The gunfire in Hankou did not stop until the next day, and seven officers and soldiers with crippled legs and incontinence were found at three o'clock in the morning, only one of them was conscious but could not say a complete sentence, and all the doctors of the army and the concession were treated with all their might, and finally figured out at five o'clock in the morning that the Seventh Army of the Chinese Revolutionary Army had done it. Along the way, he wounded and stabbed more than 30 officers and soldiers of the 19th Army who stabbed Hu Zongduo with rifle butts and bayonets, and three of them died.

Bai Chongxi, who was carefully arranging in Wuchang and preparing to plot Ye Kaixin's 44th Army, was shocked after receiving the urgent report, and heard that the army had killed and wounded dozens of garrison officers and soldiers, and did not listen to the dissuasion, and went crazy all the way to break through the three-layer blockade line and was about to rush to the garrison of the Seventh Army, knowing that he had been plotted, Bai Chongxi, who knew that he had been plotted, could not bear it anymore, and was furious, and immediately ordered Hu Zongduo to mobilize a large army to surround hundreds of Yue Ben soldiers, raise the muzzle of his gun and shoot into the sky to warn, if the Yue army does not stop the atrocities, they will use machine gun fire, and all the responsibility will be borne by him Bai Chongxi!

After Bai Chongxi gave the first order, he thought for a while, gritted his teeth and issued a series of urgent orders again: order all the artillery regiments of the 19th Army stationed in the western suburbs of Hankou to aim at the concession and prepare for battle; ordered the artillery regiment of Ye Kaixin's 44th Army stationed in Wuchang to urgently dispatch to build a position in the fastest time and aim at the concession across the river; The garrison regiment of the Seventh Army and the divisions of the 19th Army were ordered to surround the concession, concentrate machine guns and more than 200 mortars, arrive near the riverbank, and aim at the warships of the Japanese army on the wharf.

As the dense gunfire rang out, the military mobilization on a huge scale like the top of Mount Tai was quickly displayed in front of Yue himself.

Seeing that the squadron reacted so strongly, even if it was arrogant and ignorant, he did not dare to act rashly again, and in the face of the thick murderous spirit of tens of thousands of Chinese officers and soldiers and the gradual encirclement of-for-tat and hatred of the same enemy, the Yue army, which had come to seek trouble with anger, finally compromised. He said that the commander, the military attaché, and the garrison commander left a string of vicious words, and then withdrew to the concession barracks.

Eight destroyers and gunboats in the river were urgently starting to bombard the Zhongkou Battalion, the location of the political axe, and other important facilities in Hankou, when they suddenly saw that the guns of the fortresses of the Jiangfang had been raised, and countless light and heavy machine guns and mortars were set up on both sides of the Yangtze River.

Immediately, the information that the concession had been surrounded by more than 20,000 Chinese [***] troops, and that hundreds of artillery pieces in the western suburbs and on the opposite bank were all aimed at the concession also came one after another, saying that the military attaché, military attaché, commercial counselor, and other officials saw that the situation was not good, and that if the confrontation continued, it would inevitably be a situation in which all jade and stone were burned, and they immediately suppressed a group of naval fleet officers who had thundered like thunder and had not suffered losses since the First Sino-Japanese Naval War, and asked them to immediately give up their retaliatory attacks and withdraw the fleet to the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, and loudly explained that the Chinese [***] team had been prepared. If he rashly launched a retaliatory attack at this time, even if a large number of Chinese people were killed or wounded, his hundreds of garrisons, warships under the guns, nearly 2,000 expatriates, and all the wealth of the concession would be destroyed in one fell swoop, which was really more than worth the loss.

More than a dozen officers at all levels of the Chinese army who felt that their dignity had been humiliated were insulting and threatening to cut their stomachs, but under the reality of being outnumbered and disparity in military strength, they could only howl and did not dare to give the order to attack, and an imminent local war came to an abrupt end, and the two sides turned into a confrontation full of gunpowder, each urgently reporting to his superiors and seeking a final solution.

Li Zongren, who grasped the authority of Nanjing's political axe, Xie Zhi, Zhang Ji and Xu Chongzhi of the special committee, and other veterans received the urgent report, panicked, at that time, the old department of Tang Shengzhi in Hunan was still struggling to resist stubbornly, Zhang Fakui of Guangzhou had just deliberately sought Li Jishen's territory, and torn his face with the Gui family, a big war was about to begin, and Chiang Kai-shek, who was jumping up and down in Shanghai, was gathering people and horses to prepare to interfere in politics and disorder, trying to overthrow the current united political axe, and [***] and other parties kept waging a civil war. The Gui faction and the Xishan Conference faction, which had made no achievements in the Northern Expedition, had already sounded the slogans of "counter-revolutionary" and "new warlords," and if there was another Hankou war at this juncture, the united political axe on the cusp of the storm would not only collapse immediately, but would also be infamous as a "traitor" through the ages.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Li Zongren immediately invited puppet chairman Lin Sen and party and government veteran Tan Yanmin to urgently discuss countermeasures; although Lin Sen was dizzy, he also proposed that Foreign Minister Wu Chaoshu rush to the Shanghai Consulate General to communicate and negotiate, and at the same time let the Ministry of Foreign Affairs immediately lodge a strong protest with the Consulate General in Nanjing.

Tan Yanmin reminded Li Zongren to beware of the fact that the warships of the Chinese army that had retreated from Hankou in a hurry should take the opportunity to cause trouble along the river and injure our army and people, and it was best to urgently order the garrisons stationed along the river to take precautions.

In the afternoon, Zhu Peide summoned An Yi to the Overseer's Mansion in Nanchang City by another phone call, An Yi was extremely surprised after listening to the briefing, and then praised Bai Chongxi for his proper handling, courtesy, and moderation, and worthy of being a general.

Zhu Peide was very emotional about An Yi's loud praise of his enemy, nodded his head, and handed the urgent telegram sent by Li Zongren to An Yi:

"General Li Delin wants us to put on a posture of being ready for battle at Jiujiang and Hukou in case the frenzied Yuben Navy launches a surprise attack, what do you think of this problem?"

An Yi put down the telegram and hesitated for a moment before replying: "The little nephew thinks that there is no need to make a big noise at all, after all, the place that triggered the conflict is in Hankou, hundreds of miles upstream, and we can't overreact because of this sudden incident, otherwise the many trading companies and expatriates in Jiujiang will panic, once the momentum spreads, they will ask the high-level for help, and if they don't do it well, they will provoke the Yue army, and then they will make a big enemy for no reason, Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi will easily watch the jokes on the sidelines." Although he is very hateful, and there will be a war between China and China, it is by no means now!

Uncle De secretly ordered Brother Jin's New Ninth Army and Brother Zhu's New Third Army to quietly make emergency preparations, especially the mortar companies of each division, to enter the highest state of combat readiness, if this warship really dares to fire at us, he will rush to the shore in one breath to close the warship to bombard his mother, no matter how powerful his naval guns are, they can't hit the mortar group under their noses, it is estimated that General Hu Zongduo used this trick, we can learn and use it now.

However, I don't think the possibility of the army attacking us is not big, we don't need to worry too much, if he really dares to touch us, we will double down on him, and we can take the opportunity to drive away all the people who say they have lost land in Jiujiang, and if they are not careful, they may become a national hero, and if they are defeated, it will be a situation of confrontation with each other, but they can win the hearts of the people.

No matter how powerful the warship's guns are, they can't get ashore, so why don't they run away after the shells? I don't believe that they dare to transport troops from the country, and the British will not agree! In short, no matter how we deal with it, we are very proactive, and in the end, the central political axe will clean up the mess. ”

"Not bad! Not bad! You kid is as cunning as a fox! Zhu Peide pointed at An Yi and smiled with relief, and then instructed the adjutant to give orders to Jin Handing and Zhu Shigui according to An Yi's opinion.

An Yi knew very well in his heart that Zhu Peide didn't think of how to deal with it, but that the incident happened suddenly, the scope of involvement was too wide, and he couldn't make up his mind for a while, and his suggestion only played a role in making Zhu Peide make up his mind.

After dealing with this thorny matter, the two discussed for a long time on the current situation and the military, political, civil affairs and other affairs within their jurisdiction, An Yi is now not only exercising the duties of Zhu Peide's military adviser, but also has become Zhu Peide's administrative adviser, which shows Zhu Peide's appreciation and respect for An Yi's talent and morality.

Before An Yi left, Zhu Peide was full of praise for An Yi's five new freighters all hanging German flags, An Yi seemed to be proud of the spring breeze with a smile on his face, but he was very unhappy in his heart, his own ship sailed in his own river, and he had to hang foreign flags to ensure safety, An Yi's self-esteem was extremely hurt, but now his strength is still very weak, not so opportunistic, safety can not be guaranteed at all, no matter how much he has to grit his teeth and endure.

After returning to Lao Nanchang, An Yi, who had a big stone in his heart, immediately summoned his henchmen and generals to launch the long-planned special action plan.

In front of the map, Zhan Huanqi pointed to the vicinity of Yangxin County at the junction of Hunan, Jiangxi and Hubei: "The team led by Captain Ding has successfully arrived at Longgong Mountain, thirty kilometers west of Yangxin County. The 72 brothers of the third division led by Major Sun Xiaowang have been carrying out tasks in the Tongshan, Tongcheng and Xiushui areas, and have now received a telegram order to begin to shrink and assemble, waiting for the main force led by Captain Ding and Brother Gu to converge in the south.

After the study and decision of the division and the commanders, Brother Zong must lead the first detachment of the special brigade to secretly rush to Fengding Mountain west of Yichun within 36 hours, and the headquarters will equip you with a radio station and two operators. Your task is to establish contact with the main forces of Brother Ding and Brother Gu as soon as possible, and then coordinate specific matters such as the time of action, area, mutual response, and rapid transfer, and the four secret bases of the headquarters in Jiangxi will provide you with weapons, ammunition and other material replenishment, and be responsible for the storage and transportation of all the captured items you have transferred, so as to ensure your mobile surname and combat effectiveness. ”

Zong Xingzhen nodded excitedly: "Okay, I can finally pull it out and do a big job!" ”

The brothers smiled heartily, and Zhan Huanqi reminded solemnly: "Brother Zong, although the brothers involved in the operation are very familiar with the terrain of the Hunan and Jiangxi borders, they must not be careless, the difficulty of this operation is very high, it is not the usual sweeping all the way from west to east, but in order to direct everyone's attention to the direction of Hunan, so as to avoid others suspecting us, we must be uprooted from east to west, one by one, not to mention the resistance and pursuit that may be encountered, the heavy property seized will become the biggest burden on your actions, Although the headquarters has made careful arrangements for this purpose, you must be mentally prepared for the fact that from the place where you are plundering to the junction points along the way, it is at least ten kilometers and at most thirty kilometers, and you can only take mountain trails to avoid the eyes of the various forces. ”

"Understood!"

Zong Xingzhen replied loudly after thinking calmly.

After the task was arranged, An Yi asked Zong Xingzhen and the others what help they needed, and after getting the answer that was ready, he whispered:

"According to the latest intelligence sent by the Third Division, in the four places of Tonggu, Liuyang, Shangli and Liling, the peasant Red Guards led by [***] and the three regiments of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, which had just been established, are engaged in sporadic battles with the local troops on the Hunan side and the landlords' armed forces in various parts of the Hunan and Jiangxi borders. It's important to keep that in mind!

Xingzhen, after you meet Lao Ding and Hutou, tell them what I said again.

Remember, the various departments must always keep in touch with each other, and they must not fight on their own, let alone clash with the Red Guards and the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army.

In addition, your detachment has to set off with a batch of generic camouflage combat uniforms that have just been produced, and all the signs that can show identity must be removed, understand? ”

"Understood! You can rest assured. Zong Xingzhen nodded heavily.

An Yi looked at Zong Xingzhen with a burning eye: "This operation lasts for a month, and it will be very difficult for you in this month, but you must grit your teeth and persevere, and the headquarters will do its best to support you in terms of logistics." ”

Zong Xingzhen stood up and solemnly promised: "Don't worry, Shizuo, don't say a month, even three months The brothers can withstand it, most of the brothers are very familiar with that area, months of strong training, combat effectiveness and survivability have been greatly improved, plus a battalion brought by the tiger head is basically the old brothers who came back from the battle with the division, most of them are natives of this area, we not only occupy the time, but also occupy the location, and we will be able to successfully complete the tasks assigned by the headquarters." ”

An Yi smiled with relief, and Hu Jialin, who was in charge of cooperating with the Lao Dao secret team in this operation, patted Zong Xingzhen's arm and personally sent him out, telling him the location and contact methods of several contact points in a low voice as he walked.

Zhan Huanqi put away the map, Yang Bin handed the teacup on the table to An Yi, and joked in a low voice: "In this way, I'm afraid that the entire Hunan and Jiangxi regions will be even more chaotic, your move is well grasped in terms of timing and strength, as long as you don't get caught, no one can think that we did it." ”

An Yi shook his head a little helplessly, and said with a wry smile: "I was also forced, who knew that more than 20 million yuan would be spent in the past few months?" Lao Zhou and Zhang Xi warned me every day, telling me that if I didn't get back 10 million or 20 million yuan within a month to fill the hole, they would have to pick and choose, and I was worried......

(To be continued)