Chapter 15 Chapter 15 Reborn

When the good news came, Lao Dan couldn't believe it! The national army on this big battlefield has been wiped out?In just two months, more than 500,000 people in the national army were wiped out. The five main forces that old man Jiang is proud of have all been wiped out by the People's Liberation Army?This is too fast!I remember that blind officer said to himself a few months ago: The PLA is at a disadvantage in terms of the number of troops and weapons and equipment.Lao Dan has been fighting for ten years, and he has never seen such a large-scale battle where the less wins the more, and the weak wins the strong.The officers of the People's Liberation Army Command are too powerful, the commanders of each column are too powerful, and the morale of the soldiers is too strong.The progress of this battle is really a bit evil, and Lao Dan really can't accept this reality.

After completing the combat mission brilliantly, Lao Dan was so happy that he couldn't sleep.He gave a battle briefing to the regiment and reported the casualty list, and immediately began to work on the replenishment of soldiers.Most of the national army soldiers who had just been captured were fluffy and fluffy, and other companies didn't want them much, but Lao Dan and Wang Hao accepted them as they were ordered, and never refused.Due to the outstanding record of the 2nd Company, Lao Dan led the troops well, and Wang Hao's political and ideological work on these surrendered troops also achieved remarkable results, and the 2nd Company soon became famous.Zai Xiong's captive soldiers arrived here, and after crying and wiping away their tears, they put on the national army's clothes backwards, and they were as deadly as fighting!

After half a month of busy work in excitement, I was finally able to sleep late that day. The wound on Lao Dan's arm had been sealed, and he could turn over casually.At this moment, he was sleeping like a pig, and the tent was shaken by the sound of snoring. In his dream, he rolled up the quilt to look like a woman. He was hugging and rubbing against her. Pushing it up with a pair of rude hands, he opened his eyes and saw that it was Chen Yanbin, and immediately became angry. "Who let you in? Yang Beiwan! What do you eat for your soldiers? I just slept for half an hour, what are you doing?"

"He...he insists on coming in, I can't stop him..." Yang Beiwan said with an aggrieved face, his head still wrapped in a bandage. "Old Dan, why did you see me as if you were seeing a plague god? Could it be that I disturbed your dream of being a brothel? I came to look for you early in the morning because I was hungry for seven or eight days and you didn't bring me meat. Go, I’m coming to you with wine! Get up quickly, why don’t you sleep, if you don’t like this, two hours of sleep a day is enough for a revolutionary soldier…” "Who's the chicken? I don't care about you? It's none of my business if you starve to death? If the general attack hadn't started early, would you be able to hold your position? Buy meat for you? I haven't eaten anything myself these days! Only Steamed buns and rice porridge, I can’t even smell a piece of oil. I just gnawed on a pork knuckle in my dream, and it was messed up by your ball... I have a lot of wounded, and I let them eat a little bit of meat, you See what to do?"

"Did you eat the girl? No meat to eat? Hehe, I can see that the food on your face is really ugly. This is easy to handle, bring it in!" Two soldiers came in carrying a basket, which was half full of cooked beef, the color of the sauce was still sticky hanging on it, the meat with tendons was shiny and still warm, and the aroma was strong. overflow.There were also two small jars of shochu in the basket, which looked good at first glance.When Lao Dan saw it, acid water overflowed from his stomach as if a bomb had been thrown into it, and the saliva gushed out of his mouth. Just as he was about to make a move, he suddenly felt something was wrong. He looked up at Chen Yanbin suspiciously and said:

"What are you doing? You still looked down on us a few days ago? Why are you paying tribute today?" "What are you talking about? Lao Dan, I, Lao Chen, have never been afraid of anyone in battle, and there are not many people who admire it. Your company can take down the most difficult position in Lizhuang, and it has been defended for so long. Based on this, I, Chen Yanbin, admire you. My company was a little bit unstoppable at that time, pretending to attack and pretend to attack, but pretended to be angry! It got mixed up with the enemy on the opposite side, and almost forgot the time. You help me I defended the position for an extra 20 minutes, sacrificed my comrades, and insisted on waiting until we came up, so that I would not be punished. For this, I, Chen Yanbin, owe you. I am here to accompany you today. These wine and meat are ours. Even a little bit of love was snatched from the commander of the 4th Battalion. I am a straightforward person, and today I just want to get drunk with you and make a life-and-death friend, right?"

Lao Dan didn't have any big opinions on Chen Yanbin, but because he called him "the 2nd company of the Kuomintang" at the meeting of the regiment headquarters that day, he also felt that this person was a bit contemptuous with his eyes open, and he was just holding his breath.Seeing that this guy is so sincere now, my heart is very hot. The anger I held back before has already gone to Java, and there is this incomparably tempting delicacy in front of me, so I just smiled cheerfully, picked up a piece of meat and ate it. Chewing, the two looked at each other and laughed. "Bei Wan, go and call the instructor, and say that a distinguished guest has arrived."

"The instructor went to work in the regiment early in the morning, but he is not here." "Oh, I hit it! Let's drink together, if he wants to be with us, we won't be able to let go of the drink...Come on, let's pour wine!" How many days have not been such a big bowl of drinking and eating meat, and several soldiers came over with their heads poking their brains when they smelled fishy.Lao Dan scolded and scolded, but still divided most of the baskets for the soldiers to eat.In a blink of an eye, Lao Dan and Chen Yanbin drank two catties of shochu and four catties of beef.It was so cold, the two of them took off only their jackets, and they were still steaming hot, and they were still working cup by cup.

"Old Chen... I, Lao Dan, have fought a lot, but I haven't figured out some things. Why do you think our People's Liberation Army is so powerful in fighting? This guy... there are more than 800,000 people, what's the matter? In the blink of an eye, we made dumplings and captured hundreds of thousands of prisoners, where did this energy come from?" "Old Dan...um...what did you think when you joined the KMT?" "Cough! Isn't there no way? I was dragged by the national army to fight devils. At that time, I didn't even know there was a Communist Party!"

"Didn't run away?" "Of course I ran, but I was caught back. They set up machine guns at the entrance of the village. How could they run away? Later, I thought, running is useless. I couldn't run away from home. The monk ran away and the temple was still there. I got it right..." "Then you beat the devil with your life?" "Of course, why are you being polite with the devils? The first few battles were a little loose, but later they became tough. The devils who died in my hands are numbered one or two hundred! Hmph, how many times have I written in the past ten years?" My life was almost on the line.”

"What do you say you are doing this for?" "Why? If the little devil doesn't fight out, how can we go home? My wife and children are all in the devil's territory, so I don't know what to do!" "If your house is in the rear, for example, in the west of Chongqing, would you still go to fight devils?" "This... I haven't thought about this." "Then why do you say the Kuomintang is fighting a civil war?" "Is this...can't there be two suns in the same sky? The devil has run away, and half the country is empty. Everyone is here to grab it. It's strange if they don't fight?" "Is your family poor?" "Poor, but you can still eat. When the year is good, you can eat white noodles once every half a month. My family is still doing well before the devils come. I can eat as much as I can. When the weather is good, I can have some surplus food..." "My family can't do it. I have no food. I didn't have it before the devil came, and I haven't had it since the devil left. A family of six only has more than one mu of land, and there are always disasters. My old father starved to death. The Nationalist government came to provide relief. It’s all fucking rotten millet, and you’ll have loose bowels if you eat it. Chiang Kai-shek’s Kuomintang fought a civil war, and our family still had nothing to eat after winning the war, but when the Communist Party came to our village, we had food to eat, and more than four mu of land was divided into one piece. As soon as the stakes are knocked, no matter how poor the people are, they will have food to eat in the future. Since I joined the Eighth Route Army from the bandit den and beat the devils out, I originally wanted to go back to my hometown, but my mother said that you don’t help the Communist Party. If you beat Chiang Kai-shek to pieces, don’t go home. There is food and drink at home, and my wife is taken care of, so I don’t need to worry about it. You think I can fight with my life? There are hundreds of thousands of People’s Liberation Army on the battlefield, and there are more than half of them who couldn’t get rid of the pot at home. Well, you said they can fight without risking their lives? But what about the Kuomintang, what do the soldiers rely on? If they win the battle, they still have nothing to eat? Isn’t that the case? No matter how powerful the Kuomintang is, it has tanks and planes. You work hard, you are so ruthless that you are afraid of being stunned, and you are so scared that you will die. If you charge upwards, what the hell? Pakistani planes and tanks will not hit anything!" "Old Chen, who is our Chairman Mao? What is his background? How did you pull so many people from the PLA all of a sudden?" Lao Dan dared to ask in a low voice, Chen Yanbin drank the wine and said mysteriously: "That's a man of gods! It's estimated that China has only released the first number in five hundred years...God bless him, he is also from a poor family background, and he only wants to conquer the world for us poor people. Chairman Mao led the Red Army and was chased by the Kuomintang for more than ten years , Lao Jiang can't hurt him. I heard that he is from Hunan, we can't understand what he said, and he is half a head taller than you. When he was young, he was handsome and handsome. I heard from Political Commissar Liu that Chairman Mao could still write great poems, and that his writing was very unusual... By the way, the Long March! The Long March of 25,000 miles! Do you know that?" Lao Dan shook his head like a rattle. "Chairman Mao and the Communist Party have endured hardships. When the 300,000 Red Army of Workers and Peasants were chased to nowhere by Chiang Kai-shek, Chairman Mao took everyone on the Long March, climbing snow-capped mountains, crossing grasslands, and walking 25,000 miles! There were 300,000 people at that time, and only 30,000 people died when they reached northern Shaanxi, but they were able to make it over. Many of the generals in our army are the hard bones left over from the Long March. Chairman Mao is unwaveringly loyal, and he will fight wherever he dictates! There are also many senior generals who came from the Central Military Academy!" "Where was our local team when we were fighting devils?" "Where is it? The Eighth Route Army, the New Fourth Army, don't you know? We don't have many people, only a few divisions, and we didn't hit with weapons at the time, but we can't be ambiguous at all when we fight devils! Of course, we can't hit if we fight hard. There was neither food nor guns. Lao Jiang only gave clothes and a few broken guns, and did not allow expansion. He could only fight guerrillas, especially in the territory occupied by the devils. We didn’t let the devils sleep a lot in those eight years. A sense of security. The devils probably have millions of troops in the rear, dragged down by the guerrillas led by the Communist Party. At that time, except for a few troops directly under the Nationalist government, the rest were all weird local armed forces, independent regiments , Independence Battalion, County Brigade, District Team, Local Militia, Armed Militia, whatever they are called, they all listen to the command of the Eighth Route Army! The devils are almost driven crazy by us, and we have carried out several sweeps. Do you know how many people were killed? It is no less than your national army! During the last battle, all the devil’s artillery towers on the Great Plains went up to the sky overnight, and it was all done by our troops and militiamen! Digging a tunnel After digging for more than ten kilometers, I dug a large plain into a spider's web. The militia's troop path was right under the eyes of the devils, and carts could pass by, but the devils couldn't see it. As soon as the devils came out, the news tree fell down. Within a radius of thirty miles, you immediately knew that the devil was coming out, no matter which way you went, the devil would step on a few landmines and receive a few sniper shots. You were guarding the city at that time, so you wouldn’t know about it. If it weren’t for us The anti-Japanese armed forces of the Communist Party dragged behind him, destroying him every day, tearing down the railway and burning the sleepers, laying mines and firing cold guns, those devils have already brought down Lao Jiang's Chongqing!" "Oh..." Lao Dan raised his head as if suddenly enlightened.Chen Yanbin's words puzzled him. He had heard of the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army back then, and knew that these were two communist troops incorporated into the National Revolutionary Army, but he didn't know that they were fighting devils behind enemy lines, and the national army didn't mention these two troops much. "Also... If you knew both sides at the time, where would you go when you beat devils?" "To be honest, I guess I will still join the national army. We are ordinary people and we all listen to the government." Chen Yanbin looked around, leaned over to Lao Dan's ear and whispered: "I knew there were eight roads back then, and I went to look for the Kuomintang everywhere with my fellow villagers, but they couldn't find them. They all ran to the west. We were caught by bandits on the road and forced to be bandits for a year. Who I expected that a year later, our bandit head would become the commander of the independent battalion of the Eighth Route Army, and now he is the commander of the regiment. Only now can I be considered to have participated in the revolution, and I have gone the right way by accident! The two brothers talked to each other and they won! Lao Dan, you have to rot my words in your stomach!" "You are really a bit of a fool! Then do you think, Chairman Mao and the Communist Party can lead us to bring down the world? Chiang Kai-shek still has half of China? Should we fight south?" Lao Dan stared Eyes asked again. "I like it! It's not wrong to follow Chairman Mao and the Communist Party, at least for us! Anyway, are we fighting for ourselves? Chairman Mao will never only care about this half of China. He was bullied by Lao Jiang After decades, why don't you take advantage of the good situation to vent your anger? You will never think about these things in the future. You can fight wherever our army tells you to. In the past, no matter how heroic and loyal you are Serve the country, never mention it again! This side is different from that side, so don’t make mistakes based on political principles. Now you are the company commander of the People’s Liberation Army, and you are fighting for the working people all over the world. This nature is different from before. Yes, after conquering the world, if you and I are still alive, we will be the heroes of New China, the party and Chairman Mao will definitely let us have a good life... Come, come, let us brothers have another drink!" After the two had finished drinking, Chen Yanbin put the cup heavily on the table, and Lao Dan filled it up again in a hurry, and said earnestly: "That's that! I don't think about anything else now, but I'm afraid that this battle will never end. If it's true what you said, I will bite my teeth and fight wherever it goes. The world is peaceful, and our family will also It's easy, if we two are alive, maybe we can get a small official to do it?" "Old Dan, I, Old Chen, are a desperate man in the army. On the battlefield, I regard you as a good comrade. Down below, we are good brothers. Do you agree? You have more experience than me, how old are you?" "Forget about the ball, it seems that I should be thirty-two years old this year." "Then you are older than me. I am twenty-nine years old, so I have to call you big brother!" "Just listen to you, I have already regarded you as a brother, otherwise I wouldn't have helped you guard the trenches at all, and I would have hired a dozen of my soldiers, hehe, let's do it again!" Both of them drank a little too much, and their stomachs were full, so they helped each other out of the room and paced.The sun had already climbed overhead, making the two of them very hot. "Brother Dan, you have fought many battles, how many times have you been injured?" "Oh, I can't remember this clearly. I have been fighting for ten years, and it seems that I have to hang some flowers every time. What about you?" "It's not as old as you, but it's not too far behind. Fucking holes are everywhere on my body now!" "Your injury is different from what I mean!" "After the founding of New China, everything will be the same..." "Where is your home? Is there anyone else?" "My hometown is in Guye, Tangshan. There are only two younger brothers and one younger sister left. My mother also passed away last year..." "Where is your wife?" "Wife? Brother, I've grown up so much that I haven't even touched a fucking woman's hair. Where did my wife come from? Hey? Even if you give me a woman, I don't know what to do when I hug her. ... This is what I said today, you have to catch it, you have to tell me a woman after the war! You can do anything, don't be crazy, don't be stupid, or you can't have a child, as long as you think you are a good person , I’ll just marry her, I’ve been fucking suffocated all these years..." "When I get home and find my wife, I'll leave this job to her, and I'll keep it!" Lao Dan suddenly thought of Ah Feng again, this battle is over, should we go look for her?Wang Hao said that he would help him find out about her, but what happened?She didn't even send a letter to ask herself, did she not recognize herself that day?It would be useless if that was the case, such a big battlefield, with a team of hundreds of thousands of people, where can I find her?You can't put up a tweeter and shout: Ah Feng, where is your mother-in-law?Just as he was thinking, a soldier ran over yelling, bleeding from his head. "Company commander, we are fighting, the 5th company is fighting with our people..." Both Lao Dan and Chen Yanbin were taken aback.This guy's head was obviously smashed by someone, and he was still bleeding from the hole, so he realized that this guy was beaten by another company.Lao Dan was very surprised. When he was in the national army in the early years, there were not many fights between companies. After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, the army dispersed a little. Known for his strict discipline, is he also interested in this?The two of them hurriedly got dressed and followed him to the training ground.Dozens of people were fighting there, all with bruised noses and swollen faces, shouting obscenities in different accents, military caps and bloody teeth all over the floor.Yang Beiwan seemed to be trying to persuade the fight, but also seemed to be helping, and he also kicked him from time to time.Lao Dan saw at a glance that Niu Mingzheng, the deputy company commander of the 5th company, and Wei Xiaobao, his third platoon leader, fell into a ball on the ground, punching, kicking and biting their teeth. The posture was exactly the same as that of the previous days.After a little more differentiation, Lao Dan found that his own people had already gained the upper hand on this battlefield. Except for the few platoon leaders in the 5th company, most of them were young soldiers who had just joined the army. Where were Lao Dan's group of captives who went south and north? Bing's opponent?All of them had bruised noses and swollen faces, and their faces were covered with blood. They were far more seriously injured than their own people, and the situation was extremely chaotic.Lao Dan breathed a sigh of relief, and shouted loudly with his hands behind his back: "Stop! People from the 2nd company, stop!" Hearing this violent shout, everyone immediately withdrew their hands, jumped to the two sides, and did not forget to give each other a kick when they parted, but Wei Xiaobao and Niu Ming were still fighting together.Wei Xiaobao's head was pinched under his armpit by Niu Ming, who was big and round, and he couldn't break free for a while, so he could only use dirty tricks to pick Niu Ming's lower body.Niu Ming saw that this kid was savage enough, so he didn't dare to let go. The two froze together and couldn't move. Lao Dan swallowed a breath of alcohol, stepped forward steadily, quickly grabbed Niu Ming's arm, supported his elbow, turned around, and turned half a circle on the spot, both Niu Ming and Wei Xiaobao were affected by this huge torque. Throwing it out, they stumbled and fell to the ground, and both of them fell to the ground. The soldiers of the 2nd company saw that the company commander showed his skills and threw two people down with one move, and they couldn't help applauding loudly.That Niu Ming was obviously a stubborn guy, and felt that he had lost face, he scrambled to his feet, cursed dirty words, and rushed towards Lao Dan with red eyes. It hit him so that he flew out horizontally, this time the fall was much heavier than before.Opening his golden-starred eyes, Niu Ming saw Chen Yanbin, the famous Wu Dalang Company Commander of the Company of Heroes, looking at him with a smile, and shaking his fists as big as the mouth of a bowl. The members of the 5th company saw that Lao Dan and another officer had joined in, so they didn't dare to make any further moves, and the "battlefield" became completely silent for a while. "Xiaobao, what the hell is going on? Why did you fight with the brother army? If you have something to say, just chew it and it will be settled. What are you doing?" Lao Dan asked Wei Xiaobao. Wei Xiaobao picked up the army cap that had been trampled into a ball of mud, squinted at Niu Ming, and said bitterly: "Brothers? Company Commander, we treat him like a brother, and make friends with him with a shy face, and learn the principles of revolution. He treats us like stepmothers and begs for food! It's okay if we don't like us at all, we are not as good as you The way is right, but why do you want to scold people? He scolded our 2nd company for being unclean in thinking, having the habits of the old warlords, calling the enemy brothers and sisters on the battlefield, and not having any communist revolution... What the hell? Ba Qincao? The upper beam is not straight and the lower beam is crooked? According to Lao Tzu's temper back then, I must cut off his tongue and feed it to the dogs!" "Shut up! Are you going to make a move after a few words? Was it you who made the move first?" Lao Dan calculated quickly.Wei Xiaobao's words should be true. Half of the people in the 5th company are from the Liberated Areas.They were outstanding in the first battle of Li Zhuang. The young men had achieved success in the military and their nostrils were turned upside down. It was not surprising that they were a little displeased with their reactionary-born team.What Lao Dan thinks more about is that his company has just had a commendable record in the People's Liberation Army. The affirmation of everyone in the regiment is only at the military level, and the test of thinking has just begun. Style issues may completely offset the image of the company in exchange for dozens of lives.Niu Ming's words came from the fact that he spared the national army officer fellow Zhong Datou on the battlefield to save his life. In their view, his behavior meant that he had not drawn a clear line with the reactionaries.There is nothing wrong with it, such a thing has already been spread in other companies, there must be a lot of rumors, but even if there is a grievance right now, the soldiers have a pimple in their hearts, and the second daughter-in-law who went through the door will have to bear it anyway point. "Yes, I did it first, and I am willing to be punished by military law!" "Yang Beiwan, take him down, take off his military uniform, and confine him for three days! Everyone else, stand in line for me!" Wei Xiaobao broke away from Yang Beiwan who was trying to pull him away, spat on the ground, and said to Lao Dan: "Company commander, if our company says that the battle is not good and the task is not completed, you will shoot me. I am in the underworld." There is nothing to say, brothers... Comrades have sacrificed so much, the position has been taken down, and the task has been completed. Why are you still chewing on our words? What chicken? The Pakistani Army and the Communist Army, what are we planning? Isn’t it? Do you want to go home after the war? We can’t fight, we can’t fight a useless war, we can’t fight a good battle? If I knew this, I’d rather die in the 14th Army. A martyr of the national government, I, Xiaobao, can't swallow this breath..." Before he could finish his sentence, Lao Dan had already slapped him on the face. In his desperation, his strength was so great that Wei Xiaobao was thrown horizontally, and fell heavily on the ground again, the blood from the corner of his mouth flowed out down.As soon as he made a move, Lao Dan regretted it. Seeing Xiaobao fell there with blood streaming down his face, and looking at him with tears in his eyes, he also burst into tears.Wei Xiaobao is from Sichuan, and he fought bravely. He was an excellent scout in the 14th Army. He always rushed to the front in the 2nd Company. He respected himself and his instructors very much. Now that he has been beaten so hard, I really can't bear it. Seeing that Lao Dan was suffering, Chen Yanbin also understood his difficulties, hurried over to help Wei Xiaobao, flicked the dirt off his body, wiped the blood on his face with his own sleeve, and said sharply: "Look at your fucking bear? All the swordsmen and seas of fire rushed over, and your company commander slapped you and cried, what kind of soldier? What's wrong? It's wrong to beat you? I want to go to the house with a little military merit Wah? What are you? I was born as a bandit back then, and I killed a devil as soon as I joined the team, and no one promoted me. This time we even withstood the attack of a regiment of the enemy, and I have no cowhide Hey, I'm still rushing to find your company commander to apologize and drink. What is the credit for this idea on the entire Huaihai battlefield? If you don't put you in confinement for a few days, I don't think you can get rid of this bad energy in you... what Why did you know it before? You are now an upright PLA platoon leader. This army is so big, can you not allow others to have some opinions? You are talking about it yourself, confusing the army, and telling others what to chew? What is the habit of warlords? Fighting in groups, scolding Dajie, this is the style of the old warlords! Your company commander beat you right! The reputation of the 2nd company is earned by fighting, not by shouting. Wouldn’t your blood be shed in vain? Wouldn’t your good reputation be ruined by you? How much effort did your company commanders and instructors spend to get the 2nd company today? Go down and think about it! Take it down!” Lao Dan felt that what Chen Yanbin said seemed to be for himself.The soldiers all stood upright with different expressions. Niu Ming and the people from the 5th company also suppressed their arrogance and stood there quietly.Lao Dan walked over, picked up Niu Ming's military cap, patted the soil and handed it to him. Niu Ming hesitated, took it over and put it on, and stared blankly at Lao Dan. "Comrade Niu Ming, it was our fault that my men attacked first! I injured many of your comrades, I hope you don't take it to heart, I will deal with them by military law... Tell your company commander, I will give him If you’re not with me, don’t worry about it. In the future, we’ll charge and fight together! Roll a few times on the battlefield and block each other’s bullets. The unpleasant things this time are nothing, and you guys understand us The hearts of comrades! We joined the revolution a bit late, but now our spirit is not bad. If there are still problems in thinking, we need comrades to guide us, but don’t just poke at them for some minor problems. , Chilled their hearts!" Lao Dan spoke sincerely, without any airs at all.Niu Ming and the people in the 5th company were very surprised. It was obvious that the old company commander would not tell the 5th company commander about today's fight, otherwise they, the troublemakers, would have nothing to eat.The gossip was said by himself, but Lao Dan took the initiative to solicit bad things, which made Niu Ming and those revolutionaries who were young with roots feel a little ashamed.Niu Ming looked around anxiously, turned his head and wanted to leave, but was stopped by Chen Yanbin, who looked at him sternly. "What? You just left?" Chen Yanbin asked with squinting eyes, his eyes were like knives, staring at Niu Ming until he was scared.Niu Ming straightened his military cap, turned around to face Lao Dan, stood at attention in a proper manner with a "snap", and saluted a military salute, and other soldiers of the 5th Company followed suit.Lao Dan also saluted and went back, nodded to Chen Yanbin, and Chen Yanbin gave way to their retreat. As soon as the crowd left, Wang Hao appeared from nowhere, with a red face and a smile all over his face, followed by a group of high and low people.Lao Dan was taken aback when he saw that Colonel Xiao and Political Commissar Liu were also in the crowd, but they were hugging and laughing with several officers. The demeanor of not being angry and arrogant.Lao Dan hurriedly greeted him with Chen Yanbin, Wang Hao dragged Lao Dan aside, and whispered in an excited voice: "Mr. Chen from the 185th division of our Nakano came to inspect our independent regiment today. The head of the regiment specially named the 2nd company. He is here now. Call everyone to gather." "Nakano? Isn't our regiment Huaye's? How did it become Nakano's?" "Mr. Chen is a celebrity on both sides. He was born in the Shanxi-Hebei-Shandong-Henan Military Division, but most of his military achievements were made in the Lunan Military Region. At that time, the domestic revolutionary form was complicated. I don't know the origin of the need for the revolutionary form. But Huaye has a strong army now, and the Nakano side will fight a tough battle later. I have asked Commander Chen many times, and the entire division's organizational system has been transferred. ..." Head Xiao shouted loudly to Lao Dan: "Lao Dan, come here! Huh? Why are you here, Chen Yanbin? Come here! These are the heads of the division, and they are here to inspect the work of our regiment." Lao Dan and Chen Yanbin hurriedly saluted several people.Lao Dan saw the chief in the middle looking at him with a smile. This chief was only of medium height, but his head was big, and his military cap was extremely full. A pair of sword-shaped eyebrows slid hard to his temples, his pupils were black, and his eyes were like falcons. , was looking at himself up and down, looking very kind.Just after a conflict, Lao Dan was still a little guilty, and his face turned red. Master Chen laughed when he saw it. "Captain Xiao praised you so much! I thought it was a three-headed and six-armed fierce Zhang Fei. So this old company commander still blush like a big girl?" Mr. Chen's joke sounded a bit teasing, but Lao Dan was still amused and grinned.During Lao Dan's military career, it was very rare to see an officer of Mr. Chen's level, Lao Dan. At this moment, his hands were unnaturally pulling down the hem of his clothes, and his forehead started to sweat, he stammered. "I'm just a rebel soldier who just woke up. I didn't expect to be able to serve the party and the people so soon. I just had a drink with Company Commander Chen to celebrate my victory, so I blushed... Let's fight according to the orders of the leaders, Commander Xiao The compliment is an encouragement to me, I obey the command of the leader of the regiment, we can even convey the ideas of the instructor... this... we can complete the task smoothly... I hope the chief will criticize more!" "In the battle of Lizhuang, you fought very well! Not only did you respond to the call of the party and the people, you stood on the side of the people, and you abandoned the dark and turned to the bright, which is gratifying to congratulate, and you can also understand the division's combat thinking so well, Accurately communicated to the soldiers, fighting tenaciously, daring to fight, and completing the task outstandingly, this is even more rare! Don't have any ideological burden, the leaders of the field army are paying attention to you, and the party and the people are also paying attention You, when the revolution is victorious, you are also heroes of the people! You are also heroes of the new China!" Mr. Chen's words warmed Lao Dan's heart, and the unhappiness brought about by the conflict just now had disappeared. He just kept nodding his head in agreement, and glanced at the other chiefs from time to time, seeing that everyone was also nodding to him in approval. , actually secretly a little happy. "By the way, what's your name?" Master Chen suddenly turned his head and asked. "Oh? My name is Lao Dan, that's... that... oh sir! My name is not pleasant, you just remember me like this, my name is not pleasant to pronounce!" "Well, you are now a revolutionary soldier, and you are a company commander. This name is nice, but it doesn't sound good. It also has a little respect for the people in the old society. You should change it to a louder name, which is also convenient. Our propaganda department's propaganda to you. Well, what is your family name?" "There are two big families in my hometown. One big family has the surname Xie, and I have the same surname. But since I was in the small village, no one has ever called me by my name. I don't know what my name is. Lao Dan is called I’m used to it, after using it for so many years, no one mentioned it, and I never thought of changing it.” "Then are you willing to change?" "It doesn't matter whether I change it or not, I'm still myself...Of course, if the chief gives me a nice name, I wouldn't be willing to, and I won't be laughed at when I sign up in the future!" The chiefs all laughed.Head Xiao kept winking at Lao Dan, and Lao Dan couldn't understand what that meant, so he changed his tone while talking.Do the chiefs feel that their names are detrimental to the image of the revolutionary army, so they have to change them?Although I am not satisfied with this name, but I am used to being called by everyone, I really don't want to change it, but looking at this posture now, I am afraid that it will not work if I don't change it. "Then do you want the surname Xie? Or do you want the surname Lao?" "This... the chief has the final say!" Lao Dan has no idea at all, and he doesn't know what to say, but he feels that this big head chief has spent so much time on this matter because he recognizes his record, so why do he think so much? "Xie and Lao are both in hundreds of surnames. Xie is a common surname, and Lao is a partial surname. You all have the surname Xie in your village. This is the name passed down from your ancestors. You should use your original surname. Choose a nice name. In the future If you become famous, you will return to your hometown, and you will be called dignified, what do you think?" Seeing everyone nodding their heads, Lao Dan thought that this would be a good time. The word "Lao Dan" that he had used for half his life was about to be changed back to his family name, so he couldn't be called "Xie Lao Dan" anymore, right?Busily interjected: "Chief, I don't think there is anything good about being surnamed Xie. My family members are all dead, and my women and folks rarely call me Lao Dan, so should I still be surnamed Lao?" "Hehe! Do you have an idea? Of course you have to decide your own surname, but the word 'Dan' must be changed!" "We have been battling guns and bullets for so many years, and now we have finally joined the revolution. How about changing it to 'Old Revolution'?" Yang Beiwan listened excitedly, and suddenly interrupted.Everyone shot their eyes at him in unison, but they didn't speak. This moment of silence made Yang Beiwan feel uneasy.Lao Dan thought you were an idiot, which donkey told you to take the lead? None of the officers in front of you, such as Commander Xiao and Political Commissar Liu, had been revolutionizing for the Communist Party for several years, and they dared not say that they were old revolutionaries. I joined the PLA for only a few days , you dare to call me an old revolutionary?Besides, does such a sharp and hard name sound good?If you go down, you really have to take care of this talkative kid.The head of the big head smiled and was silent for a moment, then said: "It's not a name anymore. In a few years, the comrades present will all be old revolutionaries. When the time comes when the army shouts the word 'old revolution', everyone will have to look back to see if they are calling themselves. Isn't that a mess?" Everyone was laughing up and down.Master Chen continued: "And these three words are too gunpowder-like. Our revolution today is for the future of the people's lives. We will kill the reactionaries. Sooner or later, Comrade Lao Dan will put down his guns and live a peaceful life. He cannot continue to revolution for the rest of his life. Therefore, this The name is not good. But you, a little comrade, inspired me. We have won the two major battles of Liaoshen and Huaihai, overthrew the rule of the Kuomintang reactionaries, and ushered in the victory of the Liberation War. It is not far away. Lao Dan has served in the army for more than ten years , Today's mission is different from the past. Now he is pursuing the same goal as we are pursuing, which is to achieve the great victory of the proletarian revolution and liberate the whole of China. Therefore, I think Comrade Lao Dan can consider changing his name to 'Old Liberation', which sounds nice , easy to remember, and also in line with the trend! What do you think, Lao Dan? Hey... Everyone brainstorm, don’t let me use my brain all the time? What do you mean, Political Commissar Wang?” A chief with a puffed stomach adjusted his glasses, clapped his hands and said with a smile: "I think this name is good! Loud, nice, and most importantly, these three words are very in line with the trend of our liberation war. Our South and North War is to seek liberation for the working people in the world. These three words also correspond to the "working people" The homonym of "Get Jiefang" is really appropriate! Maybe you will be the first person in China to use the word "Liberation" as a name!" "If China is liberated and the old company commander returns to his hometown, he will definitely be warmly welcomed by the villagers!" Captain Xiao said hastily. Head Xiao's words couldn't be more clear: You stupid old lady!Why don't you hurry up?Lao Dan savored it for a while, and couldn't help but be overjoyed. He never thought that his teacher would give him this name. It is too loud and revolutionary!This is a name that many communists plan to give to their descendants, but now they want to put it on themselves, which surprised him so much!Lao Dan couldn't help feeling a surge of emotion, staring into Master Chen's eyes, too excited to speak. "Old company commander, may this name be used?" Seeing that Lao Dan had stopped talking, Master Chen thought he was unwilling. Lao Dan suddenly came to his senses, and quickly responded: "I am willing! I am too happy! Thank you, Chief, for giving me such a good name, which made me reborn, and I salute the Chief!" Without hesitation, Lao Dan straightened his body and stood up With strength, he saluted Mr. Chen with a standard military salute. "Congratulations! Old Comrade Jiefang!" Head Xiao said happily from the side. Everyone gathered around and applauded, and the chiefs all came forward to shake hands with him. At this moment, Lao Dan was so excited that he didn't know who to salute.He greeted their warm hands with tears in his eyes, and Chen Yanbin and Wang Hao embraced him even more.For the first time in many years, Lao Dan received the attention, praise and care of so many senior leaders. Hope suddenly fell from the sky, and the words "old liberation" made him feel reborn, thinking that his fate for the rest of his life would be affected by these three words. A word of shelter.He is no longer the old Henan soldier who drifted with the crowd, but a proletarian soldier full of revolutionary prospects. The feeling of rebirth made him grateful to the Communist Party and the military leaders from the bottom of his heart. Suddenly, he saw behind the crowd, a woman with a flowery smile looking at him. She was neatly dressed in military uniform, pink cheeks, white teeth, two shiny black braids, and a pair of pretty phoenix eyes. The missing Ah Feng! "Feng!" Lao Dan yelled excitedly, and rushed forward quickly.He stared straight at Ah Feng, as if he was afraid that she would disappear from his eyes again.Ah Feng was so startled that her face flushed, her smile froze in an instant, panicking left and right, she stood there in a daze, raised her arms to stop this reckless man.All the chiefs were taken aback and puzzled. They stared blankly at Comrade Li Yuanfeng, who had just been called the old Jiefang Company Commander, charging towards the propaganda team like a charge. Mr. Chen's smile was still stiff on his face, but his eyes were flickering. There was a trace of unhappiness that no one noticed. At this moment, Lao Dan had completely forgotten what the occasion was. This man had been swayed by a strange impulse. He stared straight at Ah Feng, walked through the doubting crowd with a few strides, and walked straight towards Ah Feng. rush away.Surprised, Wang Hao reacted quickly and tugged at the corner of his clothes with one hand, but how could Lao Dan feel it?He only saw Ah Feng's beautiful eyes, and only saw the long-lost tenderness in those eyes, and this tenderness suddenly burned his whole body, his eyes were wet, his throat was dry, he My heart was beating like a drum, and a surge of hot blood rushed to my forehead... Time seemed to freeze. In a blink of an eye, Lao Dan arrived in front of Ah Feng, and he raised his longing hands to grab her plump arms, but suddenly found the trace of fear in her eyes.The woman's reaction surprised him. The woman's hands were as fast as lightning, and she grabbed Lao Dan's wrist suddenly. Her hands were warm but full of sweat.Lao Dan didn't expect that those slender hands had such great strength, and he secretly clasped his flesh with his ten fingers. He tried his best to struggle with his hands, but those firm hands remained motionless like shackles.Lao Dan's soaring desire was finally repelled by this firm force in an instant.His head was swollen, his limbs were weak, and a layer of sweat was sticky on his waist and legs.Lao Dan finally calmed down under her stop, Ah Feng's ice-cold eyes calmed him down, and he slowly put down his hands, feeling panicked for a moment, just staring at her. "Old Comrade Jiefang, I haven't seen you for many years. I thought you died on the anti-Japanese battlefield." Ah Feng said with his hands loose, and his hand had already pinched several red marks on Lao Dan's arm. "Oh... Ah Feng... that... Comrade Li Yuanfeng, how are you...? I almost died on the front line of the Anti-Japanese War, hehe, it seems...it seems like we haven't seen each other for ten years, I... just imagined You...and the folks!" Ah Feng's calm voice and expression made Lao Dan unable to turn around for a while, his tongue was stiff, and he stammered his answers, not knowing what he said. "Is that you the person I saw on the marching road last time? Didn't I admit my mistake?" Ah Feng had restrained her astonishment and asked calmly. "It's me. I thought you didn't see me at the time. I saw you wearing the clothes of our People's Liberation Army, so I didn't dare to recognize you!" "I saw you too, but I didn't recognize you. I just thought your face was familiar. A few days ago, political commissar Liu of your regiment mentioned your name, so I realized that it must be you that I saw that day." The two talked back and forth, like a hypocritical greeting between two ordinary friends who had never had a close relationship, which made Lao Dan feel extremely awkward-what were they talking about?The woman didn't feel the slightest embarrassment, as if she just saw a revolutionary comrade she hadn't seen for many years.Is this still the passionate Ah Feng from ten years ago?Lao Dan has accumulated thoughts and questions for ten years, and now he can only hold back when they meet, he can't spit them out quickly, his tongue is so anxious that he is a little knotted. "Old Comrade Liberation, this is the Comrade Li Yuanfeng you mentioned to me? No wonder you are always thinking about it. He really is a heroine. Mr. Chen, Political Commissar Liu, and Head Xiao, the two of them were the Anti-Japanese Alliance back then. Comrade Liberation When I was in the Kuomintang Li Yannian's army, I led the special forces to blow up the Doufangshan Airport of the devils. Later, I was surrounded by the devils in the mountains. I met Comrade Li Yuanfeng and her fellow villagers. The old company commander, is this the case? You see , I was so naughty by him! After all, Comrade Li Yuanfeng is still the old company commander’s savior!” With years of experience in political work, Wang Hao has long had doubts about Lao Dan and Ah Feng.In Wang Hao's view, Lao Dan has a thin face and can't hide anything in his heart. On the march, the scene where Lao Dan met Ah Feng and the explanation that Lao Dan described, he felt that there must be something wrong between the two. what.Men and women in distress in the deep mountains and old forests still can't forget it after ten years. What good things can happen?Now seeing Lao Dan's flustered look, and Li Yuanfeng's pretended indifference, I have understood it with certainty in my heart.He was afraid that Lao Dan's gaffe would make the chief executives see something, that's not a good thing - what would the superiors think if you revealed some inexplicable old feelings just after you stood up?Wang Hao was not a quick talker, but he still threw out an introduction without losing the opportunity.After hearing this, Lao Dan slowly extinguished the restless flame in his heart. He turned his head and saw the unfathomable smiles of the chiefs and Chen Yanbin's bewildered expression. Realizing that he was impulsive just now, he hurriedly calmed down and said: "Everyone, this is Comrade Li Yuanfeng who saved my life back then. I was seriously injured and hid in the mountains. Without the care and protection of her and the villagers, I would have become an anti-Japanese martyr long ago, and I would no longer be able to serve our troops. It works! I have to thank her very much. I can't imagine that after ten years we have become comrades in the revolutionary team, and today there are so many good things coming together..." "Old comrade Jiefang, congratulations! Comrade Li Yuanfeng came here with us specially this time, and told us a lot of your stories along the way, so I came up with the idea of ​​changing your name. The old comrades reunited , the old liberates the new students, this is double happiness! It seems that today you will treat us to a good meal!" Master Chen patted Lao Dan on the shoulder with a sound like a bell.Lao Dan was overjoyed and hurriedly said: "If the chiefs don't dislike it, go to our company's kitchen. This morning, Company Commander Chen brought a lot of good wine and meat. I will ask a few cooking teams to make some porridge and vegetables, and I will come to entertain the chiefs. !" "Okay, Chen Yanbin! If you have good wine and good meat, don't send them to the regiment headquarters, but go to the old Jiefang to have a good time. You must have snatched them from the battalion commander Wei again, right? Eat inside and outside, borrow flowers to offer Buddha, no one can control you? Let's see how I deal with you next time!" Captain Xiao Daocheng's beard, which he hadn't shaved for half a month, was as messy as weeds, with a lot of soot still stuck to it, and it fell down when he yelled, as if dandruff had grown in his beard.Chen Yanbin smiled and replied: "Header Xiao is merciful. I'm not a local tyrant. You can't get food and drink from me... Yes, I got the wine and meat from Battalion Commander Wei, but I didn't steal it. It was exchanged! You didn't Seeing that I gave him half of the cigarettes in the jeep, I felt distressed for several days. Six hundred packs of cigarettes were exchanged for twenty catties of beef. Comrade is kind to me. He helped me defend the position. I owe at least half of his credit. Otherwise, I would have come to see you and Commissar Liu long ago! We revolutionary soldiers keep their promises, and we will repay you if you know what you are doing. Do you think I can disagree with the old company commander? I almost exchanged the jeep with Wei Battalion Commander!" "Glib, what's your jeep? That car doesn't belong to you either. You stole it from Political Commissar Liu. What kind of rhetoric did you use to trick Commissar Liu's car into your hands? A few companies will count you as thick-skinned. You are ashamed of everything." want!" "Commander, you are wrong again. I am not a 'scraping the Democratic Party'. How can I rob or cheat? This car was also bought by me with a war horse and Political Commissar Liu. That is my sympathy for the chief! Political Commissar Liu was once killed by devils in Shanghai. He had burnt the gasoline bomb, and his lungs were sick. He couldn’t smell the smell of gasoline, and he felt nauseous when he smelled it. I think he suffered a lot when riding in a car. This is for his sake! I haven’t even ridden the Oriental horse we captured. I’ll give it to him to ride, how good-looking Political Commissar Liu is now? Hehe…” "Chen Yanbin, you bastard, what kind of Oriental Dama, bullying me was born in the city, right? I can tell spies from spies at a glance, but I can't tell the difference between horses and donkeys. I happily pulled back, and the guard Xiao Lu It is said that the beast is not a big oriental horse at all, then it is a two-year-old big mule. You can exchange two grass donkeys for one at the market in his hometown, and he can't give birth to a cub! Are you still trading at a loss? Am I more at a loss? This is an absolutely unfair deal, absolutely needs dictatorship, needs to be cancelled, return my car quickly!" Political commissar Liu yelled, rolling up his arms and sleeves as if to catch Chen Yanbin. Chen Yanbin smiled and ran behind Lao Dan, grabbed Lao Dan and said: "Comrade Jiefang, help me! I'm poor and white now, and you've eaten the beef. You have to serve Political Commissar Liu well for this lunch, or he'll give me little shoes to wear in the future, and won't let me be the main attacker!" Lao Dan was very surprised that this rough-looking Chen Yanbin actually had such a lively head?Thought he could only fight?It turns out that the relationship with the chiefs is so good. "Political Commissar Liu calm down, I'll tell Company Commander Chen a favor. Last time we fought, our company's soldiers brought back a few good horses from the battlefield. The serious Oriental horses are all male horses. Now we are raising them in the backyard. It’s useless at all. These animals can eat, drink, and shit everywhere. Why don’t you take them all away? My old man was born in the working class, and I also raised donkeys and horses in the mountains. I took a straw stick to measure the stuff under them. I dare to guarantee with my life that it is definitely not a mule!" Everyone burst into laughter, Master Chen and Political Commissar Wang bent over laughing. "Huh, for the sake of the old comrade Jiefang, I won't bother with you, Chen Yanbin. I just want one of the horses. Mr. Chen's horse is getting old, so I also take one away. Comrade Jiefang, such a good horse, give it to me." Don't give it to anyone, Chen Yanbin, if he is hungry, maybe he can kill your horse and drink!" Political Commissar Liu said with his hands on his waist. Chen Yanbin is like a living treasure in the eyes of the chiefs.This guy is ruthless, extremely fierce in battle, and quite knowledgeable in tactics.In the past two years, there is no position that his company can't take, and there is no mountain that his company can't defend. It is the leading company of heroes in the regiment.The bad thing is that it tastes good and it tastes good. Once addicted, anyone dares to snatch it, anyone can cheat, and anyone can ignore it.When he first came to the regiment, he was just a deputy company commander, and he didn't pay much attention to the scumbag Balu. He drank, ate meat, gambled and fought, and was the number one thorn in the regiment.Once, the wife whom Captain Xiao hadn't seen for a long time came to visit him from his hometown in the Northwest Henan base area. After a few hours of arrival, the two had a stumbling block because of family matters.The woman pursed her lips, and when it was time to go to the kang, she ignored Xiao Daocheng, who was scurrying up from the flames. Commander Xiao had no idea what to do, and the bully bowed hard, so the woman pretended to resist, vowing to die, and the two rolled from the bed to the bottom of the bed , The earth-shaking movement is not small.The actions of the two were heard by the little soldiers passing by, but within half an hour, the news was spread to the ears of Chen Yanbin who was drinking with embellishment. Chen Yanbin was furious when he heard it, and thought that the leader Xiao Daocheng was raping the daughter of a good family , he rushed to the commander's yard angrily, stood at Xiao Daocheng's door with one bare foot, and started cursing.Xiao Daocheng managed to subdue his wife with seven points of force and three points of words. He just entered the state of being busy before and after, and was confused by Chen Yanbin's scolding. His fist hit firmly.Xiao Daocheng collapsed on his back, the bridge of his nose was crooked immediately, bleeding profusely for a moment.Political commissar Liu who rushed over was shocked when he heard the news, and immediately ordered Chen Yanbin to be tied up like a zongzi.Chen Yanbin later realized that he had misunderstood, and regretted it too much. It is estimated that he will be cramp if he is not dead. Commissar Liu locked him in confinement for five days.On the sixth day, Head Xiao came to see him with plaster on, and brought a bun made for him by a woman, and said only one sentence: "What a reckless Li Kui! Do you think I'm Song Jiang?" Chen Yanbin was ashamed of Xiao Daocheng's generosity, and immediately knelt down to apologize to the leader, crying bitterly.From then on, Chen Yanbin changed his mind and changed his mind and became a qualified Eighth Route Army. As a result, the independent regiment had an extra hero, and the devils and the Kuomintang had an extra calamity.Xiao Daocheng was originally worried that Chen Yanbin would not buy into Lao Dan, and it would be difficult for the two to coordinate their work. Seeing that the two had already exchanged cups and called each other brothers after the first battle, he was overjoyed.When Master Chen came to inspect this time, he was very concerned about the uprising and the combat situation of the captive troops. He was always worried that their combat effectiveness would not be enough. Xiao Daocheng highly praised Lao Dan's 2nd Company, which made today's trip possible. In the temporary cafeteria of Erlian, Lao Dan and Wang Hao were extremely busy.The soldiers were even more excited when they learned that the leader of the division headquartered in person went down to the company to visit everyone.The chiefs touched this and patted that. Everyone was so warm in their hearts that they forgot all about the fight with the 5th company in the morning.The two cooking squads showed their housekeeping skills, and the dishes were fried in full swing. The commander of the 5th company was embarrassed because of the fight. When he learned that the head of the 2nd company came to inspect the 2nd company, he ordered the soldiers to bring some eggs and vegetables. Lao Dan was very happy Accept it.In addition to the leftover beef from the morning, the dozen or so chiefs were full. Although they didn't drink, they were still very lively.Lao Dan stood pouring water for the chiefs to watch tea, saw Mr. Chen sitting next to Ah Feng, all the chiefs were talking and laughing, and Mr. Chen kept serving her vegetables, Lao Dan suddenly felt a little sour . "Yuanfeng, you can write a joke about the transformation experience of the old comrade Jiefang, and let the girls in your art troupe sing it to the soldiers. It will definitely boost morale!" "Political Commissar Wang, don't worry, I know what's going on, and I'll let them compose the allegro when I get back." Ah Feng replied heartily. "Comrade Jiefang, I heard that you have experienced many battles and are very good at swordsmanship?" Mr. Chen asked Lao Dan suddenly. Lao Dan was pouring water for Captain Xiao. Hearing Mr. Chen's question, he was a little confused. "Mr. Chen, where did you hear about it? I haven't learned any routines. It's just that the brothers over there taught a few tricks. Later, there were more devils beheaded. I figured out a few tricks myself. How dare I say it's great?" "When the Kuomintang and the Communist Party cooperated many years ago, our army used to practice big swords, and the instructor was still in the Kuomintang West Route Army. At that time, how many soldiers wished to have a good sword? After entering the liberation war, our army paid attention to The most important thing is that the bayonet is popular, and Mr. Dong Yelin’s bayonet is popular! Basically, I practice bayonet stabbing. I really haven’t practiced a big sword, but I miss it a lot. How about we make gestures?” "Oh, I don't dare to fight you! Mr. Chen, don't laugh at me." Lao Dan quickly waved his hands and refused. "I heard that you captured the enemy commander alive with a few moves in the last battle. How can I say that I want to see your brilliant moves today!" Master Chen stood up, looking eager to fight.