Chapter 32: Morale is low, and injuries are severe

Afternoon. Shuihe Village. Village office. The Eighth Route Army supplemented the regimental headquarters.

Yu Genshan said defensively: "Comrades, no, it is not at all what you think and say, how can the leaders of the regiment casually find a reason to drive out Comrade Fang Jiren?" You misunderstand. Comrade Fang Jiren is the military backbone of our supplementary regiment, how can we be willing to drive him away in such a difficult and dangerous situation? As you all know, Fang Jiren is brave and strong, resourceful, superb in martial arts, and skilled in medicine, and he is very familiar with the terrain and people in the entire Lin'an County area, so the regiment headquarters decided to send him deep into the enemy-occupied area to secretly search for the wounded and scattered troops, hide on the spot, treat them in time, and bury the sacrificed comrades. ”

Yu Genshan's words left the soldiers speechless.

Zheng Hu: "The head of the regiment said this, we have nothing to say. However, we heard that the political commissar and Director Huang were resolutely opposed, how can this be said to be a decision of the Youth League headquarters? We also heard that the regiment leaders suspected that Company Commander Fang was a hidden spy and a traitor, so they wanted to remove him from his post and examine him. ”

Commissar: "That's what happened. Comrades, because the situation is urgent and the war is tense, we did not have time to conduct an organizational review of Comrade Fang Jiren, and you all know the organizational principles, political standards, and working procedures of our Eighth Route Army. And Fang Jiren did hide from the organization that he had been in the Kuomintang army. Also, his family is one of the top two big landowners and big capitalists in Lin'an County, do you know all of this? Well? ”

"There are more serious problems than that. Many years ago, Francis had been to Japan several times. Also, we don't know where Fang Jiren went for a long time before joining the Eighth Route Army? What's he doing? Did you know? Huang Zhongde added.

Soldier A: "Ahem, we already know these things about Company Commander Fang. Has he been to Japan before, and now he is a spy and a spy? He participated in the Kuomintang army, what is this? Commander Lu Zhengcao used to be a close confidant of Zhang Xueliang, the commander of the Northeast Army, and Commander Ma Benzhai of the Huimin Detachment of Xian County, Hebei Province was also the head of the Feng Army in the past, but didn't they all participate in the Eighth Route Army? Their positions are much higher than our company commanders, and no one has heard of them being removed from their posts for review? Before joining the army, Company Commander Fang was a doctor in the surgery department of a hospital in Beiping, otherwise how could he have operated on it. ”

Chief of Staff: Huh? You know a lot of things, huh? Okay, don't say any more, don't worry, we will give you a satisfactory answer. Squad Leader Zheng, how is the current situation of your Sixth Company? ”

Zheng Hu: "Chief of Staff, our Sixth Company is now leaderless, scattered, demoralized, and panicked, and the soldiers have no heart to study, train, and work, and they are afraid that one day they will suddenly be detained in solitary confinement and removed from their posts for review. Also, there are fighters who want to leave the replenishment regiment. ”

"What?! How so? Didn't I officially appoint Comrade Ma Fucai as the company commander of your sixth company? Squad Leader Zheng, how can you say that the six dragons have no leader? My soldiers in Yugen Mountain will not be like this, and they will not leave me. Yu Genshan pointed to the soldiers and said, "Do you want to leave?" Didn't you? ”

Zheng Hu: "Regiment Commander, you appointed the commander of the Ma Company, but now he is in a trance, depressed, restless, and has no intention of working at all. We all know that Company Commander Ma is afraid that he will become the second Company Commander Fang. Our Sixth Company is now panicked and fluctuating, and I want to leave immediately. Regiment Commander, this is my request for transfer report, and I have asked to be transferred to another regiment, as long as I can leave the supplementary regiment, I can be transferred anywhere. If you don't let me go into battle to kill the enemy, I'm willing to let me cook and feed the horses. Zheng Hu took out a piece of paper from his jacket pocket and handed it to Yu Genshan.

Soldier A: "Commander, I want to go, I want to go to the local troops." ”

Soldier B: "Regiment commander, I also want to go, I want to go to the county brigade." ”

Soldier C: "I'm going to the district squad." ”

Soldier Ding: "Regiment Commander, can you grant me ten days and half a month of leave?" I've been in the army for almost a year, and I want to go home to see my grandmother, my mother, and my younger siblings. My father's whereabouts have been unknown since he was captured by the devils, and I don't know if he is still alive. ”

The fighters were babbling and shouting one after another to leave the supplementary regiment.

"Quiet, quiet, don't make any noise." Yu Genshan looked at Zheng Hu sharply, "Are you all leaving?" Are you going to leave the replenishment group? How can you not leave? ”

Zheng Hu: "Regiment Commander, we won't leave if Company Commander Fang comes back." If he doesn't come back, we want to leave, where can't we kill devils? I also want to go to Company Commander Fang. I think there is no future in the supplementary regiment, Company Commander Fang is so capable, so capable of fighting, can fight, and has killed so many devils, not only has he not been praised and rewarded, but he has to be suspected, removed from his post for review, and forced to leave the army, which is too unfair and chilling. ”

Political Commissar: "Squad Leader Zheng, comrades, you go back first, we will have a meeting to study it, and strive to get Comrade Fang Jiren back as soon as possible, you should believe in the organization and believe in the party." ”

Listening to what the political commissar said, soldiers, you look at me, I look at you, it's hard to say anything anymore. After a brief silence, the soldiers repeatedly begged Yu Genshan and the political commissar to find Fang Jiren and return to the Sixth Company as soon as possible. Then, the fighters left the regimental headquarters with the battalion commander Du and left.

Zheng Hu returned and walked in front of Yu Genshan, and said timidly and sincerely:

"Regiment commander, our company commander Fang left a few words before leaving, he asked me to tell you, company commander Fang said that the regiment commander should study the two articles written by Chairman Mao several times, "Strategic Problems of Anti-Japanese Guerrilla War" and "On Protracted War", and also integrate and deeply understand them, and flexibly use them in actual combat. "The Art of War" should also be taken a good look. After speaking, Zheng Hu saluted, turned around and walked out of the regiment headquarters quickly.

There was silence in the regimental headquarters, and everyone was thinking. Deng Junsheng, the secretary sitting in the corner not far away, blinked his eyes and snickered proudly without leaving a trace.

Yu Genshan waved Zheng Hu's request report in his hand and suddenly shouted angrily:

"It's the other way around! On the contrary! A group of soldiers dare to come to teach Lao Tzu a lesson, what kind of system will it become?! I have no face in the Eighth Route Army after Yu Genshan! ”

"Commander, what are you talking about? It's normal for the fighters to be a little emotional, and we, as leaders, should understand them correctly, but I think they are simple and cute. Besides, the fighters have some truth in what they say. The commissar said with a smile and persuasion.

The chief of staff said approvingly: "Well, the soldiers brought out by Francis are just different. has ideas, makes sense, and dares to make a blunt admonition, but it's really hard to refute them. ”

Political Commissar: "Yes, they are different from the soldiers of other companies, and what they say is quite theoretical. Commander, this is a good thing. This will also help us raise the ideological understanding and strategic and tactical level of the soldiers of the regiment as soon as possible. ”

Yu Genshan said puzzledly: "I have officially appointed Comrade Ma Fucai as the company commander of the Sixth Company, how does he work?" made a good six-company look like this. ”

Chief of Staff: "Yes, the new company commander has been officially appointed. But they only recognize Francis. ”

Huang Zhongde: "How can this be? This is clearly anti-decree nonsense. Such emotions and signs are wrong and dangerous, and should be reversed as soon as possible. ”

Ding Tieniu, who was sitting next to him and had not spoken, looked at Yu Genshan, and the political commissar said:

"Chiefs, can't you see that? I'm a bystander. These soldiers from the Sixth Company are not messing around, they are here in an organized and planned way to collectively advocate justice for Franciscan and exert pressure on your leaders. What they say is factual, reasonable, and level, and you really can't refute Chairman Mao and Sun Tzu's Art of War. Well, it's worthy of being a soldier brought out by Fang Jiren's ** training. It seems that it is possible that this was arranged by Francis before he left. ”

"Huh?!" Yu Genshan, political commissar, chief of staff, staff officer Wu, and Huang Zhongde were all shocked when they heard Staff Officer Ding say this.

Dr. Jiang, the head of the health team, looked anxious and sweaty, walked into the regiment headquarters in a hurry, walked to Yu Genshan and the political commissar, and asked with a heaving chest in his chest:

"Commander, why did you let Fang Jiren go? Don't you know that the health team is not overstaffed and there is an urgent need for a good doctor like Francis with a high level of surgery? Don't you know that there are still many wounded fighters and militiamen who need Francis to operate on them as soon as possible? Commander, you don't care about the lives of the soldiers, it's too irresponsible for you to do this! It's chilling. ”

Yu Genshan was dumbfounded by Captain Jiang's question, and was speechless for a while.

Huang Zhongde glared at Captain Jiang dissatisfiedly and majestically and said:

"Captain Jiang, don't be so impulsive, you have something to say. The health team is not manpowered, I can send you more people, and besides, you are also a doctor, and you can also perform surgery, is it not possible to have the entire health team without a Francis? ”

Captain Jiang turned to look at Huang Zhongde, narrowed his eyes and retorted loudly:

"Director Huang, what are you talking about? It's not just a matter of seeing a doctor and caring for the wounded, so why don't you go to the health team? Will you see a doctor? Will you deal with wound dressings? Now I can have surgery, but I'm just rushing ducks to the shelves, and Francis is gone, so I can't do it. As you know, I studied internal medicine, and before joining the army, I was an internist in a hospital, and I never did surgery. Before coming to replenish the regiment, I had only received a few days of training in the division hospital and participated in two surgeries. Therefore, my surgical skills, especially knife wounds and gunshot wounds, are far inferior to Francis's professional level. If the knife wound or gunshot wound is not operated on in time or the effect is poor, it will kill people. Director Huang, do you think surgery will be as simple as mending shoes and socks? Is it possible to fill up the number indiscriminately? You say this kind of nonsense, it's just ignorance! Stupidity! ”

Huang Zhongde was embarrassed by Captain Jiang's words, and he didn't dare to talk nonsense anymore.

The political commissar patted Captain Jiang on the shoulder affectionately, smiled and persuaded with kind words:

"Captain Jiang, come, sit down, drink saliva first to dissipate your anger, if you have any other opinions, we will find a way to help you solve it."

"Commissar, I don't have any opinions, I just want to get Fang Jiren back as soon as possible, as soon as possible. The health team really can't do without him now, because some of our wounded have had one operation, but they still need a second operation before they can recover and return to the fight. Otherwise, you will have to amputate your leg! Chiefs, can you bear to watch these young soldiers who share life and death with us, fight bloodily, are like brothers, and become cripples because they do not receive timely and effective treatment?! Can you bear to watch young wounded and sick people lose their lives because they missed the perfect time for surgery and treatment? ”

"Huh?! Captain Jiang, will it be so serious?! Yu Genshan asked in surprise.