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Chapter 574 The soldiers occupy Tongguan without blood

"Outside, outside: the Northwest Army's Malin Brigade and Zhang Zhongshao's Brigade retreated to northern Shaanxi without a fight, and the Fifth Army of the Central Army occupied Tongguan!"

"Extra: The Anjia army is like a bamboo, occupying Tongguan and dividing troops to attack Luoyang ......"

"Exclusive news: Wherever the An Jiajun went, the people's troops from all over the country flocked to join them, and the crowd of 80,000 people drove into more than ten counties such as Tongguan, Huayin, and Luonan......"

"Chen Cheng's division of the Central Army occupied Jinan, and then turned around and attacked Lanfeng ...... westward"

The city of Beiping was boiling, the newsboys on the street were running and shouting hoarsely, the newspapers in the bags in their arms were snapped up by the surging crowd, the newsboys rushed back again and again to increase the demand, the newspaper office urgently printed to meet the needs of all walks of life, and the whole city of Beiping was as noisy and vibrating as the rumbling printing house. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

In the Shunwang Mansion, Wang Jingwei's office was in a panic and chaos, and the think-tank dignitaries around him took the newspapers handed by the guards or staff and hurriedly read them, looking nervous, and soon gathered together in twos and threes to discuss the war and speculate on the current situation.

Liu Shoujiang, Wang Jingwei's confidential secretary who had just returned from Japan, stood aside, his bright high forehead was covered with beads of sweat, and he took out his handkerchief with a slight trembling and didn't have time to wipe it, but he was startled by Wang Jingwei's angry scolding:

"How can Feng Huanzhang's army be so vulnerable? Doesn't he always boast that his army is politically reliable and morale-like? Why did you lose Nanyang and lose Tongguan? Now that the back road has been cut off, it is impossible to go back to the northwest to recuperate and make a comeback, what else can I use as capital...... And that Yan Baichuan, didn't he just boast to us that Jinan is solid? Defeated again and again, retreating a hundred miles, I'm afraid that only by returning to Shanxi will it be over! ”

"Mr. is angry, the situation is changing rapidly and is unpredictable, Jiang Zhongzheng has the advantage of money and fame, he has done everything to buy and divide, he has been holding high the banner of disaster relief and disaster relief on the western battlefield to bewitch the people for a long time, and he has practiced his own dictatorial selfish under the guise of caring for the people, and in time, he will inevitably be abandoned by history and scolded by thousands of awakened people." Liu Shoujiang avoided the important and trivialized, and reprimanded Chiang Kai-shek in righteous and stern terms.

"In time? Shoujiang, when are you talking about? The situation is so difficult and dangerous, you can fool others, how can you even fool yourself? You see...... "An Jia's military and civilian aspirations are invincible", this is a special editorial of Ta Kung Pao, wasn't that An Yi also your commander? Don't you know what he is capable of? At present, the six main divisions of the Fifth Army Corps instigated more than 100,000 people's troops to crisscross western Henan and southern Shaanxi, and the 50,000 main forces swept through the four cities of Michi, Yima, Luoning, and Yiyang with an unstoppable and powerful momentum. Even I, a military man who does not rhyme, can see the sunset of the Northwest Army, can't you, a general who has been in the army for several years, see it? At such a juncture, you are still wishful thinking to deceive yourself, don't you laugh and be generous? ”

Wang Jingwei yelled in annoyance, so ashamed that Liu Shoujiang's head hung down and he sweated.

Wang Jingwei's close comrade-in-arms and wife Chen Bijun explained softly: "Zhao Ming is angry, Secretary Liu is also to comfort everyone, the top priority is to meet with Mr. Zhiqing (Zhao Pilian), the representative of General Baichuan, as soon as possible, face it calmly, discuss the big plan, and strive to persuade General Zhang Hanqing to lead the Northeast Army out of the pass, and fight Jiang Zhongzheng's department together, so as to turn the tide and deal with it calmly." ”

"There's only one last way to go." Wang Jingwei sighed and quickly stood up: "Shoujiang, get ready quickly, and go with me to the garrison headquarters to meet Mr. Zhiqing." ”

Wang Jingwei was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot in Beiping, and found Zhao Pilian who couldn't solve it, so he immediately rushed to Shijiazhuang to meet Yan Xishan. Feng Yuxiang and Yan Xishan, who had just returned to their respective front-line headquarters, were not having a good time, Feng Yuxiang was so angry that he scolded Yan Xishan for not believing his words, and delayed providing assistance with food, grass, weapons and ammunition, while Yan Xishan urgently recruited all the generals under his command to discuss countermeasures, while shrinking the battle line, and on the other hand, plotting how to bribe the various units of the Northwest Army that had retreated into Shanxi without angering Feng Yuxiang on the premise of not angering Feng Yuxiang, so as to take this opportunity to weaken Feng Yuxiang's strength and strive to expand the army as soon as possible to all parts of the front. A decisive battle with Chiang Kai-shek's Central Army.

Chiang Kai-shek, who had secretly gone to Huludao a week earlier to have a secret meeting with Zhang Xueliang, returned from Yanzhou to Liuhe, the front-line headquarters of the Longhai Line, and immediately sent An Yi an enthusiastic telegram of commendation, agreeing with the suggestion put forward by Chief of Staff Zhu Peide three months ago that "in order to facilitate a clear military command, the Fifth Army should plan the many divisions and brigades under its jurisdiction into one or two armies." He generously sent to An Yi the number of the 24th Army of Liu Wenhui, a Sichuan warlord who had publicly telegraphed a few months ago to support Wang Jingwei against the central government in Nanjing, and who was still clamoring to send troops to fight against him. and Yin Jinan's 16th Division, Zhu Shigui's 17th Division, and Gu Changfeng's 44th Division were assigned to the 24th Army, and An Yi was appointed as the commander of the 24th Army, the commander of the Fifth Army, Yin Jinan was appointed as the deputy commander and the commander of the 16th Division, and Zhao Rui, a proud protégé who stood out in previous wars, was appointed as the chief of staff, and the rank was promoted to lieutenant general; Due to the needs of the war in various theaters, there are many duplications of the numbers of the newly formed divisions, and the remaining new divisions of the Fifth Army Corps will be re-approved after the war.

An Yi walked through it with Zhao Rui, Zhan Zhi and other generals, full of emotion, and whispered to the brothers that he had come to negotiate with the generals of the Northwest Army as a special envoy of the Central Committee to clarify the "misunderstanding", pointed to the stone tables under the small buildings and big trees, and told the brothers where the negotiations were placed, where was the place where they stayed, and where they talked with the generals of the Northwest Army.

The commendation telegrams from various departments of the Central Committee, the congratulatory messages of friendly troops, and the condolences from all walks of life flew like snowflakes, but they did not make An Yi feel any excitement and pride, but the appointment of the commander of the 24th Army made An Yi inexplicably happy, and he saw it more precious than anything else. An Yi knew very well in his heart that the reason why Commander-in-Chief Jiang did not give him other numbers, but instead sent a number of the 24th Army that had been deprived from Liu Wenhui a long time ago, the deep intention contained in it was obvious, that is, to tell An Yi the direction of his next efforts, and to ask An Yi to always keep in mind the "Southwest Plan" that had been brewing for a long time and had been silently implemented, and to make full ideological preparations for this.

"Commander, our two armies are encircling Luoyang from three directions, the defenders are crumbling, there are signs of fleeing north, and the occupation of Luoyang is just around the corner, at that time, is it necessary for our army to pursue with victory? Or stay in Luoyang to assist the Third Army in withdrawing north? Zhao Rui asked.

An Yi smiled slightly: "I'm afraid it's not needed, more than 500,000 troops on the three fronts of Longhai, Jinpu, and Pinghan are crowded among them, and now victory is in sight, morale is high, and all departments want to attack the city and fight bravely, at this time, who would want to let our army, which was already in charge of the western front, get a piece of the pie?" It's good enough to have my three divisions stationed in Luoyang temporarily, and there's no need for us to join in the fun.

In contrast, Shaanxi is more important, if we do not take the opportunity to enter Shaanxi to occupy the nest of the Northwest Army and completely cut off the dream of the Northwest Army's resurgence, the principal will never give up, and our Fifth Army Corps has another important task to be completed, and the whole army will return to western Hubei on the day the dust settles on the war, and there will be friendly troops who will quickly drive to take over the defense.

We have also got the benefits, and the limelight is out, so let's go back and rest with ease, and wait for the coming days. ”

The brothers smiled heartily, and the quartermaster Zhang Yang asked loudly: "Commander, although the Northwest Army is so poor, but the various departments of our army have captured a large amount of steel and cloth in Tongguan, Huayin, Weinan and other places, the Huayin Ordnance Repair Institute just built by the Northwest Army has not yet been put into operation by the 16th Division, the equipment and materials are all new, there are more than 3,000 rails in the warehouses of each station along the railway line alone, six locomotives, and one hundred and thirty-nine carriages, these materials are all we need, and my subordinates want to ask if they will be transported to western Hubei in batches immediately?" ”

"Except for the six sets of machinery and equipment of the Huayin Repair Institute and more than 300 tons of high-quality Russian steel for the production of weapons, which were transported to Xiangxi as soon as possible, all the rest of the materials were left, clothing, cloth, and salt were distributed to the victims as soon as possible, and all the materials that could help the people were distributed as soon as possible.

When the 17th, 44th, and new 17th Divisions have captured Luoyang, and immediately order the engineer battalions of all divisions to rush to repair the railways and ensure the smooth flow of transportation, I will send a telegram to the commander-in-chief and the president of the Fifth Academy of the Central Government to request that a special train be opened immediately to quickly transport the mountains of relief grain piled up in Pukou, Hankou, and other places. It is very likely that our army will have to return to western Hubei and northern Hunan as soon as possible, and the disaster relief will have to be handed over to the brother troops and the central government. ”

An Yi answered Zhang Yang's question in detail, and the brothers knew that An Yi was eager for disaster relief, so they had no opinion on leaving a large amount of seized goods.

An Yi thought for a while and stopped: "Zhan Ji, are there many homeless street children in the streets and alleys of Huayin?" ”

"There are more than a thousand people, I heard that many children who are slightly healthier have been eaten, and the rest are sick on the side of the road, which can be seen everywhere, the corpses of the elderly and widows are all over the field, the weather is hot and there is rotting everywhere, the brothers of the engineer battalion of the 16th division have been working for two days in a row and cannot finish burying, and the division commander Yin has transferred a regiment to help, so that the corpses inside and outside the city have been cleaned up and buried, and when the subordinates returned at noon, the brothers in the engineer battalion had just finished work, and they were so tired that they couldn't walk steadily." Zhan shook his head in pain.

An Yi looked up at the sky, sighed faintly, and issued an order: "We can't take care of the old ones, so try our best to save those homeless women and children, pass on my order, the party representatives and instructors of all divisions, brigades, regiments, and regiments will put down all their work from today onwards, go all out to shelter homeless children and women in various stations, and collect all the girls under the age of twelve who were forcibly purchased by brothels in various places, and send them to the Tongguan headquarters in batches, how many are contained, and the Political Training Office and the Transportation Department are responsible for arranging the convoy to transport food and materials, These children and women were safely transported to the Xiangfan Military Station, and the troops along the way must prepare gruel and common medicines, and the Xiangfan Military Station was responsible for sending them to the Yiling camp in Yichang for settlement, and then find a way to disperse to all parts of Xiangxi and Lao Nanchang. ”

"Commander, I'm afraid there are tens of thousands! Can you take care of it? Zhan Zhi asked worriedly.

An Yi lowered his head and strolled forward: "If you can't take care of it, you have to take care of it, do your best, as for whether this road is dead or alive, it can only depend on the children's creation......"