Chapter 13: Changing Guards (50)

In late October, Su Tingxun, the belated commander of the Tonglu No Garrison Command and deputy commander of the 48th Army, finally arrived in Tongcheng. During this period, Lieutenant General Su's deep ditch was quite unpleasant, but fortunately, the Japanese army attacked Changsha and Zhuzhou on a large scale, and the Central Military Commission strictly ordered that officers at or above the rank of major general in all units must stick to their posts during this period of time and must not make any changes, so Su Tingxun had no choice but to stay in the military headquarters. After the end of the Changsha War, Su Tingxun asked to leave the deep ditch shop for the first time and go to Tongcheng, he had enough time in the deep ditch shop, he was not familiar with the place, and the only chief of staff Yang Zanmo who knew did not have a good face. I think that when he was in the Seventh Army, he was the division commander, Yang Zanmo was the chief of staff, the mountains did not turn around, he became the deputy commander, and Yang Zanmo was still the chief of staff, and the relationship was really difficult to straighten out. However, Yang Zanmo is a graduate of the 11th regular class of the dignified Army University, and although he only has the rank of major general, he is a major general who has not been interpreted, which is much more solid than him, a lieutenant general who has not been interpreted. Therefore, once he was able to leave, Su Tingxun would never hesitate.

Su Tingxun is very talented, from the deep ditch to Tongcheng, chose the most chosen road, with the military authority of the deputy commander of the 48th Army, inspected the two divisions under his hand, and after entering the Yuexi list, he first went to the 138th Division in front of the store to inspect it, and then went to the Tangchi 176th Division and his party. In front of the store, Li Benyi heard the wrong thing, thinking that Su Tingxun loved to eat dog meat, but he didn't understand it, so he got a good dog and cut it for nothing according to the way of Rong County. Unexpectedly, Lingchuan people only love to eat stir-fried dog meat, and Su Tingxun eats yin and yin, which is seriously unhappy. When he arrived at the soup pool, Qin Jishi, the magistrate of Yuexi County, understood the spirit, not only got a good dog, but also made a bunch of pickled cabbage, which made Su Tingxun smile and enjoy it.

What made Su Tingxun even happier was that he didn't need to walk anymore from Tangchi to Tongcheng, and the 176th Division sent a convoy to send him to Tongcheng. What made him even happier was that the person who accompanied him to Tongcheng was actually the commander of the 176th Division, Tan Heyi, and this reception level was not low. When I arrived in Tongcheng, I realized that I had made a mistake, Tan He Yi came to Tongcheng, not to accompany him, but to give birth to the third lady Qiu Yunying at her father-in-law's house in Tongcheng and go to take care of it.

Tan Heyi has three wives, Mrs. Chen Rixin, who has a son and two daughters, and does not want to live in the army with her husband, serving her parents at her home in Yulin Tan House, living a light and difficult life. The second wife, Luo Ruiqing, was repatriated to Liuzhou after interfering with military affairs in Dabie Mountain, and made a living by raising fish, pigs, and vegetables. The third lady, Qiu Yunying, a native of Tongcheng, was sent to Yue's house in Tongcheng a few months ago to give birth due to the limited conditions in Yuexi, and gave birth to a daughter in the past few days. Tan Heyi sent a convoy called Escort Deputy Su Jun, but in fact, it was both public and private.

On the way, he told Su Tingxun that before leaving, Li Xuan, chief of staff of the 176th Division, had telegraphed to the army that Liu Renkai's independent brigade, which was previously subordinate to the 176th Division, would be handed over to the military headquarters, and the military headquarters would be assigned to the Tonglu No Garrison Command, and become the Tongcheng Garrison Regiment of the Tonglu No Garrison Command, stationed in the area of Zongyang. In this way, the Tonglu No Garrison Command is no longer the commander of the light pole, and the first armed force is under his command.

As soon as he got off the bus at the Tongcheng Guard Barracks, Mo Di told Su Tingxun the good news, and the military department had ordered Liu Ren to become the Tongcheng Garrison Regiment. Regiment commander Liu Renkai yesterday got a fleet along the Longmian River to Tongcheng Wharf, and sent a large amount of food and goods as gifts to Commander Su.

Su Tingxun was overjoyed, and accompanied by Mo Di, he entered the Tonglu Garrison Headquarters of the Guardian Barracks.

The environment of the military camp is good, which is much better than Su Tingxun expected, with big trees like covers, green trees, straight roads, and bright windows. What satisfied Su Tingxun the most was that the car could be driven directly into the barracks. Accompanied by Mo Di, Su Tingxun walked into the military camp, and what surprised him even more was that Liu Renkai actually led people to line up in two lines, welcome them in the aisle, and make a look of acceptance. Su Tingxun is in a good mood, there is a way to prefer to be a chicken head rather than a phoenix tail, rather than looking at people's eyes in the deep ditch, it is really better to be called the boss here.

Liu Renkai's horse-beating kung fu is really far beyond expectations, and his face kung fu is very good. Yesterday, I took a company to the guard barracks, and after transporting the supplies to the barracks, I didn't even breathe, and I started to clean the barracks, making the whole barracks cleaner than a widow's face. Then everyone did personal hygiene, shaved, cut their hair, and put out the cleanest and most beautiful military uniforms. Early this morning, they lined up at the gate of the guard barracks, arranged from tall to short, from fat to thin, obviously a group of bandits, but they made the appearance of an honor guard.

When Mo Di accompanied Su Tingxun to walk by, he found that the queue that passed by Liu Ren* looked quite stylish, and he actually had a little feeling of a lion in a hundred battles, and the soldiers stood with their chests upright, looking ahead, holding 38 rifles, and did not move at all. Walking in the queue, Mo Di couldn't help but feel a trace of seriousness in his heart, and his steps were much more formal. Su Tingxun was even more excited, his face was full of smiles, sometimes he returned the salute with one hand, sometimes he clasped his fists with both hands, and greeted the soldiers all the way.

It wasn't until he walked through the queue that Mo Di relaxed. I only heard a report from the queue at the end: "Liu Renkai, the head of the Tongcheng Garrison Regiment of the Tonglu No Garrison Command, has seen the commander!" ”

"Captain Liu! Very good, very good! Su Tingxun paused for a moment, returned the salute, and stretched out his right hand to Liu Renkai.

There is Mo Enemy on the left, and Liu Renkai on the right, accompanying Su Tingxun to the main building of the headquarters, in front of a blue brick building.

"Being able to find such a place in Tongcheng, Tianzong's pioneer officer has done a good job and contributed a lot." Su Tingxun said.

Mo Di did not explain to him that Zhou Mengxiong gave up, but said: "It all depends on the prestige of the commander." "With Liu Ren opening the pearl and jade in front, Mo Di can't help but imperceptibly.

Liu Renkai said: "In the Manchu Qing Dynasty, this place was the barracks of the military camp, because it was located in the southwest of the gate of death, the local people did not like this direction very much, but the soldiers looked down on life and death, so the military camp was retained." ”

Su Tingxun said with a smile: "Military affairs are never auspicious, and it is appropriate to put them in the southwest." Where is Regiment Commander Liu stationed in Tongcheng and how far is it from the headquarters? ”

"The Ministry of Inferior Posts is stationed in Zongyang, although it belongs to Tongcheng, it is not close to Mengxia Town, about 100 miles." Liu Renkai said: "It is quite convenient to sail along the Longmian River, if it is smooth and windy, it will only take three hours. ”

Su Tingxun sighed, a little disappointed, it was too far, far water could not quench the thirst of the near.

Liu Renkai glanced at Mo Di and immediately understood what Boss Su meant.

Sitting down in the commander's office, Mo Di brewed a small orchid tea. Before the heat on the teacup faded, I heard a report that Jiang Hongxi, director of the Party Department of Tongcheng County, Wei Jiqing, magistrate of Tongcheng County, and Zhou Mengxiong, head of the 528 Regiment, had arrived. The three of them came out together, and it was another burst of socializing.

Wei Jiqing was still in a hurry, and as soon as he saw Su Tingxun, he threw out an old topic: Tongcheng's financial resources are limited, and it is really impossible to support the food supply of a Tonglu non-garrison headquarters, and I don't know what Commander Su's plans are for the supply of grain and grass to the Tonglu non-garrison headquarters.

Su Tingxun got out of the car for less than an hour, and he didn't think about this problem at all, Wei Jiqing was not bad at all, it was already commendable that a county could feed a regiment, and it was not easy to feed an additional garrison headquarters. glanced at Mo Di, Mo Di lowered his head and did not speak, and then glanced at Liu Renkai, hoping that Mo Di and Liu Renkai could give an answer.

Liu Renkai looked around and said: "Liu received a telegram from the military department, and the department was changed to Tongcheng Garrison Regiment, I don't know how many garrison regiments there are in Tongcheng County, in addition to my garrison regiment?" ”

"One, only one." Su Tingxun replied: "Three counties, three regiments, and the garrison headquarters are responsible for local defense, not combat troops. ”

"Then I'm the only one in Tongcheng." Liu Renkai said: "County Magistrate Wei, please rest assured, if there is only one garrison regiment in Tongcheng, I can tell you responsibly that my regiment will not ask the county for a penny, as long as the regiments are stationed in their original state." My defense area is always in the area of Huanzihu and Zongyang, and I will not leave without the order of the peak. As for the defense of other parts of Tongcheng, there is still the head of Lao Zhou in charge. ”

Hearing Liu Renkai say this, Wei Jiqing was half relieved, and asked again: "Mengxia Town Guard Barracks, there won't be only a few people, a headquarters, how to prepare for it, how many people are in total, although our county can't provide grain and grass supplies, but I still hope to know the number of people in advance, so as to transfer all kinds of materials from other places to avoid the soaring prices caused by the actual growth of the population of Mengxia Town." "The implication is that he won't be able to feed this headquarters, and what materials are needed, everyone and brother will settle the accounts, and how much should be collected.

Su Tingxun was a little annoyed, the garrison headquarters, all the expenses have always been self-funded, and there is no allocation of expenses, and he will not be an exception here. County Magistrate Wei said that it would never be liberated from the county finances.

Jiang Hongxi helped: "Tongcheng County is not a rich area, and I ask Commander Su for your understanding." ”

Su Tingxun looked at Mo Di and asked, "Tianzong, during this time, how will you and your guards solve the living expenses?" ”

Mo Di smiled and said: "Commander, like you, I still have a position in the 48th Army, and although the salary is not much, I still have it. My guards are also members of the 48th Army Guard Regiment, and although their monthly salaries are sometimes in arrears, they are basically still in place. So, during this time, there is no cost problem. ”

Su Tingxun nodded, he knew that in addition to the people brought by himself and Mo Di from the deep ditch, the additional people in the future would need to feed themselves. There are only thirty people he brought, and there are only twenty invincible people, and it is impossible to support a garrison headquarters with only these fifty people.

"We'll talk about that later." Zhou Mengxiong didn't want to stiffen his words, and said: "There is no problem that can't be solved, and there is no hurdle that can't be overcome. ”

"Yes, yes, yes, Brother Meng Xiong is right." Jiang Hongxi said: "I have already booked a table in the Spring Pavilion, and I invite you to move there." ”

"Do you want to call Senior Commander Tan?" Mo Di asked.

"Shizuo arrived in Tongcheng?" Zhou Mengxiong asked in surprise.

Mo Wei nodded.

"Of course, you have to ask for a teacher's seat, you have to." Zhou Mengxiong didn't ask anyone else, and made a decision directly.

A group of people walked out of the guard camp and went to the Hechun Pavilion, and Mo Di sent a guard brother to inform Tan Heyi on West Street.

Tan Heyi didn't come to protect the barracks, he thought about it and went directly to Lao Yue's house. Tan Heyi's old father-in-law is the owner of a barber shop on Tongcheng West Street, the business is not big, just to make a living, since his daughter married Tan Heyi, he got a fund from Tan Heyi, renovated the barber shop, and hired two helpers, which has made the business much better this year. Knowing that her daughter was pregnant, the Yue family sent someone to Yuexi to pick up the girl several times, and Tan Heyi also knew that he was a man and couldn't take care of him, so he sent a car to send the third lady back to her parents' house.

Tan Heyi rushed to Tongcheng, it was still a step in the evening, and when he saw the third lady, he was already ripe and gave birth to a daughter, and the mother and daughter were safe. Seeing Tan Heyi, his father-in-law was a little sorry and said that he had given birth to a daughter, and he had high hopes. Tan Heyi didn't care very much and told his father-in-law that it was a good thing to bloom first and then bear fruit. When the father-in-law saw Tan Heyi, he not only did not blame but also comforted himself, and let people prepare wine and food to entertain his uncle.

Before Qiu's father-in-law could give his orders, the people sent by Mo Di had already arrived at Qiu's house and invited Master Tan to the Spring Pavilion for a banquet to wash the dust for Commander Su, and at the same time congratulate Master Tan on his joy of making tiles. Qiu's father-in-law was overjoyed and told Tan Heyi that tomorrow he would make wine for the Three Dynasties, and invite Commander Su, Director Jiang, County Magistrate Wei and others to come to the banquet.