With the entire convoy, it is getting closer and closer to the gate of Taiyuan City. Liu Xiaogang, who was sitting in the cab, saw a group of people guarding the city gate through the telescope in his hand. And his commander Liu Hua, as well as the chairman, Vice Chairman Zhou, the commander-in-chief and other leaders who he had only met once, all stood in the greeting procession..."Comrades, it is [***], as well as Vice Chairman Zhou and the commander-in-chief. [***] and all the central chiefs, personally greeted us at the gates of the city, and told everyone to cheer me up. Also, inform the commander Ye Ting in the back, [***] personally take the leaders of the central government to greet us at the gate of the city, and let him get ready..."Liu Xiaogang was shocked and surprised, but he did not forget the troops around him and the remnants of the New Fourth Army behind him, and ordered loudly..."Report to the leaders, Liu Xiaogang, the captain of the special operations brigade of the reading division, successfully completed the task, and was ordered to come to report, please instruct the leaders..."Just when the car stopped at a distance of ten meters from the city gate, Liu Xiaogang jumped up, quickly jumped out of the car, ran quickly in front of a few people, and reported loudly..."You are Comrade Liu Xiaogang, you are so young, but you are really a tiger general... You know, when we were in Yan'an, we often heard about the various achievements you had achieved in the hands of little devils. If I am not mistaken, the special operations brigade you led is a unit with the largest number of enemies annihilated per capita among all units in the country, and it is also the unit that has achieved the greatest results in battle. Looking at Liu Xiaogang with a serious face in front of him, the chairman patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile.

"Thank you Chairman for your compliment, this is the responsibility of a soldier, and the special combat team will certainly live up to the expectations of the leaders and achieve greater results in future battles..." As he spoke, Ye Ting, the commander of the New Fourth Army who marched with the troops, was also standing in front of everyone in full armor, saluted, and then reported loudly..."Report, Ye Ting, commander of the New Fourth Army, was ordered to come to report and ask the leaders to punish me, I have failed the expectations of the leaders, and I have failed to take the New Fourth Army well, so that the New Fourth Army has received such huge losses, and even Comrade Xiang Ying, the political commissar, was killed in the hands of traitors. Please take disciplinary action..."

"Comrade Ye Ting, these are not your fault, the reasons for this, the Party Central Committee has known it clearly through various channels, so I hope you don't blame yourself, the remaining tens of thousands of soldiers of the New Fourth Army are looking at you. I believe that the people standing here, apart from me, the rest of the central leaders, you should not know them. Come, let me introduce you. Looking at Ye Ting, who was grieving because of the huge losses of the troops in front of him, Vice Chairman Zhou walked out and comforted with a smile. Then, he patted Ye Ting's old partner on the shoulder and said..."Comrade Ye Ting, this is Comrade [***], that is, our current secretary of [***][***], and also the chairman of the Central Military Commission....This is Comrade Zhu De, that is, the commander-in-chief of our Eighth Route Army. I don't need to introduce myself, you know it. This is Comrade Ren Bishi, this is Comrade Zhang Wentian....Let's talk about this last one, speaking of which, he is your life-saving benefactor, he is Liu Hua, the commander of our Eighth Route Army's Reading Division. This time, the rescue plan and the specific command were all carried out by Comrade Liu Hua. A few of us old guys, just sit back and enjoy the success..."Vice Chairman Zhou pointed to the leaders behind him and introduced in detail.

In the face of Vice Chairman Zhou's introduction, Ye Ting, as a subordinate, began to salute and greet everyone one by one. However, when Liu Hua was introduced, General Ye Ting was stunned on the spot, because he was stunned by Liu Hua's youth and unexpected appearance. After all, Liu Hua's reputation is too loud in China. In Ye Ting's words, to be able to achieve such a huge record in front of Yue Kou, Liu Hua must be a battle-hardened and weather-beaten general. However, Liu Hua, who was standing in front of him, looked like a weak scholar, no matter which way he looked at it, he didn't look like a general who commanded hundreds of thousands of troops and made the army feel frightened....

"Commander Ye, hello, I'm Liu Hua, the commander of the Reading Division, and I'm glad to be able to meet you here. You know, your name, I heard it many times when I was a small soldier in the Soviet District, so to speak, you can be said to be the object of my admiration at that time..."Seeing Ye Ting who was stunned in front of him, Liu Hua smiled and said, taking the initiative to stretch out his right hand..."Ah... Okay, Master Liu, I have admired you for a long time, and when I see it today, it is really a hero out of a young man... To be honest, I was scared by your age. I really didn't expect that the rumors about you from the outside world are all fake... You look like a white-faced scholar, not as amazing as the people rumor..."Ye Ting, who reacted, looked at Liu Hua's right hand that was stretched out. He quickly stretched out his right hand, held it together, and then replied embarrassedly.

"Comrade Ye Ting, don't be fooled by the appearance of our Comrade Liu Hua. Our Comrade Liu Hua looks like a weak scholar, but his individual combat effectiveness is indeed very strong. Ordinary warriors, four people attacking together, couldn't get close to his body. If he were on the battlefield, he would be able to deal with several little devils by himself... Look, we're standing here, and we've blocked up the gates. Let's go back to the headquarters first. Comrade Liu Hua has already prepared a sumptuous lunch for you and your comrades in the headquarters, and today, we will take advantage of this lunch to put a good pressure on you and the comrades of the New Fourth Army..."

Immediately, a group of dozens of people walked into Taiyuan City and walked into the headquarters not far away... Back at the headquarters, Ye Ting, as the commander of the New Fourth Army, first reported to the Party Central Committee the specific process of the entire southern Anhui incident... Even the specific process of the special combat team's rescue of him was told word for word. The whole report, unconsciously, took almost an hour..."Chairman, leaders, this time is all caused by my love enemy, Chiang Kai-shek, who believes too much in Yucheng, and the sacrifice of thousands of commanders and fighters, especially the sacrifice of Xiang Ying's political commissar, is my reason... I ask the Party Central Committee to give me the most severe punishment and remove me from my post in the New Fourth Army, even if I am shot, I have nothing to say..."

"Comrade Ye Ting, I have already said it when I was at the city gate, and we are clear about the whole thing, and it is not your fault. If you had not been obstructed by Comrade Xiang Ying when the New Fourth Army had made a decision, you would have taken the main force of the New Fourth Army and transferred it in accordance with the instructions of the Party Central Committee. However, now that Comrade Xiang Ying and several thousand soldiers have died on the battlefield, there is no need to continue arguing on this issue, after all, the dead are gone. However, here, what I want to tell you is that you Ye Ting can't pick on because of this failure, and we [***] people can't be scared because of this small difficulty. If the political commissar is gone, the Party Central Committee will reallocate you, and if the troops are gone, the Party Central Committee will recruit you again. In a word, you, Ye Ting, are still the commander of our New Fourth Army, bring us a new Iron Army out..."Facing Ye Ting in front of him, the chairman said with a resolute face..."Thank you for the trust of the Party Central Committee, I, Ye Ting, this time, no matter what, will definitely live up to the expectations of the Party Central Committee for me and our New Fourth Army, and bring the New Fourth Army into a real Iron Army unit." It's just that, chairman, chiefs, who is the new political commissar of the New Fourth Army this time? "I want to suppress my curiosity. However, with the previous political commissar Xiang Ying, he often did not deal with himself. Ye Ting couldn't help but ask in a low voice.

"Commander Ye, don't worry. This time, the candidate for the political commissar of the New Fourth Army will definitely cooperate very well with you, and he is Comrade Chen Yi of your first detachment. After discussion and decision by the Party Central Committee, Comrade Chen Yi was nominated as the new political commissar of the New Fourth Army. However, Comrade Ye Ting, you used to be a [***] member, you see, have you considered it and solved the identity of a party member. Otherwise, every time the New Fourth Army convenes a meeting of party secretaries, you will be excluded, and this will be very unfavorable to the command of the troops and the prestige of the troops. In addition, if you agree, I [***] myself will personally serve as your introduction to the party and introduce you back to the embrace of the organization..."Looking at Commander Ye with a nervous face in front of him, the chairman said with a smile....

"Ah, Chairman, Chiefs, can I really rejoin the party? In fact, I have long wanted to return to the embrace of the organization, and I have proposed this matter to Vice Chairman Zhou many times. However, because of Chiang Kai-shek's jealousy, he never submitted an application to the organization... As long as the chairman and the leaders agree, I, Ye Ting, can immediately submit an application to return to the embrace of the organization..."Hearing that the chairman personally introduced himself to the party, even General Ye Ting, who had been on the battlefield for a long time, couldn't help but have a trace of excitement on his face, and hurriedly replied.

"Comrade Ye Ting, don't worry, now we don't have to be afraid, in the negotiations two days ago, we have clearly proposed to the Kuomintang Central Committee that in the future battles, the New Fourth Army and the Eighth Route Army will all be under the unified command of the Central Committee, and the Kuomintang Chiang Kai-shek will no longer have the right to command our [***] army. So, at this moment, introducing you back into the arms of the organization will definitely not cause a backlash from anyone. However, according to our negotiating requirements with the Kuomintang, from now on, the New Fourth Army will only be able to develop in Central China, north of the Yangtze River," the chairman replied.

"Yes, chairman, chiefs, Ye Ting resolutely carries out the order..."Ye Ting replied with a resolute face... As the new leadership of the New Fourth Army was confirmed, the leaders of the Central Committee, together with Ye Ting, Liu Hua and Luo Ronghuan, walked into the small canteen in the headquarters and began to have lunch... I don't know what the reason is, Ye Ting and Liu Hua were arranged to sit together... So, while eating, the two of them learned about each other's experiences over and over again. You must know that as Liu Hua of later generations, it can be said that he is very admired and fanatical about Ye Ting, a general full of magical colors, and now that he sees Ye Ting in reality, can he not be excited... Although, Ye Ting, who was sitting next to Liu Hua, through the conversation with Liu Xiaogang along the way, was also full of curiosity about this [***] god of war who suddenly appeared in the unknown, and had countless questions, wanting to get Liu Hua's answer. However, in the face of Liu Hua, who is dozens of years younger than himself, under the bombardment of various problems one after another, this battle-hardened veteran felt overwhelmed for the first time, and was completely led by Liu Hua's nose....

Just when General Ye Ting, under the bombardment of Liu Hua's series of tricky questions, did not know how to answer, the chairman, who was sitting directly opposite and had been observing the two people, opened his mouth to speak..."How is it, Comrade Ye Ting, do you think that our Comrade Liu Hua is difficult to deal with?" I'll just say, don't be fooled by the appearance of our Comrade Liu Hua. You know, our Comrade Liu Hua has made two little devil generals commit suicide in a row...."The chairman said with a smile on his face, loss, the atmosphere in the whole canteen, because of the chairman's words, became particularly harmonious....

"Let the chairman smile, I think that Comrade Liu Hua, as a general who commands hundreds of thousands of troops, can still maintain such a state of mind, which is very valuable... Senior Liu, you are dozens of years younger than me, so I will call you Brother Liu directly. Brother Liu, you asked me questions for a full twenty minutes, and then, it's my turn to ask you some questions. You know, in my eyes, you are like a mysterious mountain, a lot of things that happen to you, I can't figure it out, this time to meet you, no matter what, I have to solve the doubts in my heart...."Ye Ting replied with a smile, and then shifted his gaze to Liu Hua beside him..."Brother Ye, don't worry, as long as it is something I know, I must know everything..."Ye Ting changed his car and shouted, Liu Hua was also the first time, changed his address to Commander Ye in front of him, and then hurriedly promised: "Okay, Brother Liu, what I want to ask you is, why does your special operations team have such strong combat effectiveness. In my eyes, your special operations brigade is definitely the most elite unit in China. If I had one of these troops in my hands, I would have made a lot of trouble in Central China, and I wouldn't be able to sleep every day. Hehe, I want to know how your special operations brigade was trained. If I want to create such a unit in the New Fourth Army troops, I don't know how long it will take? After getting Liu Hua's affirmative answer, Ye Ting immediately asked the answer he wanted to know the most along the way..."Brother Ye, this question, I think you should ask Comrade Liu Xiaogang, the captain of our special operations team. However, what I want to say here is that the more than 1,000 fighters of the special operations brigade were carefully selected by me out of hundreds of thousands of troops. And these more than a thousand fighters, each of them, have undergone at least a year of special training ... Therefore, in order to train such a force, it will not only cost a lot of materials and money, but also a lot of time. You know, this special operations brigade was formed before the Anti-Japanese War. Up to now, it has taken almost four years to form the current combat effectiveness..."For Ye Ting in front of him, Liu Hua did not hesitate, and replied with a smile..."For such a long time, it seems that it is really difficult to find such a unit in the training department... By the way, can you tell me more about what your specific thoughts were in your mind when you liberated Shanxi Province...."In the next half hour, until the end of lunch, Commander Ye followed Liu Hua and asked the reader about the specific strategic plans of the various battles that the reader had experienced....

"Commander Ye, you see, you've been looking for me for an afternoon, and I've almost finished what I should say. As a big brother, let me go..."Looking at General Ye Ting, who was still in high spirits in front of him, Liu Hua had no choice but to play helplessly, and said speechlessly..."Ah..."Liu Hua's words will also wake up in shock. Lift your head and look outside. Sure enough, it was almost dark. In the time of a hut, as a battle-hardened veteran, he actually chased a rising star and asked about strategic tactics for an afternoon. Thinking of this, Ye Ting couldn't help but let out an exclamation, and then said embarrassedly.

"Brother Liu, I'm really sorry, I'm so curious about these battles you commanded... In this way, when you have the opportunity, after you arrive in our New Fourth Army, I will definitely take out the best things and treat you well, which can be regarded as a supplement..."

"Brother Ye, forget it, I'm afraid of you. However, Commander Ye, in a few days, our Reading Force Division will hold a grand military parade in Taiyuan, mainly to show the demeanor of our Eighth Route Army to various warlords in China and countries around the world, so as to deter our potential enemies. When the time comes, you must attend. I believe that throughout the parade, you will find a lot of discoveries...."Liu Hua shook his head and then said.

"Okay, I'll definitely participate in this parade. Just take advantage of this military parade to see what kind of elite division it is in front of the Yuben army, which has almost never failed...."Ye Ting did not hesitate, and said affirmatively, at the same time, his face also showed a look of yearning....

(To be continued)