Chiang Kai-shek put down the report of Hu Jialin's resignation as commander of the Ninth Army, stood up and walked slowly to the window, thinking quietly.
Hu Jialin personally visited the training ground to guide the training, which caused the old injury to relapse and was admitted to the Army General Hospital. The result of the examination was indeed inflammation and water accumulation caused by the tear of the old injury in the abdominal cavity. This diagnosis made Chiang Kai-shek not sure which general to send.
Go to Jiangxi and take charge of the Ninth Army, which was beaten to a pulp by the Red Army. Wang Jinyu, the commander of the army, has never been outstanding since he took over the designation of the Ninth Army. Now it is reasonable to take the blame and resign, except for Northwest
Pending stability, the former commander of the Ninth Army, Jiang Dingwen, is also the best candidate.
After thinking for a long time, Chiang Kai-shek could not make up his mind and returned to his seat again to read the emergency report secretly delivered by Yang Yongtai and He Yingqin.
Chiang Kai-shek had already expressed his views on the lack of cooperation of the Jiangxi garrison. He did not agree with He Yingqin's simple shift of responsibility for the defeat to the lack of cooperation of the local garrison, nor did he think that the Jiangnan Group was holding back. After all, most of the materials produced by the Jiangnan Group were
The company has been spun off, and the transportation company He Yingqin complained to has already been transferred to Yu Qiaqing's name, which has nothing to do with Jiangnan Group. As for water transportation, not to mention water transportation, the proportion of water transportation for the entire Jiangxi battlefield materials transportation is less than 20%.
Chiang Kai-shek was very aware of these situations, but he did not blame He Yingqin for shirking responsibility. Through the failure of the first encirclement and suppression and the difficulties of the second encirclement and suppression, Chiang Kai-shek had a deeper understanding of the strength of the Communist Red Army. At this time,
, he will not dampen the enthusiasm of He Yingqin and Yang Yongtai.
The second part of the secret report attracted great attention from Chiang Kai-shek. He had never expected that the nine brigades of security forces under Yang Bin and Xia Jian were so powerful. If you think about it carefully, the Communist Red Army has never invaded Nanchang and Nanchang in the past few years.
Regarding the reality in the surrounding counties, Chiang Kai-shek realized that He Yingqin's report was true. If Yang Bin and Xia Jian's security forces were sparse and low in combat effectiveness, they would have been attacked many times by the all-seeing Red Army. How could they hold on to so many tungsten ore and copper mines?
Mineral land, calmly making money for Jiangnan Group?
Chiang Kai-shek also saw a key point from the reports of He Yingqin and Yang Yongtai that neither of them could see or they deliberately ignored:
It is precisely because of the existence of these two wise generals, Yang Bin and Xia Jian, that the Communist Party was unable to shake Nanchang for several years. Even the underground intelligence station was unable to gain a foothold in Nanchang. From this point of view, Yang Bin and Xia Jian played an indispensable role. Especially.
It was Yang Bin. This Zhejiang general who came from Zhejiang Lecture Hall and Baoding Military Academy was highly regarded by Chiang Kai-shek. During An Yi's Western Expedition, Chiang Kai-shek secretly summoned Yang Bin and sent his confidant Deng Wenyi to test Yang Bin's attitude several times and make some inquiries into Yang Bin's background.
After an in-depth and detailed investigation, we came to the conclusion that Yang Bin was loyal to the Three People's Principles, loyal to the leader, had a clear political attitude, and had rich experience in running the army and combat command. He was one of the mainstays of An Yi's old ministry and was impeccable in all aspects.
, just short of being loyal to Chiang Kai-shek in person.
According to the opinions of Yang Yongtai and He Yingqin, Jiangxi currently has more than 100,000 troops stationed by various central ministries. There is no need for the provincial capital Nanchang and the entire Nanchang region to have three divisions of garrison troops.
This suggestion impressed Chiang Kai-shek very much. He knew the underlying meaning of He Yingqin. He also knew that if the nine brigades of security forces could be transferred to fight against the Communist Red Army, the effect would be much better than the current hurriedly dispatched to suppress the Communist Red Army.
The bandit's northern force was much larger.
Strictly speaking, the security forces of these nine brigades were born out of the independent divisions and non-commissioned officer training bases in the An Yi period. Even if their combat effectiveness is not as good as Hu Jialin's independent division and Yin Jinan's 16th division, they will be much better than the northern troops, especially in
In the Jiangxi area they are familiar with, this advantage is unmatched by other troops.
What Chiang Kai-shek was worried about was the attitude of An Yi and Xia Jian, the garrison commander in central Jiangxi. After all, An Yi's fifth army had just been split up. For this reason, An Yi vented his anger on He Yingqin, one of the instigators. He was so reckless.
Chiang Kai-shek's wild attitude really gave Chiang Kai-shek a headache. Once An Yi couldn't figure it out and returned to his hometown, the political impact and chain reaction would be huge, especially the students he valued might turn against him. Thinking of this, Chiang Kai-shek felt sad.
Very uncomfortable.
Chiang Kai-shek was full of contradictions. After repeated thinking, he planned to re-activate the designation of the Seventeenth Division, and integrate the three brigades of Yang Bin and Xia Jian into the Seventeenth Division. Then, with a little training, he would go to the battlefield to suppress bandits. The other brigades might be retained.
Or it would be much easier to break up. However, it is easy to reorganize the Seventeenth Division, but it is extremely difficult to select generals. Although the troops from An Yi's old department fight bravely and are not afraid of death, they have the same distinctive characteristics. Each one of them has the same distinctive characteristics.
The chief officers are all made with real swords and real guns. An unqualified and untrusted chief officer cannot control the powerful subordinates at all levels.
Chiang Kai-shek also considered Xia Jian, commander of the Central Jiangxi Garrison Command, to serve as the commander of this new division. However, Xia Jian was not a general from his Huangpu line, nor was he a close associate of the Zhejiang line or the political training system under his command. At present, he was stepping up efforts.
At the critical moment of the transformation of the army's lineage, if Xia Jian, a Hunan native who had accumulated meritorious service and was promoted to general commander, was appointed to take charge of the 17th Division of the Central Army, Chiang Kai-shek would not be at ease, let alone leave the problem to worry about in the future.
Yang Bin was originally the most suitable candidate. When Yang Yongtai took office in Nanchang, he had many contacts with Yang Bin. He was full of praise for the abilities and character of his younger brother Yang Bin, who had the same surname. He also suggested to Chiang Kai-shek that Yang Bin should be given a chance to perform when the time was right. Chiang Kai-shek secretly summoned Yang Bin.
After that, I also admired Yang Bin, who was a dignified person with a dignified personality, a fellow from Zhejiang and a junior fellow student in Baoding, and planned to have an in-depth discussion with Yang Bin to find out his political stance. After approving, Yang Bin would be sent to southern Sichuan to serve as an extremely important
Lieutenant General Commander of the Southern Sichuan Garrison Command and Deputy Director of the Appeasement Office, in order to share the heavy responsibilities on the shoulders of the young Yin Jinan, and at the same time play a supervisory and restrictive role on Yin Jinan and the troops stationed in southern Sichuan, to increase the intensity of ensuring the absolute loyalty of the military and political system in southern Sichuan.
Except for Yang Bin, the best candidate, no one else is suitable. He might be worse than Liu Kun, the current special commissioner of the Central Committee. Only Yang Bin, who is in charge of Laocheng and is the general of An Yi's army, is the best candidate. With Yang Bin's qualifications
With the good relationship between Yang Bin, An Yi and generals at all levels, no one will reject him, and the work will be carried out with less resistance and easier.
Now Zhu Peide has devoted all his energy to his hometown of Yunnan. His beloved son-in-law Zhan Huanqi has led a security division to escort him there. He will not return for a long-term stay in the future. It can be said that all of Zhu Peide's interests are no longer in Nanchang. Dismantling the Jiangxi garrison should not be a problem for Zhu Peide.
Of all the opposition, only An Yi's attitude gave Chiang Kai-shek a deep headache.
Due to the limitations of Chiang Kai-shek's character, he did not think that the best way to solve the problem was to talk directly to An Yi. As long as he negotiated with An Yi openly and honestly, he might be able to get An Yi's concession, because in An Yi's secret
In the plan, all the pillar industries in Jiangxi will be quietly transferred to western Hunan and southern Sichuan in phases. An Yi cannot spend three years to raise hundreds of millions of funds to build another old Nanchang in southern Sichuan. Therefore, even if An Yi transfers all
It will take at least one or two years to dispose of the related industries. Under such a general premise, An Yi has An Yi's scruples, and he will make smart concessions to protect the overall situation. However, behind his back,
An Yi tried to play a conspiracy with him, but it was counterproductive. Chiang Kai-shek did not see the huge harm caused. Even An Yi himself may not be able to predict the extent of the harm. There is only one thing that is certain: as long as An Yi is hurt again, disunity will definitely be inevitable.
, as for which path we will take in the future, no one knows.
At the difficult moment of choice, Chiang Kai-shek once again thought of three people: the Chen brothers and Yang Yongtai, the chief think tank who had been proven loyal for a long time.
This is not because Chiang Kai-shek has doubts about An Yi's current loyalty, but because An Yi is too young and too outstanding. Such a person is really a double-edged sword in the eyes of the superiors. No one can guarantee that after a few years
, An Yi, who has made more and more achievements and has more and more experience, has no ambition to aspire to the throne, and no one can predict what the world will be like in a few years. He can only do his best to create a good foundation for tomorrow.
The Chen brothers were summoned and both arrived. Not long after they sat down, Yang Yongtai, who was tired of traveling, also rushed over from the airport. They exchanged brief greetings with each other and then got down to the main topic of the discussion.
Chiang Kai-shek finished his thoughts in the gentlest way possible. The Chen brothers looked at each other, not knowing how to deal with it, but Yang Yongtai sat with his chest straight and a calm smile on his face.
"Zu Yan, do you seem to have any concerns?"
Chiang Kai-shek asked a little strangely. In his mind, after Chen Lifu became the Secretary-General of the Party Department and the Minister of the Organization Department, he established the CC Department and took charge of party affairs with his brother Chen Guofu. He always acted without scruples, but when he treated An Yi
How could you be so cautious about the issue?
Chen Lifu nodded: "Yes, principal, I am not only worried but also worried. Recently, whenever the generals leading the army in Huangpu return to Beijing for business, they will go to the frustrated An Yi for a drink to comfort him. Instead, the headquarters and
Some Huangpu No. 1 and 2 generals were gloating over the misfortune.
On the surface, An Yi is generous and has no complaints, but what is certain is that he is unhappy in his heart! Although he has repeatedly blamed his fellow teachers at Huangpu for complaining about him, which is inappropriate, and has repeatedly expressed that he is tired of fighting civil wars all the time.
I just wanted to take a quiet time to do some learning and sum up the gains and losses of several years of war. But from now on, I can see that An Yi's influence is quite great, especially in the eyes of European and American countries and those opposition parties with ulterior motives. An Yi's use
The value is getting bigger and bigger.
A week ago, the subordinate investigation office found a letter written by Li Jishen from Hong Kong to An Yi during the mail check, so they tried every means to intercept An Yi's reply. After reading it, we couldn't help but laugh. An Yi
In a joking tone, he urged his uncle Li Jishen not to associate with Wang Jingwei, who had made a fake bomb to make his reputation as a patriot. An Yi said that he and Lao Shoudao had learned to read faces and had initially grasped the essence of Taoist metaphysics. One look at Wang Jingwei
He is just a traitor, with a tough mouth but a soft bottom. Whoever hangs out with him will be unlucky..."
Everyone laughed heartily after hearing this. Even though Chiang Kai-shek had read An Yi's reply, he couldn't help but cover his mouth and laugh when he heard that his old opponent was embarrassed.
After everyone's laughter subsided, Chen Lifu continued: "After repeated analysis, we came to the unanimous conclusion that it was probably Li Delin. Bai Jiansheng asked Li Renchao to help them match up, hoping to ease the tension between An Yi and An Yi.
The Shizhen tribe in western Guizhou, who had a close friendship, completely cut off Li Delin's financial resources. Originally, most of the Gui army's annual military expenditure of 30 million came from opium smuggling with Guizhou, and about 30% came from the sporadic opium supply in Yunnan. Today, northeastern Yunnan
The trade road at the border with Guangxi was once again occupied by Shi Zhen's tribe. After Zhu Yizhi took charge of Yunnan, the newly formed 38th Army's Third Division happened to guard the only two trade routes between Yunnan and Guangxi. The new commander of the Third Division, Zhu Shijie, also
He is a fierce general who obeys An Yi like a brother and will never give any convenience to Li Delin, who tried to scheme against them several times in the past. At the same time, An Yi set a fire in the opium-rich southern Sichuan area and banned smoking with iron and blood tactics.
Now that all sources of huge profits for Li Delin and the others have been completely cut off, how could they still not jump out of their skin in a hurry?
According to intelligence, Huang Xuchu, the former pseudo-chairman of Guangxi Province, was building the Hunan-Guangxi Railway on a large scale. This hugely expensive project had started two years ago.
Repairs were stopped, but now the situation is improving. Li Delin ordered the construction to start again. It is estimated that even if the roadbed is repaired, there will be no money to buy rails. If An Yi asks Shi Zhen and Zhu Shijie to continue the blockade, I am afraid that the Gui army, which has run out of funds, can only fight a war to solve the problem.
Question, but when it comes to fighting, does he think he can defeat the three armies of Yunnan, Guizhou and Hunan with strong soldiers and horses?
Under such circumstances, if we further weaken and suppress An Yi, who has already been suppressed, the possible negative impact will be difficult to estimate. If An Yi simply throws himself into the other side's camp in anger, the situation in the southwest and the whole country will become worse.
It immediately erodes, and the results of many years of hard work are instantly wiped out.
You might as well imagine how An Yi's old independent division, the 16th Division, the 44th Division, the 24th Army and the departments in western Hunan and western Guizhou would react if he raised the flag of rebellion. How would the other departments of our Central Army react?
What will be the reaction, and what will be the reaction from Zhu Yizhi? After being promoted by newspapers, magazines, movies and radio, An Yi and his An Jiajun have always been our central government’s sharp weapon to intimidate local governments. If even An Yi rebelled, who would dare to do anything?
Who can we trust when the central government takes effect? Therefore, this matter must be treated with caution and must not be acted upon rashly."
Chen Lifu's opinion was what Chiang Kai-shek was most worried about, and Chen Guofu also agreed with his brother's analysis.
Yang Yongtai did not take it seriously, waved his hand and said calmly: "I know An Yi's character. Strictly speaking, he only cares about the reaction of the Japanese. He has many ties to the interests of the country and the nation. He must not
Will resist the central government's arrangements. In fact, strictly speaking, our move is not to dismantle An Yi's old ministry, nor do we intend to continue to suppress An Yi. In the current critical period of suppressing bandits, as a party-state soldier and the commander-in-chief
Student, if An Yi always has the interests of the country and the nation in mind, as he promised, he will not care about this small adjustment. What's more, although the Jiangxi Police Force is a force established by An Yi out of his own pocket, it is a place under the leadership of the party and state.
If An Yi has an opinion about the armed forces, it will only be that the funds invested in establishing the security force cannot be recovered. Based on the current military expenditure of four million per month to suppress bandits, what's the harm in compensating An Yi's two to three million investment? No.
Isn't it enough to say that An Yi cares about money very much? Isn't that enough? As long as An Yi is given adequate compensation, he will probably not have any complaints no matter how uncomfortable he is. Everyone should have confidence in An Yi.
Secondly, according to Brother Jing's opinion, a person from An Yi's old department who has a good relationship and respect with him can be transferred to serve as the new division commander. The subordinates think that such a candidate is not difficult. An Yi's old department serves as the brigade commander and deputy commander.
The division commander has no less than twenty colleagues in the second and third phases of Huangpu. Is it so difficult to select a person with both ability and political integrity and who is loyal to the leader? It is not difficult! If the commander-in-chief is unsure about paying attention for a moment, his subordinates will have someone to choose from.
See details."
"Oh? Chang Qing, come and listen."
Chiang Kai-shek asked happily. Apparently Yang Yongtai's words just scratched Chiang Kai-shek's itch.
"An outstanding student of the Commander-in-Chief, he returned from studying in Frunze, Russia, and performed well in the Second Northern Expedition, the Western Conquest, and the Central Plains War. He is commanded by Major General Lu Yixuan, deputy commander of the independent division!" Yang Yongtai said with a slight smile.
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Chiang Kai-shek stood up and took a few steps, turned around and nodded heavily: "Zi'ang is very good. I ignored him for a while. He is indeed a talented general with both intelligence and courage. I agree! I think An Yi will not accept this appointment."
There will be opinions. An Yi respects this senior brother very much, and the two of them are the only two direct disciples of the Russian shooting instructor. Their relationship is extraordinary. It is difficult for Chang Qing to be so delicate and thoughtful!"
Yang Yongtai thanked him humbly. Seeing that Chen Lifu was still uneasy, and thinking that He Yingqin was still planning to seize the Nanchang garrison, he rolled his eyes and suggested to Chiang Kai-shek again:
"Commander-in-Chief, my subordinates have another suggestion."
"Please, General Chang!" Chiang Kai-shek sat down with satisfaction.
Yang Yongtai said very cautiously: "Since the commander-in-chief thinks it is feasible, it is best to invite General Lu Yixuan and An Yi to announce the order at the same time as soon as possible. In this way, An Yi will feel more comfortable, and then the compensation will be transferred to him in one go.
An Yi, can be considered as the principal's concern for An Yi.
Next, his subordinates suggested that An Yi join the military inspection team headed by General Jiang Baili and set off for Europe and the United States later this month. With An Yi's reputation and illustrious military exploits, as well as his long-term trade cooperation with consortiums from various European and American countries, he must have
It will be of great benefit to the entire military inspection team.
General An can take this opportunity to see the military level and industrial development of various countries, and it also allows General An, who is depressed, to take this opportunity to travel around the country and relax! Isn't the last stop of the delegation's visit the United States? General An and Mr. Ou
My daughter has been engaged for a long time, and I just want General An to meet his fiancée who is studying abroad. It will do more than one thing with one stone, haha!"
Chiang Kai-shek smiled knowingly and nodded frequently. Chen Guofu nodded and said with a smile that it was feasible, saying that it would be much easier to handle this way. The worried Chen Lifu also deeply admired Yang Yongtai's shrewdness.