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Chapter 1209 The Struggle for Power

Under the situation of frequent civil strife and crisis, the generals of the various armies, who could not guarantee three meals a day, could only send telegrams one after another, expressing their obedience to the central leadership, listening to the announcement, and Gu Zhutong, director of the Xi'an camp, was also able to smoothly enter Xi'an and began to discuss the reorganization plan with the generals of the Northeast Army. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

An Yi, who returned to Nanjing to strengthen the work of the General Staff, no longer had to go to Xi'an to assist Gu Zhutong in his work.

Due to the large differences between the two sides of the negotiations, the various units of the Northeast Army were unwilling to transfer to the east before various conditions could not be met, and Chiang Kai-shek's attitude was very resolute in this regard, and Gu Zhutong carried out it effectively, forcing all the Northeast Army, which had experienced civil strife, to accept the plan of transferring the defense of southern Henan, northern Anhui, and northern Jiangsu respectively.

An Yi participated in the formulation of the plan, admired Chiang Kai-shek's strategy and strategy, and knew that the Northeast Army left the northwest and transferred to southern Henan, northern Anhui, and northern Jiangsu, which was only the first step in the whole plan.

This secret plan is: the reorganized Northeast Army is divided into six armies: the 50th Army, the commander Liu Duoquan, under the jurisdiction of Gao Pengyun's 105th Division and Zhao Yi's 109th Division; The 51st Army, commander Yu Xuezhong, under the jurisdiction of Zhou Guanglie's 113th Division and Mu Zhongheng's 114th Division; Wan Fulin's 53rd Army, stationed in North China, remained unchanged in terms of establishment and strength; The 57th Army, commander Miao Zhengliu, under the jurisdiction of Chang Enduo's 111th Division and Huo Shouyi's 112th Division; The 67th Army, commander Wu Keren, has jurisdiction over the 107th Division of Jin Kuibi and the 108th Division of Zhang Wenqing; All the cavalry of the Northeast Army formed a separate corps, with the commander He Zhuguo under the jurisdiction of three cavalry divisions.

The 106th Shen Ke Division, the 10th Cavalry Division, the 6th Huang Yongan Artillery Brigade, and the 8th Qiaofang Artillery Brigade, which took the initiative to leave the Northeast Army after the Xi'an soldiers' admonition, set up another door and drove to the wealthy areas of Jiangsu and Zhejiang to receive new equipment and supplements.

More than 6,000 people from the Ninth Artillery Brigade, the Armored Regiment and the Teaching Regiment were invested in the Hanzhong troops of the Anjia Army, and there was no disposal plan. The Ninth Artillery Brigade is a new brigade of the Northeast Army, but it is all new German equipment, under the jurisdiction of two artillery regiments, with 66 large and small caliber Buffos 75 guns and Krupp 125 cannons, the armored regiment has 47 wheeled armored assault vehicles and more than 70 transport trucks, it is Zhang Xueliang launched the Xi'an Incident before the key construction of the troops, but now it has fallen into the hands of An Yi, the calm down Northwest Army generals are all eyeing this piece of fat, have called Chiang Kai-shek, Gu Zhutong, asking to take back the Northeast Army stationed in Hanzhong, Even if the personnel don't want it, they have to send back artillery and armored vehicles.

Chiang Kai-shek was noncommittal about this request, and Gu Zhutong made it clear that he could not help, and privately said to the generals of the Northeast Army who rushed to Xi'an to ask him for help: Since the Northern Expedition, who has seen what An Yi has in his hands, and he will take the initiative to spit it out? Let's stop thinking about it!

In fact, no one guessed An Yi's thoughts, An Yi only valued the advanced artillery and armored vehicles in the hands of the Northeast Army, and simply looked down on the officers and soldiers of the Northeast who were constantly fighting, lacking training, and not having any faith.

Two days after An Yi returned to Nanjing, he received three consecutive secret reports from Yang Bin, who had officially assumed the post of director of the Hanzhong Xing Battalion, in which Yang Bin was deeply worried about the officers and men who had defected to Cheng with complicated backgrounds and loose work styles, and proposed that he must take the premise of ensuring the purity of the An Jia Army, and that he was not willing to turn the more than 6,000 Northeast Army troops who took the initiative to take refuge in them into the Hanzhong Garrison Force, and said that he would rather return to the headquarters in southern Sichuan to transfer a division of recruits to the eggs than the remnants of the Northeast Army, which had endless hidden dangers.

After careful consideration, An Yi agreed with Yang Bin's opinion, and secretly ordered Li Hansong to lead more than 80 officers who were secretly developing to rush to Nanjing immediately, and the remaining 6,000 officers and soldiers sorted out their equipment and prepared to be transferred east at any time.

On 14 February, Chiang Kai-shek, who had made careful and covert preparations, returned to Nanjing from Hangzhou and began a vigorous reorganization and adjustment of the central departments. At half past ten o'clock that night, An Yi, who was still in the compound of the Military Commission and was troubled by the reorganization and deployment of the whole army, received a telegram from the attendant's room, immediately put down his work and rushed to the rest house by car with his adjutant Shen Fengdao.

Chiang Kai-shek was in good spirits, and when he saw Soong Meiling introducing An Yi into the study, he whispered a few words to Ye Chuling, vice president of the Legislative Yuan, who was reporting on his work.

Ye Chuling quickly packed up the documents, said goodbye politely, stopped and smiled when she walked to An Yi's side, patted An Yi's arm affectionately, and then left quickly.

Song Meiling went to make a cup for An Yi herself, and when she saw Ye Chuling's intimate attitude, she was a little surprised and said, "Xiao Yi, Mr. Ye seems to like you very much." ”

"Really? It is estimated that it is because of his niece Ye Qing, Ye Qing's salary is paid by students. An Yi's words made Chiang Kai-shek and his wife laugh. Song Meiling laughed while lifting the kettle to make tea, her hand was burned when she picked up the teacup, and she continued to move towards the teacup after retracting her hand. Seeing this, An Yi hurriedly walked over, picked it up respectfully, and thanked him in a low voice.

Chiang Kai-shek motioned for An Yi to sit down beside him: "Tomorrow the Third Plenary Session of the Fifth Central Executive Committee of our Party will open, are you ready?" ”

An Yi sat down and put down the teacup, and replied in a low voice: "Ready, there is not much content in the military development part, and it should be submitted to the principal tomorrow morning." ”

"Very good, I am still very relieved of your writing and business level."

Chiang Kai-shek nodded with satisfaction, and suddenly turned the topic to Li Hansong: "At present, all departments of the Northeast Army are being transferred eastward in an orderly manner, and Gu Mosan's performance this time is very outstanding, both adhering to principles and flexibly handling them, which is indispensable!" Now the only thing left is the part of the Northeast Army left in Hanzhong, that Li Hansong is very good and can be reused, it's just that I don't know where to put him for a while, I want to hear your opinion. ”

Although An Yi already had a well-thought-out plan, he didn't expect Chiang Kai-shek to mention this matter as soon as he came back, and immediately realized that Chiang Kai-shek was very concerned about the dozens of new artillery pieces and dozens of armored vehicles.

Chiang Kai-shek was quite surprised and hesitated when he saw An Yi's expression, slowly put away his smile, and picked up the water glass, he wanted to see how An Yi dealt with this matter? Whether he is really unconditionally obedient to himself as a principal.

An Yi quickly calmed down: "Li Hansong is a loving official loyal to the party and the state, and his military level and overall situation are very good, and what is especially rare is that he has been engaged in confidential work in the Northeast Army, and he is very good in intelligence management and analysis." Again, strictly speaking, Li Hansong belongs to the direct leadership of the students, and he was a person in the fourth hall of the staff headquarters before the Great Wall Anti-Japanese War, so the students want to ask the principal to transfer him to the fourth hall to assist Zhao Rui's work, and after slowly becoming familiar with the business, he will be responsible for the intelligence leadership work in the northeast and north China. ”

Chiang Kai-shek thought for a moment and readily agreed: "Your arrangement is very proper, I agree, let him be Zhao Rui's assistant and be promoted to major general and deputy director." ”

"On behalf of Li Hansong, the student thanked the principal for cultivation!" An Yi respectfully stood up and thanked him.

"Sit down, sit down, we don't need to be polite between teachers and students."

Chiang Kai-shek was very satisfied with An Yi's performance, many generals and officers were not as strong as An Yi, and their ability was not as strong as An Yi, and they often deliberately or unintentionally put their old qualifications in front of him, the chairman of the committee, and there was no distinction between the upper and lower levels, but An Yi was different, and he was always respectful to him as a principal, even if he had an opinion, he would not forget the respect and inferiority of the elders and the young, and he did not have any arrogance in his achievements, and he always obeyed his words, which made Chiang Kai-shek particularly happy.

An Yi sat down as ordered, thought about it and still put forward his own opinion: "Principal, at present, all the armies of the Northeast Army are staring at the equipment of Li Hansong in Hanzhong. Again, this batch of equipment is limited, so they can't be divided equally between the six armies, right? Then there is no combat power at all, so the student thinks of a solution and implores the principal to review it. ”

Chiang Kai-shek's eyes lit up: "Say it, say whatever you want, in front of me, you An Yi don't need to have any scruples." ”

An Yi replied "yes", and then explained the plan he had repeatedly considered: "The most valuable thing that Li Hansong brought to Hanzhong was not the soldiers, but their weapons and equipment, which was well known in all aspects, and almost all the targets of the competition were equipment. Based on the current situation, the students believe that the most appropriate way is to transfer the armored regiment completely under the command of General Xu Yuexiang, so as to enrich the mechanized division that General Yuexiang is forming, and only by using it intensively can it obtain its due combat effectiveness.

"In the same way, the 66 new artillery pieces owned by the Ninth Artillery Brigade, which have just been bought back from Germany for half a year, should also be transferred to the artillery headquarters of our Central Army, and then an artillery brigade that meets the strategic and tactical requirements should be formed, which can be sent to various theaters of operations at any time as needed. As for the more than 6,000 soldiers, it is estimated that there are no weapons, and no one wants them, so they will simply be transferred to the Yang Jiuxiao Division of the 17th Army, anyway, nearly half of the men and horses under the command of General Yang Jiuxiao are former officers and soldiers of the Northeast Army, and after the education of the 'model battalion spirit', they have grown into the main force of our Central Army that is loyal to the party and the state and is brave and good at fighting. The students firmly believe that in the 17th Army, which has an iron will, inspired by the spirit of the first-class division and model battalion with glorious traditions, and with the concerted efforts of General Yang Jiuxiao and the first-class department of the 17th Army, these remnants will soon be able to cheer up and become the anti-Japanese vanguard stationed on the front line. ”

Chiang Kai-shek stared at An Yi's eyes silently, unable to tell whether he was happy or unhappy on his face, and did not say a word for a while.

"This ...... If the principal disagrees...... As if the students didn't say it, the students only looked forward to the principal. An Yi was a little uneasy in his heart, not knowing whether his generosity had caused Chiang Kai-shek to misunderstand, or whether Chiang Kai-shek had other ideas, and his own opinions disrupted Chiang Kai-shek's arrangement.

Chiang Kai-shek showed a pleased smile: "An Yi, you are my good student, after the Northern Expedition, the political situation and power changed frequently, the situation is unpredictable, many people have degenerated, forgotten their original oath, forgot the three righteous ideals of the former prime minister, forgot my Whampoa spirit, became selfish, disregarded the overall situation, one after another faith wavered, towards Qin and Chu *** degenerated, and you An Yi, has not changed, not only unchanged, but also better than anyone else...... Don't speak, I'm not complimenting you, I'm feeling! ”

Chiang Kai-shek sighed, stood up and paced slowly: "Your plan is very good, even better than I thought, and thorough!" First of all, the part of the Northeast Army in Hanzhong is at the disposal of the central government, and not a single soldier, soldier, gun, or artillery is distributed to the various departments of the Northeast Army, avoiding the disadvantages of favoritism and resentment, those generals of the Northeast Army are fighting, they are all wrestling in secret, I am afraid that no one will stop if they can't get them, as for the grievances, hum! What's the use of them complaining? Now that the overall situation has been decided, they can't help it at all. Second, the reorganization of all weapons and equipment into all units of our Central Army can greatly strengthen our army's strength, facilitate the better use of these advanced weapons, and bring into play greater effectiveness. I am quite surprised that you, a member of the Standing Committee of the Central Military Commission, who is responsible for the recruitment and distribution of new recruits throughout the army, are not vigorously recruiting new recruits in southern Sichuan, Yunnan, western Hunan, and western Hubei? Why not those few thousand? ”

An Yi stood up and said truthfully: "Soon after General Yang Bin arrived in Hanzhong, he sent a report to the students, saying that the composition of the officers and soldiers of the Northeast Army brought by Li Hansong was very complicated, and the officers were contaminated with serious warlord habits, the soldiers' military discipline was lax, the training level was extremely low, and there was no morale at all, which was very different from the combat strength of our Second Route Army. Therefore, General Yang Bin would rather have new recruits form a battalion garrison than keep these so-called veterans. The students deeply felt the same way, and would rather not have any of them, and only by sending such officers and soldiers to the front line and to the battlefield could they avoid many unnecessary troubles, and this was also the reason why the students suggested that these thousands of people be transferred to General Yang Jiuxiao's headquarters, so that these people could see the extremely vicious Japanese invaders outside the defense area every day and feel the threat to their lives, and I am afraid that they could completely cheer up. ”

"Good! You can say that again! Just do as you say. ”

Chiang Kai-shek turned to An Yi: "In addition, you are ready, after the meeting, return to the post of deputy chief of general staff, shoulder the heavy burden of military command of the whole army, and you will attend tomorrow's Central Committee meeting, I have personally named, you will be a member of the Central Executive Committee again." ”

An Yi hesitated for a moment: "I heard that Chairman Wang Zhaoming is back, and now he is still in Shanghai, and the student's executive committee qualification and military position at that time were won by Chairman Wang himself, and the student is worried about causing trouble to the principal, and he does not want to be so many ......officials."

"Nonsense!"

Chiang Kai-shek interrupted An Yi's words: "You can do whatever I ask you to do, what is there to scruple about?" What is the political situation and what the people's will is now, can't you An Yi see it? Wang Zhaoming has been back in Shanghai for many days, why don't he dare to go back to Nanjing? He's scared! Cowardly! A few days ago, he ran to Hangzhou to see me, twisted and twisted into a daughter's posture, and asked for his power back, but is this possible? Even if I agree, can the whole *** people agree? Can a large number of generals like you, who are loyal to the party-state, agree? It's good for me to be the vice president of the party, but if it weren't for stability and unity, hum......"