In the winter of 1940, the 359th Brigade went to Nanniwan to carry out the Tuntian mission, and a song "Nanniwan" was sung all over the north and south of the river. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

From enlistment to the end of the recruit period, our entire battalion was also doing this kind -- clearing wasteland: opening up more than 10 acres of sideline land on flat land to grow vegetables, melons, and fodder, so as to solve the company's problem of self-sufficiency in vegetables.

"Doing a good job in agricultural and sideline production is an effective measure to make up for the lack of standards, improve the living standards of officers and men, and cultivate the work style of the troops; it can not only improve the living standards of the troops and enhance the combat effectiveness of the troops, but also maintain and carry forward the fine tradition of self-reliance and arduous struggle of the troops. Engaging in agricultural and sideline production is the heirloom of our army, and we can't throw it away in our generation......." Fearing that everyone would be puzzled, instructor Zeng Xue told everyone about the history of the army's agricultural and sideline production, and introduced to everyone the significance of this wasteland reclamation.

Southerners don't grow vegetables like northerners. The northerners built the morows to block the water and make it easier to irrigate the land. The southerners raised the land in order to cultivate the land, and they had to raise the ground high on the flat land, leaving a low ditch every two meters for drainage. In this way, even if it rains heavily, the seedlings will not be flooded.

Where to find the soil you need to be fertile? Everyone set their sights on the fish pond. In winter, there is less rain in the south, and the water in the fish ponds is on the verge of drying up. The company bought dung baskets, picks, gloves, and shovels, and everyone did what they said. When we arrived at the fish pond, everyone couldn't help but be discouraged: the water in the fish pond was too smelly. Everyone covered their noses with their hands. Some of the new fighters couldn't help but take a few steps back.

"Why, I'm afraid, I don't see a lack of exercise. I'll come first. Squad leader Qin was the first to jump in, and squad deputy Wang Ling also jumped in. The second squad leader Guo Riwang, the third squad leader Geng Shuangbao, the fourth squad leader Zhou Tingjun, the fifth squad leader He Rongchong, and the sixth squad leader Ouyang Jinfeng also followed. We still look at each other and refuse to take a step forward.

"I command you to jump all within 3 seconds." There was a squad leader shouting at us. At this time, some of the people in the team had already begun to jump, and some of the new fighters who had enlisted from the city were still unwilling to "give in", and a deputy squad leader forcibly pushed them down from behind.

"What's this, we often do this kind of thing in our hometown, and it's common to get out of the dung pit and dig up dung." Liu Shiquan, a new soldier, took the lead in picking up a shovel and filling the dung basket with pond mud. Liu Shiquan had stayed at Shandong Sports School before joining the army, and his military quality was particularly good, and many people couldn't outrun him. "People who have suffered at home are different." Squad leader Qin praised his beloved soldier while working, with a proud smile on his face. The new soldiers Dou Hongri, Wang Yonggang, Zhang Guobing, and Li Feng, who came from the countryside, are not to mention the dirty work and tiring work. Guangdong soldier Lin Zhuangbiao and Hainan soldier Chen Hongxing also rolled up their sleeves and lifted the dung basket. Everyone slowly dried up, and forgot about the smell, it was really "a long time into the abalone without feeling its smell". Some soldiers dug up the mud with their hands, smelled it, and coldly wiped it off the faces of their comrades-in-arms next to them, like smearing cakes, and the laughter echoed around, as if they had won a battle.

In this way, after nearly two months of drying, the mud from the ridge is basically enough, because the mud is too hard, if you want to smooth it, you need to fill a lot of loess. Everyone found rulers and ropes, measured and built them, and straightened them horizontally and vertically like stacked quilts.

"After dinner today, we will pick up the manure and fertilize the ground." When gathering before the meal, Wang Ling, the deputy squad leader, assigned tasks to everyone.

It is the tradition of the company to engage in side jobs after meals, or go to Xiaoqin for training. Everyone is still happy with the former. After the previous "edification" of pond mud, everyone is not so resistant to the "Yoneda Gong" of the toilet. Some are responsible for scooping, some are responsible for picking, and some are responsible for flushing.

After everyone's careful "care", we can finally grow vegetables. In order to encourage everyone's enthusiasm, the company adopts a point system, and rewards additional vegetables once in half a year or at the end of the year to see which class grows well and which class has a high harvest. Although welfare is only a one-time addition, it is beneficial to improve everyone's enthusiasm and cultivate everyone's spirit of collectivism. The four seasons in the south are like summer, and the seasonal requirements for vegetables are not high, and some squad leaders are more knowledgeable, so they preemptively chose radishes and cabbage, thinking that this kind of vegetable is easy to grow and heavy, and should produce enough. Some chose olive vegetables, and the squad leaders who enlisted in the south chose other vegetables such as empty greens, which were recommended as a continuation of the dishes, which were simple and did not lack yield. In order to make the food grow better, everyone took advantage of the opportunity to go out for a run, after dinner, etc., brought a braided belt, pushed it on the bucket truck, and went to pick up cow dung. There are not many people in a class, and they can get seven points of side land, and everyone is like planting their own self-reserved land, meticulous and careful, and caring for their own vegetable seedlings like caring for their own property. It is hope, it is sustenance, it is honor.

In order to cooperate with the company to raise pigs, sometimes a little feed is also planted on the sideline land, such as sweet potato seedlings and the like. Sweet potato seedlings and sweet potatoes are good things, and they are rare things for many families in the north. But in the south they are feed for pigs. That's the difference in geography. Many people later saw business opportunities from here and put it on the table with the practices of the north. The good things in the South were also brought to the North by many veterans, each taking what he needed.

At that time, there were some very bad phenomena. Some regard the production of agriculture and sideline industries as an image work, and although a lot of money is put in, there is a phenomenon that "pigs are raised and not killed, and vegetables are not harvested when they grow taller" and are kept for the leaders to see, and "political pigs" and "cultural pigs" have appeared, and formalism is serious. Some units only calculate political accounts, do not count economic accounts, pay too much attention to infrastructure construction, invest more in pigsty, sheep pen and water supply projects, affect the input in other aspects, some feed livestock all by buying feed, do not know how to make comprehensive use of swill, forage, economic benefits are not high, some do not pay attention to practical results, plant some flashy varieties, not only can not get benefits, but also cause waste; Some blindly introduce fine varieties, because the climate, feed and other aspects are difficult to meet the needs, resulting in the survival rate, the slaughter rate is too low, some planning is not in place, livestock slaughter and vegetable finished products maturity time is too concentrated, resulting in some seasons too much output, the troops are difficult to digest themselves, and some times there is no output, completely relying on market procurement. Aware of this, the higher authorities demanded immediate correction, stressing that agricultural and sideline production should return to its original position, that it is necessary to uphold the principle of serving the life of the troops, to uphold the principle of adapting measures to local conditions, to be appropriate in scale, and to apply it in a scientific manner, and to uphold the principle of standardizing management, reducing the use of troops, and improving efficiency. We at the grassroots level must be very happy to hear these demands. At all times, as long as we adhere to the stipulation that grassroots units put first and soldiers first, we will be wholeheartedly supported and warmly welcomed by the officers and men at the grassroots level.