This was the first time that Wang Baoku came to the wine station. He had heard a general introduction to the wine station from the soldiers of the Third Company who had been there once in the past. However, that was during the battle, and it was said that the place was not big and was flattened by the Japanese. He, like many soldiers of the Third Company, thought that the wine station should be just an inconspicuous front-line garrison, sparsely populated, dilapidated and desolate. Judging from the unethical character of the Ninth Company, the wine station might even be more like a simple bandit's den.
As a result, Wang Baoku was dumbfounded when he stood in the small wine station surrounded by water on three sides. There were more than a dozen wooden houses of different sizes scattered around, and seven or eight military tents of different sizes were set up in between. The scenery was like a picturesque soldier town. It happened to be the busiest time of the wine station. The remnants of the first company were all here, and the wounded were basking in the sun outside the wooden houses, and some soldiers of the first company were going back and forth to take care of their brothers. The entire second company was here, some camped in the woods inside the wine station, and some were fishing on the west bank of the wine station. It was said that the ninth company did not provide meals for the second company, so they had to find extra dishes by themselves. There was a platoon of unfamiliar faces, and Wang Baoku knew that it was Chen Chong's platoon, from friendly forces in the north. They were leisurely splashing in the river on the other side of the beach on the east bank. It was said that they were doing swimming training, but it seemed that they were just having fun in the water to escape the heat.
As a platoon leader, Wang Baoku usually stayed in the nameless village. When he returned to the regiment, he usually followed the entire third company. Now he was alone with a platoon leader in the wine station. He saw Ma Liang and Tiedan chatting and laughing in the distance, Chen Chong lazily walking to the beach and yelling at his soldiers, and a platoon leader from the second company led a few iron-blooded soldiers to walk through the empty space of the wine station with bayonets on their shoulders without even saying hello. Wang Baoku suddenly had the same feeling as Chen Chong at the beginning. He, as a platoon leader... might as well not be a platoon leader! If you don't leave home, you won't know the world!
Inadvertently, he noticed the tattered propaganda board nailed to the central tree trunk. Speaking of slogan propaganda, that was the hobby of the Third Company. There were many of them in Wuming Village. I didn't expect that there would be such a thing in the small wine station. Wang Baoku had never missed literacy classes. The literacy rate of the soldiers in the Third Company was definitely the highest in the whole regiment. So Wang Baoku looked closely and saw that it said: "Second Company, get out!"
What is this? Can a billboard be used for this? No one cares
Not long after, I saw a few more words written in chalk on the tattered billboard: 'I'll piss you off if I don't leave!'
Wang Baoku stared wide-eyed, wondering if he was seeing things.
But not long after, three more words appeared on the billboard: 'Shameless!'
He was distracted for a moment and didn't see who was clumsy. Wang Baoku looked around and saw that the passing soldiers were still doing their own thing as if nothing had happened.
Confused, I looked back at the sign and saw a new sentence: "Come and fight if you don't agree!"
Wang Baoku couldn't move. If he didn't figure out the situation, he wouldn't be able to sleep. He stared at the billboard with all his heart. As a result, his soldiers came to report the resting place arrangement. After a few words, two big words were added to the sign not far away: "No Fight!"
He quickly looked around and saw a soldier from the 9th Company walking away, patting the chalk dust off his hands. Wang Baoku looked at the words "free from war" again, and the more he looked at them, the more he felt something was not right. He suddenly remembered that the 2nd Company was fighting against Li Yong in Qingshan Village. It turned out that this was a double entendre, scolding the 2nd Company for not being able to beat the puppet army and not having the qualifications to go on stage. What kind of idle people are they
Sure enough, not long after, a soldier from the second company was hiding under a tree with a black face. He suddenly started shouting in anger: "Who wrote these two words? Do you dare to stand up?"
There was a sound of everyone's attention focused.
As a result, a little kid with bare feet, trouser legs rolled up, holding a small engineer shovel and walking leisurely towards the beach was startled by the sudden loud voice and staggered. He felt unwell in an instant and died on the spot: "I wrote it! What do you think?"
There was silence for a few seconds, and the soldier from the second company smacked his lips helplessly: "Not so good!"
So everyone left unhappily and continued to do their own things.
But a few minutes later, another figure sneaked under the tree, erased the words "free from war", and wrote in its place: "Fight your grandma!"
Not long after, Luo Fugui's scream suddenly rang out from Instructor Qin's room: "Oh, I... I am innocent! I can't even recognize all the words on it... Oh, you are still pinching me... It was really not me who ordered them to do it. Who can I order to do anything to... These scums..."
Wang Baoku, who really knew the truth, was stunned. He originally wanted to sympathize with the second company, but now he realized that none of them were good people! Life does not stop, fighting does not stop, this is the slogan in the third company, but here, it is really happening! Before he could stay still for long, a soldier came running over, saying that the company commander wanted to invite him, so Wang Baoku forced himself to come to his senses and hurriedly ran straight to the company's wooden house. As soon as he arrived at the door, he ran into Chen Chong coming out. He didn't know why, but he was so lazy just now, but now his face was full of excitement, so for the first time he took the initiative to nod to Wang Baoku to greet him, and then ran away without saying a word.
He walked in and stood at the door, as honest as a new soldier. Hu Yi was the only one in the room. He was not wearing a hat or a coat, and his shirt was loose at the collar. He was sitting at the table, maintaining his M1932, with all the gun parts lying around him. When he saw Wang Baoku coming in, he raised his head and motioned him to find a place to sit.
But Wang Baoku still didn't move, and continued to stand there meticulously. He had a lot of feelings during this trip with the Ninth Company. In the past, he could only hear rumors that the Ninth Company Commander was a bad guy, but now he completely believed it. When the third platoon in Xinghua Village collapsed, the Ninth Company Commander only brought Tang Dagou and Wang Xiaosan to cover the rear. This was the first time Wang Baoku had seen a company commander who dared to fight like this. His ruthlessness was no less than the legendary Gao Yidao. In that situation, let alone fighting, Wang Baoku's legs were weak when he followed Luo Fugui to run outside the shock wave. He still has lingering fears. He was convinced!
"When will you be back?"
The presence of staying in the wine station was very low, but Wang Baoku inexplicably wanted to continue staying here. He couldn't explain the reason, but no matter whether it was Hao Ping or Hu Yi, he had no reason to stay in the Ninth Company: "Tomorrow."
Hu Yi put down the work in his hands, raised his head and stared at Wang Baoku for a few seconds: "Do you have a chance to go to Xinglong Town? If it is convenient, I want you to buy me a bottle of good wine. I'll pay for the wine first, this is a private matter."
It turns out that the ninth company commander likes this! He answered without hesitation: "Okay."
Sometimes, people can trust each other after just one meeting. When Wang Baoku met Hu Yi, he said a few simple and plain words, and Hu Yi trusted this person. He would refuse but would not tell on others. If he agreed, he agreed. Of course, Hu Yi was not afraid of being exposed in such matters. Whether it was confinement or inspection, he would just take responsibility.
Wang Baoku left the company's wooden house, and Hu Yi continued to stay in the house. He had not gone out since he came back. Chen Chong was the first to see him. He first reported that the mission was completed, and then hesitantly talked about the captured spoils. Before he finished speaking, Hu Yi waved his hand to interrupt him: "Agree!" Chen Chong ran out excitedly because of this.
The next person to come in was Sun Cui. Hu Yi did not look for her, but came on her own initiative. She sat down beside Hu Yi and poured herself some water and added another cup for Hu Yi. She chattered about the gossips of the villagers and the militia in the past few days. Before leaving, she said, "Boss, don't work too hard. So many women are relying on you for their livelihood!" Hu Yi almost fell under the table.
Lao Qin, the partner, has not shown up, obviously because he is angry. Although Chen Chong insisted to Qin You that it was his own decision without authorization, Hu Yi knew that Lao Qin could guess that the order to kill the soldiers came from him, Hu Yi. He was considering whether to take the initiative to find Lao Qin when another person came in. The strong light from the back projection outside the door made her lines more graceful, making Hu Yi dizzy.
"I... was just about to come to you to report the situation."
"Ma Liang has already reported to me. Busy man!"
This time, her smile was not so abrupt in Hu Yi's eyes, so Hu Yi smiled back, but she was stunned again...