In the middle of the night, Hao Dabao took eight soldiers from his side to line up neatly and stood in front of the veteran.

They were never regular soldiers, and even the military uniforms were made by Liu Cheng at his own expense, but they were qualified soldiers.

As Tian Haoyuan's guard, Niu Dashan, who has been in the army for eight years, can almost be regarded as the first person in the 29th Army's big sword technique, but he didn't expect that his big sword for death and pride could not let him exchange even one enemy's battle damage for himself and his comrades, and the opponent's strength and skill made him almost desperate.

Yes, this veteran's name is Niu Dashan, a veteran who even Tian Haoyuan's guard battalion commander has to call "squad leader" when he sees it; A veteran who could have been a battalion commander a long time ago, but insisted on only being a squad leader.

The current guard battalion commander used to be a soldier in his squad.

"Veteran, give, rub, the battle is over." A handkerchief was handed to Niu Dashan, who had never cried so sadly in his life.

"Woo, we're all dead. No, it's a loss. ”

Niu Dashan, who suddenly woke up, suddenly realized that he was still in the martial arts arena, and there were not only hundreds of soldiers watching the battle around, but also his own army commander.

Niu Dashan, who picked up a handkerchief and wiped a few handfuls on his face, hurriedly stood up, looked at the quiet surroundings with some red and swollen eyes, and saluted Hao Dabao with some apologies:

"We've lost."

"No, veteran, you didn't lose." Hao Dabao seriously returned a military salute. "You have shown us the belief in victory and strong fighting spirit that a warrior should have!"

When Hao Dabao was still a little dazed, the other eight soldiers who were still standing around gave him a military salute in unison.

It was a tribute to his indomitable fighting spirit.

A warrior who still unyieldingly charges in a desperate situation of certain death is worthy of the military salute of all warriors.

After a brief silence, the soldiers watching the battle on the training ground erupted in deafening applause.

This is a contest in which the loser does not lament and the winner does not cheer, because a military salute is unique among the soldiers.

This is the respect for a warrior, but also the respect for the indomitable spirit in him.

Warriors, who never need the mercy of the enemy.

This is also the greatest respect that Hao Dabao gives to his opponent!

Tian Haoyuan stood up and looked at Liu Cheng with a hint of approval in his eyes:

"Battalion Commander Liu, you are very good, the soldiers of the independent battalion are also good!"

Liu Cheng stood solemnly and raised his hand to salute:

"Thank you Commander Tian for the compliment! It's not worth mentioning because of the limited ability in the next place, but my soldiers are all good! ”

This time, Liu Cheng was not perfunctory, but completely from the heart.

Whether it was the battlefield in his previous life or the battle with the Tanaka Brigade more than a month ago, Liu Cheng never took the credit on him alone.

Because he knew that if he was alone, even if he was twice as powerful, he would not be able to accomplish those tasks.

Those sacrificed comrades-in-arms and brothers, it was they who made him with their blood and lives, and achieved all his merits and honors.

They are the heroes.

And he just bears the glory they have created with their blood and lives!

If all the salutes before Tian Haoyuan, a military commander who has almost no records in history and no glorious achievements, are vain and wrongful, just routine courtesy, then this military salute is completely from the heart.

Because, he gave his brothers an affirmation!

Tian Haoyuan's gaze slowly moved to the several officers beside him, and a trace of disappointment quietly flashed.

Their ability Tian Haoyuan is very clear, and they all graduated from Baoding or Fengtian's martial arts hall, but unfortunately, they can lead troops, but they can't lead troops.

Because, he doesn't understand what a warrior is.

They think very highly of themselves, they hold great power, rewards and punishments are all based on their feelings, and they lack the most basic respect for soldiers with a fighting spirit, and they also lack the reverence they should have for war.

Fear of war, not fear of war, that is the quality of a commander!

After a while, Tian Haoyuan slowly spoke again:

"Battalion Commander Liu, I think the last competition can be canceled, and we have lost. As agreed, I will select 100 of the 500 soldiers I have brought with me to participate in the training. ”

Liu Cheng was not polite, let alone pretending to be generous, and nodded in agreement.

Chahar is too close to the little devils, and if it is to be further developed, it is certainly not the best choice.

Liu Cheng himself didn't know how long he and the independent battalion could stay in Chahar, so he had to try his best to train a group of qualified commanders at all levels in the shortest possible time to prepare for the next plan.

As for whether this will make Song Zheyuan and Tian Haoyuan feel uncomfortable or something, I'm sorry, I can't take care of it so much.

Anyway, you can let me breathe a little bit here, and when it's time to leave, I'm sure I won't owe you anything!

After all, the cockade on their heads is different, and they can't pee into a pot at all times.

Maybe when we see each other one day, it's a life-and-death struggle.

Moreover, now Liu Cheng is also thinking about how the future path of an independent battalion that has developed to this scale should be.

This "future" does not refer to the all-out war that will break out in more than two years, but the fate of these fighters after this war is over.

According to his original plan, it was indeed possible to silently let these soldiers disperse into various units near the end of the war, and he would find a way to erase the imprint of the word "independent battalion" on them.

But now it seems that he needs to think of something else.

After settling down Tian Haoyuan and his party, Liu Cheng was a little tired.

This kind of thing that needs to be observed is the last thing he wants to do in more than a hundred years, otherwise after the business in his previous life became bigger, he would not have specially invited someone to help him deal with all kinds of public relations in the business field.

But the current situation forced him to do this, in order to implement the next plan as soon as possible.

Back at his residence, Duan Jinghe was already waiting for him in the house.

Seeing Liu Cheng, Duan Jinghe immediately greeted him and said with joy on his face:

"Battalion commander, the matter is settled, and the people have been caught; I've already asked about it, that kid is from Jinling, and his mission is to incite the people and force us out of Chahar. ”

Liu Cheng's heart moved, and the expression on his face did not change much.

He just didn't expect that Jinling was already shameless to this point.

He didn't dare to risk the world's condemnation to expel an anti-Japanese team, and he came up with such a trick that was so bad that he would lose his children and grandchildren, he really deserved to fail for the rest of his life!