Anqing, the capital of Anhui Province of the Republic of China, is a historical city and an important military town. The "An" of "Anhui" comes from Anqing, Anqing was called Anhui in ancient times, and the "Anhui State" was established here in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, and Anhui's other name "Anhui" also comes from this.

"The Yangtze River is the throat of the Yangtze River, and Wu Chu is the first state in Xinjiang." In a word, Anqing's strategic position is exhausted, in addition, Anqing is also a place where humanities gather, the most famous prose school in modern times, "Tongcheng School" originated in Anqing, at the same time, Anqing is also the hometown of Chinese Huangmei Opera.

"Xu Shizuo, that is Jixian Pass, on the right is Chigangling, in the past, Zeng Guo led the army and the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom generals Chen Yucheng and Ye Yunkai fought here, after this battle, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom collapsed, almost destroyed...... "Next to Xu Ming is the first district of Anhui Administrative Inspector Zhang Jie, equivalent to the mayor, after Xu Ming came to Anqing, he originally just hoped that one or two guides would take him around Anqing, but I didn't expect Commissioner Zhang to be highly motivated, and personally came to accompany Xu Ming.

This Commissioner Zhang is really familiar with Anqing's story, from the battle of Anhui in the Song Dynasty to destroy the Southern Tang Dynasty, to Shi Jianqiao's revenge for his father, the assassination of Sun Chuanfang, and then to Yuan Datou's casting history in Anqing, etc., his mouth has not stopped since the morning, Xu Ming smiled bitterly in his heart when he heard it, he didn't come here to listen to the story, but to see the surrounding environment of Anqing, and to be familiar with the battlefield environment in the future.

Linghu Lake, is the National Anhui University at that time, this is the first university in Anhui Province, directly under the Ministry of Education, its status is no less than Fudan Tongji and other famous universities, under the lake and mountains, the campus scenery is reflected in it, which is refreshing.

Because of the war, the school has been on vacation, but Anhui University still organized a group of teachers and students to welcome the 107th Division, I have to say, the quality of the students of Anhui University is quite high, they performed a drama with the battle of Mingguang as the background: "Liang Ji Rat Poison", "Two Corners of the Industry Runs Fast", "The Commander of the Division Who Greased Oil Under His Feet", portrayed the embarrassment of the Japanese army vividly, Xu Ming and other cadres applauded and were red.

Principal Li Shunqing, a scholar with eyes and a good demeanor, was happy to see Xu Ming, and said: "General Xu, our teachers and students in the school are also eager to contribute to the Anti-Japanese War. ”

Xu Ming thought for a while, his army lacked a field hospital address, if he could use Anhui University, it would be very ideal, at that time Anhui University had many buildings, colleges, science colleges, agricultural colleges, etc.

"I'm afraid that the troops, especially the wounded soldiers, will make it unseemly." After saying the request, Xu Ming was a little embarrassed.

"General Xu said that it is too foreign, the War of Resistance is not only a matter for soldiers, the soldiers shed blood and sacrificed on the front line, and we also hope to make a modest contribution." Principal Li agreed to Xu Ming's request without hesitation.

As soon as the performance ended, Xu Ming shook hands with this group of students, and a student who had just come down to play the "two-cornered work" had not yet taken off the "eight-character mustache" on his mouth, and said excitedly, "Master Xu, we are also patriotic, can you find something for us to do." ”

Li Shunqing introduced on the side, "His name is Xu Zhigang, he is the president of the student union, and you are still in my family." ”

Xu Ming didn't plan to ask these intellectuals to do anything, these people have thin skin and tender meat, and they don't have much strength to carry the wounded, but seeing that their attitude is very positive, he doesn't want to chill their hearts, so he said with a smile, "I have a task that is more important, but it is a little hard." ”

"Say it quickly, Master Xu say it quickly..."The group of male and female students next to him heard that there was a task for them to do, and they were impatient.

Xu Ming looked at their anxious looks, laughed in his heart, and said: "In the last years of the Qing Dynasty, the Beiyang Surveying and Mapping School compiled maps in Anqing, and the current military and civilian maps come from here, but they are not very accurate in surveying and mapping, and time has passed, and many terrain features have not met the current situation. ”

"Guaranteed to complete the mission!" Xu Zhigang took the lead in giving a military salute.

This group of students was very motivated, and early the next morning, they were divided into dozens of surveying and mapping teams to survey and map in the east and north of Anqing, but when they were sweaty and tired at night, they ran to Xu Ming to report the progress, but they were given a long lecture by Master Xu.

"What I want is a military map, pay attention to accuracy, you see this" He picked up a "map", it was actually depicted in color, the stones and trees on it were lifelike, this is a map, it is clearly a painting, or a Chinese painting!

A female student pouted, "I think this is very good, it can be used for local purposes, you are tired from fighting, and you can enjoy and relax!" "It's still vibrant.

"You...", Xu Ming was speechless, so he had to tell a joke.

"There was a very famous painter who ran away when a thief robbed him of his painting, and the painter did not chase him, but drew the robber and handed it over to the police station. The next day, the police arrested dozens of people, and when the painter saw it, he made all the mistakes, and at this time, one of the painter's servants also knew a little bit about painting, and also drew a picture, and the police quickly arrested the criminals according to this picture. Do you know why? ”

"The painter paints a picture of artistic conception, and the servant paints a portrait", this group of high-achieving students is not stupid, and they understand it when they hear Xu Ming's words.

"Right! Female classmate, your paintings can be used not only in Anqing, but all over the country, what I want now is not a 'painting' by a famous painter, but a 'picture' by his servant. As soon as she said this, the schoolgirl's face immediately turned red to the base of her neck.

Xu Ming didn't expect these students to do anything at all, but after a week, the contour lines, ridge lines, mountain summits, valleys, and saddles from Jixian Pass to the mountains of Dalong Mountain were all marked in detail on the map, and even the situation of the water source was supplemented, and the maps of the various swamps and lakes in the east were also very accurate, and the hydrological conditions, topographical overviews, and climate and temperature differences were very detailed.

It's really a surprise, Xu Ming hasn't decided on the battle and defense strategy these days, he is just investigating the terrain, and these maps have helped him a lot.

"Good! Very good! Very good! Xu Ming happily said three good things in a row and decided to give them some rewards.

"Give them the devil saber you captured last time." This reward was so exciting, as soon as Xu Ming finished speaking, all the students cheered and jumped up, and the fatigue of these days was swept away.

The girl's eyes were very vicious, and she snatched a command knife from Dazuo, hugged it tightly in her hand, and glanced around with her eyes proudly, like a kitten catching a fish.

Xu Ming saw it and explained with a smile, "This knife belongs to the chief of staff of the Japanese army, Yusaburo Hatata, and it is a treasure knife given by the Japanese emperor. As soon as the words fell, all of them were sensational, and the eyes of the other students were extremely envious, and the girl snorted, "Hmph, I want to thank Chief of Staff Yong Hatata, and this girl's dowry in the future will be it." ”

Everyone laughed, and Xu Ming said loudly, "Bring the knife, let's go to the pavilion by the lake to take a group photo." The group walked happily towards the lake.

During this period, the people from all walks of life in Anqing welcomed the arrival of the 107th Division very much, this division has made a name for itself in Mingguang, and they also found that the officers and men of the 107th Division are very respectful and caring for the people, both in speaking and in doing things, and the division also regularly organizes officers and soldiers to help the people, and the doctors in the army also provide free medical treatment to people.

This kind of behavior was very rare at that time, the army during the Republic of China, it was good if it did not disturb the people, and the Sichuan army that had just left, the military discipline was quite flattering, drinking and fighting, gambling and making trouble from time to time.

Ever since the establishment of the security regiment, this kind of thinking of administering the army has already formed a tradition in the troops, and helping the common people will not only win the support of the people, but will also enable the soldiers to spontaneously form a sense of sacredness and justice in defending the people and fighting.

"In the future, the troops will not only have to help the people carry water and chop firewood, but also see a doctor for treatment. You can go to the countryside and organize movies for the people. Xu Ming said happily at the officers' morning meeting.

Xu Ming is one of the founders of Yuming's company, and he has a lot of movies in his hand, which caused a sensation in the entire Anqing towns and villages, and it was not easy for ordinary people to watch movies at that time, only big cities have them, and movie tickets cost several yuan a piece, and a worker's monthly income can only go to the big theater in Nanjing or Shanghai to watch a show.

Xu Ming personally led a team of people to show a movie, very obedient, a village, full of people. On the mound, on the wall, on the tree, on the roof, Xu Ming judged, at least tens of thousands of people, a town is estimated to have come, some drag children and daughters, some are holding wool needles while watching, some old men and old ladies can't walk, and they are still being helped to watch with their eyes wide open, and they can see clearly and hear dozens of feet away from the projector?

"There weren't so many people in Qiyang at that time." Xu Ming asked Chen Huizhi next to him.

"Ahem, Shizuo, there were a lot of people in Qiyang at that time, but the people of Qiyang and Anqing are different, they don't like to move around as much as here." To be precise, Hunan people and Anhui people have different living habits, Hunan people are relatively independent, different villages move around quite little, and some even circle into a village to form a closed living system, while Anhui people are just the opposite, Xu Ming is very young at a very young age, he likes to play in other villages, and Anhui people like to visit the door is also famous in the country.

The two talked as they walked, and Chen Huizhi said one more thing, "Shizuo, now the people are very supportive of us, many people are coming to join the army, and there are many people in the occupied areas who have come to join us, what do you think will be arranged?" ”

"There's this, how come I don't know."

"That is, in the last few days, there were not many people at the beginning, but now there are more people, I'm afraid there are no more than one or two thousand people in the past few days, will these people accept or not?"

Xu Ming had very strict requirements for recruiting soldiers at that time, not only requiring the physical condition and personal character of the soldiers, but also selecting the recruits to prevent bandits, smokers, and others from mixing into the troops.

Xu Ming thought about it for a while and said, "The local people, if they meet our recruitment conditions, they can be guaranteed by the head of each township, and if there are formalities, let Chief of Staff Zhang find the Theater Headquarters and the Military Service Administration to prepare the case, and then transfer it to the supplementary regiment; As for those who come from the occupied areas, if their identity cannot be proven, do not accept them. ”

"But there are some places that come from Beiping or even the Northeast, and it is not close to people if they don't accept it." Chen Hui's heart was also a little soft, and he received several college students from Beiping, who traveled thousands of miles and went through difficulties to join them.

Xu Ming shook his head, "Yes, the activities of Japanese spies and spies are not obvious now, but with the stalemate of the war, Japan will definitely think of infiltrating our army." Moreover, we will select the current soldiers as a guarantee, and we will treat everyone else who comes equally. ”

Chatting all the way to the division headquarters of Anhui University, it was already midnight, Zhang Shaofang was still in the house, and when he saw Xu Ming coming back, he said anxiously: "Division commander, Hefei has been lost." ”