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Chapter 759: Winter in Peking (3)

In the next few days, An Yi was either invited by Zhang Zuoxiang and other seniors in the army to give lectures in the Northeast Army's martial arts hall, or accompanied the young marshal who was full of interest, inspected various departments of the Northeast Army inside and outside the city, observed training and exchanged experiences, and occasionally picked up rifles and machine guns with the young marshal, and followed the officers and soldiers to conduct live-fire training. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Originally, the generals of the Northeast Army were generally skeptical of many rumors about the "Flying Fox General" that newspapers and people talked about, thinking that just like the so-called legends and anecdotes of the heroes from all walks of life nowadays, most of them were exaggerated by good deeds. Even the most violent and unconvincing generals who were known for their provocation saw An Yi, and they treated each other politely in accordance with the rules of the army.

Speaking of An Yi's enthusiasm, it was very interesting to be invited by Zhang Zuoxiang to give a lecture in the martial arts hall, and the officers and men of the Northeast Army came here and poured into the auditorium in unison, and reporters from several newspapers in Beiping City that had a deep relationship with the young marshal also came to listen with great interest. Among the nearly 1,000 listeners in the audience, most of the generals sitting in the front row didn't even know that An Yi was the director-level instructor of the Whampoa Military Academy, and he once acted as the chief of education.

Although An Yi on the stage has put on the lieutenant general's uniform, his temperament does seem to have the majesty of a general, but his age seems to be too different from the traditions and routines of the Northeast Army. Taking the Northeast Army's martial arts lecture hall as an example, all the instructors are all seniors or seniors in the army who have drunk foreign ink, have both civil and military skills, and have experienced a hundred battles, and there are no instructors under the age of 30 at all. Also, everyone does know that An Yi has a set of leading troops to fight, and they also know that An Jiajun is well-trained, well-equipped, brave and strong, and has made outstanding achievements, and has fought so that the direct army, the Anhui army, the Zhejiang army, the Gui army, the Northwest Army and even the Japanese have lost their temper, but if An Yi is his age, he can become the famous director of the Whampoa Military Academy and acting chief of education, everyone is a little unbelievable.

An Yi didn't seem to care about the apology of the young marshal Zhang Xueliang and the assistant marshal Zhang Zuoxiang, he knew that he didn't look old enough to convince the officers and men of the Northeast Army who were listening to the class, and smiled at Zhang Xueliang at the moment, and discussed with Zhang Zuoxiang in a low voice for a while, and walked to the front desk after asking for consent, and after saluting and saying a few kind words, several adjutants of the headquarters brought a large map of China, opened it and hung it on the wooden pole supported by the four staff officers.

An Yi took the baton, no longer polite, and took an extremely tragic battle fought between Ye Ting's command post and the young marshal under Linying City in the middle of the Northern Expedition as a case, and compared the number, number, position layout, offensive and defensive conditions, weapons and equipment, weather conditions, etc. of the Northeast Army and Ye Ting's headquarters at that time, and then stated the results, analyzed several excellent tactical transformations of the Northeast Army, and the reasons for the final forced retreat, and then analyzed Ye Ting's strategic intentions, tactical arrangements, and gains and losses. The analysis was comprehensive, rigorous and detailed, more detailed than the Northeast Army's own pre-war military meeting and post-war summary, but An Yi did not prepare a draft at all, it was a temporary decision, and he could talk about it as if he had experienced it himself, and this skill finally moved the officers and men of the Northeast Army.

After summing up, An Yi easily expressed his opinion: judging from the final results and the realization of strategic intentions, although the Northeast Army retreated in this battle, it was still the winner, the battle losses of the two armies were about one to two, the Northern Expeditionary Army suffered extremely heavy losses, and the two divisions were forced to withdraw from the battlefield due to the loss of most of their combat strength. Among the generals who died in this battle was my most respected senior brother Jiang Xianyun in the first phase of Huangpu, who was the colonel of the main regiment of the siege at that time, and was later posthumously awarded the rank of major general by the Wuhan government.

An Yi then raised his voice: Replace it with me to command the Northern Expeditionary Army to fight, under the threat of your army's superior artillery fire and the elusive cavalry outside the city, I will definitely not do my best to attack the city, but avoid the battle of attrition in the plains, after two consecutive days of fierce offensive and defensive battles outside the city, use the cover of the rainy night, launch a frontal feint with the strength of a division, suddenly concentrate on the defense line of the new second division on the right flank of your army, quickly insert it into the line from Shiqiao Station to Wujiqiao in the north of Linying, occupy the highlands along the river, and wait for your army to attack the fortifications, the highway and the waterway have been cut off by me, the ammunition supply of the seven brigades of your army has not landed, and the main force of Xuchang in the north is entangled by Feng Huanzhang's Northwest Army at this time, and it is impossible to rush south to help, but it is also difficult to come, because the powerful cavalry of your army is restricted by the complex terrain and cannot be used, and the impact is greatly reduced, and if I don't clean up my two divisions, your army will fall into the difficult situation of being attacked by the enemy on the back of the belly, I only need to hold for eight hours, and the 20th Army led by He Long will enter the battlefield at high speed, and your army can only choose to retreat, And they could only retreat to the east, and then quickly move north, in order to avoid the attack of Li Delin's Gui army, the left flank of the Central Army in northern Anhui, so that the whole situation would be very different......

When An Yi put down the baton, the audience was silent, obviously digesting An Yi's strategic concept. Zhang Zuoxiang on the stage was the first to react, and while reminiscing about admiration, he stood up and applauded warmly, and then the generals and colonels in the audience stood up in turn and gave thunderous applause. From this day on, An Yi won the respect of the Northeast Army from top to bottom with his true talent and humble attitude.

In the gloomy cold weather, in the racecourse of Tongzhou Daying, An Yi and the young marshal rode their horses side by side, and more than ten generals such as Yu Xuezhong, Wan Fulin, the general of the Northeast Army, and Zhang Decheng, the commander of the cavalry division, watched with interest on the sidelines, Zhang Decheng asked curiously: An Yi, who was born in southern Sichuan, how could he have such good riding skills?

Yu Xuezhong sighed and asked everyone if they remember Hu Jialin, the commander of the Independent Division of the Central Army? At this time, everyone remembered Hu Jialin's strong martial arts and riding skills from a martial arts family in Cangzhou, and couldn't help but marvel at An Yi's diligence and talent.

At this time, a jujube red horse quickly rushed towards the young marshal and An Yi who were galloping on the horse, and after a while, the three horses stopped at the same time and quickly ran towards the generals. When he arrived on the sidelines, the young marshal flew off his horse and called Liu Qianshan, the director of the intelligence department of the headquarters who had just arrived and was full of sweat: "Immediately use all forces and means, and you must find out to me within two days, who is the black hand!" ”

"Yes!"

Liu Qianshan saluted, flew on his horse, ran to the camp parking lot, jumped off the horse and got into the car that had just started and waited, and left quickly.

Yu Xuezhong saw that the faces of the young marshal and An Yi were solemn, and while he was curious, he stepped forward and asked in a low voice, "Young marshal, what happened?" ”

The young marshal slapped his palms with a horsewhip in annoyance, and said stupidly: "An hour ago, the patrol of the garrison under your command received a report, and it turned out that Mr. Xie Chenling, commissioner of the Beiping Party Department of the Nanjing Central Party Department, and four main cadres were killed in their dormitory, and their necks were cut, and it is estimated that they had been killed for seven or eight hours. How can I explain this to the central government? How to explain to the central delegation that will arrive tomorrow? Three days later, it will be the day of the famous annual military and political conference in Beiping, and the impact is so bad, how can it be cleaned up? ”

Yu Xuezhong, the commander of the Beiping garrison, was taken aback when he heard this, and without waiting for the surrounding generals to react, he rushed to a war horse that had just been unsaddled in a few steps, jumped on it, clamped his legs, and rushed to the parking lot a mile away.

An Yi retracted his gaze, shook his head slightly, and saw that the young marshal and the generals were very annoyed, stepped forward, and comforted everyone kindly, saying that this emergency incident would not affect the overall situation, and everything would be investigated in the end, just need to deal with it, and the central party department would not have any opinions, but the garrison must act urgently, and strive to ensure that the meeting in three days goes smoothly, and there can be no similar security mistakes.

At this time, the generals and marshals were also in the mood to run horses, and quickly left the barracks by car and rushed back to the marshal's mansion in Beiping City. The generals of the Northeast Army held an emergency meeting in time, and An Yi returned to his residence in the West Courtyard, and immediately summoned his brothers to discuss countermeasures.

Half an hour later, An Yi's three Cangzhou iron guards changed into civilian clothes and left from the west gate of the Shuaifu, and Liu Qing and others also quickly contacted the Nanjing headquarters, Hu Jialin, the independent division, and Zhang Chengzhu, the 1st Cavalry Division, who was undergoing a major transformation and was waiting for a new number.

When everything was ready, An Yi came to the small pavilion in the corner of the courtyard alone, smoking silently, he didn't expect the opponent's attack to be so sudden, from the current situation analysis, the biggest suspect is naturally the intelligence agency of the Japanese invaders.

Over the past year or so, Xie Chenling, head of the Beiping Station of the Investigation Bureau of the Central Party Department, has been very effective in his work; this intelligence agency, under the guise of the Beiping Party Affairs Office of the Central Party Department, has repeatedly detected the political intentions of the Japanese and the puppet Manchurian traitors and the plan for the implementation of the split, so that the Nanjing Central Party Department and Chairman Chiang have always been able to understand the current situation in Northeast China and North China at the first time, and to make proper preparations and coping strategies in advance. When An Yi left Nanjing to secretly go north, Xu Enzeng also specially suggested that An Yi meet with Xie Chenling when necessary, and contact each other and work side by side to facilitate the development of work and the collection of intelligence.

But now, before An Yi contacted Xie Chenling, the bad news came that he and four backbones were collectively killed, this serious incident made An Yi have to change the original plan, suspend the assassination of the leaders of the Beiping Japanese and traitor organizations, and instead conduct a secret investigation, and decisively contact Hu Jialin and Zhang Chengzhu, once the results are obtained, they are ready to use the peripheral action team under their control to launch a resolute revenge against the Japanese and traitors throughout the Beijing-Tianjin region and Qingdao and Jinan.

At noon the next day, a group of more than 40 members of the central delegation arrived at Qianmen Station by train, and An Yi accompanied the young marshal and the generals of the Northeast Army to hold a grand welcome ceremony at the station, creating a great momentum for the important meeting to be held two days later.

Drums were noisy, colorful flags were flying, and the guests and hosts who had greeted each other and saluted each other got into a long car and prepared to drive to the Hademen Hotel in Chongwenmen.

An Yi and Deputy Head Huang Shaohong were about to get into one of the cars, when Zhang Qun, the head of the delegation, strode over and asked with some dissatisfaction: "Brother An, why didn't you see Zhenggang (Xie Chenling)?" It was impossible for him not to attach importance to such an important meeting...... My brother has been in Peking for so many days, haven't you contacted him? ”

An Yi's expression became very serious, he glanced left and right, whispered a few words in the ear of fellow countryman Zhang Qun, Zhang Qun's face changed greatly, then gritted his teeth and sighed, nodded, pretended to be okay and walked to the young marshal who was waiting patiently, got into the car and left quickly.

Entering the carriage, An Yi didn't wait for Huang Shaohong to ask, and took the initiative to briefly tell him the news of Xie Chenling's murder yesterday.

Huang Shaohong was also taken aback: "In this way, this meeting is not peaceful!" ”

"Yes! The Japanese are not willing to be lonely, and they definitely want to do something during the congress, and it would be great if they can destroy the unity of the Central Committee and the Northeast Army. However, the young marshal has held a series of security meetings in the past two days, and the garrisons, security forces, and gendarmerie units inside and outside Beiping City have all been mobilized...... However, if you are willing, eldest brother, why don't you live in the Shuai Mansion with your younger brother? Anyway, the main purpose of the eldest brother's visit this time is also to discuss the cooperation of the transfer of troops and generals, and it is more convenient for us to live together. An Yi suggested.

Huang Shaohong shook his head: "I also want to talk to you at night, but not before the end of the meeting, I have to negotiate with the members of the delegation at any time, communicate and mediate, if I put down my work and run to you, it is estimated that tomorrow your principal will call to find someone, and then everyone will be unhappy." However, after the meeting, I can move into the marshal's mansion and talk to you for a few days, after all, many specific matters still have to wait for the final finalization with the young marshal.

"By the way, Yan Baichuan will come to Beiping tomorrow evening, and the generals of the original Jin Sui Army will also attend, which is estimated to be another headache...... Yan Baichuan announced his departure after the defeat in the Central Plains War, and the old departments of the two armies were attached to the Northeast Army, and now Yan Baichuan has reorganized the rivers and mountains, and he wants to go back to these two armies, I don't know if the young marshal and several deputy marshals in the Northeast Army will agree, I am entrusted by the commission to do peace and do things, I am in a dilemma, and it is not comfortable! You'll have to help me then. ”

An Yi nodded, leaned back in his seat and didn't speak, nervously considering whether Yan Xishan's sudden arrival in Beiping at this time was just for the old department of the two armies? I can't figure it out, but I know that the situation in Beiping is getting more and more complicated and sinister.