Wu'er Town in Zhejiang Province has a long history of more than 6,000 years. It is one of the four famous towns in the south of the Yangtze River and a typical ancient water town in the south of the Yangtze River. It is known as the "Land of Fish and Rice and the House of Silk".
Qingwu Town is bounded by a stream. To the west of the river is Wuzhen, which belongs to Huzhou, and to the east of the river is Qingzhen, which belongs to Jiaxing. During the Three Kingdoms period, the title of "Wuchenghou" of the Jiangdong Sun family came from here. The ancient town has developed water and land transportation, and can be connected with the province via Yao-Zhen Highway.
It is connected with the Salt Lake Highway and the Shanghai-Hangzhou Highway. It is 27 kilometers away from the surrounding Jiaxing, 45 kilometers away from Huzhou, 60 kilometers away from Wujiang, and only a few miles away from the prosperous Tongxiang County in the south. It is 100 kilometers away.
Shanghai can be reached in one day with convenient transportation conditions.
Gu Changfeng fell in love with this prosperous ancient town with favorable conditions at a glance. Due to the concealment and suddenness of the military operation, the logistical supply of the troops, etc., Gu Changfeng reported to Army Commander Yin Jinan for his approval and immediately transferred one of his troops from the 44th Division.
Thirteen thousand soldiers were brought here.
Outside the north gate of Wuzhen, there are lush forests along the Ciyun Bridge. The Laoyu Temple next to the road and the many square woods behind the temple have become campsites for soldiers. It is bright and overcast, but the local people still do not know that there are tens of thousands of elite soldiers hidden in the Laoyu Temple area to the north.
, was quite surprised to see the quartermasters of various regiments wearing gray cloth military uniforms riding tall horses into the town to buy food and supplies. Hearing the officers’ messy accents, they did not dare to ask more questions. Instead, they were very impressed with the soldiers who had a kind attitude and fair transactions.
Good impression.
On January 27th, at ten o'clock in the morning, the main hall of Laoyue Temple in the northern suburbs of the ancient town.
The presiding abbot was accompanying Gu Changfeng and deputy master Yan Yaohuan to visit the Buddha statues in the temple, followed by two young novice monks with fine features.
Although he was deeply surprised by the sudden arrival of the army, the middle-aged host, who had been practicing Qing Dynasty for many years, still looked calm and polite. He was secretly paying attention to the two generals who had unusual and informal conversations but wore colorful soldier clothes.
"Reporting to the division: The commander is calling urgently. The special plane will land at Jiaxing Airport in two hours and pick up the two divisions and rush to Nanjing to attend the emergency meeting!"
The newly promoted colonel chief of staff Liang Zhenyu strode into the hall and reported in a low voice, handed the message to Gu Changfeng, and then looked around at the golden Buddha statue in front and the standing Buddhas on both sides.
After reading it, Gu Changfeng returned it to Liang Zhenyu: "Zhenyu, you will lead the brothers, stay hidden and be on strict alert. In addition, I have wronged the abbot and the masters in the temple. You can't go anywhere today. There are two side halls in the front yard."
It will be used as a division headquarters for the time being. Zhenyu, you can make up your mind on the specific matters. Let the party representatives and instructors of each brigade, regiment and battalion take the opportunity to launch pre-war mobilization. We will take the little Japan to the worst possible level. How can we arouse the brothers' anger?
You can say whatever you want when you are angry. They have the ability to confuse people. If they can make the brothers so angry that they shout and call me, then reward them! Time is urgent. Lao Yan and I have to rush to Jiaxing. The distance of 30 kilometers can be reached in two hours.
If we have to make it there, we’ll probably be very tired.”
"Yes!" Liang Zhenyu raised his chest vigorously.
"Can you fly in this damn weather?" Yan Yaohuan looked worriedly at the sky outside the hall.
"Don't worry. If you can't fly, there won't be this urgent order. I guess the crisis is imminent and about to break out. Let's go!" Gu Changfeng apologized to the shocked abbot and left side by side with Yan Yaohuan.
The two of them walked to the front of the temple. The adjutant and the guards had already prepared and brought the horse over. Suddenly a horse galloped from west to east. Gu Changfeng looked around. To the east, the dust was flying, covering the sky and the sun, and there seemed to be something coming from above.
It was as if thousands of cavalry were coming from nowhere. Gu Changfeng handed the reins to his adjutant and stood there with his hands behind his back, quietly waiting for the horse to arrive.
Lieutenant Colonel An Jin, the deputy of the special brigade, reined in the reins, jumped off the upright horse, ran up to Gu Changfeng in a few steps, and loudly reported:
"Reporting to the division seat: A logistics convoy composed of 89 trucks from the old Nanchang Military Station has arrived three kilometers west of the town. The convoy is fully loaded with combat supplies. Our division's artillery has also been delivered, including four newly-produced anti-aircraft twin guns.
Truck, Brigadier Sun Xiaowang of the Nanchang Guard Brigade will personally escort the truck."
"So fast? Great!" Yan Yaohuan was surprised and very happy.
"Boss is so awesome! He always says that in big battles we fight logistics, and he does this too. He makes us worry-free! Lao Yan. It seems that we don't need to ride horses anymore. Let him wait until Xiaowang comes.
Give us a ride. This grandson has a very good car with strong power. It can walk on mountain roads as smoothly as walking on flat ground. The speed is up to 100 kilometers per hour. It only takes a few cigarettes to run on a good road like Jiaxing. Grandma and I are jealous.
I'll get one for you and Zhenyu later. Sun Xiaowang, the brigade commander, has a special car. After all, he is also the division commander, deputy division commander, and chief of staff. His military rank and position are higher than him. It doesn't make sense.
Why don't you come!" Gu Changfeng laughed cheerfully.
10:50 a.m., Nanjing Headquarters.
Ten generals, including Chiang Kai-shek, He Yingqin, Zhang Zhizhong, Yang Jie, An Yi, Chen Cheng, Ge Jing'en, Chen Shuming, He Yaozu, and Xiong Shihui, gathered around a large map. More than thirty generals and staff officers from various ministries sat in the back rows around the large conference table.
Listen to the tense discussions among the generals.
An Yi stood half a step behind Yang Jie, looking at the moving baton on the map. He admired Yang Jie who was explaining in his heart. Yang Jie's careful thinking and comprehensive but focused strategic and tactical analysis gave everyone
It left a very deep impression on people.
Forty-three-year-old Lieutenant General Yang Jie has a square face and big ears. He has a typical plump and round appearance. He is from Dali, Yunnan. At the age of sixteen, he was admitted to the Army Accelerated Military Preparation School, the predecessor of Yunnan Lecture Hall, and soon entered Baoding.
He studied at the Beiyang Army Officer Academy. At the age of 21, he went to the artillery section of the 10th phase of the Japanese Army Non-commissioned Officer School to study artillery military command, and later entered the 15th phase of the Japanese Army University. While in Japan, he joined the Tongmenghui led by Sun Yat-sen. After graduation, he returned to China to participate in the Revolution of 1911 and the
During various battles of the National Defense Movement, he served successively as battalion commander, regimental commander, brigade commander and Chongqing garrison commander, Chongqing Daoyin, director of the Sichuan Provincial Government Affairs Department, Chongqing Police Director, Yunnan Jiangwu Hall Cavalry Section Chief and Japanese instructor,
Commander of the Guard Column, Military Advisor to the Presidential Palace in Beijing and Advisor to the Ministry of War. In the winter of 2004, he was invited by Mr. Zhongshan to serve as Chief of Staff of the Third Army of the National Army, Commander-in-Chief of the National Army's former enemies, and Director of Education of the Henan Army Training Department.
In 2026, he served as the general counselor of the Sixth Army of the National Revolutionary Army to participate in the Northern Expedition. At the end of the year, he was appointed as the division commander of the Seventeenth Division of the Sixth Army. In April of the following year, he was appointed as the deputy commander and acting commander of the Sixth Army. In July, he was appointed as the Eighteenth Army.
Member of the Changhe Military Commission and Director of the General Office, he took over as the Chief of Staff of the First Army in the late period of the Second Northern Expedition and served as Director of the Peking Camp of the National Revolutionary Army General Headquarters and Principal of the Peking Military Police School. In the following year, he was promoted to Chief of Staff of the Peking Camp of the General Headquarters of the Army, Navy and Air Force, following Chiang Kai-shek.
Participated in the Chiang-Gui War and served as commander of the Tenth Army and commander of the left wing. In the later period of the Chiang-Feng War, he served as director of the Luoyang camp and commander of the Tenth Army. Last year, he was elected as a member of the Central Executive Committee of the Kuomintang. He later served as the president of the Army University that moved from Peking. He is currently the military
The deputy chief of staff of the committee and president of the Army University is a well-known military theorist in the army. His gentle personality, rich experience and deep qualifications have won unanimous praise and respect from the army. He is also one of the few military think tanks trusted by Chiang Kai-shek.
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By a strange combination of circumstances, An Yi, who has great military achievements, and Yang Jie, who has several soldiers in the army, do not have many interactions. The two of them are also very busy with their respective affairs. Every time they meet, they just nod. This is the first time they have been so close.
Contact at a distance.
After Yang Jie finished explaining, the generals returned to their seats and started talking. An Yi, who was also the deputy chief of staff and sat between Yang Jie and Ge Jing'en, said nothing and listened intently.
Years of ups and downs have made An Yi mature, even if his heart is burning with anxiety. His face also looks stable and peaceful, and all the participants in today's important meeting are respected senior figures. As a late-born, An Yi
General knowledge of nature.
Not long into the meeting, two different opinions were quickly formed. One was to resist resolutely and never retreat, and the other was to focus on defense, supplemented by diplomatic means to eliminate the possibility of war as much as possible. The representatives of the two opinions
It was Chen Shuming and He Yaozu, and on one side were He Yingqin and Xiong Shihui. Both of them, He Xiong, graduated from Japanese military academies and were Japanese-knowledge factions within the military. The emergence of these two camps made An Yi very interesting, although he, Chen Cheng, and Ge Jing'en
They all stood on the side of resolute resistance, but seeing the mature and prudent Zhang Zhizhong, Yang Jie and others had no intention of expressing their stance. They looked at each other, smiled knowingly, and closed their mouths tightly.
He Yingqin also listed a long list of figures to prove that the current national strength and the overwhelming waste cannot ignite the war: "... Considering military capabilities, due to the change of government personnel, various ministries are in urgent need of adjustment, and various work has not been carried out so far.
Our military is spread across various places and is unprepared. Once a war breaks out, how will we respond?
With the modern warships and maritime transportation capabilities of the Japanese army, ten divisions of troops can be mobilized from Japan to participate in the war within three days. However, most of our army relies on two feet. Recently, there are tens of thousands of soldiers stationed in Anhui, Zhejiang, and Jiangsu.
I'm afraid it will take at least five days to a week to rush to the battlefield, so don't worry, everyone!"
"So, based on Minister He's intention, we have to abandon Shanghai? Is Minister He willing to be a national sinner?" Chen Shuming asked unceremoniously.
"That's not the case. The reason why I say so much is just to hope that you will be cautious and think of ways to work together to discuss how to control the inevitable war to the lowest intensity and the smallest scope."
He Yingqin stood up again after sitting down. His gentle personality and gentle demeanor have become a habit. Over the years, this habit has also won him a good reputation in the military and all walks of life.
When Chen Shuming saw He Yingqin sitting down again, he quietly looked at Chiang Kai-shek. He sighed slightly and stopped talking. He turned to look at the expressionless An Yi. He was quite surprised that An Yi, the leader of the staunch anti-Japanese Youth Movement, could keep his composure.
Chiang Kai-shek's face was stern and he was sitting solemnly. He seemed to be looking forward with great concentration. In fact, he saw the expressions on the faces of all the generals. He knew that many veterans here knew that He Yingqin's words actually represented the opinions of Chiang Kai-shek.
, and also knew that He Yingqin's words were full of helplessness and contradiction. The reason why no one refuted it was because of Chiang Kai-shek's face. But from the bottom of his heart, Chiang Kai-shek was not willing to avoid war at all. His comeback must be in the face of a patriotic leader.
Instead of appearing as a coward or even being scolded as a traitor, perhaps the best solution to the divided country and the current chaotic situation is exactly what An Yi earnestly advised before the meeting - war!
Only by uniting with the outside world and fighting a just war to resist foreign humiliation can we unify the minds of the Chinese people and make the domestic opposition parties temporarily put aside their differences and unite with the new central government headed by Chiang Kai-shek!
Under the nervous gaze of the generals, the thoughtful Chiang Kai-shek slowly turned his head and looked at An Yi: "General An Yi, you are a famous general in the army. You are a young representative with outstanding military exploits and outstanding performance in all aspects.
I have heard the opinions of a large number of officers and men in the army. Now please tell me your own opinions. Don’t have any worries and feel free to speak your mind."
Everyone was secretly surprised by Chiang Kai-shek's attitude, and He Yingqin was even more puzzled. He thought that at this time, even the king of heaven and I would not buy it. An Yi expressed his position. With An Yi's sophistry and eloquence and cunning thinking that can always confuse people's hearts, I just said it sincerely.
Wouldn't it be in vain if I talked for more than ten minutes with a dry tongue?
Under the gaze of everyone, An Yi closed his notebook, stood up slowly, bowed slightly, and raised his young and proud head:
“The Manchu Qing Dynasty, which was overthrown by our revolution of 1911 and our martyrs, resisted in the early stages of the two Opium Wars. During the Eight-Power Allied Forces’ invasion of China, there was not only resistance from the Qing army, but also the Boxer Rebellion resistance movement that was deliberately forgotten or even vilified.
To be honest, the grandfather of General Hu Jialin, the commander of the Independent Division, was a member of the Boxer Rebellion. Before his death, the old man told his descendants and disciples of the Bagua sect that he had no glory in his life and was deeply grateful for the fact that he killed four foreign devils.
I feel proud that I can live up to my ancestors by going to Quantai."
Everyone thought about it and pondered deeply, but An Yi did not give everyone time to think further: "Isn't the mighty Republic of China worse than the Manchu Dynasty, which had long braids and liked women with small feet, and watched the sky from a well but was incompetent? This sentence
It wasn't me who asked, I asked in advance on behalf of 40 million people, because I, An Yi, saw it without asking!
Everyone, don’t think that I, An Yi, am being alarmist, because everyone has seen what our central government officials are doing now. They are hotly discussing moving the capital! Comrades, this is China with thousands of years of history and profound cultural heritage.
Nationality? So far in the Shanghai crisis, I have not seen any government officials considering how to support the front line in case of a war, how to resettle the victims, how to boost morale, and how to awaken the people to share the same hatred with the enemy. What they are considering is their own interests.
How to notify relatives and friends as soon as possible, how to save the family property, wife and children, so their first thought is to escape!"
An Yi coldly glanced around the generals who had different reactions: "Maybe some people will say that this is to prepare for a rainy day, to be prepared for emergencies. Even if it is true, you can also use a common saying that you are not afraid of running out of firewood if you leave green hills. However, as we,
Soldiers, the revolutionary soldiers of the Republic of China whose duty it is to protect our country and our country, where are we going to escape? Taking a step back, everyone can escape, but who will give the order to escape? Who will bear the shameful hat of this historical sinner?
Those who are timid before fighting will be killed according to military law in ancient times! In our An Yi army, such a person will be kicked out of the army in the blink of an eye. No matter how talented and cultivated he is, he will be spurned and despised by all the soldiers.
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When it comes to history and classics, I, An Yi, am a layman and I dare not show off in front of everyone. However, I, An Yi, have never learned the profound strategy of being timid before fighting or even running away without fighting, and I don’t want to learn it. Here I just want to teach you
Commander-in-Chief, I would like to express my sincere words to all the seniors and officers, and also sincerely plead: Let junior An Yi fight this battle happily, and after the battle, I, An Yi, can do whatever I want to do as Li Hongzhang."
The whole room was stunned. Seeing An Yi's extremely serious look, Chen Cheng couldn't help but cover his mouth and burst out laughing. This smile was highly contagious. The whole room immediately started laughing. He Yaozu and Chen Shuming banged the table while laughing.
With such praise, Chiang Kai-shek lowered his head and covered his mouth, unable to help laughing and cursing: