The strongest militia

() As the largest transportation hub in North China and an important economic, political and military location in North China, the importance of Shijiazhuang is self-evident.However, the exact point of Shijiazhuang at this time should be called Shimen City. (Shijiazhuang was later taken after liberation) Because it borders Shanxi, and the Zhengtai and Beijing-Han railways both pass through this place.Whether it is population or commercial development, it is much more prosperous than other places in North China.

When Xu Mingyuan and his party of eight arrived in Shijiazhuang, the sky had just darkened, considering that riding into the city on horseback would be too attractive.Xu Mingyuan and his party still led the horses into the city gate. The Japanese soldiers in charge of guarding saw the waist of the man following Xu Mingyuan obviously swelled up, so they wisely pretended not to see it.They were not charged entry fees, and Xu Mingyuan had long been familiar with this kind of behavior of bullying the good and fearing the evil.

Seeing that although the sky was getting dark, the flow of people on this street was still flowing, Xu Mingyuan couldn't help but sigh how long this peaceful and peaceful situation would last.Thinking that Deng Chenggong had only talked about the war for less than a year, Xu Mingyuan clearly felt that the burden on him had increased invisibly.

It's just that every time he saw the expectations of the people in the base area, Xu Mingyuan felt that he could follow Deng's success in protecting the people in one side, no matter how hard or tired he was, he would be happy.Originally, I was just a bandit leader in a small cottage. In just over a year, he has become a high-ranking military and political official like a warlord. He also has a lover who follows him wholeheartedly. He is happier than many people in this era. What is there to complain about being tired?

When Xu Mingyuan and his group walked slowly to a residential area with a beautiful environment in the city, Lin Meiting, who hadn't returned home for a long time, suddenly stopped in her tracks.Although it is a very happy thing to see her lover every day, and Xu Mingyuan has told her that her family has no objection to her confessing to Xu Mingyuan.It stands to reason that she should be happy, but when he really walked to the door of the house, he felt a little scared again.

As if guessing his lover's psychology, Xu Mingyuan walked to her side gently, took her little hand and said, "It's already at the door of the house, why don't you leave?"

While he was talking, the guard in front of the Lin family recognized the future uncle and Miss San who hadn't seen him for a few months at a glance.A quick-witted guard rushed into Lin's mansion to report, and the rest of the guards politely walked up to them and shouted: "Uncle, miss, you are back!"

Although the two were not married yet, Xu Mingyuan had heard the title of uncle several times, and now seeing Lin Meiting who was a little shy beside him, Xu Mingyuan suddenly felt that perhaps he should be given a title.Although they are not a husband and wife like a normal couple now, it is not a complete thing without the blessing of their family members for the wedding.

The Lin family, who were preparing to eat in the mansion, learned that their young lady and future uncle had arrived, so they immediately stopped eating and told the kitchen to copy a few more dishes.Lin's father and Lin's mother, who hadn't seen their little daughter for several months, hurriedly followed the guards to the door.

Seeing her parents greet her at the door in person, Lin Meiting, who was a little shy at first, rushed into her mother's arms and cried, "Mom, I miss you so much!"

Looking at the child-like daughter in her arms, Mother Lin, who was a little excited at first, patted her daughter on the shoulder and said, "Now I know I miss my mother. When you ran away from home, why didn't you think of me as a mother?" I feel it. Well, now that I'm back, I don't care about you running away from home, so hurry up and enter the mansion! Let Mom take a good look and see if my precious boudoir has lost weight in the past few months. "

The performance of the mother and daughter's complete devotion made Father Lin and Xu Mingyuan who were standing beside them feel helpless. After exchanging glances, Weng and his son-in-law nodded with feeling, showing a feeling that you understand and I understand. Expressed a smile and walked into the Lin Mansion together.

As for the special forces members who came with them, the Lin family, who had already experienced several times, would naturally arrange their accommodation.For these special forces members who seem to be enough to make ordinary people like them tremble, the hospitality given by the Lin family is naturally very warm.

Although the Lin family is a business family, Lin's mother only gave birth to three daughters, and there is no son who can inherit the family. Lin Meiting's two eldest sisters are already married.For this reason, there are only Lin's father and Lin's mother at the dinner table on weekdays. After Lin Meiting came back this time, Lin's father's treatment was no longer on the dinner table. take care of.As for the two big men, Xu Mingyuan, they had already forgotten them completely.

Fortunately, both of them knew that the mother and daughter must have countless things to talk about after seeing each other for such a long time. After dinner, Father Lin happily gave time to their mother and daughter reunion.As for him, he brought Xu Mingyuan to his study, intending to ask Xu Mingyuan what the purpose of his trip was.

Hearing Xu Mingyuan say that the commander of the militia column of the rifle production line had agreed to buy it, Father Lin was also a little surprised and said, "Can you pay so much money all at once?"

Xu Mingyuan, who is in charge of finance, smiled and said: "Although we have spent a lot of money recently, it is still enough to spend more than 100 million. To tell the truth from my father-in-law, our Commander Deng has always emphasized that in this era, wars are fought In terms of logistics, all we need is money. If we don’t have money, we can’t do anything. Therefore, we still have ample reserves of funds. In addition, the tax revenue in our control area has begun to make a profit, so there is no problem in taking out this money.

It's just that Commander Deng is more anxious about the production line this time, and requires that it must be moved to the rear base before the end of the year and it is best to put it into operation.So, I'm afraid I have to ask my father-in-law to be more careful next time. "

Although he knew that the militia column seemed to have no shortage of money, but he was able to spend millions of dollars to buy production at once. Father Lin also admitted that he had a little underestimated the militia column, which only tossed around in the countryside.

Regarding Xu Mingyuan's request to transfer to the rear base before the end of the year, Lin's father thought for a while and said, "This should be no problem. The other party's production lines are all stored in the warehouse. For the time being, no one can spend so much money at once. As long as Once the money is in place, the goods can be transshipped at any time. However, I am afraid that the transshipment of these machine tools will not be able to hide the truth from outsiders, will they then?"

Xu Mingyuan said confidently about this question: "It's okay, if they are smart enough, they shouldn't provoke us. In fact, they are not the strongest in North China, but our militia column. We didn't take the initiative to attack them Thankfully, they have the guts to offend us. Don't be afraid!"

This tone sounded a little arrogant, no matter how many people garrisoned in North China, it can be seen from the soldiers who accompanied Xu Mingyuan every time.Father Lin could somewhat feel that the strength of this little-known militia column should not be underestimated.Since Xu Mingyuan dared to say such a thing, he still had some confidence.

After talking about the production line, thinking of Deng Chenggong's explanation when he came, Xu Mingyuan continued: "Father-in-law, in fact, apart from the production line, I want you to get rid of the business in Shijiazhuang and Baoding as soon as possible. Because according to our commander's judgment, the Japanese army may launch a full-scale invasion next year. If your business is still in these big cities by then, you may be forcibly expropriated by the other party.

Presumably you also know what kind of character those people are, so our commander hopes that you will make preparations early.If you have no objection, I hope you can move to our base to live, and the business is best controlled in the control area of ​​our militia column.Even if there is any problem at that time, you can sell the business at hand at any time. "

Father Lin was taken aback when he said this, because North China is relatively close to the Northeast, and he has some friends who do business in the Northeast, and they all said that the little devils in the Northeast often pay for gold rolls when they buy things.Except that you can only buy some ordinary things locally, you can only use them as waste paper.But as long as you don't accept this kind of gold roll, they will confiscate your goods without saying a word, and if you are unlucky, they will seal up your business.Therefore, the possibility Xu Mingyuan said is not unreasonable.

But fortunately, he gave up the family business created by half his life like this. Father Lin was somewhat reluctant, so he said with a little seriousness: "How sure are your commander's words?"

How sure are you?

Xu Mingyuan didn't know either, so he could only smile wryly: "Father-in-law, I really don't know about this matter, but I'll tell you one thing, and you will know that our commander's inferences are rarely wrong. Believe in the big event that happened today. You should have understood? If I told you that my commander had predicted this matter a few days ago, would you still think that he said that the Japanese army would make a mistake next year when it invaded?

Moreover, according to the information I have, the Japanese army on the North China border is indeed speeding up the collection of combat supplies, and at the same time their front-line troops are gradually moving closer to the North China border. target of attack.

I know father-in-law that you are reluctant to create this foundation, but our commander said that as long as we persist in the past few years, as the war of resistance prolongs, the little devil is bound to fail.At that time, as long as your funds are still there, are you afraid that you will not be able to make a comeback?And this time I'm here, I'm going to propose marriage to you, so I'll settle things with Meiting.At that time, the two of you will live together in the rear base, where it is relatively safe to be in the rear.If Meiting doesn't object, I'm going to have a baby, and I'll ask you two elders to help take care of it then.What do you think? "

Xu Mingyuan, who really couldn't think of any good reason to persuade Lin's father to live in the rear base, didn't know where the inspiration came from, and said that he wanted to marry Lin Meiting and planned to have a child.With this reason, I believe that Lin's father and Lin's mother, who have always wanted a grandson or granddaughter, will gladly accept this suggestion.

Sure enough, when he heard that Xu Mingyuan was going to marry his youngest daughter and have a child, Father Lin was overjoyed.Moreover, he had mentioned to Xu Mingyuan before that he hoped that after the two got married, a child could change his surname to Lin and inherit the Lin family's business in the future.Xu Mingyuan has no objection to this. After all, as long as they are healthy, it is normal to have two more children in this era.As for the last name, he really doesn't care much.