Then, Kong Jie, Li Wenjie, and Xu Guoan, who were the core leaders of the first detachment, conducted in-depth discussions and determined operational policies and deployments on the winter counteroffensive launched against the Japanese army.

In the end, the three of them came to an agreement.

The winter counteroffensive officially set the tone.

According to the results of the in-depth discussions between the three men, the current winter counteroffensive was roughly divided into three phases of operation according to the pre-plan.

In the first stage, military operations were the mainstay, supplemented by political offensives, and the main targets were some towns, strongholds, and villages around the periphery of a detachment, around the control of the main counties in the areas occupied by the Japanese army, which were relatively remote and relatively empty.

The aim was to capture some remote towns and villages of the Japanese army, and gradually expand the area of the guerrilla detachment, so as to gradually weaken the strength of the Japanese army.

The second phase of the operation was dominated by the main force of a detachment, supplemented by local armies and militia units, focusing on breaking the communication lines of the Japanese army, and trying to attack the transportation hubs of the Japanese army, cutting off the supply line between the county town of Guizi and the advance stronghold.

As for the third stage, it is to attack some county towns and some large strongholds of the Japanese army, contain the strength of the Japanese army, attract the attention of the Japanese army, so as to cover the elite combat units, secretly attack the small and medium-sized coal mines, iron mines, and other military industries of the Japanese army, and cut off the military resources of the devils.

In addition, it is also possible to start attacking some Japanese enterprises, and at the same time cooperate with the anti-traitor action to propagate the idea of the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and expand the propaganda offensive that "the Japanese army will be defeated and the Japanese army will die."

When proposing the other two phases of operations, Kong Jie said: "These three phases can be said to be in chronological order and complement each other.

When the first phase of the operation, the capture of the Japanese army's remote towns and strongholds, was completed, it was also a cover for the second phase of the operation.

At this time, the attention of the Japanese army was drawn to the remote winter offensive launched by our army.

Then they took the opportunity to cooperate with the local army and militia forces to launch without warning a sabotage war that mainly undermined the devil's communication lines, attacked the transportation hubs, and cut off the supply lines.

The devil will be caught off guard.

After the completion of the first two phases of the operation, just when the little devils thought that we were just making a small fuss on the periphery, we took the opportunity to attack the devil's county town and some large strongholds, and we had to come up with a decisive battle posture.

With the development of the winter counteroffensive, the little devil no longer knows what our real purpose is, even if our team is determined to take down some of the counties of his Japanese army, the little devil will probably believe it.

Using this as a cover, we have attacked some small coal mines, iron mines, and various mines that the devils have been mining around us over the years.

This little devil raised by a son of a bitch, invading our China and plundering our China's rich mineral resources, we can't just watch it, we can grab some of it.

It just so happens that the production factories and arsenals of our detachment are in urgent need of these military mineral resources!

Xu Guoan smiled and said, adding to Kong Jie's proposal: "Old Kong, if you say so, since this is a winter counteroffensive, according to the weather conditions in our area in previous years, there will be a heavy snowfall this year.

We're going to have to take advantage of this snowfall.

A heavy snow covered it, and for the little devil, the mobility of various mechanical vehicles was greatly hindered, and even the operation of the flying team would be affected.

But for us, as long as we use it properly, not only will it not become an obstacle, but it may even become a help for us. ”

Kong Jie smiled: "Lao Xu, what do you think?" ”

Xu Guoan replied: "If you want to do a good job, you must first sharpen your tools."

Once the heavy snow covers the winter operation, we can take advantage of the camouflage of heavy snow, as well as heavy snow and extremely cold weather, which brings inconvenience to the Japanese combat troops.

But in the same way, we also need to pay attention to the resistance of the soldiers to the cold in winter warfare.

So, Lao Kong, I think we have to prepare a few months in advance, one is the cotton clothes and shoes for winter warfare, including camouflage.

We have to make sure that the soldiers don't freeze when they lie on the snow and fight.

In addition, there are some equipment suitable for winter combat and transportation that can be prepared in advance, such as sleds, the more prepared this thing, the better.

Once we follow our second phase of operations and successfully defeat some small and medium-sized coal mines and iron mines of the devils, emergency transportation will definitely be indispensable.

When the snow is deep, even mechanical vehicles are not as good as sleds, and only one person and a shovel can run, and we can transport several times more materials than usual. ”

Kong Jie smiled.

The so-called heroes see the same thing, Xu Guoan and he thought of going together.

As for the preparations in this regard, in fact, they have already begun.

Political Commissar Li Wenjie said with a smile: "Every winter, for our Eighth Route Army troops, it is always the most difficult, lack of food and clothing.

In the summer, it was easy to deal with, but in the winter, there was little food and clothes, and many soldiers could not even carry it.

Therefore, in the past few years, after the economic situation of our team has gradually improved, the comrades have never forgotten the pain brought to us by winter.

From the planting of cotton, the preparation of cotton clothes in advance, to the killing of chickens and ducks in the cooking class, the relatively soft duck down and chicken down will be taken out as a warm material for making cotton clothes.

In addition, the procurement of various external thermal materials.

Today, our entire team, the main combat army, each soldier has at least one set of cotton clothes for the winter, plus a sleeping bunk, and a honeycomb coal stove for heating.

In the words of our warriors, it's as if this winter hasn't been here before! ”

Hahahaha –

Talking about the changes on the ground, this earth-shaking transformation made Kong Jie and the three of them can't help but smile on their faces.

In the end, the matter was handled by political commissar Li Wenjie.

In this regard, Li Wenjie even swore an oath: "Please rest assured that before the start of this year's winter counteroffensive, I will definitely guarantee the supply of cotton clothes and shoes for our combat troops and corresponding cold equipment." ”

"In addition, as Lao Xu said, prepare more sleds, and when the snow is covered, let's go to the little devil's territory to pull supplies!" Kong Jiedao.

"Huh!" Li Wenjie replied with a smile.

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Time flew by, and what the fighters increasingly felt was a rapid drop in temperature.

For the next few months, there will be no major fighting for the time being.

Kong Jie still focused his main energy on the economic development of the whole team.

In addition, he drew the drawings and handed them over to John, who worked with the company behind him to produce some of the advanced equipment needed to mass-produce penicillin.

Kong Jie was considering the location of the penicillin production plant.

In the end, it was decided to put it in the hinterland of a team, somewhere specially built inside a cave production factory.

The so-called backing the mountain eats the mountain.

After the industrial production capacity of the detachment was greatly increased, the ability of the soldiers to mine minerals, dig caves, and build cave arsenals was naturally greatly improved.

Even if it is a hard mountain, with the right digging tools, it is still possible to create a hidden and suitable cave that can be used as a stable military site.

These caves are hidden enough not to be afraid of the sweep of the little devils, and they are also safe enough not to be afraid of reconnaissance and bombing by the devil's planes.

Kong Jie sometimes wondered if he should also learn from my regiment commander and my regiment to hollow out the entire mountain and build the strongest fortifications.

But in the end, he gave up on the plan.

After all, defense is not a long-term solution, and you have to start attacking.

In the end, Kong Jie arranged the planned penicillin production plant in the cave, and all the corresponding medical researchers were also transferred.

After that, Kong Jie only needed to find some excuses, and then relay the production process of penicillin mass production, as well as various aspects of experience, to the researchers who developed penicillin.

Next, Kong Jie only had to wait for the good news from the researchers, looking forward to the day when the amount of penicillin could even be supplied to the entire Eighth Route Army.

This will surely save the lives of thousands of soldiers of the Eighth Route Army.

On the other hand, according to Kong Jie's original prediction of the international situation.

A detachment in the Japanese-occupied area, in the concession, owned a large number of production factories, Kong Jie first bought from John at a low price, and then sought cooperation with Soviet merchants, and even brought those Soviet merchants in as one of the minority shareholders, and directly handed over the agency.

Relying on the Soviet-Japanese neutrality treaty, with the help of the gold signboards of these Soviet merchants, these production factories under the name of a detachment were kept in the Japanese-occupied area.

Everything is going on in order......

Once there was no military operation, Kong Jie, who had always liked to be the shopkeeper, handed over all the things in the regiment to Chief of Staff Xu Guoan and Political Commissar Li Wenjie, and he was busy with Meizizi.

In the morning, I chatted with Lao Li, and by the way, I studied how the new second regiment was preparing for this winter offensive.

At noon, I would knock on the phone to talk to Ding Wei about his daily life, and by the way, inquire about the plan of his new regiment for this operation.

Anyway, this phone bill doesn't cost money, and it doesn't call for nothing.

At night, when Captain Kong was already asleep, Xu Guoan and Li Wenjie were still busy dealing with the affairs of the regiment!

Life is so simple, simple and nourishing.

Kong Jie is also more and more integrated with his current identity, as if there is such a person as himself in this history.

Until the eleventh.

This tranquility was temporarily shattered.

On the phone, the brigade commander's smile seemed to be a lot more than usual, "Haha, Kong Jie, that's the case, the team is a model for the dual economic and military development of our Eighth Route Army."

This incident deserves to be reported and praised by the three armed forces as an example.

So the headquarters sent a reporter over and prepared to conduct a two-month interview in your team, and you kid is ready to receive the reception! ”

Syllable!

The phone call with no beginning and no end hanged up like this.

Kong Jie didn't take it seriously at that time, and continued to live his own small life, until two days later, the communications corps rushed to report and said: "Report to the detachment leader, the reporter sent by the headquarters has arrived at our base area." ”

Kong Jie nodded and said, "I know, you just need to talk to the political commissar about this, and it is enough for the political commissar to receive you." ”

"Yes!"

The little warrior answered, but he didn't mean to leave.

Kong Jie raised his head and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

The little soldier scratched his head and replied cautiously: "Detachment leader, it was the political commissar who said that you should also go and meet the reporters who have come." ”

"What do journalists have to offer? I'm busy! Kong Jie said with a glare.

Little Warrior: "......"

Busy?

He clearly saw that the detachment leader was sitting cross-legged on the warm kang, shaving peanuts and drinking wine!

The little warrior who didn't dare to talk nonsense turned around and left.

It didn't take long for a voice to come from outside the courtyard, which seemed to be the voice of political commissar Li Wenjie, "Comrade reporter, please come here, this is the headquarters of our detachment, yes, the commander of our detachment is now at the headquarters, and he should be studying the war!" ”

Li Wenjie's voice seems to have been deliberately raised a little louder.

Kong Jie, who heard the words, frowned, what is this kid Wenjie doing?

Why did you come here and bring the reporter to our headquarters?

It's just that this image still needs to be paid attention to.

After all, it was a reporter from the headquarters, and it would not be good if he repeatedly stabbed this bad image into the ears of the brigade commander and the boss.

Kong Jie immediately moved quickly, and took all the peanut shells on the small wooden table on the kang to the side of the garbage handful.

Then he took out a battle map, put it on a small wooden table, and studied it pretendically.

The footsteps were getting closer and closer, and then the curtain in the inner room was lifted, looking at each other, Li Wenjie, who had opened the curtain, grinned at Kong Jie, showing a bright smile, and then said to the person next to him: "Reporter Shen, please!" ”

A figure walked in slowly, Kong Jie didn't look up, and continued to focus on the military map on the small wooden table, and his voice was generous with a bit of joy: "Head Kong, we meet again!" ”

Why does this sound familiar?

Kong Jie raised his head and looked at it, stunned.

Journalists sent from headquarters?

Isn't this what I came to the independent group to interview before, so Shen Wenyue, a reporter from Jinnan Daily?

Beautiful things are always welcomed, and when such beautiful things represent women, men are especially welcome, and Kong Jie is no exception.

Shen Wenyue's arrival was just a joke, and suddenly it was like a spring flower, and the original chill in the room seemed to be dispelled a little.

In the sow Sai Xi Shi, in the Eighth Route Army troops, such a thing as a beautiful woman is quite rare!

Kong Jie was surprised: "Miss Shen, I remember that you are not in the area of Zhongtiao Mountain?" Why did you suddenly come to the headquarters of our Eighth Route Army? ”

At this time, another hairy boy came out from behind Shen Wenyue.

Kong Jie took a look, hey, this is not Xiao Wu!

Xiao Wu is a soldier brought out by Shen Quan, usually has a flexible brain and solid training, and Shen Quan has always regarded Xiao Wu as a younger brother.

Kong Jie naturally recognized Xiao Wu as well.

"I heard that Miss Shen went to the area of Zhongtiao Mountain this time, and it was Xiao Wu that you have been protecting along the way?"

Xiao Wu nodded, and then explained for Shen Wenyue: "Old Chief, the people in the drought-stricken areas south of the Yellow River and Henan are really miserable.

Reporter Shen and I went all the way, and we saw with our own eyes on the road, and almost two steps away, we could see a few sparse corpses pecked by wild birds, including old people, and many even children.

The drought was so severe that a large amount of farmland was so dry that it was so dry that it was impossible to see even half of the grain or even the green seedlings.

The common people really can't survive anymore, so they can only find a way to escape to a foreign country......"

Xiao Wu recalled what he had seen and heard in the northern Henan region.

When it comes to the heartache, I can't help but cry bitterly.

It turned out that just a few months ago, Xiao Wu accompanied Shen Wenyue to go deep into Henan to investigate the disaster areas affected by the drought, and the people were struggling to make a living.

They used their eyes, their memories, their pens, and their cameras to record everything they saw on the way.

From the tragedy and sadness seen by the eyes, there are the self-reports and lamentations of the victims of the local disaster, and the anger and sadness of the in-depth excavation......

The two stayed in northern Henan for a long time and suffered a lot, and finally followed the refugees all the way along the shelter built by a team to the vicinity of the Taihang base area.

The only light under the disaster.

That was the people's soldiers, the Eighth Route Army, extending a helping hand to the victims.

Shen Wenyue witnessed this with her own eyes and reported on it.

When Shen Wenyue said that the war should not ignore the hardships of the people, and that the situation of the people in the drought-stricken areas should be known to the whole of China.

The boss affirmed and supported this.

learned of Shen Wenyue's identity, and learned that Shen Wenyue had been a reporter with the army of the Fourth Independent Regiment in Zhongtiao Mountain, including Shen Wenyue's father, who also devoted himself to actively supporting the cause of resistance against Japan.

The boss invited Shen Wenyue to stay at the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army.

Shen Wenyue, who witnessed what the Eighth Route Army did for the country and the people, did not refuse, and stayed at the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army as a reporter for the propaganda agency.

After that, there was the scene in front of me, in order to take the economic and military development of the detachment as an example, to promote it to the three armies, encourage morale, and serve as an example.

The headquarters sent Shen Wenyue to the team for an interview.

Kong Jie listened to it, and he was also emotional.

In this way, he and Shen Wenyue really have some fate.

"Head Kong, I'm afraid I'm going to trouble you in the next time!" Shen Wenyue spoke, I don't know what she was thinking, she was still called by the old name.

Kong Jie said with a smile: "Of course, our team will naturally entertain the reporter comrades sent by the headquarters!" ”

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