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Chapter 492 Strategizing for a Thousand Miles

The rare two days of sunny weather disappeared again, and the sky over Nanjing City was gray, the wind was roaring, accompanied by sleet, and the cold and damp atmosphere made people very uncomfortable. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

After attending the military meeting, An Yi returned to the old nest in Houzai Lane late at night, took a stack of telegrams handed by Chen Yu and read them carefully, Chen Yu and Liu Hao poured hot tea for An Yi, sat quietly and waited. Among the thick piles of telegrams, there were secret reports from North China, as well as secret reports from Shanghai, Wuhan, Changsha, and Yueyang intelligence stations, among which the urgent report jointly sent by Zhang Hongluan and Deng Bin of the 44th Army in Xiangxi made An Yi feel urgent.

"Let's go to the conference room below."

An Yi took the telegram and stood up, and turned around the west aisle with Chen Yu and Liu Hao, and Shen Fengdao and Lin Yaodong also followed.

Open the small door of the storage room under the stairs and get in, and then open a cabinet wall close to the inner wall, enter the dimly lit descending corridor, and turn east into the wide basement, three operators on duty and a translator saw An Yi hurriedly stood up and saluted, An Yi smiled and waved his hand to signal the brothers to be busy, went straight to the east wall and stopped, and instructed Liu Hao to take out the large Hunan map from the headquarters and the 44th Army in Xiangxi and redraw it and hang it.

Liu Hao turned on another large wattage electric lamp, pointed to Changde on the map, and said in a low voice: "Division, this is it, the Tan Daoyuan division of Lu Diping's division that was scattered by the various armies of the Gui system fled into Changde City, Ye Qi led the fifty-second division to chase hard, and a division of Tao Jun's eighteenth army went south from Yichang in the early hours of yesterday morning, with obvious intentions, that is, to cut off the road of Tan Daoyuan's division to the north, and Ye Qi's division in the east of Changde, and He Jian's brigade in the direction of Yiyang in the south to attack on three sides, leaving Tan Daoyuan with the only way to survive is to flee west. The two counties of Anhua and Yongding in the west were occupied by the First Division of our 44th Army, and Chief Deng's instructor also quietly moved eastward, preparing for battle. ”

"Your analysis is good, they adhere to the eight-character principle of 'hidden strength and steady development', and they can't alarm the outside world until the critical moment, and the Sangzhi and Longshan lines in their north are the territory of the Red Army He Huzi, and there has been no conflict between each other, and they are secretly in business, and they are safe and sound, it is estimated that Zhang Senior and Deng Bin are also reluctant to expose their strength prematurely, lest Commander-in-Chief Jiang let them go to war with the local snake He Huzi, and make a big enemy. But now it is difficult to deal with this sudden situation, unless ......" An Yi's voice gradually lowered.

"Do you think it's better to suggest that Senior Zhang and Deng Bin take the initiative to step forward and quietly accept Tan Daoyuan's division to sneak into Xiangxi?" The shrewd Liu Hao asked thoughtfully.

An Yi turned to Liu Hao, his eyes full of appreciation. Liu Hao graduated from Shanghai Industrial College, with excellent results in the first batch of admission to the Department of Mechanical Engineering of Jiangnan University of Technology, in the An Yi Department of the Recruitment Department of the propaganda of the idea of loyalty to the country, resolutely put pen to paper from Rong to enlist in the army, after three months of recruit training was selected into the base teaching team, and then with excellent grades and a good businessman family background was selected into the special class for further study, An Yi in the old Nanchang recuperation to the base to teach, at a glance took a fancy to this intelligence genius who did not speak much but had excellent grades, and within a few days Liu Hao was exceptionally promoted to lieutenant, He also followed An Yi back to Nanjing as the deputy director of the base office, in charge of intelligence and liaison matters. Over the past few months, Liu Hao has been conscientious, diligent, and loyal, relying on his solid cultural accomplishment and talent, he has read a large number of military books, the information of the generals of various military groups that An Yi got back from the headquarters, and An Yi's three battle notebooks, and has done his work vigorously, greatly reducing Chen Yu's pressure, and has been unanimously respected by the new and old brothers in the office, and the progress in all aspects has been quite fast.

Liu Hao saw An Yi looking at him with deep meaning, and touched his head embarrassedly: "Master, is your subordinate abrupt?" ”

"No, no, on the contrary, it's very insightful, and I know you must have your own unique analysis, so let's hear it." An Yi patted Liu Hao's shoulder encouragingly.

"Zhiyuan, just let it go!" Chen Yu also said with a smile.

Liu Hao nodded, and said calmly: "Division, subordinates think so, with the current conditions, it is completely possible for Senior Zhang to write a letter to Tan Daoyuan, Tan Daoyuan, as a senior general of the Hunan Army, is the same age as Zhang Hongluan's predecessors, who are also the generals of the Hunan Army, and they have all been in the Second Division of the former Hunan Army, when Senior Zhang served as the chief of staff of the Second Division, Tan Daoyuan served as the commander of the Third Mixed Brigade of the Second Division, and then followed Tan Yanmin's predecessors to Guangdong to form the New Hunan Army. His subordinates speculated in vain, including General Lu Diping, who fled to Nanjing on the 27th of last month to file a complaint, and it is very likely that he also knew Zhang Hongluan's predecessors, if Zhang seniors could go out in person, it is estimated that Tan Daoyuan would not have any suspicions, and in this bad situation at present, even if Tan Daoyuan had doubts, he could only take the risk of following Zhang seniors to Xiangxi to hide, otherwise it would be a situation where the whole army would be annihilated. At that time, let the two divisions of Chief Deng and Chief Zhang take the pursuers by surprise, and it is estimated that Tan Daoyuan and them will be settled. If you do it well, you can not only relieve the embarrassment of friendly troops, but also deter the pursuers, run away after the fight, and also hide your own strength. ”

"What if Ye Qi and He Jian are angry and rush to pursue? Once a tug-of-war situation is formed in Xiangxi, the gains outweigh the losses. An Yi asked with a meaningful smile.

Liu Hao replied confidently: "I forgive them for not daring to ...... At the beginning, Chen Zhibiao's division of Bai Chongxi's 13th Army was so awesome, wasn't he still beaten back by the troops led by Chief Deng Bin, who had just arrived in Xiangxi? At that time, the 44th Army was still a division that had been defeated repeatedly, its morale was low, its equipment was backward, and it could not be compared with it now.

In fact, the situation is also the same, since the original beating of Chen Zhibiao's division, none of the Gui army and the Hunan army dared to cross the Anhua and Yongding line, and now Zhang Cunzhuang, the commander, they have established secret contacts with the garrison regiments of several counties around Changsha, and they have a clear understanding of the enemy's traces, and occupy the right time and place in the mountains and mountains of Xiangxi. ”

An Yi nodded again and again, and praised loudly: "Okay, you Liu Hao, very good!" It's progressing, and it's progressing fast, it's amazing, keep up the good work! ”

"Thank you!" Liu Hao is not arrogant or impatient, and respectfully thanks.

"Liu Hao, just draft a message according to what you just meant, and immediately send it to Senior Zhang and Deng Bin. If they hadn't strictly followed the established principles, they wouldn't have sent me an urgent telegram jointly, in fact, their meaning is obvious, that is, they want to fight this battle, in order to test the results of this year's training, and establish the confidence and sense of honor of the soldiers, if we don't agree to them to fight again, I'm afraid we will offend the whole 44th Army, haha! An Yi laughed.

Liu Hao obeyed the order and turned around to write a book, An Yi turned to Shen Feng and said: "If the enemy does not move, I will not move, if the enemy wants to move, I will move first, and then strike first and quickly strike, and unexpectedly hit the 52nd Division of Ye Qi, which was chasing the most, and if he wants to fight, he will be beaten and afraid, so that the Gui family and the Hunan army will never dare to have the intention of attacking Xiangxi." You immediately call the chamberlain, I have an urgent military situation to meet the principal, if the principal can find time to meet, you ask the principal to summon General Lu Diping to go quickly, this time we have to do a big ticket. ”

"Yes!"

Forty minutes later, An Yi stood in Chiang Kai-shek's temporary residence in the backyard of the General Headquarters and apologized to Soong Meiling, who had gone downstairs in clothes.

Song Meiling asked An Yi with a smile, what else did he have to report? An Yi jokingly said that it was an emergency military situation involving the lives of several division soldiers.

Song Meiling was slightly taken aback, looked at Chiang Kai-shek with a cautious face, smiled appreciatively at An Yi and quietly went upstairs. Chiang Kai-shek walked to the study and asked An Yi, who was half a step behind, as he walked: "You are exaggerating so much, is there really such a big thing?" How come I don't know at all? ”

An Yi replied respectfully in a low voice: "It's true, principal, General Tan Yiru (Tan Daoyuan), commander of the Fifth Division of the Second Army of the Hunan Army, rushed out of the encirclement of the Gui army, tossed all the way, and defeated a regiment of defenders in Changde yesterday afternoon. However, at this moment, a division of Tao Xun's division in the north is also heading south for Changde, and a brigade of He Jian in the south has also reached the line of 55 kilometers southeast of Changde, and the 52nd division of Ye Qi, which is chasing the fastest, has already crossed Huarong, and its vanguard and main force are estimated to have reached the estuary east of Changde at this moment, and it is expected that it will be able to form an encirclement of Changde at noon tomorrow at the latest. At this critical moment, Tan Yiru's department can't have problems, otherwise General Lu Diping will lose this arm and will not have the strength to deter Hunan, and the resolution made by the Wuhan Political Branch will become an established fact, and after the Gui Department successfully cleans up the Second Army and the Fifth Division, it can calmly free up its hands to arrange a defensive line between Ninghan and Han, which is extremely unfavorable to the development of our next plan! ”

"Oh? Progress so fast......"

Chiang Kai-shek stopped and pondered for a while, turned to look at the door, and asked Wang Shihe, the chief of the guard, "Has Lu Yong'an arrived?" ”

"I left for it twenty minutes ago, and I guess it's going to be soon." Wang Shihe replied.

"Bring him in as soon as you arrive." After Chiang Kai-shek finished speaking, he walked to the big desk and motioned for An Yi to sit down and not be restrained, An Yi smiled and replied that General Lu Diping would arrive soon, and he would stand up again when he stood for a while, and he amused Chiang Kai-shek, who looked quite dignified, with a word.

After Chiang Kai-shek asked about the terrain and the combat effectiveness of the 44th Army, he was quite unimpressed with the possible overall impact of An Yi's plan, and quickly agreed with An Yi's plan, praised a few words in a low voice, and was sincerely happy with An Yi's rapid response and Zhang Hongluan's development ability.

The sound of hurried footsteps came from far and near, and Lu Diping, who had just shaved his beard and swept away the haggard and decadent color when he first arrived in Nanjing, strode in and immediately reported: "Commander-in-chief, my subordinates are late to invite Haihan!" ”

"Yong'an, you're welcome, just sit down."

Chiang Kai-shek watched Lu Diping and An Yi shake hands and sit down, waiting for the attendants to serve tea and retreat, and then asked unhurriedly: "There is an emergency when I came to you late at night, where is the Fifth Division under your command now?" ”

Lu Diping was slightly taken aback, glanced at Chiang Kai-shek and An Yi, and quickly puffed up his chest and replied truthfully: "At four o'clock yesterday afternoon, my subordinates received an urgent report from Brother Yiru that 12,000 people of the Fifth Division had fought hard for days and finally broke out of the encirclement, and only 7,000 brothers were left to successfully arrive in Changde, and the Changde garrison of the Gui Department was defeated and then stationed to rest. At 11 o'clock last night, I received a telegram from Brother Yi Ru again, the officers and men of the whole division are still safe at present, but they are tired and hungry in the winter rain, many soldiers have fallen ill, and the reduction of the regiments is very serious. ”

Chiang Kai-shek nodded noncommittally: "Hmm...... An Yi, you report the latest military information to General Yong'an. ”

"Yes!"

An Yi immediately informed Lu Diping in detail of the current position of He Jian of the Hunan Army and the various departments of the Gui Department, and saw that Lu Diping, who was excited, wanted to stand up, and hurriedly held him down: "General Lu, please sit down, everything is grasped by the principal, as long as you can contact General Tan Yiru in Changde now, it is estimated that you can turn the crisis into safety." ”

"Huh!? What to do? What should I do......" Lu Diping turned to Chiang Kai-shek in a hurry.

Chiang Kai-shek nodded, still unhurried, and asked, "Do you know Zhang Hongluan, the former deputy commander of the 44th Army?" ”

Lu Diping was stunned for a moment, and then replied: "Yes, of course I know!" In fact, the old generals of the Hunan army basically knew him, in the early days of the Northern Expedition, Tang Mengxiao's eight divisions of the Eighth Army could not surround him, and he was a rare member of the Hunan army, but since General Jingqiu (Ye Kaixinzi) asked him to serve as the deputy commander of the 44th Army to participate in the Northern Expedition, the year before last in response to the central government's order to march west to Wuhan and reach Hunan, he was besieged by Li De's neighboring Gui army and the Hunan army of the Gui family at that time, and there was no news of him again, it is said that he had retired again to disarm and return to the field. Commander-in-chief, you say this is ......"

Chiang Kai-shek waved his hand to stop Lu Diping's words, and said kindly: "Yong'an, it's okay to tell you the truth, but it's a matter of confidentiality, you still need to keep this secret for the time being, and don't spread it for at least half a year." General Zhang Hongluan did not go into hiding, and after breaking out of the siege all the way, he summoned thousands of remnants to retreat into the lofty mountains and mountains of Xiangxi to recuperate, and now the division has grown to three divisions and 20,000 officers and soldiers. They have always carried the name of the 44th Army, and under my instruction, they have been stationed in Xiangxi, endured humiliation and burdens, and worked silently. At this moment, his two main divisions are less than 20 kilometers west of Changde, and if your Fifth Division wants to survive, the only way to establish contact with him is to quickly withdraw to the territory of the 44th Army in Xiangxi to rest and reorganize, and then come to Nanjing or Jiangxi for reorganization when the situation improves. The top priority is that you need to send an order to Tan Yiru and ask him to lead the Fifth Division to retreat westward as soon as possible, otherwise it will be too late once the encirclement is formed, so many wounded and sick people have been reduced and fought hard for so many days, the situation is not optimistic! ”

Lu Diping was shocked at first, then overjoyed, stood up and thanked excitedly: "Thank you to the commander-in-chief, Lu Diping and all the officers and men of the Second Army swore to the commander-in-chief: from now on, be loyal to the party and the state, be loyal to the leader, have no hesitation, and swear to follow!" ”

"Good, good!"

Chiang Kai-shek stood up with relief, walked up to Lu Diping with a pleasant face, and patted his arm gently: "Remember my words, difficulties are only temporary, your Second Army is an army with a glorious history and traditions, and an indispensable member of our revolutionary army.

Yong'an, at present, Zhang Shihou's division under your command is in Jiangxi, and it is very safe to be taken care of by General Zhu Yizhi's security forces, and I am ready to allocate a resettlement fee to let them enter Ji'an for rest, and Tan Yiru's fifth division will be safe after entering Xiangxi, you can rest assured.

However, in the past few days, you still have to put more effort into it, and you must make a strong counterattack politically against the perverse Gui faction, who has done all kinds of evil, and Zu Yan of the party department will actively cooperate with you, and you will also expose their conspiracy at the three congresses and Chinese and foreign press conferences, Hunan has been very bitter in the past few years, and you can't let the Gui faction continue like this. ”

"My subordinates know what to do!" Lu Diping put his legs together and stood upright again.

Chiang Kai-shek smiled slightly, pointed at An Yi and said: "You have to thank An Yi this time, he was the first to discover the danger and report it in time, and quickly formulated a series of countermeasures, in the future, the two of you must sincerely unite and cooperate well to make the greatest contribution to the cause of the party and the state." ”

Lu Diping turned to An Yi and said gratefully: "Our Second Army has established a deep friendship with General An during the Nanchang Campaign and the Battle in Zhejiang, and there are many Hunan soldiers in General An's independent division, and the relationship between our two armies has always been very good. ”

"General Lu is polite, Tan Gong and General Tan are all seniors whom An Yi respects very much, and General Zhang Shihou of your army has a good relationship with me, it is an honor for the juniors to be able to help this time! By the way, I would like to ask the general, Zhang Tianyi, the former head of your department, is a classmate of his subordinates, and his subordinates have not heard from him since he went to study in the Soviet Union, so I don't know what happened to him now? An Yi asked politely.

Lu Diping shook his head slightly: "At the end of last year, he was just promoted to the deputy division commander of the instructor major general, and the tutor was broken up in the Changsha Breakout last month, and there has been no news of him, it is estimated that he followed Zhang Shihou's eighteenth division into Jiangxi, and tomorrow the foolish brother will give General An an exact news." ”

"Thank you, General Lu! He is An Yi's fellow brother, since he entered Huangpu and realized that now, An Yi has always treated him as a brother, and he is very worried in his heart, if he has three longs and two shorts, whoever commits the crime An Yi will find him to settle the account. ”

An Yi thanked sincerely, and a trace of worry flashed in his eyes.

Lu Diping and Chiang Kai-shek glanced at each other, and they both saw the surprise in each other's eyes, and they were also deeply moved by An Yi's affection and righteousness.