Chapter 69 Untitled
Wang Laomao and his companions unexpectedly met their own people in Hejiatun.
The so-called "own people" refer to a company stationed by the Sixth Brigade in Hejiatun, whose company commander is Liu Guodong.
Since we have met, it is inevitable that we will ask about each other's situation.
Wang Laomao naturally talked about the situation where his company and even his entire battalion were almost wiped out, which naturally made Liu Guodong and his three platoon leaders sigh with emotion.
Liu Guodong also told Wang Laomao what they were doing in Hejiatun.
According to the above statement, the current method of dealing with the Japanese army is called "frontless warfare."
What is this "no-front" tactic? The Northeast Army dispatched some of its troops to delay the Japanese troops north of Jinzhou using various means.
These delayed actions include assassinations, ambushes, sabotage, etc.
What this means is that there is no clear front line. It is impossible for our Northeast Army to send a large force to form a clear front line with the Japanese army and engage in confrontation and fighting.
However, the Northeast Army was able to take advantage of the Japanese army's unstable foothold and adopt flexible methods to delay the Japanese army and prevent them from attacking North China.
According to common sense, people like Wang Laomao should return to their 7th Brigade since their battalion has been destroyed.
However, Liu Guodong also gave Wang Laomao two options. One was for Wang Laomao to take his people back to the 7th Brigade. The other option was to stay in their company temporarily and provide them with some help within his ability.
After all, Wang Laomao and his men had some combat experience with the Japanese army and had some basic understanding of the Japanese army, which were what Liu Guodong lacked.
It was just like when they just bumped into each other, the soldiers under Liu Guodong didn't even recognize that the iron lump in Shang Zhen's hand was a Japanese grenade!
How can they fight against the Japanese army like this?
In view of this, Liu Guodong discussed with Wang Laomao, "You and your people should help out in my kitchen!"
Liu Guodong's reason was undoubtedly valid, and Wang Laomao agreed without hesitation.
Wang Laomao certainly has his own ideas.
Now he is not going to take these people back to his own regiment. If they go back, it will be called returning to the team.
Once you return to the team, you have to carry out combat missions.
It would be so wonderful for these people to recuperate in this kitchen team for a while!
But Wang Laomao didn't know that when he announced the news, the most beautiful person in his heart was Shang Zhen.
Considering that he is as thin as a bamboo pole, Shang Zhen, who has long wanted to improve his physical fitness, finally has the opportunity to strengthen himself.
What surprised Shang Zhen even more was that they were asked to help in the kitchen. Since they were helping in the kitchen, he would become a cook.
Even in a year of famine and disaster, who has ever seen a cook starve to death?
Shang Zhen, who felt his own incompetence after the previous battle, immediately became busy.
He first talked about his ideas with Wang Laomao.
Wang Laomao naturally had no objection to this. Now seeing that Shang Zhen had killed more Japanese soldiers than he himself, he certainly hoped that he would have more capable subordinates in the future.
As soon as Wang Laomao agreed to Shang Zhen's request, he consulted the locals again and even asked for a set of old clothes from ordinary people.
He couldn't possibly practice aiming his gun in Hejiatun. He needed to go outside the village. If he did that, wearing the uniform of the Northeast Army, it would probably cause some unnecessary trouble.
Shang Zhen was so impatient that Wang Laomao talked to Liu Guodong that night, and Shang Zhen disappeared the next morning!
"Where is Ma Gan'er doing?" Hou Kanshan asked curiously when he saw Shang Zhen walking out of the yard in casual clothes with a bag in his hand.
But then he was scolded by Wang Laomao: "How can you meddle in other people's business? You better figure out where to find some cigarettes!"
Hou Kanshan absolutely followed Wang Laomao's lead. When he heard Wang Laomao asking him for cigarettes, his face immediately turned bitter: "Platoon leader, where can I find cigarettes for you? Will dry tobacco be okay?"
"Who would smoke that kind of thing? It's so bitter, and you still keep smoking!" Wang Laomao refused to lower his smoking standards.
The so-called dry tobacco is the leaf tobacco grown by the locals.
Those are large pieces of tobacco leaves that are dried, crushed, and then rolled with paper or smoked in a pipe.
Everyone who has smoked knows that the best tobacco leaves in China are from Yunnan, and they are called Yunyan.
Although the Northeast is known for its vast territory and abundant resources, it is a cold and bitter place after all. The tobacco grown on this land tastes very strong and has an absolutely spicy smell.
Wang Laomao and his men were originally stationed in Beidaying, Shenyang.
What does this sentence mean? It means that Wang Laomao and his men are all city soldiers.
City soldiers naturally would not smoke dry tobacco, also known as leaf tobacco. They could buy cigarettes produced in the tobacco factory.
Even though the cigarette was made with locally produced tobacco, it became softer after being made.
Now Hou Kanshan asked Wang Laomao to pick up his pipe again, but how could Wang Laomao agree?
"I say, platoon leader, just make do with it. I'll get you some dry tobacco first, you can smoke it first, and then I'll think of another way for you!" Since Hou Kanshan couldn't get cigarettes, he could only discuss it with Wang Laomao.
"What the hell can you do?" Wang Laomao said angrily, "You can't even beat a rookie like Ma Gan'er in a fight. You can only serve me. If you can't serve me well, then you can stay in this company. I don't want you anymore."
"Don't worry, platoon leader. If you fire me, who will bring you water to wash your feet?" Hou Kanshan hurriedly tried to please him by relying on his thick skin.
After Hou Kanshan said this, several soldiers nearby started laughing.
Those soldiers were the cooks of Liu Guodong's company. Their smiles had a meaning, which was simply that there were such shameless people in the world!
Seeing those soldiers laughing, although Hou Kanshan was unhappy, he couldn't say anything else to them.
After all, they are now eating and drinking at Liu Guodong's expense. They are living under someone else's roof. How could he possibly act tough with them?
"Platoon leader, I am not the only soldier you have!" Hou Kanshan understood that this was actually Wang Laomao dealing with him.
Come to think of it, doesn't he know whether he's brave enough in battle? And Wang Lao Mao has always been more protective of him. Although he has done a lot of hard work, he has never been assigned any dangerous work. Doesn't he understand this?
Is it because Hou Kanshan is good-looking? Good looks are useless, we are all men.
So what is the root cause?
That's because I can serve the platoon leader and I'm quite experienced in doing so. I can secretly leave cigarettes for the platoon leader. If I can't even do this, then I really have no use at all!
However, although it is just a small thing, it is impossible to do at the moment. Hou Kanshan looked at Ma Erhu and others who were also gloating beside him and thought of shifting the disaster to the east.
It was just what Hou Kanshan thought, and Ma Erhuzi also thought so.
"Okay, I'll go find some cigarettes for our platoon leader." Ma Erhuzi said with a smile, "If I find some cigarettes for the platoon leader, then from now on, any dirty, dangerous work will be yours, you little monkey."
Ma Erhuzi has a straightforward personality and says whatever he wants to say without beating around the bush. However, he didn't expect that Hou Kanshan would find fault with his words.
"Hey, Ma Erhu, what do you mean? Are you saying that our platoon leader is unfair?" Hou Kanshan pointed out at the time.
"Did I, did I really mean that?" Ma Erhuzi never expected that Hou Kanshan would bite back directly, and his mind didn't wrap around it.
He glanced at Wang Laomao and saw that Wang Laomao's face was calm and it was hard to tell whether he was happy or not. For a moment, he didn't know what to say. His face turned red and his neck became thick.
"It's useless to talk!" Chen Hanwen spoke up at this time, "Our platoon leader has always led by example. When has there ever been a dangerous situation where we didn't take the lead?"
It is said that Chen Hanwen is a scholar. Although he is a bit pedantic, he is not stupid.
With just this one sentence, he neither offended Hou Kanshan nor helped Ma Erhuzi, and also praised the platoon leader Wang Laomao.
When everyone looked at Wang Laomao again, they saw a smile in the corner of Wang Laomao's eyes.
It was obvious that Wang Laomao benefited greatly from Chen Hanwen's words.
But in fact it is true. Although Wang Laomao has a bit of the temper of a platoon leader, he is very good at leading troops in battle.
The room was bustling with activity, and Wang Laomao was about to praise Chen Hanwen when they heard someone outside the courtyard shout, "Platoon Leader Wang, are you there?"
The voice sounded clear and pleasant, and it was a female voice. It was the voice of the female college student Leng Xiaozhi.