When the main force of the Red Army successfully crossed the Jinsha River and successfully captured Huili City for rest and rest. The independent division, who had been resting in Zhaotong for three days, was almost not blocked and successfully stepped into Sichuan.

Faced with the entry of these two Red Army troops, the Sichuan Army stationed in Liangshan seemed very nervous. But they knew more that it was almost impossible to stop the Independent Division from joining the Red Army entering Huili.

But what the Sichuan Army did not expect was that the independent division entering Liangshan did not move closer to Huili as they expected. Instead, it was a bit like being the main vanguard of the Red Army again, and the troops pointed directly at Zhaojue County.

In order to ensure the safety of the main force of the Red Army entering Sichuan, He Zhengdao also personally called the headquarters to take on the task of taking on the vanguard of the main force. As for the logistics forces under Yao Shengjun, they stayed on the route of the main force's march.

When he learned that the Independent Division's more than 25,000 troops successfully broke through the enemy's encirclement and suppression, He Zhengdao also became the commander who was praised by many Red Army leaders at the enlarged meeting held by Huili.

During the transition to Yunnan, the Independent Division attracted heavy troops to encircle and suppress the Red Army gained sufficient rest time, and its troops were restored to nearly 30,000. In addition, the Independent Division had more than 25,000 troops, and the total strength was more than 50,000.

Regarding this situation, many Red Army commanders felt that they might be able to re-establish a base in Sichuan. As long as they join the Red Fourth Front Army, the Sichuan Army in Liu Xiang's hands would be afraid that they would still resist their attack.

However, at the meeting, the proposal to propose the Sichuan-Yunnan-Guizhou base area was still recognized by many members. After all, many people have been willing to fight but not leave until now.

Faced with such a situation, Mao Taizu seemed very serious and serious: "Comrades, I know that our current strength, plus the strength of the Red Fourth Front Army, has exceeded 100,000, which is comparable to the Sichuan Army.

But have you forgotten that there are more than 100,000 Central Army and Gui army in Guizhou. If we establish a base in Sichuan, in addition to Liu Xiang fighting to the death, these encirclement and suppression troops will definitely continue to catch up.

Moreover, we have already put forward the slogan of going north to fight against Japan. If we stay in Sichuan and don’t leave, what will the people think of our Red Army? Although Sichuan is rich in materials, it is actually full of enemies everywhere.

If we stay, I believe Chiang Kai-shek has more excuses to attack us, and even mobilize the Northwest Army to participate in the encirclement and suppression. In this case, how long can we last based on our existing troops alone?"

After talking about his views with these participating members, Mao Taizu also felt that He Zhengdao's ideas were very similar to his when it came to the north to establish a base. But if he wanted to meet again, he still needed to wait for a while!

Just as the meeting was deadlocked, Zhou Enlai finally took out a telegram: "According to the intelligence we have detected, the two main divisions of the Hunan Army have entered Sichuan to assist Liu Xiang in encircling the Fourth Red Front Army.

The Yunnan Army also dispatched three main divisions and would enter Sichuan soon to pursue us. In addition, the two main divisions of the Central Army and the Gui Army in Guizhou are also ready to enter Sichuan at any time.

This also means that the encirclement and suppression troops pursuing us will reach a scale of nearly 200,000 in the near future. The ratio of 4 to 1 to us! Comrades, if they really catch up, the situation of our main force will still be worrying!"

Mr. Zhu, who had not spoken much, suddenly said, "I believe everyone knows very well that although we left the chasing enemy behind, they are not too far from us.

In order to confirm the direction of the future march, we have been wasting three precious days here. Xiao He, who had previously had an independent division, also called to inquire about why the main force had not continued to move forward.

According to the reconnaissance of the Independent Division, the Sichuan Army Liu Wen's escape unit had mobilized the forces of two divisions in the direction of Ya'an and built a blocking defense line in front of us. If we delayed it any further, we would all be trapped to death in Liangshan.

Moreover, Xiao He’s suggestion is consistent with Mao’s opinion, that is, to fulfill our promises with the people, implement the strategy of going north to fight against Japan, enter the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia region, and re-establish a solid base."

The members who also had a high status in the Red Army threw out this sentence. The members who originally disagreed with continuing to go north seemed to realize that it was not yet time for them to relax.

In addition, the independent division has increased its voice in the Red Army a lot. Even if he is just a division commander, the heads of the headquarters must also consider his suggestions. After all, General Zhu has already made it clear!

With the end of the meeting of the association, the Red Army still adhered to its previous strategic vision and advanced from Sichuan to the northwest. The Red Front Army, which was back on the road, successfully joined forces with the logistics forces led by Yao Shengjun in Puge.

Seeing the Independent Division officers and soldiers who had already prepared the meal and were waiting for the arrival of the main force, many Red Army officers and soldiers also seemed very happy. However, among this group of troops, most of the former Independent Division backbones were not seen.

When Mao Taizu and others saw Yao Shengjun who had been waiting here for nearly two days, they also smiled and said, "Comrade Shengjun, thank you for your hard work! Your independent division has helped the main force this time!"

‘Commissioner Mao, Mr. Zhu, this is what we deserve! I have arranged the logistics force to prepare food and clean clothes. The food can be filled, but I only collected more than 20,000 sets of military uniforms and shoes.’

Compared with the Red Front Army, many officers and soldiers wore the clothes of the people. The logistics unit of this independent division that entered Puge early, each officer and soldier had a new military uniform, and his military appearance was much better than the main force who fought along the way.

As the head of logistics chief Zhou Enlai, when he heard that the Independent Division had prepared more than 20,000 sets of military uniforms and cloth shoes, he said happily: "You, the butler of the Independent Division, are doing better than me! It seems that you have lived a good life along the way!"

Yao Shengjun said embarrassedly: "Vice Chairman Zhou, in order to raise this batch of materials, we have seized a lot of oceans along the way, and have bought all the cloth and asked the people to make cloth shoes.

Apart from the seized gold, we were useless to save it. This time we handed over more than 1,300 taels of gold to the headquarters, and not much of the ocean was only more than 100,000. In addition to the main force of the division, there were also a batch of weapons, ammunition and food handed over."

Yao Shengjun, who was talking, handed a list of supplies to Zhou Enlai. Looking at the long list, Zhou Enlai also seemed very surprised and said: "Why have you seized so much supplies along the way?"

‘These supplies were seized and we bought along the way. Many of them were even sold by the teachers and the minority tribes for goods. He said that these things would be more helpful to our next move.’

Although he was used to it, he could harvest a lot of supplies every time he met with the independent division. However, this time, the materials handed over to the headquarters by the independent division still surprised Zhou Enlai.

In his opinion, it is already very good to have the independent division, which led more than 25,000 people to break through the siege, to preserve its strength. But now it seems that the independent division is also extraordinary in raising materials!

Knowing this, we will never finish talking for a while. Mr. Zhu still smiled and said, "Enlei, let's go in first, let's have a chat while eating! With these supplies, we don't have to worry about the shortage of supplies for the next period of time!"

As the three of them entered the temporary residence that had been packed in advance, and as they looked at the food that was placed on the table one after another, Mao Taizu frowned and said, "Comrade Shengjun, what's going on? How can we prepare such a sumptuous food?"

Knowing why Mao Taizu frowned, Yao Shengjun quickly explained: "Committee Mao, after we entered Puge this time, we purchased a lot of livestock from nearby. In order to welcome the arrival of the main force, I asked the kitchen team to kill the stew in advance.

Although the rabbits and pheasants on this table were purchased from local hunters, the food we prepared for other officers and soldiers was stewed with potatoes. The beef was the heads we seized the last time."

Looking at Yao Shengjun with a nervous expression, President Zhu smiled and said, "Okay, Mao! This is also Shengjun's intention. We haven't tasted the meat for a long time during this period. Let's have a meaty meal today!

Shengjun, other troops entering Puge, do you have meat for this meal today? Will the food from other committee members be different from ours? You should not make it special for us in this regard!”

‘Commander-in-Chief, what I prepared for the comrades were braised pork stewed potatoes, and a fried cabbage with meat. The other legion commanders and committee members were the same as yours. Beef croquettes were also one person!’

After hearing this explanation, Mao Taizu's expression calmed down a little, but he couldn't help but sigh: "It seems that the living treatment of your independent division is much better than our main force. No wonder your soldiers look very energetic!"

‘This is all required by the division commander! As long as conditions allow, the independent division can basically eat one meal of meat in two or three days, and three meals a day to fill it. It is precisely this food standard that makes many newly joined prisoners willing to follow us wholeheartedly.’

In order to entertain the officers and soldiers of these main forces, Yao Shengjun did make great preparations this time. In He Zhengdao's words, this is also a strategy for independent divisions to win people's hearts, so that others can think of them well!
Chapter completed!