Section XI

Zheng Pusheng took the lead with the people of the third company to help the stone, due to the addition of the second platoon, the process of cleaning up the battlefield was significantly accelerated, especially Zheng Pusheng has been the company commander for a long time, and he is even more handy for the arrangement of work, don't look at the manpower here It doesn't seem that there are too many people, but under his command and coordination, almost everyone was put to great use, and soon things were done properly.

After the people of the first and second companies arrived, Zheng Pusheng personally commanded the people of the first company to escort the 23 prisoners to the place where the division headquarters was located, which was the biggest result achieved by the 51st Division when it entered the battlefield.

At this moment, the three companies and a row have become the focus of this defense area, especially for a row of long stones, which is the center of the discussion, whether it is envy or jealousy, this real battle exploit is placed here, no one dares to underestimate it, on the battlefield, the great battle is the rising capital, don't look at him is just a small platoon commander now, and it may not be impossible to rush up.

Because of this, the stone then became busy, the platoon commander of the second platoon, who had not talked to him much, took the initiative to come over to talk, it was no longer a strange thing, and the company commander of the second company personally brought a few platoon commanders to find it, which was even more surprising, especially when he saw the second company commander holding the stone tightly and pushing his heart into his heart, the various titles of "idiot platoon commander" and "luck platoon commander" were completely spread in the first battalion.

Jealousy makes people crazy, and it makes so much sense.

As for the people in the platoon, the ideas are naturally different from others, as the people who have personally experienced the previous battle, they know the situation on the battlefield very clearly, those who have added to the platoon have been a little unconvinced by this young platoon commander before, but after really seeing the skills of the stone, that kind of contempt was thrown out of the clouds, and one by one they began to admire him incomparably.

This kind of boring reception work made the stone extremely depressed, looking at the unfamiliar faces, the conversation seemed to be a familiar hypocrisy, the stone had a feeling of weakness, and his scalp was numb. Fortunately, the people of the first company went back to the regiment headquarters, otherwise, so many officers really don't know when they will get it.

After sending off the company commander of the second company and others, Shi finally let out a long breath.

"Well, it's tiring to deal with people." At the back of the hillside, Zhou Yuan, the commander of the third company, sat down with the stone and asked with concern.

There was a hint of fear on Shishi's face, and he said softly: "Company commander, this is much more difficult than fighting. "The thought of being held by someone, hard to pull some inconsequential words, the stone has a feeling of palpitations, these officers are really amazing, obviously they don't know them, and they talk to a brother, except for scratching their heads, they really don't know how to answer, but for the stone's helpless approach, they still say that the stone is more calm.

The composure of the bullshit, the stone felt numb at the thought of those words, and involuntarily cursed.

"Hehe, stone, it's not me talking about you, no matter what, it's still very important to have a good relationship with your colleagues, maybe you have to take care of each other when you have to take care of each other, and if you always put on a look of rejecting people thousands of miles away, you will offend many people." Zhou Yuan said with concern, obviously not too satisfied with the previous appearance of the stone. However, when he thinks of the situation of the stone, he only needs to be patient and enlightened.

Hearing this, Shi smiled bitterly and said, "Company commander, I don't know them at all." ”

"You! Hehe! Zhou Yuan chuckled and shook his head, and continued: "It should be related to your loss of memory, you may not know the stakes, if you unknowingly build up a bunch of enemies because of this kind of trivial attitude, this is not advisable, you think about it, and you are facing the enemy in front of you, and you have to prevent the people behind you from letting go of the cold gun, no matter how capable you are, you will be finished." ”

Shi was startled, he really didn't understand how to talk nonsense with people, how he was connected to the cold gun in the back, and he was stunned and didn't know how to answer.

Xiao Shandong came over at this time, stuffed two packs of paper cigarettes into the company commander's hand, and said with a smile on the side: "Company commander, Uncle Meng asked me to honor you!" ”

Zhou Yuan Yile touched Xiao Shandong's head and said, "You kid, you know how to make a fool of yourself so soon?" ”

Xiao Shandong's face turned red, and he said embarrassedly: "It's really Uncle Meng's explanation, saying that he is grateful to the company commander for taking care of us all the time." ”

Zhou Yuan smiled, opened the cigarette case, took out one and threw it to the stone, and put another one into his mouth, before he could take out the match, Xiao Shandong on the side had already taken the initiative to burn one, and carefully covered it with his hand and stretched it over. Seeing Xiao Shandong's appearance, Zhou Yuan was even happier, and after lighting the cigarette, he said to Xiao Shandong: "Old man Meng has taught you a lot." ”

"Company commander, Uncle Meng told me that respecting the commander is the most important thing." Xiao Shandong said respectfully, and his white and tender face looked a lot more mature because of the cut.

Zhou Yuan nodded, and said to the stone: "Stone, Lao Meng has been in the army for a long time, and he knows a lot of things, so you still have to ask for more advice when you have time, and knowing a little more will be good for your future growth." ”

Shi didn't know why, he remembered what Lao Meng said before, it is very important to have a good relationship with the leader, and when he thought of what Lao Meng said, if the commanders are unhappy, just arrange it, then it will become cannon fodder at the forefront, and then think that Company Commander Zhou also said the same thing at this moment, for what Zheng Pusheng said to him before, straighten up and be a man, there is no need to engage in those crooked things, and he was a little hesitant.

These troublesome things really made Shi feel restless, and the thought that after the battle, there were still so many things to deal with, he felt that his head was heavy and chaotic.

Thinking about it, Shi thought of many things that he didn't understand, and suddenly asked cheekily: "Company commander, I still don't understand what the battalion commander said before, and I can't figure it out." ”

Zhou Yuan came with Zheng Pusheng, and he remembered the words between several people very clearly, and immediately asked: "What are you talking about about the officers of the 301st Regiment?" ”

Shi nodded, and said puzzledly: "Why did they help me if they let the devils go?" Fighting devils together is called troublemaker? According to what the battalion commander said, then no one will go to fight devils? ”

Zhou Yuan smoked a cigarette with a smile on his face, this officer who rose from the third company, he still had a sense of intimacy with the people of the old third company, and patiently explained to the question of the stone: "Stone, in the army, fighting a war is the most basic thing, and it is also the most severe task, in addition to this, there are many things that can be seen and seen around the war, and often, those things that cannot be seen are the most attractive." ”

The stone couldn't figure it out in the fog of what he said, and he frowned and pondered there, as if he wanted to find some clue in it.

Zhou Yuan didn't sell it anymore, and explained carefully: "Let's take an analogy, I'm a lieutenant now, if I want to rise up and want to be promoted from the position of company commander to battalion commander, then what do I need to do?" ”

Shi really didn't know much about these things, and even Lao Meng didn't know the Tao here because of his level, so he could only stay silent and listen to Zhou Yuan's detailed explanation.

"In the army, if you want to be promoted, the most important thing is military merit, to put it bluntly, is to win the battle. But sometimes it's not always the case, as long as there is a relationship, even if there is no military exploits, you can smoothly rise up, and even sit in a very high position. He'll learn about this kind of thing in the future, so let's talk about your previous battle. If the officers of the 301st Regiment were involved in the course of your battle, can you imagine what that would have been? After the battle, do you think it will be like this? ”

There is no need for a stone to answer, Zhou Yuan has already explained: "There are so many officers joining the battle, even if this battle is won, there is nothing to do with you, the results of the battle are reported, and the people above will only think that those officers command properly, and all you can get is the conclusion that the combat effectiveness is good, if you lose, it will be even worse, Shangfeng will first think that your combat effectiveness is poor, and then it is possible to consider whether there are some mistakes in the command, but there is no doubt that the most unfortunate person is still you!" ”

Shi looked at Zhou Yuan in horror, and there was a great fear of his tone, this kind of thing was completely something he had never imagined.

"It's ridiculous, it's helpless, isn't it?" Zhou Yuan looked at the stone and smiled bitterly, and continued: "The army is sometimes like officialdom, sometimes it is even darker than officialdom, and it is more bloody, winning the battle is the credit of the commanders' effective command, and losing the battle is that the army below is ineffective in combat and has low ability, and those commanders can command the battle again after changing to another unit, the reality is so cruel, so you should know the intention of Commander Ji to withdraw now." ”

Shi didn't seem to dare to believe the dark side at all, but in his mind, he faintly felt that what the company commander said was right, "Commander Ji doesn't want to deprive our platoon of its combat merits?" ”

Zhou Yuan smiled and nodded, "Don't underestimate this feat, at this time, the result of a platoon defeating a squadron of the Japanese army and capturing 23 people is already a great achievement." ”

Shi Shi didn't have the slightest sense of excitement, it seemed that today was the first time he knew the words "war merits" and "relationships", the first time he knew something more troublesome than cleaning up the battlefield after the battle, and for the first time he felt a sense of fear for those high commanders.