In the blink of an eye, it’s late May. Although it’s still early morning, the weather is also a bit hot!
It was rare for Tang Dao to take off his military uniform and wear a short coat common among villagers. He took Tantai Mingyue, whose belly was already swollen, for a walk in the mountains.
Tantai Mingyue is wearing a linen gown, with a woman's bun on her head, and her face is like a full moon, giving her a bit more of a mature woman's charm.
On the way, they met villagers going up the mountain, and both of them greeted them with smiles. If it weren't for the fact that there was an infantry squad guard behind them, no one would have thought that this couple was the famous Tang Dao couple in North China.
Although Tang Dao has been stationed at the station for more than a month, post-war pensions, merit awards, soldier recruitment, troop redeployment and other tasks have been done one after another. Each battalion and company commander have to report their work to Tang Tuanzuo one by one.
, some even chatted for a long time. Tang Dao, the leader of the group, was still busy. It would be great if he could take time to have a meal with Tantai Mingyue in the evening.
Of course, Tantai Mingyue, the new director of the field hospital, did not put down the work at hand just because she was pregnant with Liujia. He led the field hospital's elite soldiers to go 200 miles to support Zishan, and then returned to the field hospital to treat the wounded.
In this battle of Zishan, the number of seriously wounded in the Fourth Army Regiment, the 683rd Brigade and various units in the southern Hebei Division exceeded 3,800. Since the 80th Army felt that its medical conditions were far inferior to those in the Fourth Army Regiment, these wounded were sent to the Fourth Army Field Hospital.
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This is a huge challenge for any medical institution. In the words of Tang Dao: the work of a field hospital is a battle!
In this era, the mortality rate of seriously injured soldiers exceeds 50%. Even if the Fourth Army now has antibiotics, it has never reduced the mortality rate to less than 30%. It sounds like the survival rate is very high, but if
Calculating this, of the more than 3,800 seriously wounded soldiers, at most less than 2,700 will survive, and 1,100 will die in hospital beds, which is comparable to the number of people who died in the entire Si Xing Regiment in the Battle of Zishan.
Fortunately, this time the field hospital recruited nearly 100 outstanding surgeons from all over the country, and more than 600 nurses were trained in March. The international medical team sent by the 80th Army has not left, and a large number of drugs purchased by Rockefeller before the Battle of Zishan
The reserve played a huge role, and coupled with the efforts of more than a thousand people in the field hospital, the mortality rate of the seriously injured was tightly controlled within 15% in two months.
By the end of May, nearly 1,800 people had even been approved to be discharged from the hospital and returned to the army. For this reason, the 683rd Brigade and the Jinan Division specially sent a message to the Sixing Regiment Field Hospital to thank them.
Like today, the couple took off their military uniforms, put on home clothes and took a leisurely walk. This was actually the first time since their marriage.
The couple just walked hand in hand slowly on the mountain path, no one said a word, enjoying the rare tranquility.
Erya, who has served as the company-level section chief of the regimental secretary section, and a heavily armed guard squad followed the two 30 meters away. Looking at the happiness of Tang Dao and Tantai Mingyue from afar, their hair was no longer
Section Chief Erya, who was short-haired, also felt happy.
Let me briefly mention here that Erya finally stopped working so hard to disguise herself as a man and resumed her daughter's body.
It was not that her daughter was discovered by Tantai Mingyue, but that during the Battle of Zishan, when she followed Tang Dao to attack the Japanese division headquarters, Erya was injured by the shrapnel of a grenade. Seeing the panicked Tang Tuan Zuo, he was about to tear apart the army.
Yi wrapped up the wound for herself, and Erya was so shy that she had to say "I am a woman" and fainted.
As for the follow-up development, Erya himself didn't know, but when Erya woke up after returning to the Zishan position on a stretcher, the wound on his chest had been tightly wrapped. The health soldier who followed him shook his head desperately and said
That has nothing to do with yourself.
The news that Erya turned out to be the contemporary Hua Mulan shocked a large number of people. When a large number of old comrades, led by Li Jijin and Gu Xishui, came to visit, they all expressed their disapproval by messing up Erya's short hair.
My own stupid dissatisfaction.
Not to mention that this era is in the future, where male-dominated ideas are equally strong, but the Four Lines Regiment's most important military exploits are followed by the difference between men and women. After the war, Erya was promoted to captain of the army and became one of the senior female officers in the Four Lines Regiment.
Moreover, due to the complex affairs of the regiment headquarters, after the secretarial section of the regiment headquarters was established, four people from the five-person group of the regiment headquarters voted for Erya to be the chief of the secretarial section. It is said that the one who did not vote originally preferred her to be the commander of the communications company.
The job is coming.
But whether it is the secretary section chief or the communications company commander, any one of these two positions already represents Erya's formal entry into the core level of the Four Lines Regiment, and the difference between men and women is no longer so important.
"You're tired! Sit down and have a rest!" The couple climbed to the top of a hill hand in hand. Tang Dao thoughtfully helped Tantai Mingyue sit down on a fairly flat stone, and he also sat down beside him.
Set your sights on the distant mountains.
At this time of late spring and early summer, we can see the majestic Taihang, which is lush and full of vitality.
"You are traveling far away this time. I wonder if you will be able to catch up with the birth of your child when you return!" Tantai Mingyue leaned her head on her husband's shoulder and said softly.
Although she is a soldier, she is still a woman after all, and a wife, especially one who is pregnant with Liujia and will become a mother in less than three months, will inevitably be a little fragile.
Tang Dao's tall and straight figure did not move, but his heart was violently twitching.
Tang Dao was not surprised that Tantai Mingyue could guess the reason why he took a rare day off to accompany him today, but he still felt guilty.
"In the Battle of Zishan, it was difficult to hide the fact that our regiment was equipped with heavy artillery from those people. Although the past two months seemed peaceful, the intelligence department in the mountain city and the Japanese North China Front Army Intelligence Section were doing their best to explore the source of the heavy artillery.
Fortunately for the Japanese, the Krupp Company has a military background from the German Empire. The Japanese army has already launched a strategy to conquer Southeast Asia. Even if they track down the Krupp Company, they can only hold their noses and pretend that they have not been found. However, for more than half a year,
We can no longer get arms supplies from Krupp.
But over at the mountain city, we can't fool them easily. There are more than twenty 150-meter heavy artillery pieces, which can almost catch up with the two heavy artillery battalions that the man has on hand.
The sources of heavy weapons and economic resources are out of the control of the intelligence department. I am afraid that Major General Dai is having a very sad life these days!
And our Four Elements Group was far away in North China and out of his control, so how could he not be wary?
It was still after the war at that time, so they remained silent. Now that the war in North China is stable and the Japanese North China Front has not taken much action, they will naturally no longer remain silent.
Yesterday evening, I received a call from the theater headquarters and the Ministry of Military Affairs ordered me to return to the mountain city to report on my duties. The route would be from our Yellow River defense line across the river to Chang'an. A special plane would then pick me up and arrive at the mountain city.
Hehe, I didn’t expect that a small army colonel like me would be treated like a special plane, I’m really flattered!” Tang Dao gently hugged Tantai Mingyue’s shoulders and sighed slightly.
"Although that man from Shancheng came from a rough background, he was able to gain the trust of the founding father and rise to the top in just a few years and stir up a storm. His city and skills are both excellent. You must be careful when you go." Tantai Mingyue thought of her father Dan.
Tai Yunshu couldn't help but feel nervous about that person's comment and reminded her husband.
"In terms of safety, Mingyue can rest assured. Miss Laura had listened to my suggestion before March to move the headquarters of the Rockefeller Far East Branch to the mountain city. That lady had met Miss Laura once in the United States. This time
We met in the mountain city and had a very happy conversation.
Some of the trade between our group and Rockefeller Company can stop some people's mouths, but I am afraid that a large sum of penicillin patent fees will be paid out, otherwise it will not satisfy the appetite of some people.
To put it another way, even if someone wants to do harm to me, Mingyue, don’t you understand your husband’s skills? I want to leave, who can keep me?” Tang Dao answered seriously and confidently.
"Pfft! Husband, even if you don't add the last sentence, I will be relieved. I believe Miss Laura will use all her influence to protect you!" Tantai Mingyue was amused by her husband's serious look.
This made Tang Tuanzuo very embarrassed because his wife saw through all the superfluous things he was bragging about behind the scenes.
That's right, the biggest reason why Tang Dao dares to go to the mountain city is not that he is brave enough to win the three armies, but that he has Miss Laura to protect him.
With the Japanese army deploying troops against French Indochina in early May and openly proclaiming the "New Order in Greater East Asia," the relationship between Japan and the United States dropped to a freezing point. The United States not only froze all Japanese assets in the United States and stopped all exports of materials to Japan.
The Chinese government naturally welcomed the U.S. behavior with both hands and feet, and stepped closer to the U.S. government.
Traditional American plutocrats like Rockefeller are even more courteous from Shancheng. I didn't see that my wife even took action in person and became good friends with Laura. In this context, let alone Tang Dao, there is also the "Hero Leader of the Anti-Japanese War"
The elite soldiers of the Halo and the Four Elements Regiment serve as a protective umbrella, but they don't have it. As long as Laura is in the mountain city, even if she has murderous intentions, she can only endure it for the time being.
"But husband, you still have to be careful. Even if that person has the intention of harming you, there is no way he can protect himself from the covetousness of various forces under him, especially my parents-in-law. We must step up security. The ugliest thing in the world is
The biggest advantage of Tantai Mingyue is that she knows the right things and puts aside the jokes between husband and wife. She reminds her husband in her own way without embarrassing him. Yingying changes the topic when she smiles.
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"I have already made arrangements at my old house. Last year, 200 brothers who retired due to injuries were sent back to my hometown. Their families funded the formation of an armed escort. Although those brothers are all disabled, as long as they have guns in their hands, they can come.
What about an infantry battalion?
In addition, I also sent 30 retired brothers to Rongcheng Grandma's side earlier. They all took away their own weapons, and the salary was paid by the two of us, so Grandma doesn't have to worry about it." Tang Dao nodded.
, but a cold light shot out from his eyes.
"If Director Dai really wants to use my parents and me to suppress me, then he has made a mistake. Does he really think that my Tang Dao can only kill Japanese soldiers?"
"Well! You have traveled thousands of miles, so be careful. My little brother has recovered from his injuries. With him and dad here, you don't have to worry about me." Tantai Mingyue leaned her head on her husband's shoulder again and said softly.
"Look at how magnificent these mountains and rivers are!"
"Mountains and rivers are magnificent!" Tang Dao hugged his wife's waist. "Otherwise, regardless of gender, just name them mountains and rivers. His (her) parents' greatest wish in this life is that the mountains and rivers are magnificent and peaceful!
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"No, the girl's name is Shanhe, it sounds awful." Tantai Mingyue's almond-shaped eyes widened, and she resolutely rejected her husband's unreliable idea.
"Then let's call our son Shanhe and our daughter Guangzhou!" Tang Dao said casually.
"Pfft!" Erya, who was standing on guard over there, couldn't hold back and laughed out loud.
As a regimental commander, she is good at everything, but sometimes she is a bit out of tune. If she were a daughter, she would probably be jealous of Old Tang for this name when she grows up.
"My son is called Shanhexing, but my daughter must not be called Magnificent!" Tantai Mingyue rolled her eyes silently, showing the momentum of the Tantai reporter in the past, and declared domineeringly: "You and I are both parents, and we all have the right to name this daughter.
It’s up to me to decide the name.”
"You and I fought in North China, and many brothers and comrades died here. To commemorate them, I hope our daughter will be named Jibei, Tang Jibei!" Tantai Mingyue said softly.
Tang Dao was slightly startled, but he chanted casually: "The so-called wind pulls you away tightly, the stirrup is broken and the person is still awake, this body has no wings, and it is safe to be by your side! That is called sending to the north!"
Her husband was both civil and military, who could compare to her? Tantai Mingyue's eyes were so full of tenderness that they almost shed tears.
Although most of the names she had thought of for her daughter were what she said, to commemorate the battle between the couple and their comrades in the Four Elements Regiment in North China, on the occasion of parting, Tantai Mingyue did not express her love for her husband.
Woolen cloth?
It has to be Tang Tuanzuo. When I heard the name of Jibei, I thought of that poem.
But little did he know that a certain member of the group secretly said that he was lucky. If he hadn't passed this poem during the college entrance examination, he just couldn't know it yet, which left a deep impression on him. Otherwise, how could he have the strength to play this kind of mood with his wife?
Tomorrow Tang Dao will set off for Zhongtiao Mountain, from where he will cross the Yellow River to Chang'an, and then go to the mountain city 2,000 miles away.
There was a special plane when I went there, but I'm afraid I only had carriages and horses when I came back. Not to mention the time required in the mountain town, the time spent on the road alone is estimated to take a month.
The couple took advantage of this rare day off to travel around the mountains and rivers for a long time, and then basically stayed in the cabin.
Tang Dao took off his military uniform, put on an apron, put down his bayonet, picked up his kitchen knife, and cooked dinner for his wife and baby at home.
During this period, his brother-in-law, Tantai Mingjing, who was visiting, wanted to have a meal with his sister and brother-in-law, but was driven out of the house by Tang Datuanzuo, who wanted to live a life of two.
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"Are you stupid? Our team members are used to carrying murderous knives. How bad can you use a kitchen knife? You stupid kid can't imagine how bad it is?" Li Jiujin, who had just been discharged from the hospital two days ago, couldn't help but couldn't help but hear the complaints from his capable subordinate.
I feel anxious about Tantai Mingjing’s life experience.
"But I'm not his brother! I'm not an outsider, so I can still say that he's not good at cooking." Tantai Mingjing was still quite aggrieved. He originally wanted to ask his brother-in-law about the tactics of the infantry squad at the dinner table.
"Stupid! Do you know what is the most awesome thing about the regimental commander?" Li Jijin knocked on Tantai Mingjing's head.
"What is it? Is it possible that you are an expert at cooking?" Tantai Mingjing looked at the white-flour buns in his hand and felt that he must have missed something.
"The regimental commander seems to be a perfect person. You can't find any flaws in him. How do you deal with a person who has no flaws?" Li Jijin said with a smile.
"That's impossible. There can't be perfect people in this world, not even saints. That's what the book says." Tantai Mingjing shook his head.
"Yes! So the regimental commander is not without flaws, but he is good at hiding them, and you have no way of discovering them. Otherwise, look at your sister's face, no matter how much you think about the world of two, you still have to prepare a pair for your baby
Chopsticks." Li Jijin looked like he had seen through everything.
"Understood!" Tantai Mingjing nodded desperately, but his expression suddenly changed. "No, my sister has a baby in her belly. Don't be poisoned by the captain's poor cooking skills."
"You know what a bird is, if the craftsmanship is not good and the materials are not poisonous, no matter how unpalatable it is, it is just the taste of couples.
What is the word you taught me in the ward last time? Yes, do it as well as you can! It means that it doesn’t matter if you do the work in this room well or not, as long as you do it, you will be able to get on the stage!" Li Jiu
At that moment, Jin was simply a shining commander in the eyes of other soldiers.
Not only does he have the experience of someone who has been there, but he also understands high-level idioms. Seeing that the explanations are clear and logical, it is really a learning experience.
"Company Commander, it seems to be called Ganzhiruyi, and Gan means sweet." Tantai Mingjing was confused for a while before explaining weakly.
Really, looking at Lao Li's confident look, Tantai Mingjing, who has been studying since childhood, is a little unconfident. Could it be that the company commander meant what he said and that he was wrong?
"Then I don't know! I just changed the word used by the ancients and gave it a try. You can tell me whether it is appropriate to use it in group cooking!" Li Jijin did not talk to himself.
One of his subordinates once said that his greatest advantage in life is that he never blushes when he talks nonsense.
There seemed to be nothing wrong with it. After thinking about it carefully, Tantai Mingjing found that it was really the case.
Fortunately, although I was uneducated, I reacted quickly. Li Jijin quickly stuffed a mouthful of meat into his mouth to suppress his shock. He was almost embarrassed in front of the company officers and soldiers because of this educated but uneducated boy.
No matter that Tang Tuanzuo's cooking skills have become a legend in the station because he refuses to meet people, the reporter from Tantai University was smiling happily, even if it was a little salty.
Tang Tuanzuo, who had been sent to the cooking class several times in the past, was by no means as bad as Li Jiujin and others thought. A scrambled egg with chives, a steamed egg, and a tomato and egg soup. In an hour, he made two dishes and one dish.
The soup is still okay.
After leaving Tantai Mingjing, Tang Tuanzu was simply afraid that the food would not be enough for him alone, that's all.
"Tang Shanhe? I'm not educated. I heard that it was made from the rough embryo of Tang Dao. Tang Jibei is still so-so. I still prefer my granddaughter." Lao Tantai, who originally wanted to come to have a meal, finally went to the cafeteria of his own accord.
He angrily used this to complain about his son-in-law.
It's just that no one dares to pick up on Lao Tantai's words now. He is the father-in-law, so naturally he can say it. If it were someone else talking about his son-in-law, the old handsome guy who protects the calf would not be able to diss him to death.
As for the old handsome guy's venomous tongue that can be quoted from classics at any time, I am afraid that only Teacher Xiao He in the group can compete with him.
