Yang Zhen's words made the commander-in-chief fall into deep thought, and he said after a long time: "What you said makes sense. [.Com text] But this step must not be taken unless it is absolutely necessary. Regardless of whether it is a permanent loss or not,
This step cannot be taken easily, because as long as we persist in fighting in the Northeast for one day, we will give the Northeast people confidence and inspire them to have the courage to persist in the struggle."
"Besides, if we withdraw, what will happen to the First Army that was divided by the Japanese and puppet troops in southern Manchuria? Since the Japanese and puppet troops launched a large-scale encirclement and suppression of the Xiajiang area, we have lost contact with them for some time. Except for the Second Army
Apart from the Fifth Division, the main force of the First Army is still in southern Manchuria. Once we withdraw, they will be the only ones in Manchuria who are still fighting. All the pressure from the Japs will fall on them. Their situation will be even more difficult.
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Seeing that Yang Zhen wanted to continue to persuade, the commander-in-chief waved his hand and said: "I understand Commander Yang's wishes. I will seriously consider your suggestion. Don't worry, I will make the most appropriate decision when necessary."
decision."
Hearing what the commander-in-chief said, Yang Zhen did not continue to persuade him. He believed that when necessary, the commander-in-chief would make an appropriate choice based on his many years of guerrilla experience. Isn't this the history he knows in later generations?
But for the First Army, Yang Zhen shook his head.
Yang Zhen turned around, pulled out a Puppet Manchukuo newspaper from a pile of papers behind him and handed it to the commander-in-chief: "Commander-in-Chief, take a look at this Puppet Manchukuo newspaper."
The commander-in-chief took the newspaper handed over by Yang Zhen and looked at it carefully. He, who had always been calm, seemed a little pale. He sighed for a long time and said: "It turns out that he rebelled. Now the situation in Southern Manchuria is dangerous. This Cheng Bin is a member of the First Army.
The commander-in-chief promoted his most beloved general. He fought bravely and made considerable military exploits."
"The most important thing is that he is too familiar with the commander-in-chief of the First Army and the laws of the First Army's activities. With his rebellion, the First Army will no longer have any secrets to protect in front of the Japanese and puppet troops. Moreover, it has lost the most powerful division of the First Army.
Losing this force created by the commander-in-chief of the First Army will be a fatal blow to the First Army."
As for the dangers of Cheng Bin's rebellion, Yang Zhen, as a descendant of later generations, knew that it was much more serious than the commander-in-chief had considered. The first-line army known as Nan Yang and Bei Zhao, who fought against the Japanese and puppet troops, was frightened.
The commander-in-chief's sacrifice was due to the rebellion of Cheng Bin, who was familiar with the pattern of his activities.
Cheng Bin has followed the Commander-in-Chief of the First Army since the day he joined the army. He knows the Commander-in-Chief of the First Army very well and can often know the general whereabouts of the Commander-in-Chief of the First Army by guessing. How much does Cheng Bin know about the Commander-in-Chief of the First Army?
You'll know who it is as soon as you hear the gunshot.
In the past, the Japanese army did not dare to spend the night in the mountains and forests, so no matter how hard the Anti-Japanese Alliance was during the day, they could take a breather, rest, and move at night. However, Cheng Bin led the troops to continuously track at night, which made the Anti-Japanese Alliance's situation extremely difficult and also greatly reduced the Anti-Alliance's combat effectiveness.
The important reason. It can be said that the troops of the commander-in-chief of the First Route Army, who had experienced hundreds of battles and was good at maneuvering, were scattered, and the commander-in-chief was pursued and found it difficult to escape. Without Cheng Bin, the Japanese would not have been able to do it.
Many generals, especially senior generals, lost their lives in the hands of traitors during the Anti-Japanese War. The commander-in-chief of the First Army, the commander of the First Army and the First Army, and even a considerable number of cadres at the military division level all died in the hands of traitors. For
For the Anti-League, the dangers of those traitors who have mastered the laws of Anti-League activities and their secret camps are far greater than the threat posed by the Japanese and puppet troops.
Even the failure of the Second Route Army's Western Expedition, in addition to various reasons, the rebellion of several military and political officials exposed the strength and purpose of the Western Expedition, which was also a major reason for the failure. It is not difficult for Yang Zhen to understand why
After conquering Weihe County, why did Li Yanping hate the traitors so much? Even as the commander of an army, after he shot the traitors, he stepped forward to re-shoot them one by one.
Seeing the deep worry on the Commander-in-Chief's face after reading this newspaper, Yang Zhen comforted him: "Commander-in-Chief, don't worry too much. The Commander-in-Chief of the First Route Army has been tested for a long time and has rich practical experience. He should be able to turn danger into safety."
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In response to Yang Zhen's consolation, the commander-in-chief shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Commander Yang doesn't know. This Cheng Bin has followed the Commander-in-Chief of the First Army for many years and knows the activities of the First Army well. He even knows all the underground organizations and secret bases of the South Manchurian Anti-Japanese Alliance.
He has to be in his head."
"His rebellion not only brought devastating damage to the underground organizations in South Manchuria, but more importantly, it brought devastating damage to various base areas of the Anti-Japanese Alliance. After losing the base areas, the First Army was surrounded and suppressed by heavy Japanese and puppet troops.
Down here, there is no place to rest and recuperate. Damn it, these are dog traitors."
Seeing that the commander-in-chief who always gave Yang Zhen a gentle and elegant feeling actually uttered a curse word, Yang Zhen knew that the commander-in-chief of the Second Route Army, who was devastated by the rebellion of the commander of the First Division of the Fifth Army, was even more angry about Cheng Bin's rebellion.
Yang Zhen understood more clearly that the rebellion of Cheng Bin, the commander-in-chief's favorite general, would bring fatal danger to the First Army. His rebellion made the First Army, which was already struggling alone in southern Manchuria, vulnerable to the Japanese and puppet troops.
There are no more secrets to keep.
Yang Zhen frowned, pondered for a moment and said: "Commander-in-Chief, how long do you think Cheng Bin can persist if he is divided into various units of the First Army in South Manchuria? Even if Cheng Bin does not rebel, how long can he persist? South Manchuria is the heartland of the Japanese and puppet troops.
The army's encirclement and suppression of Southern Manchuria will only take place above the lower river. The situation of the First Army is different from that of Northern Manchuria and Eastern Manchuria."
"The guerrilla areas of the Second Route Army and the Third Route Army are adjacent to each other, and even the guerrilla areas of some units are intertwined, and they can cooperate with each other to some extent. However, the First Army is far away in southern Manchuria, and its strength is extremely scattered. I once heard
The political commissar said that the scope of activities of the First Army extends to Benxi and Huanren in Liaoning in the south, to Dunhua in the north, and to Dongbian Road in the east."
"Such a large guerrilla scope has enhanced the survivability of the First Army. But once the Japanese blocked the traffic, the First Army was completely divided. When the First Division rebelled, it was the Japanese and puppet troops who separated Benxi and Huan alone.
Ren, cannot get closer to the headquarters. That is, he cannot get support from the main force, nor can he get any orders from the headquarters."
"It is difficult for us to coordinate with each other internally. The situation of each department fighting alone is much higher than that of the Second and Third Route Army. In such a situation, it is difficult to face the heavy encirclement and suppression by the Japanese and puppet troops."
After listening to Yang Zhen's words, the commander-in-chief shook his head, stood up and thought about it for a while, then slammed his fist on the table and said decisively: "No, we must find a way. No matter what, we must coordinate the troops of the First Army. At least.
We need to find the headquarters of the First Army. Once the First Army fails, our established plan of mutual support between the North, South, and East Route Armies will completely fail."
"Commander-in-Chief, do you know where the headquarters of the First Army is currently operating? Do you know where the troops of the First Army are currently scattered? The key is, does the Second Route Army now have the strength to rescue the First Army? In addition to the Seventh Army operating in Fuyuan,
, now there are only so few people left in the Fourth Army and the Fifth Army combined. This also includes your guard troops. With such a small number of people, let alone the rescue of the First Army, even we ourselves can't protect ourselves."
"We must have confidence in the Commander-in-Chief of the First Route Army. We believe that with his many years of experience in dealing with guerrillas, he will have certain methods, at least in a short period of time, he will find ways to mitigate the harm caused by traitors. Moreover, although the First Division of the First Route Army was collapsed
, but the main force of the First Route Army is still there. Except for the Seventh Army, the rest of the Second Route Army has lost its embers and has almost no combat effectiveness. What we should do most now is to preserve our current strength, hide in standby, and seize the time to train the troops."
The reason Yang Zhen dared to say this was because he knew that there was still one year left before the commander-in-chief died. As long as he gave himself a year, he should be able to find a way when the commander-in-chief was in his most difficult time.
rescue.
Having said this, Yang Zhen raised his head and looked at the Commander-in-Chief and said: "Commander-in-Chief, these people we have on hand are all time-tested backbones and are the foundation for our future development and growth. We cadres and soldiers must be trained strictly."
"We cannot compare with the Japanese and puppet troops in terms of equipment, but we must at least improve our individual combat skills, team tactics, various basic tactics, and especially our fighting will. We must not only be stronger than the puppet Manchukuo army, but also stronger
To the Japanese Army.”
"The tiger is hiding in the mountains, not because he is cowardly, nor because he is afraid of those rampaging jackals. It is because he needs to recharge his batteries. When he comes out of the mountains, tigers will roar across the mountains."
Yang Zhen's words made not only the commander-in-chief, but also everyone around him such as Li Yanping, Guo Bingxun, Peng Dingjie, etc. fall silent. After a long time, the commander-in-chief raised his head and said: "Guangyu has told me about your situation.
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"In Harbin, we faced the Japs face to face. Although there were many casualties, we managed to annihilate a Japs guard squadron with a group of skirmishers. In the Wudaoling Iron Mine, we killed a Japanese major general with only part of the explosives without firing a single shot. In nearly a thousand days
The puppet army fought two consecutive battles in Wei'an Mountain and Weihe County, and they fought cleanly. I cannot do this method."
"You are a good soldier in training. The soldiers you have trained have a certain fighting ability. Okay, I will hand over the remaining dozens of people under my command to you. These people are the seeds of the Second Route Army. Give them to
You, you must show me how to do it. Let them learn those tactics from you."
"Please rest assured, Commander-in-Chief, I will definitely train them to be the same. We must not only train them to become qualified soldiers, but also expand their training for our future development. Our soldiers must follow the squad leader's platoon
The commanders should be trained, and the company and platoon commanders should be trained according to the battalion and company commanders. In this way, when we expand the army in the future, we will not be unable to form combat effectiveness as soon as possible due to a lack of cadres."
After Yang Zhen's words fell, the commander-in-chief nodded and said: "Your idea is very far-sighted, I think it is acceptable. In this way, since Yanping is the political commissar of your army, all the survivors of the Fourth Army's Western Expedition are here with you. I
Let’s rebuild the Fourth Army based on your troops. You will be the army commander and Yanping will be the political commissar. How about appointing other cadres according to your original organizational structure?"
Regarding the commander-in-chief's idea of rebuilding the Fourth Army based on his own troops, Yang Zhen shook his head: "Commander-in-Chief, what we have on hand now is only more than 1,300 people, even if you include the remaining troops of the Fifth Division you brought over, according to the structure of the Eighth Route Army in Guannei
It’s just the organization of a regiment.”
"In any case, it cannot reach the organization and strength of an army. Isn't the army number a bit too big? In this way, we first organize it into an independent regiment directly under the Second Route Army or organize it into a brigade. As for the army number,
Let’s wait until the army expands in the future.”
The commander-in-chief was a little surprised when he heard that Yang Zhen rejected the army designation and only wanted the organization of a regiment or brigade. The commander-in-chief looked at Yang Zhen, trying to tell something from the expression on his face.
Regarding the surprise shown by the Commander-in-Chief, Yang Zhen smiled and said: "Commander-in-Chief, I don't think it's just that we don't need a large establishment, but that the entire Second Route Army also needs to be downsized, and the army and division-level organizations must be abolished. In addition to retaining
The main force, which has always been capable, is used for external operations, and the rest of the troops are all localized."
"I think we can adopt the method of the Eighth Route Army in the Guanhai Pass to march behind enemy lines. Divide the entire East Manchuria area into several military divisions. Change the troops that have been abolished at the military level into divisional armed forces and persist in the struggle on the spot. Specialize in targeting the puppets that pose the greatest threat to us.
Fully local armed forces and various police armed forces. Eliminate the enemy and puppet armed forces in our guerrilla base areas. Attack the Japanese and puppet pioneer groups and group tribes. The most important thing is to establish local political power, mobilize the masses, and expand our troops."
"The field army specializes in external operations to attack the main force of the Japanese and puppet troops. In this way, the internal and external forces can support each other and coordinate operations. This avoids the current Anti-Japanese Alliance's indiscriminate fighting forces on internal and external lines. Once the main force fights on external lines, it will be empty internally. The remaining troops will be left behind.
If there are too few, we will be unable to fight alone against the Japanese and puppet troops encircling and suppressing them, and we will have to be passively beaten. We will also be unable to cooperate with external combat troops. We can also attack the local armed forces of the Japanese and puppet troops and defend our guerrilla base areas."
"Commander-in-Chief, it is not that he is too arrogant to look down on the organization of the Anti-Japanese Alliance. But has the Commander-in-Chief ever considered how much combat effectiveness a regiment of dozens of people or a division of more than a hundred people have? How many combat effectiveness are there in a battle?
The division's strength may seem huge, but together they only have a few hundred people."
"This small force is not even a stand-alone force in the Eighth Route Army. Although such a force looks huge, how much real combat power does it have? Even if we follow the methods in Guan Nei and the Japanese as a squadron, we need to concentrate
At least two battalions of troops should be used to deal with it. This is despite occupying favorable terrain. There is no way. Our weapons and equipment and individual combat qualities are too different from those of the Japanese. If we want to defeat the Japanese, we must concentrate at least three times more
troops."
"The strength of a battalion of the Eighth Route Army in Guannei is about 300 people. So according to the establishment of the Anti-Japanese Alliance, if we want to eliminate a squadron of Japanese soldiers, we need to concentrate the strength of several divisions or even corps? And who can guarantee the commanders of these corps?
Do they execute the orders wholeheartedly? How can these armies cooperate and cooperate tacitly during the battle? The commander-in-chief, the combat effectiveness of the army is not reflected in the size of the organization."
Yang Zhen's words clearly shocked the commander-in-chief. As a commander-in-chief who once held four organized armies, but the total strength did not exceed one brigade of the Eighth Route Army in Guannei, he had seen too many battles.
The defeat was caused by poor cooperation between the armies, and even some of the collected armed forces secretly undermined each other. Especially in adversity, even in many cases, once the troops were dispersed, it was difficult to regroup.
Looking at the commander-in-chief who was deep in thought, Yang Zhen knew that what he said today was enough for the commander-in-chief to digest it for a while, so he did not continue. Yang Zhen smiled and said: "Of course, commander-in-chief, these thoughts of mine are
These are just some unilateral thoughts. After all, I haven’t been in Manchuria for a long time, and I haven’t had much contact with the outside world. I don’t know the situation in detail.”
"These ideas of mine have played a lot of roles in the customs, but I am not sure whether they are suitable here. We are just discussing, so the commander-in-chief does not necessarily have to adopt these ideas of mine. We can adapt measures to local conditions."
The most correct way.”
After saying that, Yang Zhen raised his hand to look at the watch on his wrist, turned to Li Yanping and said: "Political Commissar, it's getting late. The commander-in-chief must be very tired after having to fight continuously these days. In this way, the chief of staff and I and the old man
Peng will sleep in the war room tonight. You can have a good rest with the commander-in-chief tonight, and you can also say goodbye."
After Li Yanping nodded, Yang Zhen called Xiao Huzi over again and said: "Go to my place and spread the tiger skin that I shot when Lao Heiding was resting last time for the commander-in-chief. And what's in our hands?"
Are there still a few new sets of luggage that are useless? Go and pick the best one and give it to the Commander-in-Chief."
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