A reporter raised his hand and stood up and asked: "Commander Liu, if your army occupies Xi'an, as long as it maintains social order and develops the economy, the people of Xi'an will naturally support it enthusiastically. What I am concerned about is that General Yang Hucheng and the 17th Route Army are now
Where are they? They are all soldiers from Guanzhong, and many people will be concerned about their safety. Can you please inform Commander Liu?"
Liu Yimin pondered for a while and said: "This journalist friend, the whereabouts of the 17th Route Army is originally a military secret. You shouldn't ask, and I can't tell you. However, considering that people in Shaanxi value the friendship between the township and party, the 17th Route Army
The Route Army is a force with strict discipline and has contributed to the stability of Shaanxi. General Yang Hucheng has also made many achievements in education and water conservancy construction in Shaanxi. Our Party Central Committee and the Red Army Headquarters commented on the 17th Route Army and General Yang Hucheng
Very high. I personally respect General Yang and hope that one day I can be a comrade-in-arms with him and join hands on the anti-Japanese battlefield. Therefore, I can tell you and ask you to tell the fellow villagers in Shaanxi that the 17th Route Army has withdrawn from northern Sichuan.
, only one brigade of troops was lost, and it is now stationed in Ankang. I can solemnly guarantee here that no matter where the 17th Route Army goes in the future, their families in Shaanxi will be protected by our army. Especially General Yang Hucheng, General Sun Weiru, and General Feng Qinzai
We welcome the family members of the three people who are willing to stay in Xi'an and are willing to go to Ankang to join their relatives. We will send people to escort them. I want to tell General Yang Hucheng through you and your newspaper that he is welcome to lead his troops to join the Red Army and fight with us against Japan.
Let’s save China together, build a new Shaanxi together, and be heroes in the eyes of the whole nation and true heroes in the eyes of the township party. We also welcome General Yang Hucheng’s old bosses, old subordinates, and relatives to visit him in Ankang. Don’t make the mistake of talking to the Red Army
I can tell you the truth, if General Yang Hucheng and the 17th Route Army had not made contributions to Shaanxi and had a good reputation. Now that they have been eliminated, it is impossible for the main force of our Red Army to let them retreat to Ankang."
The reporter even said thank you.
A reporter asked: "Commander Liu, after your army occupied Xi'an, Shaanxi was surrounded by national army troops. Can you hold it? Will you continue the Long March?"
Liu Yimin smiled: "Do you know Hu Zongnan's best division in the world?"
The reporter said he knew.
Liu Yimin asked again: "Do you know Xue Yue?"
The reporter said again that he knew.
Liu Yimin said: "Then you must also know He Jian?"
The reporter nodded vigorously: "Chairman of Hunan Province, a big warlord, and the Hunan Army is said to be very powerful in combat."
Liu Yimin said: "I tell you, my army only had 1,000 people when it was on the Xiangjiang River. After beating Bai Chongxi and He Jian, it became more than 2,000 people. At the Hunan Passage, I used a regiment of more than 2,000 and less than 3,000 people.
, wiped out three divisions of He Jian, killed one of his division commanders, and captured two of his division commanders. Later, my regiment was upgraded to the Central Guard Division of the Red Army. With the strength of one division, we faced Xue Yue's eight divisions of the Central Army in Zhenyuan, Guizhou.
and a division-level detachment, annihilated two of his divisions, captured two division commanders, crippled one of his divisions, defeated three of his divisions, killed, wounded and captured nearly 40,000 people in total, and captured countless guns and ammunition.
Later, our army entered Sichuan from Guizhou and occupied Chengdu. The Gui Army, Hunan Army and Xue Yue's Central Army all received my warning not to approach our rear guard for 200 miles, otherwise they would be destroyed. They were all obedient. The guard division was upgraded.
After becoming the Seventh Red Army, Hu Zongnan never suffered a loss. He dared to follow Chiang Kai-shek's order to attack our army. The Seventh Red Army wiped out one of his divisions, four brigades, and 13 regiments, totaling more than 30,000 people, at Jiange in Sichuan.
It’s all clean, no one has slipped through the net. Hu Zongnan himself is still being detained by my army. Do you think our Red Army can hold Xi’an?”
The reporters were dumbfounded as if they were listening to astronomy. They felt that the image of the young man in front of them was so unreal and he looked so elegant. How could he kill tens of thousands of people just by talking and laughing?
A reporter stood up and said: "Commander Liu, since the Red Army wants to build Shaanxi into an anti-Japanese base area, of course we welcome it. The message to the people of Shaanxi just read by Director Cai said that industry and commerce from all over the country are welcome to invest in Shaanxi. I would like to ask, is there any
Specific policies?”
Liu Yimin said: "My friend, there are no specific policies yet. After the Spring Festival, when the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the Red Army General Headquarters arrive in Xi'an, they will form an anti-Japanese democratic government. These policies must be formulated and implemented by the anti-Japanese democratic government. I believe it.
It will be quick.”
The reporter asked again: "Commander Liu, these policies were announced by your Seventh Red Army. I wonder what position Commander Liu will hold in the future anti-Japanese democratic government after it is formed. Can the continuity of the policies be guaranteed?"
Liu Yimin replied: "I am a soldier with very little qualifications in the Red Army. I will definitely not serve in the future anti-Japanese democratic government of Shaanxi. However, I can tell you that many senior leaders of our Red Army have studied abroad.
We are knowledgeable people, and the policies we announced are all approved by the central government, and the future anti-Japanese democratic government will definitely implement them."
Several reporters at the back asked to speak, and Tang Xingying designated one of the older reporters to speak. The reporter stood up and said: "Commander Liu, as far as I know, the agrarian revolution carried out by your Red Army in the Soviet area,
It is to confiscate the land and property of landlords and distribute them to landless peasants. This policy is generally said to be the direction of reform. However, many landlords have also accumulated wealth through hard work. I would like to ask, will you continue to punish them as resolutely as in the Soviet area?
Suppression?”
Liu Yimin actually didn't want to answer this question because it was very sensitive. After thinking about it, he said: "This issue involves land reform policy. It requires our Party Central Committee to introduce a unified policy. However, I think there are several situations.
, one is to resolutely suppress those tyrant landlords and traitors who have committed heinous crimes, confiscate their land and properties, and distribute them to poor peasants. The second is to leave enough land for those landlords who have no public anger.
, other land is distributed to landless peasants. After all, we are all Chinese. Some people are about to starve to death, while others live in debauchery and rely on exploitation for a living. This is not in line with the principles of social fairness and social justice. Third
The first is to encourage landlords to donate land and use the funds to develop industry and commerce. The specific situation will have to wait until the anti-Japanese democratic government is established and implemented in accordance with the government's policies. But one thing is for sure, that is, you cannot act recklessly and you must seek truth from facts.
, implemented in accordance with the policy. Another idea is to refer to the rent reduction and interest reduction proposed by the National Government. Now we are facing a formidable enemy, and the entire nation must unite to fight the war, and the interests of all parties must be taken into account when formulating policies."
Feeling that the time was almost up, Tang Xingying said: "Last question, which reporter will speak?"
Immediately, a reporter stood up: "Tomorrow is the first day of the Lunar New Year. There are many homeless people in Xi'an. I would like to ask Commander Liu if you can provide these people with some food rations so that they can live a better life.
Year?"
Liu Yimin said: "Our Red Army is the team of the poor. Where there are poor people, there is the Red Army. Thank you for the gentleman's reminder. After the meeting, our army will carry out a warm-hearted activity. You can also help us publicize it. We really can't live with the poor last year.
You can collect rations at the gate of the garrison barracks. If you are willing to celebrate the New Year with the Red Army, we will celebrate the New Year together."
After Liu Yimin answered, Tang Xingying said: "This ends the press conference. Thank you everyone!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Liu Yimin stopped her: "Said, there is one last question, that is, on behalf of the Shaanxi Provincial Military Region, I would like to pay New Year greetings to the people of the whole province. I wish you all a happy New Year and family reunion. In the coming year, we will work with the Red Army to make revolution and promote production.
, unite together to build our new Shaanxi. At the same time, I would also like to send New Year greetings to all journalist friends and your families. I wish you a happy New Year, smooth work, and write more good works that the people love to hear and see. Thank you all!"
After the press conference, Liu Yimin and Cai Zhong returned to the office and met with Luo Ronghuan, who had arrived, to study the issue of troop adjustment. They decided to organize the Xi'an Garrison Area with the cavalry regiment, guard regiment, artillery regiment, and heavy machine gun regiment directly under the corps.
In Xi'an and surrounding counties, Huang Su served as the division commander, and Cai Zhong served as the political commissar. The engineering regiment and the baggage regiment were organized into a logistics headquarters, and Wu Zheng served as the commander and political commissar.
Feng Dafei, commander of the First Independent Division, no longer serves as political commissar. Lei Ming, chief of staff of the 13th Division, is transferred to political commissar of the only division. Cao Shengli, commander of the baggage regiment, is transferred to chief of staff of the only division. Sang Yida is promoted to commander of the only regiment, and Chen Xi is promoted to chief of the only regiment.
Political commissar, Cheng Baocheng was promoted to head of the Solitary Second Regiment, Guo Decheng was promoted to political commissar of the Solitary Second Regiment, Peng Hu was promoted to leader of the Solitary Third Regiment, and Shi Tugen was promoted to political commissar of the Solitary Third Regiment.
One battalion from each of the three main regiments and the supplementary regiment of the 11th Division was taken out to supplement the prisoners of the 17th Route Army, and an independent second division was established. Hong Chaoyuan was appointed as the division commander. Hu Xuerong, political commissar of the 32nd regiment, was promoted to division political commissar. Zhang Yicheng, commander of the new regiment, was promoted to chief of staff. Shen Nantang
Promoted to the leader of the Independent Fourth Regiment, Chen Dong was promoted to the political commissar of the Independent Fourth Regiment, Tian Taiping was promoted to the leader of the Independent Fifth Regiment, Liu Run was promoted to the political commissar of the Independent Fifth Regiment, Xu Hui was promoted to the leader of the Independent Sixth Regiment, and Luo Chenggang was promoted to the political commissar of the Independent Sixth Regiment. Independent Second Division
He is also the division commander and political commissar of the Shangluo Garrison Area and the commander and political commissar of the Garrison Area.
Yuan Guoping, director of the Political Office of the 11th Division, was promoted to political commissar, Zhao Jie, the former political commissar of the 31st Regiment, was promoted to director of the Political Office of the 11th Division, and Zhou Yi, former commander of the 39th Regiment, was transferred to chief of staff of the 11th Division. Wang Dahu was promoted to commander of the 31st Regiment, and Wang Xinyun was promoted to political commissar of the 31st Regiment.
Zhao Dahe was promoted to the commander of the 32nd Regiment, and Sun Manxi was promoted to the political commissar of the 32nd Regiment. The leadership of the 33rd Regiment remained unchanged. The 11th Division also served as the Weinan Garrison Area and unified command of operations in the Weinan and Shangluo Garrison Areas.
One battalion from each of the three main regiments and supplementary regiments of the 12th Division was taken out to supplement prisoners, and an independent third division was established. Zhang Hongtao was appointed as the division commander. Fu Zhuting, the director of the Political Department of the 12th Division, was promoted to the political commissar of the Dusan Division. He Mingliang, the commander of the Engineer Corps, was promoted to the chief of staff of the Dusan Division.
.Yao Mingjun was promoted to the leader of the 7th Independent Regiment, and Li Letian was promoted to the political commissar of the 7th Independent Regiment. Li Yunlai was promoted to the leader of the 8th Independent Regiment, and Zhang Shan was promoted to the political commissar of the 8th Independent Regiment. Yao Mingjun was promoted to the leader of the 9th Independent Regiment, and Cheng Guangrong was promoted to the political commissar of the 9th Independent Regiment.
.The third division also serves as the northern Shaanxi garrison area.
Zhao Shan, the former deputy commander and chief of staff of the 12th Division, was promoted to the political commissar of the 12th Division, Li Congmin, the former political commissar of the 34th Regiment, was promoted to the director of the Political Department, Zhang Minsheng was promoted to the commander of the 34th Regiment, He Ke was promoted to the political commissar of the 34th Regiment, and Shen Yong was promoted to the commander of the 35th Regiment.
Liu Kun was promoted to political commissar of the 35th Regiment. The cadres of the 36th Regiment remained unchanged. The 12th Division also served as the Xianyang Garrison Area and unified command of operations in Xianyang and northern Shaanxi.
The 13th Division, which also serves as the Baoji Garrison Area, serves as the strategic reserve of the entire army and will not be expanded for the time being. The current mission is to seize Tianshui and obtain the supplies and arms that Hu Zongnan has hoarded in Tianshui.
After studying the deployment of troops and issuing orders, Liu Yimin ordered Wu Zheng to immediately set up a logistics headquarters, mobilize engineering corps and baggage regiments, take over Xi'an's grain depots, factories, stations and government-run banks, arrange for relief to the hungry, and carry out warmth-giving activities.
Let Cai Zhong hurry up and arrange publicity to the citizens of Xi'an. He must make the propaganda of the Red Army policy known to every household and everyone knows it. At the same time, he notifies several divisions to do a good job in publicity and relief to the hungry people at the station, and carry out extensive warm-hearted activities.
After arranging all this, Liu Yimin told Luo Ronghuan to immediately report to the central government on the cadres and security area settings studied, and requested that the press conference be reported to the central government as well.
After finally sorting out his work in the morning, Liu Yimin relaxed and spent an afternoon to sort out his thoughts and start writing "Recommendations on Building Shaanxi into a Strong Anti-Japanese Rear Base".
Liu Yimin planned to divide the fourteen aspects of political power construction, transportation, finance, agriculture, industry, mining, trade, military industry, cadre education, army training, arms synthesis, soldier supply, and intelligence analysis, focusing on the comprehensive resistance war and creating a new rear area.
Base. Therefore, after thinking over and over again, I only wrote a few pages about transportation in one afternoon.
It was getting dark, and firecrackers started to be set off everywhere in Xi'an. Liu Yimin finally remembered that today was New Year's Eve. He quickly ordered He Xinghua to send a message in the name of Liu Luo to all the heads of the central government and the heads of the corps, as well as Commander Chen Shuxiang of the 8th Red Division, Political Commissar Cheng Cuilin and
The commanders of each regiment sent telegrams to greet them. They sent telegrams to divisions and regiments to congratulate the soldiers on the New Year. Wu Zheng was also asked to inform each division to send 5 yuan to each soldier so that the soldiers could have a happy and peaceful Spring Festival.
But gambling is prohibited.
Wu Zheng had actually made arrangements, but he didn't expect the commander of the army to be so generous. He felt that 5 yuan was a bit too much. There were now more than 40,000 people in the army, and no one could go out with more than 200,000 yuan for 5 yuan. He asked Luo Ronghuan and Cai Zhong
, trying to persuade Liu Yimin to take back his life.
Liu Yimin smiled and said: "Isn't it just over 200,000? I heard that Little Japan has banks in Peiping and Tianjin. After the Chinese New Year, I will take the special forces and the First Battalion to go there and give him a few hundred dollars casually."
Wan. Listen to me and tell your comrades that after winning a battle, we must have the momentum to win the battle. We must maintain the upward momentum of our army to fight more battles, win more battles, capture more, and take more prisoners. Unfortunately, it is too late. According to my wish,
We also need to give each soldier a new uniform!"
Luo Ronghuan pondered for a long time before saying: "This will easily cause imbalance among the various units of the Red Army and is not conducive to unity."
Liu Yimin waved his hand: "It's different. The other legions are all our old troops. They can be sent out or not. Our army has many new soldiers. During the Chinese New Year, some people are homesick and have difficulty doing ideological work. We are sent out
A little money can make the soldiers feel happy. Those who have a family can send it home, and those who don't have a family can go out and buy some study and daily necessities that they like, or they can save it and use it to marry a wife in the future. What's the second thing?
Such a large amount of consumption can stimulate the festival market in Xi'an and let the citizens feel the new atmosphere after the arrival of the Red Army. Why not kill two birds with one stone? Don't worry, as long as our powerful Seventh Army is here, there will be many things to do.
Money is the way to go. We want to be a force with sufficient funds, not a force with financial difficulties. Stop talking about it and implement it."
After Wu Zheng went out, Luo Ronghuan pulled Cai Zhong to sit down and said to Liu Yimin: "Commander of the Army, are you 22 years old this year?"
Liu Yimin said in surprise: "How do you know?"
Luo Ronghuan did not answer, and continued: "In rural areas, a 22-year-old has several children. If you are not married and have no children, the elderly in the family will be anxious and they will not have a good life this year."
Liu Yimin thought that this big brother must want to be a matchmaker. He said: "The political commissar is older than me and he is the big brother. You are not married yet, why do you think of urging me."
Luo Ronghuan said: "How do you know I'm not married? Don't talk about me, talk about you first. When I came to take office, the leaders told me to hurry up and arrange your marriage. You heard it in Guangyuan a few days ago.
, the chairman is going to have a wedding banquet, Vice Chairman Zhou and Mr. Zhu are going to get you a wife, you won’t let them down, right?”
Liu Yimin thought to himself, people in this era are really lenient. What will happen to them if I don't get married? Besides, although these girls are young and beautiful, they are all my grandmothers, or even old grandmothers. Can I marry them?
?It would be great if I could go back in time, but unfortunately I can't. The more I think about it, the more uncomfortable I feel. I wonder how my parents are doing.
Luo Ronghuan saw that Liu Yimin's expression was wrong, so he said: "Commander of the Corps, this matter is not urgent. You don't have to worry. Our Corps Headquarters is having dinner together tonight. All the comrades are here, waiting for you to eat dumplings! Let's go,
Let’s go together.”
Liu Yimin secretly sighed inwardly at the separation between heaven and man, so he had no choice but to stand up and follow Luo Ronghuan and others to the kitchen of Sui Department.
The Suishu Canteen in Yang Hucheng is a large place. Wu Zheng placed a dozen tables in the hall, with some peanuts, melon seeds, cigarettes, etc. on them. Each table had four plates of cold dishes, wine, and legion headquarters.
Dinner with the medical staff from the field hospital.
Seeing the regimental commander and political commissar, the director came in, and all the cadres stood up and applauded in welcome.
Liu Yimin signaled everyone not to applaud, walked to the main table, stood down, picked up his wine glass and said: "Today is New Year's Eve. Our comrades from the Legion Department have dinner together to celebrate the Spring Festival. Political Commissar Luo, Director Cai and I wish everyone a happy new year. Wish you all the best."
Comrades, continue to work hard and in the new year, make new and great achievements for the revolution, the Red Army, and the poor people who are suffering all over China. Come, let’s all drink together and wish our great Red Army from victory to victory. Cheers