"Well said, every reason stated in Liu Hua's notice is almost to the point for our army at present. Do you have any other suggestions, commanders? In response to Liu Hua's answer, the chairman nodded thoughtfully. At the same time, the impression of Liu Hua in his mind has once again improved a level. Then, facing the other division commanders and political commissars in front of him, he continued to ask with a smile on his face.

"Chairman of the report, I believe that at present, because of the uncontrolled expansion of the troops, the strength of the troops has more than doubled. However, in terms of combat effectiveness, it is still not as good as before the expansion of the troops. Therefore, I believe that the time has come for our army to streamline its administration. Speaking of which, although our army has nearly one million troops, what really has combat effectiveness is the hundreds of thousands of troops formed half a year ago. As for the remaining troops, although they are under the banner of the main force and let a large number of ordinary people in the base areas support them, the combat effectiveness of the troops is very weak. It is better to disguise them as local militia units and train them while producing. In this way, not only will they be able to train troops, but more importantly, they will not be able to cause any burden to the base areas, but they will be able to make a lot of contributions. Therefore, I completely agree with Mr. Liu Hua's opinion. If the central authorities agree with this opinion, our 115th Division will be the first to take the initiative to carry out disarmament, conduct a large-scale contest among the 200,000 troops, and finally retain only 100,000 field troops. We should equip the entire military region with the best weapons of this 100,000-strong army, and form a unit that is no less than the main field division of the Chinese army in terms of combat effectiveness and equipment..." Mr. He was the first to speak..."Chairman, I completely agree with the proposal of Comrade Liu Hua and He Huzi to carry out a major reduction of our army's current million-strong army, and train elite and strong troops. In addition, I have another idea, not only should we carry out large-scale disarmament in the army, but also persuade those soldiers who are not capable of fighting to retire. In all our logistics departments, according to the land axe department, there is a major reduction. Now that the entire North China region has basically been occupied by our Eighth Route Army, we have full authority to carry out a unified integration of the entire North China region and carry out regional management. It is necessary to reduce all those redundant and redundant departments, reduce the financial pressure on the political axes at all levels in the base areas, and lighten the burden on the common people. In the same way, after all these redundant personnel are enriched to the localities, to a certain extent, we can also increase the local labor force and promote the development of the localities..." Division Commander Liu Bocheng nodded, drawing inferences from one case to another and expressing his thoughts in his heart..."Chairman, everyone's opinion is my opinion, and I completely agree with the suggestion of the three division commanders to carry out a lean and streamlined administration of the whole army and train a truly elite unit that has always been a real elite unit. At the same time, in the entire North China region, set up a streamlined and practical base area political axe organization, so that the people in the base area are satisfied, rest assured, and truly support our [***] leadership...."Chen Guang, commander of the 115th Division, finally stood up and said....

"Well, from what you just said, I have also discovered a lot of problems in our political axe organs and in the army. Take the Shaanxi local political axe directly under the central government as an example, there are many political axe departments, and from a certain direction, they are all unnecessary. However, the staff members of these departments still have the people in the base areas to provide for them, and to a great extent, this has increased the burden on the people in the base areas. This is the case at the central level, not to mention the local government administration. Your suggestion is very good. Half an hour later, at a meeting of several members of the Politburo Standing Committee, I will put forward this proposal. I believe that several other members of the Standing Committee will very much agree with this view. Here, I would like to thank a few of you, especially Comrade Liu Hua...."The chairman nodded and said with a smile on his face.

"Chairman, it is our obligation as a member of [***] to contribute to the future of our [***], so these are what we should do...."In the face of the chairman's praise, Liu Hua said embarrassedly.

"Well, that's a good point, if we have a party whose thoughts are the same as yours, every member of the [***] party will not intrigue, and put his mind on the future of our party. I believe that our party will certainly make a great leap forward in its development in the future. In this way, the time is almost up, and several of you division commanders also exchange their thoughts with each other. I'll immediately go to the other heads of the Central Committee and convene a meeting to discuss a proposal you have just made..."As he spoke, the chairman walked to a side door of the auditorium rostrum with a smile on his face, carrying a notebook full of various notes....

In less than a few minutes, in the auditorium, several leaders who were talking with other delegates, led by several guards and soldiers, also quickly left the auditorium and walked towards the room where the chairman was....

"Old guys, I'm embarrassed to call you over in such a hurry. Let me tell you, Comrade Liu Hua, our heroic division commander, has given us a few old guys a big problem for the future development of the Eighth Route Army in North China. Just now, Comrade Liu Hua and the other three division commanders have put forward a very different proposal to us. I just want to listen to the suggestions of a few of you, and it would be better for a few of us to form a unified opinion, and then put the entire resolution on the afternoon at the enlarged meeting of the Politburo for some discussion...."Seeing several members of the Standing Committee sitting in front of him with inexplicable expressions, the chairman said.

"Well, Chairman, what kind of suggestion is it, we still need a few of our old guys to agree first... Chairman, just say it, let us old guys, also have a good eye-opener..."The commander-in-chief said with a smile on his face..."Comrade Liu Hua's opinion, summed up, is only four words, that is, to streamline the administration of the army. We are required to ask the troops of the Eighth Route Army, which are operating in North China, not to blindly expand their units in the face of such a good form. This will not only affect the combat effectiveness of the troops, but also because a large number of young and middle-aged people will join our Eighth Route Army, and because of the lack of labor force in the base areas, it will also have a very great impact on the future development of the base areas... So...," the chairman said with a smile.

"Well, and a few of you guys. This is the notebook in which I just wrote down the reasons that several division commanders came up with in the course of my conversation with the four division commanders and the political commissar. After circulating it to each other, we will know the specific meaning of streamlining the administration of the army and the specific reason why Comrade Liu Hua put forward this proposal. After reading it, everyone also said what they thought in their hearts..."The chairman said with a smile, and at the same time, handed over the minutes of the meeting that he had copied to Vice Chairman Zhou beside him... Immediately, the few minutes of the meeting began to circulate in the hands of several chiefs. In less than a few minutes, almost everyone knew what it meant to be a lean soldier. However, after reading the minutes of the meeting, each member of the Standing Committee fell silent and fell into thought. After all, if such a resolution is issued to the troops, it will definitely be a very big blow to the commanders at all levels of the Eighth Route Army, whose morale is currently high....

"Old guys, how about Liu Hua's suggestion, let's talk about your thoughts! In this way, I will first talk about my own thoughts, and in general, the reasons expressed by Comrade Liu Hua and several other comrades have touched me. Therefore, I completely agree with this suggestion, streamline the administration of the whole army, and vigorously develop our base areas...."The chairman said with a smile..."I will tell me my thoughts. In my opinion, the summary of Comrade Liu Hua and several other division commanders is to the point... Generally speaking, using these four words to streamline the administration of the army sums up the various shortcomings that have emerged in the course of the rapid development of our Eighth Route Army and various base areas. First of all, I would like to express my stance that Liu Hua's suggestion, no matter in any respect, is beneficial and harmless to our rapidly developing Eighth Route Army. Therefore, I raise my hands in favor of this suggestion, and implement the practice of streamlining the administration of the whole army and all base areas, so as to liberate more productive forces and develop the base areas. To develop North China into a real rear base of our party...."Vice Chairman Zhou broke the silence in the entire conference room and was the first to speak his thoughts.

"Comrades, although this suggestion has turned our army of one million into half a million in one fell swoop, it is difficult for me to accept it in my heart. However, I have to say that Liu Hua said several reasons that moved me. If we can really concentrate our efforts on training a 500,000-strong army that has always been on par with the combat effectiveness of the Chinese army, I believe that the combat effectiveness of this 500,000-strong army will definitely not be less than that of a 1 million army. More importantly, without the 500,000-strong field troops, the burden on the common people in the base areas will be greatly lightened. Therefore, I am also in favor of this proposal to promote it throughout the army ....", said the commander-in-chief... Under the leadership of Vice Chairman Zhou and the Commander-in-Chief, in the following period, the remaining members of the Standing Committee expressed their own suggestions. And these proposals, without exception, all agree to implement the plan of streamlining the administration of the whole army and the whole party. In less than 10 minutes, a unified opinion was reached at the Politburo meeting, and further discussion and a show of hands will be held at the extended meeting to be held in the afternoon. Then the final decision was made and distributed to every base area of the whole army....

After a lunchtime break of several hours, the enlarged meeting of the Politburo resumed at 2 p.m. At the first moment, Vice Chairman Zhou, who was in charge of speaking, read out the resolution on the rostrum and handed it over to everyone for discussion. As the entire draft proposal was read out word for word by Vice Chairman Zhou, the entire auditorium immediately fell into chaos... More than 100 participants at the meeting showed various attitudes after listening to the entire draft proposal. After listening to the speeches, some of the participants who deeply sympathized with the current development of our army immediately applauded and expressed their thoughts at this moment and in their hearts.

Some people showed a look of incomprehension on their faces. They do not understand why the central authorities issued an order to reduce the regular army, which is constantly being expanded, and to reduce the main force of the whole army to 500,000 during the period of rapid development of the whole army. After all, this is a huge blow to the morale of the troops.

The remaining part of the participants refused on the spot. After all, after the expansion of the troops, their positions and the power of the audience have also increased a lot to a certain extent. And with the reduction of the main force, he will be beaten into his original form again, and he will return to his position before the expansion of the army. This has made a large part of the military and political workers feel puzzled and indignant. After all, in the society at this time, a large part of the commanders have the idea of the army in their hearts ....

"Comrades, everyone is quiet. I know that all of you here have different views on this draft article. However, I would like to tell you that the reason why the Central Committee passed this resolution was after careful consideration. Now, I would like to announce to you the following merits for the future development of our army that we have summed up at the Politburo meeting just now, after streamlining the administration of the army. After the reading, everyone referred to the appeal opinions, and if there were any different opinions, they spoke one by one..." Vice Chairman Zhou waved his hand and said loudly... As the whole auditorium slowly quieted down, Vice Chairman Zhou took out the notebook in which the chairman recorded the record of the conversation just now, and began to read it out....Gradually, as the benefits of one after another were placed in front of everyone, some of the commanders and fighters who were still puzzled by this resolution just now immediately showed a look of sudden realization on their faces. At the same time, after profoundly understanding this resolution, they have gained a share and are moving towards the wise decision of the Party Central Committee and their vision for the future of our Party.

And those who just refused to participate in the meeting, with one benefit after another reached their ears. After a quick analysis in my mind. The look that was still tense just now slowly eased down. Gradually, these people slowly let go of the selfish thoughts in their hearts....

"Comrades, after listening to these reasons, I don't know if you have any other opinions. If there is no opinion, we will now proceed to a vote...."Seeing this moment, as he finished his words, the auditorium was silent. Vice Chairman Zhou's voice rang out again, breaking the silence of the auditorium and pulling everyone back to reality from their thoughts....

A burst of warm applause rang out, and more than 100 commanders and fighters who reacted from the shock no longer had any doubts in their hearts, and immediately raised their palms with a smile on their faces, and used their warm applause to tell everyone that they supported and agreed with this resolution....

Hearing the warm applause in the entire auditorium, Vice Chairman Zhou nodded with satisfaction. The final result was not surprising, and in the ensuing show of hands, except for some commanders and fighters, who directly abstained because they could not make a decision. The rest of the delegates voted in favor, and none of them voted against. And the whole resolution, just like that, was easily passed by everyone in the voting....

"Comrades, since this resolution has been successfully adopted by everyone, everyone has also voted in favor of this resolution. Therefore, I hope that in the next year, all units of the Eighth Route Army will earnestly implement this resolution, and in the next six months to one year, all base areas, in addition to the necessary combat tasks, will implement the policy of streamlining the administration of the army in the shortest possible time, and implement this policy in the shortest possible time. When the time comes, the Central Committee will send personnel to various ministries to conduct inspections, and I hope that everyone will be cautious about this resolution and implement this resolution..."After the resolution was passed, Vice Chairman Zhou finally spoke....

In this way, the main task of the Eighth Route Army in North China in the next six months to one year is to implement the policy of streamlining the administration of the army. After that, we will vigorously develop the base areas, build the entire North China region into a real rear base of our Eighth Route Army, and build an iron bucket base area that cannot be broken by the army and cannot be broken. Only in this way can our Eighth Route Army gain an invincible foothold in future battles. Only then can our party have a base that truly belongs to us....

With the proposal on the future development strategy of the Eighth Route Army. After the discussion was adopted, most of the afternoon meeting time had passed. In order to strike while the iron is hot, the entire resolution will be discussed at one time. In the next hour, the specific distribution of 500,000 field regular troops in the various units of the Eighth Route Army in North China was mainly discussed... After detailed discussions, the four main divisions of the Eighth Route Army, except for the Reading Division, must concentrate all the energies of their base areas in the next six months and each train a field unit with a scale of 100,000 men. As for the remaining 200,000 troops, they were distributed to the base areas directly under them... At the same time, all base areas must vigorously develop the people's livelihood and develop the base areas....

As for Liu Hua and Luo Ronghuan, the reading division led by them and the main forces of the Shanxi Military Region were not in the ranks of the reorganization. Because, in the enlarged meeting on the second day, the various units of the Reading Division led by Liu Hua will be reorganized into the Northeast Field Army led by China. As for the specific task of the Northeast Field Army, there is no doubt that it is responsible for marching into the Northeast, and in the Northeast region, together with the Anti-Japanese Federation, snatching out a new base in the hands of the little devils....Of course, these are all later words....

(To be continued)