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Chapter 567 Confrontation

Yin Jinan, who had changed into a clean military uniform, quietly came to An Yi, who was saddened: "Big brother, Tiger Head, Senior Brother Zhao and Brother Zhang, they are nervously arranged, Brother Zhu Shigui patrols the city to appease the people, all divisions and brigades are also resting, more than 6,000 brothers killed in the battle have all been drowned, and more than 16,000 injured brothers from various departments have gathered in the Dengzhou Field Hospital, everything is basically arranged, but it's just ...... You have to go out for a walk, whether to keep or release the captured enemy generals, and how to deal with the more than 30,000 captured officers and soldiers of the Northwest Army, you have to make an idea from the eldest brother. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ”

An Yi came back to his senses and sighed: "According to the old method, the young officers stay, and the rest of the people will be sent away with coiled gifts, and more than 30,000 captives will be sent to the political training department of our regiment headquarters, the political training section of each division and the brothers from Henan and Shaanxi to do the work, and those who are willing to stay will be gathered together and driven to Xiangfan to rest and be organized, and those who are not willing to stay will be sent to two oceans for them to leave." ”

Yin Jinan thought for a while and comforted: "Big brother, we can't manage the affairs of the Independent Division and the First Cavalry Division for the time being, and we can't manage it, otherwise it will arouse the suspicion of the commander-in-chief." Besides, they have made a great contribution this time, and those bigwigs in the headquarters will definitely take care of it in their eyes, so let's pay more attention to the current battle situation...... What's next? When will our plan to go north? ”

An Yi stood up: "We have to wait, according to the dispatch telegram of the Northwest Army deciphered by Liu Hao and them, the various departments of the Northwest Army in Shaanxi are being ordered to go to western Henan, and it is estimated that there will be a few tough battles to be fought in the future." Nanyang is lost, 70,000 descendants of the army are destroyed, and Feng Dashuai, who has suffered great humiliation, will not give up, let's wait for them to come to the door, greet them well, and have a few more annihilation battles! If we don't fight, we will only fight, and if we want to fight, we will be afraid of them and subdue them.

After a few battles in succession, their troops should be almost consumed, and the military and civilian riots in various parts of Henan and Shaanxi will be surging, let's see the opportunity to launch it suddenly, and when the army comes out, no one will want to stop us again! ”

Yin Jinan looked at An Yi with admiration, nodded again and again, his eyes were full of gratification - far-sighted and strategic, this is the big brother he is familiar with!

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A German-made Junkers transport plane circled twice over Xiangyang City, aimed at the temporarily built runway in the east of the city, and descended steadily.

Due to the successive victories of Li Zongren's army, the whole front of Hunan was in an emergency, and the three auxiliary divisions led by Zhang Cunzhuang were ordered by the Central Military Commission to go south to rescue them on the second day after capturing Nanyang.

In the east, we must prevent the Gui faction occupying Changsha and Hengyang from taking advantage of the victory to attack Xiangxi, and in the west, we must guard against the collusion between Liu Wenhui of the Sichuan Army and the Gui faction to take advantage of the fire to rob, and in the south, we must also oppress the Guizhou warlord Mao Guangxiang, who is about to move to Wang Jingwei's camp, and cooperate with the Shizhen Department of Qianxi to stabilize the overall situation of Guizhou and restrain those with ill intentions from all sides, so the three divisions of the 44th Army urgently need to return quickly to deal with the crisis. A large number of captured old guns were also transported to the Xiangxi Arsenal.

Under this transfer, the Fifth Army Corps only had four divisions left that urgently needed to be replenished, of which the new 14th Division was still a newly formed division that had just been reorganized from prisoners, and although An Yi relied on his prestige to let the officers and men of the division fight a good battle for himself, if the division was not reorganized and reformed, it would still not be able to get rid of the atmosphere of the old army, and the transformation would have to replenish a large number of middle and low-level officers, and send those with outstanding performance to the Nanchang Non-commissioned Officer School or the Xiangxi base for training.

Lin Fei arrived this time by plane, first, to open up a new route from Xiangxi to western Hubei, and second, to quickly take Zhang Cunzhuang and Deng Bin back to the Xiangxi Military Headquarters, so that they could formulate a countermeasure plan in advance, and each of them would take command of one part and be ready for battle.

Before the truck stopped, Lin Fei jumped off the front of the car, ran to An Yi in a few steps to salute and report, An Yi returned the salute and asked with a smile: "How is it?" The new role is still right for you, right? ”

"Thank you, Commander! Over the past week, the aviation school has assisted the 44 th Army in carrying out frequent reconnaissance of the Hunan and Guizhou troops, and has distributed leaflets to break the morale of the enemy. Lin Fei replied loudly.

An Yi was very happy to hear it: "Very good, the first battle was won, setting an example for the aviation school, at the end of this battle, the legion will reward the meritorious people, make persistent efforts!" By the way, how's Yuichi? ”

"Captain Huang entrusted his subordinates to inform the commander that when the commander's new plane arrives, he will be a full-time pilot for the commander and teach the commander to fly the plane as agreed." Lin Fei said with a smile.

An Yi smiled: "Okay! I'm waiting for that day to come, haha...... Brother Zhang, Brother Deng Bin, the overall situation of Xiangxi and the surrounding areas depends on you, and when this battle is over, the younger brother will go to gather with everyone and have a good drink! ”

Zhang Cunzhuang stretched out his big hand: "Xiangxi has 70,000 soldiers of my 44th Army in one day, and the Gui Department and Mao Guangxiang will not be able to turn the sky, please rest assured." But you have to cherish it yourself, all three divisions of our army are going south to the west, and the strength of the virtuous brothers on the front line of Nanyang is not superior, and they have fought hard repeatedly, and the soldiers urgently need to rest, and many affairs cannot be shared for the virtuous brothers. ”

"Brother Zhang, please rest assured, the younger brother will be cautious. Judging from the current situation, the Northwest Army still has at least five days to arrive, and the three divisions assembled on the front line in Luoyang do not dare to act rashly. An Yi grabbed Zhang Cunzhuang's big hand and shook it tightly.

Zhang Cunzhuang nodded and sighed: "The fierce battle from Nanyang to Jingxiang has benefited immensely from Brother Fool and the three brothers of our army!" From positional warfare to sabotage warfare, from defensive warfare to pursuit warfare, as well as the auxiliary application of special operations, etc., all of these have been kept in mind, and the officers and men of the three divisions have also matured rapidly due to the tests of the series of operations, and they are no longer the local garrisons of the past.

Brother Xian, Ji Nan, Tiger Head, and Brother Zhu, thank you! On behalf of the 38,000 brothers, Cun Zhuang thanked all of you and the friendly soldiers! ”

"Brother Zhang, don't be polite to us, if you want to thank you, one day invite my brother to your Xiangxi nest to have a drink and take a look, my brother has heard that Xiangxi has beautiful mountains and waters, beautiful people are more beautiful, roads extend in all directions, industry and commerce are booming, the population has increased sharply, and the people live and work in peace and contentment, and I am afraid that in another year or two, I will soon catch up with Lao Nanchang, haha!"

Zhu Shigui shook hands with Zhang Cunzhuang with a smile, and Gu Changfeng and Yin Jinan also stepped forward to say goodbye to Zhang Cunzhuang.

Deng Bin slowly walked in front of An Yi and looked at An Yi, his face was full of reluctance: "The teacher is ......"

An Yi's heart was hot, but the smile on his face was still the same: "You are now a lieutenant general like me, and a lieutenant general must look like a lieutenant general." ”

"No, Master, you will always be my boss! Without the division, the subordinates would not have today, there would be no military exploits and once-in-a-century opportunities, and the subordinates would always remember the cultivation of the division! Always be a soldier of the division! Deng Bin said emotionally.

An Yi sighed slightly: "You and I are fellow countrymen, and we are brothers who have gradually made their fortunes together, there is a difference between up and down on the battlefield, but not in life, you have to remember this." Also, when you go back this time, you will be responsible for the command of the front line in southern Sichuan, and the burden on your shoulders is not light, so you will discuss with Uncle Luan and Brother Zhang in case of trouble, and you will send me two hundred non-commissioned officers as soon as possible, all of which depend on you. ”

"Master, please rest assured, your subordinates will go all out!" Deng Bin nodded heavily.

An Yi stretched out his hand: "Okay, let's go, say hello to the brothers on my behalf." ”

Deng Bin did not shake hands, but raised his hand to salute An Yi uprightly, An Yi replied with a salute, and watched him and Zhang Cunzhuang get into the car and drive to the side of the plane, until the plane took off and disappeared into the distant sky, then left the airport with the brothers and returned to the north of the city to see off more than 4,000 captive officers and soldiers.

Outside the north gate, more than 4,000 captives changed into clean military uniforms and lined up neatly, and more than ten generals including An Yi and Yin Jinan, Gu Changfeng, and Zhu Shigui walked to the front of the team and saluted the seven generals of the Northwest Army standing in front of the team.

Zheng Tailai, the commander of the Fifth Brigade, and others stared at the young An Yi and the equally young group of generals behind him, all of them were in mixed moods and could not speak, they were officers who were captured or took the initiative to stay with their brothers, and the division commanders and chiefs of staff had already left their brothers in their units and fled before the crisis came, and they were nowhere to be found.

For four days and four nights since they were captured, all the generals and colonels of the Northwest Army, except that they could not leave the camp in the city, they were treated the same as the soldiers, they could walk around the camp, and they could get the opportunity to visit the officers and soldiers of their headquarters when they applied for it, and as long as they did not rebel and riot and tried to escape, they would not be punished in any way even if they scolded their mothers.

On the contrary, a group of doctors and nurses in white coats were busy sweating among the prisoners, changing the dressing of the wounded, treating the sick, and taking out precious medicines that only officers in the Northwest Army were entitled to enjoy to treat any officers and soldiers who needed it. The wounded captives would have been abandoned long ago, not to mention the two good meals a day, and the officers would have received a pack of good cigarettes and matches.

What touched the more than 4,000 officers and men in the northwest who were bent on leaving was that each of the officers and soldiers, regardless of the officers and soldiers, received two oceans of severance pay, the officers and men in tattered clothes were given old-style military uniforms, and the wounded brothers were also given medicines by good-natured doctors and nurses...... As a result, 24,000 brothers resolutely chose to join the An Jia Army, and more than 3,000 seriously injured brothers are still being treated in hospitals.

An Yi put down his hand, glanced at the officers, and walked to Zheng Tailai and stopped: "General Zheng, please take care, we will have a date later!" ”

Zheng Tailai swallowed his saliva: "General An, aren't you worried that after our thousands of brothers go back, we will carry guns and fight with you?" ”

"Don't worry, let's fight again if it's really here, it's better to face the things that can't be avoided. Strictly speaking, there is no hatred between individuals, and there is even a hidden pain in the bottom of my heart, but you can't help fighting, because you have to obey orders, I can't help fighting, I can't help but fight, I can't defeat you, the mountains of food and medicine piled up at the north and south wharves of Xiangfan and the old estuary can't be sent to the disaster areas such as Henan, Shaanxi, and Gansu, and if you don't defeat you, your commander will refuse the leadership of the central government for his own interests. If you refuse to send officials from the central government to the northwestern provinces and counties, your upper-level officials will not understand the people's livelihood and do not care about the people's feelings, but they will also pretend to be compassionate and benevolent, and they will continue to divide the northwestern provinces and claim hegemony.

You have also seen that looking at all parts of Henan, Shaanxi, Gansu and Ningxia, the heavens are angry and resentful, and they also rob us of the food we delivered to the victims, and finally block the only way for the victims to go south to survive...... I don't want to say it, justice is in people's hearts. Let you go back this time, and we will be mentally prepared to meet you on the battlefield again, but there is something I want to tell you, the more than 30,000 brothers who have invested in my An Yi will become my An Yi's trusted brothers from now on, and I will command them to fight with you, and when the time comes, you and I will open our eyes to see whether they will kill me or kill you. An Yi replied unceremoniously.

Several generals behind Zheng Tailai glared angrily, An Yi glanced at them with disdain, took a step back, and made a gesture to the captain of the military police on the side, the gendarmerie's whistle sounded immediately, and thousands of officers and soldiers were led up to the avenue in an orderly manner, and slowly left Nanyang and marched north.

Zheng Tailai smiled miserably and said loudly: "General An is frank, I, Zheng, have learned!" But General An, please be careful, I'm sure we'll meet again soon! ”

"I'll wait! However, An also wants to remind General Zheng that you have to walk for at least seven days to reach Luoyang, and in these seven days, the two armies are basically in a state of confrontation, and there is more than one place in Nanyang on the entire long front, your Northwest Army needs to take a breath, and our Central Army also needs to rest. Before the war starts again, there is no possibility for you to meet with An at all.

Again, An heard that the Northwest Army is strict in governing the army, quite political, and the officers and soldiers who have returned from capture must be strictly examined, and An sincerely wishes that you can once again gain the trust of the peak, can pick up a gun and bring the soldiers again, and become a professional soldier on the battlefield! Everyone, take care all the way! ”

After An Yi finished speaking, he raised his hand and saluted.

The bodies of the officers who turned around to leave suddenly became stiff, looked back at An Yi who was smiling and saluting, sighed and turned their heads to leave.

Zheng Tailai smiled bitterly, saluted An Yi slowly, put down his hand and turned away very lonely.