Shi Junren and the five returned to the more than 100 brothers, and watched in amazement as the revolutionary army quickly assembled, and a platoon that was originally guarding itself with live guns and high security on one side also walked clean under the call of Chief An, and the five machine gunners on the roofs on three sides also jumped off the eaves and ran to the center of the sunbath, except for the more than 10 brothers who went out to guard in front, more than 180 people were assembled within three minutes.

Shi Junren looked at a pile of rifles and bullet bags that were only seven or eight meters away from him, sighed, and said in a low voice: "Brothers, Chief An didn't treat us as thieves, this kind of bearing is rare!" ”

Another brother said, "Yes...... But they don't have to guard against us at all, thinking about the marksmanship and skills of the two commanders just now, as well as that murderous aura, I don't dare to provoke them if I kill them, it's more terrible than the fierce battle we faced with the Cantonese army a few days ago......"

The captive brothers looked at the unguarded guns and bullets not far away, then at the nearly 200 revolutionary officers and soldiers who were neatly assembled in the field and were listening to Chief An's lectures, and at the hundreds of villagers who came again after returning home to rest, and heard the whistle.

After a while, thirty-two village warriors with machetes and shuttle darts in their hands, led by several village elders, walked up to Chief An and the fierce chief who cut off seven heads in a row without blinking, and begged loudly to accept these village children, Chief An asked a few village warriors and then readily agreed, and instructed the brothers who stood up straight to take off their backpacks, take out a set of replacement military uniforms and give them to the thirty-two village warriors to change into, and the deputy platoon commanders of five or six companies on the side were in front of hundreds of villagers. Kindly, he led the newly dressed and excited village Yong to join their respective teams.

Chief An raised his voice and shouted a few orders, and the entire team was lined up again, and the thirty-two village warriors were suddenly submerged in the energetic officers and soldiers, and Shi Junren and more than one hundred and thirty brothers were straight-eyed.

I saw Chief An discussing with a group of village elders for a while, and he led five or six brothers to stride over, Shi Junren and the others immediately stood up straight nervously, and they didn't dare to come out.

The bearded Chief An approached the more than 100 captive brothers and said kindly: "Ladies and gentlemen, I forgot to introduce myself just now, my name is An Yi, I am the deputy battalion of the engineer battalion of the second division of the First Army of the National Revolutionary Army, this is Captain Hu Jialin, the staff officer of the battalion headquarters and the commander of the first company, and this is Warrant Officer Huang Yingwu, who can talk to the brothers, he is the instructor of our first company, and the brothers can discuss anything in the future. Well, since the brothers have joined our army, and from now on they will be members of the revolutionary army, the brothers of each and every one of us, please do not be restrained. Old Shi, the five of you who were elected by the brethren are invited to be listed! ”

Shi Junren and the other five people slowly walked out in a panic, An Yi turned around and took the captured shell gun handed by his subordinates, and issued them to the five people one by one along with the belt magazine:

"Yes, you are the people elected by the brothers, which proves that the brothers can trust you, so it is most appropriate for you to lead the brothers who can trust you, and your more than 130 brothers are veterans, and the shortest military experience is nearly a year, there is no need to be like the village brothers who have never touched a gun just now, you need to be scattered to each platoon and led by the veterans for a period of time...... What are you still doing? Put the gun on Lao Tzu's back and tie your belt tightly, from now on, you will be Lao Tzu's platoon commander! ”

Shi Junren was taken aback, and looked at each other for a moment before hurriedly putting it on.

Beard led a platoon of brothers to distribute more than 50 Hanyang-made and bullet bags to the other captives, and asked the brothers loudly who the machine gunners were and please come forward.

Qin Zirong, a short veteran among the five, ran to Hu Zi excitedly, saying that he was a heavy machine gunner, and the dozen or so brothers who stood up were also machine gunners from the original first and second battalions, but they were chased and killed all the way and ran too quickly, and most of the machine guns were gone.

Hu Zi nodded, and immediately appointed Qin Zirong as the commander of the machine gun platoon of his first company, and ordered him to lead the sixteen brothers who stood up to follow the company's deputy lieutenant Chen Kan to inspect the nine light and heavy machine guns and count the ammunition.

"Why are you looking at me like that? If you have any difficulties, just say it. An Yi said to Shi Junren, who had a strange expression, and the other three new platoon commanders.

Shi Junren thought about it and still had the courage to ask, "Battalion commander, are you ...... Aren't you afraid that our people will run away with guns on our shoulders? ”

An Yi laughed: "If Lao Tzu was afraid of this and that, he would have stopped wearing this military uniform a long time ago, haha...... There is nothing strange about it, brothers, you have fallen to this point, the fault is your boss, the fault is Wu Peifu and Wu Dashuai, they are not really people who think about the common people in the world, they only need the brothers to fight for their lives and deaths, and will not be sympathetic to the brothers' lives, families and futures.

Everyone has heard this sentence, a soldier bears, a nest of bears! The reason why you are where you are today is not your fault, Lao Tzu knew at first sight that you were by no means a soldier, it was only because of the incompetence of your superiors that you fled like a lost dog, as long as you follow our team for a period of time, you will know the difference between the revolutionary army and your old army.

Now the brothers are listening to me, Lao Tzu is not afraid that you will shoot black guns in the back, and I am not afraid that you will be so frightened when you see the enemy that you will not dare to go up, because I believe that you, like my brothers, are all good men with hearts, lungs and blood surnames! Okay, the whole team will rest on the spot as soon as it is finished, and all of them will set off in an hour, Lao Tzu wants to see if the hundreds of remnants of the army in Shantang will be able to withstand us for a few minutes? Haha......"

An Yi's heroic words moved a group of captives speechless, but Huang Yingwu, the instructor of the company who had been beside the brothers at the beginning, ran over at this time, followed by a few shy mothers-in-law in the village.

Huang Yingwu put down the basket in his hand, took out a red belt and walked to Shi Junren, and without asking for his opinion, he happily tied it around his neck, and explained in pure Wuhan dialect:

"I'm sorry, Lao Shi, we didn't bring enough new military uniforms before we set off, so we can only tie such a red belt to show the difference between us and the direct army, otherwise the brothers will see that you are all yellow-colored military uniforms, and they are likely to be dazzled, especially the dozens of boys in a row are not blown, and they all get the true inheritance of our boss An, haha!

When we get out of the mountains, we can all change into new and sturdy military uniforms, and you don't need to wear these broken straw shoes anymore, you can all wear the same sturdy new military shoes as this one under my feet, haha...... Good! Very pretty...... Come, brothers, each of them should be tightly tied, otherwise the gun will not recognize anyone, and it is nothing if it is hit by the enemy, and it will be wronged if it is killed by his own brother......"

"Brother, are you saying that the marksmanship of those brothers in a row was taught by Chief An?"

Zhang Jizu, the new platoon commander beside Lao Shi, asked in surprise.

Huang Yingwu glanced at Zhang Jizu, a native of Zhumadian in Henan, and asked loudly in fluent Henanese: "How many Henan villagers are there among our brothers?" ”

"There are three or four percent, and most of the Sixth Mixed Brigade are soldiers from southern Henan and northern Hubei." Zhang Jizu replied.

Huang Yingwu laughed happily, flipped the basket and sat down: "Zhong! I'll tell my brothers about the glorious military history, and about the commander of our battalion, who is famous throughout the army, haha! It is said that Mr. Zhongshan was about to go north to senate the republic, and the dark clouds covered the top of Guangzhou City, and the wind and clouds changed ......"

With Huang Yingwu's saliva storytelling performance, more than 100 captives wearing red scarves all gathered around him, listening to them with relish and dumbfounded, no one could have imagined that his young new chief was so capable, so righteous, so funny and honest, so able to make money.

As Huang Yingwu shook his head and recounted, the brothers were all moved by the achievements of the Third Company of Engineers and the touching stories, sighs and applause sounded from time to time, and even the five or six mothers-in-law who were sitting on the side cutting red sheets and making red scarves forgot the guys in their hands, staring intently at Huang Yingwu who had stood on the two upside-down baskets, and their hearts rose and fell with Huang Yingwu's vivid description.

“…… I saw Boss An pick up the German-made rifle and lightly buckle, the tall cavalry fleeing at the forefront fell off the horse, the enemy colonel immediately shouted not to shoot, at that time I led the brothers to fly into the rice field, a few ups and downs will be heavy casualties of the fierce enemy cavalry all controlled, and wait for Boss An and the brave bearded chief to ask carefully, the last remaining enemy cavalry finally helpless to show their identity.

Brothers, guess who this eight-foot-tall leopard-headed tiger-eyed leader of the captured enemy cavalry was...... Can't guess, right? Ha ha! Lao Tzu tells you that this person is the colonel officer of the elite cavalry unit of the lineage who was praised as 'Little Zhang Fei' by tens of thousands of brothers in the direct army, and the famous Zhang Chengzhu Zhang Regiment Commander in front of Wu Peifu and Wu Dashuai, but such a capable person lamented loudly in front of our boss An and couldn't move......"

"Wait! Sir Huang, you're not bragging, are you? That's impossible! It is impossible for General Zhang Chengzhu of 'Little Zhang Fei' to be captured alive by you, otherwise the whole army will be shaken, and everyone will know about it. ”

Shi Junren suddenly stood up and retorted loudly: In the minds of many officers and men directly affiliated with him, Zhang Chengzhu, who was brave in combat and had no defeat and loved his soldiers like a son, and had clear grievances and grievances, was the pride and hero in the hearts of the middle and lower-level officers and men of the whole army, and he could win the recognition and respect of his brothers more than many army commanders and division commanders.

Huang Yingwu jumped off the basket in surprise: "Old Shi, look at you like this, it seems that you kid knows Zhang Chengzhu?" ”

Shi Junren raised his head proudly: "Although I don't know him, my brothers and I were fortunate to see our General Zhang half a year ago, when General Zhang led hundreds of brothers under his command to ride horses from the north, and flew into our Sixth Brigade Xianning Camp to replenish supplies and garrison horses to rest, or Lao Tzu led a class of brothers to send horse feed, Lao Tzu and the brothers watched General Zhang ride on a horse and lead his soldiers to gallop south to help!" With our General Zhang's ability, how could he be captured by the revolutionary army? If this is what you say, will it not spread to all the brothers in the army? Haha......"

Shi Junren's brothers also echoed him, and several unconvinced brothers also loudly accused Huang Yingwu of lying, which made Huang Yingwu embarrassed, but An Yi quietly came outside everyone at this time, and laughed when he saw this scene:

"Old Wu, come here...... Although Huang Yingwu exaggerated, he did not lie. Since you watched Zhang Chengzhu ride a horse and lead his men to leave, and you and your brothers gave him horse feed, then I ask you, do you know what color Zhang Chengzhu rode on? What's the name? ”

"Of course, I know that it is a black Kanwai Three Hippopotamus named 'Sable', and it is a seven or eight-year-old mare worth a thousand gold." Shi Junren replied loudly.

An Yi nodded: "Yes, then do you know where the dark horse is now?" What is the name of the pony who has been following the dark horse? ”

Shi Junren scratched his head: "There is a black foal following the 'black sable', but I don't know what it's called...... Hey? Sir, how do you know so clearly? ”

An Yi laughed: "Old history, this world seems to be very big, but it is actually very small, just like you, before you became a soldier, you nested in a remote village at the junction of Henan and Hubei, when did you dare to think that one day you would fight in the north and south of the river?" When did you ever think that you and I would meet so many brothers here? Ha ha...... I might as well tell you, Brother Zhang's adjutant is named Li Jinlong, and he was accidentally injured and broke his arm by us north of Leiyang that day, or the medicine I gave him, Zhang Chengzhu and Brother Zhang's bones for him, as for how I know about the son of 'Sable' 'Little Black Horse', let Huang Yingwu tell you, and besides, I allow Huang Yingwu to tell you about the bet I made with Brother Zhang Chengzhu Zhang, haha......"

More than a hundred brothers watched An Yi leave, and immediately surrounded Huang Yingwu, Huang Yingwu, who was still so anxious that he was sweating to prove himself, his face changed and he once again looked extremely confident and authoritative, he told in detail about the bet between An Yi and Zhang Chengzhu that day, and it was not until the end that the mystery of the two dark horses was solved:

“…… What a pity! Our Boss An's 'black sable', in the northern suburbs of Changsha by his senior brother, the head of the first division Hu Zongnan snatched away, the boss now only has the 'little black horse' left, this time because of the rugged mountain road the boss is reluctant to ride, entrusted our battalion instructor and the commander of the third company Yin Jinan to keep it on his behalf, if you don't believe it, the brothers can ask any of our more than 200 brothers to ask, there is no one in our entire battalion who does not know about this, haha...... Hey, hey! Old Shi, where are you going......"

Shi Junren strode to An Yi's side, regardless of the fact that An Yi was discussing military aircraft with Hu Zi and the two company deputies on the map, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he said something that surprised An Yi and the others:

"Sir, if the commander really knows General Zhang Chengzhu, he may be able to persuade the Seventh Regiment of the Hunan and Hubei Frontier Defenses to surrender in Shantang......"

An Yi stood up and approached Shi Junren: "Old Shi, what did you think of?" ”

"It is rumored in the army that Lu Ronggao, the colonel of the Seventh Regiment, was besieged by Tang Shengzhi's division in Baima Bridge south of Ningxiang for three days in April this year. Shi Junren reported loudly.

An Yi was overjoyed, and then paced back and forth with his hands behind his back with a solemn face, and a few minutes later, An Yi suddenly walked to Hu Zi's side and whispered a few words to him, Hu Zi's eyebrows jumped a few times, and then nodded frequently, looked at his watch and whispered a few words to An Yi, and immediately blew the assembly whistle, leading a company that supplemented thirty-two local village warriors to set off in advance, and Qin Zirong's seventeen-man machine gun platoon was also taken away by Hu Zi and entrusted with important tasks.

After Hu Zi led his troops to leave, An Yi immediately found the landlord Lao Zeng and a few village elders, and whispered his request, and a few country gentry readily agreed after a little discussion.

Half an hour later, more than 200 adult men between the ages of 15 and 45 in the two villages were all mobilized, and all the mothers-in-law in Shuanggang Village gathered to dry the lawn, took out their own bed sheets and fabrics, and cut pieces of white homespun cloth into multi-angular suns in the bright moonlight.

An Yi didn't care if there were enough twelve rays on the edge of the sun, and he told his mother-in-law to sew them on the blue cloth quickly, and the mother-in-law made fake and shoddy blue sky and white flags in An Yi's humorous words.

(To be continued)