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Looking at He Zhengdao who was repairing the roof for his fellow villagers, Li Xiangdong, who was ordered to come, also felt that the commander had no airs in front of his fellow villagers. Many fellow villagers didn't even know that He Zhengdao was the commander of this army.

On the other hand, He Zhengdao, who was laying on the roof, looked at Li Xiangdong who was staying below, and just smiled and said, "Xiangdong, here you come! Help first, if you have any questions, I will talk about it later, and hand me the bundle of weeds!"

Li Xiangdong, who had often visited the village with He Zhengdao in the past, didn't say much, and asked the guards he brought to help He Zhengdao repair the house of his fellow villagers. The owner of the house naturally felt very grateful.

In fact, for many people, they are sometimes afraid of these guerrillas entering the village. Because once the guerrillas are accepted into the village, when the Japanese swept in the future, these villages will be harmed by the Japanese.

But in contrast, many people also know that the guerrillas are teams fighting Japanese devils. And if they are stationed, the safety of the village can be guaranteed. This conflicting mentality also dissipated with the cruelty of Japanese devils' sweeps.

Although there were still some villages that accepted guerrillas and were harmed by the Japanese. However, after the guerrillas were moving nearby, they also found that the guerrillas were sincerely fighting the Japanese for them, and many villages were saved because of this.

Moreover, the villagers gradually discovered that these guerrillas who entered the village were very polite and enthusiastic to them. They helped repair houses to carry water, and even occasionally gave some food and clothing, which made the people feel their uniqueness.

To use the words of guerrillas to promote to the villagers, it is that the Eighth Route Army is a team that takes charge of the people. The officers and soldiers of the guerrillas are also their soldiers. Most of the soldiers are young children from the villages nearby.

After laying the thatch for the people of this household again, He Zhengdao took the cold water handed over by the transfer owner and smiled and said, "Brother, how about it? My skills are okay? Now the roof has been renovated, and I believe that it will not leak again if it rains in the future."

‘Thank you, Comrade Chief! Thank you very much!’

Although the head of the household was not very clear about He Zhengdao's identity, the head of the household, from the people around He Zhengdao's side, guessed that He Zhengdao should be the leader of the army. As for what leader he was, he didn't know.

After all, according to the meaning of the head of the household, it would be great if a young man like He Zhengdao could be a battalion commander. As far as he knew, the battalion commander was also a high-ranking official nearby. It was natural to call him the chief!

‘Brother is so polite! We have disturbed you this time when we entered the village. It is natural to do some things for you! In the future, we hope that my brother will help our troops more, so we are very grateful.’

‘It should be, it should be! Although I don’t know much, I can see that your troops are very different. At least I have grown up so old that I have never seen you have such a sincere team for us ordinary people.

The Japanese went to the countryside to clean up the countryside. If your troops had not fought well in front and were defeated by the Japanese, I was afraid that we would not even have a place to live now. Those Japanese who were killed in heaven would not be able to catch people and even burn their houses!

That boy from my family also joined your team some time ago. Although his mother and I were a little worried about his safety, we also hoped that he could follow you to fight the Japanese. Only by fighting the Japanese can we have a peaceful life in the future!’

Listening to the words of this fellow villager, He Zhengdao nodded and smiled, "Yes! Only by running away the Japanese can our lives be better in the future. As long as we unite, the Japanese are not that scary.

Brother, you don’t have to worry too much. Since your child has arrived in the army, you are also a member of our Eighth Route Army. If you have any difficulties in the future, you can also respond to the army. Our army will definitely help if you can help.

As for the Japanese, please believe that our Eighth Route Army has the ability to drive them out of China as soon as possible. In the future, everyone's life will become better and better. Now everyone's life is not easy, so we should work together!"

After chatting with this fellow villager who seemed to be more enthusiastic about the conversation, He Zhengdao finally apologized to him, and then took Li Xiangdong to find a relatively quiet place to chat with this old subordinate who had not seen for a while.

After listening to Li Xiangdong's work report first, He Zhengdao nodded and said, "I have seen your achievements here on the way here, and they are doing well. The people's reputation for us is still worthy of recognition.

When I was in Fuyang, I convened the heads of various guerrilla brigades to hold a meeting, emphasizing that some changes need to be made in the development of the base areas behind enemy lines. As for those places that need to be changed, I will give you a document later.

I also hope that in the next base formation, you can plan development according to local conditions. While cracking down on hostile armed forces in your jurisdiction, you also need to find ways to improve the lives of the people. You should know that these people are suffering!"

‘Yes! Commander, when he first came here, the Japanese and puppet troops went to the countryside to sweep in every three days. In addition to catching the strong men everywhere to serve hard labor, they also robbed the people's food and livestock, making the people here miserable.

After we arrived here, we fought several battles with the Japanese Qingxiang Group, so that the Japanese no longer dared to go to the countryside to sweep them easily. Gradually, we also gained the trust of some people and gradually built the base area.

But if we want to change the status quo here, it will take a long time. However, I will continue to work hard. As for the hardships of the people's lives, we naturally know that, but we are also powerless!’

Looking at Li Xiangdong with a helpless expression, He Zhengdao also smiled and said, "I naturally know that you just came here and everything has to start from scratch. Whether it is the construction of the base area or the formation and expansion of the troops, you have to rely on yourself.

I will take a copy of the plan I drafted later and go back to a meeting to study it. I believe that there are always more ways than difficulties. As long as we observe and think more, we can still change some situations."

After chatting about the base area, Li Xiangdong also said in time: "Commander, are you planning to go to the 117th Division this time? The situation in Xinyang has stabilized?"

‘Well, this time I want to walk around and take a look. I always stay on the front line, but I still can’t see some things in the local area clearly. I have also told you about the joint defense of the triangular region in the past. I need to discuss this with Commander Xu.

In the future, if you want to carry out some major battles in Woyang, you can contact the troops of the 117th Division. When you are in charge of the attack, let them help you fight the Japanese backing, and cooperate with each other and have a better chance of winning.

Before coming to you, I had a meeting with Commander Chen from the 1st Division of the New Fourth Army. They now have guerrillas in Chuzhou. At that time, you will send an elite team to contact their people.

First confirm the contact communication between the two parties, so that when there are any combat tasks in the future, it is better to take care of each other. As long as you do the triangular joint defense well, your activities in Anhui will become relatively relaxed in the future.’

After talking about these things, Li Xiangdong said happily: "The New Fourth Army has also come in, which is really a good thing! During this period, I have sent many reconnaissance teams to conduct some intelligence reconnaissance around Hefei.

The Japanese currently have not many troops in Anhui. Most of the troops stationed in various counties are puppet troops they incorporated. Some counties even have only one Japanese squadron garrison. If you really want to fight, I will still be confident that I will defeat them."

Looking at Li Xiangdong's eager expression, He Zhengdao shook his head and said, "The county town is still very important to the Japanese. In this case, we are still not suitable to recover the county town occupied by the Japanese.

Although I believe in the combat effectiveness of your reconnaissance brigade, you should be clear that the impact of regaining the county town is great. After the regaining, how to protect our victory is also a very thankless thing.

Of course, we did not really give up these counties occupied by the Japanese. It was just that the current situation was not suitable for us to launch a regaining war against those counties. When the time is right, it would not be too late to fight then!"

After talking about these things, He Zhengdao said again: "Xiangdong, do you think it is more suitable for you to be responsible for one side's war outside, or should you stay in the main force to command the large corps to fight?"

Regarding such inquiry, Li Xiangdong also said unexpectedly: "Commander, do you have a new mission?"

‘No, I just ask you. After returning to Yan'an for a meeting this time, I will probably resign from the position of commander of the new 67th Army. You should know that when I entered Yulin from the independent column, I was all aiming to recover the Northeast.

Now that we are heading south to cooperate with the Central Army’s combat mission, the task of fighting has basically been declared over. In the eyes of the Central Army, our new Sixty-Seventh Army has also become a remnant. Perhaps it will not take long before our troops will be disbanded.

In the previous period, the Central Committee had sent Comrade Liu Shaoqi to lead the anti-Japanese war behind the enemy in the Central China Bureau. Our new 67th Army will also become the main force of the Central China Military Region. At that time, corresponding reorganizations should be given.

Although neither the central government nor the headquarters have made a decision, I still want to hear your personal opinions. I will definitely not transfer them to my side by the three division commanders Zhang Cheng and others, but I still want to transfer you back to me.

At least I personally hope to bring your reconnaissance brigade back to Yulin. In the future, your reconnaissance brigade will also take on the important task. Some of the elites will be retained here, and the rest of the backbone will be transferred back to Yulin.

At that time, I will reorganize a division-level unit in Yulin with a reconnaissance brigade as the backbone. I believe that I can handle some major wars with our two divisions left in Yulin. What is your own idea?’

‘I naturally like it if I can follow the old leader! It doesn’t matter where I go, as long as I can follow the old leader to fight!’

The very direct answer made He Zhengdao feel very pleased. Such an answer at least shows that he is still very respected and loved in the hearts of these old subordinates! (To be continued.)
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