The fifty-ninth chapter of the human heart is flesh long (2)
Chapter 59: The human heart is made of flesh (2)
The soldiers didn't dare to speak when they saw An Yi coming in. The seven deserters who had just wiped away their tears also stood up respectfully, their eyes full of hope.
An Yi didn't even look at the seven of them. He walked to the yellow-faced man's bed and pulled up a square stool and sat down: "Brother, I heard that you are the leader among you. Please tell me if you have anything to say."
The big yellow-faced man, who had his left calf clamped between three old wooden boards, struggled to hold himself up. An Yi stepped forward, supported his strong body, and pulled a pillow to place on his waist.
This very natural action surprised the yellow-faced man. After An Yi sat down, he sighed: "Sir, I, Wu Liheng, made a mistake. You are ruthless, and all three of you are ruthless!"
An Yi nodded: "Yes, if we were not ruthless enough, it would be the three of us lying here now. But I want to ask a question, Lao Wu, if I were lying here now, please talk to me, would you
Wouldn't you also help me up and find a pillow to put on my waist?"
"this……"
Wu Liheng was shocked and didn't know how to answer. He looked around at the brothers and found that all of them were full of lamentation and guilt. Wu Liheng sighed again: "Sir, you are a real person. I have never seen you so honest in my life."
Very treacherous sir, you are still so young... To tell you the truth, before this fight, I didn't even look at you, thinking that Sir Lin was the powerful enemy. In the end, I was blinded. I am convinced that I lost, and I will not complain at all.
You, Wu just want to ask the chief for something today, and I hope the chief can fulfill it."
"Say it, I'll listen."
An Yi looked at him noncommittally.
Wu Liheng circled the standing brothers and lying brothers with a rather sad expression: "Sir, these brothers are all homeless brothers. Half of them have been soldiers for at least six years like me.
I have served in the Yunnan Army, the Hunan Army, fought for the Revolutionary Army, helped others fight against the Revolutionary Army, and some have served as Chen Jiongming's Guangdong Army. They survived narrowly and narrowly, all just to make a living. I don't know what time tomorrow will be.
Death, brothers, it feels so painful! But who has asked Nuanhan? Countless brothers who served as soldiers with the brothers have died, and many of them have no one to even bury their bodies..."
"Stop talking about this."
The tall and handsome Wu Liheng wiped away the tears that overflowed from the corners of his eyes and continued: "Sir, I am lying here in the middle of the night and thinking carefully about it. From the time you came in to now, everything you have done is impeccable. You have not reported us to the superiors.
You didn't abandon us. You were willing to give us fifty yuan in travel expenses after you said you were driving away seven brothers. It was very unpleasant to make the brothers feel moved. Regardless of whether you wanted to appease us or you were sincerely willing to give.
Based on your words, our brothers are willing to hang out with you. Sir, I know that even after I am cured, I will not be able to earn a living as a soldier. I can only ask the sir to accept these poor brothers who have nowhere to go. Brothers, please follow
A commander like you will not suffer a loss, I, Wu, can rest assured."
"Gone?"
An Yi asked, seeing Wu Liheng nodding, An Yi pointed to his broken leg: "Put the rest aside for now, Lao Wu, let me ask you, you said that after your leg is healed, you can no longer have a bowl of rice as a soldier, I want to ask you
Do you not want to be a soldier anymore, or do you have other intentions?"
Wu Liheng looked at his broken leg: "I, Wu, am twenty-eight years old this year. I have been homeless for seventeen years. I only know that my hometown is Xinyang, Henan, but I don't know where it is. I have no relatives or friends in this world. I have nothing but shooting and working hard."
What's the use? My only friends are these brothers in front of me. How can I leave this place? No way. If my leg is broken, I won't be able to walk for three to five months. After three to five months, I will be half a cripple. I don't understand such things.
I have seen too much in the past eight years, and even if I am not lame, I don’t want to leave a freeloader in the army, so I can’t help but leave!”
An Yi smiled slightly: "This is a simple matter. The old man who splinted you just now said that he will send you to our general hospital for treatment early tomorrow morning. I have some connections and will help you find someone in advance to get in touch with the dean."
Hello, you will get the best treatment. If the general hospital is not sure about the comminuted fracture, I will immediately send you to the hospital run by the British in Shamian, the concession. There is something I am afraid you don’t know. Our revolution
General Bai Chongxi, Chief of Staff of the Seventh Army of the Army, broke his thigh in Guangxi that year, and it was the most difficult-to-treat part close to the axis. It took dozens of days to be sent to the British hospital in the Shamian Concession I just mentioned.
Aren't you still running and riding horses now? What's the big deal? In mid-April, Lao Bai came to visit our Huangpu. I even shook hands with him when he visited our engineering brigade during training. So what does your broken leg mean? A conservative estimate is that it's only three
In a few months, I will definitely be discharged from the hospital alive and well. I can do it if I say it, don’t believe it. But I also have a request. Unless you, Wu Liheng, really don’t want to be a soldier in this life, I will not delay your future. If that
I still want to come back and eat this bowl of rice with these brothers, so you have to come back and work under me honestly. When I get lucky that day, maybe you, Wu, can also get an official position.
How about it? Do you agree?"
"Sir, I am Wu..."
"Don't thank me yet. You won't be able to thank me until the job is done."
After An Yi finished speaking, he stretched out two fingers: "Now I want to explain the second thing to you. You just said that it doesn't matter if I give these seven cowards fifty yuan for travel expenses or not, let them go.
Be generous, right? Then I will tell you the truth now, every word I promised is a nail! Look... I don’t have much money with me. You must know this Hong Kong dollar. It is not much different from the ocean. Compared with
Minister Song Ziwen's new money is still good for now. There are nearly one thousand yuan here. If any of you want to leave now, I can count the money for you right away. If you all leave and the money is not enough, I will go and knock on the money overnight.
A battalion commander and a company commander. Many of them are either my senior brothers from Huangpu or my instructors. I swear today in the name of a Huangpu soldier that I will never lose a penny from you... Why are you excited? Why are you crying? This afternoon, I
Why didn't you cry to welcome me when I first entered the barracks? At first, you guys were all so dazzled that you wanted to kill me and drink..."
An Yi continued to talk, sometimes with a stern voice, sometimes with a gentle spring breeze, which moved a group of soldiers to the point where they secretly wiped away tears and laughed heartily. Hu Jialin and Yin Jinan, who were smoking at the door, were stunned and amazed. They knew
These soldiers and gangsters will definitely be submissive from now on and will never be able to fly out of An Yi's hands again.
The next day, Hu Jialin and Yin Jinan sat leisurely under the big banyan tree, drinking tea and chatting. They watched the seven deserters and the six or seven soldiers who were slightly injured and could not leave the firing line, cleaning and building stoves in full swing. A few of them had broken ribs.
The soldiers seemed to be rejuvenated for the second time. They all struggled to get out of bed, grinning and trying to do whatever work they could. Those who couldn't do it were pointing, supervising and inspecting, and yelling half a mile away.
They could all hear it, and from time to time they came up diligently to add hot water to the two new officers.
And An Yi personally accompanied Wu Liheng, who had broken his leg, by car to the general hospital early in the morning. He flirted with two nurses along the way, which greatly impressed Wu.