Section 69 The Beacon Fire Rises Again

While thinking about this, Shi rushed to the military headquarters with Staff Officer Shen, but when he saw the people from the 51st Division in a small office, all his original thoughts were thrown out of the sky with a wry smile, and he no longer had any thoughts of slashing. Looking at Zhou Zhidao, who was looking at him with a smile, Shi saluted and shouted, "Deputy Master Zhou, why are you here?" "On the one hand, I scolded Li Tianxia's ancestors for eight lifetimes in my heart, this bastard is really full of bad water, and he sent all his former superiors, what else can he think?

Zhou Zhidao looked at the stone carefully, since the Battle of Nanchang, the stone and the 302nd regiment were transferred out of the 51st Division to guard Yifeng alone, although the stone was not promoted to brigade commander by mistake, but his current status is not below the ordinary brigade commander at all. Looking at his former subordinates, who are now almost equal to himself, he can't help but feel a lot of emotion, and he can't help but think of scenes from the past. From the unhappiness when he heard that Shi Shi was transferred to the commander of the 302nd Regiment in De'an, to a series of actions later, and then to the fact that as the battle became more and more, he suddenly discovered the terrible power that Shi displayed on the battlefield, and finally changed his original mind and turned to get closer again. This change seems to be just yesterday, but in fact, it has been two years since now, and time is so fast that people can't catch it.

Taking a deep breath, Zhou Zhidao adjusted his mentality, thinking that this action was very important, and he also said with a smile on his face: "Commander Shi, Chief of Staff, I haven't seen you for more than a year, don't come unharmed!" ”

After Shi and Wu Zihuai finished saluting, they didn't dare to do it, and Shi said with a wry smile: "Sir Zhou, why are you here?" ”

Zhou Zhidao looked at the appearance of the stone, and couldn't help laughing and said: "Chen Shenzuo said that you can buy grain in Yifeng, it is a matter of whether the 51st senior brothers will be hungry, such a major matter, I naturally have to go there myself." Why, I'm here, and you're not going to open your mouth? ”

Shi smiled bitterly again: "The deputy division is laughing, spending money to buy grain, it is just a suggestion I made to the counselor, with my original idea, it is best for the 51st division to send someone to buy it, we will provide some help from the side, and the purchased grain and grass will be directly pulled to the upper level, which is convenient and fast, and it saves some twists and turns." In addition, the subordinates also want to clear up the relationship, so as not to let others mistakenly think that the subordinates have reaped any benefits from it. ”

Zhou Zhidao is considered the old chief of the stone, he knows everything about this kid's ability, this matter has now been made clear, the food is in the hands of the stone, as for whether he is willing to take it out, he can see whether there are enough chips and whether he can impress him. Of course, this kind of thing is tacit, the stone will definitely not admit that he has grain in his hands, as for the purchase from the people, it is a joke, these years the people are precarious, and it is already the limit to be able to take care of the food and clothing of the whole family, how can there be surplus food at home? Yifeng's people who have the conditions to have surplus food have let the stones be killed as early as a year and a half ago.

Thinking of this, Zhou Zhidao also said categorically: "This matter naturally has to worry about Captain Shi and the brothers of the Independent Regiment. You have been stationed in Yifeng for a long time, and you trust each other with the people, which is the basis of business and a prerequisite. ”

Shi and Wu Zihuai glanced at each other, and Shi immediately muttered and said: "There is an order for the deputy division, and the subordinates naturally dare not shirk, although we are no longer in the 51st division, our independent regiment is still our superior as the deputy division." As long as there is enough money, I will definitely call on the people of Yifeng to take out the surplus food for the use of the troops. ”

Zhou Zhidao listened to the slightest loosening of the stone, and couldn't help but scold in his heart, this kid is now more and more beautiful the more he talks, and he is getting more and more tactful, and he keeps saying that he is willing to do things, but he still keeps biting on the money, he wants so much money, why are he still cheeky to look for you? But now that the grain is in the hands of the stone, he really has the right to speak!

Zhou Zhidao shook his head and said: "Stone, you also know the situation of the 51st Division, the military seat has always been strict in governing the army, and there has been no such thing as false registration and empty salary, which is also the reason why our 51st Division has strong combat strength." However, in this way, whether it is money or food, we are much more scarce than other troops, and we really can't come up with so much money. Seeing that the stone opened his mouth and wanted to say something more, Zhou Zhidao continued: "You see if this will work, Yifeng is the location where your independent regiment is stationed after all, the people trust you more, and you will buy grain on your behalf, and then our 51st Division will exchange it from your hands, although we have no money in our hands, but there are still a lot of other things, especially weapons, ammunition and trophies, which should still be of a lot of use to you." ”

Wu Zihuai on the side couldn't help but show a hint of joy on his face when he heard this, with his old scheming, after grinding for so long, he couldn't help it. Shi Shi still said with a bitter face: "Deputy Master, this grain is also collected from the people, take some weapons and ammunition and other useless things for them, they may not be willing to change it!" Besides, how to calculate the price of this thing, and how much grain does a gun get for? ”

Zhou Zhidao couldn't help but brush his sleeves and walk away when he saw the stone pulling a bitter gourd face, and said loudly: "You can do this by yourself, you can send someone to be tall, but you have to send me food." You are also brothers from the 51st Division, so you can't just watch the brothers go hungry, but you eat and drink spicy food on the sidelines, right? ”

Watching Zhou Zhidao slam the door and leave, a smile gradually appeared on Shishi's face, it is good to deal with smart people, and I am afraid that even he will be embarrassed if he continues to pretend.

After talking about this, Shi then went to visit the army commander Wang Yaowu, he hadn't seen the military seat for a while, and Shi also took this opportunity to report on the development of Yifeng during this time, especially now that the personnel of the independent regiment have been completed, not only the personnel have already been replenished, but even the supernumerary supplementary battalion is now mainly young and strong. Compared with the difficulty of recruiting personnel in other troops, the series of systems implemented by the independent regiment in Yifeng have formed a completely different situation from other places, young and strong people are all flocking to join the army, not only eating well, wearing warm clothes, but also making military exploits and sharing land.

Wang Yaowu was also very happy when he saw the stone, and he was even more happy to hear that the independent regiment had been reorganized, and he greatly appreciated the ability of the stone, plus the three infantry divisions were reorganized and supplemented with a lot of American-style weapons, and the overall strength was greatly strengthened, which greatly increased his confidence. Originally, the 74th Army was one of the strongest armies in the whole army, and it could hold on to the main divisions of the Japanese army without falling behind, and the combat effectiveness of the reorganized troops was stronger, could it change the situation that the Japanese army was almost undefeated with the same strength? Can you play the prestige of the national army and make the algorithm that one brigade of the Japanese army is equal to one infantry division of the national army completely become a joke?

Wang Yaowu, who was quite happy, stayed with the stone to eat together, although he only added a few small stir-fried dishes, but he was greatly moved by the stone, thinking that he had walked from a small soldier step by step to today, of course, he had his own courage and good fighting, but the most important thing was Wang Yaowu's appreciation.

Shi was busy for three days before rushing back to Yifeng, and as soon as he returned, he arranged for Wu Zihuai and Lin Xiufeng to go to Shanggao to deal with the big matter of "grain for weapons". Of course, externally, it was the independent regiment that suffered losses and first advanced funds to buy food to help the robes of the old army tide over the difficulties, but in fact, everyone knew the situation inside.

Although the food to support the 51st Division is not a small amount, it is not easy to give birth to the current situation in Yifeng, but in any case, since Chen Shenzuo has opened his mouth, the food must be taken out, and whether it can be exchanged for useful things depends on the ability of the two of them. Although the stone has done enough in front of it, it actually does not have much hope, after all, with the current equipment of the independent regiment, it is already considered the top among the troops, although they have not yet changed a large number of German or American weapons, but only a surprising number of light and heavy machine guns and enough rifles and bullets, it is far stronger than those troops that are advanced but insufficient in number. Although the strength and performance of weapons and equipment are a very important factor, the quantity is also an important point.

In the following time, Shi continued to put all his thoughts on the collection and sorting of intelligence in various places, devoted himself to studying the overall situation of the Anti-Japanese War, and returned to the life that had finally calmed down for more than a year. It's a pity that the sky is not as good as people want, although since the Battle of Changsha more than a year ago, the Japanese army seems to have been a little afraid to easily start a war with the troops of the Ninth Theater, but with the passage of time, with a series of troop adjustments and personnel appointments within the Japanese army, the northern Jiangxi region, which had been calm for more than a year, suddenly burst out of fierce war in vain, on March 14, the 30th year of the Republic of China (1941), the Japanese army stationed in Anyi and Nanchang suddenly launched an attack on the Fengxin and Dacheng lines, considering that when the Japanese army attacked Changsha more than a year ago, It was also the first to launch a containment attack from the front line in northern Jiangxi, and the various units of the Ninth Theater who received the news immediately became very nervous.

No one knows whether the Japanese army's attack was aimed at northern Jiangxi, or whether the ultimate goal was Changsha like last time, and for a time the entire Ninth War entered a state of imminent battle.