The special train of the Second Division of the First Army slowly stopped at Xianning East Station, and the dirty platform was covered with groups of armed gendarmes and the guards of the Xianning battalion; as the long whistle of the commander of the guard regiment sounded, groups of officers and men rushed to the door of the carriages and stood with guns, and it was strictly forbidden for any officers and men on the carriages to leave the carriages and get off the platform.

The brothers who had been sitting in the stuffy tanker wagons all morning were in an uproar and asked why they were not allowed to get off the car. The group of guards who blocked the door of the car closed their lips and said nothing, which immediately annoyed the officers and men of the Second Division who had just come down from the battlefield on the eleven wagons, especially the veterans of the An Yi Engineer Battalion in the last three carriages.

The veteran ruffians of the engineer battalion were originally unpleasant, and the military ruffian spirit cultivated on them for many years made people avoid them, but the platoon commander among the twelve guard officers and soldiers scolded in a low voice at this time, "I have never seen such a ruffian", and immediately annoyed the hundreds of brothers in the engineer battalion, only to hear a shout from among the veterans, and all the three or four hundred brothers jumped out of the wagon to surround the guards and officers under the car, and the harsh insults and vicious threats frightened the guards under the car so tightly that they hugged their guns tightly and retreated.

The gendarmerie squad not far away was taken aback when they saw this, and hurriedly blew their sirens and rushed over, and just when the chaotic situation was about to get out of control, Staff Officer Chen of the division headquarters arrived in time and shouted loudly to stop the officers and men of the engineer battalion.

The brothers of the engineer battalion immediately stopped when they saw Staff Officer Chen, but they still surrounded the unlucky eggs of a dozen guard regiments with great vigour, and their eyes bulged like cow eggs.

An Yi left the wagon and walked onto the platform with the support of Hu Zi and Yin Jinan, and saluted Staff Officer Chen respectfully.

Staff Officer Chen, who looked hurried, gave a loud order: "According to the urgent order of the division: the three chief officers of the engineer battalion immediately went to the command car in the middle of the train to hold an emergency meeting, and the materials of the department are forbidden to be unloaded, and the officers and soldiers of the department are controlled by the commanders of each company, and gather on the platform to eat and replenish supplies, and no one is allowed to leave the platform, and those who violate military law will be engaged in it!" ”

Hearing this, An Yi and the three of them knew that the situation had changed, and Yin Jinan called the three company commanders to give instructions, and immediately followed Staff Officer Chen to the middle of the train quickly.

The four of them hadn't taken a few steps before the brothers behind them were shouting and shouting again, and An Yi, who had a left arm hanging from his chest and the gauze on his head that was dirty from the blood and soot from the train chimney, turned around in annoyance and shouted at a group of restless brothers in his characteristic loud voice:

"Shut up! Which dog is making trouble again? Get all back to the car! ”

The brothers all shut up when they saw An Yi angry, and honestly jumped on the wagon one by one, An Yi glanced around with warning eyes, turned around and smiled and apologized to Staff Officer Chen, who shook his head frequently, and left together.

The guards on the platform saw that this group of unruly veteran ruffians were so docile in front of the young An Yi, and they all whispered to each other in surprise, and finally learned from the military police brothers that this young commander with a surprisingly terrifying roar was An Yi, the lieutenant colonel of the "model battalion" of the whole army, no one dared to scratch it anymore.

Now, who in all departments of the army doesn't know that the principal's proud protégé, An Yi, is extremely protective of his shortcomings? In order to command a soldier who climbed the wall and cheated, he did not hesitate to offend the entire Eighth Army. Don't look at him for his fierce subordinates, if you really want to be more serious, I'm afraid that he will change his face immediately, and there will be absolutely no good fruit to eat when he gets into trouble with his subordinates, not to mention that many commanders in the entire guard regiment are his brothers who graduated from Whampoa, and even Major General Zhao Tieming, the boss of the gendarmerie, is also his senior brother in the first period.

A long folding chair had been neatly placed in the command car, and An Yi sat down honestly amid the greetings and smiles of several bosses and colleagues.

Liu Xiao saw that everyone was coming, and immediately started today's emergency meeting: "In response to an urgent telegram from the General Headquarters, the Anhui warlord Sun Chuanfang's troops have taken the lead in attacking the 3rd and 14th Divisions of our First Army stationed on the front line in northern Guangdong.

In order to ensure the great cause of the Northern Expedition, our unit was ordered to go to Changsha immediately without stopping, rest and replenish for a while, and then capture Tonggu, an important town in western Jiangxi, through Liuyang, and form a central army with the Second Army and the Third Army of the National Revolutionary Army that were heading to Pingxiang, under the personal command of Commander-in-Chief Chiang, closely cooperate, occupy the line from Gao'an to Zhangshu as soon as possible, and finally encircle Nanchang with the Seventh Army of the left wing under the command of General Li Zongren. Now, I would like to ask Chief of Staff Hu to give instructions that after the meeting, the detailed plans and marching routes of the various units will be distributed to you. ”

Hu Shusen, whose face was pale and looked quite tired, glanced at the familiar generals and colonels under his command one by one, smiled slightly, and said calmly:

"After the war, the brothers of the various departments did not get a single repair, and once again went to Jiangxi at night, which was hard! Due to my illness, it was difficult for me to continue to gallop on the battlefield with you and make meritorious contributions, so I had to leave my brothers for a while and return to Guangzhou for medical treatment. I hope that all the brothers will work hard to kill the enemy and revitalize the great cause of our Republic of China, and I wish you all a victorious start and success! ”

There was no applause, and all the generals looked sadly at this old commander, who was deeply respected by the officers and soldiers of the whole division, and Liu Xiao's eyes also showed a deep sense of loss and reluctance.

Hu Shusen smiled and continued: "This is the last time I will perform the duties of chief of staff, and I will read out the resolution of the General Headquarters and the Military Headquarters of our First Army: In view of the temporary departure of Major General Hu Shusen, chief of staff of the Second Division, and the transfer of Major General Yan Erai, deputy chief of staff and political commissar, to the General Headquarters for another appointment, Major General Xu Tingyao is hereby appointed as chief of staff and political commissar of the Second Division, and will no longer serve as deputy division commander; Major General Jiang Dingwen, commander of the Fifth Regiment, was appointed as the deputy commander of the Second Division, and no longer held the post of commander of the Fifth Regiment; Colonel Wen Zhiwen was appointed as the commander of the 5th Regiment; Lieutenant Colonel Liang Zihou was appointed deputy of the Fifth Regiment and promoted to colonel. ”

Seeing the brothers sitting majestically and without any dissatisfaction, Hu Shusen was very pleased: "Now I will briefly read out the latest instructions of the military headquarters and our division: due to the needs of the great cause of the Northern Expedition, all regiments and battalions of the Second Division are ordered to work with one heart and one mind to kill the enemy in the upcoming campaign, and each regiment and battalion can appropriately replenish the troops according to the progress of the war and their respective operational needs to maintain strong combat effectiveness. Timely allocation of weapons and ammunition supply, payment of military salaries, adjustment of establishment, promotion and appointment of officers of all regiments and battalions...... Ladies and gentlemen, this is a good opportunity to grow and develop, and it is difficult to come again, so seize it! After the meeting was adjourned, you should return to the ministries as soon as possible to appease and explain to the officers and men under your command, and vigorously publicize and boost morale. ”

The generals and colonels of each regiment stood up one after another to salute Hu Shusen, and then took the documents and maps one by one and left in a hurry.

An Yi's engineer battalion was at the end of the line as usual, and Hu Zi and Yin Jinan received the map file from the operational staff office, and followed An Yi to Liu Xiao and Hu Shusen to salute solemnly.

Hu Shusen replied with a smile and asked: "Your officers and soldiers have been tossing and turning in and out of the car all the way, and they don't worry about accidents at such a fast speed?" ”

An Yi replied embarrassedly: "Chief of Staff, the brothers are not just playing, but also a kind of military skill training, the speed of the train is within our calculations, and it has been tested one by one by our battalion Deputy Major Hu Jialin and three experienced veteran platoon commanders, and it has been confirmed that it is feasible, under normal circumstances, there will be no casualties, and if there are casualties, we can only blame the brothers who volunteered to participate in the test for not being proficient in learning and training enough." ”

"Oh? Is there such a thing? ”

Hu Shusen, Liu Xiao, and Xu Tingyao glanced at each other with interest, turned to An Yi and asked kindly, "You must have a purpose in doing this, right?" ”

An Yi replied truthfully, but his words were rather vague: "Yes, within half a month, our battalion will select 20 people with the best military quality from the officers and men of the three companies of the battalion, and form our battalion's guard communication platoon with 10 brothers selected by the machine gun platoon of the battalion headquarters, which will undertake the tasks of reconnaissance and communication liaison in military operations, infiltrating behind enemy lines to arrest and interrogate, sabotage and raiding on enemy roads, bridges and important military installations, and handling emergencies.

The three subordinates unanimously agreed that our army will henceforth enter a relatively unfamiliar and complicated area for operations, and in the absence of advanced means of communication between various units, it is necessary to follow the example of our division's special service company to form a relatively elite contingent to ensure the smooth progress of our battalion's fighting, marching, and stationing safety, establishing normal liaison with various units, and giving early warning to each other. ”

Xu Tingyao was surprised and exclaimed: "These three boys are amazing! Everything is ahead of the other regiments, and it seems that there must be a more detailed implementation plan, and it has been secretly prepared, otherwise it would be impossible to say so comprehensively, and it is almost catching up with our divisional special agent company. Based on the analysis of the consistent behavior of these three boys, I think that their training volume and training methods are much higher than those of the division headquarters spy company, if it weren't for Hu Jialin, a usually quiet guy who rushed out of the car and picked up a sheep, which aroused heated discussions and admiration from the whole senior brothers, I am afraid that a few of us would still be in the dark. ”

Liu Xiao nodded and turned to An Yi: "When you arrive in Changsha to recuperate, submit your detailed plan to me in the form of a report." ”

"Yes!" An Yi replied.

Hu Shusen stepped forward to hold An Yi's shoulder and ask about the injury, and after finishing his whispered encouragement, he signaled An Yi to return to the headquarters urgently.

An Yi reluctantly saluted, and hurriedly got out of the car with Hu Jialin Yin Jinan.

At this time, how did An Yi know that this was the last time he and Hu Shusen met, and in the next two years, An Yi led his troops to fight in the north and south of the river, and when he returned to Nanchang, he received the bad news of Hu Shusen's death.

There was chaos on the platform, the Xianning battalion prepared a sumptuous lunch for the officers and men of the Second Division, the ground was covered with dust and garbage, and there were piles of officers and soldiers squatting nervously eating everywhere.

Before An Yi and the three returned to their wagons, before they had time to pick up their rice bowls, the eleven old brothers who had been treated at the Xianning Military Hospital had already stood in front of An Yi and the three, lined up in a neat row to salute An Yi and the three.

An Yi laughed and stepped forward to ask how the other injured brothers were. The eleven old brothers looked worriedly at An Yi's head wrapped in gauze and his arm hanging from his chest, and answered An Yi's question in detail. To An Yi's great sadness, six of the brothers died of their injuries one after another, and the other nine brothers are still lying in the hospital.

Hu Zi and Yin Jinan sighed and led the brothers over to receive food.

An Yi called Dong Lingzi and asked him to immediately take the two brothers to the commissary in the station office to buy four boxes of cigarettes, come back and give one box to each company, and the remaining box to the battalion headquarters secretary Lao Chang for safekeeping.

The brothers had eaten and hurriedly prepared, and boarded the train at the whistle of the star officer on duty at the division headquarters, but the five wagons behind were slowly approaching the last wagon of the special train at this time, and there was a loud "clang" sound, the train vibrated a few times, and the four wagons were already connected with the special train, and a locomotive was added to the special train.

After visiting his beloved horse, An Yi got out of the car and looked back, and found that Jiang Dingwen, the new deputy division commander wearing a major general's uniform, jumped out of the car under the escort of two guards, strode in front of him, pointed to his head and left arm and asked again and again, knowing that it was okay before he could put his mind at ease.

Jiang Dingwen immediately smiled, approached An Yi and whispered: "Brother, this time it's double happiness!" When you arrive in Changsha, you will go to the HSBC bank at the treaty port with your brother, and your brother will immediately transfer 80,000 yuan to you, haha! ”

"So much? Isn't it seventy thousand? Big brother, you have been promoted, and you will reward your little brother with 10,000 more when you are happy? An Yi smiled happily.

Jiang Dingwen raised his head boldly: "Who will the younger brother who doesn't take care of Lao Tzu take care of?" In this business, you also made the big brother who has no business earn as much as you! What's the point of paying you 10,000 more? Ha ha! ”

An Yi thought for a while and smiled and leaned back half a step: "Boss, in the future, the military supplies will be under your control, and when you arrive in Changsha, you have to replenish the equipment of the reinforcement company for the younger brother, almost all of the injured brothers of the younger brother have returned, and Brother 560 still has nearly 200 no guns, and the younger brother has already submitted an application to the division headquarters." ”

"Don't worry, I know about this, in addition to the standard equipment of a company, the eldest brother will also give you five new light machine guns, fifty flower machine guns and corresponding ammunition this time, haha! You have to be careful along the way, don't let the wound get infected, and I'll have someone bring you two pots of hot tea and some snacks when you park at night. Okay, big brother, I have to go to a meeting with them. ”

After Jiang Dingwen finished speaking, he patted An Yi lightly, and led the two guards to stride towards the middle of the train.

An Yi walked to his wagon and boarded the carriage, and Hu Zi and Yin Jinan, who were standing by the door, followed him back to the elegant seat inside.

Hu Zi asked with a low smile: "Deputy Division Commander Jiang must be happy, right?" ”

"Needless to say? Double happiness is coming! Boss Jiang is really fucking powerful, he took over more than 70 pieces of high-grade cigarette paste from us and let him get rid of it in a few days, and he sold it for a high price of 160,000, and paid us an extra 10,000 yuan very righteously, so that it is not counting the 300,000 yuan that Lao Dao helped us keep, nor the tens of thousands of dividends that A Biao paid us every month and the 50,000 patent fees that Hans has paid to me at one time, the total amount in our own secret account is almost 150,000, I have to think carefully about how to develop, and wait for Nanjing. Lao Tzu immediately entrusted Mr. Ou and Hans to buy a large number of supporting machinery and equipment for us, including the advanced machine tools that the Germans had never sold to Asia that Raute told me privately last time, and Lao Tzu must build China's own Krupp! An Yi had his eyes half-closed, looking like a rich old man.

Beard's eyes widened in surprise when he heard such a large amount.

Yin Jinan was not interested in money, and asked An Yi vigorously why he didn't take the opportunity to ask Deputy Division Commander Jiang, who had taken office, to ask for more weapons?

After listening to An Yile's explanation, Yin Jinan clenched his fists happily and shook it a few times.

(To be continued)