Looking at the ammunition in front of him, Dong Ping said with some emotion: "In fact, it's not all about leaving a way back, you look at these Jin made large *, it's too hard to carry." As for the 1,000 rounds of Jin mountain-building shells, we withdrew into Shanxi. In the situation that the Jin Sui Army was also in chaos, he got it from a director of the Jin Sui Army's quartermaster warehouse. ”

"At that time, it was in Gaoping, and there was a military warehouse of the Jin Sui Army. It was piled with flour and ammunition, as well as a large number of military uniforms. When the troops withdrew from Henan, there was no food and clothing, and the boss took advantage of the warehouse director's eagerness to retreat, found an old friend of him who held a high position in the Jin Sui Army, and bought all the materials in it at some cost. ”

"I got Jin-made rifles and machine guns, as well as more than a dozen Jin-made mortars, most of which were replenished into the troops. This is the capital of the Jinpu Road Battle and the Linyi Bloody Battle that year, and it is precisely because of this batch of weapons that the reinforcements arrived. Especially those dozens of machine guns and mortars, they are really useful. ”

"And the 1,000 rounds of Jin mountain-building shells were not used at that time and there was no place to bring them. When the whole army retreated, most of the baggage and artillery were lost. When they withdrew to Shanxi, there were only four Krupp mountain guns left, and there was no place to use these 1,000 Jin mountain artillery shells. So the ammunition that can't be taken away is stored here. ”

"Maybe it's been too long, and this batch of weapons and ammunition has been stored here for a long time, and no one has thought about it in the meantime. When I entered the garrison in Linxian County, it was difficult to replenish weapons and ammunition, and I remembered this batch of supplies. This area has long been the base of the Eighth Route Army, and there is no way to get it back. ”

"Back then, I sent these supplies here to hide by fate, and they came out day and night to cover up their whereabouts. It was a local Jin Sui Army veteran who took us here. I didn't remember the terrain at the time, but I didn't remember it until I got to the bottom of the mountain. That is the veteran of the Jin Sui Army who went out of this village and collected 200 oceans, and he guarded the ammunition for us here. ”

"I didn't know about this batch before, it was always stored here and no one took it. After going up the mountain, I entered this cave and realized that the materials here had been stored here and no one had touched them. On that day, I came down on my own, so for the time being, I know about this matter. ”

After listening to Dong Ping's words, Li Ziyuan didn't say a word, turned around and walked out directly. After going out, Li Ziyuan said to Dong Ping, who was following him: "Why don't you talk about this matter together when you report it?" If I hadn't come here, you wouldn't have told this secret ever before. ”

When Li Ziyuan said these words, his tone was very flat. But there is more or less anger in it, and there is a trace of irrepressible anger. It is true that there are not many guns in such a batch of supplies. For the 150 Jin Zao*, there were less than 200,000 matching bullets, and the Jin Zao 65 bullets and 79 bullets were added to more than 200 boxes.

But the problem is not here, but the reason behind it. To be honest, Li Ziyuan admires Dong Ping very much, and thinks that this person is quite good at leading troops. But there are some things that can be generalized not just by appreciation. If you didn't report it before, you can say that you have forgotten about it, or you don't know about it at all. The date on the ammo box can help you explain these things.

But after returning, he did not report to He Sanliang, who was the chief of staff, nor did he report to his own regiment commander. The reason behind it is very incomprehensible and at the same time, it is easy to cause some unnecessary suspicion. Especially when he is from that side, once you dig deeper, it will be too much involved.

The unkindness in Li Ziyuan's tone, Dong Ping clearly heard it. Although he was a little hesitant, Dong Ping still said: "Commander, I really can't remember before. I didn't report to the chief of staff before because of some unspeakable reasons. To be exact, I was a little hesitant to find out that these things were still here. ”

"I was born over there, and I buried these things myself. I'm going to say I don't know after all these years, and this stuff is still here, who will believe it? But I really don't know that there are so many guest troops coming and going in the southeast of Jin over the years, and these things are still here. ”

"In the past, when my army was in the Central Plains War, because of the boss's painstaking management, when the retreat was added, the whole system retreated, but in fact, the overall loss was not large. Along the way, it also contained many small units of the Northwest Army that were cut off from the rear, which was the smallest loss compared to the original Northwest Army lineage expanded by the First National Army. ”

"Although the loss of weapons and equipment is not light, it is enough to disarm some small troops. Especially when the Jin Sui army retreated along the way, they abandoned a lot of weapons. Although we were the last few troops to withdraw into Shanxi, we also picked up a lot of people along the way. ”

"At that time, there were 60,000 or 70,000 people in the Northwest Army who withdrew to the southeast of Shanxi, and everyone was short of guns and ammunition. I got some weapons and ammunition, and I was afraid that I would be snatched by friendly forces. To be honest, it is not uncommon in the Northwest Army to disarm other people when they see that their guns are good. ”

"The Northwest Army is poorly equipped, that is, poor and not close to the sea. We can't afford to buy good weapons, and we have done a lot of unscrupulous things in order to carry out weapons in the expansion of the troops. After the Zhifeng War, those descendants of the Northwest Army lost heavy losses in the troops, and they saw that their miscellaneous friendly guns were good, and they disarmed people as a whole more than once. ”

"This kind of thing is clear to the top management. Therefore, when they withdrew to the southeast of Jin, they did not dare to stay in the southeast of Jin. It's just that after a brief rest in Changzhi, he withdrew to Qinzhou in one go, relying on his old colleague who was born in the Second National Army and took over the military and political affairs of Shanxi at that time. ”

"I'm in charge of these supplies, but it's not my turn to take care of this matter. In addition, there were 60,000 or 70,000 remnants of the Northwest Army stationed in the southeast of Jin at that time, and they were still stationed here when we evacuated. At that time, tens of thousands of Northwest Army had no source of food, clothing, food and ammunition, and as long as they found these materials, it was estimated that they would have been taken away at that time. They have more weapons there than we do. ”

"In addition, my original unit first participated in the Great Wall War of Resistance, and then participated in the pursuit of the Red Army. Later, he participated in the Jinpu Road Battle and the Linyi Bloody Battle, and the troops were almost exhausted, and the losses of weapons and equipment were even greater. I thought my boss had sent someone to transport the supplies away. ”

"But over the years, I really didn't expect these supplies to stay here. I knew these things, but I didn't explain them in the first place. Add in my background, can I speak clearly with my mouth? Your old squad leader, his position in the army is that of a secretary general? ”

"Commander, although I haven't seen anything in the world, I'm not blind yet. Whether he is a veteran or not, I can still tell. If I say it now, I'm afraid my superiors will know. Will I be clear then? What's more, it's this time again. Catch the spies, catch them so fiercely. ”

"Although I have a clear conscience, but Captain, can I really explain something? Maybe I've experienced too many things in my life and developed a habit of being cautious. But we are not a bad breed when we go to the battlefield, and we should be cautious in other aspects, I think it will not be a bad thing. ”

"I didn't say it in my previous report, because I was really worried about being caught in pigtails. There is also a little bit of regimental commander, I am also thinking about our regiment. Your hands are too big, and you will basically be satisfied with the amount of equipment you want from your superiors. I heard that in the first battle of Jiuding Mountain, our troops almost got the equipment of a division. But how much did you ship back? It's all turned in. ”

"Regiment commander, you can fight again these years, but what if you don't have equipment and ammunition? Our Eighth Route Army does not have its own fixed source of replenishment, and the weapons of the troops have to be carried out by themselves. Although there is not much ammunition here, it can be kept in our own hands, which can be regarded as a reserve. I reported it directly, and as soon as you let go of your hand, it was gone. ”

"If I really wanted to hide it, I wouldn't have brought you here. Commander, during this period of contact, I don't know who you are? With hair glued to your body, you are better than a monkey. If you don't come, it's better to say, there are some things that you can't hide from your eyes. If I want to bring Lao Zhou here, I also think so. ”

"I didn't report it before, and I was hesitating. Is it directly to you, or to Lao He? But I'm worried that I'll be caught with pigtails, and I'm worried that you'll hand over all these supplies with a stroke of your pen. Although these supplies have been too long, they are all weapons after all. Even if half of it works, it will make a big difference if it is left in our hands. ”

Regarding Dong Ping's explanation, Li Ziyuan shook his head and said, "Old Dong, you still think too much. The first point, your first consideration, is that you still don't trust me, the regiment commander, and the unit you are in now. Thinking that they are not capable of protecting you, they will still discriminate against you in their hearts. ”

"First of all, you're wrong about that. As far as I'm concerned, as long as I really fight devils, I will never discriminate against anyone. In addition, are there few people in our army with a background like yours? Not to mention others, didn't our former chief of staff and the current commander of the military region also come over there? ”

"As long as you really join us, not half-heartedly or double-faced, we are all welcome. Asked, in no particular order, everyone is gay, do you need this? Also, wouldn't I, the regimental commander, protect my own subordinates? Something happened and won't speak for my subordinates? ”

"Just watching his subordinates there, because of a bullshit incident more than ten years ago, they were wronged and didn't speak? This matter is actually not big, and it will be over if you make it clear. What was your position over there, and what could a lowest-ranking officer do? ”

"Have you taken these supplies back, and it will be your turn to have the final say over there? But because of your so-called caution, it's complicated now. No matter if there are a thousand or ten thousand reasons, if you find out that this batch of materials is still there, and you don't report or explain it, that's the problem. ”

"Lao Dong, I am now your head in terms of position, but you are my big brother in terms of age. But I still have to say today that in our army, there are many problems that you don't have to think about so complicated. Just do your part, and that's enough. If you think too much, you'll only get yourself in trouble. ”

"This time, if you report to the chief of staff when you come back, or directly when you report to me, why do you have to make it so complicated today? Who can not see the date of production on the ammunition box? Or did you see it, and you didn't see it, and you just opened your eyes and talked nonsense? ”