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Chapter 939 Giving and Gaining

The intransigence of the Anyi Group, coupled with the incompetence and perfunctory nature of the Chinese government, finally completely angered the British government and military. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

British Prime Minister Ramsay with wavy hair and a shoebrush beard. MacDonald finally became furious, and delivered a sternly worded speech to the public through the radio station, expressing great indignation at the "Ma Lei Town Massacre" that occurred in the Burmese colony of the British Empire, and decisively announcing the reduction of diplomatic relations with the government of the Republic of China. economic and trade relations, and instruct the Chinese government to conduct a strict investigation into the matter; The Governor of India and the Governor of Burma were ordered to take full responsibility for the expeditious formation of a special commission of inquiry with the participation of the British garrison in the Indo-Burmese colonies, and rushed to the area of Upper Burma (the British government's administrative division of Burma) to collect evidence and investigate.

The heads of the officials of the central government and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Nanjing suddenly swelled exponentially, and they carried out large-scale encirclement and suppression of the Red Army in Jiangxi, Hubei, Anhui, Sichuan, and Hunan provinces, the ever-expanding floods in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River, the defection of Feng Yuxiang's army in Rehe Chahar and other places, and the continuous criticism of the separatist forces in Guangxi and Guangzhou...... At this time, the British made a solemn statement and severely punished them, and the British envoys to China went to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs every day to submit letters of protest and memoranda, making Wang Jingwei and a number of important government officials, who had been running around in a circle, anxious and unable to cope.

What is particularly annoying is that Wang Jingwei sent two groups of people to Xufu in southern Sichuan in a row to turn his fortune on An Yi, the country's leading rich man, in the name of disaster relief, but he didn't even touch An Yi's shadow. Newspapers and radio stations in southern Sichuan reported every day the news of An Yi's inspection visits to Xiangxi, Qianxi, Yunnan, and other fraternal provinces, but these news were all a day or two later than An Yi's steps, and even the officials of the Southern Sichuan Pacification Office could not figure out where An Yi's next visit was, so it was not surprising that the people sent by the Nanjing government ran into walls one after another.

In fact, at this time, An Yi had already set off for southern Yunnan and came to the Simao Reclamation Zone, which he had been concerned about every day for more than a year, but it was the first time he had set foot in it.

At 9:10 a.m., three transport planes landed on the runway of Simao Airport, which was still rudimentary, and 12 planes from the Simao Squadron, the newly formed first aviation regiment, arrived one after another.

The first thing after getting off the plane, An Yi took a cadre of generals and colonels to the Ximapo Martyrs Cemetery in the east of the city, where he wanted to pay respects to the 187 good brothers who died in the Southern Yunnan Pioneer Campaign for more than a year. In this land of mountains and forests, the good brothers who will always sleep here have sacrificed their young lives due to accidents, construction blasts, landslides, falling torrents, and snake and scorpion miasma.

The front of the brand-new cemetery, facing the north, a six-meter-high, three-meter-square boulder, after dozens of local craftsmen for more than half a month of careful carving and construction, has now stood majestically on the broad granite pedestal, the local Confucian Zhu Zizhan old Mr. wrote the "immortal" four big characters, vigorous and powerful, dignified and solemn. On the front of the pedestal of the monument, the reasons and processes for the entry of the southern Yunnan garrison and the engineering troops into southern Yunnan are inscribed, and the tiger symbol of the garrison unit and the pioneer ox symbol of the engineering unit are respectively on both sides. Thirty meters behind the monument, 187 granite tombstones built along the mountain and arranged in layers are engraved with the name, date of birth and death, military rank and resume of each sacrificial brother.

Jiao Guangxu, deputy commander of the garrison division, wearing a brown and yellow dress of the National Revolutionary Army and holding a snow-bright sabre, stood on the platform on the second floor of the monument and issued a loud order to the 72 gendarmes wearing ceremonial dresses and white helmets on both sides of the column, and the 2,500 officers and men of the independent regiment neatly arranged around them:

"Gun - Salute - "

More than 40 people, including An Yi, Gu Changfeng, Zhan Dao, Li Yufu, Dai Zhengliang, and Ma Yuanjiang, who were dressed in school uniforms, lined up in two columns, and under the gaze of government officials and tens of thousands of people in Simao Prefecture, they walked neatly and slowly to climb the 24 stone steps of the monument step by step, and the 36-member guards behind them were in groups of twos and twos, carrying wreaths prepared in advance, and solemnly followed. Every step seems to be extremely heavy.

After the wreath was placed, the candles on the incense table were lit, An Yi and his generals took the incense handed by the guards, knelt on one leg in unison in loneliness, bowed their heads and worshipped, and the family members of the sacrificed brothers standing on the left side of the high platform could no longer hold back the sadness in their hearts, and one by one burst into tears and cried silently.

Crying on the high platform, the surroundings quickly whimpered, and tears welled up in the eyes of the soldiers of the An Family Army who stood upright with guns.

"Shot-"

"Pap-pa-pa-"

Seventy-two gendarmes raised their guns and fired in unison, and three volleys were fired, and the cries were already ringing out.

Under the guidance of Dai Zhengliang and Ma Yuanjiang, An Yi, Gu Changfeng and other generals walked in front of the families of the sacrificed brothers, saluted and greeted them one by one, comforted them in harmony, and greeted them for a long time before slowly walking down the monument, climbing the steps of the stepped cemetery, visiting the good brothers who are buried here one by one, and offering toasts and incense and candles to each of the sacrificed officers and soldiers.

Returning to the Yamen of the Public Office in the east of Simao City, An Yi and his entourage changed into the latest improved summer training uniforms of An Jiajun, put them on, and gathered in the conference room to hold a military meeting.

After a simple lunch, An Yi met with Mr. Zhu Zizhan, chairman of the Simao Prefecture Office, and officials from various government ministries, and set off together for Yingpanshan Farm, 13 kilometers east of the city, to visit the more than 4,800 people who had migrated from the disaster areas in the northwest for eight months.

Mr. Zhu Zizhan and An Yi rode in the same car, sitting in a brand-new high-horsepower military jeep, and the 57-year-old Mr. Zhu was quite curious and excited:

"General, this is the best car that Lao Yu has ever sat in in his life, I remember that when I visited friends in Kunming seven years ago, I took a French-made long-headed truck, and I often remember it when I came back. Today, I never dreamed that I could live in Simao for more than 500 years in this life, riding in such a good and magnificent car, and it was made by us Chinese ourselves, and there are no regrets in this life, thanks to the general! ”

"Zhu Laoke, don't say that, your old man is the descendant of the national heroes of our Ming Dynasty guarding the southwest frontier, and the respected elder of the five towns in southern Yunnan.

An Yi said, respectfully held the old man Zhu's big hand: "Zhu Lao, this car is nothing new, in another half a month, the second batch of materials allocated to southern Yunnan will come, including two such military jeeps and a passenger car that can seat twenty-six people, which is designated for the exclusive use of the regional office, you always have a special car, the driver is temporarily assigned to you by the garrison car company, if you are willing to use your own people, send him to the garrison to teach the brigade to learn to drive, and he will be able to leave the division in a few months." ”

"Ouch...... That's unacceptable! How can he be old, this generous gift is too heavy, I can't help it! I understand it, thank you, general, for looking old. ”

Old Man Zhu refused again and again, and his six-inch-long white beard fluttered in the wind.

An Yi shook his head, patted the back of his hand, and said with a smile: "Elder Zhu, this is not a gift from the younger generation, but a mandatory rule of our southern Sichuan government, military officials and parliament speakers above the county level have a special car, and others can't enjoy it...... Each county is allocated at least two jeeps and one bus, this is the ordinance, not the generosity of the younger generation, do not have to worry about it! The next time Mr. Jiang Yucheng, our general counselor and president of Southwest University of Political Science and Law, visits, you will understand if you keep asking. ”

Zhu Zizhan asked in surprise, "Is that really the case?" ”

"It's true, the policies we implement in Yunnan Province are slightly different, and you can slowly experience it in the future; In addition, in contrast, we have more factories and enterprises in southern Sichuan, and we are richer than the Yunnan government of Yigong, so the welfare of officials is better; In addition, half of the cars and planes on the airport that you see today are all manufactured and assembled in our own factories, and in the case of the car we are sitting in now, except for the engine and gearbox, other parts and components are basically copied and produced by our subordinate factories themselves, and they have also been redesigned in many aspects, which are better than the original imported American cars. An Yi explained politely.

Zhu Zizhan nodded frequently: "It's really different!" Before seeing the general, Lao Yu often heard about the general's name and deeds, in the year when Lao Yu became the speaker, every time he went to an immigrant farm and forest farm, mentioning the general's name, the people were all grateful to Dade, and the general was really like a Buddha in the minds of thousands of people! Since that time, Lao Yu has often wondered, what kind of person is a general? Slowly, as I worked more with the officers and soldiers under the general's command, from the books, from the newspapers and magazines and the daily words of the officers and soldiers, I had a more complete understanding of the general's struggle and great achievements, and the mood of wanting to see the general became more and more urgent, and I was laughed at by my daughter many times, haha! Seeing it today, the old and decrepit three lives are fortunate and comforting! ”

An Yi hurriedly stopped: "Old Zhu, don't exalt the younger generation like this, many people have put the credit of thousands of brothers on the head of the younger generation, which is why the younger generation has a little false name today, compared with those sacrificed soldiers who shed their blood for the country and the nation, the younger generation is guilty!" Take this morning's memorial as an example, the younger generation's heart ...... Alas! Don't talk about it. By the way, Old Zhu, the company commander Chen Junjie of the first company of the Second Regiment of the Engineer Corps who died is your old man's beloved son-in-law, right? ”

Zhu Zizhan suddenly showed sadness in his eyes, waved his hand and sighed in a low voice: "The sky has no eyes!" Junjie is a rare honest person, educated, filial, sincere and decent, but it is a pity that he died young...... The day of his accident was the fourth day after he married his little girl! Originally, he had half a month's marriage leave, but he couldn't sit still at home, and he was worried about the construction progress of his company every day, and said to Lao Yu several times that as long as he won the section of the Doudidong Road, the 2,500 brothers of the whole regiment would be able to repair the road to Menglian half a month in advance, alas...... On the fourth day, my precious daughter let him go, and he also returned to work at the Civil Affairs Bureau, but I didn't expect the bad news to come that night...... When the bad news spread all over Simao City, almost every household burned incense for him! In the past two months, the old man has been ...... It hurts heartbreakingly!

"Junjie is an orphan, there is no old father and mother, during the Central Plains War, General Domeng took in to join the Boy Scouts, and then entered the non-commissioned officer school to study, otherwise it must be double the sadness! Since the An Jiajun came in, they have respected the local fathers and villagers as relatives, sent doctors and medicines, helped orphans and widows, set up education, built roads and bridges, and also took out the only remaining poor grain to help the poor people. General, it is estimated that when you arrive at the resettlement farm, thousands of fathers and villagers will bow to you! ”

An Yi's eyes widened: "How does this make it?" The younger generation never wants to see any kneeling ceremony, that will be a long life! ”

Zhu Zizhan smiled slightly: "I'm afraid this matter can't be caused by the general, it really makes people feel emotional, Yingpanshan Farm was reclaimed late, and the water conservancy ditch can be irrigated at the end of April, and the new varieties of early rice planted elsewhere have begun to tassel, and the villagers are anxious!" The agricultural experts from Syria gritted their teeth and ordered to plant the kind of rice called Japonica Rice No. 2, the villagers were apprehensive, but they could only obey the order, more than 13,000 acres of new and old rice fields were all planted with that kind of rice, for which the old man could not sleep for a few months, at the end of June, the early rice in other places was basically harvested, and the old man rushed to the Yingpanshan farm to take a look, and found that the rice ears were firm and full, the growth was gratifying, and the villagers also had smiling faces. The old man wanted to find those agricultural experts to thank them, but who knew that two of them had fallen ill from exhaustion, and the acting commander and chief of staff Ma had already sent them all to the transport plane that flew to unload the cargo a few days ago, and they had to go to the Syrian Military General Hospital for treatment and comprehensive examination.

"The day before yesterday, Lao Yu went to Yingpanshan Farm again, and saw that the rice was golden and ripe, and it was completely ready to be harvested, but the villagers did not move, and under the curiosity of Lao Yu asked the elder Jia of Shaanxi Province, Lao Jia said, when the rice was planted, the chief of staff of Ma came to participate in the labor, and said to the villagers that when the harvest was due, the general you will definitely come to visit everyone, so Lao Jia and the villagers have been waiting, these days the old man ran to the headquarters, it is estimated that he knew that the general was coming in the next few days, and the villagers were waiting to go down to the field with the general to open the sickle."

An Yi was stunned for a moment, for some reason, his heart was heavy, and his eyes looking ahead became hazy.