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

Pingnan, the headquarters of the 7th Red Army Corps.

Xun Huaizhou sat at the table, holding a telegram in his hand, his gaze slowly moving from top to bottom, looking very carefully, barely blinking.

The curtain was suddenly thrown open, and Su Yu rushed in. "Comrade Huaizhou, good news! Song Xilian has evacuated Gutian!"

Xun Huaizhou raised his head, but his face showed no surprise.

"Yeah, earlier than we expected. It's just a pity... If it had been delayed for another two days, our flanking forces would have been in place. He wouldn't have been able to leave even if he wanted to."

Su Yu sat down across the table, picked up the teapot, and poured herself a bowl of water:

"Ultimately, we captured a county without much fighting. Our Minjiang strategy has gotten off to a good start."

Xun Huaizhou's expression was somewhat strange. He remained silent for a few seconds before saying, "It's a good start, but unfortunately, this strategy was aborted halfway through."

Su Yu paused, his hand holding the bowl still. He instinctively wanted to say, "What are you talking about?" but then he realized what he meant.

"What instructions did the Central Committee give? What was Comrade Zeyuan doing? Didn't he argue his case?"

"What do you take Zeyuan for? A bodhisattva in a temple?"

Su Yu was taken aback, then chuckled awkwardly, "Hehe, I'm used to it. With Comrade Qiu Bai's arrival, it seems the situation in eastern Fujian has changed again. What exactly is the situation now?"

Xun Huaizhou crossed his arms and began to speak: "This morning, the Fujian-Zhejiang Soviet Area and the Northern Expeditionary Anti-Japanese Vanguard held a joint military and political meeting."

Comrade Qiu Bai produced the Central Military Commission's order, requiring us to lead our main force into western Zhejiang and cut off the Zhejiang-Jiangxi Railway.

A smirk played on his lips. "Our commander-in-chief was righteous and eloquent, refuting him on the spot."

"and then?"

"And then? What else? He's got a pile of shit on his ass, yet he dares to be the first to stick his neck out? Comrade Qiu Bai gave him a good scolding."

He was sent to repair roads, and it was only because Comrade Zeyuan protected him that he was dismissed from his post.

By the way, I only found out today that our political commissar has a habit of keeping secrets for others.

Su Yu was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter.

Xun Huaizhou chuckled twice as well.

But as Su Yu was laughing, her expression suddenly turned serious, and her laughter stopped abruptly. "Something's not right... this isn't right."

"What's wrong? Our commander-in-chief has revealed so many flaws that the whole army knows he's cowardly and afraid of the enemy. It's good enough that he hasn't been expelled from the party."

"That's not what I meant." Su Yu shook her head, gradually clearing her thoughts. "The problem is, he's a member of the five-person team. If we fire him, who will replace him?"

As he said this, his gaze met Xun Huaizhou's meaningful look.

The two looked at each other for a moment, and a knowing smile appeared on their lips at the same time.

Su Yu pointed to her nose: "Me?"

"Of course, who else could it be but you? We can't just fire Comrade Liu Shengmu because he didn't make any mistakes. Besides, this position should have been yours in the first place."

Su Yu leaned back in her chair and let out a long sigh: "Haha, that's great! Now I can relieve some of the pressure on Comrade Zeyuan. It's really like luck has come knocking, and good things come in pairs!"

"It wasn't luck, it was skill." Xun Huaizhou's gaze deepened. "Guess why Zeng Hongyi was defeated so easily?"

Su Yu was stunned for a moment, then the smile on her face slowly faded, replaced by an expression of sudden realization.

"I understand. This was all Zeyuan's plan. Goodness, Comrade Qiubai made an example of someone to scare the monkeys and established his authority, and we also gained something. This is what you call a win-win situation. However, is there any room for discussion regarding this northward strategy? If we could have a little more time..."

"I'm afraid not. This should also be part of the compromise between the two of them." Xun Huaizhou stood up, walked to the map on the wall, and drew a line on the location of western Zhejiang with his finger.

"However, the specific deployment routes, troop numbers, tactics, and methods have not yet been officially finalized."

"Zeyuan is urging me to come up with a plan quickly so he can advocate for us at the next joint meeting."

Su Yu also stood up, walked to the map, and stood side by side with Xun Huaizhou.

"Huaizhou, before that, we need to discuss who will lead the troops into battle and who will stay behind to defend our homeland?"

"Haha, who else but me can take on this mission?" Xun Huaizhou patted his chest. "Besides, you and Zeyuan get along better. Staying behind to guard the base, the two of you will work together seamlessly."

Su Yu nodded, saying nothing aloud, but inwardly she couldn't help but think: Is this how I and Ze Yuan work together? I can work with anyone.

Why don't you reflect on yourself? Zeyuan can cooperate with others, so why can't you cooperate with him?

Sigh, Zeyuan can be quite serious at times. This trio would have fallen apart sooner or later without me.

……

As night fell, Zhou Zeyuan walked into the compound of the Fujian-Zhejiang Soviet Area Government.

Although it's called a government compound, it's actually just the former Mindong Special Committee with a new sign.

The courtyard was still the same courtyard, with blue bricks and gray tiles, and a kerosene lamp hanging under the eaves, its dim yellow light swaying gently in the night breeze.

He walked through the corridor with practiced ease and stood at the door of Yu Qiubai's office.

Yu Qiubai was sitting behind his desk, reading documents by the light of an oil lamp.

Hearing the door open, he looked up and saw Zhou Zeyuan: "Oh, Zeyuan's here. Has the troop deployment plan been finalized?"

Zhou Zeyuan rudely plopped down on his desk, put the proposal down, and handed it to Yu Qiubai.

Just as Yu Qiubai was about to reach out to take it, Zhou Zeyuan raised his wrist and put the proposal back.

"Oh, I just forgot, you're not a military personnel, so you'd better not look at the specific details to avoid increasing the risk of leaks."

Yu Qiubai's outstretched hand froze in mid-air, and he paused for a moment before letting out a bitter laugh.

Goodness, I showed off my power this morning, and before the second day is even here, this little guy has already given me a taste of my own medicine.

But there's really nothing wrong with it. If you're at a certain level and really want to watch it, there's nothing you can't watch.

However, from another perspective, being required to review military plans when one is not a military leader does indeed increase the risk of leaks.

The rules allow it, but reason does not.

Well, the key point is that he himself wouldn't allow it.

"I didn't say I wanted to see it. You handed it to me, and I just took it without thinking."

Yu Qiubai looked Zhou Zeyuan up and down. "And another thing, you're a leader now, yet you have no manners at all."

"Oh? Aren't I sitting quite properly?" Zhou Zeyuan looked down at himself, then looked up at Yu Qiubai, his face innocent. "Who says you can only sit on a chair, but not a table?"

"Alright, alright." Yu Qiubai shook his head helplessly, not bothering to argue with him. "Then please have our Deputy Corps Commander Zhou sit down and report to the Central Committee on this troop deployment plan."