After a rapid march of one day and two nights, Liu Yizhang led his troops to enter Maxiling in the east of Yichuan in the early morning of 6 May.

The military headquarters of the 77th Army is located in Xinfengli, adjacent to Maxiling, which is also a five-kilometer mountain road, surrounded by lofty mountains and mountains, and there is white perennial snow on the top of the mountain.

Liu Yizhang said thoughtfully, "Commander Li, why do I feel like I've been to this Ma Xiling?" ”

Li Wenzhong smiled and said, "Yizhang, your feeling is right, you have been here before." He pointed to a mountain beam due north and said to Liu Yizhang, "Bypassing that mountain beam is the field hospital of the Corps, and our rapid march is all mountain roads, and you used to ride a horse from Muluyuan to the field hospital on the official road, so you didn't recognize it." ”

Liu Yizhang was ecstatic after hearing this, thinking that he would be able to see Mu Yan and Wei Ji soon.

At this time, Chang Mingwu rode a horse and galloped, he jumped off the war horse, shook hands with Liu Yizhang, Li Wenzhong, Liu Yan, and Shi Mingliang one by one, and finally said to Liu Yizhang, "Commander Liu, Commander Wu sent me to pick you and Secretary Liu back to the military headquarters, and Commander Li and Staff Officer Shi stayed in Maxiling to arrange for the troops to rest." ”

Liu Xingzhang asked Liu Yizhang anxiously, "Third brother, you are leaving, what should we do with our martial arts special team?" ”

Liu Yizhang patted him on the shoulder and comforted, "Xingzhang, look at your virtue, it seems that I will never return, you and the badge will follow the first battalion with the martial arts special team, and I will come back soon." ”

Liu Xingzhang took Liu Yizhang's hand, reluctant to cling to it like a child, Liu Yizhang glared at him, and then he let go of his hand.

Liu Yizhang and the others turned a mountain col and saw a few people standing in front of the cave of the military headquarters in the distance, these people were the leaders of the 77th Army, and they specially walked out of the cave to welcome Liu Yizhang.

Zhou Zhengkang pointed to Liu Yizhang's figure and said to everyone, "Look, the great hero of our 77th Army has returned triumphantly!" ”

Liu Yizhang and Liu Tuan approached, and when they saw that the chiefs had come to greet them in person, they quickly jumped off their horses, ran forward quickly, and saluted Wu Xiangsen and them in unison, "Hello chiefs!" ”

Wu Xiangsen and they also returned a standard military salute to Liu Yizhang and Liu Yan together, Liu Yizhang and Liu Yan were flattered, so many leaders saluted their subordinates, it was the first time they met, Liu Yizhang said loudly and humbly, "The chiefs are heavy, Liu Yan and I really dare not take it, I deserve it!" ”

Zhang Qingyun smiled and said, "Yizhang, you two are well deserved, and all the soldiers of your Seed Mountain are well deserved, quick, let's go to the house and sit down and talk." ”

Liu Yizhang and Liu Yan followed the leaders into the cave, which was very spacious and bright, serving as both a military headquarters and Wu Xiangsen's dormitory, and a marching bed and a large conference table were placed in the cave, which were simply and neatly furnished. Liu Yizhang and Liu Yanjun stood tall and stood aside, Wu Xiangsen pulled Liu Yizhang's arm, and said kindly, "Don't be nervous, you two have walked the mountain road for a day and two nights, you are tired enough, no one is allowed to talk about work today, we old guys haven't seen you two for a long time, I want to panic, everyone chats for a while, and then I arrange for you two to go next door to rest." ”

Liu Yizhang and Liu Yan sat down next to Wu Xiangsen, everyone didn't speak, just stared at Liu Yizhang and Liu Yan, Liu Yan thought, will you miss me and Liu Yizhang? The devil believes it! He is not as calm as Liu Yizhang, sitting there as still as water, without saying a word.

Liu Yan broke the silence and took the lead in saying, "Chiefs, do you think that Liu Yizhang and I are fat? ”

Wang Shiguang said with a smile, "I can't tell if you're fat or not, but I found that the two of you look more and more alike, people say that the two of them have been together for a long time, and their appearance will become more and more similar, although you two are not two people, but they are also inseparable." ”

Zhou Zhengkang continued Wang Shiguang's topic to further elaborate, "Chief of Staff Wang is right, the first time I saw Yizhang, it was in the auditorium of Muluyuan, at that time I found that he and Liu Tuan's body shape and appearance are very similar, but the temperament of the two is too different, so I ignore the appearance, originally Liu Yan's skin is whiter, Yizhang's skin is dark, Yizhang has been in the pit of Seed Mountain for more than half a month, and his skin is much whiter, and now I look at them again, they look almost identical, if you don't open your mouth to speak, it is even difficult to distinguish between truth and falsehood!" ”

At first, Wang Shiguang's words had a lot of ridicule, and after listening to Zhou Zhengkang's serious analysis, Liu Yizhang turned his head to look at Liu Yan, and Liu Yan also turned his head to look at Liu Yizhang, not to mention, in addition to the different eyes, the corners of the mouth, nose, ears and other facial features are like carved out of a mold, which is indeed very similar.

Although there are usually many soldiers who have said that they look alike, but the two have never cared, including now, Liu Yizhang does not feel strange, he has seen too many people who look alike, in order to liven up the atmosphere, he jokingly said, "Chiefs, Liu Yan and I are long-lost brothers, and now we are reunited." Right, Liu Yan? ”

Liu Yan saw that Liu Yizhang rarely joked with the leaders, so he actively cooperated with him, "What Yizhang said is right, I have long secretly observed that there is a red birthmark on Yizhang's back, and the birthmark is shaped like a tiger." When my mother left home after joining the army, she once wiped her tears and told me a shocking secret, saying that I also have a brother who is two years younger than me, when I was born, it was stolen in the hospital, and my mother only remembered that there was a tiger-shaped birthmark on my brother's back. ”

After Liu Yan finished talking nonsense, he didn't forget to pretend to wipe his tears.

Liu Yan's emotional narration, coupled with his realistic acting skills, the military chiefs took it seriously, and the cave suddenly quieted down, Liu Yizhang felt goosebumps, where is this Liu Yan joking with himself? It's just a fake, there is indeed a tiger-shaped red birthmark on his back, Liu Yan took advantage of the topic to play and wantonly rendered it, it was originally a joke made up, but it was interpreted into a stage play by Liu Yan.

Wu Xiangsen stared at Liu Yizhang in surprise, "Yizhang, is this true?" ”

Liu Yizhang couldn't smile bitterly, he never joked with any chief, he saw that Wang Shiguang and Zhou Zhengkang both took the portrait of himself and Liu Yan as a topic, and he made an unprecedented joke, but he didn't expect the fake to come true, everyone was convinced, he hurriedly explained seriously, "Commander Wu, chiefs, I just want to make a joke, adjust the atmosphere, and let Liu Yan cooperate with me, everyone knows, Liu Tuan is a pen, and making up stories is his specialty, which surprised everyone." ”

Seeing that everyone was taking it seriously, Liu Yan sneered, "I'm sorry, chiefs, I really made it up, I didn't expect everyone to take it seriously." ”

"Liu Yan, you write articles brilliantly, tell stories naturally spit lotus flowers, Yizhang likes to win wars by surprise, and you make up stories to hide mysteries, it's really as Chief of Staff Wang said, the two have been together for a long time, not only do they look more and more alike, but even jokes are seamless." Zhou Zhengkang couldn't help but be amazed.

"Director Zhou, there's no fuss about this. As the saying goes, Pengsheng Ma does not support himself, and Baisha is black with it in Nirvana, which shows that Yizhang and Liu Yan cooperate with each other very tacitly, and do have a good heart, which is a good thing, which also proves that Yizhang can affect everyone around him, and can also unite everyone around him, so that he can unite as one, and can achieve the military realm of surrendering without a fight, which is a rare genius for the great cause of our party! Zhang Qingyun elevated an ordinary joke to the political level, and he was bent on setting Liu Yizhang up as a model for the 77th Army, so in his eyes, Liu Yizhang was extraordinary in everything he did, and he could go around and turn to the great cause of the party.

Liu Yizhang yawned several times in a row, showing his fatigue.

Wu Xiangsen said with a smile, "Let's talk about it here today, Yizhang and Liu Yan hurry up and rest, and make jokes after recuperating their spirits to be more exciting!" ”

Liu Yizhang and Liu Yan saluted the chiefs, and then followed Chang Mingwu to sleep in the cave next door.

Liu Yizhang slept until one o'clock in the afternoon and woke up, Liu Yan was still sleeping beside him, he quietly came to the outside of the cave, and found that the Yichuan area was indeed an ideal place to rest, far away from the 38th parallel, no guns could be heard, and occasionally US imperialist reconnaissance planes and bombers flew by from high altitudes.

The troops moved to such a remote deep mountain and old forest for rest, it seems that the 77th Army will not be able to fight for a while, it is too close to the field hospital, and it will take less than ten minutes to arrive on horseback, he really wants to see Mu Yan and Wei Ji immediately, so that he can understand the situation of the Liu family compound in detail, how is the health of his father and mother? How did the eldest brother live after he got married? What about the life of the younger siblings? Liu Yizhang is most concerned about his younger brother Liu Xinzhang, who is still young and disabled, and he must miss himself very much in his hometown......

Liu Yizhang didn't want to stay in Xinfeng for a minute, he turned around and walked into the military headquarters, Wu Xiangsen saw Liu Yizhang coming, and asked with concern, "Yizhang, why did you sleep for so long?" Got something on your mind? ”

Liu Yizhang said sincerely, "Commander, to be honest, I miss Yutong very much, I want to go to the corps to take her to the military headquarters now, do you think it's okay?" ”

Wu Xiangsen was very happy when he heard it, his original plan was to transfer Liu Yizhang to Dong Zheng's side after the Muluyuan Resistance Battle, but he didn't expect Wu Yutong to be pregnant with Liu Yizhang's child so soon, and he had to return to China as soon as possible, Wu Yutong was worried that after Liu Yizhang was transferred to the Corps, he was not by his side, so he gave Song Xiaofei the opportunity to seduce Liu Yizhang, so she strongly opposed the transfer of Liu Yizhang to Dong Zheng's side.

"Yizhang, eat first, and then I'll talk to you about Yutong, as well as your next work arrangement." As he spoke, he instructed Chang Mingwu to bring in the prepared meal to Liu Yizhang.

"Commander, I'm eating, you say, okay?" Since the relationship with Yutong was confirmed, the relationship between Liu Yizhang and Wu Xiangsen has changed substantially, in private, the two of them are unrestrained, Liu Yizhang gobbled up when eating in front of Wu Xiangsen, and he didn't care about eating at all, he knew in his heart that the more he was like this, the more relieved Wu Xiangsen was about himself.

Liu Yizhang was right, Wu Xiangsen looked at him kindly, in public, Liu Yizhang was cautious in what he said and did, but in front of himself, Liu Yizhang was informal, simple and straightforward, which showed that Liu Yizhang regarded himself as a relative, just like Yutong treated himself, and felt particularly relieved in his heart......

He didn't say anything about Wu Yutong, but said with a smile, "Yizhang, let me tell you a big happy event first, your aunt Liu Muyan returned to the field hospital from China a few days ago, and as soon as she arrived at the field hospital, she called me to ask about your situation, I promised your aunt, as soon as the Muluyuan blockade is over, I will let you go to see her, in the afternoon, we will talk about work, and you can go to your aunt's place in the evening, and we and the field hospital are now authentic neighbors, is it a big joy?" ”

Liu Yizhang nodded and said yes while eating heavily, he pushed the rice bowl, wiped his mouth, picked up Wu Xiangsen's water cup and drank most of the half jar of water.

"Army commander, I have known about my aunt's return to the field hospital for a long time, she once wrote me a letter after returning to Nanjing, the letter told me that she will return to the field hospital before May Day, and said that my sister Liu Weiji also went to the field hospital as a hygienist, I want to see them as soon as possible, but the person I want to see most now is Yutong, I know that she left the military headquarters and returned to the corps in order for me to concentrate on commanding the battle of Seed Mountain, and now the blocking battle has been fought, army commander, can you take Yutong back to the 77th Army?" Liu Yizhang poured beans into a bamboo tube, and simply asked Wu Xiangsen.

Wu Xiangsen was not only not angry, he wished that Liu Yizhang would talk to him as directly as possible like Yutong, as soon as he saw that he couldn't hide Liu Yizhang, so he said straight to the point, "Yizhang, Yutong's aunt, that is, my lover Tang Ruoxi is sick and needs to be taken care of by relatives, so I let Yutong return to China, and it has been three days." ”