CHAPTER XLIII
Liu Wenxiu Liu Baye's name is very civil, but he is not a scholar, in fact, he never likes to read much. So Liu Baye has never read the poem "The mountain rain is coming, the wind is full of buildings". At this time, Chen Ke had just written the standard outline of vernacular literature into an outline, and it was not even popularized in the Fengtai County base area, and it was naturally impossible for Liu Baye to have heard of the phrase "tranquility before the storm".
There is a saying that art comes from life. Liu Baye is a layman in art, but he is an absolute expert in life. Yesterday, several mysterious men in blue appeared, and the gunman made a shocking blow, and the family naturally hoped that they would never encounter such a gunman again. But Liu Baye really wanted to have a good talk with this gunman and the forces behind the gunman.
As the heir of the family that Huaibei has been able to stand for decades, Liu Baye does not rely on benevolence and righteousness, nor is he ruthless. It must be said that Liu Baye exists as a keeper rather than a pioneer. Although he is resolute and decisive when encountering things, he definitely does not like to exacerbate conflicts on weekdays.
If you want not to exacerbate the contradictions, you have to communicate, and you need to communicate with the object. If it weren't for the flood to such a point, Liu Baye might not have given some food to ease the conflict. This natural disaster was beyond Liu Baye's control, and he had to choose the strategy of suspending communication and staying behind closed doors. Although such a strategy stabilized the interior, it also cut off Liu Baye's connection with the outside world.
When the victims came to the door, Liu Baye could still make up his mind to stick to his strategy of staying behind closed doors, because he knew that the strength of the victims was limited and he couldn't make any trouble. But the appearance of the mysterious blue-clothed gunman has proved that there is a powerful force that has fully intervened in Liujiapu. The blue-clothed men quickly persuaded the victims away, and for the next two days, the outside of Liu's shop was extremely quiet. There is no trace of the victims who come to plead on weekdays. The family members can feel relieved, Liu Baye is not so relaxed, he only feels a stronger and stronger sense of crisis.
When Liu Wentao entered his yard, he saw his eldest brother pacing back and forth in the yard with his hands behind his back. Whenever he encounters a problem that is difficult to solve, Liu Baye is pacing back and forth like this, thinking about countermeasures.
"Big brother, I'll send out two more groups of people." Liu Wentao said.
"Hmm." Liu Baye subconsciously responded, but he didn't stop at all. Seeing that the eldest brother didn't speak, Liu Wentao didn't dare to leave, so he just stood by and waited. Until the legs standing were a little sore, Liu Wentao still didn't see his eldest brother speak. He was thinking about whether he should simply go back to the house first, but he saw Liu Wenxiu's eighth master suddenly stop.
"Second brother, we have to send someone out." Liu Baye said suddenly.
"I've sent out several batches of people." Liu Wentao hurriedly replied.
"It's not about sending out spies and delivering letters, but about going out with a large number of people. Let those who wear blue know how good we are. Liu Baye said slowly.
"Do you know how good we are?" Liu Wentao obviously didn't understand the eldest brother's thoughts. This enclosure, the hundreds of people at the head of the wall, is enough to prove that the Liu family's enclosure is powerful. How else can the people in blue know how powerful the Liu family is? And although people were sent out, the news about those men in blue has not yet been sent back. Even if you want those people in blue to know that they are powerful, you have to find someone to talk about it.
Liu Wentao stood on the wall and saw the shot in person, the vigorous skill of the blue-clothed gunner waving the red flag, and the decisive shooting, made him feel a palpitation every time he thought about it. Subconsciously, Liu Wentao didn't want to face the gunman again. And this attitude becomes another way of saying it when it becomes language, "Big brother, I don't think they have many ......."
"Not many people?" Liu Wentao interrupted his younger brother's words, "There are not a few people, why didn't those bandits who suffered from the disaster come in the past two days?" What did they eat these two days? What to drink? Did you eat those men in blue? ”
Liu Baye was very dissatisfied with his younger brother's attitude. "Second brother, if they start fighting on the same day, as you said, there are not many of them. Now two days have passed, and they have not moved, and the food consumption of nearly 1,000 people is not a small amount. You know what this natural disaster looks like. Even if this thing is transported locally from our five rivers, how many people will have to transport this grain alone. And they are obviously not from the government to provide disaster relief. Tell me, these people transported so much food just to help those poor people? Do you believe that? The more Liu Baye spoke, the more angry he became, and his voice became louder and louder.
was reprimanded by his brother like this, and Liu Wentao also felt quite faceless. However, my brother has always been very accurate in seeing things, and since he said so, it must be reasonable. "How many people is the big brother going to let me take out?" Liu Wentao asked bluntly.
"Alas! If only I had put a little food on those poor sticks. Liu Baye suddenly sighed, "In the end, I'm still selfish." Thinking that the land is like this, the land will definitely be barren until next year. And there may not be much food next year. I'm afraid that our own food is not enough, in fact, if we can put some food on those poor sticks, we won't make such a scene. Now when people die, it's useless to say anything. ”
My brother suddenly said this, and Liu Wentao was very puzzled. In such a catastrophic year, the matter of releasing grain cannot be started at all. If you release it today, do you want to release it tomorrow, do you really want to raise those poor sticks?
"Big brother, what do you mean by ...... you say that?" Liu Wentao originally wanted to say that the eldest brother's idea may not be right, but after thinking about it, the eldest brother is not the kind of person who likes to regret, so he must have his own meaning when he says this, so the objection turned into an inquiry.
After listening to his younger brother's inquiry, Liu Baye sighed, "If we put a little bit of food, we wouldn't know where those people in blue clothes were." If you go to the village and ask a little about it, you will find out immediately. ”
"I've already sent someone to the village to investigate." Liu Wentao hurriedly responded.
"Hmph," Liu Baye smiled bitterly, "Do you think those little cubs dare to enter the village?" ”
Facts have proved that Liu Baye's opinion of his own family is correct. The spies sent by Liu Wentao really didn't dare to enter the village. Several nearby villages are now largely in ruins, and they walked around the village from a distance before leaving. The day before yesterday, the tragic battle at the gate burned to death almost twenty people. Combined with the people who rushed up to the death, this is more than 20 lives. If the spies had stayed in the enclosure, they might have felt safe. But they are outside the vast expanse, and these people only feel as if they are in enemy territory. The floods these days have made these people form a psychological suggestion that only the inside of the fence is safe, and without the fence, everything is dangerous.
"Brother, let's go back." A seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy in the spy unit asked, looking at the uninhabited ruins of the village in the distance.
"The tenth master has explained, I have to read all these villages." Said the man who was called brother by the boy. There were four members of the scout unit, two older and two juvenile. Although Liu Wentao does not have as far-reaching vision as his brother in big things, he has some ways in small things. He didn't choose any shrewd and capable people, but he chose more honest people. After those slippery heads are sent out, they will only make up a nonsense and come back to deceive themselves. Those honest people can't make up nonsense, they know that they can't deceive Liu Wentao, but they will work hard.
As Liu Wentao thought, although those elders were also quite afraid, they were even more afraid of offending Liu Wentao. Although the younger brother expressed the same fear as himself, the elder insisted on seeing all the villages. "Let's go to the next village." The elder brother took the head and pulled the younger brother away.
As soon as they walked away, the soldiers of the two insurance regiments suddenly stood up in the ruins of the village, and the insurance regiment had already taken corresponding measures against Liu Jiapu's strategy. A few smart people may be able to emerge from the lonely earthen enclosure, but the People's Party and the Insurance League use the overall advantages of the system and system to confront these smart people. Although there didn't seem to be any people outside Liujiapu, the scouts of the insurance regiment had already laid their own nets. As soon as the spies were dispatched from Liujiapu's fence, the scouts of the insurance regiment had already monitored them. The method of monitoring is not tracking, but according to the plan made in advance, according to the action route and characteristics of the spies, there is a plan to squat in front.
Soon, the scouts quickly transmitted information back to the staff through the flags and by changing the placement of some inconspicuous objects in various obvious places.
At this time, the General Staff Department was like a big beehive of activity, and the battle plan was gradually perfected and refined along with the abundance of information. Initially, the water detachment, with enthusiasm, wanted to fight the fence. However, before the troops were dispatched, the comrades of the troops already knew that if they attacked by force, they would inevitably suffer a large number of casualties. Now that the situation has changed, there is no need for a temporary assault, and the troops can plan in detail and then conduct more elaborate operations. Naturally, the water detachment will not be stubborn and have to attack. Liu Wentao gave the insurance group time, and Zhang Yu made full use of his time and manpower. The troops conducted special training on the internal terrain of Liujiapu's enclosure.
And the new army led by Pu Guanshui was also able to play its own role. He transferred some new officers and men from poor backgrounds who were more reliable to provide more effective technical services. The sappers are already using their abilities in drawing maps, finding roads, and agreeing on various means of communication.
In the past, the technical support provided by the officers and men of the Forces nouvelles might have made the officers and men of the insurance regiment feel some admiration, but this time there is no such situation at all. Because all the technical support is practiced according to the tutorial provided by Chen Ke.
Actual combat is the best place to learn, and this time, the insurance regiment in the water detachment was able to gather a complete small group to attack Yue Zhangji. From staff officers, to sappers, from scouts to field hospitals. Chen Ke's tutorials along the way were entirely formulated for attacking Weizi. Pu Guanshui is a professional soldier and a professional. Take these things and look at them to know the doorway. Moreover, his ability to understand the various aspects of the army's operations was far higher than that of the comrades of the insurance regiment.
With the help of Pu Guanshui, the comrades gained a deeper understanding of Chen Ke's attitude toward war and the application of war techniques. In the past two days, there have often been sudden exclamations in the water detachment, and "it turns out that fighting is such a thing" is a sentence that appears very frequently.
Even professionals like Pu Guanshui admire Chen Ke immensely. He knows best that if an officer who has experienced a hundred battles may be able to achieve the level of Chen Ke in execution, but turning these military concepts into teaching materials and refining them into regulations requires not only actual combat ability, but also a deep understanding of the war itself. The refinement regulations can best see the military quality of soldiers, and the kind of people who talk about soldiers on paper have seen a lot, and this kind of person in the Beiyang New Army can be said to be a vehicle. There are joke-like regulations written in various professional words, and there are regulations that are more jokes than jokes written by officers at all levels according to their own preferences, and Pu Guanshui can't even laugh when he sees it.
And Chen Ke's regulations made Pu Guanshui laugh occasionally in private. Unlike those things written by soldiers, Chen Ke's words are not military at first glance, and they are all in the vernacular. Therefore, it is inevitable that there will be long-winded words in it. But these layman's terms speak in the jargon. What makes Pu Guanshui particularly admired is not the concise and concise words, but the explanations in the face of complex situations, Chen Ke chatters endlessly about various complex situations, and then classifies them one by one. Then tell me how to do it, and then explain why you did it.
This kind of text makes Pu Guanshui feel very interesting, a person uses a method to teach others to fight in the same way as farming, this kind of thing is unheard of and unseen in Pu Guanshui. And the officers and men of the insurance regiment were confused. Responsible for analyzing the actual situation and then selecting solutions that meet the current situation, this work is undertaken by Puguanshui. Pu Guanshui was doing this work on the one hand, and on the other hand, he was thinking about and refining Chen Ke's tutorial regulations in his heart.
At first, Pu Guanshui felt that he was up to the task. But the more he thought about the things that Chen Ke had written, the more he felt that they could not be deleted. Words may be refined, and words may be specialized. But these tactical things mentioned by Chen Ke only make Pu Guanshui feel more and more reasonable the more he thinks about it, and Chen Ke doesn't say too much, on the contrary, Chen Ke still has a lot of things that he hasn't explained clearly. Many wonderful parts can even lead Puguanshui's thoughts far, far away without realizing it.
Pu Guanshui naturally couldn't know that Chen Ke, a guy like Chen Ke who is a three-legged cat on the Internet in the 21st century, has also read dozens of classic military books and tutorials of the People's Liberation Army, as well as many tutorials on various local militia operations during the preparation for war. Having spent countless hours bragging and discussing with friends who love military affairs on the Internet, his knowledge is not the kind of detailed and organized thing. Chen Ke's knowledge is a mess of things. From the 18th century to the 21st century, the tactics of land, sea and air are all intertwined into a complex and chaotic system. Chen Ke himself also had a lot of effort to straighten out his knowledge in a certain aspect into something that could be written. Even so, Chen Ke unconsciously filled a lot of messy things into this system of attacking the siege.
If it is the soldiers of the insurance regiment, they do not have a deep understanding of military affairs. Those messy things can't arouse their interest at all, and Pu Guanshui, an expert, is far more sensitive to these contents than the second-in-command of the insurance group, and he keenly feels the digression carried in this theme. And these digressions are not unreasonable, which makes Pu Guanshui doubly confused. Chen Ke is by no means a general who has experienced a hundred battles, Pu Guanshui can be sure, Chen Ke has definitely not received formal military education, Pu Guanshui can be even more certain. However, Chen Ke's military concept is very advanced, and Pu Guanshui, as a soldier, feels this fact very clearly.
Chen Ke has his own unique and profound views on politics, and he also has the ability and potential to see no end in sight in the military. When Pu Guanshui was resting, he couldn't help but think, maybe he really met the legendary "Ming Lord"? Because no matter what else, at least Pu Guanshui knows that no matter what, he can't bring out an army like the Insurance Regiment. Even if he was put in Chen Ke's position, Pu Guanshui would definitely not be able to do it.
After getting the news that Liu Jiapu Weizi sent spies, the staff immediately commanded the people to transfer their places of residence. Anyway, now the ground is full of sand, but there is a benefit, the bacteria do not breed badly. The shelters of the victims were meant to be temporary. The transfer is also the transfer. The spies couldn't find any news, but happily went back to make a business.
No matter what the internal reaction of Liujiapu is, the insurance group has decided to break the fence, and this plan cannot be changed. With the help of the local victims, the situation of Liu Jiaweizi has become more and more clear, and the training has become more and more targeted. With the completion of reconnaissance and training, the battle plan has become more and more mature. At noon on the third day, the command of the water detachment had already given its decision. On the fourth day, the battle officially began.
If it is the People's Liberation Army or the Eighth Road of later generations, which is a battle-hardened elite, it will not take such a long time to prepare for a small fence. However, the insurance regiment, an army that has been established for less than half a year, can be trained and prepared in this formal mode that has begun to take shape, and three days can only be said to be definitely not a long time. Chen Ke had put in so much effort, and it was finally harvest time.
In accordance with the regulations of the People's Party and the Insurance Corps, the pre-war mobilization began long ago. Why the war is going on, what is the purpose of the war, the team is open and honest to say clearly. As an old army, there are many party members, and even ordinary soldiers more or less know some of the aspirations of the People's Party.
Rebellion is not uncommon to the Chinese people. In the entire Manchu dynasty, there was hardly a year in which there was no rebellion. In the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, the Twist Army is relatively large. The rebellions launched by the White Lotus Sect and other organizations were all over the place. Small-scale rebellions have occurred one after another.
In contrast to other dynasties in Chinese history, the Manchus never had a truly peaceful year. The successive emperors of this regime, except for Yongzheng alone, did not really want to establish a peaceful world. The essence of this regime is based on outright oppression, and the so-called enlightenment in the later period is only powerless to oppress.
Yongzheng, who only looks like a Chinese emperor, was forced to write a book "The Mystery of Great Righteousness" in the later stage of his life. Chen Ke has seen it, and this brother in it is simply outspoken, what to say. Many of the words of a politician even seem extremely naïve. But such a naïve and anxious mood can prove that Yongzheng himself really wants to fulfill his obligations as an emperor. Because this book is distributed nationwide, Yongzheng hopes that the people of the whole country can know his hard work and what he has done.
Except for Yongzheng, the rest of the Manchu Qing Dynasty was downright dark and brutal. This is also the reason why there are constant uprisings everywhere.
Therefore, the fighters of the insurance regiment did not have any prejudice against the rebellion, nor did they have any enthusiasm from the heart. Moreover, this time it was only a siege, even if the party members and officers knew the significance of this siege, but the soldiers had not yet understood the historical significance of this siege.
As in the party's history, the BJP had to tell the fighters why it wanted to break the siege. The meaning of breaking the fence. Seeing the terrible victims, the soldiers of the insurance regiment naturally sympathized with each other. And what the People's Party did in Fengtai County, Fengtai County was able to overcome natural disasters and resume production. It is precisely as a living example that tells the soldiers who participated in the post-disaster reconstruction work that natural disasters are not invincible, and the reason why these people in Wuhe County actually got such a place of death is that there must be bad people doing evil. As long as these bad guys are defeated, the people of Wuhe County, at least Liujiapu, will be able to live a life of hope.
During the mobilization, a simple soldier asked why there were no bad people in Fengtai County. As a result, the comrades burst into laughter. "With our insurance team here, which villain dares to make trouble!" Immediately comrades answered this question. The warrior sat down with a red face. But the red face was not only because of shame, but also because he understood that as a soldier of the insurance regiment, he had unknowingly guarded his hometown from being bullied.
In fact, many fighters did not have this kind of consciousness before, they were just forced to accept the leadership of the People's Party and the Insurance Corps in a panic, and joined the Insurance Corps in order to feed their lives. It wasn't until they saw the "real disaster area" for themselves that they knew what kind of tragic fate they might encounter. And what kind of deeds have they themselves created with their own hands under the leadership of the People's Party and the Insurance Corps.
The mobilization went smoothly, and after Pu Guanshui finally determined all the details of the battle plan, he also wanted to see the situation of the troops. Of course, there was another reason that attracted him. The neat slogans outside made Pu Guanshui very curious. It was a passionate voice, even full of a childlike feeling. Pu Guanshui really didn't understand why shouting a slogan could actually make him feel happy. War should be a cold storm. It should be a serious killing. This kind of happiness is too child's play.
When Pu Guanshui arrived at the gathering place of the troops, he heard the most incredible posthumous content in his life. To be precise, that's not a slogan, that's a question.
"How are you going to go?" Political Commissar Li Zhao shouted.
"Follow the cadres!" The comrades replied in unison.
"The cadres told everyone to stop, what are you going to do?"
"Let's stop at once!"
"What should I do if I get hurt?"
"Obey the orders of the cadres and doctors!"
This is the program of action on the battlefield, the way of action. How to deal with various problems. Most of the soldiers of the insurance regiment recognized some words, but these words were not enough for them to smoothly read the thick tutorials and regulations written by Chen Ke. Therefore, the insurance regiment communicates through this collective way of asking questions and instills combat essentials in the soldiers.
Pu Guanshui never thought that such a model could be adopted in the army. In the new army, the indoctrination of discipline was accomplished by beatings. Even an officer like Pu Guanshui, who is already a very good officer, still does not object to corporal punishment. The insurance regiment is not, they are indoctrinated over and over again in a way that the fighters can understand, and they are trained again and again.
Looking at the happy but serious faces of the soldiers, Pu Guanshui suddenly had a doubt, can this kind of training really work?
On the other side, there was a sudden shout, which startled Pu Guanshui. After looking over, I saw more than 300 victims not far away, carrying ladders and holding various farm tools and spears sharpened from wood. This is part of the battle plan, and the insurance regiment does not want to startle the snake, but if it wants to fight, it will put in the elite and solve the enemy with lightning speed. Planting explosives in the enemy's place is an important part, and the digging movement is too loud at night, so someone needs to be able to divert the enemy's attention. The victims led by Zhou Xingrui took on this task. From tonight onwards, they are going to harass the enemy. At this time, it is also necessary to practice well.
This was the first real battle in Pu Guanshui's life, and he looked at his pocket watch. It was already four o'clock in the afternoon, and it would not be long before the prelude to this battle would begin. What kind of battle awaits him, Pu Guanshui only felt inexplicable excitement mixed with this fear. That's real fear. Swallowing his saliva and moistening his thirsty throat, Pu Guanshui decided to go to sleep for a while. Because of the next battle, there is no time to sleep anymore.