The first truck full of military police saw a black car with a headquarters license plate suddenly parked more than ten meters ahead. I didn't know which department or officer suddenly arrived. In desperation, it stopped quickly, and the three trucks following it also stopped.
Then it stopped.
The seven tractor trucks that were overtaking the military police convoy were fully loaded with 500 brothers from the independent division's special agent battalion. When Lieutenant Colonel Qi Xiuping saw An Yi quickly get out of the car, he knew that something important was happening, otherwise An Yi would not waste precious time.
, immediately opened the door and shouted twice with a bell-like voice, five hundred well-equipped officers and soldiers flew out of the car, quickly opened the cordon, and in a blink of an eye, An Yi and the military police convoy were surrounded.
An Yi strode to the front of the second gendarmerie truck, looked up at Fang Dewen, the former station chief of Mazhuang Station, who was pinned to the top of the cab, and nodded slightly.
Fang Dewen was surprised when he saw An Yi, and then showed a faint smile. One of the men who were tied up next to him saw An Yi and shouted loudly: "General An!"
An Yi took a closer look and immediately recognized that the person calling his name was Deputy Captain Xiao of the railway workers' picket team who had helped him a lot during the Liuquan Blockade that day. He smiled and nodded again, then waved his hand.
He turned around and shouted an order to Qi Xiuping beside him:
"Battle Commander Qi, take a few brothers and put down a few people in the car for me!"
"yes!"
"slow--"
Fang Shourong, deputy colonel of the First Army Gendarmerie who was sitting in the cab of the first gendarmerie car, had already gotten out of the car. He quickly ran to An Yi and shouted to stop him:
"Reporting to General An, I am Fang Shourong, deputy colonel of the First Army Military Police. I am leading the military police on a mission under the orders of Chief Liu of our Army. The person escorted in the car is the leader of the Xuzhou Communist Party who was captured with great difficulty. We cannot let him go so easily.
Got it!"
The noisy voices of the soldiers and civilians on both sides of the street gradually stopped, and all pairs of eyes were nervously watching An Yi and others in the circle of heavy soldiers.
An Yi glanced sideways at the military police colonel, who was a few years older than him. He felt that he looked familiar and wanted to make some warm remarks, but for a while he couldn't remember who this person was.
Seeing that the crowd of people watching was getting more and more crowded, An Yi was worried that the situation was getting out of control, and when Fang Shourong opened his mouth, he carried Liu Zhi, the commander of the First Army Corps, to hold him down. He was a little annoyed in his anxiety, and asked loudly regardless of who Fang Shourong was.
Said: "Colonel Fang, since you have recognized me, don't you know my position?"
Fang Shourong was a native of Xiaoshan, Zhejiang. He graduated from Huangpu Phase II Transport Department and served as military staff officer with He Yingqin. He fought all the way from Fujian to Nanjing and gradually gained important positions. After He Yingqin stepped down, he continued to serve as Liu Zhi's deputy of the First Army Military Police.
, is a staunch Kuomintang rightist who is also good at maneuvering and maneuvering. After He Yingqin fell, he quickly changed his ways and gained Liu Zhi's favor. He had met An Yi not long after the capture of Nanjing.
But the two never spoke. Although he knew An Yi's weight and current position, there was always a trace of jealousy and unwillingness in his heart. He saw that An Yi looked at the death row prisoner in the car with something wrong, so he wanted to express it.
He wanted An Yi to remember him completely, so he hurriedly brought up the name of the army commander Liu Zhi, hoping that An Yi would retreat in the face of difficulties, but he didn't expect that An Yi wouldn't buy it at all.
Under An Yi's severe questioning, Fang Shourong looked very ugly and could only reluctantly stand at attention and answer: "My subordinates know that General An has just been appointed as the chief of staff of our group army's former enemy headquarters, but..."
"You know? Just know!"
An Yi loudly interrupted Fang Shourong's words, looked at the sky with his hands behind his back, and loudly ordered: "Lieutenant Colonel Qi Xiuping, I now order you to immediately escort the prisoners in the car to your car and send them to the headquarters camp to wait for processing! If
If there is any obstruction, severe punishment will not be given!"
"yes!"
Qi Xiuping responded, jumped up and climbed into the carriage. More than 20 elite officers and soldiers swarmed up from all directions, pushed aside the military police who were blocking the carriage, and soon took Fang Dewen and the other seven people to the rear of the carriage and put them down.
The military police in the car watched Qi Xiuping, who looked like a mountain, leading more than a dozen wolf-like officers and soldiers of the special agent battalion to snatch people away.
Dare to continue to stop it.
Fang Shourong was shocked and shouted, "Stop! No one has the right to interfere with the actions of the gendarmerie." Seeing An Yi's cold and unmoved face, the gendarmerie under his command did not dare to stop him. In anger, he pulled out his gun and fired.
He fired a gun as a warning, and suddenly his vision blurred. The severe pain in his right rib made him involuntarily squat down and cover the pain, gasping for air. The gun in his hand had long since disappeared.
An Yi's adjutant Shen Fengdao shook his hands, and there was a rapid sound of metal friction. When he let go, pistol parts were scattered on the ground. Shen Fengdao glanced disdainfully at Fang Shourong, who was squatting on the ground out of breath, and Chen Fengdao.
Mian and others gathered around the expressionless An Yi and walked to the car in front, leading all the brothers from the secret service battalion who had completed their mission and got in the car to leave the scene with great care.
Thousands of soldiers and civilians who were watching were shocked when they encountered this sudden change. The officers and soldiers of the First Division who maintained order were also dumbfounded. More than a hundred military police who were used to being domineering and domineering were embarrassed and very angry when faced with such a scene.
Several military police captains quickly ran to Fang Shourong to visit and ask.
Li Yutang, the regimental commander who was responsible for leading the officers and soldiers of the 1st Division and 2nd Regiment to maintain order, had already run up from behind. Fang Shourong, who had just straightened up after taking a breath, complained to his senior brother Li Yutang with a livid face. Several team captains also yelled at An Yi for bullying others.
It wasn't a thing, it made Li Yutang's head grow bigger on the spot.
Li Yutang was originally Hu Zongnan's regimental deputy. He and his cousin Li Yannian had always had a close friendship with An Yi. After listening to Fang Shurong's words, he could only comfort Fang Shurong and said, Junior Brother An is not a reckless person, and there must be a reason for what he did. I will look for him later.
He asked, no matter what, you want Junior Brother An to apologize to you. But no matter how you deal with it, the gendarmerie's face has been lost, but An Yi's reputation has skyrocketed.
In the west courtyard behind the Pengcheng Camp Commander's Mansion, Fang Dewen, who was still in shock, took the tea brought by the orderly and was very grateful. When he heard An Yi standing at the door asking Qi Xiuping to arrange a car to send the seven people away, Fang Dewen quickly stood up and put down
Cup stepped forward to express his thanks: "Thank you, General An, for your life-saving grace. Fang and the six brothers will remember it in their hearts!"
An Yi took Fang Dewen's hand and sat down: "How can I thank you? If it weren't for Brother Fang's advice at Mazhuang Station, my younger brother and thousands of desperate subordinates would not have been able to intercept the train and escape.
Brother Xiao and the others are no strangers. The younger brother relied on the help of the railway masters and the people of Liuquan during the Liuquan Blockade, which made the younger brother and the independent division famous and minimized the casualties of the tens of thousands of revolutionary troops who participated in the war at that time.
There is a saying that every little kindness received from others should be repaid by a spring of water, let alone the kindness of saving a life? So don't be polite to me...Drink a glass of water, and leave quickly after drinking the water, so as to avoid a long night and many dreams."
"General An..."
Lao Xiao, a bearded man in his thirties, stood up excitedly.
At this time, Qi Xiuping strode into the room: "Master, the car has been parked outside the door. You can leave immediately."
Fang Dewen stepped forward and held An Yi's hand tightly: "The general is open-minded and righteous, and there are no words to thank him for his kindness. This will bring trouble to the general."
An Yi waved his hand and smiled: "Brother Fang, don't worry, An Yi is not an enlightened person. In An Yi's eyes, Brother Fang and all the other brothers are just benefactors. The other brothers don't know anything about it and don't care about it. Don't worry, little brother.
It won’t be much trouble, and at most it will be punished, which is worth a thousand dollars compared to saving a few lives... Where does Brother Fang need his younger brother to send you?"
"Just send it to the North Station. Everything will be easy when you get to your own territory." Lao Xiao replied loudly.
An Yi turned to Qi Xiuping: "Xiuping, you must send Brother Fang to the North Station safely. If you encounter any obstruction, you can take any action."
"yes!"
After seeing off the seven people from Fang Dewen, An Yi finally breathed a sigh of relief. He looked at his watch and had a meeting in ten minutes. He quickly walked through the small playground and headed to the east courtyard. With the help of several senior brothers, he quickly completed the briefing and came to Jiang.
The Commander-in-Chief's living room.
Commander-in-Chief Chiang, who was preparing to attend the meeting, put on his military uniform while listening to An Yi's report. Finally, he angrily blamed An Yi for being so confused, and seriously warned An Yi that he must not take into account personal feelings in the face of major issues of right and wrong, and asked An Yi to learn a lesson.
And promise not to do this again.
An Yi was as submissive as if he were mourning his heir, but felt very at peace in his heart. He left the East Courtyard and returned to the West Courtyard, briefly reporting the matter to Zhu Peide. The two of them walked towards the meeting room of the Shuai Mansion in front and talked in a low voice. Zhu Peide knew the matter clearly.
Then he shook his head and smiled, without a word of criticism at all. Instead, he said that An Yi's handling was the best in such an emergency situation. Otherwise, when he came back to ask for instructions and rushed over, he would probably have to collect the bodies. The domineering and domineering soldiers of the First Army Gendarmerie
He is ruthless and ruthless, and everyone in the army knows it.
An Yi, Zhu Peide and more than a dozen chief staff officers from the headquarters gathered together and talked with each other for a long time. They still did not wait for Commander-in-Chief Chiang to attend the meeting. Seeing that the meeting time had passed, everyone started discussing under the auspices of Zhu Peide and Ge Jing'en.
Yi's full energy was also transferred to various combat affairs.
Commander-in-Chief Jiang sat on the sofa in his living room and listened carefully to Liu Zhi's report. After listening, he kindly motioned for Liu Zhi to sit down:
"Jing Fu, I already know about this matter, and the impact is very bad. For this, I have given An Yi severe reprimands and punishments. However, An Yi grew up under your command. You, Ming San, and Mo
The three or so people know An Yi's political stance and character best. He will never sympathize with the Communist Party as your subordinates said. On the contrary, in Nanchang City, Nanchang County and surrounding areas under his control, the Communist Party simply does not dare to be like Guangzhou.
There were such riots in Shanghai, Hangzhou, and Suzhou, and the unions were canceled by him. How could he sympathize with the Communist Party? He is just too loyal and honest, and his grievances are too clear-cut. He would never treat others badly, let alone these Communist Party members.
The person who saved him and thousands of soldiers back then? You must be aware of these things. Just let a few soldiers and crab generals go, and nothing will happen. Through this lesson, I believe it can also scare Xiaoxiao."
After hearing these words, Liu Zhi still didn't know what Chiang Kai-shek meant by turning big things into trivial matters, so he nodded and said: "Principal, I understand An Yi's approach, but the military police officers feel uncomfortable and are worried about other officers in the future.
If someone like An Yi is messing around for no reason, it will be difficult for the gendarmerie to enforce the law, and it will affect the morale of the military!"
"This is very simple. When we get to the venue later, I will order An Yi to rush to the gendarmerie and explain the situation and apologize. Military law is like a mountain!"
After speaking, Chiang Kai-shek stood up and patted Liu Zhi on the shoulder to express relief, then walked to the door, and the attendants quickly escorted him.
In less than five minutes, Liu Zhi and An Yi walked to the conference room of the First Army Headquarters east of the camp, chatting and laughing. A group of military police lieutenants who couldn't stop complaining saw Liu Zhi and An Yi walking in and quickly stopped talking.
Standing up and saluting, Deputy Army Commander Jiang Dingwen and Second Division Commander Xu Tingyao also came over to ask about what happened. Seeing Liu Zhi and An Yi were also there, they greeted each other cheerfully.
The smart An Yi didn't wait for Liu Zhi to speak, and told him how Fang Dewen helped him and the remnants of the Independent Division intercept the train to escape, how Lao Xiao and the others helped dig fortifications and transport wood during the Liuquan blockade, and how they bravely helped the soldiers.
The entire Tenth Army retreated smoothly. I told you in detail how I moved out my poor firewood, rice, oil and salt to continuously cook for the soldiers. Finally, I reviewed my reckless behavior and sincerely apologized to Fang Shourong and a group of military police captains.
When the military police learned about the origin, most of their resentment disappeared immediately, especially when they saw the now powerful An Yi taking the initiative to bow his head and admit his mistake, and smiled at An Yi. Not only did they not blame An Yi for not giving him face,
In my heart, I feel that An Yi is a man who repays his kindness with great affection and is a very affectionate and sincere man.
Liu Zhi smiled with satisfaction and was about to say a few words to sum up, but Fang Shourong, deputy colonel of the gendarmerie, relied on the presence of his commander and asked loudly and relentlessly:
"None of General An's reasons can be used as a reason to defy military law and release important leaders of the Communist Party without authorization. It is rumored in the army that General An is strict and ruthless in governing the army, but why does the general himself violate the law? I would like to ask General An about his party spirit? What is General An's party spirit?
How can a general convince the entire army?"
As soon as this statement came out, the whole room was shocked, and the entire conference room suddenly became silent.
Liu Zhi, Jiang Dingwen and Xu Tingyao secretly complained that An Yi came to explain the situation sincerely and apologized for offending the military police. It was very commendable and reflected An Yi's sincerity and consideration of the overall situation. It would have been better to replace Huangpu.
A group of generals, even if they have great reasons, can't even hope to get a reply from them. Besides, most of the people present are from the Huangpu family. Everyone works together without looking up. I didn't expect Fang Shourong to be so ignorant.
As expected, An Yi put away his smile under the worried gaze of everyone and stared at Fang Shourong's fearless eyes for a while. Suddenly, in full view of everyone, he slapped his face twice. Red handprints suddenly appeared on his handsome face, and his tightly closed eyes suddenly appeared.
A trace of blood also spilled from the corner of his mouth, and everyone was stunned and at a loss what to do.
An Yi gently pushed away Jiang Dingwen who came forward, and stared at Fang Shourong's astonished face expressionlessly:
"Colonel Fang, I'm sorry. My adjutant handed over your gun out of desperation, which hurt Colonel Fang's face. I would like to apologize to you on his behalf. These two slaps will be treated as repayment to you by An.
It doesn’t matter whether you appreciate it or not. You can also report this matter level by level. I, An, am willing to accept any punishment from the headquarters and the Central Party Committee! Farewell!"
It was too late for Liu Zhi to pull An Yi away. An Yi had already walked quickly to the door. Standing at the door, Shen Fengdao and Lin Yaodong covered the confused Fang Shourong with their dagger-like gazes. After giving the order, he slowly looked away, turned around and left.
The atmosphere in the conference room was dull and awkward. An annoyed Jiang Dingwen pointed at the pale-faced Fang Shourong and warned loudly: "It's so ungrateful. Everyone is from Huangpu. Why are you so hard on each other? Didn't An Yi yell when we first met? Are you a senior brother? With his status in the heart of the principal, and with his status as a major general division commander and chief of staff of the group army's former enemy headquarters, what else are you dissatisfied with?
To tell you the truth, An Yi is not the only person you offended today. You have offended all the twelve thousand soldiers under his command and his close friends in Huangpu. You...just take care of yourself!"
After Jiang Dingwen finished speaking, he turned around and chased An Yi. Liu Zhi glared angrily at the frightened Fang Shourong, snorted and followed him out. Xu Tingyao quickly pulled Chief of Staff Lin Berson aside and whispered:
"Chief of Staff, the matter is urgent. Quickly find a way to transfer Fang Shourong back to the rear. Don't stay in big cities such as Shanghai, Nanjing, and Hangzhou, otherwise we don't know how he died."
Lin Berson asked in surprise: "It can't be so serious, right? An Yi's character has always been generous and generous, and he is not the kind of person who will retaliate for his anger!"
Xu Tingyao shook his head and sighed: "Alas! How should I say this? An Yi is indeed a generous person. He will not resent and secretly retaliate because of this. The most he can do is to break off the relationship with Fang Shou Rongyi and never have any contact with him again. But just now Those two slaps not only wiped out all friendship, but also hit all the soldiers of the independent division hard in the face. An Yi and his soldiers share life and death together, and An Yi dares to offend anyone for the benefit of a small soldier under his command. It is not a secret among the whole army, so you can imagine how the soldiers will treat him.
You didn't notice the look in the eyes of An Yi's adjutant and the captain of the bodyguard just now. I saw it. If we were on the battlefield today, I don't know if Fang Shourong could survive for a minute. An Yi would not embarrass Fang Shourong, but he There are many capable people under his command, and there are so many masters. Who can guarantee that those die-hard soldiers will not come to Fang Shourong with resentment after hearing the news? The consequences are disastrous!
In the battle of Nanchang in October of the year before last, during the battle between the two armies, An Yi's men were able to secretly kidnap the enemy's major general, brigade commander and chief of staff back, not to mention Fang Shourong, the ungrateful little military police captain. If someone suddenly disappeared or There is no proof of death, what should we do? Who can blame An Yi for this? You know what happened between Chief He Jingzhi and An Yi. Even now, he still refuses to give Chief He any face, let alone this unlucky one. Fang Shourong..."