"Recovering the territory, no matter how important it is, even if it is just an insignificant hilltop, it is still our Chinese territory. Once it is recovered, it is recovered."

Matthew Wen is not the same as Zhao Zhiguo in this regard.

Zhao Zhiguo is indifferent to fame and wealth and does not regard these things as important.

But if an army wants to develop and grow, it cannot do without publicity!

The little devil knows that the Independent Regiment of the 129th Division is capable of fighting. If the Chinese people don't know that this unit is capable of fighting, how can they support them in resisting Japan?

The fight against Japan was not just about relying on the enthusiasm of the soldiers to fight the Japanese army.

The country is already poor and weak, and what it needs is the support of the entire nation.

Zhao Zhiguo and the others might be able to win a short-term victory alone, to put it bluntly.

But in the long run, the Japanese army has many soldiers, sophisticated weapons, and well-trained soldiers. Once more troops are assembled to deal with Zhao Zhiguo, their small force will not take a night to return to the pre-liberation period.

"Commissar, can I make a suggestion?"

Zhao Zhiguo folded the newspaper and put it back in front of Matthew Wen.

"If the head of the group puts forward opinions to our Propaganda Department, we will consider them regardless of whether there are any problems." Matthew said happily.

"Suggestions, not opinions! Can you use someone else's name in this newspaper? Can I replace my name with yours? If it doesn't work, then Tian Kezhi or Gao Cang's will do."

Zhao Zhiguo felt embarrassed no matter how he saw his name written on the newspaper.

"That won't work. You are the leader of the Independent Regiment. What does it mean to write our name? Go out and sign up. Zhao Zhiguo is also the famous name of our Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army."

Just like when a bandit goes out to sign up for a number, he must give the name of the first boss, not the second boss.

"Okay, I'll give in one more step. Since we want to publicize, everything we say in the newspaper must be true. What do you think?"

They cannot deliberately exaggerate in order to attract others to join their team.

Seeking truth from facts, these four words are very precious, but also difficult to achieve.

"Don't worry, Old Zhao. After the newspaper comes out, I will personally read it. If there is any false propaganda, I will never let them publish it."

"How about moving our propaganda troops to Wang County?" Zhao Zhiguo said.

"Moving to Wang County? Aren't we not going to defend Wang County?"

They only stationed one company of troops in Wang County, which was not enough for a complete defense.

Matthew Wen also agreed with Zhao Zhiguo's plan not to garrison large-scale troops in Wang County.

If there are enough troops in Wangxian County, military facilities must be built.

The Japs have planes and cannons. If they want to destroy the military facilities in the city, they will inevitably cause casualties to the people in the city.

Garrisoning troops in the city is, firstly, detrimental to the mobility of the troops, and secondly, it is easy to harm the people in the city.

The little Japanese also wished that Zhao Zhiguo had hoarded all the soldiers in Wangxian County. As soon as one round of bombing was over, Wangxian County would be full of ruins.

By then, Wangxian county seat will exist in name only.

So they all believed that Zhao Zhiguo's decision was correct.

But now Zhao Zhiguo wants to move the propaganda department to Wangxian County, which makes Matthew Wen a little confused.

"Newspapers need an audience! Audiences need culture. Although we try our best to use pictures to express everything in newspapers, this is not the answer after all."

It is an indisputable fact that the ordinary people's cultural level is low.

Newspapers are mainly based on text, and the literacy rate in ordinary rural areas is too low. There are hundreds of households living in a village, and there are no more than ten literate people.

Even if they introduce pictures and add text, many people have limited understanding.

In the end, the newspapers were used to cover up the wall and could not achieve the propaganda effect they said.

In the county town, the literacy rate of the people is high and the population is dense. A literate person can spread the news.

Moreover, posting notices has a great publicity effect.

In the village, they also need to send people to beat gongs and publicize their policies door to door.

Although the propaganda department has many things, these things are not of high value and do not involve military secrets.

If the Japs attack Wangxian, these things will be lost.

"Okay, then send our propaganda department to Wang County. The people in Wang County don't understand our army's policies, so they also go to promote our army."

Although Zhao Zhiguo had stayed in Wangxian County, he still belonged to the Jinsui Army at that time.

Wangxian County was originally under the rule of the Jinsui Army. It was greatly influenced by the Jinsui Army and did not understand the Eighth Route Army at all.

At this time, it is also necessary for the propaganda department to promote the Eighth Route Army to them, so that the people will not regard the Eighth Route Army as a scourge.

"I plan to visit Wangxian County recently. We don't need to deploy troops in Wangxian County, but we can consider setting up defenses outside the county seat."

Wangxian County is the only county in Zhao Zhiguo's defense area.

Deploying military facilities within the county seat will easily lead to attacks, but deploying basic defense outside the county seat can still give Wang County an early warning.

Zhao Zhiguo can’t even count how many times he has been to Wang County.

The entire county is still as quaint as when he first arrived.

However, after the little devil's troubles in the county, the stable life of the local people was also affected.

When war comes, even if you hide in a county where almost no one cares about you, you cannot avoid the harm of war.

"When our troops entered the county, most of the military facilities in the county had been destroyed by the Japanese army," Zhao Ziming said.

Important facilities such as power supply stations and military warehouses were blasted by the Japs.

"These things will all exist in the future, as long as the people are not persecuted."

"I guess the little devils were in a hurry to evacuate and didn't have time to do anything worse than a beast, but they let all the criminals in the prison go."

When the troops entering the city took over the prison in the county, the entire prison door was opened and there was no one there.

Obviously, the little devil wanted to leave as much trouble as possible to Zhao Zhiguo after leaving Wang County.

"We have no experience in managing county towns and need to rely on local talents. It seems that the company commander stationed in Wang County must be very capable."

Zhao Zhiguo is busy with the military affairs, so he certainly cannot take personal responsibility for everything in Wang County.

Otherwise, we will lose sight of one thing and fail to take care of both the military and people's livelihood. This will be like picking up sesame seeds and losing the watermelon.

"Who is the right person to choose? It's okay for our company commanders to let them lead troops to fight. But letting them govern a county is probably too much trouble."

The people under Zhao Zhiguo are all military chiefs, so there are no capable people in governance.

"Let Lu Zheng come!"

"Ah? A gangster becomes a county magistrate? Isn't this nonsense!"

Zhao Ziming felt that his younger brother was too childish.

He had heard about Lu Zheng. He was a thief in the past. Now that the thief wants to be an official, it is a joke if word spreads about it.
Chapter completed!