Xiao Siming's conditions are very simple, just one: to ask for someone!

I heard Xiao Siming say: "Commander Zhou, Political Commissar Wang has expressed his position, and we will resolutely follow your instructions!" ”

Zhou Jianping smiled, patted Xiao Siming on the shoulder and said: "Okay, you are a red ghost, okay, you have a mind, you are worthy of being a red ghost who has walked the Long March Road, and you are also worthy of graduating from my sophomore brigade, all seizures must be attributed to the good execution!" In this way, come and don't be rude, what do you want, mention it, I can help you, I will definitely help! ”

Xiao Siming hurriedly climbed up the pole: "Commander Zhou, I don't have any requirements, just a little, hurry up and send me some cadres!" You know, our independent battalion has just been formed, and the foundation is the 36 wounded of the 685th Regiment and the platoon of the Guerrilla Brigade of the five counties of Mengpingyang and Shouyu. That platoon of the guerrilla brigade will let them go back tomorrow! In this case, only 36 of us wounded will be left in the base of my guerrilla brigade. Of the 36 wounded, Political Commissar Wang was the leader and could not stay in the independent battalion. The rest, plus me, were only 35 men, and now there were still a dozen or so that had not yet recovered, and the march had to be on stretchers or horses, which would not be useful for a while. The others are the captives we rescued in Yuxian. Among these captured personnel, the local cadres have all been handed over to Secretary Chen Yisheng and have gone back to carry out local work. Among the combatants, the vast majority were veterans of the 17th Division, the Third Army, and the 26th Route Army. Patient and meticulous ideological work is needed for these people, and a process of transformation is required. In the past few days, we have done some work, mainly by Political Commissar Wang and Secretary Chen. I urgently need political cadres here, such as instructors, deputy instructors, instructors, deputy instructors, and security cadres, and urgently need training staff officers, artillery, engineers, cavalry, radio operators, telephone soldiers, doctors, nurses, and cadres who can manage logistics! Originally, I thought that after we returned to the building, I would ask the regiment headquarters to equip it, but I heard that the division headquarters led the main force of the 343rd Brigade to Jinxi, and we couldn't go back for a while. Moreover, the division teaching team, the camp school, and the field hospital have all been handed over to the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region, and I can only report to you about these specialized talents, please report to Commander Nie and assign some cadres to us! ”

Xiao Siming thought that he had studied military history, but he didn't expect that there would be times when he made mistakes. In his original memory, the Jinchaji Fourth Division was the fourth detachment, and the third division was the third detachment, the third detachment was based on the 115th Division teaching team brought by Luo Ronghuan to the source to carry out work, and the fourth detachment was formed on the basis of a company of the second battalion of the 685th Regiment and the 120th Division field work group led by Liu Daosheng, but he didn't expect it to be the opposite! When he saw the three detachments of troops in Ao Zipo, he knew that he was wrong.

There is another mistake, but Xiao Siming is not to blame for this mistake. Because he had been transferring, recuperating from his wounds, and had no calendar, he confused the time, and it was not until he returned to Yuxian County for training that he figured out that today was December 14, 1937, and the Japanese army captured Nanjing, the capital of the Republic of China, yesterday. And he, when he organized the troops after the attack on the county seat, went so far as to say that the Japanese army had captured Nanjing, and the time was completely wrong.

Zhou Jianping pondered it for a moment and directly agreed, saying that he would report to Commander Nie early tomorrow morning and strive to transfer backbone cadres from the Political Department, the first detachment, the fourth detachment, the battalion school, and the field hospital of the military region to enrich the independent battalion.

After speaking, Zhou Jianping suddenly said: "Political Commissar Wang, I don't think it's better to be like this, you don't have to return to the building, I will report to Commander Nie and ask him to communicate with the division headquarters and leave the independent battalion in Jinchaji." The Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei border region was newly established, lacking cadres and main forces. Anyway, you don't have an official number yet, so it's better to integrate the independent battalion into my three detachments, and I will combine the current seventh, eighth, and ninth brigades into two brigades, and vacate a brigade number for you, and political commissar Wang will come to the subdivision to be my deputy commander, and also the political commissar of the brigade, Xiao Siming will be the captain, and I will think of letting Commander Nie equip political work cadres. Do you have any comments? ”

At this time, Wang Lushui didn't dare to agree, and he sighed for a long time before saying that he couldn't be at home in this matter, and he had to report to the regiment headquarters, brigade headquarters, and division headquarters!

It's a must!

As soon as Zhou Jianping said it, he felt that it was a good idea to let the independent battalion stay in the fourth division. Thousands of troops are easy to get, Xiao Siming has fought so beautifully in these battles, and the independent battalion is now a color of Japanese-style equipment, leaving them behind, the fourth division will have another main force! Therefore, after Wang Lushui said that he would report to the 115th Division, the 343rd Brigade, and the 685th Regiment, Zhou Jianping immediately asked him to draft a telegram now and send it out in a while.

It was already late at night, and Zhou Jianping didn't care whether it was suitable or not, so he was busy urging Wang Lushui to send the report.

If the independent battalion is really organized into three detachments and one brigade, according to the current brigade-level detachment and regiment-level brigade of the Eighth Route Army, Xiao Siming will be a regiment-level cadre, and he will be promoted a little too fast, and he will almost take a rocket!

However, Xiao Siming was reluctant to stay in the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region for a very simple reason, he wanted to lead the army to fight independently, go to the plain area with the five detachments to develop, or advance into Shandong with the main force of the division, and it was best to lead the independent battalion to the east alone. There is a source of food and soldiers, a large number of civilian armed forces, and a large number of civilian guns, so that the troops can be developed on a large scale.

As for the treatment of the regiment level and battalion level, Xiao Siming didn't want to do it at all, he was a soul traverser, and he naturally knew that this time was the period of great development of the Eighth Route Army behind enemy lines, and what scale the army developed to, what level of cadres could it be!

Another reason is that although the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region was first established, the overall pattern has already been decided, and the Central Hebei Military Region, the No. 1 Sub-region, the No. 2 Sub-region, the No. 3 Sub-region, and the No. 4 Sub-region have basically demarcated the operational areas of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region. If he can't be a divisional commander or political commissar, he doesn't count what he says, and the discipline of the Eighth Route Army is so strict, how can he organize the battle according to his own wishes?

Of course, Xiao Siming knew in his heart that it was not his turn to express his stance on this kind of thing, and anyone present was older and had a higher position than him. Moreover, the entire cadres and troops of the Jin-Cha-Ji were separated from the 115th Division, and Commander Nie was the old political commissar of the Red First Army, the deputy division commander and political commissar of the 115th Division, if he listened to Zhou Jianping's report and decided to assign the independent battalion to the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Border Region, Xiao Siming and the independent battalion, including Wang Lushui, could only obey unconditionally, and there was nothing to say!

At this time, Xiao Siming could only hope that after the commander of the 115th Division received Wang Lushui's telegram, he would respond quickly, give the independent battalion a regular number, and issue a new combat mission to the independent battalion!

Liu Daosheng looked at his watch, looked up and said to Zhou Jianping: "Commander Zhou, it's only 11 o'clock in the evening, and Commander Nie's radio should be turned on!" Or, you can report to Commander Nie now and see what Commander Nie has to instruct?" ”

At this time, it was the period of the anti-Japanese eight-way siege, and Commander Nie's radio must be turned on around the clock!

It seems that Liu Daosheng has the same mind as Zhou Jianping, and he also values Xiao Siming and the independent battalion he led without a regular number!

Zhou Jianping agreed, stood up and went with Liu Daosheng to draft a telegram and send a telegram.

Wang Lushui went to send a report, Zhou Jianping and Liu Daosheng went to send a report, and only Xiao Siming and a few regiment leaders of the 687 Regiment were left in the house.

Zhang Shaodong, the head of the 687th regiment, has a rectangular face and is very energetic.

Zhang Shaodong said to Xiao Siming with a smile: "Camp Chief Xiao, you have become fragrant!" ”

Xiao Siming sighed in his heart, but said on his lips: "Everywhere is a devil!" I obey orders and listen to commands, nothing else! ”

Lan Guoqing, chief of staff of the 687 Regiment, said: "Battalion Commander Xiao, let's not talk about who leads it, that's the leaders' business!" By the way, do you have any alcohol? Is there smoke? Is there any good tea? Tell someone to order the whole food, let's have a drink. Really, the little devil's attack, the troops marched every day, fought every day, reinforced in the west, ambushed in the east, and the 687th Regiment became a firefighting team, so that they couldn't even drink wine! Hurry up and get some, let's get some of it! ”

Others don't know Lan Guoqing, but Xiao Siming does. This guy is said to eat, drink, prostitute and gamble. If it weren't for his behind-the-scenes training, the brave and combative Zhang Shaodong would not have been contaminated with bad diseases and followed him to rebel!

During the Pingxingguan ambush, the 344th Regiment of the 688th Brigade was blocked by a flash flood and failed to catch up with the battle. Only the 344th Regiment of the 687th Brigade participated in the battle, and it fought very well and tenaciously, and the regiment commander Zhang Shaodong commanded it well!

Although he knew the ending of Zhang Shaodong and Lan Guoqing's history, Xiao Siming had no intention of saving them. Because history is history, the big waves wash the sand, and those who should run can't be kept, and it's a hidden danger to barely stay sooner or later!

Zhang Shaodong and Lan Guoqing are not good, it does not mean that the heroic and glorious troops of the 687 Regiment are not good, Xiao Siming is still thinking about how much Zhang Shaodong will transfer some Red Army backbones to him!

Because he had an idea in his heart, Xiao Siming really asked Chen Desheng, the spy platoon leader who was following him, to go back and prepare, take some seized sake, and think of two snacks and dishes, and take them to the county government courtyard, he wanted to accompany Commander Zhou Jianping, Political Commissar Liu Daosheng and the head of the 687 Regiment to have a drink, and take a few of the seized cigarettes over by the way, and give them to the leaders of the three detachments and the 687 Regiment.

Wang Lushui and Zhou Jianping had not yet returned when they went to send a telegram, but Chen Desheng came back soon, with a few soldiers, a few boxes of canned beef, and four bowls of cold dishes: cold shredded radish, cold cabbage heart, pickled soybeans, and sliced horse meat.

What Xiao Siming didn't expect was that Chen Desheng brought Mei Ying and asked Mei Ying to pour tea for the chiefs!

It's so late, Mei Ying should have fallen asleep, and her face still has the tiredness of a hard day. It's just that she took off the winter clothes of the Japanese army and changed into the black woolen skirt she used to wear when she was in the Tibetan Mountain Temple, with a white sweater on the upper body, black wool pants on the bottom, and a pair of calfskin boots.

The winter night in Taihang Mountain is very cold, and it is boring when you are free.

As soon as the slim and graceful Mei Ying appeared, the room lit up. Lan Guoqing's eyes immediately aimed at Mei Ying's pretty face, and she only felt that Mei Ying's eyes were like a pair of autumn hongs, flowing straight to people's hearts!

The corners of Lan Guoqing's mouth immediately drooled, and he shouted in his heart: "When did Jin Chaji come to such a stunning person!" ”