After Yang Zhen finished speaking, Guo Bingxun and Peng Dingjie, who had been insisting on opposing him, were silent. The two of them were not clear about Yang Zhen's safety. But they were worried about Yang Zhen's safety.

If something unexpected happens to Yang Zhen, the army that loses a powerful leader will have a final outcome, neither of them can imagine. Since the Japanese Bacterial Warfare Experimental Base emerged, Yang Zhen has conquered almost everyone here with his outstanding performance. It can be said that Yang Zhen has become the backbone of this army at this time.

If we leave Yang Zhen, the backbone, it will only be a catastrophe for the newly started troops. For safety and for consideration of the future of this troops, both of them oppose Yang Zhen’s departure from Weihe County again.

After a long silence, Peng Dingjie said first: "Old Yang, since you have decided to suspend training and be ready to go out to support the Anti-Japanese United Nations League, then at this time, you are still a little unsuitable for leaving the army as the commander-in-chief. In this way, you stay here to train the army and make preparations before attacking. I will go there in Weihe County."

After saying that, Peng Dingjie waved his hand and signaled Yang Zhen, who was about to open his mouth, not to speak first. After he finished speaking, he said: "Old Yang, the reason why I did this is because I have my ideas."

"Our Anti-Japanese Army was established based on the Zhuhe anti-Japanese guerrillas. Whether it is Weihe or Zhuhe, they are old bases for the Anti-Japanese Army. I am more familiar with the situation here than you."

"When I was in the Anti-Japanese Allied Forces League, I was in charge of the secret transportation station. I still had some connections with the underground party in Weihe. I can go and find a way to raise some urgently needed materials through the underground party."

"And I am more familiar with Weihe's situation. Once the situation occurs, I can hide it on the spot. So Lao Yang, I think it's better for me to go."

Peng Dingjie's thoughts made Yang Zhen hesitate. Indeed, Peng Dingjie, who lived in Weihe County, was more suitable for reconnaissance than himself. But he?

Seeing that Yang Zhen was hesitant, Peng Dingjie smiled and said, "Old Yang is fine. When I was in the Anti-Japanese Allied Forces, I often ran traffic. Are there many more Japanese in Harbin than Weihe County? Didn't I come back safely that time?"

After hesitating for a long time, Yang Zhen finally nodded and said, "Okay, just go. But be careful about everything. If it is impossible, withdraw it immediately."

"This time, the Anti-Japanese Allied Forces has a great traitor. Song Yifu is in a high position. He is the secretary of the provincial party committee and director of the political department of the Fifth Army. He should be very clear about the details of the underground party in Weihe."

"He rebelled and would not fail to give up all the situations he knew. I am afraid that the underground party in Weihe County has been destroyed by the Japanese at this time. You should try not to contact them. We will find a way to deal with materials."

"It's okay. Song Yifu is the secretary of the Jidong Provincial Party Committee and a member of the Second Route Army. However, the underground party of Weihe is led by the Northern Manchurian Provincial Party Committee and has no superior or subordinate relationship with the Second Route Army. However, he is in a high position. It is impossible to say that he is not clear about the situation of the underground party in Beimanman. But he must not know the details of the underground organization of Weihe. Our party has strict discipline in the underground work."

Peng Dingjie didn't care much about Yang Zhen's concerns. Underground parties usually have single-line contacts between superiors and subordinates, and usually the specific identities of subordinates, especially those who are engaged in confidential work, except for their own direct superiors, most people will not be very clear about it."

"This is also the main reason why some party members lose contact with the organization after their superiors sacrifice. Although many party members are separated, and a traitor sometimes destroys the underground organization of the entire city. However, in the harsh struggle, in order to protect the safety of underground party members, this is necessary.

Looking at Peng Dingjie, who dressed as a fur merchant, disappeared on the edge of the jungle under the protection of Li Mingrui and Liu Laogen, who has now changed his name to Liu Qisheng, and Yang Zhen, who has been sending them to the mountain pass, recalling what Peng Dingjie said to him and Guo Bingxun before leaving, but sighed: "Yes, the battle is about to go, and this army should have a name."

But when Yang Zhen thought of the words Peng Dingjie had said before leaving, he smiled bitterly: "Although this old Peng has never mentioned joining the Anti-Japanese Allied Forces since that day, he has never given up on the idea of ​​crossing the river and pulling himself into the Anti-Japanese Allied Forces. He is still a little impatient."

However, after careful consideration these days, Yang Zhen changed his idea of ​​making plans after contacting the central government, but he will not join for the time being to avoid being exploited by the neighbor in the north.

Although he changed his mind, Yang Zhen, who knew that the Anti-Japanese Allied Forces was not strong at this time, decided to maintain the independence of the troops for the time being.

It's nothing else. In Yang Zhen, who has been familiar with "historical books", it seems that the Anti-Japanese Allied Forces in the Northern Manchuria was under the ability to strategize in Moscow, and although he had no ability to strategize in the tent and win thousands of miles away, he was too influenced by the man who liked to command blindly. Not to mention anything else, an instruction to temporarily suspend the anti-bundance struggle almost made the Anti-Japanese Allied Forces lose contact with all the people.

Being cut off from the direct contact with the people means that the Anti-Japanese Allied Forces lost all supplies, and it can even be said that the foundation for survival has been lost. Without the support of the common people, the Anti-Japanese Allied Forces quickly fell into trouble, even if the most basic food required for survival can be seized from the enemy. In the face of the superior enemy, in many cases, it often costs a considerable price, and it may not be able to seize the materials that last for a long time.

In Yang Zhen's view, in addition to the excessive gap in strength between the enemy and us and some other factors, the failure of this struggle to rebel and merge households is the most fatal factor in the final decline of the Anti-Japanese Allied Forces. Without the rear and the support of the people, even eating a bite would have to be exchanged for human life. The Anti-Japanese Allied Forces, which has a low foundation, can still withstand such tossing?

If you want to open the situation, build an iron anti-Japanese army, and expel the Japanese invaders, you must act according to your own ideas. I am afraid this will be difficult to accept by that gentleman, and it will be even less likely to be accepted by the North Manchuria Provincial Committee.

That guy was not the master of the movement and warfare in Yan'an at this time and the founding leader. He didn't have much ability, but he was the top leader. What's more, there was another famous person he knew in later generations. Yang Zhen didn't want to die in a mess, and he didn't want the army to be wasted like their prodigal sons.

Although most of the reasons Yang Zhen told Peng Dingjie that he would not join the Anti-Japanese Allied Forces for the time being were his true meaning, one of the most fundamental reasons was that he did not say it out loud. For him, he wanted to fight against the Japanese under the leadership of the founding leader, rather than the North Manchurian Provincial Committee with constant internal strife, and not obeying the blind command of the man in Moscow.

But Yang Zhen didn't know that the man he was most afraid of had returned to China last year to serve as his secretary of the Yangtze River Bureau. At this time, there was no heavyweight in Moscow who could command the overall situation. At this time, the Anti-Japanese Allied Forces lost all the direct connection with the party.

As for Yang Zhen's decision so quickly, the main reason was that the environment was too dangerous. In the newspapers collected from Huang Dali these days, Yang Zhen recalled the "historical books" he read in later generations and found that the current situation is much worse than he imagined.

At this time, the number of Kanto Army, which was at its peak, had reached hundreds of thousands of people, and was being transferred to form new divisions. With the increasing quantity and quality of the puppet Manchukuo Army, the strength of itself and its opponents was still increasing.

Although I know that since the beginning of this year, the Anti-Japanese Allied Forces, which has entered the most difficult time, its strength has dropped very quickly after the heavy encirclement of the Japanese and puppet troops and some mistakes in its decision-making. However, there is a friendly army that can fight together and even restrain some of the Japanese army, which is of great help to the troops and their future actions.

Back to the secret camp, Yang Zhen, led Guo Bingxun to find himself and said, "Old Guo, how do you feel when Lao Peng said before leaving?"

"I think Lao Peng has a good idea. I heard Lao Peng say that all the troops of the Anti-Japanese Allied Forces usually act alone. Even if we join the Anti-Japanese Allied Forces, we will not bring any kind of constraints to our command."

"I think we can act first under the name of the Anti-Japanese Allied Forces, and then find another way after the situation is opened. Is there any way to enjoy the cool under the big tree? With the cooperation of the Anti-Japanese Allied Forces, our actions will be much more convenient. Lao Peng is a person from the Anti-Japanese Allied Forces, so there should be no problem with him communicating."

"But Lao Yang, you have to be mentally prepared. I heard that hundreds of people in the Anti-Japanese Allied Forces can be organized into an army. According to the number of people we have now, I heard that it is enough to form an army on the Anti-Japanese Allied Forces side. Then we will call you the Yang Army Captain." After hearing Yang Zhen mention it, Guo Bingxun thought about it and agreed with Peng Dingjie's meaning.

At the end, Guo Bingxun made a small joke. But this joke once again showed that he recognized Yang Zhen's status as the leader of this army.

After hearing Guo Bingxun’s thoughts, Yang Zhen nodded thoughtfully and said, “It’s better to borrow the name of the Anti-Japanese Allied Forces for the time being, but we can cooperate with them to fight, but we must never completely obey their commands. At least before receiving the orders from our Party Central Committee, we must at least maintain independence in activities.”

"Besides, we don't have so many people, so what can we do to form such a large organization? Part of the reason why the Anti-Japanese United Army is so large is that the components are too complex. Many of them are recruited mountain forest teams and other remnants of the anti-Japanese troops. In order to appease these people, the organization of the troops can only be expanded. Our troops are simple and do not need to form such a large organization."

"My idea is that we can temporarily form an independent guerrilla detachment at the regiment level. The detachment is under two battalion-level brigades, and each brigade is composed of three squadrons."

"We should not set up too many superiors and try to enrich the grassroots troops. We have basically no heavy weapons, only some heavy machine guns. I can see that in addition to these two brigades, these heavy machine guns can be organized into a detachment heavy machine gun company, plus a cavalry communication company and a baggage company based on the existing dozens of pack horses."

"As for the selection of cadres, I think these two team leaders will be with you and me first. After the troops have experienced a few battles, they will select the personnel to replace us."

"Yes. But Lao Yang, I am a staff officer and have always served as a staff officer in the Sichuan Army and have never directly commanded the troops. I am worried that my lack of ability will bring some unnecessary losses to the troops."

"Old Yang, I think this brigade leader will wait for Lao Peng to come back and let him serve as the chief of staff. It is more appropriate for me to be the chief of staff for you. Although Lao Peng is an adjutant, he has also been a grassroots officer in the Anti-Japanese Allied Forces. He has much more experience in leading troops than me."

Guo Bingxun had no objection to Yang Zhen’s idea of ​​the army organization. He just heard that Yang Zhen was about to let him serve as the captain of a brigade, but he was a little hesitant.

Yang Zhen hesitated for a moment about Guo Bingxun's words, and said firmly: "No, you will be the one who serves as the political commissar and director of the political department of the detachment. In addition to ideological education for the troops, he also needs to be in charge of logistics supply. He does not serve as the head of the troops."

Hearing Yang Zhen’s words, Guo Bingxun frowned slightly and said, “Are you going to set up political workers in our army?” Judging from Guo Bingxun’s expression, he obviously has no good impression of political workers.

Looking at Guo Bingxun's expression, Yang Zhen said in his heart: "Yes, I want to set up political workers in our army according to the conventions of my previous troops. Lao Guo, the situation we will face in the future will definitely be extremely difficult. We can't fight in this environment without a strong ideological work."

"You often say that you admire the hard environment of our Red Army during the Long March, but it has not been defeated, hungry, or dragged down. Without strong political and ideological work, which army can do it?"

"Old Guo, the political workers in our army are not those who are from spies in the National Army, who specialize in surveillance and division in local troops. I know that your military officers generally have no good feelings for those people, but the political workers in our party are different from them."

"Although the Anti-Japanese Allied Forces have lost contact with our Party Central Committee for many years, it is the party's troops after all. Even if we only borrow one name, they will have to send political workers. Although our troops are newly formed, the backbone has lived and died together in the prisoner-of-war camp and the Japanese bacterial war experimental base. We are already very familiar with each other. If new people come, I am worried that it will cause unnecessary trouble."

"Lao Peng is from the Anti-Japanese Allied Forces. We asked him to serve as the political commissar, which can strengthen the ideological work of the troops and allow the Anti-Japanese Allied Forces to accept it. We will not send us other political workers to avoid causing unnecessary suspicion."

"Old Guo, I know that professional soldiers like you don't like political workers, especially for you miscellaneous troops that have suffered a lot of political workers in the national army. But Lao Guo, have you ever considered our current situation?"

"We were a hodgepodge before. Although we had squatted in the Japanese prisoner-of-war camp and lived and died together at the Japanese bacterial war experimental base, are we really integrated together? We have the Sichuan Army, some from the Gui Army, some from the Northwest Army and the 18th Army, and Lao Peng, a person from the Anti-Japanese United Army, aren't it a hodgepodge?"

"The years of civil war have caused a deep gap between us. Even if we have lived and died together, have we completely trusted each other? The environment we will face in the future will be much more sinister. Without a strong political and ideological work, it will be difficult for us to persist."

"Old Guo, this political work has made great contributions to our Red Army being able to persevere in such a difficult environment. The environment we are in is not much better than the Red Army during the Long March, and it will even be even more sinister. In this environment, it is inevitable and necessary to build an anti-Japanese iron army and establish an effective set of political and ideological work."

Regarding Yang Zhen’s words, Guo Bingxun was silent for a long time before saying with confusion: “Old Yang, I don’t know whether it is right or wrong to learn from your methods, but I always feel that your troops can survive under the surround of powerful enemies, and can even recover quickly after suffering severe setbacks. I believe there is a unique way to do it.”

"Old Peng and I have had a lot of discussions in our leisure time in our environment and the difficulties we may encounter in the future. Lao Peng once told me about his experience of living and fighting in the Anti-Japanese United Nations."

"When I heard his experiences, I felt that although I was fighting the Japanese, the situation here was much more dangerous than in the pass. We were basically in a situation where there was no rear combat here, and even ammunition, food, supplies, and the most basic military uniforms, all supplies were taken from the enemy. We could not even get the support of the people."

"On the battlefield of the inner war, although the various factions of the National Army were intrigue, at the critical moment, there was still support from friendly forces. Although the National Army had a big gap in combat effectiveness and equipment from the Japanese, it still had an advantage at least in terms of number of people."

"And the strength of ours and the Japanese here can be almost a huge difference. Not only equipment and training, but also nearly a hundred times the number of people. What we are going to face is not tens of thousands of Japanese and puppet troops, but hundreds of thousands of well-trained and well-equipped Japanese elite troops. Can we persist like them for a long time? To be honest, I really have no bottom line in my mind."

Speaking of this, Guo Bingxun looked up at Yang Zhen and said, "Old Peng once told me that he hoped we could join the battle sequence of the Anti-Japanese Allied Forces. For us, who are at an absolute disadvantage in equipment and personnel, we can't hold on for much time."

"This has nothing to do with the ability of the commander. The factors that determine the outcome on the battlefield are not all on the battlefield. Joining the Anti-Japanese Allied Forces, we have friendly forces. With the cooperation of friendly forces, although we cannot stand invincible, we can at least not be isolated and helpless when necessary."

"To be honest, I was surprised when he told me that you didn't want to join the Anti-Japanese Allied Forces before you got in touch with your central government, at least now, and now I didn't want to join the Anti-Japanese Allied Forces. Since you are all troops of the same nature, why do you still have so many concerns?"

"Although I can't figure out why you still have concerns, after considering it for a while, I agree with Lao Peng's words. So today you asked me what I thought about Lao Peng's words when he left, and I still think Lao Peng's words make sense."

After saying that, Guo Bingxun suddenly changed the confusion on his face, but smiled slightly and said, "When I heard Lao Peng telling his experience, think about your Red Army before the War of Resistance Against Japan, these political commissars still have their unique role. Since you think it is necessary to set up the position of political commissar, then you can let it go."
Chapter completed!