After leaving the Yellow Emperor's Mausoleum, the team no longer stayed, passing through Fuxian and Ganquan, until it reached Yan'an, where it joined the military headquarters of the Red 27th Army.

The early morning sun shines on the Yan River, and the river ripples, like satin, and shines with golden light.

Liu Yimin, accompanied by Liu Zhidan, came to the Yanhe River early in the morning, and the two talked while walking.

Now Liu Zhidan has a good complexion, looking simple and concise.

Because before the Tianshui Campaign, Liu Yimin took decisive measures and issued an order in the name of the Shaanxi Provincial Military Region to merge the Red 26th Army and the 27th Army into the Red 27th Army, appointed Liu Zhidan as the army commander and political commissar, unified the command power, and ended the disputes within the troops. Therefore, Liu Zhidan is now in a very happy mood and walks with Liu Yimin.

Pagoda Mountain and Yanhe River used to be a dream in the hearts of many people. Now, due to his arrival and occupation of Xi'an, it is impossible for the central government to move to Yan'an, and the spirit of Yan'an, which was once brilliant in history, is afraid to be changed to the spirit of Xi'an. I don't know if this change is good or bad, but one thing is certain, that is, no one in the Red Army is willing to give up the anointed places of Hanzhong and Xi'an.

Walking to the Yanhe River, washing his face with water, and drinking Yanhe water, Liu Yimin felt that the worry in his heart had been reduced a little. Now that history has changed, what's the point of changing a little more? The essence of the spirit of Yan'an is hard work, pioneering and innovative, as long as we keep these two items in mind, what else can not be done in the world?

Liu Zhidan followed behind Liu Yimin, and when he saw that the young corps commander had not spoken, he didn't know what he was thinking, so he said: "Commander, this Yan'an City is also known as Yanzhou, also known as Fushi, and has a very long history. I heard from the comrades that you went to worship the Yellow Emperor's mausoleum, and also wrote a very imposing memorial text, legend has it that the Yellow Emperor lived in Yan'an. Yan'an is from the Sui Dynasty, mainly because it is a choke point, a military town, and people look forward to the peace of the border, so it is called Yan'an. In the past, military strategists called this place the key to the three Qins and the throat of the five roads, which means that Yan'an has an important strategic position. Wu Qi, Meng Tian, Fan Zhongyan, Shen Kuo, Han Qi and many other famous generals and ministers showed their martial arts strategies here, and staged a tragic historical drama of Jin Ge Iron Horse. ”

Liu Yimin thought to himself, don't you know that this is the cradle of the Chinese revolution in history!

Liu Zhidan saw that Liu Yimin didn't speak, thinking that he was listening to his introduction, so he pointed with his hand, and then said: "Commander, you see, this Yan'an City is surrounded by Pagoda Mountain, Qingliang Mountain, and Phoenix Mountain, and the Yanhe River and the Fenchuan River meet here, which is really a treasure land. ”

Liu Yimin nodded and asked, "Lao Liu, now that the wheat is ripe, have you asked the fellow villagers, how is the summer harvest going?" ”

Liu Zhidan saw that the commander was concerned about the harvest and knew that the commander not only had everything in mind, but was also a doer, so he said: "This northern Shaanxi is located in the hilly and gully area of the Loess Plateau, with distinct seasons and deep soil, which is suitable for crop growth, and the only drawback is that it is prone to drought. This year, the weather is good, the wheat is growing well, and even the autumn crops we have planted in the field are full of joy. However, the land in northern Shaanxi is cold, the wheat is ripe, and the sickle has not yet begun! ”

Liu Yimin thought about it and explained to Liu Zhidan: "When the wheat is harvested, mobilize all the troops and cadres of the work team to help the villagers to harvest and return the grains to the warehouse. Hurry up, because if it rains and the wheat is wet, then we will be hungry. ”

Liu Zhidan nodded in agreement, and then asked Liu Yimin to go back for breakfast.

Breakfast is millet porridge, steamed buns, wowotou and wild vegetables, and there are red dates and red beans in the millet porridge, which is very delicious.

Liu Yimin knew that the comrades in northern Shaanxi had worked hard to get it, especially the red dates, which should be very expensive to save at this time, so he said to Liu Zhidan that it would be troublesome comrades, don't be so troublesome in the future, eat the same meal as the soldiers, and don't be special.

Liu Zhidan smiled and said: "This is all produced on the ground in Yan'an, and it is not troublesome." If you want to eat rice here, that's the trouble. The warriors also had millet porridge, but there were no red dates and red beans. It was mainly added because there were many female comrades in the art troupe. ”

After eating, Liu Yimin, Cai Zhong, and Zeng Zhongsheng, accompanied by Liu Zhidan, went to the troops of the 27 th Red Army stationed in Yan'an to inspect the training situation, handed over the military uniforms, armaments, and military shoes brought from Xi'an to the troops, and asked the cadres and soldiers of the 27 th Red Army to change them from the inside out.

After the military uniforms were issued, Liu Yimin asked Liu Zhidan to collect the soldiers' study textbooks, and several people corrected them on the spot.

I was busy until lunchtime, and I ate in each company.

In the afternoon, the Red 27th Army lined up by the Yanhe River to be reviewed by Liu Yimin.

Liu Yimin walked from the head of the platoon to the end of the platoon, sorting out the military uniforms for the soldiers in the first row and correcting the military posture. Then he stood in the middle of the team and said: "The Red 27th Army is a heroic team created by our party, and it is also a legendary team. Under the leadership of Xie Zichang, Liu Zhidan, and other comrades, they persisted in the armed struggle in northern Shaanxi and established a red base area. Practice has proved that the Red Army of Northern Shaanxi is correct in adhering to the path of armed struggle, and the Red Army of Northern Shaanxi is glorious! In this battle to resist the Jin Sui army and delay the enemy's attack on Xi'an, the Red 27th Army accepted the test and made great achievements. The CPC Central Committee, Vice Chairman Zhou, Commander-in-Chief Zhu, and Comrade Luo Fu highly praised the achievements of the 27th Red Army and awarded Comrade Liu Zhidan the Red Star Medal for encouragement. ”

After a pause, Liu Yimin said: "Now, although we have driven out the reactionary forces of Chiang Kai-shek's national political axe out of Shaanxi, we still have a long way to go in revolution. It is said that the invaders have invaded the northeast of our country, and 30 million people are struggling in pain. The old hatred has not been removed, and the new hatred has been added. It is said that the invaders have extended their claws to North China and continue to provoke incidents, in an attempt to turn North China into a second Manchukuo. Comrades, as the descendants of Yan and Huang, as a Chinese, you answer me, can we agree? ”

The warriors roared in unison, "No promise!" ”

Liu Yimin nodded with satisfaction and continued: "If we want to defeat the invaders, we must improve our tactical quality and build a stable base area. The 27th Army of the Red Army is the sons and daughters of Shaanxi's fathers and elders, and I hope that the comrades will study hard, master cultural knowledge, and unite and lead the villagers to build northern Shaanxi well. Let the barren mountains and mountains become our big forests, big orchards and thousands of hectares of fertile land to support our war of resistance. It is also hoped that the comrades will work hard to improve their skills in killing the enemy and improve their fighting skills. Let me first say here that in the spring of next year, the Red Seventh Army will also hold a technical competition, and the Red 25th Army and the Red 27th Army will participate in that time. According to the results of the competition, it was decided that the main force of the Red Seventh Army Corps should be formed. Those who have achieved good results are, of course, the main forces, the first to issue new weapons, the first to go to the battlefield, and the first to meet the logistical supply. Those with poor results will be organized into the Shaanxi garrison unit, and if they use the weapons eliminated by the main force, the logistical supply will be relatively poor. Comrades, tell me, do you want to be organized into the main force or into the garrison? ”

At this time, these old Red Army soldiers were inflamed, and under the leadership of the cadres, they shouted: "We want to be the main force!" ”

Liu Yimin saw that his morale had been boosted, so he asked Cai Zhong to read out the commendation order of the Shaanxi Provincial Military Region. Subsequently, Liu Yimin, Cai Zhong, Zeng Zhongsheng, Liu Zhidan, Xi Zhongxun, Gao Gang and others presented certificates and wore saffron to the meritorious soldiers, rendering the atmosphere extremely warm.

In the evening, the Seventh Army Art Troupe carried out a condolence performance, and the program was basically the same as the program when the Red 25th Army was visited. For the first time, the warriors heard such a beautiful song, and they all stood up, and the cheers were heard far, far away.

The next day, Liu Yimin, Cai Zhong, Zeng Zhongsheng, and Tang Xingying, accompanied by Liu Zhidan, inspected the terrain of Yan'an on the spot, went to the wheat field to carefully check the fullness of the wheat ears, and visited several villagers.

At this time, Yan'an had a very small population. Like Wuqi Town, which was very famous in later generations, there are only seven households.

After Liu Yimin saw it, he felt that northern Shaanxi could immigrate. Think about the fact that due to war and famine in Shaanxi Province, the population base itself is not large. If we want to develop production and invigorate the economy, we cannot do without a certain population base. Next year's severe drought in Sichuan and Henan will be an opportunity, and when the time comes, it is necessary to attract the victims of the disaster to divert them to Shaanxi, because first, it can save many people, and second, it can strengthen Shaanxi's strength.

In the evening, Liu Yimin didn't want Tang Xingying to work too hard, so he discussed with her and let her rest in Yan'an for a few days, and then led the art troupe back to Xi'an, leaving two companies to escort them.

When Tang Xingying worshipped at the Yellow Emperor's Mausoleum, she heard Liu Yimin's words in the memorial text with his wife Tang Xingying, and the sense of glory and pride in his heart arose, plus the oil painting that Liu Yimin painted for her on the road, this is the time when the heart is beautiful, the newlywed is very affectionate, and the love is extreme, where will Liu Yimin leave and return to Xi'an? She resolutely disagreed, and directly said that she was his wife, not to mention going to Yulin so safely, even if she went to the battlefield, she would not leave him. The art troupe can return to Xi'an and ask him to find someone else to lead the team back.

Liu Yimin had no choice but to discuss with Cai Zhong and ask him to stay with the art troupe, rest in Yan'an for a few days, and then return to Xi'an, leaving two companies of the first battalion of guards to escort them. He and Zeng Zhongsheng took Shen Qianyi to Yanchang first, checked the situation of Yanchang oil mine, and then went north to Yulin.

When Cai Zhong heard this, he shook his head like a rattle, and said no, he wanted to go to Yulin and Hanzhong no matter what. In short, wherever Liu Yimin goes, he goes, and he wants to throw him off, but there is no door!

Liu Yimin said patiently that there are many female soldiers in the art troupe, and the road conditions for the next trip are not good and very hard, so let them return to Xi'an. But someone has to lead the team, otherwise I don't worry.

Cai Zhong asked Tang Xingying if she would go to Yulin?

Liu Yimin said that there was no way, she had to go, so she had to take it.

Cai Zhong immediately said: "I only know now what it means to be heavy and light on friends, comrade brother, or not!" ”

Liu Yimin knew that Cai Zhong really wanted to be with him, so he was no longer reluctant. Thinking about the rare time that the soldiers of the art troupe came to northern Shaanxi, if they were allowed to go back, they would probably wipe their tears. Forget it, let's go to Yulin together, there are deserts and grasslands, so that the soldiers can open their eyes.

The next morning, Liu Yimin and his entourage, accompanied by Liu Zhidan, Xi Zhongxun, Gao Gang and others, rushed to Yanchang.

The Book of Han records: "The high slaves of Shangjun have water and are combustible." It's about oil in Yan'an, northern Shaanxi. Shen Kuo, a great scientist of the Northern Song Dynasty, named Weishui "oil" in "Mengxi Writings", and boldly predicted that "this thing will be used in the world in the future", which is the origin of the word oil.

Liu Yimin is from 21 realities, and he is very clear about the history of oil exploitation in northern Shaanxi, and knows that the first oil well in Chinese mainland was born in the west of Yanchang County. It is also known that the Yanchang oil mining initiative was in 1903, in 1905 the Qing Dynasty axe to create the Yanchang Petroleum Plant, on September 10, 1907, the first oil well "Yanyi Well" saw oil, when it was said that 150 kilograms of oil was produced.

In February 1814, Yuan Shikai signed the Sino-US Joint Oil Mine Treaty with the Mobil Oil Company of the United States, and established the Sino-American Oil Mine Office, allowing the Mobil Oil Company to extend the exploitation for 60 years. As a result, the three drilling teams of Mobil Oil Company, drilling 7 wells in Tongchuan, Central China, Yan'an and Yanchang, although they all saw oil layers, they believed that the economic value was not large, and came to the conclusion that Chinese mainland was poor in oil.

Later, China's petroleum geologists Wang Zhuquan, Pan Zhongxiang and others went to northern Shaanxi for many times to investigate, formed a unique theory, and established the northern Shaanxi oil exploration department in 1934, and several oil wells appeared rich in oil.

Historically, after the Red Army production certificate arrived in Yan'an, it sent people to accept the Yanchang oil mine, manage it, and resume production. It was not until 40 years that Wang Peng, who graduated from the Department of Geology of Tsinghua University, went to work in the Yanchang Oil Mine to figure out the topography of Yanchang, and since then he has opened meritorious wells, and the output has increased significantly, not only producing gasoline and kerosene, but also producing candles, gun polishing oil, graphite, and butter, which has made contributions to the war against the war and the war of liberation.

Now Wang Peng is still in school and has not yet joined the Red Army, but he brought Shen Qianyi with him, and he understands the situation of the oil fields in northern Shaanxi, as long as he makes a little allocation, he can naturally make the oil well highly productive. Liu Yimin is convinced of this.

The extended distance to Yan'an is only about 100 miles, with cadres of the Red 27th Army leading the way, cars and war horses, and the marching speed is very fast. At noon, the team arrived at Yanchang County.

Because he wanted to check the production of the oil field in detail, Liu Yimin ordered the team to be stationed in Yanyan, camp and rest, let Zhao Xiaoman be in charge, and take the soldiers on a tour.

After eating, Liu Yimin called the comrades of the Yanchang County Party Committee and the county government to learn about the situation of the Yanchang oil mine. As a result, due to the occupation of this place by the Red Army, the oil mine has stopped production, the management personnel have basically run out, and the technicians and workers have run away, and those who can't have stayed at home.

Liu Yimin immediately criticized Liu Zhidan and others for not having the vision of economic development and guarding the money cabinet to make them poor. After the criticism, let the cadres invite the remaining technicians to come over, and he will have a discussion with them.

In the afternoon, Liu Yimin held a forum in Yanchang, which was attended by representatives of technicians and workers who had stayed behind, and Liu Zhidan, Cai Zhong, and others also attended the forum.

After understanding, the drilling equipment at this time was a pneumatic drilling rig, which relied on the oil well to self-spew oil and use a copper pot to refine oil. Liu Yimin thought about it, and it was not until 1948 that Yanchang Oil Mine began to use explosives and hydrochloric acid to carry out technical improvements to improve the oil yield.

At the forum, Liu Yimin made three decisions: First, all the technicians and workers of the crude oil mines should join the Red Army and implement the supply system, and the wives and children of the technicians should also be put into the supply system. Technicians and workers who fled as much as they could, as far as they could, mobilized back to work. The second is to set up the Yanchang Oil Mine Management Committee, and Liu Zhidan is temporarily the director of the management committee, to immediately clean up the equipment, resume production, and ensure market supply. Third, the Red 27th Army sent a company to serve as a garrison force for the Yanchang oil mines.

In the evening, Liu Yimin sent a telegram to the central authorities, reporting the details of his condolences to the 27 th Red Army, as well as the imminent bumper harvest of summer grain in northern Shaanxi, focusing on the situation of Yanchang's oil mines and the measures he had taken. At the end of the telegram, Liu Yimin wrote: "The resumption and expansion of Yanchang oil mine production is of great significance to the Chinese revolution. At present, no oil has been found in the national control area or the war zone, and the Yanchang oil mine is the treasure of treasures, which is more precious than gold mines to some extent. Originally, it was planned to leave Shen Qianyi as the leader of the oil mine, but considering that Shen Qianyi still needed to find coal mines and iron mines, he could not stay in Yanchang for the time being. At present, they are anxious to find experts from the Geological Survey Institute through their connections, such as Wang Zhuquan, Pan Zhongxiang, Xie Jiarong, Yang Gongzhao, and Hu Bosu of Yenching University, to work in northern Shaanxi, and the treatment can be preferential. Peking University and Tsinghua University geology department students as many as there are, professional students as many as there are, northern Shaanxi is a treasure trove of resources, in urgent need of all kinds of talents. ”

The next day, Liu Yimin asked these technicians to lead the way, inspected in detail the main oil wells of the Yanchang oil mine, and inspected the refinery.

Originally, Liu Yimin wanted to start the golden finger and directly designate a few mining points, but after thinking about it, he couldn't have a surname, which would make scientists have a lot less fun exploring and researching. As long as the idea is to get experts from the Institute of Geology and teachers from the geological departments of Peking University and Tsinghua University, they will naturally find it. At this time, the situation in North China was unstable, and it was easy to mobilize these experts to go south.

When he left Yanchang, Liu Zhidan was a little sad.

Liu Yimin told him that there was no need to worry, that he would rely on these technicians and workers to quickly resume production and that he would send experts when he returned to Xi'an. He first served as the director of the management committee and grasped production, and the new knowledgeable director of the management committee and the director of the refinery will soon take office.

After thinking about it, Liu Yimin couldn't help but tell Liu Zhidan that it was said that the American Mobil Oil Company left several sets of drilling equipment in Yan'an back then, and asked him to go back to find out in detail, find them out as soon as possible, and put them into use.

Only then did Liu Zhidan put his mind at ease and said directly to Liu Yimin: "Don't be afraid of the commander's jokes, our old Liu can only fight wars and make revolutions, and this oil refining work really can't be done." ”

Liu Yimin told him earnestly: "As a high-ranking cadre, it is terrible to just know how to fight and not build. It doesn't matter, just study. If you don't know how to learn and don't learn, you are likely to be a great hero in the war, and a big saboteur in the era of peacebuilding, and you don't know that it may cause serious consequences. We, the cadres and people of the Red Army, must be learning-oriented talents, do what we are studying, learn by doing, and learn for life. Be a heroic leader who can strategize and win a decisive victory, and be a scholar-type leader who can manage civil affairs and develop politics, culture and economy. Only in this way can we promote the rapid development of our country and continuously improve the people's living standards. ”

Liu Zhidan and others slowly tasted Liu Yimin's words, and the more they tasted them, the more interesting they felt. Finally, Liu Zhidan asked if it was possible to sort out Liu Yimin's conversation in the past few days and report it to the central government for cadres to study?

Liu Yimin smiled and replied that he could.

A few people reluctantly said goodbye.

(To be continued)