"...It took more than three hours to drive north from Dengzhou, where the air was filled with the faint smell of blood. The 57-kilometer long road took more than three hours. Although the narrow road was relatively smooth, it was difficult to transport relief food and medicine to arrive.
There is an endless stream of military trucks returning from Nanyang. Drivers need to be careful to avoid them when meeting them so as not to slide down the ditch. Entering Nanyang
Within the territory, in addition to military trucks, there were also rickshaws on the road. Groups of ragged people pushed or pulled various dilapidated rickshaws towards Nanyang. At our repeated requests, the accompanying central government
The officials allowed us to stop for interviews. We got out of the car and asked several farmers with sallow faces and obvious malnutrition. Only then did we find out that Nanyang is also
Like Dengzhou, a disaster relief grain distribution station has been set up. The village chiefs and bailiffs elected by each village have arrived in Nanyang in advance. As long as the villagers go to Nanyang to find their village chiefs and bailiffs, they can receive 15 kilograms per capita.
Return the food distributed to each family free of charge. Since I was a child, I have never tasted the taste of disaster. I made a stupid mistake and asked someone rashly.
Why did a woman in her fifties use her thin shoulders instead of using an ox-drawn cart? Neither Mr. Bute, the attaché of the embassy who served as translator, nor the translator sent by the National Government conveyed this sentence to me. Mr. Bute pointed to the people on both sides of the road.
Pieces of dead trees with their outer bark peeled off asked me in a low voice: the bark has been eaten up as food, can the local farmers still have cattle and horses...
"The car drove off the ferry and slowly climbed up to the pier. The ancient and spacious Nanyang City stood silently in front of us. On the tall city gate, the beautiful and spectacular double-eaves gatehouse was well preserved. There were no sandbags that can be seen everywhere in other places where wars took place in China.
Among the fortifications and machine guns, only a few groups of officers and soldiers of the Fifth Army Corps wearing new camouflage uniforms were patrolling the city wall. There was no clue that this ancient city in southern Henan had just experienced a large-scale war involving 170,000 officers and soldiers from both sides...
"Our convoy was stopped by well-armed and neatly dressed military police at the gate of the city. Officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the central government and officials from the Jingxiang Security Command who were accompanying us got out of the car and showed special passes. The military police very carefully checked the car number and the number of people.
Salute and let go. Encounter
We European and American journalists were quite surprised to see such strict inspections, because anywhere in China, as long as the convoys of officials from the central government and theater security headquarters enjoy unimpeded inspection-free privileges, we were in Wuhan four days ago
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Several military camps, including the military academy instructors set up by General Qian Dajun who was about to leave for the battlefield, were escorted by military police convoys in Wuhan with their horns honking all the way. The officers and soldiers guarding each checkpoint lined up neatly. We sat in the car and walked among the officers and soldiers.
Respectful salute mid-quick
After passing, only after entering the fifth theater, we must stop and accept strict inspections at every checkpoint from the water to the land. The officers and soldiers are very serious and responsible. The hands of the soldiers standing behind the inspection officers have never left their new automatic machines.
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"I asked Mr. Zhou Xizhen, an official from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Nationalist Government who was accompanying me, about this issue. He told me a story that happened in ancient China two thousand years ago with a smile: Emperor Hanwen of the Han Dynasty, in order to boost morale, personally went to the Third Route Army to reward and express condolences.
He first went to Bashang and then to the two military camps at Thorny Gate.
No notification was needed. When the emperor's carriages and horses came to the military camp, they all took the initiative to let them go. The generals of the two landowners greeted Emperor Wen in a hurry and with great respect. When seeing Emperor Wen off, he personally led the entire army to the gate of the camp. When the emperor arrived at the camp of the famous general Zhou Yafu, he and the emperor
The two places they went to were completely different. The general who opened the way and the guards were stopped.
Outside the camp, after informing the emperor that he was coming to express condolences, the guard officer replied: "The general has orders, and the army only obeys the general's orders and not the emperor's edicts." When Emperor Wen arrived, he sent an envoy to bring his own talisman to inform General Zhou Yafu.
Then he ordered the village gate to be opened to welcome him. The soldiers guarding the camp also solemnly told the emperor
The emperor followed: "The general has an order: no carriages and horses are allowed to gallop in the military camp." The driver had no choice but to control the reins to prevent the horses from going too fast. The emperor was very emotional, and from then on he reused General Zhou Yafu. General Zhou Yafu also used his outstanding achievements.
With excellent moral character, he became a famous military strategist in the history of Chinese wars...
"After listening to Mr. Zhou's story, I suddenly understood that General An Yi, the youngest lieutenant general commander of China's Fifth Army whom we are about to have the honor to meet, has a status in the minds of many people that far exceeds our understanding..."
This is an interview by American Post reporter Frank. It has been published in many newspapers and magazines in the United States. European and American media have reprinted this excellent long-form battlefield interview. It has been evaluated by the world press as a relatively true and objective reflection of the entire Chinese Civil War.
and realistic documentary
Frank wrote a reflection after each serial chapter. People from all over the world also saw a lot from it and became familiar with many characters, including one who was promoted to lieutenant general under the age of twenty-five and commanded tens of thousands of troops to achieve great successes.
An Yi, the commander of the legion who won brilliant victories time and time again.
It was already five o'clock in the afternoon when the press group entered the frontline headquarters of the Fifth Army. Everyone was warmly received by the officers and soldiers of the Fifth Army Headquarters. The Political Department of the Army set aside two rows of barracks in the west courtyard of the palace for the reporters to stay, and treated them thoughtfully.
It stated that officers and soldiers from the Guard Regiment would be dispatched to take charge of security during the interview process, and promised that throughout the war zone, except for military restricted areas, reporters would be able to interview wherever they wanted, and there would be no restrictions on interviewing anyone they wanted to.
What surprised reporters was that the commander-in-chief of the army, An Yi, did not wear a straight general's uniform or polished leather shoes. Like all the officers and soldiers of the Fifth Army, he wore a strong cotton camouflage military uniform and stood tall.
The rolled up sleeves reveal strong and powerful arms, and the thick-soled military rubber shoes covering the ankle joints are worn on the feet. The collar does not have the new gold color that the Central Army generals like to wear.
The only thing that shows his identity is the universal name tag on his chest. If it weren't for his smooth and flowing black hair, he would be almost the same as the officers and soldiers in the military camp who all had their heads shaved. Only the wide armed belt around his waist was unusual.
Exquisite and beautiful, it looks valuable. It wears a military pistol imitated by Jiangnan Arsenal. The whole person looks rigorous and pragmatic, handsome and simple.
Chinese reporters who are familiar with An Yi revealed to colleagues from various countries that this unique special general's belt was seized by General An from an enemy general in the early days of the Northern Expedition, when General An was just an engineer battalion commander.
The reception dinner held by An Yi was simple and exquisite. The reporters were happy to see the long-lost toast and the delicious fish. However, except for the fish and canned pork produced by Jiangnan Enterprise Group, there was no other meat, and no reporters.
Great wine that can be enjoyed anywhere.
Before dinner, the reporters entrusted Director Zhao, an official of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to request An Yi to interview An Yi collectively. An Yi politely refused, but agreed to communicate with each other at the tea party after dinner.
Director Zhao and An Yi are old friends. Before the outbreak of this large-scale civil war, he and An Yi went to Tongguan and other places as special envoys of the Central Committee to negotiate with the Northwest Army coach Feng Yuxiang. There was a fifteen-year age difference between the two and their personalities were also different.
They are very big, but they have a very good relationship with each other. Both of them have a distinctive characteristic, that is, they are rigorous and pragmatic. They don't have so many showboats in official circles nowadays. They are as natural as brothers when they meet and can solve the things they need to do in a few words.
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Among the more than sixty Chinese and foreign reporters, the young and beautiful American female reporter Kaplan, the Central News Agency reporter Ye Qing, and the three reporters from "Ta Kung Pao" and "Oriental News" are An Yi's old friends. After meeting politely with everyone, An Yi
Yi walked up to old friends, shook hands cordially, and greeted them in a low voice. He didn't care about other people's eyes, and naturally hugged and greeted the delighted and excited Ms. Kaplan, holding hands in greetings, which caused a burst of surprise from the officials and reporters present.
and good-natured laughter.
After a relaxing dinner, the reporters, who had washed off their dusty bodies, arrived at the spacious and solemn conference room with carved beams and paintings as scheduled. Zhan Dao, director of the political department of the legion, introduced to everyone that this place was originally the political hall of the Ming Dynasty palace.
The reporters looked around with great interest, admiring the unique architectural style and decorations, but did not see anything related to military affairs, not even a map.
After greeting each other, An Yi, who was sitting directly to the north of the ten-meter-long table, glanced at Ye Qing, who was sitting at the bottom left. Ye Qing happened to be looking at An Yi, with a pair of charming eyes full of resentment and reproach.
An Yi couldn't help but smile slightly and quickly turned his head, only to see Kaplan's charming eyes on the right gazing at him affectionately. He had no choice but to nod slightly and turn to Director Zhao beside him to discuss in a low voice.
Then announced the start of the symposium.
On behalf of the Fifth Army Corps, Chief of Staff Zhao Rui briefly introduced the entire battle. Zhao Rui's Russian is quite good, and his English is also good. However, he introduced everyone in Mandarin from beginning to end, with a translator from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the central government.
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Translation, Zhao Rui finally mentioned the three new divisions that had surrendered and were quickly formed, as well as the victory of the 130th Brigade of the 44th Division in Zhenping, west of Nanyang, which annihilated the enemy's 800 cavalry.
It whetted the appetite of Chinese and foreign reporters.
Bowers, a British journalist who has been stationed in China for eleven years, asked Zhao Rui: "Excuse me, General Zhao. According to my understanding of the Nanyang Battle, your army not only moved quickly, but also struck resolutely. In addition to advanced equipment, it also had many military capabilities."
The intelligence obtained seems to exceed that of any legion that is currently fighting hard. Can General Zhao reveal something in this regard?"
Faced with a problem involving military secrets from the very beginning, Zhao Rui didn't know how to deal with it. He felt his clothes being gently pulled, and quickly turned to An Yi, whispered a few words to An Yi, nodded, and turned to Bao Bao with a smile on his face.
Sri Lanka:
"With the consent of the commander, I am willing to answer this sensitive question of yours. Due to the huge differences among the generals of the Northwest Army in terms of beliefs and understanding of social reality, they are unwilling to help the warlords fight the civil war, and are unwilling to ignore thousands of victims who starve to death.
Many generals died of illness, and some of them, who had a very sense of justice, contacted us and expressed their unwillingness to fight with each other through various channels. At the same time, they also provided us with some important information.
, Therefore, in the Battle of Nanyang, our Fifth Army was able to have an insight into the enemy's situation, seize the opportunity, fight beautiful battles one after another, avoid casualties of officers and soldiers on both sides to the greatest extent, and at the same time, be able to completely take over Dengzhou and Nanyang, a city with a long history and a large number of people.
We can quickly and efficiently carry out our long-awaited disaster relief operations, so that tens of millions of people in disaster-stricken areas who are in urgent need of assistance can see the hope of survival and muster up the courage to live strong."
As soon as this statement came out, the whole hall was in an uproar. The beautiful words that followed Zhao Rui were not important. What was important was that he told everyone almost unmistakably that we have our own intelligence sources in the Northwest Army. He explained it in one simple and easy-to-understand sentence.
, it is because our Fifth Army has spies among the senior generals of the Northwest Army that we can fight such a beautiful battle as the Battle of Nanyang.
The revelation of this important situation made Chinese and foreign reporters very excited, but also quite surprised. The astute British senior reporter Bowles thought further and more. Bowles could not judge whether Zhao Rui's words were true or not, but he could not determine.
Bowers knew what negative impact Zhao Rui's words would have on the Northwest Army, and he couldn't help but feel a lot of awe and appreciation for Zhao Rui, An Yi and their fifth army.