At dinner, Cai Zhong and none of them came back, only Liu Yimin, Qian Zhuangfei and Hu Di had dinner at the division headquarters.

Qian Zhuangfei is deeper than Hu Di, and years of covert struggle have developed his habit of "ten thousand words, it is better to be silent", and he just buries his head in eating.

Hu Di and Qian Zhuangfei have been intersecting for a long time, and when they saw that Qian Zhuangfei didn't speak, they naturally didn't speak.

Although Liu Yimin told Qian Zhuangfei that he had never heard of their names, he actually knew the experience of the two of them well, and knew their abilities very well, for fear that saying the wrong thing would cause them to doubt their origins, so he naturally kept silent and buried his head in food.

As a result, there was only the sound of whirring eating on the table of the division headquarters, and the atmosphere seemed a little dull.

At dinner, Liu Yimin said hello to the two of them, and left as if he had run away, thinking as he walked, damn, I will never eat alone with the two of them in the future, I can suffocate people to death.

Seeing Liu Yimin leaving, Qian Zhuangfei asked, "How do you feel?" ”

Hu Di knew that he was asking himself, and only said: "Amazing! ”

Qian Zhuangfei stopped talking and continued to eat.

After Liu Yimin came out, he had nowhere to go, he originally wanted to go to a group to see, thinking that Cai Zhong was there, don't worry. After thinking about it again, where the two regiment commanders were still having a meal in the staff office, he asked Li Chengyi to call Yang Guang and Zhang Zili and go to the recruit training regiment together.

The recruit training regiment looks very miserable, the original recruits have been incorporated into the seventh regiment, and the 4,000 strong prisoners and more than 5,100 lightly injured prisoners who are responsible for the management have been poached by several main regiments, and now only the regiment commander and political commissar lead a group of cadres, and there is no soldier.

Seeing that the division commander was coming, Zhou Yi, the newly appointed head of the recruit training regiment, and Zhong Zanda, the political commissar, led a group of cadres to respond.

Liu Yimin saw that Zhou Yi was aggrieved, and Zhong Zan was silent. It is known that these two are on fire because there are no soldiers.

Huang Su introduced Zhou Yi and Zhong Zanda's situation, and Liu Yimin remembered it very clearly. Zhou Yi is a native of Northeast China, and his father was a brigade commander in the Northeast Army, who died at the hands of Yue himself. While studying at Tsinghua University, Zhou Yi was influenced by Mr. Li Dazhao to join [***], and later went to the Soviet area to join the Red Army. This person has a high military quality and a high cultural quality, and he really has a set of commands. Zhong Zanda was a native of Zizhong County, Sichuan, and spent time as a teacher in Zizhong County, and joined the Red Army with Comrade Liu Bocheng. This person is as meticulous as a hair and is good at ideological and political work.

Looking at Zhou Yi and Zhong Zan's big nest of fire, Liu Yimin said: "Is Commander Zhou and Political Commissar Zhong having no soldiers under them, and they feel very aggrieved?" ”

Zhou Yi was very cheerful, and did not hide his point of view at all: "Report to the division commander, when I came from the cadre regiment, I wanted to go to the main regiment, even if it was a battalion or a company, but I didn't expect the division commander to give me an empty recruit training regiment, and there was no soldier." I can't do that. Please ask the division commander to reconsider the arrangement of my work. ”

Liu Yimin turned to Zhong Zanda: "What about Political Commissar Zhong?" ”

Zhong Zan spoke in a Sichuan accent: "Commander, everything you do is revolutionary, I don't have to say it." However, this soldier didn't get it, it felt like a punch on the cotton bag, and there was nowhere to use it? ”

Liu Yimin looked at Yang Guang and Zhang Zili again. These two thought to themselves, you Zhou Yi and Zhong Zanda are still complaining, Lao Tzu is worse than you, and you are still waiting for distribution? Therefore, seeing Liu Yimin looking at them, Yang Guang said: "Division commander, this is really fucking difficult to fight without soldiers and every battle!" ”

Zhang Zili also echoed: "That is, it is better not to study at the Red Army University!" If you don't go to the Red Army University, Lao Tzu is still leading his own group of men and white dogs to fight hard! This is good, as soon as I went to study, I became a bare pole, and I was full of hope that this time I would be able to lead the troops to fight in the guard division, but who knew that I would be waiting for distribution. It's better to be a battalion commander or company commander! ”

Liu Yimin asked: "All four of you have this idea?" ”

The four of them said almost at the same time: "Report to the division commander, we are willing to go to the main regiment as a battalion commander and company commander." ”

Liu Yimin sighed: "But the main force is already full?" ”

All four of them were like deflated balls, their faces drooping and not speaking.

Liu Yimin looked at the expressions of the four people and said, "Don't be discouraged!" I know that several of you were originally regiment commanders and political commissars of the main forces, and you all went to the Red Army University to study, so it is the time to give full play to your talents, how can you be idle? ”

Several people were full of hope again, and Zhou Yi said: "Report to the division commander, I don't care if I am the regiment commander or the battalion commander or the company commander, you can find me a place." I'll definitely take the troops with me! ”

Liu Yimin said: "Commander Zhou, don't be impatient, you can take the recruit training group well." I can tell you responsibly that our army will have a big operation soon, and when the time comes, I am afraid that you will not be able to bring it with you because of the large number of soldiers! ”

A few of them began to rejoice. Liu Yimin continued: "You all have the ability to lead the main force well, and I am convinced of this. During the period when you have not received a new task, I hope that you will communicate more with the leaders of other regiments of the guard division, compare your skills with theirs, learn from each other's strengths, and learn from each other. As soon as the operation of our army is launched, the troops may expand. When the time comes, whether it is a hero or a bear, then we will see you on the battlefield! ”

Zhou Yisheng blushed and shouted loudly: "I'd rather die as a hero than live as a bear." Please rest assured, we train with peace of mind and are ready to go to the battlefield at any time! ”

Liu Yimin said: "Okay, that's what I want." You guys wait patiently, and it won't be long before you'll be able to lead the troops. Commander Zhou, I want to draw Political Commissar Zhong to the division headquarters for a period of time, and you are responsible for the work in the regiment. When the operation is over, let Commissar Zhong come back. ”

Zhou Yi said: "Division commander, is there a combat mission, take me away!" ”

Liu Yimin said with a smile: "You guy, your surname is so anxious, it doesn't look like you graduated from Tsinghua University at all, but a bit like Lei Ming, the commander of the Sixth Regiment, and Li Chang, the commander of the artillery regiment. ”

Zhou Yi smiled: "Isn't this an idle hurry?" ”

Liu Yimin said: "Our Red Army wants to establish a new China, and there are countless battles waiting for us. I'm leaving, you should do a good job of unifying the thinking of the cadres, and once there are prisoners and recruits, they must be able to quickly transform them into combat effectiveness. ”

Zhou Yi replied: "Yes", and watched Liu Yimin and a few people leave.

When Liu Yimin arrived at the Fourth Regiment, the Fourth Regiment was organizing troops to summarize and comment on the day's training in platoons. Liu Yimin did not disturb Feng Dafei, Hong Chaoyuan, and Hu Xuerong, who were squatting in the Fourth Regiment, and led Li Chengyi, Yang Guang, and Zhang Zili directly to the 12th Battalion.

Seeing that the division commander was coming, the sentry of the 12th battalion was about to report, Liu Yimin stopped him and went directly into the courtyard where a platoon was stationed.

The landlord's family had already closed the door and gone to bed, and the building where the soldiers lived was very lively, listening to the sound of a meeting.

When I entered the room, I saw that this platoon commander was an old acquaintance, that is, Li Dexian, the platoon commander of the Gui Army, who was the first to transform when the army was reorganized in the west.

Liu Yimin knew that there were few intellectuals in the Red Army, and that people like Li Dexian, who were born in poor families, were educated, and had attended regular military academies, would be promoted sooner or later. However, he didn't expect that Li Dexian would become a platoon commander again so soon.

Seeing the division commander coming in, Li Dexian hurriedly stood up and saluted: "Report to the division commander, Li Dexian, the commander of the first platoon of the ninth company of the twelfth battalion of the sixth guard regiment, report to you, my platoon is conducting a training summary, please instruct!" ”

Liu Yimin returned the salute and said, "Continue the meeting, I will observe." ”

Li Dexian replied "yes" and ordered the soldiers to sit down and continue the discussion.

With the division commander present, the soldiers were much more restrained, and their speeches were not as enthusiastic as they had just been.

Liu Yimin saw that he was going to be cold, and he was afraid that because of his rash arrival, it would affect the effect of the training summary of the platoon, so he asked the soldiers one by one their names, ages, where their hometown was, and who else was at home.

This question only knows why [***] said that we are all from all over the world. A platoon of more than 30 people actually came from seven or eight provinces, including veteran Red Army soldiers from Jiangxi and Fujian, Guangxi soldiers who joined the army when the army was being reorganized in the west, Hunan soldiers who fought in Xiaoshui and Xikou, and soldiers from Guangdong, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, and Anhui who joined the army from the Central Army from Zhenyuan.

Liu Yimin asked Li Dexian what subject he was training today. Lee reported that the trained infantry squad platoon took advantage of the terrain to fight.

Liu Yimin asked again what the main problems were, and Li Dexian replied that it was impossible to cooperate and coordinate, and that the new fighters were not used to the new tactics, and one of the new fighters even said that the training was a toss-up.

Liu Yimin said: "What this new soldier said is also reasonable, veterans are not afraid of fighting, they are afraid of training, because the training is too hard and too tiring. ”

At this time, a new soldier stood up and said, "Platoon commander, do you see that the division commander said the same thing, you can't blame me." ”

Liu Yimin beckoned: "Your name is Wang Xuancai, right?" Come, come and sit next to me, and tell me, how long have you been in the army? ”

"Report to the division commander, three years."

"Then you must have been trained as a recruit?" Liu Yimin asked with a smile.

"Report to the division commander, when I was a soldier, I trained in the new barracks for three months, and many people died because they couldn't survive. I'm lucky enough to survive. ”

"Do you really want to be in the Red Army?" Liu Yimin asked again.

"Yes, I would like to be in the Red Army. In the past, I didn't know what the Red Army did, and the commanders said that the Red Army was a rebellious bandit, a communist wife, and did all kinds of evil. After I joined the Red Army, I learned that the Red Army was a poor people's army, much better than the Central Army, at least it did not casually beat, scold, shoot and bury soldiers alive, and cadres and soldiers were like brothers. Just rush this one, I am willing to be a Red Army. ”

Liu Yimin said: "Your requirements are a bit low, to be a Red Army soldier, you must have ideals, have a goal of struggle, and have the spirit of sacrifice. Our ideal is to achieve [***], and our goal is to build a new China without exploitation, without oppression, and with equality for all. In order to achieve this goal, we must destroy all enemies, even if there is a sea of swords and fires in front of us, and the Red Army soldiers dare to rush forward with their flesh and blood. Are you right? ”

Wang Xuancai nodded.

Liu Yimin also said: "However, the lives of Red Army soldiers are precious, and they cannot be killed by the enemy as soon as they enter the position because they are not skilled in tactical movements. ”

Wang Xuancai nodded again.

Liu Yimin said: "Training is to endure hardship, but it doesn't matter if you are bitter or tired, as long as you can kill more enemies and save yourself on the battlefield, you say that there are a lot of this principles?" ”

Wang Xuancai said embarrassedly: "What the division commander said is right, but I am wrong." I'm going to double my practice tomorrow and get back the time I lost today. ”

Liu Yimin said: "That's right. The soldiers of the Red Army were the most loyal, courageous, united, and disciplined fighters in the history of mankind. I hope you will learn more from the old Red Army soldiers, kill more enemies, and make more meritorious contributions! ”

At this time, Wang Xuancai straightened his waist and replied loudly: "Thank you for the teaching, I will definitely train hard, kill more enemies, make more meritorious contributions, and be a qualified Red Army soldier." ”

After leaving the first platoon of the 9th Company of the 12th Battalion of the 4th Regiment, Liu Yimin told Yang Guang and Zhang Zili to go to Political Commissar Cai and Political Commissar Huang, telling them that the whole training work must be done meticulously and solidly, so that the squad platoon can be achieved, and if there are not enough manpower, veteran Red Army soldiers can be drawn from the backbone units to help do the work.

After Yang Guang and Zhang Zili left, Liu Yimin took Li Chengyi back to the division headquarters.

When I walked into the courtyard, I saw that the lights were on in my room, and a graceful figure was reflected in the window.

Li Chengyi took out a pistol, arrived at the door in one arrow step, and was about to push the door to break in, Liu Yimin grabbed him, waved his hand, asked him to lean back, pushed open the door and walked in.

Under the light of the horse lantern, Tang Xingying was tidying up Liu Yimin's bed and clothes. Hearing someone walk in, Tang Xingying was startled. turned around and saw that it was Liu Yimin who was back. His face turned red and he whispered, "You're back?" ”

Liu Yimin came in and saw that it was Tang Xingying, and his heart jumped. Although he has not yet talked about the object, in his original time and space, on TV, movies, on the Internet, in books and magazines, and even around his classmates and friends, the sea of love has gone. If you haven't eaten pork, haven't you seen a pig run? A girl's house, so late, came to help him clean up his things, what it meant, he naturally knew it. Besides, Tang Xingying, this girl is really good, in terms of appearance, cultivation, and culture, no matter which one you can count. Fortunately, I met Liu Yimin, a person who has seen a lot of beauties and stars, and wants to change to someone else, knowing that the girl has this meaning, is she still unhappy?

Hearing Tang Xingying ask, Liu Yimin hummed, walked over to look at the neat bed, and said embarrassedly: "Xiao Tang, I'm sorry for you." ”

Tang Xingying's face blushed even more.

Liu Yimin looked at it, why is this girl always so shy? I think of a writer in my original time and space who said why don't women blush now? It's because the puff is too thick and thickens the skin, so you don't blush. Thinking of this famous saying, Liu Yimin couldn't help but burst out laughing.

At this moment, Tang Xingying couldn't stay stunned, and fled as if flying.

Liu Yimin touched his face and said to himself, what are you running? Appreciating the beauty under the lamp, what a good artistic conception, why did you run away? It's weird, why does that girl blush at every turn, why don't I blush?

Don't be wary of Li Chengyi hearing it, and then he said: "Does the division commander want to drink?" Your face turns red as soon as you drink. ”

Liu Yimin, who was angry, turned around and roared: "Get far away, what do you know?" Talking nonsense. ”

Li Chengyi didn't know what was wrong with him, so he made the teacher angry again, and left angrily.

The next morning, Liu Yimin was sitting at the division headquarters, and Qian Zhuangfei and He Xinghua came. As soon as Liu Yimin saw the two, he knew that he was in trouble again.

Sure enough, He Xinghua took out the telegram that Wang Jialie had just deciphered to Xue Yue. It turned out that a division sent by Longyun in Yunnan had already converged with Wang Jialie, and the Guizhou army and the Dian army began to advance in the direction of Zunyi.

After reading the telegram, Liu Yimin said to He Xinghua: "Forward the telegram to the headquarters, and attach my judgment, that is, it is estimated that the enemy's Guizhou army and Yunnan army will not move fast, and Wang Jialie will soon find out that Xue Yue is using means in Guiyang, and he will stop advancing." ”

Then asked Qian Zhuangfei: "Chief of Staff Qian, can you decipher the password of the Sichuan Army?" ”

Qian Zhuangfei said: "It should be no problem, but it will be a little later." ”

Liu Yimin said: "Concentrate on deciphering the Sichuan Army code and report to the head of the headquarters in a timely manner. ”

After Qian Zhuangfei and He Xinghua left, Liu Yimin thought that time was getting more and more urgent, and the speed of the troops was too slow, but he couldn't be in a hurry. I had no choice but to go to the special camp again.

At dinner, Cai Zhong, Feng Dafei, Huang Su, Liu Jianjian, Li Qing, Wu Zheng, Yuan Guoping, and Fu Zhuting returned from the army, and Qian Zhuangfei and Hu Di also came to the division headquarters for dinner. Now, the people are together again.

After eating, Liu Yimin convened a party committee meeting to listen to the reports of the division leaders on the situation of the troops.

Cai Zhong said: "The training of the 1st and 2nd regiments has basically ended, and in accordance with the requirements of the division commanders, the method of regimental leaders entrusting battalions, battalions entrusting companies, and companies and platoons has been strictly implemented. Judging from the situation of the whole training, both regiments have restored their combat effectiveness during the battle in Qingxi Town. ”

The situation of the Third and Fourth Regiments reported by Feng Dafei is similar to that of the Fifth and Sixth Regiments reported by Huang Su.

Liu Jianli reported that the work of the artillery regiment and the heavy machine gun battalion was also very smooth, and although the proportion of new soldiers was large, both the artillery and heavy machine gunners contained a certain technical component, and the work was not very difficult, and the results of the transformation of new soldiers were very good. He personally inspected one platoon after another, and when he felt quite satisfied, he came back to report.

The situation reported by Li Qing, Wu Zheng, Yuan Guoping, and Fu Zhuting was also quite ideal, and they all believed that with a few more days of training, the combat effectiveness of the troops could be raised to a new level.

Seeing that everyone finished reporting and the situation was relatively good, Liu Yimin made a brief comment on everyone's work. After commenting, Liu Yimin said: "Today's party committee has two important tasks, one is to convey the spirit of the Zunyi Conference, and the other is to deploy combat tasks. ”

Seeing that everyone was listening attentively, Liu Yimin conveyed the situation of the Zunyi meeting in detail, including the time, place, participants, meeting agenda, speeches of the main leaders, and decisions made. After the transmission, Liu Yimin said: "The enlarged meeting of the Politburo held by the Political Bureau of the Central Committee in Zunyi on December 27 is a meeting of historical significance, because this is a meeting of our party to solve major problems within the party independently, forming a central leadership collective with Comrade [***] as the core, determining the destination of the Red Army's Long March, and clarifying the strategic policy of urging Chiang Kai-shek to resist the Chinese army. This conference will have a historical impact on the Red Army, on the Party, and on the Chinese revolution. It can be said that from now on, under the leadership of the Central Committee and [***], our Red Army will be able to embark on a smooth road of resistance and salvation and rapid development. Therefore, the central authorities demanded that all troops should convey the spirit of the Zunyi Conference to each branch, and everyone should discuss it to see how to convey it. ”

Cai Zhong said: "According to the instructions of the central authorities, tomorrow we will go to the regiment organizations to convey the information. ”

Li Qing said: "There is no problem with the division commander and political commissar conveying to the branch, but the problem is that because the troops are expanding too quickly and the cadres are changing rapidly, many battalions and companies have not had time to establish branches, and the number of party members is not large. ”

Liu Yimin thought for a while and said: "The establishment of the branch on the company was proposed by [***] during the reorganization of Sanwan, and it is also the glorious tradition of our army. No matter how the troops change in the future, when appointing cadres, they will be appointed to party posts at the same time, and the newly formed troops will first consider the formation of party organizations. ”

As soon as this passage was said, Feng Dafei and Huang Su, who listened to it, nodded again and again.

Liu Yimin continued: "Now that so many veteran Red Army cadres have been strengthened, we can meet the requirements of setting up party committees in regiments, general branches in battalions, branches in companies, and party groups in platoons. The political commissar is responsible, and the political department will handle the specific handling of the matter, and it will start this evening, and tomorrow day the party committee, general branch, and branch team will be properly equipped. As for the problem of the small proportion of party members, the test of such a difficult environment from the Soviet area to Zunyi shows that our Red Army soldiers have the spirit of loyalty to the party and the courage to make sacrifices. You can think about it, if a person doesn't want his family, his relatives, or his life, and he wholeheartedly follows the party and the Red Army, can't he still join the party organization? This matter was considered by the political commissars. ”

After finishing speaking, Liu Yimin asked again: "Do you have any opinions?" ”

See everyone agrees. Liu Yimin said: "The following deployment of combat missions. According to the order of the headquarters, our division will start tomorrow and evening, aiming at Maotai Town by the Chishui River. After arriving in Maotai Town, martial law was imposed, and the troops rested for a short time, and then entered southern Sichuan and attacked and occupied Gulin. After succeeding, a small army was left to meet the first corps, and the main force quickly advanced and attacked Yibin. In Yibin, Chief of Staff Liu and Director Li and I led a special service battalion, a cavalry battalion, a mortar battalion, a heavy machine gun battalion, and the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd regiments to form a fast column, disguised as a Sichuan army, and attacked and occupied Chengdu along the main road or by boat. The political commissar and Deputy Division Commander Feng and Political Commissar Huang led the rest of the troops as support troops, did not wave red flags, did not shout slogans, did not post slogans, tried to camouflage [***], crossed the Yangtze River, and followed up along the highway from Yibin to Chengdu. In this battle, the target of Chengdu is the most important thing in time and speed, and the key is to disguise and conceal it. Do you understand the mission? ”

Liu Yimin was very surprised, the cadres did not explain in unison, nor did they speak clearly, they were all silent.

Liu Yimin asked Cai Zhong: "Political commissar, do you have any opinions on the operational deployment?" ”

Cai Zhong said: "There is no opinion on the big side, but, as the division commander, should you lead the follow-up troops?" I am willing to lead a fast column to carry out the mission. ”

Feng Dafei said: "You are the division commander, I am the deputy division commander, when it comes to [***], Vice Chairman Zhou, and Commander-in-Chief Zhu, I should also lead the fast column." ”

Huang Su said: "No matter which of you leads the team, I must act with the fast column." I will use my actions, the results of the war, and the blood to wash away the shame of our Eighth Army Corps on the east bank of the Xiang River. I finally waited for this opportunity, and asked the division commander and comrades to understand me. ”

Wu Zheng said: "Every time there is a big war, I always take care of logistics and baggage, and the comrades who know say that I am carrying out orders, and the comrades who don't know think that I am passively avoiding war. Now that the logistics department has Comrade Fu Zhuting, I can go to the battlefield. I solemnly requested that Comrade Fu Zhuting lead the logistics department to move with the support troops, and I would lead a battalion of the baggage regiment, all equipped with mules and horses, to provide logistical support for the rapid column. ”

Liu Yimin saw that he was confused after a while, and immediately waved his hand to stop everyone from speaking, and quickly said: "Don't fight, everyone, you all have this attitude, if you let the fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh regiments know, won't you make a noise?" In this way, Political Commissar Huang led an engineer battalion and Wu Zheng led a baggage battalion to move with the rapid column. The rest of the troops were all under the command of the political commissar, and if there was a battle, the military commander Feng made a decision. Do you have any comments? ”

No one spoke now. Liu Yimin was about to continue the deployment, Qian Zhuangfei and Hu Di asked in unison: "What are the tasks of the two of us?" ”

Liu Yimin said: "The two of you act with the political commissar, and He Xinghua from the radio station moves with me. ”

Qian Zhuangfei returned to his silent appearance, and Hu Di said: "I am the head of the reconnaissance section of the Military Commission, and I can move with the special battalion to open the way for the main force." ”

Liu Yimin said: "Don't say it, you act with the political commissar, remember what I said, you must not act alone at any time, no matter what you do, you must take your guard squad with you." ”

Seeing that no one spoke anymore, Liu Yimin said again: "This operational deployment is the biggest secret of the Central Red Army at present. You are not allowed to disclose it to anyone without my consent. It is also not allowed to convey to the troops. It was not until after Leshan that it was allowed to convey to the troops formed into a fast column, and the support troops were not allowed to convey it to the troops after receiving the news that our army had occupied Chengdu. Is it clear to everyone? ”

Now the cadres replied in unison: "Clear! ”

Liu Yimin said: "If it is clear, it will be implemented, and the logistics will be prepared for the supply of dry food and ammunition." Tomorrow at 6 p.m., the whole division will leave on time. I led the fast column troops as the first echelon, the political commissar led the troops directly under the division, the engineer regiment, the baggage regiment, the artillery regiment, and the heavy machine gun regiment in the center, and the deputy division commander Feng led the fifth regiment, the sixth regiment, the seventh regiment, and the new regiment as the third echelon, and the fourth regiment as the rearguard. Let's follow the deployment and implement it separately! ”

(To be continued)