Chapter 891: Breaking the Cocoon and Fluttering its Wings for Dominance (2)
Chapter 891 Breaking out of the cocoon and fluttering wings to achieve dominance (2)
On June 4, 1933, the "Disarmament and Veterans Resettlement Work Conference" in southern Sichuan was successfully concluded. Yang Bin, Acting Director of the Office of Appeasement, Mr. Qi Lao, Deputy Speaker of the People's Assembly of Southern Sichuan and Director of Civil Affairs, and Ye, Deputy Commander of the 24th Army
become,
Deng Bin, deputy commander of the Garrison Command, held a grand press conference on behalf of the 125 representatives from all walks of life who attended the meeting, announcing that the disarmament work was successfully completed. Finally, An Yi, who was "still ill," read out the message sent to the meeting.
’s congratulatory letter.
The congratulatory letter was exactly as predicted by Chiang Kai-shek, Yang Yongtai and others. It comprehensively reviewed the glorious history of the armies in southern Sichuan, highly praised the achievements of the armies in the Songhu 128th Anti-Japanese War and the Great Wall Anti-Japanese War, and expressed deep sorrow and deep memory for their service.
The soldiers who sacrificed their lives bravely for the country and the nation stated that in the new historical period, "we must respond to the central government's
"The government and the Communist Party of China have called on the importance of shifting the focus of work to economic construction and the development of people's livelihood." He called on all retired officers and soldiers of the army to cheer up in their new posts and devote themselves to the work with a hundredfold effort and selfless work enthusiasm.
In the vigorous work of building the motherland, we will make our best contribution to the prosperity of the country and the prosperity of the nation.
At the end of the congratulatory letter, An Yi, as the director of the Sichuan-Hunan-Yunnan-Guizhou Border Region Appeasement Office, expressed his deep gratitude to the central government, Chairman Mao Zedong, and Chairman Chiang for their support and guidance, and once again reiterated that all armies in Sichuan, Hunan, Yunnan and Guizhou,
The people of all ethnic groups safeguard the unity of the country and the dignity of the nation, obey the leadership of the central government, and obey the call of the central government.
This congratulatory letter of more than 1,200 words was written grandly but full of wisdom and contained a lot of important information. Once it was announced, it was immediately reprinted by major newspapers across the country.
It is said that Yan Xishan and Li Zongren both expressed the same emotion after reading this letter:
Lao Chiang's patience and compromise once again resolved the huge crisis of the Central Army's move towards independence. An Yi, who had fully matured, gained the greatest benefits. He not only gained huge reputation in the Communist Party, but also forced Chiang Kai-shek not to
The transfer of the Anjiajun to the forefront of the Jiangxi Civil War not only curried favor with all opposition forces, but also ushered in a valuable adjustment period for the Anjiajun to develop and grow. An Yi himself seemed to have voluntarily resigned from the central government.
All important military and political positions, but in this congratulatory letter, he cleverly showed that he still held the legal position of "Director of the Sichuan-Hunan-Yunnan-Guizhou Border Region Appeasement Office". Chiang Kai-shek, who had enemies on all sides and was struggling, would never dare to
At this time, An Yi was removed from his position, and An Yi became the top military and political officer of a total of 21 counties in the Sichuan-Hunan-Yunnan-Guizhou Border Region, including southern Sichuan, western Hunan, western Guizhou, northern Guizhou and Zhaotong, Yunnan.
On the afternoon of June 5th, all the equipment for the two field hospitals of the 24th Army were quietly transported to Qingyuan Airport in Baoding, and returned to Xiangxi and Xufu together with the 11th and 12th Aviation Groups and their joint headquarters in Baoding.
The field hospital in the military station was immediately taken over by the field hospital of the Hu Jialin Division and the 17th Division of Lu Yixuan.
At 11 o'clock that night, 16,000 outstanding officers and soldiers who had been retired and were about to be disbanded, respectively put on the military uniforms with the logo of the *** Division and the 17th Division. Under the leadership of the generals sent by the *** Division and the 17th Division
, formed two unarmed "recruit brigades" and set off quietly. The "recruit brigade" of the 17th Division went to Langfang Military Station to station, and the "Recruit Brigade" of the *** Division went to Baoding Qingyuan Airport to station.
At two o'clock in the middle of the night, soldiers from the Military Logistics Section of the *** Division, the directly affiliated teaching regiment, and the two regiments of the New First Brigade were ordered to arrive, take over the Baoding Military Depot, and begin to formally assume the security and security work of the Baoding Military Depot and the field hospital.
At four o'clock in the morning, under the cover of darkness, a transport convoy composed of sixty-five military trucks of the Anjia Army drove from south to north to the Bazhou Camp where the Song Zheyuan Department Logistics Station of the Northwest Army was located. One thousand and five soldiers of the Northwest Army were already waiting.
Hundreds of officers and soldiers quickly unloaded all the artillery towed from the back of the vehicle as well as all the light and heavy machine guns, rifles and various types of ammunition on the vehicle.
At the dawn of dawn, the convoy quietly left the heavily guarded Bazhou and returned to Baoding Airport. After a half-day rest, the convoy was refueled and replenished. With the cooperation of 500 brothers from the aviation command's left-behind guard battalion, all aircraft maintenance equipment was installed.
Various accessories and the seven replaced engines were escorted directly south by the brothers from the garrison camp.
At nine o'clock in the morning on June 6, the last batch of officers and soldiers of the 24th Army left behind at the military station boarded the southward special train and drove to Hankou in the continuous drizzle, then returned to the station in southern Sichuan by water.
At this point, all the officers and men of the 24th Army had withdrawn from all fronts of North China and embarked on the boundless journey home.
At 4:30 this afternoon, Shenyang, Kwantung Army Army Hospital.
The spacious courtyard was solemn, with hospital guards, military doctors, and nurses standing neatly on both sides of the passage to welcome the arrival of General Muto Nobuyoshi, commander of the Kwantung Army.
Accompanied by Kwantung Army Deputy Chief of Staff Okamura Neiji, Muto Nobuyoshi walked with the heroic steps of a soldier, passing by the Japanese officers and soldiers standing in awe and saluting, passed through the treatment building, and directly entered the ward area in the backyard.
He stopped in front of the 2-story European-style building, glanced around with emotion, and followed the respectful dean into the spacious ward facing the east and facing the sun.
Ishikawa Koichi, who was still lying on the hospital bed, was taking medicine under the care of a female nurse. He was very excited when he saw Muto Nobuyoshi and Okamura Neji brought by the dean. Muto Nobuyoshi quickly stepped forward and held down his hands with concern to sit up.
Ishikawa Koichi signaled the dean to take away the chair.
Okamura Neiji smiled slightly, stepped forward and stood at attention with a snap, opened the document in his hand, and began to read out the commendation order and letter of appointment from the Imperial Army Ministry of Japan.
Ishikawa Koichi, who was successfully promoted to Army Major General, did not have the excitement that Muto Nobuyoshi and Okamura Neji wanted to see. His still weak body was clearly reflected on his pale and thin face. Apart from whispering thanks, he did not say much.
There are too many expressions, and there is no pride and pride when he is promoted to lieutenant general.
Muto Nobuyoshi shook his head and sighed, motioned to his subordinates to bring in chairs, waved away all the medical staff and entourage, and sat in front of Ishikawa Koichi's bedside with Neji Okamura.
"Ishikawa-kun, tomorrow you will return to *** to recuperate with your glorious brigade. It was not until today that I took the time to visit you. Please forgive me."
Muto Nobuyoshi stood up politely and bowed, and Okamura Neiji stood up at the same time, bowed deeply, and expressed his heartfelt thanks to Ishikawa Koichi on behalf of the Kwantung Army officers and men.
Ishikawa Koichi, who still had a urinary tube inserted and the stitches on his abdominal wound had not been removed, quickly waved his hand and returned the gesture with his mouth. He couldn't help but raise his head and turn around, which affected a large area of the wound on his body. The pain caused him to clench his teeth and break out in a cold sweat.
Muto Nobuyoshi quickly sat down and gently held Ishikawa Koichi's hand for a while to comfort him. Afterwards, he seemed to hesitate for a moment, but he still said kindly:
"According to Ishikawa-kun's current physical condition, I shouldn't cause Ishikawa-kun more pain and trouble, but it concerns the interests of the empire and the future of our Kwantung Army, so I still have to trouble Ishikawa-kun. Before the armistice agreement is signed, our army
Battles have begun
summary, in the past few days, I carefully studied the relevant reports submitted by the Staff Section, and suddenly realized that from the initial Battle of Liaoxi, to the subsequent Battle of the Great Wall, and then to the final Battle of Luanhe, the Kwantung Army did not occupy what I thought it had been.
own initiative, which resulted in this aftermath
The direct cause of the result was the resolute resistance of the An Yi Division of the China Central Army and the 17th Army that arrived later. In particular, An's Army's unexpected series of proactive attacks and decisive resistance. It seems that our army is always on the move every day.
At a critical point in a battle, we unknowingly fell into the battle of overcoming difficulties.
The troubles of the confrontation resulted in the inability to effectively implement the guiding ideology formulated before the war. Considering Ishikawa-kun's in-depth understanding of the China Army, Okamura-kun and I took the opportunity of the medal award and farewell to discuss this issue with Ishikawa-kun,
I hope Ishikawa-kun doesn’t have any worries.”
"Summary!?" Ishikawa Koichi was quite surprised. He rolled his eyes a few times and saw the encouraging eyes of his friend Okamura Neji and Muto Nobuyoshi's eager expectation. He nodded slightly and answered:
"I obeyed the order, but I was worried that my knowledge would be shallow and I would fail to live up to the general's expectations."
Muto Nobuyoshi smiled generously, and Okamura Neji said in a joking manner: "If Ishikawa-kun is ignorant, then there will be few knowledgeable generals in the entire Kwantung Army, haha! Ishikawa-kun will return to the country tomorrow. Will he return in the future?
We, the Kwantung Army, are still unknown, so Okamura is willing to ask Mr. Ishikawa for his advice!"
Ishikawa Haoichi smiled slightly and was no longer polite: "During this period of rest, my subordinates thought of many issues. In addition to my country's young famous general An Yi, I also thought of another erudite and wise general Yang Jie in the China army. Yang Jie graduated from the Chinese Army He graduated from the 10th class of the Military Academy and later graduated with honors from the 15th class of the Army University of my country. He is known as the best military theorist in the Chinese army.
"In the eyes of his subordinates, Yang Jie is no inferior to General Jiang Baili, who is well-known at home and abroad. They even suspect that many of An Yi's combat plans may have been supplemented and enriched by this military theorist.
"My subordinates suggest that when summarizing the battle, pay more attention to and get to know Yang Jie. Our army and the outside world, and even within the Chinese Communist Party, all think that An Yi and Yang Jie have a very ordinary relationship, but my intuition tells me
That's not the case for me. When I was an instructor at the Nanjing Government's Central Military Academy, I discovered that Yang Jie and An Yi were teaching
There is an incomprehensible tacit understanding in science and military theory research. Therefore, his subordinates suspect that the personal relationship between the two is not general, but very deep. Otherwise, Yang Jie would not have recommended An Yi to the Army University in China as a researcher many times.
Vice President of the hospital, the reason why we didn’t get what we wanted in the end was entirely the result of An Yi’s unwillingness to bear it.”
Muto Nobuyoshi and Okamura Neji looked at each other and took this issue very seriously.
Under Muto Nobuyoshi's trusting eyes, Ishikawa Koichi took a slow breath: "My subordinates know that most of our Kwantung Army generals are not convinced by the young An Yi, and they also have a very inappropriate misunderstanding.
and arrogance, thinking that An Yi has not received higher professional education and only
He has some talents in the field of tactics. During this period, my subordinates have reflected a lot and feel that this is also why our 6th, 7th, 8th and 12th divisions and other *** brigades faced fierce enemies, and their equipment may be
The fundamental reason why the Anjia Army, which is more advanced than us, suffered defeat after defeat."
Okamura Neji nodded silently. Seeing Ishikawa Koichi breathing heavily, he expressed his opinion: "Actually, I have also experienced this. Especially in the later stages of the fight, our opponent's combat effectiveness not only did not weaken, but actually increased."
There are signs of gradual strengthening. After the fierce battle, they still had the courage to successfully attack the headquarters of the Sixth Division. This is a good proof."
Ishikawa Koichi smiled with great relief, feeling that it was very gratifying that his old friend could have such an opinion: "Yes, An's army's training method is probably more advanced than we thought, otherwise it would be impossible to have such a strong combat effectiveness."
"Oh? Ishikawa-kun, please explain in detail."
Muto Nobuyoshi was quite surprised by Ishikawa Koichi's positive judgment in a hypothetical tone.
Ishikawa Koichi closed his eyes and expressed his affirmation, then opened his eyes and explained in depth: "General, you may wish to review An Yi's growth path. After graduating from Whampoa Military Academy, he started as a small engineer company commander and took the lead in advocating the idea of engineer training.
Improvement, and thus rose to prominence. Subsequently, he continued to make meritorious deeds in the Northern Expedition, and was promoted from the only model battalion commander in the army to the commander of the *** regiment.
After more than a year of thousands of miles of fighting, he was promoted from regiment commander to *** division commander, and later promoted to legion commander during the Central Plains War. An Yi has never held a deputy position below the military level. What does this mean? I
There has been such a precedent in the Imperial Army, and the few seniors who are still leading our army today have the same growth process as An Yi!"
Ishikawa Koichi swallowed hard: "Everyone looks down on An Yi, who has risen from the bottom step by step, thinking that he has not received higher professional education, but they don't know that the five military textbooks compiled by An Yi have now become China's military
The school's textbooks, including two exploratory books on new warfare, have been translated by the German Army and have become important reference materials for the German Army. Through this incident, we can still think that An Yi has no professional skills.
Theoretical knowledge?
"Let me tell you another joke I heard while chatting with military generals in Nanjing. After the Northern Expedition captured Shanghai, An Yi's troops briefly rested in Kunshan. At that time, a regiment stationed near An Yi's regiment was headed by An Yi.
The resolute Huangpu senior,
I saw An Yi explaining the training essentials to a company commander under his command at the training ground. Finally, he said that he should run five kilometers around the military camp with a weight of 15 kilograms. The best ones should not take more than 20 minutes. The regiment commander scoffed and immediately took out a thousand yuan.
Let’s bet on whether An Yi can run away
An Yi took the money and handed it to the adjutant, and then led a company that was training to prepare and run with a weight of 20 kilograms. As a result, it only took 19 minutes for all 135 officers and soldiers to finish. The regimental commander was very
Surprised, he asked how he could train so well? An Yi replied, go back and try running for three months, and record the mileage every five minutes every time you run. You can do it after three months. As a result, the group leader
Just do it when you get back. After running for seven days, I finally couldn't stand it anymore and stopped running."
Muto Nobuyoshi nodded frequently: "I understand, you mean that An Yi and his officers will personally experience every training, and constantly summarize it, and finally come up with the best training method, right?"
"Yes, the chief officers at all levels of each main regiment of the Anjia Army are promoted in this way, so these commanders have high prestige. During combat, the soldiers resolutely obey and have confidence in their commanders...
"
After Ishikawa Koichi finished speaking, he glanced at the cup on the table. Okamura Neji quickly picked up the water cup and patiently fed Ishikawa Koichi water with a spoon.
Ishikawa Koichi smiled gratefully, looked at Muto Nobuyoshi who was thoughtful, and continued: "General, the An family army has another secret, which is very important. They advocate honor and implement uninterrupted *** education in the army. Except for themselves
Prepare materials, publish newspapers by yourself, prevent any opposition newspapers and magazines from flowing into the military camp, and will report every victory of your own army, every victory
A fighting hero came to inspire his own officers and soldiers. Therefore, the Anjia officers and soldiers did not have the cautious fear and fear that other armies had in their hearts when facing our imperial soldiers. Instead, they were very confident and eager to fight against our imperial troops.
We won victory in the battle. This is why our Kwantung Army officers and men are not convinced with their mouths, but in their hearts they have to admit the bravery of the Anjia Army."
Muto Nobuyoshi held Ishikawa Koichi's hands with great gratitude: "I understand! Thanks to Ishikawa-kun, I think I know how to do it."
Ishikawa Koichi smiled, resisting the fatigue and the heartbreaking pain from the wound, and pleaded in a gradually hoarse voice:
"Ishikawa thanked the general for his trust and for his respect and training of Ishikawa. This time he returned to China to recuperate. I don't know when the next meeting will be. Before leaving, Ishikawa, as an ordinary soldier of the Kwantung Army, once again asked the general to consider three things.
question."
"Please tell me, Ishikawa-kun, you are the best role model for our army." Muto Nobuyoshi was very moved.
Ishikawa Koichi took a deep breath: "First, immediately conduct a special study on all the experiences of An Yi, Yang Jie and their generals, and every battle they commanded; second, as soon as possible obtain the central authority where An Yi serves as the director of education.
A complete set of textbooks for the Army Noncommissioned Officer School. I heard that the German and British military attachés in China have already
Reporting to the country, it is recommended that one's own army or military academy conduct close exchanges with the non-commissioned officers' academy led by An Jiajun and An Yi; third, and the most difficult point, try to make suggestions to the cabinet to comprehensively suppress the Chinese economy and crack down on China's heavy industry.
The machinery industry and mining industry restrict China's industrial development."
Muto Nobuyoshi nodded: "The first two suggestions are very good. After our military straightens out the Northeast and Rehe affairs, I will personally supervise the development. But... Ishikawa-kun, the third point is not the domain and obligation of our military.
Ah, if you really think it is necessary, after you return home to recover from your injuries, you can completely use the power of your prominent family to complete it. Wouldn't it be better than our military coming forward?"
Ishikawa Koichi smiled helplessly: "The general knows that although Ishikawa comes from a royal family, Ishikawa is still a very humble person!"
Muto Nobuyoshi and Okamura Neji looked at each other and understood that although Ishikawa Koichi had repeatedly made military exploits, he had not gained the attention of his family. Therefore, they did not want to talk about this issue anymore for fear of triggering the pain buried in Ishikawa Koichi's heart.
The two stood up for a brief discussion, and when they both turned to Ishikawa Koichi to say goodbye, the weak Ishikawa Koichi had already fallen into a deep sleep.
Muto Nobuyoshi was extremely moved and stepped forward to gently pull up the thin quilt for Ishikawa Koichi.
Okamura Neiji silently stood at attention and solemnly saluted Ishikawa Koichi with a military salute. He didn't know what year or month it would be until his good friend said goodbye this time and would wait until the next meeting.