"According to the last telegram, at that time it was already possible to produce bullets, grenades, and the difficulties in the production of shells were being overcome. I estimate that a month has passed, and by now it should be possible to produce some small-caliber shells. Since the chairman said that he would send several military treasures from the central government, of course I will not oppose it, and I will issue an order tomorrow. Seeing the excited chairman, Vice Chairman Zhou also replied with a smile.

"Enlai, look at you, as soon as you talk about the arsenal, let's take the topic away, where did you just talk about? By the way, it is the next development direction of the Reading Brigade, we now have to determine the next development direction of the Reading Brigade, the Reading Brigade can be so capable of fighting, we can't let him just guard a small place in Jindong! If the next time the army is heavily encircled and suppressed, they will have no room for maneuver. ”

"That's right, we can't hold such a good army in the Jindong region. Now there are our troops in the east, west, and south directions of Jindong. Only north of Jindong, because it is the location of the North China headquarters of the Yue Army, and a large number of logistics materials have been hoarded, so the defense of the Yue Army is very tight. Our troops haven't been involved yet, so I think let's let Liu Hua and them get involved! Liu Hua has a lot of ideas for fighting ghosts, and besides, if he really can't develop, he can go back. The Vice-Chair made his own statement.

"Okay, I think it's okay, just send a telegram to Comrade Liu Hua, and the central government's opinion is that the army will develop northward."

In this way, the future development direction of the Reading Brigade was determined by the two great men.

After the vice chairman hurriedly bid farewell, the excited chairman did not rest, but drafted a Xinhua News Agency proposal overnight, preparing to broadcast this gratifying news to the whole army, the whole party, and the whole country at dawn.

Yu Cheng, "Chairman, Chairman," as Chiang Kai-shek's confidant Chen Cheng hurriedly walked in.

"What's the matter?" Chiang Kai-shek raised his head, looked at Chen Cheng, who hurriedly ran in, and asked dissatisfiedly.

Chen Cheng didn't speak, walked to the radio, and began to adjust the frequency. "Squeak squeak" The radio sounded. "Xinhua News Agency broadcast, Xinhua News Agency broadcast, our heroic Eighth Route Army Reading Brigade yesterday near Changle Village in eastern Jindong completely annihilated the 117th Wing of the Yue Army, its wing commander Okamoto and all the soldiers were all shattered, this is another great victory for our army since it went to the front line of the War of Resistance Against Japan."

After listening to the Xinhua News Agency's editorial, Chiang Kai-shek's brows furrowed. "Cixiu, what's going on, such a big thing, how do we know now."

"Report to the principal, I also just got the news, and then I hurried to report it. I don't know the specifics, [***] The secrecy measures are too tight. Chen Cheng replied with his head down.

"Niang Xipi, such a big thing happened, as the supreme leader of China, I don't even know now that the military commander and the central commander are doing what to eat? Go, call me Dai Li. After listening to Chen Cheng's words, Chiang Kai-shek said angrily.

Chen Cheng breathed a sigh of relief and walked out of the chairman's office. Walking towards the chamber, after a while, Chen Cheng took Dai Li into Chiang Kai-shek's office again.

"Dai Li, how did your military commander do it, [***] annihilated a wing of the army. Why didn't you report such a big thing to me. Now that the people of the whole country know about it, how passive the central government is! Chiang Kai-shek looked at Dai Li, who walked in, and scolded with his head and face.

"Headmaster, the main task of our military commander recently is to talk about the movement of the army on the front line of Zhongtiao Mountain, so things in Jindong have relaxed a bit. Unexpectedly, the communist army actually annihilated a wing of the army during this time, which is all a dereliction of duty, please punish the principal. However, just now I have asked all the intelligence agencies of our military command in Jindong to find out the details of this matter," Dai Li replied in a cold sweat.

"Well, then you can talk about it!" After listening to Dai Li's defense, Chiang Kai-shek's face looked a little better.

"Yes, Headmaster. Half a month ago, the army launched a nine-way siege of Jindong [***], a total of nearly 30,000 troops, the main object of attack is the Eighth Route Army's Reading Brigade Finally, its Reading Brigade dispatched almost all the main force, completely annihilating the 117th Wing of the Army, and the casualties of the Eighth Route Army also reached more than 3,000 people. ”

"Niang Xipi, I really didn't expect the combat effectiveness of the Eighth Route Army to be so strong, and the ratio of casualties between the enemy and us has reached one to one, it seems that we are still negligent in the combat effectiveness of the Eighth Route Army! Reading Brigade, Reading Brigade, I remember that the Eighth Route Army doesn't seem to have this establishment! Chiang Kai-shek asked rhetorically.

"Yes, principal, the predecessor of the Reading Brigade was the Seventh Army, which gradually developed and grew in the Xiangjiang Campaign, and finally fled to Xiangxi and joined with He Long. Finally, I arrived in Shaanxi. When the Eighth Route Army was reorganized, it was the Reading Brigade of the 120th Division of the Eighth Route Army, and I don't know when it was changed to the Reading Brigade of the Eighth Route Army. Its brigade commander is called Liu Hua, who was only a squad leader before the Xiangjiang Campaign, and the political commissar was Guan Xiangying. ”

"Liu Hua, Liu Hua, isn't it the fish that slipped through the net on the edge of the Xiangjiang River at the beginning? I didn't expect it to be bigger again, and it had the ability to completely annihilate a wing of the army. Niang Xipi, why did all the talents run to [***], why? Now that the whole country knows about the annihilation of a wing of the Eighth Route Army's Reading Brigade, how do you say we should respond to this matter. Chiang Kai-shek set his sights on one of his most trusted generals.

"Principal, I think the most important reason why [***] used Xinhua News Agency to broadcast this incident is that I want the whole country to know about it. In this case, we, as the center, can only be rewarded. Chen Cheng raised his head and quietly glanced at the chairman in front of him and said.

"Well, that's all there is to it. Let's see how we can reward it. It's not okay to ask for money, there is a shortage of money everywhere on the front line, and it's not okay to ask for guns, and even more so to ask for bullets, so that it is to help [***] develop its own armament. By the way, isn't there no establishment in his Reading Brigade, let's give him an establishment, give him a Reading Division, and give Liu Hua a Major General and Division Commander. ”

"Headmaster, isn't the establishment of a division too big," Dai Li, who was next to him, immediately reminded after listening to Chiang Kai-shek's words, because in his eyes, his own principal would not be so generous to [***] anyway, and now he even casually gave them the establishment of a division

"It's not big, isn't it just a division, as long as he fights well, I will give him a military commander, so that he can be on an equal footing with Zhu De and Peng Dehuai." Chiang Kai-shek said with a smile. After listening to Chiang Kai-shek's words, the two finally understood their principal's intentions. You must know that in the entire Eighth Route Army, only two people have the rank of lieutenant general, and the other division commanders are all major generals, now give Liu Hua the rank of major general, let them be suspicious of each other! If you can't say it, when the time comes, the central government will give him some more benefits, and he will break away from [***]

"Dai Li, when the time comes, you arrange a competent person to confer the title on Liu Hua, by the way, to find out his confidence, and also, bring him 100,000 silver dollars, after all, the casualties of the troops are so big, so you can win him over." Looking at the two confidants who understood what they meant, Chiang Kai-shek said happily.

"Yes, Headmaster, I will definitely live up to your trust." Dai replied with a salute.

Soon, a telegram of commendation was sent from Yucheng to the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army, which was in the rear of the enemy. "Commander-in-Chief, General Peng, Chiang Kai-shek has sent us a congratulatory telegram, congratulating us on the total annihilation of the 117th Wing of the Yue Army, this is a telegram." Chief of Staff Zuo Quan walked in and handed it to the two commanders-in-chief who were studying the military situation.

"Haha, boss, why is Chiang Kai-shek so generous this time, he gave us the establishment of a division, and there is also a rank of major general and division commander, do you say that Chiang Kai-shek is sick." After reading the telegram, Mr. Peng said with a smile.

"I'll see." The commander-in-chief sent a telegram, but after reading the telegram, he was not as happy as Mr. Peng. "Commander-in-Chief, is there any problem?" Looking at the frowning commander-in-chief, Mr. Peng asked suspiciously.

"Lao Peng, what is the rank of the two of us, what is the rank of the division commander of the three divisions, Chiang Kai-shek gave Liu Hua a division establishment and a major general and division commander at once, what kind of conspiracy do you say he has?" The commander-in-chief said in a deep voice.

"Hey, I really didn't expect it, it seems that Chiang Kai-shek is still the same insidious Chiang Kai-shek, and there is no change at all. However, this method will not work in the Eighth Route Army led by our [***], hehe. My suggestion is to report to the central government first, and we are making a decision. ”

"Okay, Chief of Staff, send the original text of this telegram to the Central Committee."

It didn't take long for the Central Committee's call back to "accept all the awards of the Kuomintang,"

"Commander, commander, the headquarters forwards Chiang Kai-shek's telegram of commendation." Chief of Staff Li Qing hurriedly ran into the conference room and said.

"Well, Chiang Kai-shek's telegram, show me." After speaking, Liu Hua picked up the telegram and began to read it. The content in it is nothing more than some long awards, and only the last few sentences caught Liu Hua's attention.

"In view of the great contribution made by Liu Hua's department to China's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the department is specially changed to the Eighth Route Army Reading Division, awarded Liu Hua the title of Major General Division, and awarded the Reading Division 100,000 silver dollars, and the specific award will be carried out by the central government to send a major general, and I hope that Liu Hua, the reading division, will be ready to meet Jiang Zhongzheng"

"Chief of Staff, have you sent any other telegrams from headquarters?" After reading Chiang Kai-shek's telegram, Liu Hua raised his head and asked.

"Yes, Commander, the Central Committee and the General Headquarters have sent telegrams, asking us to accept the Kuomintang's commendation, and the specific matters will be handled by the camera, and if we really can't handle it well, we can directly report it to the Central Committee." Chief of Staff Li Qing hurriedly read out the other two telegram drafts in his hand.

"Well, that's good, you can also read the telegram, hehe, this time I asked Chiang Kai-shek to compensate his wife and lose his troops. Let's go, go to the political commissar, and tell him the good news, we are also a divisional army now, hehe. After listening to the words of the chief of staff, Liu Hua breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile.

Of course, this news was not revealed to anyone until the Kuomintang represented the future, only three people knew about it. Half a month later, the base area ushered in a group of strange guests.

(To be continued)