November 16, 1937, is a good day.

I just received the special company of two regiments from the 128th Division, and I specially spent money to buy four pigs in Linping.

Had a team dinner.

Now in Linping, the Japanese devils haven't attacked yet, so you can still buy good things with money.

The special company still has some money.

If you want to capture a man's heart, you must first capture his stomach.

Regardless of whether this is right or wrong, Lin Fan felt it made sense, so he specially arranged for Li Xian to purchase four fat pigs back.

It was considered a welcome banquet for these newcomers to the special company.

Just as the entire column was happily eating meat and drinking soup, Gu Jiaqi brought his artillery company to personally deliver shells to Lin Fan.

As soon as they arrived, Lin Fan pulled them to the table: eat meat and drink wine first.

Then talk about business!

Gu Jiaqi took a bite of meat: "You guys! Wherever you go, you always get food first. I'm here to deliver shells to you.

This time, the shells were sent down from Hangzhou, and there was no time to send them to the front line.

I asked for a hundred of them.

There are a total of three thousand shells, but they want 100,000 yuan."

Lin Fan understood: "These are things that didn't have time to be sent to the front line and can be reported as battle damage.

We are just a company, and we don't have much money, only five thousand.

And we have to save some money for food, so we can only come up with a thousand yuan at most!"

Gu Jiaqi was embarrassed.

He looked at a chubby officer beside him.

Lin Fan pretended not to notice and said to Gu Jiaqi, "Jiaxing is only fifty *li* away from here.

The Japanese devils will arrive at any moment. If these three thousand shells are left here, they will either be destroyed or left for the Japanese devils.

It would be great if we could get them, one shell for one Japanese devil, which could kill three thousand Japanese devils!"

The chubby officer sneered, "I, Qian Youcai, have never seen three thousand shells kill three thousand Japanese devils."

Hua Yuande immediately said, "Officer Qian! Company Commander Lin can do it. When we were in Jiaxing, the Japanese devils' planes blockaded the No. 67 railway bridge.

Company Commander Lin used mortars to shoot down six Japanese planes in a row.

It was truly a perfect shot!"

Qian Youcai looked at Lin Fan in surprise, completely unable to believe it.

Lin Fan smiled and said, "The Japanese devils are not in front of us, so there is no way to verify this.

But isn't it so wide in front?

Officer, draw a circle, and if I hit it, I'll give you a thousand yuan for all three thousand shells.

If I don't hit it, then I'll pretend I didn't say anything."

Qian Youcai thought for a while, "I won't bully you, I won't point too far.

See that small tree in front? Blow it up with three shots, and give me three thousand yuan.

Blow it up with two shots, and give me one thousand yuan.

Blow it up with one shot, and I'll give them to you for free.

If you don't hit it..."

He pondered indecisively.

Finally, he said, "Still three thousand yuan, you take them away.

Rather than destroying them here, you take them to fight the Japanese devils, even if it's just to scare them, it's still good."

Lin Fan smiled and said, "A gentleman's word!"

"Is law!" Qian Youcai immediately said.

Gu Jiaqi smiled, "Brother Qian! Don't blame me for not reminding you, you've really lost this time."

Qian Youcai laughed, "If he can really win without spending a penny,

I'll be even happier.

If he spends three thousand yuan to take them away, I'll be sad."

As he spoke, he tried to make a sad expression on his face, but he just couldn't do it.

Wu Xiaobao had already carried the cannon barrel over.

Hua Yuande personally took a shell from the delivered shells.

Qian Youcai looked at Lin Fan operating the cannon with his left hand and asked in surprise, "Aren't you going to use a gun mount?"

Lin Fan smiled and said, "Just one shell, no need to be so troublesome."

He took the shell from Zhao Long's hand with his right hand, adjusted it with his left hand, and threw the shell into the cannon barrel with his right hand.

Everyone in the entire special column knew that someone was betting with the company commander.

The stake was three thousand shells.

Qian Youcai saw the small tree he had just pointed at slowly falling down in the explosion.

His eyes were first filled with disbelief, then excitement.

Finally, he turned his head, "Company Commander Lin, right! I'm making you my friend.

My name is Qian Youcai, a small section chief under the Nanjing Comprehensive Support Department.

If Company Commander Lin ever comes to Nanjing, you must come and find me.

Just tell me what shells you want.

I don't have much else, just a lot of these.

It's not that I'm greedy for money today, it's just that so many shells are being given away for nothing, it hurts!

But giving them to Company Commander Lin to fight the Japanese devils, doesn't hurt!"

Lin Fan quickly said, "Section Chief Qian's heart is devoted to the country, heaven and earth can bear witness!

I am Lin Fan, the company commander of the Special Company of the Eighty-eighth Division.

Next, we are going to Jiangyin Fortress.

We will definitely be able to meet in Nanjing, and I hope Section Chief Qian will take care of us then."

Qian Youcai was a little puzzled, "The Eighty-eighth Division is not in Jiangyin! Nor is it in Linping."

Lin Fan smiled and said, "We retreated from Shanghai, and only our company is in Jiangyin.

Then we rushed from Jiangyin to Jiashan and blocked the Japanese devils for a few days.

Didn't we just use up all our shells here?

Next, we are going to Jiangyin, and we are afraid that the road will not be peaceful, so we need some shells to protect ourselves.

We are not afraid of small groups of Japanese devils."

Qian Youcai asked, "Your defense zone is not in Jiangyin, what is Company Commander Lin going to Jiangyin for?"

Lin Fan explained with a smile, "My artillery skills are not bad. I'll fire a few shots at the Jiangyin Fortress to let the Japanese devils know that they have planes, and we have anti-aircraft guns."

Wu Xiaobao interjected, "We have already shot down more than a hundred Japanese planes in Jiangyin."

Qian Youcai pointed at Lin Fan, "I see, you are the company that Commander Xu and Division Commander Sun are fighting over?"

Lin Fan was a little puzzled, "I haven't met Division Commander Sun yet. That day, Chief of Staff Zhang discussed a few words with Commander Xu."

Qian Youcai said mysteriously in a low voice, "You don't know yet! The lawsuit for your company has been taken to Chairman Chiang.

I heard that Commander Xu is determined not to let you go, and Division Commander Sun insists on having you return to the unit.

Chairman Chiang doesn't know what to do.

He only said that he would decide after you retreat.

Haven't you received the order to retreat?"

Lin Fan shook his head, "We are going to Jiangyin! Jiangyin is the gateway to the entire Yangtze River and the gateway to Nanjing.

The more we contribute in Jiangyin, the safer Nanjing will be."

Qian Youcai looked at Lin Fan admiringly, "I am timid and dare not go to the front line. But I admire the heroes who kill Japanese devils on the front line the most.

I still have ten mortars that have not been sent to the front line.

I'll give them to Company Commander Lin together, and I only hope that Company Commander Lin can help me kill a few Japanese devils."

Gu Jiaqi looked at Qian Youcai in surprise.

This chubby officer is a famous skinflint.

Anyone who receives equipment from him must give him some hard-earned money. Today, he only charged three thousand yuan for three thousand shells.

It was already considered a free gift.

He had just said that if he couldn't hit it with three shots, he would give the shells away for three thousand yuan.

Unexpectedly, after a few words, he gave away ten more cannons.

He was really envious and jealous of Lin Fan.

Lin Fan quickly asked Li Xian to take out a thousand yuan, "If you treat me as a brother! Then accept the money."

Qian Youcai then accepted it embarrassedly, "I really don't have anything else here.

You must come and find me next time you come to Nanjing."

Lin Fan thought: I will definitely come.

What Lin Fan was thinking about were the several German-imported anti-aircraft guns on the Jiangyin fort. The shells would depend on this person.

Lin Fan picked up the wine jar and poured a bowl for everyone present, "For the War of Resistance! Let's have a bowl!"

Everyone's enthusiasm was ignited, "For the War of Resistance! Let's have a bowl!"

After drinking this bowl, Lin Fan waited for everyone to eat a few pieces of meat.

He raised his bowl again, "For brotherhood! Let's have a bowl!"

Gu Jiaqi thought of Lin Fan leading the special company, running around on the battlefield, and picking up all the officers and soldiers of the 128th Division in that battle.

His eyes slowly turned red, "For brotherhood!"

Qian Youcai's eyes were also red. He usually knew his image in other people's hearts.

Everyone knew that he was a person who only loved money, "Actually, I also love my country!"

Today, he finally found someone who completely believed in him, so Qian Youcai also raised his bowl, "For brotherhood!"

Lin Fan raised his bowl again, "For the nation! Let's have a bowl!"

"For the nation!"

More than a thousand people in the entire special column were affected and shouted loudly.

After downing three bowls, Lin Fan patted Qian Youcai on the back, "Brother, I'm going to set off this afternoon.

While I'm not drunk yet, let's go get the shells first.

What do you think?"

Qian Youcai said excitedly, "Good! Good! Let's go now."

He led the way, leading the people of the special column to a carriage.

Lin Fan looked at the dozen or so soldiers guarding outside the carriage and couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.

It was a little embarrassing to come to move goods empty-handed like this.

Qian Youcai didn't think anything of it and walked forward to order, "This is Company Commander Lin of the Special Company of the Eighty-eighth Division. They are here to take away all the shells and cannons.

Our mission is complete."

Lin Fan pulled Qian Youcai, "Let's go back and continue drinking and call these brothers to join us."

Qian Youcai felt particularly honored and agreed repeatedly.

The welcome banquet ended at three o'clock in the afternoon. At four-thirty in the afternoon, the special column boarded the train in Linping.

Those shells were still piled on the train, following them back to Hangzhou.

But now they had been divided into smaller portions.

Each soldier was issued a box, with three shells in a box.

The mortars were still all concentrated in Lin Fan's direct detachment.

It wasn't that Lin Fan was unwilling to distribute them, it was just that if these cannons weren't accurate, they would waste shells.

And this wasn't just a matter of making a loud noise.

Lin Fan had already decided to train several artillerymen and equip each detachment with a cannon.

Now they needed to take a train back to Hangzhou, and then take a boat from Hangzhou to Jiangyin.

The train was the time for all the soldiers to brag and chat.

It was also a time for everyone to enhance their feelings.

Today's welcome banquet directly excited all the soldiers.

Lin Fan regarded everyone who had joined his column as his own, and also intentionally let these newcomers understand the history of his team.

He had already told the squad leaders and instructors to tell the soldiers more about the company's battle history.

Although the special company had not been established for a month, they had fought many battles.

Every soldier should be proud of this collective and spare no effort to defend the honor of this collective.

The veterans in the special column took it upon themselves to tell these newcomers how they had defeated the Japanese Marines in the Battle of Sihang Warehouse.

They heard that they had killed more than 6,000 Japanese devils in one day, which frightened the newly joined soldiers.

Liu Laopao said disapprovingly, "At that time, we had an endless supply of shells.

We could have as many machine guns as we wanted, and there were seven tanks!

All of them were sent by the Japanese devils.

It wasn't easy to fight the Japanese devils at that time?"

Thinking of the seven tanks, his expression immediately became indignant, "It's a pity that they were eventually taken advantage of by the Japanese devils."

The people listening to the story took the opportunity to flatter him, "Why?"

Liu Laopao then talked about how the 542nd Regiment entered the public concession, and how they were disarmed and all put under surveillance.

All those tanks were returned to the Japanese devils.

It was sad to talk about this, so Liu Laopao continued to talk about how the more than one hundred people in the special company had set up an ambush at Hongqiao Airport and wiped out nearly 2,000 Japanese devils in one night, destroying 130 Japanese planes.

Then they turned around and went straight to Jiangwan Airport, catching the Japanese devils off guard.

They destroyed another 33 Japanese planes.

They sneaked into the public concession, made a big fuss in the Great World, and robbed the Japanese devils' bank.

Then they robbed the Japanese devils' cargo ship that was originally planned to be shipped to Japan and sent it to Jiangyin.

And how they destroyed more than 50 Japanese planes in the first battle in Jiangyin, and sank seven Japanese gunboats in the second battle.

The person telling the story was excited, and the person listening to the story was excited.

Next, they talked about the events of the past few days in Jiaxing.

Liu Laopao said mysteriously, "On the eleventh, the Japanese devils had already occupied Fengjingbin. We went out that night.

Do you know?"

Among the people listening to the story, several said, "That night, we were walking in front of you."

Liu Laopao quickly said, "Excuse me! Excuse me! I didn't expect you to come too.

You all know what happened at the beginning that night.

We had just rushed into the Japanese devils' camp when we were surrounded."

"Yes! The Japanese devils were prepared that night. We finally broke through the encirclement, and you disappeared.

The battalion commander even led us back to kill them."

Liu Laopao said, "We didn't run away. We went to attack the Japanese devils' artillery positions that night.

Although my name has cannon in it, I had never really fired a cannon before that.

That night, the company commander led us to capture the Japanese devils' artillery positions.

Then we kept firing at the Japanese devils' camp."

Many other soldiers said, "We know this. The brothers of the entire division saw it that night.

The Japanese devils were in chaos.

But everyone didn't know what was going on.

It turned out that you were the ones who did it!"

Liu Laopao said triumphantly, "That night, I also fired a few shots. It felt really f***ing good.

We used the Japanese devils' cannons and the Japanese devils' shells to hit the Japanese devils.

It feels so good to say it.

The Japanese devils sent cavalry over after a long time, trying to take back the position.

As a result, they were beaten by us until they lost their helmets and armor.

When we left, all those cannons were blown up by us.

Thinking about it now, it's all a pity.

It would be great if we could move them back."

A newly joined soldier said, "I heard that this time we are going to move cannons?"

Liu Laopao said, "We can't say this yet. We are going to fight the Japanese devils.

If the Jiangyin Fortress is ordered to retreat, rather than destroying those cannons or leaving them to the Japanese devils.

It would be better for us to take them away."

A soldier asked, "They can't even take their own cannons away, can we do it?"

"Remove the word 'can.' You all remember, in our team, there is nothing that cannot be done.

There are only things that are not well planned. As long as we prepare well, we can do anything." Liu Laopao earnestly instilled the idea of ​​inevitability into these soldiers.

From Linping to Yixing, there was plenty of time to chat and brag along the way.

When they arrived in Hangzhou, the entire special column walked out of the station according to the organizational structure.

They waited outside the train station.

They needed to take a boat for the next few hundred *li*. Li Xian took a detachment to the station and bought thousands of pancakes and canned food.

He also purchased 1,200 copies of elementary books, pens, and paper.

He was preparing food for the entire team, both spiritual and material.

Li Xian and Lin Fan had already discussed it: it was no longer realistic to issue watches to the entire column now.

In the future, watches can only be issued to deputy squad leaders and above.

The time on the ship cannot be wasted, so everyone should be organized to study.

Nearly 1,400 soldiers sat in eight ships according to their detachments.

Lin Fan stayed in Hangzhou for a while. Lin Fan smiled and issued an order to each detachment to let everyone study during the trip.

They stayed in Hangzhou for a full two hours. When they set off again, the soldiers of the special column began to read under the instruction of literacy teachers in each detachment.

As the ships passed by, the people along the way saw that these ships were clearly loaded with fully armed soldiers.

But what came out of them was the sound of朗朗reading.

The literacy teachers of the eight detachments were all people from the organization. While giving these soldiers literacy lessons,

They also mixed the organization's goals and ideas into them and slowly explained them to these soldiers.

The entire team had dinner on the ship. It was just after 8:00 in the evening when the team finally entered Taihu Lake.

At this time, the crew members were a little nervous: they heard that there were already Japanese gunboats in Taihu Lake.

So these crew members were a little scared. Lin Fan and his team were going to Jiangyin.

If the crew members refused to sail the ship, Lin Fan could drive the ship away, but they would not let him go.

The special company had money, and at this time, the role of money was reflected.

Even on this night, the entire pier was bustling with noise and people, all of whom were coming down from the front line or going to the front line.

Very few ordinary people.

The entire team rested on the ship until Lin Fan and several captains agreed to give each ship an additional 100 yuan.

The ship then started sailing again. Lin Fan looked at the time: 3:10 a.m.