Chapter 540: Don’t avoid relatives when promoting talents
"Qilu" is a new building in the Central Military Academy in the east of Nanjing. It is the name of Chiang Kai-shek's new official residence. It is located in the green shade of the dormitory area of the Central Military Academy. It was completed in mid-October. Soon after, Chiang Kai-shek and his wife bid farewell to their old residence in Sanyuan Lane in the south of the city. The house was moved into "Qilu". "Qilu" is a two-story Western-style building with a red exterior wall and faces south. The construction cost and interior decoration cost more than 30,000 yuan.
On the evening of December 14, An Yi returned to Nanjing, sent Gong Qian back to Houzai Lane, and then drove back to the military academy dormitory on Huangpu Road. He put down his luggage and took a shower. He immediately reported to Commander-in-Chief Chiang Kai-shek's attendant's room by phone and got the news. There was no time to eat the ordered meal, so he took his adjutant Shen Fengdao and a group of guards and drove to the headquarters to attend the military meeting.
An Yi passed through the heavy security and entered the headquarters conference room, and found that the meeting had not yet begun. Zhu Peide, Ge Jingen, Qian Dajun, Chen Yi and others who were whispering to each other saw An Yi and happily stood up to say hello. An Yi greeted him respectfully , saluted and greeted each other, answered the concerned inquiries of the seniors, and said that his condition has basically recovered and is no longer in the way.
An Yi looked at the lineup attending the meeting and was slightly surprised. Knowing that important decisions would be made at tonight's meeting, he put away his mind and humbly sat down next to Zhu Peide. He looked around carefully and found that Commander-in-Chief Chiang had not yet arrived. Attendance. He Yingqin, Zhang Zhizhong, Liu Zhi, and Zhu Shaoliang were chatting in low voices in the rest area on the right front, looking very involved. Gu Zhutong, Jiang Dingwen, and Chen Cheng were sitting at the long table on the left having a heated discussion.
When Gu Zhutong turned his head, he suddenly saw An Yi and quickly raised his hand to signal. Jiang Dingwen and Chen Cheng also noticed An Yi's figure almost at the same time. They nodded and greeted with a bright smile. An Yi apologized to several seniors. He stood up and sat down between Gu Zhutong and Jiang Dingwen. After saying hello, he joined the discussion.
In the past few days, the situation in the north and south was changing rapidly. On the 6th, Tang Shengzhi publicly appointed Xu Yuanquan, Wang Jun, He Jian, and Liu Xing as commanders-in-chief of the First, Second, Third, and Fourth Front Armies in Henan, and appointed Ruan Xuanwu, Wei Yisan, Xia Douyin, and Gong Hao. , Men Bingyue, Yang Hucheng, Zhou Lan, Wan Xuancai, Ren Yingqi, Sun Dianying, Liu Guitang and other twenty-one commanders are the commanders of the anti-Chiang coalition. Although many of these generals have not yet expressed their political attitudes, Tang Shengzhi's move is no different. Yu's wishful thinking of raising the tiger skin as a banner also panicked the Central Military Commission and Chiang Kai-shek, especially Wang Jun, Yang Shengzhi, Xia Douyin and others who were affiliated with the Central Army. Because they were excluded or felt that they were treated unfairly, their positions varied to varying degrees. Tang Shengzhi used the Hubei territory as bait to win over Xu Yuanquan, who had two divisions. He frequently communicated secretly with He Jian, his old subordinate who occupied most of the territory in Hunan, and made many promises. The increasingly powerful reorganization faction of Wang Jingwei and others came again. The South cooperated closely with Tang Shengzhi and frequently called the generals of various ministries, "Xiao entrusted heavy responsibilities with great righteousness." Subtle changes occurred in the Central Army, which had thought it was a concerted effort.
At the same time, there were signs of unrest in the originally stable and worry-free hinterland of Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Peng Jianzhang and Li Bingxin, the commanders of the 12th Regiment of the 4th Brigade of the Zhejiang Army in Changzhou, were bewitched by Ju Zheng and Jiang Zungui, the leaders of the anti-Chiang faction, and brazenly launched a rebellion Chiang Kai-shek, claiming to be the Jiangsu-Zhejiang Allied Forces, cut off the Shanghai-Nanjing Railway and advanced southward. Then Qian Zizhuang, the battalion commander of the 5th Division of Shanghai Garrison Commander Xiong Shihui, led his troops to rebel and quickly joined forces with the rebel Zhejiang Army. This frightened Xiong Shihui and launched a frenzied encirclement and suppression with all his troops.
Tang Shengzhi and Wang Jingwei's bribery and division of various departments of the Central Army really made Chiang Kai-shek sweat. Although the Central Committee now has a strong force of thirty-nine divisions, except for a few troops established by Huangpu teachers and students, they can
Except for the battle, most of the others are rabble-rousers from all sides who only have names but no strength.
Chiang Kai-shek was one of the few. The only direct troops he could control were the independent divisions, the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 9th, 11th, 13th, and 16th. The generals of the other divisions were all recruited.
In the local troops under the central government, the generals of each department are all veteran Jianghu who are able to play both sides and behave tactfully. If they encounter adversity, it is difficult to guarantee that these generals will not have different ideas.
In view of this, Chiang Kai-shek, who was originally a master of political and political control, quickly counterattacked. While stabilizing He Jian, the chairman of Hunan Province, he telegraphed to Tang Shengzhi's division commander Liu Xing and Gong Hao anyway, and then appointed Yang Jie, commander of the Tenth Army, as
Director of Kaifeng Camp, Xu Yuanquan was promoted to Commander of the Tenth Army, and Xia Douyin was appointed as the Commander of the Tenth Army.
The commander of the Thirteenth Army appointed Yang Hucheng, who was stationed in Henan and Luoyang, as the commander of the Seventeenth Army, and sent a special envoy to comfort and encourage Xu Yuanquan and Wang Jun. He first mended his own fence firmly, Zhu Peide
, Chen Yi, Tan Yankai and other military veterans also sent secret messages to their former subordinates.
He Yingqin, Chen Jitang, Zhu Shaoliang and others, under the instruction of Chiang Kai-shek, electrified the whole country and tried their best to denounce Wang Zhaoming, Jiang Dingwen, Liu Zhi, Gu Zhutong, Yang Jie, Fang Dingying, Xu Yuanquan, Wang Jinyu, Wang Jun and other generals who had taken advantage of the independent central government.
They all called to denounce Tang Shengzhi.
This intrigue and covert fight to capture each other's internal fortresses finally came to an end with the temporary victory of the wealthy and powerful Chiang Kai-shek. Yan Xishan, who was cunning and calculating, calmly watched the situation and saw this scene.
The arrogant Friend San, tens of thousands of men, were beaten to ashes in the blink of an eye. Friend San himself was also rumored to be mysterious and extremely cruel and cold-blooded by the "Independent Division Spy Battalion", which continuously chased him for 500 miles and lasted for three nights and two days.
rely on
With the support of his brother Han Fuqu, Yan Xishan fled to Lunan with the remaining one hundred generals and attendants. Yan Xishan felt that there was no chance of winning against the powerful Central Army at this time. In addition, there were natural and man-made disasters in the northwest and hundreds of thousands of troops.
Food and wages are tight
The anti-Chiang coalition forces seemed to be strong but were actually in disarray. They implicitly stated that "party affairs and state affairs should be resolved by the party members and the people of the country. Force should be subordinate to the majority and disputes will never be resolved." They quietly leaned towards Chiang Kai-shek's side.
Tang Shengzhi was furious at being betrayed by Yan Xishan, who was swinging around and had no firm belief, regardless of the verbal agreement. He finally couldn't restrain his anger and ordered his army to go south to attack Hubei. Wang Jingwei in the south immediately responded and ordered Zhang Fakui and Li Zongren of Chen Bing in Xijiang to lead their troops to attack Guangzhou.
, eliminate Chen Jitang, the "Guangdong counter-revolutionary warlord who is obsessed with profit and disregards justice."
Facing the inquiries from Gu Zhu and others, An Yi, who was as clear as a mirror, humbly said that he had just returned to Nanjing from far away in western Hubei and was not very familiar with the military situation. He listened with a smile and did not express any opinions. The generals also believed that An Yi was seriously ill at the beginning of his illness.
I was even less prepared, so I had to give up.
As Han Fuqu, who had 60,000 troops occupying Qilu, was repeatedly unpredictable, and was defeated by the Hu Jialin Independent Division and other coalition forces, Shi Yousan, who fled to the north line of Jinpu Road, once again received support and supplements from various departments of the Northwest Army, and also received Han Fuqu's protection and secrets.
He presented a large number of military pay and weapons, and soon a team of more than 10,000 people was gathered, calling again
As the battle grew louder, the armies of the Northwest Army began to slowly press the Hubei-Henan front line, and cooperated with Tang Shengzhi's 50,000-strong army to go south to attack Hubei. The Central Army was prepared to fight from the north and the south. The troops were stretched thin, and the situation was very serious. Chiang Kai-shek and the generals felt the difficulty, and they were all in
Rapidly expand the army and discuss countermeasures intensively to prepare for the upcoming war.
An Yi had already had his own ideas, but he still couldn't let go of not getting the post of army commander last time. He also heard that Commander-in-Chief Chiang had appointed a number of army commanders in succession over the past few days, but none of them had his share. The commander-in-chief of each army
They had already reached a conclusion, and they were so angry that they didn't want to say a word.
The attendant's loud announcement sounded, and the generals in the hall returned to both sides of the long table and stood solemnly to greet him.
Chiang Kai-shek, surrounded by military counselor Yang Yongtai and others, strode in. He glanced around and stretched out his hands to signal everyone to sit down. His eyes returned to An Yi's face again, and he nodded slightly with a smile, signaling He Yingqin, who was sitting at the bottom left.
Start hosting the meeting.
He Yingqin reported in detail the changes in the situation in the past few days, the mobilization of the Northwest Army, Tang Shengzhi and other departments, and the severe situation faced by various departments of the Central Army. Chiang Kai-shek made a summary and mobilization, and Acting Minister of Military and Political Affairs Chen Yi then announced the latest ten appointments.
A list of army generals, and based on the opinions of the General Staff Headquarters, asked Chiang Kai-shek to appoint commanders of the First to Fourth Army Corps, responsible for hundreds of kilometers from northern Jiangsu - Henan and Anhui - northern Hubei.
The group combat command of the front. The commander of the first army turned out to be Han Fuqu. Many generals present looked at each other in surprise. The surprised An Yi thought about it carefully and then understood the mystery and couldn't help but smile. The commanders of each army were announced next.
The appointments were quite satisfactory and expected: the commander of the Second Army Corps was Liu Zhi, the commander of the Third Army Corps was He Chengjun, and the commander of the Fourth Army Corps, the General Reserve Corps, was Chen Tiaoyuan.
After the adjustment at the corps level was completed, the next step was the expansion at the division level. Chen Yi read out the latest personnel changes of the six divisions and the newly added 15th Division of He Jianbu and the 50th Division of Zhou Lan. Then it was his turn to confront An Yi.
Appointment:
"...Due to the transfer of General Fang Dingying of the 44th Division, Yu Yanong of the 131st Brigade of the Division rebelled, and the officers and soldiers of the 130th and 132nd Brigades mutinied and fled. Only Xiao Zhichu, Wang Jinyong, and Chen Yong were left after reorganization.
, Xin Mingli's Fourth Regiment has been transferred to Shashi to join the newly established 51st Division, under the control of the new division commander General Fan Shisheng, to strengthen the strength of the front-line garrison in Jingxiang and deal with the threat from the northwest army in southern Henan.
With the approval of the Commander-in-Chief of the Military Commission’s research reports, General An Yi is hereby appointed as the commander of the 44th Division, stationed in Jingzhou, and the brigades under his jurisdiction will be reorganized by the new group of instructors in the Yichang camp. Appointed hereby!"
Chen Yi closed the folder, and An Yi immediately raised his hand to ask to speak. There was no trace of joy or loss on his face. The generals were slightly surprised when they saw this.
Chen Yi and Chiang Kai-shek looked at each other and said loudly: "General An, please tell me something!"
An Yi thanked him loudly, stood up straight, looked at the east wall, and spoke his opinion unhurriedly: "Thank you to the Central Military Commission and the Commander-in-Chief for their trust! An Yi has just recovered from a serious illness, and he feels better after walking a few more steps.
Difficulty breathing, powerlessness,
If you are really unable to take on the important task of leading troops in battle and training soldiers, you can go back to the military academy and talk to your comrades and talk to each other. If it is really difficult to lead troops in a short period of time, I kindly ask the Commander-in-Chief and all the officers to arrange another candidate for the commander of the 44th Division.
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The generals in the hall widened their eyes and looked at An Yi with a flushed face in surprise. Everyone was wondering what the real reason for An Yi's refusal was.
Chiang Kai-shek pondered for a moment and said slowly: "Most of the temporary instructors at the Yichang camp are refugees from Henan and Shaanxi recruited by Xiangxi. A small number of them are local young men and even bandits in Xiangxi. The soldiers come from various regions, and the good and the bad are mixed. Although they have passed through the Forty-four
More than two months of military recruit training, battalion and company first-level officer
Basically, they were transferred from the teaching regiment of Yin Jinan's 16th Division. However, the division is generally difficult to control. Therefore, various departments of the Military Commission repeatedly discussed it before letting you become the division commander. It is understandable that you have not recovered yet. If it is really
If you can’t go, you might as well recommend a teacher candidate to us.”
When the generals in the hall heard what Chiang Kai-shek said, they were filled with envy. An Yi thanked him with a smile on his face: "Thank you, Commander-in-Chief, for your trust! My subordinates feel that General Xu Tingyao, Chief of Staff of the First Division, is very suitable for this position. General Xu is An Yi's veteran."
It was under the guidance and help of General Xu, the boss and old instructor, that An Yi stepped from an engineer company commander to where he is today, from the engineer company to the model camp, from the model camp to the supplementary regiment, and from
From the supplementary regiment to the independent regiment, and now to the independent division, every step of the tens of thousands of officers and soldiers embodies the hard work and sweat of senior officers such as General Xu and General Liu Zhi. Therefore, his subordinates think that Xu Tingyao is experienced and rigorous in military management.
General, he is very suitable for the position of commander of the 44th Division. In addition, many battalion and company commanders at all levels of the Yichang Camp Instruction Division are General Xu's former subordinates, so General Xu's work will be carried out very well."
Before An Yi finished speaking, the whole audience was already talking. Many people looked at Liu Zhi with half-smiles, who still clung to the position of commander of the First Division. Gu Zhutong was very willing to see Liu Zhi clinging to the position of commander of the first division.
Liu Zhi, who was sitting on his head, was embarrassed and looked at him respectfully and slowly with great joy.
An Yi, who slowly sat down, looked at Liu Zhi, who was blushing and very embarrassed, and thought to himself, Liu Jingfu, your grandson has finally made a fool of himself, right? He became the director of the camp and the commander of the army, commanding four or five armies, and he also occupied the
A person who refuses to let go of his small position as a teacher has become a laughing stock, right?
Before Chiang Kai-shek could discuss it with Chen Yi, Zhu Peide, and He Yingqin beside him, Liu Zhi suddenly stood up and loudly proposed: "Report to the Commander-in-Chief. His subordinates have many positions and are busy with military affairs. They have already planned to resign as commander of the First Division. Take this opportunity."
, I sincerely request the Commander-in-Chief and the Military Commission to agree to my request, and I strongly recommend General Xu Tingyao, Chief of Staff of the First Division, to take over the position of division commander!"
Chiang Kai-shek briefly discussed with the left and right, and unanimously agreed that Xu Tingyao would take over as the commander of the First Division. Chiang Kai-shek strongly praised Liu Zhi's broad mind, and finally turned to An Yi and asked loudly:
"An Yi, General Xu Yuexiang has been appointed to another appointment. Please recommend another candidate."
An Yi stood up again and said loudly: "Gu Changfeng, deputy commander of the independent division, has outstanding military exploits, is loyal, forge ahead and leads troops well. He just completed his training in our Huangpu special class in early October, and ranked first in average scores in all subjects."
Not long after graduation, he led the soldiers of the independent division under his command to defeat the three rebel groups. He was brave and resourceful in several years of battle and performed extremely well. He received double special commendations from the Military Commission and the Commander-in-Chief many times.
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Secondly, everyone in the army knew that Gu Changfeng was born a gangster, but they did not know that he was the direct descendant of Mr. Peng, a famous figure in Huaibei. He began to study civil and martial arts with a famous teacher at the age of five. He was proficient in the Four Books and Five Classics of military strategy, and was proficient in chess, calligraphy and painting, so the army
Lieutenant generals have always jokingly called Gu
Changfeng is a ruthless bandit or a lunatic in the army. My subordinates believe that it is most suitable for such a lunatic to lead the 44th Division composed of refugees and bandits. I can't imagine that in half a year, he will definitely become a member of the Central Military Commission.
A valiant army capable of conquering and fighting."
Everyone burst into laughter after hearing this, secretly admiring An Yi's cunning and strong support for his brothers and sisters. The laughter stopped and everyone looked at Chiang Kai-shek on the chairman's seat.