Zhou Wu led the officers of the Independent Brigade to visit and study the base area of the Third Regiment of the Jiangbei Detachment of the New Fourth Army for three days, which opened a lot of eyes, and felt that this time it was not in vain, and that they had gained a lot, and they had to learn from it after returning to Gaoyou Lake.
After Zhou Wu and his entourage returned from visiting the New Fourth Army base area, they immediately formulated several measures, the first of which stipulated stricter discipline than that enforced by the previous Independent Brigade, especially for the common people, and Zhou Wu demanded that the subordinates of the Independent Brigade should not commit any offence against the common people, let alone any bullying and harassment.
As for the brothers in the original cottage and the captured puppet army brothers who were not suitable for a while, they can consider being dismissed and each person will be given a certain amount of travel expenses, about this, the original officers of the independent brigade said that they did not understand it this way, originally the military discipline of our independent brigade was strict in the national army, why should we repeatedly raise the standard of military discipline, those who have this idea include these senior officers such as the fat man, the fat man heard Zhou Wu announce the news, and hurried to find Zhou Wu and Ding Ning.
"Brigade seat, the military discipline of our independent brigade is well-known in the national army, why raise the standard to make those copycat brothers who could have been used for us and some puppet army brothers leave the independent brigade anyway, isn't this weakening the strength of our independent brigade?"
"I know, the brigade went to the New Fourth Army base over there this time, and when you see the situation over there, you also want to borrow it and use it, but we are the national army, unlike the Communist troops of the New Fourth Army, we don't know if it will be useful for our independent brigade to move their set, why bother looking at the appearance of the New Fourth Army and making such a big move."
Zhou Wu listened to the fat man's theory, it is estimated that the fat man alone will not be able to make so many reasons, it is estimated that his thoughts represent the meaning of most of the officers under him, it seems that this time it is a bit rushed, you have to do ideological work for the brothers, give them reason, everyone gets together, argues and even quarrels, and is not even afraid of scolding, the most important thing is to make sense of the brothers' thoughts, if you don't make sense, this hidden danger has always been there, If you don't get it right, you're going to make a big mess.
Zhou Wu immediately asked the staff officer of the brigade headquarters to invite all the officers above the platoon commander below, although the independent brigade now has a total of less than 3,000 people, there are really a lot of officers above the platoon commander level, and more than 100 officers of all sizes are crowded into a room in the cottage lobby.
As soon as Zhou Wu saw that the brothers had arrived, he went straight to the point and announced the rules of action of the independent brigade on the side of Gaoyou Lake in the future, among which for the problems of the common people in the surrounding areas, Zhou Wu specifically asked the brothers not to disturb the people, not to force the people to take a stitch and a thread, and anyone who violated it would be dealt with by military law.
As soon as these words came out, the officers below made a fuss, and everyone expressed their support and obedience to Zhou Wu's discipline of not committing any offense against the common people and not taking things from the people, but they did not understand Zhou Wu's subsequent decision to repatriate all the personnel who could not meet the requirements of this discipline in the original cottage and the puppet army anyway.
Especially the fat man, whose battalion had just passed more than 1,000 men, and now he was going to cut off more than 200 at once, so he was so anxious that he immediately raised objections at the meeting, and shook his head and put forward a lot of reasons.
"What about the common people, we have rules in the previous discipline, and the big guys have implemented it quite well, have you ever heard of the common people scolding our independent brigade?"
"I think that as long as we can fight devils and don't do things that hurt the people too much, the people will still support us, and we don't have to be so strict in order to learn from the Communist Party of the New Fourth Army, and we must suddenly remove these copycat brothers who have done bad things to the people and those puppet army brothers who have done bad things to the people from the independent brigade, I don't think there is any need for this, everyone says yes?"
The fat man's words won the response of most of the officers below, and Zhou Wu glanced at Ge Sanmin.
Ge Sanmin stood up and said: "The fat man has some truth, but I have a different opinion, why are the weapons and equipment of the New Fourth Army not as good as bandits and bandits, and they have been able to defeat well-equipped little devils and puppet armies repeatedly, what do they rely on to make their New Fourth Army so strong in combat effectiveness is not that their training level is better than that of our independent brigade, nor that they have a lot of wealth to support, through the observation of the New Fourth Army base area in the past two days, I think it's because they have the wholehearted support of the people that is the crux of the problem. ” After all, Ge Sanmin's education level is much higher than that of the fat man, and he can see the problem more accurately, he means that he agrees with Zhou Wu's idea, if you want to gain a foothold in Gaoyou Lake, you must rely on the local people and treat them as your own parents and relatives, otherwise it is impossible to survive in the treacherous environment surrounded by these wolves.
Although the little devils can't destroy the independent brigade this time, they can't guarantee that they will never be able to destroy the independent brigade in the future, don't worry about the loss of some troops and ships, they can get more new equipment immediately, and there are many puppet troops who surrendered the little devils around as cannon fodder, and they can continuously invade the Gaoyou Lake area when they want to attack and sweep.
The independent brigade is different, there is only one regiment of men and horses, weapons and ammunition, especially bullets, there is a shortage of weapons, ammunition, especially bullets, there are only four or five bullets per person assigned to each brother, and there is no cannon of more than 60 mm caliber, and the remaining few small cannons are also in the situation of having cannons and no bullets, similar to the burning sticks, and there are not many grenades and explosives bags left, which can hardly support the next sweep against devils, that is to say, now Zhou Wu and them are a little better than the Jiangbei detachment of the New Fourth Army in addition to the guns in their hands, The rest are similar to them, and the most fatal thing is the shortage of medicine to treat the wounded.
The medicine that Ding Ning and they took the risk of taking from Yangzhou City had already run out, and they had to find a way to get medicine and ammunition in order to survive and maintain themselves in Gaoyou Lake, otherwise they would not need little devils to attack, and Zhou Wu's independent brigade would not be able to support Kaichun, and they would lose more than half of their combat effectiveness because of lack of medicine and a large number of attritions.
After the battle of Gaoyou Lake, many of the wounded brothers who were wounded in the battle died of infection due to lack of medicine, and the death of wounded and sick accounted for three or four percent of the total number of wounded, among which the reason for the death of these wounded and sick in Gaoyou Lake was not only the lack of medicine, but also the lack of necessary care for the wounded and sick.
Since the disbandment of the health company across the river, only Shen Lina and Xiao Liu are busy working, sometimes the battle in front is urgent, and there are many wounded, Shen Lina and the two of them can't take care of it at all, and can only pick up the most seriously injured for treatment, so this has led to a large number of brothers who could have been treated and recovered to delay their injuries and die.
For this reason, Shen Lina approached Zhou Wu several times and asked Zhou Wu to get medicines and nursing staff as soon as possible.
The wounded of the New Fourth Army were all treated in the homes of the common people in the base areas, and the common people treated these wounded like their own relatives, although they were also seriously short of medicines, but the meticulous and thoughtful care of the villagers helped a lot, and many of the wounded and sick of the New Fourth Army quickly recovered their health and took up arms again and went to the battlefield of resisting Japan and killing devils.
This is the best portrayal of the situation between the Communist New Fourth Army and the local people, and Zhou Wu and they can't help but be deeply impressed and ashamed, and now Zhou Wu wants to learn from this experience, but he didn't expect that the first step was met with such great resistance, and even the fat man who has always been obedient to him also raised objections, and he also put forward opinions for most of his officers.
Some officers were even worried that Zhou Wu was so close to the New Fourth Army, and that he was also engaged in the Communist Party of the New Fourth Army, and if the military commanders and spies who were placed in the Independent Brigade heard about it and reported it to Wuhan, it would be a big trouble.
Zhou Wu decided to dismiss the meeting first in a quarrel, and then make a decision after he and the chief of staff had to think about it and discuss it, and then make a decision, and after the officers dispersed, Zhou Wu sighed and said: "Ding Ning, I didn't expect that it would be so difficult for me to run the New Fourth Army in Gaoyou Lake, except for Ge Sanmin, who agrees with my opinion, almost all the officers are against the New Fourth Army, is it that I am a bit hasty and in a hurry, or is it that our independent brigade can't do the New Fourth Army at all now?"
Ding Ning looked at Zhou Wu, pushed the gold-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose, and said to Zhou Wu: "Brigade seat, what you did was a little too hasty, think about it, we have always been taught by the chairman of the committee before, and we all think that we are a regular army, plus they have attacked the Soviet area of the Communist Party before, and fought with the Red Army guerrillas, the predecessor of the New Fourth Army, and fought desperately. ” "To be honest, I can't turn a corner for a while, Brigade seat, since the brothers are so insistent, I see if I can slow down a little and then do it, and solve the most important medicine and ammunition problems first, how about it?"
Ding Ning spoke more tactfully, in fact, he also thought that Zhou Wu was a little anxious this time, which was not good, not only would it not achieve Zhou Wu's intended purpose, but the effect would be counterproductive, causing chaos within the independent brigade, and even new turmoil.
Zhou Wu heard that Ding Ning was also thinking this way, and felt that he was really a little too much this time, he nodded to Ding Ning and said: "Ding Ning, you are right, this time I am a little anxious, seeing the little devils and the puppet army running rampant outside, showing off their might, they are short of troops at hand, lack of ammunition, and want to eat a big fat man, it seems that they have to take their time, and they can't be anxious, not to mention that these devils can't drive them back for a year and a half, so let's think about it in the long run." ” t1706231537: