The development of the situation was always unexpected, and as soon as Liu Yimin woke up, after arriving at the division headquarters, He Xinghua sent a telegram from the chairman. Liu Yimin saw that the chairman said in a telegram that he agreed to set up the Southern Hebei Military Region and the Southern Hebei Administrative Office, and agreed to teach the Seventh Brigade to remain in southern Hebei as the backbone of the southern Hebei region and persist in the struggle. The headquarters of the Eighth Route Army and the Northern Bureau have been ordered to send cadres to work in southern Hebei. The 129th Division was ordered to send backbone troops to southern Hebei to expand the troops. He asked the instructors to postpone the capture of Jinan, concentrate their efforts on developing in Luxi and southern Hebei for a period of time, seize the favorable opportunity of the withdrawal of the regular Kuomintang army and local political axes to the south, and rapidly develop the base areas in western and southern Hebei, so that Luxi and southern Hebei can become strong and reliable base areas. At the same time, the reorganized troops with difficulty in digestion were handed over to the 129th Division and brought back to the Taihang base area for retraining.

As soon as Liu Yimin thought about it, he knew that the chairman's ideas were more far-reaching and more secure. I was a little too anxious, if I captured Jinan at this time and announced the establishment of Shandong to resist the Ming Dynasty, it is very likely that not only would I chase and beat myself, but even the regular army of the Kuomintang would find trouble and create friction, and the gains would outweigh the losses. It seems that the chairman has already guessed the direction of the army's next main attack.

Since this is the case, then when the army launches the Battle of Taierzhuang, then go and copy the back road of the army. Anyway, there are a lot of devils in this book, and you can't finish killing them for a while, so let's sit on your ass firmly first.

Liu Yimin circulated the telegram to Luo Ronghuan, Cai Zhong, Zeng Zhongsheng, and Wu Zheng. Then he said to everyone: "The chairman's intention is very clear, that is, to build the South Hebei Plain and the Luxi Plain into a solid and reliable base area. The advantages of this are obvious: First, the plains have high grain production and a large population, which can support us in a protracted war of resistance. Second, our army temporarily concealed and recuperated in southern Hebei and western Luxi to mobilize the masses and avoid the attack of the heavy army group. Third, we can take advantage of this time to properly train and run in the troops here, and to train new recruits so as to avoid the recurrence of the battle for the defense of Tianjin Airport. I see, this year we are going to spend in Nangong. ”

Luo Ronghuan pushed the frame of his glasses and said slowly: "The chairman's deployment and the division commander's understanding are very correct. The most important thing for this unit to fight a war is to have its own base area. With the base areas, military rations, uniforms, military supplies, training, and even the care of the wounded can be handled. People grow their butts just to sit, sit firmly, the strength continues to be enough, and they can hit wherever they want. Why were the losses of our Red Army so great after leaving the Central Soviet District? Isn't it because you lost your base? After occupying northern Sichuan and Shaanxi, our army not only gained a precious opportunity to recuperate, but also greatly increased its strength. Why do our instructors dare to go out with all teachers? It is because we have done a good job in the construction of our base areas and have a solid foundation. Not to mention anything else, just one garrison regiment in each county, after the training is completed, it will be a large army. Not to mention Shaanxi's military production, grain production and abundant military resources. Although this southern Hebei and Luxi are plains, which is convenient for the movement of the enemy's mechanized corps, it also has its advantages, that is, the people's consciousness is high. Is the Southern Hebei Riot led by our Party? We must take advantage of the opportunity of the main force here to integrate the various forces in southern Hebei and western Hebei, establish a united front of resistance with the broad participation of all strata under the leadership of our party, and form a solid base area. In this way, after the main force of our army advances eastward into Shandong, it can make use of the base areas in southern Hebei and western Hebei to continuously infiltrate the Jinpu Road, and even connect the base areas in Shandong with the base areas in southern Hebei, western Hebei, and central Hebei with the base areas in Shanxi and Shaanxi, and the situation will be much better. ”

Liu Yimin nodded and asked Cai Zhong to inform him that at 7 o'clock in the evening, all cadres above the division level would go to the division headquarters for a meeting to make specific arrangements for the work of creating base areas in southern Hebei and western Luxi.

At 6 o'clock in the evening, the cadres had rushed to the division headquarters one after another.

He had just made a fortune in Tianjin, and the division commander had successfully escaped from the encirclement, and all the cadres were beaming.

Since Zhang Haitao's assassination of Liu Yimin occurred in Chengdu, the main cadres of the instructor did not have a good face when they saw him, and they repeatedly asked the division commander to remove him. This time, the commander of the escort division calmly retreated from Tianjin, and the market was bullish, and many cadres surrounded him and asked him to tell him about the thrilling encounters in the retreat.

Zhang Haitao was indeed in a happy mood, and vividly explained how Liu Yimin fooled the consuls of various countries in Tianjin, and how he made Yue Jun believe that the main force of the instructor was in Tianjin. In particular, how to eliminate the high-ranking agents of the Yue Army was said by Zhang Haitao.

After hearing this, Li Chang, the commander of the artillery brigade, repeatedly asked whether the female agent was beautiful or not, and received an affirmative answer. Li Chang pursed his lips and said to Zhang Haitao, "Lao Tzu has to believe your words to be a ghost!" If that female agent is as beautiful as you say, the division commander will be willing to let him commit suicide? ”

After speaking, Li Chang was still unsatisfied, and even said a few regrets.

made Zhang Haitao stunned, pulled Li Chang and didn't let him go, and asked him if he wanted to marry a girl.

Li Chang shook his head: "We have a wife, our wife is waiting in Xi'an, where will there be that idea." What I mean is that you shouldn't let that woman die, and give her to Wang Laohu to teach a lesson, maybe you can train a female agent of the Eighth Route Army. When the time comes, let her assassinate the old devil Shouichi in the temple, maybe she can succeed immediately. ”

When Zhang Haitao heard this, he was busy praising Brigadier Li's idea as novel, and he would definitely try it next time he had this opportunity.

Li Chang went to Liu Yimin's residence in a hurry, and when he saw that Liu Yimin was not there, he took out the rock sugar gourd he bought, and asked Xiao Zhenghe to call him godfather.

Where can Xiao Zhenghe withstand the temptation of the rock sugar gourd, under the instigation of Li Chang, eat a rock sugar gourd and call a godfather, which made Tang Xingying's guards laugh.

In the end, the child's mouth was red when he ate, and Li Changxiao's face was wrinkled.

Tang Xingying came out of the house with a notebook to go to a meeting, and saw that Li Chang was teasing the child in the yard, so he smiled and said, "Such a big brigade commander, he is also a major general in [***], why is he so good at teasing children?" ”

Li Chang laughed and went to the meeting.

At seven o'clock in the evening, the instructor held a meeting of cadres above the regimental level.

As soon as Cai Zhong announced the opening of the meeting, Yuan Guoping, political commissar of the First Teaching Brigade, raised his hand and asked to speak. Cai Zhong had no choice but to let him speak first.

After Yuan Guoping stood up and saluted, he said seriously: "I want to make two suggestions. The first point is that the suggestion is also a criticism, that is, this time the division commander lured the enemy in Tianjin, and although it was very successful, it was not advisable. The instructor is the largest strategic group of our army, an army of 100,000, and the commander of the first army actually put himself in danger, although there is a reason to have to do this, but in case of an accident, the loss is too great. It can be said that during the few days that the division commander held out in Tianjin, everyone from the instructors, cadres, and soldiers to the heads of the headquarters and the central authorities was worried for fear of accidents. I think this matter can be done in other ways, but it doesn't matter if there is no better way, there are many opportunities to fight devils. On the other hand, this problem also exposed the tendency of the division commander to be personally heroic, thinking that he knew how to speak, had good martial arts, and good marksmanship, and could get out of trouble at any time. Don't you know that tigers also have times to nap. There is no guarantee that everything will go according to plan. Therefore, I suggest that the party committee of the division conscientiously study it, make sincere criticisms of the division commander, and completely prevent the recurrence of such things. The second point is a suggestion: In view of the fact that our army is currently recruiting too many recruits and the cadres of the new regiments of each brigade are limited, it is suggested that the party committee of the division study and set up a special training headquarters to train recruits on a full-time basis. After the training of recruits is completed, actual combat training is also organized, and then the units are distributed. I have said that, thank you chiefs and comrades. ”

Yuan Guoping's remarks can be regarded as a starting point, and the repeated requests for speeches are basically asking Liu Yimin to give a guarantee that he will no longer be in a dangerous situation like staying in Tianjin this time.

Liu Yimin had no choice but to get up, salute his comrades, and said: "This time I stayed in Tianjin, it is indeed a special situation, and I need to do this. Everyone has seen the benefits, and the goal of mobilizing the enemy and disrupting the enemy's strategic deployment has been achieved, and the pressure on the battlefield on the Yangtze River and Shanxi has been relieved. As for personal security, I think so, we are all revolutionary soldiers, and we will not hesitate to shed our blood in order to resist the war. So many martyrs have sacrificed, why can't I, Liu Yimin, sacrifice? Of course, the loss of my sacrifice may be a little greater due to different duties, but it is by no means that I can lack the courage to sacrifice! I appreciate the comrades' concern for me, and I promise them that I will never leave the command post lightly. I will also lead everyone to fight a big battle, fight a big victory, and completely drive the devils out of China! I will make a review to the division party committee, thank you comrades! ”

The venue finally calmed down, and Luo Ronghuan conveyed the chairman's telegram and mobilized for the establishment of the southern Hebei and western Luxi base areas.

After Luo Ronghuan finished speaking, Liu Yimin began to make specific arrangements.

Liu Yimin glanced at the cadres and said loudly: "The importance of creating a base area in southern Hebei and western Luxi has been explained very clearly by Political Commissar Luo just now. Now, the regular army of the Kuomintang and the local political axes have run out, and southern Hebei and Luxi are basically in a state of no political axe, and there are more than 120 armed units of various kinds in southern Hebei alone, with thousands of people in large numbers, a few people in few, many commanders, and many Taoist organizations. Among them were the Han annihilation, and there were also anti-Japanese armed forces spontaneously organized by the masses. It can be said that the current southern Hebei and Luxi are a great opportunity for us to establish base areas. Next, I will talk about the specific deployment and specific practices. 1. With the Seventh Brigade as the mainstay, the Southern Hebei Anti-Japanese Base Area was established, and the Southern Hebei Military Region, the Southern Hebei Administration and the Southern Hebei District Party Committee were established, with Chen Dayong serving as the commander of the Southern Hebei Military Region and the commissioner of the Southern Hebei Military Region. Liu Yi served as the political commissar of the Southern Hebei Military Region and the secretary of the Party Committee of the Southern Hebei Region. 2. Focusing on the Second Brigade, the Luxi Anti-Japanese Base Area was established, and the Luxi Military Region, the Luxi Administration and the Luxi District Party Committee were established, Liu Jianli was appointed commander of the Luxi Military Region and commissioner of the Luxi Administrative Office, and Cheng Cuilin was transferred to the post of political commissar of the Second Brigade, and was appointed political commissar of the Luxi Military Region and secretary of the Luxi District Party Committee. After the main force advanced eastward, in the event of a large-scale encirclement and suppression by the Yue army, Liu Jianli and Cheng Cuilin commanded the troops in western Lu and southern Hebei to fight. 3. The whole division was deployed in southern Hebei and western Luxi, and assisted the Second Brigade and the Seventh Brigade to open up the situation in southern Hebei and western Luxi. The specific arrangements are as follows: the 1st Teaching Brigade, the 2nd Teaching Brigade, the 3rd Teaching Brigade, the Artillery Brigade, and the Cavalry Brigade are deployed in Luxi, and are under the unified command of the Luxi Military Region; The 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th Brigades were deployed in southern Hebei and were under the unified command of the Southern Hebei Military Region. The tasks are to establish political power in the counties, to hold training classes for cadres, to elect and appoint county heads, district heads, and village heads, to establish and restore the party organizations in all counties, districts, and villages, to reorganize all kinds of armed forces, to exterminate bandits and Han annihilation forces, to confiscate guns, to establish county brigades, public security bureaus, district squads, and militia organizations, to confiscate land for Han annihilation, and to carry out land reform in accordance with Shaanxi's land reform methods. In a word, it will take two months to build southern Hebei and Luxi into strong anti-Japanese fortresses. ”

After talking about the deployment, Liu Yimin paused and continued: "Southern Hebei and Luxi have glorious revolutionary traditions, and there are party organizations in many localities. In view of the fact that southern Hebei and Luxi are both plain areas, in order to protract the war of resistance and reduce losses, it is necessary to make use of the leisure time to organize and mobilize the masses to dig tunnels and learn to build mines, and also organize the masses and troops to destroy traffic, and dig all the big lanes into ditches three feet deep and five feet wide, so that large vehicles can pass, and double roads are dug every dozens of zhang in the ditch, so that it is convenient for the two cars to turn around when they meet. It is necessary to form a network of communications and positions through tunnels and trenches that are convenient for operations on the plains. In addition, while building political power at all levels, it is necessary to build mass organizations of all kinds, such as war committees, women's resistance committees, youth resistance committees, and workers' resistance committees, and use mass organizations to connect, mobilize, and organize the masses. ”

After finishing speaking, Liu Yimin announced that the division headquarters would be stationed in Nangong and would command the construction of the two base areas in a unified manner. The Political Department, the Propaganda Department, the General Staff Office, and the Cadre Work Group should all take action, hold various cadre training courses in Nangong, and form task forces to carry out work in various counties.

After the meeting, Liu Yimin left Yuan Guoping and further discussed with him the establishment of the training headquarters.

Yuan Guoping is good at cadre training and recruit training, and made a detailed report to Liu Yimin on his ideas and experience.

After soliciting Yuan Guoping's opinions, Liu Yimin exchanged views with Luo Ronghuan, Cai Zhong, Zeng Zhongsheng, and Wu Zheng, and decided to remove Yuan Guoping from his post as political commissar of the First Brigade of the Teaching Brigade, and to change his position as commander, political commissar, and leader of the teaching and training headquarters, and to be responsible for the training of recruits and the work of the teaching team. Yuan Guoping should quickly come up with a work plan, transfer cadres and instructors from various units, and carry out the work as soon as possible.

On this cold winter night, a raging anti-Japanese beacon fire was lit on the land of southern Hebei, so that the generals of the Later Yue Army sighed: "The southern Hebei that can't be opened, and the Luxi that can't be broken." ”

(To be continued)