Chapter 4 Chapter Four Attacks on the Kuomintang Reactionaries
Three beautiful female warriors stood on an earthen platform, singing allegro. In the cold winter wind, they only wore single clothes with their sleeves rolled up, revealing their white and rosy tender arms, and their hair was covered with red sweat. His face and chest were well-proportioned in the well-fitting clean military uniform, undulating with the rhythm.Soldiers passing by cheered and waved to them.Ah Feng stood next to the earthen platform, wearing a military overcoat and a cotton hat. Although only a small slapped face was exposed, Lao Dan still recognized those unforgettable eyes.
"Your friend, your friend!"
The second son would not let go of this opportunity, pointing at Ah Feng and wanting to yell.Lao Dan poked him once and told him to move on, but he stopped unconsciously.Ah Feng also saw him, took two steps forward and stopped, seemed to want to laugh, and bit her lips again, and finally she strode forward, took off her hat and put it under her armpits, and stretched out a fist at Lao Dan. Only fat sleeves.
"Comrade Lao Dan, I knew there would be such a day." Ah Feng said.
"Oh, this...you already know." Lao Dan stretched out his hand hesitantly, gritted his teeth, reached into the strange sleeve, and held Ah Feng's warm hand.
"Yes, Commissar Xiao called me. I just found out this morning. I'm happy for you and me. We are finally comrades." We are in the Political Department, responsible for literature, art and propaganda, if you need anything, you can find me."
This is the word of the superior, the head of the art troupe is several levels higher than Lao Dan.Lao Dan blushed, and he kept looking at Ah Feng.This woman does not look old, she has more indifferent heroism than when she was in Hunan, but her body is a bit plump. I don't know their weight, I just know that it must be something worth showing off.
"Why, I'm sorry? Lao Dan, I believe in you, you will become a hero soon after you come here." After finishing speaking, Ah Feng raised her hand to salute him.Lao Dan panicked, took a step back and stood at attention, respected the standard military salute, and shouted in accordance with Wang Hao's instruction: "Yes, sir, please rest assured!"
Ah Feng accepted it calmly, and nodded to Lao Dan with a smile.Lao Dan couldn't tell what he was feeling at this moment, like drinking a bottle of oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, gunpowder, alcohol, and chili oil. It was really more uncomfortable than the moment of surrender.
Wang Hao saw Lao Dan standing here in a daze, but didn't know the situation, and called him from afar.
"Lao Dan Company Commander! Hurry up and return to the team! The task is urgent!"
Lao Dan was taken aback, and his discomfort disappeared.The soldiers stood still and looked over in surprise. The second son was jumping high in the team as if playing a trick, and Wang Hao stood there with his hips akimbo and his head tilted.
Lao Dan blushed: "I'm leaving, the task is important."
"I wish you all the best!" Ah Feng said forcefully, like Xiao Daocheng.
Lao Dan ran back with his mouth pursed and his waist in his hands, like a down and out tenant.Many of the soldiers grinned at him, and the second son held the gun with a smirk on his face, feeling unhappy.Wang Hao was puzzled, grinned and said, "What are you doing? Pay attention to the image of a cadre..."
Lao Dan knew that he had misunderstood, but he didn't want to explain, so he just nodded with a blushing face.Wang Hao's words are light but heavy. The political workers in the PLA have such authority. Lao Dan also knows the strength of the PLA's supervision of men's and women's style of work. The deputy battalion commander of the 6th Battalion fell in love with a coquettish village woman, and was reported. It's a big deal and it's fine to swear, but the deputy battalion commander was killed.Even the soldiers interceded, the common people pleaded, and even the tortoise man who was a coquettish woman also interceded, but he was shot dead.
"Instructor, that's our company commander's old friend. He saved his life when he was beating devils, and Brother Dan saved her life in Hunan." Seeing his grievance, the second son began to describe him more and more blackly.
Wang Hao suddenly realized that he had blamed Lao Dan.
"That's... rare! Fate." Wang Hao scratched his head and said, "Then you should also pay attention, she is the head of our art troupe, a celebrity in the army."
"Got it, got it, I just bumped into it, bumped into it..." Lao Dan suffocated, feeling embarrassed when he wanted to urinate, "Let's go, let's hurry up!"
"Company commander, that eldest sister is really good-looking, no wonder you lost your soul." Yang Beiwan stretched out his mouth to coax.
"Don't talk nonsense! What big sister? That's the chief. If you talk nonsense, you will be punished! Keep in line and move on!" Wang Hao pointed at the team and shouted, "The belt is fastened. If you pee before you reach the destination, you will urinate at night." Go wash the pot!"
Lao Dan complained in his heart, so he could only grit his teeth and run away. The pissing was like a burden in his heart.
Wang Hao can be regarded as a well-rooted Communist Party. Half of his family died in the hands of devils and half in the hands of the national army. He joined the revolution at the age of 15, but he did not join the party until he was 22.He was educated, had attended high school, and couldn't figure out how to fight devils, so he worked as a teacher in the base area.This teacher is dishonest, he always likes to sneak into the guerrillas and shoot guns when he has nothing to do, he ruined his chances of being promoted twice, when he was drinking in Niucheng, he said that it was all because of women, women.
Compared with Wang Hao, Lao Dan feels ashamed.He followed the KMT out of nowhere, and didn't even know what Eighth Route was. When Xiao Daocheng and Ah Feng came, he kept Yulan's promise and didn't like the Communist Party.But who knew that such a group of people would suddenly grow so big?Watermelon climbs on the loofah vine, how can it bear fruit?If it wasn't for being stupid, I didn't get promoted to a high-ranking official, and a stupid person is a bit stupid, maybe he would be regarded as a sinner of the people, and he would be pulled to the base of the wall with a black circled arrow to kill him!I dare not think about this, and I shudder when I think of it.Looking at the energetic Wang Hao, he understood at this moment that the sulking that could not be uttered in front of Ah Feng's eyes was more irritating than human beings!
I can't urinate even after taking a piss, Lao Dan can only accept his fate, think about the benefits, and finally stand in the revolutionary ranks, not as unlucky as many brothers who died in battle, as long as the Communist Party can win, save his own life to return Home, even if God left thin noodles.Ah Feng?Don't think about it anymore, Wang Hao is right, it is a delicious dish that everyone in the division loves, even if you have tasted it before, it has nothing to do with you.
As we approached our destination, the sound of gunfire from the east increased, and the flames rose on the horizon, illuminating the dark clouds of the evening.More than a dozen national army planes flew back and forth over the flames.These iron birds who were once kind, now only scare Lao Dan.The brothers must be the same, one by one became silent, and the troops of the national army were not far away. From the looks of it, the two sides were fighting fiercely.Seeing that the muzzle of the gun is going backwards, and it is about to shoot at the brothers who used to fight devils together, who feels it?
We are all veterans, no need to talk nonsense, the meritorious company quietly entered the position, began to build fortifications according to Lao Dan's deployment, and inspected guns and ammunition.Everyone kept their mouths shut, only the rustling of footsteps could be heard on the ground, and the sound of a shovel digging into the soil was like sharpening a knife.
The one who talked the most was naturally Wang Hao.He walked back and forth in the trenches, caught a few chattering, and patted the listless soldiers to cheer them up.Lao Dan is familiar with this set, but he can't say this, how should he say it?Hey, brother, the opposite is the Kuomintang reactionaries, shall we screw him to death?Still hey, comrade, you are already a revolutionary fighter, and you have to fight devils to kill these Kuomintang reactionaries!
No matter how you say it, it's not human-like. After scratching his head and buttocks, Lao Dan became a restless hozen.The soldiers seemed to understand him and spoke up one by one.
"Old company commander, your cigarette pot looks like it's been around for a while, didn't you have it when you were fighting devils?"
"Brother Dan, don't stop talking. If you don't talk, we'll be beating our hearts. You're going to talk to us. Are you fighting a war? Who is it?"
"My brothers are not there, I'm welcome to anyone who comes over, I still want to make a contribution!" Yang Beiwan twisted the grenade one by one, this boy was heartless.
Lao Dan took a few puffs of cigarettes, and his mind gradually settled down. He looked at the battlefield not far away, and then at the soldiers in the trench.In front were several reinforcements from Du Yuming. Wang Hao said that the PLA troops, which had the absolute advantage, had stewed them in the pot for several days. The body was returned to its original location.They have fought against the Expeditionary Army, and the People's Liberation Army here has also fought against Lazikou. No one is vegetarian.
"There are no brothers over there..." Lao Dan said softly, they are strange and dangerous, and they don't care who you are when they rush over.The meritorious company has no assault mission. The trenches on this hillside are designed to block the retreat of the national army from a small ravine in front. They have given up a large-scale breakthrough in one direction.This team, which once shocked the Japanese army, will soon turn into a nest of bees that have exploded, and will burrow out when they see a crack.
The order was not to let one go, and there was a company behind to support it. Lao Dan knew that it was the supervisor team, so he figured it out.He began to focus on the trenches, let a few soldiers spread out, made the pads under their feet more solid, asked everyone to put more lard on their guns, and sent a platoon to clear the shooting area. Then he tested the weapons in the squad... He found the reason in the command, and the smell of gunpowder reminded him that this was a battle, and it was just a battle. No matter who came, they were all enemies on his way home.
The battlefield has never stopped, but the battle here has never stopped. The soldiers joked with each other, talked about relaxing topics, and even used up their sighs, but no one rushed here.
"Damn, it's worse than waiting for the bridal chamber..." a soldier said while holding a gun.
"It's like having a stomachache but not being able to poop," another muttered.
Lao Dan smiled wryly, they were all right. "If you have nothing to do, go shit and pee later. Don't start beating up for a while. If you have nothing to do, go to sleep. If you are fighting, you may not be able to sleep yet. If you are hungry, you will continue to be hungry. If you are injured, you can be saved." Lao Dan said to everyone. Shouting nonsense, driving away the unbearable embarrassment.Wang Hao's mouth was already parched, and he clutched his hat anxiously.His anxiety was different from Lao Dan's tense anxiety, and the two of them had nothing to say.Lao Dan walked up to the second son and saw him reading a booklet. He was quite surprised. We have been together for so long, and I have never seen him read a book. He can't read a few words.
"What are you looking at?" Lao Dan snatched it up, the title of the book was red, from top to bottom, he could only recognize the word "we" in the middle.
"What is this?" Lao Dan asked the second son again.
"I don't know either." The second son squeezed his lips and tugged at a curvy beard.
"Then hold it and read it for a long time, so it's just pretending." Lao Dan rolled up the book and threw it aside.
"You can't throw it away. It was written by Chairman Mao." The second son hurriedly took it again and put it carefully in his arms.
"Oh, where did it come from?" Lao Dan panicked, looked around and rubbed his hands on his legs.
"I went to shit just now. I picked it up on the ground. I don't know who threw it there."
"Who saw my book just now? Who took my book?" Wang Hao came from the other side of the trench.Lao Dan chuckled and punched Er Zi.
"Report to the instructor, I'm here! I'm studying!" The second son jumped up and held up the book, grinning silly.
"Study?" Wang Hao grabbed it with his hands, looked back and forth, saw that there were no missing pages, puffed up his cheeks, and exhaled, "Comrade Erzi, tell me, what does the book say?"
"Report to the instructor, I don't know."
A group of people laughed.Wang Hao chuckled, held up the book and walked to a high place, cleared his throat and said: "Comrades, this is a book written by Chairman Mao last year, called "The Current Situation and Our Tasks". Here, everyone Can you see it? This is Chairman Mao’s latest work, and it is also an important ideological guidebook before our revolutionary victory. It points out the direction we are going, explains the reasons for our victory, and describes our beautiful new China Prospect, I have read it more than a dozen times, and every time I read it, I have new gains...
Just as he was talking, he saw a large group of people rushing darkly ahead, including tanks and vehicles.
"National Army!" Lao Dan pointed to the distance.
"The enemy is coming!" Wang Hao jumped down in shock, rolled up the book and put it in his arms. "Comrades, take your place." Wang Hao picked up the binoculars.
Lao Dan knew that he had slipped away just now, so he added superficially: "Comrades, we are a meritorious company, and the opportunity to perform meritorious service has come, don't let go of a... enemy!"
"Yes!" The second son shouted, Yang Beiwan and the younger ones followed suit, shouting hoarsely, then whimpering, and finally it sounded like farting.
For a moment, the battlefield became extremely chaotic.The horizon stretching tens of kilometers in front of the position suddenly burst into flames. The artillery shells raised thick smoke and dust, and the rain of bullets slid across the night sky. The light interweaved into an endless waterfall of fire.Lao Dan saw a People's Liberation Army in the distance shouting across the waterfall and rushing towards the national army.The national army was not to be outdone, and under the cover of aircraft and tanks, the sound of killing rushed out, and the two sides twisted together in the blink of an eye. The smoke filled them and covered them, leaving only the sound of killing tens of thousands of people.The shouts of killing even overwhelmed the guns, completely drowning out the movement of the approaching national army.
Lao Dan saw a tank spraying violently, but couldn't hear anything.A shell exploded fifty meters ahead, waking up the dazed Lao Dan. This was their last charge.When he came back to his senses, he noticed Wang Hao's nervousness. It was nervous and excited, and his face was red.The second son stood on the machine gun again, this kid is already a murderer.How could he not kill dozens of people with heavy machine guns?The second son opened his mouth wide and shouted something to Yang Beiwan, but Lao Dan couldn't hear a word, and his ears seemed to be stuffed with cotton.Lao Dan picked his ear with his little finger for a long time, then shook his head, only to realize that what filled his ears was a chilling sound.
"kill--"
Haven't heard a sound like this for a long time.Even though he has fought countless big and vicious battles, Lao Dan's legs are still shaking from the shock of this situation. This is a Chinese beating a Chinese, what kind of hatred is there, so desperate?Fighting devils is not as good as this.The battlefield has already heated up, and this is really the moment of decisive battle.Lao Dan picked up the binoculars and saw that the battlefield beyond his reach was full of fighting and fighting. Charges and counter-charges came and went. Wherever there were organized troops running, countless shells fell, bursting into dense fireballs. .But Lao Dan had no time to marvel at this magnificent battlefield.He looked at the soldiers crouching on the trenches, their frightened and astonished faces were reddened by the flames, what kind of faces they were!They are about to face death, and those who take their lives are the brothers who once killed devils side by side...
"Ready to fight! Fire the flares!"
Wang Hao's shouts were like flares, and Lao Dan's eyes lit up, and he told himself again: This is a war, it's just a war, if you don't think about those things, just kill people and live.Wang Hao must still be worried about him, he slapped him violently while shouting, and raised his hand to point forward.
Under the flare, hundreds of Kuomintang soldiers rushed out frantically from several low ravines covered in smoke and dust. Two tanks rushed ahead with dust, and machine gun bullets whizzed past the trenches.There are several jeeps behind, densely packed with people - they even forgot the precautions for retreating in order to escape for their lives. If they run over a landmine, all the people in the car will be reimbursed.
The soldiers slammed the bolts of the guns and adjusted the shooting size. The second son threw away the cigarette in his mouth and held the handle of the machine gun with both hands.Yang Beiwan held the bullet belt of the machine gun piously, and kept asking, "What's the matter with the second brother? What's the matter with them?"
But the second son didn't want to pay attention to him for a long time. His muzzle dangled, aimed at the place with the most people and stopped.The two tanks stopped for a while, they discovered the ambush on the hill here, and two shells hit them.How the hell is it so accurate?A shell immediately knocked out a squad's firepower point, and several soldiers flew up in the flames, fell limply into the ditch and bumped a few times, and couldn't see it moving.
"Don't shoot, wait until the enemy is close!" Wang Hao acted as if he didn't see it. He carefully put the binoculars into the iron box, slowly grabbed his Bobosa submachine gun, and pulled the bolt with one finger.
Many soldiers looked at Lao Dan with weird eyes. It was a kind of fear, but not fear of death. Lao Dan gritted his teeth and looked ahead, knowing that his performance at this moment would be the final word for the rest of his life.This is a brand new intersection, every road is covered with scarlet blood and brother's tears, but if you take a wrong step, you will be doomed, and you will be half a head short even if you are a ghost.Even if you can see through life and death, can you see through this chaotic world?Honor and dignity, nationality and freedom are just a donkey's bit and a horse's shoe to me as a farmer. They lead you and force you to sweat and move forward, as long as you move forward with a gun in your hand.Once you are down and dead, there are donkeys and horses to take your place.You eat the same grass, but you are always told that you will live in heaven in the future.
Lao Dan's rushing blood has cooled down, slowed down, you are nobody, you are neither the national army nor the communist army, you are just an insignificant ant in this endless war, a humble person who wants to live, a The poor farmer who wants to find his wife and children can only fight with his life.
"The 1st platoon sends a squad to the left and reconfigures the firepower point... The 2nd platoon squad comes out with bazookas and gasoline bottles ready to deal with the tanks, and throws them away when they get closer, one at a time! The 3rd platoon disperses to both sides, and the machine guns follow. , They are already in a mess, and they are rushing straight from the middle, and we will serve with crossfire on both sides. The small steel cannons in the 4th row are ready to fire, first knock out those cars for me, and then hit the middle of their team, do you understand? ?”
Lao Dan yelled, and the brothers seemed to have been waiting for him for a long time, and they all responded in unison.
Seeing that the soldiers raised their breath and started to move one after another, Wang Hao breathed a sigh of relief, pulled Lao Dan and said, "They rushed out of control, and they looked fierce and chaotic. I'm in charge here. You and the second son can go to the machine gun position in the east, okay? "
Wang Hao was speaking in a deliberative tone, but Lao Dan could tell that this guy knew how to fight, and the key point was indeed the machine gun positions and mortars on both sides.Lao Dan nodded in agreement, and ran eastward with his second son. The platoon leader on the west side was also an old machine gunner, so he knew how to fight.As soon as he was in position, the national army had already entered the optimal shooting distance. Lao Dan closed his eyes and shouted loudly:
"Fire!"
Erzi's machine gun fired, and the bullets flew high and over their heads. The soldiers' various weapons also rang out, pinging, pinging, pinging, and ponging.That large group of national troops was black and dense, there were always hundreds of them, and they ran so densely, but not many fell down.The sudden bullet made them panic and stop.Wang Hao was as smart as a ghost, and immediately became furious, and Lao Dan heard him roaring with a gun from a long distance away.
"What are you doing? I've wasted all my saliva this month? If you don't want to beat you, go back! Go over there and attack me! I'm here alone!"
Wang Hao was really angry, the hand holding the gun kept shaking, most of the soldiers were veterans, how could it be so smelly so close?It was obvious that the muzzle of the gun was raised an inch.Lao Dan was frightened into a cold sweat by Wang Hao's one-foot-long face, and then looked at the national army who had reached about 100 meters away, and sighed in his heart.He walked quickly to a high place, pushed away the second son who was pulling his hair with his eyes closed, and raised his machine gun and shouted at the soldiers:
"Comrades! We are already the Chinese People's Liberation Army under the leadership of Chairman Mao of the Party Central Committee. We are a meritorious company specially cared for by the column leaders. In front of us are enemies who follow the Kuomintang reactionaries wholeheartedly. Fighting here is the trust of the party and the people, and the trust of the head of the column! For the new China! Comrades, listen to the instructors, complete the tasks assigned to us by the head, kill the enemy and make meritorious deeds!"
While shouting, Lao Dan took aim at the dozens of soldiers rushing forward, put his shoulders on the butt of the gun, lowered the muzzle of the gun, closed his eyes, pulled the trigger, and dozens of bullets scattered out evenly, cutting the entire area of people. Lying down like wheat.A few machine guns on the west side also opened fire. A dozen or so machine guns formed a terrifying blockade of firepower and all rushed into the rushing crowd. Although they couldn't see the splashing blood or hear the popping sound, they could still be seen. If you can't see it in the crowd, it means you got in. A bullet goes through one or two, maybe it can kill the third one. The wound pierced by the machine gun scares a person to death, as if it exploded from the inside. Lao Dan can try it. Get over that.Seeing that the machine guns were fully fired, Company Commander Lao Dan became furious. The soldiers did not hesitate any longer, and the dense rain of bullets poured out like a fan, which was a trap that even flies could not fly through.The mortar shells exploded, and several vehicles rolled over and exploded. The people on them were jumping and screaming, and many of them were crushed inside.The gasoline tank on the car was ignited, and the violent fire engulfed a large group of people, and the fireball-like people howled like crazy.The national army also opened fire, and machine guns, submachine guns, and mortars all came. The soldiers soon saw their comrades around them being knocked down, and their murderous energy came up.The veterans shot every shot, and they knew too well how the national army charged.This round of volley almost knocked down all the national troops rushing up, and a few rushed to the front of the position desperately, and were crushed by strings of bullets like a meat grinder.
In an instant, corpses were strewn all over the ravine, but the remaining national army had no intention of surrendering or retreating, and was still rushing upwards.The two tanks suffered from several rockets and were finally blown up. The gasoline ignited the ammunition inside. The sound of the explosion was deafening. The flames sprayed out from the tank cover with human limbs and fragments, and fell on the charge like a goddess. on the National Army.
Rushing in a hurry, without any rules, although desperately, but to no avail, the national army was disabled in an instant, and it was completely powerless to fight back.Lao Dan commanded well, the enemy was beaten, and in a blink of an eye, there were only a few dozen people left below. They formed a circle and stopped shooting, hiding behind a rotten tank and shrinking their heads. For the long-distance running of the 3rd platoon, they didn't seem to want to fight anymore, and there was a wounded officer in the middle.
Lao Dan let go of the handle of the machine gun, and found that his hands were prickly, covered with a layer of ice.He screamed and rubbed it away, only to realize that it was tears frozen on his hands.
"Stop shooting!" Lao Dan ordered.Everyone quickly passed on the word.Wang Hao also stood up from the other side and waved to Lao Dan.
The battlefield fell silent, only the wailing of people remained.Lao Dan was dragged back to Wuhan and Changde by the voice, and a stream of sour tears welled up.He hurriedly shouted: "Brothers in the national army, put down your weapons and surrender! Let's stop fighting..."
These words were sour, as if the devil had yelled at himself like this.No one fired anymore. After a while, a voice came from afar: "Thank you for your kindness! Since our army was established, there has never been a precedent for surrender!"
Lao Dan was choked by these words, beaten like this, this person is still so calm?
"You... were defeated, and you couldn't get out of the fight. Why did you hit the stone with that... what... pebble?" Lao Dan was impatient for a while, and he forgot the polite words.
"I, Cao Ziyi, have been a soldier for half my life, and I have never thought of surrendering. Such a shrouded body in horse leather is also the destination of my Whampoa soldiers!"Lao Dan had no way to quarrel with such a person, and was at his wit's end for a while.
"General Cao's words are wrong! Your army held back 30,000 Japanese invaders back then, fought Tongguan bloody alone and never surrendered, which is admired by the world. But this time and another time, today's failure on the battlefield is not the general's fault. The road is open to the sky, The right way is accessible, but the lost way is blocked. The Kuomintang is determined to go its own way, and President Jiang is dictatorial, and it will be a matter of time before we reach today."
Lao Dan was taken aback, and then remembered that Wang Hao used to be a teacher. He was originally a cultural person, and he went to Whampoa to eavesdrop on him for half a year, so he was called Principal Jiang, which is also acceptable.
"What you are facing is the people's army, the army fighting for the liberation of the Chinese nation, and the army to build a new China free from oppression and poverty. The general's Whampoa spirit is certainly admirable, but today it is different from Mr. Sun Yat-sen's legacy. Running in the opposite direction and running counter to the peace wishes of the people of the world, how can it be done by soldiers? The general trend is over, and then let your life and death brothers die in battle, what's the point?"
Wang Hao talked eloquently, with a correct accent, how could he look like a Qiu Baer's instructor?Lao Dan admired him in his heart. With this insight, he was no worse than Yang Tieyun who came from Whampoa. Moreover, Wang Hao possessed more aura. Be afraid of three points.Although I have known this person for a long time, I just saw Zhenzhang. Lao Dan dare not underestimate this guy.
The officer below was silent for a moment, and replied:
"Brother is knowledgeable, what you said is reasonable. But you and I have different experiences, and our feelings are incompatible. Several generations of our Cao family have painstakingly managed the family property accumulated for hundreds of years, and you took it all away in a day. Even if they were bandits back then, how could they be so ruthless? For decades, the Cao family has donated to the village to support education, build bridges and repair roads, relieve widows and widows, and give alms for the disaster years. Love, but how did he become a "landlord bully" overnight, depriving the poor? Serve the party and the country with one’s own body, and prepare for the faith of the whole life! The world is changing, and the soldier should be determined. I will be loyal to the party and country in my life, and I will guard the soul of the party and the country in my death. Defeat the leader of the Japanese invaders. The general trend of the world is not determined by victory or defeat. My brother has eyes. I have judged things by myself for thirty years. I will never betray the master and seek glory because of the defeat of the national army, let alone turn against my conscience... But my soldiers are different, most of them come from poor backgrounds, and they have to fight a lot of wars, I have already ordered the rest of the soldiers to surrender, since your army says it is a team of poor people, you still hope to treat them kindly, for the rest, I don’t need to say more!”
"The general is wrong again. In the battle of world doctrines, true heroes should know the current affairs. There are countless soldiers from Huangpu who have devoted themselves to the people's revolution. Which of the generals of our army who surround you now is not from Huangpu? Standing on your side of Huangpu There are also many uprisings by military officers, I think you must know, why should the general be obsessed with it?" Wang Hao seemed to want to convince General Cao why he knew this person so well, and he had never heard him say it. Did you not say it on purpose, or does it have another meaning?
"As my brother said, at this time and at that time, the defectors can be justified now, but they may not be able to feel at ease in the future! Since ancient times, how many people have been recruited in all dynasties? How many people are there? I, Cao Ziyi, have been loyal to the party and the country for thirty years. Yi, now covered with wounds, but with only loyalty left, this time he sacrificed himself for the country, and he has no regrets!"
"General, wait!" Lao Dan hurriedly shouted, his heart ached, "I am the company commander here, and I used to be a brother of the national army. I fought the Yellow River, defended Wuhan, and guarded Changde. Now I lead my brothers We are standing on the side of the People's Liberation Army, and this position is full of brothers from the former national army..." Lao Dan paused, enduring the pain in his heart, Wang Hao didn't interrupt him, and just listened quietly. "General Cao, I'm a vulgar person, and I don't understand the principles of the world, but I know that fighting is about personal sympathy, right? Why do you hold on to a flagpole so hard, General? Isn't the reputation of you scholars better than those few who died just now?" Is the life of a hundred brothers in the national army more valuable? Is it more precious than the lives of millions of people who died on the battlefield? We have survived eight years with the devils, what is there to talk about with our own people... ..."
Lao Dan said this from his heart, but he still didn't dare to say something because he was worried about Wang Hao.
After a moment of silence, General Cao said again: "Brother, what you said is true, but the world has changed now, and this era is prepared for you, not for us! Everyone has his own aspirations, and everyone has his own destiny. You and I are still safe." Destiny!"
Lao Dan continued to speak, when a gunshot sounded from below, it was clear and clear on the chaotic battlefield.The earth seemed to be silent at the gunshot. The red-hot tank rattled, and something knocked inside, making a loud noise like a bell. Is it a struggling person?Or an angry ghost?There was a faint cry behind the tank, and General Cao didn't speak again.
The people in the 4th row went down to hand in their guns-they had thrown them away long ago, but they didn't raise their hands, they just looked at their generals.The general was sitting on the ground with his back against a charred tree, a hole was drilled in his left shoulder, and the stubble of broken bones was exposed, half of his body was covered with blood, and on his right hand was a small Japanese pistol, most likely captured from a devil officer. Commander Major General.The soldiers held up bright torches, and the flames reflected the general's face, which must have made the devils fearful.
Lao Dan knelt down to look at him.The pistol was fired on the chest, the bullet marks were smoking, the bullet passed through the heart, and went into the tree from the back, and the blood stained the one on the chest... The sky is bright and the sun is shining.It was so kind that Lao Dan felt a deep pain in his heart. He stretched out his hand and wiped it with his sleeve. As soon as he moved, more blood gushed out of the gun hole.The head of Mazi ten years ago also played this position, these stubborn people.
Commander Mazi was not a rare suicide during the Anti-Japanese War. Lao Dan happened to see a long list in Chongqing. Their official positions were not low. lose confidence.But now that the devils have run away, and they are all Chinese, why should they be so stubborn?Even he, the captain and battalion commander, can stand up and do it again, so how can a general never turn back? The Zhutou commander of the 49th Division, who commanded 20,000 National Army troops to rush towards the PLA a month ago, is now also a brigade commander of the 4th Vertical.
"Being enemies of the people and being obsessed with obsession is the fate of reactionaries! Soldiers do not fight for doctrine, nor for political parties, nor for women and money. He must fight for the well-being of the people. Without this purpose, any war It's an evil war, and any honorable soldier will die." Wang Hao shouted loudly while standing on the high slope, and in just a moment, he turned back into Qiu Ba's teacher again.
Lao Dan also wanted to say something in response to the occasion, but he shivered for no reason, his trembling hands couldn't light the cigarette pot...
In the past half month, this prisoner-reformed meritorious company has carried out blocking missions three times, all of which have been successfully completed.When Wang Hao reported the results of the battle to Brigadier Chen and political commissar Xiao Daocheng of the Independent Brigade, he almost shouted excitedly, so loud that the entire company could hear it.He generously asked for expansion to become a real battalion to carry out greater tasks.Lao Dan didn't like it very much. Such a decision should be discussed by two people, right?Expanding into a battalion is nothing more than getting more prisoners, and he doesn't want to see these brothers cry again and again.Besides, carrying out a bigger task must mean greater danger. He, Wang Hao, wants to fight for fame, but the brothers may not be happy.
Even though he thought so, Lao Dan still enthusiastically supported Wang Hao, just reminding him that there have been three battles, there are casualties, and the troops need a little rest.Wang Hao put his arms around his shoulders again and said, "What's the matter with you? Finish the fight early and fall down early. If you don't fight again, the war will be over..."
The warriors finally got used to cannibalism.The same is true for Lao Dan, who is beginning to get used to the People's Liberation Army clothes on his body, and feels that wearing such a bulging body is more suitable for him as a farmer.
Xiao Daocheng quietly called Lao Dan and told him that the test period of this unit had passed, but he had to take a rest and add more captive soldiers to come in, and asked Lao Dan if he was confident.Lao Dan was very surprised by Xiao Daocheng's care, and just as he thought, he quickly thanked Xiao Daocheng for his suggestion.He faintly felt that Xiao Daocheng had other intentions, but he couldn't guess it.After putting down the phone, Lao Dan had mixed feelings of joy and sorrow. The joy was that he was finally recognized and turned around. The worry was that this trust would push the meritorious company from defensive battles to offensive battles, and the tough battles were often exhausted.Lao Dan has seen this kind of thing a lot.
But in general it is still a good thing, where is it not a fight?I want to be wider.Wang Hao held many mobilization meetings without losing the opportunity to let everyone sum up combat experience, express their thoughts, and improve their ideological awareness.He read Mao Zedong's "The Current Situation and Our Tasks" so that everyone's scalps were covered with cocoons, and finally it was stuffed into the hearts of most soldiers.Lao Dan also marveled at the bright future mentioned in this book. If it can be like that, it will be worth fighting this battle.
The soldiers expressed their determination to Chairman Mao and Commander-in-Chief Zhu on the wall one by one. Some saluted, some bowed, some kowtowed, and some cut their fingers.The captive soldiers from Jiangsu were extremely enthusiastic. The younger generations were all captured and fought. I don’t know why they hated Lao Jiang like that. They burst into tears and swore a blood oath hoarsely, expressing that they would smash their bodies for Chairman Mao. The revolutionary vigor made Lao Dan and his second son I was shocked, even if I killed devils back then, I didn't have to die so much.
"Why is it like taking medicine?" Er Zi whispered.
"It's still good to take medicine, this madness is scary." Lao Dan said sullenly.
The meritorious service company quickly increased to more than 500 people, and each platoon has more than 100 people. This is really the organizational system of the battalion.Although there were many prisoners, many recruits were recruited, most of whom came voluntarily from the liberated areas.These juniors were reluctant to come to this meritorious company, and they reluctantly agreed after knowing their record.After Lao Dan found out about this situation, he suggested to Wang Hao, can we stop calling him a meritorious company?It doesn't sound right anymore.王皓深以为然，功已经立了，这帽子必须摘掉。
风雪歇停，天儿依旧冷得像冰窖，马蹄踩在路上，竟发出金戈相碰的铿锵声。老旦穿着肥嘟嘟的军棉大衣，仍感到刺骨的冷风钻进身体，漏在外边的耳朵更是冻得要掉了。老旦实在受不了，很想把棉帽子的两个檐儿放下来捂着，可看到王皓这神经病还戴着单帽，竟和没事人一样，就没好意思动了。一路上部队甚多，有很多士兵给他敬礼，老旦颇为得意，更不敢有损形象，看起来越来越像解放军的长官了。老旦咬着牙将腰杆硬邦邦地绷起来，装得毫不在乎，一颗头冻成冰疙瘩了，心里倒还暖乎乎的。
"Lao Dan, do you still remember the lesbian you asked about last time? It was the one I saw on the way to Liangzhuang a month ago!"
“哦？记得记得！咋的？”老旦一张嘴，险些撕破了嘴皮。
“说来巧了，师里下了通知，说上面要加强对起义部队的思想指导，大力开展各种形式的战前动员工作，于是让师文工团组织排练革命话剧，到纵队的各个起义部队去巡演……咱被安排了第一场，你说巧不巧？”
老旦一愣，颇觉此事古怪，却说：“哦，这是好事呢。”
“别装傻，文工团那位女团长，是冲你来的吧？她叫啥？哪的人？”王皓自不会被他糊弄过去。
“俺都不知道她全名叫个啥，当年只知道她叫阿凤。那年我们一个连钻到鬼子身后，干了鬼子的斗方山机场，剩下的人被鬼子追到了山里，碰上了阿凤她们二十多口子乡亲们。当时俺负了重伤，阿凤照料了俺一个多月，好歹才把这条命捡回来……真想不到在这里能碰上面，打死俺也想不到啊！”
“是这么个相好……”王皓意犹未尽，蹭着马过来又问，“那后来呢，后来呢？”
“没啥后来了，在湖南见过两面，人家那时候就参加……革命了。”
“革命不分先后……”王皓伸过嘴来大喊，“相好也一样。”
“你可别瞎说，俺要背锅的，俺可是有老婆孩子的人。”老旦忙撇清道。
“呵呵，看来首长对咱们很重视呢，战士们正士气旺盛，刚好趁热打铁，到时候立个集体一等功回来……”
老旦的头要冻裂了，对王皓这话没甚反应，但眼前却浮起阿凤那张不咸不淡的脸。他并不希望总见到她，但这话没法说，如果是阿凤请缨前来演这第一场，老旦便想不通了。
“不说了，冻傻了……”老旦抖着嘴唇说。
“就知道你装糊涂，有好消息你也不听？我还不说了呢。”王皓说罢哇哇喊着，他的马嗖嗖地蹿了过去。老旦狠夹自己的马，这畜生和他一样冻得抖成一团，能跑就不错了。老旦骂了它的娘。俗话说什么人骑什么马，其实马的情绪受主人影响，它都能感觉得到，你不高兴，它也不会舒坦，你看王皓那个去抢女人的样，他的马也竟热得浑身冒汗呢。他一笑，又想起玉兰说过的牲口随主，心里便忧伤起来。
独立旅陈涛旅长竟是河南人，还是河西的，离老旦家只有五个时辰的驴程。这么近的老乡见面，二人只说了一小会儿，就找到一个共同认识的人——郭铁头。
“他那时候是县大队游击队长呢，你们村的炮楼子就是他端的。”陈旅长的口音令老旦亲切，老旦忙问他是否知道板子村的状况以及郭铁头的情况。陈旅长摸着下巴回忆，说村子应该蛮好的，灾不重，饥荒死人不多，那儿的鬼子也听说不恶，郭铁头那时在乡里干活，在附近的村子征粮征兵，也有好几年没见了，不知这兔崽子跑哪里去了，现在八成也是个营长了。
老乡心中恼火，郭铁头？这么个村子里偷女人晒的裤衩子的混子，见了二子就叫大哥的小瘪三，每天被他娘抽耳刮子的二傻子，逃了国军抓兵，回去竟成了共产党游击队？还成了队长？都营长了，比自己还高半级？真他娘的！
但这毕竟是好消息，村里的状况不再是一片空白，至少他们熬了下来，至少它……解放了，翠儿和孩子不必再忍受战乱之苦，这消息带来的踏实消除了他对郭铁头的……妒忌，说妒忌有点过，但总之酸溜溜的。老旦悄悄啐了口痰，走的道不同，最终都是一条路。
大战当前，家事最好少说，老旦识相地到此为止。各团营的指战员都到了，都是来自五湖四海的不要命的杀人狂，他们都不拿正眼瞧老旦，或早就听说这个立功连的来历。老旦的立功连虽然有些战绩，但在这些久经沙场的厮杀汉眼里，或只是和老婆打的一架那么羞为人知。
独立旅陈旅长的事听王皓讲过，他参军并不比老旦早多少，不同的是他过了黄河，参加了共产党在豫西的抗日游击队，和鬼子在平原上捉了八年迷藏。拔炮楼、扒铁路、打伪军，抽空也打国民党。他们在鬼子的水井下毒，在伪军的宿舍里放狗，什么刁钻的抗日方式几乎全都试过，从游击队干到县大队，县大队干到区大队，区大队干到独立团，独立团干到独立旅，竟是一步都没耽误。据说豫西平原上一半的铁路被炸都与他有关，每三个炮楼就有一个毁于他手。在最后一战时，时任独立团团长的陈涛被鬼子包围，捉了俘虏。鬼子用尽了酷刑，使完了再用汉奸的招数，都使遍了又翻着书找中国古代的拷问方式。陈涛几乎被打烂生蛆，可这硬汉除了日鬼子的妈就是汉奸的娘，再不多说一个字，更别说八路主力团的位置。这时豫西纵队协调五支地方大队兵临城下，向鬼子宣读了劝降文告，鬼子头目得知天皇宣告投降就剖腹自杀了，其他的把陈涛抬着走出炮楼，交了枪，也交了汉奸。陈涛的事在根据地声名鹊起，很快就受了重点提拔，直接提为了旅长，和老江湖肖道成搭档。这两人在淮海战役也算风头出尽，攻坚也好，防御也好，目前为止还没丢过人。
老旦听了这故事，深感侥幸，要是那几仗给独立旅歇了菜，八成就拉回战俘营去东北挨冻受饿了，真真马虎不得。王皓付出了这么大心血，说是为自己，其实也为兄弟呢。
“今天叫大家来开会，一来研究一下当前的战斗态势，部署师部下达的下一步作战方案；二来通报一些战前动员的纵队指示。先和大家介绍一下，这位是纵队的李参谋，特地受委派来向我们下达战斗任务，李参谋是稀客，很少亲自过来，这说明对我们独立旅的重视，大家欢迎！”
陈涛旅长的开场白简单明了。掌声中一个戴眼镜的军官站起身来，向众人微笑示意，却也不废话，又坐下了。陈涛又说：“在传达这次作战任务之前，我想给大家再介绍一位同志，他就是新任命的2团3营营长……老旦同志。”
老旦大惊，腾地弹起来，双手无措地张着，怎地就成了营长了？
“他原是国民党14军的，打咱们的阻击就是他的一个营，竟顶了咱们十天呐。老旦，你本事不小啊！”
陈涛突然变了脸，菩萨般的一张脸瞬间横肉绷紧，一下子凶相毕露。老旦毫无准备，不知为何刚才他还和自己攀老乡，却在大庭广众下给自己来这么一下？他紧张得直哆嗦，舌头在嘴里叮当乱撞，和一根没味道的骨头一样。他求救般看了看王皓，这家伙低头不语，拧着帽子上的红星，全当没听见一样。
“我……俺……那个咋说哩？”老旦见一屋子人不怀好意地瞪着他，像要用眼光将他撕碎一样，全不知该如何是好。当兵虽久，多是打来打去，偶尔见一个两个军官，哪曾被这么一大屋子人这么剥衣服般瞪过？
“你什么你？你还不好意思啊？咱独立旅的哪支部队是没本事的？陈旅长这是夸你呢！”肖道成第一个笑起来，伸着根指头对他说。
满屋的军官笑起来，陈旅长的脸宛如皱巴巴的豆包上了蒸锅，哗地就平展了，然后又笑开花了：“老旦同志是被国民党那边在十年前抓去的，是打鬼子的战斗英雄，还获过他们的青天白日勋章……”几个军官交头接耳起来，也有人张着嘴点着头。“他参加过多场对日军的重大战役，负伤无数，着实是个硬骨头，也难怪你陈作斌的进攻碰了石头，你太小看了他呦！”
陈涛指着角落里一个军官说。这人帽子向左歪，嘴向下歪，一张脸唯独鼻子有点正，却正得那么别扭。
“那还不是……被我打下来了……”这个陈作斌嘀咕道。
“那是你的功劳啊？那是纵队炮兵的功劳！你倒真敢接！”肖道成又伸出一根指头说。他总能在合适的时机说出合适的话，真是个好政委呢。老旦对他心存感激，也知道两位首长是在给自己面子，便坐直了身体，压低肩膀，尽量摆出谦虚的样子来。
“陈作斌你别撇嘴，再撇就成鞋拔子了。老旦同志过去的事就算不提，大家也可能听说了，他带着俘虏连堵截曹华益残部、张小波残部和纽铮残部，一只鸟都没放走。十五天连打三场阻击，场场面对几倍于己的兵力，立功连可谓战绩突出，因此经我和肖政委商量，上报了师政治部，师首长立刻指示，让立功连成为立功营，去接受更重要的任务！老旦同志，我代表豫西独立旅全体官兵，祝贺你！”陈涛说。
几十位军官齐刷刷地鼓起了掌，那掌声是热烈的、真诚的、带着同志的信任和友谊的。老旦顿感激动，忙站起身敬礼，可高兴起来想说两句，仍是说不出口，嘴里像有一只鸟，一张嘴就会跑了。他干脆不说了，转着身子给所有人敬了军礼，又端正地坐下。
“我呢？旅长我呢？”王皓这时候发了声儿，歪着脖子站起来。
“你怎的？就是有功，那也是你立的军令状，还想邀功？”肖道成又发挥了他有缝就扎针的说话本事，“老旦同志是打翻身仗，而你只是完成该做的事，今天就不表扬你，继续和老旦同志配合作战，坐下！”
王皓颇夸张地缩脖坐下，见老旦还傻站着，一把将他拉下来：“坐下吧你，立旗杆儿呢？”
大家又笑起来，老旦呵呵傻乐，轻轻捶了王皓一拳，王皓故作不屑，抱着胳膊扭过脸去。
“咱们旅自参加战役以来，战功不断，捷报频传，力量也在战斗中壮大了，这都是同志们的共同努力。希望大家可以保持这种高昂的战斗热情，出色地完成下一阶段的任务……好了，长话短说，咱们请李参谋给大家介绍战斗任务！”陈涛旅长说完坐下，脸上恢复了平静。
李参谋扶了扶眼镜，走到地图前面，拿起一根棍子开始说话：“先说说这一周来的态势。12月3日，杜聿明兵团突然停止了向永城方向撤退，转向濉溪口攻击前进，协同由蚌埠北进的李延年兵团，实施对我7个纵队的南北夹击，以解黄维之围。我3纵各部按照总指挥部的部署，已经协同第8、第9纵队和鲁中南纵队分别由城阳、桃山集、路疃向瓦子口、濉溪口平行追击。而第2纵队、第10纵队和第11纵队将由固镇地区，分别向永城、涡阳、亳州方向急行军前进，对敌先头部队进行迂回拦击，完成对杜聿明集团的拦截……前天，杜聿明让邱清泉兵团担任中路主攻，李弥、孙元良兵团担任左右掩护，已经开始向濉溪口方向发起攻击，大家听到的彻夜不停的枪炮声就是这一场战斗。这几支敌人部队装备精良，经验丰富，战斗力极强，其中包括第5、第12、第70、第74军，全是蒋介石的主力部队。目前濉溪口一线战况激烈，我们挡住了邱清泉兵团的进攻，除阻击部队外，我华野各部已经追击到进攻位置。3纵的任务是于明日下午三点发起对迎面之敌的攻击，减轻敌第5军对我阻击部队的正面压力，并伺机穿插敌之纵深，夺取永城南部的敌堡垒，打通切断敌人东西两部的前进通道……豫西独立旅将作为我师主攻部队，在明日凌晨攻占陈官庄外围的李庄，要在3纵各部发动总攻击之前击溃该处之敌，歼灭守卫李庄的敌人，扫清纵队穿插路线之敌，为纵队迅速达成华野总部的战略部署完成清障任务……情报说明，李庄有一个不满员的旅，有火炮、迫击炮和重机枪、火焰喷射器，部队来自湖北……这就是独立旅要执行的任务，下面还请肖旅长给各部队具体分工。”
老旦听得后背冒汗，真是心惊肉跳呢，竟然有虎贲57师归属的74军，余程万将军被老蒋判了两年徒刑，后来关押了4个月放了，当了这74军副军长，莫非他也在这包围圈里？
除却这个，蒋老头子——不对——是国民党蒋匪——他的五大主力中的四个竟然都被围在了这方圆不过50里的弹丸之地！这么大点地方堆了几十万人？那第5军是国军装备最精良、战斗力最强的部队，曾经在昆仑关干掉了号称“钢军”的日军板垣第五师团，还在远征缅甸的战斗中打得鬼子哭爹喊娘，让外国人都挑大拇指呢。莫非……莫非明天就要把他们当一锅饺子煮了？和他们拼个你死我活了？
老旦深知这四大主力的火力，那是第14军不能比拟的，可是这边除了大炮不少，实在无法和全副机械化的第5军相提并论。豫西独立旅虽然是个加强旅，配备有一个师的炮兵和战斗序列，但是正面李庄之敌也是一个旅，纵是不满员，如何能用一天打下来？
老旦强自镇定，心里一个劲地日，刚升个营长，就去干这苦差事，哪里有白捡的便宜？国军没有，这边更他娘的没有。他按住怦怦乱跳的心头，在大腿上擦着手里的汗，四下看看其他人，都是一副兴高采烈的样，好像明天都要娶新娘子了，眼里放着黄鼠狼的光。他们相互递着烟，拍着膀子，哇哇笑着，哪有一个害怕的？
老旦低下了头，倒惭愧了，可他掩饰不住这怕，正要咽下一口酸涩的唾沫，眼前伸来一支点着的烟，扭头一看，王皓正笑眯眯地看着他。
“老旦，这才是真格的。”王皓自己也点烟，然后撸起了袖子。
“你干啥？”老旦悄悄瞪着眼问。
“还能干啥？抢慢了屎都没得吃。”
“同志们，纵队把这么重要的任务交给我们独立旅，是纵队首长对我们的信任。淮海战役打到现在，大局已然明朗，这一仗早一天拿下来，新中国就可以早一天成立！因此明天这一仗，我们一定要发挥豫西独立旅一贯的战斗作风，敢于攻坚，敢于牺牲，敢于打头阵！咱们打得好，纵队就可以完成华野指挥部的作战部署，整个战场才可以实现围歼杜聿明兵团的胜利。现在我命令：1团1营、2团2营于明日凌晨5时，向李庄以西发动佯攻，吸引敌人的装甲部队向西集结；1团2营、2团1营、3营于明日凌晨6时向李庄南部发动攻击，要用全力！3团1营、2营于明日凌晨6时向李庄东部发动攻击，两支主攻方向的部队必须于明日中午之前攻入李庄，扩大战果。肃清战场后，原担任佯攻任务的1团1营，及时攻入李庄北部进行阵地防御，其他各部撤出阵地进行弹药休整。各部队要连夜准备，研究攻坚的火力配置。此役只许成功，不许失败！同志们有没有信心？”陈涛在地图上一拍，大喊道。
"Yes!" Everyone roared in unison.
陈涛旅长环视一眼，看了眼肖道成，肖道成站起来正要说话，一个大个子站了起来。
“旅长，政委，团长，我有意见！”这人梗着脖子，露着几颗龇出来的大黄牙，强壮的身体如蛮牛一样。
“什么意见？说！”肖道成又坐下了。
“凭什么让我们1团1营打佯攻？咱们1营什么时候打过唱戏的仗？哪次战斗不是打主攻？哪次任务完成得不好？为啥这次要偏心，把主攻全留给别的部队，其他的也就罢了，让国民党去打这么重要的主攻，自己人打自己人，那不是白瞎么？”
这人哇哇大叫，横着鼻子竖着眼，说一句就摇摇头，和一头发了春的叫驴也似。老旦闻听，一股火莫名烧起，登时勃然大怒，脸红到了脖子根，骂一声“你妈逼”，腾地一下站起身来。王皓手更快，一把拽住了。
“干吗？急啥？这是个愣球，别理他。”王皓悄悄说。
陈涛就和没听见一样坐下了，拿起杯子喝水，众人面面相觑，最后都看着肖道成。肖道成冷冷瞪着那个1团1营长，半天也不说话。这刻意的静默带着压力，1营长张着嘴等半天，就和一拳打在水里似的，混沌沌便没了影。他看了看众人，大嘴一合，一屁股坐下了。此时肖道成才慢悠悠站起来，猛然把铅笔摔在桌子上。
“陈岩斌你混蛋！你这说的是什么话！什么国民党的3营？陈旅长刚说的话，你这驴耳朵竟一句没听懂？老旦同志和2团3营早就成为咱解放军的部队，是经过了思想改造的队伍，是在残酷的阻击战里打出来的硬骨头队伍。十天打下三个以少打多的阻击战，这在全旅也是不多见的，是经过真正艰苦的战斗考验的，你说这个话，对得起牺牲在阻击战里的同志？”
肖道成又是一掌拍下，巨大的桌子都颤起来：“打了几个胜仗，当了几次主攻，屁股撅到天上啦？把你的驴脸都挡住啦？摆资历？你还差得远！他在斗方山炸鬼子机场的时候你还在山里当土匪哪！”
老旦第一次见肖道成发火，竟是如此严厉。他句句都说到老旦心里去，老旦便平息了怒，撅着下巴一言不发。
“是么！现在大家都是阶级同志，这个事儿么，毛主席和朱总司令都讲过，革命不问出身，更何况老营长还打了八年抗战哪！你打过主力咋了？主力让你们家包圆了？主力是你们家养的了？那又不是你屁股上的瘤子，给别人就要了你的命？我看这个事儿么政委说得对，我看你别叫陈岩斌了，你改名叫陈主力算啦！”
Everyone burst into laughter.接话的是2团团长袁东明，又高又壮的一位山东汉子，和老旦已经认识了一阵子，二人还挺投缘。
“别以为让你打佯攻是件轻松活儿，他们打下李庄，你们要迅速部署北面的阵地防御，这里好比是陈官庄的门户，那邱清泉能让你舒舒服服地挖战壕啊？扑过来的大炮坦克装甲车，不定是什么来头呢！你最好向老旦同志请教一下打国民党纯机械化部队的经验，你以为还是打第14军那么轻松啊？你的任务要是搞砸了，纵队首长怪罪下来，我第一个先毙了你！赶紧给老旦同志道歉！”陈涛旅长面若冰霜，这话也够重的。
陈岩斌挤出一脸疙瘩，嘴撅得像是上嚼子的笨驴，他晃晃悠悠地站起来，向老旦胡乱敬了一个礼就坐下。老旦眼皮一耷拉，既不回敬也不作声，有没有本事，战场上见。
“我没说错吧？谁先叫谁先死，这笨蛋每次都先和狗一样跳起来。”王皓歪着嘴说，颇有得意之色，“是咱的，谁也抢不走。”
“老旦！你对第5军的装备和防御部署有没有一些可供参考的认识？明天攻坚的时候有没有什么想法和建议，说出来给大家听听？”肖道成语气温和，话里充满信任。老旦被这抬举感动，红着脸站起来，立正了，看看几位首长和满座的军官，吸了口气慢慢说：
“首长能把这么重要的主攻任务交给咱们3营，俺很高兴，战士们一定也很高兴。不错，俺以前是国民党，可那是为了去打鬼子。就算这样，俺老旦大大小小几十仗，在河南，在武汉，在常德，在重庆，场场都是恶仗，从没打过什么唱戏的仗！现在俺已经站在人民解放军的队伍里了，打仗更是不会含糊，俺相信首长们、同志们也都看到了，以后也请大家放心……”
老旦说完咂了下嘴，见王皓低着头对他竖起大拇指，知道这番话还是挺好的。“俺在第5军有认识的人，知道一些他们的情况。第5军装备精良，战斗力很强，这个一点都不假，大多数部队都是打过恶仗的老兵。阵地防御么，当时我们和他们一样，都是按照薛岳的密集火力集群和梯次纵深方法设置的。三点高出，两条战壕连接三点，两条纵深壕