Liu Yimin had a good night's sleep. When he got up in the morning, he felt that his energy and physical strength had recovered well. Then he held the child and walked around the yard again, ate breakfast, and told Tang Xingying to prepare the meals for the comrades in the evening.
Went to the headquarters.
The atmosphere in the Red Army headquarters was very tense at this time. Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, Zhu De, and Liu Bocheng, the party leaders responsible for military command, were all in the war room of the General Staff Headquarters. The ticking sound of the radio station was constantly beating everyone.
His heart is like a war drum urging war.
When Liu Yimin came in, Mao Zedong was wearing a white shirt and gray trousers, holding a cigarette in his left hand and a cattail leaf fan in his right hand, and was looking at a map. Zhou Enlai, Zhu De, and Liu Bocheng were all gathered around the map.
Seeing Liu Yimin coming in, Mao Zedong and others turned around.
After Liu Yimin saluted and reported, Vice Chairman Zhou introduced the current general military situation between Guangdong and Guangxi and Chiang Kai-shek. After the introduction, Vice Chairman Zhou said: "The current situation is very clear. Chen Jitang and Li Zongren are marching to Hunan, while the Central Army
However, the main force is confronting me in Tongguan, eastern Sichuan, northern Sichuan, and Qinghai, and the belly is relatively empty. The central government now has two considerations. One is to call on both sides to stop fighting and use political means to peacefully resolve the dispute; the other is to think that this is a plan to attack Chiang Kai-shek.
Opportunity, we cannot miss this opportunity. The Fujian Incident of the 19th Route Army was a lesson. We considered whether the main force of our army would launch an offensive in Tongguan, eastern Sichuan, and northern Sichuan to attract the Central Army and cooperate with the Guangdong and Guangxi troops. In this way, we can form
Attack Chiang Kai-shek from a flank and even completely destroy his reactionary rule."
When Liu Yimin saw Vice Chairman Zhou speaking with high spirits and a loud voice, he knew that these central leaders hated Chiang Kai-shek so much that they finally seized the opportunity. I am afraid that everyone is eager to overthrow Chiang Kai-shek's regime. Think about the history.
After the Xi'an Incident, when I learned that Chiang Kai-shek had been captured and many comrades demanded that he be shot, I knew that it was fortunate that I had rushed back quickly. Otherwise, the central government might have chosen to send troops in the end. You must know that at this time, the Red Army was very strong and in line with history.
Compared with the Red Army at the same time, it is completely different.
Mr. Zhu said: "Comrade Liu Yimin, the first consideration is limited to the political level and does not involve military affairs. Let's not talk about it for now. The second consideration is military struggle. The central government considers that Xu Qianqian and Chen Changhao will command the Fourth Front Army in eastern Sichuan.
Launching the offensive, Peng Dehuai commanded the 3rd and 5th Army Corps to launch an offensive in northern Sichuan, focusing the main force of the 7th Army Corps, breaking through the enemy on the Tongguan front line, and then threatening the western Henan region, forcing Chiang Kai-shek to fight on all sides. The 1st and 9th Army Corps were used as the reserves of the 7th Army Corps to provide reinforcements at any time.
Tongguan front-line battle. Now, after the Guangdong and Guangxi launched, it shocked the Central Army greatly. The Tongguan front-line defenders must be panicked. It is time for us to take advantage of the situation. Let you come back, I want you to lead the main force of the Seventh Army to go out. What do you have
Any comments?"
Several leaders looked at Liu Yimin with eager hopes.
Liu Yimin asked: "Commander-in-Chief, has the order been issued?"
Mr. Zhu said: "No, I'm just thinking about it now."
Liu Yimin said: "Reporting to the Chairman, Vice Chairman Zhou, Commander-in-Chief Zhu, and Chief of Staff Liu, my personal opinion is that the first consideration is to choose the central government."
Mao Zedong took a puff of cigarette and asked: "Why?"
Liu Yimin's senses were sensitive and he had already heard a hint of trembling in Mao Zedong's words. However, this matter was of great importance and involved the overall situation of the Anti-Japanese War. He had to say: "Chairman, the Guangdong and Guangxi Incident may not be that simple. I guess Chen Jitang and Li Zongren must have contacted the Central Power Generation Company. They must ask us to send troops. In this matter, our attitude is naturally very important, but it is not important enough to influence the development of the situation. If we help Guangdong and Guangxi, it will only play a containment role and cannot change the outcome of the matter; if we remain neutral , it can avoid the threat of enemies from both front and back to Chiang Kai-shek, allowing him to quickly solve the problem of Guangdong and Guangxi. Therefore, I have some ideas, and I will share them with the leaders for reference. If they are wrong, I will ask the leaders to criticize. No matter what the central government decides, I will resolutely implement the order."
After a pause, but before he spoke, Mr. Zhu said: "I asked you to come here just to listen to your opinion, so tell me quickly!"
Liu Yimin glanced at a few people and then said: "I don't agree with our army sending troops directly. There are three reasons: First, the Guangdong and Guangxi Incident was under the banner of calling for a war of resistance, and it was based on the reality of warlord separatism. It was unpopular and had nothing to do with the 19th Route. The nature of the Fujian Incident is different. Therefore, their defeat is only a matter of time. The goal of our Red Army is to eliminate the Japanese invaders, eliminate all warlords who have harmed the country and the people, and establish a new China. We have no reason to help these warlords. We can unite with them It forced Chiang Kai-shek to change his tune and unite to resist Japan, but it could not help them fight the civil war. Secondly, although the Japanese invaders have temporarily stopped military operations in North China, they have not stopped their aggression. They have only changed their military aggression to coaxing and luring the 29th Route. The army closely controls the Hebei-Cha government politically, militarily, and economically. It can be predicted that once Song Zheyuan and the 29th Route Army cannot meet their demands, they will soon resort to weapons and weapons. After the war begins this time, the two sides will be fighting to the death. The outcome. At present, the overall situation for the whole of China is to unite to resist Japan. Whoever ignores this overall situation will fail. The comprehensive resistance war requires a leadership core. At present, this core is still Chiang Kai-shek and his National Government. Although we have developed, but It is not yet to the point where we can replace Chiang Kai-shek. Chen Jitang and Li Zongren are even less capable. You can imagine that if we cooperate with Guangdong and Guangxi to severely damage Chiang Kai-shek's strength, then when the Japanese devils launch a full-scale attack, China may be in a situation of being torn apart. In that case, Our country and our nation are in trouble. Future generations will not forgive us. Therefore, our Red Army not only cannot participate in the Guangdong and Guangxi Incident, we must also proactively help both sides sit down to solve the problem and form a national unity to fight the war as soon as possible. The third is that we are currently negotiating with the Nanjing government. I have not been at home recently. I don’t know how it is going, but I think it should be over soon. If we send troops at this time, it will sabotage the negotiations and slap ourselves in the face. No one has trust. If we don’t stand, we Communists especially value credibility. We cannot trample on our own slogans of unity and resistance to Japan. Of course, strategically speaking, the Guangdong and Guangxi Incident has also given us an opportunity. We can force Chiang Kai-shek to do something in certain aspects. Make concessions, but be careful not to go too far. That's my opinion. I invite criticism from the leaders."
After Liu Yimin finished speaking, he pulled up a chair and sat down quietly, waiting for the leaders to make a decision.
The war room was very quiet, no one spoke.
After a long time, Mao Zedong said: "What a pity for this opportunity."
When Liu Yimin heard this, he knew that the chairman had made up his mind, so he said: "Chairman, this incident in Guangdong and Guangxi seems to be an opportunity, but in fact I am afraid it is not an opportunity."
Mao Zedong's eyes lit up: "Tell me and listen."
Liu Yimin said: "The two Guangdong and Guangdong have been separated and combined since the Republic of China. The leaders of the two countries know the grievances during this period better than me. I see that the two Guangdong and Guangdong are united purely for profit. No one on either side is fighting against Japan. They have not sacrificed anything."
Spirit. Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi can say that the Gui army is very tightly united and is a solid political and military group. Even if it is defeated, it is just a matter of admitting its mistake to Chiang Kai-shek and obeying the leadership. But Chen Jitang is different. His troops
There is no cohesion from the Guangxi side. I think Chiang Kai-shek's usual method of dealing with warlords was to use money, beauties, appointments, and make wishes. In addition, Chen Jitang's rule was weak and his teachers were unknown. His officers who had a sense of justice asked him to hire Japanese instructors and buy Japanese arms.
, has long been dissatisfied with collaborating with the Japanese. This time, he is afraid that his Nantian King will come to an end. If not unexpected, in about a month, Guangdong will be finished. Guangxi will end up with a man who fights alone and surrenders.
The ending. Unexpectedly, Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi were so smart that they couldn't see through Chen Jitang. If during the Battle of Xiangjiang River, the Guangxi Army did not attack us, but joined forces with us, with the determination of our Red Army to fight for the ideal and the fighting will of the Gui Army, I am afraid that
It won't be a problem to capture both Hunan and Guizhou. In the final analysis, warlords are warlords. Without political foresight, it is inevitable to be eliminated by history. Chairman, if I am unfortunate enough to say what I say, then we must consider this an opportunity and send our troops to attack.
Go, I'm afraid that before we have made substantial progress, Chiang Kai-shek has already dealt with Chen Jitang, and then turns around and uses all the strength of the country to fight us. Then wouldn't we be human beings inside and outside?"
Mao Zedong was a little surprised and felt that what Liu Yimin said was a bit alarmist, so he said: "The Guangdong and Guangxi alliance has hundreds of thousands of well-trained troops, and they all have aircraft and sufficient ammunition. Even if they are not good enough, they can fight for more than half a year. How can they collapse so quickly?"
What’s up!”
Liu Yimin smiled: "Chairman, I heard that there was a general under Chiang Kai-shek named He Chengjun. He graduated from the Japanese Military Academy. His specialty was doing these unattractive work of needlework. During the war in the Central Plains, he transferred a float from Hankou.
There were not only three thousand prostitutes inside, but also fine wine and delicacies, clouds of smoke and dust, which disintegrated Feng Yuxiang's troops into pieces. I heard that Old Feng sighed and said that his Northwest Army was good at everything, but it couldn't get money at first sight, and couldn't get it at second sight.
Woman. I think Chiang Kai-shek will use his same tricks again. Maybe Chen Jitang’s generals have already been secretly colluding with Nanjing.”
The people mentioned burst out laughing, and the pre-battle atmosphere that Liu Yimin had when he first walked in was completely gone.
After laughing, Mao Zedong still said: "I believe that the Guangdong troops cannot fight, and I also believe that Chiang Kai-shek will engage in conspiracy. However, I think this battle will take a while. In any case, it is an army of hundreds of thousands of people."
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Liu Yimin knew that although Mao Zedong had made a decision, he was still a little reluctant to take this opportunity, so he said: "Chairman, I want to settle accounts with Chiang Kai-shek. There are many opportunities, but not now. I think this battle cannot be fought. By the way, I
I haven’t come back during the Chinese New Year, and I’m so busy that I haven’t even eaten the dumplings. Could you please ask the chairman to tell Sister He to make some dumplings and let my wife and I have a meal?”
Mr. Zhu immediately said: "If you want, I will accompany you."
Vice Chairman Zhou immediately laughed out loud: "Well, you Liu Yimin, you haven't seen me for more than half a year, and you want to blackmail the chairman when you come back. Well, think about it, you didn't reunite with Xiao Tang during the Chinese New Year, and you didn't come back after giving birth. This dumpling meal is worth it no matter what."
Let you eat. In this way, at noon, I will ask you Sister He to make dumplings for you. Tomorrow, your Sister Deng and I will make dumplings for you. The day after tomorrow, the boss and your Sister Kang will treat you two. Next, there will be Luo Fu and Liu Ying,
He owes you dumplings."
Mao Zedong also laughed loudly after hearing this, and said: "Since we are not going to fight, there is no need to sit here. Let's go and drink tea. While drinking tea, we will listen to the construction status of several factories in Mian County."
Several people arrived at Mao Zedong's residence, asked the guards to pour water, and chatted while drinking.
Liu Yimin gave a detailed report on the construction status of the steel plant, power plant, arsenal, and gunpowder factory, and also reported on the production status of Yanchang Oil Mine and Dabaodang Coal Mine. These contents were all reported in detail in the telegrams, but I only heard Liu Yimin say it himself.
When I came out, I was extremely kind and detailed.
After Liu Yimin finished his report, Vice Chairman Zhou said: "You have been away from the Seventh Army for more than half a year, and you may not know much about the pharmaceutical factory and the Tongguan Gold Mine. These two units are running very well now, and the Tongguan Gold Mine has been handed over to the Third Army.
The gold has been approved and the purity is very high. I am so happy that Chen Yun, Fuchun and the others say they want to treat you to dinner every day. Don’t let them go when you come back and let them treat you to a drink. Your father-in-law deserves to be a smelting student.
There is indeed a set, and some of the equipment was designed by himself and processed and manufactured in Taiyuan. When you come back, ask him to come back and get together with you. I heard from comrades that your parents-in-law had objections to your absence when Xiao Tang gave birth to the child.
, explain it well."
Liu Yimin quickly said: "Don't worry, Vice Chairman Zhou, it's nothing. They are all intellectuals and can distinguish the important from the important."
Zhou Enlai then reported on the construction situation of the Shaanxi Anti-Japanese Base Area. Due to the timely implementation of land reform, farmers are highly motivated to produce. Following last year's summer and autumn grain harvests, this year's harvest is not bad despite the drought. In contrast, except for Sichuan,
Many people starved to death in the Chengdu Plain and other places due to severe drought. Many victims crossed the blockade and entered Shaanxi, and some victims from Henan also entered Shaanxi. Fortunately, Shaanxi vigorously purchased grain according to Liu Yimin's suggestion last year and had more grain in stock, so the pressure
It’s not very big. In addition, the commercial exchanges with Shanxi, Ningxia, and Inner Mongolia have been very effective, and the purpose of exchanging what is needed has basically been achieved.
After Zhou Enlai spoke, Mao Zedong also briefly reported the situation of his contacts with the Soviet Union. In December last year, Comrade Zhang Hao returned to Xi'an from the Soviet Union. A few years later, Wang Jiaxiang went to the Soviet Union again, and Comrade Ren Bishi went there again at the end of May.
The International recognized the slogan of unity and anti-Japanese put forward by our party, and the matter of requesting support from the Soviet Union has also begun to take shape. It may be that they know that we have bought some equipment from the United States, and the Soviet Union may support some of our equipment in the near future. The specific number is not yet known.
Sure.
Liu Yimin immediately asked the Chairman to send a report to Moscow, and asked Comrade Wang Jiaxiang to request the Soviet side to support some aircraft, tanks, armored vehicles, heavy artillery, and anti-aircraft weapons. First, to meet the teaching needs of the Red Army University, and second, once the Anti-Japanese War begins, Xi'an will inevitably be occupied by the Japanese army
When bombing the key points, there will be no anti-aircraft guns, and anti-aircraft machine guns will not work.
Mao Zedong shook his head: "Don't have too much hope. The greater the hope, the greater the disappointment."
Several people stopped talking, and the atmosphere was a bit heavy. Liu Yimin wanted to adjust the atmosphere, so he laughed and said: "It's nothing. The planes are parked at the Japanese airport. As long as we have the ability, are we afraid that we won't be able to get them back? Tanks and armored vehicles."
They are all in the hands of the Japanese army. As long as they attack us, we have everything. Anti-aircraft machine guns and anti-aircraft guns, we can try to make them!"
Mr. Zhu said: "I like to hear this. I am ambitious. Our Red Army lacks everything except the iron will to defeat the enemy."
Vice Chairman Zhou said to Liu Yimin: "By the way, I have two personal things to tell you. One is that you have become a national celebrity. After the secret agents spread rumors and slandered you last year, didn't your Legion Newspaper publish a clarification article?
Article? This article was reprinted in most cities across the country. The two female reporters held a press conference in Shanghai. As a result, one of the female reporters named Huang Wei said the wrong thing when answering questions, making people mistakenly think that she liked
You, the newspapers in Shanghai, Nanjing and other places have been hyping it up hard. According to our comrades' reports, you are very well-known in Shanghai. By the way, our Red Army's policies have also been publicized to everyone, and bad things have become good things. In addition,
One thing is your suggestion to establish the Lu Xun Art College. Now that the college has been completed and opened, Mr. Lu Xun made a special trip to Xi'an after knowing it. He is now at Lu Yi. He will leave soon and is waiting to meet you.
Where are the people who advocated the establishment of Lu Yi!"
When he heard that Mr. Lu Xun had come to Xi'an, Liu Yimin was so surprised that he couldn't keep his mouth shut. Could this be a disaster victim? After thinking about it, he was relieved. Although Lu Xun was famous at the time, it was not to the point where someone built a school after him. His ethnic group
The title of "hun" was only given after his death. When he heard that the Red Army built Lu Xun Art Institute, it was normal for him to come and take a look. Not to mention that the Longhai Railway was opened to traffic and the transportation was relatively convenient.
A few people talked and talked, and the whole morning passed. He Zizhen really asked the kitchen to make dumplings and prepare four more dishes, and the few people started eating.
After dinner, Liu Yimin said goodbye to the leaders. Mao Zedong asked him to wait a moment and asked his secretary to bring a wooden box and told Liu Yimin: "The RMB has begun to be used. It is now very popular and strong in the market. In recognition of this,
For your outstanding contribution to the issuance of RMB, after Mao Zemin and others applied, the central government decided to award you the numbers 1 to 10 of each denomination of the first edition of RMB as a commemoration. There is also a reward order, which includes me, Enlai, boss,
The signatures given to you by four people from Luofu."
When Liu Yimin heard this, he quickly took it with both hands and kept thanking him.
Mao Zedong smiled and said: "Thank you for what? It's a pity that we are still in difficulty now, and I don't have anything better to reward you. If you have time, you can come more often and let Sister He cook for you."
Liu Yimin was in a happy mood and said that as long as the chairman didn't find it annoying, he would bring his wife and children next time and have a family of three eat. This made everyone laugh.
After coming out of the chairman's residence, Vice Chairman Zhou told Liu Yimin to pay attention to strengthening security guards. Chiang Kai-shek's spies would not give up. They should especially be wary of young women. Anyone who did not know him and took the initiative to approach must be investigated in detail by Hu Di. The enemy.
If the assassination fails, other means will be used.
Liu Yimin was moved and repeatedly asked Vice Chairman Zhou to rest assured that he was very busy and had no time to interact with strangers.
Boss Zhu complained that Liu Yimin had gone too far and should not have allowed Tang Xingying, Zhao Xiaoman, and Jingjing to leave the Seventh Army to deal with those female spies with ulterior motives. These female comrades had an advantage.
Liu Yimin explained that there were too many non-combat units in the legion headquarters, which was not conducive to army operations.
Mr. Zhu smiled and said: "Okay, we all know what you are thinking. But they are all good comrades and good girls, and they can protect you. With them here, those women with bad intentions can't get to you. This
From now on, you really have to be careful not to let the spies take advantage of this loophole."
Liu Yimin repeatedly promised that he would not let the enemy succeed. He was not a disorderly person and would not live up to the expectations of the leaders. Only then did Vice Chairman Zhou and Commander-in-Chief Zhu let him go.
In the afternoon, Liu Yimin went to Luyi to visit Mr. Lu Xun and his wife Mr. Xu Guangping.
Mr. Lu Xun is consistent with the image in the photo, with short hair, a mustache, a long gown, and is very thin. When speaking, he used to hold a cigarette between the index and middle fingers of his right hand.
At this time, there were not so many artists in Luyi. Mr. Lu Xun was a little lonely here. He was originally going to go back to Shanghai, but he didn't leave because he wanted to see Liu Yimin and ask him why he proposed to establish the Lu Xun Art Academy.
Liu Yimin and Mr. Lu Xun first exchanged views on "A Brief History of Chinese Novels", and then talked to Mr. Lu Xun about "Diary of a Madman", "The True Story of Ah Q", "Blessings", "Kong Yiji", "Sister Xianglin", etc.
After reading the novel, I spoke highly of the criticism and revelation of national character in Lu Xun's novels. I believe that Mr. Lu Xun's novels not only pioneered modern Chinese literature, but also provided calm, profound, unique cultural and historical understanding and unparalleled cultural understanding.
The power of criticism has pushed the spirit of critical realism in modern literature to its peak.
Later, the two people discussed the role of spears and daggers in essays, and exchanged views on the essays written by Lu Xun and the artistry of prose.
The afternoon passed unknowingly. Zhao Xiaoman, the vice-principal of Luyi who was in charge of recording, and two teachers recorded the whole afternoon.
At the end of the conversation, Mr. Lu Xun was still unsatisfied and asked Liu Yimin if he could accompany him around Xi'an tomorrow. Liu Yimin said that he was willing.
After the conversation, Mr. Lu Xun proposed that he would like to treat Liu Yimin to a meal because he knew that Red Army cadres did not receive military pay, and his royalties were relatively generous.
Liu Yimin thought that he would be serving his son's full-moon wine at home tonight, so he tactfully proposed that he would like to invite Mr. Lu Xun to his home for a meal. There would be no one else but his comrades, and they were all scholars.
Mr. Lu Xun readily agreed and went with Liu Yimin.