In late spring and early summer, the evening breeze is slightly cold, the air is filled with the faint fragrance of flowers and plants, and the shadows of tall ginkgo trees are swaying gently in the breeze.

An Yi, Lao Dao, and Huang Yingwu accompanied Mr. An to finish the meal, and instructed his subordinates to settle down the grandfather and grandson, rest for a night, and return to Nanchang together tomorrow.

The three of them walked side by side under the shade of the Grand Mansion, and had a tense discussion on the safety and security of the large family business in the old Nanchang base, walking and stopping, whispering, and it seemed that there was no end to it.

"Soon after the Ning-Han exchange, the Yangtze River waterway was blocked by both sides, but fortunately, the section from Nanjing to Nanchang River was completely controlled by the Nanjing political axe, and there were passenger ships between the two places, otherwise it would be very troublesome to go back tomorrow. Nowadays, there are quite a lot of movements in eastern and northern Jiangxi, and the passing personnel and vehicles are strictly checked, and they will be detained and arrested if they are not satisfied, so the land route is more difficult to walk, and we will leave by boat early tomorrow morning. Lao Dao shook his head again and again.

Huang Yingwu nodded: "Li Liejun, the chairman of the Jiangxi Provincial Political Axe, who was originally appointed by Commander-in-Chief Jiang, was driven away by the Federation of Trade Unions and the peasants' and workers' pickets, and General Zhu Peide, the provincial chairman appointed by Wuhan, took over at the end of last month, and it seems that Commander-in-Chief Jiang also acquiesced in this.

General Zhu Peide's two main divisions of the Third Army were stationed on the Jiujiang line, and the newly expanded division was stationed in Ruichang, closely monitoring the northern part of Jiangxi and the Yangtze River waterway, and only one main division and two regiments remained in Nanchang City.

The day before we came to Nanjing to meet you, General Zhu De, the new director of the Nanchang Public Security Bureau, made a surprise visit, which shocked me a lot, but fortunately, General Zhu was very talkative, and everyone praised the scale and facilities of our training base, and after learning that the 2,000 trained recruits had already left for Zhenjiang, he regretted it for a long time and said that he wanted to observe our military training..."

"Wait! Who are you talking about? ”

An Yi stopped, shocked, and suddenly remembered the great changes that would take place in the near future, and immediately realized that the wheel of history was still rolling forward according to the huge habitual name and trajectory, and his scalp was numb under the shock, and he couldn't take a step.

Lao Dao and Huang Yingwu looked at An Yi in surprise with a pale and frightened face under the dim street lamp, and Huang Yingwu asked in surprise: "General Zhu Dezhu!" Boss, how do you know him? ”

An Yi came back to his senses, exhaled turbid breath, and shook his head: "I don't know, I can also say I know, I have been friends with him for a long time, but unfortunately I have never met once...... Ying Wu, tell me quickly, how old is he now? What does it look like? What did they tell you? ”

Although Huang Yingwu felt that An Yi's answer was very strange, after thinking about it, he still made his impressions one by one:

"General Zhu is about forty years old, looks stocky and old, gives people a sense of honesty, stability, calmness, and the demeanor of a general. I heard that he graduated from General Cai Yi's Yunnan Lecture Hall in his early years, participated in the Protectorate War, and served as the director of the Yunnan Provincial Police Department and the commander of the military police.

General Zhu had a kind attitude, no arrogance, and spoke politely, and after he was appointed chief of the Nanchang Police Department, he still served as the head of the major general of the Teaching Corps of the Three Armed Forces. At his request that day, I also took him to several factory sites in the west of the city, and during the tour, he asked a lot of questions, and I told him as originally agreed that most of these factories to be built will be used to house disabled soldiers and their families. After listening to it, he was full of praise, and said that you are a rare genius, boss, you can not only fight but also do business, and have sincere feelings for soldiers and ordinary people...... Boss, what's wrong with you? ”

Lao Dao had been paying attention to the rapidly changing and complicated look on An Yi's face, staring at An Yi's eyes and asking in a low voice, "What did you think of?" Is this Jude amazing? ”

An Yi sighed: "It's really amazing, I really wronged him with the demeanor of a general, and it's more appropriate to use a marshal......"

Lao Dao was very surprised: "Listening to Ying Wu's introduction, he is now just a major general without soldiers, and he is also in his forties, compared to you, how can you think so highly of him?" ”

Facing Huang Yingwu's surprised gaze, An Yi smiled curtly: "I'm nothing, I just feel that this person is extraordinary and has a great future...... Seeing that there is a tendency to become darker and darker, he decisively changed the topic, "Yingwu, after returning to the old Nanchang base, immediately stop all expansion projects and maintain the status quo, if General Zhu has any requirements for you, you can help him as much as possible, including guns, bullets and medicines, but you have to do it quietly, don't let people find out!" I won't be able to explain the reason for a while, but soon you will understand. General Zhu is a respected senior in the army, a member of the League for a long time, and deserves our respect.

Again, this time when I go back, we must stop recruiting new soldiers, and carry out stricter secrecy and vigilance for our Xiashan Ordnance Institute located in the west of the city, and all the repaired firearms made in Yueben, France, Spain and other countries must be disposed of as soon as possible, and if they can't be sold, they must be hidden, and the slightest rumor must not be revealed, I will send a telegram to Mr. Ou and Mr. Hans when I return to Zhenjiang, asking them to temporarily stop transporting machinery and equipment to Lao Nanchang, and at this turbulent moment, just guard our old nest well, and don't participate in the struggle between any forces…… Look at this posture, Nanchang is afraid that it will be chaotic for a while, and everything will wait for the eighth month of the solar calendar, otherwise it is likely to cause trouble, and there will be no return! ”

"Ah, it's so serious?" Huang Yingwu's eyes widened in surprise.

An Yi nodded solemnly: "It may be more serious than I expected!" Ying Wu, you immediately go and tell Xiao Jiu to gather the people and horses, let the driver fill up the gas and start the car, I will rush back to Zhenjiang, there can be no longer delay, you must also be ready to go. ”

"Yes!"

Huang Yingwu hurriedly walked to the accommodation building.

When Huang Yingwu walked into the door of the western-style building, An Yi grabbed the puzzled old road and walked to the bottom of the big tree, and whispered in his ear for five or six minutes.

Lao Dao looked extremely shocked, his face was red and white, and he couldn't help changing, where was there any elegance and calmness just now?

After listening to An Yi's words, Lao Dao took a deep breath: "Where did you get the news?" It can't be blind, right? ”

"I don't know what to say about this, and don't ask me why I know, anyway, you have to believe me, for so long, what did I miss about the big things I told you? You have to think about how to keep our foundation, and after this period, everything will be easy.

Again, after returning to Lao Nanchang, you immediately go to see General Zhu Peide and ask him to send a message to prohibit the radicals in the county peasant associations from destroying your Taoist temples and dojos. General Zhu Peide has a very good relationship with Wanshou Palace, it is estimated that he will take care of it, he can't manage the remote counties and towns, he can still manage it within a hundred miles under his nose, otherwise the gunshot in Nanchang City will sound out, I'm afraid it will be too late, and then it will be a desperate pattern of life and death, who cares about those Taoist priests who make a fortune by pretending to be gods all day long? I'm afraid that even our old Nanchang industry has become a big problem! An Yi explained bitterly.

The sound of the car starting, Lao Dao didn't have time to dwell on the origin of this shocking news, grabbed An Yi's hand tightly, and said emotionally:

"Don't be reckless when you get to the front line, after the news of your injury reached Guangzhou last time, your second aunt and Ermao cried all night, Lao Tzu's heart was like a needle prick, if it weren't for your many businesses in Guangzhou, Lao Tzu would have come to you a long time ago! Alas...... Don't worry, I will help you take care of your home, no matter what, Lao Tzu is now also a dignified lieutenant colonel director of the revolutionary army, and he will give me some face in all aspects, and it is estimated that it is not a big problem to keep the foundation of Lao Nanchang, so don't be too worried. After returning to Nanchang, I will also send a telegram to Mr. Ou, asking him not to leave Hong Kong and come to Nanchang, and I will watch the affairs of Nanchang for him.

It is estimated that by this time, he has also seen some fame, Guangdong is now more chaotic than the mainland, the newspaper said that your three divisions under the command of Vice President Li and Qian Dajun's 20th Division have been fighting against the workers' and peasants' armed forces of Peng Pao and others, arresting [***] everywhere, and the various forces in Wuhan and Nanjing are fighting with each other, and they are almost giving an order to fight in the same room, if this continues, something big will happen sooner or later! ”

An Yi nodded: "You can rest assured that it will be fine for a while, you have to trust my judgment." Now both sides of Ninghan and Han are desperately calling for the Northern Expedition, at this time, Wang Jingwei in Wuhan did not dare to make a move against Nanjing, judging from their eagerness to appoint the two major warlords in the north Feng Yuxiang and Yan Xishan as the commanders of the revolutionary army, they wanted to find helpers, otherwise they were worried that they would be attacked on all sides in a fight.

Now the main forces of the two generals, Tang Shengzhi and Zhang Fakui, have laid down the Wusheng Pass and forced to the city of Xinyang, proving that the Wuhan side has temporarily given up the dispute and unanimously confronted the enemy. The various forces on the Nanjing side are in the same bed and have different dreams, and Commander-in-Chief Chiang does not dare to destroy his reputation at this time and give people a handle, so I think this Northern Expedition will go smoothly.

After you go back, let the second aunt and Ermao feel relieved, I am now a major general and division commander, it is impossible to rush to the front and fight hard like when I was the battalion commander, there is no problem in terms of safety, I am sandwiched between Ning and Han, no one will harm me, on the contrary, because of the Northern Expedition, I can temporarily get out of this current predicament.

Don't worry, I know how to do it, but I have to work hard for you, but no matter how hard you work, you have to set up our secret intelligence network, this intelligence network has to be read outside my army for the time being, the more secret, the better, and the situation we will face in the future will be more complicated, so we have to start forming it as soon as possible, and be prepared! ”

"Don't worry about this, I've already selected about the same number of personnel, and two people are learning radio transceiver technology at the recruitment office, and they will be back to me in two or three months."

Lao Dao saw Shen Fengdao, Xiao Jiu and Huang Yingwu coming from afar, and lowered his voice and whispered: "I will let him tell you about Xiao Shen's affairs by himself, whether to leave or stay, you can do it yourself." This kid has done so much evil and was kicked out of the school, even I find it difficult to speak for him...... Forget it, I'll help him once, this kid has a good heart and a high talent, but he is just confused for a while, I hope his master can give me some old face to forgive him. ”

An Yi smiled disapprovingly, and waited for Shen Fengdao to leave and asked kindly: "Old Shen, do you want to stay and be my adjutant, or go back to Lao Nanchang with Lao Dao?" ”

Shen Fengdao replied calmly: "I will continue to stay by your side. ”

"Good!"

An Yi turned to Lin Yaodong: "Xiao Jiu, are you ready?" ”

Xiao Jiu replied: "Ready, according to the instructions of the eldest brother, I have explained it clearly to Mr. Pan Henian and the two girls, and they said that they will return to Zhenjiang tomorrow." The repair tools and medicines purchased by Qiu Mingxuan and the others had been loaded into the car in the afternoon, and there was nothing to prepare, but An Jin said that he would not go back to the old Nanchang base for training, and he would definitely go to the front line with you to fight. ”

"Since that's the case, then let him follow you temporarily, after returning to Zhenjiang, I will hand him over to Lao Ding, and then let him learn to shoot with Lao Li as a teacher, so that he can have enough addiction to fighting!" An Yi smiled disappreciatively, and walked to the side of the car with everyone to stop and say goodbye:

"I'm leaving, Lao Dao, remember to say hello to Aunt Ermao and Ermao for me, you have to take care of yourself, all my family business is entrusted to you! Ying Wu, the family depends on you and the brothers, and there will be about 300 old brothers and male and female recruits returning to Lao Nanchang in the next few days, you have to prepare in advance and settle them well. ”

"Yes! Boss though, rest assured. ”

Huang Yingwu saluted respectfully, and Lao Dao reluctantly watched An Yi get into the car and leave slowly, with indescribable worries and worries in his heart.

The convoy slowly drove out of Nanjing, which was full of patrols and sentry posts, and along the way, I saw many men in civilian and military uniforms being tied up and escorted back to the city, and An Yi's motorcade was stopped several times by the military police on duty, and they were all immediately released because of the model battalion flag on the car.

An Yi, who was driving between the six military trucks, sighed, and Shen Fengdao in the passenger seat whispered an analysis of the increasingly tense situation, and secretly admired Shen Fengdao's clear understanding and judgment -- Shen Fengdao actually predicted that the war between Wuhan and Nanjing would not be far away, and at the latest it would be around the end of the Northern Expedition.

Half an hour later, the convoy was stopped again at the Qixia checkpoint, and Lin Yaodong, who was in the first car, jumped out of the car to show the dispatch order of An Yi's reading force, and the lieutenant colonel of the military police immediately ordered the crossbar to be raised and released.

An Yi didn't get out of the car, but drove slowly behind the second military truck, and just crossed the high raised crossbar when he heard Shen Fengdao exclaim loudly:

"Xiao Yi, look, the second person who is tied to the door of the outpost on the right...... Yes, it's him, this person seems to be Li Xiaolong, who has been trained in our division, and the other four are also very familiar, they should all be non-commissioned officers of various departments of the First Army who have been trained in our army! ”

An Yi was taken aback when he saw it clearly, stepped on the brakes, quickly turned off the ignition, grabbed his military hat and put it on, pushed the car door and walked down......

(To be continued)