Once again, the heat wave of Futian visited this magical land, and the mountains were lush and green. Nature repeats itself in a regular cycle. Hearing that Ouyang Jian had returned triumphantly, political commissar Mao Zetan, Zhang Hanfu, Tan Song, and Li Guangda, who had rushed back from Yongxiu County one step in advance, personally greeted him outside the city gate. The splendid fierce battles of the Independent Division of the Jiujiang Red Army not only consolidated the base areas, but also took the initiative to attack and achieved brilliant results. In particular, the people of Yunshui County have confidence and recognition of the red regime, and people from all walks of life in the county spontaneously flocked to the door to welcome the hero's triumphant return.

Ouyang Jian and the others dismounted at the city gate, facing everyone's happy faces, Ouyang Jian took the lead in the military salute, and everyone saluted. "Division Commander Ouyang, you have worked hard in the battle, and I would like to express my heartfelt thanks on behalf of the comrades in the base area. The victory was inspiring, and the people in the base areas supported the red regime even more. Mao Zetan held Ouyang Jian's hand and said. Tan Song also said happily: "Senior Commander Ouyang, you have won the victory, our work is better carried out, and the counties have begun to carry out vigorous land reform. ”

Zhang Hanfu also stepped forward to hold Ouyang Jian's hand and said: "Senior Commander Ouyang, the situation is very good, everyone is more motivated to win, I will tell you a good news, that metallurgical expert has also changed his attitude and started to work, all of which are inseparable from the victory you have achieved on the outside." Ouyang Jian said: "Without your strong support in the base areas, we would not have been able to achieve military victories on the outside front, and I would like to say thank you on behalf of all the commanders and fighters of the Red Army for your strong support." ”

Ouyang Jian walked up to Li Guangda and said, "Brother Li! Great work! Li Guangda stretched out his arm, and the two hugged each other, the words seemed redundant, and the comrade-in-arms was fully revealed. Ouyang Jian walked up to Guo Mei and said, "Hello Comrade Guo Mei! Guo Mei's eyes were a little moist and whispered: "Commander, you are dark and weak!" Out of worry about Ouyang Jian, her face was a little haggard. Haha, don't you say it's more spiritual! "And you know how worried people are!" Ouyang Jian hurriedly disguised himself and turned to the others to greet him. A group of people entered the city to welcome them, vying to witness their heroes.

After entering the division headquarters, political commissar Mao Zetan said: "At the end of June, you fought outside, and the Central Committee officially issued a reorganization plan. In order to strengthen unified leadership, the Central Committee ordered the formation of the 1st Red Army Corps. Zhu De, commander-in-chief of the Red First Army, and Comrade Runzhi served as political commissars. Chief of Staff Zhu Yunqing and Director of the Political Department are Yang Yuebin. Under the jurisdiction of the Red 4th Army, the Red 4th Army commander Lin, political commissar Peng Qingquan. Huang Gongluo, commander of the Red 6th Army, and Chen Yi, political commissar. Wu Zhonghao, commander of the Red 12th Army, and Tan Zhenlin, political commissar. ”

"According to the order of the Central Committee, the former Red 5th Army and the Red 8th Army formed the Red Third Army Corps, which was under the jurisdiction of the 5th Army and the 8th Army. Peng Dehuai, commander-in-chief of the Red Third Army Corps, Teng Daiyuan, political commissar, Deng Ping, chief of staff, and Yuan Guoping, director of the Political Department. Peng Dehuai concurrently served as the commander of the 5th Army, and political commissar Teng Daiyuan concurrently served as the commander. Li Can, commander of the Red 8th Army, and He Changgong, political commissar. According to the order of the Central Committee, the number of the Jiujiang Independent Division was cancelled, and the Red 5th Army Corps was formed. ”

Mao Zetan continued: "The Central Committee ordered Comrade Ouyang Jian to serve as the commander of the corps, and in order to strengthen the party's leadership, the headquarters will send a new political commissar. Comrade Zhang Hanfu still serves as director of the General Logistics Department. "Comrade Mao Zetan, I don't agree that you want to be transferred!" Ouyang Jian was surprised. Mao Zetan said with a smile: "According to the order of the Central Committee, the Jiujiang Special Committee was established, and I served as the secretary of the Special Committee, and I was fully responsible for the work in the Jiujiang area. "What position does Comrade Tan Song hold?" Mao Zetan glanced at Tan Song and said: "In view of Tan Song's remarkable achievements in the peasant movement and other aspects of his work in the Jiujiang area, and his successful experience, the Central Committee plans to transfer Comrade Tan Song to the central base area to serve as the secretary of the Working Committee, focusing on industrial and agricultural production!" ”

Mao Zetan continued: "The Central Committee ordered the deputy commander of the Red Fifth Army Corps to be Su Yu, the chief of staff Luo Ronghuan, and the director of the political department to be the new political commissar. Under the jurisdiction of the Red Fifth Army Corps, the 9th, 11th, 13th, 15th, 17th, and 19th divisions of the Red Army, each division has 3 regiments, and the logistics regiment is retained. The Central Committee ordered Xiao Ke, commander of the 9th Red Division, Zhang Shiying, commander of the 11th Red Division, Song Renqiang, commander of the 13th Red Division, Han Chu, commander of the 15th Red Division, Chen Ming, commander of the 17th Red Division, and Zhao Liang, commander of the 19th Red Division. The head of the logistics regiment is appointed by the corps itself. The Central Committee decided to officially name the Red Army Military Academy, the president Li Guangda, and the political commissar so-and-so! ”

The Ouyang family said excitedly: "Resolutely implement the orders of the Central Committee, and the ministries will not be able to return to the base area until about October, but the expansion plan will be launched now." Su Yu, Luo Ronghuan! "Here!" "The two of you will start the army expansion plan now, and first complete the expansion of Song Ren's poor department and Zhao Liang's department. In addition, the work of promoting and expanding the number of officers of the four divisions should also be carried out. The special operations team is still under the command of the corps headquarters, and I have decided to expand the special operations team to 100 people. In addition, the logistics regiment should also be expanded, especially the engineer battalion should be expanded to 1,500 people, and the Zhouqiao battalion should be expanded to 1,000 people. ”

"Comrade Zhang Hanfu, your task is still to focus on the munitions industry, the munitions industry enterprises are like hematopoietic functions for us, in the future, we will not only make guns and artillery, but also form a complete range of weapons industry system, soldiers form a pattern of great development, in a word, all work must be coordinated with the military struggle. If our Red Army only relies on the capture of the enemy's weapons and ammunition, it will not be able to compete with the Kuomintang in the long run. In the next step, I will also devote my main energy to the research and development, manufacturing and development of ordnance production. Remember that the arms industry of the Red regime is our lifeline. ”

"Commander Ouyang said it very well, since I have been in charge of the weapons industry, I have truly realized its importance, and our core task at present is to work hard to develop, eliminate any interference, and do everything for the front line." Zhang Hanfu waved his arms vigorously and cheered up. Ouyang Jian was very relieved that Zhang Hanfu had undergone great changes under the subtle influence, and this change had quietly changed the pattern of the entire Jiujiang base area. The removal of Mao Zetan by the Central Committee also shows that changes are beginning to appear at the top. Reality is the most convincing, and he works better than any preaching.

The next day, Ouyang Jian brought in Mu Shixiong, the leader of the special operations team. "Commander, I heard that the special combat team is going to be expanded, and I was so excited that I didn't sleep well last night." "I know you have planned for a long time, but this expansion mission is a bit special, I am going to set up a water special operations team, and I will personally train the water special operations team. The members of the water special operations unit are required to have good water quality first, and they should not be as strict as the selection of snipers, in which case the selection of materials is too narrow. It is enough to have good water quality, quick response, and strong body, and the personnel of the water detachment are tentatively set at 30 people. ”

"Yes! I immediately picked in the troops! "I suggest that you be selected from the Poyang Lake Water Guerrillas and the Panlong Mountain Guerrillas, who live on the lake all year round, and some of them grew up near the lake, so you can greatly shorten the training time, understand?" "Understood, I'll leave right away." "In addition, Dabao can take charge of himself, and this time the selection of special combat personnel is mainly among the captive soldiers. There are a lot of potential players among the captives. "I'll arrange it right away." After Mu Shixiong left, Chief of Staff Luo Ronghuan walked in.

"Legion Commander, this expansion is mainly absorbed among the captured soldiers, the time is short and the difficulty is not small, the Legion Commander has a lot of ideas, do you have any good suggestions?" Ouyang Jian groaned, and suddenly his eyes lit up, and he thought of the method of quickly transforming the captive soldiers during the Liberation War: "Chief of Staff, you can try to make the captive soldiers remember the bittersweet memories, almost all of them are from bitter backgrounds, since our Red Army is a team of sufferers, and the suffering people in the world are one family, first let them have a sense of belonging and identity, so that their consciousness will be quickly improved." In particular, the officers and men of the Red Army units are equal, and there is no phenomenon of bullying or scolding soldiers, and respect can arouse their enthusiasm for joining the Red Army units. ”

"Commander, good idea, I will immediately organize personnel to carry out the education of remembering bittersweet memories among the captives, so that they can raise their consciousness as soon as possible." After Luo Ronghuan left, Ouyang Jian instructed the guard Pony not to disturb him anymore. Sitting at the table, Ouyang Jian took out the letter paper and wrote with a slight mutter: "Respected ······ of the Central Committee." The letter was addressed to the Central Committee, and he had made remarkable achievements in the Jiujiang region, and at the same time, the base area was rapidly expanding, so it can be said that he had a certain right to speak, so it was necessary to influence high-level decision-making.

The content of the letter not only gave a detailed account of the military victory, but also explained the importance of building a solid base area. And all this stems from Comrade Runzhi's theory on building a solid base area. Ouyang Jian highly praised Comrade Runzhi's strategic thinking, especially the principle of guerrilla warfare advocated by Zhu Mao, which was the magic weapon for the Jiujiang Independent Column to rely on the base area and fight four battles and four victories on the outside line. Ouyang Jian spoke highly of Runzhi's military thought and theory, and said that everything he achieved was derived from the essence of Runzhi's military thought.

Ouyang Jian hoped that the CPC Central Committee would attach great importance to Comrade Runzhi's extraordinary talent, and said that Runzhi was fully capable of leadership. Ouyang Jian analyzed and practiced in the letter, and said that the development of the Jiujiang base area to this day is entirely inspired by Runzhi's theory. Ouyang Jian's letter in July caused a strong shock in the Central Committee, although it could not immediately change the decision of the Central Committee, but Ouyang Jian's achievements are a good illustration of the problem, which laid the groundwork for Ouyang Jian's future support for Runzhi to move to the top leadership position in advance.

After sending the traffic officer away, Ouyang Jian knew in his heart that the road was long, and it was impossible to change immediately, and it was necessary to give the high-level a time and process to understand. Ouyang Jian knew that the Central Plains War Lao Jiang had turned from passive to active, and soon Feng Yuxiang and Yan Xishan would go to Maicheng. At the end of the year, Lao Chiang will free his hands and then launch a large-scale encirclement and suppression operation. It is now the end of July, and there are still 5 months to go until the end of the year, so Ouyang Jian has to seize these 5 months to prepare carefully. It is necessary to mobilize forces to direct the guerrilla units and militias in various counties, and it is necessary to conduct pre-war training and drills on how to carry out guerrilla warfare.

In addition, it is necessary to step up the stockpiling of strategic materials, such as coal, grain, and various daily necessities. At present, the logistics regiment of the army has a pig farm in Jiujiang County. Chicken farms and large-scale production, although not perfect, are moving in the right direction. There are some things that I am afraid of not being able to do, but I am afraid of not being able to think of them. Now everyone agrees that Ouyang Jian has a lot of ghost ideas, and every ghost idea has received miraculous results. Folklore even says that Ouyang Jian has the magic power of turning stones into gold, although it is exaggerated, but it shows that the prestige of the Ouyang family has risen.

On this day, Ouyang Jian and Mao Zetan, secretary of the special committee, saw off Tan Song. Tan Song said that before leaving, let everyone go to a certain village to have a look, so that everyone can see it. A certain village is located in the southeast of Yunshui County, about 10 off the ground. Everyone rode horses and came to a certain village with great interest, and Tan Song led everyone to the ground without entering the village. A rice field is growing well. A dark-faced man in his 40s is busy in the field. When the strong man saw Tan Song and a group of Red Army generals coming, he hurriedly came up to say hello.

"Secretary Tan, why do you have time to come here!" "Lao Zhang, I made a special trip to see your rice field, look at how happy it is, this stubble is a bumper harvest!" Tan Song introduced to everyone that this strong man is the old Zhang of the peasant association. Lao Zhang saw Ouyang Jian standing in front of him and said in surprise: "Legion Commander, I am so excited to see you, you are not only the God of War, but also the God of Wealth." You advocate the use of glass greenhouses for seedlings, and this year's increase in my 2-season rice income is 2%. This year's 1 season of rice I increased the income by 3 percent, now our village has adopted glass greenhouse seedlings, and the whole region has begun to promote, this year's upland rice will get a bumper harvest. ”

"Brother, I just came up with an idea, or you crops are better to plant, I just saw the scientific seedling breeding method from foreign publications!" Later, Tan Song talked about the benefits of using scientific seedlings with great interest, and it was obvious that he was really reluctant to leave this land that he had devoted himself to. When he was leaving, Ouyang Jian handed over to Tan Song the conceptual materials he had written about how the central base area would develop, hoping that he would report to the headquarters for support. Tan Song hugged Ouyang Jian unwillingly, and that kind of reluctant feeling infected everyone.