Chapter 380 6. The secret in the heart of the squad leader of the Sharp Knife Squad

Liberating Guangzhou as soon as possible is the common wish of all the commanders and fighters of our participating troops.The 127th Division of the 43rd Army's "Frontline News" reporter Yu Zhenying kept a diary every day at that time, and recorded the "fiery and violent fighting life" of the soldiers of the Southern Expedition on the spot. His diary on October 2 was written as follows: ... Today's avant-garde is the 3rd company that has repeatedly made outstanding achievements, so I will go to their company and act together with the sharp knife squad.There are 12 people in this squad. The deputy squad leader led a combat team to the front. The safety of the submachine gun was turned on, the light machine gun was mounted on the top of the door, and the bayonet was inserted into the rifle.In the ranks of the sharp knife class, there was no talking or laughing, only the sound of rubber shoes stepping on stones.

The squad leader of the sharp knife is a peasant who has turned from the Northeast, and he speaks with a strong accent.Sitting on the soft grass during a small break, he told me that the comrades in his class are most willing to be pioneers. "Why?" I asked. "Hee hee, thanks to the fact that you are a reporter, you can't guess about this matter yet." He told me secretly: "Think about it, Chairman Mao announced the establishment of the People's Republic of China in Beijing, what should we give as a gift? Isn't it I want to win more battles, capture more prisoners, and hand in more guns. But there are not many enemies, and maybe you will not be able to fight when you walk behind. In this case, you think, who doesn’t want to be a vanguard, it’s good to meet the enemy Fire the first shot."

"He told me the secret in his heart. This is the simple idea of ​​an ordinary soldier, and it is also the most beautiful and purest idea..." (Yu Zhenying: "March to Guangdong", edited by Li Lianrong and Xu Zhenyou: "From Northeast to Hainan Island——The 43rd Army in the War of Liberation", Military Science Press, August 1992, p. 356)