This winter is unusually cold, the cold front has approached the Yangtze River, and the boundaries of central and northern Jiangsu have frozen so that the ground is stiff, and even the air is cold.

But in Jieshou Town, it is as lively as the New Year, and the people of the surrounding villages and towns gather here after getting the news, for no other reason than because Yang Ling's Northern Jiangsu Corps fought a beautiful battle in Jieshou and wanted to hold a commendation meeting.

Yang Ling also thought twice about this commendation conference before deciding to convene it, although the battle of the head of the external propaganda industry was a complete victory, but he knew that it was just a miserable victory, and their losses were very large, in this case, he did not want to hold a celebration.

However, he also knew that the devils, traitors, puppet army, knife club, red gun club and other gangs in the occupied areas were powerful and intertwined, which made it seem that these guerrilla forces subordinate to the Chongqing Military Commission were weak.

Although he has always adhered to the principle of cracking down on and eliminating these forces that hinder the war of resistance, because there is no good publicity, it seems that the effect is not very good.

Therefore, he also wanted to take advantage of this great victory to hold a small military parade at the commendation meeting to show the strong power of their northern Jiangsu corps, so as to deter the small and invigorate the hearts of the people of the anti-Japanese war army in the occupied area.

In order to achieve the effect of this publicity, Yang Ling also deliberately hyped up the publicity, and sent people to invite all parties to participate, and at the same time invited reporters from the newspaper to report on this commendation meeting.

Yang Ling is now going to take advantage of this opportunity to let the surrounding friendly forces and various forces realize the strength of their Northern Jiangsu Headquarters, and deter those who want to take refuge in the devil's wall grass and hostile forces, and want to confront their Northern Jiangsu Headquarters, so they have to weigh the consequences.

After the notice was issued that Yang Ling was going to hold a commendation meeting and a small military parade, all units and departments under the command of the Northern Jiangsu Corps were also actively prepared.

In a few days, in the field on the east side of Jieshou Town, the brothers of a battalion carved out a field large enough to accommodate tens of thousands of people, set up a rostrum, built anti-aircraft fortifications around it, and arranged three quadruple anti-aircraft machine guns allocated to them by the theater command.

The troops responsible for participating in the review are also in full swing to prepare, according to the training syllabus given by Yang Ling, they are practicing kicking and marching, marching in formation, fighting stabbing and martial arts, military boxing and martial arts.

Although these projects did not have much effect on improving combat effectiveness, they did have a remarkable effect on rallying the morale of the troops and boosting the morale of the troops.

Because Yang Ling was going to hold a commendation meeting at the head of the world, seeing the strong rise of the Northern Jiangsu Corps, no matter whether the friendly troops were jealous or envious, they could not be polite.

When Yang Ling sent a telegram inviting them to observe the ceremony, they were quickly responded, and some departments of the provincial government were ready to send people to participate, such as Chen Taiyun's Marine Police Force, Sulu Guerrilla Corps, the 117th Division, the 6th Independent Brigade of the Central Committee, the 33rd Division, the 89th Army Military Headquarters, and some departments of the provincial government.

However, they are now attacking the devils on a large scale and can't leave, and more importantly, they are also self-contained, after all, Yang Ling's Northern Jiangsu Corps is still too weak compared to them, so the main responsible commander did not come, but just sent some staff officers or adjutants to replace them.

Yang Ling is also mentally prepared for such a result, after all, his level in the Northern Jiangsu Corps is still too low, the other party is at the division level, the army level, and seeing that he was born in the 74th Army, he can send people to participate in it, which has given him enough face.

Anyway, it's just for publicity, whether the other party sends someone or the chief comes in person, the effect is actually about the same.

"The Sulu guerrilla corps sent a major staff officer Liu Hou, the military headquarters of the 89th Army sent a lieutenant colonel named Zhang Qian, and the provincial government sent Commissioner Wang ......"

Now Yang Ling and their manpower are stretched, and the task of receiving them is handed over to Qian Fuming from Huaiyin.

Qian Fuming was originally just a rich man in Zhangjiaji, Qinghe Town, Huaiyin, but with the deep intersection with the Northern Jiangsu Corps, because of his literacy and hyphenation, he has now become a clerk of the corps headquarters, responsible for handling some confidential documents.

Fortunately, when Qian Fuming was a rich man, he also ran several money and cloth villages, and he had the shrewdness of a businessman and was also tactful, so he was also handy in charge of reception.

"These are all guests sent by friendly troops to watch the ceremony, regardless of the strength of the opponent's troops, and regardless of the size of the official position, the treatment is the same, and there is no favoritism over the other." Yang Ling was also very satisfied when he saw that Qian Fuming handled everything in an orderly manner, but he still said a little more.

Qian Fuming replied with a smile: "Don't worry, Chief Yang, I have arranged for them to live in the best restaurant in Jieshou Town, and they will definitely not be lazy."

"Then it's hard for you, you go get busy first."

"Yes, retire from your duties."

Yang Ling saw that Qian Fuming's clerk did such a good job in receiving people and things, and he had already begun to think about whether to change him to a more suitable position.

But he thought about it and forgot it, their Northern Jiangsu Corps was originally fighting, this time inviting all parties to watch the ceremony, showing military prestige and strength, only to make such a show, if you do these face projects like this every day, then there will be no war, so he shook his head and denied his idea.

Although Yang Ling had expected that friendly forces and various forces would not send too important people over, at most send some inconsequential people to inquire about the news, but he still ushered in a big man in the evening.

When he learned that Lieutenant General Zhou Fu, director of the Political Department of the Sulu Theater Command, had arrived at the head of the realm, Yang Ling did not react for a long time.

Yang Ling is not familiar with the Sulu Theater Command as a whole, because after he arrived in the Sulu Theater, he went directly to the troops, and there was no direct contact channel with the level of the theater at all.

Although he is not familiar with the headquarters of the Sulu Theater, it does not mean that Yang Ling does not know Zhou Fu, the director of the Political Department, who is the three giants of the Sulu Theater Command.

He is the third person after Commander Xuezhong and Chief of Staff Zhou Jingxuan, and Zhou Fu, director of the Political Department with the rank of lieutenant general, is not simply one of the top generals in theater decision-making.

He is also a person sent to the Sulu Theater by the Chongqing Military Commission, and he can be regarded as a superintendent of the army, because none of the troops under the command of the Sulu Theater are the descendants of Chairman Jiang of the Military Commission, and the intention of the Military Commission to make Zhou Fulai the director of the Political Department is self-evident.

"Sir, do you want to be locked up and interrogated first, there are a lot of liars these days."

A dignified lieutenant general did not stay at the security theater headquarters, but just waited for a few guards to go to the front line, which made people really unbelievable, so Liu Sheng, who was in charge of the intelligence department, did not believe that Zhou Fu, director of the political department, would really come to the head of the border without saying hello.

"Have any of you ever seen Director Zhou Fu?" Yang Ling's gaze turned to the room full of officers and asked.

Everyone shook their heads in unison, after all, they were the best people in the Northern Jiangsu Army, but when it came to talking to someone like General Zhou Fu, the level was more than one grade behind.