Director Ren smiled: "Yo, the chairman has a guest here!" I said hello to the comrades from the supply department again.

Taizu smiled: "Well, boss, Bi Shi, how are you dyed this cloth?" ”

Director Ren took it and looked at it, and said with satisfaction: "Well, yes, the embryo color is very even, much better than the last time!" ”

Mr. Zhu said curiously: "It looks like it was dyed with Western dyes, did you buy dyes from outside?" ”

When Taizu and several comrades from the Ministry of Supply heard this, they all laughed. It turned out that not long ago, the Japanese army suddenly attacked Yan'an. The focus of the Japanese air raid was Phoenix Mountain, because it was the residence of the leaders of China and G. Due to the lack of anti-aircraft weapons, both military and civilian losses were significant. One of the bombs landed next to Chen Yun's cave, but fortunately it was a dud. After the sappers removed the fuse, they pulled out hundreds of pounds of yellow explosives from the bomb casing.

When the comrades of the supply department heard about it, they immediately sent people to carry them down the Phoenix Mountain basket by basket and transport them away in horse-drawn carts. At that time, the logistics department had woven some homespun cloth by itself, and there was a shortage of dyes, and the chemical composition of dyes and explosives was very similar, so explosives could be used as dyes. They used the explosives to dye yellow cloth and sew military uniforms. This is probably the spirit of revolutionary optimism!

Mr. Zhu looked very happy and praised: "Well, comrades have done a good job!" What is it called? It's called rational use of resources! ”

Director Ren joked: "You guys have the right idea. Don't waste that bomb shell, we are now in short supply of farm tools, just to build a woks and hoes! ”

After laughing for a while, several comrades from the Ministry of Supply knew that they must have something important to discuss. Hurriedly got up and said goodbye. After they left, Director Ren hurriedly took out a secret message from his pocket and said, "Chairman, you take a look at this first!" ”

Taizu took a look at it and said with a smile: "Well, the number of the two divisions, this is really a big deal!" Zheng Huzi has a heart. ”

Director Ren said with some doubts: "Chairman, Jizhong is currently short of troops, why doesn't Zheng Weiguo rebuild these two divisions by himself, but instead give up the number to the Eighth Route Army?" ”

Taizu smiled. Asked rhetorically: "What do you think of Mr. Zhu?" ”

Mr. Zhu thought for a moment. The speculation said: "Now the Northeast Army is showing signs of reintegration under the leadership of Zheng Huzi, and its strength has risen sharply, and it has surpassed the Eighth Route Army." Is he worried about the suspicion of his comrades? ”

Taizu nodded silently and said meaningfully, "Hmm." It's not cold in high places! ”

Director Ren spread his hands. said: "This Zheng beard." The troops under him are also armed with the party, so what is there to be suspicious of? There's no need for it! ”

Taizu waved his hand and said, "You can't say that!" Zheng Huzi can jump out of the narrow concept of mountain interests and consider problems from the perspective of the overall situation. This is very encouraging. I remember that when he came to Yan'an last year, he promised not to follow the path of a warlord and to be a general of the people. He proved to be a man of his word. If someone had had been as open-minded as he had been three years ago, the power of the revolution would have been much greater than it is now. ”

Mr. Zhu approving: "Not bad! Being able to overcome the temptation of power is quite rare for an officer from the old army. ”

Director Ren said with some concern: "However, the numbers of these two divisions are from the Northeast Army. Will our rash acceptance cause misunderstanding among the departments of the Northeast Army? And I'm afraid Chairman Chang Kaishen won't be able to get through! If the Nationalist Government does not pay salaries and does not recognize them, it will be of little use to us. ”

Historically, the Eighth Route Army has also received some numbers from various miscellaneous armies, such as Chang Enduo, the commander of the 57th Army, and the 111th Division of the 57th Army revolted and led his troops to join the Eighth Route Army. However, Chang Kaishen then canceled the number of the 57th Army, and the 111th Division ceased to exist de jure. The Eighth Route had no choice but to integrate the rest of the 111th Division into the Binhai Detachment of the Shandong Military Region, which later became part of the 38th Army of the famous "Long Live Army".

Taizu smiled: "Then what should I do? I can't say to Zheng Huzi, we understand your kindness, you can keep these two numbers for yourself! ”

Director Ren said embarrassedly: "That's not necessary!" I think it's better to help Zheng Huzi form these two divisions, or put them under his command. This will not only unite the Northeast Army, but also make the relationship between the 41st Group Army and the Eighth Route Army closer. ”

Taizu thought for a moment, nodded and said, "Well, this method is okay, but the commanders at all levels must be our own comrades!" The specific candidates will be arranged by the boss and Jianying. He added: "Send a telegram to Zheng Huzi and let him do his job well, the central government trusts him." ”

In a conference room in the Chongqing camp, Chairman Chang Kaishen sat behind a desk with a gloomy face. Chief of Staff He Yingqin, Minister of Military Affairs Chen Cheng, Vice Chief of Staff Bai Chongxi, Sichuan Provincial Chairman and Secretary General of the Supreme Council of National Defense Zhang Qun, and Military Commander Dai Lidai Boss were all present at the meeting. The chairman of the committee and several senior members all put a thick pile of materials in front of them, and they each looked at them casually, and the expressions on their faces were cloudy.

Bai Chongxi looked at it for a while and asked with interest: "Director Dai, did the 34th Division really go to Suiyuan?" ”

Dai Li nodded and said: "We have confirmed this from many sources, and it is said that the first one to Baotou is this army!" And the other ministries were replenished with their supplies! ”

Bai Chongxi smiled and said, "Okay, no wonder Fu Zuoyi conjured so many people at once. In other words, the previous Baotou victory had half of Zheng Huzi's credit? ”

When Dai Li and the others heard this, their faces were a little unnatural. In fact, except for Bai Chongxi, who has little to do with Zheng Huzi, the other people here are more or less dissatisfied with Zheng Huzi.

Although Chang Kaishen was very satisfied with Zheng Huzi's outstanding military exploits, he gave him medals and awards at every turn, and there were several pieces of the highest-level "National Glory Medal" alone. But in his heart, Chang Kaishen still has a lot of opinions about Zheng Huzi. The main reason is that Zheng Huzi likes to be good at advocating and doing some small things behind the back of the Military Commission, such as this private dispatch to Suiyuan, which made Chang Kaishen feel very unhappy.

He Yingqin, Chen Cheng, and Zhang Qun were unhappy every time they asked for help, such as wanting to install a person to serve in the 41st Group Army or Jizhong. Zheng Weiguo required them to accept the assessment and only after passing the appointment could they be appointed, and once they bent the law, they showed no mercy. Last month, a distant relative of Ho Yingqin embezzled. was cut off by Zheng Huzi's head, and he sent more than a dozen telegrams in a row to plead for mercy. This made He Yingqin feel embarrassed and very annoyed.

Dai Li, because his agents are always deflated in Jizhong, and he hates and fears Zheng Huzi. Seeing Bai Chongxi say this, he hurriedly retorted: "You can't say that, Chief Zheng is the deputy commander-in-chief of the Jicha Theater, how can he meddle in the affairs of the Eighth Theater at will?" Even if the military situation is urgent, it should be reported to the Military Commission! Otherwise, where is military discipline and military law? ”

Bai Chongxi smiled noncommittally and asked again, "Then how did Chief Zheng explain it?" ”

Dai Li said angrily: "This Zheng beard actually said that the troops were going to Suiyuan to collect wool. happened to meet Chief Fu Zuoyi who wanted to recover Baotou. Only then did he decide to fight a war on the spur of the moment. This, isn't this nonsense? ”

Everyone couldn't help but laugh.

Chen Cheng asked curiously, "What did the 34th Division actually do?" ”

Dai Li said with a mysterious expression: "According to our department's reconnaissance, we found that they went to transport arms!" It was transported from Outer Mongolia to Suiyuan! ”

"What!" Everyone was shocked when they heard this.

The chairman snorted coldly and suddenly asked, "So Zheng Huzi and the Germans opened another transportation line in Suiyuan?" ”

Dai Li hurriedly said: "Yes." Headmaster! And the scale of the transportation is huge. Even more than Xinjiang! As he spoke, he took out a few more photos from his briefcase and handed them over. Said respectfully: "Please take a look at the principal, this is a German-made FK16 75mm field gun, there are as many as twelve in the photo alone!" ”

"Mother's Psychia. Dare to swallow this batch of materials alone! Chang Kaishen said angrily: "I simply didn't take the Central Committee and the Military Commission into account!" Then he asked, "Has the telegram been sent?" ”

Minister of Military Affairs Chen Cheng hurriedly said: "Yes, commission!" This is a call back from Chief Zheng, and he himself admitted it. ”

Zheng Weiguo knew that the matter of the material passage of the Dao Dao must not be able to hide it from the national government, after all, so many materials passed through Suiyuan, and a fool couldn't see it! Moreover, Fu Zuoyi and other national troops have secret agents of military commanders, and it is impossible to completely avoid them when handing over. So in the face of the questioning of the Ministry of Military Affairs, he simply admitted it honestly. But he said that this was done entirely for the sake of secrecy and the convenience of receiving materials, and definitely not for his own selfishness. In fact, most of the supplies brought back from these raids were distributed to friendly forces.

Chang Kaishen looked at it for a while, threw it away, and asked, "What do you think of Zheng Huzi?" ”

He Yingqin sighed and said, "Bench, this person is full-fledged, and he can't be copied anymore." ”

Chang Kaishen nodded dejectedly, and said regretfully: "Alas, I knew that Lu Dao was like this, and he should have been transferred to the south in Lanfeng at the beginning, but now the whip is beyond his reach, so what can I do!" ”

Zhang Qun was puzzled: "Zheng Huzi has only risen for more than a year, so it will be very difficult to control!" Could it be more powerful than Chen Jitang back then? ”

Chen Jitang was a former Cantonese warlord and was also majestic for a while. But after the death of Chen's political patron Hu Hanmin in 36, Chang Kaishen ordered the financial and military power of Guangdong to be recovered. Chen Jitang was unwilling to lose the power in his hands, so he united with the Gui family to rebel, and also received the secret support of the Japanese. But he often occupied the name of righteousness, and soon used the money offensive to disintegrate the Chen Department and force Chen Jitang to go into exile. The period of less than two months from the initiation of the "Liangguang Incident" to its pacification can be called the most beautiful battle fought in the chairman's life.

He Yingqin explained: "In terms of financial resources, military strength and territory, Zheng Huzi is still a little worse than Chen Jitang. But now the situation is different, the Japanese enemy is current, and Zheng Huzi has the halo of a famous anti-Japanese general. We're dog-biting turtles, and we have nowhere to eat! ”

Chang Kaishen thought his analogy was ugly, and glared at him angrily. He Yingqin also knew that he was speechless, and he lowered his head with shame on his face and stopped talking.

Chen Cheng glanced at He Yingqin with a sneer, and suggested: "Bench, Zheng Huzi has no trace now." The unauthorized friendship with Germany is also for the purpose of obtaining arms, and I don't think there is any need to be harsh. lest the persecution get too close, and it will not be good for him to take refuge in the middle G or the Japanese. ”

Chang Kaishen snorted and said angrily: "But he also sent troops to the Eighth War Zone privately, and instigated the First War Zone to start a war with the Japanese army. What is even more intolerable is that this guy does not know how to be loyal to the party-state, and he actually colludes with the G party! ”

Everyone was amazed. Chen Cheng questioned: "Could it be that the rumors are wrong?" Moreover, Chief Zheng is behind enemy lines, surrounded by the base of the Eighth Route Army, so he has to deal with it! ”

Chang Kaishen said angrily: "Yu is thick, send the materials to everyone!" ”

Dai Li hurriedly said: "Yes." Commission! While sending the new information to everyone, he explained: "Our military commanders have been paying attention to Chief Zheng Weiguo for a long time. His affairs were mainly concentrated in three aspects: First, he allowed red elements to be in the army, such as Cheng Zihua, a bandit from Dabie Mountain, who served as the deputy commander of his troops, and was actually the political commissar of the G Party. ”

"The second is to hand over all local power to the G Party, and Yang Xiufeng, director of the Hebei Central Administration Bureau, is the standard red element. In fact, the whole of Jizhong has become red, and almost every village has a peasant association and village branch of the G Party. ”

"The third is to send a large number of arms to the Eighth Route Army without authorization. Judging by the few that we have so far, the numbers are staggering. We even suspect that Chief Zheng himself is a GC party! ”

Chang Kaishen said angrily: "Niang Xipi, the world will not die in the sun, but also in the world!" We're running out of life. The revolution is going to fail! I don't have the face to go to the Prime Minister. ”

Several senior officials hurriedly persuaded in unison: "Calm your anger." Things don't get to this point yet. ”

Chang Kaishen was furious, slapped the table, and asked, "Then what do you say?" ”

Zhang Qun hesitated for a moment and said, "Take a seat." I think military means are the most undesirable. Not to mention that Zheng Weiguo's remarks are unknown. We don't have a reason to do it. And the ministry hangs behind enemy lines. Even if troops are sent to suppress it, it may not be able to fight, but it will make the Japanese take advantage of it. ”

He Yingqin nodded and said, "Commission, I also have this point of view!" ”

It is rare that Chen Cheng did not contradict He Yingqin. Agreed.

Bai Chongxi was noncommittal, he was a warlord himself, and it was the duty of a soldier to help Chang Kaishen deal with the Japanese, and he would be insensitive to dealing with miscellaneous cards.

Dai Li said that he was only responsible for providing information, and how to deal with it had to follow the instructions of the principal. In fact, he is also ambitious, but his strength is still weak now, and he doesn't dare to be too arrogant.

Chang Kaishen sighed and said, "I also know that it is unrealistic to send troops to attack. Since you can't suppress it, you can only caress it. However, in just over a year, this Zheng beard has been promoted from the head of the security regiment to the position of deputy commander of the theater. Further up there is only the commander-in-chief of the Jicha Theater of Operations! ”

He Yingqin was taken aback and hurriedly said, "Don't do it, take a seat." If this guy gets the position of commander-in-chief of the Jicha Theater, won't it be even more difficult to control? ”

Chen Cheng glanced at him and said, "If you don't give it to you, you can control others?" In my opinion, the key is to find a way to pull Zheng Huzi back, at least not to let him fall to Zhong G or the Japanese. ”

Bai Chongxi interjected: "It shouldn't be possible to fall to the Japanese. Everyone knows that Zheng Huzi has a deep blood feud with the Japanese, and since the Anti-Japanese War, he has repeatedly made war exploits, and has been hated by the Japanese. How could a man like him surrender to the Japanese? ”

He Yingqin snorted and sneered: "It's hard to say! Kong Youde, Shang Kexi, and Geng Zhongming at the end of the Ming Dynasty also had a deep blood feud with the Manchu Qing Dynasty. ”

Kong Youde's father and brother led the miners to revolt in order to resist the abuse of Houjin, and died heroically because they were outnumbered. Shang Kexi's father died in Louzi Mountain in order to cover the transfer of the people. Geng Zhongming's situation is similar. They themselves were all generals who resisted Houjin, but they became traitors one after another, which is really embarrassing.

Bai Chongxi's face changed slightly, and he said angrily: "Chief He's said a little too much!" Ming Court forced Kong Youde back then, does Minister He also want to follow the example of the ancients? ”

He Yingqin was furious, stood up with a bang, pointed at Bai Chongxi's nose and scolded: "The surname is Bai, what do you mean by this?" ”

Syllable! Chang Kaishen slapped the table and scolded angrily: "What kind of system, sit down for me!" ”

He Yingqin sat down in disdain, and glared at Bai Chongxi resentfully.

Zhang Qun took the opportunity to play a round and said: "Everyone, it's all for the party-state, don't be angry." He changed the topic and said: "As I said before, the use of military means is undoubtedly the next step. But I'm afraid it's not okay to be gentle with me. Since Zheng Weiguo raised troops in Ping'an County, the party-state has never treated him badly, but what is the result? Still biased towards the GC party! ”

He Yingqin hurriedly said: "What about Mr. Yue Jun's opinion? ”

Zhang Qun stretched out two fingers and said, "Politics and economics, both at the same time!" ”

When everyone heard this, they immediately came to their senses and hurriedly asked, "How do you say this?" ”

Zhang Qun explained: "This political means is nothing more than fighting and pulling, and in my opinion, the position of commander-in-chief of the Jicha Theater may as well be given to him, but the politics, personnel, supplies, ordnance, and salaries in the theater must be controlled by our people." Local political power must also intervene, and the party offices in each county must play their due role. ”

"As for economic means, they are nothing more than control and buying. Control is to control the food and salary of the troops, this is the lifeblood of the army, buy it, hehe, I don't need to say more! ”

He Yingqin and Chen Cheng were amazed when they heard this, they felt that their knowledge had increased greatly, and they looked at each other again, thinking that they wanted to learn this hand as soon as possible, and it was not difficult to squeeze out each other. Bai Chongxi scolded in his stomach, it was really despicable, no wonder Lao Tzu was defeated repeatedly back then. Dai Li's eyes flickered, and he didn't know what Lu Dao was thinking.

Chang Kaishen nodded with satisfaction and said approvingly: "Brother Yue Jun's opinion is my opinion!" ”

Chen Cheng hesitated for a moment, and then asked, "Did you return the arms you promised to the 41st Group Army before?" ”

Chang Kaishen asked, "What kind of munitions are they?" ”

Chen Cheng said: "At the beginning, Zheng Huzi gave all the heavy artillery to the state government in exchange for one hundred and twenty 82 mortars. In addition, Zheng Huzi also wanted drawings and samples of the 120-mm mortar that had just been imported from France, saying that he planned to copy it himself. ”

Chang Kaishen said: "Haven't the 120 mortars been delivered yet? ”

Chen Cheng shook his head and said: "After the battle of Wuhan, the government is busy transferring supplies, and the army is also in a hurry to adjust its deployment, and it has not yet started to be delivered!" ”

Chang Kaishen thought for a moment and said, "It's just some mortars, just promise." Then he asked: "How many samples of that French mortar are there?" ”

Chen Cheng said: "It's only two!" ”

Chang Kaishen said: "Well, I also agreed." Don't be stingy with this kind of thing! ”

Chen Cheng hurriedly said: "Yes, take a seat!" ”

Before the meeting ended, another telegram from Zheng Weiguo came. Zheng Weiguo proposed to the Military Commission to rebuild the 49th Army, which was under the jurisdiction of the 105th Division, the 108th Division and the Fourth Cavalry Division. It is proposed that Li Du, former deputy chief of staff of the 41st Group Army, be the commander of the army, Wang Tiehan, former chief of the teaching corps of the Jizhong Military Academy and former commander of the 105th Division, should be the deputy commander, and Xie Peiran, former commander of the Blue Eagle Unit, should be the chief of staff.

In fact, at the same time as the request for instructions, this unit had already begun to be formed in the Jinchaji base area. The two divisions were expanded from three Red Army battalions, the 115th Division and the 129th Division, with 5,000 men each, for a total of 15,000 men in the whole army, with the goal of expanding to 30,000.

Chang Kaishen hurriedly read the telegram, and then said to everyone: "What do you think about this matter?" ”

Dai Li hurriedly said: "Principal, according to the student investigation, Li Du is also suspected of being red!" It is not clear whether Wang Tiehan is a Red Party or not, but this Xie Peiran is a remnant of the Young Zhuang faction in the Xi'an Incident, and he is 100% sure that he is a G Party. ”

The Xi'an incident has always been a thorn in Chang Kaishen's heart, and he was suddenly furious, and shouted: "Call back, no!" ”

Zhang Qun hurriedly said: "Calm your anger, I think there is still room for this matter to turn around!" ”

The chairman of the committee was still angry, and asked: "Niang Xipi, he is going to hand over the troops to the GC Party, how can he turn around?" ”

Zhang Qun hurriedly stepped forward to say a few words, Chang Kaishen listened to the anger gradually subsided, nodded and said, "Okay, just do what you want first!" (To be continued......)

PS: It's later, ashamed!