It has been sunny for several days in a row, with insects chirping, birds singing, and flowers blooming. The undulating blue sky is clear, and there is no wind today.
The mountain road is long and winding.
A dot appeared in the distance, coming from the road.
On the small slope beside the road, among the dense green, two soldiers were crouching not far apart, their military caps wrapped with camouflage made of green grass and soft branches. One of them was aiming quietly with a rifle, while the other pushed aside the green in front of him to observe the approaching people on the mountain road. This was the farthest secret sentry post east of Dabei Village.
The Zhaowu military boots were covered with a layer of dirt, and his calves were uniquely tied with two pairs of leggings, which were stained with mud. There were only two people wearing leggings like this in the entire independent regiment; a set of gray military uniforms without color difference, and not old, so neat that there was not even a patch on it, only a light layer of road dust. He wore a cowhide belt and a cowhide gun holster and slings. He had no luggage on his back, only a Japanese military water bottle and a small shoulder bag slung across his body. The brim of his military cap was slightly curled, and his face could not be seen under the brim as he lowered his head to hurry on his way.
The sentry in charge of observation could not help but stand up, rubbed his eyes again, and suddenly shouted excitedly: "It's Ma Liang!"
In the scorching heat, the medical team opened every window. Xiaohong and Kuihua were busy in the dull and depressing ward. Now there were only stable wounded patients left. A few days ago, Doctor Zhou left the independent regiment and went back to the division hospital. Her reason was that she was too tired and the whole regiment was reluctant to let her go, but she looked really tired and depressed. In fact, she didn't need a reason, as she had turned down the superiors' urging calls several times.
There were still some soldiers left on the playground, doing make-up training in the scorching heat, and they suddenly became quiet.
The little red sunflower in the ward window raised her head curiously, but turned her gaze because of the direction of the soldier on the playground. At the edge of the playground near the regiment headquarters, there was a soldier who was exhausted. His military cap was worn straight and the button was fastened tightly. There was a scar on his handsome face under the brim of the cap, but he did not have his usual smile. The sweat soaked his chest and his upright and serious military posture made Little Red stunned. Sunflower dropped half a basin of blood.
It was very strange. They had seen Ma Liang all day in the past, but they never thought he looked that charming. But at this moment, the two medical staff looked stupid and stunned, as if they had lost their souls. They themselves didn't know why.
"You... are not dead?" Xiao Bing, who was blocking Ma Liang's way, stared blankly.
"Um."
Xiao Bing suddenly became excited and punched Ma Liang on the shoulder, but Ma Liang dodged and said, "I have to go see the leader first."
The doors and windows of the regiment headquarters were wide open. Captain Lu, who looked like he hadn't shaved for 800 years, put down the tattered palm leaf fan in his hand and suddenly stood up: "You mean... he should still be alive?"
Ma Liangjing replied: "At that time, I moved the girl to the next door first. When I wanted to go back to drag her away, the devils had already rushed into the alley. Later... the girl disappeared. I guessed that she must have gone to the county town, so I stayed there and confirmed every body pulled out of the concentration camp. In addition, Sister Sun said that she heard the girl mention that our company commander seemed to be in the county town."
The regiment's yard was unusually quiet. The dormitory doors and windows were already filled with heads poking out. Little kids were lying at the duty room windows, stretching their necks, all concentrating and calming down, afraid that they might not hear clearly.
The doors and windows of the Political Work Department were also open, and the broken chair behind the desk was empty. The simple but unusually tidy small office seemed to be empty, because Su Qing was leaning against the wall between the door and the window, unable to hold back her tears any longer. She was crying, but she was afraid to make a sound. She tried to wipe them away, and her sleeves were completely wet, but the tears still did not stop.
Later, she simply ignored her tearful face, left the wall, hurriedly began to pack up her things, and took down the Zhongzheng rifle hanging on the wall.
After Ma Liang walked into the Political Work Section and stood at attention, he quickly noticed that something was wrong with Su Qing. At least her eyes were still red. "Sister Su, what's the matter?"
In the independent regiment, not counting rank and gender, Ma Liang was the only one who called Sister Su directly without shouting "report" after receiving a summons from the political department. Of course, in the current independent regiment, Ma Liang was also the only "inspector" appointed by Su Qing. Moreover, Ma Liang was the follower of the ninth company commander who was treated the worst in the political department. Therefore, Su Qing did not hide her emotions for the first time this time. She just raised her hands and wiped her face a few times, then faced Ma Liang and said, "Do I look okay?"
"Uh... no... nothing. Just a little red in the corner of my eye."
Then she put her Zhongzheng rifle on her shoulder and put on her military cap: "Follow me!"
"Departure? Where to?"
"Let's go to the wine station first. Then we'll talk."
Ma Liang wisely stopped asking questions and answered immediately, standing at attention: "Yes!"
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The wine station was deserted yesterday, but today it is bustling again.
The 9th Company came back, and then the 2nd Company arrived. Then the Wang Peng Company also came in a row to pour into the small liquor station. How could it not be lively? There was a lot of smoke and dust everywhere.
Under the wise leadership of the first general of the independent regiment, the joint army went through a long journey, mobilized countless devils, dodged and moved around, and took unconventional approaches. After a fierce battle, more than ten people were slightly injured. The three armies were very proud. Now they have finally escaped back to their nest, and their morale is still high and everyone has a loud voice.
After all, Chen Chong had worked in the wine station before, so he had some gossip that the Second Company didn't know, but he could get first-hand information. Now the wine station was full of soldiers, who were tiredly waiting for the firing and eating. Chen Chong hurriedly trotted to see the company commander Wang Peng.
"You mean... he's still alive?" Wang Peng grinned in a secluded place.
Chen Chong whispered, "It is said that Ma Liang came back last night and then went to Dabei Village. He is not a man who talks nonsense. Later I went to find Sister Sun, but she was hesitant, but her mood was not the same as a few days ago! It is likely that this is the case."
Wang Peng was speechless. He put his hands behind his back and walked two meters to the left, then three meters to the right. As he walked, he turned in a circle. After a while, he raised his head and said, "No! I can't ally with Cao anymore."
Lian Cao? Chen Chong was confused, and it took him a long time to figure out that it was Gao Yidao.
"If Hu Yi comes back and sees this... how embarrassing it would be, don't you think? I'd better go back to Dongwu!"
Why not just say go back to Niujia Village? Chen Chong was full of black lines on his face: "Then I... go and urge the team to set off now?"
"Well. Hurry up and leave! You guys stay here, and if we don't chase you away, you don't have to leave."
Chen Chong was surprised by this. She felt inexplicably happy, but her expression remained innocent: "Why?"
"We've been busy for so long, we can't have worked in vain, right? Have you ever calculated how much grain your wine discharge station can save for our Niujia Village? This is called moistening things silently!"
"… "
Chen Chong was stunned after hearing this. He felt that the company commander's figure was even darker than Gao Yidao's. He felt pessimistically that with his qualifications, he would probably never become a company commander.
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On the other side of the wine station, Gao Yidao was in high spirits. He walked around the three-story stone building in the wine station several times. The more he looked at it, the happier he became. Isn't this just a small artillery tower!
The soldier following behind him couldn't help but ask: "Captain, what's so good about this?"
"The longer you live in a cave, the less promising you are! What do you think of using this as our second company headquarters?"
Gao Yidao then opened the door and walked into the stone building. The soldier quickly followed him and asked, "But isn't there a girl living here?"
Gao Yidao climbed the stairs while replying, "I'll go to Uncle Niu's place for a meal when she comes back."
Soon they reached the third-floor rooftop observation deck, where they could see everything in the distance, with lush green mountains and water all around. The scenery was so beautiful! Gao Yidao was so itchy that he quickly grabbed the telescope and looked around.
"Hey? Which team is leaving? Is that Wang Peng who's so excited? Is he crazy?"
After a while, the telescope lens left the north, turned to the east, and stopped. More than ten black shadows were vaguely seen in the lens, heading towards the wine station.
"So many people on sentry duty? That's not right? Could it be an enemy situation?"
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