The pace of the Spring Festival has quietly approached, and joy has begun to brew and accumulate in the 66th Regiment station.

In the slopes and ravines of Changyu, Miaoling and Yuejialing, pieces of dry land have been reclaimed, adding a little new color to the earth, and also adding a little vitality to the bleak winter scenery in the mountains...... When you plant corn in the spring of the next year, you will not be afraid of being hungry.

The engineer company had already arranged the rocks on the top of the mountain selected by Li Siwei, but the stones were not made of stones, because it was too difficult to dig huge rocks in the mountain, and second, it was too difficult to carry thousands of pounds of boulders to the top of the mountain.

In the end, with a wave of his hand, Li Siwei asked the engineer company to make more than 20 large wooden barrels, four feet high and three or four feet in diameter, and then moved them to the top of the mountain together with sand and gravel cement, and stirred the concrete on the top of the mountain, poured it into concrete gravel, and when the concrete was dry, it was knocked down horizontally, fixed on the top of the mountain with rope stakes, covered with dry grass, and selected a capable squad to guard it.

After Zhang Haofeng asked Li Siwei for instructions, he set up stones in the three front-line positions of Changyu, Miaoling and Yuejialing, and the soldiers were full of enthusiasm.

The training of the recruit camp is also impressive, and the newly selected instructors are all elite soldiers who have been on the battlefield for a long time, and each project is personally sparred. After a day of training, the recruits could sleep with their heads down, and their snoring was loud...... Of course, the effect was obvious, and within a few days, he was dragged to the mountains for actual combat drills.

The Spring Festival is approaching, and the supply and cooking platoon are not idle, in this era of poor materials, it is not easy to let the brothers have a good New Year!

Liu Heishui sent people to search for meat everywhere, but the mountains were barren, and he ran all over Ruicheng and Pinglu to not even buy a whole pig, but he bought a lot of fish and came back, but he was reluctant to eat it...... Several big pits were dug outside the west entrance of the village, and the soldiers of Liu Heishui organized the supply company to tidy up a little and became a pond, attracting some water just to raise fish, according to Liu Heishui's statement, "This fish can't feed the brothers at all, but it is better to raise it, and don't worry about the fish in the future."

Wei Yidao also transferred people from the cooking platoon and personally brought them into the mountains, digging snake holes and looking for wild vegetables, and there were some harvests every day.

It's just that the progress of the special service company is a little unsatisfactory, and Huang Hua can bring back a lot of information every time he returns, but he doesn't have Li Siwei's favorite goal.

After all, the 66th Regiment is still in the recovery period, the target is too big to gnaw on, and the target is too small to get any oil and water.

On February 5, 40, the twenty-eighth day of the lunar calendar, the beginning of spring, the sky was clear and clear, and there was already quite a spring atmosphere.

Early in the morning, Liao Heiniu came with two guards, hugged a little lamb, and bumped into Li Siwei, who had just left the village.

"Black Bull," Li Siwei was naturally happy to see Liao Heiniu, but when he saw the little lamb in his arms, he was a little puzzled, "Why did you make such a little lamb?" ”

Li Sanguang also looked at the little lamb in Liao Heiniu's arms with a smile, "Head Liao, you should be generous if you want to give gifts...... With such a small sheep, it's not enough to make soup for the brothers! ”

"Turtle's," Liao Heiniu scolded with a smile, jumped off the horse with the lamb in his arms, "Lao Tzu's group is almost too poor to open the pot, how can I have the heart to give you gifts!" ”

Saying that, Liao Heiniu stuffed the lamb in his arms into Li Sanguang's arms, "This lamb can't eat meat, keep it for Qiansheng, mother, you can drink milk when you grow up!" ”

"This ......" Li Sanguang smiled and turned his head to look at Li Siwei.

"Uh......" Li Siwei was also stunned, but his heart was a little warm, and he nodded with a smile, "That's a good idea!" ”

The two babies are getting bigger and bigger, and the amount of food is getting bigger and bigger, but the food in the group is not nutritious, and after a while, Ning Rou and Wu Ruolan are afraid that they will not be able to feed the two babies, and with goat's milk, the two girls can also relax.

"Lao Tzu's method is still wrong," Liao Heiniu glanced at Li Siwei with some smugness, but the words changed, "Back to the regiment headquarters, there is a deal to discuss with you!" ”

"What's the deal?" Li Siwei handed Liao Heiniu a cigarette and asked softly, "Can you make money?" ”

"Turtle's," Liao Heiniu took the cigarette and glared, "If you don't have to make money, Lao Tzu hasn't followed all these years in vain?" ”

"Well," Li Siwei lit a match and lit a cigarette for Liao Heiniu, turned around and walked towards the regiment headquarters, swallowing clouds and spitting fog, "Let's talk as we go!" ”

"It's still a salt pond!" Liao Heiniu nodded and followed, his eyes gradually brightened, "According to the news of the seizure, a batch of supplies came to Yanchi yesterday ......"

Li Siwei hurriedly waved his hand, turned his head to stare at Liao Heiniu, and a wry smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, "This news was reported last night, but with our strength alone...... It's hard! ”

"It's not difficult?" Liao Heiniu glared at Li Siwei, "This is not like what Li Cannon said!" ”

"Black Bull," Li Siwei shook his head lightly and sighed, "Sanyang and I have thought about it carefully, and we have a chance to win, but ...... It's only two days before the New Year! ”

"What's wrong with the New Year?" Liao Heiniu was unwilling, "There will be no war during the New Year?" ”

"Black Bull," Li Siwei took a deep puff of his cigarette, "After the New Year, the brothers should be a year older......

Li Siwei's voice gradually deepened, and he silently smoked again.

Liao Heiniu was stunned and speechless.

In one more year, the brothers will be a year older!

However, there must be many brothers who can't celebrate the New Year.

"Wait a little longer!" Li Siwei finished the cigarette, threw away the cigarette butt, and stepped on it fiercely, "No matter what, let the brothers spend this year in peace!" ”

"But," Liao Heiniu stopped talking, and finally turned into a sigh, "We are ...... It's almost impossible to pass the New Year. ”

"Let's go," Li Siwei patted Liao Heiniu's shoulder vigorously, "Wait a minute, go back, take four mules!" ”

During the suppression of bandits in western Henan, the 66th Regiment captured more than 100 mules and horses, and the horses were naturally reluctant to eat, but the mules could respond to emergencies.

"Mules?" Liao Heiniu was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly shook his head, "As the old saying goes, 'Donkey meat is fragrant, horse meat stinks, don't eat mule meat if you are killed', I don't want it!" ”

"Turtle's," Li Siwei turned his head and glared at Liao Heiniu, "They are all people who pin their heads to the waistband of their trousers, what are they paying attention to?" Let the brothers have a fat year, and after the New Year, they will do a good job! ”

"But," Liao Heiniu was still a little worried, "can Heishui do it?" ”

"Why can't you do it?" Li Siwei smiled and shook his head, "Can a mule be more important than brothers?" ”

Obviously, Li Siwei thought things simple.

In the conference room of the regiment headquarters, Liu Heishui heard Li Siwei's words and hurriedly shook his head, "Regiment leader, you must not kill mules...... I'll try to find a way, Nakajo Mountain can't buy pork, so I'll let my brothers go to the south bank to buy it! ”

Li Siwei looked at Liu Heishui with some surprise and did not speak.

Liu Heishui hurriedly explained, "Our department has traveled all the way, and the baggage is all transported by mules...... They are also our brothers! ”

"Uh......" Li Siwei was stunned, but there was a ripple in his heart.

Sure enough, it's still a simple soldier!

The mule can be regarded as a brother by Liu Heishui if he makes a force, but what kind of ending did the brothers end up with their heads and blood for the Anti-Japanese War? In a few years, how many people will remember their toil and exploits?

"Regiment Leader," Liu Heishui couldn't help but feel a little apprehensive when he saw that Li Siwei was silent, and hurriedly explained, "It's not convenient in the mountains, and you have to rely on these mules to transport supplies!" ”

"Forget it," Li Siwei shook his head slightly, "Don't kill it...... You go and find a way, anyway, you have to let the brothers eat meat during the New Year! ”

Li Siwei naturally understands the truth of "mercy does not control the army", but he can't do anything arbitrary and arbitrary regardless of the emotions of the soldiers.

It's all a bunch of bitter haha, the chief doesn't sympathize with them, who else can be expected to sympathize with them?

"Yes," Liu Heishui hurriedly promised, "I'll send someone to the south bank to find a way!" ”

Liu Heishui hurried away, and Li Siwei glanced at Liao Heiniu with some surprise.

"Lao Tzu knows," Liao Heiniu shook his head helplessly, "Although we don't have extra mules in our regiment, it's not a problem to kill one or two, but the brothers don't agree......"

"Turtle's," Li Siwei took out a cigarette and handed it to Liao Heiniu, scolding with a smile, "You already knew why didn't you tell Lao Tzu?" ”

"Hehe," Liao Heiniu took the cigarette and smiled slyly, "Didn't Lao Tzu see that you have a lot of mules, and you think about fighting the autumn breeze!" ”

Saying that, Liao Heiniu stood up and shook his head and went to the door, "The deal has not been completed, and the autumn wind has not hit, Lao Tzu should go and see his godson!" ”

Buying and selling is naturally to be done, but Li Siwei wants to let his brothers have a good year before doing business, maybe that's the ...... The guilt in my heart can be reduced a little.

The thirtieth day of the Chinese New Year's Eve arrived as scheduled, the regiment was full of joy, the cooking platoon was busy preparing meals, and the soldiers were busy cleaning and decorating the venue, busy and happy.

Li Siwei went out early in the morning, first went to the front-line position, inspected the cooking classes of each department one by one, there were vegetables and meat, and then went to the fortifications, and the outside of the brand-new fortresses were pasted with Spring Festival couplets, and the soldiers were as if they had moved to a new home.

After inspecting the three frontline positions, it was only after the boot camp was made.

The new barracks were also cleaned, and all the soldiers were happy, and when they saw Li Siwei enter the camp, they saluted and greeted each other.

"Leader," Luo Ping'an had just finished the meeting, and when he saw Li Siwei entering the camp, he hurriedly greeted him, "It's the New Year, the brothers are happy, and we want to have a party......

"Well," Li Siwei nodded with a smile and walked straight to the battalion headquarters, but there was a hint of heaviness in his tone, "Let the brothers have a good time this year...... After the New Year, it's time for your battalion to pull up! ”

"Regiment Commander," Luo Ping'an was stunned and smiled reluctantly, "If you are a soldier, you will have to pass this hurdle sooner or later!" ”

"Ping'an," Li Siwei glanced back at Luo Ping'an, his expression solemn, "This time the target is in Yanchi." ”

"Yes," Luo Ping'an hurriedly agreed, with a solemn expression, "I know what to do!" ”

"Okay," Li Siwei nodded, stepped into the battalion headquarters, and convened a small meeting of the whole battalion cadres.

After leaving the new barracks, Li Siwei entered the medical platoon again.

After two months of recuperation, most of the wounded have returned to the team one after another, only some seriously wounded are still in the camp to recuperate, the medical platoon is not very busy, and the camp is also cleaned and clean, and there is a happy atmosphere.

As soon as Li Siwei walked into the camp of the medical platoon, he saw several medical soldiers gathered on the steps, and from time to time there were laughter and laughter.

It's the New Year, and it's not good to trouble Aunt Tong anymore, Ning Rou and Wu Ruolan are also idle, so they brought the two babies into the medical platoon, and let the female soldiers in the medical platoon be treasures.

"Regiment Commander," seeing Li Siwei coming, all the female soldiers hurriedly looked over, their faces were full of smiles, and praise was everywhere.

"Qiansheng is so good! You can hold ...... of any of them."

"An An is so beautiful! I will definitely be as beautiful as Dr. Ning and Dr. Wu in the future......"

Li Siwei listened to everyone's praise with a smile, looked at Qiansheng who was held in Cui'er's arms, and looked at An An, who was still in Wu Ruolan's arms, and was proud, "Qiansheng is like me, I don't recognize life, An'an...... Like a little princess, squeamish ......"

"You're squeamish!" Wu Ruolan glanced at Li Siwei and protected the calf, "An An is still a young ......"

"Yes, yes, An An is still young," Li Siwei smiled wryly, his eyes slowly swept over everyone, "It is said that women can hold up half the sky...... I can't stop watching! Over the years, we have fought thousands of miles, if it weren't for you women...... You've done a great job! ”

After saying that, Li Siwei saluted everyone with a "snap", turned around and walked to the ward.

He couldn't give these female soldiers anything but a military salute!

After condolences to the wounded soldiers and medical staff, Li Siwei went to the village again and asked Liu Heishui to send some rice and noodles.

In the previous battle, these fellows braved the fire of war to carry back the injured brothers!

In the afternoon, Li Siwei held a meeting of the cadres of the whole regiment at the regiment headquarters, and then went to see the brothers who were sleeping on the west mountain, and it was already twilight when he returned to the village.

On Chinese New Year's Eve, there were no fireworks or firecrackers, but there was laughter in the air, and listening to the laughter, Li Siwei's face also had a few more smiles.

In such a troubled era, all Li Siwei can do is to let his brothers have a good New Year, after the New Year, those who should be desperate have to work hard, those who should bleed have to bleed, and they should ......

Thinking about it, Li Siwei's footsteps became heavy again...... This is the life of a soldier!

The lights in the cabin were dim, and the laughter of Ning Rou and Wu Ruolan floated out from time to time, making Li Siwei's steps brisk again.

"Why are you so happy?" Li Siwei entered the door with a smile.

Dishes and chopsticks have been set on the table, the two babies are lying quietly on the bed, the two girls are fiddling with a bunch of little dolls' clothes, shoes and socks on the side of the bed, laughing and laughing, hearing Li Siwei's words, Ning Rou looked over, raised the small clothes in her hand, and her pretty face was filled with a happy smile, "The sisters gave it to the baby, beautiful, right?" ”

"Beautiful," Li Siwei nodded again and again, and walked straight over, "It's all some clever girls!" ”

"What a girl!" Wu Ruolan sneered, "Sister Cui'er and Sister Xiulian are already there, Sister Man'er and they are ......"

Saying that, Wu Ruolan hurriedly closed her mouth, Li Man and the others were originally married, but they were married to Wu Dashou, and they were taken by Li Siwei......

"Let's eat!" Li Siwei smiled reluctantly and walked to the table first.

Happy Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, but this happiness is indeed hard to come by, and it should be cherished!