Liu Hua also saw Zhou Guoxiong's eyes and saw him staring at him. So he pretended to be excited and replied excitedly: "Really? Even Chairman Chiang, who was far away in Chongqing, knew about it. ”

Of course, Liu Hua's performance fell into Zhou Guoxiong's eyes bit by bit, and looking at Liu Hua's excited expression on the other side, Senator Zhou became more confident in his task.

"Brigadier Liu, of course Chairman Jiang knows. Not only Chairman Chiang, but now everyone in the whole country knows about it. Brigadier Liu, now announce Chairman Chiang's order. Senator Zhou was secretly happy in his heart, but he still walked in front of everyone solemnly, stood up straight and said.

Hearing Chairman Chiang's order, several Kuomintang officials who followed immediately stood up straight, while the cadres of the Reading Brigade were not so serious, but under Liu Hua's stern eyes, everyone reluctantly stood up straight. And Senator Zhou, after seeing Liu Hua's performance, was secretly happy.

"Since the Anti-Japanese War, Liu Hua's unit has repeatedly made meritorious contributions behind enemy lines, and recently annihilated a wing of the army, which greatly boosted the morale of the people. In order to commend the soldiers who killed the enemy for the country, Liu Hua's department was specially reorganized into the Eighth Route Army Reading Division, which had three brigades under its jurisdiction. Major General Liu Hua was awarded the rank of division commander, Guan Xiangying was given the rank of colonel, and the commanders of the rest of the brigades were given the rank of colonel. ”

After speaking, Zhou Guoxiong walked in front of Liu Hua and handed over a set of general's uniforms and appointment letters. In this way, in just a few minutes, the ceremony of awarding the title and the flag was over.

When the business is settled, the remaining private matters should be settled at the dinner table, which is the rule of China since ancient times. In order to better blackmail the national political axe and get more benefits for his troops, Liu Hua can be said to have worked hard to make a very hearty meal for the cooking class.

In the face of the sumptuous meal in front of them, several Kuomintang officials who had been sleeping in the open couldn't help but leave their saliva, and even Major General Senator Zhou Guoxiong was looking at the food on the table with his eyes on his feet.

"Senator Zhou, everyone, for the sake of the Reader, you have risked your lives to pass through the enemy's blockade. The food on the table was prepared by me for several days in the cooking class, and today I gave the reader the opportunity to give the flag to everyone, and by the way, I suppressed the shock. Come, first glass of wine, to all the guests who have come from afar. Liu Hua stood up, raised the wine glass in his hand and said.

"Hehe, Senior Commander Liu is polite," Zhou Guoxiong also stood up, drank the wine in the wine glass, and continued.

"Senior Commander Liu, this glass of wine is my brother's respect for you, congratulations to my brother for being promoted to [***] major general at such a young age, I think, as long as my brother works hard, he will be promoted to lieutenant general at that time, it will be a matter of time. Come and toast you, brother. After speaking, Zhou Guoxiong drank the wine in the cup in one gulp. Liu Hua looked at Zhou Guoxiong, who was full of sincerity, shook his head, and drank the wine in the cup in one gulp.

And just like that, the dinner ended with both parties complimenting each other. However, Zhou Guoxiong, who finished dinner, did not leave, but came to Liu Hua's room with a hint of drunkenness. Looking at Zhou Guoxiong who walked in, Liu Hua secretly thought to himself that what should have come is still coming.

"Senator Zhou, it's so late, why don't you rest, is there something @!" Liu Hua pretended not to know anything.

"Hehe, Senior Liu is polite, it's nothing, I just think the two of us can talk about it specially, I want to make friends with my brother and talk more."

Seeing that Liu Hua was the only one in the room, Zhou Guoxiong sat next to Liu Hua. "Brother, I have observed in the past two days, and I found that the equipment of your troops is very poor, and such equipment is very disadvantageous when it encounters elite soldiers of the Chinese army." Zhou Guoxiong looked at Liu Hua and said with a smile.

"Hehe, don't hide it from Senator Zhou, the equipment of all the troops of our Eighth Route Army is almost the same, although the brothers have fought a lot of victories in the rear, but those victories are filled in by the soldiers with their lives, and I can't help it. I don't know if Senator Zhou has any way, if he can help his brother solve the equipment problem of the thousands of people under him, the brother will be grateful. Liu Hua looked at Zhou Guoxiong with a wistful face.

Looking at Liu Hua, who showed a longing look, Senator Zhou was secretly happy in his heart, because the fish had already taken the bait.

"Division Commander Liu, you know, the chairman of the committee has a strict order, prohibiting any troops and personnel from providing materials and equipment to the Eighth Route Army at will, unless there is an order from the central government, you make my brother very embarrassed!" Zhou Guoxiong showed a look of embarrassment, ready to guide Liu Hua step by step to jump into his trap.

"Senator Zhou, you have also seen the situation of my troops, so you can help your brother. Besides, I am the commander of the Reading Division, a major general appointed by Chairman Chiang himself, and if I lose the battle in the future, won't it be a slap in the face of the chairman? Also, Senator Zhou, my reading division was personally ordered by Chairman Chiang to be expanded, originally the establishment of the army was only a brigade, but now it has been expanded into a division, do you want those soldiers who have expanded to go to the front line with burning sticks to kill devils? It doesn't make sense, does that? ”

"Division Commander Liu, I also know this situation, but, after all, providing equipment to you is providing equipment to the Eighth Route Army! When the time comes, if the people of the military command and the central command know about this matter, the brother's life will not be guaranteed. ”

"Senator Zhou, you are wrong about this, now is the period of cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, we all belong to the National Revolutionary Army, how can we still divide each other? If a brother says such a thing, aren't he afraid of being accused of undermining the cooperation between the KMT and the CCP? ”

Hearing Liu Hua's words, Senator Zhou was a little scared, but he still smiled, because this sentence was really different to him.

"Division Commander Liu said with a smile, how dare I sabotage the cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, as long as Division Commander Liu works hard to kill the enemy and serve the country, and repay Chairman Jiang's kindness, my brother will help your army solve the equipment problem as much as possible." At this time, Zhou Guoxiong also answered bluntly.

"Hehe, Senator Zhou, we are all National Revolutionary Army now, of course we have to serve the country and kill the enemy, Chairman Jiang is now the supreme leader of China, and we readers must listen to the command of the chairman" Liu Hua replied vaguely.

However, this kind of answer, in the ears of Zhou Guoxiong, who was already a little drunk, became a bold word to serve the party-state. Therefore, after listening to Liu Hua's words, a smile appeared on the corner of Zhou Guoxiong's mouth.

"Master Liu is really a hero, he is a wise and rational person, if Chairman Jiang hears this, he will be very happy. To tell the truth, Master Liu told him that before coming to Jindong, Shangfeng considered the issue of the equipment of the reading force. It was obviously impossible to transport it from the rear, because it had to pass through the blockade of countless Dao armies in the middle. However, fortunately, an officer's reminder solved the problem of your army's equipment. ”

"What proposal?" Hearing the equipment, Liu Hua immediately came to his senses.

"That's right, Master Liu. At the beginning, before the 77 Incident of the Yue Army, the National Political Axe secretly built some arsenals in various places to deal with the attack of the Yue Army. However, I didn't expect the speed of the Japanese army's attack to be so fast, and many arsenals were occupied by the Japanese army before they could be used. However, it was very fortunate that these arsenals were usually built in very hidden places, so the army did not find them. Among them, in Jindong, there is such a secret arsenal, but now it is in the occupied area of the Yue army, which depends on whether Division Commander Liu has the ability to retrieve it. Senator Zhou looked at the impatient Liu Hua and patiently explained.

"Where?" Liu Hua blurted out.

"Hehe, Division Commander Liu, it's not very far from here, just 300 kilometers away in the Yuanping area, where is there a mountain, called Yunzhong Mountain, and the arsenal is in a cave on the mountain, and the specific location is not particularly clear to us, you need to reconnoiter it yourself." Senator Zhou replied with a smile.

"Well, Yuan Ping, if you want to transport the equipment back, you must pass through the occupied areas of the Yue army, and the most important thing is Dingxiang County and Meng County along the way. If this batch of equipment attracts the attention of the devil, with this little person in my hand, I can't transport it back, Brother Zhou doesn't know how much this batch of equipment is! Liu Hua thought and said.

"No one will know the specific number, and besides, this arsenal was built by Yan Xishan at the beginning, I think there should be at least one regiment of equipment and a lot of ammunition, maybe more than that"

"Well, okay, thank you Brother Zhou, thank you Brother Zhou for helping us solve the most important problem, if Brother Zhou has anything in the future, just ask. I'll help you do it, little brother. After listening to this, Liu Hua was secretly happy in his heart, so he also let out big words.

And so, the conversation of the evening ended after both of them had reached a satisfactory conclusion. However, Liu Hua did not rush to rest, but found the political commissar who was ready to rest and told him the amazing good news.

"Commander, are you telling the truth? Now, if we have this batch of ammunition, the expansion of our troops will no longer be a problem. What are you going to do. After listening to Liu Hua's words, political commissar Guan Xiangying also asked excitedly.

"Political commissar, it's like this, we don't know the specific number of this batch of equipment and ammunition, so we can't transport it back at all. So I want to let the special operations team go over to reconnoiter first, and after finding out all the situation, let's discuss the specific transportation plan, do you think it's okay? Liu Hua asked.

"Okay, commander, I agree, I'll send a report to Liu Xiaogang and ask him to send someone over to reconnoitre." The political commissar replied excitedly, anxious to go out and send a report.

"Wait, commissar, it's better not to send a telegram on this matter, the fewer people know about such an important matter, the better. I think so, let Liu Xiaogang rush here, we will personally assign tasks to him, and then let him personally select the team members and personally lead the team to investigate. ”

"Commander, look at me, I'm in a hurry, how can I send a telegram for such an important matter, okay, I'll go to Comrade Liu Xiaogang to come to the regimental headquarters." After speaking, the political commissar broke free of Liu Hua's hand and hurried to the radio room of a group.

(To be continued)