"Okay, don't be bitter! We've all survived the most difficult times, and this little difficulty in front of us is nothing! Looking at the two younger brothers who wanted to stop talking, Ma Yaonan continued: "However, as the old saying goes, 'inclusiveness, tolerance is great', we should really go out and take a good look!"

This matter is very important, but it is not something that we brothers can call the shots, and tomorrow morning we will hold an enlarged meeting for democratic and centralized discussions! Our aim and purpose is national liberation and the establishment of a prosperous, strong, and democratic new China, but the road we take requires constant exploration! ”

But Jiang Qiang's model is not found in any current books and materials, even if Ma Yaonan wants to break his head, he can't use the theories he has learned to scrutinize! In this regard, Ma Yaonan can only say that he has reservations, and he will not believe that this road will work unless he has experienced it himself. On the morning of the next day, the Third Anti-Japanese Guerrilla Detachment held an enlarged meeting, focusing on the post-war reconstruction of Yutai County!

After a whole day of intense discussion, the meeting finally formed a resolution to send an inspection team to Zhaoyuan for inspection, and after the meeting, the resolution was submitted to the superior organization for approval. After passing through layers of transmission, this resolution reached Yan'an and once again caused heated discussions.

"There is no road in the world, but the road becomes when there are many people walking! I said early on that the Soviet model is not fully applicable to us and cannot be copied completely! Since there is such a good opportunity to carry out the pilot, then we can be bold enough to practice! We don't have to do it, we have to do it! ”

Eventually, the commissioner took a picture of the board and gave very detailed instructions, and he was eager to see what the results of such a pilot would be! After receiving the supreme instructions, Ma Yaonan, commander of the third detachment, Huo Shilian, political commissar, Yang Guofu, deputy commander, Ye Gengxin, chief of staff, Bao Hui, director of the Political Department, and others reported to Jiang Qiang and asked them to visit and study in Zhaoyuan and Qixia counties.

Jiang Qiang wanted this effect, so he naturally opened the door to this, and accepted it without the slightest hesitation, and for this reason, he also set up a special reception team to be responsible for the clothing, food, housing and transportation of Ma Yaonan and others.

Zhaoyuan Military Hospital. Under the meticulous treatment of the highest standard, Feng Lin has been transferred to the ordinary ward after being out of danger, and his physical condition is getting better and better day by day, which is not yet able to get up and land! A lot of the credit for this is the long-term use of Burmese rice in the past, and now unlimited amounts of special nutritious medicines during recovery! However, it is obvious that Jiang Qiang will no longer "cut back on food and clothing" as before, and the contingent is constantly expanding, and the supply of some key training combat units must be further strengthened.

According to the new plan, it is enough for 3 and a half months of consumption, so Jiang Qiang plans to save enough to save 1,000 tons in one go, and then start to resume the previous planting plan! In that case, you won't have to be as budget-conscious as you are now!

Anyway, it's really not bad for money now, and no matter how advanced the weapons and equipment are, they have to rely on people to operate and use them in the end, and the strong physique and physical fitness of the soldiers can greatly increase the combat effectiveness and reduce unnecessary casualties!

"Brother Feng, come, eat a few more bites, this is a special Burmese rice, after eating it, you can recover faster!" Wang Jiacai held a lunch box and a spoon, and fed Feng Lin with a face full of food, although she didn't have the home in Yutai County, she had a new home in her heart. Because of his tragic experience and publicity significance, Wang Jiacai has now become a celebrity, not only making headlines on radio stations and news newspapers, but also appearing on Jinan Shandong Radio Station.

For this kind of typical person, Jiang Qiang will naturally take care of her, assign her a house alone, give her a settling-in allowance of 500 yuan, and a stable and high-tech civil servant position! Wang Jiacai's education is not low, he has a high school degree, if he is compared with modern times, it is completely comparable to a bachelor's degree, so Jiang Qiang can be regarded as a person who makes the best use of his talents.

Feng Lin smiled painfully and happily: "I'm really full, I'm lying in bed all day now, and I don't have any exercise, where can I eat so much!" Cai'er, if you don't dislike it, you can eat the rest! ”

As a poor child from a poor family, Feng Lin can be carefully taken care of by such a beautiful and talented woman, naturally he is happy in his heart, except for being a little anxious and unable to return to the army for training, the rest is very comfortable.

Feng Lin is originally from Sichuan, and was the first group of troops to withdraw from the battlefield in northern Hebei, but he was "intercepted" by people sent by Yang Fan to Shandong on the way! In more than a year, Feng Lin has gradually grown into a colonel through unremitting efforts and excellent performance, and he can be regarded as a prosperous official!

"Hee-hee! Then you're welcome! Wang Jiacai didn't dislike it at all, but was very happy, firstly, eating Feng Lin's leftovers meant that the relationship between the two was good to a certain extent, and secondly, this Burmese rice was not something that ordinary people could eat!

"Hey, hey! The two of us can be regarded as sharing life and death together, where can we be polite! Seeing that Wang Jiacai was eating very happily, and he didn't dislike his saliva sticking to the spoon at all, Feng Lin said with a very good smile: "When I'm better, I'll invite you to have a big meal!" ”

Wang Jiacaijiao smiled: "Where is one meal enough?" It's best to do it every day! As soon as he heard this, Feng Lin didn't know what this meant, and immediately exclaimed happily: "Okay! I'll just raise you in the future! "Nasty! Who wants you to raise it, I am also a civil servant with a serious job now! ”

Wang Jiacai suddenly blushed, rolled his eyes at Feng Lin, but his heart was full of joy. "Bang bang! Haha, Captain Feng, congratulations! Sure enough, it is a beautiful woman who loves a hero, what a match made in heaven! At this moment, Li Jinglin walked into the ward with a few officers smiling, squeezing his eyebrows at Feng Lin and Wang Jiacai, and kept slapping his face.

"Hey, hey! Divisional seats, brigade seats, chief of staff, why are you here! Feng Lin's pupils shrank, and he hurriedly propped up the bed with his hands and wanted to sit up straight. Haha, don't move! We just came to see our battle heroes! ”

Li Jinglin hurriedly walked over and held Feng Lin down, and said with a smile: "Take care of your body, and when you are discharged from the hospital, I will grant a special marriage leave for another week, and then let the two of you live a good life!" "Oops!"

Wang Jiacai's pretty face was crimson, as if it was a ripe red apple, she stood up and twisted extremely coquettishly: "Master, I, where did I say that I wanted to marry him?" Looking at Wang Jiacai's hard body but very honest appearance, Li Jinglin smiled evilly and continued to mend the knife:

"What's so embarrassing about a man getting married and a woman getting married! Our general seat has always emphasized the revolution and production, and both hands should be hard! Our revolution needs to be passed down from generation to generation, since you are in love, then you can't miss it when you pass by, hurry up and pull the marriage certificate to give birth to a noble son early! ”

"Master!" "I hate it!"

Feng Lin and Wang Jiacai were both blushing and embarrassed for a while, but Li Jinglin was in a high position and had good intentions, so the two had to "go against the grain" and secretly enjoy it in their hearts.

Li Jinglin said seriously: "I'm really not joking with you, the head office is ready to hold a grand collective modern wedding on March 22 of the Gregorian calendar, which is our traditional Chinese dragon head festival!"

The total seat requires at least 1,000 couples to get married, and when the time comes, he will also reimburse the wedding and related expenses by the government, and will not let the newlyweds who participate in the wedding spend a penny, and the general seat will also give everyone a witness and send a big red envelope.

This is a task personally arranged by the head office, do we have to actively respond to the call? "The dragon head festival is the dragon raising its head, the second day of the second lunar month, also known as the spring ploughing festival, the agricultural festival, the green dragon festival, the spring dragon festival, etc., is a traditional Chinese folk festival.

"Dragon" refers to the Oriental Canglong Seven Constellations in the 28 Nakshatras, and at the beginning of each mid-spring month, the "Dragon Horn Star" rises from the eastern horizon, so it is called "the dragon raises its head". "The dragon raises its head" is a reflection of the ancient Chinese farming culture for the season, marking the yang energy from the ground, the spring thunder, the rain increases, the temperature rises, and everything is full of vitality, and spring ploughing begins.

Since ancient times, people have also regarded the season when the dragon raises its head as a day to pray for blessings and auspicious transport. "Ah, really? In that case, of course I don't have a problem! It's just that I'm a little worried that my body won't be able to do well by then. ”

As soon as he heard this, Feng Lin immediately had no opinion, the heavens and the earth were not as big as Jiang Qiang's order.

Li Jinglin said: "Don't worry about this, I have asked the doctor before I came, and the doctor said that with your physique and recovery speed, you will be able to go to the ground in less than 5 days, and you will be able to move freely within 10 days, which will not delay your wedding, let alone your wedding night Zhou Gong ceremony!" "Ahem, ahem!"

Feng Lin's old face turned red all of a sudden, these words were too violent! Wang Jiacai was even more ashamed and blushing, tugging the corners of his clothes with his hands, and shook the pot like a mosquito and fly: "Well, okay, since it is the task assigned by the general seat, then I must obey!" ”

Li Jinglin nodded and laughed: "That's right!" Although your family is gone, if you don't dislike it, you can recognize me as a big brother! In this way, I can be both a matchmaker and a relative of the woman! "Ah, Master, how can I, a weak woman, climb high?"

Wang Jiacai's delicate body trembled slightly, although he had only met Li Jinglin three times before and after, but he had an excellent impression of him, and the other party was a well-known big man, how could Wang Jiacai not want to recognize him as a righteous brother? "Hey, that's a serious one! In our Shandong Group Army, there are no high and low, they are all brothers and sisters! As long as you don't dislike it, then I will recognize you as a sister? ”

Li Jinglin is not a person who climbs relatives indiscriminately, the main reason why he is so active is that he has a very close relationship with Wang Jiacai, and he is extremely sympathetic to her experience.

In addition, Li Jinglin's family has always been thin, and Li Jinglin, as an only child, has always dreamed of having a well-behaved and sensible sister, but the sky did not fulfill people's wishes. "Then I'd be respectful and obey! Big brother, please bow down to my little sister! When the words were said and said, Wang Jiacai was no longer reserved, and hurriedly bent down at Li Jinglin to give a salute. Ha ha! That's great! My parents will be happy to hear the news! ”

Li Jinglin nodded and laughed: "Little sister, hurry up and be exempt, wait for a few days for Head Feng to be able to walk on the ground, let's have another formal recognition ceremony, and then set up a few tables to celebrate, how about it?" ”

Wang Jiacai nodded obediently and said, "Everything is according to the eldest brother's orders." "Then it's decided!" Li Jinglin nodded, and then said, "Head Feng, who are some of the people in your old family?" Feng Lin's heart was suddenly shocked, as if he had seen the beautiful things he had been looking forward to day and night, and hurriedly replied:

"Report to the teacher, I was born in a poor peasant family, my hometown is in Guangyuan, Sichuan, and when I went out of Sichuan with the army to resist Japan, I still had my father, mother, and a younger brother and a younger sister! Shizuo, our hometown is poor, our family lives a few acres of thin land, the wind and rain are better, if there is a little drought and flood, the family will have to starve for several months.

Hey, it's been almost two years in the blink of an eye, and now there is still chaos in my hometown, I really don't know what happened to my family now! As he spoke, Feng Lin's eyes turned red, and his voice became infarcted.

Now he is living a good life that he never dreamed of before, while his parents and younger siblings in his hometown are still living a precarious life. No matter how much success there is, it is not complete if no one shares it, the most important thing for a family is to be neat and tidy, these days, Feng Lin doesn't know how many times he has seen his father and sister in his hometown in his dreams! "Don't be sad, it'll get better soon!"

Li Jinglin comforted, and then said to Liu Qingyuan, chief of staff of the Air Force beside him: "Chief of Staff, the General Seat has not always had preferential policies to relocate the immediate family members of eligible officers and soldiers from other places to our side.

Captain Feng's conditions are definitely enough, can we start to do it? In order to calm the morale of the army and improve morale and cohesion, Jiang Qiang set up a special department to be responsible for matters related to military dependents of the troops.

Ordinary soldiers who have served for two years, or have made meritorious contributions, or have reached a certain level, can apply for immediate family members to be transferred to the army. Liu Qingyuan nodded and said, "Well, there is no problem at all!" I'll take care of this, and I'll see results soon! ”

"Ahh Feng Lin couldn't help but exclaim, and hurriedly thanked Li Jinglin and Liu Qingyuan: "Thank you to the division, thank you to the chief of staff, your great kindness, I Feng Lin will never dare to forget!" ”

"You're welcome! This is the policy formulated by our general seat, and if you want to thank it, thank us for it! "That's it! Captain Feng, I won't delay your rest! You are recuperating from your injuries with peace of mind, you don't have to worry about things in the army at all, and it's not too late to return to the team when your injuries are completely healed! ”

After chatting for a while, Li Jinglin, Liu Qingyuan and the others walked out of the senior ward where Feng Lin lived with a smile, and then went to comfort the other wounded. Wang Jiacai smiled and said, "Brother Feng, our Shandong Group Army is really good!" With such a team, why worry about not being able to defeat the Japanese devils, and why can't the country be liberated and independent? ”

Feng Lin nodded heavily and said, "That's!" I have always believed that our headquarters is the savior of our people and the invincible god of war of our Chinese nation! Cai'er, do you really have no relatives at home? ”

Wang Jiacai's expression darkened and said: "Our village was miserable by the devil and the second dog, not only my father was killed by the second dog, but even several relatives were wiped out, I really have no relatives in this world!" Feng Lin said apologetically: "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have mentioned these sad things!" People can't be resurrected after death, don't be too sad, you still have me in this world, and today you recognize a big brother, don't you? ”

"Hmmm! There are still many good people in this world! Being able to know you and Brother Wang is a blessing that I have cultivated for several lifetimes. Wang Jiacai nodded and smiled slightly, with these two strong supports, she will no longer feel lonely and helpless, and she will no longer have to worry about being afraid of anything.

On the day of International Women's Day, the chairman of the committee issued an order to Xue Yue: In order to secure the liaison line between Nanchang and its rear, the Ninth Theater immediately turned to an offensive in order to break the Japanese army's attempt.

However, Xue Yue had learned that he could not blindly obey the chairman of the committee, and he said that the troops were being reorganized and needed supplies, and asked for a postponement of the offensive.

Although Xue Yue was unwilling to take risks and perfunctory to the chairman, he shouldered the responsibility of defending Nanchang, did not dare to slack off at all, and actively deployed defenses according to his own intentions. Xue Yue spent more than six months building a series of solid fortifications on the south bank of the Xiu River along the slope connecting the river bank from Xujiabu to Tuolin, with a depth of several thousand meters.

The interior of the fortification is relatively spacious, you can eat, bathe, urinate, sleep, even if the fortification is bombed by the Japanese army, it can be kept intact with the bombing. For this reason, the officers and men called these fortifications "Sincere Company" and "Majestic Hotel" to describe the depth and breadth of the fortifications.

Xue Yue's opponent this time was Lieutenant General Commander Okamura Ninji of the Japanese 11th Army. After graduating from the Army University, he served in the General Staff Headquarters for a long time to study Chinese intelligence, participated in the Russo-Japanese War and World War I, and served as a military adviser to the Beiyang warlord Sun Chuanfang, participating in the Chinese Civil War.

Among the many Japanese generals, Okamura Ninji can be regarded as a "famous general", who has made great achievements in command and combat, is meticulous and thorough, has a cool head, and has a deep study of China, and is a very difficult opponent.

For the Battle of Nanchang, Okamura Ninji called in a total of three divisions and one mixed brigade. In addition to using the two weak divisions mentioned above for the frontal assault, he used the elite Inaba Division alone for the front of Wuning, and the 14th Independent Mixed Brigade of Fujido Takaei as the occupation force.

Stimulated and inspired by Jiang Qiang's blitzkrieg, this time attacking Nanchang, Okamura Ninji broke the routine and adopted a new type of tactics, concentrated on the use of chariots and artillery, and formed a powerful mechanized attack column.

Among them, there are 106 medium tanks and 75 Type 94 light tanks, which are independently organized into a combat convoy to be used as a breakthrough force, and an infantry brigade loaded with armored vehicles to fight together, which is equivalent to three tank regiments.

Okamura Ninji's approach reformed the traditions of the Japanese army. The Japanese army has always dispersed their tanks to various infantry divisions and regiments. In addition, Okamura also designated the 45th Sentai of the 3rd Flying Regiment to provide air support for the combat convoy and sent a reconnaissance squadron to continuously monitor the movements of the defenders. This group of combat vehicles has complete conditions for ground-air cooperative operations.

Due to the intensive use of super-large-scale artillery in the front, the technology was not mature, so the Japanese army especially strengthened the training of artillery observation and position configuration before the battle. The commander of the Japanese artillery, Ryoshiro Sumida, was a student at the French Artillery School, and the French army in World War I had the best intensive use of artillery technology, and the British army sometimes asked for help from French artillery.

Therefore, Okamura simply copied the front-firing method of French artillery during the Allied breakthrough operation in 1918. Of course, the Japanese did not give up the opportunity to use poison gas, and their chimneys would emit large amounts of tear gas and sneezing smoke.

After organizing large-scale artillery and chemical units, the 11th Army began to worry about whether the troops would have joint combat capabilities under the large-scale mixed formation, so under the supervision of the commander of the Imamura Brigade of the Inaba Division, it conducted a joint exercise with infantry and smoke and live ammunition. The Japanese army forcibly occupied civilian houses as gas chambers and strictly trained soldiers in their combat ability and operation skills in wearing gas masks.

Before attacking Nanchang, the Japanese army found that the positions arranged by the defenders along Xiushui gave full play to their geographical advantages, and built a defensive line on the gentle slope near the river bank, limiting the Japanese attack to a narrow area of more than 10 kilometers surrounded by Poyang Lake and steep mountains.

To break through such a defensive line, tanks and heavy artillery are the most effective, so Okamura Ninji prepared to use a super-large-scale artillery bombardment to blow up the gap in the Yongshu area.

Then, led by the Ishii convoy, the two infantry divisions directly advanced 120 kilometers to Fengxin, and after resting, they advanced another 130 kilometers to Nanchang. When everything was ready, Okamura Ninji ordered his troops to preemptively start the attack on March 17.

On March 17, the first division of the Japanese Saito Division, with the Murai Brigade as the vanguard, pressed from the Xiushui tributary east of Yongxiu to the 79th Army defense area in Xia Chuzhong. The defending 721st Regiment put up a brave resistance and repelled the surprise attack of the Murai Brigade.

On March 18, the Japanese Nakai Division and Saito Division between Zhang Gongdu and Yongxiu began shelling the positions on the south bank of Xiushui.

At the same time, the two divisions of the Japanese army each took warships and motorboats from Xingzi to the south and attacked Wucheng Town. Subsequently, shallow gunboats and seaplanes were brought in to bomb Wucheng. At night, the Murai Brigade attacked again with all its might, and the defending 141st Division fiercely strafed the Japanese motorboats in the repaired water, and the Japanese troops were severely attacked in the dark night, and the assault plan was defeated.

Luo Zhuoying ordered the main force of the 142nd Division to hold Tujiabu, echoing the Xiushui front of Song Kentang's 32nd Army, and transferred the 98th Division to Wucheng Town to strengthen the defense. Luo Zhuoying then drew the 717th Regiment from the 139th Division as a reserve to strictly prevent the Japanese army from landing on a large scale.

However, the Japanese army still tried to force the landing, and Song Kentang's army and other units put up a stubborn resistance, and the fierce battle was fierce until the 19th, and the Japanese attack was still unsuccessful.

On the afternoon of 20 March, Okamura Ninji came to the military hill behind the position of the Sixth Artillery Brigade to supervise the artillery breakthrough operation.

At half past four o'clock in the afternoon, the Japanese army raised the observation balloon, and the artillery unit assembled a total of 230 light and heavy guns, and under the guidance of the balloon, shelled the defenders' positions without warning. This was the most intensive artillery attack by the Japanese army since the beginning of the war, and the Guanyin Mountain position on the bank of the Xiushui River was immediately covered in gunsmoke and became a purgatory on earth.

The 76th Division of Xia Chuzhong's Army and Wang Tiehan's Division of the Northeast Army were bombarded and dizzy, and all the positions and fortifications were destroyed. The contact between the troops was interrupted, and Liu Duoquan and Li Quan had no way of knowing the actual situation on the front line.