A thing that had already reached the point of verbal argument was suddenly changed by one of the parties I made a comical four-legged action to the sky.

Huang Wenlie, who rarely laughed, couldn't hold back, let out a forced sneer in his throat, and then quickly retracted his serious face, which would actually make people feel doubly embarrassed and embarrassed.

I sat on the ground and looked at the wreckage of the stool that looked like chopping wood scattered around me, kicked the leg of the stool closest to me in anger, and then slowly stood up.

"Well, I take back my words, I apologize!" Huang Wenlie's voice was faint and he couldn't hear the slightest apology: "I will improve this plan, and I hope you can change your attitude when the time comes!" ”

A week later.

The endless heavy rain has finally come to an end, and the long-lost sunshine has sprinkled every corner of Linmeng. I assigned the hiccups to clean up the stagnant water in the traffic trenches, inspect and strengthen our anti-artillery bunkers, and do their job as a matter of course.

Because of the heavy rain that lasted for many days, I haven't seen Yinghui for more than a month. She is my expectation, the warmest place for me to go in this small border town. So after being busy with the affairs of the group, I got up and rushed to Linmeng.

……

"It's raining heavily."

"yes, it's raining so hard."

"I guessed that you should come when the rain stops."

I suddenly remembered Ma Shun's letter from home for no reason, and I looked at Yinghui: "When I don't come, will you miss me?" ”

Ying Hui first looked at me in surprise, and then quickly blushed: "Brother An, you can say such a shameful thing." ”

Yinghui's expected embarrassment can't help but remind me of the cheerful Ani, and I thought to myself: I don't know what happened to that tomboy-like crazy girl now......

"What's the matter?"

“…… Oh, I've been very busy with military affairs lately, and I've been messing up my brain......"

Yinghui: "Brother An, shall we go out for a walk?" I've been in Linmeng for a few months, and I only know how to buy vegetables and rice nearby, and I don't know what Linmeng is like. ”

It's a simple and easy-to-meet requirement, and it's perfect for someone with limited abilities like me.

The most lively place in Linmeng is Dongcai Street, which is said to have been the execution ground for prisoners in the early years. The feudal dynasty paid attention to killing one and setting an example, so most of the execution grounds were placed in places where crowds gathered, so as to achieve the meaning of warning and deterring those who were willing to follow suit.

Ying Hui Xin and I were wandering around the reins, and when we reached the intersection, we were attracted by a mound on a wooden stake on the side of the street that was tied up with flowers. This Qiu Ba's military uniform was stained with mud and water, and his face was covered with blood from being beaten, and he couldn't see his original appearance clearly. From time to time, a passing citizen walked over and took a sip, or grabbed something casually and threw it over, but the guy didn't dare to raise his head, but tried his best to avoid it.

I know, this is a deserter.

Desertion is shameful, especially in the world of Linmeng, where soldiers are in the city!

During the war, the punishment for deserters was very severe, and soldiers like this who escaped from the battle were generally paraded through the streets and then corrected on the spot.

"It's pretty pitiful." Yinghui dragged me cautiously past the deserter.

When the deserter heard Yinghui's voice, his body shook for a moment, and then he raised his head and called out in a voice that could only be made when someone had knocked out his teeth: "Sister, sister... Save me... Help me......"

Ying Hui stopped, looking at the deserter with some hesitation. The deserter screamed even louder: "Sister, sister, I am Yingshun, I am Yingshun......"

The soldier in charge of guarding the deserters slammed Yingshun's back with the butt of his gun: "Dog day deserter, what's the ghost called!" Before the day comes, the ghost screams! ”

At the same time, Yinghui also recognized this embarrassed deserter as her younger brother, whom she hadn't seen for two years. The next scene surprised me very much, the usually timid and cowardly Yinghui suddenly seemed to go crazy, screaming and rushing at the soldier who smashed her brother with the butt of the gun, desperately biting and kicking the other party.

The soldier was bitten on the arm by Ying Hui, and screamed in pain: "Where did the crazy woman come from! I don't care about you! ”

Seeing that the butt of his gun was raised again, I stepped forward and pushed him away: "Do it with a woman!" Who the hell is crazy! ”

Another soldier saw my rank and immediately saluted with a gun: "Hello sir! ”

The soldier who was bitten also saw the situation clearly, and hurriedly followed the salute: "Hello sir." ”

Me: "What part are you from?" ”

"Report to the sir, we are on the Judge Advocate General's firing squad, and we have been ordered to watch over the deserters here."

Yinghui, who had gone crazy, also calmed down, hugged her younger brother and cried bitterly: "Little brother, where have you been, you haven't heard from you for so long...... Did you know that grandma is gone......

- Deserter Yingshun, who was broken up by the Japanese army in the Battle of Songhu, followed the defeated army all the way to Kunming, and after receiving reorganization in Kunming, he was sent to Linmeng. Perhaps out of fear of war, or perhaps just wanting to flee back to his hometown, on the first day of pay, Yingshun swept the military salaries of several comrades, and the soles of his feet were smeared with oil. Unexpectedly, this unlucky guy caught up with the continuous heavy rain, he was trapped outside Linmeng City, and was arrested by the Military Justice Department in less than a day.

Knowing the reason why her younger brother was arrested, Ying Hui angrily gave Ying Shun a mouthful: "Why are you so uncompetitive, what kind of deserter are you!" Then she hugged her deserter brother and cried.

I asked the two detained soldiers, "What will happen to this deserter?" ”

"The chief said that he was of a bad nature, so he paraded through the streets first, and then shot him on the spot in the afternoon......"

Hearing such an answer, Yinghui cried and hugged my arm: "Brother An, you save Yingshun, he is still young, and he is not sensible......"

I have never had any dealings with the Judge Advocate General's Office, but for the sake of Yinghui, I still found Section Chief Zhou, the highest commander of the Judge Advocate General's Office in Linmeng, a middle-aged officer with a good appearance.

Listening to my intentions, Section Chief Zhou smiled: "That's all easy to say, that's all easy to say." ”

I was so happy that I didn't expect to meet such an easy-going officer: "Thank you so much!" In the future, Section Chief Zhou will do his best wherever it is useful to get brothers! ”

Section Chief Zhou smiled and waved his hand: "That's all easy to say, that's all easy to say...... However, Presumably Major An is also a reasonable person, so I won't beat around the bush with you. Our brothers in the Judge Advocate General's Office have also endured all kinds of hardships and painstaking efforts to catch these deserters, and Major An is not good to take people away with just a few words......"

I rushed back to see Longwan and borrowed a hundred silver dollars, which can be regarded as saving Yingshun's life.