Rebirth from the Ashes: Rebuilding the Red Soviet Area

The tall and strong middle-aged man was stunned: "A blindfolded donkey pulling a millstone"

Li Yan couldn't help but smile bitterly and explained: "The Buddha once preached to all living beings."

“When it comes to the equality of all beings”

"A donkey asked the Buddha unconvinced"

"I have toiled all my life, and walked a great many miles."

"In the end, he ended up being slaughtered and eaten by his master."

"And the White Dragon Horse also traveled a great distance."

"In the end, he became a Bodhisattva"

"How unfair"

The Buddha smiled and looked down at the donkey, saying, "In fact, you and the White Dragon Horse have taken the same path, but you have never been able to break through the barrier of a piece of cloth in your life. You have never left the mill, nor have you left the mill."

“I only know how to work hard with my head down, but I don’t know how to look up and see the road ahead.”

“It’s easy to fall into a situation where work is useless”

“The value of life is not measured by its length, but by its quality.”

The tall middle-aged man pondered for a moment.

Then he clapped his hands and laughed, saying: "What a man who only knows how to work hard and doesn't know how to look up and see the road."

"Ha ha"

“A truly apt metaphor”

When the tall middle-aged man laughed

The middle-aged soldier and the elegant middle-aged man walked into the study

The middle-aged soldier smiled and said, "Old buddy."

"What's good?"

“Laughing so happily”

The tall middle-aged man then repeated the conversation between the two.

Finally he said: "If I hear the truth in the morning, I am willing to die in the evening."

“This is not something to celebrate.”

The elegant middle-aged man said: "I hope that person can also listen to this story."

“Never be like a blindfolded donkey pulling a millstone.”

The tall middle-aged man shook his head and said: "If he knew this truth..."

"We will not place China's future hopes in the hands of the United States, Britain and other major powers."

"We will no longer unite in the anti-Japanese war."

"Forcible detention of Zhang"

"Split the Northeast Army"

"Besides, this is a stubborn donkey"

"Don't look at his apparent agreement to unite against Japan despite the general trend."

“But the essence will not change.”

“Sometimes he still refuses to listen and even kicks people with his legs.”

“Like now”

"In domestic affairs, he continued to suppress the people's anti-Japanese and national salvation movements and insisted on one-party dictatorship."

"This shows that he still has illusions about improving Sino-Japanese relations."

"We should learn how ordinary people deal with stubborn donkeys."

"One push, two pull, three hit"

The elegant middle-aged man said: "Yes"

“From February to now, June”

"We held several negotiations with the Nationalist army in Xi'an, Hangzhou, and Lushan."

"But the government has been delaying and making things difficult for us."

"Trying to restrict the development of our Red Army and revolutionary base areas"

"In order to achieve the goal of annexing us"

"But we cannot but recognize the cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party in the fight against Japan in principle."

"We are now bargaining over the leadership and organization of our Red Army troops."

"In addition, he also invited you two to visit Nanjing or go abroad for inspection."

The tall middle-aged man said: "Old man"

"I'd like to trouble you to go to Nanjing."

"Tell him"

“We’re arguing here.”

"The Japanese are actively preparing for war."

“Maybe one day he’ll call me.”

The elegant middle-aged man nodded

Then he smiled at Li Yan and said, "Comrade Li Yan"

"That person has left a deep impression on you."

“During this negotiation process”

“But your name is mentioned repeatedly.”

"It is said that the whole country is united in resisting Japan and is united against foreign aggression."

"For the past"

“Let bygones be bygones”

"I still want you to go to Nanjing"

"And I promise you a position as Major General of a German-equipped division."

Li Yan laughed and said, "They have two German-equipped divisions, three direct divisions, and one ace army."

“They were all defeated in our hands.”

"Now I can only give you the rank of Major General."

“That person is so stingy”

Li Yan finished speaking

The three leaders burst into laughter

The middle-aged soldier laughed and said, "That person doesn't say it."

"But for Fujian and Jiangxi, they have stumbled."

“It still hurts.”

Finished

The middle-aged soldier looked at the tall and strong middle-aged man and said, "The national army has already reached into our ranks."

"If we let Li Yan idle any longer..."

“People will say we don’t know how to employ people.”

"The child has grown up"

“Always let it go”

"Besides"

"Li Yan is a very intelligent kid."

“You’ve already been hit hard.”

"Let him gain true knowledge through practice."

The tall and strong middle-aged man nodded and said, "Now there is a lot of work to be done."

"I really don't want to leave him idle anymore."

After saying that, he looked at Li Yan and asked: "What are your plans for your next job?"

Li Yan said: "After the Xi'an Incident"

"The calls for united resistance against Japan and a united front against foreign enemies are growing louder and louder"

"Whether it's the national army or not"

"It's still the local troops and our Red Army"

“They are all actively promoting it.”

"This is a situation the Japanese do not want to see."

"I think"

"It won't take the Japanese long"

"Will launch a full-scale war against China"

"So I want to return to the Red 24th Division"

"Strengthening Armaments"

The elegant middle-aged man shook his head and said: "This is very..."

“When we were negotiating with the government”

“Emphasis repeatedly”

"The Merger of Our Two Red Army Armies"

"Even at the cost of giving up our bases in Jiangxi and Fujian"

"But the Kuomintang government is very wary of our Red Army."

"At this point"

“They strongly disagreed.”

"And pointed out that there is no distinction between north and south"

“It’s all Chinese land.”

"Since we are united in the fight against Japan"

"Then it's the same wherever you fight against Japan."

“For the greater good”

"We can only postpone the unification of North and South"

"Also, the matter of the Xi'an Incident"

"That person has already felt that this is his Waterloo in life."

"Plus what happened when you were in Nanchang Camp."

"It made the government lose face"

“The reason why I dismissed you at that time”

"It's also because we need to give an explanation to the government and the people."

"It's a last resort"

“Now you have to go back to Fujian again”

“That person must have had trouble sleeping.”

"There will be more variables in our subsequent negotiations"

Li Yan was at a loss for a moment

In his thoughts

I won't stay in Yan'an for long.

He will definitely return to Fujian

Prepare for war

But what he didn't expect was that there was such a variable

This variable is under the general trend

Can't change yet

Li Yan couldn't help but feel anxious.

It's July now.

The "July 7 Incident" that shocked China and the world was about to happen

This also marked the beginning of Japan's full-scale invasion of China.

I can't go back to Fujian now

That means you have no soldiers available.

If you give yourself a new troop or pull out a troop

Not to mention that training and running-in will take a long time

Your control over the troops will also be greatly reduced.

The three leaders also saw Li Yan's dilemma

Looked at each other

The middle-aged soldier smiled and said, "I remember."

"The 24th Red Division has a Dragon Blood Special Operations Brigade"

"Adept at harassment, sabotage, and reconnaissance behind enemy lines"

Li Yan nodded and said, "Indeed."

“When this unit was first established”

"It is to attack important political, economic, and military targets of the enemy and carry out other special tasks"

Then Li Yan expounded the idea of ​​special warfare

After the middle-aged soldier heard

I couldn't help but say excitedly: "Okay, that's great"