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Chapter 1169 Birthday Present

On the last day of October, the Luoyang branch of the Central Military Academy was decorated with lights and beams, and the entire Luoyang City was filled with a festive atmosphere under the careful decoration of officials at all levels and organizations from all walks of life. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Chiang Kai-shek and nearly 100 generals such as Yan Xishan, Xu Yongchang, Fu Zuoyi, Zhang Xueliang, Liu Zhi, and Shang Zhen, who rushed to Luoyang, went to the birthday luncheon.

As of Chiang Kai-shek's birthday, the Central Aviation Commission had received donations of 70 planes of various kinds, and the donation funds were close to 5 million yuan.

Halfway through the luncheon, the attendant reported to Chiang Kai-shek that "General An Yi has arrived."

Chiang Kai-shek was very surprised, his face showed a little excitement, he picked up a napkin to wipe his mouth and slowly stood up, and smiled and reported to Yan Xishan, Zhang Xueliang and others at the same table:

"This An Yi, let him not come, but he came, whether it's good, see him, you guys sit down, I'll come when I go."

Seeing Chiang Kai-shek nodding apologetically and walking to the door of the banquet hall, how could everyone dare to sit still? Yan Xishan was the first to stand up and follow Chiang Kai-shek out, and the others immediately followed, not daring to lag behind.

Chiang Kai-shek personally went out to greet his proud protégé An Yi, which was enough for everyone to see the mystery, and looking at the whole country and the whole army, there were only a handful of people who could get Chiang Kai-shek's respect.

An Yi, who strode from the parking place, stopped two meters in front of Chiang Kai-shek, put his legs together vigorously, and saluted respectfully:

"On behalf of the 250,000 soldiers of the Second Route Army and the 20 million people in the appeasement area of Syria, I wish the principal a long and healthy life!"

"Okay, good, it's good to be here."

Chiang Kai-shek looked at his students with a smile, feeling extremely proud and comforted in his heart.

Zhang Xueliang saw Shen Fengdao and Lin Yaodong standing neatly beside An Yi holding a large square box covered with red silk, knowing that it was An Yi's gift to Chiang Kai-shek on his birthday, and smiled at Chiang Kai-shek with curiosity:

"General An's gifts have always been generous, did the elder brother open them with his own hands so that the younger brother and you can have a good look?"

A group of civil and military officials immediately happily agreed, Chiang Kai-shek had already paid attention to the things in the hands of Shen Fengdao and Lin Yaodong, and he also wanted to know what gifts An Yi would give him, nodded happily at the request of Zhang Xueliang, Yan Xishan and others, took two steps forward, and uncovered the red silk covering the box in Shen Fengdao's hand, a delicate crystal glass box emitted a soft luster, quietly sitting on the sandalwood pedestal, through the crystal box, a silver-white AN5 transport aircraft model was displayed in front of everyone.

Chiang Kai-shek leaned forward to take a closer look, and saw the three words "Meiling" on the fuselage imitating his own font, and was immediately excited, the smart An Yi was so understanding, and named the special plane given to Chiang Kai-shek after Chiang Kai-shek's beloved wife Song Meiling, how could he not let Chiang Kai-shek, who had kept this hope for many years, excited and relieved?

Chiang Kai-shek looked at it again and again, and it took a long time before he straightened his waist and smiled knowingly at An Yi.

Where did the many generals around Chiang Kai-shek still not understand the preciousness of this gift, Zhang Xueliang and Yan Xishan praised in unison, admiring An Yi's methods in their hearts.

Now Yan Xishan and Zhang Xueliang are using this type of special aircraft, understanding that the advanced technology, flight speed and safety and comfort of the AN5 aircraft are far above the current similar transport models in the world, and even Germany and the United States have placed purchase orders with the Syrian aircraft factory. So far, only An Yi, Yan Xishan, Zhang Xueliang and Zhu Peide have this kind of special plane in the whole of China, not to mention that others have it, even if they can take it once, it is an incomparable honor.

Chiang Kai-shek, who had calmed down, walked up to Lin Yaodong, looked kindly at the graduated disciples of the Central Military Academy General Class with respectful faces in front of him, and asked with a smile: "Yaodong, what surprise did you bring me?" ”

It was the first time Lin Yaodong heard Chiang Kai-shek call him so affectionately, and he was so excited that he stammered a little: "Principal, this is ...... I respectfully ask the principal to open up and take a look, and the students say that it is not good. ”

Chiang Kai-shek grinned rarely, nodded and stretched out his hand to slowly uncover the red silk, a smooth line, novel style of twin-engine fighter came into view, the smile on Chiang Kai-shek's face was replaced by surprise and excitement in an instant, took the crystal box and looked at it, and couldn't put it down.

The generals and commanders around Chiang Kai-shek hurriedly stepped forward, staring at the iron-gray twin-engine fighter shaped like a dolphin, and let out a burst of exclamations, the blue sky and white sun emblem sprayed on the exquisite fuselage, the vivid twin gun barrels in the lower part of the nose, the bombshell model hanging on the wings, the "A26" logo on the fuselage, and the pattern of the Central Air Force military flag on the tail foil, made the generals and colonels immediately realize that this kind of fighter with powerful firepower that they had never seen before was about to be equipped with the Central Air Force. But for a while, the generals and commanders couldn't figure out which country's aircraft this beautiful model of wings and take-off represented, and which country was willing to sell this advanced aircraft to poor and backward China?

"Good! All right! This is the best and most precious gift I have ever received! ”

Chiang Kai-shek carefully handed over the box to Lin Yaodong, instructed everyone to go in and continue to eat and talk, walked to An Yi's side and patted An Yi's shoulder and said, "Sit with me", and entered the banquet hall surrounded by all the generals, more than 200 generals and officials of the central departments in the hall had already stood up, and when they saw Chiang Kai-shek and An Yi coming in hand in hand, they immediately responded with warm applause, and Shen Fengdao, Lin Yaodong, Jiang Xiaoxian, Chen Bui and others who walked behind showed a knowing smile.

An Yi finished saluting Chiang Kai-shek, under the joint attack of the generals, he could only toast three times for his tardiness, just sat down and wanted to take a breath, Fu Zuoyi handed a large glass of wine to An Yi, An Yi had no choice but to stand up and take the wine glass, touch it lightly and drink it all, winning a burst of applause from everyone.

The Whampoa generals at the other tables were all eager to come over to fill An Yi, and when they saw Chiang Kai-shek waving his hand kindly, they then personally gave An Yi a chopstick dish, and immediately sat down and waited for the opportunity.

An Yi ate a few mouthfuls of food under the watchful eyes of the generals, and then drank a bowl of delicious old soup, then picked up a napkin and wiped his mouth gently, nodded to everyone with a bright smile, and then looked at Chiang Kai-shek.

Many civil and military officials had long wanted to ask An Yi about the aircraft model, and when they saw An Yi like this, they knew that Chiang Kai-shek knew this very well, so they all looked at Chiang Kai-shek and waited for the explanation of the birthday star.

Chiang Kai-shek looked around and said happily: "Ladies and gentlemen, the great significance of the gift that An Yi brought me today makes me extremely pleased and moved. The model of the fighter you have seen is the fruit of thousands of Chinese and foreign aircraft experts and engineers, tens of thousands of skilled workers, and brave officers and men of the Southwest Air Force of our Syrian Aircraft Factory after more than four years of unremitting efforts, countless sweat and even their lives.

"This model of A26 fighter, set attack, reconnaissance, bombing functions as a whole, the maximum speed has exceeded 500 kilometers per hour, the combat radius is as high as 900 kilometers, the ceiling has exceeded 11,000 kilometers, last year produced a prototype, a year of test flight and after several major improvements, installed on the world's most advanced high-horsepower engine, and finally at the beginning of this year officially finalized and put into production."

The generals and colonels let out exclamations, and finally understood the weight of this gift.

Chiang Kai-shek, who was in a happy mood, finally announced the secret plan of the Air Force, which had been implemented for more than a year: "Here, I can proudly tell you a secret: The Fifth Regiment secretly formed by the Southwest Air Force has been equipped with two groups of A26 fighters, the 1st Air Force Regiment stationed in Syria and the 3rd Air Force Regiment stationed in Xiangxi are secretly equipped, and the two groups of pilots of the Central Air Force, totaling 270 people, are currently undergoing intensive training at the South Yunnan Air Base. There are also new bombers converted from AN5 transport aircraft.

"After graduating from these two batches of pilots, our Central Air Force will add two air combat groups with the world's most advanced fighters. Ladies and gentlemen, this is An Yi's birthday gift to me today, and it is also a generous gift from An Yi and the 20 million soldiers and civilians in the Syrian Pacification District to the party-state! ”

The generals were full of emotion and congratulated Chiang Kai-shek.

Fu Zuoyi, who has been strongly supported by An Yi for more than half a year, Shang Zhen, who is receiving new equipment from a division under An Yi's care, and Liu Zhi, the old commander of An Yi, raised their glasses and stood up, and toasted An Yi together, An Yi stood up happily, clinked glasses and drank with everyone, and thanked him politely, without the slightest pride and pride on his face, he still had the usual calm and humble smile, and the old foxes such as Yan Xishan and Xu Yongchang secretly admired and sighed.

Zhang Xueliang, who was full of melancholy, also temporarily put down his mind at this moment, sighed to Chiang Kai-shek and the generals, and was full of praise for the new products produced by An Yi's military industrial enterprises and the technicians sent to the Northeast Army to maintain equipment, and finally looked at An Yi and said sincerely: "Thanks to Brother An's support for Brother Yu and the Northeast Army, with the consent of the chairman, our Northeast Army Command has made a decision to transfer 5,000 outstanding officers and soldiers from the army in the spring of next year to form a mechanized brigade to meet the needs of modern warfare. The specific plan will be sent to the Military Commission in the near future, asking Brother An not to give extravagant teachings and give full support. ”

"What a good thing! The younger brother will give his full support. ”

An Yi immediately expressed his position, but he felt very puzzled in his heart, and after thinking about it carefully, he was relieved that the current young marshal had not yet gone to the extreme, and Chairman Chiang had agreed three days ago that a cavalry division of the Northeast Army would go to Suiyuan to assist Fu Zuoyi in fighting against the puppet Mongolian traitors, so that the anti-Japanese Zhang Xueliang gained great comfort and greater hope.

The generals congratulated Zhang Xueliang again, and Fu Zuoyi raised his glass again and stood up:

"Brother An, thanks to Brother An's strong support in the past year, not only relieved the worries of our army's 30,000 soldiers, but also received equipment support from Brother An as much as one brigade, I am grateful! Come, Brother Fool will have another cup of Brother An, and wait for Brother An to inspect our department in the middle of next month, and let's have a drink together! ”

"Thank you Brother Fu for your kindness, little brother will do it first as a respect!"

Yan Xishan looked at An Yi and Fu Zuoyi with a smile, but there were bursts of pain in his heart.

Due to the difference in their attitudes toward Japan, the estrangement between Fu Zuoyi, an old subordinate who resolutely resisted Japan, and Yan Xishan became deeper and deeper, especially after receiving financial support from Chiang Kai-shek and a large number of weapons, ammunition, and food materials donated by An Jiajun, Fu Zuoyi and his more than 30,000 soldiers of the Jin Sui Army who resolutely resisted Japan had already separated from Yan Xishan.