"Japan benefited from the constitution of the monarch, and the efficiency of the country's operations increased. After defeating the Qing Dynasty in the 1894 - 1895 naval battle, they used the war reparations they received to desperately promote education. In the 38th year of the Meiji era, which was 1905, when the Japanese government was still preparing for war against Russia, the emperor swore: " I want to let the youngest daughter of a tenant farmer who can only eat radishes in the mountains of Hokkaido finish primary school.”Hokkaido was the poorest place in Japan. The tenant farmers were the poorest class, and their youngest daughter was the one with the lowest status in the family. Mingzhi was speechless. What was even more shocking was that they really did it.”
Zhao Gang was sitting cross-legged on the brick bed in the regimental headquarters. He thought of the Second Battalion on the cliff, where 200 people could not take down 20 special attack teams. His eyes were slightly empty, and he felt uncomfortable. He took another sip of white wine.
When Zhao Gang was studying at Kang University, he had studied the history of Japan. He had seen a set of photos that reflected the prosperity of Japan, such as the shipyard in Japan and private companies in Tokyo.
From the photos, he could feel the gap between China and Japan's national strength. He had secretly thought about saving the country countless times.
"Old Li, the quality of the Japanese soldiers is much better than ours. Do you know that the Japanese soldiers have all received more than five years of education and have mastered various military skills? They know why they are fighting. This is a typical example of politics influencing the military. Therefore, the Japanese soldiers are strong in combat and have high enthusiasm.”
Li Yunlong did not like hearing this. He put down the wine bowl and said,"Old Zhao, you're boosting the Japanese's prestige and weakening our morale. They're good, but we're not bad either. Little Zhou, fill it up for me.”
Zhou Lin listened to Zhao Gang's words and was also thinking about why he was fighting. Hearing Li Yunlong's words, he quickly filled his glass.
Zhao Gang chewed on the peanuts and waved at Li Yunlong.
"What I said is an objective fact. I once calculated that in our Independent Regiment, including Zhou Lin and me, there are only 12 literate people. The remaining hundreds of people can't even write their own names. Our soldiers joined the army to fight, mostly to eat, or to take revenge on their loved ones who were killed by the Japanese army. He was brave in battle, but because he was uneducated, he did not have the ability to interpret the battlefield. He only wanted to fight with his life. I've seen more than once how our squad of over ten soldiers were suppressed by a Japanese soldier. It pained me.”
Zhao Gang raised his voice and said word by word,"What made me the angriest was that there were some Chinese traitorous scholars who encouraged the arrogance of the Japanese soldiers in the newspapers. They wantonly criticized our army and said that the weakness of the army was a deep-rooted bad habit of the Chinese Empire. I, Zhao Gang, will never accept this conclusion! What bullsh * t bad habits? In my opinion, it's just that the people of China have too few opportunities to receive education. Tens of millions of people have yet to develop their wisdom. That's why they can't defeat Japan, which has developed its wisdom. In the future, when our citizens receive systematic education, our soldiers will also know what to fight for. The quality of our soldiers will increase, and our troops will also be able to use beautiful tactics. We will also be able to suppress the entire squad of others by ourselves!”
Zhou Linxin repeated the words 'why are we fighting' over and over again as he fell into deep thought.
Zhao Gang heard Zhou Lin mumbling and said loudly,""Yes! Why fight? Once we can solve this problem, we can fundamentally mobilize the enthusiasm of the soldiers. When I heard that our independent regiment was going to guard the border government, I was so happy that I almost jumped up. Do you know why?”
Zhou Lin and Li Yun Long looked at each other and shook their heads.
Zhao Gang revealed his little canine teeth like a child eating candy. He said excitedly," The newly-established Border Region government is undergoing social transformation. They have confiscated a portion of the land that originally belonged to the big landowners and merchants in the name of the Party. They have used this portion of land to sign land contracts with the people, giving priority to ensuring the harvest of the people. All of them have low interest rates and low rents.”
"As compensation, we will exempt the landowners from taxes. We will use this land reform method to change the dependent relationship between farmers and landowners that has existed for thousands of years. Our team is not Chen Sheng and Wu Guang. We will not allow the landowners to annex fertile land indefinitely and let the people starve to death! The land contract was signed for a few years. That piece of land was equivalent to their own private property. The harvest was guaranteed. There were all kinds of conflicts in the border area. With the government composed of the party to mediate, the legal system, schools, hospitals, markets, and factories would be established one after another. Such a home, of course, the common people wanted to protect it from the bottom of their hearts!”
Zhao Gang's idealistic gaze seemed to transcend time and see the outline of the future when China defeated Japan and walked towards the world. With the help of alcohol, the scholarly air in his bones rose as he stood on the brick bed impassively.
"In the future battles, it will no longer be 'you want me to fight,' but 'I want to battle'! " From the perspective of protecting one's home is protecting one's country, let our soldiers know why they are fighting. They are fighting with their lives against the enemy, not for others, but for their loved ones, for their houses, for their children who can go to school, and for the harvest of their land. Even if they sacrifice themselves, the government will compensate the rent of the families of the martyrs and will also give them a pension. As long as we can win, this border area will be a test for the future of the new dynasty, and our independent regiment will witness and protect it with our own eyes. How could I not be happy to experience the upheaval in the Border Region?”
Zhou Lin sat next to Zhao Gang. After hearing Zhao Gang's words, he glanced at the brick bed and mud wall, the old and blackened wooden table, and the patched gray military uniform on his body.
He sighed inwardly. What a great idealist.
Zhou Lin said," One person is in charge of 99 people's right to eat. This is the old society. It's time to end it." Commissar Zhao, with our hard work, the new dynasty will be established very quickly.”
When Zhao Gang heard Zhou Lin's approval, he held his shoulder tightly and said,""Yes! Bury the old society and build a new dynasty!”
Li Yunlong secretly drank the white wine and blinked his eyes. He thought to himself, This is just a remote border government. We haven't even finished fighting the devils in Shanxi, and the two of you are already thinking about the future.
"Old Zhao, your political work is getting better and better. You've actually convinced me. Then let's go to the border government to guard the border area. It can be considered the beginning of the long march of the new dynasty.”
Zhao Gang knocked his fingers on the table like a teacher lecturing a student." Why are you so angry? Including the injured, our regiment has less than 400 people. We lack ammunition, grenades, military uniforms, and rations. It's time to rest. Don't worry, the chief won't forget you.”
Li Yunlong snorted. He had no doubts about returning to the main force, but the new recruits would need at least one or two months to train again. The main reason was that he was afraid of being bored.
Seeing Zhou Lin sitting upright, he suddenly remembered the promise he made to the third battalion commander and the independent defense zone.
"Aiyo, Zhou Lin, I almost forgot about your third battalion commander. You didn't even know to remind me. Come, look at the map!”
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