Chapter Seventeen Awarding

  Two days later, a convoy arrived from Xuzhou, led by that brother from the division headquarters.

  After seeing Ye Tufei, the brothers of the instructor department took out the troop transfer order printed with the Five War Zone Commander's Office, "Ye Liu Ye, the superior instruction, your troops will be transferred to Xuzhou immediately, the car is outside, you hurry up and pack, we will depart in an hour, okay?"

  "What does this mean?" Ye Tu Fei took the transfer order and asked in confusion, "The Jia family is treating us quite well, why do we need to be transferred to Xuzhou?"

  The comrades in the department smiled, leaned over, and whispered to Ye Tufei's ear: "The headquarters wants to hold an awards ceremony for your 258th regiment. Commander Li specifically instructed that all brothers must attend this awards ceremony."

  Ye Tu Fei was overjoyed, but immediately shook his head and said: "Why bother? It's not worth stirring up trouble!"

  Guo Zhonglin immediately sensed Ye Tufei's thoughts and asked, "What you said earlier about the superior wanting all of us brothers to go to Xuzhou for the award ceremony, is that true?"

  The brothers of the Department of Education replied: "Director Li's words are as heavy as nine tripod cauldrons, and they must be taken seriously!"

  Guo Zhonglin winked at Ye Tufei, then raised a question to his comrades in the division: "What about our brothers who were injured in that field hospital?"

  The brothers in the department sold a package and said, "Outside, there are thirty trucks parked. One truck can squeeze in about thirty brothers. Sixth Master, even if you count all of them, it's only around three hundred people. Ten cars would be enough. Why did the superior send so many cars?"

  Ye Tu Fei said: "Are you planning to move the wounded and the hospital together to Xuzhou?"

  Shi Bo's brothers gave Ye Tu Fei a thumbs up and said, "Sixth Master is indeed Sixth Master. Look at this guy's thoughts, Sixth Master just blinked his eyes and guessed it."

  "Did all the doctors in the field hospital go to Xuzhou?" asked Guo Zhonglin.

  The brothers in the department smiled and replied: "The whole hospital, except for the house, has been moved away."

  Guo Zhonglin wanted to ask more questions, but was slapped on the back of his head by Ye Tufei, "Guo Laoer, what are you still hesitating about? Hurry up and inform your brothers to pack up, we can't delay the field hospital's affairs!"

  After Guo Zhonglin left, Shi Bu brothers bowed to Ye Tufei and were about to leave. "Sixth Master, I still need to go to the war zone hospital, after they've loaded the car, I'll come over again."

  Ye Tu Fei pulled over Shi Bu's brothers and asked, "The battlefield hospital is short-handed with many things to do. Do you want me to arrange a few handy brothers to go over and help?"

  Shi Bo's brothers happily said: "That's a great relationship! Thanks, Sixth Master."

  Five minutes later, Ye Tu Fei led more than twenty brothers onto the truck.

  The car had just started when Zhang Luo Hui rushed over and shouted: "Sixth Master, you don't have to go yourself, do you? If you're not at ease, I can take the trouble for you."

  Ye Tu Fei burst out laughing and replied: "Thanks brother, Sixth Master will take care of his own affairs!"

  After arriving at the battlefield hospital, Ye Tufei was greatly disappointed. He couldn't see Ouyang Xueping, whom he most wanted to see. According to the people in the hospital, Ouyang Xueping had left with a group of seriously wounded soldiers for Xuzhou yesterday afternoon.

  Ye Tu Fei wanted to ask more detailed information about Ouyang Xueping, but the people left in the hospital just smiled and shook their heads, indicating that they also had no way of knowing.

  Yè Tú Fēi, who was usually calm and composed, was no longer calm or composed. He desperately demanded that his subordinates move faster, a bit faster, causing the hospital director to anxiously stomp his feet and loudly shout at the brothers to slow down, be careful, as those were precious medical equipment.

  It wasn't until sunset that the convoy finally arrived at Xuzhou City.

  As soon as the car stopped, Ye Tu Fei inquired about the new address of the field hospital everywhere. However, no matter who he asked, whether they were wearing military uniforms or not, everyone shook their heads and said they didn't know, including his brother from the division headquarters.

  What made Ye Tu Fei even more anxious was that Zhang Luo Hui had brought an arrangement he was very unwilling to make: "The top said, tonight we will hold the awards ceremony for us, let the brothers hurry up and change into their military uniforms, two hours later, gather at the war zone auditorium."

  Yè Tú Fēi replied in a bad mood: "I'm not going! Whoever wants to go can go, but I'm definitely not going."

  Zhang Luohui was not in a hurry, and muttered: "You can't find the field hospital even if you go. I thought the field hospital had been withdrawn. If you went, I could help you find her early tomorrow morning."

  Ye Tu Fei hastily grabbed Zhang Luo Hui, his face full of smiles, and said: "Good brother, I'll listen to you, can't I go participate?"

  Zhang Luo Hui gently shook his head and said, "Whether you go or not is up to you, I don't care. Whether I help or not is also up to me, but you have your own opinions, haha, Sixth Master, being a good person requires integrity, right?"

  Ye Tu Fei understood Zhang Luo Hui's words and said: "Listening to Commander Zhang's teachings, I, Liu Ye, have decided to turn over a new leaf and become a new person. Once the award ceremony is over, I'll tell you that Tao Zhenzhen's story, okay?"

  Zhang Luohui stared blankly at Ye Tufei and said: "Sixth Master, it's not that I don't believe you, but..."

  Ye Tu Fei hastily accompanied with a smile: "This time for sure, I won't tell you stories, and you won't take me to find the battlefield hospital, isn't that settled?"

  Zhang Luo Hui said: "This is almost it."

  Having settled the matter, the two of them were busy urging their comrades to quickly change into military uniforms. After they finished, Ye Tufei suddenly asked: "Hui Lu Zi, you're not deceiving me, are you? How did you manage to find the field hospital?"

  Zhang Luohui replied without hesitation, "Isn't that easy? Just find Old Man Feng and..." Realizing his slip of the tongue, Zhang Luohui quickly covered his mouth, but it was too late.

  Ye Tu Fei burst out laughing and said: "Good idea! Hui Lu Zi, I didn't think you'd have a clever moment like this!"

  Zhang Luohui looked up at the sky and sighed, saying: "Oh heavens! Why is it so hard to get Sixth Master to tell a story?"

  Ye Tu Fei gently patted Zhang Luo Hui's forehead and said: "You're really a man of no credibility as the Sixth Master, aren't you?"

  Zhang Luohui seemed to see hope and hastily replied, "Of course not, Sixth Master has always been a man of his word. If he said he would tell us stories today, then he definitely won't drag it on until tomorrow."

  Ye Tu Fei stared at Zhang Luo Hui for a few moments, then let out a soft sigh and said: "You're wrong, Sixth Master. I love doing things that are unreliable!"

  Zhang Luo Hui was once teased, he pulled out a look of anger and indignation, and said angrily: "Sixth Master, don't be too happy yet, I dare to guarantee that without my help, Zhang Luo Hui, you'll die trying to find Old Man Feng! Humph, it's driving me mad!"

  Ye Tu Fei heard this and burst out laughing, saying: "You see, can't take a joke? Don't worry, I will definitely tell you the story of Tao Zhen tonight. To be honest, this story has been passed down in a really exaggerated way, it needs to be sorted out."

  When Ye Tu Fei spoke, Zhang Luo Hui finally let out a breath and his satisfied expression immediately spread across his face. "But you're not allowed to return, Sixth Master. By the way, hurry up and pack your things too. With your looks, wearing military uniform would make you even more handsome. Hehe, Doctor Ouyang saw it, I'm sure he won't forget."

  The brothers changed into their military uniforms and were preparing to line up to go to the war zone hall, but then someone was sent down from above to inform them that the venue for the award ceremony had been changed, and it would be held at the current campsite instead. They asked Zhang Luohui to quickly organize some people to build a rostrum.

  Two hours later, it was already pitch black, and a convoy of three American jeeps drove into the camp.

  First was a slightly chubby major general, with Yan Xiwen as his first attendant, followed by many regimental officers.

  "Report, sir! The 258th battalion has finished formation, with 291 people present and 226 actually present. There are 65 absentees, all of whom are wounded and currently receiving treatment at the hospital. Please give your instructions, sir!"

  A group of officers saluted Zhang Luo Hui. Yan Xiwen introduced, "This is Lieutenant General Shi Guiyong, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Fifth War Zone Command."

  "Attention! Good morning, sir!"

  Shi Guiyong spoke with a strong Guangxi accent in Mandarin, asking: "How come it's just you? Isn't there another one named Ye Tufei?"

  Zhang Luo Hui's head got big, and he didn't know how to answer. Just now, when he saw the motorcade driving into the camp, he quickly found Ye Tu Fei, wanting to pull him along to welcome the superior officer.

  However, Ye Tufei refused him extraordinarily firmly. Ye Tufei said: "I'll just wait here, I don't know those damn officials, why should I go to welcome them?"

  Zhang Luohui had no choice but to go alone to meet him. Now the officer mentioned Ye Tufei, and for a moment he didn't know how to respond.

  Fortunately, there was Yan Xiwen, who timely came forward to resolve the awkwardness: "Oh, that Ye Tufei, I still understand him better. After all, he used to be a fugitive and would naturally feel nervous when seeing his superior, so he didn't dare come out to greet his superior."

  Shi Guiyong stepped down from the stage in a timely manner, smiling and saying: "Is that so! Deputy Commander Zhang, you go tell him, those were all things of the past. Now he is a lieutenant colonel in the National Army, has made contributions to the revolution, no need to be nervous!"

  When Zhang Luo heard Shi Guiyong call himself the deputy team leader, his heart tightened for a moment before relaxing. He thought that perhaps the higher-ups wanted to arrange Ye Tufei to take on this role as the head of the team.

  "Your Honor must be tired from traveling, I've prepared some Longjing tea for you to try."

  Shi Guiyong waved his hand and said, "No need, now the war is tense, can't delay too much time, let's hold the award ceremony immediately!"

  Five minutes later, Shi Guiyong stood in the middle of the rostrum and read out loud the commendation order from the headquarters of the Fifth War Zone to Zhang Luohui, Ye Tufei and others.

  Afterwards, Yan Xiwen, on behalf of the headquarters of the 5th War Zone Commander, made appointments to key positions in the 258th Regiment: "Zhang Luo Hui, appointed as Deputy Regimental Commander of the 258th Regiment and concurrently as Battalion Commander of the 1st Battalion of the 258th Regiment; Ye Tu Fei, appointed as Deputy Battalion Commander of the 1st Battalion of the 258th Regiment."

  Yan Xiwen's announcement had not been read yet, the brothers below had already **stood up**, Yan Xiwen could only raise his voice and read out the last appointment: "The position of commander of the 258th Regiment will be taken by Liu Yuje, the original deputy commander of the 258th Regiment."

  Liu Yu Jie, Zhang Luo Hui and the brothers of the old 258 regiment are all familiar with him, they all know that the hole in his buttocks was made by a Japanese bullet from behind.

  This kind of officer who only turns his butt on the battlefield will not be recognized by his brothers, first from the 258th regiment and then from the Zhongyitang brotherhood. The team of over 200 people finally got into chaos, everyone rushed up to surround the chairman's platform, demanding that the officer give an explanation.

  Several hot-tempered brothers even rushed onto the podium.

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