After returning to Qiliba, Zheng Weiguo summoned the security team and the main leaders of Ping'an County for an emergency meeting. The personnel include Yu Laogen, Li Zhen'an and Wang Da. Originally, Zhang Haiyan and Duan Shuanghu were also qualified to participate in this meeting, but Zhang Haiyan was sent to study in the 129th Division, and Duan Shuanghu was still busy suppressing bandits in the 10th District, so only four people attended this meeting. Among them, Yu Lao Gen'er was close and arrived first. Zheng Weiguo saw him with a happy face, and said with a smile: "Old Gen'er, what's the matter, Lecheng is like this?" ”

Yu Laogen took out a small piece of flower cloth and said, "Those guys in the dyeing room have finally made the camouflage cloth, take a look, right?" ”

Zheng Weiguo took a look, and this piece of flower cloth was mainly in three colors: earth yellow, gray-green and brown. There are also some gradients where the three colors intersect and overlap, which is presumably a problem with the dyeing process, but has little impact. He took the cloth and walked outside, placed it on a wasteland that had lost its vegetation cover, and then took a few steps back and looked at it, and found that the concealment was still very good.

Yu Laogen also glanced at it from a distance and said, "Brigade, you can see that it's okay!" It's hard to see from a distance. ”

Zheng Weiguo nodded with a smile and said, "It's really good, can this kind of flower cloth be mass-produced?" It's a good idea to redress your troops before the first snowfall. ”

Yu Laogen hesitated for a moment and said, "There is no problem with mass production. It's just that we've just changed our outfits, and it's only been a little over a month. If you change your outfit, it will cost you a lot of money! ”

Zheng Weiguo waved his hand and said, "Don't be afraid of spending money, stock up on some more supplies before the devil is blocked, otherwise there will be no place to use money in the future." ”

The security corps now has a big business, and it is a big expense to change its outfit completely. Thinking of this, Yu Lao Gen'er asked again: "Brigade seat, which troops are included in the change of clothes?" Do the local troops also need to be replaced? ”

Zheng Weiguo thought for a while and said: "The main force, the local troops, and the basic militia of each district must change their clothes, but the village-level militia should not be changed, they are very likely to be caught by devils, don't let a suit kill people." ”

Yu Laogen thought that he would finally save a lot of money, but he didn't expect Zheng Weiguo to say again: "Send some money to the militia in each village and let them do it themselves!" Yu Laogen almost fell a big heel when he heard this, and thought to himself that the brigade was really not a family, and he didn't know that firewood and rice were expensive, and he could still spend money than Shen Wansan's son.

Zheng Weiguo saw Yu Laogen's painful look, and said with a smile: "Money, it always has to be spent to be useful, and it is a waste to not use it." ”

As soon as the words fell, one person said loudly: "The brigade is high! This person smiled and walked straight in, but it was Li Zhen'an, the executive deputy county magistrate. Zheng Weiguo is not familiar with government affairs, and has repeatedly said that he will give up the position of county magistrate to him, but this guy will not say anything. Zheng Weiguo had no choice but to add the word executive before his position to show the difference.

Li Zhenan said: "Brigade, has the site of the factory been decided? ”

Zheng Weiguo said with a smile: "It's settled, but the road is relatively far, and there are several sections that are very difficult to walk, and the passage road must be built before those heavier machines can be sent over." ”

Li Zhenan thought for a while, frowned and said, "Isn't the road all exposed?" In the event of a major attack by the Japanese army, they can find it along the road. ”

Zheng Weiguo waved his hand and said: "It doesn't matter, as long as the Japanese army does not attack in a big way within the year, there will be no problem." ”

As soon as spring begins, the vegetation grows, and the road is not too conspicuous. As for the common people, it is impossible to hide it all, but as long as the masses do a good job, there should be no problems. For example, in history, there were people living near several arsenals of the Eighth Route Army, but no one ran to report to the devils. The famous Okazaki detachment all walked to the gate of the arsenal and did not find the waterwaist arsenal located in Huangyadong.

In addition, Zheng Weiguo also plans to make some special arrangements for the road. For example, if a tunnel is dug in the middle, it will be difficult for the Japanese army to chase it in. You can also use some special terrain to create natural hazards, just like the Kuomintang guarding Huashan, you can't get through without that iron plate. Of course, these plans had to be completed slowly, and it was impossible to do so overnight with the manpower and material resources of the security corps.

Li Zhenan thought of another question and said: "Now the militia has been transferred to the third district of the east to help dig tunnels, and there are not enough manpower!" Unless troops are transferred to build roads, or the people are forced to do labor according to the platoon. ”

Zheng Weiguo shook his head and said, "The troops need time to train, and it is not suitable for the people to dig tunnels at home." I intend to form a new engineering unit to accomplish this task. ”

The engineering corps is a specialized branch of the armed forces that undertakes the task of providing support for military engineering. Western military scientists believe that France was the first country to form an engineering force, but in fact, there were similar troops in ancient China, but they were not called by this name.

The army that Zheng Weiguo wants to form is very simple, mainly used to build roads, houses and fortifications, and can only be counted as entry-level engineering troops. With the course of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, this unit continued to grow and develop, and together with the production and construction troops, the logistics baggage troops, and the medical and health troops, it was called the four auxiliary units of the security regiment. Their hard work and sweat have spilled almost every inch of land in Ping'an County.

As he was talking, Wang Da also came. During this time, he was implementing the poverty alleviation plan and helping the weak, and he was so busy that his feet didn't touch the ground, so he came relatively late.

Zheng Weiguo saw him coming, and said with a smile: "How is it, is the work going well?" I'm tired! ”

Wang Da grinned and said: "Tired is tired, but what I do is a big thing for the benefit of the people, and I am happy when I am tired." He talked about his work these days, with a happy smile on his face, and he looked very satisfied and accomplished. Zheng Weiguo smiled heartily and felt very happy.

Due to the difficulties in the lives of a large part of the people in Ping'an County, some families even have only one padded jacket and dare not go out in winter. The last time the Nagano Wing came to attack, the people who fled and hid almost froze to death due to the lack of warm clothing. Not only is it a matter of clothing, but also some people do not even have enough to eat, let alone education, medical care and other issues. Ironically, housing was not a problem for the poorest people in this era.

In order to prevent the villagers from freezing and starving, Zheng Weiguo asked Li Zhenan to formulate this poverty alleviation plan, with many specific projects and measures, but the goal is very simple, that is, to let the villagers in Ping'an County have food, clothing, and housing, a place to treat when they are sick, and a place for their children to go to school.

At present, the plan is progressing very smoothly, for example, in terms of education, there is already a central primary school, a middle school, and 10 teaching sites. However, due to the limitation of the number of teachers, it can only be like this in a short time. Literacy for all is still a distant dream for Ping'an County.

Wang Da talked for a long time, his mouth was a little dry, and he grabbed a porcelain jar and drank water. As soon as he looked down, he happened to see the camouflage cloth on the table, and said curiously: "Which cloth is this?" Let's be blind! ”

Yu Laogen smiled: "Lao Wang, you don't have the eyesight price!" It's camouflage cloth, you know? ”

Wang Da grabbed the cloth and looked at it over and over again, wondering: "What is the use of this cloth?" You can't make clothes if you're so ugly! In my opinion, it's good to wipe the skin, but you can't see it when it's dirty, ha. ”

Zheng Weiguo couldn't help but laugh when they heard it. But Wang Da is right, the color of this cloth is indeed ugly, and the same color as the land in the wilderness, can it look good? But this is the magic weapon to win, so in Zheng Weiguo's opinion, even if it is ugly, it is ugly and cute.

It took Wang Da a while to understand the purpose of this camouflage. He thought for a moment and said, "Feelings are the same as the branches and weeds that our warriors prick their heads on. ”

Zheng Weiguo nodded approvingly and said, "That's the case!" But it works better. ”

Wang Da said: "What about the head, wrap a camouflage bandana?" "This method is quite trendy, but Zheng Weiguo did not plan to do it.

He brought a helmet from the house and put it on the table, and said, "It's very simple, just wrap the cloth on it, add a net cover to the outside, and if necessary, tie branches and weeds and other auxiliary camouflage." ”

Wang Da shook his head, very disapproving. At this time, the Eighth Route Army was not long reorganized, and its tactical thinking was still stuck in the period of the Red Army. In the battle against the Kuomintang army, the Red Army most admired the tactic of bayonet and the will to break the enemy in one fell swoop by relying on courage. In the specific battle, first fire a round of guns, then throw grenades, and then take advantage of the smoke and dust to pick up a bayonet or broadsword and rush into the enemy line.

Since most of the Kuomintang troops lacked the will to fight, this tactic worked very well. But now that the enemy has changed, the Japanese army's will to fight is one of the best in the world, and it is almost impossible to overwhelm the enemy with courage alone. At present, the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression has just begun, and although the Eighth Route Army is also actively seeking changes, it is still in the stage of teaching funds, and its tactical ability is very lacking. Zheng Weiguo hopes that through his own efforts, he will make them realize the need to improve their tactics in advance. As long as there is this understanding, the rest of the things will be easy to do, after all, the Chinese people are still very talented in imitation and recreation.

Zheng Weiguo then handed over the task of forming an engineering corps to Yu Laogen and Li Zhen'an, and asked Wang Da to take time to go to Mingren Village, so as to reach an agreement with Mingren Village as soon as possible, so that the arsenal could start construction as soon as possible.

After the meeting, Zheng Weiguo went to a secret military base without stopping. Feng Kun's Blue Army squad is here to make up for the Japanese.

As soon as I entered the base, I heard a Japanese children's song being sung inside, and it was a chorus. Zheng Weiguo walked to the courtyard gate and looked inside, only to see Sakurako happily teaching the soldiers to sing. It can be seen that the soldiers liked this teacher very much, and they learned happily one by one. Especially Feng Kun, his two eyes were just staring at Sakura, and they were about to turn into peach blossom eyes.

Zheng Weiguo was a little angry, thinking to himself that you are not good at learning Japanese, what are you doing all this useless? However, in the end, he suppressed the anger in his heart and did not break in directly. He called a soldier on duty and asked, "Is this how they learn Japanese every day?" ”

The warrior smiled and said, "Yes, I sing every day." ”

Zheng Weiguo scolded in a low voice: "These bastards, if they fail to pass the Japanese spot check later, they must be allowed to run ten kilometers." ”

After a while, I heard it say "Sprinkle oil Lala", probably after class. Sure enough, as soon as the doors opened, Sakurako and her students walked out.

Feng Kun saw that Zheng Weiguo was a little weak for some reason, and his face turned red as soon as he brushed it. Sakurako didn't have anything, she looked a little happy, and said, "Brigade Commander Zheng, are you coming to see me?" As she spoke, she stepped forward and bowed to Zheng Weiguo, and just halfway through the bow, she remembered Zheng Weiguo's words that she didn't let her bow, so she hurriedly straightened up and gave a playful military salute.

Zheng Weiguo nodded and said, "I'll take a look at everyone's learning." Sakurako, are you still used to living here? ”

Sakurako said, "Well, it's okay! My Chinese is much better now than before. ”

Zheng Weiguo couldn't laugh or cry, he originally asked Sakura to teach the soldiers to learn Japanese, but now it's good, the soldiers have taught Sakura to learn Chinese. He asked Kun Feng, "How many Japanese sentences have you learned now?" ”

Feng Kun said: "Brigade seat, the Japanese soldiers you ordered have memorized all the 57 sentences, but the rest is ......."

Those 57 sentences of Japanese were not thought up by Zheng Weiguo, but formulated by the Eighth Route Army in history, and they can basically be dealt with in all aspects. In order to facilitate the battle, the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army once required every soldier to know these 57 sentences. Some fighters learned so realistically that they could even imitate the voice of a Japanese soldier on the phone. However, most of the fighters are of average level, and at most they can only bluff the puppet army. For example, some soldiers would sit in the restaurant after entering the city in disguise, and they would shout: "Wine, meat, Dagusan (a large amount)!" "But as long as there are no Japanese troops present, they generally won't be goofs.

There are also warriors who will recite the slogan on the wall - Wow Wow Wow, Sen Feni Boom Sleepy Road! Hehe, it means that we treat the Japanese soldiers preferentially and let the Japanese army surrender with confidence, but I don't know if the Japanese army can understand Lu Dao reading like this.

Zheng Weiguo randomly spot-checked a few fighters, and on the whole, he felt okay, so he didn't blame them again. As he was talking, a soldier in charge of communication at the headquarters came to look for him, and Zheng Weiguo hurriedly walked out.

The soldier handed over a secret document and said, "Uncle Lao Gen'er said that he just received an urgent military situation!" ”

After Zheng Weiguo signed, he took out the letter paper and looked at it, and his face changed slightly.

Feng Kun was worried that Zheng Weiguo would scold him, so he made a flattering expression and said, "Luzao, what is this talking about?" ”

Zheng Weiguo glanced at him and said, "From this afternoon, I will conduct special training for you!" ”