Bright Sword's Bloody War of Resistance

Chapter 149
It was past eight o'clock that night, and the lights on Mount Yanwang were still brightly lit.

Zhao Gang and his guards waited at the foot of the mountain for Zhou Weihan to return with a large army.

"Political commissar, why haven't they arrived yet?" the guard asked.

Zhao Gang looked at his watch and said, "It should be here soon, you go to the mountain to see how the food is being prepared?"

"Commissar, you are alone"

"It's okay, what can I do at the gate of my house?"

"Old Zhao, you miss me!" Zhou Weihan shouted when he saw Zhao Gang waiting at the foot of the mountain from afar.

The two hugged each other tightly: "Nowhere is better than at home!"

Before leaving the base area, the independent brigade, which was not Li's big skill, had a combined number of over 1000 people in the first battalion and the guard company. This time, the number of people returning to the base area directly doubled to more than 2500.

According to the previously communicated deployment, the first battalion returned to the previous station, and the reserve battalion and supplementary battalion were stationed in several villages at the foot of the mountain that Zhao Gang had deployed in advance.

The guard company, reconnaissance company, equipment repair station, medical clinic and wounded soldiers are stationed on the mountain with the regiment headquarters.

The dinner table.

"Old Zhou, you're back, I have someone to discuss with you!" Zhao Gang complained, putting a glass of poured water in front of Zhou Weihan.

Zhou Weihan took two quick bites, put down his chopsticks, and said, "I'm also returning home, this time it's all right, we're together again!"

"Let's talk about the business first, how do you plan to deal with the two companies in Jinan?" Zhao Gang said seriously.

"Old Zhao, isn't it just giving the landlord's land to the fellow villagers for planting? This is big or small, don't cling to it!" Zhou Weihan persuaded.

"I don't mean to hold on to it, but after all, this matter was brought up by local comrades. If we don't deal with it, it will have a bad impact!" Zhao Gang said worriedly.

"Isn't there a meeting tomorrow? Then meet Comrade Wang Ying. Old Zhao, there is no problem that cannot be solved!"

The two companies of the New Second Regiment in southern Hebei, in order to gain a firm foothold in southern Hebei.

Fighting local tyrants and killing traitors made rapid progress in the first month of arriving in southern Hebei. Many landlords and traitors in the surrounding area ran to nearby counties.

Seeing that the autumn harvest was about to come, according to the express regulations of the superiors, the local comrades were responsible for distributing the land. In the end, there were more than [-] mu of land left, so it became the private use of the New Second Regiment.

Given that the current task is to fight against the enemy, the soldiers have no way to take care of the fields. The leading company commander and the instructor negotiated to rent the land to the nearby villagers, and then get half of the harvest. The rations are gone.

It stands to reason that this is a good thing. The common people have gained benefits, and they don't have to pay military rations.

However, it violated the land policy of the Eighth Route Army, and he became a second landlord all of a sudden, but was stabbed to Wang Ying by local comrades. Wang Ying told Zhao Gang again, and Zhao Gang hurriedly called Zhou Weihan back.

The next day, the meeting of the new second regiment was held on time.

Attending the meeting were the battalion commanders and instructors of the four infantry battalions, Chen Feng, the battalion commander of the artillery battalion, Li Daben of the independent brigade, Wang Ying, the local representative, and He Wensheng, who will become the head of the enemy labor unit of the New Second Regiment.

Seeing the arrival of all the staff, Zhou Weihan cleared his throat and said, "The staff are all here, let's get to know each other."

"It was decided by the regiment organization and approved by the superior. The original designation of the reserve battalion of the new second regiment is the fourth battalion of the new second regiment. Battalion commander Wang Yigong, instructor Gao Zhiheng, subordinate company commanders and instructors will not be changed."

"Wang Yigong!"

"Gao Zhiheng!"

Wang Yigong and Gao Zhiheng stood up and saluted everyone present.

"In view of the large number of people in the fourth battalion, the fifth company will be drawn out and added to the supplementary battalion!" Zhou Weihan continued.

Wang Yigong wanted to say something else, but Gao Zhiheng pulled him away: "Regimental Commander, as the commander of the former fifth company, I have no objection, and I will do a good job in the ideological work of the soldiers."

"The troops have been scattered for such a long time. I guess you don't know how many people you have in each battalion. After the meeting, the battalion commanders and instructors went to the grassroots to count the number of people and equipment in each battalion!" Wu Qin and Xu Dali said.

"Yes, Captain!"

"The New Second Regiment set up a political and enemy work unit, with He Wensheng, the chief, and five people under his jurisdiction."

Combat units at the regiment level do not have an enemy industry department, but are only at the enemy industry unit level, with the division commander and deputy battalion level.

"Comrade Wen Sheng, let me introduce you. This is Comrade Wang Ying from the local area. You will be in frequent contact in the future."

"This is Li Daben of the Independent Brigade. In the future, you and I should cooperate closely. Li Daben is in charge of the warehouse business and communicates with the Japanese openly. He Wensheng is responsible for personnel training and information acquisition. The military workers of the enemy's industrial unit have priority from the Independent Brigade. Selection." Zhou Weihan set the tone for the enemy industrial unit.

"Comrade Wen Sheng, you are an old love worker. After the meeting, you can communicate with Li Daben about the specific matters. Currently, the areas involved are Jinzhong, Jindong, Jinnan, Hebei, and Southern Hebei. You should start with southern Hebei first. and the Western Hebei region, the situation in these two areas is complicated, and the enemy and the enemy are stubbornly intertwined, and they will be the focus of future work."

"Okay, that's the specific content, the meeting will end if there is no problem." Zhou Weihan said directly and decisively.

After the meeting, Zhou Weihan, Zhao Gang, and Wang Ying held a small meeting to discuss the southern Hebei issue.

"Why are you two looking at me like that? Can I not understand the stakes? Both the army and the villagers can benefit from this matter. It can be said to kill two birds with one stone. I have no objection in my heart!" Wang Ying said frankly. .

"To tell you the truth, I would just pretend I didn't see this matter, but this matter has already reached me. The name of the second landlord is not good!"

Zhou Weihan lit a cigarette, exhaled a puff of smoke, and his right index finger danced irregularly on the table.

Zhao Gang, who was familiar with Zhou Weihan, knew that Zhou Weihan would only act like this when he was upset.

"Some of our comrades are too dogmatic. How can a good thing turn into a bad thing? Seeking truth from facts has always been our principle. Since the common people agree, why should we oppose it?" Zhou Weihan said with a frown.

"We have to look at this matter dialectically, not to mention renting it. Just like our Yanwangshan base area, farms, and fields, don't the villagers help to take care of it? Right, Lao Zhao!"

"It's true. The soldiers in charge of this area are always overwhelmed, and the folks are willing to help. Of course, we don't let the folks help for nothing, and send some food and eggs from time to time."

"Is that right? To put it bluntly, this is wages, but are we capitalists?" Zhou Weihan said.

"Let's put it another way, ask the folks to help plow the fields, but it's time to thank the folks for giving them some food, old Wang, isn't that too much?"

"Old Zhou, you're so eloquent." Wang Ying said with a smile.

"It just so happens that I'm going to the south of Hebei these two days. By the way, I will inspect the specific situation on the spot. If the soldiers force the common people to farm the fields, they will definitely be punished severely. But if it is really a situation where both parties are willing, then Why not do it?"

The three finally reached an agreement.

Zhou Weihan's going to southern Hebei was not a whim, but a long-awaited plan according to the instructions of the headquarters.

After the situation is ascertained, large troops will move out one after another and march into southern Hebei.

(End of this chapter)