These days, Lin Xueying is not with Xu Dalong and has been worried about him. Now that she finally saw him standing in front of her, she wanted to throw herself into his arms desperately. But Lin Xueying was a cadre of the Eighth Route Army after all, and there were so many people watching at the airport. She had to remain reserved and just said with tears in her eyes: "Are you back?"
Xu Dalong didn't care so much, he stepped forward and hugged his wife, saying affectionately: "I'm back, I made you worry."
Hearing Xu Dalong's warm words, Lin Xueying shed tears and hugged her husband's waist tightly with her hands.
The Eighth Route Army officers and soldiers at the airport smiled knowingly when they saw this, while the American crew members whistled excitedly, and some clapped.
After all, Lin Xueying was a little shy. She broke away from her husband's embrace, but was reluctant to push him away, so she reached out and took his arm, and walked towards the car while talking.
On the way back to the county town, Lin Xueying had a lot to say, but there were drivers and guards in the car, so she could only hold back and look at her long-separated husband carefully with her beautiful eyes.
The moonlight was like water, quiet and peaceful. After the warm tenderness, the couple hugged each other and sat on the bedside.
Lin Xueying said: "My father sent a telegram two days ago, saying that my mother was feeling unwell and hoped that I could go back to Chongqing for a visit. You just happened to be back. Can you accompany me to Chongqing?"
Xu Dalong said: "Commander Siring specially granted me a month's leave, and we will set off tomorrow."
The next morning, Xu Dalong and Lin Xueying came to the headquarters. Lin Xueying went to the Confidential Department to hand over the work, and Xu Dalong came to his office.
He first made a phone call and informed the flight brigade to prepare a transport plane for him. Then he called Zhao Gang and Zhang Dabiao and informed them to gather in Li Yunlong's room.
Li Yunlong saw Xu Dalong and said jokingly: "You just came back and you are not at home to spend time with your siblings. What are you doing here?"
Xu Dalong said: "The commander-in-chief gave me a month's leave. My mother-in-law is not in good health. I plan to go to Chongqing and go back to see my father-in-law and mother-in-law."
Li Yunlong said: "That's it. Lao Zhao has already made arrangements to hold a reception banquet for you. It's just in time for you to go out, so it can be considered as a farewell to you."
The two chatted for a while, and then Zhao Gang, Zhang Dabiao, and Wang Limin came in one after another. After chatting for a while, they started talking about work.
Li Yunlong said: "Brother Dalong, our Mawu Mountain District gave you strong support when you came out of seclusion this time. We sent three main regiments, a medical team, a lot of people from the arsenal, and everyone from the Sun Desheng Cavalry Brigade. The war horse. In one fell swoop, one-third of our family wealth was taken away."
Speaking of this, Li Yunlong felt distressed, and even complained about Xu Dalong in his tone.
To be honest, Zhao Gang felt a little distressed, but as a member of the Zheng Committee, Zheng Ce had a high level, so he definitely couldn't say negative things.
He said: "They are all members of the Eighth Route Army. They fight against Japanese invaders wherever they go and support operations outside the Pass. Many troops from the Jidong Military Region also went there, as well as those from the Jizhong Military Region."
Li Yunlong glanced at him dissatisfied and curled his lips. It was obvious that Zhao Gang's words could not comfort him.
Among the troops transferred this time, there was also a regiment of the Independent Brigade. Wang Limin was also in a somewhat unhappy mood, frowning and saying nothing.
Zhang Dabiao saw that the atmosphere was a bit dull and said: "I am considering this issue. I suggest that several guard regiments be upgraded to the main force and a group of new soldiers be recruited for training."
Xu Dalong said: "I came here today to discuss these things with you. I agree with Chief of Staff Zhang. Let's retrain the troops. This time I will go to Chongqing and find a way to get some money back. When I come back, Let’s go to Suiyuan and bring back a group of war horses. What else does everyone have to do? Let’s discuss it together.”
Speaking of this, Li Yunlong became even more angry. He always felt that the troops he had worked so hard to bring were just given to others. This feeling was really unpleasant. This was not the first time, and he didn't want it to happen again.
Li Yunlong was a little angry, but said very firmly: "From now on, our military division's troops can no longer be transferred out. Not even for me, the King of Heaven."
To be honest, Xu Dalong felt a little guilty this time. He originally thought that he would transfer the troops there just to help the Songshan guerrillas grow and then bring the troops back. Unexpectedly, his superiors would directly detain those troops.
He said: "The regiment commander is right. From now on, no one of my troops will be transferred out. If this happens again, I will not be the captain anymore."
In fact, Wang Limin and Zhang Dabiao also had the same idea, but they did not dare to take the lead in saying such things. Seeing that Li Yunlong and Xu Dalong had expressed their stance, the two of them also followed suit, saying that if there was a problem, we would all shoulder it together. In short, we would work one soldier at a time. It won't be transferred out.
To be honest, Zhao Gang thinks the same as everyone else, but as a Zheng Zhi worker, he cannot express this attitude. Seeing that everyone had this attitude, he also said: "Well, let's all bear the responsibility together."
After everyone complained, they felt a little happier.
In order to completely dispel the depression in his heart, Li Yunlong waved his hand and said boldly: "The past is in the past, it's no big deal. Think about it, when we, Old Li, were the commander of the regiment, we were withdrawn several times, and the troops didn't know how. How many times have we been transferred out? When we took over the Independent Regiment, it was a mess. Why don't we still pull up the troops? As long as the troops are no longer transferred out in the future. With the strength of our Mawushan Military Division, it won't take long before we can still pull up the troops. Send out a resounding main force."
At noon, Xu Dalong attended the reception banquet, and then flew to the Zhongtiao Mountain headquarters with Lin Xueying, Wei Dayong and a detachment of special forces members to meet with General Fu.
General Fu and the generals from the Zhongtiao Mountain Command warmly entertained Xu Dalong and the others. After the banquet, Xu Dalong had a private meeting with General Fu.
Xu Dalong said: "Sir Fu, how long has it been since you returned to Baotou?"
Mentioning this touched General Fu's mind. Before the war began, he served as chairman of Suiyuan Province, whose capital was Baotou.
He stared at the north and said sadly: "When I led the troops to participate in the Taiyuan Defense War, it has been more than five years. I don't know what Baotou has become now."
Having said this, he shook his head dejectedly, and asked after a moment: "Why did you suddenly mention Suiyuan?"
Xu Dalong said: "I am going to Chongqing now. When I come back, I plan to go to Suiyuan and bring back a group of war horses. You are familiar with Suiyuan. Could you please send someone to help me understand the situation there."
General Fu nodded and said: "This is no problem. There are many veterans from Suiyuan in my army. They are familiar with the situation there. I will arrange for someone to go over and help you understand the situation. When you come back, I will definitely give you an accurate letter.”
Xu Dalong smiled and said: "Sir Fu, are you interested in sending a troop to go to Suiyuan with me?"
General Fu said with great interest: "Okay! I have long wanted to take the troops to fight back. Let's talk in detail after you come back."
After the two chatted for a while, General Fu called his adjutant and asked him to prepare some gifts. Xu Dalong took them to Chongqing and gave them to his old friends. He also wrote personal letters to them. Xu Dalong handed it over to those people. Xu Dalong agreed.
Xu Dalong said goodbye to General Fu and left Zhongtiao Mountain, heading for Chongqing. Along the way, they passed the defense areas of the 72nd Army, the 26th Army and other Guojun troops, and were warmly entertained by the Guojun generals. They arrived in Chongqing very smoothly.
After Xu Dalong arrived in Chongqing, he called Chongqing Guard General Siling Wang at the city gate. Soon after, a car and a truck drove up.
The car stopped in front of Xu Dalong, and a major from the Guo Army got out of the car. His name is Gao Yongjin, and he is General Wang's personal aide. After seeing Xu Dalong, he stood at attention respectfully and saluted, and said enthusiastically: "Sir Xu, Sir Si Ling said that after you go to the Lin Mansion to visit your father-in-law and mother-in-law, you can visit his house as a guest when you have time. He is always welcome." Your arrival.”
Xu Dalong smiled and said: "Thank you, Sir Wang. I ask you to take care of these brothers I brought."
As the situation of the Anti-Japanese War continued to improve, the gap in cooperation between the Guofu and the underground party became wider and wider. After all, the special operations team brought by Xu Dalong were members of the Eighth Route Army, and they still carried weapons and ammunition. They could no longer operate openly in Chongqing as before. Therefore, he first approached General Wang and asked him to help place these team members first.
After Xu Dalong finished speaking, he took out a money order with 1,000 oceans on it and handed it to his adjutant Gao Yongjin.
Gao Yongjin did not refuse. This was not the first time they had dealt with each other. He knew that Xu Dalong was bold and generous, so he happily said: "Sir, please don't worry, they are all covered by their humble positions."
After saying that, he asked Zhu Guangguang and the special operations team he brought to get into the truck, and then asked the driver of the car to get out. He personally drove Xu Dalong, Lin Xueying and Wei Monk to Lin Mansion.
On the way, Gao Yongjin reminded: "Sir Xu, the situation in Chongqing is no longer what it used to be. Just two days ago, there was a gun battle on Xiangyang Street, and four people died on the spot. They were said to be island country spies.
The case was handled by people from the Central Military Commission, and our Garrison Command also sent people to assist. According to the information I have learned, these four people are probably members of your underground party, so I ask Chief Xu to be more careful. "
What Gao Yongjin said was somewhat inappropriate for his status, and even took a risk.
Xu Dalong said gratefully: "Thank you, Adjutant Gao. I will remember this, brother."
Gao Yongjin has always admired Xu Dalong. In his mind, Xu Dalong is a great man.
Hearing what Xu Dalong said, he was very happy and hurriedly said: "No need to thank you, you should."
The car drove into the Family Courtyard of the Military Command and stopped in front of the Lin Mansion. Gao Yongjin left.
The sound of a car parking at the entrance of the courtyard alerted the people in the courtyard, and the small door next to the courtyard gate opened.
When the orderly saw Xu Dalong and Lin Xueying, he had an expression of surprise on his face. He didn't bother to say hello to Xu Dalong and Lin Xueying. He turned around and ran inside, shouting as he ran: "Minister Lin, madam, Chief Xu and the eldest lady are back. "
Lin Xueying was also very excited to return to her long-awaited home. She walked ahead and got through the small door first.
Xu Dalong and others had just reached the door of the building when their mother-in-law had already come out. When he saw his daughter and son-in-law, his eyes were already red before he could speak.
Lin Xueying called "Mom," and threw herself into her arms. Mother and daughter chattered a lot, but ignored Xu Changlong.
General Lin came out and said with a smile: "Dalong, are you back?"
Xu Dalong stepped forward, performed a military salute, and said respectfully: "Father-in-law."
Minister Lin said, "Okay." When he saw Mrs. Lin still wiping her tears, he said, "Stop talking here, go into the room and talk."
After arriving at the living room, Wei Dayong put down the gifts he brought and went to rest with the orderly.
Xu Dalong first took the two brocade boxes, opened them in front of General Lin, and said, "I brought these back from outside the customs." After that, he put them on the coffee table.
Inside the brocade box were two rare and fine ginseng plants. Minister Lin picked them up, looked at them, and said happily: "You are interested."
Xu Dalong took out another brocade box and said to Mrs. Lin, "This is to honor you."
Mrs. Lin opened it and saw some gold and silver jewelry and a pair of jade bracelets inside. The jade bracelet is crystal clear and round. It is the finest ice jade, and it is worth a lot at first sight.
Mrs. Lin was very happy and praised Xu Dalong for his ability to do things.
Minister Lin frowned slightly and said, "Your underground party has strict discipline. Aren't you not allowed to have private property? Will this make you violate discipline?"
Xu Dalong smiled and said: "Don't worry, these are personal belongings given by friends. They are personal property."
After everyone chatted for a while, the family dinner was ready. Everyone was talking and laughing, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.
Minister Lin had a lot to talk to Xu Dalong. After the banquet, he asked Xu Dalong to follow him to the study room, and the two of them talked alone.
Minister Lin has the habit of drinking tea after meals. At this time every day, the orderly will make him his favorite Yuqian Longjing.
He made tea for Minister Lin, and then poured a cup for Xu Dalong. Xu Dalong smelled it, took a sip, and praised: "Longjing before the rain, really good tea!"
Minister Lin nodded and said, "It seems you know tea very well. Do you usually like to drink tea?"
Xu Dalong shook his head slightly and said with a smile: "We in the Eighth Route Army live a hard life. We seldom drink tea, and gradually we almost forget about tea."
Minister Lin said: "Your Eighth Route Army is really extraordinary. In such a difficult environment, you fought bravely against the Japanese invaders and made indelible achievements. It is really admirable!" (End of Chapter)
