under fire

There was a loud noise outside the security group's camp.

Thousands of little heads popped out from over the courtyard wall.

At a glance, I saw Li Laosi standing on the roof diagonally opposite.

The two men looked at each other, Li Laosi nodded slightly, and pursed his lips towards a place not far away.

Wan Baxi quickly stretched his neck and widened his eyes to look in the direction where Li Laosi was pouting.

A group of robbers were rushing out of the bank carrying boxes and bags.

Li Laosi made a gesture to Wan Baxi that everything was going well and he should arrest the person immediately.

You have to act the whole thing!

Wan Baxi was so excited that he jumped down from the wall, dancing with joy, and kept shouting, "Come on, gather the team and hunt down the robbers!"

哔.

哔.

At the gate of the police station not far from the security camp, a whistle was also sounded.

The town was not big, and the news of the bank robbery spread quickly.

Soon, the division contact point also received the news.

A middle-aged man ran into the courtyard and rushed into the main room: "Old Zhao, Old Zhao, something bad has happened!"

"Calm down. As the head of the enemy work department, how can you be so rash?"

"A group of robbers robbed the town bank. The security team and the police are searching for them."

"What?" Secretary Zhao was stunned by the news. Suddenly he remembered something, sat down and stared at Hu Yi opposite him without saying a word or reacting.

Deputy District Chief Liu, who was sitting next to him, came back to his senses, his face changed drastically and he looked at Hu Yi: "The police force and the security team are all your people, right?"

Hu Yi's face was calm: "What do you want to express?"

"Did you arrange the robbery of the town's bank?"

"Please be careful with your words. What you said is a slander against our comrades." After Hu Yi said this, he felt a little sour.

"You are simply the scum of the Eighth Route Army!" Deputy District Chief Liu was furious: "Please pay attention, this involves the discipline of the Eighth Route Army, and we must not tolerate it!"

Hu Yi looked at the deputy district chief and said, "If you have anything to say, say it all at once!"

"This is lawlessness and a disgrace to the Eighth Route Army!" The deputy district chief slammed the edge of the kang, then turned to look at Secretary Zhao for support: "I suggest that Comrade Hu be removed from his post immediately!"

"Separate politics and the military!" Secretary Zhao looked at the deputy district chief with a helpless expression on his face: "Besides, the independent regiment is carrying out the mission, and we don't seem to have the power to do so!"

"Hu's bandit style of allowing his men to rob banks is a serious violation of discipline and he must be severely punished!"

Hu Yi said calmly: "How can you see that I have the behavior of a bandit?"

"You occupied the security corps camp and the town police station. Do you dare to say that it was not your arrangement?"

Hu Yi's face was calm, and his tone was unusually sincere: "I really don't know anything about this!"

"Look, you still refuse to admit it?" Deputy District Director Liu pointed at Hu.

"You called me here early in the morning and didn't do anything. What do you want me to admit?"

"A typical warlord style, saying one thing in public and another in secret, deceiving superiors and hiding the truth from subordinates, a black sheep, must be eliminated from the Eighth Route Army!"

"Are you done?" Hu Yi said calmly, "If there's nothing else we need to talk about, I have to go back!"

"Hu, you have seriously violated discipline in our defense zone. You must give us an explanation!"

"Captain Hu seems to be a friendly force of the Autonomous Army and is not under our jurisdiction!" Secretary Zhao reminded again.

"They are doing bad things under the name of the Autonomous Army Guard Battalion. I will report this warlord style of lip service to my superiors immediately!" Deputy District Chief Liu turned and walked out.

The two people left in the room had strange looks on their faces and the atmosphere was awkward.

"Captain Hu, what you did is indeed a bit too much..." Secretary Zhao finally spoke.

"If there's nothing else, I'll leave first!"

...

When Deputy District Chief Liu came back, Hu Yi had already left.

"Are you really going to report it?"

"No, I was just talking. We don't have many teams with strong combat effectiveness. I'm really worried that they will make mistakes!"

"To survive, develop and grow in an enemy-occupied area full of Japanese invaders and traitors is absolutely impossible without any means!" Secretary Zhao thought further: "The superiors will not send a battalion-level unit without an instructor to carry out the task of opening up the transportation line!"

"No one has ever heard of the task of establishing a secret transportation line for their couriers. That is to say... the superiors do not intend to use comrades who are familiar with local conditions for the new transportation line." Deputy District Chief Liu was worried.

Secretary Zhao shook his head: "The superiors should not distrust the division."

“The composition of the district staff is complex, so it is normal for the superiors to have concerns about the local staff.”

Secretary Zhao tapped the table with his fingers: "That is to say, this newly established secret transportation line is definitely not as simple as imagined..."

"I think that we shouldn't know secrets..."

The Eighth Route Army in the mountains moved into the plains in large numbers and infiltrated behind enemy lines, and new bases were constantly opened up.

There is a severe shortage of leadership.

The situation in southeastern Hebei controlled by the East Asian Allied Forces was extremely complicated.

We need a comrade who is familiar with the struggle on the plains and has strong armed struggle capabilities to take charge.

In order to avoid being recognized by acquaintances, locals cannot be chosen.

Therefore, District Chief Yang, who works in the mountainous and plain junction east of Taihang Mountain, was included in the scope of organizational assessment.

He had worked at the grassroots level for a long time, had strong recruiting skills, and had served as a company-level instructor.

The evaluation of his past work was not bad. After the organization reviewed the district chief Yang, who had been expanding his base, he was immediately entrusted with an important task: Secretary of the Jidongnan Sub-district.

The scope for cadre adjustment is very wide.

The routine procedure is to issue a letter of introduction after organizing a conversation. According to the latest confidentiality regulations, all comrades who enter Pingyuan to take up positions need to change their names but not their surnames.

So, District Chief Yang, who used the alias Yang Dacheng, followed the escort team and traveled day and night, crossing multiple blockades in a hurry to take office.

District Chief Yang, who had just taken office, communicated with other comrades sent from the division along the way and keenly felt that the Eighth Route Army's struggle against Japan had changed.

After traveling for several days and nights, they met up with the team that came to pick them up and waved goodbye to the other comrades in the cadre team.

The organization arranged for an officer to accompany him, which was a complete upgrade from his previous experience of accompanying the courier alone.

Ten o'clock in the morning.

Huilong Town.

There was no inspection when entering the town.

The courier who had completed the escort mission lowered his voice and said, “We’re here!”

It is not a farmyard, but the second floor of a restaurant.

In the box.

More than a dozen men looked at the young face of the new secretary.

"Everyone, welcome Secretary Yang Dacheng," the clear voice of the organization secretary came from the room.

"Let me introduce myself. I'm Cheng Haibo, the commander of the Ji'nan Sub-district!" The sturdy man smiled and shook hands with District Chief Yang: "Let's work together to build a good base."

"My last name is Cheng. I'm the shopkeeper of this store and also the captain of the Wei County Brigade. You can just call me the second shopkeeper." Second Shopkeeper Cheng was a little nervous.

"I am Yang Shulin, the Minister of Civil Movement, and my public identity is the commander of the No. 13 artillery tower of the Autonomous Army!"

"Enemy work team leader, Liu Xiangrong."

"Head of Publicity Section."

After the introductions, it was Secretary Yang's turn to speak.

Secretary Yang always had a smile on his face. He knew that his first speech after taking office might become part of the Organization Department's archival records.

"Comrades, the current situation of the struggle against the enemy has entered a new stage. We must adapt to the changes in this situation under the guidance of our superiors. The next work requires everyone to work together in unity. I believe that I will be able to lead everyone to push the struggle against the enemy to a new climax."

Secretary Yang's inspiring words seemed to resonate with everyone, and warm applause broke out.

The key is that Secretary Yang's speech was brief and powerful.

It not only pointed out the direction of guidance from superior leaders, but also aroused everyone's enthusiasm and quickly brought people together.

"Secretary Yang, I will not participate in your specific work." The organizational secretary who helped Secretary Yang get on the horse and saw him off understood the confidentiality regulations and was also clear about the content of Secretary Yang's next work.

That is, the superiors' work arrangements for the struggle under the new situation were announced to the participants, and then the work reports of leaders at all levels were listened to. At the end of the meeting, specific work was arranged, such as which day to conduct field investigations, visiting fellow villagers during the day, staying at fellow villagers' homes for research at night, and after understanding the situation, the rectification movement was carried out according to the actual situation and the instructions of the superiors.

As the organizer, he has nothing to do with these tasks.

As for the detailed work situation after Secretary Yang took office, the county organization secretary will submit a document, and then the organization personnel will hold a meeting to review the information.

If he meets the conditions for progress, the organization will talk to him again or arrange for him to study in northern Shaanxi.

Secretary Yang enthusiastically escorted the organization secretary to the door, but the secretary refused to let him do it again.

The new secretary was relatively young, and Cheng Haibo only looked slightly surprised, but his gaze quickly returned to normal.

Before coming here, Secretary Yang had made thorough preparations, and now he needed to quickly unite these people into one team.

From a work perspective, his experience is not simple compared to most people.

His past gains and losses made him understand a truth, whether it is fighting against the enemy or governing the local environment.

In normal times, you rely on experience; in troubled times, you rely on ability.

To achieve results, you need people under your command who can resolutely obey your orders.

If your subordinates are disobedient, replace them with obedient ones.

The secretary is in charge of politics but not the army. This Commander Cheng can stand firm in the enemy-occupied area with complicated situation. He is obviously a capable person. He needs to be brought to his side. If we just maintain a good relationship,

It's actually the worst outcome

The county brigade is equivalent to the county public security bureau. Its main task is to maintain local order. In addition to protecting the villagers in the base area, it also has to fight against the enemy.

It's originally under my control, so there's no problem replacing it with my own people.

When you meet someone for the first time, you need to establish your authority.

So, he just briefly stated a few instructions from his superiors.

Next, verbal commendation was given to the comrades who risked their lives to work in the enemy-occupied areas.

Next, I will make my position clear. I will fight with you all and keep going.

After speaking just a dozen words.

Immediately and sincerely invite Cheng Haibo, who controls the armed forces, to speak.

It was clearly to listen to a report, but it was said to be an invitation.

Obviously, this person keeps a low profile.

Cheng Haibo is a soldier, and he intuitively feels that this secretary, who smiles at everyone and is polite in his gestures and words, is not a simple person.

Instead, I feel admiration in my heart.

In this troubled time, who among the capable people doesn't have some capabilities?

Southeastern Hebei is a place where Kuomintang, Communist, Japanese and underworld forces gather.

It is possible that the actual controller of a turret changes three times in one day!

For most people, it would be good enough if they could understand the situation, let alone work... (End of this chapter)