Political Commissar He Zudao could not but pay attention to the development of communist and socialist theories, and also to the application of theories at the practical level, but obscure and "anti-common sense" theories have never been the focus of most people's attention. Although the complexity of theory gave him a headache, the system construction required to integrate theory with practice made He Zudao realize that his ability was really not enough to build such a system. However, since everyone lives in the material world, all actions must accept the laws of the material world.

Three days after the political commissar of the Yangtze River Fleet talked with He Zudao, he came to see He Zudao again in a serious manner, and he frankly admitted that he could not formulate a "correct plan" at all. After reflection, the commissar realized that it was the greatest mistake to let the vanguard take on tasks beyond its strength. Therefore, after seriously analyzing his own mistakes, the political commissar asked He Zudao not to use his own affairs as an example.

No one wants to be embarrassed in front of everyone, and He Zudao can understand the thoughts of the political commissar very well. In the military plan of the Central Military Commission to march into Sichuan, the expanded Yangtze River Fleet undertook the important task of transporting troops and materials. It is also not a good way to put pressure on the political commissar of the Yangtze River Fleet that cannot bear it. However, He Zudao still refused the political commissar's request. There may not be enough examples of this now, but they will be a typical case in the future.

He Zudao said: "I will try to extract the core contradiction of this matter, so you don't have to worry too much." Never mention any names, and try to weaken specific facts that are easy to associate with them. But this case is typical. ”

The political commissar looked helpless, He Zudao was very sympathetic in his heart, but there was nothing he could do. The reality is like this, "There must be a teacher for the threesome, choose the good ones and follow them, and change the bad ones." This has been said for thousands of years, but most people who read it have obtained their own satisfaction by ridiculing others, creating a false illusion that they are capable and better than others. This is also one of the many practical guides of the "Center for Human Behavior Research". Although these instructions really confront the dark side of the human heart, it is quite scientific, or at least very empirical and inductive. However, He Zudao can accept this fact, but he doesn't like it.

Regardless of one's thoughts, however, the People's Party's military campaign into Sichuan did not stop. Historically, as long as we were able to break through a few natural hazards and transport troops to a few key points, the collapse of the local government in Sichuan was basically very rapid. This time, the People's Party did not focus on land routes, and the action of blowing up the mounds terrified the various forces in the Fengjie area, and they immediately surrendered after coming into contact with the troops of the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army. After blowing up the mounds, the water units of the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army could completely go up the river, and after the landing of thousands of land troops, Chongqing almost surrendered without a fight.

The remaining important area was Chengdu, where the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army sent a large number of small boats of about 300 tons to transport troops across the waters from Yibin to Leshan, and then advanced by land and water, and easily took Chengdu. With the advance fleet's preliminary preparations, it took less than a month to seize several strategically important places along the Yangtze River in Sichuan.

The liberation of the mountains is not a simple task, it can be done slowly. Beginning on 1 June, the People's Party, with the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army as the mainstay, hired a large number of local people in Chengdu to carry out emergency restoration work on Dujiangyan, which had not been maintained for a long time.

For thousands of years, Sichuan has used bamboo tendons to fill a large number of stones in bamboo cages, and Dujiangyan has been repaired with such materials. The weir body of the ancient bamboo cage structure was not stable under the impact of the Minjiang River rapids, and the Neijiang channel could not avoid siltation despite the sediment discharge mechanism. Therefore, Dujiangyan needs to be renovated regularly to make it operate effectively. During the Song Dynasty, a system was established to cut off the flow of water in winter and spring every year, and the agricultural slack was established, which was called "wearing Tao". Trim the weir body during the annual repair, and dig the river deeply. The depth of the beach is based on the stone horse dug to the bottom of the beach, and the height of the weir body is subject to the same level as the water on the rock wall on the opposite bank

The People's Party actually wanted to defend Dujiangyan in June, when the flood season was approaching, and the local masses in Chengdu thought that the People's Party was too reckless. However, the machinery and equipment brought by the steel ships sprayed with smoke from the chimneys were an eye-opener for the local people in Chengdu. Steel plates, steel bars, cement, iron wire, bamboo bars made from processed bamboo purchased from the local government, as well as generators, steam engines, and winches. The hired masses were only engaged in auxiliary work, and the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army undertook the heaviest and most dangerous work. And most of this work is done by machines that are constantly roaring.

On 15 June, the emergency repair work in Dujiangyan was completed. The Sichuan Provincial Government of the newly established Republic presided over the ceremony of opening the floodgates. The winch riveted the steel plate into the sluice gate slowly pulled up, and the water of the Minjiang River rolled in, continuing to irrigate the 10,000 acres of fertile land on the plain.

On July 1, the Anlan Bridge was reinforced with steel columns and steel bars, eliminating the expensive bridge tolls. At the same time, a simple rope bridge was built with steel columns and iron chains on Dujiangyan by taking advantage of the geographical conditions of the flying sand weir and other materials, and no bridge tolls were charged. At this time, the masses near Chengdu immediately praised the "new official mansion".

There is no need to formulate a special strategy, and Chinese history has long recorded the next expansion strategy if you control Bashu. That's Hanzhong. There is an idiom called Delong Wangshu, which is what Cao Cao said after he crusaded against Zhang Lu and felt that he could not strategically complete the attack on Bashu. However, it didn't take long for Liu Bei to send troops from Bashu to capture Hanzhong. After capturing Hanzhong, you can send troops from Hanzhong to march into "Guanzhong", that is, Shaanxi.

The People's Party already owned Henan by this time and controlled Shaanxi County. Duan Qirui, who fled to Shanxi, not only controlled Shanxi, but also controlled Shaanxi, Ningxia and other places to a certain extent. For this last enemy, the Military Commission can now even point out the country by drawing a map.

"You don't even have to go to Taihang Bayuan to attack Shanxi, and it's also a way to fight all the way from Inner Mongolia."

"To attack Shaanxi, you can go to Tongguan from Shaanxi County, and the other way to Hanzhong, if you attack from both sides, Duan Qirui will be difficult to take care of both ends, and it will be a situation of catching turtles in an urn."

"It's not two, it's at least five. Inner Mongolia, Hebei, and Hanzhong are three roads, and Henan soldiers enter Shanxi and Shaanxi by two routes. ”

If Duan Qirui heard the discussion of the Central Revolutionary Committee of the People's Party, he was afraid that his nose would be crooked. The main point of discussion turned out to be marching rather than fighting. The comrades of the Military Commission did think in this way, and if they could secure the advance, the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army would break them wherever the remnants of Beiyang intercepted and attacked, and this was a natural consideration for the comrades.

Chen Ke didn't care too much about how to eliminate Duan Qirui, he thought about the problem further, "Tibet, Xinjiang, Outer Mongolia." It is these areas that are the most difficult challenges we face. These areas have rough roads, difficult supplies, and the problem of recovering the country's territory. ”

It's easy to map the frontier, and if you sit in a comfortable conference room and chat over tea, it's even a great pleasure. However, the troops on the front line are completely different, the plateau climate in Tibet, the harsh supply situation, if you want to go to Xinjiang, you have to pass through the Gobi Desert outside Lanzhou. As for Outer Mongolia, which was the place where the Inner Mongolian Golden Family exiled criminals, if the climate was really pleasant and the water and grass were abundant, then the place would not be regarded as a place of exile. As for places such as Nibuchu, which are further north in the Outer Khingan Mountains, the climate is even worse than that in the northeast. The soldiers of the army had to face more than an easy and glorious march.

Chen Ke briefly explained the situation to his comrades, and the faces of the comrades who were inexplicably excited because of the need to recover the main areas of China also calmed down. The reason why the frontier is a frontier is because the environment in those places is indeed too harsh compared to the Central Plains.

The fact that the People's Party overhauled the railways, dredged shipping, built ships, and passed through the Shu Road, which was "difficult to reach the blue sky," had very little resistance, did indeed dull the comrades' feelings of difficulties a lot.

This time, the commanders of the major military regions in the north also rushed back to attend the meeting, Chai Qingguo did not speak at first, and seeing that everyone was silent for a while, he suggested: "I think it is better to make full use of the Beijing-Zhangjiakou expanded Beijing-Sui Railway, first liberate Inner Mongolia, and then march into Outer Mongolia." ”

"What about Duan Qirui?" Hua Xiongmao asked.

Chai Qingguo replied: "Back then, Zhang Liang was able to disperse Xiang Yu's eight thousand disciples with a, and I think it would be good to recruit Duan Qirui." ”

"Recruit Duan Qirui? I see it difficult. Hua Xiongmao was very skeptical.

Chai Qingguo replied with a smile: "If Duan Qirui doesn't surrender, his subordinates may not be willing to follow Duan Qirui to die." Now there are many Beiyang troops who fled into Shanxi with Duan Qirui and secretly ran back to Hebei. As long as the propaganda is effective, I don't think the soldiers of the Beiyang Army are so determined. ”