() After the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region Headquarters returned to Fuping County, Liu Baosheng returned to the base area as ordered.

"Comrade Wild Goose, the Military Region and the Eighth Route Army Headquarters have negotiated and arranged a place for that set of high-end printing equipment." After returning to Guhuai, Liu Baosheng asked to meet Feng Tiandong.

"The weather is too cold now to be suitable for construction, and besides, my father-in-law is going to the United States soon, so let's wait for the beginning of spring." Feng Tiandong thought for a while and replied, many things must be handled by Cao Cunyue's return.

Then, Feng Tiandong explained: "Lao Liu, the printing equipment has relatively high requirements for the plant, well! In this way, the textile branch of Guhuai also needs to be constructed, and I will find a way to get some cement and prepare some for the military region. ”

Liu Baosheng nodded in understanding.

"Lao Liu, you went back to the military region, how is the situation in the base area?" This is something that Feng Tiandong has always been thinking about.

"Hehe, Comrade Wild Goose, if you don't ask about the situation in the base area, I will also tell you, Li Mingnan said to me, you will definitely ask questions about materials, let me explain the real situation to you." Liu Baosheng smiled and said.

Immediately afterwards, Liu Baosheng's smile gradually disappeared, and he said: "Comrade Wild Goose, the situation in the base area is not very good, this sweep by the devils has brought great difficulties to the soldiers and civilians in the base area, and the purpose of their sweep is clear, in addition to eliminating the Eighth Route Army, they are also trying their best to destroy the living environment of the Eighth Route Army.

In addition to the materials taken away by the military region and fortified by the walls, the Japanese devils almost looted all the base areas, whether they were food or use, and they took away what they could snatch and destroyed on the spot what they could not rob, and there were pieces of burned houses everywhere. ”

Feng Tiandong frowned, silently listening to Liu Baosheng introduce the situation in the base area, his eyes were gloomy, and he unconsciously lit a cigarette.

After a pause, Liu Baosheng looked at Feng Tiandong and continued: "Comrade Wild Goose, Director Li Mingnan still has something for me to convey to you. ”

"What?"

"Director Li Mingnan said that although this sweep caused huge losses to the base areas, the prestige of the Eighth Route Army was greatly enhanced through the 'Battle of 100 Regiments,' the devils were deterred, and the slander of some people in the Kuomintang against our Eighth Route Army was 'swimming but not attacking,' and at the same time tempering and testing the combat capability of the Eighth Route Army.

More importantly, the 'Battle of the Hundred Regiments' greatly boosted the morale of the Chinese people, restrained a large number of devils, reduced the pressure on the southern battlefield, encouraged the morale of the Japanese devils, and smashed the Japanese devils' attempt to surrender.

Therefore, take a long-term view, these losses of ours are worth it, rest assured, everything will be fine. ”

Feng Tiandong frowned and thought as he listened, and gradually understood in his heart the meaning of Li Mingnan asking Liu Baosheng to convey these words.

Seeing that Feng Tiandong's eyes gradually brightened, Liu Baosheng continued: "Director Li Mingnan also said that the military and civilians in the base area are trying to recover, your task is very heavy, and you must be prepared." ”

"I understand!" Feng Tiandong nodded vigorously, and then asked, "How about the consumption of the troops?" When he asked this, the words that Huang Zhiquan had said to him came to mind,

"The grain is okay, the military region has always attached great importance to grain reserves, the gap is not very large, and it has also supported a part of the grain in Pingxi, and the losses in the Pingxi base area this time are relatively large."

Feng Tiandong nodded to show that he understood, knowing what he should do next.

After pondering for a while, Feng Tiandong said: "Lao Liu, before the sweep, Zhao Tianxiang of the appeasement army once told me that he would sell a batch of weapons and ammunition, and asked me to help him find a buyer, and we must take it down." ”

"Great!"

"I will arrange it, you let Shi Mingfei arrange the right person to contact Zhao Tianxiang as an arms dealer Chai Banian's subordinate." Feng Tiandong continued.

"Chai Ba Nian?"

"Yes, Chai Banian, he is a well-known arms smuggler in North China, and he has been secretly executed for deceiving the Eighth Route Army several times. He is the shield arranged by Lao Lu for me, and I estimate that Zhao Tianxiang must know this person, and the business will be easy to negotiate. Feng Tiandong explained.

"Okay, I'll discuss with Shi Mingfei as soon as possible and wait for your arrangement."

Feng Tiandong continued: "Also, Lao Liu, no matter what the military region needs, you must tell me as soon as possible." Now that the Pinghan Road has been opened to traffic, and some supplies can be transported from the south, I hope that the suggestions I made to the military region last time will be implemented as soon as possible. ”

Liu Baosheng nodded, and then said: "Comrade Wild Goose, there is such a thing, the military region has set up a pharmaceutical factory, and you need to buy a large number of Chinese herbal medicines, because your family runs a medical hall, and it should have a relationship with some medicinal material suppliers, and the military region hopes that you can think of a way, you see?" ”

"This thing is easy to do, our family doctor has a long-term supply of Chinese herbal medicine partners, his scale is not very large, however, his relationship is very wide, general requirements can be solved, this person is also full of hatred for Japanese devils, you can send someone to contact him directly, he will definitely help." Feng Tiandong immediately responded.

Subsequently, Feng Tiandong gave Liu Baosheng a detailed introduction to the situation of this medicinal herb dealer, and wrote his name and address on a piece of paper and handed it to Liu Baosheng.

"Lao Liu, how is the internal line of the first division?" After talking about medicinal materials, Feng Tiandong asked about something he was particularly concerned about.

Liu Baosheng waved his hand and said slowly: "This time I went back, I specially asked this question, Director Li introduced, things are not very easy to handle, the last time the 'Lailing Campaign' intelligence leaked, mainly due to the negligence of the propaganda personnel, after Commander Yang just finished the combat meeting, the propaganda personnel in order to boost morale, put some combat deployments, published in internal publications.

However, this situation was soon discovered, and the publication was quickly retracted, but there were many people who saw the publication, and in the end, there were still three publications that were never accounted for. Therefore, it is not easy to determine who is the inside line, but fortunately, the scope has been narrowed, and a division is trying to find a way to screen it. ”

"Alas! It's also a lesson. Feng Tiandong sighed.

"Yes, Commander Yang has repeatedly thanked Director Li Mingnan and thanked the underground personnel for discovering the clues in time, otherwise, not only would it not be possible to win the 'Lailing Battle' this time, but the troops would have suffered heavy losses."

Feng Tiandong shook his head and said to Liu Baosheng: "Lao Liu, the search for anti-Japanese elements has been very tight recently, and told Gu Huai's underground party comrades that they must bring their residence permits when they go out in the future, Lin Tongguang has made arrangements, and the garrison will increase their daily patrols, check their residence permits on the street at any time, and arrest those who do not have them." ”

Liu Baosheng nodded hurriedly in agreement.

Then, Feng Tiandong had a twitch in his mind, and the few things he wanted to remind had been clarified, so he asked about the things he cared about: "Lao Liu, has Lao Lu already gone to Yan'an?" ”

"Yes, it's been a few days, I really envy him." Liu Baosheng's face showed yearning.

"How long does Lao Lu want to study in Yan'an?" Feng Tiandong asked again, he was very concerned about when Lu Chunming would come back, you must know that it was Lu Chunming and Li Mingnan who knew his situation, and some things about the military command could not be explained to Liu Baosheng at present, Lu Chunming was not there, and he was very afraid of delaying some things.

Liu Baosheng replied: "I don't know, it should take more than a year." ”

More than a year is really not a short time, and some things definitely can't wait for Lu Chunming to come back, Feng Tiandong secretly considered whether to ask Li Mingnan for instructions and reveal his identity as a military commander to Liu Baosheng.

After finishing the business, the two were chatting casually, and suddenly, Feng Tiandong remembered something, slapped his thigh, and was very remorseful: "Oh, Lao Liu, I have been patronizing and dealing with devils these days, and I forgot a big thing, it's really damned!" ”

"How?"

"This time I was in Beiping, and I found one thing, Yan Laoxi in Shanxi is secretly in contact with Japanese devils."

"What? Are you sure? Liu Baosheng was very surprised, this is really a big deal.

"It's true, Lao Liu, you have to report this situation as soon as possible." Feng Tiandong admonished.

"Good!"