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Chapter 511 Darkness Xiangxi

Returning to Nanjing smoothly, He Yaozu and An Yi came to the Commander-in-Chief's conference room to report the trip to Tongguan to Chiang Kai-shek and several ministers of the Military Commission, and presented Feng Yuxiang's handwritten letter to Chiang Kai-shek. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info Chiang Kai-shek did not say anything after reading the letter, and it seemed that everything was expected.

Due to the media reports for several days, An Yi and his entourage have not yet returned to Nanjing, the newspapers of the whole country have published the news at the Huayin press conference, and public opinion is very favorable to the central government, which took the lead in transporting two trains of rice for disaster relief, in addition to loudly calling on the government and all walks of life to generously assist the northwest disaster area, the report on the disaster situation in the northwest has heated up sharply, and a large number of facts that have been deliberately concealed have been exposed.

At the end of the meeting, Chiang Kai-shek decided to convene a central emergency disaster relief meeting as soon as possible to discuss countermeasures, and the more than one-hour report ended.

The quiet Chiang Kai-shek was very pleased with the ingenious countermeasures taken by An Yi during this trip and the initiative brought to the central government by it, although his calm demeanor was the same as before, but after the report he left Zhu Peide, He Yaozu and An Yi with a pleasant face, so that a group of generals who were familiar with his style saw his good mood.

Chiang Kai-shek was very sensitive, and he did not mention An Yi's clever hint at the plan to provide disaster relief from the front line of Jingxiang in the meeting just now, and only then did he whisper to An Yi to say all the thoughts in his heart, and he was very interested.

An Yi saw that Zhu Peide and He Yaozu who were left behind were his trusted elders, so he had no scruples to tell him in detail about his understanding, the strategic significance of Jingxiang, the route of the transportation of disaster relief materials from the central government and all walks of life after the railway was controlled by the Northwest Army, and the possibility of the victims going south.

Chiang Kai-shek whispered to Zhu Peide and He Yaozu for their opinions, and after receiving an affirmative reply, he immediately said: "Since both of you agree with An Yi's plan, then we will regard this plan as the overall resolution of the Central Military Commission and submit it to the Central Committee for adoption at the emergency disaster relief meeting tomorrow afternoon, but we need to be cautious about one point, not to mention the strategic significance of Jingxiang or the construction and widening of communication lines, and only talk about it from the perspective of disaster relief." Brother Yizhi, how about you come up with this plan? ”

"It's incumbent on my subordinates." Zhu Peide coughed several times in succession, and his face and expression were not good.

"Has Brother Yizhi's illness been clarified?"

He Yaozu asked with concern, An Yi looked worried, and Chiang Kai-shek also cast a concerned gaze.

Zhu Peide wiped his mouth with a handkerchief, smiled and waved his hand: "The preliminary diagnosis is chronic pneumonia, it is estimated that there are other problems, the doctor let me rest and recheck, but the little brother can't be idle, and I will go to see it after this time." ”

Chiang Kai-shek comforted Zhu Peide and persuaded Zhu Peide to go back to rest early, and He Yaozu saw that there was nothing to do with him, so he left with Zhu Peide. Chiang Kai-shek left An Yi behind, instructed the attendants to make a cup of Qingming tea he got from his hometown for An Yi, motioned for An Yi to sit closer, and asked in a low voice:

"Say, I know there's a deeper meaning you haven't said, and if I'm not mistaken, there's a plan behind your plan, right?"

"The headmaster is as wise as a torch! Students dare to disobey their orders. An Yi replied half-jokingly.

Chiang Kai-shek laughed and then criticized: "When did you learn to flatter this way?" Go ahead. ”

An Yi agreed, put away his smile and sat up straight: "Principal, what the students are worried about is not just the imminent war, judging from the current situation, the Northwest Army is likely to start, and the students along the way see that the divisions of our army have also quietly moved to northern Hubei, and it is estimated that the principal has a comprehensive plan, so the students firmly believe that as long as the fight starts, the Northwest Army, which has an unshirkable responsibility for the catastrophe and famine in the northwest, will fall into the isolation of the whole people, and the war will soon end with the victory of the central army."

Students focus on the following three aspects: first, in case the Jin Sui army sways or even falls to the Northwest Army, the war is likely to fall into a protracted stalemate, so opening up the third battlefield from the Jingxiang line, echoing the battlefields of the Longhai line and the Jinpu line, can be regarded as a countermeasure to break the deadlock, even if it cannot attack the hinterland of the Northwest Army, it can contain a large number of troops of the Northwest Army, which is conducive to the progress of the main battlefield; Second, judging from the current situation in Sichuan, the war between the warlords cannot be stopped in a short period of time, and Liu Wenhui's troops, which occupy more than 70 counties in the Chengdu area, western Sichuan, and southern Sichuan, do not seem to be as strong as the outside world rumores, and the temporary stalemate is likely to be abruptly changed by Liu Xiang seeing through a certain weakness in his narrow defensive line. Once the time is ripe, the central army will be able to enter Sichuan in a grand manner, thus ending the warlord melee, unifying the chaotic Bashu military and government, and giving the people a stable and peaceful environment for survival and development. ”

Chiang Kai-shek nodded from time to time, and seeing that An Yi no longer continued to say the third point, he urged in a low voice: "That's a good point, keep talking." ”

"Student...... The third point is that the students dare not say it anymore. An Yi hesitated, and it was difficult to make up his mind.

Chiang Kai-shek stared at An Yi's eyes suspiciously: "You An Yi has always been frank and loyal, and many respected elders in the central government have praised you for taking the overall situation into account and expressing your opinions directly, when did you dare not tell the truth?" ”

An Yi explained in a sad and sincere whisper: "Principal, the students have been feeling very depressed recently, after the end of the Western Expedition, the students left the front line and handed over the post of commander-in-chief and chief of staff of the former enemy of the First Route Army back to the Military Commission, although the students were disappointed, they also felt that it was taken for granted and could face it calmly, but as soon as the students came back from Tongguan, they heard that the Third Army had undergone major adjustments, Zhu Yi's predecessors resigned as the commander of the Third Army due to physical reasons, and General Wang Jun was promoted to the acting commander and division commander of the Third Army, and the Third Army was transferred to the direct jurisdiction, Wang Junshi and Jin Handing, who were originally from the Third Army, are now the main forces of the two divisions have been transferred north to the Huaihai front line to prepare for intense combat, and the students, as the former deputy commander and chief of staff of the Third Army, do not know what is going on, so the students feel very aggrieved and confused.

If you think about it, the student feels that he is too young and ignorant, and he has offended someone, which is why he has such an embarrassing embarrassment.

Principal, every step of the student's growth is the result of the principal's cultivation and support, and the principal will be able to see that the student is not the kind of person who is greedy for power and does not know his own weight, but ...... But the principal, the students also love face! It's nothing to remove the deputy commander and chief of staff of the students, and the students don't want to bear this fictitious title, but the Ministry of Military Affairs and the General Staff Headquarters should at least inform the students before that, right? Now, how can students deal with many colleagues? How to answer the possible inquiries of the soldiers under the command of the past? ”

Chiang Kai-shek suddenly realized, stood up and patted his head, and explained loudly: "This thing is not done in words, it is not in words!" I have made it clear before that I will wait for you to come back to ask for your opinion before making a final decision, it is estimated that the Ministry of Military Affairs is too anxious and too inconsiderate, although most of the main forces of Wang Jun and Jin Handing need to be transferred north to Huaihai, but they can also be transferred first and then determine the appointment of the chief officer...... An Yi, you don't have other ideas, it is estimated that it is the people from the Military Affairs Department and the General Staff Headquarters who have misunderstood my meaning, which will cause such an embarrassing situation, and I will ask them to apologize to you solemnly when I go back, and you don't have any ideological baggage because of this. ”

An Yi respectfully agreed: "The student obeys!" Principal, students are reluctant to be any army commander and deputy commander, seeing that most of the old instructors and bosses in the past are still working silently in the position of division commander and brigade commander, the students feel uncomfortable, and the students are sincerely afraid of being a division commander, and the students in the military academy do not dare to claim to be teachers, and have always thought that they are still a member of the students. Therefore, the students implored the principal to agree, and after the students reported the plan in the third aspect, if the principal adopted it, he would not appoint the students to be in charge of command, and implored the principal to make other arrangements, so that the students could take this opportunity to slowly get rid of their impetuousness if they wanted to return to the military academy to engage in research. ”

Chiang Kai-shek smiled slightly, waved his hand and sat down again: "You first tell the third plan, I have my own consideration." ”

"Yes!"

An Yi then cut to the chase: "The third plan is still aimed at Sichuan, but it also includes the long-term vision of northern and western Qianxi for a little consideration.

The students imagined that since the central government wanted to show its sincere concern for the people of the northwest and treat the entire Chinese people as a whole and treat them equally, it could not but consider the issue of relief for more and more disaster victims who were fleeing to the south.

On the way back, the students discussed and weighed with Director He in detail and agreed that as long as the Changde to Xiangxi area reached out with one heart and one mind, it would not be a problem to accept 100,000 disaster victims.

If the principal and the central authorities think it is feasible, please select a talented person to serve as the commander-in-chief of disaster relief and resettlement in Hunan, Hubei and Sichuan, and mobilize as soon as possible the only engineering corps under the command of the Jiangxi Provincial Security Command to enter Xiangxi, build bridges and roads, build simple houses for temporarily rehousing the victims, organize the disaster victims to open up wasteland for planting, fishing, and so on, and use all effective means to launch a vigorous production and self-help campaign.

When everything is stabilized, the principal can secretly order this engineering unit to quickly build the highway leading from Xiangxi to Sichuan and Guizhou, and at the same time ask the 44 th Army of Xiangxi to provide cover and escort for this huge secret project; in just one to one and a half years, the southeast of Sichuan, western Hunan and northwest Guizhou will be connected, and the area controlled by nearly 45,000 soldiers of the 44 th Army and the Shizhen Department of northwest Guizhou loyal to the central government will be exponentially expanded. For the sake of their own vested interests and hegemonic status, if the local warlords insist on going their own way and still want to secede the territory and support their own troops, all they need to do is General Zhang Hongluan and General Shi Zhen send a telegram to the whole country, calling on the central authorities to put down the war in Sichuan and Guizhou that has lasted for more than 10 years and to rescue the people of Sichuan and Guizhou, who have suffered so much, so that all divisions of our Central Army can march into Sichuan and Guizhou with their heads held high and proudly in the cheers of the whole country, and then exert greater pressure on the warlords of all walks of life in Yunnan. ”

Chiang Kai-shek stared at An Yi, who was anxious for a long time, sighed, slowly walked to the window, looked at the buds on the branches outside the window, and sighed with emotion:

"I didn't expect such a far-reaching and clever strategy to come from my student's hands, An Yi, you surprised and relieved me, it seems that I still underestimate your talent......"