Commander Chen looked at Lei Jian, and in order to stabilize this stinky boy, he knocked on the side and said: "Commander Lei, you are a very good commander, especially in this attack on Deshi Road, your performance is not ordinarily good, I have reported your performance in the battle of breaking Deshi Road to Commander Nie of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region." ”

Lei Jian saw that Commander Chen deliberately did not answer his question directly, and asked more anxiously: "Commander Chen, you don't have to be afraid that I can't accept it, tell me, I will be able to stand it, I just want to know now what happened to the Independent Regiment." ”

"Lei Jian, you are a commander of the Eighth Route Regiment, I know that the Independent Regiment was formed by you with a dozen students studying at Jiaodong Resistance University, if the superior leader wants to ask you to leave the Independent Regiment and rearrange you to serve in other places, you will not have a feeling of resistance, right?"

"Commander Chen, why is that? Just because two of my guards rushed into the village with guns before the war, I was removed from my position as the head of the independent regiment? Or did I fail to return in time for this raid and withdrew me? ”

Commander Chen looked at Lei Jian's face due to excitement, and he said bitterly: "Lei Jian, it's not because of this, before the Deshi Road attack was launched, Commander Nie of the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region instructed that when the Deshi Road Battle is over, the independent regiment you led will be subordinate to the newly formed First Independent Regiment of the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region, and the personnel and positions will remain the same, but you, you have not heard from you for more than three days, and they all think you are heroic."

Commander Nie withdrew the order and re-issued a new order, ordering Comrade Luo Jinchuan to be the head of the Independent Regiment, Dong Dayong to be the political commissar, and the original Independent Regiment of the Fifth Detachment of the Eighth Route Army Mountain Column was reorganized into the East Vertical Independent Regiment. ”

Lei Jian was anxious when he heard this, grabbed Commander Chen who was sitting on the edge of the kang with both hands, and said with tears in his eyes: "Commander Chen, what do you mean, what do you mean to want me to leave the independent regiment?" ”

"Yes, seeing that you came back alive, I immediately sent an urgent telegram, please ask Commander Nie, you see, this is Commander Nie's instructions." Commander Chen didn't want to say too much, so he took out the message from his pocket and handed it to Lei Jian.

Lei Jian took the telegram, he read it twice, with a lost expression on his face, looked at Commander Chen and asked, "Commander Chen, is there no room?" I had to resolutely enforce it, right? ”

Commander Chen nodded, patted Lei Jian's shoulder and said, "Lei Jian, I hope you can temper yourself in a new environment, which will be of great help to your future progress, and I also know that you are reluctant to give up your independent regiment, but ......." ”

Lei Jian heard Commander Chen say this, he straightened his waist and said: "Commander Chen, I resolutely obey the arrangement of the superior leader, resolutely carry out the order, and often say, 'Iron battalion and flowing soldiers', as long as the little devil is not defeated, every soldier of the Eighth Route Army will either die on the battlefield, or obey the organization and transfer, and leave the most reluctant and unrelieved old troops at any time, I Lei Jian understands this truth." ”

Commander Chen looked at Lei Jian appreciatively, he really didn't expect this stinky boy's consciousness to be so high, and he didn't need to say anything to get this done.

Now that the situation is tense, he must seize the time to make arrangements for Lei Jian and the newly formed First Independent Regiment of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region to quickly form a scale and combat effectiveness.

Commander Chen took Lei Jian's hand and asked with concern: "Lei Jian, you are now the commander of the newly formed First Independent Regiment of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region, let's say, in this attack on the Deshi Road Campaign, your old independent regiment is in the middle of the battle, vigorously publicizing and mobilizing young and middle-aged people from villages along the railway and highway to join the Eighth Route Army, and there are more than 400 cavalry battalions looking for you to bring back, plus more than 300 recruits you brought back, it should be more than 1,000."

But these recruits need to be brought with them, and I will give you a preliminary opinion: You can transfer some battalions, companies, platoons, squads, and backbone cadres from the newly reorganized Eastern Vertical Independent Regiment to serve in your newly formed Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region's newly formed First Independent Regiment.

The matter has come to this point, talk about your plans and opinions, but you must hurry up, the new Seventh Brigade and the New Ninth Brigade and the reorganized independent regiment in the Peacock Valley in the East Column are about to march to Fuping, and you will not have much time. ”

Lei Jian looked at Commander Chen, quickly balanced the cadres of the independent regiment twice in his mind, and said in a firm tone: "Commander Chen, although the newly formed independent regiment of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region, although they are all new soldiers, the new peasant army I brought back has already fought a life-and-death battle with the enemy in Lijiazhuang, and their combat effectiveness will not be too bad, but they have not yet undergone formal training and education, which can keep up with this work during the future march and war."

I know that the battalions of the Independent Regiment that attacked the east of the Fengzhuang Railway Station on Deshi Road, the new soldiers who took over had not participated in the battle with the enemy's blood and fire, and they were still a new recruit who had no combat experience and had really just come out of the countryside.

If we mix well the recruits who returned to the base area with me, and if we march all the way to the western theater to fight, our combat effectiveness will be quickly enhanced, and this newly formed independent regiment will become a very capable unit without reaching the location of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region. ”

When Lei Jian said this, seeing Commander Chen's brows stretched, Lei Jian, who had a refreshing temperament, continued: "Commander Chen, I am very affectionate and reluctant to leave the Independent Regiment of the Fifth Detachment of the Mountain Column that I brought here from Jiaodong, and I am very reluctant to leave.

I want to leave this unit at this time and form a new unit that has no combat experience and combat effectiveness, and I very much need strong cadres and backbone fighters, but I cannot put forward conditions with a lion open mouth and withdraw the most effective cadres and fighters of the old unit.

Commander Chen, I would like to put forward a plan, please listen to it and give advice, Lei Jian, the new commander of the newly formed First Independent Regiment of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region, resolutely carry out the orders of the higher-level leaders, and now that the regiment commander and political commissar have been decided, I request that one deputy each of the battalion, company, platoon, and squad be transferred from the independent regiment, and no more than 20 backbone cadres will be transferred to the newly formed Independent First Regiment of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region to take up principal posts at all levels.

In view of the fact that the recruits I brought back had many wounded and sick in the battle with the enemy in Lijiazhuang, they needed several medical personnel to be treated as soon as possible, so that the troops could be adjusted to the highest combat state immediately. ”

Commander Chen knew that Lei Jian was a clever and shrewd person, but he didn't expect this stinky boy to be so reasonable, and he didn't negotiate a principal position at all levels from the original army, he nodded and praised: "Commander Lei, I am very satisfied with your request, you can make a list, immediately start adjusting the backbone of the two armies, leave Peacock Valley as soon as possible, and rush to the new battlefield." ”

Lei Jian shouted to Qu Jiaming, the leader of the guard squad, "Bring me a pen and paper." ”

At this time, Chun Tao, who was standing at the door of the house, waiting for Commander Chen to finish talking to Lei Jian, and immediately treated Lei Jian's wounds again, when he heard that Lei Jian was leaving the independent regiment, he actually proposed not to discuss the transfer of his position, and he couldn't help but feel miserable.

She looked at Lei Jian with tears in her eyes, and suddenly asked: "Commander Lei, you are very seriously injured, and there are several seriously injured people, if you don't transfer me to the new unit, I'm afraid that other doctors won't be able to do it, I'd better go along, okay?" ”

Commander Chen didn't wait for Lei Jian to express his position, and replied briskly: "This is not a problem, I think it's okay." ”

Lei Jian excitedly grabbed Commander Chen's hand again and said, "Commander Chen, I really want to follow you, but the military order has come down, I, I ......." ”

"Commander Lei, I know that you are a good commander, bold and careful, but we are all on the battlefield of the Anti-Japanese War, this breakup, we will definitely meet again, before parting, I only hope that you stinky boy will give me a good life."

"Commander Chen, don't worry, if you don't defeat the little devil, my Lei Jian is still reluctant to die, but you lead 100,000 soldiers and horses in the East Column, don't risk touching the enemy's turret again, this is too dangerous, even the superior leader will not agree to your approach, I Lei Jian please take care."

Commander Chen and Lei Jian were very close to each other, and they were a little reluctant to leave, but the troops were about to set off, and they didn't have time to give these two too many opportunities to talk.

Lei Jian insisted that he must get off the kang and send Commander Chen to the door, Commander Chen couldn't bear to brush a piece of Lei Jian's heart, in this battlefield where the war with the Japanese army continued, neither of them knew whether they would be able to meet again alive in the future.

Commander Chen personally supported the thunder sword, and the two walked out of the house together, standing at the door of the house at the same time.

The courtyard was full of people, these were all cadres above the company level of the independent regiment, and when they saw Commander Chen and Lei Jian coming out, Luo Jinchuan shouted in a high-pitched voice: "Stand upright and salute." ”

Commander Chen saw the cadres of the Independent Regiment standing in the courtyard, and the posture of saluting remained unchanged, and they shouted with tears in their eyes: "Commander Chen, please leave Commander Lei as the commander of the Independent Regiment, our more than 3,000 cadres and soldiers cannot do without Commander Lei." ”

(End of chapter)