Zhao Ziming accompanied Lao Zhang to dismantle the gun in the workshop, a group of technicians watched around, and admired, this gun is really beautiful, the wooden tray is shiny, the barrel is blue and flashing with a ghostly light, the metal parts are smooth and smooth, it is not light or heavy in the hand, it is just right, the magazine can hold fifteen bullets, and the Czech light machine gun is only a magazine of twenty rounds, this firepower is really not to say.

Lao Zhang was busy for a long time, but he was stunned when he saw the bullet: "We can't make this bullet, I haven't seen the caliber and shell, and the level of the base area can't keep up, so I'm busy in vain." ”

Someone also made a move: "Isn't it okay to use a six-five shell to reduce the charge?" ”

Lao Zhang said: "How can it work, there are too many things to consider when designing a gun, how can it be made out of order." ”

Everyone was busy, and suddenly the messenger ran in and grabbed Zhao Ziming: "Looking for you everywhere, the groom is not present, how can the wedding be carried out?" ”

It turned out that today was a good day for Zhao Ziming and Ye Wei to get married, everyone was waiting in the auditorium, but the groom official was gone.

Zhao Ziming yelled badly, and hurriedly ran to the dormitory to change clothes, not even caring about the carbine.

On the auditorium, there are crowds of people, the lanterns are colorful, the wedding held by the Eighth Route Army is naturally different from the masses, several long tables, there are peanuts and melon seeds and Japanese sugar wrapped in green and green candy paper, the windows are pasted with big red double happiness, and the portraits of Chairman Mao and Commander-in-Chief Zhu are hung on the wall, which are simple and simple, solemn and atmospheric.

"It's coming, it's coming." People let out a burst of laughter and let Zhao Ziming in, Ye Wei was already standing in the auditorium, wearing a clean muslin military uniform, two twisted braids hanging down, his hair was washed with soap, black and shiny, and when he saw Zhao Ziming coming in, he glanced at him viciously.

Zhao Ziming is also dressed very chic today, tweed military uniform and big horse boots, this is his most desirable line when he is young, he once saw Chen Zikun wear it like this in Beijing when he was a child, and now he finally took the opportunity to get married and became addicted.

The groom is majestic and heroic, and the bride is as delicate as a flower, and he is really born to set up a pair, and someone below shouted: "Commander Zhao, perform one." ”

Zhao Ziming smiled and said, "Okay, I'll sing a paragraph." ”

He opened his mouth and came: "Changbanpo, Zhao Zilong, the Cao soldiers who killed them all ......escaped one by one" The following applauded, and asked Ye Wei to come too.

The leaders of the provincial party committee sat behind a long table, talking to each other, and a cadre wearing glasses asked Ye Xuefeng: "Xiao Ye, why do the masses call him Commander Zhao?" ”

Ye Xuefeng said: "Comrade Zhao Ziming used to be the commander of the 13th Route of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army, and the masses were obedient. ”

"Oh" The cadre looked at Zhao Ziming's riding boots thoughtfully, and said with a plan in his heart: "This Zhao Ziming is dressed like a warlord, has he joined the party?" ”

Ye Xuefeng said: "This comrade is brave in battle, but he is relatively backward in politics. ”

The cadre said: "Political Commissar Ye, to maintain the purity of the cadre team and the party, your burden is very heavy." ”

Ye Xuefeng smiled and didn't say anything more.

The arrival of Chen Zikun set off a small climax, and everyone applauded enthusiastically for a long time, and the leaders of the provincial party committee took the lead in applauding and invited Chen Zikun to come to the stage as a witness.

"Let's invite Commander Wu to come along, I am my mother-in-law's family, and Commander Wu is my mother's family." Chen Zikun invited Wu Changqing to come to power together, and now the Daqingshan detachment has expanded into the Jiangbei Column, and Wu Changqing is the real commander of the column.

Wu Changqing readily agreed and came to the stage to co-host.

A comrade of the provincial party committee muttered in a low voice: "What mother's family, mother-in-law's family, are all members of our Eighth Route Army. ”

Ye Xuefeng explained to him in a low voice: "Chen Zikun is Zhao Ziming's uncle, and the two families are world friends, so he didn't say this from a political standpoint. ”

"Oh, that's right." It dawned on the man.

After the wedding ceremony, Chan said, "I'm in a hurry, and I didn't bring any gifts, so I'll send ten American carbines, and I'll send another 2,000 rounds of ammunition when I come back."

Wu Changqing said: "You two don't hurry up and thank General Chen." ”

Zhao Ziming and Ye Wei bowed, and their names were different, one called Uncle and the other called General Chen.

"Call me uncle, you will be the daughter-in-law of the old Zhao family in the future, you have to change your words." Zhao Ziming put on the momentum of the head of the family and rushed to Ye Weidao.

Ye Wei lowered his eyebrows and shouted uncle, and Chen Zikun was overjoyed: "Be good." ”

"What's the matter, uncle, let's be obedient to this daughter-in-law." Zhao Ziming smiled triumphantly.

Ye Wei pinched him fiercely.

Looking at their intimacy, Chen Zikun couldn't help but think of the days when she was with Xia Xiaoqing, she was also so rude and cute, the years have been like a shuttle, and it has been more than 20 years......

Ten carbines are a wedding gift for Zhao Ziming, so it is natural to equip his spy company, but Zhao Ziming only needs one and gives it to Ye Wei for self-defense, although the pistol is small, it is not easy to hit the target, as a second-line personnel self-defense weapon, or a carbine is more suitable.

The rest of the guns were handed over to the organization for unified distribution, equipped with guards and communicators at the column headquarters, and two to Lao Zhang, so that he could disassemble the measurement and imitation, even if he could not be equipped in large quantities, it would be good to learn the design ideas of the Americans.

Chen Zikun returned to the garrison after returning from his visit to the base area of the Eighth Route Army, and before leaving, he said to Wu Changqing and Ye Xuefeng: "General Stilwell, chief of staff of the Allied Chinese theater, intends to conduct a pilot, and I think your column is quite suitable. ”

Wu Changqing and Ye Xuefeng exchanged glances, forcibly suppressed their excitement and said, "What pilot?" ”

Chen Zikun said: "The Americans want to arm dozens of divisions of Chinese troops to deal with the Japanese, and the fertile water will not flow into the fields of outsiders, so I recommend you." ”

Ye Xuefeng said: "General Chen, why didn't you mention this matter in front of the leaders of the provincial party committee just now. ”

Chen Zikun said: "I have never liked to deal with people who are engaged in politics, this is a military matter, and they don't understand, so there is nothing to talk about." ”

Wu Changqing said heartily: "Since General Chen can trust us, we will not let you down, the Eighth Route Army welcomes you at any time, and American friends are welcome to visit." ”

Chen Zikun and the others drove away in a jeep, and Ye Xuefeng said: "Lao Wu, this matter is very important, I think we must communicate with the special committee and the provincial party committee." ”

Wu Changqing said: "Send a messenger to report immediately, no, let's go in person, this matter is too important, it is related to the future of the Eighth Route Army, our party and even China!" ”

After receiving the report, the leading comrades of the special committee and the provincial party committee attached great importance to it and decided to make a report to Yan'an telegram while making efforts to do a good job in the reception work.

The headquarters was very busy, but Zhao Ziming and Ye Wei were very good, and the organization gave them a week's marriage leave, which would be walking in the nearby woods.

"On the day of the wedding, you can do it enough." As he walked, Ye Wei suddenly changed his face.

Zhao Ziming said: "Hehe, I know that you hold grudges, let me be majestic in front of my uncle, what are you afraid of, and a lot of you have a hair, besides, the daughter-in-law has to listen to the man's words, this is a rule handed down by the ancestors, even if it is our Eighth Route Army, we have to abide by it, right?" ”

Ye Wei said: "Company Commander Zhao, your feudal thinking and machismo are too serious, I have to remind you that if you don't reform yourself, I will take measures." ”

Zhao Ziming smiled: "It's all my people, and I can't fly." ”

Speaking of this, Ye Wei was ashamed and angry, although the two were engaged, but in order not to take a step beyond Lei Chi, Ye Wei meant to wait until the Japanese were beaten away before getting married, otherwise giving birth to children and feeding children would delay work, but the plan could not catch up with the changes, once Zhao Ziming won the battle and got drunk, ran into the dormitory of the health team in the middle of the night, and pushed Ye Wei down...... The belly was big and couldn't hide it, so I had to report to get married, and the report was approved by Political Commissar Ye, Ye Wei still remembered Ye Xuefeng's eyes at that time, it was an indescribable loneliness.

Ye Wei raised his fist, Zhao Ziming was even more proud, and stretched out his head: "You hit me." ”

"You have rough skin and thick meat, so I don't fight, I beat the baby." Ye Wei was about to beat his stomach, but Zhao Ziming immediately relented: "I will change, I can't change it." ”

Ye Wei sneered: "Say, what's wrong, how to change it." ”

……

After Chen Zikun returned, Chen Qilin learned the news that he was going to arm the Eighth Route Army with US aid, and hurriedly persuaded: "You must not raise tigers for trouble, the Eighth Route Army is already good at fighting, and it is better to use American weapons to add wings to the tiger, besides, the Jiangbei Column is at the door of the house, and others will not be allowed to snore next to the couch." ”

Chen Zikun said: "Your words are very reasonable, but you might as well look at the problem from another angle, Britain and the United States decided to open up a second battlefield in Europe, first solve Germany and then solve Japan, this is the highest resolution of the allies, we have no ability to reverse it, in this way, the people in the enemy-occupied areas will have to endure the torture for several more years, we can not wait for others to come to help, everything has to rely on ourselves, the national army can not be counted on, so we can only rely on the Eighth Route Army." ”

"I'm still the same sentence, raising tigers is a problem." Chen Qilin said eagerly.

"You think too much, if you divide it according to ideology, the Soviet Union is the number one enemy of the free world, but in order to deal with the Nazis, thirty percent of the military aid from the United States is to the Soviet Union, and the Americans are not afraid of raising tigers for trouble, we are generous to others, what is there to worry about, and the weapons and equipment all depend on logistics, if the day really comes when the swords and soldiers meet, and their supply is cut off, those American-style weapons will not all become burning sticks."

Although his words did not dispel Chen Qilin's concerns, they at least made him accept this decision temporarily.

Half a month later, a C47 transport plane flew from Chongqing, carrying a group of American officers, who had specially come to Jiangbei to inspect the operations of the Eighth Route Army, headed by Lieutenant Colonel Chand, and the highest rank was Brigadier General Chen Zikun, but he never wore an American military uniform, nor did he wear a Chinese military uniform, and everywhere he went, he was wearing a green Mao suit without a military rank insignia.

The Eighth Route Army had already made preparations, and a company of elite soldiers served as a guard of honor and lined up on the school grounds to welcome the review of the US military delegation.

Yishui's homespun military uniform, leggings and shoes, canvas bullet belts, the new 38 covers and crooked handles pieced together from various companies, and the Makqin water-cooled heavy machine gun in front of it, this is the most powerful lineup of the Jiangbei Column.

But in the eyes of the U.S. military, these are just antiques from the First World War.