The general's temple is heavily guarded all around, and there are two squad guards of Liu Zhi and Xu Tingyao standing behind the courtyard at the gate, and under the high platform in front of the temple gate is a guard platoon led by Wu Liheng, deputy of the supplementary regiment guard company, and all of them are under the guard of the elite soldiers with loaded guns and ammunition within 50 meters of the general's temple.

The north end of the six-meter-long, two-meter-wide long table in the middle of the hall is covered with a dark green military blanket, and a military map of one meter and two long and one meter wide is unfolded on the military carpet.

Liu Zhi and Xu Tingyao read the manuscript of Yang Bin's letter to Gao Zhihua, the commander of the 37th Regiment of the Jiangxi Army stationed in Jinxian County, and then read Gao Zhihua's reply word by word, and were pleasantly surprised and excited.

The two negotiated in a low voice for a moment, and Liu Zhi solemnly explained that he would urgently report to the General Headquarters tonight, so that the headquarters could grasp the overall situation and make overall arrangements.

Under Liu Zhi's signal, Xu Tingyao stood up and whispered: "Everyone, I will work with you on behalf of the division headquarters to formulate the corresponding plan, as well as a series of action plans and contingency plans, therefore, today's meeting is really the top secret of our army, I hope you will strictly keep the secret, remember the military law, and if it is leaked, it will be severely punished!" ”

Everyone immediately stood up and shouted in unison, Xu Tingyao motioned for everyone to sit down, picked up a pencil and pointed to the map to explain in detail:

"At present, the "Plan for Purging Jiangxi" formulated by the General Headquarters has been completed, and a comprehensive military mobilization will be launched soon, and the Fourth Army of Zhang Fakui's Division, which is coming to the aid of Wuhan and galloping into Jiangxi, will cooperate with the Seventh Army of Li Zongren's Division, and the Second Division of Reading Li He Yaozu will be the reserve force to form our left wing corps to clear the enemy in De'an, Tujiabu, Ruichang, and Jiujiang in northern Jiangxi, and the commander-in-chief of the corps is General Li Zongren.

The right wing corps is composed of the Third Army of Zhu Peide's Department and the Second Army of Lu Diping's Division, and the 46th Regiment of the Fifth Army is the reserve, with General Zhu Peide as the commander-in-chief of the corps, divided into two columns on the left and right, the left column attacks the southern section of Nanxun Road from Wanshou Palace to Jiaoqiao and Niuhang Station, and then encircles Nanchang from north to south; The right column surrounded Nanchang from south to north from the Zhangshu and Fengcheng lines, and the other army and the new 14th Army of General Lai Shihuang captured Fuzhou.

The Central Army Corps was the Sixth Army of Cheng Qian's Division, the 1st and 2nd Divisions of our First Army, advancing eastward from Anyi, Fengxin, and Gao'an, aiming at Lehua and Xinjian in the west and north of Nanchang City, advancing from west to east to force Nanchang, and timely bypassing the open east line of the city from the north of Nanchang City, and then pursuing the fleeing enemy.

Therefore, at this time, the uprising of General Gao Zhihua, the defender of Jinxian County, just cut off the retreat of the enemy to flee to southern Zhejiang. ”

Only then did everyone understand the reason why Liu Zhi and Xu Tingyao were so solemn, in this huge plan, the position of Jinxian County was exactly at the last blocking point of encircling three and one to let the defenders of Nanchang break and flee, so that the only land retreat of tens of thousands of defenders in Nanchang was completely blocked, and the various units of the revolutionary army that were pressed by the troops would be able to avoid the tragic siege battle, and the Central Army Corps could minimize casualties and gather as many troops as possible to divide and annihilate the enemy on the road where the defenders were forced to withdraw from Nanchang.

Xu Tingyao continued to explain: "Therefore, General Gao Zhihua's uprising will ensure that our army can smoothly block the retreat of the enemy in Nanchang. In view of this, we must get in touch with General Gao Zhihua before the campaign is launched, strengthen his position, and urge him to lead his troops to deploy the line from the southwest to the north of Jinxian to build a strong blocking line...... How to obtain this guarantee is a difficult problem that we urgently need to face, and if we cannot guarantee or even allow the enemy to take this opportunity to fight back, our troops will suffer heavy losses and will not be able to achieve the final goal of the purging campaign. ”

"Got it......"

Yang Bin nodded and asked: "Chief of Staff, Division, according to his subordinates' understanding of Gao Zhihua and the analysis from his reply, his determination to join the revolution is very resolute. The subordinates requested that before the campaign was launched, they should lead a platoon of elites to rush to the defense area of the friendly army's second army, and when the general attack began, they would immediately rush to Jinxian as quickly as possible to assist Gao Zhihua in raising the banner of the uprising and commanding the deployment, which was more guaranteed. However, his subordinates need to bring the documents of the General Headquarters of the Revolutionary Army and other relevant appointment certificates to Jinxian to strengthen Gao Zhihua's determination to join the revolution. ”

Xu Tingyao smiled and nodded: "This suggestion is very good, and it is also an important part of our consideration." According to the regulations of the headquarters of our Northern Expeditionary Army, General Gao Zhihua can be promoted to major general by this miraculous feat, and the more than 2,200 soldiers under his command can be expanded into a reading division, so you can completely bring the letter of appointment signed by Commander-in-Chief Chiang to read it, but you still need to be prepared for the worst. However, there is also something unsatisfactory about this matter, that is, once the matter is accomplished, our Second Division can only make a fuss about pursuing and destroying and dividing and encircling the fleeing enemy, otherwise it will not be able to expand and strengthen our strength through capture and capture. ”

Everyone looked at each other and smiled, now it is an open secret that the various ministries have taken prisoners and captured self-fattening, Liu Zhi saw the thoughtful expression on An Yi's face, glanced at each other with Xu Tingyao, and asked with a smile: "Xiao Yi, do you have any good suggestions?" ”

An Yi smiled: "I can't talk about good advice, this matter is too important, I can't afford to be negligent on the part of the division seat and the chief of staff, and I can't expect the head of the headquarters to have no scruples, my subordinates thought about it again and again, and felt that there was a plan that could reassure all parties, but it was just ...... Hey! I didn't want to be mature, hehe......"

"Humph! You kid sells off again, be careful that Lao Tzu is not polite to you. ”

Xu Tingyao saw An Yi's stumbling appearance, and understood that this scheming guy must have thought of a solution, Xu Tingyao and Liu Zhi both knew that An Yi still needed to be studied and exercised in the general strategic direction, but in terms of tactics and local battles, few people in the Second Division could compare to this kid's brain, and the battles that were more beautiful than one after the other since the Northern Expedition were the best proof.

An Yi put away his smile and suggested solemnly: "The methods of the subordinates are almost the same as those of Staff Officer Yang, but with some materials. First of all, according to the plan of Staff Officer Yang, Staff Officer Yang Bin, Battalion Commander Lu Mingdi, and Guard Company Commander Gu Changfeng led a platoon of 35 brothers of our guard company to act according to the plan, and then Major Xia Jian of our regiment and Wu Liheng, deputy of the guard company, led a total of 142 well-equipped brothers from the second, third, fourth, and sixth platoons of our guard company to follow closely. Hu Jialin, deputy of our regiment, led three infantry companies to rush forward and fight side by side, so that it would be safe. As for the problem of concealing his whereabouts, it is very simple, just say hello to a few bosses of the Second Army in advance. ”

Liu Zhi and Xu Tingyao nodded at the same time, An Yi's strategy was very perfect, and both of them saw the mystery from An Yi's arrangement steps, that is, with An Yi's ability to be an extremely powerful elite company, even if Gao Zhihua wanted to regret it at that time, he would not be able to annoy these hundreds of killing gods, I am afraid that Gao Zhihua's head would not be able to stay on his neck. As long as Yang Bin can be the first to enter, all problems can be solved, but no one will pick this layer clearly. Secondly, Baitu Town in the northeast of the Second Army Defense Area is just connected to the defense area of Jinxian defending the enemy, and the distance between them is only thirty-five kilometers, with the rapid marching speed of the model battalion, it only takes five hours to reach Jinxian County, once the second batch of elites enters, there is no need to worry about the variables that exist, not to mention that there are two companies led by the fierce general Hu Zi to follow closely, even if Gao Zhihua repents or surrenders, he will be coerced by Gu Laoer and Yang Bin, who kill people without blinking, as well as the internal and external attacks of Hu Zi and Xia Jian. With the superior firepower and combat effectiveness of the model battalion, there is no need to worry about this at all, and the main forces of the 2nd Division only need to pursue and attack the fleeing enemy as planned.

After a little discussion, Liu Zhi and Xu Tingyao stood up and offered to leave, both of them hoped to report to Commander-in-Chief Jiang as soon as possible, which was not only a great achievement for the second division and the two of them, but also an indelible contribution to the entire purge campaign, so how could the two of them have the heart to have another dinner?

An Yi didn't let the two of them leave, but happily asked the two to sit down: "Division, chief of staff, please sit for a while, subordinates still have important things to report." ”

"Oh? Xiao Yi, what else do you have to do? The good-natured Liu Zhi sat down slowly, and Xu Tingyao could only sit down, shaking his head and looking at An Yi with a smile, to see what other ghosts this guy was.

An Yi said solemnly: "According to the relevant laws and regulations formulated by our army in the early days of the Northern Expedition, those who surrender to or belong to the armed forces of the revolutionary army, with a number of more than 500 people, will be awarded the rank of lieutenant colonel and battalion commander of the advocate or commander, or the post of equivalent treatment. ”

"Of course it works! How? Someone came to your ministry? Liu Zhi asked in surprise.

An Yi nodded: "Exactly, under the hard work of Captain Gu Changfeng, the commander of the guard company of our regiment, persuaded 860 local armed forces in Yifeng and Tonggu areas to defect to the supplementary regiment of the second division of our National Revolutionary Army. ”

Liu Zhi and Xu Tingyao were taken aback, both of them knew what An Yi's so-called 860-person "local armed forces" meant, as long as they thought about the strong combat effectiveness and cohesion of the guard company and the two combat companies of the model battalion, they knew what kind of team it would be after a short period of training, and which leader did not want to have such an elite army?

Xu Tingyao and Liu Zhi nodded to each other, and immediately made it clear: "If the situation is true, we completely agree." Originally, Captain Gu Changfeng should have been rewarded for being promoted to the rank of major according to his merits in the last battle of blocking and counter-charge, but this bastard dared to be unscrupulous and undisciplined in front of the commander-in-chief and deputy general Bai and other more than ten headquarters generals and generals of the second army, and wanted to draw a knife and chop the military doctor who treated you without saying a word, so that the very talented young military doctor quit the next day, and returned to Changsha General Hospital with hatred and fear. But he was not given the reward he deserved. This matter has faded away and there is no need to mention it again, at this critical moment on the eve of the war, if Gu Changfeng can make such an achievement, the division headquarters will definitely reward him in accordance with the relevant regulations, but it must wait for all these eight hundred and sixty people to arrive before making a decision. ”

An Yile stood up with his crutches in a hurry: "Division, chief of staff, please go to the high platform in front of the door, and look at the river seventy meters to the east, and you will see these eight hundred and sixty people." It's dinner time, and they're supposed to be back from training, and dinner is going on at the moment. ”

Liu Zhi and Xu Tingyao hurriedly followed a group of proud supplementary regiment officers out of the main hall, came to the high platform and looked eastward, only to see more than 800 strong men who had not cut their hair short gathered by the river, the voices of people were boiling, eating, laundry, and there were more than 100 naked men in the cold river water who were shouting and taking a bath and fighting water fights, Gu Laoer, who was dressed all over, squatted on the big stone by the river, smoking and chatting with a few fierce men, and laughed unbridled from time to time, seeing Liu Zhi and Xu Tingyao looking at each other, and frequently sighed.

"Tiger Head, come here—" An Yi shouted.

Gu Lao Er quickly ran to the high platform and saluted Liu Zhi and Xu Tingyao: "Report to the division seat and the chief of staff, my subordinates have just led eight hundred and sixty new brothers back from field training, please give instructions to the division seat and the chief of staff!" ”

"Take a break...... You didn't give them weapons? Liu Zhi asked kindly.

"Report Master, before the wild surnames of these grandsons are worn off, the subordinates don't plan to issue them weapons." Gu Changfeng replied.

Liu Zhi nodded: "Very thoughtful, you have improved...... Gu Changfeng listened to the order: I appoint you as the commander of the fourth battalion of the Second Division Supplementary Regiment, and the letter of appointment will be filled immediately. ”

Gu Lao Er looked at this and that in surprise, and said a surprising sentence: "Division, this battalion commander's subordinates are unwilling to be, but his subordinates are still willing to continue to serve as the commander of our regiment's guard company, and I implore the division to take back his life." ”

The brothers were in a hurry, and An Yi scolded loudly in a hurry: "Tiger head, grandma's grandson, is your grandson crazy? ”

"Boss, I still want to have something more with you."

The unrestrained Gu Lao Er is reluctant to leave An Yi, he does not have such a strong sense of fame and power as other brothers**, in his heart An Yi is his own brother, he feels extremely comfortable and fulfilled by An Yi's side, satisfied and happy, in his words, it is enough to have a confidant in life.

Hearing him say this, An Yi had no choice, but Xu Tingyao, who was as careful as a hair, approached Liu Zhi and discussed in a whisper for a while, and Liu Zhi immediately changed his order:

"Well, we respect your opinion. According to Chief of Staff Xu's proposal and Major Xia Jian's consistent performance, the post of commander of the fourth battalion was awarded to Xia Jian. Colonel An Yi, tomorrow morning at 8 a.m., a meeting of the commanders of all regiments and departments directly under the division headquarters will be held, and I hope that you will submit the list of commanders at all levels of the Fourth Battalion to the division headquarters for examination and approval. ”

"Yes! Ming said that in the morning, his subordinates asked Deputy Hu Tuan and the other three to go to the division headquarters for a meeting. An Yi replied respectfully.

Liu Zhi smiled at Gu Laoer, who didn't care, and said, "Tomorrow the documents for your promotion to major will come down, do a good job!" ”

Yin Jinan, Hu Zi and others sent Liu Zhi and Xu Tingyao away, returned to the high platform, and saw Gu Lao Er happily chatting with Xia Jian, and they all shook their heads and laughed at this unruly bandit leader.

Yin Jinan thought for a while and asked loudly: "Tiger head, you don't want to be promoted in your life?" ”

Gu Lao Er laughed heartily: "The official still has to be promoted, but not now, haha!" Don't look at Xia Jian's majesty as the battalion commander, he is still jealous of Lao Tzu in charge of the guard company! Just now he had to whisper and beg me to give him a platoon, haha! Although Lao Tzu is only a company commander, one company of Lao Tzu has grown to six platoons of more than 200 brothers, which is much stronger than any of your battalions, and there are also regimental headquarters logistics and quartermaster departments waiting around him. Such a comfortable place, let me change the position to vacate Xia Jian for him, no way! Haha......"

(To be continued)