On the first day of the 21st year of the Republic of China, in the cold and windy city of Nanjing, national flags and colorful flags were hung everywhere. Supporters of Wang Jingwei's government launched a 100,000-person parade that was very lively. The loud slogans became louder and louder.
With colorful slogans flowing as far as the eye can see, the new central government leadership held a grand inauguration ceremony on New Year's Day.
In the capital stadium, tens of thousands of people are surging, and the crowds are flowing. The loudspeakers are broadcasting Spring Festival songs and triumphal music. A large red cloth is stretched over the towering eyebrows of the rostrum, and the four corners are dotted with flower clusters made of red silk. On the red cloth are written "
"Inauguration Ceremony" were written in four huge golden fonts, and both sides of the rostrum were decorated with green pines and party and national flags, making it appear solemn and solemn.
Below the rostrum and on the entire stadium track were Chen Shuming's garrison. The officers and soldiers in new military uniforms and fully armed were almost all brothers from Guangdong. Due to the language barrier, it was very difficult to maintain order in the face of the excited and swarming crowd.
, the officers and soldiers repeatedly tried to persuade them in Mandarin, but in desperation, they blurted out curses such as "Lost that mother" and "Your mother, stop (stop)", which could not stop being heard. An Yi, who was sitting in the second row of the rostrum, was very happy to hear it.
At nine o'clock sharp, the inauguration ceremony officially began amidst cheers like a landslide and tsunami. Wang Jingwei's group is really full of talents in pens and rotten writers. The senior party seniors who presided over the conference were more knowledgeable than the other, and they almost didn't use any scripts.
The meeting proceedings were conducted smoothly.
An Yi sat on the rostrum for the first time and watched such a spectacular scene. He was deeply affected. Especially when Wang Jingwei, who had completed the inauguration ceremony, walked towards the microphone on the front desk. Before he could speak, the whole place burst into deafening applause and cheers, which made him deeply moved.
An Yi, who had always taken these things very lightly, actually felt a little envious.
An eccentric politician with no real power, no hands-on ability, and who couldn't even make a bomb could gain such support and make more than 50,000 people so fanatical. It was really unexpected by An Yi, and he had to think again.
What is Wang Jingwei's ability? Do you think that you have underestimated this politician who still has huge connections and influence because of your inherent understanding? If Wang Jingwei is really worthless, he can gain so much just by "leading a sword to achieve success" when he was young.
Do you want the support of people? Every dynasty in China has countless "people who don't know the truth." However, are all the people participating in today's event ignorant of the truth or deceived?
Thinking of this, An Yi secretly laughed, and suddenly thought of Chiang Kai-shek in the countryside.
After the special meeting yesterday afternoon, An Yi returned to Houzai Lane and immediately sent a telegram to Chiang Kai-shek, reporting his attendance at the special meeting, especially the details of the private conversation between Wang Jingwei and himself, and arranging such a meeting.
It was just to ask for money from myself and gain a good reputation as a talent-loving person, and to say that I had declared my actual difficulties and promised to convene a shareholders' meeting to convey Wang Jingwei's opinions as soon as the economy improved. Therefore, such a meeting was more like everyone's cooperation.
Acting in a play has no practical meaning.
In fact, Wang Jingwei looked very disappointed at that time, but he did not express any displeasure and even praised An Yi. Anyone who is smart knows An Yi's current status and influence. As long as he is not like other generals in the Huangpu Department,
Wang Jingwei, who publicly stood up against him, ostensibly held a false position, but actually had an army of 100,000. An Yi was a target with great utilization value and could win unity.
An Yi knew that Chiang Kai-shek must have known about Wang Jingwei's meeting with him immediately, so he did not hide anything. In addition, among the people attending the inauguration ceremony today, there must be many who stayed in the central government to make excuses with Wang Jingwei and others. It is not a big deal to have An Yi among Chiang Kai-shek's confidants, not to mention that An Yi, as an alternate member of the Central Committee, still has responsibilities and obligations to attend the Central Committee meetings.
Shen Fengdao, who was wearing the uniform of a major general, came behind An Yi from the side of the rostrum, apologized and whispered to the general in the third row, and then whispered in An Yi's ear:
"Two American cargo ships with thousands of tons have sailed into Wusongkou. They were escorted by two gunboats under Cheng Guang and forced to pass through. The brothers of the tax police group saw the flag of the marine police division and retracted it after driving out. , but the two speedboats from the Customs and Excise Department are still following closely, and it is expected that there will be some trouble at the water inspection station at Shiziqiao Pier in the Baoshan River section."
An Yi nodded and whispered: "Call Cheng Guang immediately and ask him to order the two special forces of the Marine Brigade escorting the gunboat to be more alert. Anyone who dares to board the ship for inspection and obstruction will be arrested and beaten. , If they dare to use a gun, then fuck me. Brothers from the Marine Division's Special Forces Brigade have been training for several years. How can they still not deal with a group of people who only bully the weak, eat, drink, whore, and gamble, and are drained by alcohol and sex? Customs police? The twin 37-guns on the gunboat are not for display.
Now the garrisons in the north of Shanghai and along the Yangtze River are our brothers' troops. If they see the banner of Police Division Li Guangshui, they will not help the grandsons of the Customs and Anti-Smuggling Bureau. I believe that Chen Shuming's Shanghai Garrison Division and Chen Shaokuan's fleet will not either. It's easy to offend us. At this time, everyone is in danger and the future is uncertain. Who dares to cause uncontrollable things? Don't forget that the dozen or so ships of the Yangtze River Fleet were half-sold and half-given by us. Our naval brothers will never forget This friendship.”
"I understand, I'll do it now!"
Shen Fengdao nodded and left quietly.
Zhu Peide, who was sitting in the front row, heard the noise, turned around, saw Shen Fengdao's leaving back, and asked An Yi in a low voice: "Is something wrong?"
An Yi smiled and shook his head: "It's okay. The hundreds of heavy-duty trucks that Uncle De wants are about to enter customs. When the Jiangnan factory is assembled, my nephew will send them to you."
Zhu Peide smiled knowingly, turned to the front, and continued to look at the dark crowd and Wang Jingwei who was giving an excited speech. He was thinking that An Yi is so damn capable. He gave himself such good news on the first day of the new year. It seemed that things had improved. There is no need to worry about transportation in Yunnan.
At the same time, the Lion Bridge section of Baoan, Shanghai.
Six customs anti-smuggling boats, large and small, were dispatched, and the boats were filled with heavily armed anti-smuggling police. In the checkpoint director's office on the pier, the lieutenant colonel's forehead was covered with beads of sweat. He picked up the phone and shook his head. Stop, call the tax police regiment. The brothers from the tax police regiment politely said that they are now preparing for training. At this time, the headquarters has been completely converted to the army, and it is a pity that they can't help.
The stationmaster hurriedly called the office of the Commissioner of Shanghai Customs. After hearing the urgent report, the Commissioner immediately realized that this was a large-scale military smuggling involving the Poyang Lake Marine Police Division and the Jiangnan Group. He was so shocked that he had no time to report it to Nanjing. Immediately call the Navy's Yangtze River Fleet and Longhua Garrison Headquarters to request cooperation in interception.
The navy duty officer had already learned that the goods were imported from the Jiangnan Group. After receiving a call from the customs, he excused himself, saying that the navy could not intervene in the matter. According to relevant regulations, it could only report it to the Nanjing central government for ruling. Without an order from the military commission, the navy could not
We cannot intercept U.S. cargo ships, let alone use violence against fellow Poyang Lake Marine Police officers who are also brothers.
Chen Shuming, the director of the political department of the 19th Army, received a call from the director of the customs and did not dare to neglect it. However, it was impossible to ask for instructions from the boss Chen Shuming, who was attending the celebration in Nanjing at this time. In desperation, in accordance with the special regulations of the garrison, a military police regiment was dispatched, taking a large vehicle.
The truck went straight to the Baoshan River. Unexpectedly, when it arrived at the river, it saw that two American cargo ships had already entered a few kilometers upstream. The director of the Political Department jumped out of the car and saw the customs anti-smuggling boats returning one after another. Dozens of people on board were all full.
They boarded the pier with depressed faces. Several of them had serious injuries on their faces. They were soaked like drowned rats. They looked very embarrassed in appearance and expression. They immediately stepped forward to ask what was going on.
The captain of the anti-smuggling brigade was very grateful when he saw that the major general of the garrison division actually led the team to come for reinforcements. He stepped forward to express his thanks and reported in a low voice:
"Jiangnan Group smuggled large quantities of goods, forced customs clearance and refused to declare or pay taxes. How did we, more than a hundred brothers on six boats, defeat the Poyang Lake Marine Police Division's Special Service Brigade, which was armed to the teeth? A few brave brothers had not yet climbed aboard.
He was pulled up by someone, and he started beating him without any reason. After beating him enough, he threw him into the river and ran away. In desperation, the younger brother could only fire a warning shot, but they actually fired in response, and even used a machine gun to kill the younger brother on the smuggling boat.
The flag above was interrupted, and there is really nothing we can do against them!"
"Oh my God, it's the Jiangnan Group? And the Poyang Lake Marine Police Division also came out?"
The major general was shocked when he heard this. He immediately thought of the Marine Police Division and An Yi behind the Jiangnan Group and the group of hot shareholders who did not even dare to offend his boss Chen Shuming.
Yangtze River Fleet help?"
The captain of the anti-smuggling brigade shook his head and smiled miserably: "The Poyang Lake Marine Police Division and the Yangtze River Fleet have been brothers for many years. Even the newly established Marine Police Division in southern Sichuan has transferred several young captains from the Naval Academy. Do you think those people in the Navy will
Will you help us come forward? It's difficult! I'm afraid even the newly established central government can't control this matter. Who is the 'Flying Fox General'? Even our Mr. Du, Mr. Huang and Mr. Yu in Shanghai will shake the ground.
They also call him Brother An, and they have the support of the Kong family and the Feng family. How can we, the little anti-smuggling police, do anything to defeat them? Maybe our whole family will never be in peace! Forget it, general,
Go back, report it to the central government as usual, and let the headache go away from Shangfeng. Alas, if I had known this was the case, I wouldn’t have cared about it even if I was beaten to death. It’s really unlucky..."
The major general comforted him with a few words, turned around and left. He boarded the car and ordered his troops to return to the camp immediately. He couldn't help but secretly rejoiced that he arrived at the dock late. He didn't understand others, but he knew who An Yi was. Before the whole Guangdong army split,
I have a good relationship with An Yi and his army. An Yi is an emerging hero who is good at fighting and has a hundred thousand elite soldiers under his command. The Jiangnan Group under his command has provided the supplies for half of the Central Army series. Even
When officials like Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi talked about An Yi, they all said, "Young people should be feared and deserve their reputation." They also commented, "If you are narrow-minded, you will be punished." Their own Nineteenth Army is in the cracks and has difficulty surviving. If it doesn't happen this time,
Be careful if you offend An Yi, I'm afraid there will be countless troubles in the future.
The fleet left the Shanghai section of the river in a leisurely manner and sailed up the river towards the destination port. The captain on the gunboat deck glanced at the high-flying flag of the Nantong garrison barracks on the river bank, smiled slightly, and turned to the driver's seat.
inside the cabin.
Ten minutes later, the telegram of safe passage was sent to Nanjing via the Poyang Lake Marine Police Division Hukou Camp, and was soon transferred to An Yi.
At this time, the celebration ceremony had just ended, and the newly inaugurated Central Committee officials were all in high spirits, preparing to go to the Central Party Headquarters to hold a press conference. During the Northern Expedition, Chen Shuming, the veteran officer who personally read An Yi the order to be promoted to major general and issued the certificate of appointment as major general and division commander, called out.
Living in An Yi, An Yi just wanted to board the car and leave. When he heard Chen Shuming's call, he quickly turned around, then strode over and said with a respectful smile: "Sir, what can I do? Please tell me!"
"Brother An, two cargo ships from your Jiangnan Group broke through the customs this morning and beat up the brothers from the Customs Anti-Smuggling Bureau. Do you know about this?" Chen Shuming looked very serious.
An Yi widened his eyes and pretended to be shocked: "Is there such a thing? Oh, sir, my subordinates no longer care about Jiangnan Group's affairs. They have all been handed over to Mr. Zhou and Mr. Kong Yongzhi who just resigned. This matter
My subordinates really don’t know, I’ll ask about it right away when I get back.”
Chen Shuming saw that An Yi didn't look like he was lying, so he shook his head and whispered: "This is a troubled time. I must not give anyone any excuses. With my high reputation and political influence, I must not let these things happen."
The little things are tainted."
"Thank you, sir! An Yi will keep it in mind." An Yi thanked him sincerely.
Chen Shuming waved to He Yingqin who called him, got a little closer to An Yi, and asked in a low voice: "Brother An, I have a little thing to ask Brother An for help. The brothers of the 19th Army of our headquarters still owe 9,000 sets of winter clothes. I thought the headquarters military station
The inventory is rich. Who would have thought that I just learned recently that all the supplies were divided up by your Huangpu divisions the day after Commander-in-Chief Chiang Kai-shek went to the field. Seeing that the severe cold is approaching and the officers and soldiers are starving and freezing, I, an old commander, feel uncomfortable.
Ah! Brother An has a wide network of friends and has a good relationship with several military uniform factories affiliated to Jiangnan Group. Can you..."
"Old sir, you're too polite. Just give me your order for such a small matter... Well, sir, I'll ask you to go to the subordinate's military station in Houzai Lane tomorrow morning. Your subordinates will definitely collect 10,000 sets for the elder's brothers within one day.
Winter clothes." An Yi replied after thinking about it.
Chen Shuming's frown suddenly relaxed, and he said happily: "Okay, so brothers don't have to worry about winter. Please allow me to settle the payment within a month, okay?"
An Yi waved his hand: "No rush, you can settle it anytime within a year. My subordinates know that the commander's brothers in the 19th Army have not been paid for several months. Mr. Wang also talked about this matter with his subordinates yesterday afternoon.
I am well aware of the difficulty of the officer, sir, please don't mind. This matter is not a problem for An Yi. If there is anything to do in the future, sir, just give me the order."
Chen Shuming nodded gratefully, then patted An Yi on the shoulder and asked him if he would go to the press conference and luncheon with him? An Yi shook his head and sent Chen Shuming to the car, saluted and then left with a smile.