Xu Dalong returned to the Mawushan base area and received a telegram from the commander, ordering him and Zhao Gang to report to the Taiyue Military Region Headquarters.
Xu Dalong didn't know what emergency had occurred, so he immediately took a transport plane to the Taihang Mountain base with Zhao Gang, and then reported to the commander.
Xu Dalong originally thought that the military region was holding an emergency meeting. When he and Zhao Gang arrived, he found that the commander only asked him and Zhao Gang to report.
After seeing the commander, Xu Dalong and Zhao Gang stood at attention, saluted and extended greetings to him and the chief of staff.
The commander's face was gloomy, and he did not return the courtesy to the two of them, nor even let them sit down.
He said: "Xu Dalong, this is too much. Why did you go to Taiyuan City to carry out the assassination operation? As the main person in charge of the Mawushan area, you shoulder the important responsibility of protecting the base area. Such grassroots commanders and ordinary people
Why would you personally take risks when soldiers do things? If something goes wrong with you, it will be a huge loss to the organization, as well as to the anti-Japanese armed forces and people in the entire Mawushan Anti-Japanese Base Area.
Have you ever thought about how serious the consequences of this are?
You are seriously unorganized and undisciplined. If similar things happen again in the future, the military region will definitely deal with it seriously."
Xu Dalong felt the deep love for him from the commander's words. Although he was scolded, he felt like a spring breeze and his heart was filled with gratitude. He stood there without daring to say a word and allowed the commander to punish him.
Unexpectedly, the commander stopped reprimanding him and pointed the finger at Zhao Gang.
He said: "Zhao Gang, how did you become the Commissioner Zheng? As the main person in charge of the Mawushan base area, Xu Dalong left his post without authorization to do the work that ordinary soldiers do. Why didn't you stop it? If Xu Dalong really went out of his way.
Things, can you shoulder this responsibility?
I think you are unqualified as a Zheng committee member and have not fulfilled your due responsibilities. I will severely criticize you on behalf of the military region. If similar things happen in the future, you will be dealt with severely."
Zhao Gang was convinced by his training and said sincerely: "I'm sorry, Commander, this matter is indeed because I, the Zheng Committee, did not do a good job. In the future, I will definitely play a supervisory role and urge the captain not to make mistakes of personal heroism."
, let him stick to his post and assume the responsibility of protecting, developing and expanding the Mawushan base area."
Seeing that Zhao Gang's review was very sincere, the commander nodded with satisfaction and said: "Zhao Gang, your attitude is very good. I believe you are a principled person. From now on, you will supervise Xu Dalong. If he behaves like this again, he must immediately
Stop it and report it to me at the same time."
Zhao Gang stood at attention and saluted again, and said loudly: "Commander, I promise to complete the mission."
The commander turned to Xu Dalong again and said, "Xu Dalong, do you realize your mistake?"
Xu Dalong said gratefully: "Commander, I know I made a mistake. From now on, I will put the overall situation first, stop making mistakes of personal heroism, and shoulder my due responsibilities."
After Xu Dalong finished his statement, the commander was very satisfied. He put on a smiling face, asked Xu Dalong and Zhao Gang to sit down, and then listened to Xu Dalong describe the specific details of his trip to Taiyuan.
Although Xu Dalong did not deliberately exaggerate and only told what happened in a casual way, the commander, chief of staff, and Zhao Gang felt their blood boiling when they heard it.
The commander said: "This operation was very successful. You have made sufficient preparations in advance, and your judgment of the enemy's situation is very accurate. When the plan was implemented, you were able to adapt to changes and be resolute and decisive. It can be said that the operation was perfect."
Xu Dalong said happily: "Thank you, Commander, for the compliment."
The chief of staff smiled and said: "Xu Dalong, although the commander praised you, and even the head of the headquarters also sent a notice to praise you, you can't get carried away, and you must keep the commander's criticism of you in mind and keep your promise to yourself.
You must do it seriously, do you understand?"
Xu Dalong said: "Chief of Staff, please rest assured, I have remembered everything."
The atmosphere of the ensuing conversation was very relaxed, and the commander and chief of staff also hosted a banquet in honor of Xu Dalong and Zhao Gang.
After eating, the commander and chief of staff continued to talk to Xu Dalong and Zhao Gang, and gave important instructions on the subsequent anti-mopping up work.
Xu Dalong and Zhao Gang bid farewell to the commander and chief of staff and embarked on their way back to the Mawu Mountain base.
On the way, Zhao Gang said with a smile: "Captain, the commander has criticized us. You will not be allowed to take risks like last time in the future. Otherwise, don't blame me for reporting to the commander."
Xu Dalong laughed and said: "I understand, my Commissioner Zheng, I will listen to you, isn't that okay?"
Zhao Gang didn't believe Xu Dalong's words. He said: "You are similar to that guy Li Yunlong. You like to take risks and don't listen to others' advice. It gives me a headache just thinking about it. Fortunately, I now have the Shang Fang Sword given by the commander.
From now on, please don’t talk to me about taking risks again, otherwise, I will have the power to supervise you."
After returning to the base area, Li Yunlong and Kong Jie came to the door.
They heard that Xu Dalong and Zhao Gang had gone to the Taiyue Military Region Headquarters. They thought they were going to receive some combat mission, so they hurried over.
Li Yunlong asked: "Brother Dalong, Lao Zhao, what mission did the commander give us?"
Zhao Gang smiled and said: "This time when I went to the military region, the captain did not receive any tasks. He was just criticized. The commander actually assigned me a task."
Li Yunlong and Kong Jie were confused and confused, and they didn't understand what happened, so they asked Zhao Gang.
After Zhao Gang told what happened, both Li Yunlong and Kong Jie burst out laughing.
Zhao Gang said: "Lao Li, don't laugh. Although the commander asked me to supervise the captain, you, Lao Li, like to make the same mistakes as the captain, or even more serious than him. You should take less risks in the future, otherwise
Don’t blame me, an old comrade, for being rude to you."
Li Yunlong smiled and said: "I know, my great Zheng Zheng, can't you just listen to me? I will be a good boy from now on, and I will do whatever you say."
Kong Jie said with a smile: "Old Li, you don't tell the truth. Zhao Zhengwei, don't believe him. Keep an eye on this guy from now on and don't let him cause trouble."
Li Yunlong stopped as soon as he heard this. He stared and said, "Kong Er, why did I offend you? What do you mean by talking like a gun and a stick?"
Kong Jie said: "Old Li, don't bite Lu Dongbin like a dog and don't know a good person. It's all for your own good. You should listen more to our Commissioner Zhao and take less risks. Isn't it all for your own good?"
Li Yunlong said: "Kong Er, you kid, stop pretending to be a grandson. You were always in front of us every time we fought, and you still have the nerve to talk to me."
After everyone joked for a while, Xu Dalong said: "Although this trip to Taiyuan gave the little devils some blows, it did not prevent the Japanese army from making military deployments. The Japanese army's large-scale attack will soon begin, and we still have to do a good job."
Just be prepared.”
Li Yunlong said with some excitement: "The new brigade has been prepared for a long time. I hope the little devils will come as soon as possible."
Kong Jie also said: "Yes, our New Second Brigade has been prepared for a long time. Even the shooting Zhu Yuan has been marked on the forward position, waiting for the little devils to come and die."
Speaking of this, Xu Dalong simply called Wang Limin and Chu Yunfei to discuss the anti-mopping up plan.
After discussion, everyone believed that a large-scale Japanese attack was imminent. They temporarily stopped taking the initiative and made plans based on the mobilization of the Japanese army. The top priority was to continue to strengthen the defense circle centered on Guancheng County and adopt a defensive posture.
Consume the Japanese troops. If necessary, you can abandon Juma County, Dongxiang County, Xinhe County, Yinping County and Ping'an County, and concentrate the main force to defend Guancheng County.
It is believed that by this time, the Japanese army had suffered a lot of exhaustion and its vigor was gradually disappearing. At the same time, Wei Monk's special operations squadron and Sun Desheng's cavalry brigade operated on the outside, working together internally and externally, cutting off the Japanese army's supply lines, and accelerating the decline in Japanese army morale.
, prepare for counterattack.
At that time, according to the situation on the battlefield, select the weakest part of the enemy's troops, launch a counterattack, wipe out one part of them, and crush the enemy's sweep.
After the plan was formulated, all departments began to prepare.
That afternoon, Zhao Gang came to see Xu Dalong. The research team sent by his superiors was leaving the Mawushan base tomorrow. Zhao Gang planned to hold a farewell dinner and a dance after the dinner to see off the research team.
The research team made a special trip from northern Shaanxi. They arrived at the headquarters first, and then were accompanied by an organizational officer from the headquarters to the Mawushan base area.
Since Xu Dalong went to Taiyuan, Zhao Gang was responsible for receiving them throughout the journey. Zhao Gang accompanied them to visit the base area.
The war was approaching. In order to ensure the safety of the research team, the headquarters asked the research team to finish the research work and return to the headquarters. The headquarters would then send someone to escort them back to northern Shaanxi.
Xu Dalong fully supports Zhao Gang's work, so he fully agrees with Zhao Gang's arrangements.
In order to show his respect for the research team, he decided to attend a farewell party for the research team tonight with Zhao Gang and the main cadres of the Mawushan base area.
At the farewell party, Xu Dalong expressed his apology for not being able to accompany the research team on the tour while performing his mission in Taiyuan. The organizational officer from the headquarters who accompanied the research team expressed appreciation for Xu Dalong's attitude.
The leader of the research team is named Wang Huaiming. He is twenty-six or seventeen years old. He wears a pair of glasses and has a gentle manner. However, his attitude is a bit lukewarm, and he has a strange and yin-yang look.
Xu Dalong didn't pay attention to this. He thought Wang Huaiming was not feeling well, so he asked him with concern, saying that he wanted to see a doctor to check him, but Wang Huaiming declined.
After the farewell dinner, a dance was held in the auditorium of the guerrilla headquarters. In addition to leaders at all levels in the Mawushan base area, Chu Yunfei, Fang Ligong and others also attended the dance.
In order to enhance the atmosphere, Chu Yun'er, Lin Xueying, Su Xiaoyan, Li Yiyun and many female soldiers from all levels of the base area also participated in the dance.
Guo Yunlu, the organization officer from the headquarters, was very envious when he saw so many beautiful female soldiers in the Mawushan base area.
Wang Huaiming, the leader of the research team, had his eyes flickering and he didn't know what he was thinking about.
After the dance started, in order to show respect for the guests, Zhao Gang first arranged for the female soldiers from the base to dance with the guests.
Lin Xueying danced with Wang Huaiming, Li Yiyun accompanied Guo Yunlu, and Su Xiaoyan and others accompanied other members of the research team.
After one dance, everyone took a break. When the second dance started, Lin Xueying was about to dance with Xu Dalong. Wang Huaiming came over again and invited Lin Xueying to dance with him again.
Out of courtesy, Lin Xueying danced another song with him.
When it came to the third dance, Wang Huaiming came to Lin Xueying again. Lin Xueying politely rejected him, and then danced with Xu Dalong.
Wang Huaiming was a little embarrassed. He sat there and blinked hard, wondering what he was thinking about.
Chu Yun'er had been waiting impatiently for a long time. When the dance music started playing again, she came to Xu Dalong and invited him to dance together.
When it comes to dancing, Xu Dalong and Chu Yun'er have the best cooperation. When they were in the district chief's department during World War II, the two of them used dance to defeat Chu Yun'er's suitor.
The leaders in the base area had all seen Xu Dalong and Chu Yun'er dancing and admired them very much every time. Therefore, as soon as the two came on the stage, they consciously stepped aside and gave up the center position of the dance floor.
Xu Dalong didn't want to show off his dancing skills on such an occasion, but Chu Yun'er was very artistic. When it came to such an occasion, he was naturally very involved, so he performed very well. Xu Dalong had no choice but to cooperate with her as much as possible. The two of them danced beautifully.
, won unanimous cheers and warm applause from everyone.
No one noticed that Wang Huaiming's eyes flashed with cold eyes.
Zhao Gang is one of the most well-educated people in the base area. He learned to dance when he was at Yenching University. He looks talented and his movements give people a sense of elegance and grandeur.
Li Yiyun has received a good education since she was a child, and is proficient in music, chess, calligraphy, painting, music and dance. She has a beautiful appearance, a graceful figure, and a unique aristocratic temperament. Her and Zhao Gang's dancing have also won praise from everyone.
Everyone also gave them warm applause for their graceful dancing. No one noticed that Wang Huaiming's face turned pale.
Early the next morning, Xu Dalong, Zhao Gang and the leading cadres in the base area came to the airport together to see the research team off to the headquarters.
In the days that followed, Xu Dalong and others prepared for the war with all their strength. A piece of intelligence came from various channels. The Japanese army was stepping up its deployment of mopping up. The enemy situation was getting more and more serious, and a big war was imminent.
At this time, a telegram was sent to the headquarters from the northwest. The telegram specified that Xu Dalong was required to be transferred to the Anti-Japanese Military and Political University to serve as an infantry tactics instructor.
After the head of the headquarters read the telegram, he immediately quit. He said dissatisfiedly: "What kind of tricks are you doing? The war is about to happen. How can you transfer Xu Dalong at this time?"