"Thank you leaders for your trust!"
Zhang Pingan also expressed his attitude to the county leaders in a good-natured way, saying: "Zhang Pingan has no ability, but he still has some ability in fighting the Japanese. I will not let the leaders down, and I will definitely win more victories." Come and report the trust of the leaders!”
If Zhang Pingan had not expressed his intention to stay before, when he was still the combat staff officer of the brigade headquarters, he was polite when he spoke. Then once he decided to stay, Zhang Pingan happily made the mental construction of the identity change and directly entered the new identity. state.
"Hahaha!!!"
This change in Zhang Pingan was naturally noticed by Yang Shushu, County Magistrate Zhang and other county leaders. They were very happy because after this series of contacts, everyone knew that Zhang Pingan was definitely a smart person, very clear and able to understand things clearly. own identity.
The leaders who were already very satisfied with Zhang Pingan were naturally more satisfied than satisfied at this time. They simply couldn't be too satisfied.
After laughing, Yang Shushu said with a smile: "The county team has worked hard this time. Don't wait here anymore. Let's go down and rest!" After saying that, Yang Shushu looked at Zhang Pingan again and said: " Peace, after you finish handling the matter with the county brigade, come to us, we have something to say to you!"
Hearing Yang Shu's words, Zhang Ping'an said without hesitation: "We have all arrived at Xiaowangzhuang. Do I have any other instructions?" At this point, he turned to the three district captains and said: "You guys go back with your troops. rest."
Then he looked at Mao Fugui and said, "Fugui, take out 4,000 oceans from it and hand over the rest to the comrades of the county committee!"
"Yes, Captain!"*4!
Upon hearing Zhang Pingan's order, the three district captains and Mao Fugui hurriedly responded, turned around and got busy.
"hehe!"
When Yang Shushu, County Magistrate Zhang and other leaders saw this scene, they all chuckled. Although they were not soldiers, they also knew that the army was a place where strong people admired the strong. Zhang Ping'an could gain everyone's trust in one battle. It was definitely worth watching. to his level.
Following Yang Shushu and other leaders back to the county party committee's office, everyone sat down one after another, including Zhang Ping'an.
"Peace!"
As soon as he sat down, Yang Shushu smiled and said, "I heard just now that you asked Comrade Mao Fugui to only take away 4,000 oceans. Why didn't you take them all?" When Yang Shushu said this, other leaders who didn't pay much attention They couldn't help but look surprised and looked at Zhang Pingan.
"hehe!"
Hearing Yang Shushu's inquiry and feeling the gazes of the leaders, Zhang Ping'an chuckled and said: "Our county brigade and Quanyang County are integrated. Naturally, I can't watch our county brigade enjoy the hot food and drink spicy food and let the county party committee Comrades are watching."
"Four thousand oceans is a lot. The county brigade and the three district teams are enough. If there are any gaps, we can also seize them from the puppet troops and the Japanese."
“But I know that our county party committee, county government, and staff working in the countryside are living in very poverty. We don’t have much money left, but I just hope that we can make everyone’s work easier. The work of the county party committee and county government If it goes well, our county brigade will also benefit!”
Speaking of this, Zhang Ping'an couldn't help but smile and said: "All our leaders are the food and clothing parents of the county brigade. Our county brigade still needs to rely on the leaders for food rations. I am bribing the leaders. I just don't know the leaders." Will you give me this chance?"
As soon as Zhang Pingan said these words, especially the last paragraph, none of the leaders could hold back and started laughing.
Yang Shushu said without hesitation: "If it comes to bribes from others, I will never accept them, but if you Zhang Pingan's bribe, then I will treat it as a certificate of surrender!"
"Hahaha!!!!"*N!
The leaders, who were already laughing, laughed even louder after Yang Shushu's witticism made them laugh.
After such an innocuous episode, Zhang Pingan was officially integrated into the big family of Quanyang County, and the leaders unknowingly accepted Zhang Pingan completely.
"Ping An, we are very curious about the battle in Baijiawa. What is going on? Tell us about it!" After calming down, a county leader looked at Zhang Ping An with some curiosity and asked.
As soon as the leader finished speaking, other leaders nodded to express interest.
Zhang Pingan did not refuse, but told everyone the story of this battle from a pertinent perspective.
He did not criticize his predecessor's fighting methods, because Zhang Pingan knew that the reason why the situation had improved after replacing him was because he was a variable. He did not blame the original captain's command, even if it was left to someone who was not cheating. Zhang Ping'an can't do much better than the former captain.
Zhang Ping'an talked about a battle in Baijiawa slowly and took almost twenty minutes to finish. His eloquence was good and every leader listened with interest. After Zhang Pingan finished speaking, everyone also had an intuitive and detailed understanding of the Baijiawa battle.
"This battle seems to have yielded a lot of gains, and more than 300 invading Japanese and puppet troops were wiped out, but this is really just luck!"
After listening to Zhang Pingan's introduction, a leader couldn't help but sigh: "If you, Zhang Pingan, hadn't decisively used counterattacks to win a small victory after taking office, our county brigade would have collapsed without having to wipe out all the enemies."
As soon as the leader's emotion came out, another leader followed up: "Indeed, it is definitely not easy to make this decision in that situation, but I have to say that Ping An is also a talented person who is brave and behaves like an ordinary person. It was a difficult decision to make, but the outcome was good.”
"..."
Listening to the leaders' words, Zhang Ping'an's expression was very calm.
After seven or eight minutes, the leaders' desire for expression was released. In the county committee office, the leaders' eyes focused on Zhang Pingan again.
County Magistrate Zhang looked at Zhang Ping An with admiration and said with a smile: "Ping An, our surname is Zhang. We were one family five hundred years ago."
"You have become the captain of the county brigade, have you ever thought about how to carry out the next work? Secondly, is there anything that needs our help? If so, speak up boldly, as long as we can do it, Even if it means selling the iron, I can do it for you." County Magistrate Zhang's words were a signal to Zhang Pingan.
When Zhang Pingan heard this, his face suddenly lit up with joy. This was what he was waiting for from the leaders.
No nonsense!
Zhang Ping'an showed a faint smile, and then said confidently: "As for the development of the county brigade, I have actually started thinking about it since I came to the county brigade. Combining what I have seen and heard, and this experience, I already have some ideas. Ideas." As he spoke, Zhang Pingan laid out the five things that came to mind on his way back.
"Leaders, I have summarized it myself. Our county brigade currently needs to face five thorny problems. First, the problem of lack of cadres. Second, the problem of rebuilding the district team and county brigade. Third, that is the issue of my identity. . The fourth is the issue of feeding the troops. The fifth is the issue of how the troops can form combat effectiveness in a short period of time."
After listing them, Zhang Pingan told the leaders the specifics of these issues one by one. When the leaders listened to the five questions raised by Zhang Pingan, they frowned every time they heard them, waiting for Zhang Pingan to say them all. When they finished, their brows were all furrowed.
"Ping'an, each of your five problems is the most urgent issue for the county brigade to solve right now!" County Magistrate Zhang frowned, first acknowledging and agreeing with Zhang Ping'an's five problems, but soon his words He turned around and said: "But among these five questions, you don't have to worry about your identity. We will solve it for you, so there are only four questions left."
"You don't have to worry about the issue of troop sources. Our county brigade has shown its own prestige this time. Tomorrow I will ask each working group to go to the countryside to promote it. More than a thousand people dare not say it, but it is still impossible to recruit more than 300 troops in a short period of time. questionable."
"The issue of food is a big problem, but since we have expressed that we will fully support you, we will definitely not break our promise. We will give you 10,000 catties of food first, and then our county government will give you another 10,000 catties of food every month. After the autumn grain comes, I will increase your share by five thousand catties every month." When saying this, County Magistrate Zhang also said through gritted teeth.
Originally, Quanyang County was not a big county, with a population of only 120,000 to 30,000, and it was all in a mountainous area. The grain output itself was not much. Most of the public grain collected every year was used to support the main force. Now it is added to the county brigade. Ration quotas actually increase the burden on fellow villagers.
County Magistrate Zhang has also thought clearly. At worst, they will open up wasteland for farming after work. As long as they can harvest food, they can reduce the burden on the villagers.
But no matter how hard and tired they are, they cannot affect the county brigade. As the only organized fighting force in the hands of their county committee, the county brigade must do this, otherwise they will be dumbfounded at the critical moment.
Zhang Pingan did not expect that the county leaders would be so courageous. In the blink of an eye, he would only be able to solve two of the five problems.
“Thank you leaders for your support!!!”
"I was still worried about how to solve these problems. The leaders really helped us a lot!"
“With the support of the leaders, I am more confident in my next work!”
What can Zhang Pingan say? Naturally, I would like to thank the leaders from the bottom of my heart for their support.
Especially on the issue of food, he has money in his hand, but good steel is used on the blade. If it is used on food, Zhang Ping'an will not be able to ensure that the troops will form combat effectiveness in a short time.
Listening to Zhang Pingan's words, the leaders were a little embarrassed. After all, they had promised to help Zhang Pingan, but now they found that the resources and help they could provide were not very many. Or to sum it up in two words, "very much." few".
"Peace!"
No, County Magistrate Zhang's voice sounded again. He looked at Zhang Pingan and asked: "Do you have any ideas about the lack of cadres and how the troops can form combat effectiveness in a short time? We have no clue about these two issues. So we want to hear your thoughts." County Magistrate Zhang did not hide it to save face, and directly expressed his concerns and shortcomings.
"County Magistrate Zhang, Yang Shushu, leaders!"
Hearing County Magistrate Zhang's inquiry, Zhang Ping'an did not disappoint the leaders. After thinking about it slightly, he said: "As for the lack of cadres, my idea is to take three steps. The first is naturally the old method. This battle of promotion cadres who have performed well in the army and let them shoulder more responsibilities. Secondly, I am going to go to the 386 Brigade to find the brigade commander and chief of staff, and ask them to beg for help. We cannot support some of our cadres, even if it is not long-term, even if it is temporary, as long as we get through this period."
Speaking of this, Zhang Ping'an looked at County Magistrate Zhang and other leaders and said: "The third thing is that the leaders need to come forward to see if they can find their superiors and ask for some opportunities to go to our military academy for further study. We don't need a For a year or half a year of such study, the maximum is three months and the minimum is one month.”
Zhang Ping'an seemed to have thought of something, paused slightly, and said: "Of course, if the superior leaders can send an instructor unit, or an instructor unit composed of senior company and platoon cadres, to stay in our county brigade for a month or two , on the one hand to make up for the shortage of our cadres, on the other hand, it can be regarded as teaching our cadres by words and deeds."
"After helping us generate the ability to automatically form hematopoiesis, we can smoothly cultivate it ourselves without having to trouble our superiors."
As soon as Zhang Pingan's proposal came out, whether it was Yang Shushu, County Magistrate Zhang, or other county leaders, their eyes lit up.
"yes!!!"
Yang Shushu slapped his thigh suddenly and praised: "Ping An's proposal is very good. If Ping An hadn't come down to support the camp, we wouldn't have won this victory, and we wouldn't have discovered the talent of Ping An, which means squatting." This approach works.”
"Then since one person is stationed, it's okay to have more people. As long as the time is not long, it is guaranteed to be a minimum of one month and a maximum of two months. The improvement for us will be obvious. And this method will have a positive impact on the main force. Has little effect."
Speaking of this, Yang Shushu was still impatient and said directly: "Ping An, don't worry, I think your proposal is not only applicable to our Quanyang County brigade, but also used by our other base county brigade. Lao Zhang and I will go tomorrow I have told my superiors about this, and I believe that the leaders will not refuse such a good proposal." This is not Yang Shu's alarmist statement, but this is the reality.
As a supplement to the main force, the development of local troops has been unsatisfactory. On the one hand, there is a lack of manpower. On the other hand, there is a lack of weapons and equipment. The problem of lack of cadres and manpower is a long-standing problem. It is not that the leaders have not tried to solve it, but there is no good solution for one unit. method, Zhang Ping'an's proposal is really a good one, and one that is highly trialable.
After catching a good idea, Yang Shushu was even happier. He looked at Zhang Pingan with excitement and said: "Ping An, you happen to be from the 386th Brigade. If we can get the 386th Brigade and our Quanyang County to support each other, with you With this level of status, you may get more resources.”
After hearing Yang Shushu's words, Zhang Pingan did not hesitate and expressed his attitude directly: "Yang Shushu, I will set off for the 386th Brigade tomorrow, and I will definitely raise this matter with the brigade commander and chief of staff. It is impossible to cooperate with the 772nd and 771st regiments, but it is still no problem to cooperate with the 772nd and 771st regiments." Zhang Ping'an said this with confidence and confidence, how could he say that the 386th Brigade is his natal family.
