Zheng Weiguo hurried to the garrison outside the city, and finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the soldiers were staying in the barracks in an orderly manner. This meeting is related to the overall situation of the anti-Japanese resistance in North China, and if it is messed up because of his appearance, it will be a great crime!

Zhang Changgui was discussing the matter of military songs with several soldiers with literary and artistic talents, and each presented his own opinions, and he was red-faced. As soon as he looked up, he saw that Zheng Weiguo was back, and hurriedly said, "Master, why did you come back so soon?" ”

Zheng Weiguo said: "I'm not afraid that you will cause trouble for me!" ”

Zhang Changgui smiled: "Look at what you said, where can it!" Teacher, isn't Yan'an City fun? Why don't you take us into town for a walk! I just heard from the villagers that Yan'an's rolling dough and pancakes are delicious, and I want to try them. ”

When the soldiers heard that they had gone into the city to buy delicious food, they were so unhappy that they said, "Master, let us go, we promise not to cause trouble!" ”

Zheng Weiguo said: "Go, go, go, a bunch of foodies!" You are also people who have been to Taiyuan, what is there to visit in a small county! ”

Staff Officer Xiong slipped out of the house at some point and said, "Division, if the troops don't enter the city, can you let a few of us go in alone to have a look?" ”

Zheng Weiguo looked at him suspiciously and said, "What are you going to do?" ”

Staff Officer Xiong said, "Hey, I want to see what the Red Party is all about!" ”

Zheng Weiguo said with a smile: "If you want to see it, you have to turn red!" Seeing that the soldiers were a little depressed, he explained to everyone and said, "It is not easy for the general seat to come to Yan'an this time, and we can't make trouble for him." This meeting has a bearing on national reunification and on the overall situation of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression in North China. At this juncture, we must try to make as few troubles as possible, so as not to cause some unnecessary misunderstandings. ”

As he was talking, a voice came from outside the door, saying, "Master Zheng is too worried, I finally came to Yan'an, how can I pass through the door and not enter!" ”

Zheng Weiguo got up and saw that it was Chief of Staff Teng, Director Xiao, Director Jin and others who came together, and hurriedly stepped forward to greet him, and said with a smile: "Why are you here, hurry, please inside!" ”

Chief of Staff Teng smiled: "Oh, Director Xiao and I are here to apologize." It was such a faux pas just now, please forgive me, Master Zheng! ”

Zheng Weiguo said with a smile: "It's nothing, the protagonist of this meeting is Commander-in-Chief Wei, and I was originally an accompaniment." ”

Director Jin hurriedly said: "Don't say that! Division Commander Zheng is a famous anti-Japanese general and a friend of our Eighth Route Army, so he deserves the most solemn treatment. Ahem, it's all my fault for not doing my job well! He explained the reason for the omission from the list.

It turned out that Zheng Weiguo and his party were not included in the list of personnel to go to Yan'an originally drawn up by the 14th Group Army, which was later added by Commander-in-Chief Wei. After the list was replaced, there were too many procedures, and I don't know where the problem was, so I got into the list of insiders. In addition, Zheng Weiguo is young, and there is no military rank on his military uniform (habit, anti-sniper), and the people who stayed in the corps did not recognize it.

After Zheng Weiguo heard this, he smiled and said: "I see, it seems that I am enjoying the treatment of my own people, so it is better." He paused for a moment, then continued: "Actually, I do have some things I want to talk to the chairman, but this meeting is more important, so I don't want to make a fuss." How about you come just in time to bring me a letter to the chairman? ”

Chief of Staff Teng and Director Xiao looked at each other and smiled, and said, "Senior Commander Zheng should wait and give it to the chairman in person!" ”

Zheng Weiguo was overjoyed and said, "The chairman wants to see me!" ”

Chief of Staff Teng nodded with a smile and said, "Exactly!" ”

The two sides quickly reached a consensus on this secret meeting, and decided to go from Zheng Weiguo to Yangjialing that evening to "pay homage to the pier." The reason why I chose the night is that I can use the night to hide people's ears and eyes, and secondly, the Kunlun god is used to working at night.

At noon, the chairman hosted a banquet to entertain Wei Lihuang and his party, and Zheng Weiguo naturally had to accompany him. Chief of Staff Teng said: "Let the soldiers go!" "In the eyes of the chief of staff, this is a great opportunity to publicize Yan'an, how can you publicize it if you don't go into the city!

The soldiers were overjoyed when they heard this, and they looked at Zheng Weiguo busily, for fear that he would not agree.

Zheng Weiguo thought for a moment and said, "Okay! I won't stress much about discipline, but I have two other requirements, first, that weapons should be kept here and not brought into the city; Second, after entering the city, they should move in squads, and they were not allowed to straggle and fight. The secretary will give each of them two oceans, and you can buy whatever you want! ”

Director Jin hurriedly said: "Senior Zheng, it's too obvious for you to say this, how can you spend your own money when you eat!" You can rest assured that you can take care of three meals a day! ”

Zheng Weiguo said sincerely: "It's okay! I know that you are short of money now, and since you are a family, I can't add to your burden! ”

Chief of Staff Teng said with a smile: "No matter how tight the funds are, can you shorten the rations for these two or three hundred people?" Master Zheng, you're welcome! ”

Zheng Weiguo said: "Okay, but we won't go to the banquet, let's go to the left-behind corps!" We will eat whatever the soldiers of the Eighth Route Army eat, and we can't be special! ”

Under his insistence, Director Xiao had no choice but to agree. The soldiers thought they could improve their food and happily began to set up their guns.

Director Xiao said: "It's okay to carry a gun!" He thought to himself, there are less than 300 people here, what can you do when you enter the city, it is better to be generous, and you can also do propaganda by the way.

Zheng Weiguo said: "These boys are lawless, and they are afraid of scaring the people with guns. ”

Director Xiao was about to say something, but the staff officer next to him suddenly stabbed him with his hand. He looked back, almost startled. There are many light and heavy machine guns, grenadiers, and mortars all over the yard. If a unit with such strong firepower turns into an elbow, those who stay in the corps may not be able to stop it.

It is naturally inappropriate to let such a powerful force enter the city with arms, especially since the trust between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party has just been established, and if something happens, it will not be able to end. Director Xiao couldn't help but glance at Zheng Weiguo gratefully, if he hadn't taken the initiative to bring it up, this matter would be really troublesome.

After talking to Commander-in-Chief Wei, Zheng Weiguo and the soldiers went to the left-behind corps for lunch. The food of the left-behind corps is indeed very poor, each person has two mixed bread that is as hard as a stone, and Zheng Weiguo can't eat half of it. The same is true of the soldiers, although many of them have lived a hard life, but since joining the security regiment, they have never eaten such a poor meal. It's really unbearable to come suddenly.

Zhang Changgui said happily: "How about the teacher, regret it!" I knew how good it was to go to a banquet! ”

Zheng Weiguo glared at him and said, "People eat this every day, but you can't eat one meal?" Don't waste food, give it to me! ”

The soldiers had no choice but to put their faces bitterly into their mouths little by little like taking medicine. Fortunately, halfway through the meal, the logistics urgently gave them an egg drop soup, and finally swallowed the rest of the soup.

After lunch, Wei Lihuang suddenly sent someone to call Zheng Weiguo, saying that he wanted to visit the Chinese People's Anti-Japanese Military and Political University (i.e., Kang Da). Zheng Weiguo naturally can't refuse such a thing.

When Wei Lihuang saw Zheng Weiguo, he secretly asked, "How is the food of the Eighth Route Army?" ”

Zheng Weiguo took out a bun from his sleeve and said with a smile: "Do you want to taste it!" He couldn't eat it before, so he had to hide one secretly.

Wei Lihuang took it and sniffed it, and said with emotion: "I have long heard that the Eighth Road is hard, but I didn't expect it to be so hard!" That meal just now was so costly to them. ”

Zheng Weiguo said: "Was that banquet just now? ”

Wei Lihuang said with a smile: "Anyway, I haven't eaten so well since I entered Jin!" It is said that in order to do a good job in the catering of Wei Lihuang and his entourage, the Yan'an Communication Office brought up all the good meals and dishes that could be found in the city, which was naturally very rich. Wei Lihuang knew that this was a banquet specially set up to entertain him, and he was very moved and thanked the chairman repeatedly.

When they arrived at the Chinese People's Anti-Japanese Military and Political University, the teachers and students held a very grand welcoming ceremony and invited Wei Lihuang and others to speak.

Wei Lihuang seemed very excited and interested. He said: "I was ordered to go to Xi'an this time to command the troops on both sides of the Yellow River, and continue to persist in the War of Resistance until the final victory. In this war of resistance, the weakness of our country has been completely exposed. The first was disunity, which led to partial defeats, but as the War of Resistance continued, our weaknesses were gradually eliminated. The second is the lack of organization, the absence of strong leadership. In the future, it is necessary to organize the people of the whole country and build a great wall of 10,000 miles to resist the attack of Japanese bandits. ”

After speaking, he praised the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningbo Border Region, saying that the people's organizations in various parts of the border region are really models for the whole country, and they should carry forward the good practices of the border region. It was the first time for the teachers and students to hear a high-ranking Kuomintang official say this, and they were very happy, and the applause and cheers rang out from time to time, and the scene was very warm.

After Wei Lihuang finished speaking, he asked Zheng Weiguo to speak.

Zheng Weiguo hurriedly excused himself and said: "I'm stupid, but I can't talk about you so well!" Besides, I'm not prepared! Wei Lihuang prepared the speech, and memorized the script well last night.

Wei Lihuang said with a smile: "It's okay, in fact, I forgot the speech as soon as I came on stage, and I just thought of where to speak." ”

Zheng Weiguo couldn't push it off, so he had to go on a hard top. He mainly talked about military things, such as the operational characteristics of the Japanese army, the main points of tactics, and their advantages and disadvantages, and so on, and also told everyone about the heroic deeds of front-line commanders and fighters who fought bravely in combination with his personal experience. The teachers and students were deeply moved when they heard this, and the students of the women's corps secretly wiped away tears.

After leaving Kang Da, they hurriedly rushed to Twenty Lipu to visit Master Lin who was recuperating there. Originally, the 115th Division was ordered to block the enemy's 108th Division and rush to transport supplies from Linfen, which had changed history. Unexpectedly, a few days later, Mr. Lin was still shot, and the cause was exactly the same as in history. The only fortunate thing is that he only hit the shoulder, and did not hurt his liver, and he should be able to return to the battlefield after a period of recuperation.

Halfway through the convoy, Wei Lihuang suddenly ordered a stop, called several officers over, and said, "Did you bring any money?" It's all rummaging in my pockets, I don't have enough money. ”

Chief of Staff Guo searched all over the purse, and it was only 600 yuan. Zheng Weiguo has no habit of bringing money, and he has no money.

Wei Lihuang said: "Oh, what can I do about this? The money is too little to get out of! ”

Zheng Weiguo said: "Boss, what do you want money for?" ”

Chief of Staff Guo smiled: "I don't understand!" ”

It turned out that the Kuomintang army had a habit of rewarding and giving gifts. According to the unwritten rules at that time, if a division commander was injured, the gift usually gave 1,000 to 1,000 yuan. Because of today's accident, Wei Lihuang did not prepare to give gifts, so he had to ask everyone to come together.

Wei Lihuang said: "What can I do, I can't go empty-handed!" ”

Secretary Zhao Rongsheng took the opportunity to speak and said: "General seat, isn't it much more useful for you to help the Eighth Route Army solve guns, medicines, and summer clothes than to send a few thousand yuan?" ”

Wei Lihuang waved his hand and said: "That's where the duty lies, this is the matter of etiquette, it's two different things!" ”

Zheng Weiguo remembered something, took out two gold bars from his body, handed them to Wei Lihuang, and said, "General seat, is it in the big yellow croaker?" ”

Wei Lihuang said: "It's okay, right? "Gold bars, though a little cheesy, are better than empty-handed.

When he arrived at Twenty Miles, Mr. Lin, who would be dominant in the future, was lying pitifully on the hospital bed, but he was still in good spirits. With the help of the nurse, he sat up and thanked everyone repeatedly.

Wei Lihuang saw that the conditions here were very simple, so he asked with concern: "Senior Master Lin, what are you lacking here?" If you need any supplies, I can help. ”

Division Commander Lin said with a smile: "Thank you Commander-in-Chief Wei for your concern, I don't lack anything here, but the troops lack ammunition!" ”

Wei Lihuang was very moved when he heard this, and said that he would definitely properly solve the supply problem of the Eighth Route Army.

Division Commander Lin also praised Zheng Weiguo for the siege and annihilation of Dongyang Pass and the raid on Taiyuan, which greatly increased the prestige of the Chinese soldiers.

Zheng Weiguo quipped: "Master Lin, you have to heal your injuries quickly, otherwise we will finish beating the devil, and you won't have your share!" ”

Master Lin listened to Ha Lu Ha Da Lang's laughter and said, "It's best to finish fighting!" ”

In the evening of the same day, all walks of life in Yan'an held a grand welcome party for Wei Lihuang, and hundreds of representatives from all walks of life attended the meeting. The chairman and Commander-in-Chief Wei successively took the stage to speak, and then Lu Yi's teachers and students performed wonderful cultural programs, and the atmosphere was quite harmonious. It feels as if it has gone back to ten years ago, back to that period of prosperous cooperation between the KMT and the CCP.

After the party, Zheng Weiguo deliberately lagged behind. Walking out of the theater door, several staff members were waiting. Seeing Zheng Weiguo coming out, one of them hurriedly stepped forward and said with a smile: "Master Zheng, are you in a hurry?" ”

Zheng Weiguo smiled: "It's okay, I'm afraid that the chairman will wait too long!" ”