"Sir, you are finally back. If you don't come back, I don't know what to do." The deputy division commander saw obvious joy on his face when he saw Mr. He coming back.
Mr. He looked at the deputy division commander with some doubts. He didn’t understand what the deputy division commander was doing. He knew his deputy division commander very well. Unless there was a real problem, he would not be like this. Mr. He looked at the little boy beside him.
When Li looked over, he could see that Xiao Li's face was also a bit speechless. Noticing this, Mr. He realized that something must have happened.
His eyes fell on Liu Gen. Mr. He found that Liu Gen was very calm, which made him even more curious. What happened?
"Comrade Liu Gen, can I ask what happened?" Mr. He sat down and asked with a smile.
Liu Gen nodded and directly told Mr. He what happened. He didn't think it was anything. Defeating Xue Bing in the competition was not something worthy of honor.
As Liu Gen told the story, Mr. He looked at Liu Gen strangely. He found that he had underestimated Liu Gen after all. Even though Mr. He knew that Liu Gen was very capable, he never thought that Liu Gen was very capable.
Gen can easily defeat Xue Bing. He may not know enough about Liu Gen, but he knows Xue Bing very well.
Mr. He knew clearly that Xue Bing had left, and it was precisely because of this that he looked at Liu Gen in shock. Who would have thought that Liu Gen, who looked thin, could easily defeat Xue Bing?
"Comrade Liu Gen, now I also want to know how you usually train." Teacher He said helplessly.
Liu Gen smiled bitterly. He knew something like this would happen, but what could he say? According to his daily training volume, if there were really soldiers who trained like him, they would never be able to reach the point like him, or even very likely.
It may cause problems with your body during training.
Not everyone has a strong physical fitness like Liu Gen. Even if they have a physical fitness like him, they cannot insist on training with the same intensity as Liu Gen every day.
"Mr. He, it's not that I want to hide it. In fact, my training is not much different from other soldiers. The only difference is that the intensity of training is different." Liu Gen said seriously.
Mr. He nodded. He did not suspect that Liu Gen was lying. If there were any special training methods, Liu Gen would definitely have come up with them long ago. Mr. He believed in Liu Gen very much and could get the 129th Division.
Mr. Liu's strong praise and the trust of the bosses at the headquarters are enough to show that Liu Gen has no problems.
"Okay, let's not talk about this issue anymore. After I reported it to the bosses at the headquarters, I wanted to make you the commander of our 120th Division, but they directly rejected me."
"I can understand what the bosses are thinking. They don't want you to stay in our 120th Division. Unlike the other two divisions of our Eighth Route Army, our 120th Division has fought relatively few times with the Japanese. To be precise, it is a large-scale battle.
Relatively few. After all, our 120th Division has the important task of protecting Yan'an and cannot cause any problems in Yan'an."
"But at my request, the bosses decided to let you serve as the staff officer of our 120th Division Headquarters, so that you can maximize your abilities." Commander He said seriously.
Commander He still had some regrets. He really wanted Liu Gen to be the commander, or deputy commander, of the 120th Division. For Commander He, as the commander of the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia-Jinsui Joint Defense Force, Commander He was very busy.
, he has many things to deal with. If Liu Gen can be appointed as the commander of the 120th Division, then Commander He can be more relaxed. With Liu Gen's ability, he doesn't have to worry about the development of the 120th Division.
"Mr. He, there is actually no need to do this. Even if I don't hold a position in the 120th Division, I will not slack off at all in doing things." Liu Gen said seriously.
Commander He nodded and said, "I know, but your abilities are too good. I still want to keep you in our 120th Division."
"Although I also know that there is little hope of keeping you in the 120th Division, I still want to give it a try. Moreover, even if you are not prepared to stay in our 120th Division, the position you hold can be said to come from our 120th Division.
With this position of divisional staff officer, you will also have a lot of conveniences in our 120th Division. I hope Comrade Liu Gen you will not refuse."
The deputy division commander looked at Liu Gen with some expectancy. He hoped that Liu Gen would agree directly, so that Liu Gen could be regarded as a member of the 120th Division and make them feel more at ease. Xiao Liu on the side looked at all this and looked at Liu Gen
Gen's eyes were filled with envy. When would he be able to enjoy treatment like Liu Gen's?
Xiao Liu shook his head secretly. He felt that it was better not to think too much. He first improved his strength to Liu Gen's level before he could think about these things.
Liu Gen gave a helpless smile. Mr. He had already talked about it to this point, so how could he choose to refuse? Liu Gen was a little touched to receive such attention from Mr. He, but he also knew that he could not stay in the 120th Division.
, the reason is just as Commander He said, due to the positioning problem of the 120th Division, there will be no large-scale battle between the 120th Division and the Japanese.
The most important task of the 120th Division is to ensure the security of Yan'an, not to fight the Japanese. Liu Gen knows this very well.
"Mr. He, is it okay if I agree? Don't worry, as long as I am still in the 120th Division, I will do my best to make the 120th Division better." Liu Gen assured.
Liu Gen didn't think much about the behavior of Commander He and Deputy Commander. He knew that this was also because they paid too much attention, and because the 120th Division really needed greater improvement. Compared with the 129th Division and the 115th Division,
The 120th Division is somewhat lacking. It’s not that the 120th Division’s combat effectiveness is too weak, but that the 120th Division has a lot of problems with its weapons and equipment and the source of its troops.
Since the 120th Division is responsible for protecting the security of Yan'an and will not have a large-scale battle with the Japanese, the 120th Division cannot get as much material supplies as the 129th Division and the 115th Division. In other words, the 120th Division wants to satisfy its own supplies.
You can only meet your needs by yourself, and there is nothing you can do about it.
The situation of the 120th Division is very difficult, and the soldiers' allowances have not been paid for a while. Even though Commander He and Deputy Commander had a lot of smiles on their faces, in fact they were very worried and didn't know what to do.
Only in this way can the predicament of the 120 Division be solved. At this moment, the 120 Division urgently needs to find a way out of the predicament.
The arrival of Liu Gen gave Commander He and the deputy commander some expectations. Perhaps this young man could help the 120th Division get out of the predicament.
"Comrade Liu Gen, it depends on you whether we can get our 120th Division out of this predicament next. The situation of our 120th Division is a bit bad, with a serious shortage of material supplies. We can only rely on ourselves to solve many problems. But we also shoulder a lot of responsibilities.
The important task of defending Yan'an makes us somewhat reluctant to let go. I hope you can find some ways to help our 120th Division obtain sufficient supplies."
"I'm not afraid of making fun of you, Comrade Liu Gen. We haven't been able to pay allowances to the soldiers for almost a year. If we continue, I really can't take over as this division commander." Commander He said with a sad look on his face. In the past year
During the war, the soldiers were not given any allowances, and even the division commanders were not given any allowances. The 120th Division was really in a difficult situation.
Such difficult conditions caused the 120th Division to continuously reduce the size of its troops. If it were not for the fact that continued reduction would affect the defense of Yan'an, then I am afraid that the strength of the 120th Division would have been reduced by one-half again.
There was an obvious look of surprise on Liu Gen's face. He had guessed that the 120th Division would have some difficulties in supplying supplies, but he did not expect such difficulties. No allowance had been paid for a year, which is enough to show how difficult the 120th Division was. At least.
When it was the 129th Division, it was indeed difficult for the 129th Division, but not to the same extent as the 120th Division.
If the 129th Division is like the 120th Division, then no matter how capable Liu Gen is, he will not have much room to perform. Manufacturing weapons and equipment, establishing artillery schools and special operations teams all require a large amount of material support.
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At this time, Liu Gen realized the real intention of his bosses in sending him to the 120th Division. He was not sent to help the 120th Division establish an artillery school and special operations team, but to help the 120th Division solve the problem of lack of supplies. Only then did Liu Gen realize that he was sent to the 120th Division.
Only by solving the material supply problem of the 120th Division can the 120th Division have enough energy to establish an artillery school and a special operations team.
"Commander He, I need to have a comprehensive understanding of the situation of our 120th Division, and at the same time, I need to visit each unit's location."
"If possible, I hope to have a comprehensive understanding of the detailed situation in the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia and Shanxi-Suiyuan regions and find solutions to the problem. Isn't the 359th Brigade conducting production activities in Nanniwan? All units of our 120th Division have the important task of defending Yan'an
The mission is correct, but we can allow the soldiers to carry out production at each troop station and train more every day while cultivating more land to reduce the pressure on material supply."
"When the land reclaimed by each army reaches a certain level, then they can be completely self-sufficient and even have a surplus." Liu Gen said in an extremely serious tone after a moment of silence.
Teacher He and Deputy Commander looked at each other and could see the satisfaction in each other's eyes. As expected, Liu Gen's ability was very good.
"It's like this. The division commander has long ordered all troops to cultivate land in their respective defense areas to achieve self-sufficiency. However, due to the short time, the effect is not too obvious, but I think we will be able to achieve certain results by the end of this year."
The teacher said.
Liu Gen breathed a sigh of relief. This is good. I believe that as long as the troops reclaim the land for farming, there will be some harvest, which can alleviate the material shortage of the 120th Division to a certain extent. However, Liu Gen also knows that there will be a certain period of time when the food matures.
time, and for the 120th Division, this is the most difficult time.
"Then I will investigate the specific situation of the 120th Division first. After I have completed the investigation, I will think about other methods." Liu Gen said.
Commander He and the others have no objections. The 120th Division is currently in short supply of supplies, but not to the point of extreme shortage. The shortage of supplies is only relative to that of the 129th Division and the 115th Division. The soldiers' daily rations can still be guaranteed.
"Mr. He, please ask the cooking class to prepare some pancakes for me, about twenty sheets, and dry food for two people." Liu Gen thought for a moment and said again.
Mr. He understood what Liu Gen was going to do. He did not stop him, but said to Xiao Li: "Xiao Li, go and inform the cooking team and ask the cooking team to prepare it within half an hour. In addition, prepare for Comrade Liu Gen."
The four horses will set off as soon as the dry food is ready."
Looking at Mr. He's arrangement, Liu Gen had no objections. Mr. He had considered it very carefully. Four horses, two for each person, would allow Liu Gen and the others to keep moving forward at full speed and complete the 120 battle in the fastest time.
A comprehensive survey of all units in the division.
The deputy division commander moved his lips, wanting to say something, but in the end he chose to give up. He knew that it was very hard for Liu Gen to do this, but the situation of the 120th Division was such that there was no other way. If possible, the deputy division commander would rather be on his own
He personally went to each unit to investigate, but he was not Liu Gen. Even if he went to personally investigate, Liu Gen would not be able to personally understand the specific situation of each unit.
Only by Liu Gen personally going to the units of the 120th Division to understand the specific situation can Liu Gen have a comprehensive understanding of the 120th Division. By then, Liu Gen will naturally be able to think of a solution.
"Brother Li, please inform Comrade Xue Bing so that he can be prepared to leave the division headquarters." Seeing that Xiao Li was about to leave, Liu Gen immediately spoke to the cooking team.
Xiao Li quickly replied: "Okay, I will definitely notify him."
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Half an hour later, Liu Gen and Xue Bing left the 120th Division headquarters with freshly baked rations. They each had two horses and were ready to travel day and night. The area defended by the 120th Division was not small, and each unit had
It was too scattered, but there was still a certain distance. Based on what Liu Gen knew, it would take him and Xue Bing about a week to visit each of the 120 Division troops.
And this is still based on the premise that Liu Gen and the others do not have any accidents on the road. If there is any accident, it will be possible in half a month.
"Commander Liu, which unit should we go to first?" Xue Bing asked after leaving the division headquarters.
Liu Gen smiled and said directly: "Let's go to the cavalry detachment first. I need to see the combat effectiveness of the cavalry detachment. I hope it has strong enough combat effectiveness. A flexible unit like the cavalry still needs to move."
After knowing that he was going to the cavalry detachment, Xue Bing rushed ahead. Compared with Liu Gen, he undoubtedly knew the specific situation of each unit of the 120th Division better and knew where the cavalry detachment was located.
Seeing Xue Bing speeding up, Liu Gen also clamped the horse's belly and quickly chased after him. Both of them had two pistols at their waists. With their strength, they would not have any trouble when encountering a small group of Japanese and puppet troops.
fear.
"When you encounter a small group of Japanese and puppet troops, just rush over and kill them. Don't waste time because of them." Liu Gen shouted loudly.