Weishan Lake is a faulted lake located in the southern part of Weishan County, Shandong Province, China, which is the result of the combined action of crustal movement, the overflow of the Yellow River, and human activities. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

After the formation of Weishan Lake, it is connected to Zhaoyang Lake, Dushan Lake and Nanyang Lake in the north, and communicates by waterway, collectively known as Nansi Lake. Among the four lakes, Weishan Lake has the largest area, reaching 660 square kilometers.

At the same time, the Si River, the Liangji Canal, the White Horse River, the Zhuzhao New River, the Lao Wanfu River, the Fuxing River and other rivers, as well as more than 50 rivers in 38 counties (cities) in 4 provinces of Jiangsu, Shandong, Henan and Anhui, flow here. It is the largest freshwater lake in Shandong Province and the largest freshwater lake in northern China.

This kind of everything has caused the dense water network terrain in the area of Weishan Lake, and there is no lack of mountainous and hilly areas during the period, making the area around Weishan Lake an easy place to defend and difficult to attack.

Today's Suluyu detachment is temporarily stationed here.

December 29, 1938, 8 a.m.

After the team arrived at Weishan Lake to rest for a day, Ouyang gathered everyone and made the words clear.

"Those who are willing to join the Eighth Route Army, we welcome them!"

"If you don't want to join, you can leave on your own!"

Ouyang's words were also the result of careful consideration.

The soldiers of the Eighth Route Army cannot be recruited by arresting strong men and forcibly grouping them, but must be joined willingly.

This is not only the military discipline of the Eighth Route Army, but also the foundation of the Eighth Route Army's later growth!

Everything starts with the will of the people!

If it was before, after everyone heard Ouyang's words again, the vast majority of people present would definitely leave without looking back.

After all, they were all national soldiers before, and they were definitely unwilling to ask them to join the Eighth Route Army.

However, after experiencing a series of life-and-death battles, everyone inadvertently formed a strong bond, allowing them to form a sense of identity and belonging to the Eighth Route Army.

"Since Chief Ou is so benevolent and righteous, then we can't be petty, anyway, we are all fighting devils, and it's the same there!"

"Count me in!"

"If it weren't for Chief Ou, we might have died in the little devil's concentration camp one day, I won't say anything, I'll follow you!"

The vast majority of people expressed their willingness to join the Eighth Route Army, but of course, some people had more concerns and chose to leave.

For those who said they were leaving, Ouyang also sent blessings.

"No matter what happens in the future, I hope everyone can live and see the day when the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression is won!"

In the end, there were more than 7,000 people left!

The disciples of the Beihongmen led by Xie Wendong also chose to leave, after all, they were not soldiers, and they still had a lot of things to solve.

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7 p.m. on the same day.

Chief of Staff Wang Yaqiao couldn't help but hide his joy after reading the list of more than 7,000 people.

"Brigade commander, among these 7,000 people, there is no shortage of officers in the ranks of the former national army, with these former company and platoon-level officers joining, the grassroots command ability of our team is tantamount to a great increase, which will play a great role in increasing the combat effectiveness of our team in the future!" Wang Yaqiao said with a smile.

"Hmm!"

Hearing this, Ouyang also nodded happily.

On this long list of more than 7,000 people, as Wang Yaqiao said, the number of officers in the former national army is not a few.

Colonel officers, 2 people;

lieutenant colonel officers, 6 people;

Major officers, 9 people;

The number of officers at the rank of captain, lieutenant and second lieutenant is even higher, as many as 57.

What makes Ouyang happy the most is that the vast majority of them are veterans of the Anti-Japanese War, and most of them have experienced large-scale battles such as the Battle of Songhu, the Battle of Jiangyin, the Battle of Nanjing, and the Battle of Xuzhou.

Veteran, these two words mean a lot!

It is no exaggeration to say that among a team, the most valuable are veterans.

They've been through a lot of battles, and they've been on the battlefield and they've been able to make a big difference.

At the same time, a veteran can bring out a lot of recruits, and can teach recruits how to better kill the enemy on the battlefield and better preserve themselves.

In short, they are precious!

Originally, Ouyang and Wang Yaqiao were both happy, but after a while, both of them were worried!

Too many soldiers to digest?

Wang Yaqiao smiled bitterly: "Brigade commander, the current strength of our 512 Brigade is more than 6,500 people, and more than half of them are recruits who joined in Guangzhou, and they haven't seen much blood yet, and now there are 7,000 people joining, we can't digest it at all!" ”

"Yes!"

At this moment, Ouyang is also worried about this problem.

Today's 7,000 people will indeed make the 512 Brigade grow rapidly, and the total strength will exceed 10,000 people.

But there are many problems!

In a word, with the current state of the 512 Brigade, it can't be raised at all, and it can't be digested!

The growth of a team is not so simple, it is not a matter of many people, it must be done step by step.

Eating a bite to become a fat man will not only not make the team rich overnight, but will have a great impact on the overall combat effectiveness of the 512 Brigade.

So that the combat effectiveness does not increase but decreases.

At the same time, the pressure on the local people will also increase a lot.

At present, Ouyang and Wang Yaqiao are in a state of pain and happiness.

At this moment, Xiao Zhuang, who was in charge of the garrison task, came in.

"Report to the brigade commander and chief of staff, Commander Peng of the Sulu-Yu detachment is here and is now waiting outside the door." Xiao Zhuang reported.

Commander Peng of the Sulu-Yu detachment?

Wang Yaqiao was puzzled: "Brigade commander, what do you say Peng Mingzhi is looking for us for?" ”

"Huh!"

Hearing this, Ouyang immediately smiled and said, "No matter what you do, can we still keep him out?" ”

Immediately, Ouyang waved his hand and asked Xiao Zhuang to invite Commander Peng Mingzhi of the Suluyu detachment in.

After a while, Peng Mingzhi came in!

Peng Mingzhi saluted and shouted loudly: "Good chief, the former commander of the 685th Regiment of the 115th Division, Peng Mingzhi asks to see you!" ”

Immediately, Ouyang and Wang Yaqiao got up and saluted Peng Mingzhi in return.

Peng Mingzhi, a native of Changning, Hunan, was born in 1905.

In 1924, he entered the teaching brigade of the Whampoa Military Academy.

In 1925, he joined the Communist Party of China and participated in the two Eastern Crusades against Chen Jiongming.

In 1930, he joined the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army.

After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, he served as the chief of staff of the 685th Regiment of the 343rd Brigade of the 115th Division of the Eighth Route Army, and participated in battles such as Pingxingguan.

Later, he served as the commander of the 685th Regiment and the commander of the Sulu-Henan detachment, and led his troops to advance to the Sulu border to open up an anti-Japanese base area.

In 1955, he was awarded the title of lieutenant general for the founding of the country!

At that moment, Ouyang looked at Peng Mingzhi with a smile.

Peng Mingzhi wore a pair of black-framed glasses, and the military uniform and hair on his body were also meticulously arranged, giving people the feeling that he didn't want to be a soldier, but more like a people's teacher.

Ouyang smiled at Peng Mingzhi and said, "Old Peng, we are all old friends, why do you still see each other?" ”

As early as the Battle of Pingxingguan, Ouyang met Peng Mingzhi.

At that time, Ouyang was only the commander of the White Tiger guerrillas, and Peng Mingzhi was the chief of staff of the 685th Regiment.

Now in the past year, the two have changed a lot.

When Ouyang saw Peng Mingzhi, the future founding lieutenant general, he had to say respectfully: "Chief."

But now, Ouyang is already the brigade commander of the 512 Brigade, and he is also the brigade commander of the major general directly awarded by the Supreme Military Committee of the National Revolutionary Army.

When Peng Mingzhi saw Ouyang, of course he had to say a chief!

Wang Yaqiao also said, "Commander Peng, do you have something?" ”

"Hey, what can I do? Isn't this just to take a look at the two? Peng Mingzhi smiled.

After some exchanges, the whole atmosphere became extremely harmonious.

But as he spoke, Peng Mingzhi complained, "Don't hide it from you, our Suluyu detachment is really having a hard time today!" ”

At that moment, Ouyang saw that he was sad, so he said and then said: "There is difficulty, can we help?" ”

Hearing this, Peng Mingzhi was not polite, and said directly: "Two leaders, I am here specifically for the more than 7,000 people who have just joined the Eighth Route Army!" ”

Hearing this, Ouyang and Wang Yaqiao were suddenly shocked!

I'm here to dig the foot of the wall!

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