Holding the original shares, they fought all the way to the Korean War!

Wang Xiuying glanced at him, a hint of insight flashing in her eyes.

But she didn't ask any further questions; she just nodded.

"Okay, no rush."

"Just keep it in mind."

"But remember, I'm not one to just talk the talk."

"When I have some free time, I'll personally visit your Second Regiment's base."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Tianyang felt a chill run down his spine.

"Big sister, are you going to join the troops?"

"What, you're not welcoming me?"

Wang Xiuying raised an eyebrow.

"I'll go check on the food in your group, is that alright?"

"Don't worry, I won't interfere with your training."

Zhou Tianyang quickly waved his hand.

"It's not that I don't welcome you, it's just that I'm worried about safety on the road."

"The journey from the brigade headquarters to Lijia Yu is over forty li (approximately 20 kilometers) of mountain road, passing through several sections prone to attack..."

"When I was doing underground work in Shanghai, it was common for me to escape by climbing over walls in the middle of the night."

Wang Xiuying spoke calmly and confidently, with an air of unquestionable certainty.

"You don't need to worry about me. I've seen more roads than you've ever seen."

"It's settled then. I'll visit your group in a few days."

Seeing her expression, Zhou Tianyang knew that further refusal would be futile, so he could only nod.

"Alright, let me know in advance when you're coming, so I can arrange for someone to pick you up."

Wang Xiuying nodded in satisfaction.

Then he picked up the basin of clothes again.

"Alright, I won't keep you any longer, go back now."

After saying that, she walked into the courtyard.

Li Yunlong exhaled a long puff of smoke and patted his chest as if he had just escaped from some dangerous situation.

He turned to look at Zhou Tianyang, his expression one of relief as if he had survived a disaster.

"Zhou Xiaogui, did you see that just now?"

"The way she confronted me was exactly the same as how the brigade commander cursed at people."

Zhou Tianyang didn't respond to him.

He turned around and walked towards the village entrance, taking two steps before speaking.

"Old Li, let's go, we need to get back to the camp before dark."

Li Yunlong followed.

He was still muttering about how powerful Wang Xiuying was and how afraid he was of her.

But Zhou Tianyang's ears had already automatically filtered out those words.

He walked at a moderate pace, his eyes fixed on the mountain path ahead, but his mind was racing.

He needed to find a suitable opportunity, in a subtle way, to get Wang Xiuying to stay at the brigade headquarters or their new second regiment.

Even if it's only temporary, we can avoid that specific time.

But this kind of thing cannot be said openly, the reason cannot be said, and it cannot even be revealed in any way.

He had to come up with a plausible and unquestionable reason.

Zhou Tianyang suddenly paused.

A thought flashed through his mind, but it was too fast; it disappeared before he could grasp it.

He shook his head and continued walking forward.

……

When Zhou Tianyang returned to Lijia Yu.

It had gotten completely dark.

When the sentry at the village entrance saw him, he stood at attention and saluted. He waved his hand and strode towards the regimental headquarters.

The courtyard was quiet.

Zhao Wenlong and his team were still training the new recruits at the threshing ground.

He pushed open the door of the regimental headquarters, lit the oil lamp on the table, and sat down at the table.

He kept thinking about the same question throughout the journey.

After thinking about it for a while, the vague idea in my mind has finally become clearer.

He leaned back in his chair, tapped his fingers lightly on the table twice, and went over the idea in his mind again, finding it increasingly feasible.

He needed to come up with a reason that the brigade commander couldn't refuse.

And this reason must be valid.

It must be linked to the actual needs of the new Second Regiment.

The new Second Regiment now has more than 1,400 people, most of whom are new recruits who have recently joined the army.

Although these new recruits have undergone systematic training and won two battles, they have already gained some basic combat experience.

But they were young people who went directly from the fields to the battlefield, and many of them didn't even know how to read.

Their understanding of the Eighth Route Army's policies and discipline mainly came from word of mouth among company and platoon leaders.

Ideological work is indeed a weakness of the new Second Regiment.

Zhao Wenlong is a master at training. If you ask him to give ideological education to new recruits, he can put them to sleep with just three sentences.

Tian Chengjun is indeed steady, but he is better at tactical analysis and combat command.

When asked to talk about policies and discipline, he speaks in a dry and uninteresting way, even he finds it uninspiring.

Needless to say, Sun Shengli is another story.

His mouth is effective at cursing people on the training field.

It can be used for ideological work, but the effect will probably be counterproductive.

The new Second Regiment needs an experienced person who can do ideological work.

A person who can explain the policies and discipline of the Eighth Route Army to the hearts of the soldiers.

And he happened to know someone like that.

Wang Xiuying is the Party Branch Secretary of the Brigade Headquarters and has long been responsible for political education and ideological work.

She worked underground in the White Areas, experienced many trials and tribulations, and also worked in logistics and women's affairs in the Eighth Route Army for so long.

They have a very thorough understanding of the thoughts and psychological needs of the soldiers at the grassroots level.

If she could come and stay in the new Second Regiment for a while.

Even if it's just for a month, we can review the entire political education system of the regiment.

We must cultivate the ideological backbone of the company.

This will definitely be of great benefit to the long-term development of the new Second Regiment.

Zhou Tianyang let out a long sigh of relief.

This reason is valid.

The new Second Regiment definitely needs to strengthen ideological work.

Wang Xiuying is indeed the most suitable candidate.

If the brigade commander had even a slight understanding of the actual situation of the new 2nd Regiment, he would not have refused the request.

And more importantly...

This reason allowed Wang Xiuying to avoid that period of time.

He doesn't need to explain what will happen next March, nor does he need to remind anyone to be careful.

All we need to do is let Wang Xiuying stay in the Second Regiment for a while to avoid that time.

Let her return to the brigade headquarters after that time has passed.

Everything then fell into place.

In that case, she probably won't participate in any other operations.

Zhou Tianyang stood up and walked to the window.

He braced his hands on the windowsill, going over the whole plan in his mind again.

The first step is to write a formal report for the brigade headquarters by the end of the year.

This illustrates the current weakness in ideological work within the Second New Regiment.

The second step was to make a request, hoping that the brigade headquarters could send an experienced political work cadre to the New Second Regiment for a period of time to provide guidance.

The recommended candidate is Comrade Wang Xiuying.

The third step was to wait for the brigade commander's approval and then send someone to the brigade headquarters to bring Wang Xiuying to Lijia Yu.

The fourth step was to settle Wang Xiuying in, allowing her to stay in the new Second Regiment and resume her work.

As long as she can stay here until after March next year, everything will be settled.

Once Zhou Tianyang had figured all this out, the weight on his heart finally lifted.

Faint commands could be heard coming from the direction of the threshing ground outside the window.

Zhou Tianyang listened for a moment, then stood up, pushed open the door, and walked out.

He walked to the entrance of the regimental headquarters and looked in the direction of the threshing ground.

After watching for a while, he turned around and went back into the house.