At the end of March, Ouyang Jian returned to Yunshui County, and the expansion of the unit had been successfully completed, and all units were quickly engaged in intense and severe training. Due to Ouyang Jian's absence, a large number of recruits have been expanded in the militia and Red Guards in various places, although these recruits have initially undergone military training, but they are not qualified as a member of the combat unit, so these 2,000 recruits must undergo intensive training in Yunshui County for two months. The total number of troops was originally planned to be 5,000, but now the total number of troops has swelled to 7,000.

Political Commissar Mao Zetan's enthusiasm was extremely high, and Ouyang Jian simply selected some officers and soldiers in Luo Ronghuan and Song Renqiao's departments, and took the opportunity to form a logistics regiment, which was repeatedly under the command of the column headquarters. Yunshui County Longteng Tiger Fish inadvertently became a training camp. On the second day of Ouyang Jian's return to Yunshui County, political commissar Mao Zetan accompanied him to inspect the ministries. "Column commander, the enthusiasm of the people can be inspired, and the young people in various places who are asking to join the Red Army are very enthusiastic, and I have no choice." Ouyang Jian said with a smile: "Since it is overnumbered, we will prepare in advance, the key is the logistical pressure, and the burden on Secretary Tan's shoulders is heavier." ”

At present, Tan Song is fighting local tyrants in various counties to divide the fields, and he is in full swing. It is estimated that by the end of the year, there will be no problem with our logistical needs, the Jiangxi army has been frightened, and they have shrunk in a few county towns and dare not act rashly. Li Guangda recruited a large number of educated students to train officers in several surrounding counties, and the personnel was tentatively set at 300 to begin regular study as the first batch of cadets of the Red Army military academies, and the duration of this batch of cadets was two years, and it was planned to admit another 300 next year. "In the future, if the army wants to develop greatly, we need a large number of low-level officers, and no matter how arduous the future battles are, the cadets cannot go to the battlefield without two years of military school life, and this must be strictly stipulated."

"After you left, Zhang Hanfu's enthusiasm was very high, and he has management talents. The management knowledge you instilled in him was not only skillful, but also innovative. The barrels, grenadiers, and bullets you brought back last night were taken to the gunsmith overnight and he went to the master workers to study. But the Mr. Lin you invited back seems to be in a very depressed mood, what's going on? Mao Zetan was a little confused. Ouyang Jian said with a smile: "Political commissar, don't hide it, Mr. Lin was deceived by me!" ”

"Comrade Ouyang Jian, this is a violation of our party's discipline!" "Political commissar, there is no way, if our red regime is to be stabilized, it is not enough to replenish it by capturing enemy arms, and in the future we must build our own weapons industry. Hanyang-made is a mature weapon, we have no problem copying it on a large scale, and we will assemble it locally in the early stage. We not only want to imitate it on a large scale, but also gradually improve its performance. The defects of Hanyang-made are in the locking device and the barrel, and the difficulty lies in the barrel, because the barrel is a special steel, and steel smelting is crucial. ”

"Is it hard that all this has something to do with Mr. Lin?" "Not only is there a relationship, but the person is crucial. He is an expert in metallurgy, and whether he can smelt qualified special steel in the future, this Mr. Lin is very important. Political commissar, his ideological work will be handed over to you, I found that his wife is very open-minded, you can work his wife, and the pillow wind is the best. "Don't you think I'm too idle!" "Political commissar, this is your business, I can't do political and ideological work!"

The two of them talked and went to the training ground of the artillery brigade, where eight artillery pieces and more than a dozen mortars were placed. Zhu Dianwen, the captain of the artillery brigade, saw Ouyang Jian and Mao Zetan, and immediately ran up to report: "Report to the column leader, political commissar, the artillery brigade is conducting drills, please instruct!" "I asked you to recruit an additional 150 people when I left, how did the mission go?" "Report to the column leader, the artillery is now set at 450 people, according to your order, the additional 150 people will be expanded to form a special brigade, and look at that phalanx is a special brigade!"

Ouyang Jian glanced at the phalanx of the special brigade, and found that their standing posture had a certain appearance, and said with satisfaction: "Very good, you immediately send someone to the logistics minister Shangguan Fei to receive 50 grenadiers and 100 bullets." "Yes! But I don't know how to train a grenadier? "Don't worry, I will train the grenadier brigade myself!" "Yes!" Zhu Dianwen turned to leave. "Column leader, will the grenadiers made by the Japanese work?" "Don't underestimate the grenadier, close combat is the nemesis of the enemy's machine-gun positions, it belongs to the poor man's weapon, and it is practical for us."

Coming out of the training ground of the artillery brigade, Mao Zetan seemed to remember something and said: "Captain Column, let me tell you a good news, Zhao Liang, the commander of the new formation of the 15th Brigade of the Jiangxi Army, has not been reused since you let him go. His new regiment has not been fully staffed until now, and its weapons and equipment are extremely poor. Zhao Liang has always been depressed. After learning about these two situations, Dark Arrow has already made contact with the people around Zhao Liang. "Great, it's good news, and the internal disintegration of the enemy army is also part of the strategy. If Zhao Liang's new regiment can revolt, I will eat the 15th Brigade of the Jiangxi Army in one bite. ”

The two walked into the grenade factory, which is currently divided into three large workshops, divided into a grenade manufacturing workshop, an explosives workshop, and a mine manufacturing workshop. Master Hu was appointed as the factory director, Ouyang Jian and Mao Zetan arrived, and someone had already reported to Director Hu. "Column leader, political commissar, welcome two to inspect and guide." Director Hu came out to greet him. "Director Hu, grenades must be stockpiled up and must not be slackened. Also, can I ask for 20,000 stone mines to be made in October? "At present, several surrounding counties are taking action, and the semi-finished stones are being transported in a steady stream, and there is no problem to ensure that the task is completed."

"In addition, we must urgently stock up on the raw materials for making explosives, the more the better. The next step is to develop a new type of explosives, and I have informed Dark Arrow to look for talents in this area, what is always the most important talent. At present, Luoxiao Mountain is a treasure for us, and in the next step, we need network professionals to find minerals and establish a solid red base area, which is not as simple as fighting local tyrants and dividing the land, and to compete with the powerful Kuomintang, we must have the capital to compete. Don't look at our arsenal as inconspicuous, I believe it will have a huge scale one day. ”

"Report that the column commander, the political commissar, and the medical personnel sent by the Shanghai underground party have arrived!" A subordinate hurriedly came to report. "Commissar, the good news can't even be stopped, let's go and see." Recruiting medical staff in Shanghai was Ouyang Jian's request to Enlai when he went to Shanghai this time, and he didn't expect to come so soon. "Captain, although the sparrow is small, it has a lot of money! Go check it out! "There is a courtyard not far from the column, and there is a sign of the column field hospital hanging in front of the door. The yard was full of luggage and parcels, and more than 20 men and women were standing, more than half of them young girls. A middle-aged man who led the team hurriedly stepped forward when Ouyang Jian and Mao Zetan appeared.

The person in charge of the field hospital introduced: "Column leader, political commissar, this is a representative sent by the Shanghai party organization!" Ouyang Jian and Mao Zetan stepped forward to shake hands and greet the delegates respectively. The representative informed that five male doctors and 14 female nurses had come this time. "Comrades, aren't you desperate to meet our great heroes? This is Ouyang Jian, the captain of the independent column. The girls made a fuss, "The captain is so handsome!" "The captain is so young!" "The captain is indeed different!" The girls whispered, and the women from Shanghai were well-informed and had no shyness.

"Hello comrades! On behalf of all the officers and men of the Jiujiang Independent Column, I would like to welcome you, you have worked hard along the way. From now on, we will be comrades in the same trench, and this will be your home. The crowd shouted for joy. A male doctor said: "Captain, the inspection on the road is very strict, we can't bring medical equipment and medicines at all, there are no scalpels, medical equipment, medicines, just like a good woman is difficult to cook without rice!" "What's your name?" "Captain of the column, the contemptible person is called Zheng Lin!" "Comrade Zheng Lin, I have already thought of your question for you, please come with me."

Not long ago, Gao Guoying sent a large number of medical equipment and medicines from Wuhan, including an X-ray machine. At present, Gao Guoying's business is getting bigger and bigger, and he has begun to transfuse blood to the base area in a steady stream. Walking into the medical equipment and drug showroom, the girls cheered first. After visiting, Ouyang Jian instructed the comrades from Shanghai to receive the wind and wash the dust, so that they could feel at home. Originally, the field hospital had begun to take shape, and there were several traditional Chinese medicine practitioners in the hospital, and with the vigorous new forces joining, the field hospital quickly became prosperous.

On the morning of the third day, Ouyang Jian began to personally train the grenadier detachment of the artillery brigade. It's easy to master the essentials of a grenadier, but if you want to be a good grenadier, you need to practice it repeatedly. Especially in a very short time to grasp the angle, it is difficult to accurately fire the bullet to the target, it requires repeated practice and live ammunition shooting, according to different angles to grasp the impact point of the bullet hit hit is very difficult. In the morning, according to the bullets fired from different angles, Ouyang Jian formulated a training method, allowing the soldiers of the detachment to practice according to the method he formulated, and at the same time familiarizing every grenadier with the performance of grenadiers and bullets.

In the afternoon, Ouyang Jian and the guard pony went to the training range of the special combat team outside the city. Soon the two fast horses left the city and went straight to the training ground of the special combat team, and Mu Shixiong led the members of the special combat team to wait. Each of them had a new German-made Type 24 sniper rifle, and the scope on the gun was swarthy and shiny, which seemed to be dazzling. Ouyang Jian dismounted quickly, and Mu Shixiong came up and raised his hand to salute: "Captain Column, the team members are ready, just wait for you to test the gun." Ouyang Jian took the rifle without saying a word, skillfully checked it, and then reloaded it backwards.

"Column leader, the target distance is 500 meters." Ouyang Jian modulated the sight at 500 meters, and aimed the crosshair at the target. It's very clear and comfortable to see the target in the high-powered scope, and I haven't found such a feeling for a long time. He stretched out his hand to test the wind speed, then adjusted the angle and pulled the trigger, and with a crisp gunshot, Ouyang Jian got up. Soon, 500 meters away, the target reporter waved a small flag, Mu Shixiong put down the telescope and said: "The column leader hit 10 rings." The team members let out cheers when they heard this.

"Mu Shixiong, you're coming!" Ouyang Jian raised the binoculars, and after the gunshot, Mu Shixiong hit 7 rings. "Column leader, this is the real sniper rifle, it's so good and it's very online." "Dabao, you're here!" Dabao played 10 rings and was a little proud, and Mu Shixiong glared at him. Ouyang Jian was very happy and praised Dabao in front of everyone. Then shoot one by one, 28 of the 28 team members, two of the veteran team members played 8 rings and 5 rings respectively, after more than half a year of training, the 8 team members, all hit the target but no results, the others did not hit the target at all.

Seeing that Mu Shixiong was a little depressed, Ouyang Jian told him not to worry, these people are in good condition, but they lack experience. Before leaving, Ouyang Jian instructed Mu Shixiong to shoot 5 bullets per person every day from now on and practice for 20 consecutive days.

On the afternoon of the fourth day, Ouyang Jian walked into the firearms station. There is no way, he has to do many things himself, and no one can replace him.