Chapter 7 Chapter 7 Nobita Hattori apologizes
The war has become indifferent, bloody news has disappeared from the newspapers, the balloons over Chongqing have begun to be withdrawn, the rice characters on the glass of residential houses have gradually been torn off, and the number of air defense alarms has become less and less. Weeds grow, where children play hide and seek.People in Chongqing brought hot pot and tea out of their houses, laughing and enjoying themselves by the side of the road.
Song Chuan and Ma Da didn't want to stay in Chongqing, they wanted to go back to the army to earn some military merit, so they happened to go to Hunan, so they left with Er Yazi's ashes.Lao Dan was alone, and began to live a life without roots in Chongqing. It really felt like years.Suddenly someone came to inform him one day and asked him to report to the intelligence office of the garrison area. He did some things like killing people, swearing, beating, interrogating and tying up people, but he would not let them go. He became Feng Ran's colleague.Lao Dan accepts it happily, the work is not tiring, all the people he kills are villains and scum, and he can eat and drink without any worries.Feng Ran thought he came here on purpose to find a relationship, and returned the dozens of dollars back.The money made Lao Dan feel that his waist was thick again, and he thought that he should also thank Chairman Jiang, but the money that Vice President Liu and the others collected was in vain, and he dared not even mention it. What a pity.
What's interesting is that he was ordered to bring back a few people from the military command, including Deputy Director Liu and the Deputy Director of the Prison Bureau.After Lao Dan read the materials, the two men would be shot immediately, and they would not have to be sent to the court for trial.The two guys recognized Lao Dan, Vice President Liu sneered, and said, I'm sorry brother, your work is not done well, and the money you received is still in the office's toilet dark cabinet. There are hundreds of dollars, Tickets and gold bars are usually collected.The bastards of the military command are too ruthless, so don't hand it over to them.If you are free, go get it back, and I will pay you for it.
Lao Dan was quite puzzled, and felt that this person was quite kind, so he asked him what else he thought.Vice President Liu shed two tears, saying that it is true that I am corrupt and that I have done some outrageous things, but I am not a spy of the Japanese, and I have not betrayed any information. The proof is in my house. "Brother, let's not talk about anything else, for the sake of my return of the money to you, just let the brothers do their jobs and make it easier."
Three days later, the execution was carried out. Lao Dan ordered one brother to shoot Vice President Liu on the head, and the other five?Whatever you want, just kill him, it's not a good thing anyway.
Unable to do things alone, he went to Feng Ran again and asked him to open a certificate to go to the court to find the identification department.Feng Ran happily did it for him, and this person really didn't dare to provoke him.Lao Dan used the skills of the assault company back then, carrying an empty bag, went in with the certificate in the evening, hid in the toilet on the floor of Vice President Liu, escaped the inspection of the guards, opened the door in the middle of the night, and found Vice President Liu The secret cabinet I talked about, when I touched it, there was nothing, it must have been taken away by sharp-eyed people.Lao Dan was so angry that his nose was crooked, so he reassured himself that if he took the money, he might be in trouble, just like Vice President Liu.
In the days when several people were about to be shot every few days, Lao Dan's homesickness began to fade away, and his concern for his second son became less worrying. He only knew that he would not die, and his case was transferred to the military court for retrial. But there is no judgment, and it is not clear when it will be released.Not short of money, but also bored, Lao Dan began to experiment with sensuality, going to all interesting places except gambling places.Some people call him a smoker, others call him a drunkard, and occasionally someone calls him a pervert.Lao Dan experienced the pleasure of indulgence, and he always fell asleep in the brothel into a dead lump of mud until he had no money to drill into it.
During the war, Chongqing’s resources were tight, and you had to pay a ticket to buy any decent food, drink, and medicine, and good wine was even more rare.He was greedy for money, so he made a fool of himself twice. He took out a gun and put it on the head of the little boy who wanted to pay.The people in one store ran away in fright, and when the gendarmerie arrived, Lao Dan had already slipped away with the bottle in his arms.
When he committed a crime, Lao Dan understood the state of mind of the second son at that time, so he restrained his indulgence, restrained all kinds of things, and seriously controlled the prisoner and killed the traitor.He is clearly aware that even though he has gone through many things, living in such a bustling city, he is still a farmer who can’t find things, and the military uniform can’t be changed, and it’s useless to wear it. Watching the earthy nostalgia in this temporary prosperity, drinking the nostalgic wine under the searchlight at night.Lao Dan once gritted her teeth and wanted to change herself, wearing long gowns and round caps, and even signed up for cultural classes.A school specially opened basic cultural courses for soldiers. Lao Dan gritted his teeth and listened to five lessons, but he stopped going after learning to read a few words. There was no reason, he just didn’t want to, and he didn’t want to understand until he died. reason.
Broken cans are broken, but they can’t be broken, so it’s heart-warming, less thoughts, better appetite, eating and drinking makes him happy, when he gets hungry, he finds a familiar restaurant near his residence, pays first and then orders food, so he can be alone Spend the night drinking alone.He is always drunk, and likes to walk back to the house at night like stepping on cotton, the stars and the moon are alive, and he can often go home at night like that.He refuses any dinner or wine invitation from his colleagues. That is not his world. It is inexplicable to get involved, and even disasters do not come soon. He is a farmer, and he only belongs to the small room he rents and the pain that cannot be communicated with humanity.
The sunset glow was beautiful that day, and Lao Dan had just killed five prisoners, so it was very uncomfortable to see the sunset glow as blood.These five are all traitors, but with what Vice President Liu said, he has doubts about it.There was also a woman who was very good-looking, and Lao Dan asked a few times, where did she come from?how old are you?Why...do this?The woman is only thirty years old and is from Nanjing.She was more courageous than those men, saying that she was not a traitor, but a Communist Party who had infiltrated the Japanese intelligence service, and the Kuomintang was nothing more than killing people with a knife.Lao Dan was startled and distressed when he heard this, he believed the girl's words.The five traitors were all beaten into a hive, and each of them was shot three times. The firing squad was all murderers, and they couldn't sleep well without killing people for two days.I don't know which bastard used a flower bomb, and the woman's left breast was smashed and hung on her body.There are also two shots in the lower body, and strange things flow out.Lao Dan glared at them viciously, and one of them fired a shot, knocking off her celestial cap.
Lao Dan came to Wangji Liquor Store again, he still had a few bottles of Moutai here, and the Wuliangye given by Feng Ran was also here.The boss is an honest bastard, if you stare at him, you will pee your pants.Lao Dan called for a small half bottle of Wuliangye, drank it to the point of intoxication, and there were no customers in the shop, so he simply had a shirtless drink, and the scars all over his body frightened the boss.
"Brother, how many devils have you killed to get so many scars, you are almost turning into a spicy pike."
Lao Dan chuckled and didn't bother to answer.At this time, three officers came in, one carrying two bottles of wine. They were wearing brand-new military uniforms with dazzling buttons, and their accents sounded like they were from Jiangsu and Zhejiang.Lao Dan and them looked at each other, their ranks were almost the same, the place was full of officers, so they didn't bother to say hello.The three of them must have watched him for a long time, sat down before talking, and ordered a few simple snacks.They greeted each other for two rounds, and after taking off their hats, they started talking more.
"Brother Jinwei, it's really good to drink now. This cup costs 8 cents. You go down five cups on an empty stomach and you don't change your face. This is a thirty-year old cellar in Sichuan. I specially asked someone to wipe it out from the headquarters. Yes, absolutely authentic and superb."
"Well, I've drank it, otherwise I can't put down the glass, I know that if I drink with my brother, there must be something good!" Brother Jin Wei didn't refuse, and drank another glass.
"When we first came to Chongqing... Brother Huaide, do you remember? Brother Jinwei poured it in a glass, no matter what kind of wine, as long as it is white, you can't find things in a glass. It can be seen that he has been in the Tanxiang Tower for the past few years. Ah, Meiyu Pavilion, I have practiced my drinking capacity with those beauties. Could it be that a glass of flower wine, the spring light in the second, and the crescent bed in the third watch? Haha, it turns out that the amount of alcohol can be increased like this? Brother Jinwei, don’t just drink it. , you also tell the brothers, how does this technique in the room exercise alcohol tolerance? What's the secret, haha..."
"Brother Zhiren is right... In my opinion, Brother Jinwei is not only good at drinking, but also Zhou Gong's skills are making rapid progress. Today's half a catty of wine is nothing, I dare say he will drink another half catty, and he will go to Tanxiang Lou can kill seven in and seven out... You see, when he first came to accompany the capital, he was dark and dry, and he was too skinny to make bacon, but now he is as white and fat as a person in the logistics committee, and his seal is shining! It can be seen that brother Jinwei's art of harvesting yin and nourishing yang has become a hot topic, and Huaide and I are far behind... Come here... Let's toast again!"
"That's right, brother Jin Wei only brought two bottles, how can there be enough to drink? You will be fined for drinking, and you can buy it after you drink it. What else does the boss have?" The man named Huaide seems to be greedy, so this Noisy for wine.
"Let's talk after drinking, let's talk after drinking, good wine is like a good woman, you have to drink it slowly..."
Lao Dan squinted and saw that the three of them were sweating from drinking, their sleeves were rolled up, and the button of the wind discipline was also undone, revealing the collars of their yellow and white shirts.It was the "Brother Jin Wei" who was being ridiculed who spoke.He is facing Lao Dan sideways. He is fat and a little bald. He has a big head with small eyebrows and eyes, a short nose and a short nose, and his sparse hair spirals upwards in large coils. He looks like he wants to cover the sky, but he fades away halfway through the circle. , Thin, like watermelon seedlings beaten by hailstones, can only lie crookedly on the scalp.Although this man has a rotten head, he still looks like a civil servant, not like he fired a gun at a devil.The person facing Lao Dan is "Brother Zhi", talkative and long-talking, with a ghostly appearance and a bit of gangster air, half of his face seems to have been sliced off by shrapnel, with dark brown scars lining the red face. Jiu's face, as soon as he opened his mouth, turned ferociously to the side with less flesh.There is also a dragon tattooed on his arm with the sleeves rolled up, and he thought it was a birthmark if he didn't pay attention.The one with his back to Lao Dan was "Brother Huaide". Lao Dan couldn't see his face, only the three or four grooves on the back of his head, and the fat on his waist was tightened by the armed belt, almost bursting his face. Good woolen military uniform.
Lao Dan is funny by himself, where do these three live treasures come from, who grow up crooked melons and crack dates, and speak politely, why are there so many nonsense when drinking?The night he and Wang Lijiang were in Yueyang, they only drank and cried, how could they behave like these bird people?Thinking of this, Lao Dan felt pain in his heart, cursing, picked up the wine glass, drank it hotly, and let out a long sigh with alcohol.
That "Brother Jin Wei" heard this sigh, turned his face to look at this person, and the other two also put down their glasses. "Brother Jinwei" stood up after hesitating for a moment. He must have seen the officer's uniform of the intelligence department that Lao Dan threw aside, which was slightly different from that of the army, so he brought a glass of wine over and said to Lao Dan with a smile: "Brother! The army under the flag. Desperate on the battlefield, now put your head aside, drink just to have fun, look at the man's arrogance, many honors, gunshot wounds, knife wounds and burns, it is really colorful, man is not waiting for nothing, why is he alone My humble servant, Zhu Jinwei, captain and battalion commander of the 3rd Battalion of the 127th Regiment of the 160th Division of the 58th Army, brother Hu Zhiren, the lieutenant instructor of the 3rd Battalion of the 134th Regiment, and brother Xia Huaide, a major staff officer of the 5th Regiment. May I ask which camp you are in? "
Lao Dan was too lazy to pay attention to these green onions at first, but when he saw that fat Zhu Jinwei came to toast respectfully, he was older than himself, and he was a major staff officer over there, so he restrained his negligence, stood up, saluted and said: "Hello, sir! I am the captain of the executive team of the Garrison Intelligence Department, my name is... my name is Lao Dan..."
"It turned out to be a brother from the garrison area. I'm sorry, I'm sorry. It's just that the old man seems to have a Central Plains accent. How did you come here?"
"I joined the army in my hometown in Henan, and fought all the way here. Before I came here, I was the company commander of the 169th regiment of the 57th division..."
The expected surprise appeared on the faces of several people, which made Lao Dan uncomfortable, so he would not say that in the future, he thought.Hu Zhiren got up, his face frozen in surprise, pointed at Lao Dan with a finger and said: "I remember, I remembered, you stopped Chairman Jiang's car with a machine gun, didn't you? I saw it in the newspapers. You! No wonder the name is familiar to you?"
"Oh? No, it turned out to be the hero who defended the city of Huben. You are negligent! No wonder you have a heroic and brave spirit on your body. I have already seen it sitting there. If you don't give up, please sit here!" Zhu Jinwei As soon as the fat hand gave way, that demeanor was undeniable.Xia Huaide also stood up with a smile, and gave up the position on the east side while cupping his hands.Lao Dan blushed but could not refuse, so he had to sit down.The shop waiter had sharp eyes and quick hands, and immediately brought Lao Dan's wine and dishes over.Zhu Jinwei saw that the small dishes he ate were not up to the mark, so he grabbed Xiao Er seriously and said: "Bring two catties of high-quality wine, and pick the dishes that go with the wine, and make it fast... By the way, how did you get there?" The accompanying capital? The 57th Division of the 74th Army has already left? The new 57th Division has undergone a major change, and all the officers who came out were rewarded for their meritorious deeds. Why, brother, you seem to be transferred at the same level. Chairman, you have been arrested. Haven't been promoted to three levels in a row? What's the reason?"
"I don't know, I didn't ask, and I don't want to... promotion, it's not that material." Lao Dan couldn't express his feelings, as if he couldn't scratch the itch on his back, "In the past few months, apart from shooting traitors, I don't have much to do, I like to drink alone, I took a few sips today, and made everyone laugh..."
"Where is it, my brother is so proud of his credit, he is a loner, and he is willing to hide in such a small tavern, um, I really... admire you very much." Zhu Jinwei nodded and said.Seeing him looking at the table, Lao Dan knew that this was all a formality, and he didn't want to mess around with these vain people.
"Brother Zhu, I heard... it was your 58th Army who went to take back Changde? Why did you go so slowly? Did you fight the devils?"
"Oh? It's us, it's slow...it's because the devil blocked the road too hard." Zhu Jinwei looked embarrassed, and his brows were furrowed. "Of course we fought against the devil. We fought all the way, even when we entered Changde... we They also suffered heavy losses, and it took two days of fighting before the vanguard troops entered Changde. But brothers are ashamed... Brothers are just a reserve team, and they failed to catch up with the time to wipe out the enemy." Zhu Jinwei grinned, "The 58th Army occupied Changde, and the 72nd Army The army pursued the enemy army together, and in the pursuit battle, the gains were not small, the devils were killed and injured countless times, and our regiment also made meritorious deeds. This is another story...Dude, drink!"
"Please..." Lao Dan drank the wine, it was really good wine, he clicked his tongue appreciatively, and nodded.
"Good wine? My brother is also lucky. Come on, fill it up again..." Hu Zhiren took the jug, and Lao Dan stopped him lightly and said, "Wine is good wine, but when I meet you, I want to understand things before I drink it." , I just heard that you don’t have enough wine, boss, bring me that unopened bottle of Moutai!” Lao Dan yelled at the counter.Those three people babbled and put down their cups, Moutai?Who gets such good wine these days?
The shopkeeper personally brought a bottle of Moutai. Lao Dan opened the mud seal, removed the wax paper, skillfully opened the last cork, and slapped the bottle to smell it.
"I brought the wine from Guiyang, and there is not much left. Today is fate, and I dare not hide it. I also don't understand something, and I want to ask some officers for advice!"
"Brother, you're welcome. I'll open such a good wine. This...brother, please tell me something!" Xia Huaide was an old man, and he was already sitting upright, his eyes rolled around vigilantly.Those two also looked at each other, not knowing what Lao Dan was going to do.
Lao Dan held up his cup to toast, and then touched a bullet hole in his chest and said, "I took a company to guard the east gate of Changde and held it for sixteen days. I heard several times that the reinforcements are coming, and I can't leave." It was only fifty miles away, but it was still blocked by the devils, until there were more than a dozen of my ghost soldiers left, and there was no sign of the reinforcements. Our deputy head went to find the reinforcements, but was caught by the devils and killed , Commander Yu couldn't see the reinforcements, he had no soldiers, and he had no ammunition, so he left."
After Lao Dan finished speaking, he drank a cup by himself: "But I just didn't understand. Later, I asked people... The people in the intelligence department knew everything. I know that there are twelve armies and twenty-seven divisions in the foreign army on the outskirts of Changde. There are nearly 500,000 devils, and the number of devils and puppet troops is less than 80,000, and there are only 50,000 devils who attacked Changde City. We have been waiting for the center to bloom. The 57th Division has only more than 8,000 people. Every minute In the dead, but it has been like this for more than half a month. The devils insisted on not occupying Changde, but why are there more than 500,000 brother troops in the periphery of Changde, with more people and more guns? I heard that there are tanks and planes. Why can’t we cope? Even if there are half a million pigs coming here, how can there be no troops that can break through the defenses of the tens of thousands of devils?”
After Lao Dan finished speaking, he held a cup and looked at the three of them provocatively.One of the three stared, one opened his mouth, and the other knocked his teeth with puffed cheeks.Lao Dan, a farmer and martial artist, actually asked such a tricky question with the help of alcohol.Lao Dan knew a little about the 58th Army to which these three men belonged. They did fight the devils and entered Changde, but before they had time to urinate, they were driven out by a counterattack by the Japanese army, causing heavy casualties. He persisted, chasing and beating his ass, until the reinforcements from the other two directions approached, the devils did not give up.The devils voluntarily withdrew from Changde. Although they were beaten badly later, it was their own decision to withdraw from Changde, not forced by the situation.The entry and exit of Changde became a laughing stock of the 58th Army in the army, but few people knew it.
The three of them couldn't hold back their faces, and the atmosphere became tense.Zhu Jinwei who can be said the most must be Xia Huaide, who is scruples about being an official, so he folded his arms and stopped talking.However, Staff Officer Hu didn't have such a snake-like mind, he seemed more like he couldn't vomit, he filled Lao Dan with wine, and said slowly: "Good question, brother, but you don't know something!" "...Actually, at the beginning of the battle, Chief Xue Yue and the staff of our Ninth Theater Command made mistakes. The strategic thinking was not clear, and there was a big problem with the distribution of troops. In the second battle, it seemed that the intention was too clear. Before the devil made a move, we pulled away the posture first, so we lost the upper hand, and fell into the plan of the devil leader Yokoyama Isamu to divert the tiger away from the mountain... To tell you the truth, brother, each department is one It’s a heavy loss. We also captured their action plan, so we didn’t get the upper hand..."
"I know, that plan was brought back by me." Lao Dan naturally remembered this matter.
"Ah, it turned out to be my brother's handwriting! I admire it, but it's a pity that such good information did not play a big role. The 13th Division of the Devils' attack on Changde is a new force. The defense of the national army on the periphery is easy. But if the reinforcements of the national army want to rest and fight back, it will be more difficult than going to heaven! Before the devils took down our cities, which ones did we fight back? How many people died in Changsha To keep the talents? If the devils had no stamina, 80% would not be able to keep them. The Hu Ben army was trapped alone, and it was a last resort to fight to the death for sixteen days. Judging from the actual strength and situation of the two armies, although the soldiers of the national army are mortal Determination, helpless, this combat power...really...the reinforcements have this heart, but don't have this strength!"
Hu Zhiren shook his head and pursed his lips.Listening to the nonsense, Lao Dan knew it was all nonsense, so he just lowered his head to drink without saying a word, and chewed with his pig's ear that had just been put on.Zhu Jinwei and Xia Huaide didn't talk to each other, they both frowned and stared at the plate in a daze.Hu Zhiren noticed something strange, and knew that the force was not on the kang, and the farmer didn't take it seriously, so he punished himself with a cup, and continued:
"This is the first, and the second... the few of us here are both colleagues and fellow villagers. We have known each other for a long time. My old Hu used the strength of alcohol—since my surname is Hu, I might as well say some nonsense. Brother, I can see that you are a good man to charge and fight the front line to kill the enemy, but you may not understand the truth beyond the war! The front line is a battlefield, and the officialdom is also a battlefield. One can be seen and the other cannot be touched. Your 57th Division is called Huben, is it The reputation gained in the Battle of Shanggao is the undefeated trump card in the hands of the commander of the 74th Army Wang Yaowu, but the Battle of Shanggao was not fought by a unit of your 57th Division. If you become a division, you will lose another division. When you become famous, there will be a few people behind you who will swallow your anger. As the saying goes, people are afraid of being famous and pigs are afraid of being strong! Actually, the same is true when it comes to the army Do you know the origins of the ninth, sixth, and fifth theaters that participated in the Changde Campaign? Do you know the difference between your 74th Army and the 10th, 58th, and 29th Army that came to aid you?"
Lao Dan lowered his eyes, put down his chopsticks and raised his eyes again, wondering what this bandit-like Hu Zhiren was trying to do.He only knows how to fight desperately, how can he know so many sayings?The eyes of the other two also became meaningful, and Xia Huaide's smile showed contempt.Lao Dan could only shake his head, which was beyond all his wisdom, so he could only listen.Seeing that he was subdued, Hu Zhiren couldn't help being a little proud, poured himself a glass of wine and drank it down, wiped his mouth and continued:
"Although these several troops are the official troops of the Republic of China, and they all had iron faces during the Northern Expedition, they are very different from each other. The commanders of the 74th Army and the 100th Army are both Wang Yaowu. The battle in the ninth theater was actually supervised by the sixth theater—this was deliberately arranged by the old man. The 10th Army, the 44th Army, and the 29th Army all belonged to the Ninth Theater. The Sixth Theater supported Changde, and no one was sent to leave. The nearest 99th Army said that they were afraid that the Japanese army would turn to the sixth theater, so they called the 10th Army in Changsha from afar. Yes, I drove two hundred miles, and I almost filled it in. Although they are all well-known colleagues of the Central Military Academy, life and death and strength are a matter of life and death on the battlefield, and the bosses in each theater are not vegetarians. Our Chairman Jiang was in Cairo at that time At the meeting, the military committee insisted on not directing the soldiers of Chief Xue Yue in the sixth theater. Later, he could only act recklessly and changed the dividing line between the ninth theater and the sixth theater. Only then did his 99th army be transferred to the battlefield. Commander Li Zongren of the Fifth War Zone went too far. He pretended not to see it. The Military Commission repeatedly ordered troops to be dispatched. Then he sent the 33rd Army, which was not painful. Why can the devil always block our reinforcements? Because several support troops did not rush forward at all. Everyone can see clearly that whoever rushes forward is Fang Xianjue! The divisions are clenched into an iron lump, how are we, and we smashed eggs one by one, if Chairman Jiang hadn't sent an order from Cairo, ordering the sixth and fifth theaters to attack across the board, and ordering the ninth theater to spare no effort The price, God knows what the battle of Changde will be like!"
Staff Officer Hu was drawing on the table with his chopsticks, and at this moment he paused suddenly, causing Lao Dan's heart to tremble.
"In the Battle of Shanggao, the 74th Army overcame obstacles and made great achievements. However, it was a battle of encirclement and annihilation in which the national army was superior in number and divided and encircled the Japanese army. But the chances of winning are big, and it is a battle of fame and fame. Blocking battles and tough battles are based on fighting less and defending more firmly. If you don’t move, you will lose the bottom, and you will be blamed for poor defense. This time, the 10th Fang Xianjue from the army is here. In order to give you reinforcements, his troops were crippled first. What is his contribution? You won’t see it in the newspapers at all!”
I don't know whether it was because he was excited or the smell of alcohol came back, Staff Officer Hu burped, he paused, wiped the picture on the table and said:
"Apart from these big ones, there are also differences between units of troops. Dude, count on your fingers and see where the unlucky troops came from in the past two years? How many of them are directly married to the central government? How many of them are remote concubines with secret passages! How many of the Dian, Jiangxi, and Hunan armies were used as a backing for Generalissimo Chiang’s Central Army? They shed a lot of blood, but others took much of the credit. No matter how hard-hearted the princes are, they are still fleshy. Who doesn’t know the way of Lao Jiang? Huangpu is the closest, and the fellow countrymen are the second. Those troops transformed from warlords are always pushed ahead as cannon fodder. Hehe, to Speaking of Chairman Jiang’s ability, when he suppressed the red bandits, he deliberately sent the Red Army into Guizhou. The Central Army took the opportunity to enter Guizhou in a large scale. , the mountain does not change, and the person who takes advantage of it will have a bad day! And at that time, the master who has been in bad luck will see it in his eyes. At this time, can he not have the heart to watch the fire from the other side? Take Li Zongren In other words, it’s not bad if you didn’t take advantage of the fire, take two more steps, and shoot two fewer shots. Even though your old Mr. Jiang has military orders like mountains, you will be outside—what can you do to him? Mr. Jiang still takes so much effort to kill Han Fuju! Heh heh... Brother, if you look at the stories of the commanders of the major war zones ten years ago, you will have an idea..."
This huge theory fell from the sky, like a heavy bomb bombarded Lao Dan's weak intelligence. It was the first time that Lao Dan heard such a complicated dismantling of a matter, but what he understood was enough to make him sad, so he He frowned, clenched his fists, and the muscles on his forehead jumped.Seeing that Lao Dan was uncomfortable listening, Zhu Jinwei also spoke:
"Brother Zhi's words are reasonable and more thorough, but my brother is really not as good. Brother Laodan, Fang Xianjue's 10th Army is the one who has worked hard to reinforce the reinforcements. Although the theater is different, it is also a family of the Central Army. Others and you are directly related to each other. Across a layer of skin, it is inevitable to move slowly, so the 10th Army can only fight by itself until there is only one bare military headquarters! The 58th Army is a sloppy army, and the American weapons can't be used at all. If, like Fang Xianjue and the others, they kept rushing forward in a daze, hehe, there would be no scum left in Guanbao! We rushed into Changde and were beaten back, why did so many people die when we ran? Aha, we really I can't beat it... If we didn't run fast, our poor lives would have been thrown on the bank of the Yuan River long ago!"
Lao Dan slowly came back to his senses, his body seemed to be steaming, but his heart was frozen to ice.The country is almost subjugated, and there are still these "different opinions" among the national army troops, not only intrigues, but also mutual betrayal, just like people like Vice President Liu.The great opportunity was delayed, and the excellent situation was not won. At best, it was a small victory. All parties played their cards slowly, but they forced more than 8,000 brothers from the 57th Division to the desperate situation of fighting alone!Recalling the tragic scene of Wang Lijiang being captured and dying when he went out to find reinforcements, his heart throbbed violently and ached.He looked sullenly at the three friendly soldiers who enjoyed their "luck" and said angrily: "If you dare, I want to thank you for the brothers who died in the battle. At least the 58th Army can reach Changde without letting the devils They occupied the empty city and fed their bones to the dogs!"
The three put away their smiling faces and glanced at each other. Xia Huaide, who had been silent all this time, filled Lao Dan's wine steadily, and finally spoke:
"Brother, don't be angry, 'you must arrive' is a military order, otherwise General Lu Daoyuan would be a national sinner accused by thousands of people? He is like a lantern in his heart-the key is this time, if you want to arrive Just right! It is necessary to become a heroic unit for the liberation of Changde, but also to prevent the 57th Division from being wiped out. The commander of the war zone has reason to say that the old man Jiang will not blame too much... These are the things that the officers think, we can understand a little bit But what's the use? Brother, your chilling, we brothers can understand... But where are the people from the Central Army when we were chilling? Sigh... Don't look at the inhumanity of the devils, the relationship between their troops Coordination and support are like a family... Dude, if we have millions of troops, no matter how poor the weapons and combat effectiveness, is it really going to be beaten like this by hundreds of thousands of devils? Dude... Let's drink! "
Seeing that Lao Dan was silent, Hu Zhiren kept shaking with a glass of wine, and said slowly:
"Brother, all three of us have read some books. When we first joined the army, we were born to die and dedicated ourselves to serving the party and the country, but things are also bad because of our studies. Maybe we can see everything more clearly than my brother. If you understand it, you know this. How did the world come about, and how did this devil come here, knowing what is going on in our war of resistance, the passion is discounted. If you want to say it, our hometown has long been a devil-occupied area, really If you want to fight back, whoever doesn't want to fight back is a fucking dog! But what can we do? Just a few of us? Our millions of national troops can't stop us. What can we do? How did old man Jiang get his fortune? One side relies on cannons, the other side depends on the ocean, and the other side relies on conspiracy. The local military and political forces originally acted independently, and the devils came with a banner on their faces. He was not wronged, but if you think about it again, Han Fuju, who has such a straightforward temper and spit in the face of the Japanese, did such a thing? Look at his troops, it was a mess! There is also that second-handed Zhang Xueliang, who followed his father's fierceness, but not his cleverness, and was used by the Communist Party as a weapon to bite Mr. Jiang's ass. Mr. Jiang said that regardless of past suspicions, his Northeast Army What happened afterwards? As soon as they entered the customs, they were eaten by each war zone. In such a Republic of China, each army faced different forces, faced with life and death, which one was not selfish? Which one did not keep a hand? Ridongshan is back again... Dude! You can save your life from the ghost gate in Changde, that is truly a disaster, but now... I don’t see any future blessings for you! Mr. Jiang salutes you, You've been in the newspapers, but still no one pays attention to you, do you know why? Dude, I'm talking about wine, but it's also the truth, you think about it, isn't that the reason?"
Lao Dan is wilted, defeated, soft, and drunk.He didn't understand some words, so he had to get a rough idea.The world is so big, everything is complicated, and there are many things that he can't figure out.He can only be too lazy to think about it. He has done the job of defending his family and the country, regardless of whether he was arrested or willing to do it. He is worthy of this conscience.Whoever wants to see who doesn't want to be seen is out of his control. No matter what you do there, you are just a mud leg that you hate like a dog.He could only rely on his unbroken body to hand over some dead brothers. There were many knowledgeable people like Yang Tiejun, Captain Mazi, Wang Lijiang, and Old Man Huang, but they... were all gone.When Lao Dan thought of this, tears filled his eyes.The people he saw and the things he experienced in Chongqing chilled him, and the three officers in front of him gave him new despair. They were all educated people, but they still had the same intentions in the face of national calamity...
"Brother, oh man, we talked too much, we talked too much, look at you, brother, how many times have you died on the battlefield, why are you sad?" Zhu Jinwei patted him on the shoulder, Hu Zhiren continued to pour wine, Xia Huaide didn't move sensuality.Lao Dan held back his tears, spat on the ground, and felt the strength of the alcohol was rising, he stood up unsteadily, gave a military salute indiscriminately, and said with his tongue, "I, Lao Dan, have learned a lot today, thank you sirs... ...Enlightenment, let's...fuck it...then there will be a period later!"
After all, Lao Dan picked up the remaining half bottle of Moutai, rolled up his clothes and walked away. Hu Zhiren was a little angry, stood up and wanted to pull him, but Xia Huaide grabbed him.
It wasn't too long a distance, but Lao Dan felt that there was no end to it.The sky was getting dark, the lights flickered in front of my eyes, and the wick of the street lamp creaked, as if struggling to light up.The alarm sounded in the distance, and this was just a routine exercise.Pedestrians go home, wild dogs are swaggering around looking for food, eating the city's garbage.Lao Dan stood in front of a large group of wild dogs, pointed at them and giggled, am I not as good as a wild dog?The beasts looked at him alertly and found that the man was not hostile, so they continued to search for the garbage.Their indifference angered Lao Dan. He reached out to touch the gun, but only felt the scar on his waist.Lao Dan yelled and ran towards the wild dogs, punching these inhuman things.The dogs howled at him, baring their sinister teeth, with a devilish glint in their eyes.But the person in front of him was completely fearless, and there was a murderous look in his eyes that they had never seen before.They finally left whimpering with their tails between their legs, looking back while running, and barking occasionally.
"Come back, don't leave, don't leave even if your mother forces you!" Lao Dan chased after him, but his feet didn't work well, he was like a dog gnawing on him.Instinctively, he threw his clothes and hugged the wine bottle, and rolled it twice, but not a single drop was leaked.He wanted to stand up, but he couldn't find the fulcrum of his arms, so he just sat still, raised his head to the sky, and drank half of the bottle of wine in one gulp.He yelled "ahhh" while drinking, but it didn't stop the wine from flowing down his throat in the slightest.The hot Moutai burned his throat, his stomach, and also his sad heart. Throwing away the wine bottle, his hands, feet, head and neck trembled, and the ground began to shake from side to side, flickering like a swing, the wild dog running away I don't know why I was biting and screaming not far away...
Unprecedented loneliness strikes, and Lao Dan hears the desperate cries of soldiers in his ears, and the intense gunfire in his mind.他满地打着滚想躲开这声音，但它们只变得越来越大，马烟锅的怒吼、麻子团长的拳头、翠儿的耳光、玉兰的眼泪，它们一股脑地进来了，还有举着军刀的服部大雄，猛地将那可怕的刀朝他劈来。他又开始到处狗一样乱爬，对着四周恶狠狠地叫着：
“呀！呀！呀！来呀！来呀！”
四周遍是荒凉，不见一个人影，树林在风里轻摇，店家的招牌吱呀作响，探照灯照亮了黑去的云霓，星月全躲在这云霓之后，老旦忘了有多久没见过它们，重庆总是这样雾气重重，蒙着他的眼，盖着他的心，挡着他回家的路。孤独令他四肢瘫软，烈酒像爆开的炸弹，正撕扯着他每一寸麻木的身躯。他张大了嘴想要说些什么，憋了半天却哇哇地大吐，一身的腌臜喷出去了，滚烫的泪也淋下来了，只是那辛酸顽固地停在他的脑子里。他趴在地上，用头狠狠撞着坚硬的土地，他终于不顾一切地哭号起来。
“俺的娘啊，这可咋办好哩……这可咋办好哩……兄弟们哪……你们跟俺谈谈心……你们跟俺说说话啊……俺可咋办好哩？你们都死个球的啦……俺的娘啊……啥时候回得了个家啊，老天爷啊……”
凄厉的哭声在漆黑的郊外回荡着，一阵掠地的阴风卷起，眨眼便成呼啸，竟也形成一个旋流，翻卷起了地上的碎土，从这个悲痛的农民身上刮过去。他咧着嘴哭得如此伤心，鼻涕和眼泪，以及额头磕出的鲜血，被黄土在脸上和成了泥，让他显得无比苍老和丑陋……
日本人投降了，重庆人疯了，二子在那一天释放了。
那天老旦穿着军装，开着吉普车穿过城市。半月来的迷雾一早散去，阳光照亮了这满目疮痍的山城。鞭炮在响，掌声在响，每个喉咙都在欢呼，每双眼睛都在流泪。一队士兵在朝天扫射，孩子们欢快地蹦在他们脚下；警察和乞丐抱在一起，穿旗袍的女人抱着衣衫褴褛的货郎；更有澡堂子里光屁股的家伙跑到街上，撅起屁股亲吻大地，满脸肥皂地放声大哭。老旦小心地让过他们，发疯的人流让他害怕，他怀疑是否日本人扔下了新的毒气弹，让这一条街的人都和抽风一样。可他并没闻到什么，除了鞭炮炸出的硝烟。
一群女学生穿着裙子蹦着跳着，见他开车驶来，两个丫头噌就拦住了。“下车，下车，赶紧下来！”一群女娃子呼啦围上来，拦车的爬上了车头，在发动机盖子上蹦跳起来。老旦看着她漂亮的大腿在眼前晃动，慌得放开了方向盘。车门被拉开，一片手揪着他，女孩子们哭着笑着，但好像都不想放过他。
“干甚这是？俺有公务！”老旦抱着头大叫。可他仍被拉了下来，还没开口问怎么回事，五六张脸就湿乎乎凑上来，噼啪在他脸上额上鼻上嘴上亲啃起来。
“大哥，鬼子投降了，谢谢你，谢谢你……”一个女孩子扑在他身上呜呜地哭，死死抱住了他的脖子。老旦惊呆了，这怎么可能？部队正在制定下一阶段的战役相持计划，怎地鬼子就投降了？
街道的喇叭唱起了歌，但只唱了两句，一个洪亮的男人声音便抢进来：“同胞们，重庆的市民们，下面请收听中华民国国民政府主席、国民政府军事委员会委员长蒋介石先生的讲话！”
全城欢呼起来，继而迅速安静，喇叭里传来一串微微的咳嗽，一张纸像是打开了，喇叭里吱吱响了几下，一个熟悉的声音说：
“全国军民同胞们、全世界爱好和平的人士们：我们的抗战，今天是胜利了，'正义必然胜过强权'的真理，终于得到了最后的证明，这亦就是表示了我们国民革命历史使命的成功。我们中国在黑暗和绝望的时期中，八年奋斗的信念，今天才得到了实现。我们对于显现在我们面前的世界和平，要感谢我们全国抗战以来忠勇牺牲的军民先烈，要感谢我们为正义和平而共同作战的盟友，尤须感谢我们国父辛苦艰难领导我们革命正确的途径，使我们得有今日胜利的一天，而全世界的基督徒更要一致感谢公正而仁慈的上帝。
“我全国同胞们自抗战以来，八年间所受的痛苦与牺牲虽是一年一年的增加，可是抗战必胜的信念，亦是一天一天的增强，尤其是我们沦陷区的同胞们，受尽了无穷摧残与奴辱的黑暗，今天是得到了完全解放，而重见青天白日了。这几天以来，各地军民的欢呼与快慰的情绪，其主要意义亦就是为了被占领区同胞获得了解放。
“现在我们抗战是胜利了，但是还不能算是最后的胜利。须知我们战胜的含义决不止是在世界公理力量又打了一次胜仗的一点上，我相信全世界人类与我全国同胞们都一定希望这一次战争是世界文明国家所参加的最末一次的战争……”
满街的人都望着那个喇叭，像经历久旱的农民望着天空落下的雨露。而这伫立的人流里却有一辆车在艰难前进，那是满脸泪花的老旦，他幸福地请人让路，说了无数个谢谢，他还不想号啕大哭，也不想放声大笑，他要把这时刻绷在心里，和出狱的二子一起分享。
车好容易出了山城北门，这里更是枪声大作，一支炮兵部队在放着高射炮，工事里满是冒烟的弹壳，还有的已经抱着酒瓶子东倒西歪，哭得咿咿哇哇。老旦也不用给他们看证件——因为没人在乎这个事了，几个守城的军官都在那儿抱着唱歌呢。
他没想到监狱也是如此，那还是监狱吗？震天的锣鼓，爆燃的鞭炮，鼎沸的人声。当然门还是关着的，门口的警卫也没敢像别的兵那样朝天开火。老旦下了车，慢慢走到监狱门口看着扎满电网的高墙，几个端枪的看守冲他笑着。他对这奇怪的氛围感到恍然，正要抽根烟压压慌，就看见大门洞开，露出里面黑乎乎的墙。门开了好一阵，才看见一个仪容齐整的军官出来，后面跟着个光头独眼儿的家伙，一出门便左顾右看，像个憋了很久的色鬼，正是一年没见的二子。
“二子！”老旦大吼一声，扔掉了烟跑过去。
“呦？老鸡巴旦！”二子张口便骂，“你个球的，也不钻进来看看老子，送点烟酒啥的？就顾着在外边搞女人吧？”
“二子，鬼子投降了！”老旦抱着二子，想和他大哭一场。二子却不买账，一把推开他说：“昨天就知道了，你现在还高兴啥？别看老子在监狱里，大事儿没有不知道的。”
“行了，他来接你了，我就不管你了。老旦两天之后到我那儿报到，有任务给你们。”那个军官扭过头来，生生吓坏了老旦，这竟是第2军的胡参谋！
“啊呀，长官啊，你咋在这儿？你真是神人露头不露尾啊！”
“哪有你这么夸人的？露头不露尾那是黄鼠狼，胡参谋这叫神龙见首不见尾。他现在可是军事委员会的长官，已经是咱蒋委员长的红人儿了。”
“废话少说……”胡参谋打断了二子，“你上次见过蒋委员长之后，我们全都知道了你小子，他还埋怨我为啥不管你们。蛋球的，我只是事务缠身，忙得屁股冒烟儿，哪里顾得了你？二子这个是昨天要下来的特赦，死刑改八年，八年改特赦，虽然要感谢鬼子，可事情全是我给他办的。你俩要敢不去执行任务，我就再把他关回去，而且把你也关进去，端着机枪劫法场，惊了蒋委员长的驾，你这老鸡巴旦不打则已，一打就惊了龙驾，打出一个双黄蛋！”
“多谢胡参谋……嗯，胡长官，一定前去报到，我先带二子去热闹热闹，让这小子解解馋！”
二子说，胡参谋昨天就告诉他日本投降了，明天会发布新闻，他说这事的时候就像在说家里的鸡下了蛋那样随意，丝毫没有喜悦和激动。二子也答应了重回部队，他这才把盖了章的特赦令袋子撕开。
“仗都打完了，咱还回部队干啥？部队养着咱不嫌累赘？”老旦颇为不解。
“你管这干啥？养着咱还不好，打了七年鬼子，换身新军装，别上几个章回去，那可威风透了，这次总要给我个连长干吧。”二子熟练地跃上副驾，腿往前挡板一搭，拿过烟便抽。
“你还连长？让你当个小兵就不错了，你是特赦犯，尿壶洗得再干净，还能当茶壶用？”老旦上车打着了火，见二子依旧膀大腰圆，腿好像比进去前还要粗壮呢。
“你在里面干啥了？扛麻包还是挖地洞？咋长得这般虎实？”
“那种活我能干吗？那都是小偷小摸的毛贼干的，我这是每天训练他们练的，我就是进了里面，也照样是个头儿。”
“吹吧你就，说，想吃啥喝啥？重庆好吃的可多啦。”老旦开车上路，开向狂欢的城市。
“重庆妹子也是最漂亮的，吃喝都不打紧，赶紧拉我去个窑子，今天没准还不要钱呢……”二子叹了口气，深深靠进椅背，竟呼呼睡了过去。
老旦正想调侃他几句，见他竟睡着了，心想他这没心没肺的东西，在监狱里定是没吃啥苦，倒是自己在外面揪心，夜夜替他难过，还险些把命搭进去。老旦苦笑一下，心知这就是自己的命，一切痛苦和等待都是值得的，这仍是他七年来最幸福的一天。
“不管怎样，这就可以回家喽。”老旦对着欢声雷动的山城自言自语，虽然是大白天，可那些爆裂的鞭炮还是使它闪闪发光，这耀眼的光芒必定会照亮他和二子的回家之路，不管前方还有多少黑夜，他们俩仍可以笑着走完。老旦对此深信不疑。
二子醒来大吃一顿，和他大醉一场，一边喝一边埋怨老旦不带他去窑子里赶紧开荤，牢房里憋了这么久，说是个雏儿都没人信。
“进去之前你没去过？”老旦摇头不信。
“那时候重庆人抽了风，全城妓女大游行要抗日，嘴上抗日，下面也抗日！几个月都没有窑子开门，你说还有比我更倒霉的么？好容易找到一个开门的，出了双倍的钱偷偷摸摸要干活，楼下一堆女学生不知怎么知道了，举着小旗子哇哇叫，说抗日期间不能日，这他娘的，吓得我裤子没穿就翻后窗户跑了。”二子捶着大腿说，“然后就找啊找啊，呦！看到一个，门口人多灯多姑娘多，我想这会差不多了吧？进去一看，原来是个赌场，正想走就被几个小丫头揪进去了，凳子上一坐还走得了？先赢了十几个大洋，我就觉得这东西比日女人好耍多了，可谁知道这东西不好耍，他们使奸使诈，我一拿好牌，女人就贴过来跟我发骚，吹耳朵摸大腿掐脖子，她可什么都干。”
“然后就输光啦？”老旦笑道，“输了多少钱啊？”
“常德城里拿的那些，百十个大洋吧，都输喽。”二子两手一拍，作势往天上一抛，“他娘的，他们耍赖那我能干吗？那个女人被我抓着奶就扔楼下面去了，一屋子人和我打，我也没怎么着，打了一会儿就看有人脖子上插了个破茶壶盖儿，都说是我扎的，我就这么进去了，可我死活想不起来我用过那东西……”
“你现在咋总是'我''我'的？坐牢没坐出啥名堂，倒把口音坐没了。”
“一说'俺''俺'的，有人就找事儿，说咱们那儿汉奸多，你说我干吗练得这么虎实，那就是要一个个打的，咱战场上死过几回了，还能被地痞流氓欺负了？”二子说完，嘿呦叹了口气，看着远方的庄稼地不说话了。
胡参谋在的大院里挤满了军官，排着十几行长长的队伍，一个个红光满面、兴高采烈地交谈着，大门口站着一排威武的士兵，不一会儿就有人出来喊一嗓子：
“第13军160师的团级以上军官在吗？”
人群里立刻举起三四只手，在此在此，然后走出几个笑开了花的人，有一个少了条胳膊，一边抹泪一边向前走去。
“160师是打残的部队，只剩十几个人在后面整编，这下可有活干了。”一个军官说。
“不容易啊，咱们那些战死的弟兄要是知道有今天，不知要笑成什么样呢。”
“真恨不得赶紧飞到南京去啊……”这个军官流下泪来了。
“去南京干啥？我就盼着去东京，把咱的旗子插在富士山上，让鬼子每天见了就鞠躬……就连天皇也要鞠躬，不鞠躬就打他屁股。”一个高个子军官作势打屁股。
“我倒不想漂洋过海去收拾小鬼子，受不起这份累，就把我派回东北老家去，那有几十万鬼子，够我耍的了，回国之前一律不许吃大米，高粱也不行，全给我吃麸子，喝凉水，他们怎么对我们东北老乡，我就怎么对他们。”这人脸和树皮似的，东北口音，嘴里还带着蒜味儿。
“那你东北的大姑娘被鬼子糟蹋那么多，咋办？”一个獐头鼠目的军官问。
“妈了个巴子的，男人全赶回北海道去，女人都留下给咱中国人下种，肚子大了再运回日本去！三十年后就都是一家人了，想打也没法打了……”树皮脸狠狠地说。
“第51军113师的营级以上军官在吗？原来东北军的？”门口又有人喊道。
“啊，在呢在呢！”刚才说话的人拨开众人跑上台阶，回头对乌压压一大群军官抱拳喊道：“弟兄们，兄弟我先领命去了，看兄弟我回东北收拾鬼子去！”
军官们一片喝彩，这东北汉子蹬蹬地跑了进去。老旦和二子站在队伍里，觉得身边的人都比自己官儿大，便不敢随便插嘴。二子碰了老旦一下：“你的青天白日呢？该戴的时候不戴？”
“这不忘了么……”老旦见众人全戴着，也是后悔不迭，人家一群一伙的攀亲说年谊，就他和二子无边无靠。旁边的一个高个子军官看了他一眼，宁可走一边去抽烟也不理会。
“原74军57师的两位营长在吗？”一个声音喊起来。老旦和二子“诶”了一声，二人面面相觑，都在想这是喊谁呢？见半天没人答应，这人便看了手里的纸，又喊了一声：“原74军57师的老旦营长在吗？”
全场哄堂大笑，但只是笑了一下便停了，因为二子举了手，这长得凶巴巴的独眼龙一看便不好惹呢。
“在这儿，在这儿！”二子高叫着举手，又低声对老旦说，“你个笨鳖，喊的是咱啊。”
“哦？在呢，老旦在呢！”老旦忙叫道。众人又笑起来，只是这次轻多了。
他羞了个大红脸，知道大家又在笑话他的名字。可当他跟着二子走向台阶时，感觉诸位看他的眼神充满了善意，甚至敬意。
“弟兄们，给这虎贲的爷们敬个礼吧！”人群中一个汉子大吼一声。众人高声叫好，呼地一片举起了手。老旦瞬时感动，忙在台阶上回身敬礼，二子走得太快，想跑回来敬礼的时候，大家都已经放下了。
“营长呀，我也是营长了？”二子揪着老旦小声说。
屋子里坐着三个军官，老旦只认得中间这个，竟是穿了将军服的胡参谋。胡参谋只看了他们一眼就说：“名字又被人笑话啦？要不要改一改？”
“算了，胡参谋，嗯……胡将军，马上就要回家了，改了名还怕老婆认不出了……”老旦笑呵呵地敬礼。
胡参谋微微笑了一下，又冷下脸说：“事情多，不和你们废话了。你们俩加入第14军第2混成旅，这支部队是该军各支部队的残余人员组成的，往河南那边去，主要任务是收缴沿途各地日伪军的武器弹药，管理日军，收编和遣散伪军，维持地方秩序，配合政府重新建立行政单位。老旦你当营长，二子你当他的连长，怎么样？”
“是！”老旦立刻立正答应。二子撅着嘴看着他，见老旦装没反应，也立正同意了。
“明天就走，赶紧回去收拾，以前你俩的事一笔勾销，档案里也不写了。今天之后，一切重来，要是有胡作非为，就是再撞见蒋委员长，也救不了你们。”
“多谢胡将军！晓得了。”老旦憋足了劲喊着。
“去吧，刘副官你带他们到14军报到处报到。”胡参谋将一摞材料给了右手边的军官，又对老旦说，“只有一件事需要注意，共产党也在抢地方，你们如果和他们遭遇，尽量不要产生矛盾，能谈就谈，最好不要动手。”
老旦一愣，还有这事？但他立刻晓得，鬼子走了，事还没完。
“要是和他们谈不拢怎么办？”二子撅着下巴问。
“自己看着办。”胡参谋点起支烟，不耐烦地摆了摆手，老旦和二子便跟着刘副官去了。
“咱欠这胡参谋钱吗？”二子路上悄悄说。
“瞎扯，怎么会？”
“那他咋总是这个嚼了生驴鞭的闹心样儿呢？”二子挠着头看着长长的走廊，他定是被这军事委员会大楼的庄严吓着了。
“早知道就让宋川和马达再等半年，就不用跑回去和鬼子打仗了……”老旦想起这两个小子，半年前他们离去，将二伢子的骨灰带去了黄家冲，然后加入了长沙那边的部队，听说后来还打了几仗，便没了消息。
“二子，俺觉得从今以后，咱俩要走运了……”
“拉倒吧，跟着你我走运过？不是你我能被弄到战场上来？我到底亏欠了你什么？要这一路跟你受罪。”
“你还是说俺吧，听着舒服。”
“就不让你舒服！凭啥你又是营长……”
他们俩边说边笑，边笑边打，他们很久没有这样了。
到部队报到登记，拿了新的军官证，见了混成旅的几位长官之后，一切便安排停当，老旦拉着二子回住处取东西。街上押过一串日军军官，老百姓正在夹道骂着吐着恶心着，鬼子们走得整齐，但那头却是低了下去。一个鬼子脸上挨了半个苹果，暴怒起来，要去打扔东西的人，几个士兵的枪托砸倒了他，鬼子发了狠，抓着士兵的枪顶在脑门，哇哇大喊着，叫着叫着他又哭起来，将头砸在地上号啕着。
“打死他，打死他！”围观者喊起来。但士兵们仍是架起了他扔到车上，不知用什么堵住了他那张喊得撕心裂肺的嘴。老旦心里突然一动，一脚踩住了刹车。
“二子，带你去见个人。”老旦猛地扭转了车头。
卫兵说老旦来了，升做副处长的冯冉忙迎了出来，啊呀啊呀地拍着老旦的肩膀。老旦向他介绍了二子。冯冉夸张地吸了口凉气，握着二子的手，用尽可能低的声音说：“老弟，你是神仙，大难不死，必有后福啊。”
“你能保住命，冯科长也是大功一件呢……”老旦略带调侃道。他一度极厌恶此人，但一想到如果不是这番狗血经历，他便撞不到蒋委员长，二子或就一粒花生米去了西天，便宁愿相信这是老天爷的安排，是好事多磨的一个环节，就连刘副院长等人的存在，都是引向这意外好结果的必经之路。
“服部大雄在哪儿？”老旦不想浪费时间。
“哦？这个人啊……这个……怎么说他呢？总是不老实，本来说同意将来交换战俘的，可上周天皇一说投降，他动不动就寻死，把炕上的竹条拆下来做了把军刀，大半夜的在屋子里剖腹，可那是竹子啊，肠子破了，疼得他直叫，血流了不少，却割不死，医生给他缝好了他又要扯开，现在捆在床上歇着呢，嘴里也塞了东西，生怕他咬舌头自尽了。”
老旦冷冷地看了冯冉一眼，嘴堵上恐怕还有别的意思。“带我们俩去看看他，我帮你劝劝。”老旦说。
冯冉哦了一声，却没动。老旦推了他一把：“走吧，这次不打他主意……”
“管他干啥？他想死死去，还省一张回日本的船票。”二子听老旦说过抓服部和他调包一事，他可不买服部的账，那条命早就是欠他的，枪毙三次也赔不过来。
服部大雄并没躺着，而是铐在一张上百斤的铁凳子上，他斜斜地靠着椅背，枯瘦的脸上带着伤痕，嘴里塞着一团说不清的东西，沾着唾沫和血污。那东西定不是防他骂人或是咬人，只是怕他嚼舌头。老旦看着皱眉，二子却嘬起牙花来。
“呦？这谁呀？这不是少佐先生吗？一不留神我还以为是哪个偷鸡摸狗的叫花子哩？”二子用指头捅了下他的脑袋，服部慢悠悠睁开眼，那眼血红血红的，吓了二子一跳。“嘿呦？你干吗去了？太上老君让你进炼丹炉啦？你又没有大闹天宫，不过是闹了闹牢房嘛，单眼皮儿都练成双眼皮儿了