Chapter 108: Divergent opinions and rifts

Morning. Country roads. Under the locust tree on the side of the road. Several captains of the special column, battalion commander Meng and several company commanders of the Fang Jiawei team sat on the ground beside Fang Jiren.

Zhou Qiwei asked puzzledly: "Commander, why are the troops stationed on the east and west banks of the Tongyu River?" What is the reason for this? Or is there any new task? ”

Francis: "Yes, so to speak. Chief of Staff, comrades, I think so, our special column now has more than 300 people, and there will be more and more in the future. Therefore, we should have our own base area, and we can't run around for a few days without a certain place. In the past, there were only seventy or eighty of us, so we could hide and hide, and we would just walk away, but now we can't. If we have our own base area, we will have a relatively stable and safe environment for the troops to rest and recuperate, treat the wounded and sick, and make some preparations for more difficult tasks and more brutal battles in the future. ”

Zhou Qiwei: "Okay, Commander, it is very necessary to do this. However, we are not familiar with the Tongyuhe area, what about the people, material conditions, and terrain there? ”

Fang Jiren: "I am very familiar with the situation in the Tongyuhe area, there is a relatively good mass base, the material conditions are okay, the terrain there is also conducive to the rest and recuperation of the troops, and it is close to the Yufeng mountainous area, which can be attacked and retreated, and the strategic depth is broad. The chief of staff does not have to worry too much. ”

Fang Lusheng: "I'm also familiar with the situation over there, Commander, I can help you." ”

Zhou Qiwei nodded: "Well, that's fine." Commander, do you have any concrete plans for now? ”

Fang Jiren opened the map and pointed and said: "Yes, you see, the supplementary regiment is now stationed in Shuihe Village, controlling the east and west banks of Xiaoyu Bridge, so we will not think about it. I planned to divide our troops into two parts, and the Hedong troops were stationed in Longshan Village, Yulin Village, and Linhe Township on the east bank of the Tongyu River, and controlled the Yuhe Bridge and Linhe Bridge in the east of the river. The Hexi troops are stationed in Tonghezhuang, Anhe Township, and Shanguo Village, and it is very advantageous to control the Yuhe Bridge and Linhe Bridge in Hexi, and to regard this area as the base camp and base area of our special column. Political Commissar Yang, Captain Yao, and Camp Commander Meng, do you have any opinions and ideas? Let's talk about it. ”

Fang Lusheng said approvingly: "Well, that's good, Commander, I think it can work." ”

Zhou Qiwei: "Commander, I agree to this deployment. If an army does not have its own base camp, it is a tree without roots and water without a source, and it is difficult to survive on a foothold. ”

Yang Shushan: "I object! I am strongly opposed to that. Your so-called special column is now completely a lone brigade that is divorced from the direct leadership and command of our party and our army, and this is wrong in terms of both organizational principles and organizational structure. My opinion is that we should immediately return to Shuihe Village to replenish the regiment and rebuild. ”

Francis: "Okay. Comrade Yang Shushan, now, right away you can go. ”

Yang Shushan: "No problem. I can go right away. However, I will return to Shuihe Village with the fighters, militia and wounded and sick of the supplementary regiment. ”

Francis: "Yes. However, before leaving, you should first ask the soldiers and militia if they are willing to go back to Shuihe Village with you. You can't take any of the sick and wounded with you, because their injuries and illnesses have not yet healed, and they still need treatment and recovery. More importantly, there are still more than 100 wounded and sick people, who are hiding in the fortress homes of more than a dozen villages in the Hebei border area to recuperate from their wounds. How do you go about gathering them? How do you gather and act together? What should the wounded and sick who have lost their combat effectiveness do when they encounter the Japanese puppet army on the road? With so many wounded and sick returning to Shuihe Village, is there enough medicine to treat the wounded and sick? Have you thought about all these things? Aren't you dizzy and talking nonsense? Huh? What other organizational principles and organization do you have to tell me? Is it wrong to keep your life and survive now? Hum! I tell you in no uncertain terms, without my consent and instructions, not to mention that you are going to take them away, you will not see a single person. Okay, I'm not going to talk nonsense with you anymore. Let's go. ”

Francis's words were both gentle and sharp. Everyone agreed.

Yang Shushan felt isolated in the special column at this time. Francis's words made him feel very uncomfortable, but he felt that it made sense. So he looked for his steps and said:

"Commander Wang is reasonable, since everyone disagrees with my opinion, I will take it back, and I will not leave."

Fang Jiren looked at Yang Shushan, and said in a sincere and serious tone:

"Comrade Yang Shushan, Political Commissar Yang, I sincerely hope that in the future, you can keep in line with me, unite closely, and lead and command the special column with me to overcome the current difficulties and dangers."

"Good, good. I will. Yang Shushan was perfunctory on his lips, but an impulsive and dangerous plan came out of his heart. In order to get rid of the embarrassment and isolation, Yang Shushan changed the topic and asked puzzledly: "Commander Wang, what are your strategic intentions and military plans for deploying troops like this?" Do you have to ask Commander Yu for advice on this matter first? ”

Francis: "Absolutely. But now it's too late to ask the head of the regiment. Why would I do this? Please think about it, after the sweep, the devil sent an additional integrated field brigade to the western Hebei region, and continued to send small units to constantly harass the encirclement and suppression of the supplementary regiment, why is this? The brigade headquarters ordered the supplementary regiment to be stationed in Shuihe Village and not all of them withdrew into the mountains, why is this? I guess that the little devil and the brigade headquarters have some strategic intentions that we don't know about, and they should be preparing in advance for the upcoming start of a new military operation. ”

Fang Lusheng: "I know this too well, the wheat in all villages in the western Hebei region has been harvested and dried and put into storage, and the little devil is ready to go to the countryside to grab grain." ”

Yang Shushan: "This is not simple, the devil wants to go to the countryside to grab grain, and our army wants to protect the wheat harvest." ”

Fang Jiren: "Political Commissar Yang, Captain Fang, what you said is right, but you are only half right, the devil's intention is definitely not as simple as going to the countryside to grab grain, there must be some bigger conspiracy, going to the countryside to grab grain is definitely not the current posture." ”

Everyone agreed with Francis's analytical judgment and military deployment.

Fang Jiren: "Okay, if you don't have any opinions, this matter will be decided first." In some time, we will have to rebuild Feiyun Village. ”

Fang Lusheng asked puzzledly: "Commander, Feiyun Village has been destroyed by all the devils, why do you bother to make it again?" ”

Zhou Qiwei said puzzledly: "Rebuild Feiyun Village? Commander, why is that? ”

Fang Jiren said resolutely: "Of course it is useful to rebuild Feiyun Village, I want to build a field hospital there, and it will be of greater use in the future." ”

The crowd was puzzled and looked at each other speechless.

Fang Jiren stood up and said decisively: "Order the troops to leave immediately." ”

Morning. The county seat of Lin'an County. The streets are full of people.

At the northwest corner of a crossroads on Ping'an Street, the most prosperous county seat in Lin'an County, there is a two-storey wooden building in the architectural style of the Ming and Qing dynasties, and a dark brown horizontal plaque is hung on the lintel of the gate, which reads "Anping Bookstore" four big characters of Wujin Lishu.

The bookshelves in the bookstore are placed with Chinese classical literary works, foreign literary works, calligraphy works, calligraphy, calligraphy, Chinese paintings, New Year paintings, oil paintings hanging on the walls, and the four treasures of pen, ink, paper, inkstone, and study are placed on the counter. The owner of the bookstore, a mild-mannered middle-aged man in his forties, and two clerks in their early twenties, a man and a woman, were greeting four or five customers. A middle-aged man with a white top hat, a light blue silk robe, and a dress and cloth shoes, with a slender and straight figure, looked gentle and elegant, pushed the door into the Anping bookstore, strolling through the books on the shelves. When he saw the novel "The Tale of Genji", a classic Japanese literary work, he immediately stopped and picked up the first one and flipped through it.

Seeing this, the boss walked over with brisk and steady steps and politely introduced:

"Sir, the 'Tale of Genji' is a very excellent work of classical Japanese literature, with high historical, artistic and literary value, equivalent to our four great Chinese masterpieces, and it is worth reading and collecting. Sir, please buy one set, there are only two sets left in our store. ”

Middle-aged man: "Oh? Is it? Is this set of books really as good as you say? ”

The boss said with certainty: "Sir, it's not that I said it well, this set of books is really very well written, I have read it several times, and I want to read it again." ”

Middle-aged man: "Really? Boss, you won't be 'Wang Po selling melons', right? ”