"Political Commissar, as far as I know, Yuan Chenming is not bad, he is a little greedy for enjoying comfort. During the New Orleans, he bet with Li Yunlong to make grenades, and asked him to start a small stove every day to eat meat."

The spoken political department officer Li paused, "I think he can't endure hardship, and we can't force others to do anything."

Political Commissar Wang of the 386th Brigade was highly myopic. He pushed up the thick glasses frame and said helplessly:

"Yes, we can't force others to do anything! But you also know how important a talent who understands military industry is. Letting him go will be a huge loss."

Both of them were silent.

Even the boss will feel distressed if he lets go of a scarce talent who understands military industry.

But there was no way. They had been talking for a long time, and they would just play Tai Chi with them and never let it go.

Not to mention that forcibly staying is a violation of discipline, or if it does not violate discipline, I am afraid that it is also in Cao's camp and will not be at ease.

To keep people, you have to share your heart and make people willing.

Political Commissar Wang pondered for a moment and said, "I think this is the case. Let him stay in the brigade department first, let's find a way slowly.

If he is really determined to leave, we should also provide him with convenience as much as possible, just treat it as making friends."

Officer Li nodded: "I have to do this."

...

The Japanese raids ended, and the people hiding in the mountains were all back, and the village had a breath of fireworks again.

Yuan Chenming was walking leisurely in the village with a box cannon. He had just become the deputy captain of the militia for a few days and had already stepped down before he could finish his official addiction. He came to the brigade headquarters with the propaganda team.

Before I could see the famous Brigade Commander Chen, I saw Political Commissar Wang in the brigade. He was wearing thick black-framed glasses and was quite young and kind.

He speaks kindly, a hundred times stronger than Li Yunlong.

Yuan Chenming had long been mentally prepared to persuade him to stay. But he still insisted on his previous ideas, and he did not lack one of the Japanese to fight against the Japanese, and he would do business, which would be more free and more enjoyable.

So, after talking for a long time, he didn't give in at all.

As for Political Commissar Wang asking him for help and guiding the construction of the grenade workshop, he agreed immediately.

He gathered people to raise supplies, and he didn't need to worry about it, so he just walked around the village and relaxed.

When he walked to the neighborhood of the Ministry of Tourism, Yuan Chenming was attracted by the needles of the two.

One of them had a square face, and looked familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere, but he couldn't remember it.

He told another person: "The ambush in Dakouling is not as exaggerated as you said. Compared with the ambush in Shentouling commanded by the brigade commander, it is far from the scale and pioneering.

The brigade commander is unwilling to use his previous achievements to explain it. This makes you think that Li Yunlong is better than the brigade commander."

The Eighth Route Army, who looked like a scholar, looked embarrassed: "That's it? Staff Xing, can you tell me about the ambush in Shentouling? I was transferred to our brigade a little late, and many things are still unclear.

Isn’t this a big blush? I’m also blaming me for bragging for him in front of the brigade commander and putting myself in.”

Staff Xing is not common, and Yuan Chenming, who was listening to the conversation between the two, recalled the head of the station, Staff Xing, and Deputy Commander of the Sword.

He suddenly widened his eyes and looked at the man carefully. Oh, yes, the one who later became the deputy commander of Li Yunlong, his full name was Xing Zhiguo.

He, the deputy leader, is very simple and has nothing special, and is easily overlooked.

Zhao Gang is the only one who has never seen before. The three giants of the Independent Group have already seen two of them, which is interesting.

Yuan Chenming heard about the Shentouling ambush that Xing Zhiguo mentioned, but the details were not very clear.

Eavesdropping is not what a gentleman does, and not to mention that Xing Zhiguo, who was standing here for a while, had noticed him.

Yuan Chenming walked up to introduce himself and formally met the two of them.

Xing Zhiguo is currently serving as a brigade staff member and is a member of the combat conference room. Another scholar named Bian Xiaowei, who was transferred from the 385th Brigade in the first half of the year and also served as a brigade staff member.

There is a rumor in the army that the staff officer does not lead the leader and does not fart even loudly.

That is to say, although the position of staff sounds good, it is quite high. However, there is no real power in his hands, so he can't command anyone.

Of course, being a staff officer is not entirely a disadvantage. This is a position like a military advisor. You can learn a lot with the military chief every day.

And it can also be remembered by the leader. Once he has the opportunity to be transferred to the lower level, he will start very high. Xing Zhiguo was later sent to the Independent Corps as the deputy leader, which is an example.

Xing Zhiguo and the others were in the brigade just now and heard about Yuan Chenming's name. They both looked at him with novel eyes, as if they were thinking: "Oh, it turns out that this one is the one who made the grenade."

Yuan Chenming didn't want to talk about his personal matters, so he went straight to the point and asked: "I remember that I have heard of the ambush battle between Shentouling, but I don't know what it is. Can you tell me in detail?"

"Of course it's okay. I'm also a witness to that battle, and so is Li Yunlong. If I tell you about these two battles in detail, you will understand that I'm not a false statement." Xing Zhiguo said.

He felt that things should be realistic and that Li Yunlong, the monkey, should not be called the king just because the brigade commander is not good at fame.

Xing Zhiguo fell into memories.

The ambush in Shentouling took place in March 1938. Yan Xishan, who was lost in Taiyuan, was resentful of the loss of his lair.

So he had a sudden idea and concocted a plan to counterattack Taiyuan. He was commanded by the Eighth Route Army, responsible for the Eastern Route Army, and led the Eighth Route Army and the Eastern Route Central Army to operate.

Commander Liu of the 129th Division made a decision based on the situation at that time. Sun Tzu said in the Art of War that he would rescue him if he attacked him and annihilate him.

Specifically, the strategy of the 129th Division was to attack Licheng County occupied by the Japanese army and lure the enemy to help.

The three regiments of the 386th Brigade were ordered to annihilate the enemies coming to help from Lucheng.

"There is another war!" The order was passed to the 386th Brigade, and the entire Brigade Department suddenly became nervous and busy. Everyone was extremely excited and ready to go.

However, things are not that simple. The first problem I face is - where to choose the ambush battlefield?

On the morning of the 15th, all the leaders of the regiments rushed to the brigade headquarters to attend the combat meeting.

After the brigade commander and Political Commissar Wang conveyed the intentions of the division commander, the center of the meeting quickly turned to the choice of the ambush site.

Xing Zhiguo recalled: "In order to surround the map, the comrades talked and talked a lot. More than ten pairs of eyes gathered at a place on the map: Shentouling."

Shentou Village is a small mountain village more than 10 kilometers northeast of Lucheng. From the map, a road passes under Shentou Ridge at the west side of the village.

Place the ambush troops on the ridge and beside the top, which is both convenient for concealment and attack, and is an ideal place to fight ambush.

Everyone talked for a while, and finally looked at the director, waiting for him to make up his mind.

The brigade commander looked at the map, pondered for a while, and suddenly asked, "Who has seen the terrain of Shentouling?"

Everyone shook their heads and stopped eating.

"Isn't this a talk on paper? The division commander often says: The five elements are uncertain, and you lose completely. You will be hungry if you rely on the old map of the national army to eat!"

The brigade commander said, "I see, I will drive here temporarily. Let's go and see the terrain first."

The group immediately stepped on their horses and headed straight for Shentouling.

When they arrived at Shentouling, they were surprised by the scene in front of them: the actual terrain and the marked on the map are two different things. The road is not in the ravine, but on the ridge!

The width of the ridge is only one or two hundred meters, and it is bright and beautiful. On both sides of the road, the terrain is slightly higher than that of the highway, but there is no hidden object. It is just close to the roadside, and there are some fortifications built by the national army in the past.

There are two large ravines on the north side of the ravine, and opposite the ravine is Shenjia Mountain. There is a small village with more than ten families in the west of the ravine, that is Shentou Village, and further west is Weizi Town and Lucheng.

"How can such a terrain be ambushed? I almost fell into the map." Everyone talked.

The brigade commander pointed at the highway with the tip of the whip and said, "How is this trip not in vain, isn't it? What a scumbag to kill people!"

Obviously, this place is not suitable for ambushing, because the troops are not easy to hide and difficult to unfold; there are deep ditches in the north, and the reserve team is inconvenient to move. If they are not done well, they may even put themselves in trouble.

This place is not suitable and I haven't seen the ideal place along the way. What should I do? Everyone has no idea.

But the brigade commander laughed and said, "Let's go back and discuss it! The terrain is dead, people live, if you want to eat meat, are you afraid that you can't find a place to kill pigs?"

The group returned to the brigade department and then held a meeting to discuss. Some advocated fighting here, while others advocated fighting there, which was inconsistent opinions.

The brigade commander listened to everyone's speeches while thinking seriously. After everyone's speeches came to an end, he said in a loud and firm voice: "I think this battle will be fought in Shentouling."

"Shentouling?" Everyone was a little surprised.

The brigade commander understood everyone's thoughts and said, "Yiang Ai, look at the problem from a comprehensive perspective, don't just look at one side, right?

Don’t just think of deep trenches and steep cliffs when you say ambush. How can there be so many deep trenches and steep cliffs in the world? Without it, you still have to fight.”

As he said that, he walked to the map and analyzed to everyone: "Generally speaking, it is indeed not ideal to ambush Shentouling. However, now is a good place for us to attack the enemy unexpectedly.

Because the terrain is not dangerous, the enemy will inevitably be paralyzed. I didn't expect that we would ambush here, and the fortifications are only about a hundred meters away from the road, and the closest is only about 20 meters, so the enemy has long been used to it.

If we hide our troops into fortifications, hide under the enemy's nose, and pretend to be well, it will be difficult for the enemy to discover it. Besides, the ridges are narrow, so it is indeed difficult for our troops to expand, but the enemy is even more difficult for the enemy to expand."

He walked back to his seat and asked everyone: "Who will fight on the single-plank bridge be beneficial?"

The leader of the 771st regiment smiled and said, "Of course we should start first."

The brigade commander said: "Yes! As long as we are sudden and brave, these unfavorable conditions will only be unfavorable to the enemy and will be beneficial to us."

Then, the brigade commander asked the commander of the 772nd Regiment: "If the Second Battalion is placed in Shenjiashan, can you rush onto the highway within 40 minutes?"

The Second Battalion of the 772nd Regiment is known for its rapid movement, and this time it is prepared to be used as a reserve team.

Their leader said with confidence: "It's guaranteed to rush there in half an hour. The reserve team's sports are not a big problem."

At that time, Li Yunlong was anxious and even the one who had started his family had a war. He had not assigned it yet, that was OK, "Braft Commander, where is our regiment?"

"Don't worry, when you fight." The brigade commander glared at him, and Li Yunlong pretended to be a grandson obediently.

After listening to the analysis of the brigade commander, everyone thought it made sense, but some people were still worried: "Is this a bit risky?"

At that time, Political Commissar Wang said: "It seems that the most dangerous place is actually the safest. Are there few such things?"
To be continued...