To the east of Jingcheng is the county of Deer.

Just talking about the name of Luxian County, there is such a thing. Although it is written as the word "obtained", in the mouths of the common people, it must be pronounced as the sound of "Huai". In other words, in colloquial language, Houlu County should be read as "Huailu County". Just like a county in Hebei is Suning County, and the locals will pronounce it as "Xuning County".

Houlu County is adjacent to Jingcheng, and the starting point of Zhengtai Railway is also within the jurisdiction of Houlu County. At the same time, there is also a new important town in Hebei: Shimen.

At the same time that Yue Siliang and Di Hanming met in Xuzhuang, they also set off a wave in the Japanese Military Police Headquarters in Houlu County.

"Sir, according to intelligence, a large number of activities of the Eighth Route Army have suddenly appeared in the territory of Jingcheng! Judging by the number of people, it should be the establishment of a regiment. ”

Fujino, who was sitting in the office, heard the report of his subordinates and stood up with a shocked face. His rank was only a junior lieutenant, and the soldiers under him were not satisfied with the formation at this time. For Japan at the moment, the war situation in southern China is even more important, and a lot of troops in northern China have been transferred.

If, at this time, there is a problem in this key place, and an important mining area is attacked, he, the person in charge of security, will become a very headache.

"What is their purpose? Was it an attack on the mines? Or interfere with the railways? ”

Fujino asked loudly, during this period of time, they had several skirmishes with the Eighth Route Army, and both sides had their own victories and defeats, but for the Japanese army, even if it was a victory, it did not mean much, this kind of victory was not what they wanted, on the contrary, they were annoyed by the attack of the Eighth Route Army.

"Well, it doesn't seem to be...... This group of Eighth Route Army seems to be just a simple march. ”

The subordinate's answer made Fujino stunned at the time, and then walked out of his desk and walked to the front of the map to talk to his subordinate.

"Mark the movements of the Eighth Route Army on the map."

Fujino's subordinates did not dare to slack off, and immediately marked the map according to the information they received. The subordinates didn't mark a point, so Fujino's eyes narrowed and he watched the map seriously. It wasn't until his subordinates were completely marked that Fujino immediately laughed happily.

"Hahahaha, there's nothing going on. Judging from the information displayed on the map, this group of Eighth Route Army has no intention of fighting us. ”

Fujino's words made his subordinates curious, and they didn't understand why the other party would say such a thing.

"Haven't you seen it yet? When the Eighth Route Army moved to the area around the mining area, it actually moved two kilometers horizontally before continuing to march south. From their actions, it can be seen that this group of Eighth Route Army obviously has no intention of fighting us now, so they will deliberately bypass our sensitive area. ”

Fujino's judgment was accurate, but his performance at this time made his subordinates mutter. In the eyes of his subordinates, Fujino's emotions after coming to such a conclusion were too happy, which was inevitably a hint of cowardice. And it just so happened that Fujino's reputation for cowardice was famous, and it was not without reason that his superiors chose him to be a left-behind officer when he was transferred out of North China.

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Compared with the tension of the Japanese army in Lulu, Lunan, and Lubei, it is a different scene in the 424th Regiment of Niujinzhai Station.

Di Hanming and the day they returned to build was very coincidental, just in time for the winter solstice. In this regard, Yue Siliang was very generous, and did not hesitate to wave his hand to make instructions, and the whole group will eat dumplings today!

When he first arrived in Niujin Village, Yue Siliang was already aware of the local precautions against them. For these precautions, Yue Siliang knows that they cannot be changed overnight, but he can't let them go unchecked.

The land of Yanzhao has been a lot of people who have been generous and sad since ancient times, and the people here in Hebei are fierce, if they do not handle the relationship with the people in the process of carrying out their work, it will be very troublesome. Therefore, Yue Siliang began to think about how to unite the masses here from the first day he came to Jingcheng.

Under the premise that there is no Di Hanming by his side, the best way that Yue Siliang can think of to release goodwill is to make fair deals with the masses.

Jidi is a province that should not be underestimated, and it was one of the old nests of the Beiyang system at the beginning. The so-called direct warlords are warlords who started from Zhili, and Zhili is the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region.

Mr. Lu Xun's poem "The Changing King Banner at the Head of the City" is the most appropriate to describe Zhili, and the masses here have seen too many soldiers. It is unrealistic to want to be "like a family" in a short period of time, and the first step is to remove the vigilance of the masses.

And if you want to do this naturally and without intention, the most appropriate way is to buy things from the hands of fellow villagers.

It can be imagined what the expressions of the fellows were when the soldiers of the 424th Regiment handed the money to the villagers. For many years, the villagers have left a stereotype in their hearts, that is, as long as they fall into the hands of soldiers, they are ready to lose money. Take something for nothing? It's good if people don't grab money directly from your pocket, and you dare to ask for money?

Under the conscious promotion of Yue Siliang, the 424 regiment sold a lot of things from the hands of the villagers during this period of time. From the needle and thread, to the firewood, rice, oil and salt, as well as the pork used to make dumplings today, all of them are traded in the foreign market!

How have the villagers ever seen soldiers bought and sold by the public? After such a management of the relationship with the villagers, although the people near Niujinzhai may not know the difference between the Eighth Route Army and other teams, they obviously do not resist the Eighth Route Army.

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"Dangdang......"

The six thick-backed kitchen knives in the cooking class chopped together and chopped the large pieces of pork on the board into minced meat. While chopping meat, the soldiers of the cooking squad couldn't stop swallowing saliva in their mouths, if it was said that the food of the 424th regiment in the brigade and even in the whole army was good, but it was rare to have such a large piece of chopped meat like today.

The minced meat shovel was pushed on the knife into a large clay pot surrounded by six people, and after chopping the meat, more than 20 cabbages were cut, and then the dumpling filling was enough for the soldiers of the regiment to eat.

"Dumplings out of the pot!!"

With the shout of the old squad leader of the cooking class, he sat on the stool, on the stone pier, on the stump, on the ground...... The warriors were in chaos with a bang, and they could clearly feel that a wolf-like light appeared in the eyes of each warrior. Although the usual food in the regiment is also very good, it is not as tempting as the soldiers today, this is a dumpling! It's delicious but dumplings, and it's comfortable but upside down. What makes dumplings delicious?

Pots of dumplings were served in the middle of the soldiers in a row, and at the same time, bowls of hot dumpling soup were brought out, water was constantly added to the cauldron, and firewood was constantly added to the cauldron. I made such a dumpling today, but I tired the soldiers of the cooking class.

"Baba ~~"

Bite a bite of the dumplings hard, feel the oil and water bursting in your mouth, bite into the thick and fragrant pork in your mouth, and take a bite of dumpling soup, nothing can be more satisfying.

"Incense! Our old squad leader's craftsmanship is getting better and better, and this stuffing is fragrant! ”

Yue Siliang praised while eating dumplings. Di Hanming next to him also said with a smile.

"That's right, today's dumplings are fragrant and hot."

Di Hanming's square face also smiled, and the reception that Yue Siliang gave him today made him extremely happy in his heart.

"Han Ming, it's good that you come back this time, and our next work can be carried out smoothly. After coming here, our brigade was expanded, and first a regiment was added to the brigade. Subsequently, each unit was also expanded separately, but our regiment was still the same as before, and did not make any major moves. ”

Zi Yu took a sip of dumpling soup, chewing dumplings in his mouth, Yue Siliang said vaguely.

"Well, I know that you have always been so cautious, Commander."

Yue Siliang shook his head and said seriously.

"It's not that I'm cautious, and if the timing is right, I won't hesitate to expand it. It's just that I know very well the positioning of our regiment, and the division commander once told me when the team was reorganized that our regiment must ensure that there will be no sudden decrease in combat effectiveness.

If we expand the organization, our regiment will absorb another thousand soldiers, which will not be a problem for our regiment at all, but in that case, our combat effectiveness will drop by 30% in an instant, and now our regiment does not have a stable base area, and there is not enough time for us to rest and digest internally, and we must ensure that the team is in the best state to deal with every possible battle. ”

Di Hanming nodded, then sighed again. Yue Siliang is like this, stubborn and scary in some things. Persistence is a good thing, but at times it can seem special or even offbeat.

"But the regiment commander, if the team is not expanded, how can we ensure that we can radiate the base area well? If we don't have enough troops, we will definitely have a disadvantage in the geographical scope of our radiation, and if we don't have enough depth in enemy-occupied areas, it will not be a good thing. ”

Di Hanming raised a more practical question. This is indeed the old man's words for the country. Yue Siliang glanced at Di Hanming unexpectedly, it seems that his partner is gradually able to put forward in-depth insights in military affairs.

"That's a good thing, but it's really not like I'm putting pressure on you. You know that I personally admire Zeng Guofan, and this commander of the feudal dynasty still has merit in military affairs. He once said, 'The more soldiers, the weaker the strength, and the more the salary, the more the country fights.' ’

It is necessary to ensure that the troops have sufficient combat effectiveness, and blind expansion is very frightening in terms of numbers, but it will often collapse at the touch of a button. This has been confirmed in military history, and the battles of Guandu, Chibi, and Yiling were all won with less, which is worth thinking about. ”

As a serious reader, Di Hanming is naturally familiar with the history of the Three Kingdoms of the Later Han Dynasty, and these battles can be said to be the great wars that changed the entire pattern of the world in that era. Yue Siliang took this as an example, which can also be said to express his position. Thinking of this, Di Hanming secretly had a headache, and on the side of the brigade commander and political commissar, he had to grind his mouth again. However, he still did not give up on asking questions.

"But you still haven't answered my question, Captain."

As if drinking, Yue Siliang raised the bowl of dumpling soup and touched it on Di Hanming's bowl.

"That's why I just said, it's not like I'm putting pressure on you. The non-expansion of the combat contingent does not represent the inaction of other fronts. The construction of the contingent should ensure that every soldier is an elite and strive to be able to fight and win the battle.

My request for the construction of the base areas on the part of your administrative cadres is to be able to unite the majority of the masses in the base areas and ensure that they have absolute control over the situation in the base areas, so that no matter where the situation arises in the base areas, our troops will be able to react quickly and deal a fatal blow to the invading enemy!

As long as this way, we will be able to do more with fewer fighters. ”

Yue Siliang sat on a four-legged low stool, drank dumpling soup, and talked and laughed and told Di Hanming about the strategic guidelines for the next stage.

"That's ...... so"

Di Hanming was greatly surprised by Yue Siliang's novel idea, he had heard of this theory for the first time, but he felt that it was right in his heart, and after some consideration, he decided to support the other party.

"Okay, Commander, then the next stage ......"

"We're still happy to work together!"

The two big strong hands were once again clasped together.

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