Yang Zhen's words made the commander-in-chief fall into deep thought, and only after a long time did he say: "What you said makes sense. But this step must not be taken unless it is absolutely necessary. Whether it is a permanent loss or not, this step cannot be taken lightly. Because as long as we persist in fighting in the northeast for one day, it will give confidence to the people in the northeast and encourage them to have the courage to persist in the struggle. ”

"Besides, we have withdrawn, what should we do with the First Army that was divided in South Manchuria by the Japanese puppet army? Since the Japanese puppet army launched a large-scale encirclement and suppression of the Xiajiang area, we have lost contact with them for some time. In addition to the Fifth Division of the Second Army, the main force of the First Route Army was still in South Manchuria. As soon as we withdrew, they were left in the entire Manchurian region who were still persisting in the struggle. All the pressure of the little devils is all on them. Their situation will be even more difficult. ”

Seeing that Yang Zhen was going to continue to persuade, the commander-in-chief waved his hand and said, "I have received Commander Yang's wishes." This one of yours is built, I will seriously consider it. Rest assured, I will make the most appropriate decision when necessary. ”

Hearing the commander-in-chief say this, Yang Zhen did not continue to persuade. He believed that when necessary, with the commander-in-chief's many years of guerrilla experience, he would make the right choice. Isn't that exactly what history you know in posterity? However, for the First Army, Yang Zhen shook his head.

Yang Zhen turned around, took out a puppet Manchurian newspaper from a stack of papers behind him, handed it to the commander-in-chief, and said, "Commander-in-chief, look at this puppet Manchurian newspaper." ”

The commander-in-chief took the newspaper handed over by Yang Zhen and took a closer look, but he was always calm, but he looked a little discolored, and sighed for a long time: "It turns out that he has defected." Now the situation in South Manchurian is dangerous. This Cheng Bin was promoted by the commander-in-chief of the First Army, and he is his most beloved general. Brave in battle, made no small achievements. ”

"The most important thing is that he is too familiar with the commander-in-chief of the First Army and the laws of the activities of the First Army. His rebellion, the First Army will no longer have secrets to protect in front of the Japanese puppet army. Moreover, the loss of the division with the strongest combat effectiveness of the First Route Army and the loss of this unit created by the commander-in-chief of the First Route Army will be fatal to the First Route Army. ”

Regarding the danger of Cheng Bin's rebellion, Yang Zhen, as a person from later generations, knew much more than the commander-in-chief considered. The death of the commander-in-chief of the First Army, who was known as the Southern Yang and Northern Zhao, and the Japanese puppet army was terrified, was caused by the rebellion of Cheng Bin, who was familiar with the laws of his activities.

Cheng Bin followed the commander-in-chief of the First Army from the day he joined the army, and he knew the commander-in-chief of the First Army himself very well, and he could often know the general whereabouts of the commander-in-chief of the First Army by guessing. What did Cheng Bin know about the commander-in-chief of the First Route Army? As soon as you hear the gunshots, you know who it is.

In the past, the Japanese army did not dare to spend the night in the mountains and forests, so no matter how hard the Anti-Japanese Federation was during the day, they could breathe, rest, and transfer at night. However, Cheng Bin led the troops to continuously track at night, which made the Anti-United Nations extremely difficult situation and an important reason for the great reduction of the combat effectiveness of the Anti-United Nations. It can be said that the troops of the commander-in-chief of the First Route Army, who had experienced a hundred battles and were good at transferring, were scattered, and the commander-in-chief was chased and difficult to get out.

Many of the generals who lost to the Anti-Japanese Alliance, especially the high-ranking generals, were sacrificed at the hands of traitors. The commander-in-chief of the First Army, the commander of the First Army of the First Army, and even a considerable number of cadres at the division level were sacrificed at the hands of traitors. For the Anti-Japanese Federation, the danger of those traitors who have mastered the laws of the Anti-Japanese Federation's activities and secret camps is far higher than the threat posed by the Japanese puppet army.

Even the defeat of the Second Route Army's Western Expedition, in addition to various reasons, the defection of several military and political chiefs, which exposed the strength and purpose of the Western Expedition troops, was also a major reason for the defeat. It is not difficult for Yang Zhen to understand why Li Yanping hated the traitor so much after conquering Weihe County. even did not hesitate to be the commander of an army, after shooting the traitors, he also stepped forward to replenish the guns one by one.

Seeing the strong worry on the commander-in-chief's face after seeing this newspaper, Yang Zhen comforted: "Commander-in-chief, don't worry too much. The commander-in-chief of the First Route Army has been tested for a long time and has rich experience in actual combat, so he should be able to turn danger into disaster. ”

For Yang Zhen's consolation, the commander-in-chief shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Commander Yang doesn't know. This Cheng Bin has followed the commander-in-chief of the First Army for many years, and he knows the rules of the activities of the First Army well, and even all the underground organizations and secret bases of the South Manchurian Anti-Japanese Federation are in his head. ”

"His rebellion will not only bring destructive damage to the underground organization in South Manchuria, but more importantly, it will bring destructive damage to all the base areas of the Anti-Japanese Federation. Having lost its base area, the First Route Army was again surrounded and suppressed by the Japanese puppet army, and there was no place to rest and recuperate. , these dog traitors. ”

Seeing that the commander-in-chief, who had always given Yang Zhen a gentle and elegant feeling, actually came out with a foul language, Yang Zhen knew that the commander-in-chief of the Second Route Army, who was distressed by the rebellion of the commander of the First Division of the Fifth Army, was even more angry at Cheng Bin's rebellion.

Yang Zhen understood better what mortal danger the defection of Cheng Bin, as the commander-in-chief of the First Army, would bring to the First Army. His rebellion made the First Army, which was already alone in South Manchuria and insisted on fighting, have no secrets to protect in front of the Japanese puppet army.

Yang Zhen frowned, pondered for a while, and said, "Commander-in-chief, do you think that even if this Cheng Bin did not defect, how long can he hold out if he is divided into various units of the South Manchurian First Army?" South Manchuria is the heartland of the Japanese puppet army, and the encirclement and suppression of South Manchuria by the Japanese puppet army will only be above the lower river. The shape of the First Route Army was different from that of Northern Manchuria and Eastern Manchuria. ”

"The guerrilla areas of the Second Route Army and the Third Route Army are adjacent to each other, and even the guerrilla areas of some units are intersected, and they can still cooperate with each other to some extent. However, the First Route Army was far away in South Manchuria, and its forces were extremely scattered. I have heard the political commissar say that the scope of activity of the First Route Army extends from Benxi and Huanren in Liaoning in the south, Dunhua in the north, and Dongbiandao in the east. ”

"Such a large guerrilla range, although it has enhanced the survivability of the First Army. But once the devils blocked the traffic, the first army was completely divided. When this first division mutinied, it was divided into Benxi and Huanren by the Japanese puppet army, and it was unable to get close to the headquarters. That is, it is impossible to get the response of the main force, nor can it get any orders from the headquarters. ”

"It's hard to deal with each other internally. The situation in which the various units fought alone was far higher than that of the Second and Third Route Armies. In such a situation, it is difficult to face the heavy encirclement and suppression of the Japanese puppet army. ”

After listening to Yang Zhen's words, the commander-in-chief shook his head, stood up and pondered for a while, then slammed his fist on the table and said, "No, you must find a way." In any case, it is necessary to deal with the troops of the First Army. At least find the headquarters of the First Route Army. Once the First Route Army fails, our established plan for the South, the South, and the East to coordinate with each other will be completely defeated. ”

"Commander-in-chief, do you know where the headquarters of the First Route Army is active now? Do you know where the troops of the First Army are now scattered? The point is that the Second Route Army now has the strength to rescue the First Route Army? In addition to the Seventh Army, which was operating in Fuyuan, there are only so many people left in the Fourth Army and the Fifth Army together. This also includes your guard troops. With such a small number of manpower, let alone rescue the first army. Even we can't protect ourselves. ”

"We must have confidence in the commander-in-chief of the First Route Army, and believe that with his many years of experience in dealing with guerrillas, there will be certain methods, at least in a short time, to alleviate the danger caused by traitors. Moreover, although the first division of the First Route Army was scattered, the main force of the First Route Army was still there. Except for the Seventh Army, the rest of the troops of the Second Route Army have lost embers and have almost no combat power. What we should do now is to preserve our existing strength, wait for the situation in concealment, and seize the time to reorganize and train the troops. ”

The reason why Yang Zhen dared to say this was because he knew that there was still a year left before the death of this commander-in-chief. As long as you give yourself a year, you should have the ability to find a way to rescue this commander-in-chief when he is in the most difficult time.

Speaking of this, Yang Zhen raised his head and looked at the commander-in-chief and said, "Commander-in-chief, these people we have on hand are the backbone of the battle-tested, and they are the foundation for our future development and growth. We, the cadres and fighters, must be strictly trained. ”

"We can't compare with the Japanese puppet army in terms of equipment, but we must at least have individual combat skills, in squad tactics, in various basic tactics, especially in the will to fight, not only stronger than the puppet Manchu army, but also stronger than the Japanese army."

"The tiger stung deep in the mountains, not cowardly, not afraid of those rampant jackals. It's because he's at the time when he needs to recharge his batteries. When he comes out of the mountain, it will be a roaring tiger. ”

Yang Zhen's words not only silenced the commander-in-chief, but also Li Yanping, Guo Bingxun, Peng Dingjie and everyone else around him. After a long time, the commander-in-chief raised his head and said, "Guangyu has told me about your situation. ”

"Face to face with the devils in Harbin, although the casualties were not small, but a garrison squadron of devils was wiped out by a group of stragglers. In the Wudaoling Iron Mine, without firing a single shot, he killed a Japanese major general and nearly a thousand Japanese puppet troops with only some explosives. Wei'an Mountain and Weihe County fought two battles in a row, and they fought cleanly. I can't do that. ”

"Training, you are a good hand. The soldiers you have trained have a set of combat effectiveness. Okay, I'll hand over the rest of my dozens of people to you. These people are the seeds of the Second Route Army, and if you hand them over to you, you must train me to set an example. Let them learn those tactics with you. ”

"Rest assured, commander-in-chief, I will train them to do the same. We not only want to train them to be qualified fighters, but we also want to train them broadly for our future development. Our soldiers must be trained according to squad leaders and platoon commanders, and company and platoon commanders should be trained according to battalion and company commanders. In this way, when we expand our troops in the future, we will not be unable to build up our combat effectiveness to the fullest extent because of a lack of cadres. ”

Yang Zhen's words fell, and the commander-in-chief nodded and said, "Your idea is extremely far-sighted, I think it's okay." In this way, since your troops are Yanping as the political commissar, the surviving personnel of the Fourth Army's Western Expedition are all here. I think it's going to be based on your troops to rebuild the Fourth Army. You will be the commander of the army, and Yanping will be the political commissar. How are the other cadres appointed according to your original structure? ”

Regarding the commander-in-chief's idea of rebuilding the Fourth Army on the basis of his own troops, Yang Zhen shook his head: "Commander-in-chief, we only have more than 1,300 people on hand now even if we add the rest of the Fifth Division you brought over, and according to the structure of the Eighth Route Army in Guannei, it is only the structure of a regiment. ”

"In any case, it will not reach the size and strength of an army. Isn't the number of the army a little too big? In this way, we will first organize ourselves into an independent regiment or a brigade directly under the Second Route Army. As for the number of the army, we will talk about it when the army is expanded in the future. ”

Hearing that Yang Zhen rejected the number of the army, and as long as there was a regiment or brigade, the commander-in-chief was slightly surprised. The commander-in-chief looked at Yang Zhen, trying to see something from the expression on his face.

Regarding the accident of the commander-in-chief, Yang Zhen smiled and said: "Commander-in-chief, I don't think it's just that we don't need a large establishment, but the entire Second Route Army must also be downsized and the army-level and division-level establishment will be abolished. Except for the retention of the main armament, which has always been lean, for external operations, the rest of the troops are all localized. ”

"I think we can take the method of marching behind enemy lines by the Eighth Route Army in Guannai. The entire East Manchurian region was divided into several military divisions. Units that have been abolished at the military level will be changed to divisional armed forces and will continue to fight on the spot. It specializes in targeting the local armed forces of the puppet Manchurians, who pose the greatest threat to us, as well as various police forces. Wipe out the enemy and puppet forces in our guerrilla base areas. Fight against the Japanese puppet pioneer group and the group tribes. The most important thing is to establish local power, mobilize the masses and expand our troops. ”

"And the field army specializes in fighting on the outside line to strike at the main force of the Japanese puppet army. In this way, the inner and outer lines can coordinate with each other and coordinate operations. That is, it avoids the current lack of distinction between the internal and external combat units of the Anti-Japanese Federation, and once the main force fights on the external front, it will be empty internally. The number of troops left behind was too small, that is, they could not fight alone with the encircled and suppressed Japanese puppet army, and could only be beaten passively. It is even more difficult to cooperate with the combat units on the outside line. It can also strike at the Japanese puppet local armed forces and defend our guerrilla base areas. ”

"Commander-in-chief, it's not that the kid's heart is higher than the sky, and he can't look down on the establishment of the Anti-Japanese Federation. But the commander-in-chief did not think about it. How much combat effectiveness does a regiment of several dozen people and a division of more than 100 people have? A battle that concentrated the strength of several divisions and looked like a huge momentum, but together there were only a few hundred men in total. ”

"This unit is not even a shelf unit in the Eighth Route Army. Although such a force seems to be huge, how much real combat strength is there in the middle? Even according to the method of Kannai, according to the devil's squadron, we need to concentrate at least two battalions of troops to deal with it. This is still in the case of favorable terrain. There is no way, our weapons and equipment are too different from individual combat. If you want to eat the devil, you have to concentrate at least three times as many troops. ”

"The strength of a battalion of the Eighth Route Army in Guannai is about 300 people. So according to the establishment of the Anti-Japanese Federation, if we want to eliminate a squadron of devils, we need to concentrate the strength of several divisions or even armies? And who among the commanders of these armies can guarantee that they will carry out their orders with one heart? How can these armies cooperate tacitly in battle? The commander-in-chief, the combat effectiveness of the troops is not reflected in the size of the establishment. ”

Yang Zhen's words obviously shocked the commander-in-chief a lot. As a commander-in-chief who once held four formed armies, but the total strength of the total force did not exceed that of more than one brigade of the Eighth Route Army in Guannai, he had seen too many defeats in battles because of the unfamiliar cooperation of various armies, and even some of the armed forces that had been incorporated secretly dismantled each other. Especially in adversity, and even many times, once the troops are dispersed, it is difficult to concentrate them again.

Looking at the commander-in-chief who was deep in thought, Yang Zhen knew that what he said today was enough for the commander-in-chief to digest for a while, so he didn't continue to speak. Yang Zhen smiled and said, "Of course, commander-in-chief, these thoughts of mine are just some one-sided ideas. After all, I have not been in Manchuria for a long time, and I have not had much contact with the outside world. The situation is not very well understood. ”

"These ideas of mine have played a lot of roles in Kannai, but I'm not sure if they will fit here. We're just discussing, so the commander-in-chief doesn't necessarily have to adopt my ideas. Adapting measures to local conditions is the most correct way for us. ”

After that, Yang Zhen raised his hand and looked at the watch on his wrist, turned his head to Li Yanping and said, "Political commissar, it's not early." The commander-in-chief must be very tired these days of continuous fighting. In this way, the chief of staff and Lao Peng and I slept in the war room tonight. Tonight, you will accompany the commander-in-chief to have a good rest, and you will also talk about goodbye. ”

After Li Yanping nodded, Yang Zhen called over to Xiaohuzi again and said, "Go to me, go and put the tiger skin that I hit last time when I was resting at the old black top to the commander-in-chief." And isn't it useless to have a few new sets of luggage in our hands, you go and choose the best set and lay it for the commander-in-chief. ”