With a look of reluctance and great anticipation, he returned to the column command center. Looking at Xu Mingyuan, the commander of the 1st regiment of the Third Division of the Column who had arrived, He Zhengdao, who had not had a meal in the arsenal, directly asked the guards to bring the meal to the office.

Regarding the visit to the column command center, Xu Mingyuan was speculating along the way that He Zhengdao would have ordered him to come over. But as the commander of the Third Division said, it should be a good thing, not a bad thing.

Looking at Xu Mingyuan with a confused look on his face, He Zhengdao, who asked the guard to give him a supper, but smiled and said, "Eat first! Let's talk while eating. This time I ask you to come here is also an important task arrangement. For you, it is a good thing and a pressure."

A simple sentence made Xu Mingyuan relax and said a little: "Yes, please ask the commander to issue a mission!"

Also eating in He Zhengdao’s office was the political commissar Xiao Jinguang. No matter what, as the main force sent to the enemy’s backbone, as the political commissar, there was also a need to be asked about it.

After he sat down and started eating, He Zhengdao smiled and said, "Mingyuan, if I remember correctly, your hometown is from Zunhua, right? How long has it been since I returned to my hometown since I was in the revolution? Do you still have relatives at home?"

Faced with such a smile, Xu Mingyuan suddenly said in his heart: "Commander, are you going to send me back to my hometown to fight the War of Resistance? In the 22nd year of the Republic of China (1933), I joined the party and went to the southern Jiangxi Soviet Area. I haven't been home for almost five years.

There are no relatives in my hometown. When I was in the revolution, I was forced to death by the landlords. I killed them at night before, so I embarked on the road of revolution. However, there are still some relatives in the village, such as uncles and uncles."

When talking about this matter, although Xu Mingyuan felt a little sad, many old Red Army soldiers knew about his participation in the revolution. However, when he was in the Xiangjiang Battle, he was just a deputy company commander.

Later, after being rescued by He Zhengdao, he was gradually promoted to the position of the main regiment commander of the main division. Speaking of which, he is also considered He Zhengdao's direct unit. After all, most of the officers in the column are backbones of the regiment period.

After hearing this, He Zhengdao said a little apologetically: "I'm sorry! I didn't expect that you would have such sad things to do when you participated in the revolution. You guessed it right before. The column was planning to send you to Hedong to create a base behind enemy lines.

Given that you are a native of Jidong, you have a relatively good understanding of the situation there and have a certain mass base. I recommend you to the central government and the headquarters as a column to go to Jidong to create a base.

The regiment you command will all go to war with you at that time. Your position is the commander of the Jidong Anti-Japanese Column, and also serves as the commander of the Jidong Military Sub-district. The column political commissar is also the current regiment political commissar.

As for the Chief of Staff, Hu Youliang of the Special Forces Team is the role of the Special Forces Team. At present, the Second Special Forces Team has already explored the way before you, contacted the local underground party organizations, and will also accept you in the future.

Give you the third regiment time to bring some combat supplies, and it is best to arrive in Jidong before the Spring Festival. Call you over, and I want to announce this order to you and also give you some tasks."

Although there are many main commanders of the column, only Xu Mingyuan, who is from Jidong, is the only one. As an old party member and the old Red Army, Xu Mingyuan's loyalty is still trustworthy, and his combat command ability is also good.

I believe that I can handle some situations by pulling the Third Division and the First Regiment of the Third Division under his command to the east of Jidong. Even if the combat effectiveness of the Third Division is slightly worse than that of the First Division and the Second Division, as the main regiment of the main division, the combat effectiveness of the Third Division and the First Regiment is still good.

Even this time, He Zhengdao prepared 1,000 Type 38 rifles for Xu Mingyuan. In this way, after arriving in Hebei, his troops could be expanded, and it would not be a problem to expand to 5,000 people in a short period of time.

Xu Mingyuan naturally felt happy when he learned that he had the opportunity to lead his troops back to his hometown to fight the war behind enemy lines. For anyone, this kind of thing is worthy of happiness. After all, this is the real war of defending the territory!

‘Thank you for your trust in the commander and the political commissar, and thank you for your trust in the central leaders. I will do my best to establish the base area and strive to open up a new situation in the war of resistance in eastern Hebei as soon as possible.’

Listening to Xu Mingyuan's assurance, He Zhengdao smiled and said, "You sit down first! Send you there, considering that you are a local from Jidong. If you do mass work, I believe that it will be easier to gain the trust and recognition of the local people.

I just called you here specifically, and there are some things that I need to explain to you in advance. After arriving in Hebei, your primary task is to establish an anti-Japanese base behind enemy lines and attack and occupy those Japanese and puppet troops.

But it is important to emphasize that unless you have absolute confidence and confidence, don’t attract too much attention from the Japanese army. First lay a solid foundation for the masses, and when recruiting soldiers, you should also do it in the form of a regular army.

According to the information we have obtained, there are also armed forces behind the Central Army in the east of Jidong. However, their strength there is currently, I am afraid that even our guerrillas will be inferior to ours. After you go, you also need to cooperate with them.

There is only one thing you need to remember, that is, you must establish your anti-Japanese dominance in Hebei. In the future, the second team of the Saber Special Forces will also cooperate with your combat and organizational training.

As an old Red Army, you should know that our army's current strength is not enough to launch a comprehensive counterattack against the Japanese army. Therefore, digging deep holes, storing grain, and training more troops are the things that your column needs to focus on in the future."

‘Yes, Commander!’

After saying these words, Xiao Jinguang, as the political commissar, also continued: "Mingyuan, according to the information sent to us by the Central Committee about Hebei, the enemy and puppet forces there are very rampant, and the lives of the people are very sad.

After you have passed, you will focus on developing rural bases and you will not need to worry about towns for the time being. As the commander said, the first thing you must do is to expand the strength of the column and lay a solid foundation for future counterattacks.

After the Chinese New Year, the column will send a force to enter the Jin-Cha-Hebei border area and form an anti-Japanese base behind enemy lines. In the future, this base will form a situation of joint anti-Japanese war with you behind enemy lines, and connect the base areas as soon as possible.

Although this task may be difficult to complete in a short period of time. But the column still hopes that you can open up the situation as soon as possible after you arrive in Jidong. Let the people of Jidong know that after we pass, we can implement certain protection for them."

As the political commissar of the column, Xiao Jinguang had also talked about this matter with He Zhengdao earlier. He still gave clear instructions on the main tasks of this anti-Japanese column. That is, to expand the troops as low as possible and prepare for a comprehensive counterattack in the future.

If the Japanese really have to make too much noise and let the Japanese gather heavy troops to encircle and suppress the enemy, it is probably difficult to resist the Japanese's comprehensive clearance with just one main force. Therefore, it is also necessary to avoid the enemy's edge.

According to the information He Zhengdao has seen, the situation in eastern Hebei is currently very serious. The Japanese army focused on the south seemed to be very relieved about such a large rear. Most of them sent Japanese and puppet troops to garrison to control the local situation.

It is just in the gap between the North China Front Army and the Kwantung Army, and its strategic position is self-evident. Originally, a large-scale riot would have occurred here in history, making many counties in Jidong once become the control areas of the Eighth Route Army's armed forces behind enemy lines.

But in the end, this massive resistance riot was extinguished at a very astonishing speed. Not only did it lose a lot of anti-Japanese forces, but it also made many soldiers and civilians who participated in the War of Resistance pay the price of their lives.

In He Zhengdao's view, when Xu Mingyuan was sent to lead the war behind enemy lines, he hoped that Xu Mingyuan could withstand loneliness. The gains and losses of a city and a place could not change much of the overall situation as the current situation.

If we can reserve more counterattack forces, perhaps at the right time, the anti-Japanese column that plunged into Hebei East could play an unexpected role. Therefore, He Zhengdao hopes that Xu Mingyuan will fight steadily and carry out the war of resistance rather than rushing to achieve success.

After dinner, He Zhengdao specially found a map of Jidong and discussed with Xu Mingyuan the location of the base of the Hedong Anti-Japanese Column. Faced with such detailed explanations and instructions, Xu Mingyuan also knew how much He Zhengdao attached to him.

‘Mingyuan, the specific situation is waiting for you to arrive there and make arrangements based on the actual situation. You are also an old man in the column. I believe you are very familiar with the formation of the guerrillas and the armed forces behind the column.

After arriving in Jidong, you can also accumulate victory in small battles just like the column. Seize weapons and supplies from the Japanese and puppet troops and absorb local poor children to expand the troops.

My requirement for you is that if your column's main force does not reach a regular division, try not to attack the Japanese county town. Instead, you should find a way to compress the local Japanese and puppet troops' control areas and take down the rural areas in eastern Hebei.

Regarding our army's combat policy this year, I believe you have also received the corresponding documents. Overall, we will not make any major moves this year, and we will do our best to develop the construction of base areas behind enemy lines and expand our troops behind enemy lines.

I also hope that when you see you again in the future, you will become the commander of the column that is truly famous. As the main commander of the Eighth Route Army from Jidong, I have given you the opportunity to protect the country and protect the people. I hope you will not disappoint me."

'Please rest assured, Commander, Mingyuan guarantees to complete the task and live up to your trust!'

Looking at Xu Mingyuan with serious expressions, He Zhengdao nodded and said, "Now the Central Committee and the Headquarters still have great expectations for you, the Anti-Japanese Column. When you set off tomorrow, I will ask the government to prepare some money for you.

Although it is not too much, when you arrive behind enemy lines, you can only rely on seizures, whether it is materials or money. If you don’t have some money, it will be difficult for you to do your work smoothly. But I hope you will hand over this money ten times in the future!”
Chapter completed!