That evening, Xu Rui took the initiative to convene a party committee. 【】

In addition to Wang Husheng and Xu Rui, Xiao Yanyue, Da Bing, Liu Jinbiao, the owner of Moyun Bookstore, and Leng Tiefeng, who had become a probationary party member half a month ago, attended the meeting as observers.

There were several items on the agenda of the party committee, and the punishment of Nan Batian was at the end.

The meeting was chaired by Wang Husheng, who first said: "First of all, the Meishan Bank of the anti-Japanese democratic government of Dameishan has been formally established, but the initial principal of 100,000 yuan must be supported by the independent brigade. ”

Xu Rui said: "Don't ask me about Lao Wang, you have to ask our goddess of wealth." ”

Wang Husheng turned his head and asked Xiao Yanyue: "Yanzi, it should be no problem to give 100,000 yuan from your logistics office, I remember that last time Lao Xu got back 300,000 yuan from Pucheng with silver dollars alone, not counting gold, silver and jewelry." ”

"Okay, it's no problem to give 100,000." Xiao Yanyue said, "But you have to pay interest." ”

"Okay, give interest, half a profit." Wang Husheng shook his head and said to Xu Rui with a smile, "Old Xu, you used to tell me that Yanzi was a fan of money, and I didn't believe it, but today I believe it, she is really a fan of money." ”

Xiao Yanyue pouted and said: "Secretary Wang, it's already interesting that I only charge you half a cent of profit, but I still say that I am a financial obsession, believe it or not, I will change my mind now and charge you a cent?" ”

"Don't." Wang Husheng hurriedly shook his hand and begged for mercy, "If you want to take me a penny, our Meishan Bank has not yet opened, and it will be closed immediately." Fearing that Xiao Yanyue would have something to do, Wang Husheng hurriedly moved on to the next topic, "Now let's discuss the next topic, about the establishment of a militia organization." ”

Xu Rui said: "This is nothing to discuss, it must be done." ”

Xiao Yanyue, Da Bing, Liu Jinbiao and Leng Tiefeng also nodded.

"Very well, the topic of creating a militia was unanimously adopted." Wang Husheng nodded happily, and then said, "So now there is a new issue, how to solve the equipment of the militia organization?" ”

"There's nothing to discuss." Xu Rui made a final decision, "From tomorrow onwards, all units of the Independent Brigade will be equipped with Japanese equipment except for the machine gun squad, and all the nationally made equipment will be used to equip the militia and geese of various villages. ”

Seeing that Xu Rui expressed his attitude and wanted to hand over all the state-made equipment to the militia, Wang Husheng couldn't help but exchange a look with Liu Jinbiao, and both of them saw excitement in each other's eyes, the military and government in the Dameishan base area were separated, and they couldn't handle the affairs of the independent brigade, but the militia was under the control of the democratic government.

If Xu Ruizhen handed over the eliminated national-made equipment to the militia, then the equipment of the militia in the Dameishan anti-Japanese base area is even better than the regular army in other base areas, Wang Husheng knows the equipment level of the independent brigade, the rifles are basically made in Hanyang or Zhongzheng, the machine gun is originally imitated Czech or Makqin, and there are even a few mortars, how many anti-Japanese armed forces under the leadership of ** can have this equipment level?

Xiao Yanyue said with some pain: "Give the machine gun too?" ”

"Give." Xu Rui said simply, "Czech, Makqin are all given, and mortars are forgotten." ”

Xiao Yanyue sighed, and there was no second sentence, but she used a pencil in her hand to write the paper, as if she wanted to pierce the paper.

Xu Rui turned his head to Wang Husheng and said: "Lao Wang, you don't have to worry about the equipment, I don't dare to boast about anything else, but there are so many base areas in China, I believe it or not, the militia in our Dameishan base area must be the most well-equipped!" ”

"Yes, I totally believe that." Wang Husheng smiled and said, "Thank you for your support, Lao Xu." ”

Xu Rui smiled and said: "Lao Wang, supporting your work is what I should do, but on the other hand, you must also vigorously support my work, in the future, the base area will be expanded, and the independent brigade will be expanded, you can't hold on to the militia and prevent them from joining our independent brigade." ”

"Look at what you said." Wang Husheng said, "Am I such a person? ”

"It's hard to say." Xu Rui said very seriously, "You look like a J businessman." ”

"Old Xu, you are ......" Wang Husheng pointed at Xu Rui, and immediately burst into laughter, and Liu Jinbiao, Leng Tiefeng, and the soldiers who were present also laughed.

Only Xiao Yanyue didn't laugh, she was still distressed about those weapons and equipment.

Wang Husheng pressed his hand, motioned for everyone to be quiet, and said: "Now entering the last topic, that is, on the issue of how to deal with the fourth squadron leader Nan Batian, I will first express a attitude, in line with the principle of punishing the former and saving people, Nan Batian must be dealt with seriously, but he can't be killed with a single g, and he has a chance to reform himself." ”

After finishing speaking, Wang Husheng asked Xu Rui again: "Old Xu, what is your opinion?" ”

Xu Rui waved his hand and said indifferently: "I want to listen to everyone's opinions first." ”

Leng Tiefeng said: "I propose to whip Nan Batian eighty in public, and then flail it for three days!" ”

"It's not going to work, it's absolutely not going to work." Wang Husheng immediately retorted, "This is the style of the old army, and our ** army does not use this set of beating, scolding, and corporal punishment, absolutely not." ”

Xiao Yanyue said: "I propose to keep him in confinement for three days. ”

The GI also said, "It's better to starve him for three days." ”

Wang Husheng said: "It's okay to be confined, but it's okay not to be given food, isn't this still corporal punishment?" ”

Leng Tiefeng said: "It's too cheap for him to be confined for only three days, he is gathering a crowd to make trouble, although he has not made a mutiny, but the nature is also extremely bad, and he must be severely punished, otherwise, who dares to guarantee that no one will follow Nan Batian's example in the future and gather a crowd to make trouble?" If anyone gathers a crowd to make trouble when they are upset, then they have to do it? ”

Liu Jinbiao said: "It seems that only three days of confinement is a bit light, how about ten days of confinement? ”

Xiao Yanyue and the soldiers agreed, and Leng Tiefeng didn't say anything more, locked up for ten days, this punishment can also be said to be not light, the taste of confinement is not comfortable, three days and two days can be endured, ten days and eight days, lock you in a small dark room, no one to speak, nothing to do, can really make people crazy.

If you have been locked up once, you will never want to be locked up a second time.

Wang Husheng turned his gaze to Xu Rui: "Old Xu, what do you think?" ”

"Ten days of confinement is still too light." Xu Rui shook his head and said, "There is an old saying, in troubled times, heavy canons should be used, and fierce medicine should be used for acute illness. ”

Wang Husheng whispered: "Then what do you mean." ”

Xu Rui's eyes flashed, and he said in a deep voice: "Shoot!" ”

"What, shot?" Wang Husheng lost his voice and said, "Old Xu, isn't it?" ”

Leng Tiefeng, Da Bing, Xiao Yanyue and Liu Jinbiao also looked at each other and shot each other?

"Gotta be shot." Xu Rui said in a deep voice, "Otherwise, it won't be enough to deter this group of bandits." ”

"I'm against shooting, you can't have the final say in this matter alone." Wang Husheng said, "I propose to vote on this, and if you don't agree to the execution of Nan Batian, please raise your hand." ”

After speaking, Wang Husheng was the first to raise his hand.

Xiao Yanyue, Da Bing and Liu Jinbiao also raised their hands, but only Leng Tiefeng did not raise them.

Xu Rui said hesitantly: "The vote is invalid, according to the spirit of the instructions of the higher-level party organization, in the Dameishan anti-Japanese base area, I have the final decision, and this time I will exercise the final decision!" ”

(Dividing Line)

It was late at night, but Nan Batian couldn't sleep after tossing and turning.

Because the guards guarding the labor camp had already told him that a meeting was being held at the brigade headquarters, which was less than a hundred meters away from the camp in a straight line, and this meeting would decide his fate.

Nan Batian was waiting to be anxious, and suddenly there was a sound of heavy footsteps outside the cell.

Looking up, through the simple wooden fence of the labor camp, I saw a tall figure walking towards the labor camp.

"Pillar, you go over there, don't let people approach." Xu Rui approached, sent the guards to the side to stand guard, and then went straight to the gate and walked into the barracks where Nan Batian was being held.

"Captain." Nan Batian hurriedly stood up and saluted.

"Sit down." Xu Rui greeted, and then fell silent.

Seeing that Xu Rui was silent, Nan Batian's heart began to sink, could it be that the punishment was very serious?

After enduring it for a while, Nan Batian still couldn't hold back after all, and asked in a low voice: "Captain, how do you decide to punish me." ”

Xu Rui turned his head, stared at Nan Batian's eyes with a cold and flustered gaze, and said faintly: "Shoot." ”

"What did you say, shot?!" Nan Batian was taken aback when he heard this, and shouted in a lost voice, "Captain, isn't it, just because I killed a devil, you want to shoot me?" ”

"You didn't kill a devil, but a doctor in the hospital, and it was your own person." Xu Rui said, "However, this is not the main reason why I want to shoot you. ”

"And why?"

"Because you're challenging my authority!"

"Captain, I didn't, I didn't challenge your authority!"

"Don't be in a hurry to deny it, Pumpkin, do you know what the wolves rely on to maintain order?"

"I know that relying on the absolute obedience of the wolf pack to the head wolf, and relying on the absolute control of the head wolf over the wolf pack."

"But you broke this rule, I told you on the day the independent brigade was first established, never point the gun at your own people, guns are used to kill the enemy, not to kill your own people, so never point the gun at your own people, if anyone does not listen, there will be no forgiveness!"

"I'm not the only one who can pull out the gun, why only shoot me?"

"Because you were the first to pull out a gun, it was the rule you broke first."

"Captain, I'm not convinced!" Nanba Tiandao, "I can die, but I must not die in such a way." ”

"Okay." Xu Rui said coldly, "If you don't want to die like this, then I will allow you to choose another way to die, but you have to think clearly, because this kind of death is just as uncomfortable." ”