Show the sword, start from the guerrillas

"It's been 42 years, and it's time for the Japs' last crazy May Day sweep, right? And then what? They'll get weaker and weaker! I'd rather this war last a few more years, because even without the two boys, the Japs will eventually be worn down! Moreover, we can kill more Japs instead of sending them back! It's a pity that the Eighth Route Army can't be like the Russians and force the Japs to grow potatoes..."

When the red flag replaced the plaster flag of Jiulongguan, Li Yuexuan, who was in Liangjia Village, had this idea in his heart. Although it is hard to say whether it is right or not, it is always right to kill more devils! As for sacrifice? In the late period of the War of Resistance Against Japan, the devils had been educated to be very honest under the chassis of the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army...

Time flies and it is the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month. Because it is the Little New Year, after tonight it will be the Year of the Horse. At this time, the soldiers of the sniper squads who went out have returned to their respective bases, and also brought back their respective sniper kills and a small number of captured items. So, a summary meeting before the New Year was held in the courtyard of Liangjia Village.

"According to the report, during this five-day cold gun and cold artillery battle, our 5 sniper teams killed a total of 32 Japanese troops, puppet troops, overseas Chinese armed forces, detective teams, and Japanese military police. Puppet police, bandits, stubborn troops, and stubborn landlord armed forces... Among them, 7969 were Japanese troops, 978 were Japanese military police, and overseas Chinese armed forces..."

"During this period, our comrades from the district committee also participated in the operation! Some extremely evil landlords, scattered bandit armed forces, and hardcore traitors were also eliminated during this operation!"

"Comrades from Pingdong District and Xiyang said that after this operation, the blockade barriers around us were broken, and the communication between Pingdong and Ping'an West District became smooth again! Some hesitant maintenance presidents also leaned towards our side because of the deterrence of this operation. The same is true in Xiyang. The base area that was divided by the devils has regained communication!"

"In addition, thanks to the deterrence of this action, some puppet soldiers who still had consciences were forced to desert in the middle of the night and ran to our base to surrender. This number is not an isolated case. Comrades in Pingdong District and Xiyang District have summarized that there are more than 600 puppet soldiers who deserted. This is extremely good news for our anti-Japanese war situation!"

"The puppet troops running to our side shows that our strength is getting stronger and stronger, and the devils are getting weaker and weaker. They have realized that following the devils will lead to death, and only by following our party can they survive!"

"The head of the headquarters said: This time, the cold gun and cold artillery tactics were successful and had a huge positive impact. It also provided us with new ideas and practical experience to break the Japanese prison policy!"

"So, at this meeting before the New Year, we have to take the initiative to praise Comrade Youshun. It was he who proposed this tactic that allowed us to achieve such great results! Therefore, the headquarters specially gave him a first-class merit and praised him! The head of the headquarters said: Although he did not kill a single devil with his own hands, his suggestions gave us the strategic initiative, which deserves praise!"

"In addition, the 32 teams that participated in the operation were collectively awarded second-class merit! Each soldier who participated in the operation was awarded second-class merit individually, and those who performed outstandingly were awarded first-class merit. I won't go into detail about this one by one!"

"What I am going to say next is that in the past year, our guerrillas have gone through the spring anti-mopping-up, self-reliant development and construction, and compilation and reorganization. We have become a combat-capable division and an anti-Japanese force that cannot be ignored in the northern Taihang District. We have won a year of peace and stability for our people!"

"That's why we have stockpiled enough food, a large amount of ammunition, and... apart from anything else, the food alone is enough for us to eat until next summer! So, everyone should develop with confidence, train hard, improve our combat effectiveness, and enhance our cohesion..."

"Okay, I have finished what I need to say as the political commissar. Now it is time for Captain Zhao to give this year's battle summary and next year's development plan. Welcome everyone!"

Zhu Xingyu spent a full 10 minutes to summarize the meeting, and then Zhao Danian stood in the front. Looking at the company-level cadres sitting in the yard, the village representatives and militia captains, and the children watching the excitement around, Zhao Danian smiled happily: "Comrades, in the past year, we have persisted in the front line of the anti-Japanese war, protected the safety of the people, and enabled the people to develop stably. All this is inseparable from the leadership of the Party!"

"Without correct guidance and policies, we will not have clear goals, we will not know where to put our strength, and we will not know how to fight the enemy and protect the people! What we have to do is to follow the leadership of the Party, continue to persist in the fight against Japan, persist in the united front, persist in the people's war, and persist in the three major disciplines and eight points of attention!"

"Now let's talk about the specific things to do next year! Based on our existing resources, we have decided to conduct a two-month special military training for all the villages in the base area starting from the tenth day of the first lunar month! This time, we will send a training guidance team to go deep into each village to lead the militia in training, help build tunnels, improve village defense fortifications, and improve the command system!"

"Similarly, we will also add some weapons to each village's militia team based on the situation of each village's militia organization! These weapons are mainly Type 38 rifles, shotguns, double-barreled shotguns, shotguns, grenades, and Type 99 light machine guns! In addition, the comrades in the guidance group will also conduct special training for these weapons!"

"In addition, the best news is that each village will be equipped with two grenade launchers produced by us! Therefore, each village must select at least 8 militiamen for training so that they can operate grenade launchers in combat! Why 8 people? Don't ask this question. The question is, what if the main force needs grenade launchers? You can join the Eighth Route Army at any time!"

"So, village heads and militia captains, when you go back, please arrange for housing and other facilities. Our working group consists of 15 people. You must be aware of this!"

"As for the construction of the army, because the guerrillas' strength has reached the limit of the base's support, at least before the autumn harvest next year, we will not increase the team and recruit new soldiers! But comrades, don't worry, we will increase the number of automatic weapons and the amount of ammunition for shooting training to ensure that everyone is a sharpshooter!"

"Let's talk about people's livelihood! After several years of planting, our new type of corn seeds have fully adapted to the climate conditions, and the yield is higher than our original seeds! Therefore, next year's spring corn, if conditions permit, we will plant new corn seeds, so that our per-acre yield will increase by 100 to 200 kilograms, and everyone can eat more pancakes!"

"In addition, after the beginning of spring next year, we will inspect the rivers in our base that have conditions, build some water conservancy facilities appropriately, increase the area of ​​irrigated land, and increase grain production! In addition, for barren hills and wastelands, our soldiers will help the people to open up wasteland and cultivate them after training! Another point is that the jujube grafting technology will be fully rolled out in the base next year!" "Look at the red dates on everyone's plates, these are picked from the grafted jujube trees on the surrounding mountains! Hehe, in Liangjia Village alone, we harvested a full 3289 kilograms of dried dates from all 46890 jujube trees on the wild mountains! Counting these thick jujube trees inside and outside the village, we got a total of more than 78000 kilograms of dried dates!"

"Fellow villagers, you can all do the math, right? Calculate how much use these dried dates can bring? So, next year, we will roll it out so that every hill in our base area will have dates growing on it!"

"Okay, we'll discuss the details later. Now let's let the militia representatives from Daxing Village come up and say a few words. Everyone is welcome!"

Zhao Danian walked aside after he finished speaking, and the meeting continued. In fact, Zhao Danian had a lot of things he didn't say, but there was no need for the people to know. For example? The beekeeping industry has already formed a scale in the base area. Last year, Liangjia Village harvested nearly 10,000 kilograms of honey. There is no need to say more about this matter.

Where did the honey go? In addition to consuming it themselves, the comrades of the district committee also had channels to sell it to the puppet army and the devils through Shanxi merchants to make money from them. Can this be made clear? (End of this chapter)