march to victory

"It's like this. Old Zhang, you see that you have been working in the local area and have never been in the main force..."

Zhang Qingshan tried his best to say what he could think of in the most tactful way, so as not to cause Luo Yingjie's misunderstanding, then the gain outweighs the loss.

Unexpectedly, Luo Yingjie said with a smile: "Old Zhang, don't talk about it, I understand what you mean. We are all from our own family, and it hurts our feelings to say this. Let me first report to you and the leaders. What do you think?"

Luo Yingjie smiled and spread a circle of cigarettes for everyone, lit one himself, took a puff, and said: "I know, I have been the captain of the guerrilla brigade in this county, and I have never been to the main force. In terms of command, I must not be able to lead a battalion of soldiers. Of course, I also understand that the appointment of me as the battalion commander of the fourth battalion of our assault regiment is not only to promote me, but also to recognize my ability... So, I just If you want to resign from the position of battalion commander, let me sit up as an ordinary soldier first."

"That won't work. This is an organizational appointment and cannot be easily changed. Lao Luo, no matter what, you are definitely the battalion commander." Hu Yingze quickly interjected and strongly opposed... Don't say anything else, just say two points: one Well, Luo Yingjie has indeed worked hard, if he resigned voluntarily right after he was appointed, would he still have to talk about the discipline and prestige of the organization?Second, judging by Luo Yingjie's joy, it is obvious that he really intends to be an ordinary soldier. Then, if he is asked to lead and mobilize the masses, there will be chaos in this position, so it is better to let him continue to be a guerrilla The captain of the brigade is strong.

"However, political commissar, I know how much I have. If I am allowed to be the battalion commander now, I don't know how to train them. The joke is small, delaying the fighter, or even causing everyone to lose the battle because of me, then I will have no face to see those sacrificed soldiers."

Hu Yingze wanted to continue persuading, but was pulled back by Zhang Qingshan.

"Old Hu, Lao Luo, can you see if this works?" Zhang Qingshan took a puff of cigarette, and after sorting out his thoughts, said: "Old Luo is still the battalion commander...Old Luo, don't rush to speak, listen to me first Finish the sentence. You don't know anything about the army because you haven't joined the army, but this doesn't mean that you, Luo Yingjie, are not capable enough, it's just that you are not familiar with it. Then, you can be the battalion commander, but I I need to find you a teacher..."

Speaking of this, Zhang Qingshan looked at Tian Guozhong and said with a smile: "Old Tian is a talented student who graduated from the Yunnan Lecture Hall. I think he is enough to be your teacher in this regard?"

"Enough, absolutely enough."

"Then, I will let Lao Tian go to your Fourth Battalion as the political commissar, and you Lao Luo as a student... When you graduate, at that time, I will see who dares to say that you are not capable enough to be the battalion commander. Lao Luo, what do you think? How about doing that?"

"That's great, I completely agree." After Luo Yingjie nodded happily, he turned to Tian Guozhong and said, "Chief of Staff, no! Don't worry, Lao Tian. From now on, in the Fourth Battalion, if you say what you say, I will be your student. I will do what you say, and I will never sing against you."

These words are a bit confusing, which shows how excited Luo Yingjie is.

Tian Guozhong smiled and said: "Lao Luo, you can't say that, it should be said that we learn from each other."

Seeing that Luo Yingjie looked over in confusion, Tian Guozhong explained: "In terms of command and training, I will tell you everything I know, but I have never done specific things such as how to mobilize the masses. You You also have to be my teacher. Therefore, let alone who learns from whom, we are complementary."

Hearing this, Zhang Qingshan was stunned, and then he was overjoyed: Yes!Although Luo Yingjie had never been in the regular army, so he didn't know anything about the regular army.But on the other hand, there are also many cadres in our assault regiment who have not been trained locally, and Luo Yingjie has master-level experience in this area-leading dozens of people, in an environment full of enemies, It can be done smartly for several years without damage, which shows its power.Just right, everyone complements each other.

"Old Tian reminded you right." Zhang Qingshan could think that, as his old partner, Hu Yingze had also thought of this level, no, he said to Luo Yingjie with a smile: "Lao Luo, we basically have been staying here all the time." In the army, you still don't know much about local affairs, and this is your strong point, in the future, I hope you will teach us more."

"That's right! Lao Luo, when we first arrived in the assault group, our eyes were darkened—we didn't know anything. From now on, whether it's recruiting troops or mobilizing the masses, it will all depend on you and the comrades in the local area."

"Political commissar, head of the regiment, and fellow comrades, please rest assured, and please wait and see. I, Luo Yingjie, will do my best in the future for the growth and development of our assault regiment, and I will devote myself to death."

Although these words are nice to hear, but when you understand them carefully, it really feels a bit reckless.

"That's it for this matter. Let's proceed to the next item." Zhang Qingshan said with a smile: "Lao Luo, I still have to ask you to give the staff to the staff for the second matter."

"Regimental Commander, if you have any mission, you just give the order, and if you say the staff, you will be out."

"It's like this. You see, if you become the battalion commander, you must resign from your original position as the commander of the county guerrilla brigade. However, our assault regiment is a combat unit, in order to gather combat strength. In other words, our assault group can only stay at one point, but the whole county and its surrounding areas are so big, we can't just care about ourselves and ignore others, so it depends on the county guerrilla brigade to maintain the usual Contacting villages, gathering food, collecting intelligence on the enemy, etc... We are not familiar with this place, but you are an old acquaintance. If you come to the assault group, then, can you recommend someone you can trust, capable, and party spirit? How about the successor of principle?"

"I've thought about this a long time ago."

"Have you considered it?" Hu Yingze looked at him suspiciously: "Lao Luo, you already knew that you were going to be the battalion commander of our assault regiment?"

"No." Luo Yingjie took a puff of cigarette and said with a smile: "What I mean is that when we make revolution, we always tie our heads to our belts. If we don't make sure, we will go to see Marx someday. But I sacrificed, and the team can't Therefore, I have already appointed: Once I die, the deputy captain Li Hua will be the captain and lead everyone to continue the revolution."

The arrogance of these words reflects that although Luo Yingjie has a vision in doing things, he has always been eloquent, a bit making decisions for the organization, with the intention of killing first and then acting.However, considering that they often move around and it is inconvenient to contact the organization, it is indeed reasonable and understandable to do so.

"Lao Luo, tell me about the general environment of Sanqiao County."

"The people in Sanqiao County are suffering, and the officials go to all the riches, coupled with the exploitation of the local tyrants and evil gentry, the people suffer unspeakably, and the society is also very unstable. Among other things, there are bandit organizations with more than 50 people. Seven..." Speaking of this, Luo Yingjie pondered for a while, and said: "However, officials have a major feature in dealing with bandits, that is, when you stand on the top of a mountain, they will send troops to encircle and suppress them, but, this At times, their encirclement and suppression efforts were not strong, and they often just worked and acted to deal with it. Sometimes they would even collude with the bandits, not only harming the people, but also letting the bandits face their opponents... Anyway, in this It's complicated, and I really couldn't explain it for a while. However, one thing is very interesting, that is, the gang of officials also have their own bottom line when dealing with bandits."

"Isn't it their bounden duty to exterminate bandits? How can there be a bottom line?"

"The so-called collusion between officials and bandits is exactly what they are talking about, but there is indeed a bottom line."

After Zhang Qingshan glanced at Li Honghui who was talking, he smiled at Luo Yingjie: "Tell me, what is the bottom line?"

"That is, the number of bandits in one or a group cannot exceed three hundred. If it exceeds three hundred, they will try their best to encircle and suppress them. At that time, they will really use all kinds of means to really suppress the bandits. I guess, this is probably It was they who were afraid of causing banditry, which attracted the attention of the higher authorities, and took their official hats. However, this bottom line does exist, and it has continued since the Qing Dynasty, and almost every county magistrate will stick to this bottom line..."

As he said that, Luo Yingjie threw away the cigarette butt in his hand, stomped it out and said to everyone with a wry smile: "I really didn't know the bottom line set by the officials. The officials also turned a blind eye to it, and they became a little paralyzed. I later learned that the officials suddenly attacked me because the number of my team that was preparing to start a revolution exceeded the bottom line, so they chased us desperately."

"They are very smart. They know that the lives of the people under their rule are difficult, and rebellion will happen sooner or later. Therefore, they deliberately give the people a vent, and then they are stuck on the number of people, so as to avoid becoming bigger. They can kill two birds with one stone. What a good idea." After Hu Yingze finished speaking with a sneer, he asked Luo Yingjie again: "Isn't it because you are a Communist Party?"

"That's right. They are domineering in the local area. On the surface, they say they are reactionary government, but in fact, they are the local emperors. It doesn't matter who you are, anyway, they only value your number. Once the number exceeds Three hundred, they also don't care what you do, they will definitely send troops to encircle and suppress."

Everyone showed deep thought: If it is true what Luo Yingjie said, then people like me will go smoothly at first, but we will definitely have to face their desperation later on.

"That's not right!" Hu Yingze was the first to react: "Lao Luo, what you said just now was when the Kuomintang was in power here, but now that the devils have occupied this place, will the situation change? ?”

"Political commissar, let me tell the truth. I personally think that they will no longer abide by this bottom line, but may go further. In order to prevent the existence of anti-Japanese armed forces, their next step is to wipe out all the resistance forces in the county."

"Wait a minute." Zhang Qingshan interrupted: "Lao Luo, you just said that they will no longer abide by this bottom line. By them, are you referring to the former officials of the Nationalist Government, or the second devil who is now working for the devil?"

"Basically nothing has changed. The county magistrate has become a pseudo county magistrate, and the security regiment has become a defense regiment (at this time, Wang Jingwei had not yet become the Hualian, nor had the Nanjing puppet government. The well-known collective name of the Imperial Association Army.) It's just a change of skin." Luo Yingjie's face turned red all of a sudden, and he said indignantly...