Although the soldiers in the company were relieved, the instructor Li Wenjie went to the regiment headquarters in person to apologize.
Li Wenjie described to Kong Jie in detail the dereliction of duty in his command when attacking the stronghold in the middle section of Xiaotong Road, as well as the unexpected situations that occurred in the process, as well as the subsequent conflicts between the Nationalist Army and the Eighth Route Army soldiers who surrendered.
Kong Jie listened carefully.
"Captain, this is the specific situation. This military operation was generally smooth. The main force captured the stronghold in time, and the Japanese reinforcements did not even have time to support.
But our company suffered undue casualties, with eleven soldiers sacrificed and more than twenty injured. I made a big mistake, please punish me!"
Kong Jie was silent for a moment. The sacrifice of the Nine Company was indeed heartbreaking.
Although the Ninth Company Commander had reported the situation to him before, he still couldn't help but feel sad when he heard it again.
But now that the matter has come to this, even if he shoots Li Wenjie, what's the use?
Moreover, it was not the case. The Ninth Company Commander also emphasized the outstanding performance of instructor Li Wenjie during the battle.
In the end, he said that the fault lies entirely with him, the company commander, and has nothing to do with the instructor Li Wenjie.
These two people are interesting. It seems that they have agreed upon it. They both take the blame on themselves, and their relationship seems to have eased a lot.
After calming down, Kong Jie said: "Wenjie, you are right about one thing: merit is merit, fault is fault, and I do have to punish you for your fault."
"We will discuss the issue of punishment later. Let me ask you first, how would you prepare for this operation if it were to happen again?"
Li Wenjie replied: "First, before taking action, I will do a good job of ideological mobilization and clearly explain all possible situations that may arise in the battle. At least there will be no situation where the soldiers retreat independently during the attack."
"Second, all firearms and equipment should be carefully inspected before the battle, especially important artillery fire such as grenade launchers. If I had checked it before the battle, I would not have discovered that the grenade launcher was broken at the critical moment, resulting in smoke grenades.
The support was a moment late."
"Third, I will carefully consider the candidates who pretend to be civilians and sneak into the stronghold. This is a very important step and there must be no mistakes."
"Fourth, in fact, the intelligence reconnaissance before the battle started should have been more thorough. The Japanese had hidden machine guns and grenade launchers in the stronghold. We should have taken these into consideration."
Kong Jie nodded in agreement, "Yes, what you said is very good, what you said is good, but what I want to tell you is that if it were our other cadres who came here and said it again after it happened, they would still be able to say it.
Very good, hindsight is not a glorious thing."
"Actually, there are no major omissions in the command between you and the Ninth Company Commander. The flaws mainly appear in the specific execution. Haven't you discovered that this is the gap between theoretical command and execution?"
"Yes!" Li Wenjie responded.
"Then do you know what it is called if execution and theoretical command cannot be combined?"
"That's called talking on paper. You are a scholar. You know better than me who Zhao Kuo is. Do you want to become the second Zhao Kuo?"
"But, leader, I'm very confused now. What exactly is execution? What do I need to do?"
Kong Jie thought for a while and explained: "Execution ability is execution ability. It is easy to explain simply. It means that you give orders and the soldiers execute your orders, and they can complete your tasks perfectly according to the situation you imagined in your mind.
command."
"And how can we make the soldiers listen to you, not just temporarily because of the orders at the level, but also to listen to you from the bottom of their hearts? This is what you have to do as an instructor!"
"Please clear up the confusion, leader!"
"It's very simple. Execution ability needs to be mobilized. There are two instructors. The first instructor. The soldiers respect him very much and are familiar with him. Everyone can get along with each other on weekdays. What does the instructor think about and what do the soldiers think about?
, they are very clear to each other."
As for the other instructor, he was very unfamiliar with the soldiers below, and the soldiers only listened to his orders because of their rank.
After these two instructors issue combat orders at the same time, which unit do you think will have a stronger execution ability?"
"Of course it's the first instructor." Li Wenjie said without hesitation.
"Then do you understand?"
"Captain, I know that if you compare yourself with others, how you treat the soldiers in daily life will be how the soldiers will repay you.
But I have really done it, done a lot. I have taught the soldiers a lot of truths, and taught them literacy and culture. But I don’t know why, but I always feel that there is still a gap between the soldiers and me.
The composition of the Ninth Company's team is very complex, including veterans, recruits, national troops who have surrendered, and now some puppet troops who were captured.
Leader, I am really confused now and even have some doubts about whether I can be a good instructor.
It seems that your choice is right. I can’t even be an instructor, so why should I be a political commissar?”
Kong Jie shook his head and said, "Let's do this. I'll take you somewhere and show you something by the way."
With that said, Kong Jie greeted the monk, took Li Wenjie away from the regiment headquarters, and went straight to the first company station.
Li Wenjie was a little confused, but Kong Jie had no intention of explaining, so he didn't ask too many questions and just followed.
Kong Jie seemed to control the time and do it intentionally. When the three of them arrived at the place, the soldiers of the first company were just starting to eat.
In order not to disturb the soldiers in the company, Kong Jie did not walk over, but just took Li Wenjie and watched from a distance.
The queue for cooking was very long. The soldiers in the cooking class took out three or four wooden barrels, and the queue formed three long queues.
Kong Jie pointed to a person at the end of the queue and said, "Look at that comrade, is there anything special about him?"
The monk and Li Wenjie looked over together. The middle-aged soldier was at the end of the queue. He was wearing an old military uniform with many patches.
Not long ago, Kong Jie and Li Yunlong got 500 sets of military uniforms from the quilt factory.
Many soldiers in the regiment have changed into new military uniforms, and old military uniforms like this are rare.
But it's not too surprising. Many soldiers are more economical. Even if they are issued new military uniforms, they are reluctant to wear them. They still wear the old military uniforms and expose their buttocks whenever they are considered reimbursed.
What confused the monk and Li Wenjie was that the middle-aged comrade had five bowls in his hand.
Many soldiers seemed to want him to move to the front of the queue, but this middle-aged comrade refused.
Then, the middle-aged soldier who finally took his turn filled all five or six bowls with rice, filled them with empty wooden buckets, and gradually walked away with the wooden buckets.
Seeing Li Wenjie's confused look, Kong Jie said: "The soldiers of the first company are eating. If you are curious, go and ask yourself! Just ask about the middle-aged comrade. I think you will gain something." p>
"Yes!"
Li Wenjie responded and walked towards a few soldiers who were squatting and eating rice, "Comrade, hello, I am Li Wenjie, the instructor of the Ninth Company. I am new to our regiment, so I am not very familiar with it. I can ask you some questions.
Question?"
"Hello, instructor!"
The soldiers who were cooking rice quickly stood up and shouted.
Li Wenjie smiled and said: "You're welcome, just keep eating your food and let's just have a casual chat."
"By the way, who is the comrade carrying the barrel?"
When several soldiers who were cooking rice heard Li Wenjie's question, they all laughed heartily, "Oh, that's our instructor."
Several soldiers used the word "we" very fluently. When they mentioned the instructor of the company, their words were full of admiration.
Li Wenjie was surprised and said: "It turns out he is instructor Jiang."
Li Wenjie, the instructor of the first company, has heard that he is a very famous old instructor in the regiment. He has done a pretty good job in political work. His name is Jiang Song, but he has never seen anyone.
Only now did Li Wenjie realize that the group leader had pointed Instructor Jiang to him on purpose.
But what is the purpose of the regiment leader? Is it to let himself see how instructor Jiang guides the soldiers and how to get along with them harmoniously?
Then you should really take a look at the shortcomings of your instructor compared with instructor Jiang.
Thinking of this, Li Wenjie asked again: "Strange, I saw instructor Jiang taking five or six bowls and carrying them in wooden buckets. What was he doing?"
"Oh, our regiment just fought in a battle not long ago. Some soldiers were injured in the leg and have not recovered yet. They are temporarily recovering from their injuries in Tongpu. The instructor helped them get food. This is to deliver food to them."
"Aren't there any arrangements for other soldiers to deliver food?" Li Wenjie asked.
A soldier laughed and said: "Instructor Li, you don't know, this is an old tradition of our instructors. As long as there are not many injured soldiers and they are busy, our instructors will do it themselves."
"Like when our instructor delivers meals, when all the injured are healed, it will be over."
"Yes, the instructor said that everyone is hungry! No one is happy to ask anyone to deliver food at this time, so he went by himself."
"Because of this, our instructors are basically the last to get food every time in the company."
"The food was almost cold when we ate it, and the instructor's stomach was still not in good condition because of it. We tried to persuade him many times, but he just didn't listen."
"Hehe, in addition, our instructor has a tradition and likes to help the recruits prepare meals. The instructor said that the recruits are not familiar with the environment and do not know how much food to eat. He has to help lead the way, so the recruits in our company, the instructor
We all helped prepare meals."
"Isn't that right? When I first came here, the instructor helped me find bowls and chopsticks, and the hot meal was served in front of you. I was a little embarrassed at the time, but the instructor said: Slow down.
Eat slowly and don't choke. I'll come to help you make food tomorrow. Listen..."
"Yes, I have always had the habit of kicking the quilt. One time, someone was tucking me into the quilt in the middle of the night. I opened my eyes in a daze and saw that it was our instructor."
"Whenever a comrade gets sick, the instructor is always the first to appear in front of him. Everyone smiles and says that our instructor is omnipotent. Whenever you need him, he will appear as soon as possible."
"The instructor is very friendly to people and can give you a feeling of family. In front of the instructor, you really don't have to hide anything. You can just speak out if you have anything on your mind. If you are happy, the instructor will be happy with you."
If you are unhappy, the instructor will come to comfort you and comfort you."
"The instructor's memory is pretty good! He can remember the names of more than a hundred soldiers in our company, including their age, personality, and what they have experienced."
"By the way, I remember that our instructor also had a notebook. I remembered the performance of our company's soldiers in killing the enemy on the battlefield! The instructor once showed it to me. Guess how I remember it? Hehe, it said
, Zhang Erya, joined the army for one year and two months, eliminated two Japanese soldiers and one puppet soldier, brave in combat, with stable psychological quality, he is a very good soldier! Our instructor praised me!"
"What do you think that means? Let me tell you, our instructor praised me a lot when he wrote about me!"
"Me too!"
"Our instructor is very good at fighting! Every time there is a combat mission in the company, our company commander discusses everything with the instructor!"
"That's for sure. Our company commander all admires the instructor's ability."
"On the battlefield, the instructor ran very fast when charging!"
……
……
The soldiers talked in a hurry, and seemed to have forgotten to eat the food in the bowl. After talking for a long time, a squad leader remembered Li Wenjie beside him and shouted quickly: "Okay, okay, that's all.
What are you doing? Instructor Li is still here! You are so rude, why did you forget Instructor Li?"
"It's okay, it's okay!" Li Wenjie smiled and asked: "I want to know, what do you think of your instructor Jiang?"
"Does it need to be said? Our instructor is the best instructor in the whole group."
"Ahem, can you talk? Instructor Li is still here!" the squad leader scolded, but looking at the squad leader's expression, he clearly agreed with the soldier's point of view.
"We instructors, we really have nothing to say. There is not much we can say. In our company, there is no soldier who does not admire and like our instructors from the bottom of his heart."
"That's right!" the soldiers responded in a flurry of voices.
...When Li Wenjie left, the soldiers in the company seemed to still have something to say about their instructors. They gathered around again and continued to talk about the goodness of their instructors while eating.
Li Wenjie walked back step by step, looking a little dazed.
As a young man, I was originally a little unconvinced.
Li Wenjie was still trying to imagine that he had done a lot in the past few days since he came to Jiulian, but he didn't believe how far he could be compared to instructor Jiang.
The results are out, I’m convinced!
If what he did for the soldiers of the Ninth Company was the size of a pinky fingernail, then what Instructor Jiang did for the soldiers of the First Company was as big as a human head.
There's no comparison at all.
From a distance, Kong Jie saw Li Wenjie's absence. When Li Wenjie came over, Kong Jie asked with a smile: "How is it? Do you have an answer in your heart?"
Li Wenjie nodded, "Yes, Captain, I am too self-righteous. I know where I am missing."
"Then go back!" Kong Jie said.
Monk: "..."
I have no idea what riddles these two are playing.
"Yes!" Li Wenjie responded, and just as he was about to leave, he reminded: "Captain, you haven't punished me yet!"
Kong Jie said: "It's easy to say, do your job well as an instructor. If you don't do it well for a day, I won't allow you to leave the Nine Company. This is your punishment."
Li Wenjie was stunned for a moment, saluted, and said solemnly: "Yes, I understand, thank you for your teachings, leader!"
After saying that, Li Wenjie strode towards the direction of the Jiulian Company Station, his steps firm and powerful.