Rebirth from the Ashes: Rebuilding the Red Soviet Area

The first joy is to eliminate harm for the people

The second good news is that we meet again after the disaster and meet a platoon leader.

The third good news is that it is easy to get thousands of soldiers, but it is difficult to get a general. Zhang Dong joins

The fourth good news is that the people support the Red Army and its power grows.

The fifth good news is the acquisition of the Arsenal

In the evening of midsummer in June, the moon was bright and the stars were sparse. The deep mountains were filled with the croaking of frogs and insects, and the occasional roar of wild animals.

If you look from the sky, you will see a team of over a thousand meters walking along a winding path deep into Meishan.

This team is exactly the team that Li Yan belongs to. Through the recruitment during the day, people from Gutian Town actively signed up to join the army.

The target was too big during the day, so for safety reasons, Li Yan decided to return to the base overnight.

Meishan is so huge, 20 kilometers wide from east to west and 19 kilometers long from north to south, with peaks everywhere and dense forests covering it. Thousands of people have entered here, but trying to find it is like looking for a needle in a haystack.

Because the team was large in number, carrying a lot of supplies, and most of them were workers who had been tortured by Huatai, plus the steep mountain road, it took them ten kilometers to reach the base until noon the next day.

After arriving at the camp, everyone collapsed in the woods and didn't want to move anymore.

"Old squad leader, old squad leader, we are back"

Gao Xuan shouted at the top of his voice

The old squad leader hurried out of the cave to greet him, holding a rice spoon in his hand, and said with a smile: "You're back, I'm glad you're back. We can have dinner soon."

As soon as the old squad leader came out of the cave, Gao Xuan grabbed him and walked up to Zhao Wu and said, "Old squad leader, look who this is?"

The old squad leader looked him up and down, looking somewhat unfamiliar: "Who is this?"

The old squad leader looked bewildered.

Zhao Wu raised his hand to salute, tears in his eyes, and said with a choked voice: "Old squad leader, I am Zhao Wu."

The old squad leader rubbed his eyes, looked at him carefully again, and trembled in his heart: "You are Zhao Wu, how come you are so thin? How much hardship have you endured?"

Li Yan came over and said with a smile: "Old squad leader, let's chat about the past later. Comrades have walked a long way and are hungry. When will dinner be served?"

The old squad leader quickly said: "Okay, okay, Zhao Wu, let's eat first, and then we'll talk after dinner."

"I have prepared eight pots of braised pork and twelve pots of rice. Zhao Wu, you will be busy making them later."

Li Yan shook his head: "Not enough, old squad leader, look at how many people are in the woods over there."

The old squad leader was so excited that he didn't notice the changes around him. Following Li Yan's reminder, he looked towards the woods and was stunned. He exclaimed, "How many people are there?"

Li Yan asked, "There are more than 500 people here. Didn't I ask Song Tao to come back first and prepare more food?"

"Over 500 people, that's weird. Why are there so many? Xiao Song only said 100 or 200 people. I thought that was enough. Where did all these extra people come from?"

Li Yan only then remembered that Song Tao had returned yesterday and had just started recruiting new soldiers when he returned.

"Okay, let's not talk about that for now."

"Gao Xuan, put the combat squad on alert."

"Old squad leader, take some people and distribute the cooked food to everyone first. The rest of you should not rest yet and help cook."

"Lao Zhang, Zhao Wu, you two go and appease everyone and tell them to be patient."

It was not until three o'clock in the afternoon that everyone finished their work. After eating and drinking enough, more than 500 recruits lay down on the spot and fell asleep.

Taking advantage of this gap, Li Yan immediately called a meeting of the exhausted cadres

"Everyone has worked hard, but we can't rest now. With so many people, we can't make any arrangements at our base. We can't just let everyone sleep in the woods."

"There are so many supplies and instruments left out in the open air. They will break down and our whereabouts will be easily exposed."

“Yes, it’s too late for us to cut down trees and build houses now.”

"It's June now, and the rainy season is coming at any time. Once it rains in Fujian, it will be continuous and there may be flash floods. Houses built with trees may not be able to withstand flash floods."

"If grain is not stored properly in the mountains, it will easily become moldy."

"And some of those instruments are very sensitive. If you're not careful, they'll get damaged."

After Li Yan finished speaking, everyone talked about this and that.

Having too many supplies and personnel is also a kind of happy trouble

Song Tao then asked, "Captain, I came back early. How many people and supplies did we bring back this time?"

The old squad leader also said: "Yes, we were busy just now and talked about it. I just heard the general idea. Only when we know how much supplies and personnel we have can we make reasonable arrangements."

Li Yan nodded and said, "I will now tell you two things."

"The first thing is to welcome Comrade Zhao Wu back to the army after going through so much hardship. Let's give a round of applause to welcome Platoon Leader Zhao to say a few words."

Everyone smiled and gave warm applause

Zhao Wu stood up, saluted everyone, and then said: "Thank you everyone, if it weren't for the company commander and everyone saving me, I might have died."

"Since the King of Hell doesn't want to take my life, let me continue to fight for the revolutionary cause for the rest of my life."

Zhao Wu's powerful words once again received applause from the crowd.

Li Yan smiled and waved his hand to signal everyone to stop, and continued: "Now I will tell you the second thing."

"That's Captain Zhang Dong. He has now officially joined our Red Army. Let's give Captain Zhang Dong a warm round of applause and let him say a few words."

The old squad leader had already learned from Song Tao that Zhang Dong had joined the Red Army. Now, after hearing Li Yan's official announcement, he was the first to lead the applause: "Great! With Captain Zhang joining us, our Red Army will be even stronger."

The others gave warm applause, which showed their recognition of Zhang Dong.

Zhang Dong said excitedly: "Thank you everyone, I know that the national army killed many Red Army soldiers and civilians, and did many evil things.

But since ancient times, evil has never prevailed over good. You have also allowed me to see the future of China. Today, I, Zhang Dong, swear to join the Red Army and remain loyal to it for the rest of my life. If I break this oath, I will be struck by lightning."

"it is good"

"it is good"

"it is good"

Applause rang out again

Li Yan applauded and said, "It is a blessing for our Red Army that Captain Zhang Dong is so understanding and righteous. Captain Zhang helped us complete the plan of passing off fake goods as genuine goods and helped us capture Gutian Town. If it weren't for him, our current situation would be very difficult. He has made great contributions to our Red Army."

"I believe that Zhang Dong, the company commander, will make due contributions to the success of the revolution in the future."

"Everyone welcome us with warm applause again"

Zhang Dong said amidst everyone's applause: "From now on, please don't call me Captain Zhang. Just call me Zhang Dong or Lao Zhang. I feel more at home."

"Also, the situation is urgent right now. Just now, the old squad leader and squad leader Song asked about the situation of supplies and personnel. Captain Li gave me the statistics, so I will tell you."

"A total of 560 people were recruited this time, 480 of whom were soldiers, 80 of whom were recruited as military factory workers, and one of whom was a firearms expert."

"This time we seized 2 mortars, 4 heavy machine guns, 10 light machine guns, 200 rifles, 50 pistols, and 2 pieces of various ammunition."

"Six machine tools, four bullet production lines, two grenade production lines, one firearms production line, and two tons of raw materials for making various weapons."

"Originally, we captured 20 large yellow croakers worth 40,000 yuan. We spent 10,000 yuan on recruiting personnel, and the company commander spent another 20,000 yuan on various supplies and mules and horses for transportation in Gutian Town. Now we're left with 20 large yellow croakers and 10,000 yuan."

"We now have enough food, cloth, salt, and medicine to last a regiment for six months."

..., the Red Army hated the National Army to the core. When I was first captured, I thought I would not survive."

"I didn't expect the Red Army to be so broad-minded and repay evil with kindness. Not only did they not harm us prisoners, they also gave us the best medical care and the best food."

"Now you accept me, a defeated general, which makes me feel ashamed."

"What you have done has shown me a righteous army.