The battle of Fengxin is indeed as Liu Zhi said, of great significance and far-reaching impact.

Chiang Kai-shek, commander-in-chief of the Northern Expeditionary Army, was very excited to receive the good news, and personally drafted a telegram of commendation for the "great victory of Fengxin" to the headquarters of the Second Division in Chengzhong County at 10 o'clock in the evening of the same day, giving a heavy reward of 50,000 yuan at a time, and informing the whole army of the good news of the occupation of Fengxin together with the full text of the commendation telegram.

The next day, Liu Zhi, the commander of the Second Division, was again commended by the General Order of the National Revolutionary Army and was officially promoted to the rank of lieutenant general. Encouraged by the news of the victory in the Fengxin offensive battle, the officers and men of the Third Army went all out to conquer the county town of Gao'an, a key place in central Jiangxi at 6 o'clock in the morning.

The next day, Cheng Qian's Sixth Army, which occupied Jing'an, re-Ke Anyi County, learned that Sun Chuanfang's troops were stationed in Nanchang, and the main force of Sun Chuanfang's troops stationed in Nanchang was dispatched to defend the Gao'an line in Fengcheng, and the enemy troops on the northern front were heavily gathered in De'an, an important town in the middle of Nanxun Road, to face Li Zongren's Seventh Army, resulting in the emptiness of the enemy's troops defending Nanchang. General Cheng Qian immediately made a decision, changed the original battle plan, and took over the line from Jing'an to Anyi from the 17th Division, and personally led the remaining two divisions and the first division of General Wang Bailing, deputy commander of the First Army, to go out of Jing'an and enter Nanchang through Fengxin, and easily occupy the city of Nanchang, which had only 1,000 defenders, on 19 September.

After Sun Chuanfang's troops learned the news of the occupation of Nanchang, they were shocked and shrank on all fronts, and General Cheng Qian also shocked China because of the thunderous attack on Nanchang at night. This veteran of the League, who graduated from the sixth class of the Army Non-commissioned Officer School and served as the army chief and military minister of Sun Yat-sen's presidential office, once again attracted the attention of the world.

The Hualin Academy in the south of Fengxin City became the garrison of the Model Battalion of the Second Division, and the quiet space and elegant environment did not bring any happiness to the officers and men of the Model Battalion, and the whole division suffered more than 2,600 casualties in the Battle of Fengxin, of which 117 were killed and 161 wounded in the Model Battalion, and more than half of the casualties were calculated in terms of the number of participants in the battle. A large number of experienced veterans of the 2nd and 3rd Engineer Companies have since been laid to rest in the suburbs of Fengcheng City, and 26 of the wounded brothers will be disabled for life even if they recover.

Under such circumstances, how can the brothers in the Model Camp be happy when the memory of merit and heavy rewards are so small compared to the loss of so many old brothers? Although there were 300 soldiers, 500 sets of individual equipment, 10 light and heavy machine guns, a total of 8 75 artillery pieces, and a cash reward of 10,000 yuan, the officers and men of the model battalion could not be relieved.

"The brothers must not be allowed to stop, but they must be allowed to move, and they must not be idle for a moment, otherwise the morale of the army will be in question." An Yi straightened his waist and glanced at the company platoon commander brothers who had still not spoken a word during the meeting.

Hu Zi nodded in agreement: "It can't be stopped, now that Nanchang has been conquered, the battle situation has changed greatly, and all friendly troops are singing triumphant songs, so our division was ordered to be stationed in Fengxin for a short time to rest, I suggest taking advantage of this rare opportunity to rest and recuperate, hold a long-planned skill competition, and make up for the establishment of the guard company as soon as possible." In yesterday's strong attack, 35 brothers were killed or wounded in the 1st Company and the Guard Company, and if they are not replenished as soon as possible, it will affect the combat effectiveness and the reorganization of the other companies. ”

"I agree!" Yin Jinan spoke loudly.

An Yi nodded: "It's decided, this matter is in charge of the deputy staff officer Yin Jinan of the Hujialin battalion, and each company and platoon will immediately return to their respective barracks for mobilization, and the routine three exercises a day will start immediately, and a martial arts competition will be held within three days." ”

"Yes!"

The brothers replied in unison and hurried away.

Because he was going to the division headquarters meeting, An Yi said hello to Hu Zi and Yin Jinan, stood up and walked out of the main hall, Dong Yanzi had brought the war horse and waited for a long time, and the inseparable Gu Lao Er hurriedly went to take the horse.

An Yi saw Cai Guangqing, the weak commander of the second company, striding over, and was slightly surprised and hurriedly greeted him: "Guangqing, why are you running out without resting?" ”

Cai Guangqing smiled apologetically: "Battalion commander, I want to ask you personally." ”

"Someone? You Cai Guangqing have never asked Lao Tzu for one thing, the first time you opened your mouth to ask for someone? Okay, as long as you like Lao Tzu, I'll transfer it to you. ”

An Yi took out a cigarette and lit the fire, quietly looking at this courteous and conscientious subordinate general.

"I want Li Xiaolong to be my paperwork." Cai Guangqing said in a low voice.

"Li Xiaolong?"

An Yi looked at Cai Guangqing in surprise: "Guangqing, there are many brothers in our camp who can write and count, why are you picking up this thorn alone?" Lao Tzu still wants to send this radical-minded guy out, no! You pick another one. ”

Cai Guangqing explained anxiously: "Battalion commander, listen to me, in yesterday's construction, Li Xiaolong served as the temporary squad leader of the transport platoon to cooperate with us, he rushed out without hesitation at the most dangerous time, always followed behind me, fearless in the face of danger, extremely tenacious, he was the second to go into the water for repairs, the last to go ashore, and then pushed away the brothers who stepped forward to support him, stumbled downstream, and carried back the bodies of seven brothers from the water. Maybe his life won't be saved. If such a brother who values love and righteousness and can write and martial arts is not reused, who will be reused? He is still lying in bed and can't get up, his high fever has not subsided, and his mouth is full of nonsense, and he has been shouting that he wants to compete for the first place. ”

An Yi was very surprised: "Grandma's ...... Why don't I know about these things? ”

"You don't know much!"

Cai Guangqing sighed: "Battalion commander, I don't know why you don't pay attention to Li Xiaolong, he works very hard, every time he meets me to lead the team to train, he takes it seriously, and whenever he has time, he works hard to practice marksmanship and engineering skills, his old squad leader and now the transport platoon commander Zhu Qiqi said to me that since Instructor Yin talked to him once, he no longer has any words of encouragement, no more jail, no clearing, heavy work and tiring work, where he needs to go, conscientious and without complaints, In addition to sleeping for five hours a day without a moment of idleness, the brothers who did not like to take care of him were moved, and none of them sarcastically ridiculed him, and took the initiative to ask him to help write a letter to his family.

After laying down Shangfu, he was very excited and regretful, I passed by the transport platoon and overheard his summary of the battle of Shangfu, he was able to analyze half of our strategy and say the key, he also said that he hoped that the skill competition would be held as soon as possible, and he must enter Xia Jian's men to study hard and hone hard.

In the morning, I helped him wash his wounds, and found that his hand calluses were wrong, especially the index finger, tiger's mouth and thumb, and at a glance I knew that he was grinding out of hard marksmanship, and I knew that he was practicing wrong when I remembered the practice tips you told me, and when he woke up, I asked him why he didn't ask you for advice. He said that he knew that the brothers in the camp would be patient with you when they asked you, but for some reason he didn't have the courage to go to you. I...... I'm quite puzzled, battalion commander, I know that you never like to participate in politics, and look down on people who play tricks, and I am also a staunch member of the Kuomintang, but I admire Li Xiaolong, and I hope you can give me this opportunity and give him a chance. ”

An Yi let out a long sigh, feeling quite guilty in his heart: "Okay, Guangqing, you just go to Jinan to go through the formalities." Time is urgent, I have to go to the division headquarters for a meeting, ...... in the evening I'll go see him in the evening! ”

It was exactly three o'clock when he arrived at the county government office in the city, An Yi hurriedly walked into the venue, and everyone had just sat down. Jiang Dingwen pointed to the empty chair beside him and asked An Yi to sit here, An Yi looked around puzzledly, and found that only the chair next to Jiang Dingwen was empty, several big brothers and regiment-level commanders all looked at themselves with frowns, and immediately understood that this seat was deliberately arranged, so he sat on it unceremoniously, and as soon as he raised his head, he found that Chen Jiji on the opposite side was smiling strangely. An Yi looked at him sideways for a while, and he didn't know the point, so he laughed and secretly wondered the reason.

Liu Zhi, who was in high spirits, glanced at the generals and said in a deep voice: "Today's meeting has two spirits: first, to strictly implement the spirit of the latest instructions of the military department during the period of recuperation, and to put the strengthening of political and ideological education among officers and men in the first place; Second, in light of the actual situation of our division and in light of the latest regulations of the military department, the establishment of our division will be readjusted, and the reorganization of our division will begin today after requesting the approval of the military department by telegram, and the specific content will be preached by Chief of Staff Xu and Deputy Division Commander Chiang. ”

Jiang Dingwen first explained the methods and objectives of the political and ideological work, and finally solemnly emphasized the surnames of discipline and obedience, and in connection with the current readjustment, he demanded that all the people present strictly abide by military discipline and obey orders, and absolutely must not bargain over any orders and adjustments of the division headquarters.

Xu Tingyao then announced the reorganization of the Second Division: "On the basis of setting up artillery companies in each regiment and directly subordinate battalion, an artillery regiment and a battalion-level teaching team will be added to the division headquarters; All regiments and battalions directly under them must complete the formation of their respective engineer companies and communications companies during the period of rest and recuperation. The details are as follows....... The last item, after repeated discussions by the division headquarters, unanimously decided that the second company of the engineer battalion directly under the division will be transferred to the fourth regiment, and the existing personnel of the second company will be uniformly deployed, and the fourth regiment and the engineer battalion shall not change the list of existing personnel of the second company without authorization, and shall not refuse to accept or intercept them! Complete. ”

The applause stopped, and everyone looked at An Yi, whose face was pale.

Liu Zhi and Xu Tingyao showed a hint of worry in their eyes, worried that their love would not be able to think of it for a while, so that everyone would not be able to come to the stage, and the other dozen or so regiment-level generals were also quite nervous, Chen Jiji was even more apologetic, only Jiang Dingwen beside An Yi was smoking a cigarette leisurely, and he didn't seem to be worried at all.

An Yi let out a long breath and squeezed out a smile with difficulty: "The subordinates obey the decision of the division headquarters...... Since nearly half of the second engineer company of our battalion suffered casualties in this operation, there are 82 officers and men, of which the latest addition is the company clerk who was just appointed before I came here for the meeting. The 3rd Engineer Company was originally a model company of our old foundation, a reinforced company composed of 225 officers and men, and 86 casualties were suffered in the battle in coordination with the 5th Regiment, and the remaining 139 officers and men were divided into two this morning and split into the newly organized 1st Engineer Company and the 2nd Engineer Company in accordance with the spirit of the latest reorganization of the division headquarters. Secondly, from Changsha to Fengxin, our battalion's construction accessories and material consumption have reached 70 percent, of which more than half of the steel construction, fasteners, interlocking steel rings and other accessories are designed by the officers and soldiers of our battalion and customized at their own expense, so this time at most I can only let the brothers of the second company who are transferred take away half of the remaining materials, and I can't do anything more, of course, all the engineering equipment, equipment, horses, and professional tools purchased by our battalion to equip the second company will also leave with the second company. Subordinates and the Model Battalion do not have a single item to be withheld. ”

Liu Zhi, Xu Tingyao, Chen Jiji and the generals looked at An Yi in surprise, no one expected An Yi to be so open-minded and generous, even Jiang Dingwen deeply admired An Yi.

An Yi smiled sadly: "Bosses, this is not a pretentious gesture by the younger brother, but the younger brother does not want his brother to leave after he lacks the tools to eat and the capital to save his life...... If the boss still wants it, please give the younger brother three months to train them well, because since they have come to the younger brother, the younger brother cannot live up to them, and these brothers have the ability to carry up the jobs of the engineers, otherwise I am sorry for the bosses who have always trusted me and taken care of me, and I am even more sorry for the hundreds of ignorant but hopeful brothers. ”

An Yi endured the churning emotions in his abdomen and slowly stood up: "I'm sorry, bosses, the old injury on the left arm of the younger brother has not healed, and there is a new injury in the lower abdomen, at this moment, the blood is surging and the head is dizzy, it is difficult to support the next meeting, so I retired first......"

After An Yi finished speaking, he turned around and left, and as soon as he walked out of the county government gate, he was weak and staggered.

Gu Lao Er and Dong Yanzi, who were guarding the door, were taken aback, Gu Lao Er pounced on An Yi, who was slowly falling, and jumped on the back of the little black horse with both feet, and galloped away with his legs.

Dong Yanzi was about to turn over with the two horses, but he was stopped by Liu Zhi and others who were driven out of the door.

"Warrant Officer Guanshan, tell me honestly, what's wrong with your battalion commander?" Liu Zhi asked sternly.

Dong Yanzi's nose was sore, and tears poured out uncontrollably: "My eldest brother was hit through his right abdomen by a stray bullet in the city yesterday, but fortunately he didn't hurt his bones and intestines...... When I came back, I found that my pants were all soaked with blood, and my shoes were full of blood......"

Jiang Dingwen was furious: "Why didn't you report it? ”

He forbade me and Xiao Langzhong to talk about it, saying that the brothers were bitter enough at this time, and they must not be allowed to cause any more trouble. Before coming to the division headquarters for a meeting, he also convened a meeting of company platoon commanders, so that all the brothers were not allowed to stop, they had to train strictly, and they also had to hold a big competition, so that the brothers could forget their boredom and reinvigorate the morale of the army...... I'm sorry sir, I'm going back to see my eldest brother, and the other brothers don't understand his temper......"

The teary-eyed Winter Lady flew on his horse, and galloped towards the south gate under the shocked gaze of the generals.

(To be continued)