Chapter 37 Xu Mingyuan's Wedding Banquet
When Lin's father was excited, he immediately interrupted the mother and daughter who were chatting, and the four of them sat together and began to discuss the marriage. Although Xu Mingyuan's proposal was a bit surprised, Lin Meiting still agreed happily. In addition, she understood a little, Xu Mingyuan wanted her parents to live a safe life.
She often contacted the column's intelligence and knew that she was going to fight a big war. In this era of war, the larger the city, the greater the possibility of being attacked, and the impregnable construction of Yinlong Valley is now. Staying in a big city like Shijiazhuang, there is really no safety in Yinlong Valley.
With a unified opinion, the next thing will naturally be easier. Lin's father also expressed his pleasure to take off the business in a smaller city as soon as possible and transfer his energy to the control area of the militia column. As for the marriage day, we have to wait for the Spring Festival to discuss with Deng Chenggong before deciding on the specific day. After all, Xu Mingyuan had no relatives at this time, and in a sense Deng Chenggong was his benefactor and elder. In addition, his marriage is not a trivial matter. If he decides privately without consent, it will be somewhat bad.
Lin’s father and mother praised Xu Mingyuan’s consideration very much and agreed to let Xu Mingyuan ask for a decision to decide on the day of getting married. When she heard that she was about to become a wife, Lin Meiting began to consider whether she would invite friends to her wedding banquet.
Thinking of what he said when he joined the militia column, Lin Meiting suddenly turned her eyes and decided to ask the housekeeper to send invitations to several female classmates far away in Peking. I believe that with the eyes of her classmates, the commander of the column who is still alone until now should be able to see them. At that time, if there are really classmates who can match Deng Chenggong, she won’t look so special at the base, at least she can have more chatting playmates.
After staying at Lin's house for one night that night, Xu Mingyuan had to leave temporarily because of his busy official duties. In order to let Lin Meiting spend more time with her parents and to follow up on the production line, Xu Mingyuan finally kept Lin Meiting and also assigned two special forces members to stay to ensure Lin Meiting's safety while at home.
Xu Mingyuan, who returned to the rear base, reported these things to Deng Chenggong as soon as possible. When he learned that Xu Mingyuan used marriage and children to invite two elders to live in the base, Deng Chenggong also found it a bit ridiculous. He just considered that Xu Mingyuan and Lin Meiting were more ordinary than Lin Meiting, and he had already been the parents of several children, so he agreed readily. He also read a popular almanac of the era and selected a good day after the Spring Festival for Xu Mingyuan. Xu Mingyuan naturally agreed without saying a word.
Considering that many relatives of the Lin family should have come to congratulate them on the day of the wedding, Deng Chenggong, who originally planned to hold the wedding banquet at the rear base, finally felt something was wrong. After carefully checking the map, Deng Chenggong felt that the wedding banquet was held in Dachenzhuang, not far from the base.
Since Dachenzhuang was defeated by the militia column, it is not far from the rear base and it is a major transportation route to enter the base. The defense there is now relatively complete construction. The people in the village are also very supportive of the militia column, which can be called a fortress-shaped base. And those who know the history of the militia column development know that the militia columns there were a total of annihilations of a regular national army that encircled them at that time.
These special experiences also brought about earth-shaking changes in Dachen Village at this time. As long as the original Chen Family Manor is well developed and a wedding banquet can be fully equipped, both in terms of safety and specifications.
Deng Chenggong, who had decided on time and place, immediately arranged to take advantage of Xu Mingyuan's marriage to gather the leaders of the militia who were difficult to get together. This time, we would just gather together to celebrate the political director, and secondly, we could deepen the communication between each other. After all, once the war breaks out, many of their comrades who have good relationships on weekdays will find it difficult to have the opportunity to reunite. What's more, any accident in the war may happen, and maybe this meeting will be the next farewell?
In order to give these senior commanders of the columns who are about to be tested by war, Deng Chenggong decided to mobilize during war by holding a wedding banquet, and I believe the effect will be good. How could Deng Chenggong miss such a thing that won two goals in one fell swoop?
When he discussed this idea with Hu Guangzong and Chief of Staff Liu Guang for a while without hiding Xu Mingyuan, both of them expressed their support very happily. Moreover, a suggestion made by the Chief of Staff made Deng Chenggong very moved, that is, whether this wedding banquet would be used to make a pre-war parade. After all, they all knew that the real main force on the battlefield in North China in the future would not be the National Army, but it was very likely that the militia column like them. Since the whole country has begun to form the idea of national resistance, the militia column may also show its "muscles" to the outside world. Even if it does not receive the attention of the authorities, at least let them know that the militia column cannot easily provoke. This will probably have a certain effect on the future militia column's resistance.
Liu Guang's suggestion was quickly supported by Hu Guangzong. The former commander of the Northeast Army felt that although he was an unrecognized major general now, he felt happier than before with the militia troops below. Especially when Deng Chenggong expands his army every time, he is carried out without ensuring that it does not affect his war power. Each unit's equipment and supplies are much higher than the current regular army. For Hu Guangzong, who understands that there are no more soldiers but is more valuable, he admires Deng Chenggong, a commander who is more than ten years younger than him.
What was most gratifying was that as his position in the militia column stabilized, most of the soldiers who felt disappointed with the policy of not resisting the Northeast Army joined the militia column one after another, which also meant that he could work with these old comrades. What moved him the most was that Deng Chenggong assured him that if the situation permitted in the future, he would let Hu Guangzong lead a Yum Army into the Northeast, so that he could completely restore his hometown, which is the highest honor for soldiers.
Although this possibility is still small, as the strength of the militia column increases day by day, Hu Guangzong feels that this hope is not without a chance to be realized. Moreover, through the protracted war and resource war theory that Deng Chenggong instilled in them from time to time, they also feel that as long as they survive the hard days of these few years, the capital of the Japanese will continue to be arrogant in the future will decrease, and their strength will naturally surpass the other party, and fighting back to the Northeast is not an empty talk.
Considering that other military parades require at least one brigade-level unit soldiers to form a deterrent force, Deng Chenggong felt that he would not mobilize the forces of other county militia regiments and directly draw the referee troops from several county militia regiments near the base. In addition, a small number of troops of the cavalry regiments and artillery regiments were added. I believe that such a brigade-level unit including cavalry, infantry, and artillery should make the people present feel more confident in the future war of resistance!
After making the decision, Deng Chenggong decided to give full power to Liu Guang to organize the military parade, and as for the training of the military parade troops, Hu Guangzong was responsible. Deng Chenggong, who had always wanted to taste the kind of military parade only by the national leaders, knew that he did not have that great ability. But it would be okay to try it in his own territory!
When Xu Mingyuan told Lin Meiting, who was far away in Shijiazhuang, he always felt that the idea she came up with that day would definitely receive miraculous results. He immediately wrote three letters at once, asking his housekeeper to send them to the second place of Beijing and Tianqi. She believed that with her friendship with each other and hearing the news of her marriage, the other party would definitely take time to come over. Moreover, with the wealth of these three classmates, travel was still guaranteed.
Just as Deng Chenggong was busy preparing for the military parade and wedding banquet, this mutiny that was destined to have a profound impact on the history of the War of Resistance Against Japan also got the final answer. Looking at the six agreements written in the telegram, Deng Chenggong knew that it would not take long before he would have an extra powerful neighbor. He thought that he would soon meet the war god he worshiped during the army and the second-generation leader whom countless people remembered. Deng Chenggong was also considering what kind of mentality he should explain to the other party?
At this time, the militia column controlled the area from south to north, and the farthest place had developed to another military re-enter in North China. Although it was not like Shijiazhuang, except for some county towns, it was enough to prove that North China had more than half of the areas they controlled. In addition, Henan and Shanxi, the two villages bordering North China, their column militias were already present. This was the expansion that Deng Chenggong was afraid that the front line would be too long and it would be difficult to command in the future. If the strategy of ensuring the militia column was not considered, Deng Chenggong was confident that the influence of the militia column would be expanded to the entire rural areas of North China.
According to the history they learned, the location where they entered North China in the future was the most solid territory of their militia column. With that base, they fought in all directions and made great achievements. Then in this life, their base has been occupied by themselves. What should they do? Deng Chenggong felt that it was nothing to give the territory to them, but would his troops agree? What's more, even if they gave the territory, the local people would probably not agree. After all, they are now under the protection of the militia column, and they already feel that their living conditions and sense of security have been greatly improved. Re-referring to the nostalgic people.
The butterfly effect kills people!
Deng Chenggong, who thought the more he felt the more he was, finally decided not to think about this headache-inducing problem. Moreover, the other party’s strength is probably not as good as himself. With his own escort this base, he should have achieved results that are not inferior to them. With their abilities, they can probably do as much as they do if they change their territory. If they really can’t, they will go to Chengde, Zhangjiakou, and other important places to develop. At that time, they will cooperate with each other, and the Japanese in North China should probably be too obsessed.
Deng Chenggong, who finally found some comfort for himself, quickly put these worries behind his mind and stayed at the arsenal that had been several times more expanded. I hope to see one day earlier that the arsenal technicians could produce the first rifle that would be equipped with the militia column in the future with this relatively backward production line.
Chapter completed!