Spy Wars: I can get rewards by being a bully!

Chapter 1147 The freshly made leavened pancakes are so sweet!

Chenjiazhuang, Shenxian County.

The man referred to as Comrade Zhang by the local villagers was Zhang Kedi, a former battalion commander of the Fifth Military Sub-district.

Later, the Fifth Military Sub-district was abolished, and Zhang Kedi's regiment was placed under the direct command of the Jizhong Military Region. His battalion was stationed near Chenjiazhuang.

By the evening of June 16, the grain harvest in the Shenxian area was basically completed. The regimental headquarters issued an order to continue mobilizing the people to evacuate while ordering Zhang Kedi's troops to move to the Shenze area to support the transfer of the military region headquarters.

Zhang Kedi was very surprised to receive the order.

"The relocation of the military region headquarters is no small matter. It seems the enemy is really coming with great force this time! Have the company commanders come to my office for a meeting!"

The messenger ran forward, and soon the three company commanders arrived at the mud house where Zhang Kedi lived.

"The military region has issued instructions that while we are doing a good job in helping the people evacuate, we should move towards Shenze as soon as possible so as to better carry out the next phase of the mission. First and second companies, take your weapons, equipment and supplies and set off tonight! Third company, stay behind for now to continue helping the people evacuate. We will set off tomorrow at noon and meet up in the southeast direction of Shenze!"

"Yes!"

The entire battalion immediately sprang into action, with the soldiers putting their leg wraps back on and feeding the few mules and horses they had.

The man responsible for feeding the horses was a man in his forties or fifties who only had one arm left, and he was accompanied by a young man who was only seventeen or eighteen years old.

"Little Shuanzi, we're going to travel at night tonight. Take out that bag of bean cakes and put a bag over the mule's head."

Xiao Shuanzi asked in confusion, "Uncle Luo, you know how much this black mule eats. If you put a bag over it and feed it, it will finish it in the time it takes to smoke two pipes of tobacco."

Uncle Luo laughed and said, "You silly child, take the bean cakes with you and grab a handful every now and then and throw them into the bag. That way, it will obediently pull the things along. If you feed it all the bean cakes at once, it will just eat and won't move!"

Xiao Shuanzi went to find a cloth bag, asked the old lady next door to sew two handles on it, and then used a brush to thoroughly wash the black mule and several skinny horses.

The other soldiers were busy packing their belongings.

The Jizhong Military Region was not wealthy, and the soldiers didn't have much luggage. When they enlisted, they would be issued two sets of uniforms, one new and one old. Some were made of coarse gray cloth, while others were made of purple floral cloth produced locally in Jizhong. There was a type of cotton that naturally had a purple hue, and the cloth spun from it was colored without needing to be dyed. This was the purple floral cloth.

Then each person received a hat. For some reason, it was quite difficult to replace these hats, probably because they were complicated to make. As a result, many soldiers' hats were covered with patches upon patches.

In addition, there were two pairs of shoes, a thin quilt with two kilograms of cotton, a food bag, a bullet pouch, a belt, a backpack strap, and two pairs of leg wraps.

After putting on the leg wraps, lay the thin blanket flat, put the change of clothes and shoes inside, tuck the food bag tightly, tie it into a square, tie it with the backpack straps, tie a knot, tighten it again, and the bundle is done.

The Japanese called these soldiers who fought with their packs "backpack squads".

As evening fell, the First and Second Companies set off on time. Zhang Kedi led his troops out of Chenjiazhuang and headed northwest along the road.

After crossing Weijia Bridge and approaching Mu Village, the soldier at the rear of the column suddenly shouted angrily, "Who goes there!"

Then came the clanging sound of the bolt being pulled back.

"Report! We've caught a spy!"

"I'm not a spy, I'm not a spy, I'm Chen Youdi, Chen Youdi from Chen Family Village!"

A thin young man was pinned to the ground. The company commander came over and muttered, "There seems to be such a person. I'll go ask for permission to tie him up first, and then follow behind. We shouldn't delay the march!"

The company commander jogged all the way to find Zhang Kedi.

"Battalion Commander, Battalion Commander, the brothers in the back have caught a spy! This guy claims to be Chen Youdi from Chenjiazhuang!"

Zhang Kedi was taken aback, then realized what was going on, "This kid, he sneaked out!"

He quickly ran to the back of the line and saw Chen Youdi, who was tied up tightly. "Chen Youdi! What are you doing sneaking around behind us?"

"Comrade Zhang, I'm not acting suspiciously. I want to follow you, and I want to fight the Japanese devils!"

Zhang Kedi became troubled. "Aren't you being ridiculous! I told you, you're the only son in your family. If I take you away, what will happen to your parents?"

"I left a letter! Comrade Zhang, if I don't go to fight the Japanese, what will happen to my parents if they occupy our land and steal our food?"

The soldiers all laughed, and the company commander said, "Battalion commander, this kid seems to have guts, let's keep him!"

Zhang Kedi thought for a moment, then waved his hand, "You follow the mule caravan behind you. If you get tired, you can rest on the flatbed cart. There's land, there's land. The war isn't easy to fight, and the road isn't easy to travel either!"

Then he shouted ahead, "Don't slow down, keep going!"

The soldiers untied Chen Youdi, and someone even gave him a white flour cake. This was freshly harvested grain, a gift from the villagers to reward the troops.

Chen Youdi smiled happily and skipped along with the mule caravan. When Uncle Luo saw him, he called out, "Young man, get in the car and sit down. You're not wearing leg wraps, so walking like this isn't a good way to go!"

"Sir, I know that only wounded soldiers can ride in mule carts, and some wounded soldiers don't even ride in them! If you can walk, I can walk too!"

Then he looked at Xiao Shuanzi with envy. Xiao Shuanzi was wearing a military uniform, and after feeling his gaze, he straightened up and stood tall with his head held high.

Uncle Luo chuckled and said, "Don't worry, we can't worry about that now. Once we're settled, we'll find you some clothes and give you everything you're entitled to."

"I'm not in a hurry! What I wear doesn't matter, the main thing is that I can fight the Japanese. Sir, can you issue me a gun?"

"Don't call me sir, just call me Uncle Luo."

"Yes, Uncle Luo!"

"You've got the makings of a soldier, of course you should be issued a gun. How else can we fight the Japanese?"

Chen Youdi was full of energy, saying, "We can fight the Japanese no matter what, with a broadsword, a hoe, a red-tasseled spear, with our hands, with our teeth!"

Xiao Shuanzi scoffed, "Keep bragging!"

Chen Youdi tore off half a piece of leavened bread and handed it to Xiao Shuanzi, "Comrade, what's your name?"

Xiao Shuanzi blushed slightly. He had just been thinking to himself that the person was bragging. "I won't eat it, you eat it. My name is Xiao Shuanzi."

Chen Youdi shoved the pancake into his hand. "Eat up, eat up, Brother Shuanzi. After you finish, tell me about the rules here, and that song you guys were singing..."

Xiao Shuanzi exclaimed excitedly, "The Three Main Rules of Discipline and the Eight Points for Attention!"

"Yes, yes, you need to pay attention, you sing it for me!"

Uncle Luo coughed and said, "This is not the time for you to chatter while we're on the march. Walk properly!"

The two fell silent. Chen Youdi slowly bit into the pancake, making sure it was soft and chewed thoroughly in his mouth before swallowing it.

The freshly baked flatbread from Xinmailuo is so sweet!