In the dark night, I can't see my fingers. On the microwave rippling lake, a black battleship reveals its ghostly figure. Soon, the battleship machine stopped roaring and seemed to enter a state of stagnation, and silence was restored around it. The searchlight on the deck of the battleship began to search the surface of the lake, and soon a wooden boat appeared on the lake, and the wooden boat emitted a flashlight signal. After the signals of the two sides were aligned, the wooden boats began to move closer to the battleship. This battleship that appeared in the dark night was the Red Star Fleet No. 01 gunboat. Mu Shixiong received an order from Ouyang Jian and instructed Tao Yong to drive the Red Star No. 1 gunboat to the mouth of the Yangtze River in Poyang Lake to meet the mysterious guests from Shanghai.

Looking at the wooden boat getting closer and closer, Tao Yong couldn't help but ask: "Captain Mu, the guests are about to board the ship, you should tell me who the guests are at this point, right?" Looking at Tao Yong's head full of question marks, Mu Shixiong said easily: "The guest is Comrade Zhou Enlai, Chairman of the Military Commission appointed by the Central Committee, and he will meet Chairman Zhou soon, so there is no need to hide it from you." You may not think that when Commander Ouyang was at the Whampoa Military Academy, Comrade Zhou Enlai was his introduction to the party. "Are you telling the truth?" "Of course it's true!" As he spoke, the wooden boat leaned on the side of the gunboat, and a man with a polite figure wearing a trench coat quickly boarded the deck of the battleship, and the sturdy man was none other than Zhou Enlai.

"Report to Chairman Zhou, my subordinate is Mu Shixiong, the special operations captain of the 5th Army Corps, and I am waiting for you here on the orders of Commander Ouyang Corps, Chairman Zhou has worked hard all the way." Mu Shixiong stepped forward and raised his hand in salute. "You are the famous special operations captain Mu Shixiong. Last spring, Commander Ouyang went to Shanghai with you. "Yes, Chairman Zhou, due to special circumstances, I can't meet you." Zhou Enlai looked at the tall and burly Mu Shixiong happily and said excitedly: "It can be said that there are no weak soldiers under the strong generals, and the special combat team of the commander of the Ouyang Army is famous all over the world. ”

"Chairman Zhou, it's not so evil, we're normal. This is Comrade Tao Yong, commander of the Red Star Fleet. "Report to Chairman Zhou, Tao Yong reports to you." "Comrade Tao Yong, I heard that you once served as Ouyang Jian's guard, it's amazing to take on this great responsibility at such a young age!" Then Mu Shixiong introduced Li Dabao, the captain of the water special operations detachment, and Hao Liang, the captain of the Red Star No. 1 gunboat, one by one. Zhou Enlai was very energetic and enthusiastically shook hands with everyone standing on the deck, without the slightest shelf.

Due to the depth of the night and the fatigue of the journey, Zhou Enlai entered the bedroom to rest. The sky was bright, and the gunboats were still riding the wind and waves. The cabin door was opened, and Enlai walked out dressed and neatly dressed. What an incredible thing it was for the Red Army to have its own battleships. Enlai's eyes flashed with joy, looking east and west, and his eyebrows rippled with wonder and bewilderment. When Mu Shixiong and Tao Yong heard the news, they came to the deck and hurriedly dressed up and ran out of the cabin. "Chairman Zhou, there are still 7 hours away from Xingzi County, so you don't have to get up so early." Mu Shixiong said with concern. Tao Yong said: "Chairman Zhou, if you are interested, I will take you to take a closer look." ”

Enlai took a deep breath and said, "No, I'll take a look on the deck." Ouyang Jian really impressed me, capturing the enemy warship, this is something I can't even think of. When I introduced Comrade Ouyang Jian to the party at the Whampoa Military Academy, I did not expect him to be so accomplished and become the best military cadre in our party. You may not know that he predicted the situation today in Shanghai last year, but the situation is so good that it has far exceeded our strategic vision. Tell me how you captured the ship? "Enlai seems to be urgent.

Mu Shixiong briefly introduced the process of seizing the enemy gunboat, which seemed very bland. Enlai said emotionally: "It's really amazing, Ouyang Jian has created an incredible Red Army unit, and our future is promising!" At present, the situation is very good, and we have not only won a great victory in the fight against encirclement and suppression, but also announced that our great revolutionary cause has entered a new era. Enlai seemed to be intoxicated, and Mu Shixiong and Tao Yong couldn't grasp its deep meaning. Can't keep up with Zhou Enlai's thinking, so I don't know what to say. Enlai seemed to realize that he was playing a one-man joke and said with a smile: "Captain Mu, Commander Tao, everything Ouyang Jian has done in the Jiujiang base area will inevitably bear fruitful results in the future, and its significance is immeasurable, and one day you will understand." ”

After Zhou Enlai finished speaking, he walked to the bow of the boat, raised his eyes and looked into the distance, his heart was still excited, this time passing through the Jiujiang base area, he wanted to take a closer look at the inspection, and vigorously promote the experience of the Jiujiang base area. As the saying goes: a single flower is not spring, and a hundred flowers can bloom in spring. In addition, he wants to have a deep communication with Ouyang Jian this time, and there are many vague things that need to be further clarified. Due to the betrayal of traitors, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China was unable to gain a foothold in Shanghai, and in the future the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China had to move to the base area. Regarding a series of major initiatives at the top, he needs Ouyang Jian's support and participation.

At dusk, Zhou Enlai and his entourage arrived at Xingzi County on the Red Star No. 1 gunboat, stayed in the county seat for a night, and the next morning Enlai changed to a war horse and went straight to Yunshui County, the headquarters of the 5th Army Corps, under the escort of the special combat team. According to Ouyang Jian's order, the water special operations detachment officially joined the Red Star fleet. The special combat team escorted Zhou Enlai to ensure the safety of his journey, and in addition, the special combat team returned to the corps headquarters to stand by. On the way, Zhou Enlai learned in detail about the wonderful battles since the establishment of the special combat team, and at the same time inspected the operation of the political power in the base areas along the way.

Passing by a small village on this day, a room was filled with the sound of reading aloud like a child's voice, and Enlai couldn't help but hold his horse and listen, "I am Chinese and live in a big family of the motherland." This land is the home of our ancestors for generations. Our motherland has a vast land, splendid mountains and rivers, and industrious ・・・・・・ people. "Chairman Zhou, it is primary school students who are in class, and at present, every village school-age children receive education and learn culture for free, which is what Commander Ouyang must do, and every village must select teachers to establish a primary school."

"I heard that a large number of peasant night schools have been set up in the Jiujiang base area to carry out activities to eradicate illiteracy." "Yes, Commander Ouyang asked the local government to carry out literacy eradication in the base areas to raise the consciousness of the peasants." "This move is so good that through the peasant night school, the party's policies will be more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. I heard that Ouyang Jian carried out cultural education among the soldiers of the army at the beginning of the creation of the 5th Army Corps? "Yes, at the moment each company has a cultural instructor who is responsible for teaching cultural lessons to soldiers. Commander Ouyang once said: An army without culture is a stupid army, and at present, it has become a common practice for troops to study cultural courses. ”

"That's great, an army without culture is a stupid army, our Red Army is not only a combat unit, but also a school for training revolutionary fighters, Commander Ouyang is taking precautions Wow! At the same time, it is also to make every soldier understand who they are fighting for, and it is also the magic weapon for us to defeat the enemy. Such a good experience had to be spread among all units of the Red Army, and the 5 Army Corps not only created a regularized army, but also explored a practical way to create a new type of army in the future, with which any powerful enemy could not hope to defeat us. ”

Mu Shixiong waved his hand, and a white-faced special combat member rode forward. "This is our cultural instructor, Comrade Xiao Wang, and you can ask him about how to carry out cultural study in the army." "Chairman Zhou, I used to be a student from Nanchang, and I served as a cultural instructor when I joined the special combat team." "Are you in charge of culture and education in the special combat team?" "Teaching culture is a part-time job, and I'm a sniper. The cultural textbooks of the army were all compiled by Commander Ouyang and adopted for different groups of people, primary, intermediate, and advanced education. ”

Seeing Zhou Enlai's ears, Instructor Xiao Wang continued to talk eloquently: "The primary textbooks are mainly literate, the intermediate textbooks are for soldiers to master the knowledge of history and reality, and the advanced textbooks are mainly for officers. The textbooks compiled by Commander Ouyang are simple to understand, and they are deeply loved by the vast number of officers and men. Instructor Xiao Wang said, took out a few textbooks from his satchel and handed them to Zhou Enlai. Zhou Enlai flipped through the textbooks and couldn't help but be attracted to read them carefully. The horses marched forward in small steps, and the whole marching group slowed down.

Enlai carefully read the textbook and was very shocked, Ouyang Jian is not only a military wizard, but also a military and political talent, the inconspicuous textbook shows Ouyang Jian's extraordinary "vision", for a very weak, poor, illiteracy rate of 90 percent of the country, Ouyang Jian's move not only has a wonderful effect of winding paths, but also through cultural edification, can quickly expand the vision of soldiers, can make soldiers gradually wake up in a state of ignorance, so that they are more concerned about the fate and future of the country. In particular, the soldiers, through patriotic education, will have more confidence in the red regime. In the long run, a red China will be born in the land of China.

The group arrived at Yongxiu County, and Zhou Enlai stayed in the county seat for two days. During the meeting, I met with local leaders and listened to their reports. At the same time, it is necessary to systematically understand the laws and regulations promulgated in the base area. Enlai found that every measure implemented in the base area had the shadow of Ouyang Jian, especially in terms of the party's policies, Ouyang Jian not only used pure but also very innovative, and at the same time took into account the characteristics of different strata, and was deeply supported by the people, which surprised Enlai.

When it was seen that Yongxiu County was once again in the hands of the red regime, it did not show the scene of the withering of all industries after the war, on the contrary, the market was prosperous and the people's lives were stable. In particular, a large number of daily necessities transported from the base areas have completely escaped the enemy's blockade and become self-sufficient. Local leaders reported that a large number of factories have appeared in the Jiujiang base area, both non-governmental and Red regime. For example, match factories, textile factories, printing factories, etc., in short, factories closely related to the lives of the people have blossomed everywhere in the base areas.

At present, the industrial products produced in the base area not only meet the needs of the base area, but are also transported to other provinces by businessmen, and expand the rolling financial resources for the base area, which makes Zhou Enlai even more surprised. In Yongxiu County, Enlai visited a pig farm, a chicken farm, and a mushroom farm of a logistics unit. As soon as the county seat of Yongxiu was reoccupied, a logistics force was stationed. Those cute piglets, toddler chicks, and packets of edible mushroom seedlings that reveal tender sprouts make Enlai feel a lot of emotion and are reluctant to leave for a long time.

The results are visible and tangible, but Ouyang Jian has never made meritorious contributions to himself, nor has he made any bold statements, such a modest and talented person, and a down-to-earth and pragmatic style, Enlai seems to have seen another Ouyang Jian, and secretly praised Ouyang Jian's noble quality. When the group entered the boundary of Yunshui County, they were greeted by a green fertile field, a charming scene. The second crop of upland rice in the field is growing well, indicating a good harvest.

Next to a field, Enlai couldn't help but strangle his horse. At this time, an old man in the field was weeding, Enlai jumped off the horse, took off his shirt and trouser legs and walked down the field. Mu Shixiong and the special combat team members looked at Enlai's back and were suddenly in awe.