A brazier was built in the shabby regimental headquarters.
The three-table conference table was divided into two parts, half for the Eighth Route Army and half for the Military State, both of which were full of people.
Directly above were Commander Lu and Staff Officer Li.
The military uniforms of different colors make Commander Lu's gray uniform look old-fashioned and rusty.
Commander Lu finally spoke: "Let us give warm applause to welcome friendly Army Staff Officer Li to the independent regiment to exchange experiences."
There was a sparse round of applause from below.
Seeing that the situation was about to end, Ding Deyi, the leader of the regiment, said helplessly: "Advisor Li, the conditions of our independent regiment are difficult, and we have to tolerate you."
"We are all our own people. Commissar Ding, you are too polite." Staff Officer Li immediately stood up and saluted. When he sat down, he took off his general's hat and put it on the table. His face was white and he looked like a Confucian general.
The first thing Ding heard was Wu Yan. Wu Yan bumped his elbow with Gao Yidao, who was dozing next to him with half-closed eyes.
Captain Lu smiled: "We are neighbors originally. This time our superiors arranged for us to hold this exchange meeting. Firstly, we will deepen the relationship between our teams. Secondly, we will discuss a charter and how we can do better in the future. Cooperate with each other and strive to achieve better results in the battle against the Japanese! Everyone can speak freely."
For a long while, you could hear needles dropping in the room.
Staff Officer Li was not surprised. When no one spoke, he smiled slightly and said, "Before departure, the top officer of our 24th Group Army specially asked me to bring some kindness to your department from my humble position. Please accept it!"
The national security guard standing on the side of the door had been waiting hard for this moment. When he heard the staff officer speaking, he immediately waved to the soldiers waiting under the eaves.
A dozen large backpacks and wooden boxes were carried into the house.
After placing it on the ground, the soldier immediately untied the rope and opened the box.
The things inside the box are the most attractive, the yellow bullets, and the things in the backpack are even more diverse.
A bag of gray silver dollars!
A bag of medicine, a bag of rice, a piece of pork leg, peanuts, flour, matches, lard oil, salt, pepper...
Full of life!
This group of poor relatives in the mountains were dumbfounded. Hao Ping, the third company commander next to Gao Yidao, couldn't help but gasped: "My dear boy, so many good things?"
Gao Yidao glared at Hao Ping, who was embarrassed by his words.
I thought to myself, the things in the cave behind are definitely more types and quantities than what the Kuomintang sent!
On the contrary, Staff Officer Li, who was sitting above, felt a little embarrassed looking at these neighbors.
Before leaving, the lively brigade commander secretly confiscated the guns originally given to the independent regiment by the group army, saying that what the Eighth Route Army in the mountains lacked most now was living supplies.
So those weapons that could be purchased dozens of times more than these things directly turned into this pile of daily necessities.
Bullets are hard to miss.
Seeing that everyone in the independent group seemed quite satisfied with these gifts, they finally let out a long breath.
Afraid of having long nights and many dreams, the staff officer thought for a while: "It is said that etiquette is more important than benevolence and righteousness is more important than kindness. A trivial gift is only accepted with a smile! We are brothers of the same mind. I have a suggestion. It is necessary to establish an effective communication method between us!"
Gao Yidao really wanted to punch this guy in the face. Do you call me brother? What are you?
"Counsellor Li's suggestion is a good one." Ding De felt that his eyes were fixed on the things that went into his belly, which would indeed damage the reputation of the Independent Regiment. He coughed quickly and drew everyone's attention back.
"Before I set off, the commander specifically told me that he is old and cannot travel far in the mountains, so I asked you to wish you a happy New Year."
Captain Lu narrowed his eyes slightly: "Your commander is really interested in our relatives."
"Hey, it's really not easy to go into the mountains. The commander also said that we must have a good relationship with the independent group. We did have unpleasant encounters in the past. As the saying goes, teeth will occasionally bite tongues. It's fine now. We are neighbors. It's the truth that the lips are dying and the teeth are cold. I believe everyone understands." Staff Li said one thing after another, and what he said was a bit domineering.
Captain Lu was not interested in Staff Officer Li, and exchanged a look with Ding Deyi: "Officer Li's mouth can stand up to half of Zhang Yi. Just tell me what you want, as long as our independent group can fulfill it." , try to be satisfied.”
"Commander Lu is so cheerful, so I won't be polite!" After Staff Officer Li finished speaking, he took the briefcase from the adjutant next to him, pulled out a copy of the map, and immediately unfolded it.
Pointing to the map: "That's it. In the past two months, the Japs have mobilized their troops and continuously compressed our space for activities. Our commander wants to see if your troops can retreat thirty miles into the mountains. Otherwise, our troops are likely to be surrounded by the Japs."
Captain Lu was stunned, this damn lion opened his mouth wide!
However, the superiors have agreed to let them enter the mountain, but this guy said thirty miles, which is too much. Since the price is so high, then he will pay back the money on the ground.
"Haha, since we are friendly forces, it's a trivial matter!" Captain Lu raised his finger and pointed at the map: "It's just that? Look, we don't have much space to move around. There are mountains everywhere. If we retreat thirty miles, I have to move this place If we give all the place to you, then we will have no place to go."
Staff Officer Li secretly scolded the old fox for being shameless. I walked for most of the day today and walked at least forty miles. But I couldn't say anything about it, so I had to reduce my request directly: "Then, it's okay to give in twenty miles, right?"
"Hey, what you said is that as long as you can fight the Japanese, it doesn't matter if all these places are given to you! But think about it, if we all stay in the mountains, who will fight the Japanese? You think so? no?"
"To be honest, we are just here to prevent being surrounded by the Japanese. The commander said that if you are in the mountains, it doesn't matter if we are stationed in the plains. As long as you leave us a way to survive, we can go into the mountains to train occasionally."
Oh, look, what you said about our independent regiment seems to be unjust. So, we will give you ten miles, but the place will have to be moved some distance to the north. There is a cliff over there, which is easy to defend but difficult to attack. As long as you get some explosives If you open a way out, even if the Japanese come, they can't do anything to you. What do you think? "
"Okay, as long as the devils come, we will bear the brunt and we can also cover your transfer. As long as we can retreat into the mountains, what do you think?"
"But there is a problem. You have blocked the road out of the mountain. What should we do if we want to fight the Japanese?"
"This is easy to handle. Let's form a joint force and deal with the Japanese together. What do you think?"
"This is a good idea, but the matter is very important. I have to report it to my superiors before I get back to you."
"Captain Lu is loyal! Then I'm waiting for your good news."
"In the face of a national crisis, we share the same hatred of the enemy and help each other defend ourselves. This is our duty." Commander Lu said these words with a sense of righteousness.
Chief of Staff Li did not expect that such a big reason would come out of Tubal Road: "Then let's study the military exchanges again?"
It can be seen that these poor people are extremely poor and hide in the mountains all day long. Tomorrow we must let them see what it means to be a soldier.
Marksmanship is fed by bullets. Is it training? When I arrived at the Eighth Route Camp in the afternoon, I saw some of the simple training facilities. In addition to a few horizontal bars tied with broken wood, a few earthbags, and a few abalones, there were even basic cross-travel facilities. Obstacles, mud pits, nothing.
As for the weapons, I didn't seem to see any. Of course, the range was not far and there was no accuracy at all. He simply ignored the shells which were useless on the battlefield.
Therefore, he directly concluded that the quality of the individual soldiers of the Eighth Route Army of the Independent Regiment, which had even been defeated by General Guo, must be extremely poor.
As for communication?
Do you brag all day long about how good you are at beating Japanese soldiers?
Wouldn't it make me happier if I slapped you in the face during the Chinese New Year?
