Zhou Wu has an advantage, that is, he is good at listening to other people's opinions, and he can humbly correct mistakes with an open mind, which enables him to repeatedly turn danger into victory in the struggle against devils, and often wins the struggle, it is this very rare character, and he has always had irreplaceable prestige in the independent brigade.
The next day, Zhou Wu called those officers again and said to them: "Brothers, yesterday it was my Zhou Wu who was in a hurry, our independent brigade has our actual situation, and we can't do the same thing with the New Fourth Army, yesterday I discussed with the chief of staff for a long time, and I feel that this matter will not be mentioned for the time being, and the most urgent task at present is how to get the medicine that the wounded brothers urgently need and the ammunition that the troops are seriously lacking.
Please come here today, please think of a way, tell me any tricks, don't hide it. ” The officers below were very happy to see that Zhou Wu had listened to their opinions, especially the fat man, who saw that the battalion under his command did not need to dismiss the brothers, he was overjoyed, his mouth cracked, and he said to Zhou Wu: "The brigade seat is right, we all want to find a way, how to get medicine and ammunition All said that the three stinkers have beaten Zhuge Liang, and we have a hundred brothers here, I don't believe I can't think of a good way." ” As soon as the fat man's voice fell, the officers below chattered non-stop, and there were all kinds of tricks, that is, every one that could make Zhou Wu listen to his heart move, Zhou Wu looked back at Ding Ning and asked him: "Ding Ning, you talk about it, what should we do, medicine and ammunition are indispensable, we can't move less, after the beginning of spring, the little devils over there in Yangzhou City will definitely come to Gaoyou Lake to find trouble, we have to prepare in advance, and we can't clean it up when the time comes." ” Ding Ning smiled and said: "Brigade, we can only take two steps in this situation now, first send a few capable reconnaissance detachments to infiltrate Yangzhou, Taizhou, Gaoyou County, and even Nanjing City to find out the specific situation of the little devils, Gaoyou Lake Cottage has several brothers who have been planted there before, Lu Ping should be clear in this regard, send someone to get in touch with these brothers first, and then consider whether to implement the next action plan after understanding the situation of the devils." ” "In addition, we must establish a team of repairing firearms and making bullets and grenades, gather those brothers who have learned to make firearms, first build a repair shop, repair those damaged guns, and spend money on some necessary equipment through the internal line in Yangzhou City and Taizhou, starting from repairing guns, and then slowly based on self-sufficiency in guns and bullets, so that we can gain a long-term foothold here in Gaoyou Lake, otherwise once we are blocked by the little devils and puppet army, we will not be able to replenish the necessary guns and ammunition, We will not be able to resist the attacks of the devils and the puppet army. ” Zhou Wu listened to Ding Ning's two-step plan, and felt very innovative, yes, now our independent brigade has lost all contact with the military department and the war zone, and has become a bitter child without a father, even if he barely contacts the theater command or other aspects of the national army troops, it is impossible for the distant water to save the near fire, and it is impossible for other national army troops to break through the blockade line of the devil and the puppet army in order to help the independent brigade in the Gaoyou Lake area.
This point Zhou Wu was quite clear in his heart, in the past, when he was in Luodian, the Eighteenth Division was three or four miles away next to the Independent Brigade, and they just watched the Independent Brigade being besieged by little devils and sat on the mountain to watch the tiger fight, and did not move, now at this time, can you still expect other national army troops to risk being surrounded and annihilated by little devils to give you Zhou Wu's Independent Brigade supplies Isn't it a thing to talk in the middle of the day It is more practical to ask those national army units that claim to be friendly forces, it is better to ask for help from the New Fourth Army in the northwest, at least they are still allies of our independent brigade now, and I don't know if I will know in the future, let's take one step at a time, and solve the problem of ammunition and medicine in front of me first.
As soon as the fat man heard Ding Ning's proposal to open a firearms repair shop by himself, he immediately stood up and was the first to respond: "Brigade seat, the chief of staff's proposal is very good, there are really a lot of people who can tinker with firearms among our brothers, most of them will do some simple repairs, but there are too few firearms talents in this specialty, almost none, I think it is better to send someone outside to find a few experts who know how to come, then in this way, with the help of firearms experts and the help of our brothers who know more, this firearms repair institute will definitely be able to do it." ” At this time, Lao Xu, who had been staying in the corner and did not speak, spoke: "Fatty, why have you forgotten my Lao Xu, I am also half a firearms expert, I have been engaged in military supplies for so many years, and I dare not say that a gun can be made from beginning to end, but this kind of tinkering work, I think there should be no big problem, as long as the brigade can configure me with a few necessary machine tools, as well as some sulfur and saltpeter, I can get out all the bullets and shells we urgently need now, and then I will save worrying every day and have no place to make ammunition." ” Lao Xu had worked as a fitter in a factory in Shanghai for several years before becoming the quartermaster of the National Army, and the general mechanical repair and manufacturing should not be a problem, but now he is worried about the problem of raw materials for making firearms, there is everything to eat and drink in Gaoyou Lake, but there is no sulfur and saltpeter used to make firearms, and this steel problem is also a problem, although you can find some iron gadgets to set up a furnace to make steel, but after all, it will not become a big climate.
Zhou Wu said: "Ding Ning, we are really begging for food with a golden rice bowl, Lao Xu can definitely be called a firearms expert, Lao Zhang of our independent brigade howitzer battalion is also an expert in this area, let him also take a group of knowledgeable artillery brothers and Lao Xu to work with them in this firearms repair institute first, starting with repairing firearms, and instructing his brothers to have one more task when cleaning up the battlefield in the future, not only to take all the guns and ammunition of the little devil and the puppet army, Moreover, they had to search the battlefield for bullets and shells all over the ground, and not leave any iron, copper, and metal things behind, and take them all to the firearms repair institute, so that Lao Xu and them could set up a furnace and return it to the furnace as raw materials for making firearms and bullets. ” "In addition, Lu Ping is more familiar with the topography of the mountains and rivers around Gaoyou Lake, and sent people around to see if there are any veins that can get sulfur and saltpeter, which is really not possible, you can buy it from the outside at a large price first, and collect it from the common people, as long as you build this firearm building first, you will not be afraid of the problem of bullets and shells in the future."
Ding Ning nodded, and said to the officers below: "The brigade seat is right, let's do it ourselves first, Lu Ping, you will take people around Gaoyou Lake tomorrow to have a look, and buy some sulfur, saltpeter and other things from the villagers, now the devils have just occupied those big cities, and it is too late to take care of the countryside for a while, as long as you act carefully and buy these things separately, it should not arouse the suspicion of traitors and puppet soldiers, pay attention to the price must be fair, and you must not force the purchase, otherwise it will be dealt with by military law." ” Lu Ping is now the battalion commander of the national army, and when he heard that the chief of staff had given him the task of buying sulfur saltpeter, he hurriedly stood up: "Chief of staff, don't worry, nothing will go wrong with me Lu Ping, in the past, our cottage had some dealings with some business people in the countryside of Yangzhou Taizhou, I will first probe from them, maybe I can get a lot of sulfur saltpeter and the like at once." ” "Okay, you go and do this, I'll give you three days, whether there are three days or not, you have to come back and report to the brigade and me."
Ding Ning said to Lu Ping.
Lu Ping immediately left the venue and prepared to go to the countryside of Yangzhou to get sulfur saltpeter.
Zhou Wu immediately ordered the fat man's battalion to send more than a dozen reconnaissance teams to Yangzhou City, Taizhou, Nanjing, and Gaoyou to find out the latest situation of the devils and traitors, and also gave them three days.
After everyone dispersed, Zhou Wu asked Ding Ning to stay, and the two discussed again the response to the problem of the little devil gathering heavy troops to sweep the Gaoyou Lake Independent Brigade again in the first month, talking and talking, soon the sky darkened, Zhou Wu ordered the kitchen to quickly fry a few dishes, he and Ding Ning did not sit down to drink and chat together for several days, this time they had a few drinks, and they were drunk.
During the meal, Zhou Wu and Ding Ning said some homely short words, when it was said that the fat man was about to become a father, Zhou Wu suddenly stopped, stared at Ding Ning, and Ding Ning said embarrassedly: "Brigade, what do I have to look at, the fat man is going to be a father, that's a good thing, why are you looking at me?"
"Hehe, I said you Ding Ning, whether you are fighting or sitting in the rear to plan as a staff officer, you can do everything, there is no one in the independent brigade who does not admire you, but you are not as good as a fat man in this matter, you married Xiao Shen a lot earlier than his fat man, why is it that the fat man is going to be a father now, why haven't you moved yet" Zhou Wu said to Ding Ning with a smile.
When Ding Ning heard that Zhou Wu was talking about this matter, he hurriedly said: "I said that you are too much of that, and the affairs of thousands of brothers up and down the independent brigade are not enough for you to worry about, how can you have the leisure to take care of my matter?"
"Ding Ning, this is not an idle matter, the children born to you husband and wife are the seeds of our independent brigade, and we have to inherit the cause of our struggle against the little devils.
Hey, my son is dead, otherwise I can play with your children. ” Zhou Wu suddenly thought of his son who died in the bombing of the devil's plane, and the sadness suddenly came to his heart, and he even felt tasteless when he was drinking, put down his chopsticks, and looked straight ahead, as if there was his little shunzi in the lake in front of him. t1706231537: