"Commander, the soldier in charge of delivering food will come back and report that Li Xianzhou wants to see you!" Zhu Guoming said.
"Oh?" Zhou Weihan was a little surprised when he heard this. He had never shown his face in front of the national army after arriving in Dayangji: "How does he know?"
"I should have overheard the conversation of the guards, and then I knew you had arrived at Dayangji!"
Before that, even if Zhou Weihan had some free time, he had no idea of going to see Li Xianzhou. After all, the two sides had different doctrines, and Li Xianzhou, as a senior member of the national army, obviously had no need to continue the discussion.
However, since Li Xianzhou took the initiative to ask for a meeting, Zhou Weihan had no need to refuse. As the commander-in-chief of the two armies, he had never met face to face before, but he met under such circumstances.
The treatment of senior generals such as Li Xianzhou is naturally different from that of ordinary officers and soldiers. Each person has a separate room and is equipped with two guards.
At first, Zhou Weihan was worried that Li Xianzhou was committing suicide, so he specifically told the guards to pay close attention. Later, he realized that he was too worried and Li Xianzhou and others had no such idea at all.
When Zhou Weihan passed by, Li Xianzhou was reading the newspaper and basking in the sunshine in the yard. His face was rosy and his clothes were neat, making him look even more comfortable than Zhou Weihan.
"Secretary!" the two guards in charge greeted. Zhou Weihan waved his hand to the two of them to wait at the entrance of the courtyard. The monk took a chair, and Zhou Weihan and Li Xianzhou sat opposite each other.
Li Xianzhou had noticed Zhou Weihan's arrival a long time ago. He even observed Zhou Weihan's behavior with his peripheral vision. The newspaper in his hand shook twice: "Is everything written in this true?"
Zhou Weihan tilted his head and looked at it. It was the Jiluyu Daily. The editor-in-chief was Lou Peiwen. He immediately smiled: "The first purpose of running a newspaper is to seek truth from facts. Is it possible that we have to exaggerate and brag and deceive ourselves and others?"
The main section of the newspaper is about the progress of spring plowing and a summary of the current quarter's industrial production. A small section in the corner publishes the authorities' celebration of the armistice between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party.
During Li Xianzhou's detention, he read some newspapers every day to pass the time. He was surprised to find that the Eighth Route Army did not seem to conceal the true situation in the base area. In addition to lengthy reports on government policies, it even included information on industrial production and the military.
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At first he thought it was a smoke bomb set off by the Eighth Route Army. It was not until he read through newspapers for the past three months that he found that the contents of many reports were consistent.
"It is shameful to say that as the commander of an army, Li became a prisoner of his subordinates. He is ashamed of the party and the country, and even more sorry for all the soldiers!" Li Xianzhou sighed. He already knew that he was about to return to the Kuomintang-controlled area and felt that his future was uncertain.
"Now that you and I have ceased fighting, what will happen to our colleagues and all the soldiers of the 28th Group Army? I think as the commander-in-chief of the group army, I have the right to know!"
Regarding the negotiations between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, Li Xianzhou learned about it through the newspaper. It was not that he deliberately hid it from him, but that he did not need to know. Zhou Weihan said readily at this time: "I personally hope that you will leave early. You will not be exhausted if you stay for one more day."
Without food, if a battle breaks out, both you and I will be injured!"
"Actually, it's useless what I say here. Firstly, you may not listen to it. Secondly, although you are the commander-in-chief of the group army, you can't make the decision!"
"To put it cruelly, the winner of the war should get everything. If the winner is the national army, how should we deal with the political power and all the officers and soldiers in our base area? Will they agree to the joint talks proposed by us?"
"You and I have different doctrines and different class positions. Our cooperation is only temporary. In the future, we will inevitably have to compete on the battlefield until one side completely eliminates the other!"
Li Xianzhou was silent when he heard this. He didn't know the reason behind this. It was even a consensus within the national army, but the actual battle situation was unexpected.
"Is there any information on Chen Youxin's whereabouts?"
"I got the news three days ago that he has appeared in Fuyang. I have really good luck, but I have always wanted to meet him!" Zhou Weihan said.
Zhou Weihan saw more and more clearly. In China, the concept of great unification is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. From ancient times to the present, no regime will allow the existence of another regime. The same is true for the Communist Party and the Kuomintang, not to mention that they are opposites from a class standpoint.
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At this point, the top leaders of both sides have a very clear understanding of this. However, the Americans, based on their own interests, have the delusional idea of supporting two regimes in China.
At this time, there were approximately 4,000 officers and soldiers of the Kuomintang staying in Dayangji, including about 1,600 personnel from the 28th Group Army headquarters and directly affiliated guard regiments, and more than 2,300 officers and soldiers from the 12th Army who had surrendered or been captured. After a short period of thought, these people
Education has not achieved much, and they will all return to the Kuomintang-controlled areas.
The base area is in a lean period, and food is very expensive. Even if infrastructure projects are to be carried out in the future, the focus will be on mobilizing the young people in the base area. It is impossible to waste food on these veterans of the national army.
There are about 17,000 remaining 12 officers and soldiers, of which more than 2,000 were retired and resettled in local areas. This number was the result of Zhou Weihan's deliberate control, and most of them were old people who had followed He Cuizhi for many years.
The remaining officers and soldiers also had corresponding measures. In order to reduce the pressure on the military region, Zhou Weihan suggested to the military region that the supplementary teams of each regiment of the Hebei, Shandong and Yu column be reorganized.
The supplementary team was originally formed from the local armed forces in the Hebei-Shandong-Henan base area. The staff strength was 500 people. The 12 supplementary teams were 6,000 people. In addition to the 1,000 people assigned to the fourth teaching brigade, they were suddenly dispersed.
7,000 national army officers and soldiers were recruited.
The 6,000 soldiers of the original 12 supplementary teams and the remaining 8,000 army officers and soldiers of the Kuomintang are fighting against the existing basic troops of seven military divisions including Zhinan, Northern Henan, Southwest Shandong, Huxi, Northwest Shandong, Taixi, and Yunxi.
After reorganization, a total of 24 independent regiments were established to undertake local defense tasks.
It not only reduces hidden dangers to the greatest extent and reduces the pressure on the military region, but also greatly enhances the local defense strength of the military region.
As a result, the military system in the Hebei-Shandong-Henan base area is stronger and can be divided into four levels. The first-level is naturally the Hebei-Shandong-Henan column, and the second-level is the troops directly under the military region and military division. For example, after Xiaohuang Ji
The first regiment directly under the military region that shone brightly in the war, as well as the fourth regiment of the Northern Henan Military Region, the former Luxi Military Region, and the teaching brigade of the Huxi Military Region.
The third level is the independent regiment as the local basic force, and the fourth level is the local armed forces and militia under the jurisdiction of the local government.
Once the time is right, the Hebei-Shandong-Henan base area can form another field column. In terms of strength, through the battle with the 28th Group Army, the Hebei-Shandong-Henan Military Region seized a large number of weapons and equipment, and its strength has undergone a qualitative change.