Looking at the tears flowing from the corners of Zhang Zijian's eyes when he finished saying this, Li Ziyuan let out a long sigh. The boy doesn't flick when he has tears, but he hasn't reached the sad place. Perhaps for Zhang Zijian, after he joined the revolution, the persecution suffered by his family and him was far more serious than the injuries he himself suffered, which made him feel pain in his heart.

And this was a common phenomenon among the Red Army cadres who came from the old Soviet districts. Zhang Zijian was not the only one who suffered the ruins of his family, wasn't that the case in the old base back then? After the loss of the base areas, almost all the families of the Red Army were persecuted.

After the convergence of the three main forces of the Red Army, many cadres of the main force of the Red Fourth Front Army who came from Hubei, Henan, and Anhui tried by all means to find the last group of the Red 25 th Army to be transferred out of Hubei, Henan, and Anhui, and to inquire about the news of their families from those old comrades-in-arms who had stayed in Hubei, Henan, and Anhui and persisted in guerrilla warfare.

But the Dabie Mountains are not just such a county, nor are they just such a large territory. Although most of them had no news, some cadres inquired about the general situation of their families who stayed in their hometowns after the transfer of the main forces of the Red Army. Even with these few pieces of news, there is basically no good news.

Parents were killed, and wives and children were sold in more than one family. Most of the families of the Red Army were subjected to unprecedented cruel means of reprisals. Those who are forced to remarry are already considered a good result. Compared with some cadres whose family members have been killed by more than a dozen people, Zhang Zijian's experience is actually not the worst.

Of course, the current Li Ziyuan does not know what happened to these old base areas in Jiangxi, Hubei, Henan, Anhui, Sichuan, Shaanxi and other old base areas after the transfer of the main force of the Red Army. After the transfer of the main forces of the Red Army, what kind of experiences did the families of the Red Army who remained in the old base areas experience?

Women and children were sold, houses were burned to the ground, and parents were killed or had to flee. Especially in the Hubei, Henan, and Anhui periods, there were not a few families of middle and high-ranking cadres who were killed all over the house. The older the cadres' families, the more persecuted they will be.

Indeed, what happened to Zhang Zijian's family was not the worst. In Jiangxi, Hubei, Henan and Anhui, the whole family was killed. But Zhang Zijian's experience also shows a lot of things. There are some things that cannot be blamed on these cadres alone. Fighting life and death on the battlefield is inevitable since you become a soldier.

But you have no way on the battlefield to carry out such inhuman revenge on the family afterwards, which is impossible to say in any case. Zhang Zijian has resentment in his heart, which is also normal. Li Ziyuan is also very clear about this. But after all, the environment is different, and there are some concepts that must be changed as a military commander.

Li Ziyuan knew that in the Liberation War a few years later, the soldiers of the captured side, even the officers at the lower company and platoon levels, became the largest source of supplementary troops for the PLA, and even the basis for technical troops. The artillery, armor, and even the original composition of the aviation and navy of the PLA were either uprisings or prisoners.

Especially in the war of liberation, the artillery, which played a huge role, even the main source was the prisoners of that side. You have a gap with these people, and it doesn't seem like anything now. After two years, wouldn't it be that the maximum number of additional troops and technical troops will be thrown away in vain?

You must know that these captives are rare treasures. Prisoners who have completed full training not only save a lot of training time as long as they are educated. The most important thing is that it has also supplemented the grassroots personnel of the troops, and the regular combat experience is insufficient. If Zhang Zijian wants to go further, there are some things he must look at.

Li Ziyuan patted Zhang Zijian on the shoulder and said, "Lao Zhang, your situation is not an exception in the whole army. The treatment of the old Red Army cadres from Hubei, Henan, Anhui, and Jiangxi in those years who stayed in the original Soviet area was basically the same as you. Some family members have suffered even worse than yours. ”

"Now, no matter what, your family is still in the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningsu region, at least on our territory. You at least know that they are safe now. How many of our veteran cadres from Hubei, Henan, Anhui, and Jiangxi don't know any news about their families, and they don't even know whether they are alive or dead. ”

"Lao Zhang, you have to get out as soon as possible. Remember, you are the deputy head of this regiment. There are only a few regimental cadres in our regiment, and everyone's eyes are staring at us. I know that the pain in your heart cannot be healed by one or two sentences. But we can't do it, these fighters are innocent. ”

Li Ziyuan's voice fell, Zhang Zijian did not speak, but looked at the dry river outside the village, and was silent for a long time before saying, "Commander, I will come out as soon as possible." However, I hope that after this battle, you will reconsider the choice of the first battalion commander. At least I feel that I am a little incompetent as the battalion commander now. Also, I want to go to Kang University for further studies for a while. ”

Regarding Zhang Zijian's request, Li Ziyuan shook his head and said, "Lao Zhang, I support you when you go to Kang Da for further study." But if you want to resign as a battalion commander, at least I won't agree to it. Because, I don't think there's a better fit for this position, at least for now. If you are exalted, I will not stop you, and I will not stand in your way. ”

"But for now, at least, I want you to have a battalion with you. Because I don't feel comfortable handing over this battalion to anyone other than you. This time, the first regiment of the anti-sweeping operation sub-district suffered heavy losses, and some cadres were transferred south to form a new sub-division, which is now reduced to a special service battalion of the sub-district. ”

"Although the main force is localized at present, several main brigades have been broken up and the regimental system has been distributed to various sub-districts. However, it is not clear for the time being which unit we will subdivide, and even if we can't get down the unit, it depends on the decision of the superiors. Now in the entire division, there is only one of us left in the main regiment. ”

"Now our regiment is listed as a mobile unit of the military region, and it is also responsible for the defense of the southwest gate of the Taihang base area. Not only does it bear a heavy burden on itself, but now it also has to undertake the combat mission of the military region. At present, there are natural and man-made disasters one after another, and at this time, Lao Zhang, you can't pick on me. ”

Speaking of this, Li Ziyuan pondered for a while and said, "Lao Zhang, if you have any thoughts about this battle, you can also talk about it." This battle is still based on your battalion, and the opinion of you, the deputy regiment commander and main battalion commander, I think it is just right for the two of us to communicate separately now. ”

Regarding Li Ziyuan's question, Zhang Zijian thought about it but said: "There is nothing else, only those young and middle-aged people are rescued, how to send them out as soon as possible, and get rid of the chasing soldiers behind us is something we should think about carefully." After all, these people are the main targets of our campaign. ”

"No matter how many puppet soldiers are eliminated, as long as these people are not rescued, our operation will be considered a failure. I think we should still think carefully about the details of the rescue. As for the rest, I don't think there's much of a problem. However, this is the time of the battle, so I recommend that it be better at night. ”

"It's best to choose early in the morning, or early in the morning, when the enemy is most tired. However, in this way, even if the infiltration unit of the reconnaissance company can touch Pingchuan, the concealment time needs to be extended. This again appeared in Pingchuan, if they were hidden for at least thirteen hours or more, without being discovered by the Japanese puppet army. ”

After Zhang Zijian finished saying his thoughts, Li Ziyuan shook his head. He knew that Zhang Zijian did not say everything in his heart completely. What he said before was at most half of what he said. Even what he said was not what he really thought.

After Li Ziyuan pondered for a while, he raised his head to look at Zhang Zijian, but said, "Old Zhang, don't hide and tuck between us." I know your personality and experience, and because you said the wrong thing, you almost didn't get repugned. Therefore, you only say half of the things, and even if the superiors say the wrong thing, you don't point it out. ”

"Personality and experience, I can't change you. But if you Lao Zhang is so good at water, and you will only follow the clouds, then I really misjudged you. At that time, although the guerrilla commander had only 30 guns, he had only a few dozen troops at hand. But if you have this ability, your brother's bones will be cold for a long time. ”

"Just the two of us today, you don't have to worry about anything. Don't you know my personality until now? The question of face is worthless to me. If I don't tolerate disagreement, I'm not me. Lao Zhang, it's not a bad thing to be cautious. But if you see a problem and don't raise it, you're protecting yourself with the blood of your warriors. ”

"If you do that, you're committing a crime. Not to mention being a regiment commander, even being a platoon commander is unqualified. I know you have your own ideas in mind, so why don't you bring them up for everyone's reference. You are not only the commander of a battalion, but also the deputy commander of this regiment. There are some things that you can't do by putting the cart before the horse. ”

Li Ziyuan's voice fell, and Zhang Zijian hesitated, but still did not speak immediately. At that time, the Red Army in northern Shaanxi and the Red 25th Army joined forces, and some leaders at that time carried out a rebellion with the support of the Red 25th Army. He said that the Red 25th Army was so well equipped and had so many machine guns, why was it still driven to northern Shaanxi.

In that year, the Red 25th Army set out from Hubei, Henan and Anhui and fought all the way to northern Shaanxi. On the way, he won many battles, especially against the Northeast Army. At that time, although the Northeast Army lost the Northeast Arsenal, the emaciated camel was bigger than the horse. The equipment is so well equipped that even the Central Army cannot compare.

The whole army is full of Czech light machine guns, Czech rifles and Liao 13 rifles, imitation Japanese heavy machine guns. The Red 25th Army fought against the Northeast Army and some miscellaneous armies in Hubei, Henan and Anhui. At the time of departure, the Northeast Army was fully equipped with weapons and equipment, and each company of the whole army had six light machine guns and all Czech-style rifles.

After entering Shaanxi, a formed brigade that defeated the 17th Route Army also seized a lot of weapons and equipment. When they arrived in northern Shaanxi, every squad of the whole army had light machine guns, and the regiment had a heavy machine gun company. Such equipment was far from being compared with the Red Army of Northern Shaanxi, which had been fighting against those small warlords in northern Shaanxi at that time.

The land of northern Shaanxi is barren and the people are poor, and the indigenous warlords entrenched in northern Shaanxi are not rich. In addition, it is located in the hinterland, and there is neither money nor access to outsourcing. Many of the weapons and equipment of those petty warlords were left over from the late Qing Dynasty. The best weapons were purchased from Shanxi, which had the largest arsenal in the country, with opium.

The Jin-made rifle is almost the best weapon for the indigenous warlords of northern Shaanxi. The warlords' troops were not well-off, and the Red Army in northern Shaanxi, which fought the warlords, was naturally not much richer. The Red Army in northern Shaanxi was the poorly equipped of all the Red Army of that year. The machine guns of all the units together were not as large as a regiment of the Red XXV.