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Five o'clock in the afternoon. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 Under the escort of 500 soldiers of the special service battalion of the heart garrison division, he led his staff team and guard team to the northwest of Pingjiang City, and the company commanders of the security force battalion who escorted the prisoners back to Nanchang along the way saw the old commander An Yi coming on horseback, and all of them excitedly stood up and saluted and reported loudly, and their faces were full of joy and pride.

Yang Ji, Yin Jinan, Ding Zhicheng, Xia Jian and a group of generals beat the horse to welcome Wuli, dismounted in front of the roadside pavilion, and saluted An Yi and Lu Diping.

An Yi smiled with a smile on his face, and returned the salute to meet him, still as relaxed and casual as in the army, full of foul words. Suddenly, An Yi suddenly saw a familiar figure quietly disappearing behind the big tree more than thirty meters away in front of the left, hiding and never appearing again, his mind suddenly remembered something, turned behind him in annoyance, and ordered loudly:

Xiao Jiu, bring me a few grandsons with thief eyebrows and rat eyes behind the big tree in front of you! ”

"Yes!"

Lin Yaodong also saw who it was, although he didn't want to go, he didn't dare to disobey An Yi's order, and immediately led several guards under his command to rush behind the tree, and soon escorted four young men wearing combat uniforms and steel helmets to An Yi.

"Brother" towered An Jin and the three young people who were supposed to study in the seventh phase of the Central Military Academy glanced at An Yi, lowered their heads deeply in shame, An Yi silently glanced at the four of them, turned to Xia Jian and asked in a deep voice: "Say, why did you quietly take them in?" Don't you know that they are cadets and should be studying in Nanjing now? ”

"Boss, there's nothing wrong with you, right? The sixty trainee brothers who entered the brigades of our department all went to the military academy to ask for leave, and Xiao Jin, who had come to ask for leave, showed me the fake note specially approved by General Zhang Zhizhong, "Ah! I was deceived by these four boys, and now I will ask them to help escort the captives back to Nanchang and then immediately ask Huanqi to send them back to Nanjing. ”

Xia Jianwang was still vigorous at first, but then saw An Yi's face was not good, and suddenly remembered that An Yi himself was a Huangpu instructor, he saw An Jin and others behaving so surprised and angry, it must be that An Jin, who was eager to fight, took out a fake note that was fraudulent, so he hurriedly changed his words and ordered Chief of Staff Yang Libang to send An Jin and his party away. An Jin and the others were reluctant to go to the big tree to gather under the old prefect Yang Libang's persuasion, and watched pitifully as An Yi and a group of generals turned over and galloped towards Pingjiang City.

At the same time, two gunboats of the Navy escorted Commander-in-Chief Chiang and his entourage, who were rushing to Jiujiang on Chen Shaokuan's flagship, into the Wuhu River section.

"Pingjiang call: Three hours ago, three brigades under General Yang Bin defeated two main regiments and three local security regiments of Chen Jiayou's department in Changjiang, south of Tongcheng.

Commander-in-chief, Yang Bin's department fought fiercely at night to annihilate the enemy and capture more than 10,000 enemies, and then turned around and went north non-stop, and the three brigades marched together, so fast to attack, it seems that this security force in Jiangxi is not simple! ”

Chiang Kai-shek took the telegram and watched it carefully, and nodded again and again: "It was a very good fight" This Yang Bin is a native of Xijiang and Lakes Prefecture, graduated from Baoding Military Academy, was originally a deputy regiment commander of Sun Chuanfang's ace division, surrendered to the revolution in the Fengxin War, and has been serving as deputy regiment commander, regiment commander, division chief of staff and other positions in the Anyi Division, and later came to Nanchang to recuperate from his injuries, and was appointed to the post of deputy commander of the lieutenant general of the Jiangxi Security Command. After the practice of the new combat mode of the An Yi Independent Division, the combat effectiveness will naturally not be weak, and I have ignored this unit before, and it seems that after this battle, it needs to be adjusted well. ”

Later, Chiang Kai-shek's face became a little grim, and his eyes were full of deep meaning.

Chen Shaokuan nodded and smiled, sat next to Yang Yongtai and Yu Zuopai, who was appointed by Chiang Kai-shek as a general and senior counselor, recalling the meaningful words of Commander-in-Chief Chiang, seeing Yu Zuopai's slightly surprised expression and Yang Yongtai's silent smile, Chen Shaokuan suddenly realized that Chiang Kai-shek's "adjustment" was probably not a casual remark, it is likely that Yang Bin and the three brigades he led have since entered Chiang Kai-shek's eyes, thinking about how to take it for their own use.

"Kanhou, how is the battle situation of Ming San's Ninth Division?" Chiang Kai-shek pondered for a while, his expression returned to his original state, and he turned to the corner of the command cabin, where he was busy checking the battle reports of the front.

Ge Jingen put down what he was doing and walked over in a few steps: "General Mingsan is fighting fiercely, two divisions and another brigade of the Gui Army are blocking the front line of Fuchikou, from six o'clock in the morning to the present is still in a stalemate, two hours ago there was a sudden heavy rain in the Fuchikou area, the two armies are still fighting repeatedly, it seems that no progress can be made in a short time, and we must wait for General Hu Jialin to lead the independent division to arrive to help the battle to have a chance." ”

"Very good, the more Ming San attracts enemies in Fuchikou, the more beneficial it is for Jingfu and Yimin Zhu Shaoliangzi to attack Xinchun and Yingshan, as long as the more than 15,000 warriors of the independent division join the battlefield of Fuchikou, it will be difficult for the Gui army, who have been fighting hard for a day, to parry.

At present, the whole situation is very good, especially the progress of the First Route Army commanded by An Yi, Zhang Shihou's 18th Division occupied Kuling in one fell swoop, and forced Zhuzhou step by step according to the adjusted plan, Yin Jinan's three brigades have also been sent to Changsha, if the expectations are good, Jin Handing and Wang Jun will come to Hengyang at the latest tomorrow morning, and the entire Hunan battlefield may be decided at that time. Chiang Kai-shek said confidently.

Yang Yongtai nodded, and approached Chiang Kai-shek with a deep groan: "Commander-in-chief, if the central government sends a telegram to the whole country at this time, and reports the good news that our First Route Army has taken Pingliu, Kuling, Youxian, and Bangzhou to the whole country, and informs all walks of life in the country that our First Route Army is taking advantage of the victory to go to Changsha, Xiangtan and Hengyang, and will join forces with General He Jian, who supports the central government, it may be helpful to the overall situation." ”

"Okay, that's a great idea! This heart-attacking technique, Chang Qing knows my heart very well," Chiang Kai-shek high-fived and praised.

At 7:40 p.m., He Jian, acting chairman of Hunan Province and general of the Hunan Army, immediately sent a telegram to the whole country after the central government in Nanjing sent a good news to the whole country, saying that the officers and men of Sanxiang resolutely support the central government and will sincerely cooperate with the friendly forces of the central army to crusade against the Gui system from now on!

At eight o'clock that night, Ye Qi, who was shocked to hear that He Jian had telegraphed to attack the Gui family, did not have time to meet He Jian, so he fled Changsha by boat under the pursuit of the guards and more than ten defeated generals, entered the 800-mile Dongting, and rushed to Jingzhou.

At eleven o'clock in the evening, Wang Junbu, with the assistance of the Jin Handing Division that was about to arrive, launched another fierce attack, and finally defeated the soldiers of the Seventh Division of a division in Hengyang. Hurriedly led his soldiers around the city, chasing the fleeing enemy to attack the established target Shaodong.

His wife entered the camp in the city, and after capturing the Gui army prisoners and inquiring about them, he learned that He Jian's division, which was originally stationed in Hengyang, had retreated north two hours ago, leaving behind a Gui army supplement division with backward equipment and insufficient training, which could not be supported at all. Wang Jun immediately gave the good news of the occupation of Hengyang, and at the same time gave Zhu Peide at the Jiujiang headquarters and An Yi at the front.

In less than ten minutes, An Yi came to commend the telegram in the name of the commander-in-chief of the former enemy, and in less than three minutes, he sent a telegram to Wang Jun in his personal name: Please ask the eldest brother to quietly occupy the Hengyang Ordnance Factory, and the younger brother will immediately send someone to contact and make a good report!

Wang Jun, who was depressed when he saw the telegram, immediately ordered his adjutant to lead the spy company to the ordnance factory to strictly control it, and then happily replied to An Yi with a telegram of only three words: Don't worry!

At three o'clock in the afternoon of the next day, An Yi arrived at Shizipu in the northeastern suburbs of Changsha where Yin Jinan's division was stationed, and He Jian, who received a telegram from Chiang Kai-shek, personally led his generals to meet him.

He Jian was originally worried that An Yi, the proud protégé of Commander-in-Chief Jiang, would not give him face, but when he saw this, he was relieved, stepped forward and held An Yi's hand tightly, and frequently apologized and said that he had lost his distance, but he felt a lot of ups and downs in his heart, in just over two years, less than three years, the young man with a smile on his face in front of him has changed from the small engineer battalion commander who was almost robbed by himself in the south of Yanglou Sizhen in the blink of an eye to a lieutenant general commander-in-chief who is well-known throughout the country and commands seven or eight divisions.

An Yi behaved very decently, respectfully and respectfully met with the generals of the Hunan Army present with the courtesy of the juniors, there was no big talk, only cordial waiting, and sincerely said that nearly one-third of the soldiers under his command are the children of Sanxiang, and he was apprehensive, happy and frightened to meet the generals today, and asked He Jian and others to take care of them in the future.

Although He Jian and a group of generals under his command didn't dare to call for it, they felt very comfortable in their hearts, and then heard An Yi earnestly say that he was worried that Yin Jinan's entry into the city might cause panic among the people, and asked He Jian's opinion whether to let Yin Jinan's division go directly to the North Station to take the train to Yueyang?

He Jian is not mentally prepared for this at all, most of the troops cross the border, and they have the opportunity to publicize their bravery, who will easily let it go? As his mind turned, He Jian already knew the deep meaning contained in An Yi's words, and said in a loud voice that An Yi was polite, and asked General Yin Jinan to lead his troops into the city to rest and recuperate now, so that he could be a landlord, and then said that the two divisions under his command were ready to go north to attack the Gui troops in Yueyang, and there was no need for General Yin's troops to be so tired. An Yi was very relieved to realize it, and thanked him repeatedly, He Jian was relieved in his heart, knowing that it was time for him to earn his own performance.

Late at night, An Yi, Yin Jinan, Ding Zhicheng and other brothers who had returned to the camp of Huangpu Changsha Branch after attending the dinner were strolling on the playground, gazing at the familiar buildings, small trees, barracks and review stands.

"Lao Ding, do you remember that long shed? On that day, Xia Jian and Lao Wu led you, Brother Fuqiang and others to arrive by truck from Guangzhou, and they were all gray-headed and gray-faced, and they ate under the shed. After more than two years of fighting, the group of brothers who jumped out of the car are now only you and Brother Li. ”

Yin Jinan's eyes were a little moist, and after speaking, he took a deep breath, took off his hat and flicked it gently.

Ding Zhicheng's eyes were full of vicissitudes, and he looked directly at the long shed: "How can you be vain?" At that time, the division gave us a group of brothers the only bottle of wine, which moved Lao Wu to return to the brothers and shout, but the brothers all followed the division to the world, from Changsha to northeast Hunan and then from northeast Hunan to Nanchang, Quzhou, Luling, Kunshan, Yangzhou, Xuzhou, and when I was promoted to colonel, I looked back and looked around only myself and Lao Li.

At that time, there were more than 500 brothers in the engineer battalion, and now there are only more than 130 people left, and our more than 130 brothers have been promoted, and their wealth is 10,000 times luckier than all the dead brothers! Today, I know better what it means to become famous and have dry bones, we are all hard-headed people, including the master, everyone has escaped from the palace of Hades again and again, everything today is not easy."

An Yi was very sad, and in order not to make the brothers so sad, he deliberately changed the topic: "Lao Ding, when will you go back to your hometown in Henan to have a look?" ”

Ding Zhicheng shook his head and smiled bitterly: "My daughter is almost a year old, and she hasn't been able to see her grandparents yet, I want to too!" I just sent people back to my hometown to look for it several times but didn't find it, so I could only take my time, and then talk about it after this battle, Li Fulin, the chief of the intelligence section, suddenly said: "Lao Ding, this matter has to be hurried, and it can't be delayed any longer!" I heard that since before the holiday, there has not been a drop of rain in Henan, Shaanxi, Gansu, Ningbo and other places, and the land is cracked in many places, and the crops cannot survive, and there are more and more refugees from the south on the border of northern Sichuan and Hubei and Henan, and it seems that tens of thousands of people will starve to death this time. ”

Ding Zhicheng's heart tightened, stopped, and couldn't help but look at the north, An Yi grabbed his arm, and whispered comfort: "Don't worry, the reporters of the Oriental News Agency have entered Henan and Shaanxi, and the situation will soon be clear, if it is really bad, we can't see death without help, the old Nanchang Chamber of Commerce has begun to buy and hoard grain, no more, we can use the money saved in the past two years to contribute to the disaster area, and the Jiangnan Group can also start a large-scale disaster relief again."

Ding Zhicheng looked at An Yi gratefully.

"Don't look at it, let's go back and discuss it, the garrison division must leave before noon tomorrow, and try every means to rush to Changde as soon as possible, General Lu Diping has gone to General Tan Daoyuan's headquarters, and will soon go to Wuhan to fight, we have to work with the 44th Army to attack the Jingyi front line with all our might, and we must seize Yichang before Liu Xiang.

As long as we keep this "exit" gate, it will be much more convenient for both future exhibitions and relief for the victims, and it will also be able to build a bridgehead for the central government to unify Sichuan, which has been in constant war as soon as possible. An Yi said.

When the brothers heard this, they stopped walking, and pulled An Yi together to the two-story temporary headquarters building.