Chapter 6 Chapter Six
Ruan Jiping led He Qiang, Sun Ying, Wang Datian, Dagu, Xiaoniu and other five people out of the stockade and walked quickly along the road leading to the southwest.Ruan Jiping was very worried walking on the main road. He carefully asked He Qiang: "Captain (this is the official title created by Ruan Jiping), why don't we take the trail? You can see the distance at a glance on the main road. What should they do if they come after you?" "
"They didn't expect us to walk on the main road." He Qiang replied as he walked.Two emotions were intertwined in his heart.It must be said that it was a great success and an exciting thing to escape from the enemy's claws, win Ruan Jiping, and expand the two Red Army.
But another thing is annoying.Which direction will the big team go?Where will we cross the river?When will the Red Army brigade be found?It is expected to break through thousands of difficulties and fight against the enemy.However, He Qiang is not sure whether he can find the team.In this group of six Red Army, you should have a similar estimate of your own position and role.He Qiang thought to himself, with the brigade, even though he was a young officer and did many things alone, he still had leaders and superiors.They all treat themselves as children, little brothers.Today, everything is up to you.He looked at Sun Ying, who was walking quickly with his head bowed.On her face was also an expression of excitement and bewilderment.He looked at Wang Datian again, and the old squad leader was striding forward step by step, raising his head, looking in front and behind, with a calm expression on his face.He Qiang thought, the three of us probably need to discuss more.Among these people, there is only Maverick, who trots all the way with his calves stepping tightly.Looking at He Qiang while running, that happy, proud, carefree and innocent look is really cute and ignorant.
In fact, apart from everyone thinking that they will arrive in the army one day sooner, they each have their own thoughts.
Sun Ying has a nickname in the propaganda team, called "foreign students".This nickname was given to her by the Minister of Propaganda. It was not because Sun Ying was an intellectual. In fact, she did not even graduate from elementary school.It's because she doesn't like talking very much, she has a gentle appearance, pays attention to her appearance and is very careful, sometimes she is very sensitive to some details of life.In terms of age, she is one year younger than He Qiang, and in terms of her personal relationship with He Qiang, it cannot but be said that she has always been somewhat different.When Sun Ying was in the propaganda team, she was always willing to get instructions and help from Officer He, and she was always willing to help Officer He do more things like mending clothes and weaving straw sandals.And the comrades around them are not only not jealous of their relationship, but they often make half-jokes in an envious tone.Indeed, according to the general war environment, maybe their relationship can be called love.But during the Long March, they really didn't think about it—they never thought about falling in love or getting married.Someone once said: In those particularly cruel years, people naturally abandoned or even completely forgotten some normal requirements in personal life.It is true.But the high degree of class friendship among people, the true selfless revolutionary friendship, and the mutual love between men and women were more sincere and unbreakable than in the general environment at that time.Sun Ying felt that He Qiang was reckless today, but he especially admired his boldness, bravery and resourcefulness.She is also in favor of taking the road, don't worry.It's just, she thought, these people are together, have dolls, and some don't know how to fight, what should they do if they encounter enemies?Can you enter the villages and towns along the way?She took a peek at He Qiang, and He Qiang's military uniform had already been torn into several big holes by fighting with the enemy on the rolling hillside. She couldn't help but think how wonderful it would be if the satchel was not lost and the needles and threads were all there!
As for Old Wang, he just walked silently, thinking.He had already estimated the weight of the bag of rice on Ruan Jiping's waist countless times.With his eyesight, he calculated again and again: five catties, no more, even if it was more than five catties, six people could only eat for a day and a half at most, and with some wild vegetables, it might last for two days.After two days, what should I do?If the team cannot be found within two days, food will become a major issue.He swallowed involuntarily, thinking annoyedly, what's more, lack of water, lack of pot, lack of food... Thinking about it, he looked at He Qiang and Sun Ying, and then at the box gun on He Qiang's body .He guessed that there are two cadres of the political department, of course they are younger, and the sum of them can't compare with his own age, but it doesn't matter, find someone to beat up the local tyrants and get some food , this is their skill.Thinking of this, he let go of his steps again, and his face became relaxed again.Not long after, he slipped to the bag of rice on Ruan Jiping's waist with blinking eyes, and the difficulty came to him again.This kind of incessant worry made him blame himself: Bah, let's go, go to the army, why bother so much!It's just that he can't let go of this heart no matter what.
Ruan Jiping was worried that something would happen to his wife, he was worried that he would run into an enemy, and he was worried that if Wei Qi caught him... these thoughts were fleeting, and he believed that he was on the right path to find the Red Army.
Six people walked out of the town, and after walking for about an hour, they heard gunshots behind them.
"Let's go! Stand in a single file." He Qiang drew out his gun, said while speeding up his pace.
They had just climbed a hill when they saw a group of men with guns coming down the opposite road.
"Stop!" He Qiang said in a low voice.People stopped in their tracks.
"They saw it." He Qiang grabbed the gun, turned around and asked Ruan Jiping, "Is it a militia?"
Ruan Jiping nodded, looked at the direction and attire of the team, and said, "It's the militia, a team that came late. They were ordered by Commander Wei... Bah, to fight the Red Army under the order of Wei Qi. I don't know why they came late. It's been a long time."
He Qiang frowned, clenched his gun tightly, and looked at the oncoming militia not far away.He took a quick look and found that the militia had at least one or two hundred people.Walking on the mountain was a dark one.It's too late to hide, and if you want to hit head-on, it's extremely difficult to rely on this shell gun, a hunting musket.He Qiang bit his lips tightly, pondered for a moment, and said to the people: "Ruan Jiping, hurry up, let's change clothes." Ruan Jiping asked in surprise: "What is this for?" He Qiang said sternly while taking off his military uniform: " The enemy is right in front of us, and it is useless for us to fight recklessly. Ruan Jiping, let's change our identities, and Dagu and Mavericks and I will bet on you Red Army."
"Oh!" Ruan Jiping couldn't figure out what He Qiang meant in a daze, but obediently took off his clothes.
He Qiang changed into the militia uniform, held a battering gun in his hand, and said, "Quickly, tie your hands up!"
The hands of Ruan Jiping, Sun Ying, and Wang Datian were all tied up.
He Qiang said with a smile: "Okay, let's go, walk towards them! You have to look good!"
He Qiang was holding a pistol, Zhang Daguping was holding a musket, and Xiao Niu was also holding his woodcutter, leading the three Red Army soldiers and walked forward with a straight look.Seeing the front militia brigade approaching.He Qiang shouted loudly: "Which section? Which brigade?" The militiamen on the opposite side shouted: "Which section are you?" He Qiang immediately replied loudly: "Commander Wei, escort the Red Army into the city!" At this time, the two sides came to face each other.A leading militia leader looked at He Qiang, frowned, and asked, "It's just the three of you who are in charge of the Red Army?" He Qiang said proudly, "Why, do you still look down on Commander Wei? We don't do things like you. That kind of lazy woman, you come here to make a fortune after the war!"
"Are you?..." The head of the militia was much more polite.
He Qiang still said with a high air: "Ruan Jiping, Commander Wei's adjutant. What about you?"
The man quickly said with an apologetic smile: "Captain Hao Fengqi of the 17th Brigade. You have worked really hard."
He Qiang smiled nonchalantly: "Captain Hao, you are late, the commander finished his work and went to the city."
Captain Hao was a little uneasy.
At this time, several militiamen surrounded Sun Ying, talking obscenely and jokingly.
He Qiang immediately shouted: "Go away, this is a delivery to the city, what do you want to do?"
Hao Fengqi hurriedly cursed at the militia soldiers: "You are blind. The people led by Adjutant Ruan, if you dare to move a hair, I will take your heads off." He smiled and said to He Qiang: "Brother For the sake of my brother, don't be angry with these bastards."
He Qiang nodded and said, "Captain, goodbye. When I saw Commander Wei, I said that Captain Hao had already gone to Weijiazhai to ask for instructions."
Hao Fengqi was very happy, and quickly took out a pistol from his waist, handed it to He Qiang and said: "This is what I promised to give to the commander last time. I can't see the commander again today, please take it to the commander, and ask Adjutant Ruan to be here Have a few words in front of the commander."
Hao Fengqi took out another ten bullets, and said generously and ingratiatingly: "It's a small thing, it's a brother's filial piety to the adjutant. Adjutant Ruan, we will meet later!"
He Qiang quickly nodded to Hao Fengqi, and said with a smile: "Captain Hao, when the commander comes back from the city, you must meet him in person. The commander's temper, you are better than my brother!"
As He Qiang said, he pressed Wang Datian on the back with a pistol, and cursed: "What are you waiting for, don't let me go honestly! If you dare to make trouble, I will knock your head off." He escorted the three Red Army soldiers, swaggering Walked through the road that the militiamen got out of the way.
When they could no longer see the large militia team, He Qiang hurriedly untied the ropes on their hands, and said with a smile: "It's not bad at all, and I even made this bastard thing twenty rings." Sun Ying said with a smile : "He Qiang, I think you are worthy of being a propagandist. This play was a success."
The path in the mountain forest is difficult to walk, especially in the second half of the night, when the cold moon casts some faint shadows through the gaps in the trees, the leaves of the trees are shining with dark brown light, but the trunks are still dim, as if I don't know how many people are standing here, thick and big, with long arms, as if they can catch and swallow the night walker at any time.
He Qiang and the other six people have already left the militia team far away, and they have also left the village far away.
"Captain, will we be able to find the Red Army Brigade tomorrow?" Dagu was a little tired from walking, and also hungry.
"No, we have to think about not finding it in three to five days." He Qiang thought for a while and said, "Are you tired?"
"It's time to eat something, I have rice here." Ruan Jiping just realized that he hadn't eaten all day.In the morning, I attacked the Red Army, fought for a long time, came back at noon, and followed the Red Army. Until now, the water rice has not stuck to my teeth!
"Rest in place!" He Qiang looked at the calf beside him, and said with a smile, "Little devil, are you hungry enough?"
The calf dozed off while walking. At first, he grabbed the pine leaves and pierced his nose with the sharp point. Later, he didn't even bother to lift his hands, so he simply closed his eyes and walked slowly.Hearing what He Qiang said, he opened his eyes suddenly, and immediately puffed up his chest and said, "Who said I'm asleep? I'm not sleepy at all, and I can't even walk. How can I still be a member of the Red Army?"
This sentence made everyone laugh. Xiao Niu was stunned, stared, and said angrily: "What are you laughing at? If you don't believe me, let's compete to see who can walk faster."
"Little ghost, who is laughing at you that you can't leave?" Lao Wang touched the calf's head and said slowly: "Sit down, everyone has a rest, I will cook some food for you! Little ghost, there is no fight in the stomach ?”
Maverick also laughed, rubbed his belly, and said with a sigh: "Is it still bulging! You can eat a little, I don't want to rest, I can walk!"
"Of course you can go! Little guy," Ruan Jiping also said with a smile, "You're still scaring me with a kitchen knife!"
"That, that..." The little ghost also laughed, "At that time, you were a white dog, but now, are you a red soldier and a hero?"
A small bonfire was ignited in the forest. Wang Datian borrowed the calf's chopping knife, chopped some firewood, and started frying rice.
Several Red Army soldiers sat around under the slight firelight, and the firelight made everyone's faces red.
Sun Ying sat on the ground, went to pick up the satchel as usual, put her hand on the left side of her waist, and there was nothing left, so she couldn't help but sighed.
"What's wrong with you?" He Qiang put down the dead branch in his hand and asked in a low voice.
"It's nothing." Sun Ying smiled, "I was going to play straw sandals, and I just remembered that I lost my satchel a long time ago."
"No wow," Ruan Jiping cut in and said, "We didn't pick up anything at the time, but you still held a pistol with no bullets in your hand." He also sighed, "Oh, if I pretended I didn't It's okay to see you."
He Qiang smiled and said, "It's all right? Then you're not serving as Wei Qi's beaten soldier?"
Ruan Jiping nodded and said, "Yes, these past few years..."
"How old are you?" He Qiang asked.
"Twenty-six."
"Why did you give Wei Qi such an errand?"
"What do you want to say?" Ruan Jiping shook his head and said, "Wei Qi is a rich man in our village. Ah, this lesbian beats a local tyrant by attacking his family. I have been a long-term worker in his family since I was a child. He pulls the team, thanks to Brother Pao , relying on the Kuomintang, became a well-known tyrant in Yunnan. Nine out of ten men in our village became soldiers for him. We were beaten and scolded, and had no food or pay. When we went out, we saw Wei Qi and Hu Baolian robbing Killing, raping women... It really hurts. But the handle of the knife is in their hands!"
"Being in the Red Army means you have a way out!" He Qiang responded, "When I was thirteen years old, I grazed cows, ate pig food, and slept on rotten grass for local tyrants. My boss scolded me when I was happy and beat me when I was angry. Once my father was digging pond mud for his master, he was hungry and tired, he was dizzy, and fell into the pond. The tenants carried him out, and my father's mouth was full of white foam, adding black mud, and black bubbles came out. The local tyrant came over, looked at it, and cursed: "This slacker can really play tricks. Someone else digs it!" I was carried to the house, and when I got home, my mother cried, cried, and her eyes were bleeding, but what was the use? There was no money for a doctor, no money for medicine. My mother had to take me and go to the host’s house. There, I knelt down and begged to borrow some money. Guess what the boss said? "Where did the money come from? The family is not rich in this lean season!" My mother said: "Boss, the child's father is working for you I'm exhausted!" Drink, this time, the local tyrant dog was irritated. He yelled: "How? Money is not for nothing. Buy bran for pigs, pigs will grow meat, give dogs Buying meat, the dog can guard the house, feed the fish to the duck, and the duck can wag its tail. For poor people like you, it’s better to fart and make a noise.’ He called the dog to drive us away. The next day, my father died My mother cried all night and hanged herself at night. From then on, I was left alone, and the local tyrant was even more proud. I touched the stars to chase the sun, herded cows, carts, seedlings, planted the land, and cleaned the house. From their family I serve all the dogs, cattle, chickens, and pigs when adults and children come to their homes. Just like this, the local tyrants often point their noses and scold me: "Little lonely soul, you eat mine, wear mine, drink mine, and live in mine. Still not honestly working for me? I don’t support you, and you don’t even have a dog bone left.’ What about me? I’m not as easy to bully as my mother...”.
Night, dark, forest, dark.Only the crackling of firewood in the fire and the heavy breathing of several people were heard.
"One day, the village was full of excitement. The Red Army brigade came to our village. Oh, the sky became brighter. After defeating the local tyrants, I jumped on the stage to speak, and led the Red Army to dig grain and guns. I also divided the fields. We established the Red Guards, the Communist Youth League, the Young Pioneers, the Women's Association... I was also the captain of the Young Pioneers. When the Red Army left, I wanted to be a member of the Red Army. Commander He said I was young, so I waited for the team to leave and quietly followed I stayed with them for two days and walked two hundred miles before the Red Army accepted me. It has been almost four years now." He Qiang fell into deep thought.He thought about his own life experience, and also thought about Ruan Jiping's life experience, especially looked at Maverick, Maverick had tears on his face, but he was smiling, how much they resembled him!The poor are the same all over the world.Being in the Red Army is equally resolute.If you can't find the troops, these few people will have to fight to the end.
Ruan Jiping twisted the dead branch vigorously, and the branch broke off in his hands.He stared at the fire, unable to say a word. He was convinced that the Red Army would be found, and he was even more convinced of He Qiang.
"Captain, look, you were just like me when you were young!" Maverick looked at He Qiang affectionately with his eyes wide open and tears shining.
"All the suffering workers and peasants in the world are the same." Sun Ying said this after a long time.She knew about He Qiang's life experience, but hearing it again, it still aroused her great excitement.
Maverick blinked his eyes and asked again: "Captain, let me ask you, how did you learn this skill? Who taught you?"
"Yeah... When I was at home, I didn't even know anything about twenty miles away." He Qiang smiled: "The Red Army taught me. The Red Army taught me to read, read, fight, fight local tyrants, and make revolution. The Red Army Taught me to understand many big things, such as imperialism in the world, local tyrants, evil gentry, and the bourgeoisie in our country...these are all enemies and enemies of the Communist Party, the Red Army, and the revolution of the workers and peasants. There are many people who taught me Yes, all the Red Army, superiors, comrades, even Sun Ying and Lao Wang have taught me a lot of skills."
The calf forgot both his fatigue and his hunger, and he didn't even know where the tears he shed due to He Qiang's life experience just now went.He pursed his lips, thinking, in a few years, he will become an adult, be like the captain, capable, and know everything, how wonderful that would be!
"Let's eat, fried rice flower from Lizhou, Hunan." Holding the burnt rice, Wang Datian joked about his difficulties: "If there is a pot, I will make the best porridge for you, and one meal will last ten days. "People are eating fried rice.
Slowly, the east gradually spit out a thousand zhang light from the white belly, and layers of mist emerged in the mountain forest.Green fluorescent lights flashed on the pine branches.There are still bright dewdrops on the red petals of camellia.
The mountains are bright, the forest is bright, the birds are singing, but the people in the forest are just falling asleep.
Leaning against the tree, Wang Datian wanted to take out the pipe to smoke, but the pipe was lost when it rolled down the slope.He chewed pine branches, which were bitter and astringent.He thought about it blankly, then looked at He Qiang quietly.He Qiang was leaning against a tree and looking at the sky.
"What's the matter, there's not even a single piece of rice left. Do you think our team is heading north?"
He Qiang still looked at the sky, and said after a while: "It should be north. The direction is right, and the route is almost impossible. If you miss it by a mile, you can't find it." He suddenly walked up to Wang Datian and said, "Old Wang, We have to try to enter the village, find people, get food, and expand the Red Army, that's the only way!"
Wang Datian spat out the pine leaves in his mouth, followed by two mouthfuls of spitting, nodded repeatedly, and said: "People can't do without food, they have to go to the village."
"People can't do without the common people," He Qiang made up his mind and raised his hand, "We must enter the village."
He Qiang woke up all the comrades, and just stood up when he heard a buzzing sound approaching from far away.
"What makes such a loud noise?" Maverick stood on the ground, rubbed his eyes, and muttered.
"Here we come! Don't move." He Qiang lowered his voice and called, "Airplane!"
Three Kuomintang biplanes flew east to west, and the rumbling sound shook the valley.
He Qiang pushed aside the dwarf trees and stared at the sky.His childlike eyes were round, wide, and unblinking.But his face showed a very serious and thoughtful expression.
"Airplane, airplane, black-winged." At some point, the calf climbed up a tree.He grasped the branch with both hands, and raised his voice on top and yelled.
"Come down!" He Qiang shouted sternly.
The calf slid down as soon as it came out.He looked at He Qiang who had never lost his temper strangely and fearfully.
He Qiang asked everyone, "Go down the mountain!"
"Which way are you going?" Sun Ying asked, brushing her hair.
"Go west!"
"Why?" Sun Ying raised her head.
"According to the White Army's aircraft, it was early in the morning when the aircraft flew west. Of course, it was because of the Red Army in the west. What do you think?" He Qiang asked Sun Ying.
"Well, let's go!" Sun Ying nodded, and immediately said: "We have to find the village."
"Yes!" He Qiang agreed, "We have to act like the Red Army, attack local tyrants, buy food, and understand the situation. However, we have to investigate the situation first. Old Ruan, have you ever been to this area?"
Ruan Jiping shook his head and said, "No."
He Qiang nodded, thought for a while and said, "I'll go down and have a look first!"
"No, we have to go together." Sun Ying stopped He Qiang, staring at him hotly, as if to say: In this situation, why do you take the risk alone?
He Qiang looked at Sun Ying, and looked at everyone's disapproval. He pushed his military cap, and a lock of hair slipped down.He nodded and said, "Okay, let's go down the mountain together!"
At this time, the fog has disappeared.The birds squeaked, and the ravine showed its true colors. There were big red and white camellias everywhere, and they pressed down the soft tea tree branches, exuding a tangy fragrance.The rhododendrons are in full bloom, but the mountain peach blossoms are beginning to wither, and petals are falling like snowflakes.On the lower side of the hillside are paddy fields, the seedlings are green, and some have already shown a precocious yellowish color. They are uneven. Seen from the mountain, they look like a chessboard, one grid after another.
He Qiang and the others were walking when they heard a burst of clear and melodious singing coming from the foot of the mountain.
He Qiang smiled at Sun Ying and said, "Listen, it's not worse than your singing, right?"
Sun Ying smiled shyly and asked, "What song?"
"It's so difficult to arrange songs!" He Qiang replied with a smile.
"What's wrong with this? My family can sing rehearsal songs, but my mother died early..." Maverick said loudly.
"Oh!" He Qiang stopped abruptly, looked at the calf, and said to several people: "Stop for a while," then bent down, smiled at the calf, and said, "Come on, kid, sing with them." .”
"Now?" Sun Ying frowned: "I don't have time anymore, you are still playing around now!"
He Qiang glanced at Sun Ying, blinked mysteriously, and said with a smile: "You don't understand the customs here." He urged Maverick again: "Come on, let's sing!"
He Qiang has completely changed his appearance, he is as lively as a calf.
"I'm sorry, I'm going to scold you!" Maverick felt a little timid when he heard that he really wanted to sing.With his young age, he really hasn't sung with the girls before!
"I really don't understand what you think." Sun Ying protested dissatisfied.
"The captain is knowledgeable." Ruan Jiping also smiled, "You don't know about our affairs here. For Song, if you defeat them, they will admire you and treat you like a family member. Then, what do we ask, just It's convenient."
"Did you hear that? Propagandist, you need to gain some common sense!" He Qiang smiled mischievously at Sun Ying.
Sun Ying blushed, simply sat down on the ground, pouted and said, "Very good, I want to hear it."
"Yes, I'll listen with you. After a few years, people's ears are not very dexterous. If you can't hear, please give me advice." Lao Wang also sat down and said to Sun Ying with a smile.
Sun Ying couldn't help laughing seeing Lao Wang's serious look.
"Don't laugh, don't laugh, listen to how they sing." He Qiang waved his hand at Sun Ying, it was very solemn.He grabbed the calf, took two steps forward, and whispered something to the calf.
The folk song sounded again:
The singing is rippling in the valley, elegant and brisk, like flowers blooming in spring, like the clear and gurgling spring water in the valley, like the rare crowing of beautiful golden pheasants. "Good!" Mavericks praised.
"Can it be right?" He Qiang pushed the Mavericks.
Maverick winked at He Qiang, with a serious and pompous look all over his face, as if to say: Look, my Maverick still has this kind of talent.He held his head proudly.Looking at the source of the singing down the mountain, he sang:
Mavericks quickly sang to the upper row, and Sun Ying didn't say anything more.
He Qiang happily said to Sun Ying: "It's not easy to be able to match the row songs! The row songs are different from ordinary folk songs. The first sentence must be the same, and the other three sentences can be changed according to the situation at that time. However, the first sung The first sentence of a person is always the same, and those who sing along will keep following. If you can't keep up, you will be scolded. If you can't follow up, you will be scolded. Good songs are made up while singing, and the landscapes and flowers in front of you are all materials. What? In this way, the knowledge can be great!"
Sun Ying laughed, and she deliberately said: "What's the use of knowing this? Isn't it the same revolution if you don't know it!"
"What?" He Qiang said seriously: "Revolution is revolution, the more you know, the happier you will be, huh?"
Unconvinced, Sun Ying said, "I'll just point to the row song!"
"How about the song arrangement?" He Qiang said stubbornly: "Look, after the song arrangement, you will understand, it's much better than us crashing into the town in a daze!"
"Look!" Sun Ying hugged her knees and said half-smiling and half-sarcastically.
"Look!" He Qiang also said with a smile.
"Oh, that's a good song." Lao Wang shook his head and said, "Xiao Niu, do you want to say 'I will be willing to catch up with the Red Army'! It's just love sister!"
Maverick looked at He Qiang, He Qiang nodded quickly.Xiao Niu said to Wang Datian proudly: "You have to sing along, or...you don't understand anyway!"
"Listen, listen quickly!" He Qiang jumped in front of the calf, supported him, and listened intently.
The singing of the mountain sounded.
He Qiang hurriedly pushed Mavericks, Mavericks laughed, and immediately sang back:
The girl on the other side is an old song connoisseur, and the song was sung immediately:
In this way, I have corrected more than a dozen songs in a row, but the other party always does not change the title of the song.As soon as he opened his mouth, he said "walked one mountain after another." Maverick couldn't hold back.His face was flushed from holding back, and he turned his head and begged He Qiang for mercy: "Captain, I can't do it anymore! If we don't match up, they will scold us. Shall we scold him too?"
He Qiang shook his head and said, "No, the Red Army can't scold people, even if they sing rehearsal songs. Besides, they don't know how to scold the Red Army!"
Maverick blinked, helpless: "How does she know that we are the Red Army? Why don't you scold me for being a herder of cattle and firewood!"
"It's okay, be right with her!" He Qiang nodded, and said confidently: "Go ahead, I'll help you think of words, and you must win the battle!"
The calf shrank his neck and sang another one.After staying for a long time, the girl at the foot of the mountain began to sing.Still haven't changed the song title.
Both He Qiang and Xiao Niu regarded this as an unshakable event and listened attentively.
The girl at the foot of the mountain sang:
Maverick raised his hands, stuck out his tongue and said, "Captain, I've finished singing, admit defeat!"
He Qiang grabbed the calf and said happily: "Look, look, she can't hold back anymore! She's showing her feet! Where is it raining now? Come on, attack her immediately." He Qiang raised his hand, Excitedly: "Attack!"
The calf blinked and was speechless.
"Come on, let me tell you!" He Qiang pulled the calf over and muttered for a while.
The other party was silent.The girls knew that their songs had flaws: the metaphors in the lyrics did not match the reality.She was embarrassed and didn't reply to the song for a long time.She probably admired the duet singer's ability, and criticized very kindly, without swearing.She had no choice but to be convinced, and sang a song about apologizing and asking for advice.
When Maverick heard this, he stood up proudly. He screamed and jumped and said, "Look, she begged us for mercy! She is afraid of us! She was defeated by us..."
Sun Ying pulled the calf over and sat down where he was, and said, "Look at you, kid, you'll be proud if they let you."
He Qiang patted Xiao Niu on the shoulder and said: "Xiao Niu, this must be a good girl. Maybe she has no relatives like you did when you were at home. You spend all day with cattle and sheep. Come and sing miscellaneous songs with her."
The calf's song gushed out like a spring:
The calf sang and sang, tears welling up.He thought about his life experience and his past life, how could a child not be sad?
The girl at the foot of the mountain also sang tremblingly:
He Qiang couldn't bear it anymore.This is no ordinary folk song or love song.It is the lament of the suffering people.He Qiang thought for a while, and then sang:
As soon as He Qiang stopped singing, a girl's singing sounded from the foot of the mountain:
Obviously, the girls at the foot of the mountain admired He Qiang and the others.After He Qiang asked Xiao Niu to sing a song expressing humility, he said to Sun Ying: "Okay, Sun Ying, your work is here."
"What?" Sun Ying was intoxicated by the beautiful singing, she raised her head in a daze, "What did you say?"
"You and Xiao Niu go down the mountain first, and when you meet those girls, tell them that we are the Red Army. I want to ask..." He Qiang pondered for a while, and then said: "First, has the Red Army brigade passed here? Not here Where did it come from; second, how far is it from the village? How many local tyrants are there? Do the local tyrants have guns? Did they run away or not? Third, are there any white troops in this area? He waved his hand and said, "Okay, just say so much. You propagandist, other things, you can deal with it according to the situation!"
Sun Ying understood.Folk songs are not sung in vain these days, so many big things can be solved through songs!Thinking of this, Sun Ying glanced at He Qiang enviously, and said deliberately:
"You sang the love song, the girl admires you, you should go!"
He Qiang's face turned red all of a sudden.He said unhappily: "Comrade Sun Ying, this is not the time to tell jokes."
Seeing He Qiang's embarrassing look, Sun Ying felt embarrassed, and blushed and said, "What about you?"
"We are waiting for you on the mountain, if we have news, act immediately."
Sun Ying took the calf and walked down the mountain together.
"Wait a minute." He Qiang stopped them, pointed to the calf's knife tied on the hemp rope around his waist, and said with a smile: "It's too ugly!" Hatchet.
"Captain, this is a weapon..." Maverick rolled his eyes and protested a little.
"Come on, come on, this kind of weapon is useless right now. You should tidy up your body, kid, this is not easy, and it represents our Workers' and Peasants' Red Army!"
As soon as the Miao girl entered Fenghuang Slope, there was a lot of excitement immediately.Some of the people in Fenghuangpo were happy, some were worried, some were frightened, and some ran away on fast horses.
"The Red Army from House No. 1 has arrived in town!"
"The Red Army Brigade is coming!"
"The chief of the Red Army said to share Zhao Wenhu's grain!"
People flocked to the gate of the big local tyrant Zhao Wenhu.
He Qiang put the gun in his waist, and he wore the red five-star military cap neatly.He shouted to the crowd: "Old folks, we are representatives of the Second Front Army of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army. After investigation, the local tyrant Zhao Wenhu is a big bully who bullies the poor and oppresses the people. Now he has escaped. On behalf of the Political Department of the Red Army, I will send his All property and title deeds are handed over to the poor peasants. Now, start counting and distributing the properties of the local tyrants. The Red Army will send representatives to supervise, and the villagers will also come out individually! Who will come?"
Behind He Qiang are the neatly dressed Sun Ying, the big-chested Dagu, the calm Wang Datian with his hands behind his back, the cheerful calf doll, and Ruan Jiping who was deeply moved by this touching behavior.These people, old and young, men and women, of different heights, stood on the steps, looking very dignified and dignified.Although viewed separately, each one is an ordinary person, but together, it represents the Red Army, making people look particularly majestic, kind, and powerful.
There was excitement among the crowd.Immediately, a few young men squeezed out from the crowd, shouting: "Zhao Wenhu has hurt us poor people. I'll go! The sky is falling and I won't be able to scare me!"
The door opened.Sun Ying rushed into the courtyard with the calf and a dozen farmers.Wang Datian and Ruan Jiping nodded and walked into the wing.
In an instant, all the belongings of the local tyrants were moved in the courtyard.All kinds of property, clothes, silk, food... piled up like a hill.
He Qiang said to Sun Ying: "Hurry up and share things with everyone, according to the share, each person has one." Farming and weaving for generations, they have worked hard for several lifetimes and still starve and suffer from cold. The local tyrants don’t move their hands, they only move their mouths, and they have food and drink. The Red Army is fighting the world for the poor! Come, share things today, and in the future, the world will be ours Workers and peasants!"
"Split it!" cried a farmer.
"Slow down," an elderly farmer stepped forward and asked He Qiang cautiously, "Mr. Red Army, are you going to leave? Are you going to stay here?"
"Go!" He Qiang understood.Since the Red Army withdrew from the Soviet area, as long as the local tyrants were taken to divide the land, the masses were not unhappy, but at the same time, they were not worried.Because the Red Army is leaving, they cannot stay for long.And after the Red Army is gone, if the local tyrants want to come back, they will arrest people more fiercely, kill people, and retaliate... Yes, this kind of struggle is extremely sharp and complicated, because there is no people's own political power here, and there is no people's own armed forces. , The handle of the knife is still in the hands of the local tyrant.He Qiang thought of this and experienced this situation more than once.他扬起手，朝着老汉，也朝着大家，大声地、庄重地说：“父老们，你们担心红军走后，土豪再来更厉害的欺压么？不，土豪一点也不可怕。咱们人人都要，人人都分，你们说，鬼土豪还能抓得到谁？他要是人人都抓，那么，他还靠谁养活？还有，乡亲们，你们告诉他说，只要他敢再胡作非为，说不定哪一天，红军大队伍就会回来，到了那个时候，他要小心他的脑袋。”何强朝孙英和大牯说：“来，散起来分，人人有份！”
何强指挥着几个红军和十几个青年农民，将布匹撕成一块一块的衣裳料子，将粮食分成一堆一堆。
人们迅速地分起财物来了。
一个农民拿着一件新衣服朝一位老汉笑嘻嘻地说：“杨大伯，来，快来分东西呀！”
老汉盯着几个红军，半晌才回答着说：“嗨，人老了，腰板不行，站不久了。你给我那一块吧，我得回去躺躺。”说着，他捶捶自己的腰，咳嗽了几声，摇摇摆摆地走了。
财物分得差不多了。人们还没有散。
那个自动掌管分东西的青年走到何强跟前，摸了摸何强腰间的短枪，停了停才问：“长官，这是好枪么？”
“哪里有什么长官，我叫何强，叫同志也行。”何强笑着说。
“是队长，我们队长。”小牛趁机插口说了一句，鼓鼓地瞪着两个大眼，神气十足。就仿佛说：瞧，我不是小一点吗？可我也是红军啊！
“哦，队长，有件事，你得答应我。”青年说。
“好，你说吧！”何强瞧着这壮小伙子。
“你答应不答应？”青年固执地说，“一定得答应我，我就说。”
何强笑了，摇摇头说：“那得看是什么事。不过，差不多我就答应你。”
“是这么回事，”青年鼓足勇气，大声地说：“队长，赵文虎的财产我领头分的，有他没我，我再也不受这份当长工的窝心气了。我得跟上你们，让我当红军吧，行不？”他两手抓着小褂的大襟，心扑通扑通地跳个不停。他摸不清红军要不要他这样的人。
“行。”何强握着青年人的手，点点头说，“我答应你。”
“不行，得把我的名字记上。我叫赵大生，二十一岁了，属小兔的。庄稼人，不识字，没家没业没妻子儿女，就是我一个。”何强笑着说：“好吧，我答应你，你就算是红军战士了。这就成了。”
“不，不，不，”赵大生的脑袋摇得像拨浪鼓似的，认真地说，“这可没有凭证。你得给我记上，别看我是个粗人，当兵吃粮得上花……花什么册，那才算是真正的红军呢！”
“哦，是这样？”何强一本正经地掏出了一个小本，又摸出一支铅笔——这些都是土豪的财物——在本子上记了一会儿。
孙英在一边看着，用劲抿住嘴，恐怕自己憋不住笑，看了看财物堆已经越分越少，便说：“啊，今天真痛快！”她借题欢畅地笑起来。
赵大生也跟着满意而欢畅地笑起来。
小牛怔怔地看着何强，他觉得自己从那天当了红军之后却没有上过花什么册，有点沉不住气了，一把拉住何强的胳膊，恳求说：“队长，何干事！我也要写上花什么册。你不是知道么？我叫小牛，十三岁……不，十四岁了。也是庄稼汉，放牛的，不认识字……”
孙英实在绷不住了。她瞧着小牛那种渴望和满脸严肃的样子在期待何强下笔，而何强却也绷住了脸，又在小本子上划了一通。她笑着拉拉小牛，庄重地说：“小鬼，上了册，可得听话哪！”
小牛胸脯一挺，满脸带笑，神气十足拍了拍胸口，大声说：“当然一定听话！”
小牛跑去分东西给老乡了。
赵大生看了看别的青年人，大摇大摆地挤到人群里，骄傲地说，“喂！我上了花什么册了。当真正红军了。我是不留在这儿受罪了。”
“对啊！”一个青年人羡慕地看着赵大生，停了一会，又问，“喂，大生，什么是花什么册？”
“是……嘿，花什么册你都不知道么？”赵大生一晃脑袋，表现出知识丰富的样子说，“一个小本本，上边有花，还是红的。你的名字一写上去，那就成了真正的红军了。”
“嘿，这么回事么？”这个青年人还是小心地问着。
赵大生只是点点头。
“把我也写上花什么册吧！”青年人向赵大生请求着。
“怎么不行？队长说过，只要是受苦人……不，工农群众，都行！”一说完这句话，赵大生马上觉得自己应允得太快了。怎么说，自己也还不能做主，便又连忙说，“这得问问我们队长，那个花什么册在他口袋里呢。”
这时候，许多青年要求参加红军。更巧的是阮继平和大牯抱着两捆英国造的步枪，几个农民扛着几箱子弹，从后边走出来了。
何强将枪发给了刚刚报了名，并且坚持要写在“花什么册”上的青年农民，便站在台阶上朝人们讲起话来。
赵文虎家的庭院里站着十几个新战士，一个个都背着油光发亮的步枪，还有许多老百姓也站在那里，他们手中还拿着没有来得及送回家的财物米粮。台阶下边有一个打碎了的花瓶和一些撕破了的外国画儿。
“同志们！”何强对着新战士说，“你们拿上了武器，就是工农红军的勇敢战士。当了红军，就要实心实意为天下工农利益奋斗。现在，红军的任务是北上抗日，抗日就是咱们全中国老百姓的利益。你们得学会和敌人战斗！”何强扬起一支步枪，看着他们说：“顶简单的，也是顶需要的，你们会射击么？就是说，你们会打枪么？”
“会的，那有什么难？”赵大生说，“就是朝土豪、白军、日本鬼的脑壳上放唁！”
何强笑了，便说：“对倒是对，不过，放枪得有个讲究，非得学学不行。哕，这就是你们的教员阮继平同志。往后就和他学。”
阮继平窘得说不出说来，只是点点头，微微地笑着。
王大田揉搓着双手，满脸得意地走到何强身旁：“饭早做好了！大米饭、腊猪肉、炒鸡蛋，还有倒霉的火腿……还不快吃？都凉了，唉！”
“等一等。”何强十分兴奋，这一场战斗是大获全胜的。他正想说什么，就觉着有人拍着他的肩膀。他连忙回过头去，竞怔住了。半天才喊出一句话：“是你，指导员！”
孙英、王大田看见张孟华，也都飞也似的蹿过来，紧紧握住他的手，高兴得说不出一句话。
倒是何强先问了：“老张，部队在哪里？我们都转糊涂了啊！”
敌人比你糊涂多了。 ”张孟华笑着说，“现在不是说笑话的时候，我们快走。土豪赵文虎早就跑了，而且敌人就在附近。 "
何强经张孟华这么一说，立刻想到自己差点忘了敌情，险些儿习惯地按照在政治部工作的办法行事，他连忙说：“对极了，应当快走。”
“走吧！”张孟华拉了拉何强。
“你也要走么？”杨大伯一把抓住张孟华的胳膊，瞪着他，十分关切地说，“同志啊，你的病……”
“老大爷，你看，离开部队我怎么受得了啊？”张孟华央告地说。
“李连长说你的伤没好，应当养伤啊！”杨大伯分辩着。
张孟华立即岔过杨大伯的话，朝何强说：“部队行军方向我知道，咱们走吧！”
“指导员，”何强看着张孟华胳膊上裹着的白布和脸上苍白的颜色，不由地问，“连长叫你留下养伤……”
“同志，任务紧急，还争执什么。”张孟华拉住何强，坚决地说，“告诉同志们，我们立刻出发！”
集合起来的队伍已经浩浩荡荡成了一支二十多人的大队伍了。
张孟华走在前头，急急地走出凤凰坡。他们刚刚走出镇子，就看见后边的大路上尘土飞扬，而且，响着一片枪声。“钻树林，隐蔽！”张孟华立刻朝何强喊着。红军们都藏入了镇子边上的密密树林中。白军的骑兵队追来了。跑在最前边的是骑兵，再过去是步兵和炮车。白军的军官和将军骑在马上，神情颇有些焦急地走着。再过去，是一大队民团部队。
“胡保来了！”阮继平拉住何强，低声地说，“追我们来了！”
“谁是胡保？”张孟华问着何强。
“民团头子，还有一个叫魏七，这批白军里没有。”阮继平回答着。
“指导员，我看不像是追我们，到像是赶大队。”何强盯住了一行行的白军，观察了半天，才说了这个看法。
“嗯！很对，”张孟华点点头说，“我们跟在这批白军后边，看准了条件，就超越过他们。我的看法是，大队在前边，只是中间隔了这伙子敌人！”
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