Chapter 8 The Commander Arrives
The men in Xiaobeizhuang were all escorted to the empty field in the middle of the village with their hands tied, and the military rations collected were also piled on one side of the field. The village chief had gathered more than a dozen carts from the village, and a few soldiers were loading the carts with grain.
The officer who led the team stopped in front of the team of strong men who had been arrested, craned his neck and began to lecture: "Brothers, the Japanese have entered our China, and they are gentlemen, so they should stand up and join the national army and fight Japan!" Today, even if you have joined the government's army, you will be considered to have eaten food and become a soldier! You will be able to get your military pay next month! Now you may hate me, tomorrow you will be grateful to me! When you arrive at the barracks, you will untie your ropes, put on your uniforms, take your guns, and become a glorious soldier of the national army, just like these soldiers next to you. Okay, let's get started, get in the car! ”
After a few simple words, these captured strong men were driven into the big cars one by one. The old people, women, and children of the village gathered around the edge of the field, and when they saw that the men of the family were about to be taken away, they immediately began to cry. Those who had already gotten on the bus and the strong men who were getting on the bus turned around and said hello to their mother-in-law and father loudly, and the scene began to be chaotic again.
"Daddy, kid!"
"Iron Pillar!"
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"Cuihua, take care of the children at home, wait for me to come back!"
"Dad, Shanzi can't give your old man filial piety, you have to take care of yourself!"
"Zaohua, the two of us said that we were going to elope, you can't listen to your father and be the little wife of the village chief!"
The cries became louder and louder, and the old and weak women and children outside the field were in a commotion, wanting to rush to the side of the cart, seeing that the scene was in danger of getting out of control. The leading officer waved his hand, "Go!" The soldier who drove the cart waved his whip, and the mule that drove it moved forward with all his might, and the carts full of people moved one after the other.
"Smack! Syllable! Syllable! ”
The sudden gunshots shocked the audience. The crowd, which was still crying vigorously just now, fell silent. These soldiers have fired! The villagers were surprised and panicked. How can the unarmed people have the strength to resist in the face of an army with weapons in their hands?
The officer of the national army who was commanding at the scene was also taken aback, he didn't give an order, which kid was so bold that he dared to shoot in public here? Aren't you afraid of stirring up a civil uprising?
Just when everyone at the scene was looking around blankly, from outside the village, in the direction where these carts full of strong men were going, a group of soldiers suddenly drove over! These soldiers, and those national soldiers who came to the village to catch strong men, wore exactly the same military uniforms, how do you look at it, how do you look like a group!
The villagers were frightened, and the women and children, who had been squeezing forward with all their might just a moment ago, began to quietly retreat. Not only were the new recruits much more numerous than the original ones, but they also dared to shoot! Who is not afraid in the face of the muzzle?
The officer was also stunned, where is this army? Why didn't he know any of them? Looking at these newcomers to the soldiers, all of them with serious expressions, the officer suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart. However, in the final analysis, everyone is a national army, and the military uniforms they wear are the same, so it is naturally convenient to deal with them.
The officer of the national army grinned dryly, and when he saw a captain officer in the new unit, he hurriedly trotted over and saluted. His military rank is lieutenant, and when he sees a high rank, of course, he must salute first.
"Sir, what part of you are from? Brothers are ordered to carry out military duties here, you guys, what is the matter with you coming here? The last question was a bit reluctant, and it looked like people were looking for trouble, otherwise how could it be this expression?
"I'm not the chief, our chief is behind." The captain replied, speaking in a very cold tone.
The lieutenant looked back, and sure enough, at the back of the line, a group of officers came, and the one who walked in the front saw that the rank was a major. The lieutenant clenched his hands into fists and trotted all the way over, "Sir,......" had just said hello to the major, and felt that there was someone walking this way behind the major, the lieutenant subconsciously glanced behind the major, and the rest of the words were choked in his throat at that time.
The group of officers who came over, there were colonels, lieutenant colonels, and the middle one, surrounded by the stars and the moon, looking at the golden paste on the collar, and the sun shining on the eyes, I couldn't see how many stars there were, obediently, it was a general! The lieutenant felt the tongue in his mouth stiffen a little.
Gao Quan looked up at the form in the field, his brows were furrowed, and he strode up to the lieutenant, looking at the lieutenant, there was already a little anger in his eyes. "What are you doing here? Is the army used to prey on the common people? "Catch the strong men, all troops have this situation, but which army can make the catch of the strong men the same as the devil entering the village? This lieutenant is really a talent!
"Report sir! The lowly Cao Hongjin was ordered to recruit new soldiers here! Although he was nervous to death, he had been trained in the army for many years, and Cao Hongjin's voice was still loud.
"Recruiting new recruits? Is there a recruit like you? Are you a national army, or a devil? Let the people go right away! ”
Put people out? Hasn't he worked hard in vain these two days? Cao Hongjin saw that there were more and more soldiers following the general into the village, and he knew that he would not be able to take these strong men with him today. However, even if he gives these strong men to the other party, he still has to know what kind of immortal this lieutenant general (who is close, he has already seen the two generals on Gao Quan's collar) is an immortal, and he can give an explanation to the above when he goes back, right?
"May I ask the general, who are you?"
"Humph! Gao Quan, commander of the 500th Army. After speaking, Gao Quan saluted this Lieutenant Cao.
At this time, "Click! A burst of bright light flashed, and Lieutenant Cao was caught off guard, and he was immediately dazzled, and subconsciously stretched out his hand to block his eyes. Ah! Who, who?! If it weren't for Cao Hongjin's lack of knowledge, he felt that this strong light didn't seem to be dangerous, and he would have reached out to pull out his gun.
Gao Junzuo is still well-informed, and in the face of this frequent flickering strong light, he just narrowed his eyes slightly, and then stood up straight with a righteous face, and deliberately turned a little sideways in the direction of the flash, so that the light could shine more directly on his face.
This is Tang Wenjuan, a reporter from the Central Daily, filming at the scene. For Commander Gao's cooperation, Reporter Tang was still very grateful, and specially gave several positive close-ups to Lord Junzao, almost taking this news documentary into Gao Quan's personal photo. Fortunately, at the critical moment, reporter Tang finally remembered her duties as a reporter, turned around and took a lot of valuable photos of the strong men who were still tied with their hands tied, and took pictures of the villagers from afar. Of course, the soldiers who came with Lieutenant Colonel Cao naturally did not avoid the shooting.
"It turned out to be Commander Gao!" The light of the flash finally moved away from Cao Hongjin, Lieutenant Colonel Cao wanted to be angry but didn't dare, he was not a fool, the woman who took the picture came with Gao Quan at first glance.