The tenth month of golden autumn is originally the harvest season, but for the whole of China, it is a troubled autumn with wars and devastation.
On October 2, Chiang Kai-shek appointed Zhu Shaoliang as the commander-in-chief of the Sixth Route Army and led the newly reorganized Third Division of Chen Cheng. Mao Bingwen's Eighth Division rushed to Guangdong and attacked Guangxi together with the commander-in-chief of the Eighth Route Army Chen Jitang. At the same time, the central government announced the dismissal of Yu Zuobai.
, Li Mingrui held all positions inside and outside the party, and appointed Lv Huanyan, commander of the Guangxi Garrison Division, as chairman of Guangxi Province to internally divide Guangxi's military forces; two days later, he once again ordered the 50th Division of Tan Daoyuan, which had just received its official designation, to go to Shaoguan, Guangdong to participate in the war against the rebellion in Guangxi.
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At this time, Fang Zhenwu's Yu Yanong Brigade stationed in Huaibei defected to Yingshan and joined the Northwest Army. Fang Zhenwu himself was quickly secretly arrested and returned to Nanjing on suspicion of collaborating with the enemy. The entire Central Plains was covered with clouds of war, and war was imminent.
Although An Yi lives in western Hubei, he has a clear understanding of the general trend of the world. He knows that the opportunity he has been waiting for is coming. An Yi, who would rather eliminate the warlords than fight with his brothers in the Red Army, immediately smiles and smiles every day.
While happily waiting for Chiang Kai-shek's latest appointment.
On October 9, Feng Yuxiang, who was ready for everything, waved his hand, and his generals Song Zheyuan, Liu Yufen, Sun Liangcheng, Shi Jingting, Sun Lianzhong, Pang Bingxun, Zhang Weixi, Liu Ruming and others jointly sent a telegram to Yan Xishan and Feng Yuxiang, accusing the central government of disregarding people's livelihood and employing people without asking for them.
They are virtuous, their finances are not disclosed, and their politics are not honest. We call on these two highly respected leaders to worry about the world's worries and step forward to save tens of millions of people from dire straits.
The next day, Song Zheyuan and other generals convened the National Assembly in Xi'an and asked Feng Yuxiang to resume his duties as Commander-in-Chief of the National Army.
The warlord forces were divided into the Eighth Route Army to attack Chiang Kai-shek, with the purpose of forming a new government to unify the country.
At the same time, Wang Zhaoming, Chen Gongbo, Gu Mengyu, Wang Leping, Bai Wenwei, Wang Faqin and others immediately issued a "Letter against Chiang Kai-shek to the People". Song Zheyuan and other generals called Yan Xishan and Feng Yuxiang again to list Chiang Zhongzheng's six major crimes and report them to the whole country.
Announced that 400,000 troops would be dispatched to attack the Central Army on the same day.
The whole of China was suddenly in chaos. The political economy, national economy and people's livelihood were all in turmoil. Countless people in the north and south of the country didn't even know whether they would die or live tomorrow, and no one remembered the increasingly serious famine in the northwest.
Immediately afterwards, Sun Liangcheng commanded his troops to advance eastward, and Gong Hao's troops of the 51st Division of Tang Shengzhi's Fifth Route Army of the Central Army quickly retreated eastward to Luoyang. However, a group of bosses from the Central Committee were still arguing with each other with radio waves flying around. Tang Shengzhi, Zhu Peide, and He Yingqin called
Please ask Yan Xishan to persuade Feng Yuxiang to enter Beijing and declare his determination to fight to the end! Sun Liangcheng and Pang Bingxun, who acted quickly, have already invaded Luoyang, and Gong Hao Division of the Fifth Route Army could only retreat and hide in Gong County.
On October 14, Chiang Kai-shek finally announced to the whole country the central government's military revolt and appointed Gu Zhutong as commander of the First Army and Li Mingyang as deputy commander, under the jurisdiction of the first and second divisions and the third independent brigade; appointed
Jiang Dingwen is the commander of the Second Army, and Chen Cheng is the deputy commander, with jurisdiction over the 6th, 9th, 11th Divisions and the 4th Independent Brigade; Wang Jun is appointed commander of the 3rd Army, with jurisdiction over the 7th and 11th Divisions.
, the 18th Division; appointed Ruan Xuanwu as the commander of the Fourth Army, under the jurisdiction of the 19th, 50th, and 52nd Divisions; appointed Liu Zhi as the director of the Wuhan camp, and appointed He Yingqin as the director of the Kaifeng camp, responsible for commanding all
The army launched a crusade against the rebellion of the Northwest Army.
When the news came, An Yi suddenly became speechless. The commander of the Third Army, who he thought was his own, flew away, but the vacant number of the 52nd Division was gone. An Yi felt extremely disappointed and became angry.
He said to Shi Pufang, the confidential staff officer next to him, "Call the central government and say that I am ill and bedridden." Then he went into his bedroom in the east wing of the backyard and lay down without taking off his clothes and shoes. In the blink of an eye, he started to fight slightly.
snoring, he was indeed tired.
Shi Pufang obeyed the order respectfully. In less than an hour, the entire Yiling camp knew that An Yi suddenly fell ill and was bedridden. They were so frightened that Yin Jinan and other brothers from the Sixteenth Division and Yichang Office officials rushed to the scene after receiving the news.
Come, those who drive, those who ride horses, go through the streets and alleys and rush to the Yiling camp.
The news quickly spread throughout the city of Yichang. Hundreds of people and school teachers and students who were grateful to An Yi dropped everything and came in droves. The gate of the camp was bustling with traffic and people. The brothers of the military police regiment were so busy that they were sweating.
More and more people gathered without leaving, but An Yi's prestige among the military and civilians could be seen from the anxious faces.
Ge Jing'en took the urgent report from Yichang's camp and hurriedly found Chiang Kai-shek who was in a meeting. Chiang Kai-shek didn't start the meeting after reading the telegram. He thought that the whole country was in chaos, and only western Hubei, western Hunan and the Yangtze River throat guarded by An Yi were quiet.
How can Yi recover from his illness? Seeing that the Northwest Army is pouring out from Shaanxi, what if two armies are sent to suddenly rush down to Western Hubei?
"Call, call Yichang camp immediately and instruct them to report An Yi's condition in detail. Can you still sit up and handle military affairs? How can I know how An Yi's health is with a few-word report?" Chiang Kai-shek was really anxious.
He shouted the order without even entering his office.
"yes!"
The attendant staff hurriedly rushed to the confidential section.
Ge Jing'en waited for Chiang Kai-shek to sit down and comforted him in a low voice: "Commander-in-Chief, please calm down. Yi Gong will come to negotiate soon... His subordinates thought that An Yi was indeed exhausted. During this period, he was engaged in disaster relief and commanding military expansion in western Guizhou.
During the operation, he had to deal with the mutiny of the motley army in western Hubei and the local military and civil affairs. At the same time, he also successfully completed the military command task of blocking Zhang Fakui's troops, severely inflicted heavy losses on the rebels, and achieved significant results. After several months of heavy work, he was afraid that his body, which had recently recovered, might
I can't bear it anymore.
We didn't think carefully before. We should have sent him a chief of staff or deputy director to share some of the burden. Although the disaster relief director was replaced by Dean Dai, Dean Dai was busy with work. He went to western Hubei for a few days to make a show and then came back.
Everything from politics, economy, military, and civil affairs must fall on An Yi's shoulders. He has a strong personality and is willing to work hard without complaining or complaining. Although he seems to be doing it with ease, it is actually quite difficult for him, alas..."
Zhu Peide strode over, coughed a few times, and said worriedly: "My subordinates have just received the news and have telegraphed to General Lao Shoudao, the director of military supplies in Nanchang. He will immediately send a foreign expert team from Jiangnan Hospital to Yichang by speedboat, cough cough
...Ahem..."
Chiang Kai-shek quickly stood up and asked Zhu Peide to sit down: "Brother Yi, take care, you must not fall ill at this time! Alas... It's all my fault. I have always forgotten that An Yi was injured many times and his internal illness has not fully recovered. Let him
It’s too much to take on.”
"Should we immediately select a general to go to Yichang and temporarily share An Yi's work?" Zhu Peide asked.
"Okay, okay! Kanhou, who do you think is appropriate to send?"
"It would be most suitable if Brother Guiyan (characterized by He Yaozu) is here... Why not send Brother Yuanzhang (characterized by He Guoguang), the infantry director? Since Brother Yuanzhang took charge of military police and military education last year, he has many contacts with An Yi. The two of them
We have a good relationship, almost as close as we have ever known each other. Moreover, Brother Yuanzhang is from Puqi, Hubei Province, and has always had good relations with various forces in Sichuan and celebrities from all walks of life in Bashu. With him, he can at least contact all walks of life in Hunan, Hubei and Sichuan, and local government affairs and civil affairs.
On the other hand, what do you think it can be of great help to An Yi?" Ge Jing'en made a cautious suggestion.
Zhu Peide said happily: "It's best for Yuan Zhang to go. He and An Yi get along well, and the old and the young complement each other."
Chiang Kai-shek nodded immediately: "I have long wanted Brother Yuan Zhang to take on more important responsibilities for the great cause of the party and the country. Very good, so it has been decided. Brother Yuan Zhang is appointed as the deputy director of the Yichang Camp Lieutenant General, in charge of local government affairs and disaster relief and resettlement affairs, as well as military affairs.
Leave it to An Yi, brother Yuanzhang may not be familiar with the situation of the 44th Army in Western Hunan and the 43rd Army in Western Guizhou."
Ge Jing'en and Zhu Peide understood that Chiang Kai-shek did not want He Guoguang to know the inside story of the Hunan-Guizhou military plan, so they both nodded and agreed to do it immediately.
Chiang Kai-shek seemed to have remembered something, and stopped Zhu Peide who was walking to the door, motioned Zhu Peide to sit down again, frowned slightly and asked in a low voice: "Brother Yi, did we not give An Yi the reward and corresponding position he deserved?
Are you in a mood?"
Zhu Peide was secretly surprised, but with a disapproving smile on his face: "The commander-in-chief is overthinking. An Yi is your student, and you still don't know his bad temper? You would rather count money than lead troops to fight, otherwise it will take such a long time."
Why has he never made any demands over time? He had no complaints when he was asked to join the headquarters. He was smiling all day long while teaching and doing his official duties. He was obsessed with the improvement of military training and military education, and he wrote several monographs.
He has won the respect and admiration of military advisers from various countries, but he is not proud at all. Instead, he feels that it is time for him to practice and test himself at the grassroots level of the army. If he is ambitious, it is probably in terms of making money. No amount of money seems to be enough for him to spend.
,Ha ha!"
Chiang Kai-shek nodded frequently: "This An Yi...this An Yi...should not be allowed to take on so many complicated affairs beyond the military scope. I am about to use him. The war is changing rapidly. Looking at the army, there are not many people like him."
With his spirituality and foresight, I now find that it is a pity to put him in Yichang. Now that the overall situation in western Guizhou and western Hunan has been decided, it is time for him to come back. He may be needed at any time. With his illness, it is really not the right time!"
Zhu Peide nodded, considered for a moment and whispered a suggestion: "Commander-in-Chief, I have a suggestion. Gong Qian, director of the Central Party Research Office, is An Yi's god sister, but she is closer than An Yi's biological sister. An Yi has been injured several times.
, all recovered quickly under Gong Qian’s meticulous care, can you temporarily transfer her this time..."
"Okay! What else are you studying at this time? Let Gong Qian follow Brother Yuan Zhang to Yichang! Gong Qian is Jing Lao's goddaughter and a talented woman highly regarded by the party elders. She joined the Central Party Committee in Guangzhou six years ago
She is a very good person in the construction department. I feel relieved when she goes there.
An Yi is an orphan, and his brother Du Yi and Gong Qian have given him warmth in recent years. In contrast, I, the principal, don't care enough about my students!"
Chiang Kai-shek rarely showed his true feelings.
Zhu Peide said a few words and then said goodbye. When he returned to his office, he hung up the phone to Gong Qian. Gong Qian on the other end of the phone trembled when she heard the news about An Yi's illness, which made Zhu Peide answer for a long time. He still sighed after putting down the phone.