Southern guerrilla warfare: I led the Red Seventh Army Corps to amassed a million troops.

Yes, he knows best how difficult it is to open up to someone.

Moreover, the current problems are not something that can be solved simply by a few people having heart-to-heart talks; there are also disputes over policy, political factions, and historical legacies...

Too many problems are intertwined; it's a complete mess!

Su Yu also felt this deeply; the Seventh Red Army Corps was, in effect, a small society.

Since Zhou Zeyuan joined, he has used a variety of methods, some open and some covert, some seemingly righteous and some unorthodox.

Step by step, they untangled this mess, like peeling back layers of an onion.

But this is only the Seventh Red Army Corps!

How difficult it is to take a perspective on the entire Red Army!

How could Zeyuan possibly...?

Wait, there's an even more formidable man.

Thinking of this, Su Yu suddenly perked up. "That's how revolutions are. There's no way to avoid paying a price. Some things are beyond one's control."

He looked at Zhou Zeyuan, then at Xun Huaizhou, his tone becoming increasingly resolute: "What we need to do is to do our own job well and preserve the spark of revolution."

Zhou Zeyuan picked up his wine bowl and raised it towards the two of them.

"But I believe that although the road is winding, the future is definitely bright."

Xun Huaizhou and Su Yu exchanged a glance and also picked up their bowls.

Three porcelain bowls gently clinked together in the moonlight, producing a crisp sound that carried far, far away in the quiet courtyard…

Zhou Zeyuan dislikes drinking; alcohol only numbs his mind and affects his work efficiency.

But sometimes, alcohol really is a great tool.

After getting thoroughly drunk, you can wake up and completely forget about the embarrassment from before.

Early in the morning, the three of them held another short meeting in the conference room.

The three of them would not consult with others regarding specific military operations.

Communicating with them is too difficult.

Smaller meetings are more efficient.

Su Yu proposed a Minjiang strategy.

The core objective is to expand as much as possible into the grain-producing areas of Fujian.

If we can occupy it all, we will.

If that's not possible, we should focus on supporting local guerrilla forces to gain complete control of rural grain-producing areas.

To fundamentally solve the food problem in the base areas and to restrict the National Army's access to food in the area as much as possible, thereby increasing their logistical burden.

Even in the age of firearms, food remains the most consumed logistical resource in modern warfare.

Gutian, Youxi, and Datian—just by hearing these names, you can tell they are all important grain-producing areas.

If they could occupy the entire territory, every military operation of the National Revolutionary Army would be extremely difficult.

Port cities such as Fuzhou, Fu'an, and Ningde could indeed obtain grain from the Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions via sea transport.

However, Jian'ou and Nanping on the western front could not sustain a prolonged war.

In addition, there was the Eastern Route Army, a major consumer of grain.

The Nationalist army needed to support nearly 10 troops in western Fujian.

With so many mouths to feed, besides the local area being able to provide some of the food, the main source of supply is water transport along the Minjiang River and its tributaries.

After capturing Gutian, they could then move further south to seize Shuikou and completely cut off the Minjiang River waterway.

Alternatively, they could leave the supply lines open and allow the guerrillas to collect protection money periodically.

10抽3，10抽5，或者10抽8。

Using the blood of the Kuomintang to enrich themselves is also a good idea.

In fact, this combat plan already has application scenarios.

The guerrilla forces in Youxi County have grown extremely rapidly recently, with their numbers exceeding a thousand and they now control 70% of the towns and villages outside the county seat.

Although Zhanghuban was still in the hands of the Nationalist army.

However, many villages along the Minjiang River became strongholds for guerrillas.

This practice of lying next to the transport line and collecting tolls was not unique to the Red Army.

Many villagers in the area suffered from oppression by the government and had been bandits for generations. Some of them joined the Red Army and naturally brought their bandit skills with them.

The Nationalist army's major contraction concentrated its formidable forces, which originally covered the entire Minjiang River basin, into two or three points, which naturally greatly expanded the guerrillas' living space.

Chief of Staff Su Yu noticed these circumstances and naturally wouldn't miss this opportunity.

Today, the Seventh Red Army Corps can be considered a large and powerful force. Although Le Shaohua's side has not yet officially started manufacturing guns and cannons, the arsenal's repair capabilities are always operating at full capacity.

To date, over a thousand firearms have been repaired.

There are still more than 4000 guns awaiting repair.

Allocating a portion of the support to the guerrillas will not affect the combat effectiveness of the field troops at all.

Su Yu has always held reservations about going north to southern Zhejiang.

If the goal is to expand the Soviet area's sphere of influence northward, then it will require fighting one positional battle after another.

That was the core area of ​​the Kuomintang, and the Red Army simply couldn't afford to waste time there.

However, if the original plan were followed, the troops would penetrate deep into enemy territory alone to conduct operations on the outer lines.

Lacking both popular support and logistical support, the wounded soldiers could not be properly cared for.

The troops are likely to become weaker and weaker as the fighting continues.

It would be better to stay in the Soviet area, concentrate superior forces, and fight a decisive battle.

As the Soviet areas continued to expand, they also spread their outstanding cadres and guerrilla forces to more distant places.

Several county party secretaries and more than a dozen guerrilla team leaders have volunteered to go to central and western Fujian to carry out work behind enemy lines.

The campaign combined frontal battles with guerrilla warfare behind enemy lines.

If the war goes smoothly, it's not impossible to plant red flags all over Fujian.

Zhou Zeyuan naturally agreed to the plan.

But he knew very well that it was impossible; the central government couldn't wait that long.

After the westward expedition begins, apart from a small number of troops that will continue to pursue, more than half of the Polish army will remain in Fujian, Zhejiang and Jiangxi.

According to the original plan, they would concentrate their main forces and launch a fierce attack on Ruijin.

Judging from the current situation, it is highly likely that eastern Fujian will be the target of a fierce attack.

The predicament faced by the Central Soviet Area will be repeated in their lives once again.

But before that, he still has a lot to do.

The six infantry divisions in the Eastern Fujian Soviet Area had varying combat capabilities and there was still much room for integration within them.

Especially in infantry tactics, after personally witnessing the actual combat performance of the 7th Red Army Division, Xun Huaizhou further refined the details of the three-three squad tactics and promoted them to the entire army corps.

In order to improve the speed and efficiency of tactical promotion, Zhou Zeyuan once again acted "selflessly".

He sent many outstanding cadres from the 7th Division to other divisions, conducting a large-scale cadre exchange throughout the entire army corps.

In particular, the newly established Minbei Independent Division received over a hundred grassroots cadres in one go.

The First, Second, and Third Divisions also provided the Independent Division with a number of excellent soldiers.

The Fujian-North Independent Division has a weak foundation and is not yet suitable to accept too many Kuomintang prisoners of war.

Those veterans who had transferred back from the Kuomintang field army accepted it with a smile.

Zhou Zeyuan was determined to promote the campaign of complaining about one's grievances, and the results were immediate.

In just a few days, more than 2000 prisoners of war volunteered to join the Red Army.

The response was extremely enthusiastic. According to Liu Shengmu, a positive and progressive trend was brewing among the prisoners of war, and an even greater wave of enthusiasm for joining the army was yet to come.

At this time, the Red Army's six field divisions were already at full strength.

Therefore, Su Yu proposed that each field division be equipped with a supplementary regiment.

The number of personnel is not fixed, and the division commanders are given a certain degree of autonomy.

With the passage of this resolution, the number of personnel in all six infantry divisions quickly exceeded 7000.

And more prisoners continued to join the ranks of the Red Army...