he knew. An Yi learned a lot.
Subtle things also revealed signs of conflicts between Gu Zhutong, Liu Zhi, and He Yingqin.
The car drove to Longtan Checkpoint and was stopped. When the military police saw An Yi opened the door and got out of the car, they quickly stood up and saluted. Then they saw Gu Zhutong in a straight general uniform sitting in the car and smoking leisurely. They were all frightened.
Hurry and clear the way.
An Yi, on the other hand, greeted the military police officers with a smile, without any airs, and won great favor from the officers and soldiers with his inherent affinity.
At 5:10 in the afternoon, the motorcade entered Nanjing. Gu Zhutong ordered An Yi to drive directly to the National Government compound on Yangtze River Road. An Yi obeyed the instructions honestly, and the three cars behind the car followed closely and passed through.
Turn into Changjiang Road from Taiping Road, which has not many vehicles, and soon arrive at the government compound parking lot.
Gu Zhutong got off the car and walked into the guard regiment building to make a phone call. He hurriedly came back and asked An Yi to change clothes quickly: "Take off your dirty clothes quickly and change into the general's uniform. The principal heard about our arrival and turned down a meeting.
As agreed, we are ordered to go in and report immediately, and the attendant's car will be here to pick us up and go to Xiyuan."
"So fast... but I didn't bring my general uniform! I just changed my clothes this morning. They are not dirty. I can't bear to wear the clothes the principal gave me!" An Yi said with a sad face.
Gu Zhutong looked at An Yi's school officer uniform, shook his head frequently, and ordered his adjutant Huang Wei to lead the guards to drive to the Yangtze Hotel in Xiaguan and contact him later.
An Yi thought for a while and ordered Xiaojiu to bring the guards there so that it would be convenient for everyone to live together.
The person who drove up to greet him turned out to be Chen Lifu. Gu Zhutong and An Yi stepped forward to greet him. After getting into the car, they drove to the gate of Xiyuan and fired the gun as usual. As Chen Lifu walked into Principal Jiang's office, they both
Salute report.
Chiang Kai-shek quietly glanced at his two favorite generals with friendly eyes and a look of approval on his face. He kindly motioned for the two of them to sit down next to the sofa. A personal guard brought a tea cup to the two of them and quietly withdrew.
Almost all officers know that there are not many subordinates who can give Principal Jiang a seat and talk with them. Usually, people stand and report, and Principal Jiang praises or admonishes them. Even if it is over, only Principal Jiang likes to talk to them the most.
Only highly regarded students or generals can receive this preferential treatment.
Gu Zhutong seemed a little excited, but An Yi took it calmly, because every time An Yi came, unless there were many people present and it was urgent military affairs, Principal Jiang would ask An Yi to sit down and talk slowly about the relationship between Principal Jiang and An Yi.
This subtle relationship has spread throughout the military, which is one of the reasons why many people are jealous of An Yi. However, An Yi does not know that he has offended people because of Principal Jiang's small preferential treatment. He feels that it is normal. This is probably also his reason.
There is a clear distinction between the values in your head and your existing values.
Chiang Kai-shek took a document and walked to the main seat of the sofa and sat down. He handed the document to An Yi and looked at Gu Zhutong:
"Mo San, Gaoyou fought very well in the battle of Gaoyou! Your division completed this big battle alone, and the results you achieved are amazing. It exceeds the capture and prisoner results obtained in any division-level battle. Its huge political influence,
This is the biggest gain from this battle.
Since your third division and An Yi's independent division captured Yangzhou in the early morning of May 1st, Generals He Jingzhi and Li Delin could not sit still. Today, Li Delin sent me a telegram saying that his Xiawei Division captured Chaozhou.
County, was taking advantage of the victory to march north to encircle Hefei. He Jingzhi also called me, saying that the Baibaoshan Division of Sun Army had surrendered, that Chen Cixiu and Liu Jingfu's two divisions had captured Rugao, and that the army was advancing towards Hai'an.
This is all good news, but I know that without you and An Yi's beautiful launch to capture Gaoyou and Taizhou, we would not have stimulated the left and right forces to make such rapid progress, so I want to reward you!"
Gu Zhutong stood up straight and expressed his determination loudly: "My subordinates will never let down the principal's cultivation!"
"Okay, okay! Sit down."
Principal Jiang gave a slight signal to Yu Jishi who was sitting behind the secretary's desk in the distance, took a sip of boiled water, put down the cup, took the telegram from Yu Jishi, and handed it to Gu Zhutong:
"Take a good look at it, think about it after reading it, and tell me your opinion... An Yi, are you satisfied with this award from the headquarters?"
An Yi put down the document and stood up to express his thanks: "Thank you, principal! Student representatives Yin Jinan, Hu Jialin, Yang Bin, and Cheng Guang, the four newly promoted generals and the chief officers of each regiment, thank the principal for your trust and cultivation!"
Chiang Kai-shek nodded with satisfaction and waved his hand for An Yi to sit down: "If you have any difficulties, just explain it to me directly."
"Reporting to the principal, the students currently have no difficulties and everything is running relatively smoothly. After two self-replenishments, the number of officers and soldiers of our division has now reached 11,000, including 10,000 combatants. The political workers of the division,
The total number of military police, military logistics and logistics personnel of each regiment is less than 1,000, and students think this ratio is basically reasonable.
After the capture and replenishment of the Taizhou Battle, as well as the replenishment of a large amount of materials and ammunition sent to the students by the principal the day before yesterday, our independent division is now full of momentum and confidence, and can enter the battle with only one or two days of local adjustments.
There is something I want to ask the principal to rule on. At present, the students already have forty-eight intact mountain artillery and field artillery, and have 1,200 artillerymen who have been well-trained and experienced actual combat. They have played an incomparable role in the previous battles against Yangzhou and Taizhou.
Therefore, the students sincerely request the principal to establish an artillery regiment." An Yi truthfully put forward his request.
Chiang Kai-shek pondered for a moment and nodded slightly: "You can consider it, but this matter cannot be rushed. Currently, each division has a request to expand artillery battalions into artillery regiments, but this is a very huge expansion plan. If I agree to your request,
This will make all the troops of our Northern Expeditionary Army follow suit, and countless application reports will pile up on my desk. Judging from our current financial resources, we simply cannot afford or buy so many artillery pieces and artillery shells.
Last month we issued 25 million public bonds, and this month we used customs taxes as guarantee and issued another 30 million treasury bills, but we still cannot meet the military expenditure.
Another thing is that other armies and divisions are not like you, An Yi. The most expensive equipment such as artillery and machine guns are all captured by themselves. They will only reach out to the center and to me.
Therefore, your request is temporarily postponed. I agree that you can maintain the establishment of 1,200 artillery troops, but you must use the divisional artillery battalion designation externally. After you return, you can use your rights to give the artillery battalion commanders at all levels
All officers are promoted to one rank. All you need to do is submit the promotion documents to the First Army Headquarters for filing. I will greet the people of the First Army. The maximum establishment of the independent division given to you was 16,000 people.
You can make good use of it."
"Students obey!"
An Yi smiled gratefully.
Chiang Kai-shek looked at Gu Zhutong, who had a calm expression on his face. Gu Zhutong quickly replied: "Principal, there is a reason why my subordinates retreated immediately after capturing Gaoyou. With the 13,000 soldiers of our Third Division, there is really no way to garrison Gaoyou, otherwise we will be defeated."
It will be attacked by strong enemies from two directions: Xinghua and Baoying.
To the west of Gaoyou is a vast blue lake with no way to retreat. Unless An Yi's independent division moves north from Taizhou to call for support, our third division will be left alone and will be under attack from superior enemies. Gaoyou has no city walls.
, In this battle, my subordinates adopted the tactic of rapid assault, and could not pull the artillery through the large area with crisscrossed waterways and swamps. Therefore, the only chance of defending Gaoyou was to be beaten. Therefore, I do not agree with the opinion of Commander He Jingzhi."
An Yi knew the secret as soon as he heard it. He also estimated that the main force led by He Yingqin was trapped by the tight defense of the enemy on the Hai'an front line, so he asked Gu Zhutong to occupy Gaoyou to contain the enemy. But he really wanted to let Gu Zhutong's third division
Stationing in Gaoyou, which is tens of kilometers deep into enemy-occupied territory, it is only for the sake of being beaten. If not, the whole army may really be annihilated.
An Yi couldn't help but feel grateful for the situation of his troops. Two divisions of the 17th Army led by Du Qiyun had entered Taizhou, took over the defense of the independent divisions, and formed a confrontation with the enemy to the east. An Yi's independent divisions all retreated to
Jiangdu, one of the regiments, and the third regiment are on their way to the new market town in the west. They are completely out of the command range of He Yingqin on the east road, and they are no longer under the auspices of many instructors and brothers in the first army. Just like this Taizhou victory.
, had it not been for the cooperation with Gu Zhutong, who had a good temper and cared for his subordinates, it is estimated that most of the captured supplies and artillery would have been divided up long ago.
After listening to Gu Zhutong's defense, Chiang Kai-shek was convinced: "Don't worry, I will send a telegram to He Jingzhi explaining that your Third Division and An Yi's independent division belong to the Second Route Army under my name according to regulations.
The former enemy commander-in-chief Bai Jiansheng has full command, so it is understandable that he cannot support the East Front of the First Route Army. Otherwise, Bai Jiansheng will have strong objections. Don't worry, you don't have any scruples, you will be under Bai Jiansheng's command
Just go ahead and do it and strive to make new achievements."
"Thank you, principal!"
Gu Zhutong felt relieved.
Chiang Kai-shek looked out the window at the gradually darkening sky. He was silent for a while and said solemnly:
"The reason why I asked you to come to Nanjing at the same time is because I trust you. Among my subordinates and students, both of you are outstanding in ability and resourcefulness. You treat your subordinates affectionately and righteously, and you are emotional people. This is also my most important thing.
Appreciate your place.
The current situation is very serious. On the whole, although Wuhan sent four armies to the Northern Expedition, Tang Shengzhi retained three of his main armies. The brave and foolhardy Zhang Fakui was also exploited by the Communist Party, leaving behind an arrogant
Ye Ting and two main divisions equivalent to military level are guarding Wuhan, eyeing our Nanjing, and may attack Nanjing city at any time. They have no rules, no morals, and dare to do anything.
.Therefore, Li Delin had no choice but to keep his main force on the line from Wuhu to Anqing. He had to guard the barrier of Nanjing to avoid being attacked by Wuhan, especially when Zhu Yizhi (Zhu Peide) was bewitched and incited by Wuhan and his position wavered.
Under the circumstances, it is even more necessary to do this, otherwise Zhu Yizhi, who will station heavy troops in Jiujiang, is likely to be attracted by Tang Shengzhi and Wang Jingwei, and then attack Nanjing.
The situation is compelling! So I have to be on guard at all times and place my great hopes for the Northern Expedition on you, He Jingzhi and the teachers and students of Huangpu First Army. I hope you understand my painstaking efforts."
Gu Zhutong and An Yi stood up quickly and expressed their determination to fulfill their mission in the Northern Expedition.
Chiang Kai-shek nodded happily: "Sit down, everyone, I can trust you. Mo San, An Yi, fight the battle well. If possible, you two divisions should coordinate more and cooperate more, and combine tacit understanding and
Cooperate with me to fight. I plan to combine your two divisions into an army in the next step, a main force with my Huangpu soldiers as the main force. I hope you will cherish the opportunity and perform well."
Gu Zhutong stood up excitedly: "My subordinates will never let down the principal's expectations and training!"
An Yi also stood up again and expressed his position: "Principal, please rest assured that the students will go all out to carry forward our Huangpu spirit!"
Chiang Kai-shek was very satisfied. He stood up and told him to go back to his desk and sit down. Gu Zhutong and An Yi looked at each other and knew it was time to leave. At this moment, Chen Lifu hurriedly walked to Chiang Kai-shek and handed over the folder. Chiang Kai-shek looked at it and said loudly
:
"An Yi, Artillery Headquarters Commander Cai Jiochen (Cai Zhonghu) is waiting for you outside, as well as Hu Zongnan and Zeng Kuanqing. Go quickly."
"yes."
After An Yi finished answering, he and Gu Zhutong walked towards Chiang Kai-shek, preparing to salute and say goodbye.
At this moment, Chiang Kai-shek suddenly slapped his palm on the table and cursed angrily: "Niang Xipi, Niang Xipi! What's going on? You are so bold and dare to murder the gentry and celebrities in broad daylight. It is so abominable.
, so abominable! How should I explain it to Mr. Feng and other friends in Shanghai? How should I face everyone in the world?"
Chen Lifu quickly persuaded: "Principal, please calm down. My subordinates analyzed that it is very likely that Jiang Luming and others were dealt with by our side in accordance with the law. After Mr. Pan Henian cooperated with us, Sun Chuanfang held a grudge and sent someone to ambush and assassinate Mr. Pan Henian.
According to the situation at the incident site and the analysis of the Japanese rifle shells picked up, the murderer was a premeditated assassination operation, and it was definitely something that only professional soldiers could do. At present, there are very few units in our army equipped with Japanese weapons, and only Sun Chuanfang’s unit
At most, according to eyewitnesses, two men of medium and short heights took a small boat to cross Xinba Town in Jiangbei and disappeared since then."
Chiang Kai-shek looked very ugly, and after a while he murmured to himself: "Could it be Sun Chuanfang? Yes, it must be him, and only he would rack his brains to plot my relationship with my friends in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Damn it!
Damn it! If the warlords are not eliminated, they will continue to live in peace!"
As soon as these words came out, An Yi, who was slightly worried, was completely relieved. His face was calm and he waited to see how Chiang Kai-shek would deal with it.