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Chapter 456 Supporting the army and self-respecting hidden dangers

The first meeting between An Yi and the young students in Pingjin was a complete success, and there were lots of laughter and laughter in the pleasant exchange that lasted for an hour and a half. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

An Yi spoke wittily and eloquently, without any preaching, nor flaunting any of his achievements, but answered all kinds of questions raised by student representatives and reporters in a down-to-earth manner, and when encountering acute questions involving the political system and touching the relationship between various group armies, An Yi did not care about him, but directly and frankly told everyone that such a sensitive issue, he had not yet washed the dust, and it was too late to think further, and this level far exceeded his authority and cognition, and asked for everyone's understanding.

Hundreds of student representatives saw the tall, handsome, honest An Yi for the first time, and many people couldn't equate An Yi in front of them with the famous Northern Expedition general who was powerful and wise and brave on the battlefield, and almost everyone felt that this young man was so amiable, without any shelf, knowing everything, and talking endlessly.

From the victories in the course of the Northern Expedition to the economic miracle of the rapid development of old Nanchang, An Yi answered all questions patiently, concisely and clearly, even the unforgettable Jiangbei fiasco suffered by the independent division last year, An Yi did not evade, did not put the responsibility on anyone, but humbly reviewed his "misjudgment" at that time that led to heavy casualties among the officers and soldiers under his command, with a living example of the battle, the sacrifice of a little-known soldier, so that everyone clearly felt the cruelty of the Northern Expedition. I realized that today's victory was so hard-won.

Speaking of the tragedy, An Yi's eyes were filled with tears, nearly 100 students in the audience were very moved, tears flowed, speaking of joy, An Yi's eyes were full of hope and satisfaction, and his handsome face was full of energy, so that the students in the hall were all fascinated, and everyone's mood rose and fell with An Yi's words, sadness and joy, and bursts of warm applause, pushing the atmosphere of the venue to one after another.

In the end, An Yi readily agreed to the invitations of Peking University, the newly renamed National Tsinghua University (originally a Tsinghua school that cultivated middle-end talents, and opened a university department and research institute in 25 years), Beijing National Normal University, Tianjin Beiyang University, Peking Union Medical College, and other five famous universities, and promised to leave for each school within three days to communicate with respected teachers and students, and politely told everyone: due to the busy military affairs, he will return to Nanjing soon, and only three days can be arranged. Representatives of each school are kindly requested to negotiate with each other in the order of arrangement.

Representatives of the student unions of the five famous universities drew lots on the spot to determine the order of An Yi's speeches, and Beijing National Normal University, formerly known as Women's Normal University, was fortunate to draw the first place.

The second place was drawn to Peking University, Xu Fengqi, vice president of the student union, and Wang Chengjun, a representative of young teachers, showed a happy smile, and the third to fifth places were Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin Beiyang University and Tsinghua University.

After seeing off the student representatives and reporters, the meeting room of the University suddenly fell silent. An Yi smiled and invited He Jing, Ye Qing, Tianjin "Ta Kung Pao" reporter Cui Huibo, "Declaration" reporter Sun Ping to have dinner together, He Jing and Ye Qing have a deep friendship with An Yi, and don't think there is anything special, Cui Huibo, who is tall and handsome, always has a faint smile on his face, and Sun Ping, who is pure and elegant, was surprised and happy, although he obtained a lot of precious interview materials at the meeting just now, but he was fortunate to have dinner with An Yi, who has made great achievements and is famous and rising like a rising star in today's political arena. It is really rare to have a face-to-face conversation and exchange ideas, just now An Yi politely refused the interview requests of three European and American reporters in a row, but he didn't expect that he would give the opportunity to himself so generously now, and the two of them were naturally very moved in their hearts.

However, it wasn't until the two of them followed An Yi into a restaurant full of generals and commanders of the four major armies of the revolutionary army that they knew that the reason why they were able to get this precious opportunity was entirely because of the intercession of their friends He Jing and Ye Qing, otherwise An Yi would not have rashly extended an invitation to the two who met for the first time.

The dinner arranged by the logistics department of the Pingjin Garrison Headquarters was very rich, and not only could you eat the Shanxi cuisine cooked by the authentic Shanxi chefs, but also the dishes in the Beijing-Tianjin area were extremely rich.

From time to time, there are famous generals of the Northwest Army and the Jin Sui Army who come to toast An Yi, An Yi always humbly apologizes and then drinks it all, and politely introduces the reporters to the generals who come, a meal is slow and leisurely, and it is not finished until eight o'clock in the evening, although the reporters need to frequently stand up to greet the generals of the various armies who come to toast, but they also have to envy An Yi's good popularity, until most of the people in the restaurant are gone, Cui Huibo and Sun Ping have time to raise the questions they have been brewing for a long time.

After An Yi answered the two disarmament questions, he felt unbearable, pointed to his big red face, and said apologetically: Brothers, you just spare the little brother, you are all drunk like this, can you still have a clear brain? Don't write down my drinking, it's going to be a joke!"

One sentence made everyone laugh, Ye Qing laughed so much that the flowers and branches trembled, and he slammed An Yi's shoulder with his pink fist, and even said "I can't stand it", and the interview is over so far. He Jing and the four of them happily said goodbye to An Yi who was sent to the door, got into the military car arranged by An Yi, and returned to Beijing safely.

At half past eight o'clock in the morning of the next day, a nationwide conference on disarmament and dispatch was solemnly convened in the conference room of the main building of Tangshan Hot Springs, with Chiang Kai-shek, commander-in-chief of the National Revolutionary Army, personally presiding over the meeting, and more than 30 generals and commanders of the four group armies attending.

An Yi sat in the second row of the long square table, just behind Chiang Kai-shek, and was able to clearly see the full expressions of Feng Yuxiang, Yan Xishan, Li Zongren, and the important generals around them in three directions.

Chiang Kai-shek was in good spirits, and his originally stern and somewhat rigid face showed a faint smile: "Ladies and gentlemen, at present, the National Revolutionary Army has a total of about 300 divisions of 84 armies, and the number of officers and soldiers has exceeded 2.2 million. The monthly military expenditure of our four major group armies alone is no less than 60 million yuan, and the central government is really unable to continue to bear such huge expenditures.

Now that the Northern Expedition has been completed, the former premier's outline for the founding of the People's Republic of China has a basis for implementation, and after repeated discussions among the central ministries and commissions, they all regard economic construction and the restoration of people's livelihood as a top priority. Our country has experienced a long period of civil war, the lives of people have been ruined, and all industries have withered, if we do not wake up and catch up, revitalize the economy and restore people's livelihood, it is really unsustainable! After consultations among various parties, it was generally agreed that it would be appropriate to keep the entire brigade at 1.2 million officers and men in 80 divisions, and that the reduced military expenditure could be used for national economic construction. We would like to discuss with you today, so please feel free to speak up. ”

As soon as Chiang Kai-shek's voice fell, the generals in the hall were lonely and silent, some were drinking tea, some were napping with their eyes closed, some seemed to be listening, and some seemed to be absent-minded, and there was no hot discussion and suggestions that Chiang Kai-shek hoped for.

Chiang Kai-shek saw that the meeting venue was cold, and had no choice but to continue: "The Central Committee believes that the National Revolutionary Army Reorganization Conference should be convened in January next year at the latest, and the ** Deployment Committee should be formally established. ”

The face of the marshal was gloomy when he heard this, and the whole venue suddenly made all kinds of harsh noises, some people moved their chairs impatiently, some people raised Erlang's legs to make a chic shape, some people picked up the teacup and put it down heavily, and there was even the sound of coughing and spitting loudly, obviously Chiang Kai-shek's plan finally touched everyone's nerves.

Bai Chongxi, who deeply felt that this was Chiang Kai-shek's method of "successfully cutting down the feudal domain", was finally the first to speak: "This matter still needs to be considered...... The commander-in-chief's words are certainly good, and the soldiers must be reduced, but we should also clearly see that at this moment, the warlords have not been eliminated, and hundreds of thousands of Feng troops and more than 100,000 remnants of the Zhilu army still exist, not to mention that Xinjiang has just changed banners, and the revolutionary leader General Yang Zengxin has been killed by counter-revolutionary warlords, the border passes are unstable, and the northeast is undecided. ”

Feng Yuxiang glanced at Bai Chongxi and said unhurriedly: "I agree with the Commander-in-Chief's opinion, and we should also follow Mr. Zhongshan's last wish, work together to develop the economy and people's livelihood, and work for the benefit of the people." For now, it is time to start with the basics, step by step, and not be hindered by other factors. ”

Bai Chongxi never expected Feng Yuxiang to sing a duet with him, Li Zongren also looked at Feng Yuxiang in surprise, nervously wondering if he had offended Feng Yuxiang somewhere, otherwise why would he jump out at this juncture? Who knew Feng Yuxiang's next words, which surprised Chiang Kai-shek, who was secretly happy in his heart:

"The reduction of the army is beneficial to the country and the people, and I Feng naturally raise my hands in favor, but how to achieve equal treatment, fairness and justice is the most important thing, and we must not dismiss others and strengthen ourselves, while shouting for disarmament, while recruiting local troops to secretly enrich our own strength, such a thing is too unfair."

As soon as Yan Xishan heard Feng Yuxiang's words, he hurriedly looked at Shang Zhen beside him, Shang Zhen stood up knowingly, and said loudly: "Although our Third Army has the smallest number of soldiers among the armies, it has never had the ambition to expand its troops. If you have no objections, our army is willing to hand over all the 100,000 prisoners currently held by the central government to deal with them, which can also free up more energy for our army to maintain local law and order. ”

Chiang Kai-shek had already heard the resentment in Feng Yuxiang's words, and saw Shang Zhen standing up on behalf of Yan Xishan to refute Feng Yuxiang, so that the meeting would not cause greater contradictions, he hurriedly turned to Li Jishen, who was not smiling: "What is the high opinion of Duke Ren?" ”

Li Jishen slowly picked up the teacup and took a sip. This time, he was invited by Chiang Kai-shek to attend the disarmament conference, and he was reluctant, since the last time he was hit by Wang Jingwei and Zhang Fakui's plan to divert the tiger from the mountain and rushed to Shanghai for a meeting, causing Guangzhou to get out of control and be occupied by Zhang Fakui and Huang Qixiang's army, which in turn led to the cannibalism of the Guangdong and Guizhou troops to fight each other for control of Guangdong, Li Jishen, who was greatly injured, would not easily leave his old nest Guangzhou, and he did not want to come this time to the north, but he saw that Chiang, Feng, Yan, and Li Fengyun gathered and attracted the attention of the people of the world, so he secretly arranged for Huang Shaohong, a fierce general of the Gui Department and chairman of Guangxi Province, to sit in Guangzhou on his behalf, and closely monitor his old subordinates Chen Shuming and Chen Jitang, who had become dissenting, and then rushed to Beiping to attend the meeting day and night.

Li Jishen heard that Chiang Kai-shek humbly solicited his own opinions, and with his usual calmness, he said slowly: "I support the policy of reducing troops for the benefit of the country and the people, but if I only lay off others and secretly strengthen myself, I strongly oppose it." Now, the Fourth Group Army has been speeding from Huguang thousands of miles away, and at this moment it is still struggling to confront the remnants of the Zhilu army on the front line of Tangshan, but the central government and the newly established Beiping Political Branch have not paid a penny of military salaries. Moreover, the First Army is still vigorously recruiting and expanding its strength, and in just half a month, it has added five cavalry divisions out of thin air, but the commander-in-chief is talking about disarmament at this time. ”

Li Jishen's words without the slightest mercy immediately made Chiang Kai-shek speechless and extremely embarrassed, which also made Yan Xishan, who had just become the chairman of the Beiping Political Branch, secretly angry, and the generals in the hall also gloated at Chiang Kai-shek, whose faces were blue, to see how he would answer.

Wu Zhihui, who is Li Jishen's son and daughter, saw that the situation was not good, "haha" laughed a few times, and saw that everyone's eyes were sucked into him, and immediately put forward his own suggestions loudly:

"This gathering is mainly focused on the worship of the spirits, and the disarmament issue is really raised in passing, which can be regarded as a briefing meeting before the official meeting of the Central Committee, just to let you understand the plan of the Central Committee and have a good preparation in your heart. In the spirit of brainstorming and speaking freely, you can put forward your own opinions, and there is no need to make the atmosphere so stiff! If there is no mature opinion for a while, I suggest that you adjourn the meeting, you have worked hard all day long, let's go to the hot springs together, and you must have a happy life......

The generals in the hall echoed the voice, and in the blink of an eye, everyone stood up, and one by one, a disarmament conference that had been convened with great difficulty died.

Although An Yi had already guessed the result of the meeting, he didn't expect Li Jishen to point the finger at Chiang Kai-shek and Yan Xishan as soon as he opened his mouth, and by the way, he even brought the matter of his own incorporation of Zhang Chengzhu's department, obviously before this, he had had a lot of private communication with Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi, otherwise the steady and cautious Li Jishen would definitely not come forward for the benefit of the Gui family, risking the risk of offending Chiang Kai-shek and Yan Xishan, so the impact on Li Jishen himself and other ministries was too great, and the possible consequences of the hidden dangers in it, which is even more incalculable.