my bright sword career

Chapter 227 The Devil Appears

"Yo... Captain Li... Political Commissar Zhao, are you all there?"

Accompanied by a clear and hearty voice, a girl in a floral padded jacket and black cloth shoes walked in.

The girl is of medium build, with black hair and a big braid, exuding the unique youth of young girls. This girl is Xiuqin, the director of the Women's Rescue Association of Zhaojiayu Village. At this moment, she is carrying a large bundle of military shoes just made walk in the door.

Xiuqin is 18 years old this year. Girls in the mountains get married early these days, and most girls usually get married at the age of fifteen or sixteen.

According to the views of the people in the mountains, Xiuqin, who is 18 years old, is about to enter the ranks of old girls. If it were not for the turmoil of the war, how could such a girl be unable to marry at the age of 18?

Although Xiuqin is not pretty, she is at the age of youth after all, with a bit of shyness on her flushed face, and her words and gestures can bring a bit of feminine warmth to those men who are fighting on the battlefield all day long. breath.

Seeing Xiuqin coming in with a large bundle of military shoes, Li Yunlong also changed his unscrupulous temper and said with a smile: "Xiuqin, are you here to give us shoes?"

"Yes, some time ago I saw that many soldiers in our regiment had tattered shoes on their feet, so I mobilized the girls and daughters-in-law of the Women's Rescue Association to make a batch of shoes. This is the first batch. There are a total of 100 Many pairs, you can use them first, and I will send another batch in a few days."

"That's great!" Zhao Gang said gratefully, "Comrade Xiuqin, the military shoes you made are a timely help. We will definitely kill more devils..."

"Okay... okay old Zhao, don't say your polite words. I can memorize them. The following words must be 'never disappoint the expectations of the folks', isn't it? You intellectuals , it’s just too sour.” Li Yunlong interrupted Zhao Gang rudely.

Zhao Gang also felt a little embarrassed. He scratched his head: "Yeah, why don't we say that intellectuals should combine with workers and peasants? Lao Li, do you really remember that I said the same thing every time?"

"It goes without saying, if you don't believe me, you can ask sister Xiuqin yourself." Li Yunlong rolled his eyes, "Don't talk about comrades in other places, I'm tired of hearing about it. Actually, can't you just speak plain words? Sister Xiuqin, You women make military shoes, and our men fight devils, so don’t be polite to anyone. The division of labor in the revolution is different. If you have anything to do, just tell us, what can be done, and what can’t be done. You have to do it differently. How close is this, isn’t it, sister Xiuqin?”

Xiuqin said with a smile: "The head of the group still listens to what he said. We are all a family. Why are you being polite? The head of the group said it. If you have something to say, just talk about it. If you can do it, if you can't do it, you have to do it differently, right?" ?

Li Yunlong said carelessly: "Of course, once a man speaks a word, it's hard to follow."

There was a sly smile on Xiuqin's red face: "Well, let me tell you, the militiamen in the village have all fired guns, so why don't they shoot the Women's Rescue Society? Can only make military shoes? Doesn’t this look down on women? I know that there are not many guns in the team, and everyone can’t issue them, but I am a cadre anyway, so it’s okay to issue me one, right?”

"Fire the gun?"

The two looked at each other. Although the independent regiment of time and space had better weapons and equipment than before because of Gao Hongming's relationship, guns can't be thrown randomly, and they still gave it to a girl.

Li Yunlong faltered and said: "What kind of gun do girls use? This is fine. Sister Xiuqin, next time I go to the county town, I will buy you a piece of floral cloth and let you make a new dress. What do you think?"

"No!" Xiuqin was upset, "The head of the group is fooling people, talking is nothing, he is still a man, not even a woman like me!"

"This……"

Now Li Yunlong was pushed against the corner of the wall. He couldn't help but took out the Browning M1911A1 pistol that Gao Hongming gave him, took out the magazine, fiddled with his fingers a few times skillfully, and soon the yellow bullets came out one by one. Jumping out, he put the gun on the table, "Here... If you can load the bullets and reload them, I will give you this gun."

"You mean what you say?" Xiuqin was surprised.

"Of course, my old Li never lied." Although Li Yunlong felt a little uncomfortable, he still insisted on it.

"it is good!"

Xiuqin stepped forward unceremoniously, pressed the bullet into the magazine with unskilled gestures, then inserted it into the pistol, and pulled the sleeve to push the bullet into the chamber.She weighed the pistol happily and said, "That old crow's nest on the tree in the yard is really annoying. I'll go and shoot it down."

Seeing that Xiuqin was about to go out, Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang were so frightened that they quickly jumped up and said in succession: "Okay, okay, this gun is yours, quickly turn off the safety, don't let it go off!"

Seeing the triumphant Xiuqin, Li Yunlong asked curiously: "Sister Xiuqin, how do you know how to use a gun?"

Xiuqin raised the gun in her hand with a smile and said triumphantly, "My brother is the battalion commander in the 120th division, he taught me."

Zhao Gang gloated and laughed extraordinarily happily, "Old Li, you must be dumbfounded now."

Li Yunlong still refused to give up and said to Xiuqin: "Sister Xiuqin, there are only seven bullets left in this gun, and you can return the gun to me after you finish these bullets. After all, I only have one gun, understand?" ?”

"Why give it to you, this gun is already mine." Xiuqin glared and hid the gun in her arms.

Zhao Gang did not forget to expose Li Yunlong's background, "Xiuqin, don't listen to Lao Li, he still has more than ten boxes of these bullets, and the person who gave him this gun is a well-known local rich man, very generous. Besides Well, Lao Li still has a spare, so you don’t have to worry about him running out of guns.”

Li Yunlong glared at Zhao Gang, and said helplessly, "I'm afraid of traitors in everything."

Looking at Xiuqin who happily left the door, Zhao Gang thought deeply, "Old Li, Xiuqin has been doing something wrong lately. Why does she keep running towards you? Could it be because she has her eyes on you?"

"Nonsense!" Li Yunlong didn't take it to heart at all, turned his head to look at the map and meditated, and after a while said to Zhao Gang: "Old Zhao, it stands to reason that I should be happy for Brother Gao who got an air power , but as the old saying goes, the rafters in the early years are rotten first, and he has been in the limelight too much during this period, maybe Chongqing will find trouble."

"Yeah, I've also thought about this." Zhao Gang nodded. After several years of exhaustion, China's air power has almost lost all casualties, and the few remaining planes have been hidden. The head of the regiment actually got an air force, and he will definitely change his mind over there. "

"Don't talk about Chongqing. When I heard the news, my first thought was whether I could ask Brother Gao for air support in future wars, let alone Chairman Jiang." Li Yunlong sighed.

Zhao Gang thought for a while: "How about this, we will jointly send a telegram to Commander Gao later, asking him what's going on there, and see if there is anything we can help with. What do you think?"

"I think it's okay." Li Yunlong nodded, and he looked at the heavy snow outside the window, "The weather is really cold, so I can't go out and get some seizures with the little devil. It's a pity that we are a bit far away from Liantai County now. Otherwise, it would be good to take advantage of this time to visit Brother Gao."

Zhao Gang saw through his thoughts at a glance: "I saw you because I ran out of cigarettes. I want to find Commander Gao and come back to light cigarettes."

"So what, brother Gao and I are with whom." Li Yunlong didn't hide it at all. In his opinion, he and Gao Hongming started their friendship from fighting devils together in Cangyunling, and they got some cigarettes between friends. something.

While the two were discussing how to contact Gao Hongming to inquire about the situation, Monk Wei ran in panting: "Regimental Commander... Political Commissar, just now, when I was in routine training with the investigation team, I found a group of Japanese troops heading towards Xiaoli Village. direction, Zhao platoon leader asked what should I do?"

"Xiao Li Village?"

The faces of Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang changed immediately. Xiaoli Village happened to be the place where the headquarters is now stationed. Why did the Japanese suddenly go there?

"Monk, have you found out the number of devils?"

Monk Wei said: "We don't have a little idea, but at least there is more than one alliance."

"No, the headquarters is dangerous."

Li Yunlong looked at the map, thought for a moment, and said in a firm tone: "Old Zhao, you should immediately send a report to the headquarters and report the situation to the deputy commander in chief. I will immediately gather the team and immediately rush to Xiaolongling to set up an ambush there." Snipe the enemy, in short, we must not let the devils pass there."

"Okay, I'll go right away!"

Zhao Gang also knew that the situation was urgent, so he could only act while asking for instructions.

Soon, the originally quiet Zhaojiayu Village immediately became noisy. A number of soldiers ran out of the barracks, and soon the open space at the entrance of the village was full of Eighth Route Army soldiers.

The actions of the independent group immediately attracted the attention of the villagers, and many villagers left their houses one after another and came to the entrance of the village to watch the excitement.

Xiuqin and a group of girls and daughters-in-law from the Women's Rescue Association were also in the crowd, watching the soldiers who had begun to gather and began chatting and discussing.

Originally, Xiuqin wanted to say a few words to Li Yunlong, but seeing how busy Li Yunlong was, she also knew that now was not the time to talk, so she could only wait for Li Yunlong to come back.

On the open space at the entrance of the village, Li Yunlong looked at the assembled independent regiment fighters, waved his hand, and immediately led the independent regiment fighters towards Xiaolongling.

Xiaolongling is not far from Zhaojiayu Village, only more than ten kilometers, but due to the slippery road in winter, it is extremely inconvenient to march, so the independent group marched for more than two hours before arriving. When they arrived, they had already been waiting here The reconnaissance team reported to Li Yunlong that the devils had already appeared, and they were so densely packed that they could not be seen at a glance, led by more than a dozen trucks.

(End of this chapter)