On the evening of December 29, 1934, the Central Guard Division set off from Zhongzhuang in Honghuagang, Zunyi, and advanced to Maotai Town, Renhuai County, opening the prelude to the Central Red Army's passing through the Chengdu Plain.

Liu Yimin stood at the intersection and watched the troops pass in front of him. It wasn't until the team of the field ambulance station came over and saw the seriously wounded in the battles in Qingxi Town and Yangping Town on stretchers, and the lightly wounded and doctors and nurses were all riding mules and horses, that Liu Yimin turned his horse's head with confidence and rushed towards the front of the team.

As soon as he left the entrance of Zhongzhuang Village, he saw a group of cavalry rushing from the direction of Zunyi City, carrying torches, rushing in his direction.

Liu Yimin thought to himself, what is the urgency of the headquarters, right? Just wait and see.

After a while, Wu Zheng rushed up from behind, his eyes were full of joy, and his mouth shouted: "Division Commander, it's [***], Vice Chairman Zhou, Commander-in-Chief Zhu and Comrade Luo Fu, the leaders have come to see us off!" ”

Liu Yimin clamped the horse's belly between his legs and greeted him.

From a distance, I saw that [***] and his party had dismounted and met Cai Zhong and them.

Liu Yimin jumped off the horse, ran forward quickly, and saluted.

[***] said: "Comrade Liu Yimin, there is a long way to go, and there is a long way to go!" It is up to you to be flexible and determined. If necessary, troops can be sent to distract the enemy. The Ninth Army Corps has already moved here, striving to attract the main force of the Sichuan Army on the South Road, the Fourth Front Army on the North Road is also preparing to act, and Xiangxi He Long and Xiao Ke are also actively moving. The 1st, 3rd, and 5th Army Corps have concentrated their forces and are ready at any time to annihilate the enemy's pursuers and confine the enemy to the northern Qianbei line. After you succeed in attacking Chengdu, you must quickly divide your troops to occupy the county towns and key points near Chengdu, and welcome the main force to the north. If an accident occurs, the troops should move quickly, look for fighters during the movement, and must not collide with the enemy's main force. ”

After speaking, [***] turned to Cai Zhong, Feng Dafei, and Huang Su again: "Comrade Cai Zhong, Comrade Dafei, Comrade Huang Su, let me emphasize again, the battle of the guard division is decided by Comrade Liu Yimin, you must obey the order and listen to the command, control the troops well, and ensure the realization of the strategic intention of the central authorities." ”

The scab on Cai Zhong's brow was black and shiny under the reflection of the torch, and he looked more and more energetic, and roared loudly: "Please rest assured, Chairman, I will definitely assist the division commander to command the troops and resolutely complete the tasks assigned to the guard division by the central government!" ”

Feng Dafei and Huang Su also expressed their resolute obedience to orders and commands to ensure the completion of the task.

[***] nodded with satisfaction: "I believe that the guard division will definitely be able to complete the glorious mission it undertook." ”

Mr. Zhu looked at Liu Yimin kindly, and explained: "The key is concealment and camouflage, after occupying Yibin, quickly go north, do not entangle with the enemy all the way, and resolutely do not fight if you can, and take Chengdu directly." When you occupy Chengdu and stand firm, it's up to you to fight whichever you want. Don't be so angry that you can forget about the task of capturing Chengdu by focusing on how many enemies you destroy on the road. ”

Liu Yimin nodded: "I know." ”

Vice Chairman Zhou said: "Comrade Liu Yimin and Comrade Cai Zhong, when we can tell the soldiers the objectives of this march, we must clearly explain to everyone the important significance of our army's operation. It is necessary to tell party members and cadres that overcoming all difficulties and quickly occupying Chengdu is the greatest loyalty to the party at the present stage. ”

Liu Yimin and Cai Zhong saluted Vice Chairman Zhou together: "Yes, according to Vice Chairman Zhou's instructions." ”

Look at the time is not early, and if you want to confess, you have also confessed, [***] waved his hand: "Let's go, see you in Chengdu!" ”

After Liu Yimin said goodbye to the leaders, he set off. Looking at the mighty guard division troops, Zhang Wentian, who had not spoken, spoke: "Lao Mao, Enlai, boss, I think the guard division can be upgraded to a corps." ”

Mr. Zhu's eyes kept following the ranks of the guard division, and his eyes were a little moist as he watched the cavalry, artillery, infantry, engineers, and baggage troops pass in front of him. After listening to Zhang Wentian's words, Mr. Zhu received: "They are actually already a legion, and they are the main army of the first class." ”

Zhou Enlai said excitedly: "Think about it, when the powerful guard division suddenly appears on the Chengdu Plain, what will be the expressions of Chiang Kai-shek and Liu Xiang?" ”

[***] said, "Then do you still need to think about it?" It must be the color of the earth, and he must be sitting on the ground! Let's go, guys, back to town. After speaking, Liu led everyone to pull out their horses and return to Zunyi City.

Liu Yimin became more and more fond of marching at night, and without being disturbed by enemy planes, the troops could advance along the main road, which accelerated the speed of marching and reduced the difficulty of marching.

The fighters of the Special Operations Brigade of the Special Operations Brigade of the Special Operations Battalion had already set off first with the guide, leaving road signs along the way to guide the troops' actions.

The First Army had already occupied Renhuai. From Zunyi to Renhuai, there is no need to worry about a large group of enemy ambushes along the way, and a small group of scattered enemies have long been hiding far away when they see such a large-scale marching team, and they don't dare to brush the tiger's whiskers at all. So, although the mountain road was difficult, the overall situation of the march was satisfactory.

At dawn, the troops rushed to Renhuai County and connected with the first army. The corps commander and political commissar Nie Rongzhen personally arranged for the guard division to camp. Liu Yimin was not polite, and ordered the troops to disperse and camp according to the arrangement of the First Army, and ordered the artillery regiment to leave a battalion of mountain artillery and mortars under the command of the First Army.

At noon, the troops finished their camp and continued to advance towards Maotai Town.

The town of Moutai is located on the banks of the beautiful Chishui River.

It is said that as early as the era of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Moutai Town produced the "luscious sauce-flavored" wolf sauce wine that fascinated Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, which became famous. In the twenty-seventh year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty, that is, in 1599, after the Wanli Emperor destroyed the Yang clan in Banzhou, the Wu clan who fought with the army settled in Maotai Town and established the first official brewing workshop. In the Jiaqing and Daoguang years of the Qing Dynasty, there were more than 20 burning workshops in Moutai Town, and the products were exported to Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan and Hunan. In 1915, Beiyang Zhengaxe sent Moutai to the San Francisco International Exposition in the United States, and foreigners saw that it was a canned wine of clay tiles and disdained it at all. In a hurry, an official of the Beiyang political axe grabbed a can of Moutai wine and fell to the ground, and this time, the strong aroma of wine conquered everyone present at once. Moutai also won the gold medal at the Panama International Exposition, and became a world-famous liquor. At this time, there are three professional brewing workshops in Moutai Town: "Chengyi Burning Workshop", "Ronghe Burning Workshop" and "Hengxing Burning Workshop", the Moutai liquor of Chengyi Burning Workshop is commonly known as Hua Mao, the Moutai liquor of Ronghe Burning Workshop is commonly known as Wang Mao, and the Moutai liquor of Hengxing Burning Workshop is commonly known as Lai Mao, and the annual output of the three burning workshops is less than 30,000 kilograms.

In the evening, the ancient town of Moutai is shrouded in the afterglow of the falling day, which looks more simple and vicissitudes.

The wharf was full of boats that had come from afar to carry wine. Because of the ancient adage that the red water never travels at night, the boatmen all anchored early, went ashore to drink, and rested.

At this time, the special brigade of the vanguard of the Central Guard Division of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, as well as a regiment, a battalion and a company, entered the ancient town one after another. Subsequently, the guards division team drove into the ancient town, and the calm ancient town immediately became lively.

When approaching Moutai Town, Liu Yimin smelled the thick aroma of wine in the air. Thinking about the price of a bottle of Moutai in later generations and the strong stock price, Liu Yimin asked Wu Zheng to give each soldier a silver dollar to buy wine. However, it is not allowed to drink too much, so as not to interfere with the evening march. He also ordered Li Qing to order the troops not to destroy all the facilities in the town, including wine tanks, wine jars, and wine bottles.

After entering Maotai Town, except for the small units that were left to control the ferry and serve as guards, the units of the guard division, under the guidance of the soldiers of the special brigade who arrived in advance, quickly dispersed to rest and prepare for dinner. Many warriors took the silver dollars they had just received and bought wine in the town.

Liu Yimin ordered the engineering regiment to use the ferry to quickly build two pontoon bridges.

The people in the ancient town suddenly found a large army driving in silently, staring at the team with suspicious eyes: gray uniforms, octagonal hats, red hat badges, red collar badges, dusty people, as if they had come from a long distance. The merchants immediately thought about closing the door quickly, so as not to be robbed by the army, and the ordinary people also called for their children and daughters, and were busy closing their doors.

Soon, the people will not panic. This army was different from the army that passed by in the past, it did not enter the courtyards of the common people, and was scattered in piles of open spaces and empty fields in the town. Soon there were also soldiers with money to buy alcohol.

God, the soldiers are not robbing wine and things, but buying them with money, which is new.

So, the merchants first smiled and began to talk to the Red Army soldiers who were buying wine. With this remark, the Red Army's purpose, surname, and purpose of going north to resist spread throughout the town.

At that time, Moutai was hidden in the mountains, which was very cheap, and a pound of wine was only a few copper plates. Each soldier of the Red Army had a silver dollar, which was a lot of purchasing power. In addition, the production of Moutai liquor is limited, and for a while, many stores have empty wine tanks, and they are busy going to the roasting workshop to pick up wine.

As soon as Boss Hua, the largest Chengyi Burning Workshop in the town, heard that the army had entered the town, he panicked and didn't know what to do, and hurriedly beckoned the guys to close the door and hide the wine, for fear that if the action was slow, the hard work of several generations would be over.

After being busy for a long time, there were no rebels coming to disturb him, Boss Hua was a little surprised, could it be that this army has already left? Soon, the people who carried the wine from the store arrived, and there was an endless stream. Boss Hua thought, it's really strange, in previous years, the army was a disaster, is today's army the God of Wealth or the incarnation of the Bodhisattva? Why don't you rob or kill, but give a lot of silver.

After asking a shopkeeper who had come to pick up wine, I learned that it was the Red Army, and that the Red Army protected industry and commerce. Boss Hua thought, it is really the teacher of benevolence and righteousness, who can do it without committing crimes in autumn and protect the poor and industry and commerce, since ancient times, I am afraid that only the troops of Li Shimin, Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, can do it. It seems that this is an army with ambitions for the world. It is also a kind of opportunity to see such an army in my life. Busy telling the guys to kill pigs and fill wine, he was going to comfort the Red Army.

When Liu Yimin saw that the troops were settled, he asked Zhang Haitao and Li Chengyi to buy more wine and send it to the field ambulance. He and Cai Zhong went to the field ambulance station to visit the wounded.

When I arrived at the field ambulance station, I saw the director Chen Tong leading the medical staff to wipe the wounds of the wounded with wine. Liu Yimin was taken aback, the purpose of his coming was to ask the doctors to wipe the wounds of the wounded with wine to reduce inflammation, but he didn't expect that Chen Tong had no teacher and had already done it.

Seeing the division commander and political commissar coming, Chen Tong hurriedly reported and saluted. Liu Yimin said: "Director Chen, you have worked hard all the way, are there any difficulties?" ”

Chen Tong was a doctor of the former Red Fifth Division, and he has been operating with the 18th Regiment since he was rescued by Liu Yimin in Xinwei. He has great respect for Liu Yimin, and the reason is simple, that is, Liu Yimin never abandons the wounded. You know, the Red Army was in a shift, and taking the wounded with it affected the speed of the troops' march. If the speed of this march is slow, it will be easy for the enemy to catch up. Therefore, during the war years, the wounded of the Red Army were basically placed in the homes of ordinary people to recuperate from their wounds, and many of them were later caught by white bandits, and sacrifice was a conceivable outcome.

Since meeting Liu Yimin, no matter how difficult or hard this Red Army unit is, it has always taken the wounded with them. According to Liu Yimin, that is, the lives of Red Army soldiers are the most precious, and they would rather bring less supplies than the wounded. They are the backbone when they take care of their wounds, and one person may be able to bring out a platoon, a company, or even a battalion or regiment in the future.

In addition, from the 18th Regiment to the Guard Division, this unit has won successive battles, captured a large number of them, and has no worries about medicines, and most of the wounded recover quickly, so this doctor is easy to be.

Hearing the division commander ask himself, Chen Tong reported: "Thank you for the teacher's concern, there is no difficulty for the time being." It's just that there are fewer medical staff, and it would be better if there were more people. ”

Liu Yimin said: "The medical staff will be available soon, you don't have to think about this problem, I will remember it." By the way, how do you know that rubbing the wounds of the wounded with wine can reduce inflammation? ”

Chen Tong smiled: "Teacher, it's not that I know, but most doctors know." Wine contains alcohol, which can not only reduce inflammation, but also invigorate blood circulation and eliminate blood stasis. Soak your feet in wine and walk very briskly. Unfortunately, this wine is too good and too expensive for us to enjoy. ”

Liu Yimin said: "I have already asked the guard battalion to buy wine, and I will send it to you in a while." You should bring more ideas, and wipe the wounds of the wounded when camping on the way. ”

Before he finished speaking, he heard a wounded man shouting: "I won't wipe it, take it, take it away!" ”

Liu Yimin was a little familiar with the voice, and when he walked over to take a look, he found that it was Niu Liangzi, an old Red Army soldier who took the lead in complaining to the recruit company when he was reorganizing the army in the west, so he said: "Niu Liangzi, why don't you let your comrades wipe your wounds?" ”

As soon as he saw that it was the division commander, Niu Liangzi raised his body on the stretcher and sat up, and said: "Report to the division commander, Niu Liangzi, the platoon commander of the eighth company of the third battalion, report to you, my wound is not in the way, this wine is so expensive, wipe it for other seriously wounded, I can just endure it." ”

Liu Yimin looked at the part of his injury, which was in the abdomen. Chen Tongbu said: "Report to the division commander, Comrade Niu Liangzi is very brave, the bullet broke his intestines, and he has been in a coma when he was carried down, and the effect is good after the operation, and he is recovering very well now." ”

When Liu Yimin heard this, he asked Chen Tong: "Who did the operation?" ”

Chen Tong said: "I did it to report to the division commander. ”

Cai Zhong interjected: "The division commander may not know that Comrade Chen Tong once went to Germany to study surgery and studied surgery. He is also fluent in German. ”

Liu Yimin thought, this Red Army team is really full of talents, I don't know how many surprises are waiting for him. He said to Chen Tong: "Thank you, Comrade Chen Tong. Give you a task, and when you go back, you will give me a list of the medical equipment and medicines you need, and the next time you fight, you will give priority to the materials and equipment needed for field medical care. ”

Chen Tong said: "Commander, this is what you said, not that I am making trouble for you." So I'm going to list it now? ”

Liu Yimin said: "Go, I'll wait." ”

Chen Tong immediately went to look for paper and pen. Liu Yimin leaned down, helped Niu Liangzi lie down on the stretcher, and said patiently: "Brother comrade, you are an old Red Army soldier, a hero, and you must take the lead everywhere and at all times." Since it is useful to wipe the wound with wine, we must also wipe it no matter how expensive it is. When you're healed, wouldn't it be okay to go to the front line to kill more enemies and capture more? How can it not be calculated? ”

Two tears rolled out of the corners of Niu Liangzi's eyes and nodded.

Liu Yimin quipped: "Yo, our combat heroes are still shedding tears!" When you're healed, I'll give you a big red flower, and don't shed any more tears when the time comes! ”

Niu Liangzi laughed amusedly, and the medical soldier next to him hurriedly came up to help him wipe his wounds.

Liu Yimin and Cai Zhong returned to the temporary residence of the division headquarters and met Boss Hua of the Chengyi Burning Workshop.

Boss Hua saw that the division headquarters of the Red Army was located in a house in the town with the lid removed, and a broken table found out of nowhere was placed in it, and the stones were placed around the table. The commanders of the Red Army sat on the stones around the table.

Boss Hua has seen the world, and the wine that Moutai won the award in Panama is the "Shuangde brand" Moutai produced by his Chengyi Burning Workshop, which is also the source of Moutai, the national liquor that shines in later generations. As soon as he saw that the Red Army commanders would rather work and rest in such a harsh environment than disturb the people, Boss Hua knew that his conjecture was correct, this was a high-ambition and well-disciplined army, and compared to them, Chairman Wang's Qianjun was simply bandits.

I heard that it was the owner of the Chengyi Burning Workshop who came to condole, Cai Zhong and they didn't know the twists and turns under the Moutai brand, but Liu Yimin knew very well that this was the authentic Moutai boss who came, and he was busy getting up to greet him.

Boss Hua hugged his fists: "Ladies and gentlemen, the army has worked hard from afar, and the trumpet is a little polite, not a respect, and I hope to smile." After saying that, with a wave of his hand, the guys walked in with wine and two big pigs that had been cleaned up.

Cai Zhong hurriedly said: "Boss Hua, our Red Army has discipline and cannot take a stitch from the masses. You better take these things back! ”

Boss Hua said: "Could it be that the chief thinks there are few things? In a hurry, there is no hurry to prepare, and the trumpet will prepare a thin gift again, and I hope that the chief is not strange! ”

Cai Zhong said: "Boss Hua misunderstood, it's not that there are few things, it's that our Red Army has discipline and can't accept your gifts." ”

Boss Hua said: "The army is here, and Qiu will not commit any crimes." The governors paid for the wine. This is the Moutai liquor that won the gold medal at the Panama International Exposition in the United States, and I specially brought it to the chiefs to taste. It can also be regarded as making a name for the trumpet wine. Please don't excuse yourself, Commanders. If the chiefs don't accept these thin wines, outsiders will know about them, and they will think that the quality of the trumpet wine is not good, and if it spreads out, it may affect the trumpet's business. ”

As soon as Liu Yimin heard it, he knew that this Hua boss was not simple, he spoke in a garden, thoughtful, and enthusiastic. He said: "Political commissar, since Boss Hua is enthusiastic, our army has a policy of protecting and supporting the development and growth of national industry. I think things can be taken away. In this way, Boss Hua, I won't drink your wine in vain, go get rice paper, I'll give you an inscription to cheer for your Moutai wine and make it famous. What do you think? ”

Boss Hua's smiling eyes were about to narrow, and he said yes again and again, and told the guy to hurry up and get the pen, ink, paper, and inkstone.

Liu Yimin asked Li Chengyi to take the things and distribute the pork to the troops. He pulled Boss Hua to sit on the stone and inquired in detail about the output and sales of Chengyi.

Boss Hua gave a brief introduction to the situation of Chengyi, and then said, "Sir, let's talk while drinking, how about it." ”

Liu Yimin asked Li Chengyi to find a few bowls and open a jar of wine. As soon as the wine jar was opened, the fragrance of Moutai came to the nose. Several people praised "good wine" in unison, separated the wine, one bowl per person, and chatted while drinking.

After a while, the man trotted all the way and brought pen and ink and rice paper. Liu Yimin was also not polite, spread the paper on the table, hung his wrist and carried the pen, and the four big cursive characters of "National Liquor Moutai" jumped on the paper, and Cai Zhong, Feng Dafei, Huang Su, Liu Jianjian, Li Qing, Wu Zheng and Boss Hua applauded in unison. Then, Liu Yimin carried the pen on the side paragraph like flying, and inscribed a poem of seven uniques: "The famous mountains and beautiful waters are pregnant with Moutai, and the rain and fog cover the sauce and fragrant." Hundreds of distillations are steamed into elixir, and the reputation of fine wine has been passed down from generation to generation. Then he wrote: On the evening of December 30, 1934, I stayed overnight in Moutai on the way to the Long March. Mr. Cheng Yi Hua gave Moutai wine, drank it like a jade liquid, and then inscribed a poem to commemorate it. He said that if he could revisit the ancient town, he should drink 300 glasses of wine. Liu Yimin, commander of the Central Guard Division of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, was recorded in Maotai Town, Guizhou.

Only then did Boss Hua know that the number of this Red Army unit was the Central Guard Division, and the division commander was called Liu Yimin, who was the heroic young general who inscribed and wrote poems for him.

Boss Hua picked up the inscription, pondered it carefully, and then read the inscription again, shaking his head and chanting, "The famous mountains and beautiful waters are pregnant with Moutai, and the rain and fog cover the sauce and fragrance." Hundreds of distillations are steamed into elixir, and the reputation of fine wine has been passed down from generation to generation. ”

After chanting, he pondered the meaning of "national liquor Moutai" several times, and asked Liu Yimin excitedly: "General Liu, do you mean that my Moutai is the national liquor and can represent China, right?" ”

Liu Yimin nodded.

Boss Hua asked again: "The reputation of fine wine in General Liu's poem has been passed down to all generations, does it mean that my Moutai wine will have a prosperous day in the future?" ”

Liu Yimin said: "Of course, the national wine is naturally fragrant for all generations!" ”

Boss Hua bowed his head and bowed, so panicked that Liu Yimin and Cai Zhong helped him together.

Boss Hua said: "You chiefs don't know, this inscription of General Liu confirms the status of my Moutai in the liquor industry, which is very noble. The famous mountains and beautiful waters in this poem are pregnant with Moutai, which is not only about the geographical environment of Moutai Ancient Town, but also about the geographical advantages of Moutai. The rain and fog cover the sauce fragrance opens a sentence, which explains the climatic characteristics of Moutai Town, and the sauce fragrance is the fragrance name of Moutai, also known as Maoxiang. We use Chishui River water to make sake here, which is slightly sweet and has no impurities, and is the best water in the world. At the same time, Moutai Town is in the mountains, and it is shrouded in clouds and mist, with high temperatures for five months all year round, and it is hot and humid for most of the year. This Moutai can only be made here, and it tastes different if you make it in a different place. My ancestors fell in love with the magic of this place, so they moved here from Jiangnan to make sake. It's not that I blow it, but the trumpet wine is definitely a first-class good wine in China. The sentence of 100 distillations and thousands of steamed into agar is to say that the production process of my Moutai is complex and strict. To tell the truth, the people who watch the wine in my wine cellar must be neatly dressed and clean, not to mention the other workers and winemakers. I only produce 15,000 to 18,000 catties a year, not because I don't want to produce more, but I can't make it. My wines have to be stored for more than four years and then mixed with 20, 30, 40 years old before they are put on sale. Therefore, this sentence of 100 distillations and thousands of steamed into elixir, the small wine is worthy of it. ”

Cai Zhong said: "It turns out to be so complicated! ”

Huang Su asked: "Then is the output of the other two a little more?" ”

Boss Hua shook his head: "The three Chinese trumpets have the longest time and the highest output. ”

Liu Yimin said with a smile: "Boss Hua, your explanation, I feel that such a good wine has made me drink, it's a pity!" ”

Boss Hua shook his hand again and again: "No! No! General Liu is our confidant in the liquor industry, as the saying goes, there are a thousand cups of wine for every confidant, how can you say that? I have decided that my Chengyi will give General Liu Yicheng dry shares, and you will be one of the shareholders of Chengyi Shuangde brand Moutai in the future. General Liu, please don't shirk. ”

As soon as he said this, Liu Yimin and Cai Zhong looked at each other, which felt too incredible.

Liu Jianjian thought, the teacher is also amazing, wrote a few words, inscribed a few lines of poetry, and became a shareholder of Chengrenjia Moutai, didn't he become a capitalist? This is not okay, and it must not be accepted. Therefore, without waiting for Liu Yimin to answer, Liu Jianli said directly: "Boss Hua, thank you for your kindness, our division commander can't accept the dry shares you gifted, in that case, he will make a mistake." ”

hated Liu Yimin so much that he wanted to kick Liu Jianjian a few times on the side. Do you think, if you win in the future, you will incite and incite butterfly wings, maybe you will have a stock market sooner, and then this Moutai will inevitably still be a big bull stock, and what a lot of wealth is a dry stock? This Liu Jianjian, don't say what should be said, and say nonsense what shouldn't be said.

As soon as Boss Hua heard Liu Jianjian say this, he knew that the Red Army might have strict discipline, and said regretfully: "If General Liu can't accept the dry shares of the trumpet, then that's it, every year in the future, the trumpet will guarantee the supply of General Liu 200 catties of good wine, no matter where General Liu is stationed, the trumpet will ask someone to send it." ”

At this time, Liu Yimin didn't wait for others to speak, and hurriedly said: "Then thank you Boss Hua!" Boss Hua happily took the words and left, and the Red Army also had dinner.

After eating, Liu Yimin took Li Chengyi to the ancient town of Moutai for a walk, and when he saw the faint buildings in the depths of the ancient town, he knew that this was a holy place for winemaking after all, with merchants gathering and being relatively wealthy. I thought that in the future, after defeating the Kuomintang and the reactionary regime of the Kuomintang, we must think of vigorously developing the economy, correcting the detours taken in the [***] era in history, and making the common people rich as soon as possible. National high-quality resources such as Moutai should be vigorously explored and integrated, form a fist brand, and enter the international market as soon as possible.

While thinking about it, I turned to the place where I was camping and saw that most of the soldiers were soaking their feet in wine. Some of the fighters soaked their mouths and said, "It's fun, it's fucking fun!" ”

Wang Dahu took a clay basin, found a stone and sat down, took a jar of wine, poured it into it, and then put his scarred feet into it.

It may be that the wound of frostbite has collapsed, and Wang Dahu's tears in pain have come out.

Liu Yimin looked funny, walked over and said, "Wang Dahu, how does it taste?" Cool? ”

As soon as he saw the division commander coming, Wang Dahu wanted to get up and salute, and the other soldiers stopped talking.

Liu Yimin held down Wang Dahu and let him continue soaking.

Wang Dahu asked: "Teacher, what do you mean by whether you are cool or not?" ”

When Liu Yimin heard it, damn it, he said that he had leaked his mouth. The day before yesterday, Hu Di asked himself what he meant by cool, and today Wang Dahu asked again, what will be paid attention to in the future. I said angrily: "Cool means very beautiful and very good." Do you know how Chen Guangzhong, the commander of the 63rd Division, died? ”

Wang Dahu said: "We killed you? ”

Liu Yimin said: "Wrong, he is stupid!" ”

Wang Dahu knew that the teacher was changing the law to say that he was stupid and amused himself, and he didn't mind. Turning his face, he said to Liu Yimin: "Commander, report something to you, my instructor has been vacant, and I want to transfer Wang Xinyun, the instructor of the original company, back to give me a team." What do you think? ”

Liu Yimin said: "Wang Xinyun went to Jiuying last time, can he walk away?" ”

Wang Dahu said: "Then I don't care, my battalion can't be without instructors." Please ask the division commander to transfer him back. ”

Liu Yimin thought about it and said, "What about your regiment leader? ”

Wang Dahu immediately shouted: "Correspondent, go and report to the regiment commander and political commissar, and say that the division commander is here." ”

By the time Gao Yuan and Zhao Jie came, Wang Dahu had already soaked his feet and stood beside Liu Yimin respectfully.

Liu Yimin stopped the salute of the two people and asked directly: "The troops are about to fight, are all the cadres of your battalions complete?" ”

Gao Yuan said: "Everything else is complete, the first battalion lacks an instructor, and the second battalion lacks a battalion commander."

Liu Yimin said: "This time the headquarters supports so many cadres, why don't you give priority to the first and second battalions with cadres? ”

Gao Yuan said: "That's right, there is a gap between the headquarters and the original cadres in terms of tactics and ideology, and it will take time to make up for it. I discussed with the political commissar, and I was about to report to you, and I wanted to transfer back Wang Xinyun and Zhao Dahe, who were transferred out. ”

Liu Yimin immediately interrupted him: "When is it, the main battalion has not yet been equipped with cadres, and if you are always allowed to do both, it will affect your command of the overall situation." In this way, you go and tell Li Qing, just say what I said, immediately transfer Wang Xinyun to the first battalion as an instructor, and transfer Zhao Dahe back to the second battalion as the battalion commander, and let them report now, and they must not be delayed for any reason! Let's go back to their vacant positions. ”

Gao Yuan and Zhao Jie saluted and went to find Li Qing.

Leaving the first battalion, along the way, I saw soldiers soaking their feet in wine, attracting the common people to point on the side.

Liu Yimin wanted to stop it, but after thinking about it, he still forgot it, no matter how precious the wine was, it was not as precious as the life and body of the Red Army soldiers, the medicine was scarce, and the troops could not get a good rest, so there was no way to soak their feet in wine. After that, Chiang Kai-shek's newspaper let him say whatever he wanted, anyway, it is impossible to rely on Chiang Kai-shek to carry forward Moutai, as long as the revolution is victorious, it will become a good story for the Red Army soldiers to soak their feet in Moutai, and it can also add color and luster to Moutai!

When I turned back to the division headquarters, I saw Tang Xingying holding a wine jar and tinkering there. Liu Yimin asked her what she was doing, and the girl said that she could use Moutai to refine alcohol, and she was thinking about how to refine it.

Liu Yimin said: "No need, we can seize the alcohol again, this wine is very good, stay it for future entertainment." ”

Tang Xingying was a little reluctant and said, "I really have a way to refine alcohol with Moutai, can you let me try it." ”

Liu Yimin said in his heart, then you still need to try, Lao Tzu is a top student of Peking University, and it is easy to extract alcohol from wine. However, if you want to use Moutai, which will be difficult to get for many years in the future, to refine alcohol, unless Lao Tzu's brain is flooded, don't even think about it!

Thinking about it in his heart, Liu Yimin still said: "The army is about to set off, and when it is settled down in the future, you will conduct experiments." Go ahead, pack your things and get ready to go. ”

Tang Xingying had no choice but to agree, and the gray earth walked out. As soon as he walked out a short distance, he heard Liu Yimin shouting: "Come back!" Tang Xingying immediately ran back, thinking that he would conduct experiments again.

Liu Yimin stared at Tang Xingying for a long time, until he saw Tang Xingying's cheeks dizzy, and Liu Yimin said: "In the future, whether you are marching or fighting, you will act with me." Li Chengyi is responsible for your safety. ”

Tang Xingying thought that she had misheard, and asked in a trembling voice, "Is what you said true?" ”

Liu Yimin nodded affirmatively.

Tang Xingying was overjoyed all of a sudden, said "thank you", covered her face and ran away.

Looking at Tang Xingying's back, Liu Yimin wondered if he was too selfish. Thinking about it again, during the war years, female comrades can only be safe if they have been following the main force, since this girl is interesting to herself, and she is so good, she must protect her no matter what, and she can't leave regrets. Be selfish, be selfish, anyway, I'm not a saint, is it an achievement to be able to protect a woman who likes you!

Looking at the watch, the time was almost up, so he ordered Li Chengyi to send someone to inform Li Lingfeng, Wang Tongsheng, and Wang Dahu to accept the task.

When Li Lingfeng, Wang Tongsheng, and Wang Dahu arrived at the division headquarters, they saw Liu Yimin looking up at the sky with his hands behind his back, and the three of them were afraid of disturbing the division commander, so they didn't dare to make a sound.

After waiting for a while, Liu Yimin turned his face, looked at the three of them and said, "Now there is a top-secret mission that needs to be completed by the three of you, are you confident?" ”

The three of them didn't think about it, and shouted directly: "Yes!" ”

Liu Yimin nodded with satisfaction: "The three of you lead the most elite troops of our division, looking at the country, there is no problem at all." I would have liked to personally lead you on this mission, but I can't do that right now. You are not only my comrades-in-arms and comrades, but also the students I brought out single-handedly to a certain extent. I'm sure you'll get the job done. ”

The three of them shouted in unison: "Please rest assured, the division commander, promise to complete the task!" ”

Liu Yimin's face was pale: "Order: Organize a special operations detachment with a special service battalion, a regiment and a battalion, with Li Lingfeng as the captain, Wang Tongsheng as the deputy captain, and Wang Dahu as the political commissar." The combat mission of the special operations detachment is to open the door for the division's rapid column to enter Chengdu. The first step is to set off tonight, take and quickly control Gulin County in the early hours of tomorrow. At present, there is no regular army in Gulin County, only a militia of more than 1,000 people to which Hou Zhidan belongs. The method was for the special operations brigade to climb over the city wall under the cover of night, open the city gate after succeeding, cover the sniper brigade, and prepare for fire support and assault. The second step is to change into the clothes of the Sichuan army in Gulin, disguise the Sichuan army, and make a surprise attack on Yibin, and I will lead the first, second, and third regiments and cavalry battalions to follow up as your backup. After occupying Yibin, our army divided its troops into two routes, with the special operations detachment as the forerunner, and I led a cavalry battalion, an artillery battalion, an engineer battalion, a baggage battalion, and the first, second, and third regiments to form a fast column to camouflage the Sichuan army and make a surprise attack on Chengdu. The political commissar and Deputy Division Commander Feng led other troops to follow. This task is very arduous, and it requires that there must be no flaws. I have ordered Zhong Zanda, political commissar of the new corps, to select 24 veteran Red Army soldiers from Sichuan, of whom 6 will move with you, and the other 18 will move with the large army. Do you understand the task? ”

As soon as the three of them heard that the troops were going to Chengdu, obediently, it was the provincial capital of Sichuan, Liu Xiang's nest! Excited, he immediately shouted loudly: "Understood, guaranteed to complete the task!" ”

Liu Yimin also explained: "This time we are sure to win the battle, because Liu Xiang's main forces are all concentrated in northern and southern Sichuan, dealing with the Fourth Front Army and the Central Red Army respectively, and the troops near Chengdu are empty, and there is no opponent of our guard division." There are three key points, meaning speed, the second is concealment and camouflage, and the third is secrecy. When you go back, don't tell anyone about the mission, just lead the troops to set off, don't go to Leshan, and don't tell the soldiers the final goal of this battle. Here's a map of Sichuan, as well as the road map I have drawn, you can take it. ”

The three of them took the map and lit the torches to look at it, and it was clearly marked. He raised his hand and saluted and said goodbye to the teacher.

When they were separated, Liu Yimin confessed again, took more radio stations, and chose a good guide. After the three of them agreed, they went to carry it out.

Liu Yimin asked Li Chengyi to inform the political commissar that they were coming back and ordered the troops to prepare for departure.

An hour later, the various units of the Central Guard Division, stepping on the pontoon bridge built by the engineer regiment, crossed the Chishui River, entered the southern Sichuan boundary, and rushed to Gulin County.

Standing by the Chishui River, Liu Yimin had an unreal feeling: the troops passed through Maotai Town and crossed the Chishui River in this way, as if they were going on a business trip somewhere in the future, coming in a hurry and leaving in a hurry, without taking a single cloud with them.

However, I still have gains, at least I tasted the original Moutai during the Republic of China, got acquainted with Mr. Hua, the owner of Moutai, and left Mobao, which can be regarded as evidence of Liu Yimin's visit.

Looking back and taking another look at the ancient town of Moutai at night, the lights are bright and dim, which makes people reverie; Listen to the sound of the bubbling Chishui River, just like the ancient folk song sung by the poet, which remains unchanged for eternity. Let's go, we'll be back.

Liu Yimin packed up his feelings and rushed to the team in the night.

(To be continued)