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Chapter 757: Winter in Beiping (1)

The winter in Beiping came very early this year, since the frost of the lunar calendar on October 23, the cold wind blowing vigorously in the morning and evening and the increasing temperature difference between day and night indicate that the ancient city of Beiping has entered the early winter season. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info By the beginning of winter on November 7, there are already many figures wrapped in cotton jackets on the street.

It has been ten days since An Yi arrived in Beiping, and in this not long or short ten days, the generals of the Northeast Army have been polite, defensive, and suspicious of An Yi, until now they are accepted and appreciated, the whole process seems to be simple and smooth, but in fact it is very difficult. But one thing is very clear, it can be seen from Chairman Jiang's two consecutive secret telegrams of encouragement that An Yi's efforts and achievements are far from being measured by money and reputation, not to mention that An Yi did not get any reputation and money from it, but he has won the recognition of the major marshal and most of the generals and colonels of the Northeast Army, and An Yi is already very comforted to be able to do this.

Near noon, Liu Qing came to An Yi with a secret telegram: "Commander, General Hu Zongnan called to thank you, and informed that the First Division had chased Xu's main force to Longdong, and was driving the Red Army into the northern Sichuan region in accordance with the secret order of the commission. ”

An Yi took off the wet towel covering his head, exhaled a long breath full of alcohol, and struggled to sit up by holding on to the edge of the bed:

"Ugh...... Wang Yizhe, this guy, can make me miserable, and the colonel and deputy director of the staff office, Li Hansong...... Dog's day, now Lao Tzu knows that the amount of alcohol in the Northeast is not blown...... Sizzle......"

Shen Fengdao handed An Yi a cup of sobering tea that he had concocted: "Then, drink well, Liu Qing will ask you about something, wash up and eat something after drinking, and deal with the business quickly, you have to come up with an idea." ”

An Yi took the teacup, raised his head and looked at Liu Qing rather sluggishly: "By the way, what did you say just now?" ”

Liu Qing shook his head and said with a smile: "General Hu Zongnan called to thank you and told the commander that he had driven Xu Qianqian to southern Shaanxi and continued to drive him to the north of Sichuan. The telegram was quite long, and there were several days of the battle process of the 1st Division and the two divisions of the friendly neighbors, but the main meaning was this...... Otherwise, the commander will take a look at the message. ”

"If you don't look at it, your head will explode......"

An Yi drank a large cup of decanting tea with a slightly bitter taste, handed the empty cup to Shen Fengdao, suddenly came to his senses, and turned to Liu Qing: "Wait! Why did Lao Hu thank me? We haven't been in touch for more than half a month, what does he thank me? ”

Liu Qing looked at Shen Fengdao who was crying and laughing in surprise, frowned slightly, turned to An Yi and asked with some confusion: "Commander, don't you remember?" ”

"What do I remember? You just say it, spit, be careful I beat you! An Yi glared at Liu Qing impatiently.

Liu Qing smiled helplessly: "At ten forty o'clock the night before yesterday, let's return here from the banquet held by Senior Zhang, you were still very sober at that time, and you received a telegram from Staff Officer Li and immediately gave instructions, asking your subordinates to call back General Hu Zongnan, who asked for advice from the commander, and the original words were 'Won't the problem be solved if you can't withdraw the troops if you can't attack hard', and your subordinates thought about it and called General Hu back in the name of the commander, only the words 'retreat is advance'.

From today's secret telegram sent by General Hu, he fully understood the commander's intentions, Xu saw the main force after the front cut off the first division suddenly retreated, it is estimated that there is a big conspiracy, so he quickly gave up the strategic Yunxi Manchuan Guanxi fled, General Hu did not spend a soldier to occupy the dangerous pass, and then led the first division to catch up, in one fell swoop to defeat the main force of the communist army that fled in a hurry, and adhering to the will of the commission, together with the adjacent friendly forces to drive Xu to the front of northern Sichuan. When General Hu received a telegram commendation from the commission, he immediately called the commander to thank him for his clever plan. ”

"Oh my God...... I don't want Lao Hu to chase Xu Xiangqian and his brother again, and they will be forgiving, and everyone will meet in the future, it is estimated that he is talking nonsense in a daze, which means that Lao Hu is not willing to attack the tough words, so he simply withdraws the team and waits for changes, what is my business? I didn't expect you guy to understand it wrongly, Lao Hu's grandson actually understood it so much, and hit it crookedly......" An Yi hugged his head and groaned in pain.

Shen Fengdao and Liu Qing looked at each other in shock, and they couldn't speak for a long time.

Two hours later, after drinking three bowls of porridge and bathing and changing clothes, An Yi sat on the chair of the Taishi in the side hall again, flipped through a thick pile of documents, shook his head and said something in his mouth, Zhao Rui, Zhan Dao, Liu Qing and others next to him wanted to laugh when they saw An Yi's funny appearance but didn't dare to laugh, and a few staff officers sitting around didn't dare to be presumptuous, but they heard An Yi rarely sing in Peking Opera and hum the content of the report comfortably, which sounded awkward and weird, but it was actually subdued and frustrated, very smooth, and every brother was happy but endured very hard.

"Commander, Lieutenant Colonel Lu Zhengcao, the confidential adjutant of the Shuaifu, reported that two old friends had asked to meet the commander in person, and asked if the commander would like to see him. The subordinates who came are also familiar, one is Mr. Wang Chengjun, and the other is Miss Nalan. Lin Yaodong, the chief of the guard, came to An Yi to report.

An Yi was slightly taken aback, and his eyes involuntarily looked at the two newspapers on the edge of the desk: "Ta Kung Pao" and "Jinghua Daily", speculating in his heart about the intention of the two.

On the morning of 5 June, Chiang Kai-shek received a telegram from the young marshal clearly stating that he would obey the leadership of the Central Military Commission and the command of Chairman Chiang. At 3 p.m. on the same day, the central government and the Central Military Commission jointly issued a circular in Nanjing, saying that the central delegation would be formed within a week and go to Beiping to hold a meeting with the local government of Beiping and the commanders of the garrisons to reorganize the military and government in Beiping and maintain the tranquility and people's livelihood in North China.

In answering a reporter's question, Cao Haosen, vice minister of the Ministry of Military Affairs, made it very clear for the first time that the Central Military Commission and Chairman Chiang had appointed General An Yi as a special commissioner to lead a special group to conduct a "routine" inspection and condolence visit to the garrisons in various provinces in North China and Beiping.

As soon as the news was announced, the audience exclaimed, and everyone knew that An Yi, who did not appear at the award ceremony at the end of last month, had quietly gone to Beiping.

Chinese and foreign reporters asked Cao Haosen in a loud voice: When did General An Yi go north, where is he now, and what mission he shoulders, Cao Haosen of the old rivers and lakes has a deep essence of thick black philosophy, and even read out with a smile on his face and very sincerely read out how the current suppression of the Communist Party is progressing, and several important battles were said through his mouth, which immediately distracted the attention of the reporters in the room, although many reporters kept asking questions about An Yi, but Cao Haosen seemed to suddenly suffer from random deafness. continued to talk about the great cause and great significance of the invasion and suppression, and after talking for more than 20 minutes, he stopped unsatisfied, and when the reporters wanted to ask about An Yi again, the host had already come to the front desk and solemnly announced the end of the meeting.

After Cao Haosen cordially waved goodbye politely, he walked off the field, which made a group of Chinese and foreign reporters annoyed, but they were helpless, but it also made many reporters decide to rush to Beiping immediately, waiting for an opportunity to interview An Yi, and figure out the significance of his trip to the north.

Through the two major news that the Nanjing Central Government and the Central Military Commission jointly sent a delegation, and that An Yi had been appointed as a special commissioner of the Central Military Commission, everyone had a premonition that a major event was about to take place in North China.

The next day, almost all Chinese newspapers carried these two important news, and reporters from many newspapers in the Beijing-Tianjin area almost poured out of their nests to inquire about An Yi's whereabouts, flocked to the external liaison office of Marshal Zhang Xueliang's mansion, and asked about the attitude of the Northeast Army toward the two major resolutions of the central authorities, and asked whether General An Yi had already met with the major marshal.

After several days of consultations with An Yi, the honest young marshal was already in mind at this time, and gave a very frank affirmative answer, and bluntly said that he had already held a meeting with General An Yi and had a full and in-depth discussion on the military and political issues in North China, but he did not positively confirm that An Yi and his entourage lived in the Xiyuan of his marshal's mansion.

In this way, the people of the entire Beiping and North China provinces knew that An Yi had arrived and lived in the city of Beiping, and they reported and discussed the situation and future in North China.

At this time, An Yi was surprised when he heard the news of Wang Chengjun and Nalan Piaoxue's visit, not because his whereabouts had been made public, but because he was secretly speculating about the relationship between the Beiping ** organization and the young marshal.

After pondering for a while, An Yi decided to meet with the two, instructed the attendant to prepare tea and snacks and send them to the small pavilion in the courtyard, walked to the door by himself, sorted out his appearance in front of the elegant dressing mirror of one person, and slowly walked towards the courtyard door with a smile on his face.

Before An Yi arrived, he saw Wang Chengjun, who was wearing a gray-blue robe and a white knitted scarf around his neck, from a distance, thanking the lieutenant colonel adjutant who led him. The two saw the lieutenant colonel's adjutant suddenly salute the courtyard gate with his legs together, and immediately looked over with the adjutant's respectful eyes, and when they saw An Yi, who was personable and smiling, they couldn't help but cheer in a low voice.

"Haha...... Brother Wang's hands are getting more and more energetic, after a long time, Brother Wang's demeanor is still the same, congratulations! An Yi said haha to Wang Chengjun, who was quite excited and holding his palm tightly, and then turned to Nalan Piaoxue and smiled even brighter: "Nalan, why are you pouting?" Are you still mad at me? Haha, it was at the critical juncture of the Songhu Anti-Japanese War, and I couldn't send you well, don't be surprised, come and come, please, drink a cup of tea and talk slowly. ”

An Yi turned to Lu Zhengcao and politely asked if he would like to sit together? Lu Zhengcao politely replied that he was on duty, please forgive him, then saluted, and turned around to leave with standard steps.

An Yi didn't know who Lu Zhengcao was at all, he only knew that he was a young school officer who was quite important to the young marshal, and he belonged to the same confidential department as Li Hansong, so he didn't pay much attention to it, and after returning the salute, he politely led Wang Chengjun and Nalan to the small pavilion in the garden.

"Sit down and have a cup of tea, this is a good tea I brought from southern Sichuan, although it is not famous, it is real, and it is not much inferior to those famous teas...... Eat a little bit, this is the pine nuts sent by the young marshal, produced in the authentic quality of Baishan and Heishui, the particles are full, crispy and delicious, and the mouth is still full of fragrance after eating for a long time, the young marshal sees that I like it and sends someone to send it every day, I am embarrassed, hehe...... "An Yi greeted the two old friends warmly.

Wang Chengjun didn't move, and looked at An Yi with emotion and gratitude: "General Gaoyi, Chengjun always remembers it!" ”

"We're old friends, don't say these unfamiliar things...... Nuo Nuo, it's polite again, I'm not welcome to do this again, it's really a university professor, not an ordinary sour rot, you look at Nalan, it's much more natural than you! ”

An Yi turned to Nalan Piaoxue, whose pretty face was blushing, and a strange brilliance flashed in his starry eyes: "Nalan, you seem to have lost a lot of weight, this is not good, it's better to be fat, it's not good to survive the winter on this cold day!" ”

Nalan pretended to be angry, pointed at An Yi and scolded with a smile: "What are you talking about? Think of me as black blind, huh? After becoming an important member of the central government, he is still like this, and he is not afraid that it will damage his prestige if it is spread out? ”

Wang Chengjun and An Yi laughed in unison, and after a while, Wang Chengjun sighed: "As soon as the general came, the whole Beiping was boiling, and there were rumors on the streets that he was going to fight with the Japanese, and the students in the school were excited, and they all wanted to serve the motherland in the army, all of them were full of confidence and ambition, and many outstanding students wanted to join General An's command, if the general ascended to the top and shouted, I am afraid that tens of thousands of young people would follow in one day!" ”

An Yi waved his hand humbly: "Brother Wang thinks too highly of the younger brother!" The younger brother is not here for any important military affairs, but for routine military inspections, and wars...... By the way, Nalan, what about Qianping? Is she in Peking? ”

Nalan Piaoxue's hand suddenly stopped on top of the saucer, and then his face was full of sadness, tears welled up in his eyes, and between his trembling fingers, the yellow-orange-orange pine nut fell into the saucer, making a crisp sound.

Wang Chengjun lowered his head, but didn't dare to look at An Yi, who was full of astonishment: "Qianping, she ...... Not long after he returned, he passed away due to illness......"

The lid of the teacup in An Yi's hand shook a few times, his eyes swept over the faces of Wang Chengjun and Nalan Piaoxue in disbelief, slowly put down the cup, and asked very sadly: "Did you die of illness in Beiping?" ”

Wang Chengjun nodded, then shook his head, sighed, and slowly stretched out his hands to hold the teacup and drink it silently.

An Yi couldn't help sighing, and after a while, he turned to the tearful Nalan Piaoxue: "Nalan, people have good and bad luck, don't be too sad." In this way, in the past two days, I will take some time to pay tribute to Qianping's tomb together, so as to mourn! ”

Nalan Piaoxue raised her tearful face: "I'm sorry, I don't know where Qianping is buried...... After she was rescued by you, she insisted on returning to Shanghai despite her injuries and illness, and reported to the organization, saying that she had not been able to complete the tasks assigned by the organization, and asked for punishment...... Unexpectedly, she was such a good person, so honest and loyal, but she was suspected of being an apostate, and she was expelled from the party after several months of censorship...... But a few days later, she suddenly disappeared, I searched everywhere and inquired, and finally learned from Chengjun that Qianping was once again censored by the Northern Bureau, and after being called away on the fourth night of returning to Beiping, she never came back......"

An Yi's eyes were red and his teeth were clenched, and he slowly stood up and stared at Wang Chengjun's eyes: "Brother Wang, if you still treat me as a friend, tell me the truth of the matter." ”

Wang Chengjun hung his head weakly: "General, I'm sorry...... I couldn't take care of Qianping, I'm so sad...... Please forgive Chengjun for not being able to meet the general's requirements, because the state has national laws and the party has party discipline, Chengjun can't break his oath, so he can only tell the general that Qianping is ...... She really died, she died of illness, and no one abused her......"

An Yi laughed angrily: "Okay, good...... Someone-"

"Here!"

"Sending off!"

"Yes!"