"Chief, it's time for breakfast."

Zhan Desheng brought in Dong Zheng and Liu Yizhang's breakfast with two soldiers.

"Yizhang, come, let's talk while eating." Dong Zheng is still unsatisfied, every time he sees Liu Yizhang, he has endless words.

"Chief, why do you also eat soybeans with cabbage sauce?" Liu Yizhang asked in surprise when he saw a small plate of Jiaodong's special pickles on the table.

"Yizhang, don't underestimate this little pickle, it can make me taste nostalgia."

"Chief, you have been fighting for half your life, and you have suffered from parting! When I return to China to visit relatives this time, I will definitely take Yutong to Huanggang to live in Huanggang for a few more days, and fulfill my filial piety in front of my grandparents and grandmothers for the chief. ”

Dong Zheng listened to Liu Yizhang's heartfelt affection, and the corners of his eyes moistened. He left his hometown Jiaoxian with his mother at the age of five or six, and went to his father Dong Yusheng, who was interested in water production in Huanggang, Hubei, and left Huanggang after graduating from high school to devote himself to the revolution.

There have been many hardships in the eventful years, and there have been many hardships in the past days and still young people. Dong Zheng smiled bitterly and immediately changed the topic.

"Yizhang, I arranged for you to participate in the military meeting of the Corps this time, mainly to let you feel the characteristics of the movement warfare of the large corps, although you independently commanded the battle of the Seed Mountain Heights and achieved remarkable results, but after all, it was a blocking war, and it was not the same as the movement war, especially the large-scale movement war with the army as the unit. In addition, in the capacity of the confidential secretary of the Corps, you also have to draft a military report of our Corps on the Fifth Campaign, and the combat materials of the Corps' various armies, divisions, and regiments have been summarized, and your participation in the meeting will help you write a good military report more objectively, and this military report will be submitted to the 'Zhi Division' and the Central Military Commission, and the responsibility is no less heavy than that of you commanding a battle! ”

Liu Yizhang knew that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, but he was still a little apprehensive about having such an important document drafted by himself, and in such a short time.

Dong Zheng seemed to see through Liu Yizhang's thoughts, he pushed his rice bowl, wiped his mouth, and said solemnly, "Yizhang, I asked you to complete this task not on a whim, but after careful consideration. I clearly remember the first time we met, you told me that you can draw the map of Shandong counties silently, which is enough to prove that you have a very high cultural literacy, I also carefully studied the several battles you commanded, very flexible, not a single time is according to the normal routine of the card, unlike me and those senior commanders, there is already a set of conventional tactics in mind, and the essence of war is 'soldiers, sophistry'! The military reports of the first four campaigns were all prepared by several secretaries of the Corps on the basis of materials, and this time I decided to use you because I took a fancy to your unique advantages, which are both cultural and commanding, and you don't have to worry about the problem of time, you can still return to China tomorrow night, and you can take the materials back and study them slowly, so that you can write them when you return to Korea. I read it for most of the night last night, and the materials of the various combat units are similar, and you can basically get a glimpse of the leopard by reading a copy, and twenty days is enough time for you. ”

Liu Yizhang knew why Dong Zheng let him participate in the military meeting, and the two problems that puzzled him last night were easily solved, and he blamed himself for thinking too complicated and mediocre people. The only new discovery is that Dong Zheng is as Liu Yuejuan said, the city is very deep, so that you can find out his flaws at all, and everything can advance and retreat freely, from knowing him to the present, everything and every word is full of care and love for himself. Even if he dared to fight in a battle, because his command mistakes caused the independent regiment to be almost completely wiped out, he could calmly accept his mistakes, and it was rare for a senior commander of his level to have such a mind.

Liu Yizhang recognized Dong Zheng from the bottom of his heart, and said that he was very deep in the city as scheduled, but it was better to say that his EQ and IQ were extremely high, and the idea of meeting a confidant arose, Liu Yizhang put down the dishes and chopsticks, stood up straight, saluted Dong Zheng with a standard military salute, and said loudly in spirit, "Please rest assured, Yizhang will resolutely complete the task!" ”

Dong Zheng patted Liu Yizhang on the shoulder and said expectantly, "Yizhang, then I'll wait for good news and see your eloquence!" Let's go, get ready to drive back. ”

The military meeting was held in the air-raid shelter where Dong Zheng worked, and the huge air-raid shelter was full, and dozens of high-ranking commanders spoke in accordance with it; just as Dong Zheng said, everyone's speeches were much the same, and they read from the script, without any new ideas, and this greatly disappointed Liu Yizhang.

He sat in the most inconspicuous corner, looking at the report materials provided to him by Dong Zheng, and listening to the speeches of these high-ranking generals on the battlefield with their own strong dialects, but the scenes of soldiers setting up ambushes in the cold snow and freezing to death in his mind kept coming to mind on the position full of artillery fire, the scenes of soldiers blocking the enemy's gun holes with their flesh and blood, and the scenes of soldiers holding explosive bags and rushing to the enemy's hidden bunker......

When Liu Yizhang was distracted, Cao Mingkui's speech broke the slightly dull atmosphere of the venue, he stood up from the stool, put the materials in his hand on the stool, and said with a solemn expression, "Leaders, colleagues, comrades, comrades-in-arms, the battle situation of the participating units of the 44th Army in the three stages of the Fifth Campaign has been printed and distributed to you, I will not repeat it, I would now like to focus on the situation of the former enemy headquarters of the Corps in distress in Weiddanli, which is located 20 kilometers north of the Imjin River. The 1st Corps of the Korean People's Army was routed by the 1st Division of South Korea and withdrew from the battle without authorization, thus being torn open by the US troops, and the right flank of our 44th Army was completely exposed. I immediately ordered Li Changsuo to lead two regiments of the 177th Division to Weidanli for reinforcements, the 25th Regiment of the US Imperialism is called an infantry regiment to the outside world, but the actual number of its infantry exceeds that of a regular division of the US Army, and it is also equipped with tank companies and artillery battalions, our 177th Division suffered more than 1,000 casualties from noon to night and failed to break through the resistance of the 25th Regiment of the US Army. Relieved the siege of Weidanli, and also achieved an ambush on the way of the retreat of the American army, inflicting heavy losses on the 25th Regiment of the American army. I had been very eager to meet this young man of both wisdom and courage, but I had never met him because of the frequent fighting, and it was last night that I and some of my colleagues here had the privilege of meeting this legendary young man. But I can tell you that I stayed up all night after the meeting, because I was deeply shocked, this young man who was not yet twenty years old looked to be in his thirties, with a little gray hair on his sideburns, and his face was full of vicissitudes. Is it born old? Of course not, I later learned that it was these few months that made him age quickly, and during the fifth campaign, he led a non-main force regiment to defend the strategic fortress of Muluyuan, Seed Mountain. The U.S. imperialists sent the 25th Ace Regiment to attack Seed Mountain, and this young man not only defended Seed Mountain, but also used unconventional means to severely damage the 25th Regiment of the U.S. Army, and beat the invincible U.S. 25th Regiment to the enemy, and the casualty ratio of the two warring sides reached an incredible 1 to 10, which cannot but be said to have created a miracle on the Korean battlefield. The 25th Regiment of the US Army, which has been defeated repeatedly, still does not know the true face of this young man, they call him the invisible! This young man has paid ten times or even a hundred times the efforts of ordinary people in the past few months, in exchange for one miracle after another, he put all his talent and energy into the great war to protect the family and defend the country, I am talking about this young man is the secretary of Deputy Commander Dong Zheng and the head of the 535th Regiment of the 77th Army, Liu Yizhang! ”

Everyone's eyes turned to Liu Yizhang, who was sitting in the corner, and then burst into warm and prolonged applause, Liu Yizhang stood up and saluted everyone.

Dong Zheng whispered a few words to the head of the corps, and the head of the corps stood up and walked in front of Liu Yizhang, solemnly saluted Liu Yizhang, held Liu Yizhang's hand, and said with relief, "I have heard for a long time that there is a gallant Zhao Zilong in the 77th Army, and today I actually borrowed Commander Cao's speech to know that you have paid ten times or even a hundred times more effort for the great victory of the Fifth Campaign, which is respectable and congratulatory!" Comrade Liu Yizhang, please come to the rostrum and say a few words to the comrades. ”

Saying that, the head of the corps took Liu Yizhang's hand and walked to the rostrum of the venue, Liu Yizhang looked at Dong Zheng, Dong Zheng nodded, and looked at Liu Yizhang with encouraging eyes.

Liu Yizhang saluted everyone again, and then said impassionedly, "Ladies and gentlemen, Yizhang is a lonely country boy who grew up on the shore of Jiaodong Sea, and he has been studying both civil and military since he was a child, and he dreams of serving the country one day!" At the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the United States imperialists brazenly launched the Korean War, which burned to the banks of the Yalu River, and allowed others to snore on the side of the couch! Chairman Mao's order, my million volunteers resolutely went to Korea to participate in the war, I am fortunate to be one of them, I always keep in mind the responsibility and mission of resisting US aggression and aiding Korea, defending the homeland and defending the country, and benefit the life and death of the country, how can I avoid it because of misfortune and fortune! I and the other 12 friends in my hometown went to the national disaster, from last winter to the present, only four of the thirteen people remained, nine people were killed in the battle, every time I think of them, I feel deeply distressed, I am the same as thousands of volunteer soldiers, the same hatred for the brutal enemy, repair my spear and the same hatred of the son! To the motherland that gave birth to me and raised me, I am willing to die generously, how can I say that I have no clothes and my son! Our roots are in Kyushu, our soul is in China, the battle to defend the country is like protecting the roots, the roots are destroyed, where do the branches and leaves exist? To defend the country is to protect the family, and to protect the family is to protect the roots! From the snow, to the spring flowers, to the scorching summer, we fought from the north to the south, from winter to summer, and achieved one great victory after another, and I, Liu Yizhang, also grew from an ordinary cavalry to a commander of the main regiment, and it was the revolutionary furnace of the 77th Army that tempered me and fulfilled my long-cherished wish to serve the country! In the past six months, I have never felt the slightest fatigue, I always feel that my blood is burning, I will do my best to fight the enemy to the death, because we have no way to retreat, behind us is our motherland, our mother, the roots of the nation that we have been able to continue for thousands of years! War can take away my face and even my life, but it can never weaken my will to defend my country, not in the slightest! So I want to proudly tell you that the vicissitudes of life are the precious gifts that the war has given me, and I have fought for the motherland and the people, that is, I have not regretted my death! Chairman Mao once said that if there is love in the sky, the sky will be old, and the right way in the world is the vicissitudes of life! ”

Liu Yizhang's impromptu speech injected infinite strength into the whole meeting, and these experienced senior generals stood up and applauded Liu Yizhang warmly!