"That's it. Lao Zhang, you see that you have been working in the local area and have never been to the main force..."

Zhang Qingshan tried his best to say what he could think of so as not to cause Luo Yingjie's misunderstanding, which would be more than worth the loss.

But Luo Yingjie smiled and said, "Old Zhang, stop talking, I understand what you mean. Everyone is their own family, and it will hurt their feelings when they say this. Let me report my thoughts to you and the leaders first. How about it?"

Luo Yingjie smiled and dispersed a circle of cigarettes for everyone. After lit one by himself, he took a sip and said, "I know that I have been the captain of the county guerrilla brigade and have never been to the main force. Then, in combat command, I definitely can't lead a battalion soldiers. Of course, I also understand that the organization appointed me as the battalion commander of the Fourth Battalion of our assault regiment, which is not only to promote me, but also to recognize my abilities... So, I want to resign from the position of battalion commander and let me sit up as an ordinary soldier first."

"That's not possible. This is an appointment in the organization and cannot be changed easily. Lao Luo, no matter what, you are determined to be the battalion commander." Hu Yingze quickly interrupted and opposed it strongly... Not to mention anything else, just say two points: First, Luo Yingjie has indeed worked hard and made great contributions. If he voluntarily resigned as soon as he was appointed, should the organization's discipline and prestige be discussed? Second, seeing Luo Yingjie's joy, it is obvious that he really plans to be an ordinary soldier. Then, if he wants him to lead the masses, the position will inevitably be chaotic. It would be better to let him continue to be the captain of the guerrilla brigade.

"But, political commissar, I know how much I have. If I were to be the battalion commander now, and not to say anything else, I don't know how I should train them. If I go to the battlefield, it would be a small joke, delay the fighter plane, and even cause everyone to suffer defeat because of my reasons, then I would be shameless to meet the soldiers who died."

Hu Yingze had to continue persuasion, but Zhang Qingshan pulled him for a while.

"Old Hu, Lao Luo, do you think this is OK?" Zhang Qingshan took a sip of cigarettes, sorted out his thoughts, and said, "Old Luo should be the battalion commander... Lao Luo, don't rush to speak, listen to me finish it first. You just don't know anything about the army because you have never participated in the army, but this does not mean that you Luo Yingjie is not capable enough, you are just unfamiliar with it. Then, you can be the battalion commander, but I have to find a teacher for you..."

Speaking of this, Zhang Qingshan looked at Tian Guozhong and smiled and said, "Old Tian is a top student who graduated from the Yunnan Martial Arts Hall. I think he is enough to be your teacher in this regard, right?"

"Enough, absolutely enough."

"Then, I will let Lao Tian go to your fourth battalion to be the political commissar, and you Lao Luo become a student... When you graduate, at that time, I think who dares to say that you are not capable enough to be the battalion commander. Lao Luo, what do you think you do this?"

"It's so great, I agree completely." Luo Yingjie nodded happily, turned his head to Tian Guozhong and said, "Chief of Staff, no! Lao Tian, ​​don't worry, in the fourth battalion, you will be the only one, I will be your student, I will do whatever you say, and I will never sing the opposite tune with you."

All of these words were a bit confusing, which shows how excited Luo Yingjie was.

Tian Guozhong smiled and said, "Lao Luo, you can't say that, we should say we learn from each other."

Seeing Luo Yingjie looking over without understanding, Tian Guozhong explained: "In terms of command and training, I will tell you everything I know, but I have never done specific affairs in how to move the masses, and you have to be a teacher for me. So, let's not talk about who will learn from whom, it is considered complementary."

When Zhang Qingshan heard this, he was stunned and was overjoyed: Yes! Although Luo Yingjie had never been in the regular army, he didn't know the regular army. But on the other hand, there were also many cadres in our assault regiment who had not trained in the local area, and Luo Yingjie had master-level experience in this area - with dozens of people, in an environment where enemies were everywhere, he could work freely for several years without any damage, which shows his strength. Just in time, everyone complemented each other.

"Old Tian reminded me right." Zhang Qingshan could think that as his old partner, Hu Yingze obviously thought of this level. He said to Luo Yingjie with a smile: "Lao Luo, we have basically been in the army and have little knowledge of local affairs. This is your strength. I hope you can teach us more in the future."

"Yes! Lao Luo, our assault regiment just arrived, and he was in a dark state - he didn't know anything. In the future, whether it was recruiting soldiers or moving the masses, it would all depend on you and the local comrades."

"Political commissar, leader, and comrades, please rest assured and please wait and see. I, Luo Yingjie, will do my best to grow and develop our assault regiment in the future, and will devote all my efforts to the growth and development of our assault regiment until my death."

Although this is nice, if you experience it carefully, it really tastes like a wild man.

"This matter is decided, let's go to the next item." Zhang Qingshan said with a smile: "Lao Luo, I still have to ask you to consultant for this second thing."

"Captain, if you have any tasks, just give orders and say the staff will see you."

"That's right. Look, if you become the battalion commander, then you must resign as the captain of the county guerrilla brigade. However, as a combat unit, our assault regiment will not be dispersed under normal circumstances in order to gather combat power. In other words, our assault regiment can only stay at one point, but the whole county and surrounding areas are so big that we can't just care about ourselves and ignore others. Therefore, the county guerrilla brigade needs to maintain the usual contacts of villages, collect food, collect enemy intelligence, etc.... We are not familiar with this place, but you are an old acquaintance. When you come to the assault regiment, then, how about you recommend a successor who you can trust, have the ability, and have the principles of party spirit?"

"I've considered this a long time ago."

"Have you considered it?" Hu Yingze looked at him in confusion: "Lao Luo, you have known for a long time that you want to be the battalion commander of our assault regiment?"

"No." Luo Yingjie took a sip of cigarettes and smiled: "I mean, when we do revolution, we tie our heads to our belts, and we may not be able to see Marx one day. But I sacrificed and the team could not disperse, so I had already designated: Once I sacrificed, the deputy captain Li Hua will be the captain, and lead everyone to continue the revolution."

The domineeringness of this statement reflects the information that although Luo Yingjie has vision in his work, he has always been a one-man show, and he has the intention of making decisions for the organization, and he has the intention of taking action first and then reporting. However, considering that they often transfer and are inconvenient to contact the organization, doing so is indeed a thing of the past and understandable.

"Lao Luo, let's talk about the general environment of Sanqiao County."

"The people of Sanqiao County are suffering. The officials are rich and rich. In addition, the local tyrants and evil gentry exploited the people, which makes the people suffer and the society is also very unstable. Not to mention anything else, there are seven bandit organizations with more than fifty people..." Speaking of this, Luo Yingjie pondered for a while and said, "However, the officials have a big characteristic of dealing with bandits, that is, when you set up a mountain, they will send troops to encircle and suppress them. However, at this time, their encirclement and suppression efforts are not strong, and they often only act without hard work to deal with them. Sometimes they will collude with bandits, not only harming the people, but also letting bandits face their opponents... Anyway, this is complicated, and I really can't explain clearly for a while. However, one thing is very interesting, that is, those officials have their own bottom line to deal with bandits."

"Isn't it their duty to wipe out bandits? Why does it have a bottom line?"

"The so-called collusion between officials and bandits is what it means, but there is indeed a bottom line."

After Zhang Qingshan glanced at Li Honghui who was talking, he smiled at Luo Yingjie and said, "Tell me, what is this bottom line?"

"The number of bandits or bands cannot exceed three hundred. If they exceed three hundred, they will make every effort to encircle and suppress them. At that time, they were really full of means and really suppressing bandits. I guess, this is probably because they are afraid of forming bandits, which will attract the attention of the superiors and take their official hats. However, this bottom line does exist, and it has been continued since the Qing Dynasty to this day, and almost every county magistrate will stick to this bottom line..."

As he said that, Luo Yingjie threw away the cigarette butt in his hand, and smiled bitterly while stepping on it, saying to everyone: "I really didn't know the bottom line set by these officials at the beginning. Seeing that they were pulling the pole smoothly, the officials turned a blind eye, and they were a little careless. Later, I realized that the officials suddenly attacked me because the number of people in the team I was preparing to make a revolution exceeded this bottom line, so they would chase us desperately."

"They are very smart. They know that the people under their rule are difficult and rebelling is a matter of time sooner or later. So, they deliberately gave the people a leak, and then they were stuck in the number of people again, thus avoiding the big shots, and they could kill two birds with one stone. It's such a good plan." After Hu Yingze finished speaking with a sneer, he asked Luo Yingjie again: "Isn't it because you are **?"

"That's not. They are doing their mighty locally, and they are reactionary governments on the surface, but in fact, they are the local emperors. No matter who you are, they only value your number. Once the number exceeds three hundred, they will not care about what you want to do, and will definitely send troops to encircle and suppress."

Everyone showed deep thoughts: If it was true as Luo Yingjie said, then they would be very smooth at the beginning, but they would definitely have to face their desperate efforts later.

"No!" Hu Yingze was the first to react: "Lao Luo, what you just said was the matter when the Kuomintang was in power here, but now the Japanese have occupied this place, so will the situation change?"

"Political Commissar, I want to be honest. I personally think that they will not abide by this bottom line, but may go further. In order to prevent the existence of anti-Japanese armed forces, their next step is to wipe out all the rebellious forces in the county."

"Wait a minute." Zhang Qingshan interrupted, "Lao Luo, you said just now that they will not abide by this bottom line. What you mean by them is the former officials of the National Government, or the second Japanese who are now doing business for the Japanese?"

"It has basically not changed. The county magistrate became the pseudo county magistrate, and the security team became the auxiliary defense team (at this time, Wang Jingwei had not yet become the Hualian League, nor the Nanjing puppet government, so the names of these puppet troops were all kinds of, rather than the general name of the Imperial Army that everyone knew later.) It was just a change of Zhang Pi." Luo Yingjie's face suddenly turned red, and he said indignantly...
Chapter completed!