Chapter 1116 unravels the knot

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Several soldiers left the headquarters of the Shandong Military Region in Dadian and walked on the side of the road outside the town. Careful people will find that these soldiers turned out to be Liu Yimin, secretary of the Shandong Bureau and commander of the Shandong Military Region, Luo Ronghuan, second secretary of the Shandong Bureau and political commissar of the Shandong Military Region, Cai Zhong, member of the Standing Committee of the Shandong Bureau and director of the Political Department of the Shandong Military Region, Xiang Ying, political commissar of the New Fourth Army, and Ye Ting, army commander. It turned out that Chief Liu, Luo, and Cai were walking with the heads of the New Fourth Army Ye and Xiang who had just arrived in Dadian.

Due to Liu Yimin's intervention, the New Fourth Army in southern Anhui was not almost completely wiped out as it was in history. In the face of a series of measures taken by Chiang Kai-shek to declare the New Fourth Army a rebel army, revoke the number of the New Fourth Army, arrest Ye and Xiang, and suspend the payment of the three main divisions of the Eighth Route Army and the military salaries of the New Fourth Army, the Central Committee fought-for-tat, and organized and carried out a huge propaganda campaign against friction, retrogression, adherence to the united front, and unity against Japan in accordance with the principle of military self-defense and political counterattack. Xiang Ying, political commissar and deputy commander of the New Fourth Army, was transferred back to work at the Central Committee and succeeded Zhang Wentian as chairman of the Shaanxi Anti-Japanese Democratic Special Zone Government, Ye Ting, commander of the New Fourth Army, returned to Xi'an to assist the chairman and the old commander-in-chief in commanding military work, Chen Yi was appointed acting commander of the New Fourth Army, ** was appointed political commissar of the New Fourth Army, Rao Shushi was appointed director of the Political Department of the New Fourth Army, Zhang Yunyi was still concurrently chief of staff of the New Fourth Army, and Zhou Zikun was still deputy chief of staff of the New Fourth Army.

At this time, due to the rampant attack of fascist Germany and the actions of the Japanese army in Vietnam, the international anti-fascist united front was being formed, the United States and Britain were actively preparing to deal with the Japanese invasion of Southeast Asia, Britain announced the resumption of road transportation in Yunnan and Burma, and the United States also announced a complete ban on the sale of strategic materials to Japan. Chiang Kai-shek's civil war at this time aroused public indignation, and even US President Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill instructed diplomats to question Chiang Kai-shek why he fought the civil war.

This time, Chiang Kai-shek completely messed things up, and not only did not eliminate the New Fourth Army in southern Anhui, but instead committed public outrage, and there was a cry of criticism at home and abroad.

Chiang Kai-shek had no choice but to make a special speech, saying that the disbandment of the New Fourth Army was purely a rectification of military discipline, the nature was very clear, the problem was very simple, and the matter was very ordinary.

Chiang Kai-shek regarded the New Fourth Army incident as a very ordinary example of the management of the army in the War of Resistance. The reason why the New Fourth Army was to be disbanded, instead of only punishing the chief evildoers and not disbanding the army, as was the case with Han Fuqu, Li Fuying, and Shi Yousan, was that Han Fuqu, Li Fuying, and Shi Yousan were only their supervisors who did not obey orders, and their troops did not resist the mutiny, so as long as the three of them were disciplined, not only did the officers and men of their troops have no need to punish them, but because their officers and men all understood the righteousness and obeyed the order to reorganize, the government still cared for and preserved them. As for the New Fourth Army, it wantonly attacked Han Deqin's troops and Shangguan Yunxiang's troops, carried out a mutiny, and must all be disbanded.

** Shi Yousan, commander of the 39th Group Army and chairman of the Chahar Provincial Government, was ordered to persist in guerrilla warfare behind enemy lines after the Japanese occupied Shandong. In the first ****, Chiang Kai-shek threw out the bait and promised to let Shi Yousan govern North China, and Shi Yousan then ordered all the officers and soldiers of his department to join the Kuomintang and fully **. Later, Shi Yousan was devastated in the Eighth Route Army's anti-recalcitrant campaign, turned to the Japanese army, signed a non-aggression pact with the Japanese army in Kaifeng, and prepared to surrender to the Japanese army after the joint elimination of the Eighth Route Army. On December 1, Gao Shuxun, a brother and subordinate of the righteous brother, lured to the headquarters of Gao Shuxun in Puyang under the pretext of inviting the old chief Sun Liangcheng to hold a meeting, and buried Shi Yousan alive on the bank of the Yellow River with a hemp rope.

If there was no Gao Shuxun, Shi Yousan would have successfully surrendered to the enemy openly, and Chiang Kai-shek would have no material to speak!

In his speech, Chiang Kai-shek said that the New Fourth Army incident was a painful page in the history of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, and that as a commander-in-chief, his grief and shame exceeded anyone else's. For the sins of subordinates are the responsibility of the superiors. However, whether the army can obey orders or not is related to the success or failure of the War of Resistance. As the commander-in-chief, in order to ensure the victory of the Anti-Japanese War and safeguard the survival of the country, he could only sacrifice at all costs and thoroughly enforce discipline. All the officers and men of the National Revolutionary Army can understand his painstaking efforts.

As for the propaganda offensive launched by the first side, Chiang Kai-shek said that it was the enemy's rumors and discord in an attempt to shake the spirit of our War of Resistance, and in vain to confuse the international public about China's War of Resistance and to fulfill his dream of invading China.

After delivering his speech, Chiang Kai-shek thought that the reason why the New Fourth Army in southern Anhui was able to escape was purely the result of Liu Yimin's intervention. Without Liu Yimin's intimidation and threat, Li Pinxian's chain divisions would not have let go of the Jiangbei defensive line. Even if the main force of the New Fourth Army crosses the river, it will be blocked on the riverbank, and the Japanese army will then swarm to wipe out the New Fourth Army in southern Anhui by the river.

Chiang Kai-shek, who was angry, instructed Dai Li to go to the Central Daily to publish a statement on the divorce of Ni Hua and Liu Yimin. The meaning is very clear, since you Liu Yimin are determined to oppose me, I will let you taste the taste of separation of flesh and blood.

In this way, the joy in Liu Yimin's heart because of the successful northward movement of our army in southern Anhui was shattered cleanly!

In order to cover the military headquarters of the New Fourth Army, the 1st and 2nd Aviation Brigades of the Eighth Route Army attacked with all their might, blew up holes in the Japanese puppet defense line between Tongling and Fanchang, and sank two warships of the Japanese blockade on the river. However, the Japanese aircraft group that arrived later bit the two air brigades of the Eighth Route Army, and the Japanese planes became more and more and chased until they reached the ground in Shandong, causing heavy casualties to the First Air Brigade and the Second Air Brigade of the Eighth Route Army, losing 20 fighters and 16 light and heavy bombers. If it had not been for the strong ground fire cover after entering the ground in Shandong, it is very likely that the First Air Brigade and the Second Air Brigade of the Eighth Route Army would have been completely annihilated.

Of course, the Japanese planes did not get any benefits, and most of their pilots were novices who had just entered the battlefield, not the opponents of the Eighth Route Army flying team, and they lost more aircraft. The problem is that the losses of the Japanese army are rising, and the Eighth Route Army cannot afford to lose!

After three years of hard work and a well-built aviation brigade, after a fierce battle, the losses were so great, Liu Yimin's mood can be imagined!

This is just one of the reasons why Liu Yimin is in a bad mood.

The second reason is that Li Lingfeng and Zhao Yonggang's attacks on the Japanese Kwantung Army and the bacteriological units of the North China Front have so far yielded no results, and the main reason is that the Japanese army has been beaten too badly by the Eighth Route Army, and the rumors are loud, the grass and trees are all soldiers, and they are heavily guarded, and whether it is the special operations formation led by Li Lingfeng to attack the "Beiping A Unit 1855" of the North China Front Army, or the special operations formation led by Zhao Yonggang to attack the 731 unit of the Kwantung Army, it is very difficult to approach the target and has been in a state of concealment and standby. As a result, the Japanese army continued to carry out bacteriological warfare against the Shandong base area, and the production of streptomycin and vaccines in the pharmaceutical factories was limited, which was a drop in the bucket and could not meet the needs at all.

The third reason is the divorce revelation of Ni Hua published in the cracks of the Central Daily. Although Liu Yimin also issued a statement, announcing that it was Chiang Kai-shek who instructed someone to use Ni Hua's name to make a statement, it was not Ni Hua's true intention, and he would never admit it. However, the message of this revelation is very clear, that is, Vice Chairman Zhou's rescue of Ni Hua has not had the slightest effect, and Ni Hua's mother and daughter are likely to have completely lost their personal freedom.

Thinking that his wife and daughter were under house arrest by Chiang Kai-shek, Liu Yimin's heart was like a knife, he couldn't sleep all night, and sent a report to the central government nine times in a row, asking for permission for him to go to Chongqing to rescue his wife and daughter in person. As a result, without exception, he was reprimanded by the chairman and the boss, which made Liu Yimin depressed and wanted to hit his head against the wall!

Ye Ting and Xiang Ying were in this situation, Fengchen Pupu rushed north from eastern Anhui all the way to Dadian, and they were going to take a plane back to Xi'an here.

Although the Japanese planes often came to make trouble, the training of the Eighth Route Army did not relax. No, the guard regiment of the military region stationed in Dadian and the guard regiment of the Shandong Anti-Japanese Democratic Political Participation Association began training early in the morning.

Xiang Ying was rigorous by nature and did not smile, but just looked directly at the troops being trained with his eyes: cotton military hats, cotton military uniforms, suede boots, and cotton gloves, looking very powerful. Looking at the weapons of the fighters, in addition to the 38 big covers, there are some guns that have not been seen before, needless to say, they are automatic weapons.

Ye Ting and Liu Yimin had a long talk in northern Jiangsu, because of Liu Yimin's persuasion, he also wrote an inspection to the central government, and he was familiar with Liu Yimin. At this time, due to the successful command of the troops to cross the river and break through, Ye Ting's mood was just right!

Looking at the training of the two guard regiments, Ye Ting suddenly said: "Chiang Kai-shek sits in the well and watches the sky. If he is allowed to come here to see the training of our army in Shandong, I am afraid that he will not dare to engage in friction again! ”

To tell the truth, although the New Fourth Army successfully broke through, Xiang Ying was not happy, because the central authorities adjusted his work, returned to the central committee, and concurrently served as chairman of the Shaanxi Anti-Japanese Democratic Special Zone Government, which was tantamount to completely depriving him of the leadership of the New Fourth Army as proposed in Liu Yimin's telegram. Originally, as a revolutionary, Xiang Ying may not care about these things, but Zhang Guotao is now in the name of vice chairman of the Shaanxi Anti-Japanese Democratic Special Zone Government, in fact, his freedom is restricted, Wang Ming has completely lost power in the Central Committee, Xiang Ying feels in his heart that his work is not easy to do after returning to the Central Committee, and if he does not do it, he will be roasted on the fire, so it is far better to stay in the New Fourth Army and take charge of himself.

Ye Ting did not have Xiang Ying's mentality, and his position in the New Fourth Army was embarrassing, because he had left the party and had not restored his organizational relations, which was tantamount to being excluded from the military branch of the New Fourth Army's decision-making body, and he had the name of a military commander but not a military commander. This time, the Central Committee adjusted its work, retained the post of army commander, and transferred back to the Central Committee to assist the chairman and the boss in commanding the military struggle. Therefore, his mood is naturally excellent.

Luo Ronghuan and Cai Zhong both knew that Liu Yimin was in a bad mood and were reluctant to say more. But Ye Ting spoke, so he had to pick up the conversation, otherwise the atmosphere would be too dull.

Cai Zhong said: "Commander Ye, this time Chiang Kai-shek made a move against the New Fourth Army and fell into his own foot, which shows that the training of the New Fourth Army has been grasped tightly, and the combat effectiveness of the troops is excellent. Please also ask Commander Ye to give us more guidance! ”

Ye Ting smiled and said, "Director Cai, it's against your will if you say this. We were able to successfully break through under the cover of the aviation brigade and Commander Liu's clever tricks. ”

Luo Ronghuan interjected: "Commander Ye, don't be so modest, the first shot of the Nanchang Uprising was fired, who doesn't know Ye Ting's prestige?" Lao Cai was right, and asked Commander Ye and Political Commissar Xiang to criticize our work. ”

Ye Ting thought for a while, but still smiled and said, "There is no opinion, but there is one idea." After returning to Xi'an to report on my work, I would like to report to the Central Committee and request to be transferred to Shandong. After the martyrdom of the chief of staff, didn't you always have a chief of staff? I want to be the chief of staff. If approved by the central government, I, Ye Xiyi, will soon return to Shandong. I don't know if Commander Liu and Political Commissar Luo are willing to accept me. ”

Luo Ronghuan hurriedly said: "Commander Ye, don't you dare to talk nonsense. How dare we make you Chief of Staff? If you come, we welcome you with both hands. As long as the Central Committee approves it, I will express my position on behalf of Commander Liu, report to the Central Committee, and ask the Central Committee to reappoint Commander Liu as political commissar, and I will make you two chiefs of staff. ”

Ye Ting said seriously: "I am a little older, and I joined the revolution a little earlier. However, I sincerely want to fight devils under the leadership of Commander Liu. I can't be the commander of the Shandong Military Region. Looking at your achievements and the training of the troops, I know that my military knowledge in the past is lagging behind. Last time, Commander Liu severely criticized me in northern Jiangsu, and I was deeply instructed. This time, I am telling the truth, and I sincerely hope to do work for the anti-Japanese resistance under the leadership of Commander Liu. ”

Xiang Ying, who was on the side, suddenly sighed faintly and said softly: "I also want to stay and work in Shandong." ”

As soon as Liu Yimin and Luo Ronghuan heard it, they knew that Xiang Ying also had ideas in their hearts. That's not good!

Xiang Ying continued: "When I went back to Xi'an to report on my work and attend the Sixth Plenary Session of the Sixth CPC Central Committee, I heard that the achievements of the Shaanxi base area today were mainly carried out in accordance with the development plan formulated by Comrade Liu Yimin. The Central Committee ordered me to succeed Comrade Zhang Wentian as chairman of the Shaanxi Anti-Japanese Democratic Special Zone Government. I would like to report to the central authorities, stay in Shandong for a period of time, study and observe, and lay a foundation. ”

Liu Yimin knew in his heart that Xiang Ying was worried about going to Shaanxi to work, after all, he had a very sharp contradiction with the chairman when he was in the Soviet area, and he had suggested that Bogu should not allow the chairman to accompany the army on the Long March. Moreover, according to the original arrangements of the central authorities, after the military headquarters of the New Fourth Army crossed the river, Comrade Shaoqi was politically responsible in the Suzhou-Anhui border region, and Ye and Xiang were responsible militarily; now, because the New Fourth Army in southern Anhui has so passively broken through and crossed the river, the central authorities have changed their arrangements and simply transferred Ye Ting and Xiang Ying out of the New Fourth Army. Xiang Ying is older than himself and has rich experience in political struggles, so he is afraid that he will think more about these things than he thinks!

It seems that Xiang Ying's ideological knots have to be unraveled!

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