Chapter Thirty-Eight: Prepare to Leave
"Chief Tian, our 71st Army is about to come to Macheng to garrison, should the affairs of Tangcheng be put aside first, and we will be reprimanded by the people above when the province comes." Judge Pang surnamed Jun, who was forcibly dragged by Tian Guangquan from the cyclamen to observe, whispered to Tian Guangquan. Tang Cheng's affairs are basically clear, saying that he is pretending to be an officer is simply nothing, he is a genuine second lieutenant officer of the 88th Division, but he was let go by Tian Guangquan like this, and the military judge surnamed Pang was afraid that he would be reprimanded by Sun Shoucheng at that time.
"What the fuck do you mean, old Pang? Tang Cheng made it clear that he was a member of our 88th Division, and all the things that could prove his identity were placed here, could it be that you meant to put our 88th Division in prison, and then wait for your 36th Division to come and beat him with a whip again? Grandma, I'm Tian Guangquan here, even if this matter is handled by our 88th Division, if you are not happy, go back and tell him Sun Shoucheng to say the original thing, just say that it is my Tian Guangquan said, tell his hand surnamed Sun not to stretch too long, be careful that he can't retract it when the time comes. ”
Tian Guangquan glared, and the judge surnamed Pang, who was carefully accompanying the smiling face, naturally didn't dare to say anything more, so he had to nod and promise to take the original words back and tell Sun Shoucheng Zhidao. "You kid is good, you have the arrogance of our 88th Division, you can't bow your head to a mess like Sun Liansheng, as long as you bow your head for the first time, you don't want to raise your head and talk to him in the future." After everything was figured out, everyone was happy, Tian Guangquan called Tang Cheng to his side and took a closer look, and asked Tang Cheng about his recovery from his injuries, Tian Guangquan praised Tang Cheng well.
Tang Cheng took the opportunity to introduce Huang Hanju to Tian Guangquan, Tian Guangquan didn't have much of a good impression of Huang Hanju who was born as a landlord, but because of Tang Cheng's face, Tian Guangquan patiently exchanged a few words with Huang Hanju, but he didn't expect Tian Guangquan and Huang Hanju to chat very well, quite a bit of a hateful meeting. "Don't return the weapons and ammunition that have been detained to Sun Liansheng, I'll leave it all to you, the 71st Army will soon be transferred to Macheng, before that, you try to integrate all the defeated troops in Macheng, and put them all into your second company, boy, maybe you will be blessed by misfortune this time."
Tian Guangquan Yunshan fog shrouded Tang Cheng was confused, but he knew that his plan to evacuate Macheng and go to Sichuan needed to be changed. "I will take your matter back and tell the division commander Zhilu Dao, remember that you are a member of the 88th Division, not everyone can be bullied, you have to be tougher, and then there are people like Sun Liansheng who come to find trouble, fight first and then talk about it, our division commander is a person who likes to protect his shortcomings, as long as he doesn't embarrass our 88th Division." Tian Guangquan told Tang Cheng, not caring at all that the military judge surnamed Pang was standing beside him and Tang Cheng.
At this time, Tang Cheng always knows what Liu Goat is doing and will always act unscrupulously, because the people of the 88th Division are all such virtuous, and everyone has arrogance, maybe this is where the courage of the 88th Division as the descendant of the national army lies. The batch of weapons and ammunition detained by the garrison regiment were temporarily piled up in the cyclamen, and the military judge surnamed Pang was not only to stay in Macheng to take care of Tang Cheng, he was mainly for Sun Liansheng's batch of weapons and ammunition that were detained by the garrison regiment, and now it is okay, not only Tang Cheng Eda Guangquan was released from the prison, but even the weapons and ammunition in the cyclamen were also returned to Tang Cheng, which can equip the weapons and ammunition of an infantry company.
Arida Guangquan was present, and Tang Cheng, who had already figured out the matter, was released on the spot, and Mrs. Huang, who was crying with joy, asked Huang Han to come forward and set up a few tables of wine in the best restaurant in the city, and pulled everyone in the lobby to drink and celebrate, which can be regarded as a serious name for Tang Cheng. Judge Pang surnamed Jun still wanted to negotiate a few words with Tian Guangquan, but Tian Guangquan only cared about greeting Tang Cheng and Huang Hanju, and he would still be taken care of there, so Judge Pang surnamed Jun, who had no one to take care of, had to leave Macheng with his two guards first.
"See, our people in the 88th Division are not easy to bully, Sun Liansheng arrested you and put you in prison, we can't say anything about this, because you do have suspicions. But he shouldn't have lynched you indiscriminately before the arraignment, this is not beating you, this is beating our 88th Division in the face, and the seizure of those weapons and ammunition is the beginning, and we will definitely get this account back. Tian Guangquan, who was already a little drunk, put his arm around Tang Cheng's shoulder, pointed to the back of Judge Pang, and smiled.
"You have to remember that you are a member of the 88th Division, our 88th Division used to be the chairman's guard unit, so if it was placed in ancient times, we would be the Imperial Forest Army of the Son of Heaven. You have a battalion commander above you, a regiment commander above the battalion commander, a brigade commander above the regiment commander, and our division commander, if you see such pickled goods in the future, you don't need to look at them at all to see what they dare to do to you. Tian Guangquan, who was already shaky walking, did not refuse the invitation of the county magistrate Zhou Peilin and went to the county government to stay overnight, while Tang Cheng could only follow Huang Hanju to Huang's house.
"Brother Huang, we may have to make some changes to our plan. You also saw it today, it's a good thing that the 88th Division came, at least I was released, but unfortunately they also had an impression of me. When Tian Guangquan was drinking, he told me that the 88th Division wanted me to rebuild the establishment of the second company in Macheng, so I might not be able to go to Wuhan with you, and I would have to stay in Macheng for the time being. Tang Cheng's words made the royal couple a little stunned, originally thinking that it would be a good thing for Tang Cheng to be released, but now it seems that there is a bit of a blessing and misfortune in it.
"Brother Huang, don't think about going to Wuhan to find someone to trust you, these are all military matters, the person you are looking for may not be effective, and you will owe an extra favor when the time comes." Xu saw Huang Hanju's intentions, and Tang Cheng persuaded the Huang couple to change their minds. "You have also seen Tian Guangquan's attitude, this person is not as easy to deal with as Sun Liansheng, besides, I am indeed a member of the 88th Division, if I leave Macheng, I will definitely be treated as a deserter, and you don't want me to be arrested by the 88th Division."
"But didn't you say that the little devil is coming to fight Macheng? Staying will hate the danger, you better go with us, it's a big deal to hide and not go out. After a long time, maybe people will forget about you, maybe you're just a little second lieutenant, who doesn't always think about you hairy boy. Tang Cheng's persuasion obviously didn't work, at least Mrs. Huang still wanted Tang Cheng to leave Macheng with their Huang family.
"Sister-in-law, I promised Uncle Liu that I would rebuild the second company, this is an opportunity, I will not give up this opportunity, I want to stay in Macheng to make the second company deserved." Tang Cheng was resolutely not something that Mrs. Huang could impress with a few words, and the Huang couple, who had nothing to do, had to give up and let Tang Cheng go back to rest, but they obviously did not intend to give up their efforts, as long as the Huang family had not left Macheng, they would continue to persuade Tang Cheng to leave Macheng with them.
It was getting dark, the candles had been lit in the room, Tang Cheng, who had taken a nap, sat at the table and began to write letters, three envelopes were pushed in front of Mrs. Huang, Tang Cheng pointed at one of the envelopes with his fingers and said slowly, "Sister-in-law, these are the two letters I just wrote, one is for Xie Bo, the old commander of the second company, he is now in Chongqing, and the address has been written on the envelope skin." I thought about the current situation, Wuhan may not be a good place to go, compared to Wuhan, Chongqing or southern Yunnan may be safer, after all, that is the big rear. ”
"I have re-copied a copy of the roster of the second company, and the original will be handed over to the stone to be brought to Company Commander Xie Bo, although Company Commander Xie Bo has been transferred to a civilian position, he has been assigned to work in the Ministry of National Defense, and with the care of Company Commander Xie Bo, I think you will soon gain a foothold in Chongqing." Tang Cheng's words made Mrs. Huang, who was already sad, have moisture in her eyes. Mrs. Huang initially helped Tang Cheng just to use Tang Cheng's relationship to catch the line of the US Consulate, but she didn't expect Tang Cheng to help the Huang family too much, a 19-year-old child just got out of the prison and began to plan a way out for the Huang family, this friendship made Mrs. Huang feel guilty.
Tang Cheng pretended not to see Mrs. Huang wiping the corners of her eyes, and continued to push the second envelope to Mrs. Huang, "This one is written by me to St. John's Church in Chongqing, when you go to deliver the letter, you should bring my passport and go to find a priest named Johnson, he is a good friend of my adoptive father Robert, I have been in Chongqing for three years, Johnson treats me very well, he must still remember me." ”
"This last letter is written by me to the U.S. Embassy in Chongqing, and when you go to the embassy, you'd better take Father Johnson with you, and then bring my and Robert's passports, with Father Johnson's recommendation and two passports as proof, the consul will not see you, but how to negotiate with the consul depends on your own means." Tang Cheng had already decided to stay in Macheng, and no matter how persuaded Mrs. Huang was, Tang Cheng was not shaken at all.
"Sister-in-law, since I was a child, my adoptive father taught me to be faithful, and if I promise, I must do it, otherwise I will be a faithless and unrighteous person. When Uncle Liu died in Mengcheng, I promised him to rebuild the second company, but now that the opportunity has come, I can't just leave. Madame Huang found that when Tang Cheng mentioned the rebuilding of the Second Company, her eyebrows were raised, and Madame Huang, who was good at observing words and feelings, understood that she could no longer change Tang Cheng's decision, unless Liu Goat, who was regarded by Tang Cheng as a relative, came back from the dead.
"Jiujin and Shi left with you, Jiujin's injuries on his body will not heal at all in a month or two, Shi is young but very clever, when you go to see Xie Bo, at least one person who is familiar with Uncle Liu must be present, otherwise Xie Bo may not necessarily believe you." Tang Cheng planned to stay in Macheng to rebuild the second company, but he didn't plan to leave Jiujin and Liu Shishi. He only wanted to rebuild the second company with the support of the 88th Division, but he was not prepared to win in the face of the Japanese attack, so Jiujin and Liu Shi had to leave Macheng, and the second company could not be completely annihilated in Macheng.