Age of Rebirth

As soon as Tang Qiuli's words fell, Mei Ting's eyes became more clear and relieved, the reproach in Mei Xue's eyes turned into heartache, Liu Xinlan's hand pouring the wine couldn't help but tremble, warm liquid, spilled on the table.

Tang Qiuli didn't seem to notice the strangeness of his wives, and continued: "I went back this time, originally to go back to the Tang family's nest shop, that was the hometown where I was born and raised, but it no longer exists, even the ruins are gone. I didn’t leave any behind. Back then, after I brought all the folks from Tang’s Wopu to Dingbian, the Kwantung Army wiped the village off the map in order to retaliate!”

"I went to the Huangni River in Nanman, because I wanted to say goodbye. My first wife, Miss Xiaoling, and her unborn child died on the banks of the Huangni River. However, There is only an empty grave, with a pistol and a red scarf she used to be buried, and nothing else!"

"Sister Ting, Xiaoxue, Xinlan, forgive me for not telling you, because I don't want my past pain to affect your life today. I know that you have been thinking about me these past few days. This glass of wine, It is me, Tang Qiuli, who has made amends to the three wives!" After speaking, Tang Qiuli drank the full glass of wine in one gulp, and because he drank it in a hurry, the wine spilled out and ran down his neck, Mei Xue hurriedly took out a handkerchief, Wipe her husband, while patting his back distressedly.

Among the three women, Mei Ting and Mei Xue knew more about her husband's first wife, Xiao Ling. They knew about it when Tang Qiuli mentioned the Huangni River in Nanman.She also felt sorry for her husband, and although Liu Xinlan knew something about it, whenever she mentioned Xiaoling.Her heart still trembled involuntarily, because she knew that she could walk into the depths of this man's heart, and had a direct relationship with that Xiaoling who had never met before!

When returning to Dingbian to celebrate the Spring Festival last year, the two elders of the Zhang family recognized themselves as their daughters.Once again, Liu Xinlan's hand trembled more and more before her eyes.There are indescribably complicated emotions in his heart, and his eyes are even more afraid to look at the painful man in front of him.

After drinking several glasses of wine in a row, Tang Qiuli's face turned red, and the alcohol burned his blood.All kinds of emotions are rolling and intertwining in my heart.He wanted to get drunk very much today, he didn't think about anything, he didn't do anything, he just wanted to get drunk, Nanman Tangjia Wopu and Huangni Riverside, the sadness and pain of several days and nights almost exhausted all his energy Spiritual, I just want to lie next to my wife and have a good sleep.Mei Ting took her husband's head.Gently hugging her chest, pampering her like a sister.After getting a glass of wine in person and handing it to her husband, Mei Ting said: "Qiu Li, don't let the past become your shackles to torture you. Drink it. Go home. It's okay to be drunk. My wife doesn't know how to joke about being drunk." For the man who drank wine, remember there are still a few of us, by your side, you are not alone!"

"Thank you, Sister Ting!" The hot wine was poured down his throat again, and he put down the glass, looking at Liu Xinlan's trembling body, Tang Qiuli stretched out his hand, and pulled Liu Xinlan in front of him, looking at her slightly With pitiful big eyes, she said word by word: "Xinlan, in front of Sister Ting and Xiaoxue, I, Tang Qiuli, propose to you. I will return to Dingbian in a few days. We will hold a grand wedding." , this is what I, Tang Qiuli, owe you!"

"Wow!" Suddenly, Liu Xinlan burst into tears, plunged into Tang Qiuli's arms, hugging his body tightly, as if afraid of this man disappearing from her side, Mei Ting and Mei Xue met each other with tears With a smile, they all raised their wine glasses and drank the wine in the glass. The sisters of the Mei family, who are not good at drinking, drank the hot white wine, and a blush flew to their cheeks. They didn't try to comfort Liu Xinlan who was crying, but just watched quietly. Two people.

Tang Qiuli was really drunk, his eyes were blurred, looking at the beautiful faces of the three wives, they kept changing before his eyes, just kept smirking, when he told Liu Xinlan about the wedding, his heart suddenly felt extremely Feeling relaxed, it seemed as if he had been burdened with years of heaviness and pain. In an instant, the smoke disappeared, and he returned to the bedroom with a deep sense of drunkenness. In the haze, it seemed that a plump body was beside him. Relax and fall asleep.

A week later, Lieutenant General Whiteman, the special envoy of the Allied Forces, flew to Fengtian again. This time, that annoying Charlie Stis did not follow. Lieutenant General Whiteman, in addition to his status as the Deputy Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army, There is a new identity - the supreme commander of the Allied Forces Reinforcement Australian Battlefield Transport Command, who is fully responsible for all matters related to the Allied forces transiting through China.

This time, Tang Qiuli will meet Lieutenant General Whiteman immediately, and the place of residence is not the usual hotel, but one of the best hotels in Fengtian. For the sake of money, Tang Qiuli would never neglect the guests who brought wealth.

In Fengtian City, which was shrouded in snow, Tang Qiuli rushed to Lieutenant General Whiteman's residence. As soon as the two sides met, Tang Qiuli keenly discovered that this American was in a much better mental state than when he came to Fengtian last time. The anxiety was completely gone. Along with Tang Qiuli, apart from Zhao Yuhe, chief of staff of the division, there were two unfamiliar faces, two very capable officers in their 30s.

Of these two people, one is Colonel Bai Shibin, the first director of the new Allied Transportation Command, responsible for the transportation route from the Bering Strait to the Indochina Peninsula, and the other is in charge of the transportation route from the Indochina Peninsula to East India This section of the transportation route guarantees Lieutenant Colonel Tian Xiaogang, the second director of the Allied Transportation Command.

Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe, after careful consideration, did not follow the division commander's suggestion to add a third division of the transportation headquarters. Regarding this, Tang Qiuli fully respected Zhao Yuhe's opinion, and brought Bai Shibin and Tian Xiaogang here this time. Seeing Lieutenant General Whiteman is to get acquainted with the two parties. After all, they will be the ones who will have the most contacts in the future. Tang Qiuli himself will not intervene in these matters!

Obviously, Lieutenant General Whiteman is very satisfied and happy with such sufficient preparations for the independent division. In his opinion, it reflects the rare high efficiency of the Chinese. Whiteman himself told Tang Qiuli, "Dear Deputy Tang Commander-in-Chief, in view of the tense battles in the Australian battlefield, the damned Japanese have launched another large-scale attack, and the Allied Army Headquarters has decided to increase the strength of two divisions on top of the original three divisions!"

"Therefore, the number of allied troops transported across the border for the first time will reach five divisions, more than one hundred thousand people. I hope that you will make preparations early. Regarding the supplement of weapons and equipment, logistics supplies, etc., you will have no problems, right? No. less words"

Tang Qiuli smiled slightly and replied: "Lieutenant General Whiteman, please rest assured that I am a member of the Allied Forces. The affairs of the Allied Forces are similar to my own affairs. Our independent division has a complete and huge Let alone more than one hundred thousand people in five divisions, even if there are several times more, it will not be a problem at all!"

"Oh! My God! These are the most exciting words I have ever heard! General Tang, you are really like God, with great powers!" Lieutenant General Whiteman exaggeratedly exclaimed.

Tang Qiuli smiled secretly, "You should be unhappy in a while!" He winked at Zhao Yuhe.

Zhao Yuhe understood, and said: "General Whiteman, some of the relevant agreements we signed last time need to be enriched!" Then, he detailed the establishment of the independent military police force and the specific powers and responsibilities of the military police force. Said it to Lieutenant General Whiteman.

Sure enough, as Tang Qiuli expected, as soon as Zhao Yuhe finished speaking, Lieutenant General Whiteman yelled, "No! No! This is unreasonable. Our allied forces have their own military law system, which can completely handle it. Well, what General Zhao is worried about. Moreover, Allied soldiers are soldiers who abide by military discipline. General Zhao said this, which is an insult to our Allied soldiers. You Chinese have no right to judge Allied soldiers, and you have to shoot them. My God !"

Tang Qiuli's face suddenly turned cold, his eyes were like knives, and he stabbed Lieutenant General Whiteman who was shouting, and said in a cold tone: "Lieutenant General Whiteman, I must remind you that on our Chinese land , within the jurisdiction of the Independent Division, all Allied soldiers who violate military discipline must be handed over to our gendarmerie, and the area passed by the Allied forces is not the former concession of the great powers, let alone extraterritorial rights!"

"If you don't want to cause unhappiness, then it's best for the Allied Army Headquarters to restrain all soldiers and not violate any military discipline or Chinese laws during transit. Otherwise, even President Roosevelt will not be able to save his life. I will not be soft on killing people! This is the principle that I, Tang Qiuli, must stick to, and it is also the basis of this cooperation, otherwise, I would rather tear up the agreement on the spot and terminate the cooperation!"

Looking at Tang Qiuli's fierce and cold eyes, Lieutenant General Whiteman believed that this tough and powerful Chinese would never give in on this matter, and would bow his head and give in if he wanted something from others , Lieutenant General Whiteman is not a fool. From the bottom of his heart, he is really a little worried about the soldiers of the United States of America and their compliance with military discipline. son?

"Okay, Vice Chairman Tang, I will truthfully report the content of your revised agreement to the Allied Army Headquarters. At the same time, I will also remind the Allied Army Headquarters to strictly order officers at all levels to restrain the behavior of soldiers under their command!" Lieutenant General Whiteman shrugged helplessly and agreed.

"Is that right? This is the attitude of sincere cooperation! I think well-educated, well-trained, and disciplined Allied soldiers won't cause trouble for me. The supplementary agreement just now is just a precautionary measure. It's nothing more than an unforeseen measure!" Tang Qiuli instantly changed his smiling face, with a warm spring breeze, and the change of face was so fast that Lieutenant General Whiteman, who thought he was well-informed, was a little dumbfounded.

(To be continued)

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