Chapter 842 September Meeting (continued)

At the end of September, the stars are singing, the moon is singing, and even the insects and frogs in the fields are singing.

There was silence at the meeting venue of the Shandong Bureau, and the cadres were listening to Liu Yimin's speech.

Zhao Xiaoman took a tea jar and put it in front of Liu Yimin. This girl is a caring person, and she doesn't know where to get the tea, and it seems that she has added white sugar, and a bite will make people's hearts sweet.

Liu Yimin's voice was neither high nor low, unhurried, and unconvincing: "At present, fascist Germany has blitzed Poland, Britain and France have declared war on Germany, and a world war has broken out. In other words, China's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War have been linked together. Our War of Resistance was not only for China, but for the countries and peoples of the world that were invaded and enslaved. No one has ever said this before, and no one has thought about it. At most, it is often referred to as China's War of Resistance Against Japan. I say this today in the hope that comrades will look at the War of Resistance in Shandong, North China, and the whole of China from a higher vantage point. ”

If before the Battle of Xiangjiang, the main forces of the Red Army were the Red First Army and the Red Third Army, then the main force of the Eighth Route Army is undoubtedly the instructor in the War of Resistance to this day.

As the commander of the instructor and the commander of our army in Shandong, Liu Yimin has reason to show strong self-confidence in his gestures.

Liu Yimin's speech was linked one after another: "Understanding the anti-fascist situation in the world is of special significance to China's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. On the one hand, the German fascists bullied Poland. On the other hand, the great socialist Soviet Union made peace with Hitler, signed the Soviet-German non-aggression pact, and participated in the partition of Poland. Comrades, think about what a great and incredible shock it was when the Poles were rapidly retreating under the blows of Hitler's German armoured armoured groups and massive aircraft groups, and the Soviet Red Army suddenly came out from behind."

If these words were said at this time in history, it is estimated that Liu Yimin would be put on the hat of opposing the big brother of the Soviet Union, and it is difficult to say whether he can save his life. Now, after Liu Yimin founded the Red Army University and the Anti-Japanese Military and Political University, the horizons of the Chinese communists have been broadened a lot. In addition, Liu Yimin is a famous general and legendary hero in a hundred battles, and the cadres are relatively easy to accept his thoughts and statements. In particular, when the main force of our army, local troops, and militia in Shandong mention the three words Liu Yimin, they all have to stand up and salute, and it is a standard of admiration and respect. Therefore, including Luo Ronghuan, Zeng Zhongsheng, Cai Zhong, Guo Hongtao, Zhu Rui, and Tan Zheng, no one questioned Liu Yimin's words, because what he said was the truth, and it was said in the newspaper and on the radio.

Liu Yimin continued: "In response to Germany's blitzkrieg on Poland and the partition of Poland by Germany and the Soviet Union, I have written an article called "Standing on the Side of Justice", which the chairman has approved for public publication in newspapers and magazines. What I would like to say now is that with the German blitzkrieg against Poland and the declaration of war by Britain and France against Germany, the world situation entered a new period, that is, the period of World War II. At the beginning of the war, it was impossible for Britain and France alone to stop the German offensive. It won't be long before I estimate that the British and French armies will retreat, or even withdraw from the European continent. ”

What he said was so shocking that even Luo Ronghuan, Zeng Zhongsheng, and Cai Zhong, who were sitting next to Liu Yimin, looked up at Liu Yimin, hoping to figure out why he was so arbitrary.

Liu Yimin's voice was still tepid: "Why did you come to such a conclusion? That's because through Germany's blitzkrieg on Poland, we can see that there is a huge gap between Germany and Britain and France in terms of military thinking and combat effectiveness. For example, the armies of all countries in the world, including the Japanese army we are facing, use tanks as weapons to cover infantry attacks, while Germany uses tanks as separate tank divisions, which are fully mechanized operations. Poland, known as the third army in Europe, was defeated in just half a month, which shows that its backward military thinking is no longer suitable for the current war. The British and French armies are still the military thinking of the First World War, like France, spending huge sums of money on the Maginot Line, think about it, is there an unbreakable line of defense in the world? If nothing else, let's take our army as an example, what line of defense can the Japanese army hold off our special operations brigade? Aren't we going where we want to go? The Germans were much stronger than us, could a Maginot Line hold the Germans back? Therefore, in the initial period of the war, the German offensive would have been unusually smooth. ”

Speaking of this, Liu Yimin took a sip of water from the teapot, and then said: "Of course, this is only the early stage of the war. With the further development of the war, the anti-fascist front of the whole world will be completely formed, including the United States and the Soviet Union, which will join in the fight against German, Italian, and Japanese fascism. The Second World War, launched by Germany, Italy and Japan, doomed them from the very beginning. At this point, I would like to remind my comrades that although the Soviet Union signed a non-aggression pact with Germany, it participated in the partition of Poland. However, the contradictions between Germany and the Soviet Union were irreconcilable, and the Soviet Union was bound to become an important force on the world anti-fascist front. Because the Soviet Union was a socialist country, the German fascists advocated anti-communism and anti-socialism. At some point, if the USSR does not fight Germany, Germany will also fight the USSR. In the same way, if Germany does not fight the USSR, the USSR will also fight Germany. The reason why the two sides can still join forces now is because they are not ready for war. What I mean by this is that the present peace between the Soviet Union and Germany does not deter us from faith in the great socialist Soviet Union. Who can not make mistakes? The same is true of national strategies, sometimes it is normal to take a little detour. ”

By this time, Luo Ronghuan's worries a few days ago had completely disappeared. Because when Liu Yimin wrote "On the Side of Justice", he criticized the peace between the Soviet Union and Germany very sharply, and Luo Ronghuan was afraid that Liu Yimin's thinking would deviate. Liu Yimin's speech, Luo Ronghuan guessed that Liu Yimin was talking about things, right is right, wrong is wrong, and the concept of right and wrong is very clear.

I heard Liu Yimin say again: "Germany's victory in the early stage of Europe will inevitably stimulate the ambition of the Japanese. The little devils are big and small, and they will not miss the opportunity to participate in the division of the world, and they will definitely take further risks and start a war with Britain and the United States in the Pacific theater. At that time, the little devil is not far from complete destruction. We will seize the opportunity of Japan's war with Britain and the United States and the United States' large-scale aid to China, launch a large-scale counterattack against the Japanese army, and strive to win victory in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression at an early date. ”

After talking about the international situation, Liu Yimin made specific arrangements for Shandong's work. From now on, we will spend two years vigorously developing the regular army, local armed forces, and militia organizations, so as to lay the foundation for a decisive battle with the Japanese puppet army in North China.

In order to achieve this goal, Liu Yimin proposed that in terms of government work, grain production should be put in the first place. Liu Yimin's statement is that he has food in his hands, and he is not panicked, fighting a war is actually fighting food, and with food, not to mention the Eighth Route Army, even the national army in Shandong can also persist in the War of Resistance. Without food, people starve to death every day, how can they persist in the war of resistance? Due to the severe drought in Shandong this year, there has not been the phenomenon of hungry people going out in groups to earn a living in the base areas, which is mainly due to the popularization of the two-cropping farming method in one year, the reduction of rents and interest rates, and the drought-fighting measures that began last year. If the drought persists next year, the pressure on the base areas will greatly increase, because the size of the troops will expand, the number of schools and institutions to support them will increase, and the common people in the occupied areas will continue to pour into the base areas, and the burden will be greatly increased. Therefore, food production cannot be relaxed for a moment. On the basis of the measures already taken, it is necessary to intensify the reclamation of land by the troops, the cadres of the organs should also take part in the labor, and the schools should carry out work-study programs so as to do their own work and have enough food and clothing. We should increase seed cultivation, vigorously promote high-yielding and cold-tolerant crops, and eliminate low-yielding varieties. It is necessary to intensify the transformation of soil fertility, return all human urine to the field, and return the manure of war horses and pack horses to the fields, and also advocate and popularize the return of green manure and straw to the fields, and increase grain output by increasing soil fertility and cultivating improved seeds.

After talking about grain production, Liu Yimin proposed that the second focus of the government's work is to do a good job in commercial circulation, and as long as there is a market for circulation, materials can be freely exchanged. All base areas should protect and develop bazaars so that the common people can exchange their land for money and improve their living standards after paying the public grain.

The third priority of the government's work is to develop the base industries. Liu Yimin said that he went to the logistics base to have a look, and the comrades had a very good way, and the camouflage methods adopted by the military factory were beyond his imagination; except for the use of caves, the appearance of the new factory buildings built was camouflaged, and from a distance, it was the same color as the mountain, and it was impossible for the Japanese machine to identify it. In the vast Yimeng Mountain, how many mountain passes and ravines there are, it is completely possible to use the cover of the mountainous area to develop small industries and produce daily necessities. In carrying out these small industrial projects, we should not always think that Bohai Yinhai should contribute money, let the financial department pay money, and let the army pay money, but should mobilize entrepreneurs, businessmen, and ordinary people to invest and set up factories on their own. The government can guide and support it.

As for the focus of industry, Liu Yimin talked about three key points, one is the salt industry. According to Liu Yimin, Shandong's salt industry used to rank first in the country, and before the war, there were eight major salt farms, Qingdao and Yantai also had refined salt companies, and the output of refined salt ranked second in the country, and a large part of the salt eaten by the Japanese came from Qingdao and Yantai. At present, the refined salt company in Yantai is still under the control of the Japanese, and the equipment of the Qingdao Yongyu refined salt company has long been seized by our army. These devices can't always be hidden in a cave and have to be taken out and used. The salt we produce should not only be used in the Shandong base areas, but also export most of the salt to the base areas in southern Hebei, central Hebei, and Shanxi to meet the needs of the troops and the people. The second focus is on coal and steel. Liu Yimin said, don't underestimate the small iron-making furnace, as long as we can train iron, we can produce good steel, and we can make guns and cannons. Our steelmaking equipment and arsenal equipment are all bought from the United States, which is world-class. Due to the bombing by devils, it is impossible to build large factories and engage in large-scale industrial production. But it is possible to build a small factory and use the evening to produce. Therefore, it is necessary to encourage the non-governmental organizations to set up more small iron-making factories and use small iron-making furnaces to shoulder the task of guaranteeing the victory of the army. The third focus is on the production of daily necessities. Liu Yimin gave an example, saying that before the war, the streets of Dawenkou were full of oil mills, and the fragrance of peanut oil wafted thousands of miles. These oil mills do not need to build chimneys or large factories, and they can build more in the base area. Liu Yimin again raised the issue of matches, saying that the matches used by the Japanese were all produced in Jinan and Qingdao in the past, but now that the Japanese army has strong naval and air forces, we have captured Qingdao, and we have to withdraw and cannot defend it. But we can blockade Qingdao and Jinan. The little devils want to blockade the base areas, and we in turn want to blockade the Japanese-occupied areas, so that their factories will have no raw materials and no grain in the market. However, the blockade of devils is only one aspect, and the people in the base areas themselves also need daily necessities, and although the matches are small, they cannot do without them. Moreover, the daily necessities such as matches and soap we produce can also be used to do business with the Japanese and the puppet army, to occupy the market in the Japanese-occupied areas, and even sell them to Japan to earn yen.

Liu Yimin spoke at length about government work, mainly in response to the deficiencies in Li Yu's report.

Speaking of the military struggle, Liu Yimin said that the next two years will be the most arduous time for the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression in North China. On the one hand, after the Japanese army adjusts its policy of aggression against China, it will concentrate its forces on sweeping the anti-Japanese base areas behind enemy lines, and the struggle will become more and more brutal. On the other hand, Wang Ching-wei had already convened the Sixth National Congress of the puppet Kuomintang in Shanghai, speeding up the pace of establishing a traitorous government. Once Wang's puppet regime is established, with Wang Ching-wei's influence within the Kuomintang and his confusing idea of peaceful nation-building, there will certainly be a wave of surrender. Those who are not optimistic about the prospects of the war of resistance, who have illusions of negotiating with Japan, and who are afraid of war may defect to Wang Jingwei. With the support of the Japanese, Wang Jingwei is likely to build a large number of puppet troops. There may also be a situation in which the puppet army does not fight the national army and focuses on the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army. Third, the Fifth Plenary Session of the Fifth Central Committee of the Kuomintang formulated reactionary policies of opposing communism, preventing communism, restricting communism, and dissolving communism in a vain attempt to restrict the development of our party. This point is not obvious in Shandong, mainly because the strength of our army in Shandong far exceeds that of the Sulu Theater and Shen Honglie's Shandong Provincial Government, and they do not dare to act rashly, for fear that they will be eaten by our army if they are not careful. In particular, after the Tanggou incident, we shouted the slogan "death to those who engage in friction", which shocked them. However, in the Suzhou-Anhui region, the southern Hebei region, and Shanxi, the situation is very complicated. Let me inform you of the situation: The Jiang Resistance Force of the New Fourth Army often clashed with Dai Li's Loyal and Righteous National Salvation Army in Jiangnan, and the Jiang Resistance Army had to fight devils and beware of the Loyal and Righteous National Salvation Army being in a dangerous situation. This situation is likely to continue in North China, Suzhou and Anhui, and Chiang Kai-shek is likely to set off an anti-communist upsurge. In this way, there will be a situation in the Chinese battlefield in which the Japanese, puppet, and stubborn parties join forces to deal with our army.

When talking about this, Liu Yimin specially proposed that Shi Yousan in southern Hebei hooked up with the Japanese army, and the Luxi group should be prepared to fight against stubbornness, and sleep with their eyes open. Once there is something in southern Hebei, our army in Luxi will cooperate with our army in southern Hebei to resolutely counterattack and completely solve the three divisions of Shiyou.

As for Yu Xuezhong's department, Liu Yimin proposed that it is necessary to strengthen the united front work, and that he can cooperate with Yu and fight with them and be friends with them. To vigorously support the enthusiasm of the officers and men of the Ministry of Education in calling for the return of the Northeast, the Ministry of Troops should vigorously develop underground party organizations and strive to educate and transform this unit into a leader for our army's future advance into the Northeast. The United Front Work Department of the Shandong Bureau is responsible for this work, and Comrade Guo Zihua is specifically responsible for this work.

Specifically referring to the military struggle in Shandong, Liu Yimin said: The North China Front is now implementing a cage policy in a vain attempt to use railway and highway lines to form a blockade network and trap our army. For this reason, the Japanese army has already begun to build the Tongdeshi Road, planning to use the Deshi Road to connect Shanxi and Shandong, so as to facilitate the movement of troops. In the next step, the Japanese puppet army will definitely mobilize the main force, sweep in divisions, and encroach on our base areas. If one is not properly coordinated, all base areas will become guerrilla zones, just like the Jilu border. If the central and southern regions of Shandong become guerrilla zones, our military production will come to a standstill, and our agricultural and industrial production will fall into a dead end. What do troops of this mass eat and wear?

What to do?

Liu Yimin said categorically: "There is only one way, that is, to take the initiative to attack, let the little devils revolve around our baton, rescue everywhere, defend everywhere, and passively beat, and there is no chance to implement the cage policy at all." ”

Liu Yimin said: At present, the Japanese army has deployed the Qingdao garrison, the second brigade of the Guards Division, and the heavy artillery brigade in Qingdao. All kinds of circumstances show that the Japanese army wants to trick our army into attacking Qingdao and gather and annihilate our army under the city of Qingdao. Since this is the case, our army will mobilize the Japanese army and move in other directions to thwart the plans of the Japanese army and bring out their true intentions. In my opinion, Yanzhou, Jining, and Tai'an are all good, they are the old battlefields of our army, and the terrain is familiar, so we can make a fuss here and mobilize the Japanese puppet army reinforcements in Jinan, Qingdao, and Xuzhou.

Liu Yimin did not talk about the specific operational arrangements, because it was the autumn harvest period, and Liu Yimin's plan was to wait for the autumn harvest to end before launching an attack, and this meeting was not an operational meeting, so it was not appropriate to talk about specific operational arrangements.

Liu Yimin talked about not only ideas and principles, but also specific arrangements. For example, when he talked about the issue of vigorously developing local armed forces, he said that it was necessary to transfer a part of the garrison brigade to localize it, and set up military subdivisions under various military regions to promote the progress of local armed forces. It is said that the county brigades, district squadrons, and militia units in the base areas should go to the front line to fight in turns to enhance their combat effectiveness. Another example is that he talked about the militarization of the main force in the field, saying that once the conditions are ripe, the existing eight main brigades, eight newly organized brigades, the Tai'an detachment, the southeastern Lu detachment, and several garrison brigades with strong combat effectiveness should be changed into divisions, and the three divisions should be organized into one army and the three armies into one corps to form a field army and carry out strategic combat tasks. In particular, it is necessary to focus on building artillery and armored units, and in future operations, special attention should be paid to capturing Japanese tanks, armored vehicles, and automobiles, and the 1st Brigade should be completely motorized and used as an armored assault force of our army.

Liu Yimin's speech was very long, touching on all aspects of the Shandong base area, and it was tantamount to making a detailed plan for the development of the Shandong base area in the next two years. There was silence at the venue, only the rustle of the tips of the pen on the paper when the cadres were writing.

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