After receiving the instructions from his superiors, the brigade commander was worried that the sent Commissioner Zheng was not familiar with Xu Dalong's work ideas and a bad relationship between the two would affect the development of the Mawushan base area. Therefore, he insisted on letting Xu Dalong alone as the brigade captain and concurrently. Commissioner Zheng.
After reading the telegram sent by Xu Dalong, he also hoped that someone could share other tasks for Xu Dalong, give full play to Xu Dalong's military talents, fight and win more big battles, and expand the Mawushan base area.
He said to the chief of staff: "Xu Dalong is really thoughtful. He knows how to look at people. Zhao Gang is indeed a suitable candidate to be the Zheng committee member."
The chief of staff smiled and said: "You still have a good eye for people, brigade commander. You personally selected Zhao Gang. He is really capable. He can conquer even a tough guy like Li Yunlong. Xu Dalong is a very good talker, and Zhao Gang cooperates with him." There is definitely no problem.
I agree with Xu Dalong's opinion and let Zhao Gang serve as the Zheng Committee of the Mawushan guerrillas. However, I'm afraid Li Yunlong can't accept it, and you have to do the work with him personally, brigade commander. "
The brigade commander knew Li Yunlong too well and knew how to deal with him, and said: "This matter is simple. Li Yunlong is difficult to get along with. Except for Zhao Gang, the previous Zheng committee members really couldn't get along with him. Didn't he always want to be the leader? What are you doing with Commissioner Zheng? Now that the Independent Regiment is under our noses, even without Commissioner Zheng to check him, he can't cause any trouble. So we transferred Zhao Gang away and promised Li Yunlong to let him be the leader and Zheng Hey, this guy will definitely be happy."
The chief of staff smiled and said: "The brigade commander is still wise. None of the commanders of our brigade are fuel-efficient lamps, but they all admire you very much. It seems that knowing people and being good at their duties is a university skill, and I will continue to do it well. I have to ask the brigade commander for advice."
After asking for instructions from his superiors and obtaining their approval, the brigade commander quickly issued formal personnel appointments.
Zhao Gang left the Independent Regiment and was transferred to the Independent Brigade Zheng Committee and the Mawushan Guerrilla Brigade. Li Yunlong was appointed the Independent Regiment Leader and Zheng Committee. Xu Dalong still served as the Mawushan Guerrilla Brigade Captain. The brigade deputy chief of staff no longer concurrently served as the Mawushan Guerrilla and Mawushan Guerrilla Brigade. Commissioner Zheng of the Independent Brigade.
The current members of the Mawushan base area have also been adjusted. The members are Xu Dalong, Zhao Gang, Gao Zhiyong, Sun Desheng, and Wang Chengzhu.
Independent Brigade Commander Wang Limin and Chief of Staff Huang Jingzhong have not been elected as current members due to their short time in office, but they can attend current meetings and express their opinions.
Xu Dalong was appointed as the first chief planner of the Mawushan base area, and Zhao Gang was appointed as the deputy chief planner. Xu Dalong is actually the head of the Mawushan base area and has the final decision-making power on the affairs of the Mawushan base area.
For work and publicity needs, Xu Dalong's main identity is still the captain of the Mawushan Guerrilla Brigade, a regimental-level position.
Independent regiment headquarters.
It used to be Li Yunlong's dream to be the group leader and Zheng committee member, but now it has finally come true, but he feels unspeakably uncomfortable in his heart.
Li Yunlong is such a person. Once he likes someone, he will like him everywhere. Zhao Gang cooperated with him very well. Li Yunlong's mind was focused on fighting. Zhao Gang took care of the Zhengzhi work, logistics and other affairs in the regiment. He felt very comfortable.
After a long period of cooperation, a deep relationship has developed between the two. Although Zhao Gang was transferred to the Mawushan base area this time and served as the independent brigade and Mawushan guerrilla force's Zheng Committee, and his level was upgraded from the regiment level to the brigade level, he should be happy for Zhao Gang, but Zhao Gang was about to leave, and in his heart I really can't bear it.
Li Yunlong said: "Old Zhao, it's really fun for us two brothers to work together. If you hadn't gone to Xu Dalong and the others to serve as a Zheng committee member, I wouldn't have let you go no matter what."
Zhao Gang smiled and said: "Old Li, the Mawushan guerrillas are also members of our independent group. When I went there, weren't they still in our independent group?"
Li Yunlong said sadly: "Although that is true, we are so far apart that it is difficult to meet in person. I feel really uncomfortable."
Zhang Dabiao also admires Zhao Gang very much. Zhao Gang is a decent man, principled and flexible in his work. He is a qualified candidate for the Zheng Committee. He is humble, good at listening to other people's opinions, and gets along very well with Zhang Dabiao.
Zhang Dabiao said: "Commissioner Zheng, to be honest, I am really reluctant to let you leave our independent group, but Brother Dalong is also one of ours. After you go, don't forget about our independent group and send telegrams back often." , keep in touch with the group leader and me to build a relationship."
Li Yunlong said: "Old Zhao, you can't just leave like this. You must let that boy Xu Dalong pick you up in person."
Zhao Gang understood Li Yunlong's mood. He wanted to keep him for a few more days, and also wanted to wait for Xu Dalong to come and explain to Xu Dalong that he should take care of himself.
Zhao Gang was very moved and said, "Then send a telegram to Xu Dalong and ask him to come to our independent group."
At this moment, Xu Dalong's telegram was sent, saying that he had received the order from the brigade headquarters and was now leading the special forces to the Independent Regiment to escort Zhao Gang to the Mawushan base area to take up his post.
Li Yunlong said happily: "This boy Dalong is still benevolent and righteous. However, after this boy comes, I will give him a good beating. Old Zhao, you have done a good job as Commissioner Zheng for me. It must be Xu Dalong who is behind this." I dug a corner. Wait until he comes and see how I deal with him. This time I must knock him down."
Zhang Dabiao said with a smile: "Captain, Brother Dalong's drinking capacity is really great. There's no way you can get him drunk. Let's see! It's better to give him a severe blackmail. Who will let him get drunk?" He poached Commissioner Zhao Zheng away from us."
Of course, Li Yunlong was a person who refused to suffer losses. He smiled and said: "I understand Brother Dalong. Don't worry, he will never come empty-handed. This guy is generous and will definitely not let us down."
It was Li Yunlong who understood Xu Dalong. This time Xu Dalong came to the Independent Regiment to pick up Zhao Gang and take up his post in the Mawushan base area. He also felt that he had poached Li Yunlong's corner, and he felt a little guilty, so he took action even more generously. This time when we arrived at the Independence Regiment, we directly gave them two cars, 30,000 yuan, 400 Type 92 infantry artillery shells, 1,200 mortar shells, 100,000 rounds of ammunition, and four trucks of various supplies. , together with the truck, were also given to the Independent Regiment.
At the farewell banquet held for Zhao Gang, everyone was very happy at the beginning, and everyone drank a lot.
Li Yunlong drank especially heavily, and gradually became a little tipsy and a little excited.
He touched the wine bowl with Xu Dalong and said, "Dalong, you are so unjust. You actually dug into me behind my back and snatched Lao Zhao away from Lao Zi. Lao Zi was very unhappy and did not recognize you." Brothers."
After speaking, he drank all the wine in the bowl.
Xu Dalong also felt a little ashamed about his request for Zhao Gang to go to the Mawushan base area. He didn't know what to say, so he drank the wine in the bowl silently.
Li Yunlong said to Zhang Dabiao: "Thank you for your hard work."
Zhao Gang advised: "Old Li, you drank too much today. It will be bad for your health if you drink any more. Stop drinking."
Zhang Dabiao held the wine bottle and didn't know what to do.
Li Yunlong stared and said, "Zhang Dabiao, hurry up and pour it for Lao Zi."
Zhang Dabiao filled Li Yunlong's glass with wine.
Li Yunlong said to Zhao Gang: "Old Zhao, you are not righteous. You are the best Commissioner Zheng that I, Li Yunlong, have ever met in my life. We brothers worked so well together in the independent group and were like brothers, but you abandoned us." Lao Li, including that boy Xu Dalong, are really not friends enough."
Speaking of this, Li Yunlong felt sad and even shed tears.
Li Yunlong is such a strong man. In his words, he has never cried since he learned to walk. No one thought that he would shed tears sometimes. Everyone was shocked.
Zhao Gang was very moved when he saw Li Yunlong's true feelings. His eye circles turned red and he said: "Old Li, I, Old Zhao, can't bear to leave you, but there is no such thing as a banquet in the world. Even if you go to Brother Dalong's place, it will be the same." We, the people of the independent group, me and I..."
Zhao Gang was also choked up and couldn't speak any more.
Xu Dalong sincerely respected Li Yunlong. He said with shame: "Captain, you are right. I did this unjustly. I will fine you a drink myself to apologize to you."
After saying that, Xu Dalong picked up the wine bottle. Not only did he fill his own wine bowl with wine, he also reached out and took the wine bowls of Sun Desheng and Wang Chengzhu and placed them in front of him. He filled them all up and drank them all in one go. I drank these three large bowls of wine.
Lin Xueying was really worried about Xu Dalong when she saw him drinking so hard, but in this situation, she couldn't persuade Xu Dalong, so she just looked at him worriedly.
Xu Dalong was really drunk that day. By the time he woke up, it was already 10 a.m. the next day.
Xu Dalong, Zhao Gang and others were about to set off. Cadres above the independent regiment company and soldiers from the regiment headquarters all came out to see Zhao Gang off.
At this time, Li Yunlong had recovered. He smiled and said to Zhao Gang: "Old Zhao, you are about to go to Mawushan to take office. Don't forget us, Old Li. We usually send you more telegrams, and come back when you are free."
Zhao Gang nodded in agreement.
Li Yunlong said to Xu Dalong: "Brother Dalong, when Lao Zhao comes to your place, you have to take good care of him. Don't let him rush forward during the war. If he has three advantages and two disadvantages, I will not spare you."
Xu Dalong said solemnly: "Captain, don't worry, I will definitely protect our Zhao Zhengwei. Even if the enemy's bullets come, I will be the first to stand in front of him."
Li Yunlong said: "Dalong, I believe in you. You are capable and a good man. With Lao Zhao's help, you are even more powerful. From now on, whenever you win a battle, please tell me by telegram and let me do it for you." Happy."
Zhang Dabiao and the cadres of the Independent Regiment also said goodbye to Zhao Gang.
Zhao Gang and others walked far away. Li Yunlong and the officers and soldiers of the Independent Regiment were still watching at the entrance of the village for a long time. It was not until Zhao Gang and others disappeared that they returned to the village.
Guancheng County.
Returning to the Mawushan Guerrilla Headquarters, Xu Dalong summoned the Mawushan Guerrilla and Independent Brigade squadron captains and cadres above the company commander to hold a welcome meeting for Zhao Gang, at which the brigade headquarters announced Zhao Gang's appointment.
Zhao Gang delivered an inaugural speech. His eloquence was excellent and his passionate speech won warm applause from the cadres.
Xu Dalong said: "We, Zhao Zhengwei, graduated from Yanjing University in Peking and further studied at Zheng University of the Anti-Japanese Army. We have a very high theoretical level and management level.
Zhao Zhengwei not only has rich experience in Zhengzhi work and is a qualified Zhengzhi worker. He also has outstanding military talents and is also a qualified military commander. "
After that, he talked about Zhao Gang's outstanding performance after he came to the Independent Regiment. He also talked about how in Lijiapo, Zhao Zhengwei killed three Japanese machine gunners with three shots at a distance of 150 meters. From then on, Li Yunlong ordered Li Yunlong to attack him. Something I admire very much. The cadres who attended the meeting had a comprehensive understanding of Zhao Gang, which improved Zhao Gang's prestige.
Xu Dalong made a concluding speech. He said: "Zhao Zhengwei is my old political commissar and old chief. I hope that all people will give enough respect to Zhao Zhengwei and give strong support in their work like me. If anyone To make things difficult for Zhao Zhengwei is to make things difficult for me, Xu Dalong, and I will be the first to get in trouble with him."
Xu Dalong's status in the minds of the officers and soldiers of the Mawushan Guerrilla Brigade and the Independent Brigade was very high. Seeing how much he respected Zhao Gang, they all corrected Zhao Gang's position in their hearts.
Next, Xu Dalong and others held a reception banquet for Zhao Gang.
Early the next morning, Zhao Gang officially took office. Xu Dalong discussed the division of labor with Zhao Gang.
He said: "Commissioner Zhao Zheng, you are an all-rounder. From now on, you have to worry more about the affairs in our base area. From now on, I will mainly be responsible for combat matters, and you will be responsible for other matters."
Zhao Gang smiled and said: "Captain, why do you have the same moral character as Li Yunlong? I can't manage such a big stall in the Mawushan base by myself. You can't be a hands-off shopkeeper."
Xu Dalong smiled and said: "Commissioner Zheng, I believe in your ability. Don't worry, I will fully support you in any aspect of your work."
Zhao Gang is really a comprehensive talent. He is no amateur in military affairs, political affairs, civil affairs, and economics. Moreover, he is a very rigorous person with an extremely serious work attitude. After taking office, he goes deep into the army and down to the grassroots every day, After communicating with the leaders of various departments, he became familiar with the situation in the Mawushan base area in a short period of time, and assumed management responsibilities, which greatly reduced Xu Dalong's pressure. Xu Dalong freed up his energy to educate and train the troops.
After Zhao Gang became familiar with the comprehensive work of the Mawushan base area, he discovered that supporting the organizational structure of the entire base area, especially such a large force, was really not an easy task.
Not to mention anything else, so many people need to eat, receive military pay and wages, and the administrative department also has huge expenses. Just looking at the figures makes me feel numb.
Zhao Gang found Wang Xiaohu and asked him to report on the financial revenue of the Mawushan base area.
Wang Xiaohu introduced the income situation of the base area to Zhao Gang in detail.
Zhao Gang saw that the main source of funding for the Mawushan base came from seizures from the Japanese and puppet troops. These include direct robbery of the Japanese and puppet assets, and fixed fees charged to the Japanese and puppets, such as the fixed monthly fees paid by the Anyuan Gold Mine.
Then there is the coal mine business. Not only by cooperating with Chu Yunfei's 358th Brigade, but also with Huang Xiejun's 4th Division, he could also earn a considerable amount of income.
There is also a part of the income that is even more impressive, that is, Xu Dalong often helps the Jinsui Army and the Guo Army in fighting. The World War II District Chief's Department and the Zhongtiao Mountain Command often reward Xu Dalong with considerable bonuses. This money is also Can be of great use.
There is another income, which can be said to be disguised income, that is, Xu Dalong has established a good relationship with the World War II District Chief's Department and the Zhongtiao Mountain Command, and can often obtain large quantities of materials from them, which greatly saves money in the base area. expenses, which in turn means an increase in considerable income.
Zhao Gang is a pragmatic person. He knows that ideological and administrative work is important, but first we must solve the problems of food, clothing and supplies in the base area and local organizations. If you don't even have a full stomach, no one will listen to you just talking about truth. So Zhao Gang also spent a lot of energy on increasing the income of the base area and reducing expenses.
Wang Xiaohu's education level is not high and he has no financial experience before. The logistics of managing the entire base area will inevitably be confusing and confusing.
Zhao Gang very carefully imparted financial knowledge and logistics management experience to Wang Xiaohu, which improved Wang Xiaohu's management level.
After Zhao Gang's careful observation, the expenditure in the base area became more reasonable and unnecessary waste was avoided.
Zhao Gang personally visited the logistics department of the 358th Brigade and held talks with Wang Shuhuai, the logistics director of the Fourth Division of Huang Xiejun, hoping to further strengthen mutual assistance and cooperation, expand coal sales, and strive to bring more income to the base area.
At the same time, Zhao Gang also discovered a way to make money.
Nowadays, there are a large number of vehicles in the Mawushan base area, and fuel is very expensive. Most of the vehicles are usually sealed. Even so, in order to train a large number of drivers, a lot of fuel is consumed every day.
Zhao Gang believes that with such a huge fleet, it should play its role.
After careful investigation, Zhao Gang decided to use some vehicles to organize a transportation team to provide transportation services for the industry and commerce in the base area. This not only facilitated the people in the base area, increased the income of the base area, but also trained a large number of drivers.
Xu Dalong and others saw Zhao Gang's efforts after arriving in the base area, and they all recognized his work. Zhao Gang quickly established a high prestige in the base area.
Zhao Gang has a strong working ability and is a good hand in all aspects of the army's Zhengzhi work, civil affairs, logistics management, publicity and education, grassroots organization building, etc., which greatly relieved Xu Dalong's pressure.
The offices of Zhao Gang and Xu Dalong were very close to each other. On this day, Zhao Gang heard Xu Dalong humming a tune in the office and couldn't help but walked in.
Zhao Gang saw Xu Dalong sitting on the sofa with his legs crossed, reading a book and humming a tune. He smiled and said, "Captain, what are you so happy about?"
Xu Dalong smiled and said: "Commissioner Zhao Zheng, it's not because you came to our base area and managed all aspects of the base area in order, I can't even think about it in a bad mood."
Zhao Gang asked: "The tune I heard you hum just now sounded very powerful. It seemed like a song. Can you sing it to me?"
"...Drink up this bowl of hometown wine, and the strong man will never return. The rolling Yellow River, the surging Yangtze River, give me life, give me strength,...move forward."
Xu Dalong sang the theme song of Liangjian. The lyrics were sonorous and powerful, and Zhao Gang's blood boiled when he heard it.
He said excitedly: "Captain, such a good song should be written and taught to the troops to sing. When the soldiers sing such songs, their morale will definitely be higher."
With Xu Dalong's consent, he ordered people to call the propaganda section chief of the Independence Brigade and the propaganda section chief of the Mawushan Guerrilla Brigade, and asked them to organize the propaganda backbone to learn this song from the brigade captain, and Zhao Gang himself also learned it along with him. .
Xu Dalong was in a good mood and taught everyone sentence by sentence.
After Zhao Gang accepted the song, he was very satisfied and asked the propaganda department of the Independence Brigade and the Mawushan Guerrilla Army to organize all troops to learn this song.
Zhao Gang is also very capable in carrying out publicity and education and improving the morale of the troops. In order to let the troops learn this song well and to activate the atmosphere of the troops, Zhao Gang decided to hold a singing competition between the Independence Brigade and the Mawushan guerrillas. All squadrons and units above the company must participate.
In order to increase the interest of the officers and soldiers, a theater troupe was also invited to perform for the troops after the singing competition.
Xu Dalong firmly supported and responded positively to Zhao Gang's work. The two cooperated very well. The construction of the base area was booming, and Xu Dalong was able to devote more energy to focusing on fighting and raising funds and materials for the base area.
Zhao Gang was very happy with his work in the Mawushan base area, but the most stressful thing for him was the funding issue. As the saying goes, if you don't live in a family, you don't know how expensive firewood and rice are. Every month, the white money is queued up to pay out, which makes Zhao Gang feel nervous.
He said to Xu Dalong: "Captain, we only have enough cash for three months now. I'm afraid it won't work if we continue like this. If we encounter any emergency, it will be troublesome. We still have to find a way to go out and get more funds to come back." .”
Xu Dalong smiled and said: "Commissioner Zheng, I was just about to discuss this with you. I plan to attack the Shitai-Taiyuan Railway and make a profit from him on the railway."
Zhao Gang smiled and said: "We thought of going together. If we want to deal with a large amount of supplies, it's best to make plans on the Japanese railway line."
Xu Dalong immediately called Zheng Xirong and asked him to focus on investigating the information on the Shitai-Taiwan Railway. It would be best to grasp the operation of the Japanese army's trains and provide the accurate time when the Japanese army's freight trains passed by, as well as the types of transported goods. The more detailed the information, the better. good.
Zhao Gang suggested: "In order to train the troops and improve the combat capabilities of the independent brigade, this operation should focus on the independent brigade."
