On August 24, the newly formed First Group Army set out as a whole and assembled in Qingxian. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 According to the deployment of the theater, the First Group Army was responsible for defensive operations in the northern section of the Tianjin-Pudong Line, specifically from the eastern section of the south bank of the Yongding River to Machang, Qingxian, Yaoguantun, and Cangxian. The General Reserve is located in the town of Bo.

What is surprising is that Tong Linge and Zhang Kexia did not accompany them?! This is an extremely rare situation, at the moment of the great enemy, the supreme commander actually hid in the rear, did not climb the ice and snow with the soldiers, and desperately rushed to kill, no matter how you look at it, it is unreasonable. But Tong and Zhang actually made it.

The people of Baoding didn't know anything about this, only saw the soldiers of their own country equipped with neat armaments, went to the battlefield, their hearts were full of eager admiration and excitement, the road from Yuzhuang to the railway station was crowded with people who came to see them off, some of them were the families of the recruits, and more of them were unknown.

In front of the train station, it is one of the most prosperous areas in the city, and around the troops, there are people watching the excitement, following step by step, and there are half a big baby, screaming and coaxing. In the surrounding alleys, more and more people are pouring out, and the guys in the shop have forgotten to do business, lying on the counter and looking out.

The troops were all young and strong young men, and they did not know how far they had traveled, and their foreheads were sweating like pulp, but they walked forward with solid steps, carrying black and shiny rifles on their shoulders; The bayonet scabbard followed the movement of the body, striking the military kettle, making an irregular sonorous sound.

There were a few apparently commanders of the troops, also drenched in sweat, but they strutted on one side of the line.

I don't know who shouted: "Oh, do you see it?" It's our own brothers, we're going to fight devils! ”

The cheers rang out immediately, and gradually converged into a torrent, spreading out in all directions! "Great, brothers, fight the little devils! If there's anything you can help with, just talk! ”

"Yes, if the brethren have anything to help, just speak."

The literate one, who followed the march of the procession for a few steps, saw clearly the nameplate on the soldier's chest, and exclaimed, as if he had discovered a new continent: "It's the brothers of the First Army!" ”

"Brothers of the group army, they are all good!"

"Remarkable! The brethren are all good! ”

There is a tea house on the side of the road, the boss is excited, but he doesn't know how to express his respect for the soldiers, his eyes swept in the store randomly, suddenly remembered, turned his head inside, and after a moment of effort, he rushed out with a large tea jar, opened a huge tea can, grabbed a large handful of black tea and threw it in, made a large pot of tea, and urged the guys in the store without a mouth: "Hurry up, take it out, and quench the thirst of the brothers!" ”

The apprentice's young man agreed, touched his hands, and retracted: "Shopkeeper, it's too hot!" It's hot, how can the boss drink it? ”

The shopkeeper was stunned for a moment, he was really a little anxious, rushed out of the store with a smoke, separated the crowd of onlookers, grabbed a soldier casually, reached out to get the military kettle on his waist, and kept shouting: "Fellow villagers, help, untie the brothers' kettles, we can't help anything else, let the brothers drink some hot water and go to the battlefield!" ”

"Didn't say that!" Under the promise of the public, the surrounding onlookers stepped forward one after another, untied the kettle on the waist of the soldiers without saying anything, and said with a smile: "Wait a minute, I'll take it out for you right away." You go yours, I'll catch up with you in a while! ”

The shopkeeper of the tea house turned around and came back with two kettles, shouting: "Xiao Li is stupid! Hurry up, make more, make more, make good tea! ”

The two military kettles were filled, and as soon as the shopkeeper turned around, several empty kettles were handed over, and it was other people who came to help, he was so busy sweating that he handed the kettle to the other party, and said: "Come on, I'm sorry for you, you can get it for me, and I'll fill it." Look at who has worked hard to send it to the brethren? ”

"Let's have a few brothers." There was the one who asked himself about his fast legs, and without saying a word, he took the kettle and rushed out of the door.

The warriors kept moving forward at a rapid pace, and the people did not care to go to their own master, but gave the kettle to the warriors anyway; There was a leader, the citizens found the best way to comfort the soldiers, and for a time the market was very lively, some with cut watermelons, some with snacks, some with cigarettes, some with soda, and even one with a huge basin with freshly boiled eggs! I really don't know how he boiled the eggs in such a short time - I later learned that this family made tea eggs. In order to reward the soldiers, all the raw materials that have just been cooked are taken out.

All the commanders of the theater personally went to the railway station to see them off, and watched the troops line up and enter the train, the doors were closed, the whistle sounded, and the train began to start slowly.

Tong Linge and Zhang Kexia were wearing brand-new dresses, watching the train go away, and the two looked at each other and smiled bitterly: "Junzuo, what are you thinking?" ”

"Zhiyun is really a big problem for the two of us!"

"That being said, if it really does what he said, our profits will be incomparably huge."

"I know, I know." Tong Linge nodded frequently, "If it weren't for this reason, he would have said a big day, and I would never stay in Baoding and suffer this scolding!" ”

Zhang Kexia smiled and nodded, and suddenly gave him a look, Tong Linge looked back, it was Xu Yongchang, Lin Wei, Lu Zhonglin, and Wan Fulin who came over, "Jiesan, are you getting better?" ”

Tong Linge took out a handkerchief, covered his mouth, pretended to cough a few times, and said in a dumb voice: "Thank you Director Xu for asking, it's not very obstructive anymore." ”

Lin Wei stood behind Xu Yongchang and took two steps back, his eyes full of undisguised contempt, "General Tong has recovered from his illness?" I don't think your face is very good, huh? Director Xu, do you want to ask Nanjing to arrange for General Tong to go to Nanjing? After all, General Tong is in poor health, even the chairman of the committee is very worried? ”

As if he couldn't hear the sarcasm in the other party's words, Tong Linge said with a wry smile: "I didn't expect that Tong had a small illness, and even the chairman of the committee was alarmed, it's really a sin, a sin." ”

Lin Wei didn't want him to have such a self-contained self-cultivation? I secretly cursed in my heart: "Shameless fear of death!" ”

Xu Yongchang said as if watching the performance of the two people's verbal swords: "The weather is very hot and dry, General Tong has been in a long life, it is not appropriate to work too hard, or ask Brother Shutang to accompany General Tong back to rest?" Here, the brother cooks for you. ”

Tong Linge said a few polite words to the other party, and seeing Xu Yongchang's resolute expression, he obeyed, bowed his hand to everyone, and took Zhang Kexia all the way out of the train station, got into the car, and went in a smoke.

There is also a section in the evening. (To be continued.) )