Chapter 2 The first chapter is turbulent and treacherous, and the sword is on the verge of victory

On the Chinese battlefield in 1944, the Kuomintang retreated from Henan, Hunan and Guangxi, and the prospect of China's war of resistance was bleak.But we would be greatly encouraged if we cast our eyes even further, to the Pacific Ocean, to the whole of the European battlefield.Because in those places, the Allied counteroffensive was everywhere. In 1945, the eighth year of the Chinese Anti-Japanese War. Since February, the troops of the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, and the United States have advanced to the German mainland from the east and the west, and the German fascists have retreated steadily; in the Pacific region, the US military launched the Battle of Iwo Jima, and the strategic offensive has begun; The prelude to the counterattack has been kicked off. The Japanese army has been huddled in the big cities and traffic arteries, and has lost the power to fight back...

In May, German fascists surrendered. At the same time, the U.S. Air Force further intensified its bombing of the Japanese mainland. ... All indications have indicated that the complete victory of the World Anti-Fascist War is not far away. By July, after the schedule of the China-U.S.-U.K. Potsdam Conference is finalized, the dawn of victory is even more clearly visible! Eight years of the Anti-Japanese War, eight years of blood and rain!China has lost a lot, manpower, material resources, financial resources... But the sacrifices are always accompanied by gains: China abolished the unequal treaties, ended the situation of being divided by the big powers, and won the status of "one of the four powers"... more valuable Yes, a hundred years of shame has been shed, and national ambitions have grown!

Chiang Kai-shek began to call himself a "national hero". Newspapers, radio stations, and magazines, as long as Chiang Kai-shek's name is mentioned, whether soldiers or ordinary people, they can't help but cast respectful glances and salute silently for China's "leader of the Anti-Japanese War." Chiang Kai-shek was 58 years old this year, nearly sixty years old, but he was still "strong-minded".He wandered around the cave forest garden, sometimes stopped to look into the distance, sometimes lowered his head to meditate, but in his heart, he was always pretending to be "a serious problem" - the Communist Party of China!

He felt more and more the urgency of time.He knew that as soon as Germany surrendered and the allies turned to fight against Japan, it would only be a matter of time before China won the war of resistance, and this time would not be too long. In the eyes of Chiang Kai-shek, the Communist Party seems to be getting stronger and stronger: at the Seventh National Congress of the Communist Party of China, Mao Zedong actually claimed to unite representatives of all parties, factions and independent parties to form a democratic interim coalition government; It is said that the Eighth Route Army, the New Fourth Army, and the South China Anti-Japanese Column have a total of more than 900,000 troops, and there are also two million and hundreds of thousands of militiamen-this is really a terrible number.

Chiang Kai-shek no longer had the heart to appreciate the singing of birds and the fragrance of flowers in the cave forest garden.After walking around the forest a few times that day, he ordered his adjutants to call Chen Cheng and He Yingqin. He was going to discuss with these two capable generals how to deal with the Communist Party. In July 1945, Chongqing was in the midst of a scorching heat, and the sun shone down, scorching the earth.Upon receiving the notice, Chen Cheng and He Yingqin immediately dropped their official duties and rushed to the cave forest garden under the scorching sun.

Donglin Garden is located in Shuanghe Street, Geleshan, and was built in 1939.The trees are shady and the scenery is pleasant.Lin Yuan was originally the president's residence built for Chiang Kai-shek.When it was completed, Lin Sen, chairman of the national government, went to congratulate him. Seeing the elegant architecture and quiet environment of the mansion, he couldn't help but be full of praise. Chiang Kai-shek should give the mansion to Lin Sen.The official residence was called "Linyuan" at that time. In 1943, Lin Sen died in a car accident, and Chiang Kai-shek moved to Linyuan.In the later period of the Anti-Japanese War, many important activities of Chiang Kai-shek, including important state affairs activities, were carried out here.

Chiang Kai-shek is dressed in a military uniform and has a slightly slender figure.He and Chen respectfully stood at attention and saluted, their movements swift and powerful. After exchanging pleasantries, Chiang Kai-shek went straight to the topic: "Jingzhi (character He Yingqin), Cixiu (character Chen Cheng), I'm looking for you today, and I want to hear your opinions on the current international and domestic situation." Chen Cheng looked at He Yingqin, smiled modestly, let He Yingqin speak first, and he pretended to be listening attentively.At this time, He Yingqin was the commander-in-chief of the army, and he would not give in to Chen Cheng, the Minister of Military and Political Affairs. What's more, He Yingqin was seven years older than him.

"Let me talk about my humble opinion, please sit down and criticize." He Yingqin said: "From the perspective of the overall war situation, China's final victory is inevitable. Now the Soviet Union and the United States are urging Japan to surrender. A comprehensive counter-offensive, the Soviet Union is also preparing to enter the Northeast to fight against Japan at the right time, and the national army, under the leadership of the committee, has continued to deal fatal blows to Japan. The pressure on Japan's military is very great. Japan can only Limited defensive operations were carried out on the previously occupied areas. In addition, after Germany surrendered, the Japanese military and political circles were very pessimistic about the future of the war of aggression against China. Anti-war voices began to be heard in Japan, and the momentum was relatively strong. In my opinion, my country's victory in the War of Resistance is inevitable. By that time, the meritorious service of the Commissioner will be enough to shine in the annals of history, and the Commissioner will be enough to become a national hero of the Chinese nation."

"Yes, the Commissioner has led the army and the people to fight together for eight years, and has indeed written a history. Many reports in the media now say that the Commissioner is a national hero!" Chen Cheng echoed. "Ah! What kind of national hero? Internal and external troubles, the country has no peace!" Chiang Kai-shek leaned on the grand master's chair, looked at the ceiling and sighed heavily.He is very energetic on weekdays, but when he talked about "internal and external troubles" today, he seemed a little old. "That is, the country is indeed suffering from internal and external troubles, full of disasters!" Chen Cheng, who has always been loyal to Chiang Kai-shek, knew what Chiang Kai-shek was referring to, and immediately took up the conversation: "Little Japan is an external trouble, and the 'communist bandits' are internal troubles! After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, the 'communist bandits' Still a problem!"

This sentence went to Chiang Kai-shek's heart, but he didn't say anything, waiting to hear what He Yingqin had to say. "'Communist bandits' is really a problem. Now there are their bases and guerrillas all over the country, and their strength is growing day by day. Now they are much stronger than when the War of Resistance began..." "How amazing it is to let it develop!" Before He Yingqin could finish speaking, Chiang Kai-shek took the conversation away. Chen Cheng said: "Committee, wipe out the 'communist bandits' without delay!" He Yingqin looked at Chiang Kai-shek and said: "After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, the problem of the 'communist bandits' must be resolved!"

"It will be too late by then!" Chiang Kai-shek stood up suddenly. Chen Cheng and He Yingqin were taken aback, their eyes fixed on Chiang Kai-shek. Chiang Kai-shek continued: "Currently the main force of our army is still in the Northwest and Southwest, and one part is in Burma. Once the Japanese army surrenders, our army will not have time to be sent to the front line, and the Communist guerrillas will be everywhere. At that time, we will Passive!" Both Chen Cheng and He Yingqin nodded, expressing their deep agreement with Chiang Kai-shek's views. "Come on, let's start now." Army Commander-in-Chief He Yingqin said. "It's okay to do something, but it can't be too big. After all, Japan hasn't announced its surrender yet, and it's still the period when the Kuomintang and the Communist Party cooperated to resist Japan. If the action is too big, I'm afraid it will be difficult to explain politically. And it must be kept absolutely secret, so as not to be the same as last time,' I didn’t eat the mutton, but I felt ashamed.” Chen Cheng said. The last time Chen Cheng mentioned here refers to the event in July 1943 when the Kuomintang planned to attack Yan'an with heavy troops.Due to the leak of the military plane in advance, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China immediately launched a public opinion offensive after grasping the information.On the one hand, Mao Zedong wrote articles to expose Chiang Kai-shek's conspiracy and used the media to create influence at home and abroad; on the other hand, he sent a telegram to Dong Biwu in Chongqing, asking him to expose Chiang Kai-shek's false anti-Japanese and real civil war conspiracy internationally through the United States and the United Kingdom.At the same time, Zhu De also called Hu Zongnan: "If a civil war is launched, it will destroy the great cause of unity in the War of Resistance." That military operation was planned by Chiang Kai-shek himself, and it was a top-secret operation. Even many of Hu Zongnan's army commanders and division commanders did not know about it.As a result, the Communist Party first obtained information and pre-empted strikes, which made Chiang Kai-shek very passive. Under the pressure of public opinion, he had to publicly show his face in the media to "refute rumors."That action humiliated Chiang Kai-shek, and he has always been brooding about it, always looking for an opportunity to take revenge on the Communist Party.However, intimidated by domestic public opinion and international pressure from the United States and Britain, although he hated the Communist Party, he did not take it lightly.So until this time when discussing this matter with Chen Cheng and He Yingqin, Chiang Kai-shek was very cautious about the military attack on the Communist Party. Chiang Kai-shek had learned from the past, and he deeply agreed with Chen Cheng's words. After walking around the reception room for a few times, he said, "Yes! The Communist Party is very good at propaganda, and is very good at gaining sympathy. One inadvertent move will give them an excuse. At that time we will be passive again. What we have to do now is to hit him and prevent him from uttering the word 'pain'." Chiang Kai-shek turned around and looked at them and said, "So, you two should Think of a way, find a better reason!" He and Chen were speechless. After a moment of contemplation, He Yingqin's eyes lit up, and he raised his head as if he had found a treasure and said, "Committee, didn't some of the national army defected to the Communist army in Chunhua, Shaanxi some time ago? Commander Hu reported that it was planned by the underground elements of the Communist Party. We Why not take some action near Chunhua on the grounds that the Communist Party planned a national army mutiny and undermined internal unity." He Yingqin is the commander-in-chief of the army, and he knows the situation of the whole army well. Chiang Kai-shek and Chen Cheng thought it was a good idea to bring this matter up today. But looking at the astonished eyes of Chiang Kai-shek and Chen Cheng, He Yingqin knew that they didn't know about this matter. But it's understandable to not know.As the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, Chiang Kai-shek has a lot to do every day, how can he know everything in detail?What's more, after Hu Zongnan reported to the Military Commission, He Yingqin did not instruct his subordinates to report to Chiang Kai-shek.A few soldiers mutinied, just a trivial matter.Besides, it is not uncommon for the national army to mutiny.Chen Cheng is the Minister of Military and Political Affairs. These days, he has been busy with the establishment and logistics, and has less concern about the troops' training and operations.Thinking of this, He Yingqin cleverly told Chiang Kai-shek and Chen Cheng about the matter again: It was more than a month ago when the Liang Ganqiao Department of the Hu Army stationed in the area outside Chunhua, the Guanzhong Division of the Communist Party, and the Li Jingmou Department of Zhu Shaozhou had an infighting.Liu Wenhua, commander of Liang Ganqiao's garrison battalion, took the opportunity to lead a few soldiers to mutiny and surrender to the Communist Party's Guanzhong Army Division garrison.In addition, a platoon stationed in a bunker in a small town in Chunhua County also defected to the Communist Party.Commander Hu reported that it was caused by the underground party of the Communist Party. Chiang Kai-shek was speechless for a moment after hearing this.He Yingqin sat in his seat and stared at Chiang Kai-shek, wondering what Chiang Kai-shek thought: Do you think this reason is not sufficient and not convincing?Or blame Hu Zongnan for not being able to lead the troops, and the soldiers kept mutinying?still…… Just when He Yingqin couldn't figure it out, Chiang Kai-shek said softly: "Yes, let's do it like this. Let Shoushan (Hu Zongnan) get ready. Transfer several divisions from the front line of Henan and the troops along the Yellow River to the south line of the enemy's Guanzhong division. Block the south gate of the communist bandits. If there are not enough troops, transfer a few divisions from Xi'an." After finishing the order, Chiang Kai-shek looked up at the hillside full of wild flowers outside the window, with a strange expression on his face, which was hard to figure out. Hu Zongnan's office is simple and simple. When you walk in, a photo of Chiang Kai-shek's military uniform hangs in the center of the opposite wall. Below the photo is a huge desk filled with various documents and commonly used utensils.There is a row of safes behind the seats, and most important documents are placed in the safes. Hu Zongnan was reading a document that day, and his confidential secretary Xiong Xianghui sent a top-secret telegram.The telegram was from the Military Council.Hu Zongnan knew that this was confessed by Chiang Kai-shek himself. After reading the telegram, Hu Zongnan ordered in a low voice: "Deputy Commander Fan, please come. I'll wait for him in the war room." Deputy Commander Fan is Fan Hanjie, who was awarded the rank of lieutenant general in 1945. He has just been promoted from the position of deputy commander-in-chief of the 38th Army to the deputy commander-in-chief and chief of staff of the first theater. As soon as Xiong Xianghui turned around, Hu Zongnan told him to wait a while, and he suddenly remembered that Xiong Xianghui seemed to have told him about getting married.Hu Zongnan was always very concerned about this proud assistant. In May 1938, Hu Zongnan sent Xiong Xianghui to study at the seventh branch of the Army Military Academy.The Central Army Military Academy was formerly known as the Whampoa Military Academy, which was originally located in Nanjing. After the Anti-Japanese War, it was moved to Chengdu, and some branch schools were established. Chiang Kai-shek served as the principal concurrently, and Hu Zongnan served as the director of the seventh branch school. The students all belonged to the "Whampoa series".In this way, Xiong Xianghui is counted as the fifteenth student of Whampoa.After completing his studies in school, Xiong Xianghui was appointed as Hu Zongnan's assistant - aide-de-camp and confidential secretary. "Xiang Hui, how is your relationship with Xiao Hua (Xie Xiaohua, Xiong Zhi's lover)?" Hu Zongnan stood up and stretched himself.Standing in front of Xiong Xianghui, he asked kindly. Xiong Xianghui was very surprised that Mr. Hu actually cared about his emotional life!He quickly calmed down, lowered his head and replied in a low voice: "Sir, there are so many things to do every day, how dare you worry about my little things." "Who says it's a small matter? It's a lifelong event! I won't do other things, but I'll do this for you. Xiao Hua is a good boy, please take care of yourself." He circled half a circle in front of Xiong Xianghui, and took a picture. He patted Xiong Xianghui on the shoulder and said, "Okay, you can go." Xiong Xianghui thanked him repeatedly, turned around with a smile and left. Hu Zongnan looked at Xiong Xianghui's back with satisfaction. Among his many secretaries and staff, only Xiong Xianghui was different. He was smart and capable without losing his demeanor.Just the process of Hu Zongnan's interview with Xiong Xianghui at that time was enough for him to think about it for a long time. It was the winter of 1937. Xiong Xianghui, who was studying at Tsinghua University, was a member of the Hunan Youth Field Service Corps. He joined the 1st Army of the Kuomintang in Wuhan where Hu Zongnan served as the commander. The first hurdle was the interview by Hu Zongnan himself. The first question Hu Zongnan asked everyone was "Why did you come to our army".Some replied "I have admired General Hu's name for a long time", and some replied "The 1st Army is a heroic army".But when it was Xiong Xianghui's turn, he neither stood up nor saluted, but sat in his seat and replied loudly: "Come to revolution!" Hu Zongnan was taken aback.At that time, the word "revolution" had long since disappeared from the dictionary of the Kuomintang.Today, when the young man talked about revolution, it was refreshing. "Are you here for the revolution?" Hu Zongnan asked with wide-eyed eyes. "Of course. Your army is called the National Revolutionary Army. Of course the National Revolutionary Army is going to make a revolution." "What is called a revolution?" "Resistance to Japan! Resistance to Japan is revolution." "Oh, resistance to Japan is revolution?" Hu Zongnan became more and more interested. He stroked his beardless chin and asked with interest, "What about not fighting Japan or pretending to fight Japan?" Xiong Xianghui reacted extremely quickly: "No resistance against Japan means no revolution, fake resistance against Japan means fake revolution, and resistance against Japan means counter-revolution." Hu Zongnan was attracted by Xiong Xianghui's quick wit and uniqueness.On the spot, he decided to keep Xiong Xianghui by his side to work. In fact, Xiong Xianghui was sent by Zhou Enlai to Hu Zongnan's 1st Army to participate in underground work. He had secretly joined the party when he was in Tsinghua University.At that time, Zhou Enlai sent Xiong Xianghui to the south of Hu Zongnan for the purpose of "playing leisurely chess and making cold shots". However, Xiong Xianghui used his wit and talent to win Hu Zongnan's trust, and quickly became Hu Zongnan's adjutant guard and confidential secretary. To a large number of military secrets. It was Xiong Xianghui who reported Hu Zongnan's blitz on Yan'an in July 1943 to the party organization. But Hu Zongnan knew nothing about it, and still admired this young man very much. Fan Hanjie came, dressed in a neat military uniform, and in good spirits. Hu Zongnan was still very polite to the deputy who had just arrived. He quickly motioned for him to sit down and poured a glass of water himself. "The commissioner has given me a new task." Hu Zongnan said unhurriedly, drinking tea, "The commissioner ordered our department to dispatch some troops to the southern line of the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region of the Communist Party of China, which is the Guanzhong Army Division of the Communist Party of China. The first line. Order us to complete the deployment as quickly as possible, and wait for the opportunity to seize the CCP’s Guanzhong Army Division.” After Hu Zongnan finished speaking, Fan Hanjie was quite astonished.It is still a period of cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, and the War of Resistance is about to be won. Why is there friction again at this time? Hu Zongnan drank tea slowly, actually watching Fan Hanjie's expression quietly.But Fan Hanjie quickly calmed down, he knew very well what Chiang Kai-shek's intentions were.Now that Chiang Kai-shek's order has come down, as a subordinate, he can only obey. Fan Hanjie looked at Hu Zongnan and said softly, "Then in your opinion, how should we act?" "My opinion is that according to the opinions of the committee members, some troops in Henan and along the Yellow River will be called back, and a few more divisions will be transferred from Xi'an to deploy in Chunhua, Yaoxian, Tongguan (now Tongchuan), and Xunyi. "Hu Zongnan said as he got up and turned to the map on the wall, drawing a long red line in Chunhua, Yaoxian, Tongguan and other places, "When we finish the deployment, we will wait for the order from the committee. The specific attack The time is not yet determined.” "Since the committee members have clear instructions, let's do it this way." Fan Hanjie had just arrived and was not familiar with the situation, so it was inconvenient to express his personal opinions. In the next few days, Hu Zongnan ordered the anti-Japanese troops far away in Henan and along the Yellow River. A total of 6 divisions were called back overnight. In addition to 3 divisions in Xi'an, a total of 9 divisions gathered in the Guanzhong area in less than 10 days. , staring at the Guanzhong Army Division. Hu Zongnan sits in Xi'an and is eager to try.Since the failure of the last blitz attack on Yan'an, he has been very guilty, and has been looking for opportunities to make up for it. He wants to give his Principal Jiang a satisfactory explanation, so that he can redeem himself.This time he had made up his mind, and the principal ordered him to complete the task even if he went through fire and water! After the end of the Seventh National Congress, He Long has been considering the issue of counter-offensive operations against Japan, and ordered the 358th Brigade to go to the Luliang Military Region in early July. Starting from July 18, when He Long was still considering the next move of the United Defense Force, he continued to receive reports on the enemy's situation from the 1st Guard Brigade stationed in the Guanzhong Army Division.The report said that the Kuomintang army has been active in recent days, and several troops have been transferred in succession and assembled near Yetai Mountain in Chunhua County. "Hu Zongnan is about to act again!" He Long was smoking a cigarette pot in one hand, and holding a message from the 1st Security Brigade in the other hand, and said to Li Jingquan, Zhang Jingwu and others. Li Jingquan took the telegram and passed it to Zhang Jingwu after reading it. "I have to report to the central government quickly, Yetai Mountain is not a joke, it's the gate of Guanzhong!" He Long walked back and forth in the room with a smoking pot in one hand and akimbo in the other, "Chiang Kai-shek finally couldn't hold back anymore, Last time he made him look ashamed, this time he is here for revenge. The momentum may be stronger, so Gao Jinchun needs to be more vigilant." On the one hand, He Long ordered Gao Jinchun, commander of the 1st Police Brigade, to keep an eye on the enemy's situation and report at any time, and at the same time immediately reported to the Central Military Commission.Regarding the enemy's situation in the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region, He Long has never been sloppy.His task is to stand guard for the Party Central Committee and the people of the border areas.I remember that when the central government appointed him as the commander-in-chief of the joint defense forces of Shaanxi, Gansu, Ningxia, Jinsui and Suizhou three years ago, Chairman Mao held his sign language and said earnestly: "Our heads are all entrusted to you!" In the next two days, reports were received from Gao Jinchun that the Kuomintang troops were increasing every day, and there were about eight or nine divisions gathered in Chunhua, Yaoxian, Tongguan (now Tongchuan), and Xunyi.He Long immediately reported to the Military Commission again, and Mao Zedong instructed: "Soldiers come to block, water comes to cover." He Long ordered Gao Jinchun, commander of the 1st Police Brigade, and political commissar Zhang Desheng to strengthen their guard and prepare for battle. Before dawn on July 21, when people were still sound asleep, gunshots erupted suddenly from the south of Yetai Mountain, breaking the tranquility of Yetai Mountain.Hu Zongnan launched an attack on Yetai Mountain after receiving Chiang Kai-shek's order. The defenders of the 1st Police Brigade, which had already been on high alert, immediately went into battle.According to the instructions of the central government, He Long sent a telegram to order Gao Jinchun to stick to his position and not give an inch. Yetai Mountain is 24 kilometers east of Chunhua County, Xianyang City. The terrain is difficult and it has an important strategic position in the military. It is known as the "Gateway of Guanzhong".During the Anti-Japanese War, the Kuomintang and the Communist Party took Yetai Mountain as the boundary to fortify the area.The defenders of both sides lived in peace for 8 years face to face.Following Hu Zongnan's order, the two sides finally fought with each other. The soldiers of the 1st Police Brigade guarding Yetai Mountain have long been displeased with the arrogance of the Kuomintang soldiers. They have always wanted to teach them a lesson but suffered from no chance.Today's opportunity came, and the comrades worked hard and fought hard.At the same time, part of the security column of the Guanzhong Division and part of the New 4th Brigade were also put into battle.They took advantage of the favorable terrain to repel several attacks by the Hu army. The battle lasted until the 23rd, but the Hu army still made no progress. Since the start of the battle, Hu Zongnan has been paying attention to the progress of the troops. He just wanted to take Yetai Mountain in one fell swoop to announce the good news to Chiang Kai-shek, but after three days, there was still no progress, which made him anxious. "Since the temporary formation of the 59th Division and the 2nd Cavalry Division is not enough, then the 3rd Reserve Division will also be pushed up. I don't believe that a small Yetai Mountain can't be taken down?" Hu Zongnan said to Sheng Wen and others. After the 3rd KMT Cavalry Division pressed up, the pressure on our defenders in Yetai Mountain increased sharply.Although the position is still there, the casualties are increasing.He Long, who has been sticking to his position, is a little uncertain.Regarding the question of whether to withdraw or defend, I specifically sought out Deputy Commander Li Jingquan, Chief of Staff Zhang Jingwu, and Deputy Chief of Staff Li Fuke to discuss. He Long said: "The guiding ideology of our army's operations has always been to 'preserve ourselves and destroy the enemy'. Now the Yetaishan position has been defended, but the casualties are too large. This is not our goal. We can't afford to fight against the enemy. I think In the name of the headquarters, we should ask the Military Commission for instructions to evacuate Mount Yetai and transfer the 358th Brigade back to help. After all the conditions are met, we can consider counterattacking and take down the position again. Try to avoid losses.” Several others thought it would work. The Military Commission immediately agreed to the proposal of He Long and others.At the same time, Mao Zedong also instructed He Long to telegraph the whole country with Xu Xiangqian, Guan Xiangying and others to announce the truth of the matter.We must also invite an impartial investigation team to Yetaishan to investigate the truth of the matter, so that Chiang Kai-shek will be politically passive. He Long deeply admired Mao Zedong's instruction: "The chairman is the chairman. We can only consider military affairs, but he can consider politics. Military retreat, political attack. Let Lao Jiang be caught off guard." Next, the 358th Brigade of our army marched to the rescue of Yetai Mountain, while the defenders of Yetai Mountain voluntarily withdrew, abandoning more than 40 villages.Hu Zongnan's troops occupied a place 10 kilometers deep and 50 kilometers wide in front. Hu Zongnan's telegram to Chiang Kai-shek and He Long's telegram to protest to Chiang Kai-shek and Hu Zongnan were sent almost at the same time.Chiang Kai-shek was holding Hu Zongnan's telegram of good news, while he was holding the telegram of protest from He Long and others.The sharp wording of He Long's telegram made Chiang Kai-shek feel uncomfortable. On July 28, the day after Hu Zongnan occupied Yetai Mountain, the press began to hype the Yetaishan battle. When the Yetaishan battle was aroused by public opinion, the Yetaishan Counterattack Temporary Headquarters was established with Zhang Zongxun as the commander and Xi Zhongxun as the political commissar. All participating troops gathered in the Malan area. It was proceeding in an orderly manner. The counter-offensive operation began at dusk on August 8 and officially started at midnight.From the war to the morning of the 10th, our army regained all the lost ground that it voluntarily withdrew.And annihilated 5 companies and 1 battalion headquarters of the Kuomintang army, killed and wounded more than 100 enemies, captured 36 enemies below the battalion commander, and seized 19 light and heavy machine guns and a large amount of ammunition.This batch of seized weapons and the remaining shell casings printed with the words "Made in America" ​​(Made in America) on Yetai Mountain provided strong evidence to the US military investigation team who came to Yetai Mountain for investigation on August 12.The U.S. military investigation team walked around Yetai Mountain, and returned angrily without saying a word. On the night of August 10, 1945, He Long will never forget it.Just when he received the report from Zhang Zongxun to regain Yetai Mountain, and was exaggerating to Li Jingquan, Zhang Jingwu, Li Fuke and others how Zongxun could fight, the guard Wei Shaokun came to report again: Commander-in-Chief Zhu called, and the Japanese sent Begging for a note, ready to surrender unconditionally. "Really?" He Long's eyes widened in surprise. This is undoubtedly an explosive news, more exciting than the good news of Yetaishan.At that time, everyone stared at Wei Shaokun motionless, asking him to tell the exact words of Commander-in-Chief Zhu. Although Japan's surrender was expected by everyone, when the news actually came out, everyone still felt very sudden.Believe it, but also can't believe it, people have an indescribable feeling in their hearts. Wei Shaokun, this ordinary guard, has now become the center of the entire joint defense army headquarters. Seeing the appearances of several commanders and chiefs of staff, Wei Shaokun laughed loudly: "It's true! It's absolutely true." "Pick me up Commander Zhu, I want to ask myself." He Long woke up from his surprise and couldn't wait to verify the news himself. "At 7 o'clock in the evening, the Japanese government sent a begging note to the Allies through the two neutral countries of Sweden and Switzerland. It is absolutely true!" Zhu De said loudly on the other end of the phone. The entire Union Defense Command is boiling! This is a victory won with the strength of the entire country and the entire nation! They jumped, jumped, and celebrated this unprecedented victory in an unprecedented way. So exciting, so exciting! In small terms, how much have they personally suffered?How many sacrifices did you make?From climbing snow-capped mountains, crossing grasslands, to forcing Jiang to resist Japan, how many comrades were sacrificed along the way?How many comrades were sacrificed from the great victory at Pingxingguan, the Hundred Regiments War to the anti-mopping up campaign?How can you not be excited that 8 years of sacrifice have paid off? In a broad sense, the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression was the culmination of China's war against aggression, and the present victory is also the first complete victory in China's war against aggression in the past 100 years.How can it not be exciting that China will end its more than 100-year history of foreign aggression? Everyone's eyes filled with tears. At this moment of joy for all people, He Long thought of Guan Xiangying, and he wanted to share this happiness with this old comrade in arms. This old partner and comrade-in-arms who has shared weal and woe with He Long since the period in western Hunan and Hubei, suffered from severe lung disease in 1940, and is now bedridden. Guan Xiang should be conveyed. When He Long went to visit Guan Xiangying and conveyed the seven spirits to him, seeing Guan Xiangying's skinny appearance, tears fell immediately.He held Guan Xiangying's hand and didn't say a word for a long time. That day He Long conveyed the spirit of the Seventh Congress with tears in his eyes.He Long also happily conveyed the news that Guan Xiangying had been elected as a member of the Seventh Central Committee.Guan Xiangying smiled a little after hearing this. He knew that this was the highest honor given to him by the party.But Guan Xiangying felt very guilty in his heart, and said: "I have been lying in a hospital bed for five years, and He Gonghe De was elected as a member of the Central Committee?!" After speaking, tears streamed down his face. Guan Xiangying was deeply moved by the care the party gave him, and also annoyed by his poor health.A person who regards revolution as his career is suddenly trapped by a serious illness, unable to continue his beloved career, and can no longer fight for his beliefs. Naturally, his heart is very painful. He Long understood Guan Xiangying's mood very well, and choked up and said, "Recover well, the brothers of the 120th Division are still waiting for you to go back!" This half-encouraging and half-comforting words made Guan Xiangying hopeful again. Both He and Guan cried that day.These two tough guys who fought against Chiang Kai-shek for nearly 20 years and fought against the Japanese devils for 8 years, who were not afraid of anything, both shed tears that day. On August 10th, the whole of China was boiling.But the Yan'an headquarters of the CCP Central Committee seemed very nervous at this time. The meetings of the Central Military Commission were held one by one, and the orders were issued one by one. At 10 a.m. on the 10th, Commander-in-Chief Zhu De issued the No. 1 order, ordering all troops to launch a final attack on the stubborn enemy, and resolutely wipe out the enemies who dared to surrender without surrendering their guns. The fact that the Communist Party reacted so quickly is due to the fact that the Communist Party had already prepared for it, and it was also related to the working style of the Communist Party leaders.It was also the news that Japan issued a begging note that reached Chiang Kai-shek, but the speed of decision-making was completely different. Jiang didn't expect Japan to surrender so soon, because Japan's offensive capabilities still exist on the Chinese battlefield, and half of China's country has also been taken by Japan.Chiang Kai-shek estimated that to make Japan, which was armed with the spirit of bushido, surrender, at least it would have to deal a heavy blow on the Chinese battlefield.Clearly, it will take time to achieve this on the Chinese battlefield.However, his estimate of the role of the United States using the atomic bomb and the Soviet Union’s military deployment is still a little conservative. In other words, Chiang Kai-shek never thought that the United States would use the atomic bomb, nor did he think that the Soviet Union would send troops quickly after the United States used the atomic bomb, let alone that it had never been possible. The Kwantung Army of I was so vulnerable in front of the Soviet Red Army that it was completely defeated.All in all, Chiang Kai-shek did not expect Japan to surrender so soon. The victory came so quickly that Chiang Kai-shek was at a loss for a while.After sitting in a daze for a long time, he finally regained his composure, and quickly ordered He Yingqin to make some arrangements, and immediately held a meeting to focus on the issue of how to take over the enemy-occupied area.Because at this time, Chiang Kai-shek's main force was still concentrated in the southwest, and it was too late to transport it to the areas of the country occupied by the Japanese army. The meeting was dull and lengthy. These high-ranking officials under Jiang's subordinates usually boasted about it, but when it came to a critical moment, when they needed to make up their minds, they had nothing to say. In the end, it was Bai Chongxi, known as "Little Zhuge", who broke the siege. He advocated using the legal status of the national government to monopolize the right to surrender, so that all Japanese and puppet troops were only allowed to surrender to the national army.That is to say, before the arrival of the national army, the Japanese army and the puppet army were used as the garrison. That's a really good idea.Chiang Kai-shek is complacent about having a "contemporary Zhuge Liang" like Bai Chongxi.In the early days of the Anti-Japanese War, when the Kuomintang was defeated in almost every battle and lost a large area of ​​land, Chiang Kai-shek was very distressed and could not find a good solution.Later, it was Bai Chongxi's idea of ​​"accumulating small victories into big victories, exchanging space for time" that pointed out the direction for Chiang Kai-shek.It's a pity that this "little Zhuge" is the same as his political enemy Li Zongren.However, his anti-communism is positive, which is very desirable.Now it doesn't matter what faction is not. They are all members of the Kuomintang, as long as their opinions work. On the afternoon of the 10th, Chiang Kai-shek issued two orders: first, he ordered the soldiers in all theaters to intensify their efforts to fight, and to actively advance everything according to the established military plans and orders, and not to relax.The second way is to order the puppet troops in the occupied areas to maintain law and order, and the Japanese troops are only allowed to surrender to the Kuomintang troops. After receiving the order, Fu Zuoyi and Yan Xishan acted quickly.During the War of Resistance Against Japan, Fu Zuoyi's troops were stationed in Wuyuan and Linhe in the west of Suiyuan. On the 11th, Chiang Kai-shek issued a third order: to order the 18th Army to stay in place and stand by. However, this order did not have any effect. The leaders of the 18th Army responded by issuing 6 consecutive orders to the unit and sending a protest telegram to Chiang Kai-shek jointly signed by Zhu De and Peng Dehuai. "...We think that you made a mistake in this order, and it was so wrong that we have to say to you: firmly reject this order. Because this order you gave us is not only unreasonable, but also contrary to the principles of the Chinese nation. The interests of the nation are only beneficial to the Japanese invaders and the traitors who betrayed the motherland." Chiang Kai-shek became more and more angry, threw the telegram heavily on the floor, cursed "Niang Xipi" furiously, and poked the floor with the crutch in his hand. "Dong Dong" sounded. At this time, Mao Zedong was delivering a speech passionately at a cadre meeting held in Yan'an. With his hands on his hips, Mao Zedong spoke in his strong Hunan dialect, waving his arms from time to time when he got excited.Zhou Enlai, Zhu De, Liu Shaoqi, Ren Bishi, Peng Dehuai and other central leaders sat in the front row.In addition, there are Liu Bocheng, Deng Xiaoping, Chen Yi, Chen Geng, Bo Yibo, Xiao Jinguang, Nie Rongzhen and others who came back from the front to participate in the Seventh Congress but did not return. Mao Zedong said: "How about the Kuomintang? Looking at its past, you can know its present; looking at its past and present, you can know its future." "His policy is to stand by and wait for victory, preserve strength, and prepare for civil war. .Sure enough, the victory is waiting, and the 'chairman' is going to 'go down the mountain' now." "Going down the mountain to snatch the fruits of victory in the War of Resistance." Mao Zedong continued: "When civil war on a national scale has not yet broken out, the people and many comrades in our party still do not have a clear understanding of this issue." "Chiang Kai-shek must adhere to the reactionary policy of dictatorship and civil war. Our party pointed this out in time." "Our policy is tit for tat, fighting for every inch of land." "The people rely on us to organize. The Chinese reactionaries rely on us to organize the people to overthrow them. All reactionary things, If you don’t beat it, it won’t fall. It’s the same as sweeping the floor, if the broom doesn’t reach it, the dust will not go away by itself.” ... All the cadres are listening carefully, and some are taking notes quickly with a pen.Mao Zedong's speeches are full of passion at all times, he sees problems to the point, and is humorous.For the majority of worker and peasant cadres, listening to Mao Zedong's speech is a good study. He Long is also here today.当毛泽东讲到“帝国主义者就会吓人的那一套，殖民地有许多人也就是怕吓。他们以为所有殖民地的人都怕吓，但是不知道中国有这么一些人是不怕那一套的”时，贺龙脸上露出了会意的笑容，心想：我们共产党人就是不怕那一套的人。 这次演讲结束后，中央又连续开了两天会。会议开得非常紧张，连饭都是在会场吃的。 中央交给贺龙一个艰巨的任务：统率晋绥部队，立即向日军和日伪军发起进攻，迫其缴械投降，占领太原，控制山西和绥蒙。此时，中央军委已决定把晋绥军区和晋绥野战军从陕甘宁晋绥联防军建制中调出，直属中央军委领导，由贺龙、李井泉统一指挥，担负向晋绥地区日伪军大反攻的任务。 8月15日晚开完会回来，贺龙心里沉甸甸的。他没有回家，直奔联防军司令部，召开了部分处、科长会议，决定次日就出发去山西前线。 8月16日，来不及和妻子薛明多呆一段时间，贺龙便同联防军参谋长张经武、晋绥分局代理书记、晋绥军区政委林枫及司令部工作人员，登车出发了。 此时的贺龙踌躇满志，从绵延起伏的黄土高原向山西方向一路急驰而去。 八月的黄土高原并不显得荒凉。一些山坡上种的不少树木，远远望去还是郁郁葱葱。玉米早已经熟透，金黄的颜色打扮着一面面山坡。山谷里的小麦再过十天半月就可以收割了。牧羊的老乡们挥舞着羊鞭，吆喝羊群的声音和着信天游的曲调隐约可闻。 贺龙望着绵延起伏的黄土高坡，不禁佩服起大自然的伟大来。黄土高原是很贫瘠，但黄土高原也很雄壮。那连绵起伏的山峦，那伸入云霄的高峰，对生在湖南山区的贺龙来说是一种无法抗拒的诱惑。陕北的大山有诗的意境，也有海的胸怀，所以这里能创造出豪放的陕北民歌，也能够容纳这一群“敢叫日月换新天”的共产党人。 贺龙一边感慨，一边又回想起了近十天里所发生的事情。 8月6日，人类第一次核攻击在广岛爆发。 8月8日，苏联红军分四路进军中国东北。 8月9日，人类第二次核攻击在长崎爆发。 8月9日，毛泽东发表《对日寇的最后一战》。 8月10日，日本乞降。 8月10日，蒙古人民共和国对日宣战。 8月13～15日，中共中央召开紧急会议。 8月15日，日本投降。 ... 一连串将永远载入历史史册的事件，就在短短的十来天里发生了。并且，中国历史的走向也在发生转变。 不过在这个大变局中，中国共产党人总能够高屋建瓴，运筹帷幄。贺龙作为高级指挥员，更亲身体会到了时局变化之快和任务之紧迫。 8月11日9时，贺龙接到朱德的第3号命令，为配合蒙古人民共和国军队进入内蒙及绥、察、热等地作战，并准备接受侵蒙日军投降，贺龙所部由绥远就地向北行动。10时半又接到朱总司令第4号命令，为实施肃清同蒲沿线及汾河流域之日伪军，并准备接受日伪军投降与进入太原，所有在山西的八路军和地方武装统归贺龙指挥，统一行动。 这是一副怎样的担子啊？这等于是把陕甘宁边区的东大门交给了贺龙。 当然，贺龙会不辱使命。他任120师师长时，日本鬼子听说贺龙的名字就吓破了胆，他所战斗的晋西北硬是没让日本鬼子前进一步，保护了延安。1942年，中央军委组建陕甘宁晋绥联防军，专职负责陕甘宁边区的防务，贺龙出任司令员。在这三年多里，陕甘宁边区尽管遭到国民党几十万大军的包围，但贺龙运筹帷幄，在中央领导下使蒋介石屡屡不能得逞。中央把东大门交给贺龙，也是考虑过这些的。 贺龙头倚在汽车靠背上思绪万千。 太阳并不晒人，和着高原的秋风一起洒在身上，倒使人有一种懒洋洋的感觉。 贺龙猛然意识到再过几天就要立秋了。一立秋，就意味着天气转凉。黄土高原的天气热的时候热得出奇，但一旦转凉，离天寒地冻的日子也就不远了。野战军战士物资比较缺乏，到冬天棉衣不够，一定要赶在入冬之前结束重大战事。 想到这些，贺龙有些着急起来。他回头问坐在后面的张经武：“前线有没有什么消息？” 张经武一直和警卫员在说着什么。贺龙乍一问，他愣了一下，马上说：“胜仗倒有几个，但比较小。构不成战略作用。” 贺龙一摆手，笑着说：“有胜仗就是好事嘛！说说看。” 这几天贺龙一直忙于开会，除了和李井泉、张经武等人一起研究部队从南北两线分别向太原和归绥（呼和浩特）出击外，其他一些具体的事情都是张经武和其他人负责的。 张经武说：“北线骑兵旅、9团、27团，陆续收复了陶林、武川、察素齐、毕克齐、旗下营、陶卜齐等地，斩断了平绥路和同蒲路北段。” 贺龙一听来兴趣了：“好家伙，才几天时间就收复这么多地方。我看下一步可以考虑把绥远啃下来。南线呢？” “第3、4、7、8军分区收复了古交、河口、石千峰、皇后园、忻口等地。现在差不多到太原近郊了。”张经武说。 “嗯，打得不错。不过阎锡山可不是省油的灯。他轻易不会上五台山去的。”贺龙说。 “阎锡山已经把在孝义、隰县一带集结的9个师调到了太原。阎军一路上占领了汾阳、文水、平遥等县城。阎军在进太原途中没有解除日军武装，命令日军做守备队。”张经武停了停继续说：“蒋介石这一招狠呀！利用日军来对付我们。” “是啊。老蒋老奸巨猾！正像毛主席说的，蒋介石现在要伸手抢桃子了。我们的任务就是要把他的手打断。只要他伸，我们就打，决不含糊。”贺龙烟瘾上来了，下意识地摸了摸鼻子，“对了，我们有没有和国民党发生过冲突？” “有一些小磨擦。看阎锡山、傅作义那个阵势，我看大规模冲突在所难免。” 贺龙说：“明枪易躲，暗箭难防。要是他们正大光明地干，我们倒不怕。就怕我们跟日本鬼子交上火时，他们到后面放冷枪。只要他们敢放，我们就撕破脸皮不客气了。” 张经武不断点头：“就是的，就怕他们放冷枪。不过我们现在要防的不仅仅只有阎锡山、傅作义，还有背后的'二马'呢？'马家军'的骑兵是有名的。来得快去得快。你这边阵势还没摆好，骑兵一来就把你冲散了，撵都撵不上。” “是啊。骑兵的产生也有上千年的历史了，到现在仍然威力无穷。'马家军'迟早是要解决的，只不过现在的重点不在他们，而在阎锡山、傅作义。”贺龙说。 贺龙正说着，参谋送来了一份电报。是绥蒙军区司令员姚喆和政委张达志拍来的，说是部队已到达归绥附近，但比较疲劳，准备休整一天后攻城。 “很好嘛。”贺龙拍着大腿，跳下车点起了一锅烟。 队伍继续前进，不一会就到了宋家川渡口。过了河，贺龙和张经武去晋中指挥太原战役，林枫去兴县，领导全区党政工作，协调南北两线行动。 18日，我军绥蒙军区部队向归绥发起攻击。 由于我军绥蒙部队近日来连克几城，日伪军闻风丧胆。日残军全部龟缩于归绥城，靠自认为坚固的城防工事自保。但绥蒙部队打得很勇敢，战斗3个小时就突入城内，把城内伪军围入十字街区，正准备聚而歼之时，后面突然马蹄声声，枪炮大作。顿时，我军绥蒙部队战士有一大片倒在血泊里，队伍也被打散。 原来，傅作义收到日伪军呼救后，以东进受降部队之一部急行军增援。从南面向绥蒙部队进攻，使绥蒙部队腹背受敌。不得不撤出城外，放弃归绥。 接到报告，贺龙肺都气炸了。 “他真敢放黑枪？”贺龙瞪着眼睛，“好啊。那就别怪我贺某人不客气。走着瞧！” 傅作义放黑枪只是冰山之一角，放眼全国，蒋介石的部署已气势汹汹。国民党第二战区司令长官阎锡山出动7个军进占同蒲路，并以一部向我上党地区推进；第十二战区司令长官傅作义调动6个军沿平绥路东进，主力分别集中到集宁、丰镇、凉城、新堂、陶林、卓资山、归绥等地，其先头部队已逼近张垣（张家口）；第一战区司令长官胡宗南调集8个主力军，东出潼关，沿陇海路直抵郑州，另一部渡过黄河进入山西，沿同蒲路进驻临汾以北，目标直指石家庄、北平。 ... 贺龙端着一锅烟抽得丝丝响，他已经得知毛主席要去重庆和蒋介石谈判了。贺龙一开始就认为蒋介石是在玩弄阴谋诡计，因此不由得担心起主席的安全来。29日，贺龙专电刘少奇、朱德、任弼时，问主席安全是否有保障。30日，刘、朱、任回电说毛泽东赴渝谈判完全必要。从国际国内情况看，安全保证也是有的。最后交待贺龙，目前，在前线最能配合与帮助谈判的事情，就是在自卫原则下打几个胜仗。我军在晋绥方面对阎锡山和傅作义的进攻，望能组织一两次胜利的战斗，以配合毛主席的谈判。 贺龙一拍大腿，他对中央的决策深信不疑。接着拿起作战地图细细地看了老半天，然后拿起铅笔非常慎重地在文水县城上画了一个圈。 贺龙决心在山西打几个胜仗来声援在重庆的毛泽东！第一役就是拿下文水。 8月31日晚，贺龙亲自指挥120师主力——独立第1旅，358旅（缺716团）和八分区第1、2、6支队，沿太汾公路进攻文水城。他命令部队从三面攻城，留下一面“围而不攻”，在缺口那边派得力部队穿插过去布下“口袋阵”，赶鱼入网，聚而歼之。 31日白天，全部进攻准备工作完毕。吃罢晚饭，部队出发。但行至半路，突然狂风大作，大雨倾盆。部队在泥巴路上行走艰难，且士气也受到一定程度的影响。担任先头部队的八分区的领导心里焦急，不禁有点担心。便急电请示贺龙：雨太大，道路泥泞，部队行动困难，可否待大雨过后攻城？ “乱弹琴！”贺龙怒吼道。“进攻！风雨无阻！” 电报传过去，八分区领导即刻传令：“进攻，风雨无阻！” 战士们顶风冒雨，在泥泞中急速挺进。到了文水县城下，八分区2支队越过壕沟，剪断铁丝网，通过布雷区，把云梯靠上城墙，登上了城东北角。独1旅在离城几百米的地方架起了几门大炮，火力掩护突击部队，炮弹准确无误地落到敌阵。经过一天的激战，敌人一部分被歼灭，大部分投降。但还有一股残敌在西城顽固抵抗。贺龙命令攻城部队从北向东再向南攻击，迫敌西窜。31日傍晚，残敌果然由西门突围而出，钻进了贺龙布置的口袋里，全部被歼。城防司令以下500余人被俘。