The meeting proceeded in an orderly manner, and after about two hours, it soon came to the final and most important issue of the meeting, that is, where the Central Red Army should settle down and create new Soviet base areas. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

On this issue, everyone has different opinions and the debate is extremely fierce.

Most of the comrades said that they would establish a base area in the southwestern Sichuan Soviet region in this place, and a small number of comrades said that they would establish a base area in the western Sichuan region after going north to join up with the Red Fourth Front Army.

The mainstream of the meeting is nothing more than these two opinions, and the commander on the rostrum, Mr. Zhu and others have not expressed any opinions so far, which makes people secret.

"Has the commander of Shaozong Zhang Cheng arrived? Tell us what you think! ”

Zhang Cheng was in the middle of his fugue when he suddenly heard someone shouting his name, and he followed the prestige, but it was the commander who asked him to express his opinion by name.

Looking at the commander's encouraging eyes, Zhang Cheng knew that the commander wanted to throw bricks and lead the jade by himself, and took the lead in putting forward the proposal of going north to northern Shaanxi.

Fortunately, Zhang Cheng had already prepared and brought over the newspaper clippings brought by the special combat personnel from northern Shaanxi with news of the Red Army in northern Shaanxi.

Zhang Cheng quickly sorted out his chaotic thoughts and said calmly: "I think it is inappropriate to establish a base in southwest or northwest Sichuan. There are four reasons for this.

First, the situation of the domestic war of resistance did not allow it.

According to the news from the undercover agents of our party within the Kuomintang Party, Chang Kaishen of the Kuomintang intends to use the southwest region as the rear of the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression when the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression breaks out, so Chang Kaishen has long been determined to win this place, and if our army establishes a base in this place, it is very likely to repeat the story of the Soviet area of Jiangxi Province again.

Second, it is geographically unsuitable.

As we all know, China has been striving for hegemony since ancient times, and the land of Sichuan and Shu is only suitable for separating one side, but not for unifying the whole country. As long as the Kuomintang blocks the Shu Road, our army will easily become a caged bird and be trapped and die in the Sichuan border by the Kuomintang army.

Thirdly, tactically impermissible.

Although the terrain in western Sichuan is dangerous, the roads are steep and narrow, so it can be said that it is easy to defend and difficult to attack. However, there will be gains and losses, and the narrow terrain has led to our army's small strategic room for maneuver, and it is unable to give full play to our army's advantages in mobile warfare and guerrilla warfare, and it is very easy to be trapped in the western Sichuan region by Chang Kaishen's barrier tactics.

Fourth, resources are insufficient.

Western Sichuan is an underdeveloped area of Sichuan Province, where the living standards of the people are generally relatively difficult. Moreover, a large part of the local population is an ethnic minority, and it is obvious that we cannot solve the logistical problems of our army in terms of financial and human resources.

Think about it, if our army and the four front armies join forces, then the strength of our army will reach an unprecedented 200,000 people, but the local population is only 2 or 3 million, and the ratio of military to civilian forces will reach an astonishing 1 to 10. This is a difficult question to solve. ”

Zhang Cheng's two, three, four, and one sentence suddenly made the entire venue silent.

Everyone seemed to know Zhang Cheng for the first time, and they were all impressed by him.

Even the commander who already knew Zhang Cheng very well was no exception, and everyone looked at Zhang Cheng with the same eyes as if they had discovered aliens.

After Zhang Cheng's speech, there was a minute-long silence. Everyone was thoughtful, and the commander also cast an approving look at Zhang Cheng.

"Comrade Zhang Cheng's analysis is quite organized, and he has the demeanor of Lao Mao! In your opinion, where should our army go? Comrade Zhang Luofu then asked.

Zhang Cheng unhurriedly took out the newspaper clippings in his notebook, and then said calmly: "You can take a look at these newspapers, the contents of the newspapers have already given us directions." After speaking, Zhang Cheng handed the newspaper to the central leaders on the rostrum.

I saw that the "Ta Kung Pao" that Zhang Cheng took out contained the contents of March 23. (Historically, the Red Army found out that the newspaper published the news of the Red Army in northern Shaanxi on July 23 in Xiangtangpu in September, and March 23 here is fictional. ）

The newspaper wrote: "...... The red activities in northern Shaanxi became more and more serious, and the 23 counties north of Yijun in northern Shaanxi were almost red, and there were more than 100,000 Red Guards and more than 10,000 Red soldiers. Zhang Xueliang, Yang Hucheng and others have already discussed the extermination in Xi'an......"

There is also a page that also writes about the Red Army in northern Shaanxi, which reads as follows: "Most of the northern part of Shaanxi is red, and the Red 26th Army led by Liu Zhidan has a lot of personnel, and the territory is not small and has a tendency to gradually expand. …… Xu Haidong's Red 25th Army had already left the Zhongnan Pass in the north, forced into Xi'an, and broke through from Shangxian, Luonan, Zhashui, and Zhen'an to the west. ”

There is no doubt that these contents in the newspaper have confirmed the authenticity of the existence of the Red Army in northern Shaanxi, and the central leaders rushed to circulate them, and everyone was very surprised to find that there was still a Red Army in northern Shaanxi.

Comrade Deng Xiaoping, who was present at the meeting, suddenly spoke; "Hey, isn't Liu Zhidan a graduate of the Whampoa Military Academy that year, and later served as the political director of the Fourth Army! Later, after the defeat of the Great Revolution, I was also given a 'gift abroad' by Ma Hongkui with him and Liu Bojian. ”

"Liu Zhidan, I have an impression of him, he once led the Weihua Uprising and served as the chairman of the Military Committee of the Northwest Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army."

"It's really him, I can't imagine that he has established such a big foundation for our Red Army in northern Shaanxi. Obediently, there are more than 10,000 regular Red Army members, more than 100,000 Red Guards, and there are 23 counties on the territory, which is comparable to our territory in western Sichuan. ”

"Comrade Zhang Cheng, how did you discover the contents of this newspaper?" Comrade Zhang Luofu asked: The contents of this newspaper are of great importance, and he has no choice but to be cautious.

Zhang Cheng replied: "In the battle of the Xiangjiang River, our army captured a grassroots Kuomintang officer whose hometown was in northern Shaanxi. After interrogation, this person once revealed the existence of the Red Army in northern Shaanxi.

After receiving this news, I specially sent someone to the north to confirm the authenticity of the news. Soon after the northbound personnel arrived in northern Shaanxi, news of the existence of the Red Army in northern Shaanxi was reported.

But the stakes were very high, and in order to get a solid piece of evidence, I specifically instructed them to collect the contents of the newspapers about the Red Army in northern Shaanxi, and these newspapers were the evidence they had gathered. ”

"Okay, Comrade Zhang Cheng not only has a good military command, but also has a very far-sighted strategic vision! It is really remarkable that such a major piece of information was discovered from a piece of news revealed by the captive! Lao Mao, whether our army wants to go north to northern Shaanxi, you still have the idea. Zhang Luofu said with a smile.

"Alright! Comrade Zhang Cheng had made a very good analysis before. Judging from the current situation, the development of our army in Sichuan Province is extremely unfavorable, and it is not possible to go west or south, and to the east is Chang Kaishen's lair, so it is even more impossible! So what do we do? There's only one way, and that's to the north!

Moreover, there were quite a few Soviet base areas in northern Shaanxi, where Liu Zhidan, Xie Zichang, and other comrades founded the Red 26th Army and the Red 27th Army, and Xu Haidong's Red 25th Army also developed there.

I think that this place in northern Shaanxi is a god-given treasure for our army! We should resolutely go north and establish a base area in the northern Shaanxi Soviet region. ”

After the commander-in-chief spoke, after repeated discussions and persuasions, everyone finally unanimously agreed with the commander-in-chief's opinion and went north to northern Shaanxi to join forces with the Red Army led by Liu Zhidan and establish a new central Soviet region.

At the same time, the meeting asked the participants to keep the decision strictly confidential.

After the meeting was dismissed, the Red Army finally established a clear strategic objective, and the hearts of all the participants were completely relaxed, their faces were filled with excitement and joy, and everyone smiled. (To be continued.) )