Chapter 24, Kunming Conference

Xia Xinsheng returned to the room, reclined on the bed, and looked at the book in his hand. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoA set of four copies of "The Art of War" and a booklet of "Thirty-six Strategies", "The Art of War" is a lithographic edition published by Shanghai Minyi Book Company. The same traditional characters, the same from the back to the front, the same from left to right. As a rough man who has not completely broken away from the scaffolding worker, Xia Xinsheng is a little easier to swallow than the ancient version of the urban romance masterpiece "Red Mansion". There must be a sister Lin, who cries and cries under the scaffolding every now and then and complains: "I hate it, you only love steel pipes, not me!" "What, do you want to come down, or do you want to continue to build a shelf so that you can earn money to buy her flower hoes? Tsk, mortals like Xia Xinsheng can't even think of it.

Xia Xinsheng held the book and began to look at it with difficulty from "The Beginning of the Plan". One by one, they read the words. About half an hour later, Xia Xinsheng had just opened the "Combat Chapter" when the vice chairman's guard knocked on the door and came in to announce the meeting. Xia Xinsheng put the book down and followed him out. The meeting was held in the conference room on the second floor, and Xia Xinsheng made a report and just pushed them away. The flood of applause forced him to take a step.

The chairman came over with applause, pulled Xia Xinsheng to the front, pressed his right hand, and the applause gradually stopped. The chairman pointed to Xia Xinsheng and said, "Comrades! This is the hero of our entry into Kunming this time, Comrade Xia Xinsheng. It's better than Zhang Yide, but I listened to him, but Comrade Xinsheng thinks he is much better than Zhang Yide's reckless man! We have specially invited him over today to hold this enlarged military meeting with the responsible persons of our Politburo and various army corps, and to listen to his views. Let's welcome Comrade Xia Xinsheng, who has played against Zhang Fei, to sit down! “

Xia Xinsheng saluted, blushed his old face in the warm applause and goodwill smile, found a position near the corner behind Commander Liu and Luo Binghui, nodded left and right and said hello, pouted his butt and covered half of the stool, and sat respectfully.

Under the chairmanship of Love, the meeting soon began. First by Commander-in-Chief Zhu

The vice-chairman reported on the harvest in Yunnan some time ago and this time. In terms of materials, with the support of combat capture and Long Yun, there are altogether:

The guns were supplemented with a lot of German weapons and other guns that the Yunnan army had redressed and stockpiled, so that there was still a lot of surplus in one gun per person. Every two companies can basically be equipped with one machine gun, and each battalion can have one mortar. Ammunition was also greatly replenished, and all the ammunition for illegal firearms in the Kunming arsenal of the Yunnan Army and in various places was given to the Red Army, and more than one million rounds of ammunition of various types were replenished.

There are 30,000 sets of military uniforms, and as long as they are changed, nailed with a red collar badge, and put on a red five-star star, they can be used. There are also nearly 30,000 quilts, which are urgently quilted and equipped with the Red Army after nailing cloth ribbons as Xia Xinsheng said.

All kinds of medicines, especially precious Western medicine and white medicine, were also prepared for the Red Army, with nearly 1 million catties of various types of grain, more than 30,000 catties of bacon, and nearly 50,000 catties of salt.

More than 3,000 mules and horses were squeezed out, which greatly increased the transportation capacity of the Red Army. More importantly, Long Yun drew a dual-purpose machine gun that could equip a battalion of Hatch Chase Gaoping and provided it to the Red Army. In addition, the Red Army was supported with a total weight of 100 catties of gold and 200,000 oceans, and of course, all the paper money in the hands of the Red Army was also given to Yunnan.

In terms of the scale of the Red Army, since the second crossing of Chishui, the "grievance campaign" has been carried out extensively. Instead of blindly educating and releasing prisoners, officers and men separated from each other to carry out a "grievance campaign" to mobilize qualified personnel to join the Red Army, and in addition to the extensive expansion of the Red Army in Yunnan, the personnel of the 1st, 3rd, 5th, and 9th Army Corps and the Central Column increased to more than 40,000 and approached 50,000.

At the meeting, Bogu and others proposed the establishment of a revolutionary base area across Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan, and Tibet, to strengthen the revolutionary forces, and to seek opportunities to open up contacts with the Second Front Army.

This proposal was explicitly supported by more than half of the commanders, represented by the commander of the Lin Corps. Commander Lin clearly pointed out that our army should not continue to walk, but should vigorously expand the red army and establish base areas and develop revolutionary armed forces under the current excellent situation. He believes that the strength of our army has been greatly replenished, especially the improvement of weapons and equipment is huge, and moreover, the morale is high, and the commanders and fighters of various departments have written war petitions one after another, asking for opportunities to attack the Central Army and avenge the martyrs who sacrificed their lives.

In particular, Luo Binghui and others pointed out that our army has a considerable advantage in Yunnan, and that the new tactics and the "grievance campaign" have achieved great results, and that it is entirely possible to use these places as a basis to increase its strength in battle, and that the northeast and northwest armies facing them in the north are more powerful, so it may not be a better choice.

Only a small number of comrades explicitly proposed that they should continue to go north to resist Japan, and that going north would be more in line with the general interests of the nation and that they would be able to make peace with the Second and Fourth Front armies as soon as possible and form a joint force. Although the number of people is small, they can still support it. The two sides were at loggerheads for a while. Bogu directly proposed a vote.

Luo Fu and the vice chairman looked at the chairman, who took out a cigarette, took out a cigarette and lit it, and then threw the remaining half pack on the table. staring blankly at the table. After taking a few sips, he said, "Is it our only choice to develop in this Yelang country?" I don't think you can support the growth of the battle by proposing new tactics, new tactics and 'grievance movements'. Then we will listen to the opinion of those who brought these weapons to our Red Army. “

The chairman turned his head and found Xia Xinsheng in the corner who was excitedly looking left and right, and said, "Xinsheng, tell me your opinion." “

Commander Liu hurriedly stabbed Xia Xinsheng, who was still counting the marshal's generals, Xia Xinsheng hurriedly sat down and looked at the people who were looking at him blankly.

Commander Liu whispered with a black line on his face, "Let me talk about your opinion." ”

Xia Xinsheng stood up with a snap and said loudly: "Resolutely obey the decision of the Party Central Committee!" ”

The chairman laughed: "You can't just know that obedience is not enough!" I think you're out of the world, I don't know what I want you to say! ”

Xia Xinsheng muttered: "Who knew that there was still a point for me to speak, and I thought I would come to the meeting!" ”

Mr. Zhu, who was sitting not far away, smiled and said loudly: "I heard Huaxing still complaining that we didn't play cards according to the routine, and he was caught off guard!" ”

Xia Xinsheng's eyes rolled and he said loudly: "Report!" I didn't say that, I just thought that there was a room full of famous generals like Captain Lin and Captain Peng. I've always heard of their names, and today I finally see them alive! I'm so excited, I can't hold it back! ”

A room full of laughter suddenly burst into laughter, and even the unsmiling Captain Lin no longer had a straight face.

When the laughter subsided, the vice chairman said: "Comrade freshman, then tell me now whether you think it is better to continue to go north, or to stay and develop the base area." ”

Xia Xinsheng said with a big head: "It's all good!" ”

The chairman waved his hand and said, "This is not good, we let you talk about your views, not let you talk to the mud." ”

Yes, it was put on fire. It seemed that it was not possible to please both sides, Xia Xinsheng gritted his teeth and pointed to the map on the wall in front of him and said, "I'll go to the front of the map and say!" ”

Parting ways in the crowd, he came to the map and said, "Maybe we can succeed in both ways." But, assuming we all fail, we still have room to turn around if we go north. But is there one here? I heard that the Qianjun army was much more fierce than before, and I suspect that Wang Jialie has been taken, or that he has already taken his refuge in the Central Army. I wonder if that's the case? “

Vice Chairman Zhou nodded and said, "According to our intelligence, the Qianjun army has been divided, and Wang Jialie has gone into the wilderness. “

Xia Xinsheng pointed to the map and said: "Then, suppose that if I were the bald president, after learning that the Red Army had entered Yunnan in a big way, I would immediately send the Central Army to coerce the Sichuan Army, advance rapidly along the Jinsha River, and arrange a blockade line." The Guizhou Army and part of the Central Army drove the Red Army's troops in Guizhou to Yunnan in western Guizhou. The Red Army was trapped in Yunnan with heavy troops, and then used the old style in Jiangxi to advance layer by layer, squeezing the Red Army into the southwest of Yunnan. In the future, whether it is a big attack or a continuous squeeze, I can be invincible. As long as the blockade line is arranged thick enough, even if it loses so many battles, it will not affect the overall situation. “

After pausing and thinking about it, Xia Xinsheng continued: "What about us? Personnel, armament, supplies, etc., have indeed been greatly improved. However, the overall level of our equipment is still far inferior to that of the Central Army. In terms of numbers, the other side has recently subdued the Guizhou army, and there is also the Sichuan army in the north that knows that our development in Yunnan will inevitably be our enemy, and the total number will be far more than one million troops, plus the Gui army, known as the steel army, will also inevitably go north, facing so many enemies, and we are only more than 40,000 people, and the combat force is only in the early 40,000s, the situation is not very optimistic! “

"Some people will definitely think that we can also develop and expand our popularity. But whether it's Kuohong or training, it takes time, and they won't give us that time. In a short period of time, the enemy is attacking on a large scale, and we can use guerrilla warfare and movement warfare to deal with them. However, if they are bent on building a blockade, it will be difficult for us to take advantage of it. “

"What's more, if we want to reverse our previous promise, if we don't leave Yunnan, will the Dian army still live in peace with us? We have been propagating that we want to go north to resist Japan, is it appropriate to go back on our word now? After our credibility is destroyed, how much impact will it have on the invisible strength of our party and our army? In the past few years, Long Yun's anti-communist efforts have been so great, and the party organization has been greatly damaged, how many mass bases do we still have here? “

Xia Xinsheng glanced at the people who were pondering, and continued: "Once there is a time when we are compressed within that small area of the southwest border, what will we do? How much loss will there be if we forcibly break through the enemy's blockade line, and will we be able to withstand it? I believe that after experiencing Xiangxi, everyone will not be too confident! If you don't break through, you will have to go west. “

"If a country's armed forces forcibly enter the territory of another country without the permission of another country's government, that is aggression! How to deal with the adverse international impacts? Even if we don't think about that, should we just develop abroad, or will we find a way to return home? How do you come back? Of course, we can also cross the sea to Hainan Island. However, it will not be easy to come back. I guess I really got to Hainan Island and went to the southernmost side, and you are embarrassed to tell people that we are going to resist Japan. “

Xia Xinsheng turned around and said loudly: "Although there are the Northwest Army and the Northeast Army in the north, the contradiction between them and the Central Army is not small. Let's just say that this Northeast Army, with a single shot on his back, lost the infamy of the ancestral grave, how much recognition can he have of the president's policy of 'seizing the outside and securing the inside'? I think the vast majority of them are opposed, that is, Deputy Commander Zhang, under the verbal criticism of 40,000 compatriots, I can't bear it for a few days, and I guess I also think about the prodigal son turning back! I strongly recommend going north to resist the Japanese, and to move north quickly before the enemy reacts. We can't give the enemy a chance to entangle with us. “

The chairman stood up and said, "Well said! We have to go north! Tell our comrades not to be afraid to walk, we left this small territory in Yunnan in order to have a broader world! “

Mr. Zhu took the lead in applauding, and the venue immediately applauded. In the end, the meeting decided to continue to go north to resist Japan, and asked all units to quickly replenish weapons and equipment, and distribute new troops, so as to improve the combat effectiveness of each regiment. Commander Liu Bocheng led the relevant troops to lead the whole army, complete the preparations as soon as possible, and open the way for the whole army to go north.