Regarding the question raised by the commander, Li Ziyuan shook his head and said: "Chief, if you ask me what my plan is, I can only say that I don't have it now. Without a detailed picture of the enemy, I can't make any battle plan now. In a word, I can only look at the enemy situation over there now. ”

"But although the enemy situation is still a little unclear, this opportunity is also our last chance for us. Unless we don't want this food, I'll have to take that risk. Chief, this year's drought has been severe. Whether there will be an alleviation of the drought next year is not God's God, and it is impossible for us to know. ”

"But if this batch of grain can really be intercepted, at least next year, the troops of the whole division can easily survive next year's spring famine, which may be the most difficult. In the hands of the prefectural committee and the administrative department, there can also be a batch of mobile grain to deal with the drought that may continue next year. ”

"During the great drought, there is food in my hands and I don't panic in my heart. No matter how the enemy situation changes, I still want to give it a try. Not only for us, but also for the entire Ludong Sub-district and Ludong Administration, as well as the people of Ludong. Besides, why can't we even eat melon paste rice here, but where are the little devils over there eating fine grains? ”

Speaking of this, Li Ziyuan looked at the two leaders who were still a little hesitant, gritted his teeth and said: "Two leaders, I believe that as long as we can ensure that we can attack the enemy flexibly and flexibly, and don't be easily bitten by devils, I don't think we may have a chance at all." ”

"Taking this action, although it is a bit of a risk, may not necessarily wipe out the whole army, and we have an extra hole card in our hands for the drought that may continue next year. If we don't move, there is no risk, but if the drought continues next year, what will we do? ”“

"This year, the annual cost is not good, and the devil has launched three sweeps in a row since the beginning of spring. From the beginning of spring ploughing to the current autumn harvest, every time it is stuck in the busy farming time. The sweep of the devils in the spring made it impossible for the people who could only run back and transfer to the ground. And this winter sweep, the devil is obviously coming for the autumn grain that was beaten down in the autumn. ”

"No matter how well we do our wall work, it is difficult to ensure that the grain harvested in the autumn will not be damaged at all. If next year is still a year of great calamity, how will the troops march and fight if they don't have enough to eat? Who can guarantee that the devils will not launch a large-scale sweep against us because next year will be a year of great calamity? Two chiefs, the emperor is not short of hungry soldiers. ”

"Killing people and raising soldiers, our Eighth Route Army can't do it. But the problem is that the already tragic man-made disasters, coupled with the natural disasters for many years, how can we maintain our combat effectiveness? The higher authorities asked the troops to open up the wasteland in their leisure during training, but the question is that if it doesn't rain, what can we do if it doesn't rain? ”

Li Ziyuan's categorical remarks made the commander and political commissar of the division not answer him immediately, but after careful consideration for a long time, he finally nodded and said: "Okay, I can approve this operational idea of yours." But there is one thing that you kid must pay attention to, the mission must be completed, but your kid and the troops will give Lao Tzu back alive. ”

"If you still need anything, just tell me and the political commissar, the division will find a way to do it for you this time. From troops to weapons and equipment, as long as the division can take it out, there is no problem. As for the cadres, if you want that, I'll give you that. Even if it was on my head, there was no problem. ”

Li Ziyuan nodded and shook his head slightly while saying: "I don't want anything else, I can also hand over a batch of ammunition to the military division to solve the problem of the current shortage of ammunition in the army, and my side is now very abundant in ammunition." All I need is some mines we have made, and I'll have a messenger. ”

"I seized a radio station in Qiaokou, but I didn't have a transceiver in my hands. With the radio, I was always in contact with the Divisional Command. Judging from the overall situation of this operation, we must ensure close ties with the sub-divisions. Launching this radio station is the only solution we have at the moment. ”

After mentioning the conditions, Li Ziyuan walked to the front of the map again, pointed to the mountainous area in the eastern part of Hubei and said: "If I go this time, I have to take away the company that stayed behind." In this way, the defense of the entire mountainous area in the eastern part of Hubei can only be relied on by the Hubei County Brigade to be responsible. But at least for now, they don't have the strength. If you can, please pay more attention to the partition there. ”

"If the independent regiment continues to stay in Ludong, then the Ludong Independent Battalion, which is currently fully staffed, can be transferred to Hubei to temporarily take over our defense, and monitor and alert the Japanese puppet army in Licheng to ensure the safety behind our division."

"This time, we pulled out the Japanese puppet army in one go, penetrated deep into the four strongholds in the mountainous area of eastern Hubei, and eliminated most of the Japanese puppet army's troops stationed in the eastern part of Hubei. The only remaining Hejiayu stronghold of the Japanese puppet army in the eastern mountainous area of Hubei is now isolated in the mountainous area of eastern Hubei. ”

"But what I'm worried about is not the only remaining Hejiayu stronghold, the only dozen or so Japanese puppet troops left here don't have the strength to threaten us at all, and they can't set off any big storms. I have asked the county brigade to besiege them for the time being. ”

"What I'm most worried about is one direction, that is, whether the Japanese puppet army in Licheng in the east will turn around and carry out a retaliatory sweep in the mountainous areas east of Hubei. The virtue of the devil's flaws must be repaid, the two chiefs are also very clear. Hubei was stabbed by me this time, and it would be strange if the devil didn't retaliate. ”

"At present, the county brigade has no leader, and Chang Juan is a female comrade, and she is a complete layman for marching and fighting. I hope that the sub-district can send a competent cadre to Hubei to take over as the county captain. And during the time I jumped out of the line, I paid as much attention to the eastern mountainous area of Hubei as possible. ”

Li Ziyuan's requests, the two heads of the sub-district nodded and agreed without the slightest hesitation. The divisional commissar immediately asked the chief of staff to select people from among the divisional commands. After a cautious pause, the divisional commander asked the chief of staff to transfer another 100 veterans to Li Ziyuan from the divisional headquarters and the independent regiment.

The higher authorities have demanded that all units and organs be streamlined and reorganized to ensure the flexibility and mobility of organs at all levels. In order to avoid the recurrence of the scene during the summer sweep because the headquarters was too large and could not get rid of the pursuit of the Japanese puppet army. Although the divisional headquarters has been reorganized, another group of personnel has been removed from the military region.

This time, the commander of the division temporarily organized this group of personnel from the military region into a reinforced platoon and gave them to Li Ziyuan. Moreover, at Li Ziyuan's last small request, a worker with the best marksmanship in the divisional repair office was also given to Li Ziyuan. Although this worker is older, he is an old worker of the Taiyuan Arsenal before the Anti-Japanese War.

From the day the military sub-division repair institute was formed, it was the main technical backbone. After many years of gun-making career, this old worker now plays a good gun, and his marksmanship is not much worse than Guo Laosan at the beginning. The only difference is that between this old gentleman's perennial stable life, and Guo Laosan, who has been licking blood for many years, is a little less sensitive to some things.

After Guo Laosan's sacrifice, Li Ziyuan set his sights on this old man. However, the logistics minister of the division, who manages the repair institute, refused to let people go, which made Li Ziyuan feel pain until now. In this external battle, Li Ziyuan finally found an excuse and asked for people to come out with a dead face.

Looking at the look of the divisional logistics chief's pain, he knew that such a person had no equipment for himself, and repairing weapons depended on the experience of workers. This old worker, who has been building guns all his life, also patted his chest for Li Ziyuan, who was important to the repair of machinery in the division. As long as this guy can teach him ten sharpshooters, he will ensure that he will return to Zhao after the war.

However, during the period of waiting for the confidential personnel selected by the division, and the veterans who were transferred. The commander and political commissar carefully inquired about the process of contradictions and the key to the problems between Li Ziyuan and Zeng Sheng. After listening to Li Ziyuan's report, the commander turned his head to the political commissar and said: "It seems that we have committed some bureaucracy in the selection of this cadre. ”

"I always think that Zeng Sheng is the backbone of the old basic cadre regiment, and there is no problem with either the military level or the concept of discipline. But looking at it now, this guy is exaggerating. He is more than cautious and decisive in command, and there are too many places on his body that are tied, and he lacks some things that a military commander should have. ”

"However, it is easy to select a captain now, but the problem is that the speed of this candidate to enter the state and the degree of familiarity with Hubei are difficult to catch up with the requirements of the development of the situation. If you are slow to get into the state, it is easy to delay things, and I still mean to choose people from your troops. ”

The commander's voice fell, and the political commissar thought carefully after nodding: "I think, it is better to let Zhang Zijian temporarily act as the captain of this county, which will also help the Hubei County Brigade enter the state as soon as possible." Their political commissar did not stay in the sub-district for the time being, and asked him to rush back to Hubei immediately to temporarily preside over the military struggle in Hubei after Li Ziyuan left. ”

After listening to the commissar's train of thought, the commander did not immediately nod. Instead, he turned his head to look at Li Ziyuan, and it was obvious that the commander still wanted to ask Li Ziyuan for his thoughts. Receiving the commander's gaze, Li Ziyuan pondered for a moment, and finally nodded in agreement.

Although Li Ziyuan does not think that the current transfer of Zhang Zijian is a good thing for his own operation. In this jump-out operation, it is very likely that he will divide his troops. At this time, Zhang Zijian, who can take charge on his own, has become a pretty good candidate when dividing the troops.

However, the problem is that what the commander said is not wrong, and the newly transferred cadres must be familiar with the situation and environment for a while, and they will definitely be slower to enter the state. Even people who are familiar with the situation in Hubei may not be able to immediately familiarize themselves with the current situation in Hubei, so it is easy to make mistakes.

In the absence of suitable candidates in Hubei itself, Zhang Zijian became the best candidate. Although this guy is much more slippery than Zeng Sheng, he is absolutely unambiguous at the critical moment. Moreover, this guy is much more flexible than Zeng Sheng, and he is not dogmatic, which is very suitable for the military struggle situation in Hubei after he leaves.

After Li Ziyuan nodded, this matter was basically settled. It's just that Li Ziyuan wanted to ask his superiors about Zeng Sheng's treatment, but he hesitated for a while and finally didn't speak. The commander and the political commissar did not mention it, which means that the division has not yet taken out the opinions on Zeng Sheng's handling of Zeng Sheng, and I am afraid that it will be in vain to ask.