As the situation in the northwest and north China seemed to have returned to peace. The battle surrounding Xuzhou was still continuing. Even though the Japanese army had already begun to march towards Hubei, they were still chasing the retreating Central Army troops.

The Tuohiro Division, which was almost encircled and annihilated by the Central Army, was blocked by the Eighth Route Army and the Shanxi dispatched troops were unable to capture Jincheng, and the idea of ​​opening up this strategic supply line.

In fact, after the Eighth Route Army invaded Changzhi area and fell into a war with the Shanxi Expeditionary Army there, the originally in danger of the Jinsui Army also turned its guns and pointed it at the Japanese who were planning to attack from behind.

Considering the heavy losses of the troops, even if Yan Xishan felt that the Eighth Route Army could not capture Changzhi, he could not do anything. If the Eighth Route Army was not allowed to participate, the strength of the Shanxi dispatched troops alone would be enough for them to withstand it.

In view of this situation, Dong Zhentang's unit of the 127th Division of the Eighth Route Army also dispatched the main force to enter the Changzhi area. The 117th Division led by Xu Xiangqian and the 129th Division entered Xingtai launched a joint attack.

The joint operation of the three main divisions of the Eighth Route Army made the Shanxi dispatched troops feel the threat. Helplessly, Banhuan Zhengshiro could only choose to consolidate the existing occupied areas and no longer order the troops to attack the Jincheng area guarded by Fu Zuoyi.

Under this circumstance, the Tuhiro Division, which had already moved towards Shanxi, began to turn its guns and attack the Central Army's troops stationed in Zhengzhou. Faced with the strong attack of the Tuhiro Division, the Central Army guarding Zhengzhou was also a little anxious.

In order to ensure that Zhengzhou is not lost, and to win time for the Wuhan war, He Zhengdao's view originally, there should be some changes in history, but it will eventually happen again. Even the actual situation surprised He Zhengdao, who learned the news.

At the founding meeting of the New Sixty-Seventh Army, a news that shocked the Eighth Route Army spread. In order to attack the Central Army's blocking troops, the Japanese army finally exploded the Yellow River embankment under constant bombing.

Looking at the messages sent by the intelligence agencies in Henan, Mao Taizu and General Zhu, who attended the establishment of the New Sixty-Seventh Army, were also unbelievable. They knew very well what the Yellow River dam meant.

Is the news true?

The situation of the dam breaking has been confirmed! The specific reason for the dam breaking has not been found yet. However, according to the information reported by our intelligence personnel in Henan, Japanese bombers did appear when the dam breaks.

Recently, the 14th Division of the Japanese army has been vigorously garrisoning the Central Army there. Their bombers in North China will occasionally cooperate with the troops to attack. Now that the Yellow River breaks, it is said that the 14th Division has also suffered heavy losses.

He Zhengdao, who was also on the side, still couldn't calmly hear the news: "I finally understand why the Central Army would withdraw their troops stationed in Kaifeng and other places before the attack of the Doihara Division."

As soon as these words came out, Mr. Zhu said with a look in his eyes: "Xiao He, what do you mean?"

Commander-in-Chief, I hope it’s too much to worry! However, from the power sent by the Central Army, even if we know the truth, we are afraid that we can’t tell it. At this time, if the people know the truth, what will the consequences look like?

Although there is no clear evidence to prove that the Yellow River dam breaking incident is still a tragedy directed and acted by the Central Army to block the Japanese army. But He Zhengdao felt that this matter was probably inseparable from the Central Army.

But the most important thing is that he finally understood why the incident of the Gardenkou Burrowing in his previous life was always secretly unannounced. Now he thought about it, if the Eighth Route Army had made the truth public at that time, it would have been able to attack the Central Army.

But the only one who benefits in the end will still be the Japanese. Using water instead of soldiers looks helpless, but it hurts millions of ordinary people. Since then, the people in the Yellow River Flood have also been suffering.

Listening to He Zhengdao's words with a hint of anger, Mao Taizu also understood what He Zhengdao said. If the people who broke the Yellow River knew that this was what the Anti-Japanese War troops did, how sad and hated the Anti-Japanese War troops would be.

After a while, Mao Taizu said: "Our nation is really full of disasters and difficulties!"

He Zhengdao was not able to say anything about such an sigh, but said: "Chairman, what we can do now is to do our best to rescue these refugees. There will be a major disaster after the flood, and this matter must be treated with caution.

Although our current ability cannot save all the people in the disaster area, I still hope that we can lend a helping hand and rescue more people in the disaster area. There are still many places in our base areas that can resettle the people.

In addition, General Xu's 117th Division must also be careful about the impact of the rippling water of the Yellow River on them. The water and fire are ruthless, and the Central Army is ready to evacuate the troops in the Yellow River area. Our troops must also be withdrawn as soon as possible.

If possible, let the 117th Division assist in the evacuation of the disaster victims. In addition, contact Yan Xishan, hoping that the Jinsui Army can open an opening to allow the disaster victims to enter our base from Xinxiang and other places. In terms of food, we must raise a batch."

Speaking this, Mr. Zhu quickly said: "Xiao He's suggestion is very necessary! This time the Yellow River breaks and diverts the route. I believe that the Central Army will not be able to block the gap in the short term, and the lives and property of the people downstream will be threatened.

If this is really done by the Central Army, they are afraid that they will not be likely to accept too many people affected by disaster relief. Although our conditions are not good at the moment, we have reserved a lot of food in the past two years, and we should be able to help a group of people."

Yes! Regarding disaster relief, the boss is responsible for the military. I will instruct the logistics side to raise food and contact the Jinsui Army. Also, take this opportunity to let the 127th Division send a main force to Xinxiang.

If Doihara's division suffered heavy losses, order Dong Zhentang and Xu Xiangqian to try their best to encircle and suppress the Japanese army. When attacking the Japanese army, the troops will do their best to rescue the people in the disaster area. Do our best to save as much as we can!

Because of this sudden incident, Mao Taizu and General Zhu had to leave Yulin early. Regarding the establishment of the New Sixty-Seventh Army, the two announced their appointments, and all subsequent matters were left to He Zhengdao to handle.

Saying the two people who came and left hurriedly, He Zhengdao convened members of the Party Committee of the New Sixty-Seventh Army and the head of the border area political commissar, and held an emergency meeting to discuss the work of forming the troops.

Of course, the most important thing is to raise a batch of grain to the Hancheng area closer to the victims. It will also be the front line for the rescue of victims, and it will continue to accept the victims who flee there.

Regarding the expansion of the troops, I and the Chief of Staff will be fully responsible for it. The Political Commissar and Director Luo are afraid that they will have to spend some energy to organize food preparations and accept the work of the disaster victims.

In this matter, Shengjun will stay in Yulin at that time and be responsible for the relevant work. If the victims received by the central government are assigned to us, they will be given priority to resettlement in places with reclamation conditions in Suiyuan.

As for the expansion of the troops, Chief Luo and I will be the next step to produce and screen the garrison troops in the base area. All garrison troops at the regiment level and above will participate in the next military competition, and the outstanding ones will add three infantry divisions.

Now this time is just the time when our base areas are rushing to harvest wheat. The work of the border governments is to collect grain reserves. Not only wheat, but actually the coarse grains you can eat, and how much you can harvest.

Tell the garrison troops that from now on, private purchase and sale of food is prohibited as special materials, and all military-managed materials are strictly restricted. Nowadays, only if you have food in your hands can you not panic.

Listening to He Zhengdao's words, the head of the border political commissar said in surprise: "Sir He, we can be responsible for the work of collecting grains. But we may have certain difficulties in terms of funding.

The wheat production in Yulin alone is probably much higher this year than last year. In addition to paying certain tax grains, the extra grains are not necessarily sold to us if there is no funds to purchase them."

Although the border government does not collect much taxes, it naturally requires a certain amount of public grain for many fields distributed to the people. In the past two years, the garrison troops have also done a lot of work, allowing the people to gain a lot of convenience in growing grain.

Among them, the Water Cellar Operation launched by He Zhengdao has facilitated many people. The construction of some water conservancy projects has also made the output of ordinary people's originally barren land.

But the people are somewhat reluctant to collect grain and make white slips. In their opinion, if the government cannot provide money to collect grain, they prefer to sell grain to grain vendors, which can make a lot of money.

At present, He Zhengdao takes food as military supplies and realizes that merchants engaged in grain trading in Yulin will not be able to receive a grain of food from Yulin. He Zhengdao is actually prepared for doing this.

First of all, food is indeed a life-saving thing in this era. In addition, Henan will usher in real natural disasters after the Yellow River breaks. Many Henan people will also escape famine in order to survive in the next few years.

If we can store more food, we may be able to help more disaster victims. With a population, I believe that it will also play a significant role in the livelihood of Yulin and Suiyuan.

If there is any capital, I will apply for a batch of funds from the central government at that time. The price of grain purchases cannot make the people suffer too much. For private grain transactions during the military control period, more publicity must be carried out.

In the base area, we should encourage them to collect grain from other places. As for us, we are afraid that they will have no grain to collect in a short time. In the next few years, our grain will only be produced and sold by ourselves!
Chapter completed!