Chapter 41 The decisive victory is thousands of miles away
Chapter 401: Decisive Victory Thousands of Miles Away
"Report: A call from the Nanjing General Headquarters." Luo Lei, the new Communications Section Chief of the Independent Division, who was tall and had a square face and a firm face, stood at the door of the conference room. After finishing the report, he strode to An Yi and respectfully handed over the message.
An Yi nodded, waved his hand for him to find a seat and sat down, and then looked at it carefully. After reading, An Yi frowned and raised the message in his hand to the generals in the hall:
"Good news. The principal and the headquarters have agreed to the establishment plan of my independent division and the appointment list of chief officers at all levels. It seems that Senior Brother He and Senior Brother Yu have been helpful! Now everyone understands what I will do to my senior brothers.
Is that good? Ying Wu..."
"arrive!"
Huang Yingwu stood up with excitement on his face.
"Congratulations! Your boy has been promoted to major general." An Yi was very happy. Now there was no airborne party representative to tell him what to do.
Hu Jialin, Yang Bin and other brothers congratulated Huang Yingwu in unison. Huang Yingwu's face was full of smiles, he cupped his hands to Xia Jian and Zhan Huanqi and said: "Don't just congratulate me, haven't these two brothers also been promoted to generals? One is
The dignified chief of staff of the Provincial Security Command, and the other is the commander of the Central Jiangxi Command, tsk tsk! This head is more prestigious than our boss, let alone the little brother who is a laggard?"
All the brothers couldn't help laughing when they heard this. For a while, the crowd was excited and the laughter continued. At this time, Luo Lei, who was sitting next to Huang Yingwu, congratulated with joy: "Congratulations, senior brother!"
Huang Yingwu happily took out his cigarettes and distributed them around, and finally lit them for Luo Lei: "Junior brother, don't worry, as long as you follow our boss wholeheartedly, you won't have to worry about not being promoted. I only used it when I went from non-commissioned officer to general."
In two years, you will be much more capable than Brother Yu. Maybe after one or two battles, your rank of major will reach the level of colonel. Work hard!"
Luo Lei nodded, grinned, opened the folder and started writing amid the laughter of his brothers.
Luo Lei graduated from the political science department of the second phase of Huangpu, and was immediately transferred to study radio with a Russian instructor. He worked in the Central Party Headquarters for more than a year as a radio operator, and then went to the Central Political School chaired by Chen Guofu to further his studies. He was a classmate of the same period as Huang Yingwu, who was a monk halfway through.
After nearly a year of getting along, the two got to know each other and their relationship became deeper and deeper. They both almost died during the demonstrations launched against Li Zongren's special committee. After this disaster, the friendship between the two became even deeper.
Luo Lei, who was the first to get the news about the reorganization of the An Yi Division, no longer wanted to spend his youth in the silent and dark Central Party Headquarters, so he secretly wrote a letter to Huang Yingwu, who had returned to Nanchang, requesting to be transferred to the Independent Division. Huang Yingwu had long since
Wanting to recruit Luo Lei, who was proficient in radio and had a solid military foundation, he immediately reported to An Yi after receiving the letter. At that time, no matter how Huang Yingwu encouraged his smooth tongue, An Yi did not agree, but quietly sent a telegram to Chen Yu.
He asked Gong Qian to help with the inquiry, and Gong Qian's reply contained only eight words: sincere and steady, with both ability and political integrity!
The day after An Yi received the call back, Huang Yingwu rushed to Nanjing with An Yi's handwritten letter to find his teacher Chen Guofu. He accepted a lesson from Chen Guofu and received the approval letter. Huang Yingwu, who was overjoyed, said goodbye to Chen Guofu and immediately went into the personnel office.
, he had a group of smiling "old men and old ladies" complete all the procedures for him in just twenty minutes of communication.
When Luo Lei saw Huang Yingwu suddenly appearing at the door of his office, he had no idea that he was no longer a member of the Central Party Headquarters. He only found out after Huang Yingwu dragged the car into the door and drove it to the headquarters and then to the First Army Headquarters.
, he was already a member of the Independent Division of the First Army of the National Revolutionary Army. Luo Lei was so excited that he thanked his senior brother Huang Yingwu repeatedly, but Huang Yingwu was very annoyed and said that these stupid bosses in the military department were too harsh and only gave them to his junior brothers.
The rank of major was assigned.
Luo Lei came to Old Nanchang like this. Over the past week, he felt warm to the deep friendship between the brothers in An Yi's department. Compared with the lifeless but intrigues of the Central Party Headquarters, everything here was for Luo Lei, who was originally from Shandong and had an upright personality.
It was a paradise to say, especially after An Yi was appointed to the important position of communications staff officer and communications section chief of the division headquarters, the estrangement in Luo Lei's heart was instantly eliminated, and he was filled with gratitude for his admiration for An Yi.
An Yi saw the solemn expression on the face of Luo Lei, who was five years older than him, and was very satisfied with this new brother. When he saw that it was almost done, he raised his hand to signal the brothers to be quiet, and then asked loudly: "Lao Luo
, is there any news from the west?"
Luo Lei gathered his thoughts, opened the folder in front of him and calmly announced: "Chief Hutou and Captain Ding called. The 'Xiahe Maru' unloaded guns, ammunition and other materials in Wanxian and then went down the river. It is currently in Guoting.
The dock is loading timber, and the ship is expected to set sail early tomorrow morning. In addition, Chief Shi Zhen from northwest Guizhou called, saying that his search team has not yet encountered the liaison officer sent by the 44th Army, and requested assistance of 200,000 yuan."
All the brothers looked at An Yi. An Yi thought for a moment and walked towards the large map behind him. Yang Bin and Hu Jialin also stood up and walked to An Yi. The three of them pointed at the map and discussed for a while. Then they returned to their seats again. An Yi looked at
Chang Baofang, the munitions section chief, shouted an order:
"Old Chang, you transfer 200,000 yuan to the Jiangxi Guild Hall account in Chongqing. They know what to do. Brother Shi Zhen has Zhou Xicheng's army to the south, and the Sichuan Army units to the north who are fighting fiercely. He is in the most difficult situation and also has an opportunity for development.
The best stage, if we don’t support it now, when will we wait?”
"yes!"
Chang Baofang, the colonel and section chief who returned to the independent division, answered loudly.
An Yi turned to Luo Lei: "Reply to Brother Shi Zhen immediately: the money will arrive in Chongqing within three days. There is no need to reply from Hutou and Lao Ding, just wait for their next news... Everyone, from all ministries
Field exercises and live-fire shooting training continue. Lao Liao, don't worry about consuming ammunition for your artillery regiment. Although the thirty newly equipped Bofors artillery have excellent performance and are easy to operate, the newly joined brothers under your command will not be able to fire a few shots.
After all, there is still no bottom. No matter how familiar you are with memorizing the drill, it is still just an arm's length exercise. You can shoot all the artillery shells in stock, and I will find a way to make up for you when we get to Nanjing."
"Yes! With the commander's words, my subordinates can rest assured. The artillery regiment will never let down the commander's expectations!"
The new commander of the artillery regiment, Colonel Liao Minlin, stood up suddenly. He knew very well that officers such as An Yi and Hu Jialin attached great importance to the artillery regiment. The artillery regiment now has Buffus artillery that is more advanced than other friendly forces. Each one is worth 24,000 oceans.
Yi gritted his teeth and paid for it with his own money a month and a half ago. Twenty-four semi-new and old miscellaneous artillery pieces and 30,000 rounds of artillery were shipped from the headquarters. They had already been given to Xia Jian's security forces by An Yi.
An Yi signaled Liao Minlin to sit down: "All ministries must take more care of the recruits and impose strict requirements. Instructors must not relax the ideological education of the recruits. After returning home, they must evaluate the results of the 'One Belt and One' training in the past half month and compare the results."
Those who stand out will be commended and rewarded before departure.
After a week, each regiment and each battalion must send outstanding soldiers to the teaching brigade for final selection. The number of outstanding soldiers sent by each department will become an important part of the military evaluation of everyone here. Adjourned! "
"yes!"
Everyone stood up and answered loudly.
After the brothers left, An Yi, Hu Jialin, Yang Bin, Zhan Huanqi, Xia Jian and others gathered in front of the map, guessing how the special team led by Gu Changfeng and Ding Zhicheng would attack. After everyone discussed for a while, they all thought that Gu Changfeng and Ding Zhicheng would do it.
An operation was launched in Guoting waters, but no one was sure of the specific methods and steps of the operation.
Hu Jialin said sadly: "As the first commander of the Special Forces Brigade, Hu Tou took the initiative to lead the team in action this time. It must be because he was about to leave and he couldn't bear to leave. Seeing the Special Forces Brigade split into two, I
It doesn’t feel good in my heart either.”
Yang Bin laughed: "Huzi, are you unwilling to let Old Ding stay?"
"That's not true. It's right for Lao Ding and Lao Li to stay and help you. Lao Nanchang is our roots. It's not okay if we don't keep it. Besides, our training base is in Lao Nanchang. We need excellent instructors like them very much. Little brother
It’s just that I’m not used to it for a while.” Hu Jialin explained.
An Yi snorted: "What are you not used to? We can't guard an independent division all day long, right? People go to higher places, and water flows to lower places. This is the truth. I also want all of you to
When you become a division commander and a corps commander, you have all become a division commander, so am I not a corps commander? Maybe I can go one step further and become the commander of a group army. What does Xia Jian, a poor commander, mean to me?"
The brothers laughed loudly after hearing this. Xia Jian was not embarrassed at all. Instead, he raised his head and was very proud: "No matter how bad the commander is, he is still a commander, and he is the first commander among all the brothers in our independent division.
Although Lao Yang has a higher position than my younger brother, he is only the deputy commander in name, right?"
All the brothers were laughed out loud. After laughing, Yang Bin said that Xia Jian seemed to be a different person after he came back. He must have had a child and his mind has broadened...
At five o'clock in the morning, thousands of low-quality Murata rifles that had been eliminated by the Japanese army, 250,000 rounds of ammunition, 400 German-made shell guns, and a large number of Benimaru and Nidan cargo ships "Shiga Maru" were sold in Wan County.
Loading loads of rare nanmu, we drove the ragged porters off the ship one by one, put away the gangplank and untied the cables, and slowly sailed away from the simple and dirty Guoting Pier.
First mate Shunichi Hatoyama muttered a few words to Ikeda and others who were in charge of security, walked into the cab and quietly woke up the captain who had been sleeping for half the night, and respectfully reported to him the status of the loaded cargo.
It was snowing non-stop. Ikeda, who was responsible for the safety of the cargo ship, spit out thick phlegm as he looked at the increasingly confused port behind him. He shouted a few words to the four men on the side of the ship and walked to the stern of the ship alone.
Ikeda walked around the deck piled with tarpaulins and cables at the stern of the ship. When he saw that everything was normal, he was about to return to the bottom cabin to have a good sleep. As soon as he reached the corner of the cabin door, a bit of biting river wind blew on Ikeda's head.
His hat fell on the deck. Ikeda cursed and bent down to pick up the hat. Suddenly he felt a biting pain and an icy wind from his left rib to his heart. He turned his head and saw a dark face and a pair of cold eyes.
His eyes and body convulsed for a while, and then he fell limply, and he didn't even have time to hum.
Gu Changfeng carefully put down Ikeda's body, pulled up his cotton coat to hold the wound, and slowly pulled out a foot-long industrial triangular scraper. He raised the knife and took a look at the weak light. He was very satisfied and wanted to go back.
Convince An Yi to buy more of these German-made industrial scrapers. Just modify the handle and they will become the best assassination weapons.
Gu Changfeng half-crouched and leaned against the cold hatch, waiting quietly for An Jin and Ding Zhicheng on the port side. He stretched his head and glanced at the heavy, half-open hatch, listening to the snoring coming from below.
After a while, the agile An Jin and Han Xian who were in charge of the blasting, Tao Shanming and others came to Gu Changfeng. An Jin gestured twice and nodded, and Gu Changfeng understood that everyone alive on the deck had been cleared.
, Ding Zhicheng and three brothers had already touched the cab, so they pointed to the hatch and stepped in first. An Jin handed the dagger to his left hand, pulled out the Colt pistol from his waist and followed in. Han Xianzhi and Tao Shan, who were carrying sacks,
Ming stayed outside and waited.
At the cabin door on the left side of the captain's cabin, Ding Zhicheng, who was holding a dagger in his hand, estimated that Yang Libang opposite him was already in place. He stood up and opened the cabin door and walked in. The short and fat helmsman was startled when he saw Ding Zhicheng, and Ding Zhicheng just opened his mouth.
The dagger of Yang Libang was inserted into his temple. Hatoyama, who was talking to the captain, opened his mouth in fright. The shell gun in Yang Libang's left hand had been inserted into his mouth, and the shell gun in his right hand was pressed between the eyebrows of Captain Mustache. Hatoyama was frightened.
The two of them were so stunned that they didn't dare to move.
Ding Zhicheng fiddled with the rudder a few times and complained in a low voice that the maneuverability of the Japanese cargo ships was not as good as that of the Germans. Looking at the wide and straight channel within the range of the night searchlight, he simply ignored it and turned around to ask Hatoyama who of the two could speak Chinese?
Both of them shook their heads in horror. Ding Zhicheng cursed angrily, stretched out his hand and twisted Hatoyama's neck with a click, grabbed the short captain's lapel and lifted it up easily: "Where do you put your money?"
The captain was so frightened that his crotch was soaked and veins were bulging on his forehead. He hurriedly waved his hand and pointed to the back. Yang Libang put away his gun, lifted the quilt and opened the curtain. At a glance, he saw the cabinet embedded under the steel cabin. He reached out and pulled the door of the cabinet.
The secret lock was not locked at all. The dim light in the cabin clearly illuminated two spaces that were 50 centimeters deep and one meter square. The secret compartments were divided into grids and were filled with neatly arranged gold bars, bags of silver coins and bronze statues.
Ceramic antiques.
"Grandma's! There are so many..."
Yang Libang squatted in front of the secret cabin and kept licking his lips. Suddenly he heard the dull sound of gunfire and stood up quickly: "Chief Gu is taking action below the cabin!"
Ding Zhicheng let go of his hand and put down the captain whose neck he had broken: "The sound of the gun will prove that they are done. Old Han and his apprentice will arrive soon after planting the explosives. You move out the silver coins first, and leave the gold bars and antiques."
Lao Han and the others will load it up while I lower the lifeboat in the middle of the ship's side and leave as soon as possible. The rescue brothers downstream may be impatient."
"clear!"
Forty minutes later, the out-of-control "Shimoga Maru" slowly hit the sandbank in the center of the river about one kilometer above Tangjia Pier. The stranded 500-ton cargo ship tilted about 30 degrees to the right, making sharp friction.
There was a loud sound and the sound of metal twisting. The precious golden nanmu on the ship rumbled down due to the breakage of the fixed ropes. The huge collision sound spread far in the silent dawn.
The boatmen who woke up along the coast crawled out of their warm beds to see what was going on. A series of violent explosions rang out, and the "Shimoga Maru" was shaken and flew sideways and hit the river. Hundreds of huge golden nanmu trees flew away.
Towards the center of the river, the calm river surface suddenly surged with waves. The overturned ship exposed half of its bow, and then a fire burst into the sky.
Eleven kilometers downstream, a lifeboat carrying eight people, including Gu Changfeng and Ding Zhicheng, slowly approached a slowly moving 250-ton cargo ship. The rope net lowered on the cargo ship quickly lifted bags of gifts aboard.
Ten minutes later, the lifeboat was scuttled. Gu Changfeng, who entered the cabin, took the towel handed by the special forces team member and quickly wiped the snow and sweat on his face: "Send a report to the boss and say that the harvest has been great and everything went well.
Returning now!"
"yes!"
The operator turned around and put on his headphones.
Gu Changfeng threw the towel to Wang Xulun, who was overjoyed in front of him: "I have to sleep for a while. I haven't closed my eyes for two days and two nights. What a stupid little Japan... You can wake up Captain William later and let him rise to Germany."
Flag full steam ahead.”
"yes!"
In the conference room of the old Nanchang base, An Yi, Hu Jialin, Yang Bin and others who had not slept all night were still discussing the distribution of new weapons around the charcoal fire. Luo Lei strode in with excitement on his face and reported in a low voice: "Master, Gu
The chief called: The harvest has been great, everything went well, and we are returning now!"
An Yi stood up excitedly: "Great! It doesn't matter whether you gain something or not. As long as you blow up this Japanese ship, it will definitely be enough for Bai Chongxi and the others! The Japanese will definitely roar like thunder and send warships to the river section where the incident occurred.
To retaliate, Tao Xun's Eighteenth Army might become the target of Little Japan's venting.
Once Little Japan makes trouble, the 18th Army will not be able to move south from the Yichang line and attack Senior Ye's 44th Army with Bai Chongxi's 13th Army. As long as Senior Ye and the others can take a breath, they will be fine. Well done! This is
I'll have to see how the Gui family, which has made enemies everywhere, can deal with it!"
Yang Bin said approvingly: "The incident occurred in the section from Yichang to Wuhan occupied by the Guangxi clique. The person punished was the Nissin Company, which dumped weapons, ammunition and red pills to the eastern Sichuan area for many years. Not only did we avenge ourselves, but we also eliminated the evil.
It's really a feat! But I'm afraid our Commander-in-Chief Chiang Kai-shek will also have a headache, and maybe the Japanese will protest loudly to him in the afternoon."
The brothers smiled knowingly, and Luo Lei was shaken violently. The intelligence and strength of An Yi and his brothers far exceeded his expectations, and they treated him like old brothers who had been with him for many years.
The pride and magnanimity were enough to make Luo Lei deeply grateful.
Under the trusting eyes of An Yi and his brothers, Luo Lei handed the document to An Yi for signature. He secretly made up his mind that he must integrate into the group as soon as possible and fight vigorously with these brothers who dare to love and hate.