Chapter 32: Unhappy Parting
After settling down Deputy Head Cheng and his entourage, Zhang Xiuniang called Su Jin to her room, and asked Xiaoyu to serve a cup of sobering soup before asking: "Su Jin, what do you think of what Deputy Head Cheng said about the incorporation just now?" ”
Shaking his somewhat gloomy head vigorously, he picked up the sobering soup and drank it all, Su Jin's brain felt clearer, he leaned his head on the back of the chair and groaned for a while before saying: "Adoption is a good thing, but it also depends on how it is co-opted, and I didn't see sincerity from his words today." ”
Xiaoyu didn't go out after serving the sobering soup, but stood aside to listen to Su Jin and Zhang Xiuniang talking, and when she heard this, she couldn't help but interject: "Brother Su, I think that Deputy Regiment Commander Cheng is quite sincere, didn't he promise to give us a battalion establishment, and Miss and Brother Su will be the main and deputy battalion commanders?" ”
"The formation of a battalion?" Su Jin sneered, "You can eat as many bowls of rice as you have when you have an appetite, and you don't want to think that a battalion has at least three or four hundred people, can we have so many people in Erlong Mountain?" And after joining the 276th Regiment, what should we do with so many old and weak women and children on the mountain? Who will feed them? He didn't say anything about the future military salary, weapons, or post-casualty replenishment, so how can you let me agree. ”
Xiaoyu grew up and said: "Ah...... It's just a compilation, there are so many more ways here! ”
"Why do you think it's so simple?" Su Jin flicked her on her brain melon with a violent shudder, so angry that the little girl opened a mouthful of small white teeth and stared at him fiercely, as if she wanted to pounce over and take a bite.
Seeing that the little girl looked like she was about to pounce, Su Jin said again: "Also, after we saved them last time, those people slipped away without even saying hello, and from this point on, I am not very optimistic about their character." And it's been so long, they didn't come early or late, and they didn't take the initiative to recruit until we captured Shigu County, do you think there is no greasy here? ”
Zhang Xiuniang rubbed her head in distress, "Su Jin, just say it directly, what are we going to do?" ”
Su Jin touched his chin and shook his head after thinking for a while: "I don't know about this matter, I can only take one step at a time, and I'll ask again tomorrow." Speaking of this, Su Jin reflected and said, "Eh...... But it seems that you are the master, aren't you in charge of this kind of thing, why did you ask me instead? ”
In the face of Su Jin's rhetorical question, Zhang Xiuniang looked like a matter of course: "If I knew what to do, I could still ask you?" Besides, now you are also the second master of our cottage, who cares if you don't worry. ”
Women are born with the privilege of being unreasonable, and Su Jin can only shake his head helplessly in the face of such a girl.
The next day, Cheng Shan and others first found Zhang Xiuniang and asked about the results of yesterday's discussion, but Zhang Xiuniang kicked the ball to Su Jin, claiming that everything was decided by Su Jin, Cheng Shan and others didn't care, and then found Su Jin again.
"Brother Su, I don't know what your attitude is to the opinions we put forward yesterday? Now that the mountains and rivers have fallen, it is the time when we need to contribute to the country, you can't sit idly by! ”
Looking at Cheng Shan's bitter expression, Su Jin asked rhetorically: "Head Cheng, if you take our department into account, I don't know how you plan to arrange the more than 200 family members of Erlong Mountain up and down Erlong Mountain?" ”
"This ......" Cheng Shan hesitated for a moment and frowned: "Brother Su, you also know that now that this has become a fallen area, we really don't have the ability to settle so many family members." ”
Hearing this, Su Jin's face suddenly became a little ugly: "Oh...... What you mean is to let hundreds of old and weak women and children in Erlong Mountain fend for themselves. ”
"Ah...... Of course not. Seeing this, Shen Hong, who was on the side, hurriedly said: "Brother Su is too worried, what Chief Cheng means is that now all our material supplies have been interrupted, and it is very difficult to even supply the troops themselves, and they are really unable to take care of the troops' families anymore." ”
Hearing Shen Hongji's words, Su Jin's face looked better, he shook his head and sighed: "Deputy Head Cheng, since this is the case, please forgive us for not being able to obey our fate, you also know that all the families of our more than 100 brothers here are on the mountain, if Su forcibly orders them to abandon their relatives to serve in your department, I am afraid that the first thing they will do is to pick off Su's head." ”
Cheng Shan and the others were silent, Su Jin's words were indeed human nature, and they made sense no matter where they went. If he ordered his subordinates to abandon their relatives and let them starve to death, I am afraid that those soldiers would mutiniate in the first place.
"Is there no way?" Cheng Shan also had a headache, after the fall of Shandong, their life began to become more and more difficult for the troops who insisted on resisting the war behind enemy lines, whether it was material supply or weapons and ammunition replenishment, it was extremely difficult, and they were simply unable to settle hundreds of family members. And before he came, he made a packing ticket in front of their head Chu Ziying, and now how can he explain when he goes back so gloomy.
After thinking about it for a while, Cheng Shan persuaded with some reluctance: "Brother Su, as far as I know, my brother, the matter of your capture of Shigu County has alarmed the headquarters of the 106th Division of the Japanese Army, which means that you have already registered in the headquarters of the 106th Division, presumably it won't be long before the Japanese will attack you, aren't you worried?" ”
"Isn't the temptation to coerce?" Su Jin sneered in his heart, but on the surface, he still behaved lightly: "So what, no one has died in life since ancient times." If the Japanese want to destroy us, let them come, but we don't eat dry food, and even if we die, we will break a few of their teeth. ”
Get...... People are not even afraid of death, what else can Cheng Shan say. He could only smile bitterly and shake his head: "Since this is the case, the elder brother will not say anything anymore, then I wish Brother Su good luck, then we will not bother, and I will leave first, brother." ”
Seeing Cheng Shan turn around to leave, Su Jin said loudly: "Brother Cheng, please stay!" ”
Cheng Shan stopped: "Hmm...... Is there anything else going on with Brother Su? ”
Su Jin said sincerely: "Deputy Head Cheng, although we can't defect to your department, our determination to resist Japan will not change. So I still hope that your ministry can give us a name, so that it can also boost our morale! ”
"That's ......" Cheng Shan pondered for a moment before he said: "I can't make decisions about this matter without permission, and I have to report it to Captain Chu." ”
"Then I'll wait for the good news from your ministry." Su Jin didn't expect the other party to agree immediately, he had no right and didn't dare to make decisions about this kind of thing, at least with the approval of the chief officer above the regiment.
Having said that, Cheng Shan didn't have the heart to stay here for a long time, and the group quickly left......