Today, 84 years ago, on January 17, 1941 (the 20th day of the twelfth lunar month), the Military Commission of the National Government issued a general order on revoking the designation of the New Fourth Army.

After the Southern Anhui Incident, in order to cover up his crimes, Chiang Kai-shek ordered the Military Commission of the National Government to issue a general order on revoking the designation of the New Fourth Army, falsely calling the New Fourth Army a "rebel army". "The commander of the army, Ye Ting, was immediately dismissed, handed over to the military law for trial, and punished according to law. Deputy commander Xiang Ying immediately ordered all armies to be brought to justice."

Generals of the New Fourth Army jointly sent a telegram to the whole country to protest against the crimes committed by the Kuomintang die-hards in creating the Southern Anhui Incident. Pointed out: "Our troops in the south of the Yangtze River moved northward by orders, were lured to be besieged and annihilated, and obeyed orders, but they were surrounded and annihilated by more than 70,000 national troops." "If you do not reward your meritorious service, you will be slaughtered instead, obey the orders, and be annihilated again. There are even more righteous and slanderous in the world!"

Zhou Enlai called to Ho Yanjin and replied, "Your actions are to hurt your relatives, and your enemies are to be quick."You did what the Japanese wanted to do and couldn't do.