Chapter 208: Reunion
Tongbai County, located at the junction of Hubei and Henan, Tongbai Mountain obliquely runs through the whole territory, the mountains in the territory are undulating, the terrain is steep, it is adjacent to Nanyang in the west, Xinyang in the east, after the general retreat of Wuhan began, it has become a first-line position to resist the westward advance of the Japanese invaders.
When Li Siwei led his troops to Tongbai County, more than 10 large and small troops had gathered here, some of them were well-equipped and ready for battle, and some were in ragged clothes and in a bleak condition.
Commander Su and Commander Huang left one after another, and each led his troops back to their own system, leaving Li Siwei with hundreds of remnants to camp in a dilapidated village outside Tongbai City.
The brigade headquarters is located in a slightly better house, with three tiled houses, one as a conference room and two as bedrooms, and the conference room has begun to take shape, and Miao Zhenhua is cleaning up the bedroom with a few brothers.
"Turtles," Li Siwei stood in the courtyard, sighing with a full face, "Since Songhu, Lao Tzu has been running all the way, and they have to start from scratch every time they go...... Alas, when will it be able to settle down! ”
Hearing this, Staff Officer Gu also sighed, "The 100,000 troops didn't hold Wuhan...... The little devils still have to fight west, it's too difficult to block them, I'm afraid they have to run west! ”
"yes!" Li Siwei nodded and gritted his teeth, "Fuck it, go report it first and get all the brothers back......"
Before he could finish speaking, Lu Quanyou ran in from outside the hospital, his face full of excitement, "Commander, commander...... Which one do you see? ”
Li Siwei hurriedly turned his head to look, and saw General Guan striding in with two entourages, and immediately felt happy in his heart, and hurriedly greeted him, "Senior Commander Guan, why are you here?" ”
Master Guan glanced at him up and down, and laughed, "Lao Tzu has been waiting for you for two days, and it's finally here!" ”
Li Siwei was stunned, his face full of doubts, "Wait for us?" ”
"Yes!" Master Guan nodded, with a smile on his face, "I heard that you were transferred to the First War Zone, at first, Lao Tzu didn't believe it, but then I really ran into Dr. Ning and them...... No, I'm just waiting for you here! ”
"Oh," Li Siwei was happy, "where are they?" ”
"Don't worry," Master Guan waved his hand, "they're fine, just wait for you to pass!" ”
Li Siwei was stunned, his face hesitated, "I haven't settled down yet......"
"What else do you want to settle in?" Master Guan laughed, "In the future, you will be Lao Tzu's soldier again!" ”
Li Siwei was stunned.
Master Guan said, and walked to the house by himself, "Let's go, let's find a place to put it up!" ”
"Oh," Li Siwei hurriedly followed.
The others looked at their backs and stayed in the courtyard...... Master Guan's words were very clear, he wanted to talk to Li Siwei alone.
In the room, the two sat opposite each other.
Master Guan smiled, "Is there a lot of things you don't understand?" ”
"Well," Li Siwei nodded hurriedly, "Division commander, why did you get to the First War Zone?" ”
Master Guan nodded, his expression furious, "It's not because of you!" ”
"Because of me?" Li Siwei was even more puzzled.
Division Commander Guan sighed, "Lao Tzu was originally in Hankou in front of the major general Gao Shen, but a few days ago he suddenly received an order, and he was kicked into the First War Zone, asking Lao Tzu to come to the First War Zone to reorganize a division, and he also designated to reorganize your brigade!" ”
"What a good thing!" Li Siwei smiled, "How can the staff officer have a division commander An Yi?" ”
The whereabouts are clear, and Li Siwei is in a good mood.
"Alas," Master Guan sighed, his voice low, "You also know that Lao Tzu can't fight...... Instead of watching his brothers die in battle one by one, Lao Tzu was willing to nest in the staff headquarters to write and draw. ”
Li Siwei was silent, in fact, Master Guan's situation was similar to him!
He was born in a big-headed soldier, and he was promoted and promoted again and again in the line of fire, and he accidentally became a middle-level officer with thousands of brothers!
And Division Commander Guan was originally just a garrison commander, with two or three thousand old brothers guarding Guangmingji, but after the fall of Nanjing, Guangmingji was tight, and he became a division commander with nearly 10,000 troops in one leap!
Both of them were promoted too quickly, one did not know how to be an official, and the other had limited military talent.
Seeing that Li Siwei was silent, Master Guan waved his hand, "Forget it, since I see you, Lao Tzu will be relieved...... In the future, you will contribute more to the war, and leave the rest to Lao Tzu! ”
"Okay," Li Siwei nodded hurriedly, but felt that it was inappropriate, "Division commander, I am a regiment commander, and at most I can only take my regiment ......."
"You......" Senior Commander Guan interrupted him and shook his head helplessly, "With your military merits, how can you still be a regiment commander?" When the team is pulled up, it's time for you to change into your general's uniform! ”
"General uniform?" Li Siwei was a little excited in his heart, "I'm afraid it won't work!" ”
"What's not to do?" Master Guan glared at him, "Just gather that fire with light, and you should wear it...... The people above also feel sorry for you for that matter, otherwise they can send Lao Tzu over? ”
Li Siwei was stunned and speechless...... I'm about to put on my general's uniform, but what about those brothers who fought together on the Bright Ridge? How many are left?
"What's wrong?" Master Guan stared at him tightly, "Don't believe Lao Tzu? ”
"No," Li Siwei hurriedly shook his head, "Commander, I listen to you!" ”
Forget it, let it be!
"Okay," Master Guan nodded with satisfaction, "Rest here for a day, and take the team with Lao Tzu tomorrow!" ”
"Where to go?" Li Siwei was stunned, "Isn't there going to be a war here?" ”
"Rest," Master Guan smiled slightly and pointed to the door, "That's it, why don't you repair?" ”
"Oh," Li Siwei nodded hurriedly, his expression confused, "The brothers really can't move...... Where to rest? ”
"Shang Luo," Master Guan slowly stood up after speaking, "Leave early tomorrow morning!" ”
With that, he strode out the door.
"Shang Luo?" Li Siwei couldn't help but smile bitterly, thinking about it carefully, in this year, he has traveled more places than in his previous life for thirty years!
This night, although the brothers had already nibbled on dry food, they slept peacefully.
Early the next morning, Commander Guan sent someone to pick up Li Siwei and his entourage, hurriedly left the station, all the way to the west, out of Tongbai, through Nanyang, Neixiang, Xishan, Shangnan, Danfeng, and went straight to Shangluo.
Neither going to the battlefield nor retreating, although the group was still on foot, they were also calm, but Li Siwei was a little anxious...... I didn't see Ning Rou and them all the way, and I asked the team leader Staff Officer Wu, but he only said that he didn't know.
After nearly ten days and nights, at noon that day, the team finally drove into the territory of Shangluo.
"It's not far away," Staff Officer Wu stood on the mountain road, pointing to the towns scattered under the mountain, his face full of joy, "It's finally here, my heart has finally fallen to the ground!" ”
Li Siwei was also in a good mood, and smiled, "Staff Officer Wu, what's wrong?" Are you afraid that we will tie you up halfway? ”
"Where, where," Staff Officer Wu hurriedly shook his head, revealing a wry smile, "Chief Li doesn't know that this area in western Henan ...... It's not peaceful! ”
"Oh?" Li Siwei was stunned, "Isn't it peaceful?" ”
"It's not peaceful," Staff Officer Wu shook his head and sighed, "The people of western Henan are fierce, and the bandits are especially fierce...... Fortunately, we traveled all the way, but it was too peaceful. ”
"Oh," Li Siwei was interested, "I've heard people say that it's a bandit, right?" ”
When he was in Luohe, he heard from the staff officer.
"Well, that's what I used to call it before," Staff Officer Wu nodded and said slightly, "The original people in western Henan are outstanding people, more than three generations, and I have never heard of bandits, after the Qin and Han dynasties, thieves became more and more numerous, but there are still few bandits in western Henan." Until after the change of Jingkang, the people's customs are becoming more and more vigorous, and every time there is troubled times, the people of western Henan will enthusiastically obey each other. At the end of the Ming Dynasty, King Li Chuang led eighteen horsemen out of Shangluo, and into the west of Henan, less than a few months, gathered millions of people, but under Luoyang, around Kaifeng, back to Xi'an, straight to Beijing, such as the fire of the plain like the river to break the bank can not be contained. In the early years of the Republic of China, the people's livelihood withered, the warlords fought, and the bandits in western Henan were rampant again, and for a time, the lives were devastated......"
"Hammer!" Liao Heiniu frowned when he heard this, "Lao Tzu used to follow the fat brother to occupy the mountain as the king, and he didn't harm any of the flat-headed people...... Haven't you heard of "Water Margin"? There are also heroes who were recruited by the imperial court to secure the environment and the people, there are also righteous bandits who do the right thing for heaven, and there are also heroes who are forced to go to Liangshan, so what can kill a boatload of people with a stick? ”
Staff Officer Wu was robbed by him, his face turned red, and he smiled, "Battalion Commander Liao is also reasonable, there are also righteous bandits like Liangshan heroes in western Henan, and there are also poor people who are forced to fall into the grass!" ”
"Hehe," Liao Heiniu smiled proudly, "I love to hear this!" Tell me the stories of these people! ”
Li Siwei and the others also wanted to hear it, and nodded in agreement.
"Okay," Staff Officer Wu smiled, "Speaking of this righteous bandit, I have to say that Wu Tianzong, the hero of the Central Plains, ......"
Staff Officer Wu spoke eloquently, like a number of family treasures, and everyone nodded after listening to it.
"It's a pity," Liao Heiniu came back to his senses and sighed, "Why did such a character die of illness?" If you live until now, you will definitely be a good hand at fighting devils! ”
Staff Officer Wu was stunned for a moment, and secretly smiled bitterly, how can there be a certain number of birth, old age, sickness and death?
Li Siwei also sighed with a smile on his face, "Although this person is from the green forest, he is stronger than many people!" ”
Shi Meng also applauded loudly, "Well beaten, something like Zhang Xun should be beaten hard...... If a good Han person doesn't do it, he wants to be a slave for the Manchu Qing Dynasty and help the Tartars bully the Han people, what is the difference between this and a traitor? If you don't fight, he will fight! ”
"Cough," Li Siwei coughed heavily, and went first, "Let's go!" ”
Shi Meng came back to his senses, his face turned red, and he hurriedly looked at Fucha Morgen, "Brother Fucha, I ......"
Fucha Morgen shook his head, his expression solemn, "That's all in the past...... Now, we are all family, and the little devils are our enemies! ”
"Yes," Shi Meng nodded repeatedly, "we are all Chinese, and the little devil is our enemy!" ”
"That's right!" Liao Heiniu smiled, "Hurry up, you haven't seen the cannon in a hurry?" I'm afraid that Dr. Ning, they're going crazy! ”
"Yes, yes, you have to hurry!"
Everyone chimed in, laughing.
Li Siwei didn't bother to pay attention to them, so he just buried his head and rushed forward...... Lao Tzu really misses them!
In the evening, the team drove into the camp on the eastern outskirts of Shangluo.
Lu Yongnian took a group of brothers to greet him at the gate of the camp, and everyone naturally had a lot of enthusiasm when they met, and there was laughter and laughter for a while.
Li Siwei followed Lu Yongnian to the camp, constantly asking about the situation after the farewell.
"Sanyang's situation is not good!" Speaking of the wounded, Lu Yongnian suddenly sighed and looked down, "Doctor Ning said that his leg is probably lame!" ”
Li Siwei was also surprised, "Didn't you say that it would be fine?" ”
"The situation is not bad," Lu Yongnian shook his head, with a wry smile on his face, "However, he has to go to the ground on the road in order to reduce the burden on ......his brothers."
"Holy shit," Li Siwei was stunned and glared at Lu Yongnian fiercely, "You don't know how to stop it?" ”
Lu Yongnian's face turned red, and he was a little aggrieved, "Where can I stop it?" ”
"Forget it," Li Siwei waved his hand, "Take Lao Tzu over to have a look!" ”
"Okay," Lu Yongnian breathed a sigh of relief and took Li Siwei straight to the wounded barracks.
The wounded barracks are in the north, just like when they were in Baiguo Town, some sheds were set up in front, and some wounded soldiers were walking and chatting inside.
Li Siwei looked around at everyone and was also smiling, "Brothers, you're recovering well...... It's all for Lao Tzu to take care of, this is about to be reorganized, and Lao Tzu is still waiting for you to come back! ”
"No problem," someone shouted, "I can join the training now, but you have to lower the bar, Commander!" ”
"Turtle's," Li Siwei followed the prestige, "Xue Tiangang, Lao Tzu remembers that you dared to argue with Meng Fugui on the first day, why did you coax at this time?" ”
Xue Tiangang's face turned red, "I don't dare to argue with Platoon Commander Meng now, he is more powerful than me in killing devils!" ”
"You're a good turtle too! But ......" Li Siwei nodded and looked around at everyone, "The training standard can't be lowered, so if you want to go back, you must recover from your injuries as soon as possible!" ”
"Yes," the crowd promised, where is the slightest frustration of the wounded!
"Okay," Li Siwei nodded with satisfaction, turned around and left, "Lao Tzu went in and saw the other brothers." ”
Inside is a courtyard, the wards are lined up, and the medical staff are constantly going in and out, Li Siwei just walked into the courtyard when he saw Ning Rou and Wu Ruolan walking out of a ward, and hurriedly quickened his pace and walked over.
Ning Rou and Wu Ruolan obviously saw him as well, and they were stunned at the door for a moment, staring at him blankly.
Li Siwei hurried away, but Lu Yongnian and the others stopped at the gate of the courtyard, and the people in the courtyard also dispersed, leaving enough space for them.
"You ...... Don't worry about me? Li Siwei walked in front of the two of them, and it took a long time to hold back a sentence.
Ning Rou was stunned for a moment and couldn't help laughing.
Wu Ruolan gave him a blank look, "What are you worried about?" Master Guan came back early, and he said you're okay! ”
"I ......" Li Siwei was stunned, blushed, and scolded angrily, "Turtle'er, I don't know how to leave a horse for Lao Tzu!" ”
"Poof," Ning Rou laughed, looking at him with a smile, her eyes bright and her voice gentle, "how can you not worry...... I'm worried about eating, I'm worried about sleeping, I'm worried about walking! ”
"Giggles," Wu Ruolan also smiled, overjoyed, "Then you...... Worried about me...... We? ”
Li Siwei nodded hurriedly, looking at them with blazing eyes, learning a Ning Rou tone, "I'm worried about eating, I'm worried about sleeping, and I'm worried when I'm running!" ”
Ning Rou and Wu Ruolan laughed even louder.
"Let's ...... Let's get the wounded in first! ”
Someone outside the courtyard gate shouted, "What are you doing blocking the door?" ”
The crowd at the gate of the hospital hurriedly got out of the way, and Ma Yue led his brothers to carry the wounded in, "Hurry, hurry...... All carried in, Dr. Ning ......"
As he spoke, he raised his eyes and looked around, and finally, when he saw Li Siwei and the others, his voice stopped abruptly.
"Hurry up and carry it in," Ning Rou hurriedly greeted him with a smile, and went to see the wounded, "Hurry all the way, don't get worse!" ”
Wu Ruolan also hurriedly followed, Li Siwei was a little surprised, and hurriedly lifted the curtain and entered the ward.
The long-awaited reunion ended like this, but Li Siwei was still happy, and he finally mustered up the courage to turn that "you" into "you"!
Since you can't give it up, let's face it calmly!
Lao Tzu is Li Cannon, he has lived two lives, and he must not live with cringe like in his previous life!