After receiving the review report sent by Ye Ting, Zhang Yunyi, and Deng Zihui, and the record of the conversation with Comrade Ye Ting, commander of the New Fourth Army, Comrade Zhang Yunyi, chief of staff, and Comrade Deng Zihui, deputy director of the Political Department, he read it several times in a row, and annotated it with a pencil while reading. After reading it, he called Chen Yun and Zhang Wentian and asked them to take them to study them carefully and put forward their own opinions.

After reading this, Chen Yun and Zhang Wentian suggested that the records of the conversations between the three of them and Liu Yimin, as well as the chairman's comments, should be sent to all members of the Politburo, the main divisions of the Eighth Route Army, and the military headquarters of the New Fourth Army for everyone to study. At the same time, a memorial service for Comrade Gao Jingting should be held in Xi'an, the military headquarters of the New Fourth Army in southern Anhui, the Jiangbei Command Headquarters, and the four detachments respectively to mourn the martyrs and draw lessons.

looked out the window and said slowly: "Since Enlai went to the military headquarters of the New Fourth Army to convey the central government's decision to consolidate in the south, fight in the east, and develop in the north, the detachments of the New Fourth Army have deployed behind enemy lines, achieved a series of achievements, tempered the troops, and expanded their armament. For example, Chen Yi took over the Wenwei Department, and he did a good job. In the previous paragraph, we repeatedly ordered the military headquarters of the New Fourth Army to lead the main force to cross the river and march northward, but Comrade Xiang Ying's report to the central authorities always believed that the Japanese army would attack the Zhejiang-Jiangxi region on a large scale and that there would be another large-scale retreat, and that he could use southern Anhui as a fulcrum to march to the Tianmu Mountains and the Xianxia Mountains to establish a base area. To this end, he transferred the main force of a detachment commanded by Chen Yi back to southern Anhui. This viewpoint now seems to be incorrect, because the Japanese army has no spare strength for the time being to attack the Zhejiang-Jiangxi region on a large scale, and the military headquarters of the New Fourth Army has no strategic value in southern Anhui, and it is still very dangerous. Now the main force of our army in Shandong is moving south, sweeping through Huaibei and northern Jiangsu, and the front of the troops is directly aimed at the central part of the Soviet Union, which is tantamount to laying the foundation for the main force of the New Fourth Army to advance northward. This time, it should be said that the conditions are ripe in all aspects, and Xiang Ying's insistence on going south will not work. After reading the record of the conversation between Liu Yimin and Ye Ting, I learned that Xiang Ying was thinking about the strategy of advancing southward, and Ye Ting was thinking that if the military headquarters of the New Fourth Army crossed the river and marched north, he would have to set up a dragon gate formation with the Third Theater and Chiang Kai-shek. It seems that if you want the military headquarters of the New Fourth Army to advance north, you must not only do the work of Tong Xiangying, but also need Enlai to communicate more with Chiang Kai-shek in Chongqing. ”

Zhang Wentian and Chen Yun are not military cadres, but they can also see the big strategy clearly. After hearing this, Chen Yun said: "Chairman, there is another possibility, that is, to force the military headquarters of the New Fourth Army to advance north. ”

His eyes fell on Chen Yun's face: ""

Chen Yun said: "I can see from Liu Yimin's telegrams to the central authorities several times and the record of this conversation with Ye Ting that the reason why Liu Yimin has been urging the central authorities to order the military headquarters of the New Fourth Army to move north is that he is worried about the safety of the military headquarters and wants the New Fourth Army to go all out to develop the Suzhou-Anhui region. Judging from what we have now, Chen Yi's eastward war has caused a backlash from all sides. Jiangnan is a traditional ruling area, where Chen Yi and his people are not only swept away by the Japanese army, but also squeezed, and friction may occur at any time. The Third Theater will not allow the New Fourth Army to operate in the south of the Yangtze River for a long time, and at a certain time, they will propose to us that the New Fourth Army withdraw north. ”

said: "The problem is that when the New Fourth Army is forced to retreat north, I am afraid it will be dangerous." ”

Zhang Wentian continued: "The method is already there, didn't Liu Yimin tell Ye Ting, if you form a regiment, you will open a regiment, and the fewer people the military department retains, the safer it is." ”

When Chen Yun heard this, he said: "Liu Yimin just said it to Ye Ting, you have to say it with Ye Xiang." The current fact is that Ye Ting killed Gao Jingting in Jiangbei, and Xiang Ying transferred Chen Yi's main force back to southern Anhui in Jiangnan. These two people simply can't get together. In my opinion, the chairman still sent another telegram to Ye and Xiang, stating their interests and disadvantages, and asking them to heighten their vigilance, and it is fundamental to cross the river as soon as possible. What kind of military pay is not military pay? The instructor has never asked for a military salary, nor has he asked for a penny of funds from the central government, hasn't he still built such a large base area and developed into an army of hundreds of thousands? Don't worry so much, let go and develop is the most important thing."

Nodding his head, he said that what Chen Yun said made sense, and letting go of development is the most fundamental.

The conversation was already over here, and Zhang Wentian was also asked to draft a telegram to Ye Ting and Xiang Ying of the New Fourth Army, when a woman in the uniform of the Eighth Route Army walked in and began to pour water for the three of them.

Zhang Wentian took a closer look and said, "Isn't this Lu Yi's comrade?" What's the matter, there are no class assignments today? ”

He smiled shyly and said: "Chief of the report, there is no task today, I have come to see the chairman, and I would like to ask a question about the Marxist-Leninist viewpoint." ”

Zhang Wentian was full of anger, and immediately said: "Don't run here all the time if you have nothing to do, he's very busy." Ask your political instructors for questions about your studies, and you can also read more newspapers and magazines. ”

As soon as he said yes, he went to pick up a gown that was placed on the chair and put it in the basin to be washed.

Zhang Wentian came again: "Put down, let go." I said, comrade, the clothes are washed by Comrade Zizhen, even if Comrade Zizhen is busy, there are also guards, staff officers, and secretaries to help wash them, what are you washing? Let's go, don't you see we're busy? ”

I couldn't get off the stage anymore, so I put down the basin in a daze, my face was flushed, and I reluctantly said goodbye and left.

Smoking a cigarette and facing out the window, he turned a deaf ear to Zhang Wentianhe's conversation.

Seeing that he walked out of the courtyard, Zhang Wentian turned around and said: "How does Lu Yi's leadership manage it, how can a female comrade run to the residence of the party chairman at every turn?" By the way, I still think of one thing, is the party school organizing a discussion and criticism of Comrade Liu Yimin's "On Intra-Party Democracy"? I read that article, and it was very well written, and it was to explore a good way to ensure long-term peace and stability in the system, and to come up with ideas and solutions. It's not appropriate for the party school to do this, right? If Comrade Liu Yimin had known, I am afraid that he would not have been able to take care of commanding the war, but would have to concentrate on writing articles to refute it. If you don't do it, it will evolve into a lip lawsuit, and the gains outweigh the losses! ”

After the cigarette was finished, he extinguished the cigarette butt and said loudly: "Okay, you Zhang Wentian, the tube is too wide, right?" Is the comrade just here to ask a question, what's the big deal? Is it worth your anger to drive people away? ”

Zhang Wentian didn't expect to get angry, and looked at it in surprise: "I care about you!" A young woman always runs to the leader's residence, so you have to pay attention to the impact! Liu Ying told me that Comrade Zizhen has been in a bad mood recently, and you should care more about her. ”

has a very strong personality, and when he heard Zhang Wentian say this, the nameless fire came up, and his voice was even higher: "What does it mean that a young woman always runs to the leader's residence?" How many times have you been here? What's wrong with a progress-seeking youth asking a leader a question about learning? How is it related to the influence of attention? ”

Zhang Wentian didn't think that he would quarrel after a while, and immediately waved his hand: "Okay, don't be angry at me." Isn't it okay if I'm wrong? ”

A little annoyed, he waved his hand: "Forget it, don't talk about it." As for the discussion of Liu Yimin's "On Intra-Party Democracy" by the party school, you are not talking about criticism, but only theoretical discussion, each expressing his own opinions! Kang Sheng and I talked about this matter, mainly to say that Liu Yimin's article put forward a point of view, that is, the term of office system for leaders. According to Liu Yimin's view, in peacetime, each term is two terms, and if this were the case, Comrade Stalin would have resigned long ago. Considering the reaction of the Soviet comrades if they saw this article, Kang Sheng considered it necessary to discuss and discuss and clarify some confused views theoretically. I have already sent a telegram to Liu Yimin, criticizing him that this article should not be published publicly, and that it can be treated as a theoretical discussion article for internal reference. Liu Yimin is a person who is first-class in terms of mind, vision, and talent. You see, he talked to Ye Ting once, and the language was so intense, it actually achieved miraculous results, Ye Ting, Zhang Yunyi, and Deng Zihui all wrote reviews to the central government and admitted their mistakes. Amazing! It's a pity that Xiang Yingyuan is in southern Anhui, if Liu Yimin can have an in-depth talk with him, maybe it will be effective. However, young people are arrogant and prone to pride, which is absolutely unacceptable. He was still young, and he had to bang and bang a lot, which was good for him. ”

Chen Yun didn't speak for a long time, and at this time he interjected: "Chairman, Kang Sheng beat the side drum for Wang Ming last time to rectify Liu Yimin, this time Liu Yimin stopped the expansion of the suppression of the rebellion in Jizhong, and now Kang Sheng is now engaged in such a theoretical discussion called discussion and criticism in the party school, and the spearhead is once again aimed at Comrade Liu Yimin." In my opinion, this situation is very bad. Again, Comrade Liu Yimin is right: Practice is the only criterion for testing truth. Practice has proved that the practice of suppressing and expanding the rebellion is unpopular, and it is only doing things that are done by relatives and enemies, and how many good comrades have been unjustly killed. It is suggested that the central authorities conscientiously study and formulate a document to clearly stop the problem of suppressing and expanding the rebellion. And it should be regarded as a system for the whole party to abide by. ”

turned to Chen Yun: "Liu Yimin is full of truth, and he is so good at learning?" Rectifying Liu Yimin is equivalent to lifting a stone to hit his own feet, and he is going to touch his head and break the blood, Kang Sheng will not be so stupid. Didn't I say it, Liu Yimin is young and needs to be tempered. Don't worry, Kang Sheng, it is also necessary for them to engage in some theoretical discussions, and it will not affect the overall situation. However, it is really necessary to seriously study and study this crackdown and expand the anti-rebellion, and to come up with some hard measures. ”

Zhang Wentian and Chen Yun couldn't figure out where Liu Yimin was proud, why he had to knock and knock. But apparently I'm not in a good mood now, and it's not the time to talk deeply, so I have to leave.

After Zhang Wentian and Chen Yun left, they thought about it, sat down and personally drafted the instruction telegram to the New Fourth Army.

In the telegram, he wrote: "The Gao Jingting incident has exposed the problem that all units of the New Fourth Army have not studied and implemented the spirit of the Sixth Plenary Session of the Sixth Central Committee. The Sixth Plenary Session of the Sixth Central Committee of the CPC Central Committee criticized the Yangtze River Bureau's mistakes in implementing the united front policy and abolished the Yangtze River Bureau. Under such circumstances, there was still an incident of unjust killing Gao Jingting, which shows that Ye Ting and the members of the Jiangbei Command Headquarters have not studied the spirit of the Sixth Plenary Session of the Sixth Central Committee, at least they have not studied it in depth. In view of this situation, I would like to ask Ye and Xiang to consider: 1. It is necessary to convey the spirit of the Sixth Plenary Session of the Sixth Central Committee to the troops at and above the regimental level, establish the idea of going all out to run Jiangbei in the guiding ideology, and abandon the strategy of advancing southward. 2. Conscientiously analyze the attitude of the three theaters toward us, keep abreast of the trends, and avoid passivity. Third, the military headquarters should make arrangements for crossing the river as soon as possible. Fourth, when the military headquarters has not yet crossed the river, Chen Yi should be ordered to cross the river as soon as possible and take over Liu Yimin's command of the military struggle in the Suzhou-Anhui region. ”

Writing this, I raised my head and thought for a long time, and then wrote: "The record of the conversation between Comrade Liu Yimin and Comrade Ye Ting this time is forwarded to you by the Central Committee, please study it carefully. A comrade who has not been in the army or joined the party for too long has such a mind, which is worthy of deep thought by each of us. ”

Xiang Ying couldn't figure out two of the telegrams he received, the review of Ye Ting and others transferred by the central government, and the conversation records between Liu Yimin and Ye Ting and others, one was that he couldn't figure out how Liu Yimin knew about his mingling with the soldiers, and he had such a high opinion of him. The second is that they can't figure out why they have concluded that the southward strategy is not working, and will the Japanese devils leave the Zhejiang and Jiangxi regions and not attack? As long as the Japanese army attacks, with its combat style, it will inevitably be defeated and lose thousands of miles. Isn't it the right time for our army to establish a base in Jiangnan at this time?

If he couldn't figure it out, he couldn't figure it out, but Xiang Ying still acted vigorously and resolutely, organized a memorial service for Gao Jingting, and once again organized and studied the spirit of the Sixth Plenary Session of the Sixth Central Committee in the military department. At the same time, Chen Yi was notified to cross the river as soon as possible to connect with Liu Yimin.

After Liu Yimin saw off Ye Ting and his entourage, he returned to the headquarters and sent a report to Luo Ronghuan, pointing out that the New Fourth Army was currently too weak and could only fight guerrilla warfare in the short term, and that after the southward troops had completed their offensive operations in the Suzhou-Anhui border region, they had to follow the requirements of the Central Committee and the chairman to leave two brigades as the main force to hold on to northern Jiangsu and northeastern Anhui. Otherwise, once the Japanese puppet army sweeps up on a large scale, the base area will be reduced to a guerrilla zone. In view of this situation, Liu Yimin asked Luo Ronghuan to send a report in the name of Liu and Luo to all military regions and main brigades in Shandong, and while the small troops attacked to protect the summer harvest, they were willing to take out the main forces to expand the local armed forces. Like the Jiaodong area, it is far from enough to rely on only one Jiao Eighth Brigade and the Jiaodong Garrison Brigade, and the base area is so stable that it should be expanded on a large scale. The training headquarters can be moved to Jiaodong and concentrate on training recruits for Jiaodong. This is the case in Luxi, southeast Lu, central Lu, and southwest Lu. All brigades should rebuild new regiments and replenish regiments, and engineer battalions and baggage battalions can be upgraded to regiments and train while expanding the army. During the period of concealment and recuperation, all the brigades in the south have already set up new regiments and supplementary regiments, and recruited a large number of new recruits. After our army controls the situation in northeastern Anhui and northern Jiangsu, it will consider transferring troops to form the Northeast Anhui Garrison Brigade and the Northern Jiangsu Garrison Brigade, of which the Northeast Anhui Garrison Brigade is under the command of Peng Xuefeng, and the Northern Jiangsu Garrison Brigade and the Northern Jiangsu Detachment are under the command of Huang Kecheng to undertake the task of holding on to northern Jiangsu and northeast Anhui.

As soon as I finished writing, I received a telegram from the Northern Jiangsu Detachment, reporting that there was friction with Han Deqin's department, and that Tang Shuhong, the head of the Eastern (Hai) Guan (Yun) Shu (Yang) Independent Regiment of the Northern Jiangsu Detachment, had died.

This Tang Shuhong is a native of Tanggou Town, Guanyun County, and is very famous in the East China Sea, Guanyun, and Shuyang. In 1933, when he was teaching in Tanggou Primary School, he founded the Anti-Japanese Reading Club, and after the Lugou Bridge Incident, he founded the Tanggou Theater Troupe, which rehearsed anti-Japanese plays such as "Wanping Battle", "Bloody Battle of Lugou Bridge", "Roar of the Ancient City", "Put Down Your Whip" and other anti-Japanese plays. Last spring, he founded the Tanggou Township People's Anti-Japanese Armed Self-Defense Force in his hometown and also served as the township head. When he returned to Shandong after the first implementation of the morning glory tactic, Liu Yimin also met with him, mobilized him to join the party, and incorporated his team into the northern Jiangsu detachment. Unexpectedly, he went alone to negotiate with Wang Xuwu, the captain of the Shuyang County Standing Brigade, and was killed by Zhou Faqian, the squad leader under Wang Xuwu.

Zhang Jingwu, commander of the Northern Jiangsu Detachment, and Li Congmin, political commissar of the Northern Jiangsu Detachment, said in a telegram that the Han Deqin Department was ineffective in resisting Japan, but it expanded its armed forces everywhere and issued letters of appointment indiscriminately. Ask the division commander for approval to mobilize the main force to eliminate Han Deqin's department and avenge the martyrs.

Liu Yimin wondered, when is this, several brigades of the Eighth Route Army are deployed in northern Jiangsu, and the Japanese puppet army is urgently shrinking and avoiding blows, and a small Shuyang County Standing Brigade captain dares to instruct his subordinates to shoot the head of the Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army.

Annoyed, Liu Yimin really wanted to organize troops to solve the Han Deqin Department.

Historically, Han Deqin was an expert in friction, launched attacks on the New Fourth Army many times, and was beaten by Mr. Chen as a bare-bones commander. Later generations of scholars have studied that it is precisely because of the frequent battles between the New Fourth Army and Han Deqin's Department that an erroneous concept of the New Fourth Army having no military discipline, disobeying commands, and specializing in attacking friendly forces has been formed in the system, which led to the Third Theater encircling and annihilating the military headquarters of the New Fourth Army in southern Anhui for the purpose of revenge, resulting in the Southern Anhui Incident that shocked the whole world. Of course, Liu Yimin does not fully agree with the views of these scholars, but no matter what, at the moment of the great enemy, the squadron is attacking each other, and it is a matter of the relatives and the enemies.

Liu Yimin is Liu Yimin after all, and he will not act on his will. Now is the period of cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, knowing that the Fifth Plenary Session of the Fifth Central Committee of the Communist Party has put forward the policy of limiting the Communist Party, dissolving the Communist Party, and that there may be an upsurge within the year, and he is still bent on resolving contradictions, reducing internal friction, and speeding up the process of the War of Resistance against Japan, how can he add fuel to the fire and fire the first shot? If you want to fight, you have to let Han Deqin do it first. As long as Han Deqin is large-scale, it is justifiable to solve him.

Thinking about it again, Han Deqin may not know about this matter, Wang Xuwu is at best a local snake and can't get on the stage. However, this matter must also be dealt with, and the blood of the martyrs must not be shed in vain, and the struggle must be carried out in a reasonable and restrained manner.

Liu Yimin immediately sent a report to Luo Ronghuan, asking him to send someone to negotiate with Yu Xuezhong, the commander of the Sulu Theater, and asked Han Deqin to be punished for the crime of sabotaging the anti-Japanese resistance.

After sending the telegram, Liu Yimin thought about it and felt the need to meet Han Deqin, talk to him well, and have the ability to fight devils, not to engage in friction.