The independent regiment sent out several guards, carried the wounded and captured Japanese soldiers, and escorted Zhou Wanping and Officer Yang to the division.
At the beginning, the seriously injured Captain Lu was sent directly to the division hospital. There was no news for the time being, so Ding Deyi could only temporarily take over as the captain. Now, the first and third companies have returned. The third company was not injured. Although the first company suffered heavy losses, it was able to save its base and is recovering. The independent regiment in Dabei Village is back on track.
The old people said that spring was spread by fairies, and it was true. It seemed as if everything turned green overnight, and even small flowers bloomed. How could one not believe that all this fell from the sky
In the afternoon, the sun was lazy, and even the slight breeze was warm. To the south of Dabei Village, the clear Hunshui River was still flowing quietly, reflecting the distant mountains. The undulating line was dancing on the water, as if it was her beauty that could not be captured.
A cute little figure is standing by the water. She stretches out her little hands to pick up the pebbles at her feet, and then playfully throws them into the river. The pebbles jump happily on the water, causing ripples. A pair of pigtails sway proudly in the wind.
A lone honey locust tree stood lushly on the waterside. In the shadow of the tree, a soldier sat quietly. The occasional ripples on the water surface flashed across his bronze face. In his narrow eyes, the curves of the distant mountains reflected in the water were rippling in a trance, and vaguely...
After throwing the small stone in her hand once again, Xiao Hongying finally clapped her hands and walked towards the soapberry tree with three staggered steps.
"Hey, Fox, can't you just cheer up?"
"Why don't you continue?"
"You don't play with me, so what's the point of throwing the balls by myself? It's boring!" Xiao Hongying complained as she went to the other side of the tree trunk and sat with her back to Hu Yi, who was still looking at the river.
"Or, I'll go find Sister Su Qing and tell her directly that you like her and forbid her to shake hands with other men."
"… "
"Hey, what's up? Can you say something?"
"Could you please save me some energy, old man?"
"I'm worried about you, aren't I?" Xiao Hongying picked up a piece of tender grass and tore it carelessly. After a while, she said, "Sister Su Qing is not easy to deal with. Otherwise, you can find someone you like. How about Xiao Hong from the medical team? Although she is not as pretty as Sister Su Qing, she is easy to talk to. If it's her, I will definitely find a way. Hey, how is it?"
"… "
"This won't work, and that doesn't work. He doesn't want anything but staring blankly. Is it so difficult to find a wife?" Xiao Hongying complained as she threw the torn grass leaves into the wind. She blinked her beautiful big eyes and watched the green pieces of vitality fluttering in the wind and falling down, falling on the funny pigtails, the delicate military uniform, and the cute little cloth shoes.
When all the fluttering grass leaves had fallen, Xiao Hongying finally remembered to urge: "Speak?"
"say what?"
"Tell me about your search for a wife!"
Hu Yi still looked at the beautiful river quietly, as if answering, or as if saying to himself: "I am a man who does not deserve a wife!"
Little Hongying's childish mind couldn't understand the meaning of this sentence, nor did she notice the slight bleakness in Hu Yi's tone. She really didn't understand what was so complicated about this matter. Without thinking, she waved her little fist and punched Hu Yi behind her: "How about this, I'll be your wife, how about that?"
"… "
In the distance, Ma Liang shouted as he ran: "Brother, the political commissar wants you to go to the regiment headquarters for a meeting."
…
The Japanese invaders have been burning, killing and looting in the mountains for so long, which has directly caused a new crisis, famine! Wherever the Japanese invaders pass, there is basically no rice. The people are still there, and it is spring, so the result is predictable. And this is also the result that the Japanese invaders expect. For the Eighth Route Army hiding in Tibet, even if they can't kill you, they will starve you to death!
When we were busy avoiding the devils, we didn't notice these things, but now that the devils have withdrawn and the troops have regrouped, the problem has finally emerged. Not only can the people no longer donate food, but they need relief. Some troops have already run out of food. Under such circumstances, the independent regiment with few soldiers and generals is actually lucky. After this reduction in personnel, the whole regiment has less than 300 people. With fewer heads, there are fewer mouths to feed. On the contrary, it is richer than the neighboring friendly troops, and it can even be said that it is happier than those strong friendly troops!
Although the independent regiment still had some food reserves and the food consumption was relatively slow, the outlook was not optimistic. So Ding Deyi, who was also the head of the regiment, decided to hold a meeting, and the participants were expanded to all units and departments, just for one topic: food!
The area of the regiment's office is not large, but there are not many people in the independent regiment, so it is still not crowded. There is a square table, and under the portrait of Guan Yu at the top sit the political commissar Ding Deyi and the political officer Su Qing; on the left side of the square table sit the first company commander Wu Yan and the second company commander Gao Yidao who are recuperating from their injuries, and on the right sit the third company commander Hao Ping and Li Suanpan from the supply department; sitting at the bottom sits the captain of the medical team, a young man named Bao Si; Uncle Niu was also present, but he did not sit at the table. Instead, he moved a bench and sat by the door to smoke his pipe; Hu Yi was the last to arrive. He glanced at the scene, moved a bench casually, and walked towards Uncle Niu by the door.
As Hu Yi came in, Su Qing deliberately lowered her head, opened the notebook on the table, and subconsciously fiddled with the pen in her hand. This time she was also responsible for taking notes of the meeting.
The company commander Wu Yan was already thin, and the gauze on his wound had not been removed yet. The regiment commander was also injured in the first company, so Wu Yan looked even more listless at the moment. He looked like a consumptive patient, and he kept his head down, fiddling with a bullet in his hand.
Gao Yidao was the tallest, the tallest when sitting, and the most muscular. His dark face made him even more conspicuous. He had been frowning slightly, occasionally looking at the third company commander Hao Ping across from him. When he saw Hu Yi coming in, he unconsciously curled his lips and never looked at Hu Yi again.
The third company commander Hao Ping was at the top right. He ignored Gao Yidao who was looking at him diagonally across from him. He stood up with a thermos bottle and was refilling water for Ding Deyi who was at the top next to him. Naturally, he had no time to watch Hu Yi come in. Li Suanpan next to him nodded to Hu Yi as a greeting.
Bao Si, who was sitting alone at the bottom, heard Hu Yi's voice when he entered the room, turned his head and looked at him, his face was not expecting him. This squad 9 had nothing better to do than to capture a wounded Japanese soldier and bring him back. No one in the medical team was willing to serve him. As the team leader, he had to take care of him himself for so many days, and he was almost suffocated to death. He is still very angry now.
When Uncle Niu saw Hu Yi sitting next to him, he didn't say anything. He just raised his hand and patted Hu Yi's leg lightly, then continued to smoke his pipe.
At this point, all participants were present.
There are four combat units in total, namely the First Company, the Second Company, the Third Company and the Ninth Squad; there are four departments in total, namely the Political Work Department, the Supply Department, the Medical Team and the Cooking Squad; plus the Political Commissar and the Regiment Commander Ding Deyi. Although there are only nine people, for the Independent Regiment, it is the biggest scene, with all the responsible persons gathered together.