The heavens start from Changjin Lake

Chapter 674 Goodbye to the old acquaintance

Adjutant Sun and the chief of staff left first. They were still tasked with recruiting troops. Fortunately, Xia Yuan's company completed certain task indicators for them, making their tasks a lot easier.

Next, we only need to recruit one or two companies of troops.

Xia Yuan and the others still have a lot of weapons and equipment to sort out. They cannot follow Adjutant Sun and the Chief of Staff. Secondly, there are a lot of weapons and equipment. They also need to sell the excess weapons and equipment and exchange them for silver dollars to buy some medicine and food. etc.

"This is about fighting the war at your own expense."

Xia Yuan said with emotion.

"Company Commander, I'm here to hunt down the local rich man." Xiao Liu said jokingly.

"What the hell, when you see a rich man, they still bring you tea and water."

Zheng Dayong cursed.

Before Dayong joined the national army, his fate was similar to that of Xia Yuan. He was recruited as a recruiter. Fortunately, he was favored by the platoon leader Zhao Shiguo. With Zhao Shiguo protecting him along the way, he did not suffer much.

But he has seen the scenes of soldiers serving tea and water to landlords and wealthy people. The landlords and wealthy people are the local emperors in the countryside, covering the sky with one hand. Moreover, the landlords and wealthy people in many villages are connected with each other, like a big network.

Many local military officers did not dare to offend these wealthy landlords, and some officers were even purchased with money from wealthy landlords.

In local areas, it is very common to see officers serving tea and water to wealthy landlords.

When Xiaoliu said that he was going to attack the wealthy local people, Dayong simply didn’t believe that these soldiers would attack the wealthy local people.Serving tea and water is more or less the same.

"What's the fuss about? Come quickly and pack your equipment." The veteran shouted from a distance.

"Here we come." Zheng Dayong likes the veteran very much. It seems that the veteran is very similar to Lao Zhao. Not only does he have a similar personality, but the veteran's surname is also Zhao. The two are also very similar in age. At the age of 40 or 50, they are exposed to the wind and the sun. , weather-beaten, but looks like a man in his [-]s or [-]s.

After the two got acquainted, Zheng Dayong would call the veteran whenever he had something to do, and they would sit there and chat together.

The veteran has more combat experience than Zhao Shiguo. After all, Zhao Shiguo is a local warlord. Although he has fought a lot, they are all small-scale battles. The veteran belongs to the Central Army and the battles he participated in are all tough battles.

For example, don't panic when facing a Japanese plane. Climb to the opposite slope to the plane, so that it will be harder for the Japanese machine guns to shoot down.

For example, when faced with the Japanese heavy artillery, lie down on the ground without your chest touching the ground. The Japanese heavy artillery will cause the ground to tremble continuously. Lying on the ground may shatter the internal organs of the body.

For another example, when shooting, you have to aim a little further forward. When the bullet flies past, there will be time for the person to run forward. If the muzzle of the gun is aimed a little further forward, it will be easier to hit.

The veteran taught Zheng Dayong many things. During the battle in Luodian, Zheng Dayong was the fastest-promoting person in the company. One of the Type [-] heavy machine guns in the company was given to Zheng Dayong. .

"Company commander, these guns don't have shells." Lao Qi ran over, holding a little Japanese mortar in his arms.

They captured this thing on the Japanese enemy's position, but they did not capture the artillery shells. The grenade shells and mortars were obviously useless.

Carrying it around is also a burden. At first they wanted to sell this thing, but everyone thought that if they captured the Japanese mortar shells on the battlefield, they could use this thing to blow up the Japanese machine gun fire points. , or even blow up tanks.

This Japanese mortar remained.

"Just wait, there's only one anyway, so take it with you." Xia Yuan waved his hand, "Everyone, hurry up and stop inking."

"Company Commander, Company Commander, someone is looking for you outside."

The communications soldier in the company is Er Lengzi. This kid is smart and can run fast. When he followed Company Commander Xu, he was considered half a communications soldier. Ever since Xia Yuan killed Qiu Zhengfu on the evening of the [-]th, Er Lengzi has been following Xia Yuan with all his heart. .

"Who is it? Come to me at this time." Xia Yuan was playing with bullets and grenades. The bullets and grenades in the company were given priority to him.

After these few nights of fighting, everyone felt Xia Yuan's combat prowess firsthand. When talking to Adjutant Sun, the company commander had something to hide. His marksmanship was unpredictable, and his bomb-dropping ability was better than The mortar was still accurate, and his eyes could see very clearly in the dark, and he could always spot the little Japs hiding in the darkness.

It is precisely because their company commander's combat effectiveness is so strong that it is better to put these weapons and equipment on them than on Brother Yuan. Only when they are placed on Brother Yuan can they play a huge role.

"Company Commander, he said his name is Old Man Wang, and you let him in." The second fool ran over again.

Old man Wang!

Xia Yuan stopped what he was doing and said, "Let them come in."

"Hey!"

After Er Lunzi ran away, Xia Yuan put the three bullets in his hand into the bullet clip, patted the dust on his hands, turned and stared at the door, and saw Er Lunzi leading two ragged men who looked like beggars walking away. Come in.

Seeing Xia Yuan, the older beggar walked forward quickly: "Big man, you are not dead yet. I thought you were dead."

"Old Man Wang, we haven't seen you for so long. You cursed me to death when you came up." Xia Yuan looked at Old Man Wang and the monkey up and down. The monkey was no longer active. He leaned on the ground with a stick and limped when he walked: "You two What's going on, why is it like this?"

"Oh." Old Man Wang sat down on the ground, "Do you have any cigarettes? Here's one."

He looked Xia Yuan up and down, then looked at the camp, and said, "You are so powerful now that you have become a company commander."

His tone was sour, and he said to himself, this big man's brain was not working well before, but after he recovered, he had some shitty luck. Not only did he become more powerful in the war, but he also became a famous celebrity and a great hero. , when they first heard about it from the people next to them, they were still a little surprised. They chased the soldier and asked several times if his name was Xia Yuan.

The soldier was so impatient with the question that he almost punched them with his fists.

The two of them just believed that this sharpshooter and hero that everyone boasted about was the fool who came out of the same village with them.

The two of them inquired all the way and came to this camp. It didn't matter if they asked. When they asked, the monkey and him were shocked. This stupid guy who walked out of the village together not only became a marksman. , a great hero, and became a company commander.

Honey, company commander, that's an official. He's in charge of more than 100 people. He's very powerful.Their eyes lit up, thinking that by following Xia Yuan, since they were fellow villagers, they could at least become a platoon leader.

Xia Yuan threw a cigarette to the two of them, watched them hurriedly continue, and then asked: "Tell me what happened during this period. Didn't you run away at the beginning, why did you come back again?"

"Fire." Old Man Wang looked at it eagerly.

Xia Yuan threw a pack of matches to him. Old Man Wang struck a match in a leisurely manner, sucking the butt of the cigarette with his big mouth. After lighting it, he took a puff, looked relaxed, bared his big yellow teeth, and said, "That's it." It would be a long story."

After Old Man Wang, Monkey, and a few other people from Class Three ran away in the village, they parted ways. Those guys in Liushulin just wanted to go home. Old Man Wang was very smart. He knew that after going back, he wouldn't be able to use How long will it take, he will definitely be captured by a strong man again and taken to the battlefield.

He simply took the monkey and ran north. He didn't know where he got the news. He heard that there was a place in Jiading where guns could be exchanged for money, so they went there. They changed into villagers' clothes and entered the city. The gun was sold.

But they were accidentally discovered by someone. Knowing that they were deserters, they arrested the two of them. Old man Wang was able to sneak away and ran away. The monkey also ran away. He was caught again and broke one of his legs. At night, when it rained heavily, Old Man Wang ran back and took the monkey out secretly.

After the two of them went out, they used mud to touch their faces and body until their faces were dirty, and their clothes were torn to pieces. At this time, martial law had begun in Jiading, and there were soldiers all around, looking for them.

The two of them didn't dare to say anything or run away. The fighting was fierce at that time, with soldiers running to the front in waves and retreating in groups.

When there were many soldiers defeated, some wanted to go out of the city. They heard that the officials would not let the soldiers run out, and they would be shot if they did. Later, gunshots were indeed heard from outside the city, and those who were deserters were shot.

Old Man Wang and Monkey didn't dare to run away anymore. They got dirty and spent all day begging in the city. At this time, there were fewer residents in Jiading, many of them had fled, and they had no place to beg. If you are lucky, you can steal some leftovers. If you are not lucky, you will be hungry for several days.

During this period, news of the retreat of the national army also spread to the city. Everyone said that the front was defeated and the Japanese were about to attack. The city was in panic and there was no peace all day long. The two of them kept trying to get out of the city and escape, and then they Unexpectedly, I saw a few officials chatting and mentioned Xia Yuan's name. With sharp ears, I heard it immediately and pulled Old Wang to eavesdrop.

They had just heard the shocking news, and after inquiring from many parties, they were basically sure of the authenticity of the matter.

"You are so powerful now that you have become the company commander, but you have to help us both. If it hadn't been for me, you might have been beaten to death by the leader."

"Big man, you have forgotten that we came out of the village together."

After chatting, the two played the emotional card again, hoping that Xia Yuan could help them.

Xia Yuan thought about it and said, "It's not impossible to help you. We are all fellow villagers, so we should help you."

"Hey, that's great, big man. As far as our friendship is concerned, no matter what, I have to be regarded as the platoon leader." Old Man Wang laughed shamelessly.

"Don't say platoon leader, you can also be deputy company commander."

Hearing what Xia Yuan said, Old Man Wang's eyes lit up and he almost smiled crookedly, "Okay, okay, deputy company commander. Let's not talk about anything else. If you become deputy company commander, you must do a good job in the team." .”

"Don't worry, I haven't finished what I said. You also know the situation on the front line. In the past two days, the Japanese planes have flown over and bombed Jiading. The Japanese have come over. In the past few days, the commander of the 51st Division The adjutant just came over."

"and then."

Old Man Wang watched eagerly.

"Then, look at what we are doing." Xia Yuan pointed at the group of people who were packing their things.

"What else can we do? Just retreat. The Japanese are coming, so why don't we retreat quickly?" Old Man Wang said with a clear expression: "Big man, if nothing else, we are here these days. Jiading knows more things than you think, and I have figured out the route from here."

Old Man Wang swallowed and continued: "You give us the deputy company commander, and we will be unequivocal and promise to take you guys out safely."

"Old man Wang, I didn't misjudge you before."

"Where."

"But we are not retreating, we are attacking."

"That's easy to say. What, attack? Wait, you are packing your things like this, you are not retreating." Old Man Wang was choked, almost choked on his own saliva, his eyes widened.

"I didn't say retreat. The adjutant of the commander of the 51st Division came and asked us to go to the front line. You just came over. I'm not worried about letting someone else be the company commander. You can be the company commander. I'll give you a position. You can take it with you. They just need to keep watch."

Xia Yuan had a harmless smile on his face.

"The Japanese are about to attack. If you don't want to run away, why are you going there? If you ask me, just run away. There will be battles at any time, and you only have one life." Old Man Wang said seriously: "Big man, Listen to my advice. You haven't seen how many troops were defeated in that county. There must be more than 1000 people. They were all defeated on the front line and retreated. If you don't run away now, you are going to the front line to die. This is dead. How many people are there?”

He said: "Listen to my advice from the old man. I am familiar with this road. Follow me. Let's run to Yudi, find a random village, rob the landowner, divide the grain and the ocean, and then recruit troops and horses. This world It's such a big place, you can't be free and easy. Why do you want to get involved in this shit? Then there are more than 100 people like you on the front line to be used as cannon fodder."

Xia Yuan narrowed his eyes, raised his head and said, "You fool, ask someone to tie them two up."

Old Wang's hand shook, and all the cigarette butts he had not finished smoking fell to the ground. Then he was pulled up from the ground, and a thick rope was tied to his body.

"Big man, what the hell are you doing? Don't forget, it was me who asked the soldier leader for a drink of water, so you got through."

Old Man Wang immediately panicked.

Xia Yuan stood up and said with a smile: "You are now the deputy company commander of the new company. Whether you go to the front line or not is up to you. Come on, follow us."

"No, no, no, no, let us down. Isn't it okay if I don't go? Big guy, oh my dear mother, big guy, we are fellow villagers. Is this how you treat fellow villagers?"

When Old Man Wang saw this, he felt something bad and immediately started struggling.

The monkey also shouted: "Big man, big man, I was wrong. Old Man Wang said it himself, I didn't say it."

"Shao Wei is talking nonsense." Xia Yuan chuckled, "This new company is for you to come and leave whenever you want."

(End of this chapter)