When Zhou Wen heard this, he turned around and looked at Gao Xiaoshan and others, his eyes becoming solemn.
We are going to the battlefield tomorrow, but there are not enough bullets.
This is the current situation of the Chinese army in this era. When it comes to a bloody battle with the Japanese invaders, there are not enough bullets. What should I do? We can only fight and sacrifice with our flesh and blood, but the brothers of the 19th Route Army have no hesitation.
Zhou Wen said warmly to the young man again: "What? Don't your troops have enough bullets when they go to the front line?"
"Our 3rd Regiment of the 156th Brigade has fought several battles. I heard from the squad leader that there is not much ammunition in the military inventory, so this time I retired to rest and replenished only part of it."
The young man was afraid that Zhou Wen would misunderstand, so he rushed to explain, but without knowing it, his unit number was leaked in a few words.
Zhou Wen and others who have read the battle report all know that the 3rd Regiment of the 156th Brigade was the unit that fired the first shot against the Japanese in the Songhu Anti-Japanese War. When they heard this, the thin soldier with wet tears in front of them, in the eyes of Zhou Wen and others, , the image instantly became taller.
Zhou Wen pondered for a moment, then turned to Gao Xiaoshan and others and said, "Brother Shanzi, Brother Yuting, we can't watch our brother troops go to the battlefield with guns without bullets..."
As soon as he said this, he was interrupted by a sentry who came quickly and said, "Sir, there are two people claiming to be from the 19th Army at the door asking to see them, saying that they have lost a soldier."
Zhou Wen knew that this was someone from the army, so he said, "Bring them in and meet them here."
Not long after, I saw a sentry running over quickly with two people wearing the uniforms of the 19th Route Army. The first one was a captain in his thirties, and the one behind him was a sergeant who was older.
As soon as the young soldier saw the two of them, he shouted: "Company commander, squad leader." He wanted to step forward to greet them, but suddenly he remembered something, glanced at Zhou Wen, pulled his head and stopped.
I saw the captain quickly walked up to Zhou Wen, stood at attention and saluted: "Sir, Zhong Shu, commander of the 1st Battalion, 1st Company, 156th Brigade, 3rd Regiment, 19th Route Army, National Revolutionary Army, is reporting to you that our company has lost a soldier. Come and get it back and ask for permission from the superior."
Zhou Wen felt funny after hearing this. This company commander named Zhong Shu is a bit interesting. He wants to take people back with just one sentence. Why should you return lost soldiers? Your lost soldiers actually climbed over the wall and came to the ammunition depot of other troops. , and also picked up two boxes of bullets?
The veteran sergeant behind him also stood at attention and saluted, but his eyes looked at the young man with concern.
Zhou Wen returned the salute, looked at the three of them with a half-smile, and said, "Lost soldier? Haha... I have a heavily guarded military camp here. How come a lost soldier can walk into the center of my military camp?" ?Are you kidding us that we didn’t have enough security when we first arrived?”
Zhong Shu knew at a glance that the young colonel in front of him was not someone who was easy to fool, so he quickly said with a smile: "Sir, this kid Houzai has just joined the army not long ago, and he doesn't understand military rules and disciplines yet. Your Excellency, please spare him." This time."
"Yes, yes, Monkey Boy is still a child, and his brother has just died in the battle. Please take pity on him and spare him. We will take him back and discipline him severely." The veteran also hurriedly begged for mercy with a smile on his face.
When Zhou Wen heard this, he looked at the young soldier seriously and said, "Your brother was also from the 19th Route Army? When did he die in battle?"
The young man shed tears again in an instant, choked with sobs and said: "I joined the army just to find my brother..."
It turns out that this young man's name is Li Xiaohou. He and his brother are the only ones in the family. Both of his parents are fishermen in Guangdong. His father died when Li Xiaohou was very young. Later, his brother Li Dahou became a soldier in order to support the family. Not long ago, his mother also fell ill and died. Li Xiaohou, who had no relatives, sold the only old fishing boat in the family and took the boat to Shanghai to join his brother in the army.
Although Li Xiaohou was a bit young, most of the 19th Route Army was Cantonese, and the folks in the countryside couldn't drive him out, so the company to which his brother belonged kept him in the army.
After Li Xiaohou joined the army, he had not had time to undergo basic military training when the Songhu Anti-Japanese War broke out. The company could only let him do some work of carrying ammunition and transporting the wounded. Of course, I also wanted to protect him.
Unexpectedly, after only three days of fighting, his brother was killed by a Japanese naval gun.
"My brother's machine gun fire is very accurate. I saw with my own eyes that many Japanese soldiers died under his gun. If the cannons on the Japanese warships hadn't been too powerful, my brother...my brother...wuwuwu..."
Looking at Li Xiaohou who was crying uncontrollably, Zhou Wen put his arms around his thin shoulders and sighed softly and said: "Houzi, your brother is a hero and a warrior. We must all learn from him and pay tribute to him. You I will be a true warrior like your brother in the future."
"Yeah!" Houzai nodded heavily.
Zhou Wen suddenly remembered something, pointed to the ammunition pile and asked, "Monkey, these big piles are all covered with oilcloth. How do you know we are stacking ammunition here?"
Houzai stopped crying and scratched the back of his head in embarrassment and said: "I was peeking in when you came in. Our military camp is next to this school. I told the monitor tonight that I would burn some for my brother." Paper, but I heard that the school was very lively, so I climbed up the tree and took a peek, and saw you stacking the ammunition boxes here. I have been moving these ammunition boxes every day, and I can tell at a glance."
Looking at the big tree pointed by Li Xiaohou, it was not far outside the school wall. Climbing up it could indeed see the situation inside the school.
Zhou Wen turned to Gao Xiaoshan and Meng Yuting and said: "This is our dereliction of duty. If it weren't for Houzai's reminder, we would have almost forgotten the common sense of military camp vigilance during wartime. Early tomorrow morning, you will arrange for people to go The commanding heights around the camp are under control, and luckily it’s Monkey this time, but if it’s a Japanese spy, we’ll be in big trouble.”
Meng Yuting's face turned red. As a former enemy commander, these were his responsibilities. He quickly said: "I don't blame you, it's my dereliction of duty, or I haven't been on the battlefield for many years, and I have forgotten basic common sense. Tomorrow I will make a review in front of all the officers and soldiers, and it can also be used as a negative teaching material to warn everyone."
Zhou Wen nodded after hearing this. He couldn't be polite at this time. On the battlefield, whoever is responsible will be responsible. Those who have merit will be rewarded, and those who have made mistakes will be punished.
Only when rewards and punishments are clear can we enforce orders and prohibitions and be united.
At this time, Company Commander Zhong and the old squad leader looked at Zhou Wen's expression and attitude and knew that the officer would not care about Li Xiaohou anymore. They felt relieved and were about to say something nice and take him away. I saw the sentry just now running over quickly to report: "Sir, a regiment commander from the 19th Route Army is asking to see you at the door."
