Chapter 12 The Model Camp of Strong Soldiers and Horses
Chapter 120 A Model Camp with Strong Soldiers and Horses
At nine o'clock in the morning the next day, 11,000 officers and soldiers of the First Army and the Second Division once again arrived at the Hunan Army Lecture Hall where they were stationed before departure. An Yi was deeply moved by seeing the things and thinking about the people.
Thinking of the time when his Third Company of Engineers was kicked out of this comfortable home and sent to build their own camp in a remote suburb, Huzi and Yin Jinan beside An Yi also sighed frequently, feeling deeply that they are now carrying the banner of the "Model Camp" for the entire army.
It was indeed hard-won, and even the brothers in the main team were deeply jealous of the generous treatment he received.
After the whole camp was settled, Beard, who returned from walking his horse, immediately ordered: All brothers must cut their hair short and shave their faces before dinner!
After this order, the camp suddenly became busy. Lao Chang happily moved out the stool, took out the clippers and razors, and was ready to show off his skills.
The brothers waiting under the big tree quickly formed a long queue. Fortunately, Dong Yazi also learned the art of barbering. The two of them worked hard together, and the progress was not too slow.
By lunch time, nearly one-third of the brothers had finished their appearance and looked in high spirits.
Hearing the sound of cooking coming from the kitchen, more than 500 brothers dispersed in a hurry. They all came happily to the long tables under the simple shed and watched the delicious aromas of twice-cooked pork with chili, pork vermicelli, pork ribs and roasted potatoes.
Overflowing with delicious food, I couldn't help but swallow my saliva, and quickly sat down in rows, ready to feast.
Not long after it started, a dusty Ford military truck slowly drove in from the gate of the camp. The sharp-eyed brothers saw Xia Jian sitting on the roof of the packed truck and shouted with excitement. More than a hundred people
The veteran brothers happily put down their rice bowls and quickly gathered around.
Before the car came to a complete stop, Xia Jian, who was covered in dust with good kung fu, jumped from the three-meter-high roof of the car, took a few steps forward to catch the oncoming Lu Xiong, and pointed back happily: "Old man
Lu, brothers, look who is here?"
Upon hearing this, all the brothers looked around and saw the sturdy Wu Liheng yelling at a dozen strange brothers in military uniforms on the car to get out of the car.
Seeing hundreds of brothers approaching, Wu Liheng excitedly told the dozen brothers he had brought to wait a moment. He jogged over to Lu Xiong, Qu Tongyuan and other old brothers who had reunited after a long separation.
His voice sounded extremely affectionate. At this moment, he suddenly remembered something and quickly ordered Xia Jian to greet the two brothers from the military transportation group who were driving hard for dinner. He accidentally saw Lu Xiong, Qu Tongyuan, Li Shunping, and Su Tieming.
The warrant officer badge on the brother's chest made him startled:
"This... you idiots, didn't you get it there yourself? When we were in Guangzhou, Xia Jian gave me a sergeant badge and I was so excited, but now you..."
The honest Li Shunping was just about to tell the truth when he was stopped by old Sichuan Qu Tongyuan with a sinister smile on his face. Old Sichuan turned to Wu Liheng, slowly raised his chin, and spoke in a long and official voice:
"Sergeant Wu Liheng, why don't you take the initiative to salute your superior when you see him? You have been a soldier for eight years, don't you even understand these rules... Look, what are you looking at? You have to know that this is no longer your original place.
Warlord troops. This is the engineering battalion directly under the Second Division of the First Army. It is the model camp for the whole army erected by Commander-in-Chief Chiang Kai-shek! Do you understand... stand at attention! Take a break - stand at attention! This is more or less like raising pigs.
After raising it for a few months, it seems that your brain is not broken yet, so you insist on getting it..."
Wu Liheng, who was unwilling to salute reluctantly, was in great pain, thinking that I had only been ill for three months. If it weren't for Xia Jian, who was so stubborn that he couldn't live without his newlywed wife, so he just made excuses to delay it for half a month.
Maybe I can catch up with a few battles and be promoted to a higher rank. How could I be any worse than you bunch of bitches? Back then, you all still listened to me! Alas, now this bunch of bitches are no longer the best.
I found something cheap, and everyone walked ahead of me!
Wu Liheng put down his saluting hand in frustration. When the brothers saw it, they burst into laughter and almost fell to the ground with joy. Qu Tongyuan, the old Sichuan man, had finally taken advantage of Mr. Wu in the past few years. He felt guilty and took advantage of the tyrannical Mr. Wu.
One of them didn't understand what was going on, so he quietly slipped away, walked towards the twelve strange brothers who were looking at Wu Liheng enviously, and enthusiastically led these brothers to eat together.
When more than a dozen strange brothers in soldier uniforms saw the warrant officer Lao Sichuan approaching, they quickly stood at attention and saluted. Lao Sichuan waved his hands magnanimously and said, "Brothers, you're welcome. You are brothers of Mr. Wu and I belong to Qu."
brother.
Under the leadership of Xia Jian, several young company commanders led a group of brothers to unload the truck. Lu Xiong and the platoon commanders hugged Wu Liheng and ran into the pavilion, respectfully reporting to An Yi and the other three who were eating.
When Wu Liheng saw An Yi was injured, he hurriedly stepped forward and asked with concern: "Company commander, why are you injured? Is the injury serious?"
"It's nothing serious. It'll be fine after a while. Come on, come on, let's sit together. This table is spacious enough for the three of us."
An Yi looked happily at Wu, who had gained a little weight after being hospitalized for three months. Seeing that he looked quite restrained and had no intention of sitting down, he nodded and asked kindly: "How are your legs and feet recovering?"
Already?"
Wu Liheng replied gratefully: "It's all fine... Company Commander, no no! Battalion Commander, my subordinates have recovered a long time ago. They just have to follow that boy Xia Jian to Guangzhou City every day to purchase military supplies. Everything has been done in the military academy hospital."
The doctor delayed us for another week, and it was not until last night that we followed the military truck to escort our supplies to Changsha.
Originally, the driver was impatient to let us unload the truck. Xia Jian learned that the team was here today and did not want to cause trouble by unloading the truck, so he paid more and the truck did not arrive until this morning. Battalion Commander, Deputy Hu Ying, Staff Officer Yin, and my subordinates expressed their gratitude to everyone
The commander is extremely grateful, and without any help at all, he was promoted to sergeant by two ranks out of thin air. His monthly salary is a penny more than that of lieutenants from other units who were hospitalized at the same time. This subordinate feels..."
"If you don't say this, just think of it as compensation from me." Huzi, who was in a good mood, also made a joke, causing laughter from the brothers around him.
An Yi pointed to the brothers who were eating with Qu Tongyuan ten meters away and asked curiously: "Big man, those brothers look pretty good. They are all very energetic. Where did you get them from?"
Wu Liheng answered truthfully: "They are all new brothers I met when my subordinates were hospitalized. There are twelve in total. They turned out to be brothers from the Third Army and the Fifth Army, including those from Henan, Anhui and Jiangxi. After the end of the Eastern Expedition, they have been ordered to stay in Beijiang
I got to know him when he was injured and hospitalized while suppressing bandits in the area.
The people in the Third Army are not very honest. They just throw hundreds of injured brothers to the hospital and ignore them. The Fifth Army is better. Every month, a petty official comes to see and give some military pay. It is not easy for these brothers.
Yes, seeing that their subordinates were so well cared for and received such high military pay, they sighed all day long and quietly let their subordinates lead them to join their superiors.
Originally there were more than fifty brothers who wanted to come, but my subordinates did not dare to take away so many people at once, so they chose and picked again and again, and took the courage to bring back these twelve. These brothers are all veterans for more than five years.
, all have their own unique skills, so after discussing with Xia Jian, my subordinates killed them first and then reported them, gritted their teeth and brought them, sir, please accept them."
"This is a good thing! Not only are you right, but you should also be credited with a merit...Old Hantou, give two bottles of wine to the new brothers at that table!"
After giving orders to the Huotou Army, An Yi turned to Wu Liheng cheerfully: "Let's go eat first! I won't force you to eat at my place, so as to save you the awkwardness, it would be more pleasant to eat with your new brothers. By the way, first
Let me tell you something. Tomorrow our battalion will set off to attack Jiangxi, so be careful to control your alcohol consumption and don’t let you and your new brothers drink too much. I will make up for you later. In addition, just take these twelve
Brother, let me place you in the third row. You can make up your own mind, so go ahead!"
Wu Liheng's eyes widened and he looked at An Yi in surprise: "My third platoon? I...battalion commander, I don't have a third platoon! If the superiors didn't think highly of their subordinates, where would they get the rank of sergeant now?"
this……"
A group of brothers on the side finally couldn't help it anymore. Seeing the ignorant Wu, they laughed again. Li Shunping and Lu Xiong suppressed their laughter and quickly said goodbye to An Yi and the other three. They turned around and pulled Wu away.
I went to a distance to explain to him one by one, telling him that now he was also a warrant officer platoon leader, and his name Wu Liheng was always written on the position of third platoon leader.
After several old brothers explained, they also repeatedly asked Mr. Wu not to get angry with that bitch of old Sichuan. It would not look good if he really beat him up. Now you and I are all warrant officer platoon leaders, and they all have
If you are a person of status and status, you must pay attention to the influence!
Unexpectedly, a few old brothers misjudged Wu Liheng's reaction. Wu Liheng did not get angry as before. Instead, he stood there blankly and stared at the sky, trying his best not to let his tears flow out. He exhaled heavily and quickly raised his head.
He raised his sleeves and wiped away the sweat on his forehead and the tears that were about to fall. He laughed, strode towards his new brother, sat down, grabbed the wine bottle and refilled the wine for everyone, and said carelessly: Brother
You're welcome, you're home now. Tomorrow we have to go to the battlefield in Jiangxi. If you trust me, brother, I'll stay. If you have something to do at home, just let me know. Brother, I'll send some money to the brothers who are leaving to show my appreciation.
As soon as these words came out, the twelve brothers all stood up, picked up their wine bowls and immediately expressed their stance: As long as Brother Wu says a word, the brothers will fight wherever they are directed, without any ambiguity! Brothers are all born among the dead, yet they are afraid of fighting.
? Let alone Sun Chuanfang, who has caused harm to Jiangxi for many years, even if the former chief stood in front of me, I would still hit him!
An Yi enjoyed watching it and laughed: "Grandma's big brother Wu has improved after staying in the hospital for a few days. He knows how to win people's hearts. Not bad, not bad! It seems that our three brothers did not mistrust him."
Huzi nodded to express his satisfaction, but Yin Jinan said with some worry: "These twelve brothers all sneaked here from the military academy hospital. If one day we meet the old troops and are recognized, we may have to waste some time."
"Jinan, don't worry. This Republic of China is more chaotic than the Three Kingdoms. After these few battles, thousands of officers and soldiers have died and fled. Who is worried about this? Just take the Fourth Army.
As for General Ye Ting's newly organized 24th Division, I'm sure there are at least a few hundred people in it who ran over from friendly forces, and most of the other armies did the same. This kind of nonsense is very normal, and I haven't seen it until now.
Who is in a hurry, right? Haha!" Beard picked up a piece of stewed mutton and stuffed it into his mouth very coolly.
Yin Jinan thought for a moment that it was indeed the case, and nodded in relief: "That's true. It seems that I am worrying too much, grandma! I still can't let go..."
An Yi and Hu Hu laughed loudly. When they saw Xia Jian coming, An Yi waved to him to sit across from him: "Let's have something to eat... Did you get the hundred sets of all-in-one combat plug-ins?"
Xia Jian quickly put down the bowl he just picked up: "I got it back. Mr. Ou told him to send him a telegram if you want it again, and he will produce it for you as quickly as possible. That day, I put these 100 sets of samples in Mr. Ou's warehouse
When I brought it back to my house on Renji Road, I told my eldest brother what he wanted, and my second aunt and my mother-in-law immediately went to buy dye, and it was dyed the next day.
One week before leaving Guangzhou, Mr. Ou specially sent someone to deliver 2,000 pairs of the latest thick-soled high-top field rubber shoes, as well as two portable German sewing machines, saying that our troops would need these. Those field shoes are so good.
Strong, non-slip, lightweight foot protection, Lao Wu and I almost didn't want to take it off after trying it. In addition, the eldest brother entrusted A Biao to help customize all the connecting accessories, including ten pairs of the latest German-made telescopes and 300 folding shovels.
Pull it back..."
Having said this, Xia Jian took out a large stack of envelopes from his handbag: "Here, here are all letters from eldest brother, including Brother Biao, Mr. Hans, and Uncle Lao and Dongzi. This letter is from Miss Ou.
I passed it on to Big Brother... By the way, Big Brother, Dongzi said that their fifth batch of Huangpu students will probably all go north after taking Wuhan, and I don’t know what happened specifically."
An Yi took the letter and put it into his pocket: "What Dongzi said is very possible. Nowadays, all armies are working hard to expand, and we are no exception. You will be very busy in the fight against Jiangxi this time. After dinner, you will immediately
Go to the platoon leaders of the first company and select twenty to join your police platoon first. We have already selected the other ten assaulters for you from the machine gun platoon. They are all veteran brothers with very good overall abilities.
At three o'clock in the afternoon, lead your thirty men and follow the brothers from the second company to the munitions office to pick up new equipment. When you come back, you will pick out all the equipment first, including the equipment in the battalion headquarters arsenal. Only light machine guns are needed by each company. You are five in line.
The team is temporarily equipped with five light machine guns.
In the evening, the whole battalion lined up to be inspected by the division commander. At four o'clock tomorrow morning, the whole battalion had to take four large ships and rush to Yonghe Town, 25 kilometers northwest of Liuyang. The two small wooden bridges there cannot allow the artillery of our main regiment to pass.
, all must be repaired within one day, so you don’t have time to train troops, go up and do it with live ammunition, don’t embarrass us."
"yes!"
At nine o'clock that night, the Second Division's garrison was heavily guarded both inside and outside. All 574 officers and soldiers of the engineering battalion formed four neat formations. They were all dressed up and stood on the playground in front of the division headquarters building with loaded guns and ammunition. Each of them stood upright.
, the freshly shaved faces had solemn expressions, standing still and silent under the light of the stars, moon and street lamps, and the faint murderous intent shocked the 10,000 officers and soldiers of the three main regiments arrayed around them.
After the review, Liu Zhen, who returned to the high platform, was very satisfied with the elite battalion under his command. In the afternoon, he was surprised after reading the "Special Training Plan for the Engineer Battalion Police Platoon" presented by Yin Jinan. Therefore, he, Xu Tingyao, and Jiang Dingwen just made a special inspection.
The engineer battalion police platoon, which was hastily formed by thirty-two officers and soldiers, was filled with emotion at the strong and unique temperament of the elite soldiers with respectful faces. Liu She was keenly aware of the strength of this small elite after watching only half of them.
The troops have great harm and destructive power. Compared with the plain-worded and rigorous report submitted by Yin Jinan, these thirty-two living and cold officers and soldiers interest Liu She and his two assistants even more.
The three of them had not exchanged opinions, but they all felt a slight panic in each other. This had never happened before in Liu She's military career. Therefore, he was very impressed and was extremely optimistic about the future of this small army.
After the three bosses gave some encouragement and encouragement, the review ended. More than 500 officers and soldiers of the Anyi Battalion saluted and left neatly and almost without a sound. This was in sharp contrast to the noisy and messy officers and soldiers of the other three main regiments.
Liu She and the three others who were still on the high platform shook their heads and sighed frequently.
Xu Tingyao withdrew his gaze and whispered: "I have always ignored their combat effectiveness. I always thought that the engineering battalion only had the advantage of leading the entire army in professional aspects. Today I saw their tyrannical side. I don't know how to train these three boys.
In addition to the lack of heavy firepower, their weapons and equipment, training level, and mental outlook are much better than those of several main regiments. In particular, they have almost more than half of the capable veterans, and the combat effectiveness of the entire battalion has been virtually increased.
Times. It seems that I have been deceived by the low-key appearance of these three boys. Judging from today's review, I feel that they are not preparing for war every day!"
Liu Zhe smiled bitterly: "It's not just you, I have also ignored them. At noon, I sent Shusen to the car, and he told me that he was optimistic about the combat effectiveness of Anyi Camp, and he had a premonition that Anyi Camp would bring great harm to our entire division.
Good results and good luck. I quietly told me to give An Yi and the others a little more support and trust. Now it seems that Shu Sen is still more careful than us... Ming San, what are you looking for when no one is around? Go back, we will see you tomorrow morning
Let’s go to the pier to see them off together.”
Jiang Dingwen turned around and shook his head angrily: "This boy An Yi secretly trained such elite soldiers. He even dared to hide it from me. Let's see how I deal with him. If he annoys us, we might as well dismantle his model camp."
At worst, we will allocate another three to five thousand men to him as a regimental commander, and let this insidious boy help our main regiments train troops every day!"
Liu She and Xu Tingyao heard this interestingly and laughed happily. Suddenly they both stopped laughing and turned to Jiang Dingwen. Xu Tingyao nodded heavily: "Mingsan, your plan is definitely high. You have to remind me. I almost missed it."
Forgot this layer!”
Liu She also nodded: "It's worth a try, at least as far as engineers are concerned. If one of An Yi's two engineer companies is given to any main group, the group will benefit greatly and smile from ear to ear. Ming San,
I guess you’ve been thinking about it for a long time, right?”
Jiang Dingwen sighed: "Actually, I made up my mind the day I won the engineer-soldier competition. Before I could take action, I found that the Fourth Regiment and the Sixth Regiment were already watching in secret. After much deliberation, I finally didn't dare to move, otherwise I wouldn't have become the target of public criticism.