Hu Ling'er hurriedly got out of the quilt and asked while getting dressed, "What, don't you eat with others?" "This is a wise woman, who is coquettish when she should be coquettish, and will be obedient when she should be obedient.

Qiao Youhua said: "I just eat, I want to do something small with the political commissar, okay, you eat slowly, I'll go first." ”

"Oh, be careful on the road." Hu Ling'er instructed with concern.

Walking out of the door, Qiao Youhua saw Liu Ruhan standing diagonally opposite the office door of the communications office, looking at him with resentment.

Qiao Youhua gave her a smile, and walked straight towards the gate of the compound, and left on horseback with Guo Meng, the political commissar who had been waiting for him for a long time, and Zheng Yunshan, the commander of the guard battalion, also personally led a group of guards to accompany him for protection.

Liu Ruhan looked at the back of Qiao Youhua leaving, blaming herself in her heart, frowning and thinking about how to remedy it.

Because the three regiments had suffered heavy losses in the previous battles and had many casualties among the recruits, after Guo Meng got the report from the three regiments, he decided to ask Qiao Youhua to go with him to appease the families of the sacrificed people and the surviving soldiers.

After all, as the military and political leader of the Dragon's Tooth Column, it must be much more solemn than going together with two people, and it can be regarded as a kind of respect for the families of the sacrificed soldiers.

When Qiao Youhua and Guo Meng, escorted by the guards, arrived safely all the way to Zhengding County, Wu Ming, the head of the Third Regiment, and Zhao Youde, the deputy head of the regiment, had already received the news and waited in the south of the city with some cadres and officers of the regiment headquarters.

After meeting, after a brief greeting, they walked towards the city together.

Entering the city, Wu Ming said: "This time, more than half of our three regiments were killed and wounded, of which more than 400 people were killed, most of them were newly recruited by us, and the representatives of the families of the fallen soldiers have been taken to Zhengding City by us and placed in several empty courtyards. ”

"Is the pension paid?" Qiao Youhua asked.

"The pension is not yet available, and the commissar said in the telegram that it would be more appropriate to wait until you come." Wu Ming said.

"Well, let's go and prepare, let's go and meet the families of the fallen martyrs." Qiao Youhua said.

Fifteen minutes later, Qiao Youhua, Guo Meng, Wu Ming, Zhao Youde, and other officers at or above the battalion level of the Third Regiment came to the courtyard area in the city where the families of the fallen soldiers were placed.

There are three regiments of soldiers standing guard here, and they are also responsible for keeping the place safe and maintaining order.

The families of the martyrs had already been notified by the junior officers, and they all came to a courtyard to assemble and wait, and when Qiao Youhua and them appeared, the sad people obviously became a little excited, obviously some of them had seen Qiao Youhua.

"Commander Qiao, you can count it, our second baby died so miserably, she was blown up by a cannonball, and she couldn't fight it together!" An old man about fifty years old mourned with tears in his eyes.

Other people also cried one after another, including orphans, widows, and elderly parents, and the scene made people cry.

Qiao Youhua hurriedly stepped forward to reassure: "Fellow villagers, please rest assured, we will definitely let the little devil pay for the blood debt, although your son and husband were unfortunately killed, but they also sacrificed their lives for the country, and the Eighth Route Army will never let their blood be shed in vain." ”

Guo Meng stepped forward and continued: "That's right, the family of each fallen soldier can get a pension of five hundred yuan, and if there are difficulties in the future, our Dragon Tooth Column and all the troops of the Eighth Route Army will also do their best to solve them for everyone." ”

Five hundred oceans was definitely not a small amount at that time, enough for a family that had lost the breadwinner of the family to have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of its life.

Of course, the grief of losing their loved ones may not be erased by money, but at least they can live better, and in addition, they also need more care and love from the government in the future.

This is also a helpless move, because this war was imposed on the entire Chinese nation by the Japanese invaders, and the whole country is suffering and in dire straits.

With a generous pension, coupled with the comfort and commitment of the two senior officers, Qiao Youhua and Guo Meng, the injured psychology of the people was slightly comforted.

Next, Qiao Youhua and Guo Meng went to the defense line of the three regiments at the front line, and comforted the soldiers who fought bravely in this battle, which greatly encouraged the morale of the soldiers.

Later, they went to Luquan and Lingshou counties respectively to comfort and comfort the families of the fallen soldiers of these two regiments and the soldiers who were still sticking to the defense line.

After finishing this qiē, Qiao Youhua and Guo Meng returned to Pingshan County non-stop, because the next step was to build a coal power plant.

"The casualties and battle losses of the troops this time must be replenished by recruiting new recruits, and at least the strength of the three B regiments must be reached." On the way back to Pingshan County, Qiao Youhua rode a horse and walked side by side with Guo Meng.

Guo Meng nodded and said, "Well, I'll do my best to do it when I turn around, but I also have a plan." ”

"Well, you say." Qiao Youhua said.

"I think it's necessary for us to set up a study class." Guo Mengdao.

"Workshop? What study class? Guo Meng asked.

"In the medical skills study class, what our troops lack most now is not guns and ammunition, but experienced medical soldiers and medicines, we can buy medicines, but medical technology cannot be bought, with the expansion of the troops, our existing hospital strength is no longer enough to meet the needs of the battle.

If we can have more medical personnel, then the casualty rate of the troops can be reduced as much as possible, so as to restore our combat strength to the fullest. Guo Mengdao.

I have to say that Guo Meng's construction is indeed very practical, and it is worthy of being engaged in political commissar work, and in terms of logistics support, he thinks that he is much more perfect than Qiao Youhua, a pure soldier.

However, after her reminder, Qiao Youhua remembered a more perfect plan.

Seeing that Qiao Youhua was silent, Guo Meng thought that he disagreed, so he urged: "Commander Qiao, what do you think, tell me, do you disagree?" ”

Qiao Youhua came back to his senses from his contemplation and said: "No, how can you disagree, your construction is very good, not only agree, but I also decided to build a comprehensive training school integrating military and medical care to cultivate a steady stream of military and medical talents for us." ”

"Even, with the development of this comprehensive school, we can also allow the children of the people in the base area to go to school for free, read and write, and learn knowledge."

"Comprehensive school?" Guo Meng immediately thought of a series of benefits after the completion of such a school, and immediately said with some excitement: "This idea is really good. ”