On January 10, 1932, the "Three People's Principles Practice Society" (the predecessor of Fuxing Society) with the purpose of anti-communism and anti-Japanese was finally established. The main leaders He Zhonghan, Teng Jie, Kang Ze and Gui Yongqing were busy and confused.
An Yi, who had become a member of the Lixing Society in a daze, did not have the mood or time to stay in Xikou to attend the founding ceremony and various meetings. As a member of the attendant room, and the general with the highest military rank and greatest influence, An Yi
Yi was sent to Hangzhou by Chiang Kai-shek in advance to serve as an outpost for Chiang Kai-shek who was about to emerge.
After receiving the order, An Yi immediately led his bodyguards and the second group of guards in the attendant's room, took six large and small cars, and left Xikou for Hangzhou early in the morning. The communication vehicle, which Chiang Kai-shek called an important new weapon, was also there
Most of the main operators in the accompanying convoy are An Yi's technicians. They will spend half a month training the communications personnel of the confidential department of the attendant's room. They can only return to Nanchang after completing the task.
"Chenglu" located on the bank of the West Lake was built in the early years of the Republic of China. The original owner was Sheng Enyi, the son of Sheng Xuanhuai, a minister in the late Qing Dynasty. A few years ago, the Sheng family presented this property to Chiang Kai-shek and Soong Meiling as a wedding gift. The Chiang couple's honeymoon was
Spent here.
The building area of the villa is about 900 square meters, surrounded by mountains and rivers. It is surrounded by large trees and half-hidden western-style buildings. The yard is wide and flat, dotted with garden-style pavilions and flower beds.
The villa has a total of thirty-six rooms, large and small. The exterior walls of the villa are exquisitely crafted, dignified and dignified. The stairs on the left and right are made of white marble. A bronze water-spouting deer is cast on the platform halfway up the stairs, as well as a fish pond. Inside the building are
All facilities are exquisite and fully equipped. The corridor on the second floor runs from north to south, is wide and elegant, and when you step into the large balcony at the south end, you can have a panoramic view of the mountains and lakes. It is like an excellent layout with clouds and mountains on three sides and a city on the other.
After An Yi arrived here and settled in, he immediately called Chiang Kai-shek to report and ordered all ministries to start working step by step. He led Shen Fengdao and Lin Yaodong to the large balcony in the south, looking at the scenery of the West Lake with falling snow in the distance, and admired it.
But after being intoxicated for a long time, Shen Fengdao looked at the flower boat in the lake and listened to the bursts of singing and laughter floating on the boat. He couldn't help sighing, "A business woman does not know the hatred of subjugating her country", which immediately made An Yi's heart feel like she suddenly fell into
The West Lake, shrouded in flying snow, is generally freezing cold.
In the past few days, the domestic situation has deteriorated again. Due to political differences and financial constraints, the Nanjing government led by Wang Jingwei and Sun Ke has been struggling to make progress.
One by one, they left in despair. In anger, Wang Jingwei resigned from his prominent positions as a member of the National Government and a member of the Central Standing Committee, and went to live in seclusion in the French Concession in Shanghai amid accusations and cold eyes.
Sun Ke, who was penniless, also ran to Shanghai and summoned talents from all walks of life to attend various meetings. The biggest purpose was to seek support from Jiangsu and Zhejiang consortiums to help the government tide over the difficulties. However, he had already seen through the nature of the new government and had general doubts about Sun Ke's abilities.
The skeptical Jiangsu and Zhejiang conglomerates simply did not buy his account. Kong, Song, Du, Feng and other conglomerates did not even give Sun Ke a chance to meet, let alone discuss the current situation and development with all walks of life in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Shanghai tabloids made it public
They criticized Sun Ke's various policies and even expressed their dissatisfaction with Sun Ke as "tiger father and dog son", and the calls for Chiang Kai-shek to come out and take charge were getting stronger day by day.
It was in such a harsh situation that Sun Ke realized that his efforts to defeat Chiang were not worth the losses, and he realized that the burden and responsibility on his shoulders were far from being as easy as he imagined. Internal and external troubles intensified, and he could hardly breathe.
, now instead of establishing a new government as he announced with great confidence at the inauguration ceremony, he has not created a new order. Instead, the Japanese army has frequently invaded the northern territory, constantly increasing troops to create trouble in Shanghai, and unemployment and tax revenue have dropped significantly.
The government cannot make ends meet, and cannot even pay the salaries of civil servants and teachers. The resulting resentment and opposition can be imagined. The anti-Chiang public opinion originally initiated by Wang Jingwei, Sun Ke and others now seems to have been criticized every time.
The overwhelming opposition speeches did not even need to be changed. Simply removing Chiang Kai-shek's name and replacing it with Wang Jingwei and Sun Ke would be the most appropriate lashing against the new government led by the two men.
An Yi could do nothing about the political situation that was about to collapse and the increasingly severe political and economic situation. With the exception of the Huangpu direct troops, other armies were exploiting local areas and oppressing the people due to lack of military pay. An Yi was also helpless.
He could only manage the troops under his command, the Jiangnan Group whose profits were declining sharply, and the southern Sichuan region which was in an important stage of development. An Yi was really powerless to do anything else.
What made An Yi feel more relaxed was that the establishment of the three divisions of the 24th Army had been generously approved by Commander-in-Chief Chiang Kai-shek. Starting from this month, Chiang Kai-shek would bear the military salary and equipment supplementary expenses of the 24th Army. In addition, Zhu Peide's Yunnan
The army, twelve new communication and command vehicles ordered by Commander-in-Chief Chiang Kai-shek’s direct descendants from Huangpu, as well as 300 military trucks purchased by Commander-in-Chief Chiang Kai-shek with in-kind support from Zhang Xueliang, an important military and political ally, An Yi’s 24
Junhe Jiangnan Group was able to survive the most difficult financial difficulties and no longer had to worry too much about these tedious matters.
An Yi spent the next two days busy. The new Zhejiang Provincial Chairman Lu Diping came to An Yi with a cane and held a banquet to greet an old friend who had worked together in Jiangxi for many days. An Yi also passed by in a hurry.
I hurried back, and the whole process took less than three and a half hours. The reason was that there was an endless stream of military and political dignitaries and celebrities from all walks of life who came to visit and post. Chinese and foreign reporters also swarmed in like flies smelling fishy smell. An
As the highest official standing in front of Chiang Kai-shek, Yi was equivalent to Chiang Kai-shek's plenipotentiary representative. Naturally, he had to personally receive all the visitors one by one, and he did not dare to neglect at all.
It seemed that overnight, the whole of China knew that Chiang Kai-shek's comeback was imminent.
At noon on the 13th, Chiang Kai-shek and his party finally arrived in Hangzhou. Chiang Kai-shek's sworn brother Huang Yong also came from Shanghai. What An Yi didn't expect was that He Yingqin, the Minister of Military and Political Affairs, also came with Chiang Kai-shek. "Chenglu" was full of people and bustling for a while.
Extraordinary and became the center of national attention.
At this time, An Yi was relatively relaxed. Because of the arrival of the entourage and a large number of confidant officials engaged in political work and diplomacy, An Yi no longer had to worry about the complicated matters of welcome and delivery. He was just meeting distinguished guests from all walks of life and coming quietly.
As a foreign envoy, An Yi, who had a distinguished reputation and outstanding achievements, still had to stay with Chiang Kai-shek.
Because of this, guests from all walks of life seem to associate something with An Yi's appearance. They are more respectful and polite to An Yi than before. They are full of imagination and predictions about An Yi's career. Even through An Yi's convenience,
Liu Hong, the chief reporter of Oriental News Agency who had been staying in "Chenglu" for interviews, also jokingly said: This time Commander-in-Chief Chiang Kai-shek returns, An Yi's status will probably rise.
Regarding this speculation, An Yi just smiled and did not answer, but he knew very well that Commander-in-Chief Chiang would not give An Yi much power, let alone any political rights beyond his current identity and status.
The reputation and achievements achieved are already big and loud enough. If he goes further politically, it will be more difficult for Chiang Kai-shek to control An Yi's development and huge influence.
The reason why Chiang Kai-shek went to great lengths to bring An Yi with him seemed to tell the outside world that he valued and had high hopes for An Yi. In fact, the biggest purpose was to appease An Yi and express a kind of trust and expectation, because today's southwest region is too important.
Well, just as He Zhonghan revealed to An Yi in private, if China and Japan were to go to war, they would definitely choose to move their capitals, and the only cities that can serve as companion capitals are Luoyang and Chongqing. Regardless of whether they are moved to Luoyang or Chongqing, most of the weapons and ammunition
, the burden of supplying grain and grass will eventually fall heavily on the three southwestern provinces, especially Sichuan, and on An Yi.
There is another important reason that An Yi also vaguely guessed. Through this quick rescue of An Yi, Chiang Kai-shek was very surprised to learn that Zhang Hongluan, the king of Xiangxi who never left his nest lightly and did not buy into Hunan Provincial Chairman He Jian, came to Nanchang in person.
Commanding the entire rescue operation, An Yi was even more wary of the 80,000-strong army in western Hunan and the 50,000-strong garrison in southern Sichuan. If coupled with the 43rd Army of the Shizhen Department in western Guizhou and the three security divisions with more than 60,000 soldiers, An Yi
If there is a rebellion, he can easily raise nearly 200,000 troops with a single call. He has become a substantial emerging warlord in the country second only to Zhang Xueliang. If you add in the 50,000 Yunnan troops of Zhu Peide of Yunnan, who has a father-son relationship with An Yi, Chiang Kai-shek will simply
Unable to shake An Yi, it took several years and tens of millions of dollars to encircle and suppress the tens of thousands of poorly equipped and underfed Red Army troops with more than 200,000 troops. If they fight against the well-equipped and powerful Anjia Army, there is almost no chance of winning.
, even if we win in the end, we don’t know how much time and financial resources it will take, not to mention fighting in the southwest with complex terrain and mountainous mountains, and the opponent is a veteran who leads the army step by step in terms of military training and past achievements, and is proud of the entire army.
, one can imagine how difficult it is.
Chiang Kai-shek had just arrived in Hangzhou, and Chen Shuming, a newly promoted member of the Central Committee and member of the Military Commission, arrived immediately. This senior general who had handed over the post of commander of the Ninghu Garrison and the commander of the 19th Route Army to his general Cai Tingkai was also very aware of Chiang Kai-shek's comeback.
It is an unstoppable general trend. In the current China, only Chiang Kai-shek can lead the country's military and civilians to resist foreign humiliation. Only Chiang Kai-shek can restrain and control the country's more than two million uneven troops. Only Chiang Kai-shek can obtain the Jiangsu and Zhejiang consortium and
Because of the support of the middle class, Chen Shuming was very frank after the meeting. He made no secret of his deep concern that the Japanese army would increase its troops in Shanghai and would invade Shanghai. He implored Chiang Kai-shek to lead the army and make full preparations for war.
What interests An Yi is that Huang Shaohong, the former chairman of Guangxi Province and commander of the 15th Army, who parted ways with Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi and left the Guangxi clique, also visited with Chen Shuming.
Chen Shuming and Huang Shaohong were warmly received by Chiang Kai-shek. During the more than two hours of secret talks, Chiang Kai-shek attached great importance to Chen Shuming's opinions. When talking about the various abnormal actions of the Japanese army in Shanghai, Chiang Kai-shek pointed to An Yi, who was sitting behind him.
, said with a smile:
"An Yi's views are very consistent with the two of them. He judged that the Japanese army is likely to suddenly launch a war of aggression by provoking trouble within a month. He even boldly predicted: As long as we show the slightest timidity, the Japanese army will take advantage of it and launch a war of aggression.
A comprehensive war of aggression against China, invading our territory through two battlefields in the north and south, and analyzing possible bad situations and finding ways to deal with them."
Chen Shuming nodded happily and smiled brightly at An Yi: "General An has always anticipated the enemy's opportunities and prepared for rainy days. Judging from the many battles General An has fought and his always tough attitude towards Japan, we are not surprised at all. If An
If the general is not prepared for this, we will be surprised, haha!"
Everyone laughed softly. Huang Shaohong saw An Yi's expression as usual, without any trace of pride. He was very interested in this young general who had been praised by Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi and had a deep headache. At this time, An Yi also looked at Huang Shaohong with interest.
, Huang Shaohong smiled slightly and asked in a low voice:
"General An, I have been away from Guangxi for a while. Have you lifted the economic blockade on Guangxi?"
An Yi was stunned for a moment, and replied solemnly: "After careful discussions, Qianxi and Yunnan lifted the trade restrictions with Guangxi at the end of last year, and the people of the three provinces have resumed business exchanges. In addition to asking Yi Gong and Shi
General Zhen expressed his desire to see the three provinces resume exchanges and prosper the local economy, but it did not have any effect and made the general worry."
Huang Shaohong shook his head and laughed, and said loudly without any scruples: "I have long heard that General An is called General Flying Fox in the army. He is indeed worthy of his name. Now it seems that not only can he fight fast and run fast, but he also has the cunning of a fox, and his words are impeccable.
,hehe!"
Everyone smiled knowingly after hearing this, and Chiang Kai-shek also seemed very happy and generous. Chen Shuming happened to have more confidential matters that he wanted to discuss with Chiang Kai-shek alone, so he took this opportunity to suggest with a smile:
"Brother Ji Kuan (Huang Shaohong), maybe you don't know that General An's drinking capacity is also famous in the army, and I'm afraid he can compete with you! Didn't Brother Ji Kuan say that he hoped to invite relatives and friends to the West Lake and bring a few
Would you like to go boating and have a drink with the beautiful lady? I guess General An is the only one here who can accompany you, how about it?"
Chiang Kai-shek still didn’t know what Chen Shuming meant. Seeing that it was getting late, and after leaving the mountain, he desperately needed Chen Shuming’s support, so he said very readily:
"If Ji Kuan is so interested, let An Yi accompany you on a boat ride on the West Lake. I guess the water in the West Lake has a different flavor compared to the water in the Xijiang River. It's a good time to appreciate it!"
Huang Shaohong was overjoyed. He stood up and thanked Chiang Kai-shek. He turned to An Yi and made a gesture of invitation, and asked politely: "I wonder if General An can submit?"
An Yi quickly stood up and returned the greeting: "An Yi is lucky to meet the general today! If the general does not give up, An Yi is willing to lead the way."
Huang Shaohong smiled again: "Okay! General An, please!"