Zhao Changshu ignored Wang Huzi, gently saddled his horse and moved forward, slowly observing and examining along the line of supplementary teams. Among the queues of different heights, there were veterans with gray beards and young and confused teenagers.
They were all in shabby military uniforms, and their leggings were of uneven length. The guns carried on their backs were either old sleeves or dilapidated ones made in Hanyang, and some carried blunderbuss. There are actually some people who don't even have guns, so they just get a shovel or a hoe.
What does this mean? Could it be possible to farm some land while fighting? Zhao Changshu shook his head and frowned in disappointment. The only thing that made me feel a little better was that there were more than twenty carriages lined up behind the queue, all with horses and mules. I finally confirmed that I was not facing a group of beggars.
Zhao Changshu frowned even more as he looked at these cowardly soldiers who did not dare to look at him. Suddenly, he discovered that there was a young man with a fair and delicate face in the team, looking at him curiously, with a hint of intimacy in his eyes.
There are actually people who are not afraid of me and still want to get close to me?
Zhao Changshu also became curious, pointed at the young man and said, "You, stand up and speak." The young man he pointed at was Zhou Wen.
Zhou Wen quickly ran out of the queue, stood in front of Zhao Changshu's horse, stood at attention and saluted: "Reporting to the commander, Zhou Wen, the scholar of the supplementary regiment, reports to you."
Zhao Changshu was angry and funny. What kind of official position does this damn scholar have? I have only heard of such-and-such commander and such-and-such staff officer. How can the official positions of this army be changed in such a random way? Are there any special generals or counselors?
Listening to the other party speaking with a familiar accent, my curiosity became even more intense, so I asked, "Oh? Are you from Shanxi? Your accent sounds like you are from Lishi. How come you came to Henan to serve as a soldier?"
"Sir, I am from Lishi County..." Zhou Wen told the truth about his experience.
When Zhao Changshu heard this, he became angry and said: "This Third Friend is nothing. He actually reached out to our Shanxi Province and dared to kidnap our Shanxi students to serve as soldiers. Next time I see him, make sure I don't spit on his face."
After saying that, he looked at Zhou Wen with a smile and said, "You are a junior high school student, then I will be your senior..." He actually jumped off the horse and started a family affair with Zhou Wen.
It turns out that Zhao Changshu also studied in Taiyuan National Middle School and is also from Lishi County, but his home is in Liulin Town, about 30 kilometers away from the county seat, so he can be regarded as Zhou Wen's hometown.
Haha, the relationship between a fellow countryman and a senior student is unusual. He also called Zhang Cheng, the commander of the security company who also lives in Lishi County.
As soon as Zhang Cheng heard this, he shouted: "Brother Zhou Wen, are you the young boss of Fuyuan Company? Well, I have seen you before. You were still young at that time, but you still look good. Your Fuyuan Company is great, and my father is still there. Your family worked..." The three fellow villagers chatted more enthusiastically.
The three of them chatted happily, but everyone around them was dumbfounded. Wang Huzi and others were so impressed that this scholar could really fly in the sky! Even being mixed in a crowd of young and old can't hide his shine. He casually became brothers and sisters with other people's parents. Zhao Changshu's subordinates were dumbfounded. How had they ever seen their dignified and unsmiling commander behave like a neighbor's aunt?
Zhao Changshu has been troubled a lot recently, and all military affairs have not gone smoothly since his departure from Shanxi. He was originally a confidant of Xu Yongchang, the number one general under Marshal Yan, but this operation assigned his sixth brigade to Wan Xuancai, the commander-in-chief of the Central Route Army.
He and Wan Xuancai had always been at odds with each other. After receiving the order, they were highly resistant and reluctant to leave. Later, Xu Yongchang personally went to the Sixth Brigade to comfort him and promised to use the Sixth Brigade as a reserve force for the Central Route Army. Only then did Xu Yongchang calm down a little and obey the order to set off.
But along the way, they also encountered a lot of difficulties from Wanxuancai, saying that the 6th Brigade was a reserve force and had to give priority to the front-line troops. All kinds of supplies and equipment were delayed as long as they could, and some were not given at all. His newly formed artillery regiment only had a few mountain cannons.
Shi Yousan, whose main force was in Anhui, as the commander of the Fourth Front Army of the Anti-Chiang Allied Forces, had long ago ordered that all the remaining troops in Henan be placed under the command of the Central Route Army.
They were all fringe troops with poor combat effectiveness. Wan Xuancai also assigned a few independent regiments with a little combat power to his direct subordinates, leaving the Sixth Brigade with supplementary regiments. Do you think he can't be depressed?
Therefore, General Baima, who was depressed and uncomfortable, felt better today when he saw Zhou Wen, his junior fellow student and fellow countryman, as if he had discovered a bright pearl among a pile of garbage. He didn't know that since Zhou Wen possessed the Buddhist bead, he has exuded a friendly atmosphere from the inside out, which makes people fall in love with him at first sight, and he is born with a charming aura.
Zhao Changshu saw that the conversation was almost over, and his mood improved unconsciously. He smiled and reached out to pat Zhou Wen on the shoulder and said: "How about it, little brother, come to our army, right at my brigade headquarters." It’s safer to stay here, and when the war is over, we can go home together.”
Zhou Wen was actually attracted by Zhao Changshu's heroic demeanor. In addition, he was really homesick and felt more cordial when he saw the people in his hometown. I was very touched by Zhao Changshu's cheerfulness and concern. Thinking about his plan, he actually felt a little sorry for others' kindness.
He scratched his head in embarrassment and said: "Sorry, sir, I really wanted to follow you. But I came to supplement the regiment and also experienced some hardships. It was the regiment leader and the uncles in the regiment who saved me. I left them at this time. I feel a little uncomfortable in my heart. I just want to thank you, sir, for your kindness."
After hearing this, Zhao Changshu admired this junior even more and said: "Well, you are worthy of being my junior. We soldiers must be kind and righteous and not ungrateful. In this way, your regiment has no hope of fighting. This gun I won’t replenish the ammunition for you.
From now on, you will follow the brigade headquarters and temporarily serve as the brigade headquarters' transportation team. The supply transportation of the brigade headquarters will be left to you. Zhang Cheng, bring me the map. "After that, he waved to Wang Huzi who was standing beside him and said: "Come here, Commander, I will arrange the assembly area and marching route for you. "
Wang Huzi was really depressed now. This man had to die when compared with others, and he had to throw away goods when comparing goods. If you look at Zhou Wen, he is a junior who is older than his younger brother. He is trying to win over and take care of him.
If you look at yourself again, you are a group leader, right? I didn’t even look at you. You have a name, so why did you become the commander of that group? I still have to smile when I'm holding in my anger.
His face turned red with embarrassment and he said: "Sir, just give the arrangements to the scholars. We are all illiterate, let alone how to read a map."
Zhao Changshu suddenly realized that this is what the position of scholar is for!
