Chapter 804 Anti-Japanese Mountain (continued)

At this time, it was late at night, the lights on Ma'anshan were lit, and the engineering troops and baggage troops were working intensively.

Liu Yimin, Luo Ronghuan, Guo Hongtao, Li Yu, Guo Zihua and other leaders sat on the top of the mountain, although the cool breeze was blowing, everyone could not feel the slightest coolness, and their hearts were dull and about to wring out the water.

Liu Yimin gave a briefing on the operational operation to sweep through the Suzhou-Anhui border region, gave a briefing on the process of opening up the base areas in the Suzhou-Anhui border region, and the meeting with Commander Ye Ting, Comrade Shaoqi, Comrade Chen Yi, and Comrade Huang Kecheng, and conveyed the instructions of the central authorities on opening up the Jiangsu-Anhui border region.

When he heard that the New Third Brigade, the New Seventh Brigade, and the Northern Jiangsu Detachment remained in the Suzhou-Anhui border area and were all under the command of ** and Chen Yi, Guo Zihua proposed that the New Third Brigade and the New Seventh Brigade should be rebuilt, and that the main force in Shandong should not be lacking and the number of troops could not be reduced. The reduction in the number of main forces will affect large combat operations.

When Li Yu heard that Gao Jingting was killed, he interjected and said that compared with Gao Jingting, the martyrs on Ma'anshan were much luckier, dying on the battlefield of fighting against the Japanese invaders, glorious, heroic, and not nestled.

Liu Yimin waved his hand to stop them, and then gave a detailed account of the situation of the battle to break through the Longhai Road, saying that he only realized the danger when Japanese planes suddenly bombed the headquarters, and decisively ordered the troops to take immediate action. After the introduction, Luo Ronghuan raised the question, that is, whether there will be a mole.

After Liu Yimin explained his analysis, Luo Ronghuan sighed: "It is better to fight in the base area, if it is in the Shandong base area, the actions of the troops can be highly secret, and such a tragedy will not occur." ”

Then, Luo Ronghuan comforted and said that the division commander should not be too sad, the War of Resistance is not a slogan, but a huge sacrifice. Judging from the actual situation of the battle to break through the Longhai Road, the division commander made a quick and effective decision at the critical juncture, and our army made proper deployments, which not only thwarted the Japanese army's conspiracy to attack our army, but also achieved tremendous results. In an extremely dangerous environment, it will not be easy for our army to break through the encirclement, not to mention the heavy damage to the Japanese army? Fortunately, this is a backbone unit such as the 1st Brigade and the Cavalry Brigade, and if it is replaced by an ordinary unit, I am afraid that the consequences will be unimaginable. From this point of view, it is absolutely correct for us to follow the line of being a crack soldier and constantly strengthen the building of the main force.

Li Yu complained that Liu Yimin should not be the queen of the palace in person, in case of an accident, the loss could not be compensated.

Luo Ronghuan said that Comrade Li Yu did not know enough about the instructors, and that the No. 1 and No. 2 palaces at the critical juncture were the traditions of our army, and this was the case from the Seventh Army of the Red Army. The rear of the No. 1 palace is conducive to stabilizing the morale of the army, stimulating morale, and ensuring that the whole army breaks out of the encirclement.

Next, Luo Ronghuan reported on Shandong's work. Economically, although there has been a drought this year, since last winter, irrigation facilities have been repaired in the plains and water cellars have been dug in the mountainous areas in accordance with Liu Yimin's orders, and the summer grain output has not been reduced by a large margin. There is no problem in the collection of summer grain in the four relatively consolidated base areas of southeast Shandong, western Shandong, southwest Shandong, and Jiaodong. However, some of the grain was robbed of grain in the Jinan area, the Taixi area, and along the Jiaoji Road during the Japanese sweep, and the grain production in the Taiyi mountain area was limited, and the population in the Yimeng central base area increased too rapidly, and there was still a large shortage of grain in the mountainous area. The food brought back by the troops from the south made up for the shortfall. At present, all major base areas have established branches and sub-branches of the Bohai Bank, established fiscal and taxation systems, and the circulation of commodities in the base areas has also been protected, and the economic situation is developing faster than originally expected. The only regret is that due to the bombing by Japanese planes, it is not possible to build factories openly and develop the economy on a large scale. Militarily, in the past few days, the Japanese army is still frantically sweeping around Jinan, Taixi, and Lunan, and our army relies on tunnels and mountainous areas to fight against the Japanese army. Now, the division commander led the 1st Brigade, the Cavalry Brigade, and the New 1st Brigade back to Shandong, as long as they fought a good battle, the offensive of the little devils would come to an abrupt end.

Now is not the time to study military affairs, Luo Ronghuan did not elaborate, he has already seen that Liu Yimin must have not rested since last night, and he looked very tired because of the stimulation of Jingjing's sacrifice. In particular, the white hair on the temples of the sideburns looked unusually glaring under the torches.

Luo Ronghuan stretched out his hand to pull out the white hair on Liu Yimin's sideburns, and asked the other comrades to go below to check the progress, and when there were only two of them left, Luo Ronghuan said: "The central government urges you to return north, mainly because the Japanese army's offensive on Shanxi is very fierce. Although the losses of our army were not large, the base area was greatly reduced. The intention of the Central Committee and the General Headquarters is that we should fight a major war of annihilation in Shandong as soon as possible, mobilize the Japanese army, and reduce the pressure on the Shanxi battlefield. ”

Liu Yimin had already realized this meaning in the chairman's telegram, and the chairman hoped that the instructor would reoccupy Qingdao, and in addition to the weak strength of Qingdao's defending forces, the most important thing was that he took a fancy to the importance of Qingdao. Once the instructor reoccupied Qingdao, the Japanese offensive in Shanxi would inevitably stop.

Liu Yimin nodded, Luo Ronghuan looked at him for a while, and then said, "I know Jingjing's affection for you." She is a good girl, and it is fate, luck, and misfortune that you meet in this life. If she hadn't met you, she might just be a female reporter living in peace. I met you and joined the Red Army, so many glorious achievements. Her luck is that our army, including you, has created a platform for her to display her talents, but unfortunately her relationship is not settled, and she likes you who shouldn't be liked. Maybe you didn't care much about her feelings, and you were disciplined and morally constrained, and you didn't give her emotional warmth. Seeing her fall in front of your eyes touched my feelings, and my mind was full of remorse and guilt, and I wished I could make her come back to life and compensate her. This is reflected in your arrangements for her funeral. Her sacrifice hit you hard, and I feel sad in my heart. The reason why the chairman and the boss gave Jingjing such a high evaluation also contained endless sorrow and deep regret. However, you are a member of the Central Committee, the Shandong Bureau, and the commander of our army in Shandong, so you have to swallow tears in your stomach, and you can't be too childlike. My comrades and I hope that you will pick yourself up and get to work as soon as possible. How many big things are waiting for you to come back and make decisions! ”

Luo Ronghuan couldn't be more thorough in what he said, and Liu Yimin felt a little better after hearing it.

Luo Ronghuan persuaded Liu Yimin to sleep for a while to recuperate his spirits. Tomorrow morning, the martyrs will be buried, and then they will go to Yushan, and after this battle, they will quickly think about how to complete the tasks assigned by the Central Committee and the headquarters.

With so many people here, Liu Yimin has no intention of resting, meditating on the spot and nourishing his spirit.

By the time Liu Yimin opened his eyes, it was already dawn.

Seeing Liu Yimin wake up, Ren Chaoran, the commander of the engineer brigade and Li Zengyu, the political commissar who came from Dadian and commanded the troops all night, came to report, saying that all the tombs were completed and could be buried, and asked the division commander to check them.

After Liu Yimin meditated, his spirit recovered, and when he stood on the top of the mountain and looked around, he saw that the Jiagu Mountain in the morning light was verdant, and it seemed to have become a solid support for Ma'anshan. The fields in the southeast are also full of verdant green, and the earth is full of life. Looking at the hillside again, rows of tombs and rows of coffins, it seemed that the sacrificed comrades-in-arms were lining up to report to him, waiting for his order to attack the Japanese invaders.

Liu Yimin settled down, led Luo Ronghuan and others to check Jingjing's mausoleum first, saw that the tomb had been completed, and looked inside, the tomb road, the main hall, and the tomb were all made of stone, and the area of the main hall and the tomb was very large, each with fifty or sixty square meters. Ever-bright lamps have been lit on the four walls of the main hall, and oil paintings painted by Liu Yimin have been hung on the central wall, and below is a row of white water lilies carved from crystal. Everlasting lamps were also lit on the four walls of the tomb, and four steel cables were fixed to hang the coffin, and the lower part was carved into a lotus flower with white crystal and amethyst, which flashed white and purple light under the faint everlasting lamp.

After Liu Yimin saw it, he turned to Ren Chaoran and said, "Thank you, comrades, I am very satisfied." Jingjing Spring has knowledge, and will also be grateful to comrades. ”

Out of Jingjing's mausoleum, Liu Yimin walked to the martyr's cemetery below, checked them one by one, and saw that the tombs were excavated in a very regular manner, and the rows were neat. Each tomb is inserted with a wooden plaque with the name, place of origin, number, time and place of sacrifice of the martyrs, a total of 1,231 martyrs. The coffins are also good, they are all painted. As for the stele, it can't be carved for a while, so it can only be carved slowly later.

After reading it, Liu Yimin ordered the troops to line up and hold a burial ceremony.

All the trumpeters of the Engineer Brigade, the Baggage Brigade, and the Division Guard Regiment who came with Luo Ronghuan lined up in three rows on the hillside, and all sounded the charge horn with the command of Bao Wen, the political commissar of the cavalry brigade.

The loud sound of the trumpet pierced the early morning sky and stirred through the mountains, as if to wake up the martyrs and hurry up!

After the trumpet stopped, Liu Yimin waved his hand and said, "Let the martyrs be buried in the ground and buried!" ”

The units immediately separated, took the squad as a unit, lifted the coffins of the martyrs, and began to bury them.

Jingjing's coffin was buried last, Liu Yimin personally carried the coffin into the tomb, and only after the soldiers fixed the coffin with four steel cables did Liu Yimin leave the tomb and order the tomb door to be closed.

Huang Wei, who was saved by Jingjing, knelt down beside Jingjing's grave for a long time, crying heartbreakingly. Luo Ronghuan asked Tang Xingying and Zhao Xiaoman to pull it, but these two people also cried a mess. Liu Yimin's ears were sharp, and he heard Zhao Xiaoman crying and said, "Sister Jingjing, don't be afraid of loneliness, so many comrades-in-arms accompany you, I will come here to accompany you when I turn around." ”

Liu Yimin's face was so angry that his face turned pale, he walked over and pulled Zhao Xiaoman up, and said sharply: "Don't cry!" ”

Zhao Xiaoman raised his head: "You let me go to the special combat team to be a soldier and kill the devil to take revenge!" ”

Liu Yimin ignored her, pulled Tang Xingying and Huang Wei up, and let several fighters carry them down the mountain separately.

After all the martyrs were buried, Li Yu delivered a memorial message on behalf of the Shandong Bureau, the Shandong Military Region, the instructors, and the Shandong Anti-Japanese Democratic Senate, and Guo Hongtao read out the memorial messages and telegrams he had just received from the Central Committee, the General Headquarters, the Shaanxi Anti-Japanese Democratic Special Zone Government, the divisions of the Eighth Route Army, the military headquarters of the New Fourth Army, the Suzhou-Anhui Border Region, the anti-Japanese governments of various base areas in Shandong, the anti-Japanese governments in southern and central Hebei, and the brigades of our army in Shandong, and read out the inscriptions and poems sent by the chairman, Vice Chairman Zhou, Commander-in-Chief Zhu, and the leaders of the Central Committee.

It was only after receiving an urgent notice from the central authorities that Vice Chairman Zhou, other leaders of the central authorities, and various units of our army learned that a breakthrough battle had taken place on the Longhai Road, and that our army had won a great victory in Niushan Town. Knowing that the instructor was mourning the martyrs of the Battle of Longhai Road in Ma'anshan today, he sent memorial texts, condolence messages, and inscriptions. Vice Chairman Zhou's inscription reads, "The spirit reflects the sun and the moon."

After reading out, Luo Ronghuan delivered a memorial speech, spoke highly of the importance of breaking through the battle of Longhai Road, praised the great achievements of the martyrs, and called on our army in Shandong to inherit the will of the martyrs, turn grief into strength, and eliminate the invaders.

Bowen commanded the troops to salute the martyrs' cemetery, and then all of them had it, firing guns in mourning!

After the ceremony, Liu Yimin addressed the troops. He said that this mountain used to be called Ma On Shan, and it was a small hill with a little unknown name. Later, this mountain was renamed Hero Mountain and Anti-Japanese Mountain. In the future, the martyrs of our army who died in the battles in southern Shandong and northern Jiangsu should be transported back here for burial, and the main leaders of the Shandong Military Region and the Shandong Anti-Japanese Democratic Senate presided over the public sacrifice on the Qingming Festival every year. The engineer brigade is responsible for organizing the construction of the cemetery, and it must be built into a solemn and solemn holy place, which is more beautiful than the gardens in the south of the Yangtze River. In the future, when we die, this is the resting place of our souls. It is also necessary to build barracks in the mountains, and in the future, the training headquarters and the first branch of the Anti-Japanese University will be moved here, where new recruits will be trained, cadres will be trained, and the cemetery will be guarded. Even if we are victorious in the future and establish New China, we will also garrison troops here for a long time, be responsible for guarding, worship every year, pay homage from generation to generation, and inherit our spirit of anti-Japanese sacrifice.

Speaking of this, Liu Yimin's voice changed, and his voice became agitated: "Since the reorganization along the Xiangjiang River, our army has gone through the Long March of 10,000 miles and established the Shaanxi base area. After going north to resist the Japanese, he won successive battles and created countless miracles. The little devil was so bold that he dared to set up an encirclement in an attempt to wipe out my southbound troops. As a result, they lifted stones and shot themselves in the foot, and the Japanese invaders were smashed like pigs under the iron fist of our army. Yesterday, the little devil once again used hooligan and rogue tactics, openly spreading rumors on the radio and newspapers, saying that the battle of Longhai Road defeated the main force of our instructor, and that there were countless corpses of our army, and that the dead war horses alone were enough for the little devils to feed a division for a week. It was also said that the destruction of our army's vehicles was more or less! Fuck it! Little devil, this is a dream to marry a daughter-in-law, and think about good things. The fact is that our army annihilated more than 10,000 enemies in the Battle of Longhai Road, killed the commander of the 22nd Independent Mixed Brigade, annihilated the main force of the 35th Wing of the 9th Division, and shot down eight Japanese planes alone. Many of the comrades present did not participate in the war, and they could not see the spectacular scene when the Japanese plane exploded in the air. ”

With this, the mood of the fighters suddenly improved, and many people had smiles on their faces.

Only then did Liu Yimin say: "The Eighth Route Army is a steel army that has come down from Jinggang Mountain, and the reactionaries have not been able to defeat us, and neither can the little devils. The instructor is the main force in the main force of the Eighth Route Army, invincible and invincible. We will trample all our enemies under our feet and make them tremble under our feet. Comrades will sharpen their bayonets when they go back, and I will take you to kill the devils and use the heads of the devils to pay tribute to our comrades-in-arms. Comrades, you tell me, do you have faith? ”

An earth-shattering roar sounded at the foot of the anti-Japanese mountain: "Yes! ”

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