Chapter 23 Chapter 23 The Mouse Crosses the River

On the east bank of the Xiangjiang River, when the enemy and the enemy were engaged in a fierce outpost battle, the field fortifications of our army's main position in the south of the city were roughly completed.But the officers and soldiers did not dare to slack off, and continued to strengthen and improve the fortifications day and night; the storage of grain and ammunition has also come to an end.Just wait for the commander's gunshot to drive the enemy into hell. In order to prevent grain and bombs from being burned by enemy bombardment and aircraft, the military department ordered all troops to dig deep holes, accumulate grain widely, and build strong underground warehouses.Because during the third Changsha battle, the enemy used this poisonous trick.Under the command of its infiltrated intelligence personnel, the Japanese artillery and bombers specially threw incendiary bombs, bombed and burned our army's ammunition depots, grain preparation depots and other military supplies reserves, causing great losses to our army.Therefore, this time, the whole army used Hengyang's abundant timber, steel rails and other strategic materials to urgently build large and small solid and stable underground warehouses.

There are two fears in the underground warehouse: one is afraid of the tide, and the other is afraid of rats. Because wet food is easy to mold.The rainy season in Hengyang has just passed, and now it is the hot and dry season in summer.Although when building the underground warehouse, because of the rainy season—that is, the water at the beginning of the Dragon Boat Festival that Hengyang people often say—the rainy season happens to be concentrated around the Dragon Boat Festival, and the warehouse project is muddy and difficult to do.But once it is formed, do a good job of waterproofing, and you will not be afraid.If you think about it, no matter what, you can hold him for ten and a half months.Ten and a half months later, it was already time to celebrate the victory and the people to work hard.Worry about not having anything to eat.

As for the mouse, I am afraid it will be difficult to handle!This guy is pervasive, everywhere! When it comes to rats, everyone will naturally think of the idiom "everyone shouts and beats rats crossing the street".In the process of fighting against the sky, the earth, and people, mice always keep pace with the times, constantly increase their talents and wisdom, improve their ability to survive, and become one of the few most successful animals that can coexist with human beings.Therefore, it is listed as the first of the "four pests" and the first of the twelve zodiac signs by human beings, which shows its status in the hearts of human beings.

People both hate it and love it.Beating with sticks, clapping, poisoning, cages, burning, flooding, smoking, skinning, cramping, eating meat, all these, eighteen kinds of martial arts have been exhausted, which shows the hatred of human beings; The stories and myths of the Savior and the Five Rats in Tokyo, etc., also show the depth of human love. Because of mice, human language, especially our Chinese vocabulary, has been enriched a lot. "The two ends of the first mouse", "The dragon begets the dragon, the phoenix begets the phoenix, and the mouse begets a burrow". The "plague" is still accompanied by human disasters from time to time, which makes people turn pale when they talk about it.There are many types of mice, including house mice, voles, moles, and groundhogs.

In short, on the big issue of survival and development, mice, like other animals, win by numbers. They reach sexual maturity in three months, give birth to cubs in one month of pregnancy, and have ten babies a year, more than ten cubs per litter. Human beings of the same kind calculate that they not only reproduce geometrically, but also increase astronomically. Therefore, no matter what dynasty and generation, ancient and modern, Chinese and foreign, without exception, the population of rats must be more than the population.Development is the last word!Although people are cursing all the time, all the time, that the rats will have no children and grandchildren.However, the rodents are still thriving, from generation to generation, continuously.

In addition, the key to the fact that rats can live side by side with human beings, inseparable, and common prosperity and development lies in the fact that rats are flexible, flexible, smart and intelligent, and successfully retain the same living and development space as human beings. Where there are humans, there are mice, even where there are no humans, there are mice. They have become the pioneers of the development of the largest land on the earth. Readers may be a little impatient.You write about the Battle of Hengyang, not about the war, but here you make a big deal about what mice are doing.Is this comparable to the defense of Hengyang?In fact, Hengyang, a land of fish and rice and outstanding people, besides the miracle of the mouse crossing the river to be mentioned below, there are also the Bird Island in Jiangkou, the frog club in Nanyue, etc., which are amazing.When I have a chance, I will talk to you slowly.

Gentlemen, don't worry.The mice here not only survived, but also created miracles.From one aspect, it confirms the unprecedented tragedy and cruelty of the Hengyang defense battle. What is puzzling is that when the engineers were building the underground warehouse, they didn't find a mouse.What's going on here? It turned out that at the same time when Commander Fang Xianjue ordered the city to be empty, the Rats in Hengyang had already held a special emergency meeting: Human beings are so tossing, a catastrophe is coming.Hengyang is about to be destroyed by guns and fire.In order to avoid this disaster, the supreme patriarchal meeting decided after research: all my generation and future generations in Hengyang City will move out.The route is to forcibly cross the Xiangjiang River, rush to places where there are few soldiers and wars to avoid them; wait for the time to move back.Follow this order, those who violate the order will bear the consequences!Urgent!This order is executed immediately.

So the wonders and miracles of the world created by mice appeared. First of all, in front of and behind people's houses, and at the corners of the courtyard, the rat pioneers came in groups of three or five, or in groups of seven or eight. , telling each other while running, screaming non-stop. Then, a more spectacular scene came out.Thousands of mice, calling for father and mother, calling for friends and friends, in groups, big and small, one after another, from houses, shops, factories, warehouses, schools, hospitals, woods, grass, sand piles, rocks, etc. They came out from their usual residences; dragged their families, helped the old and the young, came out in a well-organized and orderly manner; they came out bravely and without hesitation.

The rats walked out of the courtyard, climbed over the fence, crossed the road, crossed the dam, sneaked into the sewer, came to the seemingly peaceful Xiangjiang River, and began to cross the river.They chose the river section between Tielumen Wharf and Taizi Wharf, where the river surface is flat, the water flow is gentle, and there is not much human interference. Facing the great river and flood, the rats did not hesitate at all, one after another, group after group, started a huge and world-record crossing operation.Just like the Dunkirk retreat of the British and French coalition forces a few years ago, the scene is also very spectacular, but it does not have the chaos of humans screaming and machines roaring.

They just follow up silently, silently bearing the extra burden brought by human beings.They have only one thought in mind: to escape from this city that is about to become a death trap as soon as possible; escape from this city that is about to be a sea of ​​rubble and flames; escape from this city that is prosperous on the surface but is actually overwhelmed.It is true that it is false and insincere to say that there is no memory of the beautiful, beautiful and rich homes that our ancestors have lived in for generations.People say that hometown is good, golden nest and silver nest are not as good as your own kennel!Don't we mice, who are smart in ice and snow, understand this truth?However, the most realistic thing at present is to escape, escape, and there is no other way.

In this way, the rats kept their tails in their mouths, one after another, one group after another, one team after another, one tribe after another, silently crossing the river.Back and forth, nearly two hours passed.Two hours!Although rats are natural swimmers, some go with the current or sink to the bottom.How many rats died in the river, there is no statistics, and it is impossible to count.This is a natural elimination process.Survival of the fittest.Don't say we have no regrets.It was the invaders who brought this huge disaster, and the invaders must perish!We've seen a lot.The invaders must die badly, and they must die without a place to bury them! Most of the rats crossed the Xiangjiang River safely.This is the great victory of our ratfolk.We firmly believe that we will be back in the near future! Seeing this astonishing scene, who can not be moved?Who can not admire the fragility of life? Who can not admire the tenacity of life! The residents of Hengyang were stunned; the foreign journalists and merchants were stunned; even the soldiers of the 10th Army, who had experienced battles and were used to seeing the changing situation of death, were also stunned!Some of the survivors still remember the scene vividly, as if it happened yesterday, as if they were talking in their dreams. Creatures have spirits, let alone humans! What a tragic end for the angry Japanese invaders!It is said that Yokoyama, the commander of the 11th Army of the enemy chieftain, heard about this incident. Although he pretended to be calm on the surface, he was overwhelmed and terrified in his heart.However, he was so stunned that he still issued a general attack order to attack Hengyang, trying to take advantage of Changsha at a false speed, and then go down to Hengyang City in one day.