In mid-September, the nearly three-month "mopping up" campaign in Wangwushan finally came to an end. The Japanese retreated to Heyuan County in embarrassment, and the puppet troops also relaxed the blockade of roads. The various departments of the Chinese army also ceased their activities and each restored battle damage.

.As the disaster became more and more severe, both sides of the fierce struggle took no further action, and a relative balance was achieved.

"Comrades, in this battle outside the mountains, our Army's Fourth Regiment, the troops directly under the Column Headquarters and the First Division of the 23rd Regiment successfully completed the planned campaign objectives, prevented the Japanese and puppet troops from doing evil, and rescued nearly ten people outside the mountains.

The lives and property of thousands of people were safe. During this period, the cadres and soldiers of our column were not afraid of sacrifice and fought bravely. They successively experienced a series of battles such as the battle at the western foot of Wangwu Mountain, the blocking battle outside the Kuolongyu Pass, and the decisive battle at Yaoqiling. Special forces emerged.

Commander Lu Lushen, special marksman Zhang Xiaowu and other heroes, I request the district party committee and the column department to give necessary commendations as a sign of encouragement!" Today's expanded military-political joint meeting can be regarded as a formal summary meeting, Chen Long

Presiding over the meeting, Qu Jinyun was the first to speak and proposed awards to the conference.

"Finally, I would like to propose a special award to the conference. Through the strategizing of Comrade Chen Long, the founder of our Zhongwangshan base area and the column leader, we captured the cannons of a complete artillery brigade of the Japanese and made a contribution to the establishment of the mountain artillery regiment of our army.

He has made a huge contribution, and everyone has seen it. The mighty cannons fired in unison are so powerful! Everyone applauds him! Hua hua hua -" Qu Jinyun did not forget Chen Long's contribution, and directly took the lead in applauding.

Palmed.

"Stop, stop, stop! I don't need to applaud. It's not my fault alone. Just applaud. I promised that the participating troops would be rewarded. There are a bunch of cadres and soldiers waiting for a good meal. How can I listen?

Just listen to the applause and give up? Next time, point them to seize the Japanese planes and tanks!" Chen Long would not let Qu Jinyun fool him. He jumped out in a hurry and declared: "Everyone here, this brigade

The mountain cannon is worth the old nose's money, I dare not say more, it is not too much to spend the money of a cannon to make the bastards feel upset, right?"

"Hahahahaha——, it's necessary! The weapons and equipment that the soldiers sacrificed their lives to get back must be rewarded!" Seeing that Chen Long was really anxious, he didn't even hesitate to use vulgar words, which made everyone angry.

A burst of laughter!

After careful discussion and voting at the conference, all units participating in the artillery seizure were awarded third-class collective merit. The conference specially approved three thousand oceans and ten boxes of cigarettes for material rewards - dinner!

"Huh? Why are you here? It's not like I, Old Chen, is getting married, so why are you all here to join in the fun?!" It was getting late, the meat had just been put into the pot, and the steamer had just been put on, and there was a group of people outside the packed auditorium.

Group after group of people were called. Leaders of regiments, heads of various agencies, even civil affairs cadres, the chief division of the arsenal... As long as they could get along with Chen Long, they all came.

Shouting "congratulations, congratulations, congratulations, congratulations, congratulations, congratulations," and swaggeringly smelled the fragrance and found a seat to sit down.

"Hey, there's no such thing, this, this... I'm not a landlord, how can I still be a rich man?" Chen Long stopped one person and left that one, and three tables were filled.

I can’t sit down!

"Pah, you naughty brat, when did you become so stingy? What are you doing if you eat your mouth and become exhausted? Damn it, find a place to sit down. Wife, go and see if the stove is ready? Remember

Bring the wine! Brother Tiger, Brother Wolf, please sit down, please sit down, let's drink and chat!" Unexpectedly, he got a scratch on the back of his head, and his father, Chen Laoshan, came over with his family carelessly, behind him

He also followed the new members of the militia, including the fierce tiger, lame wolf, and Lao Shannan, who occupied a table without any ceremony.

"Yes! Your table is mine! But what do you think?" Chen Long suddenly saw the table at the column headquarters, including Qu Jinyun, Hu Dakang, Wanguquan, Zhou Yunxin, Wu Zhigao, Ma Changgui, Chen Er

Gou, Wu Xiaoniu, Chen Xiaofu, etc. were already enjoying some cold dishes such as cucumbers and fried peanuts!

"Aaron, you'd better find a seat quickly and sit down. If this continues, I think you'll have to find a small stool in the kitchen to sit and eat!" Po Fenghong still cared about him and pulled him to sit down early.

Tan Sihu, who was sitting at the table, smiled and joked.

"Yes! I don't care anymore. We will definitely overspend. Let the General Affairs Office write down the names at that time, and each person will eat two oceans, which will be deducted from the next month's allowance!" Chen Long glared at the person over there with hatred.

Qu Jinyun, who was winking at him, said harshly.

As expected, each family in the assault camp and the guard camp had a thousand oceans and three boxes of cigarettes, which was enough to eat several meals; the Sharpshooter Company was even more frugal, eating five hundred oceans and two boxes of cigarettes for several days and still had some leftover;

He had collected 500 Dayangs and two boxes of cigarettes all by himself in one night. Holding the last two Dayangs left, Chen Long smiled bitterly and said to Tan Sihu: "Old Tan, these people are really ruthless, they are just watching

Let’s eat our bonuses! Well, there are only the last two oceans left, let’s take a pack of big yellow dragons each!”

"Hey, be content with what you have, I thought it was not enough!" Tan Sihu also had a bad idea, "Don't do this next time, the goal of the dinner is too big, and it is easy to be eaten by the big ones!"

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In fact, in this battle outside the mountains, although the Zhongwang Column sacrificed a lot, the gains were even richer. First, they recruited nearly 3,000 young men, which completely made up for the casualties. After several months of training, each unit was naturally able to

Slowly recovering. In terms of weapons and equipment, the supplies from two ambushes of the Japanese army and several battle captures added several more warehouses to the mountain weapons depot. The 16 captured mountain cannons directly established the first mountain artillery regiment, which greatly

The column's long-range firepower has been enhanced.

Of course, the awards received from Chongqing should not be publicized too much. The 50,000 yuan was basically handed over to the Ministry of Civil Affairs to resettle the victims who came with the army. There were five orphanages alone. They bought food and built houses.

Reclaiming the land... soon ran out of money. As for the American equipment of that division, after discussions with the staff, considering the subsequent supply issues, we could only equip one regiment first.

As for the official positions promulgated by the National Government, Chen Long had to honestly write a report and submit it to the military region to explain the situation to avoid misunderstandings! Of course, Qu Jinyun, Tan Sihu and others also signed their names to prove Chen Long's innocence.

.At a time when the "rectification movement" is being launched, as a leader responsible for a base area behind enemy lines, he does not dare to misunderstand his political firmness!

The autumn of 1942 has arrived. Faced with the tragic situation of raging famine and starvation outside the mountains, the Zhongwang Mountain Base Area has ushered in a rare period of development. Thanks to the large-scale water conservancy construction last winter and this spring, the newly built

Twelve reservoirs of various sizes and nearly a thousand deep wells provide the most basic water guarantee for agriculture in the base area. At least after careful production in summer and autumn, relying on drought-resistant crops such as wheat, corn, potato, and sorghum,

It barely maintained the food rations for the 150,000 residents in the mountains. It mobilized the masses and relied on the masses to fight against drought, locust plague, plague and other natural disasters, ensuring the peace and tranquility of this small base area.

Many years later, the children who have grown up all have some common memories: digging rivers to dig wells, the twelfth lunar month of winter, adults shoulder to shoulder and pushing, shouting slogans to build water conservancy; catching locusts, nets and nets of locusts were covered

Rinse it with clean water, put it in the pan, and sprinkle some ground salt. It tastes crispy and fragrant! Those days, from morning to night, there were people busy catching locusts everywhere in the fields, on the hills, and at the entrance of the village.

Five kilograms is worth an ocean, and food factories everywhere have opened up their purchases, allowing many children to show off their skills. A powerful kid can actually earn more than ten oceans a day! In addition, the ducks and chickens grew very fat that year.

Which house doesn't have ten or twenty fat chickens and ducks during the Chinese New Year? You'd be embarrassed to say hello to your neighbors - there are so many locusts that you can't even raise free-range chickens and ducks, then you must be an idler.

What a second-rate brat! What’s more, you have to drink the “dispelling plague soup” that is too bitter to swallow. Children and adults have to drink three bowls of it every morning, noon and night. How many children are brought to tears every day.

The newly harvested old cob corn is piled up like a mountain, the dry salted duck and salted chicken are strung together in a string, and the fried fragrant locusts are sold everywhere. You only need ten bucks to buy a pack, which is the favorite of children...

.What wonderful years in the mountains! Who said that disasters are invincible? Who said that the Chinese people are poor and ignorant, but they just don’t have strong leaders to organize and guide them!
Chapter completed!