Chapter 372: Chang Juan's thoughts
You must know that although Li Ziyuan did not smoke in his previous life, he also had the title of Bacchus at school because he could drink. A pound and a half of high liquor is like never drinking alcohol. Drinking beer, basically stepping on a beer crate. In the city where he went to college, the local beer with a high degree of alcohol is a bit high, and two cases can generally only be regarded as a base for him.
Except for a female college classmate from Inner Mongolia who drank high liquor as water, Li Ziyuan claimed to have swept 800 miles at the wine table. But since this era came inexplicably, first a child, no one will let him drink. Later, he restrained himself and basically never drank alcohol.
In terms of tobacco and alcohol, Li Ziyuan's self-control ability is still quite strong. I used to smoke a few puffs of cigarettes occasionally, but now I basically don't smoke at all. As for alcohol, it is also possible not to drink it. Even today's Chinese New Year, he didn't let people get those high-grade liquors produced locally, but took out the seized Japanese sake with a very low degree of sake.
Today, he suddenly drank cup after cup like this, which surprised several old comrades-in-arms who were already familiar with his character. Although the actual content of this seized Japanese chrysanthemum authentic sake is not much higher than that of the beer of later generations, it can't stop him from drinking it like this. Coupled with the fact that he didn't eat a few bites of food at all, it was almost equivalent to drinking on an empty stomach and not getting drunk, which would be strange.
Li Ziyuan, who was very drunk, was taken back to rest by the guards, and others lost interest in drinking. Although the captured sake, in addition to a part of the military division, there were several bottles in the hands of the troops. But seeing Li Ziyuan, who was preoccupied, no one wanted to drink it anymore.
And among the cadres at the table, Chang Juan is a lesbian and can't drink. In addition to He Sanliang, who can drink some wine, Ma Yongcheng and Liu Yanlai are almost non-alcoholic. In particular, Ma Yongcheng seems to have been born with no relationship with wine, basically drunk and drunk, and it takes a few days to recover when he is drunk.
Li Ziyuan was drunk, except for He Sanliang, the others basically didn't drink. In fact, He Sanliang, who is currently assuming the position of chief of staff, can't drink when he is still on duty at night. So after everyone hastily ate some meals, this Chinese New Year's Eve meal for four or three years ended here.
In fact, it is said to be the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, on the table is a plate of peanuts, a plate of fried shredded potatoes, the army's New Year sheep killing dinner, a bowl of lamb stewed with lamb and radishes, a plate of fried cabbage plus fried fat sausages sent by the local people to kill pigs, a bowl of stewed pumpkin and two opened Japanese cans. Some of the pork sent by the common people to kill the New Year's pig was sent by Li Ziyuan to the artillery company.
As for the rest of the troops, it was basically two companies with a sheep. Just this Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, it is quite good in the entire Ludong Army subdistrict. Li Ziyuan's troops attacked from the outside in the previous stage and made a lot of good things and family backgrounds. The independent regiment that remained on the inner line to fight did not have this treatment.
Last year's bad year, coupled with the damage caused by the Japanese army's rotational sweep of the base area. It's pretty good to be able to put together these few seemingly ordinary dishes. With the food on the table, everyone hastily finished this Chinese New Year's Eve dinner. He Sanliang was on duty, and the rest of the people also went to rest.
However, after the others left, Liu Yanlai left Chang Juan behind. After hesitating for a while, Liu Yanlai said to Chang Juan openly: "County Magistrate Chang, we have been working together for a while, and there is nothing to hide between them, and I will say some things straight to the point." β
"Lao Li, although he has a somewhat impatient temper, he is still quite good. Warm-hearted, I have nothing to say to my comrades-in-arms and comrades. He is very brave on the battlefield and very good at fighting. Although it's good to say some foul words, I'm not actually so coarse. Although he is a little naΓ―ve politically, he is still quite qualified as a soldier. β
"His current standard is also enough for the team's standard for cadres to marry the 258th Regiment. Although there is still a little difference in age, this is not a big deal. As for you, your education level is enough, and your appearance is one of the best among the female cadres in our division. It is politically firm, and the party spirit and principle are sufficient. β
"The two of you are together, and you can be regarded as a perfect match, plus learning from each other's strengths. In this way, if you think that Lao Li is still enough to meet the standard in your heart, I will go and make a report to my superiors. If there is no big problem, settle the matter between the two of you. β
"If the two of you make it, you won't have to hide from the cadres of the military districts and divisions who pursue you all day long. And for Lao Li, there is a stable rear. Let this wild ass also be tied to the sleeve, saving him from making political mistakes. When Head Wang was transferred, he talked to me about the two of you. β
It's just that Lao Li's standards were not enough at that time, and even if he reported to his superiors, he would not approve it. Now that he is a regimental cadre, most of the standards are enough, and I think it's time. He's a big guy and doesn't pay much attention to the subsections. It is also good for him to start a family early. β
"Although at work, the two of us are comrades-in-arms in the team. But in terms of age, I'm also your brother. Your thoughts about Lao Li, brother, I don't can't see it at all. Well, if you agree, you nod. The rest of the things, my brother will take care of it for you. β
"They are now a field unit of the division, and their scope of activity is the entire Ludong area. And I heard that the superiors attach great importance to Lao Li, and he may be promoted and pulled away at some point. If they pull it away, some things won't be so easy to handle. If you agree, we'll settle it sooner. β
Liu Yanlai's words made Chang Juan's face flush. However, Chang Juan was silent for a moment, and finally shook her head and said, "Secretary Liu, thank you for your concern, but let's let it be." He's still a little old enough to be up to par, so let's wait until he's up to par. β
After giving Liu Yanlai a stunned reply, Chang Juan turned around and left. After Chang Juan left, looking at Chang Juan's beautiful back and disappearing into the courtyard, Liu Yanlai pondered but smiled. Li Ziyuan and Chang Juan, who were not at the scene at the moment, did not expect Liu Yanlai to be so persistent in this matter.
Compared with Chang Juan, who returned to his residence, he almost had no sleep all night, but Li Ziyuan, who drunk himself, slept all night and didn't even turn over. It's just that when he got up early the next morning, the headache caused by the hangover made Li Ziyuan feel very uncomfortable.
However, after getting up, Li Ziyuan, who was very uncomfortable, hastily ate a little breakfast. He did not get off the troops, nor did he return to the headquarters, but took the guards with them and walked around the village where they were temporarily stationed. After visiting this small mountain village, he came to a hill in the north of the village.
Today is the first day of the Lunar New Year, and Li Ziyuan has given the rest of the troops a day off except for leaving one company as a duty response unit. Since there is no need to train today, Li Ziyuan did not leave the army today. Li Ziyuan, who felt that there were some things to consider, decided to give himself an independent space to stay for a while.
For a whole morning, Li Ziyuan didn't do anything, and it was extremely rare to sit on the top of that mountain, looking at the village below the mountain in a daze, no one knew what he was thinking. The two guards beside him, who were still stubbornly following him, although Li Ziyuan asked them to take a break, looked at the surroundings a little nervously.
However, Li Ziyuan seemed to be looking at the mountain in a daze, but in fact, his head never stopped. According to his pitiful historical knowledge in later generations, this year is the most difficult year for the entire anti-Japanese base areas in North China. Widespread drought and subsequent locust plagues have plummeted food production across northern China.
Except for the drought in Hubei in 42, there is almost no water this winter. Even the smallest snow has not fallen, and the drought situation in the whole Hubei winter is quite obvious. After the winter drought, if the spring drought is coming, I am afraid that this year's days will be quite difficult. The grain I brought in lasted until the turn of spring and summer at most.
This is still under the condition that there is no need to save food and give it evenly to the victims and the people in Hubei. How to ensure that the physical fitness of the troops will not decline too much in the year of the catastrophe has become the most important thing that Li Ziyuan must prepare in advance at the moment. If the troops can't even do a long march, how can they go to war?
And the Japanese army will definitely not let go, and the sweep of the Taihang Mountains will continue. As the military commander of a unit, how should he deal with this situation? How can we ensure the physical fitness of the troops in the year of the catastrophe. These questions have always been in Li Ziyuan's mind, constantly circling.
At this time, staring at Li Ziyuan, who had a headache after a hangover, his head kept thinking about what he should do in this may be the most difficult four or three years, but he didn't know that a danger was quietly approaching him, as well as the troops who were immersed in the joy of the New Year.
Just when Li Ziyuan was sitting on the top of the mountain in a daze, he didn't know what he was pondering in his head. In the village at the foot of the mountain, a person wearing an old sheepskin jacket and dressed as an authentic peasant from the southeast of Shanxi Province came from other places to visit relatives in the village where his headquarters was stationed.
After looking around for a long time, and seeing that no one was paying attention to him, he walked to the edge of the only well in the mountain village and threw the powdery contents of a paper bag into the well water. After throwing things into the well, this man dressed as a relative.
He did not return to his relative's house, and under the nose of the sentry at the entrance of the village, he swaggered away and walked in the direction of the mountain to the west. At this time, no one found out what this man had put into the well. The bag of powder that he threw into the well melted into the water in the first place, and everything was so without a trace.
During the Chinese New Year, it is normal for some people to come to the village to visit relatives. After all, everyone has relatives, especially Chinese, who have always been very particular about kinship, it is normal to go to relatives. Although it was a famine year, it is also in a period of war.
But the relatives who should leave will still go. In addition, this person was holding a road from a nearby village, so when this person came to the village where the troops were stationed, he did not attract special attention from others. They all treated him as an ordinary person who came to visit the door, and no one cared about him after a simple examination.
When this person was silent, the sentry at the entrance of the village ignored him as an ordinary person. But no one thought that it was this person who looked ordinary on the outside, and what he put into the well would bring ruin to this small mountain village during this Spring Festival.