The third part of the bloody war of resistance, Chapter 9, the third part of the Taihang

Mei Youlan was awakened by the voices in the yard in her dream. She broke away from her eyes. The sunlight had already shone through the window and spread onto the kang. Mei Youlan looked at the time and was startled. It was already nine o'clock and she secretly blamed herself for how it was so late. Although she was still not used to sleeping in the kang, this earthen kang was the most comfortable bed she had ever slept in the past few days, and she unknowingly slept.

Through the window, in addition to the landlord, Auntie Zhou and Captain Zhou, there were also Zeng Peiqin and two other soldiers wearing Eighth Route Army uniforms in the yard. They seemed to be talking about something, and their expressions were very enthusiastic.

"You're awake." The landlord woman heard the movement inside in the outer room, lifted the curtain, saw Mei Youlan sitting on the kang dressing, and walked in. Mei Youlan nodded softly, and then asked who was outside.

"I am a comrade from the Military Sub-district. I arrived last night." The landlord's daughter was very diligent and quickly folded the quilt, put it into the cabinet next to her, and then placed the small table on the kang.

After doing all this, she turned around and brought a bowl of porridge and two orange steamed buns. Seeing these things, Mei Youlan sighed in her heart. These things turned out to be so ordinary in her eyes, and she even felt a little disdainful. But now she knew that in Taihang Mountain, these things were high-end food, and only brought out by guests or even distinguished guests.

Mei Youlan put on her shoes and stood on the ground tentatively. Not to mention, the captain's injury medicine was really good. After one night, she felt much better.

"Get up."

Mei Youlan looked up and saw that it was Zeng Peiqin. Behind her was the man in the Eighth Route Army uniform. She smiled apologetically: "Sorry, I've overslept."

"I just came here and I will be like you," Zeng Peiqin walked over and sat on the kang, and then introduced the one behind him wearing the Eighth Route Army uniform: "This is Comrade Ji Dengke who was sent to pick you up by the military sub-district."

"Hello, reporter Mei." Ji Dengke extended his hand to Mei Youlan. Ji Dengke joined the Eighth Route Army after the Anti-Japanese War. He was brave in combat and made several great contributions. With a few years of study, he was promoted very quickly. In a few years, he was promoted to the district as the chief of the investigation section.

"Hello Comrade Ji." Mei Youlan didn't expect that they came in as soon as she got up, and they felt a little unhappy, but this unhappiness was quickly thrown behind her.

Zeng Peiqin's eyes were turned around. She was a Shanghai girl, so she naturally knew some things that women were taboo. She laughed in her heart. When she first arrived in Taihang Mountain, she was not adapted to these things. She was criticized by everyone at the organizational life meeting, and it was gradually getting used to it.

Mei Youlan was still not used to being in front of so many people. Seeing that her face was getting worse and worse, and the things on the table didn't move at all, she stood up and called everyone to leave. Section Chief Ji was still a little puzzled, but Zeng Peiqin kept winking before following her to the yard.

After they got out, Mei Youlan quickly moved out her toothbrush, toothpaste, towel, mirror comb, and quickly packed herself up. Fortunately, her hair was not long, but was shoulder-length, so it was very convenient to comb.

"Oh, these capitalist ladies are really hard to serve." Captain Zhou looked at Mei Youlan who was brushing his teeth and sighed: "Sometimes, she is very brave and is not afraid of anything, but sometimes, she is just trouble, and she causes trouble."

"You won't attribute your encounter to her yesterday, right?" Zeng Peiqin asked with a smile.

"That's not. In fact, she was still very brave when saving the villagers." Captain Zhou shook his head and said. In fact, before Mei Youlan urged him, he was considering how to save the villagers. As for spraining ankle and exposing the target, it was an accident and no one could have expected it.

"The headquarter leaders attach great importance to her and asked us to send someone to cooperate with her interviews, and asked not to set up any obstacles." Ji Dengke said that this was a remarkable relaxation. No journalist had such treatment before, including some foreign journalists. Without any obstacles, it means that except for particularly confidential departments, such as the enemy's Ministry of Industry, the telecommunications system, and other military departments, Mei Youlan can go. Even if she had to observe a battle, she could stay with Peng Dhuai.

However, this news is not too exciting for Zeng Peiqin and Captain Zhou. Since learning about Mei Youlan's background last night, both of them know that their superiors attach great importance to Mei Youlan's interview.

"Tell you a message, the nearby Japanese may have to retreat." Seeing that they could not impress the two, Ji Dengke threw out another top-secret news. Sure enough, Zeng Peiqin and Captain Zhou were very interested. Ji Dengke smiled proudly: "We have checked the information from the headquarters. The Japanese in the surrounding county are searching secretly, and many strongholds are going to give up, and even the county is going to give up. It is said that the central government is planning a big move."

"Big move?" Zeng Peiqin was a little gossiped, but unfortunately Ji Dengke didn't know either. He only knew what a big move was, and he didn't know.

"I guess it's a counterattack," Captain Zhou said with certainty: "Now we should concentrate our troops, launch an offensive against the Japanese, seize the opportunity to expand the base area, attack southern Shanxi and southern Hebei, and seize both sides of the Pinghan Line."

"Yes, we should break out of Taihang Mountain," Zeng Peiqin was excited and ready to fight: "The opportunity is rare. The strategic counterattack stage that Chairman M said has arrived. I think this is the reason why the superiors asked us to expand the main force. We must have a counterattack."

As she was talking, Mei Youlan had already washed up and had breakfast. After coming to the yard, the three of them hurried over. Captain Zhou saw how she was walking and nodded with satisfaction: "It seems that the recovery is good, and it will be all done in another day or two."

"Reporter Mei, I forgot to say just now that I was ordered to pick you up, and I will take you to the Eighth Route Army headquarters." Ji Dengke said.

"That's so thank you," Mei Youlan twisted her feet, feeling a little unsatisfied, and limped for two steps. Everyone hurried forward, Zeng Peiqin helped her sit down, the landlord brought some sour dates with a dustpan and placed them in front of them, and the landlord's daughter was busy working in the house, and then she brought a pot of water in a while.

"Auntie, stop busy," Zeng Peiqin shouted quickly when she saw that the aunt was about to go to the kitchen again. Mei Youlan looked around and saw that the door frame was covered with red paper with "a model of supporting the army" and asked.

"The aunt is our model of supporting the army. She is a martyr and a military family. Her three sons are in the army. The eldest brother died two years ago, and her wife also died when she supported the army last year." Ji Dengke's tone was a little heavy.

"We are like her here, and we have sent our husbands and sons." Zeng Peiqin said as she stood up and pulled the aunt over. The aunt smiled and said, "You guys talk, I'm going to the field. God, it's not raining for three more days."

As he said that, he broke free from Zeng Peiqin, and went out with a bucket. Mei Youlan looked at her back and sighed softly: "Henan has a severe drought, where are you here?"

"Some areas of the entire base were affected, but other places were fine." Zeng Peiqin worked in the local area and learned a lot: "We dug a canal in the mountains last spring, so the losses were much smaller."

"Drain?" Mei Youlan was a little surprised. She never expected that in such a complex and tense war, GCD actually brought Taihang Mountain villagers to build the canal: "How long is it? Is there it here?"

Seeing Mei Youlan eager to go and see her, Zeng Peiqin couldn't help but smile. Captain Zhou shook his head gently, and Section Chief Ji smiled and said, "Don't worry, we have time. Let me tell you, the main force has arrived today and will fight back against the Japanese who entered the base area yesterday."

"Oh," Mei Youlan almost wanted to stand up, but then sat down and patted her legs hatefully, feeling very regretful. Zeng Peiqin may be the one who deserves Mei Youlan. When she met her on the battlefield in Songhu, she was like this, in a burgeoning manner.

"There are many opportunities like this, and there are battles in the base area almost every day. If you miss this time, you will be able to go next time." Zeng Peiqin comforted her and said.

"We will rest for two more days here. When your feet are all well, we will set off again." Ji Dengke picked up the big teapot and poured her a cup of tea. The way to make tea here is completely different from that in the south. Cha Lan thought about it and felt that his feet were like this. If you really want to walk around forcibly, it would also cause trouble for others. It would be better to rest here, then nodded, then took out the bag from the bag, took out dozens of French coins and put it on the table.

"I don't know how to calculate the cost here, nor do I know if it's enough. Secretary Zeng, I can only trouble you."

"What are you doing? Put it away quickly." Zeng Peiqin was angry and funny, and quickly dissuaded him. Ji Dengke and Captain Zhou were deeply surprised. They had received reporters who came to interview before, but they had never seen anyone who offered money on their own initiative.

Mei Youlan shook her head firmly and pressed her hands firmly on the money: "No, our newspaper has regulations that we are not allowed to accept gifts from others and banquets at will. Therefore, we have to pay for living wherever we live, and we have to pay for food. I am the president of the newspaper, and this rule cannot be broken from me."

Zeng Peiqin didn't expect Mei Youlan to say this. She thought about it and nodded to accept it. Captain Zhou smiled and said, "Reporter Mei, you are the same as you usually do? You have traveled from the southwest to the northwest and traveled so many places. How much does it cost to bring?"

Mei Youlan smiled slightly: "Often our reporter goes out and has a plan in advance. He reports the plan. After the editor-in-chief approves, he can borrow money from the financial department, and use it to report the amount of money, and make up for the more money and refund the less."

"Then there must be an accident. Why don't you keep the money?" Captain Zhou got into a stubborn position.

"This is easy to deal with. I will send you a telegram and the agency will send it to you, or borrow money from a local acquaintance." Mei Youlan briefly introduced the way for reporters from Xiabao to make a business trip to report.

"Then you come to us, there will be no direct telegram from Chongqing." Ji Dengke joked: "At that time, you will be hungry."

"I'll borrow it from you," Mei Youlan blinked and smiled, "After returning it to Hongyan Village, why don't you lend it?"

"Haha." The three of them laughed, and Ji Dengke patted his thigh and said, "Of course, there is no problem, you can borrow as much as you want."

"I want to know, how do you guys come down to deal with it? Is there any travel expenses?" Mei Youlan asked Zeng Peiqin with curiosity.

"No, no, we are not as rich as you," Zeng Peiqin waved his hand and said, "The military expenditure given to us by Chiang Kai-shek is insufficient. The supply system we are implementing now, that is, how many dollars a month per person's living expenses are, but this is given to individuals, but the unit is used uniformly; clothing is also distributed uniformly, two sets a year, one set a day, one set a day in spring, summer, winter and autumn. In this way, it is a village to distribute meals. For example, if you live here, the village will subsidize the aunt's family, and give it according to the head, how many live, and how many, there are relevant standards."

Mei Youlan had a slight head. The Eighth Route Army's hardships were beyond her imagination. The supply system meant that they had no cash at all. The entire Eighth Route Army implemented this system, and no one embezzled or accepted bribes?

"If this is the case, how do you monitor it? How can you prevent corruption and bribery?" Mei Youlan asked.

"The supervision depends on the masses, and the accounts must be made public every month," although Mei Youlan asked very tactfully, Zeng Peiqin still heard her meaning and explained: "GCD officers are also human beings and have personal intentions; in this regard, we mainly conduct supervision through two ways, one is the masses, and the other is the system; Chairman M said that the eyes of the masses are sharp, and you must not hide them from the eyes of the masses if you do something; secondly, it is the system. We have a strict system. How much money is spent in each company and department every month, it must be announced to let everyone know that the money is used in those places."

"We have three major disciplines and eight points of attention," Ji Dengke now understood. Mei Youlan had already started interviewing, so he immediately added: "Every Eighth Route Army soldier and every GCD member must engrave this discipline in his heart, and remind himself at any time in his work and life."

"Every time we hold a party group meeting, we will pay attention to our lives. Any extravagance and waste in life will be criticized by everyone at our lives." Zeng Peiqin continued to add.

When Mei Youlan heard this, she remembered Zhuang Jihua's comment on the Blue-Yi Society, "A Puritan-like life cannot last." The development of the Blue-Yi Society finally proved the correctness of this statement. She really wanted to ask, how long can your situation last? Will it last until after seizing power?

"Why don't you believe it?" Zeng Peiqin thought Mei Youlan didn't believe it. Mei Youlan shook her head and said, "It's not that she doesn't believe it, it's me that I remembered what my elder brother said. Back then, I was very interested in the life regulations of the Blue Clothes Club. I thought that if it was all like this, there would be no corrupt officials in China. But my elder brother said that the Puritan-like life could not last, and the rebound would be as big as the suppression would be, like a spring. The tighter the pressure, the higher the rebound."

"We have a fundamental difference between GCD and Blue-Clothing Society." Zeng Peiqin knew more about the Blue-Clothing Society movement, while Ji Dengke and Captain Zhou basically had no understanding of the Blue-Clothing Society movement. They remembered that Blue-Clothing Society was a spy group.

"The Blue-Clothing Society is based on fascism, ruled the people, and invaded and expanded the outside world. We are not. We take the liberation of all mankind as the highest ideal. In pursuing this ideal, we are willing to sacrifice everything we have." Zeng Peiqin's expression became solemn and serious: "Our party members have been selected and tested. In the process of pursuing ideals, we always remind ourselves and strictly demand ourselves."

Mei Youlan felt that this was empty, but it was difficult to refute it. If Zhuang Jihua was there, he would disagree. But Mei Youlan didn't know that she had never seen hundreds of thousands of people maintain the supply system. Even the Blue Clothing Society was only the core personnel of the senior management to implement the living regulations.

Alas, the rankings are still not up, I am a little discouraged. I have more monthly tickets.
Chapter completed!