The midsummer night in Lushan Mountain is extremely cool, the mist flows gracefully among the beautiful mountains, and the gentle night wind blows slowly through the forest tops, echoing a soft rustling sound.
A bonfire was burning in the open space at the corner of the stone path more than 100 meters below the Williams Villa. An Yi, a group of Huangpu brothers from the attendant's room and the suppression general were grilling fish with great enthusiasm. Poyang Lake Marine Police Division Commander Li Guang, Staff Officer
Chang Mu recalled sitting on the left and right sides of An Yi respectively.
, drinking and chatting intimately, each of them had a bottle of Scotch whiskey quietly delivered by Lu Guang, and the nine brothers chatted quietly around the campfire and drank leisurely. In such a tense period of civil war, this kind of relaxation
The opportunity to gather with friends and family is extremely rare.
He Zhonghan raised his wrist and looked at his watch. It was already four o'clock in the morning. Looking back, he found that the lights in the study room on the second floor of the villa were still bright. Chiang Kai-shek and several close generals were still worried about the war situation in southern Jiangxi. Kang, who had just arrived from Nanchang in the afternoon,
Ze touched He Zhonghan lightly, and the two exchanged a few words in a low voice. Together they looked at An Yi, who was whispering to Wang Shihe, the chief of Chiang Kai-shek's bodyguard, who was taking a break.
When the conversation between An Yi and Wang Shihe came to an end, He Zhonghan set up a fork with a grilled fish on it, wiped his hands, and asked An Yi in a low voice:
"Junior Brother Lu's Seventeenth Division was lucky enough to escape. However, among the three main brigades, the Fifty-first Brigade, which had the least battle losses, still suffered thousands of casualties. The other two brigades did not survive even four out of ten. So far, Seventeen
It is difficult to fight again with more than half of the division dead and wounded. I am afraid that tomorrow
We will withdraw from the battlefield and head to Nanchang for rest. With the excellent equipment and strong combat power of the 17th Division, the 52nd Division, which is still trapped in a tight siege and unable to extricate itself, is probably in danger. Junior Brother, can you predict the final outcome?
The ending?"
Everyone was stunned when they heard that He Zhonghan took the initiative to break the rule of not talking about business that had been set before the party. The question he asked was of great concern to everyone, so they all pricked up their ears and looked at An Yi expectantly.
An Yi took a big sip of wine at the mouth of the bottle, and the red and yellow bonfire illuminated his already red handsome face even redder: "Senior Brother He is really disappointing, there is no pot that cannot be opened... Well, since
The senior brothers are all so concerned, if I don't talk about it, many people may internally scold me for being ignorant of current affairs and pretending to be pretentious."
The light laughter rang out, and soon fell into silence. Under the concerned eyes of everyone, An Yi took another sip of wine, put down the bottle, grabbed the bamboo sticks with the fragrant grilled fish on it, and looked at the quality of the grilled fish.
He handed it to Lin Yaodong, who was standing across from Mu Zhuiyi, and asked him to sprinkle in the seasonings. Then he clapped his hands and asked the senior brothers not to spread what they were going to say later. If they don't agree, they won't say it.
Everyone looked at each other and smiled, and readily agreed.
An Yi lit the cigarette, took a deep breath, exhaled it slowly, looked at the blazing bonfire and whispered: "According to the battle report sent back three hours ago, the rescuing 59th Division has taken the lead in breaking through the red bandits' blocking line.
A regiment of the army has been temporarily assigned to the 52nd Division.
The three regiments successfully merged, but there was no mention of how many men and horses were left in the 52nd Division. Has the headquarters of the 52nd Division been found? This shows that the 52nd Division has suffered heavy losses. The most optimistic estimate is that at least the headquarters of the 52nd Division has been found.
Half of them are gone, and with the addition of the division's battalions, four can be left.
We are lucky to have more than a thousand troops. If things go wrong, the temporary third regiment will be the only remaining unit of the 52nd Division. There is another extremely important factor. The evening breeze here slowly makes the stars appear, but in southern Gansu it is rainy.
The misty rivers are swollen, and five people who are not good at night fighting and unfamiliar with the terrain
The three main regiments of the Twelfth Division, with more than 7,000 people, were surrounded by nearly 20,000 main troops under Zhu De's command. One can imagine the difficult situation they were in. This also shows that the intelligence of the general suppression was wrong, and the Red Army in southern Jiangxi was far outnumbered.
It’s higher than the general’s estimate, I think it’s no less than 70,000 people.”
The brothers all nodded in agreement with An Yi's analysis. Du Xinru, who is currently the director of the Fuxing Society and the director of the military department, asked worriedly: "It won't be so bad that even the 59th Division will join in, right?"
An Yi seemed a little reluctant to let go, but he still expressed his opinion frankly: "It would be easier if all the 59th Division rushed in. At least it could disrupt the enemy's offensive rhythm and shake the enemy's troop deployment.
It would be much easier to postpone it until dawn. After all, the advantage is to install
The preparations are there. No matter how many troops the Red Army has, it cannot quickly kill nearly 10,000 of our troops with its old rifles of complex calibers and shortage of ammunition, as well as the pitiful light and heavy firepower. As long as it persists until ten o'clock tomorrow morning, I am afraid that we will be killed.
The red bandits who are being attacked by reinforcements from all walks of life will definitely withdraw on their own initiative.
Retreat; if the 59th Division hesitates a little and the main follow-up force cannot join the battlefield decisively, I am afraid that the first regiment to rush into the battlefield will not escape misfortune. This is the scary thing about Zhu De. Even so, I am not worried about one or two divisions.
The loss will shake the overall situation, the principal and He Jingzhi
The generals and others hold this view. They believe that if the main force of the Red Bandits is surrounded by my army of more than 200,000 people, even if they achieve a temporary partial victory, it will only last a few more days at most, and we will have the last laugh.
Do you fellow seniors also hold this view?"
Everyone nodded with smiles. He Zhonghan saw that An Yi seemed to have something to say, so he quickly politely asked him to continue speaking. Everyone also made the same request to An Yi.
Under the kindness, An Yi finally expressed his deep worries: "Actually, what I am worried about is not the 52nd Division. The 52nd Division is like this, why should I worry about him? What I am worried about is General Zhou Zhirou's 14th Division.
Master!"
Everyone looked at An Yi in surprise, thinking that Zhou Zhirou's troops were less than eight kilometers away from the battlefield, separated by a towering mountain range that was difficult to cross. At this time, they didn't know whether the 14th Division would choose to stay on guard and wait for dawn, or continue to move forward bravely.
Rushing to the battlefield? It would be troublesome if they were really attacked by the elusive Red Bandits at night. One or two of them quickly thought that the three divisions of Sun Lianzhong and the two divisions of Zhao Guanlan had left the west side of Huichang area where the main force of the Red Bandits was not found.
Move, Xinfeng is the most important position on the eastern front of the encirclement circle. Even if Chen Cheng transfers his reserve team to Xinfeng after the 14th Division leaves, the relatively weak force cannot protect the blockade from being overrun by the main force of the red bandits. Yu Hanmou and other four in the south
division
They are slowly heading north and have not yet reached their scheduled position. If the main force of the Red Bandits really breaks through the Xinfeng line and flees eastward, and rejoins the Red Bandits in the border area of Jiangxi and Fujian, the entire battle situation is likely to become confusing and more complicated from now on.
Under the concern and inquiry of many senior brothers, An Yi could not hold back and could only tell the truth: "This is what I think. Lin Biao's regiment cannot completely eat up the two brigades of the 17th Division. It is likely that Peng Dehuai's regiment rushed to the battlefield.
At this time, they decisively mobilized their main force, gave up the encirclement position and left, allowing the remaining 3,000 troops of the two brigades of the 17th Division, who were about to suffer annihilation, to take the opportunity to break out of the encirclement.
"You might as well put yourself in his shoes and think about it, what kind of benefits prompted Lin Biao to take the potential risk of annihilating two elite brigades of the 17th Division and give up the almost cooked duck in the pot to Peng Dehuai's army who came from afar?
Judging from Lin Biao's style of staying still and doing his best whenever he moved, this made me feel very confused. After thinking about it carefully, I found that setting up an ambush in the south of Youshan Town was a success.
The 52nd Division was surrounded by Zhu De's troops who suddenly appeared. Judging from the number and location of Zhu De's troops surrounding the 52nd Division, it seemed that there was no need for Lin Biao's troops to leave the battlefield south of Datong'an and rush to help, so I
I thought of General Zhou Zhirou's 14th Division, which rushed to the battlefield from Xinfeng Expressway. This may also be the key point of this battle. Once there is a problem with the 14th Division, everything will be over!"
Everyone stared at An Yi with a solemn face in shock. Wang Shihe and Feng Ti stood up excitedly and asked An Yi repeatedly if he was sure?
An Yi shrugged, spread his hands and said with a wry smile: "The situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly. I am hundreds of kilometers away from the battlefield. How can I be sure? This is just a worry in my heart. It can only be regarded as an assumption. As for the rhetoric on the front line
Can my brother and General He Jingzhi in the villa above notice this possible danger?
, I don’t know. After all, I am just a junior in the army. In the past two days, I have relied on the fame I gained through years of battles, and I boldly said a few words to throw cold water at the meeting, which earned many generals a blank look.
If I don't know how to say what I just said, I'm afraid I'll get spit on my face."
Everyone understood An Yi's difficulties. An Yi's opinions were not taken seriously by Principal Jiang. Even the important meeting held all night tonight was not allowed to attend. An Yi's disappointment was self-evident. Because of this, everyone
Talented people put aside many things and put down their work, and came together to participate in the bonfire grilled fish activity held by An Yi and his subordinate brothers, cheering An Yi up and seeing him off by the way.
Mu Zhuiyi could no longer sit still. He looked at the equally shocked Lu Guang and stood up suddenly: "Commander, if this speculation becomes reality, it will not be a matter of victory or defeat for one or two divisions, but for dozens of divisions."
The entire encirclement composed of individual divisions has since fallen apart, and the huge manpower and material resources invested over the past few months will be in vain. When the troops are mobilized again to form an encirclement, I don’t know how much it will cost and how much time it will take!”
Mu Zhuiyi's words made everyone clearly aware of the huge danger contained therein. If the most elite Zhou Zhijushi under Chen Cheng's Eighteenth Army was unexpectedly defeated, the main force of the Red Army would break through Xinfeng, which was empty of troops.
One line, the number jumps out again
An encirclement composed of 100,000 troops enters the border area of Jiangxi and Fujian. When the time comes, redeploying troops to encircle the numerous Red Army troops in the mountains and mountains of Jiangxi and Fujian is not something that can be accomplished in a day or two. The huge expenditure on military expenditures and the negative emotions among the armies
Even more unbearable.
An Yi did not feel any melancholy. Instead, he laughed happily. He pulled the excited Mu Zhuiyi to sit down, put his arm around Mu Zhuiyi's shoulders, happily gave him half a bottle of wine, and picked up half the bottle himself.
He smiled and said:
"Reminiscence, you kid has made progress, a lot! I'm so happy! Come on, come on, I'll give you half a bottle, it's rare that the drinking atmosphere is so good today... Cheng Guang, you come too, it's been a long time since we three brothers
We can have a good drink together, come on, do it! No one is allowed to be left behind, haha..."
Li Guang knew that An Yi was not willing to have a direct conflict with the Red Army, but he was going to Bengbu to serve as the commander-in-chief of the former enemy, and his future was uncertain. He couldn't help but raise half a bottle of wine, bumped it heavily with An Yi, sighed with emotion, and drank.
Mu Zhuiyi is full of gratitude
He gently stretched out the wine bottle: "Commander, actually... my subordinates have always wanted to call the commander the battalion commander. Bit by bit of the unforgettable time following the commander often comes to my mind. Without you,
Today there would be no subordinates..."
"Nonsense! You are where you are today all because of your own luck and hard work. If you hadn't been injured and hospitalized when we were fighting in Fengxin, you would have been transferred to the Fourth Regiment with Guangqing, and you wouldn't have made great achievements with me later.
All the way to today, everything is destined!"
An Yi interrupted Mu Zhuiyi's words, bumped into him carelessly, raised his head while everyone watched helplessly, and drank half a bottle of foreign wine.
Wang Shihe stepped forward and grabbed An Yi's hand, causing An Yi to choke. He lowered his head and coughed while wiping the wine stains on his face and neck, and complained to Wang Shihe dissatisfied: "Brother, what are you doing? You
You don’t dare to drink and you can’t be jealous of your younger brother, right? Who put you in charge of protecting the principal? Uh..."
"Junior brother, I'm sorry! The matter is so important that Brother Yu can only break his promise and go immediately to report the danger to the principal. Brother Yu wants to invite you to go with him." Wang Shihe stared firmly into An Yi's eyes.
An Yi smiled and then shook his head: "Brother, it's useless. The principal won't see me at this time. Even if he is willing to meet me, he probably won't pay attention to my opinion. Otherwise, I won't have to drink and grill fish here.
! Come on, sit down, senior brother, don’t make yourself uncomfortable by being scolded.”
"No!"
Wang Shihe said very seriously: "It is related to the great cause of the party and the country and the life and death of tens of thousands of our army. Even if you are scolded by the principal, you will admit it. You must report this huge potential danger to the principal truthfully and do everything we can."
Duties that soldiers of the Party and state should fulfill.
"Junior brother, Brother Yu knows your grievances. He knows that some people, for unknown reasons, use every opportunity to slander you in front of the principal, making you unhappy for a long time. You have made so many outstanding achievements and still lag behind those who are dead.
below. But you must not be discouraged by this.
This is not your style, An Yi. You, An Yi, have always been a daring and upright man. All my colleagues in Huangpu are deeply proud to have a brother like you! Junior brother, please take care of yourself and control your emotions. If you are afraid of the principal,
If you scold me, Brother Yu should go and report it first, and make sure the principal takes it seriously."
An Yi smiled bitterly: "Hey, senior brother, why are you doing this? I'm not worried about being scolded. It's an honor for every Huangpu colleague to be scolded by the principal. It's the most pitiful thing if the principal doesn't scold and ignore it. You know
, all the seniors and brothers here also know that since the Northern Expedition, I, An Yi, have received not enough infamy? What about 'crow's mouth', 'shit stirrer', 'leprosy', etc., you
When have you ever cared about seeing my little brother? But today is different. I don’t want to be scolded anymore because I have figured out one thing. You know, I won’t say more. Please go see the principal yourself. There are still three hours.
, I will take the Marine Division’s battleship to rush to Nanjing, and then take the staff team with me to report to the front line in Bengbu. Senior brother has not slept for two days, so there is no need to see me off by then."
The brothers were not very sad. Wang Shihe patted An Yi heavily on the shoulder and strode away. Feng Ti, He Zhonghan, Du Xinru, and Kang Ze also stood up and said goodbye to An Yi, saying that they would go to see the principal together, and they would definitely attract the attention of the principal.
enough attention.
An Yi led Shen Fengdao, Cheng Chengguang, Mu Zhuiyi and other brothers to see them off politely. He watched the backs of many senior brothers hurriedly walk into the villa gate, sat down again, and raised their bottles to toast each other.
The morning light first appeared, and thin gauze-like clouds floated in the eastern sky. The guards extinguished the bonfire, cleaned up the remnants on the ground, and followed An Yi to the row of simple tile-roofed houses to the west of the villa to pick up their luggage. After everything was prepared, everyone settled down.
Yi walked to the duty room of the security department and asked the on-duty staff officer to pick up the phone number in the attendant's room. After some inquiries, he said goodbye and walked side by side with Cheng Chengguang and Mu Zhuiyi down the road to the dock.
"Are you ready to take a break?" Li Guang asked curiously after walking a while.
An Yi replied helplessly: "I don't know. The senior brother in the attendant's room said that the principal was not here. I could only follow the principal's order and board the ship on time and rush to Nanjing. This trip gave me a headache. Think about it, the Hubei-Henan War Zone
Senior brothers such as Hu Zongnan, Huang Jie and others are easy to talk to, and Chen Jixi and several old instructors also have a good relationship, so cooperation will not be a problem, but
Can Wei Lihuang and many other senior army commanders and division commanders convince me, a junior? Fortunately, taking the post of acting commander in chief in the name of the chief of staff for suppressing the former enemy will somewhat make those senior military officers feel better. I
Well, I'm happy to go with the flow and just take care of the logistics and do odd jobs. I'm not willing to go and fight Xu Xiangqian and other Huangpu brothers."
Cheng Chengguang grinned: "You are always so affectionate. I guess Xu Xiangqian, Lin Biao, Zuo Quan and others are also thinking of you. You have helped the Red Army a lot in the past few years. In terms of long-term supply of medicines to them, they have
It’s time to thank you.”
"Yes, boss, every time we discover something during an anti-smuggling and anti-drug investigation, we follow your original instructions and give them a wide berth. They also know that it's all because of the face of those senior Red Army generals who graduated from Huangpu." Mu Zhuiyi said with a smile.
An Yi sighed quietly: "This little feeling is probably useless. Judging from the current large-scale political movement within the Red Army, even the King of Heaven and the others will not recognize it, let alone our small favor? How did Senior Brother Xu Jishen die?
I believe you all know that although I have always been unwilling to fight with each other, in this era no one can control their own destiny and can only try their best to avoid it."
Shen Fengdao's voice came: "Commander, look at the dock below."
An Yi looked up and saw the familiar Wang Shihe waving to him. Many guards were scattered around the small pier, nervously on guard. Yan Kaitai, commander of the Second Water Guard Brigade of the Marine Police Division, led more than 30 officers and soldiers to line up neatly.
On the pier in front of the new battleship, everyone stood upright and did not dare to show their anger.
Ge Jing'en, He Yaozu, Hughes, the leader of the British military advisory team, and Bronte, the consultant, were standing at the edge of the pier, surrounded by Chiang Kai-shek and his wife, looking at the vast blue waters of Poyang Lake in the distance, and were talking in low voices.