Zhang Xiu pondered for a while, passed his mind first, organized the language, and said, "I think the first stage should be between 1937 and 1939. Although the number of our Eighth Route Army was small during this period, from grassroots officers to generals and ordinary soldiers, they were all former Red Army soldiers who passed through the Long March. They have experienced many battles, have been elite soldiers who have experienced countless battles and fought from the sea of ​​blood. They are the essence and blood of our troops. They are brave and tenacious, have first-class skills and tactics, and have the ability to quickly change offense and defense. More importantly, they have firm beliefs, are not afraid of bloodshed or sacrificed, and are our role models. We should use our own actions."

Li Yunlong nodded when he heard this and felt comfortable. Wouldn't he just talk about himself?

"Okay!" Li Yunlong slapped the table and said, "Good statement!"

Zhao Gang looked at him, what else would you say besides saying goodbye?

"The scholars summarized it very well, and they are basically the same as my point of view. Their spirit is the soul of our Eighth Route Army. We descendants should inherit the will of our ancestors, expel the Tartars, and protect the mountains and rivers with blood."

"Yes!" Old Li took the lead in applauding again and said excitedly: "It's right, it's the same as I thought!"

Zhao Gang was still very pleased. Not only did Li Yunlong listen to Zhang Xiu's words, but the cadres present also listened very seriously and looked excited.

"Where is the second stage?" Li Yunlong asked Zhang Xiu directly when he saw that he stopped talking.

"The second stage should be between 40 and 42 years. During this period, the combat effectiveness of our Eighth Route Army showed a downward trend."

"Fuck, I led the new regiment to penetrate the Sakata United and the Independent regiment to annihilate the Yamazaki Brigade... Can this be called a decline?" Li Yunlong glared at him, as if Zhang Xiu would not say a word or two, and would not finish it with him.

"What's the reason?" Zhao Gang nodded secretly, obviously agreeing with Zhang Xiu's words very much.

"I personally think the reasons are as follows..."

"First, after a long period of war consumption, the number of veterans...especially the old Red Army decreased, which was the fundamental reason; Second, the Eighth Route Army expanded rapidly during this period. Although the number of people increased, the overall quality inevitably declined, especially the weapons and equipment, which could not be equipped in time, which is an important reason; Third, last year's major sweep caused great casualties to our troops, and the vast majority of the troops' institutions were in a state of dissatisfaction... After the major sweep, the bases of the troops were divided and could not be connected to each other, which is the direct reason."

Speaking of the big sweep, everyone was silent.

Most of the people who sat there were elite soldiers left after the big sweep. The tragic moment was still vivid in my mind. The soldiers of their Independent Regiment sacrificed half of them, and many of them were recruits who had just joined the Independent Regiment and had not been training for a long time. There were even many veterans who rescued the new recruits on the battlefield, but the two died together... Isn't it just confirming Zhang Xiu's point of view?

After Zhang Xiu finished speaking, Li Yunlong also looked melancholy and did not refute. He obviously said that he was in his heart. He could only sigh: "What about now?"

"Now it is another cycle. The Red Army soldiers who experienced the Long March were the bones. Now it is our turn to take responsibility." Zhang Xiu looked at Li Yunlong and said, "Now the combat effectiveness of our Eighth Route Army is recovering. With the support of guns and weapons and strategic policies at this stage, it has recovered to some extent and even exceeded the state in the first stage."

Li Yunlong nodded and said helplessly: "After you say this, I suddenly feel that I am old all of a sudden. Do you have to take responsibility? What are you going to do?"

"Go to get married and get a wife and leave a post for your Li family." Zhao Gang mocked Li Yunlong.

Everyone burst into laughter.

"Go and go!" Li Yunlong glared at him again and said, "It's time to hold a meeting, don't talk about things that have nothing to do with the meeting."

"How could the lifelong event of the leader have nothing to do with the meeting?" Zhao Gang said with a smile: "And I have the final say in life."

"I can't tell you so much about you sour scholars."

"You can beat scholars like you said." Zhao Gang pointed to the number one master of the independent group beside him.

Li Yunlong was immediately defeated, but he quickly changed the topic and said: "Indeed, since the Hundred Regiments War and the Japanese's Sweep, we have been avoiding concentrating our troops and fighting head-on with the Japanese, but instead use our advantages to fight guerrilla wars with the Japanese. This is our old business. In the mountains and plains, we accumulate small victories into big victories by bits and small nibbling. Relying on time and space, we constantly consume the Japanese's vital power."

"At this point, I remember a piece of information." Zhao Gang opened his notebook and said, "This time the Japanese troops that were conducting the Qingxiang sweep are the 41st Brigade of the Japanese, an infantry brigade, or a newly formed recently. They have not even experienced any decent battles, nor are they equipped with heavy weapons... Most of the teams are old, weak, sick and disabled, and there are many children of fifteen or sixteen years old...the combat effectiveness will not be very strong."

"It's not just not strong." Li Yunlong couldn't help it when he heard it and looked at the scholar: "I'll let your people watch this Japanese guys in a while and have the chance to eat it in one bite."

"You will know how to fight." Zhao Gang looked at Li Yunlong: "Do you know what the deep meaning behind the other party sends such a force?"

"You Lao Zhao still wants to take the exam for me?" Li Yunlong grinned: "This Japanese devil is obviously going downhill. Even the 15 or 16-year-old children are sent to the battlefield. Our strength is growing stronger... While he is sick and killing him... and eat part of him, the Japanese devil will be less... Let's see if he is not afraid of death, or if we are more Chinese."

"It makes sense. We can afford to delay it. We don't care if we beat him for seven or eight years... But the Japanese are afraid they can't hold on for two or three years." Zhao Gang saw Li Yunlong wanting to laugh, and immediately said seriously: "But you still have to be careful. The centipede insect will die without being stiff. What's more, the Japanese who have invaded our territory for many years, the more they are, the more they should not be careless. Be careful of being bitten by the other party, which will be more worth the loss."

The meeting was basically over here. It was getting late, and Zhang Xiu patrols and inspects the posts as usual.

I met Xiuqin, who was sneaky and smiled and said directly: "Sister-in-law Xiuqin, are you going there in the middle of the night?"

"Bah, who are you calling me sister-in-law?" Xiuqin's face turned red at first, then crossed her waist and asked.

"Hey." Zhang Xiu ignored her and smiled: "The leader is in the room and hasn't fallen asleep yet... If my sister-in-law argues with me for a few words, she will not be able to get in later."

"Go and go!" Xiuqin was so bold that she was a little shy at this moment. She glared at Zhang Xiu and threatened: "I'll show you something good in the future!"

While stomping his feet, he hurried towards the commander's room.

"Anyway, everyone knows it, why bother hiding it all the time? Hey... it's great to say it." Xiuqin stood at the door of Li Yunlong's room and couldn't help but smile.

"Bangbangbang!"

"Who?" the monk asked while opening the door.

As soon as the door opened, the monk saw that it was Xiuqin and smiled. Xiuqin was generous and said lies directly: "I'll find the team leader to repay the work."

The monk said in his heart: Reporting on work at night? Where to report? What to report?

The monk understood in his heart, but he still wanted to pretend to be stupid and said, "Hey hey hey~ Sister Xiuqin, the leader has already fallen asleep."

"No, I met a scholar just now. The scholar said that the leader had just returned to the house, how could he go to bed..."

"Monk, go... go and talk to the scholar to discuss the details of tomorrow's action." Li Yunlong heard the movement outside and spoke directly to drive the person: "Comrade Xiuqin is here to find me, it's my husband-to-man. Don't get involved, go!"

When I heard the arrangement, I laughed while walking, and the wedding banquet was probably over.

I should discuss the gift with the scholar later.

PS: Thank you for the dream fish flying in the sky and the rewards of the little beasts in the mountains ~
Chapter completed!