"Tuanzu, I know I was wrong and I shouldn't act impulsively..."
Liu Yidao didn't care when he first entered the solitary room, but being in an empty solitary room with no one to talk to almost drove him crazy.
However, the benefits are obvious. After the confinement, my fevered mind calmed down and I realized the mistakes I had made.
Yang Ling was also very pleased to see Liu Yidao sincerely reflecting on himself. After all, they were all officers promoted by himself. Knowing his mistakes could greatly improve him.
"Old Liu, although we have fought a lot of battles, most of the time it was at the cost of countless brothers' lives. That is not what we are proud of."
"Although these officers who came out of the military academy are young and have not fought in many battles, the officers who graduated from Huangpu have systematically studied both knowledge, theory and command operations. Although we have battlefield experience, we must also learn from others with an open mind.
Learn from each other's strengths and make up for your weaknesses, so that you can go further..."
"Master, I will definitely learn from the brothers who came out of the military academy when I go back!"
Under Yang Ling's sincere and thoughtful teachings, Liu Yidao finally came to his senses and promised that he would never look down on military cadets again.
Yang Ling warned: "Go back and tell our old brothers to learn more from the brothers who came out of the military academy. I will personally evaluate them when the time comes. If you don't learn well, don't blame me for not remembering the old friendship when I promoted you."
"Yes, I will definitely convey your words to the brothers!"
"You are no longer top soldiers, you are officers. You must consider the consequences of every word and deed. Don't be so hot-headed and get into a group regardless of image. Wouldn't it make the recruits laugh?"
Yang Ling's words made Liu Yidao blush, but he also knew that Yang Ling was telling the truth and was for their own good, so he accepted it humbly.
"Okay, you see, the brothers in the military academy have also admitted their mistakes and have written a self-criticism. During the Chinese New Year, we can keep in touch with each other and build relationships. Let's go back."
"Tour members, I'll go back first." Liu Yidao also stood up and left.
As the leader of the regiment, Yang Ling discussed the matter as it happened and dealt with both parties impartially. He did not favor any one party, leaving Liu Yidao and the other cadets unable to say anything.
As the saying goes, there is no acquaintance without fighting. Although they despised each other at the beginning, after some education from Yang Ling, the two sides shook hands and made peace.
Military pay was distributed to every brother in a hurry before the year. In other armies, there are more or less cases of empty pay and deduction of military pay.
But in Yang Ling's regiment, Yang Ling was determined to prevent this kind of thing from happening, and set an example so that the battalion and company commanders below would not dare to act recklessly.
The brothers were able to receive full pay, so they were naturally grateful to Yang Ling, which greatly enhanced the cohesion of the troops. Following such a commander, they were naturally willing to sacrifice their lives.
"Distribute all the wine and meat to each camp so that the brothers can have a prosperous year."
After Yang Ling paid the military salary, he also ordered the wine and meat to be purchased. This move undoubtedly won people's hearts even more, and the brothers' faces were also filled with smiles.
The brothers were exhausted after fighting for a year. They had nothing to eat on the battlefield, and most of the time they fought hungry.
However, after retreating to Changsha to rest and recuperate, every meal was served with white rice. Every now and then, Yang Ling would order some meat for his brothers to eat.
After this short period of recuperation, all the brothers who were originally skinny have become stronger and are training harder.
The news came down from above that there was no movement from the Japanese, and it was estimated that they would not come again before the New Year, so the brothers prepared to celebrate the New Year with peace of mind.
The brothers who were married and established families took advantage of their vacations to send their military salary home, while the brothers who had no family background went to the city to have some fun.
After the fire burned down Changsha, with the efforts of the army and the people for several months, houses were re-erected among the ruins, red lanterns were hung up, and the air was filled with the atmosphere of the New Year.
The weather is getting colder day by day. The brothers are all wearing winter clothes and wrapped in bulky cotton clothes. Apart from training, they just hang out, and the days are becoming more leisurely.
"Regiment seat, there was a call from the brigade saying that a performance team is coming to our regiment to perform for the brothers. Let's send someone to pick it up." The communications soldier reported to Yang Ling.
"Consultant Wang——"
"have!"
"Take a few people to pick up the performance team from the brigade."
"yes!"
Yang Ling didn't have to wait long as the group's staff officer, Wang, used three cars to pick up the performance team.
"Look, look, those big girls are so pretty..."
The performance troupe is a private one, and they take advantage of the New Year to perform for these brothers who are fighting bloody battles on the battlefield. When they see the young girls in the performance team, the brothers' eyes are straightened.
"It looks good, doesn't it? Then take a look at it more. There won't be this store after passing this village."
The veterans were also feeling itchy, holding their guns and leaning against the wall, watching from a distance, but they were much more steady than the excited young soldiers.
The people in these performance teams have never seen anything in the world, and the older girls do not shy away from the admiring looks of their brothers.
Instead, he took the initiative to greet the brothers generously, which made some unmarried brothers blush and dare not look at each other. The veterans laughed and cursed: "There is no future..."
The performance team set up a stage on the brothers' training ground. Brothers from the whole group came in droves, and thousands of brothers sat in a large circle.
Although the cold wind was blowing, no one felt cold anymore when they saw those actresses with beautiful smiles. The performance team was like a ray of sunshine, which warmed the hearts of the brothers.
The performances were also very simple, such as "March of the Broadsword", "Songhua River", "Jasmine", etc. The girls in the performance team performed hard, singing and dancing.
The program made the brothers empathize with each other and reminded them of their separated relatives and brothers who died on the battlefield. They all shed tears and clapped so hard that their hands turned red.
"Brothers, can we also perform a show?" When the performance team finished, Yang Ling also stood up and shouted: "We don't know anything else but sing our army's military song to express our gratitude to the performance team!
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The military song of the 74th Army was written by Tian Han, the director of the Third Department of the Political Department of the Central Military Commission, after it withdrew to Changsha. It praises the 74th Army's tenacious fighting spirit in protecting the homeland and the country in the bloody victory of Wanjialing.
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"All rise!"
"Brush!" Under Yang Ling's order, thousands of brothers in the regiment stood up in unison.
"Get up! Get ready to sing!"
Get up, brothers, it's time.
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We know our shame and we bear the burden.
We are the country’s armed force,
We are the pioneers of our nation!
We grow in battle,
We are following each other on the run.
We defended Luodian,
We fought against Lanfeng.
Nanxun line shows loyalty,
Zhang Gushan is stained red with blood.
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In the exciting singing, Yang Ling and the others ushered in the New Year with the sound of firecrackers. After a year of bloody struggle, China is still standing strong.