"It's the head of the headquarters, and I found a way to solve the problem at once." After reading the telegram from the headquarters, the brigade commander said with some emotion, "This is the only way." ”

Chief of Staff Yang Dakui said: "What method? ”

The brigade commander said: "Organize an elite unit and open up a new anti-Japanese base area." ”

"What?" Yang Dakui's eyes widened, and he said in disbelief, "Our two major military regions, Taihang and Taiyue, have already become like this, not only are there not many ammunition left, and they are about to run out of food, but also organize troops to expand to the outside line to open up new anti-Japanese base areas?" Is this likely to be successful? ”

"Chief of Staff, that's the limit of our thinking."

The brigade commander said: "The vision of the head of the headquarters is higher than ours. ”

Wang Ye on the side also said with a smile: "Indeed, in the face of difficulties, what we have been thinking about before has always been how to get past, if there is a shortage of ammunition, then we will fight less wars, or even not fight, and if we are short of food, we will find a way to raise food, in short, there are difficulties to solve difficulties, instead of jumping out of this dilemma and breaking the situation from a higher level." ”

"Gou past?" The brigade commander smiled, "This word Gou is well used and very vivid." ”

"It's true, we're really Gou now." Yang Dakui smiled self-deprecatingly, and continued, "However, it's not easy to get out of this predicament, right?" ”

The brigade commander said: "Then it depends on how and where to jump." ”

As he spoke, the brigade commander got up and walked over to the map.

Yang Dakui and Wang Ye also followed, their eyes fixed on the map.

"Look here, northwest Henan." The brigade commander stretched out his hand and pointed to the lower right side of the southeast of Jin, and said, "This area is connected to our Taihang base area in the west, our southern Hebei base area in the north, and Shandong Military Region in the east!" If we can open up a new anti-Japanese base area in northwest Henan......"

"Oh my God." Yang Dakui said excitedly, "Then our Shanxi-Hebei-Henan base area will really be connected, and it will become a veritable Shanxi-Hebei-Henan Military Region!" Both the area and the population will far exceed the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region and the Shandong Military Region! Moreover, in this way, our Shanxi-Hebei-Henan Military Region will also be connected with the Shandong Military Region, and the deployment capacity of personnel and materials will be greatly increased, and the situation of the War of Resistance in the entire North China and even the whole country will be reversed! ”

Wang Ye said: "Okamura Ningji's cage policy will also be completely bankrupt!" ”

"Yes, that's it!" The brigade commander nodded heavily and said, "With this gesture of the head of the headquarters, alleviating the food crisis in the Taihang Military Region and our Taiyue Military Region is still secondary, and the most important thing is to crack Okamura Ningji's cage policy and smash the Japanese army's attempts to divide, blockade, and besiege our various base areas!" ”

Yang Dakui said: "So what does the head of the headquarters mean is to send an elite unit from our Taiyue Column to northwest Henan to open up a new base area?" ”

"That's what the head of the headquarters means." The brigade commander nodded, "Chief of Staff, who do you think is suitable?" ”

"It must be Li Yunlong." Yang Dakui said, "When it comes to fighting tough battles, Cheng Shifa and Kong Jie are not necessarily much worse than Li Yunlong and Ding Wei, when it comes to the pattern, it has to be Ding Wei, but if you want to say who has more ideas and can open up a new situation, it must be Li Yunlong, that is, this kid is lawless, When he was in the northwest of Jin Dynasty before, he didn't get into trouble less, and this time he went to the northwest of Henan, it was even more far away from the emperor of the mountain, and no one could control him, so it couldn't turn the sky upside down?" ”

"It doesn't matter if you get into trouble." The brigade commander waved his hand and said, "As long as it doesn't harm the common people." ”

"That won't be." Yang Dakui said, "Li Yunlong's troubles are mainly military troubles, he still has the principles of party spirit, and he will definitely not harm the people, besides, isn't there Zhao Gang." ”

"Zhao Gang alone is not enough." The brigade commander shook his head and said.

Yang Dakui was stunned and said, "Brigade commander, do you want to personally lead the team to northwest Henan?" ”

"I wanted to go, but unfortunately the head of the headquarters wouldn't let me." The brigade commander shook his head, turned his head and said to Wang Ye, "Xiao Wang, you follow the 3rd Brigade to the northwest of Henan." ”

Wang Ye said: "Brigade commander, I can't control the regiment commander." ”

The brigade commander said: "I let you go, not to let you take charge of Li Yunlong, I asked you to take the wolf brigade as the vanguard, and enter northwest Henan first to find out the local enemy situation, so that after the main force enters northwest Henan, the situation can be opened up as soon as possible, and the grain of the southern Hebei military region can flow from northwest Henan to the Taihang Military Region and Taiyue Military Region." ”

Wang Ye said: "Then I understand, the brigade commander can rest assured, the wolf warrior brigade guarantees to complete the task." ”

After a pause, Wang Ye said again: "Brigade commander, the more than 200 newly recruited team members have not yet completed their training, and it is not suitable to go to the battlefield for the time being, so let Wei Dayong take them to continue training, and I only need to bring more than 30 old team members, so that the target is smaller and more conducive to action." ”

The brigade commander said: "Okay, listen to you, you are the expert in special operations." ”

Wang Ye said: "Brigade commander, chief of staff, without further ado, then I will take people to northwest Henan first." ”

"Wait." The brigade commander waved his hand and said, "This time I went to the northwest of Henan, but it is three or four hundred miles, although all the people in your wolf warrior brigade are good men, but now the food can't keep up?" That's why I have to equip you with horses. ”

"Brigadier, you don't have to." Wang Ye said, "There are not a few horses left in the military region. ”

With the intensification of the Japanese blockade, the conditions of the Taihang Military Region and the Taiyue Military Region have become increasingly difficult, and the people are not enough to eat, let alone the war horses, so by now, all the cavalry formations have been abolished, and the reduced war horses have also been transferred to the brother troops of the Southern Hebei Military Region and the Shandong Military Region, because the conditions there are relatively better.

Now there are only a small number of horses left in the entire Taiyue Military Region, which are used for communication and the riding of the chief.

Now the brigade commander has to take out more than 30 military horses to equip the wolf warrior brigade, which means that the brigade commander and chief of staff can only march on foot when they go out.

So Wang Ye had some reluctance.

The brigade commander insisted: "It's decided, Xiao Wang, you don't have to say more." ”

After a pause, the brigade commander turned his head to Yang Dakui and said, "Chief of Staff, let the logistics department kill two more mules, give the wolf warrior brigade a full meal, and give them the rest of the meat as dry food." ”

"Brigadier Commander, this is really not necessary." Wang Ye said abruptly, "We can solve this kind of thing by ourselves, otherwise we would still call it the Wolf Warrior Brigade and the Sheep Brigade." ”

"I forgot that you can still find the devil puppet army to fight the autumn wind." The brigade commander laughed and said, "Okay, then I won't prepare dry food for you, you can find a way to solve it, but you have to bring enough ammunition." ”

For a team of more than 30 people, the brigade commander could still afford to give ample ammunition.

Two hundred rounds of ammunition for one person is only six or seven thousand rounds of ammunition.

"Take care of the brigade commander, take care of the chief of staff." Wang Ye stood upright and saluted.

After sending Wang Ye away, the brigade commander sent another staff officer to call Li Yunlong over.

When he received the order, Li Yunlong was rolling up his sleeves and shrunk on the kang to take a nap, this cold winter wax moon, there is nothing to do, plus there is no goods in the stomach, in order to reduce energy consumption, he can only lie on the kang.

Hearing that the brigade commander was looking for him, Li Yunlong suddenly came over in a hurry.

"Brigadier Commander, Brigadier Commander." As soon as Li Yunlong came in, he shouted, "Are you going to invite me to dinner?" ”

"Here's it." The brigade commander took out a few simmered potatoes from the stove with tongs, gave one to Li Yunlong, handed the other to the chief of staff, and broke the remaining one himself.

"Just eat this?" Li Yunlong said, "This is too picky." ”

The brigade commander was immediately angry and scolded: "Then what do you want to eat?" ”

Li Yunlong chirped and said: "Your brigade commander invites people to dinner, so you have to have wine and meat, Chief of Staff, right?" Is the brigade commander, an old pick? It's really cut. ”

Yang Dakui smiled: "What, you want to drink wine and eat meat?" ”

"Yes, why don't you want to." Li Yunlong said without thinking, "I want to drink wine and eat meat in my dreams." ”

The brigade commander said: "There is such a place, you can drink wine and eat meat, I don't know if you want to go?" ”

"I want to go, why don't I want to." Li Yunlong stood up, "Brigade commander, where are you going, you just say where to go?" ”

The brigade commander immediately got up and said with a serious face: "In accordance with the instructions of the head of the headquarters, and after the study and decision of the party committee of the military region, with your independent 3rd brigade as the backbone, supplemented by logistics, medical, communications, and wolf warrior brigades, and other units, the northwest Henan detachment will be independently formed, with Li Yunlong as the commander and Zhao Gang as the political commissar. ”

"Northwest Henan detachment?" Li Yunlong: I really didn't expect this.

"Yes, the Northwest Henan Detachment." The brigade commander said solemnly, "Li Yunlong, you kid listen to me, this time I sent you to northwest Henan to shoulder a difficult task, I don't have much time to waste for you, after arriving in northwest Henan, you must open the situation in the shortest possible time, and then give you a specific time limit, that is, before the end of the year!" ”

Yang Dakui then said: "We must open up the situation before the end of the year, and by the beginning of spring next year, we must open up a solid base area in several counties in northwestern Henan, and in particular, we must open up the transportation from the Southern Hebei Military Region to the Taihang Military Region, so that the grain from the Southern Hebei Military Region can be transported to the Taihang Military Region and our Taiyue Military Region." ”

"Yes." Li Yunlong did not hesitate at all, and replied proudly, "Guarantee to complete the task!" ”

After speaking, Li Yunlong immediately changed to a flattering smile and asked, "Brigade commander, where is Xiao Wang?" ”

In the end, Wang Ye and his wolf brigade were brought back to the 3rd Independent Brigade, Li Yunlong was still very happy, and said in his heart that Wang Ye, this kid, should not want to fly out of Lao Tzu's Wuzhi Mountain.

"Xiao Wang has already taken the Wolf Warrior Brigade to the northwest of Yunyu." The brigade commander said in a deep voice, "After you go back, you should also step up your preparations, and set off with your troops in two days." ”

"Brigade commander, don't wait two days." Li Yunlong said proudly, "Let's go today." ”

After a pause, Li Yunlong said again: "But I have one condition, I have to bring enough dry food for seven days to the soldiers of our 3rd Independent Brigade, and the ammunition must also be matched with a base. ”

"Seven days of dry food can be considered, and you don't have to think about one base amount of ammunition."

The brigade commander snorted coldly, and said: "Give you the 3rd Brigade a base of ammunition, and Lao Tzu's entire Taiyue column should sing the empty city plan, how can there be such a good thing." ”

Li Yunlong said dissatisfiedly: "Brigade commander, if you refuse to give a base amount of ammunition, forget it, then you have to match an artillery company to my soon-to-be-established Northwest Henan Detachment, right?" ”

"We don't need much equipment."

"It's enough to give 4 American mountain guns."

Speaking of this, Li Yunlong said again: "Brigade commander, don't you have to give a dowry to marry a girl, although our 3rd Brigade is not a marriage in northwest Henan this time, but the meaning is similar, shouldn't we give a few mountain cannons to support the façade?" ”

"Cannon?" The brigade commander snorted and said, "It's simple, I'm going to find a devil and a puppet army by myself." ”

Li Yunlong wanted to speak again, but the brigade commander was already impatient, and scolded: "Go and go, Li Yunlong, I warn you, don't bother me with this kind of bullshit, there is a saying that Lao Tzu has already told you once, and I will tell you again today, since you have the ability to be the commander of this detachment, you must have the ability to get guns and guns yourself, otherwise you should go home and pick up the child as soon as possible." ”

Speaking of this, the brigade commander suddenly said, "Hey, Li Yunlong, your wife should have given birth, right?" ”

"It's been born, it's been born a long time ago." Li Yunlong grinned and said, "I gave birth to a son, hehe." ”

"If you have a good son, you have to have more sons." The brigade commander smiled and said, "The Chinese revolution needs a successor. ”

Speaking of this, the brigade commander said again: "Your wife gave birth to a son for you, it stands to reason that the organization should give you a family leave, so that you can go back to see your wife and son, or else change to Ding Wei?" ”

"Don't, Brigadier Commander, there's no regret about this." Li Yunlong suddenly became anxious when he heard this, "My wife and son are fine in Yan'an, and they won't fly away, our old Li can go back anytime." ”

"Okay, I'm in a hurry." The brigade commander scolded.

Li Yunlongxin said that he could not be in a hurry? This time he went to the northwest of Henan, and he was a prince!

In the past, when he was in the northwest of Shanxi, although he was also a prince, there were Ding Wei and Kong Jie on an equal footing with him, but this time he went to the northwest of Henan and he was the only prince, saying nothing!

How can such a difference in beauty be easily given to others?

With a light snort, the brigade commander said again: "During this time, the boss is stationed near Changzhi, and you will definitely have to go to Changzhi with the troops to the northwest of Henan, and meet the boss by the way, the boss has something to say to you." ”

"Got it." Li Yunlong agreed to come down.

He could guess what the boss was going to say to him.

It's nothing more than letting him go to the northwest of Henan and not cause trouble.

Trouble? Our old Li has never caused trouble.

……

At the same time, in Chongqing Huangshan official residence Yunxiu Tower.

Chang Kaishen was eating breakfast while listening to Chen Bui read him a summary of the newspaper.

When he turned to the last briefing, Chen Bui obviously hesitated, not knowing whether to continue reading.

Chang Kaishen raised his head and asked, "Yan Ji, why don't you read it down?" Is there anything you want to hide from me? ”

Chen Bui sighed lightly and whispered: "It's a telegram about the famine in Henan, according to the latest report sent back by Associated Press reporter Frank, the Kuomintang army in Henan has seen a large-scale famine, even ......."

"Or even what?" Chang Kaishen frowned and said, "Don't ramble, go on." ”

Chen Bui whispered: "Even the word starvation is everywhere, especially along Longhai Road and Pinghan Road, which are full of hungry people who have no food and clothing, and thousands of hungry people die every day......

"Nonsense!" Chang Kaishen was so angry that he slapped his chopsticks on the dining table, and said angrily, "Listen to the alarmist, when Han Chu came to report to me yesterday, he clearly told me that Henan can overcome difficulties, but it is just a small disaster, these Western media just like to fan the flames and take the opportunity to make a big fuss, lest the world will not be chaotic!" ”

"Yes." Chen Bui bowed his head and replied, not daring to say a word.

Chang Kaishen's anger came and went quickly, and he soon said: "Although it is alarmist to hear that Henan has suffered a catastrophe, we must still beware of those people with ulterior motives who take the opportunity to make a fuss, especially those speculative profiteers who sit on the ground and raise prices, and immediately send a telegram to Hu Zongnan, asking him to transfer a part of the grain reserves from Shaanxi to Luoyang, stabilize grain prices when necessary, and ensure that the 200,000 soldiers of the National Army in the First War Zone have food to eat no matter what." ”

"Yes." Chen Bui agreed, turned around and wanted to leave.

"Wait." Chang Kaishen also said, "Inform all departments and strictly seal all news about the famine in Henan, and in this extraordinary period, the party-state must not mess with itself." ”

"Yes." Chen Bui promised to leave.

As soon as Chen Bui walked with his front foot, Tang Zong walked in with his back foot.

"Headmaster." Tang Zong whispered, "Chi Dianyuan and Zhao Xunqi in northern Henan seem to have signs of instability. ”

"What?" Chang Kaishen really didn't think about it all of a sudden, and said with a blank face, "Chi Dianyuan, Zhao Xunqi? ”

"The headmaster, it's the rest of the two Pangsun." Tang Zong said with a little embarrassment, "After being severely damaged by the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army two years ago, the remnants of Chi Dianyuan and Zhao Xunqi have been cowering near Senxian County, ostensibly obeying Chongqing's orders, but in fact, they are secretly colluding with the Eighth Route Army and the Japanese. ”

"You mean these two? I remember. Chang Kaishen said, "What's going on?" These two people are tired of taking benefits from three sides, so they want to throw themselves into the Eighth Route Army or the Japanese? ”

Tang Zong said: "It should be that the Japanese don't allow them to take advantage of it three times." ”

After a pause, Tang Zong said again: "According to the information we have, Chi Dianyuan has agreed to accept the Japanese army's adaptation, but Zhao Xunqi is still hesitating, but the price has not yet been negotiated. ”

"These two dog things." Chang Kaishen's face immediately collapsed.

After taking a towel from the guards and wiping his mouth, Chang Kaishen said again: "They must be stopped!" ”

"That's what Chief Wei meant, too." Tang Zong whispered, "Chief Wei hopes to send an elite division from the Thirteenth Army or the Eighteenth Army to northern Henan to control the situation and deter Chi Dianyuan and Zhao Xunqi. ”

Chang Kaishen pondered for a moment and asked, "Lu Da's B-level general class is about to finish, right?" ”

Tang Zong replied without hesitation: "Back to the principal, the B-level generals of Lu University will finish their graduation this morning. ”

"Is it out this morning?" Chang Kaishen was a little stunned, and then said, "In this way, you immediately call the Army University and ask Chu Yunfei to come to Yunxiu Tower immediately." ”

When Tang Zong returned to the third group, he made a phone call to the Army University.

After receiving the call, Chu Yunfei immediately rushed to Yunxiu Tower.

"Headmaster." Chu Yunfei was brought into the study and saluted Chang Kaishen.

"Yunfei, you're here." Chang Kaishen put down the brush, beckoned and asked, "What do you think of my handwriting?" ”

When Chu Yunfei heard this, he walked to the desk, only to see that Chang Kaishen wrote the four italic characters of "mainstay", and saw that these four words were written extremely vigorously and powerfully, full of the aura of a soldier.

"Good word." Chu Yunfei praised from the bottom of his heart, "The principal's pen power has improved again. ”

Chang Kaishen smiled and said, "Since Yunfei likes it, then I will give you this painting." ”

"Yunfei thanked the principal." Chu Yunfei was overjoyed when he heard this, not only because of Chang Kaishen's gift, but also because there must be another layer of deep meaning behind Chang Kaishen's gift.

Sure enough, Chang Kaishen said: "Yunfei, do you know why I sent you these four words?" ”

"The students don't know." Of course, Chu Yunfei would not pretend to be smart at this time, shook his head and said, "Please also ask the principal to show me." ”

"Come, Yunfei, come." Chang Kaishen beckoned, then took Chu Yunfei to the big map pasted on the wall, and reached out and patted it at the location of the Central Plains.

"Henan is the hinterland of the Central Plains, and it has always been a place where soldiers must fight."

"Now more than 30 counties in northern and eastern Henan have fallen into the hands of the Japanese invaders."

"However, there is still one county in more than ten counties in northern Henan that still belongs to the national control area."

After a pause, Chang Kaishen said again: "This is Sen County, a national control area that hangs alone in the middle of the Japanese-occupied area. ”

"This student knows." Chu Yunfei nodded and said, "There are remnants of Sun Dianying and Pang Bingxun stationed in Sen County, that is, Chi Dianyuan's temporary 1st Brigade and Zhao Xunqi's temporary 2nd Brigade. ”

"That's right." Chang Kaishen nodded and said, "But what makes people angry is that now Chi Dianyuan and Zhao Xunqi are secretly negotiating terms with the Japanese, preparing to join the Japanese army as traitors and traitors." ”

"Is there such a thing?" Chu Yunfei said abruptly, "Headmaster, you have to stop them." ”

Chang Kaishen asked solemnly: "Yunfei, if you are allowed to go to northern Henan with the 89th Division, are you confident that you will stop Chi Dianyuan and Zhao Xunqi from treason and defect to the enemy?" ”

"Of course." Chu Yunfei said without thinking, "The student must tell Chi Dianyuan and Zhao Xunqi that if they are willing to repent and reform themselves, the student can act as if nothing happened, but if they are obstinate and insist on being traitors, then the student can only solve the two on the spot and incorporate the troops of the two of them." ”

Chang Kaishen continued: "What if the actual strength of the 89th Division is only one regiment? ”

"Huh?" Chu Yunfei was dumbfounded and said, "Principal, how can the 89th Division only have one regiment of troops?" ”

Chang Kaishen said with a dark face: "Because not long ago, the 89th Division was attacked by a brigade of the 35th Division of the Japanese Army, not only lost several counties east of Zhengzhou, but also suffered heavy losses to the troops. ”

"Huh? A brigade? Chu Yunfei was so angry that his face turned green.

A brigade of the Japanese army actually inflicted heavy losses on an elite division of the national army?

Chang Kaishen sighed lightly and said: "Yunfei, although the 89th Division belongs to the Eighteenth Army, its past achievements are indescribable, and you need to encourage yourself after you take office." ”

The so-called self-encouragement means that everything can only be done on your own.

Hearing this, Chu Yunfei's brows also tightened suddenly.

As the saying goes, one fence with three piles, one hero and three gangs, if he only relies on him, even if he has three heads and six arms, it will be difficult to rectify the remnants of the 89th Division, not to mention Chi Dianyuan and Zhao Xunqi.

At that moment, Chu Yunfei said: "Principal, can you transfer some students from the old department of the Jin Army to the 89th Division?" ”

"This can be considered." Chang Kaishen nodded and said, "But at most, a group of backbones will be transferred, and it is impossible to transfer your only brigade of the Jin Army to the 89th Division as a whole." ”

"The backbone is enough." Chu Yunfei was overjoyed when he heard this, "Enough." ”

"Okay." Chang Kaishen said happily, "Right now, the 90th Division is resting in Xingyang, you go to meet your troops, the state affairs are difficult, so I will no longer arrange a banquet for you." ”

"Say goodbye to the students." Chu Yunfei raised his hand and saluted.

"Go ahead." Chang Kaishen's face was gentle.

……

At this time, in a certain village in Changzhi.

Wang Ye has already taken the wolf warrior brigade to join the boss.

"Boss." Wang Ye stood upright and saluted the boss.

"Wang Ye." The boss smiled and replied with a military salute, "I'm more energetic than when I parted from Daxiawan two years ago." ”

"Boss, you're much thinner than you were two years ago." Wang Ye said a little sadly, this is the truth, the boss is almost out of shape, and his cheeks are deeply sunken.

"It's good to lose weight, it's good to lose weight." The boss smiled and said, "This is what Chinese medicine says." ”

"Well, the boss is right." Wang Ye said happily, "Traditional Chinese medicine is a treasure left down by our ancestors. ”

The boss waved his hand and said: "Don't talk nonsense, I specially asked someone to call you over, just for one thing, that is, about the Chi Dianyuan Department of the National Army and the Zhao Xunqi Department in Sen County." ”

"Chi Dianyuan? Zhao Xunqi? Wang Ye said solemnly, "The remnants of Sun Dianying and Pang Bingxun? ”

"Yes, the two are Sun Dianying and Pang Bingxun's old department." The boss nodded, and then said, "After the friction subsided, our Eighth Route Army had an agreement with them, with Changzhi and Pingshun to Cixian as the dividing line, the north is our Eighth Route Army's activity area, and the south is their territory. ”

Well, the boss who dared to love specially called him because he was worried that they would attack the national army.

At that moment, Wang Ye promised: "Don't worry, boss, we will definitely not mess around." ”

"To Xiao Wang, I am still relieved." The boss nodded, and then said, "But I don't dare to worry about Li Yunlong's stunned seed, I called you over this time, just to hope that you can dissuade Li Yunlong when he has this idea, and let him not fight Chi Dianyuan and Zhao Xunqi's idea, so as not to provoke friction and destroy the overall situation of the Anti-Japanese War." ”

Wang Ye's expression became serious, and he said: "Boss, you should tell our head of the regiment about this in person, as a subordinate, even if he says it, he may not listen." ”

"Li Yunlong, I will definitely tell him." The boss nodded and said, "But you also have to persuade him, let him not mess around, don't think about replenishing from the national army because of the shortage of ammunition, I know that it is relatively easy to do this, but after all, this will destroy the hard-won overall situation of the Anti-Japanese War." ”

"Yes." Wang Ye said solemnly.

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