Starting from the next day, An Yi called the independent division commander Hu Jialin, deputy division commander Gu Changfeng, chief of staff Yang Guan and other brothers who had returned to the Nanjing Liuhe camp to congratulate Hu Jialin on his official promotion to the independent division commander and his official resignation as the independent division commander.
The general staff who followed Commander-in-Chief Chiang Kai-shek around the front lines began to work.
Early in the morning, An Yi entered the staff headquarters on time to report. After carefully questioning Ge Jingen, the deputy chief of staff, and Liu Guang, the director, he found out that the first department responsible for national defense strategic planning currently only has three departments, and the fourth department is a newly established department.
The specific responsibilities are theater delineation and strategic support and coordination. However, these affairs seem to overlap with the scope of responsibilities of the previous three departments, and the entire fourth department currently has only An Yi as the commander-in-chief.
Ge Jingen was very depressed when he saw An Yi sitting alone in the empty office smoking silently. He walked inside, closed the door, sat in front of An Yi and explained in a low voice:
"At the end of the war, the temporary designations of the First, Second, and Third Route Armies will all be revoked, and the generals of each route army will either be transferred to other places or return to their original units. For example, General Zhu Yizhi was transferred to Nanjing to serve as acting chief of staff, Liu Jingfu
The general returned to the First Army as commander, and the divisions formerly under the three armies of the Central Army will be reorganized, leaving only the other armies of the local army as generals to continue fighting against the Gui Army. Does this mean?
Brother, didn't you see it?
Although the commander-in-chief asked his brother to leave the independent division, he still retained the position of deputy commander and chief of staff of the Third Army, and then officially transferred his brother to the staff headquarters to set an example for the Second and Third Route Armies that were about to be abolished.
Secondly, the ministries under my command have become a blockbuster, and their talents are so revealing that they have attracted great attention from domestic and foreign military groups. They have been quiet for a while, which is good for me and the army. As long as the war resumes, I still worry about having no use for them?
Didn’t Brother Yimin (Zhu Shaoliang), who has now resigned as the commander of the Eighth Division and only served as the commander-in-chief of the former enemy, also left the headquarters? Otherwise, given his ability, why didn’t the commander-in-chief place him directly in the first or second hall?
On the deputy position? Instead, put me in the temporarily established fourth department? This means that I won’t stay here long, and I will have to go out and take charge of my own affairs after taking a break.”
An Yi stood up and expressed his gratitude to Ge Jingen, who had taken great care of him as both a teacher and a friend. Ge Jingen patted An Yi on the shoulder and left with peace of mind. An Yi sent him outside and came back alone. After carefully savoring Ge Jingen's words, he suddenly understood.
The meaning of Commander-in-Chief Chiang placing himself in this empty position is far more than what Ge Jingen said:
Commander-in-Chief Chiang is not only worried about the sudden influx of tens of thousands of brothers under An Yi's command, and has to divide the external transfer to prevent the generals under his command from losing their tail, I am afraid that this is to a large extent an extremely important detection and test for him. It seems that
Let’s see how An Yi reacted after being deprived of his real military power. Was he full of resentment and passive resistance, or was he loyal and continued to work hard without complaint?
Going deeper into the analysis, An Yi found that he had more and more problems:
First of all, this time Chiang Kai-shek and Zhu Peide let An Yi take full command of the six divisions of the First Route Army. Unexpectedly, he secretly transferred to eastern Hunan to surround the Yin Jinan garrison division of Ye Qi's department. The security forces of Yang Bin and Xia Jian had
With such a strong combat effectiveness, no matter what his purpose was and he achieved the rapid pacification of Hunan, he exposed his own strength. If the Hu Jialin Independent Division is added, the total strength has reached more than 40,000 people, which is very amazing.
Or was it because he deliberately concealed nearly half of the number of security forces? Currently, none of the generals in the Central Army have this strength, but he, An Yi, did it unknowingly, and the chief officers of these outstanding troops are all his senior officers.
If my subordinates rebel, they will become a warlord who is extremely troublesome and difficult to destroy.
After thinking about it repeatedly, An Yi felt that even in his position as Chiang Kai-shek, he could not ignore the powerful strength of his generals. Therefore, Chiang Kai-shek supported Hu Jialin, a student of the Huangpu general class who was born as an instructor in Huangpu and now often accepts his teachings as the principal.
, and transferred Yin Jinan's division to western Hubei, and then divided the monolithic security force into two, but did not replace the chief officers of each department. Apparently, he still valued his favorite disciples An Yi, Yin Jinan and others, and still trusted the ministries' support for the central government.
Loyalty and combat effectiveness are just a matter of keeping the various units from the independent division far apart just in case.
Another one, Chiang Kai-shek promoted Zhu Peide, who was a member of the Military Commission and Central Executive Committee member, to acting general and left Jiangxi, and then transferred An Yi out of Jiangxi to work with him. This indeed meant to break up the young and old combination of Zhu Peide and An Yi and avoid Jiangxi
The self-contained entity may have an obvious attempt to establish a substantial separatism independent of the central government, but it has not completely exhausted the security forces of Zhu Peide and An Yi guarding large industries. It still promoted Zhu Peide's beloved son-in-law and An Yi's sworn brother Zhan Huanqi.
Guarding Nanchang as the garrison division commander, and promoting Zhu Shigui's army, Zhu Peide's last confidant, to the main central division stationed in Jiujiang, it took care of the vital interests of Zhu Peide and An Yi, and generously allowed An Yi and Zhu Peide to continue to maintain their growing army throughout central Jiangxi.
From this point of view, Chiang Kai-shek did not distrust An Yi and Zhu Peide, but as the country's most powerful person, Chiang Kai-shek had to advance the plan in advance to balance and restrict the machinations of his generals.
necessary measures to be taken.
After thinking about all this, An Yi felt relieved and his mind was clear. He loudly called the adjutant Shen Fengdao and the guard chief Lin Yaodong outside the door, and ordered them to immediately notify the confidential staff Shi Pufang who was staying in Yidu and the newly transferred officer.
Operations Staff Officer Liang Zhenyu led his teams to Wuhan and began the preparation and improvement of the fourth section.
Shen Fengdao, who was in a gloomy and thoughtful mood, and Lin Yaodong, who felt aggrieved for An Yi, were both surprised after hearing An Yi's order. The two looked at An Yi in surprise. For a moment, they didn't know what he was thinking.
An Yi shook his head and smiled, knowing that his emotions had unknowingly infected the people around him. Only Shen Fengdao and Lin Yaodong had this reaction. He immediately waved his hand and ordered the two of them to do it immediately. He lowered his head and took out a pen to write fiercely.
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Two hours later, An Yi took the two application reports he had written to the director Liu Guang to sign. Liu Guang sighed quietly after reading the application reports, quickly signed his name, smiled at An Yi and went to do other things.
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An Yi thanked him loudly and then found Ge Jingen who had just finished the meeting, and submitted the two reports to Ge Jingen for approval.
Ge Jing'en glanced at An Yi, who was smiling, and lowered his head to read at the entrance of the corridor. The calm look on his face was gradually replaced by surprise.
Ge Jing'en whispered to An Yi to go back and wait, took the report and returned to Commander-in-Chief Chiang's office upstairs again, and presented the report to Chiang Kai-shek who had just taken a break for a glass of water.
Chiang Kai-shek glanced at the title of the report, opened it and read each one carefully. Finally he raised his head, sighed, and said with great relief:
"I didn't expect that An Yi would really set up the fourth department, and this proposal report on the Hunan area was very thoughtful. It seems that he has really settled down to fulfill his new responsibilities. The division of the Hunan defense zone is very
Detailed, reasonable, and very foreseeable. Not only did he put forward hidden dangers, he also came up with a set of good methods for the garrison in Hunan to coordinate with each other and supervise and restrict each other. He clearly divided the geographical and rights of each garrison. Before proving it, he
I’ve thought about it...the relevant measures for the First Hall haven’t been taken yet, right?”
"Yes, General An is a great talent. He does his best without any complaints. He was the first to report to the headquarters this morning without any reluctance or displeasure." Ge Jing'en took the opportunity to speak out for An Yi.
Chiang Kai-shek nodded and then smiled: "Kan Hou, An Yi is now in your charge. The three thousand yuan he wants to prepare for the establishment is within your rights. It is up to you whether to approve it or not. Another thing, I think his staff team
There is no need to dismantle the Guards and dozens of people, just tell them to keep them."
Ge Jingen smiled happily: "I understand, I will do it now."
"Kan Hou, wait a moment."
Chiang Kai-shek whispered: "Inform An Yi to accompany me to Changsha to meet He Jian tomorrow morning, and ask him to send a telegram to inform Commander Zhang Hongluan of the 44th Army that I will meet them in Changsha with General Ye Kaixin.
If I have time, I might go to Changde to express condolences to the officers and men of the 44th Army. They fought well in this battle in western Hubei. They obeyed the command of the Central Committee and the First Route Army. They have made great contributions and are loyal to the Central Committee.
There is no double-mindedness. Such troops guarding important areas in western Hunan will have a profound impact on the surrounding areas just by setting an example. I am assured, and so is the central government."
"yes!"
Early the next morning, An Yi followed Chiang Kai-shek and his entourage aboard the gunboat of the Jiang Defense Fleet. Guarded by gunboats and transport ships transporting the guards, An Yi drove to Changsha. Along the way, he received telegrams from all over the country and the central government of Nanjing from time to time:
The Shanghai Party Headquarters confirmed that Hu Zongduo and Tao Xun had taken the Japanese ferry east to Japan; Feng Yuxiang arrived at Tongguan from Huashan. While rejecting the appointment of Vice President of the Executive Yuan, he tried his best to defend himself and all the soldiers of the Northwest Army as they did not seek refuge with the Soviet Union, nor did they report to the Central Committee
Who should be recommended as chairman of Hebei Province? Chen Shuming and Chen Jitang from Guangzhou called the Central Military Commission, saying that preparations for attacking Guangxi have been completed, and will start attacking Wuzhou, an important town in eastern Guangxi, from now on; Yan Xishan sent a telegram to the Central Party Headquarters that important Communist Party organizations have been uncovered in Tianjin in recent days.
A group of important Communist Party members were arrested; the Central Ministry of Civil Affairs sent a telegram to report that the Qingdao Special City established on the 20th was progressing smoothly, and the government-appointed officials and garrison troops did not encounter any obstruction from the Japanese troops who were retreating in batches; the Allied Forces of Sichuan Army Yang Sen and others once again
A civil war started with Liu Xiang and Liu Wenhui's troops. They fought fiercely for three days, each with their own victory or defeat...
Chiang Kai-shek handled the complicated military and government affairs in an orderly manner. The think tanks around him, Yang Yongtai, Chen Guofu and others, divided their labors and cooperated to make suggestions and fill in the gaps for Chiang Kai-shek. An Yi watched with relish and was filled with emotion. At the same time, he was deeply inspired and benefited a lot.
An Yi understood that Commander-in-Chief Chiang Kai-shek only took him south to Changsha this time, and did not call Liu Zhi, Gu Zhutong, Zhu Shaoliang, Jiang Dingwen and other generals. Apart from the role of his report, I am afraid it was largely a gesture.
, let all the generals know how much he values An Yi, and let An Yi know that he has not been neglected or weakened. This method of giving a sweet date with a slap is enough to make the young An Yi deeply understand and remember many indescribable femininities.