Chapter 238: The Great Army Pressed (Part 3)
Not long after Han Zixu and the three of them left with the transport team, Duan Xuan led a battalion of soldiers to escort more than 400 captives back to the capital, which immediately caused a shock in the whole city, and all the luck psychology was quickly shattered, and a small group of landlords and officers and soldiers of the security regiment who were not willing to be reconciled were completely honest. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
For two consecutive days, the convoy kept going back and forth between Sanjiangkou and Yudu, more than 30 kilometers to the west, and more than 200 horse-drawn carts and ox carts, more than 3,000 people carrying on their shoulders, and more than 500 pack horses, all of which were transported away from the capital's grain and materials, and then sent by vehicles and boats from Sanjiangkou to Xingguo in the north.
By the fourth day, all the prisoners had been released, and all the forcibly requisitioned men, shipwrights, and ships were paid and allowed to disperse, except for the officers and men of the three regiments and two companies directly under Zheng Yi who were still stationed in the panicked capital of Yu.
The day after Han Zixu and the three returned to Ganzhou City, the news that Yudu and Ruijin were captured by the communist army spread all over the country, and the "Oriental News", which was the first to report this news, once again attracted the attention of all walks of life at home and abroad.
With the successive reprints of other major newspapers, the KMT's central government in Nanjing was under unprecedented pressure.
Commander-in-Chief Chiang, who had just arrived at the front line in Lu Province, was shocked to hear the news that Yu Du and Ruijin had fallen into the hands of the Communist forces one after another, and immediately summoned Zhu Peide, the acting chief of staff, who accompanied him, to discuss countermeasures.
Subsequently, Chiang and Zhu respectively sent sternly worded telegrams to the Guangzhou Political Branch, the Wuhan Political Branch, and the provincial government of Jiangxi Province, demanding that the local troops of Guangdong, Jiangxi, and Hunan provinces immediately rush to the aid of southern Jiangxi and completely wipe out the Communist forces from all walks of life that endangered the great cause of the party and the state.
Yang Chisheng, who was cowering in the city of Ganzhou, quietly paid 20,000 oceans and 200,000 rounds of rifle ammunition, and welcomed back more than 500 soldiers who had been captured for a long time and the big smoke urgently needed in the army.
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On 2 May, Li Jishen, who is also chairman of the Guangzhou Political Branch of the Kuomintang Party, chairman of Guangdong Province, and commander-in-chief of the Eighth Route Army, signed the latest operational order, along with a large amount of ammunition and material supplies, and arrived in Shaoguan along with a large amount of ammunition and supplies.
He will lead his troops north within three days and work together with friendly troops in Jiangxi Province to clear out the communist forces in southern Jiangxi!
On the morning of 5 May, Zhu Shigui, deputy commander of the Jiangxi Provincial Garrison Command, and Chen Yi, special commissioner of the Central Military Commission, held a news conference at the seat of the Nanchang Provincial Government.
From now on, Zhu Shigui officially assumed the post of lieutenant general of the 39th Army, and still concurrently held the post of deputy commander of the security forces of Jiangxi Province, and at the same time announced that the first and second new divisions of the 39th Army would soon leave for Ganzhou to completely wipe out the communist forces from all walks of life and recover the five counties of Xingguo, Ningdu, Ganxian, Yudu, and Ruijin, which were successively occupied by the communist forces.
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May 6th, afternoon.
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Luo Dongyuan, Han Zixu and Kevin returned to Huhai day and night, and then went their separate ways.
Luo Dongyuan knocked on the door of the office of President Zheng Xuan with the well-compiled war news, and under the guidance of Liu Yu, assistant to the president, handed over the 35-page press release to Zheng Xuan.
Zheng Xuan praised a few words appreciatively, then opened the manuscript, quickly browsed, quickly raised his head, and asked Luo Dongyuan excitedly: "Have you seen Zheng Yi?" ”
Luo Dongyuan nodded and replied truthfully: "Not only did I meet General Zheng Yi smoothly on this trip, but I also followed General Zheng Yi's instructor to the capital and witnessed the capture of the capital with my own eyes. During this period, I had two separate meetings with General Zheng Yi and conducted an exclusive interview, and the second manuscript was the content of the interview. ”
He ...... Is he okay? ”
Zheng Xuan's voice trembled slightly, and Liu Yu's face on the side was flushed, extremely concerned.
Luo Dongyuan smiled slightly: "On the last evening before parting, General Zheng Yi held a banquet in the Linjiang Pavilion in the south of the capital to entertain me and Han Zixu and Kevin, a reporter from the British "Times", after the dinner, General Zheng Yi invited me to take a walk along the river with him, and entrusted me to ......greet you on his behalf."
Then Luo Dongyuan took out a mahogany box from his arms and sent it to Zheng Xuan: "The two-color jade jade plate contained in it was handed over to you by General Zheng Yi on behalf of me, saying that it was a small gift for my nephew who was about to be born. ”
After Zheng Xuan was stunned, she couldn't help but smile, took the mahogany box and opened it quickly, took out the exquisite two-color jade jade plate, and looked at it carefully, and her beautiful eyes were soon filled with tears:
"Thank you, Xiao Luo...... You go down first, I will read your news interview before I get off work, and if there is no accident, it will be continuously published in a prominent position on the front page of the "Oriental News" newspaper tomorrow. ”
"Thank you for your trust."
Luo Dongyuan bowed slightly, left quietly, and closed the door after going out.
Liu Yu crouched beside Zheng Xuan, who was frequently wiping her tears, took the two-color jade jade card, and looked at it again: "Wow, this dragon and phoenix pattern is so beautiful!" Looking at this rare jadeite quality and simple carving, it must be from the hands of a master in the Ming and Qing dynasties, and I don't know where he got it. ”
"Humph! It must have been snatched from a wealthy family in southern Gansu, and this lawless guy is not afraid of me throwing it out. Zheng Xuan pretended to be angry and scolded.
"You can't throw it away, it's not for you, it's for the baby who is about to be born...... It's rare that he has this heart, Sister Xuan, you can spare him. ”
Liu Yu's gentle persuasion couldn't hide the sadness and loss in her eyes.
Zheng Xuan took the jade plaque and carefully put it into the box: "The army of the north and south is heading for southern Jiangnan, I don't know how he will deal with it...... Seeing that the catastrophe is coming, he still has this leisure to send a jade plate, I don't know what he wants to express? ”
Liu Yu pondered for a long time: "I believe that Brother Xiao Yi will definitely be able to turn evil into good fortune, there is no problem in this world that he can't solve, and no one can defeat him!" ”
"You! I really don't know what to say about you, alas, forget it, help me review Xiao Luo's press release, this interview will be put aside for a while, and priority will be given to reviewing war reports and battlefield observations. ”
Zheng Xuan put the wooden box into a drawer, divided two manuscripts, handed them to Liu Yu with an expectant face, and then picked up the interview manuscript and began to read.
A few minutes later, Liu Yu's exclamation suddenly sounded: "Oh my God! Xingguo, Ningdu, Ganxian, Yudu and Ruijin were all fought down by independent divisions led by Brother Xiao Yi! ”
"What...... How is this possible? ”
Zheng Xuan put down the interview manuscript, snatched the war report in Liu Yu's hand, read it carefully, and ordered at the same time: "Call Xiao Luo quickly, tell him to come up immediately, I want to ask him ...... well."
"If this report is true, Zheng Yi and his mentor will definitely shock the world!"
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