Compared to the commander of the Third Division, Fujita Jin, who was the commander of the Third Division, was not happy when he received the news that he had broken through the 77th Army position in front of him, he felt extremely angry. Feng Zhian, who was retreating to the rear, seemed very happy.

He left the entire military training regiment and the front line troops, and only took some troops guarding the rear to speed up the retreat. Feng Zhian also knew that the consequences of waiting for him were probably not too wonderful, and no one could look down on the commander without troops.

But for Feng Zhian, he knew very well that it was impossible to retreat to the rear with his main force. His troops were not as capable as He Zhengdao's troops, and were very good at walking at night and could even marches in secret during the day.

Once they retreated unhappily, the main force of the Third Division would bite them, and waiting for their fate might be wiped out. Now he feels relieved to leave all this to Qiu Jingshan, or the Eighth Route Army, to take charge.

Even if he is at the rear, he may be retreated or even imprisoned by Chiang Kai-shek because of the unfavorable battle. But for Feng Zhian, as long as those old subordinates can survive and even have a better future in the future, he will feel it is worth it.

Perhaps one day in the future, he can have a better future based on today's decision. He only retreated with his military headquarters, at least the target is smaller, and he can also attract the attention of some Japanese.

In order to give Qiu Jingshan more rights, Feng Zhian took away the two main division commanders. Even if they were found out earlier, the Military Affairs Commission personnel sent by the Central Army and those who were inconsistent with the Eighth Route Army were taken away.

This means that Qiu Jingshan, who arrived at the front, could completely take over his position. He led the 77th Army troops who stayed on the front line to continue to carry out an armed war of resistance behind enemy lines under the command and leadership of the Eighth Route Army.

After receiving a telegram from Qiu Jingshan, he learned that the Japanese army had captured Xu Ji's two lines of defense, but the loss of less than one battalion of troops was less than one battalion. Feng Zhi'an knew that his decision was extremely correct.

On the other hand, in addition to consuming a lot of shells, the Japanese army attacked also buried at least one infantry brigade and a cavalry brigade in the hands of his 77th Army. As the commander of the army, Feng Zhian felt very happy.

Looking at the two division commanders who retreated with them, Feng Zhian smiled and said, "Now do you still think that I have too much power to Jingshan? If it were any of you, could you achieve such a record?"

With a hint of pride, Feng Zhian asked his two trusted subordinates. He had thought that Feng Zhian trusted Qiu Jingshan, the two division commanders represented by the Eighth Route Army, and he really couldn't speak at this moment.

For them, retreating to the rear means not to die. But they seem a little reluctant to leave behind most of the troops they control. After all, not many people will pay attention to the division commanders who have no military power.

In such a chaotic world, if you want to save your life or get promoted or get rich, you must have power and have soldiers. But they all know that what this commander is more considering is whether the old subordinates can survive this blockade.

If any of them were responsible for commanding the battle on the front line, they would ask themselves that they would not be able to defeat Qiu Jingshan's record. This also means that waiting for the ending between them and their old subordinates may be a death in the end.

At this moment, He Zhengdao, who was on the Huaibin front line, received a telegram from Qiu Jingshan and said with a smile: "Chief of Staff, please send a telegram to Qiu Jingshan and ask him to take the main force of the infantry brigade to retreat to Yinshan.

Tell them that after entering Yinshan, we will have a special person to take them to the camp in the mountains for rest and recuperation. After entering the camp in the mountains, their first priority is to rest and recuperate and improve the morale of the troops.

As for the battle on the front line, our New Sixty-Seventh Army will be responsible for the next step. At the appropriate time, I will issue new combat tasks to them. But before performing the mission, we must make clear some of our regulations and regulations.

We also welcome those who are willing to join the Eighth Route Army. We do not force those who are worried. In short, the main job of the troops during rest is to conduct investigations and ideological and political propaganda.

Oh, by the way, I sent a telegram to Comrade Shaoqi. The last time he came, he brought a lot of publicity officers from the central government. He asked him to draw a few more capable publicity officers and do some work in this regard.

There is a situation that should be paid attention to. When screening personnel, try not to do it too obvious. After all, we are friendly forces with the 77th Army, so we should pay attention to some degree in publicity."

‘Commander, you mean, are you worried that those cadres from the headquarters are too extreme?’

As the chief of staff, Luo Ruiqing, when He Zhengdao said these words, most of them knew about political propaganda work, and sometimes they really had to distinguish between them. Many Eighth Route Army political cadres did not like these soldiers from the Northwest Army and the Central Army.

Especially some young political cadres have no experience in this kind of propaganda. When implementing the policies of the Eighth Route Army, they often seem very rigid. This is undoubtedly not suitable for many veterans who are accustomed to freedom.

But once these veterans join the army, they will greatly improve the combat effectiveness of the army. Therefore, when doing this, some methods and strategies are indeed needed.

Facing Luo Ruiqing's inquiry, He Zhengdao smiled and nodded, "There's a little bit! After all, many of the political cadres brought by Comrade Shaoqi this time are young cadres, with rich theoretical experience, but lack of practical experience.

When Comrade Shaoqi came before, I also mentioned to him that these outstanding political cadres would be sent to our guerrilla troops to adapt to it. Let them know that theory must be combined with practice to produce truth.

If you just explain this situation in the telegram, I believe Comrade Shaoqi will know my concerns. In this case, I would rather recruit less people than cause internal hidden dangers in the future in order to recruit people."

In He Zhengdao's view, many newly established colleges and universities in Yan'an have indeed cultivated a group of young and outstanding political cadres. After receiving the school's political education, these people are undoubtedly loyal and radical in politics.

But these people do not have much practical experience, and some people even don’t know what the army looks like. It is okay to do propaganda, but if you want to work ideologically, some problems are likely to occur.

Nowadays, they are behind enemy lines and will be surrounded by enemies in the future. If they are unstable and have some internal problems, sometimes there will be chaos. It is precisely because of this concern that He Zhengdao is particularly careful when dispatching political workers.

Even if He Zhengdao understands that the principle of the Party commanding guns cannot be changed. But during war periods, the commander of the army is the core of the army. Whether the army can fight is his concern.

These troops left by Feng Zhian and planned to hand them over to the Eighth Route Army. If He Zhengdao is not interested, it would be a lie. No matter what, there were more than 10,000 troops sent to the front line.

If these troops can be successfully incorporated, it means that the Eighth Route Army can add another main division troops in Xinyang area. Even after some reorganization and training, this unit can be brought to the battlefield to fight against the Japanese head-on.

If it were the recruits recruited from the people, it would take longer to come in handy without the test and baptism of war. It would take longer to be useful. It was precisely for these considerations that He Zhengdao would give a special reminder.

With the establishment and operation of the Central China Bureau, He Zhengdao will not block some of the rights that the Central China Bureau has. Things like dispatching political cadres are naturally one of the responsibilities of the Central China Bureau.

But He Zhengdao didn't want to see that the troops were instability due to these dispatched cadres. If that was the case, He Zhengdao would drive him away no matter which political cadre involved.

After receiving a telegram from He Zhengdao, Liu Shaoqi, who had already entered the Central China Bureau, also seemed very busy during this period. But what made him pleased was that the new Sixty-Seventh Army had reserved a lot of strategic resources in the early stage.

With two big victories, the New Sixty-Seventh Army had considerable resource reserves in terms of weapons, ammunition and food. What even made Liu Shaoqi sigh was that He Zhengdao helped solve a lot of the funding issues he had been worried about.

What made Liu Shaoqi even more pleased was that He Zhengdao knew what his position was and cooperated with him, the old leader in his actions. Even in the eyes of many people, He Zhengdao was Mao Taizu's direct confidant.

But after coming here this time, Liu Shaoqi also found that He Zhengdao's overall view really doesn't match his age. He is so sophisticated and sleek in dealing with people and things, I am afraid that many people who are older than He Zhengdao's party-age age are not as good as He Zhengdao.

When Liu Shaoqi learned that He Zhengdao had successfully received more than half of the main force of the 77th Army, he also knew that this matter was very important. As for He Zhengdao in the telegram, he hoped that the Central China Bureau could send some experienced political cadres to the grassroots level, he naturally understood the meaning of it.

In the end, Liu Shaoqi coordinated with some political cadres who were transferred from the front line and Xiao Jinguang, and Luo Nonghuan transferred some political cadres from the army to be responsible for the matter together with the cadres of the Central China Bureau.

In this way, it can also ensure that these cadres can carry out their work smoothly when they arrive there. At least Liu Shaoqi also knows that He Zhengdao is a very critical figure whether the Central China Games can open up the situation in the future.

Mao Taizu, who has always been concerned about the situation in the Central China Bureau, was also very pleased when he received telegrams from Central China Bureau and Xiao Jinguang from time to time. For him, he was actually a little worried about sending Liu Shaoqi as the secretary of the Central China Bureau.

Now it seems that He Zhengdao cooperated very well, which means that the work of the Central China Bureau can also be carried out smoothly. This cooperation will also add a lot of points to the hearts of the senior party members.

With this mature style and He Zhengdao's prestige in the army, Mao Taizu believed that at the Sixth Plenary Session of the 19th CPC Central Committee, there would be no problem for He Zhengdao to become an alternate member at the near future.

But in this situation, it is not easy to convene senior leaders from the party and military to gather in Yan'an for a conference. After all, there is smoke everywhere in North China or Central China.

When the situation can ease, it may also depend on what new situation the front-line troops can create next! (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!