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.    Chapter 445 Autumn Harvest and Winter Storage 3

    The meeting with Liu Zhenghong was in the morning two days later. The meeting place was not in Qinghe, nor at the Hu family shack, but in Xiaowangzhuang, a village between the two armies.

    The actual control area of ??the Ninth Detachment is adjacent to the advance battalion of the Eighth Route Army. Although there is no actual boundary drawn between the two armies, everyone has agreed to use the actual control area as their base.  The two armies are now friendly forces and have a common enemy. However, due to different political concepts, the two armies cannot be said to be very friendly, but they cannot be said to be very hostile. Friction is naturally a common occurrence.  In order to reduce friction, the Ninth Detachment and the Eighth Route Advance Battalion negotiated several times. In the end, both armies pulled back their forces slightly, so there was a buffer zone between the two armies. Xiaowangzhuang is located within this buffer zone.  superior.

    Xiaowangzhuang is indeed very small, with only a few houses in fact. It is located on the hillside of a hill. The meeting place between Liu Zhenghong and Li Qinglin was not in Xiaowangzhuang, but in a forester's house outside Xiaowangzhuang. According to reports,  Liu Zhenghong introduced that this forest watcher's surname was Wang, and he was a fortress of the Eighth Route Army.

    Han Jizhong and others once introduced that the Eighth Route Army divides the grassroots people into several categories, one of which is called anti-Japanese people. These people are traitors or people who are hostile to the Eighth Route Army. This is the target of the Eighth Route Army's resolute attack; the rest can be divided into  Unity objects and basic masses.

    But the majority of the targets of unity are rich peasants. They may not be very supportive of the Eighth Route Army, but they are not very opposed to it. They are the people who can be won over. The basic masses are of course farmers who strongly support the Eighth Route Army. Most of them are poor and are the most solid foundation of the Eighth Route Army.  Among them, some farmers with high political consciousness and the firmest stance are called fortress households.

    As the name suggests, fortress households are the most loyal supporters of the Eighth Route Army. With their patriotic enthusiasm and political beliefs, they help the Eighth Route Army collect intelligence, treat the wounded and sick, develop underground organizations, and escort passing cadres. They are the most trustworthy people of the Eighth Route Army.  The meeting place today is in the home of such a fortress.

    This family is called a fortress household, but in fact there is only one person in the family. This fortress household is also named Wang, and Liu Zhenghong calls him Lao Wang.  Lao Wang is a bachelor in his forties, with a strong body and a dark complexion. When Li Qinglin shook hands with him, he noticed that his hands were covered with calluses, which showed that Lao Wang was an out-and-out hard-working farmer.

    Lao Wang is a local. His parents died when he was young, and his family has no land. Therefore, he has been looking after this forest for the richest family in the area, Mr. Wang.  When the Japanese came, Mr. Wang packed up Xinruan and took his family to the rear area. The family fields were left to the housekeeper. Lao Wang had nowhere to escape, so he stayed and continued to watch the woods.

    In the eyes of the Eighth Route Army, farmers like Lao Wang who have no land, no house, and no property are the absolute proletariat. Therefore, after Liu Zhenghong and others came, they first recruited him to join the organization.  Lao Wang was impoverished and had not married even in his middle age. He had always been unpopular in the Wang family. Now Balu regarded him as one of their own and gave him great trust. He was very touched by Balu's egalitarian style.  Ji was also inspired, so Lao Wang worked with a hundredfold energy for the Eighth Route Army and became one of the most reliable fortresses of the Eighth Route Advance Battalion.

    According to the prior agreement, Li Qinglin brought Liang Xixian and Han Jizhong to the meeting, and Liu Zhenghong also brought two staff officers from the Eighth Route Army to the meeting. Both parties were jointly responsible for the security work, and the Eighth Route security personnel were led by Zhou Yougen.

    Although Lao Wang is called a fortress, the place where he lives is actually a small house in the forest. With so many people attending the meeting, this small house naturally cannot accommodate it, so tables and benches are placed in the open space behind the house.  A temporary venue was made.

    Both parties are old acquaintances, and after a short chat, we sat down and started the formal talks.

    Because of the foundation of the previous cooperation, both parties were sincere in this meeting, and the agenda of the meeting was quickly decided. At the beginning, Liang Xixian introduced the current enemy situation and situation he had learned to the Eighth Route Army, and then Liu Zhenghong introduced it on behalf of the Eighth Route Army.  The enemy situation and situation they have grasped, and finally the two sides will jointly decide how to deal with the situation in the future. Of course, the focus of jointly dealing with the enemy is how the two parties cooperate.

    Liang Xixian took out a few pieces of paper and began to introduce the situation he had mastered. Li Qinglin had heard of these contents, so he didn't pay much attention to them. However, Liu Zhenghong introduced the situation he had mastered, which surprised Li Qinglin and others, because Li Qinglin and the others knew  The Eight Routes of Information have basically been mastered, but some of the information Liu Zhenghong has, Li Qinglin and others have not yet mastered.

    Liu Zhenghong also took out a few pieces of paper. These pieces of paper were densely written. Liu Zhenghong, who was holding these pieces of paper, began to introduce the situation he had. However, what he read out turned out to be Japan's investigation of the public security situation in northern Henan.  Report.

    In this report, the Japanese and puppet people from the regionDetailed statistics were made on various aspects such as population, industry, military situation, political power, cultural propaganda, communications, etc., and the experience and lessons of the first phase of combat were summarized between the lines.

    Liang Xixian was a little puzzled after hearing this and asked: "Political Commissar Liu, the enemy is about to launch a raid. This public security situation investigation report should be put back. Should we discuss military cooperation immediately?"

    Liu Zhenghong smiled after hearing this. He picked up the tea bowl on the table and took a sip of water without saying anything.

    Li Qinglin shook his head, turned to Liang Xixian and said: "Director Liang, this report is nominally a security report, but it is actually a summary report of the first phase of Japan's so-called 'Suppression Operation', which is very meaningful in military terms.  Political Commissar Liu, this is a confidential document of the enemy, how did you get it?"

    Liu Zhenghong did not answer Li Qinglin's question. He said: "Everyone, this report is very important. We studied it carefully and it gave us many answers."

    Liang Xixian said: "What else do you see from this?"

    Liu Zhenghong said: "Let me give you a few examples, such as the population, economy, and transportation situations introduced here."

    Liu Zhenghong picked up the pieces of paper and read: "The imperial army entered the area with firm confidence. After entering, they established organizations such as the Public Security Committee and made great efforts to prevent the residents of the area, especially the city, from fleeing. Before the incident,  , the total population in this area was 465,000 people inside and outside the city. After the incident, the total number was 450,000. It is estimated that 20,000 people died in the war or fled. The extra population was the people who fled from the north to avoid the war in the early days.  "

    Since the Japanese entered China, they have never admitted that it was a military aggression, and have always used vague words such as "incident", "entry", and "war" to cover up the fact of aggression.

    Hearing this, Liang Xixian asked: "It is normal for the population to migrate during the war. Does this data have any meaning?"

    Liu Zhenghong smiled and said: "It is estimated that 20,000 people have fled locally. There should be 445,000 people. There are currently 450,000. The Japanese think these are people who fled from the north to avoid the war. Are we?  Can we predict that the situation of people fleeing in the north will be more serious?"

    Han Jizhong nodded and said: "Everyone has left, and there are fewer people farming, working, and doing business."

    Liu Zhenghong said: "So, their economic statistics are very illustrative. According to their statistics, the economic income after the incident was only 91% of that before the incident. The document specifically stated  , according to the order from the base camp, the funds for the political power established in the region in the future and the "supply rice" required to defend the imperial army should be produced locally. To achieve this goal, the imperial army must be based on the absolute superiority of force in politics, economy, and  In terms of culture, we must take better measures than the enemy, promote the villages between our and the enemy's forces, make them subordinate to our newly established political power, and ensure the smooth flow of communication lines. There is no other good strategy."

    Li Qinglin said: "This also corroborates with their summary of political power construction, communication status, etc."

    Liang Xixian also nodded at this time and said: "What they have occupied so far are larger towns and major transportation routes, and what they can control are just a few pitiful 'points' and the 'lines' connecting these points. Although the so-called  The 'Propaganda Squad', 'Detective Team' and 'Vigilante Committee' were all deployed, but there was no way to prevent the people from fleeing, the fields being abandoned, and the industry and commerce declining. Of course, their so-called 'income' was not worth mentioning."

    Liu Zhenghong said: "It can be seen from their own documents that they need to solve two problems in this 'Operation of Suppression'. One is the urgent income problem to provide the puppet regime and the Japanese with much needed money and food.  The second is a problem that requires a long-term solution, which is the construction and stabilization of the Han government."

    Li Qinglin said: "These two aspects are complementary to each other. With money and food, they can consolidate their rule. After consolidating their rule, they will collect more money and food."

    Liu Zhenghong said: "From their urgent need to collect food, it can be concluded that despite the enemy's aggressive momentum and a certain advantage on the battlefield, their logistical supplies have already had a big problem. It seems that the long-term plan proposed by the government  The policy of resisting the war is absolutely correct."

    Han Jizhong said: "Two sirs, can we draw the conclusion at this time that the Japanese's goal this time is to firstly destroy our anti-Japanese forces, and secondly to expropriate money and food?"

    Liu Zhenghong said: "Their top priority is indeed these two. You are right."

    Liang Xixian asked: "Political Commissar Liu, how are you, the Eighth Route Army, preparing to deal with the current situation?"

    Liu Zhenghong did not answer, but asked Li Qinglin: "Qinglin, how are you going to respond?"

    Li Qinglin said: "Fight, our attitude is to be firm."??hit.  As long as they dare to come, we will give them a head-on attack.  "

    Liu Zhenghong said: "Their strategy of dividing and attacking together is still very effective. I'm afraid you won't be able to cope with it when the time comes."

    "I have already arranged the troops. If the battlefield situation is really not conducive to us, they can take care of themselves." Li Qinglin replied.

    Liang Xixian asked from the side: "Political Commissar Liu, do you have any clever ideas for the Eighth Route Army?"

    Liu Zhenghong smiled and said: "Of course we have to fight, but our fighting style may be different from yours."
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