"Have you heard? The Zhongwu Army is going to grab the territory that the expeditionary force has taken down, what are they not doing, it is the first place to snatch the fruits of victory! ”

"That's it, I heard that the upper authorities have issued an order to let the expeditionary force return to their own territory, Ma Dan, I haven't seen them so active in fighting the little devils, if the expeditionary force is allowed to leave, the little devils will fight back if they don't do well, if it weren't for the expeditionary force this time, we would all be finished."

"Who said no, the most capable thing now is the expeditionary force cluster, they stay, I still believe that the little devils can't beat it, but don't count on the middle army, it's not a good thing at all, you see that the expeditionary force is condolence to everyone, and it is also to send relief food, what is the middle disaster army doing when it comes, first of all, let everyone send money and food!"

"Have you heard about the situation on the other side of the South China Sea? I heard from my uncle's second daughter's husband's cousin's classmates that it was the place where the expeditionary force had taken down, and that an attack group had been sent to stay behind to prepare for the construction of a base area on the island, and no one could get in.

Now if you want to farm there, you will be given a field for you to cultivate, and if you want to work in a factory, you will be directly arranged to be a worker, 30 catties of grain a month, and a few yuan of pocket money. ”

"True or fake? Wang Ergou, where did you get this news? And now there are such good things. ”

"I kid you not, it's true. They also issued a proclamation welcoming businessmen to invest in factories there. Taxes are less than 1/10 of what they are now. Many of the factory groups around me are now starting to relocate. For large machinery and equipment, they are also responsible for transporting the past. If you don't believe it, you can inquire whether the trucks in Yangcheng have been requisitioned? ”

"Wang Ergou, I really believe it a little bit when you say this, yesterday my brother-in-law was invited to be a driver, and it is said that he drove a truck to transport equipment to Nanhai Island."

"You see I'm very well-informed, you still don't believe it, I told you that there is still a field to divide now, if you go late, the land will be divided, and the location of the factory will be gone."

"Go together, go together!"

In the well of Yangcheng City, there are such similar rumors fermenting everywhere, some of them are false, but some of them are really spread by Gao Jianwu.

These rumors have spurred tens of thousands of people to relocate to the island. After all, having land to cultivate at this time is a very attractive thing.

In addition, for those who have a job to do a month, they can also send 30 catties of food, which is also a good thing for those who are broken.

After Ding Wei erected a sign for recruitment, the 50 consultation points for signing up for the army were also quickly filled with people, thanks to the atrocities of the little devils who took the whole city as hostages, so many people who were somewhat numb repented, so many young people came to participate in the expeditionary force.

After all, the reputation of the expeditionary force for invincibility is now very loud, and many young people want to join this heroic army.

After Ding Wei raised the recruitment standard, he still enrolled a full 30,000 people in two days. These are all young people over the age of 18 and under the age of 30. Many of them can read and write, and have attended school in the city for a few years.

In the face of these high-quality soldiers, this time Gao Jianwu did not organize them into a new merit group alone, but directly organized these people into the current attack group.

The 1st, 3rd, 4th and 5th and 6th attack groups, each with an increase of 6,000 men, added 5 infantry battalions and 1 artillery battalion.

In the face of the big move of the expeditionary force cluster, the commanders of the two infantry divisions of the national army who came later wanted to jump out to stop it, but they knew that their energy had no deterrent effect on the expeditionary force cluster.

Once they wanted to find Gao Jianwu to share some of the food, weapons and ammunition seized from the little devil's warehouse, in fact, these were all things that Gao Jianwu received from the warehouse, and Gao Jianwu naturally asked them to roll as far as they wanted, and he didn't take them seriously at all.

These two goods are also a little forced in their hearts, and they didn't think about using force to solve it, but found the local gentry to apportion the money and grain!

After all, before the food and wages were in place, their eating and drinking had to be taken care of.

Such a significant difference makes the people of Yangcheng naturally have a choice.

......

"Most of the plant equipment has now been transferred. At least 50,000 people are willing to go to the base areas of Nanhai Island.

For us, the most important thing at the moment is to solve the problem of eating and drinking for these people. Our side has organized to go to Nanhai Island and transport 300 tons of grain, but for these people, this grain is a drop in the bucket, and it is enough to eat for more than ten days. Ding Wei complained to Gao Jianwu painfully and happily.

"The grain problem in the base areas of Nanhai Island still needs to be solved through the Nanyang side, which is a grain-producing area after all. I have ordered the Nanyang Working Group to make every effort to resolve the issue.

At present, the first batch of grain is purchased and transported from Annam to Nanhai Island, and it will only take a few days to transport it by sea, and the problem is not very big. Gao Jianwu said.

This is the advantage of laying a foundation on the South Seas side, at least in terms of food supply, the South Seas is a large grain base.

Although Gao Jianwu is very uninterested in Ruan Aiguo and his organization, he has the brilliant record of annihilating the little devils last time, and now has some strength in Annan, and he is still very cooperative with the Nanyang Working Group.

After all, their current strength is not at the same level as the Free Army in their new homeland, and he needs to ask the Free Army for help in many aspects.

"Since you have been prepared for the food problem, then I am relieved.

Now we're moving most of the factories here, but some of the things produced by these factories are not very competitive.

But these factories themselves are owned by individuals, and we can't force them to produce anything else. Ding Wei threw out the second thorny question.

For the average person, this problem is really not easy to solve. Gao Jianwu has a solution for a long time, and it has been verified in practice.

"We don't have to force them to do anything, we just go and guide them and tell them the information. At the same time, we also opened some factories and recruited them to voluntarily join in and exchange equipment and investment for shares.

It is also possible to acquire their machinery and equipment directly.

In particular, we can give them some preferential treatment in terms of price negotiation for the machinery and equipment needed by our military industry.

In this regard, we have very mature implementation experience in Jinyang, and we can just move this set over.

Self-employed, public-private partnership, management incentives of public enterprises, enterprise supervision system and audit system. We should directly implement this mature experience in the Nanhai Island base areas, and I think it is suitable for other base areas. Gao Jianwu said very confidently.

No one knows how to run a business better than him.

"As for the land issue, we need to be cautious and carefully distinguish the owners of the local land. Landlords who relied on hard work to get rich. We want to recognize his ownership of the land.

But we must also liquidate the local tyrants and gentry who use tricks to seize land.

Only truly ownerless land can be returned to the local authorities in the base area and used for individual long-term contracting, and the income will be divided into 73% within five years, and the local authorities will harvest 30% as public grain expenditure, and the contracted farmers will keep 70% for themselves, and no other expenses shall be apportioned.

After five years, the revenue share will be re-agreed, but the local authorities will receive a maximum of 30 per cent.

In order to regulate the use of land, local authorities should divide the land into two attributes: basic farmland can only be used to grow food, and economic land can be used to grow vegetables, fruits or other cash crops, which can be used as farmers' own land for self-management. No intervention is allowed except to be deserted.

In cases where land has been abandoned for two consecutive years, the local authorities have taken back the land and re-leased it to other people in need. ”

The idea of land was gradually formed by Gao Jianwu recently, and he took advantage of Ding Wei's question to be raised this time, hoping to use the relatively closed area of the Nanhai Island base area to conduct an experiment and summary.

Ding Wei looked at Gao Jianwu and didn't know why there were so many things in this young man's head. But what Gao Jianwu said, Ding Wei faintly felt that they were all feasible strategies.

Because so far, there is nothing that Gao Jianwu said that has not been realized.

"I'll write down everything you said, and I'll telegraph Chu Yunfei and Feng Zhengwei when I turn around, and take advantage of this matter to do it together." Ding Wei responded.

"As for the issue of the deal with the national military that I mentioned earlier, we can now formally raise it." Ding Wei continued.

"What I mean is to exchange the anointed land in the Pearl River Delta region such as Yangcheng and Fofan area that we control for the actual control of this area and build our base in South China." Ding Wei pointed to the map and gently drew a large triangle circle with a pencil.

Gao Jianwu stared at that place and couldn't help but be a little dazed.

Because the places painted by Ding Wei were relatively poor even in his time.

"This is the Wuling area, although the land is poor and the people are poor, but it is located in the corner of Guangdong, Jiangxi and Hunan provinces, and the strength in all aspects is relatively weak.

As far south as Huiyang coincides with the Dongjiang Column's place of activity, it can get some maritime support in the future, and to Nanxiong in the north, with a depth of 500 miles and a large room for maneuver. ”

"If that's the case, we'll have to take Hong Kong and Kowloon?" Gao Jianwu looked at the map thoughtfully.

"If we don't take Hong Kong and Kowloon, it will be difficult for us to communicate with the base areas on the South China Sea Island, and it will be difficult for us to safely circulate materials and personnel to each other. After all, the process of bulk materials is much more convenient by sea, and if we walk, we do not have so much transportation capacity and safety at the same time, and it is more difficult to be guaranteed. ”

"So in this matter, our allies, especially the British can make another deal, we can take Hong Kong and Kowloon, but the allies will supply us with weapons and ammunition again!" Ding Wei then smiled and said, "The two little devil divisions have to sell at a good price." ”

If you want to be calculated, you have to look at Ding Wei. Compared with him, Gao Jianwu actually relied on the advantage of foresight, if he was in the same era, Gao Jianwu couldn't count Ding Wei at all.

......

Yangcheng Century Hotel.

A unique negotiation begins.

"Commander-in-Chief Gao, Commander Ding, Yangcheng and other places are our defense areas, Shangfeng has already given an order, let me wait to receive, your department forcibly occupies it is unreasonable, if you do not withdraw from here according to Shangfeng's order, our department will take decisive action in accordance with Shangfeng's instructions." Facing Gao Jianwu and Ding Wei, who participated in the negotiations, the commander of the theater was dismounted.

"Sir Yu, Yangcheng was fought by us with blood and sweat, how can we say that it was forcibly occupied? If you want to use force, you go out and ask the people to see if they agree?

The little devil has occupied this place for many years, and I haven't seen you come to receive it, why did you come to receive it just after we beat it? It's not that good.

If you think you're better than the little devils, go ahead and give it a try. Our expeditionary force cluster does not cause trouble, but it is not afraid of trouble. If people don't offend me, I won't offend anyone, if people offend me, I will do my best to annihilate them, whether in Burma and Britain or the Nanyang Islands, my expeditionary force has never been afraid of anyone. Ding Wei faced Chief Yu, who was in charge of one aspect, without any fear at all, and directly pushed back.

"Commander Ding, this is a bad word. At this time of national crisis, the brothers should work together to fight the devil is the right reason, how can they shout and kill at every turn, isn't this the joy of the relatives and the enemy? Let's have something to discuss. "The chief of staff of the war zone Wang came out to play the round.

Some cruel words are just said, if you really want to fight, 10 of them tied up are not opponents of the expeditionary force cluster.

"Chief of Staff Wang, that's a good point. We are originally friendly troops, and there is no problem in discussing it well.

It's not impossible to get us out of here.

But I have so many brothers here, and I have to eat at Hukou, so I have to give us a place. We can't just watch you eat meat, we can't even drink the soup, it's not appropriate. Seeing that the fire was coming, Ding Wei also slowed down.

"The Pearl River Delta is the essence of Guangdong, and it is staring at it up and down. If we are not there, you will not get it. At that time, I am afraid that this anointed land will be mixed, and no one will be able to fall well, considering that everyone is a friendly army, so we are willing to take a step back and choose eastern and northern Guangdong as the territory of the expeditionary force cluster, and we will withdraw from here. ”

After Ding Wei finished speaking, he took out a map and drew half of Guangdong at once, this is the lion opened his mouth to ask for the price, waiting for Chief Yu to repay the money on the spot.

"Impossible, absolutely impossible. Not to mention that the top and bottom of my 12th Army will not agree, even the principal will definitely not agree. As soon as Chief Yu heard this condition proposed by Ding Wei, he was a little furious at that time, which was simply letting his blood out. After all, as the elder of Guangdong, the entire Guangdong land has long been considered his private territory.

"If that's the case, there's no need to talk about it. Commander-in-Chief Gao told us to go, it seems that there is no need for Chief Yu to talk to us anymore. Ding Wei got up and made a gesture to leave with Gao Jianwu.

Today they were supposed to be a secret negotiation that they wanted to complete through a private deal. Therefore, in terms of strategy, Ding Wei is a little stronger, after all, he far exceeds the other party in terms of military strength, and if he fights hard, the other party will definitely suffer a big loss.

"Commander Gao, Commander Ding, please stay, stay, the deal is always negotiated step by step. Don't worry, everyone. Since we have chosen to sit here today, we also have the sincerity to negotiate with each other. Chief of Staff Wang stood up again to play a round and left Ding Wei and Gao Jianwu behind.

"But to be honest, the condition you put forward by Commander Ding is really difficult for us to accept. After all, this is our defense zone, and if you take half of it at once, we can't explain it to the principal. If you are sincere, let's put forward more realistic conditions, we really can't help the conditions you have now. ”

Chief Yu and Chief of Staff Wang have long known that it is impossible not to have a little blood this time, but Ding Wei and they are too ruthless, and they really can't agree to such conditions.

"Since Chief of Staff Wang said so, then let's take another step. From here here and here, we want to stay as our defense zone, these places are no longer big cities, and they are not of much value to you.

And our people stay here, and you know that in the future, if the little devils attack again, we will not sit idly by.

We chose this place. In addition to deterring the little devils in Hong Kong and Kowloon, they are also preparing to march into attack the places occupied by the little devils in Hunan and recover more land. Seeing that the other party finally began to think about it seriously, Ding Wei put forward his final plan.

"If we don't agree to this, we'll take it for ourselves in the place occupied by the little devils. If you like to retain your strength, you will keep your strength, and the territory we have laid down by ourselves has nothing to do with you. ”

Looking at the territory that Ding Wei has drawn now, it is more than half less than at the beginning, and all of them are poor places in the mountainous areas, in fact, it is more difficult to even collect some grain from these places, and it may even be necessary to relieve them.

For these places, they don't usually manage them very much, and let the places operate themselves. Some county towns are occupied by little devils, and they don't care.

Chief Yu and Chief of Staff Wang glanced at each other, although Ding Wei's condition still made them feel uncomfortable, but compared with the initial conditions, this is already a world of difference, after all, there are several big cities with oil and water, Gao Jianwu and their expeditionary force clusters have not been touched.

"Commander Gao, Commander Ding, I have no opinion with Chief Yu on this matter you proposed, but we don't have any way to do this matter in Shangfeng, so you go to these places to develop, that's your business. We at the Chief's Office will not have any public opinions. Chief of Staff Wang saw Chief Yu nodding and put forward his final opinion.

Speaking of which, this is almost exactly the same as the same Jin land, so far, Chief Yan has not said that the Jin land belongs to the management of the Eighth Road, but he stayed on the edge of the Jin land and did not move, as if he did not know that the Jin land had been recovered.

To put it bluntly, it means not admitting it, not opposing it, and certainly not giving it up. It's just that he is silent when his strength is not as good as others.

For this kind of negotiation, Gao Jianwu thought that he did not have the ability to do so, so he let Ding Wei implement it, and this time Ding Wei really did a good job.

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Seven days later.

With the approval of the higher authorities, the inaugural meeting of the South China Base Area and the South China Military Subdivision was held in Huiyang, and the original guerrilla units such as the Pearl River Column and the Dongjiang Column were all gathered together and merged with the first attack group of Ding Wei's expeditionary force to form the South China Military Subdivision, with Ding Wei as the commander-in-chief.

It's just that many of the bases in South China are still mixed places, and Ding Wei needs to take them one by one. In terms of Ding Wei's more than 20,000 elites, these problems are only a matter of time, and it is not a problem to open up the situation in the future.

"I have already negotiated with Major General Smith that the Allies will transport a large number of weapons and ammunition to our Qiongshan base on the South China Sea Island, and after the recovery of Hong Kong and Kowloon, they will be transported to Huiyang for delivery, Lao Ding, this time your burden is very heavy, and you will need a lot of weapons and ammunition to expand northward and truly rebuild the Hunan, Guangdong, and Jiangxi border areas, and it is also unstable to rely on the sea to supply from the South China Sea Island base.

Therefore, after the Hong Kong and Kowloon little devils are dealt with this time, all the weapons and ammunition seized will be supplied to your South China base area. It is best to use daily equipment to facilitate supplementary use.

We will build a number of arsenals for the production of weapons and ammunition in the base areas in South China, so as to lay the foundation for your self-sufficiency. After the meeting, Ding Wei and Gao Jianwu were a little reluctant to say goodbye.

"Lao Gao, I won't say anything superfluous, it's all for the common cause. This time you go back and face the enemy not easily. Although Lao Li did a good job in Jindi. But now you have been considered the main combat target of the little devils, facing not only the little devils in North China, but also the 800,000 Kwantung Army.

In terms of overall strength, we are still too far behind.

Our elite team of expeditionary force clusters is not easy to come by, and I hope you can use it to change our strategic environment. Ding Wei said very sincerely.

"We must not give up such a tactical advantage as a sports warfare and annihilation war, which we are very successful in now. In the northeastern plains of North China, we are still focused on annihilating the enemy's living forces, rather than thinking about occupying territory.

Only in this way can we become stronger and stronger. This is not only what our expeditionary force cluster should pay attention to, but also pay attention to these tactical arrangements to persuade our superiors to support us, and we cannot turn our expeditionary force cluster into a garrison force that sticks to a certain place, and we do not have this condition yet. ”

This time, they will fight separately in different places, and after a year of fighting side by side, there is already a very strong sense of camaraderie between the two, so many opinions can be said frankly with each other.

"Lao Ding, I understand, I already have a rough plan for how to act after returning to Jindi and resting, and when I complete this plan, I will send it to you through the radio. You check it for me again. Gao Jianwu said.

For Ding Wei, the eldest brother who can understand him best, Gao Jianwu is actually very reluctant. After all, there are many ideas for building high in the expeditionary force cluster, but there is a real lack of practical experience and time in implementation.

So many of his ideas were realized by Ding Wei.

However, there is no way to fight alone in this place, not only does it require a military mind, but more importantly, it is necessary to have a view of the overall situation, which can be left and right. After all, the current base area in South China is surviving in the gap between the little devils and friendly troops.

In terms of total strength, it is still in a weak position.

Compared with Chu Yunfei's South China Sea Island base, Ding Wei's South China base is actually more dangerous.

Fortunately, Ding Wei did such a thing for a day, compared to the previous difficult environment, now his foundation is much better, after all, the weapons and equipment left by Gao Jianwu can arm at least fifty or sixty thousand people.

It is believed that with his talents, the base will soon be able to develop.