Chapter 54 The Rumor Maker
"Platform leader, those bandits want to harm us, you can't fall into the trap!" The deputy squad leader of the corporal squad leader tried to persuade his platoon leader with a blood-crying gesture.
"Zhang Youfu, don't talk nonsense to me here! Commander Hu took over command was an order from the brigade. Now he is the highest commander of our raid force. You and I are both his soldiers, why should he harm us?"
The platoon leader of the 74th Army is not the kind of illiterate who has been promoted from the big-headed soldiers with qualifications. He graduated from the Central Military Academy, was a disciple of the emperor, and was both alumni of Wang Yaowu and Zhang Lingfu. At that time, Huangpu students had a distinctive feature, that is, they were handsome and heroic. They were the kind of social elites who were glorious when they saw the first year of junior high school.
Standing with the platoon leader, the deputy squad leader, who was more than one-sided in appearance and figure, was still nagging, "Everyone has selfish intentions, Hu Fei is no exception! Platoon leader, think about it, what did Hu Fei do in the past? He is a bandit, a robber, a bandit leader! We are an official army, just fight the bandits! Let him take charge of the official army, then he won't give the official army little shoes, right? Just say this time..."
"Shut up!" The platoon leader's face sank at that time, "Zhang Youfu, I can warn you that now Captain Hu is the commander of our raiding force. This is a true matter. As a corporal deputy squad leader of the raiding force, you should consciously safeguard the dignity of the raiding force. This is the first and last time. Don't let me notice that you will say something like the influence of unity! Otherwise, don't blame me for being ruthless!"
The stern reprimanding of the platoon leader made Zhang Youfu swallow the next words into his stomach. The platoon leader, who was full of righteousness, couldn't listen to his advice at all! Zhang Youfu was a clever person. Seeing that the platoon leader did not agree with his statement, he quickly changed his words and said that he had heard from others and promised the platoon leader that he would never spread bad words about Captain Hu in the future.
Because Zhang Youfu was a good attitude to admit his mistakes, the platoon leader did not impose any severe punishment on him, so Zhang Youfu escaped. This was the cousin of Zhang Youlu, the sergeant Zhang Youlu who was killed by Ji Jinbiao. At that time, he had asked Zhang Lingfu to sue him. Not only did he not receive support, Zhang Lingfu also warned him and sent two people to stare at his every move in secret.
Now that Zhang Lingfu was seriously injured, the two staring at him were automatically disbanded. Zhang Youfu had just gotten rid of the surveillance, so he planned to make some moves again.
The platoon leader didn't listen to him, there was still a way for him. He was the deputy squad leader and he also had several people under his command. If others didn't listen to him, the soldiers under his command could not listen to him, right? While having dinner, Zhang Youfu carried out ideological education for the seven soldiers in the class.
The squad leader had already died yesterday. Zhang Youfu, the deputy squad leader, is the biggest official in the squad leader. As long as he is still alive at the end of the battle, he will be the squad leader. Of course, the ordinary soldiers in the squad dare not let the squad leader stop. Just say it, anyway, it is idle, so it is of course a good thing to not spend money to listen to people tell stories.
Therefore, Zhang Youfu's purpose of brainwashing these soldiers was successfully achieved.
The soldiers on the battlefield had no entertainment activities except for fighting, eating, and sleeping. Some rare things could always spread among the soldiers at the bottom. These seven soldiers who thought they had mastered the latest news naturally could not let the secrets be kept in their hearts. The rumors quickly spread across all the soldiers belonging to the 153rd Brigade of the raid troops at the speed of the wind.
The soldiers knew about it, and of course they could not have heard of it. Since this matter was always limited to private discussions, the officers did not have the intention to stop them. They focused all their energy on how to deal with the Japanese. As long as the discussions of the soldiers at the bottom did not affect the battle, let them go.
Of course, some officers also expressed support for the soldiers' discussions. Among the 153rd Brigade and the 3rd Temporary Regiment, it is actually very easy to support one's own people.
There was a major battalion commander named Zheng in the 153rd Brigade. He was the highest officer in the raid unit under Zhang Lingfu. After hearing the rumors, Battalion Commander Zheng thought that the matter was of great importance and sent someone to investigate and found out the initiator Zhang Youfu. It is said that this matter should be reported to the brigade commander Zhang Lingfu to know, but Brigade Commander Zhang was seriously injured, so Battalion Commander Zheng planned to deal with it by himself.
Rumors are created on the battlefield and confusing the morale of the army. This is a death sentence! He should be taken out and shot directly! But Battalion Commander Zheng is a soldier in the new era who has been to military academy. He does not like the warlord style that cares about human lives. So Battalion Commander Zheng decided to give Zhang Youfu a chance to defend himself.
Zhang Youfu knew that this was his last chance. This kid was like a pyramid scheme lecturer in class, and he was talking endlessly. The more he spoke, the more reasonable he became, the more interesting others listened. Of course, Battalion Commander Zheng had a firm revolutionary will and would never be impressed by the speech of a small corporal deputy squad leader.
Seeing Zhang Youfu talking so enthusiastically, Battalion Commander Zheng became loving talent. OK, this kid is quite eloquent. So, give him a chance to survive and let him stay as a propaganda officer! In this way, in a word from Battalion Commander Zheng, Zhang Youfu was lucky in disguise, not only saved his life, but also promoted him to become a clerk in Battalion Commander Zheng's battalion department.
Although Battalion Commander Zheng and all the officers present who listened to the speech did not believe Zhang Youfu's words, there were always some advantages in the many things he said.
Zhang Youfu said that Hu Fei suppressed the 153rd Brigade and bullying the 153rd Brigade was obviously nonsense. Can anyone suppress the 153rd Brigade of the 74th Army be suppressed by anyone? Can anyone bully it? Not to mention the distance, let’s talk about Zhang Gushan now. Hu Fei’s temporary third regiment now has only a few dozen people, and the 153rd Brigade still has two or three hundred people. Can dozens of people suppress two or three hundred people?
It is said that Hu Fei is not enterprising and only knows how to defend himself, but Battalion Commander Zheng cannot agree. If he only knows how to defend himself, how did these three fortifications come from? Did the Japanese take the initiative to give it up? No, it wasn’t it that Captain Hu shot him with one sword and one shot?
Of course there are some things that make sense. Zhang Youfu proposed that the 153rd Brigade should take the initiative to attack and strive for greater victory, which is more in line with Battalion Commander Zheng's appetite. As a revolutionary soldier, who doesn't want his troops to excel and become the most dazzling of all troops?
These three fortifications were temporarily captured by the Third Regiment. The 153rd Brigade, the main force of the raiding force, has not achieved any outstanding results, which makes Battalion Commander Zheng very unhappy!
Of course, Battalion Commander Zheng still can't do things that he doesn't obey orders, but if he doesn't do it, he can let others do it. Isn't Zhang Youfu the most suitable candidate?
Battalion Commander Zheng called Zhang Youfu, the newly promoted battalion department clerk, to talk.
Chapter completed!