Commander Chen waved his hand to sit down, and said with a heavy heart: "Comrades, I understand everyone's feelings very well, but a strong army must have the spirit of being ready to sacrifice at any time, if the head of the Lei Jian regiment can't come back, but our independent regiment can't just be without a regiment leader, right?" A new sabotage campaign is about to begin, and in order for the Independent Regiment to be as brave and good at fighting in future battles as Commander Thunder Sword was in, I now announce the order:

The Independent Regiment of the Fifth Detachment of the Mountain Column of the Eighth Route Army was ordered to be reorganized into the Independent Regiment of the East Column, Luo Jinchuan was appointed as the acting head of the Independent Regiment, Dong Dayong was appointed as the political commissar of the Independent Regiment, Huang Ligong was appointed as the director of the Political Department, Niu Dali and Wang Xiaoliang were appointed as deputy regiment commanders, and the battalion commanders and deputy battalion commanders were retained. ”

After Wang Xiaoliang listened to the appointment, Huo Di stood up, looked at Commander Chen and asked, "Commander Chen, have you already concluded that the head of the Thunder Sword Regiment has died?" Can you wait a few more days before issuing an appointment? If the head of the Lei Jian regiment comes back alive and his position as the head of the regiment is lost, will it not be possible to call him a warrior? It was Political Commissar Luo who gave up this acting head to Commander Lei, so why did Political Commissar Luo go? ”

Ma Mingshan saw that Wang Xiaoliang was speaking recklessly, and quickly stood up and said: "Deputy Head Wang, you may not have listened carefully, Commander Chen announced the appointment of Comrade Luo Jinchuan as the acting head of the regiment, once Comrade Lei Jian returns, the superior head will consider it." ”

"If Leader Lei Jian really comes back, and Political Commissar Luo Jinchuan lets him out, then where will he go?"

Commander Chen listened to Wang Xiaoliang's more and more he said, the more he stood up and said solemnly: "Comrade Wang Xiaoliang, the appointment issued by the superiors was decided after careful consideration, not that you are a deputy regiment commander who can be questioned casually, your Lei Jian regiment commander did not return to the team in time, I know your mood is very heavy, but we are a team of the Eighth Route Army, not the king of Caomang Mountain, everything must start from the overall situation, the troops must be serious, you can not understand, but the orders and appointments that have been issued, you as a deputy regiment commander, It's about unconditional obedience, do you understand? Sit down. ”

Luo Jinchuan didn't expect that Commander Chen of the East Column would give such an order, but he was an old guerrilla fighter, he had been in the team for a long time, and he was still conscious, he saw Wang Xiaoliang's dissatisfaction, and he was afraid of the cadres of other independent regiments, so he stood up and opposed the orders issued by his superiors, and the old revolutionary said solemnly: "I just want everyone to remember how many comrades-in-arms who fought side by side with us, in order to defeat the little devils, sacrificed on the battlefield, and we are still alive, do we want to step on the blood of martyrs and compete to be officials here?"

The order issued by the higher authorities was made in accordance with the current situation against the enemy and the extraordinary deployment of the commanders of the troops in an extraordinary period, and it was hoped that the cadres of the Fifth Independent Regiment of the Laoshan Column present here would have a determination to kill the enemy to the death, and not to fight here for the sake of someone's gains and losses, to make and say things and words that have no organizational principles, this is a kind of consciousness, everyone should think about it, what should they do, I think that even if the head of the Lei Jian Regiment returns, he will also resolutely obey the orders of the superiors. ”

The cadres of the independent regiment who participated in the meeting, only in the blink of an eye, had already broken away from the sequence of the five detachments of the mountain column and were directly included in the east column advancing column, at this time their Lei Jian regiment commander not only did not appear in time, but was also removed from the post of regiment commander, how can this make them feel comfortable?

Commander Chen looked at the cadres above the independent regiment and battalion who had eased their emotions slightly, he didn't want to explain too much, Lei Jian's disappearance, he felt very uncomfortable, but this was the most difficult moment of the Anti-Japanese War, if a unit loses its military commander again, and cannot be appointed in time, then this army will always be immersed in grief, so that once the next large-scale attack is launched, it will directly affect the combat effectiveness of this army, and even drag down a brave and good fighting force.

After reading out the order, he said earnestly: "Comrades of the Independent Regiment, I am also very saddened by the disappearance of Comrade Lei Jian, but I can tell you that once Comrade Lei Jian can come back alive, on behalf of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region and the Eastern Column, I will definitely arrange Comrade Lei Jian's work. ”

Luo Jinchuan stood up and looked at Commander Chen, he wanted to ask other questions, but when he was about to say it, he temporarily changed his mind, and he asked: "Commander Chen, the cavalry battalion has brought back more than 400 new soldiers who are eager to participate in the Eighth Route Army, how to arrange so many recruits, is it ......." ”

"For the time being, a company of cadres and soldiers will be sent into the middle of these more than 400 new soldiers, intensify training, and wait for the order of the East Column to make arrangements."

Besides, Lei Jian lived in the village for a day and a night, under the careful treatment of the two old doctors in the village, coupled with the careful care of the enthusiastic villagers, the injury was controlled, and the inflammation of the wound began to slowly reduce the swelling under the effect of the drug.

Lei Jian felt that he was recovering very well, the wound on his left leg was no longer bleeding, and it was slowly healing, and other small injuries on his body would not affect the recovery of his physique.

Since they left Jiaodong, this is the first time to have a good rest for two days, for them, it can be described as hard-won, it is exchanged for life and blood, and it is also the favor given by the fathers and villagers in the village, without the timely treatment of the villagers, they are afraid that they will be too seriously injured and die tragically on the way back to the camp.

Lei Jian said to Qu Jiaming: "Your injuries should be recovering well, right?" If we leave the village now and return to the camp, will you be able to take care of the other four seriously wounded? ”

Qu Jiaming said: "Commander Lei, if we embark on the road of return, once we walk halfway, the seriously injured recur, won't it be troublesome?" Besides, aren't you afraid that Fang Dongfang will be strong, send Song Tiedan to sneak out of the village, return to the independent regiment, and order a platoon of soldiers to take us back? So why leave early? Once you go through the two forks in the road, it will be very troublesome and dangerous. ”

Lei Jian shook his head and said in a low voice: "Jia Ming, you don't see the old folks in the village, in order to get food for a few of our wounded, they are so embarrassed, they can't even make up much sweet potato poop, let's stay in the village for one more day, the villagers will worry about one more day, and then they really can't give us anything to eat, I don't want to involve these kind-hearted folks, so I have to leave early." ”

The two talked about Song Tiedan, Song Tiedan was arranged by Lei Jian to sneak out of the village and go back to report the news that night, and as soon as he left the village, Song Tiedan ran quickly in the direction of Peacock Valley.

Walking alone in the wilderness at night on the dirt road where the green gauze tent is all around, Song Tiedan, a bastard boy, although he is naughty and mischievous at home, and runs back and forth in the field at night, but there are partners to follow, but now in this place more than 1,000 kilometers away from home, where he is unfamiliar with life, a person walks in the green gauze tent at night, no matter how bold a person is, he will be apprehensive and uneasy.

He slowly began to get scared, at first he was walking fast, and then he was so frightened that he trotted all the way. People are like this, sometimes they are scaring themselves, the more they feel that there are demons and monsters hidden in the surrounding crops, and they will suddenly rush out of a devil team if they say that they are not good. The more Song Tiedan thought about it, the more frightened he became, and his eyes kept scanning the green gauze tent around him, which made his heart tremble more and more.

Just when he looked back, he suddenly found that it seemed that a black shadow was following closely behind him, which was amazing, so scared that Song Tiedan ran away, and the speed at which he ran seemed to have never been injured.

Running out of a distance, Song Tiedan turned his head boldly, and Song Tiedan was so frightened that he shouted "ah", and shouted as he ran: "Bastard, are you a human or a ghost, Lao Tzu is the Eighth Route Army, and he has a gun in his hand, if you follow again, be careful that Lao Tzu shoots you." ”

Song Tiedan was really frightened by the black shadow behind him, he took out his gun and suddenly stopped, the bullet was loaded and opened the safe, and he shouted to the black shadow who followed with him: "Stop, if you take another step forward, I will shoot." ”

The black shadow that followed immediately stood still, panting and shouting: "Brother Song of the Eighth Route Army, don't shoot, don't shoot, I'm ......." ”

"Bastard, how do you know that my surname is Song, and why do you always follow me, if you can't say it clearly, Lao Tzu will shoot you."

The standing black shadow really didn't dare to take a step forward, he wiped his sweat and said: "Brother Song, you are really boring, I can't hear my voice, count me unlucky, I saved a few of you in vain, and in the end I still pointed a gun at me, do you think I am wronged?" ”

Song Tiedan was a little familiar when he heard the voice of this black shadow, but he couldn't think of it for a while, let alone think of this person who seemed to have seen him, why did he follow behind him in the middle of the night, who was he?

He shouted again: "Don't tell me these ambiguous words, tell me quickly, who are you, I'll count you to three, if you don't say it, then don't blame Lao Tzu for being polite, then you will really shoot." ”

(End of chapter)