The banquet was very simple, with cold dried white radish, fried peanuts, and cabbage stir-fried with chili peppers. The most luxurious thing was shredded pork stir-fried with potatoes. The wine was brewed by the villagers themselves.
Xu Dalong knew that this was specially prepared by the brigade commander to entertain them. Their usual food was much worse than this.
Seeing how simple the brigade commander was, Xu Dalong was very moved. He even more respected the brigade commander and felt very sorry for him.
When he was excited, he took out a money order of 5,000 French currency from his arms, quietly handed it to Li Yunlong, and motioned for him to hand it to the brigade commander.
Li Yunlong would not bury Xu Dalong's contribution. He took the money order and said to the brigade commander: "Brigadier, you have many things to do, and you don't have enough food. If you collapse from exhaustion, the loss will be too great. This It was awarded to Brother Dalong by the World War II District Chief’s Department, and he asked me to pass it on to you to improve life at the brigade headquarters.”
The brigade commander looked at the money order but did not reach out to take it.
He said: "Dalong, your place is far away from our base. You have to solve all problems by yourself. There are many places to spend money, so take it back."
Seeing the brigade commander's thoughtfulness, Xu Dalong was even more moved.
He smiled and said: "Brigadier, you don't have to worry about this. The Japanese around the Mawu Mountain base are all scared. If you have no money, just ask them for it. If you dare not give it, go and deal with them."
Hearing this, the brigade commander laughed and said: "The fighting there was very good, which frightened the Japanese devils and improved the morale of our Eighth Route Army.
The Taihang Mountain base area is currently under heavy siege by the Japanese army, and the economy is very difficult. Since you have this intention, I will accept it. "
Everyone was chatting while eating. The brigade commander was in a good mood, chatting and laughing, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.
After the banquet, Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang returned to the independent regiment. Xu Dalong and others stayed in the guest house of the brigade headquarters, waiting for an interview with the head of the headquarters.
At 9 o'clock in the morning the next day, the brigade commander arrived at the headquarters on time with Xu Dalong and others.
Xu Dalong and others lined up at the entrance of the headquarters compound, and the brigade commander went in to report to the leaders.
Soon the head of the headquarters, chief of staff, and division commander all came out, and they wanted to personally inspect the heroic unit of the Mawushan guerrillas.
Xu Dalong, who was riding a horse, was very familiar with the images of the chiefs. Seeing these amiable and respectable chiefs, Xu Dalong was very excited. He shouted loudly: "Salute!"
Monk Wei and the officers and soldiers of the special operations squadron saluted the leaders together on their horses.
The head of the headquarters looked at the sturdy cavalry unit in front of him and nodded with great satisfaction. He said: "Hello, comrades!"
Xu Dalong and others shouted together: "Hello, Chief."
The officers and soldiers of the guerrillas had received training in advance, and their answers were neat, loud, and impressive.
The head of the headquarters, chief of staff and division commander are all satisfied.
Xu Dalong jumped off his horse, ran to the front of the leaders, stood at attention and saluted in a standard military posture.
Xu Dalong's military posture was trained according to the formation orders of later generations. It is different from the current Eighth Route Army and looks more standardized and imposing.
He said loudly: "The leader of the report, Xu Dalong, captain of the Mawushan Guerrilla Group, has been ordered to report."
Although Xu Dalong's voice was high-pitched, his breath was very steady, and he seemed calm and calm. He was not like ordinary grassroots commanders who were so excited when they met the bosses for the first time.
Xu Dalong's calmness and good military posture left a deep impression on the leaders.
The boss looked at Xu Dalong and was very satisfied with his mighty image.
He smiled and said: "You are Xu Dalong, you are indeed a fierce general."
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Xu Dalong and others were received by the heads of the headquarters. The chiefs fully affirmed the achievements of the Mawushan guerrillas and encouraged them to continue their efforts and establish new achievements.
After the leaders had received the meeting, Xu Dalong and others left the conference room and came to the yard to prepare to leave.
At this time, several cadres, both men and women, who had been waiting in the yard, all looked polite and polite. Among them were people with cameras. When they saw Xu Dalong coming out, they took pictures of him.
Monk Wei hurriedly stood in front and said, "No photos allowed."
Those cadres were very embarrassed. One of them said: "We are from the Propaganda Department of the headquarters. We want to interview you Mawushan guerrillas. We took photos for propaganda. What are you doing?"
Monk Wei said: "You can't film it, you can't publicize it."
People in the Propaganda Department felt that Monk Wei was rude and were very dissatisfied. One of the young female cadres said: "What is your attitude? Promoting the Mawushan guerrillas is also for work needs. Please cooperate."
The brigade commander was slightly surprised at first. He was from Teco and understood instantly.
He took two steps forward and said to the people in the propaganda department: "Don't be unhappy. There is a reason for this. People from the Mawushan guerrillas often pretend to be enemies and go to enemy-occupied areas. In order to keep it secret, their The appearance cannot be made public.”
The brigade commander had a high prestige, his attitude was modest, and his words were reasonable. The people in the propaganda department were relieved.
Xu Dalong also stepped forward, saluted the people in the propaganda department, and said, "I'm really sorry. My brother didn't speak clearly. Please forgive me."
When people from the propaganda department saw the brigade commander accompanying them out, they knew that this person must be Xu Dalong. They were very interested in Xu Dalong and asked for interviews with Xu Dalong.
Xu Dalong knew that if he didn't accept the interview, he would offend these people, so he looked at the brigade commander to see how he would arrange it.
The brigade commander said: "Dalong, just accept the interview."
Xu Dalong had no choice but to stay. He knew that Monk Wei liked to show off, so he simply said a few words and asked Monk Wei to answer the questions from the people in the propaganda department.
Although Monk Wei looked tough, he was very thoughtful. He told ecstatic battle stories, but he didn't say a word about the Mawushan guerrillas' strength, weapons and equipment, and other secrets.
The achievements of the Mawushan guerrillas are indeed worthy of special mention. Monk Wei's wonderful explanation made the people in the propaganda department fascinated, and their original dissatisfaction with Monk Wei disappeared.
Lin Xueying accompanied Xu Dalong and others to be interviewed by the propaganda department. A female reporter from the propaganda department was very interested in Lin Xueying and asked about her situation with concern.
Xu Dalong could not expose the identity of Lin Xueying's military commander, so he said that she was the confidential chief of the Taohuashan guerrillas.
The female reporter looked at Xu Dalong and then at Lin Xueying. She had many questions and thoughts in her mind, but she did not continue talking about this topic.
A male reporter from the publicity department interviewed Lin Xueying. Lin Xueying was generous, kind and natural, which left a deep impression on everyone.
The interview lasted for two hours, and the talents in the publicity department let Xu Dalong and others go without saying anything.
After Xu Dalong and others left, the female reporter said with some confusion: "The Mawushan Guerrilla Army is only a deputy regiment-level unit. How come there are female soldiers?"
She is obviously still very interested in Lin Xueying.
The head of the Propaganda Department was also deeply impressed by Lin Xueying, and even had the urge to transfer her to the Propaganda Department.
He said with some regret: "Normally, there are no female soldiers in units below the regiment level, but they are called guerrillas. I'm afraid this is their special nature."
After returning to the brigade headquarters, Xu Dalong went to see the brigade commander, bid him farewell, and prepared to return to the Mawushan base area.
The brigade commander asked Xu Dalong to stay one more night. After dinner today, he would not arrange anything and would talk exclusively to Xu Dalong.
The brigade commander mainly listened to reports from Li Yunlong and others about the situation in Mawushan. This time he asked in great detail, asking about all aspects of the situation in the Mawushan base area.
When asked about the current development of the Mawushan guerrillas, Xu Dalong did not dare to hide it, so he reported the true strength of the Mawushan guerrillas to the brigade commander.
The brigade commander was a little surprised after hearing this. In his impression, it was normal for the Mawushan guerrillas to have no more than a thousand people. They had won many battles, but they also lost a lot of people in every battle.
I really didn't expect that the Mawushan guerrillas would expand to such an extent in less than a year, and their weapons and equipment were very sophisticated, surpassing any other unit in the brigade, and they were also responsible for the number of troops below. Huge local armed forces.
The brigade commander said happily: "You have overcome many difficulties and achieved such great development while surrounded by powerful enemies in Mawu Mountain. It is really commendable."
The brigade commander revealed a secret to Xu Dalong.
