Episode 24 Knock down Autumn Stream

Qiu Yu limped in the fog, and I don't know how long I walked.

In the foggy weather, she couldn't see the sun, she didn't have a watch, and she didn't know what time it was, only that she jumped off the train in the morning, and she was already very hungry, so it was probably noon.

The pain in both feet has probably already been blistered. The worst thing is the ankle, I fell when I jumped out of the car, and now it hurts more and more as I walk, and it may have been swollen.

After jumping off the train, she wanted to go back along the railway, but she was afraid that her father would find out that he had jumped out of the train, so he asked the train to stop and go back to arrest her. So I didn't dare to walk next to the railway, but kept a distance. But the fog was so big, I don't know when I went farther and farther, and "lost" the railway. Now I can only go in the general direction by feeling.

In the distance, there was a thunderous cannon, and Qiu Yu walked in the direction of the cannon. The train left Nanjing in the morning and went all the way to the southeast, the Yangtze River defense line is on the northwest side of Nanjing, and the sound of artillery must also come from the northwest direction.

Qiu Yu was very excited at first, but after walking for a while, he felt very hungry, and after walking for a while, he was hungry and hungry, like a fire, and in the end, he didn't feel hungry anymore, but he was sweating on his forehead and dizzy.

Now it seems to have entered a hilly area, high on the right and low on the left, with sparse dead trees on the hillside and clumps of dead yellow shrubs at the feet. Qiu Yu felt a burst of dizziness, his eyes were dark, he hugged a tree, beat his spirit not to faint, and panted to cheer himself up:

"Really...... It's really useless, how long has it been...... Back then, in the military academy, I had to run 3,000 meters every day...... I've only been a captain for half a year, so my physique is bad? Hey, come on! ”

She held on to the tree, half-walked and half-climbed and struggled for a few steps, panting for breath, and felt that she could not walk anymore, so she hugged herself on a large rock, intending to rest.

But she seemed to feel the rocks trembling slightly beneath her.

At first, Qiu Yu thought that she was too tired and hallucinated, but gradually the stone shook stronger and stronger, and she woke up and looked around.

Earthquake?

The leaves of the dead tree next to it also began to shake slightly, and the dust on the bark fell little by little.

There was a faint sound of vibration in my ears...... Roar...... It's like some roar.

It's the sound of the engine. Qiu Yu couldn't help but wonder: What is it, such a big energy?

The sound grew louder and louder, and even the dust on the big rock slid down. The noise quickly became deafening, but in the thick fog, it was still not visible.

Qiu Yu gritted his teeth and got up, crawling towards the sound, and suddenly several gray behemoths came out of the dense fog, and the tracks turned and rolled towards him.

Her scalp exploded, and she rolled on the spot eighteen times, hid to the side, and lay in the bushes, not daring to breathe. There is only one thought in my heart: the Qing army has crossed the river! Don't let them find out!

Qiu Yu quietly raised his head and looked at the tanks roaring past him.

Because of the thick fog, only a column of tanks could be seen in front of me. But there's more to hearing than that.

One by one, the tanks were spaced about a dozen meters apart and rampage through the uneven slopes. The wide tracks seemed to grip the ground with no difficulty, and with each passing tank, a large amount of dirt was thrown over his head. Some small trees with the thickness of an arm were also lightly broken by the tank and then pressed over them.

For the first time in his life, Qiu Yu saw such a torrent of steel, and was completely shocked, lying on the ground and not daring to move.

Twenty or thirty tanks drove by, and a larger tank began to come up from behind, one after the other, but on each tank sat four or five soldiers, wearing steel helmets, grenades, and legs in big leather boots dangling on them, holding rifles, light machine guns, and submachine guns.

Qiu Yu was overjoyed, this is a soldier of the Ming army!

She was about to jump at once, but decided to be cautious and take another look.

After the tanks, there were armored personnel carriers, each with a gun towed behind it.

The armored car was fully open-tracked, more than a person tall, and a row of soldiers' steel helmets could be seen on it. Qiu Yu was happy, she recognized this kind of armored car, it was indeed a standard armored personnel carrier of the Ming Dynasty, which was rarely seen in ordinary times, but they had two in the Yangtze River fleet.

Qiu Yu got up and shouted at the armored car, but the sound was quickly drowned out by the rolling roar. The number of armored vehicles was smaller, only a dozen.

Behind the armored car, there were hundreds or thousands of infantry.

Qiu Yu's eyes lit up, and he wanted to shout at them, but his throat was already dumb, his feet staggered, his eyes were black, and he didn't know anything.

A soldier carrying a Makqin machine gun tripod was stunned, and saw that there was a big girl covered in mud under his feet, and his scalp exploded in fright, and the machine gun tripod weighing dozens of pounds was almost thrown to the ground, smashing the surface of his foot.

……

In the torrent of steel, an armored car tows a "RV". This "RV" is wheeled, equipped with thin armor, with firing ports open to the left and right, and the People's Guard logo is drawn on the side: a bright yellow round emblem with a black sword in the center. The roof of the car was raised with an antenna and a small flag, indicating that this was the regimental command vehicle.

The command vehicle is divided into two rooms, the outer room is the improvised officer's conference room, and the inner room is the commander's bedroom.

Maps hung in the conference room, and a small table in the middle sat a dozen young officers in black armored uniforms. Xiang Xiaoqiang pointed to the map with a baton and said to them in the constant bumps:

"We are probably in this position now, to the north of the Purple Mountain, to the west of us is Qingma Village, and to the east is Xianlin. In the past hour, our hilly off-road speed reached 20 kilometers per hour, which is much better than in the morning, and the vehicle failure rate did not exceed 15 percent. This is good. Especially now that the army is marching in the fog, it is even more rare to have such a good performance. The companies are doing very well.

"We have marched around the Purple Mountain for almost a circle and conducted two rounds of dense fog combat exercises. It is conceivable that if the Qinglu break through the defensive line, it can only be this kind of dense fog weather, and the most likely moment for us to clash with the Qinglu is in the dense fog. So now is a great opportunity to train. None of you have practiced like this in the tank academy.

"Dense fog, hills, and even the ruins of cities are conditions that are extremely unfavorable for tank warfare, but we are likely to have to fight against the Qing captives in these conditions. So we have to overcome the difficulties and play to the advantages of the tank. The terrain is unfavorable, it doesn't matter, the visibility is not high, it doesn't matter, so that our roar can give the enemy the greatest psychological deterrent.

"The First Mechanized Regiment of our People's Guard Corps is the only fully mechanized regiment in the whole army, and it is also the regiment with the highest degree of mechanization and the largest number of tanks and armored vehicles in Asia. We are faster than the enemy, more firepower than the enemy, better protection than the enemy. We don't want to be outflanked by the enemy, we want to outflank the enemy. It's important to remember that. The fog, like the night, is the most loyal ally of the brave. Which army do you think is braver? Is it Qinglu, or are we? ”

The young tank officers shouted:

"It's us! It's us!! ”

Xiang Xiaoqiang said with satisfaction:

"Yes, it has to be us."

At this moment, a crack opened in the door of the officer's bedroom in the inner room, and a girl's head poked out with a grin.

pulled down his face to Xiaoqiang, waved his baton at her, and shouted:

"Go in, don't come out and embarrass me!"

The girl stuck out her tongue and retreated with happiness on her face.

Xiang Xiaoqiang coughed twice, wanting to restore the serious atmosphere in the conference room again, but found that he couldn't do it anymore. Some of the subordinates forced themselves to laugh, and some of them grinned, all looking at themselves.

A company leader laughed boldly:

"Lord Xiang, Madame is back, you are still so fierce!"

Xiang Xiaoqiang's baton "snapped" on the table and shouted:

"Don't laugh! Tell you, Lieutenant Qiu, she's the stupidest and dumbest person in the world! Do things recklessly, think of a play is a play! Lock her up when you go back! I hope you won't be as stupid as she is! Okay, we're almost to the north of Purple Mountain, and we're within range of artillery fire on the north shore, so let's go back, be careful! ”

The command vehicle stopped, and the officers returned to their tanks in a gloomy manner.

……

In the commander's bedroom, the light bulb on the top was swaying from side to side, and Qiu Yu sat on the bed, squinting and enjoying the bumps and bumps, feeling as if he was on a submarine, very kind. She licked her lips and looked contentedly at the finished dishes in front of her. Listening to Xiang Xiaoqiang's bluffing and cruel words outside, he was not afraid at all. Now Xiang Xiaoqiang doesn't care what he does, anyway, he is already with him, and it doesn't matter if he dies. She feels like the happiest woman in the world.

The door opened, Xiang Xiaoqiang rubbed his hands, and the thief came in, looking at Qiu Yu with a smile:

"You...... Coming back? ”

"I'm back!"

Xiang Xiaoqiang didn't say a word, rushed forward, pressed Qiu Yun down on the bed, and kissed wildly while saying inarticulately:

"Can't cure you dead girl...... Why did you come back...... It's too bad to take care of yourself...... Don't you know you're going to die when you come back......"

Qiu Yu gasped, responded to the kiss, and also muttered:

"I ...... I'm not even afraid of you, am I still afraid of death......"

"That's what I said......"

Qiu Yu suddenly exclaimed:

"Don't ...... No, not right now, we haven't ...... yet My clothes are all mud, don't ......."

"Then take off ......"

"Ah......h

……

On the command tank of the armored battalion, Li Gensheng, commander of the mobile unit, listened to the sound on the radio and couldn't cry or laugh. The driver next to him grinned, with an expectant expression on his face, and made no secret of wanting to hear a scene of the ** of the Living Spring Palace. The same must have been true for the commander and gun commander in the turret.

Li Gensheng said in his heart: Our commander has made a big appearance in the foreign world, and every tank in the battalion is listening. These guys were not idle in their mouths during the morning exercise, either this or that, but now they are silent, as if they have colluded to engage in radio silence, waiting to listen to the "good show" of the commander and his wife.

No, I'm different from those little soldiers, if I wait to listen to a good show, I will have to be unlucky to turn back. Gotta remind the commander.

He coughed, picked up the microphone and said:

"An elephant calls a zebra, and an elephant calls a zebra."

The voice of the platoon commander of the repair platoon sounded, and he was obviously holding back a smile:

"Zebra received, please speak."

"I've got a hot engine here, please judge the reason, over."

The platoon commander of the repair platoon forced a smile, and said in his heart that you, Chief Li, are afraid that your boss will make a fool of yourself, so you just mess us up with a good show, and you made up such an unprofessional reason. The tank is open, can the engine not be hot!

He said with a serious face:

"The engine heats up, mainly due to the strong movement of the internal pistons. Overheating can be relieved by slowing down exercise or adding water. Complete. ”

……

In the command car of the regiment headquarters, Xiang Xiaoqiang and Qiu Yu both looked up at the radio, as if they were frozen. Qiu Yu was ashamed and indignant, pulled up his corset, struggled to get up, and whispered:

"You...... Don't turn it off soon, I don't want to live......"

Xiang Xiaoqiang's face is also hot, but his "engine overheating" problem has not been solved. He whispered in his ear:

"No, it's on the march, the command vehicle can't turn off the radio, it must be kept open. Who told you to shout so loudly that you could hear it through the door? ”

With a fluttering heart, he quickly got up, found a record and put it on the record player outside, and connected it to the radio.

Then, from the radio of the entire regiment and the loudspeakers of the command vehicles, the majestic "Song of the Armored Corps of the People's Guard" fluttered:

If the motherland is violated,

Hot-blooded men should be self-reliant!

……

Xiang Xiaoqiang pounced on Qiu Yu again, pressed her down, prevented her from getting up, and said with a smile:

"Then you can't hear it. You whisper to me, do you hear me......"

"Gah?!"

Qiu Yu just protested miserably, and his mouth was blocked by Xiang Xiaoqiang's tongue.

……

Li Gensheng listened to the impassioned chorus on the radio, shook his head, and couldn't cry or laugh. In the turret above, the commander slammed his fist against the steel wall, took off his headset and complained:

"I can't hear anything!"

The torrent of steel roared along the northern foot of the Purple Mountain, and dozens of steel giants climbed over the mountains and mountains, overcoming thorns and thorns. The command car was jolting forward, and the loudspeaker on the roof of the car was fluttering a majestic song:

"The Yellow River is rolling and the Yangtze River is surging

Give me life, give me strength

Let the blood stain the most beautiful flowers

Sprinkled on my chest

The battle flag fluttered and the military horn sounded

The sword is unsheathed, and the thunder and lightning ......"

……

Xiang Xiaoqiang lay on Qiu Yun's body and gasped, his palms caressing her smooth and toned skin, feeling the youthful breath emanating from every pore. He was very satisfied with Qiu Yun, and teased in her ear:

"The small body is good, and it's still so strong after a day...... How will I feed you in the future? ”

Qiu Yu muttered contentedly:

"That'...... If you marry two less in the future, you won't be able to feed yourself. ”

Xiang Xiaoqiang smiled:

"Well, that makes sense. Let me think about it. I was going to marry twelve dozen, that is, 144, listen to you, marry two less, then marry 142. ”

Qiu Yu was about to bite him, but suddenly remembered and asked:

"How long do you think I've been gone? Walked for a day? ”

"Isn't it nearly a day since you jumped out of the car in the morning and picked you up on the southern slope of the Purple Mountain in the afternoon. How long do you think it is? ”

Qiu Qiqi said:

"Huh? I thought it was noon! Turns out I'm gone for a day! No wonder I'm so hungry. ”

"Are you hungry? I'll feed you when you're hungry. ”

"Don't, don't...... Hurry up, we're marching now, ...... in a moment."

What is said is that this is the regimental command vehicle, not a hotel. That's enough for now.

Xiang Xiaoqiang was about to get up, and suddenly heard the loudspeaker above his head singing:

"Let the blood stain the most beautiful flowers,

Sprinkle on my chest......"

Suddenly remembered a thought, shouted "miserable", and then slowly got up and pulled on the lamp.

Qiu Yu screamed in surprise and quickly covered his body, his face shy.

Xiang Xiaoqiang touched it, took a look at it in front of him, and shouted:

"Oops, it's over...... Finished...... This command car can't go back to storage, so it has to drive home to wash the sheets first. Listen up, you ...... You will wash it yourself. ”

Qiu Yun pounced on him in shame and took a hard bite.

……

After the 1st Mechanized Regiment of the People's Guard returned to the camp in the eastern suburbs, Xiang Xiaoqiang sent a telegram to the train transporting the general's family, telling Qiu Laohu that his daughter was safe and sound, and reassuring him. Poor Qiu Lao Hu was like an ant on a hot pot on the train this day, and now he received a telegram from his son-in-law, and a big stone fell to the ground, and after thanking the helmsman Chen for blessing ten times in his heart, he sent a telegram back to the car, telling Xiang Xiaoqiang that Qiu Qian would entrust it to him.

The love story of Xiang Xiaoqiang and Qiu Yu has long spread throughout the Ming Dynasty. This afternoon, they met miraculously on the way to the army, and then the fragrant deeds of "finally coming to fruition" in the carriage immediately spread from the first regiment to the entire People's Guard, and within a few hours, it spread to the wider Ming army, and became a romantic affair that the vast number of officers and men talked about.

At dinner, Xiang Xiaoqiang's four King Kongs, including Snail, Li Gensheng, Stomachache, and Li Changgui, broke into Xiang Xiaoqiang's office together, and asked Xiang Xiaoqiang to conduct profound self-criticism and introspection on what happened during the march and training this afternoon.

They said that the commander's incident was a serious violation of military discipline. The most important thing is that the soldiers are marching hard, and the officers are playing with women in the command car, which can cause immeasurable damage to morale.

Of course, that's not what the original words say, but that's what it means.

Xiang Xiaoqiang is very young after all, and now he is still immersed in happiness, and he realized the seriousness of the matter when he was told by a few henchmen. He knew that his sudden rise to a high position at a young age was already very eye-catching, and it was mostly based on the trust of the royal family and his own genius, rather than real leadership. If you want to make a difference, you must rely on your subordinates and be good at listening to opinions.

He knew that among the few in front of him, which one ate more salt than he ate. After Xiang Xiaoqiang was humbly counted, he asked wryly what to do.

I thought about it for a while, and then added a few more words. First, it is said that the brothers are marching hard, and the chief is in the car with the woman "that", although this is the thing, but this woman is none other than Qiuyun. Everyone knows what is going on between Qiu Yu and Xiang Xiaoqiang. The matter of the two has been rumored to be a good story in the whole Daming, and the soldiers also know that Qiu Yu is Xiang Xiaoqiang's wife-to-be. With this, everyone's feelings will be much better.

Second, Qiu Yu was not specially brought to the car by Xiang Xiaoqiang for fun, but "picked up" halfway. At that time, Qiu Yu was tired and hungry, and fainted at the feet of the soldiers, which everyone saw. It was a matter of course to take her with her in the command car. As for the lonely man and widow living in the same room, and they are lovers of life and death, what will happen after that, I think everyone can understand.

Third, the most important one, after Li Gensheng reminded him, he played music to Xiaoqiang. What happened after that, I didn't see any eye. Maybe you're talking about life and ideals.

Therefore, this matter is not as serious as it seems at first glance, and at most it makes some people unbalanced.

The analysis of the stomachache made Xiang Xiaoqiang feel a lot more comfortable. But he still said:

"Imbalance is morale."

Li Gensheng interjected:

"The most important thing is that it didn't happen at the right time. If it is usual, there is no problem at all, at most it is lace news. But now that the soldiers are approaching the city, when Nanjing is at stake, you are an important general defending the city...... It's kind of a morale hit. ”

"Alas, I know, I know," Xiang Xiaoqiang shook his hand irritably, "the engine was overheating at the time, why didn't you hold back...... Is there any way to make up for it? ”

Everyone who said "the engine is overheating" couldn't help laughing, and they all remembered the sentence of the repair platoon commander at that time, "The engine overheated because the piston moved too fast", but looking at Xiang Xiaoqiang's black face, they still couldn't help but laugh.

Li Gensheng snapped his fingers and said:

"It's nothing more than that, in the future, you must have more contact with the soldiers, share the ups and downs with the soldiers, minimize the privileged life, well, also, this critical moment, it is better to stay with the army, not with the ...... Stay with Madame. ”

Xiang Xiaoqiang nodded, and his fingers tapped the table:

"Yes, no problem."

My stomach hurts and I laughs:

"You don't have to take it too seriously, my lord. You are a soldier in the end, and the most important thing for a soldier is to be able to win battles, and other life details don't have to be too deliberate. Hehe, I think back then, General Huo Qubing of the Han Dynasty was also like you, he also became a general at a young age, and when he went out to fight, he took his cook, slept in the most luxurious tent, and ate carefully cooked delicacies from the mountains and seas, and did not share the joys and sorrows with the soldiers at all. The veteran Li Guang looked down on him very much, saying that he was a son-in-law and would not lead troops. Hehe, but people can win the battle, sweep the Xiongnu with the Han Dynasty army, and beat the Xiongnu away to Mobei, and Li Guangguang, who can lead the troops, can't catch up with others. If you want me to see it, as long as you take your brothers to win a few more battles, you will be Huo Quai, our Ming Dynasty. ”

The stomach hurts and the mouth is like smeared with honey, these words made Xiang Xiaoqiang feel a lot more comfortable, and he smiled.

At this time, the door was slammed open, and a junior officer rushed in, handed Xiang Xiaoqiang a piece of paper, and his face was pale.

Xiang Xiaoqiang read it quickly and didn't speak, and handed them the paper.

Stomach ache exclaimed:

"The line of defense was broken through !!"

Others rushed over to look at it, and they also exclaimed:

"Qinglu has crossed the river in Zimuzhou!"

"It's so close between Nanjing and Ma'anshan!"

"Is it weak there?"

"It's only 10 kilometers from Nanjing!"

Li Gensheng threw down the military intelligence report, and said to Xiang Xiaoqiang with a resolute gaze:

"My lord, the best way to make up for morale at this time is a victory!"