Chapter 74 Chapter 70: Spring Festival in 1940

The Spring Festival in 1940 (the 29th year of the Republic of China) has arrived, and the war is still going on, but it is slowly coming to an end. The 98th Division fought bloody for nearly two months, and was replaced with heavy casualties.This battle, which is called a great victory by later generations, did not bring any benefits to the warring parties, so that Lao Jiang dismissed and investigated more than a dozen senior military officers at the military division level at the Liuzhou Military Conference half a month later. What is most striking is that the commander of the 98th Division was commended for his determined command and effective use of troops. His position was promoted from division commander to deputy army commander, and his rank was promoted from major general to lieutenant general.

In fact, anyone with a discerning eye knows that he, the deputy army commander, just went through the motions and got back on track in a few days.Naturally, a rising tide lifts all boats, and some of the former 98th Division's heroes received awards one after another, and their positions rose all the way.The former head of the Special Service Regiment Liu was promoted to colonel. There was news from the division headquarters that he would be transferred to the independent brigade of the division as major general commander in a short time. Mu Liangfeng didn't care about these things, he was still in front of his company commander, when the soldiers lined up to pick him up at the hospital, it was only three days before Chinese New Year, the hospital really couldn't stay any longer, it was boring, if it wasn't for Liu Yan and a A pile of wounded soldiers accompanied him, I'm afraid he couldn't hold back and ran away long ago.

A few officers in the same ward began to talk about Mu Liangfeng's presence because they were apprehensive. Mu Liangfeng didn't want to stay with these bastards for a day. In fact, he knew in his heart that these guys basically They are almost better, but they just want to stay in the hospital and wait for the war to end. A company of soldiers stood neatly dressed outside the yard. This group of experienced soldiers was waiting for their company commander to come out of the hospital. They were a group of real soldiers. , everyone is together to fight devils. When Mu Liangfeng came out, he took away two recovered wounded soldiers, one named Wang Erbao and the other named Chen Xiaoshun. This was Mu Liangfeng's biggest gain in the hospital. He dug up two treasures.Wang Erbao is a mortar genius. As far as the mortar can go, he can exert the power of the mortar. This guy has never studied, but he has been an artilleryman for five years, and he has practiced a skill that no one can match. His advanced mortar operation skills, once an ordinary mortar is in his hands, it is simply a god.Chen Xiaoshun is from Henan. This boy is tall and tall. He was born in a family of martial arts. He has practiced martial arts since he was a child. He is agile and good at fighting. The bayonet couldn't get close to him at all.These two guys are both soldiers of the 159th Division of the Ninth Army. The Guinan battle was a bit useless. In a rage, Lao Jiang even canceled his troop number.

The wounded soldiers looked enviously at the two big men who followed Mu Liangfeng out. Mu Liangfeng turned around after thinking for a while and said, "Brothers, there are still people who want to beat devils after their injuries are recovered. Those who can fight devils will come to the secret service to find them one after another." Me, but let me say it first, our 98th Division must be able to fight, and those who want to get paid by the army should not come." The wounded soldiers laughed, and those who were slightly injured stood up and saluted him. "Sir, I want to fight devils, but I'm not good at marksmanship, can I come and hang out with you?" a wounded soldier asked.

Mu Liangfeng nodded: "Yes, as long as you want to fight devils, you can learn marksmanship slowly." After talking, Xiao Wu came in, and according to Mu Liangfeng's instructions, he left some cigarettes for the wounded soldiers. Xiao Wu smiled and smoked the wounded soldiers, and of course he did not forget to publicize it: "This is specially given to you by our company commander. Those who are wounded and willing to come to the company should hurry up. We have good food and equipment, and No payment in arrears..." Mu Liangfeng glared at him, then stopped talking.Don't be too blatant about poaching people's corners.

In the last battle of Yilian, half of the new recruits who came in were sacrificed, and there were not enough soldiers. The wounded soldiers could basically be regarded as veterans, so Xiao Wu took this opportunity to attract people. Mu Liangfeng thought for a while, and then came to the second-class soldier who was missing a leg: "Brother, I'll take a step first, you take care of your illness, I'll come back to see you when I have time." The second-class soldier smiled wryly: "I always wanted to go back to the battlefield with the officer to kill devils, but..." The eyes of the handsome seven-foot man turned red, and he burst into tears.

Mu Liangfeng understands his current mood. A soldier who will never return to the battlefield is like a person whose soul has been taken out. There are so many sorrows and pains in it, how many people really understand? Mu Liangfeng didn't know what to say, and several people in his party gave him a military salute, then turned and left.Outside, soldiers lined up neatly with swords and guns waiting for the company commander to return to the battlefield. "Report to the company commander, all the soldiers of the company have assembled." Agui, the squad leader of the guard, ran over quickly. This Guangxi soldier who had not been wearing military uniform for a long time, but had followed Mu Liangfeng through life and death several times, now has a clear eye.His long knife was still on his shoulder, looking murderous.

Mu Liangfeng said, "What are you doing after gathering?" "Report to the company commander, the brothers are here to take the company commander and sister-in-law back." A Gui looked serious.Mu Liangfeng finally understood the meaning of these guys. In order to meet Liu Yan, a sister-in-law who has never been married, the brothers all came in new military uniforms, which gave Mu Liangfeng enough face. It was the first time Liu Yan saw so many soldiers in Mu Liangfeng, and her face turned red. Mu Liangfeng waved his hand: "Go back! Go back!" The soldiers laughed.Agui and the others are sensible. Considering that they have a sister-in-law who has never been married, they specially rented a house for them in a private house not far from the company's headquarters, which can be regarded as their new home temporarily.The Chinese New Year is approaching, and the festive atmosphere in the city is strong. The war is continuing, but people still have to continue after thousands of years.

Mu Liangfeng poached these two precious soldiers, and went back to try them out, and they were indeed good players.Wang Erbao's mortars were pointed and fired, and Chen Xiaoshun was even more powerful. Mu Liangfeng picked four skilled veterans to besiege him, and he knocked them all down in less than two minutes.This made Mu Liangfeng overjoyed, and immediately decided to let Chen Xiaoshun be the martial arts instructor in the company, and he would be responsible for teaching martial arts to the soldiers of the whole company. The house rented by the soldiers for Mu Liangfeng was not far from the company headquarters. Red Spring Festival couplets had already been hung on the houses of the villagers, and the houses of the rich were decorated with lanterns and festoons. The festive atmosphere spread to every corner of the county.Because the war was not fought well, the Chinese army suffered heavy casualties, and the war was defeated, so the army has an unwritten rule that the military should not celebrate the New Year with lanterns and festoons, and try to keep a low profile as much as possible.

The military pay was paid out a few days earlier, along with festival supplies such as rice, cabbage, salted pork, and fish. Mu Liangfeng received the money on his behalf, but the one who sent it was It was Xiao Wu and A Gui. Mu Liangfeng got up early in the morning and called Chen Xiaoshun to teach him how to box. After lying in the hospital for so long, his body already wanted to move around. This is good. The two of them are in front of the house. In the small courtyard, you punched me and I practiced. Xiao Wu and Agui came in with something, watched them practicing boxing, and went into the room with a smile. Liu Yan was helping Mu Liangfeng boil some unfinished Chinese herbal medicine inside.After a while, the two came out.Mu Liangfeng stopped his hands and asked, "Where's Meng Zi?"

Xiao Wu said: "He didn't come, this guy has been acting weird these days, I don't know what's wrong." "What did you bring into the house just now?" "It's nothing! Some New Year's goods and your salary, I will give them all to my sister-in-law." Mu Liangfeng entered the room and saw that Xiao Wu and Agui had brought a small bag of rice, a bag of vegetables and about ten catties of pork. "The two of you brought so many things at once, do you guys have enough to eat?" Agui grinned: "Enough is enough, the regiment head was afraid that we would not have enough to eat, so he added half a piece of pork, which is more than a hundred catties!" "Then let's go to the company headquarters together. After the new year, there will be a big battle. We can't eat pork and forget about devils!" Liu Yan chased after him with a bowl of traditional Chinese medicine: "Drink this medicine quickly, your injury has not healed yet!" Mu Liangfeng took the medicine with a smile, drank it all in one gulp, and took a few people to the company.Before arriving at the entrance of the company department, I ran into Chief of Staff Wu of the regiment headquarters. "Mu Liangfeng, come with me." Chief of Staff Wu squinted his eyes and shouted with a smile. He looked around and asked softly, "I heard you want a wife?" Mu Liangfeng blushed, but said nothing. Chief of Staff Wu chuckled: "It's okay to think about it! When I was your age, I already had children." Mu Liangfeng still didn't say anything. Chief of Staff Wu said: "The opinion of the head of the regiment is that, while the troops are resting during the Spring Festival, you can arrange your marriage together, so as not to be inappropriate and let other troops gossip. What do you think?" Mu Liangfeng naturally wanted it, but it was wrong to even think about it, neither he nor Liu Yan's elders were present, if the marriage was done, grandpa would have to be angry if he went back, and Liu Yan hadn't agreed yet. "I have to go back and ask Liu Yan about this." He thought for a while and said. "Haha, look at your talents, okay! Then the commander and I will wait for your letter! Let us know if there is any situation." Chief of Staff Wu turned around and left with a smile on his face. Back at the company headquarters, Mu Liangfeng's mind was full of this matter, and the more he thought about it, the more unreliable it became. The whole company was all bachelors, and most of the brothers were unmarried, but he, the company commander, took the lead in finding wife.Besides, this battle will not be over until the year of the monkey, if he dies on the battlefield that day, he will make Liu Yan a widow. Just thinking about this, a group of guys from the 204th Regiment came over, Wang Baoshan, Xiao Dongbei, Li Tianyou, and Wu Dejiang, who often caused trouble and now became the platoon leader.A few guys rushed into a series of departments coaxingly. "I heard that your boy is a treasure in the golden house, so hurry up and bring it out for the brothers to see." Wu Dejiang knew Liu Yan, and he was shot by Mu Liangfeng for this matter. Mu Liangfeng glared at him, and scolded with a smile: "You are stubborn, no wonder the more you become an official, the smaller you will be." Wu Dejiang said with a smile: "I don't care about the shitty officer. It doesn't taste good to be a military commander for me. Maybe when I went to the battlefield one day, a bullet came over and my legs were upside down. You really think we are rare for that beauty of yours What! I want to apologize in front of others." Li Tianyou and Xiao Dongbei burst out laughing, saying that this bastard Wu Dejiang will learn to make up for it someday. Mu Liangfeng was also happy, and said: "How about this! You can go to my house to have lunch together." These guys haven't seen each other for a long time, and it's inevitable that they will tease each other when they meet. "Okay! Today we are going to eat poor you, Commander Mu Dalian." Several people smiled and dragged Mu Liangfeng away. At noon that day, in Mu Liangfeng's small courtyard, Xiao Wu, A Gui and the four brothers from the 204th regiment drank several catties of rice wine and ate several catties of pork that the regiment headquarters had just delivered.