The spacious and luxurious villa is located on the picturesque Guling Mountain. It is elegant and elegant in shape, and enjoys the beautiful scenery of Mount Lushan and the lake and mountains. This nationally renowned luxury villa is the largest and tallest among the private villas in Mount Lushan.
It faces east to west and is built according to the mountain. It has three floors on the north and two floors on the south. It leans against the city wall and the other three sides have gentle slopes towards the Changchong River.
Even Soong Meiling was shocked and envious when she first saw it. That's why she came up with the idea of building a new "Meilu" villa to rival it. The villa was originally owned by the American missionary Williams. John Elias. This year,
In March, it was bought by Jiangxi Provincial Chairman Xiong Shihui. Since the central office was under construction, Xiong Shihui generously lent the place to Chairman Chiang Kai-shek for temporary camp use.
At this time, in the hall on the first floor, generals gathered, and there were no empty seats around the long table covered with blue velvet. Chiang Kai-shek was sitting on the main seat, and a dozen generals on the right were He Yingqin, the deputy commander-in-chief of the suppression of Hunan, Jiangxi, Guangdong, and Fujian.
, Xiong Shihui, Chairman of Jiangxi Province and Deputy Director of Nanchang Camp, and others. On the left are the first think tank Yang Yongtai, Deputy Chief of Staff Ge Jingen and An Yi, and others. Military General Counsel Wei Caier led seven European and American consultants to attend the meeting.
After He Yingqin introduced in detail the locations of various anti-bandit forces and the military information reported by Chen Cheng's command, combined with the reports from Zhang Fakui, Yu Hanmou and others, he came to a very confident conclusion:
"... Based on the above information, it can be concluded that the main force of the Red Bandits has been discovered by me and is surrounded by our various armies. As of one o'clock at noon, the main force of the Red Bandit Peng Dehuai Army that broke out to the west was still firmly blocked by General Zhang Fakui's Fourth Army.
On the front line of Rucheng, General Chen Cheng's five divisions have been mobilized, and the 17th division on the right has crossed Zhangshui to attack on the initiative, holding back Lin Biao's army.
As the main force, the remaining four divisions were separated from the Xinfeng and Nankang front lines to attack together. The encirclement could be reduced within a few hours, forming an encirclement with the two divisions led by General Yu Hanmou on the southern front. When General Zhu Shaoliang's Sixth Route Army entered
On the battlefield, a full-scale attack was launched at random. It can be said that the main force of the two legions of the Red Bandits, about 40,000 people, has become a turtle in a urn, and it is impossible to escape with wings!"
He Yingqin slowly sat down amidst the excited discussion of the crowd. He adjusted his gold-rimmed glasses and glanced across the faces of the generals at the table, revealing a somewhat complacent smile.
The generals were talking a lot, one said "We can finally eradicate the banditry in one battle", the other said "40,000 red bandits are like boiled ducks unable to fly when surrounded by my 170,000 army", most of the generals seemed to be confused.
Very optimistic and conciliatory, it can be seen that the elusive Red Army has tortured everyone quite painfully over the past few years.
Chiang Kai-shek's face was also full of smiles. He glanced at the generals and foreign advisers present with a questioning look, and said easily: "If you have any other opinions or suggestions, please feel free to speak up."
Everyone immediately fell silent and looked at each other. They found that only the two deputy chiefs of staff, An Yi and Ge Jing'en, were still whispering to each other. They didn't seem to be happy at all, but looked solemn.
Wei Caier was a little confused, and whispered a few words to the British consultant Hughes next to her, and then looked at An Yi. Everyone also looked over one after another. An Yi and Ge Jing'en felt that everyone's eyes were focused on them, and then stopped talking. Ge Jing'en looked solemnly.
An Yi shook his head, picked up his pen and wrote silently on the battle report in front of him. He ignored everyone's concerned gazes, held his chin in his hand, leaned on the back of the chair and looked up at the ceiling, as if he was thinking about something.
"General An Yi, what do you think about this?" Chiang Kai-shek's heart sank, and the smile on his face slowly disappeared, replaced by seriousness and a little displeasure.
An Yi quickly sat up straight and replied respectfully: "I have no opinion, I'm just a little confused, or uneasy."
Chiang Kai-shek frowned and saw He Yingqin's eyes were gloomy. Several foreign advisers also had some unpleasant expressions on their faces. He waved his right hand and solemnly ordered: "If you have any problems, just speak up. Our meeting is to find out and fill in the gaps and work together. Don't hesitate when speaking."
People misunderstood.”
"yes!"
An Yi responded, picked up the battle report that had just been issued in front of him and shook it: "I don't know if you have noticed that so far, no column has definitely faced the main force of the Red Army in the report. The most clear one is
The content of this message was sent by General Zhang Xianghua, but apart from concluding that the enemy he was fighting was the Third Army of Peng Dehuai's Army, he did not mention the other three divisions of the Army.
"Secondly, I double-checked it carefully. The three urgent telegrams sent by General Chen Cheng only revealed the number of the Twelfth Army of Lin Biao's Army. Where are the other two armies of the Army? Although the Red Army has only the same organization as one army
There is only one division of our army, but everyone must not forget that they have twice the main force.
There are more than a dozen brigades composed of the Red Guards of the main force and local armed forces. Moreover, due to the Red Army's lack of supplies and extremely complicated equipment, it is difficult for our frontline departments to clearly distinguish the difference between its main force and local armed forces based on their clothing and firepower intensity. Therefore,
My subordinates still have doubts about the position of the main force of the Red Army."
Chiang Kai-shek was frightened and felt that An Yi's words were not unreasonable. The Red Bandits had always been elusive and it was difficult to distinguish the true from the false. The first three campaigns had suffered heavy losses and ultimately failed because of misjudgment of the location of the main force of the Red Bandits. Therefore, he could not help but think about it silently.
Seeing that Old Jiang was wavering, He Yingqin coughed slightly and looked at An Yi across from him with a sneer: "So, may I ask General An, where do you think the main force of the Red Bandits is?"
An Yi replied calmly: "I'm sorry, I just came back from southern Sichuan a few days ago. Deputy Commander-in-Chief He directs various ministries to suppress bandits almost every day. How can he be more familiar with the situation than me? If the Deputy Commander-in-Chief can't figure it out,
, I don’t even understand it.”
When everyone heard this, they felt that the atmosphere was not right. Thinking of the grievances and resentments between An Yi and He Yingqin over the years, they couldn't help but sigh in their hearts. However, although An Yi was arrogant, he was telling the truth. They felt that He Yingqin, the deputy commander-in-chief of the war zone, should not ask An Yi this question.
What was almost an idiotic question was now blocked by An Yi unceremoniously, turning it into asking for trouble.
When Yang Yongtai saw that He Yingqin was about to get angry, he quickly made a gesture to tell him to restrain, and then he laughed and tried to smooth things over: "General An's analysis just now makes sense. Red bandits are cunning and have to be on guard. But since the problem
I have raised it, and I would like to ask General An to make an inference based on the current situation. Judging from the situation of the Red Bandits surrounded by our army, are they the main force of the Red Bandits? Do you conclude that the Red Bandits are still surrounded by our army?"
An Yi had already seen Yang Yongtai's little move, but he was not moved at all. He replied very politely: "The intelligence analysis sent back from the frontline departments can be concluded that the main force of the Red Bandits is still surrounded by our army. From Guangdong
Only four days have passed since the fierce fighting in the north. Judging from the speed of their march, the Red Bandits can only be found in the high mountains from southern Jiangxi to southwest Jiangxi, and are still surrounded by more than 80 kilometers in radius formed by our various armies.
"What I want to explain is that a huge encirclement with a radius of tens of kilometers is too big. Even if all the troops advance at full speed and reduce the encirclement range exponentially, it will still take at least two days to complete the distance from the edge of the encirclement to the center of the encirclement.
, and there is no blocking or interaction.
In the case of a war, this distance can only be covered by passing through mountain ridges and valleys, crossing streams and ravines, and climbing over mountain depressions. Before that, if I cannot determine the specific location of the main force of the Red Bandits, I will proceed in various directions.
The "separate advance and combined attack" of the suppression troops is full of dangers.
"I have been to southern Gansu and have some experience of the complex terrain there. I think you can understand my concerns by giving me an example: I usually stand on this mountainside and look at the villages on the opposite mountainside. They only look like three or four at most.
The straight-line distance of kilometers can be
To reach the village on the opposite side, you have to go down the mountain first, go through the valley and turn more than a dozen bends, and then wind up the winding mountain road. It takes a long time to reach it. You can see from the example I told you that there are
difficulties and pervasive crises?”
Nearly half of the generals nodded frequently in approval of An Yi's opinion. He Yingqin, Yang Yongtai, and Xiong Shihui looked at each other for a moment, and could not think of any way to refute An Yi.
Chiang Kai-shek silently stood up from his seat and walked towards the large map hanging on the east wall. He looked at the densely marked Gannan region and fell into deep thought.
Wei Caier discussed with the advisors around her for a moment, and then walked to the map one after another, stood next to Chiang Kai-shek and looked at it carefully, nervously calculating the pros and cons. Liu Guang, acting director of the Central Military Commission, Xu Peigen, director of aviation, Cao Haosen, deputy director of military and political affairs, etc.
People gathered together and talked in low voices, exclaiming: Can a cooked duck really fly away?
Ge Jing'en motioned An Yi to look at the map: "The committee and consultants have begun to discuss. It seems that your opinions have attracted great attention. The seemingly airtight encirclement is actually full of loopholes! I don't know what the committee will do.
How to decide, will we postpone the launch of a comprehensive siege?"
An Yi shook his head: "It has been more than a month since the commissioner left Nanjing. Before leaving Beijing, he announced to the public that he would not return to Beijing until the Red Bandits were destroyed. Now it is the last step. Can he not be anxious? If I can guess
Yes, He Jingzhi will make the committee members make up their minds. The previous two large-scale campaigns against He Jingzhi made him disgraced. Now that the opportunity is so good, how can he endure it?"
Ge Jing'en nodded thoughtfully, looking worriedly at He Yingqin and Yang Yongtai who had already walked to Chiang Kai-shek's side, and said with a wry smile: "I'm afraid I've got you right again... If you were in charge, how would you respond?"
"This is impossible, I won't be replaced. If I were replaced, where would He Jingzhi's old face be? Besides, Brother Cixiu and Brother Yimin's two-pronged army will probably give me An Yi face, and Yu Han will make peace.
Do Zhang Fakui and the others want me, a junior, to command them? Don’t forget that in the early days of the Northern Expedition, many of their generals were division commanders and deputy army commanders. I, An Yi, was just a little unlucky battalion commander at that time. I wanted to meet them all.
It’s difficult!”
An Yi smiled confidently, but sighed in his heart. The speed of his promotion was probably a miracle in the army. He Yingqin was already the chief instructor of the military academy at Huangpu, and he was just an engineering student. By the time of the Northern Expedition,
Why should
Qin served as the commander of the First Army, and he was only a lieutenant company commander in the engineer battalion of the Second Division under his command. Six years later, he was able to stand on equal footing with him. No wonder He Yingqin and the big bosses in the army treated him
Have opinions.
Ge Jing'en grinned: "It's true. If I hadn't worked with you for two years, I would have other ideas... Let's go, the principal waved you over."
An Yi could only stand up and strode to the side of Chiang Kai-shek. A group of generals and advisors made room for him. Chiang Kai-shek whispered to An Yi to stand on his right, pointed at the map and asked: "If you were given a choice, what would you do?"
What kind of offensive method should we adopt?"
An Yi answered truthfully: "My subordinates dare not attack."
"ah!?"
The generals shouted in disbelief and looked at An Yi in disbelief. They thought that with three times the enemy's strength and hundreds of thousands of troops behind him coming from all directions, An Yi, who was known in the army for his ability to attack and defend, did not dare to
Attack? Chiang Kai-shek was also surprised by An Yi's answer, but Wei Caier turned to the map thoughtfully and started doing mental calculations again.
"Ha-ha--" He Yingqin sneered: "The fighter opportunity is fleeting. If we follow General An's advice and stagnate, the main force of the Red Bandits will take advantage of the empty strength of the Fourth Army to break through the encirclement with all their strength. Our hundreds of thousands of troops will be outnumbered."
Wouldn’t all the months of hard work be in vain?”
An Yi refuted unceremoniously: "Hundreds of thousands of troops may seem like a lot, but in the past two months, the Red Bandits have made them run around like headless flies. So far, hundreds of thousands of troops have been left behind in Jiangxi."
In the southeast, no trace of the main force of the Red Bandits could be found. It was only with a blink of an eye that the main force of the Red Bandits was already hundreds of miles away in southern and southwestern Jiangxi.
"It can be said that if there had not been a strategic problem with the Red Bandits, and they voluntarily abandoned the Jiangxi and Fujian front lines under the pressure of our troops, and rashly divided their forces and went south to attack northern Guangdong, I am afraid that it is still unclear what the war situation will be like at this time. Even so, we still have
An army of more than 100,000 people was thrown around and exhausted, not to mention being left far behind... Humph, if you ask me to work so hard, I would rather stand still, at least it will not waste people and money."
"You..." He Yingqin was so angry that his face turned pale.
"An Yi, what's your attitude?" Chiang Kai-shek scolded him sternly.
Xiong Shihui also stepped forward to smooth things over at this time: "General An, if you were the commander of the Red Bandits, how would you deal with the encirclement of more than 100,000 troops?"
An Yi smiled at Xiong Shihui, who had always had a good relationship with him. Although Xiong Shihui was the head of the political science department like Yang Yongtai, Wu Tiecheng, and Zhang Qun, An Yi still took good care of his own industry after taking over as the chairman of Jiangxi Province.
The seniors in the military were very polite:
"Then please forgive An Yi for being arrogant. An Yi doesn't want people to think he is young, arrogant, arrogant, and rude, because one decision can affect the life or death of thousands of frontline soldiers."
An Yi turned to Chiang Kai-shek and asked respectfully. After obtaining permission, he asked his staff to bring the baton. He took the baton and walked to the front of the map. He paid a brief greeting to dozens of military seniors and foreign advisers, and then immediately pointed out the locations of the main forces of the invasion.
, explain the encirclement route and the possible gathering place of the Red Army, and finally put down the baton and calmly summarized:
"...If I were to take the command myself, I would take advantage of the strategic mistake of 'splitting the troops to attack together' during the invasion and suppression, and use a small number of troops to combine with local armed forces to launch non-stop harassment of the advancing and suppressing troops, and strive to make them
The suppression troops misjudged or stopped, and at the same time, they tried their best to destroy all bridges and passes leading to the central area, blocking and delaying the marching speed of the advancing suppression troops.
At the same time, gather troops, patiently search for fighter opportunities, or take the initiative to attack one road through local feints, use favorable terrain to set up ambushes, and strive to encircle a regiment or brigade, forcing the road and the supporting troops on the left and right to reveal flaws when rushing to reinforce, and then command two to three times more
Gather your troops, attack with all your strength the one unit that has lost support, and attack the main force. After the attack, suddenly turn back and wait for an opportunity to annihilate the one unit that was used as bait.
"As long as you seize an opportunity in any direction between the southeast, northwest and northwest, the encirclement will be torn apart in an instant. Other roads will not dare to let go of their courage and step into the hinterland with complex terrain and rugged roads. The next step will be much easier.
Already."
The generals looked at each other in silence. The members of the advisory group, He Yingqin and others looked very embarrassed. An Yi bluntly said that their "separate attack and combined attack" strategy was a mistake. This is very unimaginable. If An Yi
Yi's opinion is correct, which means that the advisory group and the generals of the suppression group need to bear the responsibility for this large-scale suppression operation.
The main responsibility. If it succeeds, the makers of the strategic plan and guiding ideology will naturally criticize An Yi and laugh at An Yi. But if it fails as he said, no one will dare to bear such a huge responsibility. After several months of mobilizing fifty
If a strategic error occurs in the campaign of tens of millions of dollars spent by more than 10,000 troops, it is not something that one person or group can bear.
"Haha! General An is overly concerned. Although the Red Bandits are cunning and stubborn, they are not the An family army that is famous for its invincible attack! Does General An imagine that the Red Bandits are too powerful? If nothing else,
It’s just that the Red Bandits’ rudimentary equipment and scarce ammunition and supplies will be difficult to withstand our army’s attack. Even if the Red Bandits’ number exceeds one of our army’s in some areas, they won’t be able to win them just because they want to!” Yang Yongtai broke.
The embarrassing words immediately attracted a chorus of agreement.
However, An Yi heard the insidious intention of overt praise and covert damage in Yang Yongtai's words. Because An Yi did not want Chiang Kai-shek and a group of central bosses to be too suspicious, he was most afraid of others mentioning the "An Jiajun". Now Yang Yongtai actually
in front of
Chiang Kai-shek openly called out the name "An Jiajun" in front of so many generals. Why didn't An Yi feel bitter in his heart? It's just that An Yi today is no longer the An Yi before. No matter how angry or angry he is, his face is still full of anger.
Easy-going smile.
However, Yang Yongtai's words had a great impact. They not only dispelled the concerns of many generals and acted as encouragement, but also boosted the spirits of He Yingqin, who was at a disadvantage, and also cheered up a group of generals who had the decision-making power in the suppression of the general.
They were deeply encouraged.
Chiang Kai-shek, amidst the optimistic and confident discussions among the generals and the fact that "separate advance and combined attack" was his own idea, quickly ignored An Yi's opinion and announced the breakup of the meeting to discuss the final plan for launching a general offensive with He Yingqin and his advisers.
Good time.
The melodious An Yi walked out of the hall, with no trace of depression on his face. He had long known that his opinions were not in line with the public's appetite, and would not be adopted by the preconceived Chiang Kai-shek. He only had to speak out according to his own ideas and that would be it. Once that happened,
The development of the war situation is consistent with his own suggestions. It is estimated that Chiang Kai-shek, who feels guilty in his heart, will dislike him even more. Naturally, he will no longer need to be the commander-in-chief of suppressing the former enemy.
Thinking of this, An Yi smiled brightly, walked down the steps gracefully, came to the middle of the guards, and discussed with Shen Fengdao, Lin Yaodong, Jiang Xiaoxian and others where to go and have a happy day.