November 29, 1934, Changhua, northwest of Zhejiang Province

Overnight, this small county town in the core of Kuomintang rule -- the Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions -- was planted with a bright red flag with a sickle and hammer pattern.

The rich squires of the town, since yesterday morning, have each cowered on the door panel, and listened in horror to the drum-like explosions and gunshots for a long time, and I don't know whether it was the bandits who broke the city and kidnapped the tickets, or the security regiment mutinied...... After the gunfire stopped, they finally mustered up their courage and sent people to look out on the wall, and they were immediately frightened by the red flags all over the street -- it turned out that the red bandits had entered the city!

All of a sudden, the landlords and gentry were really disheartened and panicked, feeling that their ancestral property would not be able to be saved, and even the head on their necks was probably a little suspenseful...... As a result, they had to curse the incompetence of the security team. However, after waiting for a long time, the town was still quiet, and the new "Western red bandits" did not seem to have the intention of mobilizing the masses to "fight the landlords and eat the big households", or "fight the local tyrants and divide the land". As a result, a few gentry secretly tried to sneak out of the town, but they were not stopped by these "Western bandits" - and so one after another some people ran out of the town in droves. Not only the local tyrants and wealthy households, but even some poor people also ran away...... Although everyone knows that the red bandits are the team of the poor, after all, the Western red bandits are not the same as the domestic red bandits, everyone knows that foreigners are not easy to mess with, so let's avoid the limelight first!

Although there were many local tyrants and gentry who fled, no one dared to have the intention of using force to confront them -- the disparity in strength was too great. No one dared to seek death - even if there were a few diehards with bad intentions, who initially relied on two or three guns hidden in the house and a few nursing home. I want to compete with this group of "bold mud-legged red bandits". But as soon as they went out, they saw the ironclad cars rumbling all over the streets, and the blond-haired and blue-eyed "Western red bandits", all of them were shocked one by one -- this is a real foreigner! Who dares to stir around? Can you take responsibility after moving?

Since the late Qing Dynasty, those red-haired and green-eyed foreigners have always been a first-class privileged class in China. "Provoking foreigners" is a first-class felony in the land of China, and it is easy to get rid of a lot of official hats. No matter how fierce and bloodthirsty the warlord marshal, he didn't dare to offend them easily. For example, Zhang Xun, the "pigtailed handsome" who washed Nanjing in blood. Because in the process of causing trouble in Nanjing, he accidentally killed several Japanese merchants, and had to shoot his own soldiers to make amends. And in front of you is a real Western devil!

The little hooligans in Shanghai are well-informed and not so afraid of foreigners. But in a rural place like Changhua, Zhejiang, the fear of foreigners is much higher.

Well, although the party-state and the red bandits do not share the sky. But Western red bandits are also foreigners after all. So...... Let's go home and see how it goes!

All in all. With the sudden change of Changhua County, the residents of the county felt hesitant, dazed, confused and at a loss for the changes in the world.

At the same time, the "Western Red Bandits" who easily occupied this small county town also fell into a state of confusion about their own future.

-- Went on a hysterical rampage, crushing and ravaging all the enemies he could find in his field of vision, fully venting his desire for a while, being hunted down, and being shot. After having to hide in Tibet's grievances and depression, it is as to what to do next. The more than 2,000 rabble armed to the teeth under the jurisdiction of the Chengguan Dogtooth International Column were all black-eyed and had no clue for the time being.

There's no way, since it's a venting runaway rampage, where will there be anything to do in advance?

So, in a deep mansion compound that had just been occupied by the traversers, everyone drank tea and ate snacks, while facing a map of the Jiangsu and Zhejiang theaters hanging high on the wall, spitting and expressing their opinions, and began to discuss their next strategic decision.

-- The county government has long been razed to the ground by tanks and guns, and the houses of the security corps and the police station are so dilapidated that there is really no other way but to requisition the houses.

As for the owner of this mansion, he naturally "welcomed" the bosses with a "smile" in front of the black hole of the tank, and declared that he could entertain the "Western Red Army" to make his own house "flourish". Not only did he not dare to ask for a penny of room money, but he also offered some wine, bacon, and salted fish to "reward the sergeant...... At the same time, he hurriedly took the whole family and the servants and women to accompany him, and all of them took refuge in a small village in the countryside.

Of course, as Red Army soldiers with "strict military discipline", in the spirit of not discrediting our party, Wang Qiu still stuffed them with a handful of banknotes.

However, the members who participated in such high-level discussions were basically only a few Chinese comrades. And the Russian werewolves, who made great contributions in yesterday's battle, are now not drunk too much two-pot head, vodka and whiskey, and lie drunk in the wing room in the backyard; It is to spray alcohol with an excited face, continue to drive tanks around the town to "patrol duty", and fully enjoy the pleasure of "drunk driving...... This is also the reason why the townspeople have so far been afraid to go out - if they are not careful, they will be hit by a tank and play "seventy yards......

“…… Ahem, anyway, Changhua County has been defeated by us, but Su Yu and Fang Zhimin's Red Army still doesn't know where it is...... Well...... According to the general routine in the history of the party...... The next task of the Red Army should be to establish a revolutionary base area! ”

Professor Yang Wenli was smoking a cigarette from "Hongta Mountain" while flipping through a yellowed book, and discussed this with Wang Qiu and others.

“…… Establish a 'revolutionary base in northwest Zhejiang'? Well, it seems to have a little meaning...... "Wang Qiu touched his chin, "...... But how can a revolutionary base be established? We don't seem to have any experience in this kind of thing! ”

“…… This is easy to do! Our Party has innumerable mature examples to follow on how to unite and mobilize the masses and establish revolutionary base areas...... I happened to see here an official historical document of the Red Fourth Front Army entering Sichuan and establishing a revolutionary base in northern Sichuan...... Now I'm going to read it to you......"

Professor Yang knocked the soot on the edge of the table of the Eight Immortals. Turn the yellowed old book in your hand to a certain page, and read it aloud:

“…… The Red Army is a newcomer and must take root. The key is to mobilize the masses. The Red Fourth Front Army decided to seize the opportunity to mobilize the masses in depth and carry out the revolutionary struggle...... Countless working groups composed of thousands of cadres and fighters, despite the fatigue of continuous and arduous battles, went deep into the homes of ordinary people to help them carry water and chop firewood. He did all the dirty work and tiring work, and soon broke the boundaries between outsiders and locals, and between soldiers and ordinary people.

The working groups composed of various units of the Red Army were divided into sections. The division of troops and mobilization of the masses soon established red political power and mass organizations at all levels -- Red Guards, children's regiments, propaganda corps, clubs, laundry corps, sewing corps, transport corps, substitute farming corps, cattle farming tool cooperatives, and so on. A giant web is formed. The majority of the poor peasants were united and organized. Relying on these organizations, the problems of the Red Army's food, soldiers, clothing, and transportation were all relatively well resolved, and the rebellion of a small number of landlords' armed forces was also smashed in a timely manner......

“…… Belch...... Professor Yang, what do you mean...... Let's learn from Xu Xiangqian's Red Fourth Front Army, and also help the people carry water and chop firewood? This one...... I'm afraid it's a little tricky! Wang Qiu touched his nose in embarrassment and said in a slurred manner. …… First of all, the composition of our team. As you know, they are basically mercenaries with very low consciousness, and there are really few real Bolsheviks; Second, although we have more than 2,000 soldiers, less than 50 can speak Chinese, and there are less than 30 real Chinese.

What's worse is that even the Chinese in the traverser may not have many people who can speak the Western dialect of Zhejiang - there is no Mandarin in China these days, and I have seen a Fujian comprador and a Jiangsu comprador in Shanghai unable to communicate with each other, and Zuihou can only communicate in English...... If we can't even communicate with each other, how can we mobilize the masses? How do I set up the above organization? ”

“…… Yes, in the eyes of the vast majority of traversers, this revolutionary war is to fight monsters and escalate, not community volunteer labor......" Senior Sister Ma Tong pouted disappreciatively, "...... They came to this time and space to find excitement and make a lot of money, but they didn't come to learn Lei Feng's consciousness!"

“…… Well, it's a bit too reluctant to let a group of foreigners who can't even speak Chinese come to China to learn from Lei Feng as a volunteer......" Professor Yang was silent for a moment, and then nodded with a hesitant face, "...... Since Comrade Xu Xiangqian's experience in Sichuan is not very useful, how about referring to General Su Yu's experience in establishing a base area in southwest Zhejiang a few years later? It's a lot closer geographically......"

He flipped a few pages of the party history research book in his hand, and then opened his mouth to read: "...... The southwest region of Zhejiang is a barren mountainous area, under the cruel exploitation of the landlords and gentry, the masses live in extreme hardship, coupled with the continuous famine, after the drought and floods, the rural economy is on the verge of bankruptcy. The vast numbers of poor peasants are even more in dire straits, struggling on the line of death. In the face of this tragic scene, the comrades put forward the action slogan of "fighting local tyrants, opening warehouses to help the poor, and helping the masses to defeat the summer famine." This slogan reflects the immediate interests and urgent demands of the masses and has won the enthusiastic support and resolute support of the peasant masses.

With a broad mass base, our army was like a fish in water and soon opened up the situation...... Every time the troops arrived in a new place, they first wiped out the Kuomintang district and local miscellaneous armed forces. Those grassroots officials and local tyrants and inferior gentry were immediately frightened and fled in all directions. Those who were captured by the Red Army in time to escape were to be treated differently depending on the circumstances. For those who have committed many crimes and the people are angry, they will convene a mass meeting to try them, resolutely suppress them, and confiscate their property and distribute it to the poor masses, which will greatly rejoice the people. For those officials and ordinary squires whose crimes were less serious and the people's grievances were not deep, they were warned or educated. In this way, "the combination of rigidity and softness" and the use of both grace and power caused the reactionary district and township regimes to collapse in an instant, and the feudal shili in the countryside suffered a serious blow.

The broad masses of exploited and oppressed peasants were politically emancipated and actively engaged in the revolutionary struggle. The political work cadres of our army seized the opportunity to take advantage of the situation and organized the mobilized masses to establish peasant associations, Red Guards, and revolutionary mass organizations such as youth and women. Under the leadership of our party, they took revolutionary measures to establish a revolutionary order in the countryside. In this way, a brand-new prototype of a red guerrilla base area was formed. This revolutionary glow from Xianxialing reflects the fiery red of the southwest of Zhejiang......"

“…… Punish the inferior gentry. Fight local tyrants and divide the land? This idea is stronger than learning from Lei Feng...... Surely someone would be willing to be a judge......"

Wang Qiu was slightly interested in this kind of fierce revolutionary scene. But we still haven't forgotten the biggest difficulty in implementing this strategy," ...... However, we don't know much about the local people, and we don't know anything about how many sins the gentry in this county have, and who they should overthrow...... If you knock down a good person with a reputation, it will provoke a riot. So if you want to do this. It requires the close cooperation of the party organizations in this time and space...... Huh? What about General Political Commissar Hu? Why didn't you see him from early in the morning? He asked, looking around.

“…… General Political Commissar Hu is busy holding a small meeting to investigate the traitors! Senior Sister Ma Tong replied, "...... If we don't find the traitor, how can we rest assured? ”

“…… The traitors lurking in the underground party in Changhua County have been discovered. I just had my head cut off with my own hands......"

As the saying goes, "Say Cao Cao, Cao Cao will arrive" -- the next moment, General Political Commissar Hu Dexing pushed the door open from the outside and walked in, and seemed to hear clearly what they had just discussed. “…… Mobilize the masses to fight local tyrants. Dividing up the land and punishing those local tyrants and gentry who are most angry with the people is indeed a good way to please the people and establish base areas. It's a pity that from yesterday to today, you have forgotten to block the traffic, and the local tyrants and gentry in the county town who are most angry have already run to the countryside with their families...... Even if you want to chase it now, it's probably too late......"

-- Obviously, he left the county seat in a hurry when the enemy's situation was unknown. It is definitely not a smart idea to go to a strange countryside to attack the estate.

Thereupon. Everyone in the venue was deflated for a while, and they were silent for a long time...... Until Wang Qiu suddenly proposed a "new idea":

“…… I think we seem to have fallen into a misunderstanding of thinking -- have you ever thought about the Red Army's Weishenme to establish a base area? ”

Wang Qiu asked, and then without waiting for others to answer, he raised two fingers to himself, "...... This is to raise food, cloth and supplies; The second is to mobilize the common people to join the Red Army and make a revolution together -- that is, to replenish manpower and material resources. ”

“…… But what about us? We don't need to collect food, cloth and supplies from these people, and we don't need to replenish soldiers and convoys among them. We just hope that they will be able to keep to themselves for a short time and not cause trouble; At the same time, at most, we need some clever people to sit and scout for us, provide us with enemy information, stand guard, sentry, and lead the way...... And this is not a long-term job, just a short-term job of a few days - as long as the location of the Red Tenth Army is clearly investigated, after the two armies meet, these amateur spies will be useless!

Since Changhua is only a temporary place to stay, and we didn't plan to stay long from the beginning, why should we bother with the construction of the base area? Don't forget, money can make ghosts grind, as long as we are willing to smash down 10 million bills, we can't find a few people who are willing to work hard to make extra money! ”

Speaking of this, Wang Qiu's face couldn't help but show a confident smile: "...... There is not much else in our Red Army, and the banknotes are definitely huge! ”

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In the afternoon of the same day, the residents of Changhua County, with a feeling of anxiety and apprehension, were summoned to the square in front of the ruins of the former county government by the newly arrived "Western Red Bandits" and members of the underground party of the county...... Then I was surprised and delighted to receive an unprecedented gift package!

-- This group of "Western red bandits," who claimed to be an "international column" and were very formidable at first sight, openly declared at the rally: Our Red Army is a disciplined and disciplined contingent that does not take a stitch from the common people and never does anything to disturb the people. Yesterday, in the battle to purge the Kuomintang reactionaries in Changhua County, we caused certain losses to the villagers, and I am really sorry. Therefore, everyone who came to the party received a prize, and each person was given a 10 yuan "contiguous fee" -- of course, all of them were issued with tickets from the Nanjing Central Bank -- and the victims of yesterday's street fighting, as well as the families of the victims who were hit by the tank, and each family could receive compensation ranging from several thousand yuan to tens of thousands of yuan.

This astronomical sum of money was thrown down, and the people present were stunned for a while - where did this come from?

You must know that in these years, there is a shortage of soldiers, and a dead person is like a dead ant, and everyone is used to dying and dying for a long time. Even for soldiers killed on the battlefield, the pension may not be 10 yuan. As for the ordinary people who were killed by stray bullets on the battlefield, they only considered themselves unlucky.

I didn't expect to have ten yuan to fight a battle at home...... If it weren't for the fear that they would be killed, they would have been looking forward to fighting every day in this county!

Seeing that these foreign devils gave money so boldly, many "idle people in society" in the county who had eaten the last meal and did not have the next meal could not help but feel a little itchy in their hearts, and began to pester those "Chinese and two devil translators" to ask whether this "Western Red Army" had any plans to recruit troops in Changhua County.

The bespectacled "interpreters" said that for the time being, the international column did not have a recruit, but they were ready to hire some spies in the local area to inquire about the news, and the treatment was absolutely preferential -- a basic salary of 10 yuan a day, accurate information on the Kuomintang army and other Red Army, and rewards ranging from 1,000 yuan to 10,000 yuan. However, if anyone dares to lie and conceal the report, or even collude with the Kuomintang reactionaries, then they will definitely be beheaded and shot without discussion...... It didn't take long for the newly arrived international column to recruit a full 200 "amateur intelligence officers."

At the same time, those wealthy families in Changhua County, who had been worried for a day and a night, finally waited for the "red bandit leader" who broke in. However, the other party did not come to fight the local tyrants to share the floating wealth, but announced with a smile that the "Western Red Army" was very interested in traditional Chinese culture, so it would take the opportunity of the revolution to forcibly "acquire" all kinds of antique calligraphy and paintings and Ming and Qing dynasty furniture in this county, and swept away all kinds of stepping beds, eight immortal tables, jade treasures, sandalwood screens, and bronze incense burners hidden in their homes...... Of course, it was definitely not for nothing, and everyone gave a lot of money.

Moreover, if some people are unwilling to accept banknotes, this "Western Red Army" also provides an intimate "trade-in" service -- exchanging a set of "high-tech" plastic furniture with bright patterns, light texture, and high-end foreign flavor for their low-end rustic and tasteless Huanghuali antique goods......

Looking at the way these unjust foreign devils are sending money everywhere, even the most reactionary local tyrants and shoddy gentry have temporarily extinguished their thoughts of desperately confronting them, and feel that these "foreign devils and red bandits" are really different from the "mud-legged red bandits", and they are almost about to make the revolution "every day"! (To be continued......)