Section III

The essence in his eyes flashed, and after struggling for a while, the person who was covered in dust gradually became a little confused, lowered his head and groaned for a while, and then suddenly raised his head and stared at Zhang Lingfu in front of him, who seemed to stand out from the crowd, and muttered in a voice that was almost only audible to himself: "Staff officer? ”

Suddenly opened his eyes, obviously the people around him breathed a sigh of relief, but the thought of his previous situation that was almost comatose still made everyone's faces become a little solemn.

Colonel Zhang Lingfu looked at the strange expression of the guy sitting in the trench, couldn't help frowning, and asked the 3rd company commander on the side: "Company Commander Zheng, is this the wounded man you are talking about?" ”

Company Commander Zheng nodded solemnly and said in detail: "After arriving here last night, I sent Xu Qiang, the leader of a platoon of squads, and Ma Hong, a first-class soldier, to Luodian to pay attention to the battle situation on the front line. ”

Xu Qiang, the leader of the first squad, also straightened up and saluted Staff Officer Zhang, and added: "Sir, this wounded man was sent back by the commander of the 306th Regiment Zhan Battalion. ”

"Battalion Commander Zhan Wenzhan?" Zhang Lingfu muttered, and at the same time walked towards the "clay man" on the ground, his body immediately squatted down, looked at the eyes that had lost his lustre, and said in a deep voice: "I am Zhang Lingfu, a colonel of the 51st Division, I don't know which friendly army this brother belongs to?" ”

"51st Division? Captain? Staff officer? The man in front of him looked at Zhang Lingfu in front of him blankly, and the muttering voice seemed to be that even he didn't know what he was talking about, only to see him look at the unfamiliar face in front of him tightly, as if he wanted to recall something from it, but after a while, after all, there was nothing to gain, holding his head in both hands, he shrank down in pain, and even curled up with his whole body, as if his behavior just now had stimulated and hurt his head.

Seeing the situation of the person in front of him, Zhang Lingfu's expression became even more solemn, and he turned his head and asked, "Where is his injury?" ”

Zheng Hai, the hygienist who came with them, immediately stepped forward and saluted and said, "Sir, the wounds on this person's body are very shallow, just some skin wounds, but it is very strange that ......"

Looking at the strange face of the hygienist, Zhang Lingfu asked: "If you have anything, just say it directly, the big war is ahead, every minute and second is precious, don't waste time." ”

Hearing the slightly stern voice of the colonel in front of him, Zheng Hai was obviously a little nervous, and opened his mouth to say: "When I checked the wounds on his body in the early morning, it seemed that I found that the wounds and blood stains on his body had been for several days, as if I had been on the front line for a while. ”

"Been here for a while? The people of the 67th Division? Or is it from the 11th Division? Zhang Lingfu muttered, but obviously such a little information could not let him judge the identity of this person, looking back at the person on the ground holding his head in pain, Zhang Lingfu shook his head helplessly and said: "Looking at his appearance, he may have been severely injured by the enemy's brain, but in any case, at the time of national crisis, those who dare to stand up are all heroic and loyal people, and they finally picked up a life from the front line, and we must find a way to save his life no matter what." ”

After a pause, Zhang Lingfu resolutely said: "Company Commander Zheng, let the brothers take care of it first, and I will go to ask the division headquarters to see if it should be sent to the medical team behind." ”

Seeing that Staff Officer Zhang put so much effort into an unidentified wounded, everyone on the side immediately felt a warmth in their hearts, in fact, not to mention them, even the company commander Zheng Pusheng felt a fever in his heart, he also knew a little about the staff officer in front of him, Staff Officer Zhang, who graduated from the fourth phase of the Huangpu Military Academy, was also an amazing talent in their 51st Division, not to mention the ability to march and fight, and his literary attainments were also extraordinary, and the good words he wrote, It is said that even Mr. Wu Jingheng, a contemporary calligrapher, is quite appreciative of this kind of young colonel who is both civil and military, but there is no trace of pretentiousness, this quality is indeed what makes them junior officers fall in love with it and are willing to serve it.

After Staff Officer Zhang and Company Commander Zheng and their group left, the trench suddenly began to be lively, and everyone lowered their voices and discussed gossip, among which Xiao Shandong, who was closer to the "mud man", seemed to hear the mouth of his mouth just now, and after the "mud man" slowed down and seemed to have reduced a lot of pain, he asked cautiously: "Stone, you just seemed to say 'staff officer'?" Do you know Staff Officer Zhang? ”

Hearing Xiao Shandong's words, the people around them were a little quiet, you must know that the officers they usually have the most contact with are the company commander, the company deputy and a few platoon commanders, but that is just a few lieutenants and second lieutenants, and the colonel staff officer Zhang Lingfu who appeared here in vain is almost the biggest officer they have contacted in the past few years, of course, the contact here refers to those who can talk and talk to them, that kind of situation from a distance, they have still seen many generals, but in that case, They didn't dare to take a breath, and then they heard Xiao Shandong's question, if this guy knew Staff Officer Zhang and was obedient, then what would be the identity of this kid?

Shi seemed to have heard Xiao Shandong's question, and he didn't seem to have any repulsion for the person who brought him here, so he slowly put down the hand holding his head, looked around a little uneasily, and the corners of his mouth moved involuntarily.

Lao Meng seemed to sense something, and waved his hand to make the cubs on the side retreat a little distance, and the surroundings that were already dark seemed to be a little brighter because of their retreat, and in this case, they saw in vain that the head of the stone seemed to be a little bit.

This discovery immediately made them close their mouths one by one, and then looked at each other in amazement, and then found that the stone's head shook hesitantly.

At this moment, everyone on the side was dumbfounded, and wanted to ask something, but they found that the vicious gaze of Xu Qiang, the squad leader next to them, suddenly made them close their mouths one by one.

"Don't fuck me, let Xiao Shandong ask, this stone seems to be more pleasing to the eye in Xiao Shandong." Xu Qiang, who had not spoken, looked at the expression of the stone, but it really seemed that he had seen something, and at this time he immediately put on the squad leader's shelf.

Xiao Shandong nodded, and then asked cautiously, "Stone, I ...... I don't know what you mean, nodding is you knowing? Shake your head and don't know? ”

The stone in front of him seemed to struggle for a moment, stretched out his finger and pointed at his collar badge, and then said two words in a deep voice: "Bamboo!" Maybe because he hadn't spoken for a long time, there was a touch of hoarseness in his deep voice, but these words made the surroundings even quieter, and everyone was a little confused.

Lao Meng and Xu Qiang on the side looked at each other, and they had a little impression in their hearts, but they didn't seem to think of anything all of a sudden. However, after all, the two of them have been in the army for a long time, and their knowledge is far higher than that of everyone on the side, and after a long silence, the squad leader Xu Qiang's wrinkled face finally moved, and asked Lao Meng on the side with a little uncertainty: "Lao Meng, I seem to have heard of the collar badge of the staff officer, with a military rank on one side and a bamboo knuckle on the other?" ”

Lao Meng scratched his head, then took out a pipe from his waist, poured out a little tobacco from the cigarette pouch on the side, and then lit it with a flint, "Haw, Haw" He smoked it, looking at the look on his face, it seemed that he was not sure, after all, with their identity, they usually couldn't contact these big officials, besides, even if they did, they were all saluting one by one, not squinting, where would they notice so much.

After a few strokes, as the leisurely "white mist" rose into the air, Lao Meng said as if he had just remembered something: "It seems to be really a bamboo, no wonder I always feel a little weird when I look at Staff Officer Zhang's dress, it should be that the collar badges on these two sides are different." ”

Then the two of them looked at the stone that was still shrunk there almost at the same time, and looked at each other puzzled, such a slight difference, they usually didn't pay attention to it at all, and this person who heard Staff Officer Zhang say that he seemed to have been shocked by artillery, but he still remembers this, a strange thought, involuntarily flooded from their minds, the pipe in Lao Meng's hand trembled, and blurted out: "Could it be that this guy is also a staff officer?" ”

As soon as this idea came out, even he himself didn't believe it anymore, the guy in front of him seemed to be about the same age as Xiao Shandong, seventeen or eighteen years old, in their words, Mao had not grown up yet, how could he be a staff officer?

Xu Gang also shook his head and said, "Maybe it's the orderly next to the staff officer, just like the two boys next to Staff Officer Zhang?" ”

The hearts of everyone on the side suddenly fell, what the squad leader said seemed to be good, if you really want to say that the kid in front of you is a staff officer, it would be too surprising.

Xiao Shandong asked a lot of questions at this time, but since the word "staff officer" came out, the stone seemed to have really become a stone, and there was no half-word exit, just squatting in the corner of the trench with his legs crossed, looking at the ground blankly, at this moment, no one knew what this guy was thinking in his heart.

The people who had been busy around here for a long time gradually dispersed, and the iron head waved his hand and shouted at Xiao Shandong on the side: "Little Douya, hurry up and go to sleep, this guy may be sent to the back tomorrow to enjoy the blessings, why bother so many gods?" ”

Xiao Shandong nodded obediently, and then sat down on the opposite side of the stone, silently looked at the stone for a long time, and his eyes were almost involuntarily narrowed, although the sound of artillery explosions in the distance became louder and louder, but he was tired for a day, and the sleepiness came up, which was really a little unbearable, just when Xiao Shandong was about to fall asleep, he seemed to remember something, struggled to get up, took out a worn blanket from behind him, and moved it forward to cover the body of the stone, and then he suddenly fell asleep.

At this time, Staff Officer Zhang's surprised voice came from the phone of the 3rd Company Headquarters: "What? Battalion Commander Zhan Wenzhan sacrificed his life for the country? ”