Chapter 604 Welcome Home

After crossing the Hukou Yellow River Chain Bridge, from a distance, a thin cadre of the Eighth Route Army stood there to greet him, and behind him was a team of guard soldiers. Liu Yimin took a closer look, wasn't that Comrade Chen Yun?

Liu Yimin never imagined that Comrade Chen Yun would come to greet him, so he hurriedly greeted him.

After the Red Army occupied Shaanxi, in accordance with Liu Yimin's proposal on building an anti-Japanese democratic base area in Shaanxi, Chen Yun, who was in charge of economic work, and Zhang Wentian and Li Fuchun of the Shaanxi Anti-Japanese Democratic Government, worked hard to implement them one by one, and great results have now been achieved. Seeing Liu Yimin walking across the chain bridge, boarding the west bank of the Yellow River, and walking briskly towards him, Comrade Chen Yun, who was full of smiles, hurriedly waved his hand and shouted "Comrade Yimin, welcome you home."

Salutes, handshakes, hugs. The two old comrades-in-arms, who had not seen each other for more than a year since going north to the anti-Japanese battlefield, poured out their thoughts about each other.

Chen Yun told Liu Yimin that after receiving the telegram that he had escaped safely, the central authorities decided to send people to greet him. He wanted to be the first to see Liu Yimin return safely, so he asked again and again, but he was lucky. Originally, thinking that Liu Yimin would cross the river in Longmen and rush back to Xi'an from Hancheng, he rushed to Hancheng. Last night, I learned that I was crossing the river at Hukou, so I immediately went north, and finally continued. This time, it can be regarded as a real reassurance.

Liu Yimin was so moved, he took Chen Yun's hand, and the two of them walked along the Yellow River, chatting while walking, first asking the chairman, Vice Chairman Zhou, Mr. Zhu, Zhang Wentian and others about their bodies, and then asking about the changes in the lives of acquaintances in Xi'an.

Chen Yun saw that Liu Yimin's face was full of brilliance, and the eyebrows looked indescribably cordial and vivid, without a trace of tiredness after a long journey, and there was no sense of fear like escaping death, so he felt strange, so he asked Liu Yimin if everything went well with Yan Xishan and achieved results.

Liu Yimin said with a smile, just now at the east end of this chain bridge, Yan Xi'er was still ringing the alarm bell This Yan Laoxi'er, the water is deep, but generally speaking, due to the influence of the Eighth Route Army's achievements, Yan Xishan and his Jin Sui Army are still very enthusiastic about the War of Resistance, and it is normal for there to be a trace of rift between them and our party. After all, we have benefited from building base areas and expanding our armed forces in Shanxi, and Yan Xishan and his 13th Taibao have anger in their hearts, which is normal, but it is not normal to have no anger. As long as we provide correct guidance, actively negotiate with Yan Xishan, and provide economic and military support at the appropriate time, it is still possible for Yan Xishan to persist in uniting in the War of Resistance. Of course, you can't be careless, you have to guard against Yan Xishan

Seeing that Liu Yimin's expression was calm and that what he said with great confidence, Chen Yun was also relieved and told Liu Yimin that Yan Xishan held a military-political liaison meeting in Guxian in June, and that the signs at the meeting were abnormal, and there was a tendency to suppress the development of the new army. Bo Yibo was very worried and reported to the central government many times. The purpose of the chairman's order to let him visit Yan Xishan was to let Yan Xishan know that the main force of the Eighth Route Army was strong in combat, and any ideas and practices that undermined the unity to resist Japan were dangerous and impossible to achieve their goals.

Liu Yimin nodded, and said that Yan Xishan is a talented person, who has a set of political, military, and economic skills, and has a higher level than many of Chiang Kai-shek's senior officials, that is, the ideological awareness of defense against the Communist Party is deep-rooted, and he likes political speculation, otherwise, with his prestige and ability, he is really the target of the united front that our party should focus on developing. After meeting with the chairman, Vice Chairman Zhou, and President Zhu, I had to report to them in detail, and we should combine pulling, pushing, and pressing Yan Xishan, and encourage him to cooperate with our party to resist Japan.

Later, Liu Yimin pulled Chen Yun to sit down and asked him how he felt after marriage, and whether the bride knew to take care of him and be considerate of him.

Chen Yun became more and more happy when he said this, and told Liu Yimin that his wife Yu Luhua was born in Jinan, and she was an authentic Shandong girl, very beautiful and simple, and knew how to take care of him, and now served as his secretary. He also said that Comrade Xiao *ping came back from Taihang Mountain and wrote him a limerick poem. As he spoke, Chen Yun involuntarily read it out: "A thousand miles of marriage is a thread, and noseache brings a beautiful marriage, a female secretary of Zhongshan policy, and a caretaker of Mr. Route." ”

Liu Yimin laughed when he heard it, and said that it was well written, Ms. Song Qingling first became Mr. Sun Yat-sen's secretary and then fell in love and got married, you are because you are sick and need someone to take care of you, and the person who took care of it became a wife, okay, great, I can't imagine that Comrade Chen Yun is politically up, economically, and in love. It seems that I have a good fortune when I go back to Xi'an this time, and I can taste the craftsmanship of my sister-in-law.

Chen Yun and Liu Yimin have a good relationship, when Liu Yimin was stationed in Xi'an, Chen Yun went to Liu Yimin's Seventh Army to fight tooth sacrifices, and Liu Yimin also went to his house to fight tooth sacrifices after he got married. After talking about his own affairs, Chen Yun asked Liu Yimin, didn't he say that he would take Tang Xingying and Ni Hua's mother and son back to Xi'an this time? Why did something happen just before boarding? Was there a quarrel?

Liu Yimin was a little sullen when he said this, and the joy brought by the major breakthrough in martial arts in front of Hukou Waterfall in the morning was affected.

Chen Yun didn't want to see Liu Yimin's dejected appearance, and said slowly: "Such a big and majestic general will be defeated by a few girls. A lot of people will laugh at it. The chairman has long said that no one is allowed to interfere in your emotional problems, and this matter is entirely up to you. However, I thought that you would bring them back, so I thought, if it really can't be done, I will leave one to study in Xi'an, or leave both of them, and give them some time to think about it, maybe they will be able to figure it out. Now that I think about it, it's a good thing you didn't bring them with you, otherwise what would have happened?"

Liu Yimin asked very abruptly: "Am I too soft-hearted?" ”

Chen Yun was stunned for a moment, pulled a dry grass from the ground, and chewed it in his mouth for a long time before he sighed and said: "I think you are not soft-hearted, but kind-hearted, and you don't want to hurt anyone who is good to you." Think about it, on the Long March, when did you soften your heart against the white dog and now against the Japanese invaders? What a heroic and heroic thing it is this time, after you parachuted, you shot down four Japanese planes, killed more than 80 little devils, shot heads with guns, and finally touched the headquarters of the 10th and 9th Divisions of the little devils in Huo County, and killed the commander, chief of staff and confidential staff officer of the devil's division, saying that your will is as strong as steel, that is the absolute truth. But that's another thing for the enemy, but for the lover. I think one is that you are kind-hearted and don't want them to be sad. The other is indeed that you are too good, too annoying, and girls are often attracted to you when they see you, and they are always in love. It's no wonder you. I can tell you well, when I go back to Xi'an this time, your few are not there, and there are many young women in Xi'an, you can be honest and don't make trouble again. ”

Liu Yimin opened his mouth and stammered: "Am I the kind of person who cares?" ”

Chen Yun smiled: "You are not a flower, you are kind-hearted, you always feel that it is not easy for people who like you, this is reluctant, that is not abandoned, and the result is what it is now." The girls also took advantage of you, stalking and stalking, and vowed not to give up until they reached their goal, so that the whole world knew that Liu Yimin, the invincible hero of the Eighth Route Army, and his two wives and confidants, were messy. Look at Tang Xingying and Ni Hua, which one didn't catch your psychology and chase desperately to succeed? I can't help you with these things, you handle it yourself, anyway, you have wide shoulders and can afford it, do you know? The little devil's reward for you has increased again, to 5 million oceans. From now on, you have to be careful where you go. Li Chengyi sacrificed, and turned around to pick a guard commander. I heard that Vice Chairman Zhou and Mr. Zhu are picking out guards for you, and they are likely to send their guard squad leader to you. ”

Liu Yimin shook his head: "I don't need guards, the person who can kill me hasn't been born yet."

Chen Yun said: "Proud again, right? Didn't you almost come back this time? Okay, say something happy. After you left, Shaanxi's construction has been a little on the right track, except for the Mianxian Ordnance Base and Xi'an City, which were damaged by the air raids of the little devils, our people's livelihood construction has done a good job. The fiscal and taxation system has been completed, the renminbi has become the strongest currency in circulation in Shaanxi's base areas, the production of oil and coal fields is now normal, the production of gold mines is also good, and the use of cash for work has also achieved practical results, and the highways from Xi'an to Yulin, from Xi'an to Baoji, from Xi'an to Shangluo, to Hanzhong, and Sichuan have also been built. The Chairman asked me to ask you for your opinion and if you would like to take a look at the extended oil field and guide the work there. ”

Liu Yimin replied directly that it could not be extended, as long as it was produced normally. He was relieved that he would not be able to go down to the war in Shandong, and he would rush back immediately after reporting to the Central Committee.

Chen Yun was a little disappointed and said: "Fuchun and I are both looking forward to your return, and want to accompany you to all parts of Shaanxi to have a look, so that you can help come up with ideas to see how to boost Shaanxi's economy so as to provide sufficient logistical support for the front-line troops." ”

Liu Yimin didn't want to disappoint Chen Yun, so he said that after reporting to the Central Committee, he would go to report to Comrade Fuchun and that there was something to discuss together.

After hearing this, Chen Yun said happily: "This is the right one." Let's go, let's go to Yichuan, stay there at night, and we'll have a good chat at night. ”

Only then did Liu Yimin get up and get on his horse, and together with Chen Yun, he led the soldiers to ride their horses to Yichuan County.

In the evening, after having dinner in Yichuan County, Liu Yimin sent a telegram to Luo Ronghuan, telling him that he had arrived in Yichuan, joined Comrade Chen Yun, and asked Luo Ronghuan to sort out the movements of the Japanese army and report it to him. Then he sent a telegram to Tang Xingying and Ni Hua that they had arrived safely in Shaanxi and joined Comrade Chen Yun, asking the division headquarters to hand it over, telling them not to worry, not to call back, to work with peace of mind, and that he would soon return to Shandong.

Thinking about the pitiful appearance of Zhao Xiaoman and Jingjing, the two stupid girls, Liu Yimin was arrogant, and felt that since the matter had reached this point, he was almost dead, and he still cared about what he was doing so much, so he sent a telegram to Luo Ronghuan, asking him to meet Zhao Xiaoman and Jingjing, and give guidance to the propaganda work after the occupation of Jinan, telling them that he had returned to Shaanxi safely and would return to Shandong soon.

Luo Ronghuan's telegram arrived quickly, and he told Liu Yimin that according to reliable information, the Japanese Fifth Division had arrived in Qingdao, and the Combined Fleet should have also reached the sea near Qingdao. In the past two days, Japanese reconnaissance planes have made frequent sorties, judging that they are looking for the location of the main force of our army and the first air brigade of the Eighth Route Army. The Japanese troops on the southern front and the Japanese troops in the direction of Dexian launched several reconnaissance small unit attacks in the past two days, but they were all repulsed by our troops.

In the telegram, Luo Ronghuan told Liu Yimin that the reason why the plane formation was ambushed was because the Japanese spies infiltrated Jinan and discovered the departure time of the plane formation. After interrogation, it was found out that Tang Xiu'er, a female militia soldier that Wang Shangwu's second sniper squadron met outside Culai Village, was a Japanese spy, but she did not belong to the North China Front Army's secret service, and the captured spy could not tell her origin, only knew that the code name "Sakura" was a high-level killer who specialized in assassinating Liu Yimin. Tang Xiu'er took Zhuang Yulian to the south as an exiled student in Beiping, joined the militia of Culai Village, and later went to the Tai'an detachment. The Tai'an detachment has been monitoring and has not found anything abnormal. After our army captured Jinan, Tang Xiuer and Zhuang Yulian asked the Tai'an detachment for leave to go to Jinan to see a doctor, and the Tai'an detachment notified the security department after approving it. After Tang Xiuer and Zhuang Yulian arrived in Jinan, they were monitored by the Ministry of Security. After receiving that the division commander's plane was ambushed by Japanese planes, Hu Di and Li Lingfeng rushed to arrest Tang Xiu'er, but unfortunately Tang Xiu'er had already killed Zhuang Yulian and two agents of the Security Department who were traveling with him and fled. Li Lingfeng tracked her for a day and found no trace of her, and it is estimated that she has fled back to the Japanese army. According to Li Lingfeng's report, Tang Xiu'er should be proficient in Japanese ninjutsu. Please pay attention to the teacher, the woman is slender, similar in height to Jingjing, outstanding in appearance, and superb in martial arts.

As for Tang Xingying and Ni Hua, Luo Ronghuan said in the telegram that they had returned to normal, and other comrades did not need to worry about the division commander.

After reading the telegram, Liu Yimin immediately remembered the two female warriors he met when he bought breakfast for Ni Hua that morning, so the one who was slightly lower should be Zhuang Yulian, and the tall one was naturally the cherry blossom disguised as Tang Xiu'er. It's a pity that I only saw the back at that time, and I didn't see the appearance. Outstanding appearance, superb martial arts, ninjutsu, high-level killer, interesting

Liu Yimin immediately sent a telegram back to Luo Ronghuan and ordered Li Lingfeng and Wang Tongsheng to command the special operations brigade and sniper brigade to quickly launch operations and carry out special guerrilla warfare to disrupt the deployment of the Japanese army. The main force of the Eighth Brigade quickly retreated in concealment, maintaining a one-day distance from the Qingdao Fifth Division. Some units were left to monitor the movements of the Japanese troops in Qingdao, and to cooperate with and cover the special combat units left in the vicinity of Qingdao to carry out special guerrilla warfare. It must be combined with mine warfare and tunnel warfare so that the small units of the Fifth Division cannot go out of the city at will to reconnoiter and attack. The Fifth Division was forced to carry out a large-scale attack on our army to retaliate in order to facilitate our army's search for fighters. For the time being, the main forces of our army are still in hiding near Jinan.

After sending the telegram, Comrade Chen Yun came to Liu Yimin, and the two of them set up a dragon gate formation, starting from Chen Yun to the Shanghai Commercial Press as an apprentice, until the Sixth Plenary Session of the Sixth Central Committee, which has not yet ended, until Li Hongjun came to urge him to rest and have to hurry tomorrow, the two of them went to bed.

At seven o'clock the next morning, Liu Yimin and Chen Yun left Yichuan with the guard troops and rushed to Xi'an.

Take a break every 30 miles on the way to recuperate your horsepower. rushed to Baishui to rest for a night, and at six o'clock in the afternoon of November 23, Liu Yimin and his entourage finally rushed to Huaqing Pond.

Since his instructor went north on November 6 last year, Liu Yimin has not returned to Xi'an for a year, let alone met with the chairman.

Maybe thinking that he was about to see his respected leaders, Liu Yimin suddenly had a feeling of being closer to home and more timid, and involuntarily slowed down the speed of the Mercedes-Benz. provoked Chen Yun to laugh at him on the side, saying that he was still young, and he was excited when he saw the door.

, Zhou Enlai, Zhu De and others already knew that Liu Yimin was about to arrive, and they had already greeted the outside of the street of Huaqingchi, and were quietly watching Liu Yimin and his party galloping far away in the twilight.

By six o'clock, it was already dark, but it wasn't completely dark.

Actually, *** and others are also very excited. Think about it, since Liu Yimin joined the Red Army, how many surprises has he brought to people** The reason why he has a base in a province in Shaanxi, and he is here to recuperate and bury himself in development, can he not do without Liu Yimin? If nothing else, just look at the contribution of oil fields, coal mines, and gold mines to Shaanxi's economy, and you can know Liu Yimin's important role. As for Liu Yimin's accumulated military exploits since he led his instructor to the north to resist Japan, it is needless to say, the whole world is watching it**, the prestige of the Eighth Route Army has already flown out of Shaanxi and North China with the successive capture of Tianjin, Qingdao and Jinan, and has spread to the hearts of every righteous person who loves China and cares about and supports China's War of Resistance.

Chen Yun saw that Liu Yimin was in an excited mood and didn't know where he had flown to, so he reminded: "Comrade Liu Yimin, Chairman, Vice Chairman Zhou, Commander-in-Chief Zhu and comrades have all come out to greet him."

Liu Yimin woke up at this time, glanced at the torches lit up at the entrance of Huaqingchi Town in the distance, took a breath, shouted "drive" and rode up to meet him.

Seeing that there was only a distance of 100 meters, Liu Yimin turned over and dismounted, straightened his military uniform, and walked up with standard steps, until he walked in front of the leaders, Liu Yimin raised his hand and saluted, and reported loudly: "Chairman, Vice Chairman Zhou, Commander-in-Chief, Deputy Commander-in-Chief, Chief of General Staff, Chiefs: **Shandong Bureau Secretary, Commander of the Shandong Military Region of the Eighth Route Army, and Instructor of the 18th Group Army Liu Yimin was ordered to report, please instruct"

Before the voice landed, the thick Hunan accent of *** sounded: "Our hero is back." Comrade Liu Yimin, welcome home," he said, and a pair of big hands reached over and held Liu Yimin's hand tightly.

After a while, all the leaders hugged up and shook hands with Liu Yimin one by one. was so panicked that Liu Yimin kept saluting and greeting, and he was very busy.

I don't know who came up with the idea, but several soldiers from the Central Guard Regiment rushed up and lifted Liu Yimin up at once.

Haha laughed, waved his hand: "Go, go back to dinner"

The guards and soldiers carried Liu Yimin, cheered and followed the footsteps of the chiefs, and walked towards Huaqingchi.