At ten o'clock in the morning the next day, An Yi, who had been drunk all night on the boat, said goodbye to the two girls who looked at each other with resentment and sighed that someone was a stupid goose who didn't understand the style, and returned to "Chenglu" with Shen Fengdao and Lin Yaodong. , first went to the guest room and took a hot bath, then put on a clean military uniform and came to the main hall. When he learned that Huang Shaohong, who had been supporting him, had left on his own after a 20-minute secret talk with Chiang Kai-shek, he couldn't help but feel apologetic, alone. I walked into the large conference room on the left and gave a military salute to Chiang Kai-shek who was sitting in the room discussing in a low voice. I immediately thought of the report, but at Chiang Kai-shek's signal I had to bite the bullet and go into the conference room and sit down.
Huang Yong, Chen Guofu, Kong Xiangxi and others present here all greeted An Yi affectionately and jokingly asked him if he fell into the soft nest last night and couldn't wake up? An Yi shook his head and smiled, but did not answer. He looked out of the corner of his eye. He didn't even care about the disdainful look on He Yingqin's face.
Through the secret conversation with Huang Shaohong just now, Chiang Kai-shek immediately understood that An Yi had impressed one of the three giants of the New Guangxi Clan when he first met Huang Shaohong. Huang Shaohong, who was melancholy and passionate about the future, readily agreed to Chiang Kai-shek's appointment in the new government. He was invited to an important position, and made it clear that as long as he was not allowed to lead troops to attack the original Guangxi brothers, for the sake of national dignity and national interests, he would be at the mercy of Commander-in-Chief Chiang.
Chiang Kai-shek was very happy to recruit this former coach of the Guangxi Army who still has far-reaching influence in the armies of Guangdong and Guangxi without any words. From Huang Shaohong's respect and praise for An Yi, he realized that this was An Yi's contribution. , so he didn't care about his "occasional indulgence". Instead, he realized that An Yi had extraordinary influence and persuasion on a specific target in some aspects. Therefore, as soon as he saw An Yi come in, his mood became It was a pleasure and I specially asked An Yi to stay and participate in the discussion of core issues as a token of appreciation.
After more than two hours, the discussion was interrupted. There were too many people who came to visit them after hearing that Chiang Kai-shek was back. Each of them had a profound background and played a vital role in Chiang Kai-shek's reinstatement. Therefore, Chiang Kai-shek did not dare to neglect at all, so he could only adjourn the meeting temporarily. , go out to greet him.
An Yi took this opportunity to leave quietly, took his adjutant Shen Fengdao to the communication vehicle in the backyard, ordered several confidential personnel in the attendant's room who were still studying in the vehicle to leave temporarily, and ordered his subordinates who served as instructors to communicate with brothers and brothers from various departments as soon as possible. The Nanchang headquarters got in touch, and an hour later returned to the dormitory with a thick stack of telegrams, and began to sort out and judge the changing situation, focusing on studying the intelligence passed by Shanghai.
In the next few days, Wang Jingwei arrived secretly from Shanghai, discussed with Chiang Kai-shek behind closed doors for half a day, and then jointly called Hu Hanmin, the party veteran in Guangzhou, to return to Nanjing to take charge of state affairs.
The issuance of this message marked that Chiang and Wang once again reached an understanding and came together for their respective interests. To put it bluntly, it was the completion of another political division of spoils, laying a solid political foundation for Chiang Kai-shek's comeback. Foundation - at least, there is currently no force that can stop Chiang and Wang from regaining dominance after the alliance. Chiang Kai-shek took a step back to gain the support of the opposition parties, and Wang Jingwei could once again stay on the throne of the country's main leader by taking a step back, without having to go to Paris to do nothing. I went shopping to buy perfume.
As soon as Wang Jingwei left, Sun Ke, who was sweating profusely and dreaming of being woken up by the harsh and dangerous situation, arrived one after another. As a result, he did not achieve any expected goal. Chiang Kai-shek was still polite and warm, but did not give any advice.
Without a penny or any promise, Sun Ke, who was extremely disappointed in his heart, could only leave with hatred.
On the afternoon of the 20th, Chiang Kai-shek received a secret report from Wu Tiecheng, the mayor of Shanghai, as well as news that Japanese monks had killed and injured several people in a sudden conflict with domestic Sanyou Industrial Workers. Chinese workers, students, and thousands of Japanese expatriates were busy planning the next step.
Demonstrations and retaliatory actions, the situation is about to break out.
Chiang Kai-shek immediately realized the seriousness of the problem and rushed to Nanjing with his civil and military confidants the next morning to make final arrangements and preparations for his reinstatement.
An Yi, who had become an indispensable senior adviser to Chiang Kai-shek on military matters, was secretly ordered by Chiang Kai-shek to go to Shanghai to meet with Wu Tiecheng, asking An Yi to assess the current situation and the possible determination of the Japanese army, and repeatedly urged An Yi to try his best to avoid the situation.
deterioration, do everything possible to reduce the Japanese army's excuses for attack and gain necessary preparation time for military preparations.
At the time of separation, Chiang Kai-shek ordered the communication vehicle to follow An Yi, Kang Ze and his party and rush to Shanghai in case of emergency.
At this time, Chiang Kai-shek had already realized the wonderful use and value of communication vehicles. Although the discerning He Yingqin had always been prejudiced against An Yi, he had to sincerely admire the emergence of this new communication facility, feeling that it could greatly enhance the military's combat effectiveness and strengthen
Control, proactively asked An Yi to speed up the construction pace, and solemnly stated that all departments of the Central Military Commission were in great need of this convenient and fast new equipment.
That evening, An Yi's motorcade quietly entered the Shanghai Longhua Garrison Headquarters.
General Cai Tingkai, who received the news in advance, led his generals to greet him warmly. At this time, An Yi was still nominally the deputy chief of the staff headquarters. In terms of military rank and position, he was the commander of each army. In addition, because An Yi himself was in the Guangdong Army
He has always enjoyed a good reputation of being nostalgic and loyal. He has never had any grudges with the Guangdong army and gets along very harmoniously. At the beginning of the month, he even solved the winter clothes problem for the 19th Route Army, so he is very popular and close to the soldiers.
Cai Tingkai took An Yi's hand and walked into the headquarters gate together to have dinner together.
Since the military pay had not yet been paid, the dishes on the table were very simple. In addition to a plate of twice-cooked pork with only two or three slices of meat, there were several plates of vegetarian dishes. However, An Yi didn't care and ate with Cai Tingkai and others.
The generals of the Guangdong Army held detailed and in-depth discussions, asked about the current trends of the Japanese army, and exchanged opinions on the layout adjustments and emergency plans of the 19th Route Army garrison area.
Although Cai Tingkai and other generals were worried about the current crisis, they were also heroic and expressed their determination and courage to resist to the death. They only complained that their headquarters was extremely short of ammunition and the weapons were extremely old, and they were afraid that they would be hindered by this in the event of a fight.
An Yi immediately said that he would secretly mobilize 3 million rounds of ammunition and 10,000 rounds of mortar shells for the 19th Route Army within three days. He regretfully said that the ammunition was in stock at his Nanjing Military Depot. Since the weapons and equipment were being replaced by the armies, the Jiangnan Factory
The task is so heavy that it really cannot be obtained quickly, and even if it can be obtained, it needs to be submitted to the top for approval before it can be allocated.
Cai Tingkai and others were already very grateful to An Yi for being so generous. How could they dare to expect to obtain weapons and equipment? They were moved and asked An Yi to stay and continue the night conversation. Unfortunately, An Yi had already made an appointment with Wu Tiecheng on the way.
Unable to break the appointment, and if war breaks out between China and Japan, the Shanghai government's full support will be needed, so I had to send An Yi into the city and directly to the entrance of the French Concession. I saw An Yi and Kang Ze leaving in the vehicle of the office stationed in the concession.
Only then did he return.
Cai Tingkai and others returned to the headquarters and heard from their subordinates that the communication vehicle parked in the courtyard was very mysterious. An Yi's guards strictly refused anyone to approach. They went together out of curiosity. After getting Lin Yaodong's permission, they approached the communication vehicle and looked to the left.
I looked at it and sighed, then asked how much it would cost to buy it from the United States.
Lin Yaodong didn't point it out, and replied with a smile that it was almost 400,000 yuan. Cai Tingkai and others were immediately envious. He sighed at An Yi's wealth and broad connections, and wondered whether he would get back one when Chiang Kai-shek came back and his military pay was released.
For vehicle use?
On the morning of the 22nd, An Yi and Wu Tiecheng, a veteran of the Kuomintang who once served as the director of public security after quelling the rebellion of the Guangzhou business group and served as the commander of the Guangzhou garrison during the Northern Expedition, talked at length in his apartment all night.
After the guests left, just as he was about to take a nap, he received a report from his bodyguard that Mr. Du had sent an invitation.
An Yi took the invitation, read it, and asked if the visitor was still there. The guard nodded, and led the person in according to An Yi's instructions. As soon as the two parties met, An Yi was extremely happy, and stepped forward to hug the visitor.
After chatting for a while, Dai Li took a step back with a smile on his face, pointed at An Yi's hand, and asked about the injury. After chatting for a long time, Dai Li realized that he had ignored the stern man of medium height in a crisp suit behind him, and quickly
Recommendation. An Yi turned around and saw Xin Yi, smiled and apologized, politely invited the two of them into the living room and ordered them to serve tea, then sat together and talked quietly.
An Yi didn't really know much about Xin Yi, who was serious and polite, but he could tell from his calm eyes and calm demeanor that he was extraordinary. An Yi had planned to meet Xin Yi in Nanjing before, but in order to save
Tong Qianping rushed to Nanchang in advance and missed him. However, from the introductions of He Jing and Hu Jialin, she still knew that Xin Yi was one of Du Yuesheng's generals. His reputation was not obvious, but his status was only lower than Wan Molin. Sitting next to An Yi
When Shen Fengdao saw An Yi turning his head, he nodded slightly, tacitly conveying a secret message: This person is indeed a master who hides his secrets and is worth making friends with.
Xin Yi also looked at Shen Fengdao calmly, the slightly surprised look in his eyes disappeared. He nodded politely to Shen Fengdao, then picked up the teacup and sipped the tea slowly, extremely leisurely.
Dai Li put out the lighter and blew out the smoke: "Xiandi, how did the principal punish you?"
"Brother, you don't know yet? That's right. This place is far away from Xikou and Hangzhou, so it's normal not to know... Don't worry, the punishment will be neither light nor heavy, and we will be liberal!"
An Yi saw Dai Li's expectant face and laughed softly: "I will be demoted to lieutenant general, and I will be punished with a major demerit within the party. I am prohibited from flying airplanes anymore. I am wearing a suit today, otherwise my elder brother will tell it at a glance."
Dai Li smiled happily: "It's not a big deal, with your ability as a good brother, it is not a matter of time before you are promoted to general? What is a demerit in the party? Wang Zhaoming also expelled the principal from the party, and the principal and Li Delin also expelled Wang Zhaoming from the party.
Aren't you living a good life now? You are still a member of their Central Committee, what's wrong? It seems that the principal still cares about you very much, otherwise the others will not be able to take advantage of you if you are just a private gangster."
An Yi smiled slightly, picked up the invitation and apologized in a low voice: "I don't have time to go to Mr. Du Yong's place this time. I will meet He Jing and other friends later. I have to rush back to Longhua to have a meeting with General Cai and the others. I will finish it immediately."
I rushed back to Nanjing. I'm so sorry! Brother Xin, please ask my brother to say hello to Mr. Du Yong and apologize on my behalf."
"The general is polite, and the tutor also mentioned that the general has a busy schedule, so asking the younger brother to come to visit is a slight expression of appreciation. Thanks to our close cooperation in finance, import and export, entertainment industry and east-west trade, now 'Sanxin
The company's financial resources are booming and its business is booming. The family and the family have great respect and gratitude for the general. Especially the general's noble sentiments of serving the country and the people, and his outstanding abilities in military and business, make Xin Yi extremely admired.
Xin Yi is lucky to meet the general!" Xin Yi replied politely.
An Yi smiled and waved his hands repeatedly: "Brother Xin is so complimentary, An Yi is ashamed to deserve it!"
"Brother Xian, I came here today because I have something to trouble my dear brother." Dai Li said with a smile.
"Brother, please tell me, brother and I, why are you so polite?" An Yi frowned and said displeased.
Dai Li laughed: "That's right, Xin Xiandi heard that among the thousands of American cars purchased by Xiandi, there are a number of high-chassis, high-horsepower medium-sized cars that can transport both people and goods. Xin Xiandi's brothers are busy with business.
I have always wanted to buy a few cars like this, but there is nowhere to buy them. I ordered from an American company in Shanghai, but was told that it would take three and a half months, and there was no guarantee that they would be able to supply the kind that are also specially produced in small batches in the United States.
Xin Yi just mentioned the car to Brother Yu, and wanted to ask Brother Xian if he could transfer five such cars?"
"Five? Is five enough? Brother Xin, if you need it, it doesn't matter if you get a few more. These cars were specially purchased by me for the army. They are indeed rare. The US army also uses this Chevrolet medium-sized box.
It's a pity that the car is not four-wheel drive, otherwise it would be more ideal."
An Yi turned to Shen Fengdao and whispered: "Go and call Mr. Zhou and ask him to send someone to deliver five Chevrolet mid-sized vans to Shanghai as soon as possible. Just ask Xiao Zhu to hand them over to Brother Xin and charge them to my account.
"
"Please slow down!"
Xin Yi stood up and bowed his hands to An Yi with admiration: "I originally heard that General An is very affectionate and generous to his friends, and he is indeed well-deserved. Xin Yi learned the lesson!
To be honest, Xin Yi didn't need a car at all. He was just looking for an excuse to see how the general would deal with it. Now it seems that Xin Yi has fallen into the inferior position.
I'm sorry, general. Xin Yi would like to apologize to the general. If there is any use for Xin Yi in the future, the general may ask him to do so.
Dai Li was slightly surprised, looked at Xin Yi and asked repeatedly, why did you even hide this from Brother Yu?
An Yi shook his head and smiled, turned to Shen Fengdao and shouted loudly: "Brother Shen, go and make a call. These five cars are just a small gift from me to Brother Xin. This kind of car is indeed very suitable for the harsh road conditions in the suburbs. I think Brother Xin will always have it."
It will come in handy one day, no need to refuse!"
Xin Yi once again raised his hands in salute, let out a long sigh, and showed no more humility. A sincere smile appeared on his tense and cold face, making him look much brighter and more handsome.