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In accordance with the guidelines formulated by the party committee, in the following days, a large number of work teams were first dispatched to various villages in Guitang Town to carry out revolutionary propaganda and mobilization work. The Red Army soldiers of the pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info were responsible for protecting the safety of these task forces, and by the way, helping the villages to establish self-defense squads.

Thanks to the battle in Guitang Town and the immediate action to eliminate the old nest of the Drilled Mountain Tiger, the Red Third Company was so powerful that all the young people who were shocked fled to the east and west, and no one dared to rebel -- as long as any bandits dared to come, the Red Army would take advantage of the situation to find their lair and exterminate them, which had become a common practice, and this trick made many bandits feel terrified. Even during Zhang Qingshan's confinement, a squad of Red Army soldiers ran around the mountains like rabbits with hundreds of bandits who were preparing to ambush them. In the eyes of the officers and men of the Red Army, only the regular national army is the opponent, and as for the bandits, hey! The biggest bandits in this town have all been killed by the Red Army in one fell swoop, so what are the other small bandits?

Red Army soldiers like Zhang Qingshan lived a boring life during this period, at least, they thought it was boring: boring protection teams went to the countryside, boring to help villages build self-defense forces and train them...... In the end, I was so bored that I even looked forward to being harassed by bandits who were not afraid of death, because as long as the bandits dared to come, it would be the best chance for the village self-defense forces to fight, and the Red Army soldiers would be their strong backing.

As a grassroots commander and fighter, although he wants to fight like everyone in private, when facing the soldiers, he has to patiently appease their emotions. In the end, I had to let the fighters teach the members of the Self-Defense Forces in the village during the day and accompany them to night school at night.

In less than 10 days, almost all the villages had set up their own self-defense units, and some of the villages that were close to each other had even set up joint defenses. In such an environment, the bandits can only go far away, and the local tyrants and gentry and their minions who are hiding in the deep mountains and old forests do not dare to show their heads at all -- once they show their heads, the village self-defense forces can deal with them without the need for the army to come forward.

Ten days ago, the protection team was based on platoons, but now, it is only on a squad. If it weren't for the company's repeated emphasis on not being careless, I'm afraid that this task would have been handed over directly to the town's self-defense brigade.

On April 12, the headquarters of the Red Second and Sixth Front Armies were moved to Xinglong Street, Longshan County.

On the 14th, Wu Zhengqing, the head of the 49th Regiment, came to Guitang Town. The purpose of his trip was threefold: First, because the headquarters was busy dealing with the Kuomintang offensive and the roads were unsafe, communications were blocked, and he received various instructions from the Red Third Company a few days ago, and he had to give instructions. For example, for the establishment of the Guitang Town People's Soviet Government, it is necessary to obtain the approval of the Hunan, Hubei, Sichuan, and Guizhou Provincial Party Committee; and for the establishment of the Guitang Town Self-Defense Brigade, it is not only necessary to approve the provincial military district, but also to award the flag (the first self-defense force in Longshan County, so it is natural to attach importance to it), and this requires the military to send people.

Second, the external environment was harsh, and the Kuomintang would attack on a large scale at any time, and there were also internal troubles: the two largest bandits in Longshan County (Shi Xingzhou and Qu Bojie, who had tens of thousands of horses in their heyday, and their momentum can be imagined) were still active in Longshan County, and they still had time to take action against them. The headquarters was surprised to learn that Guitang Town had actually achieved a good situation in which the whole town was red. Wu Zhengqing's regimental battle was also to inspect and implement the specific situation.

Third, there are many mountains and few places in the Longshan area, and in this period of green and yellow, eating is a big problem. If the situation in Guitang Town is really as good as it was reported, then, after completing the propaganda and mobilization work in the villages, the next step is naturally to look for food: judging from the abundant materials seized from the old nests of the tigers, this is definitely a good way to consolidate the revolution and reduce the burden on the people, and also to satisfy the grain and grass of the army.

Therefore, the head of the regiment Wu Zhengqing came in person to convey the instructions of the superiors. To put it in layman's terms, there is a bit of a backlog of work due to various factors, and you have to face new situations at any time, so you can't send a big person who can make decisions on the spot.

Zhang Qingshan was very impressed by Wu Zhengqing, the head of his own regiment: first, this regiment commander was approachable, did not engage in specialization, ate and lived with the soldiers, and even helped the people repair the leaky cowshed while communicating with the soldiers and the people. If he hadn't been accompanied by the company commander, who would have thought that he would be the regiment commander? Second, young, he was too young. This was Zhang Qingshan's first reaction when he saw this young man who was only 23 years old. Thinking that he became a squad leader at the age of 20, it was inevitable that he was a little proud in his heart, although the other party was 23 years old and became the head of the regiment, he didn't put on a show at all, not only sat on the threshold with Zhang Qingshan to chat, but also gave him a cigarette and lit a fire, so that Zhang Qingshan was only excited in addition to admiration. Third, he worked conscientiously and responsibly, and even made a special trip to the lair of the mountain tiger to inspect the spot overnight in the small inspection time.

On the morning of the 16th, the head of Wu Zhengqing left, and Zhang Qingshan did not know the specific results of his inspection, but when he said goodbye, Wu Zhengqing showed a sincere smile and said a lot of encouraging words, and he should be very satisfied.

As soon as head Wu Zhengqing left, the leaders immediately held a meeting for more than two hours behind closed doors. At noon, the office personnel of the Soviet Government of Guitang Town and all the commanders and fighters, including the propaganda team and the Self-Defense Force, held a mobilization meeting, the content of which made everyone's blood boil: Before 1 June, all the reactionary forces hidden in Guitang Town, especially those hidden in the deep mountains and old forests, must be eliminated without missing a beat, and the people of the town must be clear.

"I didn't realize how pleasant it was to watch people do morning exercises...... It turns out that this is how the leader inspects. ”

"That's, look at how neatly the second row is walking, it's like a person, of course, the guy on the far left is half a beat slower, let's assume he did it on purpose. ”

"What is that, look at the comrades in the fourth platoon and the third squad, the momentum of this step is like a charge...... Oh they were going to hit the railing if they didn't stop. ”

According to the practice in the army, if there is no morning exercise, it means that there is a task today. The soldiers of the third platoon have been working as guards at the command post recently, but they are suffocated, and they finally waited until today when they did not have morning exercises, and naturally everyone was happy. Of course, from their actions, it is not difficult to see their desire to fight and their rich experience before the battle.

"Don't say it, don't say it, the squad leader is here. ”

Hearing the reminder of Zhou Baoyu, who was standing at the door and watching, everyone immediately shut up.

When the first-class squad leader entered the door, everyone gathered around and asked what the task was.

"I said you're too unkind, aren't you?

In the face of Zhang Qingshan's ostentatious words, everyone was overjoyed and hurried to serve, not to mention water, even cigarettes.

In the expectation of everyone, Zhang Qingshan took a puff of cigarette and said, "The platoon commander can help everyone win a hard bone this time and eliminate Wang Weimin......"

The crowd rejoiced.

Wang Weiqing had only one daughter, married to Zhao Wu of Luoxi in Guitang Town.

Zhao Wu was originally a big family in the township, and although he was cunning, he was not very bold. After becoming Wang Weiqing's son-in-law, he relied on Wang Weiqing's momentum to claim the king and hegemony in Luoxi Township.

Zhao Wu has no big ambitions, he just wants to rule his own one-third of an acre, and he is a typical soil bun. Wang Weiqing was beaten to death by the people of the town, which shocked him very much. At the beginning, he wanted to join his relatives and friends and temporarily avoid the edge of the Red Army, but the tigress at home cried every day, and the old lady (Wang Weiqing's father) gave him money and guns, asking him to avenge Wang Weiqing, and Zhao Wu was tempted. recruited troops on a large scale, and Wang Weiqing's former minions soon gathered more than 150 guns. This made Zhao Wu's confidence swell.

But before he could figure out how to take revenge on the Red Army and the residents of Guitang Town, he heard that Tian Dalong and Zhuanshan Tiger had been destroyed by the Red Army, which made him frightened.

Just when he was in a panic, under the recommendation of the old lady, the Drill Mountain Tiger came to him with the remnants of the defeated army, and let his men reach 200 guns. In his eyes, this is a strong soldier: in fact, he used to have a holiday with the Drill Mountain Tiger, because the Drill Mountain Tiger always harassed his territory, which made him very unhappy. Now, naturally, you have to huddle together to keep warm.

His luck is really bad, and the ups and downs of this strength determine the uncertainty of his vision and mentality.

No, just when he was complacent, the first and second platoons of the Red Third Company plus the town self-defense force followed the escape route of the Drill Mountain Tiger and chased all the way to Luoxi Township. The soldiers in his eyes were strong and strong, but he fought with the Red Army for less than half an hour, and then he scattered birds and beasts.

In the chaos, his old lady was killed by a stray bullet, and his wife's whereabouts are unknown. But no one expected that this would inspire him to resist.

So, he fled with dozens of his men to the retreat route that had been prepared long ago - the Tiger Cave.

Then the Red Army was too busy waging a propaganda revolution to build up self-defense units in the villages and Soviet governments at all levels, and for a time did not bother to purge him. However, during this time, he gathered his subordinates and recruited bandits, and in just ten days, more than 100 people gathered to rob.

The continuous ups and downs in his mentality actually inflated his arrogance, and he actually arrogantly said: The Tiger Cave is an iron wall, and no matter how many Red Army troops come, there is only a dead end.

The Red Army's strategy of encircling and suppressing the reactionaries was: First small and then large! In just five days, the small reactionary forces around Luoxi Township were wiped out, and now it was his turn.

After breakfast, the third platoon of the Red Third Company and the town self-defense brigade, as well as some backbone cadres specially drawn from each platoon and squad, formed a bandit suppression brigade, totaling 150 people, and marched to Luoxi Township, which is located in the northeast of Guitang Town......

(There is something at home today, there is only one chapter, and I will make it up tomorrow, please be considerate!)