Chapter 246: Li Kui and Li Ghost
As mentioned earlier, Bai Fei led the army to the outskirts of Nanchang, and when he saw the artillery fire in the city, he knew that the Japanese army had entered the city, and he was anxious. He had the heart rate to rescue, but once he came to Nanchang, which was adjacent to the waters of Poyang Lake, the whole area was intertwined, and it was extremely inconvenient to move. Moreover, now that the defenders are fleeing in a hurry, he is alone, and in the face of the menacing Japanese army, he may not be able to take advantage. Therefore, after thinking about it again and again, although he was unwilling, he finally decided to take the troops to bypass Nanchang and evacuate to Jinxian along Jingkou, Sanyangji, Zhaobu, Qianfang and other places.
Jinxian, located on the south bank of Poyang Lake, is a county under the jurisdiction of Nanchang, about 60 kilometers away from Nanchang, the capital of Jiangxi Province. Jinxian is a historical and cultural city, which has produced many historical celebrities, such as the ancestral home of Cao Xueqin, the author of "Dream of the Red Chamber" and the great Chinese writer. Now, this place has become the advance of the Anti-Japanese War, and many troops and wounded soldiers who retreated from Nanchang and the front line, as well as some ordinary people, have now gathered here, making the entire Jinxian City appear crowded and chaotic.
Let's say that Bai Fei led the troops to Jinxian, and it was still far from the city, so it was blocked. I saw that there was a crowd of people ahead, and the road and both sides were crowded, and the remnants of the soldiers who had withdrawn from all roads were blocked here.
Bai Fei frowned, and was about to send someone to negotiate, only to see a high platform in front of him, and a person wearing a military police uniform was holding an iron horn and shouting: "... On the orders of Commander Xiong, the new commander of the gendarmerie of the Ninth Theater, all the soldiers of the national army who have been withdrawn from the front line are not allowed to enter the city, but must be rebuilt separately and stationed outside the city according to their units... All the soldiers of the national army who have been withdrawn from the front line are to be stationed outside the city in accordance with their units..."
Bai Fei didn't hear the problem at first, but after being reminded by Wang Weiguo, he felt that there was a problem, and Wang Weiguo said: "Commander of the gendarmerie of the Ninth War Zone? Zhenyu, isn't the commander of the gendarmerie in the Ninth Theater of Operations you? ”
"Yes! This... Who is Commander Xiong? Bai Fei was also confused, and when the second monk was confused, he suddenly saw a big chaos in the crowd, someone was holding a stick equipped by the military police, and kept driving the soldiers of the national army who were crowded in the middle of the road to both sides, and shouted with a curse in his mouth: "Commander Xiong is going out of the city to inspect the front line, so get out of the way..."
Soon, the crowd in front of them was driven out of a roadway. Bai Fei had a lot of doubts in his heart, and he was thinking that he would meet this Commander Xiong for a while, so he simply led his direct regiment to continue to stand in the middle of the road without moving.
After a while, the scolding soldiers who opened the way walked up to the regiment directly under them, and saw that Bai Fei's subordinates were neatly lined, well-equipped, and all of them were not worried, and they did not dare to underestimate them. These people are accustomed to looking at the situation and know that the other party's refusal to let Dao must be relied on, so they don't dare to make mistakes at will.
An older soldier took two steps forward and said to Bai Fei in a consultative tone: "This... I don't know which part of your ministry belongs to? Now that the battle on the front line is urgent, our Commander Xiong is about to inspect the defense, and I would like to ask your department to make a convenient way out..."
Before Bai Fei and the others could answer, the soldiers of the national army who were driven to both sides of the road whispered. A man with a Sichuan accent spoke a little loudly, and he could be heard around, but he said: "These melon babies, I don't even know the one in front of me, this Hazi has a good show to watch, the fake Li ghost meets the real Li Kui..."
There were good deeds around and asked him what he meant. The Sichuan soldier said: "They are the famous regiment directly under the Central Military Police!" Ah, this person in front of him is General Bai Zhenyu, the head of the military police regiment directly under the world, he is a brother with Commander Yang of our 27th Group Army, and he also gave us a lot of arms a few days ago, and I heard that all of them were taken from the hands of Little Japan..."
It turned out that the soldier was one of Janssen's men. When the surrounding soldiers heard him speak, they all cast envious eyes, which made the Sichuan soldiers quite proud. At this time, someone said: "Hey, how did I hear that this General Bai is the commander of the gendarmerie of the Ninth War Zone, so which is the commander Xiong they mentioned earlier?" ”
The Sichuan soldier said again: "That's why I said that Li Kui met Ghost Li..."
Someone retorted: "You should tell me who is Li Kui and who is Li Ghost." I heard that this Commander Xiong has just taken office, and he is the nephew of Jiangxi Provincial Chairman Xiong Shihui, and the background is also extremely strong, if these two people make trouble, it is not certain who loses and who wins..."
"That's the same, I don't know what the above thought, but two military police commanders were appointed..."
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On both sides of the road, there were countless soldiers from various departments, talking noisily, and the voices became louder and louder, clearly reaching the ears of the group of soldiers who opened the road and Bai Fei and others. The more Bai Fei listened, the more he felt that things were not simple, and after exchanging a look with Wang Weiguo, he meditated in his heart: Xiong Shihui? Chairman of Jiangxi Province? I don't know what kind of person it is.
When Bai Fei read history in later generations, he had little impression of the name Xiong Shihui, and this time he came to Nanchang to participate in the war, and he only stayed in Nanchang for one night, so he was not very clear about the figures in Jiangxi politics, and he had not made contact with Xiong Shihui, so he didn't know him at all. But in fact, Xiong Shihui is also a not simple character.
Then again, who can be the chairman of the military and political affairs of a province, which one is simple? Born in 1893, Xiong Shihui was an old-school revolutionary soldier who actively participated in the revolution as early as the Xinhai Revolution in 1911, determined to overthrow the Manchu Qing Dynasty and join the League at the same time. He rose to prominence quickly, in 1911, he was only a student at the No. 4 Army Middle School in Nanjing, but by 1915, he was already the deputy chief of the Northern Expedition Jiangxi Army Headquarters. In 1921, Xiong Shihui was sent to study at the Japanese Army University. After graduating in 1924, he returned to Guangdong and served as the director of education of the Dian Army Cadre School in Guangzhou. In 1926, during the Second Northern Expedition of the National Revolutionary Army, he served as the party representative of Lai Shihuang's department of the First Independent Division. The division was expanded and reorganized into the 14th Army, and he still served as the representative of the military party and the commander of the first division. In the winter of 1927, the unit was reorganized into the 13th Army, and he served as deputy commander and commander of the first division, and concurrently a member of the Jiangxi Provincial Government. In 1928, he was transferred to the commander of the Fifth Division and transferred to the commander of the Songhu garrison. In 1930, he served as the commander-in-chief of the "suppression of bandits" in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui provinces. In 1931, he was appointed chief of staff of the Nanchang camp, and in December of the same year, he was appointed chairman of the Jiangxi Provincial Government. In just 20 years, Xiong Shihui went from being penniless to being the chairman of the military and political affairs of a province, and when he was less than 38 years old, he was entrusted with the high position of a feudal official.
Of course, this is inseparable from Xiong's personal efforts, Xiong Shihui used to be a student of Wu Jiezhang, and he has been trained in the military since he was a child. However, there are some reasons why Xiong Shihui can climb so fast. Xiong Shihui is not a direct descendant of Chiang Kai-shek, but he rose to prominence under Chiang, mainly because his second wife, Gu Zhuyun, was the goddaughter of the mother of the three Song sisters. At that time, Gu Zhuyun was a courtesan among Japanese students, and after returning to China, Gu Zhuyun met Song Meiling's mother, and was recognized as a goddaughter, and Chiang Kai-shek's wife Song Meiling was a sister, relying on this relationship, Xiong Shihui also became a person that Chiang Kai-shek relied on. Some people also say that Xiong Shihui is very skilled in the skills of officialdom, sleek and sophisticated, and he talks about people and ghosts, so he is mixed with wind and water.
Xiong Shihui has been in charge of Jiangxi for a total of ten years, which has also played a certain role in promoting Jiangxi's economy. He proposed that the people of Jiangxi govern Jiangxi, and the length of time he served as chairman of Jiangxi Province was the longest among the top officials in Jiangxi Province.
After the surrender of the Japanese army in 45 years, Xiong Shihui took office as the director of the nine northeastern provinces, with the rank of second-class general of the army. The Kuomintang's plan to "suppress chaos and suppress bandits" and the Nationalist Government's strategy for governing the country were mostly in his hands. In 1949, he was dissatisfied with Chiang Kai-shek's trick of one handle and two manipulations, and parted ways with him, and since then he has withdrawn from politics and isolated himself from the world until he died of illness in Taichung on June 21, 1974, and the curtain of history has come to an end.