Section 237 Pingxiang Restaurant

In mid-November, Pingxiang, Jiangxi. This is a small county town in western Jiangxi, located at the junction of Hunan and Jiangxi, and about 120 miles away from Liuyang, where the independent regiment was previously located. At this time, it had been more than a month since the end of the Battle of Changsha, and the Battle of Changsha, which made all the officers and men of the 74th Army feel very depressed, had completely ended. Although the battle did not last long, the process of the battle was full of ups and downs, full of incredible turns, which really made everyone in it feel that they could not see clearly in the clouds. In about 20 days of fighting, although Changsha was conquered by the Japanese army halfway, it was finally successfully recovered by the national army, in any case, it can be regarded as controlling the losses of this battle within an acceptable range, after all, Changsha will not be lost, so as to rebuild the defense line in northern Hunan Province, which is enough to continue to maintain the confrontation with the Japanese army around Wuhan.

At this moment, in a small restaurant at the south gate of Pingxiang County, there is a table of guests that is quite eye-catching. It's not that they look weird, it's just that their distinctive uniforms and the glittering golden stars on their collars are too much to notice. Since the 74th Army was transferred to Pingxiang for rectification, this small county town has been unusually lively for a while. Although the 74th Army belongs to the Ninth Theater, it is also a general reserve of the whole army directly under the Central Military Commission, and such a unit is naturally different from other units in terms of military salaries and treatment. The kind of thing that deducts military salaries like other troops will never happen here, but with the continuous victory of battles and various rewards, the officers and men of the 74th Army are far richer than the soldiers of other troops.

At this time, the soldiers were all masters who pinned their heads to their belts and played with people, they ate the last meal but did not have the next meal, and they didn't even know if they could live until dawn tomorrow, so money was really useless to them. So since they were stationed in Pingxiang, restaurants and prostitutes have been the busiest.

However, even so, it was a rare thing for three generals to sit in vain in this small restaurant, and it naturally attracted the attention of the people at the other tables. Even before I knew it, the seats next to the table were empty, as if they were deliberately separated.

"Huzi, what's the matter? Isn't it our glorious army? (Note: The 74th Army is codenamed Brilliant)" A burly man on the side couldn't help but open his mouth to ask the brothers on the side.

But the brother beside him was taken aback when he heard this, and hurriedly whispered: "Brother Shan, you be quiet, let's drink our wine and eat our food, don't cause some unnecessary trouble, these people are not something we can provoke." ”

The person who is called Brother Shan, I don't know if he has always been a master who is not afraid of heaven and earth, or because he drank a bowl of wine, he was more courageous, and immediately sneered and said, "What are you afraid of?" Our brothers have been born and died for so many years, and they haven't even been afraid of the little devils, are they still afraid of them? Don't look at a few guards standing over there, they are all the ones who don't like it! ”

One of the tigers looked over there with some concern, and just one of the young guard officers looked here, only to see that this person was too young, but he was about twenty years old, but he was already a lieutenant, and his gaze swept over, and he was like falling into an ice kiln, and he couldn't help but shiver. This situation, he has encountered on the battlefield, it was a battle in which he almost died, facing Cao Chang of a devil, and the indifference to life revealed in the other party's eyes made people involuntarily have a sense of fear. Unexpectedly, from such a distance, this person just glanced at it so casually, which made him feel like this, and he couldn't help but be even more shocked in his heart, obviously he couldn't imagine that this person was so young, but the murderous aura on his body was so strong, how many battles did this person fight? How many people have you killed?

Fortunately, it seemed that because of the distance, the man did not hear their conversation clearly, and the man just glanced at them and then looked elsewhere, which made him involuntarily relieved.

However, it was obviously unrealistic to continue drinking here, so after he put down the wine on the table regardless of 3721, he couldn't help but pull up the brother on the side and walked quickly outside. Brother Shan was confused by his inexplicable movements, and his face was full of surprise, but after so many battles together, he still knew his brother very well, and knew that he seemed to be very sure and measured in doing things, since he made such an abnormal move, there must be a reason for him. I didn't say much, I just quickened my pace.

As soon as he walked out of the store, Brother Shan finally couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong Huzi, what kind of wind are you smoking?" ”

Huzi smiled bitterly and said, "Brother Shan, you really don't see who those chiefs are?" ”

"Who? The generals of our army say a lot or less, and we only know a few people, isn't it normal not to know a few of them? But what's wrong with you kid today? Brother Shan obviously came out with Huzi, but after drinking half of the wine, he was always very uncomfortable, and he couldn't help complaining.

"Brother Shan, you usually talk about General Shi's name all day long, and you shout all day long that you want to be a hero who kills devils in the War of Resistance like General Shi, but you don't know General Shi sitting there." Huzi said with a wry smile.

Brother Shan's eyes widened when he heard this, his mouth opened wide, and it took a long time for him to react and ask, "What did you say?" That young general is General Shi, who went out of our 51st Division and is now the head of the Independent Regiment? ”

Huzi nodded and said, "Who else is it not him?" Although there are many generals in our army, there is only one who holds the rank of major general at the age of 20. Tsk, this is the real hero of the Anti-Japanese War, in just four years, from a small soldier all the way to the position of a major general and regiment commander, the most amazing thing is that he has experienced a hundred battles and has not been defeated. I heard that a random veteran from the independent regiment has killed at least one squad or more of the devils, and some have even annihilated more than one platoon of devils in total. ”

He said this, but Brother Shan couldn't help it, and was about to rush inside, but fortunately, Huzi seemed to know his temperament, and he had already prepared, so he hugged him to death, and couldn't help but ask urgently: "Brother Shan, you are crazy, what are you doing?" ”

"What's the matter, can't I go to General Jingshi for a glass of wine?" Brother Shan said angrily.

Huzi smiled bitterly again: "If I usually don't stop you, but not today, Brother Shan, the two next to me, one is the 57th Division Yu Shizuo, and the other is the new 58th Division Commander Zhang Shizuo, three of the four generals leading the troops of our army get together, there must be some important military situation to discuss, otherwise there will not be so many guards standing on the side, we will definitely not be able to pass." ”

Brother Shan also thought of the situation inside at this time, and couldn't help but sigh helplessly, obviously knowing that what his brother said was not wrong. However, it is a pity that I met my idol so closely, but I didn't even have the opportunity to toast a toast.

In the small restaurant, it was quiet at the moment, and it seemed that many people recognized the three of them, or saw Cheng Yong and the others on the side with murderous appearance, which really made people not feel interested in drinking, so they left one after another. After all, they came out to have fun, and since they couldn't find fun, they naturally couldn't stay.

"Brother Zhong Lin, your promotion banquet is a little shabby!" Yu Chengwan watched Zhang Lingfu take the bowl and toast, but said unhurriedly.

Zhang Lingfu smiled bitterly and said, "Brother Jianshi knows this matter best, why do you still laugh at me?" If I had a choice, I would rather not be the commander of this division, even if I was to go back to be a regiment commander, it would be better than roasting on the fire like now? ”

Yu Chengwan couldn't help laughing and said: "Brother Zhong Lin has always been tenacious, never admit defeat, even if he is in a desperate situation, he will fight to the end, even if he is seriously injured, he still has to charge forward, and the bloody battle is endless, why is it that he is talking about frustration now, this is not common." ”

Zhang Lingfu shook his head helplessly and said: "At this time and that time, Shangfeng does this, doesn't it make me feel cold?" And taking over at this time, such a mess is really hard to pick. ”

The stone on the side finally opened his mouth and asked at this time: "Brother Zhang, there is something I have been holding in my heart, and I want to take this opportunity today to ask, how could Liao Shizuo be shot?" ”

As soon as these words came out, the three of them couldn't help but fall into silence, and the smile on Yu Chengwan's face also disappeared, he lowered his head and looked at the wine in the cup, and couldn't help but let out a helpless sigh, as if he was full of dissatisfaction but couldn't say it. And the bitterness on Zhang Lingfu's face was even worse, the originally handsome face looked gloomy at the moment, and the expression was grim and scary, in the impression of the stone, it seemed that when the 58th Division on the front line of Laodao River collapsed, he had never seen Brother Zhang have such an expression, which made him even more confused.

Suddenly, Zhang Lingfu slammed the cup in his hand on the table, and said in an extremely cold voice: "If it weren't for the repeated orders of the military seat, if it weren't for the appreciation and kindness of the military seat, let alone being the commander of the 58th Division, even this military uniform, I would never wear it again." ”

Although Yu Chengwan knew that Zhang Lingfu had an excellent relationship with Master Liao, he didn't expect him to have such a big reaction, but he hurriedly persuaded: "Zhong Lin, what are you talking about, the national disaster is at the head, as a soldier, how can you abolish the public for personal reasons?" Killing the enemy and recovering the country is the duty and mission of our soldiers, when we encounter a little setback, why do we say such frustrating words, fortunately, there are only three of us here, if you let others listen to this, not only will you be embarrassed, but also difficult to do! ”

"Hmph" Zhang Lingfu let out a cold snort, obviously haunted by this matter, and it was always difficult to calm down.