march to victory

When Zhang Qingshan came home, he saw that the house was deserted, he was a little depressed for a while, so he sat on the edge of the bed and smoked.

Before the start of this battle, in order to prevent the little devil from raiding Qinglong Mountain—at that time Zhang Qingshan really didn't think about the plane, but only thought about the little devil's army.Under the care of Qin Fang, Xiang Xueqin, who has a big belly, followed the team of ordinary people and evacuated all the way to the hinterland of the base, so now there is no one at home for several days: think about the joy and happiness when Xiang Xueqin was by her side, Zhang Qingshan had to sigh: It's better to have a wife!

But fortunately, the little devil's plane bombing did not hurt the house, otherwise, it would make Zhang Qingshan even more depressed.

"Hey~! When will it be a head!"

After Zhang Qingshan sighed, he shook his head with a wry smile, raised his right foot, and was about to take off his shoes, but unexpectedly, someone knocked on the door.

To be honest, fighting is the most tiring, whether it is a soldier or a commander.Although it was only one day to fight against the little devil, for this day, everyone had been discussing for several days in a row, and they only slept for a while when they couldn't hold on halfway.Now that the first stage of this battle has finally been completed, Zhang Qingshan naturally wants to go to bed early because he has a good night's rest.

"Come in!"

"Old Zhang, I knew you weren't asleep yet..." Qi Zixuan was carrying a big basket covered by a blue cloth, and said to Zhang Qingshan with a smile on his way in, "Just right, on the way back, I caught a wild rabbit, and I specially asked someone to prepare it... Come on! Let's hurry up while it's hot, it won't taste good when it's cold."

Zhang Qingshan was taken aback, and immediately understood what Qi Zixuan meant: at the meeting, a reinforcement battalion was going to be sent to complete that very arduous and very honorable task.According to Zhang Qingshan's instructions, Tian Guozhong was in charge, and asked the second, third, fourth, and fifth battalions to explain their own advantages and disadvantages, and then selected a battalion from them, and then selected a company from the first battalion. Heading towards Dashan Village in the southeast of Baoyuan County in the dark at [-] o'clock in the evening... The first battalion suffered almost half of the casualties, and its strength was greatly damaged. Naturally, there is no way to compete with other battalions for this task. However, in order to take care of the mood of the first battalion, so, Zhang Qingshan specially designated that a company should be drawn from the first battalion to join, which can be regarded as a reward for the heroic performance of the first battalion in the battle of Majia'ao.

But now, Tian Guozhong definitely didn't choose which battalion to send, which made everyone flustered... If you hand in the pros and cons of your own battalion in the form of materials, the higher-ups will naturally have to consider and choose, right?

As a result, various means of communication and ways of striving will inevitably appear.

Regardless of Zhang Qingshan's prestige in the assault regiment or as the commander-in-chief of the former enemy, it is all decided. He has the right to decide which battalion to send to carry out this mission.To put it bluntly, as long as Zhang Qingshan approves, this matter will be inseparable.

Therefore, the commander of the third battalion hurriedly came to contact Zhang Qingshan.

The commander of the third battalion had an advantage that the other battalion commanders could not have - his seniority in the assault regiment and his closeness to Zhang Qingshan.

Back then, when they first joined the army, although Zhang Qingshan and Qi Zixuan were not in the same class, they were both in the same platoon.Then they joined the self-defense force at the time to protect the town, and then joined the commando to suppress the bandits. Later, the assault company was established, and the two never separated. Zhang Qingshan became the company commander, and Qi Zixuan became the platoon leader...

In terms of qualifications in the Assault Regiment, Qi Zixuan can definitely be ranked in the top five. After all, the Assault Regiment was expanded from the Assault Company, and Qi Zixuan was one of the few old heroes when the Assault Company was just established.

In terms of the long relationship with Zhang Qingshan, in the entire assault group, even Hu Yingze can't compare with Qi Zixuan, let alone others.

In terms of ability, not to mention that the third battalion is the first full-staffed establishment in the assault regiment, let's talk about Qi Zixuan's personal ability: Zhang Qingshan's promotion speed can be said to be a rocket, but Qi Zixuan's promotion speed is not worse than Zhang Qingshan's. He was always only the first rank above Zhang Qingshan... Moreover, after the Long March, when Zhang Qingshan went to the division as a staff officer, Qi Zixuan took over Zhang Qingshan's position and became the second company commander of the assault company. Can it be worse?

And this is Qi Zixuan's huge advantage, and it also means veteran in the army.

To put it bluntly, with Qi Zixuan's senior qualifications, let alone a battalion commander, even if he is just a veteran now, others should respect him when they see him.Even if Zhang Qingshan is no longer the teacher, when he sees him, he still has to show some respect. If Qi Zixuan calls him Lao Zhang, he must nod in agreement. After a few days, the senior officials looked down on the comrades who were chewing in the same pot at the beginning-the army recognized this.

And this is the advantage of veteran qualifications.Therefore, Qi Zixuan is not only the commander of the third battalion, but also the deputy commander of the assault regiment, and it was personally proposed by Zhang Qingshan.It can be seen that Qi Zixuan's senior qualifications are recognized by Zhang Qingshan.

"Old Zhang, we two brothers haven't had a drink and chat together for a long time..." Qi Zixuan arranged three dishes: a plate of peanuts, a plate of sour radish, and a plate of rabbit meat, and poured wine for Zhang Qingshan while talking: " When was the last time our two brothers drank together, do you remember?"

Although he knew Qi Zixuan's purpose, Zhang Qingshan still had to accept Qi Zixuan's courteousness... The old comrade-in-arms would drink and chat with him in private. No matter what the purpose is, you can't just use business as an excuse to postpone it with a straight face, can you?That's too unkind, and it affects unity too much.What's more, Zhang Qingshan himself can be regarded as a bold person.

"Why don't you remember?" Zhang Qingshan said with a smile: "It was just after the Long March, and you took over from me as the commander of the assault company. I was afraid that you would make mistakes when you first came up, so I asked you in private to teach you experience. Unexpectedly, You and I were so drunk that we can’t remember what we said..."

"Ha! Ha! You can't remember, but I remember it clearly." Qi Zixuan picked up the wine glass, clinked glasses with Zhang Qingshan, and said with a smile: "Just for our old comrades in arms to drink and chat again, I did this. cup."

"Dry!"

After finishing the glass of wine, Qi Zixuan poured wine for Zhang Qingshan and said, "Old Zhang, do you still remember how many acquaintances there are among the people who came out of our Red Sanlian?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Qingshan, who was eating vegetables with a smile, suddenly turned cold, and his eyes were also faintly sad.

Picking up the wine glass, drank it down, sighed, and said: "Among the acquaintances, besides you and me, there is Lao Huang. However, I heard not long ago that when we were preparing for the battle of Taiyuan years ago, Lao Huang When fighting against the little devil, he was shot four times in the body and died on the spot... Hey! If I remember correctly, there were seventeen acquaintances who came out of their mother's house one after another, and some died on the battlefield against Lao Jiang In the past, some died in the Long March, and some died in the battle with the little devils... Up to now, I am afraid it is only you and me."

"I also heard the political commissar talk about Lao Huang not long ago...Come on, Lao Zhang, this cup is for Lao Huang and all the comrades who died!"

"Dry!"

In fact, if Hu Yingze hadn't come to the division headquarters for a meeting after the year and Zhang Qingshan had asked him to bring Lao Huang some souvenirs, I'm afraid the two of them would not have known about Lao Huang's sacrifice.It's just that although soldiers are indifferent to life and death, soldiers are used to shedding blood but not tears. There are many things hidden in their hearts, so it's hard to tell others, so the two of them have never talked about it.

Next, the two of them talked about drinking and toasting.

When they first joined the army, they made jokes. For example, when Zhang Qingshan saw a heavy machine gun for the first time, he was so precious that he buried it directly. .For example, when Qi Zixuan joined the commando team, he attacked the cave where the bandits were hiding for the first time. As a result, because he had no experience, a grenade went down, but the enemy missed it, and almost deafened his ears.

After a few glasses of wine, there was nothing to eat, but the atmosphere of drinking became intense.

Just when Zhang Qingshan's old squad leader Huang Debao died, the door was pushed open.

"Ha! Ha! I can smell the smell of meat from a long distance away... You two, you really have a small stove here." I saw Li Honghui, the second battalion commander, with a cigarette in his left hand, and he opened the door curtain and came in while laughing. .Then, he sat down on the kang, grabbed a piece of rabbit meat with his hands, and said while chewing: "Eating alone is very rude. Since we met, we should participate enthusiastically, lest someone say you two eat alone."

After finishing speaking, he touched Zhang Qingshan with his right hand upside down, and asked with a very blunt smile, "Old Zhang, where are the bowls and chopsticks?"

Zhang Qingshan pointed to the outside of the door curtain.Then he looked at the cigarette in Li Honghui's left armpit, and said with a smile, "Old Li, are you trying to make me make a mistake?"

"Don't say it so badly, can you?" Li Honghui put the cigarette on the table directly, and said: "All the commanders and fighters of our Second Battalion pooled their money to buy it. I just represent the Second Battalion to thank you for taking care of the Second Battalion."

"Old Li, I'm not talking about you. If you want to give me a pack of cigarettes, I will definitely take it, but you can give me one, heh! Heh! Lao Li, if you really treat me as a comrade in arms, don't do this with me .”

"I told you, you still don't believe me!" Li Honghui was really powerful. When he heard Zhang Qingshan's words, he yelled and opened the eye. Then, he gave Zhang Qingshan and Qi Zixuan a bag each, and took a bag himself. He said carelessly: "Now the three of us each have a bag, and I will send the rest to the regiment headquarters tomorrow for everyone to smoke together. In this way, it doesn't count as making you a mistake, right?"

Zhang Qingshan had no choice but to smile wryly: It's fine if you want it.

But Qi Zixuan on the side kept rolling his eyes, scolding Li Honghui in his heart: I have to say, after all, he is an old comrade in arms, and Qi Zixuan knows a lot about Zhang Qingshan's nature.No, he had a good chat with Zhang Qingshan through Jiu Jin, and it seemed that Zhang Qingshan was about to let go of his promise. At this critical moment, Li Honghui broke out halfway and disturbed his good business. He was not good at talking to Li Honghui. If you get angry, you can only express your extreme dissatisfaction by rolling your eyes at Li Honghui.

However, Qi Zixuan never imagined that Li Honghui was just one of the people who made him dissatisfied, because before Li Honghui's foot landed, the door was pushed open again...