The night rain was still falling, and An Yi finished processing the information sent by Liu Hao, sorted out the instructions and put them into the file, handed them to Liu Hao, nodded and smiled.
Liu Hao put the files into the document bag, took off the lieutenant colonel's military uniform from the coat hook, put it on calmly, put on his hat, saluted and silently went downstairs.
The car drove slowly. Liu Hao glanced at the Japanese instructor standing upright in the rain. He shook his head slightly and got into the car and left quickly. He was thinking about how this tall little Japanese could be so tough? An Yi rejected him for three consecutive nights.
I still come every night, and every time I have to stand until An Yi turns off the lights at one or two in the morning before leaving sadly.
Xiao Jiu brought a new cup of tea to An Yi: "That Ishikawa Koichi is still standing outside in the rain. This kid is so damn stubborn. He has been like this for three consecutive nights. I'm afraid you won't agree to deduce it with him. He will stand like this every day.
Go down."
"well……"
An Yi sighed: "The Americans are here, the British are here, the German instructor Smicer is also here, and the Japanese are also here, but not a single Chinese student or instructor comes to me for discussion. It can be seen... it can be seen...
...I feel bad! Are our soldiers so insensitive and unwilling to make progress? Don’t they have any sense of crisis? I am disappointed!"
Shen Fengdao walked in with a book in his hand: "I guess you don't have to be so disappointed. There is a student who wandered out for several nights in a row and ran back just before the lights-out signal sounded. I observed it for a long time and found that the guy seemed to have a poor family background and was shy.
He was so shy that he had low self-esteem. The night before yesterday, he wanted to knock on the door, but instructor Collins arrived just in time, so he avoided it. In the past few nights, little Japan always stood motionless at the door. When he came, he didn't dare to come near. He hesitated for a while and then went back."
"Oh? Do you know that boy's name?" An Yi asked excitedly.
"I remember, Li Jun, a trainee from Shaanxi in the gunnery department, seemed to have no handwriting and a scar on his chin." Shen Fengdao, who often followed An Yi to lectures and always sat in the back row, remembered many students.
An Yi nodded: "I remember, this kid is from Lintong. He was selected from the refugees to enter the Xiangxi Military Officer Base, and he was finally admitted to the eighth batch. He was the only one in the eighth batch with such a background. His family is poor, and his parents
He passed away. He survived by helping the village's private school to farm the land and doing odd jobs. He was alone without any relatives.
He was able to support three children and the teacher and his wife, who were all skin and bones from starvation, and fled to western Hubei. The scar on his chin was from a fall on the road. He is a strong-willed, affectionate and righteous man. Go and meet the star officer on duty.
Just say hello and say I'm inviting Mr. Li, call him in and let's see what he has to say."
"yes!"
Shen Fengdao immediately went downstairs without saying a word.
An Yi thought for a while and walked down the stairs to the eaves. He watched Shen Fengdao take an umbrella and leave. He slowly turned to Ishikawa Koichi, looked up and down his wet body, and finally stared into his stubborn eyes:
"Ishikawa-kun, why bother? You also know that I have no good impression of your country, and I don't want to deal with your people. Ishikawa-kun, as an outstanding graduate of the Japanese Army University, became an officer at the age of twenty-eight and was
It has been two years since I was assigned to serve as an instructor at the Central Military Academy. Do you still have no idea about the level and limited potential of the Central Military Academy?"
"Thank you General An for taking care of me, Ishikawa is very grateful! General, Ishikawa believes that military command is also an art, and art has no national boundaries. No matter which country I am from, I should not be slighted or rejected by the general. The reason why Ishikawa
The reason for standing and requesting like this is entirely because Ishikawa admires the general, admires the miracles he has created on the Chinese battlefield, and is very eager to get advice from the general. General, Ishikawa is so polite!" Ishikawa bent deeply and bowed for a long time.
An Yi sighed: "The world is in chaos. Maybe I will meet Ishikawa-kun on the battlefield in the future. However, this is not the reason why I rejected Ishikawa-kun. Go back, take a shower and change clothes before coming back."
, I’ll put the wine out for you, if you’d like.”
Ishikawa was overjoyed, bowed deeply again, raised his head and strode towards the foreign instructors' dormitory area with standard steps.
"Brother, did you promise him?" Xiao Jiu asked in surprise.
"Even if you are my enemy, as long as you can stand outside in the rain for three consecutive nights like him, I will promise you."
An Yi shook his head and smiled bitterly, turned around and went in. He asked the guard to drive out to buy some food and wine and come back. He sat down at the dining table downstairs and began to slowly wipe the table.
"Reporting to the instructor, Li Jun, the eighth-term gunnery officer, has been ordered to come and ask for instructions from the instructor!"
Li Jun controlled his excitement, his slightly thin body swayed a little, but the look in his eyes and the slightly trembling voice clearly showed his mood at this time.
An Yi nodded: "Sit down, it doesn't have to be so formal, it's just a private communication between us."
"Students don't dare... let's just stand." Li Jun's slightly long square face flushed a little, and his slightly tilted resolute chin almost touched his chest.
"Tell you to sit down, have a cup of tea, and say what you want to say to me. If there are no problems, you can go back now." An Yi said nonchalantly.
As expected, Li Jun didn't dare to be polite anymore. He came to An Yi's side in a restrained manner, thanked him in a low voice, and slowly sat down on his buttocks.
Are there nails on the stool or do you have hemorrhoids?”
Li Jun's face turned even redder. He took the hot tea with both hands and smiled gratefully at Xiao Jiu: "Thank you, sir! Brothers all say that Commander Lin is extremely skilled, his marksmanship is as good as a god, and he can climb over walls and walk on flat ground. I really envy Commander Lin's abilities."
"Are you telling a story? Don't be so exaggerated. Okay, the commander is asking you something. Just answer the question." Xiaojiu patted him on the shoulder and walked into the kitchen to prepare bowls, chopsticks and wine glasses.
Li Jun took a sip of tea and mustered up the courage to look at An Yi: "Instructor, the student has been here a few times, but he didn't dare to come in and knock on the door when he saw someone visiting. The student just wanted to... think of a way to solve the disadvantages of mountain encirclement and suppression operations.
I wonder if it can be used in large-scale wars, and how to use it to achieve the purpose?"
An Yi was very happy in his heart, but with a gentle smile on his face: "Thinking is the beginning of progress. It is commendable that you have this kind of independent thinking spirit. Tell me, let me listen, and we can discuss it."
Li Jun received the praise and felt reassured. He immediately spoke out in detail what was on his mind: "When I was a child, I heard my father say that during the Tongzhi period, there were stubborn bandits in the Taibai Mountain area near Xianyang. They often came out to rob homes and houses, and the government could do nothing about it.
It is not a problem to attack in and lose the troops, but to defend outside for many years. If not, the stubborn bandits will come out and deal with it, causing the officers and soldiers to be helpless for three years. Later, it is said that they were replaced by Jiangxi.
As a General Soldier of Labor, when he took office, he was not in a hurry to suppress bandits. Instead, he made plans to calm the people, spent a lot of money to inspect the routes, and then built thirty-six stable checkpoints. Before the checkpoints were built, the General Soldier threatened to prepare for a long-term blockade, and the people inside
They were so frightened that they all came out to buy salt and other things. Unexpectedly, they were not allowed in after they came out. As a result, the people in the mountains were worried about the safety of their families and came out to look for them. The general soldier sent all the people who came out into the empty house.
The camp was strictly guarded, and no one came out after a month. The more than 3,000 stubborn bandits inside noticed something was wrong and started to attack, but they were beaten back every time. The general soldier cut down all the trees around each checkpoint.
, used as fences and traps. The stubborn bandits suffered heavy casualties and were unable to attack. The general soldiers were not in a hurry to go in. Instead, they asked thousands of detained mountain people to start cultivating fields and become self-sufficient. When the autumn harvest came, they would select a few homes.
have
The bandits' poor people went into the mountains to surrender. It only took seven months to surrender the more than 2,000 remaining stubborn bandits without hurting any of their own soldiers or civilians.
Rebellion, these stubborn people
The bandits were so grateful that they all worked hard and made many military exploits. Later, they heard that the commander-in-chief had offended the imperial court and was beheaded for covering the escape of his brothers. When the local people in Taibai found out, they cried for three days and built an ancestral hall for him."
"Is this true or false? Or did you think of it yourself?" An Yi suddenly asked.
"No no! Instructor, you are our benefactor and my teacher. How could I do something that deceives my master and destroys my ancestors? In fact, my grandfather was one of the bandits. Because my grandfather was literate, he became a general of the labor force.
Guard, my grandfather was going to die in the battle together, but he couldn't die according to the orders of General Labor Soldier, so he was hung up in Nanchang City.
He stole the head of General Labor Soldier back to Taibai, rebuilt his golden body, buried him in a temple, and allowed General Labor Soldier to forever be with the folks he said he was sorry for. My grandfather had no choice but to do so. Later, when the Qing government investigated, my grandfather replaced him.
I fled to the countryside of Lintong, so my family settled in Lintong." Li Jun answered truthfully, quite sadly.
An Yi was shocked. He pondered for a moment and asked in a low voice: "Do you mean to use the methods of General Labor to suppress bandits in Jiangxi?"
"Exactly, the students feel that they can use the light and dark fortress construction method taught by the instructors to implement a peripheral blockade. Can't eighteen divisions and 200,000 troops block all the traffic arteries in an area of five to six tens of square kilometers? It's different now.
In the age of cold weapons, as long as the terrain is chosen correctly, a few machine guns can stop
Blocking a company or even a battalion and implementing a complete blockade can also be combined with political propaganda, bribery, differentiation, and bounties to promote internal changes in the enemy. When necessary and when the wind is high and dry in autumn, the risk can be determined and the mountain set on fire.
In this way, the problem should be solved in just one year."
Li Jun became more and more courageous and directly expressed his thoughts.
An Yi stood up slowly, paced back and forth, and finally returned to sit down next to the extremely nervous Li Jun: "Have you discussed these methods with anyone?"
Li Jun shook his head: "No, the classmates are not very willing to talk to me. It is probably because the students can't play, sing or play ball. They just like to read by themselves, especially books written by instructors. I feel that there are endless mysteries in them. I heard from the instructor that day
After taking a large class, students immediately read the engineering and military professional books written by the instructors and "Basics of Mountain Warfare" after returning.
, I got a lot of inspiration and thought of the story about my grandfather that my father told me, so I boldly came up with this strategy and wanted the instructor to comment on it. I don’t know if the student’s idea is right or wrong. If it is right, what are the shortcomings?
?What principles should be mastered in such a large corps’ multi-point combat and mountain warfare? This is what the students want to ask the instructor for guidance.”
An Yi sighed: "Who said there are no geniuses in China..."
"Report to the commander, Ishikawa is almost here, and the food and wine will be here soon," the guard reported in a low voice.
An Yi nodded: "Li Jun, stay and have a drink with me, and that Japanese instructor. If you don't want to talk, don't talk. Just listen quietly. It will probably be beneficial to you. As for the ideas and questions you raised, I
I can tell you that they are all very good and feasible and effective, but the real power still lies in practice, in the command of the generals and the quality of the army.
Starting from tomorrow, you can come to me at any time, and you can read and communicate. I have a few notes and experiences on every battle I have experienced since I joined the army. You can read them here at will."
Li Jun jumped up with excitement: "Instructor... Instructor, how should Li Jun thank you? Speaking of which, Li Jun's life was also given to me by you, instructor..."
"Okay, call me big brother if you don't mind. I am also an orphan, but I have many brothers. I hope you also have many brothers."
After An Yi finished speaking, he smiled slightly, turned towards the door, and greeted Ishikawa politely. He suddenly smelled a unique smell and was very surprised: "Ishikawa-kun, do Japanese men also like to wear perfume?"
"No, no! The general misunderstood. This is a unique rule of my Ishikawa family. When meeting or visiting someone you respect, you must put on clean, incense-scented clothes to show respect." Ishikawa replied respectfully.
Shen Fengdao told An Yi in a low voice: "This is an ancient spice. The main ingredients are mugwort and ambergris. There are two other auxiliary ingredients that are also very precious, but they are not difficult to find. It's just that the production and baking process are more delicate. If you like it, I will bring you some next time I go to Wudang."
Ishikawa was shocked: "This General Shen is indeed knowledgeable and knowledgeable. Ishikawa salutes you! General, please take good care of me!"
Shen Fengdao smiled slightly: "You guys talk, I'm not good at drinking so I'll take a rest for the time being, so I'm sorry!"
Ishikawa bowed quickly and watched Shen Fengdao go upstairs. He was filled with emotion. The recipe and craftsmanship of a unique spice that had been passed down by his family for centuries was revealed in one word. How could this Japanese soldier, who prided himself on being a traditional wealthy family, not be amazed?
"This is..."
Ishikawa looked at Li Jun who was stunned.
An Yi smiled slightly: "My brother Li Jun, knowing that Mr. Ishikawa was coming, came here specially to listen to Mr. Ishikawa's teachings, haha... Jun Li, help set the cups."
"Ah? Oh..."
Li Jun woke up from the dizziness of happiness and gratitude, hurriedly walked to Xiao Jiu, and got busy under Xiao Jiu's low-key guidance.
Ishikawa bowed and sat down at An Yi's humility. An Yi motioned to Li Jun, who was standing aside, to sit on the empty board next to him.
Li Jun, who was restrained and even a little inferior, couldn't help but walked up and sat down. He seemed to have suddenly gained confidence and aura. He took the bottle from Xiaojiu's hand, poured a glass for Ishikawa respectfully, and then filled it up for An Yi. Finally, Seeing that Xiaojiu didn't want to sit down, he filled the cup in front of him. Under An Yi's suggestion and Ishikawa's thanks, he couldn't help but pick up the cup and touch it gently with the two instructors. Following An Yi's example, he raised his head and poured it into his throat. Suddenly, he felt an uncontrollable spiciness that he had never experienced before. It rushed into his nose and filled his heart. For a moment, he couldn't care about any politeness and bent down. He coughed violently, making An Yi laugh, but Ishikawa was surprised...