After Commander Cai arrived, all the soldiers held their breath, waiting for the highest officer among the wounded soldiers of the 19th Route Army to lecture.
Captain Cai glanced around through his glasses and looked at the sparsely arranged team. His face straightened up and he shouted loudly: "Everyone straighten up, stand at attention, look to the right...look forward!"
I heard the faint sound of footsteps on the platform, and within a moment they were neatly arranged into eight columns.
Captain Cai looked at the nearly two thousand wounded soldiers wearing shabby military uniforms. Although they had no weapons, and many of them did not even wear belts, the aura of a veteran of hundreds of battles exuded from the queue as soon as they stood at attention. .
Commander Cai felt that the feeling of leading his men to fight bravely against the enemy a few months ago had returned to him. He was in a state of excitement, and a trace of blood appeared on his thin and pale face, which had just recovered from a serious injury.
I saw him saying loudly: "Brothers, many of us may not have seen each other for several months. I, Cai Guoping, am very happy to see you today. I see that you have recovered your health and are standing in front of me alive again. I'm happier."
"Just three months ago, we experienced a battle to defend our country against foreign enemies. Your heroic performance of not being afraid of powerful enemies and sacrifices proved that you are worthy of being a Chinese soldier and worthy of our 19th Route Army. I, Cai Guoping, am proud of you, and our elders in my hometown in Guangdong will also be proud of you."
Since his body has not fully recovered, Cai Guoping's speech was not loud, but it was still clearly transmitted to every soldier's ears under the echo from the ceiling of the station.
Liu Afu did not fully understand the meaning of Captain Cai's words, but he knew that Commander Cai was praising them and affirming their performance on the battlefield. This was enough for Liu Afu.
It turns out that my fighting performance was noticed by my superiors. It turns out that my story of defeating Little Japan can also be spread to my hometown, letting the folks in my hometown know that I am not a bad boy and have not brought shame to the people in my hometown.
At this time, the brothers unconsciously straightened their backs, with proud and proud expressions on their faces.
"Now, our 19th Route Army has left Shanghai in accordance with the order of the Military Commission, but it does not mean that our remaining brothers have been abandoned by the superiors, but that we have a new mission and a new task."
When he said this, Cai Guoping felt a wave of reluctance and sadness in his heart. They were all brothers of life and death who came out of Guangdong together. If it were not forced by the situation, who would be willing to leave those trustworthy and following officers? Leave those brothers from the same hometown who live together day and night and share life and death.
The soldiers in the queue were even more excited, and many of them had tears in their eyes.
"However, I implore my brothers to believe in me and our new commander. Although I cannot name the new commander for the time being due to confidentiality reasons, the new commander has already come to visit us while we are recuperating. , and properly arranged the expenses and placement measures for us during the recovery period."
"So the brothers can recover peacefully in the hospital, eat well, sleep soundly, without any worries. At the same time, the new commander also united with the patriotic businessmen in Shanghai to help those brothers with disabilities who are unlikely to go to the battlefield again. They have all made proper arrangements for their way out, and everyone has received sufficient settlement allowance."
Liu Afu and the brothers around him all looked at each other. Chief Cai was right. The three months of hospital life was indeed the most comfortable life in his life. What he ate and drank every day was polished rice and meat that were rarely available in ordinary times. , the hospital's medicines have never been out of supply, and many brothers have even gained a few pounds. Now I know that these were arranged and paid for by the new chief.
"This new commander, Renyi, is pretty good to the brothers." Liu Afu thought secretly.
I heard Captain Cai continue to say: "We Guangdong people are all loyal men. If our commander treats us well, we will give our hearts to him. So I ask brothers to resolutely obey the command and always remember us." He came from the 19th Route Army, so don't embarrass us Cantonese people."
"Next, the instructors from the Central Party Headquarters Instruction Corps will arrange the marching organization for the brothers and announce the temporary leading officers."
After Cai Guoping finished speaking, he stepped aside and an officer appeared from behind.
This officer is dressed in a brand new lieutenant colonel's green and yellow woolen uniform, which is in sharp contrast to Cai Guoping's gray coarse cloth uniform. The armed belt, long military boots, and a pistol at his waist reveal the dark handle of the gun. The whole person looks heroic and upright. Especially with a face that is almost as beautiful as a beautiful woman, it is a bit inconsistent.
The officer first saluted Cai Guoping with a very standard military salute, then stood forward, put his hands behind his hands and parted his legs, and an iron-blooded killing aura came out of his body.
Although these standing veterans were used to seeing mountains of corpses and seas of blood, they couldn't help but be overwhelmed by the intimidating momentum coming towards them. They all stood up straight and didn't look away.
Just listen to the resonant voice of this beautiful officer, "Captain Cai has made it clear just now. From today on, you are the officers and soldiers of the Second Detachment of the Central Party Headquarters Teaching Corps, and Colonel Cai Guoping will serve as your detachment leader. "
Hearing this, many soldiers, including Liu Afu, felt relieved. No matter what the unit was, as long as Commander Cai still served as their superior officer, it was fine. They were just a little confused, how could they be called instructors? Do we, veterans of many battles, still need to train?
"You are all soldiers who have experienced hundreds of battles. I will not say more about the issue of discipline, but I will emphasize that from now on, your image, behavior and speech will represent the teaching corps of our Central Party Headquarters. Collectively, you will naturally know what kind of force our teaching corps is when you arrive in Nanjing."
"However, I have only one request. All actions must be obeyed. From now on, you must use strict discipline to restrain yourselves. Once someone violates it, I will use battlefield military law to deal with it and will never tolerate it."
As the officer strengthened his tone, the fierce aura from his body continued to surge out, making these elite veterans dare not breathe.
"Now, I announce the list of company commanders of each recruit company of the second detachment. Those whose names are read will immediately come out and report in front of me. There must be no mistakes.
"Commander of the first company of new recruits, Zhang Xiaoshui."
"Second company commander, Xu Zhichao."
"The third company commander, Liu Afu."
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"Captain of the Tenth Company, Li Xinhai."
When Liu Afu heard his name, he was stunned for a moment. Before he was injured, he was only the platoon commander. Why did he suddenly become the company commander?
Fortunately, the brother next to him quickly reminded him, and he suddenly woke up. He quickly responded loudly, ran out of the queue, and stood at attention in front of the beautiful and murderous officer.
