The Spring Festival is approaching, and the princes from all over the country who have attended various meetings have left Nanjing and returned to their respective hometowns. Yan Xishan saw that the wind was in the wrong direction and had already quietly returned to Taiyuan. Feng Yuxiang, who was unhappy with being disarmed, simply fell ill and rushed to Baiquan, Henan for recuperation.
, Li Zongren returned to Wuhan to convene a meeting with his generals. Li Jishen returned to Guangzhou and immediately went to Wuzhou non-stop to have secret discussions with Guangxi Provincial Chairman Huang Shaohong.
Zhu Peide was entrusted with the title of Commander-in-Chief of Suppression, and reluctantly returned to Nanchang, commanding various ministries to launch an attack on the Jinggangshan Zhu Mao Red Army. They fought hard until New Year's Eve, when Wang Junshi attacked the Jinggangshan area.
The second division Zhang Xingren's brigade, Zhang Huizan's eighteenth division Wang Jiejun's brigade attacked from east to west, and it took a lot of effort to capture Huangyangjie. The fifth Red Army led by Peng Dehuai and Huang Gonglue left Ninggang, and Li Can led more than 2,000 soldiers
The Red Army moved north and disappeared into the mountains. Then news came that the Fourth Red Army Zhu De and Mao Zedong had arrived at Huangbai Rui in Ruijin, Jiangxi Province, overflowed and occupied Ruijin County. The main force of Zhu Mao's Red Army entered Liu Shiyi's Independent 7th Division.
In the defense zone, Zhu Peide finally relaxed and took a breath. He made a long-distance call to An Yi in Nanjing to greet him, and then rushed with the whole family to Laoshou Taoism in Nanchang to celebrate the New Year.
On New Year's Eve, An Yi asked Chen Yu to bring two boats of tobacco, wine and salted duck sausage, and together with Hu Jialin, Gu Changfeng and dozens of his subordinate brothers who were studying in the military academy, they went to Liuhe Camp to visit the officers and soldiers of the Independent Division and spend a good Spring Festival with the brothers.
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Then he went to the garrison with Chen Cheng, the former commander of the garrison headquarters and now the deputy commander of the 11th Division, and visited the garrison with Cai Zhonghu, the commander of the 7th Brigade of the 3rd Division, Yu Jishi, the commander of the Guard Brigade, and more than a dozen other teachers and friends who were on vacation to express condolences to the soldiers and celebrate the New Year together.
Dinner.
At the wine table, An Yi asked Chen Cheng in a low voice how he was doing in the 11th Division. Chen Cheng shook his head and said helplessly that the division commander Cao Wanshun was clinging to military power and he was like a decoration and suffered every day. If it weren't for the principal's thousands of words,
Ask him to take control of this Zhejiang army. I'm afraid he will have returned to the military academy to teach with An Yi.
An Yi knew that Chen Cheng was very dissatisfied with the devolution of the garrison commander from the capital to the 11th Division as deputy division commander. He once left for Shanghai in anger. It was Chiang Kai-shek who personally sent people to recall him and give him face-to-face instructions before he reluctantly took up the post in the 11th Division. Now it seems that he has not done well.
It didn't go well, but An Yi believed that with Chen Cheng's ability, it would be easy to defeat Cao Wanshun and gain control of the 11th Division in the end.
After the New Year's Eve dinner, An Yi immediately rushed back to Gong Qian's house and stayed busy like this for the next few days.
During the Spring Festival, An Yi spent almost every day in and outside Nanjing. He only went to Liuhe Camp on the afternoon of the fifth day of the Lunar New Year to play a football match with the brothers of the Independent Division. He returned to Houzhou in high spirits without staying for a meal.
At Zaixiang's house, I took a hot bath, changed my clothes, and then went to Gong Qian's house to have dinner.
Since Wu Ma returned to her hometown in Shaoxing for the New Year and did not come back, Ye Qing also returned to Hangzhou for the holidays. The attentive An Yi would take time out to spend time with the lonely Gong Qian every day. As long as he was free, An Yi would accompany Gong Qian.
Qian cooks together, has a drink together, cleans up the tableware together, puts out the tea sets, drinks tea and chats together, and occasionally plays the accordion and sings. The days are extremely fulfilling.
Gong Qian was very comfortable these days. She was often teased by An Yi and couldn't help but smile. Unknowingly, their feelings for each other became deeper and deeper, as if they had lost something if they didn't see each other for a day. Until the holiday was over, Wu Ma
After returning with a lot of New Year's goods, An Yi moved back to the small building of the military academy and started to get busy.
On the afternoon of February 20th, An Yi, who was giving a trench construction theory class to more than 500 military academy infantry students, saw Chen Yu standing at the door of the auditorium, looking restless and sweating profusely, as if there was something urgent, and his thoughts changed.
He quickly apologized to the students and walked out of the door. Chen Yu put on his military cap, put away the handkerchief to wipe sweat, and reported in a low voice:
"The Yueyang Intelligence Station sent an urgent telegram. The 15th Xiawei Division stationed in Yueyang quickly gathered at the train station at noon and urgently mobilized a special train to go to Changsha. The 52nd Division of Linxiang Ye Qi also took a special train to go south.
Appeared at Yueyang Railway Station. My subordinates felt that something was fishy and immediately contacted Changsha Railway Station.
I know that He Jian's 19th Division has been closed for reorganization for the past two days and is strictly prohibited from going out. The three supplementary regiments outside the city have also undergone changes. Based on the above, I guess the news about the batch of arms that General Lu Diping accepted from us was leaked.
This finally triggered a fierce reaction from the Guangxi armies, which may cause the Second Army that is being organized to be in big trouble."
"What's the news from Wuhan Station?" An Yi asked hurriedly.
"Except for the secret telegram sent the day before yesterday to report that He Jian left Wuhan and that Li Zongren and his wife came to Nanjing by boat, there is still no further news. It is estimated that Lao Xu and the others are still observing the movements of Hu Zongduo's department, and they have not seen anything unusual.
Report." Chen Yu replied.
An Yi thought for a moment and whispered the order: "Send a telegram to Jinan immediately and ask him to inform Lao Yang and Huanqi to make preparations in advance. In the name of training, the security division quietly went to the weapons testing site of the research institute south of Gao'an to be on standby.
; ordered Lao Ding’s special brigade to immediately dispatch a reconnaissance team to conduct close reconnaissance between the four counties in eastern Hunan and Changsha. If it is true,
When a mutiny occurs, you will always encounter stragglers who have escaped; order Xia Jian's two mobile brigades to quietly enter combat readiness. At the same time, call the Wuhan Intelligence Station and order Lao Xu to send people to the train station and dock to see if the Guangxi faction
If we really want to take action against Lu Diping, we will definitely strictly control the station and dock, just in case emergency rescue is needed."
"Understood!" Chen Yu saluted and strode away.
An Yi returned to the podium and continued the class calmly. After class, he hurried to the Office of the Director of Education and pulled Zhang Zhizhong into the inner room who was communicating with several foreign instructors.
Zhang Zhizhong frowned and looked at An Yi inexplicably: "What's so rude?"
"No, General Lu Diping's Second Army may be in trouble. Xia Wei's 15th Division stationed in Yueyang and Ye Qi's 52nd Division in Linxiang all drove to Changsha at noon. They just returned to Changsha from the Jinggangshan area.
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I'm afraid the 18th Division was also kept in the dark. Teacher, the matter is urgent. Use the school radio to send an urgent call to the principal who is returning to Xikou to visit his relatives. Although he cannot come back to Fenghua for the time being, he can still deal with it in advance!" An Yi
Report in a low voice.
Zhang Zhizhong was shocked: "This is a big deal! There is no central deployment order during the deployment period. Who dares to mobilize troops without authorization? Didn't Li Delin just arrive in Nanjing yesterday? Is this...information accurate?"
"It's absolutely true! Master, don't ask where the news came from. It's a long story. I'll tell you slowly later. If you are worried that the news is unreliable, just send it in the name of the student. Keep it strictly confidential.
It must not be leaked." An Yi said anxiously.
"Okay! I'll go right away. Don't go home later. If the principal calls back, I won't be able to find you." Zhang Zhizhong wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and hurried out to the confidential room.
Half an hour later, Zhang Zhizhong returned and handed a message to An Yi: "The principal ordered you to rush to the headquarters immediately for a meeting. It is estimated that people from the Political Department and the Staff Department also received the secret message from the principal. Alas... this matter caused a lot of trouble.
, maybe a war is really going to break out. It took a lot of effort to stop the war for half a year, but the war is about to start again. Spring plowing is just around the corner and the people are going to have a hard time making a living!"
"What can we do? It's going to rain and my mother is going to get married. We can only let nature take its course. But I think it's better to fight early than late. My mentor is also very clear about what the Gui clan is doing. If we let them levy and expropriate in the Lianghu area, then
is the biggest disaster. You have also seen that during the Spring Festival, there are people in front of the central government.
Kneeling was full of civilians from both sides of the lake who came to redress their grievances. The students had to vacate a warehouse at the company's dock to house these hundreds of displaced aggrieved people. The Party Headquarters and the Ministry of Civil Affairs were overwhelmed. They had to send people to provide food and drink, otherwise
If there is really an incident of hanging or self-immolation, the government will lose face."
An Yi shook his head helplessly and said not to leave in a hurry. Zhang Zhizhong sighed and suddenly remembered something. He quickly stopped An Yi and sent his driver to take An Yi to the headquarters.
In the small conference room of the General Headquarters, Zhang Qun, Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry of Military Affairs, Cao Haosen, Director of the Army, Lin Wei, Chief of Staff, Ge Dingyuan, Director of Military Justice, Chen Shaokuan, Director of the Navy, He Yingqin, Director of Training and Deputy Chief of Staff, and Deputy Chief of Staff
Chief Ge Jingen, Director of the First Department Liu Guang, Director of the Second Department
Ruan Zhaochang and others had all arrived. An Yi hurriedly entered and sat between Wang Lun and Zhang Yuanyou, the special high-ranking officials. He glanced at He Yingqin, who was presiding over the meeting, sneered in his heart, relaxed and leaned on the back of the seat, and dug out his wallet with an expressionless expression.
He took out a cigarette, lit one and started puffing away.
Wang Lun reached for An Yi's cigarette, took out a cigarette, lit it, and whispered in An Yi's ear: "Do you know who got the news first?"
"Who?" An Yi asked in surprise.
"Why do I ask you if I know it? General Jingzhi just scolded the director of the Second Department, saying that the intelligence work of the Second Department was seriously negligent, which made Brother Shao Wen (characterized by Ruan Zhaochang) embarrassed, and we were too embarrassed to say anything.
"Wang Lun shook his head and continued to smoke.
An Yi curled his lips and said disdainfully: "Director Ruan's intelligence team has just been established, and no funds have been allocated to others. Why should you blame others? Director Ruan is also a leader from Baoding Phase 1 and Lu University Phase 3.
General, he became the director of education at the Army University nine years ago. In terms of qualifications and military experience, is he any worse than those trained by the Japanese military academy? What a nonsense!"
"Tuk tuk..."
He Yingqin knocked on the table twice in displeasure, glared at An Yi hatefully and shouted for silence. He raised his head and glanced around. More than 20 generals loudly reported the changes in the Guangxi army and severely condemned the Guangxi army for serious violations of military discipline.
The stipulations made jointly with the Staffing Committee, and then said very authoritatively:
"The information that Xia Wei's 15th Division, Ye Qi's 52nd Division, and the 16th Division of the Hunan Army, which are being reorganized and have not yet been completed, have been mobilized without authorization has been confirmed. The Commander-in-Chief has ordered to immediately discuss this emergency and call
The Wuhan Political Subcommittee has strictly questioned and prohibited the Guangxi troops from harming friendly troops, which is a perverse act. Everyone, I would like to ask Deputy Chief Ge to discuss the response plan. We must come up with a complete plan tonight, just in case!"
Ge Jing'en smiled at An Yi, who was sitting diagonally across from him. Seeing An Yi shake his head slightly, he stood up knowingly and proposed a response plan that already existed. The whole audience listened solemnly, with serious expressions. Only An Yi knew the contents of the plan.
I was satisfied, and I was thinking who would send a questioning telegram to Wuhan at this critical moment? The two lakes areas are rock solid under the management of the Guangxi clique, and have been free from the rule of the central government for a long time.
In addition, Commander-in-Chief Chiang has long wanted to intervene in this land of plenty. He hopes that the Guangxi army will surround and disarm Lu Diping's Hunan army now. The bigger and worse things get, the more beneficial it will be to the central government.
Lu Diping provided a regiment with new equipment, and perhaps he deliberately spread the news through some channel. Otherwise, with Lu Diping's shrewdness, how could He Jian find out about it?
The meeting was carried out in an intense discussion, and An Yi remained silent from beginning to end. You must know that one of the two plans being discussed at the moment was made by An Yi, and there was also a more confidential plan formulated by An Yi and modified by Chiang Kai-shek.
The plan has not been announced, and among the generals in the room, only He Yingqin and Ge Jing'en probably know the inside story. Therefore, no matter how the discussion is discussed, An Yi just listens.
At the same time, Chiang Kai-shek, who was far away from his hometown in Xikou, also held an emergency meeting at Xuedou Temple. Chen Lifu, Yang Yongtai and other more than ten think tanks and confidants gathered around. After Chen Lifu introduced the intelligence and confirmed it again, Chiang Kai-shek was quite excited.
said:
"Everyone, the fuse has finally been lit, and it's time to liquidate the Guangxi clique's misdeeds! Yesterday, Wang Zhaoming sent me a telegram in Shanghai, asking me to come and have a good talk with him. I guess his eyes and ears in Wuhan have also been
With this important information in hand, the situation is extremely favorable to us!
We must seize this rare opportunity, comply with public opinion, and bring the two lakes areas back under the direct rule of the central government. Everyone, please speak freely and discuss the plan together. Zu Yan, please speak first.
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Chen Lifu stood up and sat down again at Chiang Kai-shek's signal: "We are paying close attention to the development of the situation. No later than noon tomorrow, the Changsha Intelligence Team will telegraph the specific situation to the Party Headquarters Investigation Section. If the Second Army is really captured by Gui
If the Guangxi clique is surrounded or disarms, we will immediately launch a plan to fully condemn the Guangxi clique’s arrogant actions and past evil deeds, making them a target despised by the entire army, party, and people across the country!”
"Very good! What advice does Chang Qing have?" Chiang Kai-shek turned to military advisor Yang Yongtai.
Yang Yongtai adjusted his glasses and said with a leisurely smile: "Commander-in-Chief, my subordinates think it is not good to leave Wang Zhaoming and other members of the party alone at this time. We should unite the majority and attack a minority, so that we can gain a moral position."
Absolute initiative. Especially Wang Zhaoming, he is still very valuable. He has a wide influence. Currently, Zhang Fakui and Huang Qixiang are both in Hong Kong. These two wild people
He is very ambitious and is by no means willing to settle for mediocrity. He is very close to Wang Zhaoming. If he makes good use of these two people, Li Renchao's Guangdong army will become unstable. If possible, Li Renchao will be transferred to Nanjing in the name of a meeting or
It doesn't matter if it's in the name of dealing with the unexpected incident of the Guangxi Clique. As long as Li Renchao leaves Guangdong and goes to Nanjing, the Guangxi Clique will have one of its wings broken, and it will be much easier to solve."
"Okay! Congratulations, Chang Qing! This is a very clever plan..." Chiang Kai-shek burst into a rare laugh.