As the commander of the reading division, Liu Hua has been fighting for a month. When he returned to the base area, he did not have enough time for him to rest. Because, the reorganization and training of the troops are all waiting for him. After returning to the base area and resting for only one day and one night, Liu Hua came to the headquarters and began to enter the intense work.

Since the equipment of a division of the Chinese army was basically captured in this battle, it was enough for the reading division to carry out the overall rearmament and reorganize the troops of a division. Therefore, as soon as he entered the headquarters, Liu Hua began to enter a tense busyness. The reorganization of the troops and the change of clothes all overwhelmed Liu Hua's shoulders at once.

In the end, it was studied by the division party committee and reported to the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army and the Yan'an Military Commission for approval. It was decided to reorganize the guard regiment of the division headquarters into a three-regiment guard brigade, and at the same time, the establishment of three regiments was increased by three regiments in the three subordinate military subdivisions, and the establishment of the six regiments in each military subdivision was the first, second, and third regiments of the division, and the first, second, and third regiments of the reading regiment.

After the reorganization, the entire Reading Division has a total of 24 infantry regiments, a teaching regiment, an engineer regiment, a cavalry regiment, a heavy artillery regiment, three mountain artillery regiments, an air defense battalion, and three reading cavalry battalions, with a total strength of more than 60,000 troops.

At this time, there were only more than 22,000 regular troops in the entire Reading Division, and even if Liu Hong's recruits in Taiyuan were added, it was less than 30,000 troops. The shortage of troops is 30,000. However, fortunately, at this time, the area controlled by the reader was more than 40 counties, with a population of more than 8 million people. And out of these 8 million people, recruiting 30,000 recruits is not a very difficult thing. More importantly, there are tens of thousands of troops in the entire base area alone, as well as the militia organizations and local garrison regiments.

In this way, in less than a week from the time the order was issued, all the 30,000 people who were short of troops were recruited. Moreover, these 30,000 troops are all militia or garrison troops with basic training. It can be said that as long as it is equipped with sufficiently good weapons and equipment, and with a little training, it will become a strong force.

With the soldiers, the next step is to distribute weapons. In order to facilitate the supply of ammunition to the troops in the future, and at the same time, the equipment of the whole army will be unified. Liu Hua boldly eliminated about one brigade of domestically made weapons and replaced all the equipment of the whole army with Chinese-style equipment. However, what reassured Liu Hua and Deng Ran was that since the Anti-Japanese War, the Reading Force Division has fought several major battles in a row, and all of them were wars of annihilation. Therefore, the logistics department has enough weapons of all kinds to equip all troops.

After reorganization and rearmament, the Reading Division became a brand-new ordinary infantry regiment, with a regimental headquarters, a mortar company, a heavy machine gun company, a reconnaissance company, a guard company, a communications platoon, and three infantry battalions. The regiment has a total strength of 2,000 troops, including 1,200 Type 38 rifles, 36 light machine guns, 9 heavy machine guns, 9 mortars, and a radio station.

At the same time, the division's heavy artillery regiment was equipped with a battalion of 12 150-mm heavy guns, a battalion of 12 105-mm heavy guns, a battalion of 12 75-mm field guns, and a baggage battalion of 300 men, with a total of 36 heavy guns in the regiment. The artillery regiments under the jurisdiction of each sub-division include a battalion of 6 37-mm rapid-fire guns, a battalion of 12 70-mm infantry guns, a battalion of 12 75-mm mountain guns, a battalion of 6 75-mm field guns, and a baggage battalion of 300 men, totaling 36 guns of various types.

It can be said that looking at the entire squadron, the equipment of the reading division is not as good as that of the descendants of the Kuomintang Central Army. However, it can definitely be considered a first-class equipped army.

As time passed day by day, the newly reorganized tens of thousands of troops have slowly entered the right track under the leadership of their respective commanders and have begun to conduct various tactical trainings. And Guan Xiangying, the political commissar of the reading force, fell ill in bed again after almost a year of hard work.

Regarding the illness of the political commissar of the reading division, not only the party committee of the reading division was very anxious, but even the party Central Committee in Yan'an was also very concerned. After some exchanges with Liu Hua, the Party Central Committee finally agreed to Liu Hua's request, and transferred Xiang to return to Yan'an for rest and recuperation in the political commissar. At the same time, a new political commissar was sent to take over Guan Xiangying's post.

Finally, under the constant urging of the Party Central Committee, Political Commissar Guan Xiangying left the unit where he had stayed for three years in the farewell of all cadres at and above the regimental level in the reading division. Of course, with the political commissar going to Yan'an, there was not only an escort unit of the guard regiment, but more importantly, Liu Hua was ready to hand over 10 million oceans and 450 kilograms of gold to the central government, in addition to a large amount of medicine urgently needed by the party Central Committee.

The entire escort procession, after seven days of marching. Finally, under the greeting of the Yan'an garrison, they crossed the Yellow River and entered Shaanxi. After almost two days of rapid marching, we finally arrived at Yan'an, the seat of the Party Central Committee.

However, when Bruce Lee and his party were about to arrive at the city gate of Yan'an, the group that had been waiting at the city gate for a long time startled Bruce Lee. Because, standing at the gate of the city stood the chairman, Commander-in-Chief Zhu, Chief of General Staff Ye, and all the bigwigs of the central government

"Oh my, there are so many people" Seeing so many big guys coming towards him, Bruce Lee's head was almost like a short circuit, and he stood there in a daze.

"Brigadier Li, the chairman is waiting for you in front, hurry up" Seeing Bruce Lee who was stunned, a regiment commander of the accompanying Yan'an Garrison Division hurriedly reminded.

"Ah, comrades, speed up the march, and the chairman and commander-in-chief personally meet us at the gates of the city? Comrades, cheer me up, let the chairman, commander-in-chief, look at the demeanor of our Reading Division Guard Brigade" Bruce Lee, who reacted, couldn't help but blush. Turning to the 2,000 warriors behind him, he commanded loudly.

It's less than two miles away, and it takes less than a few minutes to complete. Soon, Bruce Lee took Huang Zhengqing, the commander of the first regiment of the guard brigade, and ran in front of the chairman.

"Report to the chiefs, Bruce Lee, the commander of the Guard Brigade of the Reading Division, was ordered to come and report" Seeing the big guys in front of him, Bruce Lee hurriedly saluted and replied loudly.

"Well, the young man is good, he is the commander of the guard brigade at such a young age. Let's go, take me to see your political commissar Guan. Seeing the young and steady face in front of him, the chairman nodded secretly. patted Bruce Lee on the shoulder and said with a smile.

"Yes, Chairman. Chiefs, please be on the carriage at the back of the line" Under the leadership of Bruce Lee, the group soon came to the side of the carriage.

"Ah, chairman, commander-in-chief, Mr. Ye, why are you here to report to you Guan Xiangying, the political commissar of the reading division" Seeing the familiar face in front of him, Guan Xiangying, who was lying on the carriage with a pale face, couldn't help but feel excited, and wanted to sit up from the carriage and salute a few people.

"Comrade Xiang Ying, don't salute, you see you're sick like this. Although the revolution is important, you must remember that the body is the capital of the revolution, and you must take care of your body. Let's go back to the city together, and let the director of our Red Army Hospital show you a good look. Seeing Guan Xiangying, who wanted to salute, the chairman hurriedly helped him to lie down.

"Comrade Bruce Lee, let's go into the city right away," the chairman turned to Bruce Lee next to him and ordered.

"Chairman, there is also a batch of very important materials here, and the division commander has asked me to personally hand them over to you" For reasons of secrecy, Liu Hua did not report the seizure of a large amount of property in the city through the radio. Instead, with the help of the opportunity to escort the political commissar back to Yan'an, he directly sent this batch of property to Yan'an.

"Eh, what other treasures, do it so secretly, and you have to hand it over to me personally." After listening to Bruce Lee's words, the chairman said with a smile.

"Report to the chairman, this is an order given to me by the division commander personally, and this batch of materials can only be handed over when you see the chairman, otherwise, it will not be considered as completing the task" Listening to the chairman's words, Bruce Lee said again.

"Okay, show me what kind of treasure it is, let our Master Liu be so cautious." Seeing Bruce Lee with a serious face, the chairman nodded and said.

"Yes, Chairman." As he spoke, Bruce Lee took out a complete envelope from his personal pocket and handed it to the chairman. The chairman took the envelope with a hint of body temperature, and when he saw the words "the chairman personally opened" on the envelope, his face became serious. I opened the envelope, took out a thin piece of paper, and began to look at it seriously.

The contents of the entire envelope are very brief, with only a few lines of men and a series of numbers. It took the Chairman less than half a minute to read all the contents. However, to everyone's surprise, the chairman, who read the contents of the envelope, did not change his expression.

"Brigade Commander Li, immediately let your regiment be on guard within a radius of one kilometer, boss, Mr. Ye, Kelong, Jiaxiang, and Luo Fu will stay, and the rest of the people will return to the city immediately and return to their posts." The chairman slowly folded the letter in his hand and ordered loudly to Bruce Lee and a group of bigwigs behind him.

"Yes, the chairman's first regiment and one battalion, a guard will be carried out within a kilometer of the perimeter, and the second and third battalions will protect the supplies in situ and start the operation immediately." After receiving the chairman's order, Bruce Lee did not hesitate and ordered loudly. Soon, a battalion of fully armed fighters marched out of the marching column. With the chairman as the center, a circle was quickly formed within a radius of one kilometer.

The other leaders who followed the chairman, although they were curious to know the specific content of the letter. But for reasons of discipline, the encirclement constructed by the guard regiment was quickly withdrawn, and several central leaders who were asked to stay by the chairman were tightly left.

"Lao Mao, what's wrong, so serious?" Seeing the chairman with a serious face, the commander-in-chief hurriedly asked.

"Hehe, boss, don't worry, it's a good thing, not a bad thing. It was Comrade Liu Hua who gave us a gift, Kelong, you are the God of Wealth of our Red Army, Liu Hua has done you a great favor this time" Seeing the anxious eyes of the commander-in-chief, the chairman hurriedly said with a smile. At the same time, he handed over the letter in his hand to Li Kelong, who was beside him.

"Ah, chairman, this is true" Out of curiosity, Li Kelong took the letter in the chairman's hand and quickly opened it. I don't know if I don't see it, and I'm shocked when I see it.

"Hehe, don't ask me about that. You should ask Bruce Lee in front of us, Brigadier Commander Lee," the chairman said with a smile.

"Report to the chairman, the chiefs, all the materials are in the team, a total of 10 million yuan of ocean, 450 kilograms of gold, 3,458 pieces of various antiques, calligraphy and paintings, and two tons of various medicines. Please accept the acceptance. Seeing the chairman's questioning eyes, Bruce Lee quickly replied.

"What, 10 million, and 450 kilograms of gold" Listening to Bruce Lee's answer, several people exclaimed at the same time. You must know that the entire Red Army, and even the party organizations in the whole world, do not add up to so much money.

"Yes, chiefs. After we occupied Taiyuan, all these finances were collected from the Han Dynasty in the city and the homes of the overseas Chinese. On the order of the division commander, all these finances are now handed over to the Party Central Committee as future military expenses of the Party Central Committee. Bruce Lee replied loudly.

"Well, great, with this batch of funds, our party will not need to worry about funding for at least two years. Great" Seeing dozens of large boxes in front of him, Li Kelong couldn't help but light up his eyes and said excitedly.

"Comrade Bruce Lee, please continue to save this batch of materials and help us transport them to the headquarters of the Military Commission, where they are being handed over." Looking at the excited Li Kelong, the chairman said with a smile.

"Yes, Chairman, Chiefs, the Guard Brigade is sure to complete its mission."

In the following period, it took half a day for the Guard Brigade to transfer this batch of financial secrets to the hands of the central government. At the same time, the two tons of medicines brought by the guard brigade were also taken away by the director of the Red Army General Hospital with a smile. Of course, after completing the task, it is impossible for more than 2,000 people of the guard regiment to be stationed in the small city of Yan'an. Under the arrangement of the garrison command, the 1st Regiment of the Guards Brigade was placed in a dilapidated barracks.

From this time on, the first regiment of the guard brigade began their three-day life in Yan'an. However, from the very beginning of the first day of training, the guard regiment attracted the attention of all troops throughout Yan'an. This is because their training not only includes cross-country training, which is rare in the Eighth Route Army, but more importantly, there is also live-fire training that is almost non-existent in the Eighth Route Army.

Looking at the countless bullets fired by the guard regiment on the first day of training, the head of the Yan'an Garrison Regiment, who was stationed less than a kilometer away from the guard brigade station, finally couldn't stand it anymore and took a few guards to the training ground of the first guard regiment. At this time, the entire regiment, under the command of its respective commanders, was training in various tactical movements. Brigade Commander Bruce Lee and Regiment Commander Huang Zhengqing were shuttling back and forth between various companies, checking the training progress of each unit.

"Report to the brigade commander, Commander Wang of the Yan'an Garrison Regiment is here, and he is now waiting for you at the brigade headquarters." Just as Bruce Lee was directing a soldier's tactical movements, the brigade communications officer came to him and reported loudly.

"Eh, is it the head of the Wang regiment who greeted us the day before yesterday, did he tell you what happened?" Hearing the head of the garrison regiment, Bruce Lee was curious, and then asked.

"Yes, Brigadier Commander, but I don't know what it is?" The correspondent nodded.

"Okay, let's go back to the brigade headquarters right away" Bruce Lee nodded and walked quickly towards the brigade headquarters not far away.

"Brigade Commander Li, you're back" Seeing Bruce Lee walking into the headquarters, Commander Wang quickly stood up and said.

"Captain Wang, is there something urgent about you" Seeing Captain Wang, Bruce Lee hurriedly asked.

"Hehe, Brigadier Li, there's actually nothing going on. It's just that I want to ask you for help with some things, and I'm embarrassed to say it" As he spoke, Head Wang smiled embarrassedly.

"Commander Wang, if you have anything to say, we are all members of the Eighth Route Army, and the Eighth Route Army is a family, how can a family not help each other." Seeing the head of the Wang regiment, Bruce Lee hurriedly said.

"Okay, since Brigade Commander Li has already spoken, then my old Wang doesn't want this face today. Brigade Commander Li, that's right, although all of our garrison regiments are equipped with the equipment that has been reinforced from the front. But after all, the battle on the front line is important, so although each soldier has a rifle, the average bullet is less than five rounds. If the Party Central Committee is attacked by the enemy, it will not be able to hold back for long with a magazine in the hands of the soldiers. Yesterday I saw that the guard brigade fired a lot of bullets in a live firing, and I wanted to ask if the guard brigade could support us with some ammunition," said Wang Commander of the garrison regiment embarrassedly.

"Ah, I almost forgot one thing" Listening to Captain Wang's words, Bruce Lee slapped his head violently. Because, before setting off, the division commander specially explained that Yan'an was under the blockade of the enemy and lacked all kinds of supplies. After the guard brigade arrives in Yan'an, it is required to reinforce the Yan'an garrison as much as possible with some weapons and equipment. For this purpose, the Guard Regiment specially carried several additional bases of ammunition.

"Brigade Commander Li, have you forgotten something" Seeing Bruce Lee's appearance, Commander Wang asked curiously.

"Hehe, Commander Wang, before I set off, the division commander specially explained this matter. In order to ensure the security of the Party Central Committee, we must reinforce the Yan'an Garrison Regiment as much as possible. In this way, Commander Wang, in order for the garrison regiment to better protect the security of the Party Central Committee, I decided to support the garrison regiment's 9 heavy machine guns and 9 mortars with a corresponding six base ammunition. In addition, there are 300,000 rounds of rifle ammunition. When the time comes, I will have the fighters personally send to the garrison of the garrison. Hearing Captain Wang's question, Bruce Lee replied with a smile.

(To be continued)