Plane Merchant's Dream of a Powerful Country

At the end of March 1943, Zhou Enlai, Bogu, Lin Biao and other principals of the Southern Bureau of the Yanhuang Party (later renamed the Southwest Bureau), who were far away in the Bald Party's control area, received a telegram from Yan'an in the Northwest, asking them to return to Yan'an immediately to study And to participate in the Seventh National Congress, Zhou Enlai and other comrades discussed and called back, detailing the harmfulness of the Japanese pirates' attack and the necessity of maintaining communication with the bald party. He hoped that the central government would reconsider, postpone the return to Yan'an and postpone the Seventh National Congress.However, Yan'an replied decisively and refused, demanding that he must return immediately in accordance with the instructions of the central government, and the signature changed from Taizu alone to Taizu, Zhu, Xu Xiangqian, Ye Jianying and others.The bald party is also well aware of the "study and training" activities within the Yanhuanghong Party, and they welcome more and more senior officials of the Yanhuanghong Party to "study and train". The means of transportation and a lot of supplies have also been supplied, which reflects the so-called sincerity of the cooperation between the two parties.After more than half a month of exhaustion, Zhou Enlai, Bogu, Lin Biao and others entered the boundary of the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Base Area.Thanks to the "road guide" specially issued by the bald party, the group carrying military supplies was not intercepted by the bald party's border guards. In 3, the Bald Party imposed an economic blockade on the base areas of the Yanhuang Red Party.The cause was the Hundred Regiments War in 1943. While the Japanese pirates were hit hard, the bald party also saw the development of the Yanhuang Red Party and the speed of the riots. The bald party was very frightened. The big blockade, the slogan put forward is: not a single nail or thread is allowed to be brought into the base area! !The loess plateau, dirt roads, sparse trees, and barren natural environment made the leaders of the Yanhuang Red Party who returned deepen the suffering and predicament of the War of Resistance, and everyone remained silent.Thirty miles after entering the base area, everything remained the same as when we left last time, except for encountering a small patrol force.After turning over a high mountain and approaching the hinterland of the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia base area, the defense force began to strengthen, and warning pavilions were set up at road intersections.At a security booth, the returning team was stopped and asked to identify themselves.When he showed his ID again, Lin Biao was attracted by the equipment on the hands and bodies of the soldiers (in the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia base, in order to avoid being discovered by the bald party before the completion of the training of the troops, all small groups of patrolling troops close to the enemy-occupied areas Still wearing the tattered clothes and equipment from before, so Lin Biao didn’t find anything abnormal).The few soldiers who asked to check their ranks, although their faces were still the standard northwestern men's red and black faces, their individual equipment was very different from the soldiers in the impression. First of all, they wore steel helmets instead of cloth caps. Reflecting light, as an old soldier, Lin Biao immediately realized that it was beneficial for night attack and self-protection.Secondly, the soldiers are dressed in clothes of various colors. The colors are piled up quickly, including dark green, light green, khaki, and white yellow. They look weird, but the style of the clothes is very energetic. The fabric dyed with flowers is used together.Thirdly, the rifle held tightly in both hands is not the old slide in memory, but a new style that has never been seen before. Automatic rifle, but not sure.The leggings on the feet are new cloth strips, and they are brand new and look good. Instead of the common straw sandals in the base area, they are light green handsome cloth shoes (actually military sneakers, but Lin Biao doesn't know).The waist is tied with a belt, and 1942 infantry magazine bags are pinned to it. Behind the back near the thighs, there is an iron water bottle and a cloth pocket. about.There are 4 people in the entire security booth, and 2 people are equipped with this kind of equipment. Only one of them is driving a light machine gun on the half-person-high fortification built with bags next to the pavilion. It is not the familiar Czech made, but very similar to that in the Soviet Union. Lin Biao was very curious about the discovery of a machine gun he had seen before, and those who were more sensitive to military affairs in the team also gradually discovered the difference in this small security booth.Finally, after checking his identity and knowing that he was the leader of the party, several soldiers let him go. At this time, Lin Biao stretched out his right hand, stopped Zhou Enlai who was about to advance, and asked, "Little comrade, can you tell me which unit you belong to? ""Report sir, the 5 of us belong to the 4rd squad of the 5st squad of the Ding'an Detachment. We, the 3st and 1nd squads are responsible for the security work near this intersection, and the three shifts are on duty every day." "The 2st squad of the Ding'an Detachment, that's not us Why is the equipment better than our main division?" Zhou Enlai, as a veteran of the Red Party who had participated in the war for a long time, also asked Ma Shan with a little guard when he realized that the five people in front of him were unusual. "Several leaders, our Ding'an detachment just changed the weapons and uniforms 5 days ago. I don't know the details, but there is one thing. We went to collect the weapons that day and saw people from the surrounding villages and townships. Everyone assigned The things are the same." "How many people have gone? Where?" "I don't know this very well, several leaders!" "Okay, don't ask, you will know when you return to Yan'an. How about we speed up and start?" Bogu concluded. "Okay, let's go!" "Let's go, let's go!!" Five hours later, in the evening, a group of people came to Yan'an. Looking at Yan'an, which is both familiar and unfamiliar, everyone dared not recognize it. The north gate of Yan'an was written with paint. With the slogan "Time is the most important resource, wasting time is the most shameful!"Looking from the gate, there are many two-story buildings that have never been seen before in the mountains around the city, with khaki-yellow walls, brownish-yellow and slightly green roofs, and iron stairs winding outside the buildings, neatly arranged. Dongdong, very imposing.The people in the base area who entered and exited the city gate were full of expressions, and their complexions became smoother than before (although food cannot be supplied to all the people, but each person is given some cooking oil and seasonings such as iodized salt, monosodium glutamate, and soy sauce according to the head of the city. Food is still within Wang Fan's ability, and because Wang Fan has paid for the consumables of the army, the food that the people in the area need to share has been reduced, and the people are fuller and have more surplus food in their hands.) .The clothing of every common people has changed even more (Wang Fan purchased a large number of old-fashioned dyed cloths such as blue and gray that could not be sold from later generations, and emptied the inventory of many textile factories that were short of funds). "Old Zhou, what do you think happened in Yan'an during this time?" "Comrade Lin Biao, you just came from Yan'an to the Southern Bureau in August last year. Was it like this at that time?" "No, it was very different from now!" It seems that the central government asked us to come back, and this change is probably the main reason!" Bogu said.The others couldn't help but nodded silently after hearing it.When the Yan, Huang and Red parties gathered in Yan'an according to the main military and political leaders, they were arranged in the newly built small second floor (Yan'an people's nickname for double-storey prefabricated houses), looking at the brand new beds, matching clean sheets, single Desk for one person, bright silver kerosene outdoor lamp, novel notepad, pen, full of fountain pens, face plate, towel, toothbrush and other toiletries for one person, and a small and lovely mirror hung at the door of each room , with a comb tied next to it, everyone felt that Yan'an had become both familiar and strange.