The next few days were uneventful, the 34th Division was returned to the 5th Army Corps, a battalion of the International Division of the Young Communist Party was also returned to the 15th Division of the 1st Corps, and the integrated troops of the 8th Army Corps were also contacted by the head of the corps and were also returned to the formation. Liu Yimin also officially fulfilled the procedures for joining the party. After the fierce battle on the Xiangjiang River, the main force of the Red Army entered the Xiyan Mountains by several routes, resting while fighting and marching.

Due to the arrival of Liu Yimin, the remnants of the Red 34th Division, the Red 18th Regiment and some of the troops scattered by the 8th Army Corps were saved, and the losses of the Red Army in the Xiangjiang Campaign were reduced by a part, and the Red Army, which had only more than 37,000 people left in history, now has more than 46,000 people, and although the Red 5th Army Corps suffered heavy losses, the structure of the two divisions was still complete. In particular, the Red 34th Division had greatly improved its armament and ammunition, and the fighters recovered their combat effectiveness after a little rest, and they still acted as the rear guard of the whole army.

The Gui Army and the Hunan Army, which were chasing the Red Army, were relatively more cautious in their actions because they had just suffered losses. Although the enemy's Central Army did not suffer a heavy blow, Chiang Kai-shek's strategy was to drive away the wolf, so the Central Army under the command of Xue Yue only followed closely behind the Red Army, and together with the Hunan Army and the Gui Army, like a group of hungry wolves, they pressed the Red Army forward.

Liu Yimin's 18th Regiment has been connected with the Red 6th Division and has been incorporated into the system.

The current Red 6th Division suffered heavy losses after the Xiangjiang Campaign, and the 16th and 17th regiments combined were more than 1,000 people, which was two-thirds higher than the losses of the first two regiments of the Long March. The losses of cadres were particularly heavy, there was a feeling of defeat among the troops, and the cadres and soldiers were privately discussing that the Supreme Three-Man Regiment should be held responsible, saying that [***] had never fought such a big defeat when he commanded the Red Army, and that these few people now do not know how to fight at all, and they run with the Red Army carrying their luggage every day, and they do not know where to run or what time to run. After the 18th Regiment was reorganized, the strength of the 6th Division rebounded, and although it did not reach the state before the Long March, it was significantly better than the situation when the troops were scattered and suffered heavy casualties at the end of the Xiangjiang Campaign. The 6th Division, like other units of the Red Army, organized its troops on the march and slowly regained its combat effectiveness.

During the tense period of the war, the efficiency was relatively high, and the appointment of Liu Yimin and several regiment-level cadres was quickly reduced. It may be that Liu Yimin has been in the army for a short time, and although Zeng Chunjian, the commander of the 18th Regiment, is seriously injured, the treatment effect is good, so Liu Yimin is still the acting commander, and it is estimated that the head of the regiment considered that Cai Zhong was relatively familiar with him, so he negotiated with the 5th Army Corps and removed Cai Zhong from the post of director of the Political Department of the Red 34th Division and appointed him as the political commissar of the 18th Regiment.

In view of the fact that the current personnel of the 18th Regiment come from different units, Liu Yimin, Cai Zhong, Liu Jianjian, and Li Qing, as well as the battalion and company cadres, soak together with the soldiers every day. In Liu Yimin's words, it means to be familiar with the troops, run in with the troops, and improve their combat effectiveness. In a few days, there were more than 2,000 people in the whole regiment, including recruits, and Liu Yimin was basically noodles.

That night, the troops camped in a mountain pass. The company and platoon commanders led the soldiers to light piles of bonfires and eat dry food around the fire.

The boot battalion reported that they held a grievance meeting in the evening, to which the head of the regiment was invited. Liu Yimin had always been worried about the conversion of prisoners, so he went to the recruit company with Cai Zhong.

When I went to the recruit company's station, I saw that the soldiers were sitting around the fire. I called Li Qing, Hong Chaoyuan, and Chen Dazhong to ask, and I knew that the heart-to-heart talk was going well, but the grievance activity was not doing well, mainly because no one was willing to complain in front of everyone. Liu Yimin asked what the reason was, and Li Qing replied that the officers of the Hunan Army and the Gui Army who might have been captured were still there, and the soldiers did not dare to say it.

Cai Zhong asked how the preparations for tonight's grievance meeting were going, and Li Qing said that through heart-to-heart talks and work, he found a few backbones, and arranged for them to complain in the evening. If successful, you can lead other fighters. There is a question, what if the soldiers complain about the captured Hunan army and Gui army officers?

Liu Yimin immediately replied that the grievances themselves should be combined with the investigation of class, work, and fighting spirit, and the purpose is to purify the ranks, unify thinking, and enhance combat effectiveness. Those officers who were captured for the most heinous crimes could be dealt with severely. Otherwise, if you march and fight again, and on the other hand, you have to beware of reactionary officers planning a rebellion, then it will be worth it? Li Qing agreed and went to make arrangements.

The grievance meeting began. After Li Qing's simple mobilization, Niu Liangzi, a veteran Red Army soldier, began to speak: "Comrades, why did I become a Red Army? At first, it was to avenge my father's mother. My home is far from here, near Zhangzhou, Jiangxi. It turns out that there are still a few acres of good land at home, and it is said that it is a little harder, but it can still get by. Once, when my father was herding cattle, he accidentally trampled on the seedlings of the big landlord's house, and this old bastard had my father arrested. My father was not convinced, saying that the cow is a beast and does not understand the reason, how can you be as knowledgeable as an animal? This annoyed the bastard old landlord, saying that it was my father who scolded him. Then I tied my dad up, nailed bamboo sticks to ten fingers and toes, pierced his nose, and paraded him through the streets with ropes. Poor my father was tortured to death like this. As soon as my mother saw that my father was dead, she went to the old landlord to comment. The old landlord said that my mother was a crazy woman, and let the family beat him badly. By the time the neighbors carried my mother home, she was already dying. I still can't forget the tragic death of my father. ”

Niu Liangzi couldn't go on, and the cool tears fell down one by one. There was a sigh in the team.

Li Qing took advantage of the situation and shouted slogans: Down with the exploiting class! Avenge Niu Liangzi's father! The old Red Army soldiers followed and chanted slogans.

Niu Liangzi wiped away his tears and continued: "At that time, I was only 12 years old, I escaped alone, found the Red Army by asking for food, and joined the team. When the Red Army attacked Zhangzhou, I followed the team back to my home, shot the old landlord, collected his gun, and divided his land and grain. Relying on the Red Army, I avenged my father's mother's revenge, and the villagers also said that the Red Army was the savior of the suffering. Later, I understood the truth of the revolution and knew that only the Red Army was the army of our poor, and that by following the Red Army could we save the villagers who were suffering and being bullied all over the world. ”

After Niu Liangzi finished speaking, a new soldier walked out crying. He sobbed and began to speak: "My name is Bai Dagui, and I am a hunter in Xiangxi. During the Dragon Boat Festival the year before last, my younger brother Ergui went to Huaihua to catch medicine for his mother, but he met Ding, and his mother was anxious and angry when she heard about it, and soon died. I sold all the valuable things at home, scraped together 10 yuan, and gave it to the township chief, hoping that he would tell the chiefs about letting the second expensive go. Who knew that after the township chief collected the money, not only did he not let go of Ergui, but he also arrested me. Come to think of it, is this still a fucking human thing? ”

Seeing the indignant expressions on the faces of the soldiers, Bai Dagui continued: "When I entered the new barracks, I thought that since I became a soldier, I would also become the boss, so I shouldn't be bullied, right?" Who knew that the chief didn't treat us as human beings at all, and if he didn't eat enough, he didn't say anything, and if he wasn't careful, he would be hit with whips and sticks. During the three months of recruit training, we carried the corpses out every day. There were more than 1,000 strong men in our batch, and by the time the recruit training was over, only 320 had survived. In our township alone, more than 20 people died. ”

Probably remembering what happened to his recruit training, there were bursts of sobbing from the team.

"After the recruit training, my younger brother Ergui and I entered the 28th Group Army, and we are still in the same regiment. Who knew that this time it would be a complete fall into the cannibal cave. Our battalion commander is evil and likes to eat living people's hearts. If there is an injury, he often tears open his chest, gouges out his heart and eats it. As long as there is a war, he will have an inexhaustible heart. Who said shoot whom. All three of his orderlies were shot by him. ”

In the quiet of the night, the branches of the dry pine trees burning on the fire kept bursting with crackling sounds, and the story of the reactionary officers who ate people's hearts told by Bai Dagui was like a bowl of oil splashed on the fire, and the flames suddenly burst up and shone brightly.

"Some time ago, when I was fighting against the Red Army, my brother was wounded. I was afraid that the battalion commander would see me, so I asked some brothers to carry him to the medical center. Who knew that the man-eating demon king saw us, and he led people to catch up with us, saying that we were deserters, and raised his hand to shoot two brothers who were carrying stretchers, and then he cut out my brother's bloody heart with a bayonet and ate it on the spot. I rushed up and fought him hard, but was hit on the head with the butt of his orderly, and fainted. Pity my brother was eaten by the battalion commander like this. ”

Li Qing raised his arms and shouted: "Down with the cannibal demon king!" "Down with the reactionary warlords!" "Avenge Bai Ergui!"

The new soldiers and the old Red Army chanted together, and the crowd was indignant.

After a pause, Bai Dagui shouted to the team: "The surname is Hu, Camp Commander Hu, get out." Lao Tzu is a soldier of the Red Army, and he is not afraid of you. ”

The team was in a state of confusion. Even Liu Yimin didn't expect that this cannibal battalion commander would be captured and become a new soldier who was being trained.

Seeing that the surname Hu didn't come out, Bai Dagui scolded directly: "The surname Hu, you bastard, where did you have the guts when you ate people?" Didn't you encourage a few brothers to desert the day before yesterday? Get out of here and give my brother's life back! ”

Finally, the surnamed Hu stood up. Liu Yimin looked at it, and his face was full of incredulity: this guy is not tall and powerful, but very obscene, and he is only 165 tall. I only heard the man surnamed Hu say: "Bai Dagui, you are fucking successful!" Lao Tzu eats the living people's hearts, that is to replenish the body, who can afford to eat, who is not in good health, sick, Lao Tzu still eats! Seeing that you have good bones, be careful that Lao Tzu finds an opportunity to eat you. ”

Bai Dagui pounced on him and hit him, and the two of them bit together. Several new fighters also pounced, punching and kicking the surnamed Hu.

Seeing that the situation was a little out of control, Hong Chaoyuan ordered several old Red Army soldiers to separate them.

Li Qing asked Liu Yimin and Cai Zhong how to deal with the surnamed Hu, and Cai Zhong said that they should be arrested, interrogated and shot. Liu Yimin added a sentence to dig to see if there is anything as bad as him.

Li Qing announced on the spot that the surnamed Hu would be arrested, and after the interrogation was clear, he would be shot.

At this time, the emotions of the recruits were mobilized at once, and they came out to complain one after another. One by one, over and over again, the speaker said and cried, but he could not finish the bitterness and hatred; Those who listened listened and wept, unable to remember the humiliation and sorrow. There was a cry on the field, and the grievance conference entered the **.