The Historical Ownership of the New Ninth Army and the New Fourth Army

All belong to the national government, but the main force of the new fourth army is the red army guerrillas in the south, which was adapted through consultation according to the national agreement. Like the Eighth Route Army, they are all armed by the * * * production party and are under the command of both sides of the country. The commander is Ye Ting recognized by both sides.

Because of the country's political friction, there were frequent military conflicts with the Kuomintang die-hard troops, which were finally solved by the Kuomintang government for rebellion without shameless laws and regulations, and the title was also cancelled, that is, the Southern Anhui Incident. * * * After the incident, the production party reorganized the New Fourth Army, which was not recognized by the National Government.

The New Ninth Army is a purely Kuomintang army.