Zhou Wu was very grateful when he heard Chen Guofu's proposal to increase the strength of his second regiment and reduce the pressure on his second regiment when he blocked the enemy in the Shenjiabang area.
The commander listened to Chen Guofu's suggestion, looked at Commander-in-Chief Cheng next to him, Commander-in-Chief Cheng laughed and said: "Lao Li, don't look at me, I don't know about this, if you still have soldiers at hand, just allocate some to Comrade Zhou Wu, I think Chen Guofu's suggestion is good, this time the second regiment has the heaviest task, and how well they fight will directly affect the results of this smashing and clearing of the enemy." ” Commander Li smiled and said to Zhou Wu: "Comrade Zhou Wu, I don't have any extra combat troops at hand now, but there are some non-combatants in the column headquarters, and it is estimated that they can be organized into a company or so, plus my guard platoon will be assigned to you to command, so as to strengthen the defensive position of your second regiment in the direction of Shenjiabang, after the meeting, you can bring these comrades back to the second regiment." ” Zhou Wu immediately stood up: "Commander, you have allocated your guard platoon to our second regiment, so what if there is a war and the safety of your column leaders will be, I don't dare to ask for this guard platoon, it is better to stay in the column headquarters to protect your safety." ” Commander Li said to Zhou Wu with a smile: "Comrade Zhou Wu, you may not know the situation on our side, our column guard platoon is often involved in battles, when we are fighting, as long as we have those three or two guard battalions around us, there is no need to put so many comrades to protect us, besides, we people are originally from the tip of the knife, we don't need so many comrades to protect, we can protect ourselves." ” Zhou Wu saw that Commander Li had a resolute attitude, so he had to accept it, although there was only one company or so of non-combatants, but the guard platoon of this column department was quite powerful, all of them were composed of some veterans, the platoon commander's surname was Huang, a native of northern Anhui, his fists and feet were quite powerful, and he was good at using guns with both hands, and he wore Yang in 100 steps, which was very good, before that, he had saved the commander many times in danger, and the commander wanted to ask him to be transferred to the following as a company commander, but this old Huang just refused to live or die, I had to follow the commander as a guard, but there was no way, so the commander followed him, so this Lao Huang has been following the commander for almost five or six years since the Red Army period.
After the meeting was dismissed, Zhou Wu took these comrades from the column headquarters back to the Second Regiment's station in Matan, and Ding Ning and Niu suggested that an operational meeting be held immediately to explain the specific tasks of this anti-purging campaign to the comrades below.
Zhou Wu, as the head of the second regiment, presided over the pre-war military meeting with Ding Ning, and all the cadres above the company attended, and first conveyed the decision to reorganize the second detachment of Jiangbei into the second regiment of the Jiangbei guerrilla column of the New Fourth Army and various appointments, and the brothers of the original independent brigade below listened to it, and they all shouted in unison, especially the fat man, as soon as he heard that he suddenly changed from the regiment commander to the commander of the second regiment and the first battalion, he was always unhappy, and said to the Niu political commissar in a loud voice: " How did you do it Our second detachment has just been established and was dismantled in less than three months, and it was also organized into a regiment, how can there be a regimental establishment with more than 3,000 people, are you people who see that our independent brigade has too many people and is not easy to control, so give us a look.
I don't accept this adaptation, I have to find Commander Li to reason, no matter what, I want him to get us a strengthened regiment, isn't this obviously bullying our newcomers" The fat man was straightforward, and poured out the dissatisfaction in his heart towards the Niu political commissar, and the Niu political commissar was speechless, his face was red, and he didn't know how to respond to the fat man's question for a while.
The other brothers other than the fat man also raised questions, and Zhou Wu stood up and shouted: "Don't shout, listen to me."
Zhou Wu's shouting order was really effective, the fat man and they were silent all of a sudden, their eyes blinked and looked at Zhou Wu, Zhou Wu also blushed, and said to the fat man: "I said fatty, you have been following me for a long time, why can't you figure out why we are here to fight side by side with the brothers of the New Fourth Army in Gaoyou Lake and fight the little devils, not to get promoted and make a fortune, you also know that if I Zhou Wu and you brothers are greedy for glory and wealth, I have already accepted the appointment of Lao Jiang two years ago, serving as the official position of the lieutenant general he conferred, why don't I want that title, in order to be able to really resist Japan and kill devils, everyone knows after so many things, now in the Jiangbei region can really resist Japan and kill devils is the New Fourth Army them, our team used to be brother troops, those troops of the national government, a few days ago also mobilized heavy troops to besiege us, in an attempt to completely wipe out our troops who did not listen to their orders to attack the New Fourth Army, After a desperate struggle, we were able to escape the heavy encirclement and came to the side of the New Fourth Army, and today when we heard that the organization of our own contingent was a little smaller, we were full of complaints, let me ask you, what do we really want from our former independent brigade and the second regiment of the Jiangbei Column of the New Fourth Army here?"
Zhou Wu's words were righteous and strict, sonorous and powerful, and the fat man who had been shouting just now was speechless all of a sudden, lowered his head, and listened to Zhou Wu's speech quietly.
Ding Ning looked at it, afraid that the relationship would be stiffened and the brothers would not end well, so he hurriedly stood up and said: "Brigade seat, fat people, they are just talking casually, in fact, they still understand the decision of their superiors in their hearts, because Chen Guofu and their team have also been reduced to a regiment, and the number of the three regiments adapted from the Jiangbei local armed forces is even more than our second regiment, and the secretary of the Jiangbei Special Committee has been appointed as the head of the regiment.
Besides, our independent brigade fought all the way, mainly to fight devils, to avenge the brothers and fathers and villagers who died in Shanghai, Nanjing and other places.
Ding Ning explained to the fat man, and the fat man and Ge Sanmin couldn't help nodding again and again, and said: "We can accept what the chief of staff says, if we had said this earlier, we wouldn't be so anxious, although we are rough people, we still know the truth." ” Zhou Wu saw that the fat man's attitude had changed, and naturally softened, and just wanted to open his mouth to comfort the fat man and them a few words, but unexpectedly sitting next to him, the new director of the political department, Comrade Xia Hanxi, who had been silent at the beginning of the meeting, spoke: "Comrade Zhou Wu, I am dissatisfied with your approach to erroneous ideas and mud, although you have just defected from the Kuomintang and are not very familiar with the situation of our New Fourth Army, but I must point out this kind of principled mistake, if we do not correct the mistake in time, let it develop, to cause irreparable damage. ” When Zhou Wu heard this, his body shook suddenly, he really can't look good, the sea water is incomprehensible, he used to think that this young man who had just graduated from college and had studied the Anti-Japanese Military and Political University in Yan'an for a few years had almost no political experience, and in this kind of meeting that purely discussed military combat issues, at most he did the work of taking notes and being a secretary, but he didn't expect that this Comrade Xia, who looked quiet and quiet, would be aggressive as soon as he spoke, and he continued to put several big hats on Zhou Wu's head.
Fortunately, Zhou Wu's mentality was relatively stable, and after listening to Comrade Xia's aggressive words, he asked him with a smile: "Director Xia, I just came here, and I really don't know much about the situation of our New Fourth Army, so tell me what kind of mistakes I made in this matter, I hope you will remind me in time, if it is indeed my mistake, I will correct it immediately." ” As soon as the fat man heard that this young boy who had just arrived with a milky smell dared to buckle his big hat at Zhou Wu, it was like having a seizure on the spot, and Ding Ning, who was on the other side, grabbed it and hinted with his eyes: "Fat man, don't be impulsive, we have a way to deal with this kind of person." ” This Director Xia saw that Zhou Wu's cultivation was very good, and he didn't attack under his aggressive words, but asked him with a smile, thinking that Zhou Wu was frightened by the big hats he wore just now, and just wanted to open his mouth to ask, but was stopped by the Niu political commissar and political commissar on the side: "Xiao Xia, you have seriously considered the problem, although Comrade Zhou Wu is not a member of our party, but we firmly believe in the integrity of him and his brothers, for so many years, they have been isolated and helpless, It is normal for comrades who have been thrown into the New Fourth Army this time and think like Battalion Commander Liu to think a little differently from ours, after all, they have just come from the Kuomintang, and they have to eat with a mouthful of food, and it is unrealistic to ask them to have the same ideological and political consciousness as our old revolutionaries, and only to help them and improve them in their future fighting life can we not only do it as a political cadre of the Communist Party.
Moreover, it is the basic quality and requirements of a communist, and it is not a big deal for them to complain, and the sky will not fall. ” Although the political commissar Niu Da has more or less prejudices against Zhou Wu and them, after all, he is an old revolutionary who has gone through the Long March and crawled out of the pile of dead people, and he also understands that the whining words of the fat men are very normal for a team that has just left the Kuomintang, and he advocates slowly changing these officers and soldiers who have thrown themselves from the ranks of the Kuomintang, and taking the Communists themselves as an example to selflessly help and influence these former Kuomintang believers, so that the party's purpose and spirit can penetrate into their thoughts.
This is the duty of these Communist Party political cadres, not to blindly accuse them and force them into the camp of the enemy. t1706231537: