Rebirth from the Ashes: Rebuilding the Red Soviet Area

After Li Yan left the study

Without his knowledge

The middle-aged soldier and the elegant middle-aged man returned to the study again

The elegant middle-aged man smiled and said, "Comrade Li Yan is very good."

"What he said"

“I thought about it.”

“It’s really easy to operate.”

"Why don't you two just give him to me?"

“I just happen to be in need of a secretary.”

The middle-aged soldier immediately retorted: "That won't do."

"Li Yan has great talent in military affairs"

"Besides, he is my soldier."

“Slight adjustments will be made later”

"I still hope that he will be able to stand on his own in the future."

"You can't argue with me"

The middle-aged Confucian said: "We have a lot of military talents in our army."

"One more or one less doesn't make much difference"

"But we are extremely short of economic and logistical talents."

The middle-aged soldier said: "You can't say that."

"Don't you already have a recipe?"

"Li Yan's stuff"

"He will too"

When the two were fighting for Li Yan

The tall middle-aged man smiled and said, "I'm telling you two old friends..."

"Are your expectations of him too high?"

The elegant middle-aged man said: "Li Yan's understanding of economics"

“And the height from which we look at problems”

"Speak truthfully"

“That’s more than a lot of us.”

"Our Red Army is too poor"

"We used to rely on fighting against the landlords and dividing the land"

"Tungsten Sand for Sale"

“Badly solving the military spending problem”

“Now we are entering northern Shaanxi”

“Our people have also conducted investigations.”

“The Loess Plateau is everywhere here.”

"Poor land"

“Ordinary people’s lives have become even poorer”

“Just like Li Yan said”

“We can’t keep thinking about cutting costs.”

“We need greater open source”

"Although Comrade Li Yan is still relatively immature politically"

"Or maybe his political thinking is still a bit idealistic."

“But the root of politics is economics, and politics is the concentrated expression of economics.”

“Political relations are ultimately determined by economic relations”

"If you look at it from this perspective"

“He got to the heart of politics.”

"If he can really use the method he said"

"Boost the economy of the Northern Shaanxi Soviet Area"

"Then our Red Army will undergo a qualitative change"

"Especially penicillin, military industry, and agriculture"

"Another change from Meishan"

“I also believe that he is capable of doing this well.”

The tall middle-aged man nodded

Said to the middle-aged soldier: "Old man, what do you think?"

The middle-aged soldier thought for a moment and said, "Although I think the deputy commander is right..."

“But I still maintain my opinion.”

"Let him be a teacher at the Anti-Japanese University"

"Or simply join the headquarters as the deputy chief of staff for training."

“Since the end of the Xi’an Incident”

"Joint resistance against Japan has become regular"

'It won't take long'

"We are about to go to the battlefield to fight the national war"

"This battle concerns the survival of our nation"

“But we have to admit it.”

"At this time, Japan had a complete industrial system, sophisticated military equipment and well-trained soldiers."

"Whether in terms of industry, economy, military or politics, they are stronger than the national army."

"And our current strength is much weaker than that of the national army."

"I want to defeat Japan, which is more powerful than the national army"

“We need to pay a greater price”

"Through his Military Drill Manual and Political Literacy"

"It can be seen that he has unique skills in military training."

"Take the Military Drill Manual for example."

"It includes artillery training, engineering training, infantry-artillery coordination, etc."

"And through actual combat training"

"Let the grassroots officers and soldiers quickly master the squad attack and defense tactics"

“Not only very comprehensive, but also very scientific”

“If you can follow the way he trains...”

"Full implementation"

"The military quality of our Red Army soldiers and their overall combat effectiveness"

“But it’s greatly improved.”

"Through our observations of the process and results of Li Yan's several large-scale battles in Fujian and Jiangxi,

"Comrade Li Yan's Combat Strategies and Tactics"

“Not ordinary either”

"It contains the essence of both guerrilla warfare and mobile warfare."

"There are also shadows of infiltration warfare, blitzkrieg, and conventional warfare."

"It can be said that his military command has some meaning of using the right way to achieve peace and the unexpected way to win."

“It’s a skill.”

“Although this ability is not yet rounded and mature.”

“But I always have a feeling”

“This capability has replicable standards.”

"You know, many of our commanders and fighters learned on the battlefield."

“There was no systematic learning at all.”

"If this capability can be replicated in Anti-Japanese University..."

“Even if it’s 50%”

"The command capabilities of our Red Army commanders and fighters will also be greatly improved."

"In the future Sino-Japanese war"

“It will give us more confidence.”

The tall middle-aged man lit a cigarette

took a deep breath

Said: "I agree with you two."

"Li Yan's strengths are obvious"

"Strong professional ability, sense of responsibility, divergent thinking, and pragmatic"

“But the shortcomings are also very obvious.”

"There is a lack of depth and breadth in the organization's overall, strategic, and long-term perspectives."

"For example, the conflict between the Soviet District Branch and the Southwest Fujian Military Region this time."

"Originally, the Red 24th Division and the Southwest Fujian Military Region had made great contributions."

“But when he was dealing with it”

"Impatient for success"

“The methods are too simple.”

“No explanation or compensation afterwards”

"It caused confusion and even dissatisfaction among many comrades."

"If this continues for a long time, it will be detrimental to unity."

“This is not good.”

“If jade is not polished, it will not become a useful object.”

“I suggest that we should not entrust him with important tasks now.”

"Besides, he just received punishment."

“We also need to take into account the feelings of all parties.”

The middle-aged soldier and the elegant middle-aged man also nodded.

It is indeed the wrong time for Li Yan to take action now.

The elegant middle-aged man said: "Then we can't just leave him there and ignore him."

The tall middle-aged man smiled and said, "How is that possible?"

"The victory of the revolution did not come overnight"

"In the future, these burdens will still be borne by young people"

"We can't learn from Shu Han"

"There is no general in the army, Liao Hua is the vanguard"

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Day Three

Li Yan and Xu Moyu hold their wedding ceremony

Because of Xu Moyu's special identity and Li Yan's special situation

This wedding was very low-key

But it's not simple

The elegant middle-aged man gave the speech at this wedding

A middle-aged soldier served as a witness

The tall middle-aged man is Li Yan's elder

Accepting tea from the newlyweds

Wait until the day after the wedding

Li Yan started working

Although there is no specific job

But it's very busy

Go to Anti-Japanese University to teach in the morning

Not going to the fields in the afternoon

Just hold various meetings

I also need to sort out various materials in the evening

that's it

Li Yan lived a peaceful and fulfilling life in Yan'an

1937

On February 2, the Northeast Army split and the pro-peace general Wang Yizhe was killed.

On February 6, Zhang made a written self-criticism to the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China in Yan'an.

On February 15, the Third Plenary Session of the Fifth National Congress of the Kuomintang was held in Nanjing.

On March 11, the Red Army's Western Route Army was defeated in Qilian Mountains, and the remaining troops entered Xinjiang.

On March 22, the Kuomintang and the Communist Party negotiated the reorganization of the base area government and army.

On April 5, the Kuomintang and the Communist Party jointly paid tribute to the Mausoleum of the Yellow Emperor