Yin Dongzhenyi ordered the Japanese team that suffered the most losses to take the seven or eight wounded who had become a burden in the battle to first control the village so that the wounded could enter a warm room to rest and receive treatment.
Moreover, Yin Dongzhenyi also ordered his orderly to enter the village to rest together with his precious mount, a maroon war horse with a tall maroon head, which he had been reluctant to ride in the dark night.
In the normal establishment of the Japanese army, a squadron is usually equipped with two war horses. One is naturally the mount of the squadron leader, and the other is exclusively for the signal corps.
However, Yin Dong Zhenyi's war horse has an extraordinary origin. During a battle against the Volunteer Army in the Northeast, in order to rescue the commander of the garrison headquarters who was attacked and surrounded by the Volunteer Army, his own war horse was killed. Under the command, he led the entire squadron to break through the defense line of the Volunteer Army blocking troops, and promptly rescued the commander-in-chief who was in danger.
In order to commend his bravery and thank him for saving his life, the commander specially presented his mount, the maroon war horse, to Yin Dong Zhenyi.
This is the commander's war horse, and it is carefully selected from the empire's horse farms and specially distributed to the generals.
For people like Yin Dongzhenyi, who came from a humble background, the value and ability of the war horse itself were secondary, and more important was the honor and influence brought by the horse.
Riding this horse means that Yin Dongzhenyi has come into the eyes of the Commander. Although there is no hope of promotion due to physical disability and age, as long as he does not make big mistakes, his superiors at all levels will not dare to be too disrespectful. When he retires, he will be guaranteed the rank of Major.
Therefore, Yin Dongzhenyi cherishes this horse even more than himself. He holds it in the palm of his hand for fear of falling, holds it in his mouth for fear of biting it, and wishes to sleep with him in his arms.
He couldn't bear to ride his treasure in the snow. If there was a deep pit or something and the horse's leg was injured, it would be too late to regret it.
So when he saw a village, he ordered the orderlies to bring his precious mount into the village to feed it.
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At this time, the villagers in the village, who had been alerted by the gunshots outside, were in a panic.
The only wealthy man in the village is called Chai Youde. He was a businessman who opened a business in Chengde City. Later, he couldn't stand the tyranny of Tang Yulin, the local emperor of Rehe Province, so he took his family back to his hometown, where it is now. The village was settled.
Ever since he knew that the Japanese were coming, Chai Youde didn't feel like there was anything to worry about.
In this world for so many years, you have beaten me and I have beaten you, no matter whose flag is on the city wall, you still have to eat, right? You always want us people to farm the land, right? To say that life is difficult, is it still difficult to survive the period under the rule of Commander Tang Yulin Tang, nicknamed the Living King of Hell?
At that time, after Commander Tang had collected taxes for decades, he still refused to allow people to grow food, and ordered them all to plant the harmful smoke. The people's lives were called dire straits.
So when he heard the news that Commander Tang was beaten away by the Japanese, Mr. Chai Youde Chai, who was almost forced to go bankrupt by this living king of hell in Chengde, also set off several strings of firecrackers at the entrance of his compound, and also set up several firecrackers at his house in the evening. There was a banquet, and all the famous old people in the village were invited to the house to drink and eat meat.
In his opinion, no matter whether Marshal Zhang wins the battle or the Japanese have the upper hand, it is just a matter of paying food and taxes. Even if it is a bit harder and more difficult, life should be lived as usual.
Moreover, because this shallow water village, named after a shallow beach not far from the village, is several miles away from the railway to the west and more than ten miles away from the mountains to the east, it is located on a relatively flat wilderness. Go to some important military location.
For the young and old men in Qianshui Village, the rumble of gunfire coming from the direction of Lingyuan County not long ago made their hearts skip a beat, but they were not affected again after that.
However, it was still dark today, and the crackling gunshots coming from the night sky not far from the village made the whole village, old and young, once again feel a sense of fear and worry.
"Isn't it already finished? Why is it so endless?"
This was Chai Youde's first thought when he climbed out of the hot bed.
Although Chai Youde's family is the largest family in the village with nearly a hundred households, and although nearly half of the villagers are tenants of his family, Chai Youde has no bad history of being rich and unkind.
You must know that the entire village is made up of folks who have lived here for decades. There are countless relatives and friends, and half of them have the surname Chai. When it comes to seniority, there are several old men named Chai in the village. Even Chai Youde has to call him uncle when he sees them.
But it is undeniable that Chai Youde, who went to the city to study and develop since he was a child, and later returned to the village with his family and a lot of money to settle down and become a master, has undoubtedly become the most powerful person in the village. .
In addition, he is quite kind. When those poor relatives and fellow villagers encounter difficulties, they will lend a hand to help when they need it. If other families have any big or small matters that they are unsure about, they will also come to ask Mr. Chai for help. Just come up with an idea or something, and within a few years he would be regarded as a highly respected person.
After getting up, Chai Youde first comforted his somewhat panicked wife and asked her to wake up the whole family first, so that everyone could pack away the belongings first and hide what should be hidden. In these turbulent years, be careful and you will never make a big mistake.
Although Chai Youde's family is a big one, there are not many maids or servants in the house. Usually, there is a family of three people, old and young, working as helpers in the outhouse in the yard. They are also distant relatives. The couple and a young boy and a half.
Chai Youde originally had a son and a daughter, both from his ex-wife. Later, when the children grew up, they were all sent to Peking to study. My son was now over 20 years old. He didn't want to go back to the countryside after graduating from normal school. In addition, he had to take care of his younger sister, so he found a job in the Peiping government department.
And Chai Youde's daughter is amazing. She has been smart and studious since she was a child. Now she is studying at Yenching University. She is respected as the female champion by the whole village, which has greatly earned Chai Youde face.
Chai Youde's first wife fell ill and passed away more than ten years ago. His current wife is a second wife and has a son who is now twelve years old.
Originally, Chai Youde was very happy and proud to have a son in his middle age. The younger son has a strong body. When he was only twelve years old, he looked like a young man, but his brain was not very bright. When he was twelve years old, he seemed to have the IQ of a five or six-year-old child.
