Chapter 11 Huang Chengzhong asks for help
Huang Chengzhong only told Tang Cheng a few words about the battle ahead on the day he came back, and then he didn't say the same thing after that, Tang Cheng was not a person who liked to do a lot of things, Huang Chengzhong didn't say it, Tang Cheng naturally wouldn't take the initiative to ask. Not only did Tang Cheng not ask, but he also repeatedly told Liu Shishi that the few of them should not inquire about the battle ahead. "We are not from the 58th Army, we have the greatest convenience to stay here to recuperate from our injuries, don't talk about things that have nothing to do with us, getting involved will only be bad for us."
Although Liu Shishi and the others didn't understand what Tang Cheng meant by involvement, since this was Tang Cheng's order, they could only follow it, and besides, they really had nothing to say to the wounded soldiers of the 58th Army. Mu Lianshan is not Liu Shishi, although Mu Lianshan was robbed and pulled in by Tang Cheng, but Mu Lianshan has been in the rivers and lakes for many years, and he can be regarded as a person with a clear mind.
"I'm really afraid, not afraid of being forced to fight with the Japanese army, but afraid that they will lose their lives because of the stones, if I hadn't decided to help the temporary regiment get weapons and ammunition last time, maybe the old northeast would not have died." Tang Cheng smiled bitterly, "I didn't expect that we desperately got the weapon back, but we were swept out of the house directly." In the final analysis, we and the Sichuan Army are not all the way, our life and death are nothing in the eyes of others, and the same is true of the 58th Army, they will not care about our life and death. ”
Mu Lianshan, who was sitting next to Tang Cheng, wanted to persuade Tang Cheng, but he didn't know what to say for a while, so he had to take the cigarette handed by Tang Cheng and sit silently with Tang Cheng to smoke and bask in the sun. "My idea is actually very simple, I want to take a few of you to survive, the national army has a million troops, and there is no shortage of our garlic. In Shanghai, I went to my adoptive father, in Nanjing, only three people were left who were beaten in the second company, and when I arrived in Mengcheng, I lost another person who was more like my father than like a master. ”
"I don't owe the country, I've done everything I need to do, there are not a hundred or eighty devil soldiers who died in my hands, such a record is enough for me to stay away from the battlefield and killing, and the rest should be left to others to do. The chiefs often say that the country is the world, the family, I am gone, the country is not my alone, the world has nothing to do with me, the world is those politicians and men who are full of belly, and what people like us are asking for is just a chance to live. ”
The first time Tang Cheng said these words in front of Mu Lianshan, the latter had already fallen into deep thought, and he had to admit that what Tang Cheng said just now was right. Japan is just a small island country, and if the Chinese can unite, let alone drive the Japanese out of China, it may not be a problem to directly destroy Japan. However, since China entered the Republic of China, there has been a continuous civil war, and the princes of all sides will not obey anyone, if this is not the case, how could Japan, which lives on the island, take advantage of the situation to occupy the three eastern provinces and then attack the Chinese mainland.
Since the outbreak of the Battle of Songhu, although the Nationalist Army has gathered a large number of troops to resist the Japanese attack, and has also had brilliant victories during the period, the Nationalist Army as a whole has been defeated and retreated. There are not many people in the national army who can fight like Tang Cheng, but such people are either reduced to cannon fodder, or they are just low-level officers like Tang Cheng who have no right to speak. The more Mu Lianshan's mind thought about it, the more he thought about it, the more anxious he became, he didn't know that his thoughts had deviated from what Tang Cheng said, "Okay, don't think about it, I just said it casually, I can't figure it out as far as you have that little knowledge, you should still do what you should do." If the Japanese army really fights, the first desperate one will be me, and I am also the captain and company commander of the dignified national army. Mu Lianshan wanted to persuade Tang Cheng, but he didn't expect to be dismissed by Tang Cheng. Tang Cheng's smiling face made Mu Lianshan angry, and then hatefully took Zhang Xiaobao and Lin Ying to go out for medical treatment.
Although the resentment in his chest did not all dissipate, after sitting here and chatting with Mu Lianshan, Tang Cheng felt a lot better. Sitting in the courtyard and basking in the sun for a while, Tang Cheng saw Huang Chengzhong, who was swinging an empty sleeve, walking towards him, "Company Commander Tang is so idle, I came out early in the morning to bask in the sun, if only my old Huang could be as idle as you." Huang Chengzhong's accosting method was too clumsy, and Tang Cheng on the recliner glanced at the other party, and then laughed.
knew that Huang Chengzhong must have something to ask for when he came here, but Huang Chengzhong didn't make it clear, so Tang Cheng just lay still and continued to pretend to be confused. Together with Huang Chengzhong, there were dozens of wounded soldiers of the 58th Army who were sent back to Liuyang, and they were only the first batch of wounded soldiers who were sent back to the rear for recuperation, and there will be a large number of wounded soldiers to be sent back to Liuyang for recuperation. Mao Zicheng left office only to leave enough food and a small amount of money for the shelter to eat for a month, Huang Chengzhong commanded 100 people to fight is still good, but to let him maintain the livelihood of hundreds of people, Huang Chengzhong is powerless.
If you can't do it, you have to ask for help, the only person Huang Chengzhong can think of who can help him is Tang Cheng, in Huang Chengzhong's memory, in the days after being rescued by Tang Cheng, he and his soldiers lived more comfortably than in the original army. Being able to lead a group of rootless defeated soldiers can live more comfortably than in the original army, this kind of ability is not something that anyone has, not to mention Tang Cheng's ability to fight, but Tang Cheng's ability to pull things back along the way is enough to make Huang Chengzhong secretly surprised.
Huang Chengzhong sat down beside Tang Cheng, but he didn't speak, just snatched the cigarette in Tang Cheng's hand and smoked one after another. Tang Cheng had no choice but to take out a cigarette from the cigarette case again, "You are also a captain company commander, you can't even afford to smoke, as for robbing me of half of the cigarette?" is always doing something to shame your 58th Army, you look at Hou San and the dice, they are a tough guy wherever they go. ”
was teased by Tang Cheng, Huang Chengzhong was not annoyed, but squinted at Tang Cheng who was lighting a cigarette, "You are really full and don't know how hungry men are hungry, if I and my guys can be like Hou San and them, we will also be tough men when we go out." But there is no food in this stomach, let alone going out, even if you have no confidence to speak in this yard, why are you making me hard? ”
Tang Cheng couldn't help but sigh, when he saw Huang Chengzhong walking towards him just now, he should have left early, this product is not a captain officer, this product is a big trouble at all, whoever gets involved is unlucky. "When Stationmaster Mao left, didn't he already leave you food and money, why did you have no food in your stomach? There are more people in charge of Stationmaster Mao than you are now, and I haven't seen Stationmaster Mao arguing that he is going to starve to death. "It's no longer okay not to answer Huang Chengzhong's words, but Tang Cheng didn't think of automatically jumping out to help Huang Chengzhong.
"Company Commander Tang, don't pretend to be confused, you know what I came to you for. Let's not talk about anything else, let's just talk about the friendship between us, is it not worth your friendship to help me again? Huang Chengzhong threw away the cigarette butt that was about to burn in his hand, and made it clear to Tang Cheng directly, "I'm not for myself, if it's just me, it's a big deal to be cheeky and follow you to eat and drink, I don't think you will kick me out." The food at the shelter is only enough for a month, and there are still several batches of wounded soldiers to be sent back, which is simply not enough to eat, and if you don't think about it in advance, you may really starve to death at that time. ”
Tang Cheng also knew that Huang Chengzhong was telling the truth, although he didn't know Huang Chengzhong very well, but all the way south, Tang Cheng also knew that Huang Chengzhong was not a person who knew how to use means. When he was kicked out of the temporary group by Ye Xin that day, if it weren't for Huang Chengzhong and his subordinates to protect him and his people to go south to Liuyang, he might have died halfway through, no matter what, he seemed to owe Huang Chengzhong a favor.
"You really want me to help you?" Tang Cheng turned his head to look at Huang Chengzhong, who couldn't help but nod again and again, just solving the eating and drinking of hundreds of people had already overpowered Huang Chengzhong, if Tang Cheng agreed to help him, it would be better. "It's okay if you want me to help you, but whatever I say, you have to obey unconditionally. Externally and in front of those wounded soldiers, the stationmaster of the containment station is still you, but if it is something I decide, you can only obey it, and you must not do anything against me. ”
Huang Chengzhong's head was like beating a drum, as long as he could solve the big trouble in front of him, he didn't care how Tang Cheng called himself, and he also knew that Tang Cheng didn't look down on the position of the stationmaster of the containment station. "Okay, stick your ears over, and I'll tell you what you're going to do now." Tang Cheng originally wanted to tease Huang Chengzhong, but seeing the latter's serious face, Tang Cheng dispelled the idea of joking, and then told Huang Chengzhong very seriously for a while.
"Are you sure it will work? Our Yunnan army is not a native of Changsha, so what if we can't hold on to such a big battle? After listening to Tang Cheng's words, Huang Chengzhong first lowered his head and thought for a while, and then expressed his worries. Tang Cheng is right, wounded soldiers are also soldiers, as long as they are soldiers, they have the responsibility to defend the place. The border between the two lakes has been plagued by bandits since ancient times, and now it is in the season of war, bandits and bandits emerge in an endless stream, and it is not feasible to feed the war by war, Huang Chengzhong is just worried that this will not attract reprimands from above.
"Then I can't help it, whether it's food or medicine, it costs money, and I'm not a Da Luo Immortal who can conjure money for you out of thin air, you still have to rely on yourself and the soldiers in this shelter, otherwise no one can help you." Huang Chengzhong's malaise made Tang Cheng very irritable, so he simply called Liu Shishi to help him back to the warehouse. The way and way out have been told to Huang Chengzhong, as for doing this, he still has to ask Huang Chengzhong to make his own decision, if he can't even figure out this thing, it is better to step down from the stationmaster as soon as possible.