march to victory

"Company commander, how long will it take for us to get out of this damned water grass?"

Although this sentence is asked in different ways, the meaning is the same.

But today, from waking up to breakfast, no fewer than ten people asked Zhang Qingshan.

"It should be just these few days. If you persevere, carry forward the spirit of our Workers' and Peasants' Red Army's hard work and simplicity, and the spirit of not being afraid of hardships and dangers, follow up, and you will definitely go out victorious."

Zhang Qingshan's answer was almost the same.

Although he wanted to calm everyone's emotions as much as possible, he clearly felt that a negative emotion had begun to emerge in the team.

Fortunately, Zhang Qingshan was not a procrastinator, so he decisively ordered Zhou Baoyu: "Baoyu, you immediately call Comrades Peng Peng and Liu Bing to Battalion Commander Li, and said that during breakfast time, I asked to start the meeting immediately." an emergency meeting."

Seeing that Zhang Qingshan spoke so solemnly and his tone was so stern, Zhou Baoyu dared not delay, so he rushed to deliver the order.

When Zhang Qingshan came to Li Xueshan, he just said hello, and before he had time to ask for advice, Peng Peng and Liu Bing ran over.

Zhang Qingshan picked up the cigarette that was placed between him and Li Xueshan, and offered one to them each, but both of them were extremely astonished: In the current situation, it is extremely rare for Zhang Qingshan to offer a cigarette over on his own initiative. , and this just shows that what Zhang Qingshan will discuss next must be extremely rare.

So, after the two held the cigarettes and looked at each other, their faces became solemn at the same time, they sat down silently, lit their cigarettes, smoked, and waited for the topic to emerge.

"The topic that comrades are talking about the most now, I think everyone should know it?"

After Zhang Qingshan lit a cigarette for himself, he took a puff and spoke lightly.

Seeing that the three of them nodded their heads to show that they knew, Zhang Qingshan went on to say: "It's my fault too. I was too careless and didn't pay attention to it in time, which led to the current situation. As the main leader, I didn't pay attention to the emergence of this situation. , is my dereliction of duty at work, and I also have an unshirkable responsibility. Here, I would like to apologize to several members of the party committee for my negligence, and I also invite comrades to criticize, so that I can be better. Progress... As for the review paper, I will conduct a self-review at the plenary meeting after the problem is resolved."

Seeing that the three still nodded their heads to express understanding, but no one answered, Zhang Qingshan could only continue to say: "In the past few days, some comrades have raised this question. , I didn’t care about it at the time, so I just replied casually. Last night, I saw several comrades asking me one after another, but I didn’t pay attention to it. Until today..."

Speaking of this, Zhang Qingshan deliberately paused, seeing all three people looking over, he said seriously: "From the moment I opened my eyes until before breakfast, no fewer than ten people came to me and asked me this question. What's more, the question is about how many days will it take before I walk out of the water and grassland. Comrades, please note that before, they were only joking and guessing to ask me, but now, they are using the word "in the end". Let me realize the seriousness of the problem. Because this shows that the problem has become so serious that it affects morale, so we have to take immediate action on this and get rid of this impetuous emotion as soon as possible... That's the situation, please comrades Come, I also want to discuss a solution as soon as possible. I'm done."

"Let me talk about it." Li Xueshan spoke first: "I, like Comrade Zhang Qingshan, did not realize the seriousness of this problem at the beginning. Now I heard what Comrade Zhang Qingshan said, and I realized that I also committed the same crime. There is a crime of negligence. However, now is not the time for self-criticism, we have to solve the problem first, and then we can review our mistakes afterwards. Do you have any opinions on this, comrades?"

"no!"

Several people shook their heads.

"Well, with regard to the issue that Comrade Zhang Qingshan just mentioned, I want to come up with a solution as soon as possible to resolve the impetuous emotions of comrades. I personally agree with this. At the same time, I also want to say that the emergence of this issue reminds us : No matter at any time, politics and discipline must be grasped at all times. Just like now, since our Long March, we have fought against the enemy and the natural environment, making us subconsciously ignore our own internal situation, so , Comrades! This lesson tells us that no matter where we are in the future, we must keep our spirits up and fight not only with the enemy we can see, but also with the enemy in our hearts..."

After Li Xueshan briefly talked about his improvement on this problem, he returned to the original point and said: "As for the solution to this problem, my personal opinion is: neither can it be kept secret like before, nor can it be fully disclosed. Well, it's clear and a little blurry."

As soon as these words came out, not to mention Zhang Qingshan and Liu Bing, even Peng Peng was puzzled.

However, Peng Peng is Li Xueshan's confidant after all, so he is used to it casually.No, after glancing at Zhang Qingshan and Liu Bing, he asked Li Xueshan with a playful smile: "Battle Commander, you are a big leader, it's normal to say such inscrutable words, but the little soldiers below us can't understand... ...Can you translate what you just said into human words?"

When Zhang Qingshan and Liu Bing heard this, they were taken aback for a moment, and then laughed.Even Li Xueshan laughed and scolded "Get out!", and he was overjoyed, covering his stomach, frowning and laughing, looking a little weird.

"What I mean is that we can't tell the soldiers exactly how many days, for example, three days, five days! In this case, if they haven't walked out of the water and grass by then, it will be a huge blow to morale. But it can't be like Like a few days ago, I used ambiguous words to fool people. After all, if soldiers can ask such words, it means that they have already made a rough judgment in their hearts, and they just want to get a correct answer from you to stabilize their hearts. Therefore, We have to say... By the way, I have been sleeping in a drowsy state for the past few days, not to mention the number of days, I have not paid attention to the distance. The three of you judge, how many days will it take to get out of the aquatic grass field?"

"Li Battalion Commander, to tell you the truth, we are not sure, because we are a little bit off track with the big troops, so we really can't judge a specific number."

"Then tell me the days you have planned in your hearts."

Zhang Qingshan thought for a while, and said: "I think there are still about three days. Because although we are a little bit off from the main force, the main direction is the same as the main force. The main force is judged according to the distance traveled by the Central Red Army. , so, I think, more than two days to three days is about the same.”

"The days I'm thinking about are about the same as that of Lao Zhang, about three days." Peng Peng nodded in agreement.But Liu Bing on the side said: "I think it should be three to four days. Because although we have not changed the main direction with the main force, a little deviation on the map may be a deviation in Baisili in actual conditions, so , adding one more day should be more accurate."

After finishing speaking, all three looked at Li Xueshan, waiting for his reply.

"You all feel in your heart that there are still three or four days before you can go out, right?"

Seeing that all three people nodded, Li Xueshan said with a smile: "That's it, just to be on the safe side, let's add one more day and tell the comrades that there are three to five days. In this way, the longer time will not only allow comrades Let us hold on for a little longer in our hearts, and it will also help us adjust the length of time at any time, leaving room for excuses for the next step. After all, if we arrive early, everyone will be excited at that time, and no one will go Ask why you arrived earlier, and even if you ask, we can also say that everyone has moved faster, so we arrived earlier. If we have not arrived after five days, then we can also say that we used the normal marching speed to calculate Yes, I didn't expect everyone's pace to be a bit slow, so I slowed down a bit. This way, I can delay the time. After all, I believe that after five days, we will not be far away from walking out of the water and grass. As long as we work harder, I guess It will take less than a day to go out completely, so within this period of time, the morale will not be completely collapsed... However, you must remember, and you must speak in a firm tone."

"why?"

Li Xueshan looked at Peng Peng who was asking the question with a smile, but did not answer.

On the other hand, Liu Bing answered with a smile: "Old Peng, what Battalion Commander Li said means what he said earlier, and it's clear but a little fuzzy!"

Seeing Peng Peng looking over with puzzled eyes, Liu Bing had no choice but to further explain: "Our soldiers are cute and simple, and they trust us cadres very much, so we just need to speak out in a firm tone. , I think, they will not doubt it. Even if they have doubts, they will definitely be able to find their own reasons and turn it over. This is what Commander Li said clearly. And the vagueness is three to five days. In this case, not only can it be eliminated immediately Everyone’s impetuous emotions now can still leave room for the future.”

"Old Liu, I find that what you are saying now is a bit incomprehensible."

"Get out! Stop swearing at people." People can't understand, so how can it be a human being who speaks?

On the contrary, Zhang Qingshan asked a little unwillingly: "But, in this way, don't you want to lie to your comrades?"

"Old Zhang, that's the only bad thing about you, you are too honest." Peng Peng immediately enlightened Zhang Qingshan: "You know, deceiving in good faith is actually a good thing. Otherwise, with everyone's current impetuous mood, if you He said in a daze, everyone is fine now, but when the time comes, what will you do if you haven't gone out yet?"

Liu Bing even added: "This is like Cao Cao's tactic of 'Looking at plum blossoms to quench thirst'. You said that he lied to his subordinates like this. Is it good or bad? So, sometimes for the sake of the overall situation, you have to lie. Personal reputation, what should be lost has to be lost..."

Zhang Qingshan pondered for a while, finally nodded and approved of this method.

Immediately, the three of them split up.

Sure enough, as soon as the answer was answered, the impetuous emotions of the soldiers immediately dissipated.Some soldiers even said carelessly, "I have been away for more than a year. At this time, let alone three or five days, even ten days, I can afford to wait and am willing to wait. No matter how you say it, this last step is not bad." ..."

Zhang Qingshan who listened secretly admired Li Xueshan's strategy, and also learned this trick...