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Chapter 739: Who's the Boiled Duck (6)

The midsummer night in Lushan is extremely cool, the mist flows in the beautiful mountains, and the gentle night breeze slowly blows through the treetops and reverberates with a soft rustling sound. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

More than 100 meters below Williams's villa, in the open space at the corner of the stone path, a bonfire was blazing, An Yi and a group of Huangpu brothers in the chamber and the general manager were grilling fish with great interest, the commander of the Poyang Lake Marine Police Division, Lu Guang, and the chief of staff Mu Recall sat on An Yi's left and right, drinking and chatting intimately, everyone had a bottle of Scotch whisky quietly sent by Lu Guang in their hands, and the nine brothers talked in a low voice around the bonfire, drinking leisurely, in such a tense civil war period, this opportunity to relax and gather is extremely rare.

He Jinhan raised his wrist and looked at his watch, it was already four o'clock in the morning, and when he looked back, he found that the lights in the study on the second floor of the villa were still bright, and Chiang Kai-shek and several henchmen were still having a headache about the war situation in southern Jiangnan. Kang Ze, who had just arrived from Nanchang City in the afternoon, lightly touched He Jinhan, and the two talked a few words in a low voice, looking at An Yi who was whispering with Wang Shihe, the chief of Chiang Kai-shek's guard, who was taking turns to rest.

When An Yi and Wang Shihe's conversation came to an end, He Jinhan set up a fork with a grilled fish, wiped his hands, and asked An Yi in a low voice:

"Senior Brother Lu's 17th Division was lucky to escape, but the 51st Brigade, which suffered the least battle losses among the three main brigades, still lost thousands of people, and the other two brigades did not survive 4 out of ten, so far more than half of the 17th Division was killed and wounded and it was difficult to fight again, I am afraid that it will withdraw from the battlefield tomorrow and go to Nanchang to rest. With the excellent equipment and strong combat power of the 17th Division, the 52nd Division, which is still under siege and unable to extricate itself, may be more than lucky, can the junior brother predict the final outcome? ”

Everyone couldn't help but be stunned when they heard that He Jinhan took the initiative to break the rule of not talking about business before the gathering, and the question he asked was of great concern to everyone, so they all pricked up their ears and looked at An Yi expectantly.

An Yi took a big sip of wine from the bottle, and the red-yellow bonfire reflected his already red handsome face even redder: "Senior Brother He is really disappointed, which pot is not opened...... Well, since the senior brothers are so concerned, if the younger brother doesn't talk about it, he may be scolded by many people for not knowing the current affairs. ”

A light laugh rang out, and soon fell silent again. In the eyes of everyone's concern, An Yi took another sip of wine, put down the wine bottle, grabbed the bamboo strip with the fragrant grilled fish and looked at the color of the grilled fish, handed it to Lin Yaodong, who was reminiscent of Mu Remembrance, and asked him to sprinkle the condiments, and then clapped his hands, asking the senior brothers not to pass on what they were going to say later, and if they didn't agree, they wouldn't say it.

Everyone looked at each other and smiled, and readily agreed.

An Yi lit a cigarette, took a deep breath, slowly exhaled it, looked at the blazing bonfire and whispered: "According to the battle report sent back three hours ago, the rescue 59th Division has taken the lead in breaking through the red bandits' blocking line, and a regiment of the vanguard has successfully joined the 3rd Regiment of the 52nd Division, but it is not mentioned how many men and horses are left in the 52nd Division, and has the headquarters of the 52nd Division been found?" This shows that the 52nd Division has already suffered heavy losses, and the most optimistic estimate is that at least half of the headquarters is gone, and with the battalions of the division, it is a great luck that there are more than 4,000 men and horses left, and if it is not good, the provisional third regiment will be the only remaining unit of the 52nd Division. There is also an extremely important factor, we have a slow evening breeze here, and the stars are looming, but southern Gannan is rainy and misty, the rivers are rising, and the three main regiments of the 52nd Division, which is not good at night battles and are not familiar with the terrain, have more than 7,000 people, and are surrounded by nearly 20,000 main forces under Zhu De's department, and their difficult situation can be imagined. This also shows that the intelligence of the Suppression Commander is wrong, and the number of the Red Army in southern Gannan is far higher than the estimate of the Suppression Commander, and I think it is no less than 70,000. ”

The senior brothers nodded in agreement with An Yi's analysis, and Du Xinru, who is currently the secretary of the Fuxing Society and the head of the Military Division, asked worriedly: "Won't it be so bad that even the 59th Division can be put in together, right?" ”

An Yi seemed to be a little unable to let go, but he still frankly expressed his opinion: "It would be easier for the 59th Division to be able to disrupt the enemy's offensive rhythm, shake the enemy's troop deployment, and drag it out until dawn, after all, the superior equipment is there, no matter how many troops the Red Army has, it can't quickly eat up nearly 10,000 people of our army with outdated calibers, complicated ammunition, and scarce rifles, as well as pitiful light and heavy firepower, as long as it lasts until ten o'clock tomorrow morning, I am deeply afraid that the red bandits, who are attacked by our reinforcements from all directions, will definitely take the initiative to retreat; If the 59th Division hesitates a little, and the follow-up main force cannot decisively join the battlefield, I am afraid that the regiment that first rushes into the battlefield will not be able to escape its fate, and this is the terrible thing about Zhu De. Despite this, I am not worried that the loss of one or two divisions will shake the overall situation, and the principal and General He Jingzhi hold this view, believing that the main force of the Red Bandits is surrounded by our army of more than 200,000 people, and even if it achieves a temporary partial victory, it will last a few more days at most, and it will be us who will have the last laugh. Do you also hold this view? ”

Everyone nodded with a smile, He Jinhan saw that An Yi didn't seem to have anything to say, so he hurriedly asked him to continue, and everyone made the same request to An Yi.

Under the enthusiasm, An Yi finally expressed the deep worry in his heart: "Actually, what I'm worried about is not the 52nd Division, the 52nd Division is like this, what are you worried about him doing?" I'm worried about General Zhou Zhirou's 14th Division! ”

Everyone looked at An Yi in surprise, thinking that Zhou Zhirou's headquarters was less than eight kilometers away from the battlefield in a straight line, and it was difficult to cross across a towering mountain range. If you are really attacked by the elusive red bandits at night, it will be troublesome. One or two of them quickly thought that Sun Lianzhong's three divisions and Zhao Guanlan's two divisions had left the Huichang area, where the main force of the red bandits had not been found, and that Xinfeng was the most important position on the eastern front of the encirclement, even if Chen Cheng transferred his reserve to Xinfeng after the departure of the 14th Division, the relatively weak forces could not ensure that the blockade line would not be crushed by the main force of the red bandits, and the four divisions including Yu Hanmou in the south were slowly moving north, and had not yet reached the predetermined position. The whole battle is likely to become confusing and more complicated from now on.

Under the concern and inquiry of many senior brothers, An Yi couldn't keep it, so he could only say it according to the truth: "The younger brother thinks so, he can't completely eat the ** corps of the two brigades of the 17th Division, it is likely that when Peng Dehuai's corps rushed to the battlefield, he decisively mobilized its main force and gave up the encirclement position and left, so that more than 3,000 remnants of the two brigades of the 17th Division, which were about to suffer a catastrophe, took the opportunity to break through."

"You might as well put yourself in your shoes, what kind of benefit prompted ** to risk the potential danger of losing the two elite brigades of the 17th Division, and give up the almost cooked duck in the pot to Peng Dehuai's army from afar? Judging from the style of ** has always been immovable and unstoppable, this makes me feel very confused, think about it carefully, the 52nd Division that successfully surrounded the 52nd Division in the south of Youshan Town was the Zhu De Division that suddenly appeared, and judging from the number and direction of the troops encircled by Zhu De's Division, it seems that there is no need to let the ** Army get out of the battlefield south of Datongan to help, so I thought of the 14th Division of General Zhou Zhirou who rushed to the battlefield from the Xinfeng Expressway, which may also be the key point of this battle. Once something goes wrong with the 14th Division, everything is over! ”

Everyone stared at An Yi with a solemn face in extreme shock, Wang Shihe and Yu Ti stood up excitedly, and asked An Yi if he could be sure?

An Yi shrugged, spread his hands and said with a wry smile: "The situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly, and the junior brother is hundreds of kilometers away from the battlefield, how can I be sure?" This is just the worry in the heart of the younger brother, it can only be regarded as an assumption, as for whether the brother of the front line and the general He Jingzhi in the villa above can notice this possible danger, the younger brother does not know, after all, the younger brother is just a junior in the army, and in the past two days, he has relied on a few years of war to win a few false reputations, and he dared to say a few words of cold water at the meeting, which attracted the eyes of many generals. ”

Everyone understood An Yi's distress, An Yi's opinion was not taken seriously by President Jiang, and even An Yi was not allowed to attend the important meeting held overnight tonight, and the loss in An Yi's heart was self-evident, and it was precisely because of this that everyone put down many affairs and put down their work, and came together to participate in the bonfire fish grilling activity held by An Yi and his brothers, and cheering An Yi was also regarded as seeing off An Yi by the way.

Mu Zhaiyi couldn't sit still any longer, glanced at Cheng Guang, who was also shocked, and suddenly stood up: "Commander, if this speculation becomes a reality, it will not be a matter of victory or defeat of one or two divisions, but the entire encirclement composed of dozens of divisions will fall apart from then on, and the huge manpower and material resources invested in the past few months will be in vain. ”

If the most elite Zhou Zhirou division under Chen Cheng's 18th Army was unexpectedly defeated, the main force of the Red Army would break through the Xinfeng line, which was empty of troops, and once again jump out of the encirclement composed of hundreds of thousands of troops, and enter the border area of Jiangxi and Fujian.

An Yi didn't have any melancholy, but laughed happily, pulled the excited Mu Zaiyi to sit down, hugged Mu Zaiyi's shoulders, happily stuffed him with half a bottle of wine, and lifted half a bottle of wine himself, and laughed happily:

"Remember, you kid has improved, improved a lot! I'm so happy! Come on, come on, I salute you for half a bottle, it's rare to have such a good drinking atmosphere today...... Cheng Guang, you come along, our three brothers haven't been able to have a good drink together for a long time, come, do it! No one is allowed to stay, haha......"

Cheng Guang knew that An Yi was not willing to have a direct conflict with the Red Army, but when he went to Bengbu to serve as the commander-in-chief of the former enemy, his future was uncertain, so he couldn't help but raise half a bottle of wine, touch An Yi heavily, and look up with emotion and drink it, Mu Recall gently stretched out the wine bottle with gratitude: "Commander, in fact, ...... My subordinates have always wanted to call the commander the battalion commander, and every bit of the unforgettable time when I followed the commander often came to my subordinates' minds, and without you, there would be no subordinates today......"

"Nonsense! You have today all by your own chance and hard work, if your kid was not injured and hospitalized when you fought Fengxin, you would have been transferred to the fourth regiment with Guangqing, and you would not have followed me to make contributions all the way to today, everything is destined! ”

An Yi interrupted Mu Remembrance's words, touched him with a big grin, raised his head under the helpless gaze of everyone, and poured half a bottle of foreign wine.

Wang Shihe stepped up and grabbed An Yi's hand, causing An Yi to be choked, lowered his head and wiped the wine stains on his face and neck while coughing, and complained to Wang Shihe dissatisfiedly: "Senior brother, what are you doing?" You don't dare to drink and you can't blush your little brother, right? Who put you on the responsibility of defending the headmaster? Uh......"

"Senior brother, I'm sorry! The stakes are very high, and Brother Fool can only break his promise just now, and immediately go to report the danger to the principal, Brother Fool wants to invite you to go with him. Wang Shihe stared firmly into An Yi's eyes.

An Yiwan smiled, and then shook his head again and again: "Senior brother, it's useless, the principal won't see the younger brother at this time, even if he is willing to meet the younger brother, it is estimated that he will not pay attention to the opinion of the younger brother, otherwise the younger brother won't have to drink and grill fish here now!" Come, sit down, senior brother, don't feel uncomfortable being scolded. ”

"No!"

Wang Shihe said very seriously: "It is a matter of the great cause of the party and the state and the life and death of tens of thousands of soldiers of our army.

"Senior brother, the foolish brother knows your grievances, and knows that some people use every opportunity to slander you in front of the headmaster for some reason, so that you have been unhappy for a long time, and you have established so many outstanding feats, and you are still subservient to those corpse vegetarians. But you must not be discouraged by this, this is not your An Yi's style, you An Yi has always been a great man who dares to do things and stand up to the sky, and my colleagues in Huangpu are all proud to have a brother like you! Please take care of yourself and control your emotions, if you are afraid of being scolded by the principal, the foolish brother will report it first, and you must let the principal pay attention to it. ”

An Yi smiled bitterly: "Alas, senior brother, why do you bother? The younger brother is not worried about being scolded, it is the honor of every Whampoa comrade to be scolded by the principal, and the principal does not scold and ignore it, which is the most pitiful. Do you know that all the senior brothers and brothers here also know that since the Northern Expedition, my An Yi has received less infamy? What 'crow's mouth', '-stirring stick', 'leprosy', etc., when did you see your little brother care? But today is different, the younger brother doesn't want to be scolded anymore, because the younger brother has figured out one thing, you know, the younger brother won't say much. Please go and see the principal by yourself, in three hours, the younger brother will take the battleship of the Marine Police Division to Nanjing, and then take the staff team to the front line in Bengbu to report, the senior brother has not closed his eyes for two days, so there is no need to send me at that time. ”

The brothers were not very embarrassed, Wang Shihe patted An Yi on the shoulder, strode away, and Xu Ti, He Jinhan, Du Xinru, and Kang Ze also stood up and said goodbye to An Yi, saying that they would go to see the principal together, and they would definitely attract enough attention from the principal.

An Yi led Shen Fengdao, Cheng Chengguang, Mu Zhaiyi and other brothers to send each other politely, looked at the backs of many senior brothers hurriedly walked into the courtyard door of the villa, sat down again, and raised wine bottles to toast each other.

At the beginning of the morning, the sky in the east was floating with thin clouds like light veils, the guards extinguished the bonfire, cleaned up the remnants on the ground, and followed An Yi to the row of simple tiled houses on the west side of the villa to pick up the luggage, everything was ready, An Yi walked to the guard duty room, instructed the staff officer on duty to answer the phone in the attendant room, asked and then said goodbye, and walked down the road side by side with Lu Lu Guang and Mu Recall to the dock.

"Rested?" Walking out of a section, Cheng Guang asked curiously.

An Yi replied a little helplessly: "I don't know, the senior brother in the attendant room said that the principal was not there, so I could only follow the principal's order and get on the ship on time to rush to Nanjing." This trip gives me a headache, think about it, Hu Zongnan, Huang Jie and other senior brothers in the Hubei-Henan Theater are still easy to talk to, and Chen Jiji's old instructors also have a good relationship, and it is not a problem to cooperate, but can Wei Lihuang and a large number of senior-level military commanders and division commanders serve me, a junior? Fortunately, in the name of the chief of the general staff of the former enemy, the position of acting commander-in-chief can make the seniors in the army feel better, and I am also happy to push the boat along the river, just manage the logistics and miscellaneous, let me go and fight hard with Xu Xiangqian and other Huangpu brothers, I don't want to. ”

Cheng Guang grinned: "You always attach so much importance to feelings, it is estimated that Xu Xiangqian, **, Zuo Quan and others also think of your goodness, you have helped the Red Army a lot in recent years, in terms of long-term supply of their medicines, they should thank you." ”

"Yes, boss, every time the anti-smuggling and anti-narcotics are discovered, we follow your original instructions to open up the net, and they also know that it is all for the sake of the face of those senior Red Army generals who graduated from Whampoa." Mu Retrospective smiled.

An Yi sighed faintly: "This little bit of affection is probably useless, judging from the current large-scale political movement within the Red Army, they will not recognize the king of heaven and Laozi, let alone our little favor?" I believe you also know how Senior Brother Xu Jishen died, although I have always been reluctant to fight in the same room, but in this era, no one can control their own destiny, so I can only try my best to avoid it. ”

Shen Fengdao's voice came: "Commander, look at the dock below." ”

An Yi looked up and saw that the familiar Wang Shihe was waving to him, many guards were scattered around the small dock, nervously on guard, Yan Kaitai, the commander of the Second Water Garrison Brigade of the Marine Police Division, led more than 30 officers and soldiers to line up neatly on the dock in front of the new battleship, standing straight one by one, and did not dare to come out.

Ge Jingen, He Yaozu, Hughes, the head of the British affairs advisory group, and Bai Langte, the adviser, stood on the edge of the wharf, surrounded by Chiang Kai-shek and his wife, looking at the blue Poyang Lake in the distance, and were talking in a low voice.