Mr. Zhu's statement that he would fight in Shandong before marching into the northeast to attract reinforcements from the Japanese Kwantung Army was originally one of Liu Yimin's plans. **In fact, the main force of the Shandong Eighth Route Army was divided into three major pieces by the Japanese army's traffic blockade, among which the iron barrel surrounded by the Japanese invaders in central and southern Shandong was like an iron barrel, and the Eighth Route Army could not complete the task of marching to the northeast without first starting a battle in Shandong.

Liu Yimin reported that after returning from Shanghai, the 1st Column and the Cavalry Column had completed their rest and recuperation and could be put into battle at any time. This time the Shandong Attack was a big battle, and the Japanese army was to be retracted to Jinan, Xuzhou, and Qingdao, forcing the Kwantung Army to draw troops for reinforcements. At the same time, it also cleared the passage for our army to advance to the northeast and the 115th Division to march into Shandong.

The specific route to Shandong is now highly classified and was not covered at the meeting. However, Liu Yimin still reported to the three leaders a general idea, that is, Liu Jianjian's group played a role in containing and covering the main force from southwest and west to Hebei and Shandong, and from Hebei and Shandong to Liaoning through eastern Hebei. Liu and Luo led the main force to cross the sea and go north.

As for the more specific battle plan, Liu Yimin did not report it, and the chairman did not ask about it. This is because Liu Yimin wants to practice the combat method of a large corps with special warfare as the forerunner, and the sports warfare and guerrilla warfare that the chairman is familiar with are two different concepts. Moreover, the chairman made it clear that the northward advance to the northeast was decided by Liu Yimin on the spot. This is just like when the battles of Taiyuan and Tianjin were captured, the central authorities and the chairman placed high trust and expectations on Liu Yimin.

The chairman told Liu Yimin that in order to strengthen the concurring leadership of the party, government, and military in the northeast battlefield, the Secretariat's opinion was to convene the Eighth Plenary Session of the Sixth Central Committee of the CPC Central Committee and nominate Liu Yimin as a member of the Politburo.

When Liu Yimin heard this, he hurriedly stood up and saluted, and then shook his head and waved his hands. Insist on not being accepted. The reason is that he is young and has little qualifications, and he needs further training. There are many comrades in the party who are more suitable to be members of the Politburo than themselves, and there are also more comrades in the Eighth Route Army who are more senior than themselves and have made greater contributions than themselves. **Comrades, Comrade Liu Bocheng, Comrade Xu Xiangqian, Comrade He Long, including Comrade Chen Yi of the New Fourth Army, Comrade Dong Zhentang of the Garrison Division, and Comrade Luo Binghui of the Security Division, are all older than themselves and have made great contributions. His goal is to defeat the Japanese devils and establish New China, not to be an official, let alone to fight for power and profit. Now, due to their own youth. Being in such a high position has caused a lot of unnecessary trouble. Some things have not been done well enough, which has made it difficult for the central authorities and leaders. Therefore, it is resolutely not appropriate to be a member of the Politburo, at least for now.

Liu Yimin's statement deepened the chairman's understanding of Liu Yimin, and Liu Yimin's eyes contained infinite praise and expectations.

Mr. Zhu said that it is true that many comrades are older than Liu Yimin and have made great contributions. However, when it comes to contributions to the party and the army, everyone can see it very clearly. Comrade Liu Yimin does not need to be too modest. Young people need to be brave enough to carry heavy burdens.

Liu Yimin still insisted on not accepting it, and said that the central government made him the secretary of the Northeast Bureau, and he was already sincerely afraid. How can he be qualified to lead Comrade Chen Yun and Comrade Fuchun with his qualifications? However, in order to successfully complete the task assigned by the central government to pass through the northeast. It can only be reluctantly difficult. Please rest assured that the chairman, Vice Chairman Zhou, and Mr. Zhu will unite the comrades of the Northeast Bureau and the Northeast People's Anti-Japanese Allied Army to do a good job together. The Central Committee does not have to worry that Liu Yimin is a member of the Central Committee, and there are many inconveniences for the leaders and members of the Politburo. The fact that these comrades were able to become members of the Politburo was that they were all party leaders who had been tempered by blood and fire, and their revolutionary consciousness was beyond doubt.

The chairman laughed and said, "Only the true nature of a great hero." Needless to say, what Comrade Liu Yimin said is reasonable. For the time being, this will be arranged, and it will be resolved in a unified manner when the Seventh National Congress of the Communist Party of China is held ”

Liu Yimin then discussed in detail the personnel arrangements of the Northeast Bureau with the chairman, Vice Chairman Zhou, and Mr. Zhu. Liu Yimin's opinion, Comrade Chen Yun, Comrade Xiang Ying, and Comrade Peng Zhen divided the work to grasp the party and government. Comrade Fuchun grasped the economy, while Liu and Luo focused their energies on the military. Liu Yimin suggested that in the official order for the formation of the Northeast Bureau, the list of several secretaries should be Liu Yimin, Chen Yun, Li Fuchun, Luo Ronghuan, Xiang Ying, and Peng Zhen. This is conducive to strengthening operational command. As for the candidates for the Standing Committee of the Northeast Bureau, the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee nominated them and submitted them to the Secretariat for discussion, and Liu Yimin suggested that the CPC Central Committee consider Cai Zhong, Zhu Rui, Cheng Cuilin, Guo Hongtao, Xu Guangda, Yang Zhicheng, Tan Zheng, and Guo Zihua.

This is to return the people who were originally sent to Shandong.

The chairman said suspiciously: "I heard that Tan Zheng and you are very happy to cooperate in Shandong. Why do you still want him? ”

Liu Yimin said seriously: "Tan Zheng's is a bit firm and principled, and he has unique features in political and ideological work. The disadvantage is that there is no room for sand in the eyes. Luo Ronghuan is too tired to work and needs a right-hand man. Cai Zhong, Tan Zheng, and Cheng Cuilin can all be the right-hand men of the political commissar. However, Cheng Cuilin's main energy was to support the commander of the plateau in a column or even a large corps that might be formed in the future. Cai Zhong is busy with a large number of things in the Political Department, which is equivalent to the general manager of the main force in Shandong. Let Tan Zheng go, that is, let him assist the political commissar full-time and reduce the burden on the political commissar. Although Tan Zheng gave me advice and embarrassed me, I knew that he was right, but he was just a little ruthless. ”

This remark won the praise of the chairman, vice chairman Zhou and Mr. Zhu.

The Chairman also praised Liu Yimin for being as big as the sea.

Next, Liu Yimin proposed that the gasoline refined from the northern Shaanxi oilfield must be used to support the needs of the northeast operation. After the battle in the northeast is over, we can find oil fields in the northeast and mine and smelt them on the spot. For the time being, it is necessary to rely on the oil fields of northern Shaanxi, and it is not enough to rely on seizures, and small Japan does not have much gasoline reserves now. He went to inspect the oil fields in northern Shaanxi, and the output will be able to rise to a higher level in the near future. Liu Yimin also proposed that after the main force enters the northeast, 500 vehicles will be allocated to be responsible for transporting gasoline from the oil fields in northern Shaanxi to the northeast.

With a wave of his hand, the central government was responsible for solving the matter of transporting gasoline, mobilizing all automobiles, carts, and donkey carts in Shaanxi to form a transportation army to transport gasoline. If you can't transport it by car, how much gasoline does it have to consume? Spend all your resources on war.

Liu Yimin was moved to salute the three leaders again.

After the chairman, Vice Chairman Zhou, and Mr. Zhu talked with Liu Yimin, the Central Committee and the Central Military Commission immediately issued an order to rename the main force of the Shandong Military Region as the Northeast People's Anti-Japanese Allied Army, which was directly under the leadership of the Central Military Commission, with Liu Yimin as commander, Chen Yun as first political commissar, Luo Ronghuan as second political commissar, Xiang Ying as third political commissar, Ye Ting as deputy commander and chief of staff, and Cai Zhong as director of the Political Department.

Comrades Chen Yun, Peng Zhen, and Li Fuchun, who had been reassigned to work in the Northeast Bureau, had to wait for the army to march north to join the party because they wanted to take part in the rectification in Xi'an.

Liu Yimin invited Comrade Li Fuchun and Comrade Peng Zhen to Comrade Chen Yun's office, and several of them conscientiously studied the issues of how to develop party organizations, establish political power, organize production, and ensure supply after marching into the northeast, and asked the three of them to organize the contingent of cadres in Shaanxi first, especially from the Central Party School, the Kang Raid, and several universities in Xi'an. Liu Yimin's statement is that the Northeast, the Far East, and Mongolia are vast and sparsely populated, and there is no shortage of resources, industrial base, or capital. To mobilize cadres to go to the northeast, they must try to mobilize the villagers from Shaanxi, Shanxi, Hebei, and Shandong to emigrate to the northeast. The Far East, in particular, needs a large population to exploit it, and the more the better.

After all this, Liu Yimin said goodbye to the leaders of the divisions of the Eighth Route Army who attended the meeting.

As soon as Mr. He saw Liu Yimin, he thanked him repeatedly, thanking Shandong for the artillery and the funds for Shandong's support. And said that this time it's okay, you can happily the little devil under the command of Brother Liu.

After thanking him, Mr. He went on to say that this time to cooperate with the main force of Shandong, you can't not not assign the task of attacking the fortification because of the small scale and poor equipment of the 120th Division. But you, Brother Liu, can't treat the 120th Division badly, so you have to think of a good supplement for the 120th Division. At the very least, the 120th Division should be made into all Japanese-style equipment. When the time comes, I will invite you to drink!

Xu Xiangqian, who was on the side, joked with Mr. He, saying that he was used to being poor in Jinsui and would not ask for anything. The Kwantung Army's million-strong army has countless weapons and equipment, and there are no planes, tanks, artillery, and warships? Not to mention the 120th Division, the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region is waiting to receive the equipment of the Kwantung Army!

Mr. He laughed.

When Liu Bocheng met Liu Yimin, he thanked the Shandong troops for their support for the 129th Division, especially for the support of our army in southern Hebei.

Liu Bocheng was a little sad, held Liu Yimin's hand and said: "Comrade Liu Yimin, this time I go to the Northeast, it is very likely that I will not see each other for a year or two. Pay more attention to the internal security work, the little devil is very ghostly. A small unit of little devils has already appeared in the Taihang base area, specializing in camouflaging the Eighth Route Army to sabotage. ”

As soon as Liu Yimin heard this, he knew that Okamura Ningji wanted to be crooked, and hurriedly reminded Liu Bocheng that he must report the situation to the General Headquarters, organize troops to eliminate these small Japanese infiltration units, and must learn the lessons of the Battle of Zhongtiao Mountain, and must not allow small Japanese infiltration units to approach the command organs and ammunition warehouses. In addition, Liu Yimin reminded Liu Bocheng that the main force should not scatter too large noodles, and if the noodles scattered too large could not form a powerful fist, it would be difficult to fight a big war of annihilation. When the Japanese army sweeps, it is easy to suffer. Lin Nie did a better job of this, they always had the main force in their hands, and they could carry out a strong counterattack against the sneak attack and sweeping Japanese army at any time.