The atmosphere of celebrating the New Year is getting stronger and stronger. Although the division has allocated some supplies to the troops in advance, Yang Ling and the others have no hope of celebrating the New Year just by relying on those things. It is too cold.
A batch of 38 rifles and other weapons seized from the Wanjialing battlefield last time have been sold on the black market. Together with the silver coins seized by the brothers from the bandit den in Qingfeng Village, the regiment's small treasury has become rich.
The brothers fought bloody battles with the Japs for a year, resulting in numerous casualties. At the end of the year, they were finally able to take a breath. It was also a hard year for the brothers to fight.
Yang Ling is an officer, and the brothers who follow him and risk their lives in a hail of bullets show their trust in him as an officer. He also wants the brothers to have a good year and reward these brothers who lick blood from their swords.
"Go and withdraw some money and go to the nearby countryside to buy 30 pigs and more vegetables. Brothers can't go home to celebrate the New Year, but we still have to make it lively."
Yang Ling's group's small treasury was considered rich, so they ordered people to start purchasing New Year's goods in advance. After all, Changsha had just experienced a fire and supplies were in short supply, so everything had to be prepared in advance.
"Gentlemen, do you want to buy some wine?" the quartermaster asked.
Yang Ling smiled and replied: "Buy some, it will be lively if you have wine and meat."
Although Yang Ling forbids brothers to drink on weekdays, it is because of the war, and he is afraid that drinking will cause trouble. However, during the Chinese New Year, brothers cannot go home to reunite with their wives and children, so drinking is still allowed.
"Go to the brigade to look for military supplies, and try to get brothers' salaries paid before the end of the year. Many brothers' families are still counting on this little money to celebrate the New Year."
"Yes!" the quartermaster agreed hastily.
"Any other instructions from the group?"
Yang Ling thought for a while, waved his hand and said, "No more, just follow the list I made to purchase."
The quartermaster saluted with a military salute, turned around and left the room.
"Regiment, regimental seat, it's not good, the third battalion is fighting!" As soon as the quartermaster left, a brother rushed from outside and reported loudly.
Seeing the anxious look on the panting brother's face, Yang Ling also stood up: "What's going on? How did Liu Yidao become the battalion commander? Why didn't he stop it?"
"Our battalion commander is also fighting..." the brother who reported the news said with some guilt.
"It's really outrageous!"
Yang Ling did not expect that the New Year was about to come and the brothers below would not worry about it and would cause trouble for themselves.
"Let's go and have a look."
Yang Ling put on his yellow woolen coat and went out. Hu Zi and other guards quickly followed.
The Third Battalion's station was not very far from the regiment headquarters. It only took more than ten minutes to reach the station. However, before we even reached the station, we heard a commotion.
When Yang Ling walked to the training ground, he saw a large group of recruits from the third battalion gathered in a circle. They were yelling and scolding, and smoke and dust were rising.
"Batalion Commander, rise up!"
"Batalion Commander, beat him!"
"Company commander, kick me!"
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These new and old soldiers who were watching were not good birds either. They just followed the booing and watching the fun without fear of causing serious trouble.
"Get out of the way! Get out of the way! The group is coming!"
Huzi was shouting, and the recruits who had formed a circle saw Yang Ling approaching with a dark face and hurriedly got out of the way with a guilty conscience. Yang Ling finally saw clearly what was going on inside.
More than a dozen cadets from the Huangpu Military Academy assigned to the third battalion were fighting with Liu Yidao and other former officers, picking their noses and scratching their eyes, and were beaten until their noses were bruised and their faces were swollen.
I saw Liu Yidao, a dignified battalion commander, whose hat had flown to nowhere. He was currently struggling with two military cadets, and was covered in mud and in a miserable state.
"You little bastard, I have fought more battles than you have eaten, yet you dare to come and teach me a lesson. I will punch you so you don't know how high the sky is!"
Liu Yidao relied on his brute force to survive a one-on-one fight, which was quite majestic.
Although the cadets assigned to the Whampoa Military Academy were young, they still had the aura of a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers. Facing these experienced officers, they refused to admit defeat, and the two sides fought inextricably.
"Fuck stop it!"
Seeing that the veterans and recruits who were watching around were laughing at the joke, he yelled at the people who were fighting with him with a black face.
Seeing Yang Ling's arrival, the two parties who were struggling finally came to their senses, let go of each other one after another, and got up in embarrassment, disheveled and covered in mud.
"stand at attention!"
Although they were dissatisfied with each other and glared at each other, they still did not dare not listen to Yang Ling's words and stood up to attention one after another.
"What? You have nothing to do with your strength, right? Have you learned to fight in a nest?!"
Yang Ling walked slowly and slowly past the officers standing in two rows, looking at their bruised noses and swollen faces with a hint of anger.
"Commander, these brats are from the military academy. They are arrogant and look down on us roughnecks." Liu Yidao first shouted angrily.
"Commander, Commander Liu, they relied on their elders and bullied us..." The military cadets also defended with aggrieved faces.
"Who the hell bullied you? Didn't you say that the training method is wrong? I'm squaring off with you to see who's better, and you can't beat us. Why are you girls complaining now?" Liu Yidao snorted coldly, feeling satisfied.
Face of disdain.
"Who are you girls? We are men here to fight against Japan. Your training methods are wrong!" The military cadets also argued with reason without flinching.
Seeing Liu Yidao and the others arguing with the military cadets with their faces red and thick necks, they finally understood what was going on.
Liu Yidao and the others have been fighting on the battlefield from the top soldiers to their current position step by step, but these cadets who graduated from Huangpu Military Academy have a high starting point, and they came to the army with the thought of showing off their skills.
The two sides have different backgrounds and different experiences. Naturally, they have different opinions in the process of leading and training troops.
However, Liu Yidao was an impulsive person, so it was only to be expected that the two sides' differences of opinion evolved into a full-fledged martial arts practice.
"Shut up!" Yang Ling stopped the quarrel with a dark face.
"Liu Yidao, as a battalion commander, you don't set an example to maintain military discipline, but you take the lead in fights and put you in solitary confinement. When will you figure it out and when will you come out!" Yang Ling said angrily.
"The same goes for you, stop training now and go to the solitary room to reflect!" Yang Ling turned around and said to the company and platoon leaders who were involved in the fight.
After Liu Yidao and the others were taken away, Yang Ling walked up to the military cadets again.
These military school students are to supplement the 74th Army. They want the troops to quickly restore their combat effectiveness. Most of them are restricted to deputy positions at the company and platoon level. After all, they have no battlefield experience.
They originally wanted them to complement each other and improve together with the veterans who had been promoted on the battlefield, but they didn't expect that the two sides would start fighting.
"You think Battalion Commander Liu's training methods are wrong, have you reported it to the regiment headquarters?"
"No...the military cadets also bowed their heads.
"It's good to put forward opinions, but you should also pay attention to methods, instead of being arrogant and beating up your superiors! You, too, should be put in solitary confinement and write self-criticisms."