It's really amazing, so many high-level executives of the 36th Group came at once, and so many generals appeared in his restaurant at the same time, and the restaurant shopkeeper felt like he was in a dream.

It wasn't until he held Zhang Yunfei's powerful hand that the shopkeeper returned to normal a little, and immediately took Zhang Yunfei and his party to the Tianzi No. 1 private room and Tianzi No. 2 private room that had been prepared a long time ago.

Entering the Tianzi No. 1 private room, the chief of staff of the left immediately said: "Commander-in-chief, please take a seat, you sit in the main seat, and we can sit next to you." ”

Zhang Yunfei immediately smiled and said: "Lao Zuo, I'm just here to eat, not to entertain, today, you are the host, I am the guest, or you sit in the main seat." ”

Comrade Deng Wenping, director of the Political Department next to him, saw that the two of them were politely courteous, so Comrade Deng Wenping smiled and jokingly said: "Commander-in-chief, I think you are the only one who can sit on this main seat, you are our leader, if Lao Zuo is allowed to sit on the main seat today, I think Lao Zuo will not be able to eat the food here, and at that time, Lao Zuo will lose even more, not only spending money to invite guests, but also not having a full belly." ”

As soon as Comrade Deng Wenping finished speaking, everyone laughed, Zhang Yunfei also smiled slightly, sat down unceremoniously, and then said to everyone with a smile: "It seems that today has become the chief of staff of the left again, and I will pay the bill." ”

When everyone saw Zhang Yunfei say this, they laughed happily again.

Seeing everyone sitting, the shopkeeper of the restaurant personally instructed the guys to serve the food, and immediately, a plate of dishes full of color and fragrance, like flowing water, only two or three minutes, a table was full. These dishes are the signature dishes of Kelai Xiang Restaurant, and they look very appetizing.

In the end, Zhang Yunfei also had to serve two bottles of fine Fenjiu to the shopkeeper. Now, the war is basically over, and it is dinner again, Zhang Yunfei has a bit of a taste of drinking to celebrate.

As soon as the wine came up, the shopkeeper immediately filled the glass in front of everyone with wine. Today, so many chiefs came to the guest to Xiang Restaurant, and the shopkeeper willingly became the second child.

As one of the protagonists and the host of the treat, Comrade Zuo Qingquan, chief of the General Staff, raised his wine glass and said happily: "Comrades, although I am a treat today, I am happier than anyone else, since I came to the excellent unit of the 36th Group Army, under the leadership of our commander-in-chief, we have won one victory after another, and today, we have basically annihilated the little devil's Mengsui regiment and recovered Guisui, come, thank you to the commander-in-chief." ”

Zhang Yunfei also picked up the wine glass, drank it all with everyone, and after drinking this glass of wine, Zhang Yunfei smiled modestly and said happily: "Comrades, we have achieved such a big victory, it is the result of the joint efforts of all of us, not my strength alone, today, I am here to thank you." ”

After speaking, Zhang Yunfei picked up the wine glass again, and everyone drank the second glass of wine, for a while, the atmosphere was very warm, with the wine over three rounds, the dishes over the five flavors, everyone slowly chatted.

Chief of Staff Zuo looked at the sumptuous dinner on the table, watched everyone eat very enjoyable, and was a little emotional for a while, and unconsciously remembered his son who served as deputy chief of general staff in the Eighth Route Army, and remembered the difficult years in the early days of the Anti-Japanese War.

When the Anti-Japanese War first broke out, guns, ammunition, clothing, and food were in short supply. Not to mention guns and ammunition, at that time, many soldiers in the army were not well fed and clothed. Comrade Zuo Qingquan, as deputy chief of the general staff, also shared weal and woe with the soldiers, so the chief of staff of the left staff had a profound understanding of that arduous period.

Now, after coming to the 36th Group Army, a sharp contrast has been formed: the 36th Group Army has sufficient ammunition and advanced weapons, and the soldiers can be fed and clothed, and there is a certain amount of military pay every month.

Thinking of this, Chief of Staff Zuo sighed. Zhang Yunfei saw that Chief of Staff Zuo was a little distracted, so he smiled and said, "Old Zuo, what do you remember?" ”

Hearing this, Chief of Staff Zuo smiled embarrassedly, immediately came back to his senses, and said with emotion: "Commander-in-chief, I won't tell you, just now when I saw such a sumptuous dinner on our table, I suddenly remembered the hard years I had in the Eighth Route Army. ”

Hearing what Chief of Staff Zuo said, Zhang Yunfei also slowly put away the smile on his face, and was also very touched, thinking in his heart, the Eighth Route Army is not easy, although the current situation has changed greatly compared with a year or two ago, but compared with the Kuomintang army, there is still a big gap, and his own 36th Group Army, it is not comparable at all.

Now, Zhang Yunfei's 36th Group Army has to support the Eighth Route Army with a lot of ammunition every month, plus the Eighth Route Army's peacetime captures, if you save a little, as long as it is not a general battle of tens of thousands of people, a small-scale battle is basically enough.

But now, beginning to slowly enter the winter, the Eighth Route Army's cotton clothes are estimated to be insufficient, although Zhang Yunfei usually also supported some of the Eighth Route Army's clothing, but the Eighth Route Army is now expanding very fast, in just two years, from the previous three divisions of tens of thousands of people, to the current nearly 300,000 people.

What's more serious is that after entering the winter, the food of the Eighth Route Army will be even more scarce, and in another two or three months, it is estimated that many soldiers of the Eighth Route Army will begin to have enough to eat.

After thinking for a while, Zhang Yunfei said solemnly: "Old Zuo, the Eighth Route Army is indeed not easy, we can support more, or we should support as much as possible." ”

Comrade Zuo Qingquan and Comrade Deng Wenping, who came out of the Eighth Route Army, were very happy when they heard Zhang Yunfei say this, although they had already devoted their entire minds to the 36 th Group Army, fulfilled their duties for the development of the 36 th Group Army, and resolutely supported and supported Zhang Yunfei himself.

But in the final analysis, the Eighth Route Army can be said to be the maiden home of the two, and the two will be very happy to see that the Eighth Route Army is developing very well, and the two will also be worried when they see that the Eighth Route Army is in difficulty.

For Zhang Yunfei, selfless support for the Eighth Route Army and selfless support for the Party Central Committee, in addition to his current ability to contribute to the cause of China's War of Resistance and the Chinese nation, more importantly, in Zhang Yunfei's heart, he still has his own small plans.

For the current international environment, Zhang Yunfei knows relatively clearly, and for the future development of China, Zhang Yunfei knows better than anyone that the catastrophe of the past ten years after the founding of New China is an eternal pain in Zhang Yunfei's heart.

In later generations, the ten-year catastrophe made many revolutionary veterans persecuted to death, China's development is also seriously lagging behind, and the gap with Western countries is getting wider and wider.

Zhang Yunfei thought that through some of his selfless help, he could win the good opinion of the party's top leaders, expand his influence, and use his influence to slowly change the views of some high-level people in the party and avoid some mistakes.

Only by slowly changing everyone will China's development be smoother in the future, and the dream of the rise of a great power in Zhang Yunfei's heart will be realized.

For a period of time, Zhang Yunfei began to think about these problems, and in the future, Zhang Yunfei will also take some countermeasures accordingly, and if there is a chance, Zhang Yunfei even wants to communicate and communicate with the chairman and the commander-in-chief, and slowly convey some of his ideas to the chairman in combination with some experience in later generations.

At this time, Deng Wenping, director of the General Political Department, saw that Zhang Yunfei was also full of feelings, and continued: "Commander-in-chief, the Eighth Route Army is now very short of food, and many troops have not yet prepared food for the winter. ”

As early as the end of spring this year, Zhang Yunfei encouraged the people to reclaim wasteland, grow grain, and establish a large number of farms, plus the base area is very stable, this year's grain is a bumper harvest, not only the people in the base area can be self-sufficient in grain, some people still have a little surplus of grain at home, which can be sold on the market.

On the one hand, these newly cultivated farms have provided the troops with a large amount of grain, and at the same time, Zhang Yunfei has also spent several million oceans to purchase a lot of grain from the market.

Now, hearing that the Eighth Route Army is short of food, Zhang Yunfei's heart moved, and he thought in his heart that it seems that he still has to help a group of Eighth Route Army, and he needs to support the Eighth Route Army with some food to help them get through this difficulty.

At present, the three main divisions of the Eighth Route Army, relying on the Taihang Mountains, are basically opening up base areas behind enemy lines in North China, and they are often swept away by little devils, and the grain production of the troops has been seriously affected.

So, Zhang Yunfei immediately said: "Old Deng, since this is the case, we will first support a batch of grain to the Eighth Route Army, and the amount of support is tentatively set at 3,000 tons." ”

"Okay, I agree." Comrade Deng Wenping said happily.

The rest of the people, seeing that Zhang Yunfei supported 3,000 tons of grain for the Eighth Route Army at one time, were a little emotionally moved by Commander-in-Chief Zhang's courage, and at the same time, they also expressed their opinions one after another, agreeing with Zhang Yunfei's decision.

Comrade Zuo Qingquan, chief of the General Staff, said even more happily: "Commander-in-chief, with this grain, I think the 18th Group Army will be much better in the future, and at the same time, we must also report our grain support to the Central Committee." ”

"Okay, I'll see if it's okay, and I'll send a report to the central government early tomorrow morning." Zhang Yunfei immediately expressed his position.

(To be continued)