These days, Lin Xueying is not with Xu Dalong and has been worried about him. Now that she finally sees him standing in front of her, she wants to throw herself into his arms desperately. But Lin Xueying is a cadre of the Eighth Route Army after all. At the airport
There were so many people watching, so she had to remain reserved and just said with tears in her eyes: "Are you back?"
Xu Dalong didn't care so much, he stepped forward and hugged his wife, saying affectionately: "I'm back, I made you worry."
Hearing Xu Dalong's warm words, Lin Xueying shed tears and hugged her husband's waist tightly with her hands.
The Eighth Route Army officers and soldiers at the airport smiled knowingly when they saw this, while the American crew members whistled excitedly, and some clapped.
After all, Lin Xueying was a little shy. She broke away from her husband's embrace, but was reluctant to push him away, so she reached out and took his arm, and walked towards the car while talking.
On the way back to the county town, Lin Xueying had a lot to say, but there were drivers and security guards in the car, so she could only hold back and look at her long-separated husband carefully with her beautiful eyes.
The moonlight was like water, it was quiet and peaceful, and after the warm tenderness, the couple hugged each other and sat on the bedside.
Lin Xueying said: "My father sent a telegram two days ago, saying that my mother was feeling unwell and hoped that I could go back to Chongqing for a visit. You just happened to be back. Can you accompany me to Chongqing?"
Xu Dalong said: "Commander Siring specially granted me a month's leave, and we will set off tomorrow."
The next morning, Xu Dalong and Lin Xueying came to the headquarters. Lin Xueying went to the Confidential Section to hand over the work, and Xu Dalong came to his office.
He first made a phone call to inform the flight brigade to prepare a transport plane for him, and then called Zhao Gang and Zhang Dabiao to inform them to gather in Li Yunlong's room.
Li Yunlong saw Xu Dalong and said jokingly: "You have just come back and you are not at home to spend time with your siblings. What are you doing here?"
Xu Dalong said: "The Commander-in-Chief granted me a month's leave. My mother-in-law is not in good health. I plan to go to Chongqing to visit my father-in-law and mother-in-law."
Li Yunlong said: "That's it. Lao Zhao has already made arrangements to hold a reception banquet for you. It's just the right time for you to go out, so it can be considered as a farewell for you."
The two chatted for a while. Zhao Gang, Zhang Dabiao, and Wang Limin came in one after another. After chatting for a while, they started to talk about work.
Li Yunlong said: "Brother Dalong, our Mawu Mountain District gave you strong support when you came out of seclusion this time. We sent three main regiments, a medical team, a lot of people from the arsenal, and all the Sun Desheng Cavalry Brigade.
The war horse took away one-third of our family wealth in one fell swoop."
Speaking of this, Li Yunlong felt heartbroken, and even complained about Xu Dalong in his tone.
To be honest, Zhao Gang felt a little distressed, but as a Zheng committee member with a high level of Zheng Ce, he certainly couldn't say negative words.
He said: "They are all members of the Eighth Route Army. They fight against Japanese invaders wherever they go and support operations outside the Pass. Many troops from the Jidong Military Region also went there, as well as from the Jizhong Military Region."
Li Yunlong glanced at him dissatisfied and curled his lips. It was obvious that Zhao Gang's words could not comfort him.
Among the troops transferred this time, there was also a regiment from the Independent Brigade. Wang Limin also felt a little unhappy, frowning and saying nothing.
Zhang Dabiao saw that the atmosphere was a bit dull and said: "I am considering this issue. I suggest that several guard regiments be upgraded to the main force and a group of new soldiers be recruited for training."
Xu Dalong said: "I came here today just to discuss these things with you. I agree with Chief of Staff Zhang. Let's retrain the troops. This time I will go to Chongqing and find a way to get some money back. After I come back,
Let's go to Suiyuan and bring back a group of war horses. What else does everyone have to do? Let's discuss it together."
Speaking of this, Li Yunlong became even more angry. He always felt that the troops he had worked so hard to bring were just given to others. This feeling was really unpleasant. This was not the first time. He didn't want to do it again.
There's a next time.
Li Yunlong was a little angry, but said very firmly: "From now on, our military division's troops can no longer be transferred out. Not even for me, the King of Heaven."
To be honest, Xu Dalong felt a little guilty this time. He originally thought that he would transfer the troops there just to help the Songshan guerrillas grow and then bring the troops back. Unexpectedly, his superiors would directly detain those troops.
He said: "The regimental commander is right. From now on, no one of my troops will be transferred out. If something like this happens again, I, the captain, will not do it anymore."
In fact, Wang Limin and Zhang Dabiao also had the same idea, but they did not dare to take the lead in saying such things. Seeing that Li Yunlong and Xu Dalong had expressed their stance, the two of them also followed suit, saying that if there was a problem, we would all deal with it together. In short, we would work one soldier at a time.
It won't be transferred out.
To be honest, Zhao Gang had the same idea as everyone else, but as a Zheng Zhi worker, he couldn't express his attitude. Seeing that everyone had this attitude, he also said: "Okay, let's all bear the responsibility together.
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After everyone complained, they felt a little happier.
In order to completely dispel the depression in his heart, Li Yunlong waved his hand and said boldly: "The past is in the past, it's no big deal. Think about it, when we, Old Li, were the commander of the regiment, we were withdrawn several times, and the troops didn't know how.
How many times have we been transferred? When we took over the Independent Regiment, it was a mess. Why don't you still pull up the troops? As long as the troops are no longer transferred out from abroad. With the strength of our Mawushan Military Division, it won't take long before we can still pull up the troops.
Send out a resounding main force."
At noon, Xu Dalong attended the reception banquet, and then flew to the Zhongtiao Mountain headquarters with Lin Xueying, Wei Dayong and a detachment of special forces members to meet with General Fu.
General Fu and the generals from the Zhongtiao Mountain Command warmly entertained Xu Dalong and the others. After the banquet, Xu Dalong had a private meeting with General Fu.
Xu Dalong said: "Sir Fu, how long has it been since you returned to Baotou?"
Mentioning this touched General Fu's mind. Before the war began, he had served as chairman of Suiyuan Province, whose capital was Baotou.
He stared at the north and said sadly: "When I led the troops to participate in the Taiyuan Defense War, it has been more than five years. I don't know what Baotou has become now."
Having said this, he shook his head dejectedly, and asked after a moment: "Why did you suddenly mention Suiyuan?"
Xu Dalong said: "I am going to Chongqing now. When I come back, I plan to go to Suiyuan and bring back a group of war horses. You are familiar with Suiyuan. Could you please send someone to help me understand the situation there."
General Fu nodded and said: "This is no problem. There are many veterans from Suiyuan in my army. They are familiar with the situation there. I will arrange for someone to go over and help you understand the situation. When you come back,
I will definitely give you an accurate letter."
Xu Dalong smiled and said: "Sir Fu, are you interested in sending a troop to go to Suiyuan with me?"
General Fu said with great interest: "Okay! I have long wanted to take the troops to fight back. Let's talk in detail after you come back."
After the two chatted for a while, General Fu called his adjutant and asked him to prepare some gifts. Xu Dalong took them to Chongqing and gave them to his old friends. He also wrote personal letters to them.
Xu Dalong handed it over to those people. Xu Dalong all agreed.
Xu Dalong said goodbye to General Fu and left Zhongtiao Mountain, heading for Chongqing. Along the way, he passed by the defense areas of the 72nd Army, the 26th Army and other Guojun troops, and received warm hospitality from the Guojun generals. They arrived in Chongqing very smoothly.
After Xu Dalong arrived in Chongqing, he called Chongqing Guard General Siling Wang at the city gate. Soon after, a car and a truck drove over.
The car stopped in front of Xu Dalong, and what got out of the car was a major from the Guo Army. His name was Gao Yongjin, and he was General Wang's personal adjutant. After seeing Xu Dalong, he stood at attention respectfully, saluted, and said enthusiastically: "Sir Xu,
Chief Siling said that after you go to Lin Mansion to visit your father-in-law and mother-in-law, you can visit his house as a guest when you have time. He welcomes you at any time."
Xu Dalong smiled and said: "Thank you, Sir Wang. I ask you to take care of these brothers I brought."
As the situation of the Anti-Japanese War continues to improve, the gap between the cooperation between the Guofu and the underground party is getting wider and wider. After all, the special operations unit brought by Xu Dalong is from the Eighth Route Army, and it also carries weapons and ammunition. It cannot be openly exposed as before.
There was activity in Chongqing. So he first approached General Wang and asked him to help place these team members first.
After Xu Dalong finished speaking, he took out a money order with 1,000 oceans on it and handed it to his adjutant Gao Yongjin.
Gao Yongjin did not refuse. This was not the first time they had dealt with each other. He knew that Xu Dalong was bold and generous, so he happily said: "Sir, please don't worry, they are all covered by their humble positions."
After saying that, he called Zhu Guangguang and the special operations team he brought to get into the truck, and then asked the driver of the car to get out of the truck. He personally drove Xu Dalong, Lin Xueying and Wei Monk to Lin Mansion.
On the way, Gao Yongjin reminded: "Mr. Xu, the situation in Chongqing is no longer what it used to be. Just two days ago, there was a gun battle on Xiangyang Street, and four people died on the spot. They were said to be island country spies.
People from the Central Unification Committee are handling this case, and our security headquarters has also sent people to provide assistance. According to the information I have learned, these four people are probably from your underground party, so I ask Chief Xu to be more careful."
What Gao Yongjin said was somewhat inappropriate for his status and even took a risk.
Xu Dalong said gratefully: "Thank you, Adjutant Gao. I will remember this, brother."
Gao Yongjin has always admired Xu Dalong. In his mind, Xu Dalong is a great man.
Hearing what Xu Dalong said, he was very happy and hurriedly said: "No need to thank you, you should."
The car drove into the Family Courtyard of the Military Command and stopped in front of the Lin Mansion. Gao Yongjin left.
The sound of a car parking at the entrance of the courtyard alerted the people in the courtyard, and the small door next to the courtyard gate opened.
When the orderly saw Xu Dalong and Lin Xueying, he had an expression of surprise on his face. He didn't bother to say hello to Xu Dalong and Lin Xueying. He turned around and ran inside, shouting as he ran: "Minister Lin, Madam, Chief Xu and the eldest lady are back.
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Lin Xueying was also very excited to return home after a long absence. She walked in front and got in through the small door first.
Xu Dalong and others had just walked to the door of the building when their mother-in-law had already come out. She saw her daughter and son-in-law, but before she could speak, her eyes were already red.
Lin Xueying called "Mom," and threw herself into her arms. Mother and daughter chattered a lot, but ignored Xu Changlong.
General Lin came out and said with a smile: "Dalong, are you back?"
Xu Dalong stepped forward, performed a military salute, and said respectfully: "Father-in-law."
Minister Lin said: "Okay." When he saw Mrs. Lin still wiping her tears, he said: "Stop talking here, go into the room and talk."
After arriving at the living room, Wei Dayong put down the gifts he brought and went to rest with the orderly.
Xu Dalong first took two brocade boxes, opened them in front of General Lin, and said, "I brought these back from outside the customs." After that, he put them on the coffee table.
Inside the brocade box were two rare and fine ginseng plants. Minister Lin picked them up, looked at them, and said happily: "You are interested."
Xu Dalong took out another brocade box and said to Mrs. Lin: "This is to honor you."
Mrs. Lin opened it and saw that there were some gold and silver jewelry and a pair of jade bracelets inside. The jade bracelet was crystal clear and round, and it was the finest ice jadeite. It was worth a lot at first glance.
Mrs. Lin was very happy and praised Xu Dalong for his ability to do things.
Minister Lin frowned slightly and said, "Your underground party has strict discipline. Aren't you not allowed to have private property? Will this make you violate discipline?"
Xu Dalong smiled and said: "Don't worry, these are personal belongings given by friends. They are personal property."
After everyone chatted for a while, the family dinner was ready. Everyone was talking and laughing, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.
Minister Lin had a lot to talk to Xu Dalong. After the banquet, he asked Xu Dalong to follow him to the study room, and the two of them talked alone.
Minister Lin has the habit of drinking tea after meals. At this time every day, the orderly will make him his favorite Yuqian Longjing tea.
He made tea for Minister Lin, and then poured a cup for Xu Dalong. Xu Dalong smelled it, took a sip, and praised: "Longjing tea before the rain, it's really good tea!"
Minister Lin nodded and said, "It seems you know tea very well. Do you usually like to drink tea?"
Xu Dalong shook his head slightly and said with a smile: "We in the Eighth Route Army live a hard life and rarely drink tea. Gradually, we almost forget about tea."
Minister Lin said: "Your Eighth Route Army is really extraordinary. In such a difficult environment, you fought bravely against the Japanese invaders and made indelible achievements. It is really admirable!" (End of Chapter)