The Southern Expeditionary Army successfully retreated to Sang'a Town, the base area of Guanxian County, and Zhang Weihan welcomed the victorious return of Han Xing's Southern Expeditionary Army with the highest standard.

The Zhuxian Column was also ordered to be reorganized. In June 1940, the Advance Column and the Zhuxian Column were ordered to be combined into the New Eighth Brigade. Brigade Commander Zhang Weihan, Deputy Brigade Commander Wang Jinshan, Political Commissar Xiao Yongzhi, Chief of Staff Wang Bo, and Director of the Political Department Wang Youping.

The Southern Expeditionary Army was sent out by the Zhuxian Column, that is, the troops of the New Eighth Brigade now, and the meetings of the welcome meeting, the merit summary meeting, the party and so on have passed, and those who should have rested have also rested for a few days. Han Xing found Zhang Weihan again.

At the headquarters, Zhang Weihan and Wang Youping received Han Xing. Needless to say, Zhang Weihan is the old leader of Hanxing. Wang Youping is not an outsider, in the Zhuxian era, he was the director of the political department of the 10th detachment, the predecessor of the Zhuxian column, but later due to the incident of Fan Zhuxian's guard battalion, he had to take the responsibility for the future of the 10th detachment, so he was not the director of the political department of the 10th detachment and was transferred to another place.

The two of them made a cup of tea for Han Xing, the conditions were poor at that time, and the guests who came were all a bowl of boiled water, if they could make a cup of tea, it would be quite a high standard.

Han Xing said to Zhang Weihan: "Commander Zhang, I'm a big soldier, what kind of tea do I make, it's good to have a bowl of boiled water to drink." ”

Zhang Weihan pointed to Han Xing's nose and said, "Commander Han, is there a complaint, there must be a complaint." "When the first column was built, Han Xing, who had made outstanding achievements, was the chief of the operations section of the General Staff. That's all because Han Xing's identity is special, he has the identity of a military commander, and he can't make up his mind about Han Xing's position for a while, so he temporarily wronged him to be a small section chief.

After this period of investigation, it is still difficult to grasp the identity of Han Xing. If Han Xing is placed in a higher position, he has the status of a military commander and is not a party member, which is indeed difficult to arrange. But if you only arrange a section chief, it's a bit overkill, so it's better not to arrange it for the time being.

Fortunately, Han Xing doesn't care much about the size of his position, and would rather be a chicken head than a phoenix tail. It is enough to be able to dominate the Southern Expeditionary Army, as for returning to the base area, it doesn't matter, don't worry about it, he can take a break, he knows that this kind of rest will not last long.

"Could the leader please arrange a job?" Han Xing directly asked for the work to be done.

Zhang Weihan glanced at Wang Youping and said: "It's been so hard these days, how good it is to rest at home, eat and drink well, and take care of your body before you can work!" ”

Han Xing shook his head and said, "I can't be idle at home, I have slept too much in the past few days." If you don't eat it, you'll become a pig! ”

Zhang Weihan glanced at Wang Youping and said to Han Xing: "I really want to go out for a walk." ”

Han Xing said: "Yes, if you are idle, you will have problems." ”

Wang Youping nodded, and Zhang Weihan discussed with Han Xing and said: "Last year, you went to Wuping and opened up the situation in Wuping County, but this year, the situation is even more severe. The little devils have stabilized their territory and become more rampant, the traitors are also more crazy, and with the support of the devils, the team is even larger. The ranks of the Kuomintang are even more out of tune, they are passive anti-Japanese and active, making the situation more complicated and changeable. ”

Wang Youping continued: "The situation of the three sides is still that the enemy is strong and we are weak, and if we want to defeat the enemy, we can only be smarter than the enemy and more capable militarily. If you want to go, you will take a troop with you, all of them in civilian clothes, and rely on the local government and the masses to wage a-for-tat struggle against the enemy's hypocrisy and stubbornness. ”

Han Xing nodded and said, "I understand, did you ask me to be the captain of the martial arts team, leading the martial arts team to assist the local government and fight against the enemy." ”

Zhang Weihan nodded and said: "By the way, it is a little small for the position, but this job cannot be done by ordinary people, and you must have military strategy and military strength." Difficult? ”

Han Xing said: "If there is no difficulty, just go for a walk outside the base area!" ”

Zhang Weihan asked again: "Which army are you going to take with you?" ”

Han Xing said: "Of course it's the guard battalion, it's easy to bring it." ”

Zhang Weihan said: "There are more than one battalion, and there are many inconveniences when there are more people. Preferably a company. ”

Han Xing nodded and said, "Okay, I'll select a company from the guard camp, change all of them into civilian clothes, and go to Wuping County just like the common people." ”

And so it was settled. Han Xing asked Zhang Xiaosan to select more than 100 people from the guard camp, form a martial arts team, and follow him to Wuping County, among these people, of course, Wu Xiaoming and Li Dazhong are indispensable.

Han Xing called Zhang Xiaosan, Wu Xiaoming, and Li Dazhong to his office for a meeting. At this time, the three of them were all dressed in plain clothes, and in order to adapt to the role of the martial arts team as soon as possible, the three of them had already changed their clothes.

Han Xing said to the three of him: "From now on, we will be the Wuping County Martial Arts Team, the four of us are old comrades-in-arms, so we omitted to introduce each other, from now on, the four of us are members of the leading group of the Martial Arts Team, and major matters are decided by the four of us."

As for me, I will be the captain of this team, Comrade Zhang Xiaosan is the deputy captain, Wu Xiaoming is the leader of the first squad, and Li Dazhong is the leader of the second squad. Our weapons, except for heavy machine guns, which are inconvenient to carry, are still the same, and in addition, they are equipped with some 20-round German-made box guns.

The scope of our activities is not necessarily limited to Wuping County, Qingping County, and Chiping County, which are all places where we operate. ”

Zhang Xiaosan has always been a fan of Han Xing, and said happily at this time: "When I was on the southern expedition, I followed Commander Han to the world, and when I was in the base area, I still followed Commander Han to the world." As long as you follow Commander Han, there is no battle that you can't win. ”

Wu Xiaoming also said happily: "Commander Han is our old leader, there have been many big battles and vicious battles, not to mention these little devils, no matter how many devils there are, Commander Han has a way to settle it." ”

Li Dazhong also thought: "Commander Han, how do you want to fight, just tell everyone?" ”

Han Xing said: "It's not that I can fight how I want, after all, we haven't been to Wuping County for so long, and we must rely on the local government to hit the enemy's vital point, don't help when the time comes." ”

"How could it be so helpful?" Zhang Xiaosan asked incomprehensibly.

Han Xing explained to him: "The situation is quite complicated, there is me in the enemy, I have the enemy, when we were in Wuping County, we also learned some about the local situation, don't look at some people wearing yellow skins, some people are wearing the clothes of the Eighth Route Army, but in the end, which is the enemy, which is our people, isn't it an expert who can tell the difference!" Only the local government knows best. So, we can't help it. ”

Zhang Xiaosan said: "Understood. ”

Han Xing said: "There is Luo Zhaorong in the east of Wuping and Xu Guanwu in the west, both of whom are our fierce rivals. Let's discuss which way we're going. ”

Zhang Xiaosan stopped talking, he was used to relying on Han Xing, and he was reluctant to use his brain for some things. Li Dazhong is also a person with rough lines, he can fight and kill, but if he uses strategy, he will not be able to do much. The smartest is Wu Xiaoming, he can think more carefully and thoughtfully.

Wu Xiaoming said: "Our struggle with Xu Guanwu has always been in a state of fighting and pulling, and we have been fighting wits and courage with him for a day or two. This Xu Guanwu, the stone of the thatched house is really smelly and hard, and the two sides have maintained a temporary balance situation, and this situation may not change in a day or two.

As for this Luo Zhaorong, he is fierce and stubborn, and Luo Zhuang's stronghold is strong, so he can't do anything to him for a while. But we have always been in a state of suppression of him, and we have scared him a lot. This executioner has killed many of our party members and family members, but he has also been cracked by the strategy we used to catch and arrest.

My opinion, or lean to the east of Wuping County, why? Because to the east of Wuping is Chiping County, there are two major bases in Chiping County, one is the Chinan base area and the other is the Chibei base area. In this way, our range of activities is also larger, and if it is really not possible, we can also jump north and jump to Qingping County. ”

Han Xing nodded happily and couldn't help but applaud Wu Xiaoming's speech, but Zhang Xiaosan and Li Dazhong didn't understand, they just watched Han Xing applaud in a daze, and also slapped a few times.

If there is no in-depth analysis of the situation between the two sides and a general summary of future actions, it will become a headless fly, and now it will be a sedan chair and now piercing the ears and eyes. Whether it is the army or the current martial arts team, people like Wu Xiaoming are needed.

Han Xing said: "Great, let's do what Wu Xiaoming said, go to the three districts of Wuping County, in the past, we went to the driving shop, now we still go to the driving shop, first find Wang Anyu, the head of the third district." Rest for the day and set off tomorrow night! ”

On the evening of the second day, Han Xing led the Wugong team, still under the leadership of Qi Laoqing, a veteran traffic officer of Wuping County, and marched to the third district of Wuping County.

The green gauze tent at night feels a little gloomy and a little scary. However, when you integrate into its embrace, it is so full of magic, so romantic, so comfortable, and it feels like love at first sight.

After a summer rain, the land of the Luxi Plain was painted with green, and in the darkness it became dark green. Crops such as millet, corn, and sorghum are connected with the trees on the roadside of the village, elm, willow, acacia, poplar, and the reeds in the pond.

Going to the field at night, like dating a young girl, your life feels rich and full, walking on the field, feeling the poetry in the night, and there is a sweet breath in the air. It's from the crops and the earth, it's from the night, it's the smell from the growth, and if you feel it, you can enrich yourself.