"Hey... Captain Li... Political Commissar Zhao, are you all here?"
Accompanied by a crisp and hearty voice, a girl wearing a floral cotton-padded jacket and black cloth shoes walked in.
This girl is of medium build, with dark hair in a big braid, exuding the unique youthfulness of a young girl. This girl is Xiu Qin, the director of the Zhaojiayu Village Women’s Rescue Association. At this moment, she is carrying a large bundle of freshly made military shoes.
Walk through the door.
Xiuqin turns 18 this year. Girls in the mountains get married early these days. Most girls usually get married when they are fifteen or sixteen.
According to the concept of the mountain people, the 18-year-old Xiu Qin has already entered the ranks of old girls. If not for the war, how could such a girl still be unable to get married at the age of 18?
Although Xiuqin is not pretty, she is still at the age where she is full of youth, with a bit of shyness on her rosy face. Her words and gestures can bring a touch of feminine warmth to the men who are fighting on the battlefield all day long.
breath.
Seeing Xiu Qin coming in with a large bundle of military shoes, Li Yunlong changed his usual generous temper and said with a smile: "Xiu Qin, are you here to give us shoes?"
"Yes, some time ago I saw that the shoes on the feet of many soldiers in our regiment were in tatters, so I mobilized the girls and wives from the Women's Rescue Association to make a batch of shoes. This is the first batch. There are 100 shoes in total.
There are more than a hundred pairs, you can use them first, and I will send another batch over in a few days."
"Great!" Zhao Gang said gratefully: "Comrade Xiuqin, these military shoes you made are a timely help. We will definitely kill more Japanese..."
"Okay... okay, Old Zhao, don't say these polite words. I can memorize them all. The following words must be 'never let down the expectations of the villagers of us', right? You intellectuals
, It’s just too sour.” Li Yunlong interrupted Zhao Gang rudely.
Zhao Gang also felt a little embarrassed. He scratched his head: "Yeah, how about saying that intellectuals should be integrated with the workers and peasants? Lao Li, do you really remember that I say the same thing every time?"
"It goes without saying. If you don't believe me, just ask Sister Xiuqin yourself." Li Yunlong rolled his eyes, "Don't talk about local comrades, I'm tired of hearing them. In fact, can't you speak in plain language? Sister Xiuqin,
You women make military shoes, and we men fight the Japanese, so don’t be polite to anyone. The division of labor in the revolution is different. If you have anything to do, just tell us. We can do it if we can, and I can’t do it.
We have to do it in various ways. This is so true, isn’t it, Sister Xiuqin?”
Xiuqin said with a smile: "The group leader still listens to what he said. We are all a family. Why are you so polite? The group leader said, if you have something to do, just say it. If you can do it, you have to do it in a different way, right?
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Li Yunlong said carelessly: "Of course, once a man says something, it's hard to follow him."
A sly smile appeared on Xiuqin's red face: "Well, let me tell you, the militiamen in the village have issued guns, why not the Women's Rescue Association? Everyone has a share in fighting the Japanese, so why should I, a woman,
We can only make military shoes? Doesn’t this look down on women? I know there are not many guns in the army, so we can’t issue them to everyone, but I am a cadre after all, so it’s okay to issue one to me, right?”
"Fire the gun?"
The two of them looked at each other. Although the weapons and equipment of this independent group in time and space were much better than before due to Gao Hongming's relationship, guns could not be issued randomly, and they were still issued to a girl.
Li Yunlong hesitated and said: "What kind of gun can a girl use? This is good. Sister Xiuqin, next time I go to the county town to buy you a piece of floral cloth and let you make a new dress, what do you think?"
"No!" Xiu Qin was unhappy. "The leader is just fooling people and keeping his words. He is still a man. He is not even as good as a woman like me!"
"this……"
Now Li Yunlong was pushed into the corner. He couldn't help but take out the Browning M1911A1 pistol Gao Hongming gave him, took out the magazine, and fiddled with it skillfully a few times. Soon, Huang Chengcheng fired bullets one by one.
Jumping out, he put the gun on the table, "Here...if you can load the bullet and load it, I will give this gun to you."
"Keep your word?" Xiu Qin looked surprised.
"Of course, I, Mr. Li, never lie to others." Although Li Yunlong felt a little bad, he still insisted on being stubborn.
"good!"
Xiu Qin stepped forward unceremoniously, pressed the bullet into the magazine with unskilled gestures, inserted it into the pistol, pulled the sleeve to push the bullet into the chamber. She weighed the pistol happily and said: "In the courtyard
That old crow's nest in the tree is really annoying, I'm going to knock it down."
Seeing Xiu Qin about to walk out, Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang were so frightened that they jumped up and said repeatedly: "Okay, okay, this gun belongs to you, quickly turn off the safety, don't let it go off!"
Seeing the proud Xiu Qin, Li Yunlong asked curiously: "Sister Xiu Qin, how can you use a gun?"
Xiuqin smiled and raised the gun in her hand and said proudly: "My brother is the battalion commander in the 120th Division. He taught me."
Zhao Gang was gloating at the side and smiled very happily, "Old Li, you must be dumbfounded now."
Li Yunlong still refused to give up and said to Xiu Qin: "Sister Xiu Qin, this gun only has the last seven bullets left. After you finish shooting these bullets, return the gun to me. After all, I only have one gun. Do you understand?"
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"Why should I give it to you? This gun already belongs to me." Xiu Qin glared and hid the gun in her arms.
Zhao Gang didn't forget to expose Li Yunlong's background, "Xiu Qin, don't listen to Lao Li. He still has more than ten boxes of these bullets. The person who gave him this gun is a famous rich man and he is very generous. Besides, he has more than ten boxes of bullets.
Yes, Lao Li still has a spare one, so you don’t have to worry about him not having a gun to use,"
Li Yunlong glared at Zhao Gang and said helplessly: "I'm afraid of a traitor in everything."
Looking at Xiu Qin who happily left the house, Zhao Gang thought thoughtfully, "Old Li, there's something wrong with this girl Xiu Qin recently. Why does she keep running towards you? Could it be that she has a crush on you?"
"Bullshit!" Li Yunlong didn't take it to heart at all. He turned to look at the map and pondered. After a while, he said to Zhao Gang: "Old Zhao, it stands to reason that I should be happy for him that Brother Gao has acquired an air force.
, but as the old saying goes, the rafters that stand out will die first. He has been in too much limelight during this period, and maybe Chongqing will cause trouble."
"Yes, I have also thought about this problem." Zhao Gang nodded. After several years of consumption, our Chinese air power has almost lost its casualties, and the few remaining planes have been hidden. If Chongqing is informed about Gao
The regiment commander actually created an air force, so they will definitely change their minds."
"Don't talk about Chongqing. When I learned the news, my first thought was whether I could ask Brother Gao for air support in the future, let alone Chairman Chiang." Li Yunlong sighed.
Zhao Gang thought for a while: "Let's do this. Later, we will jointly send a telegram to Commander Gao to ask him what is going on there and see if there is anything we can do to help. What do you think?"
"I think it's okay." Li Yunlong nodded, looking at the heavy snow outside the window, "It's so cold here that even if I want to go out and get some seizures from the little devils, it's a pity that we are a bit far away from Liantai County now.
Otherwise, it would be a good idea to take this opportunity to see Brother Gao."
Zhao Gang saw through his thoughts at a glance: "I think you're doing it because you've finished smoking and you want to find Captain Gao and light a cigarette before you come back."
"So what, me and Brother Gao, who is following the other?" Li Yunlong didn't mean to hide it at all. In his opinion, he and Gao Hongming had a friendship that started when they fought Japanese together in Cangyunling. They had some cigarettes between friends.
Something.
Just as the two were discussing how to contact Gao Hongming to inquire about the situation, Monk Wei ran in panting: "Commander... Political Commissar, when I was doing routine training with the reconnaissance platoon, we discovered that a group of Japanese troops were heading towards Xiaoli Village.
As we headed towards the direction, Platoon Leader Zhao asked what we should do?"
"Xiao Li Village?"
Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang's expressions immediately changed. Xiaoli Village happens to be where the headquarters is currently located. How could the Japanese suddenly go there?
"Monk, have you found out the size of the Japs?"
Monk Wei said: "We don't know exactly, but we are at least in one alliance."
"No, it's dangerous at the headquarters."
Li Yunlong looked at the map, thought for a moment and then said in a firm tone: "Old Zhao, you immediately send a report to the headquarters and report the situation to the deputy commander-in-chief. I will immediately assemble the team and rush to Xiaolongling to set up an ambush there.
Snipe the enemy, but never let the Japanese pass through there."
"Okay, I'll go right away!"
Zhao Gang also knew that the situation was urgent and could only act while asking for instructions.
Soon, the originally peaceful Zhaojiayu Village became noisy. Soldiers ran out of the barracks one after another. Soon the open space at the entrance of the village was filled with densely packed Eighth Route Army soldiers.
The actions of the independent group immediately attracted the attention of the villagers, and many villagers came out of their houses and came to the entrance of the village to watch the fun.
Xiu Qin and a group of girls and wives from the Women's Rescue Association were also in the crowd, chattering and discussing as they watched the soldiers begin to gather.
Originally, Xiu Qin wanted to say a few words to Li Yunlong, but seeing how busy Li Yunlong was, she knew that now was not the time to talk, so she could only wait for Li Yunlong to come back.
In the open space at the entrance of the village, looking at the assembled soldiers of the Independent Regiment, Li Yunlong waved his hand and immediately led the soldiers of the Independent Regiment to run towards Xiaolongling.
Xiaolongling is not far from Zhaojiayu Village, only more than ten kilometers away. However, due to the slippery roads in winter, marching was extremely inconvenient, so the independent regiment marched for more than two hours before arriving. When they arrived, they were already waiting here.
The reconnaissance team reported to Li Yunlong that the Japanese had appeared, densely packed as far as the eye could see, led by more than a dozen trucks.