At ten o'clock in the morning on the 9th, the closed door of the Commander-in-Chief's office was knocked open with a "bang". Commander-in-Chief Chiang, Zhang Jingjiang, Wu Zhihui, Chen Guofu and Cai Yuanpei, who were secretly discussing countermeasures, raised their heads in surprise.
The sweaty Yu Jishi stood at the door with an emergency report in his hand, his handsome face flushed.
Chiang Kai-shek glared at Yu Jishi and asked unhappily: "What's going on?"
"An Yi urgent report!"
Yu Jishi's voice was filled with excitement and a hint of sadness.
Chiang Kai-shek stayed for a moment, then immediately stood up and strode forward to greet him. He took the message and glanced at the map on the west wall quickly. Zhang Jingjiang and others also followed with concern.
Yu Jishi stepped forward quickly and opened the thick green velvet curtain. An exquisite large-scale map of the Xu Beng War Zone was displayed in front of everyone, with dense black arrows covering all directions of the Jiangbei War Zone.
Seeing clearly where the mouth of the east mouth of Hongze Lake was, Chiang Kai-shek took a breath of cold air: "Wasn't he still in Luoma Lake north of Suqian the day before yesterday? Under the heavy siege of powerful enemies, he could move a hundred south in two days.
Thirty kilometers? This speed...is the information accurate?"
"Students think it is accurate. Junior Brother An is a natural genius and full of treasures. His unit's powerful combat power and attack speed are astonishing. Looking at the whole army, no one can match him.
Now the chiefs of the Staff Office are studying the possible march route of Junior Brother An's troops. Deputy Director Yin said that Junior Brother An finally escaped when he entered Hongze Lake, but it also entered the most critical moment, because... According to An
The junior brother supplemented what the telegram said. There are now only more than 3,600 soldiers in the division, and more than 800 of them have lost their combat effectiveness. More than half of the company commanders and above in the division have been killed in the battle. Major General Li Guang, the leader of the independent regiment where the model camp is located,
He was shot in the chest and his life or death is uncertain." Yu Jishi reported sadly.
The dignitaries sighed, and the worried Chiang Kai-shek turned to the map again and stared blankly at the small east corner of Hongze Lake, motionless for five or six minutes.
Wu Zhihui signaled Yu Jishi to go out first. After watching the door close, he whispered a few words in Zhang Jingjiang's ear, and then returned to the sofa with Cai Yuanpei and Chen Guofu to sit down and wait.
Zhang Jingjiang stepped forward and took Chiang Kai-shek's hand, brought him back to sit across from everyone, sighed deeply with emotion, and suggested to Chiang Kai-shek in a low voice:
"Can you send a message to Xiaoyi to return to Nanjing first? Since the headquarters has no worries for the time being, why not simply stay in the vast Hongze Lake area to rest?"
Chiang Kai-shek shook his head sadly: "Lao Jing, everyone, the reason why Division An Yi is invincible and invincible depends on the brotherly-like feelings of the officers and soldiers and the rock-solid spirit of the model camp. Even his opponents are extremely impressed by this.
Let Zhongzheng be proud of him and set him as a model for the entire army.
Based on Zhongzheng's understanding of An Yi, he would never abandon his men and escape alone... Zhongzheng made a mistake in his chess move! When the battle in the counterattack against Xuzhou was fierce that day, he had no idea about Bai Jiansheng's plot to get rid of An Yi's division, the most powerful force under my command.
Realizing this, he thought that with Bai Jiansheng's command, An Yi's division was invincible, and it would not be a big problem for a day or two to resist the enemy's reinforcements, which were several times his own. Unexpectedly, the battle situation took a turn for the worse. Bai Jiansheng actually took the lead in ordering all the troops in the middle to retreat in advance, and finally
More than 10,000 elite members of An Yi's division were trapped in the enemy's encirclement. However, An Yi repeatedly worked hard and achieved miracles, breaking out of the encirclement again and again. Who can match such tenacity?
But now... I think that I, the majestic Commander-in-Chief, and now the commander of the first school of An Yi's soldiers, watch helplessly as my beloved generals and loyal soldiers fall into the tiger's den, and the more we fight, the less likely they are..."
When Chiang Kai-shek said this, his eyes turned red and he couldn't go on. He lowered his head and picked up the water cup to stabilize his emotions. However, his outstretched hand was shaking slightly, and a lot of boiled water spilled from the cup.
Everyone sighed, and Zhang Jingjiang, who admired An Yi's talent very much, even sighed sadly. Chen Guofu comforted him with a few words, and then made suggestions:
"Principal, why don't you call Mr. Yongzhi (Kong Xiangxi's courtesy name) urgently and ask him to contact you secretly? Maybe you can get your opponent to be more lenient."
"It doesn't work!"
Chiang Kai-shek stabilized his mood, put down his cup and said sadly: "Have you forgotten about the Golden Buddha Village? In order to save the Buddhist village, I and Mr. Kong called Sun Chuanfang many times. At that time, we had as many as three middlemen from Sun's department.
General and eight major generals offered the exchange price and begged them to exchange with each other. Mr. Kong also secretly promised to pay another one million ransom. Such kindness and such price were not accepted by Sun Chuanfang, and in the end he beheaded the Buddhist village at Yuhuatai.
Nowadays, the role of An Yibi's Buddhist village is clear to both the enemy and us. Especially since the war in Jiangxi, An Yi has suddenly emerged and is invincible. He has lost no less than dozens of Sun generals under his command, and he has captured as many as ten enemy generals alive.
Yu Ren, after moving north to Jiangbei, An Yi's division was sure to defeat the enemy and beat all the Zhilu Army to pieces. Even Chu Yupu, the deputy commander of the Zhilu Allied Army, almost became a prisoner under An Yi's command!
Think about it, at this time, An Yi Guxuan Jiangbei was surrounded by heavy siege, but he still won many battles, leaving the enemy chieftain disgraced and ashamed. He wished he could kill him immediately and then quickly. Who would care about money and let the tiger return to the mountain? Inappropriate.
That’s not right! Zhongzheng feels extremely guilty, as if he was being cut with a knife..."
"Pah——"
Wu Zhihui stood up and glared at Chiang Kai-shek: "Jieshi, you have wasted half your life in the army to become the commander-in-chief of the entire army. At this time, powerful enemies are looking around and you are besieged on all sides. The great cause entrusted by Mr. Zhongshan is about to be overthrown. Thousands of troops and horses built it with their own flesh and blood."
The tower of ideals is crumbling, but at this critical moment, for the sake of a little teacher, you are confused and sighing. Where will you put the countless party members who are looking forward to it and the 100,000 soldiers under your command?
Yes! You regretted that you missed the enemy's treacherous plan that day and ended up destroying the tiger and wolf troops under your command. For this reason, you behaved like a child with compassion for heaven and earth. You beat your chest and stamped your feet. You made a wrong move in the chessboard and lost all your courage! But did you see that?
, who needs to clean up the mess in front of you? Do you know that countless people are waiting for you to make a decisive decision and follow the principles of response?
With all due respect, even I myself am a pawn on this chessboard, let alone An Yi, a pawn crossing the river in the north of the Yangtze River. How can you inherit your husband's legacy if you are so short-sighted? How can you be worthy of the people all over the world who are eagerly waiting to join you?
?”
Chiang Kai-shek looked up in shock for a moment and was dripping with cold sweat. He stood up respectfully and apologized sincerely. Wu Zhihui then stepped forward to support him and earnestly warned him. He comforted him and said in a harmonious voice that An Yi is lucky and has a great destiny. Since thousands of troops cannot trap him, let him escape.
If you go to Hongze Lake, you will probably be able to escape safely.
Zhang Jingjiang, Cai Yuanpei and Chen Guofu on the side were stunned and filled with emotion. They couldn't help but be impressed by the methods of the number one madman in the party, so they all offered words of comfort, and soon transferred all Chiang Kai-shek's energy to the current predicament.
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Two hours later, Chiang Kai-shek finally settled on the strategic idea of "taking retreat to advance, sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger, waiting for the opportunity, and breaking the situation one by one." Chiang Kai-shek then took out the resignation letter "Eight. Eighth Letter to the People" that he had written overnight.
, everyone repeatedly considered the writing style and tone, and the final draft was not finalized until two o'clock in the afternoon.
After sending Zhang Jingjiang and others away, Chiang Kai-shek signaled Yu Jishi, Wang Shihe and others to take out the lunch they had brought, drove everyone away, closed the door, and walked slowly to the front of the map, looking at the many islands on Hongze Lake with his last gaze.
It fell on the corner of Dong's mouth, and his body remained motionless. At this moment, scenes appeared in his mind: the night talks between teachers and students in Huangpu, the sword ceremony at the Northern Expedition, the reform of the military system proposed by An Yi in Changsha City, Nanchang
Defeated, An Yi fled west for himself, jumped into the cold water with a serious injury and carried a pontoon on his shoulders, staining the Gan River with blood. And An Yi decided to conquer Yangzhou in this room, fly to Lingsi and promote Xuzhou's occupation...
Endless sadness and deep guilt lingered in Chiang Kai-shek's heart, accumulating thicker and thicker. He couldn't help but burst into tears. At this time, Chiang Kai-shek clearly knew that his tears were not only due to An Yi, but also probably more.
Sad about his disastrous defeat and his unwillingness and regret at being manipulated by his opponent.
It's also ten o'clock in the morning, in the west of old Nanchang City, at the tree-lined Fenghuang Gang.
Dozens of brothers gathered in the front hall of the quaint and solid two-story building. Hundreds of officers and soldiers from the recruitment office and nearly a thousand retired brothers gathered in a dark crowd under the big trees in front and behind the building. Only because a brother from the intelligence team accepted the call.
After receiving the long-lost telegram from An Yi, he shouted out the words "Boss has successfully broken through" on the way in a desperate rush, instantly attracting the worried and hoping brothers here.
In the back hall of the small building, the second aunt was crying and holding Lao Dao's hand, begging hard: "His father, think of a way quickly! Think of a way quickly! We must save Xiao Yi and the brothers..."
The old man gently helped his wife steady and asked her to sit down: "Why are you crying in mourning? Why are you crying when you are living well? If you cry, why don't Xia Jian's family next door hang themselves? Xiaofang just helped Xia Jian give birth.
A big fat boy, you don’t know? If you shout, Xiaofang still wants to be alive? What should you do with the family members of so many generals and colonels in the community? I don’t know! Go upstairs, Ermao, help your mother upstairs!
"
The sensible Er Mao responded and respectfully helped his mother, who was nine months pregnant, upstairs carefully, whispering comfort as she walked.
The old Taoist raised his head and sighed, straightened his robe, shook his sleeves, and walked out of the front hall with square steps as he did every day. He saw all the brothers in the hall led by Huang Yingwu, Lao Kong and Lao Hantou from the Ordnance Institute.
Standing up respectfully, the old Taoist asked with a strange face:
"What are you doing? Ah? What are you doing?"
Huang Yingwu, who came from Nanchang City, knew the old way, stepped forward and saluted, and then explained with a smile: "Brothers heard that the fighting was fierce at the front, and they were worried about the boss and the brothers at the front, so they all came to ask
News, haha! I’ve disturbed Uncle Dao’s purity, don’t be angry, don’t be angry!”
The old man stood on tiptoes and looked outside the dark door full of people. He saw Huang Yingwu's father-in-law Zhou Dashanren and other shareholders standing under the tree. He glared at Huang Yingwu displeasedly:
"Your old father-in-law has not recovered from his illness. Do you understand? Why don't you send him back home soon?"
"My nephew just persuaded me. My father also misses me. Uncle Dao, please give me a word!" Huang Yingwu, who was wearing a straight colonel's military uniform, still looked shameless.
The old Taoist was extremely moved in his heart, but his face was fine. He glanced around the room full of big men with a look of irony, cleared his throat and said loudly:
"It seems that if I don't say anything, you grandsons are going to demolish my house, haha! Okay, listen, Xiaoyi has sent a telegram. He and his brothers have successfully set off to the Hongze Lake area. Every day
He has everything to eat and lives well! He will probably come back next month, so you don’t have to worry about him... What? He’s not leaving yet? What are you so worried about? Do you grandsons think I’m lying? Or do you?
Are your own brains better than your master?"
The crowd cheered and left happily.
After the brothers left, Huang Yingwu chased Lao Dao to the back hall and asked anxiously: "Uncle Dao, how is my boss doing now?"
The veteran sighed, took out the telegram from his sleeve and handed it to Huang Yingwu. Huang Yingwu hurriedly opened it and saw that the telegram only had five words: Arrive at Hongze Lake safely!
"Uncle Dao, with just these few words, how do you know that the boss and the others will be back next month?" Huang Yingwu felt relieved.
The old Taoist slapped Huang Yingwu on the head: "If you dare to doubt my Taoist skills, get out!"