The moment Uncle Niu hurriedly pushed open the door, his frown finally relaxed, his old face showed a bright look in the sun, and he walked to the little girl in two steps. "Little girl, why did you come back just now? Get up and let uncle see you." As he spoke, he pulled Xiao Hongying off the bench, walked around her twice, and was completely relieved to make sure she was unharmed.
"You are such a worry, why don't you stay with Erlian? Do you want to piss me off to death?" Uncle Niu sounded like he was complaining, but he had a happy smile on his face.
"The fox said it was too dangerous to go with Erlian, and was afraid that I would get hurt, so he led me over the East Mountain. Hehe."
Uncle Niu also saw the situation of the Second Company. There were only a dozen people in the company, and almost all of them were wounded. If the little girl had really followed the Second Company, it would be hard to say whether she would live or die. After hearing what the little girl said, he turned to look at Hu Yi. He didn't say anything, but he grinned with a grateful smile from the bottom of his heart.
Seeing this smile, Hu Yi felt a little numb, so he put down his bowl and chopsticks and said to Uncle Niu: "This girl is a soldier. She saved herself. It has nothing to do with me."
Uncle Niu wanted to say something to Hu Yi, but he was tongue-tied and didn't know what to say. Before he could organize his words, he was dragged into the house by the little girl's hand.
Seeing the little girl's mysterious behavior, Uncle Niu asked in confusion, "Did you get into trouble again, little girl?"
The little girl whispered slyly, "Uncle, I put a few bags in your cabinet. You have to watch them for me. No one is allowed to touch them."
"What? Whose house did you steal again?"
Xiao Hongying pouts and raises her finger to signal Uncle Niu: "Keep your voice down. How could I have that? This is my trophy. We got it by killing more than forty enemies." No matter what happened, Xiao Hongying never hid anything from Uncle Niu, because it was Uncle Niu who fed her and loved her the most.
Uncle Niu laughed: "Haha, you silly girl, you've only been out for a few days and you've learned to brag. Tell me the truth, where did you get the money from?"
Xiao Hongying stared at Uncle Niu with her eyes wide open: "You don't believe it?"
"I don't believe it."
At this moment, the little girl suddenly stopped talking, her eyes rolling around as if she was thinking about something...
The regiment commander and the political commissar are discussing the next steps of the independent regiment in the regiment headquarters. The second company came back yesterday. Although they suffered heavy losses, the framework is still there. The current recruitment work is going smoothly. In just a few days, more than a hundred people have been recruited in this area. The most worrying thing right now is the scarcity of political cadres. Strictly speaking, there are none. The first, second and third companies only have company commanders but no instructors. The entire regiment has only one political cadre, the political commissar Ding Deyi. Seeing the new recruits coming, ideological work cannot be carried out. For this reason, the independent regiment has made several reports to the division and requested to dispatch personnel, but there has been no response so far.
The regiment commander and the political commissar were sitting there worrying about this matter when suddenly a soldier came in and reported: "Commander, Xiao Hongying and the others are back!"
Upon hearing this, the regiment commander and the political commissar stood up and asked, "What? Where are the people? Who are they?"
"The kitchen staff is eating now. There are Ma Liang and Hu Yi, but I don't know the other person."
"Lao Ding, let's go and take a look." The political commissar and he hurried out of the regiment headquarters and went straight to the kitchen.
The regiment commander and the political commissar have basically investigated the matter of Wuming Village. Thanks to Hu Yi's early report to the police, many people escaped. Now the little girl is also out of danger. It is estimated that she was brought out by him. The regiment commander has a positive attitude towards Hu Yi's actions. On the way to the kitchen, he asked the political commissar: "Old Ding, I think Hu Yi is a courageous boy and worth training."
Ding De walked away while replying, "That's true, but this time, we can see that he has a lot of problems and is very subjective. We have to give him a lesson. My opinion is to suppress him first and then praise him."
The regiment commander nodded: "Yes, typical old army habits, then do as you say."
When the soldiers in the yard saw the regiment commander and political commissar coming, they stood up. Xiao Hongying heard the noise in the house and ran out quickly. She stood with Hu Yi and the other two, looking at the regiment commander and political commissar with a smile.
As soon as they saw the little girl, the regiment commander and the political commissar were in a good mood. Then, at their rosy faces and energetic appearance, they felt even happier. It felt completely different from the scene in the second company yesterday.
However, the expressions of the regiment commander and the political commissar were completely different from when they met the second company. The political commissar was calm and expressionless. The regiment commander walked around Xiao Hongying with his hands behind his back and a dark face without saying a word. Then he stood directly in front of Hu Yi and said, "Hu Yi, you were the first one to see the devils in Wuming Village, right?"
"yes."
"You were the one who notified the people to evacuate in the name of the regiment without authorization, right?"
"yes."
"You refused to carry out the order of squad leader Liu Jianqiang, didn't you?"
"yes."
"You were the one who beat Liu Jianqiang, right?"
"yes."
"That's good. I haven't settled accounts with you about the Second Company yet, so I'm going to put you in solitary confinement until you're dealt with."
"yes."
The regiment commander turned around and said to the guard, "What are you still standing there for? Take him away now!"
The whole place was in complete silence. Who would have thought that the leader came not to offer condolences but to settle accounts first.
Hu Yi followed the guard without saying anything, his mood was not affected at all. Why? Because Hu Yi was an old soldier, he was obedient and did what he was told. It didn't matter which one he did. However, the few things listed by the regiment commander were not big problems, or issues worth discussing. Moreover, he didn't say that he was tied up, but was put in solitary confinement. This shows that the regiment commander deliberately avoided the important issues and made a lenient move. He did it to prove military discipline to the new soldiers. It was not a bad thing. This was called a lenient sentence. Those who have opinions are fools.
Xiao Hongying didn't say anything. Why didn't she speak up to defend Hu Yi? There are two reasons. First, Xiao Hongying finally heard from the team leader that he was going to be put in solitary confinement. In her concept, what is the difference between a solitary confinement room and a dormitory? There is no difference! Just be locked up for a few days. When Hu Li first came, he was locked up for half a month. She was often locked up too. It's not a big deal.
Secondly, the most important thing for Xiao Hongying right now is to find a way to keep her spoils. This is the big deal in her eyes, and she can't let it be delayed because of Hu Yi's confinement, so she didn't say anything.
Hu Yi was taken away, and then the regiment commander came to Ma Liang again, touched the new gun in his hand, and pulled the bullet box on his waist: "Wow! You are good, kid. A man who has been away for three days is once again looked at with new eyes. Are you going to be Lu Meng?"
At this time, Xiao Hongying spoke before Ma Liang, who was about to speak, "Uncle Commander, oh, no, report to the commander, we are fighting the Japanese on the road!"
Attracted by Xiao Hongying's words, the regiment commander came to the little girl with his hands behind his back, pretending to be calm and said, "Oh? Our comrade Hongying can actually fight the devils? So tell me, what's the situation?"
The little girl deliberately turned her big eyes around, then pretended to stretch out her little hand and counted her fingers: "Fox led us to ambush a group of devils, and killed a lot of them, yes, more than a hundred!"
The regiment commander suppressed his laughter and asked, "Oh? Good fellows, you are really amazing. Your combat power is comparable to that of a battalion. Comrade Hongying, are you sure you counted the number correctly?"
The little girl smiled embarrassedly: "Oh, that, I counted wrongly, it seems, almost, there are more than forty?" After saying this, she blinked her big eyes guiltily at the team leader.
When the regiment commander saw her expression, he thought, am I asking you this or are you asking me this? "You little bastard, keep bragging. Blow as hard as you can. Now you are also a member of the Eighth Route Army. If you don't tell the truth, I will put you in solitary confinement, do you believe it?"
The little girl finally lowered her head with a red face, tearing at the corners of her clothes with her little hands: "We killed two Japanese sentries on the road."
The regiment commander finally smiled and patted Xiao Hongying's head: "Little girl, you have become a soldier now, so don't act foolishly in the future. You must seek truth from facts. Don't underestimate yourself, killing two Japanese devils is also a great victory!"
Hearing this, Ma Liang, who was standing next to him, almost knelt down to Xiao Hongying. This wicked child, you are so liar that you are like a god. For the sake of those spoils, are you going to drag me down with you? Is this considered lying about military intelligence? Is this considered embezzlement of public property? Songjia Village already has one thing on its hands, and now there is another thing? I am really on the wrong ship.
Luo Fugui was so stunned that he could not stand there with his mouth wide open. He was convinced. He was really convinced. The little girl was really talented. What on earth was she born from? Be careful. Be careful in the future. This little ancestor who tells lies is this! Just as he was staring blankly, he found that the regiment commander had come to him, and he quickly said, "Hello, sir! My name is Luo Fugui, and I want to join the Eighth Route Army."
The team leader smiled and nodded: "Haha, you came back with them, tell me, what do you think?"
Luo Fugui was in a good mood when he saw that the leader was so kind to him: "I don't have any ideas, just make sure I have enough food." Suddenly he felt his foot stepped on, and when he glanced, he saw the cold eyes from the little girl, and quickly added: "Oh, by the way, this machine gun is mine, I want to join the ninth squad, and the machine gun must stay in the ninth squad, otherwise I won't work in the Eighth Route Army!"
"Oh? This request is interesting. Why?"
Luo Fugui was a little confused by the question. What reason do I need? What should I say? I can only make up one on the spot, so I said casually: "Because, because, this machine gun is an heirloom of my family!"
Everyone present laughed, and the team leader was also happy.
In fact, Xiao Hongying's little action was noticed by the captain, who immediately guessed that there was something fishy going on, but that was not important. The captain liked the big black man in front of him. No matter how bad the ninth squad was, it was still an independent regiment. He should first collect the people and guns. So he patted Luo Fugui's tall shoulder and answered readily: "No problem, since it is passed down from your ancestors, it is too precious. I agree." He ordered Ma Liang: "Ma Liang, take him to settle down now."
Unexpectedly, Ma Liang did not move. Instead, he stood at attention and said to the head of the regiment: "Head, I have two things to report."
This made Xiao Hongying feel nervous. Could it be that Ma Liang was telling the truth? Damn Ma Liang, if you dare to ruin my plan, I will make sure you don’t live in peace for the rest of your life!
"Go ahead."
"First, it was me, not Hu Yi, who privately delivered the order in the name of the regiment in Wuming Village. Second, I request to join the ninth squad. Please approve it, Chief."