Chapter 80 The wisdom of brothers is infinite

The next morning, there was a gentle breeze and a gorgeous morning glow.

After taking a refreshing bath and drinking several large bowls of delicious fish soup, the brothers of Sanlian were in a good mood. They took off the damp but clean clothes and pants from the branches and grass and put them on. They joked with each other and dressed calmly.

The eighteen bad horses that had worked hard for several days also neighed happily.

After more than a month of adjustments, the division of labor of the third company has been quite clear. The first platoon and the second platoon are responsible for the critical task of building roads and bridges. The two platoon leaders, like Cai Guangqing, are trainee officers who graduated from the infantry department of Huangpu Chaozhou Branch.

Platoon leader Chen Zhibiao is twenty-five years old. He has a big face, dark eyes, and strong appearance. He is honest and disciplined. He is a man from southern Fujian with a solid foundation and some experience. Chen Kan, a twenty-three-year-old second platoon leader, is from Shantou. He has a high nose, deep eyes, and thin lips.

On the thick side, he is 1.77 meters tall, almost as tall as An Yi. He is on the thin side but has great stamina. Among the platoon leaders, he is the most eloquent and smart at work; the third platoon has now become the main force in technical explosions.

Platoon leader Cai Guangqing is seizing every moment to sum up his experience. He has received a difficult task from An Yi: he must teach the brothers in the fifth platoon to master blasting techniques, including blowing up bunkers, walls and even solid doors and windows, etc., so the amount of explosives is

The calculations and the use of the detonator fuse kept him busy. Fortunately, Yin Jinan, the scholar-general, was closely assisting him.

The fourth platoon is a support group that moves wherever it is needed. Platoon leader Lu Xiong, like the four veterans who served as squad leaders, won the rank of sergeant with the efforts of the loyal company commander An Yi. The other 21 veterans and 16 other platoons were awarded the rank of sergeant.

With the rank of corporal, the military pay also increased a lot, so a group of veterans risked their lives to serve An Yi. The fifth platoon leader was concurrently served by Hu Hu, and the forty-one men were all carefully selected from more than two hundred brothers.

It is the combat platoon that is the most capable, tormenting and the most insecure among the brothers of the entire third company. All the best equipment in the company is allocated to the fifth platoon. The three veteran squad leaders also received the officer treatment of adding a shell gun, but the fifth platoon was also bearded.

The training is the most rigorous and exhausting. Not only must we be responsible for the reconnaissance and security tasks of the entire company, but we must also be prepared to support each platoon at any time after training.

The remaining cooking class was reduced to eight people due to the lame old Chang's name. The 32-year-old cook Han Fugen served as the class leader. Since Old Hantou had such a good temper, An Yi was worried that he would not be able to establish his authority, so he was specially assigned a

A semi-new and old shell gun, so from the day he was equipped with a gun, Lao Hantou has been cooking with a gun. His cooking skills have suddenly improved a lot, and he has become much more confident. The cooking class is still under the care of the greedy An Yi.

An offer - get three horses and no longer have to take the blame.

After the gathering was completed, more than two hundred brothers set off again with great enthusiasm. As soon as they entered the village, they were stopped by an old lady. The old lady with gray hair and wrinkled face was supported by two trembling middle-aged men.

On the roadside, I kept talking about the Lord of the Earth in the Earth Temple, and with tears streaming down my face, I beat my chest and lungs and said that the village was about to suffer retribution.

An Yi hurriedly led Dong Yazi forward to inquire, and learned that the old lady thought the brothers had demolished the Earth Temple and blew up the Mud Bodhisattva, so she rushed out regardless.

An Yi hurriedly stepped forward and explained kindly: "Old man, we brothers stayed one night in the Tutu Temple because we didn't want to disturb the villagers. We had cleaned up the place before we left just now. We can't touch the Tutu God on the altar with our fingers."

They haven’t touched it yet, and they are still staying there fine. The whole temple is fine, but the two back doors and a few benches inside are used by the brothers to make fires for cooking. There is nothing we can do about it! Last night our brothers

After walking for dozens of miles, I was so tired that I could only knock on the door to buy some food, but no villager answered... Look, old man, the dozens of brothers standing here are all the sons of Hunan people.

, they are all revolutionary soldiers, and they would never dare to commit robbery or arson in their own homes, so no one paid any attention to them, so they walked away in despair, but they have to eat! You old man can’t bear to watch so many brothers starve to death, can you?”

The villagers saw that these officers and soldiers were easy to talk to, and the leading young officer was not too handsome to be a villain, so they boldly gathered around them. The old lady heard that the Clay Buddha was still in the temple and had not been demolished, so she hurriedly called the middle-aged people around her.

Look, there are only a few hundred meters back and forth. The middle-aged man ran back to the old lady and lowered his head to report: "This officer is telling the truth. They are all there well and swept clean..."

The old lady felt relieved. She wiped away her tears and thanked her. She pulled the middle-aged man next to her and opened his toothless mouth, babbling for a while. The thin middle-aged man flew away and quickly brought a big baby in his arms.

earthen jar:

"Sir, in the past six months... our village has been hit by military disasters repeatedly. We don't even have a single cow left. Sir, please eat this pickled cabbage on the road. Here..."

An Yi felt a burst of sadness, and asked Lao Hantou to pour half a jar of pickled vegetables into a cloth bag and take it away. He ordered Dong Yazi to give the old man a big ocean, and then loudly ordered to set off. More than two hundred brothers who were originally happy all lowered their heads.

He walked quickly with his head, not daring to take another look at the villagers. After serving as a soldier, no one had a bright face.

The brothers of the third company walked far away, and the old lady who was holding a big ocean suddenly burst into tears, saying that these poor child soldiers were soldiers with good virtues, and they could not give anything but a jar of sauerkraut, and they gave them a big ocean, we are so big

This village is in disgrace! When the old lady shouted, the villagers all around quietly left with shame on their faces.

At 4:30 in the afternoon, the third company, which was marching in a hurry, arrived at Ginghewei, 30 kilometers south of Leiyang. Due to the large amount of ammunition carried and the numerous engineering tools and heavy luggage, both men and horses were so tired that they were foaming at the mouth. No matter how hard they rushed,

He couldn't get to Leiyang City before dark, and An Yi felt that his calves were going to cramp, so he could only lead his brothers through the town and camped at the chosen location in the north, which was still a small town five hundred meters away.

temple.

An Yi, Hu Zi, and Yin Jinan walked around this exquisite temple with an area of ​​more than 200 square meters. They saw the forest of big trees and the clear river. They thought the scenery here was very good. After listening to Hu Zi and Yin Jinan's ramblings,

, and then I recalled the old Taoist’s usual introduction, and then I understood: Most villages and towns in the north and south of the Yangtze River will have temples of this kind. The places where various clay bodhisattvas live are definitely places with the best local feng shui, so most of them can be satisfied with setting up camp.

basic conditions.

More than two hundred brothers finally settled down, but their stomachs growled again. At noon, everyone drank a few bowls of gruel because the old lady had too much sauerkraut, and it evaporated under the hot sun in a short while. An Yi looked at a group of people who were weak and formed.

After seeing the brothers who strictly abide by military regulations, he gritted his teeth and led a few brothers into the town to find the clan leader.

The old and frail patriarch took out the bacon half-wrapped with maggots and said feebly: "Sir, please take it. If it's not enough, go into my house and search it. If you find anything, you can take it. I just ask you, sir, not to destroy the villagers."

The Guandi Temple left by our ancestors will suffice. In the past three months, the five or six groups of troops that passed by our village, although they extorted food, cattle, sheep and all valuables, they still had the conscience not to demolish the temple."

An Yi immediately turned around and left. He returned to the Guandi Temple and lay on the desk in front of the golden statue of Lord Guan, thinking hard. He suddenly jumped down and ran to the small river half surrounding the temple to see if he could do the same trick as last night.

Shi, but unfortunately all the fish and flowers swimming in the river were so small that they were almost transparent, and the last thought was shattered.

Beard knew what An Yi was thinking, so he quietly waved away Dong Yazi and walked behind An Yi. He took out a cigarette and handed it to him. The two of them lit it together. Beard took a puff and put it in the ear of An Yi, whose face was wrinkled into orange peel.

There was a whisper, and An Yi jumped up in excitement and laughed: "Take a few brothers with you. I will ask Old Hantou to sharpen the knife and wait to see how many good ingredients are left. I will personally teach the cooking skills today, haha...

…”

Half an hour later, Huzi and Xia Jian's second shift came back quietly, threw five heavy torn sacks on the stone slab of the temporary kitchen behind the Guandi Temple, turned around and left without saying anything.

The first few fire-headed soldiers of Lao Han hurriedly opened the bags and almost jumped with joy: the five bags contained thirteen dogs, large and small, black, yellow and white, and they were all bled cleanly. Even if they were thin, they were hundreds of kilograms of meat.

Ah! Only then did the brothers realize why the company commander was so anxious to sharpen the knife and boil two pots of boiling water.

The lame man Chang Chang, who has become a competent barber and also a garment seamer of the Third Company, is not idle. He insists that he is the best at shaving. The cook Chun Sheng asked confusedly how he got the dog back? Why didn't he hear a gunshot or a dog bark?

The others also speculated very curiously and talked non-stop. Old Hantou took on the posture of a squad leader and ordered the brothers to speed up. Finally, he specifically told them to cut the dog whip into a larger size and add more meat.

The company commander is busy day and night for the sake of his brothers.

As the sun went down, the Guandi Temple was enveloped in the alluring scent of dog meat. Three consecutive grand dog meat feasts came to an end. An Yi bit off the last half of the lettuce heart in his hand, chewed it hard a few times, and was happy.

Hehe stood up and delivered another historic mobilization speech since the formation of the army: "Brothers, does the meal tonight taste good?"

"It smells so good—hahahaha..."

"I think it smells delicious too! It's just that I didn't swallow the dog hair."

An Yi's greedy expression caused the brothers to burst into laughter. He pointed to the two brothers in the fifth row who were still standing guard and said loudly: "Brothers, our mouths are full of oil when we eat here. The brothers in the fifth row are still thinking about it."

We stand guard, but what are brothers? This is what brothers are! Brothers should know how to be grateful to them!"

Looking at everyone's grateful eyes, An Yi stepped on the stone bench next to him, leaned over and said: "This meal was all brought back by the brothers of Wupai with their own good skills. From catching dogs to us eating meat, who

Have you heard any news? No... Haha! What is this? This is the ability, the ability that allows more than two hundred of our brothers to survive in desperate situations! So, everyone should not be so lazy in normal times. You have to live to the end

Learn as you go, and you won’t be overwhelmed by the many skills you have! If everyone learns more of this kind of skill that can help you and your brothers live a good life, what do we have to fear when we travel all over the world three times in a row? No more! We have guns and knives.

If there are brothers who are twisted into a rope, I won’t be afraid if the sky falls, but why should I be afraid that I won’t have anything to eat?”

An Yi paused, looked at the enthusiastic brothers, and knew that the effect was almost there, so he said what he wanted to say the most: "So, from today on, everyone must use their brains to think of ways, and work hard to figure out how to do it if nothing happens."

Get the food back quietly, no matter what method you use, as long as you have the ability to get it back, I will clearly record it in the merit book for you, and when the time comes, you will be given priority in raising your salary. I have always believed that

, the wisdom of brothers is infinite!”

"Okay! I know how to catch ducks without quacking."

"Company Commander, my old man and I used to go up the mountain and buy condoms when we were young. We know how to get flat-haired beasts..."

…

Seeing that the brothers were so enthusiastic and had mastered so many skills, An Yi was overjoyed and shouted "Okay" three times before signaling the brothers to be quiet: "Brothers, it is true that you have not lived in vain for so many years. It turns out that many people have their own problems."

What a unique skill, haha! However, I have to set a rule today, and it is a rule that is absolutely not allowed to be broken: that is, you cannot steal cattle, you cannot steal from poor people who are extremely poor, and you cannot use force to rob! Do you understand?

?”

"Understood!"

"Not full? I can't hear you, do it again!"

"clear--"

"do it again!"

"clear--"

The three newly assigned acting platoon commanders stared at all this with their mouths open. They even forgot to chew the meaty dog ​​bones in their hands. It was hard to believe that An Yi in front of them was a top graduate of the most orthodox Whampoa Military Academy.

Many years later, they followed An Yi in his expeditions to the north and south, and they recalled this scene with great emotion and nostalgia, because it was after An Yi's mobilization that their troops never went without meat for three days in a row.
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