Groups of Northern Expeditionary Army drove away, and teams of revolutionary troops were stationed, and the ancient city of Tonglu has never been as noisy as it is today.

In the early morning of the third day when the fierce fighting stopped, the people in the city were all surprised when they opened their doors, the streets full of dust and garbage were cleaned, the colorful slogans posted on both sides of the streets were all cleaned up, and letters of thanks were posted in prominent positions at every street intersection and on the notice board of the Yamen, thanking the people of Tonglu for their support for the great cause of the Northern Expedition and for their hospitality and generous acceptance of the revolutionary army.

The inscription on the back of each letter of thanks written on yellow paper is the Reading Force Regiment of the Second Division of the First Army of the National Revolutionary Army, and all of them are stamped with the big seal of the Reading Force, and the name of the regiment commander An Yi is clearly visible.

An Yi's hand is very beautiful, not only won the general favor of the people, but also through real actions to expand the reputation of their team, many perennial reading and newspaper well-informed gentlemen in the city sighed after reading the letter of thanks, shouting "I can't imagine that the model battalion of the revolutionary army famous throughout the country is in this group", "It's a pity not to see General An...... As soon as the exclamation came out, the whole city boiled, hundreds of people poured to the gate of the overseer's mansion in the city, surrounded the tall and majestic gate, the people shouted to see the model battalion soldiers who love the people and benefit the people, and the legendary General An, the guard sentry at the gate was so frightened that he closed the door, and explained that the model camp had been opened before dawn, and seeing that more and more people were unwilling to disperse, the sentry hurriedly reported to Major General Xiao, the temporary acting station supervisor.

Major General Xiao, whose surname was easy-going, hurriedly ordered the sentry to open the gate, walked out of the door and thanked the people repeatedly, and said apologetically that Regiment Commander An had indeed led his troops to Hangzhou, and the gathered people gradually dispersed regrettably.

There was an elegant young man dressed as a teacher, about twenty-four or five years old, who watched all this silently, and was quite moved, and when the crowd dispersed, he walked alone to the side under the big tree, took out a pen and paper, and quickly recorded all this. This person's name is Zhou Chong'an, only 16 years old when he crossed the ocean to study in Europe, a year ago at the University of Paris in France after obtaining a doctorate in economics resolutely returned to China, under the recommendation of many celebrities in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, did not set foot in the political arena to take up a high position in the political axe, but entered the "declaration" to become a professional reporter.

Long before the Battle of Tonglu began, Zhou Chong'an with his sensitive political sense and understanding of the current situation of the Northern Expeditionary Army and the Zhejiang Army, came to Tonglu in advance, temporarily lived in the home of distant relatives, within a week he recorded the various processes of the Tonglu Battle one by one, unfortunately he did not have the opportunity to interview Bai Chongxi and An Yi, and was deeply disappointed after seeing Liu Zhi, a martial artist who was not good at words, at the celebration banquet, so he has been looking for an opportunity to interview An Yi, a rising star in the military circles, and interview the model battalion that is famous for his military exploits and love for the people.

But he failed again, for several days, An Yi did not change into a straight military uniform like many revolutionary army generals and schools to attend many banquets and earnest meetings with a radiant face, nor did he show up in the city, Zhou Chong'an was surprised The more interested he became, and the more determined he was to interview An Yi. He inquired several times about the trustees, but each time he got the answer that Regiment Commander An was very busy with military affairs and could not be interviewed, and Regiment Commander An traveled between the major battalions in and outside the city every day to deal with the affairs of prisoner repatriation and recuperation of the headquarters.

Zhou Chong'an then changed direction and hired a boat to ferry to the west bank to interview the model battalion, who knew that one kilometer away from the Yuantong Temple where the model battalion was stationed, he was stopped by a heavily armed sentry, no matter how he showed his identity and pleaded, the sentry was a sentence: Without the order of the regiment commander, no one is allowed to enter the military important place!

At this time, after learning that An Yi led his troops to leave, Zhou Chongan finished recording, immediately returned to his residence to say goodbye to relatives and friends, and rushed to the Yuantong Temple on the west bank with a simple suitcase, entered the quiet and tidy temple, walked straight to the main hall, and took out his business card to ask to see the respected abbot master.

The abbot master, who was nearly sixty years old, soon came out to meet him, asked about the intention of the visit kindly, and then smiled slightly, and politely sent Zhou Chongan out of the temple gate:

"The donor only needs to look at everything in the temple to make it clear, the model camp has not committed any crimes, respects the faith, has strict military discipline but is also heavily guarded, as for General An...... It is really an extraordinary person, the old man is shallow in virtue, and he does not dare to judge himself, so please ask the donor Haihan! ”

…… On the evening of 18 July, An Yi led the Reading Force Regiment to Fuyang by land and water, and with the help of the logistics department of the headquarters of the East Route Army, they were successfully stationed at the Heshan military camp on the edge of the riverbank, and four steamboats, 28 large wooden boats, and more than 480 tons of "military supplies" carried by the regiment's guard company and 400 brothers from the machine gun company also successfully docked at the military wharf next to the barracks.

Zhan Huanqi, a communications staff officer who sent off the radio instructor at the headquarters, led his subordinates to set up a radio antenna, and reported the itinerary and station to the division headquarters according to An Yi's dictation.

Twenty-five minutes later, Liu Zhi called back and ordered the reading group to drive along the Qiantang River around Hangzhou to Haining, and then rush to Jiaxing via Haining to rendezvous.

An Yi replied to the order and immediately convened his brothers to discuss together.

The brothers were very puzzled by this, now that the former enemy headquarters of the Eastern Route Army had been stationed in the parliament building in Hangzhou, and the friendly troops were also stationed in the major military camps outside the city, why did they just order their reading group to bypass Hangzhou and go to Jiaxing via Haining?

At this time, An Yi and others did not know that the struggle between the left and right forces in Hangzhou was already in a white-hot state, and tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of people marched on the streets every day, and the parade to celebrate the victory of the Northern Expeditionary Army had turned into demonstrations and confrontations between the left and right forces, and all industries in the entire city of Hangzhou were paralyzed, all kinds of mass movements were surging, and the Political Department of the Northern Expeditionary Army was holding intense discussions with local trade unions, all walks of life, and non-governmental organizations.

Although the orders of the division headquarters were not well understood, they were still meticulously carried out. At the suggestion of Ye Cheng, Yang Bin, Qu Muchen and a group of chief officials from Jiangsu and Zhejiang, An Yi happily met with several representatives of the Fuyang River Transport Association, and the banquet was completed, and the two sides happily reached a consensus:

The Fuyang River Transport Association dispatched enough transport ships to go down the Qiantang River to send the officers and soldiers of the Reading Regiment to the Jiuliqiao Wharf, which is 18 kilometers south of Haining City; After carrying all the military supplies onto the wharf, the Reading Force sold all the ships to the Fuyang River Transport Association for 45,000 cash.

After the negotiation, the guests and hosts were all happy, An Yi endured the burning desire, politely declined the invitation of the Fuyang celebrities to "taste tea and listen to music", and rode back to the barracks with Shen Fengdao alone.

On the way, Shen Madman rarely asked, "Why don't you sit with the brothers for a while and find a woman to relax?" ”

An Yi shook his head and sighed: "Seeing those beautiful women on the table who are white and tender and can almost pinch out water, Lao Tzu also wants to fire a few cannons!" But when I think of my future father-in-law who is extremely dedicated to love, and when I think of my Chu'er's voice and smile, Lao Tzu can't do that thing, alas...... Whether it is from the perspective of my own future or inner emotions, I can't let Chu'er, who loves me, and my future father-in-law be hurt in the slightest, which is not only related to the vital interests of our thousands of brothers, but also related to the development and growth of my [***] industrial enterprise in the next few years...... Don't look at me like that, Lao Shen, if you don't believe it, let's see, three days later, when you meet Hans, the general manager of the German Lulin Commercial Bank, and the manager of the East China region of the German Lihe Foreign Company, you will see that I will give them a gold bar worth one million as a deposit, before the end of the year, we ordered a large number of complete sets of equipment for manufacturing rifles, stamping machine tools and crimping machines for manufacturing steel helmets, and core parts for 10,000 sets of Czech machine guns. Two production lines for the manufacture of 7.62 and 7.92 bullets will arrive in Nanchang one after another, and it is estimated that more than 20 German technicians will arrive, as well as a number of advanced medical equipment and German doctors. The rest of the projects will depend on my future father-in-law, so let's grow and develop slowly. ”

It was the first time for Shen Fengdao to hear such a huge plan for An Yi, and he was speechless in shock, so he had to take a deep breath, beat his horse and follow An Yi slowly, and followed An Yi around the camp before returning to the room to rest.

This night, no matter how hard Shen Fengdao tried, he couldn't step into the void realm when he meditated, and in the psychedelic, he seemed to have returned to the quiet valley at the southern foot of Wudang, heard the call of the pine waves, saw the quiet tomb of his beloved on the mountainside of the clear spring, and smelled the fragrance of purple orchids next to the tombstone.

On the morning of the next day, the huge fleet of more than 5,500 officers and men of the Reading Force Regiment left the Fuyang Military Wharf and slowly descended along the Qiantang River.

At noon, An Yi and his entourage came to the foot of Tianhua Mountain in the south of Hangzhou, saw the white pagoda standing on the riverside from a distance, and then went one kilometer, An Yi ordered the whole army to stop advancing and prepare lunch.

The long fleet slowly anchored at the Wentao Pavilion on the opposite bank, and the brothers of all departments disembarked from the boat and buried the pot to cook, and after they had eaten enough, they had to set off again until they reached Haining.

Yang Bin accompanied An Yi to walk on the scenic riverbank, introduced the surrounding scenery and scenic spots to An Yi, and said with regret:

"Enter this secluded path in the mountains, more than three kilometers north, it is the famous West Lake, but unfortunately we can't stop and see, originally I and Fang Lu, Mu Chen and a few brothers in the army have already been calculated, please go to the Deyue Tower by the West Lake with the brothers to drink two cups, listen to the little song, stroll around the lake is very pleasant, it's a pity!"

An Yi smiled slightly: "There will be opportunities in the future, after the Northern Expedition, it is estimated that most of our descendants are stationed in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Jiangxi and Hubei, and it is very convenient to go anywhere, if you are willing, simply take your wife and children to Nanchang, our base camp is estimated to be located there, and take care of our industry." ”

Yang Bin laughed, and when he saw the sentry on the alert running on horseback, he quickly stopped talking and stood in place with An Yi waiting for the report.

The sentry flew off his horse, quickly saluted, and handed An Yi a note: "About a company of friendly officers and soldiers at the White Pagoda 1.5 kilometers ahead stopped to rest, and a general surnamed Yu asked his subordinates to hand over the note to the regiment commander and asked the regiment commander to move for a while. ”

"A general surnamed Yu? …… Got it, you can get busy. ”

An Yi took the note and returned the salute, took a closer look at the familiar handwriting on the note, and was immediately happy: "Grandma's!" How did Senior Brother Yu get here from Nanchang? Let's go, Lao Yang, let's go and meet the two generals together...... Tiger head, get on the horse, and walk ahead with me! ”

"Great!"

Gu Changfeng left his subordinates, walked to his black steed in a few steps and jumped up, and soon followed An Yi and Yang Bin and ran east together.

(To be continued)