under fire

829 The Return
At noon, Ma Liang returned to Shawo Village, and went directly to Hu Yi, who was talking with Geng Battalion Commander, and reported the situation: "People from the work team have been following those bandits. The bandits hardly rested all the way to the north. Zi should be planning to withdraw directly to Huang County.

The work team sent people to negotiate with the puppet army, and they went to Pu County together, saying that they wanted to rescue some comrades who were imprisoned in Pu County.

There are no gun towers in this area, and the news from Zhaozhuang Village is lagging behind. At present, it is only known that the friendly army has gone north to the autonomous army defense area, and only Gao Yidao is left in Zhaozhuang Village to confront the devils and puppet troops. "

Hu Yi nodded: "Continue to investigate!"

Ma Liang turned and went out.

As soon as he was out of the hospital, he was stopped by Xiao Zhui'er: "Hey, stop!"

Ma Liang stopped in his tracks: "I still have to check the status of the sentry, so let me know if there is anything to do!"

Xiao Hongying with a bandage on her head lowered her voice: "You said the puppet army is really willing to cooperate with the work team?"

Ma was stunned for a moment: "Of course, but I heard from the work team that the leader of the puppet army raised conditions. Why do you ask this?"

Xiao Hongying was a little discouraged: "What a pity."

Ma Liang froze for a moment: "What a pity?"

"Then there are only two or three hundred puppet troops in Pu County, and a small group of devils, if we can fight a county, how much merit do you think we will have?"

"Beat the county seat? Are you not hot in your head?" Ma Liang deliberately reached out to touch the girl's forehead: "For meritorious service? I said why did you suddenly have such an idea?"

Xiao Hongying pushed Ma Liang's hand away: "If you make a few more contributions, our Jiuying can mention it again!"

Ma Liang was speechless, curling his lips: "We have only been promoted to the battalion now, do you still want to be promoted? To be promoted to the regiment? To be promoted to the brigade?"

"You know what, don't you know our rules about marriage?"

Ma Liang was stunned for a moment, and immediately came back to his senses: "Marry? You mean to let the battalion commander be promoted again? Regiment level?"

"If you are sensible, even if you really add a commander behind the regiment's staff, it is considered a regiment level, do you understand?"

"How is it possible? Don't you know that the company commander was promoted to battalion commander this time, and the political department of the division has undergone intense discussions?"

"It's just that you have a lot of gossip! The head of the group is now in a hot fight with Song Xiaoci, and the political commissar is looking for the guerrilla leader all day long."

"Hey. Don't gossip behind people's backs. Besides, the battalion commander is not even a party member now, and he doesn't match any of them!"

"You're right. Our independent regiment is really poor. Apart from Lao Qin, Lao Meng and Su Qing, our battalion doesn't even have a party member. Looking for an introducer, we can't find anything but the three of them!"

"Isn't Lao Zhou also a party member?" Ma Liang frowned, then straightened his chest: "Hey, Lao Qin is the introducer of me and Tian Sanqi. It is estimated that in half a year, I will become an official party member."

"I'm so impressed, do you still want to be the fox's introducer?"

"Ah?" Ma Liang was stunned. That's right, Lao Qin had introduced him and Tian Sanqi to join the party, but no one had ever mentioned the matter of introducing Hu Yi to join the party!

Neither the head of the regiment nor the political commissar!

Ma Liang's mind was buzzing, and he realized the crux of the problem. In the Eighth Route Army, if it is not a party member commander, it is absolutely impossible to become a regiment-level cadre!
Although this kind of exception is not without, and I have heard of it, but I have never seen it before!

Even Hu Yi, the current battalion commander, should not appear according to the regulations!

Ma Liang thought for a long time: "This time participating in the study of the Anti-Japanese University, I think it is a very good opportunity to join the party!"

"You take this matter to heart, don't talk nonsense."

"How can I talk nonsense. Who do you think the battalion commander will marry?"

"How would I know?"

"It's either Director Su or Doctor Zhou, it's not you anyway!" Ma Liang rolled his eyes.

While the two were talking, a soldier hurried over with a young man and said hello to Ma Liang: "This is the correspondent of the division, and it is an emergency!"

After speaking, the two ran straight into the yard.

As soon as the soldier entered the room, he looked at Geng Ting: "Report to Battalion Commander Geng, the division has urgent orders."

Geng Ting took the note from the correspondent and unfolded it. There were not many words on it:

All the ministries of the Independent Regiment: The enemy and the puppet swept up Taihang South, and all the ministries were quickly restored!
Geng Ting handed the note to Hu Yi next to him.

Hu Yi took it and saw the words on it clearly, and immediately turned to look at Battalion Commander Geng: "The puppet army on the plain has only been mopped up, and the devils are short of troops these days, and they can't make any big moves. I believe you should be able to handle it." , we have to prepare to go back!"

Battalion Commander Geng shook his head: "I suggest that you rest here for two days first, and wait for the slightly wounded to get better before going back."

Hu Yi shook his head: "It's not easy to supply here, even to drink water. We have severely injured Wang Taigong's bandits this time, and we have basically completed the task. If we stay here again, it will only increase your burden. Besides, the current situation in the mountains is not good. not optimistic."

"But you have so many wounded now, the risk will be great when you cross the enemy's blockade." Battalion Commander Geng was a little worried: "Why don't you leave the wounded first, and return to the team after they recover?"

After dark.

The Ninth Battalion, who had just rested for a day, set foot on the road to the west again.

This time, Hu Yi only left the soldiers who were seriously injured and unable to move, and all the slightly injured went home with the team.

There are two more carriages in the team.

On one of them lay the old bandit Qi.

This one is resolutely unwilling to go to the division to recuperate.

Xiao Hongying walked beside the carriage: "Uncle Qi, how did you meet the fox?"

Old gangster Qi was very unaccustomed to being called uncle by the girl, he moved his closed eyes but didn't speak.

"Since you and Battalion Commander Hu know each other, then you used to be a soldier of the national army?"

The old bandit Qi just snored.

"Then can you tell me why you voted the little devil as a traitor?"

Being messed around by this girl, Mr. Qi was even speechless.

"Do you know what happened to Battalion Commander Hu before?"

The old bandit Qi continued to play dead.

The fierce girl dropped a bomb: "Actually, I think you must have no choice but to vote for devils. Suffering!"

This sounded a little pleasing to the ear, and the fake snoring of the old bandit Qi was much quieter.

The girl kept muttering: "Many of our intelligence personnel have broken into the enemy's interior, so those who work for the devils are not necessarily traitors, do you think so?"

"Hey, let me tell you. Have you ever killed a devil?"

The old bandit Qi still remained silent, and the braid seemed to be finally disappointed: "It seems that you haven't even killed a devil. I guess you were scared out of your wits when you saw a devil. Let me tell you, it's not shameful. It’s the same with our recruits when they go to the battlefield, many recruits have to change their pants after a battle, do you know why?”

"Because they peed their pants, hahaha."

The old bandit Qi felt aggrieved, and finally opened his eyes: "You bastard, can you stop whispering in my ear?"

"I thought you were dumb!" The braid stared at her big, innocent eyes.

Thinking of the girl who talked to him a few days ago, old gangster Qi was about to go mad with anger: "I don't care about your poor girl's business?"

The girl looked curious: "I didn't mean that, I heard He Gensheng said that your injury doesn't seem to be very serious, I will talk to you to relieve boredom, so maybe the injury can heal faster!"

Old gangster Qi has black lines, I was shot in the chest by you, and I almost met Hades, you tell me the injury is not serious?

Seeing that the old bandit Qi remained silent again, the little braid's tone became sincere: "That's right. This time, even if you don't speak, I will definitely not treat you as dumb!"

"Hey, let me tell you, did you see Balu pissing his pants?"

The old gangster Qi was really mad with anger, and he passed out as soon as he rolled his eyes.

(End of this chapter)