Part III Blood and Fire War of Resistance
The afterglow of the sunset dyed the pagoda mountain a layer of red. The towering pagoda was reflected on the Yan River. After a long journey, the heat wave blowing from the Maoergai desert had already brought coldness here. The old man wrapped in a white turban drove the flock of sheep and walked slowly towards the house.
The smoke from cooking stoves rose in the city, and the city exuded the fragrance of corn, which was mouth-watering. A group of female soldiers carrying their washed clothes and laughed and walked through the winding mountain road. When passing Wangjialing, they lowered their voices and looked at the yard filled with green trees.
The peace here is over. These students from the Anti-Japanese Military and Political University do not know much about the recent situation. Although their superiors repeatedly warned the whole party that the danger in northern Shaanxi has not improved with the Japanese withdrawing from Shandong. On the contrary, the situation has become more serious. On the east bank of the Yellow River, Yan Xishan army gathered, and around Shaanxi, Gansu and Ningxia, Hu Zongnan and Ma family troops are ready to rush in at any time and step into powder for China's top holy land.
The huge danger made the GCD people in Yan'an always remain vigilant. The troops were constantly transferred back to Yan'an from the east bank of the Yellow River. The surrounding garrisons increased, and the newly established troops were training intensively by the Yan River. In contrast to the troops coming, many senior cadres quietly disappeared from Yan'an.
Recently, more cadres have arrived at the MZD cave and have frequent meetings in that small study room. This meeting lasts for several hours and often forgets to eat. Now it’s time for dinner, but the meeting has not yet ended.
"Send it to them, little devil."
The guard turned around and saw that Jiang Q brought a pot of dates. The guard behind her was carrying a dustpan of steamed buns. He hurriedly took it over. Jiang Q never entered MZD's study during a meeting. These things were sent in by their guard.
The guard gently pushed open the door of the cave, and a thick smoke immediately poured out. He couldn't help but cough, and the eyes of the central leaders immediately focused on him.
"Chairman, it's time to eat, you can eat and open it." The guard quickly put the things in his hand on the table, then lifted the water bottle. The water bottle was very light and there seemed to be some water inside. He quickly turned around and took the burnt water over, and filled the two water bottles.
The guards instinctively felt that today's meeting was difficult because the leaders did not praise the fragrance of steamed buns when eating steamed buns, and everyone just bit the steamed buns silently.
"GC International decided to disband at this time, and Chiang Kai-shek would probably not give in." Zhang Wentian held the steamed bun in one hand and protected the other hand underneath, catching the falling slag, and occasionally pushing the glasses on the bridge of his nose.
"Yes," Wang Jiaxiang, who was sitting at the other end and wearing glasses, also sighed. His movements were similar to Zhang Wentian, but he was dressed well, and he was in the Soviet-style leather jacket: "Stalin said in the telegram that disbanding the GC International is the current need of the anti-Sis war, but it is not that he no longer supports us. I hope we can open up the connection with the Méng Gu so that we can support us more directly in the future. Judging from the post-war situation, we should strengthen the strength of the Jinsui base area and strive to open up the connection with the Méng Gu."
mzdyin had a calm face and showed no expression. The way he ate was different from that of others. He bit the steamed buns with big mouths and let the scum fall from his mouth. He didn't pay much attention to the dissolution of GC International, and even secretly hoped that it would disband as soon as possible.
For a long time, from policies to personnel, they have been restrained by GC International, so they cannot do their jobs according to his wishes. Now that they have been dissolved, they can do their jobs according to their wishes. Secondly, the dissolution of the Communist International has a greater blow to his potential competitors within the party, Wang Ming. In the future, Wang Ming can no longer use the name of the Communist International to harm the hearts of the people.
What bothers MZD now is that Shandong. After the Hao Pengju incident, the party faces great political and military pressure. Zhou Enlai is struggling in Chongqing. Most democratic parties do not support the party's propositions, which has never been seen in previous bipartisan disputes.
In terms of military, the central government's northward development strategy was also seriously hindered. Fu Zuoyi's army gathered in the Daqingshan area, blocking the northward passage of the Eighth Route Army. Yan Xishan gathered a large army to prepare to attack Datong and restrained Lin B's main force. Xu Xiangqian led a unit of the New Fourth Army to prepare to enter Hebei, but due to the large-scale reinforcements of the Japanese army, it was also blocked west of the Pinghan Line.
Unconsciously, the entire situation began to become passive when the Kuomintang started its counterattack. The space behind the enemy had been squeezed to a very small extent. Now the only possible is Hebei and Northeast, but it is difficult for both regions to adapt to guerrilla warfare. Let’s not talk about the Northeast. The Anti-Japanese United Army lasted for eight years in the Northeast for eight years and finally retreated to the Soviet Union. The harsh climate conditions in the Northeast made guerrillas very difficult. In the East of Hebei, there are not only the Eighth Route Army guerrillas, but also the Kuomintang guerrillas, and there is even a base opened by the Third Party guerrillas. In addition to the Japanese and puppet troops, the space is already very small.
The Shandong dispute is still a small matter. Next, where should the Eighth Route Army New Fourth Army go? This is a big matter. Pull it to the front battlefield and fight against the Japanese army? The Eighth Route Army New Fourth Army does not have the strength. If the Kuomintang stops the attack on the front, the Eighth Route Army New Fourth Army will be trapped in heavy Japanese encirclement and suppression, and the losses will definitely be amazing.
Although Huang Kcheng's troops who entered central Hebei in the early stage, although they are now stubbornly insisting on the central Hebei region, they have already had a very difficult survival, let alone development. Moreover, according to the intelligence, the Japanese army will continue to reinforce North China, with a total force of up to twenty divisions. Such a strong force is unprecedented, and the situation of Huang Kcheng's troops will become even more difficult. The Eighth Route Army Headquarters sent a telegram, suggesting that the main force of Huang Kcheng's troops temporarily withdraw from central Hebei region, advance westward, cross the Pinghan Line, and meet with Xu Xiang's front.
mzd is not judged now. After the Japanese army in North China has added 20 divisions, can they defeat the Kuomintang army? If they can, there will be room for the battlefield behind enemy lines. But if they cannot, the troops behind enemy lines will be sent to the Japanese army's tiger's mouth.
Zhu D's move was very fast, and he wiped out a steamed bun in a few strokes. He reached out and grabbed another one, and then said: "Chairman, I think we don't have to hurry. At present, Hebei and Chahar are in our hands. It's okay for Chahar. Hebei, Chiang Kai-shek will never give up. I think we can use Hebei to return Suiyuan. The key to the problem now is Shandong. The Hao Pengju incident has become a major obstacle between the two parties. The sooner this matter is resolved, the better."
mzd nodded and suddenly asked, "Boss, can't the Northeast really fight guerrilla?"
The Northeast is not suitable for fighting guerrillas. This conclusion was made by the Northeast Provincial Party Committee. Since September 18th, the Northeast Volunteers and the Northeast Anti-Japanese Allied Forces have sacrificed hundreds of thousands of people in the war of resistance, but they have failed in the end.
Zhu D was stunned for a moment, thought for a while and said, "Since the outbreak of the Pacific War, the Japanese army was unable to make ends meet. After the Kuomintang army began to counterattack, the Japanese army now demolished the east wall to repair the west wall. The entire northeast region was extremely empty, and there were Changbai Mountain and Xing'an Mountain in the northeast. Such mountains should have space and places for guerrillas."
Zhu D analyzed it based on past experience. Since the Red Army era, GCD has launched guerrilla warfare in the mountains. After the War of Resistance Against Japan began, plain guerrilla warfare was developed, but the development of the Northeast has always been unsuccessful, which is an inexplicable problem.
"I think we should still insist on sending troops to the Northeast and launching guerrilla warfare in the Northeast." mzd clapped his hands, picked up his teacup and drank two sips, and then said: "The boss is right. The problem now is Shandong, it is the Hao Pengju incident. Zhuang Jihua insists on pursuing it. I think there is the face of the general Zhuang, and the general Zhuang feels lost face, so he has to find it back."
There was a sarcastic sarcasm in mzd's tone. He took out a cigarette and lit it, and then continued: "The general of the village has lost face. We should make up for him. I think, I can agree to the suggestion from En, and hand it over to the general of the village with the local government on both sides of the Jiaoji Line. What do you think?"
The local regimes on both sides of the Jiaoji Line, everyone here understands that they are actually some village and town regimes. Among the Shandong presidents, the Kuomintang troops attacked along the highway and railway. The area far away was not under control. The local Eighth Route Army guerrillas took the opportunity to seize it. After the war, the Kuomintang was very annoyed and believed that GCD was grabbing territory and picking up the fruits, so they asked the Eighth Route Army to hand over these areas. Zhuang Jihua also proposed before Hao Pengju that the two sides would return it, and the county town shall prevail. Whoever possesses the county town will occupy the whole county. This proposal was rejected by the Shandong Bureau. Now MZD re-mentioned this matter shows that he has realized the difficulties of the Hao Pengju incident.
"Zhuang Jihua's attitude is so firm, it is probably related to the situation in Chongqing," Kang Sheng said at this time: "Cheng Kai-shek's suspicion about him has never diminished. Chiang Ching-kuo went to the Southwest Development Team to take over the Third Youth League, and almost all those who took over Zhuang Jihua's position. This cannot not arouse Zhuang Jihua's vigilance."
"Comrade Kang Sheng said it well," mzd nodded to Kang Sheng with appreciation. Kang Sheng has been in charge of the rectification work in recent years. He has been wrongly corrected and has made many comrades wrong, which has made Mzd have some opinions about him. Kang Sheng noticed it, so he has always kept a low profile. mzd mopped his arms and took out a cigarette and lit it: "Judged from all aspects, General Zhuang is different from Chen Cheng. He is not Chiang Kai-shek's iron rod, and at most he can only be considered a fellow traveler in the anti-Japanese war. Once the War of Resistance ends, it will be a time when the conflict between the two people breaks out. Therefore, we must continue to adhere to the strategy of unity. No matter how the Hao Pengju incident develops, this strategy cannot be changed. Not only can it not change, but at some times, we can also cooperate with him."
mzd judged from the information collected from all aspects that the relationship between Zhuang Jihua and Chiang Kai-shek was not as harmonious as the outside world saw or thought. Then he insisted on united front against Zhuang Jihua. Even in the Hao Pengju incident, Zhuang Jihua showed an extremely tough attitude, but did not change his judgment.
"We used to have a friend named Zhang Xueliang. Didn't we object to us at first, but in the end we became our friends," MZD's expression relaxed slightly and said with a smile: "I think Zhuang Jihua is also likely to be our friends."
"Just like this, I called back to the Shandong Bureau," mzd waved his hand: "Tell the Shandong Bureau that we should unite with Zhuang Jihua and not do anything that is unfavorable to unity."
Kang Sheng was stunned and then realized that mzd was expressing dissatisfaction with the Shandong Bureau. To put it bluntly, he knew that Zhuang Jihua was the united front target determined by the central government, but he went to instigate his troops. No one would be dissatisfied with this.
At the end of the meeting, the dark side was already overwhelming. When MZD walked out of the study, he saw Li Knong waiting outside. He hesitated a little and asked Li Knong to wait for a while. After he sent Zhu D and others away, Li Knong reported to him that Chongqing called, Xuan Xiafu reported that Zhuang Jihua's si's stern told him that he really hoped that Zhou En would come to Shandong.
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