Chapter Fifty-Eight: Becoming an Official
Li Yantang was inexplicable and observed fixedly. The thin figure was covered in bruises, and his delicate face was covered in blood. The eyes could not be opened, and the cloudy tears were left in the blood. This is the tears of meeting relatives when they are dying in a desperate situation, and they are the crystals of farewell to the world.
Li Yantang was stunned for a while. He suddenly remembered his third brother Li Ling, the third brother who had been bullied and humiliated and had a rebellious personality. It was also when he was beaten by others when he was a child, and when he was covered in blood, he shed tears in despair and called "big brother". That sound deeply pierced Li Yantang's heart, how similar it was to the current situation. He remembered how much grief his thin shoulders had borne that was not commensurate with his age. That "big brother" contained endless grievances and the anxiety of the life-saving straw encountered in despair. At that time, he had to obey his father's arrangement and ignore the third brother. It's also something that haunts him to this day.
"Third brother, third brother ......". Li Yantang reacted suddenly, and shouted with tears in his eyes: "Military doctor, call the military doctor quickly." It's my third brother, you can't die. Holding Li Ling's body was like crazy, and rushed out desperately.
The others looked at each other, and Li Yantang, who had always been calm, was so out of shape that everyone expected. If this person is really his third brother, this situation is understandable. Even Liu Zhi and Jiang Dingwen followed. Send someone to heal immediately.
The injury was urgent, and the military doctor could only bandage and stop the bleeding, but there was nothing he could do about his injury, which was so serious.
"Boom", the sky collapsed. The dream that had accompanied Li Ling since he was a child reappeared, and this spontaneous sense of sadness also reappeared. The sound and appearance that was impossible to catch before can finally be seen. Those relatives fell to their side one by one. Li Ling was like a rootless duckweed floating around in front of the irresistible force of heaven and earth. For a long time, he was reluctant to leave the yellow earth that gave birth to him and raised him.
Past? Life? It's all hatred. He hated the injustice of the heavens and destroyed his beautiful home in an instant. He hated the impermanence of heaven and earth, and turned everyone's lives into powder. That kind of willpower of hatred penetrated the three-dimensional space, crossed time and space in one step, and came to Lijiazhuang a hundred years ago, possessed the body of the baby who was about to die, and was reborn.
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During Li Ling's sleep, the First Army of the First Army of the National Revolutionary Army conquered Taierzhuang in one fell swoop. The 49th Army attacked Hanzhuang. The Third Army on the left flank besieged Yutai. The Fourth Army besieged Jinxiang in Shanxian County. The 2nd Army on the right flank besieged Rizhao Linyi.
Feng Yuxiang, commander-in-chief of the Second Group Army of the Northern Expedition, saw that the Zhilu Coalition Army and Sun Chuanfang's troops were about to collapse on the whole front, and the success of the Northern Expedition was imminent, so he took advantage of the situation to hold a grand rally to officially announce the northern crossing of the Yellow River to attack the Feng army, and once again sent a telegram to General Li Zongren, commander of the Fourth Group Army, calling on him to lead the officers and men of the Fourth Army to set off for the Northern Expedition as soon as possible.
The war situation was very good, and everyone saw the dawn of victory. But Li Yantang was worried and had no intention of fighting. Li Ling's wounds were finally counted, with six gunshot wounds and 139 knife wounds. There are 23 life-threatening places. Due to the severity of the injury, the body was bleeding excessively. The medical equipment of the army was rudimentary. He had to be transferred to Shanghai and other places for treatment. But if you transfer, I'm afraid you can lose your life on the way.
Li Yantang was annoyed, if he could find out that it was Li Ling as soon as possible, he would gather the strength of the whole regiment to rescue, where could he let him fight the entire cavalry company alone. But regret doesn't help, you have to come up with a proper way to treat it. After meditating hard at the army doctor, it was impossible to find a way, and Li Ling woke up four days later.
The resurrection stone obtained in the Luo Mansion in the camp was close to Li Ling's chest, and a chill came over the past four days, warming the wounds on his body. And the wound can be seen by the naked eye and heals quickly. After another two days, the wounds on Li Ling's body actually showed signs of stitching.
Everyone knows that this person is Li Yantang's younger brother. Liu Zhi, Jiang Dingwen, and some division commanders and regiment commanders came to visit him many times. Jiang Dingwen was amazed: "This Li Ling is really a lucky general, it is a miracle that he can not die if he is injured like this." Don't fight with me, and I'll be my adjutant when healed. ”
Liu Zhi wanted to speak and stopped, with Li Ling's record of single-handedly killing the entire cavalry company, if he didn't die, everyone wanted to be under his command, not to mention Li Yantang's younger brother. Get a highly skilled adjutant, and be able to win over a general under him, why not. It's just that Jiang Dingwen was the first to speak, and it was not good to say anything.
Li Yantang smiled bitterly and said, "My third brother has been in the company of hooligans and ruffians since he was a child, and his temperament is rebellious, so he is extremely unsuitable for joining the army. I don't understand how he became a lieutenant colonel of the Qilu Coalition Army, and I have already sent someone to Jinan to check the news. ”
Jiang Dingwen laughed and said: "It's a bit aggrieved to be my adjutant as a lieutenant colonel, I think he should be given an official title." It's a one-day talent, and it's a pity to abandon it. ”
Liu Zhi felt the same way, so he had to wait for his wound to heal and ask carefully before making plans.
After more than a month of recuperation, the wounds on Li Ling's body gradually healed. It's just that some of them hurt their bones and need to be rested. Li Ling didn't go anywhere else, just wandered around the barracks.
At this time, Li Ling's reputation was thunderous throughout the army, and everyone admired him. The soldiers, in particular, revered him as a god. After Li Ling's deeds came out, he took his life for a day among thousands of military horses, and then wiped out an entire cavalry company that pursued him.
When the "big and small ......" were in their spare time in the army, a group of military ruffians gathered around to gamble money. Li Ling also has itchy hands, and he gambles with everyone. Originally, Liu Zhi of the First Army was forbidden to gamble. However, Jiang Dingwen was addicted to gambling, and Chiang Kai-shek, commander-in-chief of the Northern Expeditionary Army, was a fellow villager in Zhejiang and had the same surname. As the deputy commander of the First Army, no one was restrained, and he opened the cards and put them together.
Because the First Army was overwhelmed, it was invincible. In order to avoid going deep alone, they had to rest in place and wait for friendly troops. This gave Jiang Dingwen time. He was in a high position and was extremely valuable. And Li Ling is also wealthy, and the more they play, the more they play, the other division commanders secretly complained, so they had to play with them.
The easiest way to bet in the military is to bet on the size of the dice, which is also easy to carry. Jiang Dingwen and Li Ling took turns to sit in the village, and the two had excellent luck and gained a lot. When it was rising, Liu Zhi's adjutant came to report and inform the people above the regiment commander to hold a meeting.
Jiang Dingwen shouted bad luck, so he had to accept the game, put his arm around Li Ling's shoulders and said, "It's still your little brother who has the appetite of my brother." Today is not enough, we will continue to work hard after the meeting. Don't run, I can't find it, come with me to see what the meeting is. ”
Li Ling smiled bitterly, he was not a soldier, but he wanted to hold a military meeting. However, he was also curious about military affairs, so he just followed Jiang Dingwen.
Liu Zhi stood in front of the map, which occupied half of the wall. Everyone rushed in, and everyone didn't have much reaction to Li Ling following in. After all, it is Li Yantang's own brother, and it is impossible to leak the secret. It's just that Li Yantang frowned, but in front of the chief, it was not easy to say anything.
Seeing that the personnel had arrived, Liu Zhicai said: "Feng Yuxiang's Second Army Sun Liangcheng's troops captured Juye, approached Jining, and launched a flank attack on Sun Chuanfang's remnants with Shi Yousan's troops
Sun Lianzhong and Han Fuqu led two front armies and fought fiercely with Yu Xuezhong's corps, the main force of the Feng army, on the front line of Zhangde. Our First Army, in conjunction with the Ninth Army, Liao Peinan's Fourth Army, was about to launch an attack on Zaozhuang. Let's talk about how this battle is fought. ”
"Zaozhuang is impregnable, and there are two enemy armies to defend it tightly. If you attack hard, you will hurt 1,000 enemies, and you will also lose 800 yourself. Can you lure down an enemy leader? Although Jiang Dingwen is full of prostitutes and gambling, he still has military literacy.
"It is difficult to estimate, these two armies are Zhang Zongchang's starting troops. It is the henchman of the heart. Xu Tingyao, the commander of the second division, thought for a moment and said.
Liu Zhi said: "We can adopt a roundabout tactic and send a regiment to the rear of Zaozhuang and attack from both sides. It will definitely affect the entire battle situation. ”
Everyone nodded, and the rear of Zaozhuang was a flat river, if a detour attacked from behind, it would be twice the result with half the effort. Liu Zhi also felt that it was appropriate to use this tactic, looked around, and said, "Which regiment should be sent to attack first?" ”
Several subordinate regiment commanders asked for their lives when they heard this. Liu Zhi swept over the faces of each regiment leader, and finally set his eyes on Li Ling.
Li Ling looked at the huge combat map and fell into deep thought, not caring about the eyes of others at all. Liu Zhi said with a smile: "Since you have been a lieutenant colonel of the Zhilu Coalition Army, you might as well talk about how to deploy the war." ”
The intelligence in the army was timely and accurate, and everyone had long known that Li Ling had infiltrated the Zhilu coalition army by posing as a lieutenant colonel in order to kill a Japanese. Liu Zhi asked this, but it was just a joke. Li Ling didn't think so, and looked at the map that he had been pondering for a long time, and said stubbornly: "If it takes a roundabout, you might as well enlarge the pattern a little more." directly bypassed Zaozhuang and captured Teng County in the north at full speed. ”
Everyone just thought that Liu Zhi would use Li Ling to mediate the dull atmosphere, but they didn't expect his answer to be unexpected. The people present were all characters who had been baptized by the war, and their eyes lit up when they heard the words. If Tengxian is breached, the enemy army in Zaozhuang will naturally retreat due to the enemy's back, and the situation will be solved. It's just that I didn't expect that the first person to put forward this idea was Li Ling, who had never led a day of soldiers. Everyone was silent for a while, and they all looked at Li Ling fixedly. Even Li Yantang's answer to this third brother was incredible.
Jiang Dingwen laughed and said: "I didn't expect that little brother Li Ling could see through the current situation, and it is not in vain that my brother loves you." ”
Liu Zhi only looked at Li Ling seriously at this time. He was thin and delicate, and he could not find anything special in the slightest, except for the occasional flash of black eyeballs under one eyelid, and it was this inconspicuous figure who had wiped out a full cavalry company. Now it doesn't seem to be all a fluke.
Liu Zhi said: "Okay, I will order the Li Yantang Regiment of the First Division to attack Tengxian County as the vanguard." The rest of the follow-up troops quickly followed. Appoint Li Ling as the lieutenant colonel staff officer of the 3rd Regiment to fully assist your eldest brother in attacking Teng County. ”
Li Yantang hurriedly received the order. The people of the country have a dream of being an official, Li Ling is overjoyed, and he can finally be a deputy official in a dignified manner, so he hurriedly saluted and thanked him