They all swore on the ancestral tablets in the village ancestral hall, so Li Zheng had to believe Fatty Wei.
The two walked through the weeds and soon came to the fence. Next to the fence was a dirt road, only more than one meter wide, extending from the cement road leading to the division headquarters. It was surrounded by woods and weeds, and there were few traces of people.
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There were already a few dark figures squatting there by the wall, looking around like accomplices out in the wild.
Seeing Fatty Wei coming, one of the dark figures lowered his voice and said, "Why does it take so long? There are less than fifteen minutes left!"
Li Zheng recognized Ma Teng's voice, walked in and took a look, and it turned out to be this guy.
Besides Ma Teng, there are other familiar faces - Yang Hui, Jiang Xuan, Jiang Jie...
Most of the recruits in the first class were alive, except for one Zhang Jian.
"What are you doing here?"
Li Zheng had an ominous premonition.
Without saying a word, Fatty Wei pulled Li Zheng over, looked around with a sly look, and warned, "Squat down, don't stand."
Li Zheng was full of questions, but he still did as Fatty Wei said.
Fatty Wei said: "I will be the host tonight and treat you to a midnight snack."
"Eating late-night snacks?" Li Zheng said, "Where do you get late-night snacks?"
Fatty Wei looked at his watch, raised his head and looked out of the wall through the cement pillar, with a layer of anxiety on his face: "What happened? How can a businessman be so unpunctual?"
Ma Teng urged from the side: "I said Fatty, will he let you go?"
Fatty Wei said: "Impossible! I am one of his big clients. Why would you let me fly? He lied to me once and lost a lot of money in the future! This is not the way he does business."
Just as he was talking, Jiang Xuan patted Fatty Wei and said, "It seems like someone is coming."
Li Zheng raised his head and looked outside the wall, and sure enough he saw a dark figure on the path carrying two bags of things, swaying and hurriedly walking towards here.
Fatty Wei was overjoyed, ran to the wall with his waist bent, and glanced in the direction of the gate in the distance.
There are still dozens of meters away from the gate, and the grass is tall and leafy, blocking the line of sight. You can't see it at all. You can only see the lights at the gate in the distance.
"Old Chen, you're here! It's already timed out! You have to deduct money!"
Fatty Wei couldn't wait any longer and stretched his two fat paws through the concrete pillars to the outside of the wall.
The black shadow stopped at the wall, glanced at Fatty Wei in the wall, confirmed that he was right, and then handed over the thing in his hand.
Only then did Li Zheng vaguely see who was outside the wall through the moonlight.
It was none other than an orchard owner near the camp.
The boss's surname was Chen, and all the soldiers called him Lao Chen.
Lao Chen is a very special person.
His home is not far from the training ground in the camp.
Although the E Division is stationed here, it is said that the camp area is a military restricted area and no ordinary people will appear.
But Lao Chen is an exception. Lao Chen's father is a local farmer, and his ancestors have been here for generations. After liberation, the E Division moved from the north to the south, and when it arrived here, it started a fierce battle with the national army.
At that time, the Tigers were responsible for quickly inserting themselves behind the national army to outflank them, cutting off their retreat and preventing them from escaping further south.
As a result, when they crossed to the Daliangling Highlands, they were blocked by two regiments of the National Army. The latter guarded the key pass. As a result, the Tigers were unable to capture it for a while, and many soldiers were sacrificed.
Detours will lead to delays and the inability to form an encirclement in time, which will ultimately defeat the superior's operational intention of encircling and annihilating the opponent.
Just when the regiment leader was getting angry, the reconnaissance company commander sent out to reconnoiter the terrain came back and brought back Lao Lao Chen.
Lao Lao Chen said that although the terrain of Daliang Ridge is dangerous and it can guard several key roads nearby, there is a small road in Daliang Ridge that can go around the back. That road is difficult to walk. It was used by the mountain people when they were cutting firewood and collecting herbs.
small road.
The regiment leader was overjoyed after hearing this, and immediately sent the reconnaissance company commander to lead his troops, plus two main companies of the second battalion. They followed Lao Lao Chen around to the rear of Daliang Ridge, and then climbed up from the cliff to the top of the ridge by grabbing vines.
Launch a surprise attack in the rear where the army's defense is weakest.
This surprise attack was fought very brilliantly. It happened that the deputy division commander of the National Army in charge of the blockade in the Daliang Ridge area set up his headquarters on the top of the ridge. As a result, he was defeated by the reconnaissance company and the second battalion.
The headquarters was captured and left leaderless. The two National Army art regiments that were stationed here ran away and surrendered. In the end, the Tigers not only completed the penetration and encirclement on time, but also captured one and a half regiments of the National Army.
However, Lao Lao Chen, who was leading the way, was hit by an inaccurate artillery shell that accidentally landed near him, and not even the body was found.
Because of this, the old Chen, who lost his father, has always been taken care of by the officers and soldiers of the Tiger Regiment. When he grew up, he married a wife and had children and stayed on this land to forage. He contracted two fish ponds and an orchard near the station, and also
I opened a small shop next to the training ground to buy and sell daily necessities and snacks.
His shop specializes in soldiers' business. The prices are reasonable and it is very popular. Every soldier who has retired from the Tiger Regiment knows him, Old Chen, and the shop that sells goods under the tree not far from the playground.
The old sundry store under the Phoenix tree.
"I traveled ten kilometers to the town to buy this for you. It's not easy to earn your money!"
Lao Chen immediately defended himself.
He must not allow anyone to question his goodwill.
The store has been open near Tiger Group for more than 20 years, and it has a golden reputation.
"Okay, okay! Stop talking nonsense, I didn't let you work in vain!" Fatty Wei said as he took the two huge bags handed over by Old Chen.
"Aiya, I go!"
Fatty Wei suddenly screamed in a low voice.
"Can't get in!"
Li Zheng took a look and found that the two bags were too big and looked heavy. The gap between the cement pillars on the wall was too small, and the huge bags could not be taken in through the gap.
Lao Chen said: "What are you in a hurry for?"
He said and pointed upward.
"You guys can just climb up the wall and I can pass it up from below?"
Fatty Wei could only let go and hand the things back to Lao Chen. Then he turned to Ma Teng and said, "Come on, come on, bend down and I'll climb up."
Ma Teng's eyes immediately rounded up: "Fat man, given your weight, I'd better step on you."
Time was running out, so Fatty Wei could only accommodate himself: "Okay, okay, hurry up!"
As he said that, he stood against the wall, stood firm with his legs spread apart, and grabbed his hand on the cement pillar, like a bear lying on it.
Ma Teng stepped on Fatty Wei's thighs smoothly and used his strength to climb up the wall.
It has been almost a month since the training started, and although the recruits are not as good as the veterans, their physical fitness is much better than when they were at home, and their skills are much more flexible.
Without much effort, Ma Teng got the bag and returned to the wall.
Fatty Wei did not forget to tell Lao Chen: "Three days later, the same time and place, this is it!"
Old Chen made an OK gesture to reassure Fatty Wei: "Don't worry when I do things! If you don't believe me, go and inquire. Ask the veterans of your regiment, when will I, Old Chen, fail to do what I promised?"
After Lao Chen disappeared on the path outside the wall, Fatty Wei couldn't wait to open the bag.
As soon as Li Zheng opened the bag, he felt a familiar and strong fragrance.
“Spicy crayfish?!”
He was stunned.
Fatty Wei can do it!
It’s actually a late night snack!
It is estimated that he asked Lao Chen to buy these crayfish from the town.
But this place is about seven kilometers away from the town. In other words, Lao Chen rode his beloved electric donkey for 14 kilometers before buying these two pots of crayfish.
Li Zheng couldn't help but ask Fatty Wei: "How much does this pot of crayfish cost?"
Fatty Wei opened the lid of the disposable plastic lunch box, put his fingers covered in spicy oil into his mouth, sucked on it, and stretched out five fingers.