With pickaxes flying and smoke billowing, another soil work competition of the District 2 team began in the biting north wind. This competition is already on its sixth day. The two teams participating today are the first group led by An Yi and the
The second group led by Zhang Tianyi has twenty people in each group. The third group has a free time today to do assistance and referee work. The remaining fifteen people are scattered within two kilometers around to take charge of observation and warning tasks. Because
In the competition three days ago, An Yi's team lost to Zhang Tianyi's team. There was no way the entire team would miss this opportunity to make a comeback, so they worked like crazy.
From the time they entered the school to the present, they have been receiving basic military skills training. This group of lively young soldiers has not yet had the opportunity to receive professional education as engineers. However, they have relied on their own awareness and dedicated research spirit to help each other in self-study, and have basically mastered the teaching plan.
Most of the professional knowledge lacks in-depth understanding and practice.
After An Yi led his team to station at Zhuxikou, he convened everyone to discuss and reach a consensus. He immediately borrowed pickaxes and shovels from the village and began to use practice to test his theoretical knowledge from the third day of stationing.
After repeated surveys and discussions, and with the consent of Lin Xudong, the leader of Lincun, An Yi immediately designed a set of through-type defenses around the central slope. Two rectangular trenches about 30 meters apart, with a total length of more than 850 meters.
, including nine anti-gun bunkers, six machine gun positions, and two command posts, one in the south and one in the north. Each anti-gun bunker can accommodate twelve people. After six days of hard work, 80% of the workload has been completed.
, today’s competition will dig two sections of zigzag trenches that are 55 meters long, 1.5 meters wide and 1.2 meters deep, completely connecting the upper and lower trenches. The remaining work is to pile up sandbags and carry out the final
camouflage.
At the top of the mountain, more than ten brothers from the third group who had a bye loudly cheered for the brothers from the north and south groups. There was a constant stream of cheers, scolds, and laughter. Several of them took off their military uniforms in excitement and joined most of the competition.
The brothers were all dancing around with their shirtless bodies, urging one to scold the other and seemed to be more anxious than the sweaty competitors at the moment.
Outsiders would be puzzled or even laugh when seeing this scene, but the brothers of the second district team not only did not have a joke but devoted themselves wholeheartedly to it. The reason was that An Yi set up a bet on who would win and who would lose between the two groups competing every day.
Anyone who wants to bet can bet. If you don't have money, you can owe it first. If you win, you can cash it out immediately. This greatly arouses the enthusiasm of the brothers. Even the brothers who participate in the competition will not lag behind in betting on themselves. As for who will win if they like to bet a lot.
It's very simple, just ask a brother who is resting to write it down in a notebook.
"beep--"
As soon as the whistle blew, the game ended. From the shouts and laughter of the dozen brothers on the top of the mountain, the brothers in the Anyi group knew that they had won. Twenty people threw down their pickaxes and shovels and shouted loudly with excitement.
Yelling, pairs of big hands with blisters and bleeding blood were raised high, and naked bodies covered with sweat and mud jumped excitedly to celebrate this hard-won victory.
Jin Hongmo, a Korean brother with a square face and a big mouth, rushed towards the exhausted An Yi and hugged him tightly: "Xiao Yi, we won! My salary for next month is back..."
An Yi finally pushed him away and climbed up the trench: "Okay, okay... I won too, grandma's... I'm so happy! I guess Lao Zhang lost so much that he didn't even have the money to buy toilet paper next month, so he has to do it every day
Keep scraping your butthole with the stick, haha..."
At the bridgehead of Zhuxikou, a group of men in the village were dumbfounded when they saw the unscrupulous young soldiers in the north wind. They really couldn't believe that these young soldiers dared to go through such trouble in the cold winter, and they worked for six days, forcing this overgrown weed.
The hillock full of thorny trees was repaired like this. A few days ago, when An Yi, the leader, paid to buy old sacks from the village, everyone was still puzzled. Seeing the standard defensive position taking shape day by day, everyone knew that this group of
The purpose of Huangpu Soldiers.
Lin Xudong admired these soldiers very much. Since the first day of contact, none of these soldiers had walked across the wooden bridge again. They all smiled and declined the enthusiastic gifts from the fishermen on the simple dock on the river. The military school's transportation boat delivered oil once every three days.
The villagers could see all this, including salted vegetables and about 30 pounds of pork, and felt that it was not enough to satisfy the physical exertion of these dozens of soldiers digging soil and chopping bamboo and wood every day. However, they managed to endure it with great pride, and even
There was talk and laughter and it was as sweet as sugar.
"Fourth brother, I seem to know the leader." The short, slim young man with big, smart eyes walked up to Lin Xudong and pointed at An Yi, who ordered the team to assemble.
Lin Xudong asked in surprise: "Xia Zai, how do you know him?"
"Last time, Brother Biao and I were fighting for land at the fishing pier in the south of the city. We were caught by the Revolutionary Army patrol and handed over to the police. It was because of his help that we were able to escape. Brother Biao said that this man was his boss and he was very loyal.
, it turned out that he also worked with Brother Biao in 'Taichang'. He was fired by the jealous shopkeeper Chen and went to the military academy. He also said that this man had fought for the revolutionary army and could drive and repair cars... By the way, he also said that he
He is best at repairing imported sewing machines and other machinery, and even foreigners can't compare to him."
Xiazai watched the shirtless An Yi leading his brothers to the riverside to clean up. He shuddered unconsciously and tightened the collar of his cotton coat.
"I remembered that the whole city of Guangzhou knew that there was a master of mechanical repair in Taichang. It turned out to be him... Xiazi, see clearly, don't make a mistake." Lin Xudong was very cautious.
Xiazai looked at it again for a while: "It's him! Yes, he looks easy to recognize. He has a good figure and is a good-looking guy. If he hadn't been covered in mud just now, I could tell at a glance."
Lin Xudong nodded: "Where is A Biao?"
"At Aunt Qi's house in the city, I heard that I and several brothers in the village had offended people from the Sihai Gang. I didn't dare to go back to the village and tell you about it, for fear of being punished by you and the clan leader. I had to come back because I had a cold."
In front of Lin Xudong, who has a high prestige, Xiazi would never dare to lie.
"Go to the city immediately and call A Biao and the others back. If you don't come back before dark, don't come back again!" Lin Xudong said coldly.
When Xiazai heard this, how could he dare to stay a little longer? He ran into the village and asked people to go to the city with him. Lin Xudong signaled a man in his early thirties to come over: "Ah Shen, go back to the village and find some brothers to knock two
Big dog, clean it up and ask my dad to stew it immediately, add more ingredients, and move it here after it’s stewed. I’m going to treat these Huangpu soldiers to a drink tonight. A Biao is our third brother’s uncle, although the third brother is dead.
Morning, but we have to take care of his family. Since Xiao An helped A Biao, he has helped our tribe, and we cannot lack our loyalty. Furthermore, it is not possible for them to do this for a long time, and their bodies have been damaged for so many days.
This is the end of the war. If you don’t have a full meal tonight or a few sips of wine, at least twenty people will fall ill tomorrow, so go ahead.”
"OK."
The brothers who had put on their clothes began to sit down in twos and threes to drink water and chat. An Yi tightened his armed belt, put on his old rifle, walked to the temporary sentry post more than 20 meters away from the river, and saluted each other with the brothers on guard.
After the changing of the guard, An Yi stood at the sentry post and stared at the vast river, thinking that he would have to go to the village early tomorrow morning to buy some pork ointment or something. It was time to use the money in his pocket.
The huge consumption in the past few days has brought An Yi to the edge of exhaustion. He knows that most of the brothers are not in as good a physical condition as he is. To be able to survive until now is already an extraordinary performance. Fortunately, the workload will be doubled starting from tomorrow. The day after tomorrow
The final work of the entire position can be completed, and tonight the brothers can move into a dry and wind-sheltered command fortification to sleep instead of sleeping in a thatched shed with lots of ventilation all night.
"Please stay, Brother Lin. You can't cross the crossbar under your feet. There is a military restricted area within the crossbar. I'm sorry!"
An Yi, who had just been laid off after four hours of standing, stopped Lin Xudong from entering the restricted area with a smile, and took the initiative to greet him and ask if anything was okay.
Lin Xudong smiled magnanimously: "It is said that the Whampoa Army has strict military discipline. It is indeed true. Even if you borrow my territory, I will not be allowed to enter. It's amazing!"
An Yi laughed: "I'm sorry, Brother Lin, this is my responsibility. Thank you and the folks for your care during this time. We will remember this."
"I'm just joking, don't pay attention." Lin Xudong said kindly.
An Yi was puzzled when he saw his kind attitude today. He thought for a moment and asked, "Brother Lin, if you have something to say, just say it. If there is anything we didn't do well, just say it."
"No! You did a great job."
Lin Xudong, who is strong and energetic, has a big brother's demeanor: "Xiao An, I want to ask you something. Do you know a person named Chen Biao?"
"A Biao? There are many people named Chen Biao. Is the Chen Biao you are talking about the A Biao who once worked at the 'Taichang' trading house in the city?" An Yi asked carefully.
Lin Xudong nodded: "That's him."
An Yi looked at Lin Xudong in surprise: "A Biao is my brother...Why, does Brother Lin know him?"
"A Biao is also my brother." Lin Xudong smiled and explained: "The Lin family in our village has the big surname, followed by Chen, Liang and Zheng. For decades, many people in the village went out to do business. After making money, they settled in
There are many people from our clan in the city. There are not many people in my generation. I am the fourth in the clan. My third brother, the third brother, was hit and sunk by a British gunboat while fishing at the mouth of the river a few years ago. He died.
The body could not be retrieved, so the third sister-in-law and her four children were left to be cared for by the family. The third sister-in-law's surname was Chen, and she was A Biao's eldest sister. A Biao's father and my father were sworn brothers, so A Biao was also my brother.
He knows some martial arts but has a wild temper. A few years ago, we were very happy to find something to do in the city. A Biao has many shortcomings, but he is very loyal and filial. During the holidays, he will buy things to honor his parents and share them with his parents.
My nephew and his eldest sister have not come back in the past few months. I heard from the tribesmen in the city that he no longer works in 'Taichang', so I also want to ask him."
"So that's it... I'm also worried about A Biao. It's just that I've rarely been out of school for more than three months. I don't know how he is doing. I really want to ask him." An Yi sighed.
Lin Xudong smiled happily and replied: "I guess he will be back soon. You can ask whatever you want when we meet, haha! Since we are all brothers, how about I treat you to dinner tonight?"
"Thank you! No need to bother Brother Lin. Just talk to A Biao when you see him. I accepted your generous gift on the first day I came here. I still don't know how to repay you. Besides, our military discipline does not allow this.
"An Yi declined politely.
Lin Xudong pointed to the wooden bridge to the east: "Look, I also killed the dog, stewed it, and the brothers also carried it over. You can't ask me to carry it back again, right?"
An Yi half turned around and looked up. Thirty men from the village were rushing over carrying round tables and stools, and five or six large steaming baskets. A Biao, who was in the team with a sinister face, saw An Yi from a distance.
Yi was so excited that he shouted "Boss" and ran over quickly.
The brothers in the second district team all turned around when they heard the shouting. When they saw this scene, everyone's eyes were full of doubts.