Zhang Qingshan returned home, saw that the house was deserted, and was a little depressed for a while, so he sat on the edge of the bed and smoked a cigarette.

Before this battle began, in order to prevent the little devil from raiding Qinglong Mountain - at that time, Zhang Qingshan really didn't think of the plane, but just considered the little devil's army. Xiang Xueqin, who had a big belly, was evacuated all the way to the hinterland of the base area under the care of Qin Fang, following the team of the common people, so now there has been no one at home for several days: thinking about the joy and happiness when Xiang Xueqin was by his side, Zhang Qingshan had to sigh: It's good to still have a wife!

But thankfully, the little devil's plane bombing did not hurt the house, otherwise, it would have made Zhang Qingshan even more depressed.

"Hey~!When is it a head!"

After Zhang Qingshan sighed, he shook his head with a wry smile, raised his right foot, and was about to take off his shoes, but unexpectedly, someone knocked on the door.

To be honest, fighting a war is the most tiring, both a soldier and a commander. Although it was only one day to fight against the little devils, for this day, everyone had been discussing for several days, and they just couldn't support it for a while halfway. Now that the battle has finally completed the first stage, and there is a good night's rest, Zhang Qingshan naturally wants to go to bed early.

"Come in!"

"Lao Zhang, I knew you hadn't slept yet...... I saw Qi Zixuan carrying a big basket, covered with a blue cloth on the basket, and said to Zhang Qingshan with a smile as he came in: "It just so happens that on the way back, I hit a hare and made it a good ...... Come on, let's get hot, it's not good when it's cold. ”

Zhang Qingshan was stunned, and immediately understood what Qi Zixuan meant: At the meeting, a reinforced battalion should be sent to complete that very arduous and glorious task. According to Zhang Qingshan's instructions, Tian Guozhong was in charge of letting the second, third, fourth, and fifth battalions each state their own advantages and disadvantages, and then select a battalion from among them, and then select a company from the first battalion to march to Dashan Village in the southeast of Baoyuan County at 11 o'clock tonight...... The casualties of the first battalion were almost half, and the strength was greatly damaged, so it was naturally impossible to compete with other battalions for this task now, but in order to take care of the emotions of the first battalion, Zhang Qingshan specially designated to transfer a company from the first battalion to join, which could be regarded as a reward for the heroic performance of the first battalion in the battle of Majiaao.

And now, Tian Guozhong definitely didn't choose which battalion to send, which made everyone panic...... If you hand in the advantages and disadvantages of your own battalion in the form of materials, you naturally have to consider and choose it, right?

As a result, various means of communication and ways of striving will inevitably appear.

Whether it is Zhang Qingshan's prestige in the assault regiment or as the commander-in-chief of the former enemy, it has been decided that he has the right to decide which battalion to send to carry out this task, and if he does not curry favor with Zhang Qingshan first, then how can he do it? To put it mildly, as long as Zhang Qingshan approves it, this matter will be inseparable.

So, the commander of the third battalion hurriedly came to contact Zhang Qingshan.

The third battalion commander had an advantage that the other battalion commanders could not have—seniority in the assault regiment and closeness to Zhang Qingshan.

At the beginning, when they first joined the army, although Zhang Qingshan and Qi Zixuan were not in the same class, they were both in the same platoon. Then they joined the self-defense force at that time to protect the town, and joined the commando team together to suppress bandits, and later the assault company was established, and the two were never separated, Zhang Qingshan became the company commander, and Qi Zixuan became the platoon commander......

In terms of seniority in the assault regiment, Qi Zixuan can definitely rank in the top five, after all, the assault regiment was expanded from the basis of the assault company, and the assault company had just been established, and Qi Zixuan was one of several old heroes.

In terms of the long-term relationship with Zhang Qingshan, in the entire assault regiment, even Hu Yingze is not as good as Qi Zixuan, let alone others.

In terms of ability, not to mention that the third battalion is the first full strength in the assault regiment, let's talk about Qi Zixuan's personal ability: Zhang Qingshan's promotion speed can be said to be a rocket, but Qi Zixuan's promotion speed is not worse than Zhang Qingshan's, and it is only the first level above Zhang Qingshan at any time...... Moreover, after the end of the Long March, when Zhang Qingshan went to the division headquarters as a staff officer, Qi Zixuan took over Zhang Qingshan's position and became the second company commander of the assault company.

And this is Qi Zixuan's huge advantage, and it is also the meaning of the old qualification in the army.

To put it mildly, with Qi Zixuan's old qualifications, not to mention that he is the battalion commander, even if he is only a veteran now, others have to give him some respect when they see him. Even if Zhang Qingshan is the division commander, when he sees him, he has to give him some respect, if Qi Zixuan calls him Lao Zhang, he must nod and agree, at least, he can't put on a show, otherwise people will say that Zhang Qingshan has a tail, and after a few days as a senior official, he looks down on the comrades who chewed in the same pot - the army recognizes this.

And this is the advantage of the old qualifications. Therefore, Qi Zixuan is now not only the commander of the third battalion, but also the deputy commander of the assault regiment, and Zhang Qingshan personally proposed it. It can be seen that Zhang Qingshan recognizes Qi Zixuan's old qualifications.

"Lao Zhang, we haven't been drinking and chatting together for a long time......" Qi Zixuan put three dishes: a plate of peanuts, a plate of sour radish, and a plate of rabbit meat, and poured wine for Zhang Qingshan as he spoke: "When was the last time we drank together, do you remember?"

Although he knew Qi Zixuan's purpose, in the face of Qi Zixuan's dedication, Zhang Qingshan had to accept it...... Old comrades-in-arms are talking to themselves in private, no matter what the purpose is, you can't use official business as an excuse to postpone with a straight face, right? That is too impersonal and affects unity too much. What's more, Zhang Qingshan himself can be regarded as a bold person.

"Why don't you remember?" Zhang Qingshan smiled: "It was just the end of the Long March, and you took over as the commander of the assault company, I was afraid that you would make a mistake when you first came up, so I privately asked you to teach you experience, but I didn't expect that you and I were so drunk that I couldn't remember what I said......"

"Hah! You don't remember, I remember it clearly. Qi Zixuan picked up the wine glass, and while touching a glass with Zhang Qingshan, he said with a smile: "Just so that our two old comrades-in-arms can drink and chat again, I drank this glass." ”

"!"

After drinking this glass of wine, Qi Zixuan poured wine for Zhang Qingshan and said, "Lao Zhang, do you remember how many acquaintances there are among the people who came out of our Red Third Company?"

As soon as he heard this, Zhang Qingshan, who was eating vegetables with a smile, suddenly turned cold, and his eyes were faintly sad.

picked up the wine glass, drank it all, sighed, and said, "Among the acquaintances, in addition to you and me, there was also Lao Huang. However, not long ago, I heard that when I was fighting the Battle of Taiyuan a year ago, Lao Huang was shot four times in the body and died on the spot when he was fighting with the little devil...... Hey, if I'm not mistaken, there were 17 acquaintances who came out of their mother's house one after another, some of whom died on the battlefield of the war with Lao Jiang, some of whom died during the Long March, and some of whom died during the war with the little devils...... By now, I'm afraid it's just you and me. ”

"Not long ago, I also heard the political commissar talk about Lao Huang...... Come, Lao Zhang, this cup, for Lao Huang and all the sacrificed comrades-in-arms, do it!"

"!"

In fact, if Hu Yingze hadn't gone to the division headquarters for a meeting a year later, and Zhang Qingshan asked him to bring some local products to Lao Huang, I'm afraid they wouldn't have known about Lao Huang's sacrifice. It's just that although the soldiers look down on life and death, the soldiers are used to shedding blood without tears, and there are many things hidden in their hearts, and it is difficult to tell others, so they have never talked about it, and now that they have talked about it, they have talked about it now.

Next, the two of them had the topic of drinking and toasting.

From the time when they first joined the army, the jokes they made, such as the first time Zhang Qingshan saw the heavy machine gun, the treasure was so amazing, he actually buried it directly, and he didn't even care about catching prisoners, and he was bent on guarding this heavy machine gun. For example, when Qi Zixuan participated in the commando, he attacked the cave where the bandits were hiding for the first time, but as a result, because he had no experience, the enemy didn't blow up, and he almost blew up his ears.

After a few glasses of wine, I didn't eat anything, but the atmosphere of drinking became stronger.

Just talked about the sacrifice of Zhang Qingshan's old squad leader Huang Debao, the door was pushed open.

"Hah! I could smell the smell of meat from afar...... You two, sure enough, you have a small stove here. I saw the second battalion commander Li Honghui holding a cigarette in his left hand, laughing and opening the door curtain to come in. Then, he sat down on the kang, grabbed a piece of rabbit meat with his hand, and said while chewing, "It's not authentic to eat alone." Now that you've met, why don't you participate enthusiastically, lest someone say that you two eat alone. ”

After speaking, he touched Zhang Qingshan with his right hand on crutches, and asked with a very unceremonious smile: "Lao Zhang, where are the chopsticks?"

Zhang Qingshan pointed out the curtain of the door. Then he looked at the cigarette in Li Honghui's left armpit and said with a smile: "Lao Li, are you planning to make me make a mistake?"

"Don't say it so ugly, okay?" Li Honghui directly put the cigarette on the table and said: "All the commanders and fighters of our Second Battalion pooled money to buy it, and I just thank you on behalf of the Second Battalion for taking care of the Second Battalion." ”

"Lao Li, it's not me talking about you, you want to give me a pack of cigarettes, I'll definitely take it, but give me one, heh! Lao Li, if you really want to treat me as a comrade-in-arms, don't come with me like this. ”

"You still don't believe what I said!" Li Honghui is really powerful, as soon as he heard Zhang Qingshan's words, he shouted and directly opened this eye, and then, gave Zhang Qingshan and Qi Zixuan a pack each, and took a pack himself, and said with a grin: "Now the three of us have a pack for each person, and I will send the rest to the regiment headquarters tomorrow for everyone to smoke together." So, it doesn't make you make a mistake, does it?"

Zhang Qingshan had to smile helplessly: It's good that the heart has arrived.

But Qi Zixuan on the side rolled his eyes vigorously, and scolded Li Honghui in his heart: I have to say, in the end, it is an old comrade-in-arms, and Qi Zixuan knows a lot about Zhang Qingshan's temperament. No, he chatted with Zhang Qingshan with the strength of the wine, and he was about to let Zhang Qingshan agree, at this critical time, he killed Li Honghui halfway and disturbed his good deeds, and he was not good at getting angry with Li Honghui, so he could only use the roll of his eyes to Li Honghui to express his extreme dissatisfaction.

However, Qi Zixuan never expected that Li Honghui was just one of the people who made him dissatisfied, because, before Li Honghui's feet landed, the door was pushed open again......