Two days later.

A military truck came to our camp, and the first to jump out of the car was Zhang Da, the commander of the second battalion, although his attitude was still a little stiff, but Huang Wenlie should have explained to him the reason why I took him to the West Bank, so he politely hugged my fist and said: "Company Commander An, Zhang Da is here to be a pawn for you!" ”

I said: "Camp Commander Zhang, no one is anyone's pawn, we are all brothers in the same life and death!" ”

I was so serious and righteous that Zhang Da was a little embarrassed, feeling narrow-minded, so he arched his hand again and stepped aside. He was originally a straightforward Northeast man, but he was just being used.

The second one to get off the car is Cui Manzi, who is as strong as an ox, looking at his size, I think it is absolutely okay to have a pair of five. Taking him over is equivalent to bringing several more people, because Cui Manzi is not only strong in hand-to-hand combat, even if there are any heavy objects, he can also play a very critical role.

Next was the grinning Qian Xiaoliu, who was carrying a big canvas bag, which was estimated to contain his mine detection tools. I once heard the commander of the engineer battalion say that Qian Xiaoliu's mine detection method is unique, and he can even find out the accuracy of the mines with the naked eye without using tools, let alone eliminating a wide variety of mines.

In the end, Shangguan Yusi and a bewildered American with a beard and a puzzled face, this American is also an old acquaintance of mine, he was our instructor in the Kunming special training camp, the American Army Sergeant Carol, but he is now a second lieutenant.

Huang Wenlie, who came with the car, said: "The people you want are not bad, and all of them will be sent to you." Second Lieutenant Carroll is the best cartographer we can find, the only downside is that he speaks Chinese only for simple conversations, but I don't think he needs more instructions for his task, and he should know what he should do. ”

I smiled and said, "I can draw and know how to survey, that's enough!" I have thirty guys around me who can speak Chinese, and there is no shortage of him! ”

Huang Wenlie turned around and shouted, "Come a few people, move all the things off the car!" ”

Several wooden boxes were removed from the truck, in addition to thirty brand-new M1 carbines wrapped in oiled paper, ammunition, radios, and Carroll's mapping tools.

In addition to these people, the rest of the personnel are all from the first battalion, Ani, Wang Sibao, Ma Shun, Zhai Meng, etc., all of whom are carefully selected veterans.

I was embarrassed to ask Zhou Dalei to go with me, the elite of the first battalion was the most transferred by me, and it was really unreasonable not to leave the battalion commander behind.

At noon, Huang Wenlie and I had a simple bite of food in the anti-artillery hole of the Third Company, and then began to study the matters after the deployment of the river crossing.

It's not that our gang won't have anything to do on the east bank when they cross the river, and once something happens, we still have to rely on the cover of the east bank to retreat. How to communicate with radio stations and how to communicate without radio stations, and whether there should be a firepower attack in the middle of the way to attract the attention of the other side...... There are so many things that need to be done.

With a bang, the wooden door of the anti-artillery hole was vigorously slammed open, Tan Weimin walked in angrily, he almost ignored Huang Wenlie's existence, and shouted at me: "Why not me!" ”

I knew what he was talking about, but I deliberately pretended to be confused with him and said, "I study military affairs with Lord Tuanza, why should I have you?" ”

Tan Weimin only realized that Huang Wenlie was in the room at this time, but he only saluted a military salute that seemed absolutely perfunctory, and said, "The regiment commander is also there." ”

Then he continued to shout at me, "Who told you this!" You know that's not what I'm talking about! is so disrespectful to your uncle, is there a brother-in-law like you! ”

Huang Wenlie was in a very good mood now, and he even lit a cigarette, leaned against my bed, and watched with great interest as if watching a play, and our uncle and brother-in-law were arguing here with no seriousness.

I sighed and said, "Which one are you talking about?" Can't you make it clear! Do you have to guess a riddle? ”

Tan Weimin shouted: "I just want to ask you, why didn't you go to the West Bank without me!" ”

I pretended to have a sense of enlightenment and said, "Oh, that's what you're talking about. Why should I have you? At home, you are my brother, I am your brother-in-law, and of course I respect you. In the army, I am your boss, you are a subordinate, you have to obey orders! Do you have such a quarrel with your boss? What it looks like! ”

Tan Weimin ignored my interruption and said angrily: "Even Wang Sibao can go, why can't I go?" ”

I was a little surprised and said, "Dare you still look down on Wang Sibao?" Do you despise him because he has a pair of cross-eyed eyes and can't even shoot accurately? Wang Sibao is a veteran who has been a soldier for three years, and he is still alive after three years of being a soldier, do you know what this means? ”

Tan Weimin was a little angry and said, "Does it mean that he will run for his life?" Does it mean that he also learned ninjutsu? ”

I said coldly: "Of course you didn't say these cynicisms! The fact that he survived shows that he has honed his experience on how to survive on the battlefield! What does it mean to be battle-hardened? Wang Sibao is the best example! ”

Tan Weimin's tone slowed down and said, "Even if he is strong, that's his business." I'm about to be a soldier for a year, and I don't think I'm worse than him, no worse than any of the thirty people you brought with me! And my machine gun is so good, why can't you take me there? ”

I said, "But as you can see, we don't use machine guns this time, it's all carbines." Your machine gun is a good one, but it's useless. The soldiers I brought with me were at least two years old, and the soldiers you didn't have for a year should not come to fill the number. Let's go, let's go, I'll give you a day off today, you go home to see your parents, and I'll talk to you when I come back from the West Bank." ”

Huang Wenlie was present, and I couldn't tell Tan Weimin that I didn't take him to the West Bank because I wanted to keep something for the Tan family. My son and aunt all went to dance on the blade, and I was afraid that the Tan family would not be able to stand such stimulation.

I pushed Tan Weimin out, Tan Weimin walked a few steps, turned around and said, "There are Americans in your team, who of you understands English?" Is there anything you can do to communicate, gesture with your hands like a gorilla? ”

Huang Wenlie asked, "Do you speak English?" ”

Tan Weimin seemed to grasp the last straw, and hurriedly said: "Of course, Tuanza, I know English the most." You forget, I came back from studying in England and they gave me the nickname ...... They all call me a fake foreign devil. ”

He can even say such self-defeating things, and I know I can't stop him.

Tan Weimin was the last one approved by Huang Wenlie to join the river-crossing team. Because Huang Wenlie believes that although Carol may not need more language communication, if there is a need for language communication, it is of course safest to have someone who can speak English.

At four o'clock in the morning of the next day, 31 of us were ready to go, 31 of us were brand-new firearms, even the radio station of the signal corps was brand new, and Shangguan Yusi also brought enough first-aid medicine.