General Zhu Peide, who had just returned from Nanjing, was very angry. He had not washed away his journey. The announcement jointly issued by the Nanjing Special Committee and the Military Commission made him extremely angry. After Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi suppressed Zhou Fengqi, commander of the 26th Army of the Zhejiang Department, and forced him to resign, they suddenly
He arrested Lai Shihuang, the commander of the Fourteenth Army who was being treated in Shanghai, and dismantled the Fourteenth Army in a blink of an eye. Now he even gave the title of the Ninth Army to the Commander-in-Chief of the First Route Army.
Commander He Yingqin, and without Zhu Peide expressing any opinions, suddenly held a special meeting and appointed veteran Niu Yongjian as chairman of the Jiangxi Provincial Party Committee. Gu Zhutong, the former commander of the Third Division of the First Army, immediately formed a new Ninth Army
No one paid much attention to the Ninth Army under Zhu Peide. Li Zongren didn't even say hello, which was obviously a substantial warning to Zhu Peide's practice of sitting on the fence to protect his own safety.
In August and September, Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi expanded the Seventh Army into the Seventh Army under the command of Xia Wei. They stayed in their hometown in Guangxi and were chasing Ye Ting and Huang Shaohong's Fifteenth Army under He Long's Eighth Route Army with Li Jishen.
Bai Chongxi's general Tao Jun's 18th Army and Hu Zongduo's 19th Army have been promoted to commander-in-chief of the Second Route Army.
Commander Bai Chongxi was not satisfied and wanted to disband Wang Tianci's Tenth Army, which had succeeded Wang Tianpei's remnants, and forced the remaining two divisions of the Tenth Army and one division of the original Fourteenth Army to form the Thirteenth Army, with himself personally appointed as the Thirteenth Army.
Army Commander, Zhu Peide became more worried and frightened the more he thought about it, and all his generals also saw the serious crisis involved.
The generals gathered in the Nanchang City Governor's Mansion, and everyone had a nervous look on their face. Sometimes they whispered to each other, sometimes they turned to look at the map hanging on the wall and meditated silently, and sometimes three or five people gathered together to start a fierce debate.
Discussion... It turned out that these generals and commanders gathered urgently under Zhu Peide's call to discuss how to deal with the complex and severe situation in front of them.
At this time, gunfire continued from the Jiangxi-Guangdong border to the south, and gunfire also broke out from the Hunan-Jiangxi border to the west. In full swing, Red Army unit numbers appeared one after another. The Communist Party, aware of the importance of guns, finally embarked on the road to seize power with arms.
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Tang Shengzhi's army in the upper reaches of the river sharpened its sword and occupied important places such as Anqing, Wuhu, Lu'an, Hefei, etc., and would continue to advance towards Nanjing at any time without being satisfied; to the north, Sun Chuanfang, who had suffered heavy losses, used Feng Yuxiang and Yan Xishan to interact with each other.
Suspecting that the two armies had the same opportunity, with the strong support of Zhang Zuolin, Zhang Zongchang's army was once again gathered together to launch a fierce attack on the revolutionary army advancing into Jiangbei.
Shanghai in the east has also changed its owner. Bai Chongxi took office as the Songhu Garrison Commander at the end of August. Less than a month later, Zhang Dingfan, his chief of staff, became the mayor of Shanghai. He was originally appointed by Commander-in-Chief Chiang Kai-shek.
Guard Commander Yang Hu and Mayor Zhang Qun have long since dispersed. Jiangsu and Zhejiang are turbulent and undercurrents are surging. Jiangsu and Zhejiang's plutocrats are tightening credit and are ruthless. European and American powers are eyeing the crisis, and a crisis may break out at any time.
In such a chaotic and crisis-ridden situation, Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi canceled the designation of Zhu Peide's Ninth Army without any scruples, relying on their rapidly expanding military strength and political status that seemed to become more and more stable.
He Yingqin, who had already joined the New Gui faction, had Liu Zhi's First Army, Gu Zhutong's Ninth Army, and Qian Dajun's 32nd Army under his command. He was then very satisfied and completely obeyed the orders of Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi, and ordered the three subordinates of Qian Dajun.
The Twelfth Army attacked Ye Ting and He Long's troops in eastern Guangdong. He commanded the First Army, Ninth Army, Twenty-sixth Army and the remaining Xiong Shihui Division of the Fourteenth Army to fight against Sun Chuanfang and Zhang Zongchang's troops on the front line in Jiangbei.
They fought fiercely and reported their righteous deeds and battle conditions to the whole country every day. However, the main forces of Li Zongren's Third Route Army and four armies still stayed on the front line in southern Anhui and central Anhui to guard against Tang Shengzhi's desperate measures in the direction of Wuhan.
Chongxi's Second Route Army's three armies and two divisions were nowhere to be found and were elusive. This really made Zhu Peide and his generals, who occupied the fertile land of the Poyang Lake plain and owned important areas of Jiujiang and Hukou, sleepless and uneasy.
The meeting chaired by Zhu Peide lasted from morning to four o'clock in the afternoon, but there was still no clue. The generals under his command had different opinions and kept arguing. The group represented by Jin Handing suggested to fight back and never retreat, while the group represented by Wang Jun emphasized the situation.
It was complicated, and he advocated keeping things secret and maintaining the status quo. No one could convince anyone, which made Zhu Peide unable to make a decision.
Finally, Zhu Peide seemed to suddenly remember something, announced the adjournment of the meeting, and immediately took his confidants Jin Handing and Wang Jun with him and drove to Lao Nanchang.
On the spacious field of the old Nanchang non-commissioned officer training base, the football team of the teaching brigade led by An Yi was having a fierce competition with the football team of the special brigade on rotation under Ding Zhicheng. In the face of the lottery stimulus of 1,000 yuan out of their own pockets, both teams took out
The strength to feed.
Playing football for more than two months has made many brothers' playing skills improve rapidly. From the original, they didn't even know about offsides and what part to use to kick the ball, to being close to An Yi, who is the first in technology. This short process
An Yi is often filled with emotion.
Zhu Peide's car slowly drove into the base gate amidst the salute of the sentries. Not long after it stopped at the side of the stadium, An Yi, who was covered in sweat, ran to Zhu Peide and others to say hello. Zhu Peide smiled and said:
"I heard that as long as it doesn't rain, you will come here to play football every afternoon, and your life will be leisurely and comfortable. I really envy you!"
An Yi smiled and shook his head: "I have too many mundane duties and no time to train with my brothers, so I have to come here every day to sweat...Uncle De, if you have time, how about we go to the old Sichuan restaurant?"
This junior also wants to hear what good news Uncle De brought back from Nanjing."
"Okay! I just have something to talk to you about. I might as well go have a drink. I haven't tasted Sichuan food in a month." Zhu Peide readily agreed, letting An Yi wipe his sweat and get into his car, and we drove to Laohantou together.
's tavern.
Entering the private room on the second floor, he sat down and drank some tea. Zhu Peide then told An Yi about the situation in Nanjing and the fact that his Ninth Army had been deprived of its designation. Jin Handing and Wang Jun also expressed their thoughts and asked An Yi to speak.
Tell him what he thinks.
An Yi was quite surprised and said: "The Third Army originally had more than 33,000 people. The Ninth Army has just received 6,000 Yunnan soldiers and has become two divisions with more than 18,000 people. There are also three
A new regiment of 4,500 people is in
Training at the North Campus of Nanchang, the seniors and everyone under their command are strong and strong. At this time, they suddenly canceled the designation of the Ninth Army. It is definitely a very unwise decision. If the juniors guessed correctly, it is obviously more of a test than a quarrel.
Judging from the current situation where the Guangxi faction has enemies on all sides, they will never dare to touch a hair of your senior, at least not until Tang Shengzhi is beaten to the ground. But it is hard to say if the Third Army can endure it, let alone Li Zongren.
, what would Bai Chongxi think? Let’s just talk about Tang Shengzhi. With his always domineering style, if he saw his predecessors swallowing his anger, he would definitely feel that there was an opportunity to take advantage of him. Why not follow the same example and take the opportunity to occupy Jiujiang and Hukou?
As long as Jiujiang and Hukou are lost, Nanchang will lose its northern barrier. Whether it is by water or land, it can be easily attacked. Whether it is the Gui Clan or Tang Shengzhi's tribe, do you think seniors and brothers should fight or not?
If we don’t fight, we will have to leave Jiangxi in despair. If we can’t bear to fight angrily, we might as well seize the opportunity now so that no one dares to look down on us!”
"How to seize the opportunity?" Wang Jun's face changed and he asked eagerly.
An Yi thought for a moment and smiled: "For example, if I were in the position of the Third Army, I would announce in a high-profile manner that inspired by the revolutionary situation, the officers and soldiers of the Third Army who have had the opportunity to recuperate and recuperate are working hard and are ready to fight.
We will hold high the banner of the Three People's Principles, inherit the legacy of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, and strive to make all preparations for the Northern Expedition across the Yangtze River in the shortest possible time.
In response to the call for the Northern Expedition by General Feng Yuxiang and General Yan Xishan, and in respect of the military adjustment opinions of the Nanjing Special Committee, we decided to follow the flexible and appropriate method of dividing the Fourth Army into two parts by General Li Jishen and General Zhang Fakui to form the Fourth Army and the New Fourth Army.
To avoid confusion with friendly forces, pass through the Fifth Route Army
After repeated discussions, the generals unanimously decided to convert the original Ninth Army to the new Ninth Army. At the same time, based on the fact that the Third Army has grown to a gratifying scale of 40,000 soldiers, in order to facilitate military command and dispatch and adapt to the needs of the Northern Expedition, the Third Army was specially designated as the New Ninth Army.
The army was divided into two, and a new third army was established on the basis of retaining the third army."
Zhu Peide was startled: "You are cruel enough! You brought out two armies at once. Isn't this too much of a fuss? The impact of this is not small!"
"Haha! Since someone has made a move, seniors have to take it, right? What's more, there is a precedent for dividing and expanding the army. The law does not blame the masses, and no one dares to favor one or the other. Instead of dodging and being in a dilemma, it is better to face the difficulty, tit for tat, and all at once
It's best to stun him.
The junior believes that as long as this is done, everyone will be shocked and look at it with admiration. They will no longer dare to underestimate friendship and peace. The Third Army, which has always valued peace, will lament that the Third Army has finally risen after two years of silence!
Secondly, since Commander-in-Chief Chiang stepped down, the Third Army has never received a penny of military supplies. Every military uniform and every bullet has been borne by the seniors and brothers of the Third Army themselves. In this case, what else is there?
Something to worry about?”
When An Yi said this, he was full of confidence: "Now Jiangxi is developing rapidly, and merchants gather in Nanchang. In the past three months, various taxes have increased by 20 to 30%, and the loopholes in tungsten ore smuggling have been plugged to the greatest extent. We have also
Banditry and local riots were not only used as excuses, but also controlled trade and mining in various places. As a result, the price of tungsten ore increased by 30% in just two months and there is still no supply. What do seniors and brothers have to worry about?
If you are worried about running out of guns and ammunition, I will send telegrams to Lu Lin, Li He and the two major foreign banks later. In less than ten days, two shipments of German-made sophisticated weapons and ammunition will be shipped from Hong Kong and Macau, and I will get the tungsten ore later.
Pay him back slowly. Since there is not enough manpower, the junior will use the 5,000 new recruits who have been trained by the recruitment office for more than half a month.
All the troops were transferred to the third army. If anyone really dares to attack, the six thousand soldiers under my command will not be polite. The truth of lips and teeth has been deeply rooted in the hearts of this junior and every brother. They will surely share the same enemy and fight one against ten, even if Li Zongren personally leads the troops.
, the junior is also confident that he will be defeated!
Apart from the officers and men of the Third Army, who else is more familiar with the entire Jiangxi battlefield than us? Moreover, we have the morale of the military and the people, and we will be able to respond to every call. If our homeland cannot be defended and the enemy presses the border, we will have no problem recruiting another 10,000 to 20,000 troops within half a month.
At worst, I will let nearly a thousand old brothers from various factories and companies go into battle again, and all of them will serve as company and platoon commanders to lead troops to kill the enemy."
An Yi's words made Zhu Peide and his general Liang Yuan excited and confident. They couldn't help but cheer in unison. Zhu Peide raised his wine glass happily:
"Okay! If we don't make a sound, it will be a blockbuster. According to what my nephew said, we will immediately set up two new formations to openly demonstrate our strength and our attitude. If someone really dares to bully us, then
We can only meet each other in arms! Come, my dear nephew, thank you for your kind words, and let us have a drink together!"
An Yi stood up respectfully, held the glass in both hands and greeted each other politely. After drinking it in one gulp, he picked up the glass and poured the wine quickly. He also greeted Jin Handing and Wang Jun very humbly. The three of them raised their heads and drank, showing the bottom of the glass and laughing in unison.
, amidst the loud laughter, the majestic and heroic spirit cannot be concealed.