On the railway line from Shangqiu to Xuzhou, a military column is slowly moving forward.
Li Chusheng had already put on a brand-new National Army cotton uniform and rubber-soled shoes, and was leaning in the aisle to smoke.
Because of his excitement, Li Chusheng felt that the bland American cigarette he usually smoked was particularly energetic at this time. The commander of the national army who had just escorted the car had already said that the military column would arrive in Xuzhou in half an hour, and he would officially join the national army.
Soon, he will step onto the battlefield to fight the little devil.
Thinking of this, Li Chusheng felt that the blood all over his body was boiling.
Li Chusheng comes from a very good family. With the support of his father, he studied in the United States and studied physics at Stanford University. After graduating from his undergraduate degree, he was successfully admitted to the master's degree program. As he was about to graduate with his master's degree, a well-known scientific research institution in the United States had also sent him an invitation.
The invitation came, but at this moment, the Anti-Japanese War broke out.
As a passionate young man, Li Chusheng never wanted to see his mother being trampled by the Japanese railroad, so he immediately sent a letter home requesting to interrupt his studies and return to China to join the army.
The elderly father did not immediately refuse Li Chusheng's request. He only reminded him that he should complete his studies seriously and then devote himself to the scientific research of the motherland. He also told him earnestly that he did not have to pick up a steel gun and go to the battlefield to fight against the Japanese invaders.
Life is patriotism, and you can also contribute to the motherland in the research laboratory!
However, Li Chusheng couldn't wait any longer, especially after the Nanjing Defense War broke out. After he read the battlefield diary published in the declaration, he resolutely returned to China. As soon as he got off the ship at Hankou Pier, Li Chusheng encountered the national army recruitment.
I signed up to join the army without even returning home!
Li Chusheng knew very well that going to Xuzhou would definitely mean a narrow escape, but he had no regrets.
If he had to choose again from scratch, Li Chusheng would still join the national army without hesitation and join the anti-Japanese tide. This is not only the responsibility of every descendant of Yan and Huang, but also the mission of every son of the Han family!
Li Chusheng felt that the only person he felt ashamed of was his old father. His father was already old and he was the only son. If he died on the battlefield, I am afraid that in the next hundred years there would be no one to see him die. He thought
Here, Li Chusheng couldn't help but feel sad, and his eyes were filled with tears.
A man doesn't shed tears lightly, but it's just not the time to feel sad.
"Brother, lend me a fire." When Li Chusheng was sighing, someone suddenly came up to him.
Li Chusheng quickly turned his head to wipe away his tears, then turned around and calmly took off the cigarette from his mouth and handed it over. He was a young man in his twenties. He was not tall and did not look strong, but he gave people a strange and extremely vicious look.
Li Chusheng even vaguely felt that this guy still seemed to have the smell of blood on him.
"You also went to Xuzhou to join the National Army, right?" The young man took a beautiful breath and suddenly asked.
Li Chusheng reached out to take back his cigarette butt and nodded in reply.
The young man said again: "Brother, which army do you most want to go to?"
"Of course it's the Baoshan Brigade." Li Chusheng said without hesitation, "But I'm afraid it's not up to us, right?"
"I also want to vote for the Baoshan Brigade. Those are the real elites of the national army." The young man said, his eyes suddenly became fierce and said, "To tell you the truth, I have decided to vote for the Baoshan Brigade!"
Li Chusheng was stern when he heard this, but instinctively took two steps back.
The young man seemed to realize his gaffe, and quickly put away his fierce look and patted Li Chusheng on the shoulder, saying: "Brother, if you also want to defect to the Baoshan Brigade, just come to me when the time comes, and I will help you deal with the escort commander. , but first of all, if Baoshan Travel doesn’t want you, then I won’t be able to help you.”
"Then please." Li Chusheng really wanted to go to Baoshan Travel.
"It's a small matter, you're welcome." The young man smiled and said before leaving, "My name is Zhao Youting. I don't know where my ancestral home is from, but I grew up in Shanghai, so I sit in front. Just come to me before getting off the car."
After saying that, the young man turned around and left, and Li Chusheng let out a long sigh of relief.
"Mister Li!?" Li Chusheng's nerves had just relaxed when a surprised voice suddenly rang from the aisle of another carriage in front of him. When he looked up anxiously, he saw a tall, fair-skinned, long-haired man. The Western girl, who looked like an angel, had already walked towards him with a face full of surprise.
"Miss Helen?" Li Chusheng was quite surprised to meet this American girl here.
When he took the ferry back to China, Li Chusheng took the ordinary class, but the American girl took the first class. Once they met by chance on the deck, the American girl insisted on hiring him as a translator, and Li Chusheng reluctantly agreed. , but after arriving at Hankou Pier, he quit the job and his salary was not paid yet.
"Oh, thank God." Helen said happily, "I really didn't expect to meet you here."
Li Chusheng said with some confusion: "Miss Helen, this is a military column used by the national army to transport supplies and soldiers. Why are you on it?"
"Why can't I be up there?" Helen said, "Don't forget that I am a special correspondent for the Associated Press. Soon I will become the AP's permanent war correspondent stationed in the Baoshan Brigade."
"You?" Li Chusheng said in disbelief, "Resident in Baoshan Brigade?"
"What, you don't believe it? This is authorized by the Executive Yuan of the National Government and the Military Command Department." Helen smiled slyly, and as she spoke, she magically pulled out a letter of introduction, and it was signed by the Vice-President of the Executive Yuan. The names of Chang Song Ziwen and Minister of Military Command He Yingqin, as well as two bright red seals, are probably fake.
"You're really good at it." Li Chusheng couldn't help but be a little speechless, thinking that this American girl really has a lot of energy.
While he was talking, a handsome major of the National Army suddenly strode forward and said in fluent English: "Miss Helen, the train is about to arrive at Xuzhou Station. Minister He, please come over."
"Okay." Helen agreed, and then said to Li Chusheng, "Mister Li, bye."
"Bye bye." Li Chusheng watched Helen's graceful figure go away. He couldn't help but smile and shake his head. He thought that this American lady must have watched too many Hollywood western cowboy movies and was dizzy by the Zorro-style lone hero in the movie. , if nothing unexpected happens, he was probably seduced by Brigadier Yue of the Baoshan Brigade.
The Associated Press's special correspondent based in Baoshan? Only the devil can believe that since when did Americans start to care about China?
But then again, judging from the photos published in the newspaper, the Brigadier Yue Weihan, whom he had never met before, is indeed handsome enough. He is more handsome than the major staff officer of the national army just now, and he has more of an iron-blooded soldier between his eyebrows. He is so murderous that no wonder even American girls from across the ocean are filled with love when they see him.
"Beep beep..." A sharp whistle suddenly sounded in the carriage.
Li Chusheng quickly put out his cigarette butts and hurried back to his seat. He saw that the commander of the national army escorting the car was already calling the names one by one. While patting the recruits' foreheads, he said fiercely: "Hurry up and pack your things.
Get out of the car as soon as it stops, if you wait two more seconds, I will break your legs!"
"When you get off the bus, go to the square and gather immediately. Someone will pick you up there."
"You little bastards, let's see you on the battlefield. Don't be so scared that you pee your pants when you see the little devil, hahaha..."
In the half-joking and half-ridiculing voice of the escort officer, the train finally pulled into the station. Immediately, the closed train door opened with a bang. Before the recruits in the carriage got up and got off, a dozen national policemen armed with steel guns appeared.
The military veterans had already rushed up with murderous intent, and as soon as they got into the car, they shouted: "Line up, line up, you idiots, line up right now!"
The commander of the escort frowned and stepped forward to reason: "Brother, which section are you from?"
"You have nothing to do here, you can leave." The leading veteran did not have a high military rank, but his tone was serious.
"Get off the car, get off the car, get off the car quickly! What the hell are you new recruits doing in such a daze? Are you waiting to lay eggs?" The leading veteran said and brought people to catch up with the new recruits who were already sitting in a daze.
The new recruits who were dizzy after sitting on the train were almost kicked off the train by the veterans. Li Chusheng was not spared, and received two kicks on his buttocks.
It was not until later that Li Chusheng learned that this group of aggressive veterans were from the Baoshan Brigade.
Originally, the recruits in Li Chusheng's carriage were scheduled to be replenished for the Sixth Division of the Central Army, but the Baoshan Brigade blocked the road and intercepted them. The remaining dozen carriages and the dozen trains arriving in Xuzhou were also blocked by the Baoshan Brigade.
After being intercepted, the remaining recruits were added to the original units after the Baoshan Brigade selected people.
As soon as Li Chusheng got off the train, he saw that the platform was already crowded with recruits dressed the same as him. Under the scolding and scolding of the veterans, the recruits formed a messy formation and were slowly squirming forward for about ten minutes.
After that, they left the station and came to the station square, and then formed a square formation under the rectification of the veterans.
The team was barely organized, but the new recruits were all in a mess, and the scene was like going to a market.
The lieutenant colonel officer standing in front of the square suddenly became impatient. He took out his cleansing box and fired two shots into the sky. For a moment, all the recruits suddenly fell silent, and the entire square suddenly became silent.
A few timid ones even covered their ears with their hands and fell to the ground.
The lieutenant colonel officer then picked up the loudspeaker and shouted: "Listen carefully, those who can read will come out!"
There were about 200 recruits among the more than 2,000 recruits, and Li Chusheng was naturally among them. The lieutenant colonel officer waved his hand and said: "You idiots, hurry up and register over there."
"Sir, which army are we going to?" a new recruit asked bravely.
"What nonsense are you talking about?" the major officer said impatiently, "We'll find out when we get to the ground."
"I'm afraid that's not possible." The recruit who just asked the question said, "If it weren't for the Baoshan Brigade, I wouldn't go. Let me tell you the truth. This time I came to Xuzhou, I came specifically to join the Baoshan Brigade."
"Hey, the recruit Danzi who came this time is pretty cool, isn't he?" The lieutenant colonel immediately became happy, strode up to the recruit Danzi, and said fiercely, "What's the matter, did you negotiate terms with me? It's only two days.
Move, knock me down, you can go wherever you want, but if you are beaten down by me, hmm, you will go to the artillery battalion cooking class to work as a cook for me, and you will be a cuckold and take the blame, looking at others