The stars flow, and the crescent moon is like a hook.

An Yi, who was excited, returned to the camp and was a little surprised to see the brothers talking in groups, especially the dozens of brothers who had sent out fifty pack horses and the opium smoke on horseback.

The autumn breeze was bleak, An Yi felt a little cold sitting under the big tree with a horse lantern, lit a cigarette and sighed to Yin Jinan at the small table:

"Today's incident is the second unfortunate thing that our engineer battalion has encountered since its establishment, the last time was in the eastern suburbs of Yueyang, where we worked hard to capture so many people and retrieve so many good horses, but we got nothing but a few injured horses. This time, it was difficult to get back the goods worth 300,000 yuan and fifty high-quality pack horses, and they were taken away before they could be warmed, no wonder the brothers could not think of it. ”

"Not to mention the brethren, even I can't think about it. The brothers came to this wilderness without saying that they had any breath, and then they continued to work on the two bridges, and finally saw that the brothers in the main force and platoon got some affordable ones, and they were gone in a blink of an eye. This morale can be a problem, I can't figure it out next time. ”

Hu Zi didn't wait for Yin Jinan to answer, and also started scratching.

Yin Jinan thought for a while and said, "Let's have a meeting tomorrow morning, talk to the platoon commanders of each company, and let them go back and do the work of the brothers." However, the 20 war horses left behind by the deputy division commander today must be divided as soon as possible, so that the brothers in each company and platoon can feel better and do more ideological work. ”

An Yi put down the teacup: "This horse can't be divided by the way, the current war horse is expensive, and in other eras, it is a Mercedes-Benz and a Hummer...... You don't understand this, you don't understand this for a while, haha! Let me be more detailed, for example, compare our engineer battalion to Mr. Ou Yaoting's company, the three of us are the three bosses of the company, and the following companies and platoons are 'Taichang' and 'Hongchang'' Hengchang's those firms, the platoon commander of each company is the shopkeeper of the firm, the horse of our three bosses is equivalent to Mr. Ou's French Citroen car, we are doing it and we are rich, I want to give the shopkeeper brothers below a car, the shopkeeper brothers below are absolutely happy to die, this year there is a broken truck is a person with status and status, not to mention a car? Right? How will these shopkeepers feel when they are rewarded by their bosses with a car? But if even the master under the shopkeeper brother gets one, is it so rare for the shopkeeper to be there? Ha ha! ”

"I kind of understand what the eldest brother means, and he makes sense."

Yin Jinan nodded suddenly with realization: "It is difficult for many battalion commanders of friendly forces to get a good horse, we always pay attention to the fight for it, and we have been lucky enough to accumulate dozens of horses, of which less than twenty can really go to the battlefield, it is indeed not easy to come by!" The twenty new horses added this time seem to have to be well balanced. ”

Hu Zi smiled: "I don't have an opinion on how to balance, but I can't wronged my police platoon and machine gun platoon, these two platoons of nearly 100 brothers with a few war horses are not used to show off their prestige, but to work hard and make money, right?" ”

The three of them laughed, An Yi thought about it and motioned for the two to get closer and muttered, Yin Jinan and Hu Zi nodded frequently when they heard it, and quickly summoned the platoon commanders of each company to come over for a meeting.

As soon as Yin Jinan said the spirit of the Supreme Meeting just now, the more than 20 company platoon commanders cheered up, and their spirits were greatly lifted, and they immediately went back to gather their respective brothers.

Piles of blazing bonfires were soon lit, and the brothers of the third company and one platoon carried tools and materials to the big tree, and in a blink of an eye they built a long wooden table with a length of three meters and a width of three meters for the three bosses, and quickly sawed down three large sections of wood as high stools to move them, and more than 20 firehead soldiers were busy making supper, and the first commendation meeting of all officers and men since the "model battalion" was awarded the flag was held in a grand manner on the banks of the barren mountains and wild mountains in the border area of Hunan and Jiangxi.

Under the big tree, An Yi, Hu Jialin, and Yin Jinan sat majestically, the white gauze on An Yi's head in the center was gone, and the sutures on the healing wound also asked Xiao Langzhong to take it off carefully, although the hair on the back of the head was cut off as if it had been gnawed off by a dog, but it was still quite majestic from the front. The beard sitting on the right side of An Yi smoked silently, the indifferent black face full of short stubble was as always, only Yin Jinan on the left was strict and disciplined, straightened his chest and pulled his back, and maintained the true image of the Huangpu soldiers who were meticulous, diligent and upright.

Around the four bonfires were four neat squares sitting cross-legged, and the brothers did not dare to make a mistake when they saw the seriousness of the three bosses, and more than 500 people were silent.

Yin Jinan, a staff officer and instructor of the battalion, presided over the meeting and solemnly announced the start of the "First Commendation Conference of the Model Battalion".

An Yi changed his usual vulgar style, reviewed the difficult course of the "model camp" from Zhuxikou in the eastern suburbs of Guangzhou to the early hours of this morning, praised the outstanding performance of all the new and old brothers and the noble feelings of forging ahead bravely for the country and the nation, and explained it with vivid examples and excellent examples, where do you think that you have done so many things to be proud of for the party-state and the toiling masses of the world.

Next, Yin Jinan announced the list of award-winning collectives and individuals: the second engineer company won this month's "advanced company" mobile pennant for the construction of the bridge with the surname of the company, and received a reward of 1,000 yuan, and the three chief officers of the second company each rewarded a war horse; Because the third company of engineers is good at summing up experience and completing various tasks this month, they received a reward of 500 yuan in cash, and the three additional war horses were deployed by the third company; The first combat company had strict military discipline and a strong sense of responsibility in the previous missions, and was rewarded with 500 yuan in cash, and three additional war horses were allocated to the company by itself; The battalion headquarters police platoon and machine gun platoon have trained hard and excelled in military affairs, and have made great contributions in the battles from yesterday to the present, and have been rewarded with 1,000 yuan in cash and 10 war horses.

Amid bursts of applause, Yin Jinan continued to read out the list of award-winning individuals, including Cai Guangqing, commander of the second company, Chu Xianzhi, a demolition soldier of the second company, Han Xian, the elder of the cooking squad, and Chang Chang, the leader of the logistics squad, and 25 officers and soldiers were awarded 20 yuan in cash. In the end, Yin Jinan loudly announced that based on the excellent performance of all the brothers in the camp, an additional month's military salary will be issued tomorrow morning!

The applause subsided, and Hu Jialin, deputy of the battalion, made a speech, and his words were very simple: In 10 days, our model battalion will hold a major military technology contest, in which all officers and men of the battalion can participate, and the 50 winners, in addition to receiving a reward of 20 yuan in cash, will be transferred to the police platoon and machine gun platoon of our battalion, and their salaries will be raised by one level.

The whole venue was boiling, and the company commanders, company deputies, and instructors came to the stage to receive the pennants and bonuses in applause and cheers, and took away their respective award-winning high war horses. Twenty-five advanced individuals lined up on the stage to take over the current ocean from the hands of the three bosses one by one, and accepted the praise and encouragement of the three bosses, all of them with mixed feelings and great pride.

The simple "commendation meeting" swept away the worries and dissatisfaction in the hearts of the brothers, and the officers and men were in great spirits and proud, and their combat effectiveness and cohesion were sharply enhanced, greatly exceeding the original expectations of the three bosses. In particular, the 12 veterans with extraordinary ability who came from Guangzhou with Warrant Officer Wu Liheng, the commander of the third platoon, had never seen such a touching scene of mutual trust and love between officers and men in their military careers, nor had they ever received such high salaries and rewards, nor had they ever known that the engineers, who were looked down on by anyone, had such amazing skills and status in such a team. Since then, the 12 veterans who were deeply inspired have secretly fought bravely, and seven of them finally became officers by virtue of their excellent skills and military exploits.

At the end of the meeting, all the firehead soldiers who had won the title of excellent team were smiling, bringing delicious fish soup and a cage of steamed buns to the brothers, and the brothers who had all received the honor and money ate happily and laughed, and the whole camp was full of vitality and warmth in the bright bonfire.

Among the more than 500 officers and soldiers, there is only one lost person, and he is Li Xiaolong, who has been depressed since he entered the model battalion in Xianning. On the surface, he got everything but guns, and the generous military salary and busy work made him live a very fulfilling life, but his heart was very lonely, this young man surnamed Ge was stubborn and full of perseverance, and felt that he was wasting his youth, thinking that he was even better than the firehead army who cooked, and even compared to the brothers who raised horses like himself, although the other nineteen brothers who raised horses together and engaged in the transportation of baggage together were not equipped with guns, but they had sincere smiles on their faces, and they were extremely satisfied, and they had hope in their hearts, And Li Xiaolong felt that he didn't even have these, except for depression, grievances and disappointments, there was only the ocean left, his dreams, ideals, and lofty ambitions seemed to be getting farther and farther away, and the blood in his chest seemed to be slowly cooling.

Li Xiaolong, who was bitter in his heart, quietly left the laughing brothers, left the warm bonfire, and came to the cold stream alone to sit down, looking at the brilliant stars in the sky and only wanted to cry. After a while, he felt someone coming behind him, quietly exhaled turbid air and slowly turned around, and unexpectedly found that the person who came turned out to be Yin Jinan, a political instructor whom he respected.

Li Xiaolong quickly stood up and stood upright: "Instructor, do you have a task?" ”

Yin Jinan untied the rifle on his shoulder and handed it to him: "From today, you will be equipped with a gun, this gun was specially selected for you, although it is not brand new but it is very easy to use, take it." ”

"Instructor ......"

Li Xiaolong took the gun and was so excited that he almost burst into tears, he didn't have any friends when he came to the model camp, and he felt that only Yin Jinan in front of him could understand him.

Yin Jinan smiled slightly: "In our battalion, everything is skillful, as long as you have real talent and real learning, you will not be buried, you also see, even the old man who gives you a haircut is constantly striving for self-improvement and progress, learning to manage all the materials of the battalion headquarters in an orderly manner, and the number of guns is wiped and wiped quickly and accurately, and he secretly practiced a good marksmanship, and finally was promoted to the logistics squad leader with excellent performance; The old Han Tou of the cooking class was magnanimous and diligent, and taught more than a dozen brothers in three companies to cook simple and delicious meals, which was deeply respected by the officers and soldiers; Corporal Zhu Qiqi, the squad leader of your baggage squad, was an ordinary horseman at home before joining the army, and he had worked as a coolie outside and had survived the bitter days of eating only one meal for three days, and it was the battalion commander who recruited him from the wharf people, but he humbly studied and asked if he didn't understand, and in just a few months since the departure of the Northern Expedition, he has mastered the basic technology of raising horses and preventing and controlling horse diseases, and raised the pack horses of the whole battalion to be fat and strong, and the improvement of the pack horse load-bearing frame last month has greatly increased the transport capacity of the pack horses.

Think about it, these ordinary brothers who can't read big characters can make some achievements, can't you, a high-talent student majoring in history at Hunan Normal University, compare to them? I've been paying attention to you, and the battalion commander and battalion deputy don't care about you, but you should know the principle of our model battalion, that is, everything must rely on real skills to speak! The reason why I came to give you a gun is that I hope you will have a correct attitude and cheer up, use your real skills to persuade others instead of your mouth, and if you really can't do it, you will leave, don't force yourself. Well, get some rest early. ”

Li Xiaolong silently watched Yin Jinan go away, all kinds of tastes came to his heart, he sat down again with a gun, and looked at the clear stream reflected in the starlight and pondered painfully.

At the same time, in an ordinary house on the bank of the Liuyang River in Gugang Town, in the west, a group of people with firm faith and perseverance were also relatively speechless and painful and contemplative like Li Xiaolong.

The forerunners of this group of peasant revolutions were extremely saddened by the crushing defeat of the morning, and the heavy price of more than 200 casualties was a fiasco that the emerging forces in this ancient region had never encountered, and the defeat was painful, heart-wrenching, and confusing!

Yang Zhengren, a member of the CPPCC National Committee, watched the leaders of the local peasant associations who were depressed one by one finally speak, and he did not dwell on the question of responsibility for failure, but encouraged everyone to cheer up and told everyone that the future of the great and sacred cause we are engaged in is bright and the road is tortuous, and we cannot lose confidence because of temporary mistakes or failures and cannot see a bright future.

Seeing that everyone slowly raised their heads, Committee member Yang nodded with satisfaction: "Brother Dedao, the responsibility for such a thing is not in your ancient port, it is because the comrades of Yang Xi were in a hurry and did not do enough pre-war work, their original intentions are good and beyond reproach, but it is a pity that their military capabilities are not enough to undertake such a large-scale operation, this is a mistake in decision-making, not a mistake in principle, so everyone should not carry a burden." Brother Dedao, in the past two days, you and the comrades in Gugang have had the most contact with the officers and soldiers of the revolutionary army, can you provide us with a little information about the organization, so that the organization can better communicate and cooperate with the revolutionary army. Just talk about it, say whatever comes to mind, and don't have any worries. ”

Yang Dedao nodded and put down the dry tobacco stick, thought about it and said with emotion: "What impressed me the most was the first revolutionary army model battalion to arrive at our ancient port, the battalion commander was very young, and his head and left arm were injured, and then I learned from Xiao Tan, who specially arranged to inquire about the situation with the officers and soldiers of the model battalion, that the wound on the battalion commander was left when he fought Wuchang City, and I heard that the battalion commander killed hundreds of enemies and rescued two hundred comrades, I don't know if it's true, if it's true, it's too scary......

Committee member Yang smiled slightly: "It's true, we have received a lot of news about Comrade An Yi from the comrades who have served in various armies of the Revolutionary Army after graduating from the headquarters of the Northern Expeditionary Army and the Huangpu Military Academy, especially the comrades of the Fourth Army. ”

Yang Dedao nodded: "No wonder...... Because of the urgency of the task, the model battalion did not stop at the ancient port, and they immediately rushed to Zhangpan Village, more than 20 miles to the east, to repair the bridge, and our more than 300 Red Guards immediately moved to assist them, but it took two hours for the middle preparation guys to find carpenters from various villages, and when they arrived at the wooden bridge at the west entrance of Zhangpan Village, they had already started construction.

Because they had demolished the old bridge at that time, we couldn't pass, so we could only help cut down trees according to their requirements, and when we finished cutting two or three hundred trees, they actually erected all the beams and pillars of the big wooden bridge, which startled me and a few team members at that time, and I heard that the main force of the second division had arrived in the town before I had time to ask, and I had to lead the people back to the town to meet, who knew that this morning I led more than 100 young people to Zhangpan Village to help, and only to find that the big wooden bridge had been built, and it was solid!

We looked for Comrade An everywhere but did not see anyone, but saw that the new wooden bridge of more than ten zhang in the upper reaches of the old bridge at the east entrance of the village had also been built, and more than 100 of us were shocked at that time. Let's admire! Originally, I thought it would take at least three days for them to build!

I hurriedly asked what about the model battalion of the platoon commander of the revolutionary army guarding the bridge? The platoon commander was very talkative, and told me that the model battalion had been ordered to start before dawn and went to Jiangxi, and I didn't know where it was. At that time, the Red Guards and I regretted it to death, hating myself for not sending people to follow them! But the model camp is gone, hundreds of people have not drunk a bowl of water from us, confiscated a single egg from us, and we haven't had a chance to say a word of thanks to others, hundreds of us are not good in our hearts! ”

The audience was taken aback, and Commissioner Yang said in admiration: "It's really amazing! Originally, I had heard about this model of building bridges, and I thought it was a bit exaggerated, but I didn't expect them to be so powerful...... Brother Dao, continued. ”

"It's gone! Everyone is gone, and I haven't seen it, what else are you talking about? The real Yang Dedao was full of regret.

Committee member Yang said with a smile: "You are the only one here who has seen Comrade An of the model battalion, so let's tell me what you think of him, such as whether this person is good at talking......

"It's easy to talk, with a smile on his face and very well-behaved, and he still calls me uncle."

Yang Dedao had a smile on his face: "Comrade An was polite to people and spoke truthfully, seeing that we were preparing lunch, he hurriedly excused himself, saying that the task was urgent and could not be delayed, and said that it was not easy for the villagers, and the words were heartwarming!" Originally, I thought that I would send dozens of young people to the model camp to receive revolutionary training in accordance with the requirements of the organization, but unfortunately I never had the opportunity to speak, and now I regret my death......"

Committee member Yang said a few words in a row, and then turned to the clerk beside him and whispered: "Xiao Chen, record all this, sort out the report overnight after the meeting, and send one copy to the special committee and the provincial party committee at a higher level. ”

"Yes!"

Committee Member Yang turned to Yang Dedao kindly: "Haha, Brother Dedao continued, tell me everything you know, I am very interested in this Comrade An Yi." ”

"How so...... Comrade An is tall and talented...... That's right! He could sing our local tunes, and the comrades of the women's association said that he sang well, and in order to learn the song 'What is a man' that he sang on the boat, he drove more than 20 miles to Zhangpan Village to find him, but unfortunately he was too busy to see him......"

(To be continued)