The next morning, the breeze was breezy and the morning glow was gorgeous.

The brothers of the third company, who had taken a refreshing bath and drank several large bowls of delicious fish soup, were in a good mood, and took off their damp but clean clothes and trousers from the branches and grass, put them on, and made jokes with each other calmly and dressed up, and even the eighteen inferior horses, which had worked hard for several days, neighed happily.

After more than a month of adjustment, the division of labor of the third company has been quite clear, the first platoon and the second platoon are responsible for the task of building roads and bridges, the two platoon commanders and Cai Guangqing are both graduates of the Huangpu Chaozhou branch of the apprentice officer, the first platoon leader Chen Zhibiao is 25 years old, he looks big and dark, sturdy, honest and strict discipline, is a solid foundation and has a certain experience of southern Fujian man; Chen Kan, the twenty-three-year-old second platoon commander, is a native of Shantou, with a high nose and deep eyes, thick lips, and a height of 1.77 meters, almost catching up with An Yi. The third platoon has now become the main force of technical blasting, and the platoon commander Cai Guangqing is seizing every bit of time to sum up experience, and he received an arduous task from An Yi: the brothers of the fifth platoon must be taught to master the blasting technology, including bombing pillboxes, walls and even strong doors and windows, etc., so the calculation of the amount of explosives and the use of detonator fuses make him too busy.

The platoon commander Lu Xiong, like the four veterans who served as squad leaders, won the rank of sergeant under the efforts of the righteous company An Yi, and the other 21 veterans and 16 others received the rank of corporal, and the military salary also increased a lot, so a group of veterans worked hard to serve An Yi. The platoon commander of the fifth platoon is concurrently served by Hu Zi, and the 41 people are all carefully selected from more than 200 brothers, and they are the most capable combat platoon in the entire third company of brothers, and the best equipment of the whole company is all allocated to the fifth platoon, and the three veteran squad leaders are also treated as officers with a shell gun, but the fifth platoon is also trained by the beard to be the most ruthless and tired, not only to undertake the reconnaissance and security tasks of the whole company, but also to be ready to support each platoon at any time after training.

The rest of the cooking class became eight people due to the nominal name of the cripple, and the thirty-two-year-old cook Han Fugen served as the squad leader, because the old Han Tou was too good-tempered An Yi was worried that he would not be able to stand up, so he was specially issued a half-new and old shell gun, so from the day the gun was matched, the old Han Tou carried the gun to stir-fry, and the cooking level suddenly improved a lot, and the person became a lot more confident. The cooking class also has a discount under the care of the greedy An Yi - three horses, and no longer have to carry the black pot.

As soon as they entered the village, they were stopped by an old lady, whose gray hair and wrinkled face were supported by two trembling middle-aged men and stood on the side of the road.

An Yi hurriedly led Dong Yanzi forward to inquire, and learned that the old lady thought that the brothers had demolished the land temple and blew up the mud bodhisattva, so she rushed out regardless of it.

An Yi hurriedly stepped forward and explained kindly: "Old man, our brothers didn't want to disturb the villagers so we stayed in the Land Temple for one night, we had cleaned up the place before leaving just now, and we didn't touch a finger of the Land Lord on the altar, and now we are staying there, the whole temple is fine, but the two back doors and a few stools inside are used by the brothers to make a fire and cook, which is also no way!" Last night, our brothers walked dozens of miles, and we could only knock on the door to buy some food, but none of the villagers answered...... Look at your old man, the dozens of brothers standing here are all sons of Hunanese, all of them are revolutionary soldiers, and they will never dare to rob and set fire in their own homes, so no one cares about them and they slip away, but they have to eat! You can't bear to see so many brothers starving to death, can you? ”

The villagers saw that this group of officers and soldiers were easy to talk to, and the young commander who led the way was also delicate and not like a wicked person, so they also had the courage to surround them. The old lady heard that the mud bodhisattva was still in the temple and had not been demolished, so she hurriedly called the middle-aged man around her to take a look, only a few hundred meters back and forth, and the middle-aged man ran back to the old lady and bowed his head and said: "This chief is telling the truth, everything is good there, and it has been cleaned......

The old lady put her heart at ease, wiped her tears and thanked her, pulled the middle-aged man next to her to open her toothless mouth, babbling for a while, and the thin middle-aged man flew away, and soon brought a big jar:

"Sir, in the past six months...... Our village has been repeatedly attacked by soldiers, and there is not even a cow left, so let's eat this sauerkraut chief on the road, give it to ......"

An Yi only felt a burst of sadness, and asked the old Han Tou to pour most of the sauerkraut into the cloth bag and take it away, and instructed Dong Yanzi to give the old man an ocean, so he loudly ordered to set off, and more than 200 originally happy brothers all lowered their heads and walked forward quickly, not daring to look at the villagers more.

Brother Sanlian walked a long way, and the old lady who was pinching an ocean suddenly howled and cried, saying that these poor child soldiers were soldiers who accumulated virtue, and they couldn't give something but a jar of sauerkraut, and they gave an ocean, and we are so embarrassed that such a big village is embarrassed! The old lady shouted, and the villagers around quietly left with shame on their faces.

At half past four o'clock in the afternoon, the three companies of the rapid march came to Pingpingwei, thirty kilometers south of Leiyang, due to the large amount of ammunition carried, the large number of engineering tools and heavy bags, the people and horses were so tired that they were about to foam at the mouth, no matter how they hurried, they could not reach Leiyang City before dark, An Yi also felt that his calves were cramping, so he could only lead the brothers through the town and arrive at the selected address in the north to camp, which was still a small temple 500 meters away from the town.

An Yi and Hu Zi and Yin Jinan walked around this exquisite temple with a radius of more than 200 square meters, and saw the big trees and clear rivers, and felt that the scenery here was very good.

More than 200 brothers finally settled down, their stomachs crumbled again, and at noon the old lady's sauerkraut everyone drank a few bowls of gruel, and soon it evaporated under the hot sun. An Yi looked at a group of brothers who were weak and had formed a habit of strictly abiding by military rules, gritted his teeth and personally led a few brothers into the town to find the patriarch.

The old patriarch took out the bacon with half-hung maggots, and said weakly: "Take it, sir, if it's not enough, go into my house and search it, and take whatever you like, just ask the chief not to demolish the Guandi Temple left by the ancestors of the people in the village." In the past three months, five or six groups of troops in our village have not demolished the temple despite extortion and robbery of grain, cattle and sheep and all valuable things. ”

An Yi immediately turned his head and left, returned to the Guan Di Temple and lay on the desk in front of the golden statue of Guan Erye, and suddenly jumped down and ran to the small river that half-surrounded the temple, to see if he could repeat the same old tricks as last night, but the small river was swimming in some fish flowers that were so small that they were almost transparent, and the last thought was shattered.

Hu Zi knew An Yi's thoughts, quietly waved away the winter girl and walked behind An Yi, took out a cigarette and handed it to the two of them to light together, Hu Zi took a puff, and whispered in the ear of An Yi, whose face was wrinkled into orange peel, An Yi jumped up and laughed excitedly: "You take a few brothers, Lao Tzu let Lao Han sharpen his knife and wait, and then see how many good ingredients are left, Lao Tzu personally teaches cooking skills today, haha......"

Half an hour later, Hu Zi and Xia Jian's second class came back quietly, threw five heavy broken sacks on the stone slab of the temporary room behind the Guandi Temple, and turned around and left without saying anything.

Old Han hurriedly opened the bag and almost jumped up with joy: the five bags contained thirteen dogs, large and small, black, yellow, and white, and they were all bled clean, and they were all thin, and they were hundreds of catties of meat! Only then did the brothers know why the company commander was in a hurry to sharpen his knife and boil two pots of boiling water.

The cripple, who has become a competent barber and a three-company clothing sewing master, is not idle, shouting that he is the best at shaving, and the cook Chunsheng asked suspiciously how to get this dog back? Why didn't you hear a single gunshot and a dog bark? The other few were also very curious to figure it out, gossiping non-stop, and the old Han Tou took out the posture of the squad leader and ordered the brothers to speed up, and finally specially explained that the dog whip should be cut bigger and more meat, and our company commander was busy all night for the brothers.

The sun went down, the Guandi Temple was shrouded in the tempting smell of dog meat, and the three grand dog meat feasts had come to an end, An Yi bit off the last half of the lettuce heart in his hand, chewed it a few times, and stood up happily and delivered another mobilization speech of historic significance since the formation of the army: "Brothers, is this meal fragrant tonight? ”

"Incense—hahahaha......"

"I think it smells good, too! I almost didn't swallow the dog's hair. ”

An Yi's greedy expression caused the brothers to burst into laughter, only to see him point to the two fifth-row brothers who were still standing guard and said loudly: "Brothers, we are eating here with a mouthful of oil, and the brothers in the fifth row are still standing guard for us, what are brothers?" This is the brethren! Be thankful to them, brethren! ”

Looking at everyone's grateful eyes, An Yi stepped on the stone bench next to him, leaned over and said, "This meal was all brought back by the five rows of brothers with their own good skills, from catching dogs to eating meat, who has heard a little movement?" No, right...... Ha ha! What is it? This is the ability to keep our more than 200 brothers alive in a desperate situation! So, don't be so lazy, there is a way to live and learn, and you don't have to be pressured by your skills! If everyone learns more of this kind of ability to live well for themselves and their brothers, what are we afraid of when we travel all over the world three times? Don't be afraid! There are guns, knives, and brothers twisted into a rope, and Lao Tzu is not afraid when the sky falls, but he is afraid that he will not eat? ”

An Yi paused, and saw that the enthusiastic brothers knew that the effect was almost the same, so he said the purpose he wanted to say the most: "So, from today on, everyone must use their brains and ideas, and if they have nothing to do, they will make every effort to figure out how to get it back quietly, no matter what method is used, as long as you kid has the ability to get it back, Lao Tzu will give you a clear note in the merit book, and then the promotion will be prioritized." Lao Tzu has always believed that the wisdom of the brothers is infinite! ”

"Good! I know how to catch ducks and not be able to bark. ”

"Company commander, when I was a child, I used to go up the mountain and go down the mountain with the old man to make a condom or something, and I know how to get a flat-haired brute......"

…… Seeing that the brothers were so enthusiastic and mastered so many skills, An Yi was overjoyed and shouted "yes" three times in a row, and then signaled the brothers to be quiet: "The brothers really haven't lived for so many years in vain, it turns out that many people have their own unique skills, haha!" However, Lao Tzu has to set a rule today, which is a rule that is absolutely not allowed to be violated: that is, you can't steal cattle, you can't steal poor people who are so poor, and you can't rob by force! Do you understand? ”

"Got it!"

"Not full? I can't hear it, do it again! ”

"Understood—"

"Do it again!"

"Understand ――――――"

The three acting platoon commanders who had not been in the new division for a long time were stunned to see all this, and even forgot to gnaw on the dog bones with meat in their hands, and they couldn't believe that An Yi in front of them was a leader who graduated from the most orthodox Whampoa Military Academy.

Many years later, they followed An Yi's southern expedition to the north and fought step by step, recalling this scene of that year with great emotion and deep nostalgia, because it was after An Yi's mobilization that their troops never had to eat meat for three consecutive days, and it became a good place for the soldiers of the whole army to be extremely envious.

(To be continued)