Liang Jian: Commander, save some for me

Chapter 812

At the entrance of Liujia Village, Xiao Yu and his men were already waiting here. When Li Jin was about to arrive, he sent them a telegram informing them of his arrival time, so Xiao Yu came here to wait.

"Commander, Li Jin is just a battalion commander. He won't ask you to wait at the village entrance in person. We can just wait there," said the deputy commander.

"What do you know? Li Jin's current military strength has reached two thousand people. Although he still holds the position of battalion commander, it is only because he is not qualified enough. Otherwise, he would have been in the same position as me long ago." Xiao Yu retorted. The reason why Li Jin is still a battalion commander is simply because he is not qualified enough.

Otherwise, with all the contributions Li Jin has made, let alone the regiment commander, if we really want to reward him according to his merits, he can be made a brigade commander.

If the National Army were to award rewards based on merit, the division commander would just be a beginner.

"That's right. Li Jin has a bright future. Being valued by Brigade Commander Chen, he will soar to great heights in the future." After hearing this, the deputy regiment commander nodded in agreement.

"So, Li Jin's future position will not be low. Maybe one day he will become our immediate boss.
It is only right to establish a good relationship now and leave a good impression." Xiao Yu continued.

In his opinion, the probability that Li Jin might become their immediate superior in the future is not low.

"Yes, that's what the captain said." The deputy captain nodded.

Not long after, they came to the corner road where Li Jin appeared with a dozen people at the foot of the mountain in the distance.

"They are here, but why are they bringing a bunch of stuff with them? Are they for us?!" The deputy regiment commander couldn't help but wonder when he saw the soldiers of the special operations battalion carrying supplies.

"That shouldn't be the case. We didn't do anything?!" The political commissar also frowned. Although they wanted to go and help Li Jin and repay the favor, Li Jin didn't let them go after all, so they couldn't help even if they were busy.

There is no way Li Jin would come to deliver supplies to them, even if he were rich.

"Perhaps, these things are not for us." Xiao Yu guessed that the people brought by Li Jin did not carry much supplies, so it was unlikely that they were for their group.

"Is it for the villagers?! But this doesn't seem to make sense." The political commissar was puzzled and still didn't quite understand.

"It's not for the villagers, it should be for the soldiers' families!" Xiao Yu said with a serious face, he thought of something.

"It's for the soldiers' families. We're delivering food to them. Wait, you mean, some soldiers from the special operations battalion died during this mission?!" The political commissar reacted after saying this.

Suddenly sending things to the soldiers' families is not a good sign. It is likely that something has happened. It is not possible that they are injured, but they may have sacrificed their lives.

"Yes!" Xiao Yu nodded solemnly.

"When we attacked the Hengshi Mine, no one was sacrificed. How come this time...?" The deputy leader fell silent.

He recalled that when the special operations battalion led them to attack the Hengshi Mine, they treated the Japanese like chickens and did not take them seriously at all.

"It seems that Li Jin and his team's mission this time was very severe, so there were casualties, but they also completed the mission." The political commissar's tone was heavy. Since they knew Li Jin, they had not heard any news of casualties there.

It can only be said that Li Jin's mission this time was indeed very difficult, but it is unknown how many people in the special operations battalion died.

Soon, Li Jin, Xu Qingfeng and others arrived at the entrance of the village.

"Captain Xiao, long time no see!" Li Jin and Xu Qingfeng saluted Xiao Yu and his companions.

"It's been a while!" Xiao Yu also smiled.

"I also have to thank Captain Xiao for coming to help me before. If you have any trouble in the future, you can tell me. I will help you in any way I can." Li Jin is not a person who does not know how to be grateful.

Xiao Yu had directly asked him for the location in the telegram at the time, basically planning that even if he refused, Xiao Yu would bring the people from the 129th Regiment to help.

Li Jin also kept this affection in his heart.

"What's the big deal? We are all family. Besides, I didn't help either.
Speaking of which, Li Jin, you are such a jerk. You didn't even ask me to help you. Are you afraid that our group will hold you back?!" Xiao Yu said, pretending to be angry and blaming me.

"My problem, my problem, is that you were too far away at the time, and the problem was solved when I arrived.
If you make a wasted trip, I will feel really bad, right? " Li Jin also explained.

They were surrounded by the Japanese in the Yunli Mountains at that time. Even if Xiao Yu and his men came, they would not be able to catch up. Therefore, Li Jin did not tell Xiao Yu the specific location, but he did not mean to disdain the 129th Regiment.

"That's more like it. Where were you at that time?!" Xiao Yu asked curiously.

"It will take five or six days to get to the Yunli Mountains from here." Li Jin replied. They dealt with the Japanese on the third night and set out again on the fourth day to help Commander Yan. They couldn't possibly wait for the 129th Regiment to arrive before going to help.

By that time, Commander Yan would have no idea how many soldiers would have been sacrificed.

Therefore, Xiao Yu’s 129th Regiment basically could not catch up.

"That's indeed a bit far." Xiao Yu nodded.

"Captain Xiao, I have something else to do. I need to go into the village to deliver things to the families of the fallen soldiers. I won't say any more to you! I'll talk to you in detail after I get things done." Li Jin planned to solve the problem first and then continue chatting with Captain Xiao.

"Okay, I'll wait for you in the conference room!" Captain Xiao nodded.

Only then did Li Jin lead his men into the village.

When he entered the village, many villagers were very happy to see him.

"Captain Li, are you guys coming back?!" a middle-aged man asked with a smile on his face. He thought that Li Jin and his men were going to continue to use Liujia Village as their base.

"I just came back for something. Captain Xiao and his men are the ones who have taken over here. Speaking of which, no one has bullied you since Captain Xiao came, right?!" Li Jin asked back.

"No, they are just like you and are very nice to us!" the middle-aged man replied. Although Xiao Yu and his friends are also very nice, the villagers still prefer Li Jin and his friends. It is probably because Li Jin and his friends do not have much majesty and look more amiable.

"That's fine. I'll get busy first!" After hearing this, Li Jin nodded with satisfaction and led his people away.

"It seems that Captain Xiao and his team have helped a lot of people after arriving in the village. Some villagers' houses have even been renovated." Xu Qingfeng praised.

"Yes, after all, we can trust our own people." Li Jin also nodded!
.........

Xiao Yu and the others watched Li Jin enter the village, with Li Jin's words about sending gifts to the families of the fallen soldiers still echoing in their minds.

"Captain, you really guessed it right." The political commissar sighed.

"By the way, why don't we go over and take a look?!" suggested the deputy leader.

"No, just leave this matter to Li Jin." Xiao Yu shook his head. How to deal with the sacrifice of the special operations battalion soldiers was Li Jin's business. It was not their turn to intervene.

"We must also pay close attention to the soldiers who died in Liujia Village and their families. We should try our best to help in any way we can and not let their families have a difficult life." Xiao Yu said as he walked.

"You're right. We should take better care of those we can." The political commissar also agreed with Xiao Yu.

.........

At this time, Li Jin came to the doorstep of the first soldier who died in Liujia Village. He felt a little heavy.

This is Liu Zhi’s home.

"In this package are military medals, some silver dollars, and the military uniform and boots that Liu Zhi once wore." Xu Qingfeng handed a package to Li Jin.

The clothes, military boots, and military medals inside were all brought over at Li Jin's request.

Li Jin took the package, took a deep breath, and knocked on the gate.

"Brother Liu, are you home?!" Li Jinchao shouted inside.

"Who is it?!" Soon, a middle-aged man in his thirties walked out into the yard and opened the door immediately.

"Brother Liu." Li Jin looked at Liu Zhi's father, Liu Dazhuang.

"Oh, it's Battalion Commander Li, and Deputy Battalion Commander Xu. Why did you come in in person? Please come in, please come in." When Liu Dazhuang saw that it was Li Jin and Xu Qingfeng, he was immediately very happy and quickly made way for the two to come in.

Li Jin and Xu Qingfeng came to the yard and sat down at the stone table.

"Captain Li, why did you come here in person?!" Liu Dazhuang was a thin man with dark skin.

“This…” Li Jin hesitated for a long time and couldn’t tell the story of Liu Zhi’s sacrifice.

"Could this brat have caused any big trouble? Where is this kid? Bring him here and I will beat him to death!" Liu Dazhuang thought that his son had caused trouble, so Li Jin came to his house to ask him to get rid of him.

"No, no, he didn't cause any trouble!" Li Jin spoke quickly after hearing this.

"Oh, it turns out that you are not in trouble. You scared me. I thought you were going to come and get rid of him." Liu Dazhuang breathed a sigh of relief. If Li Jin came and got rid of his son, he would not be able to face anyone in the village.

Many young men in the village joined the Eighth Route Army.

It would be such a disgrace if his son was sent back.

"Then why Captain Li is here..." Liu Dazhuang saw the package in Li Jin's hand, and then noticed that Xu Qingfeng was holding a package in his arms, but it also looked like a box.

Liu Dazhuang's heart skipped a beat and he had a bad premonition.

"Where is Sister Xu?! Where are the two other kids?!" Li Jin asked. Liu Zhi has a younger brother and a younger sister. The younger brother is nine years old and the younger sister is four years old.

"She took her children back to her parents' home to visit relatives and will be back today." Liu Dazhuang responded.

"Captain Li, if you have something to say, just tell me. I can bear it." Liu Dazhuang said.

After hearing this, Li Jin stood up, and Xu Qingfeng beside him also stood up.

"Da Zhuang, I'm back with the children. I want to tell you that Captain Li seems to have returned to the village." Just then, a voice came in from outside, and then the door opened.

A middle-aged woman came in with two children.

"Huh?! Captain Li, Deputy Captain Xu, why are you here?" Sister Xu also smiled when she saw Li Jin and Xu Qingfeng.

"Battalion Commander." The little girl Liu Xiangling also ran to Li Jin, her little face full of smiles.

"Why have you lost weight?! Didn't you eat well?!" Li Jin reached out and pinched Liu Xiangling's face.

"Battalion Commander, where is my eldest brother?!" Liu Xiangling asked with blinking eyes.

"You two go back to the house and eat some candied fruit first. Dad and mom have something important to say to the battalion commander." Liu Dazhuang said with a stern face.

"Okay." Upon hearing that they could eat candied fruit, the two children happily ran into the house and closed the door.

"What's wrong?!" Sister Xu also noticed that something was wrong and felt a little panic for no reason.

"Captain Li, you can tell us what's going on now." Liu Dazhuang looked at Li Jin and Xu Qingfeng.

"Brother Liu, Sister Xu, Liu Zhi, he died..." Li Jin still said this.

"What?!" The couple seemed to be struck by lightning, their minds went almost blank.

"Captain Li, are you saying that my son is gone?!" Sister Xu choked up as she spoke, her eyes turned red and tears flowed down her cheeks unconsciously.

"Yes!" Li Jin nodded and looked at the cloth-wrapped urn in Xu Qingfeng's hand. "This is Liu Zhi's ashes. In the package in my hand is the military medal Liu Zhi received when he made meritorious service..."

“This is impossible, how could this happen to my son, how could he…” Sister Xu was so sad that she fainted before she could finish her words. Fortunately, Liu Dazhuang supported her, otherwise she would have fallen to the ground.

Everyone was a little panicked for a moment. Sister Xu was helped to sit down and waited for a long time before she came to her senses.

"Was my son brave when fighting the Japanese?!" Sister Xu asked Li Jin with tears in her eyes.

"Well, he was very powerful. In the last battle, he killed many Japanese devils. Some veterans killed more Japanese devils than he did!" Li Jin nodded and told the story.

“That’s good, that’s good, it doesn’t bring shame to our Liu family…” Sister Xu said with tears streaming down her face.

"This suicide note is what Liu Zhi left for you!" Li Jin handed the suicide note written by Liu Zhi to Sister Xu.

“Brother Liu, Sister Xu, I have to go to other people’s places, so I won’t stay any longer…” Li Jin stood up. He didn’t dare to stay any longer.

"Okay, by the way, besides our Liu Zhi, whose children also died in Liujia Village?!" Liu Dazhuang asked.

"Liuli at the end of the village, Qincheng at the east end of the village..." Li Jin replied.

"Oh...they are all good kids." Liu Dazhuang sighed deeply.

"Brother Liu, you must hide the pension in the package! Don't tell anyone!" Xu Qingfeng reminded him. If some people in the village knew about the sixty-dollar pension, they might have bad intentions.

Therefore, Liu Dazhuang and others should be made aware of the principle of not showing off one's wealth.

"Okay, I understand." Liu Dazhuang nodded, but he didn't realize how much pension Li Jin and others gave. He thought it was just a few dollars.

"Then we'll leave first!" Li Jin and Xu Qingfeng left. As for the food, Li Jin had someone put it in Liu Dazhuang and their kitchen.

After Li Jin and Xu Qingfeng left Liu Dazhuang's home, Sister Xu also began to open the suicide note Liu Zhi left for them. She wanted to know what her son said.

(End of this chapter)