"The Independent Regiment held a grand celebration on New Year's Eve and hosted a banquet for many gentry in Guangyuan."
As soon as the news was released, it immediately stirred up waves.
Almost everyone is proud to receive an invitation from an independent group.
Who is the Independent Regiment? An anti-Japanese heroic regiment that defeated the Eighth Division of the Japanese Kwantung Army in the Battle of the Great Wall. Hundreds of people were awarded honors for their meritorious service. It is also the de facto controller of Guangyuan, regardless of the county magistrate and city defense.
The commander usually has five to six people in the county, but in fact he is just a subordinate of the independent regiment. If he does not do well, he will have to leave with just one order.
Of course, the Independent Regiment is well-known in Guangyuan as the Heifer Flying - Niu B is flying to the sky. But the person who makes people want to buy face the most is not the thousands of people in the Independent Regiment, but Liu Lang, the colonel leader of the Independent Regiment.
.Liu Tuanzuo is the person that many gentry are trying to get close to but have no way of building relationships with.
The most attractive thing about Liu Tuanzuo is not his aura of anti-Japanese hero, nor his official position as Colonel Tuanzuo, but that he is a member of the Liu family and a cousin of Liu Xiang, King of Sichuan. Who doesn’t know that Chairman Liu has been vigorously cultivating Colonel Liu
?It is said that when Colonel Liu was injured and went to the United States for medical treatment, his position as colonel leader was even coveted by people in Nanjing, but Chairman Liu resolutely blocked it. It remained vacant for more than half a year, and that position still belonged to Liu Tuanzuo
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A person who is popular in the eyes of the King of Sichuan, is a relative within three generations, and controls the military power of a place. Who wouldn't want to come when such a person sends an invitation? Or to put it more clearly, who would dare not to come?
Those who received the invitation were naturally ecstatic and spent several days at home to buy suitable gifts so that they could have a good relationship with Liu Tuanzuo. At the same time, there were not many hotels in the county, and Luoyang was very expensive, but it only took two days.
All booked.
This group of businessmen, landlords, wealthy gentry, or gentry who have gained some status in the countryside and town by virtue of some culture are all smart people. They know that it is okay for so many people to have a meal and be entertained by an independent group, but it is not suitable to stay at night.
For those who are in the military camp, it is better to rush back to the county town 20 miles away overnight. It is a smart gesture not to cause trouble to others.
These smart people may not even have thought of the meaning of the special request on the invitation that the invitees and their families should go together. Liu Tuanzuo didn't want any gifts at all, he just wanted to solve the life-long affairs of these bachelors under his command.
Of course, Liu Lang will not force it, this is completely a matter of your will and my will. Anyway, as long as you fool people over, Liu Tuanzuo has many ways.
Those who did not receive the invitation were in a mess. After going out to inquire, they found out that the independent group had screened the invited guests in advance. Anyone who had a bad reputation in the countryside and had bullied the people would not be invited. This
It's great, not only are their hearts in a mess, but they feel as if their brocade clothes and cotton robes have been stripped off in the cold winter and they are standing in the wilderness, and their whole bodies are as cold as cold.
Could it be that the independent group is going to take action against them?
The eyes of the masses are sharp. In front of a large independent group, everyone is a mass.
In the past three years that the Independent Regiment has been stationed in Guangyuan, it is not like the ruffians of the Sichuan Army in the past. They have never stretched out their hands to suck the blood of the people under their rule. They have done nothing wrong with the ordinary people, and they have never been soft on the powerful people who roam the countryside. The people reported that
Any case brought to the county government involving local gentry would not only be interrogated by the county magistrate, but also the highest officer of the garrison of the independent regiment stationed in the county. If the circumstances were serious, troops would be sent directly to arrest the person and give him a light beating.
He was sentenced to jail, or the more serious case was a case involving human life, which was reported to the police and sentenced to execution by firing squad.
In the past three years, as many as four powerful families have fallen into their hands. Facing heavily armed soldiers with machine guns, no matter how powerful the powerful are, they can only obey.
Especially the series of things that happened after the brother-in-law of the brigade commander, a major general under Chairman Liu, sexually insulted a village girl while drunk, directly caused the powerful men to start living with their tails between their legs.
The wealthy and well-established man in Guangyuan who had never even looked down upon County Magistrate Wang wanted to use money to settle the matter, but he even moved out of the major general and brigade commander-level backstage, but was mercilessly tied up and hanged by the independent regiment garrison.
He stayed outside the county gate for five days, waiting for the major general and brigade commander to come to rescue him. However, after his brother-in-law, a major general, went to the Independent Regiment to plead for mercy but failed, he angrily prepared to order a company to be brought to rob people, but was stopped by the garrison of the Independent Regiment.
Nearly a dozen machine guns and four small cannons were aimed directly at the open space and fired to scare the people on the spot.
The unlucky guy who hung at the city gate for almost five days and was already dying was almost frightened into a lunatic. In the end, he was thrown into prison and sentenced to ten years in prison. It is said that he compensated the village girl and her family who he insulted.
Qian Dayang gained people's understanding, otherwise what awaited him would have been hanging at the city gate until death.
For a time, those retired veterans of the independent regiment who had settled in various villages and became disabled due to injuries became popular. The squires who had not received the invitation came to visit one after another, hoping to get some inside information from them, or expecting them to
You can speak good words for yourself to avoid being targeted by the independent group.
You know, in the past three years, although they have not benefited the village, they are definitely not oppressing the people for the sake of wealth, and they have always kept their tail between their legs!
Naturally, they couldn't get any information from these veterans. Not to mention that their behavior of sharpening their guns before the battle made the veterans unhappy, even if the veterans wanted to say it, they didn't know what kind of medicine Liu Tuanzuo was selling in his gourd!
However, after this, the attitude of these wealthy locals who did not have a good reputation in the countryside changed towards the common people. Not only were they no longer so arrogant and their nostrils turned upward when they saw the poor, they also worked hard to build roads and bridges for the local area.
A lot of practical things have been done, and the persistence of strength in the face of weakness is almost invisible.
This was a gain that Liu Lang didn't expect. If he had known it would be like this, he would have made such a move a long time ago.
This is human nature. A superior only needs to do an action that he doesn't understand. No need to explain, he will cater to you according to your preferences.
Fortunately, Liu Tuanzuo has a very good reputation in Guangyuan. If everyone says that he likes beauties, maybe the number of beauties sent to the Independent Regiment on New Year's Eve can definitely form an infantry company. In that case, let alone officers above the lieutenant level.
The single problems of bachelors above the sergeant major level have all been solved.
Starting from the 25th day of the twelfth lunar month, the independent regiment base began to become lively.
Because the base is an important military camp, it is obviously not suitable as a place for celebrations. Therefore, Liang Wenzhong set the location of the celebration at a training ground opened by the Independent Regiment three miles away from the base.
The Martyrs Cemetery is only one mile away.
Since the regiment headquarters decided to expand the size of the banquet a week ago, the independent regiment has begun to set up field tents on one side of the training ground. Today’s logistics department of the independent regiment is different from that of the Great Wall Anti-Japanese War two years ago. Not to mention that it can accommodate thousands of people.
The field tents used for resting are suitable for tens of thousands of people, and it is not difficult for the current independent regiment's logistics.
Before Liu Lang returned from overseas, a batch of field tents was shipped from the United States of America to China. Five thousand were sold to the Central Army at a low price, two thousand was given as a donation to Chairman Liu's Sichuan Army, and the independent group kept three thousand as spare. The remaining five thousand
Thousands of them were sold by the Huashang Group to warlords all over the country. The high-quality and low-priced U.S. military field tents were loved by all Chinese soldiers. Although the Huashang Group did not make much money from this, there would be resistance to doing this kind of military product import business in the future.
However, it has been reduced a lot, and it is relatively easier to obtain approval.
On the other side of the tent is a stage. Sichuan people are famous throughout the country for their love of liveliness. When the two of them met, they would say "set up the dragon gate array". Even if someone left home, they would put on the stage and beat gongs and drums to sing.
Three days and three nights, let alone such a large-scale New Year celebration.
Liang Wenzhong invited four large theater troupes from Chengdu and Guangyuan to watch the Sichuan opera popular in Sichuan, the most popular northern Sichuan lantern show, large puppet show, and shadow puppet show on New Year's Eve.
Enough.
There are also chefs. This time the independent regiment learned from the experience of being overly prepared and under-prepared when the army returned last time. They invited five of the largest restaurants in Chengdu in advance to jointly prepare this banquet for five to six thousand people.
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This time is different from the running banquet at Ji's house in Peiping. According to Liu Tuanzuo's order, it is only for the military and civilians to have fun together when everyone is seated together. One group of people is allowed to eat while the other group of people are watching and drooling.
What's going on?
Therefore, this time, the number of chefs and helpers alone reached hundreds, not to mention the Eight Immortals tables alone, as high as 200. As for the officers and soldiers of the independent regiment, they had to eat at the long tables in the canteen, anyway, that morning
Just got used to it.
Otherwise, just the table of five or six hundred and eight immortals would make Lieutenant Colonel Liang scratch his head.
In addition to this, the regiment headquarters field tent that can accommodate dozens of people is the most magnificent among all the field tents that can accommodate more than a dozen people for rest. It looks like a big green mansion from a distance.
If it were wartime, Liu Tuanzuo would be seeking death if he set up such a conspicuous headquarters. But now, for the happiness of the bachelors, Liu Tuanzuo had to order the logistics department to try every means to show off.
Already.
We can't let a bunch of young ladies and a bunch of rough guys who have already received the news and shave and wash their faces and look in the mirror every day have a blind date in the wilderness on the training ground!