The division commander's words were reasonable and responsible, and he was so emotional just now that he was almost about to pick up the guy, and the fat man and Ge Sanmin, who were about to fight hard with the Kuomintang recalcitrant army, also calmed down, and felt that what the division commander said was reasonable, and he would lead the team to fight with the Kuomintang recalcitrant army at this time, and he would suffer a big loss, not because he was afraid of their Kuomintang troops, but because he was hot-headed and impulsive, and if he rashly attacked without a specific action plan, he would definitely be defeated, and it would not end well at that time.
Not only did they suffer military losses and lose the strength of the New Fourth Army in Jiangbei, but they also fell into great passivity politically and in public opinion, which was very unfavorable to the War of Resistance of the New Fourth Army in the entire south.
Ding Ning's body was put into the coffin, Shen Lina's mother and daughter immediately let out a heart-rending cry, especially Xiao Dingdang's cry, listening to these tough guys of the independent brigade present couldn't bear to look at it anymore, several sisters of the health company hurriedly stepped forward and pulled away Shen Lina's mother and daughter company lying next to the coffin, the soldiers of the sixteen independent brigades lifted Ding Ning's coffin, slowly walked to the deep pit that had been dug, and slowly put the coffin into the pit, the division commander stepped forward and shoveled soil with sappers, Zhou Wu and the fat man They also stepped forward, Using the soil from the Jiangbei base area as the soil for Ding Ning's coffin, the brothers of more than 100 independent brigades and regiments standing in a row behind them raised their guns one after another, fired three shots into the sky, and bid farewell to their chief of staff, Comrade Ding Ning, after planting a tombstone on the grave, Zhou Wu took the officers of the independent brigade to bow deeply in front of the tomb and said to Ding Ning: "Brother Ding Ning, go all the way, our independent brigade will definitely avenge you, and when we drive away the little devils, we will definitely use the dog heads of those Kuomintang officers who killed you to pay tribute to you" After the memorial service, Zhou Wu took advantage of the fact that the division commander and political commissar had not yet returned, and proposed to them the next combat plan, Zhou Wu believed that the end of the little devil was coming, the US army had already hit the door of the Japanese devil, the Okinawa campaign had ended, the next step was estimated that the US army would storm the Japanese mainland, in the northeast direction, the Soviet army also moved, according to this situation, the time of little Japan in Chinese mainland is estimated not to be too long, the independent brigade hopes to be able to engage in a surprise war before the little devil is defeated, We should take the opportunity to uproot the devils and puppet army strongholds around those big cities in the Jiangbei region, strengthen the strength of our Jiangbei base areas, and prepare for the early occupation of those cities by our New Fourth Army after the defeat of the little devils in the future.
The division commander and political commissar agreed with Zhou Wu's opinion, and they discussed it and asked Zhou Wu to come up with a detailed battle plan as soon as possible, and after the ranks of the New Fourth Army in Jiangbei had a short rest for a while, they would immediately take action.
After the division commander left, Zhou Wu immediately convened a meeting of his cadres to discuss the next battle plan against the little devils, at the meeting, the brothers were passionate, and asked to lead the team to Yangzhou Taizhou to attack the devil camp, especially the fat man and Ge Sanmin, who were more excited, loud and anxious, hoping to act quickly to attack those devils in Yangzhou Taizhou City.
Zhou Wu carefully listened to the various opinions of his brothers, and said to them: "Comrades, I understand your feelings very well, this time we have lost Comrade Ding Ning, chief of staff, and a large number of good brothers, although with the full cooperation of the brothers of the Jiangbei New Fourth Army and the 79th Army, we eliminated the Miyamoto Brigade in Huai'an City, annihilated the Yamada Brigade, and smashed the Japanese devils' attempt to destroy our Jiangbei base area, but our losses were not small, and the soldiers fought continuously for nearly a month, Need to rest in time to recover combat effectiveness, just now Lao Liu and Ge Sanmin proposed to immediately start a war to attack the devils in the direction of Yangzhou Taizhou, I think it's a bit too hasty, I understand the mood of driving the devils out as soon as possible, but I can't solve the problem in a hurry, let me ask the comrades, with the current situation of our troops, in the period just after the end of the war, how sure are we to win the battle against those devils who are nested in the city" Zhou Wu saw that his brothers were emotional and hot-headed, and hurriedly poured cold water on them, Let them think carefully and calmly, this war is not child's play, and they must not be careless.
The fat man and Ge Sanmin couldn't say anything, and Zhou Wu took the opportunity to say to the brothers: "Comrades, the division commander has approved our next combat opportunity against the devils, I think so, the troops immediately rest for a period of time, the base area has gone through this big battle, it has changed beyond recognition, and the resettlement of the returning ordinary people and other problems still need to be solved by us. ” After the meeting, Zhou Wu and Niu Political Commissar left the fat man and Ge Sanmin and Xiao Zheng Lao Xu and them, Zhou Wu said: "Brothers, the chief of staff has died, I am now missing brothers around me who can be discussed, the division commander They mean to let me reappoint a new chief of staff among the cadres of the independent brigade, I and the political commissar Niu carefully considered it, and felt that it was Comrade Lao Xu who met this condition, although he was in charge of military quarters before, but he has been serving as the deputy brigade commander of our independent brigade, The brothers below are also more supportive and respectful of him, and now I will bring you regiment-level cadres and ask you what your opinions are."
When Lao Xu heard this, Zhou Wu and Niu Political Commissar wanted him to be the new chief of staff of the Independent Brigade, and hurriedly shook his head: "Brigade seat, I'm afraid this won't work, let me Lao Xu take care of the military quartermasters, do logistics, and be a good nanny for everyone at that time, all along, I rushed over like this, but you let me serve as the chief of staff who is in charge and helps you plan and come up with ideas, I'm afraid I am still not competent, you still have to ask for another master, so as not to make a mistake."
Lao Xu himself thinks that he is not qualified for the position of chief of staff, and he is afraid that he will not do well and miss a major event.
The fat man and Ge Sanmin didn't think so, they unanimously agreed with Zhou Wu and Niu Political Commissar's decision to let Lao Xu serve as the new chief of staff, the fat man said: "Lao Xu, I think this chief of staff is the most suitable for you to do, your qualifications are unmatched in our independent brigade except for the brigade seat, and most of the regiment and battalion commanders you are more familiar with, the big guy still listens to you, my Lao Liu is one, and I am not convinced that others are the chief of staff." ” Listening to the fat man's words, the political commissar Niu felt a little uncomfortable, this fat man spoke the same as before, he was still so stunned, this is not good, it will affect the unity of the comrades.
Zhou Wu saw that Lao Niu's face was a little unsightly, and knew that it was the fat man who had missed it again, so he hurriedly played a round: "Okay, since everyone agrees that Lao Xu will be the chief of staff of our independent brigade, then we will settle down first, Lao Xu, don't be polite, just do it first, we still have to report this proposal to the division headquarters and the military headquarters, and then formally appoint it after the approval of the superiors." ” Lao Xu saw that he was like this, and he looked a little vain in his resignation, and he didn't want to buy other people's face, but Zhou Wu and the fat man Ge Sanmin still had to give the face of their old brothers, and there should be no big problem if they were the chief of staff under the brigade seat, and they knew the roots.
In this way, Lao Xu agreed: "Okay, then I'll try to do it for a while, if I really can't do it well, I will implore my superiors to send a chief of staff to our independent brigade, the position of chief of staff is quite important, and he is the think tank and staff officer of the military director, but I can't be careless, I feel a lot of pressure." ” Zhou Wu: "Lao Xu, don't be modest, so be it, act first, and then remove the agent after the approval of the superiors."
We have finalized the candidate for this chief of staff, and now we are taking advantage of the opportunity of the regiment commanders to discuss the next step of the battle plan against the little devils, and the work of resuming production in the field has just been stated by Comrade Lao Niu, and he will be in charge, and we are now discussing the next step of how to attack those devils who are huddled in the city. ” Lao Niu nodded to everyone: "Yes, I am responsible for the post-war production recovery work here in the Tianchang Base Area, those villagers who fled and hid will come back immediately, all the things here have been ruined and destroyed by the little devils, we have to organize the masses and backbones to restore the production in the base area, so as to support the independent brigade to fight devils." ” "Yes, the political commissar is right, the soldiers and horses have not moved, the grain and grass go first, if our independent brigade does not have the support of the people in the base area to provide us with food and drink, it is impossible for us to stay here for seven or eight years to fight devils, so after we draw up a combat plan this time, the troops will quickly return to the garrison to help the local militia and the masses carry out the production recovery campaign, and in a month I want the production recovery of the troops, we are the New Fourth Army under the leadership of the Communist Party, and it is not comparable to the previous Kuomintang army.
Waiting for the military salary to be allocated from above, we must be able to fight in wartime and help the common people in production in our spare time.
On the Yan'an side, our chairman and bosses have taken the lead in production, are we bigger than them, can't let go of our bodies" Zhou Wu tried to be a political commissar this time, and told his subordinates about the importance of production recovery, and asked the brothers of the independent brigade to help the villagers in the base area to engage in production in addition to the necessary rest and training within this month.
Zhou Wu and Niu Political Commissar of the two independent brigade leaders all said so, the fat man at the bottom of them naturally did so, after roughly finalizing the plan of the devil to attack the direction of Yangzhou Taizhou in the south, they each returned to the team to devote themselves to the vigorous production and self-help movement, of course, after the team was fully rested and trained, the remaining hours to help the villagers produce, the army is still the army, after all, training and fighting is the most important. t1706231537: