20_20434 Yang Zhen's first kick made all the senior cadres present, even the deputy secretary of the Southeast Bureau, stunned. No one expected that Yang Zhen's first order was to restore the party membership of the military commander. This means that the military commanders, who originally had no right to participate in major military and political affairs, only had the right to command but did not have the right to make decisions, and who had actually been overridden are now in a noticeably different position.

However, compared with the military commander who had been excluded from the command core for a long time because of the problem of party membership, he was excited after hearing that the Central Committee had finally reinstated his party membership. Yang Zhen's second decision is a bit intriguing. Yang Zhen's second decision was to maintain the original commander's scope of work and deal with the three war zones.

Yang Zhen's decision made everyone present puzzled, but he shook his head and said nothing. The restoration of the commander's party membership means that this long-term military commander can finally live up to his name. But the scope of work hasn't changed, isn't it still the same?

Looking at the army commander who heard that the scope of his responsibility was still the same, and from the excitement brought by the restoration of his party membership, he suddenly became a little frustrated, and the cadres who had never understood what Yang Zhen's intentions were, Yang Zhen smiled and said: "I said that the commander of Xiyi continues to be responsible for liaison with the three war zones, and I don't mean to follow the old path. ”

"Commander Xiyi was born in the Baoding Military Academy, and he has classmates with several commanders in the three war zones, so it is much easier to deal with him than those of us. However, the starting point of the current contact between Commander Xiyi and the three theaters is different, that is, to liaise with the three theaters according to his own military deployment. ”

"It is purposeful to test and find out the true intentions of the Third Theater and to bring some convenience to oneself in the adjustment of military units. It is not that it has no decision-making power over the military and can only passively cooperate. A military commander is a soldier who leads troops to fight, not a diplomat who is full of lies and false feelings. In the future, when contacting the Third Theater, it will be necessary to make contact with the Third Theater according to its own military deployment. ”

Speaking of this, Yang Zhen didn't look at the expressions of everyone present after hearing his words, and directly looked at the door and said: "The shape of southern Anhui, I don't need to say more, everyone knows it. The central authorities are here to solve the problem, not to hold a certain person or some people accountable. ”

"No matter what problems have been before, what contradictions have been. But as the current political commissar of the New Fourth Army, the first secretary of the Southeast Bureau, and the first secretary of the military branch, I only want to say one word now. That is, everyone must obey the command of Commander Xiyi on military issues. ”

Of course, this can also be understood as advice. If I find out again that there are people who do not support the command of the commander of the Xiyi army in military work, or openly support it, but secretly oppose it, and do not respect the military decision-making power of the commander of the Xiyi. Although all of you here are my seniors, I can only be sorry for the sake of the overall situation. ”

"I will never be soft on the dismissal of those who should be removed and those who should be transferred. Before I came, the central government had granted me this right. But I don't want to use that right. All of you here are old revolutionaries, and many of them have gone through the tests of the Long March and three years of guerrilla warfare. The importance of the unity of the troops and the unity of command is well known to everyone. ”

"So one of my orders after I officially took office today is to strengthen the unity of the whole army. This is the discipline of the army and also the discipline of the party. I would like to stress once again that from today onwards, all matters concerning the training and operations of the troops will be decided by the army commander. I, as a political commissar, will not interfere. ”

After Yang Zhen said this, he paused and said, "Now I would like to announce the work arrangements for various departments of the military department in the coming period. Commander Xiyi and the headquarters should come up with a practical route to the north and a contingency plan. In other words, it is necessary not only to be prepared for retreat, but also to be prepared for fighting. ”

"In the current situation, no matter which route we choose, it is impossible to say that we are absolutely safe. Therefore, our troops must come up with contingency plans. You can't be passive and decide what to do when the time comes. The army commander is a famous general of the Northern Expedition, and the truth of plotting and then acting is more clear than that of me, a junior character. We must anticipate the worst-case scenario early so that we will not be passive. ”

"And I want information. The deployment and movement of troops in the third theater of operations around us. The distribution of the Japanese puppet army and the situation of the deployment. and the adjustment of the troop movements and deployments of all the forces around us in the past half month. I would like to make a detailed summary of this in the shortest possible time. In addition, the communication equipment I brought should be debugged and equipped with a full operator. ”

"Comrade Chief of Staff, the situation is tense, I can only give you a week. In a week's time, I'm going to see results. All troops, regimental and above, must be equipped with radio stations. Although the five-watt radio has a shorter communication distance, it is also sufficient to use in the case of multi-road marching in the mountainous area. ”

"At the same time, you must draw a group of experienced and most important messengers and scouts who are familiar with the terrain of southern Anhui from among various units to form a communications battalion directly under you. In order to use the method of manpower communication in the event of a radio failure or an accident, the orders of the military headquarters can be conveyed by means of human communication. During the retreat to the north, I will ensure at all times that communication with the various units will not be interrupted. ”

"I brought a batch of ammunition this time, all of which were German-made 79-caliber ammunition re-exported by the Anti-Japanese Union from the Soviet side, captured Japanese-style ammunition, as well as grenades and mines manufactured by ourselves. There are also some mortars and light and heavy machine guns, submachine guns. Light machine guns and submachine guns were evenly distributed among the regiments. ”

"As for the 12 Japanese-style 90-millimeter mortars and 16 Type 92 heavy machine guns, the General Staff Department will draw capable personnel from various regiments to form a mortar battalion and a heavy machine gun battalion.

"Remember, I can only give a week to all the work here. In other words, in a week, I want to see results. I know time may be a little tight, but we've been delayed too much time from the previous ruffle. Although the Liang Garden in southern Anhui is good, it is no longer a place where we can stay for a long time. We don't have much time left. ”

"The logistics department seized the time to make dry food, and we developed a kind of dry food fried with rice in the northeast, which can be stored for a long time without deterioration. At the same time, it is necessary to strengthen the pontoon bridge on the Qingge River and add a pontoon bridge. It is guaranteed that the military headquarters and combat units can all pass through the Guò Qingge River within an hour. Its fortification was to be built according to the standards of a flash flood. ”

"The Ministry of Political Affairs should do a good job in propaganda work, and make use of the opportunity that can be seized to arrange for all non-combatants of the military department, as well as the elderly, weak, women and children, all family members, and intellectuals, to evacuate in an open and honest manner. Especially for female soldiers, all female soldiers, except for a few messengers and receivers retained by the military department, including female soldiers in the medical staff, are all carried out thoroughly. “

"And cooperate with the logistics department and all units to do a good job of light equipment. With the exception of funds, ammunition, and the necessary communications equipment, and the carrying of ten days' rations, all other materials affecting the speed of the march and the movement of the troops were to be cleared. Including the military machinery of the repair institute. ”

"Don't be reluctant to let go of those bottles and cans at home, and break them when it's time to break them. Talent is the most critical, as long as we have people, our belongings are lost, and we can buy them again. If everyone is lost, no matter how much belongings you bring, they will all belong to others. ”

As the time of the Southern Anhui Incident known to Yang Zhen was getting closer and closer, the entire military department showed the tension it should have in the face of danger, and the organs and troops were filled with a large number of non-combatants and a large number of jars and jars. In the past two years, from nothing to the current military headquarters of the New Fourth Army, he has accumulated a lot of family funds.

For those cadres at all levels who have experienced the test of the Long March or the three-year guerrilla war in the south, and are accustomed to hardship, and even more so are used to being poor, these family backgrounds can be said to be more precious than gold. However, in Yang Zhen's opinion, these things are certainly precious, but whether they are on the march or in battle, these things will undoubtedly greatly slow down the marching speed of the troops.

There are also so many female soldiers, their families, and a large number of intellectuals and other non-combatants. Once an accident is encountered during the march, it is difficult to predict what kind of fate these people who are generally very weak and are likely to be left behind during the long march. And these people who must be protected, rather than waiting for the time of battle to become a drag, it is better to adopt the means of political struggle and strive to send them away first.

In the face of the increasingly severe situation, Yang Zhen couldn't care about respecting the predecessors in front of him who he had admired in his later life. After announcing the order on reinstating the commander's party membership and giving him actual military command, he went straight to the point and proceeded to the next stage of work arrangements.

Yang Zhen's words fell, and all the cadres present looked at Yang Zhen. Facing everyone's scrutinizing gaze, Yang Zhen said calmly: "I want to remind all comrades that under the current situation that has been formed around us, no matter which route we choose, we want to be safe and sound, and it is almost impossible to move north without firing a shot." ”

"We've lost too much time in the middle of a fight, and we've lost the best time to move north. Therefore, no matter which route we choose, whether it is the Japanese-occupied zone or the third theater of operations, our foothold must be based on one type. However, we must have one principle, and that is to resolutely not fire the first shot. Even if we have to pay a part of the indifferent price, we don't want to fire the first shot. ”

"When we move north, we must uphold a principle, that is, if people do not offend me, I will not offend others, and if people offend me, I will offend others. Whoever fires the first shot, then we have only one word, and that is blood for blood, tooth for tooth. Remember that we are the Iron New Fourth Army, and let the enemy who dares to attack us break the blood of the head in front of us. ”

"All the preparations must be completed within half a month, and today is December 6, which means that before December 21, all the preparations must be completed. Before January 1, 41, we will start the operation, move north and move to Jiangbei, and join the Jiangbei troops. ”

"At the moment of the great enemy, we don't want to be in the same room. But if someone has ulterior motives and wants to fish in troubled waters and take the opportunity to destroy us, we will not be merciful. In short, I won't come to peace, I won't come to peace. All departments of the military headquarters must cooperate with the army commander to come up with an operational plan, and once they have made up their minds, they must resolutely implement it. ”。