In the conference room of the big camp in Zhenjiang City, Dai Yue, acting commander of the Second Army and commander of the Sixth Division, Tan Daoyuan, commander of the Fourth Division, and Gu Zhu, commander of the Third Division of the First Army, gathered around the huge sand table, listened to the battle reports constantly coming from Jiangbei, and watched the staff officers move small flags one after another, all of them showed excited smiles.

Dai Yue heard Zhan Huanqi read aloud the good news sent by the headquarters to occupy Yizheng, raised his head and smiled: "I really didn't expect the Yizheng defenders to escape so quickly, and the two divisions of our army can't catch up, I'm afraid the income is limited!" ”

"Brother Xipeng, you can be content, Yizheng is a strategic town that directly threatens Nanjing East Road, Brother Xipeng and Brother Yiru (Tan Daoyuan) occupy Yizheng without blood, such a great achievement, it will definitely win the applause of the whole country! Look at the third division of the younger brother, as soon as they landed on the shore, they started a fierce battle, and they fought in the dark, and they had just ended the battle until now, and they watched Xiao Yi's model battalion take the lead in entering the city and get a large number of captures, which is really wronged! Gu Zhutong glanced at An Yi and sighed half-jokingly and half-seriously.

Everyone laughed when they heard this, but An Yi was moved and said very politely:

"Chief Gu, don't say that, without the efforts of the Third Senior Brothers to move forward and oppress the enemy's regiment, how could my model battalion enter Yangzhou City so easily? Now the brothers of the two regiments of the third division are pursuing the fleeing enemy, and the other regiment is cleaning up the battlefield, presumably there will be no less captured in this battle.

At present, the third and fourth battalions of our regiment have been attacking Jiangdu Town, which is 16 kilometers east of Yangzhou, and the other departments have to take a little rest and then march to Jiangdu, and in the future, Yangzhou City and its north direction will have to rely on Commander Gu to lead the troops to garrison, otherwise our regiment will fall into a dilemma of losing ground and making it difficult to do anything. ”

When everyone heard this, they all looked to the east of Yangzhou in the sand table, and they were quite surprised by the continuous combat capability of An Yi's department.

Gu Zhutong suddenly put his mind at ease, at this time, he didn't know that this was completely An Yi's kindness, and he casually found an excuse to give up the prosperous and rich Yangzhou City to his third division, but his own reading group moved to Jiangdu Town to station, not only sold a good job, but also protected the right wing barrier for the third division, avoiding a possible attack from the east of the third division.

Gu Zhutong smiled at An Yi, looked at his watch, and said goodbye to everyone, he wanted to place his division headquarters in Yangzhou City as soon as possible, seize the time to deploy and strengthen the maintenance of law and order inside and outside Yangzhou City, and be ready to support An Yi's troops in the battle launched against the enemy in Taizhou in the east or Gaoyou in the north.

Tan Daoyuan, Dai Yue and other generals saw that the war was over, and also cordially bid farewell to An Yi, who led several brothers who remained in the regiment headquarters to send the generals to the port north of the city, and ordered his subordinates to send Dai Yue and dozens of people directly to the Yizheng Wharf upstream by steamboat.

The steamboat gradually moved away, An Yi put down his hand and waved goodbye, and made a request to Gu Zhutong beside him: "Chief Gu, my subordinates ask you to send a regiment of troops to approach the area of Wangzhuang south of Gaoyou City in a high-profile manner, so as to contain Gaoyou's enemy and make him dare not go south to reinforce Taizhou." ”

Gu Zhutong nodded happily: "Don't worry, I will help you stabilize the north." I really didn't expect that your ingenious strategy would trigger a chain reaction, which was originally just a local raid, and in the blink of an eye, it turned into a major battle involving both the east and the west.

If my guess is correct, General Li Delin will definitely take advantage of this opportunity to wave his army to attack Chuzhou, directly approaching the Bengbu line, Dai Yue and his two divisions will soon attack Chuzhou from the east, and our division and a regiment will soon receive an order to attack Gaoyou or Taizhou.

As long as we take Taizhou, we will be able to form a line with the other divisions of our army and cut off the northern retreat of the enemy's 13th division defending Jingjiang in one fell swoop. ”

An Yi modestly suggested: "What the instructor said is extremely ...... In my opinion, you should simply telegraph this idea to Commander He, urging all units to take advantage of the enemy's confusion to immediately launch a forced crossing, and then launch a fierce attack on the enemy who is in a dilemma on the other side, and will surely be able to break through all sections of the enemy's defensive line that has been shaken.

Zhang Zongchang was very taboo about Zhang Zuolin's father and son, who defeated Wu Peifu regardless of friendship, and the army was still stranded on the front line of Huai'an and Yancheng, waiting and seeing, and Sun Chuanfang's troops on the front line of Jiangbei were already like frightened birds, and it was difficult to resist the forcible crossing launched by our army in the three sections of the river.

As for the subordinates stationed in Jiangdu, they could only put pressure on the Taizhou defenders to press the army step by step, and they would never dare to rashly attack Sun Chuanfang's two divisions guarding Taizhou with more than 18,000 people, otherwise it was very likely to fall into the predicament of being attacked from three sides. If Commander He can lead his troops to the north from the downstream quickly, his subordinates still have a little confidence to take the initiative to harass the enemy, otherwise they can only choose to hold on and wait. ”

"Haha, do you think I didn't know you had this idea? You are just like what Brother Ming said, every step you take, you see at least three steps. Xiao Yi, you are a rare general, I have indeed wronged you for so long, it is rare that you have always had such an open-minded mind, I am very optimistic about your future, if there is a place where I need help in the future, please just ask, you and I are in the same vein, don't be too outside. Okay, I'll cross the river now, and I'll send a report to Chief He as soon as I arrive in Yangzhou, take care! With that, Gu Zhutong gently patted An Yi's shoulder, strode down the dock, and led his troops to cross the river with the artillery battalion transporting the artillery of the Reading Regiment.

"Sir, take care too!"

An Yi waved his hand to Gu Zhutong on the boat, and watched the ferry disappear into the mist in the center of the river before leaving the dock.

After sending off all the friendly generals, An Yi rode back to the camp, and at this time, Chen Lifu and others, who had raided the enemy's home by Jiang Luming and the grocery store owner Xie Chengyu, had already returned and were preparing before leaving.

An Yi finished processing the messages sent by each regiment and signed the reply orders one by one, and then came to Chen Lifu and sat down, rubbed his sour eyes, and asked in a low voice:

"Instructor, after you return to Nanjing, can you help your subordinates get two new radio stations? The new radio station you brought with the two staff officers under the command of Chief Ge this time is very useful, and the two communications staff officers under your command are hungry to death, and the American-made hand-cranked generator is small in size and light in weight, which is exactly the good thing that your subordinates dream of. ”

Chen Lifu, who had achieved fruitful results in the interrogation and raiding of the house, smiled slightly: "No problem, even if you don't ask for it, the principal will take it into account for you, and it is estimated that it will be distributed to you soon." At noon today, Nanjing will hold a grand Northern Expedition pledge meeting, and the battle report of Yangzhou's great victory may have already spread throughout Nanjing and even the whole country at this time, which is definitely a great encouragement to our army, and it is also the best gift for the celebration of the pledge, so I have to escort the captured enemy generals and Zhenjiang to Nanjing as soon as possible, and I am about to set off immediately. ”

"Ah, in such a hurry?" An Yi looked at Chen Lifu in surprise.

Chen Lifu stood up: "I received an urgent telegram from the principal just now, and I must escort the captured enemy generals to Nanjing as soon as possible. You may not know that the former major general staff officer of the enemy headquarters named Chu Zhitian is Sun Chuanfang's brother-in-law, his concubine's own brother, and the enemy brigade commander Nie Mingshan is not an idle person, speaking of which, this person is still the principal's junior brother when he was in the Zhenwu Military Academy, but this person is stubborn, and he follows Sun Chuanfang with all his heart, and has ignored the principal's call many times. So I have to rush back right away.

Another one, Jiang Luming's shipyard can be dismantled with confidence, and all of them will be moved to Lao Nanchang, together with the three steamboats, they will all be counted as your trophies, and the more than 700,000 stolen money seized from the house is enough for me to deal with it. After I go back, I only need to report to the principal, not to mention that you have made such a feat, and getting the shipyard back is also for the sake of the future of the disabled brothers under your command, and no one is blameless. ”

"Thank you, instructor!"

An Yi held Chen Lifu's hand tightly, very grateful, how could An Yi not be ecstatic when he coveted the shipyard machinery and equipment worth millions of yuan and three large steamboats that he had coveted for a long time so easily?

"Thanks for what? I've known you've been thinking about this shipyard for a long time. Chen Lifu gave An Yi a light punch and said in a low voice: "Today you have to complete the front-line defense work in Jiangdu as soon as possible, it is estimated that the principal will recruit you to Nanjing soon, and it will not exceed tomorrow at the latest." ”

An Yi nodded understandingly: "Understood, my subordinates will send you ......"

…… In An Yi's spacious bedroom in the backyard of the regiment headquarters, Lao Dao, who had not long gotten up, sat quietly at the desk in front of the window, and analyzed the process of the battle carefully with Xia Jian and Ding Zhicheng, who had just rushed back.

“…… Soldiers, treacherous ways. It can be shown that it can't, it is used and it is not used, it is near and it is shown that it is far, and it is far away and it is shown that it is near, and it is unprepared to attack it...... feigned evacuation but quietly turned around to launch a lightning strike, and then continuously drove into the battlefield with superior forces to consolidate the results, connecting a lone chess piece into a thick piece, it is really the essence of the art of war! It seems that you boys have indeed learned a lot of things in the war, just in this battle, it is complementary to each other, and the future is vigorous, and it is remarkable! ”

Xia Jian smiled: "Uncle, you don't know, my eldest brother is fighting a ghost, he has already quietly ordered Jinan to loot Yangzhou City and immediately drive to Jiangdu, the tiger head boy and Yang Bin's eldest brother joined forces and stormed Jiangdu City, only one charge will not be able to escape a battalion to defeat the enemy, not only obtained a large amount of baggage and food, but also captured three American trucks and more than 200 horses, just the capture of Yangzhou in the first battle added up to no less than 800,000 yuan, not counting thousands of long and short guns, twelve Krupp guns, More than 200,000 rounds of ammunition and artillery shells. Now, our artillery battalion is qualified to be upgraded to an artillery regiment, and it is estimated that the capture of Jiangdu City will not be less. ”

"Xia Jian, what are you bragging? Isn't it just hundreds of thousands? ”

An Yi strode into the room, nodded to Xiao Jiu, who was standing at the door, sat down opposite Lao Dao, grabbed the cigarette on the table and distributed it to everyone, and lit one himself, and then told everyone happily:

"From today onwards, the shipyard in the north of the city with all kinds of machinery and equipment, manufacturing materials and various appliances will completely belong to us, including two 150-ton cargo steamboats and the big ferry, and Shangfeng will all give them to us as trophies.

I have just sent the brothers of the Ordnance Unit to dismantle the machinery, and by tomorrow afternoon at the latest, they will all be loaded onto the cargo ship and transported back to our old Nanchang, and then let the 35 brothers of the transport platoon of the Logistics Unit go back together to serve as foremen at all levels of the shipyard, most of them are shipwrights and repairmen, and have experience, and then dig up a few experienced engineers at the Jiujiang Shipyard with high salaries, and then I will bring in some steel plates and machine propellers and so on, and we can try to build a few speedboats and river cargo ships by ourselves. ”

The brothers were overjoyed, and Lao Dao asked in surprise: "Ah, the harvest is so great, you won't be robbing with fire, right?" ”

An Yi glared at Lao Dao: "What are you talking about?" This is the assets of the enemy's Sun Chuanfang Division, which was confiscated by the General Headquarters of our Revolutionary Army, and then distributed to the welfare factory in the rear of our Reading Force.

If it is really a robbery, can we have the glorious title of model of the whole army? Had it not been for the intricacies of the forces behind the annihilation of another deeply hidden enemy, I would have ordered the brethren to raid his house, and if I had done so, I would have copied him at least a million in cash...... You don't believe it? Let me tell you, Lao Dao, this person is known as the richest man in Zhenjiang, and Sun Chuanfang has long smelled the same, this old thing is not ordinary rich, just two properties in Shanghai Tang and half of the shares of Changzhou Textile Factory are worth more than 5 million oceans, it's a pity! What a pity! If it weren't for the brotherly relationship between his father-in-law and our Principal Jiang, I would have slaughtered him a long time ago...... Lao Shen, it's just in time, let me introduce you...... Hey, what's wrong with you? You ......"

"Uncle Shi......"

Shen Fengdao, a tough guy recognized in the army, came to Lao Dao, knelt down with a "bang", and after shouting "Uncle Shi", tears burst out of his eyes, and he couldn't say a word on the ground anymore. He had already learned about Lao Dao's recent situation from An Yi and the brothers' usual conversations, and heard from the brothers of the communication company that the commanders who came from Nanjing left by car, and all the friendly generals and colonels also left completely, so he thought that Lao Dao had also followed Chen Lifu's convoy back to Nanjing, so he returned from Xiao Langzhong, who had been hiding all night, and planned to continue to follow An Yi to perform the duties of the chief of the guard, but he didn't expect to see Lao Dao's surprised gaze just after entering the door, and he could only come to Lao Dao and kneel respectfully.

Lao Dao had tears in his eyes, looked up to the sky and sighed, waved his hand weakly to let everyone retreat, slowly stood up and took two steps forward, bent down to help Shen Fengdao, who was silently choked with tears streaming down his face:

"O iniquity! Do evil...... Why are you so troubled......"

An Yi was taken aback when he heard this, glanced at the old way who wiped his tears, stepped back with interest, and gently closed the door and motioned for Xia Jian, Ding Zhicheng, Xiao Jiu and others to go away with him.

The brothers came to the front conference room and sat down with doubts, and Xia Jian asked An Yi in surprise: "Big brother, do you really know my uncle?" ”

"Isn't this nonsense? Didn't you see Lao Shen call him uncle when he knelt down just now? Ding Zhicheng glared at Xia Jian, and turned to An Yi, who also looked confused:

"Boss, it seems that you don't know the relationship between Lao Shen and Uncle Dao, right?"

An Yi sighed: "How do I know?" Do you know I'm still like this? His grandma's, what a fucking coincidence! Before saving Lao Shen from the guillotine, Lao Tzu and he knew all his life, listened to the tiger head's plea and I helped, beat the horse and ran to the execution ground outside Nanchang City, cheekily pleaded with Zhang Tianyi, an old classmate of the Second Army who built the guillotine, in a hurry, Lao Tzu opened his mouth for some reason, and lied that Lao Shen was my senior brother, my old classmate went to my home in Guangzhou when he was in Huangpu, and saw Lao Dao, and respected Lao Dao, I heard that it was my senior brother He didn't do his best? As a result, Lao Shen was quietly rescued and sent back to our old Nanchang Army to feed and be injured, Lao Ding, you should know about this matter! ”

Ding Zhicheng nodded, suddenly remembered Gu Changfeng, and hurriedly suggested in a low voice: "It's really hard for us to ask about this matter, why don't we send a telegram to Ji Nan and Hu Zi, and let the tiger head come from Jiangdu immediately, since the tiger head and Lao Shen are friends of the master, then they should also have something to do with Uncle Dao, right?" ”

An Yi nodded, and hurriedly called Zhang Cheng, the orderly on the side, and asked him to find Zhan Huanqi, and soon asked Zhan Huanqi to prepare a message and send it to Gu Changfeng, who led his troops to be stationed in Jiangdu.

(To be continued)