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On the morning of 19 May 1937, Zhang Yunfei led the guard battalion, political commissar Fang Zheng, deputy division commander Liu Dazhu, and four regiment commanders out of Xin'an County early and waited for the arrival of the commander-in-chief at an intersection more than 10 miles west of Xin'an County.

Except for Zhang Yunfei, everyone waited anxiously and nervously, as for Zhang Yunfei, the mood at this time was mainly excitement and excitement, and he would soon be able to meet the legendary commander-in-chief, Zhang Yunfei, who was deeply influenced by later generations, was full of respect and admiration for the commander-in-chief.

Today is the day for the commander-in-chief to come to the base area, and the commander-in-chief and his entourage have to rush to the base area from the headquarters several hundred kilometers away, and even if they are fast and night, it will take several days and they will have to pass through a large area of occupied areas.

Everyone was full of worries about the safety of the commander-in-chief, but Zhang Yunfei was still relatively calm, with the great wisdom of the commander-in-chief, the little devil could not threaten the commander-in-chief.

In everyone's anxious waiting, a sound of horses' hooves came from afar, gradually getting closer and closer, about a hundred horsemen of the Eighth Route Army galloped from afar, Zhang Yunfei, who had good eyesight, could vaguely see that the commander-in-chief was walking in the middle.

"Comrades, the commander-in-chief has arrived, and we will go up to greet them." After Zhang Yunfei finished speaking, he took the lead in meeting the commander-in-chief, and saw the division commander taking the lead in riding away, so everyone hurriedly followed and galloped all the way.

Coming to a position less than a few meters away in front of the commander-in-chief, Zhang Yunfei stopped his horse and saluted the commander-in-chief with a mighty and solemn military salute, all words are included in this military salute.

The commander-in-chief felt Zhang Yunfei's strong respect, and also looked at Zhang Yunfei with appreciation, nodded with a smile, and returned a standard military salute. He turned over and dismounted, and took the initiative to stretch out his right hand.

Zhang Yunfei was flattered when he saw the commander-in-chief's actions, and immediately turned over and dismounted, stepped forward quickly, held the commander-in-chief's warm and rough hand, and said excitedly: "Welcome to the 136th Division." ”

The commander-in-chief also shook Zhang Yunfei's hand vigorously and said: "Comrade Yunfei, you have worked hard, and we have achieved such great results in such a short period of time, which really impresses us." ”

Zhang Yunfei immediately said modestly: "It is still the leadership of the head of the headquarters that we can develop so smoothly." ”

The commander-in-chief smiled heartily, turned his head and said to everyone: "Let's go, let's go to Xin'an County of the 136th Division to have a look." After speaking, he turned over and got on his horse and went in the direction of Xin'an County.

Everyone hurriedly followed, and Zhang Yunfei followed closely next to the commander-in-chief, half a position behind, on the one hand, to show respect for the commander-in-chief, and on the other hand, it was convenient to give the commander-in-chief directions.

In less than half an hour, Xin'an County appeared in everyone's field of vision, and a lot of people spontaneously gathered at the entrance, and everyone welcomed the arrival of the commander-in-chief. When they saw the commander-in-chief and the others, everyone let out thunderous cheers.

Since the recovery of Xin'an County, Zhang Yunfei has pursued a pro-people policy, strictly restraining the troops, and the soldiers have never disturbed the people, on the contrary, the soldiers often do what they can for the people.

The army also often provides relief to the people who are suffering very much, and the people in the base areas are very supportive of Zhang Yunfei's troops, and the situation of the army and the people is reflected everywhere.

Therefore, when I heard that the commander-in-chief of the Eighth Route Army was coming to Xin'an County today, many ordinary people spontaneously came to the entrance of the county seat in order to have a glimpse of the commander-in-chief's demeanor.

Seeing the cheers of the people and the good mental outlook, the commander-in-chief rode on a tall horse, with a kind smile on his face, and waved his hand to the people from time to time.

Everyone walked slowly, and finally reached the headquarters of the 136th Division, which was also full of people, and the middle-level commanders of the 136th Division, who did not go to meet them, had been waiting there for a long time.

Seeing the tall and majestic figure of the commander-in-chief appear at the door of the headquarters, dozens of people in the headquarters first cheered, and then there was a burst of thunderous applause.

Accompanied by Zhang Yunfei, the commander-in-chief held a brief meeting with the middle-level commanders of the 136th Division, and the atmosphere of the meeting was harmonious, and the content of the meeting was mainly about tomorrow's formal expansion meeting.

At noon, Zhang Yunfei entertained the commander-in-chief and his entourage in the canteen of the division headquarters; Zhang Yunfei had originally booked a banquet at the largest restaurant in Xin'an County, but at present, the 136th Division can be said to be rich and rich, and a few tables of high-end banquets can still be afforded.

But when he heard that he was going to eat in a restaurant, the commander-in-chief hurriedly shook his head and asked Zhang Yunfei to have a light meal in the canteen of the division headquarters, not to be extravagant and wasteful, and the money saved should be used for the construction of the troops.

Hearing the commander-in-chief's earnest education, Zhang Yunfei thought in his heart, is he too big-handed, and the other troops of the Eighth Route Army are still not full of food.

The meals in the canteen are all ordinary dishes, but Zhang Yunfei still specially explained to the cooking squad leader of the canteen that if you want to make it rich, chicken, duck and fish are indispensable.

Seeing the table full of food, the commander-in-chief still criticized with a smile: "I can't see that your division has become a rich man, and with so many dishes, do I want to live in your division commander for a period of time to improve my life." ”

Zhang Yunfei heard the commander-in-chief's kind criticism, and said with a smile: "Then we can't ask for it." ”

"You, you ......" the commander-in-chief smiled all over his face, and looked like he wanted to say something.

In the afternoon, the political commissar and the deputy head of the regiment accompanied the commander-in-chief to look around the county, but of course they did not go to the Huanglongxia Industrial Zone.

Regarding the Huanglongxia Industrial Zone, Zhang Yunfei did not disclose it in detail to the headquarters, and only said that he had seized some machinery and equipment from the former Taiyuan Arsenal and set up a small arsenal that could produce some ammunition and firearms, and at the same time greatly reduced the production capacity when it was reported.

In doing so, Zhang Yunfei has his own selfishness, and has a grand blueprint in his heart, and these machines and equipment are the basis for his own realization of the grand blueprint.

These devices are in their own hands, and they can play their role better, and if they are in the hands of others, they don't know what they will become.

If you let others know that your arsenal has such a large scale and such a strong production capacity, it may cause redness, and if you don't know it, this arsenal will no longer be surnamed Zhang.

Now that it is said that it is just a small arsenal, then it will be fine, and no one will worry about it, because the headquarters has also established a small arsenal that can produce border grenades, reloading bullets, and even dozens of rifles per month.

This afternoon, Zhang Yunfei personally went to the recruit training base in Xin'an County, which covers an area of more than 1,000 acres and has a large training ground, where tomorrow a grand rally and parade ceremony for the expansion of the 136 th Division will be held.

With regard to the meeting, reporters from several newspapers had come to Xin'an County a few days earlier, including reporters from the Eighth Route Army and the Kuomintang, and several reporters were reporters who had made a declaration.

These reporters, Zhang Yunfei, arranged for them to stay at the best hotel in Xin'an County, where they were entertained with good food and drink, and they were accompanied by soldiers throughout their trips, but on the grounds of military secrecy, they were not allowed to go out of the county seat for private activities or interviews.

In the empty training ground, the preparations for the military parade were nearing the end, and Zhang Yunfei built a big rostrum on one side of the training ground according to the military parade method of later generations, and in front of the rostrum was the training ground, on which were neat white lines drawn with white lime.

On the training ground, the soldiers who were going to participate in the military parade tomorrow were rehearsing and training, and Zhang Yunfei left only after seeing that everything was in order.

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