Spring does not shy away from war, she braves the smoke of war and comes to the world again.

Before the Qingming Festival in 1941, there was a great spring on the coastal land. In the area of fruit trees, the spring is even stronger: the apricot blossoms will be gone, the peach blossoms will bloom, the pear blossoms will bloom, the flowers of the apple and the red fruit trees are also budding, and the trees and stacks are woven into a continuous brocade tent and embroidered curtain.

However, the only jujube tree, which has the reputation of a saline-alkali warrior, is reluctant to dedicate its starry flowers to this vast sea of flowers, and the branches like iron trunks pierce the sky, which is very unusual.

People look from afar, the vertical and horizontal branches are dotted on the brocade tent embroidered curtain, as if a few strokes of dragon-like pine stems are smeared on the hundred flowers scroll, and the magnificence adds a bit of elegant charm. Bees and butterflies fly, birds chirp, the east wind passes, and the rich fragrance of flowers is intoxicating.

However, the people of the Yellow Coast have no intention of appreciating the spring sunshine, nor are they too lazy to take care of these fruit trees as if they were babies, fertilizing and pruning them, as they have done in previous years. The War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression has been fought for more than a year, and the iron hooves of the Japanese devils have trampled on half of China.

However, because the Eighth Route Army eliminated Dong Yan and his gang in a timely manner, and dealt a severe blow to the Japanese devil Fujimoto and his gang in this battle, and at the same time brought a large number of military supplies from Da Shihai, which greatly encouraged the fighting spirit of the military and people in the coastal anti-Japanese base area, which made the big guys feel the warmth of spring.

In order to smash the needs of the Japanese invaders who were carrying out the first "law and order strengthening campaign," the hatred of the newspaper Tengben for firing at our Eighth Route Army in order to support Dong Yan, and the need to open up a new situation in the coastal area as soon as possible. For this reason, after the 115th Division of our Eighth Route Army entered the coastal area, it decided to take advantage of the victory to pursue him, hit him by surprise, and prepared to take Qingkou, an important town on the coast of the Yellow Sea, and the Japanese puppet army strongholds around it in one fell swoop.

A military conference is being held at the division headquarters.

Those who should attend the meeting this time are Luo Ronghuan, political commissar of the 115th Division of the Eighth Route Army, Chen Guang, acting division commander, and Chen Chief of Staff; Teaching the political commissar of the Second Brigade Fu Zhuting, and the brigade commander Zeng Guohua; Sun Jixian, commander of the Second Brigade of the Shandong Column of the Eighth Route Army, Jiang Hua, political commissar, and Liu Haitao, deputy brigade commander; Gu Mu (Liu Mansheng), Qiu Yemin, Zhu Mingyuan, Song Jiliu, etc.

Now, Qiu Yemin, the main cadre of Ganyu locality, has not yet arrived. The site was chosen in a pine forest, with four tall ancient pines. Between the four ancient pines, there is a marble stone table produced by Ganyu Banzhuang. There are also stone benches on all sides of the stone table. After Luo Ronghuan and more than a dozen of them sat down, Fu Zhuting stepped forward and asked Ronghuan for instructions: "Political Commissar Luo, should we wait for Comrade Lao Qiu?" ”

Rong Huan didn't answer immediately. He looked at the stars in the sky through the pine branches, and listened to the movement outside him with bated breath. Outside, chickens don't bark, dogs don't bite, only the pine forest is making a slight noise. At this time, Rong Huan's face oozed a faint, imperceptible anxious look,

"It's this time, why hasn't it come yet?" He muttered to himself, and then said to Fu Zhuting: "How did you agree with him?" ”

Fu Zhuting frowned: "If it is at the agreed time, it is time to come." ”

Liu Mansheng also interjected a little uneasily: "Is it on the road-" He said half of the words, and then stopped the conversation. Obviously, it seemed to him that as soon as he said this, others would understand what he meant, and there was no need to say any more.

For a while, Luo Ronghuan kept his mouth around and didn't make a sound. Judging by his demeanor, it seemed that he was quietly discussing something with himself right now. He, the party secretary who presided over the meeting, did not speak, and Chen Guang, Zeng Guohua, Sun Jixian and others who participated in the meeting were also bored. As a result, the entire pine forest was unusually quiet, and only the distant stronghold occasionally heard the piercing sound of cold gunfire.

After a while, Luo Ronghuan said in an analytical tone: "Comrade Lao Qiu, being in the 'tiger' den, it is not so easy to enter and exit. Let's wait for him a little longer! ”

When Political Commissar Luo said this, he first glanced at Zhu Ting, then moved his gaze from Zhu Ting to Sun Guang and the others, and then changed his tone and said, "Shall we seize this opportunity and let you talk about the situation first?" ”

"Okay!" Sun Jixian said, "I'll say first-" He said and stabbed Zhu Ting, "Man, after I finish speaking, you can make additions." Taketing nodded. Zhu Ting gave a detailed account of the current situation of the struggle between the enemy and us. At this moment, Luo Ronghuan sat quietly on the side, listening carefully and thinking.

After a while, when Political Commissar Luo took out a cigarette and wanted to light a cigarette, he suddenly realized that there could be no fire in this neighboring pine forest. So, I put the cigarette in my pocket again. However, Political Commissar Luo has such a habit: when it comes to using his brain, his hand unconsciously touches the cigarette. So, after a while, he involuntarily put his right hand in the pocket where he put his cigarette......

Zhuting finished talking about the current situation in this coastal area. Before concluding his remarks, he concluded with the following sentence: "All in all, the situation we are facing at the moment is that we are looking up at the stronghold, looking down at the highway, and the territory of our activities is getting smaller and smaller, and the situation is extremely difficult!" ”

"Comrades, the direct perception of some phenomena of objective things is generally the same. However, because people have different thoughts and feelings and different ways of thinking, people will have different reactions to the same objective thing, and then draw conclusions in various aspects. ”

Fu Zhuting continued: "Let's take the current situation of the struggle between the enemy and ourselves, it is arduous and difficult. On this point, I share the same view as everyone else. However, while we are aware of the difficulties, we understand that they are not terrible, but what is terrible is that we are afraid of them, and we also realize that through our struggles, difficulties can be overcome. Based on this point of view, our estimate of the current situation is very optimistic and confident. ”

"Comrade, at this point, I, Luo Ronghuan, and Comrade Zhuting are not quite the same. What should I do when there is a gap in my understanding of the problem? Of course, persuasion should be pursued to achieve unity. I, Luo Ronghuan, as this political commissar, obviously will not ignore this point. ”

Today, however, although Luo Ronghuan is particularly clear about the principles of the revolution, when discussing something with others, the chief political commissar of the Shandong Military Region never uses empty terms to explain a long list of truths, but is accustomed to expounding his own arguments with some concrete facts.

Political Commissar Luo learned this from books and the practice of war. Comrades who have been with Rong Huan for a long time know that no matter what point of view he tells, he often gives examples with one mouth, or uses analogies and calculates detailed accounts.

Today, after listening to Zhuting's arguments, Political Commissar Luo first started here: "Nowadays, the enemy's strongholds are getting more and more secure, and the roads are being built more and more, which is indeed a fact. However, it is necessary to have a correct view on this issue. So he raised his palms, pointed to his palms, and said, "You can't just see this side." He flipped his palm, pointed to the back of his hand, and said, "I want to see the other side of it!" ”

"That's right! That's right! Zeng Guohua said.

After hearing this, Political Commissar Luo nodded his head again, and then said: "In other words, we must see the unfavorable side for us, in order to overcome it!" We also need to see the other side that is more beneficial to us, so that we can take advantage of it! ”

"What's more?" Sun Jixian asked.

"Of course!" Luo Ronghuan stared at the specially invited person Song Jiliu and said, "Let me give you an example: In the past, didn't your hoe team often do things with bad guys? Once, you were left alone, and several of them surrounded you, and although you knew some martial arts, it was difficult for you to win; Later, as soon as you ran, they chased after them, and pulled their villains into a long line, didn't you tell you to clean them up one by one? ”

"This ......," Jiliu said disapprehantly, "Chief, how can this be compared to that?" ”

"Why can't it be compared?" Luo Ronghuan asked rhetorically, and then continued, "The more strongholds the enemy has, the longer his battle line will be, and the more dispersed his forces will be, and the more conducive it will be for us to concentrate our forces to break each one!" ”

"That's right!" Jiliu said.

After listening to Jiliu's words, Political Commissar Luo breathed a sigh of relief, changed his tone, and said: "The more roads they build, the more chances we have to break the roads?" As the number of roads increases, so does the enemy's task of protecting them? Therefore, the enemy is not only adding a stumbling block to building an additional road, but also wrapping a rope around himself!

Jiang Hua continued: "That's right. The enemy has one more stronghold, not only to put a nail on us, but also to add a burden to his own back! In addition, every time they build an additional stronghold and an additional road, it is equivalent to opening up an additional place for us to fight against them! You ponder, is it so reasonable? ”

Song Jiliu nodded: "That's right." But he sighed and said, "It's a pity that our strength is too small!" ”

Luo Ronghuan shook his head and said, "No! ”

"What's wrong?" Song Jiliu said.

"Our strength is not small!" Luo political commissar said.

"Not small?" Song Jiliu said again.

"It's much bigger than the enemy!" Political Commissar Luo said again.

"Much bigger than the enemy?" Song Jiliu also laid out the facts, "In this area where we operate, there are 60,000 or 70,000 enemy puppet troops, and the total number of our Eighth Route Army and guerrillas is only 10,000, and the comparison of the forces of the enemy and us seems to be tens to one!" ”

Luo Ronghuan smiled. He said: "The enemy puppet army is 60,000 or 70,000, this is true. We only have a few thousand people, and that's true. However, his 60,000 or 70,000 are scattered in several strongholds, large and small, which is equal to this! ”

As he spoke, he stretched out the fist of his right hand into a slap, and separated the five fingers that were leaning close to each other, and stood still in mid-air. Then he changed his tone and said, "What about our soldiers and horses?" Although there are only so many people, the power is gathered together and it becomes this! Political Commissar Luo said, and then grasped the bain in his left hand into a fist, which was also in the air, not moving.

After a while.

Political Commissar Luo struck with both hands and said: Look! Which power is greater? “.

"We have to look at the problem from the perspective of development!" United Front Work Minister Gu Mu intervened. He flashed two proud eyes, glanced at Jiliu and said, "Our Eighth Route Army and guerrillas still need to expand their army!" Can there be only so much right now? ”

Luo Ronghuan nodded and said, "Minister Gu is right......" Political Commissar Luo was saying.

Suddenly, the sentry reported: "Report to the chief!" Enemy spotted on the embankment of the Xiaosha River! ”

"Sniff?" Luo Ronghuan's eyes rolled, "How much?" ”

The sentry said, "I don't see it." for the enemy is still on the road on the other side of the city. This information was reported to us by the people on the other side of Tucheng. Liu Xiaoer, the militiaman who reported the situation, also said that the enemy on the main road is moving this way......"