The warm winter sun rises from the east, slowly climbs up, and casts a golden glow all the way.
After the violent gunfire that had been heard at dawn dissipated, the earth soon fell into silence. The huge shadow of the big banyan tree at the entrance of Yeping Village was slowly straightened. Lin Biao glanced at the sun that was gradually rising in the sky and entered the tree.
He slowly sat on the protruding Qiu roots under the shade, and looked at his beloved generals standing upright in front of him one by one.
After a while, Lin Biao motioned for Li Xiaolong to sit down as well. Li Xiaolong, who was extremely remorseful, shook his head, took out two hats and a broken bayonet, and put them on the ground in front of Lin Biao dejectedly.
Lin Biao glanced at everyone with some doubts, picked up two hats and looked at them again, then grabbed half a bayonet and asked Commander Li in a deep voice with a stern face:
"Looking at this embarrassing appearance, your regiment's pursuers suffered a lot of casualties, right?"
Commander Li blushed and lowered his head in shame: "No one died. The only wounded soldier was injured by falling off a hill."
"Is this...possible? What is going on?"
Lin Biao blurted out in disbelief and asked, then shook his head, holding up two hats with bullet holes in one hand, and shaking the half-broken bayonet in the other hand: "Such a precise marksmanship, and passive pursuit in extremely complex mountain terrain.
A powerful enemy, and the officers and soldiers of four companies retreated completely? Impossible!"
Captain Li quietly kicked Zeng Xianghong, the training captain next to him. Zeng Xianghong was unprepared and almost fell to his knees when his legs bent. He stood up without daring to say a word and replied in a low voice with his face flushed:
"It was precisely because the enemy's marksmanship was so accurate that... the first battalion and the teaching team hurriedly and slowly took advantage of the situation and took shortcuts to catch up to Sanchakou. However, the enemy was already on the mountainside half a mile away. We
Gritting my teeth, I was the first to rush forward. After chasing for twenty minutes, I just caught up with the rifle range. A bullet blew off my hat, which was the old one on the commander's hand... When we lay down,
The enemy was nowhere to be seen again. The battalion commander was so annoyed that he ignored everything and pushed me to continue chasing. But before he could run a few steps, another gunshot rang out and his hat flew off. He stood there stupidly for a long time.
Remember to lie down, pick up the hat and stop trying again. Deputy Company Commander Lu was not afraid of death, because he shot down An Yi's plane with his own hands, so he was very courageous. As a result, he chased after him with a shell gun, and we followed.
Up the mountain, after chasing through several mountain bays, we finally saw Shenxian Terrace. The enemy was standing on the raised high ground where we once rested. The distance between them was less than 400 meters. The enemy did not escape, and we did not dare to pursue anymore...
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"Hey, what's going on?"
Lin Biao stood up curiously.
Zeng Xianghong licked his dry lips, hesitated for a moment, and then said bravely: "The enemy has set up more than a dozen machine guns. On such a narrow mountain road, hundreds of us are chasing in a hurry, and almost all of them are at the point of their guns.
Now, as long as the enemy shoots and blocks the retreat, most of us won't survive... The commander of Xiao Lu's bad temper knows that, and before the first battalion commander and I could react, he grabbed the rifle of the soldier next to him.
, wanted to shoot An Yi who was standing at the top, but before he could grasp the gun, a gunshot rang out. After the gunshot, Xiao Lu was so frightened that he was as motionless as a stone. The tip of the rifle in his hand was on the left side of his head.
Two fists away from the side and in front, the bayonet was broken by a bullet, and a small fragment scratched his forehead. He was bleeding and didn't know it. He just looked at the broken bayonet stupidly.
We looked over in shock, only to see An Yi throwing the rifle to a person next to him, waving his hands and leaving without saying anything. Others put away their weapons and followed. A big man walked up to where An Yi had just been standing.
He laughed at us and said loudly: Brothers, for the sake of your kindness to our boss, please stop chasing me. If you chase me again, you will lay a landmine. After saying this, he left with a smile.
Battalion Commander Zeng was from Yiyang. Hearing that the man's voice was very familiar, he shouted out of nowhere: Hey, are you from Yiyang? What's your name? The man didn't even look back and shouted two words: Xia Jian!
Only then did we find out that it was Xia Jian, the original garrison commander in central Jiangxi.
Upon seeing this, the first battalion commander sighed and said, comrades, please go back. When I first arrived in Nanchang, I knocked down a mad cow running on the street with three punches. Plus, we were already on guard. We simply can't defeat it now.
He, Xia Jian, has been kind and righteous in the past few years and has not made things difficult for us. It’s better not to pursue them. It’s useless to pursue them. If they really lay landmines, it will take us a long time to find them. How can we catch up? After talking about the first battalion
He sighed and turned around and was the first to turn around. Unexpectedly, in his excitement, he missed his footing and fell down a stone ridge that was a head taller than a man. After we pulled him up, we found that his ankles were so swollen that he couldn't walk at all.
Well…he is the only injured person this time.”
Lin Biao nodded calmly: "Yes, my old classmate is indeed a sharpshooter. The shooting teaching materials currently used in our army were rewritten by Xiaolong based on the teaching materials he gave. I don't blame the soldiers for this.
When encountering such an unprecedentedly powerful enemy, it is better to be rational and avoid fighting. Besides, he has no ill intentions. Although there were artillery fire and repeated bombings from planes, no one of us was hurt. However, we corps commanders and division commanders all need to reflect on themselves.
Yes, it is indeed the fault of our commanders at all levels to allow the enemy to launch such a large-scale attack before their eyes, not to mention you?
Okay, okay, let's stop this matter. After we go back, we will organize all the officers and soldiers in the regiment, including the comrades from the uniform factory and the Red Guard, to study the confidentiality manual. According to the order from the superiors, this matter is regarded as a military secret and must not be disclosed.
Violators will be dealt with severely, do you hear me?"
"yes!"
"It's okay! You go back and have a good meeting. After the meeting, reflect. Everyone will see what they have done poorly. If there is any improvement, try to improve it. Captain Li, be kind to you when you go back.
Capture Lu Guanchao, don't embarrass him, the security bureau will come over soon to ask for him." Lin Biao ordered in a low voice.
Several old subordinates saluted and left quickly. Li Xiaolong asked in confusion: "Commander, that Lu Guanchao had an affair with foreign enemies during his ideological reform period. How can he convince the public if he doesn't deal with it seriously? What happened?"
Lin Biao glanced at Li Xiaolong and sighed slightly: "Let's go, there's going to be a meeting soon, let's talk as we walk... Do you remember the An Yi gun that was delivered last night? It was stolen from the deputy secretary, it seems.
It seemed that something very important had been stolen. The deputy secretary was scolding this person and scolding that person in an arrogant manner, and kept saying that he was going to hold a Politburo meeting and severely punish all of us responsible persons. However, when he came to report that the gun was missing, his face changed drastically and his head turned upside down.
He rushed back without replying and did not come back for a long time. Finally, Commissioner Wang said that he was not feeling well and was in a bad mood, and asked us all to continue the meeting. We no longer talked about punishing anyone, and instead talked about confidential matters.
We were feeling puzzled when the old Nanchang Intelligence Station, which we had lost contact with for a long time, called and said that it was sending a telegram based on An Yi's request. As soon as I heard that, I knew that our intelligence station had been completely controlled by An Yi's forces. As a result, Wang Zhengnian
After finishing the telegram, everyone was stunned. An Yi asked us to immediately send Lu Guanchao to Ganzhou and hand it over to the local Kuomintang garrison. He promised us to ask for anything and he would do his best.
You were not present at the time and did not see the expressions on everyone's faces. It was very interesting. As a result, before Secretary Zhou could express his opinion, Commissioner Wang rushed to agree, and everyone agreed.
You must also know that An Yi just rescued Comrade Tong Qianping, the special commissioner of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, on the 2nd of this month, so no one was embarrassed to put forward conditions and all advocated letting it go. Boss Zhu even jokingly said not to mention it at this time.
What are the conditions? Maybe one day I will ask him to go to An Yi's place. If conditions are imposed, who can be more cunning than An Yi who has got into the eyes of money? So let's forget it."
Li Xiaolong suddenly understood and nodded helplessly: "This old classmate, Commander, is a very contradictory person. I don't know how to evaluate him."
"Weren't you yourself once his subordinate? Comrade Chen Geng was also his senior brother who had a very deep relationship. The scenes they performed in the Blood Flower Drama Club at that time are still legendary... In addition, he graduated from Huangpu Five
The former Deputy Commander Wang also talked and laughed with An Yi when he was in school. There are many of us Red Army commanders who are familiar with him. It's just that this time some strange combination of circumstances allowed him to get through. It's okay not to tell him."
Lin Biao waved his hand and sighed: "Actually, what interests me is not these, but the strong combat effectiveness shown by An Yi's troops in this rescue operation. From the time An Yi's plane was beaten down to the time he was rescued, strictly
It only lasted sixty-eight hours, which added up to less than three days. But in less than three days, when An Yi was unable to personally command, his old subordinates were able to quickly assemble no less than three
The elite troops of the brigade sneaked for more than 200 kilometers without any sound, came under our noses, and adopted a series of strategies and tactics that were difficult to figure out for a while and impossible to judge correctly, successfully mobilizing our troops and calmly
Advances and retreats are indeed worth learning and pondering! You have been in his model camp and independent regiment, and later contacted him many times. Tell me, besides An Yi, who else has such a superb command level?
So that we can know our enemy and ourselves, and be prepared for any danger."
Li Xiaolong frowned and thought for a while, then shook his head and sighed dejectedly: "I can't guess that An Yi has too many capable people. There are several famous gangsters in the country. In addition, Huangpu later entered An Yi in the first three phases.
There are many generals in each division under his command, so it is difficult to judge for a while.
However, I did think of a person. This person is also the commander's brother, and I think he is very similar to the commander's character. He is very thoughtful and has no omissions. In the past, in the independent regiment, An Yi always put forward the outline of the plan.
He gave up and did all the rest, and then handed it over to the officers above the company commander to carry out the deduction, so when the war started, only one order was needed, and each company knew what it should do and how to do it."
"Are you talking about Yin Jinan?" Lin Biao stopped and stared at Li Xiaolong.
Li Xiaolong nodded with emotion: "I admire Yin Jinan even more than An Yi. I was still very young at the time, and I was depressed after entering the model camp. I received a lot of encouragement from him. If it weren't for him, I might have been ruined.
, I am very grateful to him from the bottom of my heart."
Lin Biao nodded in relief and continued to move forward: "I should have thought of him a long time ago."
"It's not necessarily him. There are two other people worth noting. One is the current elite of the Kuomintang's Central Army, Lieutenant General and Commander of the Independent Division Hu Jialin. This person is bold and careful, has rich experience, is good at attacking difficulties and outflanking, and has special operations knowledge.
He has profound attainments. The predecessor of the Anyi Special Forces, the Model Battalion Police Tonglian, was trained by him. The few surviving generals of the Police Tonglian are now basically division commanders and brigade commanders. The other one is well-known throughout the army.
The bandit general Gu Changfeng, you know, this man was originally a fierce bandit who was famous in several provinces. He entered Jiangxi during the Northern Expedition and captured Tonggu, and then led his troops to join the model camp. This man may seem rude and careless, but in fact he has followed famous teachers since he was a child and is proficient in the art of war.
With a delicate mind, he and Hu Jialin entered the Huangpu General Class for one year. He was good at running and storming, and was very seductive and deceptive. Both of them were very rare among the Kuomintang generals with both civil and military skills.
In the past two years, I have been thinking, if An Yi does not attack Li Zongren, does not attack Feng Yuxiang, does not attack the southwest, but is sent by Chiang Kai-shek to encircle and suppress us, I am afraid we will have a headache."
Li Xiaolong told Lin Biao in great detail the situations and feelings he was familiar with.
Lin Biao nodded with a heavy face and said nothing more. He climbed up the steps to the courtyard gate, whispered a few words to Li Xiaolong and then stopped talking. The two of them entered side by side with a straight face. They looked around and saw the chairman who had returned from the quilt factory sitting on the floor.
Secretary Zhou and Mr. Zhu, who were standing next to the host, looked at each other and showed imperceptible smiles. They sat down casually and said hello to everyone at the table before taking out their notebooks.
At one o'clock in the morning the next day, a long convoy of dozens of trucks drove into Lao Nanchang. Three of them left the team and drove into the gate of Rongjun Community. After a while, they stopped in front of Laoshou Tao's house.
An Yi and his brothers jumped out of the car one after another and walked towards the excited Zhou Chongan, He Jing, Zhang Hongluan, Yin Jinan and tearful Gong Qian, Ye Qing and dozens of other people with smiles on their faces. Everyone saw each other again. For a moment, they were extremely sad and thankful.
Endless.
Just when An Yi was anxiously looking for Lao Shoudao's figure, Er Mao got in through the cracks among the people, hugged An Yi and jumped a few times excitedly, and then said in his newly changed voice:
"Uncle, my dad is waiting for you in the study behind the dining room and wants to have a word with you."
An Yi touched Er Mao's head lovingly, smiled apologetically to everyone and walked in. The second aunt thought about it for a moment, so she quickly pulled Gong Qian and chased her in. Unexpectedly, An Yi strode into the study and the back door banged.
It closed tightly with a sound, followed by a "crackling" sound and An Yi's wailing and begging for mercy.
The second aunt and Gong Qian looked at each other, their expressions changed dramatically with fright, and they were stunned for a moment, then they all rushed to the door, banged on the door desperately, and shouted loudly to beg for mercy for An Yi...