After Liu Yimin returned to Nangong, he met with Luo Ronghuan, and the two exchanged several aspects of work, and then Luo Ronghuan accompanied Liu Yimin to pay homage to the martyr's remains.

In Liu Yimin's heart, he has a full understanding of the cruelty of the war, and he also knows that in history, our army in southern Hebei alone has sacrificed dozens of brigade and regiment-level cadres, but since he joined the Red Army, he has paid special attention to protecting the backbone of the troops. Li Yimo's sacrifice made Liu Yimin already grief-stricken in his heart, but the enemy situation was urgent, and as the commander of a large army, he could only shed tears in his stomach.

People are like this, only the death of the person closest to them can make them involuntarily burst into tears. Liu Yimin has long since integrated into this era, and all his relatives are his comrades-in-arms. Seeing Li Yimo lying in the coffin, Liu Yimin trembled and stretched out his hands, gently stroked Li Yimo's thin face, which was completely stiffened, shouted "Yimo" twice, and fainted on the coffin.

Luo Ronghuan and Cai Zhong and Zeng Zhongsheng, who rushed back to Nangong after receiving the notice, pulled Liu Yimin up, helped him to the chair, and pinched him for a long time before he woke Liu Yimin up.

After waking up, Liu Yimin stared at Luo Ronghuan and Cai Zhong with straight eyes, and said for a long time: "Shouyi in the temple dared to kill my general, damn it!" ”

Luo Ronghuan knew that Liu Yimin's words were not said casually, maybe he had been brewing a plan in his heart to take the head of the temple longevity. Li Yimo's death may stimulate him to make up his mind to further plan and implement this plan. Luo Ronghuan, who didn't want Liu Yimin to be in danger, shouted to Li Xiaoshuai and poured a glass of water and let Liu Yimin take a sip, and then persuaded: "Comrade Li Yimo died heroically, and everyone is very sad. He and I were comrades-in-arms who had come from the Autumn Harvest Uprising, and I wanted to cry when I remembered what he looked like back then. However, war has its own laws. Since we entered the war, there have been three lieutenant generals and seven major generals who have died at our hands or indirectly at our hands, and even more adjutants. We hate the army and want to kill Shouichi Terauchi, I'm afraid that the army hates us even more, and Shouichi Terauchi wants to get rid of a few of us in his dreams. There is always sacrifice in a war, and as a senior general of our army, the division commander cannot be swayed by hatred. Didn't the Chairman say that? It is not too late for a gentleman to take revenge for ten years. What's more, we have eliminated the main force of the 21st Division and the Fourth Brigade of Reading Force, recovered the base area in Jizhong, and avenged the martyrs who died to a certain extent. The next thing the division commander should consider is how to implement the strategic tasks entrusted to the instructors by the central government, instead of obsessing on revenge. ”

Seeing that Liu Yimin's mood was eased, Luo Ronghuan didn't say more, he knew that although Liu Yimin was younger than him, his vision and thoughts were definitely first-class, and he didn't need to persuade him more, just click on it. Sure enough, after resting for a while, Liu Yimin relieved himself and said in a muffled voice: "Let the martyrs be buried in peace!" ”

According to the public memorial agenda prepared by the Logistics Command, the soldiers of the Air Defense Brigade were responsible for carrying the spirits, and after arriving at the cemetery, Han Qianqian presided over it, Luo Ronghuan introduced Comrade Li Yimo's life and made a speech, and then representatives from all walks of life in Nangong spoke. After Liu Yimin read it, he picked up the pen and made a modification, changing it to the leader who returned to Nangong to carry Li Yimo's spirit, Luo Ronghuan introduced his life speech, Cai Zhong read out the order of the instructor to posthumously award the honorary titles of the martyrs, Liu Yimin spoke, in order to avoid too long, the army carried out air raids after discovering it, and representatives from all walks of life did not speak.

At nine o'clock in the morning, there was a solemnity on Nangong Street, and the cavalry battalion of the Third Brigade of the Jiao Third Brigade who returned to Nangong with Luo Ronghuan took the lead in galloping out of the barracks, and then the guard regiment that returned to Nangong with Liu Yimin lined up, guiding in front of the review posture, Liu Yimin, Luo Ronghuan, Cai Zhong, Zeng Zhongsheng, Wu Zheng, Hu Di, Yuan Guoping, and Han Qianjin carried Li Yimo's coffin in front, and the cadres and soldiers of the Air Defense Brigade and the Formation and Training Headquarters carried the coffins of other martyrs with them, followed by the infantry battalion of the artillery brigade and the engineer regiment escorted them and marched towards the cemetery. The crowd along the way cried and followed the troops to the cemetery to see off the martyrs.

After the public memorial ceremony began, Luo Ronghuan gave a detailed introduction to the air battle in Nangong, the life of the martyr Li Yimo, the casualties and property losses caused by the army's frantic bombing of southern Hebei, and also introduced the instructor's achievements in eliminating the main force of the 21st Division of the Yue Army, the Fourth Brigade of the Reading Power Mixed Brigade, and the heavy encirclement and suppression of the heavy army group in Xinji Town, and called on the people of southern Hebei to unite, under the leadership of the anti-Japanese political axe at all levels, to carry out production and self-help, actively participate in the militia and various anti-Japanese organizations, protect the homeland and defend the country, and practice hard to kill the enemy, ready to repel the attacks and sweeps of devils. We call on the instructors and the troops of the Southern Hebei Military Region, the Luxi Military Region, and the Central Hebei Military Region to learn from the martyrs, firmly establish the spirit of not fearing hardship and death, and resolutely resist to the end, flexibly and flexibly strike at the enemy, and drive the Yue Kou out of China!

Cai Zhong read out the commendation order of the instructor's party committee for the air defense brigade and the first air defense regiment, and read out the order to posthumously award Li Yimo and other martyrs honorary titles.

After the order was read out, Liu Yimin, instructor and division commander of the Eighth Route Army, secretary of the party committee, commander of the Shaanxi Provincial Military Region, secretary of the party committee, president of the Anti-Japanese Military and Political University, and former secretary of the Tianjin Municipal Party Committee, delivered a brief speech entitled "In Memory of Li Yimo."

The cemetery was covered with indescribable sorrow, and the soft sobs that came from time to time made this sorrow spread into the distance, all the way to everyone's heart.

Liu Yimin's words were deep and powerful: "Comrade Li Yimo is a veteran Red Army and veteran revolutionary who participated in the Autumn Harvest Uprising. From the Autumn Harvest Uprising to the struggle in the Soviet region, from the Long March to the 18th Red Regiment, the Central Guard Division, and the 7th Red Army, from the construction of the Shaanxi base area to the battlefield of resistance against the Yue, and finally to the desperate struggle against the powerful aircraft group of the Yue Army in order to protect the lives and property of the people of Nangong, his life was a life of struggle and dedication for the Chinese people to fight for national liberation and national reading.

Comrade Li Yimo participated in the Autumn Harvest Uprising as a student, and the reason why he embarked on the revolutionary road was because he clearly recognized the reality of China at that time, recognized that only [***] could save China, and realized that only by following [***] to pick up the barrel of a gun and struggle could China liberate China. This truth will be proved by the practice of the Chinese people in building and building a new China.

There are many living beings in the world, some people live to oppress others, some people live to fly and dogs, and some people live in a muddy and aimless life. There is such a group of people who live for the future of the country and the nation, and the meaning of their life lies in uniting and leading the masses to fight for their ideals. These people are the backbone, the elite and the pride of our nation. Comrade Li Yimo is a representative of these people.

Countless [***] people have fought bravely and sacrificed heroically for the interests of the people, and their sacrifices are higher and heavier than Mount Tai, because they have aroused countless people to join our team and fight for defeating the devils and building a new China!

We mourn Comrade Li Yimo and learn from his concept of the overall situation of the whole party and the whole army, go wherever needed, take root and sprout wherever they go, and lead the masses and the army to develop a new situation. We must learn from his spirit of courage and dedication, dare to sacrifice, face a strong enemy, be fearless, fight to the death, and die to the greatness and glory!

At present, the devils are extremely rampant, attacking and sweeping our anti-Japanese base areas in Shanxi, and frantically encircling and slaughtering our soldiers and civilians in central Hebei, southern Hebei, and Luxi. However, if the devil is afraid, he is afraid that my [***] people will unite, mobilize, and fight to the death against them. Comrade Li Yimo and all the martyrs who sacrificed their lives have set an example for us, and all units of our army and organizations at all levels in the base areas must learn from the martyrs, go to the masses, organize the masses, mobilize the masses, arm the masses, and turn North China and the whole of China into a battlefield of resistance. ”

After Liu Yimin finished speaking, all the coffins of the martyrs were buried, and all the soldiers fired three shots into the air.

After returning to the division headquarters, Liu Yimin rested for a while, and then met with Lu Ben, Meng Qingshan, and Lu Zhengying.

The only change was that because Meng Qingshan was appointed political commissar, the leaders of the various units of the Hebei guerrilla army did not make major adjustments as a result of the reorganization, and basically the commander was reappointed as a political commissar, and the commander was a backbone military cadre of the People's Army. Liu Yimin was very satisfied with this plan, which was realistic, avoided the mistakes and regrets made in history when the Hebei guerrilla army was reorganized, and ensured that the guerrilla army would not disperse.

Liu Yimin personally poured tea for the three of them, and several people chatted while talking, starting from Meng Qingshan being ordered to return to Jizhong, talking about Lu Zhengying's reorganization of Xiaoqiao and going to Fuping for training, talking about how Meng Qingshan pulled up the guerrilla army, and talked about breaking through Jizhong.

This chat talked about dinner time, Liu Yimin saw a few people talking about Xingqiang, so he invited Luo Ronghuan, Cai Zhong, Zeng Zhongsheng, and Wu Zheng to accompany Comrade Jizhong to dinner.

This Nangong City is known as the Phoenix City, and it is an important commercial port on the North China Plain, after the Lugou Bridge Incident, the army has not yet attacked to Nangong, there are more than 2,000 commercial employees in the county, and there are nearly 1,000 commercial outlets of all kinds in the county. After the instructor arrived in Nangong, the army gathered, and the industrial and commercial enterprises and all kinds of talents who had withdrawn from Tianjin and were ready to go to Shandong also temporarily gathered here. For a time, this Nangong City was even more lively and prosperous than any period in history. There has been a surge in the number of business workers and new shops, and there are especially many restaurants.

After the bombing of the army, due to the many martyrs who died in the air defense brigade of the instructor, the people of Nangong, who had already regarded the Eighth Route Army as a soldier and a backer, had a bad New Year, and the whole city could not hear a single firecracker during the New Year, on the contrary, there were cries everywhere.

After today's public memorial ceremony, Song Renqiang looked for Luo Ronghuan, hoping that the troops could come out of their grief as soon as possible, drive the people of Nangong, and make the market active as soon as possible.

As soon as he heard that Liu Yimin asked everyone to accompany the comrades in Jizhong to dinner, Luo Ronghuan felt that this was an opportunity, so he said to Liu Yimin that the comrades-in-arms would go to the Quartet and it would not be easy to get together.

Liu Yimin felt uncomfortable because of Li Yimo's matter, and when he heard Luo Ronghuan say this, he asked why he added wine?

Luo Ronghuan told him about the situation in Nangong, and then said that the troops needed to lift their spirits, and the division commander should come out of the pain. As a result, the wine was served, and Liu Yimin also drank it. However, if you are in a bad mood, you will easily get drunk when you drink. Liu Yimin felt a little excited after drinking a few glasses, took Lu Zhengyan's hand, praised him as the leader in the Northeast Army, followed [***] and followed the right, when the Eighth Route Army was right, he would definitely be able to lead the athletes of Jizhong to gallop on the battlefield in the future, and fight the Han Dynasty, which is famous and recorded in history.

Lu Zhengying was born in the old soldiers, and was educated by [***] people to embark on the revolutionary road. During the training in Fuping, I saw [***] Division Commander and Political Commissar Nie Rongzhen, and I felt that there were many talents in the party, and the taciturnity, decisiveness and decisiveness of Division Commander Lin and the elder style of Political Commissar Nie had made him look up to him. After seeing Liu Yimin and Luo Ronghuan, I found that these two people had similarities and obvious differences with Lin and Nie. Political Commissar Luo doesn't say it, it's very similar to Political Commissar Nie, not to mention the military ability of this Division Commander Liu, there are such brilliant achievements there! What I can't figure out is, how can this Senior Commander Liu have such a high level of policy theory at such a young age? Listening to his speech at the public memorial ceremony, it was purely an impromptu speech, but he spoke so well that he was definitely a great intellectual. The most rare thing is to be cheerful and broad-minded. Learn more from him in the future.

Hearing Liu Yimin praise himself, Lu Zhengying directly said: "Since the division commander praised me so much, we would like to ask the division commander to inspect the troops in the afternoon, give a speech to the comrades, and boost morale." ”

Luo Ronghuan knew that Liu Yimin had traveled a long way back to Nangong, and he didn't stop when he came back, and he was anxious to let him rest after eating, and there were still many important things to discuss, so he told Lu Zhengying that he would go back to inspect the troops, and the division commander would definitely go to visit his comrades.

As soon as Lu Zhengyan heard this, he knew that Liu Yimin was busy with work, and he hurriedly said that the division commander and political commissar must remember to inspect the troops in central Hebei, and they will be on call at any time when they have time.

After dinner, Liu Yimin went home and slept for a while, woke up in the afternoon, went to the war room, and first sent a telegram to Li Lingfeng, asking about his location and progress. He then sent a report to the chairman and the two CEOs, Zhu and Peng, giving a detailed report on the situation of the enemy and us after the recovery of the base areas in central Hebei, and proposing that in the near future, troops would be secretly transferred into northern Shandong, Jiaodong, southwestern Shandong, central and southern Shandong to create base areas behind enemy lines.

At the end of the telegram to the chairman, Liu Yimin asked the central authorities if there had been any telegrams from Ni Hua in the near future, and where the materials from the United States had arrived now.

After sending the telegram, Liu Yimin called Cai Zhong and Zeng Zhongsheng, asking them to report in detail on the combat situation of the troops on the Western Front, and to inquire about the combat effectiveness of the 23rd Division, the 24th Division, the Fifth Brigade of the Reading Mixed Brigade, and the Zhutun Army Brigade.

Zeng Zhongsheng gave a detailed report on the combat deployment of the concentrated troops when they broke through the encirclement, and especially praised Wang Nanhu and Cao Shengli for their outstanding performance in commanding operations on the battlefield.

Liu Yimin waved his hand: "I don't listen to the performance of Wang Nanhu and Cao Shengli, they are already senior generals of our army, it's okay without these two?" What I want to listen to is the combat effectiveness of the army when it is opened. ”

Zeng Zhongsheng said: "The army's infantry artillery has a strong ability to coordinate, and the soldiers' individual tactical level is also high. If the soldiers were allowed to aim and shoot normally, the hit rate should be very high. In particular, the machine guns and grenadiers of the Yue army were particularly well hit, and they were all accurate, tricky, and ruthless. In my experience, they are deflated when they meet our instructors, and if they encounter ordinary [***] troops, the same strength will win. Even if they are a wing against [***] a division, it is also a sure victory. This time, our army mainly destroyed the enemy with powerful firepower, and if we relied on grenades and bayonets to settle the battle after three bullets as in the past, it is estimated that our army would have won a crushing victory with the same strength, and might even die together. ”

Liu Yimin was silent after hearing this.

Cai Zhong saw that Liu Yimin didn't speak, so he continued: "Facts have proved that our army's way of concentrating superior forces and firepower to annihilate the enemy is correct, and it can indeed destroy the backbone of the devil's troops. However, our army is far away from the Shaanxi base area, and all artillery shells and bullets are captured, so there is naturally no problem now, but once the reserve ammunition is exhausted, the problem will be serious. In my opinion, first, we have to educate the soldiers to save ammunition, and second, we have to quickly find a way to build an arsenal, because it is very dangerous for a unit of our size to not be self-sufficient in ammunition. ”

Liu Yimin nodded, took out a cigarette, and said while smoking: "What Director Cai said makes sense, especially the ammunition of the air defense brigade, which is to use one shot less than one round, so we have to find a way quickly."

Zeng Zhongsheng proposed: "At present, the air superiority of the Chinese army is too obvious, especially the carrier-based aircraft of the combined fleet, and we simply can't do anything about it." Under such circumstances, if the army completes the battle on the Shanxi side and the Jinpu line, it will inevitably return to the division to deal with us. Now is the time to find a way to plan ahead. Otherwise, when the time comes, it will be surrounded by the heavy army group, and it will be troublesome."

Liu Yimin thought to himself, according to the historical trajectory, the army must fight the Battle of Xuzhou, and after it is over, it will also fight the Battle of Wuhan. Due to his arrival, history has changed to a certain extent, and it will take time to verify how the army will fight. However, no matter how he fights, he has to insert a lever so that he can't go so smoothly. Seize the opportunity to kill him at once, so that the momentum of his strategic offensive cannot be as fierce as in history.

The three of them were discussing, and Qian Zhuangfei and He Xinghua came in.

After receiving the telegram handed by the two, Liu Yimin began to study it carefully.

Qian Zhuangfei sent information about the army, he was a little frustrated, and told Liu Yimin that the password of the army had been changed again, and it could not be cracked for the time being. However, it is more important that the army intercepted the telegram from the base camp of the army to Terauchi Shouichi before changing the code.

Liu Yimin took a look, and said that the base camp of the army had once again increased its troops to China, and this time it was mainly the Reading Garrison and the Reading Mixed Brigade that were responsible for the local garrison tasks, and the number was very large. The telegram from the base camp made it very clear that these read-force garrisons and read-force mixed brigades were mainly used to maintain law and order in the occupied areas, and to free up field divisions and regiments for strategic operations.

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(To be continued)