Liang Xixian took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket and opened them, took out one and handed it to Li Qinglin, and said, "Deputy Commander, come on, come on, and change the taste today, and smoke American goods."

Li Qinglin looked down and saw that what this guy took out was American camel cigarettes, which is an unusual item on the market. Liang Xixian himself did not smoke, but now he actually brought American cigarettes, which means he was prepared.

As the saying goes, "If you have nothing to do, you will be either a traitor or a thief." This guy is so polite now and has specially prepared American cigarettes for himself, which shows that he must have a purpose. Thinking that the arrival of the new commander has a direct relationship with Liang Xixian, Li Qinglin took this opportunity to stimulate him.

Li Qinglin not only took the cigarette handed over by Liang Xixian, but also snatched the pack of cigarettes that had just been opened. Li Qinglin waved the pack of cigarettes in the air and said to everyone: "Everyone, Director Liang has played new tricks today. Look, American goods, everyone who wants to smoke comes over. Let's completely eliminate Director Liang's new tricks today."

Before the war, American goods were not a rare thing because the country's doors were opened, but now Japan has occupied important coastal ports, and the market is filled with a large amount of Japanese goods, and American goods have basically disappeared. When everyone heard Li Qinglin's call, everyone rushed forward, and Liang Xixian's pack of camel smoke was quickly snatched away.

Liu Changda heard Li Qinglin's words, and he also took a cigarette and said with a smile: "Director Liang, thank you. You can't resist the crowds of people. Look, it will be wiped out in less than a minute, right?"

Liang Xixian naturally knew what Li Qinglin was saying, and he didn't answer, just smiled.

Li Qinglin took out his ivory cigarette holder and put the cigarette on it. Liu Changda lit it on a match. Li Qinglin took a puff of the cigarette and said, "Director Liang, you are still very good at your hands and eyes. You can get such a shortage of supplies."

Liang Xixian smiled and said, "Isn't it just a pack of cigarettes? What's this? This pack of cigarettes was given by an old classmate of mine. I brought it here by the way when I came here from behind."

Speaking of this, Liang Xixian changed his mind and said, "Deputy Commander, don't you have a good channel? Getting a pack of this kind of cigarette is not difficult, right?"

Li Qinglin knew that he wanted to inquire about Pan Kewei's news, so he interrogated: "What kind of channel is that? Compared with Director Liang, it is really not worth mentioning."

Liang Xixian said: "Deputy Commander, do you know the situation of the new commander? Who will he be?"

Li Qinglin shook his head and said, "I actually don't know anything, because no one told me in advance. What I know now is the same as you, and the news I just got. As for who the new commander is and what new instructions came from the war zone, I don't know anything."

Seeing that Liang Xixian was still a little disbelief, Li Qinglin asked deliberately: "Director Liang, you were sent by the war zone to be responsible for reorganization and political work. Did you not get any news in advance?"

When Liang Xixian mentioned this, he felt angry. He said a little angrily: "The General Staff of the War Zone doesn't know what the hell is going on. Isn't it just this little thing that makes it mysterious from beginning to end. This may be no longer a secret on the enemy's side, but it's not a trace of wind here. Isn't this making everyone suspicious of each other and not conducive to unity?"

Seeing Liang Xixian complaining, Li Qinglin laughed in his heart. Li Qinglin changed the topic and said, "Director Liang, when it comes to the enemy, we have to pay attention to it. It is said that the Japanese reconnaissance squad and propaganda squad are very active now, and Director Liang has a heavy burden."

Liang Xixian said: "Who said it was not? I didn't know if I didn't contact them. Once I got into contact, I realized that these Japanese and traitors were really not simple. Their methods should not be underestimated. It can be said that they are all kinds of tricks to keep secrets. We really have to be very energetic."

At this moment, someone shouted, "Here's here, they're here."

Li Qinglin and others stood up, and everyone sorted out their clothes and prepared to welcome the arrival of the new commander.

Because it is located in the mountains and the distance that is within reach of sight is only one mile. Li Qinglin picked up the telescope he carried with him to observe the team coming here.

Because there are mountains blocking it, only some of the people in front of the team can be seen from the telescope. This small number of people have a clean army and a bright sword and gun. Although they have been away for so long, the formation is not at all chaotic. Li Qinglin can see from these people that this is a well-trained army. Li Qinglin is curious about such a unit. He is now anxious to know who is leading this team.

The team got closer and closer, and more and more people appeared in the telescope. Suddenly, an officer riding on a horse broke into Li Qinglin's vision. The man looked thin and pale, but Li Qinglin was very familiar with this person's appearance. He turned out to be Li Qinglin's comrade in the 10th and 25th Divisions, and his former superior - Wu Cheng

Looking at the familiar face from the telescope, Li Qinglin seemed to have returned to the battle at Hupi Mountain. Wu Cheng, then deputy battalion commander, led the Sixth Company to raid the Japanese flank. In the end, although he led people to knock the Japanese back, a gunbomb from the Japanese bombardment knocked him out and many wounds were blown by shrapnel. Li Qinglin closed his eyes and could still remember the stretcher carrying Wu Cheng. Wu Cheng was lying on the stretcher at that time, venting more and inhaling less. The stretcher was dripping blood all the way. Li Qinglin recalled that the drops of blood seemed to be in front of him.

Did the war zone send Wu Cheng to be the commander? This idea suddenly appeared in Li Qinglin's mind. He quickly pulled the telescope down and carefully observed Wu Cheng's military rank. In the bright sunshine, the rank of lieutenant colonel on Wu Cheng's collar was particularly dazzling. Li Qinglin's heart skipped a beat, and he knew that he could basically confirm that Wu Cheng was the newly sent commander.

Li Qinglin and the others had some speculations before. Everyone agreed that the war zone might send a local general of the national army, such as Sun Dianying. The war zone sent Liang Xixian for the first time but failed to open up the situation, which was not unrelated to his identity as an outsider. If a local person was sent, he would have the appeal in the local area and would be able to quickly enter the role after he arrived in northern Henan, so that he might be able to take away the general power from Li Qinglin very smoothly.

But now the person sent was his old comrade-in-arms and his old superior. Li Qinglin was really not mentally prepared for Wu Cheng's arrival, and for a moment he was stunned in a moment with a telescope in his hand.

"Deputy Commander, they are here, let's go and greet you." Liu Changda beside him touched Li Qinglin's arm and said.

Li Qinglin put down the telescope in his hand, shook his head unconsciously, woke him up a little, and then put down the telescope in his hand and led everyone to meet him.

When Wu Cheng and his group walked closer, the one who was leading the way was Wu Cheng riding on a horse. According to the Chinese custom, everyone understood that he was the commander of the new merchant.

A guard brought a stool and leaned against Wu Cheng's horse. Wu Cheng left the saddle and stepped on the stool and got off the horse. Li Qinglin found that Wu Cheng was in a bad state at present. His left leg was a little lame and his body looked very weak. Looking at this weak and a little disabled comrade, Li Qinglin felt very embarrassed. Li Qinglin had discussed some methods of excluding the new commander with everyone, but now he felt that he really couldn't bear to take it out.

"Salute" Li Qinglin, who was standing in front of the team, shouted, and the officers following him all respectfully saluted.

"Welcome the Commander's Arrival" Li Qinglin continued.

Wu Cheng replied with a military salute and said, "Brothers, you are so kind. We are all here to fight against Japan. There is no need to be so grand, right?"

Li Qinglin said: "Why can we be too slow when the commander takes office? Welcoming the commander is what we subordinates should do."

Wu Cheng took a tight step, grabbed Li Qinglin's hand and said, "You and I are brothers of life and death on the battlefield. Now that I'm so polite, isn't it too alien to be too distant?"

Li Qinglin smiled and said, "Although we are comrades, there is a difference between the top and the bottom, I still know very well."

The two of them answered the questions and answers suddenly, which surprised the officers who followed him.

Li Qinglin turned to Liang Xixian and the others and explained: "You may not know yet, right? Commander Wu is our old comrade-in-arms from the 10th Division to the 25th Division. He is also a hero in the battle of Tiger Pie Mountain."

Li Qinglin then said to Wu Cheng: "Welcome to return from injury"

Wu Cheng sighed a little emotion: "I fought to the death at that time, but I really didn't expect that I could survive. How many of our old comrades are there now?"

Xiao Liuzi, big man, Zhang Ergou and others walked out of the queue and saluted Wu Cheng. Wu Cheng replied, "It's great, it's great, it's great, it's great, the brothers are still alive."

The sudden appearance of Wu Cheng also made Xiao Liuzi and the others a little at a loss. They frequently looked at Li Qinglin, hoping that Li Qinglin could give them some tips. Li Qinglin and Wu Cheng met with all the officers and hurriedly said, "Commander Wu took office today, and everyone will have dinner in the same pot in the future. Life is still long. This wilderness is not a place to reminisce about the past. Let's hurry back to welcome the brothers."

Everyone agreed and got on their horses and rushed towards Qinghe.

On the way back, Xiao Liuzi quietly approached Li Qinglin and asked in a low voice: "Brother, I didn't expect that Wu Cheng would be the commander. How can we deal with him in the future?"

Li Qinglin pondered for a moment and said, "I haven't thought about it yet. Let's have a meeting after I go back. I think he must have some arrangements for the war zone. We'll be more stable at the moment. Let's take a look first."

Because they made preparations in advance, all the troops who arrived at Qinghe washed with hot water, and the steaming food was ready.

The reception banquet was naturally grand and enthusiastic. The new commander and the first subordinates gradually got to know each other, and the scene was peaceful and lively.

After the reception banquet, Wu Cheng proposed that while all the officers were there, the Ninth Detachment happened to hold a meeting, where he would announce some orders from the theater...
Chapter completed!