Chapter 426 Promise of the Eighth Route Army Headquarters
The Independence Battalion had not yet received the reinforcement telegram from the military division. Instead, the headquarters of the military district and the Eighth Route Army had received news that the Japanese and puppet troops had assembled heavy troops and were about to raid the Independence Camp base area.
A few months ago, it would have been extremely difficult for the news that a battalion-level unit was attacked by the Japanese to reach the military subdivision.
But the independent camp is different.
It has something in its hands that the military region, the Eighth Route Army headquarters, and even Yan'an are concerned about.
At the military region headquarters, Commander Nie read the information over and over again against the map, and his face became increasingly ugly.
He frowned and analyzed: "The Japanese and puppet troops are coming fiercely. They are bound to capture the Independence Battalion!"
"The Independence Battalion is under great pressure to avoid this disaster."
"Chief of Staff, immediately send a telegram to the first division and ask them for their countermeasures. If it doesn't work, we can only transfer. The sweet potato flour factory will suspend production and resume production after the anti-mopping up is over!"
The chief of staff frowned and replied: "The loss will be huge!"
"Looking at the posture of the Japanese army, they will not give up until the independent battalion is killed. If this counter-mopping-up cannot be completed quickly, it will definitely drag on for several months!"
"Today, the monthly profit of the sweet potato flour factory has reached 8,000 yuan, and it is still increasing. Including the chicken farm that has started to make a profit and the pig farm that is about to make a profit, the monthly profit is 10,000 yuan, and in a few months it will be at least 10,000 yuan.
Loss of fifty thousand oceans!"
Commander Nie shook his head and replied: "If it comes to this, then there is nothing anyone can do!"
"Let's first look at the callbacks from the first district. They also account for 20% of the sweet potato flour factory's profits. I believe they are more anxious than us!"
In less than half an hour, the call back from Division 1 was in Commander Nie’s hands. After reading the telegram, Commander Nie’s tense nerves immediately relaxed!
"It seems that they are ready. From the telegram, I can feel that both the first division and the independent battalion are full of confidence in this counter-mopping operation!"
The chief of staff said: "Lao Yang is rarely generous: he directly sends a main battalion plus 1,500 yuan. With these reinforcements, the pressure on the independent battalion should be much less!"
"The military region cannot fail to show its expression!" Commander Nie suddenly made a decision.
"In the past few months, the share received by our military region has exceeded 3,000 yuan. Maybe starting from next month, the share will be more than 2,000 yuan every month!"
"These funds were brought to us by the Independent Battalion. Now that the Independent Battalion is in trouble, the military region must not stand idly by!"
"Call back to Division 1 and donate 1,500 yuan from the military region's share this month to the Independent Battalion to support the Independent Battalion's post-war reconstruction!"
"In addition, our decision was sent to the Eighth Route Army headquarters together with the telegram from the first division. Their monthly share is twice that of ours. These funds greatly ease their logistical pressure. I am sure they are more worried about the independent battalion than we are.
's safety!"
At the Eighth Route Army headquarters, the deputy commander-in-chief was concerned about the safety of a battalion. This was definitely the first of its kind.
But the deputy chief of staff did not have many surprises.
He was one of the few people who knew the reason, so his face was full of worry.
Suddenly, the communications staff officer broke in, holding a telegram in his hand, and then made a report with a baffled look on his face.
"Chief, the urgent call from the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region is about an independent battalion, but I don't think I have heard of this independent battalion!"
The deputy commander stood up from his seat, stared at the communications staff officer and asked: "Are they the troops of the independent battalion, Lingqiu, directly under the First Division of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region?"
The communications staff officer was even more puzzled. He couldn't figure out what was going on with the leader. He was serious for a while and suddenly excited for a while. He quickly replied: "It's the Lingqiu Independent Battalion!"
"Give me the telegram quickly!" the deputy commander shouted immediately.
After quickly reading the telegram, the deputy commander completely relaxed.
"Don't worry now. With the reinforcements from Commander Nie and Commander Yang, the Independent Battalion will definitely have no problem winning this battle!"
At this point, a flash of embarrassment quickly flashed across the deputy commander's face, and then he replied: "Deputy Chief of Staff, you are laughing. I was too nervous just now, but the life and death of the independent battalion is related to the headquarters' monthly income of at least 5,000 yuan."
I can’t help but be nervous about my income!”
The deputy chief of staff quickly replied: "I understand!"
"Now Chongqing is keeping an eye on our Eighth Route Army more and more closely, especially since we began to expand our troops on a large scale."
"The monthly military expenditures are not much in the first place, but some are deducted for various reasons to control the size of our army by controlling military expenditures!"
"What's more important is that they only issue legal tender, not the ocean."
"The legal currency is not as valuable as the ocean. Even if the military expenditure is obtained, when we exchange the legal currency for the ocean that the people trust more, it will immediately shrink by 20%."
"Including what they have withheld, the military expenditure we receive every month is less than 70% of what it was a year ago!"
"Five thousand yuan a month at the Independence Camp may not be much, but for the headquarters, this money can definitely save lives at critical moments!"
"To be honest, I was worried about the Independence Camp just now!"
At this point, the deputy chief of staff seemed to have thought of something, and then added: "Boss, in order to win this counter-mopping up, the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region and the First Military Division are doing their best to reinforce the independent battalion!"
"The headquarters accounts for the majority of the profits that the independent business brings in every month. I think the headquarters should also express its opinions and not just sit idly by!"
The deputy commander nodded and affirmed: "The headquarters must express something!"
But as soon as the words came out of his mouth, the deputy commander's brows furrowed and he looked embarrassed to answer.
"It's impossible for Dayang Headquarters to give it to you!"
"Every time the funds are sent, the headquarters wants to break one into two and use them, and there is no way to use the extra funds to reinforce the independent battalion!"
"It's even more impossible to mobilize troops for reinforcements. The headquarters is too far away from them and beyond their reach!"
The deputy chief of staff smiled and said, "I have an idea!"
"Fight this battle well and expand the independent battalion into an independent regiment!"
The deputy commander's eyes lit up and he replied: "What a great idea!"
"In addition to the expansion, all the cadres of the original independent battalion will be promoted to one level. The battalion commander will become the regiment commander, the company commander will become the battalion commander, and the platoon commander will become the company commander. The superiors will only transfer cadres to supplement the expanded independent regiment!"
"I built a sweet potato flour factory, a pig farm, and a chicken farm. There has been no reward or commendation from my superiors. It just so happened that the two rewards were combined into one, and I directly promoted him to battalion commander as regimental commander, all in one step!"
"Deputy Chief of Staff, you draft the message, I sign it, and then send it to Commander Nie!"
Today is definitely a very lucky day for the Independence Camp.
Before I received any news about the Japanese and puppet troops dispatching troops, the reinforcement telegram from the military division came.
"Battal commander, the commander is really generous. He has given out 1,500 yuan at a time. This has never happened before!" Wang Hong said happily while holding the telegram.
Li Hao's face lit up with joy!
Just now I was thinking that the Independence Battalion had too little Da Yang to buy food, and then the military subdivision sent Da Yang over like a timely help.
After thinking about it, he made a decision: "Instructor Dayang, just keep it. As soon as the counter-mopping is over, take it all out to buy food. Don't leave any of it!"
Wang Hong's brows suddenly wrinkled.
"What about reconstruction after the war?"
"Of course whoever destroyed it will rebuild it. Our base area is not the home of the Japanese and puppet troops. It is impossible for them to come and leave whenever they want!" Li Hao answered without thinking.
Then he promised: "Instructor, don't worry, after the counter-sweep is over, I guarantee that no common people will live in the ruins, and no common people will starve to death or freeze to death!"
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