In the distance, four soldiers appeared.
The sentry who was on the lookout with his hands on the awning suddenly turned around and ran quickly to the wine station, shouting: "Where is Instructor Qin? The commander is here!"
The bar was in chaos, and the rats were so scared that they scurried back to their nests, as if they understood human language. A soldier rushed to the billboard under the tree, hastily erased the heavy strokes of "If you don't beat up the second company, you are not a hero", and hastily wrote the crooked and missing lines of "Warmly welcome the regiment commander".
A moment later, the regiment commander appeared with majestic strides, followed by the guard platoon leader Xiao Bing, and two guard soldiers, all covered in dust.
The original route was to go straight to the wooden house of the Ninth Company, but after seeing the large military tent used for classes and meetings, Captain Lu changed his route to the wide tent curtain that was hanging diagonally and opened. In Captain Lu's eyes, tents have a military flavor, and he likes them even if they are hot and stuffy. This is his style.
Xiao Bing had been the captain's servant for a long time and knew the captain's character well. Seeing that there were only rows of wooden benches in the tent, he immediately ordered two soldiers to place all the long benches on both sides of the tent to clear up space inside the tent. He also brought in a broken wooden table, choosing a short one on purpose, and placed it in front of the blackboard inside the tent. He then found a small stool, also short, as high as a small tree stump, and placed it behind the low table. Then he stood sideways outside the tent and called for people to bring water.
There was a low table and a low stool. Captain Lu sat down with his knees bent and his uniform button unbuttoned. He had his back to the blackboard and was facing the open tent. He rested his left elbow on his knee and leaned his upper body to one side, tapping lightly on the table with his right fingers. His aura was not comparable to that of the 'Jin Wushu' of the Second Company and the 'Gloomy General' of the Ninth Company. This was the true 'shameless marshal' style.
Seeing the farmer-looking instructor of the Ninth Company enter the tent, Captain Lu raised his eyebrows and asked, "Where's Hu Yi? Why didn't he come to see me?"
"Hu Yi is... ill." Qin You raised his hand to wipe the sweat off his forehead. "After leaving the investigation team, he kept saying he had a headache, and it seemed like he couldn't sleep all night... I was just about to report his sick leave to the regiment. He... said he was going to see Doctor Zhou."
Captain Lu didn't think Hu Yi was going to get painkillers. He guessed that Hu Yi probably wanted to learn about Su Qing's condition through Dr. Zhou. The entire independent regiment was confused about Su Qing being suddenly taken away by the investigation team, because the investigation team didn't give any reason, and directly suspended Su Qing's position and took him away on the spot. Thinking of this, he changed his question: "Before this trip, I sent a signalman to the second company and asked Gao Yidao to come over. Has he arrived?"
Not long after Qin You left the tent, another general entered. He was arrogant and majestic a second before entering the tent, but after entering the tent, he hunched over and hung his head.
"Gao Yidao, you are so awesome!"
This sentence made Captain Lu seem even more majestic. Gao Yidao didn't know how to respond. Anyway, this was definitely not a compliment, so he continued to keep silent.
"I haven't seen you for a few days. I heard that you have learned to 'serve the king'? This is a great achievement! Your achievements are unparalleled! The next step... is it time to 'clean up the court'?"
Gao Yidao almost wanted to imitate Xiao Hongying and tear the corner of her clothes: "I... at that time... his Ninth Company was too much! They didn't even cook for the investigation team, so they had to run to me to borrow soldiers and eat for free. I softened my heart... so..."
"Are you soft-hearted? Do you believe me..." Captain Lu glared at Gao Yidao with his eyes wide open, and after a long while, he calmed down his expression: "Alright! You're really good! Just wait... Just wait... I can't kill you!"
Gao Yidao finally raised his head. This meant that it was over for now? It should be over, right? He subconsciously said, "Captain, can I... give you a suggestion?"
"… "
Captain Lu picked up all the broken teacups on the low table, but finally gave up the idea of throwing the teacups at Gao Yidao's head.
"Captain, when you come down next time, can you live in Sanjiaji? My new company headquarters is much bigger than the Ninth Company! I even specially prepared a throne for you!"
"Get out! Get the hell away from me as far as you can!"
The broken teacup didn't hit Gao Yidao, who was running away with his head in his hands, but half of the teacup of water splashed on him. After escaping from the military tent, he patted the water off his body and asked Xiao Bing, who was on guard outside the military tent: "You said... Does this mean that I can return to Sanjia Market? I have nothing to do with it now, right?"
Not long after Gao Yidao disappeared in disgrace, Xiao Bing reported from outside the tent: "Tang Dagou wants to see you!"
"No! Call Ma Liang over here, don't lift him, let him walk by himself!"
Ma Liang entered the tent and tried to stand straight, sweating from the pain.
"Accidental discharge?" Captain Lu tapped the table in front of him with a gloomy face. "Put your gun here."
Ma Liang limped forward a few steps, took off his gun and holster and put it down. Captain Lu disassembled the gun on the spot. Every metal part was well maintained and even shiny.
"What do you want to say? Hmm?"
"Maybe I didn't load the gun properly."
"Bullshit! After all, you have been my signalman for so long, I know how meticulous you are. I don't think your gun went off accidentally, so I don't think you are a wounded soldier! Now I only give you two choices... Either you come back to the regiment with me and serve as the guard platoon leader; or you take over the military affairs of the 9th Company temporarily, clean up your mess immediately and resume normal training!"
Enduring the pain in his legs, Ma Liang walked out of the tent and smiled at Xiao Bing outside the tent: "Aren't you going to thank me?"
The last person to enter the tent was Li Xiang. Only for this person, Captain Lu not only stood up, but also greeted him with a smile. Without waiting for Li Xiang to say anything, he slapped Li Xiang on the shoulder and said, "You are the only one who is worry-free!"
"Captain, I..."
"You are very good!" Captain Lu interrupted Li Xiang and said, "You are my best soldier! Listen to me, I am arranging people to stir the gunpowder now. They said the ratio is still not good. You must take time to go back and give some advice. Don't worry, you don't have to worry about it."
"Captain, you..."
"I've thought about it! The Japanese are like grasshoppers in autumn, they can't jump for a few days! Even though they burned down my house now, maybe next spring, I will wipe them out! We will all be happy!"
"But, this..."
"But this depends on you! Comrade Li Xiang, it is better to suffer a short pain than a long one! I am doing this for your sake, so that you can escape from the sea of suffering as soon as possible. To be honest, I am also in great pain now. I sit in a shabby house without a roof and count soybeans every day. I am so annoyed..."
Li Xiang walked out of the military tent without being able to say a complete sentence from beginning to end, looking at Xiao Bing outside the tent in a daze.
…
On the south bank, in Jiuzhan Village, Sun Cui’s shabby house is inconspicuous.
Sun Cui was standing in the room, with a maid sitting in front of her with her back to her. Sun Cui was braiding the maid's hair.
No one knew what happened to Su Qing, and no one knew what happened to Hu Yi. For the past few days, Xiao Hongying was always absent-minded.
"Something must be wrong with them!"
Sun Cui put down the comb: "Who needs help?"
"A fox and a vixen! When the fox first came... he said he liked her."
"But judging from how Secretary Su treats him... It's impossible, right? Your guess is ridiculous!"
After a pause, Xiao Hongying continued, "That's right... Do you think the fox is blind? Why does he have to look at her when he can't look at anyone else?"
Sun Cui smiled but didn't answer.
Her little hand picked up a half-broken mirror and held it in front of her face, looking at it stupidly. The more she looked, the darker her face became. Suddenly, she raised her hand and ripped apart the braid that Sun Cui had just tied for her. Her jet-black hair was instantly spread out in disarray, and she looked like a little lunatic.
"I don't want this anymore! Help me cut it like hers!"
"Ah?" Sun Cui picked up the red hairband that had fallen to the ground and said, "What the hell is wrong with you, you little girl?"
…
Captain Lu came to the wine station not to settle accounts, but he was just sad. So much had been burned and so many sacrifices had been made. The independent regiment was even thinner and there was no hope at all. So he left the political commissar in Dabei Village to lead the reconstruction work and came out to relax. He was the commander of the regiment, and he could not easily show his sadness on his face.
It was hot and stuffy, but Captain Lu still didn't leave the military tent. It was rare for him to come to the bar, so he had to meet his old comrades. Unfortunately, the commander's order had been issued for a long time, but the wicked guy hadn't come yet! Are you showing off your leader
They were so impatient that they were ready to issue an arrest warrant, but a petite figure finally appeared, with the tent curtains opened high on both sides. When she appeared in Captain Lu's sight, Captain Lu smiled, then immediately changed to a solemn expression, raised his tiger eyebrows, and pretended to look at the ceiling impatiently.
"What do you want from me?"
Looking at the ceiling, Captain Lu was not bowing his head. He thought to himself, "Why is your tone even more impatient than mine? What's wrong with me begging you? I won't feel good unless I teach you a lesson!"
He slammed the table, causing the broken teacup to shake. He looked away from the ceiling and angrily turned towards the person who entered the tent... Then he was stunned, his tiger eyebrows could not stand up straight, and the corners of his eyebrows twitched.
The girl was still petite, but her two signature braids were gone! She had a single ponytail, which was not too low and was tied tightly, higher than the top of her head. It didn't look out of place with her small face, but made her look more heroic, like Mulan!
She didn't react to the slapping sound, but seemed to be very satisfied with Captain Lu's dementia. She asked again, "Is it too high?"
Captain Lu nodded stupidly: "Too high!"
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