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Chapter 348, The Complaint Conference of the Prisoner Camp

After a period of development, the Zhongtiaoshan area has been regarded as a base of control by the Eighth Route Army.

At the intersection of the mountain, there is a simple checkpoint with two machine guns, and a platoon of soldiers stationed there, half bright and half dark, firmly controlling the passage into the mountain.

And there are many more levels like this along the way.

"political commissar."

The veteran who was familiar with Zhao Gang still couldn't change his title, so he quickly changed his words: "Director, I have been standing for more than an hour, please sit down for a while."

"It's okay, I'll just stand there for a while." Zhao Gang said kindly, without the slightest hint of anxiety in his heart.

The veteran wondered, who came to make Director Zhao wait here for an hour.Even if the brigade commander is here, that's all there is to it, right?

"coming."

Seeing Wang Gensheng in disguise, Zhao Gang's eyes were fixed, and he should have brought him back.

Wang Gensheng drove the carriage to a stop in front of the checkpoint, opened the curtain and got out of the two people.

One of them was Yu Dayong, the Chief of Staff, and the other was Gu Xugong, a geologist who came from the Jizhong Military Region to accompany him.

"Welcome, welcome." Zhao Gang greeted them eagerly, and Yu Dayong introduced the identities of both parties.

"This is Comrade Gu Xugong, a famous geologist in our country. This is my partner, Zhao Gang, director of the political department of the sub-military region."

Gu Xugong has a strong background and graduated from the Geology Training Course of the Geological Research Institute of the BJ Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce.

In the 12th year of the Republic of China, he went to the United States to study, studied geology, and obtained a master's degree.

After returning to China, he worked in Yunnan Industry Department and Geological Survey Bureau.

Under the condition of no laboratory and no necessary equipment, with a few simple instruments, he used physical methods such as magnetic method, resistivity method, and natural current method.
12 mining areas in the Yunnan-Guizhou area were detected, and the underground distribution and reserves of the ore deposits were deduced.

This is a very remarkable thing.

However, due to the lack of attention of the national government, Gu Xugong left his original post and came to the north to conduct geological exploration.

Later, when the Anti-Japanese War broke out, the Japanese came to their door, coercing and luring them with various means, trying to get Gu Xugong to serve them and explore the mining of Huaguo's mineral deposits.

"I will never help you Japanese to invade my motherland."

Gu Xugong refused angrily, but the Japanese did not give up and put him under house arrest.

After the Eighth Route Army found out, they rescued him from the clutches of the Japanese, so he stayed in the Jizhong Military Region.

On the way into the mountain, Gu Xugong talked about the invitation, "The telegram only said that I would come to explore the mines and find copper mines that are easy to mine. Your Eighth Route Army is going to mine here. What are you doing?"

Zhao Gang glanced at Yu Dayong, as if wondering if he didn't explain on the way?
Yu Dayong said: "Director Zhao, you can tell him."

He didn't want to take credit for it and cause people to dislike him.

Except for matchmaking, this matter has little to do with him.Logistics management should be the responsibility of Zhao Gang, the director of the political department.

It seems that I have to talk to Yu Dayong later.

A thought flashed through Zhao Gang's mind, and he explained to Gu Xugong with a smile: "Recently, some patriots donated two bullet production lines. The bullet casings are made of copper, and copper is needed to produce bullets."

Gu Xugong naturally understood the relationship, and he asked: "Then do you have the equipment for mining and smelting copper?"

"Of course there is."

Zhao Gang replied: "During the Hundred Regiments War last year, our regiment captured the largest Japanese coal mine in North China and seized a large amount of machinery and equipment.

Some of the equipment can be used for copper smelting and mining after simple improvement. "

Speaking of this matter, he couldn't help but rejoice.

It is too difficult to engage in industry, especially when it is blocked by the enemy, it is difficult to process, assemble and produce supplied materials.

It was enough to build a bullet production factory, but now it has to start with mining.

A copper smelting factory also needs a gunpowder factory. If you want to produce cannonballs and rifles, you really don’t know how many factories you will have to build in the end.

Thinking about it makes me dizzy.

"The Arai Coal Mine controlled by the Japanese was actually destroyed by you."

Gu Xugong was very surprised and a little bit excited: "I read in the newspaper that your Eighth Route Army destroyed the Xinjing Coal Mine and caused a loss of million yen to the Japanese army.

The Japanese plundered coal mines and took away all the wealth left by our ancestors.

You Eighth Route Army fought well! "

As a geological prospector, seeing the Japanese plundering China's mineral deposits, but the country can't do anything, his heart is very painful.

All you can do is to rot the knowledge you have learned in your stomach, and you are not worthy of being with the enemy even if you die.

Originally, he didn't have much expectation. He felt that the Eighth Route Army would not be able to exploit the mineral deposits, let alone use them.

The deeds that Zhao just said gave him infinite confidence immediately.

"Since your Eighth Route Army has the ability to keep this wealth, I will risk my life to help you find copper mines. Make copper into bullets and hit the Japanese invaders hard."

Zhao Gang immediately stated: "On behalf of the Eighth Route Army, I would like to thank Professor Gu. We will definitely not let you down."

……

Watching a small-scale recruit drill in the Third Independent Regiment, Li Yunlong and Yuan Lang walked on the rugged path in the village.

"In the Zhongtiao Mountain area, our base area, all the men have joined the army, and the young and strong have joined the regular army.

Those under the age of 16 joined the youth league, and those in their 30s who couldn't leave home all joined the militia.

Playing the expansion of life, until now, there are still more than 1000 people short. "

Li Yunlong stopped and said, "Can we discuss it? The remaining 1000 people will definitely be recruited in a month or two. Let's get the gunpowder factory first."

What Yuan Lang said at the beginning was to expand the army to more than 1 people and have the ability to defend the factory.

They can support the machines of a gunpowder factory and tons of raw materials, enough for one year's production.

This also triggered a large expansion up and down, the four regiments doubled in size, and the militias of the county brigade and district squad were all established.

Regardless of whether there is combat power or not, the number of people first swells up.

Generally speaking, 90.00% has been completed, and the remaining % is just a matter of trembling.

Open one eye and close one eye to accommodate, it is not impossible.

But the problem is that Yuan Lang wants to accommodate, but the system won't accommodate him!
Even if it is to go to the mountains to recruit young men, there must be enough 1 people.

"Lady? Pull and pull, you think I dare not!"

Li Yunlong is a daring master. When crossing the grassland, the troops in front had already bought all the food.

He dared to send troops to rob food so that the soldiers in the army would not be hungry.

Now for a gunpowder factory machine, he really dares to pull a strong man.

Yuan Lang rolled his eyes: "Come on, don't poke holes. When the time comes, the machine will come, and the brigade commander will take you away. If you say a word, you will be a free worker."

Li Yunlong was dumbfounded, he could think with his heels that what Yuan Lang said could definitely become a reality.

Lately, he really had to be incapable of making any mistakes.

Need to think of a compliant trick.

Li Yunlong asked: "You said, is it possible for us to send people to the village at the foot of the mountain to recruit people?"

In the village at the foot of the mountain, those who can be the Eighth Route Army must have gone up the mountain recently.Those who are still guarding in the village probably have concerns.

If a man becomes a member of the Eighth Route, the Japanese will have to kill them all when they come.

Li Yunlong also realized that he asked a stupid question, and he denied it before Yuan Lang could answer.

"The Japanese and puppet troops are afraid of being beaten recently, so they dare not come out. Otherwise, they will capture more puppet soldiers. If there are too many puppet soldiers, they will always be willing to be the Eighth Route Army." Li Yunlong said again.

In fact, many puppet soldiers are not very bad people.Many of them were puppet soldiers for the sake of making a living.

The Japanese didn't treat them very well, leaving them to do the hard work, and they had to go to the landmines to block the guns when they went to the battlefield.

If it's obvious, then use them as cannon fodder.

After being captured, after being educated by political workers, many people repented and stayed as Eighth Route Army.

In the expansion of the sub-military area this time, the prisoners of the Imperial Association Army who came over accounted for a large proportion.

But with the progress of this guerrilla warfare, the Japanese and puppet troops were beaten and learned, and they all retreated and could not come out.

It is almost impossible to capture a large number of captives in a short period of time.

Li Yunlong was really at a loss, and even thought about asking for some people from his old comrades-in-arms.

But just thinking about it, even if the superior agrees, Li Yunlong can't come up with conditions that can satisfy the appetite of his old comrades-in-arms.

Seeing Li Yunlong frowning, Yuan Lang stopped choking: "I do know a piece of news, it might be useful."

"what news?"

Li Yunlong knew that Yuan Lang would not make fun of him, so it must be valuable information.

Yuan Lang said: "It was the political commissar of the third regiment who told me about something.

Many of the prisoners of the Imperial Association Army they captured a few days ago were from the original Central Army, the group that was wiped out a few months ago.

These people performed well in the prisoner-of-war camp, so they were picked by the Japanese and got the Imperial Association Army to help them work hard. "

"Hey, breaking up the Japanese prisoner's camp and recruiting some of the original Central Army is a way." Li Yunlong stopped wandering when he found a solution, and turned around to find the political commissar of the third regiment.

Most of the captured Central Army were carefree young men.

And after a certain amount of training, as long as you reform your mind and get rid of the bad habits of the past, you can easily become a qualified Eighth Route Army soldier.

Li Yunlong thought he had found a quick way to expand his troops to tens of thousands.

He called the political commissar of the Third Regiment and couldn't wait to meet the former Central Army prisoners.

got there,

The political cadres of the third regiment are holding a meeting to complain to the prisoners.

A tall and thin soldier from the Central Army said in tears: "In the past, I served as an orderly for the commander, but in fact it was no different from a servant, and I was required to do everything.

Once the officer suspected that I had disclosed the officer's secrets, so he punched and kicked me, and even wanted to execute me.

If I hadn't kowtowed and begged for mercy in every possible way, I wouldn't be alive now. "

His words resonated with everyone. If you are a soldier in the Central Army, you are not an official and you have no backing. You must have been beaten.

There are not a few people who are beaten to death by the chief.

Finally, it was dragged out and buried in the soil. The burial was so shallow that wild dogs might have dug it up, and death would not be peaceful.

As for the officer who beat someone to death, he will not be punished in any way.

The short prisoner next to him stood up, wiping away his tears, and said, "Our brothers are miserable!

There are three brothers in our family. If the higher-ups come to recruit soldiers, it is reasonable to go alone.The other two served their parents at home and could get by.

But when the conscripts came, they didn't distinguish between black and white, and they arrested all three of us brothers.

For hundreds of miles along the way, I ate half a bowl of brown rice mixed with sand grains every day, and my hungry chest stuck to my back.

Fearing that we would run away, the rope around our necks was not taken off to sleep, and we were stripped of our clothes and slept on the muddy floor.

On the way, my two younger brothers drank unclean water, had diarrhea and fell ill.

I begged the officer to let them go and leave a way of life for them to beg all the way back.

But that inhuman guy stabbed my two younger brothers to death with a bayonet, and threw the bodies on the side of the road to feed the wild dogs.

If the mother at home finds out... I have no face to go back. "

Speaking of this, he cried into tears.

Many people were led by him, thinking of what happened to them, they began to cry.

The vast majority of them came from being captured, and they are the most tenacious and the luckiest ones who have survived until now.

The lowest survival rate in the Central Army's strong men's camp was less than 20.00%, which was even worse than the concentration camps of the German devils.

But what the German devils captured into the concentration camp was what they thought was the enemy.

What do those dehumanized officers of the Central Army think of the captured young men?
Is it livestock?

A grievance meeting made dozens of prisoners cry like tears.

If you give them a gun now and lead them to fight the Central Army, Yuan Lang has no doubt that these people will show the courage to fear death.

He reminded in a low voice: "Lao Li, now we are fighting against Japan together. We can't engage in friction with the Central Army's Jinsui Army. The internal fighting will make the kid watch the fun."

"Don't worry, I can tell the difference."

Li Yunlong is still reliable in many moments.

The political commissar of the third regiment called over the short captive who had cried the most during the complaint meeting.

"This is Commander Li of our sub-military region. He wants to ask you some questions, and you answer them truthfully."

Li Yunlong asked: "What's your name?"

"Wang Daqing." The short prisoner replied.

He didn't dare to look directly into Li Yunlong's eyes, he lowered his eyebrows and looked pleasing to the eye like a dull and honest man.

Li Yunlong had already heard from the political commissar of the third regiment that he was going to stay and join the Eighth Route, so he patted him on the shoulder:

"Look up at me. You are about to become a soldier of the Eighth Route Army. Just stand up and be a human being. I am also a human being. There is nothing to be afraid of."

Wang Daqing was encouraged, and slowly raised his head: "Yes, sir."

"Don't call me Commander, it's not a good idea, just call me Comrade or Commander."

"Yes, Commander."

A few words from Li Yunlong brought the relationship closer, dispelled Wang Daqing's restraint, and changed the topic to ask about the situation of the prisoner camp.

Both Wang Daqing and the others came from the same large-scale prisoner camp.He still remembers what it was like there.

Knowing that there were at least 2000 people in the prisoner camp, Li Yunlong was overjoyed to hear that, even if only half of them were rescued by then, it would be enough to complete the current goal.

He seemed to have seen a gunpowder factory beckoning to him.

Li Yunlong asked: "We want to rescue the captives there, are you willing to lead the way?"

Wang Daqing nodded again and again: "Yes, I am willing."

He is willing to work for the Eighth Route Army.

(End of this chapter)