Yang Ling and other old brothers gathered at the regiment headquarters to celebrate the New Year lively. Liu Yidao and others were all very drunk.
"Just arrange for them to stay at the regiment headquarters, and then go back when they sober up."
Although Yang Ling drank a lot and was somewhat drunk, he felt that he was almost done and stopped drinking. When he saw the drunken officers, he waved to the guards to help them rest.
After going out and washing his face with cold water at the old well in the yard, Yang Ling also felt a lot more awake.
"Seat down, it's cold outside, put on your clothes."
Huzi saw Yang Ling arrive at the yard wearing single clothes and hurriedly gave the woolen army coat out.
"Have you eaten yet?" Yang Ling took the clothes and put them on and asked Hu Zi with a smile.
Huzi was also in a good mood and replied with a smile: "I have eaten. I ate a big bowl of the braised pork that the old squad leader gave us."
The troops were stationed in Changsha to rest and recuperate, and they were not as full and hungry as they were on the front line. The quality of life was obviously improved. Yang Ling was happy from the bottom of his heart to see his brothers getting stronger day by day.
"Come on, let's go take a look at the camp below." Yang Ling was fine, so he greeted Hu Zi and went out.
The three battalions of the regiment and the troops directly under the regiment were all stationed in villages not far from each other. Walking through the fields with withered vegetation, we soon arrived at the station of the first battalion.
"Happy New Year, everyone!"
The sentry standing in the cold wind saw Yang Ling and several guards approaching, and hurriedly stood up and saluted.
Although the regiment is celebrating Chinese New Year, the sentry has not relaxed at all. Yang Ling also nodded with satisfaction. The brothers have grown up.
"Have you eaten yet? Is it cold?" Yang Ling also stopped and greeted the sentry.
"Report to the group, you have eaten, you are dressed warmly, you are not cold!"
After this period of recuperation, the brothers recovered their energy and spirit, and the resonant voice of the sentry actually radiated the majesty of the ace army.
"Okay, continue to stand guard!" Yang Ling became more and more satisfied.
"Yes!" The sentry watched Yang Ling enter the village and turned around again and entered a state of alert.
Every household in the village is hung with red lanterns, and children in cotton-padded clothes are chasing and playing in the village, and the whole village is filled with a lively atmosphere.
"Happy New Year, uncle." Seeing an old man sitting in front of the door smoking, Yang Ling stepped forward to say hello with a smile.
"Okay, okay, Chief Yang is here. Come and sit in the house." The old man saw Yang Ling coming and warmly greeted Yang Ling to come and sit in the house.
"No, I still have to go to the camp. I'll come back next time." Yang Ling politely declined the old man's warm invitation.
The people of Hunan are simple and honest. During the several battles in Changsha, the people made great efforts. They also played an important role in the victory of the battles.
The 74th Army has also strictly enforced military discipline since it was stationed in Changsha. Whether it is fighting fires and providing disaster relief in the city or stationed in the suburbs for training, it has also maintained a harmonious relationship with the villagers.
When Yang Ling was walking in the village, the children were running and laughing around him, not showing any fear of him.
The villagers also had a good impression of Yang Ling, a commander who strictly restrained his subordinates. They were very enthusiastic and brought some snacks to Yang Ling one after another, making Yang Ling very embarrassed.
The headquarters of the first battalion is in the village. Deputy battalion commander Jiao Chaoming is directing a group of senior men in the battalion headquarters to make dumplings, which is very lively.
"We are here in the group. The dumpling makers are all brothers from the Northeast. You have to stay for dinner and taste the big dumplings from the Northeast."
Seeing Yang Ling coming over, the brothers became even more excited and wanted to keep Yang Ling in camp for dinner.
"I still have to go to the second and third camps to have a look. If I stay in your first camp to eat dumplings, wouldn't it be unfair to favor one? If you guys eat well, I will be satisfied." Yang Ling also explained with a smile.
"Hurry up and get a bowl of dumplings, let the group eat before we leave." Jiao Chaoming was reluctant, insisting that Yang Ling try the dumplings they made.
Yang Ling couldn't resist, so he had to wait for them to cook the dumplings and eat them before going to visit the brothers in the second camp.
The brothers did not expect that Yang Ling, the commander of the regiment, would still remember them during the New Year and the holidays and would still go around the camps, so they were all very happy.
The first battalion ate dumplings, the second battalion drank with them, and dinner was forcibly left behind by Su Er from the third battalion.
"Brothers, after drinking this glass of wine, we will work together to achieve greater victory in the coming year! Let's drink to victory!"
"Okay! For victory!" The brothers raised their wine bowls one after another with great pride.
The regiment has a small treasury. This New Year in Changsha, the brothers have a very rich life, which can be regarded as a reward for a year of hard work.
The regiment celebrated the New Year in a lively manner. Yang Ling went around each camp and made simple arrangements for the regiment. At dawn the next day, he went straight to the hospital to find Zhang Hongying.
The country has fallen, but the enemies have not yet been eliminated. As a soldier, although you have to shoulder the important responsibility of protecting your home and the country, you should not be in love with your children, but after all, people have feelings. Zhang Hongying has done so much for Yang Ling, and Yang Ling is also celebrating the New Year.
I don’t want Zhang Hongying to be a lonely person.
"Why are you here?" Zhang Hongying had just returned to the house after checking the hospital bed. She saw Yang Ling appearing at the door carrying a large bag of things. She was surprised but moved.
"Why, I'm not welcome here?" Looking at Zhang Hongying's surprised expression, Yang Ling also laughed and teased.
Zhang Hongying pouted her little mouth and said with a smile: "You are the leader of the group, how dare I not welcome you."
"Guess what delicious food I brought you?" Yang Ling walked into the room and said mysteriously.
"Wow, it's millet cake!"
When she saw the wrapped millet cake, Zhang Hongying cheered like a child.
Seeing the excited Zhang Hongying, Yang Ling's eyes slowly filled with love. If he hadn't been responsible for protecting his family and country, he would have married Zhang Hongying and gone home to farm and live a comfortable life.
During the New Year, he heard the Chairman's New Year's speech on the radio. Although the speech was impassioned and it seemed that the Japs would be driven out of China soon, Yang Ling also knew that the most difficult years were yet to come.
During this New Year, even the aggressive little devils rarely calmed down, allowing Yang Ling and the others to have a good year.
However, the little devils were not idle secretly. The 106th Division suffered a devastating blow in Wanjialing. Taking advantage of the winter break, the 11th Army Headquarters rebuilt and retrained it, and further strengthened its firepower equipment.
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Okamura Neiji's 11th Army suffered heavy losses from China's Ninth Theater on the southern battlefield of the Wuhan Battle. Naturally, they were unwilling to accept it. Taking advantage of the Chinese people's celebration of the New Year, they sent a large number of reconnaissance aircraft to the Jiuling Mountains.
, Xiushui River, investigation near Nanchang.
And a new combat plan was quickly formulated, which was to mobilize in early March and concentrate seven divisions plus two mixed brigades under the 11th Army, as well as some naval and air force forces, to capture Nanchang and cut off Zhejiang.
The Jiangxi-Jiangxi Railway cuts off the connection between Anhui Province in the south of the Yangtze River and the Central Military Commission in Zhejiang Province.