Chapter 10: Anqing (4)

After not having a deep talk with Li Pinxian and directly asking him for Tang Ruru, the intelligence director of the group army, Liu Shiyi left the headquarters of the group army and went to Mabu, where the 48th Army was stationed. From Zhimei Mountain in Lihuang County to Mabu, where the 48th Army was stationed, a distance of more than 30 kilometers, the car drove for two hours, and there was a peaceful scene all the way, the autumn harvest was imminent, the fields were fragrant, and an old American Ford was sandwiched in the middle of a two-wheeled Dodge truck, and the speed was not only slow but also slow. Tang Ruru introduced the customs and customs of the road to Liu Shiyi, and carefully chose the wording, striving to achieve respect. Liu Shiyi is a banner in the Gui department, as a Jiangxi person, he can occupy such a high position in the Gui department, and his mind is not deep. As an older generation of soldiers, he used to be Li Liejun's chief of staff, and before the Northern Expedition, he founded the 14th Army with Lai Shihuang, and he was already a pivotal figure. At the end of December of the 26th year of the Republic of China, Bai Chongxi killed Lai Shihuang on trumped-up charges, but he did not dare to take the 14th Army for himself, so he could only be handed over to Liu Shiyi to take care of, which shows the depth of his appreciation. In 1927, Chiang Kai-shek went into the wilderness, Bai Chongxi took over as the principal of the Central Army Military Academy, and immediately appointed Liu Shiyi as the chief of education of the Central Military Academy. After that, Liu Shiyi devoted himself to planning for the Gui family, and the strategy of "three residences" came from his hands, which has become the foundation of Guangxi's government, the root of the army, and the foundation of religion. In the Gui family, Tang Ruru and other young people can only look up in front of Liu Shiyi.

In fact, in Lihuang, the Gui Army was completely empty, the headquarters of the 21 st Group Army was an empty shelf, and the headquarters of the 48 th Army was also an empty shelf. In Anhui and Hubei provinces, the Gui Army was divided into the 11th Group Army and the 21st Group Army, after Li Pinxian left the post of commander of the 11th Group Army, the commander was first handed over to Xia Wei, and then Huang Qixiang served as the commander, under the jurisdiction of Mo Shujie's 84th Army and Liu Heding's 39th Army, Li Pinxian took over as commander of the 21st Group Army under the jurisdiction of Zhang Zhen's Seventh Army and Zhang Yichun's 48th Army, Zhang Zhen's 48th Army was stationed west of the mall, responsible for the defense west of Lihuang, and Zhang Yichun's 48th Army was responsible for the defense east of Lihuang. Among them, Mo Dehong's 138th Division was responsible for the vast area south of the Hefei North and South Pan Area, and the station was adjusted to Lu'an, and the 176th Division was responsible for the vast area west of Chaohu Lake and Anqing, and the station was adjusted to Huoshan.

Without saying hello, the car drove straight into Mabu, the garrison of the 48th Army, at the bridgehead of Xicheng Street, the sentry blocked the way, at the request of the officer on duty, Tang Ruru showed his ID, the intelligence director of the group army, it is normal to lead a convoy, as for Liu Shiyi, there is no need to show up.

The convoy turned around South Street and drove towards the Xiwei River Wharf.

Mabu is not big, a small river through the street flows into the Xiwei River from north to south, the town is from north to south is the North Street, Middle Street, South Street 3 main streets, about 4 meters wide, stone paving, along the street is the commercial center of Mabu. In addition, Shunhe Street, Xinjie, Xicheng Street, Huaqiao Street, etc. intersect with the three main streets. Most of the houses on the street side are brick and wood small tile bungalows, and there are some fake two-story buildings with attics, and the city appearance is clean, neat and simple. The water flow of the Xiwei River is gentle, there are bridges on the water and boats under the water, people come and go, bustling, it is very prosperous, there has always been a poem of "two sides and two rings of water, a mountain in the middle, the distant peaks compete for arches, and the surrounding self-bending ring" to describe Mabu Street.

As soon as he got off the car, Tang Ruru immediately introduced to Liu Shiyi like a tour guide, Mabu faces the Xiwei River, and joins the Yanzi River not far away, the amount of water has increased greatly, and it has become a large tributary of the Weihe River, which can be navigable all year round, and after the Xihe estuary joins the Weihe River, it can reach Lu'an in the north, and Huoshan can reach Huoshan along the Dongwei River in the south, and the distance is about 100 miles. Walking into the military headquarters of the 48th Army, Liu Shiyi found that the scenery here is quite good, not far from the Xiwei River wharf. Seeing the terrain open up, Liu Shiyi immediately understood Zhang Yichun's intention of placing the garrison here, and through shipping, he was closely linked with his two divisions.

Although Zhang Yichun and Liu Shiyi are both from other provinces in the Guizhou department, they are not like Liu Shiyi who does not know each other, he was recruited by Li Zongren in the name of "Little Zhang Fei" after the Northern Expedition entered Nanjing, and for more than ten years, he has been serving in the Guizhou department and has won the trust of Li Baihuang of the Guizhou department. As a native of Feidong, Anhui, he is the most important chess piece of the Gui Department in Anhui, since Liao Lei is seriously ill, his work is mainly on Anhui government affairs, the military affairs of the 48th Army are not much asked, Liao Lei wants to mention Ou Shounian as the deputy commander of the 48th Army, on the one hand, it is to let Ou Shounian have a way out, on the other hand, it is also the real need of the 48th Army.

Hearing the report of the people below, Zhang Yichun rushed out, came to Liu Shiyi and raised his hand to salute, and said: "Ren Gong (Liu Shiyi's name Renfu) came from afar, and he didn't notify me earlier, so I can't welcome him from afar, and the crime is not mine!" ”

"Jing Bo (Zhang Yichun) fold me!" Liu Shiyi returned a salute, Liu Shiyi is a second-class general, Zhang Yichun is a lieutenant general, and he can fully afford this gift, and the other is age, Liu Shiyi, who was born in 1886, is already fifty-three years old, and belongs to the absolute predecessors in the Gui army, and Zhang Yichun is only forty and four.

Liu Shiyi said what he meant, Zhang Yichun smiled, and said: "I am a fierce fighter, these twists and turns are not my forte, since Ren Gong is here, just act cheaply, in the land of the 48th Army, if someone does not cooperate or stumble, Ren Gong only punishes me." "On the one hand, I asked people to prepare dinner, and on the other hand, I asked people to inform Wei Yongcheng, director of the Political Training Department. At the same time, he suggested to Liu Shiyi that Colonel Li Baicheng, the commander of the artillery regiment directly under the army, be called, he is Modi's old subordinate, and he is also the cousin of Zhong Yi, the lieutenant general of the 173rd Division, and Zhong Ji, the lieutenant general of the 10th supplementary training department, who can talk to Modi. When Liu Shiyi heard this, he immediately agreed to Zhang Yichun's suggestion.

After a day of car, it was really hard, I came from the mall early in the morning, and arrived at Meishan at noon, I thought that today would end here, but I didn't expect that a group of guards were sent from Meishan to Mabu. I didn't eat very well in Meishan at noon, Li Pinxian was quite literati style, the so-called gentleman's friendship was as light as water, and he didn't give Liu Shiyi any special reception. Fortunately, Tang Ruru was sensible, and before getting in the car, he bought a large bag of fried chestnuts in Meishan Market, and slowly peeled them all the way, which can be used to eliminate the mouth and fill the stomach.

Zhang Yichun's reception was completely different, perhaps because of the dinner, a large table was made, and Tang Ruru, Wei Yongcheng, and Li Baicheng also sat aside. Compared with Tang Ruru, who came from other places with half a bucket of water, Zhang Yichun, as a native of Anhui, knows more about this place, and his mouth is also reasonable: "Mabu has a long history, and it was the border city of Huozhou in the Northern Wei Dynasty, so it is called the border city, and the four words "border city guarantee" are engraved on the south floor of the town is proof. The so-called Mabu, is mainly to produce hemp, around the crescent moon, Zhangjiajia, Fengjiajia, Yujiajia, Dongjiajia and Yangdian, Madian around a radius of dozens of kilometers, everywhere is hemp, through the middle of the walk there is a sense of hemp in the eyes of the hemp, so the ancient name is Mabu or Mabu Chuan. This place not only produces hemp, but also produces tea, Tang and Song dynasties to the Ming and Qing dynasties, widely planted tea trees, the output gradually increases, sold to Beijing, Tianjin, Shandong, Hebei, Jin and Inner Mongolia and other places, Ming and Qing dynasties, set up tea cards, there is a patrol inspection department specializing in tea protection. Anhui tea is divided into two bureaus, the south bureau is in Tunxi, southern Anhui, and the north bureau is located in Mabu. During the Qing Xianfeng and Tongzhi periods, immigrants from Hubei, Jiangxi and southern Anhui gradually entered and settled, and there were guild halls in Hubei, Jiangxi, Jingde, Ningchi, etc., which greatly promoted the prosperity of the market. In the 27th year of the Republic of China (1938), Mabu produced 1.5 million kilograms of hemp, 716,000 kilograms of tea, and 298,000 kilograms of large tea. Speaking of this, Zhang Yichun's face is quite proud, in the twenty-seventh year of the Republic of China, he basically stayed here and worked hard for the local economic development, which is his merit and his pride.

Liu Shiyi nodded frequently, it seemed that he had misunderstood the local general in front of him, and he put his station in Mabu, not only because he could connect his two divisions together by shipping, but also because the most important thing was to transport the materials of this place to develop the economy and benefit the people. No wonder when he was in Chongqing, Bai Chongxi said to himself more than once that if Liao Lei was seriously ill and could not be a director, Anhui's civil affairs could only be handed over to one person, and that was Zhang Yichun.

Li Baicheng usually has a good time with Wei Yongcheng, but he was suddenly found and startled, and he was secretly asking Tang Ruru what was going on. Tang Ruru told Shangfeng's instructions, Wei Yongcheng gasped and said, "How can you let Tianzong do this kind of thing?" "If you don't let him do it, let anyone do it, he proposed it." Tang Ruru replied. Li Baicheng said faintly: "In these years, it's best not to put forward opinions, whoever proposes it will do it, and the official will push the boat down the river." Tang Ruru smiled and said to Li Baicheng: "Listen to Chief Liu, it's also your cousin who is on a business trip, otherwise this trip would be his." If Zhong Zhunan (Zhong Jizi) comes, you kid dare to say so. Li Baicheng smiled, if it was Zhong Jilai, how dare he talk nonsense. Wei Yongcheng smiled shamelessly: "If Zhong Zhu comes south, I'm afraid that this person will talk even more nonsense." ”

"I asked to go to Taihu Lake, and my two brothers helped me." Li Baicheng said.

"You're definitely going." Tang Ruru said: "Chief Liu is over here, the next work will be handed over to me and Yongcheng, and now I will add you kid." ”

"I'm not just going, I'm going to pull a heavy artillery battalion over." Li Baicheng said.

Looking at the incomprehensible eyes of the two, Li Baicheng said: "I know the situation of Boss Mo, since Huang Tianhua left, he no longer has a single cannon, and he captured four curved guns before, and they were also sent to Huoshan immediately. He doesn't want to expand his forces anymore, for a reason, you know. ”

"You want to go over and help him?" Wei Yongcheng asked.

Li Baicheng nodded and said, "If I don't go over, will I let him throw stones on the sightseeing ship?" ”

Tang Ruru and Wei Yongcheng laughed dumbly, no one really thought about this problem. The boat travels on the river, the people are on the shore, although the range of the crutch can hit the iron boat on the river, but what is the effect, I am afraid that it is not as good as the arrow borrowed by the grass boat. Thinking through this question, Wei Yongcheng asked: "Bai Cheng, you know that this mission, it is not good not to complete it, and it may not be good to complete it, why do you still want to go to this troubled water?" ”

"Then why did Boss Mo do it so recklessly?" Li Baicheng asked rhetorically, no matter what the two answered, Li Baicheng continued: "I know Boss Mo, this person is very righteous, as long as the war is beneficial, what is personal honor and disgrace!" ”

Tang Ruru and Wei Yongcheng did not speak, this is not easy to answer, thousands of miles for officials only for money, thousands of miles from Rong only success, personal honor and disgrace, the stakes are very high, how many people shed their blood for this, how many people can really ignore personal honor and disgrace for the national righteousness, after the Han Su Wu, who is there. Liu Shiyi and Zhang Yichun, who were secretly listening to them, looked at each other and smiled, did not interrupt their words, but they invariably raised their wine glasses and toasted!