The next morning, the two-hour joint military and political meeting ended. Feng Yuxiang and his generals enthusiastically led Commander-in-Chief Chiang Kai-shek and his delegation to visit the vigorous urban construction of Zhengzhou. Due to the warm invitation of the Northwest Army generals, they originally wanted to visit the Gongxian Arsenal.
Looking at it, An Yi had to accompany a group of bosses to walk around in the spotlight.
Feng Yuxiang is a very interesting person. He was born in Chaoxian County, Anhui Province, but he speaks a strong Baoding dialect. Although he is a staunch revolutionary, he believes in Christianity. As the commander of the Northwest Army with more than 300,000 soldiers, he lives a simple life.
He lived a simple life. It is said that Feng Yuxiang mingled with ordinary soldiers every time he visited the camp, and even washed the soldiers' feet himself. However, he issued tens of millions of military banknotes in Henan, Shaanxi, and Gansu provinces without any guarantee. It would be a crime for ordinary people not to accept them.
In October six years ago, the Beijing government appointed Feng Yuxiang as the military governor of Henan. He was soon transferred to the inspection envoy and left Henan. In June last year, Wang Jingwei's Wuhan National Government appointed him chairman of the Henan Provincial Government. This year, Chiang Kai-shek returned, and the Nanjing government appointed him again.
It can be said that Feng Yuxiang has an indissoluble bond with Henan since he was in charge of Henan. After Feng Yuxiang occupied Henan and consolidated his rule, he upgraded Zhengzhou to Zhengzhou City, making it another city after Shanghai, Nanjing, Beijing, Guangzhou, Wuhan, and Nanchang.
Municipal areas.
Over the past few years, Feng Yuxiang has completely regarded Henan as his hometown. His love for Henan can be seen from a series of measures: at the beginning of this year, Feng Yuxiang spent a huge sum of money to build the Bishagang Cemetery and the Civilian Park.
, the Civilian Hospital, the Martyrs' Shrine, and various buildings throughout the cemetery are well-proportioned and majestic. There is his own handwriting in the middle of the north gate.
The inscription "Bisha Gang" on the forehead means "the blue sea is stained with yellow sand by blood". Although it has not yet been completed, judging from the scale and progress of the construction, it can be regarded as one of the few large-scale garden-style cemetery buildings in Zhengzhou City.
The civilian hospital only charges medicine fees, no medical fees or registration, and free bandaging and dressing changes for minor injuries. It is very popular among local people.
Since taking power again in Henan last year, Feng Yuxiang has unswervingly implemented Dr. Sun Yat-sen's Three People's Principles, implemented equality between men and women, land to the tiller, and advocated civilian politics. Wherever he went, he would break down feudal superstitions, reform bad customs, tear down temples, destroy statues of gods, build schools, mobilize
Poor children go to school.
His revolutionary thoughts can be seen in the urban management of Zhengzhou. He changed the names of some old streets in Zhengzhou and some villages in the suburbs to revolutionary names. For example, Datong Road was renamed Datong Road, and Minde Street was renamed Zhongshan East Street.
, Liren Street was renamed Zhongshan West Street, Xianning Street was renamed
It was named Zhongshan South Street, Qingping Street was renamed Zhongshan North Street, Yaqian Street was renamed Zhongshan Front Street, the Huoshen Temple Gate was changed to Boai Street, and the Luyi Temple Gate was changed to Pingping Street.
The Huoshen Temple was destroyed, the back street of the Huoshen Temple was changed to Dingxin Street, and the county government hall was renamed Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall.
At the beginning of the year, after Feng Yuxiang settled in Wulongkou Village in the northwest suburbs of Zhengzhou, he heard that the name of Wulongkou Village was due to the Feng Shui pattern of "Five Dragons and Two Tigers trapped Yanzhang" during the Five Dynasties period. Later generations built a Wulong Temple here to worship Shi Jingtang, a figure from the Five Dynasties period.
Liu Zhiyuan, Guo Wei, Shi Chonggui, Chai Rong, Guqi Village
It was named Wulongkou. Feng Yuxiang believed that the name of the village was superstitious. In order to promote Dr. Sun Yat-sen's "Five Powers Constitution", he changed the name of the village to Wuquan Village. He also changed the name of Jinshui Damengzhai to Sanmin Village, Miaoli Village to Zhongshan Village, etc.
Such rich governance measures and unique military and political system are breathtaking.
Everyone came to Qianyuan Street outside Dipingmen and saw that the "civilian park" under construction had taken shape. Feng Yuxiang enthusiastically introduced that the park consists of three parts. The east is the flower area. In addition to the original trees, there are also trees from Anyang
A large number of exotic flowers and plants were moved to Yuan Shikai's former residence to decorate it. To the south of the park is a sports ground with horizontal and parallel bars, swings and other fitness equipment. To the north is a free civilian school. To the west of the park is
A beautiful single courtyard in the north has been topped out. This is the civilian library. The entire park is not only a place for people to play, but also a comprehensive public activity place integrating schools, playgrounds, libraries, etc. Feng Yuxiang finally pointed to the prosperous Kaiyuan Temple and said
, when the construction here is completed, the temple will be demolished and a standard football field and several basketball courts will be built to enhance the national physique and cultivate the martial spirit.
Commander-in-Chief Jiang nodded frequently, thinking of the streets and roads that were under intense construction in many places in the city, and repeatedly praised it, saying that this was a rare and generous move, which set a precedent for urban municipal construction in our country.
The generals and officials repeatedly echoed and praised Feng Yuxiang's people-friendly policies, but Feng Yuxiang declined with a smile and said that this was what he should do.
An Yi doubted whether Commander-in-Chief Chiang's words were sincere. Since his comeback, the Nationalist Government has paid military expenses ranging from one million to three million to the Northwest Army every month. Feng Yuxiang still complained from time to time that he could not make ends meet and asked for more. Now he saw that Zhengzhou University
Regarding urban construction, I wonder what Commander-in-Chief Chiang and the surrounding central officials who praised Feng Yuxiang were thinking.
Lunch was spent in the Northwest Army camp at the foot of Bauhinia Mountain. Commander-in-Chief Chiang and Feng Yuxiang and other five or six people sat at a table, eating a simple meal of four dishes and one soup with gusto.
An Yi, Yu Jishi and other senior brothers were at the same table. Halfway through the meal, Lieutenant General Sun Liangcheng, commander of the First Front Army and Commander of the Third Army of the Northwest Army and one of the Five Tiger Generals of the Northwest Army, came over with a big smile on his face and started fighting with everyone.
After saying hello, he turned to An Yi:
"General An, I heard that the Independent Division has a football team, and they even played a game with college students in Nanjing at the end of March, right?"
An Yi had long known that the Northwest Army had a football team. The one with the best footwork was Sun Liangcheng, the fierce general of the Northwest Army in front of him. Sun Liangcheng was also an accomplished internal boxer. Last year, he heard that the Northwest Army had a football team. An Yi was also very good at it.
I was surprised, because the only places in China where footballs are sold are Tianjin, Shanghai, and Guangzhou. Seeing the cheerful Sun Liangcheng ask this question, he quickly stood up and answered politely:
"The general laughed. My brothers in the independent division usually only play football, and football is not like basketball, which requires hard ground to shoot. More people can participate in playing football, so that the brothers can vent their excess energy.
It’s better than letting them have nothing to do all day long to think about things and spend all their time trying to climb over the wall and go out to visit the brothels.”
Everyone burst into laughter, and Yu Jishi, who was as rigorous as he was, almost laughed. Sun Liangcheng even laughed from ear to ear, praising An Yi for being honest and honest about his temper:
"...Haha! It's rare to meet Brother An. How about we finalize it now. After the Northern Expedition is completed, Brother Yu will lead the team to Nanjing and compete with Brother An's team."
"This is what I want! If Brother Sun leads the team to compete in Nanjing, the custody will cause a sensation in the city. If Brother Sun is interested, I can even find a big factory to sponsor and invite several universities in Nanjing and Shanghai to send teams to participate and make a big trophy.
Then use some money to reward the winners and turn it into a sports event. Even if it cannot promote national fitness, it can still create a good story and let the soldiers of the two armies understand each other and live in friendship." An Yi said with a smile.
Sun Liangcheng was overjoyed: "Okay! I'm so happy! It's settled——"
“It’s a deal!”
An Yi grabbed Sun Liangcheng's outstretched hand: "No matter we win or lose, I will give Brother Sun a hundred footballs, a thousand sets of jerseys, shorts and sneakers."
The crowd cheered continuously, and Sun Liangcheng held An Yi's hand tightly and laughed heartily: "I have heard that Brother An is rich and generous, and I am lucky enough to meet him today. He is indeed well-deserved. Brother Yu, I will thank you for now. I will definitely lead my men when the war is over."
Brother An is going to Nanjing as a guest. Brother An, don’t go back on your word then!”
"Don't worry, Brother Sun. I keep what I say. Rich people don't dare to say it, but I can still get this small gift. To be honest, it doesn't matter. I have several factories jointly established in old Nanchang with Mr. Ou, a rich man from the province and Hong Kong.
, has started producing jerseys and shoes last month, and various new balls will be launched in the near future.
There is no need to spend twice the price to buy foreign products. These products will be marked with the trademark "Jiangnan". There are also military raincoats, which are also produced by the same factory that produces ball games, and backpacks, slings, engineer shovels, etc.
If the eldest brother wants to make a purchase, the younger brother will give Big Brother Sun a discount!" An Yi lost no time in selling advertisements.
"It's rare! Brother An is a first-class fighter and is so generous in business. Brother Yu is really envious of him! Haha... Sit down! Brother An, let's have a good chat about your temper with me. In a day or two we'll talk about it.
We have to go to the Zhili front line together, let’s communicate first..."
The originally quiet military camp was immediately filled with laughter and laughter after such a commotion. The news soon spread to the ears of every general who was dining, and immediately triggered a heated discussion. In an army with so little entertainment and such a monotonous life,
This anecdote will soon spread throughout the Northwest Army. The far-reaching significance of a seemingly simple football match agreement goes far beyond the simple game itself.
The laughter at the table of Sun Liangcheng and An Yi alarmed Feng Yuxiang, Commander-in-Chief Jiang and others at the main table. When the bosses saw that the bold Sun Liangcheng and An Yi were still chatting cordially, they all smiled and said it was funny, Feng Yuxiang
with a smile on his face
With a satisfied smile, he laughed and said, "It's rare to be so intimate and let them mess around." But he was very afraid of this in his heart. What he was most worried about was that his generals were too close to other army generals. He had always secretly
use
The generals of the Jinsui Army who tried every means to resist Yan Xishan's efforts to woo and corrode his generals, so he was reluctant to see the scene in front of him. Last night, he took a deeper liking to An Yi, who had a righteous face and a bright smile.
He knew that An Yi seemed young, easy-going and even a little green, but in fact he was already a resourceful and decisive ruthless man. However, he did not expect that the generals of the two armies would suddenly appear after a few hours of gathering together. He did not want to see it.
things.
Chiang Kai-shek's rare smile this time was the same as what he said. He finally saw an opportunity. A vague plan that had been prepared for a rainy day in his heart suddenly became very clear. At this moment, no one knew that Chiang Kai-shek was wearing a kind smile.
An important decision had been made, and the fatal flaw in the Northwest Army became increasingly clear in his mind.
Late at night, shortly after An Yi returned to his room after attending the joint military meeting of the two group armies, he was called to Commander-in-Chief Chiang Kai-shek's room by Chen Bui again. An Yi walked in and saw Chen Lifu, Kang Ze, and He Zhonghan all there, saluting respectfully.
At the same time, he secretly wondered what was going on.
Chiang Kai-shek motioned An Yi to sit down casually and immediately praised his performance today: "An Yi did a good job today. He was enthusiastic, courteous, generous and humble. He has closer relations between our army and friendly forces, making the relationship between the two armies even better."
Harmony and intimacy are very good and we must continue to carry them forward.”
"yes……"
An Yi couldn't figure out what Commander-in-Chief Chiang meant, so he could only answer casually.
When Chen Lifu saw An Yi's look, he knew that he had not yet understood what Commander-in-Chief Chiang meant, so he looked at An Yi and said with a smile: "Xiao Yi, General Feng Huanzhang is about to pass on the position of Chairman of Henan Province to General Sun Shaoyun (characterized by Sun Liangcheng).
, you personally lead an army to compete in Beijing, don’t you understand the importance of General Sun Shaoyun?”
An Yi opened his eyes wide, looked at Chen Lifu, and then looked at the meaningful smiles on the faces of several senior brothers. He immediately understood the profound meaning contained in Commander-in-Chief Jiang's words. He smiled slightly and then nodded slowly, and everyone burst into happy laughter.
Voice.
Commander-in-Chief Chiang also smiled happily: "This matter needs to be discussed in the long run. There is no need to rush it. An Yi, tomorrow will lead your elite brigade and accompany me to Xinzheng. You haven't seen General Bai Jiansheng for a long time. Go and fight."
No matter how you say hello, he appreciates you very much."
An Yi was stunned again, causing his senior brothers to burst into laughter again.