The residence of Liu Yimin arranged by the division headquarters was in the six houses in Shuangjinshen in the East House, Tang Xingying and his son lived in the back three rooms with Chen Yaoguang and Chen Meisheng, and the guards and soldiers lived in the front three rooms.

Liu Yimin tossed on horseback all night, and after coming back, he had another morning meeting, and he was already too tired to do it. Walking into the backyard, I saw Tang Xingying holding her son's hand and standing at the door waiting, Liu Yimin's heart was hot and hot, and he walked forward in a few big steps, picked up his son, kissed a few mouthfuls on his pink little face, and took Tang Xingying's hand and entered the house.

The furnishings in the room are not bad, when it is the living room, there is a landscape hanging on the front wall, and there is a large table against the wall, on which are placed a few plates of peanuts, walnuts, and candied fruits. In the middle of the living room is a table of eight immortals and a few chairs, the materials and workmanship are very exquisite, Liu Yimin knows at a glance that it is a first-class good furniture. The ceiling is painted with wooden joints, and the floor is paved with terrazzo bricks, and the brick joints are tightly matched. There was a big iron brazier on the ground, and the charcoal fire was red and red, which warmed the room.

When I went into Tang Xingying and her son's bedroom, I saw a plum blossom hanging on the wall, and there were banners on both sides. There is a large carved bed against the wall, but the bedding on the bed is a military quilt. At the foot of the bed against the partition wall was a large old-fashioned cabinet with wooden boxes stacked on top of it. In front of the window is a table with mirror frames.

After Liu Yimin saw it, he knew that this was the master bedroom before the owner and his wife fled to Tianjin with the money, so he smiled and said to Tang Xingying: "This house is the best house in a small county, and it can be used as a cave house." ”

Tang Xingying blushed, spat him, and then asked him if he was hungry, thirsty, or tired.

Liu Yimin said with a smile: "Good wife, I am thirsty, hungry, and tired. Hurry up and let me eat something, let me sleep well after eating, I am sleepy. ”

It was lunchtime, the troops were resting here, and the soldiers were eating, so the meal was quickly served.

After Liu Yimin finished eating, he hugged his son and fed his son with a small spoon one bite at a time. Xiao Zhenghe was also well-behaved, sitting on Liu Yimin's lap, staring at Liu Yimin's face with his dark eyes while eating, Liu Yimin smiled in his heart, and asked his son what he was looking at, if there was a flower on his father's face.

Xiao Zhenghe took a bite of food, and said in a milky voice: "Uncles and aunts say that Dad is a big hero, I want to see if the word hero is written on Daddy's face." ”

This statement almost squirted out the laughter of Tang Xingying, Chen Yaoguang, and Chen Meisheng. Liu Yimin was happy, put down his rice bowl, picked up his son and kissed him a few times. Then he put his son around his neck and walked around the house, making him giggle.

Tang Xingying felt sorry for Liu Yimin, hurriedly finished eating, hugged his son, and urged Liu Yimin to go to rest quickly.

I slept all afternoon, and when I woke up, it was already night, the house was already lit with a lamp, and Tang Xingying was writing under the lamp. The light shone on Tang Xingying's handsome face, giving birth to a halo, and two long braids hung down on her shoulders, looking extremely delicate and beautiful.

Liu Yimin felt that his heart was hot, and he shouted softly, "Xing Ying!" ”

Tang Xingying turned her head to look and saw Liu Yimin lying on the bed, tilting his head to look at himself, and said, "Stupid!" So he got up, walked over and sat on the edge of the bed, and asked softly, "Are you awake?" ”

Liu Yimin stretched out his hand, held Tang Xingying's hand, and said a little apologetically: "It's hard for you to march alone with your children all the way." ”

Saying this, Tang Xingying's eyes were a little foggy, leaned over, buried her head in Liu Yimin's chest, and murmured: "I followed the main force to march, and I rode a car and a horse, and it was not hard at all. It's all you, you want to stay in Tianjin to lure the enemy, it's so dangerous. You don't know that I cry every night in my dreams, and I won't allow you to take such risks in the future. ”

Liu Yimin chuckled: "Look at what scares you, what is it, if I am safe!" There are so many devils, I put them in their military uniforms, and my mouth is full of words, who can know who I am? Maybe I can sneak into their headquarters and arrest their division commanders and army commanders for fun? ”

Tang Xingying's little hand immediately covered Liu Yimin's mouth and prevented him from saying more.

Seeing that his wife was affectionate, the fire in Liu Yimin's heart went straight up one by one, and asked in a low voice: "What about the son?" ”

Tang Xingying's face flew with two blushes at once, her eyes were watery and about to drip water, and she whispered, "Just after eating, Mei Sheng took him to the yard to play." ”

Liu Yimin roared in his throat, and as soon as his arm was forced, he pulled Tang Xingying into the bed.

Tang Xingying whispered in her mouth, "Dead man, don't dare, there are people outside, you still let me live?" But he took Liu Yimin's hand and led it into his clothes.

Liu Yimin's heart was already high-spirited, and it was slippery to start, Tang Xingying's words sounded the war drum of urging the conscription, where to care about what there are no people outside, just use both hands and feet, and render a small room full of spring.

After a long time, I only heard Tang Xingying whisper: "Good man, you are really a tiger, a tiger that eats women!" ”

Listening to Liu Yimin's evil laughter again, the spring willow flute sounded in the room again, and the sound was mangy, sometimes distant and high-pitched, sometimes deep and wandering, like a song and a song, like a cry and a complaint, and the stars in the sky outside the window were so ashamed that they blinked their eyes.

It was a long time before I heard Tang Xingying say in a lazy voice: "You get up and go eat some food by yourself, I'm sleepy, I don't care about you." ”

After Liu Yimin got up, he walked to the outside room, washed his face, and was about to call Huang Wenhu and Li Xiaoshuai to bring in the food, when he saw the door curtain of the opposite room lifted, and Chen Yaoguang walked out with the food.

Liu Yimin glanced at Chen Yaoguang, saw that this girl's face was full of shyness, and knew that his Meng Lang had all fallen into the ears of this girl, and he also felt a little embarrassed, so he lowered his head and hurried to eat.

After eating, Chen Yaoguang brought another bowl of poached eggs. Liu Yimin asked where to get the eggs?

Chen Yaoguang twisted and said that she went out to find a fellow villager to buy it just now, and wanted him to make up for his body, even if he is an iron man, he must know how to take care of himself.

When Liu Yimin heard this, his face was hot, and he quickly ate the poached eggs, turned around and went to the staff office.

After arriving at the staff office, he saw that Luo Ronghuan, Cai Zhong, and Zeng Zhongsheng were all there, and knew that in order to avoid air raids, the troops had become night owls, resting during the day and acting at night.

Seeing Liu Yimin come in, Cai Zhong brought a cup of hot tea and handed it to Liu Yimin, and asked him with a smile how he slept?

Liu Yimin was a thief, and when he listened to everyone's words, he felt that it was a pun, and his face was hot, and a layer of fine beads of sweat soaked.

Cai Zhong joked again: "It's good to be young, you can recover your mental and physical strength after sleeping." If I knew this, I wouldn't have to worry so much for the division commander, just tire him to death, just come back and sleep, and be a good man again. ”

Liu Yimin saw that Luo Ronghuan and Zeng Zhongsheng were all smiling, and knew that a few old men had made fun of him, so he fought back and asked Cai Zhong: "This Tianjin has also been taken, and the devil Han has also eliminated so much, why don't you see any movement in Ren Ying's sister-in-law's stomach?" I said, man, you've got to come on. ”

Cai Zhong's waist straightened up, his black and thin face was full of smiles, and he actually saluted Liu Yimin, and said loudly: "Report to the teacher, my old Cai has lived up to your expectations, I solemnly report to you, your sister-in-law is happy!" Now I'm waiting for you to take a devil from the division to make a meeting gift for the child! ”

When Liu Yimin heard this, he went up and punched Cai Zhong on the shoulder: "Good look, ability, meritorious." Don't worry, I'm starting to think about earning a gift for my niece right now. ”

After saying that, he ignored everyone and pulled up a chair to look at the map.

Cai Zhong felt very depressed, chased after Luo Ronghuan and asked, "How can he say it's his niece?" I want sons, but all of you have sons are sons! ”

Luo Ronghuan smiled and said, "Where can you marry a daughter-in-law when you give birth to a son?" Okay, you can be secretly happy, no matter how I look at you, you have a father-in-law's face. Besides, who knows if it's a boy or a girl? If it's a girl, if you don't want to give it to me, I'll keep it. ”

Cai Zhong glanced at Liu Yimin hatefully, and muttered: "The teacher's mouth is too stinky, if I really give birth to a daughter in the future, I have to beat him!" ”

Everyone in the staff office burst into laughter.

At dawn, Liu Yimin finally stood up from the map, called Luo Ronghuan, Cai Zhong and Zeng Zhongsheng, and took out the battle plan of the General Staff Office, and several people began to study it seriously.

According to the plan of the General Staff Office, it is still necessary to adopt the method of attacking Tianjin and secretly attacking Jinan. There is nothing wrong with this plan, but this time Liu Yimin doesn't want to use so many troops, he thinks that because there are not many defenders in Jinan, the army only has the third and fourth mixed brigades in Shandong, which occupies such a large place in Shandong, and the troops are weak just to guard the communication lines. At present, in order to cover the main force to the north to attack Tianjin, these two brigades have adopted an active offensive posture, and their forces are becoming more and more dispersed. One main force brigade can complete the task of seizing Jinan by cooperating with the special combat team, and other troops should be placed in a favorable position to find an opportunity to eliminate the main force of the Chinese army returning to Jinan.

In addition, the instructors are currently strong in troops, and such a large-scale army should not be constantly concentrated together except for fighting big battles, but should go to the rural areas of Shandong in accordance with the requirements of the central authorities, mobilize the masses, and continue to expand the troops.

Therefore, Liu Yimin envisaged that the whole division would be divided into several parts, and military regions and administrative offices would be established in northern Shandong, western Shandong, southwestern Shandong, central and southern Shandong, southern Shandong, and Jiaodong Peninsula, with a focus on establishing a central base area in central and southern Shandong. For the time being, it is envisaged that the 1st Brigade and divisional units will be sent to the mountainous areas of central and southern Shandong, the 2nd Brigade will be deployed in the western part of Shandong, the 3rd Brigade will be deployed to the Jiaodong Peninsula, the 4th Brigade will be sent to southwestern Shandong, the 5th Brigade will be sent to southern Lunan, and the 6th Brigade will be sent to southeastern Shandong. To teach the Eighth Brigade to go to northern Lu. In this case, the 1st Brigade can support the 5th Brigade and the 6th Brigade in southeastern Shandong at any time, the 2nd Brigade in Luxi can support the 7th Brigade's base area in southern Hebei and the 4th Brigade in southwestern Luxi, and the 3rd Brigade can be connected to the 8th Brigade's base in northern Lubei on the Jiaodong Peninsula. Several large armies cooperated with each other and worked hard for one to two years to raise a field army of 500,000 people, establish local armed forces and grassroots political power, completely cut off the Jinpu Road, and control the whole of Shandong.

In this way, the significance of capturing Jinan is particularly important, and it is necessary to fight a battle of annihilation near Jinan, and at least eliminate an elite division of the devils, so as to stimulate the main force of the devils to move south along the Jinpu Road. Then, each unit should set up a base area separately to build Shandong into a base area with a certain industrial, agricultural, and commercial foundation, just like Shaanxi.

In order to achieve this goal, in addition to the 7th Brigade, the whole division planned to march to Luxi, in which the special operations brigade, the 1st and 3rd Jiao Brigades, the cavalry brigade, the artillery brigade, the heavy machine gun regiment, the engineer regiment, and the guard regiment formed a field group to capture Jinan, led by Liu Yimin and Luo Ronghuan, and directly attacked Jinan. After that, the two reading forces of the enemy were mixed into the main force of the brigade, and if the time was ripe, they would find one of the ways to destroy the enemy's heavy army group that went south to seize Jinan. After completing the task, the cavalry brigade sent troops to lure the enemy south. The rest of the troops, led by Cai Zhong and Zeng Zhongsheng, were in full swing in Luxi, completely cleaning up the puppet forces in the Luxi area. After the enemy's heavy army group moves south, it will then march to each predetermined area to create a base area.

Liu Yimin's idea was of course very encouraging, and Luo Ronghuan and several people who listened to it were excited. However, Luo Ronghuan raised a question from a political point of view, that is, in the rural areas of Shandong, most of the counties have the Kuomintang regime, and there are stragglers in various departments, and the question of how to deal with them is worthy of serious study. There is also the issue of land reform in the construction of base areas, which is now a period of cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, and the policy of the Kuomintang is to reduce rents and interest rates, while we are completely engaged in land reform in Shaanxi, and it is not the cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party at that time, which is easy to do. It is obviously not possible to carry out land reform now, and it will arouse the dissatisfaction of the national government.

Liu Yimin thought in his heart, looking at the posture in front of him, the strength of our army has grown too fast, and it will soon arouse Chiang Kai-shek's vigilance. As long as his offensive slows down, Chiang Kai-shek will inevitably launch [***]** in advance. This cooperation between the KMT and the Communist Party will inevitably be like in history, and it will be fought and combined until the end of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. Since this is the case, and I know the inevitable result of historical development, why should I be subject to so many limitations? You must know that land reform is the most fundamental measure for liberating the people and strengthening the strength of our army. As long as we have the support of the people, a steady stream of soldiers and food will support our army to fight stronger and stronger until the final victory is achieved.

Seeing that Liu Yimin was deep in thought, several people did not speak, and looked at him quietly.

Liu Yimin raised his head, his face was resolute, and he said in a deep voice, word by word: "The land reform policy is the foundation of our army's development, and it must be adhered to. After occupying Jinan, we immediately set up Shandong Province to resist the Ming Dynasty and issued a land decree in the name of the anti-Ming Ming Zheng axe, which was implemented in accordance with our party's land law in Shaanxi. As for the Kuomintang's political power in the counties, I estimate that after the heavy army group moves south, it will basically wipe out the Kuomintang's forces in Shandong. As long as the rest persist in resisting, we will unite them. As for the local armed forces, they were all reorganized. I think that in front of such a powerful army as our instructor, many people will know each other very well. For those who are passive and positive [***], don't be polite, and send them out of the country as gifts. In short, this Shandong is ours, and it is up to us to fight the Yue army in a bloody battle. ”

Cai Zhong asked directly: "I can go and draft a report on the establishment of the Shandong Provincial Anti-Ming Cooking Political Axe and report it to the Central Committee." When Jinan is taken, it can be announced to the public. ”

Liu Yimin waved his hand, asked him to wait, and asked the chief of staff if he had any opinion.

Zeng Zhongsheng said: "From a strategic point of view, the division commander's plan is very good. However, the timing of implementation needs to be carefully grasped. First of all, the heavy army group gathered around Tianjin, this force is very strong, and wherever it is pressed, it may be a major force that determines the outcome of the battlefield. We can analyze that there are only a few areas where the army needs to put troops in the future, one is to go south along the Jinpu Road, attack Xuzhou, and open up the connection with the army in Central China; The second is to return to the battlefield in Shanxi, open up the Tongpu Railway, drive the main force out of Shanxi, and at least occupy the granary of southern Jin. The third is to go south along the Pinghan Road, cross the Yellow River, invade the Central Plains, and then join Wuhan. Fourth, it swept away the Sui and Cha areas and re-established the defense system of Mongolia and Xinjiang. These directions are all places where the army is eager to use troops, and it depends on how the old devil in the temple thinks about it. Second, our capture of Jinan this time can further shake the enemy, drag the enemy's hind legs, allow the main force of the Kuomintang to further rest and replenish, and provide time and space for our other Eighth Route Army units to develop and grow. However, the army will certainly regard our troops as a thorn in the side and a thorn in the flesh, and it may even give up offensive operations in other directions and go all out to encircle and suppress our army. In that case, wherever we go, we will drag the enemy's heavy army group along, and in this case, if we divide our forces, it is possible to break through the enemy individually. Therefore, my opinion is to postpone the capture of Jinan and avoid the enemy's edge. After the enemy's heavy army group is divided, it will consider seizing Jinan and dividing the troops to develop the base area. It is even possible to consider not seizing Jinan for the time being, keeping its head in obscurity, burying its head in occupying the countryside, and then contending with the army for the short and long term after establishing a strong base area. In addition, the local forces of the Kuomintang are not a good thing, and instead of having to deal with them after we have fought with the Yue army, it is better to wait for the Yue army to drive them away, and then we will take advantage of the situation, although this is a bit selfish, but it can save a lot of trouble. ”

After Zeng Zhongsheng finished speaking, Liu Yimin, Luo Ronghuan, and Cai Zhong were all silent.

Zeng Zhongsheng didn't know if his opinion was appropriate, so he said: "Division, political commissar, this is just my personal opinion, not necessarily correct, for your reference." Please criticize what is wrong. ”

Liu Yimin looked at Zeng Zhongsheng and said with appreciation: "The chief of staff's opinion is very pertinent and practical, and he also mentioned the idea. We have to think about what to do if the heavy army group clings to us! In this way, we will be here today, and everyone will think about it, and we will meet here in the afternoon, and we must find a real and practical way to seize Jinan and urge the enemy to move south, and we must not let the enemy fight us to the death. If the army and heavy army group have been chasing us, let alone development, it is a question of whether we can survive or not. ”

After speaking, Liu Yimin asked everyone to go back and take a break and continue the discussion in the afternoon.

(To be continued)