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Chapter 409: Pacification and Expectation

On the morning of the next day, Commander-in-Chief Chiang led hundreds of military and political dignitaries, escorted by more than 300 guards, to cross the Yangtze River to the Liuhe Camp and began to review and inspect Ye Kaixin's department. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info

The An Yi Independent Division, which was also in a large battalion, left only the first and second battalions of the teaching regiment and the special service battalion, and the rest of the units left the barracks early in the morning for field training, and the artillery regiment, which was the most well-equipped in the whole army and had an engineer company, an automobile company, and an infantry battalion, also went out before dawn to pull out 30 new Bufus guns for live-fire training with 30 Mercedes-Benz towing trucks.

After the inspection, Commander-in-Chief Jiang boarded the temporary review stand to inspect the troops, and once again delivered a speech to more than 10,000 officers and soldiers, with many words of encouragement and great trust, which made Ye Kaixin and his 11,000 officers and soldiers grateful.

This division of the 44 th Army was given the official name of the 52 nd Division of the National Revolutionary Army by the Central Military Commission in accordance with the actual situation because its number did not reach the army level, and this Northern Expedition was ordered to stay in Liuhe to take charge of the defense of the north bank of Nanjing, and Lieutenant General Ye Kaixin was successfully appointed as a member of the Central Military Commission.

Commander-in-Chief Chiang finally loudly announced: General Ye Kaixin will participate in the upcoming Northern Expedition with the Group Army Headquarters, and serve as the deputy commander and chief of staff of the Third Army Corps of the Group Army, and assist the commander of the corps, General He Yaozu, in commanding the battle; Major General Zou Zhenpeng was appointed as deputy division commander as acting commander of the 52nd Division, and Major General Jiang Hoou was appointed deputy division commander and chief of staff of the 52nd Division.

After the ceremony, the commanders of various departments lingered in the picturesque and neat barracks, some of them formed groups to observe the continuing training of the officers and men of the 52 nd Division, and some of them swam in groups of three or five between the green willows and the clear water.

An Yi, who was chatting and laughing with Chen Cheng, Cai Zhonghu, Yu Jishi, He Jinhan and others, suddenly received a notice from the commander-in-chief's guards, asking him to rush to Fengchi's side immediately to answer the principal's inquiry.

Chen Cheng looked at An Yi's distant back, and said in a low voice: "The 52nd Division and the Independent Division have benefited a lot from being stationed together, and they have received preferential treatment from the principal, all equipped with new military uniforms and steel helmets. The officers and men of the 52nd Division must have received great help from An Yi's division, otherwise it would not have been possible to have today's excellent performance. ”

"Xiao Yi is definitely righteous enough, this is recognized, but he has never looked at Chief He Jingzhi today, from the time we entered the camp to the end of the ceremony just now, this guy only saluted the principal and a few bosses in the headquarters, but turned a blind eye to Chief He, interesting! It seems that it will be difficult for Chief He to gain the respect of Xiao Yi and the soldiers of the Independent Division anymore. He Jinhan said thoughtfully.

Cai Zhongwat nodded appreciatively: "I appreciate Xiao Yi's personality, real, clear grievances, he is a brother, he can take out his heart for you, and if he is an enemy, he will never compromise...... Just think back to the iron-blooded killing all the way after he was surrounded by his lone army, and the toughness of being surrounded by tens of thousands of people in the Xiaguan camp that day, it was too unfortunate to be his enemy! ”

Chen Cheng smiled slightly: "Did the principal call him to make peace with He Jingzhi?" ”

"It shouldn't be, at this moment, Chief He and several staff officers of the headquarters are watching with relish from the edge of the training ground of the 52nd Division's engineer battalion."

Yu Jishi pointed his finger and said in a low voice, "Do you see it?" At the training ground in the northeast corner, Chief He was taking over the large wire cutter in the hands of a soldier, and seemed to be asking something about the barbed wire fence on the side, and it is estimated that he also likes the special equipment produced by Senior Brother An's factory, and many of the new equipment for engineers and special equipment for engineers were only seen some time ago, and the officers and soldiers responded that they were easy to use after using them, and the efficiency was greatly increased. I heard that these are all designed by Senior Brother An himself, and this guy's head really doesn't know how it grows. ”

After a while, everyone looked at the northeast corner of the training ground, watching with interest He Yingqin's serious attitude and the observation team of a battalion enlisted students brought by Zhang Zhizhong, the director of education of the military academy.

Cai Zhonghu's engineer battalion directly under the artillery brigade had all been replaced with the same equipment as the engineer battalion of An Yi's division a week ago, and he was the most familiar with the performance and use of various tools among the people, so he was very enthusiastic to explain to everyone in detail.

Chiang Kai-shek whispered praise to An Yi for his efforts to raise funds for disaster relief as he walked along the quiet path by the clear water in the south of the barracks, especially for his behavior and consciousness in reporting to the Central Party Department in advance, enabling the Central Party Department and the government to respond quickly and calmly, and thus mastering the initiative to establish a lofty image. An Yi humbly thought that he had not done enough, and said that if it were not for the imminent military affairs of the Northern Expedition, he would definitely invest more energy and time in disaster relief.

Chiang Kai-shek looked ahead with satisfaction, in a calm mood and in good spirits: "There is something I want to criticize you, you have embarrassed Senior He Jingzhi today, although everyone does not say it, it does not mean that you have not seen it." As a subordinate, you should be more considerate of the hardships of the peak, although he led the troops to surround you that day, pointing a gun at you, but after all, things did not develop to the point of being out of control, he also confessed to me that he was wrong, he was used at the beginning, and now he regrets it, therefore, I hope you will be more open-minded, the same is my Whampoa family, dear and sincere school motto have you forgotten? ”

"The principal's admonition to the students did not dare to forget it for a day, but the scene at that time was indeed very painful and desperate, the battalion of wounded soldiers, as long as they could walk, regardless of the open wounds, one by one staggered and angrily walked to the muzzle, the heart-rending pain, the students really could not forget."

An Yi replied sadly, and wanted to ask the principal, why don't you find the Huangpu comrades who are leading the army to chase down Wang Erzhuo and ** these brothers on the front line of Guangdong and Jiangxi to talk about your love and sincerity?

Chiang Kai-shek sighed: "I have also heard about it, and I was very sad when I heard the news, but for the same revolutionary goal and for the great cause of the unification of China by the Three People's Principles, what is this pain?"

Since the Northern Expedition, you have been conscientious and courageous, and you have been seriously injured several times and still struggled, and the model battalion spirit you created has become an indispensable part of our Huangpu spirit, and a series of achievements established by you and your soldiers have been praised and remembered by our party, our army, and the revolutionary masses throughout the country!

Your influence among the military and the people, and even among the enemy, is getting bigger and bigger, especially this time your charitable act of donating more than 1 million yuan for disaster relief, which has spread all over the country, and your name has been remembered by the people of the whole country, and even the newspapers under the Beijing government of our enemy have to praise our Nanjing government, and praise you An Yi, your Jiangnan Group, and the people from all walks of life in the Yangtze River Valley.

You, Hu Zongnan, Yu Jishi, He Jinhan, Zeng Kuoqing, Kang Ze, and Yin Jinan are all excellent students of mine, and I have to put more burdens on your shoulders, so you have to set an example in all aspects, understand...... Do you understand? ”

"Yes!" An Yi replied in a low voice.

Chiang Kai-shek nodded with satisfaction and continued to stroll: "This time I appointed you as the chief of staff of the former enemy command. Second, your independent division is the best and feared division of our army, and it must be directly subordinate to the command of the former enemy in order to play a greater role; After the completion of the Northern Expedition, I will not only give you heavy responsibilities, but also want you to become a chief instructor at a military academy and pass on your rich military knowledge, valuable combat experience, and the spirit of a model battalion to your junior disciples. ”

"I am grateful to the principal for cultivating and dying for the great cause of the party and the state!" An Yi said in a deep voice.

Chiang Kai-shek was very pleased: "Hmm...... Your mentor, General Zhang Wenbai, cared for you very much, saying that your two speeches and two classes at the Central Military Academy were of a very high level, and that you were highly respected and welcomed by the teachers and students. ”

An Yi replied humbly and solemnly: "The teacher's kindness is like the sea, and the students are heartfelt!" If it weren't for the principal's earnest teachings and support, without the education and edification of Huangpu, without the care and guidance of Master Zhang, without the practice of the Northern Expedition and the opportunities given by the superiors, the students would probably still be driving a broken car in Guangzhou City to help people repair sewing machines, and they would probably have been scorched by a fire by General Zhang Xianghua and them in the disaster at the end of last year. ”

Chiang Kai-shek couldn't help laughing, and the entourage and generals behind him looked at him in surprise, and they didn't know why Principal Chiang got along so happily with An Yi every time.

Chiang Kai-shek covered his mouth and coughed lightly: "You can always make me feel relaxed and happy, your wife mentioned to me several times to invite you to the house, but I was too busy to arrange it." In addition, after you disarmed and returned to the field, I gave you one million, and you actually used all of them to rebuild the independent division, and also secretly provided a large number of instructors and materials to the 44th Army in northern Hunan Province, which relieved a lot of pressure on our army.

Today is the end of the month, and on the 5th of next month, I will attend your Northern Expedition oath and memorial ceremony, and after I am done, I will go to Xuzhou to inspect the overall preparations, you go with me, and your independent division will also rush to Xuzhou before the morning of the 7th for further review.

According to the proposal of the Political Training Department of the General Headquarters and unanimously approved by all the members of the Central Military Commission in Ningbo, you will be awarded the honor of 'Iron and Steel Hero', and I will personally present the flag to you at that time. I heard that the flags of your model battalion and each regiment are full of smoke and holes, so I specially instructed the Political Training Department to make a whole set of new ones, and keep the old ones as souvenirs. ”

An Yi stopped, his face flushed, and he couldn't speak for a long time - what he cared about most was not money but honor, and the efforts of himself and tens of millions of soldiers to pay blood and lives were finally recognized.

Seeing An Yi so excited, Chiang Kai-shek also stopped and smiled, patted An Yi's arm lovingly, walked back together, came to the wide playground and glanced around again, and went to the special dock for the army to return to Nanjing City surrounded by hundreds of generals and guards.

Seeing off Chiang Kai-shek and his entourage, An Yi took a small boat to Bagua Island, came to the cemetery that had been completed and was being finally cleaned, stood under the monument up to 15 meters high, silently reciting the names of the sacrificed brothers on the granite pedestal, his face was full of longing and vicissitudes.