―― Yan'an

The soldier of the cooking squad walked into the cave with a bowl of egg noodles, nodded at Xiao Wang, and handed the egg noodles to Xiao Wang. said to Chairman Mao, "Chairman, egg noodles, it's hot, hurry up and eat it." Added a little hot sauce and it was delicious. ”

Chairman Mao raised his head and smiled, "Wow, it's the hot sauce given by 203, I'll eat it with this, I don't know how these days, my appetite is getting better and better, I'm getting a little fat." ”

Xiao Wang smiled and said, "The chairman eats as soon as there is good news, a few days ago, didn't you not only can't eat, but you can't even sleep." ”

Chairman Mao pointed at Xiao Wang and said, "You are criticizing me, okay, I accept criticism." ”

"You should accept criticism, you quarreled with me so badly two days ago!" Sister He walked in and said angrily.

Chairman Mao smiled awkwardly, although Sister He's temper has been somewhat restrained during this time, it is still not small, and she will have conflicts with Chairman Mao from time to time.

Chairman Mao buried his head in the noodles and ate Hulala, Sister He saw Chairman Mao pretending to be stupid again, shook her head and said, "I'll go for surgery tomorrow, you always don't care for your body, you have to pay more attention"

Chairman Mao touched Sister He's hand with some apologies and said, "I'm sorry, I don't have time to accompany you, now is the critical moment." Although the fight in Shanxi is over, the political matter has not yet been resolved."

"Chairman, Mr. Zhu's telegram." A communications soldier ran in and said.

Chairman Mao immediately stood up and looked at him a few times and said, "It seems that Zhu Lao is always a little hesitant, I want to cheer him up." As he spoke, he buried his head in writing a callback.

Sister He looked at the noodles that had only eaten two bites on the side, shook her head, and gestured to Xiao Wang, asking him to stare at Chairman Mao and finish the noodles, and walked out.

-- Taiyuan

The plaster flag at the head of Taiyuan City has been replaced by the red flag of the blue sky and white sun, and all the citizens have taken out the best clothes they can take out, and several respected old men have commanded the descendants to spread loess at the gate of the city. Sprinkled with water, some yellow-haired foreigners and reporters in suits set up cameras on the tower, they wanted to record this historic moment, this is the first provincial capital city recovered by the Chinese army since the start of the war in 1937, and what is even more striking is that the city was not captured by Chiang's intermediary army, which is widely regarded as the strongest force of the Chinese army, but by the troops of the Eighth Route Army from the mountains of Yan'an, this army that is only considered to be a guerrilla army actually defeated three divisions of the Japanese army. It is simply a miracle in military history. There are countless mysteries about this unit. Although it was still wartime, it still couldn't stop everyone's curiosity.

The preliminarily screened police and the army are maintaining order together, in fact, the pursuing troops have already passed through Taiyuan City to pursue the remnants of the Japanese army, and this time it is just a follow-up unit to make up for a ceremony to enter the city.

"It's coming, it's coming!" I don't know who shouted first, everyone's necks stretched and they looked at the city gate.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa" came the sound of neat footsteps. The first army began to enter the city, only to see a group of well-dressed soldiers entering the city of Taiyuan, each wearing a steel helmet and holding a steel gun. The leader held high the military flag and shouted "Forward!" Forward! Forward! Sing! ”

Everyone sang together and said, "Onward!" Forward! Forward!

Our team to the sun

Treading on the land of the motherland

Carrying the hopes of the nation

We are an invincible force

We are the avant-garde of good fighting

We are the armed forces of the population"

Singing military songs, the morale of the troops was even better, and a stiff machine gun was raised high. Mortars and horses, the military songs of the Eighth Route Army echoed throughout Taiyuan City. Looking at the countless soldiers and elite weapons, all the citizens of Taiyuan were relieved. When the horses pulled the mountain cannons and field cannons into the city, there were even more cheers.

"Great, it seems that the little devil really can't come back." A man upstairs looked at the Eighth Route Army singing downstairs, and said happily.

"That's, you see, this army, how magnificent, don't say, this Eighth Route Army is different from Jiang Zhong's Central Army and Chief Yan's troops, it's been three or four days since it entered the city, and I haven't heard of a forced buying and selling, molesting women, these are all soldiers, why is the gap so big?" An uncle dressed as a businessman said with a sigh.

"Humph! What do you know? Whose troops is that? Red Party!! Does the Red Party know what it does? That's a force that wants to divide the wealth and wealth of the family! Boss Wang, you have two cloth shops, right? You wait, wait for the Eighth Route Army to gain a firm foothold, you will feel good! They don't grab or take, they just confiscate your store! Then give your shop to the ruffians, who, in their eyes, are good people, proletarians! A man who looked like a teacher with glasses said as if he had seen through everything.

When Boss Wang heard this, he hurriedly said, "Confiscate the store?" So what do I do? ”

The teacher snorted, "You? Do you know what the bourgeoisie is? You are the bourgeoisie! You'll be criticized, and then you'll be killed! Haven't you heard how many landlords in the countryside have been beheaded for not obeying the orders of the Eighth Route Army? Hehe, you still think it's a good person? In this world, are there any good people who are soldiers? ”

The first man was not happy to hear this, and said, "I said, why do you look like you have a blood feud with the Eighth Route Army for eight lifetimes?" I think this Eighth Route Army is very good! I've heard that the guerrilla zone they were in wasn't as horrible as you said. You know it's scary? ”

The teacher shook his head with an expression of rotten wood that could not be carved, and snorted coldly and said no more.

"Jem, what do you think of this unit?" A foreign reporter asked his companion.

"It's very energetic and well-equipped, but I'm more curious about their tanks and planes, which are said to be from the Soviet Union, but unfortunately they don't show us." Jem shook his head regretfully and said.

"I think this kind of scene is more shocking in the newspapers than any tank, the long army is like you can't see the border, it's amazing!" The reporter who started to speak shook his head and said.

"Maybe, but just receiving aid from the Soviet Union can be like this, so how terrible will the Soviet Union be?" Jem looked to the north and couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

In the former Japanese army headquarters in Taiyuan, new guests were admitted at this time, and Mr. Zhu looked at the documents on the ground that had not been cleaned up and said, "It seems that the Japanese army is in a hurry to evacuate." How's the battle going on the front? ”

Zuo Quan said with a smile: "Mr. Peng has chased to Xinkou, and the Japanese advance has reached Yanmen Pass." The acceptance in various places was also very good, and most of the areas were controlled by our army, but according to the Japanese telegrams intercepted outside, the Japanese reinforcements from Suiyuan had also crossed the Great Wall and entered the Datong territory, and would soon reach Yanmen Pass. We only have three regiments at Yanmen Pass, and it will be dangerous if we are flanked from the front and rear. ”

Mr. Zhu nodded and said, "Fight for a day, then let the devil go out, let Mr. Peng pay attention to the devil's reinforcements, it's time to end." It's up to Lao Mao later. ”

Then. Jiang Cheng came in with a telegram and said, "Mr. Zhu, I just ran to the communication corps, I helped bring it over, you read it first, and I will talk about it after reading it." ”

Mr. Zhu looked at it and said with a smile: "Lao Mao's telegram said that Yan Xishan should bring the officer corps to Xiaoyi to negotiate, hehe, this is going to scare our Chief Yan." Okay, 203, what do you say? ”

Jiang Cheng smiled, "I'm here to say goodbye, Germany and the United States have urged me several times." I have to go there, and I don't need me here in Shanxi for the time being, but we are going to build Shanxi soon, and it is best to make a list of what we need. I'll pick it up next time, so I can prepare things according to the list. ”

Mr. Zhu nodded and said, "Yes, I'm going to let Ren Chi come here, he understands these things best." Be careful on your way. ”

After the instruction is completed. Jiang Cheng said a few words to Li Qian, Wang Yong and others, and asked everyone to prepare a stronghold in Taiyuan while letting some people return to Yan'an. After all, there are also people over there. Then he found a safe place and traveled back to modern times.

-- Moscow

"Check! Be sure to check! Where did Yan'an get so many weapons? Why didn't Yan'an report it? Do they still have the most basic organizational discipline? Now the whole world thinks that we have supported Yan'an, which makes us quite passive in the international arena! This is simply a traitor!! Stalin roared madly, and Dimitrov and Beria on the opposite side were so frightened that they lowered their heads and did not dare to speak.

Indeed, the intelligence services could not escape the blame for such a large-scale military aid without getting the slightest rumor, especially since this incident also happened in the Red Party, a subordinate of the Red International, which was a joke, and it is no wonder that other countries firmly believe that the Soviet Union is helping Yan'an.

Seeing that Stalin was no longer speaking, Beria dared to speak: "I rechecked the information about Yan'an and found that Comrade Wang Ming had mentioned the abnormality of Yan'an many times, but we thought that it was only the result of the internal struggle of the Chinese Red Party, and did not delve into it. ”

Stalin frowned and asked, "Wang Ming?" The guy Miff promoted? Hum! Where is he now? ”

Beria did not dare to look into Stalin's eyes and said, "He had a car accident and is now recuperating in a hospital in Xinjiang, our people cannot approach him, and it seems that someone is watching him around him." ”

Stalin slapped the table and shouted, "Isn't it obvious? This must be a deliberate murder, this is a conspiracy!! ”

Stalin walked around a few times and said, "Send a telegram to Yan'an at once, on the one hand, to congratulate them on the success of the battle in Shanxi, and on the other hand, to provide us with the source and samples of their weapons." Especially the tanks and planes, which, according to eyewitnesses, were much faster than the Japanese ones! Either German, British or American planes! Damn, as the Red Party actually accepts military aid from capitalist countries, is their party spirit still there? Cleaning! We must thoroughly clean up the moths inside the Chinese Red Party! ”

Dimitrov said in a low voice: "Since the start of the war last year, the Chinese Red Party has become more and more independent, and now the local faction in the Chinese Red Party is dominant, if they are unwilling, I am afraid it will be difficult for us to purge the Chinese Red Party." ”

Stalin confidently said: "After all, the Chinese Red Party is still a subordinate of the Red International, and they dare not openly disobey our orders!" If it goes on like this, I want to see how capable Mao is, who has never been abroad, can be. ”

-- Yan'an

In the cave, Chairman Mao, Zhou Guansheng, Dong Biwu, Ren Bishi, Lin Boqu and others sat together, and on the table was a congratulatory telegram from Moscow.

Everyone's brows were furrowed, and they all knew that this was not just a congratulatory message, but also an order, a choice, whether to listen to the words of the Soviet Union or to go against the orders of the Soviet Union.

Chairman Mao lit another cigarette and said, "Mr. Zhu and others are still busy fighting, and there is no way to participate in this meeting, so we can only make a decision, and everyone can say what they think." ”

Ren Bishi raised his glasses and said, "These weapons and materials of ours are actually from 203, Chairman Mao, where do these weapons of 203 come from?" I know we have an agreement with 203, but I'd like to at least tell us if there is any exchange of interest for these weapons? For example, about some national interests in the future. ”

Chairman Mao thought about it, and also knew that Jiang Cheng's identity as an international businessman was actually not a secret to everyone here, but the identity of Jiang Cheng's traverser was only known to him, Zhou Guansheng, and Mr. Zhu, Chairman Mao looked at Zhou Guansheng. Zhou Guansheng nodded, stood up and said, "Everyone, let me tell you, everyone has seen the weapons and resources provided by 203 for us, this is indeed not something that a businessman can do, there is indeed an organization behind 203, but this organization is not a political organization, but an organization that has always existed in our Chinese world, and the purpose of this organization to assist us is very simple, because they firmly believe that only our Red Party can save China!" ”

Dong Biwu, Ren Bishi and others looked at each other and were suspicious.

Zhou Guansheng continued: "There is no exchange of interest in our transaction with 203. In fact, it is not appropriate to say that there is no at all, and probably a strong Chinese nation is our quid pro quo. ”

Ren Bishi said, "In the past two years, our Red Party has changed too much, and we also know that we shouldn't doubt 203, but happiness came too suddenly, and I couldn't believe it all of a sudden." If this is the case, the weapons of the 203 have nothing to do with the Soviet Union? ”

Chairman Mao nodded and said, "Indeed, if you really want to talk about the relationship, 203 has bought a lot of weapons in Germany and the Czech Republic, but it has nothing to do with the Soviet Union, if we hand over the weapons according to the orders of the Red International, 203 will inevitably stop cooperating with us, after all, the organization behind 203 does not want to be noticed by international forces, and some weapons are developed by the forces behind 203 themselves, but they don't have much force to protect these things." So safety is the most important thing for them. ”

Ren Bishi clapped his hands and said, "I don't think we can betray our friends, 203 has done so much for us, I don't agree with handing over 203, but I don't think it's appropriate to completely reject the Red International and sever relations with the Soviet Union." ”

For a while, the venue fell silent again.

After a while, Chairman Mao said, "If, I mean if, we have to choose a side between Red International and 203, how do you choose?" ”

Chairman Mao's words made everyone's pupils dilate, this is one thing that everyone thought of but did not dare to say, Red International, these four words have always had a special meaning among the Red Party in China, if anyone is next to these four words, then his status will advance by leaps and bounds, and if anyone is criticized by Red International, then he will be defeated. An important reason for Wang Ming's failure at the Sixth Plenum of the Central Committee was that his patron of the Red International, Mifu, was killed in the purges of the Soviet Union.

But thinking about it, everyone felt a little excited, in fact, the Chinese Red Party wanted to break away from the Red International's grasp did not start from Yan'an, not to mention from the Jinggangshan period, as early as Chen Duxiu's period, he said to Bao Huiseng, "Geming is our own business, it is good to have someone to help, no one to help us still have to do it, relying on others to take money to Geming is unacceptable." He did not agree to accept the financial support of the Red International, and was even less willing to report to the International and be under its leadership. Even during personal reflection after stepping down, Chen Duxiu often recited the phrase "China should be led by the Chinese themselves." (To be continued.) )