Cao Mingkui looked Liu Yizhang up and down, burly, handsome and resolute, with a heroic spirit between his eyebrows.

He smiled and asked, "Secretary Liu is young and promising, not yet thirty years old, right?" ”

Wang Shiguang couldn't help laughing, Liu Yizhang was also asked quite embarrassed, Wang Shiguang patted Cao Mingkui's shoulder, and said with a smile, "Commander Cao, the light of the horse lantern is too dim, and your eyesight is almost understandable, Yizhang is not yet twenty years old this year!" ”

"Ah, not yet twenty?" Cao Mingkui was stunned, he became the head of the regiment at such a young age, and repeatedly performed miraculous feats, his initial understanding of Liu Yizhang was through the Seed Mountain Resistance Battle, although Liu Yizhang was a combat hero very early, but a corps of more than 100,000 people, there are too many combat heroes, not to mention thousands of people, what really made Liu Yizhang famous and shocked the three armies was the Battle of Seed Mountain, everyone knew that the Seed Mountain Resistance Battle was commanded by Liu Yizhang, but no one knew what kind of person Liu Yizhang was, Cao Mingkui looked at Liu Yizhang's face at least thirty years old.

Liu Yizhang saw that Cao Mingkui was so surprised, so he laughed at himself, "Commander Cao, I just turned nineteen years old this year, and I joined the army for a little more than half a year, but I look a little anxious, and I look old-fashioned, I didn't surprise you, right?" ”

Cao Mingkui reacted quickly, knowing that he had a gaffe just now, Liu Yizhang not only did not show the slightest displeasure, but also relieved himself in a self-deprecating way, from this little thing, he saw that Liu Yizhang was a young man, mature and calm, he held Liu Yizhang's hand, and said to Wang Shiguang with emotion, "Chief of Staff Wang, we are really old, the back waves of the Yangtze River push the front waves, and the future is terrifying!" ”

At this moment, Zhan Victorious ran back again, and he stood at the entrance of the cave and shouted eagerly, "Secretary Liu, come out!" ”

Liu Yizhang hurriedly walked out of the bomb shelter and said guiltily after winning the battle, "I'm sorry, Secretary Liu." The chief specially instructed me today, after you arrived at the corps, directly arrange you to rest in his dormitory, I forgot about this stubble as soon as I got busy, just now the chief asked about you, I found out that you were wrong, now please take your luggage and report with me to the chief. ”

Liu Yizhang smiled and comforted Zhan Victory, "Secretary Zhan, it's okay, I'll go in and get my luggage and go with you!" ”

Liu Yizhang walked into the air-raid shelter and said to Cao Mingkui with a smile, "Commander Cao, Deputy Commander Dong asked me for questions, I lost my company first, and we will meet later." Then he nodded at Wang Shiguang and walked out of the bomb shelter with his luggage.

More than a dozen people in the air-raid shelter gathered around Wang Shiguang and asked in a gossipy manner, "Chief of Staff Wang, your 77th Army is really Wolong, Hidden Tiger, we are the same as Commander Cao, from the outside, how can this Liu Yizhang be in his thirties, is he really only nineteen years old?" ”

Wang Shiguang's expression became serious, and he said to everyone in an almost trembling voice, "Comrades, I knew Liu Yizhang when he first arrived in the 77th Army. But after half a year of military career, he aged faster than all the people around him, he emerged during the Battle of Toxinli, with superhuman courage and strategy, and when the Muluyuan Resistance War, the military department handed over the most important seed mountain highlands to him to guard, he was not the regiment commander at that time, only a battalion commander, in order to facilitate him to command a regiment, the military department set up a seed mountain command post, let him serve as a military commander, this appointment is a temporary appointment of the military department, the outside world does not know, more than two months, the work he has done, to tell the truth, I can't do it in my life, and the intensity and pressure of work are unimaginable......"

Wang Shiguang recounted in detail what Liu Yizhang had done in the past few months, and everyone sighed when they heard it, and some even burst into tears. Only then did everyone know why Liu Yizhang was so vicissitudes, he really fought with his life, sacrificing his personal health in exchange for winning battles, how difficult and precious is this spirit of dedication and death!

Cao Mingkui witnessed the tragic scene of the 77th Army Independent Regiment being surrounded and annihilated by the 25th Regiment of the US Imperialists, and his subordinate Li Changsuo could not break through the defense line of more than 1,000 people of the 25th Regiment of the US Imperialism with the strength of two regiments, which shows how strong the combat effectiveness of the 25th Regiment of the US Imperialism is, but when the 25th Regiment of the US Imperialism met Liu Yizhang, they were all defeated by Liu Yizhang and suffered heavy losses, and were completely subdued by Liu Yizhang. I didn't expect that there would be a legend like Liu Yizhang today, who worked hard and tried his best to fight for the country, and finally caused rapid aging due to excessive attrition!

Liu Yizhang followed Zhan Desheng to Dong Zheng's dormitory, Dong Zheng was not there, Zhan Desheng pointed to a temporary military bed and said to Liu Yizhang, "Secretary Liu, the chief told you to sleep in this military bed for the next few days, and the chief is still working." He specially explained that you can sleep first, and you don't have to wait for him. ”

"War Secretary, when did the chief return from the front?"

"The chief just returned to the corps in the early hours of this morning. Secretary Liu, I haven't seen you for two months, you've had a lot of vicissitudes! ”

"Secretary Zhan, they all say that young people don't know what it's like to be sad, and I don't feel anything worried, why do I suddenly get old? I think it's weird too! ”

"Secretary Liu, you are overworked, I think you have a good rest for a while, and you will definitely get better."

"I lend you good words, I hope so. In fact, it's good to be old, so as not to make people say that they can't do things with hair on their lips! After Liu Yizhang finished speaking, both of them laughed, Liu Yizhang sat on the edge of the bed, and also beckoned Zhan Desheng to sit down.

"Secretary Zhan, where is the office of the Art Troupe?"

"Secretary Liu, the art troupe does not have a special office location, they usually either stay in the dormitory, or go to the front line to perform, there is no fixed place for rehearsals, sometimes on the playground, sometimes on the hillside, in the dormitory when it is cold in winter, their dormitory is in the middle of the mountain, there are several natural caves, where the comrades of the art troupe and the propaganda department live, the environment there is relatively secluded and suitable for them to engage in creation, they just came back from your 77th Army condolence performance last night."

"Secretary Zhan, how many years have you been working with the chief?"

"I have been working with the chief for a long time, almost eight years, when the chief was just transferred from the south to the Jiaodong Military Region as the commander of the Yishui column, I followed him, I was only sixteen years old at that time, my hometown is Yiyuan, just enlisted in the army to the chief as a guard, five years later was promoted to the commander of the guard company, in October last year with the chief to North Korea, the original secretary Zou Biying was left in the East China Military Region, the chief temporarily promoted me as a secretary, in fact, I myself know that I am not a secretary at all, although I have learned some words over the years, It's not illiterate, but if I'm asked to write articles or draft documents, it's just to catch ducks on the shelves, and I'm glad that you were transferred to the Corps as a secretary to the chief this time, and my pressure is much less when you come. ”

At this time, there was a knock on the door, Zhan Desheng quickly stood up and went to open the door, Liu Yizhang looked at his pocket watch, it was more than eleven o'clock at night, who would come to Dong Zheng so late? I only heard Zhan Desheng talking to a woman outside the door, "Secretary Zhan, hello, is Deputy Commander Dong here?" ”

"Deputy Head Liu, the chief is working overtime in the office, you can go to the office to find him if you have something urgent."

"Okay, thank you, Secretary Zhan, then I'll go."

Liu Yizhang heard it clearly, it was Liu Yuejuan's voice, what did she do when she came to Dong Zheng in the middle of the night? Is it for the sake of returning home to divorce? Liu Yizhang was full of questions.

Zhan Desheng walked in and continued to chat with Liu Yizhang.

"Secretary Zhan, the chief is working overtime, don't you need to accompany you?"

"Secretary Liu, I can't help there, just where the relevant personnel of the General Staff Department and the Operations Department are."

"Secretary War, was it someone from the General Staff who came to the chief just now?" Liu Yizhang asked deliberately, pretending not to know Liu Yuejuan.

Zhan Desheng smiled and said, "How can there be female comrades in the General Staff?" The one who knocked on the door just now was Liu Yuejuan, the deputy head of the art troupe. ”

"Coming to the chief so late, I thought the staff had some urgent military affairs. Secretary Zhan, do you know Liu Yuejuan? ”

"Of course I know, after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, I followed the chief to leave the Shandong Military Region and went to the northeast, joined the four fields, the chief was the commander of the column at that time, Liu Yuejuan's husband Jin Xinhua returned from the Soviet Union and served as the deputy commander of the column, Jin Xinhua is very old, seven or eight years older than the chief, Liu Yuejuan is five or six years younger than the chief, the chief usually calls Liu Yuejuan's sister-in-law in private, the chief did not have a family at that time, so he often went to Jin Xinhua's house to eat, the relationship between the two families was very good, I was the chief's personal guard at that time, I don't leave my body almost 24 hours a day, and I am only freer when he goes to Jin Xinhua's house for dinner. After the battle of crossing the river, Jin Xinhua's old injuries recurred and he was transferred to local work, and our corps also returned to Sanye from Siye, and Liu Yuejuan was also transferred to Sanye Art Troupe. Liu Yuejuan was particularly active in resisting US aggression and aiding Korea this time, and she was the first batch of literary and artistic cadres to enter Korea with the corps, and the chief also took special care of her. There must be something urgent to come to the chief tonight, this time I went to your 77th Army to condole, and I originally arranged for Li Li, the head of the art troupe, to personally lead the team, but then when I came to set off, I suddenly changed to Liu Yuejuan to lead the team. ”

"War Secretary, how do you know that I came to the Corps to be the chief's secretary?"

"Secretary Liu, I knew about it two months ago, do you remember when you came to pick up Wu Yutong and them? I led you to the chief's office, and I sat at the door while you were talking, and I remember the conversation clearly. Secretary Liu, don't look at my pen, but I have super hearing and memory, for example, when the armored vehicle unit of the US imperialism is moving, within ten kilometers of us, I can hear the sound of the armored car track vibrating as long as I put my ear on the ground. I remember the conversation between you and the chief now, when you and the chief had a gentleman's agreement that when you fought a few beautiful turnaround battles, you would come to the corps to be the chief's secretary. It was from that time that I particularly admired you as a little fellow, I am five years older than you, but you are much more stable than me, I am still suitable to be the chief's guard, and you are the most suitable for the chief's secretary, let's just say the battle of the first few days ago, fortunately you came in time to 'rescue', otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable. Do you know what the chief couldn't help but say when he heard the artillery storm on the North Mountain? ”

Liu Yizhang shook his head, at this moment he knew in his heart that Zhan Desheng had regarded himself as Dong Zheng's confidant secretary, and trusted himself defenselessly.