According to Wang Shuihe's understanding, the Eighth Route Army is a team that serves the common people, and Communist Party members are all trustworthy people, so naturally they cannot pursue too much in terms of property, so it is normal for the officers and men of the Eighth Route Army to have no military salary.

In fact, he didn't know that the Nationalist Government still allocated part of the food and salary according to the original establishment of the Eighth Route Army, and the Eighth Route Army still had food subsidies.

Since the establishment of the Fuyashan Independent Battalion of the Eighth Route Army, all officers and men have not received a penny of subsidies, or they can be called allowances. This time, the troops accidentally seized a batch of silver dollars from Saito's baggage troops, and Liu Tianshu thought that many soldiers had shed blood and sacrificed themselves to fight devils, so he wanted to take the opportunity of victory to reissue the living allowance to the officers and soldiers of the independent battalion during this period.

Besides, those Imperial Cooperative Army who chose to go back after registering with Zhu Aiguo had to pay travel expenses according to regulations, so why couldn't the soldiers of the independent battalion give some subsidies?

If the Imperial Allied Army that chooses to leave can receive the travel expenses, but the Imperial Allied Army that promised to stay and participate in the Eighth Route cannot get a little subsidy, it will definitely make these Imperial Allied Army who promised to stay unbalanced.

Of course, these Imperial Cooperative troops who defected to participate in the Eighth Route received subsidies, but the original independent battalion soldiers did not, which is also unreasonable.

Therefore, after some consideration, Liu Tianshu decided that all the soldiers of the independent battalion and the militia who participated in the battle, as well as the local cadres in the base area, would all receive a one-time subsidy.

Although in this way, there are less than a thousand left in the ocean captured by the independent battalion, Liu Tianshu still thinks it is worth it.

Just when Wang Shuihe was about to celebrate the victory of the anti-sweep in the base area, Shi Qiang led the team and finally returned to the base area after hardships.

Liu Tianshu followed Wang Shuihe to the stationing place of the squad, and when he saw that the group of patriotic students and overseas Chinese were very tired, he immediately asked them to arrange accommodation and prepare supplies.

A young man of about twenty-five or sixteen years old saw a group of people coming in and immediately stood up from the bench calmly.

Hearing Shi Qiang's introduction, the one who walked in front was Secretary Wang Shuihe of the base area, he immediately held Wang Shuihe's hand and said sincerely: "Hello Secretary Wang, my name is Zhou Changfa, and the organization has asked me to be responsible for sending them to the Taihang Mountain Base Area safely, and this time thanks to your team, we can reach you safely." ”

"Comrade Zhou, you are too polite, our task is to get you here safely, and then try to send you to the Qingyang Mountain base area. It's because we didn't do a good job and let you be wronged. When you come to us, it's like coming to your own home, so you're welcome. Wang Shuihe looked at Zhou Changfa and smiled.

After the two exchanged a few words, Zhou Changfa looked at Liu Tianshu.

"You are the battalion commander Liu Tianshu, I heard Captain Shi mention you, but I didn't expect you to be so young." Zhou Changfa looked at Liu Tianshu with some admiration.

"Hehe, you're not much older than me, aren't you?" Liu Tianshu smiled.

"Battalion Commander Liu, I heard that you commanded the counter-sweep in the Fuyashan Base Area this time, and one of your independent battalions not only smashed the sweep of the two devil brigades, but also eliminated more than 500 devils and more than 300 puppet troops, which is really amazing." Zhou Changfa entered the base area, and still learned about the anti-sweep situation from the joyful tones of the other comrades.

"The success of this anti-sweep is inseparable from the leadership of the county party committee, the heroic struggle of the soldiers, and the strong support of the villagers in the base areas. To be honest, without the strong support of the villagers, we would not have been able to smash the devil's sweep this time. Liu Tianshu said with some emotion.

In order to smash the devils, the people in the base area carried out a large-scale transfer, during which many villagers' houses were destroyed by the devils, and they are currently rebuilding their homes with the help of soldiers, and more than 100 villagers were killed by the enemy.

As for the militia that cooperated with the troops, there were countless of them.

It can be said that the victory of this anti-sweeping campaign was the result of the joint efforts of the military and the people.

Wang Shuihe heard that Liu Tianshu was not arrogant, and also indicated that it was obtained under the leadership of the county party committee, and his somewhat nervous face relaxed slightly.

After visiting the group of patriotic students, Liu Tianshu was busy with the reorganization of the troops, and after discussing with Zhu Aiguo, he sent someone to report the situation of the counter-sweep to the detachment in the Qingyang base area.

After Liu Tianshu organized the troops of the independent battalion into seven infantry companies, one machine gun company, and one mortar company, he was guiding the training of the troops in the third company stationed in Xiaotangba when he suddenly received a telephone call from Zhu Aiguo, saying that Comrade Jiang Jinyong, the political commissar of the detachment, had come to the base area and asked him to rush back immediately.

Liu Tianshu rode a war horse captured during the anti-sweep, rushed all the way back to Yaping Village, threw the horse to a soldier standing guard in the courtyard, and then hurried into the house.

As soon as he entered the battalion headquarters, he saw Jiang Jinyong sitting at the table looking at a battle report, Zhu Aiguo accompanied him to explain, and immediately shouted loudly: "Report to the political commissar, Liu Tianshu, the commander of the independent battalion of Fuyashan, report to you." ”

Jiang Jinyong raised his eyes and saw Liu Tianshu standing in front of him with an excited face, and an indescribable liking surged in his heart, but his face was as calm as water.

"Our Ryyuyo battalion commander is back? Have a seat. ”

Hearing Jiang Jinyong's words, Liu Tianshu couldn't help but show embarrassment on his face, it wasn't Jiang Jinyong who mentioned it, he was so busy during this time that he forgot that he was only the acting battalion commander of the independent battalion.

"Commissar, why did you come in person, it's safe on the road, right?" Liu Tianshu asked with concern.

From Qingyang Mountain to Fuya Mountain, it is necessary to pass through the devil's defense area of 200 miles, and the hardships and dangers are not to mention that Liu Tianshu knows it in his heart.

"It's not bad, Comrade Tianshu, I read your report on this anti-sweep, and I also read the report of the Fuchang County Party Committee to the Provincial Party Committee, you fought well this time, and you didn't lose the face of the Eighth Route Army." Jiang Jinyong looked at Liu Tianshu and said in a calm tone.

Although he said it a little lightly, in fact, when the detachment received the battle report sent by the independent battalion, it was very shocked.

You must know that the Watanabe Wing stationed in Fuchang County is not the kind of public security alert force, but the field wing of the Japanese army, and its combat effectiveness is so strong that the detachment is clear.

This is also the reason why it was finally decided to send Liu Tianshu to Fuya Mountain.

However, in this anti-sweeping operation, only more than 100 ordinary people in the base area who did not want to go into the mountains to hide were killed by devils, and the independent battalion suffered great losses except in the battle of Rhino Ridge, but the rest of the battles achieved amazing results.

The reason why the troops in the First Battle of Rhino Ridge suffered such a large loss had been figured out by the detachment, and Liu Tianshu was not in the base area at that time, and was on the way back from Fukan Town, and it was Secretary Wang Shuihe who decided to let the independent battalion fight.

It was precisely because Secretary Wang Shuihe, as the leader of the local party committee, commanded the operation and caused heavy losses to the troops, which made the provincial party committee and detachment understand one thing, that is, some party cadres are not good at military affairs, and if they are allowed to meddle in military affairs, I am afraid that not only will they not be able to achieve good results, but they will also cause great losses to the party's cause.

After some study, it was decided that the military commander-in-chief would still be responsible for military operations in the future, and at the same time, it was decided to separate the local political power from the management of army building in the base areas.

Jiang Jinyong and a leader of the provincial party committee came to the Fuyashan base area this time to readjust the leading cadres and functions of the base area.

"Political commissar, I am a student taught by you, and the teacher is a high disciple, how can I lose your face?" Liu Tianshu said with a salivating face.

"Don't give me a grin, tell me, as the military commander of the army, how can you leave your post without permission and take a small team to carry out the task of picking up patriotic students?" Jiang Jinyong stared, looked at Liu Tianshu and asked.

Zhu Aiguo didn't expect the Jiang Political Committee to suddenly ask about this matter, and he immediately answered: "Political commissar, the battalion commander cannot be blamed for this matter, Secretary Wang clearly ordered him to lead the team. ”

"Are you saying that Comrade Wang Shuihe asked you to pick up patriotic students by name?" Jiang Jinyong frowned and asked in a low voice.

"Yes." Liu Tianshu smiled bitterly helplessly.

"This Wang Shui River simply doesn't know how important it is." Jiang Jinyong said angrily, and then asked about the situation of the independent battalion troops, and finally looked at the two and said: "Comrade Liu Tianshu, Comrade Zhu Aiguo, the provincial party committee attaches great importance to the building of the contingent in the base areas, and in order to adapt to the new situation and better crack down on the Japanese devils, the provincial party committee and the detachment have decided to set up the main force and local troops in the base areas, and your Fuyashan independent battalion will be the main force in the base area, and at the same time the Fuchang County Brigade of the Eighth Route Army will be formed, which will be directly led by the Fuchang County Party Committee. I looked at the formation of your battalion, and you took out two companies to support the formation of the county brigade. By the way, in order to facilitate your contact with the detachment, I brought a telegraph operator with me this time. ”

"Commissar, it's great that this will make it easier for us to get in touch with the detachment." Liu Tianshu and Zhu Aiguo said excitedly.

"Don't be too happy, you two, I know you have four radios, I'll send you a telegrapher, and I'll take one of your radios with me." Jiang Jinyong glanced at the two and said.

"Huh?" The two of them couldn't help but scream.

In fact, the independent battalion now has more than four radio stations in its hands, Liu Tianshu commanded the troops to ambush the Zhaoyuan squadron in Jinshuigou and captured his radio station, and when ambushing Saito's baggage squadron, he accidentally captured one radio station, counting the original three, the independent battalion already has five radio stations in its hands.

According to Liu Tianshu's idea, it is to equip the county party committee with a radio station, and now the political commissar wants to take one away, it seems that the county party committee will not consider it for the time being.

Subsequently, Zhu Aiguo, Liu Tianshu, and Zeng Wei went to the county party committee to attend a meeting of military and political cadres presided over by Jiang Jinyong and a leader of the provincial party committee; at the meeting, the leader of the provincial party committee announced the decision of the provincial party committee to reorganize the Eighth Route Army in Fuyashan into the main combat force and local troops, and the main combat force was organized on the basis of independent battalions, with the external number still being the Fuyashan Independent Battalion, which was directly under the command of the Eastward Advance Detachment, and the local troops were called the Fuchang County Brigade of the Eighth Route Army, which was led by the Fuchang County Party Committee. Militia organizations were established in each village.

(To be continued.) )