I really came here to fight against Japan

Chapter 234: 8th Route Army Cadres Evacuate the 8th War Zone Deputy Commander-in-Chief's Office

Another important feature is that they refused to allow Communist Party cadres to enter their military system.

This is simply the style of the Central Army!

They can report this as their own achievement.

In fact, not only Director Qian was puzzled about this matter, even the deputy commander of the Eighth War Zone was also puzzled about this matter.

In that document, the names and numbers of those purged were marked for all the troops within the war zone under his jurisdiction.

The only two troops whose number of Communist Party members was not marked were the two troops from Gannan.

His superiors had already hinted to him about this person from the 1st Ranger Division.

When I was in Gansu, I had the opportunity to frequently come into contact with people from northern Shaanxi.

The Sixth Gannan Guerrilla Division had long cooperated with the Eighth Route Army in Shanxi on many occasions.

Both of these troops are suspected of being communistized, so he should use them with caution.

As a result, not only could Qian not plant any secret agents, but even the Eighth Route Army's propaganda team could not enter Gan's military camp.

So they unanimously concluded that there was no problem with the two Gansu Army units.

They are all pure defense soldiers and are not interested in political matters.

Another point is that they made new discoveries about the Gannan soldiers.

These Gansu Army soldiers all carried an Army Soldier Drill Manual in their uniform pockets.

Don't underestimate this soldier's drill manual, for it is a manual for suppressing communism written personally by an important figure in the temporary capital.

Nowadays, even the soldiers of the Central Army’s regular troops no longer keep this drill manual.

It is said that among the entire national army, only Tang Laizi still has a copy.

The rest are the Gansu Army troops, and they are still fully staffed.

Director Qian was overjoyed by the news and immediately reported it back to the Military Control Commission headquarters in the temporary capital.

After the higher-ups learned about this, they immediately ordered the military in all regions to investigate the authenticity of the news.

The personnel from the Second War Zone, Jiangnan and Henan departments, including the Navy Office in the Temporary Capital, were all within the scope of the inspection.

The inspectors responded to the messages after their visits.

As expected, every member of their troops coming out of Gannan had a copy of the Army Drill Manual, even the nurses in the field hospital were given one.

With this move, Gannan's troops gained more points in the attendant room.

In fact, when this was first issued, the troops below did not understand it.

Later, Song Wenwan gave an explanation that this thing could be used as a special pass when it came to a critical moment.

So everyone got used to it and gave each soldier a copy.

As for the issue of not allowing the Eighth Route Army's propaganda team to enter the Gansu Army camp, Huo Jiaqiang had the most say.

What are you trying to preach here? Among my 20,000-man cavalry division, more than a thousand people have joined the party.

According to the political commissar, I do not have 20,000 cavalrymen, but more than 20,000 underground workers.

As soon as the Eighth Route Army propaganda team came in and shouted a few slogans, my eyes welled up with tears.

Isn't this just waiting to be discovered by someone with ulterior motives? That's why they created an illusion for Director Qian of the Military Control Commission.

This ten-day period will soon be over.

The seemingly honest and loyal deputy commander took action on the sixth day.

He secretly gathered together the cadres who had supported him in northern Shaanxi.

He kept apologizing to the political director Hong Wentao, who was holding the hands of the team leader tightly.

"I'm really sorry this time, Comrade Hong. I didn't expect that the temporary capital would be so narrow-minded.

This time, they are not just targeting you, it's more like a unified action across the country.

And it's not as simple as just driving them away. I heard that they have special operations teams deployed in various places.

I'm afraid he wants to secretly harm you.

But please rest assured, I personally asked you to come here, and I will take full responsibility for your safety."

Then he asked his own guard battalion to prepare horses, dry food and weapons for Director Hong and his men.

Director Hong said: “Thank you, Deputy Commander, for taking care of us these days.

We will always remember your help in the anti-Japanese war and friendly forces.

We hope that we will have the opportunity to continue working with people like you who understand the bigger picture.

But your guard battalion does not need to be dispatched to protect us.

After all, there are still many people and eyes everywhere, and we, the Communist Eighth Route Army, cannot cause trouble for our friends.

Besides, I don’t really take Qian’s special forces of 300 to 500 people seriously.”

None of the female comrades in the Eighth Route Army Propaganda Team knew how to ride a horse.

Director Hong had them tied up on the horses' backs with leg wraps.

The other warriors who could ride horses just led the horses by the reins and walked away.

The deputy commander-in-chief secretly sighed in his heart, this Director Hong is really amazing.

When he speaks normally, he is still very polite.

Why do you become so brave when you encounter a situation where you might have to fight?

Before Director Hong left, he did not forget to give him some advice.

"Director Hong, you must not go in the south direction.

Gannan's troops are in that direction, I'm afraid they won't let you pass."

Director Hong thanked the deputy commander again, but no one noticed.

When the deputy commander-in-chief mentioned Gannan, a gleam of light appeared in Director Hong's eyes.

It was not until the next morning that Director Qian received the news.

The people from the Eighth War Zone in northern Shaanxi had left last night. He was so angry that he immediately went to the deputy commander to ask for an explanation.

The deputy commander said: "Mr. Qian, you said that my troops should be purged of the party.

I have also been cleared out. Why are you looking for me now? Director Qian: I really have no way to refute your reason.

Everyone understood the order to immediately execute the Eighth Route Army in northern Shaanxi, but no one dared to say it out loud.

After all, we are still in the context of cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party.

If this matter were really made public, I would probably have to take the blame for others in the future.

He had no choice but to apologize to the deputy commander-in-chief first, and then asked: "I wonder if the deputy commander-in-chief can tell me the direction in which these communists fled?"

The deputy commander thought about what he had told Director Hong yesterday, not to go south.

He pointed to the south and said to Director Qian, "They are going to Shanxi to seek refuge with their deputy commander-in-chief."

Director Qian really believed it and led his action team to chase in the south direction.

What they didn't expect was that Hong Wentao actually led his team to the south towards the Sixth Guerrilla Division.

Because there were female comrades in the team, the marching speed was not fast.

Although they have been tied to the horses, they cannot be tied like that forever.

Otherwise, their legs would easily become diseased.

The lack of blood circulation may even cause necrosis of the female soldiers' legs.

We stopped and started along the way, and by the time daybreak came, we had covered more than fifty miles.

Director Hong had already received the exact news long before setting off.

In order to kill the people from the Eighth War Zone, it is not only Director Qian of the Military Control Commission who will take action. A whole force will take action.

They have set up layers of obstacles on the way for these Communists to return to northern Shaanxi.

In the direction they are now heading, there is also a regiment of the Central Army blocking them in front.

However, Director Hong clearly had his head in hand and remained calm.

After a simple breakfast, they continued their journey south with more than a hundred cadres and soldiers.