Songhu: Never Give Up

Chapter 397 Division of Troops

In everyone's expectation, Yue Qianli spoke out the future development strategy of the guerrilla column, which can be summarized into three directions:
The first one was the 1st Battalion of the st Detachment, which was left behind at the northern foot of the Dabie Mountains. This place was a mountainous area and could not support many troops, but the strategic location was very important and they had to persist. How many people they could develop was not the most important thing.
The second one was led by Gao Zhisong to Zhongtiao Mountain. Since it was an independent development, the most suitable candidate should be Duan Yulin, but Duan Yulin's qualifications were too low and he was not on par with the division commanders and army commanders of the Central Army in Zhongtiao Mountain, so only Gao, a senior of the third term, could be sent;
The third was for Yue Qianli to lead the main force to the Jiangsu, Shandong, Henan and Anhui regions, and occupy the rural areas and small county towns and villages in central Shandong, eastern Shandong, northern Anhui, northern Jiangsu and eastern Henan before the main force of the Japanese invaders returned, and establish the Jiangsu, Shandong, Henan and Anhui base.

The two with the heaviest tasks were Gao Zhisong and Wu Qiujian, both of whom had to handle the situation on their own, so after the meeting they were kept to be taught face to face.

Wu Qiujian was not qualified to attend the meeting originally, so he was included alone because there were other arrangements. So he was very excited when he learned that he would be in charge of the meeting alone, which shows that Lao Yue treated him as his own.

Yue Qianli first glanced at Wu Qiujian and then said:
"Old Wu, you did a great job in handling the Lion Ridge Volunteer Army this time. Dabie Mountain was once the base of the Red Fourth Front Army. They have a deep mass base here. Incorporating them will make it easier for you to gain a firm foothold."

Old Yue was indeed fierce, and the few words he uttered were full of fierceness. Gao Zhisong and Wu Qiujian were both graduates of the third term, and had experienced the baptism of the Great Revolution, so they were very sensitive to the organization's ways;
But they did not show any overly extreme reaction after listening to it, except that Wu Qiujian seemed to have something to say, and Yue Qianli motioned him to speak directly.

Wu Qiujian said, as if throwing a stone to ask for directions:
"Will they or we take the lead in the development of Dabie Mountain in the future?"

Yue Qianli smiled and said:
"Of course, we will be the main force. I plan to establish an anti-Japanese base in the Dabie Mountains, with you as the detachment leader. It will be called the Dabie Mountain Guerrilla Detachment and will be directly under the column headquarters.

If you want to survive the brutal guerrilla warfare behind enemy lines, you must adhere to the idea of ​​people's war, mobilize and arm the masses, and take deep roots in the Dabie Mountains.

There is no one else here, so I might as well tell you straight out that my faith is Bolshevik. You should be able to tell that after having experienced the Great Revolution."

After Yue Qianli finished speaking, he looked at the two of them. They nodded slightly, obviously they were both knowledgeable people, so the rest would be easy.

Gao Zhisong knew that he should express his opinion, so he immediately took over and said:

"Old Yue, just tell me how many people you have recruited so far, and I'll see if you treat me as your own."

Wu Qiujian was also concerned about this issue. If people at the same level all developed, they would be left behind and that would be a problem.

Yue Qianli did not think about this level, but said very frankly:
"So far, there are only three main leaders of the guerrilla detachment. Because they need to build an organization to stand on their own, a secret branch has been established.
Wang Jianfei serves as secretary, Zhao Tianci and Li Daomin serve as deputy secretaries and members.

Later I found out that Lao Wang was also a hidden comrade like me. "

Gao Zhisong said meaningfully:

"Your people are really well hidden. I never thought that the old man with thick eyebrows and big eyes is also your comrade."

Yue Qianli smiled embarrassedly and said:
"It's all for the revolution, for China."

As Yue Qianli's old leader, Gao Zhisong spoke more casually and continued to speak sarcastically:

"You are confronting us this time, you must be trying to get us to join you. You have always been ruthless. I just want to know if I don't join your ship, will you still send me to Zhongtiao Mountain?"

Yue Qianli knew that Lao Gao had some opinions about his hiding his identity. After all, the struggle between ideologies was a life-and-death struggle. During the Great Revolution, there were many people who stabbed their brothers in the chest with knives while crying.

Yue Qianli put away his smile and said sincerely:
"Of course it's you, because you and Lao Zhu are the best candidates. Lao Duan's qualifications are too shallow, and he can't beat those brothers at all;
The Zhongtiao Mountain strategy concerns the overall situation. I must send the most trustworthy person there. Whether you join our cause or not, you are my most trusted brothers!
At least we are fellow travelers in the cause of resisting Japan and saving the nation. At worst, we can go our separate ways after the victory of the war."

Gao Zhisong asked happily:

"Are you sure you think so?"

Yue Qianli bowed his head heavily. Gao Zhisong saw sincerity in his eyes, so he put away his playful expression and said seriously:
“Laoyue, this is very important to me. I hope you will not only regard us as fellow business partners, but also as brothers.

After the river breach, I had given up on the Kuomintang government. They had completely betrayed the Three Principles of the People founded by Mr. Sun and had become the spokespersons for big bourgeoisie and comprador bureaucratic capital.

In their minds, the people have become ants that can be discarded at any time, which is contrary to the beliefs I had when I joined the revolution. "

Wu Qiujian also interrupted and said:
“We all experienced the Great Revolution in the first six periods. There were two ideologies before that, but both were for the country and the people, seeking common ground while reserving differences, and reaching the same goal. That’s why the Northern Expedition was invincible.
Lao Gao is right. We applied for the Whampoa Military Academy and risked our lives to join the revolution, all for the country to be free from the bullying of imperialism and for the people to live with dignity. If the previous separation was a choice of two beliefs, then this river-splitting tragedy was the destruction of belief!

The experience of conducting guerrilla warfare in Dabie Mountain touched me deeply. This was once the base of the Red Army, and the 88th Division had also encircled and suppressed them here. Therefore, the eyes of the common people were full of hatred when they saw us in military uniforms.

If it weren't for the Japanese outsiders, they would not support us.

After we implemented the policy of reducing rent and interest, the people benefited and had food to eat. They no longer looked at us with hatred, but regarded us as their own people.

This feeling only existed in the early stage of the Northern Expedition. At that time, we were with the common people, so we were able to defeat the warlords with great success because we had the support of the common people. "

Yue Qianli had not expected that the early guerrilla warfare would have such a great impact on the minds of Wu Qiujian and others, but it was understandable if he thought about it carefully;
Director Zhou infused faith into the Whampoa Military Academy. It is no exaggeration to say that all the students in the first six classes had faith, whether it was the Three Principles of the People or the Bolsheviks, they all believed in the country and the people and were the elites of the era. It was only later that some of their faith collapsed and they began to pursue fame.

The three of them talked a lot that day, as if they had returned to the passionate era of the Great Revolution. After an unknown amount of time, the school song of the Whampoa Military Academy and the military song of the Revolutionary Army could be heard in the room;

In particular, the "National Revolution Song", adapted from the children's song "Two Tigers", evoked the revolutionary memories hidden deep in everyone's hearts, and brought them back to that passionate era:
"Down with the imperialist powers, down with the imperialist powers, get rid of the warlords, get rid of the warlords.

Strive for the national revolution, strive for the national revolution, struggle together, struggle together.

Workers, peasants, students and soldiers, workers, peasants, students and soldiers, great unity, great unity...

Down with the imperialist powers, down with the imperialist powers, get rid of the warlords, get rid of the warlords..."

Yue Qianli saw the mark of the times in them, all of whom were elites serving the country and the people, so he simply pulled in Zhu Chi, Duan Yulin, Chen Zhongyuan, He Qizheng, Tian Yuanxi and others;

A group of like-minded brothers talked about ideals, revolution, and recalled the passionate times. Once their minds were open, many things would fall into place.

Then Yue Qianli simply talked about his ideals and beliefs, guerrilla warfare behind enemy lines, and people's war. The others were fascinated by what he said, and their beliefs gradually merged together. From then on, they had a common goal.

During this period, the guerrilla column branch was formally established, and Gao Zhisong and others joined the organization. The introducers were Yue Qianli and Lin E. Special matters were handled specially, and they joined the organization on the front line. There were two introducers who met the organizational procedures.

Yue Qianli was appointed as the branch secretary, Lin E as the organization committee member, and Zheng Pingru as the security committee member, because they were the only three of them who were official members;

In order to facilitate the work, other members are temporary members and will become full members after the probation period.

During the rest period in the mall, the top leaders of the guerrilla column unified their thoughts and their cohesion was further enhanced;
At the same time, relying on the platform of the teaching team, the officers above the company level were organized to undergo guerrilla warfare training, with Yue Qianli personally serving as the chief instructor, and the captains and battalion commanders of each detachment serving as instructors, with training in batches;
The content of the training involves the establishment of bases behind enemy lines, various guerrilla tactics, mass work, etc. The thinking of the entire column must be transformed from positional warfare and urban defense warfare to guerrilla warfare behind enemy lines, mobile warfare, and mountain guerrilla warfare.

In the past, the focus was on the frontal battlefield, but in the future, everyone will have to change their thinking and roles and take the road of encircling the cities from the countryside.

This training lasted for half a month. Through the training, the entire army completed a brilliant transformation, the people's war took the dominant position, and Yue Qianli began to inject the soul of the people's army into this unit.

After the training was completed, the guerrilla column began to split up. Gao Zhisong led the second detachment westward, developing in the direction of Zhongtiao Mountain, to implement Yue Qianli's Zhongtiao Mountain strategy.
Zhongtiao Mountain is located at the junction of Henan, Shanxi and Shaanxi. It has a very important strategic location and is the backbone of the world.

Wu Qiujian led 5 main forces to stay at the northern foot of Dabie Mountain, and with the cooperation of the remaining personnel of the Red Fourth Front Army, he persisted in mountain guerrilla warfare in Dabie Mountain.

In the future strategic counterattack, it can be used as an advanced base to cooperate with the main force to move south, control the Jianghan and Jianghuai regions, and directly threaten Wuhan.

Yue Qianli led the main force northward, crossed the Yellow River flood area and entered the junction of Jiangsu, Shandong, Henan and Anhui, and finally arrived in southwest Shandong. This was an extremely arduous march. The guerrilla column raised the banner of marching north to fight against Japan, and marched north in three routes, planning to reach southwest Shandong in half a month.

(End of this chapter)

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