The commander of the Communist Army who came had a strange smile, with good intentions, complacency, and a little...coldness.He put down his water glass and raised his hands.As soon as he put his hands behind his back, he was the biggest official in the house.The smile seemed to be painted and glued on, and the wrinkles followed the smile, and every time the eyebrows and eyes ran all over the face.Although this face is familiar, Lao Dan can't think of it. It's just that the rowing steps he is taking look familiar, and he bumps every step, with his right foot turned outward, like a dog about to lift his leg to pee, like a scorpion pulling a tiger. Raise your feet that are scorched by the sun.Lao Dan was recalled by this foot, and the name of its owner came from his mind to his mouth like a rowing boat, but Lao Dan only had time to raise one hand, and before he could open his mouth, Er Zi had already jumped up.This clever ghost, no matter grabbing food or talking, will always be faster than him.

"Commissioner Xiao! Oh! Why is it you?" The second son cried out, standing up abruptly.The soldier next to him was startled, and raised his gun with a bang, and Ghost Elf's second son plopped down and sat down again, with an exaggerated smile on his face: "Mr. Xiao, how are you?" Lao Dan opened his mouth in a daze, how could it be this person?This face is nothing more than older, fatter, and official, but it is really Xiao Daocheng that Huang Jiachong has seen.As soon as he spoke, the others shut up, and the yellow-toothed officer who asked Lao Dan carefully placed the pen in the middle of the book, turned sideways, put his elbows on the armrest of the chair, raised his heels, and looked like he was ready to obey orders at any time. standing up.

"This is our Political Commissar Xiao..." The officer seldom spoke, but after saying this, his face turned red, as if he had mustered up so much courage. "It's better to be quick-witted, Lao Dan, Huang Jiachong, it will be another six or seven years." Xiao Daocheng stretched out his hand to Lao Dan, but Lao Dan hesitated and held it. "I really didn't recognize it, Commissioner Xiao...political commissar, why are you here?" Lao Dan was looking for something to say, not knowing where to start.The second son also stretched out his hand to shake Xiao Daocheng, and then let go of it, as if he was afraid of being burned.

"Since it's a decisive battle, everyone can't be absent. I didn't know it was you, or I would have gone over to persuade you." Xiao Daocheng took a step back and said to those people, "Oh, you don't know, these two My dear friend, when I went to Hunan to establish a base area, I saved the lives of our working group." Xiao Daocheng's words made the scene a little awkward, and the officer who had prepared earlier immediately stood up and made way for the other two. His eyes were also bright, and he hurriedly moved two stools. "Political Commissar Xiao, why don't you talk to me first?" Officer Huang Ya stood aside and changed his polite face.

"Alright, you guys go get busy first, I'll chat with two old friends." Xiao Daocheng waved his hand and let Lao Dan and Er Zi sit down.Since they are talking about two people, Yang Beiwan will be taken away.Chief Huang Ya patted Yang Beiwan and said, "Little brother, come with me to check the materials and look for your three brothers?" Yang Beiwan went happily.There were only a few of them and the soldiers with guns left in the room.The soldiers were not stupid either. One carried the pot, the other washed the cups, and poured boiling water for the two of them. "Commissioner Xiao has become Political Commissar Xiao, you are a lot older, aren't you?" the second son said with a smile.

"I'm the political commissar of this brigade. I'm not very old." Xiao Daocheng took out a pack of cigarettes and lit them for both of them. "Lao Dan, you didn't go back to Huang's house to rush, did you? We went there to carry out land reform later, and each one of us was very happy." I don't recognize it." Lao Dan lowered his eyes: "After I went to Changde, I didn't go back. After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, I followed the army back, and came here as I walked." "I know you are tough, don't think too much about being captured this time, you have to know, it's inevitable, you lost this battle." Xiao Daocheng's tone was sincere, without any overbearing air, " After you lost in the Northeast, you all counted on this battle in the Central Plains. In the past week, we have seen the outcome. Not only your 14th Army, but the entire battlefield of 700,000 to 800,000 people have been defeated and wiped out one by one. After this battle, The overall situation of the world is settled, and Generalissimo Jiang just wants to fight, and he has no soldiers."

Lao Dan lowered his head to drink water, and the hot water flowed into his body, diluting the gloom all over his body. "Were you all in Xiangxi later?" Lao Dan asked with a cup in his hand. "I was there before, and I stayed in Jiangxi for a while, and came out after the devil surrendered." Xiao Daoxiang hesitated for a while, then said, "Ah Feng still talks about you, if it weren't for you, everyone would Died on the mountain road." "Is she okay?" Lao Dan said frankly. "Fortunately, she's fine. She works in the division's political department." Xiao Daocheng smiled, as if he was deliberately expressing something, but also seemed to be hiding something, but Lao Dan couldn't understand.

"That's good. It's a blessing to be alive today..." Lao Dan put down his glass. "Lao Dan, what are your plans in the future?" Xiao Daocheng asked with his head tilted. "A defeated soldier, how dare he have any plans?" Lao Dan also tilted his head. "Look at what you said..." Xiao pretended to be disdainful, "Have you read our leaflets? Even if you haven't read them, you heard the shouts on the loudspeaker. Our policy for prisoners is open, whether to go or stay with them You pick, but never kill, this is different from you."

Lao Dan was shocked. He thought of the dozen or so communist soldiers that Xia Qian shot, and the veteran who smoked his pot. Although it was an order from above, he couldn't get away with this debt. Can the communist army forgive him? "Things have changed so quickly, I haven't thought about it..." Lao Dan smiled wryly. "Don't worry, think slowly, if you have any ideas, let someone tell me right away, okay?" Xiao Daocheng stood up after speaking, and handed them two more cigarettes. On the way to the prisoner-of-war camp, Lao Dan held his neck in silence.The second son and Yang Beiwan walked upside down.Hundreds of prisoners of war lined up in four teams and walked in the corridors listed by the communist army.Under the rows of gunpoints, the brothers of the national army were dressed in ragged clothes and looked bleak, and they had no interest in greeting each other.The red flags of the Communist Army were planted all over the road, roaring in the wind.On the side of the road, there were many communist soldiers who had returned from victory, standing or squatting, smoking, licking their teeth and picking their feet, looking at them talking and laughing. From time to time, some people joked about these captives:

"Look at your chicken feathers! Are you convinced...Ah! What are you looking at? I told you to surrender a long time ago, but you refused to listen. You are so hungry that you are like fucking wolves! Live dicks!" "Hey, that bare-bottomed bastard! Pick up my penis and let our art troupe see it. What's the matter?" "Don't choke when you're eating buns later, and don't stick them in your crotch. If you're hungry, go back and beat Lao Jiang!" "I didn't see you during the Anti-Japanese War. As soon as the devil surrendered, you rushed out to grab the territory. You ran faster than rabbits, but you would eat ready-made ones!" shouted a soldier, tilting his hat.

"Fart!" Someone in the line responded. "Who shouted? Damn it, come out!" Several communist soldiers quit and shouted on the hillside, some of them were still pulling the bolts of their guns.The captives also stopped, and the soldiers with guns on both sides panicked, but they didn't know what to do. "Who yelled just now? There was a kind of yelling that didn't come out, did the turtle son grow a dick?" The soldier also stood up. One of the prisoners, an officer whose head was wrapped in gauze and whose arms were hung in a splint, came out and walked down the hillside: "I shouted, I said you fart!" "You son of a bitch, it's against you!" The communist soldier with the crooked hat was about to rush down with a gun in his hand. "When I beat devils in the twenty-sixth year of the Republic of China, you were probably still sucking your mother's milk in Sichuan, right? You snatch your territory, but you bastard can say it?" Take a breath. The faces of several communist soldiers were either red or blue, and a thick one rushed over, fiercely grabbing his neck and punching him.The guard next to him quit: "What are you doing? It is a violation of discipline to beat a prisoner. Which unit do you belong to?" "I'll hit it. I've been doing revolution with my head in my hands for so many years, so I'm still afraid of punishment?" The communist army with the crooked hat broke away from the guard, and punched the officer on the head. He fell down immediately, and a stream of blood spilled on the snow. . The brothers of the national army quit, surrounded them and pushed the assailants away, and someone pointed at the hillside and cursed: "You motherfucker! You can arrest us, but I won't do it like this! "A bunch of inhuman things, where were you when we fought against the devils in Wuhan? Now that you're fighting us with all your strength, do you really think you're right?" No one wanted to reason, and the two sides quarreled, fisting and kicking.After all, the communist army had guns, and they picked them up one by one. Someone fired a shot into the sky, but why do these people care?Then someone hit the shuttle again, and the two sides separated.Seeing this, Lao Dan also walked over, and was about to curse, when the officer stood up, tore off the gauze scattered on his head, pointed at the guy who beat him, and said, "You have such strength as a woman, thanks to your growth." Like a man, do you have the guts to come again?" The communist army with crooked hats was really angry, took out a pistol and opened fire, and put it on the officer's head: "Reactionaries! I will kill you!" The officer did not move. "What are you doing? What are you doing?" Brothers from the National Army rushed forward, and the guarding Communist Army hurriedly pushed on both sides.Lao Dan was so angry that he also wanted to go over to give the crooked hat, but was dragged by the second son. "Stop making trouble!" the officer shouted back.Turning around, Lao Dan immediately recognized that it was the one-eyed gendarmerie major who had been punched by him. Everyone fell silent, and the major looked at the crooked communist army holding a gun, took a step forward and said, "Boy, guns are not so scary, you learn a little bit." After that, he shot suddenly—who I didn't expect that he would make a move. The arm was still hanging in the bandage, and he stretched it out.He slashed the opponent's wrist holding the gun with one palm, then twisted it backwards, raised his left leg and kicked him in the hollow of his leg.The communist army with the crooked hat must have never expected it. It was a good idea to fight a war, but they didn't know anything about close combat. He immediately loosened it a few times, and the pistol was snatched away by the major when he loosened it. on his forehead. "Put down the gun, put down the gun!" A large group of communist soldiers raised their guns at the major.The major turned a blind eye, and only put the muzzle of the gun against the forehead of the crooked hat.The brothers in the national army were all stunned, and Lao Dan also froze in place.The crooked hat turned pale, staring at the major with one eye. "Boy, remember, this is not victory!" the major said, and pushed him away suddenly, took two steps back, handed the gun to his left hand, and his right arm suddenly drooped, and he used the broken arm to snatch the gun!The major turned and brought the gun to his temple slowly, as slowly as he was about to light a cigarette.He suddenly saw the surprised old Dan, who had a cold face, and smiled bitterly. "Long live the Republic of China!" The one-eyed colonel yelled and fired.The bullet pierced through, but nothing came out. It seemed that the flesh and blood in that head had been drained with disappointment and tears. It was not until he fell down heavily that the brains sprayed all over the ground, staining the pale blind eye red. . The crooked hat stood up in a daze, staring at the major's body in a daze.Lao Dan scolded his mother, and rushed to punch him, the second son and Yang Beiwan had already prepared themselves, one hugged his neck and the other around his waist, another brother came up to cover his mouth, the three insisted on holding him back. "My day your mother...you fucking...the thing that got out of your mother's asshole, come on...take the gun!" Lao Dan avoided the man's hand and cursed viciously.The crooked hat stared at him blankly, lowering his eyes.A troop ran up and quickly stopped between the two sides.They took the crooked hat and others away, the escort troops pushed Lao Dan, and the brothers of the national army also pulled him.The communist soldiers who were cursing just now were a little sluggish, and they turned and left one by one. "It's not good to take the corpse away and put it here..." said an official. The second son took Lao Dan's arm: "Let's go, Brother Dan, let's go..." The prisoners also persuaded, everyone sighed, glanced at the major's body, and prepared to move on. "Wait a minute!" Lao Dan shouted to everyone.He broke away from his second son, straightened his body, and shouted towards the colonel's body: "Salute!" Everyone stood at attention, and Hua Hua raised their hands.Several communist soldiers stood at attention, and only after they lowered their hands did they carry the one-eyed colonel onto the stretcher. "I even punched him..." Lao Dan said softly. "You hit him right..." Er Zi said, "He was right too." A large group of captives sat on the ground, and a dozen or so illegible red letters were pasted on the dirt wall behind the podium.The heads of the two people in the middle hang high, and they are also unfamiliar faces.Several officers sat behind a long table, watching the prisoners all sit down, a young officer took a sip of water, and began to lecture in a high-pitched voice. "Sit down... Well, everyone, I am ordered to communicate with you and talk about our policies. If you want to hear it, you should listen carefully, and if you don't want to hear it, sit down and don't move around. Ugly words come first, everyone. Understand the current situation first." The squeaky-tongued officer drank his saliva, and said, "Many of you were supposed to be handed over to the back for interrogation, especially the officers, but... you probably know the current battle situation, it's nothing It’s a secret. I think your group armies will be completely wiped out within a few days. This... soon all the Kuomintang troops on the battlefield across the country will be completely defeated and wiped out by us. So, you first You should be thankful that this...the earlier you broke away from the position of the Kuomintang reactionaries, the sooner you could abandon the dark and turn to the bright. After so many years of being confused, you must understand today.” Lao Dan lowered his head and listened, tiredness crept into the corners of his eyes, he didn't like this man's voice, he must have said this countless times.The second son looked around uneasily, and leaned into his ear and said, "There is no machine gun, and the eyes of the communist army don't seem to want to attack us." "Originally, like our soldiers, you were all poor people who were unwilling to fight, and most of them were forced. This...under the leadership of Chairman Mao and Commander-in-Chief Zhu, we won the War of Resistance Against Japan, It was supposed to end the war, resume production, and start a new life of prosperity and peace for the country and the people, but the Chiang Kai-shek dictatorship government refused to do so, and the devils surrendered, so he sent you to snatch the fruits of victory from the people, and this... started a full-scale civil war. Anti-Japanese At that time, he passively resisted the war and let the devils occupy most of China. When we finally drove the devils out, he came to pick peaches and let the Chinese beat themselves. Is this... This is unacceptable to all Chinese people !" The high-pitched officer slapped the table exaggeratedly, and all the things on the table jumped up.A soldier next to Lao Dan also trembled, Lao Dan gave him a sideways glance, the stinky soldier is not much older than Yang Beiwan, but not as knowledgeable as Yang Beiwan.The sharp-tongued officer's words were too harsh, and the one-eyed major's body was still fresh, and Lao Dan really felt sick to his stomach.Passive resistance?To rob the people of the fruits of victory?Tens of thousands of my comrades-in-arms died. It is true that the devils were defeated in many battles.In Wuhan, Changsha, Changde, and Chongqing, don't the common people fight devils with the national army?They are also voluntary in sending food and clothing. The national army...does not rob the common people. "The Kuomintang arrested soldiers and arrested people, making people's lives difficult. You just wanted to rebuild your homeland, but you were arrested. Our soldiers in the People's Liberation Army are all voluntary soldiers. There is only one old woman left in the family. They have to send their sons to the front line. This... ...The Kuomintang reactionaries have plunged the Chinese people into the fire and water, so how can they care about the life and death of the poor and ordinary people? How many of you, um... have been captured as soldiers?" asked the squeaky-voiced officer, stretching his neck. "I am!" Yang Beiwan jumped up like a spring.Lao Dan wanted to drag him down, but it was too late. "The brothers in my family were all arrested by them to serve as soldiers. Only my parents are left at home. If we don't come to serve as soldiers, they will cut off my two fingers, saying that they are afraid that we will join the People's Liberation Army!" Yang Bei Wan raised his middle finger and index finger and said loudly angrily. "Me too!" "I was arrested too!" A dozen people stood up one after another, most of them young. "Me too, they said, if I don't join the army, my brother's head will be chopped off!" The second son also stood up, pointing at Lao Dan's head and shouting.Lao Dan frowned and looked at this dumbfounded ball, but he was right. "You? What year were you arrested?" The squeaky chief asked suspiciously. The second son scratched his head: "I... was arrested in 2038." "That was also captured, no matter what the purpose is, you can't capture soldiers!" Squealer nodded in satisfaction, and shook his fingertips with his hands stretched out, motioning everyone to sit down, and then said, "You must all I know how the Kuomintang reactionaries treat the captured PLA soldiers, and how we... treat you, and how our officers treat comrades. The 600,000 PLA ​​soldiers on the battlefield, from commanders to ordinary Soldiers, this... everyone eats and dresses the same, and is called a comrade. Even our Chairman Mao lives in a cave and wears the same padded jacket as me. Do your officers eat the same as you? Do you wear the same? You It's an officer, this...says you! Stand up!" Squealer stretched out a long, thin finger and pointed it firmly. Lao Dan and several other officers looked at each other, not knowing who it was pointing at. "What about you, the lieutenant with the darkest face!" a shrill voice yelled.Now there was no suspense anymore, Lao Dan, who was darker than others and wearing a lieutenant's military overcoat, stood up, his heart was beating wildly, he knew it was not fear, but the nervousness of being lifted out to stand up. With a high-pitched voice, brows stand upright, eyes spit fire, and righteous eyes seem to want to strip Lao Dan naked.Lao Dan had never experienced such a cutscene, and his legs were really shaking. "The other soldiers don't even have to wear trousers. You're still wearing an officer's coat. What's your name and what's your job?" "Report sir, my name is Lao Dan, and I am the commander of the 3rd Battalion of the 307th Regiment of the 105th Division of the 14th Army." The captives all over the place whispered, scratching their ears and biting their cheeks. Many people knew this legendary guy.I heard that he fought in the South and the North, and made countless military achievements. There are too many blue skies and white suns. . Squealer obviously didn't know his details, so he folded his arms and said to him, "What's your name? How dare you hide your real name at this time?" "That's my name, believe it or not!" Lao Dan became annoyed. When the brothers saw him in trouble, those who knew him nodded their heads one after another, and some hid their heads in the crowd and said, "That's his name, and that's how everyone heard it." The sharp voice felt a little disappointed, took a sip of water and continued to ask: "Have you ever bullied the common people? Have you ever bullied your soldiers? Have you ever killed PLA soldiers? Tell me!" But it was lighter, and picked up a cigarette by the way. Lao Dan drooped his eyes.The first two are nonsense, but the last one does exist, do you recognize it or not?After thinking for a moment, he raised his head and said: "Sir, my family is in the countryside of Henan, and I was also born in poverty. Just now my brother said that I was also arrested in 1938, and I was arrested to beat Japan. If I don't want to go, I will die. But this time, there are only women and children left in the family. It has been ten years and I have traveled all over half of China, but I can’t go back. I think the same as my brothers, and go home early after the war... If I had known earlier The People’s Liberation Army fought for the poor and took care of our family, and I brought them here long ago.” Lao Dan’s last sentence was full of confidence, originally, this is also justified, and it is true that the Nationalist government’s words do not count. The captives nodded and agreed.Squealer was once again disappointed that carrying Lao Dan out to criticize did not arouse public outrage.What Lao Dan said later is correct, this old guy is quite sensible, although he has experienced many battles, he doesn't have any airs. 1938 was a scary day. Squealer was still shaved and herding sheep on the hillside at that time. He dared not compare his qualifications with this veteran ruffian. "Well, you sit down first. Whether it's an officer or a soldier, if the Kuomintang reactionaries deceive you to the end, this... Actually, the reason is that he is also a poor man! He is a veteran, and he must have been born to death to beat devils, but what about Chiang Kai-shek? This... ...Don't let him go home, and send him to fight the civil war, fight the civil war with the brother troops who once fought against the Japanese, how can this be a head? I heard that your accent is from Henan, life is not easy there, let's talk about a yellow flood zone, this There was no grass for ten years, the plague was prevalent, and millions of people died of illness and starvation, all thanks to Chiang Kai-shek!" The stammering emotional statement in a high-pitched voice made the prisoners' eyes wet and their hearts sad. Many brothers from poor children couldn't stand it anymore.The high-pitched words awakened my heart, scratched my eyes, and one of them burst into tears, and a group of people began to cry, and a few shouted there.Those who are not from Henan, were so miserably teased by the brothers that they all burst into tears.Yang Beiwan looked like his dead mother, crying so hard that Bangbang hit his head on the ground.The second son found out the blindfold and put it on again, and patted him on the back like a nanny: "Good boy, don't cry, don't cry." But his eye was red, looking at the pile of tears on the ground. Cigarette stupefied. Are Tweety and the child alive?Have you come over yet?Is the village really what Chief Huangfang said?This unthinkable problem is like a scar that cannot be seen on the body.The reason why the family is so miserable is because of the origin of being too poor.I have saved a lot of money in the past ten years. I should have five or six hundred yuan, but they are flying away, and there is not much left around.The second son was still regretting a few days ago. In those years, he had sacrificed his life for a thousand yuan, but he was still a beggar in the end.It's so close to home, if I can go back and let my wife and children see this poor look, how can I be ashamed?Unknowingly, he also shrunk his shoulders and began to sob. Satisfied with the high-pitched voice, he took a sip from the steaming water glass, and raised his chin at the other officer, who seemed to be unable to hold back any longer, stood up abruptly, and said in a northeast accent: "Brothers! Wake up, everyone! If the Kuomintang reactionaries are not overthrown, when will we poor people survive? To tell you the truth, I am originally from the Kuomintang, and my family is from the countryside of Liaoning. We were fighting the People's Liberation Army with our lives on the front line, but that bastard Zheng Dongguo burned my hometown, killed my blind father, and starved my old mother to death. I was shot to death by the Kuomintang machine gun. But I have been following Liao Yaoxiang, working desperately with the People's Liberation Army. I didn't know this until the People's Liberation Army captured me. Brothers, we didn't understand it before, but now we understand it. Only by following the Communist Party Only by supporting Chairman Mao can we return home and live our lives in peace!" The Northeast scorpion burst into tears, and what he said made the prisoners feel even more miserable.The recruits are worried and homesick; the veterans are heartbroken and regret that they should have boarded the wrong ship.Squeaky smiled and stood up with his chin held high. "Don't be sad, everyone. From now on, we are all... this... poor family. If you want to, you can join our People's Liberation Army, defeat Chiang Kai-shek's shit, and support Chairman Mao of the Communist Party... this... established us The new China of the poor will completely eliminate the exploitation and oppression of the working people by landlords, bureaucrats and capitalists. If you don’t want to, go home and farm the land, and the army will pay you travel expenses and... this... proof of returning home. If you The hometown is liberated, let's see if your family is better than before! If your hometown is better than before, you can come back and join the army if you want. Everyone must be hungry for a long time, let's eat something first... this... ...Let's talk!" With a high-pitched voice beckoning, two carts pushed over from behind like a conjurer, and the cooking soldiers in aprons and sleeves lifted off the thick quilt, and white flowers, hot steamed buns and steamed buns were piled up like a hill .The captives immediately collapsed, their big teeth were about to lose their teeth, they couldn't help but line up, and Lao Dan fell behind, so he had to go to the end of the line and was dragged in by the second son in front. "What time is it, are you still fighting like this?" The prisoners each received two steamed buns and a steamed bun about the size of an infantryman Lei, and they let go of their cheeks and began to gnaw. Some of them wept while gnawing, and they ate so hard that they stretched their necks and rolled their eyes.The soldiers of the communist army had been prepared for a long time, and hurriedly brought over several bowls of water to pour them down.A crowd of people chewed muffledly, while Lao Dan and Er Zi sat together and ate their fill with buns and steamed buns.After eating the buns, Lao Dan felt that his dignity was also eaten.It was the first time in his military career that he was captured, and it didn't taste good.He was no different from a group of big-headed soldiers, squatting in one place in embarrassment and devouring it. The military prestige he had built up by risking his life for so many years was gone.His appearance was filthy, and no one gave him any humility. In order to grab a head of pickles, Lao Dan was pushed hard and almost fell in front of several communist army officers.These are not important anymore, he looked at the ugliness of these brothers, and felt a chill that overwhelmed everything. "The tide is gone!" Lao Dan felt disheartened.It seemed that the national army was doomed. Even a veteran like himself lost his courage. Kong Wu was wiped out by a few buns and a speech from the communist army. How could these new recruits bring back the glory of the national government?But... isn't that good?Anyway, if the Chinese finally become emperors, how can the Communist Party be worse than devils?If you win the world, don't you have to let yourself go home?The earnest words that Generalissimo Jiang said to him may be sincere, but no matter how good his wishes are, they are no match for the variables brought about by this war. Ideological education, political agitation, they let the captives know the Communist Party and the People's Liberation Army again, understand their program and strength.The People's Liberation Army troops are indeed very different. The discipline is like steel, and there is no ambiguity in what they say.They are always full of enthusiasm, and they sing different songs every day when they work. No one is lazy, no one complains, and no one is foolish or misbehaving.The soldiers of the People's Liberation Army running around all wore natural and confident smiles, and they were as happy as they were about to marry their wives to charge and fight.A company passed by the prisoner-of-war camp. Looking at the weapons and ammunition, it must be going to charge.They were gearing up, chatting and laughing, and didn't care as if they were going to a big show.The captives felt bereaved and watched listlessly.No one in this company came looking for trouble, and some people waved to everyone, and one with a long face ran over and asked loudly: "Is there anyone from Tai'an? Is there any fellow from Tai'an?" The official appeared immediately, grabbed him by the ear and threw him back.Lao Dan sat on the side, watching the communist troops passing by one by one, all excited as if he had been beaten with chicken blood.They called comrades from top to bottom, saluted each other, and sat on the ground smoking and chatting nonsense, and left with a clatter of orders.Many people ate while walking, and the officers and soldiers all had the same food and clothing.Lao Dan sighed in admiration, but didn't understand the reason.There are indeed many good officers in the national army, such as Commander Mazi, Yang Tiejun, Wang Lijiang, etc., but there are also many worthless bastards. On the battlefield, it is a mess.Lao Dan thought of the three officers who enlightened him in the Chongqing tavern. Apart from thinking about how to stand in line and how to protect himself, he had never thought about how to win that war? Lao Dan sighed, in such a decisive battle on the Xubeng battlefield, the strength of the national army has indeed disappeared, and the cooperation between them has also lost their tacit understanding. No matter how good the weapon is, but the strength is scattered, how can they win? Lao Dan drank half a bowl of water brought by Er Zi, the water was very flavorful and slightly astringent.This water already has the taste of hometown. The porridge it boils is delicious, and the noodles cooked are so chewy that they are smooth even after taking a bath.This place is only a thousand miles away from Henan, and it takes only two days to drive a jeep.But if this battle is lost, the way home may also be cut off. After serving as a soldier for ten years, he will go back like a beggar?Except for the pile of military medals that were about to rust, this was the only scar on his body.Lao Dan really couldn't swallow this breath, but what can he do? The Communist Army dispatched groups of staff to bomb the ears of the captives in turn.Some came in from the prisoner-of-war camp, and some went out.The second son and Yang Beiwan were waiting for him, but Lao Dan remained silent.There are fewer and fewer familiar soldiers, the food is getting more and more delicious, and there is even a glass of wine this night. They said that they have enough to eat and drink tonight, and they will go to the performance of the art troupe. The performance was held in a square, with a small wooden stage in front, a red curtain, a huge head, and a beautiful woman announcing it.After a Shandong dance, a strange program began to be performed.The juicy girl was wearing rags and was telling pitiful stories.The story is from my hometown in Henan, and the girl speaks Henan dialect.Lao Dan was attracted by her accent and moved by her tears.He had never seen such a drama before, and he fell into it after watching it.A man was arrested by the national army, and the woman borrowed usury from the landlord because she had nothing to support her children. If she couldn't repay the money, the landlord pulled people to her door, trying to get the woman to do hard labor.The landlord with a moustache snatched the child from the woman's arms and threw it out the door. The woman clung to the latch and yelled mournfully.Lao Dan burst into tears. Although there is no landlord in Banzi Village, bullies have always been rampant during the war.He forgot the drama in front of him, where he was sitting, and who he was.He couldn't help standing up, he wiped his tears and yelled, he wanted to pull out his gun to kill the landlord, but he caught nothing!Everyone on and off the stage was taken aback by him, and the audience fell silent. When Lao Dan came back to his senses, the landlord and the woman were all staring at him blankly.Lao Dan was ashamed in his heart, but his face was pale.Many of the brothers next to him had tears and snot in their noses, the second son pouted, and stared viciously at the stage with one eye.Several actors laughed, and they all looked at Lao Dan with smiles.Lao Dan neither sat nor stood, gritted her teeth and decided to sit down, the woman suddenly raised her fist and shouted: "Down with landlords and bullies! Down with local tyrants and evil gentry!" The captives stood up one by one, shouting with one voice in a rage.Lao Dan was startled and nearly deaf from the noise.Seeing that the two sons jumped up and shouted, he simply joined in.Shouting a few times and sweating, I also expressed resentment, like venting Sha that has been suppressed for half a month, and it is much more comfortable to vent.The People's Liberation Army on and around the stage waved their arms, as if they were about to kill something. "Down with the Kuomintang reactionaries! Liberate all of China!" Lao Dan raised his arms and bit his tongue, but he couldn't utter these words.He glanced at the second son, and the second son not only shut up, but also closed his eyes. "Is it Lao Dan?" A voice said from behind. Lao Dan looked back in surprise, but he didn't recognize the officer.The officer sat down laughing, and pushed the puzzled second son aside. "What? Just forgot? In Niucheng two years ago, you almost killed me, didn't you?" The man put his arms up as he spoke.Lao Dan grabbed his hand and said, "Brother Crooked Mouth, it's you!" Wang Hao took off his hat, revealing his long head like a pumpkin, and his mouth crooked again with a smile: "Yes, I looked at this donkey's face like you from afar, and I wouldn't dare to recognize it if you didn't call out with that voice. .” Back then when Dongjin regained lost ground, Lao Dan led his troops and met Wang Hao's communist guerrillas in Niucheng. "What? We got rid of it? At that time, I told you that sooner or later the world will belong to us, and you still don't believe me?" Wang Hao held his hand, which was warm, and his eyes were sincere.Lao Dan was very happy to see him, much happier than seeing Commissar Xiao. "Hey, victory or defeat is a common matter in military affairs. When we fight devils, we lose first and then win." Lao Dan pretended to be disdainful. "I know what you said. You are from the 14th Army? What are your plans in the future? Go home or change your skin?" "Not ready yet." "Think about it! Hurry up, the one who knows the current affairs is Junjie, you are such a veteran, you have to show your tricks. If you go home like this, the ball is not good! Let's play together for another year and a half, you There is a hero over there, and there is nothing wrong with this side. I have come to Xu Bang and I have not fought a battle. There is no way, it is not our turn. It is not my business to divide people and guns. The chief told me yesterday, If I can pull you away, I will give you guns, cannons and tasks, and if you want, you can change your skins tonight, and I will tell the chief that if you and I work together, I will dare to fight the main force of the column." This teacher's talkativeness has intensified in the past few years, and he has the smell of a soldier.Lao Dan giggled and rubbed his foot against a stone on the ground: "I really haven't figured it out yet. If it were you, would you be able to ride a donkey in the first half of the night and then a horse in the middle of the night? Let me think about it." "Lao Dan, you bastard, I'm telling you the truth. There is no such shop after passing this village. I finally applied for this opportunity to perform meritorious service. If you don't come, I won't wait..." Wang Hao He widened his eyes, seeing that Lao Dan refused to speak, he stretched out his big hand and held him again. "If you agree, you'll be the leader and I'll be the deputy, okay? I'll give you such a big face, God's big eyes are watching here, don't say brother is not mean enough!" Lao Dan smiled stiffly: "Can you listen to me? Don't talk nonsense, you are also an old guerrilla, and you can also read and teach. I am a stupid soldier and a soft captive. When you go out, you will not Acknowledge father!" Wang Hao was taken aback by what he said, and suddenly softened: "Hey, old dick Dan, I beg you, I haven't fired a single shot since I came to the battlefield for two months, and I can't wait to shoot myself. Please, you Bring me a hundred or two hundred people, and we'll be there in two days. It looks good, and I'll turn over if you stand up. Your Kuomintang military medals are worthless, and you can't even exchange two or two meters. Let's play a few new ones. If you come out, you will return to your hometown in the future, and the local government will not dare to bury you!" This sentence moved Lao Dan, yes, going back like this, I don't know how many stares I will get. "Let me think about it again... think about it for a day, and talk to the brothers." "Okay! I'll give you one night. If you don't agree, I'll have the firing squad come to you tomorrow, and you'll be executed if you pull it out. If you agree, I'll bring good wine and meat to recognize you as my father! You Old dick." Wang Hao turned his face and saw the second son who was staring eagerly, and said with a tigery face, "One-eyed dragon, if you don't convince him, I will kill you together!" After Wang Hao finished speaking, he patted them, got up and left.Looking at his broad and strong back, Lao Dan knew that he was half real and half fake. He wanted to pull himself to make new achievements and repay the bullet that blocked the devil for him back then. “你还愣个球啊？你脑袋被驴啃啦？再不拿主意，咱可就真球也不是啦！”二子的臭嘴都杵到他脸上了，老旦推开他，说：“你就狠得下心？蒋委员长可救过你的命。” “老子为他死过多少次了，早扯平了，再说俺本就不该死，也不该被关进牢里……俺不欠民国的，也不欠老蒋的，俺……只欠俺娘的。”二子像赌钱赖账一样理直气壮。 “今晚咱再合计合计……”老旦皱起眉头。 “还合计个屁！”二子恨恨地说。 不少俘虏兵表了决心，咬牙切齿地参加了解放军，恨不得明天就上战场和蒋介石新账老账一起算。杨北万带来了好消息，三个哥哥都还活着，活得还挺好，有一个在背麻袋垒工事的时候扭伤了腰杆，他们跟着部队正准备上去打援。杨北万蹦着高回来，饭量大增，分走老旦多半个馒头。 王皓的话着实打动了老旦，但他挂不下这个脸，解不了这系了十年的心结。板子村三十多个后生活下两个，这张皮换得亏心。但不换也不成，就像六月的麦子，你不黄没人待见你。出去是个农民，回去是个败兵，这十年的血与火，那一身值得骄傲的伤痕，再也难与人道来。 二子和他叫唤了一晚上，这家伙才不在乎什么阵营，金的银的不如现的，共产党这么多漂亮文工团的，就是打不出大洋打不出军功，能打回去个漂亮女子也是好的。老旦一晚上闷着嘴，听着他和杨北万的劝，烟抽了一根又一根，只看着黑洞洞的门口发呆。 这个夜漆黑如墨，老旦躺在床上，悄悄掏出一把军功章，爱惜地摸着它们。冰冷，扎着手，棱角磨得发光的，都是摸得最多的，每一块都饱含着鲜血、眼泪和记忆。十年如一梦，出生入死，打来打去，到底为何而战？ 他又摸到了马烟锅的梳子，几经周折，它和那支烟锅顽强地留在身边，虽然快磨秃了，用着依然顺手。它梳过不知多少兄弟的头。他们大多对它微笑，然后一个个死去。它抚摸了他们临死之前的头颅，梳平那些带血的头发，有的稀疏，有的稠密，有的烧成了球，有的落满黄土。 老旦抬起手，轻轻给自己梳着。还活着，这还不够好么？所有的一切，能抵得过这梳着头的一份踏实么？家越来越近了，女人和孩子越来越近了，有朝一日，可以用这把梳子给他们梳头么？仗打不完，家是回不去的，回去了也不踏实，谁知道明天又会掺乎进什么新的战争里去？干脆就打回家去，打到没有仗打，这天下不就太平了么？ 国军是共军的对手吗？东北丢了，如今中原也丢了，国军人心涣散，变得不堪一击，钢铁家伙那么多，还是被解放军包了饺子，这饺子馅可都是党国的主力部队。这都罢了，那成千上万的农民运粮大军让老旦瞠目结舌。他们推着小车，敲锣打鼓地来了。那队伍一眼望不到头，体壮如牛的棒后生子，胸脯饱满的大老娘们儿，开裆裤还没缝上的牛娃，甚至还有七老八十的小脚老太，挎着小筐踩着碎步竟也健步如飞。 他仍不懂。 哨兵轻轻走入房间，皮鞋踩着长廊的木板。老旦忙揣起军功章假睡，一只手推着他。“老旦，有人找你。”这哨兵也是老乡，几天便熟络了。 一个瘦小个子站在灯影里，吐着丝丝的白汽，见他出来，这人回过身，迈着内八字慢慢走到他眼前，他的双眼依然红肿，是武白升的弟弟武老二。老旦略感诧异，便等着他开口。 “那天，误会了你，不好意思啦……”武老二说。 “没事儿，俺明白。”老旦裹了裹衣服。 “我是来谢谢你，我哥挺废物的，定是你一直罩着他。”武老二掏出了烟。 “倒也没有，他本是个胆小的，但想找你，就不愿走。敢留在这战场，就是好汉。”老旦坦然接过烟来，心里一阵温暖，却不想说。 “造化弄人啊。”武老二低着头说，“我老妈常这么说……” “是呢，造化弄人，俺们村的老人也常这么说。”老旦走了几步，“俺没有兄弟在战场上，却有不少一起的弟兄，也一个个撞见着，一个个死着，俺知道这滋味。”老旦闭着眼叹了口气。 “老哥以后啥打算？” “一直拿不定主意……你们队伍里俺撞见好几个熟的，都劝俺加入你们，可这么一来，啥时是个头啊。”老旦搓了搓手，望着远处隐约的炮火，天气可真冷，包围圈里的国军弟兄们不知又要冻死多少。 “我来也是这意思，别犹豫了，为你好，你也不容易。”武老二在腰里摸摸索索，解下那个酒壶，“原来瘪了，我这几天敲了敲，弄好了，还找了壶烧酒灌进去给你。” 老旦接过酒壶，又沉又冷的，坑洼的壶面儿已然平复了。“你哥的物件儿，还不留着？” “人找到了，又没了，看见这东西反而难过，我从此不喝酒了，把它送给老哥你了。”武老二干脆地说。老旦还想推辞，却退后一步，给他敬了个礼。 “老哥，听老弟一句劝，加入解放军，走这条道儿没错。”武老二说罢扭身去了，只一两步就消失在黑暗里，一点声息都没有。 一早，二子被尿憋醒，捧着肚子跳起来，见老旦只穿一条裤衩坐在床边儿，夹着一身腊肉般的伤疤，微睁着通红的眼抽着弯曲的烟锅，那烟味并非烟丝，定是他撕碎了几根纸烟塞进去的，一夜未眠，脸上盖了一层夜的乌青，像死树在冬天里暗淡的树皮。 “告诉歪嘴王皓，给俺拿一身新衣服来，死人的俺不要。”老旦淡淡地说，烟锅抽得啥也没了，他就一下子扣在床架上。 得知老旦换皮了，多半个俘虏营都签了字，他们只有一个要求：要在这老家伙手底下干。 王皓得知消息，自是大喜，便去上面讨东西要编制，要走那么一两天，他让二子捎话儿给老旦：别闲着，帮后方干点什么，鼓鼓战士们的气儿。 大头兵能干啥？无非挖战壕扛麻袋。老旦向营地管理提了申请，带大家到了一处阵地，一半人分了铁锨，一半人分了竹筐，听指挥官布置了，大家二话不说，开始挖。 老旦带来三百多人，却也只挖百米长一段战壕，还有几十个苏北的农民汉子帮忙，大家干着干着就熟悉了。老旦身边有一父一子，晒得黑煤球一样，手上老茧厚过驴皮，一边挖还一边哼哼曲子。老旦看着奇怪，还有这么乐意挖沟的？ “老爹，这是你的娃？”老旦问。 “是嘞！是我的臭二小子！”老农脸膛黑红，胡子却白得像盐。他的娃也抬起头来，愣愣的刘海儿粘满了泥。 "What's the matter? It's all in chaos. What are you going to do with your family?" “嘿！家里？我家的几条男女全在这里，大儿子在揍黄维那兔崽子呢。这个臭小子岁数不够，首长不让他上去，要不然早就和他哥一块儿去了。我老婆和女儿在后面照顾伤员，那娘俩可能干了，别看个儿小，背着伤兵也能跑。” “老爹，战场上炮弹子弹不长眼啊！”老旦颇为吃惊，知道共产党根据地百姓向着他们，却没想到拥成了这样。全家人都上战场，驴踢了脑子才这样吧？ “啥长不长眼的，早点把蒋介石干倒，就早点回家种地过活！不干倒他才是不长眼。”老头抖着胡子说。 “不来行不？”老旦心里总还是有这样的疑问，干脆问个清楚。 “啥？不来？后生你是哪里的人？”老头惊讶地抬起了头，支着镐头歪脸问他。 “俺是河南的。”老旦被他反问得慌乱着。 “那敢情！不见怪了！”老农自豪地挺直腰板，“我们苏北是老革命根据地了，哪个后生不想来？共产党如果打不赢，将来哪有我们的好日子过？我们的吃喝、衣裳、牲口、两亩地，没有共产党，去哪里寻去？向蒋介石要？不来行不？你不让我们来都不行！留在家里干甚？发霉长肉芽呀？后生你可真不晓得事儿！河南的，你们那儿净出狗腿子了。” 老汉居然有点生气！他的二小子冲老旦挤着绿豆小眼，也带着显而易见的蔑视。他们埋头干活，不再理这个笨鳖了。 工地上不知哪里弄来那么多红旗，运弹药和粮草的车队望不到头。前线抬下来的伤员有序地向后运送，抬伤员的基本上全是老百姓，没有什么宪兵队，只有一些戴着红袖标的女人拿着纸筒子吆喝着。干了两天活，老旦没有看到逃跑和怠工。 这条战壕的指挥官对他说，解放军打黄维其实还没有倾注全力，缩回头的国军其实本有机会突出去，但是解放军看透了黄维的心思，他往哪里冲都知道，早堵了个严实。李延年的部队被挡得寸步难行，而国军武汉方面的五六个军又不知为什么不前来参加这场决战，也难怪这么快双堆集你们就顶不住了，外无援兵内乏粮草，消息还不灵，不垮才怪！ 李延年将军就这么完了？老旦心生感叹，当年去打斗方山，可是他成立的水稻突击连，那块青天白日也是他推荐决定的。 东边炮声轰鸣，被围的黄维兵团仍在拼死抵抗。包围圈越来越小，枪声越来越稀。濉溪口方向战况最为激烈，枪炮声从没停过夜。解放军潮水一样地涌向了陈官庄、清龙集、李石林。老旦看得出他们的架势，这真是决战了。他们的一半多兵力跑向国军援军方向，共军竟敢于抽调出一大半的兵力去打援！进攻黄维兵团的很多部队撤了回来，弹药都来不及补充就直奔陈官庄。老旦知道那边冲过来的是杜聿明将军，近三十万人的精锐部队，是国军的铁榔头。这战役的规模和意义远超自己的想象，这一战就将天下分明，也就打完了。 壕沟挖好，王皓也回来了，还带着那个尖嗓子长官，他要核实老旦是否确定加入队伍。放了心后，尖嗓子长官背着手，面对站得整齐的俘虏们，摆足了架势，单手一扬：“同志们……” 王皓履行了承诺，带来了好酒好肉，三人藏进一个小帐篷大吃大喝。王皓先敬三杯，老旦回敬三杯，话便说得随意了。 “老旦，我费了牛劲，硬是要不下一个营编制，说咱是改造部队，不适合上来就营建制，起义部队都是满的，主力部队鼻孔老高。我找了肖政委，他知道是你，这个立功连还是他特批的，可以扩到三四百人，但暂时也还是连编制。他说只需要完成一次任务，就好办。”王皓摘下眼镜，抹着鼻梁上的汗说。 “为啥叫立功连？”老旦不解。 “不立功，你翻不了身，这是俗称。”王皓立刻答道。 “那就给个任务立功呗。”老旦夹起一块红烧肉，觉得太大了，又换了块小的。王皓见了，夹住那块大肉放进他碗里：“你仔细听着啊，我倒没啥，就是怕你有想法，毕竟你当了那么长时间营长……但不管怎样，话我可要兑现，你是正的，我是副的，这个不能变。” “这哪行？你那是玩笑，俺都不当真，你自己还当真了。”老旦摇着头，王皓定是客气，这假不了。 “老旦，咱俩见面不多，了解可不浅，就打这么几次交往，你觉得我这人说话有没有谱？”王皓抓住他胳膊说。 “有，还行。”老旦笑呵呵任他拽着。 “还行？你个球的，为了保证你们队伍驻防半个牛城，我挨了多少骂？你拍拍屁股走了，我身上一堆屎，就知道你忘了个干净……”王皓扔掉他的胳膊，自顾自喝酒，“都说好了，你是连长，我是副连长兼指导员，打仗听你的，思想工作听我的。我明天就去申请任务，再不抓紧，这战役就结束了，吃屎都拣不着热的……别和我争了，你我职务的事，肖政委已经批了。”王皓给老旦倒上，又自己先喝了。 “那……俺呢……”二子叼着块肥厚的肉，举着杯愣在一旁。 出发之前，俘虏可以给家里写一封信，部队将负责转达，不会写字的有代笔。老旦心如明镜，表态的时候到了。眉清目秀的文书战士握着钢笔，笑眯眯看着老旦。而老旦看着那空白的信笺，抽下一口浓烈的烟，知道这一纸文书，便和过去划清了界限。 “翠儿，俺是老旦，俺还活着……这十年东奔西走，打了一仗又一仗，就是回不了家，真生受你了……家里还好么？有根儿好么？另外一个孩子有么？也好么？有根儿他娘，咱们就快要熬出头了，俺就快要回家了，因为俺已经参加了解放军，在替咱们穷人打仗了。长官对咱们很好，他说家里解放了，有共产党在家里，俺这就放心了。你也别太惦记个啥，俺很快就回来了，打完了仗俺就回来了，你放心，俺一定能活着回来，回家来，咱们和娃好好过日子。给咱村的乡亲们也带个好，尤其是袁白先生，在梦里他说俺能回来哩。有根儿该会帮你干点啥了，别让他闲着。等俺回家！” 老旦话毕，看着文书写完最后一个字，他拿过信上下打量。此生的第一封信竟是此时，虽然不认得字，但他仍看得仔细，那不是字，是这十年的想念和希冀。他仿佛看到了翠儿听人念信时眼中的泪，看到了长成桩的儿子们那绽开的笑脸…… 又一场风雪降临，一番折腾后，滴水成冰。这一夜老旦睡得踏实，那风雪已冻不住他的心。国军的大衣换作米黄色的棉衣棉裤，皮靴换成奇怪的毡靴，胸口缝了解放军的标牌，唯一没变的是那根皮带。可束在外面的皮带够不着扣眼儿，他只能让二子打出两个新的。二子说这是革命的洞，老旦说这是心上的眼儿。扎了皮带的棉袄甚是滑稽，可看到王皓也是这德性，老旦便昂起了下巴。 立功连突击学习解放军的作战要领、行动口令、协同暗号和纪律要求。学得辛苦，吃得却丰足，每顿有菜有肉，有米有面，只要你能吃，管够，只是不能浪费，那比浪费弹药还严重。政治课是最重要的，它告诉战士们新的信仰，告诉他们这战斗的意义。当大家都基本听懂后，肖政委来了，他站在石碾子上挺腰挥臂地鼓动着，让大家和解放军主力部队在战场上一较高低，用行动赢得尊严。战士们习惯地举手高呼，老旦在暗自鼓劲。黄维兵团已经碎了，十二万大军在亡命突围，可没听说哪支部队跑出去，被捉的国军士兵排着长长的队伍走入风雪，押向后方。老旦闻讯惊愕，庆幸之余，觉得这次选对了。 立功连发了武器，编入了人民解放军三纵豫西独立旅，随部队开往陈官庄以东，参加对杜聿明兵团的攻击。老旦和王皓领了任务，王皓争的是首战，团长却让他们做后备队。老旦知道那是劲敌，申请多配备迫击炮和重机枪，被告知多余的没有，只能到战场上去缴获。二子成了副连长，自己要了挺崭新的美式轻机枪，说这下不立功也难。老旦讨厌他那副嘴脸，说你别忘了，咱们当年是怎么训练用迫击炮和枪榴弹打机枪手的，对面的国军弟兄可精于此道呢。 戴着眼镜的王皓看着极不着调，却是个有料的，那毕竟是湘西教过书的，虽然教的都是造反作乱的学问，那也是书。别看面儿上丘八，事情安排得井井有条。他和老旦在排长人选上高度一致，老旦讲感情和能力，王皓讲信任和决心，排长们的劲头很快就提起来了。王皓在兵营里聊来聊去，骂了这个笑话那个，几天下来已经厮熟一片。三百多人他竟认得了一小半，连大家哪里出生、家里有啥人都摸得清清楚楚。他和老旦立了规矩：不准再叫弟兄，只称同志；也不准再叫老哥，只唤连长，谁改不过来就半夜站岗。行军途中必须唱歌，王皓责无旁贷。第一首是《三大纪律八项注意》，王皓教了一路，都要口吐白沫了，这帮笨蛋兵才勉强唱准。二子说这歌的调子怎和国军差那么远，前者像是磨刀，后者只是挥拳。王皓说那当然，挥拳的当然干不过磨刀的。老旦看着一眼镜白霜的王皓，不明白他的热情从何而来，这种劲头，老旦只为出生入死的兄弟才有，比如麻子团长，比如杨铁筠，比如王立疆，还有那些为了抗日而死去的弟兄。 路上并不无聊，按个东北弟兄的话说还挺闹心的。行进的部队之间赛跑一样较着劲，总有腿脚飞快的兄弟部队超过他们，扔下些不中听的话： "Hey! The clothes fit you well? It's just that the hat is too big. Hey! Do you have such a big head? Don't pretend to be big if you don't have real skills!" “嘿！你们跑得太慢了，解放军哪有你们这德性的？光着屁股推碾盘，你们转着圈儿丢人呦！就这德性，等你们跑到了，杜聿明龟儿子早就当我们的俘虏了！” “裤带和绑腿系紧点，别像在那边那样稀松，掉了裤子露了黑球，我们可认不得你们了。” 要说军纪和军容，老旦等国军弟兄在这半年确实疏于训练，如今背足了口粮和弹药，累得眼都花了。老旦恨不得猫一样两耳一闭，扎雪窝里眯瞪一会儿。更有的热坏了，上衣扣子解了个干净，帽子夹在胳肢窝下。天冷尿多，杨北万溜到路边，拉开裤门就要撒。王皓歪着嘴劈头盖脸就是一顿骂。 “鸡巴塞回去！要不给你敲了。像什么样子？都把衣服穿好了，帽子戴正了，看看别的连队是怎么做的！都捯饬口气，跟我唱：向前向前向前！我们的队伍向太阳……” 老旦明白王皓的苦心，见战士们憋得唱不出口，他先放开河南腔唱起来。这斑鸠样的声音起来了，大家再不觉寒碜，不一会儿都哇哇喊了。虽然都跟着老旦跑了调，但毕竟唱了，王皓那张脸还是高兴的。 一路上，老百姓们向他们挥手，用各种方言送来鼓励。行军途中歌声一路，各部队此起彼伏，歌声穿过风雪，让每个人忘记寒冷。连队在一个大路口拐向北边，路旁有枕木搭起的高台，上面是文工团的表演，几个女子在上面敲着小锣，打着快板，喊着那磨菜刀似的话。她们穿得就没那么多了，可也汗流脸颊，站在那里绿油油的，粉嫩嫩的，小杨树般好看。战士们高叫着向她们致意，她们也挥舞着轻薄的袖子。高台边站着位笑嘻嘻的女军官，挺拔的身子带着柔软的威严。老旦被那张脸击去了半拉魂魄，他忙低下烧红的脸，压低软塌塌的帽檐儿，却知道阿凤已经看到了他，那双漂亮的眼只一瞥，就看得他周身燥热了。