Zhao Gang and Wang Xiaohu followed the brigade commander back to the brigade headquarters. The brigade commander called the cadre section chief and asked him to record the list of Mawushan Anti-Japanese Guerrilla Force cadres sent by Zhao Gang into the file and issue a formal appointment letter.
At the regiment level, only cadres below the company level can be assigned. In view of the fact that the number of Mawushan guerrillas has reached the battalion level, Li Yunlong, Zhao Gang and others suggested that the Mawushan guerrillas be given battalion-level treatment, so they listed the cadres of the Mawushan guerrillas. The list was specially submitted to the Brigade Ministry for approval.
The brigade commander believed that Xu Dalong's command ability had reached battalion-level standards, and he agreed, so he asked the cadre section chief to issue formal appointment letters to Xu Dalong, Sun Desheng and Wang Chengzhu.
The brigade commander was very concerned about Xu Dalong and others. He specifically asked Wang Xiaohu to go back and tell Xu Dalong, emphasizing that the Wuma Wushan guerrillas have independent combat rights and can make decisions independently according to local conditions, adapt to the situation, and do not have to ask their superiors for instructions on everything. Let them freely mobilize the masses, protect themselves, strengthen their teams, and expand the construction of their base areas.
The brigade commander was very attentive and gave a lot of opinions on the construction and development of the guerrillas, and Zhao Gang took notes.
The cadre section chief came, took the cadre appointment letters for three battalion-level cadres, Xu Dalong, Sun Desheng and Wang Chengzhu, and handed them to Zhao Gang.
Wang Xiaohu followed Zhao Gang back to the Independent Regiment. Li Yunlong, Zhao Gang and Zhang Dabiao explained to Wang Xiaohu again, and then asked Wang Xiaohu to return to the Qilin Peak base area.
Qiligou Village.
In the conference room of the guerrilla headquarters, Xu Dalong smiled happily while holding the document issued by the brigade headquarters. He coughed, cleared his throat, and said loudly: "Brothers, the brigade headquarters has officially issued an order. Our Mawushan guerrillas have been The establishment has been designated as a regular battalion level, and everyone has been promoted."
Hearing this, everyone burst into warm applause.
The applause was so enthusiastic that Xu Dalong had to use hand gestures to calm down the applause.
Everyone looked at Xu Dalong expectantly to see what kind of official he was.
Xu Dalong said excitedly: "Now I announce the list of cadres. The guerrilla captain Xu Dalong is at the battalion level, and the guerrilla deputy captain Sun Desheng is at the deputy battalion level..."
Since following Xu Dalong, the positions of the cadres have been promoted several times. Sun Desheng and Wang Chengzhu became deputy battalion-level cadres, and Zheng Xirong was changed from the original reconnaissance squad leader to the company-level intelligence team leader. Other cadres have also been promoted by leapfrog.
Wei Heping was also very happy. After joining the guerrillas, he was demoted from the original company commander to the platoon leader, and the ranks of his platoon leaders also dropped accordingly. Now that they have all returned to their original ranks, they feel that the Eighth Route Army did not discriminate against them, and they are all very happy.
Among these people, Monk Wei and Wang Xiaohu were promoted the fastest. They were originally ordinary soldiers. Because of Xu Dalong, in just a few months, they rose from soldiers to deputy squad leader, squad leader, deputy platoon leader, and platoon leader. The commander and deputy company commander have now become company-level cadres, which is equivalent to being promoted to six levels in a row.
After Xu Dalong announced the list of cadre appointments, all the cadres stood up and once again burst into warm applause and cheers.
The cadres were all beaming with joy, and the conference room was filled with a joyful atmosphere.
Sun Desheng said happily: "Captain, everyone has been promoted. Why don't we set up a banquet and have a nice drink today to celebrate?"
The cadres all agreed. Xu Dalong waved his hand and said: "There are eight dishes per table at noon today, and you can drink as much as you like."
At noon, the guerrillas held a grand banquet, which was attended by more than 300 officers and soldiers of the guerrillas. Because there were too many tables, they could not be placed in the yard of the guerrilla team headquarters, so they were simply placed on the street.
Xu Dalong did not forget the fellow villagers in Qiligou Village. He specially stewed two large pots of pork and sent two large bowls to each family.
At first, the villagers didn't know what was going on. They asked about it one after another. When they learned that the guerrillas had expanded, they were all happy for them.
Zhaojiayu Independent Regiment Headquarters.
Zhang Feng, the leader of the police clearance platoon, came to Li Yunlong. He said with a sad face: "Captain, can I make some suggestions?"
Li Yunlong asked curiously: "You are doing well, what advice do you have?"
Zhang Feng said: "Zheng Xirong used to be the reconnaissance squad leader of our police communication platoon. It was only a short time ago that he is now the squad leader of the guerrilla team with full-time service. I am still the platoon leader.
Your guard Wang Xiaohu is even more powerful. He started out as a soldier and is now serving consecutively. This is so unfair. Please transfer me to the guerrillas too. "
Li Yunlong didn't know what to say for a while. He thought for a while and said: "That's different. You are a platoon leader of the regular army and they are guerrillas. How can you compete with them? Okay, I will do this from now on." We will consider it, you can go back first."
Not long after, Zhao Gang came over. He smiled and said: "Old Li, Xu Dalong and his guerrillas have now expanded. The soldiers have been promoted very quickly. The officers and soldiers in our regiment can't sit still."
Li Yunlong smiled and said: "This is a good thing. These guys should be stimulated in this way. As long as they have the ability, they can improve quickly."
Zhao Gang said: "Having said that, we still need to guide the soldiers correctly."
Li Yunlong said: "No problem, you are the political commissar, just go and educate them."
Xu Dalong was about to report to the World War II District Chief's Headquarters. He sent someone to call Zhou Mingde back from the county seat.
Xu Dalong said to Ma Zhixin and Zhou Mingde: "I am going to Taiyuan City to perform a mission this time. Aren't you originally going to Taiyuan City to join your relatives? You two should go first and try to understand the enemy situation in Taiyuan City. If possible If so, I will get some relevant information about the Japanese Army's founding meeting of the First Army, and I will get in touch with you after I arrive in Taiyuan."
Ma Zhixin and Zhou Mingde accepted this task, disguised themselves as ordinary people, and headed to Taiyuan City.
Before leaving, Xu Dalong gave them 1,000 yuan and warned: "No one likes poor relatives. You have to pretend to be a wealthy family this time and be more generous to your relatives. You can spend money to buy information."
After Ma Zhixin and Zhou Mingde left, Xu Dalong, Zheng Xirong, Wei Monk and Wang Jinke also set off for the World War II District Chief's Headquarters.
After Xu Dalong and others left Mawu Mountain, they passed through Guancheng County and entered Xinhe County.
Now Xinhe County has been completely occupied by the Japanese and puppet troops, and the enemy situation is serious. Xu Dalong and others put on Japanese military uniforms, passed through four Japanese and puppet army checkpoints along the way, and entered Fendong County.
Xu Dalong was on his way when he saw a Japanese motorcycle and a truck coming on the road ahead.
Suddenly, they stopped not far from Xu Dalong and others.
