[69 Book Bar-www.] Chapter 57 Moving towards the light
"Brothers of the 517th Regiment, I have something I have to tell you today. You may not be able to think about it. You have to think about it even if you can't think about it. Because this is related to your future and great cause. I can't force you, even if I am your commander, but
I also want to talk about democracy. Now please listen to what I have to say." Shui Rou paused and looked at it before continuing,
"That's when I decided that I would lead all the brothers in the regiment to join the Eighth Route Army."
One stone stirred up a thousand waves. The venue suddenly began to whisper, and the low hum gradually turned into loud whispering. Shuirou was waiting, waiting for everyone to calm down. However, things went against expectations, and Shuirou had no choice but to speak.
"You may be surprised! We are the 517th Regiment of the 87th Division of the National Army. Why do we still join the Eighth Route Army? There are reasons why I made such a decision.
The reason for this is that when we went to Luoyang for supplies, in order to oppose the director of the military warehouse, he secretly deducted our military supplies for his own selfish purposes, and we had to buy the remaining shortage with our own money. I
In anger, he took the lead in grabbing the arms.
We did it because after the battles in Shanghai and Nanjing, we had already run out of ammunition and food. But those gentlemen sitting in the rear, these worms of the party and state, did not care to understand the difficulties of our soldiers on the front line.
But they still took the opportunity to deduct military rations from us so that they could exchange money for corruption. In the end, because the matter was exposed, they
In order to evade responsibility, they framed us with premeditated guilt and wanted to arrest us. At that time, we, alone, had no choice but to travel far away. We were forced to squeeze into the Taihang Mountains and came here. This was not the life we wanted. Who doesn’t know how to live in Shu?
Are you comfortable in a comfortable big city? Live a better life? There you will have enough food, warm clothes, and military pay."
"Brothers, you may still remember that our attack on the Japanese 14th Brigade in Xinxiang was very hard and difficult; but we were determined to persevere. That was because our national army fought in the Battle of Lanfeng
, our 87th Division is also there. We are Chinese soldiers and must fulfill our responsibilities. We cannot have any excuses to evade.
But we couldn't return to the organizational structure. It was because of the ammunition incident in Luoyang. Of course, there was also the fact that, as the leader of the regiment, I was not a direct descendant of the party-state and had no backing or backing. Our regiment was betrayed several times in Shanghai and Nanjing.
, plotted, and almost wiped out the entire regiment. Every time a big battle ends, we are the ones at the end, and it is our troops who charge at the front."
"You may also remember that the five-member team of the military commander betrayed the team and leaked the intelligence of our regiment to the Japanese. Based on this, the Japanese planned a conspiracy to frame and persecute our regiment.
First, the Military and Political Department wanted to disarm our entire regiment. The plot failed, and they plotted a traitor in the Military and Political Department to order the ** security division to encircle and suppress us."
"The Ministry of Military Affairs has completely separated our regiment from the national army. We have become orphans. We have no food, no reinforcements, no military pay. We have no intelligence. We have become deaf and blind. After several encirclement and suppression campaigns by the Japanese army,
If it weren't for the support of the Eighth Route Army, we would have died without a burial place. We wouldn't have gathered together today."
"As the leader of this regiment, I have the responsibility to lead everyone out of the predicament and towards the light. Even if we die, we must die in a worthy manner. We must die in an upright and upright manner, not unjustly. We must also leave our names in history.
That’s why I decided to lead you to join the Eighth Route Army. The Eighth Route Army is the real team that fights against Japanese invaders and is the benefactor of our regiment. They can give us warmth, support, and care. They will never plot against us. This is what I want to lead you to join the Eighth Route Army.
reason."
"Now everyone is invited to speak and speak freely."
"Team leader, are you still our leader?"
"Yes, always will be."
"Team members, will we be disrupted or transferred?"
"Unless you all become officers, it won't happen. Because you are the best soldiers and everyone is a first-class cadre."
"Ha ha ha ha---"
"Will we change uniforms?"
"No, because this is the need of fighting."
"Do we still have military pay?"
"As far as I know, there is no military pay for the Eighth Route Army, but I will give it to you personally. But it won't be much. It will only be an ocean."
“Hehehehe————”
When Shuirou saw several battalion commanders looking at him eagerly, she knew what they meant. Hehehe smiled,
"Do you want to ask if you can get something before joining the Eighth Route Army? I can also tell you clearly that I still have a fund here, but there is nothing to share. The funds I have here are for the future.
The pensions reserved for the families of the martyrs who died are life-saving money for their old age."
Shuirou paused sadly, and then said seriously.
"But no one can touch this money, because this money is reserved for the pensions for the families of the soldiers of our regiment. No one can change this rule. As long as I am here, it will not change for a day. No matter how long the war starts,
No one knows, we have to be prepared."
After hearing the news, everyone looked at Shuirou in awe, their good leader, the backbone and the soul of the team. Everyone knew that as long as Jiang Shuirou was there, everyone would be protected and Jiang Tuan would have a bright future.
"If everyone has no objections, it will be considered passed."
"Captain, what if you have already joined the Kuomintang? Will you be liquidated later? Are you looking for someone to blame?"
"That's a good question. I think there shouldn't be a problem. It's just a matter of different beliefs. The Kuomintang didn't have problems from the beginning. The purpose of the Three People's Principles is still good. It was also gradually corrupted.
.Besides, aren’t we now cooperating with the Kuomintang and the Communist Party to fight against Japan? Maybe in the future, as time goes by, you may change your affiliation, I don’t know for sure.”
In this way, the motion to join the Eighth Route Army was passed by all, and then Jiang Tuan held a general meeting. Representatives of the Eighth Route Army were invited to the meeting, and Comrade Zuo Quan attended the meeting to preside over the reorganization work.
"Brothers of the 517th Regiment, today we are convening a meeting of all soldiers of the 517th Regiment to announce a motion regarding our future. I think you all already know the reasons that have brought us to this point. I won't say more.
But I will say responsibly that we are definitely taking the right step. This is a bright road. We will go down in history because of the choice we made on this day. Our descendants will be proud of your wise choice today.
pride."
"Brothers, I, Jiang Shuirou, have decided to join the Eighth Route Army. Are you willing to join me in the Eighth Route Army?"