Yang Zhen's first move made all the senior cadres present, including the deputy secretary of the Southeast Bureau, stunned. No one expected that Yang Zhen's first order was to restore the army commander's party membership. This is This means that the military commander who originally had no right to participate in major military and political affairs and only had command power but no decision-making power, and has actually been sidelined, now has a significantly different status.
However, compared to the army commander who had been excluded from the command core for a long time due to party membership issues, Yang Zhen's second decision was a bit intriguing when he heard that the central government had finally restored his party membership. The second decision was to still maintain the original scope of work of the army commander, dealing with the third theater.
Yang Zhen's decision puzzled everyone present, but they shook their heads and said nothing. Restoring the army commander's party membership means that this army commander who has been in name only for a long time can finally live up to his name. .But the scope of work has not changed, so isn’t it still the same?
Seeing that the scope of his responsibility was still the same as before, the excitement caused by the restoration of party membership suddenly turned into a bit depressed, as well as the cadres who still did not understand what Yang Zhen's intentions were. Yang Zhen smiled and said: "When I said that Commander Xiyi will continue to be responsible for liaison with the Third War Zone, I did not mean to follow the old path."
"Commander Xiyi was born in the Baoding Military Academy and has classmates with several officers from the Third War Zone. It is much easier to get along with us than the rest of us. But now Commander Xiyi's starting point for contacting the Third War Zone is The difference is that he needs to contact the third war zone for his own military deployment."
"It is a purposeful test to find out the true intentions of the third war zone, so as to bring some convenience to adjust the military forces. Instead of having no decision-making power on the military and can only passively cooperate. The military commander is the soldier who leads the troops to fight. , is not a diplomat who is full of lies and hypocrisy. In the future, when contacting the third theater, we must make decisions based on our own military deployment and the situation."
Having said this, Yang Zhen didn't look at the expressions of everyone present after hearing what he said. He went straight to the point and said: "I don't need to explain the situation in southern Anhui. Everyone knows it. The central government arranged for me to come this time. To solve the problem, rather than to hold a certain person or group of people accountable."
"No matter what problems or conflicts there were before. But as the current political commissar of the New Fourth Army, first secretary of the Southeast Bureau and first secretary of the military branch, I just want to say one thing now. That is, everyone must obey on military issues. The command of Commander Xiyi."
"Of course, everyone can also understand that this is advice. If I find someone again who does not support Commander Xiyi's command in military work, or openly supports, secretly opposes, and does not respect Commander Xiyi's military decision-making power. Everyone here Although they are all my seniors, for the sake of the overall situation, I can only apologize."
"I will never be soft on those who should be removed from their posts and those who should be transferred. Before I came, the central government had granted me this right. But I don't want to use this right. All of you here are old revolutionaries, and many of them Having gone through the test of the Long March and the three-year guerrilla war, I think everyone knows the importance of the unity of the troops and the unity of command."
"So one of my orders after officially taking office today is to strengthen the unity of the entire army. This is the discipline of the army and the discipline of the party. I emphasize again that starting from today, all troop training and all combat matters will be Everything is decided by the military commander. As a political commissar, I will not interfere."
After Yang Zhen said these words, he paused and said: "Now I will announce the work arrangements of various departments of the military department in the next period of time. Commander Xiyi will work with the headquarters to find out an actual northward route and contingency plans. Come with a plan. In other words, we must not only be prepared to retreat, but also be better prepared to fight."
"Under the current situation, no matter which route we choose, it cannot be said to be absolutely safe. Therefore, our troops must come up with a contingency plan. We cannot be passive and decide what to do. Commander He is a famous general in the Northern Expedition. He understands the principles of planning and then taking action better than a junior like me. We must predict the worst situation in advance so that we will not be passive when the time comes."
"I also want information. The deployment and deployment of troops in the third theater around us. The distribution and defense situation of the Japanese and puppet troops. As well as the troop deployment and deployment adjustments of all the forces around us in the past half month. This I want a detailed summary of everything in the shortest possible time. The other thing is the communication equipment I brought. I need to seize the time to debug it and staff it with operators."
"Comrade Chief of Staff, the current situation is tense, I can only give you one week. After one week, I want to see the results. All troops, regiments and above must be equipped with radios. Although the communication distance of Wuwa Radio is closer, , but it is also sufficient for multiple marches in mountainous areas."
"At the same time, you need to deploy a group of experienced correspondents and scouts from various troops, most importantly familiar with the terrain of southern Anhui, to form a direct communication battalion. In order to use human communication methods when the radio fails or an accident occurs, Convey the orders from the general headquarters. During the retreat north, I must ensure that the contact with the various units cannot be interrupted at all times."
"I brought a batch of ammunition this time, all of which were German-made 79-caliber ammunition re-exported from the Soviet Union by the Anti-Japanese War, as well as captured Japanese ammunition, as well as hand grenades and landmines made by ourselves. There are also some mortars and light and heavy machine guns. , submachine guns, light machine guns and submachine guns evenly distributed to each regiment."
"As for the twelve Japanese-style 90mm mortars and the sixteen Type-92 heavy machine guns, the staff department will transfer capable personnel from each regiment to form a mortar battalion and heavy machine gun battalion. The ones I brought After the guard platoon conducts emergency training, it will be returned to the military headquarters for unified command and used as mobile firepower and as a means of attack when necessary."
"Remember, I can only give you one week for all the work here. In other words, I will see the results after one week. I know the time may be tight, but our previous wrangling delayed too much. Time. Although Liangyuan in southern Anhui is good, it is no longer a place where we can stay for a long time. There is not much time left for us."
"The Logistics Department seizes the time to make dry food. We have developed a kind of dry food fried with rice in the Northeast, which can be stored for a long time without deterioration. At the same time, the pontoon bridge on the Qingge River must be strengthened and added to ensure that the military and All combat troops can pass through the Qingge River within an hour. Its strength must be built according to the standards for encountering flash floods."
"The Political Department must do a good job in propaganda work and use every available opportunity to arrange for the evacuation of all non-combatants in the military department, as well as the elderly, weak, women and children, all family members and intellectuals. This is especially true for female soldiers. All female soldiers except the military Except for the few dispatchers and receivers retained by the Ministry, all female soldiers, including medical staff, went first and thoroughly."
"And cooperate with the Logistics Department and each unit to carry out light equipment work. In addition to funds, ammunition, necessary communication equipment and ten days of rations, all other materials that affect the marching speed and the movement of the troops must be completely clear. Including the military machinery in the repair shop.”
"Don't be reluctant to part with those bottles and cans at home. Break them when they need to be broken. Talents are the most important. As long as we have people, if our belongings are lost, we can still buy them again. If all the people are lost, you No matter how much you bring or leave behind, it will all belong to others."
As the time of the Wannan Incident, known to later generations of Yang Zhen, was getting closer and closer, the entire military showed the tension it should have in the face of danger. From agencies to troops, there were a large number of non-combatants and a large number of jars. Two people In a matter of years, from nothing to the current headquarters of the New Fourth Army, it has accumulated a lot of wealth.
For those cadres at all levels who have experienced the test of the Long March or the three-year guerrilla war in the South and are used to hardship and even poverty, these assets are more valuable than gold. However, in Yang Zhen's view, these things are certainly precious , but whether during marching or combat, these things will undoubtedly greatly slow down the marching speed of the troops.
There are also so many female soldiers, family members, and a large number of intellectuals and other non-combatants in agencies and various units. Once an accident occurs during the march, these people are generally very weak and may be injured during the long march. It is difficult to predict what kind of fate the people left behind will face. And these people who must be protected, rather than waiting until the battle becomes a drag, it is better to use political struggle to fight for them to go first Send away.
Facing the increasingly severe situation, Yang Zhen no longer cared about respecting the seniors before him who had been admired by later generations. After announcing the order to restore the military commander's party membership and grant him actual military command authority, he went straight to the point. Phase one work deployment.
After Yang Zhen's words fell, all the cadres present looked at Yang Zhen. Facing the scrutiny of everyone, Yang Zhen said calmly: "I want to remind all comrades that at present, a group of people has formed around us. With Zhang targeting us, no matter which route we choose, if we want to be safe, it is almost impossible to move north without firing a shot."
"We lost too much time in the wrangling before, and the best opportunity to move north has been lost. Therefore, no matter which route we choose, whether it is the Japanese-occupied area or the third theater-controlled area, our foothold must be in one Typing. But we must have a principle, that is, we must not fire the first shot. Even if we have to pay some insignificant price, we must not fire the first shot."
"When we move north, we must adhere to one principle, that is, we will not attack others unless they attack us. If others attack us, we will attack them. No matter who fires the first shot, we have only one sentence, that is, with Blood for blood, tooth for tooth. Remember we are the iron New Fourth Army, and we will make all enemies who dare to attack us suffer a bloody blow in front of us."
"All preparations must be completed within half a month. Today is December 6, which means that all preparations must be completed before December 21. Before January 1, 2016, We need to start taking action, move north to Jiangbei, and join the Jiangbei troops."
"We are facing a powerful enemy, and we do not want to fight against each other. But if some people have ulterior motives and want to fish in troubled waters and take the opportunity to eliminate us, we will not be lenient. In short, I will not come to peace, and I will not bring peace. All departments of the military must cooperate with the military. The commander scoops out a battle plan, and once he makes up his mind, he must resolutely implement it."