It was still the morning of the 12th, at 7:50, Plane E5201 landed smoothly on the runway of Qingyuan Airport. Among the aviation and airport guards who had already begun various trainings, few noticed An Yi and Shen Fengdao jumping off the plane.
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After waking up early in the morning and looking at the sky several times, Owen finally felt relieved. He went up to shake hands with An Yi and whispered a few words. He accompanied An Yi and Shen Fengdao back to the dressing room in the headquarters with a smile, changed clothes, and politely said
Full of apologies, An Yi and the two walked out of the door and left in the car.
At noon, An Yi entered the Tangshan headquarters in Peiping. Zhao Rui hurried over and asked in a low voice: "Where did you go last night? Chief He and Mr. Ying Bai were looking for you everywhere. It seemed that there was something urgent. I said you should go to Baoding."
I went to inspect the field hospitals and military depots. I guess I saw that the warehouses were out of food, so I became anxious and went to southern Hebei to handle the food purchase matters in person."
"Indeed, it was just a trip in vain. No one was willing to sell the grain, so I had to come back in despair." An Yi replied cheerfully, walked to the table, took the tea from the guard, and took a sip.
, Tsk-tsk-tsk-tsk-praise, very satisfied.
Zhan Zao's eyes stayed on An Yi's red and festive face for a long time, he frowned slightly, walked to the desk on the other side in confusion, patted Shen Feng who was sorting the files, and asked in a low voice: "Shen Feng
Brother, where did the boss go last night? His face was red and happy, he couldn't have gone to some high-end brothel in Baoding to relax for the night, right?"
"Go away! Director of the *** Department, why are you so embarrassed with all these dirty things in your mind?" Shen Fengdao cursed angrily, still organizing the documents in an orderly manner.
Zhan looked around and whispered: "Yesterday afternoon, the younger brother came to the headquarters for a meeting on behalf of the elder brother. Chief He, Chief Huang, Mr. Ying Bai, who rarely shows up, and Vice Minister Liu of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs were all sitting on the rostrum.
, it was announced from the beginning that the contents of the meeting were highly confidential, and no records or inquiries were allowed.
"Commander He was the first to speak, saying that according to the latest instructions of Chairman Mao Zedong and Chairman Chiang Kai-shek, in order to create a good environment for peace negotiations, our armies in North China are required to exercise restraint and not to actively stir up trouble. Immediately afterwards, Vice-Chairman Liu spoke,
Criticize our army for taking prisoners
They were escorted to the artillery position, and they also said that the more than 2,000 prisoners had been tied up for a day and a night, and required our army to deal with them properly within 24 hours. As soon as I heard that, I felt something was wrong, and I finally ran away as soon as the meeting was over.
When I came back, I thought the wind might be changing."
Shen Fengdao asked in surprise: "Why don't you tell the commander this?"
"Needless to say, I'll write a report when I get back. The commander is reading it right now...ah, he doesn't look good again." Zhanzhi took a deep breath and exhaled slowly.
Shen Fengdao turned his head to look, paused for a moment, and quickly stuffed the documents into his briefcase.
An Yi put down the report he had received and raised his head to look at Zhao Rui: "Brother, so we have to withdraw our troops and return to the camp?"
Zhao Rui, who was sitting opposite, nodded: "At ten o'clock sharp, General Headquarters Chief He, Chief of Staff Huang, and Commander Yang of the Central Army Corps are going to hold a special military meeting here. Chief He's adjutant said on the phone that he was here to hold a special military meeting.
It was convened urgently on the order of the principal. I can't tell you the specific content, but the *** department of the headquarters strictly ordered us to immediately
That is to say, the 2,100 Japanese prisoners from the front lines were transported back and handed over to the Military Police Brigade of the General Headquarters and sent to the main camp in Peiping City, where they had full authority to handle it. I excused myself and said that I need to ask you for instructions, otherwise no one has the right to attack the divisions of our Fifth Army.
After giving the order, the *** minister seemed to be quite afraid and told you to wait for you to come back and let you make a call before hanging up."
An Yi shook his head and smiled. He stood up and walked to the phone. He asked the staff to call the headquarters of the General Headquarters. After a while, he took the receiver handed by the staff and smiled loudly:
"Hello, Minister Jiang, I am An Yi... What is our relationship? Don't be polite to me... That's it... All the vehicles of our army are heading to Shijiazhuang Station... Yes, the order I just gave, all
Vehicles must go south quickly... mainly to Shijiazhuang Railway Station to collect grain. General Yan Baichuan is so upright and honest! 50,000 tons of grain will be delivered within three days.
They have all been sent to the goods yard of Shijiazhuang Station. The frontline troops are waiting for these grains to be cooked. I just went to see them last night. I can’t bring them back as soon as possible. If it rains in this damn weather, it won’t last for three to five days.
Stop...haha! That's right, so, please take a hard trip with your military police brigade and go escort those prisoners back. That's it, goodbye!"
An Yi put down the phone, returned to his seat with a relaxed look, loudly called the relevant personnel, and issued a series of orders: "Fang Pengxiang..."
"arrive!"
"Commander Gu of the 44th Division and Commander Xia of the 39th Division are ordered to move all artillery positions within three hours and prepare for air defense. The entire army must be vigilant to prevent the Japanese invaders from taking advantage of the chaos to attack!"
"yes!"
"Zhang Yang..."
"arrive!"
"All vehicles of the Military Supplies and Logistics Department must be dispatched to the Baoding Military Station within an hour to deliver the 5,000 tons of grain collected and transported by the Jiangxi Chamber of Commerce to the Logistics Section of each division of our army as planned. After the 5,000 tons of grain are delivered,
, all vehicles are parked in Baoding Military Station, you also go to Baoding, I will contact you personally if anything happens."
"yes!"
"Liu Qing..."
"arrive!"
"Immediately call Chairman Chiang Kai-shek in Nanchang and ask me what the Fifth Army's combat plan and tasks will be for the coming week."
"Commander, if we go past Commander He and the North China Headquarters, I'm afraid..." Liu Qing asked worriedly.
An Yi glared at Liu Qing: "Just do it when I ask you to do it. What do you do to your mother-in-law and mother?"
"yes……"
An Yi finally called the special agent leader Sun Desheng and the guard leader Guo Sizheng to his side, whispered to them, and they nodded frequently and saluted before leaving.
Zhao Rui sat down opposite An Yi very worriedly: "Junior brother, if this happens, you will definitely fall out with Commander He again. He is now the highest officer in the entire war zone. If you are accused of disobeying orders, or you will not be able to resist,
I'm afraid the principal is going to get angry again. Also, Peiping is more than 200 kilometers away from the Eastern Front forward positions, and the headquarters only has a dozen or so pitiful large and small cars. How do you ask them to escort the prisoners back?"
An Yi said sternly: "Senior brother, this little brother is doing this entirely for the sake of the troops on the front line, so that everyone has time to prepare and not be caught off guard by the Japanese planes because of the sudden evacuation of the prisoners. You also know that besides our army,
, other armies do not have half a day to prepare, and it is impossible to build effective air defense fortifications on their own positions. Secondly, all the vehicles of our Fifth Army are paid for by ourselves.
We bought it back. The millions of yuan of gasoline we burned in the past few months were also bought back from Tianjin and other places. We have served the military for such a long time, which is enough to give them face. Another one, what kind of meeting?
Instead of opening it at the headquarters in Beiping City, Commander He and those from the headquarters must condescend to come to our enemy headquarters in Tangshan? Don’t you think this is a bit weird?"
"You mean..." Zhao Rui was confused.
An Yi took out two secret messages from his pocket and handed them to Zhao Rui: "One was sent quietly by Mr. Yongzhi, and the other was sent by Chen Yu in Nanjing. It uses a different confidential code from the military. This morning I
I didn’t receive it until I returned to Baoding. I asked Old Shen to translate it and write it down on it. You can read it and return it to me without making a sound."
Zhao Rui opened the telegram and read it carefully. His face instantly turned pale, and his hands couldn't help but tremble slightly. He slowly folded the telegram in half and handed it back to An Yi. Looking at An Yi's calm face, he asked worriedly: "This matter
really?"
"This is probably the result. The *** ambassador in Shanghai proposed that the prerequisite for peace talks is that I, a war criminal, must be punished, otherwise there will be no negotiation. So far, I have not received an order from the principal. I guess it is
The principal couldn't bear to remove me from my post, or use Chief He to do my ideological work, so there was an emergency military meeting that was hurriedly held later.
"I called the *** department just now. The grandson named Jiang usually smiled and never said a word of disrespect. Just now he asked me to bear serious responsibilities. Humph! What a joke. What kind of serious responsibilities do I need to bear? If this case
The matter is announced, imagine it
, will all the *** people agree? Will I, the 80,000 soldiers of the Anjia Army, agree? I am taking the overall situation into consideration and worrying about the principal's difficulties, so I didn't get angry immediately. This is enough to give him face. Who dares to wait later?
If you act arrogantly in front of me, don't blame me for spitting in his face!"
An Yi lit a cigarette and lit the message. When it was almost burned, he threw it into the ashtray, sat down on a large chair, looked at the ceiling, and smoked silently.
Zhao Rui was frightened and fidgeted. He walked back and forth a few times, threw himself on An Yi's desk, and said with some frustration: "What if you are really transferred? What will happen to our six or seven divisions? You let
What do the nearly 100,000 brothers think? If the negotiations break up and cause trouble again, can this battle still be fought?"
An Yi sighed, put out the cigarette butt, and said sincerely: "Brother, if I leave, I will have no choice but to leave. Do you know how long we have been preparing for this battle! The reputation of An's army has been established, but
No matter what, we must take the overall situation into consideration and start well and end well.
The heavy burden can only be shouldered by senior brother and Jinan Huzi. Furthermore, senior brother should understand that our team is a powerful army that is different from any other army. It has iron discipline and a heart to serve the country.
, and will never disregard the interests of the country and the nation just because of temporary difficulties.
Here, even if I entrust you to my senior brother first, you have to do it if you don’t want to. The last point, and the most critical point, is that the Anjia Army must not take a step back. As long as the armistice agreement is not signed for one day, the entire army will die.
If you are stuck in the position for a day, don't worry about running out of food, let alone ammunition.
The munitions warehouse at Baoding Military Station will be full again within two days. Even if it is not used for a while, it doesn’t matter if you keep it. We have already bought Baoding Military Station. It is our Anjiajun’s own property. The central government or other ministries want to
If you want it, you have to pay us every penny."
"I understand...but what if Brother Cunzhang and Brother Shigui, who just arrived at Baoding Military Station, see you being forced to leave and drive back with their troops in anger?" Zhao Rui asked.
An Yi smiled and comforted: "Don't worry, I have talked with Brother Shigui in the Baoding Camp this morning. He said that as long as our divisions do not retreat, he will not take the lead in withdrawing. However, he is very angry."
, instead of bringing the troops to Tongzhou as originally planned, they continued to be stationed in Baoding.
Camp, he said that instead of working hard and driving up without firing a single shot, it is better to stay in Baoding and have a good rest, and he can also help us guard the door. Brother Shigui is right, you can just let him go, as long as the fight starts
, he will lead the 13,000 elite Yunnan troops to rush to the front line without you calling him."
Zhao Rui sighed helplessly: "Do the other brothers know?"
An Yi shook his head: "No, if my estimate is good, Jinan and Huzi, including Chief Xu, who has been at Miyun Camp, will also come to the meeting. If I am really forced to leave, you can discuss it with everyone.
Well, let me tell you one thing first. After I leave, the two regiments directly under me will also withdraw to southern Sichuan. The logistics convoy and the communications battalion directly under me will transport these two regiments south quickly, and I will not be able to provide you with any help."
"Oh...how could this happen? How could this happen? I don't have any confidence in my heart..."