The most important reason why Xu Dalong can often win battles and make friends widely is that he can put himself in the other person's shoes and consider the position of the other party.
Yan Guiwu sent a telegram, and Xu Dalong was able to guess what he meant, and it coincided with his thoughts. Because he does not want to continue to expand the anti-Japanese base area for the time being. In addition to the Mawushan base area, the area has just been expanded to four counties. He needs to spend great efforts on internal construction and consolidation. There is another important reason, that is, starting from this autumn to the first half of next year, a severe drought that has not happened in a century will occur in large areas of Shandong, Shanxi, Henan, and Hebei, and the underground party's anti-Japanese bases will fall into serious economic difficulties. .
Under such circumstances, it is obviously unwise to expand the anti-Japanese base area.
Xu Dalong sent a telegram to Yan Guiwu, reassuring him that the Mawushan base area would not continue to expand at this stage. As long as the Japanese army did not cause trouble in the base area, the two sides could maintain a state of peace.
Although Yan Guiwu didn't know why Xu Dalong did this, he always meant what he said when dealing with him in the past. He believed that Xu Dalong would not deceive him, so he felt at ease.
He found Chiba Xunyi. Said that he had heard the news and said that Xu Dalong's troops had no plans to launch an attack on the Japanese army this year.
Advise Chiba Xunyi not to take the initiative to send troops to provoke others.
Chiba Xunyi was of course very happy for such news. Although he was doubtful about the accuracy of the news, he had no other choice but to hope that the news was reliable. No matter what, he would not take the initiative to send troops to find trouble for Xu Dalong.
In order to reassure him, Yan Guiwu said that he had sent a large number of people to inquire about the Mawu Mountain base area. Whenever Xu Dalong and the others took action against the 32nd garrison division, he would notify Qianye Xunyi in advance.
With Yan Guiwu's guarantee, Qianye Xunyi's heart was basically at ease.
Xu Dalong, Li Yunlong, Zhao Gang and others discussed that more than half of the first half of this year has passed, and the main task is to ensure the summer harvest. In the second half of the year, we will try not to launch large-scale operations, save money and reserve food as much as possible to cope with the most difficult moment next year.
Soon after, the Mawushan Military Division received an order from the Taiyue Military Region to deploy Kong Jie's New Second Brigade back to the Taihang Mountain base to participate in the anti-mopping operations there.
To be honest, Kong Jie and the officers and soldiers of the New Second Brigade were really unwilling to leave the Mawu Mountain base area. They lived a very comfortable life here in Mawu Mountain and fought happily, so of course they did not want to leave. However, the orders from their superiors must be carried out, so they had no choice but to bid farewell to Xu Dalong, Li Yunlong and others, and left the Mawushan base area.
The departure of the New Second Brigade is still a good thing for the Mawushan base area at this stage. There is currently no big battle to fight here, and leaving so many troops does not make much sense. With the New Second Brigade gone, their material supplies no longer need to be borne by the Mawushan Base, and a large amount of money and food were saved at once. The pressure on Zhao Gang and others suddenly decreased a lot.
Ordinarily, with fewer people eating, the supply of food would be looser, but Xu Dalong requested more efforts to purchase food, and even had much more food in reserve than when the New Second Brigade was there.
Zhao Gang and Li Yunlong didn't quite understand this. They thought that a large amount of new grain would arrive at any time, and there would be new grain during the autumn harvest. There was really no need to store so much grain. Not only did it take up a lot of funds, Moreover, it is some old grain, which is not as delicious as new grain.
Xu Dalong had no way to tell them that there would be a severe drought in the spring and summer of next year. If he could predict it so far, he would be a genius. He just said that there may be natural or man-made disasters in the future. Taking advantage of the fact that the New Second Brigade is currently away from the base area, food consumption has decreased, and food reserves have been increased to cope with possible difficult situations in the future.
Zhao Gang, Li Yunlong and others were still very convinced of Xu Dalong, so they agreed with him and continued to increase grain procurement.
Since there are currently no combat missions, in addition to training, the troops took turns to work in the Mawu Mountain coal mine in battalion units, which increased coal production.
On this day, Zhao Gang came to Xu Dalong and said: "Captain, the production of coal has increased. But the sales situation is difficult to solve! You can think of a way to sell all the coal we produce."
The current sales scope of the coal produced in the Mawushan base area is mainly limited to the eight counties in the base area and the three counties occupied by the 358 Brigade. Since this is our own territory and must be beneficial to the people, the sales price is higher than that in the market. The price is relatively cheap, and the profit from coal sales is relatively low.
In addition, the coal sold through Yan Guiwu and others can only be done covertly, so the quantity is relatively small, which greatly limits the sales of coal in the Mawu Mountain base.
The Zhongtiao Mountain Headquarters needs a large amount of coal every year. Unfortunately, it is too far away from them, and the transportation cost is not enough to sell it there.
The only place where it is possible to expand sales is the World War II District Chief's Department. Xu Dalong started to make plans for them.
He said to Zhao Gang: "Tomorrow I will take Huzi to Fendong County to see if I can sell some of them to them."
Early the next morning, Xu Dalong, Wang Xiaohu and Chu Yuner arrived at the airport outside the city.
After the Jinsui Army purchased the aircraft of the Mawushan guerrillas, it also built an airstrip in Fendong County, making communication between the two sides much more convenient.
After Xu Dalong and others arrived at the airport in Fendong County, Li Kun had already heard the news and greeted them at the airport. He has already arranged a banquet to welcome Xu Dalong and others.
In addition to Li Kun, those attending the reception banquet were also several directors of the Jinsui Army Logistics Department, who were acquaintances of Xu Dalong.
They learned from Li Kun the purpose of Xu Dalong's visit, and told Xu Dalong about the purchase of coal from the World War II District Governor's Department.
The total number of agencies and subordinate troops of the World War II District Governor's Department was almost 200,000, and the annual coal consumption was very large. Coupled with the dozens of counties under the Administrative Office, the amount of coal consumption was even more considerable.
However, the supply of coal has long been through fixed channels. Those coal suppliers have obtained this qualification through various relationships, and in order to maintain this relationship, these people spend a lot of money on maintenance every year. Xu Dalong wants to get a piece of it. Soup, very difficult.
As for their friend Xu Dalong, they were willing to help, but unfortunately they couldn't go to great lengths.
They gave Xu Dalong advice. The final decision on this matter rested with the King of Shanxi. They suggested that Xu Dalong try to open up his joints. As long as the King of Shanxi nodded, there would be no problem in this matter, and at least he could get a share of the coal supply.
Xu Dalong also considered this beforehand. He called Chu Yun'er over for this purpose. Now that he has learned the inside story from the people in the logistics department, he has a good idea.
After the reception banquet, Xu Dalong and others came to the office of the Underground Party World War II District Chief's Department and reported the purpose of their trip to Representative Wang. After the report, they checked into the reception office and waited for news about Chu Yun'er.
Chu Yun'er returned home, and her father and mother were very happy to see their daughter back. A family dinner was also held for her.
Regarding the affairs between Chu Yun'er and Xu Dalong, both father and mother had heard something about it. Mother had also personally seen Chu Yun'er and Xu Dalong walking hand in hand in the county town. They also knew why Chu Yun'er ran to the Mawu Mountain base area, just to follow Xu Dalong.
Mother asked with concern: "Yun'er, how is your current relationship with that Xu Dalong?"
Mentioning this, Chu Yun'er felt a little unhappy. She and Lin Xueying felt similar. They both knew that their relationship with Xu Dalong was very close, but they felt a little far away. It seemed that there was only a layer of window paper between them, but they couldn't break through it.
She is a proud person and does not want others to feel that she pursues Xu Dalong, but it turns out to be fruitless. So she said: "Ma Wushan is fighting all day long and is too busy to talk about these things. Besides, my daughter is still young and wants to have fun for two years. Let's talk about this later."
The mother was someone who had been there and knew her daughter very well. After hearing what Chu Yun'er said, she became even more worried and continued to ask about these things.
Chu Yun'er didn't want to get entangled in these matters, so she directly stated her intention of returning to Fendong County this time. She hoped that her father could come forward to help Xu Dalong sell the coal produced in the Mawu Mountain base.
Chu Yun'er's father is the secretary-general of the Administrative Office, and he is relatively clear about coal supply. He also knew that there were various interests involved, and it was very difficult for him to come forward. The only way to solve this matter was to find the King of Shanxi himself.
Xu Dalong's relationship with Chu Yun'er is not clear now. He is a member of the underground party, and his father is not willing to get involved too much. Moreover, there are many interests involved, so it is a bit uncomfortable for him to come forward to find the King of Shanxi. It’s convenient and will offend a lot of people.
Not only that, even if you say it, it may not work.
Seeing that her father was in trouble, Chu Yun'er begged him to help Xu Dalong.
Seeing his daughter defending Xu Dalong in this way, he gave Chu Yun'er an idea.
Chu Yun'er was very happy after hearing this. She kissed her father on the face and said affectionately: "Dad, you are so kind."
Seeing their daughter being so attached to Xu Dalong, both father and mother couldn't help but shake their heads slightly.
After Chu Yun'er left, her mother said worriedly: "Yun'er really likes that Xu Dalong. But I always feel that it is difficult for this matter to have a result. If their matter cannot be accomplished, given our daughter's surname, it is really I don’t know how she can bear it?”
The father had nothing to do about it. He said: "Yun'er's surname has always been like this. It's useless to persuade her. She can only let nature take its course."
Early the next morning, Chu Yun'er came to Xu Dalong and told him that her father said that this matter involved the interests of all parties and it was inconvenient for anyone to come forward. She suggested that Xu Dalong ask to see the president directly. With the strength of the Mawushan base area that Xu Dalong currently controls, and the guerrillas' cooperation with the Jinsui Army, the president should give Xu Dalong this face. Not only that, Xu Dalong is a member of the underground party and is not afraid of offending all aspects of the Jinsui Army.
Xu Dalong thought this suggestion was very reasonable. He said with emotion: "Ginger is still hot when he is old. This is the most direct and effective way. When you go back, thank your father for his advice on my behalf."
Chu Yun'er said: "I will quietly help you arrange the president's affairs."
Chu Yun'er took the gift brought by Xu Dalong and first asked to see the president's favorite fifth lady. The fifth lady agreed to arrange for Xu Dalong to meet with the president.
The president was very interested in Xu Dalong and quickly agreed to meet Xu Dalong.
The King of Shanxi is a very pragmatic person, and his philosophy of life is exactly the same as that of the great philosopher Nietzsche, that is, existence is everything, and whoever can bring him benefits has value. He knew that Xu Dalong's men now had strong soldiers and horses, and could be of great help to the Jinsui Army.
Come and try it quickly. 】
When Xu Dalong comes to visit, the president will naturally give him face. When Xu Dalong made his request to the chairman, the chairman immediately expressed his willingness to help Xu Dalong with this coal business.
The chairman was still very efficient in his work, and quickly gave Xu Dalong a reply, handing over the coal business of the Second Group Army of the Shanxi-Sui Army and the 12 counties under their jurisdiction to Xu Dalong.
Of course, Xu Dalong also reciprocated the favor and secretly gave Shanxi Wang 20% of his shares as agreed upon by Chu Yun'er and the fifth lady.
After settling the matter, Chu Yun'er was very happy. She invited Xu Dalong to her home, but Xu Dalong declined again.
After bidding farewell to Representative Wang, they returned to the Mawushan base area.
Li Yunlong, Zhao Gang and others were very happy when they heard the good news.
Zhao Gang had already calculated all the profits, and he said excitedly: "Captain, you have gained a lot from this trip! After increasing the sales of the World War II District Chief's Department, the profits of our coal business have increased by at least two-thirds. .”
Li Yunlong was also very happy and said: "Anyway, there will be no fighting during these days. Let's just send more troops there and dig out more coal."
Zhao Gang agreed with Li Yunlong's opinion and planned to open two more wellheads to increase coal production.
Seeing their excitement, Xu Dalong poured cold water on them directly.
He said: "It is possible to increase coal production, but where to sell it? I have already tried my best. No matter how much I produce, there will be no place to sell it."
Zhao Gang and Li Yunlong had obviously discussed it beforehand, and they insisted on continuing to expand coal production.
Li Yunlong said: "Brother Dalong, I know you have the ability. If you dig out more coal, you can also sell them."
Zhao Gang was obviously convinced of Xu Dalong, and he said: "Old Li is right, nothing can trouble you. We will only dig coal, and you will be responsible for sales. Anyway, this task is left to you."
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