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Chapter 540 Raising the virtuous does not avoid relatives

"Rest House" is a new building in the Central Military Academy in the east of Nanjing, is the name of Chiang Kai-shek's new official residence, located in the green shade of the dormitory area of the Central Military Academy, completed in mid-October, soon Chiang Kai-shek and his wife bid farewell to the old house in Sanyuan Lane in the south of the city and moved into the "Rest House" to live. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info "Rest House" is a two-story Western-style building with red exterior walls, sitting north and facing south, and the construction cost plus interior decoration costs more than 30,000 yuan.

On the evening of 14 December, An Yi returned to Nanjing, sent Gong Qian back to Houzai Lane, and then returned to the dormitory of the Huangpu Road Military Academy by car, put down his bags and took a bath, and immediately reported to the Commander-in-Chief Chiang's chamber by telephone.

An Yi passed through the security and entered the conference room of the headquarters, and found that the meeting had not yet begun. Zhu Peide, Ge Jingen, Qian Dajun, Chen Yi and others, who were talking in a low voice, saw An Yi and happily stood up to say hello.

An Yi looked at the lineup attending the meeting, was slightly surprised, and knew that tonight's meeting was about to produce important decisions, so he put away his mind, humbly sat down next to Zhu Peide, looked around carefully, and found that Commander-in-Chief Jiang had not yet attended. He Yingqin, Zhang Zhizhong, Liu Zhi, and Zhu Shaoliang chatted in a low voice in the rest area in front of the right, appearing very engaged, while Gu Zhutong, Jiang Dingwen, and Chen Cheng sat at the long table on the left and discussed enthusiastically.

When Gu Zhutong turned his head, he suddenly saw An Yi, and hurriedly raised his hand to signal, Jiang Dingwen and Chen Cheng also found An Yi's figure almost at the same time, nodding and greeting while showing a bright smile, An Yi apologized to several old-timers, got up and came to sit down between Gu Zhutong and Jiang Dingwen, and joined the discussion after saying hello.

On the 6th, Tang Shengzhi openly appointed Xu Yuanquan, Wang Jun, He Jian, and Liu Xing as commanders-in-chief of the First, Second, Third, and Fourth Front Armies, and appointed Ruan Xuanwu, Wei Yisan, Xia Douyin, Gong Hao, Men Bingyue, Yang Hucheng, Zhou Bin, Wan Xuancai, Ren Yingqi, Sun Dianying, and Liu Guitang as commanders of the anti-Chiang coalition army. In particular, Wang Jun, Yang Shengzhi, Xia Douyin, and others who were subordinate to the Central Army were wavering to varying degrees because they were excluded or felt that they were being treated unfairly, and Tang Shengzhi used the Hubei territory as a bait to win over and divide Xu Yuanquan, who had two divisions, and frequently secretly telegraphed with He Jian, an old subordinate who occupied most of Hunan, and made many promises, and the growing reorganization faction of Wang Jingwei and others closely cooperated with Tang Shengzhi in the south, and frequently sent telephone calls to the generals of various ministries, "Xiao is entrusted with heavy responsibilities with great righteousness." The Central Army, which thought it was working together, underwent subtle changes.

At the same time, there were also signs of turmoil in the hinterland of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, which had been stable and carefree, and Peng Jianzhang and Li Bingxin, commanders of the 12th Regiment of the Fourth Brigade of the Zhejiang Army in Changzhou, were bewitched by the leading figures of the anti-Chiang faction, Ju Zheng and Jiang Zun, and brazenly raised the anti-Chiang banner and claimed to be the Jiangsu-Zhejiang coalition army, cutting off the Shanghai-Nanjing railway and advancing southward.

Tang Shengzhi and Wang Jingwei's bribery and division of various units of the Central Army really made Chiang Kai-shek sweat, although the Central Committee now has a strong force of 39 divisions, except for a few troops established by Whampoa teachers and students who can fight a battle, most of the rest are rabble people who have only names and no strength on all sides.

Chiang Kai-shek had only a handful of troops under his control, and the only troops he could control were the independent division, the first, second, third, ninth, eleventh, thirteenth, and sixteenth divisions, and the generals of the other divisions were all local units incorporated under the name of the central government.

In view of this, Chiang Kai-shek, who was already a master of vertical and horizontal warfare, quickly counterattacked, stabilized Hunan Provincial Chairman He Jian, and at the same time persuaded Tang Shengzhi's division commanders Liu Xing and Gong Hao to go anyway, and then appointed Yang Jie, commander of the Tenth Army, as the director of the Kaifeng camp, promoted Xu Yuanquan to the commander of the Tenth Army, appointed Xia Douyin as the commander of the Thirteenth Army, and appointed Yang Hucheng of the garrison in Henan and Luoyang as the commander of the Seventeenth Army, Tan Yanmin and other military veterans also sent secret telegrams to their old subordinates.

At the behest of Chiang Kai-shek, He Yingqin, Chen Jitang, Zhu Shaoliang, and others telegraphed the whole country to denounce Wang Zhaoming, who was self-reliant and self-respecting, and Jiang Dingwen, Liu Zhi, Gu Zhutong, Yang Jie, Fang Dingying, Xu Yuanquan, Wang Jinyu, Wang Jun, and other generals also immediately telegraphed to denounce Tang Shengzhi.

This open and secret battle of deceitful and mutual attack on each other's internal fortresses finally ended with the temporary victory of Chiang Kai-shek, who was rich and wealthy, and Yan Xishan, who had been calmly watching the soldiers, saw this scene, and then saw the invincible Shi Yousan tens of thousands of horses were beaten to ashes in a blink of an eye, and Shi Yousan himself was also rumored by the outside world to be mysterious and extremely fierce and cold-blooded "Independent Division Special Service Battalion" chased and killed for 500 miles in a row, and it took three nights and two days to rely on the road to be familiar and fast, under the response of his brother Han Fuqu, With the remaining more than 100 generals and attendants, he fled to Lunan. Yan Xishan felt that there was no chance of victory against the powerful Central Army at this time, coupled with the natural disasters in the northwest region, hundreds of thousands of troops had to rely on their own supply of food and salary, and the anti-Chiang coalition army seemed to be strong but was actually scattered, so he vaguely said that "the party and the country should be resolved by the party and the people, and the armed forces should be in the position of subordination to the majority, and the dispute will always be settled", and quietly leaned to Chiang Kai-shek's side.

Tang Shengzhi, who was skillfully betrayed by Yan Xishan, who had no firm conviction left and right, was annoyed and ashamed, and finally could not hold back his anger, and ordered his army to go south to attack Hubei.

In the face of Gu Zhu and the others' inquiries, An Yi, who was as clear as a mirror, humbly said that he had just returned to Nanjing in western Hubei and was not very familiar with the military situation.

Due to the 60,000 troops to occupy Qilu Han Fuqu repeatedly repeated the enemy and I was unpredictable, was defeated by Hu Jialin Independent Division and other coalition forces and fled to the northern line of Jinpu Road Shi Yousan once again won the support and supplement of the Northwest Army, and obtained the protection of Han Fuqu and secretly gave a large number of military weapons and weapons, soon pulled up a team of more than 10,000 people, and shouted again, the Northwest Army began to slowly press the Hubei and Henan front, and cooperated with Tang Shengzhi's 50,000 army to attack Hubei, the Central Army was more than prepared for the north and south to fight, the strength was stretched, and the situation was very grim. Chiang Kai-shek and the generals of all walks of life were deeply struggling, and they were rapidly expanding their troops and intensively discussing countermeasures to meet the coming war.

An Yi already had his own ideas, but he still couldn't let go of the fact that he didn't get the post of army commander last time, and when he heard that Commander-in-Chief Jiang had appointed a group of army commanders in a row for several days, he didn't have his own share, and the commanders-in-chief of all armies had already made up their minds, and they were even more reluctant to say a word in anger.

The resounding announcement of the attendant officer sounded, and the full hall of generals returned to both sides of the long table and stood solemnly to greet them.

Chiang Kai-shek, surrounded by military advisor Yang Yongtai and others, strode in, glanced around and stretched out his hands to signal everyone to sit down, his eyes returned to An Yi's face again, nodded slightly and showed a smile, and motioned He Yingqin, who was sitting at the bottom left, to start presiding over the meeting.

He Yingqin gave a detailed briefing on the changes in the situation over the past few days, the transfers of the Northwest Army, Tang Shengzhi, and other units, and the grim situation faced by various units of the Central Army. Chiang Kai-shek summed up and mobilized, and Chen Yi, acting minister of military affairs, then announced the list of the newly appointed 11 army generals and, according to the opinion of the General Staff Headquarters, asked Chiang Kai-shek to appoint commanders of the 1st to 4th Army Corps to be responsible for the command of group operations on the 100-kilometer front from northern Jiangsu to Henan and Anhui to northern Hubei. The commander of the First Army turned out to be Han Fuqu, and many of the generals present looked at each other very surprised, and An Yi, who was very surprised, thought about it carefully, and then understood the mystery, and couldn't help but smile. The appointments of the commanders of the various corps announced next were in a proper manner, and they were all expected: the commander of the Second Army Corps was Liu Zhi, the commander of the Third Army Corps He Chengjun, and the commander of the Fourth Army Corps, the General Reserve Corps, was Chen Tiaoyuan.

After the adjustment of the army level was completed, the next step was the expansion of the division level, Chen Yi read out the latest personnel changes of the six divisions and the new 15th division of He Jianbu and the 50th division of Zhou Lan, and then it was the turn of An Yi's appointment:

“…… Due to the transfer of General Fang Dingying of the 44th Division, Yu Yanong of the 131st Brigade of the division led his troops to rebel, and the officers and men of the 130th and 132nd Brigades mutinied and fled, and reorganized the four regiments of Xiao Zhichu, Wang Jinyong, Chen Yong, and Xin Mingli, which were now transferred to Shashi and joined the newly established 51st Division, which was under the control of the new division commander, General Fan Shisheng, to enrich the strength of the first-line garrison in Jingxiang and deal with the threat of the Northwest Army in southern Henan.

With the approval of the commander-in-chief of the research report of the various departments of the Central Military Commission, General An Yi is hereby appointed as the commander of the 44th Division, which is stationed in Jingzhou, and all brigades under his jurisdiction are enriched and organized by the instructors of the new group of the Yichang Xingying. Appointment is hereby made! ”

Chen Yi closed the folder, An Yi immediately raised his hand to speak, there was no trace of joy on his face, nor a trace of loss, and the generals were slightly surprised when they saw this.

Chen Yi and Chiang Kai-shek glanced at each other and said loudly: "General An, please have something to say!" ”

An Yi thanked loudly, stood up straight, looked at the east wall with his eyes, and said his opinion unhurriedly: "Thank you to the Central Military Commission and the commander-in-chief for their trust!" An Yi recovered from a serious illness, and after walking a few more steps, he felt that he had difficulty breathing, and he was unable to take on the heavy task of leading the troops to recruit and train soldiers, and it was okay to return to the military academy and his comrades to talk to each other, but it was really difficult to lead the troops in a short period of time, so I implore the commander-in-chief and the commanders to arrange another candidate for the commander of the 44th Division. ”

The generals in the hall widened their eyes, and they all looked at An Yi with flushed faces in surprise, and everyone was wondering what the real reason for An Yi's resignation was.

Chiang Kai-shek pondered for a moment and said slowly: "Most of the temporary instructors of the Yichang camp are refugees from all over Henan and Shaanxi recruited by Xiangxi, and a small number of them are local young and strong people and even bandits in Xiangxi. You may wish to recommend a candidate for a division commander to us. ”

When the generals heard Chiang Kai-shek's words, they were envious, and An Yi thanked him with a smile on his face: "Thank you for the trust of the commander-in-chief!" The subordinates feel that General Xu Tingyao, chief of staff of the First Division, is very suitable for this position, General Xu is An Yi's old boss and old instructor, and it is under the teaching and help of General Xu that An Yi has gone from an engineer company commander step by step to today, from the engineer company to the model battalion, from the model battalion to the supplementary regiment, from the supplementary regiment to the independent regiment, and then to today's independent division, tens of thousands of officers and soldiers have condensed the hard work and sweat of General Xu and General Liu Zhi and other old commanders every step up, therefore, the subordinates think that General Xu Tingyao, who is experienced and rigorous in governing the army, It is very suitable for serving as the commander of the 44th Division, and many of the battalion and company commanders at all levels are General Xu's old subordinates, and General Xu's work will be carried out very well. ”

Before An Yi's words fell, the audience was already talking, and many people looked at Liu Zhi who was still holding on to the position of commander of the first division with a smile, Gu Zhutong was very willing to see Liu Zhi embarrassed by his head, and he couldn't help but look at An Yi who sat down respectfully and slowly, and then looked at Liu Zhi who was very embarrassed with a red face, thinking that Liu Jing helped your grandson finally make a fool of himself, right? When he became the commander of the upper battalion and the commander of the corps commanded four or five armies, he still occupied a small division commander position and was unwilling to let go, and became a laughing stock, right?

Without waiting for Chiang Kai-shek to discuss clearly with Chen Yi, Zhu Peide, and He Yingqin beside him, Liu Zhi suddenly stood up and proposed loudly: "Report to the commander-in-chief, his subordinates wear many hats and are busy with military affairs, and they have already planned to resign from the post of commander of the first division, and take this opportunity to implore the commander-in-chief and the military commission to agree to the request of his subordinates, and his subordinates strongly recommend General Xu Tingyao, chief of staff of the first division, to take over the post of division commander!" ”

Chiang Kai-shek discussed slightly with the left and right, and unanimously agreed that Xu Tingyao would take over as the commander of the first division, Chiang Kai-shek vigorously praised Liu Zhi's magnanimous mind, and finally turned to An Yi and asked loudly:

"An Yi, General Xu Yuexiang has another appointment, you can recommend other candidates."

An Yi stood up again and said loudly: "Gu Changfeng, deputy commander of the independent division, has outstanding combat achievements, loyalty, forge ahead and lead the troops, just finished his special training in Huangpu in early October, and graduated with the first place in the average score of each subject.

Secondly, the army knows that Gu Changfeng was born a bandit, but he does not know that he is the descendant of Mr. Peng, a famous man in Huaibei, who began to follow the famous teacher at the age of five, and is familiar with the four books and five classics of the art of war, and is proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, so the officers and men in the army have always jokingly called Gu Changfeng a bandit or Gu madman in the army, and his subordinates thought that the 44th Division composed of homeless people and bandits led by such a madman was the most suitable, and I thought that in less than half a year, it would definitely become a brave division in the sequence of our Central Army. ”

Everyone laughed loudly, secretly admiring An Yi's cunning and vigorous support for his siblings, the laughter stopped, and they all looked at Chiang Kai-shek in the chairman's seat.