Bright Sword: Leading the Special Operations Squadron to Fight the Japs

Wang Meng looked at the soldier who seemed to be coming towards him and narrowed his eyes.

The captain of the guard company immediately stepped forward to stop the soldiers of Division Yu.

"Is there a problem?"

"Chief of Staff Wang, our Division Commander Yu Xiaoqing invites you to dinner. The banquet will be held at the Chanda Wangjiang Tower and will start at 7pm sharp!"

Wang Meng touched his chin. What is Yu Xiaoqing going to do? Never mind, just go and see!

"Okay, ask him to prepare more wine and meat, I will be there on time!"

Wang Meng watched the Central Army soldiers leave and began to wonder, this shouldn't be the Hongmen Banquet, right? It shouldn't be time to tear each other apart yet.

"Chief of Staff, do you want me to transfer all the guards to Wangjiang Tower?"

Wang Meng wanted to, but wouldn't that be very ungraceful? If Yu Xiaoqing went to the banquet alone, he would definitely ridicule him as a coward!

Although Wang Meng is now a big shot with hundreds of thousands of soldiers under his command, he doesn't need to compete for face with Yu Xiaoqing, but if this gets out, Li Yunlong will probably laugh at him!

"How about this, in order to prevent Yu Xiaoqing from playing any tricks to harm the people in Wangjiang Tower, the other soldiers will change into civilian clothes and stand guard in Wangjiang Tower. If any special situation occurs, they will rush in immediately to protect the people!"

After Wang Meng finished speaking, he ran away without looking back, leaving the guard squad leader disheveled in the wind.

Wang Meng continued to stroll in Zenda City until seven o'clock in the evening, when he was ready to rush to Wangjiang Tower.

"Chief of Staff, dinner starts at 7 o'clock. Will we be late to heat it up in time?"

"Why are you in such a hurry? Have you ever seen any important person arrive early for a banquet? Which one of them didn't arrive late?"

Wang Meng touched his stomach and took two quick steps forward.

When he arrived at the gate of Wangjiang Tower, Wang Meng saw that everything was normal and there was nothing unusual. The people were eating with great enthusiasm.

Wang Meng secretly thanked his lucky stars that he did not transfer the guard company over with great fanfare, otherwise he would have been laughed at by Yu Xiaoqing.

As soon as I entered the gate of Wangjiang Tower, I saw several tables of people with flat heads in the lobby on the first floor.

"This is?"

"Chief of Staff, don't worry. These are our brothers. Don't think they are eating and drinking recklessly. They are alert."

The guard company commander was afraid that Wang Meng would not believe it, so he stomped his feet. Sure enough, a dozen men with flat heads glanced in his direction and reached under the table with their other hands.

"What do you think, Chief of Staff? These soldiers in our guard company are pretty good, aren't they?"

"That's right, a strong general has no weak soldiers. Let's go!"

Wang Meng took the guard squad leader to the private room on the second floor. He thought that Yu Xiaoqing's deputy division commander Tang Ji would be present at the event, but when he entered the room, he found that only Yu Xiaoqing and Zhang Lixian were present.

"Chief of Staff Wang, thank you for coming here. I apologize for not welcoming you in person!"

"Hehe, sorry for the delay due to a small matter!"

Yu Xiaoqing waved his hand and pointed at the stool opposite.

"Please take a seat!"

Wang Meng was not polite and sat down on the stool, looking at the scenery outside the window. It seemed that he could see the dark Nujiang River.

"Captain Yu, the view from this Wangjiang Tower is quite nice. Is the Nujiang River, which we jointly defend, at the foot of the mountains in the distance?"

"That's right! The Japanese are on that side, and we are on this side. Even though there is a river between us, we are old acquaintances!"

After Yu Xiaoqing finished speaking, he glanced at Zhang Lixian who was standing behind him as straight as a javelin.

Zhang Lixian understood what he meant and took the wine jug to fill the glass in front of Wang Meng with white wine.

"Chief of Staff Wang, shall we have a couple of drinks today?"

Looking at the golden white wine, Wang Meng leaned down. A strange fragrance rushed into his nostrils and he sniffed it greedily twice.

"Haha, a little drink? No, we must not go home until we are drunk today. I can drink one pound of alcohol, and I will drink two pounds with you!"

"I can drink half a catty of alcohol, and I'd drink with you at the risk of my life! This is a bamboo wine specializing in Yunnan. Nujiang Daqu is added to the bamboo shoots, and then taken out after three to five years. The spicy liquor and the fragrance of bamboo are perfectly combined."

"Good! Great stuff! It seems that Master Yu's living standard is much higher than mine. This bamboo wine is obviously priceless."

Yu Xiaoqing was a little stunned. Is there something wrong with inviting you to have a drink?

"Haha, if this was the spoils of war from the Japanese, I would have gotten a little advantage due to the change in my position. But it's worth it to have the recognition of Chief of Staff Wang!"

Wang Meng didn't expect Yu Xiaoqing to turn the tables on him, and said angrily:

"No, no, I was just saying that."

"Haha, let's not talk about anything else, just drink!"

The two of them chatted casually like this. After three rounds of drinking, two kilograms of bamboo tube wine were consumed, and both of them had red faces.

"Chief of Staff Wang, I enjoyed drinking this wine today!"

"Haha, but then again, Master Yu didn't invite me here just for drinks, right?"

Yu Xiaoqing hissed and picked up the empty wine glass to play with it, which made Wang Meng tremble with fear. "Is this kid trying to use the cup-breaking trick as a signal? Is there a swordsman behind him?"

Wang Meng straightened his body and began to observe the surrounding environment. He had even thought about jumping out of the window. Although he might break his arms and legs, it was better than losing his life.

"Chief of Staff Wang, to be honest, I came here with a mission today.

Commander Wei Lihuang, the theater commander, asked me to establish a good relationship with you so that I can have a chance to win you over in the future.

My cousin, Deputy Division Commander Ji, also asked me to build a good relationship with you to avoid friction between the two armies.

But I, Yu Xiaoqing, hate it deeply!

One puts party disputes above national interests, and the other talks about cooperation between the two militaries over a drinking table! "

Zhang Lixian, who was behind Yu Xiaoqing, touched Yu Xiaoqing's shoulder and leaned over to remind him in a low voice.

"Master, please eat your food!"

It was not known whether Yu Xiaoqing was really drunk or just acting for Wang Meng, but he actually pushed Zhang Lixian away.

"Get lost! Zhang Lixian, if I remember correctly, you have been following me for ten years.

When you were young, I hoped you would be like me, passionate and reckless.

But now I don’t want to see you become like me, weighing the pros and cons and shrinking back! ”

There seemed to be a hint of determination in Zhang Lixian's gray eyes! He once again stood behind Yu Xiaoqing like a javelin.

"Chief of Staff Wang, when I was a company commander or battalion commander, I could do whatever I wanted. I didn't have to worry about anything else. All I had to do was fight well!

But now that I am in the position of division commander, I have to consider the relationship between the military and the people, the contact with other troops, and I have to think of ways to snatch supplies from my superiors!

I am no longer a pure soldier, I hate myself now! "

Wang Meng nodded to the guard company commander beside him, indicating that he should fill Yu Xiaoqing's glass with white wine.

"Master Yu, what do you think of Long Wenjian?"

Yu Xiaoqing was stunned and didn't react for a moment.

"what?"

"I mean, what do you think of Yu Xiaoqing?"

"He is mercenary, cunning, and even a little mean! But he is a good commander!"