Wine, for many soldiers, is a very favorite thing. Of course, this thing is also a headache for soldiers. Especially for combat troops, alcohol is something that is explicitly forbidden to appear on the battlefield.

But in the independent column, many times wine is also a good thing to celebrate. For many officers and soldiers who have fought bloody battles, being able to drink a bowl of wine is the greatest reward. And in these years, the grain is slightly insufficient, let alone the use of grain to make wine.

Regarding inviting the two little devil major generals to drink, He Zhengdao was a little reluctant. But he knew that it was much better to communicate something at the wine table than to sit dry and talk. The wine table culture is common to soldiers.

After inviting the two to sit down, He Zhengdao smiled and said, "This kind of drinking game, the two of you must also feel a little weird, right?" For me, wine was used to entertain friends, and the two were enemies whom I captured.

In general, I prefer to treat the enemy with a gun in my hand rather than a glass of wine. It's just that the two of you are also generals of the same army, so even if you are my prisoners at the moment, I think I can still have two drinks with you.

The reason is also very simple, the decision you made in the end, although it makes me feel a little regretful. But we are all the leaders of the troops, and we also know that if we continue to fight, we are afraid that my attacking troops will also have to pay a lot of casualties.

This time, in order to counter your attack on our army's base area, our independent column also suffered many casualties. It can be said that if you had not surrendered voluntarily, I would have destroyed the enemy who invaded my base this time.

Whatever your intentions, the decision to lay down your arms is a great way to thank you, as a commander, for your final decision, so that the troops under my command can avoid further casualties.

Although we are enemies, our identity should be the same, that is, soldiers and generals. Let the soldiers who obey our command survive more, I think the purpose should be the same, you two think that's the reason, right? ”

After saying this, He Zhengdao unscrewed the wine bottle and divided a bottle of sweet potato into three large porcelain bowls, pushed two of the bowls over and said, "I know you like to drink sake, but we Chinese soldiers prefer to drink spirits.

Although this wine is not famous, the officers and soldiers of our army like it more, and they think that this wine is strong enough, and the most important thing is that this wine is cheap. But even so, there are actually not many officers and soldiers in our army who can drink this kind of wine.

It's too late, and I don't want to bother my subordinates with what to eat. Peel some peanuts and drink wine, and I hope the two generals don't feel that it is detrimental to your identity. Even the chairman and commander-in-chief of our army usually drink alcohol. ”

Stretching out their hands, the two major generals were a little surprised, but they also thanked them and took the wine bowls. Smelling the strong aroma of liquor in the bowl, they also knew that this kind of liquor was very common in North and Northwest China.

It's just that as major generals of the Japanese army, they used to drink spirits. But most of those wines are of higher grade. This kind of sweet potato roast, which has no packaging and is not exquisite, is mostly the wine that ordinary soldiers in their troops occasionally drink secretly.

Even if they are more enthusiastic about drinking domestically produced sake, but those sake ordinary soldiers can't afford it. Most of the little devils who are qualified to drink sake are some officers of the Japanese army.

When the person who took the wine saw Xiusan, he seemed to be a little surprised and said, "Do your Mao Taizu and Commander-in-Chief Zhu drink this kind of wine?" As far as I know, this wine is made from sweet potatoes and sorghum, so it should be very cheap, right? ”

It seems that Mr. Higami also knows a little bit about the sake brewing process in my country! Sweet potatoes and sorghum are the staple foods commonly used by the people of our country. The low price does not mean that the wine is bad, on the contrary, it seems to me to be very good.

Although the taste is not very good, even if you drink alcohol, it will not be good. Compared with some liquor blended with alcohol, I think the sweet potato roast produced by this small brewery is actually really good, and our chairman and commander-in-chief are very fond of it.

But even so, under normal circumstances, the senior commanders and leaders of our army rarely drink alcohol. It's not that they don't know how to enjoy it, or that they don't like to drink. Rather, they know the importance of self-discipline and discipline. ’

Self-restraint, for many people in high positions, is a thing that requires quality to be possible. Being in a high position, the increase in power will also breed all kinds of problems, which shows the importance of self-restraint.

Although the conditions of the Eighth Route Army today are much better than those of the Red Army, they still advocate a frugal lifestyle from top to bottom. Even if Mao Taizu and Mr. Zhu and others, except for the relatively high subsidy, the other treatment is no different from that of ordinary cadres.

At least in He Zhengdao's view, the vast majority of cadres and officers of the Central Committee and the Eighth Route Army are now called servants of the people. It's just that when the forest is big, some corruption will breed, and it is inevitable that it will breed.

It's just that in this area, the central government and the Eighth Route Army are currently very strictly supervised. Cadres or officers who eat and drink excessively or dare to take bribes are also dealt with extremely severely.

There is such a thing as corruption, even He Zhengdao, who came from later generations, still knows that this is a long-standing and difficult problem. Even the fact that the current Nationalist Government will eventually be defeated has a lot to do with the prevalence of corruption in both military and political circles.

How can the government and the military, which are corrupt to the core, expect them to represent the interests of the country and the people? Think about the anti-corruption organized by Lao Jiang in the later period, is it not the same in the end?

In this regard, Mao Taizu and others, who were accustomed to living a hard life in the southern Jiangxi Soviet region, also knew the truth that 'the revolution has not yet succeeded, and comrades still need to endure hardships'. Now, far from the time for them to enjoy the blessings.

Looking at Nakamura Muichi, who choked on a sip, He Zhengdao also smiled and said: "Mr. Nakamura, this wine is a strong wine, you need to taste it slowly." While there's still some time, let's have a drink and talk about something! ”

'Good! ’

Nakamura Muichi, who choked, didn't expect this wine to be so strong. When I drank it in one gulp, I felt like I had been scratched by a knife. But I have to say that after experiencing that hot labor pain, he also felt that this wine was strong enough.

In contrast, those who took a sip saw Xiuzo, although they felt that this wine was indeed very strong. But for him at this moment, he also knows that he wants to drink in the future, but he is afraid that there are not many sincere people.

Peeling peanuts and drinking sweet potato roast, He Zhengdao didn't hide it and went straight to the point: "Both, I'm looking for you to drink tonight, first, to find out what your opinions are about the prisoner camp, and second, I want to tell you one thing in advance."

As for your capture, I am afraid that your military headquarters already knows about it. When we returned a few days ago, a large number of your planes searched the sky during the day, and as for the purpose of the search, I believe I don't need to say it explicitly.

Perhaps you were aware of this outcome when you made that decision. But I still have to say that since you have become prisoners of our army, then our army will guarantee your safety and try not to let the enemy find an opportunity to assassinate you.

But as for your handling, I'm afraid that our army can't have the final say yet. I believe you all know that we are the Eighth Route Army of the National Revolutionary Army, and we also belong to the National Revolutionary Army of the National Government.

As for the relationship between our army and the National Revolutionary Army, I believe that I don't need to say anything explicitly, and the two of you should have heard about it. In order to ensure a united front, we sometimes need to respond to some of their opinions.

And this time, they may feel that the significance of the two generals leading their troops to lay down their arms is of great significance to our country's war of resistance. Therefore, they want us to hand over the two of you, as well as a group of captured officers and soldiers, to them.

Of course, we are not very willing to do this, but we are also unwilling to destroy the situation of the United War of Resistance. For this reason, I will tell you this news in advance, and I hope you can be mentally prepared. ”

As soon as he heard this, he was also a little surprised when he saw Xiusan: "General He, do you mean that we people are going to be sent to Chongqing?" But we surrendered to your army, so why should we be transferred there? ”

'Mr. Renmi, I believe you don't know about the joint unification of our party, our army and the Nationalist Government in the War of Resistance, right? At least at this stage, they are the party leading Huaxia, and we are just an independent party.

Although the policies of our party and our army are quite different from theirs. Even before you launched a full-scale war of aggression, our party and our army were still in a state of hostility and war with them. But at this stage, we are allies and cooperative.

In the general environment of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and reunification, our party and our army will not do anything to undermine this kind of cooperation. Although you have surrendered to our army, they are now nominally part of the command of our party.

Since they are asking us for you prisoners in the name of propaganda to resist the war, we can't refuse too much. But how to hand you over, we will also negotiate with them next.

I'm looking for two of you today just to let you know in advance. Next, I will also serve as Deputy Head of the Negotiating Delegation. If you have any comments or requests, you can also mention them.

Again, we will consider reasonable requests, and we will ignore unreasonable requests. I also hope that you will cooperate in the future. Suffice it to say, if you go to their side, you may be more comfortable than staying here. ’

In fact, for He Zhengdao, how to let him choose one of the two generals, he is willing to send Nakamura Muichi out. As for the reason why I want to keep people to see Xiusan, it is still related to a big plan of the central government.

That is, to continuously absorb those prisoners who had accepted the ideological transformation of the Eighth Route Army, and to establish the Japanese Anti-War League. If possible, train a batch of 'Eight Ways of the Day'. This will also play a major role in the Eighth Route Army's future offensive against the enemy.

If one day in the future it really invades the Japanese bowl itself, He Zhengdao thinks that this alliance, which was supported by the Eighth Route Army, may play a great role in rebuilding the government after the Japanese bowl war in the future! (To be continued.) )