The end of the year is approaching, and as the cold wave from Siberia moves southward, bringing with it large tracts of ice and snow, the situation across the country becomes increasingly chaotic.
In Shanghai, the largest city in China, Chiang Kai-shek's influence is growing. Many parties and factions within the party belonging to the Nanjing Special Committee have gathered around Chiang Kai-shek. The armies in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, which have lost their sources of military pay, and the Li Zongren government's
The local army secretly formed an alliance with Chiang Kai-shek, and the voices for persuading Chiang to reinstate him to save the revolution were growing day by day.
In view of this, Chiang Kai-shek convened three preparatory meetings for the Fourth Plenary Session of the Central Committee in a row, taking full advantage of the contradiction between Wang Jingwei's Guangdong clique and Li Zongren's Gui clique to suppress and win over each other, completely pushing Guangdong and Guangxi into a life-and-death confrontation situation. At the same time, he cleverly used
Nanjing Special Committee suppresses demonstrators
The incident of killing two students from the Central Party Political School and injuring many others defeated the Xishan Conference politically and morally in one fell swoop, forcing Xu Chongzhi, Xie Chi and other 11 leaders of the Xishan Conference to go abroad and completely move away from home.
This stumbling block of relying on one's old age and selling one's old age has been eliminated, but it still has huge political influence.
In the north, Yan Xishan's Shanxi-Sui Army finally stopped its decline and successfully blocked Zhang Zuolin's aggressive 100,000-strong Fengjun at the line from northern Shanxi to Niangziguan in eastern Shanxi. Feng Yuxiang's Northwest Army took advantage of the main force of the Fengjun to gather in Shanxi, and troops from other places
With a relatively weak and favorable opportunity, he quickly put down the internal rebellion, sent troops to Luxi, and sent a force with the Nanjing Revolutionary Army commanded by He Yingqin to attack Xuzhou.
To the southwest, the various warlord forces of the Sichuan Army were still fighting to the death for territory. Long Yun of Yunnan defeated Zhou Xi's Guizhou Army and took advantage of the victory to invade western Guizhou; on the Hunan-Hubei border, Bai Chongxi's tribe and the Hunan Army's He Jian, Li Pinxian and other troops began to attack.
Local fierce fighting; Guangdong and Guangxi areas, Huang Shaohong
The 20,000-strong army occupied Xijiang, Zhaoqing and other places and slowly pushed towards Guangzhou. Chen Jitang's troops invaded the Chaomei area from southern Fujian. Zhang Fakui's troops were attacked on both sides. The Fourth Army and the newly formed divisions were mobilized to cope with the situation. The war was in Guangdong.
It is spreading throughout the territory and has the tendency to become more and more intense.
After experiencing a series of blood and fire tests including the Autumn Harvest Riots, the Sanwan Reorganization, and the Changsha Riots, the Communist Party finally had its own regular armed forces. It accumulated experience and lessons in each action and grew stronger step by step. The torch of armed revolution has already spread in Hunan.
More than ten counties and towns along the Jiangxi border were burning.
In contrast, the Poyang Lake Plain occupied by Zhu Peide and the old Nanchang owned by An Yi are as quiet and peaceful as the center of a hurricane. All conflicts between the surrounding areas and the outside world do not seem to have much substantial impact on them. Industry and commerce are stable.
With development, the population is also increasing.
Away from the war-torn states of Jiangxi and Guangdong, the Yangtze River trade route in Jiangxi and Fujian became wider and wider. Hukou, Changbei and Old Nanchang docks were extremely prosperous, with workshops, shops, wine shops and warehouses springing up like bamboo shoots after a rain.
Zhu Peide's old Nanchang County Government was really too busy and had to hand over the entire security maintenance, population management and defense tasks of Old Nanchang to the Central Jiangxi Security Command. The government only dealt with civil affairs such as tax collection and case sentencing. An Yi
As a result, the Central Jiangxi Security Command under his command has grown day by day, and its current total strength has reached 8,000.
An Yi's month-long secret operation ended quietly, and the more than 47 million in wealth obtained from the robbery was enough to help An Yi escape from development difficulties and accumulate strong capital for subsequent development.
The Shenbao and the Times, two influential newspapers that are extremely sensitive to current affairs, have reported in the past half month that banditry is on the rise on the Hunan-Jiangxi border, and vicious incidents such as robbery, plunder, murder and arson have emerged one after another, but such "trivial matters"
”, and was quickly overwhelmed by the massive amount of national war news and political news.
Zhou Chongan, general manager of Jiangnan Group, and Zhang Xi, financial manager, were delighted to have huge sums of money in their hands. They suddenly woke up and asked An Yi repeatedly where he got the huge sum of 25 million to inject into the group.
It is difficult for An Yi to answer this question reasonably. In this critical period, even a handful of wealth giants like Kong Xiangxi, Ou Yaoting, and Zhang Jingjiang cannot raise 20 million in just one month. An Yi
But it can be done easily and all the money is given is cash. No matter how you explain it, it is unconvincing. The Germans and Americans who cooperated together are even less likely to be so magnanimous in providing loans.
But An Yi had his own way of dealing with it. Facing the suspicious Zhou Chongan and Zhang Xi, An Yi snorted disdainfully and said arrogantly:
"Why are you asking about these things? Jackie Chan ascended to heaven and snakes burrowed into caves. Each one has its own magical powers and creations. Don't underestimate anyone's power. Besides, behind me there are Taoists and other helpers who have spread all over the country and have flourished for thousands of years. I will tell you all.
, how can I mess around in the future? You just need to plan how to use this money well and create greater profits for the group."
After saying that, no matter what the two superior generals thought, An Yi raised his chin and left gracefully. After experiencing this two or three times, Zhou Chongan and Zhang Xi were embarrassed to ask any more questions. After all, the mysterious Jiangxi
Taoism has always been a huge help to An Yi. The Taoist temple Wanshou Palace and the pharmaceutical factory that cooperates with dozens of surrounding Taoist temples are a clear example.
Therefore, neither Zhou Chongan nor Zhang Xi dared to tell their other guesses. Reports that dozens of wealthy people and officials in Hunan and Jiangxi provinces were looted one after another within a month appeared in their minds from time to time, but they couldn't see it.
There is no evidence of any visions
Under such circumstances, who dares to mention such dirty things to An Yi easily? What if I make a mistake? It is always a good thing to have money, not to mention that the group company still has countless things waiting for them to deal with, so there is really no need to worry about these things.
Too much entanglement in side issues.
As a result, it annoyed the booming armed forces on the Hunan-Jiangxi border. More than once, this red armed force had just sneaked to the edge of the county and town. Before it had time to launch an attack, a violent "crack-pap-pap-pap" was heard from inside.
Gunfire, due to the rudimentary weapons and equipment and the lack of basic training of officers and soldiers, when encountering this situation, it is not a choice to retreat quickly.
To retreat means to ambush and observe from a distance without daring to act rashly. The operational troops have twice discovered a mysterious and powerful force that has arrived first. Before they could react, they were flying away carrying large and small bags. When they woke up, they could catch up.
There is no way to see where the immortal is. Often after climbing over a hill or encountering a small river, there is no trace of the human being.
One of them was encountered by Li Xiaolong, who had been promoted to battalion commander. He led more than 400 brothers and ran through the cold wind and frost and dew for most of the night, and finally arrived at Huahua University in Pingxiang County before dawn as planned.
Yun Zhenbei was preparing to attack the rich man who opened a tungsten mine in the town. Just when Li Xiaolong was about to order a sudden attack, he saw a group of more than a hundred people.
The men and horses rushed towards the west of the town. Li Xiaolong was shocked and ordered the troops to ambush on the spot. He led a class of brothers to quietly catch up to see what happened. Just after chasing for half a mile, a brother in front was caught by a rope and touched.
After arriving at the agency, a bamboo thick as a bowl stood up high on the side of the road, and the careless brother was immediately pulled up into the air and hung up high.
After a period of chaos, the two brothers bent the bamboo to save the trapped brother, but no one dared to pursue it rashly. During this time, the sky was getting dark, the town was noisy, and sporadic gunshots were heard. Li Xiaolong
Seeing that the mission failed, he could only lead his troops to retreat with hatred, and immediately reported the matter to the top leadership after returning to the mountain.
The top leader walked back and forth in the narrow abandoned temple hall for more than ten minutes with a cigarette under his arm, and asked the signal corpsman to immediately notify Yuan Wencai, Wang Zuo and other regiment and battalion commanders to come to the meeting.
Not long after, regimental and battalion commanders from various hills within a hundred miles radius arrived one after another. After everyone gathered for a brief chat, they began to complain, and they were annoyed that they were being blamed for something that was unknowingly, but they didn't.
No amount of evidence could prove which department was responsible, but in the end, without exception, all the blame was placed on me by the outside world, which made me really depressed.
The meeting finally decided that no matter where this team is from the green forest on the mountain or the powerful people in any place, they must be found and the truth will be revealed.
However, the ministries searched for ten days and interviewed thousands of villagers from all over the country. They never saw this group of people again. They only got a certain message: there were about two hundred people in this group, and the extremely well-equipped tyrants continuously looted the West.
They robbed more than a dozen towns in the three counties in eastern Hunan. They robbed Anding Town in the south of Pingjiang County for the last time and then disappeared.
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On December 23, Li Xiaolong, who was appointed as the special liaison officer, accompanied by a young subordinate, walked through the first heavy snowfall in Jiangxi after the beginning of winter this year and came to the Central Jiangxi Security Commander in the southwest of old Nanchang.
At the entrance of the ministry, I saw that the temporary gate originally made of wood had been
It has turned into tall and strong brick pillars and green glazed tile gatehouses, and the simple wooden fence has turned into a two-meter-and-a-half-meter-high long wall with an electric grid on top. Stern training commands and neat responses are heard from time to time within the wall.
, obviously strict military training is being carried out in the compound.
Li Xiaolong swallowed subconsciously, then shook his head and laughed dumbly, thinking that all this was not about money? If he had money, the lives of the brothers would not be so difficult, and there would be no need to leave the army and work hard to be this liaison officer.
. He was silent for a while, cheered up and walked to the heavily armed sentry in front of the door. He smiled and said hello: "Boss, I, Li Xiaolong, would like to see my old friend General Zhan Huanqi."
The tall sentry had a serious face and a vigilant look on his face. He was obviously not interested in Li Xiaolong, who was dressed as a scholar and wearing a top hat. It turned out that he had noticed before that Li Xiaolong was sneaking around with one of his men, and his behavior seemed extremely sneaky.
Just as he was about to step forward for questioning, he saw him coming over on his own initiative. When he heard Zhan Huanqi's name, his expression softened. He stood at attention and saluted, and then politely explained: "I'm sorry, the chief of staff has already gone to the grassroots for inspection.
Come back in a few days, sir."
"Excuse me, where will General Zhan go for inspection? When will he come back?" Li Xiaolong asked politely, disappointed.
"I don't know... Sir, please stand aside, the convoy is about to enter the camp."
After the sentry finished speaking, he returned to his original position and stood at attention with his gun in hand. A duty officer with a second lieutenant's logo on his shoulder straps came out. After checking the driver's ID, he raised his hand and ordered the crossbar to be raised, waiting for four trucks to enter the camp.
The doorman lowered the crossbar, glanced at Li Xiaolong, whom he did not recognize, and returned to the duty room behind the door with an expressionless face.
Li Xiaolong waited for a long time without seeing a familiar old brother. In desperation, he could only turn back and walk out of the wide asphalt intersection, call a rickshaw and say "Non-commissioned Officer Base". The driver agreed loudly and took Li Xiaolong and the two of them north quickly, passing by the siege.
There are antique high walls in the residential area of the Invalids with patrols from time to time. I turned east and ran for ten minutes before entering Huxi Road. I turned north and ran for another ten minutes before arriving at the gate of the non-commissioned officer base.
After paying the fare, Li Xiaolong did not forget to express his thanks and send the driver away who was almost dead from exhaustion. Li Xiaolong shook his head and sighed slightly. If it were not for the rush of time, he would really not want to take the rickshaw.
The two turned and walked towards the sentry in front of the tall gate building. Li Xiaolong asked the sentry wearing a new black military uniform with a flowery machine gun on his chest to see An Yi. Who knew that the sentry was unmoved and did not even give a simple reply.
The lieutenant who had been standing in the door heard Li Xiaolong's question, strode forward to greet him, and asked Li Xiaolong's identity kindly.
Li Xiaolong was furious, but his face remained calm: "I, Li Xiaolong, am the manager of Zhaoji Trading Company in Gao'an County. I have something urgent and I want to see General An."
The lieutenant carefully looked at Li Xiaolong and the young man beside him, smiled lightly, shook his head and said: "I'm sorry, we don't have General An here. Sir, you are looking in the wrong place. Please come back!"
Li Xiaolong was stunned for a moment, and then said angrily: "You understand, my name is Li Xiaolong, and he also came from the model camp. When I beat Fengxin, you didn't know where you were! You dare to be a lieutenant.
Playing tricks with me..."
"Wait! You are Li Xiaolong from the model camp, not the manager of Zhaoji Trading Company in Gao'an County?"
The lieutenant looked at Li Xiaolong in surprise. Seeing the puzzled look on his face, he immediately saluted respectfully, and then explained kindly: "Lao An has a good reputation. There are many merchants and shops from all over the country who want to come and contact them privately. When we meet these people, we
They all stood in the way. I have heard Brother Li’s name before, and many old brothers respected him when they mentioned him. I apologize for my poor greeting!”
Li Xiaolong said politely: "Can you inform me now?"
The lieutenant smiled and shook his head: "It still doesn't work! Maybe Brother Li doesn't know. Boss An has canceled the lease of the non-commissioned officer base ten days ago and no longer works here. I don't know where it is now, and our Commander Yang is here
I made a statement during the rectification movement a week ago, telling all the brothers that the whereabouts of all the bosses cannot be disclosed, and even if they are known, they cannot be told, so I ask Brother Li for your forgiveness.
If Brother Li is really in an emergency, you might as well go to the Old Sichuan Tavern in Huxi and ask Brother Han to call and help you look for it, it will probably be faster."
Li Xiaolong realized that he had lost his temper and quickly apologized. Afterwards, he asked sincerely: "If something happens suddenly, will ordinary people ignore you when they come to you?"
"No, there are brothers patrolling the streets at all times. People are always there when they need something. If something really big happens, I will bring someone into the reception room and hand it over to the brothers from the special service team to find someone. I'm sorry.
I can't help at all." The young lieutenant smiled apologetically.
Li Xiaolong nodded and said goodbye politely, and walked along the small garden by the lake to Lao Hantou's tavern. As he walked, he sighed with emotion. He knew that An Yi's headquarters had undergone tremendous changes, and military discipline and systems had become increasingly strict.