在新四军发展的方向上，项英没有“南进计划”，却有南进的构想。项英建议叶飞、张道庸（即陶勇）两团南调，是在八路军南下，与留在江北的新四军解决苏北问题的条件下，挽救苏南的应急措施，党中央最终批准一部南调。因此，不能把项英向党中央的建议和意见，说成是背离党中央关于新四军“向北发展”的方针，若说项英“始终借故不执行”“向北发展、向敌后发展”的方针，这是不对的。从实际行动看，项英基本上执行了“向北发展”的方针。但是，项英所执行的与党中央的指示仍有差别 In the direction of the development of the New Fourth Army, Xiang Ying did not have a “southward plan” but had the idea of ​​moving southward. Xiang suggested that two groups of south delegations, Ye Fei and Zhang Dao-yung (Tao Yong), rescued emergency measures in southern Jiangsu under conditions that the Eighth Route Army southward and the New Fourth Army left in Jiangbei resolved the northern Jiangsu issue. The party Central Committee finally approved a south Tune Therefore, we can not regard Xiang Ying’s suggestions and opinions to the Party Central Committee as a departure from the party Central Committee’s principle of “developing northward” on the New Fourth Army. If we say that Xiang Ying “will always implement the principle of” developing northward and developing toward the enemy’s rear “ This is wrong. In practical terms, Xiang Ying basically implemented the principle of ”developing northward." However, the directives executed by Xiang Ying and the Central Party Committee are still different