At Meiling, where the Bump Hill Army Division was stationed, Allied observer Johnson feasted his eyes. When introducing the situation of the anti-Japanese struggle in the Bumpshan sub-district, Liang Bida had the opportunity to show his speech skills that he had been secretly practicing for several years and was able to give full play to them. After introducing the basics, he told Johnson several stories in a row. talk about how to lure the enemy deeper, lead the devil into the ambush circle like a dog, and then beat it severely; talked about how he and Zhu Zhudao led the team to sneak into Luo'an Prefecture out of nowhere, how to kill a devil today, and how to catch a traitor tomorrow; tells how the soldiers who infiltrated Luo'an Prefecture disguised themselves as young women, tempted devils to chase the "flower girl" in the streets and alleys, and then were quietly cut off their heads; Talk about how the Japanese puppet army in Luo'an Prefecture talked about the tiger's color change, gambling money and gambling losses without giving money, the winner cursed him not to curse anything else, cursed him to go out and meet Liang Daya.

The story is told vividly, subdued, suspenseful and interesting, and when it comes to the thrilling place, Johnson's eyes are blue and green, and when it comes to the wonderful place, Brother Yang stroked his hands and laughed and shouted "OK", and affectionately called Commander Liang the indecent nickname that is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people - Liang Daya.

"Mr. Liang Daya, your imagination is really, too rich, you and your subordinates have done a beautiful job, and they have more courage than us Americans. You're legendary, like Robin Hood in the West, a hero. ”

Liang Bida was very modest and said: "OK, heroes are not created by one person, they are my troops, and they are Robin Hood." Mr. Johnson, now I will give you a glimpse of our Robin Hood of the East. ”

Liang Bida raised his big hand and waved, and Chief of Staff Jiang Jiahu appeared behind him. Liang Bida explained a few words, and Jiang Jiahu made people blow the horn. After a while, Jiang Jiahu reported: "Commander, it's ready." ”

Liang Bida said yes, stretched out his hand, and a guard soldier pushed open the window behind Johnson.

Johnson turned his head to look at it, and couldn't help but be stunned, and even the sound of the East was quite surprised—on a flat river in the uneven mountain range, a few horses appeared in the distance, galloping head-on, rolling up the yellow dust on the mountain post road, obscuring the clouds and the sun, and the rumbling horses' hooves gradually became clear, like a stormy drumbeat, quickly amplified in Johnson's hearing and vision.

In a place only about 30 meters away from Johnson and others, suddenly, a gunshot rang out, the horse team suddenly stopped, more than a dozen war horses raised their four hooves at the same time, leading their necks upward, the soldiers of the Eighth Route Army on horseback were neatly aligned, the war knives rotated in the sun like silver snakes flying, Orr froze, pointing in the same direction, forming a static statue between the high sky and the vast earth, standing still for more than ten seconds. After the standstill was lifted, the horses continued to gallop, changing from horizontal to column, and at an equal distance from west to east, they swept past Johnson's eyes.

Liang Bida waved his hand again, and a hundred meters away, a flock of black geese rose into the air. In Johnson's voice, almost the same gunshot rang out, and the geese each trembled in the air and all fell to the ground.

"Oh, amazing, amazing, wonderful, wonderful!"

Johnson raised his arms, clenched his fists, and danced. Now he doesn't even call Mr. Liang Daya, but simply imitates the special names of the Chinese - "Old Liang Brother", "Big Tooth Brother", "Old Liang on Dog Day", etc., how happy to call it, wow wow bark.

Dongfang Wenyin's heart was very moist, and he smiled and nodded to Liang Bida frequently, but he didn't say much, and he was very relieved and interested to appreciate Commander Liang's chic and free performance.

Johnson is still full of praise: "Oh, amazing, amazing, mysterious people, knights of the East, in the ancient land, power and beauty, time and space, streamlines and pictures, ancient chivalrous demeanor, and, and modern shapes, constitute an incomparable poem." This is a masterpiece created by war. Such a show, which can go to New York, must have a very high box office value, very high. ”

Liang Bida was still smiling and calm. But behind this calm smile, there was a subtle hint of pride. This is a program specially arranged by him, these knights of the Eighth Route Army are a guard of honor detachment that has been strictly selected from the special service battalion, and is specially prepared for receiving superiors and guests. He could see that Mr. Johnson, who was enthusiastic and outspoken, had been conquered by him after a very short contact.

Liang Bida snickered in his heart, this big brother Yang, who has seen the foreign world but has never seen the earth world, actually likes to watch this kind of drama-like fist embroidery legs. That excited look, like an innocent child.

That night, the district held a banquet for Johnson.

Seven years ago, Liang Bida - Liang Daya at that time held back his belly, entered the uneven mountainous area, and half-heartedly became a dirt road, very aggrieved. At that time, the army had no salary, and they were full of hunger, and they met fat and ate the sea, ate meat in a big bowl, and drank wine in a big bowl. If they can't meet it, they tighten their belts, eat chaff and drink the northwest wind, and the army of the poor lives in poverty. At that time, I didn't pay much attention to it, and I could drink a bowl of broken rice porridge in Sanhai by squatting on the ground, and lick the bottom of the bowl when I drank it all. teamed up with Liu Hanying's department to win the battle, and was taken over by the Kuomintang bigwigs to participate in the fake celebration banquet, tasting the people's fat and people's ointment they looted. Faced with the opulent restaurants and the variety of fine food and wine, it is difficult to even move the chopsticks, because I have never experienced such a scene and I am at a loss. After all, he is the commander of the Eighth Route Army, and he can't lose his foundation. Now, after several years of war and political training, especially after becoming a divisional commander, his knowledge has increased, his ability to express himself has increased, and he has more confidence in social situations.

"Mr. Johnson, on behalf of the officers and men of the Bump Hill Division, I would like to welcome friends from afar. There is an old saying in China that when a friend comes, there is good wine. Mr. Johnson, please take up the fine wine made by the people of Bump Mountain, and we will have a toast! ”

Liang Bida was already tall and big, and he looked even more majestic when he stood up, but in the United States of America, which is rich in tall and burly men, Mr. Johnson sent by him can only be regarded as a medium height, compared with Liang Bida, in terms of stature, he almost looks like a Japanese short.

When toasting, Liang Bida held a ceramic wine glass with one hand, smiled slightly, his eyes slowly scanned, and the other hand gestured appropriately on his chest, just like an eight-way diplomat.

Dongfang Wenyin was secretly happy on the side. Dou Yuquan, Zhang Pujing and others even felt ashamed, and couldn't help but sigh to themselves, it's really this time, and that time.

The so-called fine wine brewed by the people of Bump Mountain is actually the sweet potato dried seed wine made by the common people, and the yellow laba is still spicy, and its poor quality is conceivable. However, the wine is not beautiful, the affection is beautiful, and the food is not beautiful.

Johnson was still in a state of euphoria, and he was flattered by the martial arts of the Dirt Eight Roads, who flattered him with his enthusiasm. "Cheers!" He craned his neck, and a glass of sweet potato soju dried up. I only felt that my throat and eyes were hot for a while, and then I realized that the wine was not beautiful, no better than French brandy, and even worse than New Jersey champagne.

The sweet potato shochu in Bump Mountain, Brother Yang really can't drink it.

Liang Bida poured vegetables into Johnson's bowl and introduced the pork stewed vermicelli as "high mountain flowing water". After a few days of tossing and turning in the uneven mountainous area, Johnson adapted to the dishes in the base area, and sure enough, it was a carnivorous people, and he sighed and dried up half a bowl of meat dishes.

Then, Zhang Pujing, Dou Yuquan, Jiang Jiahu and Dongfang Wenyin and others also toasted.

At first, Johnson was still embarrassed, but after a few glasses of wine, his arrogance came up, and he even called out and proposed to make a drinking order with the "old Liang brothers".

This stumped the "Old Liang Brothers", and shouted to guess that he would be able to do it, and he was not smart about those crepe sets, and he didn't expect the Yankees to understand Chinese wine culture very well. Liang Bida ignored him, played to his strengths and avoided weaknesses, continued to look for the other party's weaknesses, and frequently proposed: "Brother Johnson, cheers for us to be friends." ”

It's hard to resist the hospitality, and Johnson can't help but drink.

"Cheers to our dear Comrade God!" Liang Bida is really smart, and he usually doesn't pay attention to any Laoshzi God, but when it was difficult, he moved out this immortal who had never met and didn't know which way it was.

In this way, Johnson did not dare not drink, God cannot afford to offend, and if he offends God, he will eat guns.

Liang Bida pushed Dongfang Wenyin to the front desk again, and said unequivocally: "This is my wife, Mr. Johnson, is my wife beautiful?" ”

Johnson stared at a pair of old American farmer's stupid eyes, looked at Dongfang Wenyin in confusion, immediately used the means of the Chinese, and hurriedly said: "Pretty, beautiful, Miss Dongfang, is the most beautiful girl I have seen when I come to you, Bump Mountain." Brother Liang, I'm so jealous of you. ”

Liang Bida laughed loudly, laughed heartily, and said, "Well, a toast to my beautiful lady!" ”

Johnson was also very pleasant, winked at Dongfang Wenyin's eyes that turned from blue to red, and took a big sip.

Dongfang Wenyin did not refute Liang Bida's false information - of course, not strictly speaking, this is not false information, it is only a matter of time before Dongfang Wenyin becomes Liang Bida's wife, but because Zhang Pujing, Dou Yuquan and other members of the special commission are present, Dongfang Wenyin's face is still crimson with shame, he is silent with a smile, and raises the wine glass in his hand to Johnson, symbolically sipping it, and acquiescing to the fact that Liang Bida announced in advance with silent actions.

Liang Bida noticed this fleeting detail, and was even more excited, shook his head proudly, condescendingly inspected, and said: "Mr. Johnson, I have also seen a photo of your wife, which is also the most beautiful foreign woman I have ever seen, come, let's all toast to Mr. Johnson's beautiful wife!" ”

Wow, this is a fatal point, scratching Mr. Johnson's itch, Johnson jumped happily, danced with his hands, shouted "OK", and without saying a word, he had a drink. After drinking it all, I was still unsatisfied, so I took the initiative to drink two more cups.

Before dinner was over, Johnson was drunk. Liang Bida asked the two soldiers of the Eighth Route Army to carry Johnson back to the temporarily arranged accommodation, and the big brother snored loudly before his head was on the pillow, and a happy smirk rippled on his face.

Liang Bida will certainly not let go of this God-given opportunity, taking advantage of the happiness of Brother Yang, when further introducing the situation of the anti-Japanese struggle in Bump Mountain, he unobtrusively exposed Liu Hanying's shortcomings on the other side of the mountain, such as poor cooperation, preservation of strength, sitting on the mountain to watch the tiger fight, internal rolling, etc., and also aroused the resonance of Brother Yang - Brother Yang said: "Brother Liang, I understand, Mr. Chiang Kai-shek's troops are all blind, regardless of the overall situation, This is very bad. So much so that in the peace talks shortly thereafter, when the two sides were fighting for the ownership of Guantingji and Sanhe Town, Johnson took a tough stance on the side of the Eighth Route Army—this is a later story.