At the end of November 1938, Shen Honglie, then chairman of the Kuomintang Shandong Province, came to Huimin County in the name of inspecting anti-Japanese defenses. As soon as he entered the county seat, the local Kuomintang officials of the counties in Jilubian, as well as the leaders of the landlord militia and the bandit armed forces, heard the wind and came to visit with heavy gifts. After drinking and eating, Shen Honglie called the drama team, set up the stage, and sang "Blessings from Heavenly Officials". Just when Shen Honglie was fascinated, his subordinates reported that Xiao Hua, commander of the Luxi Military Region of the Eighth Route Army, had come to visit. Shen Honglie was startled at first, but soon calmed down. He has been in the official arena for a long time, very slippery, in order to show his enthusiasm, he personally took people out to greet him.
Shen Honglie had never met Xiao Hua, and he believed that since Xiao Hua was the commander of the Eighth Route Army Military Region, he must be more than 30 years old. He saw more than a dozen Eighth Route Army soldiers standing outside the door, one of whom was tall, about 30 years old, and very powerful. He thought that this person was Xiao Hua, and without waiting for others to introduce him, Shen Honglie went straight to this person and shook his hand and said, "Commander Xiao is here, it is really full of brilliance, please go inside!" Unexpectedly, this person said: "Chairman Shen is mistaken, I am Liu Youzhi, the head of the reconnaissance section!" At this time, Xiao Hua came over and said to Shen Honglie, "I ventured to visit Chairman Shen and ask Haihan." Shen Honglie saw that Xiao Hua was very young (Xiao Hua was not yet 23 years old at this time), so he smiled awkwardly and said, "Commander Xiao is really young and promising, and he is clumsy in his eyes!" If no one introduces you, my brother thinks you're a guard. ”
Then Xiao Hua and his party were welcomed into the living room, the banquet had long been set down, Shen Honglie picked up the wine glass, coughed dryly, and said: "Commander Xiao is young and handsome, has a gentle temperament, and does not lose his demeanor. It is an honor to meet today. Come, toast to Commander Xiao's wishes! Xiao Hua raised his glass and replied, "I have heard of Chairman Shen's name earlier, and I have made a special visit today to discuss the great plan of resisting Japan." I propose to toast the unity of the Kuomintang and the Communist Party to resist Japan! "Everyone in this room stood up in response. Shen Honglie sneered twice and said, "Discuss the anti-Japanese plan together, don't dare to be one, Shen Mou wants to see your party's and your army's anti-Japanese achievements first, and then listen to Commander Xiao's good plans." Xiao Hua cleared his throat and said, "Chairman Shen is polite, we should listen to your high opinion." As for the results, I can immediately send a man-made watch to report. At present, we have carried out a sabotage operation on the front line of Jinpu and coordinated with the frontal main force, and have also extensively mobilized the masses and established base areas to prepare conditions for persisting in the protracted War of Resistance. ”
After hearing this, Shen Honglie said dismissively: "Commander Xiao, your army has been hiding in the rear, when will you be able to go to the front line and fight the Japanese army head-on?" "Yes, hiding behind the devil's ass and shouting, net occupying some places where the enemy has thrown, this is also considered anti-Japanese?" Xue Ruhua, deputy commissioner of the Kuomintang Lubei, also followed behind to help. "How is this not considered anti-Japanese?" Xiao Hua suppressed his anger and said, "By mobilizing the masses here and establishing a base area, we have controlled the rear of the enemy and formed a situation of attacking back and forth with the front, which at least aggravated the enemy's worries, dispersed the enemy's troops, dragged the enemy's hind legs, and limited the enemy's strength and speed of advancing head-on. In the future, the Japanese will inevitably return to North China in an attempt to consolidate their occupied areas, so this is the front. At that time, we will all be united, and the Japanese will not be able to run amok. Can we say that what we are doing now is not anti-Japanese? ”
Shen Honglie was poor in his words, and when he couldn't think of a suitable answer, he said angrily: "Even if it is anti-Japanese, it will not be your turn!" As soon as his voice fell, Xiao Hua sternly retorted, "Mr. Shen's remarks may not be appropriate, right?" As the saying goes, the rise and fall of a nation is the responsibility of the puppeteer. If you oppose our resistance to Japan, have you also rebelled against the intention of Chairman Jiang Lushan's speech? Shen Honglie was speechless for a moment, and suddenly stood up with a sigh of relief and said, "I understand the reason, and Shen Mou understands even more that you should withdraw from Shandong as soon as possible, otherwise you will seize my territory!" Xiao Hua saw that Shen Honglie was so arrogant and rogue, and he really did not want to bother to refute it, so he stood up and said: "Chairman Shen, at the moment of great enemy and the time of national peril, we should all get rid of our prejudices, unite sincerely, and resist Japan together. After saying that, he led the people out of the Shen Mansion and returned to the headquarters station.