The headquarters of the Red Army was located in the former Sichuan Province.

Liu Yimin arrived at the headquarters of the Red Army early in the morning. He first went to see Comrade Chen Yun and wanted to ask if there was anything he needed help with in logistics.

Chen Yun is in good spirits now, and when Liu Yimin went, he was reading the "Xinxin News" newspaper he had just bought.

Seeing that Liu Yimin was coming, Comrade Chen Yun asked Liu Yimin to sit down, poured water, and said: "I was about to go to you, you tell me, why do you say that you can unite Chiang Kai-shek to resist?" Don't you know that our premise is to oppose Chiang? ”

Liu Yimin thought to himself: This is definitely not the opinion of Comrade Chen Yun alone, but the opinion of many comrades. He stood up and saluted, and then said: "Report to Comrade Chen Yun, we should seek truth from facts when looking at the problem, since our Red Army has proposed to go north to resist the war, then we cannot avoid the question of Chiang Kai-shek." Now, Chiang Kai-shek represents the legitimate political axe of China, controlling the vast majority of China's forces and controlling the economy. Without his participation, it would have taken a long, long time for us alone to win the victory of the resistance against the Japanese. Besides, he said that he was about to launch a full-scale war of aggression against China, and the soldiers were referring first of all to Chiang Kai-shek and his Central Army, not our Red Army. Therefore, once an all-out resistance breaks out, it is necessary to carry out a joint war of resistance between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, and the whole of China can be twisted into a rope in order to resist the invaders, after all, the economic and military strength of the capital is really very strong, and it is not the Red Army, nor Chiang Kai-shek's Central Army, nor any local strength can compete with it alone. This is my idea, please criticize the chief. ”

Comrade Chen Yun did not answer, but changed the topic, and then asked: "Why do you say that as long as the Central Committee and the Red Army Headquarters give an order, there is absolutely certainty that Xue Yue will be captured alive?" Can you do it? ”

Liu Yimin smiled confidently: "Capturing Xue Yue alive doesn't necessarily require a large army, an elite small army can complete the task." There is no problem with that. ”

"Then you mean that Chiang Kai-shek can also be captured alive?" Comrade Chen Yun was angry and funny, and his tone was full of ridicule.

Liu Yimin said seriously: "It's not impossible. If Chiang Kai-shek leaves Nanjing and leaves the main force of the Central Army, for example, to inspect where to go, as long as the intelligence is accurate, it will not be impossible. If there is a good gun, like the Soviet Mosin-Nagant sniper rifle, a sniper can take him out. However, the problem is that we can't kill him, and if we kill him now, China will immediately fall apart, which is tantamount to helping Yue himself. ”

Comrade Chen Yun looked at Liu Yimin again: "You're not joking, are you?" ”

Liu Yimin took a sip of water and said, "The water in Chengdu is really good, and it tastes better than other places when making tea." ”

Chen Yun finally understood that the young man in front of him was really hidden, and looking at his appearance, he could do what he said. After thinking about it, he said: "If you can kill Chiang Kai-shek with a sniper rifle, stop here, and you must not say it to anyone." If the warlords and the other knew about it, maybe they would have taken a risk. In that case, it's troublesome. I remember, wasn't the trigger for the First World War when Archduke Ferdinand, the heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary, was shot dead by a Serbian young man named Princip? You are right, if Chiang Kai-shek dies now, his arrogant soldiers and fierce generals will immediately bite each other like mad dogs, and there is no need to say that he will fight him, and China will be in chaos. ”

Liu Yimin asked if there was anything else that needed help in logistics, and Comrade Chen Yun shook his head: "You have done a good job, this time you have made so much money in Chengdu, which is equivalent to getting all the warlords in Sichuan, when has our Red Army been as rich as it is now?" If we can't do the logistics with the money, then we will all blush. On my behalf, you would like to thank all the cadres and fighters of the Seventh Army Corps, and say that our comrades in logistics will do their best to ensure the supply of comrades and fully support them in winning the battle. ”

Liu Yimin sighed: "It's not enough to have money, if only we could get an advanced arsenal." ”

Chen Yun thought for a while and said: "Our current funds can build a very advanced arsenal, and even the supporting steel plants, coal mines, and coking plants are no problem. The question is that if there is no stable base area, where will it be built? ”

Liu Yimin said: "I will immediately go to the chairman and ask if the next goal is determined." This Chengdu is not a place for us to stay for a long time, and after a long time, Chiang Kai-shek's deployment will be completed. When the time comes, I'm afraid I won't be able to leave if I want to, and I'll have to fight hard again. ”

Chen Yun looked at Liu Yimin: "Can't we get a foothold here?" The Chengdu Plain is rich in natural resources and abundant human resources, and we rely on this to open up contact with the four front armies, and the two front armies of 1 or 200,000 horses will cooperate in the battle, and it is very likely that the Sichuan army will be wiped out and the whole of Sichuan will be red. At that time, the Red Army will grow stronger, and we will be able to enter and leave Sichuan to fight for the world with Chiang Kai-shek, and we will be able to defend ourselves according to natural dangers when we retreat. Isn't that great? ”

Hearing Chen Yun say this, Liu Yimin knew that he was in trouble, and he was afraid of something, and perhaps the top level of the central government had already formed an opinion on occupying Sichuan, at least some comrades had this view, and if this was really the case, then history would have undergone great changes.

Think about it, I come from later generations and am very familiar with the trend of history, but these revolutionary predecessors are different, how did they know that the North China Incident would soon occur, that they would fully invade China in 37 years, and that Sichuan would be the rear of the Chinese nation's War of Resistance?

Thinking about it again, at this time, in the minds of the vast majority of Red Army cadres and soldiers, the biggest enemy is Chiang Kai-shek and the Central Army. Although the Red Army mentioned going north to resist, he said that he was still far beyond the Great Wall, and Chiang Kai-shek's Central Army was chasing behind the butt with guns, and could fight the Red Army at any time. If this real enemy cannot be solved, how can we fight an enemy thousands of miles away? At present, I am afraid that what the Red Army cadres and soldiers hope most is to break out again in the Central Plains or something, so that Chiang Kai-shek and the warlords will eat dogs, the more chaotic the better, and the more ruthless the fight, the better. In that case, Chiang Kai-shek would not care about pursuing the Red Army.

Liu Yimin felt very depressed and couldn't help but smile bitterly. To be honest, his own ideas are a bit ahead of his time in the ranks of the current Red Army. Because he came from later generations, the starting point of considering the war situation was how to fight the war of resistance against Japan, but the starting point of the Red Army cadres and soldiers now thinking about the problem was how to survive and how to break Chiang Kai-shek's encirclement and suppression. The number one enemy in his eyes is the devil, and the number one enemy in the eyes of the Red Army soldiers is Chiang Kai-shek and his Central Army, and only when the war of resistance breaks out in an all-round way will the devil become the number one enemy in the minds of the Red Army soldiers. Now although the devil has invaded the northeast, after all, it is outside the Great Wall, far away from the Red Army, and the Red Army soldiers have not yet experienced and felt the threat of themselves!

Need to meet with the chair as soon as possible.

Liu Yimin didn't bother to say more to Comrade Chen Yun, and after taking his leave, he went to the General Staff Headquarters of the Red Army. He knew that [***], Vice Chairman Zhou, and Commander-in-Chief Zhu should all be there.

When I arrived at the General Staff, several leaders were there.

Seeing Liu Yimin, several leaders had smiles on their faces. It is no wonder that Liu Yimin's appearance brought too many surprises to the Red Army. Not to mention the victories and captured weapons and equipment, ordinary soldiers can see and touch them, and those ordinary soldiers can't see or touch the yellow gold bars and white silver dollars that people are dizzy.

Zhou Enlai spoke first: "Comrade Liu Yimin, you asked Comrade Hu Di to rescue the comrades of the Sichuan underground party who were imprisoned in time, and you did a good job and rescued many comrades. Now that they are recuperating from their wounds and working, you can arrange a time to meet with a few comrades who have been exposed, and they all ask to work in your Seventh Legion! ”

Liu Yimin hurriedly said: "Vice Chairman Zhou, welcome comrades to the Seventh Army Corps, don't worry, I will definitely arrange their work." ”

[***] spoke: "Comrade Liu Yimin, what do you think about the current situation, speak out and listen." ”

Liu Yimin thought, I'm here to ask your opinion, it's good, I have to say my opinion first. He said: "Chairman of the report, if you have a little immature idea, I will say it for the reference of the leaders, and if it is wrong, please criticize the chairman, Vice Chairman Zhou, Commander-in-Chief Zhu, and Comrade Luo Fu." ”

Mr. Zhu said: "Don't wear boots and hats, just say it!" ”

Liu Yimin said: "Let's talk about the situation analysis first. 1. Situation in Sichuan: After our army occupied Chengdu, five corps were deployed around Chengdu, and the troops were in a state of rest and replenishment. At present, our Seventh Army Corps controls Guanghan, Shifang, Deyang, Pixian, Guan County, Pengzhou, Chongzhou, and Dayi, forming an arc-shaped defense line in Chengdu from north to west; Our 1st and 9th Army Corps controlled the Leshan, Meishan, Pujiang, Qionglai, and Shuangliu areas, forming the southern and southwestern defense lines of Chengdu; Our 3rd and 5th Army Corps controlled the first line of Zigong, Ziyang, Suining, Sanjiang, and Zhongtai, forming the eastern defense line of Chengdu; Our Fourth Front Army pinned down the main force of the Sichuan Army on the North Road in Bazhong. On the side of the enemy's Sichuan army, Liu Wenhui's 24th Army retreated in Ya'an and defended it with danger. The main force of the Sichuan Army on the North Road controlled the Jialing River and prevented the four front armies from crossing the river to the south. The South Road Sichuan Army has assembled in Luzhou, echoing with the defenders of Yucheng and confronting our Third and Fifth Army Corps. On the side of the enemy's central army, Xue Yue's troops are on standby on the east bank of the Chishui River, and it is likely that Tang Enbo and other troops who remain in Zunyi will also rush to Renhuai to join Xue Yue's troops, and in the northern direction of Sichuan, the southern part of the enemy Huzong can move south at any time to support the troops on the northern route of the Sichuan army, and Chiang Kai-shek may also mobilize a large army along the Yangtze River to be transported to Wanxian or Yucheng to go ashore and join the battle. ”

Liu Yimin paused, glanced at the expressions of several leaders, and continued: "Second, our army's countermeasures. First, negotiate with the Sichuan army, take the existing line of control as the standard, and the two sides will not invade each other, and then the main force of our army will go all out to the north, occupy Hanzhong, and join forces with the four front armies to jointly expand the Sichuan-Shaanxi base area. After that, the main force of our army attacked to the north and west, seized Hanzhong, Gannan and southern Qinghai, and established a base area across the four provinces of Sichuan, Shaanxi, Gansu, and Qinghai. Second, the whole army quickly moved north to the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningbo region to establish a base area. After that, he made every effort to manage Gansu, Ningxia, and Qinghai, eliminate Erma, and establish a solid base area. Then, we can develop production and strengthen our troops, so that we can attack Shanxi in the east, Shaanxi in the south, and Xinjiang Province in the west, and the strategic space is huge. With the current strength of our Red Army, the warlords of the Northwest are not our opponents and cannot stop us. Once the war of resistance against Japanese aggression breaks out in full force, we can march eastward and fight against the Japanese in Shanxi, Hebei, Shandong, and Henan. Third, eliminate the Sichuan army and occupy Sichuan. The advantage is that Sichuan is wealthy, has a large population, and is convenient to replenish. The bad part is that Chiang Kai-shek is likely to mobilize a large army and fight with me in Sichuan, resulting in a great loss of troops on both sides of the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, and it is very likely that he himself will take advantage of the fire to rob. At that time, the army will invade China in an all-round way, and Chiang Kai-shek will be completely defeated, and there will be no way to retreat, and it is very likely that he will compromise with Yuekou. In that case, we will lose more than we gain by occupying Sichuan. ”

[***] asked, "Which one do you lean into?" ”

Liu Yimin said: "I am inclined to the second article. ”

Mr. Zhu said, "Tell me your reasoning." ”

Liu Yimin said: "This truth has actually been said at the Zunyi Conference. First, our army wants to completely occupy the Chengdu Plain area that it now controls, although it is rich in things and people, but it is also the focus of the whole country's attention, and the Sichuan army will not agree. If our army forcibly occupies it, it will be a big war and a bloody battle, and the price to pay will be very great. Second, if our army wants to destroy the Sichuan army and control the whole of Sichuan, the Sichuan army will inevitably open the door to Sichuan to welcome the central army into Sichuan. Third, although the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningbo region is poor and the conditions are poor, we are in difficulty, and the enemy is also in difficulty. We have to run on two legs, and the enemy runs on two legs. Moreover, Shaanxi, Gansu and Ningbo are relatively remote and not as eye-catching as the Chengdu Plain. It can be said that after losing Shaanxi, Gansu and Ningxia, no one will say that Chiang Kai-shek is incompetent. But after losing the Chengdu Plain and Sichuan, Chiang Kai-shek's national political axe had no place to put face, so he had to work hard. I suppose that Chiang Kai-shek is sending troops and his representatives may be in Chongqing right now. ”

[***] said to himself: "This Sichuan is really a good place!" ”

Liu Yimin added: "Chairman, Vice Chairman Zhou, and Commander-in-Chief Zhu, there is one more concern that I did not say, that is, it is a matter of time before the army invades China in an all-out way, and when the time comes, let alone North China, I think Shanghai, Nanjing, and Wuhan will not be able to hold it, and Sichuan is the only place where Chiang Kai-shek and the Nationalist Axe can hold on." With natural hazards as a barrier, Chiang Kai-shek could continue to fight with the army and persist in the war of resistance to the end. If we occupy Sichuan, Chiang Kai-shek will have no way to retreat and be in a hurry, and we cannot rule out the possibility of a compromise with Yukou. At that time, it will be too difficult for us in the Red Army alone to fight against the Japanese army. Therefore, I mean that starting from the overall situation of the national war of resistance, we must leave a way out for Chiang Kai-shek and his national political axe in advance, so that we can pull him to persist in the resistance with us. Once the resistance is won, it is estimated that our strength has been extremely strong, and it is not a question of whether Chiang Kai-shek wants to fight us or not, but whether we want to liberate the whole of China. ”

Several people did not speak, and the room was very quiet for a while.

Liu Yimin thought for a while and said: "I also know that Sichuan is a good place, and if you occupy Sichuan, you will have the capital to compete for the world." However, if we want to win the support of the people of the whole country, we must play the role of leader and mainstay in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. If we occupy Sichuan just for the sake of fighting for the world, then in the eyes of the people of the whole country, we will be like the warlords of Liangguang, Shanxi, Sichuan, Qinghai, and Ningxia. No matter how we defend ourselves, no matter how much we say that we want to go north to resist, the Chinese people will not believe it. ”

[***] waved his hand: "You go, let's think again." ”

After leaving the headquarters of the Red Army, Liu Yimin was in a very bad mood, it seems that before he came, the central authorities had already made up their minds to destroy the Sichuan army and occupy Sichuan. I don't know if these great men will be able to listen to it.

In a bad mood, Liu Yimin didn't want to go back to the garrison headquarters, so he walked casually on the street, and Li Chengyi followed closely behind with a squad of soldiers.

Before I knew it, I came to the Wuhou Temple outside the south gate.

Before the crossing, Liu Yimin once came to the Wuhou Temple, and also wrote an essay "The Wuhou Temple", which admired and praised Zhuge Liang's great achievements and noble character for the great cause of Shu Han.

inadvertently broke into the Wuhou Temple, Liu Yimin couldn't help but have mixed feelings. He took a look, and there were no tourists in the Wuhou Temple, only him and his guard soldiers.

Although there is no grand occasion of the tide of later generations, it can also be seen that the people of Chengdu take good care of the Wuhou Temple, the yard is clean, the Nanmu is green and bamboo, and the houses are like that. Obviously, although Chengdu has experienced many wars, no one dares to spread wilderness here.

Walk into the main hall, stand and gaze quietly in front of the statue of Wuhou, thinking that Wuhou led the troops in his later years, although he gave the Shu lord Liu Chan the eternal swan song "Out of the Teacher's Table", but still could not eliminate the embarrassing situation of suspicion between the monarch and the minister, after his death, Liu Chan was not even willing to build a temple for him, and suddenly felt that life was boring.

When I think of the time when I traveled to Chengdu to visit the Wuhou Temple, accompanied by my parents, and the family of three was happy, I couldn't help but cry like rain. I am very powerful in this era, and I don't know if my parents can survive in that era, my son is gone, and there is no hope. Mourning is greater than heart death! Even if parents who have no hope can live, I am afraid that their hearts will be like dead wood. For them, life is like the sky in Chengdu today, a gray one.

Li Chengyi stood behind Liu Yimin, but he didn't know why the corps commander suddenly burst into tears, and he was so anxious that he didn't know how to deal with it, thinking that it would be good if Director Cai or Miss Tang and Miss Zhao were there, he was really stupid, and he wouldn't even persuade others.

There was no way, Li Chengyi had no choice but to order the soldiers of the guard squad to turn around and not allow the commander of the regiment to shed tears.

At this time, Liu Yimin's soul was lost and he was the weakest.

Stumbling out of the main hall, and not distinguishing between north and south, Liu Yimin wandered in the courtyard of Wuhou Temple, unaware that danger was quietly coming.

Since Chiang Kai-shek's anger issued a million-dollar bounty order, Dai Li knew that Liu Yimin's problem had to be solved.

Originally, according to Chiang Kai-shek's words to Dai Li's last time, he wanted Dai Li's idea to win over and plot against Liu Yimin. It's a pity that the Red Army is erratic, and Dai Li has no way to start.

Finally, Liu Yimin led the army to occupy Chengdu, and the Red Army expanded its army in Sichuan, Dai Li felt suspicious and sent someone to approach Liu Yimin, but he did not expect Liu Yimin's words at the press conference to completely anger Chiang Kai-shek, and he did not hesitate to offer a reward of one million to take Liu Yimin's head. Dai Li knew that if he didn't do this well, his status in the eyes of the leader would probably decline.

Therefore, Dai Li ordered the members of the Blue Coat Society, who had been lurking in Chengdu for a long time and monitoring the movements of the Sichuan army, to act quickly, find out the law of Liu Yimin's activities, and wait for an opportunity to completely get rid of this red bandit who made the chairman extremely angry.

This is the encounter and dialogue between the elite man and the tea guest dressed as a rich child in the Yuelai teahouse above.

The tea guest dressed as a rich kid is the person in charge of the Blue Coat Society living in Chengdu, and when he returned to the hiding point, he learned that the chairman of the committee actually offered a reward of one million silver dollars to kill a person, God, this is really a fucking windfall! If you kill one person, you can get one hundred thousand, so wouldn't it be for nothing that you killed so many [***] in the past? Fuck, fuck.

After discussing it, a few spies knew that their strength was weak, and it was impossible for them to complete the task with a few people alone, so if they had money to spend, it was better to contact the people on the dock.

I heard that there is a reward of millions of oceans, and naturally some people are red-eyed. Soon, the spies found all the helpers, and some people specially stared at the gate of the garrison headquarters to record Liu Yimin's travel patterns. Someone is in charge of liaison, and five action groups have been formed, distributed in the east, west, south, north and middle areas of Chengdu City, ready to attack at any time.

Early this morning, a spy reported that the target appeared, and then the spies were all nervous as if they had taken a stimulant. By the time Liu Yimin entered the headquarters of the Red Army, he had already been dropped by an action group. It's just that the spies can't get into the headquarters of the Red Army, and they don't have the courage to attack the streets surrounded by sentry posts.

Look at Liu Yimin out of the Red Army headquarters, look melancholy, and walk towards the south gate. The agent in charge of the sentry sent a tracking signal. When Liu Yimin entered the Wuhou Temple, the spies knew that half of the 1 million oceans were basically about to be obtained. As a result, the spies of several groups were all dispatched and scattered and hidden around the ruined walls of the Wuhou Temple, waiting to launch a thunderous blow.

It's not that Hu Di didn't find that someone was watching, but Liu Yimin ordered to use himself as bait to lure the enemy to shoot and catch them all. Hu Di also made a detailed plan, ready to choose the right place and wait for the net. But after all calculations, Ren Hudi was a god, and he didn't know that Liu Yimin was in a bad mood when he came out of the Red Army headquarters, and he actually touched the Wuhou Temple. Hu Di didn't know that Liu Yimin was a traverser, and he had visited the Wuhou Temple with his parents before the crossing.

Li Chengyi felt that the regiment commander was very abnormal today, and his mood was very nervous, so he sent a soldier to return to the south gate immediately, asking for reinforcements to be sent to strengthen the defense force. At the same time, the fighters were ordered to disperse, forming a loose defensive circle around the corps commander.

(To be continued)