Han Xin's return, which was not a big event, also caused a lot of sensation in this stormy base area.

In the early days of its establishment, the scale of the Eighth Route Army was still small, and if any heroes or even model workers appeared in any area, they would quickly spread throughout the headquarters and be admired by all the officers and men.

And Han Xin, as early as the early days of the Anti-Japanese War, became famous in the first battle with the little devil, and after he became famous, the glorious deeds since the Red Army's Long March have also been publicized within the Eighth Route Army.

So it can be said that Han Xin's fame is very famous in the entire Eighth Route Army, and even in the New Fourth Army in the south.

In addition, coupled with the deliberate propaganda of Zhuo Qianqian of the Eighth Route Army's Literature and Art Department, Han Xin's name is even known to everyone, which is even completely unexpected by Han Xin himself.

…… A day after Han Xin's return, Liu Bocheng said goodbye, and Han Xin temporarily lived in Li Erniu's brigade headquarters.

Three days later, Liu Bocheng went to the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army to attend a meeting, and Chairman Mao personally summoned him.

In the humble hut, Chairman Mao, who was addicted to cigarettes, was rolling a homemade cigarette roll with a blank piece of paper.

Chairman Mao was known for his frugality, he never distinguished himself, and he did not think that he had any privileges.

He eats whatever the soldiers eat, and he lives under whatever conditions the soldiers live, and once during the Chinese New Year, the chairman could not even eat a cabbage, which is a common thing.

"Chairman, you are rolling your own cigarettes again! Didn't Xiao Zhang bring you a few cigarettes from the tobacco factory last time! ”

Liu Bocheng really couldn't stand it anymore and said.

Chairman Mao said with a smile: "Oh, Bo Cheng, it is the period of the Anti-Japanese War, and the supplies and everything are very tight, and the soldiers sometimes can't even eat a full meal."

Although I am a chairman, I also work for the people, and I can't have any privileges.

As for the cigarette factory, I don't think it was of any use, and it would be of no benefit to the War of Resistance, so I had ordered it to be demolished and moved to the comrades of the Ministry of Military Industry.

So it's better to smoke one less cigarette or save some of those cigarettes! ”

"Alas, Chairman, why do you bother!" Liu Bocheng said with emotion.

Chairman Mao waved his hand indifferently and asked: "Comrade Han Xin has been back to the Communist Party for some time!" ”

"Well, it's been three or four days."

"Have you spoken to him?" Chairman Mao rolled the cigarette, wiped a match to light the cigarette butt, took a puff, and then asked.

"We've talked about it!"

"Well, okay, Bo Cheng, in your opinion, what kind of comrade is Comrade Han Xin?"

Liu Bocheng was stunned, thought about it, and then said solemnly: "Rare talents who are loyal to the party and love the country." ”

"It's a very high evaluation, but a few days ago, other comrades blew wind in my ears, saying that Comrade Han Xin's is not!" Chairman Mao was still laughing, slowly spewing out a puff of smoke.

"Chairman, you are a cultural person, you said that a person's character can be seen from what a person writes, I have a letter from Han Xin here, I will show you."

"Okay, well, I heard Lao Peng and them say that Comrade Han Xin once sent a letter, which is touching and sincere, loyal to the party, let me take a look."

Chairman Mao took the letter written by Han Xin handed over by Liu Bocheng and began to read it, and the hut fell silent for a while.

After a long time, the chairman's cigarette was about to burn his fingers, until the scorching temperature came out clearly, and he seemed to wake up and hurriedly threw away the cigarette butt.

And Chairman Mao's originally calm sitting posture gradually straightened, and then stood up, his right hand trembling slightly.

"Chairman!" Liu Bocheng shouted tentatively, he really couldn't imagine how a letter could bring such a big shock to the chairman.

But Chairman Mao ignored it and muttered to himself: "Without the Communist Party, there will be no future New China!" ”

"Without the Communist Party, there would be no future New China!"

"Okay!"

Chairman Mao's sudden loud voice made Liu Bocheng a little stunned.

The chairman's Mount Tai collapsed in front of him and his face did not change his demeanor, but everyone knows, and Liu Bocheng has rarely seen Chairman Mao so excited.

But Liu Bocheng didn't understand Chairman Mao's personality after all, and he didn't know how much Han Xin's words would touch Chairman Mao, who was determined to create a new China and let the people live a better life.

It is difficult to describe this kind of tremendous emotion in words.

"Bo Cheng, I have a task to give you now."

"Chairman, please!" Liu Bocheng's expression became solemn.

Then he heard Chairman Mao say: "People need a faith to live, and our communist army can get to this day by relying on this kind of belief to serve the country and the people, and let the masses and the proletariat turn over and be the masters."

The power of faith is undoubtedly powerful.

Now the situation in China is critical, and as you know, since October 1938, after the Japanese army occupied Guangzhou and Wuhan, under the cooperation of the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, it had to stop the pace of the offensive.

The Japanese imperialists' arrogant clamor for the destruction of China within three months was also directly shattered.

Therefore, the Japanese army was forced to begin to change the guidelines and tactics of the policy of aggression against China.

Some time ago, Japanese Prime Minister Fumihiro Konoe issued the second Advance Guard Statement, changing his previous stance of attempting to overthrow the Chiang Kai-shek regime by force, and proposing "joint defense against communism" and building a new order that ensures permanent peace in East Asia.

We can all see very clearly the intentions of the Japanese, they wanted to subjugate Chiang Kai-shek's Kuomintang government.

Of course, although Lao Chiang was bent on exterminating our Communist Party and establishing a unified regime in China, to be honest, Lao Chiang still had a patriotic heart, and I did not want to believe that he would just give up our great rivers and mountains to the Japanese invaders.

But it was so unexpected that I don't think even the Japanese expected that their small surrender announcement would be effective.

The anti-communist capitulation faction of the national army became active, and Wang Jingwei, the bastard, was even more openly treasonous.

So now we can't help but worry. ”

When Chairman Mao said this, he lit a cigarette again, and his eyes fell into contemplation, "Two days ago, the Japanese army slaughtered several villages near our base area.

It also made a corresponding cage policy against the guerrilla warfare of our communist army.

The Japanese wanted to put us in a cage and exterminate them all at once.

We must break this unfavorable situation for our army.

Mr. Zhu also talked to me, and he said that Peng Dehuai meant to come to the tactics of blooming on all sides and attacking at multiple points, a large-scale anti-sweeping battle, and break through the cage of the Japanese army. ”

"But what!"

Chairman Mao finally talked about the key points of the task, and continued: "What Lao Peng said is very reasonable, now the Chinese army is not in a high mood for the War of Resistance, and there are even a large number of capitulationists.

The horror of Japan and the change in policy seem to have made many people want to give up the idea of continuing the war of resistance.

At this time, all of China needs a great victory to awaken the brave resistance of the Chinese military and people to the invaders.

We, the Eighth Route Army, have to shoulder a heavy responsibility this time.

And we also need a faith in this sortie, a faith that is enough to arouse the fighting spirit of the officers and men of the three armed forces.

As for this belief, I was still a little shaken in my heart.

However, Comrade Han Xin's sentence "Without the Communist Party, there would be no future of New China" immediately made me let go of all my doubts. ”

"What do you mean, Chairman?"

"We need to create a hero, of course, a hero who is originally a hero, and his name is called, Han Xin!

It's a hero, but also a god of war! ”

(To be continued)