Rebirth from the Ashes: Rebuilding the Red Soviet Area

Li Yan has been worried about the safety of the fisherman, the little beggar, and Tong Zhong since he woke up.

It wasn't until Zhang Dong said that the three of them were fine that I finally let go of my worries.

Then the stonemason, Taoist Song Tao, and some administrative staff reported on their work.

In general, all departments are making steady progress.

Li Yan also put forward some opinions and views on the development of Meishan

They left behind the old squad leader Lu Zhiguo, Zhao Wu and several other military cadres, and sent the others back.

Li Yan didn't waste any words and directly talked about the cooperation with Elva and the alliance with the 19th Route Army.

Then he said, "Old squad leader, let our logistics staff speed up the production of penicillin and complete the first step of our cooperation with Ai Erhua before the New Year."

"This way we will have money to buy food and machinery to alleviate the current situation in Meishan and let the people in the base have a good New Year."

The old squad leader nodded and said: "This is easy to do. We are not short of people in Meishan now."

“But who are you going to let go to America?”

Li Yan said: "Elva's factory hasn't been built yet, so it's too early for us to send people there now."

"Also, at the beginning, I plan to send a small number of people to scout the area. Once the situation in the United States stabilizes, I will expand the number of people going there."

"And I've already decided who will lead the charge. What do you think of Liu Feng?"

The old squad leader thought for a moment and said, "Isn't Liu Feng too young?"

Li Yan said: "Old squad leader, you are young and you don't have to be afraid. Just learn slowly."

"Besides, let alone us in Meishan, how many people in the entire Minxi Military Sub-district know how to do business?"

"Liu Feng has been following his father in business since he was a child. He has been influenced by his father and has a natural talent for business."

"Also, I found a talented economist in Sushan. If we let the two of them work together..."

“It won’t be long before they gain a foothold in the United States.”

Su Shan said: "Captain, are you talking about Huang Siwen?"

Li Yan nodded

Su Shan pondered for a moment and said, "Liu Feng is smart, meticulous and courageous."

"Huang Siwen was able to transform Shuangyang Town from a barren town to a thriving one within a month, which also proves his ability."

"If the two of them work together, they might really make a name for themselves in the United States."

Everyone thought about the recent changes in Shuangyang Town and nodded.

Li Yan continued, "It's too early to talk about this now. Let's focus on the alliance with the 19th Route Army."

“They are now taking action.”

"We also need to consider how to send the prisoners from the 83rd Division and how to attack Yong'an."

At this point, everyone's faces turned serious.

Gao Xuan was the first to stand up and said, "The 19th Route Army has cooperated with our Red Army before, so we can form an alliance."

"But why should we give the prisoners we captured with so much effort to the 19th Route Army?"

"I disagree"

Lu Zhiguo said unwillingly: "Yong'an City has high walls and thick walls. If we attack it by force, we will suffer heavy losses."

Su Shan also echoed: "Yes, Captain"

“This deal is not worth it.”

"We sent prisoners and helped them capture Yong'an, but we only got some promises."

"Even if we succeed, they will turn against us later on after they gain a foothold."

"Then we've lost both the wife and the army."

Zhang Dong's words resonated with everyone

The first cooperation between the KMT and the CPC was to end the chaotic situation of warlord separatism in China. When the revolutionary situation was good, they began to slaughter the CPC members crazily.

Although the 19th Route Army is not the National Army, who can guarantee that such a thing will not happen again?

Li Yan understood what everyone meant and still had some concerns about the alliance.

He said slowly: "We helped the 19th Route Army occupy Yong'an, but on the surface it seems that we have no benefit."

"But if the 19th Route Army occupied Yong'an, it would be like building a barrier to our east."

"We can then divert our forces to focus on dealing with the nationalist troops in other places."

"Especially the enemies in Longyan and Zhangping. If we can take over any of these two places..."

"We can unite with the forces of the Fujian-West Military Sub-district"

"This way we can attack from both north and south and eliminate Shanghang and Wuping."

"By that time, our detour will be expanded, and we can easily deal with both the National Army and the 19th Route Army."

After listening to Li Yan's deployment, everyone carefully considered the corresponding sand table.

Everyone feels that Li Yan's strategy is steady and reliable.

Zhang Dong was the first to express his opinion: "I agree with the captain's approach."

"We in Meishan are currently lacking strategic space."

"Once this deployment is truly completed, we can attack Liancheng and Changting."

"You can retreat and move back and forth between Guangdong and Fujian."

Zhang Dong's words opened everyone's minds.

After all, Meishan has limited space and its current development has reached its limit.

We are now in the middle of several enemy divisions, and the enemy is only blocking us.

Once the enemy withdraws its forces, Meishan will have to face multiple attacks from the enemy, which is very disadvantageous.

Li Yan saw that no one had any objection

Then he said again: "Then let me talk about the issue of prisoners first."

"If we send the prisoners to the 19th Route Army, it will not only help the 19th Route Army gain more bargaining chips, but also undermine the prestige of the National Army."

"At the same time, it can divert the attention of the national army from us."

“For us, this is a win-win situation.”

At this time, Gao Xuan also became smart and said: "It has been such a long time, those who have not surrendered are definitely die-hard members of the national army.

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"But we can't kill these people. Keeping them in Meishan is still a burden."

“Now that it has been sent out, these problems can be solved.”

Li Yan didn't expect Gao Xuan to be able to think so much, so he smiled and said: "It seems that our comrade Gao Xuan has made great progress recently."

With a "boo" sound, everyone laughed

The anger in the command room also eased.

After everyone calmed down for a while, Li Yan pointed to the military sand table and said, "Since everyone has no objection..."

"Then I will issue the combat order."

"Song Tao, send someone into Yong'an City first, find the 19th Route Army and get in touch with them."

"By the way, let Dai Ping go with you. He has the contact code for the 19th Route Army."

"Second, Mason, you will take a heavy artillery battalion and a mortar battalion and quietly enter Hongtian Town."

"Third, Su Shan, send some weapons and ammunition to the Yong'an Taoyuan Cave guerrillas and have them harass the people in Yong'an City and attract their attention."

"Fourth, everyone else, get ready. Once the battle begins, you must stop the reinforcements from Zhangping, Longyan, and Liancheng at all costs until Yong'an is captured."

"At the same time, it will give the Southwest Fujian Military Sub-district the opportunity to assist us from the side."

After Li Yan gave the order, several military commanders immediately stood up and shouted at the same time: "Yes!"

Li Yan saw that everyone was in high spirits and nodded with satisfaction.

Then he said to the old squad leader and Lu Zhiguo: "Political Commissar, Chief of Staff"

"This battle is crucial. You need to mobilize all the people in Meishan and prepare all the supplies for this battle before the battle."

The old squad leader and Lu Zhiguo knew the importance of this battle and nodded heavily.

Finally, Li Yan stood up and said seriously: "This battle is related to the development of our Meishan"

“No one should take it lightly.”