After receiving the medicine, at Su Rui's urging, the girls went downstairs chattering. Looking at the innocent and lively smiling faces of these girls who could be his grandmothers based on their birthdays, Su Rui always felt something in his heart.
A feeling of stepping back in time.
However, the skills of these female students who claimed to have studied nursing were really good. They treated their wounds one by one quickly, tenderly and considerately, and they also asked them diligently if they were feeling uncomfortable. How had those Sichuan Army soldiers ever enjoyed such services?
All of them were blushing and shaking their heads. Looking at the moved expressions on their faces at this moment, I'm afraid they wouldn't even blink an eye when those female students asked them to go to the mine array.
An hour passed slowly, and Xu Yaoshan sent a female student over to tell Su Rui that the hot water had been boiled and the soldiers could take a bath.
Su Rui called Li Yifeng and said to him: "Captain Li, you take the brothers to take a bath first, and then come and eat after taking a bath. Remember, each brother can only eat two bowls of porridge. It's not that I'm weak.
I treat you, but you are often hungry and full these days, so you cannot eat too much at once, do you understand?"
Li Yifeng nodded: "Sir, I understand. When I was a child, the old man said that people who are too hungry will easily fill their stomachs when they are full, which will kill people."
Suri patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "As long as you understand, go down!"
Li Yifeng quickly led these Sichuan soldiers down to take a bath.
After Li Yifeng and the Sichuan troops went down, Lin Shiqian showed a worried look in his eyes and said to Su Rui: "Sir, do you really want to take in these Sichuan troops?"
Su Rui turned to look at him and asked in surprise: "Why, is there something wrong with these Sichuan troops?"
Lin Shiqian blushed, and finally stammered: "No...I'm not saying there's something wrong with these Sichuan troops, but...it's that so many of these Sichuan troops were taken in at once.
,Are there too many people?”
Su Rui stared at Lin Shiqian, his eyes unblinking without saying a word. Lin Shiqian lowered his head involuntarily under Su Rui's gaze, as if he had done something wrong.
After a long time, Su Rui sighed softly and said: "Platoon Leader Lin, I know what you are worried about. Are you worried that there are too many Sichuan troops and they will overwhelm those of you who are from the 154th Division in the future?"
"Sir...I..."
Lin Shiqian's face turned red and he didn't know where to put his hands.
Su Rui shook his head and said seriously: "Platoon Leader Lin, although we have only known each other for two days, since you called me "sir", I still have to talk to you about something. It is true that they are Sichuan troops, but what are they?
People, they are our soldiers, comrades-in-arms, and life-and-death brothers who fight the Japanese together. Do you still have any concerns about them? Your 154th Division is the Guangdong Army, and their 145th Division is the Sichuan Army.
Chinese soldiers, why do we have to separate you geographically?
Didn't you, a Shandong native, also join the Guangdong Army? Why can't the Sichuan Army become my subordinates? The Chairman also said that if the war breaks out, there will be no distinction between north and south, no distinction between old and young, no matter who
, we all have the responsibility to defend our homeland and fight the war, and we are all determined to sacrifice everything. Only by sacrificing ourselves to the end and fighting to the end, and only by being determined to sacrifice, can we win the final victory. Have you forgotten these words? If it is according to what you said, I
If you are neither Cantonese nor Sichuanese, then should I only recruit children from this province?"
Lin Shiqian, who was almost ashamed by Su Rui's sincere words, almost dropped his head to his crotch. He hummed for a long time, and finally said harshly: "Sir, please stop talking, I was wrong.
!”
Seeing Lin Shiqian's ashamed look, Su Rui didn't want to say too much, so he softly "hum" and then said: "Look at you like this, how can you expect me to promote you with confidence!"
"Promote me?"
Lin Shiqian's body suddenly froze as if he had been tapped. After a long time, he opened his mouth and said in disbelief: "Sir, you... are you kidding me? I, Old Lin, have also been promoted.
day?"
At this time, the national army had complex factions and regional trends prevailed. In addition to the Central Army, there were countless miscellaneous armies, such as the Sichuan Army, the Yunnan Army, the Northeast Army, the Northwest Army, the Jin Army, the Guangdong Army, the Zhili Clique, and the Guangxi Clique.
And so on and so forth.
If an officer wants to be promoted in the army, in addition to having the ability, working with the right people, being a good person, and knowing how to fight, you must also be born in the right place.
For example, Lin Shiqian and Wang Dezi are both from Shandong, but the 154th Division they belong to is from the Guangdong Army. From the division commander to the middle and lower-level officers, most of them are Cantonese. When they promote their subordinates, they are the first
Those who have limited consideration must be their own compatriots.
This situation is also true in China today. For example, Yan Xishan's Jin army, when they promote officers, the first thing they consider must be their Shanxi children. This has become a habit and even instinct for those in charge.
Therefore, it is no wonder that Lin Shiqian and Wang Dezi, with ten years of qualifications and experience in the army, can only serve as platoon leader or even squad leader.
Now that Su Rui said that he wanted to promote Lin Shiqian, this guy couldn't react for a moment and was stunned on the spot.
Seeing Lin Shiqian's blank and cold expression, Su Rui was both angry and amused. She stretched out her foot and lightly kicked his butt and cursed with a smile: "Okay, I'm back!"
"Well......"
Lin Shiqian, who had been kicked, only then reacted. He looked at Su Rui's smiling face in front of him, pointed at himself in disbelief and said: "Sir, you really want to promote me, what promotion do you want me to have?"
official?"
After finishing speaking, Lin Shiqian looked at Su Rui helplessly, like a poor child begging for food.
Su Rui smiled and couldn't bear to tease him anymore. He said bluntly: "I want you to be a company commander and lead more than a hundred people. Can you do it?"
"boom......."
Lin Shiqian's brain was suddenly exhausted, and he stammered: "Company...Company Commander...Sir, do you want me to be the company commander?"
Su Rui said sternly: "Of course, do you think I'm kidding you? I just counted, I brought back more than two hundred Sichuan troops, plus your original thirty or so people, this adds up to a total of
Three hundred and twenty and thirty people. I thought about it. Let's form a battalion first, with two subordinate companies of one hundred and thirty-five people each. I plan to form an artillery platoon for the remaining fifty or so people.
They are responsible for fire support. But what makes me feel embarrassed is that we don’t have anyone here who can handle artillery. Captain Lin, do you have any ideas?"
Lin Shiqian, who was still a little dizzy from the good news that fell from the sky, said without thinking: "Sir, what's so difficult about this? Wang Dezi turned out to be the squad leader in the artillery camp of our 154th Division.
, who was later squeezed out to work for me, you are right to find him, I guarantee that everything will be done properly!"
"Oh...Wang Dezi was an artillery squad leader?"
This news surprised Su Rui. He didn't realize that the dark and thin Wang Dezi who had been following him today was actually an artilleryman. This is really not what one looks like. The artillerymen during the Republic of China were part of the special forces.
The salary was always good, but what Su Rui couldn't figure out was how Wang Dezi was still having such a miserable life since he had been an artilleryman for so many years.
However, after thinking about it, Su Rui secretly sighed. It was just a matter of habit. There are differences among regions. No matter where or what group, there are factions. This has been the case since ancient times.
But now is not the time to think about these things. Su Rui suppressed these distracting thoughts, and then said to Lin Shiqian: "Company Commander Lin, remember, I only give you one day, and you want you to put a company together."
The rack is set up, and tomorrow I will see a company full of people who can go into battle to kill the enemy. Otherwise, let alone the company commander, even the platoon leader will be fucked by you, do you understand?"
Lin Shiqian, who was elated when Su Rui called him Captain Lin, patted his chest repeatedly and promised: "Don't worry, sir, if you can't handle this job, just beat me to the end, I will never complain."
Su Rui smiled with satisfaction, "Okay, then I'll wait to patrol your company tomorrow! Now I'll go out first, and you hurry up and get moving."