In the distance, political commissar Guan Xiangying walked over to Liu Hua's team with the chief of staff and other command personnel. "Commissar, Chief of Staff." Liu Hua quietly saluted the two.

"Brigade commander, I'm finally back, it seems that I have gained a lot!" The political commissar patted Liu Hua on the shoulder, looked at the team behind Liu Hua and said.

"It's okay, commissar, are you ready to eat, the comrades and the miner brothers have been on the road for almost a day, hungry and tired." Liu Hua smiled bitterly.

"Look at me, brigade commander, after we received the telegram from the cavalry battalion, we began to prepare, and we killed several pigs, just waiting for the soldiers to come back, go, go back quickly." As he spoke, he shouted to the soldiers behind him, "Comrades, we are working harder, we will go to the base area, we have already cooked food in the base area, and we have killed several pigs, just waiting for everyone." ”

"Long live" After listening to the words of the commissar, the comrades shouted excitedly, and the fatigue on their faces could not be seen, and even those [***] soldiers and rescued miners were infected and shouted excitedly, as if they had endless energy, and under the temptation of pork, the speed of the march of the troops was noticeably accelerated.

Back at the base area, Liu Hua took everyone to transport all the instruments and equipment to the Woniu Cave in the back mountain, arranged the camp of the soldiers and miners, ate something in a hurry, and began to fall asleep, handing over everything to the political commissar.

When Liu Hua woke up again, it was already noon the next day, maybe it was the continuous combat of the past few days, the soldiers did not train today, and the whole camp seemed quiet, only sporadic soldiers patrolled outside the camp

Liu Hua came to the room, ate a bowl of noodles, and came to the headquarters, where the political commissar and the chief of staff were there, studying something. Liu Hua said hello to the two, sat down, picked up the report and read it. Through the efforts of the past few days, the current garrison regiment has been completely full, reaching three battalions of 1,500 people, because there is one battalion of the old Red Army and one company of the former Kuomintang stragglers, so although the combat effectiveness of the current garrison regiment cannot be compared with that of the main regiment, at least the combat effectiveness is equivalent to the two battalions of the main force. The whole regiment is equipped with domestic weapons that have been replaced by the main force, but there is an obvious lack of heavy weapons, and the whole regiment is equipped with 6 heavy machine guns, but for the garrison regiment, such weapons and equipment are enough.

In terms of base areas, due to the continuous expansion of the base area in recent times, the current base area is centered on Zhangjiazhuang, extending nearly 30 miles to the west and nearly 50 miles to the south, and now there are a total of 45 villages that are completely included in the scope of the base area, and there are two towns among them. It is managed by an experienced political worker, and all the villages are merged into one county, and the county government axe is located in Zhangjiazhuang, which is temporarily managed by the political commissar, and when the cadres sent by the headquarters arrive, the handover is being carried out

Looking at the current base area, Liu Hua of the garrison regiment was happy for a while, if it continued to develop like this, then his base area would sooner or later become one of the most influential base areas behind enemy lines. Liu Hua was stunned again.

"Brigade commander, what to do with the rescued miners." Looking at Liu Hua, who was stunned, the political commissar reminded.

"Uh, commissar, what's the matter?" Liu Hua reacted and asked embarrassedly.

"Hehe, brigade commander, what are you thinking, I was discussing with the chief of staff just now about the rescued miners and those supplies, I asked you what to do with those miners?" The political commissar said again helplessly.

"Leave them all." Liu Hua blurted out.

"All left? Brigadier Commander, I'd love to see a lot of [***] captives in there! The chief of staff looked at the brigade commander Liu Hua in disbelief.

After listening to the words of the chief of staff, Liu Hua told the two of them about persuading the miners in the mining area, and the two of them were dumbfounded. After listening to Liu Hua's words, the two of them slowly showed excited expressions on their faces.

"Brigade commander, you really have you, plus these miners, our new regiment is almost 2,000 people, not only can the army be short of personnel during this time, but there is also nearly a regiment left," the political commissar said excitedly.

"Political commissar, I don't plan to add these soldiers to the main force, not only that, but I intend to streamline the main force to a certain extent, through this period of fighting, I found that each of our companies has too many personnel, in this way, the number of companies is too small, and the strength seems congested. At the beginning of the reorganization, in order to deal with the Kuomintang Party, the troops were made like this, and now that we have a base, I think we should slowly expand the establishment of the troops, so that there will be more troops available when commanding operations in the future, and also, after each company and each platoon has fewer personnel, they can be better trained, and the combat effectiveness of the soldiers will improve faster." After listening to the words of the political commissar, Liu Hua expressed his own opinions and reasons.

Both fell silent at the same time.

"Political commissar, chief of staff, I have a reason to make such a decision, you think, sooner or later, our base area will be expanded, maybe five times or ten times the current one, if we don't increase the establishment, our mobile force will only have three main regiments, and we will not be able to deal with the sweep of the army against us in the future" After speaking, Liu Hua stopped and quietly looked at the two silent partners in front of him.

"Brigade commander, I agree with your opinions, and at the same time I also agree with the expansion of the establishment, but if we want to expand the Eighth Route Army, we must get the approval of our superiors, and we cannot increase the establishment without an order from the headquarters!" The commissar asked the doubts in his heart.

"Hehe, political commissar, chief of staff, I see that you are too careful, believe it or not, as long as we report it, the headquarters will definitely agree, and the boss will never be too many." Liu Hua said with a haha.

"Yes. Look at me, I forgot about it. The commissar replied with a smile.

In this way, the three of them discussed the issue of building the base area, and after all the discussions were completed, they formed a telegram and sent it to the division headquarters and the headquarters respectively

After lunch, Liu Hua took the political commissar and others to the location of the miners. "Dr. Liu. You're all right! From a distance, Liu Hua saw Liu Bo, the director of the arsenal in his heart, walking towards him, Liu Hua simply thought about the political commissar and others to introduce Liu Bo's situation, and the political commissar who listened nodded again and again.

"Brigade Commander Liu, the conditions here are much better, and each of my students is well fed and sleeping?" Liu replied with a smile.

"Well, political commissar, tell the logistics department to pay attention to the food of these technicians, they don't want us big bosses." As he spoke, he looked at Liu Bo again, "Dr. Liu, now that you have escaped from the clutches of the devil, I don't know what you plan to do in the future?" ”

Hearing Liu Hua's words, Liu Bo was silent. "Brigade commander, you also know that everyone in my family is a little devil and I don't know where to go now" Liu Bo fell into deep thought, Liu Hua saw that the opportunity could not be missed, and hurriedly invited; "I wonder what Dr. Liu thinks of our army?" "Brigade Commander Liu, I have to admire when it comes to your army, you must know that now the well-equipped [***] have fled when they see the devils, but you have gained a firm foothold in the rear of the devils, and you are constantly fighting the devils, and the military discipline is so good, there is no offense against the common people, and the soldiers and commanders get along with each other in a friendly manner In short, Brigade Commander Liu, your troops are the best unanimous troops I have seen." Liu Bo sighed.

"Well, since Dr. Liu has such a high opinion of our army, I don't know if Dr. Liu is interested in joining our Eighth Route Army, the Eighth Route Army led by [***]." Liu Hua sent out an invitation.

"But, Brigade Commander Liu, I'm a scholar, I don't know how to shoot guns or cannons, can I" Liu Bo was silent.

"Hehe, Dr. Liu, you have thought about it too much, I still remember that I told you two days ago that we are in short supply of ammunition and are trying to build an arsenal, and those equipment from yesterday are the basis for building a factory. If Dr. Liu is willing to join the Eighth Route Army, I will appoint you as the director of the Arsenal of the Reading Brigade. Liu Hua looked at Liu Bo's eyes, and there was a hint of surprise and joy in the other party's eyes.

"Brigade Commander Liu, since you think so highly of me, I am willing to join the Eighth Route Army." Liu Bo thought for a while and said affirmatively.

"Okay, Director Liu, Comrade Liu Bo, on behalf of the Reading Brigade, I welcome you to join the Eighth Route Army." Saying that, he shook hands happily, and the political commissar and others behind him also looked happy.

"Comrade Liu Bo, the current arsenal already has a factory director and equipment, but there are still employees, in short, as long as you want, we will solve it, and the personnel of the army are as you choose, and I just don't know if it is possible for those students of Comrade Liu Bo to stay."

"Hehe, it turns out that the brigade commander has taken a fancy to my students, haha, the brigade commander can rest assured, those students are all from the Northeast, many people have lost their relatives, they will definitely stay, and, brigade commander, they have everything to learn, there are chemical engineering, there are machinery Liu Bo said with a smile on his face.

After listening to Liu Bo's words, not only Liu Hua, but everyone behind him laughed, this is really a living treasure falling from the sky. After chatting with Liu Bo for a few more words, Liu Hua led everyone to the miners, and saw Liu Hao, the battalion commander, standing at the door of the barracks from a distance.

"Battalion Commander Liu, your body is recovering well, I don't know if you can lead the troops now!" Liu Hua asked from afar.

"Report to the brigade commander, now that there is no problem with your body, you can go into battle to kill devils

Liu Hua introduced Liu Hao to everyone, because Liu Hua had greeted him in advance, so for the [***] battalion commander in front of him, everyone was very enthusiastic, and after chatting a few words, they walked to another place.

Throughout the afternoon, Liu Hua led everyone to shuttle between the miners, and after an afternoon of hard work, the miners basically chose to stay.

"Brigade commander, today's harvest is not small, I don't know how you plan to arrange Liu Hao." For the battalion commander of the Kuomintang in front of him, the political commissar still has a certain hostility.

"Political commissar, Battalion Commander Liu is the only officer in our Reading Brigade who has gone to a military academy, and I want to drop it to the training battalion to train cadres." Liu Hua replied.

"But, Brigadier Commander, he's not a [***] member!"

"Political commissar, this is what I want to tell you, not only him, but also Director Liu are our recent development objects, you send the best political workers to serve as their assistants, and develop them into party members in the shortest possible time, if you can't complete the task, then it's not my business."

"Don't worry, Brigadier, there's no problem." After listening to the brigade commander's words, the political commissar suddenly opened his mouth. The mood is also a lot more relaxed.

(To be continued)