Chapter 88 Reunion
Xu Shijiu looked at Leng Er and asked, "Old Leng, have you figured it out?"
Leng Er dared not look directly at Xu Shijiu's eyes, lowered his head and said, "Commander, I am used to living a free life, but I really can't live a life in the military camp. The rules in the military camp are too strict. You are not allowed to go to prostitution, you are not allowed to play money, you are not allowed to drink casually. You get up early and go out for exercise every day. This life is so hard that I can't stand it."
After the 19th Detachment was officially reorganized, the military discipline orders began to be formalized, and the officers and soldiers of the Longkou Security Brigade of the former Imperial Army and the bandits who came down from Erlong Mountain began to have problems. These veterans and bandits lived a free life, so how could they bear the hardships of the military camp? So people secretly fled every now and then.
According to the regulations of the National Army, all deserters who are captured and shot will be shot.
Xu Shijiu had actually made a fuss about these veterans and bandits who had escaped secretly. After being caught, he would only whip thirty in public instead of shooting him.
Leng Erhui came to him and asked to leave, but Xu Shijiu had actually expected it.
Just now, the anti-Japanese and national salvation army in southern Anhui has become a climate and no longer needs to rely on the power of Erlongshan bandits, so I really let Leng Er and Scar Er leave the military camp, it is actually no big deal. And if you promise to let them go, you can still have a good impression, and the two sides may cooperate again in the future.
However, when bandits are not a long-term solution after all, when the War of Resistance Against Japan is victorious, no matter whether the Kuomintang restores its mountains and rivers or the Communist Party establishes a new government in the Japanese-occupied area, they will not allow bandits to rage. Therefore, for the sake of Leng Er and their future plans, Xu Shijiu still feels that he should persuade them.
Xu Shijiu advised again: "Lao Leng, you have to think clearly that although the military camp is hard, you can't force people to death. As long as you survive this most difficult time, you will not feel miserable after you get used to the life of the military camp. Look at the veterans from our former 19th Brigade and the soldiers of the L regiment, you are not very comfortable?"
Leng Er lowered his head and said nothing. The reason why he left was that the barracks' life was pure and hard, was only the superficial reason. The real reason was that Xu Shijiu seized his military power. Although he now had the title of deputy regiment commander, he did not have a single soldier under his command. The battalion commander, company commander, platoon commander, etc. were not at all.
Xu Shijiu continued to persuade: "If you leave now and go back to Erlong Mountain to be bandits, Xiaoyao is free and happy, what should you do if you can live in the future? You can't be bandits for life, right? The War of Resistance Against Japan will end one day. After the Japanese are killed, both the National Army and the Communist Army will be unable to tolerate you.
Leng Er was really hesitant. As a bandit, if he had the opportunity to accept recruitment and become a soldier, it was really a blessing that his ancestors could only burn incense. Otherwise, why did Song Jiang in Water Margin put the good mountain king in the right place and insist on being recruited? Leng Er actually didn't want to go back to Erlong Mountain to be a bandit. He just hoped to get his own people back.
However, if you want to get your own troops back at the cost of losing your status as an officer and a soldier and becoming a bandit again, Leng Er has to consider whether it is worth it.
Seeing that Leng Er was still hesitating, Xu Shijiu turned his gaze to Ye Laomi, who was sitting on Leng Er's head and asked, "Laomi, what do you think?"
Ye Laomi stood up and said to Leng Er: "Brother, let's stay. The commander is right. Going back to Erlong Mountain to be a bandit has no future. Only staying and fighting against Japan is the real man. Besides, although it is a bit harder in the military camp, we are all men who keep their heads and make a living. We are not afraid of death, but we can still be afraid of this.
After letting Ye Laomi persuade him, Leng Er made up his mind and stood up and said, "Okay, let's stay."
"Hey, that's right." Xu Shijiu came over and patted Leng Er on the shoulder and said, "Actually, I know what Lao Leng is thinking. Are you just blaming me for seizing your military power? You don't think about it. If the troops still ask you to lead you, can you lead you? You can't manage yourself now, can you lead your soldiers?"
Leng Er was rarely blushing. He had to admit that what Xu Shijiu said was the fact. Now that he handed over the troops to him, most of the people brought out were still a group of bandits. The old saying goes, dragons give birth to dragons, phoenixes give birth to phoenixes, rats give birth to children to make caves, and bandits bring out bandits, and they can never be brought into officers and soldiers.
"Okay, you can think about it carefully when you go back and talk to your brothers." Xu Shijiu said.
Leng Er and Ye Laomi left Xu Shijiu's office with a shameful face. As soon as they left the door, they saw the guard company commander Hei Xiazi rushed over from the corridor like a mountain moving mountain. Heavy steps made the corridor floor sway. Leng Er dodged and drove away, but Ye Laomi who was behind could not dodge and was brought to the ground.
"This black blind man, what if he is so angry that he is still there? Don't have eyes?"
Ye Laomi got up and rubbed her butt, followed Leng Er and left cursingly.
As soon as Xu Shijiu sat back on the chair, Heixiao rushed in, then looked at Xu Shijiu, pointed his finger outside, but repeatedly recited the same sentence in his mouth: "Captain, captain, captain, captain..."
Xu Shijiu frowned and asked, "What's wrong, Heizi, why are you whining?"
"Outside, outside, outside." Hei Xiaozi pointed outside and gasped, "Hurry, go quickly."
As he said that, Hei Xiazi rushed over and pulled Xu Shijiu up from the chair, and pushed Xu Shijiu out.
Xu Shijiu was confused by the black blind man, so he could only passively follow him out, leave the office, pass through the corridor, turn over a screen wall, and then the front yard is the front yard. The headquarters was originally the county government office of Longkou County, with flowers, rockery, pavilions, towers and terraces in the yard, but opposite the gate was a square.
When Xu Shijiu was pushed by the black blind man, a large group of people were walking in the gate.
The ones walking in front were Gao Shenxing, then Li Zihan, then Shu Tongwen, and then Li Mu. All four of them looked at Xu Shijiu with strange eyes.
Gao Shenxing, Li Zihan, Shu Tongwen and Li Mu were all veterans who followed Xu Shijiu since the Battle of Songhu, and were the only few veterans left in the former 19th Brigade. Hei Xiazi joined the 19th Brigade on the way to the great defeat of Songhu. He followed Xu Shijiu less than these four people.
Xu Shijiu became more and more confused, not knowing what they were doing, but his intuition told Xu Shijiu that something seemed to have happened, and that this matter had something to do with him.
But this shouldn't be a bad thing, just look at their expressions.
Xu Shijiu muttered in his heart, and continued to be pushed forward passively by the black blind man.
Following Li Mu immediately were Wang Yidao, Liao Yaohua, Lao Luotuo, Jiu Ye and Xiaodanzi, all of whom were happy. Xiaodanzi smiled so hard that his mouth was grinning at the ears. After Xiaodanzi did not go away, the three female soldiers who came in were Cao Jiao, Gu Yaqin and Yu Huan.
The three female soldiers were equally happy, but they were closely connected, as if covering something.
"Hey, I said, what are you doing? Are you all punishing me?" Xu Shijiu said angrily.
The three female soldiers smiled at Xu Shijiu, and then slowly made it to both sides from the middle.
A graceful figure appeared under the cover of the three female soldiers. Xu Shijiu looked over, and the anger on his face instantly frozen. He felt like he had been imposed on a fixed body, and suddenly froze there. Xu Shijiu looked ahead intently, not knowing what time tonight, but his eyes showed a lot of tenderness.
Jiaxi, it is Jiaxi? It is my Jiaxi
Yu Jiaxi slowly raised her head, and the same tenderness appeared in her eyes.
"Jiaxi?" Xu Shijiu called softly and opened his arms towards Yu Jiaxi.
Yu Jiaxi could no longer control the joy in her heart, and rushed into Xu Shijiu's arms. Then she opened her arms and hugged Xu Shijiu's neck tightly. Tears were like pearls with broken strings, flowing down Yu Jiaxi's pretty face. She missed many days and nights, felt sad and sad, and had parted ways. At this moment, they all turned into blue smoke.
Chapter completed!