Chapter Seventy-Five: Parting with Reluctance (Part II)
In the evening, laughter was loud in the front hall in the durian garden, An Yi and his five senior brothers drank and chatted freely, recalling the bits and pieces that had just passed away but had become a thing of the past, and counting which brothers had made what achievements or caused troubles in which army now, and the atmosphere was full of interest and relaxation.
Huang Jie of the Third Division was quite regrettable because Song Xilian and Chen Geng could not be present, especially this time their Third Division and two supplementary regiments were going to go to the eastern Guangdong region after the oath, peeking at the front line of Fujian and standing by at all times, and could not go north with the First and Second Divisions, Huang Jie was quite reluctant in his heart:
"Hey, Lao Hu is divided into a division, mixed very well, this time I estimate that many brothers will get a lot of opportunities, including Xiao Yi, you will make impressive results within a month, win face and honor for our army, trigger the importance of the role of engineers and the great discussion of military training reform in all armies, and become the first leader in the fourth phase to be awarded the rank of captain.
The brothers all looked at An Yi, who was grinning, and nodded frequently. Zeng Kuoqing said with a smile: "This time, several commanders of the Second Division have made a fortune, and they quietly won 100,000 yuan from Zhang Huizan of the Fourth Division, and this matter has become a topic of conversation after tea and dinner all over the army, and many people were shocked, saying that they could never have imagined that the Second Division, which had just formed an engineer battalion for less than three months, would have such a strong combat power and come up with so many new means, you don't know, those generals and colonels of friendly troops are asking who An Yi is when they see me?" Did you come back from Liuyang? Otherwise, how could there be so many ghost ideas, haha...... The headmaster was overjoyed! Xiao Yi, how much do they give you, Sir Liu? ”
"Hey, why are you all looking at me like hungry wolves? I'm afraid! ”
An Yi's joke provoked a burst of laughter from the brothers, he shrugged his shoulders, picked up the wine bottle and poured it for everyone, put away his smiling face and sighed:
"I had a very good time in the Second Division, several commanders were very good to me, and Commander He also took care of him, and set the third company of the junior brother as a reinforced company of 225 people, and allowed the third company of the younger brother to appoint two acting platoon commanders and 17 chief and deputy squad leaders by himself, and all the new guns were replaced at noon today, and the treatment of the engineer battalion was raised to the same level as the main regiment, and the surname was allocated to the younger brother 4,000 yuan to improve the welfare of officers and soldiers, and the younger brother was grateful! This time I was told to go north to take the first step and open the way for our army to build a bridge, how dare the little brother not follow the work of dogs and horses? ”
The brothers thought so much and no longer dwelled on An Yi's share.
Gan Li thought for a while and said: "The mountain road at the junction of Guangdong and Hunan is rugged, and the Guangdong-Hanzhou Railway cannot be connected to Chenzhou and Shaoguan respectively, and the divisions of our army are newly equipped with a lot of transport vehicles, but whether they can successfully pass through the nearly 100 kilometers of mountain roads at the junction of Guangdong and Hunan is really not a little sure." I think Xiao Yi's trip is still very difficult, so I must be cautious when I go, don't be too careful, the brothers are still waiting to gather in Nanjing to toast together. ”
An Yi nodded and gave Gan Lichu a glass gratefully: "Little brother remembers Brother Gan's words, and I also wish Brother Gan, Brother Huang and the brothers of the Third Division all the way to Fujian and plant the battle flag on the beach." Lao He, Lao Zeng, you are all in the headquarters, follow the principal's side, you must take care of the brothers on the front line, if the younger brother has a mistake, you have to give me a few good words, don't let the little brother be beaten to the end from the small soldiers, haha! Come, I'll toast the two big brothers again. ”
Huang Jie, Gan Lichu, and Sun Yuanliang heard An Yi speak their hearts, why didn't they echo it? But how can He Jinhan and Zeng Guangqing, who have drunk to eight points, be willing to suffer, both of them are masters of dancing and writing, and they are scheming, and they let everyone pour a full cup in a few words, and most of the brothers have enough for this big cup, and they laughed and scolded again, and without waiting for the second aunt to serve tea, they all stood up with a red face and a thick neck, and told each other to hug their fists and say goodbye.
Fortunately, Zeng Guangqing, who was from the official to the colonel, got a half-new and old Citroen car, so that a few bosses who walked against the wall would not be unable to go back.
Seeing off the brothers, An Yi, who closed the courtyard door, returned to the hall with a long sigh, and found that a few delicate side dishes and a bottle of wine were re-placed on the cleaned table, and the second aunt stood aside with a smile to make tea for An Yi.
An Yi felt something, turned his head and saw that Lao Dao was chattering with a cigarette behind his back and his hands on his face unhappy, and after sitting down, he pointed to the other side of the table:
"Come, sit down and have a drink with Lao Tzu, you kid will be happy when he shakes his hands and walks down, leaving countless troubles for Lao Tzu, alas...... What are you doing in a daze? Don't want to have a drink with me? ”
"No, no! How dare I disobey? Half of my country depends on you to support me, hehe...... Second aunt, I'll pour the wine...... Second aunt, when will you drink the wedding wine of you and Lao Dao? ”
An Yi joked freely, and when he saw that the second aunt didn't scold herself this time, she turned around and trotted into the back room, and immediately thought of something in surprise, put down the wine bottle and turned to Lao Dao and laughed:
"Okay, old way! I really can't see it...... Tell me, is it a marriage for your son this time? ”
Lao Dao glanced at An Yi, picked up the wine glass and signaled that it was all done, wiped his beard and said without guilt: "Of course we want to get married!" But there's no need to make such a big move, just put a table on your own family, but you can't catch up, alas...... Your kid is going north, Dongzi is studying at the Whampoa Military Academy again, and it is rare to go home once a month, and the home is much more deserted all of a sudden! ”
An Yi was also very sad in his heart, and said apologetically with a cup to Lao Dao: "Lin Xudong, Fourth Brother Lin and Ah Biao will often come to drink two glasses with you, they are extremely respectful of you, the dog-headed military master." ”
Lao Dao stroked his long beard and looked up to the sky and sighed: "They are them, where are you and Dongzi kissing?" If it weren't for the future of you and Dongzi, Lao Tzu would not want to wade into this muddy water, thinking that Lao Tzu had started thirty-eight years of practice since he came out of his mother's womb, and when he met you, the demon king, all the Taoism was ruined...... Come on, you have to drink enough with Lao Tzu today......"