Commander Deng asked Sun Zhen to think about any other gifts that the 22nd Army could give. But in the end, Sun Zhen thought about it for an hour, but came up with nothing.
What can be sold has been sold long ago, and what can be pawned has been pawned long ago. How can it remain now?
However, just when Commander Deng and Sun Zhen were at a loss what to do, a guard came to report: "Report to Commander, the Dragon Boat Festival Commissioner is here and has arrived outside the station."
"What?"
Commander Deng seemed a little unbelievable that the Dragon Boat Festival Commissioner actually came to the 22nd Army.
"Welcome immediately."
Although Commander Deng was surprised, he made an instant judgment and must not neglect this special commissioner. Nowadays, the 22nd Army has no friends anymore, not to mention that it has been assigned to such a remote place.
There is a saying that goes like this: A poor man playing with ten steel hooks on the crossroads can't hook his relatives; a rich man can't beat away the unjust guests and friends in the mountains and old forests with wooden sticks.
So what's more, at this time, the 22nd Army was not only poor but also moved to the mountains and forests, so no one came to visit.
But unexpectedly, the special commissioner came. How could Commander Deng not be overjoyed?
He took all the staff of the headquarters, including deputy commander Sun Zhen, to greet him all the way to the gate of the station.
At this time, the Dragon Boat Festival motorcade had not come in yet, because Commander Deng was so happy with the patronage that he forgot to give the order and asked the Dragon Boat Festival special commissioner to come in.
Therefore, the Sichuan soldiers did not dare to let people in casually.
Seeing this, Commander Deng yelled loudly: "Why are you blocking the special commissioner outside? Why don't you quickly move the horse and invite the special commissioner to come in?"
The soldiers quickly moved away from their horses, while Commander Deng almost trotted all the way to the gate of the station.
He looked around and saw a young officer sitting in a wheelchair. His body, including his thighs, was covered by a green woolen coat. Behind him, an officer with long hair and glasses stood.
There was also a burly major officer accompanying him, and the rest were all guards.
Commander Deng felt that the young officer in the wheelchair should be the Dragon Boat Festival commissioner.
Commander Deng had only heard of the Dragon Boat Festival before, but had never seen it. So at this time, he could only guess.
Commander Deng quickly smiled and said: "Special Commissioner, I'm really sorry. My brother is ignorant and has neglected the Special Commissioner."
Duanwu smiled and said: "Hahaha, this is how it should be during wartime."
"Commissioner, please, let's talk inside the house. It's cold outside."
Commander Deng invited Duanwu to enter his station, but Duanwu did not get in the car, but walked with Commander Deng and others.
While Duanwu was chatting with Commander Deng about the current situation of the 22nd Army, he looked at the surrounding wooden houses built against the mountains.
These wooden houses are continuous in the woods, and there are countless rows of them. It is impossible to see the end at a glance.
This made Duanwu think of one thing, that is, if the enemy chose to attack with fire, the 22nd Army would definitely suffer heavy losses.
Duan Wu and Commander Deng said: "These wooden houses are too close to each other and are built in the woods. Once discovered by the enemy and attacked with fire, the 22nd Army will be defeated without a fight."
Commander Deng felt it was reasonable, but they were no longer able to make changes at this time. The reason was that there was not enough food, and the soldiers' physical strength could not bear the re-building of wooden houses.
So Commander Deng said in a dilemma: "To be honest with the commissioner, we will run out of food after the 22nd episode tomorrow. If we want to rebuild the wooden house, it can be said that the soldiers no longer have the physical strength."
Duanwu said: "There is no need to demolish the wooden houses and rebuild them. Just cut down the trees. Don't cut them all down. Cut them all down. With so many wooden houses exposed to the sight of Japanese reconnaissance planes, the Japanese are very likely to bomb them.
.Old Deng, do you know what a fire isolation zone is?"
Lao Deng thought for a while and said, "Just cut down a forest to prevent the spread of wildfires?"
Duanwu nodded and said: "You are right. Look at these wooden houses. They are all very well-organized. This shows that when you built these wooden houses, you, Lao Deng, also thought of them. These wooden houses can be lived in and used as shelters. And some
You have also made fire breaks, but it is not enough. Once the wildfire spreads, all the wooden houses will soon be burned.
When the fire burns, it will not only produce a large amount of smoke and toxic gases, but also take away oxygen and suffocate the soldiers.
Therefore, once these wooden houses are burned in a large area, they must be abandoned immediately and find other favorable terrain to block the enemy.
But I think that if the enemy really wants to set fire, he will definitely occupy strategic positions at various intersections to set up ambushes, so he might as well dispatch two regiments to secure his own retreat first, so that the 22nd Army can sit back and relax
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Commander Deng laughed and said: "Listening to what you have to say is enough to win ten years of studying! I will let them handle it now. But there are some things that need more help from the special commissioner."
Speaking of this, Commander Deng actually bowed slightly. Obviously, even a hero has to bow down for five buckets of rice.
He is now asking for help from Duanwu. Although Duanwu has already helped them a lot and provided all the military rations for his independent regiment, Commander Deng has no other choice but to risk his old face and ask Duanwu for help.
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Duanwu smiled and said: "Haha, Commander Deng! I have already told the Chairman about the food. The military department will send you food in a short time. In addition, I bought you some cotton clothes from the Third Army. Do you need them?"
It will be delivered in the next few days."
"Thank you, thank you, commissioner."
At this time, Commander Deng even had the urge to cry with joy, and firmly grasped Duanwu's hand.
At the same time, the other officers of the 22nd Army, including Sun Zhen, almost jumped for joy. Because with just one sentence from Dragon Boat Festival, he solved the biggest difficulty of the 22nd Army.
Duanwu chuckled, looking at the old men in front of him who were as old as children, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, what a group of good officers and soldiers they were. He must keep them warm and well-fed before going to the battlefield.
At this time, Duanwu said to the old abacus behind him: "Go, take 200,000 yuan from the car and give it to the 22nd Army."
"This, this is impossible."
Commander Deng waved his hands quickly. Of course, it wasn't that he didn't need the money. He did, because he hadn't seen the money for almost half a year. But he felt that he couldn't ask for it because he had helped them enough during the Dragon Boat Festival.
Although he didn't know where the Dragon Boat Festival money came from, but whose money didn't come from the strong wind. He even thought that it might be the independent regiment's own military expenses, so he must not take it!