Chapter 170 The President of the Red Army University (1)
Chapter 170 President of the Red Army University (I)
After finding the coal mine, Liu Yimin stopped staying in Yulin and told Hu Laohu to train the troops as soon as possible, pull up the county garrison regiments as soon as possible, pay attention to protecting the coal mines, and then head south to Xi'an.
After returning to Xi'an, the Political Bureau of the Central Committee held a meeting to listen to a report on Liu Yimin's trip north.
After Liu Yimin briefly reported on the natural geography, properties, population, and training of the cavalry divisions of the Yan'an area and Yulin area, Liu Yimin focused on reporting five issues:
1. Regarding the development of Yanchang oil mines, based on discussions with technicians and workers left by the oil mines and refineries, and combined with checking the geological data of the oil mines and the current situation of the oil wells, we can conclude that domestic experts such as Wang Zhuquan and Pan Zhongxiang of the Institute of Geology are rigorous in the geological exploration of the oil mines in Yanchang area. The theory of "land-coin oil generation" is valid. This theory overturned the Chinese oil-poor theory of Mobil Petroleum, the United States, and is a great contribution to the theory of oil geology. According to my investigation, the distribution of oil layers in Yanchang oil mines is extremely wide.
But considering that it is a war period and cannot be developed on a large scale, it is recommended to have three points: First, the scope of mining is limited to Yanchang County. Second, it is to quickly introduce talents and be responsible for the mining and smelting of Yanchang oil mines to meet the needs of gasoline in our army during the War of Resistance Against Japan, and also meet the needs of kerosene, candle, graphite, lubricating oil, butter and other products in the base market. Third, it is recommended to establish the Yanchang oil mine management committee and ask the central government to send appropriate cadres to take responsibility. Liu Zhidan is temporarily appointed as the director of the management committee, but this is only a temporary transition, and economic cadres need to be sent to go.
2. Regarding the coal mine in Dabaodang Town, Shenmu County: According to my investigation, the raw coal produced in Dabaodang Town, Shenmu County is currently a rare high-quality raw coal in China. The specific reserves need to be explored before they can be calculated. However, from a geological perspective, this should be the largest and rare large coal field in the world. In order to prevent other forces from coveting, especially to prevent the Japanese invaders from attacking northern Shaanxi to plunder resources, they have ordered the mining area to be implemented in military control, and other organizations at all levels and private mining are prohibited. The production of coal mines can only meet the industrial coal used in Shaanxi, and it is kept confidential to the outside world. Three suggestions are:
Negotiate with the Soviet Union as soon as possible and demand support for power plants, coal mines, gold mines, and iron ore mining equipment. If the Soviet Union really is unwilling to support it, it is okay to pay for it. The gold produced in the Tongguan gold mine can be paid. If it really doesn't work, Ni Hua will purchase it from the United States and ship it back to China as soon as possible. Second, solve the problem of coal mine technicians as soon as possible. Shanxi can support it. Ni Hua recruited a group of various technicians from the United States, but the number is not large. Now we must take advantage of the unstable conditions in North China and try to mobilize Peking University and Tsinghua University teachers and students to go south to work and run schools. Third, we ask the Central Committee to appoint cadres to be responsible for the work of Dabaodang coal mines.
3. Given that the Red 11th Division, the 2nd Division, the 25th Division of the Red Army is mainly responsible for the front line defense of Tongguan, Shangluo, Weinan, the 12th Division, the 3rd Division is responsible for the front line defense of Xianyang and Tongchuan, and the 1st Division is stationed in Hanzhong, so the troops on the front line of the Yellow River are empty, it is recommended that the central government consider: First, transfer the defense of Baoji area to the Red 1st and the 9th Division, and the 4th Division advances eastward to serve the Yellow River defense mission. In this way, the west is the 1st and 9th Division, the 3rd and 4th Division advance eastward to serve the Yellow River defense mission. In this way, the west is the 1st and 9th Corps, the 3rd and 5th Corps are the 4th Corps in the west, and the 7th Corps are the main force of the Red 7th Corps serves as the east and south defense from Tongguan to Yulin. The Red 12th Division, the 3rd Division and the direct troops of the Legion are in the middle to support, forming a relatively tight defense circle to ensure the safety of the base area.
4. It is recommended that the central government establish a specialized commercial and economic guidance department to coordinate economic ties with Shanxi, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Gansu, Qinghai, Sichuan and Henan, clear materials and commodity circulation channels, handle trade disputes, protect trade routes, and crack down on bandits. The goal is to build a northwest economic circle.
5. It is recommended to establish the Red Army University, or the Chinese People's Anti-Japanese Military and Political University, as soon as possible, to cultivate military and political and economic cadres, with a high starting point and far exceeding the Whampoa Military Academy.
After the report, the Politburo will hold a meeting to continue the discussion. Liu Yimin reported to the chairman that he would go to Hanzhong to find the iron ore immediately, and report to the central government when he came back from Hanzhong. Luo Ronghuan was at home, and the Central Committee would like to directly notify Political Commissar Luo of any orders. He had a radio station with him, and he could also contact him.
Seeing that Liu Yimin was so tired, Mao Zedong asked him to pay attention to the combination of work and rest. Zhang Wentian even walked out and called Liu Yimin outside and patted him on the shoulder and said, "Let's rest for a few days in Hanzhong, don't be tired."
After returning to the army headquarters, Liu Yimin and Luo Ronghuan met and explained several tasks, so they asked Li Chengyi to take only one company and go to Hanzhong with him.
Originally, Liu Yimin wanted to let Tang Xingying rest at home, but when the girl heard that she would not take her, she was crying. Liu Yimin thought that there was no war now, and she had to worry about her alone in Xi'an. Taking her with her was just a little slower on the road, so she asked Tang Xingying to set off. As for Cai Zhong and Zeng Zhongsheng, Liu Yimin said that she had been to Hanzhong and would train in Xi'an.
In this way, Liu Yimin took Tang Xingying, Shen Qianyi and Li Chengyi to leave Xi'an and calmly went to Hanzhong.
In Hanzhong, Liu Yimin and Tang Xingying stopped for more than ten days. Even the inside story of the He Mei Agreement, the Qin-Tu Agreement, and the 29th Army's entry into Pingjin did not affect him.
Mao Zedong generated a telephone number to solicit his views on these three things. Liu Yimin's reply was very simple. He supported the 29th Army in politics to occupy Pingjin, supported the 29th Army in anti-Japanese war, exposed the true face of Chiang Kai-shek's government's compromise with Japan, issued a declaration, calling on the people of the whole country to unite in anti-Japanese war; do not take any military action, and continue to rest and train troops; focus on economic development, strength determines everything.
During his stay in Hanzhong, in addition to finding the iron ore, Liu Yimin also attended a wedding banquet for a Hanzhong farmer, inspected Hanzhong folk customs, and ate Hanzhong specialty dishes.
After General Peng learned that Liu Yimin arrived in Hanzhong, he made a special trip to Hanzhong with Dong Zhentang, Yang Shangkui, Deng Ping, Chen Shuxiang and Cheng Cuilin to get together with Liu Yimin.
Seeing these old leaders come to see her, Liu Yimin was excited and had a good drink with them. Tang Xingying had known that Liu Yimin was from the Fifth and Third Army. When she saw her husband happy, she was naturally extremely well-behaved and kept serving tea and water to several leaders, which made several old leaders praise Liu Yimin for being blessed and having good eyesight.
After seeing off General Peng, Liu Yimin stopped in Hanzhong for a few days. The reason was nothing special. This guy liked the scenery of Hanzhong and took Tang Xingying to find the golden monkey and the red-crowned crane.
Until one morning when Tang Xingying vomited and looked for a doctor, she was happy, and Liu Yimin was ready to leave and return to Xi'an.
On the night before departure, Tang Xingying lay in Liu Yimin's arms and sobbed quietly. Liu Yimin was puzzled. This was not a family planning process in this era, and it was the first time he was pregnant. Tang Xingying should be excited and happy. Why did he cry? He hurriedly comforted him. When Tang Xingying explained the reason, Liu Yimin couldn't cry. Because Tang Xingying whispered to him that he was too strong and could not live without women. This pregnancy was afraid of affecting the relationship between husband and wife and allowing others to take advantage of the situation.
Liu Yimin patted Tang Xingying's little hand and promised confidently that he was going to be a father. He was happy and laughed in his dreams, so he would not have any other thoughts. Besides, he had not gotten married before, so he didn't know what happened to a woman. Didn't it take 22 years?
Tang Xingying stopped sobbing and asked Liu Yimin to return to Xi'an and bring her parents to her no matter what, she missed her mother.
Because of taking care of Tang Xingying, Liu Yimin walked slowly on his way back than when he went there. He did not return to Xi'an until July 6.
After returning to the army headquarters, Liu Yimin sent a telegram to Li Zongren, saying that Li Zongren was De Gong and asked him to help him, whether he could use a plane to send his father-in-law and mother-in-law to Luoyang.
Li Zongren quickly called back, and the message was very polite, so he arranged a plane to send someone away today. He said that he did not expect that the famous Liu Yimin was actually the son-in-law of Guilin, and he wanted Liu Yimin to take his wife back to visit his relatives if he had the chance.
Seeing Li Zongren helping, Tang Xingying's parents could go to Luoyang today. Liu Yimin hurriedly asked Hu Di to take people to Luoyang to pick up people and take the train back to Xi'an. He was afraid that Luoyang Airport would keep his father-in-law, Liu Yimin made a special trip to Lintong and visited Zhang Qun, Shao Lizi, Zhang Zhizhong, and Chen Cheng. He asked Zhang Qun to generate electricity for Jiang Dingwen, be sure to take care of him and not leave him.
After sending the telegram, Zhang Qun smiled and said to Liu Yimin: "I didn't expect that the two armies were still facing each other some time ago, but now you want Jiang Dingwen to let you go, Lao Taishan. It's really unpredictable!"
Liu Yimin smiled and said, "What's the matter? Once the Japanese fight in the future, we are all Chinese troops and a family. At that time, maybe we will ask Chief Zhang, General Zhang and General Chen to strongly support it! At that time, the two armies will fight hand in hand on the battlefield and jointly annihilate the Japanese invaders. That is what a man should do!"
Chen Cheng suddenly said: "Captain Liu Jun, you said last time that we hope we will prepare early, especially for the deployment of Nanjing early. Will the Japanese dare to attack Nanjing then?"
Liu Yimin thought for a while and said, "General Chen, you are a general of the national army. Please consider these things strategically. You think that Japan is a small country. Although it has developed industry but lacks resources, what they most hope is to fight and decide quickly. In the future, they will inevitably attack along the Yangtze River because it is China's political and economic center. Only by occupying Nanjing can they achieve superficial victory and even have the idea of forcing the National Government to surrender. Of course, this is their delusion! Chairman Jiang insists on encircling and suppressing the Red Army, damaging national strength, causing the people to live in poverty, and doing a lot of bad things, but he still has national integrity. I believe this. I think that Nanjing's attack and defense in the future must be deployed now. Two plans can be adopted, one is to defend, and the other is to evacuate a large number of enemies under the city of Nanjing. However, no matter which plan, the citizens must be evacuated first to prevent the enemy from slaughtering the city after capturing Nanjing."
After hearing this, Chen Cheng asked carefully: "Captain Liu Jun, Brother Wenbai and I really want to visit you in your spare time and discuss some issues with you about the Japanese army. I wonder if it is convenient for you?"
Liu Yimin thought to myself that I was not convenient at all, but said, "As long as you come, I will accompany you at any time. I am happy to ask you for advice, but I am afraid you won't go. By the way, I will tell you that Neizi has a good cooking skills and we can have a good meal."
Now, Zhang Qun, Zhang Zhizhong, and Chen Cheng were all extremely happy and even said that they would definitely visit him.
The next day, Tang Xingying's parents arrived in Xi'an. Liu Yimin asked Wu Zheng to choose a house from the confiscated warlords' property. It was a two-entre courtyard house with a garden behind it. Everything was ready-made. Tang Xingying was very satisfied after seeing it, so she moved in with her parents, and the house was settled.
Liu Yimin returned home in the evening and met his father-in-law and mother-in-law. After asking, he found out that Tang Xingying was really from a scholarly family. Her father-in-law was named Tang Haiyan. She studied in France and studied mining and mineral processing. Her mother-in-law was named Li Yun. She studied with her parents since she was a child and also went to France to study. She was proficient in French and English. When Liu Yimin heard this, she was very happy and asked her father-in-law to talk about opening the gold mine in Tongguan and the iron mine in Hanzhong. Tang Xingying became coquettish and said that Liu Yimin didn't know how to feel sorry for her elders, and she didn't even know how to eat, and she knew that she could work.
Liu Yimin was shy and respectfully invited his father-in-law and mother-in-law to the seat. He bowed, then opened the Maotai wine and the two of them drank it.
When Tang Xingying saw that Liu Yimin and her parents were in love, she was full of worries and kept picking up food and wine for her parents and husband. The whole family had a happy family dinner.
After dinner, Liu Yimin ignored Tang Xingying's willingness or not, so he took his father-in-law to discuss the gold mine and iron mine issues.
Seeing that the two men left, Tang Xingying snuggled up to her mother and acted coquettishly, asking her mother what she thinks of Liu Yimin and whether she is satisfied with him.
Li Yun has seen an intellectual woman with French and European style. She was already happy to see her son-in-law and such a person and such a level. She would not be dissatisfied at all. She smiled and said that her daughter is old and can pick people, so she will not be in vain for her parents to teach her. However, she told her daughter that she had known her daughter as a Red Army soldier for a long time. When they held a press conference in Chengdu, all the newspapers in Guilin were published. When she saw the photos of her daughter, she knew that she was so scared that she dared not tell anyone. But it was strange that some upper-class figures in the Gui army knew Tang Xingying, but they didn't know why they didn't send anyone to their homes to make things difficult.
Tang Xingying smiled and said that Liu Yimin had blackmailed Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi had been told, but Li Yun couldn't even keep her mouth shut. She even said why he was so brave and dared to trouble Chief Li and Chief Bai.
Tang Xingying couldn't stop talking when she opened her mouth and told her how she met the Red Army after she ran away from home, how she met Liu Yimin, and how she made meritorious contributions.
After listening to his daughter's narration, Li Yun knew that her daughter was suffering. Fortunately, she met Liu Yimin's army, otherwise she would not know how to feel wronged?
The two of them hugged each other and cried.
Liu Yimin and his father-in-law were having a good time when they heard the crying of the mother and daughter. They thought something had happened, so they hurried out.
Li Yun wiped her tears and told Liu Yimin that it was okay. The two of them cried happily and asked him to do his own things, leaving nothing to worry about.
Liu Yimin was about to continue talking with his father-in-law, but Li Chengyi came in and reported that Political Commissar Luo, Director Cai, and Chief of Staff Zeng were here.
Liu Yimin hurriedly took a few people into the house and introduced them to know their father-in-law and mother-in-law.
After saying hello, Luo Ronghuan handed Liu Yimin an order. Liu Yimin took the order and saw that it was the central government ordering him to immediately prepare for the Red Army University and serve as the president of the Red Army University. Mao Zedong personally served as the political commissar of the Red Army University.