Chapter 16 Chapter Sixteen

The promise of Mr. Chen Tao of the 185th division of the three verticals was fulfilled.After Ah Feng led the group to complete the report performance of the division head of the column, he sent someone to say hello, and tomorrow he will come for 2 consecutive condolence performances.Lao Dan was overjoyed when he heard that, and hurriedly asked Wang Hao to call the platoon leaders to arrange reception tasks, post red letters, set up the stage, and get busy up and down.Chen Yanbin, who had been listening all over the place, had heard about this for a long time, and without saying hello to the old Jiefang, he brought his company over to help.

That night, Lao Dan tossed and turned and couldn't sleep as before. Ah Feng's imminent arrival made his heart jump up and down, and he always recalled the experience of going to Ah Feng in the middle of the night.After I saw Ah Feng last time, I was very uncomfortable with her huge changes. It is true that I was a little reckless, and the situation at that time really shouldn't be to grab Ah Feng.But he couldn't believe that the originally so gentle village girl turned into such a cold-faced girl with a city's reputation?Could it be that she doesn't care about herself at all?That pair of strong hands, that calm and slightly coercive voice, couldn't match up with that little girl in Doufangshan.

Ten years a dream ah! Lao Dan couldn't help sighing like Mr. Yuan Bai, and felt empty for a while, and he felt ashamed of being as stupid and shallow as before.People in their early thirties, who have lived and died several times, why haven't they made any progress?Today is not what it used to be. Now that I am in the revolutionary ranks, I have to work harder in everything I do in the future. I need to learn more from that serious Wang Hao. The so-called think twice before acting!After the martial arts competition with the division commander's guard Xiao Yuan that day, he even regretted that he shouldn't have won against that kid. Wouldn't that make the division commander look good?And it seems that the teacher is still very warm to Ah Feng, who knows why?In case I wear some small shoes for myself one day in the future, I can't afford to walk around!Fortunately, Captain Xiao and the others were still very concerned about their own wins and losses. That martial arts competition gave the regiment a sigh of relief.

The arrival of the second art troupe of the column was a joyous event for the soldiers of the two companies.When more than a dozen beautiful girls walked onto the stage in neat military uniforms to the sound of music, the soldiers sitting neatly on the ground cheered in unison. If the instructor hadn't explained, they would have jumped Woke up.They were all blushing with excitement, they were overwhelmed by looking left and right, admiring these beautiful women greedily, and scoring points for them in their hearts.Sitting aside, Ah Feng, Lao Dan, Wang Hao, Chen Yanbin, and the instructors of the 1st company introduced the glorious history of this art troupe to several people.This art troupe has a total of forty-three members. It has been established for three years. It often goes to the front line to sing and dance to boost the morale of the soldiers. When the battle is fierce, it also acts as a nurse and a stretcher. On the battlefield, they won the collective second-class merit twice, and two of them also won the individual first-class merit. One of them was Comrade Li Yuanfeng, the deputy head and instructor.I heard from a fellow in the art troupe that in an encounter, she was surrounded by a company of the 107th Division of the Kuomintang when she was retreating with the wounded. The leader of the company wanted to insult this beautiful Communist female officer. With the gun pointed at his head, he loudly told the revolutionary truth to the soldiers of the national army around him.The unlucky lieutenant of the national army was so angry that he knocked out Ah Feng's small pistol with one shot, stretched his posture and pushed her to the ground, wanting to perform a bully bow in front of everyone.In desperation, Ah Feng scolded his old mother in the dialect of his hometown. A national army platoon leader from Jiangxi couldn't stand it anymore. The plentiful breasts were pinched in the hands of the bandit company commander who was not as good as pigs and dogs, and he burst into anger, blood surged up, and stabbed the naked superior with a knife.Then this company escorted Ah Feng and a group of wounded people to the Communist Party, and brought important information. The enemy 107th Division planted spies in a certain vertical combat staff of ours!Based on this important information, the Anti-Traitor Section captured the traitor in one fell swoop, and also interrogated the Kuomintang secret agents hiding in other departments of the division, which made great contributions to the military secrecy and political security before the war.

For this reason, Li Yuanfeng finally joined the party and was promoted to deputy head and instructor of the art troupe.The art troupe is also a commendable political capital of the three verticals. The girls are all selected and selected before they come in. They can either sing or dance, or speak according to the Northeast soldiers-looking beautiful.Each of them has their own characteristics and unique skills. When the chiefs come, they all have to look at them. Many girls have become the wives of commanders on the battlefield.At the grassroots level, wherever they go, the troops there can do some unusual feats. According to the teacher's words, even though this art troupe is small, it is worth the fighting power of an independent troupe.

The show was brilliant and the soldiers were in high spirits.The soft waists and beautiful faces of the girls made their hearts flutter, and their lower bodies became hot. They all imagined that after the war, they must carry such a woman back to their hometown to be worthy of this terrible life.But no matter how presumptuous they were in their hearts, they didn't dare to show it on their faces. Everyone sat with their backs straight, and only two palms were hurt, almost smashed. Lao Dan sat next to Ah Feng and turned a blind eye to the performance. Although he applauded with everyone from time to time, one eye in his stomach was fixed on Ah Feng. He didn't realize that the performance was coming to an end until the stage and the audience sang together. up.Lao Dan recited a piece of pompous words taught to him by Wang Hao: I would like to thank the comrades of the Second Art Troupe of the Three Columns for coming from afar, and thank the comrades for their revolutionary friendship in condolences and performances. Strong combat effectiveness, into the great war of liberation.For the party and the people, the three verticals, the 185th division, and the independent regiment have made new achievements, and created a new tomorrow for the working people and the working people all over the world.

Wang Hao vaguely knew that there seemed to be a clue between Mr. Chen Tao of the 185th Division and Comrade Li Yuanfeng.On the day of the competition, I saw some expressions on Mr. Chen's face, and later learned that the party committee of the column, the political department, and the political commissar Wang of the division department were already arranging this matter. A single red media. Mr. Chen Tao is a general of the party. Although his appearance is not very outstanding, he has thick eyebrows, small eyes, big nose and thin mouth. The wind of the general.In the revolutionary era, the criteria for choosing a son-in-law for a revolutionary woman are quite different from the usual ones, regardless of their birth but not their looks.What's more, Mr. Chen was the one who protected Chairman Mao through the Long March?During the anti-Japanese war in the Wufangshan Military Region in southern Lunan, the anti-Japanese guerrilla warfare led by Chen Tao was quite sensual, and he also served as the deputy commander and political commissar of the military division of the base area in this area.After entering the War of Liberation, the brigade was expanded into a regular field army and incorporated into the 185th Division of the Huaye Three Columns, winning consecutive victories.After the head of the original division was transferred to another column as the deputy chief of staff, he was quickly promoted to the commander of the 185th division and the director of the political department. Until a while ago, he received an order that the entire division be placed under the jurisdiction of the third column of the Central Plains Field Army. The Ministry's offensive ability is also an arrangement instructed by Yan'an.Mr. Chen Tao has both ability and qualifications, as well as a strong backing, that is really proud of himself, and it is hard not to make progress!He is a great hero that lesbians in so many departments can't wait to commit themselves to!But just such a person, it is said that those young and beautiful yellow-flowered girls queuing up will ignore them, but they just fell in love with Li Yuanfeng, the deputy head of the art troupe who is not very popular in the revolution, has a bad personal style, and is not young. If there is nothing to do, they always go to other people's side, which annoys those wishful women, and makes the leaders even more puzzled.But the war was imminent, and the column leaders didn't want to adjust or interfere with his mate selection preferences. They only sent people to learn more about Comrade Li Yuanfeng's background. A beautiful and intelligent virtuous woman.So the chiefs sent staff to ask Comrade Li Yuanfeng what she meant, but from before the war to now, she has never said a word of truth.

After Lao Dan sprayed out a speech of thanks, Wang Hao also preached as usual, and then solemnly invited Ah Feng to speak.Ah Feng couldn't refuse, so she came to the stage and said: "Comrades have worked hard! I hope that the performance of our art troupe will make everyone feel wonderful, and you will be more energetic when marching and fighting! Today's time is limited, we know that everyone has not seen enough or heard enough , it doesn't matter, when we liberate the whole of China, our art troupe will make up more and better programs to express condolences to everyone, and we will never let you down..."

Before he finished speaking, the applause of the soldiers started again, and Wei Xiaobao asked loudly: "Commander Li, please sing us a song, do you think it's okay, comrades?" "Okay!" The soldiers shouted tremblingly. The old Jiefang looked at the enthusiastic soldiers, and he had never heard Ah Feng's singing!Ah Feng couldn't refuse, so she rapped and sang a Jiangxi folk song.For a split second, the venue was silent, and hundreds of pairs of eyes were looking at the heroic woman on the stage. Ah Feng raised her breath and sang: "What kind of flowers bloom in spring (ha cough)

"Sister Spring is singing (ha cough) "Sing to the dear brother of the Red Army "Good news, come home "My sister is in the mountains, what are you listening to (ha cough) "My sister is watching from the side of the mountain (ha cough) "The sun rises and sees the way "Brother, look here "August osmanthus blooms all over the mountains (ha cough) "The red flag is waving in the wind (ha cough) "Wait until my brother wins "Lights and colorful decorations "The red regime is established (ha cough) "Red stars with mile on their heads (ha cough)

"My sister is looking forward to my brother's return. "Take off my sister's hijab..." "Okay..." All the people present were moved by Ah Feng's beautiful, high-pitched and affectionate singing voice.Lao Dan did not expect her singing to be so clear and moving. The voice was like a gentle hand caressing her body, gently arousing her numb heart, more like a fairy whispering the beautiful myth in the clouds.He stood there in a daze, only staring at Ah Feng's pretty face, fascinated, and dejected at the same time... After the performance, Lao Dan proposed to send the cultural troupe on horseback, and Ah Feng agreed.On the road, Lao Dan and Ah Feng rode side by side, and followed the big team far behind. They didn't say anything for a long time. Finally, it was Ah Feng who broke the embarrassment. "Comrade Jiefang, we... what a coincidence... I never thought we would see each other again." Lao Dan sighed and said, "Ah Feng, we are the only ones here, you should call me Lao Dan, listen and kiss me..." Ah Feng's face suddenly turned red, and she didn't know what to say.She raised her eyes to look at him, and saw that he was looking straight ahead with a very serious face, with a melancholy expression on his face.Facing this northern man with an unforgettable old love, she really didn't know how to face it.She is not a heartless person, but reason tells her that any move to bring up the old relationship is wrong, and she has an instinctive resistance from the bottom of her heart.Not to mention that you still have a wife and children at home, according to the policy of the Communist Party, as long as they are not killed by devils, Lao Jiefang can no longer have two minds.Besides, it's not easy for me to grit my teeth to get to where I am now, and my resume file is full of red. If the organization knows that I rolled in the mountains with a lieutenant company commander of the Kuomintang for a night before joining the army, what will the organization think? ?When an embarrassing person encounters an embarrassing situation, no matter how numb his heart is, his mind must not be messed up. This matter of principle must be clearly explained to Lao Dan!Thinking of this, Ah Feng plucked up the courage to look up and said: "Old Dan, today is not easy for you. I was really worried that you would go to the end with the Kuomintang and die in the chaos of the army. Now you and I are both officers in the Communist Party. Seeing that the world is our proletarian It’s about class, you and I have to know. You know what happened in the past, let’s hide it in our hearts. You have a wife and children, and sooner or later you have to go home to live. The organization keeps looking for me to arrange my marriage , It will be a matter of time. If people find out about the past between us... If people find out, there will inevitably be gossip, and it will hurt you and me, do you understand?" Ah Feng felt a little sad, since the day Lao Dan boarded the plane, Ah Feng vowed to forget about that far away shadow.What I said just now was too clear and logical, and the reasoning was too straightforward. I was worried that the simple and honest Lao Dan would feel even more uncomfortable, so I turned to look at him.Unexpectedly, there was still an expressionless expression on his face, he didn't look at himself at all, and he felt a little lost in his heart. Lao Dan's heart was heavy, but not as serious as Ah Feng thought.Lao Dan had already thought about these issues that Ah Feng was worried about dozens of times, but she was reluctant to say them.Of course he knew that if he still couldn't let it go, and insisted on making something up with Ah Feng, not to mention that the woman was unwilling, even if she was willing, it would definitely cause big trouble. Already have a deep experience!Since the last time he couldn't help arresting Ah Feng in front of all the chiefs, he has been looking for a chance to chat with Ah Feng. Wish - to get the proof that this woman once loved him, and then in this state of mind, turn around and verify whether he has always loved this woman.After Ah Feng, the woman who appeared in Lao Dan's dream was no longer Tweety, and later it was Yulan. How many times she woke up from the dream dripping with sweat, it was Ah Feng and Yulan who caused this result.Lao Dan even wondered if he would still want to go home if there were no children at home?This thought made him very guilty again, feeling that he was too indifferent to Tweety, and soon became Chen Shimei. "You're right. I was rude last time and almost killed you! In fact, it's nothing else. The matter is over. This battle will be over sooner or later. If I don't die, I will definitely go home. God It is already a great gift for me to see you again. Ah Feng, I remember the past in my heart. I will always think of your kindness to me in my life. I only hope that you will have a good life in the future. , There is a good man with ability. Don't worry about anything else, I am rough but not stupid, I know what is important and what is not, and I still want to make a name for myself in the team! The Communist Party cultivated me, I can't be thrown away by others I've become someone... maybe I can still join the party one day?" As he talked, Lao Dan secretly adjusted his mood.The meeting between the two is not so much a reminiscence, but a comfort, to untie the knot in their hearts.He has realized that his feelings for Ah Feng are actually a kind of psychological sustenance in this war-torn era. It was just a passionate collision in despair, a desperate vent.The fate with Afeng is in the past, and the love with Yulan has also disappeared, and the wife and children are——should be the destination of my nostalgia.The two of them are not young anymore, they can no longer stick to the old relationship that has withered in the past, they should look higher and look at the long term.When the world is defeated, everyone is the hero of the new China.Now that the day of hope is coming, I can no longer hold back.At this time, both of them hoped to complete the transformation of the other's role in their minds, lay the tone for future exchanges, and make the friendship between the two reach a new height on the basis of mutual trust. Hearing what Lao Dan said, Ah Feng finally breathed a sigh of relief. "As long as you work hard, you will be able to pass the test of the party organization in the future. Your company should establish a party branch soon, and you will inevitably develop a group of new party members to encourage everyone. You must seize this opportunity. Moreover, you must have The idea of ​​progress can’t just be satisfied with being a fighting hero! The times make heroes, and if you want to do it, you can make some achievements. You must actively study the party’s principles and policies and our army’s strategies and tactics, and study the different characteristics of leading troops in our army , Communicate and learn more with the instructor comrades to prepare for greater challenges. I observed your situation, Liberation, you have such potential!" Once she let go of the burden, Ah Feng spoke simply, Lao Dan listened to her He was very happy to say that, turned his face with a smile and said: "But I don't understand any culture at all, and I can't read half of Douda's characters, so what's the potential?" "That's not right. I couldn't read eight years ago, but now I can teach others how to read and read. As long as you are willing to learn, there is nothing you can't learn!" "Then... shall I give it a try?" "Every time I come here from now on, I will test your culture class. If you don't make any progress, you won't bring the girls to the show, hehe..." Lao Dan felt sincerely that the two had finally reached a new friendship—a friendship that was more generous, deeper, and more subtle and tacit than the friendship between comrades.Compared with the state of hanging and worrying a while ago, it is finally much more comfortable.Ah Feng's encouragement was so sincere that Lao Dan felt relieved and comforted, and he lifted the Dongyang Dama under his crotch to exhale.A soldier missing a leg in front was holding an accordion on the carriage and was smiling at himself. Lao Dan suddenly remembered that unforgettable Whampoa soldier——Yang Tiejun, captain and company commander of the special assault company of the 2nd Army of the National Army, and sighed: "Brothers who fought Fangshan back then, including me, I am afraid that less than three are alive now, and the rest are walking around on Huangquan Road! I am content enough, I have lived for so many years... " "Jiefang, don't say such unlucky words... Is the lame company commander who was left behind called Yang Tieyun?" Ah Feng suddenly interrupted him and asked. "Yeah, you remember him?" "I know him! After you flew away, he didn't die!" "What?" Lao Dan was taken aback, almost fell off the horse, his legs tightened suddenly, and Dongyang Ma suddenly raised its front hooves and let out a long cry. How could Yang Tiejun not die? Lao Dan was stunned!The news was to him like a bomb dropped into a calm lake.He clearly remembered that Yang Tieyun was seriously injured at that time, and the bullet from the machine gun had penetrated his shoulder. At that time, Yang Tieyun was already weak, and his chance of surviving was extremely slim.I saw with my own eyes on the plane that the Japanese army had rushed towards him and Hei Niu, couldn't they? "Lieutenant Yang is indeed not dead! After you left, my fellow villagers and I saw it on the mountain. He and Hei Niu killed many devils, and Hei Niu was beaten to death by the devils. The devils deliberately did not kill Yang Tieyun, but took him away. When my fellow villagers and I ran away, we met the New Fourth Army and told them about it, but the New Fourth Army couldn’t save him. Later, I joined the New Fourth Army, and half a year later, when we pulled out a stronghold of the devil, I accidentally found him in a prison cell. Company Commander Yang, who was imprisoned, was already as thin as a skeleton, and was dying by the devils. In this way, the guerrillas rescued him, and at the same time tried to get in touch with the nearby Kuomintang troops, but at that time our work behind the enemy lines was very difficult. The news couldn't be sent out at all, so let him stay in our army for 3 years..." Ah Feng was also a little surprised, after so many years, I never thought that Lao Dan still cared so much about the former chief. "God bless! Company Commander Yang must have been protected by the gods, and he has walked away a few times after the gate of hell has been closed... Then did he join our New Fourth Army?" "No, although he has fought with our team for many years, he has never joined the New Fourth Army. However, he asked to help the guerrillas fight the devils as a friendly officer. Because of his inconvenient legs and feet, he was not allowed to command the troops and let him do some staff work. , he is also very happy to serve as a staff officer for our army, and taught us a lot of military actual combat theories and training methods, which played a big role in actual combat. He is called a "one-legged military division" by our military division. Soldiers I like him very much. The political commissar of the army has approached him many times directly, and advised him to join the New Fourth Army. In the future, he will be recruited into the party and work for us. He said that the war of resistance is not over, so we can’t talk about it. In the middle, we got in touch with Chongqing, and Chongqing On the one hand, let him wait. Three years later, the Kuomintang began to counterattack in the southwest of Jiangxi. Our military division received an order to cooperate with the Kuomintang troops to carry out cover operations on the flanks. By the way, Company Commander Yang was handed over to the Kuomintang. When leaving, send him The soldiers all cried, and Yang Tieyun also cried." "Then what happened next? What happened later, did he go back there to lead the troops again?" "Do you know about the Southern Anhui Incident?" "You know, it happened six years ago, right? Our side said it was a 'rebellion' by the New Fourth Army. Lao Jiang canceled their designation and sent troops to fight once." "Huh! Lao Jiang is really shameless for making up nonsense to you! This is the beginning of a sudden nationwide anti-communist incident that the Kuomintang has been brewing for a long time. Although they are fighting against Japan together, Lao Jiang has never forgotten to eliminate the Communist Party. Lao Jiang ordered The 7 divisions of the Kuomintang army and more than 80,000 people surrounded and attacked the headquarters of the New Fourth Army in the Maolin area of ​​Jing County, Anhui. We had more than 9,000 troops, seven days and seven nights! We ran out of ammunition and food, and only more than 2,000 people broke out of the encirclement. The rest, together with Commander Xiang Ying, basically died heroically!" "So that's the case? I haven't heard from the brother army, but what does this matter have to do with Yang Tieyun?" "The comrades who rushed out said that Yang Tiejun was already the brigade commander over there, leading troops to participate in the encirclement of the New Fourth Army, but he did not order the troops to shoot. Hundreds of us rushed over from his line of defense. The Kuomintang troops on both sides fired their guns toward the sky. I heard that Yang Tieyun went to a military court for this, and there was no news about him after that.” Lao Dan's heart seemed to be pressed against a big rock, as if he felt Yang Tiejun's pain when he executed the orders of the national army, and also felt Yang Tiejun's determination to go to jail rather than shoot at the New Fourth Army.This feeling must be the same as when I commanded the company to block the Kuomintang troops in the end anyway, but he really couldn't shoot?Would you rather lose your great future for this?Lao Dan lowered his head, feeling deeply ashamed. After sending Ah Feng away, Lao Dan ran into the instructor Wang Hao when he returned to the camp.Wang Hao told him excitedly that according to the order from above, the 2nd company was going to be expanded, and the large force was going to move south immediately. On the march, Lao Dan kept asking Wang Hao about the history of the Communist Party and the People's Liberation Army. He learned in detail the basic program of the Communist Party and the historical evolution of the People's Liberation Army.It turned out that the unit I was in belonged to the famous Liu Deng Central Plains Field Army, which has now been renamed the Second Field Army of the Chinese People's Liberation Army.The Nakano Three Columns have also been reorganized into the 11th Army of the People's Liberation Army, but many comrades can't change their words for a while, and they affectionately call it the Three Columns.This outstanding army has never been defeated when fighting against the Kuomintang troops, and it has embarrassed many famous generals of the national army. The Eastern Henan Independence Regiment to which the 2nd company belongs was originally part of the Shanxi-Hebei-Shandong-Henan Military Region, and is now reorganized into the 278th Brigade of the Chinese People's Liberation Army. Xiao Daocheng is the brigade commander and director of the political department, and is still under the command of the 11th Army.The organizational system of the battalion was expanded into regiments, and the organizational system of the company was expanded into battalions.Lao Dan's 2nd company became the 2nd Battalion of the 3rd Regiment of the 278 Brigade after receiving more than 300 personnel supplements, weapons and equipment expansion, and serious cadre selection and training. Lao Dan served as the battalion commander, and Wang Hao served as the deputy battalion commander and instructor.Two platoon leaders, Yang Beiwan and Wei Xiaobao, were appointed as the commanders of the 1st and 2nd companies respectively after reporting and approval because of their bravery in the battle, and Yang Fei, a guerrilla captain from the rear of central Hebei, served as the commander of the 3rd company.The superior also specially arranged five cultural teachers for this unit to help soldiers and officers improve their cultural quality. The Political Department of the 278th Brigade attached great importance to the ideological growth of this latecomer, and directly sent several instructors to serve as instructors of each company to pay close attention to the ideological work of cadres and soldiers.All actions on the battlefield are extremely efficient. In just half a month, the 2nd Battalion has completed its rectification.Looking at a large group of soldiers with guns and live ammunition, Lao Dan couldn't help but feel a little elated. Now I am considered a strong soldier! In March 1949, the 2nd Battalion joined the mighty Second Field Liberation Army, passed through the Shenqiu, Luohe, and Fuyang areas of Henan, crossed the Huai River, and headed south to the Jianghan area of ​​​​Hubei.The troops continued day and night, rushing to the north bank of the Yangtze River.When passing through the eastern part of Henan Province, Lao Dan was really eager to see through, wishing to fly home to have a look, but the military order was overwhelming, and Chairman Mao of the Party Central Committee had issued an order to fight across the Yangtze River to liberate the whole of China! On the main roads, energetic soldiers lined up in neat columns, resisting guns and pulling cannons, and sang all the way with red flags. Next to them were more mighty support teams of migrant workers.On the land of the Central Plains under the night, more than a dozen rolling fire dragons stretch for hundreds of miles, rolling forward unstoppably. The soldiers of the 2nd Battalion straightened their backs and strode towards the south. They sang loudly tirelessly. The heavy rain and mud, as well as the enemy planes flying from time to time, could not stop their footsteps. The brand new submachine guns and helmets shone in the firelight ... The 2nd Battalion quickly arrived at the scheduled attack position, took a short rest, and immediately participated in the combat mission assigned by the 11th Army to attack Wuhan.Their task is to penetrate through the Macheng and Luotian areas on a large scale, deliberately letting the Kuomintang troops on the Jiujiang side see it, so that the 13th Army can build small docks, collect mooring ships, and dig artillery positions. The 2nd Battalion ran back and forth several times, wading in the dusty sky, and at night, one person even swaggered around with two torches.The soldiers were a little unhappy when they saw that other troops were still marching towards the river, repairing ships and making oars, and they were a little unhappy. Each company asked cultural teachers to help write letters of invitation. The soldiers were enthusiastic and eager to show their determination.He already knew that the military leaders' superb military strategies are naturally numerous, and he couldn't tell the real combat intentions to the troops below. He could only strictly order the companies to play feints as if they were real.A week later, the regiment issued an order that the 2nd Battalion would participate in the attack on Xishui County south of Macheng the day after tomorrow. A total of two regiments would participate in this battle, and the 2nd Battalion won the first prize and took the lead! Before the attack, Lao Dan and Wang Hao did a lot of meticulous intelligence investigation and mobilization work. The reconnaissance team reported that there was only one enemy regiment guarding the county, but the fortifications were complete, there were many bunkers, and weapons and equipment were also complete.It's just that the enemy seemed to be very afraid, and they didn't deploy defenses outside the city. The defense line was within the short city walls, and the depth was no longer to be mentioned. A group shrank like a bastard. The commanders and fighters of the 2nd Battalion spent the whole night pondering around the map, and found that the defensive focus of the defenders was in the north and east of the city, so they decided to use the tactics they learned in the previous battle to attack the west! The plan is set.Yang Beiwan's 1st company attacked the east of the city first, attracting the enemies in the north of the city to support them.Wei Xiaobao's 2nd Company and Yang Fei's 3rd Company made a concentrated breakthrough from the west of the city, and once they broke through, they made a detour to the north to expand their battle results. After occupying the enemy's defensive position, they rushed from the middle to the south of the city in one go, forcing the defenders to the river.Lao Dan has already realized that in future battles, the support from the common people is the magic weapon for the troops to win, so he specially explained that the reconnaissance team Duoduo inquired about the situation of the common people in the county. The grain depots and arsenals on the outskirts of the city that were to be destroyed, the people we talked to all supported the People's Liberation Army to come. The battle started in the early morning, and despite some mental preparations, Lao Dan was surprised that the battle went smoothly.As soon as Yang Beiwan's troops charged, the national army in front of them dropped the fortifications and ran away, making Yang Beiwan confused and afraid to charge in.The feint attacking troops from the east were even more interesting. As soon as they rushed up with shouts, the defenders in front of them immediately raised the white flag.Yang Fei, who commanded the 3rd company, had fought guerrilla warfare for many years, and he knew at a glance that the enemy was not trying to get him. He acted decisively when he saw the opportunity and ordered the troops to attack south immediately.Along the way, many Kuomintang soldiers were smiling and raised their hands. After only two hours, the entire county was captured by the 2nd Battalion before the other battalions took action. Most of the Kuomintang regiment surrendered, only officers and a small number of soldiers After fleeing, there were no casualties in the national army, and the entire 2nd Battalion was unscathed except for a soldier who was injured by his own fire.Before the battle was over, and the guns were still crackling, the people all over the city ran to the streets screaming to welcome the People's Liberation Army. Lao Dan was very excited, the scene in front of him reminded him of the welcome received by the people in Yueyang, but now there are not so many cameras that frighten him, but there are more baskets of steamed buns and eggs brought out by the people.Where have the soldiers seen such a warm welcome scene? How could it be more enthusiastic than welcoming the return of the Anti-Japanese National Army back then?With the consent of the instructor Wang Hao, the soldiers accepted the food sent by the common people, and all of them let go of their throats to eat until they were full, but they could not drink.The people in Xishui County have a hot temper, and they don’t care if you don’t drink. They just hold each other’s drinks. After a long time, the whole county is full of alcohol, and the streets are full of drunks who have fallen asleep. The soldiers of the 2nd Battalion complained secretly, and had to send them home one by one on their backs, and they didn't have to rest until midnight. Afterwards, the 2nd Battalion fought victoriously and overcame obstacles, liberated three towns around Macheng, and also liberated Lijiahe, the hometown of Li Chengfang, the commander of the 11th Army.There, the soldiers saw the crimes committed by the Kuomintang troops: in this small village where the Red Army was overrun, half of the village households were brutally wiped out.The Lijia River is full of dilapidated walls, widows are all over the street, the elderly are weak, men are either taken away or killed, the ruins are still burnt, and the tall poles at the entrance of the village were once full of human heads. There are bloodstains. The former national army soldiers of the 2nd Battalion saw it in their eyes and felt pain in their hearts. At the same time, they felt deep self-blame-how did they get entangled with such a unit?That feeling is really a kind of torment, and this torment immediately turned into hatred in their hearts. They wished they could pack their bags and set off to the riverside immediately, using their guns to destroy the national army that created this terror, and destroy Chiang Kai-shek! At the end of March, the First Division of Erye conquered Macheng, crossed the border areas between Anhui and Hubei, and began to gather in the Huangmei area of ​​Susong. The army was preparing to cross the river. The 2nd Battalion received a death order, and within a month, all the people had to learn to swim, row and steer.This made Lao Dan have a difficult time. Although he is not a landlubber, he is not a veteran. How can he teach soldiers?Xiao Daocheng really knows how to whip a whip. Fortunately, a few veterans in the camp recommended themselves, saying that they grew up by the river, played in the river with bare buttocks since childhood, and practiced the kung fu of catching fish in the water with bare hands.Lao Dan and Wang Hao were overjoyed when they heard this, and immediately appointed them as the instructors of each company, and asked the soldiers in the whole battalion to practice swimming immediately. The river water in April was still icy cold. Although the soldiers were full of enthusiasm, they were still terribly cold. They practiced day and night in the small lake, thrashing around like dumplings, and each of them got nosebleeds from choking.The people on the North Shore looked distressed, so they sent rice wine from time to time to keep them out of the cold.Half a month later, after drinking enough water, the soldiers of the 2nd Battalion turned into undead water ghosts, but their postures were not very good-looking. Who told those instructors to only plan with dogs sideways? Xiao Daocheng, brigade commander and director of the Political Department of the 278th Brigade, and political commissar Liu Huashan came to inspect. Seeing that the people in the 2nd Battalion were all sideways, their stomachs hurt from laughing, and they hurriedly called the training instructors in the regiment to come over and correct everyone's posture. The battle was imminent, and reconnaissance work was naturally very important. The 2nd Battalion's unit was led by Yang Beiwan to cross the Yangtze River at night, sneaked into the enemy's rear to scout the enemy's situation, and at the same time drew a map of the enemy's defensive positions.With the cooperation of the underground workers, they brought back a lot of valuable information on the deployment of the National Army's troops. Lao Dan and Wang Hao analyzed the information all night.The national army in the defense area on the other side is very tightly deployed, the distribution of firepower varies from light to heavy, and there are layers of staggered horns. I can't help admiring it. When asked about the numbers and generals of the troops stationed on the other side, Lao Dan was shocked and fell down. Magnifying glass in hand. "Who? Yang Tieyun? It's him?" "That's right, it's Yang Tieyun, commander of the 79th Division of the Liu Ruming Department of the Kuomintang Army." "God, how could it be him..." Lao Dan would never have imagined that after ten years, two brothers who lived and died on the battlefield of the Anti-Japanese War would reunite here!The elite of the Central Military Academy who once taught himself so many military skills, the officer who served the country without entering the house, would appear on the other side of the river, ready to stand in front of his troops?Although each of them is about to fight for their own master, are they going to shoot at each other before they can hug each other?Lao Dan was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, and hurried to talk to Wang Hao.Wang Hao was also quite surprised, why did this old man encounter so many coincidences?Good things and bad things have been caught up by him! Wang Hao was keenly aware of a problem: If the opposing general had served in the New Fourth Army for several years and fought with comrades in the New Fourth Army guerrillas, then he must have a deep affection for the Communist Party and the People's Liberation Army.If he was really as loving and righteous as Lao Dan said, and he had shared life and death with Lao Jiefang on the anti-Japanese battlefield, maybe he could do his work of persuading him to surrender, that would be the first achievement in the Battle of Crossing the River!Not to miss the opportunity, he immediately decided to report to the brigade with Lao Dan.After careful consideration, Brigadier Xiao Daocheng did not dare to make a decision, so he called the division headquarters.Master Chen immediately made a decision: Lao Dan will cross the river immediately and become a pre-war lobbyist. I hope he, Yang Tiejun, will understand the overall situation and lead an uprising before the battle, or retreat across the board on the day of the PLA's attack, evacuate beyond the effective range of artillery fire, and land on us. The troops will not block or shell. He can do the best of the former. If he chooses the second best, our army will also notify the second field and give special attention to the 79th Division. I hope he thinks twice. After consideration, Lao Dan only took Yang Beiwan with him on this trip, and the two slipped into the Yangtze River in a small boat at night. The river was flowing calmly, and Lao Dan seemed to see the dark muzzle of the gun on the other side.Looking back, the north bank of the Yangtze River was silent, as dark as a nightmare, but in this darkness, there were hidden countless cannons and machine guns, as well as millions of troops and tens of thousands of small boats, gearing up to prepare to cross the river. Skimming across the water, some fish playfully jumped up and down between the light and shadow.When he was approaching the shore, Lao Dan ignited the wind lantern in his hand, and signaled to the opposite shore with his hands according to the signal contact method taught by Yang Tiejun: don't shoot!My own people! The guards on the shore finally did not shoot, and soon the two went ashore. "Stop! What are you doing? Password?" "Don't shoot, I'm the former deputy commander of the Special Assault Company of the 2nd Army of the National Revolutionary Army. I was once a life-and-death brother to you, Commander Yang, and I want to see him." "Report your name!" "Lao Dan!" Several guards with live ammunition came up and searched the two of them, tied them up without any explanation, and then reported to the higher authorities.Not long after, a jeep drove up, and two adjutants got out, looked at them for a while, then blindfolded and took them into the car.After driving for a long time, they were taken out of the car and pushed into an underground tunnel. The black cloth on their faces was ripped off, and the strong lights were very dazzling.After getting used to the light, Lao Dan saw in the dark shadow in the corner of the room, a vague figure huddled on the stool, with one hand exposed in the light, half a cigarette held between the two fingers, a trace of smoke slowly rising, lingering On top of the dirty lamp shade. "Lao Dan? Is it really you?" Hei Ying spoke, it was that faint magnetic voice, this voice was still so familiar to Lao Dan, the corners of Lao Dan's eyes were sore, tears rolled in his eyes, he shouted: "Mr. Yang, it's me! I'm Lao Dan." Yang Tieyun took a crutch, stood up, and slowly approached them.Under the brim of the hat was that handsome and stubborn face, the corners of his mouth were drawn stiffly to both sides, and Lao Dan recognized the joyful light in his eyes.Compared with ten years ago, he seemed to be twenty years older, his fair skin was covered with a layer of bronze, his ear temples seemed to have some white hair, the scar on his left face was still clear, and a deep scar on his neck extended It went under the collar... Lao Dan can't imagine what kind of pain he has experienced these years?He looked very haggard, even a little hunchbacked. The scholar company commander of Whampoa had disappeared, replaced by a majestic and stable general temperament, but there was more melancholy and deep in this temperament.The straight major general fit on his thin body, making him look a little loose. His right leg was fitted with a prosthetic, and although he wobbled when he walked, he looked more majestic than before.The strong smell of tobacco in his body made Lao Dan very strange. He didn't smoke before, and he frowned when he heard that he was smoking. Is this still the Yang Tiejun from back then? Yang Tieyun slowly put his hands on Lao Dan's body, his eyes swam around his body, and tears overflowed from the corners of his eyes as he watched.Suddenly finding that the two were still tied up, he glanced at the adjutant angrily, the adjutant was startled, and hurried forward to untie the two.Lao Dan let go of his arms, and immediately hugged Yang Tiejun tightly. In an instant, the two had mixed feelings, and soon they couldn't help crying... "I didn't expect that you are still alive! I even brought my brothers to burn paper for you!" Lao Dan took a breath and said, wiping away his tears. "I also thought you were killed in battle. The original troops didn't know where you went. I even went to the Second Army headquarters to ask you." "Hey, after I left the capital, I hid in the countryside for a few years, and for a while I got tired of fighting, fighting back and forth, and you were all gone. In my heart... Company Commander Yang, do you understand?" "I understand! The reason why I didn't rush back to the army was that I was not at ease. I didn't raise this energy until I saw the hope of the war of resistance." After crying for a while, the emotions of both of them stabilized. Lao Dan remembered the purpose of the trip and dared not waste any time, but there were others around him, so he looked around and hesitated to speak. "Let's talk, these are brothers who were born and died together with me." Yang Tiejun seemed to know his reason for coming! "To tell you the truth, I crossed the river this time on the order of the head of the 11th Army of the Second Field to persuade you to revolt. I hope you will understand the overall situation and lead the army to revolt, or retreat across the board on the day when the People's Liberation Army attacks. Outside the effective range of artillery fire, our landing troops will not be blocked or bombarded. The chief said that the former is the best. If we can only do the latter, our army will also notify the second field and give special attention to the 79th Division. I hope you Think twice... These are the exact words of the chief. Now the People's Liberation Army has millions of troops on the north bank of the Yangtze River, and thousands of cannons are pointing at the opposite bank. As long as the negotiation fails, the attack will start soon. Master Yang, you are familiar with military books , You should know that Lao Jiang is gone, and people's hearts are already in Jiangbei. I think it's for the sake of our two lives and deaths, and think about our brothers who have died, and ran to find you risking their lives. You should listen to my advice and bring the troops to the side of the People's Liberation Army? Otherwise, if the artillery starts to fight, I don't know what will happen to you! When I first surrendered, I felt uncomfortable, but now I'm used to it. " Yang Tieyun's eyes dimmed, he turned his back slowly, raised his head and then lowered his head, and said for a long time: "Old Dan, you stand over there, I am sincerely happy for you. I know the policies of the Communist Party, and I have been helping the New Fourth Army for several years! Alas... they are all Chinese, and the devils have not left. Before the house was cleaned up, the two families started fighting until it reached this point... But this is something irreconcilable, there is no way to talk about it, so we can only fight with hands. Only when the family is disabled can the world be peaceful .Old Dan, you are different from me. It is easy for you to stand over, but difficult for me to stand over..." "What's so difficult about this? There are hundreds of thousands of troops in the national army alone for the uprising! There are a lot of generals here, and you have helped the New Fourth Army. If you just say one word, the leaders of the second field must be very happy." .” "Lao Dan, have you seen the Three Kingdoms... Oh yes, you can't read." "I haven't read it, but I've heard other people's stories, what's the matter?" "Before Cao Cao attacked Soochow, he sent Jiang Gan to persuade Zhou Yu. Do you know why?" "I know, the two of them are classmates or something, are there old friends?" "That's right, but why isn't Zhou Yu tempted?" "..." Lao Dan was at a loss for words. Yang Tiejun continued on his own: "The grace of being supported by the Lord! Zhou Yu accepted the position of general before he was thirty years old and commanded the three armies. He is really majestic! Then how much kindness and respect does Sun Quan treat him? How can a classmate's affection be overwhelmed? Can I get over it? I, Yang Gongting, two generations of soldiers, were dedicated to resisting foreign humiliation for the party and country, and spared no effort. And everything about me was given by President Jiang and Commander Chen Cheng. They have treated me well and made my army The meritorious deeds have also contributed to the dignity of our soldiers, and even my family and my wife are related to them... Speaking of which, Chief Chen is still the matchmaker between me and my wife! Without them, without the Republic of China, how would I, Yang Tieyun, be where I am today? "Back then, I let go of a battalion of the New Fourth Army with nostalgia. According to the military law, I would have to die, but they still kept me! Now, I am already a disabled person, and they continue to entrust me with reuse! I am very sad about the current situation. Clearly, no matter what, Mao Zedong will fight across the river! The troops here have been defeated, and the morale of the army is already hard to deal with. One of my divisions is only loyal! "I have been favored by others. It can be said that the heavens are high and the earth is great. My family members are all in the rear. At this moment, I am leaving heartlessly. My ancestors, my family members, and my colleagues will all regard me as an unrighteous villain and a ruthless person." Unrighteous and shameless. If I am asked to turn my gun and shoot at my former classmates again, I, Yang Tieyun, will not be able to do it. Even if I live in peace, I will not be able to calm down. Life is too short to pass in a blink of an eye. Living in eternal self-blame. The country is in trouble, I have my own difficulties, Lao Dan, you have to make me a soldier who starts and ends!" Yang Tieyun's deeply emotional words made Lao Dan choke, thinking how can you, a scholar, be ignorant of current affairs?The million troops of the People's Liberation Army beat you to pieces, Lao Jiang might be arrested, and no one would think of you at that time, right?But he couldn't find a sufficient reason to refute him. He knew that Yang Tieyun's stubborn temper would only intensify over the years.At this moment, he can only emphasize the status quo again and again. "Mr. Yang, the ancients said that those who know the current affairs are heroes. The current affairs are that you will definitely not be able to defeat the Communist Party and the People's Liberation Army. At least keep yourself in the long run. Why do you have to hang yourself on a tree?" Yang Tieyun turned sideways to look at him, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, is it necessary to tell this brother more truths? "Old Dan, you go back. I am already very happy that you ventured across the river to meet me. How happy it was to see my life-and-death friend before the war! You are an upright Jiang Ziqi, and you didn't turn the corner with me when you spoke, and I also Just be an open and frank Zhou Gongjin, don't engage in his tricks of beating Huang Gai, and don't want to put on airs, I will send you back generously. You and I met in troubled times and resisted the Japanese invaders together. It can be described as life and death, but now To face each other across the river and fight each other in the same room is really a trick of luck! "Do you still remember the sentence you asked me: the tide of the world is mighty and mighty, if you go with it, you will prosper, and if you go against it, you will perish. You are the wave of the tide, but I am a stone in the water. Things in this world have become too Hurry up, no one can see clearly... I dare not say that I will end well, but I also dare not say that if you win the world, it will be peaceful. After all, the price of this kind of revolution is too high! Cough... Let’s not talk about this, you can’t understand for a while, no matter where you and I are, we should be strong soldiers. Saying goodbye in this way, isn’t it also a good story between soldiers? Go back and tell your chiefs , Yang Gongting can't surrender, and he won't retreat! Under the overturned nest, will there be eggs? The building will collapse, and I must do what I can. Wrapping corpses in horse leather, this is also the dignity of soldiers!" Lao Dan was disheartened and extremely depressed at this time.He really hated his clumsy tongue, and he couldn't come up with any clever words!Once the People's Liberation Army starts to attack, how should I face Yang Tiejun when I rush over?shot?Hand in your gun and don't kill?He didn't even dare to think about it... "Mr. Yang, do you know who is alive among our brothers who went to Doufang Mountain?" Yang Tieyun was taken aback, glanced at him faintly, walked slowly to the front of the map, exhaled a puff of smoke, and slowly shook his head. "Only you and me are left, the others... all died in Changde, Mr. Yang, I am regretting now... why did I have to take them to Changde. At that time we were living well in the countryside of Hunan, and they all Now that I have a wife and child, it is because of my impatient temper that I insist on going back. Hai Tao, Liang Wenqiang, Da Xue, and our good brother Chen Yuming all want to go back with me, but this time I couldn’t leave Changde alive. When I think about it, my heart feels like a knife is piercing my heart! There are also groups of brothers under me who died under my nose. In Xubeng Central Plains, the artillery of the People’s Liberation Army blew up one of my battalion brothers into meat paste. They didn’t even have time to run, and I couldn’t even find a whole body...My Master Yang...not for yourself , you also think about the brothers now, have they received the favor of Lao Jiang? Have they been promoted by Chief Chen? They don’t have as many human concerns as you, they just want to go home to farm like me, I just want to go home to accompany my wife to watch the children and honor my parents...you...don't you just have the heart to let them be like you...like you are shrouded in horse leather? If you died for the Republic of China, Lao Jiang might write a pair for you , I will give you a medal, or a general. But your brothers, what can they do? Their corpses will only be fed to wild dogs, and there is not even a grave, you... yours Qing Gao, is your ambition more valuable than the lives of the ten thousand brothers under your command? Yang Tieyun! You have to think about it for a reason!" Yang Tiejun was surprised by Lao Dan's hoarse shout.He looked at Lao Dan quietly. After many years, this farmer, who was only based on kindness and bravery, has become clear in the endless flames of war, and even has the ability to observe and analyze political issues.His eloquent talk can be described as profound and simple. He is explaining a very complicated issue to him in the most common language, and instilling the sentence that he taught him back then: You must be sensible, boy!And the spearhead is directed at the military-style attachment in my heart that still has a bookish look.Yang Tieyun went around Lao Dan's words several times in his mind, but he was unable to refute them directly.He asked for another cigarette from the adjutant, lit it, took a puff, handed it to Lao Dan, lit another one himself, walked a few steps with a cane, and said slowly: "Old Dan, go back! You have said everything you need to say, and I have to think about what I need to think about. By the way... I want to remind you that after the war is over, you can go home and farm the land instead of becoming an official. , don’t be an official, you...don’t have that ability. And you have to try to join the Communist Party. In your new China, after the war, the situation will be different from before! I have alumni who studied in Soviet Russia and know something You have never seen their affairs or that kind of political struggle. Your identity is different from most people, so you are afraid of people reversing old accounts! Fighting to join the party can give yourself an extra shield!" Lao Dan didn't quite understand, and just about to interrupt Yang Tieyun's words, Yang Tieyun waved his hand to stop him. "Listen to me. If I could revolt, then I would have joined the New Fourth Army back then. I have my own reasons for not joining the New Fourth Army. Now that I am at this stage, I won't blame others... Humph! One and a half million equipment Excellent national army, tanks, planes and cannons! Within half a year, it was a miracle in the history of Chinese warfare that you were beaten by one million field troops without guns or cannons! Times make heroes. More than 20 years ago, the times Created a Chiang Kai-shek, who led his troops to march to the north. He was invincible and invincible, and then unified the Central Plains. What a hero and admirable he was back then! Now, the current situation has created Mao Zedong, who was originally a scholar, what a military academy I have never been to the top, but I have seen through the vital points of China and the root cause of the national government at a glance, and I am able to use soldiers like gods and use people on their own merits. It is difficult not to be a hero! These generals under him... Lin Biao, Peng Dehuai, Liu Bocheng, Su Yu, Chen Geng, which one is not a hero? But he is loyal to him! It’s impossible not to admire... Hehe, in fact, as early as more than ten years ago, during the Northern Expedition, although everyone had brotherhood, they had their own ideas. It wasn't the Japanese devils who came in, I have already tried my best to fight... Although my military career is not perfect, it can be regarded as open and aboveboard, I have done nothing wrong, I am worthy of the country, worthy of the people, and worthy of it..." Speaking of this, Yang Tiejun choked back the words "I'm sorry for the brothers" that I wanted to say. Is he really worthy of those brothers who died?Are you worthy of the brothers around you now?He turned his face to look at the adjutants and guards next to him, and saw their gloomy expressions.He felt that he had talked too much, so he stopped talking, threw the cigarette butt on the ground, squeezed it out with the end of his crutch, and ordered firmly without looking back: "Take them away, blindfolded, and put them on board!" Lao Dan was taken aback, why did Yang Tieyun suddenly change his face?Before he had time to say anything, the guards twisted his arms and tied them, and covered his eyes with a black cloth again. Seeing this, Yang Beiwan immediately resisted and knocked down the guard around him with one punch, and was about to throw himself at Yang Tiejun. In the past, he was twisted around the neck by a burly adjutant, and was tied up in the blink of an eye. Lao Dan shouted anxiously: "Yang Tiejun, what are you doing? Let me go! Don't be so stubborn, do you have to suffer this immediate loss? You have to think about your brothers, you are not beating devils now, their death is not worth it where……" "Lao Dan, don't say any more, I know whether it's worth it or not, and you have to pay attention to your position, otherwise I won't be able to send you back, you fucking need to be sensible!" "Yang Tieyun...you...fuck you! Let me go! If you don't listen to me, I won't go back! Last time I left, you survived, but this time you don't have that luck! For sure I can't live, damn it, let me go!" "Lao Dan, are you disobeying my orders?" "Damn you, Yang Tiejun, I am now called Lao Jiefang, not Lao Dan! I am now an upright battalion commander of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, why do I still obey your orders? You are a pawn of a big bourgeois landlord and big bureaucrat, Stubborn reactionaries, I now order you in the name of an officer of the People’s Liberation Army, quickly put down your weapons and lead the army to revolt, otherwise you will die without a place to die! You order your soldiers to accompany you to die, and even if you survive, you will be a war criminal. You can’t escape the trial and execution of the people!”