Under the dim oil lamp, Di Hanming was concentrating on his desk work. His handwriting is very regular, and a square fly-headed block appears on the paper. This is the material he is going to present to the brigade headquarters, which records in detail their recent work.

Just when Di Hanming's materials were written to the most critical point, the door of the room was pushed open, and it was Yue Siliang who walked in, carrying two bottles of wine and a bag of peanuts and melon seeds in his hand.

"Commander, it's so late, why did you remember to come to my side?"

Di Hanming asked with some curiosity, and at the same time got up and got off the kang to bring a stool to Yue Siliang.

However, Yue Siliang didn't pay attention to the stool that Di Hanming had moved, but instead leaned over to the table and looked at the light.

"Commissar, this is writing material for the brigade commander? Fortunately, we should really report on our work in the past few days. It can also be regarded as asking for a credit for someone in my Yue. ”

Yue Siliang said with a smile, and at the same time put the things in his hand on the kang.

"Commissar, don't write it yet. The materials given to the brigade commander were also not in a hurry. Now most of the troops are still wrestling in blood, and the brigade commander doesn't have much time to read the materials. Tonight, my old Yue has a treat, let's have a drink. ”

As he spoke, Yue Siliang placed the wine bottle in front of Di Hanming's eyes.

"Okay, since you have such a Yaxing, head of the regiment, then I will accompany you to drink some, but I guess we will just 'drink some' today."

Di Hanming immediately smiled and began to pack up the things at hand. By the way, he teased Yue Siliang's drinking.

Yue Siliang smiled, unscrewed the wine bottle casually and sat on the kang again.

"Commissar, our work has been very good during this time."

As he spoke, Yue Siliang lit a cigarette for himself. But having said that, Yue Siliang's expression didn't show much joy.

"This is thanks to you, the regiment commander, I have heard that you have been patiently becoming an instructor recently, teaching a lot of knowledge to the militia."

Di Hanming said with a laugh, picked up the wine bottle and poured wine into the wine bowls of him and Yue Siliang.

"Don't laugh at me, what kind of teacher you are. I'm just trying my best to teach them something useful, after all, to be honest, I don't know how long we can stay in Lingqiu. ”

Yue Siliang picked up the wine bowl and took a small sip of wine, his eyes couldn't help but light up, and he said in admiration.

"This Shanxi Fenjiu is really good, but it's a bit bad for me to drink."

Di Hanming was much happier than Yue Siliang when he drank the wine, and after taking a big sip of white wine, Di Hanming said in disbelief.

"Commander, listen to what you mean, are you not going to recruit too many people from the militia to replenish the troops?"

Putting down the wine bowl, Yue Siliang replied very simply.

"Well, I didn't want to hire too many people in the first place. As far as the current stage is concerned, it is enough for our regiment to maintain the current number, and it cannot exceed 1,500 at most. Otherwise, my insistence with the division commander would be meaningless. ”

Di Hanming nodded, he knew this. Previously, when the team had not been reorganized, Yue Siliang had insisted with the division commander: if the division commander wanted to use him Yue Siliang, then he hoped not to change their seventeenth establishment. They still let them maintain the composition of the 17th Regiment.

Of course, it is also fortunate that Master Yurong values Yue Siliang more and agrees to his excessive request with a heart of love for talent. If it were to be replaced by other leaders with a tough style, they would definitely not agree with Yue Siliang's willfulness.

"Commander, I understand your unique views on military affairs. It is also true that with the way you command, it is the most reasonable arrangement to command the current number of troops. But the reality is that if we want to fight against such a powerful enemy as the Japanese army, we must strengthen ourselves. With the current number of people, after all, it is still impossible to take care of the entire territory of Lingqiu. ”

Di Hanming did not try his best to argue with Yue Siliang, but changed directions. Yue Siliang is such a person, once he insists on any point of view, he will not easily make changes.

"Of course I understand that......"

Although he insists on his own opinions, Yue Siliang is not unable to listen to others, on the contrary, he likes to communicate with others.

"Our team needs to grow, but not blindly. That's why I'm actively opening up base areas and training militias. The main forces in the regiment will not be easily increased, but the militia organized by the villagers on their own should be encouraged. We must ensure that we keep our troops in the hands of the people. Find a way to arouse the enthusiasm of the villagers for the enemy. ”

Yue Siliang's eyes were slightly closed, providing another direction for Di Hanming.

"That day, I was very touched by the conversation with Uncle Liu Maoyuan. Probably in the eyes of many fellows. There is no essential difference between the Japanese soldiers and the big soldiers of the former warlords.

Decades ago, during the First Sino-Japanese War, the Japanese army defeated the Qing army and crossed the Yalu River. But do you know what the local squires did when the Japanese army set foot on the territory of the Qing Dynasty? They actually put up banners to welcome the Japanese army into the city!

I can't do anything about it. In troubled times, people do some humiliating things in order to survive cannot be forgiven, but it is understandable. And in the hearts of those who welcomed the Japanese army into the city, do you know what they thought? What they think is that no matter who calls, I am just living my own life, nothing more than changing someone to collect my own imperial grain and national tax. The Qing government and the Japanese army, which one to rule them is acceptable!

Commissar, I don't know what you think. At that time, people may have a weak sense of the state in their hearts, and they did not have the so-called national concept, which is worth thinking about. The elite of a region has fallen to the enemy, and we cannot fully blame the traitors, and how many people really want to be traitors? In the final analysis, this is all caused by the indifference of national consciousness. What we want to do is to awaken this national concept of the masses at the bottom!

The Japanese army is a formidable enemy that we have never seen before. The key to dealing with such an enemy is definitely not just the size of the army. Jin Sui Army, Central Army ...... Are there many of them? But why do they fail one after another? It is because in the eyes of the villagers they are no different from the Japanese army. A good man is not a soldier, and a good iron is not a nail. Serving as a soldier is regarded as a kind of degeneration, does this mean that there is a problem in the ranks of the Jin Sui Army and the Central Army?

After the start of the Industrial Revolution, the key to victory in the war was not just the number of people who decided. In the Battle of Bali Bridge in the Opium War, the 30,000 cavalry of Seng Lingqin fought against the 8,000-strong Anglo-French army. The result? The Qing army suffered more than 1,000 casualties, and the Anglo-French army was less than 100!

Even if we have no problem expanding the team now, how far can we expand it? Two thousand? Three thousand? How does this change the tide of the war? What if it was expanded to 10,000 people? In that case, we have to think about whether we can afford it. In the absence of a strong mass base, expansion must be carried out cautiously.

Rather than expanding the army, I am more concerned about whether we can open up more base areas and give our team a larger space to expand. ”

After Yue Siliang's words were finished, Di Hanming laughed at that time. He raised his head and drank the wine in the bowl, and pointed at Yue Siliang and said.

"Your Grand Master Yue is always so aggressive when he speaks, I just said a word, and you threw me such a big basket of words. Okay, I'll admit I was convinced by you. I won't intervene in military matters, okay, since you have repeatedly emphasized that you must have a larger base for the team to fight, then I will suffer a little loss and serve you well. I'm really a toiler. ”

"Haha...... You're right. Partner with me, you're a toil! ”

Di Hanming smiled like this, and Yue Siliang also laughed, and at the same time picked up the wine bowl and poured it down violently.

"Ahem......"

As a result, I was caught off guard and choked myself with spicy enough.

"This Fen wine, it's really not what I can drink, it's too spicy, it seems that I will have to mix some water into it in the future......"

Looking at Yue Siliang, who was choking on tears, Di Hanming laughed and threw a peanut bean into his mouth.

"Commander, when it comes to opening up a base area, there is something I have to tell you. The enemy seems to have thought of this as well, and has been actively contacting the local clan gentry in Lingqiu recently. There is news that it is confirmed that tomorrow, the enemy will support a puppet county magistrate in Lingqiu City. ”

Yue Siliang knocked on the melon seeds and nodded in response to Di Hanming.

"Yes, I have also heard about this matter, the little devil is Sima Zhao's heart, everyone knows it. Imagine holding a glove like you would outside the border to control every piece of land you occupy. China is too big, and a small country with him is simply not able to digest it!

The more the enemy thinks like this, the more we must win over the masses! If China's 40,000,000 compatriots can wake up, why don't they worry about foreign captives?! ”

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