While Liu Yimin was busy teaching at the Red Army University, new progress was made in the negotiations between the KMT and the Communist Party, and the exchange of prisoners between the two sides was finally implemented. [***] In terms of Hu Zongnan and others, they returned to Luoyang. On the Red Army side, Fang Zhimin, Liu Chouxi and other captured cadres and fighters also returned to Xi'an.

For Liu Yimin, who was familiar with "Qing Poverty" and "Lovely China" when he was in school in later generations, Fang Zhimin's image is perfect. "Poverty, a simple and simple life is exactly what we revolutionaries have been able to overcome many difficulties." This is simply a new version of "Song of Righteousness" written by the heroes of the Red Army in the thirties, but it has a higher realm and deeper meaning than Wen Tianxiang's "Song of Righteousness".

Especially after Fang Zhimin was captured, Chiang Kai-shek sent Yu Boqing, secretary of the Jiangxi Provincial Party Department, to persuade him to surrender, saying that Chairman Chiang wanted to reuse Fang Zhimin, and Fang Zhimin snorted in his nose: "What kind of thing is Chiang Kai-shek!" Whenever he reads this section, Liu Yimin prefers the case, such a man, the word "hard bone" is called.

After knowing that Fang Zhimin and others were freed in Tongguan, Liu Yimin ordered the 11th Division to send troops to escort them to Xi'an by train, and ordered the guard regiment of the Red Seventh Army Corps and all the colleges of the Red Army University to line up in the station square to greet them, and ordered the military band of the Legion Art Troupe to meet them in the station.

After the train arrived in Xi'an, [***], Zhou Enlai, Zhu De, Zhang Wentian, Chen Yun, [***], Liu Bocheng, Liu Yimin, Luo Ronghuan and others were all greeted at the station. When the car door opened, Fang Zhimin, who was thin and bruised, stepped off the train with the help of the soldiers, and hurriedly walked up and shouted "Comrade Fang Zhimin", and held Fang Zhimin's hand.

At the station, the "March of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army" played by the military band of the Red Seventh Army Corps was passionate and powerful, slightly diluting some sadness.

Seeing that Fang Zhimin and the others were too weak, Zhou Enlai directly asked Liu Yimin to send Fang Zhimin and them to the Red Army General Hospital and the Red Seventh Army Field Hospital, where they were hospitalized for recuperation. When Fang Zhimin proposed to report on his work, Zhou Enlai directly said that he would wait until he was better.

After sending Fang Zhimin and others to the hospital, Liu Yimin returned to the army headquarters and sat alone in the office to meditate.

Thinking about the 21 st century in which I used to live, people are more pragmatic in their minds, and although they also emphasize the issue of ideals and beliefs, they cannot be compared with the heroes of the Red Army today. Fang Zhimin made a revolution with two and a half guns, but his fifth uncle joined the militia and did a lot of bad things, after being arrested, Fang Zhimin killed his fifth uncle despite his family's pleas. Thinking about the era I lived in, there was a young woman who proposed that Xi'er should marry Huang Shiren after watching "The White-Haired Girl", and said that it was the best combination like an idiot. Liu Yimin couldn't help but smile bitterly, if Fang Zhimin had a little bit of that young woman's thoughts, wouldn't he have gone to Chiang Kai-shek to enjoy the high-ranking officials?

Liu Yimin carefully recalled what he had done since he crossed over, and felt that on the whole it was not bad, that it had indeed made the Red Army take a lot less roads, and its losses had been reduced a lot, and it had also grown stronger. But there is one point, like Fang Zhimin, although they have pure feelings and the courage to be martyrs who dare to fight for their ideals, they should not be as good as them. Their ideal is to fight for [***], to fight for the Soviets! What about your own ideals? I am afraid that it is what I often say about striving for the establishment of a new China that is free to read, prosperous, and strong. It should be the same, but its ideals are more practical and more in line with China's national conditions. However, there is a gap between these two points, and I regard Marxism as a scientific theory that is developing and can guide revolutionary practice, but at this time, the majority of [***] people regarded Marxism as a belief.

After that, with the development and stability of the Shaanxi base area, the KMT-CPC negotiations are about to come to an end, and a considerable number of [***] people in various localities may have to come to the base area, and it is inevitable that some ideological and conceptual collisions will occur. It seems that it is necessary to suggest that the Central Committee distinguish the party's goals of struggle and divide them into long-term goals of struggle and goals of struggle at the present stage, so as not to lead to ideological confusion and to form a high degree of unity among the whole party in terms of ideology and action.

After thinking about it, Liu Yimin wrote a proposal to the Central Committee, proposing that the main contradiction at the present stage is the national contradiction between China and China, therefore, the goal of our party's struggle should be distinguished, and the realization of [***] is our long-term goal, and the goal of struggle at this stage should be clearly defined as uniting and leading the people of the whole country, defeating imperialism, and establishing a new China that is free and prosperous.

After writing the proposal, Liu Yimin asked Qian Zhuangfei to send it to the chairman.

I haven't asked for such a long time, and I don't know if Hu Di's security personnel have found it, and this guy won't report it.

Liu Yimin asked Li Xiaoshuai to call Hu Di over. After a while, Li Xiaoshuai came back and reported that Minister Hu was not in the office, and the soldiers on duty in the Ministry of Security said that Minister Hu was conducting training.

As soon as Liu Yimin heard it, he knew that Hu Di had found all the personnel and started training, so he was relieved. Just as he was about to go to Luo Ronghuan, Cai Zhong, and Zeng Zhongsheng to learn about the training of the troops, Cai Zhong came.

Seeing Cai Zhong's solemn face, Liu Yimin felt that something was wrong, and hurriedly asked what was going on?

Cai Zhong said slowly: "Commander, there are a few reporters who want to interview you, and they have been here several times, but you are not here." ”

Liu Yimin said with a smile: "I thought you and Ren Ying had an awkward quarrel, and a few reporters could make it difficult for you to be like this?" Tell them, I'm not there, just interview you directly if there's something to do. ”

Cai Zhong said: "I'm afraid things are not so simple. These reporters are from Shanghai, and they are all relatively well-known newspaper reporters. I think this is a bit strange, although we are negotiating with the Kuomintang and the Longhai Railway has been opened, but the Kuomintang side is very strict in inspection, how can these reporters pass the inspection and come to Xi'an? ”

When Liu Yimin heard this, he was also surprised, so he asked: "Have you contacted the General Political Department of the Red Army, what do they say?" ”

Cai Zhong replied: "The General Political Department said that this is an activity organized by Shanghai's cultural circles, and that it is a rare opportunity to publicize our party and the Red Army. ”

Liu Yimin asked again: "Where did they go to interview before this?" Who have you interviewed? ”

Cai Zhong said: "According to a report from the General Political Department, these reporters interviewed several central leading comrades, and also went to some enterprises and shops in Xi'an. ”

Liu Yimin's mind turned sharply, when did the Kuomintang open up so that it could allow reporters from Shanghai to come to Xi'an for interviews. Although Smedley went to Yan'an for interviews in history, at that time, Xi'an was garrisoned by Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng, and the situation was different from now. If these reporters were to come, they should have done so after the KMT-CCP negotiations were over. It's a bit of a mistake! However, it is not excluded that the news environment in this era is relatively relaxed. Since the central leaders have all been interviewed, they must have been reviewed by the security department, and there should be no problem.

Cai Zhong saw that Liu Yimin didn't speak, knew that he was thinking, and didn't bother him, and waited for him quietly.

Liu Yimin thought about it, he was too busy to meet these reporters, so he said to Cai Zhong: "We are a combat unit, and we used to hold press conferences to deter the enemy. Now that the Kuomintang and the Communist Party are negotiating, there is no need to scare Chiang Kai-shek, and there is no need to deliberately publicize some things. So, you take them to see our cantonment farm. As for the matter of the leader's interview, I don't have time, you and Political Commissar Luo discuss it, and see which of the two of you is interviewed. Take care to keep them safe, but don't give them access to our pharmaceutical factories, gold mines, coal mines, oil fields, arsenals, and special operations teams. You can do the rest. It is also possible to suggest to the Central Committee that they go and interview the Red Second and Sixth Army Corps and the First and Ninth Army Corps. It is better for the Seventh Army to have fewer propaganda points. ”

Cai Zhong said: "The strange thing is that they must interview you, I have already told them that you are not in the corps headquarters, but they do not give up and come several times. Say what you have to interview the legendary heroes of the Red Army. ”

Liu Yimin smiled: "Which one of our Red Army is not a legendary hero?" Let them interview others, I don't see them. By the way, when did you and Ren Ying get married? Why hasn't there been any movement since I came back from northern Shaanxi! ”

As soon as Cai Zhong heard that Liu Yimin had changed the topic, he knew that the corps commander would not meet these reporters, and said with a smile: "I told Ren Ying that I got married recently, mainly to wait for your time, you have been too busy recently, and I am embarrassed to disturb you." ”

As soon as Liu Yimin heard this, he said that he was busy and dizzy, and it happened that Cheng Cuilin, the political commissar, went to the Red Army University to serve as the director of the logistics department, and two regiment commanders and one political commissar came to the original 34th Division, both of whom were studying at the Red Army University. The wedding will be held on this Saturday, so that the old comrades-in-arms can also have fun together.

Cai Zhong felt that it was a little too fast, Liu Yimin directly said that marriage is the same as fighting, rushing forward is victory, where can I be a mother-in-law. immediately called Wu Zheng and Qian Zhuangfei and asked him to organize a wedding and hold it in the same way as his own wedding.

Cai Zhong hurriedly shook his head and said that he and Ren Ying had discussed, and instead of wearing a wedding dress, he would do it according to the tradition of our Red Army itself, and just invite the comrades to a meal.

Liu Yimin thought about it and felt that it couldn't be too simple, so he confessed to Wu Zheng: "You can not wear a wedding dress, but the ceremony must not be less, the meals for entertaining the comrades are provided by me and Tang Xingying's allowance, and the wine is Moutai, didn't Boss Hua of Chengyi Burning House send me 200 catties of Moutai wine some time ago?" Just use this wine. ”

Wu Zheng said embarrassedly: "Commander, your 200 catties of wine are only 20 catties left." ”

Liu Yimin felt strange: "Isn't it not a long time to deliver?" I haven't taken a sip yet, why is there only 20 pounds left? ”

Wu Zheng scratched his head: "This wine has just been delivered, and somehow let the chiefs know, Comrade Chen Yun sent someone to take away 180 catties, saying that he would go back and distribute it to the chiefs, and leave 20 catties for you to enjoy." ”

Liu Yimin suddenly realized: "I said that I went to the chairman's place for dinner some time ago, and Sister He generously took out a bottle of Moutai wine for drinking, and after a long time, I drank my wine!" ”

A few people didn't speak, and they all laughed.

Liu Yimin had no choice but to call Luo Ronghuan and tell him about Cai Zhong's marriage on Saturday, and his opinion was to let the comrades have a drink, and the food money would be paid by him and Tang Xingying's allowance, and the wine would be allocated a little from the wine captured by the regiment.

After Luo Ronghuan heard this, he was very happy, and said that he still had some allowance to buy some peanuts, melon seeds and sugar cubes.

Cai Zhong smiled happily, and said that he couldn't use the public wine when he got married, and he and Ren Ying took out the money, which was considered wine money.

Liu Yimin waved his hand: "That's it, Director Cai's money buys Ren Ying a dress or something, and the wine is from the legion." From Xinwei to Xi'an, without Lao Cai, our Seventh Army would not have developed so fast. Needless to say, just do it. ”

After Cai Zhong, Wu Zheng, and Qian Zhuang flew away, Liu Yimin asked Luo Ronghuan how the formation of the troops in the Xi'an Garrison District was?

Luo Ronghuan said that the formation had been completed, and Huang Su reported that the training of recruits was underway, with three regiments of 1,800 men each. Just wait for when you have time to take a look and determine the cadres of each regiment.

Liu Yimin knew that he had been too busy recently, and the equipment purchased by Ni Hua was about to arrive, and it would soon be a round of construction boom. Let Luo Ronghuan go and see on behalf of the regimental party committee, as for the candidates for regimental, battalion, company, and platoon cadres of the three regiments, they can be selected from our troops, they can also be transferred from other regiments, and they can also exchange cadres from the Red 25th Army and the Red Army in northern Shaanxi.

Luo Ronghuan knew that Liu Yimin was broad-minded and had never had so many frames in employing people, but he still reminded that the central authorities would probably have to screen and examine the cadres who came back with Comrade Fang Zhimin. There is a process in the middle, and there is no rush.

Liu Yimin was silent, silent for a while, and said to Luo Ronghuan: "These people are the essence of the Red Army that has been tempered for thousands of years, and the review is okay, but the comrades' hearts cannot be chilled because of the review. In this way, please ask the political commissar to meet the chairman, and just say what I said, Comrade Fang Zhimin is extremely loyal to the party, and if we had not captured Hu Zongnan, Chiang Kai-shek would have killed him. Please ask the central authorities not to examine him, and when he is in better health, ask the central authorities to directly assign work. Now we need backbone leaders everywhere, and Comrade Fang Zhimin has a great talent in his own right, so please consider it. ”

Luo Ronghuan said: "Why don't we go to meet the chairman together?" ”

Liu Yimin is really busy, but thinking about Luo Ronghuan's proposal makes sense, after the defeat of the Western Route Army in history, how many heroes escaped from the tiger's mouth and arrived at the door of the Eighth Route Army Office in Xi'an, but were rejected by their own people, and their fate has been rewritten since then. These captives are all heroes who survived the torture to extract confessions and persuade them to surrender, and they cannot be examined by the security department and then driven away by the comrades. In that case, wouldn't it be an exchange with the Kuomintang in vain?

Thinking of this, Liu Yimin no longer hesitated, and said to Luo Ronghuan: "Let's go, we will go to see the chairman now." ”

(To be continued)