The two pillars of the Yue Wang Hui used to be the weapons in their hands and the silver taels. After a series of defeats, there were still some weapons that could be used, and when Chang Hengfang and the others left, they chose the best weapons and brought eighty rounds of ammunition each. This is already all the bullets of the Yue Wang Society. less than three thousand pieces of silver were also distributed.

Having lost their military and financial resources and choosing to stay in Anqing City, the rest of the former members of the Yue Wang Society, except for those who eagerly wanted to join the People's Party, inevitably felt empty in their hearts. After more than half a year of worry-free food and clothing, and now after having nothing again, this state of discomfort is also a normal reaction. Regarding this state, Zhang Yu and they had actually commented at the party committee meeting a long time ago, "The people of Yue Wanghui have always felt that they are very powerful, and they never thought that the good days of these few months have almost spent the entire Anhui Province for a year's financial revenue." It's not too much to describe them as losers. ”

Regarding the fact that King Yue will join this matter, Zhang Yu will naturally not be unconditionally optimistic. At that time, Chen Ke was most opposed to recruiting "bad elements" to join the People's Party, and since the establishment of the base areas, recruiting "good people" has been the hard standard. Zhang Yu didn't understand it before, but now he understands Chen Ke's "foresight". The good family has a family and a job, and the purpose of participating in the revolution is very clear, "to defend the achievements of the revolution". Although they lack some unbridled "imagination", the children of good families have a strong sense of belonging and a very good attitude towards learning. If you look at Yue Wanghui from the perspective of a "good family", Yue Wanghui belongs to the kind of prodigal son who "has a wild heart".

Chen Ke made a very classic analogy between the "good family" and the "prodigal son", the good family who came out of the revolution is a hero, and the prodigal son who came out of the revolution is the prodigal son. The heroes are home, and the prodigal sons are homeless. The revolution is a big family, not a shelter, and revolutionary comrades will first of all have a sense of belonging to the revolutionary ranks.

As the saying goes, "the prodigal son does not change his money when he looks back", if this is interpreted, it is impossible for the family to make the prodigal son return to the family no matter how much gold he spends. Now according to the local Mo gold, even the paper to make "dark coins" is very scarce. Zhang Yu was very frightened by the terrible work of reforming the prodigal son.

However, it was impossible to leave the Yue Wang Hui unconditionally aside, Zhang Yu ordered people to first organize the former Yue Wang Hui into a company of troops, first collect their weapons, and then send a new political commissar and life committee. Don't let King Yue take on any special work, first let them learn to clean the camp by themselves, and also learn to wash their clothes on time. Good habits of life imply identification with oneself, and whether the prodigal sons show pride or inferiority, they first disagree with themselves and are hostile to the social order.

The comrades of the People's Party, especially those who have developed in Anhui, do not fan the government, let alone the society. They don't even have a strong anti-"Manchurian" sentiment. These comrades were determined not to overthrow the Manchus out of hatred, but after engaging in revolutionary work, they decided that "in order to be able to live a better life, it is necessary to destroy the Manchu regime and the old order that the Manchu regime represents." The Manchu regime and the old order absolutely did not represent the interests of the broad masses of the people. ”

As the saying goes, "It is better to cut off one's wealth than to kill one's parents," and when the masses of the people realized that the interests of the representatives of the Manchu Qing Dynasty and the old order were completely contrary to their own interests and those of their relatives, the revolutionary spirit that erupted was limitless. And this kind of "political consciousness" is completely different from the political consciousness of the old-style revolutionary parties such as the Yue Wang Society. There is even a contradiction between the old and the new political consciousness. Zhang Yu felt that he was not a god who could create the world with one mouth, and only after King Yue would regard himself as part of the masses of the people could Zhang Yu be sure to persuade these people to embark on the road of true revolution.

Of course, if the people of Yue Wanghui really regarded themselves as the masses of the people, then Zhang Yu would not have to go to great lengths to instill revolutionary truths, and the masses would spontaneously look for revolutionary theories. When the base areas publicize the tax policy, they never talk nonsense such as "the glory of paying taxes". The content of the government's propaganda is quite simple, "If you hand it over to the state, the rest is your own." ”

So the people asked, "How much do you have to pay to the state?" ”

The propagandists clearly informed, "Pay three percent." ”

The people then asked, "Why do you pay 30% instead of 10%?" ”

If the officials of the old era were to raise such a "great rebellion" issue, they would naturally regard the people who raised such "great rebellion" as "unscrupulous people." Even if you don't have to be a Manchu official, the people of the Yue Wang Society are afraid that they will treat the people like this.

The propagandists of the People's Party were overjoyed when they heard this question, and when the people asked this, the people regarded the People's Party as their own. They immediately explained what the tax was for. The common people do not have the patience to listen to these complicated financial statements and number games, and what they really care about is whether the military in the base areas can ensure the safety of the people, whether they can ensure that their lives are not harassed by the enemy, whether they can ensure that the factories can continue to open, whether they can ensure that they can earn income when they work in the factories, whether they can ensure that the cheap goods in the cooperatives can continue to be supplied, whether the hospitals can treat the people, whether the schools and nurseries can continue to enroll all the children in kindergartens as they do now, and whether they can provide a lunch.

After receiving these assurances, the common people willingly handed over 30% of the grain harvest to the government. This is the great Chinese people, and this is the true greatness of the Chinese people. They firmly believe that first of all, they live a normal good life, they do not live for ideals, they do not live for propaganda, they live only for life. When the people really lived a good life with hope, they sincerely defended the fruits of the revolution.

This is the revolution of the People's Party, and it is impossible for those who think that they are above the people to understand this, let alone to sincerely defend the interests of the people. Zhang Yu is extremely convinced of this, because when he asks himself, he knows that he is not fighting for the interests of the people, Zhang Yu hopes that he can realize the value of his life of "making meritorious contributions" through this revolution, and in order to realize the value of his life, Zhang Yu has to realize the interests of the people first.

Zhang Yu's understanding of Yue Wanghui is far deeper than that of other comrades, and in a sense, Zhang Yu and Yue Wanghui are also fellow travelers. It's just that Zhang Yu knew that the path chosen by the group of fools of the Yue Wang Society would never succeed. Zhang Yu only had to follow Chen Ke closely, implement the revolutionary theory pointed out by Chen Ke, and implement the revolutionary method proposed by Chen Ke to the letter, and then he could easily achieve great success that would make the old-style revolutionary party envious and jealous. Therefore, Zhang Yu was very vigilant about the harm of these former members of the Yue Wang Society.

But even so, Zhang Yu couldn't put his current energy on Yue Wanghui. He had a more urgent job, and he must take the initiative to repel the attack of the Hubei New Army. Zhang Yu is the former commander of the water detachment, and his rank is equivalent to that of a brigade commander. The level of awareness of strategy is more profound. In order to ensure that there would be no problems on the front of the Hubei New Army, Chen Ke stationed in Anqing were all the elite of the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army. At present, there are only 20,000 regular troops in the main force in the base area, and once the Hubei New Army can no longer send troops, let alone the 1,200-strong troops in Anqing, these 1,200-strong elite troops will have the opportunity to move freely, and their influence on the war situation will be quite large. According to the changes in the battle situation, this elite force of 1,200 people can choose to cross the Yangtze River to the south and seize the vast area, or they can choose to attack the east to fight the new army in the south of the Yangtze River. At the critical moment, he was able to return to the division's base area to participate in the battle against the Beiyang New Army, and if Chen Ke intended to expand the base area in the direction of Henan, he could even send Zhang Yu north to fight in Henan.

Of course, if you want to do this, you must complete the first combat mission, and annihilation is at least the 31st standard of recreating the vanguard of the Hubei New Army.

The other comrades in the Anqing army did not understand Zhang Yu's innermost thoughts, and everyone was concerned about the annihilation of the 31st standard of the Hubei New Army, so they no longer had to worry about the Qing army from the direction of Hubei. And the 31st mark just gave the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army an excellent opportunity. From the three towns of Wuhan to Anqing, the best way is to take the waterway, which is also Chen Ke's earliest idea is to abandon Anqing and use guerrilla warfare outside Anqing to block the military plan of the Hubei New Army.

However, the persecution of the 31st standard of the surrendered troops led them to become the public enemy of the new army, in order to expel this black sheep far away as soon as possible, Zhang Biao, the commander of the Hubei New Army, asked the 31st standard to leave the Huangpi Pass and take the route of the southern foot of Dabie Mountain. In other words, the 31st standard must cross the mountain range to reach the base area. Many of the comrades stationed in Anqing were veterans of the water detachment, and they knew the complexity of the preparation of the water army. Zhang Biao is afraid that there is another meaning in doing this, that is, Zhang Biao, who is short of troops, does not want to send troops in a hurry, so letting the 31st standard slowly sway on the road can not only prove that the Hubei New Army has been dispatched, but also make this dispatch drag on for a long time. It's really an excellent officialdom tool.

The great enemy is still playing such infighting tricks, and the commanders of the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army do not understand it. However, there is no need for them to understand so much, the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army must now make full use of the opportunity offered by the enemy to complete the victory in the battle.

"Don't fight unprepared battles, don't fight uncertain battles." This was the benchmark for the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army when it established its battle plan. Since arriving in Anqing, the reconnaissance units of the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army have begun to reconnoiter the surrounding area. The map department provided a large number of maps, which the reconnaissance unit relied on to determine the terrain and roads around Anqing. In particular, with regard to the land situation, the reconnaissance unit even sent a reconnaissance detachment to Huangpi Pass. The supply of paper in the base area was relatively good, and the reconnaissance unit used up more than 400 catties of paper and more than 6,000 pencils within a month. The initial intelligence work of the operation was relatively well prepared.

Now it's up to the staff to do their job.

"Report, the march plan for the 5th sector has been drawn up."

"Make another plan to travel through the Fifth District lightly."

"Report, the march plan for the 3rd sector has been drawn up."

"Make a plan for a temporary redeployment in the 3rd District."

"Report, plans for the eighth operational site have been drawn up."

"Report, plans for the ninth operational site have been drawn up."

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If you want to surprise the enemy, you have to determine how to march and where to fight. The determination of the route of the march, the determination of the place of stationing, these are the work of the General Staff. Whether the battle will be fought during the day or at night will again require a completely different approach to warfare. Different combat methods require different equipment. "Knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent will not be defeated in a hundred battles", and not saying "knowing one's opponent", just thinking about "knowing oneself" is definitely not an easy thing. Once the battle plan exceeds expectations, the physical strength and energy of the troops will be different. These changes are likely to render the original battle plan a wasted paper.

The General Staff divided the road from Anqing to Huangpi Pass into 12 sections, each of which had a corresponding marching plan. And many areas also have the existence of county seats. How to pass through the county seat, and to pass through the county seat without leaking the news. Whether it is an armed attack or a stealth crossing, this is something that needs to be carefully considered.

Most of the people who participated in the General Staff were party members, and the rest were probationary party members. The party committee simply convened together with the meeting of the General Staff. At the meeting, the tired comrades asked a question, "This operation and the first Anqing campaign were both external operations, so what is the difference between the two operations?" ”

"Although the first Anqing campaign was an external battle, the waterway march had an official fleet of ships organized by Comrade Pu Guanshui, and when they returned to the base area from Anqing, the closer they went, the closer they got to the base area. Anqing City, which is really fighting, we have enough understanding of the city defense. There's even a part of the internal response. Therefore, many disadvantages of external warfare have been weakened to the greatest extent. And the element of surprise attack is very high. Speaking of this, Zhang Yu smiled, "Comrades, in terms of formulating strategies and grasping strategic opportunities, I am indeed inferior to Chairman Chen. ”

Zhang Yu told the truth, and everyone took it for granted that Chen Ke's war level surpassed Zhang Yu's. No one laughed with Zhang Yu for the last joke about Zhang Yu.

Zhang Yu originally made a casual joke, he didn't think that there was anything that no one could not fight, he stood up and pointed to the stamps that had been densely marked as the marching line, Yu continued: "In this operation, we are completely outside the battle. Not to mention that we don't know much about the 31st standard, the 31st standard is also on the march. Their location is also constantly changing. What we have to determine now is where to fight against the 31st standard. In terms of operational preparations, the place of operation is, of course, as close to us as possible. However, the closer the 31st Standard is to us, the more vigilant they become, and if we consider the actual battle, the farther away the place of the battle, the better. Because the farther the 31st mark is from us, the faster they march, the faster their fatigue accumulates, and the formation will not be maintained very well. What kind of choice should be made, and what are the opinions of the comrades? ”

The comrades are also thinking about whether to consider combat preparations or the implementation of specific tactics, which is indeed a difficult matter. This is no longer the part that can be calculated with pen and paper, and the accumulation of intelligence. The time has come when the time has come to determine the determination to fight.