Yang Tinghui and Wang Lantian came to Meiling to visit Chen Mohan's troops in person, half a month after the uprising. In the past half month, because Liu Hanying's troops were anxious to get out and go north, Yang Tinghui's troops in the Eighth Column took the opportunity to attack, and the smoke of war at the foot of the Bumpy Mountain broke out one after another.

Chen Mohan's third regiment was ordered to rest and reorganize at the garrison of the Second Brigade, and other units fought with Liu Hanying many times, fighting several fierce battles, until Jiang Wenzhao transferred another reorganized division into Bump Mountain to respond, the higher authorities ordered the Eighth Column to temporarily stop the attack and let Liu Hanying's troops cross the river to the north, while the Eighth Column completed the rest and recuperation in a short period of time, and also prepared to go out of the mountain to participate in the Battle of Luyuan.

At present, Chen Mohan's Third Regiment has been subordinated to the Second Brigade of Liang Bida and Zhang Pujing, and is in the new establishment of the Second Brigade and the Second Regiment.

This arrangement is somewhat inconsistent with the fifth requirement put forward by Chen Mohan at the beginning of the uprising, but Brigade Commander Liang Bida played a great role in it. After burying Dongfang Wenyin, Zhang Pujing, Jiang Jiahu, Zhu Jiang, Zhu Zhudao and others united to talk with Liang Bida for half the night, and everyone put themselves in the position of the brigade commander to express a certain degree of understanding and serious criticism of the brigade commander's gaffe.

Liang Bida accepted the criticism, apologized to Chen Mohan, and went to the Third Regiment to see the troops. But Liang Bida proposed to Chen Mohan in the Third Regiment that the Third Regiment should not leave any longer, and would stay in the Second Brigade: "Stay, a few of us are still fighting together." ”

Chen Mohan wanted to stick to his original intention at that time, but firstly, he was already involuntary in this place, and secondly, in order to protect the Third Regiment in the process of the uprising, the Second Brigade suffered heavy losses, especially in the matter of Dongfang Wenyin's sacrifice, Chen Mohan felt that he owed a heavy debt to the Second Brigade in his heart, and discussed with Zhao Wuxian, the deputy of the two regiments, and Chen Shiyuan and Yu Caojin, the chief of staff, everyone also felt this way, so they agreed to Liang Bida's request.

After the Third Regiment was reorganized into the new Second Regiment of Liang Bida's Second Brigade, Chen Mohan was the commander of the regiment, and officers such as Yu Caojin and Chen Shiyuan remained unchanged. According to the establishment of the PLA, there should be a political commissar and a political office, and Wang Lantian had previously discussed with Chen Mohan on the phone, and if Chen Mohan thought it was inappropriate, he could also postpone the appointment.

Chen Mohan replied very simply: "Since it is already the People's Liberation Army, of course it must be done in accordance with the regulations of the People's Liberation Army." He not only agreed to the establishment of a political commissar and a political office, but also took the initiative to respect the political commissar's right to make the final decision.

Wang Lantian was deeply gratified by this and told Chen Mohan that the final decision of the political commissar is the old rule, and now the branch is built on the company, the regiment must set up a party committee, and all major decisions are under the collective leadership of the party organization.

Jiang Gubei, deputy political commissar of the Second Brigade, took the initiative to ask to serve as political commissar of the New Second Regiment, but Zhang Pujing agreed, but Liang Bida did not agree, Liang Bida meant that Qu Xiangqian, the former commander of the Third Regiment, should be reappointed as the political commissar of the New Second Regiment, and Ma Xiping, the former chief of the Enemy Engineering Section of the Brigade Headquarters, should be appointed deputy political commissar and director of the Political Department of the Second Regiment. The two disagreed, so they talked to the head of the column about their own ideas. After careful study and decision by the party committee of the column, Chen Mohan's old regimental deputy Zhao Wuxian was promoted to political commissar of the new Second Regiment on the spot, and Ma Xiping was appointed first deputy political commissar and director of the Political Department of the Second Regiment.

Chen Mohan didn't know until this time that Zhao Wuxian had secretly joined the Communist Party two years ago and developed the organization under his nose.

The column had a big picture in mind, and in order to prevent Chen Mohan and the officers and men of the New Second Regiment from having doubts and trying to control the "mixing of sand" as much as possible, the newly established Political Department, apart from Ma Xiping, had only Yue Xiuying, former chief of the brigade headquarters' mobilization section, as deputy director and Yu Zhen as its officer. Both of them are female comrades, and the psychological pressure on the officers and men of the new Second Regiment is relatively small.

Yang Tinghui and Wang Lantian rode the newly captured American-style jeep along the winding mountain post road at the foot of Bump Mountain, and when they arrived at Meiling, the officers and men of the Second Brigade had already assembled and waited for more than two hours.

This is exactly the most important gas, there has just been a rainstorm, the early summer sun is hanging on the top, and the hot air waves are steaming from the humid mountains and jungles, and the officers and men are a little impatient.

The jeep climbed up a hill and circled along the saddle towards Meiling, and when you looked down from the window, you could see the dense crowd of troops assembled on a huge Pingba. Yang Tinghui observed attentively for a while, and said to Wang Lantian: "Old Wang, you see, Liang Bida's troops have four major parts, but the four major blocks are different, and they are clearly distinguished. ”

"What do you mean by that?"

"Look at the middle piece, neatly aligned, sitting upright, with decent hands and feet. If you look at the one on the left, it's staggering, shoulder-to-shoulder, looking lazy. I dare to conclude that the loose and crumbling contingent was the New Third Regiment, which had just been upgraded from the local armed forces, or was it a guerrilla habit. The middle piece is Chen Mohan's new second regiment, which is well-trained at first glance. In Liu Hanying's troops, the equipment of the three regiments is third-rate, the soldier base is second-rate, and the officers and training are first-class. ”

Wang Lantian said: "This issue deserves attention, it is already a regular army, and we should pay attention to the appearance." ”

Or, the car drove to the edge of Pingba, stopped, Yang Tinghui and Wang Lantian jumped down, Liang Bida led the second brigade and the heads of each regiment to greet them, everyone shook hands one by one and saluted back, Yang Tinghui held Chen Mohan's hand and said: "Welcome, welcome, Captain Chen is our old friend, and now we are comrades." ”

Chen Mohan maintained an upright posture and said: "I'm ashamed, I'm ashamed, I'm ashamed to take a detour, and I'm ashamed to see the chief and the teacher." ”

Wang Lantian took Chen Mohan's hand and said, "Different paths lead to the same end, different paths lead to the same end." You didn't make a mistake in this detour, but you still returned to the arms of the people. ”

Chen Mohan's eyes moistened, but he quickly controlled himself, took a step back in play, saluted, and watched the two column leaders meet the other cadres. Then, Yang Tinghui and Wang Lantian, surrounded by Liang Bida, Zhang Pujing and others, boarded the temporary stage and began to speak. Yang Tinghui first made a report on the war situation to the troops of the Second Brigade, briefed the PLA on the excellent situation in which the PLA had won unprecedented victories in various battlefields throughout the country, and called on the troops to establish ideologically, strategically, and tactically preparations for fighting big and vicious battles, and to take advantage of the victory to attack.

"Now, the Kuomintang army is already stretched thin in the northeast and north China, and can only survive, so it urgently dispatches troops to the north...... Your Second Brigade is the fist unit of our Eighth Column, and if you hold Liu Hanying, you will fight a tough battle, and you must quickly change from the guerrilla habit, adapt to the operational needs of the large corps, and become a regular army worthy of the name. Here, I would like to commend a troop, just now, on the way from which I and Commissar Wang came, we observed from a long distance, and there was a phenomenon that caught our attention......"

Speaking of this, Yang Tinghui paused, and suddenly gave a command: "Attention troops—stand up!" ”

First, a muffled sound exploded from the damp surface, and then a forest was seen rising from the ground, and before Liang Bida and the others came to their senses, the officers and men of Chen Mohan's new Second Regiment stood tall in broad daylight, in sharp contrast to the crackling commotion of the surrounding troops. When all the troops stood up, all the officers and men of the Second Regiment were in an upright posture, their heads held high, and their heads were covered with an aura of standing up to the sky and the earth. Although the other troops stood up, their images were uneven, some were hunched over, some looked around, and some even yawned and stretched.

Yang Tinghui turned his face around, gave Liang Bida and Zhang Pujing a meaningful smile, and said, "Brigade Commander Liang, Political Commissar Zhang, look, the guerrillas are still guerrillas." ”

Liang Bida was stunned, with an embarrassed face, and said curtly: "We are dirt eight roads, this training is almost bad." ”

Yang Tinghui saw the resistance in Liang Bida's heart, smiled slightly, ordered the troops to sit down again, and said: "Comrades, everyone saw this action just now, some of the troops have a very hard style, and some are just a little worse. I am not criticizing anyone today, but Political Commissar Wang and I hope to draw everyone's attention to the fact that our Eighth Column is already a regular field army, not a guerrilla force, still less a rabble, and we must pay attention to establishing the image of a regular army. Before that, the troops were busy with the war, tired of running around, tired of jumping up and down, had no energy, and could not carry out military quality training, which cannot be blamed on everyone. However, now it is different, now it is a regular corps, we have to get out of the bumpy mountains, we have to go to the cities, we have to go to the bigger battlefield. Our Eighth Column of Bump Mountain must not only appear in front of the enemy with a stubborn fighting style, but also appear in front of our fraternal troops with a brand-new spiritual outlook. From today onwards, the troops should carry out all-round training, not only in terms of tactics and techniques, but also in the basic qualities of a soldier. ”

Although Liang Bida was not rude in public, after the end of the conference, he couldn't help but complain a few words, saying: "What kind of play, the Kuomintang loves to engage in flower boxing and embroidery legs, no matter how good the appearance is, hasn't it been beaten by Lao Tzu?" Commander Yang, I think you are also making a big fuss, growing the morale of others and destroying your own prestige. ”

These words were said at Liang Bida's residence, and only Yang Tinghui, Wang Lantian and Zhang Pujing were present. Yang Tinghui's face changed as soon as he said it: "Comrade Liang Bida, I warn you that I and Political Commissar Wang are here to criticize you today. Some of your thoughts are undesirable and dangerous. Think about what you just said? There are three mistakes in one sentence. First, it is true to say that the Kuomintang army likes to embroider legs, but Chen Mohan's troops are not engaged in embroidered legs, but basic training and the cultivation of military style. Second, I am not making a fuss today, but I am going to see if your unit has completed the transformation from a guerrilla unit to a regular field army. It seems that you yourself have not finished it yet, and you do not pay attention to literacy improvement. Training training, first training, then training. What is the discipline? It is to discipline and discipline, to control the atmosphere, to cultivate the spirit of dedication of military personnel who are fearless of life and death, and in the final analysis, it is ideological and political work. Do not neglect the cultivation of a style in peacetime, and the habit of obeying orders in soldiers is cultivated in peacetime. Third, Chen Mohan's troops have already revolted, and they are their own comrades, what does it mean to 'grow the morale of others and destroy their own prestige'? I see you have a problem with your mind. We have heard and reflected that you are still discriminatory against the insurrectionary forces, which is very wrong, very unconscious, and this relationship is not straightened out, and mistakes are to be made, and even crimes. ”

Yang Tinghui spoke violently, and his facial expression was ironclad, so he couldn't help but be weak-hearted.

Zhang Pujing took responsibility on the side and said: "Yes, we have not completed the transformation to the regular army, and this is not Lao Liang's problem alone. As for the discrimination against the insurrectionary forces, the commander is serious, and we are still very careful in this regard. ”

Yang Tinghui had a gloomy face, looked at Zhang Pujing, and had not yet spoken, but Wang Lantian slapped the table: "What is the weight?" Enough discriminatory. You Zhang Pujing don't want to be with the mud, this problem mainly appears on Liang Bida's body. Everyone has revolted, you keep saying that you are still shouting white bandits and white bandits, what do you mean? In order to win over this insurrectionary force, the commander of our column worked tirelessly, and this was not only to win over a unit, but its important significance was to shock the enemy's military morale, and its political significance and value are difficult to estimate. What do you mean by calling people white bandits? Is it trying to create chaos? Do you want to dismantle this force again? Do you want to sing against the party committee of the column? Wang Lantian said angrily, and his face turned red.

Liang Bidali was at a loss for words, lowered his head, cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and he didn't say a word.

Yang Tinghui calmed down, lit a cigarette, took two puffs leisurely, and said slowly: "Liang Bida, listen to me, from now on, if we hear that you call Chen Mohan's troops a white bandit, I will remove you, you can go wherever you want, and I will not object to you becoming a white bandit." I'll let Chen Mohan, the fake white bandit, destroy you, the real white bandit. ”

Liang Bida raised his head, looked at Wang Lantian, and then at Yang Tinghui, smiled bitterly with a gray face, and said, "Commander Yang, Political Commissar Wang, I was wrong, I will review." ”