The complete victory in the Burma campaign affected not only the Chinese battlefield, but also the course of the world anti-fascist war.

In order to avoid the news that Lin Yanzhang risked leading the military merits last time, officers were not allowed to be interviewed by the press and media without permission before they were rewarded for meritorious deeds.

The War Department in Wuhan was mainly responsible for the awards, and the organs at all levels reported them at various levels, and the War Department felt that the excessive list of commendations would reduce the gold content of the awards, so it deleted some of the lists after verification, and these deleted officers and soldiers were mainly officers and soldiers at the grassroots level.

In addition to Nanjing's own awards, the United States is also preparing to award the expeditionary force.

Stilwell suggested that the Chinese and U.S. governments jointly commend the brave soldiers who fought in the Burma campaign and increase the intensity and scope of the awards.

Except for a very small number of generals and a small number of colonel-level officers, Stilwell's list of commendations was mainly concentrated on officers and men at the grassroots level.

In a letter to Marshall, Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army, Stilwell wrote: "Although they are thin and short, their rank-and-file officers and men are tenacious, tenacious, and loyal!" They are the best soldiers I have ever met, and they deserved this honor because they won this battle! ”

In addition to such personnel as Sun Liren, Dai Anlan, Liu Fangwu, Huang Zheng, and Zhu Jingxing, who received both awards and medals from China and the United States, the list of medals awarded by the Chinese side is dominated by middle- and high-ranking officers, while the list issued by the US side is dominated by officers and men at the grassroots level.

"Minbao" published a special article ridiculing: "Officers and men fought the front line, and in the end they were exchanged for medals issued by the Americans. ”

The incident has also caused quite a bit of fluctuation among the officers and men at the grassroots level, but most of the officers and men can only verbally complain a few words, how they should live their lives, and how they should live.

Just when everyone was unimpressed, Huang Ke noticed this.

Huang Ke noticed that he didn't take the initiative to pay attention to this matter, he didn't read the newspaper much now, but only occasionally flipped through it. This matter is not a good thing, let alone a big matter, and naturally no one will take the initiative to report it to him, so he has no way of knowing.

I knew about it from my youngest son Huang Zhengzhong.

The Southwest Associated University has some student organizations that discuss social hot topics and current affairs, and the most concerned about the war in Burma a few days ago, during this time, some of the expeditionary officers and soldiers began to return to their hometowns to visit relatives, and Kunming is their only place, and a large number of expeditionary officers and soldiers have gathered in the Kunming area.

The comparison of the commendation lists between China and the United States in the newspapers naturally aroused the sympathy of many officers and men at the grassroots level, and the officers and men could not help but complain after dinner, and over time a trend of thought was formed among the people, and after this was published in the newspapers, it became more and more serious.

The officers and men of the expedition returned to their hometowns to visit their relatives, and naturally including those students who went out from the Southwest Associated University. Mu Dan also came back this time, and Wen Yiduo, a professor in the Faculty of Arts, paid out of his own pocket to entertain these students who had returned from abroad at home.

In this family banquet, in addition to Mu Dan and several students who joined the army in the College of Letters, there were also some current students such as their classmates Huang Zhengzhong and Xue Shumin.

Wen Yiduo is wearing a long robe, and the beard on his mouth is already a finger long, and the students all know that the teacher has a beard and a clear ambition, and he will never shave until the victory of the Anti-Japanese War.

He took out a wad of fiat currency from his pocket and handed it to Huang Zhengzhong: "Zhengzhong and Xue Shumin go to the market to buy some vegetables, and then go buy a few bottles of good wine, remember!" Buy more meat and fresh vegetables, these children must have suffered a lot outside. ”

Huang Zhengzhong has never been worried about money, he said that he didn't want the teacher's money, but Wen Yiduo was stubborn, he said angrily: "How can the teacher make you spend money when he treats you?" Go buy it. ”

Huang Zhengzhong glanced at the robe on Wen Yiduo's body, and there were some signs of wear and tear on the cuffs, so he knew that his life was also a little embarrassed, but the teacher's temper categorically would not accept that he would pay for food. So after he went out, he used his own money to buy some more expensive dishes, and then called a rickshaw to go to the vegetable market, and then gave the money given by the teacher to Xue Shumin, and asked him to use the teacher's money to buy beef, pork, and fresh vegetables and fruits.

When he went back, he and Xue Shumin returned the money to Wen Yiduo, and the teacher was surprised to ask after taking it, "Why did you only spend so little money?" ”

Huang Ru replied: "I took a few bottles of foreign wine from my friends, and I didn't count the money, and these dishes were all taken by Xue Shumin, a talented girl in the drama club, to bargain with others." ”

Hearing this, Wen Yiduo will no longer pursue it. The dishes are available, and the students work together to cook. The meal was just right, and Mu Dan and Zhu Jingxing came.

They were all dressed in uniform, wearing khaki military uniforms, carrying a simple gift for the teacher, the original neatly combed broken hair was gone, replaced by a shaved scalp, although it was only less than a year since they had seen it, but their faces had changed a lot.

"Hello teacher!" Mu Dan and Zhu Jingxing stood at the door and bowed deeply to the teacher.

"Come on in!" Wen Yiduo looked at these students and smiled slightly.

After everyone came in, they greeted the students one by one, and naturally there were many things to say after not seeing them for a long time, but when they heard that the teacher was there, everyone didn't dare to say more, and after they sat down, they listened to what the teacher said.

Wen Yiduo didn't have anything to say, just asked about everyone's life and fighting on the front line. Mu Dan said some things about himself on the Tonggu front, and he waved his hand and said, "Compared to Brother Jing Xing, we are all living a good life." Brother Jing Xing was subordinate to the front-line troops, rushed to Yangon, captured the riverside Zhengsan alive, and their battle was called a thrill. ”

Only then did everyone know that it was the troops led by Zhu Jingxing who captured the riverside Zhengsan alive, and after hearing it, they happily gave a thumbs up and said: "The pillar of the country!" You can stand up when a nation is in danger and fight to the death to prevent this nation from being enslaved, and you deserve to be the outstanding students of my Southwest Associated University. ”

Zhu Jingxing was a little embarrassed, he smiled and said: "This battle is really thrilling, there are many times when I thought I was going to die, but I survived again." Thank God! ”

As he spoke, he drew a cross on his chest. Seeing that everyone was puzzled, Mu Dan explained that Zhu Jingxing met a missionary pastor in the army and embraced Christianity.

Everyone can also understand that in the days of facing death every day on the battlefield, religious belief is their only reliance, which is one of the reasons why many people choose to believe in religion in an extremely desperate environment.

"Jing Xing, tell us how you captured Zhengsan alive by the river?" Xue Shumin blinked her eyes wide, her eyes full of adoration.

"Okay, I'll start with the siege of Yangon." Zhu Jingxing put down his wine glass and calmly recounted the various scenes he experienced at that time, from the siege of Yangon, to the night raid, to how to assault in front of the air-raid shelter, but he could still feel the danger at that time in his calm words.

This fascinated everyone, and after he finished speaking, Wen Yiduo read passionately: "There are not enough weapons, and take our blood; There is no warm consolation, and we take our blood; Blood, is our only left. Your situation is a true portrayal of this poetry of the Southwest Associated University, and I thank you! ”

As he spoke, he stood up and bowed deeply to Mu Dan and Zhu Jingxing. Several people hurriedly stood up to stop the teacher's behavior, but Wen Yiduo insisted on bowing to express his gratitude.

The meal was eaten for a long time, from noon until afternoon. The well-prepared sumptuous dishes didn't move much, a few bottles of foreign wine drank a lot, and a few dishes were cold and hot, hot and cold, and everyone was talking over and over again.

After three rounds of drinking, everyone's faces were flushed.

Zhu Jingxing said with some remorse: "The battle on the front line is too tragic, one of my battalions has killed more than 150 brothers in this battle, and dozens of lifelong disabilities, a fresh life has disappeared like this, and a strong young man has become unable to take care of himself......

Speaking of this, Zhu Jingxing choked up.

Mu Dan wanted to stop him and tell him not to say any more, but Wen Yiduo waved his hand and said, "Let him continue, some words are not good in his heart." ”

Zhu Jingxing continued: "Today I received a commendation order: The day after tomorrow, I will go to Nanjing on behalf of the special service battalion to receive Chairman Huang's personal commendation, and I told my parents about this, and they are very happy and proud of me. But I didn't dare to tell the brothers in the camp about this happy event, because less than 20 of us were awarded and promoted for meritorious service in one battalion, and I really ......."

Mu Dan patted him on the shoulder and said, "Jing Xing is telling the truth. We cannot deny the role of officers, but the officers and men at the grassroots level of our army are the most fundamental combat force! ”

After speaking, Mu Dan angrily picked up the wine in the cup and drank it all.

"No wonder a few days ago, the People's Daily published an article saying that there is such a difference between China and the United States in rewarding Chinese soldiers. If I don't speak out about this, who will speak out? Wen Yiduo slapped the table angrily, and his beard trembled.

At this time, Huang Zhengzhong stood up and said: "Teacher, don't be angry, I have to report this matter to Nanjing!" We absolutely must not let the officers and men at the grassroots level shed blood and sweat and then shed tears of sadness! ”