It was about to be 1 August, and the headquarters sent a telegram saying that cadres at and above the division level of the whole army would go to Yan'an to study and hold a meeting, and at the same time celebrate the 1 August Army Day.

I will soon be able to go to Yan'an, the holy land of revolution, and I can see the chairman, prime minister and other great people that I have admired for a long time, Zhang Yunfei is very excited when he thinks about it.

Yan'an is currently the location of the political axe of the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningbo Border Region, is the political, economic, cultural and military center of northern Shaanxi, Yan'an is located between the three mountains of Baota Mountain, Qingliang Mountain and Phoenix Mountain, and the location of the confluence of the two rivers of Yanhe River and Fenchuan River.

Since he is about to go to Yan'an, he still has to make some preparations, this trip to Yan'an is hundreds of kilometers, and walking is definitely not good, Zhang Yunfei is ready to drive a car.

At present, the entire Datong base area and the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningbo base area are basically connected together, and it is not necessary to cross the occupied areas and the nationalized areas, and there are highways connecting Datong to Yan'an, although the road conditions are not very good, but it is better than riding a horse.

What's more, this time Zhang Yunfei is going to send some gifts to Yan'an, and he also needs truck transportation.

Zhang Yunfei had already thought about what to send, and although the material foundation of the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningbo Border Region was still very weak, it was much better than it was a year or two ago, and although the life of the troops was hard, they were still basically able to eat half full.

According to Zhang Yunfei's understanding, although the various units of the Eighth Route Army have developed rapidly, there is still a serious shortage of weapons and ammunition, and many infantry squads have 12 soldiers and only three or five rifles, and the rest of the soldiers are armed with broadswords and spears.

The main force of the Eighth Route Army may be better, basically every soldier has a rifle, but the ammunition is basically very small, and each soldier has only ten or twenty rounds of ammunition, this bullet, usually carried with him like a baby, is reluctant to fight at all during training, and is only used when fighting, which is inferior to his own militia units.

It is precisely because of this that Zhang Yunfei is ready to go to Yan'an this time, to bring a batch of weapons and ammunition over, in the last battle, annihilated so many devils, and captured a large number of weapons and equipment.

Zhang Yunfei may not look down on these equipment, but other brother troops will definitely treat it as a treasure.

Thinking of this, Zhang Yunfei hurriedly asked the correspondent to notify the political commissar and deputy division commander Liu Dazhu to come to the headquarters.

Not long after, the two came to the headquarters one after the other, and seeing that there were more of them, Zhang Yunfei said to the political commissar Fangzheng: "Political commissar, how much equipment do we still have in our arsenal?" ”

"We still have more than 24,000 Type 38 rifles, more than 800 crooked machine guns, more than 200 Type 92 heavy machine guns, more than 200 60 mortars, more than 100 920 infantry guns, more than 3 million rounds of 6.5 mm bullets, and more than 50,000 shells of various types."

"Okay, looks like we've got a lot of stock, right? Anyway, we don't use these things much, this time I went to Yan'an, and I was going to bring some to send to the brother troops. ”

"Okay, I agree, it's not easy for brother troops, those who lack guns and ammunition are like us last year, they are so poor that they jingle loudly." Deputy division commander Liu Dazhu said.

"Yes, now that we're self-sufficient, it's time to help our brothers." Political Commissar Fang Zheng said with emotion.

"Since everyone has no opinion, this time I will be the master, I will bring 10,000 Type 38 rifles, 500 crooked machine guns, 200 Type 92 heavy machine guns, 200 60 mortars, 100 920 infantry guns, in addition to 2 million rounds of ammunition and 50,000 shells."

"Division commander, there are so many things, I estimate that it will take dozens of trucks to fit them." Liu Dazhu said worriedly.

"Don't we have more than a hundred trucks? A hundred trucks were sent to transport these things, and the soldiers were asked to check the condition of the vehicles, fill up the tank, load them this afternoon, and set off at seven o'clock tomorrow morning. ”

"Okay, please rest assured, I will arrange it." Commissar Fangzhengdao.

"Oh, in addition, we fought the local tyrants and landlords and seized a large amount of gold and silver, which is enough for us for more than a year, so that another 100,000 oceans will be allocated and sent to Yan'an together."

The next day, at seven o'clock in the morning, as soon as it was dawn, Zhang Yunfei came to the headquarters headquarters, where political commissar Fang Zheng and deputy division commander Liu Dazhu were already waiting.

Zhang Yunfei looked at the political commissar Fangzheng, and said seriously: "I will go to Yan'an this time, it is estimated that it will take ten days and half a month, and I am not in the future, we must do a good job in the industrial construction of our base area, especially the construction of automobile factories and armored vehicle factories, and we must not relax at all. ”

"Rest assured, division commander, I will definitely do a good job in the construction of the base area." Political Commissar Fang Zheng assured.

"Okay, I'm relieved to have your words." Zhang Yunfei said with relief.

Then Zhang Yunfei said to Liu Dazhu: "Dazhu, we have taken a bit big steps in expanding the army this time, but this is also a matter of no choice, we are all forced by little devils, and time waits for no one."

We have recruited so many new recruits this time, and we must do a good job in the training of the troops, conduct training in strict accordance with the training program I have compiled, and remember that only by sweating more during training can we shed less blood on the battlefield. ”

"I must remember the words of the division commander, resolutely complete the training task of the troops, and when the division commander returns, I will definitely see a majestic army." Liu Dazhu patted his chest and said.

"Okay, okay, then I'll rest assured, I'm leaving, you take care, there is something to contact the radio."

After Zhang Yunfei, political commissar Fang Zheng and deputy division commander Liu Dazhu briefly explained some other matters, Zhang Yunfei boarded the jeep that the headquarters had already prepared.

Seeing that the division commander got into the car, the soldier in charge of driving it immediately started the car and drove towards the west gate of the city, where the convoy had already been prepared, and he could set off immediately after Zhang Yunfei arrived.

One hundred cars, lined up in a long line, eighty of them loaded with weapons and ammunition, and another twenty of them filled with soldiers, this time accompanied by a battalion of the divisional guard regiment, as well as six special combat personnel, who were responsible for transporting the fighters of a transport company.

As soon as Zhang Yunfei arrived, everyone began to set off along a loess road leading to Yan'an, and more than 100 vehicles, lined up in a long line, slowly winding along the road, which was very spectacular.

Zhang Yunfei's little jeep drove at the front, and the convoy behind followed closely, kicking up a large cloud of dust.

Since the distance was several hundred kilometers and there was plenty of time, Zhang Yunfei did not ask the troops to move in a hurry, but controlled the speed at about thirty or forty kilometers per hour.

In the evening, the convoy arrived in Yulin City, and after a short rest in Yulin City that night, the convoy continued to set off early the next morning, and arrived in Yan'an at noon the next day.

Looking at Yan'an in sight, Zhang Yunfei was also very happy, the long journey was finally over, and he finally reached Yan'an smoothly.

All the way is wind, sand and dust, this northwest road is really not easy to walk, the road conditions are poor, and I am about to be bumped apart.

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