Thirty miles west of Lijiazhuang, there is a place called Li Pingji. Most of the people in this village went to work in Lijiazhuang. Many of them are paid a lot of wages. The nearby villages have been greatly supplemented financially, and the living conditions are still very good.

Zhang Ji. Zhang Zhongjing came here to rest. He wanted to take a look at Lijiazhuang and heard that it had become the core of the base area. Although Handan's economic development is far faster than that of Lijiazhuang. A large number of bazaars have been established there. In the long run, their economy will grow much faster than they do. However, Zhang Zhongjing was not interested in this, he felt that he should first take a look around the surroundings, so that he could see many things clearly. This is still very beneficial for him.

So, here he came here to rest. How about taking a look at the surrounding area? If Lijiazhuang develops well, the situation of the villagers in the vicinity should be good. Along the way, the base area has given him many, many improvements. First of all, the roads here are extremely smooth, and everything is in a very orderly state. Along the way, all he saw were good things.

Some of the roads of the imperial court have fallen into disrepair and are difficult to walk. But the people here are building roads on a large scale, and they are using a new way of building, cement. Such a new material walked on it, extremely smoothly, and it was also very clean. There will be no potholes. However, there are a lot of commercial fleets. This is for Zhang Ji. There is a great convenience. Because all the way he came here with a convoy of merchants who came here to do business.

The people in this base area began to become rich, mainly because their burdens were small. And the whole government is supported by bonds, and in this case, they are in a very favorable position. In this case. The people here can eat three meals a day. Although there are many people doing business, agriculture has not been put down. Zhang Zhongjing felt that this place was full of vitality. It's a huge encouragement.

"I'm sorry, sir. Originally, we should have invited you to drink dumpling soup, but helplessly, this dumpling soup was taken away by the Republican Army. A middle-aged man said with a smile. Originally, their family was ready. Under such circumstances, they can cook a good meal for many things, and now they are not short of food, and their quality of life is much better. It was the first year that the IRA had been here, and it was thought to be a good year. Every household is well prepared.

"What? Is the IRA going to steal your food? Zhang Zhongjing seemed to be a little dissatisfied.

"No, no. The gentleman misunderstood. It's not to rob us of our food, it's to buy our food at a high price, how could we ask for the money of the Republican Army, we gave it to them. But they insisted on recording it and giving us money. You said. This. Alas. These IRAs are too good. The middle-aged man said. What they prepared for Zhang Zhongjing was noodle soup, which was already a good food over there. Zhang Zhongjing is very clear.

"Then why are they taking your food?" Zhang Zhongjing said curiously.

"Alas, that's a sin, too. This Black Mountain thief. Chaos in the north. The people were plagued by disasters everywhere, and in such a situation, many people were killed. They also came to the side of our Republican Army, and as a last resort, we sent troops. But as a result, the black mountain thieves were very unbeaten, and they were defeated at once. There were captives everywhere, actually, what kind of Black Mountain thief was that. They are all hungry and cooing people, they all fight on empty stomachs, and if they don't fight, they can't live at all. It's really hard. The middle-aged man said.

"That's right." Zhang Zhongjing was very surprised when he heard it, this was not the first time he had heard such a thing.

"What should I do?" Zhang Zhongjing asked. He wondered what to do with the IRA? These are all people. Death is a big disaster.

"Alas, there is no way, it is not, the Republican Army has to come to the rescue quickly, they have enough food. But the problem is that many people are in such a cold day, and it is very difficult to solve such a thing. A lot of the IRA has taken off their uniforms to those people, and in such a situation, many things can be extremely favorable. Zhang Zhongjing said.

"There's no way." The middle-aged man said helplessly.

"There are too many people, this Republican Army can't save so many people even if they are immortals, in desperation, their only way is to get these dumpling soups, let them drink more, warm their bodies, and let them have hope, the Republican Army has begun to send people here. I heard that many people starved to death and froze to death. This. Isn't this iniquity? The middle-aged man said.

"This uncle, I still have some money here, you can go and buy more ingredients to prepare some. Prepare more ginger, so that you can also get rid of the wind and cold. It's not easy. Zhang Zhongjing couldn't eat it all of a sudden. He wanted to go to Lijiazhuang to see if there was anything he needed help with, and there were many things they still needed to solve, such as this plague, if it was not well controlled, there would be big problems, and such a thing would never happen. If that happens, it's going to be terrible.

"This. It's unacceptable. Mr. The middle-aged man said.

"Take it, this is also some of my contributions, I'm going to go to Lijiazhuang to see if there's anything I want to do, that's also a person." With that, Zhang Zhongjing left here with his own things. He didn't have to worry about whether anyone would send him. Because the road is full of caravans. The security here is also very good, the IRA gendarmerie, they wear white armbands. Drawing something I don't know what, actually, it's an uppercase MP. The meaning of the gendarmerie. They will carry out non-stop patrols to maintain social order. In times of war, they first go into a lot of chaotic places to maintain order.

Kettle off. The troops of the mountain brigade are slowly returning to the camp, and the bandits are actually very good to fight, and it doesn't take long, and all of a sudden many cottages have either run away on their own. Either they themselves surrendered. Even if it is resistant, it will not last long.

"I thought it would be a long, long time to fight, but it turned out. I really didn't expect it. All of these bandits surrendered. The red lady said.

"No, we sacrificed twelve. Twelve, a person of a standard infantry squad. Zhang Xian said very heavily. They were all killed in offensive operations. Zhang Xian thinks that they are very brave, but they can't solve the problem bravely. Because they have already died.

"Yes, they are all good brothers to us." The red lady said. Something like that. She's seen too much, too much.

"Woooooooooo Kids, why did you go like this? Whining. At this moment, the red lady saw a lot of people in front of her, and she heard a cry, an old woman's voice. Sounds miserable.

"What's going on?" The red lady asked after entering the room.

"Sir." The crowd saluted.

"Sir, eight of the twelve of us who died were from the Blind Infantry Company. They were all good, but unfortunately they were too miserable when they left. This old woman, when she left, thanked the blind infantry company for their kindness to their family, so she made some eggs for them to eat, but they didn't eat them, they all regarded the old lady as their own mother, but the thieves were too miserable. The eldest mother's family, son and daughter-in-law were all killed. They feel that they owe it, so they do a lot of things. They felt that the story of eliminating the three evils was about them, so when they fought the bandits this time, they all actively participated in the battle and quickly entered the battle state. They are too positive. As a result, eight were killed. But these few, the old lady knows. Some of them still have eggs in their pockets that they are reluctant to eat. The old lady took out all the coffin boards. But, yes, they did. One of the sergeants cried.

The soldiers around them were all red-eyed, and they held back very heavy tears. They tried their best not to let their tears come out, but as a result, their tears kept flowing.

The eldest lady regarded these children as her own sons. He originally thought that these children would be able to provide for their old age, but the result was that the white-haired people sent the black-haired people, which made the eldest lady very sad, they were still children, so they were young and gone.

"Auntie. Get up. Aunty. The blind man cried and pleaded.

"Kids. Child. Why don't you look long? The old lady howled and cried.

"Auntie, get up. Mother. Mother. Get up. In the future, I will be your son, and we will provide for you in old age, so get up. Zhang Blind didn't hold back. He fell to his knees and kowtowed to pleading.

"Mother, we are all your sons. Your son will give you a pension and send him to the end of his life. "Many of the soldiers present knelt down. Zhang Xian also shed tears. The red lady quickly left here. Because she was in tears. Nothing like this has ever happened in a place like a mountain brigade. But something like this happened. She felt it was a new force. They have a human nature. This is the scariest place. Also the greatest place.

Huguan County.

"What place are you talking about?" Ma Heng swallowed a mouthful of saliva and asked an old craftsman.

"We found some iron ore in the mountains to the south, and the coal resources found there, in short, I think we should build an arsenal there, so that a large amount of resources can be solved quickly. In this way, if it develops, the speed of development can also be accelerated rapidly. The old craftsman said. Because they've come here for a very important thing to do, and it's very important, it's very important. A lot of things need to be done. This thing is that they want to build a larger arsenal than Lijiazhuang and Handan. But the arsenal needs a lot of coal and iron ore resources, and now they have found such a place all at once. That's the best thing for them.

"Good. That's great. I'll give you the strength of a regiment. No. The Sixth Brigade was transferred and stationed there. To protect the safety of your factory, this military factory must be set up quickly for me, and I will give you whatever you want. This thing. Report it immediately to the prefect to know that this is good news. Ma Heng said excitedly. This is indeed good news, because such a thing could solve most of their logistical problems, especially the problem of insufficient ammunition, which is a big, big problem. Of course, Ma Heng was very excited. In such a situation, this is the best thing for them to do.

Lijiazhuang. Zhang Dazhu's transport team is loading goods quickly, Zhang Dazhu personally went into battle, although he is already the captain of the transport team, he can not run, but this is the military supplies of the Republican Army, he is not at ease, so he decided to send it over quickly. Only in this way can their situation improve.

"What's this transporting?" Zhang Dazhu asked curiously, a lieutenant colonel officer.

"It's not ammunition, if it's ammunition, we have to be careful." Zhang Dazhu said. He knew that weapons and ammunition must be done gently, otherwise, there would be big problems.

"Nope. It's dumplings, so you have to run there as fast as you can. It's all frozen dumplings. With them, a lot of things can be solved. Lieutenant Colonel said.

"Dumplings? Why do you want to give dumplings? Is it because of the Chinese New Year? Zhang Dazhu asked curiously.

"Nope. It was for those who were affected by the disaster, and the governor was reluctant to eat the dumplings. In short, we must do these things, in order to let those people get our benefits, which is the most important thing we should do. The other party said.

"Well, I see." Zhang Dazhu nodded, and then quickly waved his arm to send dumplings to more people.

Not far from them, Shang Wu and Jia Xu were checking some specific situations.

"It's not bad, we actually collected more than 15,000 stone dumplings at once, as well as all kinds of ingredients, so that they can eat enough and eat well." Jia Xu said with a smile.

"Well, I also had some iron pots prepared and sent over, I'm worried that their situation is not good." Shang Wu said.

"It's still thoughtful, it's good to be able to eat dumplings in such cold weather." Jia Xu said.

"Hmm. I hope they don't freeze, don't get hurt, and I have all the blankets in stock sent to the north. I hope they can persist in surviving such a winter, the New Year, the New Year, this is the New Year, many people are blocked from the side of the New Year, and many people can't get through this New Year. Shang Wu was still very worried.

"We've done what we can." Jia Xu said.