After continuous busyness, everything is slowly on the right track, and An Yi's life is extremely fulfilling, and every day is spent in continuous harvest.

At the same time, the outside world is changing.

Xiao Zhuge Bai Chongxi and He Yingqin, who was in military power, were full of spirit and joined forces to defeat Sun Chuanfang's southward army, and achieved a record of destroying 20,000 enemies and capturing nearly 30,000 enemies.

Sun Chuanfang, who was originally desperate to finish his work in one battle, suffered a defeat and lost 60,000 officers and soldiers in the battle, and his vitality was greatly damaged, so he could only retreat to the front line of Jiangbei with hatred and reorganize the country in order to make a comeback.

Bai Chongxi, who had a high vision of the enemy's opportunity, took advantage of the victory and commanded the 44th Army and all units of the First Army to cross the river to the north, bravely pursued, and recaptured the Jingjiang, Taizhou, Yangzhou, Liuhe, Pukou, and Yizheng lines in Jiangbei in one fell swoop, and once again drove Sun Chuanfang to northern Jiangsu.

The trio of Li Zongren, Bai Chongxi and He Yingqin also fought because of this, once again shocked the world, and the great military exploits of the "Longtan Bloody War" were recited by the whole country, and the reputation of the three was also very high.

Those who were originally unwavering and ambiguous in their wills also changed their previous reserve, and turned to favor Li Zongren, Bai Chongxi, and He Yingqin, who were able to turn the tide but were polite, and while not hesitating to send beautiful words, they did not forget to send representatives to throw olive branches, hoping to obtain a good position in the new political axe.

Feng Yuxiang, who had been watching from the sidelines and shouting that only Commander-in-Chief Chiang was orthodox, also became more relaxed, and wrote articles in newspapers and magazines applauding Bai Chongxi, He Yingqin, and Li Zongren.

It is inconceivable to say that Li Zongren and the three of them should consider how to increase their voice in the new regime, rectify the army and the rule of officials, take advantage of the victory of the Northern Expedition, and fulfill the premier's will to realize their ideals and ambitions.

As soon as the telegram came out, it immediately won a round of applause, and countless people sighed for the broad-mindedness and high-mindedness of Li Zongren and others, and only the pro-Chiang newspapers and magazines in Jiangsu and Zhejiang continued to sneer at Li Zongren and others, grabbed Li Zongren, Bai Chongxi, forced Jiang to step down, and He Yingqin's openly rebellious braids, and gave them the nickname "white fox" with the homonym of the first word of the three people's surnames.

Chiang Kai-shek, who lived in a simple place but always stared at Nanjing and the general trend of the world, knew very well the essence of Li Zongren's high profile, that is, to fight a big war with vigorous and heavy casualties.

But what made Chiang Kai-shek extremely disappointed and painful was that the First Army he founded was actually dispatched by Bai Chongxi, an outsider, and did not hesitate to fight desperately and bloodily, the second division of the acting army commander Liu Zhi who was also the division commander rushed to Longtan from Changzhou and Kunshan to participate in the battle, and the railway was blown up by Sun Chuanfang's spies, resulting in more than 3,000 casualties in the overturn, Liu Zhi still did not hesitate, and personally led the remaining main force to rush to the war zone, and after several bloody battles, only more than 4,000 people remained of 14,000 officers and soldiers; Deng Zhenquan's 1st Division, Wei Lihuang's 14th Division, and Tu Sizong's 22nd Division all suffered heavy casualties and were unable to fight again, while Gu Zhutong's 3rd Division and Chen Cheng's 21st Division, which had always listened to their own words, also suffered nearly one-third casualties.

Chiang Kai-shek, who was secretly discussing the current situation with his sworn brother Huang Ying, the veteran Zhang Jingjiang and others in Shanghai, never thought that so many soldiers from Huangpu would willingly become Li Zongren's upper steps.

At that time, Kong Xiangxi needed to accompany Ou Yaoting's father and daughter to Nanchang for inspection and investment, and quietly came to resign before leaving, and thoughtfully asked Chiang Kai-shek if he had any instructions for An Yi?

Chiang Kai-shek immediately wrote a long letter to An Yi full of longing, encouraging this frustrated student who was suffering from the same illness.

At this time, An Yi, although he was also very concerned about the changes in the outside world, was powerless, so he could only devote all his attention to the development of industry and commerce in Lao Nanchang. In fact, he is not as relaxed as the smile that often shows on his face, with the gradual recovery of the wounded and sick, An Yi's stay in the hospital has been greatly reduced, and the half day saved by his suspension of military training with the team is enough for him to have more time in imitation and improvement of weapons, but it is also busier because of this, almost every time the old Taoist wants to discuss things with him, he has to go to various factories, construction sites or secret manufacturing workshops.

Dr. Kreuzer, who liked the old Nanchang very much, decided to serve as the director of surgery and professor of the medical school of the old Nanchang Hospital, and he got along with Catherine, a French female doctor from the church's volunteer expert group, and the 27-year-old gynecologist Catherine had no choice but to go to work in Nanjing with Kreuzer because she wanted to fulfill her promise to stay in Nanchang for three years, so Kreuzer could only give up his preferential treatment in Nanjing Keats Hospital and transfer to the old Nanchang. However, An Yi was very generous, and without hesitation, he raised the monthly salary proposed by Kreuzer from 500 to 800, just adding two additional conditions: signing a three-year work contract and serving as a professor of surgery at the "Jiangnan Medical College" that is recruiting.

Kreuzer readily agreed, and the excellent surgeon who was fluent in English, French, German, and spoke Chinese eventually became the vice president of An Yi's medical school.

At 4:30 p.m. on 7 September, a luxurious American passenger liner slowly berthed at the Changbei wharf, and Jiangxi Provincial Chairman Zhu Peide and dozens of political officials and army generals were already standing on the wharf to greet them, and a welcoming procession composed of hundreds of gentry and celebrities and thousands of workers from the Jiangxi General Chamber of Commerce, the Nanchang Workers' Federation, and the Nanchang Chamber of Commerce all arrived at the scene to welcome them.

Amid the earth-shattering applause and cheers, the graceful Kong Xiangxi took the lead to walk down the gangway, followed by Ou Yaoting's father and daughter, Hans, general manager of the Far East region of Lulin Foreign Bank of Germany, and his assistant Raute, Heinrich, general manager of the Far East region of Lihe Foreign Company, and hundreds of their attachés.

An Yi, who followed Zhu Peide's side, looked at Chu Er, who was demure and generous, and Chu Er, whose beautiful big eyes overflowed with tears of excitement, walked down the gangway, and his heart stopped beating in an instant, and his head was blank.

The moment they looked at each other, An Yi and Chu Er's eyes were gone, all the power, money, wealth, the blue water, the noisy crowd, the waving colorful flags and the bursts of warm applause could not enter their infatuated vision and the surging hearts of love, the blood rushing in their bodies roared endlessly, and the seemingly endless love and ecstasy had already drowned everything around them.

An Yi, who was greedily enjoying the affectionate reunion of the sea after a long absence, suddenly felt a tingling pain in his lower back, and before he came back to his senses, the old man's low scolding had already turned into his ears: "Don't be ashamed, the whole person is like a nymphomaniac, and I'm not afraid of other people's jokes!" ”

An Yi suddenly came to his senses, smiled at Chu'er, who was close at hand, tears rolling down and moving, and greeted Kong Xiangxi, who happened to come to him and stretched out his hand, nodded politely, and shook his hands affectionately.

Kong Xiangxi had already seen An Yi's gaffe when he got off the boat, and he didn't break it at this time, he held An Yi's calloused hand very kindly, and laughed in a low voice: "You are more mature and taller than in the photo." ”

"Thank you, sir, it's a great honor to meet you!"

An Yi returned to normal in a blink of an eye, and thanked Kong Xiangxi politely, Kong Xiangxi turned sideways slightly, and gave up his position to Ou Yaoting, who could not hide his excitement in his heart.

Ou Yaoting grabbed An Yi's outstretched hands, suddenly pulled him into his arms, hugged him tightly, and whispered in his ear: "In the few days when you were trapped in Jiangbei, your aunt and Chu'er washed their faces with tears every day, and I couldn't do anything......"

Everyone was very surprised to see the famous provincial and Hong Kong tycoons Ou Yaoting and An Yi hugging tightly, and then giving bursts of warm applause.

An Yi's eyes were red, his throat was blocked, and he hugged Ou Yaoting, who was like a loving father, and then opened his hand lightly: "I'm sorry, no one knew it would be like that, I miss you too!" ”

Ou Yaoting patted An Yi's shoulder vigorously, with a relieved smile on his face.

Zhu Peide laughed, stepped forward with Lao Dao to say a few polite words, and then shook hands with several foreign capitalists from Hans, Kong Xiangxi and Ou Yaoting, who had calmed down, participated in it very gracefully, a greeting and greetings, coupled with the mutual introduction of celebrities from all walks of life around him.

An Yi left the crowd and came to Chu Er, who had a pretty face and a red face and a crisp chest that was undulating: "Chu'er, you seem to have grown taller again, more beautiful and more moving." ”

Chu'er looked at An Yi excitedly, her beautiful big eyes were once again covered with a layer of fog, An Yi hurriedly took half a step forward and comforted in a low voice: "Your father hugged me just now, I didn't prepare at all, I thought while hugging, if it was my Chu'er, it would be great!" ”

Chu Er was so ashamed that her neck was red, and her head lowered involuntarily, but she quickly raised her head to look at An Yi's eyes, her moist Dan lips trembled a few times, and she said in a low voice:

"Brother Xiao Yi, are you dark...... Much stronger than the original......"

An Yi smiled slightly: "I originally wanted to buy a bouquet of flowers for you, but the only two small flower shops in the city have closed, I originally wanted to pick off the moon flowers and begonias in front of the Overseer's Mansion, but I was forcibly pulled into the car by Senior Zhu, I'm sorry, Chu'er, I have always wanted to give you a bouquet of flowers but I didn't do it." ”

"I am satisfied when I see you, it is ten thousand times more precious than any flower!"

Chu Er, who stabilized her mind, smiled, her delicate face shone with a moving brilliance, and her bewitching beauty almost made An Yi stupid again.

The convoy soon drove to a stop in front of the newly renovated Jiangxi Grand Hotel, and the guests in the stars held the moon passed through the energetic guards with loaded guns and ammunition, went up to the top floor, and entered their respective rooms to tidy up a little.

An Yi sat with Zhu Peide, Lao Shoudao, seven or eight dignitaries, and generals in the spacious lounge near the staircase, chatting and drinking tea, while waiting for the guests to wash and change their clothes, and went downstairs to attend the grand welcome dinner.

Wang Jun, the commander of the Third Army, joked with An Yi: "Brother An, the scene when you met Mr. Ou just now was really touching, people who don't know still think that you are father and son!" There is also the scene when you stand opposite to Miss Ou, who is as beautiful as a fairy and attracts the attention of countless young talents, which is very touching! By the way, what did you say afterwards? ”

Everyone laughed when they heard this, and they all looked at An Yi with interest.

An Yi shrugged his shoulders and replied with feelings: "I didn't say anything, I didn't know what to say after a long separation." In fact, even if there are thousands of words, how can I express my mood at the moment in a short moment? Alas, my husband has high expectations for me, but I have abandoned business and followed Rong, and I owe Chu'er a lot, especially just now I wanted to bring a bouquet of flowers to greet her, but I didn't do it, and I am very sorry! ”

Everyone was very moved when they heard this, Zhu Peide turned to the old Taoist beside him, and whispered with regret: "Brother Dao, the younger brother is a step late!" ”

Lao Dao smiled slightly: "The virtuous niece is outstanding, beautiful as a flower, and she is in the prime of her twenty-eighth year, what are you anxious about?" Now that the virtuous brother is surrounded by fierce generals and talents, I am afraid that I can't find a son-in-law who rides the dragon? ”

Zhu Peide let out a long sigh: "Alas, Brother Dao, you are in the heart of Little Brother An!" Anyway, even though the little girl has a bit of beauty, how can Mr. Ou's daughter be comparable to mortals? Xiao Yi's vision is good, I am convinced! By the way, how did the two of them meet? ”

Lao Dao whispered a brief description of An Yi's time as a business firm before his career to Zhu Peide, and then frowned slightly:

"Brother, I don't know how they got along, it seems that there are not many opportunities to meet, especially after Xiao Yi's Northern Expedition, he has never met with the daughter of the Ou family again, Mr. Ou has not brought Miss Ou to Nanchang twice before, and Xiao Yi has been leading troops to fight outside.

This thing is really a bit strange to say, and it is difficult for ordinary people to understand, but it can be seen that Mr. Ou still likes and values Xiaoyi very much, haha!

Let me tell you a piece of news, the rubber-soled military shoes that your soldiers are wearing now are the kind of rubber shoes produced by Mr. Ou's Nanyang factory, which were designed by Xiao Yi himself, I'm afraid you don't know, right? ”

Zhu Peide looked at An Yi who was laughing in a low voice with the generals under his command in surprise, turned to Lao Dao, and asked incredulously, "Really?" ”

Lao Dao nodded seriously: "Of course it's true!" Including the sapper shovel, military kettle, military satchel and new canvas bullet pouch you just bought from me, all designed by this kid, haha! In another month or two, he will take out a few new military products and present them to his virtuous brother.

Mr. Kong and Mr. Ou came to Nanchang this time, I am afraid that they are going to cooperate with him in a few big deals, the virtuous brother just wait to see, if you think it is appropriate, you might as well also invest in a share, and Mr. Kong, Mr. Ou such a person to cooperate, absolutely can't be wrong! ”

"Great! Thank you, Brother Dao......"

(To be continued)