In Chongqing, Chen Xiu and his party got off the boat.

More than 3,000 soldiers wearing military uniforms and carrying guns are still a little strange to get to Chongqing now.

The sunset spills over the pier.

The river was covered with freighters returning from a long voyage.

The wharf was full of people, and sturdy men carried the goods, some shouting trumpets and sweating, wanting to give a little more strength and get a little more hard-earned money before returning home.

"Baby, where are you from!" An old man with gray hair stepped forward.

"Uncle, we're from Nanjing!" Listening to the old man's Chongqing taste, Chen Xiu replied that in the face of the old man, he should always be respectful.

"Nanjing!" The old man stroked his beard and walked into the distance.

Chen Xiu didn't know why, but he didn't take it to heart, they took a boat all the way, and finally stood on the ground, and they were much more steady.

It stands to reason that more than 3,000 troops cannot enter the city.

Chen Xiu also understood, so he stopped on the dock for the time being, and Di Feng went to negotiate with the garrison army.

Looking at the soldiers behind him, there was some expectation in his eyes, probably, he still wanted to go to the city for a walk, and after staying on the ship for a few days, he always longed for a crowded city to be lively.

Today, the commanders of the three regiments of the Independent Brigade, many backbones, have stayed in Nanjing, so the rest of the people, except for Di Feng, the highest position is the battalion commander. And because of the special status of Chen Xiu and Tang Ning, they played a leading role.

In Chen Xiu's hands, there is still a lot of money, and in the hands of the soldiers, there will be more or less a few dollars.

"Ah Ning, you say, do you want everyone to go to the city for a while? Or are we outside the city tonight? Chen Xiu asked.

Tang Ning shook his head, "It's almost dark, let's go into the city for a meal, and then find a place to rest, I don't know if the defenders will arrange a place to rest." ”

Chen Xiu nodded, "Okay." Chen Xiu has not experienced this era, and many things are not clear to him.

About half an hour later, Di Feng came back with a pale face.

Chen Xiu saw Di Feng's face and said, "Third uncle, what happened?" ”

"The people of the garrison headquarters are not allowed to enter the city, only we are allowed to camp outside the city! It is said that the chairman of the CPPCC National Committee and the Central Committee have made a resolution to relocate the Nationalist Government to Chongqing, and the whole of Chongqing is being repaired and eliminated. Diphon said angrily.

"That's it?" Tang Ning opened his mouth and looked at Di Feng, "Is there something else going on?" ”

Di Feng nodded, "He didn't let us enter the city, and I admitted it, but we were also ordered to build an arsenal, so we had to prepare some logistics materials." ”

"What bad things did they say?"

"Hmm." Di Feng remembered the situation in the Chongqing Garrison Headquarters, and he burst out: What do you waste have to ask for? Still want supplies? Nanjing is about to start a big war, and you actually ran to the rear? What kind of face do you have to ask for supplies!

"What did they say?" Tang Ning's voice also cooled.

Di Feng hesitated to tell Tang Ning about it, he was afraid that Tang Ning would be impulsive. You must know that the central government has decided to move the capital to Chongqing, then Chongqing will be the national capital, and when the time comes, the high-level will seize it, and it is not something that a ragtag army like them can afford to provoke.

"Nothing, forget it." Di Feng shook his head in the end, a group of short-sighted guys are not worth being angry with them.

"Third uncle." Tang Ning frowned, "Our independent brigade doesn't have the problem of not fighting back when we are angry. ”

Divon could only briefly explain the matter.

This time, even Chen Xiu frowned, their independent brigade, when they were in Songhu, but they didn't coax it at all, and now they are actually being said like this, I really can't bear it.

"Third uncle, you should report to the high command and say that we have encountered difficulties in Chongqing, and the garrison army will not let us enter the city, and the construction of the arsenal may be delayed." Chen Xiu opened his mouth, such a person should be let a higher official take care of it, those people's vision will not be so low, a brigade and an arsenal, which is more important, still know, "By the way, my independent brigade is full of 6,980 people, after the first battle in Songhu, now there are only 3,216 people left, in Songhu, the Japanese army suffered more than 2,000 casualties, from the brigade commander to the soldiers, I have never lost my Chinese face, why was I humiliated in Chongqing?" In the name of Chen Xiu, the person in charge of the construction of the arsenal and the commander of the Tiger Battalion of the Independent Brigade. ”

Divon raised his eyebrows, "Does it work?" ”

"Yes." Chen Xiu nodded, Lao Chen's relationship is iron, after all, it is a private arsenal enterprise, and anyone with a little insight will know the importance of an arsenal, not to mention, there is also a steel factory. Chen Xiu used the telegram of the Independent Brigade to contact Lao Chen, and knew that Lao Chen only talked about one production line, and a set of steel-making equipment received such attention. Chen Xiu didn't believe it, if he cried miserably like this, the people above would not care. Not to mention that the Separate Brigade is not a deserter.

"Okay." Devon nodded.

"Let's camp outside the city tonight, Ah Ning and I will go in and get some food for everyone in a while, and we won't have to eat dry food all the time." Chen Xiu spoke.

"That's good." Di Feng nodded, "I'll send the report." ”

"Hmm."

So, Chen Xiu and Tang Ning brought a few people into the city, and the large army could not enter the city, but a few people could still enter.

Sichuan was called Tianfu in ancient times, the mountains and rivers are majestic, the people are abundant, and Chongqing is in the southwest, controlling the Jianghan and Han Dynasty, especially the important town of the country.

This can be seen in the prosperity of commerce.

"Dumb, what are we going to buy?" Tang Ning asked, the prosperity on the street made her feel a little better, fortunately, the independent brigade still has some supplies, but the materials in the army, except for rice, salt, and a little pickles, what else can there be? Most of the armies came over like this throughout the Anti-Japanese War.

"Buy some vegetables and meat." Chen Xiu opened his mouth, he knew all the materials in the army, so he still had to properly supplement the soldiers with vitamins, proteins and fats.

"Okay, let's go to the vegetable market."

Several people walked to a vegetable market, because it was evening, many workers from the dock also had to buy vegetables back, so the vegetable market was still very prosperous.

"There's only one pork stand?" Chen Xiu raised his eyebrows.

"Buy pork? Now we don't have too much money, or, let's buy some beef, mutton, chicken and duck, right? Fish is OK too. Tang Ning spoke.

During the Republican period, pork was the most expensive of all meats, and the price of beef and mutton was only half that of pork.

"Huh?" Chen Xiu naturally didn't know about this situation, and in his impression, pork was the cheapest.

"Dumb, I'm afraid the price of pork is 6 to 9 cents a pound now."

The original owner, Chen Xiao, is a young master, he will not know this kind of price, and as for Chen Xiu, it is even more unclear.

"Beef and lamb are cheaper than pork?"

"Hmm."

Chen Xiu looked at it again, and sure enough, there were two or three stalls of beef and mutton.

Sigh, it's weird.

"In that case, let's buy a 1,000 pound of meat." Chen Xiu thought about it, in this way, each of the more than 3,000 people could get two or three taels.

"Too much, right?"

The last lunch I had in Nanjing before, the chickens, ducks, and fish were complete, but it cost a lot of money, so the money in Tang Ning's hands, that is, the money that the Independent Brigade could spend, was not much.

"Okay, let's not talk about these things for now, it's not much, let the brothers eat a little meat, and drink a bowl of soup anyway, after such a long journey." Chen Xiu shook his head, and when his commercial channel was established in the future, he would not be short of food. "Ah Ning, you buy more radishes and vegetables, and I'll buy meat."

With turnips, whether it is stewed lamb or beef, it is good.

"Okay."

So, the people were divided into two groups.

……

By the time Chen Xiu and the others returned to the camp with their things, it was already dark.

"Bury the pot and make rice."

"Oh!" The warriors cheered.