After thinking about what Wang Xuexin said, Zhu Zhenjiang immediately got rid of the habit of bullying his subordinates.
On the same day, he returned the shoes and money he had robbed to his subordinates. It is said that some of them who could not afford the repayment even wrote IOUs.
Not only that, Zhu Zhenjiang's previous habit of punching and kicking his subordinates has also changed.
Because Zhu Zhenjiang used Wang Xuexin’s words to make this analogy:
When I was in the Jinsui Army, I punched, kicked and slapped my subordinates, or ordered my subordinates to do whatever they wanted. That was normal, because everyone was like that. The crows in the world were as black as crows, and none of the soldiers could reason with me.
But now I am in the Eighth Route Army...
Every other unit insists that "officers and soldiers are equal" and "does not engage in specialization." As the commander of the 15th company, I am the one who rides on my subordinates and dominates them. Can I still lead this soldier?
If this soldier cannot be led, there will be only two consequences: first, the company commander will be withdrawn and become the target of bullying by others; second, his subordinates will not accept his petty actions on the battlefield...
Regardless of the outcome, I won’t get any good results!
So Zhu Zhenjiang knew what to do.
Therefore, the hardships of the Eighth Route Army also had its advantages:
Because the material conditions are extremely scarce, there is no room for exploitation and bullying... The materials of the Eighth Route Army soldiers can almost be said to be on the verge of collapse, and the psychological pressure is also considerable. If there is any exploitation and bullying, it will
It will make it impossible for people to live.
If a person can't survive and has a gun in his hand, will he make it easier for you?
Therefore, even people like Zhu Zhenjiang have to abide by the rules.
Wu Zheng felt strange because of this. He rushed to Wang Xuexin and asked: "Batalion Commander, how did you get Zhu Zhenjiang to talk to him? I have been working for him for more than ten days.
No matter how hard he talks to me, I can't convince him!"
"Instructor!" Wang Xuexin said with a smile: "There are some people who are useless if you tell them about discipline. You have to talk to them about the interests. If he understands this, you don't need to worry about it, and he can obey the rules himself."
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Wu Zheng was very curious and didn't understand how to make people "understand the stakes", so he broke the pot and asked... This may also be because Wu Zheng hoped that after learning this method, he could use it on others.
As soon as Wang Xuexin told Wu Zheng about the situation, Wu Zheng nodded in admiration and said: "Teach students in accordance with their aptitude and local conditions. The battalion commander did it right!"
But then I thought about it and asked again: "Batalion Commander, what if one day we become rich? Does that mean Zhu Zhenjiang can rob things?"
"I'm talking about Lao Wu!" Wang Xuexin replied helplessly: "Let's wait until we get rich. By then, our habits have been formed. Will he still be able to grab us? Besides, if we get rich one day, will it mean that
Have we already driven the Japanese out of the country? We won’t be able to deal with this local snake by then!"
"That's right!" Wu Zheng pushed up his glasses and nodded with a smile: "The battalion commander still has a way!"
Time has entered June, and the harvest has finally arrived.
But although it is said to be a "bumper harvest", the amount of food received is actually not much.
This is mainly because the Eighth Route Army lost many base areas due to Japanese encirclement and attacks. On the other hand, previous hail disasters damaged many wheat seedlings. This year's harvest is estimated to be less than half of previous years.
However, the Eighth Route Army still stopped the construction work for a few days to collect grain with the people.
All soldiers and civilians were very nervous during this period of harvesting grain.
Judging from usual experience, the Japanese will often organize a large-scale raid during harvest time.
Needless to say, the reason is that the Japanese can grab more food at this time. On the one hand, this will replenish the Japanese granaries, and on the other hand, it will further reduce the supply of the Eighth Route Army.
Therefore, the Eighth Route Army usually organizes troops to help the people grab grain on a large scale at this time. That is, when it hears the rumors that the Japs are going to carry out a large-scale raid, it sends several divisions to harvest and hide the grain in a certain area overnight.
When I arrived, I could only sigh while looking at the harvested wheat fields.
But this time the Japs made no move.
However, this does not seem surprising, because the Eighth Route Army has successfully built two lines of defense in the mountainous areas, and the Japanese can no longer "pierce the base area with one shot" like before and grab food wherever they want.
Wang Xuexin silently summarized the current situation while cutting the wheat:
At this time, the situation of the Eighth Route Army was much better than in history.
Successfully building a defensive line is important, because it allows the Eighth Route Army to have its own space and its own harvest. Otherwise, the harvest in front of them may not be possible.
The other is to let the Eighth Route Army enter the stage of "getting enough food and clothing by yourself" in advance, so that the base area can have sweet potato porridge to drink at the most difficult time without starving to death.
The most important thing is that the Eighth Route Army can mass-produce "China Reserve Bonds".
China Reserve Bonds can buy materials from enemy-occupied areas. These materials are the main force. They are basically enough for the Eighth Route Army to survive, so the size of the 400,000-strong army has not been reduced.
In fact, not only has it not decreased, it has increased.
The reason is that many refugees came from the Japanese, numbering in the hundreds of thousands.
Although most of them are old people and children who are not suitable for fighting, they can still be added to the logistics team to do non-combat tasks.
So, what’s next?
The production line will arrive in a few days. The goal of the next stage must be to produce as many rifles and bullets as possible to arm the 400,000 Eighth Route Army.
Only in this way can it be possible to compete with the Japanese.
Otherwise, with only 90,000 outdated and outdated rifles, why should we fight against hundreds of thousands of Japanese soldiers who are armed to the teeth?
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Just as he was thinking about it, a correspondent hurried up to Wang Xuexin on horseback. He jumped off the horse and shouted breathlessly: "Batalion Commander Wang, the regimental commander asked you to get ready and go to the headquarters for a meeting immediately!"
"Now?" Wang Xuexin straightened up and looked at the sky.
It was almost dark, and he was dirty after a long day's work.
"Yes!" The correspondent handed the reins to Wang Xuexin and said, "The leader is already waiting for you at the entrance of the village!"
Wang Xuexin had no choice but to mount his horse and rush to the village entrance.
When we arrived at the entrance of the village, we saw Li Yunlong and several guards waiting there.
Wang Xuexin asked: "Captain, what happened?"
Li Yunlong replied solemnly: "Something big has happened. There's a big battle over there at Mao Xiong!"
Upon hearing this, Wang Xuexin understood that Hans had launched an attack on the bear, which was the so-called "Barbarossa" plan.
Wang Xuexin actually always knew that this would happen, but he felt that it was a matter between Hans and Mao Xiong and would not have any impact on China, so he didn't take it too seriously.
But now it seems that this is not the case.
Otherwise, the headquarters would not have convened an emergency meeting.