"Governor, now everyone is competing for the number, why do you only give the number of the two armies on the Hunan side, and the other numbers are stuck?" The Military Commission was very puzzled by this, so he formally inquired about Wei Zelai at the meeting of the Military Commission.

Wei Ze replied: "Because in a sense, the Northern Expedition has officially begun. ”

"What?" Most of the military commissar was dumbfounded. Without any mobilization, not even discussion, such a major event as the Northern Expedition actually began. Why didn't Wei Ze tell everyone, was it because Wei Ze didn't trust everyone, or did Wei Ze want to do something to the Military Commission?

No matter how shocked the comrades of the Military Commission were, Wei Ze looked very calm, "I didn't think so much about it when I was propagating land reform. However, in the process of promoting land reform and actually implementing it, some things are very interesting. I don't know if you have noticed, Qiongzhou has completed comprehensive land reform, and Leizhou Peninsula has also completed comprehensive land reform. If the land reform has been completed in the whole world, it means that we have completely won the world. This trend from south to north makes me feel like a northern expedition. ”

After listening to Wei Ze's explanation, everyone looked relieved. "Don't be so joking." There are also comrades who complain.

As if he hadn't heard everyone's complaints, Wei Ze continued to say calmly: "I don't want to build a new unit according to the previous General Staff system, but I want to establish a new unit in the mode of the responsibility system of the Central Military Commission. So I'm not going to give other military districts numbers. ”

At present, there are a total of eight armies in the Liberation Army, the Fourth Army of the Hunan Military Region has completed the party committee responsibility system, and the Eighth Army has begun its construction with the army model of the party committee responsibility system from the beginning of preparation. The Third Army of Qiongzhou has also completed the establishment of the party committee responsibility system in terms of personnel arrangements, and the remaining armies are all carrying out system adjustments at a faster or slower pace. In this matter, Weeser has a very tough attitude.

Wei Ze just said this again, but he didn't emphasize it too much. Whoever supports and who opposes such things is useless to just talk about such things. Like Lei Hu and Shen Xin, they are undoubtedly absolute supporters of the political commissar's policy. As for the others, Weeser only looks at actions, not statements. This is also a precedent, when the Liberation Army worked hard to build the general staff system, all those who opposed or were dissatisfied with the general staff system were expelled from the core of the general staff system.

"By the way, do you remember the previous part when I asked everyone to measure the size of their feet?" Weeser said.

Of course, everyone is still in time, everyone knows that Wei Ze is going to come up with some kind of new shoes, otherwise he will not let the size of the feet be measured. "Has something been produced?" Wei Changrong asked briskly.

Wei Ze waved his hand, and the staff brought up a bunch of boxes, and after opening them, there was a pungent smell from the boxes, and everyone who smelled it couldn't help frowning. Rubber shoes can't run away from the smell of this adhesive, and Wei Ze himself can't help it. Being able to produce rubber shoes on a large scale, Weize is already very happy.

The veterans have walked tens of thousands of miles, and they know the difference as soon as they put their shoes on their feet. The canvas surface, soles and uppers are made of rubber, and most of these veterans are actually not over 40 years old now, and everyone is standing or squatting, jumping and jumping. Feel the difference in the new shoes.

"You can try it on the playground." Wei Zejian yì said.

"When did you wear these leather shoes?" Wei Changrong asked, pointing to the leather shoes on his feet.

Many of Wei Ze's friends are choppers and Baidu parties. Cowhide upper, the basic truth of the pigskin lining Wei Ze is still very clear, he is very expert said: "Now the animal husbandry industry is still not developed enough, the yield of cowhide is low, and pigskin can only be used." You look at those rubber soles, they can be reused. ”

"No, no, I'm asking if this shoe can be worn for war?" Wei Changrong corrected Wei Ze's misunderstanding.

Understanding Wei Changrong's question, Wei Ze explained: "Leather shoes are only worn when there is no war, and comrades in the army must have a pair of leather shoes. "Actually, Wei Ze wanted to produce military boots, but he did it as soon as he calculated the cost.

"Now, the boys in the army are more decent." Wei Changrong said with a smile.

Wei Ze corrected: "It's a young comrade in the army, and you are making a lot of trouble like a bandit." ”

Wei Changrong sighed, "I'm jealous of them." Fourth uncle, do you remember the first time you took us to ambush the Qing army's grain route in Yong'an City? At that time, what I envied the most was your ability to weave shoes with rattan tendons. I didn't expect you to be able to produce such good shoes now. ”

In fact, when Wei Ze went south to Guangdong six years ago, he positioned one of several landmark events that could be used in the Northern Expedition to produce rubber shoes on a large scale. 1861 was not 1949, although China in 1949 was poor, there were some railways, roads, and so on. Now the Guangfu Army wants to go on a northern expedition, but the troops can't even rely on horses except for Route 11. Rubber-soled military shoes can make a qualitative leap in the speed of the troops.

By 1862, the rubber trees planted on a large scale on the Qiongzhou and Leizhou peninsulas by Wei Ze could begin to collect rubber, plus a single rifle and a series of field artillery, and the weapon system of the Guangfu Army was also formed.

Wei Changrong just lamented that the equipment was progressing too fast now, and then he asked, "Fourth uncle, what is the name of this shoe?" It wouldn't be called 1861 marching shoes, would it? ”

This speculative title is full of the style of the Liberation Army's naming of military products, and Wei Ze smiled: "This shoe is called liberation shoes." The Northern Expedition is just our own name, and the full name of the real Northern Expedition is the Liberation War. The shoes developed in the Liberation War are called liberation shoes, which is meaningful. ”

"That's a good name!" Wei Changrong praised.

Wei Ze doesn't care whether this is true or false, he is not prepared to compromise with anyone in the naming of the Liberation War and Liberation Shoes. At this time, a group of veterans had fully tried the benefits of these liberation shoes in the house, and when they saw Wei Ze patronizing and talking, they did not leave. Immediately, someone shouted, "Governor, hurry up to the playground!" ”

Wei Ze personally led the team, led in front, and ran five kilometers with these "veterans" first. Liberation shoes are much worse than specialized sneakers, and cinder runways and plastic runways are not the same thing at all. But Weeser still clearly felt that he had regained some of his sense of the 21st century movement.

The dense rubber sole greatly improves the cadence of running and the amplitude of leg opening. Weese soon felt that his body was a little unable to withstand such an intense run. But he gritted his teeth and persevered. After the first physiological limit is passed, the whole person's breathing becomes free.

But the generals who followed behind Wei Ze were miserable. The original cloth shoes and straw sandals could not support high-intensity exercise at all. Weeser had regained his sense of self, but for the soldiers of the mid-19th century, this amount of exercise was unthinkable.

But the governor personally led the team to run, and who dared to retreat. All the generals tried to keep a neat queue. So, when it was three kilometers away, someone from the logistics department, who had poor training, vomited. The others were no better, and everyone gritted their teeth and made it to the end. Then someone staggered to the side, bent down and began to vomit. Seeing that these generals who had once dominated the battlefield were tired of following the dog at this time, Wei Ze smiled: "Do you understand? ”

"Fourth Uncle...... Bright...... What do you understand? Wei Changrong asked breathlessly.

"With the Liberation Shoes, many of the original tactical moves have to be changed." Weeser said. After saying that, he remembered one more thing, "You will vomit, not because of an upset stomach, or if you have eaten something bad. Vomiting caused by simply your cardiopulmonary function being a little overloaded. Don't worry, just practice more. ”

Shi Shiran said this, and Wei Ze shouted: "Assemble, conduct comprehensive training today." This kind of drill will only be more ruthless in the future! ”R1058