Chapter 64

The Aum Razor Criterion states a very simple truth, simple is best. Do not add entities unless necessary. This law was almost tried and tested in the battle against Tuweizi. Draw the enemy to a position they thought would need to be heavily guarded, then blow a hole in the enemy's weak wall, and the main attacking force will swarm away, attacking the owner's residence all the way, and flanking the enemy all the way back and forth to eliminate the enemy's forces gathered on the wall near the gate. The troops of the insurance regiment relied on this simple tactic to sweep away the perimeter of Fengtai County and the enclosures on both sides of the Huai River from Fengtai County to Hongze Lake.

There is a saying that "one is all, all is one". As a result of the repeated use of the exact same tactics, the troops have become more proficient in each combat step, and this tactical proficiency has made the troops realize the significance of basic military literacy. Commanders must learn to read maps and understand the geographical knowledge contained in various terrain generations. It is necessary to learn to judge the enemy's intentions and combat objectives.

Soldiers have to learn simple physics, and if they don't understand the law of gravity, it is impossible for soldiers to truly understand the meaning of the head ruler on the gun. After mastering these basic military knowledge, you will be able to effectively destroy the enemy. You will be able to effectively protect yourself and survive on the battlefield.

And the military doctors have to work hard to learn all kinds of medical knowledge, and now is a disaster year, and there is no shortage of corpses everywhere. Human anatomy has allowed those who aspire to be doctors, or who have chosen the profession of doctors, to finally enter the door of real modern medicine after all kinds of vomiting, panic and unspeakable discomfort. Even if you just master the correct bandaging and know how to use clean bandages, the mortality rate of the wounded in the army has dropped a lot.

Knowledge is power! This sentence was posted on the walls of various schools run by the People's Party, and on the walls of large farms that initially showed the appearance of large-scale water conservancy construction. And next to this sentence, there is probably another sentence, "The revolution must popularize science!" ”

Chen Ke was very disgusted by the controversy between "Mr. De and Mr. Sai" played by "later generations". He had always thought it was just a game played by a bunch of boring readers who only knew how to talk. The history of New China proves one thing: It is necessary to let knowledge enter the broad masses of the people, and then suppress or even eliminate the old "cultural class" to the greatest extent, and then completely replace the old cultural class with new "knowledgeable laborers" from among the people.

Scholars should not be an identity, in Chen Ke's view, there should only be one kind of person in this world, laborers. However, there is no distinction between high and low laborers, they only have different occupations, no differences in status. On this point, Chen Ke does not want to compromise with anyone.

At half past ten in the morning of October 16, 1906, the soldiers finally extinguished the fire in the house of Liu Shengyong, the landlord of Liujiaji. This landlord of Liu is really a person with a lot of backbone, and he refused to surrender after the fence was broken. No matter how the insurance group shouted, the response given by the Liu family was a bullet. The soldiers of the insurance regiment had to stand on a table with sandbags and blew open the door of Liu's house in the face of bullets. Liu Shengyong set himself on fire, and the insurance group captured the family and rescued many people from the Liu family. But Liu Shengyong himself, his wife and son were burned to charcoal.

Seeing Liu Shengyong's rescued daughter and son lying on the corpses of their parents and brothers, the soldiers of the insurance regiment were not very comfortable.

"Send these people to the base." Pu Guanshui commanded. With that, he turned around and left. But as could be seen from the slight rise and fall of Pu Guanshui's shoulders, he couldn't help but sigh.

"Folks, our insurance regiment is not a bandit, we are a team of ordinary people. Before the fence, we said that we only beat the fence so that everyone could survive. Now that we're in the fence, we're still going to say that to everyone. We will resolutely not touch the things of the common people. Not a single stitch or thread will move! In the distance, the voice of the political commissar shouting to the people of Liujiapu was heard. These days, there are many broken sieges, and the political commissars have a lot of experience.

And after the battle, the comrades of the Discipline Inspection Commission also began to lead the soldiers to confiscate the grain, gold and silver of the owner's house. The fighters may not yet fully understand all the steps of the battle, nor may they be able to understand the theoretical knowledge that the political commissar tells everyone. But the fighters took part in the fighting, and after the war, they were personally involved in disaster relief operations. The ragged, skinny people who were stuck outside the fence could really live. Saving these mortal people is the reason why the warriors went into battle. The soldiers were very happy to see that these people like themselves could survive. Even those fighters who were wounded in battle felt that their injuries were not wronged.

Pu Guanshui would go to see the process of saving the people every time, and he didn't enjoy the happiness that this kind of saving the people brings. Holding the wall of the fence in his hand, Pu Guanshui could smell the smell of blood. With the rich experience of actual combat, coupled with the summary meeting after each war, as well as very targeted training, the combat ability of the soldiers of the insurance regiment has improved rapidly. At least the level of platoon shooting the enemy is much higher. In today's battle, before the wall could be blown up, a few rows of guns from the soldiers of the insurance regiment killed and injured many of the dogs at the head of the wall. The rise of frontal troops simply turned a feint attack into a strong attack. They erected a ladder on the wall, and under the cover of rifle fire, a few particularly daring fighters successfully climbed the wall and held the gap. The fighters behind immediately followed, so the front and rear flanking attacks turned into a frontal breakthrough.

Where have the family members seen such fierce "bandits", and the timid have scattered in a hurry. The bold ones fought with the insurance regiment under the leadership of Liu Shengyong, the owner of the enclosure. From firearm firearms to bayonet to spear hand-to-hand combat. The insurance group smashed Liu Shengyong's various resistances all the way until Liu Shengyong was driven home. Such a terrible battle made Liu Shengyong determined to fight to the death. The battle ended with Yoo Sung-yong's self-immolation and death. And the insurance corps has set an unprecedented high for both the wounded and the dead.

The blood stains had just dried up now, and the strong fishy smell made Pu Guanshui feel a little dizzy. He knew that fighting a war would kill people, and as a soldier, this was a basic consciousness. Really watching the bloody scenes from siege battles to bayonet battles with his own eyes, Pu Guanshui felt an indescribable high-spirited at the time of the battle. Re-experiencing that kind of high-spiritedness, Pu Guanshui couldn't help but press his hand against the wall, although the brick was hit by a bullet, and the sharp notch slightly stabbed Chen Ke's palm. But Pu Guanshui's attention had been placed under the walls, where a cauldron had been erected, based on the experience accumulated over the days. Immediately after the battle, cooking for the people was a good way to effectively satisfy the victims outside the fence.

Pu Guanshui is now a member of the People's Party, and Chen Ke is his introducer to join the party. At the Military Commission, Pu Guanshui, as a party member who "made great contributions" to the revolution, that is to say, he provided a large number of weapons and ammunition, and Pu Guanshui was qualified for the meeting.

Chen Ke upheld his usual calmness, "Comrades, the revolution we are going to carry out is a class struggle. Whether the landlords of those fences are bad people or not, everyone has different opinions. What I'm going to say next has nothing to do with whether they are good people or not. What I want to tell you is that the owners of these enclosures will inevitably become our enemies. So I think they have to be eliminated. ”

Pu Guanshui didn't know that a person could use such a righteous and awe-inspiring attitude when talking about killing. And Chen Ke's tone, demeanor, and occasional movement of his arms when speaking, combined with the calm and clear voice, all seem to invisibly strengthen Chen Ke's correctness.

No one disagrees with Chen's point of view, which makes Pu Guanshui feel very strange. These cadres of the Military Commission are not standard subordinates like the Beiyang Army, and it can be seen from their expressions that these people are very relaxed, and their treatment of Chen Ke is not an unconditional obedience from subordinates to superiors. Even so, their unconditional support supported Chen Ke's attitude.

"The landlords of these enclosures may not be able to take out grain, right?" Pu Guanshui felt that he had to make a suggestion. Although before that, he thought that he should not speak when he attended the meeting.

Hua Xiongmao pursed his lips and stared at Pu Guanshui with those bright eyes. On the beautiful face of the Jiangnan man, a smile with a slight hint of ridicule was revealed. Chai Qingguo originally crossed his hands and rested his elbows on the table, but after hearing Pu Guanshui's words, he removed his elbows from the table. Then he just sneered wordlessly.

The other comrades also looked at Pu Guanshui silently, and expressed their denial wordlessly in a way that conformed to their personalities.

Chen Ke didn't speak, he just looked at Pu Guanshui with those calm eyes. Pu Guanshui couldn't see Chen Ke's true thoughts from Chen Ke's calm expression. It wasn't until he participated in more party meetings with Chen Ke that Pu Guanshui knew that Chen Ke never liked to interrupt people's conversations. As long as time permits, Chen Ke will enjoy waiting for others to finish speaking before making an evaluation. But Pu Guanshui didn't know this at this time, and he was confused by Chen Ke's attitude. I don't know whether to continue to speak, or listen to Chen Ke's opinion.

It was He Zudao who interrupted this awkward look, "If we meet the landlords who are willing to release grain, we will not touch them now." Comrade Pu Guanshui, do you think you can meet such a landlord? ”

Hearing this, several comrades of the Military Commission could not help but laugh out loud. Hearing these laughter, Pu Guanshui felt a little fever on his face. In this disaster year, it is estimated that it is more difficult to find a landlord who is willing to put grain than to find a three-legged toad. Even if it was not a disaster year, it would be impossible for the landlords to save the people with their own food. If the landlord can not lend usury, it belongs to the existence of a very conscientious existence. In this regard, Pu Guanshui did not want to argue with the comrades of the Military Commission.

The water in the cauldron was boiling, and the rice was put into the pot. The victims, under the command of the soldiers of the insurance regiment, began to wait in the distance. I couldn't hear what they were saying, but the grateful looks on the faces of the victims and the constant desire to kneel were enough to say it all.

Pu Guanshui remembered the embarrassment he experienced after being ridiculed by almost all the cadres of the Military Commission at that military meeting, and it was Chen Ke who broke this embarrassment. "Comrade Pu Guanshui," Chen Ke touched his head with short hair, as if he was considering the choice of words to form sentences.

"Comrade Pu Guanshui, in this era, since we want to save the people, it is impossible for the landlords to live. It's not that we have any innate hatred for the landlords. There is only so much that can be produced now, and if anyone wants to possess more, others will starve to death. This is even more true in this year of calamity. If we want a revolution, we must get rid of the current system. If this system is not destroyed, the people will have no way to live. And the landlords in the enclosure absolutely support the current system, so we have to kill the landlords in these enclosures. ”

Pu Guanshui never imagined that the People's Party would speak so bluntly at a party meeting, and this kind of attitude was something he had never seen before. Looking at the attitude of the other comrades of the Military Commission, who were too lazy to agree, Pu Guanshui knew that at least before Chen Ke issued a new order, the fate of the landlords in Weizi had already been decided.

However, looking at the hundreds or thousands of victims in the distance who had been determined to survive, Pu Guanshui had to admit that it was absolutely wrong to kill one person to save nearly a thousand people.