Since the beginning of the fight to exterminate the "chaotic party" in western Zhejiang, Zhou Fengshan, commander of the Beiyang Army, has been in a mixed mood. As a soldier, Zhou Fengshan knew what he had to do. As an officer from the old Beiyang, Zhou Fengshan had no psychological pressure to exterminate the "chaotic party" in western Zhejiang. However, at present, the Third Army in Zhejiang, and even the newly built 30th Army, with the personnel of the Third Army as the backbone, have fought with the People's Party. Zhou Fengshan was also captured, and every time he recalled the battle in Dingyuan, he felt like he had a nightmare. Not long ago, Duan Zhigui's army was wiped out in Henan, and even the Japanese Kumamoto Division was wiped out. Let Zhou Fengshan understand that the combat effectiveness of the People's Party does not show the slightest sign of decline.

Intelligence shows that the relationship between the chaotic party and the people's party in western Zhejiang is irreversible, and if there is a large-scale intervention of the people's party in the process of extermination, Zhou Fengshan himself will not accept this defeat in vain. Intelligence shows that a People's Party force of several thousand people has begun to assemble on the western border of Zhejiang. Therefore, Zhou Fengshan invested great strength in the work of sentinel exploration. The detective network most likely covered the border between the People's Party and the western branch of Zhejiang, and if there were signs of military action by the People's Party, Zhou Fengshan decided to focus on self-protection first.

"Lord Zhou, the rebellious army has begun to harass our army again." The staff officer in charge of the reconnaissance came over with a sad face and said.

Zhou Fengshan glared at his subordinates viciously and did not speak for a while. This is already the third day, and a small force of more than 400 people is extremely stubborn and sticks to the Beiyang Army, and begins to attack the Beiyang Army whenever there is an opportunity. Every time the battle was not long-lasting, these rebel forces always took advantage of the weakness to enter, and immediately retreated after a single blow, whether they succeeded or not. And they will never come out of the nest, there is always an attack, there is cover, there is a break. Each time, it caused three or five casualties to the Beiyang Army, and at most it was only twenty or thirty casualties.

For the tens of thousands of troops of the Beiyang Army, this casualty is really nothing. But it was attacked fifteen or sixteen times a day, and the target of each attack was different. This makes the Beiyang Army feel a little noisy. It is precisely because of the small casualties that everyone in the Beiyang Army does not want such unfortunate things to be shared on their heads. The Beiyang Army also set up an ambush and annihilated a small number of rebellious troops, and knew from the captives that the leader was a female rebel named Ji Ye. This news made the Beiyang military angry enough, a woman who doesn't hold her child at home honestly, what kind of traitor is she?

Of course, the Beiyang Army also forgot the fact that the order to suppress bandits this time clearly stipulates that as long as there is a disorderly party, no matter whether it is a man or a woman, it will be killed. Even if this "female bandit leader" honestly holds the child at home, it is impossible to be spared.

"Why don't we send a few troops to chase after this bandit army and break them up completely." A staff officer suggested.

"No." Zhou Fengshan refused. In the battle with the BJ, the former Third Town did so at one point, with the result that the pursuing forces were encircled and broken by the BJP. Although he has not "dealed" with the People's Party for several years, such skillful tactics still remind Zhou Fengshan of the past.

Thinking of this, Zhou Fengshan ordered: "Supervise the troops in various places, and order them to hurry up and work with the militia to exterminate the local chaotic party." As long as the local chaotic party is exterminated, the chaotic party unit in western Zhejiang hangs in Changxing County, and its destruction is just around the corner. The other troops are strictly guarded and monitored by the rebellious party in Changxing, and if they make any changes, we will immediately send troops. As for the flies around you, if you attack, just repel them. As it stands, they won't last long. ”

Although the staff officers and officers were not satisfied with this order, no one dared to disobey it. Things turned out to be as Zhou Fengshan expected, the troops led by Ji Ye only attacked slightly, and when they encountered the situation that the Beiyang Army was in full battle, they also took the initiative to retreat. And after this retreat, Ji Ye's troops did not continue to attack. The day passed so quietly.

It's not that Ji Ye doesn't want to continue harassing, but the strength of the army itself has been completely exhausted. In fact, today's attack was also the last force exhausted. Before leaving, the selected comrades all had ugly faces, even sleepy eyes, and looked like they could fall asleep while walking. Even if Changxing is the nest of the western Zhejiang branch, everyone who is already familiar with the road can no longer be familiar, and that can only avoid excessive physical exertion, and it is impossible to take a single step on the road that should be taken.

Ji Ye personally led the team, but her own mind was buzzing, and she couldn't concentrate at all. As soon as she fired a few shots, she found that the soldiers of the unit looked tired one by one, and Ji Ye immediately ordered to retreat. If the Beiyang Army sends troops to chase after it at this time, I am afraid that this army will be more than lucky.

After four and a half hours of walking, which would normally be completed in three hours, the attacking troops finally returned to their makeshift camp. There was silence in the makeshift camp except for the sentinels. Everyone was sleeping, and the troops who had left had returned to camp had fallen asleep all over there. Ji Ye felt out the wind oil essence and poured a few drops into his nostrils, and relied on strong stimulation to restrain his sleepiness a little.

"Any news on the partition?" Ji Ye asked the staff officers who stayed behind.

The left-behind staff officer had a happy look on his face, "The division said that I Ching sent a liaison to connect with the People's Party, and now we are waiting for news from the People's Party." If possible, the sub-district hopes to evacuate all personnel to Anhui. ”

"Great." Ji Ye said in his mouth, and there was no feeling in his mind except for a burst of relaxation. She sat down on the ground, resting her head on a nearby rock, and fell into a deep sleep.

At this time, thousands of miles away in Wuhan, the Central Committee of the People's Party had already received a letter of request from the western branch of Zhejiang. Defense Minister Hua Xiongmao anxiously asked, "Chairman Chen, should we agree to the request of the West Zhejiang Branch?" ”

"Agreed, send troops to the western branch of Zhejiang to meet their retreat now." Chen Ke replied very simply.

Lu Huitian couldn't help but ask, "Chairman Chen, why didn't we send troops in advance to stop this massacre of the Liberation Society?" ”

Chen Ke was silent for a moment before he replied: "If I had told everyone before that the reactionaries had spared no effort in counter-attacking, no one would have believed it. Because everyone saw that the former landlords and gentry in the base area were very deferential, it was said in the "Theory of Practice" that if you want to accumulate rational understanding, you must have perceptual practice. In our base areas, we have eliminated all the reactionary landlords and gentry, and we have thoroughly carried out land reform with the support of the People's Party. The remaining group of former landlords and gentry, when the situation did not change radically, recognized that their lives were more important than being forced to accept the reality of land reform. That's why I watched the former landlords and gentry cooperate at the moment. The situation in western Zhejiang is a clear proof of how cruel these old landlord gentry would be to the revolutionary forces if they could. Once you see them for yourself, you won't have any illusions about them. ”

The comrades of the Central Committee have already seen the detailed information that there is a huge gap between the "degree of revolution" of the Zhejiang branch of the Liberation Society and that of the People's Party, and it can even be said that there is an essential difference. This kind of "moderate" reform is not even about land reform, but at most it is an adjustment of the old social order. And the fact that this adjustment has triggered such fierce class hatred is instructive.

Hua Xiongmao couldn't help but ask: "Chairman Chen, will we only take the West Zhejiang Branch to our base area?" ”

"Yes. Beiyang is almost unbearable, I don't think it's necessary to overstimulate them. I'd rather wait until after the summer harvest to go to war? Chen Ke replied.

"Why? These executioners have the blood of the people on their hands, and just let them continue to be at large? Hua Xiongmao was very puzzled by Chen Ke's opinion.

"Beiyang is almost unbearable, and now every day it drags on, Beiyang will be closer to destruction, and we must wait at this time." Chen Ke led the current situation to a larger topic.

"If Beiyang can better control Zhejiang, won't the strength of their flanks increase?" Lu Huitian asked. Chen Ke's statement is a bit jumpy.

"This can be talked about later. At present, we must get a good grasp of the situation in Zhejiang, and we must let the comrades understand before the war how brutal the reactionaries can be. Chen Ke did not want to discuss this issue further, he continued: "Like other revolutionaries of this era, Xu Xilin subconsciously felt that the revolution was to achieve a certain great goal, and all those who followed him should dedicate their lives to this great goal. Revolutionaries in this era look upwards and rarely look downwards. Even if I read it, most of it is because I blame my subordinates for not doing things well......"

“…… If we consider the problem from the perspective of this kind of thinking, the comrades and people of the western Zhejiang branch are subordinates in Xu Xilin's heart, and in the current critical moment, it should be these people who think about how to fulfill Xu Xilin's idea, rather than Xu Xilin thinking more about the interests of these people. But Xu Xilin now knows that this may not be the right idea, at least in the eyes of the People's Party in the western Zhejiang branch, which is very wrong......"

“…… Power should come from above, and power should come from above, this is Xu Xilin's view, and it is also the concept accepted by the vast majority of revolutionaries in this era. Therefore, Xu Xilin was unwilling to give up the Restoration Society, even if the current situation was so critical, Xu Xilin still insisted that he was a member of the Restoration Society, and even insisted on the idea of avenging Tao Chengzhang. Even if he was completely disappointed with Cai Yuanpei, Xu Xilin was still not disappointed with the Restoration Society......"

"This is the mistake made by Xu Xilin, and we in the People's Party cannot make the same mistake. There are classes that betray the interests of the class, and there is no class that betrays the interests. And where exactly should the class position of our BJP stand? Whether the power of the revolution at present comes from the People's Party or from the people is a question that I have repeatedly emphasized. I hope that the comrades can take this branch of Zhejiang West as an example for in-depth discussion. Thoroughly understand the situation we are facing. Any unrealistic fantasy can bring us great losses. Who is our enemy and who is our friend, this is the first question of the revolution! ”

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After the meeting was dismissed, the other comrades all left with heavy expressions, but Hua Xiongmao stayed. Chen Ke looked at Hua Xiongmao silently, Hua Xiongmao didn't speak immediately, and after a while he spoke: "Wenqing, I listen to you, will the situation in Zhejiang continue to deteriorate?" ”

Chen Ke nodded, "That's right, it will deteriorate to an unimaginable situation." It will deteriorate to the point where our comrades will completely polish their eyes! ”

After hearing these categorical words, Hua Xiongmao didn't know what to say again.