Chapter 42: Transformation
Xiao Yalan, who was busy distributing food to passing soldiers, didn't know about Lu Dao, and didn't know that Tang Cheng that he had been looking for was in the truck just a few meters away from him, and Tang Cheng in the carriage already knew that he was here. After Tang Cheng was picked up by Liu Goat that day, Wang Lantian, who learned the news, was furious, but now it was the time of war with the Japanese army, and the 88th Division was the chairman's treasure.
"Keep looking, mobilize all our idle manpower to find me, I don't believe that Tang Cheng and the people of the 88th Division can catch up with the line, maybe it's just a trick for the golden cicada to get out of its shell." Wang Lantian, who can be the head of the intelligence station, is not stupid, after being angry, he calmed down and thought about it carefully, Tang Cheng's experience in the army was only the two days of the Jiekou position, but at that time, the 88th Division had been fighting the Japanese army in other places. Tang Cheng, who grew up with Robert, had no chance to intersect with the 88th Division, so the officers of the 88th Division who came to the church to pick up Tang Cheng that day were very suspicious, maybe this was a little trick by Tang Cheng to refuse the recruitment of the military commander.
Xiao Yalan, who learned that Tang Cheng was leaving without saying goodbye, had also been depressed, and it was a great thing to recruit Tang Cheng's military commander, but Tang Cheng's stubbornness made the whole thing into the current situation, and he was ridiculed by the stationmaster. Because of the Japanese attack on Shanghai, the school had long been suspended, and Xiao Yalan, who was eager to develop the offline line according to Wang Lantian's order, would follow the example of those merchants with Hou Xiaotian and others, and find a place to distribute food to the national army participating in the war.
The checkpoint began to let people out of the city, and Tang Cheng's truck hit the road again, and Xie Bo and Liu Goat, who had been secretly watching Tang Cheng, breathed a sigh of relief. Tang Cheng, who had been squatting in the corner of the carriage, was still silent, Liu Goat, they didn't know what Tang Cheng was thinking, only Xie Bo, who was lying on his back, could guess somewhat. "Her name is Xiao Yalan" Tang Cheng, who had been silent, suddenly opened his mouth, "Her name is Xiao Yalan, but she is also a member of the military command, and she was the one who went to the church that day to persuade me to join the military command." ”
There was only Tang Cheng's abrupt voice in the carriage, and his words made Xie Bo laugh, no wonder Tang Cheng would be such a picture, and this little brother of his own for a long time fell in love with the girl named Xiao Yalan. "I always thought that she was a student like me, but who knew that she was actually a military commander, if she didn't say it herself that day, maybe I wouldn't know the Tao in my life." Tang Cheng's voice was a little low, but it didn't prevent Liu Goat and Niu Wazi from listening attentively.
"Xiao Tang, that's because you don't know what the military commander does." Xie Bo sat up hard and leaned on the carriage board, "The predecessor of the military commander was the famous Blue Coat Society, because most of their members were loyal people selected from the army, and they all had military ranks, so the outside world began to call them military commanders, but in fact, their full name was the Party Affairs Investigation Department." "The Blue Coat Society originated in Huangpu, Xie Bo, who was born in Huangpu, knew very well, and it was the first time that Liu Shanyang and Tang Cheng and others heard that the military commander had such a background, and they all listened attentively and forgot to interrupt.
"The Blue Coat Society has strict internal rules, even in the face of their relatives, they are not allowed to reveal their identity at will, it is too normal for that little girl named Xiao Yalan to hide her identity from you before, this is their rule, just like our military orders must be followed." Xie Bo obviously intended to abduct Tang Cheng to the side of the army, and as he spoke, he pulled the military order, and Liu Goat, who was sitting next to him, also nodded yes.
"Their department sounds a little mysterious, but it's actually nothing, but it's just doing some intelligence gathering, espionage, internal investigation, evidence collection, locking and assassinating enemy targets." Xie Bo changed his posture and sat down with the help of Liu Goat, and after motioning for Liu Goat to light a cigarette for himself, he continued slowly, "But their power is indeed very great, when I didn't graduate from Huangpu, I had seen their people go directly to Huangpu to recruit people, if I hadn't been bent on going to the battlefield, maybe I would have chosen to join them." ”
Xie Bo's words made Tang Cheng raise his head, but he didn't expect Xie Bo to have thoughts and thoughts about wanting to join the military command, listening to Xie Bo's words meant that not just anyone can enter the military command, it seems that he is still a useful person. Tang Cheng, who was in a much better mood, couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth, seeing that Tang Cheng's expression eased a lot, and after glancing at Liu Goat, Xie Bo lay down again with a tired expression. The injuries that had not yet recovered made Xie Bo endure the pain all the time, if it weren't for the liberation of Tang Cheng, Liu Goat would not have allowed Xie Bo to sit up and say so many words.
"Tang Cheng, if I were to enter the military command, how good it would be to enter the military command, you would be able to stay in Shanghai, and you wouldn't have to fight with the little devils." Niu Wazi will always be a heartless person, and Niu Wazi, who has only been in the army for a few months, is on the front line for the first time. The second company only fought with the Japanese army for a week and suffered more than 70% casualties, which is indeed a bit cruel for Niu Wazi who just wants to eat well. No matter what the military commander did, at least he didn't have to face the Japanese army directly, so he said what he just said in an envious tone.
For Niu Wazi's heartlessness, Liu Goat They have long been used to it, Tang Cheng is new, and he can't accept it for a while, so he can only respond to Niu Wazi's envy with white eyes and silence. Seeing that Tang Cheng didn't care about himself, Niu Wazi had no choice but to continue to wipe the guns according to Liu Goat's order, the new guns that Tang Cheng found were all carrying a thick layer of gun oil, and if he didn't wipe the gun oil, those new guns couldn't be used, and it was just right for Niu Wazi to hand over this arduous task, so that he could make him less angry about what he didn't say.
The silence in the carriage returned, and Liu Goat, who was sitting on the edge of the back compartment, was also closing his eyes to recuperate, Tang Cheng looked left and right and saw that nothing was wrong, so he got up and moved his position to help Niu Wazi wipe the gun together. It is strange to say that since Tang Cheng followed the miscellaneous company to exchange fire with the Japanese army at the street entrance, he actually liked the smell of gunsmoke on the battlefield, especially the smell of the chamber of the bullet made him addicted to it, and by the way, he also liked to fiddle with firearms, such as his own three pistols had to be wiped once a day.
His hands were full of gun oil, and his new military uniform and face were also stained, but Tang Cheng didn't care, because he was learning to disassemble and maintain the rifle with Niu Wazi. Niu Wazi himself is just a novice who has been in the army for less than half a year, he came to teach Tang Cheng to maintain the rifle is obviously not a good teacher, when Niu Wazi said for the fourth time that Tang Cheng buns are not smart, Liu Goat, who has been sitting on the back of the car and pretending to sleep, finally couldn't help but move over and pushed Niu Wazi aside, "Get out of the way, the gods will be taught by you wrong." ”
"Boy, it's pleasing to your eyes, but Lao Tzu can only do and not speak, you can understand if you can understand it, and don't ask me if you don't understand it." Liu Goat picked up a Mauser rifle that had just been wiped by Tang Cheng and said with a straight face, but Xie Bo, who was lying next to him and turned his face, clearly saw a trace of change in Liu Goat's eyes. Liu Goat is such a person, the standard face is cold and hot, and many years of military career make Liu Goat only believe in his own people, he can take the initiative to teach Tang Cheng, an outsider, how to maintain a rifle, and he should already be planning to accept Tang Cheng, an outsider.
Just like what Liu Goat just said, the 5 Mauser rifles that had been carefully wiped by Tang Cheng were disassembled and maintained by Liu Goat one by one, but in the process of maintenance, Liu Goat did not say a word. Tang Cheng, who also had a calm face, was also a stubborn temper, Liu Goat didn't say anything, he didn't ask, just stared at Liu Goat's movements carefully, and then simulated the steps and techniques of disassembling and maintaining the rifle in his mind. The rifle is not like a barge gun that can disassemble many parts, strictly speaking, when maintaining the rifle, the most that can be removed is the bolt assembly, and the rest of the troops are fixed and cannot be removed.
The Mauser rifle had three bumps on the bolt, two in the head of the bolt and one in the tail. Of the three protrusions, only the first two protrusions are latching convexes, and the protrusion at the tail of the bolt is actually only a safety protrusion, which does not touch the latching shoulder on the receiver. Niu Wazi said that Tang Cheng was stupid, the reason was that Tang Cheng always habitually moved the safety shoot at the rear of the bolt when he took off the bolt, it was just a safety shoot, and he naturally couldn't take off the bolt component when he moved it.
The Mauser rifle's crew is very empty and easy to remove from the receiver, and there is a bolt tenon on the left side of the receiver that can be opened to rotate and pull out the bolt. All of this was something that Tang Cheng had never come into contact with, and even in the miscellaneous company that had been completely wiped out, the brute bull and those veterans had never said this to Tang Cheng. Weapon is a part of the extension of the soldier's body, it is not only a soldier's weapon, but also a soldier's partner, a partner of life and death together, Tang Cheng has always remembered what Robert once said, and he thought those words were very reasonable when he had put on the uniform of the national army.
Xie Bo's battlefield experience to Tang Cheng also has the same account, soldiers must first learn to follow orders, and secondly, they must be familiar with and understand their weapons, and only by learning to act according to orders and mastering their own weapons can they have a chance to survive on the battlefield. Tang Cheng, who had already experienced the cruelty of the battlefield, didn't want to die on the battlefield himself, so before the battle came, he had to learn to be a qualified soldier and learn to save his life on the battlefield.
"This kid is okay" Liu Goat's words made Xie Bo, who closed his eyes and pretended to sleep, smile very happily, it seems that Liu Goat has changed from the initial disdain to slowly accept Tang Cheng, which is a good change. Although the process may be very long, Xie Bo believes that one day, Liu Goat will understand his intentions, and at the same time, he will be able to truly accept Tang Cheng and no longer regard Tang Cheng as a burden.