eurekapd Chapter 162: The Day of Expelling the Tartars, When My Son Returns Home
Chapter 162: The Day of Expelling the Tartars, When My Son Returns Home
"Okay!" Xu Le agreed without thinking. Although the Intelligence Department could take root in these places with its own strength, it would take a lot of time and could not keep up with the troops' combat plan.
It won't be long before the troops capture these places, and by then the role of these intelligence stations will be minimal.
He is not going for a protracted war!
If the Lu family can help, the work of the Intelligence Department will be much simpler and more convenient.
Anyway, he came here to kill Captain Kenichi Eguchi, so it doesn't matter if he kills one more colonel!
Lu Ningyi was stunned again. Shouldn't you think about such a big thing carefully before telling me the answer? Why did you agree so readily?
With doubt, he looked at Xu Le carefully and said, "Although I know I shouldn't ask, I still want to ask, what is your position in the 176th Division?"
Although the expansion of the 176th Army by the 88th Division was not confidential, it would certainly not have spread so quickly if there had not been a war. So even Xiao Cui didn't know about it before. After all, the headquarters and Fenyang did not communicate every day, and Xu Le came too quickly.
Xu Le hesitated for a moment and said, "Captain of the 387th Regiment of the 665th Brigade."
He borrowed Zhen Zhiying's name. You have to know that a guerrilla commander can mobilize tens of thousands of troops. The identity of the commander is enough, not to mention the commander of the well-known 176th Division.
"Lu has also heard of the 665th Regiment's achievements. Captain Zhen's name is well-known. Even the Japanese have issued a bounty of 1000 dollars for his head."
Given Lu Ningyi's identity, it is not surprising that he knows Zhen Zhiying's name. Xu Le did not care about this, but was interested in the reward.
"Oh? My life is worth 1000 dollars! I wonder how much our teacher's reward is?"
Lu Yanhao, who had been silent all this time, finally found an opportunity to interrupt and said before Lu Ningyi: "There is no reward for your commander. This is highly confidential among the Japanese! However, it seems that the Japanese don't have any information about your commander. It seems that they don't even know his name!"
Xu Le stared at Lu Yanhao and asked, "From your appearance, you seem to be very interested in our teacher?"
Talking about this, Lu Yanhao seemed to be a different person, with an admiring look: "What a great man the division commander is. Since he led the troops to our Jin Province, he has defeated the Japanese invaders everywhere and recovered many areas of the Tang Dynasty. I heard that in those places, the division commander has become a god in the eyes of the people. This is my idol, but it's a pity that I have a business to take care of at home, otherwise I would have joined your army!"
Lu Ningyi was stunned again. He had always trained his son to be the successor of the Chamber of Commerce, but he never knew that his son had the ambition to join the army.
But he soon thought of something and let go of the obsession in his heart.
In these troubled times, the capital is about to be lost. What's the point of guarding this little property of mine?
He had always been strict with his son, but as a father he had no idea of his son's ambitions. For the first time, he felt that he had failed as a father.
"My old bones can still hold out for a few more years. Maybe I should let this kid do what he wants. It will also be worthy of his dead mother! I just don't know if an elite unit like the 176th Division will accept this kid."
Just when he was worried, Xu Le's next words reassured him.
"I want to add a condition!" Xu Le pointed at Lu Yanhao and said, "I want him to come back to the army with me!"
Lu Ningyi and Lu Yanhao were both stunned, especially Lu Yanhao who was so happy that he could be taken back by the regiment commander. At least he would be able to become a platoon leader or something.
Then he looked at his father with longing, as if begging for his consent. Although he knew that the hope was slim, he was tired of lingering in a place full of Japanese devils.
"Sure. My son is naughty. Thank you for your concern, Captain Zhen! But it doesn't matter if we take one or two. We might as well take our beloved daughter with us. That way, the two siblings will have a companion!"
Lu Yanhao quickly refused: "Father, no, if my sister leaves, there will be no one to take care of you. Besides, I am going to join the army, which will be dangerous. If something happens to me in the future, I will feel at ease with my sister around!"
Lu Ningyi was immediately furious: "Asshole, you haven't even set out yet, how can you say such unlucky words? It seems that I am too lax in disciplining you on a daily basis!"
"No, my sister can't go, or I won't go either, and I'll stay at the business to take care of it!"
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Xu Le had seen too many such scenes on TV, and he knew exactly why Lu Ningyi wanted to send his son and daughter away.
But after all, this is someone else's private matter, and it is not appropriate for him as an outsider to interfere.
"Regarding Ling Qianjin's matter, you two can discuss it and then tell me. Anyway, I have no objection!"
The children of a big family like the Lu family must be knowledgeable and cultured people, especially Lu Yanhao, who is said to have studied in England for two years.
The army really needs such intellectuals!
Although Lu Shiyu is a woman, it would be a great help if she were assigned to the headquarters or logistics units such as the medical team. It would be great to take advantage of it.
Moreover, the Lu family is doomed to be inseparable from the 88th Army in the future. The Lu family can only be loyal to Xu Le to the death in order to gain stability.
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Evening, Lu's house.
"Father, why do you want me to join the army? I'm a girl and I can't fight!"
No matter how Lu Yanhao persuaded him, Lu Ningyi refused to give in and insisted on sending Lu Shiyu away.
After all, Lu Shiyu is a lady from a wealthy family, and her thoughts and insights are not comparable to those of ordinary women. She is not averse to this matter, and is even a little eager to try it, mainly because she wants to know why.
"Alas....don't you really understand?" Lu Ningyi sighed.
"Since your mother passed away, my hair has turned white overnight. I hate it. I hate that I know who the murderer is, but I have no ability to take revenge. The Japanese killed the people of our Tang Dynasty and occupied our territory. They did all kinds of evil and were hated by both humans and gods.
Now that I have a chance to take revenge, as a father I naturally have to give it a try, both to contribute to the country and to find a support for my Lu family.
But once we choose this path, our Lu family and the 176th Division will be tied to the same rope. From now on, our Lu family will have to work for them. In this place full of devils, if we are not careful, we will lose our heads. "
Lu Yanhao was silent. He finally understood: "Death can be as light as a feather or as heavy as Mount Tai. A real man has things he should do and things he shouldn't do. Father, don't worry. I will take good care of my sister."
As he spoke, Lu Yanhao bent his legs and knelt heavily on the ground.
Lu Shiyu was not stupid either. After a little guidance, she understood the whole story and also knelt on the ground.
"Good! Good! Good!"
Lu Ningyi was overjoyed. He pointed at the ancestral tablet and said, "Kowtowing to the ancestors. My son will not return home until he drives out the Tartar invaders!"
The seed that had already sprouted in Lu Yanhao's heart finally blossomed.
The title of the eldest son of the Lu Family Chamber of Commerce in Fenyang City was gone forever, and from then on he became one of the countless soldiers defending his country.
This situation also happened in every place in the Tang Dynasty. Countless parents sent their children to the front line of the war just to protect this homeland.