After Zhang Xueliang left, Zhou Enlai and Ye Jianying came to visit again.

Zhou Enlai and Ye Jianying are not Zhang Xueliang, let Song Meiling coax and persuade them to leave. These two people are old acquaintances of Chiang Kai-shek, and Chiang Kai-shek knows very well that ability and level. Not only these, "Chiang Kai-shek also made Chu Zhou Enlai one of the leaders, Ye Jianying is one of the veterans of the army, and these two people don't have to talk nonsense, it's useless to talk nonsense. If nonsense had been useful" or coaxing had been useful, the Nanchang Uprising would not have broken out.

What Zhou Enlai said to Chiang Kai-shek was also the division of the theater of operations.

Historically, at the first Nanyue Military Conference, our party did not raise any objections to the issue of the division of theaters. But now history has changed: "There are some problems that don't work."

When Zhou Enlai saw Chiang Kai-shek and asked what was going on, he directly said that he had views on the division of the theater and wanted to talk to the chairman about our party's ideas.

Chiang Kai-shek had already made up his mind and didn't want to be verbose with Zhou Enlai, but now is the period of unity and resistance to war, and as the commander of a country, "he still has to get by." Just said haha: "What do you think?" ”

Zhou Enlai said unhurriedly, "Due to the development of the war, it is necessary to redivide the theater of operations, and our party supports this." However, there are some individual issues that our Party considers necessary to raise and report to the Chairman for consideration in order to carry out the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and ask the Chairman and the Military Commissar to consider them. One problem is the issue of the defense zone of the 10th Theater. At present, the actual situation is that Shaanxi already has a democratic government of the Anti-Japanese Special Zone, and except for the Ankang area, all other areas are under the administration of the democratic government of the Shaanxi Anti-Japanese Special Zone of the Republic of China," including Guangyuan and Gannan in Sichuan. The whole of Shaanxi has become a large rear area to support the War of Resistance in North China, and can be used as a reserve army area. Besides, Shaanxi is bordered by the First and Second Theaters to the east and the Eighth Theater to the west, so there is no need to set up a theater. If it is really based on the needs of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, our party suggests that Suiyuan, Chahar, and Inner Mongolia be set up as the tenth war zone, or called the Suichameng war zone. Shaanxi will vigorously support the struggle against the enemy in the Suichameng Theater and do a good job in the rear work. If the Central Committee has to set up the 10th Theater with Shaanxi as the mainstay, our party believes that Zhu De, commander-in-chief of the 18th Group Army, should be appointed commander of the theater......"

Chiang Kai-shek interrupted Zhou Enlai's words and said directly: "The setting of the 10th theater is a strategic deployment related to the entire national defense, and I have no right to raise objections to the setting of the theater and the selection of commanders." The 18th Group Army was assigned to the Second Theater of Operations, and General Zhu De concurrently served as the deputy commander of the Second Theater. ”

Who is Zhou Enlai, Chiang Kai-shek will not discuss it if he does not let it be discussed? I only heard Zhou Enlai continue: "The main force of the 18th Group Army is concentrated in the Shanxi battlefield, and the reason why the Japanese army in the Shanxi battlefield has been stagnant for more than a year is inseparable from the bloody sacrifice of the officers and men of the 18th Group Army. This has also been praised by the chairman of the committee and the people of the whole country. Our party believes that in order to defeat the Japanese devils at an early date, the main force of the 18th Army should still be attached to the Second Theater of Operations ......"

Chiang Kai-shek in the nose. One more sound, and no one could figure out what he meant.

Zhou Enlai had worked with Chiang Kai-shek as early as the Whampoa period, knew him very well, and did not care what Chiang Kai-shek meant, and then said, "Another question is about the setting up of the theater behind enemy lines. Our party believes that in addition to the establishment of the Jicha Theater and the Lusu Theater proposed by the Central Committee and the Suichameng Theater proposed by our party, it is proposed to set up an additional Northeast Theater to support the people of Northeast China in their struggle against the Japanese army. I wonder if the chairman of the NPC National Committee heard the statement made by Japanese Prime Minister Fumima Konoe, but the attitude of the Japanese has changed: "On the one hand, they said that the Nationalist Government had become a local government, and on the other hand, they expressed their original intention to negotiate with the Nationalist Government, and they also made it clear that they wanted to establish a new East Asian order based on Japan-Manchuria-China cooperation. Of course, "the premise of the Japanese original intention to negotiate with the Nationalist Government was that the Central Committee gave up the anti-Japanese stand and changed the personnel organization." The implication was that Chairman Chiang should step down. In this regard, "our party expresses great indignation! We should go-for-tat and set up the Northeast Theater to "clearly declare the sovereignty of the Northeast and express our determination to fight the Japanese invaders to the end and drive them out of China"!

Zhou Enlai said this, Chiang Kai-shek was not easy to say, his words were much softer, and he rang the bell to ask the guards on duty to serve tea to Mr. Enlai.

Zhou Enlai took a sip of tea and continued: "As for the Jicha Theater, our party's opinion should be set up as the Jipingjin Theater, because the Jipingjin region is the center of the Japanese army in North China, and it is very necessary to set up a guerrilla theater here. But because it was the center of Japanese domination, the struggle was brutal. The Jizhong base area established by the Eighth Route Army was brutally swept by the Japanese army, and "sacrificed a lot and had to retreat to the Taihang Mountains." In the future, the commander of the Hebei-Pingjin Theater should be a person with a belly as big as the sea and a strong will as steel; otherwise, "don't say that you persist in guerrilla warfare, if you don't do it, you may still defect to the enemy." Therefore, I would like to ask the chairman of the committee to consider "the ...... of the good candidates"

Chiang Kai-shek thought that Zhou Enlai was going to propose to send a person to serve as the commander of the Jicha Theater, but he didn't expect to hear that in the end, it turned out to be a reasonable suggestion, and he was going to slap the table and quarrel, but at this time he couldn't quarrel. Absentmindedly, he hummed a few times and motioned for Zhou Enlai to continue.

Zhou Enlai continued: "The guerrilla zone in the Lusu theater can be expanded, and it should include the provinces of Zhizhi, East and Jiangsu, as well as the regions of eastern Anhui, northern Anhui and eastern Henan. The reason is that Shandong has the main force of our army's instructors. The chairman of the committee really has a discernment and chose General Liu Yimin as his wife's cousin-in-law. This Liu Yimin fights a war, ordinary people can't figure it out at all, and the Japanese devils call him the Chinese god of war, which is by no means casually said. Personally, I believe that he should be provided with a large enough stage for him to continue to build up meritorious service for our war of resistance.

Based on this consideration, we propose to expand the area of operations in the Lusu theater ......"

In the minds of ordinary people, since the Lusu Theater and the Jicha Theater are to be established, the commander must come out of the Eighth Route Army, because it is their main battlefield, ** has long run away without a trace, only the Eighth Route Army fearlessly rushed forward in the face of the Japanese army's bayonets, fought desperately with the Japanese army behind the enemy, and supported the frontal battlefield. When it comes to military exploits and the ability to conduct guerrilla warfare behind enemy lines, generals should be selected from the Eighth Route Army. Don't talk about others, "Peng Dehuai, **, Liu Bocheng, Xu Xiangqian, He Long, which one is not a must-choose?" What's more, there is also a famous and famous Liu Yimin in Shandong?

However, the affairs of China cannot be inferred from common sense: "The anti-Japanese national united front has finally been formed, and no one can easily undermine it." Therefore, after Zhou Enlai reported to the Central Committee on the situation that the Nanyue Military Conference was going to redivide the theater, he thought carefully and asked Zhou Enlai to argue that Shaanxi could not be included in the defense zone of the 10th theater, and suggested that the 10th theater be changed to the Suichameng theater and suggested that the Northeast theater be added. As for the question of who is the commander of the theater of operations, ** instructed not to fight with Chiang Kai-shek, so as not to arouse Chiang's disgust and provide an interface for those ultra-right forces in the Kuomintang. Of course, if Chiang insisted on setting up the 10th Theater of Operations in Shaanxi, then Mr. Zhu would have to be the commander, and the matter was non-negotiable.

After Zhou Enlai's words were finished, the more Chiang Kai-shek pondered about it, the more interesting it felt, and the suggestion in terms of ** did have a feasible reason, but it was a bit contrary to Chiang Kai-shek's original intention of adding these theaters. The purpose of setting up the 10th Theater is to consolidate the defense of the Yellow River and prevent the Japanese army from crossing the river to attack the rear, and on the other hand, it also has the meaning of monitoring the Shaanxi base area. But now it seems that ** will not compromise on the setting of the 10th war zone. What to do with this problem?

Chiang Kai-shek thought about it, and said slowly for a long time: "Enlai, the issue of the tenth theater can be discussed again." But should the Guangyuan region and the Gannan region be brought under the management of the central government? At present, all party, government, and military organs have been withdrawn to the rear of the southwest, and the burden on Sichuan Province is too heavy. Liu Xiang had a wish before his death, that is, he wanted to see Guangyuan return to the "four" system. **The aspect will not chill the officers and soldiers of the Sichuan Army who fought with the Japanese army on the front line......"

This is 100% extortion, naked blackmail! Zhou Enlai's face turned blue with anger, "He immediately refused, and said that the Guangyuan issue had been resolved in the agreement between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, and now the ink has not dried."

Chiang Kai-shek was different from ordinary politicians, he had been trained in Shanghai. Seeing that a stick hit Zhou Enlai's weakness, Chiang Kai-shek then said: "The problem of Guangyuan and Gannan must be solved, and the central government cannot chill the hearts of hundreds of thousands of soldiers of the Sichuan army!" ** The aspect also can't chill the hearts of the soldiers of the Sichuan army! On the one hand, it is said that "on the other hand, it occupies other people's homes, is this unreasonable?" Enlai: "You discuss with Mr. Mao Runzhi of your party, and you have to make some sacrifices, otherwise," the Central Committee will tell the officers and men of the Sichuan Army about this problem, and let them negotiate with you......

Knowing that Chiang Kai-shek was ripping off the bamboo, "Zhou Enlai was angry for a while" thought for a while, and said, "This matter has already been decided, and the chairman of the committee is bringing up the old matter again at this time, isn't he afraid that the people will laugh at the leader of a country and not believe it?" Besides, Guangyuan is the product of the people of Guangyuan, not the Guangyuan of any family. The 115th and 129th Divisions of the Eighth Route Army, as well as their instructors, all have a large number of Guangyuan soldiers, isn't the chairman afraid of chilling their hearts? According to the chairman, Zhu De, commander-in-chief of the Eighth Route Army, is from Sichuan, Liu Bocheng, commander of the 129th Division, is from Sichuan, "Nie Rongzhen, director of the Political Department of the 115 Bombs, is from Sichuan, and Chen Yi, commander of the first detachment of the New Fourth Army, is also from Sichuan." Isn't Guangyuan in Sichuan their homeland? Doesn't it make sense? In my opinion, this matter is not necessarily related to the setting up of the theater of operations, and cannot be confused. I would appreciate your pardon......

Chiang Kai-shek said with a smile: "Don't panic, don't panic, let's discuss this matter slowly!" The 10th Theater is located in Shaanxi, so it is imperative to defend both north and east......"

Zhou Enlai and Ye Jianying brushed their sleeves away.

In addition to defining the operational strategy for the second period, the first Nanyue military conference formulated the principles and guidelines for the comprehensive reorganization and training of troops, stipulating that the troops throughout the country should take turns to complete the training in three phases within a time limit. The method is to deploy one-third of the country's existing troops to serve as guerrillas in guerrilla areas behind enemy lines," and "one-third will be deployed in the front to fight against Japan, and one-third will be transferred to the rear for retraining." The training time of each period is tentatively set for 4 months, and the whole team must complete the training within one year. The content of the reorganization and training of the armed forces is mainly in two aspects: strengthening education and training and revising the establishment of the troops. In terms of education and training, it is required to enhance the tactical skills of officers and men and cultivate their offensive spirit and will to fight through training. In terms of reorganization, the main thing is to streamline non-combat institutions and personnel and "enrich the combat forces."

This is very important, and its great significance lies in enhancing the troops' ability to sustain operations, not only will the combat strength be greatly enhanced, but also the strategic attempt of the Japanese army to be completely annihilated in World War I will be completely smashed from the institutional point of view.

It is a pity that Chiang Kai-shek's proposal was only adopted, and basically divided the theater of operations as in history. The Central Military Commission set up a field party and government committee to be responsible for the work in the occupied areas. The Guangzhou and Chongqing camps were abolished, and two camps were set up in Guilin and Tianshui, with Bai Chongxi as the director of the Guilin camp and Cheng Qian as the director of the Tianshui camp, to unify the command of the theaters of the two battlefields in the north and south. Wei Lihuang, commander of the First Theater of Operations, has jurisdiction over Henan and Anhui. Yan Xishan, commander of the Second Theater of Operations, "has jurisdiction over Shanxi. Gu Zhutong, commander of the Third Theater of Operations, has jurisdiction over southern Jiangsu, southern Anhui, and Fujian and Zhejiang provinces. Zhang Fakui, commander of the Fourth Theater of Operations, has jurisdiction over Liangguang. Li Zongren, commander of the Fifth Theater of Operations, has jurisdiction over western Anhui, northern Hubei, and southern Henan. Zhu Shaoliang, commander of the Eighth Theater of Operations, "has jurisdiction over Gan Ningqing. Chen Cheng, commander of the Ninth Theater of Operations, "has jurisdiction over northwestern Han, southern Hunan, and Hunan. The commander of the 10th Theater is Jiang Dingwen, and the jurisdiction is Shaanxi and Suiyuan. However, "the 10th Theater Command could not be located in Xi'an, so it had to be located in Ankang."

In addition, the Jicha Theater and the Lusu Theater were set up behind enemy lines, with Lu Zhonglin as the commander of the Jicha Theater and Yu Xuezhong as the commander of the Lusu Theater.

In addition, there are flying infantry divisions under the direct jurisdiction of the Central Military Commission, and nine infantry divisions and one infantry brigade serve as garrisons in the Sichuan-Yunnan-Kang area of the rear.

In addition, it is worth mentioning that in view of the reality of giving up the bones of the martyrs in the transfer of the frontal battlefield troops, the meeting decided that the central government would allocate funds to build the cemetery of the martyrs' shrine in Nanyue Famous Mountain.

The Nanyue Military Conference "marked the completion of the transition from strategic defense to strategic stalemate by the Nationalist Government," and the frontal battlefield finally entered a new stage.

**In order to maintain the anti-Japanese national united front, there was no discussion with Chiang Kai-shek about the establishment of the 10th theater.

Originally, the meeting could have been held for two more days" to discuss some issues more thoroughly, but when Chiang Kai-shek received the report, some voices advocating peace talks with Japan came out again. He was not in the mood to have another meeting, so he hurriedly ended the meeting and was busy with other things.