When Song Yuping took some old subordinates and new team members from the Central China Bureau in Xinxian County to Huangchuan to meet He Zhengdao, the old chief. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 At the headquarters of the Central China Bureau, Liu Shaoqi was also meeting with representatives of the New Fourth Army.

With the end of the defense of Wuhan, in the eyes of many people, although the New Fourth Army only participated in the second half of the battle. The New Fourth Army, which can go out of southern Anhui, still opens up many new base areas outside southern Anhui.

Although the Japanese troops stationed in Suzhou and Anhui had begun to consider encircling and suppressing the New Fourth Army again. But the Japanese army also knew very well that if they wanted to wipe out the New Fourth Army in southern Anhui, they would also have to pay a lot of money.

According to the latest information obtained by the Japanese army, during the period when the New Fourth Army was dormant in southern Anhui, its troops had expanded to nearly 100,000 people. This also meant that if the New Fourth Army was to be wiped out, the Japanese army would have to organize at least two or three divisions.

Taking advantage of the opportunity of the defense of Wuhan, the New Fourth Army made a decisive attack, based on the preservation of the base area in southern Anhui. Many of the newly formed troops were all expanded to the occupied areas around southern Anhui, which made the garrison Japanese troops exhausted.

Even now that the Battle of Wuhan is over, the main divisions of the Central China Dispatch Army have also been rebuilt. But the situation has not been improved much. The New Fourth Army, which began to shrink its defensive line, also did not attack the county town occupied by the Japanese army.

As for the end of the sabotage operation, it was also an instruction issued by the Central China Bureau. Because of the affairs of the new 67th Army, the relationship between the Eighth Route Army and the Central Army has also become a little tense. The Central Committee even instructed the New Fourth Army to make good preparations for military struggle.

Once there is a change in the Central Army around the New Fourth Army, the New Fourth Army must also give a resolute counterattack. If there was no change between the Japanese army and the Central Army, they would also stop the expansion of the base areas and focus more on the construction of the newly formed base areas.

The New Fourth Army contracted its offensive edge, which also relieved the Japanese army, which was feeling the pressure. Even if the little devil knows that the New Fourth Army will make a comeback sooner or later. But if they want to organize a big encirclement and suppression, they also need time to organize and plan.

Taking advantage of this short lull period, the Central Committee instructed the New Fourth Army to send representatives to the Central China Bureau for a meeting. It's just that this representative is somewhat surprising, it is not the army commander Ye Ting, nor is it the political commissar Xiang Ying.

Although the development of the New Fourth Army was very gratifying to the central authorities, as the troops continued to grow and develop, the contradictions between the army commanders and the political commissars became more and more antagonistic. Ye Ting, who is the commander of the army, even sent a telegram asking the central government to resign from the post of army commander.

Such a situation has made the central authorities seem to be more concerned. In order to resolve this contradiction, the central authorities specially instructed Liu Shaoqi to summon Chen Yi, commander of the First Division of the New Fourth Army, to the Central China Bureau for a meeting.

From the central authorities' point of view, the New Fourth Army plays an indispensable role in the situation in Central China and in opening up a new situation in the south. As the secretary of the Southeast Branch and the responsible person of the party's New Fourth Army, Xiang Ying naturally has great power.

As a military commander, Ye Ting, because he is not a party member, sometimes he is not even qualified to participate in the party committee of the New Fourth Army. Many of the instructions conveyed by the central government need to be conveyed by Xiang Ying on his behalf, which makes Ye Ting feel very aggrieved.

The most important thing is that Ye Ting is an airborne army commander, but Xiang Ying is the old leader of many units of the New Fourth Army. In many cases, Xiang Ying's prestige among the troops of the New Fourth Army was higher than that of Ye Ting, who had military command.

Even if Ye Ting knew that the principle of the party commanding the gun could not be changed. But many times, there are many restrictions on the movement of troops, and Ye Ting still feels very aggrieved. Even though the central government sent a special telegram, it still failed to change much.

After all, when he was in the southern Jiangxi Soviet region, Xiang Ying also served as the chairman of the Central Revolutionary Military Commission. At that time, his position was even higher than that of Mao Taizu, plus he was also an old party member and had studied in the Soviet Union, so his status was naturally self-evident.

This kind of person in charge of a party with qualifications and status, even the central government is not too harsh. It's just that at present, the enemy situation in the south is complicated, and the situation of the New Fourth Army has reached the point where it has to be resolved.

As the commander of the First Division, Chen Yi's position in the party and the New Fourth Army is self-evident. The Central Committee specially asked Chen Yi to report to the Central China Bureau to hear Chen Yi's thoughts and views on the current situation of the New Fourth Army.

After listening to Song Yuping's account, He Zhengdao also knew that in fact, the discord between the military and political leaders of the New Fourth Army had planted many hidden dangers for the New Fourth Army. Once the opportunity is seized by Lao Chiang, the future of the New Fourth Army is only feared and worried.

He Zhengdao, who wanted to understand this, also said helplessly: "It seems that this matter is really necessary for the central government to deal with it ruthlessly." If the two can no longer work together, one of them can only be transferred from his current position. ”

In He Zhengdao's view, with the continuous development and growth of the New Fourth Army, it is also very important to have a sound and united leadership group. It's just that in this kind of matter, He Zhengdao also knows that he is not good at meddled in anything.

Even if Ye Ting is not a party member now, he was also a member of the party earlier, and he is a well-known general in China. At this time, Ye Ting's military command ability was still very important to the central government and the Eighth Route Army.

On the other hand, Xiang Ying's words, after the central government withdrew from the southern Jiangxi Soviet area, he still stayed in the south to organize troops to fight, and pulled up and preserved the New Fourth Army. Speaking of which, it is also a meritorious hero who has contributed to the party and the troops.

So it's really not an easy thing to solve this trouble!

Listening to He Zhengdao's exclamation, Song Yuping also nodded and said: "Commander, in fact, many military and political leaders of the New Fourth Army are aware of this situation. However, Commander Ye and Political Commissar Xiang have too many differences on some matters, and it is difficult to reach an agreement.

Many times, Commander Ye gave some instructions, and Commissar Xiang would veto them if he felt it was inappropriate. As a result, the military and political commanders of all units felt very uncomfortable and did not know who they should listen to. ”

In fact, this point is very simple: political life is subject to the political commissar, and military command is subject to the commander. Why is it a bad choice? I've been partnering with the commissar for so many years, why don't there be any conflicts?

As long as you are clear about what you are responsible for, there won't be so much trouble. Since the Central Committee has decided to find a way to solve this situation this time, I think whether it is Commander Ye or Political Commissar Xiang, they will have to reflect on it. ’

He Zhengdao, who said this, actually knew very well that Xiang Ying didn't seem to be at ease with Ye Ting. In Xiang Ying's view, Ye Ting was a military commander appointed by the Nationalist Government, and although he was also a party member before, he also quit the party after the failure of the Guangzhou Uprising.

Now that he has rejoined the New Fourth Army organized by the party, Xiang Ying, an old party member like Xiang Ying, still has some doubts about his beliefs. As for the importance of military power, Ling Xiang should not be at ease at all, and completely handed over the command of the troops to Ye Ting.

In short, it is really difficult to distinguish between right and wrong in this matter. So when it comes to dealing with it, it becomes tricky!

After having this understanding, He Zhengdao thought for a while and said: "Regarding your work, when I return to Yan'an this time, I will discuss it with Mr. Zhu and the chairman." You still need to have a certain degree of independence in combat.

Compared to other conventional forces, special forces are unconventional forces in their own right. Even if your Southern Saber Special Combat Team really separates from the Saber in the future, you must clearly understand your combat mission.

This time, you are here, and I will apply to the central government and the headquarters. Let you receive special training in mountain and jungle warfare in the Dabie Mountains. When you leave, I'll give you new equipment.

You don't have to worry too much about other things. Now you are not qualified to meddle in this kind of thing. If there is a contradiction, then find a way to solve it, and what you have to do is to train an elite special forces as soon as possible.

In the future, the special forces you command, whether they are dealing with imps or other enemies, will play a very important role. Therefore, I also hope that in the next two years, you will be promoted to the rank of major general.

Although I have always taken Zhu Fei with me, I still treat the three of you team leaders equally. I also hope that you can become the seeds of the special operations team and cultivate more special operations elites that belong to us.

You just need to remember that you will not be limited to the position of captain of the Southern Saber Special Operations, and when the time comes, I will transfer you to a new position to make new contributions. As you should know, I have thought about forming special operations regiments and brigade-level units in the army.

Even in the future, it is not excluded that the formation of special forces that are good at the integration of land, sea and air forces will be formed, and these are all things that you need to learn. In the future, the way the large corps fights in clusters will also be gradually changed.

In short, you are now both a builder and a learner of the special forces. Nesting in the training camp every day will only restrict your combat talent, and only by doing more actual combat can you gain new growth from the battle. ”

In He Zhengdao's view, he hoped to form an airborne special operations brigade after the Eighth Route Army had a sizable air force. If this unit can be trained, it will have the effect of doing twice the result with half the effort if it conducts some battles in the future.

The Sabre Special Combat Team cannot just stop at the duties of the training camp. The real special operations elite is not trained, but can only grow up after countless bloody killings.

Even if He Zhengdao also treasures every trained special combat member, he also understands that without the fiercest fire, the best steel cannot be refined. And the fire of war is the best flame for tempering the special warfare elite.

After listening to He Zhengdao's vision for the future special forces, Song Yuping also said excitedly: "Commander, I am ready to listen to your call at any time!" ”

Even if Song Yuping understands that staying outside and being in charge of a special forces alone will have more power and responsibility. But he likes to be by He Zhengdao's side and learn the special operations skills that He Zhengdao seems to be inexhaustible in his heart.

Regarding He Zhengdao's emphasis that they are just a half-finished special forces, Song Yuping also wants to see with his own eyes what a real special forces force will look like.

At present, they are only conducting special operations training in land warfare. And the so-called 'Kongte' and 'Haite' have no way to organize training. If you can really become a special elite with full control of the sea, land and air, what kind of powerful feeling will it be? (To be continued.) )