The guard company of the Second Regiment of the Engineering Corps stationed here had separated the dense crowd of people of all ethnic groups, ran through the aisle given by the crowd, came to Chu Huaiqing and stood at attention to report:
"Reporting to the head of the delegation, at nine o'clock in the morning, when the Wa people in Mengma Village were logging in Bandu Mountain on our side of the border, they were beaten and killed again by the Burmese army under the command of the British. One of them died on the spot, and the other three carried
After returning to the village, he died of serious injuries, and more than ten other villagers died.
With varying degrees of stab wounds and gunshot wounds, villagers from six villages including Mengma, Gongxin, and Qinghe carried dead and injured villagers to our department for help. After receiving the news, my subordinates immediately dispatched a reconnaissance platoon.
Under the guidance, we will go to Banduo Mountain to check and quickly send someone to report to you."
Chu Huaiqing responded with a salute: "Go in and take a look first, and let the village leaders come in."
"yes!"
The company commander then saluted Commander Dai Zhengliang and party representative Ma Yuanjiang, and then strode towards a group of men in various ethnic costumes gathered near the fallen stone lion in front.
Dai Zhengliang and others entered the courtyard and saw a row of dead and injured people carried by door panels and placed under the eaves of the main hall. Their expressions suddenly became extremely ugly. While gritting their teeth, they silently walked behind the ambulance soldiers who were providing emergency care.
Asking the villagers in a low voice how they were hurt.
After tying up a villager's shoulder, the ambulance soldier lifted up an arm covered by tattered clothes and turned around. Seeing the commander Dai Zhengliang and party representative Ma Yuanjiang next to the regiment leader, the ambulance soldier subconsciously saluted and raised his hands.
The broken arm, still bleeding, sadly reported:
"My subordinates have tried their best. Under such crude medical conditions, it is impossible to save this fellow man's hand, and it is probably difficult to save his life. When he was carried here, the wounded man had lost too much blood and was unconscious...
Sir, this is the second time this has happened. Last time it was better. The three villagers only received a beating and had their tools and guns confiscated.
, a few broken ribs, no life-threatening danger, but this time the opponent is clearly seeking death. Sirs, please look at the wound on this broken arm, not counting the two broken fingers. The wound on the shoulder is uneven, with flesh and blood
Fuzzy, it took at least five or six cuts to make it look like this! There are two seriously injured villagers over there who also had their arms cut off and lost too much blood, which is very dangerous..."
Who was Dai Zhengliang? He saw the problem at a glance. Not only did he see the characteristics of the broken arm, he also saw the dislocation of the bones in the elbow joint.
Dai Zhengliang raised his hand and interrupted the ambulance soldier: "Do your best to rescue, don't give up even if there is a glimmer of hope. Don't our brothers all know their blood types? Gather the brothers with type O blood. If it's not enough, get on the horse immediately."
Go to the construction site to find Shunzhang, you will be responsible."
"yes!"
Second Regiment Deputy Li Shunzhang took the order and left quickly.
"Come here, boy, draw me first, I am the universal blood... Come on, be quick with your hands and feet..." Party representative Ma Yuanjiang picked up the stunned ambulance soldier and walked quickly into the main hall.
At this time, Chu Huaiqing saw the guard company commander leading a group of middle-aged and elderly people in, quickly approached Dai Zhengliang, who had a livid face and red eyes, and whispered:
"Commander, you must be calm at this time. You must not say anything like revenge first. You must wait for the leaders of several villages to express their stance before speaking. Otherwise, if a fight breaks out and the central government pursues further investigation, they may
They will put the responsibility on us...The situation in ethnic minority areas is extremely complicated. Folks of all ethnic groups are different from us Sichuan people, and no one knows what they are thinking..."
Dai Zhengliang suddenly woke up, nodded slightly, and ordered his guard platoon leader to take out more than a dozen stools and place them in front of the main entrance. Then he sat on the main seat in the middle with a golden sword, watching everyone coldly.
Headman:
"Fellows, please take a seat. We will do our best to treat the injured. As for whether we can be saved in the end and how many we can save, it all depends on God's will."
None of the eight leaders sat down. They all looked at the injured and busy officers and soldiers under the eaves with miserable expressions. Finally, their eyes fell on Dai Zhengliang, who was sitting in front of him, standing still and looking ferocious.
Chu Huaiqing, who knew the local customs well, saw this and was delighted in his heart. He sat down on the square stool next to Dai Zhengliang and whispered in Dai Zhengliang's ear.
After hearing this, Dai Zhengliang nodded silently, pondered for a while, and then said again to the group of anxious leaders in front of him:
"Many of you can speak Yunnan Mandarin, and you can probably understand most of what I say. Since you don't take the initiative to speak, let me say a few words.
"I know that the villagers are suffering. Since our army stationed in Menglian, my brothers have visited every village here with medicines that the villagers call 'miraculous medicine', and we have gradually become familiar with each other.
Over the past six months or so, the various businesses of the villagers and our government investment bureau have grown bigger and bigger. From being on guard against each other at that time, we now live in harmony and are as close as brothers.
Brother, it's not easy, but so far, no young man in any village is willing to accept our training. The leaders are also worried that we will embezzle your property and women, so even though we get along well with each other,
We never accepted our well-intentioned advice, and we used the etiquette that a brother should have and did not force the village leaders and fellow villagers to listen to our words.
"But now I want to ask, you have been bullied, robbed, and insulted by those on the opposite side for so many years. Why don't you unite to resist? As your brother, I really don't understand, but I don't
Dare to come forward to help you, even though we have guns and cannons, we can only watch you suffer, because apart from doing business with us and treating diseases, you have never asked us for help. We are afraid of causing you misunderstanding.
I can only keep everything in my heart.
"Today, you have brought over all the dead and injured villagers, which makes me feel that you should have something to say in your heart...Okay, I'm done, you leaders can say whatever you want, I'm all ears.
"
Everyone in the group of leaders was blushing and ashamed, and no one dared to look into Dai Zhengliang's deep-set eyes. It took a long time for the leaders to gather together anxiously and discuss it sharply and quickly in dialect.
Outside the door, hundreds of men, women and children wearing Wa and Lahu costumes crowded around the door and the broken wall, looking anxiously at everything in the yard. They saw a group of leaders still discussing nervously, and four warriors lined up to walk to the place where
At the table at the entrance of the main hall, he pulled up his sleeves and asked the two familiar ambulance soldiers to draw out a tube of blood. The villagers turned pale with fright and dared not speak, but they all knew that the new friendly "Han Army" was coming.
Save your father, brother and relatives.
When Dai Zhengliang and Chu Huaiqing, who was sitting next to him, lit their second cigarette, the eight leaders finally finished their discussion, shook off their sleeves, lined up in a row, knelt down in front of Dai Zhengliang and Chu Huaiqing, and began to kowtow.
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The upright Dai Zhengliang was about to stand up and return the salute when Chu Huaiqing quietly stretched out his big hand and held him tightly. After a group of leaders kowtowed three times, Chu Huaiqing's voice came in a low voice:
"It's settled, Commander. The leaders have admitted their mistake and will never treat us as outsiders from now on. You can say whatever you want."
An hour later, an urgent telegram from southern Yunnan was quickly delivered to An Yi. At this time, An Yi was in western Hunan, toasting with Zhang Hongluan and other generals.