On the east side of the first floor of "Qi Lu" is Chiang Kai-shek's reception room. On the wall of the living room hangs a large photo of Sun Yat-sen and Chiang Kai-shek. Above the photo is a handwritten banner written by Sun Yat-sen: "We must trust in the safety of others, and we must share the joys and sorrows when they come."
”, the living room is simple and elegant, with a row of long floor-to-ceiling window curtains that are lightly closed, generally giving people a sense of tranquility and comfort.
Sitting on a circle of sofas were Zhu Peide, Ge Jingen, Zhang Zhizhong, An Yi, Jiang Dingwen and Yang Yongtai. Chiang Kai-shek came to the sofa with a glass of boiled water and sat down. He whispered to An Yi and blamed An Yi across the glass coffee table.
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Not giving He Yingqin any face, An Yi nodded obediently without any sign of repentance in his heart. Yang Yongtai behind Chiang Kai-shek saw this and sighed in his heart, gaining an additional understanding of this stubborn young general with a clear sense of grudges and grudges.
Everyone discussed the situation in Hubei and Henan for a moment. Chiang Kai-shek put down his water glass and asked in a low voice: "An Yi, General Wenbai and General Yizhi all believe that you have your own unique insights on the situation in Hubei and Henan, and you were at the highest military meeting just now.
But I didn’t tell you, are you worried, or are there other reasons?"
"Principal, the students are really worried and dare not say anything. They are worried that once they say it, they will make people feel arrogant and arrogant." An Yi's words caused everyone to chuckle. Ge Jingen laughed and asked, An Yi, when did you become so like this?
Are you being tactful? An Yi smiled and explained that he was young, ignorant and had little qualifications. He was already flattered when he attended the meeting with his ears. How could he dare to talk nonsense? He was immediately laughed at and scolded again.
Chiang Kai-shek was quite dissatisfied with An Yi's attitude: "Now that you have become a high-ranking official at a young age, have you just stepped down from office, which makes you feel unhappy that you have lost power?"
"The students have absolutely no intention of doing this!"
An Yi was so frightened that he quickly explained: "Principal, students have always believed that they still need to continue learning and should not take on positions beyond their abilities too early. Since being promoted to the director of the Yichang camp, the students have not been able to sleep well at night. They are deeply afraid that their position
A man with high talent but a low burden has a heavy responsibility. After leaving office, the students suddenly felt a sense of relief. However, they just returned to Nanjing today and were summoned by the principal to attend an important meeting. They couldn't react for a while.
To be honest, the students are not willing to make things difficult for anyone, but Chief He Jingzhi's words of "Fox General" reminded the students of the disaster in Xiaguan that day. They couldn't control their emotions for a while and then made a fool of themselves. I beg the principal to forgive me!
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Everyone shook their heads repeatedly, blaming An Yi for being too vengeful, but also feeling helpless that He Yingqin relied on his old age and acted recklessly.
Chiang Kai-shek thought of An Yi's tragic experience at that time, and felt quite apologetic. He coughed slightly and brought the topic to the point: "Your strategy in Western Hubei is feasible, but the four divisions in Western Hubei were originally under your command.
In particular, Yin Jinan's 16th Division, Zhu Shigui's 17th Division and Gu Changfeng's 44th Division are all main divisions that are closely related to you. No one is as familiar with their situation as you are. If it were replaced by another person to take command, it is estimated that
The effect will be greatly reduced.
The main battlefield on the eastern Hubei-Henan front and the Jingxiang battlefield on the western front are a whole. No matter which battlefield encounters setbacks, it will be uncomfortable. According to your opinion, western Hubei is relatively stable, but the line from Wushengguan to Xinyang in the east
The problem of insufficient troops has still not been solved, so I, Brother Yi, Brother Wenbai, and Marquis Kan all want to hear your opinion. If you have any solutions, please tell us."
An Yi lowered his head and thought calmly. On the way back to "Qi Lu", Jiang Dingwen had already asked An Yi to second Hu Jialin's independent division to assist in the battle. An Yi felt that if he refused rashly, Jiang Dingwen, who had insufficient troops, would also privately request Chiang Kai-shek to achieve this goal.
Its purpose is that even if the independent division does not join Hubei and Henan
On the battlefield, it is very likely that he will be transferred to the front line of Huaibei to participate in the war. Instead of fighting under the command of other army commanders, it is better to receive more care and attention under the command of Jiang Dingwen or Gu Zhutong, who know their roots and have deep loyalty. Therefore, in order to avoid suspicion,
An Yi suggested that Jiang Dingwen ask Commander-in-Chief Chiang for instructions.
Hearing Chiang Kai-shek's question at this moment, An Yi simply made up his mind and revealed his original plan for mobilizing troops to deal with the crisis:
"The students originally had an emergency plan. If difficulties arose on the front line in western Hubei, they requested that the independent division and Nanchang garrison division be temporarily seconded to western Hubei. It seems that they can adapt to the main battlefield in Hubei and Henan.
Now that we have the 3rd and 5th divisions stationed on the Jiangbei front line, we can completely transfer the independent division to the Hubei and Henan battlefields, and then transfer the Zhan Huanqi garrison division, which is resting in Jiujiang, to the Wuhan front line to take on local security tasks during wartime. This will
The two divisions are currently the only ones that can be summoned at a moment's notice.
With highly capable reorganized divisions, they can enrich the defense of Hubei, and can also completely liberate Commander Chen Cixiu's 11th Division and the Independent Third Brigade from the tedious local garrison tasks, and transfer them to the battlefield in southern Henan. There are
With the addition of nearly 30,000 combat troops, the Second Army will be much more relaxed."
Everyone immediately began to discuss. Zhu Peide had not discussed with An Yi the issue of Zhan Huanqi's garrison division before, but he understood that Yang Bin's Jiangxi Provincial Security Forces had been formally established, and Xia Jian's five central Jiangxi security brigades had also been recruited and entered a tense situation.
During the training, Jiujiang was under the care of Yang Bin and Zheng Guang's Poyang Lake garrison division, and safety was completely compromised.
question, not to mention that such training is conducive to the growth of the Nanchang garrison division and the future of his beloved son-in-law Zhan Huanqi, so he agreed with An Yi's opinion with a smile on his face. Jiang Dingwen was even more happy in his heart, having an independent division with powerful combat capabilities and well-equipped equipment to join him.
Then he transferred all of Chen Cheng's 11th Division to the north, and he no longer had to worry about insufficient troops and combat effectiveness.
Seeing that everyone agreed with An Yi's opinion, Chiang Kai-shek pondered for a moment and asked An Yi: "If the Northwest Army enters Western Hubei in a large scale with the determination to burn all boats, without the supplement of the reserve team, what will happen to the front line in Western Hubei? Will it be implicated?
The entire battle?"
An Yi answered truthfully: "If such a situation occurs, please ask the commander-in-chief to give an order to the 44th Army in Western Hunan to recruit two divisions of the 44th Army north to join the battlefield. Judging from the current two new divisions of local security forces in Western Hunan,
, it is still feasible to mobilize one of their main divisions and several local garrison regiments, and with the mobilization of garrison troops from various counties in western Hubei, it is not difficult to temporarily recruit four divisions to join the other main divisions on the battlefield.