[Anti-Japanese Iron Blood King] Chapter 416: The Working Group Arrives (Asking for Subscriptions, Asking for Monthly Tickets, Asking for Everything!) ）

On 14 April, accompanied by Yun Jian and others, the working group arrived in Baotou and then rushed to Guisui by train.

As the provincial capital of Suiyuan, Guisui not only has a long history, but also has a much more prosperous economy than Yan'an, and it is also much larger.

Unlike other cities, where people have fled in large numbers, Guisui is now almost overcrowded. According to recent statistics from the Guisui municipal government, there are now 550,000 residents in Guisui City. In addition, the Guisui urban area is relatively concentrated, so the people on the street are not lively, which is rare in the war-torn north.

Although there has not been an in-depth and careful investigation, judging from the situation in the vicinity of the railway station alone, Guisui under the jurisdiction of the Suicha Military Region is still very good, at least the ordinary people who work hard at the railway station are not as withered and crumbling.

Since the arrival time of the central working group was already more than 8 o'clock in the evening, the chairman and others did not rush to the urban area to conduct an on-the-spot inspection, but first returned to the headquarters of the military region under the arrangement of Ma Zheng and others.

Although the banquet is relatively simple and the dishes are relatively simple, the atmosphere is still very good.

The chairman and others wanted to convey the spirit of the central authorities to these cadres of the Suicha Military Region, and at the same time, they also wanted to see the mental outlook of these military and political cadres of the Suicha Military Region.

According to the expectations of the central working group, although the number of people in the Suicha Military Region is quite large, it is now scattered in various places, and there should not be many troops in the vicinity of Suicha, so there should not be many participants in this meeting.

However, when the chairman and others arrived at the venue, they found that they had far underestimated the strength of the Suicha Military Region, and the auditorium was full of shiny soldiers. Although no one counted them, there should still be more than 200 people.

"Ma Zheng, it seems that the cadres attending today's meeting are all military and political chiefs above the regimental level, why are there so many people? You kid won't call the cadres at the battalion and company level, do you want to give my old comrades a dismissal? The chairman asked, somewhat puzzled.

Ma Zheng smiled and replied: "How can it be, Chairman, all the military and political cadres who are here today are at and above the county and regimental level, including regiment commanders and political commissars, as well as county and district magistrates and secretaries. According to the statistics of our military region headquarters, the defense area of the Suidong Military Sub-district has jurisdiction over one city and six counties, and has seven garrison regiments of one division and five brigades of the regular army, and there are 33 garrisons at the regimental level alone. ”

"I'm afraid there aren't so many people in more than 30 regiments, there are no less than 200 people here, at least there must be more than 100 regiments, don't give me a sloppy look! Besides, why did even the little girl come out, are they also the head of the regiment and the political commissar? As he spoke, the chairman pointed to the female comrades on the far left of the rostrum.

looked in the direction of the chairman's finger and found that the chairman was pointing at Li Haiyan, Li Lanche and others. And next to the two of them sat several female cadres, none of whom seemed to be very old.

Ma Zheng immediately replied: "Chairman, in addition to the regimental commanders and political commissars of the regular troops, there are also many cadres from organizations equivalent to regimental units, such as field hospitals and arsenals. The female comrades you are referring to are indeed cadres at or above the regimental level, and the female comrade in the easternmost part is not, she is the director of the field hospital of our military region, named Li Haiyan. Next to her were all female cadres at and above the regimental level in our military region, and there were not many of them, so I let them sit in front of the rostrum. ”

Ma Zheng knew that this was the result, and he proposed to the chairman to reduce the scale of the meeting before, but the chairman and others did not accept it, but wanted to let the battalion-level cadres also come, but fortunately, Ma Zheng knew how many battalion-level military and political cadres there were in the military region, so he discouraged the chairman's idea.

Commander-in-Chief Zhu was also taken aback by Ma Zheng's words, and couldn't help but ask: "Ma Zheng, you tell us the truth, how many regiments does your military region have now, and there are so many troops in Guisui alone, plus the troops stationed in various places, I am afraid that there will not be less than 70 regiments, right?" ”

Ma Zheng smiled and said: "Report to the commander-in-chief, you guessed right, the existing regular combat units of our military region have exceeded 180,000, and the combat units at the regimental level have also reached 70. ”

"What? There are already more than seventy regiments in your military district? Commander-in-Chief Zhu said in surprise.

In fact, there has always been a mystery about how many troops there are in the Suicha Military Region, although Ma Zheng will also report to the Yan'an side from time to time about the situation of the military region, which will involve the total number of troops and equipment.

However, because the development speed of the Suicha Military Region is too fast, Ma Zheng himself is sometimes not very clear. Just like in August last year, the total strength of the army was only more than 40,000 people, but after the battle of Wuhan, it became 60,000. At the end of last year, the military region counted 122,600 troops, but a few months later it was discovered that the number of troops had grown to more than 170,000, and the party Central Committee was still stuck at the number reported by the Suicha Military Region in October last year.

Ma Zheng smiled and said: "Chiefs, our military region is now recruiting troops on a large scale every day, so the number of troops is changing every moment, so it may not be long before the total strength of the troops will exceed 200,000." ”

"Hahaha, we have to check this kid's family background this time, don't let us leave and don't know how many catties and taels this kid has!" Mr. Zhu said with a smile.

Ma Zheng didn't speak, just lowered his head and smiled, and then looked at the chairman with his eyes rolling quickly.

"Don't look at me, you kid, this time yours will explain your family background to me clearly, every time you cause trouble, we will worry about it in the rear. Don't try to be slippery anymore, say it! As soon as he saw Ma Zheng's expression, the chairman knew what Ma Zheng had in mind.

"Confess, confess, you are always here, I still dare to hide it, and I will report in detail to the leaders when the meeting is over!" Now let's hurry up and have a meeting, comrades, it's almost here! Ma Zheng said immediately.

"Yes, Comrade Ma Zheng is right, let's finish this meeting first, and then talk about the rest! Meeting! The chairman said with a smile.

It can be seen that the chairman's mood is very bright, and Ma Zheng gave a very good answer sheet before the inspection began, and the bigwigs are looking forward to the next inspection more and more.

After the establishment of the military region, except for Ma Zheng, who had been to Yan'an and participated in the central meeting, none of the remaining cadres had the opportunity to go to Yan'an, the holy land, to study, including Yun Jian, the political commissar of the military region, and the vast majority of division-level cadres. Therefore, many people do not understand anything about the latest ideological line within the party, so the purpose of this working group's inspection of the Suicha Military Region is to convey the spirit of the Central Committee to the cadres of the Military Region.

At the meeting, the party Central Committee highly affirmed the deeds of the Suicha Military Region since its establishment, including Ma Zheng's appointment as acting head of the new regiment, and praised the fighting spirit and dedication displayed by the commanders and fighters at all levels of the Suicha Military Region in the battle against the Japanese invaders.

The meeting lasted for a whole day, during which the regiment commanders or division and brigade commanders of the Suicha Military Region who participated in the meeting were also named by the working group to speak, and Ma Zheng, Yun Jian, and other principal leaders of the Military Region were also named to make work reports. The whole day was spent in speeches and questions, and all the cadres, including the chairman, had only a little breakfast, and did not eat lunch or dinner.

The atmosphere of the meeting was very good, and some of the questions asked by the members of the working group were very realistic, and they did not deliberately embarrass the cadres of the military region. The cadres of the Suicha Military Region also actively answered the questions raised by these leaders, and they knew everything and said everything, which made the chairman and others very satisfied. To be honest, the soldiers and cadres of this era are simple and do not have so many twists and turns. Moreover, the cadres of this era are also very respectful to the leaders, and there are few people who have a sweet mouth. (To be continued.) )