Chapter 17 1928 Honest Man - Company Commander

one The sound of lights and horns in the barracks can make horses familiar with it in summer and know that they will return to Sebao. After the snow fell, the sound of the horn became even more gloomy, and those who lived farther away could not hear it, which made many children under the hut feel lonely. However, adults who have been in the army can tell time without hearing the sound of the trumpet.If we rely on the loudspeakers in the camp to make announcements, we will not be able to go to places a little farther away from the camp.Not all soldiers have such things as clocks and clocks that specify the time, and even officers and assistants watch people come.It is unavoidable to be stationed in this village and that village to drink and eat meat.Finding acquaintances to chat with acquaintances and learn from ancient times or play a little poker is also an entertainment permitted by the military.There is also the need to be clear and open. Each finds a lover in his own way. Even if the chief knows it, it has become an example of accommodating. (Some are in other villages, some are learning how Zhu Wuneng recruits relatives, Jiang Ziya fights with Shen Gongbao, and some are singing ditties with women.) It's almost too embarrassing to make mistakes like roll call.The most important thing for the people in the military camp here is that they can always rush to the camp in advance and stand on the lawn, whether they are three or two miles away from the camp or at night during the roll call, so that the company on duty will call out their name and answer. It became the system in the camp.The place is a village, clean and clean, no need to fight bandits, and there are no thieves. Of course, the strict military regulations of the standing soldiers who practice three times and lecture halls every day are not needed here!However, it was a mistake to count the names three times a day, and he was scolded or fined to stand at attention at one o'clock. All the officers and soldiers stationed here felt that they deserved and were necessary in their conscience.In ordinary barracks, the roll call is in the morning, afternoon and evening, and in the evening, it is around nine o'clock, shortly before the lights are blown out.Here, because the nine o'clock is not suitable for the romantic interest of all, the company commander's company attached meeting was changed to be close to the starting number. In this way, if I missed the roll call, I would feel sorry for myself.Therefore, the soldiers here are more accurate in the knowledge of the lighting time.

It was time for a blushing trumpeter in an unsuitable gray cloth padded coat to stand on the first pier under the flagpole and blow his very proud trumpet. All the soldiers, that is to say, the company stationed in the old temple, have followed the usual practice and stood on the snow-covered ping.The team formed a single file, and the squad leader stood behind his squad.In the ranks, because it is customary for everyone to remember their own status, some people temporarily vacated some positions when they went on business trips to other places. After the squad leader shouted to get closer, the squad was shortened immediately.After everyone had arranged their shifts, and before the trumpet sounded, the company on duty hurried out through a new white door covered with a plaid silver seal. Because of its busyness, its hat was not very proper.Everyone loves to drink a cup to keep out the cold, and it is inevitable for even Fu. At this time, I just got out of the mutton hot pot and went to work.

Lian Fu came out with a roster, and the leader of the squad yelled to stand at attention. Everyone straightened up again and cheered up to make the body hidden under the heavy cotton coat look like a monument.Then take a break, and the smarter soldiers, who know how to hold their heads back, can resist the invasion of snowflakes, so they might as well pretend to be tickled or straighten their belts to escape. Call out the person's name, and a person from the line stands up abruptly to agree, and Lianfu draws a pencil under his name.If there was no response after he shouted once or twice, the squad leader stepped forward to explain.After the roll call was completed and the usual short precepts were given, everyone had to stand up straight again and listen silently.In the end, they took a rest, stood at attention again, and disbanded.

After the team disbanded, Lianfu and the squad leader gathered around the stove to continue drinking the offal hot pot wine. The brothers separated, and the snow fell on the big flat, but no one was willing to bear it with his neck. According to camp regulations, after the roll call, the day is over, and everyone can wait until tomorrow morning to roll call and meet again. Therefore, all the natives here have friends and lovers in the camp, after hearing the blowing of the trumpet, they can go their separate ways. Guess their arrival by the distance of the journey.The meaning of the trumpet here is different from that of the battlefield!

two The one hundred freedom fighters are in charge of ten squad leaders, and each has ten men under his command, just like his own fingers.There are three attachments above the squad leader, one for the rank of lieutenant and the other for second lieutenant.On the top of the company is a company commander. According to the regulations, if there is a big fight or a war occurs, the company commander has to lead the more than a hundred children to direct them to advance and retreat.But stationed in this place, what else is there to command?As a company commander, besides fighting, he should go to the mountains to hunt wild boars at the appointment of the regiment chief.However, this is only the company commander.The company commander really has less time to do than the monks in the temple. If he hadn't been able to find some ways to pass the time, he might have already fallen ill and fell into bed.

What does the company commander do for fun?There is.According to the usual habits, a chief always has twice or several times more opportunities than other subordinates to be respected and gnashed by the people in the place where he is stationed.So did the company commander.For example, when the team was first sent to this place to camp at a resident's home, it happened that the host was a young widow, and the widow was trying to choose a suitable substitute from among these valiant men, hoping that fate would allow it. love and all enjoyment, then always dedicate her body to that honorable officer first.The company commander is just like the analogy, because he is young and dignified, not long after he came here, he was favored by a woman who was nicknamed by the locals, and he became a figure who was dedicated to providing women with both physical and spiritual love.

The less there is about the barracks, the more the company commander will feel that he has more duties to discover.The place where the woman lives is tied one mile away from the camp, and when winter comes, the company commander's duty is almost twice a day, morning and evening!If it wasn't for the frequent settlement with the chief of staff about the fire and food accounts, it seemed that the company commander would have nothing to do if he didn't reply.According to a squad leader, the company commander is for a woman, and has become so obsessed that he is willing to give up all his duties to Lieutenant Lianfu, instead of being the officer in charge of a hundred people, he only wants to serve a woman, and let that woman control him for the rest of his life.

If this is the case, is this the company commander's crime? Judging from the company commander's age and appearance, they are all suitable for entanglement with the same woman.Fate arranged for him to come to this small place, and also to arrange for an older woman here. This shows that the company commander wants to keep love in his heart, and it is not something God allows! It is still impossible for a pure young officer, a captain who has received a good military education, to forget his purpose in life, obsessed with women to the point of desperation, like a love nerd.And as usual, if the short separation is not only not an obstacle to love, but also can be used to rest from the tiredness of embracing all day long, it is also very good for a company to be able to sleep at someone's home outside the camp for three or five days. Naturally.

But leave your body in the camp, and still think about other places in your heart. Young people, after all, are still young! Because he couldn't separate his body in two places, sometimes the company commander got up secretly in the quiet of the night or slipped past the woman's place as a sentry.The company commander is a poet and a hero in this matter.When he knocked on the door lightly, the woman could already hear the company commander's voice. When she opened the door with a thin white singlet, the woman's loose hair bun and sleepy mood became sacred poems in the company commander's eyes. quality.A person who lacks the ability to express his inspiration in words can double his inspiration in his actions. Therefore, in front of this woman, the company commander exhausted all the anger in the army camp and became more and more gentle .As for the woman, the irresistible tenderness from the company commander made her dream endless dreams, just like an ordinary woman with her young lover, and she seemed to have given her heart to this man. , Later, he ran with this person all his life, and he was willing to go to the ends of the world.When the company commander was unable to stay with his wife due to some trivial matter, and made an appointment to leave the camp after the breakfast trumpet was blown, the breakfast trumpet would be blown for the company commander's mistress.Women are also young, and the reason why people call themselves young is a kind of proof!

The company commander looked at the woman as if she was the commander-in-chief of the major of the battalion, and he should be dispatched by Zhili. The woman regarded the company commander as her future husband, and let the company commander occupy herself.Love is something that does not neglect a certain kind of people because of the different causes of human beings.The roots that can grow in the social banquets of exquisite young men and women in a city will also fully develop and blossom and bear fruit here. If the company commander is regarded as the governor here, the position of the governor's wife is unanimously recognized by the soldiers in the hearts of this woman.

three It was snowing and the weather was so cold that the water in the stream froze.Chasing dogs and chasing hares in the snow, or putting on a coir raincoat and covering them with snow to hunt turtledoves in the forest, that kind of game is only enjoyed by an elderly company and a few soldiers.Most of the soldiers gathered around the match pile to drink in the camp, and a few soldiers went to other people's houses to play cards or find women to chat.Our captain, needless to say, is staying with his mistress! Drinking local shochu with chestnuts, the two sat down by the same firepit, and the company commander used a soldier's experience to talk about all his past habits that were different from those where he was stationed.When pouring a glass of wine from the gourd into the cup, the woman always only drank one-fifth of it, and the rest went to the company commander's stomach.From the roll call at noon to now, a gourd of wine weighs two catties, and it is almost over. "I see that your drinking capacity is different today, it's strange!" It is indeed different.The one that was originally planned to be two meals was almost finished.The woman was shaking the long wine vessel painted with black patterns, which was strange. Without saying a word, the company commander brought the empty glass to the woman, and the woman sifted another glass as if helpless.He also explained himself that the weather is too cold, so it is not a problem to eat more. The company commander didn't speak, and then took two more gulps. The woman worried about the company commander: "There is no more wine. I think you look bad, go to sleep when you are drunk." "No." It means not getting drunk, not sleeping, and not admitting that there is anything wrong with it, the answer is just a no. However, the fact is that the company commander has caused some troubles from drinking because of drinking too much. "I'm going back to camp, please take my raincoat off the hook for me!" "There is nothing wrong in the camp, don't turn around." "Must turn around. Hello, please!" In the past, this was also the case.The company commander suddenly thought of going back to the camp, and seemed to have something to do in his heart, but he persuaded him once or twice, although he still kept the worried look on his face, he still stayed. This is the temper that women know.When she said she had to go away, the woman adopted the strategy she used in the past and said intentionally, "Are you dissatisfied with me again?" When the company commander heard this, the color became more and more ugly.The woman immediately knew that what she said was in the wrong direction, so she changed her words and said that it was cold and it was going to be dark, so she had to go back tomorrow morning if something happened. "Anyway, I'm going. I'll tell you that you don't understand either. When it's dark and I don't need a light, I'll go!" The woman was stunned.But knowing the company commander from the past doesn't mean he can stick to the end. He still jokingly said that even if something happens, he will always settle with the chief of staff in your company. "I want to go!" The company commander said in his tone that he was not drunk, and let the woman understand. The woman asked, "Why?" "Why? Maybe in this weather, we will suddenly be ordered by the brigade commander to march to the border. We still have to walk a long way!" "You're thinking wildly." "I'm cranky?" From the repeated sentence, the woman suddenly seemed to be deafened by a thunderstorm. When the company commander saw the woman stunned, he also realized that his answer was too close and he was really about to leave, so he added that this was probably a conjecture. "I'm afraid it is," although this is enough to explain how far away the "really" is, but unintentionally inserting an errand into this fiery chest, the two of them want to pull out this thorn of nothingness. It can be done for a while. "I'm not going," said the captain, pushing the glass over. "Pour me another glass, please." Depressed, the woman poured out a glass of wine from the gourd.Although he took the wine honestly after sifting it, but he didn't send it to his mouth immediately, and the company commander hurt him with a single word for himself. The company commander turned around to avoid the woman's gaze.The wind blows snowflakes outside, and looking from the window, it seems as light as someone is lightly scattering cotton in the air, and it seems that some of them are not falling, but some are still rising.There is a lot of snow on the window panes, and some snow will melt once it sticks to the glass.Because of the high temperature in the room, a piece of glass under the window was covered with a layer of ice mist that is no longer transparent like tulle. If the big colonel with two children's palms hadn't fallen snow, the weather would have been dark. .Because the ground and the houses are covered with snow, reflecting the dumb and quiet light together, the weather may not be peaceful and late at night.At this time, the faces of the people in the room were still very clear, but gradually, the corners of the room and the jars and utensils under the table were completely surrounded by darkness. When the two of them didn't talk, they could both hear the faint and even sound of snow falling outside, and the sound of bamboo bouncing after the snow fell in the bamboo garden behind the house.Otherwise there was no sound at all.There is no dog barking, no human voice, no gongs, drums and suona in the whole village. Everything in a village seems to be asleep or dead. The sky gradually darkened, and the color of the room gradually became darker, but the blazing coals in the firepit became more and more bright. Both of them can know that the other party is pursuing the meaning of the opening sentence, which is to carefully weigh the weight of sorrow that will inevitably come in the future. The company commander borrowed the light of the blazing coals under his feet to look at the woman, and what caught his eye was the pair of white hands hanging down.Take your hand and hold it.The woman is silent.The gourd was placed on the table for the woman, and the company commander immediately took out another hand to pour the wine.The woman went to grab it with her empty hand.The company commander said in a distressed voice, "Just let me get drunk." First he persuaded, but at this time the woman did not want the company commander to drink any more. "Let me," said the company commander, "make it easier for me." "The wine is over." "There are many." "You can't drink anymore," the woman said as she removed the gourd so that the company commander couldn't reach the company commander's chin. "Look, it's all like fire. Don't you suffer when you're drunk?" "A thousand cups of wine is less than a bosom friend", this meaning, what the company commander felt in another situation was completely different from this time.There have been many times in the past, and the company commander has already understood and admitted that "a thousand cups are too few" is the truth.But today, I should really drink countless cups. Usually for fame, meeting, and complaining about life, you have to drink it with wine, but now as a woman, the company commander thinks it's best to drown in wine. Four Using a kind of gentle female affection as a net, no sinner in the world can boast that he can escape easily after being caught in this net.Immortal Kume, who learned to be a god and can fly freely through the clouds and fog, lost his spell just to see a woman's white shin. Will you be bound by this matter?Those who are wandering on the road of giving their bodies to love, all the anguish of entanglements and disputes, are not very different from each other.The difference in status between an emperor and a soldier is so different that you can almost feel it with your hands, but when it comes to falling in love with a person, the amount of anguish a soldier has is comparable to that of an emperor. It's no different.There is no difference between a champion and a village school teacher.A doctor of letters and a grocer's apprentice will always have one headache.Therefore, in terms of the company commander's status, there is no need to explain how to drink as much as possible at this time, and it is easy to understand. The dewy couple, just because the dew is easy to disappear, have a selfish desire that is hard to let go of this persistent love. It's a natural thing! The company commander, who had no wine to drink, saw the woman's silhouette through the light of the blue flame floating in the charcoal basin beside him, but said nothing.Xuan was very bored and swept the peanut and chestnut shells scattered on the lap table and beside the charcoal basin to cover the hot coals. At first they smoked and exploded, and soon they all ignited blazingly.Seeing tears streaming down the woman's white face from the firelight, the company commander shook the shaved military-style head, and said in a hoarse voice that he had obeyed the order and would not return to the camp. The woman smiled bitterly, poured out the remaining wine in the gourd, and drank it all by herself. "If you don't say there is no wine, you have it again!" the company commander shouted at the woman as if accusing. "I don't want you to eat it." "Then don't drink." He promised no, shook the gourd, and poured some into the cup in a blink of an eye.When the woman was about to get it, the company commander quickly grabbed it and poured it into the fire.There is only a little bit of wine left, and when it comes into contact with the fire, it suddenly turns into a flame and shoots up.The woman covered her face with her hands.There is a silver hemp wreath bracelet on the wrist, which looks like real gold at this time.It wasn't because the company commander snatched the wine away and refused to let him drink because he was angry, but after covering her face, the woman suddenly began to cry quietly. "I promised not to leave, and you are crying again." Still crying, it's not that I haven't heard the company commander's words.If we continued to cry, the company commander would cry away instead, which is what the woman could have expected.However, the company commander refused to leave. At this time, he still had to leave for a long time!The woman couldn't help but feel even more sad when she thought of these unnecessary future situations.Anyway, I have to go, and all the friendship will be left behind at that time. The inevitable loneliness in the future makes the woman forget all the ways to restrain the company commander in front of her.If the company commander really drowned because of shochu, the woman would have to soak herself in tears.The company commander felt a little relieved because the woman was able to refuse the distressed check that had been advanced when she cried.The company commander watched the woman's sobs, and stood up in a daze, not knowing what to do.Although the woman covered her face with her hands, she could hear it from a short distance. "If you want to go, go, Hengshun is going to leave!" "I can't go!" Originally, I wanted to stand up and stretch myself, but I was afraid of misunderstanding.To say that I can't leave is to add an explanation to the misunderstanding caused by the sound of standing up. However, the woman simply wailed because of her own words. It is not as difficult for the company commander to kill a person with a knife as it is now. The wine poured on the charcoal is only a flash of light, and all the shells will not last long, and the room will immediately return to the darkness before.In the darkness that suddenly came from the light, each of them lost all the outlines of the person opposite. The woman cried even more sadly in the darkness as if the company commander had really left her. one A soldier's method of coaxing a woman is as clumsy as a rabbit pulling a cart. The company commander soon wiped the sweat from his forehead with his hand, half sober. The company commander appealed to the hand to comfort the woman, and the woman dragged the hand and gnawed with her teeth. "Does it not hurt?" the company commander asked the woman back. "It hurts in your hand, how long has my heart been bitten by you!" The company commander wiped the tears from the woman's cheeks with his mouth, and the two hugged recklessly. Fives On the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month, when each family prepares the stove horse candy to send the Kitchen God to heaven, the company commander's office has been changed to another place.From then on, the chief secretary had to come to the company commander's house every day to settle the food account.The roll call is still played three times a day, but from then on, the company commander's wife can no longer hear the sound of heartbeat. Beijing on the fifth day after Chongyang in October 1927