When the news of Taierzhuang's victory spread all over the country, it once again caused a sensation throughout the country.

Chongqing, where the Nationalist Axe was stationed, and Wuhan, where the Military Committee was located, as well as other large and medium-sized cities, all set off a support for the War of Resistance. All parties and groups have organized mass demonstrations on the streets, donated money and materials, and organized various condolence groups to Xuzhou to express condolences.

Major newspapers and radio stations sent reporters to the battlefield to conduct interviews and publicize the heroes' achievements.

On the contrary, it is said that the 10th Division's defeat at Taierzhuang has maintained an absolute low profile in propaganda. The North China Front was also honest in its report to the base camp and the cabinet, saying that the Segu Detachment of the 10th Division had fallen into the trap of 300,000 elites in China's Fifth Theater at Taierzhuang, and that only a small part of the detachment had returned to the unit. Including a series of battles in Jiehe, Longyangdian, Beishahe, Tengxian, Linyi, and Taierzhuang, the 10th Division suffered more than 1,600 casualties, more than 3,700 wounded, and more than 8,300 missing. Only the 39th Wing and the 40th Wing of the 8th Brigade Regiment remained in the division, and the 33rd Brigade and the troops directly under the division were completely depleted.

Then, the newspaper "Every News" wrote an article entitled "The Spirit of Bushido and the Spirit of Yamato", saying that the officers and soldiers of the army were all samurai with grace, and what the despicable Shina army lacked was the samurai spirit, and did not know how to fight a fair duel one-on-one, but with 300,000 people against the 20,000 people of the 10th Division, adopting the tactics of a pack of wolves, under the attack of the wolves, the 10th Division like a tiger and a lion was finally bitten.

At the end of the article, the author of this article called on the people of this country to actively donate money, work hard to produce, enthusiastically sign up for the army, rebuild the heroic 10th Division, and recover the blood debt from the despicable Chinese army.

Many, many years later, mankind has entered the post-space age, and when a scholar reconstructs the historical truth through a time tunnel, he discovers that this article is actually written by Emperor Hirohito's empress Yoshiko, and public opinion is in an uproar.

Through the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army, Liu Yimin sent congratulatory telegrams to Lin Sen, chairman of the National Political Axe, Chiang Kai-shek, chairman of the Military Commission, Li Zongren, commander of the Fifth Theater, Sun Lianzhong, commander of the Second Group Army, Tang Enbo, commander of the 20th Army Corps, Sun Zhen, commander of the 22nd Group Army, and Pang Bingxun and Zhang Zizhong, who were sitting in Linyi, to warmly congratulate [***] on the great victory of Taierzhuang.

In a telegram to Tang Enbo, Liu Yimin wrote: "There are many offensive words in the former's telegram, and I think Commander Tang has understood that it is to encourage strong men to go into battle. Today's good news is coming, which proves that the combat effectiveness of the Tang Army is worthy of its reputation. I taught the soldiers and soldiers that I hope to have the opportunity to fight side by side with the 20th Army Corps and fight together to defeat the ferocious. ”

It is said that after Tang Enbo received Liu Yimin's telegram, he first scoffed at it and dismissed it, and then he didn't know where he thought of it, so he read the telegram carefully, and forwarded the contents of the telegram to Chiang Kai-shek, Li Zongren, and Cheng Qian.

Liu Yimin knew in his heart that the army would soon take measures to mobilize a large army to encircle Xuzhou, and he also repeatedly explained to Chiang Kai-shek and Li Zongren in the telegram that he felt that he had fulfilled his responsibility. Specifically, what kind of response Jiang and Li will take, then he can't interfere. Originally, I wanted to go to Xuzhou to meet the legendary Li and Bai, but unfortunately the chairman never replied, and he couldn't go for a while, so he could only calm down and grasp the construction of the Shandong base area, and prepare to deal with the situation after the army encircled Xuzhou.

At this time in Shandong, except for the [***] and the army fighting in southern and southwestern Lu, the [***] forces in other regions have been basically cleaned up by the army, and the puppet organizations and puppet regimes have emerged one after another, and the puppet Shandong Provincial Office, with the support of the army, is actively organizing local political power organizations and puppet police and security forces.

The ruling core of the Yue army is now mainly concentrated along the Jinpu Road and Jiaoji Road, and all the larger cities have fallen into the hands of the Yue army. The naval forces of the Yue Army controlled Qingdao and the coastal zone, and Nishio Shouzo's Second Army controlled the hinterland of Shandong.

After the instructor entered Shandong, after a month of hard fighting, all the troops arrived at the designated area. Among them, Luxi is already an old base area, and due to the rapid entry of the Sixth Brigade in the Jilu Border Region, and the fact that the Reading Ability of the Yue Army was mixed into the Seventh Brigade to defend Dexian County, the strength of the Yue Army in the Ji Lu Border Area is too weak, and Zhang Hongtao and Fu Zhuting have commanded the troops to do a good job, and now they have basically controlled the situation in the Ji and Lu Border Areas.

Although the 1st Brigade went to southwestern Shandong relatively early, because the Fifth Division of the Chinese Army was fighting fiercely in southwestern Luxi, the unit had been in a state of covert development, and the construction progress of the base area was relatively slow. This is also the case with other brigades.

From the reports from the brigades, Liu Yimin could see that the troops were eager to fight and fight a war of annihilation. Chen Dayong, who taught the Seventh Brigade, even proposed to concentrate on teaching the Third, Seventh, and Eighth Brigades to attack Qingdao. Liu Yimin was very satisfied with the troops' earnest spirit of seeking war, after all, the instructor was a regular army, and the training and equipment of the troops were placed there, so there was no problem at all in taking Qingdao. However, taking a city with international influence like Qingdao depends on the timing, the naval strength of the Yue army is so strong, and now there is no opponent, and it is in a hurry, so to capture Qingdao at this time is not to send a target to the Yue Jun Navy? It is still the early stage of the Anti-Japanese War, and the national strength of the Yue Ben has not been severely damaged, and the result of wanting to defend a seaside city and resist the army at this time is self-evident. Of course, there is only one situation in which he will decide to occupy Qingdao, and that is that Ni Hua's cargo ships need to find a port to dock. Let Hu Laohu's No. 1 Special Warfare Squadron move with the three tours, which is also the reason.

In view of this situation, Liu Yimin drafted a telegram of instructions to all brigades, pointing out that building a solid anti-Japanese base area in Shandong is the fundamental task entrusted by the party Central Committee to the Shandong Bureau and the Shandong Military Region. The fundamental way to accomplish this task is to mobilize the masses, propagate the masses, educate the masses, establish anti-Japanese regimes at all levels, organize and train local troops and militias, and build the militia into a strong force for defending the homeland, developing production, and providing soldiers for the main force. All brigades, regiments, and battalions must lay down the shelves of the main force, carry forward the fine traditions of our army that are particularly capable of fighting, doing mass work, and producing products, and seize the opportunity that the army has no time to take into account to vigorously develop the base areas. All military units should dispatch backbone cadres to cooperate with underground party members in various localities to quickly establish political power at all levels. Each combat squad had to set up a village, form and train militia units, and mobilize young people to join the army. It is also necessary to select localities to carry out reclamation and solve the problem of military rations in the coming year. For the time being, all units still have to fight in the name of the anti-Japanese guerrilla detachment in a certain area, fighting more and fighting smaller, and focusing on covert development, intercepting and seizing the army's materials, and consuming the army's strength. The 1st Brigade, the 5th Brigade, and the Tai'an Detachment should organize more small units to fight the enemy's transportation lines around supporting the Battle of Xuzhou. Teach the main force of the 1st Brigade and the main force of the Cavalry Brigade to rest in concealment and make preparations for mobile operations.

In order to restrain the anxious fighting thoughts of the cadres and fighters of various brigades, Liu Yimin clearly pointed out that the current situation in Shandong is complicated, and if the army wants to establish a puppet regime, the Kuomintang will then think of sending troops and cadres back to Shandong to restore the guerrilla regime, and we will establish a consolidated base area in Shandong, and a situation in which the three political regimes are likely to coexist in some places in Shandong. This depends on whose policies are more in line with the interests of the people of Shandong, and who can lead the people of Shandong to drive out the people of Shandong. In order to win in this game, the most important thing is to publicize and mobilize the masses and win the support of the masses.

As for Shandong's enemy-to-us situation, Liu Yimin made an incisive analysis. It is pointed out that on the first line of the Jinpu Railway in Shandong, there are only the 108th Division, the 114th Division, the 7th Brigade and the 10th Division, the Jinan Garrison and the Railway Garrison of the Second Army, and the railway garrison of the 2nd Army, and the 6th, 7th, and 10th Brigades along the Jiaoji Road are only 1,500 people, and the third brigade is no more than 8,000 people. Combat effectiveness and reading power are mixed into the 3rd Brigade cannot be compared. As for the 5th, 10th, and 16th divisions of the Chinese army, they are all permanent divisions and regiments, which are mainly used for strategic offensive operations. Once these three permanent divisions and regiments complete the task of capturing Xuzhou and are transferred out of the Shandong battlefield, the strength of the Shandong army will be greatly weakened. With only the garrison strength of the Second Army, the railway garrison force, and the marines stationed in Qingdao, it is like sprinkling a little pepper noodles on the huge Shandong. As for our army, 100,000 elites of the whole division gathered in Shandong, both in terms of quality and quantity, they were higher than the garrison troops of the army. Once the main force of our army starts on a large scale, it will be necessary to fight Shandong and completely destroy the forces of the army in Shandong. Therefore, the timing of the choice of the start is very crucial, and it must be done only when the construction of our army's base areas has achieved initial results and the main force of the army has left Shandong. If you start early, it will easily become the focus of attack of the heavy army group and affect the development of the base area; It was too late to save the war. Moreover, after the all-round launch of Shandong is launched, it is necessary to consider how to deal with the problem of the frenzied counterattack of the main force of the Chinese army, and when the time comes, it is necessary to draw out all the main forces for field warfare, and the premise of drawing out the main forces is that it is necessary to establish sufficient local troops to undertake the task of guarding the base areas.

The reason is very clear, but Liu Yimin is still not at ease, and he put forward a clear task index for each brigade, that is, which brigade first builds the reading brigade in the base area and the armed forces of various counties and districts, and can take on the task of local garrison, and the main force can undertake field tasks.

The spirit of this indicator is very clear, that is, to quietly develop power and stand by and move.

On a spring morning, the air in the mountains is exceptionally fresh, the breeze blows, and the fragrance of flowers goes straight to people's noses.

Early in the morning, Liu Yimin took Luo Ronghuan and Li Yu to a wheat field outside the village to check the growth of wheat.

Liu Yimin basically didn't know anything about agricultural production, but he knew a lot about the agricultural production in his original time and space, and when he was engaged in cantonment in Shaanxi, he often went to the army to verify his knowledge and the work of the soldiers, and he could also come up with some new tricks that surprised the soldiers.

At this time, the spring flowers are blooming, the wheat field is full of greenery, Liu Yimin feels intoxicated, standing on the edge of the field with his eyes flashing, and he is stupid for a while.

Luo Ronghuan and Liu Yimin have been working together for a long time, so they naturally know that this guy must have thought of going somewhere else, so he didn't bother him, pulled Li Yu to squat underground, and looked away at Mai Gen.

An old farmer came with a load of dung, and saw a few soldiers tinkering around in his field from a distance. He knew that this might be the officers of the Eighth Route Army watching the growth of the wheat, and he did not disturb them, so he put down the dung bucket and scooped the dung one by one and poured it on the wheat ridges.

After pouring a load of dung, seeing that several Eighth Route Army troops were still in the field and had not left, the old peasant felt strange, could it be that these Eighth Route Army wanted to dig trenches and fight in this wheat field?

Under normal circumstances, the peasants at that time could not hide when they saw the soldiers. But these Eighth Route Army are not outsiders, they are good to the villagers! Therefore, the old peasant was not afraid, and came over to take a closer look at what the Eighth Route Army was doing.

Seeing the old farmer coming, Luo Ronghuan said kindly: "Brother, how do you see the growth of wheat this year?" ”

The old farmer said, "Okay! ”

Luo Ronghuan asked again how many catties can be beaten in an acre in a normal year?

The old farmer said that the land is good, and if there is enough fertilizer, it can beat two or three hundred catties.

Liu Yimin was thinking about his time when this Culai Mountain was a famous tourist attraction, when the spring flowers were blooming, there were red men and green women, and there were many tourists, what a desirable life it was. Just as he was thinking, he heard the conversation between Luo Ronghuan and the old farmer, and his thoughts were pulled back.

Shaking his head, he secretly cursed in his heart for a damn crossing, and walked up to Luo Ronghuan and listened to his conversation with the old farmer.

Luo Ronghuan is a representative figure of our army's political work, and when he talks with the old peasants, the more he talks, the more he talks, the more cordial he becomes. After a while, he talked about whether the land rent was heavy or not, and whether he could eat enough.

Liu Yimin listened for a while, then interjected and asked the old farmer: "Fellow, how many cows do you have?" ”

The old farmer shook his head: "My family rents the land, and the cattle are also owned by the owner." ”

The reason why Liu Yimin asked this question was because he knew that at this time, the wheat planting area in Shandong accounted for only 46 percent of the entire crop planting area, and because of the high price of wheat and the good taste of flour, it was a consumer product for the rich, and the poor could not afford to eat wheat flour. Therefore, most farmers think that eating wheat flour is not as good as eating coarse grains to fight hunger, and wheat can be exchanged for money, so they treat wheat as a cash crop. This straw is good feed for cattle, but mules, horses, pigs, and sheep do not eat wheat straw. As soon as you ask him how many cows his family has, he asks how many acres of wheat he has planted and whether he is rich or not. Unfortunately, the old farmer was a tenant and had no land or cattle.

Liu Yimin remembered the practice of later generations, so he said to the old farmer: "Fellow, I have an idea, you think it is feasible or not. Now is the time to plant corn, this corn yield is high, drought and flood tolerance, corn flour is better than sorghum, easy to digest, and corn stalks are good feed for cattle, mules, horses, we can do a variety of corn? ”

The old farmer said: "I heard that the people of Jiaodong grow maize and sweet potatoes, and they all say that the yield is high. We mainly grow wheat, peanuts, sorghum and millet here. There are also human species of maize, but there are very few of them, and it is rare to eat. ”

Liu Yimin asked the old farmers again whether they had two crops a year or three crops in two years, and whether they were engaged in set farming?

Not to mention the old farmer, Luo Ronghuan and Li Yu didn't know how Liu Yimin knew these agricultural terms, and they both stared at the old farmer's answer.

The old farmer said that good land by the river is generally harvested three times in two years, and mountainous land is generally harvested once a year. In the first two years, the national political axe had sent people to guide the two crops in a year, but they were all rejected by the owner, saying that the land needed to recuperate.

Liu Yimin found a small stick, gestured to the old farmer and said: "Fellow, let me tell you, it is very simple to grow twice a year, that is, after the wheat is harvested, you can plant beans directly, and you don't need to plow the land." You can also plant late corn after pear. Wheat is planted directly after the autumn harvest. Although you are in a mountainous area, the climate is good, and there is no problem with two crops a year. Also, you see, the ridges are so wide, if we put corn seeds between the rows. When the wheat is ripe, the corn also grows, and after the wheat is cut, the field becomes a corn field, which is equivalent to planting early corn with this land, so as to achieve two crops a year, because it is early corn, the yield of corn is still high. ”

The old farmer thought for a long time before he said, "I haven't planted it, but I think about the method you said may be successful." ”

Liu Yimin laughed in his heart, why don't I say it? He struck while the iron was hot and said, "Fellow, or we'll try." If you can do it, you can hand over more military rations after the harvest in the autumn to support us in fighting devils. If not, I'll pay you. I'm not going to leave here, I'll come back in the fall. ”

The old peasant took off his cigarette pouch from his belt, filled a pot of cigarettes, lit and smoked it, and then said, "You are the Eighth Route Army, a team that fights devils." Although I can't read, I can distinguish between good and bad people. I wonder if you're doing it for my good. Cheng, my old man will follow you to test it. It doesn't matter if you don't do it well, you're idle. ”

Liu Yimin looked at the moisture, told the old farmer about the plant spacing, and asked the old farmer to find seeds as soon as possible and sow seeds while the moisture was growing.

After leaving the old peasants, Liu Yimin told Li Yu that the common people in Shandong are simple and industrious, and the land is also fertile, so it is necessary to assign tasks to all localities and work teams, and the base areas should quickly popularize the cultivation of high-yielding and drought-tolerant crops such as corn and sweet potatoes, improve the farming mode, increase grain output, and solve the problem of grain supply. After the machinery factory is built, it is first necessary to develop sewing machines, flour grinding machines, oil presses, and other livelihood machinery to reduce the workload of the production of logistical materials, and also to develop new agricultural tools such as cocoons and plows.

Li Yu didn't know what Liu Yimin had in his stomach, glanced at Luo Ronghuan, and saw that the political commissar didn't say a word, so he boldly said: "No. 1, I heard that these things you said are available abroad, and they may also be sold in Tianjin and Shanghai." But we don't have it here. Even if you want to produce it, you can't produce it. ”

Liu Yimin smiled and replied: "As long as there is a machinery factory, these things are not a problem." After you go back, you should think of finding more experts in agriculture and first concentrate your efforts on popularizing the practice of double cropping a year in various base areas. As for the mechanical problems I mentioned, you don't have to worry, take your time. ”

The three men walked with the guards as they spoke, preparing to return to the station.

When he was about to reach the edge of the village, he saw Zhao Xiaoman standing on the side of the road.

Luo Ronghuan asked with a smile: "Comrade Zhao Xiaoman, why don't you go to the division headquarters when you come?" I was just trying to hear about how your work is doing. ”

Zhao Xiaoman saluted and said: "Report to the political commissar, I am here to report to the leaders." We are going to run a publication, and we also want to set up a Luyi branch, and the art troupe is almost ready to perform. Now I would like to ask the political commissar to give us the title of the publication. ”

Luo Ronghuan glanced at Liu Yimin, and saw that he was standing on the side smiling and not speaking, so he said: "Let's go, let's talk about work first, and ask the teacher to ask the teacher for the title, his handwriting is much better than mine." ”

After Zhao Xiaoman followed Luo Ronghuan, Liu Yimin asked Li Yu to go back first, and told Li Xiaoshuai to bring the horse and he wanted to go to the field hospital to have a look.

After arriving at the field hospital, I went directly to see the wounded, and this was a morning.

When I returned to the division headquarters, I thought that Wu Zheng didn't know if he had found a place to build a rear base, that the field hospital had to be settled, and that the seriously wounded needed a relatively calm environment for recuperation, and that they could not always be transferred like this. Just as he was about to ask people to inquire about Wu Zheng's telegram, Zhao Xiaoman came.

I haven't seen Zhao Xiaoman for a long time, and Liu Yimin also wants to know about her work, so he asked Zhao Xiaoman to briefly report on the preparations for the establishment of the Federation of Literary and Art Circles.

After listening, Liu Yimin asked Luo Ronghuan about his requirements for the work of the Federation of Literary and Art Circles, and then told Zhao Xiaoman that the idea of running a publication was very good, that the "Popular Daily" was about to be launched, and that the publications of the Federation of Literary and Art Circles should be stepped up, and that it was necessary to unite and unite Shandong's literary and art workers, especially writers, through publications. A good work can guide and inspire many people on the road of revolution.

Zhao Xiaoman asked Liu Yimin to give the title of the publication.

Liu Yimin thought about it, took out the pen and ink on the table, inscribed "People", "Shandong Literature and Art", "Qilu Pictorial", and then wrote "Luyi Shandong Branch" and "Shandong Anti-Ming Cooking Political Axe Art Association", after the handwriting was dry, folded it and handed it to Zhao Xiaoman.

After the words were written and the work was finished, Zhao Xiaoman had no intention of leaving, and sat on the stool and looked at Liu Yimin.

Liu Yimin knew that this girl would have new requirements in a while, so he hurriedly said that he would leave the army and talk about it later.

Zhao Xiaoman saw that Liu Yimin wanted to hide, so he said: "You don't have to find a reason to hide from me, you are the chief, there are many things to consider, and I don't dare to trouble you if I have something." I would like to discuss with you that the art troupe should be established as soon as possible to perform for the soldiers and fellow villagers. After the establishment of this art troupe, I want to take the art troupe to tour the base areas, far away from you, so as to save you trouble. ”

When Liu Yimin heard this, he knew that this girl was still deeply rooted, and it was good to go out for a walk. It's just that this security problem is not easy to handle, and it will be miserable if you encounter the army. After thinking about it, he said, "It's okay to go to the show, but don't go it alone." I'll take you with me when I get out of the army. ”

When Zhao Xiaoman heard this, he was immediately happy, saluted happily, and said goodbye.

Considering that after the great victory in Taierzhuang, the Yue army was about to mobilize a large army to besiege Xuzhou, that the Lailai Mountains were too close to the Tai'an and Jinpu lines, and that it was too unsafe for the organs of the Shandong Bureau and the Military Region to be here, Liu Yimin ordered the two major organs to be transferred to Mengyin, and let Luo Ronghuan, Zeng Zhongsheng, Guo Hongtao, Zhu Rui, and Li Yu lead the organs to set off first, enter the depths of Mengshan, and join up with the logistics headquarters led by Wu Zheng, where they will hold cadre training classes, establish the "Dazhong Yuebao" and propaganda and cultural groups, and develop the military industry and economic system in the Shandong base area. He and Cai Zhong took the first battalion of guards to stay in the Culai Mountains with the Tai'an detachment temporarily, waiting for the chairman to call back.

(To be continued)