Huangjiachong is an isolated place in this troubled world. There is no sound of artillery, no air raid sirens, and no scary newspapers.There are only green mountains and green waters, bacon and wine, birds and insects singing in the morning, and cooking smoke in the evening; this is the hot kang head in the twelfth lunar month, and it is a gift from heaven; all these are reasonable, and Banzi Village survived him and his second son. How could the king of hell bear the heart Kill all?Lao Dan began to speculate about the end of the day, it was far away, and it seemed that it would not be too long, whoever wins must let the common people live, right?And this thought made him depressed again, no matter how good the wine and meat are in the mountains, no matter how hot the kang is, it will be someone from another land, someone who is struggling, will be stained with tears, and will never be able to close his eyes in the middle of the night.

Hearing the news brought by Haitao, Lao Dan's heart skipped a beat: It's over, I have to go back. The head of Mazi led the whole regiment to carry out the task of retreating and cleaning, blowing up bridges, destroying factories, burning everything, and planting time bombs where Japanese officers might be stationed.It went smoothly at first, but during the evacuation, hundreds of wounded soldiers were found in the warehouse in the south of the city, and they were forgotten.Head Mazi ordered them to retreat together, so the action was slow, and they were intercepted by the devil's assault force in Tongcheng, Hubei.

Haitao got the news in Changsha, took three horses along the way, and ran back to Huangjiachong for three days and three nights without eating, drinking or sleeping.He worked as a bodyguard for Captain Mazi, so he was worried. "Tell me quickly, how are they now? Is he injured?" Lao Dan asked a series of questions, regardless of Haitao's dying state. "Regimental Commander Gao...sent...several brothers...to Yueyang...to report the situation and ask for...support. I met this messenger...and I understood everything. Slightly injured...all right..." There was a hole in Haitao's hat made by a bullet, and he didn't know where the danger came from.

The old man Huang wanted to come to the map, and several people looked at it. "It's not far away..." Er Zi said. "It will take three days..." Lao Dan said with a frown.His stomach hurt like a needle prick, and he struggled out of bed, his feet fluttering slightly.Wuhan retreated for a month, and Tongcheng had already fallen.The news was cut off, and he rushed over like a blind man. There are two hundred people left in the regiment, and there are five or six hundred wounded soldiers. Since they can't break through, how can they get out?The entire city has probably been blown up to pieces, how easy is it to find someone?

Lao Dan drank his saliva, fell down like a funnel, and fell heavily to the bottom.Old Man Huang looked at him without blinking.Lao Dan's heart was churning, his abdomen was rumbling like a drum, cold sweat emerged from his back, but a gust of hot air rushed to the top of his head, he heard his teeth gnashing, and felt that something was about to leak out of his body, his temples were throbbing, his chest Bouncing.He wanted to say a word that didn't make any sense, but when he came out, his taste changed. "Old man, I want to take my brothers back," Lao Dan said.After saying this sentence, I felt that the coldness and warmth had receded.

"There's no return." The old man Huang continued, "According to Ma San's temper, he's dead." Lao Dan covered his stomach, sweating coldly: "Old man, others may be fine, I'm not such a bold and strong person. But for his matter, I want to see people alive, and dead bodies..." Lao Dan endured the pain and said , the first sentence set the tone, and the rest of the speech became logical. These words almost moved me and made my stomach feel even more uncomfortable.The second son pouted and stuffed a cigarette, he quickly took it and smoked it, like a thirsty person drinking a glass of water, his heart was calm, and his stomach felt much better.

The old man Huang's face was calm, and Lao Dan was a little disappointed.He pushed Lao Dan to sit on the bed, pulled a chair and sat down without looking up.The room fell silent, waiting for the old man's words. "You have the same virtue as him, you are fucking stubborn, Ma San is a brain! The army must have made a good-sounding statement when they let him die, but the official ran away early." The old man Huang snorted heavily. The dissatisfaction, with the smell that had been expected long ago, "Go, bring some of my soldiers. Tell him that he, Ma San, owes me a few lives, and he will die under my nose!" He stretched out a stick Thick fingers pointed to a place on the ground.Lao Dan looked at his hand in horror, it trembled, trembling, as if it wanted to pierce the ground under his feet.

Lao Dan felt hot in his heart, and his face became hot. He held his thigh and said, "Old man, go quietly. There are many people but the goal is big. Just the few of us are enough." The old man Huang snorted, stood up abruptly, and walked to the window with his hands behind his back.His waist is straight, and although he is fat, he still has the posture of a soldier.He remained motionless as a rock, and dark clouds rolled past in the sky outside the window.Lao Dan instantly felt the military power of this old man back then, it must have been an all-powerful experience, I don't know how many brothers were willing to go to danger for him, and gave their lives to protect each other.Lao Dan remembered the moment when he helped Yang Tiejun to pull the grenade, those brothers who came back to save them, those bodies that were alive and well lying behind them, the pain in my heart overwhelmed the pain in my stomach, and the guilt in my heart overwhelmed all the pain. He was almost in tears.

"The most important thing in a person's life is to say the word 'righteousness'." The old man Huang nodded, and turned around stiffly. His white stubble stood upright, as if it had just grown out.Looking at this heroic old man, Lao Dan couldn't help but grow smaller. "You go to Yueyang from Changsha, and then go north depending on the situation. I'll let the second master wait in Yueyang to pick you up." After saying that, the old man Huang took out a small cloth bag, poured out a rusty medal, and looked at it. Look, hand it to Lao Dan and say, "I found him, show him this, I saved his life back then...you just say I'm dying, tell him something, let him come back to see me!"

Lao Dan was about to reply when Xu Yulan jumped into the room door, followed by the blushing little pervert.She was dressed comfortably, with wine and meat in her hand, she was shocked when she saw Mrs. Huang here, and wanted to go back the same way, but was stopped by Mrs. Huang.Lao Dan couldn't help but look at the second son, this kid's guess was really accurate. "You did a good job! Where did Lao Dan offend you? You want to kill him? Kill him?" Old man Huang was drinking too much. It was the first time Lao Dan saw him so angry.Xu Yulan bit her lip, her eyes rolled around, her face was red and white alternately.

"I pamper you, pamper you, because I don't want your dead father to miss me. The purpose of making you the third master is to experience and not be bullied. It's not to turn you into a female devil! If I had known this, I would have It will save you trouble if you remarry the old bandit early!" Xu Yulan pouted, looked at the ground without saying a word.Seeing Yulan's embarrassment, Lao Dan hurriedly interjected: "Old man, calm down, the third master invited me to drink, that's worthy, my own stomach is not up to par, no wonder she..." These words were too false, no one would believe them, but Yulan gave her a grateful look. "Didn't the third family also come to see me? Old man, don't wrong her, she was spoiled by you, she is a bit domineering, but it may not be a bad thing for Shanzhai." The old man Huang walked towards the door with a straight face, and said to Xu Yulan when he stepped out, "Let your sorceress cure Lao Dan, and then recite a few mantras for them, he is going to save people with his head in his hands." After finishing speaking, the old man and the bandits went.Xu Yulan hesitated to follow, but Mrs. Huang turned and glared at her.She stopped, and her hands and feet became cramped.The little pervert handed her an orange, but she slapped her into the air. "Third Master, don't worry about it, I'm almost fine." Old Dan felt embarrassed when he saw her flustered. "Well, it's almost enough..." The second son added a half sentence with a smile.Lao Dan glared at his second son.The second thief didn't miss his chance, and grabbed his smoking pot: "Third master, Brother Dan misses you so much, I'll say something to you after a while..." Xu Yulan suddenly changed her face and made a gesture to hit her. The second son jumped out like a monkey, and bumped into Mazimei who came with a washbasin.He simply pulled and walked away.Seeing Xu Yulan here, Mazimei opened her mouth to be fierce, but was dragged far away by the second son's force, and went with them cursing. "Well, what are you going to do?" Xu Yulan asked sideways.Lao Dan let out an oh, and briefly explained the matter. "Don't let sister Luying know, lest she worry..." Lao Dan finally said. "I'll go with you!" Xu Yulan showed joy, and walked over step by step. "That can't be done, a group of us gentlemen, how can we work with you as a big girl?" Lao Dan waved his hands, knowing that she was there for fun. "I can dress up as a woman, as long as I shave my head and smear my face a bit darker...the devil won't recognize it..." Xu Yulan put down the wine in her hand, jumped to sit next to Lao Dan, and there was another person on the bed, and she bent over all of a sudden .Her breasts also rippled, and Lao Dan quickly stood up and walked aside.If the face can be covered, can those two balls of big tits be retracted? "Third Master, have you ever seen a devil?" Lao Dan pretended to be serious and asked. "No, I want to kill a few, but uncle won't let me." Xu Yulan curled her mouth, kicked off her skinny shoes, and swung her legs on the bed. "You should listen to him first, let your sorceress come and treat me, and we will leave tomorrow." Lao Dan said with a wooden face. Everyone began to express their opinions, Haitao needless to say, Yuming still said "I only listen to you", Daxue nodded directly, squinting at the second son, the second son faltered a few words, seeing Lao Dan staring at him, a Stomp goes too.Liang Qi's fragile stomach has been tossed so much that he takes care of the hut every day, so he hastily raised his hand in agreement.Zhu Tongtou rubbed his stomach in silence.Lao Dan asked him to think again, he had never fought a war, so he was not required to follow.Set off early tomorrow morning, each packed up. "You son of a bitch, it's none of your business? You are going to force me and you to die..." After everyone left, the second son squatted on the stool and said viciously. "We can't die, I think." Lao Dan pouted. "I think you're a fart!" The second son jumped down and said, "We play our lives again and again. The brothers in Banzi Village are gone, and hundreds of brothers around us are also gone. Our fate is so big that the king of hell is afraid. Do you still feel it? I don’t feel good, it’s very bad.” The second son was so angry that the cigarette pot almost broke. A man ran into the yard, knocked on the door and shouted, "What are you doing here? Didn't my brother tell you to wait for him? You've only been back for a few days, and you're going out again?" Mazimei, she rushed here so quickly, she must be grabbing some brother to make a fool of herself. "Don't yell, your brother has a message that we are going to join the army. This is an order. Besides, our new military medals have not yet been obtained. When I report to get them back together, I will give them all. Here you are, when the time comes, girl, you can make a chamber pot with scissors... you go back first, I'm naked." "If you go back to the army, don't you go to the front line again? Then how can you come back? He can come back after you go? You are lying! What about bare buttocks? It's not like I haven't seen it before! Open the door!" Mazimei As soon as he lifted his foot and kicked it, the wooden door was so loose that a piece would rot away with a click.Lao Dan had no choice but to open it.Mazimei rushed in, holding the medicine for him. "The devil is still in Wuhan, how can there be a battle in Changsha for a while? We tried to pull him over, and the old man gave him tokens and ordered him to die. Why can't you trust me, girl? We will tomorrow When I leave early in the morning, you also prepare some medicine and food for me?" Lao Dan smiled and stretched out his hand to take the medicine. "I just don't believe it! Why don't we go together!" Mazimei opened him and sat angrily at the door, her body squeezed like a tire.Lao Dan sat down with her, seeing that he was about to cry, he knew he couldn't fool her. "Sister, I don't worry about your brother. If you don't drag him, he won't come back..." Lao Dan patted her on the shoulder, but Ma Zimei grabbed his hand. "Brother, I think he is the only family member I have..." Ma Zimei raised her eyes and looked at him. Lao Dan had never seen such an expression on her face. His scalp felt numb and his stomach ached again. Xu Yulan called the sorceress from the cottage.Said to be a witch, more like a beggar madman.She has half-foot-long nails and three-foot-long white hair, her eyes are like bright red peppers, and her teeth seem to be crooked on purpose, and they have been sharpened with a file, but none of them are square. Comparable to moldy tofu and stinky tofu.Lao Dan was so hair-stricken by her stare that he felt like vomiting, her hard nails circled around his body, stabbing back and forth, making a terrifying sound.Xu Yulan looked at Lao Dan with her eyes wide open, seeing that Lao Dan was scared timidly by the sorceress, she burst out laughing.The sorceress told Lao Dan to close his eyes, and began to chant scriptures, touching and pinching, rolling his heavy body.Those terrifying hands went everywhere, touching and pinching Lao Dan's whole body in cold sweat, and finally grabbed the string of things through his pants and yanked violently. Get out of bed. "Old man! What are you doing?" Lao Dan cursed, the thing hardened hotly, his stomach rumbled, he swallowed and vomited at the back door, and let out a series of loud farts.Xu Yulan held her nose and stepped back, pointing at Lao Dan blushing.The sorceress didn't even look up, she packed up her things and left.She walked a few steps, turned around and pointed at Lao Dan, squinted her eyes and said, "What a sausage, what a sausage..." Lao Dan was furious and jumped up to turn his face, but the sorceress had already stepped out of the door.Xu Yulan grabbed him: "Are you alright? Are you a god?" Lao Dan rubbed his belly, suddenly felt smooth all over, the cold sweat turned into a smooth flow, and the heat flowed all over his body.The little sex bandit stooped to watch at the door, and when he saw Xu Yulan glaring at him, he disappeared.This sorceress is really good at tricks, but how do you know that pulling dick eggs can heal the stomach?Mr. Yuan Bai never said such a way.Lao Dan was amazed, seeing Xu Yulan's charming smile, her pretty smiling face and plump body seemed to be retracted and released, and there was a straight-up, horizontal and vertical sway.Lao Dan was startled and ashamed, so he sat down and touched cigarettes.A light-white hand stretched out in front of her eyes, passing a thinly rolled cigarette.Lao Dan looked up and saw Xu Yulan's face, which was whiter than dumpling skin, was as red as burning. At dawn, Mrs. Huang came to the entrance of the village to see him off.He was dressed in long starched black and his bald head shone in the dawn.The veterans brought good wine, and the women packed bacon, sausage, fish and prunes.The second leader is wearing a leather buckle, with two guns in his waist and a terrible big knife behind his back.Old Man Huang toasted the six of them one by one, and all the veterans also served them.Just as he was about to say goodbye, Zhu Tongtou rushed over with big bags and small bags.He stumbled and threw down his outfit, and saluted Lao Dan and the soldiers.Everyone laughed, and the second son patted Zhu Tong's head and said, "What's the matter? I'm afraid we won't come back and no one will pay for your medicine? Have you explained to your little beauty Zhen?" "No matter how thick-skinned I am, I can't get over it at this juncture. I didn't sleep all night last night. Once you left, I didn't have anything to worry about! What little beauty Zhen? I didn't have anything to do with her. Brother, brothers, just don’t dislike me!" "What did you say... drink up the old man's glass of wine, let's go on the road!" Lao Dan was moved.But the old man Huang didn't buy it: "What nonsense? Get drunk and leave! How can you be a soldier like you?" In the early morning, after drinking hot shochu, everyone turned red.Lao Dan and others took up their guns and mounted their horses one after another.The air in the mountains is clear, and the mountain pass is full of depression.The winter solstice has passed, and Huangjiachong in central Hunan is still in late autumn. The mountains and forests are shrouded in mist, birds are contending, and the fresh fragrance of plants and trees soaks into the heart.Looking back, the yellow smoke curled up from Huang's house, and the chickens, ducks and geese were clucking and clucking when they woke up. The voice was so kind that Lao Dan nostalgic for this peaceful mountain village.The old man Huang was still watching from the entrance of the village, like a bell like a tripod, his black clothes shaking slightly.This month seems like a lifetime away.Halfway up the mountain, a slender figure waved his arms.Lao Dan recognized that it was Xu Yulan who hadn't tied her hair up. She was like a jumping white sheep in the bamboo forest.But all this was only for a moment, he only heard Xu Yulan yelling a few times on the hillside, and everything disappeared in the fog and the creaking wheels... After passing through Yiyang and arriving at Yueyang, we will reach the border of the two lakes.There was no danger or danger along the way, people were running back, but they went back instead. Anyone with a brain knows that this group of people is not easy to mess with, and they are afraid to avoid it.The second master, Huang Gui, sent someone to send Feige Xiner, and there was food and drink along the way, but people were asking: What are you doing when you go back?I don't know if the devil is calling?Are you trying to take advantage of the fire to rob the Nationalist government, or are you taking a shofar? Looking at the map, the whole city is within sight.Lao Dan took his brothers to live in the north of the city and planned to go there tomorrow morning.There are also quite a few troops in the city, and they just look tired and embarrassed, not as fresh as they were in Wuhan.There are many wounded soldiers and plague-stricken people lying on both sides of the street, most of whom are neglected.Door panels, quilts, bed mats, pillowcases, wardrobes, and even large rice vats from each household were transported outside the city to consolidate the fortifications.Yueyang City is like a rice dumpling wrapped by barricades and barbed wire, the Confucian Temple has become a cannon tower, and the anti-aircraft machine guns around Yueyang Tower are as dense as a bamboo forest.Most of the people ran away, but many still stayed in the city and continued to live, helping the national army to build fortifications.The city is not big, but it is very interesting. The streets and houses are full of antique flavors, the cornices are winding, the courtyards are surrounded by diamond windows, and the windows are carved with beautiful flowers.And all of this will turn into scorched earth, like Wuhan, which has been beaten for several months, Lao Dan feels very sorry. It is learned from the notice that the city of Wuhan has become ruins, not only caused by the devils, but also destroyed by the national government for the "scorched earth war of resistance."The army and civilians retreated across the board, and the city of Wuhan was surrendered.Although the old man Jiang repeatedly emphasized that the Wuhan campaign had bought time for China and consolidated the rear defense, Lao Dan was still ashamed. Holding Wuhan and holding China were two different things.China has become a tattered garment, which covers the chest and exposes the buttocks.The Yangtze River defense line, which millions of soldiers and civilians swore to defend, was handed over to the devils overnight. How can this "voluntary abandonment" be accepted?The brothers were silent, the soldiers coming and going were unhappy, and their confidence fell to the lowest point since the Anti-Japanese War.If you retreat again and again, you will reach the southwest. It is a truly smoky and wild land. How can people live?Although Lao Dan did not understand military affairs, he also understood that the fall of Wuhan would lead to the capture of most of Hubei and Jiangxi by the Japanese army, and Hunan and Chongqing would face a direct threat.Most of China has already fallen, and one million elite party-state troops have been wiped out. They can't beat it like this, and the country will be destroyed sooner or later.Old man Jiang might lead his troops into the ravine, what should the common people do?What will happen if the devils occupy Banzi Village?As the younger generation in the Northeast said, when you see a big girl, you push it down, and when you see someone eating rice and white noodles, you pick it up with a bayonet?Cui'er has white skin and big breasts, and looks attractive... I dare not think about it, but Cui'er is astute, and she will definitely think of the idea of ​​shaving her head and wiping the bottom of the pot like Xu Yulan. Get up early in the morning, eat and feed the horses, and everyone put on their clothes and set off.When he reached the entrance of the city, he was stopped by the guards.The guards were surprised. They were afraid that they would not run fast. These seven guys still had to ride horses to Tongcheng, Hubei. Aren't they going to be traitors?Even if Lao Dan broke his mouth, the city defense troops would not let him go, and Lao Dan could not show the proof of his original army.The city defense forces dared not release or arrest him, so they shook the phone to report to the boss.Lao Dan and his party were disarmed and brought into the command post of the Qianwei Battalion. The first to speak was a captain, as thin as a beggar, with a military belt that was too wide, dangling from his waist, and he had to lift it when he said a few words.Captain Skinny Monkey was playing mahjong with several other officers. In the early morning, the room was already full of smoke.Seeing them coming in, Captain Skinny Monkey squinted and said, "Do you know the order from above? Let alone soldiers, ordinary people won't let them go..." After that, he played a card, "Forty thousand!" "I'll touch! You are so eager to eat, are you not afraid to hold on?" The officer opposite him picked up the cards, looked back, took out another one of his own, and knocked it on the table without looking back. "Yesterday, there were two cards. Bing, ran north with a map in his arms, was caught only after leaving the city, and died at the root of the city this morning, which unit are you from? What did you bring? Are you the leader?" The man turned his face again, with a look Disdainful. "It doesn't look like it..." There is also an officer wearing gloves. This man wears gloves even when playing mahjong, and he looks strange and clean. "I am the deputy commander of the assault company directly under the Special Operations Section of the Second Army..." Lao Dan decided not to mention his name so as not to laugh at them, "I am waiting for the reorganization of the military department, these six are my soldiers .” Hearing Lao Dan's declaration of identity, Captain Shouhou lightly let go of a card he was going to drop, and several officers either pulled their clothes or coughed and stood up, looking at Lao Dan suspiciously. "Since you belong to the Second Army, why aren't you in the army? You are in Changsha." A short and fat man said. "I was ordered to protect the important people of the military department and went to central Hunan. The mission is completed, so I have to rush back again." Lao Dan said this confidently. Was it the same thing in the first place? "If you don't believe me, you can take a look at this." After saying that, Lao Dan took out the military medals from his arms. These iron plates were all pinned to a piece of cloth. Several officers were dumbfounded when they saw it. The third-class Baoding medal is not General combat experience can be obtained, which shows that Lao Dan is at least a lieutenant officer, because he was only awarded the third class during the war. "Brother, it's not that you don't give face. There are orders from above. You can only enter Yueyang City, and you won't be able to enter it in a few days. The ground is full of devil spies. If you want to go there, you must have an order from the division. , or your 2nd Army officer's handwriting, you are so tough, brother, I...hehe...this is not a good decision!" Captain Shouhou smiled flatteringly, but his tone did not relax at all. "That's right, that's right, if you want to go there, you need to have a document. I have to have a record here. If you don't come back, we'll all hang out!" The officer who spoke to me just now put on his hat, Smiling and pretending to be polite.But Lao Dan was thinking, don’t these scumbags want money? "Brothers, to tell you the truth, it is not the mission of our army to go this time. We assaulted the Doufangshan Airport where the devils were killed half a year ago. Only the few people in front of you died. The army deliberately let us We recuperated for a month. I got news a few days ago that our old officer, Commander Gao Yu, was trapped in Tongcheng with hundreds of wounded soldiers. I want to find him this time. Commander Gao saved my life. I don't care about life, please save face, I don't know how to write, I will keep this military medal here, and if I don't come back, I won't hurt everyone. I know it's not easy for everyone, and it's boring to guard the city gate , I know, I only brought a dozen or so dollars here to buy wine for my brothers, so how about giving me this face?" After Lao Dan finished speaking, he turned his face away, and Zhu Tongtou quickly took out a dozen or so yuan and put them on the table, which came from the share of Lao Dan and Er Zi, and the white flowers were very attractive. "Hehe, but the Henan Lao Dan who is going to bomb the devil's airport?" the officer wearing gloves suddenly spoke and walked a few steps forward. "That's right, it's me..." Lao Dan looked at him blankly.The gloved officer puffed up his stomach and saluted, then reached over and held Lao Dan's hand, and a mouthful of garlic came out of his mouth early in the morning. "Oh, I've seen you for a long time! It's a pleasure to meet you! The family doesn't speak two languages. I also came from Henan. I was Zhong Wenhui, the deputy battalion commander of the 3rd Battalion of the 29th Regiment of the 192nd Division. Commander Gao also supported me. What's wrong? He Didn't you come back here?" Zhong Wenhui took off his gloves and shook hands with Lao Dan again.Captain Skinny Monkey is a sensible person, he held a few cigarettes and handed them over as if by magic. "I'm still a fellow! Commander Gao was ordered to mop up the tail. He ran slowly with the wounded soldiers, so he was blocked in the middle of the road. The other circumstances are unknown. I brought his old brigade commander's order and must find him. !” Lao Dan took a cigarette and said. "But it's just you guys..." Zhong Wenhui said in surprise.That's right, with so few green onions doing such a difficult task, who would you trust? "We're going to bomb the airport, isn't it just one hundred people?" Lao Dan disagreed. Zhong Wenhui looked at the other Ma friends, shook his head and said, "Brothers, why don't you do it like this, brother, you can put a bet on Captain Liu... and don't leave us with a military medal. This old man is righteous. Go to danger, I believe him, but you must go and return quickly. You have experienced many battles, and you can understand the situation at a glance. It is good to be saved. If you can't be saved, you have to return. Brothers, give Zhong Datou a face, How did you get confused?" Zhong Datou, the highest rank in the military, said something, but Ma friends did not object, and some people scratched their ears and hesitated.The second son took out a few packs of high-quality bacon and cigarettes and put them on the table, saying that they were Huang Jiachong's mountain products, and gave the officers a drink.A few people hurriedly nodded in shame and politeness. "It's not easy these days. My brothers are also from all corners of the country. Let me make another idea, eat and drink, and keep this ocean with you. You will inevitably need it along the way. If you bring Captain Gao back, If you invite our brothers to drink again, this little money may not be enough!" Zhong Datou took the ocean plug and said to Lao Dan. "How can this be done?" Lao Dan hastily evaded. "Oh, why can't it be done? My brother may need you to take good care of me in the future!" Zhong Datou has dark skin, a stocky figure, and walks steadily. If he doesn't wear military uniform, he must be a farmer.Lao Dan blushed and took it back to Dayang, thinking that they were going to hit him hard, so it turned out to be out of righteousness.Seeing this, the thin monkey chief also borrowed the donkey from the slope, busily making arrangements for the guards to prepare wine and vegetables, and eat breakfast as lunch, so he had to see him off anyway. A drink lasted until noon, and several people began to call each other brothers.Zhong Datou was so happy that he also threw the keys of a truck to Lao Dan.Lao Dan was so confused that he kept waving his hands and refusing to accept it.The second son had already picked it up, poured a few glasses of wine back, and the others lay down.Zhong Datou got drunk, hugged Lao Dan and talked about sad things, and made an appointment that the two would go back to their hometown in Henan together after the battle, and Lao Dan was teased by him to the point of crying.The brothers know how to count, and none of them is greedy for drinking, except Lao Dan who got drunk.The second son quietly brought enough fuel, and the horses stayed under the city gate. Everyone unwrapped Lao Dan and Zhong Datou, who were hugging each other, and started on the road with a bang of the gas pedal. After being bumped by the car and vomiting a few times, Lao Dan came to his senses and saw everyone smiling at him, so he begged for water.Liang Qi drove vigorously, and shouted to him: "Brother, this drink is not in vain. It's a big advantage to drink an American truck! If you walk back, you will run into it again." We would have been miserable with the doggy weather at that time." "Then Zhong Datou should wake up, maybe he is watching us from the top of the city and regret it now!" Zhu Tongtou said proudly. "Brother knows how to wave his hands when he's drunk, I don't want it, I don't want it! Thanks to the second brother..." Yuming said. "I still like to ride horses. The smell of gasoline is uncomfortable." Lao Dan drank half a pot of water, washed his face, and looked up again, and the defeated national army appeared.There are bomb craters on the side of the road, and I have to get down to push the cart from time to time.The dead bodies on the side of the road were swollen and fat, and the flies were piled up on them.Discarded clothes, abandoned vehicles, and large and small baskets can be seen everywhere. People who cannot walk are lying on the side of the road, and those with injuries and diseases cannot live for a few days.The second son took a messenger's motorcycle to inquire about the news, and came back after a while, saying that the devil was only fifty miles away. After walking for a long time, there was no one on the road, and groups of wild dogs wandered among the eaten up skeletons.After driving to the outskirts of Tongcheng, Lao Dan decided to walk.Everyone hid the car in a ditch, and the second son removed the steering wheel and the fuel pipe and hid it in the ground, so the car could not be stolen.Through the binoculars, one can see a tower in Tongcheng with a plaster flag hanging high.Half of the county town was still burning, and the dark clouds descended with the evening mist, and the blackness sank overhead.Occasionally a stream of bullets flies across the sky, slow as a glowing bird.Are the devils massacring the city, or are the remaining soldiers resisting?Lao Dan took out a comb to comb his hair, took off his hat and hid it. "Go in when the sun goes down, brothers beware!" Dodging the sweeping searchlights on the top of the city, they found a blasted gap in the edge of the city, but there was no defense, they went in, and slipped along the street to look inside.The devils are implementing a blackout, and except for some flames that soar into the sky, the entire city is pitch black.The devil's patrol team ran past holding torches, and their shrill shouts were creepy.The windows of every house are closed tightly, and it is not known whether the people inside are dead or alive.The seven people approached the hospital in the southern part of the county, found a courtyard extending in all directions, and climbed up to the roof to look. Torches were lit on the side of the street, and the fire tore through the night, illuminating the bloodstains on the side of the road.About a battalion of devils walked neatly across the square, their cowhide shoes slammed on the mountain, and their bayonets shone in the light of the fire, cutting the moonlight into pieces.At the end of the road, a hundred or so nationalist prisoners of war were crowded, and three machine guns surrounded them in a semicircle, and the wolf dogs barked, but no one stopped them. "Is it them?" Er Zi asked. "No, it looks like...the police force." Lao Dan said holding up his binoculars. "Rescue?" Er Zi asked again. "How to save?" Lao Dan shook his head. A devil officer rode a big horse and rode in front of the prisoners, holding a whip and yelling something.The police brothers were divided into two groups, half of them walked to the other side, and dozens of them remained unchanged.The devil immediately waved his hand casually, and several machine guns fired.The policemen fell backwards like they were cutting wheat, and the bullets that passed through them shot bloody sparks on the wall. The flames from the muzzles of the guns covered the light of the torches, and Lao Dan's heart was stabbed into a ball.The gunfire stopped, and a few devils went up to check, and if they saw that they were still alive, they mended their bayonets.One pretending to be dead jumped up and rushed outside, dragging a broken leg.The three devils leveled their rifles calmly and fired a volley. The brother was thrown into the air and fell straight onto the bluestone road.The two wolfhounds went over and took a few bites, and then ran back after seeing that they couldn't move, glaring at those who surrendered.Lao Dan pinched his trembling hands and swallowed a ball of sour saliva. "Brother! Look over there!" Yu Ming said with sharp eyes, pointing to a farther place. In the northeast corner of the square there were piles of corpses high, and the devils were pouring gasoline on them, and more corpses were pulled from the carriage and thrown on the pile of dead people.The flames jumped up suddenly, like the oil depot they had lit, crackling, the flames were green in color and billowing red smoke.The strong smell of gasoline and human flesh blew, and Lao Dan felt sick to his stomach, lowered his head and took a few breaths. "Brother, there are so many devils, why don't you look for them later in the night?" Chen Yuming asked. "Second son, go and look around." Lao Dan gently pushed the second son.The second son nodded and retreated into the darkness. Everyone hid in the house and waited for the devils to disperse.But the sporadic gunshots and women's screams, as well as the barking of wolf dogs and the grinning devils, indicated that this night would continue forever.These voices weave into a terrible night song, and the ghosts are dragged down to hell.Everyone was silent, and the room was dead silent.Daxue kept sniffing a cigarette, but he couldn't light it, because it would attract devils like dogs.Flying insects buzzed in the corner of the room, Lao Dan heard them gasping as if struggling, the heaviness that was different from the battlefield permeated from his heart, and seemed to flood the dilapidated house.The bright moon hangs high, and the moonlight is like the sharp edge of a bayonet, covering the dead border town. A gunshot woke up the drowsy Lao Dan, and he grabbed the gun.The brothers didn't seem to be asleep, someone gently pulled the bolt of the gun.Yu Tea looked out of the house and called Lao Dan to come over.Lao Dan clearly saw a few soldiers from the national army running, and they jumped into the yard with their guns fired, followed by a dozen devils.One soldier was beaten to death on the top of the wall, fell headfirst, and the rest of them turned around three times and went into the backyard, and went into the upper room without looking up.The yard was huge, and there was a flower bed in it. Before the seven people in the side room had time to leave the yard through the back door, Lao Dan just put the pistol on the fire, and the devil chased him over.Lao Dan waited for the busy cat under the flower bed and screen wall.More than a dozen devils followed the yard chirping, and the soldiers in the house had nowhere to go. They shot at Gentiles, and the devils fought back from behind the cover.A ghost hid under a tree, and Daxue was under the waterwheel next to him.Lao Dan saw only a few devils, and nodded to Daxue.Daxue straightened up and stepped forward, covered his mouth and stabbed the dagger, put it down silently, and walked towards the second one.Lao Dan and the others also sneaked up behind the devils, and each divided one or two.As soon as Lao Dan greeted him, he unhurriedly killed the devil with his butt backwards with his pistol.The devil leader turned his head in surprise, and was about to shout, when he saw a knife in the hand of a strong man stabbing straight at him, and the chill pierced his eyes. "It's all right, my brothers and sisters, come out." Lao Dan shouted softly.Chen Yuming pulled out the dagger from the devil's head, and touched the stick from his body. The door opened, and three people jumped out of the room. All of them had bloodshot eyes and faces as black as the bottom of a pot, looking around in a panic. They are engineers on a scorched earth mission. This engineer platoon blows up the last fortress-like concrete fortification. I didn't expect the devils to come so fast. They don't have heavy weapons or machine guns. There are only four of them in the blink of an eye, headless. Running around like flies, killing devils and grabbing guns and food, so desperate for two days, I was ready to be heroic just now. They didn't know the movements of the 307th Regiment. They said that there were still many brothers in Tongcheng, but they were all stragglers and could not pose a threat. The large army of devils went around to the east of Yueyang, leaving only two regiments to encircle and suppress.There was still fighting at the warehouse complex in the south of the city, and a hundred or so national troops were still fighting guerrillas in the bombed-out ruins. Brothers were carried out from there by the devils every day.The four of them had originally rushed there. The three engineers were willing to look for it with Lao Dan and others.The second son came back covered in blood and said that he had killed two shitty devils on the way. He verified the engineer's news that the warehouse in the south was still fighting, and the devils surrounded him like an iron barrel, but they did not attack. "Is there any news about the leader?" Lao Dan hurriedly asked. "I can't say for sure. A commoner said that the leaders were several officials. They wanted to break through in the morning. One or two hundred people rushed out in two directions. One official rushed in front and was killed on the spot. There were not many devils, but the firepower太猛，昨天还开来了两辆坦克，弟兄们死了不少，退回去了。”二子说完，觉得没回答完老旦的问题，就又说，“如果团长还活着，有可能就在那边。” “离这儿有多远？” “摸过去只一袋烟工夫，要是碰上鬼子就不好说了。” “走！”老旦立刻决定。他说得痛快，站起身来却犹豫着，不由得四处张望着。 “老哥，用老办法试试？好走。”陈玉茗指着地上的一些鬼子说。 老旦愣了一下，略微数了数，眼睛亮了，他摇摇头又点点头，心想真是白跟杨铁筠混了一场。 小城面目全非，街道布满砖石瓦砾和发臭的尸体，根本无法走快，十一个人走走停停，纵然穿了鬼子衣服，仍谨慎躲过路上的鬼子。夜长梦多，而黎明更加可怕。老旦恨不得天下公鸡都死绝，天干脆不要放亮。 通城南湖医院突兀如麦地里的稻草人，是为数不多的健在楼房。几个鬼子向楼里喊着话，旁边的民房里还睡着不少。今天鬼子遇到了稀罕事，大楼里这百十来号人骨头太硬。任一个连的皇军怎么打怎么炸，就是不投降，每冲一次都要死十几个战士，隔几次就要抬下去一个举着刀的帝国军官。运来的两挺小钢炮把大楼炸得像马蜂窝，却撼不动筋骨，房子就是不倒。开来的坦克口径不够，打得了土碉堡，却啃不动这德国人造的老楼。两天下来，鬼子颇为头痛，只能死死地围住，等着拉来山炮，反正这些国军也跑不了，再围个两三天的，也没准不攻自破了。喊话的汉奸被楼里的狙击手干掉了两个，脑袋打成了烂柿子，现在喊话的是个五音不全的鬼子，正在照着一张纸念着： "You... those who resist... don't... stop, the imperial army gives preferential treatment to... captives... otherwise tomorrow... the cannon... work... you Chinese talk, heroes don't eat... turtles in front of you... …of……" 楼里哄堂大笑，有人应道：“谁说的，咱们东北人最喜欢炖日本王八，而且专拣爬得最近的王八下锅，你把头露出来，让大爷我瞅瞅你的龟头是不是个鳖犊子球样，八格你妈了个牙路！” 鬼子听不懂，但估计不是好话，也“八格八格”地骂着，很快又是一炮，炸得烟尘弥漫。 天亮之前雾水很重。鬼子们还是单衣，自是凉得透了，都缩在沙袋后面。头是不敢冒的，楼里面要命的狙击手指哪儿打哪儿，晚上敲脑袋也不含糊，暂且眯着吧，天皇保佑黎明快点来吧！Tojo bless the cannon Come quickly! 受冻的滋味不好受，鬼子们龇牙咧嘴地挨着。早饭还要过一个小时，听说会有热乎乎的饭团和牛肉汤呢。百无聊赖间，一队友军无精打采地走来了，看衣服是第10师团的呢，只是一个个肮脏不堪，像刚从死人堆里爬出来。担架上的两个伤兵一动不动，看来是不行了。见他们大咧咧走过来，几个鬼子忙比划着叫着让他们趴下，这帮人忙散开跑来。楼里打出一枪，打飞了一个家伙的帽子。他们忙趴到地面上，蛇一样爬到了沙袋后面，拉过了两个担架。 鬼子热心地问长问短：挨枪的人没事吧？你们这是打哪儿来啊？你怎么胡子留那么长啊？这些不懂事的笨蛋大概是被吓坏了，手和嘴一个劲地哆嗦呢。这肯定是九州岛来的乡巴佬，咋一枪就吓成这个球样？鬼子摇拨浪鼓似的摇着一个人的肩膀。此人好一会儿才定下神来瞅自己，他挤出一个丑陋的笑，露出一口焦黄的、沾满污垢的大牙，那一张大嘴真是臭不可闻呐，仿佛生出来就从没刷过牙。鬼子被熏得扭脸闭眼，却听到一句不懂的中国话： “龟孙儿，爷日你妈！” What does it mean?九州话好像不这么说？不好，这是支那兵！ As soon as the devil put his hand on the gun, a cold dagger had penetrated into his stomach.疼得要喊，一只大手又卡在喉咙上，咯吱一声，喉咙像掰苞米似的碎了。弥留之际，鬼子偏过头去，见几个同伴的遭遇也大多如此。有个家伙勒死了他身边一个弟兄，又把那绳子穿回腰间——这竟是那家伙的腰带？这人边系腰带边看着他，纳闷地躬身过来，猛地将他的脖子扭过去。鬼子听到咔嚓的声音，知道自己那根小脖子被这个中国兵粗鲁地拧断了。 老旦弄死这个鬼子，让弟兄们迅速占了位置。 “海涛快去！”他低声喊道。 担架上的海涛猛地跳起来，挥舞着一件国军衣服往大楼里面跑。楼上的人都看着呢，自是没有开枪。老旦和梁七扔了鬼子帽，迅速把轻重机枪对准旁边的一个帐篷，那里是大楼射击死角，可睡着一个排的鬼子。大薛和二子跑过去把弄两门小钢炮，陈玉茗和几个工兵则扑向了路边的坦克。朱铜头一个个从箱子里掏着手雷。不一会儿，楼里的弟兄们悄无声息地成群下楼。百米之外的夹击阵地上的鬼子发现了情况，过来了十几个人想看看怎么回事，却见平射炮开了火，几个人便炸死在街头。帐篷里的鬼子醒了，眼屎还没揉，密集的机枪便钻进来。没死的鬼子满大街乱跑，躲着扔来的手雷——他们怎么扔得那么远？坦克兵被炮声从梦中惊醒，打开王八盖子刚把头伸出来，就被从天而降的枪托砸了个满堂红，两个冰凉沉重的物件在坦克里叮当乱碰，拔开血糊的眼皮一看，是冒烟的菠萝手雷。 两声闷响，坦克喷出带血的烟，老旦为里面的鬼子肉疼。这玉茗真够狠的，小坦克肚子里扔进两颗，鬼子不炸成饺子馅儿才怪。可玉茗还不过瘾，操起坦克机枪开始扫射，满街鬼子死得东倒西歪。大薛和海涛在旁边也过足了瘾，小钢炮打得兴高采烈。他们准头不佳却威慑力十足，鬼子被自己的坦克和钢炮拦住，估计肺也气炸了，跋山涉水过来的坦克完蛋得不明不白，冲过去的鬼子死得尸首分离，他们全缩在两边不敢乱动。眼见着楼里逃出来的一多半是伤兵，早知如此，还不如昨天就咬牙攻下来。 老旦催着大家撤退，一边扯开嗓子喊着：“谁看见307团的高团长了？一脸麻子的高团长，有谁认识他？有谁见过307团的高昱团长？” 一个瘦骨嶙峋的小兵扭头道：“是307团的高团长？一脸大麻子？” “对！对！你见过他，他在这里么？”老旦激动地抓住他。 "Yes, I have met before, and we met the day before yesterday, but..." "But what? Why are you half-talking?" Lao Dan was anxious. “昨儿晚上……他死了……”小兵见他怔住了，又补了一句，“他是自杀的。” 老旦身边落下一串机枪子弹，从地面窜到墙上，钻得火星乱崩。小兵刚说完脑门上就挨了一颗，人倒了，脑浆子蒲扇样喷在墙上，黏黏地往下流。老旦呆呆地看着这面墙，眼里塞满了红色，嘴里喃喃地说：“这不是扯淡么！这不是扯淡么？” 二子扑来，一把拽倒了老旦，冲着他大喊着什么。老旦什么都听不到，只觉得血流进双耳，汽油一样烧着，它们痛苦得要焦了裂了。 “二子，老旦！”一个瘦高个子弯腰跑来，攥住了老旦的手。 “你们怎么来了……你们怎么才来？”这竟是在村儿里抓走老旦的王立疆。他先是惊讶，后是伤心，然后……是愤怒，他指着满是烟尘的大楼说，“他扔下我们走了，人还在楼上……” 老旦脑袋里嗡嗡作响，王立疆后面的话听不见了。二子和海涛发着狠冲进大楼，谁也拦不住。老旦心里一急，也拔开腿赶了过去。王立疆在后面喊着：“老旦回来，来不及了，要把伤兵全带走……他在二楼左边！” 外边枪炮剧烈，鬼子增援部队分批赶到了。大炮竟然也到了，大楼被轰得摇摇欲坠。漆黑的走廊里，老旦跟着二子和海涛，借着窗外枪炮的火光，终于在一间屋子里找到了躺在床上的麻子团长。他静静地躺在那儿，军装一丝不苟，一块破烂的军旗盖在胸前。火光中，那熟悉的一脸麻子，那刚毅的两道眉毛，那铁棍都难撬开的嘴角，正是曾经给自己授勋的麻子团长高昱。 “高团长！”老旦一声长号，一头扑在他的身侧。他想敬礼，却抬不起手。他想大哭，却没有眼泪。他看着麻子团长那张冰冷的脸，顿觉这世界的无情，顿觉那些希望的幻灭。 “团长啊！你咋这样哩？你咋就能这样撂下哩？咱们刀山火海都过来啦……你咋这个时候自个走哩？俺的好团长唉……啊……这到底是咋的啦，俺的糊涂的团长大哥啊……” 老旦晃着麻子团长的胳膊，拂过之处冰冷僵硬。老旦又变作那个软弱农民，他需要这个人的存在，那是信念，是支撑，是一堵结实的墙。黄河岸边那个战马上威武的军官，那个带着几千人跪下的热血汉子，那个发誓要打回去的不屈的男子汉，就这么走了？ 麻子团长胸前有个小小的枪眼，正对心脏，军服被枪口烧焦了一圈，这是手枪抵在那儿开火的缘故。三九天掉进了冰窟窿呀，老旦痛得周身麻木。二子和海涛站在身后，流着泪敬着礼。炮火在窗外闪耀，厮杀在楼下倾轧，老旦仍在怀疑这个结果，他为啥要这样做？最后一次见面还好好的，武汉战况即便令人丧气，也没看出他有半点慌乱和消沉。被围在这房子里还有几百弟兄，他会这样就走？他不是这样的人！他一定不是这样的人。黄老倌子说麻三比他还要刚硬，二十出头的时候就不把吃枪子儿当回事儿了，是硬邦邦一个八头牛也拉不回来的犟驴，为啥竟走了这条道儿？ 悲痛和困惑相互交织，老旦不能消解这庞大的痛苦，竟想随团长而去了。他在团长的脑袋边上仰天干号，这是他从未有过的悲伤。仿佛此人这决然的一走，也将自己的希望和勇气都一并带走了。前路的光亮本就微弱，更突然陷入黑暗，仿佛面临漆黑的深渊。黄河边上那重重的一拳，那两记响亮至今的耳光，那把救过他命的军刀，不知给了他多少力量和决心。 外边枪炮声一阵紧似一阵，大楼开始坍塌，可老旦无意离去。他后悔在路上没快一步，俺要是在，你死得成？Didn't you order the doctor not to let me die?If you want to die, I will follow you to die, how can you be so cruel? 楼道里传来脚步声，老旦咬牙跳起，从二子腰里掏出手雷就要拉。门口涌进了几个不认识的国军战士，看了看他，一个箭步抢下了他的手雷。老旦歪着头龇牙咧嘴地要骂人，脖子上像是被砸了一镐头，眼前铙磬齐鸣，金光四射。恍惚之中，他感到自己正飞下楼去，二子愤怒的骂声东拐西拐。再睁开眼，尽是脏兮兮的绑腿和满地的尸体，那些脚将弹壳踢得噼啦作响，间或趟过一个冒着热气的血洼。爆炸声在头顶接连响起，大地蔚然震颤。老旦挣扎着抬眼望去，几架鬼子飞机轰然掠过，碎烂的大楼正缓缓坐塌下去，像要死去的巨人。满天的星光如此明亮，一闪一闪地像在对他说着什么。烟尘卷起，将周围的一切盖得严严实实了。 “团长——” 老旦嘶喊着，却听不见，不知是喊不出声，还是被那些巨响掩盖。眼前晃过一具具血肉模糊的弟兄尸体，他们的眼睛睁得大大的，泛着血红黯淡的光…… morning. 板子村的早晨。 天蓝得受不了，一丝云没有。太阳不知在哪儿，但一切都明亮着。老旦独自在田里刨地，准备种下一垄子香甜的南瓜。汗水从额头滑落，舒坦地流过他的腮边，在满是胡茬的下巴上滞留了下，汇成一串串滴进松软的土地。风掀起的土沫子落进嘴里，带着淡淡的甜腥。刨到地头的时候他直起腰来，抹一把汗，扔下沉重的锄头，看看四周无人，便拉下裤子，享受地掏出那一根来，稍微抖了两下，它便长出那么一截。老旦松开两手，叉腰看着天，觉得正融化在那汪蓝里，下面哗啦啦地射出去，有带子河的流水声。他微微拧着身体，绕着圈浇地，口中念念有词： “肥水不流外人田！寡妇不将懒汉嫌……” 放完一肚子水，手在褡裢上抹了抹，他拿出翠儿准备的凉水和卷饼——里面有大葱、咸菜和两片熏肉，他立刻流出口水，一屁股坐在地垄上啃起来。板子村在不远处，自己那几间小土房像窝头一样窠臼着，房顶上和着泥的秸秆整齐地铺着，明天便能盖上新买的油毡，那什么雨都不怕了。门口挂着的那串金黄的玉米棒子是谢老栓儿给的，为这个，他老婆折腾了个把礼拜，直到翠儿把同样长短的一串辣子拎过去才笑逐颜开。房顶的烟囱冒着青青的烟，估计翠儿刚刚烧完一锅滚水，把麦秆续上，准备蒸起晚上的窝头。老旦眯着眼笑着，幸福周涌着全身，哦对了！门口那个铁环不知被谁家的兔娃子摘去，定是卖给收破烂的老汉去换糖吃了，要记着到大集上去找铁匠黑兄弟要个马掌回来，这次吊得可要高些才成。 “咩……咩……啪……啪！” 山坡那边的鳖怪放着几只没毛的羊，小鞭子抽得山响。那小子自打来了板子村，被袁白先生调教得很是上路，他说老家那边饥荒加上瘟疫，村里的大仙莫名其妙地断定这三寸丁鳖怪是瘟疫的罪魁祸首，几百村民舞着刀枪棍棒非要把他油炸了。鳖怪他爹怒了，一锄头砸死了大仙，连夜带着婆娘和鳖怪跑了，路上除了他都饿死了。袁白先生认他做掌灯干侄子。Now this turtle monster has reached the age of marrying a wife.挺壮实的后生，长不过一条大板凳，腰带却赶上两个裤子长了。除了唢呐吹得好，鳖怪还长了个陕北金喇叭亮嗓，见山唱山见水唱水，见了黄土唱大风，羡煞老旦和一众后生。但鳖怪就是见不得女人，一见女人就瘪了气，钻去桌子下面，任你如何挑逗就是不开口。村里迎亲出丧的都请这后生去捧场，鳖怪从不要钱，给口馍吃给口汤喝就能张嘴开唱，唱完就悄悄躲到一边笑嘻嘻地去瞅新娘子的小脚。所以他岁数虽小，个头虽矬，村望却已不在老旦之下。他还没爬过山坡，就在那边放开喉咙开唱了： 老旦支在镐把上，听着鳖怪那洪亮入云、九转回环的陕北歌谣，望着那慢慢落下去的日头和家家户户升起的炊烟，不由得痴了…… 突然一个人从垄下走来，一身军装却戴着一个大顶草帽，脚下蹚起黄黄的土。老旦揉一揉满是泥土的眼睛认真看去，那人抬起脸，草帽下一脸麻子，正望着自己笑哩。 "Captain..." 老旦大叫着迎上去，可他一脚踩了空，翻滚着摔了下去，滚着滚着就成了黑夜，他周身冰凉，头疼欲裂，鼻孔里塞满了泥土。他猛地睁开眼，看到黑云如浪翻滚，飞快向后飘去，风声呼呼掠过，他像躺在一艘颠簸的船上。几支锃亮的步枪支在身边发着黑光，再扭过头，二子在旁边照例傻笑着。陈玉茗默默地看着自己，指了指后面。 老旦坐起身来，自己在来的那辆车上，兄弟们一个不少，还多了十几个伤兵和王立疆。车后有几辆日本卡车跟着，还泼命般跑着一百多人，王立疆笑着对他说：“知道你不肯下来，我让人把你绑走，和把你从村子里绑走一样。” “谁打的俺？这小子真下得去手，真疼呦……”老旦摸着后脑勺，那里鼓起一个大包。 “不打狠点儿，你能晕过去？抽根烟吧。”王立疆递过嘴里的烟。 老旦接过来抽，不知该说什么。“刚才真他娘的想死在那儿算球了，唉……”此一梦恍若南柯，他平静多了。 “想开点，高团长心里堵了，我发现苗头不对，但是没办法，一不留神他就走了……咱还要干下去……”王立疆自己又点上根烟。他憔悴不堪，脸上很多血道子结了痂。 “弟兄们都好么？”老旦问大家。 “都好，就是梁七抬担架被楼上自己人打了一枪，胳膊上钻了个洞，不碍事儿了。” “后面哪来这么多人哩？”老旦着实不解。 “好多散兵都往一块凑，追来的一大群鬼子被他们撂倒不少，还有弟兄们在后面埋了地雷呢。”玉茗抱着一挺崭新的机枪说，这定是他的战利品了。 “看样子要下雨了。”王立疆抬头道，“能活着出来这么多人，老旦，你们几个了不起。” “俺是来救他的……为啥不把他的尸体带走？”老旦问。 “活人还带不完，没事，团长不会介意的，鬼子敬重勇士，也不会糟蹋他。”王立疆掏了掏，拿出一块军功章递给老旦说，“这是你的，他让我见到你时给你。” 老旦接过来看着，图案是党旗的样子，他不认得这一种，也并无兴奋，顺手给了一旁垂涎的二子。 “这是青天白日勋章，水稻突击连本有两块，杨铁筠上尉和你的，是李延年军长特意关照下发的，杨铁筠既然牺牲，就不在战时奖励了，抗战胜利后，我想政府会有追认……活着的弟兄都有奖励，但军部早已撤离，胡参谋打得都失踪了，麻子团长就拿了这一块。”王立疆看着那章，又说，“到目前为止，整个战场才发了几十块青天白日章，老旦……谢谢你为国而战。”王立疆伸出一只焦黑的手，握住了老旦。老旦紧紧地握着王立疆的手，它们像长到一起似的。 “高团长有么？”老旦指着那章说。 “他应该有，或许还会有国光勋章，但他自杀了，不知会不会有影响。”王立疆挠着头说。 “他到底为什么自杀？”老旦皱眉道。王立疆却不说，低着头抽烟，眼睛里泪花闪起来。老旦便不问了，是啊，人都走了，问这有啥用？ “旦哥，你这下光宗耀祖了……”二子摩挲着它说。 “你要是稀罕，回村子就说是你的，骗个俊媳妇回去。”老旦呵呵笑了。 “那不成，俺骗上炕容易，这世界没有不透风的墙，这妹子要是冲着它跟俺来的，可坏了，要哪天知道是你的，还不半夜去爬你的炕头？俺平白无故多了顶绿帽子，那时候你说俺是毙了你还是毙了她？”二子说罢，将章传给了陈玉茗。陈玉茗像掂银子那样抛