Chapter 74 Telegram from Zhu De and others to He Yingqin and Bai Chongxi[1]

(November 9, 1940) Ye Jianying, Chief of Staff of the Eighteenth Group Army in Chongqing, immediately referred to Chief of Staff He Jingzhi, and Deputy Chief of Staff Bai Jiansheng: Liang Gonghao (October 19th) sent a telegram [2], which was forwarded to Feng Xi by Chief of Staff Ye.When the matter is of great importance and the national crisis is at a critical moment, in order to save the peril for the sake of the overall situation, after going back and forth with the e-commerce companies such as Germany, we have obtained a consensus, hereby submit a reply, respectfully pray for review, and pray to the commander-in-chief for verification only follow.

A. About actors.All units of the professional army have the only task of following the national policy, obeying orders and persevering in the war of resistance.In the past four years, we have resisted numerous enemy forces and regained vast lost ground. All the achievements have been seen by the people of the country, and have also been commended by the committee's previous decrees.That is to say, the Battle of the Hundred Regiments in North China has lasted two and a half months since it started on August 1st[3], and is now entering the second stage.Once under the decree of the Commissioner, Xu Mian prepared to arrive, and the whole army was moved.Another example is the battle of eastern Anhui and southern Anhui, which smashed the enemy's offensive, which is also a recent event.What I said above is not daring to boast of my achievements, but I really want to show my determination to follow the national policy, obey orders and fight to the end to defend the nation and the country, and implement it in the whole army, and I don't dare to deviate from it in the slightest.Some of them had a quarrel with a part of the other army, as Zun Dian pointed out, which is extremely painful.The reasons for its occurrence and the countermeasures for its elimination have been stated repeatedly by De et al.In the recent incident in northern Jiangsu[4], De et al. have already telegraphed Ma[5] to present the Committee in detail.The Lunan incident [6] also had complicated reasons, which are worthy of attention.In addition to ordering the local troops to obey orders and restrict actions, it is proposed to ask the central government to select impartial officials to conduct a thorough investigation. If the blame belongs to the serving army, the Germans will never give cover and are willing to be punished by the national law.If the blame lies with other parties, I also pray to deal with it according to the situation to clarify the responsibility.The ancients have a saying, if you listen to both, you will be clear, and if you listen to one side, you will be dark.And the truth of the matter is worth the price.What's more, in the war of resistance behind an extremely difficult and extremely difficult enemy, more friction means more difficulty. It must be a person who ignores the overall situation and focuses on friction, and there is no one who is unwilling to eliminate disputes and unite against the enemy.Therefore, Germany and others advocated a thorough investigation of its merits and demerits, hoping to facilitate the war of resistance in the Yongdu dispute.If you accept it, beg for it and implement it.

B. Regarding the defenders.The measures listed in the Central Prompt [7] were conveyed by Comrade Zhou Enlai in July and August, and the virtues and others believed that the central government's intentions were to be obeyed, and the subordinates' difficulties should also be communicated.The tribes behind the enemy in central China were mostly organized by the local people to defend their hometown against the enemy. They used their ancestors' graves, farmlands, and cottages to live with their parents and wives. Disaster.As shown in the conversation at Mount Lushan [8] and the letter to the compatriots in the enemy-occupied areas [9], they are following it wholeheartedly and there is no violation.Suddenly he was ordered to leave his hometown and well, and was forced to go on the road, which was very tragic.Since the Pingjiang tragedy and the Queshan tragedy[10], their families and left-behind personnel have been brutalized in various places behind the New Fourth Army, such as southern Jiangxi, western Fujian, border areas of Hunan and Jiangxi, eastern Hubei, western Anhui, and southern Henan. There is no guarantee.Now they want to move the various tribes in central China to the north, they are very afraid of following the same mistakes, so they all talk about the tiger's face.Moreover, in North China, the five disasters of flood, drought, wind, insects, and enemies are equally serious. The leaves are used as food, and the road faces each other. Fang Mian restrained and told him to hold on, but it was really difficult to accommodate other troops.In this way, I would like to ask you to pass it on to the Central Committee of Chen, and please allow the various ministries in the south of the Yangtze River to continue to fight the war on the spot.Once the enemy is driven out of the country and the War of Resistance is won, it is time to move and concentrate on the defensive line.We hereby send a telegram to move northward within a time limit.De and others thought over and over again, and believed that the central government should still ask the central government to take care of both the execution of orders and the submission of public opinion.For the regular troops in the south of the Yangtze River, De and others are trying their best to persuade them to take the overall situation into consideration and follow the order to move north.I still urge the central government to allow a lenient time limit, so as to explain in depth, so as not to provoke others, to increase virtue and other infinite crimes.For the Jiangbei army, it is temporarily proposed to be exempted from transfer, and they are required to strictly enforce military discipline, cooperate with allied forces, step up counterattacks against the enemy, and cooperate with frontal operations, so as not to act too aggressively and transfer Zhouzhang.De and others are deeply corrupt about this matter.If you want to take care of the local area, you are afraid of disobeying the orders of the central government; if you want to obey the orders, you are afraid of losing the hearts of the local people.The victory of the Anti-Japanese War depends entirely on the belonging of the hearts of the people.Now is the time when there are many rumors of treachery and hypocrisy, it is urgent to coordinate all parties and unite against the enemy, so as to avoid being taken advantage of by the enemy and calling for the disaster of disintegration.Don't overextend the oppression, provoke each other, and create a situation where both sides suffer. This is neither the original intention of the central government nor the original wish of virtue and others.I am a snipe and a clam, and the enemy is a fisherman. Things backfire, and I regret nothing.This is the heartfelt words of virtue and others, and I sincerely wish to be the one who spit out the two men.The two gentlemen are open-minded, with the overall situation in mind, and they will be able to maintain care and rescue this difficult situation, and they will not wait for virtue and others to talk too much.

C. About the compiler.The professional army hangs alone behind the enemy, and wants to kill the enemy and achieve results and achieve the strategic task entrusted by the commander. It has to follow the principles stated in the Three People's Principles and the Anti-Japanese War and National Construction Program to arouse the people and organize guerrilla troops. Therefore, it exceeds the original establishment. This task is different from the organization The joint and several relationship is actually unavoidable.However, with the current population of 500,000 people and the salary of 45,000 people, although there are clever women, it is difficult to make a living, so we have to ask the people for help.Therefore, where there are enemy bandits but no friendly troops behind the enemy, after the enemy bandits are driven out, it is impossible to establish an anti-Japanese regime, create anti-Japanese base areas, use the people's clothing and food, give the people the force, defend the homeland from the ferocious enemy bandits, and defend one's own homeland. Nonsense.Although poor food and clothing, hard work, and hard work in the world, it is not recognized by the law and not assisted by the rear, and the mental pain cannot be added. Therefore, the central government is asked to allow the expansion of the establishment.In order to keep the facts in mind, the central government allowed the expansion at its discretion. As shown in the reminder case, the soldiers are really glad to hear about it.What I am asking for, please implement it as soon as possible, and please increase the number of establishments as appropriate, so as to comfort the hearts of frontline soldiers and cultivate a reliable resistance force for the country.It is not the first Chugong Chude, and he has no heart to cherish Xuanxuan. He actually defends the country and defends the family, which is the choice of Qiancheng.

D. About the suppliers.The enemy's rear area is difficult, as mentioned above, but ammunition and medical supplies are especially lacking.The army has not been issued a shrapnel for fourteen months, one shot has only four or five bullets left, and one wound has only one or two application of medicine, so the combat is exclusively based on hand-to-hand combat, and the wounded is left to itself.Although knowing that the central government is also in a difficult situation, the special difficulties of the army have to go to Da Cong Ting, in order to get help from the difficulties.All other items of supplies have been listed and reported, please check and confirm them together.

E. Regarding the border areas.The case of twenty-three counties in the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region has been pending for four years.Near and along the periphery of the border area, more than 200,000 troops have been stationed, and civilians have been mobilized to build five blockades.Starting from Ningxia in the west, along the Jingshui River in the south, and ending at the riverside in the east, it stretches over several provinces. The scale of the Great Wall is huge, and a huge amount of money was spent to build the Great Wall of thousands of miles.As for the young students and military personnel who came from far north, they were either detained and assassinated, or imprisoned in concentration camps.Surprised by this path, they speculated one after another, not saying a large-scale attack, but immediately preparing to compromise.De and others hear it harshly, and argue with burning lips.It is no wonder that the unresolved case is pending, and the blockade is added. It is groundless and suspicious.It is reasonable to urge the central government to resolve outstanding cases and stop blockades, so as to relieve the doubts of the military and civilians, and to consolidate the foundation of cooperation.

Myself, about the great plan of the united war of resistance.De and others believe that the War of Resistance as of today is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to win the final victory.Because the imperialist war has expanded and protracted, the Japanese aggressors are busy dealing with the serious situation in the Pacific Ocean. If we can stick to the national policy of uniting and resisting the war, do not compromise halfway, and do not call for the tragedy of division, then our Chinese nation will surely be able to stand between our supreme leader and Under the leadership of the central government, strive for a way out for independence and liberation.In view of the various conspiracy activities at home and abroad in the past few months, Wei De and others can't say enough.It is quite heard that the Japanese aggressors are instigating China's surrender, using both soft and hard measures, with equal emphasis on gravity and pressure.Germany adopted a policy of persuasion and peace, trying to induce China to join the Triple Alliance.And some people in the country are instigating the so-called new anti-communist upsurge in an attempt to clear the way for surrender.Internal and external incitement, intending to use the so-called Sino-Japanese joint "suppression of communism" to end the war of resistance, to replace the war of resistance with civil war, to replace independence with surrender, to replace unity with division, and to replace light with darkness.The matter is dangerous, the plan is poisonous, the road is told, it is thrilling, and the current crisis is not as serious as it is today.Germany and others moved to the battlefield, spared no effort to benefit the country, and would not hesitate to die.What I pray for is to unite in the country, not call for division, continue the war of resistance, and keep the national policy unchanged.Therefore, Yu Junzuo tried his best to follow the sections shown, and stepped up to overcome the weaknesses of his subordinates.I also ask the central government to clarify the direction of the current situation, reject international conspiracies, suppress domestic reactionaries, and refute the theory of surrender in the civil war of joint "suppression of communism", so as to protect the hearts of the country's military and people.Looking back to improving politics, eradicating corruption, adjusting people's livelihood, and implementing doctrine, so that the focus of the Anti-Japanese War is on the basis of self-reliance.All these are related to the success or failure of the nation, and the lives of the descendants of all ages are tied to it. The so-called danger is in the heart, and I dare not not tell it.I respectfully pray that it will be transferred to the appointed seat, and that it will be implemented, and there will be no waiting for orders from the screen battalion.

Zhu De, Commander-in-Chief of the Eighteenth Group Army, and Peng Dehuai, Deputy Commander-in-Chief Ye Ting, commander of the New Fourth Army, and Xiang Ying, deputy commander, kowtow together good According to the "New China News" published on November 17, 1940, and revised according to "Since the Sixth National Congress". -------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ note [1] This telegram was drafted by Mao Zedong. [2] Refers to the telegram sent by Chiang Kai-shek to Zhu De, Peng Dehuai, and Ye Ting on October 19, 1940 (Hao) in the names of He Yingqin and Bai Chongxi.The telegram slandered the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army who insisted on fighting against the enemy's rear, and in accordance with the spirit of the Kuomintang's "Central Prompt" on July 16, forced the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army south of the Yellow River to withdraw to the north of the Yellow River within one month.

[3] On the 20th day. [4] For the North Jiangsu incident, see note [4] on page 301 of this volume. [5] Horse, that is, twenty-one days. [6] The Lunan incident refers to the incident in 1940 when Shen Honglie, the Xia stubborn army, created friction in the Laiwu, Yiyuan, and Mengyin areas of Shandong, attacked the Eighth Route Army bases Huangzhuang and Jishan, and was repelled by the Eighth Route Army. [7] Refers to the "Central Reminder Proposal" proposed by the Kuomintang on July 16, 1940. The main content is: cancel the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region and replace it with the "Northern Shaanxi Administrative District Office", which is under the leadership of the Shaanxi Provincial Government; draw down the Eighth Route Army The Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army, which are active in the south of the Yangtze River and the entire central China, are concentrated in the narrow area of ​​Hebei and Chahar provinces north of the Yellow River.

[8] After the Marco Polo Bridge Incident, Chiang Kai-shek delivered a speech on Lushan Mountain on July 17, 1937, in which he stated that "if the war begins, there will be no distinction between north and south, no distinction between age and age, no matter who you are The responsibility of defending the land and resisting the war should be determined to sacrifice everything." [9] Refers to the "Message to Compatriots in Occupied Areas" published by Chiang Kai-shek on August 13, 1938.It said that in the thirteen months since the War of Resistance, four victories have been achieved in the strategic, political, spiritual and diplomatic aspects, and the compatriots in the occupied areas are required to stick to their beliefs, not to waver, not to be afraid, and to fight to the last breath.

[10] The Pingjiang tragedy refers to the fact that on June 12, 1939, the 27th Group Army of the Kuomintang Army received a secret order from Chiang Kai-shek and sent troops to surround the New Fourth Army’s communication office in Chiayi Town, Pingjiang, Hunan Province, killing Tu Zhengkun, a councilor of the New Fourth Army, and the deputy major general of the Eighth Route Army. The incident involving Luo Ziming and the other six.The Queshan Massacre refers to the April 1939 Shandong guerrilla commander-in-chief of the Lusu war zone of the Kuomintang Army and Shandong Provincial Government Chairman Shen Honglie, who ordered Qin Qirong, the commander of the third guerrilla column, to attack the third guerrilla of the Shandong column of the Eighth Route Army in Boshan and Taihe areas. The detachment massacred more than 400 commanders and fighters of the Eighth Route Army, including Bao Tan, director of the political department of the regiment.