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Chapter 35 The arrival of the commander-in-chief

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On the morning of May 19, 1937, Zhang Yunfei led the guard camp, political commissar Fang Zheng, deputy division commander Liu Dazhu and four regiment commanders to leave Xin'an County early and waited for the arrival of the commander-in-chief at an intersection more than ten miles west of Xin'an County...

Except for Zhang Yunfei, everyone was waiting anxiously and nervously. As for Zhang Yunfei, his mood at this time was mainly excited and excited. He could immediately see the legendary commander-in-chief. Zhang Yunfei, who was deeply influenced by later generations, was full of respect and admiration for the commander-in-chief.

Today is the day when the commander-in-chief comes to the base. The commander-in-chief and his party have to arrive from the headquarters hundreds of kilometers away. Even if they are fast horses traveling day and night, it will take several days, and they will have to pass through a large area of ​​fallen areas.

So everyone was worried about the safety of the commander-in-chief, but Zhang Yunfei was still relatively calm. With the great wisdom of the commander-in-chief, the Japanese could not threaten the commander-in-chief.

While everyone was waiting anxiously, a sound of horse hooves came from the distance, gradually getting closer and closer. About one hundred cavalry Eighth Route Army galloped from the distance. Zhang Yunfei had good eyesight and could vaguely see that the commander-in-chief was walking in the middle.

"Comrades, the commander-in-chief and they arrived, let's go up to greet them." After Zhang Yunfei said that, he rode his horse and took the lead in facing the commander-in-chief and they saw the commander-in-chief and they rode away. Seeing the commander-in-chief and everyone hurriedly followed and galloped all the way.

When he arrived at a position less than a few meters away in front of the commander-in-chief, Zhang Yunfei stopped the horse and honored the commander-in-chief with a mighty and solemn military salute to the commander-in-chief. All languages ​​were included in this military salute.

The commander-in-chief felt Zhang Yunfei's deep respect, looked at Zhang Yunfei with appreciation, nodded with a smile, replied with a standard military salute, and turned over and dismounted, and took the initiative to extend his right hand.

Zhang Yunfei was flattered when he saw the commander-in-chief's actions. He immediately turned over and dismounted, quickly stepped forward and tightly held the commander-in-chief's warm and rough hand, and said excitedly: "Welcome to the 136th Division."

The commander-in-chief also shook Zhang Yunfei's hand hard and said, "Comrade Yunfei, thank you for your hard work. It really makes us admire you for achieving such a great achievement in such a short time."

Zhang Yunfei immediately said modestly: "It is still the head of the headquarters who is good at leading the leaders, so that our development can be so smooth."

The commander-in-chief laughed heartily and turned to everyone and said, "Let's go to Xin'an County of the 136th Division." After that, he turned over and headed towards Xin'an County.

Everyone hurriedly followed, while Zhang Yunfei followed closely next to the commander-in-chief, half a position behind. On the one hand, it showed respect for the commander-in-chief, and on the other hand, it was convenient to give the commander-in-chief.

In less than half an hour, Xin'an County appeared in everyone's sight. Many ordinary people spontaneously gathered at the entrance. Everyone welcomed the commander-in-chief's arrival. When they saw the commander-in-chief and others, everyone cheered like thunder.

Since the restoration of Xin'an County, Zhang Yunfei has pursued a people-friendly policy and strictly restrained the troops. The soldiers never disturbed the people. On the contrary, the soldiers often do things for the people within their ability.

The troops also often help those very miserable people. The people in the base area support Zhang Yunfei's troops very much, reflecting the friendship between the military and the civilians everywhere.

Therefore, I heard that today the commander-in-chief of the Eighth Route Army was coming to Xin'an County, and many ordinary people spontaneously came to the entrance of the county town to see the style of the commander-in-chief.

Seeing the cheers of the people and their good mental outlook, the commander-in-chief rode on the tall horse, with a kind smile on his face, and waved his hands to the people from time to time.

Everyone walked slowly and finally reached the command center of the 136th Division. The command center was full of people. The middle-level commanders of the 136th Division who did not attend the greeting had been waiting there for a long time.

Seeing the figure of commander-in-chief Gao Daweiang appear at the command department, dozens of people in the command center cheered first, and then a burst of thunderous applause sounded.

Accompanied by Zhang Yunfei, the commander-in-chief held a brief meeting with the middle-level commander of the 136th Division. The atmosphere was harmonious, and the content of the meeting was mainly about tomorrow's formal expansion meeting.

At noon, Zhang Yunfei hosted the commander-in-chief and his party in the canteen of the division headquarters. Originally, Zhang Yunfei had booked a banquet at the largest restaurant in Xin'an County. At present, the 136th Division can be said to be rich and powerful, and several high-end banquets can still be afforded.

But when he heard that he went to a restaurant for dinner, the commander-in-chief shook his head and asked Zhang Yunfei to have a simple meal in the division cafeteria, not to waste it, and the money saved will be used for the construction of the troops.

Hearing the commander-in-chief's earnest education, Zhang Yunfei thought to himself, are he too big-handed? The other troops of the Eighth Route Army are still not full.

The food in the canteen is all the usual dishes, but Zhang Yunfei still specifically told the canteen's cooking squad leader to make it more abundantly, and chicken, duck, fish and meat must not be left behind.

Seeing the table full of food, the commander-in-chief still criticized with a smile: "I can't tell that your teachers have become rich people. With so many dishes, should I live with your teachers for a while and improve my life?"

When Zhang Yunfei heard the commander-in-chief's well-intentioned criticism, he laughed and said, "Then we can't ask for it."

"You, you..." The commander-in-chief smiled and looked like he was eager to speak but stopped.

In the afternoon, the political commissar and deputy commander accompanied the commander-in-chief to take a look around the county town, but of course they did not go to Huanglongxia Industrial Zone.

Regarding Huanglongxia Industrial Zone, Zhang Yunfei did not disclose it in detail to the headquarters. He just said that he had seized some of the machinery and equipment of the former Taiyuan Arsenal and set up a small arsenal, which could produce some ammunition and firearms. At the same time, the production capacity was greatly reduced when reported.

In doing so, Zhang Yunfei has his own selfishness and a grand blueprint in his heart, and these machines and equipment are the basis for realizing the grand blueprint by himself.

These devices can play their role better in their own hands. If they are in the hands of others, they will not know what they will become.

If others know that their arsenal has such a large scale and strong production capacity, it may cause jealousy. Maybe the arsenal will no longer be named Zhang.

Now that it is said that it is just a small arsenal, it will be fine, and no one will think about it, because the headquarters has also established a small arsenal, which can produce grenades in the border areas, reload bullets, and even produce dozens of rifles every month.

This afternoon, Zhang Yunfei personally went to the recruit training base in Xin'an County. This training base covering an area of ​​thousands of acres has a large training ground. The grand expansion meeting and military parade of the 136th Division will be held here tomorrow.

Regarding this expansion conference, several newspaper reporters came to Xin'an County a few days ago. Among these reporters were reporters from the Eighth Route Army, reporters from the Kuomintang, and several reporters were reporters who applied for the report.

These reporters Zhang Yunfei arranged for them to stay in the best hotel in Xin'an County, and they had delicious food and drinks. They were accompanied by soldiers throughout the trip, but on the grounds of military confidentiality, they could not leave the county town for private activities and interviews.

In the empty training ground, the preparations for the military parade were coming to an end. Zhang Yunfei built a large rostrum on one side of the training ground according to the military parade of later generations. In front of the rostrum was the training ground, and the training ground was neat white lines marked with white lime.

On the training ground, soldiers who were preparing to participate in the military parade tomorrow were rehearsal training. Zhang Yunfei only left after seeing that the preparations were correct.
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