Unparalleled Warriors of Anti-Japanese War

Under such circumstances, He Zhengdao hopes to cooperate with the 117th Division to launch a counterattack from behind the Japanese army at an appropriate time.Cooperate with the two main divisions of the Eighth Route Army that have already moved to defend, and attack the Japanese troops that will occupy Zhengzhou from both sides.

At least the opinions of the Central Committee and the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army are very clear, and the Japanese army cannot be allowed to occupy the entire territory of Henan.If the Central Army cannot hold this barrier, the Eighth Route Army will defend it by itself and expand its base to Henan.

The bursting of Huayuankou in Qianfan caused the displacement of many people in Henan.The Central Army also spent a lot of money to resettle these victims.Even the increase in disaster victims has caused problems in the people's livelihood and economy in Henan.

Although Lao Jiang is not willing to give up Henan, but judging from the current situation, Henan's strategic position does not seem to be as important as before.Under such circumstances, Lao Jiang still made the decision to abandon Henan.

As long as the Japanese army occupies Henan, the Eighth Route Army, which is developing in a low-key way in Shaanxi, will be attacked from both sides by the Japanese army.By that time, perhaps the strength of the Eighth Route Army will also suffer a huge blow.

Lao Jiang, who wanted to be a fisherman for a while, hoped to withdraw the elite under Jiang Dingwen's command and return to fight the Japanese army at an appropriate time.If possible, perhaps Wuhan, which had just fallen, would have a chance to recover.

Although the idea was good, Lao Jiang didn't know it at all. The Eighth Route Army was already aware of this situation.When the Japanese army secretly assembled troops and the Central Army secretly transferred troops, the Eighth Route Army also dispatched its main combat troops to the Shaanxi-Henan border.

Regarding this trip, He Zhengdao reported to the central government and the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army in the form of a secret telegram.For He Zhengdao to detour and go to other theaters to discuss cooperation, Mao Taizu naturally would not refuse.

Judging from the current situation, for He Zhengdao, the youngest general, the commanders of other theaters will warmly welcome him.In Mao Taizu's words, He Zhengdao's popularity in the Eighth Route Army is still very good.

However, for the safety of the itinerary, not many people know about He Zhengdao's itinerary to other theaters.Even on the side of the independent column, many people only knew that He Zhengdao was going back to Yan'an for a meeting.

After explaining the work at hand clearly, He Zhengdao entered Fuyang in a very low-key manner under the protection of a special operations unit and a guard battalion.In addition to low-key inspections of some guerrilla areas, He Zhengdao also went to the village to do research in the name of the armed forces team.

In He Zhengdao's view, mass work is particularly important in the construction of guerrilla base areas.Even if there will be a large number of telegrams every day, intelligence from various guerrilla areas will be collected to him.

But things on paper are far less important than seeing them in person.He Zhengdao also wanted to check the construction of the base area of ​​the New 117th Army in northwest Anhui when he went to the station of the 67th Division this time.

Seeing that the people in these base areas are living a very hard life, He Zhengdao knows more or less.As they entered the northwestern part of Anhui to fight against the little devils, many people's lives became more miserable than before.

Under such circumstances, some officers who were transferred from the reconnaissance brigade to successively serve as commanders of the guerrilla zone were called by He Zhengdao to listen to the commander's instructions in person.

Regarding the persons in charge of these guerrilla areas, He Zhengdao also said very seriously: "Comrades, your work in establishing base areas behind enemy lines is worthy of recognition. It is indeed rare to achieve such achievements in such a short period of time.

It's just that I called you here this time, not to praise you face to face.In my opinion, as soldiers, what you are doing now is what you should do, and there is nothing worthy of praise.

I summoned you here, and the focus is still on improving the living conditions of the people.As the old saying goes, rise and fall and the common people suffer.Under such a world, the life of ordinary people is even more precarious.

This time I looked all the way from Huaibin, and the people in many villages lived a life of eating bran and swallowing wild vegetables every day. This scene made me feel very uncomfortable.I think you feel uncomfortable in your heart, right? "

Most of these military officers who are qualified to be in charge of a guerrilla zone are old subordinates of He Zhengdao.Although some people were not appointed by He Zhengdao.But these officers are all the superior military backbone of the original independent column.

One of the company commanders who came out of the reconnaissance brigade also agreed with Ban: "Commander, the life of the common people is hard, and we are all deeply touched. Now our guerrillas are expanding rapidly, and more reasons are also because of the life of the villagers. bitter.

They all know that sending their children to the army will at least give their children a full meal.But in this case, there is really nothing we can do.After all, the supplies of the troops are already tight enough. "

He Zhengdao shook his head after listening to the company commander's answer and said, "I believe you have all heard the saying that it is better to teach a man to fish than to give him a fish. What I said earlier was not to ask you to provide the troops with supplies for free. to the people.

The real purpose of bringing you here this time is to hope that while you are in charge of fighting the little devils in the guerrilla zone, you will also find a way to restore the production of the people and save yourself.Let the people in the base area make life as good as possible.

Only when we share weal and woe with the common people, will the common people truly agree with us, and they will regard us as their own soldiers.You are all party members, and I believe you also know what the chairman said in Yan'an about self-reliance.

I know it's hard to do this.But there are difficulties, and we must do something.This time I can't give you any support, I can only give you some development policies and conditions.

Next, the weapons and supplies you seized in enemy-occupied areas are still in principle handed over for your own use.In terms of funds, I will say hello to Director Luo and allow you to keep a part of the funds as a development fund for the guerrillas.

I hope that you can use this money to improve the situation of the people who cannot eat enough and wear warm clothes.In terms of troop expansion, we should try our best to exercise restraint.You are all my old subordinates, you should know that the soldiers I want are elite soldiers.

Those young people who are not currently suitable for joining the guerrillas can be enlisted in the militias of the villages.First expand the militia team, and then select excellent backbones from the militia team to join our guerrillas.

Taking advantage of this winter, let the people open up more wasteland in the guerrilla zone, and give support in terms of taxation and grain tools.In addition, your combat goals should not be limited to little devils, you can also do some work to suppress bandits.

With regard to these bandit armed forces who make money for the country and exploit the common people in the name of resisting Japan, my opinion is very clear, that is, they must be exterminated.As long as they have done things that endanger the people, they should not be blamed, and they will all be wiped out.

Use the seized materials and money to improve the living conditions of the people in our base areas.Only when the people truly realize that following our anti-Japanese war can bring benefits and enable them to live a good life, will the people truly trust us. "

In the eyes of many people, the people of this era are easy to fool.But in He Zhengdao's view, the people of this era are actually no different from the people of later generations. The wish of many people is just to live a good life.

The common people in this era have even smaller wishes, they just want to be able to eat enough food every day.As for other principles, these common people don't understand very well.Sometimes it is difficult to realize such a wish.

During this inspection of the guerrilla areas, He Zhengdao suggested to the leaders of these guerrilla areas that they should not only focus on the armed work behind enemy lines, but also focus on the development of people's livelihood in the base areas.Both hands must be grasped, and both hands must be firm.

Only by doing a good job of these two points can the common people truly appreciate the benefits and benefits.In the future, the anti-Japanese work of the guerrillas here will truly gain the approval and recognition of the common people.This kind of fish-water relationship is really as solid as a rock! (To be continued.)

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<> He Zhengdao left Fuyang after convening a meeting with the leaders of the guerrillas in the Fuyang area.Except for the leaders of the various guerrillas participating in the meeting, many people did not know that He Zhengdao had left Xinyang and arrived in Fuyang.

Through this meeting, He Zhengdao prepared written records of what he saw in the guerrilla areas in Fuyang and submitted them to the Central Committee and the Eighth Route Army headquarters for review.In He Zhengdao's view, base areas should not only focus on armed resistance.

It is also very necessary to properly adjust the focus of work of these guerrillas in the base areas.The growth of guerrilla forces in the enemy's rear undoubtedly increased the strength of the Eighth Route Army, but it also increased the burden on the local people.

At least in He Zhengdao's view, the guerrillas can be used as the reserve force of the main force, and the militia is the reserve force of the guerrillas.Increasing the number of militias is far more important than increasing the number of guerrillas.

The increase in the number of people aiming at the idea of ​​"being a soldier and carrying a gun to eat food" certainly made the expansion of the Eighth Route Army behind enemy lines develop rapidly.Correspondingly, many villages in guerrilla areas have become villages where the elderly, weak, women and children gather.

This situation has undoubtedly exacerbated the poverty and danger in these villages.If a certain militia team can be maintained in the village, it can not only guarantee the village's self-defense ability, but also ensure the agricultural production of the village.

Judging from the current situation, the mode of armed resistance behind enemy lines in the Kuomintang-occupied areas should be different from the armed resistance behind enemy lines in North China.It is also a very dangerous thing to say that we only expand the army without paying attention to production.

Considering that he was going to return to Yan'an for the meeting, He Zhengdao also passed on some typical ideas for later generations that were suitable for poverty alleviation in rural areas to the leaders of the guerrillas, and asked them to implement them in the fortress villages in the base areas.

Methods like 'raising chickens with earthworms' are also applicable to many Chinese villages.Even such things, even the children and the elderly in the village can be responsible.Eggs and broilers can also provide nutrition to the troops.

As He Zhengdao told the leaders of the guerrillas, we must learn to adapt to local conditions and lead the people in the base areas to live a good life.In addition to providing security for the people, we must also find ways to lead the people to live a life of food and clothing.

Let the people in the base area really see the benefits of being united with the guerrillas.Sometimes, when the troops have captured something during the war, they also have to give some extra benefits to the people, providing some food and clothes for the people.

Really let the people see and realize that the Eighth Route Army is a team that loves the people and serves the people sincerely.The trust built in this way will be much stronger than the usual slogans.

With some golden ideas provided by He Zhengdao, the leaders of the various guerrillas also started experiments in some fortress villages.Although no effect can be seen in a short time, the common people can still feel that the guerrillas are doing practical things for them.

Even after the meeting, some guerrillas began to implement the practice of streamlining troops and administration.A group of middle-aged fighters who were too old to be in the guerrillas were persuaded to return to their villages one after another.

Naturally, the guerrillas would not ignore these fighters who persuaded them to return.Instead, let these people serve as militia captains in their respective villages. In addition to providing certain material subsidies, the guerrillas also provide some guns and ammunition for them to form a militia team.

In addition, some bandit armed forces active in Fuyang in the name of resisting Japan also began to receive ultimatums from the guerrillas.For those who refused to accept reorganization, the guerrillas would organize troops to carry out military conquests.

The little devil who learned of this situation also didn't quite understand what the guerrillas were doing.It's just that the actions of the guerrillas to wipe out the bandit armed forces still had some impact on them, and many bandit armed forces supported by them would be wiped out.

Without these local snakes, the little devil's city defense forces stationed in the counties who monitor the place for them know very little about the situation in the countryside and mountains.But the guerrillas wiped out the bandits, so they could breathe a little easier.

The bandit armed forces who really wanted to fight against Japan could only accept the fate of being reorganized after realizing that the Eighth Route Army guerrillas were genuine.Young bandits who were not suitable to join the revolutionary ranks were also persuaded to return to their villages one after another.

After receiving some ideological education, the guerrillas organized them into the militia units of each village.After such adjustments, the guerrillas suddenly discovered that their guerrilla areas became safer and more stable than before.

In the past, little devils would surprise their fortress villages at every turn, but now this situation is constantly decreasing.Without the support of the bandits as the "leading party", it is often difficult for the little devil's suppression troops to know where the guerrillas are.

The stability in the rear also allowed the guerrilla brigades to concentrate more on dealing with the little devils stationed in the county.This meeting also opened up many solid enemy bases similar to the soviet areas for the Eighth Route Army in the south in the future.