The hall of the carved and painted mansion was extremely cold and gloomy, and more than ten generals of various departments of the division department looked heavy and silent, and even walked like a child daughter-in-law who was deeply afraid of her mother-in-law, cautiously and quite aggrieved, moving her broken steps, not daring to make a sound.

A huge square table was spliced together on the east side of the lobby, a thick yellow-green military blanket was laid on the table, and the damp reports that emitted the smell of blood were placed messily, and the ceramic ashtray on the table was full of soot cigarette butts, and a half-burned cigarette rack was on the edge of the ashtray, quietly overflowing wisps of green smoke.

Liu Zhi was the only one sitting alone at the table on the Taishi chair, his bloodshot eyes slightly swollen, his distracted eyes staring blankly at the cypress outside the open wooden lattice carved window, the rising sun refracted the snow on the canopy onto his sad and depressed face, and the short stubble on his upper lip, chin and cheeks seemed to grow wildly overnight, silently covering the distinct lines of his two closed lips.

From the end of the emergency meeting at eight o'clock in the morning to the present, Liu Zhi, who has not slept for two days and two nights, has been sitting here quietly, except for smoking one after another, he has maintained this posture, the gloomy iron blue face and red eyes are extremely scary, many subordinates have never seen Liu Zhi, who has always been lightweighted and calm, no one dares to come forward to disturb, the scheming adjutant and staff officers quietly moved out a table and blocked the middle door, blocking all personnel from entering, Handle the urgent reports and heavy affairs of all departments of the division with dedication and dedication.

An Yi, who had changed into a clean military uniform, finally entered the mansion, and Ying Rongguang, Colonel Chen, Quartermaster Lao Kuang and others who were sitting at the middle gate saw An Yi and immediately stood up, and hurriedly greeted him as if they saw a savior.

Ying Rongguang, who looked melancholy, whispered to An Yi, who was full of puzzlement: "Xiao Yi, why did you come?" I'm discussing with Lao Chen to send someone to call you! Go in and persuade the master to eat something and sleep early, otherwise it will be a mess. ”

"I just went to visit the Chief of Staff and rushed over, what's going on?"

An Yi poked his head out and looked at the lobby inside, and was quite surprised to see that it was quiet inside: "Where is the teacher's seat?" ”

"Sitting stupidly under the window on the east side of the lobby, the cold wind doesn't let us close the window, I've never seen the division so sad and sad, you go in quickly, you can only persuade him in the whole division!" Staff Officer Chen sighed in a low voice.

An Yi nodded: "Did the principal call back?" ”

Ying Rongguang and Staff Officer Chen shook their heads at the same time, their faces full of guilt and depression that a defeated general should have.

An Yi nodded slightly, whispered a few words of comfort to the two, and then walked into the courtyard and went straight to the lobby, raised his feet and entered the gate in the admiration and expectation of the two guard platoon commanders, glanced at the east and walked straight over, laughing loudly at the little staff officer standing in front of the big pillar as he walked:

"What the hell are you doing? Go, make a cup of tea for Lao Tzu...... Orderly, don't you see that the ashtray on the table is full? You're asleep, aren't you? ”

Everyone in the hall was relieved and quickly busy, An Yi walked up to Liu Zhi, who was turning his head, and saluted with his legs: "Report to the master's seat, An Yi, the leader of the reading group, has an urgent report, please forgive me for disturbing the purity of the division's seat!" ”

Liu Zhi smiled bitterly and pointed to the stool next to him to signal An Yi to sit down: "Xiao Yi, have your wounded soldiers settled down?" ”

"Back to the teacher's seat, I've settled down. Seeing that the regiments in the city were busy, and a very small number of officers and soldiers who had lost their minds had lost their control, shouting and beating people and destroying things along the streets, the subordinates had no choice but to take charge of the implementation of martial law in the whole city, disarmed and imprisoned more than 30 of them, ordered them to review and introspect, and asked the division to forgive their subordinates for the crime of overstepping their authority! An Yi reported calmly.

Liu Zhi stood up suddenly, his face flushed, and angrily slammed his palm on the table, making a loud noise that shook the lobby: "Where is the glory of Yingrong-"

"To—"

Intelligence staff officer and military judge Ying Rongguang flew in.

"Go, kill all the troublemakers who left the camp!" Liu Zhi's eyes were wide open, and he described it as hideous.

"Slow!"

An Yi was shocked and hurriedly stood up: "Master, please calm your anger!" The officers and soldiers who made trouble are also venting their sorrows, the subordinates have calmed down the chaos, and order in the city has been restored, so they only need to confine the leader according to the law, and then order him to make a deep review when his mood is stable, if he is punished severely, his subordinates are deeply afraid that it will hurt their morale and affect the negative, so I implore the division to raise their noble hands and let go of the dozens of brothers who were stunned by the cannonballs, many of whom are our colleagues in the third and fourth phases of Whampoa! ”

Liu Zhi exhaled heavily, sat down dejectedly, An Yi took the hot tea from the orderly, and handed it to Liu Zhi with both hands: "Master, please moisten your throat first, there is a suggestion from your subordinates to ask your subordinates to correct it, if it is feasible, your subordinates will do it immediately." ”

Seeing that Liu Zhi nodded weakly, An Yi hurriedly stepped forward and whispered in Liu Zhi's ear.

The more Liu Zhi listened, the more energetic he became, put down the teacup and slowly straightened his waist, a pair of bitter eyes gradually regained their vitality, looked at An Yi gratefully, and nodded heavily.

An Yi returned to his seat, beckoned to the communications staff officer, and when he came over, he immediately whispered with a pleasant face: "Lao Liu, send a telegram to the principal for me." ”

Staff Officer Liu was slightly stunned, then understood what An Yi meant, and hurriedly turned around to get the telegram manuscript and stood opposite An Yi, An Yi looked at the ceiling to clear his thoughts, and the slender fingers of his left hand tapped the table rhythmically:

"In this case, I will copy it word for word according to what I said and send it out: Principal, the officers and officials of the Second Division at all levels have forgotten to sleep and eat, and they have all gone deep into the battlefield and the barracks of various departments to visit their subordinates to boost their morale. Student An Yi was ordered to take turns on duty, the whole division of soldiers have been properly settled, the city of Quzhou is in order, the people eat pot pulp like fish and water, helplessly after the fierce battle, scarred and short of medicine, broken wings and soldiers steel teeth are broken and moaning shamelessly, the whole division is full of pain, anger and indignation, and the chief officers at all levels regret and review, and vow to turn grief into strength. The reconnaissance detachment of the Reading Force, which was responsible for the city's defense, took turns to reconnoiter night and night, and went deep behind enemy lines to take precautions. The students were very guilty of disappointing the expectations of the public, and in the face of the dilemma, they could only brazenly beg the principal to give them some military drugs to make up for the urgent need. Under the shame, I am sincerely afraid that the words will not reach the meaning, and I hope that the teacher will forgive! Unscrupulous students, model camp An Yi kowtowed. ”

"Just like that?" Staff Officer Liu looked at An Yi in surprise, deeply disturbed by such an unregulated and unique message.

An Yi smiled: "Just like that, except for your usual headhead, not a word can be added or reduced!" ”

"Yes!"

Staff Officer Liu greeted him and hurriedly walked to the confidential room at the back.

An Yi turned to Liu Zhi, who had resumed his majesty, and regardless of Liu Zhi's opinion on his telegram, he happily reported the situation of his reading group, and told Liu Zhi that his teaching team wore red armbands early in the morning to patrol the whole city and maintain order, and the three companies of the second battalion had begun to clear the remnants of snow in the whole city to publicize the people, and the guard company had taken over the defense of the pumice ferry in the north, and the teaching captain Qu Muchen and the second battalion commander Ye Cheng were organizing a discussion among the gentlemen and celebrities in the city, and most of the vegetable markets and shops in the city had resumed business.

Liu Zhi, who was in a hurry, listened to An Yi's report, felt deeply comforted, praised the achievements of An Yi's department, and said that he would report it quickly after finishing it.

An Yi took the opportunity to propose recruitment, and suggested that Liu Zhi should also set up a fixed recruitment office belonging to his second division in the name of the First Army, and it was best to set up it in the old Nanchang, which connected the four directions, because in Jiangxi Province, the second division and the model battalion have an excellent reputation, have a far-reaching reputation, and are deeply respected and supported by the people of Jiangxi, and the old Nanchang county town is next to the camp of the commander-in-chief of Nanchang.

Liu Zhizheng, a native of Jiangxi, was having a headache for the problem of supplementing the soldiers, and when he heard An Yi's suggestion, he immediately agreed with a wave of his hand, and loudly instructed the clerk to draft an application report, ordering the An Yi Reading Force Regiment to be responsible for the preparation and dispatch of personnel from the recruitment department, and the division headquarters to provide all application documents and formalities to submit, and all the preparatory funds and personnel salaries were submitted to the division headquarters for the record on the list of the Reading Force and paid in full.

The two were halfway through talking, and Lieutenant Colonel Liu, a communications staff officer, rushed to the side with a happy face: "Division, the principal has called back!" ”

Liu Zhi immediately stood up, took the message with both hands, read it over and over again, and slowly sat down with moist eyes:

"The headmaster is magnanimous! Not only did he not scold, but he earnestly taught and comforted him...... Xiao Yi, well done! Yes, this is specially sent to you by the principal, it is estimated that Yan Lisan (serious) and Chen Cixiu (Chen Cheng) have already telegraphed the war process to the principal, and the principal is very satisfied with you and your reading group! ”

An Yi saw that Liu Zhi, who was extremely worried that he would be replaced, became so excited, pretended not to know, smiled and took the message and read it carefully, and saw the words "mainstay", "very comforting", "longing", "guarding against arrogance and rashness" and other words in the text, which made An Yi stunned and proud, knowing that it must be Chen Cheng and the two teachers who were deeply grateful to him, reported the outstanding performance of their reading group to the principal, and what made An Yi the happiest was that the principal who was both encouraged and powerful said at the end of the message that he was designated to supply the "model camp" A batch of supplementary supplies has been on the way, and An Yi knows that there are definitely good things in it.

Then reading the message again, An Yi suddenly realized the true meaning of the principal's euphemism from Principal Jiang's seemingly affectionate and caring words, that is, this time don't expect any meritorious service awards, under such a bad fiasco, the little action of the Reading Force Group really can't be put on the table.

An Yi thought about it carefully and immediately understood, from the Eastern Expedition to the present, he has never seen a defeated army who has been promoted and rewarded, for the upper echelons, everything needs to be considered as a whole, so if the defeat can be concealed, how can it be boring to publicize it? Fortunately, the reading group obtained the principal's special materials, but the principal, who loves talents, gave himself benefits, which happened to fulfill his desire to be rich and not to be envied.

An Yi, who was in a complicated mood, had an emotional look on his face, thanked the principal for completing it, and respectfully asked Liu Zhi for his next task.

Liu Zhi said with satisfaction that An Yi's current measures are already very good, and he only needs to continue to shoulder the task of city defense and maintain order.

An Yi agreed again and again, and then struck while the iron was hot, and it only took 15 minutes to get the application document signed by Liu Zhi from the recruitment office, and the steady and thoughtful Liu Zhi also deliberately stamped the No. 3 seal of the First Army of the National Revolutionary Army held by him on the second approval column.

The "Nanchang Recruitment Office of the First Army of the National Revolutionary Army", which played an important role in promoting An Yi's future development and growth, was born, and the ordinary recruit recruitment office was also gradually upgraded from the initial regiment-level unit to a military-level unit, and the initial brand was derived from the three brands of "National Revolutionary Army First Army Recruitment Office", "National Revolutionary Army Ordnance Industry Administration Training Base" and "Nanchang Non-commissioned Officer School of the National Revolutionary Army", and promoted the establishment of the only special forces professional training base of the National Revolutionary Army. The secret base located at the southern foot of Xiaoyao Mountain, where the Taoist holy land Xishan Wanshou Palace is located, is called the "Xishan Non-commissioned Officer Training Base" to the outside world.

(To be continued)