Chapter 12: The Aftermath of War (51)

When the twilight shrouded the river, the boat arrived at the Hengshan Wharf, stopped on the side of the wharf, the porter on the wharf saw a boat docked from a distance, thought that there was business coming to the door, came over to see, it was a group of soldiers, disappointed Oh, scattered around. Mo Di and his party got off the boat, carried their luggage off the boat, bent their legs and feet after a day's activities, and walked up the steps of the pier. There are still thirty miles of land from here to Danjia Temple, even if you arrive today, it is midnight, Mo Di does not want to hurry, and it is a good choice to stay in Hengshan. Hengshan is the seat of the county administration of Huoshan County, and it has been idle here for a period of time after the invincible attack on the sightseeing wheel, and the streets and alleys are thoroughly familiar, and there is a place to eat and where to live.

When the Weihe River arrives here, compared with the upstream Manshui River, it is very wide, there are large and small boats parked by the wharf, and on the steps near the water, women are washing rice and vegetables, and there is a hustle and bustle.

Mo Di remembered that the Huoshan County Government was some distance from the wharf, and when he was idle the year before last, the headquarters of the 176th Division was also temporarily placed here, and the division headquarters was not far from the county government. Later, because of the large number of people in the division headquarters, it caused great pressure on the local resettlement work, and had to be moved to Shengoupu. Last year, the military department moved out of Mabu, and also considered placing its stronghold in Hengshan, but it was also abandoned for the same reason. When the 138th Division moved out of Lu'an, it also consulted with the local government, but the local government still disagreed, believing that there were too many troops stationed in the county town and that it might disturb the people. In the end, at the cost of the Huoshan County Party Office and the government agreeing to provide the basic rations of the 138th Division's field supplement regiment, the headquarters of the 138th Division was successfully turned away from the county town and placed in Danjiamiao, 30 miles away.

Huoshan, there are mountains and rivers and Pingchuan, there are special products in the western mountains, the northeast is the grain production area, a Weihe River has become the link that connects the whole territory of Huoshan, the upper pass is Lu'an Zhengyangguan, the left passes Mabu Lihuang, the upstream can pass the Manshui River, Mozitan, and comprehensively invigorate the economy of Huoshan. In one county, the military headquarters of the 48th Army, the headquarters of the 138th Division, and the Field Supplement Regiment of the 138th Division were stationed, which did not have a certain economic strength and could hardly bear the huge material needs. The military headquarters of the 48th Army and the headquarters of the 138th Division are the units that fully allocate expenses, and the benefits they bring to the local economy are obvious; on the basis of economic affordability, the more consumption there is, the richer the society becomes. Relatively speaking, Yuexi, where the Modi Field Supplement Regiment is located, is completely different, with a poor economic foundation and a serious shortage of material supplies, so the Field Supplement Regiment must not only help the local economy to invigorate, but also carry out production to save itself, and the 19 military stations and the Wuhe Military Tun were born in this situation. And stationed in Huoshan is different, if you have money, you can buy things.

Standing on the steps, Mo Enemy looks at the Wei River from afar, the sail shadow on the water surface is dotted, and the sunset reflects the waves, which is a prosperous scene.

As the last of the brothers of the guard carried his luggage up the steps, Mo Di also climbed the stairs, and when he reached the last step, the scene in front of him almost made him cry out.

A group of soldiers of the national army, loaded with guns and ammunition, lined up neatly, a man with the rank of major general on his shoulder, walked over to meet him, and the enemy involuntarily stood in place, stupid.

"Heavenly Column!" The man walked up to Mo Di, hugged him, and shook him vigorously.

"Brother Li Guang!" Mo Di also hugged the other party and shouted.

The person who came was the new deputy commander of the 138th Division, Major General Li Benyi, the acting commander of the division.

"How did you know I was coming?" The two groups of people merged into one and came to the Xiaonanyue Hotel, Li Ben booked a room early in the morning, and after the accommodation was settled, the two took the guards to the restaurant behind the hotel, and the brothers of the two guards sat at three tables in the hall.

"You're stupid!" Li Ben smiled: "The chief of staff of the military department is coming to the 138th Division to inspect the work, can you give me a telegram notification." ”

Mo Di also laughed when he heard it, and estimated that as soon as he set off, the telegram was sent out at the same time.

After Li Benyi received the telegram, he estimated that Modi's itinerary could only go to Hengshan today, so he came to Hengshan with his guards, and asked people to wait by the river, and once he found the trace of Modi, he immediately went out to greet him.

"Thirty miles in the suburbs, Brother Li Guang, it shows deep affection." Mo Di said, it seems to be a joke, but his heart is still a little moved, after all, he is an old brother for more than ten years, no matter how far away he is, no matter how long he is apart, his heart will always be very close.

"I didn't want to go so far, but I didn't know how to walk and walk, so I came here." Li Benyi said: "It's okay, just have a drink in private, but when you get to the barracks, you can't drink." "Li Benyi is a very strict soldier, different from Li Baicheng, not the same as invincible, he can't do this kind of thing drinking in his own barracks, if he wants to drink, he will go to other people's camps to drink, and it doesn't matter if he is thirty miles away from the barracks.

"Didn't you hear that Gong Qingyuan and Liu Qinglong also came with you?" Mo Di means why don't you see them coming, there is a little monster in the tone Li Benyi, Gong Qingyuan also has a deep friendship with Mo Di, and he also hopes to see him at the first time.

"Lao Gong and Qinglong are still in Bengbu." Li Benyi said: "The grain and grass here are insufficient, I asked them to get a few batches of materials in Bengbu first, Lao Gong is expected to put the first batch of materials to arrive tomorrow night, the second batch is Liang Yisheng is responsible for escorting, the third batch is in charge of Zhao Xueliang, and Liu Qinglong is in charge of the last batch." Early tomorrow morning, Yan Junlong will take the field supplement group to the dock of Xiafuqiao Weihe to carry it, and during this time, the field supplement group will be used as a transportation brigade. "Using the field supplement regiment as a transportation baggage team, Li Benyi is a little embarrassed, and the person in front of him is also the head of the field repair regiment.

Mo Di didn't care about moving the field supplement group for other purposes, and his field supplement group had also done the job of carrying gasoline barrels. It's just a little puzzled by the large-scale purchase of grain from Bengbu: "How can you have such a big food shortage?" Huoshan doesn't look like an area with a shortage of food! Again, how can you have so much money to buy grain, isn't it a county to provide supplies for a regiment? ”

"Humph!" Li Benyi snorted coldly and said: "The supply of materials for the military headquarters, the 138th Division headquarters and the Field Supplement Regiment is already the limit of Huoshan's endurance. Although there are only more than 100 people left in the 413 regiment, plus the 412 regiment and the 414 regiment, there are nearly 3,000 people, and the daily consumption is not a small number. This time, the transfer of grain from Bengbu can only temporarily solve the current predicament, and all the expenses are provided by the group army, only this time, if it cannot go out and obtain its own supply land, the 138th Division is in a worrying situation. Chief Mo Dehong became more and more confused, and after being promoted to deputy commander, he actually became the shopkeeper and threw the 138th Division to Yan Sengwu, who was not familiar with the situation of the 138th Division, and changed the guard from Lu'an Huainan to Lujiang Wuwei, which was even more dark. Luckily, I returned to Nanning, and I was promoted one level and became the commander of the 135th Division. Yan Seng Wu left, the 138th Division completely collapsed, in the Lujiang Wuwei area, in order to raise grain and grass, under the pretext of resisting Japan, burning, killing and looting, all kinds of evil, creating a famous name that would rather let the devil kill than 138. What I'm most worried about now is what if 138 can't go into the Tongdong area such as Wuwei Lujiang anymore? I don't think the local people will accept such a notorious team again. It is okay to rely on the transfer of grain from other places, once or twice, and it is unrealistic to rely entirely on this method, and there is no money. ”

Li Benyi was also deflated, and finally had a cathartic object, and before he started drinking the wine, he gushed endlessly. Mo Di understands very well that this kind of mess is not happy for anyone.

"I know it's a material stall, so you're running around to pick it up?" Mo Di smiled.

Hearing Mo Di's words, Li Benyi's face turned red, picked up the wine glass in front of him, and didn't let Mo Di drink it in one sip, saying, "The head transferred you, you won't come?" After saying a word very angrily, he was obviously lacking in confidence, and his voice was lowered: "I admit it, I have selfish intentions." In the past few years, he first worked as a county magistrate and director of the county party office in Luotian, and then as a commissioner in Mingguang. In my bones, I am still a soldier, I miss the days of bullets and bullets, and I heard Xu Ping say that I have this opportunity, can I not fight for it. In order to get this position, I gave some shares of Sanhe Company to Li Pinxian, and the capital was not insufficient. Originally, I thought that this was my old army before, although I had been away for a few years, there were still some familiar faces, and it was relatively easy to carry out the work. I had the worst estimate of the situation of the 138th Division, but I didn't expect it to be so erosive, which was completely beyond my imagination. ”

"It's so erosive!" Mo Di said with a smile: "The vicissitudes of the sea, Fang shows the true character of the hero, the 138th Division is not erosive, and how does it reflect Brother Li Guang's extraordinary means." ”

"I've got a fart trick!" Li Benyi laughed and said: "It's good that you're here, I know that your kid is a ground-sitting cannon in this land, there is no problem you can't solve, you have to help me find a way out of the 138th Division." ”

"Oh! It's up to me! Mo Di touched the back of his head.

"You are the chief of staff of the military department, who do you rely on?" Li Ben picked up his wine glass and raised it to Mo Di: "Cheers!" Wan seems to drink this cup, that is, to sign the contract and stamp it. Mo Di didn't shirk it, the purpose of coming here was to help Li Benyi solve this problem, although he didn't have a clue yet, but there were always more ways than problems. After going to the 138th Division, he and Gong Qingyuan totaled to see if the three stinky generals could top one Zhuge Liang.

The two chatted a lot together, talking about Xu Ping, talking about the Jinpu South Road battle that year, and then chatting about the Northern Expedition from Yuqian in Zhejiang to the Northern Expedition that year, when they talked about the recruitment of troops in Shoucheng and the training in Yanshan, they were both drunk unconsciously.

Early the next morning, I found a well-known local restaurant, each of them came to a bowl of red taro noodles, and after eating a large pot of steamed sweet potatoes, I rented a carriage, pulled the luggage of Mo Di and his gang, and set off to Danjia Temple.

In two days, Mo Dou from the southwest of Huoshan County is majestic and steep, the valley is deep and the slope is steep, to the Huaiyang fold area in the northeast of the county with a wide river valley and hills and flat lands.

Being in a grain-producing area but having no food to eat, Mo Di is also drunk!