Chapter 39 (1) At the beginning of meeting

After the Huili meeting, the Central Red Army abandoned the siege of Huili City on May 14 and marched north along the Huili Xichang Avenue.On the 19th, the three-person regiment appointed Liu Bocheng as the commander of the advance team, passing through Lugu and Mianning, and captured Anshunchang, the ferry of the Dadu River; This force crossed and attacked Fulin, Ya'an, and Chengdu.On the 20th, according to the deployment of the three-member regiment, the Central Revolutionary Military Commission issued the "Instructions on Our Army's Policy and Tasks after Crossing the River", pointing out that "the enemy has predicted and prevented our army from crossing the Dadu River to the west of Sichuan." The gap between the Yi people and the Red Army "assaulted our army on the south bank of the Dadu River", and the troops of Liu Wenhui, Yang Sen, and Guo Xunqi guarded the north bank layer by layer. In the Qingxi, Ludingqiao, and Hongya areas, it is the basic strategic policy to conduct combat maneuvers with the Sichuan enemy and strive for redification."

Under the leadership of Liu Bocheng and Nie Rongzhen, the advance team of the Red Army exemplarily implemented the party's policy on ethnic minorities, and won the understanding and support of the Yi people, allowing the Red Army to borrow their way in the Yi area.Since May 22, it took only two and a half days to pass Xiaoxiangling smoothly.On the 24th, the Red Army occupied Anshunchang, Shimian County.The next day, seventeen warriors from the Second Company of the First Battalion of the Red First Army successfully crossed the Dadu River under the leadership of the company commander Xiong Shanglin.On the third day, Zhou Enlai, Mao Zedong, Zhu De, Liu Bocheng and others rushed to Anshun Field.The Dadu River is so fast that it is impossible to build a bridge.At this time, there were only four small boats in the army, and more than a group of people crossed every day.

After discussing with Mao Zedong, Zhu De, Liu Bocheng, etc., Zhou Enlai decided to seize Luding Bridge as the crossing point.In order to seize and control the crossing point of the Luding Bridge, the three-member regiment telegraphed Lin Biao, Liu Bocheng, Nie Rongzhen, Peng Dehuai, Yang Shangkun, Dong Zhentang, Li Zhuoran, Deng Fa, Cai Shufan, Zuo Quan, and Liu Yalou in the name of Zhu De.The telegram stated that there were four ferry boats in Anshunchang and its downstream Xiaoshui and Longchang. Due to the rapid current, only the rest of the regiment could be crossed every day, and it was impossible to build a bridge.At the same time, there are only three stops from Anshunchang to Luding Bridge, and from Luding Bridge you can go directly to Tianquan, Ya'an or Lushan.Our first regiment is now in the old shop on the other side of Longchang, blocking and monitoring the Liudi Seventh Regiment in the mountains to the northeast.One division can finish crossing tomorrow afternoon.In order to detour Ya'an, our field army first obtained Tianquan, Lushan and even Maogong to establish a support, and cooperated with the Red Fourth Front Army to move to Maoxian, decided to change to the northwest, strive for and control the crossing point of Luding Bridge, and win a strategic victory.Its deployment: Our first division and cadre regiment are the right column, under the command of Nie Rongzhen and Liu Bocheng, follow the left bank of the Dadu River; Dingqiao rushed forward and attacked the bridge together.The column of the Military Commission and the Third, Fifth, and Ninth Army followed the main route of the First Army Headquarters and the Second Division.

According to the deployment of the three-member regiment, Liu Bocheng and Nie Rongzhen commanded the first division of the Red First Army and the cadre regiment to follow the left bank of the Dadu River. Coordinate to capture the bridge.On the 29th, 22 soldiers from the 1st Battalion and 2nd Company of the 4th Regiment of the Red First Army, led by company commander Liao Dazhu, captured Luding Bridge.On June 2, all the Red Army crossed the Dadu River. After capturing Luding City, the Red Army continued northward and captured Tianquan on June 7.On the 8th, the Red Army broke through the Jiang army's Lushan and Baoxing defense lines, marched northward to Daqiaomoraine in Baoxing County, and then began to climb Jiajin Mountain, which was covered with snow all year round and had no human habitation and no roads.On the 12th, the Fourth Regiment of the Second Division of the Red First Army joined forces with the 25th and 74th Divisions of the Ninth Army of the Red Fourth Front Army between Jiajinshan and Dawei.On the 15th, Zhou Enlai, Mao Zedong, Zhu De and others arrived at Maogong.

Regarding the action plan after the two front armies joined forces, Zhu De, Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, and Luo Fu jointly called the leaders of the Red Fourth Front Army Zhang Guotao, Xu Xiangqian, and Chen Changhao on the next day after the meeting, and proposed that in order to put the development of the Soviet movement on a more serious On the basis of consolidating a more powerful foundation, "the general policy of the first and fourth front armies in the future should be to occupy Sichuan, Shaanxi, and Gansu provinces, establish a Soviet regime, and occupy Xinjiang with an organized expeditionary force at an appropriate time."At present, it is planned that all of the Fourth Front Army and the main force of the First Army Field Army should be located east of the Minjiang River, to resolutely break through the upcoming large-scale attack of the Jiang Army, and "to develop between the Minjiang River and the Jiajiang River. When the development is restricted, then Take Shaanxi and Gansu as strategic areas of maneuver. Therefore, resolutely consolidating Mao County and Beichuan and Weizhou in our hands, and breaking Hu Zongnan's southward advance are the pivots of this plan."The telegram clarifies that the situation in the area centered on Maogong is not suitable for large numbers of troops.Zhang Guotao and Chen Changhao replied the next day, arguing that it would be difficult to develop from the Minjiang River to the east or along the Minjiang River to the north. The conditions for attacking from the Minjiang River to the east were also not met, "Songpan was attacked from the north along the Minjiang River, and there was absolutely no food in the terrain."The two of them advocated organizing an expeditionary force to occupy Qinghai and Xinjiang, and first concentrate the main force to attack south, take Chengdu directly, go out of the Yangtze River, and fight to Wuhan.

Luo Fu, Zhou Enlai, Zhu De, and Mao Zedong disagreed with Zhang Guotao and Chen Changhao's idea of ​​going south. On the 18th, they jointly called Zhang Guotao: "The current situation must concentrate the main force to break through Pingwu first, thinking that the hub will be transferred to the north." Troops entering Gansu and Qinghai through the nomadic areas of Aba and grasslands will find it extremely difficult, or even impossible. Go south to Ya (An), Ming (mountain), Qiong (崃), and Da (Yi). There is no future. Therefore, attacking Pingwu and Songpan is the main move at this time, and it is necessary to make up your mind." Pingwu is the gateway to southern Gansu, and the central government tried its best to emphasize to Zhang Guotao the original plan to leave Sichuan and Shaanxi .On the 20th, Luo Fu, Zhu De, Mao Zedong, and Zhou Enlai jointly called Zhang Guotao again: "For the sake of the overall strategic situation, breaking through any point from Hu Zongnan's or Tian Songrao's defense line is more beneficial than moving westward. Please consider carefully! Is it still possible to fight the enemy in the fields? If it is still possible, you must strive for this book; if you think it is absolutely impossible, you must temporarily abandon the Sichuan-Shaanxi-Gansu strategy and change to develop in the southwest of Sichuan. There is little possibility, and only a resolute southwestern plan is the way out. In such a campaign deployment, a powerful force should be used to feign an attack on the east bank, and Songpan on the west bank does not need to use too many troops. , Ming (Mountain), Qiong (崃), and Da (Yi). This action is related to the overall situation. It is necessary to concentrate more than 20 regiments to attack suddenly, and follow up quietly, in order to wipe out most of the enemy at once and seize In the vast area, start a war situation. Brother should also come to Maogong immediately to discuss everything."

Therefore, Zhang Guotao rushed from Mao County to Lianghekou Town, Maogong on the afternoon of the 25th.On this day, a celebration meeting for the joining forces of the two front armies was held in Lianghekou Town.At the venue, the commanders and fighters of the two front armies were cheering, as were the onlookers.It was raining, which failed to dilute the warm and festive atmosphere.After the celebration, everyone went to a lamasery, where a banquet was held.However, under the superficial joyful atmosphere, there is an undercurrent of discord surging. Zhang Guotao saw that Zhou Enlai, Mao Zedong, Zhu De and others were yellow and emaciated, and dressed in rags. They did not look like generals of an army at all, and doubts arose in his heart.How did these mighty generals who once caused Chiang Kai-shek such a headache come to this point now?Could it be that the army on the one hand was defeated by the Jiang army? ...Eager to find out the strength of the army on the one hand, he walked up to Zhou Enlai with a glass of wine, and while toasting, he said eccentrically: "Brother Enlai, it's only been more than four years since we left Shanghai, why are you getting old all of a sudden?" Woolen cloth?"

Zhou Enlai smiled and said: "Recently I feel unwell, and I have grown a beard, so you can't recognize it." While climbing Jiajin Mountain, he fell ill.Usually he is more tired than others, but now he is weaker and looks naturally old. Zhang Guotao said: "I can see that you have fought a lot of bad battles with Lao Jiang and suffered a lot, right?" Zhou Enlai: "That's right. Fortunately, all this has passed. Now that our two armies have joined forces, we will be even stronger in fighting Chiang." Zhang Guotao said: "In the past, we declared to the outside world that you have 300,000 troops on the one hand! Of course, this is to confuse Lao Jiang. Now it seems that after several months of tossing, your losses are not small, right?"

Zhou Enlai frowned, feeling that Zhang Guotao had ulterior motives and came to him to inquire about the reality of the army on the one hand.He quickly calmed down, looked at Zhang Guotao calmly, and said: "Lao Jiang concentrated his superior forces to chase and intercept us. It can be said that we have been rushing east and west in the encirclement of Jiang Jun all the way from Jiangxi. Therefore, The loss is not small. However, our elite troops have survived and are more effective than before.” Without waiting for Zhang Guotao to ask questions, he said: “We know that the Fourth Front Army also suffered a lot during Lao Jiang’s encirclement and suppression. Small setbacks, however, are smaller than ours. I think the strength of the Fourth Front Army has been preserved, right?"

Zhang Guotao smiled slyly and said, "We have a hundred thousand horses." "It's stronger than the army on the one hand." Zhou Enlai nodded calmly and said, "Brother Guotao, those who are capable will work hard. From now on, you will work harder with Lao Jiang!" "One family, don't talk about two families." Zhang Guotao smiled, although he appeared humble on the surface, there was still a bit of complacency in his tone. "Brother Enlai, the two front armies have joined forces, and we will become one in the future, and we must beat Lao Jiang to death!"

"For your words, let's drink again!" Zhou Enlai said excitedly.In fact, what they serve is not a cup but a bowl.The orderly came with the jug and filled their bowls with wine.He touched the bowl with Zhang Guotao boldly, then raised his head and drank the bowl of wine in one gulp. The next day, in the Lianghekou Lama Temple, the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China held the first meeting after the reunion of the First Red Army and the Fourth Front Army, focusing on the issue of unified strategy.Those who attended the meeting were: Politburo members Luo Fu, Zhou Enlai, Mao Zedong, Wang Jiaxiang, Zhu De, Bogu, and Zhang Guotao; Politburo alternate members Liu Shaoqi, Kai Feng, and Deng Fa.Attending the meeting were: Liu Bocheng, Lin Biao, Peng Dehuai, Nie Rongzhen, Lin Boqu, Li Fuchun, Deng Xiaoping. The meeting was chaired by Luo Fu.On behalf of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee, Zhou Enlai made the "Report on the Current Strategic Plan". In his report, Zhou Enlai first reviewed several changes in the strategic plan of the First Red Army in the nine months since it left the Central Soviet Area, and then focused on three issues: Before the rendezvous of the Red Army and the Fourth Army, the Fourth Army decided to go west to Maogong to Xikang, and the First Army decided to go to the east bank of the Minjiang River.The strategic approach of the two front armies is different.Now both front armies have left the Soviet area and have established new bases in new areas.In what areas are Soviet areas being established now?Its conditions should seek to: (1) To facilitate our operations.Now that the first and fourth front armies have joined forces, their strength has grown, and it should be because the area is large and it is easy to maneuver.Although Songpan, Lifan, and Maogong are large areas, they are mostly narrow roads, and the enemy can easily block us, making it difficult for us to counterattack.The enemy is trying to kill me in these places. (2) Conditions for the masses: a place with a large population, which is conducive to the development of the Red Army itself and can expand the Red Army in large numbers.However, Songpan, Lifan, Maogong, Wenchuan, Fubian and other places, where the majority of ethnic minorities have a population of only 200,000, cannot be used as base areas. (3) Economic conditions, places that can solve the supply of the army are more affluent.However, there is a shortage of food in this area, limited cattle and sheep, and clothing is not easy to solve, and military supplements are even more difficult.Therefore, the Mao, Song, and Li areas on the west bank of the Minjiang River are not conducive to the establishment of base areas. If you are trapped here, you will have no future.We should move forward quickly and establish revolutionary bases in Sichuan, Shaanxi and Gansu. The Red Army and the Fourth Army moved, but they couldn't go south; they crossed the Minjiang River to the east, and the enemy had 130 regiments on the east bank, which was not good for us; to the northwest, there was a vast grassland.Now we can only turn to Gansu, go north of the Minshan Mountains, turn our back to the west, and strive for this area.There are more roads, more people, and fewer mountains.There will definitely be an enemy here, and I can use mobile warfare to destroy it.The enemy's advance is slow, and we can get this large area, and we can meet the enemy in Shaanxi, and then move north and develop westward.South can rely on a part of South Qinghai.In Sichuan, the current area can become a guerrilla zone.Whether or not to expand this area will be decided after seeing the area.We are now engaged in a counter-offensive, a mobile warfare without a rear, which cannot last for long.We must strike the enemy bravely and decisively, skillfully and without hesitation.Eliminating Chiang Kai-shek's main force is our main task. The transfer plan is the main plan of the strategy, realizing the principles of the strategic plan: First, to fight against Hu Zongnan in Songpan and move to Songbei, the basic condition must be swift.The enemy will first stop me from going northwest, and my main task is to fight the enemy. Second, highly mobile.Now the enemy deploys before me, so I should be highly maneuverable, so that the enemy's estimate will be shaken, so that its deployment cannot catch up with us.We don't want to be pinned down by the enemy, and don't hinder our maneuvering because of this, so that we can destroy the enemy. Third, resolutely unify the will.The armies of the two fronts are large, and they must be resolutely unified in command. When encountering difficulties, they must also unite their will to overcome them—these three conditions are the highest principles and must be realized. In terms of geographical layout, it is divided into three columns, left, middle and right.Six regiments of the central column.The right column attacked Songpan, and the feint was mainly on the east bank, so that the enemy would not concentrate on Songpan.Now that the area is not good and my main force is on the east coast, I should come here sooner.In the south, four regiments are required to contain the enemy.The deployment and command of the three columns must be unified.War Command: First, they must be on the front line, mainly in the left column.All the troops must eventually walk in parallel, and the main force must strive to pass.Third, this guerrilla zone keeps small troops active here.Third, if we cannot go westward, it may be more difficult, so this retreat must be preserved. The supreme principle of the command problem: First, the command should be centralized, and the command power should be centralized in the Military Commission; Second, in order to make the battle more powerful, it is necessary to form three columns, the left, the middle, and the right, and a guerrilla detachment, and discuss and decide separately; Third, the realization of the strategic plan requires political guarantees, and some current difficulties must be overcome through strengthening political work. After Zhou Enlai finished his report, the participants had a full discussion on his report.Everyone spoke enthusiastically. Zhang Guotao spoke first.He agreed with Zhou Enlai's report and asked the Political Bureau of the Central Committee to make a decision as soon as possible on the issue of strategic guidelines.In particular, Zhou Enlai's report mentioned how to implement the strategic deployment in Gannan, and the Politburo must make arrangements.Then, Zhang Guotao talked about some specific views.1. After the Fourth Front Army joins forces at Maogong, it will be more certain to destroy the enemy.How to fight now?The ones approaching us now are Hu Zongnan and Liu Xiang, and the others are supporting roles.If we attack Chengdu strategically to the south, it will not be a problem to fight these enemies.If they are eliminated, Chiang Kai-shek in Chengdu will increase his military strength and fight eastward due to terrain restrictions.The current development direction, Qinghai to the west is a grassland. When winter comes, it will be very cold without tents, and the long-distance march during the summer rainy season will greatly reduce the number of personnel.Therefore, it is more beneficial for me to develop in Gannan.To develop towards Gannan, we must now bring down Hu Zongnan. On the issue of attacking the southern part of Hu Zongnan, Jiang's army in Songpan and establishing a Soviet area in Gannan, Zhang Guotao pointed out: To defeat Hu Zongnan, we must concentrate our main force, at least a few regiments of Hu, in order to be sure to defeat the enemy one by one in mobile warfare.Otherwise, even if we reach Gannan, we will still have a weak foothold.Hu now has the strength of 20 regiments, and Songpan will be assembled soon.But when our two main forces meet, our strength increases, our command is unified, and our experience increases, so we should be sure of defeating the enemy.The enemy will not allow us to easily acquire a large area.As long as we have a place and can stand firm for a month, we can eliminate the enemy.The Politburo should decide to establish a base in Gannan.As for how to fight, the Military Commission should make a specific plan. Peng Dehuai followed Zhang Guotao to speak.His speech was relatively brief, and he agreed with the strategic approach proposed by Zhou Enlai in his report.The report's analysis of the situation and strategic deployment are very clear.As for tactical issues, he believes that the situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly, so he can only adapt to the situation and make temporary decisions. Lin Biao spoke next.He agreed with Zhou Enlai's report and Zhang Guotao's speech.He pointed out: Our actions in the future should be formulated according to the guidelines in the report.The realization of this strategic policy depends on winning battles and destroying the enemy's vital forces, otherwise it will be impossible to expand the Red Army and create base areas.The method of combat should be mobile warfare.In this campaign it is necessary to control as large an area as possible.The main force should be devoted to fighting the enemy, and a small number of troops should be devoted to expanding the Red Army and collecting materials.In addition, we should also consider opening up the Soviet Union and Mongolia in Xinjiang. After Lin Biao finished speaking, Bo Gu spoke.He mentioned that after the first and fourth front armies join together, there should be new decisions on the strategic policy.Now we are striving to reach areas with relatively good economic, residential, political, and military conditions. This can be achieved by relying on the two front armies to destroy the enemy.We must have a certain area become a base area and set an example to influence the whole country.Now in southern Shaanxi and Gansu, first of all in southern Gansu, rely on mass work and guerrilla warfare, which can affect the whole country.This is our strategic approach.Seizing Songpan and attacking Hu enemies is the key to realizing the strategic policy.In the future, we should try our best not to fight without a rear as in the past.The nature of the war now is different from that of the previous ones. A temporary rear area should be established for every major battle, and the guerrilla zone should be developed into a base area. When Mao Zedong made his speech, he first expressed his agreement with Zhou Enlai's report and Zhang Guotao's speech.Then, he focused on five points: 1. The issue of base areas.Why did they come to the Sichuan-Shaanxi-Gansu region?This area has its advantages: it puts the Soviet movement on a more solid foundation, and it is also here that the First and Fourth Front Armies converge.Everyone understands that this is going forward, and the Fourth Front Army should explain it, because they are attacking Chengdu. 2. The nature of war is not decisive battle defense, not running.what is itIt's offensive.The establishment of base areas relies on offense.We defeated Hu Zongnan across the mountains, occupied Gandongnan, and moved forward quickly.After repelling the enemy in front, establish a base. 3. I have no base, and Chiang Kai-shek is highly mobile.I should see where he is killing me, and I should break it first.I have to be highly mobile, so there are problems with walking and falling behind.Chiang Kai-shek's army is different from the Sichuan army. He can walk even if the road is not easy to walk. If I am slow, he will take the lead. Fourth, we must concentrate our forces and concentrate our main force on the main offensive.The enemy will concentrate their forces.If the enemy fights me in the field, it is enough for me to have more than 20 regiments; if the enemy does not fight me in the field, defend the fort, this one must be broken.If it is impossible to break through, it is necessary to estimate the distance to fight.The fastest way is to break through the enemy and move forward. If you decide today, you must act tomorrow.The conditions in this area are too bad to retreat. We should strive to break through in six days and go to the determined area via Songpan. 5. The issue of unified command shall be resolved by the Standing Committee of the Central Committee and the Military Commission. In his speech, Wang Jiaxiang specifically talked about three points: After the first, first, and fourth front armies joined forces, the strength will be stronger, and the conditions in Gansu, Shaanxi and Sichuan will be good. This area will enable me to establish a base area.But whether it can become a base depends on whether we can destroy the enemy.If one thinks that one side is invincible and the retreat is endless, this is wrong, it is avoiding struggle.We expanded the Soviets to the whole country, mainly not to open up the Soviet Union, but to fight resolutely to expand the Soviet area, mainly to destroy the enemy. 2. How to fight the war?The enemy adopts fortress warfare against us. Therefore, we should have a large area to maneuver and use mobile warfare to destroy the enemy.If I take the fortress battle, I can't win it.Now we have no rear, and we are still in a situation of guerrilla warfare. The experience of the Central Soviet Area tells us that we cannot all use regular warfare, and we should use past experience correctly. 3. The conditions in this area are bad, and it will allow us to join forces with the Fourth Front Army, because the enemy is not easy to come; but if we join forces, this area will be disadvantageous to us.The enemy wants to trap me here and force me to the grass.I should quickly send out to the vast areas of Gansu, Shaanxi and Sichuan.Fighting from Songpan is the key, the faster the action, the less difficult it will be.Slower is harder to hit.Chiang Kai-shek was very mobile, but the mobile Red Army always outpaced him.As long as the command is correct, resolute and swift, we can overcome difficulties and defeat the enemy. Next came Deng Xiaoping's speech.In addition to agreeing with Zhou Enlai and other participants, he put forward some of his own views: 1. The four fronts will join forces, the main force of the Red Army will be here, and the strength of the party will also be here. The future of development is the future of promoting the Chinese revolution.We are now going forward, not to get through the Soviet Union, but to move forward and develop into Gannan.The rear here needs to be tidied up, and committees should be organized to downsize, large government units such as the political department and hospitals need to be downsized, and idle personnel should be added to the combat units.1. The three armies should be supplemented.It is necessary to carry out large-scale political mobilization to eliminate the fear of snow-capped mountains and grasslands. In his speech, Zhu De agreed with Zhou Enlai's report, and emphasized that the general policy should be determined with the back to the northwest and the southeast.It is necessary to quickly fight out of Songpan, occupy Gannan, defeat the enemy, and establish a base.To mobilize the enemy, destroy the enemy in the field.The establishment of a temporary rear is necessary in a major war, and it will soon become a real base.The meeting of the two main forces increases the strength greatly. As long as the command is unified and the actions are coordinated, the enemy can be attacked advantageously.We also need to use a lot of strength to ensure victory politically. After the commander-in-chief finished speaking, it was Liu Bocheng, chief of the general staff, who spoke.He believed that Zhou Enlai's report and everyone's speeches were very clear about strategic issues. He added: Strategically, the development of the center to the southeast caused changes in the current situation and dispersed Chiang Kai-shek's forces.For Hu Zongnan, it is best to eliminate him in Songpan, and if it is impossible, eliminate him in Minjiang.Through combat, we must strengthen our vital forces and eliminate the enemy's vital forces.Now in this area, it is beneficial to my entire operation to establish the work of the party, carry out guerrilla warfare, and especially solve the ethnic issue correctly. In his speech, Nie Rongzhen emphasized that after the meeting of the two front armies, the political slogan should be changed. He pointed out: the two main forces will meet, and the troops are very excited.Our slogan, the Political Department, should be changed.In the past, the slogan of the Fourth Front Army was to fight to Chengdu, while the slogan of the First Army was to turn the whole of Sichuan into red. These slogans were very powerful in the army.Now it is going in the opposite direction and should be explained to the troops. In his speech, Kaifeng emphasized that to realize the strategic deployment proposed by Zhou Enlai in his report, we must first defeat Hu Zongnan and move forward resolutely.The realization of this strategic policy will make the Soviet movement a revolutionary movement leading the country.We developed from southern Gansu to Sichuan and Shaanxi, consolidating the Soviet area here.Be resolute, if you are not resolute, you will go west, making it easier for the enemy to block me, even with the help of the Soviet Union, it will not be easy to come out.It should be explained to the troops that the most important thing is to attack Songpan. In his speech, Liu Shaoqi expressed his views on how to implement the strategic policy proposed by Zhou Enlai in his report.He pointed out: To explain to the army well, the army must understand why it is not difficult to fight to Chengdu, and going to Sichuan, Shaanxi and Gansu is our best way out for development.We resolutely pass through Songpan, but if some troops fail to pass, we should explain our future work and set up a special committee in this area. Luo Fu, who presided over the meeting, was the last to speak.In his speech, he pointed out: Regarding the strategic policy put forward by Zhou Enlai on behalf of the Politburo, everyone basically agrees, and it should be realized in unison.This strategic policy is forward and the only correct one.To achieve this strategic policy, first attack and control Songpan.Difficulties are possible, and we should try to overcome them, but not change, and it would be wrong to abandon this approach.The establishment of the Sichuan-Shaanxi-Gansu Soviet Area can only rely on victory in decisive battles.The area is narrow and the enemy cannot be wiped out with large-scale mobile warfare.We must move forward. There are vast areas in front of us. The significance of establishing Soviet areas is greater than that of other areas.Keeping the back road is also a condition.This area should develop guerrilla warfare as much as possible, turn it into a guerrilla zone, and place sick people and heavy things.Therefore, he especially emphasized that, first, the organization should be unified; second, the team should be organized according to the combat force; third, the political department and large organs should be reduced, and the deployment of cadres in the two fronts needs to be further discussed. After the discussion and speeches at the meeting, Zhou Enlai made a conclusion.Based on everyone's opinions, he briefly stated two points: First, the nature of the war. The current policy is of course offensive.We discussed the nature of warfare on the road in the past. At that time, it was mobile warfare without a rear. Now it is different. It is turning to counter-offensive, establishing base areas, and fighting the enemy when entering large areas.2. It is more convenient to destroy the enemy in southern Gansu.For Hu Zongnan, it is generally required to eliminate him in the field. If possible, we should eliminate him in the fortifications. It is also possible that he is in the fortress and it is not easy for us to fight him, but it does not mean that we cannot advance without eliminating him.Of course he will tailgate and cut me off, but I can handle changing situations with stealth and high mobility. In accordance with the spirit of the Lianghekou meeting, the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China issued the "Decision on the Strategic Policy after the First and Fourth Armies Converge" on June 28.The main content has five points: "First, after the first and fourth front armies have joined together, our strategic policy is to concentrate our main force to attack northward, wipe out a large number of enemies in mobile warfare, and first obtain southern Gansu, so as to create the Sichuan-Shaanxi-Gansu Soviet base area and make the Chinese Soviet The campaign is based on a more solid and broader foundation in order to win the victory of the provinces in Northwest China and even the whole of China. Second, in order to realize this strategy, we must first concentrate our firepower on the campaign to eliminate and attack Hu Zongnan's army, capture Songpan and control Songpan and beyond. In the northern area, the main force can advance victoriously to the south of Gansu. Third, we must send a detachment to move toward the Taohe and Xiahe to control this area, so that we can rely on the vast areas of Gansu, Qinghai, and Xinning provinces and advantageously advance to the south of Gansu. Fourth, the large and small Jinchuan River Basins are not conducive to the movement and development of the Red Army militarily, politically, and economically, but a small number of forces must be left behind to develop guerrilla warfare and turn this area into a part of the Sichuan-Shaanxi-Gansu-Soviet Area 5. In order to realize this strategic policy, we must resolutely oppose the tendency to avoid war, retreat and flee, and the tendency of conservatism and security to stay still. These Right opportunist vacillations are the main danger in the current struggle to create a new Soviet area.” In order to implement the spirit of the Lianghekou meeting and the decisions of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee, Zhou Enlai was responsible for formulating the "Arrangements for the Campaign to Attack Hu (Zongnan) Enemies", which was also released on June 28 in the name of the Military Commission.The next day, the Songpan campaign plan was released, and it was determined that the First Red Army and the Fourth Front Army would use mobile warfare as a means of destroying the enemy, and take Gannan as their base in the north, in order to achieve the goal of redifying Sichuan, Shaanxi and Gansu.The two front armies were mixed into the left, center, and right three-way army to advance to Songpan and its northwest region.Commander Lin Biao of the Left Route Army, Deputy Commander Peng Dehuai, Political Commissar Nie Rongzhen, and Deputy Political Commissar Yang Shangkun, a total of 16 regiments, passed through Zhuo Keji, Dazang Temple, Gequ River, and Seji Dam, and marched towards Lianghekou; Political commissar Xu Xiangqian, with a total of ten regiments, marched towards Huangshengguan via Matang, Rangkou, Mowa, and Dongya.These two groups attacked the enemy in the Songpan area from Lianghekou and Huangshengguan in a roundabout way, and wiped them out. They took the opportunity to cut off the enemy's way of coming from Pingwu and Nanping, and gained the way north to Gannan.With Chen Changhao as the commander, the Right Route Army led 12 regiments to march towards Songpan via Heishui and Luhua.Wang Shusheng led eight regiments on the east bank of the Minjiang River, and He Wei led four regiments to clamp down on the enemy at Maogong, Lianghekou, and Fubian.Send a regiment to Aba to scout and gather food.Zhou Chunquan is in charge of rear affairs in Zhuo Keji.The Central Military Commission followed the Central Route Army. Chiang Kai-shek estimated that after the reunion of the First and Fourth Red Army, they might enter Xikang, Qinghai or go north to Shaanxi and Gansu, and at the same time prevent the Red Army from going east.Therefore, he adjusted his strategic deployment and assembled more than 90 regiments of Liu Xiang, Sun Zhen, and Li Jiayu, the main forces of the Sichuan Army, to stick to the Jiangyou and Wenchuan areas.The twenty-seven regiments under Hu Zongnan's troops defended Wenxian County in Gansu and the Songpan, Pingwu, and Jiangyou areas in Sichuan, waiting for an opportunity to attack the Red Army.About 50 regiments under Yang Sen and Deng Xihou built fortifications from Baoxing, Dachuan, and Niutoushan to the direction of the Red Army, and about 15 regiments under Liu Wenhui and Li Baobing built fortifications in the Kangding, Danba, and Luding areas. Guard the right bank of the Dadu River.Concentrate Xueyue's department on Mianyang; Guo Xunqi's department gathers in Xinjin, both supporting the east bank of the Minjiang River.Wan Yuehuang stayed in Jingxi and Yazhou to build fortifications.At the same time, Yu Xuezhong was transferred to the commander-in-chief of "bandit suppression" in Sichuan, Shaanxi and Gansu.Chiang Kai-shek's deployment was an attempt to prevent the Red Army from entering Gannan and descending to the east bank of the Minjiang River, and to prevent the Red Army from crossing the Dadu River again. He wanted to use the vast grasslands in northern Sichuan to block and starve the Red Army.If it is discovered that the Red Army is attacking Songpan and developing towards Gannan, the south of Hu Zong will first concentrate its forces on Nanping and Songpan to block and intercept the Red Army.The Sichuan Army and Xueyue's Division will send the main force out of Jianmen, Zhaohua, and Guangyuan, and a part of it from Bikou and Wenxian to attack the Red Army along the southern Shanxi-Kansu side, in order to cooperate with the Westward Middle Schools from Tongguan, Hanzhong, and Xi'an, and the Gansu-Qingwuma Divisions. Fight against the Red Army. In order to solve the problem of unified military command, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China held a meeting of the Standing Committee on the third day after the Lianghekou meeting to discuss the issue of adjusting the leading members of the Military Commission.Those who attended the meeting were: Luo Fu, Zhou Enlai, Mao Zedong, Zhang Guotao, Bo Gu, and Wang Jiaxiang.The meeting decided to add Zhang Guotao as vice chairman of the Military Commission, and Xu Xiangqian and Chen Changhao as members of the Military Commission.In this way, the leadership of the Military Commission was expanded, and the problem of unified military command after the reunion of the First and Fourth Front Armies was solved.