It was already three o'clock in the morning when An Yi rode his horse into the south of the city. He had been thinking about a question along the way: Why did Huzi insist on sending more than 600 injured prisoners of the enemy's 11th Division to a special train, and these prisoners were all put on their own clothes?
The military uniform with the division logo, is this the nostalgia that Beard cannot let go of, or is there some other reason?
"Reporting to the division seat, General Yu Jishi of the headquarters, General Hu Zongnan, commander of the First Division, and their entourage arrived in the city at 6:10 in the evening. They said they came to congratulate and express condolences on the orders of the commander-in-chief."
Lu Xiong, commander of the First Battalion of the Independent Regiment guarding the South City Gate, reported loudly.
An Yi said "Thank you for your hard work, Lao Lu" and rode into the city. The Thirty-six Guards followed closely behind. Lu Xiong looked at the horse team going away and grinned, patted the dust on the lieutenant colonel's nameplate on his chest, and continued his inspection.
Each light and dark sentry post. This veteran ruffian who wanted to show off to the young commander An Yi since the establishment of the Guangzhou West Camp has now known more than 1,300 words and has grown step by step into a brave and experienced man.
A mid-level commander, he is deeply respected and loved by his officers and soldiers. He, like Qu Tongyuan, commander of the Second Battalion of the Independent Regiment, and Chang Baofang, chief of the munitions section, were both ordinary soldiers.
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In the main hall of the county government office, Yu Jishi, Hu Zongnan and others who heard the sound of horse hooves put down their teacups and looked outside the door. When they saw An Yi dismounted from his horse and ran up the steps, they hurriedly greeted him. The senior brothers saluted each other and met each other cordially.
Yin Jinan waited for An Yi to greet the dozen or so generals in the consolation group, then quietly walked up to An Yi, pointed at his dirty and damp clothes, and motioned for him to wash them quickly.
An Yi looked down at his muddy clothes and pants and immediately became happy. He quickly apologized to everyone, went back to the backyard and took a hot bath. With the help of the orderly, he quickly changed into clean clothes and returned to the front hall.
Three large banquet tables have been set up in the spacious main hall, and Yang Bin, Xia Jian, Chen Zhibiao and other chief officers above the regiment level also came to the hall.
The brothers showed humility to each other and took their seats one after another. As the hosts, An Yi, Yin Jinan, and Yang Bin raised their glasses and toasted the guests three times. Hu Zongnan, on behalf of Yu Jishi who was not good at drinking, returned the favor with three glasses. The banquet was officially started.
Just as An Yi sat down, Yu Jishi, who had a red face, took out a letter from Principal Jiang and handed it to An Yi solemnly: "The principal is very happy. I couldn't sleep after receiving your second message last night.
Yes, I wrote this letter overnight and asked Brother Yu to bring it to you."
Upon hearing this, An Yi stood up quickly, stretched out his hands and took the letter respectfully. Just as he was about to open it, he saw Yu Jishi shaking his head slightly, and immediately put the envelope into his pocket knowingly, raised his glass and slowly handed it to Hu Zongnan:
"Senior brother, I would like to toast you alone. Tomorrow at noon, my more than 2,000 wounded and a batch of supplies will arrive at Pukou where my senior is stationed. I have to ask you, senior brother, to take care of you. If it is convenient, I will charter a boat for my little brother to stabilize his injuries.
The brothers who came down were sent to Nanchang, where the conditions are better and are conducive to the recovery of the wounded."
Hu Zongnan stood up and raised glasses together. He drank a glass and motioned for An Yi to sit down: "Brother, you are welcome. Xiao Yi's demeanor of loving soldiers and being like a son has always been praised by the military. Today, when you and I see each other, I will ask you first if I have nothing else to say."
I take care of your wounded soldiers, and for that alone I admire you, brother. Come on, brother, give you a toast!"
"What do you mean by loving a soldier like a son? It's hard to hear! How old am I?" After An Yi said this, he raised his head and took a cup. He put down the cup and ate the food. He was really hungry.
The brothers burst into laughter after hearing An Yi's words. Hu Zongnan also realized the problem in his words and couldn't help but laugh. Everyone immediately talked while eating, what about the East Road? Commander He, the First Route Army captured Dongtai and Xinghua, and the soldiers
The front was directed at Yancheng; Chief Yang's Sixth Army in the middle route captured Xuyi and attacked Hongze; Chief Li Delin's Third Army marched non-stop, forcing Xuzhou and so on. Even the Northern Expeditionary Army Liu Xing and Zhang Fakui's troops in Wuhan were defeated after a hard battle.
The news about the city and Zhoujiakou was very detailed, allowing An Yi and his generals to have a clear and intuitive understanding of the current progress of the Northern Expedition.
After half-drinking, Hu Zongnan sighed: "This time the Eleventh Army and the Fourth Army in Wuhan suffered heavy losses in the Northern Expedition! Every county in the Central Plains has ancient and solid city walls, and Generals Zhang Fakui and Tang Shengzhi are still there.
Using the original attack method of attacking Wuchang, my Huangpu classmate followed the army into the Central Plains and was the main force in every battle. Famous cities such as Zhengzhou and Kaifeng were still far away. Hundreds of my comrades had already passed away, and the voices, faces, and smiles of many brothers and feet were still in my mind.
, but the yin and yang are separated from each other, it’s really sad!”
There was silence at the table. Yu Jishi forced a smile and brought the topic to the Huangpu First Army:
"Brother Shoushan, there is no need to be too depressed. Looking back to the east, you may feel even more dejected. Although our First Army conquered Hai'an, Qiongang, Jiangyan, Xinghua and other places, which battle was not extremely tragic? If it weren't for Sun Chuanfang's main force,
There is no way to sustain the mutual attrition, and it is difficult for our First Army to make the rapid progress it has today. In particular, the Liu Jingfu Second Division where Xiao Yi was originally was basically disabled. The principal gave priority to replenishing several regiments of new recruits twice, but they were all exhausted.
It can be seen from this that the ability of the general is the key.
I heard that in the second division, from the two generals Jingfu and Yuexiang, to the commander of the regiment and battalion that my classmate from Huangpu served as, and down to the few thousand soldiers left in a hundred battles, no one in the headquarters does not miss Xiaoyi.
Everyone is discussing privately that since the Second Division relied on Xiao Yi in the Battle of Quzhou, it has won successive battles and suffered low losses. However, since Xiao Yi formed its own division and separated from the Second Division, the Second Division is now getting worse and worse, with constant setbacks, and the gains outweigh the losses!"
An Yi hurriedly explained: "Senior Brother, you praise me too much. Take the Battle of Wuhe that just ended, I lost one-third of my troops in the battle, which makes me feel so sad that I almost bleed. Outsiders
I saw our division's soldiers annihilating more or less enemies, but few people saw the blood, sweat and lives they paid in every battle. Again, this little brother's star as a general was all earned with his own life.
Although it seems to be pretentious and pedantic, I still have a grudge in my heart and cannot let go!"
When Hu Zongnan saw something was wrong in the atmosphere, he quickly laughed and raised his glass. After drinking a glass, he asked An Yi in a low voice: "Xiao Yi, do you know the new nickname given to you by the military now?"
"No way? You have another nickname? The bandit soldier's words are still ringing in your ears. There won't be a more unpleasant one this time, right?"
An Yi looked at Hu Zongnan in surprise. The brothers at the two tables next to him heard this interestingly and put down their glasses and chopsticks to look over.
Hu Zongnan nodded solemnly: "I only heard this yesterday when I crossed the river and returned to Nanjing on business and gathered with brothers Liangzhen (Yu Jishi) and other brothers. It said that the general at the headquarters has been studying your many battle cases starting from the Fengxin Battle.
, after receiving your third battle report the night before, the generals at the headquarters concentrated on analysis and discussion. In the end, everyone admired and sighed, thinking that your independent division came and went like the wind, leaving no trace, so General Yin Zusheng was the first to call.
Minister Chen of the Ministry of Military Affairs thought it was inappropriate to be given the reputation of "Flying General". He joked that An Yi was as tough and domineering as a wild wolf, and as quick and cunning as a fox. So everyone wanted to give you a nickname.
Okay? I can’t call you ‘Little Fox’ or ‘Wild Wolf’, right?”
All the brothers laughed again, An Yi couldn't help but smile, and Hu Zongnan continued to joke: "It just so happened that the next morning, General Bai Jiansheng, the commander-in-chief of our second route, rushed to the headquarters to submit the second phase action plan. After hearing the discussions among the generals at the headquarters, without thinking
I immediately gave you a nickname for An Yi, and the generals thought it was quite appropriate, so they started shouting, haha... This nickname is very unique, so I called it 'Flying Fox'!"
After hearing this, all the brothers thought for a moment and cheered. Yang Bin, who was hanging by one arm, said it was very appropriate. The good-tempered Yin Jinan smiled from ear to ear and said that the nickname was not very nice but it could be summarized. Only An Yi was very unhappy.
, I said loudly that the nicknames of so many generals are very resounding. What about "Tiger" and "Leopard"? They are so powerful. Even "Wolf" sounds better than "Fox". Let's take a look at Chief Bai's "Little Zhuge"
What a good title? Why did Chief Bai give me this unisex nickname? As soon as he said it, he caused another burst of laughter from the brothers.
After the banquet dispersed, Hu Zongnan entered the large bedroom in the backyard that had been given to An Yi. The personal guards they brought with them stood politely outside the door. Two of them seemed to have intentionally or unintentionally walked to the north window to smoke, and were drunk until they were 70% drunk.
When An Yi saw this scene, he quietly ordered Xiao Jiu to go out and keep a close watch, and cheered up to drink tea with the two senior brothers.
Yu Jishi smiled and motioned to An Yi to open President Jiang's autographed letter and read it. An Yi then remembered the letter in his pocket, took out the envelope, opened the seal, pulled out the two and a half pages of letterhead, and saw half a million yuan in it.
Check, looked at Yu Jishi and Hu Zongnan in surprise, and saw both of them smiling and nodding, then put the check on the table, opened the letter and read attentively.
After reading it three times, An Yi understood the true meaning of Principal Jiang's letter, hesitated slightly and leaned forward:
"Two senior brothers, if that's the case, why don't you just transfer my younger brother's independent division back to our first army, Commander He? How dare you let me fight in confusion for so long? Judging from the current development of the battle situation, I don't need to gather in the middle.
The strength of the four armies, the battlefields on the east and west roads are vast, and they need to be strengthened even more!"
"Yes, we have all seen this. Chief He and General Liu Jingfu called the principal three times, requesting that your independent division be transferred back to the First Route Army. Liu Jingfu, who had just been appointed acting commander of the First Route Army for the second time,
The general even suggested appointing you as the chief of staff or deputy commander of the First Army. The commander-in-chief He Jingzhi also agreed with General Liu's opinion, but the principal was in a dilemma!
The commander-in-chief of the Second Route Army, Commander Bai, refused to let go, and quietly moved your independent division to the left wing of the center, adjacent to General Li Delin's third route army. According to Commander Bai's next battle plan, your independent division is still deployed on the left flank.
At the front position, the battle area intersected with General Li Delin's Hu Zongduo's 2nd Division.
The principal saw this very clearly, so he sent Brother Yu and Brother Shoushan to remind you not to fall into the trap of the Gui family!" Yu Jishi made his words very clear.
Hu Zongnan struck while the iron was hot: "Xiao Yi must not know that now our Northern Expedition armies in Nanjing seem to share the same enemy, but in fact they are wary of each other and plot against each other. In a word, there are endless undercurrents! At this juncture, do you think the principal can
Not worried?
You kid, I didn’t say anything during the war. I think I’m not even half as good as you, but you are extremely lacking in life experience. Since the Northern Expedition, you have always been courteous, willing to suffer, silently endured, worked hard, and caught every fleeting thing.
The opportunity to show your superb military talent and commanding ability has given you the position of major general and division commander today. All of this was achieved step by step by An Yi. No one dares to envy you. With your illustrious military exploits, even if
Appointing you as the commander of the army is impeccable. This is why the bosses of our army have to value you. They know that no one can suppress your talent, so it is better to make good use of you.
From this you can imagine that other powerful powers are coveting you, right? Even Wuhan Tang Shengzhi and Zhang Fakui are full of praise for you and wish you could join their camp tomorrow, not to mention hiding it and secretly accumulating strength quietly.
The prosperous Li Delin? You said, in such a situation, can the principal not worry about you? Can we senior brothers not worry about you? "
An Yi was stunned for a while, and finally he laughed and shook his head: "Two senior brothers, don't you look down on me too much? Isn't me the kind of person who shakes his head and tail in a hurry?
Yes! I admire and respect Li Delin and Bai Jian very much. I have privately compiled and studied all the battles they have commanded since the Northern Expedition. However, this is just a kind of military study, not a political opinion of them.
With respect and conscious recognition, the two senior brothers don't have to worry about the younger brother.
You must also know that I am not short of money or people. What I need is constant training and experience accumulation. How can I rely on local warlords for a mere reputation? Even if someone gives me a commander-in-chief, I will not be tempted, and
How comfortable is it for senior brothers to fight side by side?
Besides, people have feelings, and feelings cannot be established in a day or two. Are you two... specifically here to disgust me? "
Hu Zongnan and Yu Jishi looked at each other, then laughed loudly. The worries in their hearts were swept away. They saw that their junior brother was still the same junior brother as before, still as persistent and arrogant in his heart.
"Report, Bengbu Chief Li Delin called." Yin Jinan came to the door at some unknown time.
"Jinan come in!"
Hu Zongnan waved with a smile: "You said you would come over after you go back and take a shower. Why did it take so long?"
Yin Jinan handed the message to An Yi, sat next to Hu Zongnan and explained in a low voice: "I'm sorry for keeping you waiting for so long. I walked around in circles after taking a shower. I can't change my habit."
When An Yi handed the message to Yu Ji: "Chief Li asked me to go to Bengbu? Hasn't Chief Bai already been there? If you have any battle plans, just telegraph to our department. What kind of meeting does it require me to go in person? It's easy to write in the form of an order."