After all, the common people didn't know the twists and turns inside. They could only use what they saw to explain the current situation. So the public opinion spread that Zhang Zizhong forced Song Zheyuan away, and he stayed and became a traitor.
The previous battles were all fought by Feng Public Security Department and Zhao Dengyu Department. Zhang Zizhong's troops were stationed in Tianjin and hardly fought any battles. Even the Japanese thought he was a pro-Japanese element. After occupying Peiping, instead of insulting Zhang Zizhong, he immediately
Zhang Zizhong was made mayor of Peiping City and put in charge of reorganizing the Hebei-Cha Government Affairs Committee.
In order to buy time for the 29th Army to retreat, Zhang Zizhong had no choice but to comply with the Japanese army and worked hard to reorganize the Hebei-Cha Government Affairs Committee. He also complied with the Japanese and recruited a large number of traitor lackeys into the committee and reassigned Zhang Yunrong, Zhang Bi, Pan Yugui, Jiang Chaozong, and Leng Jiaji.
, Chen Zhongfu, Yang Zhaogeng and others were appointed as committee members, and Pan Yugui was appointed as the police chief of Peiping City. Chen Juesheng, Pan Yugui and others were appointed to be responsible for negotiating with Japan. As a result, the committee was filled with traitors and there were as many scum as dogs (no wonder they were called running dogs).
But Zhang Zizhong immediately learned that the Japanese army not only did not slow down, but continued to move south non-stop, preparing to continue to pursue the 29th Army. Zhang Zizhong was furious. You know, the newspapers have now called him "the number one traitor in North China" and "Zhang Ni".
Some even poetically said that it was a satire on General Zhang's "self-loyalty". In fact, it was "after Zhang Bangchang." Looking at these newspapers, Zhang Zizhong cried secretly many times and found that he could not stop himself in Peking.
After entering the Japanese army, he immediately resigned from all posts, claimed to be ill, hid in a German hospital, then fled to Tianjin by bike, then transferred to a British ship to Qingdao, then to Jinan, in an attempt to transfer to Nanjing.
Let’s not talk about Zhang Zizhong’s useless life in Peking.
The scene turned to the Marco Polo Bridge. After holding on for more than 20 days, the Marco Polo Bridge was worthless due to the destruction of the city of Peiping. Ji Xingwen led his troops to Zhuoxian County to set up defenses. Since He Jifeng, the former commander of the 109th Brigade, was seriously injured and unable to take charge, Song Zheyuan appointed him temporarily.
He is the acting brigade commander of the 109th Brigade.
Song Zheyuan also dispatched a reduced special force regiment (formerly the Nanyuan Special Brigade), a cavalry battalion, an air defense battalion, and a mountain artillery regiment, and ordered it to command all troops that retreated to Zhuozhou in order to defend Zhuozhou.
By the time the Japanese army reached Zhuozhou, it was already August 3. During this period, the Japanese army had eliminated all the remaining 29th Army units in Tianjin. A large number of the 29th Army units surrendered to the Japanese army after seeing Song Zheyuan leave, such as Liuping stationed in Beiyuan.
Ruan Xuanwu, the commander of the 39th Brigade, sent Chief of Staff Zhang Luqing as his representative to shamelessly assure the Japanese army that the 39th Brigade had no intention of resisting the war and actively requested disarmament. The Japanese surrendered the next day.
Warlord troops often choose to surrender when faced with troops they cannot deal with, which is a low-risk, high-reward option.
With the 20th Division as the vanguard, more than 30,000 troops came to the Liuli River in Zhuo County to face Ji Xingwen's troops across the river.
July 26, 1937 - Yan'an
Jiang Cheng brought the remaining modern arms to Yan'an again. At this time, Yan'an was already undergoing major reorganization. Tens of thousands of troops were reorganized into three reorganization divisions. Boss Zhu, Boss Peng and others went around to appease the morale of the troops and held conferences to do ideological work.
After all, these old Red Army soldiers have been fighting against the White Army for nearly ten years. Now that they are told that they will wear the uniforms of the White Army from today on, many soldiers are confused and upset.
Upon learning that Jiang Cheng was back, Chairman Mao immediately asked Xiao Wang beside him to pick Jiang Cheng up and take him to the cave dwelling to prepare for the meeting.
When Jiang Cheng entered the cave, Chairman Mao was the only one. Chairman Mao said with a smile, "Don't look for me, I'm the only one. Mr. Zhu and Vice Chairman Zhou have both left Yan'an. Mr. Zhu has gone to the army, and Vice Chairman Zhou has left Yan'an."
I'm going to Lushan. Come on, let me tell you something."
As he spoke, Chairman Mao took a puff of cigarette and looked at the map of China in front of him and said, "Xiao Jiang, look, the 29th Army has the same history as you said, and it still fights so cowardly. Our situation and history have not changed at all.
ah."
Jiang Cheng shook his head and said, "Although the overall situation is like this, our Red Army is in a good situation, isn't it?"
Chairman Mao nodded and said, "Yes, our seed plan is very successful. Now many college students are rushing to our Yan'an. I asked you to come here just to talk about this matter."
Jiang Cheng asked, "I wonder how the construction of our industrial facilities is going?"
When Chairman Mao mentioned this, he became excited and said, "It's very good. Those engineers and overseas Chinese from the United States are very capable. Our mining areas and factories have been established. Unfortunately, there are still a large number of factories lacking. Yes.
Yes, I will take you to a meeting later. This meeting should have been held a long time ago. But I have been waiting for you."
Jiang Cheng couldn't help but wonder, "Wait for me? I wonder what will happen?"
Chairman Mao smiled and said, "This is an economic development meeting. Now our main force is about to move eastward. Those of us who are left behind must do a good job in Xiao He and do a good job in economic logistics. This requires your help, but
There are some things that I am not sure about and it will be inconvenient for future generations, so I need you to listen to them. Besides, you are our secretary to **********, so you should also perform your duties."
Jiang Cheng nodded to express his understanding.
Chairman Mao then said, "Speaking of this, there will be a special person later. Speaking of this person, I have to thank you. He came back from the United States this time and is now our newly established Deputy Minister of Industry.
Already."
Jiang Cheng couldn't help but be secretly surprised after hearing this. He didn't know who it was that he could climb to the position of deputy minister in such a short time.
Chairman Mao continued, "This man, a week after he came here, handed over an industrial design plan of more than 100,000 words to our central government. It was all-inclusive. We finally have a comrade who understands industry. When I asked
, is actually an old red party member who joined the party in the United States, and his relationship has been confirmed by the Communist International. This is really rare."
Jiang Cheng also didn't expect that there would be such talents, and asked, "By the way, how is our army doing now?"
Chairman Mao laughed and said, "What else can I do? It's the first time I saw so many weapons and ammunition. I laughed so hard."
Jiang Cheng accompanied him for a while and talked about Jiang Cheng's experiences in the United States. When Jiang Cheng talked about the power of American consortiums, Chairman Mao couldn't help but frown and said, "According to you, the reason why these consortiums can
The real reliance on controlling the U.S. Congress is the Federal Reserve?"
Jiang Cheng replied, "Yes, the American consortium relies on controlling American factories and currency to control the country."
Chairman Mao took a deep puff of his cigarette and said, "We are using legal currency now. You once told me that legal currency will depreciate seriously in the future. We cannot let the people in our red zones suffer such a disaster."
At this time, Xiao Wang came in and said, "Chairman, the time has come. It's time for the meeting."
Chairman Mao stubbed out his cigarette and said, "Let's go, let's go to the meeting."
Those who attended the meeting were all the main political workers in Yan'an, and there were no military personnel. This is probably mainly because the military is currently busy with reorganization.
Chairman Mao said, "Our meeting is mainly to talk about the economic development of the red zones in the next few years. Everyone knows that we can have a large amount of machinery and materials through special channels. We must make good use of this period. Let's discuss it. First
Let’s talk about currency issues.”
Because Mao Zedong fell ill and went to the Soviet Union, the person who came to the meeting at this time was Cao Juru, the vice president of the Red Zone Bank. Cao Juru said, "In accordance with the agreement with the White Party, we will stop issuing currency in the future and use legal tender. But after our study
I believe that this will make our economic lifeline completely controlled by the White Party, so I suggest that we continue to open banks."
Chairman Mao said, "You are right, but the overall situation of the anti-Japanese united front cannot be undermined, and we cannot open the bank."
Thinking of what later generations would do, Jiang Cheng wrote a small note and handed it to Chairman Mao. Chairman Mao nodded and said with a smile, "Our Comrade Gu made a suggestion for everyone to take a look. We don't open banks, we open shops.
We don’t issue currency, but give out vouchers. This does not violate the agreement with the White Party. What do you think?”
Cao Juru clapped her hands and said, "This is a good idea. I think it's called Guanghua Store. We can set up stores in all places above the county level, and some larger towns. Everyone can use our vouchers."
Come to our store to exchange currency of equivalent value, and as long as our reputation is good, people will naturally use it."
After everyone voted by a show of hands, we began to discuss agricultural issues.
Food is a big problem in any era. Due to the emergence of Jiang Cheng, Yan'an has determined that it will vigorously develop industry in the next few years. Especially the military industry, and there will be wars. The labor force in the countryside will inevitably be greatly reduced. Shaanxi and Gansu
Ningbian District includes a total of 23 counties at the junction of Shaanxi, Gansu, and Ningxia provinces, with a population of about 1.5 million. This population is not as large as that of a larger district in Shanghai in later generations, and the pressure on this population to support the current 50,000 troops is already
It's very big. The purpose of the main force moving eastward is also to reduce the pressure on the border areas.
If industry needs to be built in the border areas, then agriculture must use fewer people to cultivate more land. Since it is an old area, most areas have already undergone land reform. The farmers have the passion for work. The problem lies in the planting technology.
Management methods, improved seeds and other issues.
These older generation revolutionaries all have rich rural experience. You talked about all the problems they faced and listed the solutions one by one. Jiang Cheng was taking notes beside him.
I was sour and admired these old revolutionaries for their familiarity with rural issues.
After sorting it out, everyone felt that although most of the border area is the Loess Plateau, the land is relatively fertile and suitable for the development of agriculture and animal husbandry. Grain, cotton and salt are abundant, and a lot can be done.
Chairman Mao put forward the slogan "Develop production and be self-reliant" two years in advance, and required all left-behind troops to set an example for the farmers. In their free time, they should grow vegetables, raise pigs, collect firewood, and make shoes by themselves.
Possibly reduce pressure on side areas.
For farmers' problems, we can mainly solve them in the following aspects.
First, using agricultural books obtained through special channels, between August and December, a group of cadres proficient in agricultural production were suddenly trained. These people must understand and classify everything from farming to fertilizer accumulation, from animal husbandry to tree planting.
Proficient, I will go to various towns and villages before spring planting next year to provide guidance for farmers on planting, and use new technologies and new concepts to improve rural output.
Second, form disabled servicemen, veterans and the surplus labor force in rural areas to form a farming corps. These people are different from the militia and the left-behind corps. The militia never leaves home. The main tasks of the left-behind corps are combat and training, while the farming corps is
The main task of the Corps is to engage in construction, especially cultivating improved seeds, raising livestock, and planting cash crops such as cotton.
Third, we should create sideline output for farmers, encourage people to engage in sideline work, and provide interest-free loans to farmers who do not have enough financial resources in conjunction with staff going to the countryside.
Fourth, use advanced tools and replace old farm tools with new farm tools obtained through special channels.
Fifth, for the development of industry, farmers can be allowed to participate in industrial construction, such as collecting soil and saltpeter.
The central idea is to do everything possible to increase farmers' income and increase the output of grain and other crops.
After discussing agriculture, we began to discuss industry.
In fact, the conditions in the border area are not very good. Although there are the three most important minerals, coal, iron and oil, there is an extreme shortage of rare metals. This makes it impossible for the steel in the border area to be made into alloys to make guns.
Moreover, the industrial system in the border area is not sound. The equipment brought from the United States last time was not owned by basic industrial factories, and the power generation capacity was also extremely low. Although some generators were brought from later generations, it was still far from enough.
Many people are speechless about industrial issues. After all, in this era, there are still more liberal arts students, and there is really a shortage of science and engineering talents.
At this time, Jiang Cheng finally saw the man who was praised by Chairman Mao. This man was different from the others at first glance. The others all looked dark due to years of revolution, and were generally thin, but this man was
He had a red face and was rather fat. Although he wore glasses, they were made of gold. When Chairman Mao spoke, he was not as focused as others.
This person is Ren Chi, a communist from the United States.
Around this time, Ren Chi did give everyone a lot of good advice. When Ren Chi expressed his vision for the future industry, everyone pretended to be listening. After all, at this time, the Chinese Red Party was not interested in heavy industry.
The things on it are still so strange.
Although **** is a full minister, he is still in the learning stage in industry, and Jiang Cheng seems to understand it, so he has to write it down first and go back to find an expert from later generations to see if it is feasible.
In fact, it is best to find people from later generations to design, but the border area has too many restrictions, and it is not as feasible as this era.
Ren Chi first talked about the expected situation, "I know that everyone hopes to develop our heavy industry in the shortest time, but I want to remind everyone that both industrial and economic development are one step at a time, and there is no fast road.
But even if we go by what the chairman said, we shouldn’t worry too much about mechanical issues. I predict that by this time next year, it will be a miracle that we can produce 8,000 tons of steel.”
When these words came out, everyone was stunned, and Jiang Cheng was stunned. Eight thousand tons? How much is that? China's annual steel output will be more than one billion tons, but everyone in Yan'an is already very happy.
, after all, the current steel production in China in the hands of the White Party is only 40,000 tons.