Chapter 14 Chapter Fourteen

I don't know which lifetime burned the high incense?Lao Dan never expected to receive such preferential treatment after being captured by the People's Liberation Army.How can I say that I am an officer of the national army, and I didn't revolt before the battle.During several big battles in the Xubeng Battle, he had a lot of blood from the People's Liberation Army on his hands. He thought that if he was captured by the Communist Party, he would have to be skinned if he didn't die. But after being captured, he didn't suffer any severe punishment. The waiter was not driven to the wilderness to get out, but instead became the company commander of the People's Liberation Army in a daze - this is still an official after all!The soldiers under him were still the original soldiers of the national army. They didn’t have time to change their clothes, so they turned over their cotton clothes and tied a white towel with red letters on their arms. Notes", and he became an upright soldier of the People's Liberation Army!What was even more unexpected was that I was able to meet Ah Feng who had been dreaming of me for many years on this marching road!

Three beautiful female warriors stood on an earthen platform, singing allegro.In the cold wind of the winter, they rolled up their sleeves, revealing their fresh and tender arms that were rosy from the cold, and their faces were still covered with sweat. Sweat stuck to his flushed face.Their breasts, stretched and constricted by the clean tailored military uniforms, rose and fell with the rhythm of the singing and the allegro.The soldiers passing by were all attracted by the beautiful women and cheered and waved to them one after another.The female soldier standing next to her is probably the leader, and she is also a rare and handsome woman. She is also smiling and waving to everyone at this time, with a heroic appearance.That's right!It's Ah Feng!

During those few years in Chongqing when he was rootless, Lao Dan lived like a year.Under the siege of the Japanese army like an iron barrel, Lao Dan's homesickness and grief gradually faded into sensual numbness. Some people called him a smoker, some called him a drunkard, and occasionally some called him a pervert.Lao Dan experienced the indulgence of all kinds of poisons, and also experienced the poverty of being penniless. He smoked all the cigarettes, drank all the wine, stepped into the feasting place where he had been hesitating for many years, and spent the last few dollars in the ocean. He took it out and threw it in front of the bustard.Lao Dan went berserk in the dark, tossing a brittle gum almost to pieces, tidying up the person below him, begging for mercy, but when the last strength escaped his body, his tears made the man gnash his teeth The prostitute was surprised, the man pumped crazily, and chanted the names of these women, Tweety, Afeng, and Yulan, over and over again, until he fell asleep into a messy mess, and the prostitute gave him Putting down a glass of water, he left with a sigh.

The moment he saw Ah Feng, Lao Dan's whole body seemed to be pierced through a sieve by a bullet, and the sudden excitement burned in every blood vessel in him.He stopped unconsciously and stared blankly at Ah Feng.Ah Feng also saw him, but she obviously didn't recognize the officer below. Soldiers passing by often couldn't move when they saw them.Lao Dan stared at her carefully, A Feng did not look old. Compared with the shy and gentle village woman in the mountain, she is now more heroic, her body is plump than before, her face is ruddy, and her eyes are clear. , the dimples at the corners of her mouth are still looming, making her look even more handsome.Lao Dan felt the blood all over his body speed up suddenly, his heart was beating wildly, his limbs were stiff, and the company was already running forward, but he didn't know it.

The instructor Wang Hao suddenly spotted the dumb old Dan, and was so angry that he almost cursed, thinking that the old Kuomintang had a lot of bad problems, for he couldn't move when he saw a woman.This is a march, and your company commander left the troops alone and just stared at the woman, what does that sound like?Wang Hao turned around and shouted: "Lao Dan Company Commander! Hurry up and return to the team! The task is urgent!" Lao Dan was shaken by Wang Hao's loud roar, seeing the soldiers looking over in surprise, Wang Hao stood there and glared at him, panting like a cow, only then did he realize his gaffe, and panicked for a while. Gained an inch, spread his legs and feet and rushed forward.

"Lao Dan?" Ah Feng was also taken aback, she followed the prestige, and found that the officer below who was staring at her in a daze was actually the cute and hateful old Dan at the foot of Doufang Mountain!The difference is that there are a few more scars on his forehead, but he looks much more heroic than ten years ago, and his figure is a bit taller.As the eyes of the two intersected for a moment, Ah Feng clearly felt the passion and impulse conveyed from the eyes of the man she had spent the night with, but the man ran away immediately.Looking at the back of Lao Dan going away, her heart was in a state of confusion, and she wanted to call him to stop, but she felt that it was inappropriate, and she just watched the back gradually go away in the smoke and dust.The troops behind had already followed up, and the girl beside her saw her strange expression, so she hurriedly gave her a hand, and Ah Feng finally came to her senses.Is it him?How could it be him?How can he survive to this day?The seaplane that flew away from Doufang Mountain was riddled with holes by the devils, and it was impossible to fly to Wuhan... In these years, Lao Dan's story should be as rich and legendary as his own, right?But when they met in such a situation, the two hurriedly missed it without saying a word. Looking at the company that disappeared in the distance, Ah Feng felt a burst of sadness and loss.

Lao Dan's face was flushed with embarrassment, and he ran back to the company with his waist between his waists. Seeing that the soldiers' eyes were still friendly, and some of them were grinning at him, he felt a little calmer.Wang Hao ran to his side slowly, and said in a low voice with a serious expression: "Pay attention to the image of commanders and cadres. Our army has very strict requirements on this. Be careful and don't make unnecessary mistakes!" Lao Dan blushed and nodded to admit his mistake.Wang Hao's words are light but heavy. Lao Dan knows the authority of the political personnel in the PLA, and he also knows the strength of the PLA's supervision of men and women's style of work. The Deputy Battalion Commander of the 6th Battalion fell in love with a coquettish woman in the village, and was reported. This is a big deal in Banzi Village. Order to shoot!No matter how the people in the village begged, even the tortoise man of the coquettish woman interceded, but he was shot dead!The people in the village knew how powerful the People's Liberation Army was, and the women in the village never dared to seduce the People's Liberation Army rashly.The Communist Party uses political ideology to constrain the troops. From soldiers to officers, from officers to army commanders, they are all bound by a unified ideology.Although there are political commissars in the national army, they do not have such detailed ideological work, but mostly focus on the unity of the army and the people and the education of patriotism and loyalty.After many years of war, Lao Dan has never received any systematic ideological education, and even the relationship between Chairman Jiang and the Kuomintang is unclear, and he does not understand what the so-called Three People's Principles are.

"Instructor, she is a villager I met many years ago. She saved my life when she was beating devils! She was in Jiangxi at that time, why did she meet here, and she became the People's Liberation Army?" Wang Hao also felt strange after hearing this, and realized that he had wrongly blamed Lao Dan and regarded him as an old pervert of the Kuomintang, which was a bit embarrassing. "It turned out to be like this, that's so rare! The lesbians in this art troupe are all staunch revolutionary fighters, and the political review of them in the army is very strict. The mass base in Jiangxi was very good during the Red Army era. Many female cadres have made contributions to the revolution. This lesbian came here must have been arranged by the organization, and it seems to be from the column art troupe. How about I go and find out for you after the battle is over?"

"No, no, instructor, you are busy enough, so don't bother with this trivial matter! Everyone is doing revolution, how can we get together? As long as I know that she is not dead, and she has become a comrade of the art troupe, in my heart I'm happy with my head, I will look for her after China is liberated, there will be a lot of days..." The soldiers ran aside, and the two who were closest heard the conversation between the two, and one asked stupidly: "Company Commander, could that be your former friend? You look so good-looking, no wonder you lost your soul?"

"Don't talk nonsense! What's the difference? There are only comrades in the revolutionary team, and the husband and wife are revolutionary comrades. The company commander is from a poor family. He has a family, a house, a child, and a land. Where did the match come from? If you talk nonsense, you will be punished." You are blamed! Stay in formation and move on!" Wang Hao straightened his face immediately, and Lao Dan just opened his mouth to say something, but swallowed it back sullenly.Who is Wang Hao talking about? Wang Hao is a typical Communist Party political instructor.According to the political commissar of the regiment, he is a hard-working public in central Hebei with roots in Miaohong. He worked as a clerk in the combat department in Yan'an, and I heard that he met Chairman Mao. Now he is a company instructor in his early twenties. There are not many in the column.When giving political lessons to soldiers, Wang Hao once told everyone about his own experience.His parents and relatives were all farmers in the Jizhong Plain. Before the devil came, he could barely survive by renting a few acres of land from a rich family in the middle and middle villages. His brothers and sisters couldn't get enough to eat, and the family often had to go out to beg for food.After two years of severe drought, only 20% of the crops were harvested, and a sister and a younger brother starved to death.Due to the arrears of rent, the rich family took back the land, leaving only a little grain to survive.The national government's disaster relief food was like fluff in dry weather, not much fell into the countryside, and it only came two or three times before the devils came, and there was nothing left.Wang Hao's parents had no choice but to leave their hometown with the remaining four children. They gathered with tens of thousands of people in the same situation and went to the county town to beg for food.I have traveled all over Xiong County, Ba County and Ji County.Unfortunately, life in the county is not easy. The gates of every house are locked, and every household does not leave day and night.How can the local government bear the tens of thousands of beggars wandering around the county and causing trouble, so they put up notices with drums and gongs, telling a big lie, saying that the harvest in Henan is good this year, and the food distributed by the government to Henan is far more than here many.The hungry people were overjoyed when they heard this, so tens of thousands of people marched to Henan in a mighty manner, eating up everything that could be eaten on the road while walking.More than half of this team starved to death on the way, and the rest of the people were about to catch up, but they ran into a team of tens of thousands of beggars who had left Henan. Only then did they realize that the middle of Henan and the east of Henan had long been starving, where did they come from? Disaster relief food!Tens of thousands of people cried out that the sky should not be answered, and the earth was not working, and they fell into complete despair.At this time, the plague began to spread in the team and took many lives, including another sister of Wang Hao.

The rest of the hungry people lingered in place for two days, gritted their teeth and headed southwest, hoping to have some good luck in a few wealthy counties in southwestern Henan, but just after walking a hundred miles, they encountered a mighty Dang soldiers.The army set up machine guns and scattered carts of grain on the ground for everyone to eat. People who were so hungry that their eyes were dimmed lay down on the ground to eat the uncooked rice.The chief of the national army shouted with a loudspeaker next to him. After eating, the national army gave each man a gun and ordered everyone to turn back and set off eastward. Those who did not leave could choose to starve to death or be shot on the spot.The men can't help it, it's better to go to war than to starve to death now.The women and children wept and watched the men go away, and continued to walk south.Wang Hao's father, who was in his forties at the time, was also drawn into the army by the national army, and his whereabouts are unknown now.On the road, Wang Hao was sold by his mother to a kind-hearted farmer on the side of the road, and he bid farewell to his relatives ever since. When Wang Hao was twelve years old, the Communist Party came to that village.They drove away the armed regiments in half a month, and all the masters who lived in large courtyards with servants were purged, and the poor were distributed from house to house the benefits brought by the Communist Party.The family who adopted him was counted as a rich peasant, and there were good policies at that time. The adoptive father was a politically conscious person, and he distributed his wealth to the villagers early, which earned him a good reputation and was elected as the deputy of the grain collection team. team leader.When the adoptive father saw the landlord's wife being separated or even destroyed, and seeing that the children of the poor family had joined the Eighth Route, he gritted his teeth and sent Wang Hao to the children's group.Slowly, Wang Hao began to help the guerrillas fight the Japanese devils together on the Jizhong Plain. He has done all the work of digging tunnels, laying mines and sending chicken feather letters. Age has been several battlefields, several life and death.When he was seventeen, the district secretary approached him and asked him if he wanted to join the party.Wang Hao knelt down with a "thump", cried and shouted that he would follow the Communist Party in this life, so at the age of seventeen he became the youngest member of the Communist Party within a radius of fifty miles. Compared with Wang Hao, Lao Dan feels ashamed.Why did I follow the Kuomintang inexplicably?As long as you keep your eyes open and ask around, you may be the first to be the Eighth Route at that time. This step is not done well. After seven or eight years of muddle-headed battles, there is no comprehensive explanation.If I hadn't been stupid and hadn't been promoted to a high-ranking official, and I was a fool, I might have been regarded as a sinner of the people, with a command arrow with a black circle on my back, pulled to the bottom of the wall and killed with the local tyrants!He shuddered every time he thought of it.Although Wang Hao was young, he had the right idea, and he was determined to follow the Communist Party early on, neither delaying the fight against devils nor his future.People are more popular than people!Thinking of this, Lao Dan felt that he could only resign himself to his fate, and think about the benefits. Now he has finally joined the revolutionary ranks. Unlike many brothers who died in the civil war, God still gave himself a little face. When they were about to reach their destination, the sound of gunfire from the east gradually increased, and clusters of flames could already be seen exploding on the horizon, illuminating the dark clouds in the evening.More than a dozen national army planes flew back and forth in the flames. These iron birds, who used to look very friendly, now have a very strange feeling in the eyes of Lao Dan and the soldiers.The soldiers of the whole company have basically carried guns in the national army. At this time, seeing the muzzle of the gun backwards, they are about to shoot at the brother troops who used to fight in a trench, and they feel very uncomfortable. The 2nd company quietly entered the defensive position, and began to build fortifications according to Lao Dan's deployment, inspecting guns and ammunition.Wang Hao seemed to know everyone's thoughts, and kept walking around to encourage the soldiers.On the battlefield not far away, several of Du Yuming's reinforcements were surrounded by superior PLA troops. The 2nd company did not have a charge mission, but intercepted the national army retreating from a ravine on a hillside.The order is not to let one go!There is also a support company behind, which means to supervise the battle. It is estimated that it is a special arrangement for the surrendered troops by the Western Henan Independent Regiment.The dozen or so three-column hero companies that were in place first went to attack the fortification the day before yesterday. The gunfire continued day and night, and a large number of wounded soldiers and corpses were transported down every day.The common people who transported the wounded said that Du Yuming's troops fought stubbornly, with fierce firepower, and the People's Liberation Army suffered a lot of casualties. Several regiment leaders and political commissars were sacrificed, and not even a single seed was retained.The national army also suffered a lot of losses. They fought and retreated. The half-dead people left on the road were all over the mountains and plains. They couldn't be rescued at all. That night, the battlefield suddenly became extremely chaotic. In front of the 2nd company's position, the horizon stretching for tens of kilometers was full of flames, and the artillery shells raised thick smoke and dust. fire waterfall.Units of the People's Liberation Army were shouting and crossing the waterfall, rushing towards the national army, and the national army was not to be outdone. Under the cover of aircraft and tanks, they also rushed out with a roar of killing, and got entangled with the People's Liberation Army.The shouts of tens of thousands of people even overwhelmed the sound of guns and guns, and no individual voice could be heard. It seemed that only one voice echoed in Lao Dan's ears: "kill……" Even though he had fought countless big and vicious battles, Lao Dan was still so startled by this situation that his legs trembled. How could the Chinese beat themselves so desperately?The battlefield has entered a fierce decisive battle moment, charging and counter charging one after another, where there is a concentration of organized troops, countless shells will fall, and dense fireballs will burst out.Lao Dan looked at the soldiers lying on the trenches, many of them had their heads resting on the butts of their guns, and their frightened and astonished faces were reddened by the flames.What kind of faces are those!Not only have to face death, but also face the former brothers... "Comrades prepare for battle! Prepare for flares!" While shouting, Wang Hao slapped Lao Dan violently, raised his hand and pointed forward.Lao Dan was startled, and hurriedly picked up the binoculars to look.In a few low ravines covered by smoke and dust, hundreds of Kuomintang soldiers were rushing out like crazy. Two tanks rushed ahead with dust, and several jeeps behind them.The soldiers pulled the bolts of the guns with a "crash", ready to fight.The two tanks seemed to have discovered the ambush on the hill here, and a few shells fired over, immediately knocking out the firepower of the squad in front.Several soldiers flew up in the flames and fell to the ground, all of them died in sight. "Don't shoot, wait for the enemy to get close before shooting!" Wang Hao patted Lao Dan on the shoulder vigorously, and Lao Dan turned his head to look. Wang Hao's eyes were stern, full of reproaches, obviously dissatisfied with his ignorance.Commanding the troops to fight was originally the company commander's job. Seeing that the soldiers turned their heads to look at him, Lao Dan suddenly realized that his performance at this moment might become a turning point in his life. He was standing at a new crossroads. If you take one wrong step, you may be lost forever!The disorganized national army on the opposite side is no longer a brother, but an enemy who is charging at you with a gun!The more than one hundred soldiers lying in the trenches beside them are no longer the brothers of the national army in the past, but comrades of the People's Liberation Army who are fighting to win this war.Where to go, there is no hesitation.At this time, the soldiers of the national army rushed over desperately, and it was too late if they didn't resist!Sigh... They don't know who is blocking them on this mountain, do they?Bullets don't recognize people!Lao Dan gave up his heart, gritted his teeth and gave the order: "The 1st row is going to reconfigure the forward firepower point. The 2nd row and two squads are ready to deal with the tanks with grenades, and they have to climb up and throw them! The 3rd row is going to the right to attack the infantry's flank. The 4th row's small steel guns knock out those few for me first. Car, follow my orders and get ready to fight!" The soldiers moved one after another, and Wang Hao was relieved to see this, and picked up the binoculars to continue observing.The enemy quickly entered the shooting range. Lao Dan closed his eyes and shouted loudly: "Fire!" The soldiers opened fire, and a dense rain of bullets flew down the hill immediately. Mortar shells exploded in the ranks of the national army, and hundreds of national troops panicked and stopped quickly.Wang Hao looked through the binoculars and found that although the firepower here was fairly dense, few of the enemies below fell down, and he was furious.These captive soldiers are almost all veterans. How can marksmanship be so stinky at such a short distance?It is clear that he is not willing to fight to the death!Of course, Lao Dan knew it well. He saw most of the soldiers firing their guns with their eyes closed.Seeing that Wang Hao's face stretched a foot long, and he was so angry that his seven orifices were filled with smoke, Lao Dan sighed in his heart, stepped forward, pushed the machine gunner away, and shouted to the soldiers: "Comrades! We are already the Chinese People's Liberation Army under the leadership of Chairman Mao of the Party Central Committee. Here we are following the enemies of the Kuomintang reactionaries. We can participate in this battle because of the trust of the Party and the people in us and for the sake of the new China. Comrades, complete the task assigned to us by the chief, kill the enemy and make meritorious service!" While shouting, Lao Dan took aim at the dozens of brave national army soldiers rushing forward, closed his eyes, pulled the trigger, and dozens of bullets scattered out evenly, and a dozen people immediately lay down staggered.Seeing that the company commander was furious, and seeing that the comrades around him had been knocked down by the bullets from below, the soldiers were heartbroken and shot viciously.This round of shooting almost knocked down all the national troops rushing up. Several desperate national troops rushed to the front of the position and were beaten to pieces by a series of bullets.The mortar shells landed accurately on the crowd and on the cars, causing people to be turned upside down and limbs flying.The gasoline tank on the car was ignited, and the huge fireball engulfed dozens of people immediately.The people in the fireball screamed like crazy and ran around, rolling all over the ground trying to extinguish the fire on their bodies, but they stopped struggling very quickly.In an instant, the ravine turned into a purgatory full of corpses, and the remaining national army seemed to have no intention of surrendering and retreating, and still rushed upwards.The two tanks were finally blown up by the 2nd row of soldiers. The explosion of the ammunition was deafening, and clusters of flames sprayed out from the open tank cover with human limbs and fragments. This national army was completely disabled, and it was completely powerless to fight back.In a blink of an eye, there were only dozens of people left below. They circled around and stopped shooting. There seemed to be a wounded officer in the middle. Lao Dan let go of the handle of the machine gun, and found that his hands were already wet with his tears, and the tears had frozen into ice on his hands. "Stop shooting!" Lao Dan ordered.There was a sudden silence on the battlefield.The scene in the telescope was horrible, which reminded him of the scenes in Wuhan and Changde, and tears welled up in his heart.He shouted: "Brothers of the national army, put down your weapons and surrender! Stop making unnecessary resistance and come to the PLA..." My own words were sour, as if the devil had yelled at me like this.No one fired anymore. After a while, a loud voice came: "Thank you for your kindness! Since the establishment of our army, there has never been a precedent for surrender! I, Cao Ziyi, have never thought of surrendering in half my life. The shroud of horse leather is also the destination of my Huangpu soldiers!" Lao Dan was choked by the officer's words, and the other's calm and firm voice showed no fear of dying.Seeing that Lao Dan was speechless, Wang Hao said loudly: "General Cao's words are wrong! Your army held back 30,000 Japanese invaders back then, fought Tongguan bloody alone and never surrendered, which is admired by the world. But today you are facing a people's army, fighting for the liberation of the Chinese nation. Fighting troops. Most of your soldiers were born in poverty. After fighting the devils, they wanted to go home and live in peace. They were all forced by Chiang Kai-shek and the Kuomintang to fight this civil war. The general’s Whampoa spirit is certainly admirable , but what is the point of letting your brothers die in battle now?" Wang Hao talked eloquently, which surprised Lao Dan.Isn't he, Wang Hao, also from a peasant background with little culture, why did he become so polite?Seeing the officer below, he replied: "What you are talking about is a different truth. Our Cao family ancestors have painstakingly managed the family property accumulated for hundreds of years, and you snatched it all in a day, and you didn't spare your life! Even the bandits back then, but Is it so ruthless? For decades, our Cao family has donated countless funds to the village to support education, build bridges and repair roads, and relieve the widows and lonely. '? There is no need for it! To kill and exterminate like this... As a soldier of Huangpu, I, Cao Ziyi, have already been prepared to serve the party and country with my own body, and I have been prepared to serve the party and country with my whole life! , will never turn against each other because of the defeat of the national army! I have already ordered the soldiers to surrender, please treat them well! Others, brother, don’t need to say more!” "The general is wrong again, the world is in chaos, and those who know the current affairs are the heroes! Back then, you joined the Huangpu Northern Expedition to know the current affairs, but what is knowing the current affairs now? The Northern Expedition was for a while, and the devil was for a while, and now it is another time. Whampoa soldiers devoted themselves to There are countless people's revolutions. Of the several PLA generals who surround you today, which one is not from Whampoa? Many Whampoa officers standing on your side have also come to revolt. I think you must know why the generals are so obsessed with their obsessions?" "As my brother said, at this time and at that time, they can be reasonable now, but they may not be able to feel at ease in the future! How many people have been recruited in various dynasties since ancient times? , now that he has sacrificed himself for the country, he has no complaints or regrets!" "General, wait! I am the company commander here, and I used to be the company commander of the National Army, but now I am standing on the side of the People's Liberation Army. My position is full of brothers from the former National Army. After the victory of the War of Resistance, they all want to go home. People are willing to fight, but the national army did not let us go home, and they wanted to fight a civil war. The People's Liberation Army is fighting for the poor. We are all born poor. Who wants to fight against the poor themselves? The national army has planes and cannons And the weapons of the Americans, but you may not have seen, General, that there are millions of people pushing carts behind the PLA to help the PLA... I am a vulgar person and I don’t understand the principles of the world, but I know that the people just don’t help the army! Fighting is all about personal support, isn't it? The national army has lost people's hearts, and of course it can't beat the PLA. Why does the general cling to a flagpole so hard that he doesn't let it go? Isn't the reputation of you scholars better than the hundreds of brothers in the national army who died just now? Is life more valuable? Is it more precious than the lives of millions of people who died on the battlefield? Besides, the ancients said that the rich are not as good as three generations. Today you are poor and tomorrow he is rich. It's strange, who doesn't have any bad luck in this chaotic year..." Lao Dan couldn't bear to see General Cao being beaten to death, and was so excited that he said what was in his heart, but he still didn't dare to say something because he was worried about Wang Hao.There was a moment of silence below, then General Cao said again: "Brother, what you said is true, but the world has changed now. This era is prepared for you, not for us! Everyone has their own ambitions, and everyone has their own destiny. You and I should each live in peace!" Lao Dan wanted to continue talking, when suddenly there was a gunshot below. It was clear and clear on the chaotic battlefield. The people in the 4th row went down and handed over the guns of the national army soldiers. They had already consciously thrown the guns on the ground, but they didn't raise their hands, just quietly watching the PLA approaching.That General Cao was sitting on the ground with his back leaning against a charred tree, and two people squatting beside him were tearful, like his guards and adjutants.When Lao Dan got closer, he realized that General Cao was actually a major general and brigade commander, probably injured in the exchange of fire just now.A large hole was drilled on his left shoulder by a rifle bullet, and the stubble of broken bones was clearly visible, and half of his military uniform was stained black with blood.In his right hand he still held the small Japanese pistol, which seemed to have been seized from the Japanese officer.The soldiers raised the bright torches, reflecting the pale and handsome face of the unyielding General Cao. The soldiers leaned his burly body on a mound of dirt, and Lao Dan knelt down to watch him quietly.This General Cao, like Captain Mazi, also put his pistol on his chest and fired. The hole could not be found without looking carefully, and there seemed to be lingering smoke around the bullet mark.The bullet passed through his heart and his back, and the tree behind him was stained red with blood.Lao Dan suddenly felt a piercing pain in his heart.Ten years ago, Gao Yu, the head of the pockmarked group who was also stubborn, ended his life in the same way on the same part of his body.The incomprehensible tragic story ten years ago, now someone has continued to write its new chapter.Lao Dan knew that there were many professional officers in the national army, and some of them would rather blow themselves up with grenades than put down their weapons when they were defeated by the devils, but some officers only saw the defeat in the battle or were defeated, and did not let go. Not to the point of being captured by the devils, but also committed suicide!Lao Dan has always found it very puzzling. In his opinion, unless he is captured by the devils, it will be of no benefit to himself or himself to end the war of resistance.What's more, now that the devils have run away, the people who are facing each other are all Chinese. This situation is really just like what Wang Hao said.In this way, even if you are defeated and captured by the opponent, why bother to commit suicide?Why are you so determined?Isn't it the same as surrendering to lead the army to fight for the safety of the future?The general's rank is so high, the national army and the communist army have fought for so long, so many division commanders and brigade commanders of the national army were defeated and surrendered, and none of them were shot. The pig-headed division commander of the 49th Division commanded 20,000 national army troops to rush to the PLA a month ago! "Being the enemy of the people and being obsessed with obsession is the fate of the reactionaries!" Standing on a high slope, Wang Hao shouted to the soldiers. Hearing this, Lao Dan suddenly shivered, his trembling hands couldn't light the cigarette pot... In more than a month, this company transformed from prisoners of the national army has carried out the blocking mission assigned by the independent regiment three times.Most of the enemies we faced had been disrupted, and there was no way to break through, but the 2nd company was well prepared and ready to fight, and the victory or defeat could be seen as soon as the guns fired.These missions were completed well. When Wang Hao reported the results of the battle to the head of the independent regiment by phone, he was almost shouting excitedly, so loud that the entire company could hear it.Ever since the soldiers saw their comrades being beaten to death by the original national army brothers, Lao Dan no longer needed to scold everyone. The regiment headquarters believed that the test period of this unit had passed, so it began to arrange new tasks for them, replenish troops, and prepare the 2nd company for a tough battle.The soldiers had mixed joys and sorrows. The joy was that they were finally recognized by the regiment, and they no longer had to be ridiculed by other companies on the road as "professional guards at the back door".But generally speaking, it's still a good thing. Isn't it always a fight?Wang Hao held many mobilization meetings without losing the opportunity, asking everyone to express their determination to Chairman Mao and Commander-in-Chief Zhu on the wall while summarizing their combat experience.The recruits from Jiangsu were extremely enthusiastic, and the juniors swore a blood oath in front of everyone with tears and hoarse voices, expressing that they would serve the Communist Party and Chairman Mao even if they were smashed, and they were always ready to sacrifice.Their revolutionary vigor made these veterans frightened and ashamed. A week later, Lao Dan and Wang Hao were ordered to go to the independent regiment for a briefing before the battle, and the two fast horses set off for the regiment headquarters early in the morning. The wind and snow stopped for a few days, and the sky was still as cold as an ice cellar. The horseshoes stepped on the dirt road, and there was a clanging sound of golden spears clashing.Lao Dan was wearing a fat military cotton coat, and he could still feel the biting cold wind coming in through the coat, and his ears leaking outside were so cold that they hurt like knives.Lao Dan couldn't take it anymore, and wanted to put down the two brims of the cotton hat to cover it, but Wang Hao was still wearing a single hat, so he didn't have the nerve to move. There were so many troops along the way, and many soldiers gave him a hand. Salute, he guessed that he looked more and more like an officer of the People's Liberation Army, so pay attention to the image of the officer!Lao Dan gritted his teeth, stretched his back stiffly, and pretended not to care about the wind and snow that hit his head and face. His head was colder, but he was still a little complacent. "Lao Dan, do you still remember the lesbian you asked about last time? It was the one I saw on the way to Liangzhuang a month ago!" "Oh? Remember! What's the instructor? Any news?" "Coincidentally, Political Commissar Liu of the Regiment Headquarters called me that day, saying that the higher ups should strengthen the ideological guidance of the uprising troops, vigorously carry out various forms of pre-war mobilization work, and there will be big battles in the future! So he assigned the 73rd Division The art troupe organized rehearsals of revolutionary dramas, and went on tour to various uprising troops in the column... Political Commissar Liu said that Political Commissar Wang of the division headquarters even asked you by name if there was a company commander named Lao Dan in your regiment, who was from Henan? Political Commissar Liu said yes, and Political Commissar Wang said that Comrade Li Yuanfeng was asking around for the national army hero who beat devils back then, and he was going to perform the first show in this company of your regiment. Do you think it’s a coincidence? Is her name Li Yuanfeng?” "Hi! I don't even know what her full name is? Back then, I only knew her name was Afeng. That year, one of our companies killed the devils at Doufangshan Airport, and the rest of us were chased into the mountains by the devils, and met Afeng. They are more than 20 folks. At that time, I was seriously injured, and Ah Feng took care of me for more than a month, and finally picked up my life...I really didn't expect to meet them here, even if I was killed!" "Hehe, the head of the division personally instructed their art troupe to do this work. It seems that the head attaches great importance to our 2nd company. The soldiers' morale is high, and they just strike while the iron is hot. When the time comes, they will come back with a collective first-class merit..." At this moment, Lao Dan was only thinking about Ah Feng, and didn't hear Wang Hao's words behind him, so he hurriedly hummed and answered. The leaders of the independent regiment were all from Henan, which surprised Lao Dan.The head of the group, Xiao Daocheng, was from Hexi, and he was only five hours away from Laodan's house. After talking for a short while, the two found a mutual acquaintance—that turtle monster who loves to play the trumpet and sing!When the villagers met, Lao Dan's heart sank into his stomach, and after exchanging pleasantries in his hometown, Lao Dan was so excited that he was on the verge of tears.It's just that the commanders and fighters of each battalion company have arrived, so it's not good to ask too many questions, so I sat down with Wang Hao'an to prepare for a meeting. When Xiao Daocheng, the leader of the independent regiment, joined the army, he had almost the same days as Lao Dan when he left home. The difference was that he crossed the Yellow River to join the Communist Party’s anti-Japanese guerrillas in western Henan, and spent eight years hunting and hiding with devils on the plains.Pulling out the gun towers, digging up the railway, poisoning the devil's well, setting fire to the dormitory of the puppet army, almost all the tricky and weird anti-Japanese methods have been tried. It is said that half of the gun towers on the Central Henan Plain were bombed because of him.During the final battle, Xiao Daocheng, then battalion commander, was surrounded by devils and became a prisoner.The devil exhausted the torture of the Orientals, and searched through the books for Chinese torture methods, and almost beat him to pieces with maggots, but this tough guy just didn't tell the location of the headquarters of the Balu County Brigade.Later, the Western Henan Independence Group coordinated five local brigades to approach the city and read out the proclamation to persuade the devils to surrender.From then on, Xiao Daocheng became famous in the base area, and was soon promoted by key points. "Today I call everyone to a meeting. First, let's study the current battle situation and deploy a plan for the next battle. Second, I will issue some instructions for the mobilization of the column before the battle. First, let me introduce you. This is Staff Officer Li of the column. Come on." Deploy this combat mission to us, everyone welcome!" Amidst the applause, an officer wearing glasses stood up and smiled at the crowd. "Before announcing this mission, I would like to introduce another comrade to you. He is the newly appointed company commander of the 3rd Battalion and 2nd Company... Comrade Lao Dan is the original fighting hero of the Kuomintang who fought against devils. He has participated in many major battles. Everyone You may have heard that the battle to intercept the remnants of Chen Pengju and Yu Fang was mainly completed by their company. The 2nd company has an outstanding record, the enemy was completely wiped out, and not even a single bird flew out. Everyone applauds and welcomes!" Dozens of officers applauded in unison.Commander Xiao actually introduced himself and the company to the officers present in such a grand manner in the opening remarks. Lao Dan was flattered and stood up in a panic. At a loss, he simply turned around and gave a military salute to all the officers, and then sat down upright. . "Since our regiment participated in the Battle of Huaihai, we have made continuous achievements, reported successes frequently, and grown rapidly. This is thanks to the joint efforts of our comrades. I hope that everyone can maintain this high fighting enthusiasm and complete the next stage of the task well...Okay To make a long story short, let's ask Staff Li to introduce the combat mission to everyone!" There was another burst of applause.Staff Officer Li walked to the front of the map, picked up a stick and began to speak: "On December 3, Du Yuming's corps suddenly stopped retreating towards Yongcheng, turned to Suixikou to attack and advance, and cooperated with Li Yannian's corps, which marched north from Bengbu, to carry out a north-south pincer attack on our 7 columns to break Huang Wei's siege. Our 3 verticals According to the deployment of the general headquarters, the ministries have cooperated with the 8th, 9th and Shandong Zhongnan Columns to pursue in parallel from Chengyang, Taoshanji, and Lutuan to Wazikou and Suixikou respectively. The 11th column will advance from the Guzhen area to Yongcheng, Guoyang, and Bozhou respectively, roundabout and intercepting the enemy's leading troops, and intercepting Du Yuming's group. Yesterday, Du Yuming asked Qiu Qingquan's corps to serve as the main attack in the middle, and Li Mi and Sun Yuanliang The Corps served as the left and right cover, and has begun to attack in the direction of Suixikou. The enemy's troops are well-equipped and extremely powerful, including the 5th, 12th, 70th, and 74th armies, all of which are Chiang Kai-shek's main forces. At present, the Suixikou line The battle was fierce. We blocked the attack of Qiu Qingquan Corps. Except for the blocking troops, all our units in Huaye had already chased to the offensive position. The task of the 3rd vertical is to launch an attack on the oncoming enemy immediately at 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon, and reduce the enemy's 5th attack. The army puts positive pressure on our blocking troops, and waits for an opportunity to penetrate the depths of the enemy and seize the enemy's stronghold in the south of Yongcheng. The Western Henan Independent Regiment will serve as the main offensive force to attack Lizhuang on the outskirts of Chenguanzhuang in the early morning of tomorrow. Defeat or annihilate a brigade of the enemy in Lizhuang before the attack, clear the enemy column crossing the route, and complete the task of clearing obstacles for the column to quickly reach the strategic deployment of Huaye Headquarters. This is the combat mission that your troops will perform. Next, I invite Xiao Tuan The specific division of labor for the long-deployment of each unit." Lao Dan was really terrified when he heard that, it turned out that old man Jiang—no—was the Kuomintang Chiang Bandit—four of his five main forces were surrounded by this tiny place with a radius of only 50 miles!The 5th Army is the most well-equipped and most powerful unit of the national army. It once killed the Japanese Itagaki Fifth Division known as the "Steel Army" at Kunlun Pass. Thumbs up.Could it be?Could it be that we will fight to the death with them tomorrow?However, except for the cannon, the weapons and equipment here cannot be compared with the fully mechanized Fifth Army.Although the Western Henan Independence Regiment is equipped according to the establishment of a strengthened brigade, the enemy in front of Lizhuang is also a strengthened brigade. How can it be defeated?He held down his pounding heart, looked around at the other commanders, and found that everyone was in high spirits, as if they were about to watch a play tomorrow, their eyes were shining brightly, without any fear, they handed each other Smoked and laughed loudly, Lao Dan felt a little ashamed. "Comrades, the fact that the column entrusts such an important task to our regiment is the trust of the column leader. The Huaihai Campaign has been fought, and the overall situation is about to become clear. If this battle is won one day earlier, New China can be established one day sooner! Therefore Tomorrow's battle, we must use the consistent fighting style of the Western Henan Independence Regiment, dare to attack, dare to sacrifice, and dare to take the lead! If we fight well, the column can complete the combat deployment of the Huaye Command, and the entire battlefield can be encircled and wiped out Victory for Du Yuming's Corps. Now I order: 3rd Battalion, 1st Company, and 4th Company to launch a feint attack to the west of Lizhuang at 5 o'clock tomorrow morning to attract the enemy's armored forces to gather westward. 4th Battalion, 1st Battalion, 2nd Company, 3rd Company, The 5th company will launch an attack on the south of Lizhuang at 6:00 a.m. tomorrow, and we must use our full strength! The 2nd and 3rd battalions, the 2nd company, the 3rd company, and the 1st battalion's 4th company will also launch an attack on the east of Lizhuang at 6:00 a.m. tomorrow. The troops in the main attack direction must enter Lizhuang before noon tomorrow to expand the results of the battle. After clearing the battlefield, the 3rd Battalion, 1st Company, and 4th Company, which were originally responsible for the feint mission, attacked the northern part of Lizhuang in time to defend the position, and the other ministries withdrew from their positions to carry out ammunition. Rest. All troops must prepare overnight and study the firepower configuration for attacking the fortifications. This campaign is only allowed to succeed, not to fail! Do you have confidence, comrades?" Xiao Daocheng shouted. "Yes!" Everyone roared in unison.Suddenly a big man stood up and said: "Leader, political commissar, battalion commander, I have an opinion!" "What opinion? Say it!" "Why do we let our 3rd Battalion and 1st Company make a feint attack? When did our 1st Company fight an opera? Which battle was not our main attack? Which mission did we not complete well? Why did we have to let the 2nd Company of the Kuomintang this time?" To fight the main attack? Isn't it useless to fight your own people?" Lao Dan was furious when he heard this, his face turned red up to the neck for a while, and he was about to stand up suddenly, Wang Hao was already prepared and hurriedly grabbed him.Xiao Daocheng stared at the 1st company commander, and threw the pencil on the table with a "snap". "Chen Yanbin, you bastard! What are you talking about! What is the 2nd Company of the Kuomintang? Comrade Lao Dan and the 3rd Battalion 2nd Company have long been companies of the People's Liberation Army. , Why do you say this? Do you know what battles he fought when he was fighting devils? When he was fighting devils in Changde, you were still a fucking bandit in the mountains!" Xiao Daocheng was furious. "That's right! Everyone is a class comrade now. Both Chairman Mao and Commander-in-Chief Zhu have said that the revolution doesn't care about one's background, not to mention that the old company commander has fought in the War of Resistance for eight years! What happened to you fighting the main force? The main force let your family Baoyuan? Is the main force raised by your family? I don’t think your name is Chen Yanbin, you can change your name to Chen main force!” Everyone burst into laughter.The person who answered was Yuan Dongming, the commander of the third company, a tall and strong man from Shandong, who had known Lao Dan for a while, and the two hit it off quite well. "Don't think it's an easy job for you to make a feint. They captured Lizhuang, and you have to quickly deploy the defensive position in the north. This is like the gate of Chenguanzhuang. So Qiu Qingquan can let you dig trenches comfortably? He rushed over The artillery, tanks, and armored vehicles of the army may come from different sources! You’d better ask Comrade Lao Dan about his experience in fighting the Kuomintang’s mechanized troops. Do you think it’s as easy as fighting against the 14th Army? If you screw up your mission, the head of the column will blame you. I will shoot you first! Hurry up and apologize to Comrade Lao Dan!" Chen Yanbin, the company commander of the 3rd Battalion and 1st Company, had an unhappy expression on his face, and his mouth was pouted like a donkey with a bit on it. He stood up unsteadily, saluted Lao Dan indiscriminately, and then sat down.Lao Dan was still angry, his eyelids drooped, and he neither responded nor made a sound. "Old Dan! Do you have any knowledge of the 5th Army's equipment and the enemy's combat defense deployment? Do you have any ideas and suggestions for tomorrow's assault? Let everyone hear it?" Xiao Daocheng's words were gentle and full of trust meaning. Lao Dan stood up blushing, looked at the regimental commander and several battalion commanders who were full of expectation in his eyes, and said slowly: "I am very happy that the regiment can entrust such an important task to our 2nd company, and the soldiers must be very happy too. Yes, I used to be a Kuomintang, but at that time I was fighting devils. Even so, I am old and small. Ten battles, and I have never mentioned any battles of singing! Now that I have stood in the ranks of the People's Liberation Army, I will not be ambiguous when fighting. Please rest assured that the leaders and comrades! I have acquaintances in the 5th Army People, so I know some of their situation. The 5th Army is well-equipped and has a strong combat effectiveness. Set up according to Xue Yue's intensive firepower grouping method. Three points are high, two trenches are connected to three points, and then two deep trenches are connected to rear firepower points. The difference is only in the number of machine gun points and mortars. They may More than Huang Botao's side. The soldiers of the 5th Army have higher combat literacy than the general Kuomintang troops, and they dare to fight with their lives. But this was the situation back then, and the situation is different now. When I was in the National Army, I beat devils I am also very desperate, but when I face the People’s Liberation Army, I don’t want to work hard anymore. Most of the soldiers in the national army are farmers. This way, this energy is naturally discounted. Besides, the terrain here in Lizhuang is easy to attack and difficult to defend. There is no place to rely on around, and there is no depth behind. Even if this defensive position is a discus, it is still afraid of our cannons. They smashed down head and face, and what they were most afraid of was being pierced. A hole was torn open, and two companies rushed in. It was all bullshit, and it was difficult for them to build a new line of defense behind. Come on. So I feel that although this battle is difficult to fight, it can definitely be fought! As long as the artillery cooperates well, I can guarantee that the soldiers will rush up and stab it to pieces. !" Lao Dan stopped talking abruptly, it was so loud that everyone couldn't help but look at it with admiration!This guy looks stupid, but he speaks in a well-organized way?And what he said was reasonable, several officers who were a bit disdainful of Lao Dan couldn't help but nodded.Chen Yanbin squinted his eyes and listened carefully for a while, and also felt that this guy had two brushes, so he got sulking over there and knocked the cigarette bag and pot on his feet. After listening to Lao Dan's words, Xiao Daocheng nodded in approval, whispered to the column staff and several battalion-level officers for a while, then got up and said: "All that needs to be said has been said, everyone hurry back and prepare! Let me tell you a good news, the column will use half of the artillery support in our battle tomorrow, so that everyone can have a good time! The meeting is over!" Gritting his teeth, Lao Dan came out of the regiment headquarters and jumped on his horse. Seeing Chen Yanbin getting into a small cart, he galloped past the cart. Lao Dan, who was rushing away, had his nose crooked. "Damn you! Let's see who can fight! Drive... drive..." Lao Dan whipped his ass fiercely, Wang Hao chased after him desperately, but he was still pulled further and further away... Ever since Ah Feng saw Lao Dan again, she felt like a wild rabbit in her heart. The officers passing by always thought they looked like Lao Dan. The stupid but astonished face under the earthen platform reappeared repeatedly in her dreams.That day, Lao Dan seemed to be much more handsome and his waist was straighter. How could this man, who had given her an unforgettable experience in her life, appear here alive?The world is so big, when life and death were parted, the two never thought of seeing each other again.That night in the mountains was just a desperate madness between the two of them!Who would have thought that ten years later, the two would meet again in this war-torn world!That sloppy national army officer and that cowardly village woman are now officers of the People's Liberation Army. Is this a trick of luck? The moment she saw Lao Dan, Ah Feng was also shocked, she even forgot what kind of eyes she used to look at him!Could he have misunderstood it?Would he feel that he had admitted the wrong person?Why was he leaving in such a hurry without even saying a word?A lot of weird questions made Ah Feng's heart flustered, and she was absent-minded about the performance. A battalion chief invited her to perform on stage, but she even forgot the words while singing. At the work meeting of the political department of the column, Ah Feng learned about the situation of Lao Dan's unit. The leader of the column asked this and that, saying, why do you care so much about this uprising fighting hero?Have you ever made a revolution together?Ah Feng explained with a blushing face, but the description became darker and darker, so she simply didn't evade it, and said bluntly that she saved Lao Dan's life back then, and the soldiers led by Lao Dan also saved the villagers, and they fought devils together in the mountains. Friendly revolutionary comrades, the leaders are just laughing and laughing. Ah Feng understood that there was a group of officers in the column staring at him like wolves and tigers, wishing to find an opportunity to take him directly into the bridal chamber and knock him down on the spot.In this army, battle heroes abound, and there are a lot of talented bachelor brigade commanders and division commanders. When fighting, they desperately want to kill people, and they only think about women when they get off the battlefield.But our army's handling of this issue is very serious, not to mention the iron-like age and position restrictions, on the eve of the decisive battle, no matter how powerful the single heroes are, they dare not presumptuously indulge in the thing below them. The deputy commander of the 184th Division was dismissed on the spot because he brought a good female student to the battlefield and made her pregnant. The tall and mighty head of the 276th division comes to see Ah Feng almost every week, and every time he brings some delicious food and drinks, the head of the group and all the sisters look forward to his coming, looking forward to the stars and the moon, Ah Feng But it bothered him a little.The teacher was from Hubei, and when he saw her face, he blushed and became clumsy and tongue-tied, but he talked about revolution, with a clear-cut stand and a firm stand, and he spoke fluently.Ah Feng knew the background of this person, Genzheng Miaohong, and although she didn't like it, she also knew that it was not easy to offend her. Every time they met, she just grunted and went past instead of continuing.The division commander likes to talk non-stop every time like flipping through the ledger, listing how many enemies his troops have wiped out, how many enemy weapons they have seized, and which leader of the column they have won awards, etc. Ah Feng is impatient to hear it. , once asked a rhetorical question: "How many soldiers were sacrificed?" The teacher's face darkened all of a sudden, he took out a cigarette resentfully, lit it, lowered his head and said: "In the past three months, almost all the divisions have been sacrificed, and there are no more than forty old members of the Red Army left! Half of the soldiers now are recruits, and half are reformed captives..." When Ah Feng heard this, Lao Dan appeared before her eyes again. The head of the column is well aware of the oppression that the strict handling of style issues has brought to the soldiers, so he asked Ah Feng to organize lesbians to perform in various units to improve morale.This move is really powerful. Wherever they go, the soldiers are more excited to watch the show than to be the main force. In order to grab a front row position, some companies even fight with each other.A group of beautiful women in military uniforms coupled with the dramatic effect of voice and emotion made the soldiers' blood boil sometimes and tears filled their eyes at times.Before the war, after a round of touring, the determination and combat effectiveness of each grassroots unit can be greatly improved.The PLA instructors know very well that the effect brought by this method at this time is much more powerful than the determination to attend the political class schedule dryly. Meeting Lao Dan this time, Ah Feng was both shocked and frightened.When the man he once loved and should have died reappeared in front of his eyes, the memory that had been indifferent for ten years rushed over like a flood that was off the gate.She was happy that Lao Dan survived, felt a bit disappointed that Lao Dan hadn't heard from him for ten years, and was even more puzzled that Lao Dan had become an officer of the People's Liberation Army. Besides, she was a little embarrassed-if they met again, what would they do? face?Although Lao Dan has been away from home for many years, he is still a man with a family and children, not to mention that he is still undergoing political tests.In today's revolutionary camp, nostalgia for the unclear past may lead to disaster for both of them, and——she seems to feel that the old love is gone! After Lao Dan led people away from Chaoshi Lake near Songshiling, Ah Feng and his fellow villagers hid deeper into the mountains and lived like savages until they encountered a New Fourth Army guerrilla who was also wandering in the mountains.Ah Feng resolutely joined the New Fourth Army, and with enthusiasm that she couldn't understand, she participated in fierce battles again and again.The guerrilla captain fell in love with this beautiful but icy woman, and tried his best to cultivate the relationship between battles. Ah Feng also had a good impression of the guerrilla captain's heroism and bravery. The two finally formed a revolutionary couple two years later. .On that wedding night, the man had just removed Ah Feng's clothes with trembling rough hands, and before the two of them had time to go to the cloud and rain together, the guns of the devils and puppet soldiers broke into the base area.The man kissed Ah Feng affectionately, and then led a team of generals to fight desperately against thousands of enemies who had entered the base area.Finally, in order to protect the transfer of personnel and materials in the base area, the guerrilla leader spilled blood on the green hills.After hearing the bad news, Ah Feng passed out immediately. In the middle of the night, she looked up to the sky on the top of the uninhabited mountain and cried, distraught, and once thought of giving up her life.Why did several men in my life end up like this?Could it be that he was born to be the bane of men?Could it be that God doesn't let me live a good life?She finally calmed down, gritted her teeth and vowed not to marry again, unless there was no more war in the