After the Central Committee and the Red Army headquarters entered Chengdu, intense work began immediately.
Chengdu Mayor Liu Bocheng took office.
On the day he took office, Liu Bocheng delivered a speech, reaffirming the Red Army's policy of protecting industrial and commercial enterprises, focusing on improving people's livelihood, and calling on Chengdu citizens to mobilize to support the Red Army, support the Red Army's march north to fight against Japan, develop production, and maintain social stability in Chengdu.
Liu Bocheng was a famous general in central Sichuan. When many Sichuan people were setting up the Longmen Formation, Liu Bocheng's name was often mentioned. The famous general in central Sichuan in the past became the mayor of the Red Army today. The Chengdu people's sense of glory was quickly mobilized. After dinner, everyone was
Discussing the Red Army policy and hoping that the new city government can bring surprises to Chengdu people.
The Logistics Office of the Seventh Red Army handed over the funds and materials seized in Yibin and Leshan to the central government, and also handed over the deposits of various warlords dug up from banks in Chengdu to the central government.
After Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, Zhang Wentian, Zhu De and others listened to Chen Yun's report on the funds seized by the Seventh Red Army, they immediately ordered two silver coins to be distributed to each person in the army, and 50,000 silver dollars were allocated to each army to allow the troops to work well in the Chengdu Plain.
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The relatively well-funded Central Red Army vigorously replenished supplies in Chengdu. Since Chengdu has a certain industrial base and the western Sichuan plain is rich in products, and after the Seventh Red Army occupied Chengdu, it encouraged industrial and commercial enterprises to operate at full capacity to protect commercial circulation and maintain financial order.
, Therefore, the Chengdu market is more prosperous and lively than in the past.
The logistics department of the Red Army, which basically stopped working after leaving the Soviet area, is now very busy. Needless to say, medicines and equipment are the first thing to purchase and replenish. Military uniforms, military shoes, military quilts, military blankets, engineer shovels, bayonets, sabers, etc.
Tools, etc., all the Red Army war supplies that Chengdu could produce were mass-customized. As a result, various manufacturers in Chengdu took out the raw materials in stock and worked overtime to produce them. When the raw materials ran out, they quickly purchased them through various channels.
The wounded from each legion were also sent to the Red Army Hospital and various hospitals in Chengdu for treatment. The seriously wounded who had been traveling with the army, such as Wang Jiaxiang, were sent to the hospital for surgery. Due to the arrival of Liu Yimin, after the Red Army transferred troops, there were no pursuers.
With no worries about the pursuit, all the wounded were taken away, thus avoiding the tragedy of most wounded being sacrificed in the hands of the enemy in history, and the losses were reduced a lot.
The General Political Department of the Red Army also became very lively. The "Red Star" newspaper was published normally for the time being. In addition to printing and distributing troops, it also gave free gifts to Chengdu citizens. Li Fuchun, acting director of the General Political Department, also adopted Liu Yimin's suggestion and encouraged Chengdu's radio stations to vigorously
To promote the Red Army, the prelude of the daily radio program is "Song of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army" provided by the Seventh Red Army, and the ending song is "The March of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army", rendering Chengdu like a red capital.
Negotiations with the Sichuan Army also began. After the central government arrived in Chengdu, it designated Liu Shaoqi, an alternate member of the Politburo, to be responsible for negotiations with Liu Xiang's representative Xian Ying.
Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, Zhu De, and Zhang Wentian calmed down, collected the information they could find in Chengdu, and carefully studied and judged the current international and domestic situation, especially the dynamics of the Japanese and Chiang Kai-shek troops, and considered strategies for the development of the Red Army.
Liu Yimin is relaxed now. There is no fighting in the Chengdu Plain for the time being. The Central Army is still waiting by the Chishui River. The Sichuan Army is holding on to the eastern Sichuan defense line. Although the Fourth Front Army is preparing to move south to the Chengdu Plain, the enemy forces along the Jialing River are much more alert than in history and are huddled together.
, the Fourth Front Army has little chance for the time being and can only wait for the opportunity. The 1st, 3rd, 5th, and 9th Red Army Corps are all training and resting their troops on the Chengdu Plain. The three main divisions of the 7th Red Army Corps have arrived at the designated position and are training at the station.
The remaining troops in Chengdu were trained by Feng Dafei and Cai Zhong. After the headquarters arrived, the remaining troops of the Seventh Red Army were only responsible for the security of Chengdu, and the central column was responsible for the security of the headquarters. Therefore, Liu Yimin now has the least psychological burden and the most leisurely life since time travel.
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In his free time, Liu Yimin took Chen Tong, director of the Army Combat Hospital, and Ling Kun, the newly appointed political commissar of the hospital, to West China University of Medical Sciences and several hospitals in Chengdu to hold symposiums several times, explaining the current situation and the significance of the Red Army's march north to fight against Japan.
, preaching about the experiences of Red Army soldiers who sacrificed their lives and became disabled due to lack of medical treatment and medicine. The hard work paid off, and a group of doctors, nurses and students were finally mobilized to join the Red Army and provide field hospitals and field rescue services to the Seventh Army Corps and various divisions and regiments.
The facilities were built and each company was assigned a health worker.
What pleased Chen Tong and Ling Kun the most was that the regiment commander actually persuaded the boss of a pharmaceutical factory to join the Red Army and start experimenting with cultivating the penicillin strain invented by the regiment commander. However, the regiment commander repeatedly confessed that this penicillin strain was mine
It was a top secret in the military and was only known to a few people who participated in the cultivation. Chen Tong quickly informed Zhang Haitao, the guard battalion commander, requesting that troops be stationed to guard the small pharmaceutical factory and that no outsiders were allowed to approach.
After settling the affairs of the field hospital, Liu Yimin joined the special operations brigade and led the special operations brigade to become familiar with urban special warfare tactics.
After escaping from the special operations team, Liu Yimin felt that he could relax a bit, so he dedicated a day to take Tang Xingying and Zhao Xiaoman to the Red Army headquarters, and took the female Red Army soldiers who had accompanied the army on the long march to go shopping all morning.
These female Red Army soldiers are not very old. Except for Cai Chang and Deng Yingchao, who are slightly older, in their 30s, the others are all under 30 years old, and most are in their 20s.
The young female Red Army soldiers walked out of Jinggangshan and came to the prosperous Chengdu. Except for Cai Chang, Deng Yingchao and a few other people who had studied abroad, most of them had no eyesight.
Liu Yimin, who is familiar with history, knows that some of these female Red Army soldiers had tragic endings in history. Very few of them could become women leaders of New China like Deng Yingchao and Cai Chang. Some even died in the snowy mountains and grasslands and the Soviet Union. Therefore, Liu Yimin kept it in his pocket.
With enough money, he wanted to let these respectable pioneers enjoy themselves a little, and at least buy something they loved. What he didn't expect was that, looking at the fashions and other novelties in the store, these female Red Army soldiers, although they were two
My eyes were shining, but no one touched it or asked about the price. They just looked and walked all the way, just for a visit.
During lunch, seeing several tables full of dishes, Deng Yingchao asked Liu Yimin who would pay for so many dishes? Liu Yimin's heart skipped a beat. He only thought about inviting the elder sisters, but he didn't expect that at this time, the elder sisters would sacrifice their lives for the revolution.
You don't have to do it, why would you care about these meals? They said it was the female soldiers of the Seventh Legion who were treating them. They took out the rewards given by the troops in the passage and in Chengdu. The seven of them pooled 50 yuan and entrusted Tang.
Xingying and Zhao Xiaoman acted as representatives and asked the elder sisters to have their teeth punched as a memorial.
Tang Xingying knew that she needed to appear as soon as she heard this. She quickly stood up and said that this was a little thought from the sisters of the Seventh Legion. The eldest sisters have fought all the way and thanked them for their hard work. The sisters entrusted her and Zhao Xiaoman to be representatives and begged the commander of the legion to invite them.
The eldest sisters went out to try Sichuan food in Chengdu. If the money was insufficient, she would make up for it. She had the money she took when she escaped from home.
Zhao Xiaoman was embarrassed to say that he joined the Red Army in Yibin. He only contributed 4 pieces of gold from the two pieces of ocean sent by the guard division when occupying the passage and the two pieces of gold issued after the headquarters arrived. It was a bit less. We will fight later.
There will be rewards for winning the battle, so I will treat the elder sisters to dinner alone.
Cai Chang's eyes glanced from Liu Yimin to Tang Xingying, and then from Tang Xingying to Zhao Xiaoman. After reading it, he asked Liu Yimin why he didn't bring the other female soldiers?
Liu Yimin said that the others were working in the Legion Hospital and were taking care of the wounded and could not leave. One of these two was in the Political Department and the other was in the Logistics Department. They happened to be free today. If you ladies have time, you can go to the Seventh Army Corps to have a look.
With the troops and female warriors, the combat effectiveness of the Seven Legions will surely skyrocket.
The female Red Army soldiers laughed loudly. Cai Chang pointed at Liu Yimin and said with a smile: "It is said that our Red Army has a legendary hero. He Jian and Bai Chongxi were so scared that they did not dare to show their heads with their tails between their legs. They did not expect that this hero was also a common man, and
He can joke and likes to eat delicious food. I think our hero is greedy and wants to have an excuse to beat his teeth, so he invites us to eat Sichuan food. Come on, comrades, let's eat, the worst is to let the Seventh Army fight a few more times.
If you win the battle, will you seize some more silver coins and give them as rewards to everyone?"
Only then did the female Red Army soldiers use their chopsticks to eat.
After dinner, Liu Yimin called Xu Teli and several other old comrades from the cultivation company, and went to the Yuelai Teahouse to drink tea and listen to Sichuan opera with the female Red Army soldiers.
At this time, Chengdu had just begun to allow men and women to sit together to drink tea and watch theater. Most wealthy families still insisted that men and women sit separately. Women sat in the seats on the side of the stage, separated by curtains. Seeing so many female Red Army soldiers, the teahouse waiter
He directly led the female guests to the private seats, leaving only five people, Liu Yimin and Xu Teli, sitting at the tea table in the hall.
Xu Teli and several others were all great literati of that era, full of knowledge. The stories they told about the anecdotes of the Republic of China and the Red Army in the Soviet area made Liu Yimin laugh non-stop.
The performance started. The female Red Army soldiers sitting in the private room were separated by a curtain and it was very difficult to watch the show. Deng Yingchao said: "This is inequality between men and women. Why can they sit outside but we have to be separated by a curtain? Come on,
Let’s go out and take a look.” He led about 30 female warriors and poured into the hall. Dr. Tea was so panicked that he quickly arranged seats and made tea again.
After listening to the play and eating snacks on the street, Liu Yimin sent the eldest sisters back to the headquarters barracks. When they parted, Deng Yingchao took Tang Xingying and Cai Chang took Zhao Xiaoman, and repeatedly asked them to come and play when they had time.
On the road, Liu Yimin praised Tang Xingying and Zhao Xiaoman for their good performance and not losing anyone from the Seventh Army.
Before Tang Xingying could speak, Zhao Xiaoman said, "Oh no, don't even look at whose soldiers we are? We are Red Army soldiers with culture, ideals, discipline, and the ability to fight. Can we defeat the war?"
Seeing Liu Yimin secretly laughing, Zhao Xiaoman said again: "You won't really let us take out the rewarded silver dollars. I already spent one yesterday."
Tang Xingying also looked at Liu Yimin expectantly.
Liu Yimin said: "How can we do that? Inviting the elder sisters to dinner is also an opportunity to show off the style of the Seventh Army. Of course, the female soldiers cannot pay for it."
When he returned to the garrison headquarters, Cai Zhong told him that a reporter wanted to interview him and had been waiting all afternoon.
Liu Yimin said directly that he couldn't see him. The headquarters had already arrived in Chengdu. If he wanted to interview, go to the General Political Department to arrange the interview. He would also interview other leaders. The central leaders were all here, so it was not our turn.
Cai Zhong said that you should meet him. This reporter has already been here once during the last meeting. There may be some important topics that need to be interviewed by you.
Liu Yimin thought about it, since he was a reporter he had met once, he must have done a lot of publicity work, and it was appropriate to express his gratitude in person. He asked Li Chengyi to invite the reporter over.
Not long after, Li Chengyi brought the reporter. When Liu Yimin saw it, it turned out to be the female reporter named Jingjing from the last press conference, so he asked her to sit down.
Jingjing said: "Commander Liu, I'm sorry to bother you. After I interviewed you last time, the article we wrote received strong attention from readers. The newspaper entrusted me to conduct continuous interviews with you. I hope Commander Liu won't be offended."
Liu Yimin smiled and said: "You're welcome. I remember your name is Jingjing, right? The question you asked last time was very profound and I remember it. I remember you said you were from Peking, right?"
Jingjing immediately said: "I didn't expect Commander Liu to have such a good memory. He even remembered that my family is from Peking. I graduated from the Chinese Department of Peking University. I am 21 years old. I came to Chengdu last year. I have been a reporter for a short time. What?
I don’t even understand. I want to join the Red Army to fight against Japan, but I don’t know whether Commander Liu can accept me or not.”
When Liu Yimin heard that this was his old school friend, he said: "Our Red Army welcomes all people of insight to join the army and work together to defeat the invaders and establish a new China. If you want to join the Red Army, there is a person in our General Political Department
"Red Star", you can go there and use your knowledge and talents. However, our Red Army has no military pay, and fighting is also very dangerous, so you have to think carefully."
Jingjing nodded: "Thank you for reminding me, I will seriously consider it. Let's start the interview! Commander Liu, my readers have a question. Northeast is so big, and the Northeast Army is the best equipped army in the country, and it also has supporting equipment.
Arsenal, but why did the Northeast Army withdraw without any resistance when the Japanese army attacked? Readers really want to know, who ordered the Northeast Army not to resist? "
Liu Yimin replied: "I can't answer this question. You have to interview Chairman Chiang and Deputy Commander-in-Chief Zhang. They are the only two people in the world who can answer your question clearly. The answers of others are all guesses. I don't want to use guesses.
Come to coax readers."
Jingjing scribbled notes in her notebook. After writing, she raised her head and said: "Some readers wrote to us, thinking that the Japanese only occupied the three northeastern provinces for resources. As far as the current situation is concerned, they have achieved their goal.
Now that the Red Army is shouting the slogan of going north to resist Japan, will it irritate the Japanese? They might have been satisfied with occupying the Northeast, but will this mention of resisting Japan provoke protests and revenge from the Japanese?"
Liu Yimin said: "The question you asked is not a question from one or two readers, but a considerable number of Chinese people have this idea. The first mistake made by people with this idea is not to understand the essence of Japan's invasion of our country." See clearly. The Japanese don’t just want to invade Northeast my country, but want to invade the whole of China. On the way to find the Red Army, I heard that some Japanese people, as scholars, businessmen, and tourists, were doing academic exchanges, doing business, and Under the banner of tourism, we draw maps of our inland provinces. This kind of Japanese can be found all over the country. I would like to ask our readers, why do the Japanese come to draw our maps? Do I need to explain their purpose again? "
After a pause, Liu Yimin continued: "The second mistake these people make is to regard the Japanese as normal people. Normal people are satisfied sometimes, so they think that the Japanese will be satisfied if they occupy the Northeast. Little do they know that this
The Japanese are not normal people. The mere Northeast cannot satisfy their desires. If my judgment is correct, they will soon take action in North China. The third mistake is to overestimate the Japanese, as if we will not resist Japan.
It stimulated them, and we stimulated them when we resisted Japan. This is not the case. A person who went to Japan to study came back and said that when he first arrived in Japan, his classmates bullied him and called him a China pig. At first, he thought
Seeing that he was alone and had just arrived in Japan, he could bear it as long as he could. As a result, his Japanese classmates not only scolded him, but also started beating him. Unable to bear it, he beat a Japanese classmate and beat him until he couldn't live.
Take care of yourself. What do you think of the result? Instead of retaliating against him, those Japanese classmates were so afraid of him that they even paid for his tuition. Their principal even wanted to marry his daughter to him. This is how the Japanese are,
If you convince him, he will be honest. In addition, I want to tell these readers that this kind of thinking is very dangerous. If all compatriots in the country have this kind of thinking, then everyone will be slaves to the subjugation of the country. Therefore, whether the Red Army resists Japan or not,
The Japanese want to expand their aggression, and the Red Army went north to fight against Japan in order to save the country and the nation. All Chinese people with conscience should unite, support and support the Red Army in resisting Japan and fight against the capitulators and compromisers."
Jingjing asked again: "There are also questions from readers. Commander Liu said at the last press conference that if Chairman Chiang can lead the entire people in the war of resistance, the Red Army will welcome him. The reader's question is, what is the precise meaning of this welcome?
Does it mean that your party and the Red Army can cooperate with the National Government?"
Liu Yimin said: "Our party has long expressed its views on this issue, calling on Chiang Kai-shek to stop the civil war, stop chasing the Red Army, and stop persecuting all patriotic anti-Japanese troops and patriotic anti-Japanese people. The problem is that Chiang Kai-shek is stubborn and single-minded in implementing the policy of settling domestic affairs first.
The Japanese invaders blindly compromised and violently suppressed the troops who demanded resistance to Japan. Under these circumstances, Chiang Kai-shek and his
The Nationalist Government became a roadblock and stumbling block in the country's resistance to Japan. It became the most reactionary, backward and weakest government in the face of foreign aggression since ancient times. The small imperial courts of the Southern Song Dynasty in history were stronger than Chiang Kai-shek and his government. However, we
We must also see that Chiang Kai-shek and the Nationalist Government control the country's economic lifeline and the most powerful military. If we want to win the war of resistance, we must also
Unite him and pull him to fight against Japan. At the very least, we cannot let him surrender and become a traitor. Back then, the Kuomintang and the Communist Party united for the Northern Expedition. Now facing the Japanese invasion, why can't the two parties and the two armies unite? I can help you here.
Revealed a piece of information, that is, Chiang Kai-shek's Xue Yue suppression army wanted to enter Sichuan to fight the Red Army at any time, and our army, in order to avoid the unnecessary sacrifice of China's national defense forces,
Xue Yue's troops did not carry out a total annihilation. I hope that they can kill the enemy and make meritorious service on the anti-Japanese battlefield in the future, bringing glory to the country and the nation. If Chiang Kai-shek still insists on suppressing the Communist Party, Xue Yue will still be willing to be a lackey. I can tell you responsibly.
Through you, I can tell my readers that as long as our Party Central Committee and the Red Army headquarters give the order, I am absolutely sure to capture Xue Yue alive and make him confess to the people of the country."
Jingjing said: "There is one last question. It is widely rumored that Chairman Chiang has offered a reward of one million oceans for Commander Liu's life. Readers are very concerned and hope you will strengthen your security and take care of yourself. At the same time, I also want to hear your thoughts on this
view of things.”
Liu Yimin took off his military cap and combed his hair with his fingers: "Thanks to Chairman Chiang for his respect, I never thought that my life could be worth so much!"
Then he smiled again: "Please tell readers and friends that I thank them for their concern. As for your opinion, there is an idiom called Guizhou donkey has no skills. I believe readers and friends know that, this is my opinion."
Jingjing closed the interview book, stood up, and said: "Thank you, Commander Liu, for accepting my interview. I also have a request. Can you let me interview Red Army soldiers, especially female soldiers? Readers would like to know more about the Red Army soldiers.
Combat and life situations.”
Liu Yimin said to Cai Zhong: "You can arrange this matter. But there is one thing. We cannot disclose the real names and hometowns of our soldiers."
Jingjing nodded: "I promise to do it."
When Cai Zhong led Jingjing out, Liu Yimin said: "Director Cai, it's dark and the road is not safe. Ask Li Chengyi to send soldiers to take the reporters back. You can ask her to interview the soldiers tomorrow."
Jingjing said thank you and followed Cai Zhong.
After the two left, Liu Yimin thought to himself whether he had spoken too early. At this time, the party was talking about opposing Chiang Kai-shek and resisting Japan. After thinking about it, he felt that it didn't matter. The situation at the last press conference had already been reported.
The leaders have also read the newspapers, and no one has said anything wrong! Besides, since time travel has come, we have to push the giants to move forward, and it would be better to avoid detours.
After lighting up a cigarette and taking a puff, Liu Yimin thought again, according to history, in the middle of January, the Japanese army will provoke the Chadong Incident, which will soon evolve into the North China Incident, and those traitors will appear in disguise.
I don’t know how the talks between the Central Committee and Liu Xiang’s representatives are going, and whether the Red Army has decided where to go. It seems that we have to go to the headquarters and report to Chairman Mao, Vice Chairman Zhou, and Commander-in-Chief Zhu. If it doesn’t work, we have to go to the headquarters.
Push, push. But don’t just look at the Chengdu Plain and live here and don’t want to leave. In that case, the problem will be serious. If the all-out war of resistance begins, Chiang Kai-shek’s troops will definitely be defeated in a mess, just like in history.
At that time, there was no retreat like Sichuan. Who could guarantee that Chiang Kai-shek would not, like Wang Jingwei, resort to twists and turns to save the country? If it really came to that point, the war of resistance would be even more difficult.