After more than a month of all-out counterattack, the anti-traitor team finally cleared out the vast majority of the spies who had mixed into the refugees before the New Year's pass.

The few remaining ones that are extremely hidden have long since gone underground. The main purpose of the existence of this part of the population is to spy on intelligence, and large-scale sabotage activities are basically gone.

"The more the enemy wants to see our jokes, the more they want us to be hungry this winter. We're going to let them open their dog's eyes and see that we're not going to starve or freeze this winter. ”

"And we're going to have a lively New Year. On Chinese New Year's Eve, the general village, all sub-villages, and local garrisons, towns, villages, factories, and refugee camps should have a lively reunion for the New Year, not only drinking wine and eating meat, but also setting off firecrackers. Where conditions permit, you can also carry out entertainment activities such as lions, dragon lanterns, Yangge......"

The above is the speech entitled "Breaking the Blockade and Having a Good New Year" delivered by Zhao Chongyang at the headquarters meeting at the beginning of the month, calling on all the military and civilians to take active action, do it themselves, prepare materials, and have a warm and well-prepared, rich and lively New Year, and give Jin Ren and Song Ting a resounding slap in the face with practical actions!

After the meeting, in addition to the anti-traitor squad continuing to eliminate the remnants of the spies, the various units also dispatched a group of elite backbone cadres to various villages and towns to form a New Year's task force together with the staff. They prepare materials, organize people to carry out lion dances, dragon lantern training, and where conditions permit, they can also organize everyone to twist Yangge.

The tune of Yangge is the tune of the famous Yangge song "The Sky in the Liberated Area is a Bright Day" that was popular before and after the founding of the People's Republic of China, and the lyrics were written by Zhao Chongyang: "The sky of Taihang Mountain is a bright day, and the people of Taihang Mountain like it so much." The military and the people are united to overcome the difficulties, and everyone works together to welcome the new year. ”

To this end, Zhao Chongyang organized the establishment of the headquarters Yangge team. The Rice Brigade of the Headquarters is composed of Zhao Chongyang's Guards, the detachment directly under the Anti-Traitor Corps, and the staff of the headquarters organs.

Zhao Chongyang served as the captain and head coach, and Fang Baihua, Duan Qiaoqiao, Pang Qiuxia, Yang Zaixing, Hu Sanniang, Shi Jin, Ye Hongyan and others served as the team leader and coach.

Zhao Chongyang is mainly responsible for training the leaders of each detachment, and each detachment leader will lead a detachment.

Three days later, the Yangge team of the headquarters pulled to the streets of Zongzhai and twisted Yangge, which was warmly welcomed by the soldiers and civilians of Zongzhai.

Next, Zongzhai sent backbones to various places to organize Yangge teams.

Princess Fang Baihua suggested to Zhao Chongyang that each county organize a Yangko competition and select the top three prizes, with the first prize rewarding 500 yuan, the second place award 450 yuan, and the third place 400 yuan. All participating teams will receive 300 encouragement awards, and the number of people in each team shall not be less than 50.

The top three in each county will go to the headquarters on the fifteenth day of the first month to participate in the finals, take the top five, the fifth to the first, and reward 600 to 1,000 yuan respectively, and the participating teams will receive an encouragement award of 500 yuan.

Zhao Chongyang agreed to Fang Baihua's suggestion and asked the headquarters to issue notices to all localities to organize Yangge teams.

The entertainment activities to welcome the New Year have been vigorously carried out, and the deployment and preparation of various materials are also in full swing.

Female workers in spinning mills, weaving mills, and quilt factories are working overtime to make sure that everyone can put on new clothes before the end of the year.

In the past two or three years, the tannery has almost used up the old leather goods exchanged from Liao, in order to meet the needs of all the soldiers and civilians to wear new leather shoes.

Food factories are also stepping up the production of biscuits, biscuits, and pastries, so that the daughters and aunts who return to their parents' homes have a wealth of gifts to choose from, so that people who visit relatives and friends to pay New Year's greetings have non-repeat New Year's gifts to give

Distilleries in each prefecture cook sake around the clock to meet the needs of the New Year. Pig farms, chicken farms, and sheep farms are also slaughtering pigs and sheep, and they are allocated in sufficient quantities according to the population of each village.

Iron and steel foundries suspended the casting of ploughshares, etc., and all coal stoves were cast for heating, so as to ensure that every household had a coal stove to heat themselves in the coldest season......

On Chinese New Year's Eve, the weather cleared. The Yangjia General Village, where the headquarters of the Taihang Mountain Base is located, is full of lights and is filled with a happy New Year's atmosphere.

After breakfast, the Yangge teams of the various units of the headquarters and the nearby towns and villages twisted one after another, with no head in front and no tail in the back. From East Street to North Street, and then to East and South Streets.

After going around the general village for a week, then pass through the horizontal three and vertical four or seven streets in the middle, and finally concentrate on the military exercise ground in the south of the general village.

Then, the preliminary round of Yangge dance is held here. Zhao Chongyang's headquarters coaching team only gave exemplary performances and did not participate in the selection......

The Yangge preliminary competition did not end until 4 o'clock in the afternoon, and after the completion of the speed, all units of the headquarters returned to their own departments for the year, and the Yangge teams of each township and Zhao Chongyang and their direct organs were together for the year.

Thousands of people were reunited in the exercise ground, hundreds of Eight Immortal Tables were set up here, and there were 2,000 male and female staff members who cooked, cooked, and did chores.

After the food was served, Yang Zhi, the commander-in-chief of the regimental year, announced: "The regimental annual activities of the organs directly under the headquarters are now starting, and the first cannon is fired." ”

Suddenly, 10,000 cannons rang out in unison, and the sound was deafening. Dozens of gunners kept lit the firecrackers, and the firecrackers rang out for more than ten minutes. If you are not afraid that the food will be cold, it may take a little longer.

"The second item of the activity, please invite the young master of the Wan Chamber of Commerce, our little master Zhao Gongzi to give a toast, and everyone will receive it." After Yang Zhi finished speaking, he took the lead in applauding.

All the participants responded positively and applauded like thunder.