"That's right. Lao Zhang, you see that you have been working in the local area, and you have never entered the main army......"

Zhang Qingshan tried his best to say the most euphemistic things he could think of, so as not to cause Luo Yingjie's misunderstanding, which would outweigh the losses.

Who knows, Luo Yingjie smiled and said: "Lao Zhang, don't say it, I understand what you mean." Everyone is their own family, and it hurts to say this, or should I report my thoughts to you and the leaders first?"

Luo Yingjie smiled and scattered a circle of cigarettes for everyone, lit one himself, took a puff, and said: "I know, I have been the captain of the guerrilla brigade in this county, and I have never been to the main force, so in terms of operational command, I will definitely not be able to lead a battalion of soldiers." Of course, I also understand that the organization appointed me as the battalion commander of the fourth battalion of our assault regiment, which is not only to promote me, but also to recognize my ability...... Therefore, I wanted to resign from the position of battalion commander and let me sit up from an ordinary soldier first. ”

"That's not going to work. This is an organizational appointment and cannot be easily changed. Lao Luo, no matter what, you should be the commander of this battalion. Hu Yingze hurriedly interjected and strongly objected...... If Luo Yingjie had indeed worked hard and made great achievements, if he had resigned on his own initiative as soon as he was appointed, would he have to talk about the discipline and prestige of the organization? Second, looking at Luo Yingjie's happiness, it was obvious that he really planned to become an ordinary fighter, and if he was asked to lead and mobilize the masses, there would inevitably be chaos in this position, and it would be better to let him continue to be the captain of the guerrilla brigade.

"But, political commissar, I know in my heart how many pounds and taels I have, if I am now the battalion commander, if nothing else, I don't know how I should train them. This is going to be on the battlefield, making big jokes or small, delaying the fighters, and even causing everyone to lose the battle because of me, then I will have no face to meet those sacrificed soldiers. ”

Hu Yingze wanted to continue to persuade, but was pulled by Zhang Qingshan.

"Lao Hu, Lao Luo, you see if this will work. Zhang Qingshan took a puff of cigarette, sorted out his thoughts, and said, "Lao Luo is still the battalion commander...... Lao Luo, don't be in a hurry to speak, listen to me first. It's not because you haven't been in the army, so you don't know anything about the army, but this doesn't mean that your Luo Yingjie's ability is not enough, it's just that you're not familiar with it, then, you can be the battalion commander, but I have to find you a teacher......"

Speaking of this, Zhang Qingshan looked at Tian Guozhong and said with a smile: "Lao Tian is a high-achieving student who graduated from Yunnan Jiangwutang, I think, in this regard, it is enough to be your teacher, right?"

"Enough, absolutely enough. ”

"Then, I will let Lao Tian go to your fourth battalion as a political commissar first, and your Lao Luo will be a student...... When you graduate, at that time, I don't think anyone dares to say that you are not capable enough to be a battalion commander. Lao Luo, what do you think of this?"

"It's so good, I couldn't agree more. After Luo Yingjie nodded happily, he turned his head to Tian Guozhong and said: "Chief of Staff, no! Lao Tian, don't worry, in the future, in the fourth battalion, you say nothing, I am your student, I will do whatever you say, and I will never go against you." ”

These words are a bit confusing, which shows how excited Luo Yingjie is in his heart.

Tian Guozhong said with a smile: "Lao Luo, you can't say that, it should be said that we learn from each other." ”

Seeing that Luo Yingjie didn't understand, Tian Guozhong explained: "In terms of command and training, I will tell you everything I know, but in terms of how to mobilize the masses, I have never done specific affairs in these places, and you have to be my teacher." Therefore, let's not talk about who learns from whom, it can be regarded as complementary. ”

As soon as he heard this, Zhang Qingshan's heart fluttered, and he was immediately overjoyed: Yes, don't look at Luo Yingjie, who has never been in the regular army, so he doesn't know anything about the regular army. But on the other hand, there are also many cadres in our assault regiment who have not been trained in the local area, and Luo Yingjie has master-level experience in this area - with dozens of people, in an environment full of enemies, he can work in a chic manner for a few years without damage, which shows that he is powerful. It just so happens that everyone complements each other.

Lao Tian reminded right. Zhang Qingshan could think that as his old partner, Hu Yingze obviously also thought of this, no, he said to Luo Yingjie with a smile: "Lao Luo, we people have basically stayed in the army all the time, and we still know very little about local affairs, and this aspect is your strength, in the future, I hope you will teach us more." ”

"Yes, Lao Luo, our assault group has just arrived, and it can be said that our eyes are dark—they don't know anything. In the future, whether it is recruiting troops or mobilizing the masses, it will all depend on you and the local comrades. ”

"Political commissar, regiment commander, and comrades, please rest assured, and please wait and see, I, Luo Yingjie, will do my best for the growth and development of our assault regiment in the future. ”

Although this is a good thing to say, you can experience it carefully, and it really has a bit of a reckless taste.

"That's it, let's move on to the next one. Zhang Qingshan said with a smile: "Lao Luo, I still have to ask you to give the staff officer this second thing." ”

"Regiment commander, if there is any task, you just give an order, and the staff officer will be outside. ”

"That's right. You see, if you become a battalion commander, then you must resign from your former post as commander of the county guerrilla brigade. However, as a combat unit, our assault regiment will not disperse under normal circumstances in order to gather combat strength. In other words, our assault regiment can only stay at one point, but the county and its surroundings are so big, we can't just take care of ourselves and ignore others, so we have to rely on the county guerrilla brigade to maintain the usual communication between the villages, collect food, collect intelligence on the enemy, and so on...... We are not familiar with this place, but you are an old acquaintance, and you have come to the assault regiment, so how about you recommend a successor that you can trust, who is capable, and who stresses the principles of party spirit?"

"I've thought about this a long time ago. ”

"Have you thought about it?" Hu Yingze looked at him suspiciously: "Lao Luo, you already knew that you were going to be the battalion commander of our assault regiment?"

"It's not. Luo Yingjie took a puff of cigarette and said with a smile: "I mean, when we do revolution, we all tie our heads to the waistband of our trousers, and we can't guarantee that we will meet Marx one day." But I sacrificed, and the team could not be dispersed, so I had already designated: once I sacrificed, the deputy captain Li Hua would serve as the captain and lead everyone to continue the revolution. ”

This is domineering, reflecting that although Luo Yingjie has a vision in doing things, he has always been a word, a bit of a decision for the organization, and has the meaning of cutting first and then playing. However, considering that they often move around and are inconvenient to contact with the organization, it is indeed understandable to say that this is true.

"Lao Luo, let's talk about the general environment of Sanqiao County. ”

"The people of Sanqiao County are miserable, and the officials are rich and rich, coupled with the exploitation of local tyrants and inferior gentry, the people are miserable, and the society is also very unstable. Not to mention anything else, there are seven bandit organizations with more than fifty people alone......" Speaking of this, Luo Yingjie pondered for a while and said: "However, there is a big feature of the officials in dealing with bandits, that is, when you set up a mountain, they will send troops to encircle and suppress, but at this time, their encirclement and suppression efforts are not large, and they are often just acting without work to deal with it." Sometimes, they even collude with bandits, not only to harm the people, but also to make the bandits face their opponents...... Anyway, it's complicated, and I really can't say it for a while. However, one thing is very interesting, that is, those officials also have their own bottom line against bandits. ”

"Isn't it their duty to exterminate bandits?

"The so-called collusion between officials and bandits is what it says, but there is indeed a bottom line. ”

After Zhang Qingshan glanced at Li Honghui, who was speaking, he smiled at Luo Yingjie and said, "Tell me, what is the bottom line?"

"That is, the number of bandits in one or one group cannot exceed three hundred. If it exceeds three hundred, they will exert all their strength to encircle and suppress it, and at that time, they will really use all kinds of means to suppress bandits. I guess this is probably because they are afraid of becoming a bandit, so they attract the attention of the above and take their official hats. However, this bottom line does exist, and it has continued since the Qing Dynasty, and almost every county magistrate will stick to this bottom line......"

As he spoke, Luo Yingjie threw away the cigarette butt in his hand, and said to everyone with a wry smile while stepping on it: "I really didn't know the bottom line formulated by their gang of officials, but I saw that I pulled the pole very smoothly, and the officials turned a blind eye at all, so I was a little careless." Later, I learned that the officials suddenly attacked me because the number of people in the team who were preparing to make a revolution exceeded this bottom line, so they would desperately chase and kill us. ”

"They are very smart, they know that the people under their rule are living in hardship, and it is a matter of time before they rebel, so they deliberately give the people an outlet, and then, they are stuck in the number of people, so as to avoid becoming bigger, and they can kill two birds with one stone. What a good calculation. After Hu Yingze finished sneering, he asked Luo Yingjie: "Isn't it because you are a Communist Party?"

"That's not it. They are powerful and powerful in the local area, and they say that they are reactionary governments on the surface, but in fact, they are the emperors of the soil. It doesn't matter who you are, anyway, they only value your numbers. If there are more than three hundred, they will not care what you do, and will definitely send troops to encircle and suppress them. ”

Everyone showed deep thought: If it is really as Luo Yingjie said, then these people will be very smooth at the beginning, but they will definitely have to face their desperate efforts later.

"That's not right!" Hu Yingze was the first to react: "Lao Luo, what you just said was when the Kuomintang was in power here, but now, the devils have occupied here, so will the situation change?"

"Commissar, I'll tell you the truth, I personally think that they will no longer abide by this bottom line, but may go further. In order to prevent the existence of anti-Japanese forces, their next step was to sweep away all the resistance forces in the county. ”

"Wait a minute. Zhang Qingshan interjected: "Lao Luo, you just said that they will no longer abide by this bottom line, what do you mean by them, are you referring to the officials of the former National Government, or the second devil who is now doing things for the devils?"

"Basically, it hasn't changed, the county magistrate has become a pseudo county magistrate, and the security regiment has become an assistant defense regiment (at this time, Wang Jingwei has not yet become a Hualian, and there is no Nanjing puppet government, and the names of these puppet armies are varied, not the imperial alliance army that everyone is familiar with later. It's just a different skin. Luo Yingjie's face turned red all of a sudden, and he said indignantly......