Nearly an hour later, Comrade Shangkun came back. Comrade Shang Kun said, "This is the residence of Commander-in-Chief Zhu. Mr. Zhu misses Yan'an very much, so he changed the doors and windows into cave-style."

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Nearly an hour later, Comrade Shangkun came back. He said to me and Yuying, "Okay, let's go together!"

walked for more than forty or fifty meters and came to a row of cave-style bungalows. Comrade Shang Kun said, "This is the residence of Commander-in-Chief Zhu. Mr. Zhu misses Yan'an very much, so he changed the doors and windows into cave-style."

When I looked, it really looked like a cave in northern Shaanxi, even the red five-star on the top of the kiln door is like it.

When you enter the door, it is a small conference room. Three people stood up one after another, ah! Comrade Zhou Enlai, Comrade Liu Shaoqi, and Commander-in-Chief Zhu.

Did they listen to my report together?

Comrade Shaoqi and Commander-in-Chief Zhu are both fatter than ten years ago, but their white hair has also increased a lot. I suddenly remembered the poem by President Zhu: "My Party has emerged in many heroes, and I don't care about the hair spots." Today, I held the commander-in-chief's strong and rough hand and deeply felt the hard work of the central leadership.

sat down, and I was a little restrained. Comrade Zhou Enlai encouraged, "Your third column is very good! After winning the battle on Pinghan Road, he went to Longhai Road to fight Luoyang and Kaifeng ." The commander-in-chief also smiled and said, "You East China Field Army have a great victory. Look at my marching chair and coffee table, which are made of aluminum, very light and can be folded. It was originally from Zhang Lingfu , the commander of the 74th Division. In May, I went to Huaiyang and your Chen Yi , and the commander of the is given to me, but it is Meng Lianggu The souvenir on the hilltop!"

Comrade Enlai casually asked me: "When did you leave the army?"

I said: "In January this year, let me rest first, and said there is another task."

Comrade Enlai said: "After you cure your illness, go to the front line." Then he said: "Today, please tell us about the situation of the Third Column, mainly about fighting tough battles, blasting and how to use artillery." Then he looked at Comrade Shaoqi and Zhu De, and they all nodded slightly and expressed their agreement. Comrade Shang Kun said: "Then you can talk about it briefly. You can tell the advantages and disadvantages, and be realistic."

Although I recalled it seriously in advance and asked Comrade Fu Lianzhang and Wei Shen how to report to the central leaders, I was still a little panicked at that time. I briefly talked about the situation. We have a Zaozhuang coal mine in , Shandong . The soldiers who worked as miners could get explosives. Since 1942, they sometimes bombarded the artillery tower with black explosives. At first, everyone did not have a plan to fight the tough problem with explosives. The 22nd Regiment exploded the east gate of , Yi County, and other regiments did not want to learn it at the time, so they gradually promoted it after mobilization. When they went to Pinghan Road to fight, they could use it, but the Eighth Division was more proficient in using it. At the beginning, we developed a combination of firepower, blasting and assault. Later, the enemy's deep equipment, street fighting fortifications, and core strongholds were continuously strengthened, and powerful troops were organized to counterattack, compete and regain the breakthrough, so we developed into five combinations of firepower, blasting, bridge building (ladder), assault and reserve team. The battle against the tough requires careful reconnaissance and specific organization, so in-depth command, carrying forward the military democracy, post-war survey site, etc. are all important.

On the one hand, our tactics were forced to improve by the enemy, which was specifically reflected in two major turning points marked by the defeats in Sicheng and Jining , and on the other hand, it developed with the increase of weapons and equipment. For example, if there are too many strong explosives in "Tiertie", you can eliminate the use of bulky grenades and other products. mountain cannon , field cannon, howitzer , as long as we get it, we will pull it up and use it. The coordination between infantry cannons is very effective.

Speaking of this, Comrade Zhou Enlai asked: "Some comrades said that if you open the seal, you mainly rely on powerful artillery fire to suppress the enemy and destroy the enemy's fortifications. Do you think so?"

I said: "I don't know the details, but judging from the artillery strength and use of our column column, I guess I mainly rely on artillery fire to cover and blast." I reported on the strength of my column's artillery. "As for heavy artillery , the ones that can be used at present are probably one company of howitzers and field artillery companies, and two companies of mountain artillery, with a total of more than a dozen guns. Due to insufficient shells, the axles of the gun were seriously worn, and some of them were divided into north of the Yellow River for maintenance.The heavy artillery in front, plus mortar and combat defense artillery , can only exert greater power if used in a centralized manner and closely cooperate with blasting and assault. ”

Comrade Zhou Enlai asked again: “Why cann’t the cannon play its main role?”

I said: “We don’t have so many cannons, let alone so many shells.” Our artillery firepower cannot destroy all the enemy's bunkers and burrows. They can be partially destroyed, and the remaining targets still rely on explosives. "

Commander-in-Chief Zhu said, "Your column has a lot of artillery forces! "

I i号: "Our army attacks more and pays more cannons.可是带不动，供不上。 Artillery will definitely have great development in the future, and its power will become greater and greater. We have already tasted a lot of sweetness. "At this time, I was already quite comfortable speaking and I was still making gestures. "However, permanent and semi-permanent fortifications such as bunkers, l castles, and mother-child castles (many bunkers in large and medium-sized cities are steel and concrete), and they cannot be smashed without direct hits. Our current artillery fire is not very good, and some bunkers still have to be solved by explosives one by one. "

Comrade Zhou Enlai listened and said "Oh" from time to time to express his affirmation. When I said this, he looked at Commander-in-Chief Zhu and said, "At present, the power of artillery cannot be too much. "

Commander-in-Chief said: "We should allow the power of our existing artillery, but it cannot lead to the idea that we can rely on artillery, and it cannot lead to the saying that we cannot win a battle without heavy weapon . "

Commander-in-Chief Zhu's words reminded me. I still have the most important thing I have not reported! I said: "We understand that the most important thing in the battle against toughness refers to the bravery and tenacity of the fighters. The soldiers said, 'Who is , Jingang Diamond , who is soft egg, compare the battle on the battlefield!' After several attacks, many casualties, they can organize the remaining troops to attack again. A squad faces several times the enemy's counterattack and still insists on consolidating the breakthrough. These are the keys to victory, and nothing can be said without this. Now the enemy is still strong and we are weak. The enemy is relatively concentrated in battles, so every battle is very difficult. It depends on the spirit of the diamond drill and the power of blasting and artillery fire to eliminate the enemy. "

Comrade Shaoqi said: "Yes, the important factor of weapons must play a full role, but the decisive factor is still the person with revolutionary awareness. ”

Vice Chairman Zhou looked at the watch and said, “Okay, let’s just come here.吃饭时间到了，我们吃饭去。 "

We came to a spacious bungalow where four or five round dining tables were set up. Later, I heard that the Second Plenary Session of the Seventh Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, which has great historical significance, was held here. The wedding of Comrade Shaoqi and Comrade Wang Guangmei in September was also held here.

Comrade Shangkun hurried to the Military Commission after listening to the report. Comrade Shaoqi, Enlai and Zhu De who had dinner at one of our tables were Comrades Shaoqi, Enlai and Zhu De. The bowl was made in the homemade earthen bowls in the area of ​​Pingshan . They were flat and spread out slightly deeper than the plate, very rough, and not too much. There is a circle of light green glaze on the top of the bowl. The chopsticks are bamboo chopsticks. According to the routine of the central government, the visitors usually have two dishes (one of which is a meat dish) and one soup, but today they actually brought five or six dishes, one soup, plus the Sichuan kimchi made by Commander-in-Chief Zhu himself. Although most of them are Sulai, they have seen it grand. From this scene and the specially invited "family members" to come together, I deeply realized the care and importance of the responsible comrades of the central government for the cadres coming from the front.

Comrade Enlai also specifically stated: "Chairman Mao cannot come today. He had a bad stomach and steamed a bowl of soft rice and delivered it. ”

After dinner, Comrade Enlai said: “Entertainment, let’s play poker. "

This is probably their regular small rest after dinner. The Commander-in-Chi, Comrade Shaoqi, and Comrade Enlai walked under a pergola with us. This is a mat shed, the pillars are made of bricks, and there are stone tables and benches under the pergola. It is backed by a hill and facing the Qingxi River. It is a good place for individuals to rest and have fun.

Comrade Enlai also invited Wang Yuying to play poker, and Wang Yuying blushed and said no. Comrade Enlai pretended to be surprised and said, "Comeone from the front, can you not even poker?" As a result, I and the Commander-in-Chief played opposite each other, and Comrade Shaoqi and Comrade Enlai partnered.The commander-in-chief was very skilled in shuffling the cards. He turned the front and the reverse, and the cards were washed away. Comrade Shaoqi smoked a cigarette, calm and leisurely. Comrade Enlai was very busy and kept sending documents and telegrams, reading and criticizing them. Therefore, his cards were divided into four directions and joined the servant on the table. He had a strong memory and could not only play the card. It was his turn, so he pulled one and fell down, and looked back at the telegram. I rarely play cards, my skills are very poor, and I have implicated the commander-in-chief to lose.

Comrade Enlai was really multi-minded and suddenly asked me, "I heard that you have any injuries on your spinal bones. Have you been cured?"

I said, "That was abraded in a battle in 1940. You can persist. There are no surgical conditions here now, so I plan to talk about it later."

Commander-in-Chief said optimistically: "It's so fast, stick to it again. Chiang Kai-shek is now focusing on key defenses, and soon, the focus will not be on the sidelines. Your Eastern Chinese troops liberated Shanghai and went to Shanghai to have surgery."

It's a coincidence that after the liberation of Shanghai, I really went to the Shanghai Gongji Hospital for surgery.

Commander-in-Chief said again: "You have a good talk today. We are studying fighting big cities." He told Vice Chairman Zhou: "It seems that we have to ask some 'Gods of War' to talk indifferently and understand their problems."

" God of War " is the reputation of Stalin for artillery in Soviet-German War . Who should the commander-in-chief invite? Later, I heard that in early September, Chen Ruiting, commander of the Special Column of the East China Field Army, and Gao Cunxin, commander of the Artillery Brigade of the North China Military Region, learned in detail about the artillery situation and quickly solved some important supply problems.

"praising" a few plates, Comrade Shaoqi said, "Okay, let's have a meeting." I said goodbye and said, "I'm back, Chief." The leaders of

shook hands with us and said goodbye. The commander-in-chief smiled and said, "Treat the disease well, go to the front line when you are cured," the

report was over. This time, it was the first time that our sect directly reported the issue of attack, blasting and artillery coordination to the Supreme Command. I am proud and happy for our troops to be able to report to the central leaders face to face the situation and experience of some troops’ heroic combat. This report, and all the memories brought about by this report, have made me forget it for my life with its special significance and value.