This is tantamount to joy falling from the sky, the beacon fire has been in for three months, and the family letter is worth 10,000 dollars!

Liu Yizhang thanked him repeatedly, Li Wenzhong didn't want to disturb Liu Yizhang's ecstatic mood at the moment, he stood up and quietly left the command post.

Liu Yizhang hurriedly opened the letter, and the letter was written by Mu Yan.

Silly nephew: It's like a letter! Since the battlefield hospital got together, they talked day and night, and their feelings lingered in their hearts. Three days after I left the field hospital, I returned to Nanjing, and I was detained for trivial matters, and I have dragged it on until today, when I wrote to you and told you about several family matters.

The old and young in the Liu family compound are all healthy, don't read it. Daddy and Lady know that you are still fighting, and they don't ask you to write a letter to report your safety.

Your eldest brother Liu Renzhang and Zhang Yan got married a few years ago.

Your sister Wei Ji has joined the army and gone to Korea a year ago, is a health soldier, and now I work in the field hospital of the Corps.

The neighbors of Shuangliu Village learned the good news that you had made many meritorious contributions on the Korean battlefield, and at the same time, they also learned the bad news that Liu Houzhang and other men of Shuangliu Village sacrificed their lives for the country, and the neighbors were proud of you! Defend the country and fight, and never regret it!

I will return to the field hospital before May Day and fight side by side with you!

Jinling is the ancient capital of the six dynasties, the people of Fu, the twilight spring is the smoke and rain, all things are magnificent, although the scenery is good, it is difficult to solve the thought of the wall, North Korea is a bitter cold place, my heart is still infinitely yearning!

Aunt: Mu Yan on April 15, 1951

The letter is not long, Liu Yizhang has read it several times, everything is fine at home, the eldest brother finally married his sweetheart, and his sister Wei Ji also joined the army as he wished, and was in Muyan's field hospital, this is all good news, the only thing that worries Liu Yizhang is the bad news of the sacrifice of nine friends, how much pain it will bring to their relatives! For the sacrifice and ambition, Liu Yizhang is proud of Liu Houzhang's sacrifice, and he feels the pain in his heart! Mu Yan also vaguely expressed his infinite thoughts about himself in the letter, Liu Yizhang couldn't help but think of the lingering warmth with Mu Yan, he took out Mu Yan's green silk from the package, saw things and thought about people, things are people, and couldn't help crying secretly.

When Liu Yizhang woke up, a beam of sunlight shone in through the exhaust outlet, Liu Yan squeezed behind him and fell asleep, political commissar Han Zhaobin stayed by the telephone, Liu Yizhang looked at the pocket watch, it was already more than nine o'clock in the morning.

Liu Yizhang patted his head and blamed himself, "Why did you oversleep, don't delay things!" Political Commissar Han, you've been sitting here for most of the day, why didn't you wake me up? ”

"Commander Liu, I discussed with Commander Li, you are so tired these days, you almost didn't sleep all night last night, I and Commander Li took turns guarding the telephone, I was afraid that a phone would wake you up."

"What time did he sleep?" Liu Yizhang pointed at Liu Yan.

"Secretary Liu just slept for a while, that is, more than twenty minutes, he slept after completing the task you assigned last night, and he didn't even eat breakfast."

"What's going on at Command?"

"Yes, a lot." Before Han Zhaobin could answer, a familiar voice came in.

Liu Yizhang raised his head, the old leader Miao Qing was already standing in front of him, Liu Yizhang stopped his waist and hugged him, and shouted loudly, "Old leader, are you falling from the sky?" ”

Miao Qing pointed at Liu Yan, "Secretary Liu is sleeping, Head Li is outside the dark castle, let's go out to talk." ”

Li Wenzhong also just took Miao Qing up the mountain, chatting outside the command post and waiting for Liu Yizhang to wake up, just now he heard Liu Yizhang's voice, Miao Qing entered the command post to see Liu Yizhang.

"Old leader, I was still talking about you last night, but I didn't expect you to really come as soon as I opened my eyes."

"Yizhang, I went to the military headquarters for a meeting yesterday, and Commander Wu said that you always talk about me, let me take the time to go to Seed Mountain to see you, in fact, I also think you are very powerful."

Miao Qing took Liu Yizhang's hand and looked at it carefully, Liu Yizhang was thinner and darker, but more energetic.

When Liu Yizhang saw Miao Qing, he remembered his eldest brother Deng Jiaju, his good brother Ao Dong, and the comrades-in-arms of the cavalry company who sacrificed in the northeast military region, they trained together in the Northeast Military Region, and then crossed the Yalu River together, took a group photo on the bank of the Yalu River, and said that after the war, he went to the regiment headquarters to collect the photos, and now only he and Ao Senjie are alive, Liu Yizhang's eyes were moist, and he asked Miao Qing with tears in his eyes, "Old regiment commander, I heard that the establishment of the cavalry brigade has been canceled, how are the cavalry and war horses arranged?" ”

"Most of the cavalry returned to China, leaving only one squad, your good brother Ao Senjie was the squad leader, most of the war horses were transported back to China, and there were more than a few hundred horses that were domesticated by Ao Senjie and they were basically used as a means of transport. You also know that the Korean battlefield is too special, there are many night battles, and there are many mountain battles, and the cavalry cannot play a role at all. ”

Liu Yizhang sighed when he heard it, the cavalry that was once dominant, almost throughout the entire history of China's war, in the long historical process of China, the war horse has always been a special existence, Hufu cavalry is a major reform in the military of the Central Plains, which directly changed the pattern of the later war, and the war horse with the end of the cold weapon era, can only helplessly withdraw from the historical stage!

"Yizhang, you came to Seed Mountain to partner with Commander Li, but Xu Laohu was angry, saying that Commander Li dug the corner of his independent regiment and made a fuss with Commander Wu. If it weren't for the tight preparation for the battle on the highlands of Xiliudong that he defended, he would have come to you yesterday. ”

"It's great that Captain Xu can return from injury. The other commanders and fighters of the 77th Army who went to the rear hospital to recuperate from their wounds also returned? ”

"Except for Wang Peng, everyone else has returned, and Wang Peng's gunshot wound has not healed. It is rumored that the Political Department of the Corps is investigating some of his problems in the Battle of Tosinli, and until the problems are clarified, he is not suitable to lead troops for the time being. The 402nd Regiment is now reorganized, but all the recruits, Wang Peng is not in place, and the regiment commander is temporarily represented by political commissar Zhao Mancang. ”

Liu Yizhang thought to himself: A few days ago, the Political Department of the Corps suggested that Wu Xiangsen promote himself to be the commander of the 402nd Regiment, but it seems that it is not groundless, and it is basically hopeless for Wang Peng to return to the 77th Army.

Li Wenzhong saw that Miao Qing and Liu Yizhang hadn't seen each other for many days, and they talked about the past, and he couldn't interject, so he said to Miao Qing with a smile, "Commander Miao, you are rare to come to Seed Mountain, and you are the old leader of Yizhang, yesterday when a battalion built a trench, a few hares were killed, I let the kitchen stew, at noon I and Yizhang will accompany you to drink two cups, you and Yizhang will chat first, I will go to the room to arrange it." After speaking, he said hello to Han Zhaobin in the command post and left.

Seeing Li Wenzhong walking away, Miao Qing pulled Liu Yizhang to the top of the mountain to sit down on the pile of rocks, and asked quietly, "Yizhang, did the military commander talk to you some time ago?" ”

"What are you talking about?"

"It's about promoting you to be the head of the 402nd Regiment?"

Liu Yizhang didn't understand Miao Qing's intention in asking this, but judging from what he had just said, Miao Qing must have known a lot of inside information, and there was no need to hide it from him in this case, so he said to Miao Qing one by one, "Commander Miao, there is indeed such a thing, but neither the commander nor I agreed, after all, I have been in the army for too short." ”

"Yizhang, you and the commander made the right decision, if I was by your side at the time, I would never approve of you going to the 402nd Regiment as the commander."

"Why? Head of Miao. ”

"Xu Laohu's qualifications are old enough, right? He is not afraid of the king of heaven, but he also has to give three points to Wang Peng. Let me tell you, Yizhang, the news of your beating of Wang Peng in the field hospital has already spread in the 77th Army, of course, there are different reasons for this, and there are all kinds of things. Let me ask you, do you know the relationship between Dong Zheng and Wang Peng? ”

When Liu Yizhang heard this, he was shocked. Wu Xiangsen and Wu Yutong never told themselves what is the relationship between Wang Peng and Dong Zheng, isn't Dong Zheng Yutong's uncle? What can it have to do with Wang Peng?

Miao Qing knew when he saw Liu Yizhang's surprised expression, Wu Xiangsen did not tell Liu Yizhang about the relationship between Dong Zheng and Wang Peng, Miao Qing was afraid that Liu Yizhang would be used when he was young, so he solemnly reminded, "Good brother, you remember, you must be defensive at all times." Because the internal relationship of our 77th Army is too complicated, I can't explain it to you in one sentence or two, and I will tell you slowly when I have time in the future, Dong Zheng is Wang Peng's brother-in-law, do you say that the relationship between the two of them is extraordinary? ”

Liu Yizhang was shocked when he heard this.

"Old leader, Dong Zheng is almost forty, Wang Peng is not yet thirty years old, how can Dong Zheng be Wang Peng's brother-in-law?"

"What's wrong? This is not new! After the liberation of the whole country, many high-ranking generals also liberated themselves one after another, and there were many people who married new loves. Of course, Dong Zheng is not remarried, he has always been single, he is the same age as me, he is thirty-eight this year, we are still young, his hometown is in Jiao County, Shandong, his father Dong Yusheng was alone in Huanggang, Hubei Province in his early years. Dong Zheng also has an older sister named Dong Ting, who is four or five years older than me and Dong Zheng, and when she was studying in Wuhan, she met Wu Xianglin, the eldest brother of Commander Wu, who was one of the leaders of the early workers' movement of our party and participated in organizing the Jinghan Railway Strike. Wu Xianglin and Dong Ting are Wu Yutong's biological parents, and Wu Yutong originally had two brothers and a sister. Under the influence of Wu Xianglin, Dong Zheng and I participated in the revolution together, but Wu Xianglin's later fate was very tragic, after he got married and had children, he gradually withdrew from the revolution due to various reasons, listening to Dong Zheng said that it was physical reasons, after Wu Xianglin withdrew from the revolution, the family moved back to Macheng from Wuhan, with the third brother Wu Xiangsen's prestige in the Jiangnan guerrillas getting higher and higher, the old Wu family in Macheng was implicated, Wu Xiangsen had four brothers, many nephews and nieces, on the eve of the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, the old Wu family was tragically poisoned by the Kuomintang reactionaries, Wu Yutong was only two or three years old at the time, and he survived because he sent samples to his grandmother's house in Huanggang, which was the relationship between Dong Zheng and Wu Xiangsen. Now let me tell you about the relationship between Dong Zheng and Wang Peng, Wang Peng has a younger sister named Wang Fang, Wang Fang is twenty years younger than Dong Zheng, after the victory of the battle of crossing the river, the two of them got married in a hurry in their hometown of Huanggang, Wang Fang had just turned sixteen years old when they got married, I heard that they were still married to their sons, and the head of the corps must know about this matter, but I don't know whether Wu Xiangsen knows about it, why do I know so clearly? It was my old father who wrote to tell me that Wang Fang is now living in Huanggang and gave birth to a son named Dong Haoran, Dong Zheng and Wang Peng's special relationship, except for you, I haven't told the second person, I'm worried that you will be calculated in a daze, so I told the truth. Remember, the wood show will be destroyed by the forest wind! ”

After Liu Yizhang listened to Miao Qing's narration, his gratitude came spontaneously, this information was too important to him. Wu Xiangsen and Wu Yutong definitely didn't know that Wang Peng and Dong Zheng still had such a close relationship, and they also understood why Li Shaopeng, director of the Political Department of the Corps, bypassed Dong Zheng to talk about himself and Wang Peng.