Chapter 21 twenty one

After leaving the noisy town for more than ten miles, the river split into two streams.The river to the south is narrower, the one to the west is wider, and the right bank is a road.The waterways in the Taihu Lake area in the south of the Yangtze River used to extend in all directions, and they could reach the destination no matter whether they went west or south, but they could travel sixty or seventy miles less to the west. All the way west. The sky was already clear, and the sky was vast, with only a few scattered white clouds chasing each other. After a while, they arrived at the sky above the ships of Guohua Factory, as if they had stopped there.But after a few minutes, it seemed that the boats were not moving again, and the clouds were heading eastwards, although it couldn't be said how fast, but they were always tirelessly following their way.

The fourteen boats headed towards the wind.The wind was not so strong, but the boatman was already complaining. "Number Seven" is the exception.There are twice as many rocking boats, and the least loaded ones. The distance between "No. 7" and its companions was getting farther and farther, and finally, it caught up with another group of boats in front and became their tail. At the end of the line is still "No. 5", Yao Shaoguang's one.Now, the seven or eight boats catching up behind are about to overtake it.These seven or eight boats, some big and some small, were originally moored in that noisy, deformed and prosperous town. They broke into the boat convoy of the Guohua Factory, and brought a shocking news: the enemy planes had visited after all. that town!

About half an hour after a group of boats from Guohua factory set off, three planes appeared in the sky and flew southwestward in a zigzag shape. At that time, no one took it seriously; The plane suddenly turned back and began to circle over the town, and it flew lower and lower, even the sun emblem under the wing could be seen clearly.At this time, the town and the river were in a panic.Those "refugees" who take boats as their homes are really going to flee!Some went ashore and hid under the eaves desperately, some only circled around the bow, and some took the risk of moving the boat.

These seven or eight boats are the furthest.When the enemy plane fired the first row of machine guns, they had just left the pier. There were bullet holes in the deck, but fortunately no one was hurt.Although they were frightened, the people on board were very happy, because they also escaped the blackmail of the town army. However, this news is quite threatening to the people in Guohua Factory.They believed that the three enemy planes were not here to straf the small town. They were probably out for reconnaissance, and what was happening in the river was their target. This news reached Tang Jicheng's ears. At this time, he was looking at the groups of farmhouses on both sides of the boat, the weeping willows and reeds by the water, and the group of boats in front. Although they were about a mile away, he could still see It is clear that Cai Yongliang sitting on the tail is "No. 7".Tang Jicheng guessed that the group of ships probably belonged to some other factory, or else they belonged to some kind of team, because they all had camouflage.

The road on the right bank is now gradually slanting to the south, and finally penetrated into a large area of ​​gray-green—this is either a town or a large village; and near this large area of ​​gray-green, there is a place that reflects strongly, and it seems to be a pond. .In the bamboo forest next to the road, the provocateurs of the brigade can be vaguely seen resting.Ten or twenty trucks were driving through the bamboo forest, and turned into a cluster of black spots in an instant. "Maybe this road is what the enemy plane wants to scout?" Tang Jicheng thought. His conjecture was immediately proved by the facts.Buzzing sounds seemed to be coming from all directions.At first, Tang Jicheng thought it was the sound of flies—since he was moored in that small town for several hours, the camouflage on the ship had taken in a large number of golden-headed flies, and Mrs. Tang once jokingly called it a "heavy bomber".But if you listen carefully, you can see that the buzzing sound is half a fly and half not a fly.

But the sound was already echoing on the road.The cluster of black spots spread out now, and hid in the fields on both sides of the road; some vehicles actually turned back, trying to find cover in the bamboo forest. When Tang Jicheng heard the direction from which the sound of the plane came from, he also saw the plane itself, the size of an eagle, and there were still three of them, passing the distant village and coming along the road. The intermittent sound of machine gun fire also fell from the air to the water.In an instant, the three planes reached the sky above the river, then made a sharp turn and flew back to the original road.

There was a commotion in the group of boats ahead.Tang Jicheng saw that his group was also looking for hiding places.The enemy planes were still circling over the river, sometimes flying very low, and the sharp howling sound was really terrifying. "Did they really find us today?" Tang Jicheng thought, and went back to the middle cabin.The air in the middle cabin is very serious.Mrs. Tang and Dr. Lu sat facing each other with bewildered faces.The little brother's terrified cries came from the back cabin.As if afraid that the child's cries would be heard by enemy planes in the sky, Sister Azhen lowered her voice to threaten him: "If you cry again, I will throw you into the river!"

On the boat shed, Zhou Amei was helping the boatman, only to hear him shouting repeatedly: "Over there, over there! Let's lean under that willow tree!" Enemy planes harassed us for almost the entire afternoon.The boats at Guohua Factory stopped and went, and when the sun went down, they only traveled a total of twenty miles. The fourteen ships are now gathered together, and there is an urgent problem to be solved: should they stay here for the night, or continue to sail. Yao Shaoguang, who had had enough of being frightened by lying in his "air-raid room" all afternoon, advocated going around day and night in the future, on the grounds that "safety comes first."

Of course, Cai Yongliang was unwilling to take any risks, but he also took into account the deadline given to him by Boss Yan. Besides, if he just parked on the spot, without going to Bacun or back to Badian, that was exactly what he disapproved of; he advocated rushing to the nearest A town and then rest overnight, tomorrow's business will be discussed tomorrow. Tang Jicheng agreed with Cai Yongliang's opinion. As the setting sun slanted, they had a hasty dinner, dispatched someone to help rock the boat, and set off again immediately.Yao Shaoguang's "No. 5" took the lead, which was Yao Shaoguang's own request.

Yao Shaoguang originally believed that the possibility of being bombed in the middle section was the greatest, while the two ends of the head and tail were the least. Comparing the head and the tail, the tail was especially "safe".However, recent practical experience could not but revise his "theory".He thinks that "tail" is not as good as "head".This is another unique secret of his research on "air defense", which will never be passed on to others. At that moment, he was triumphant and sailed the boat first, and he did not enter the "cave", but stayed in the middle cabin, taking Zhang Qiaoling's place, saying that the "cool night air" almost made him drunk.Whether it was a match or not, he teased Zhang Qiaoling to talk.

The first star appeared in the sky.The fields were lost in darkness, but the river grew brighter and brighter like a silver ribbon. There are traffic lights hanging on both sides of "No. 5", and the sound of the two oars is urgent and well-proportioned. Both Ah Shou and Crooked Face are temporary apprentices.The thirteen boats following "No. 5" didn't even hang the traffic lights, each of them was about ten feet away from each other, and the boatmen shouted hello from time to time. Yao Shaoguang's voice became more and more indistinct, and finally stopped; then he snored loudly. At this time, the surface of the river was also changing.There was a noisy and noisy sound on the wind.About a hundred paces ahead, there are a lot of shadows, and some red and green lights move erratically, left and right.The silver belt-like river channel seemed to be getting shorter and shorter, and the river body suddenly became narrower.After a while, "No. 5" found that he seemed to have walked into a dead port with severed heads, and there were ships all around. Zhou Ashou turned from the rear boat to the bow, holding a long penny across.In the darkness, he couldn't see what ships were blocking the river.There were people yelling at him all around, he heard the word "pull the boat", but he didn't quite understand the meaning of those two words, and he was not very proficient in how to use the penny in his hand. Fortunately, the moonlight broke through the clouds at this time.Ah Shou glanced at a black-covered boat with a pointed nose and a wide belly coming towards him on the left side, as if it was about to hit his waist. The boatman of "No. 5" greeted the incoming boat loudly from the shed, but Ah Shou didn't understand the meaning of the greeting, and couldn't cooperate with them in his movements. A little harder on the starboard side.This is bad. "Number Five" suddenly turned sideways, its stern touched the other boat, and its bow hit the big belly of the black boat. This small accident suddenly aggravated the chaos that was already there.In addition to the rough shouting, the sound of the ship colliding with the ship was added. Suddenly, the shrill siren sounded through the air, startling Zhou Ashou.Only then did he realize that there was a small steamer in the chaotic pile. The boatman of "Number Five" had restored the ship to its normal position, but could not go forward. Yao Shaoguang was awakened by the sound of the siren, turned over and crawled and rolled to find the entrance of his "air defense room".But at this moment, a big moon burst out high in the sky, and the river surface was suddenly covered with intense white light.After Yao Shaoguang was dizzy for a while, he opened his eyes again, but he couldn't see the river. He could only see boats of all sizes with camouflage or no camouflage huddled together.What stood out in particular was the small steamer, which dragged a long tail, all of which were large ships with a deep draft. The noise and hustle and bustle suddenly disappeared, and the roar of the plane shook the river and the fields. A section of road with a bamboo forest jumped out from the darkness.The two teams that were marching on the road rolled into the shade of the roadside trees like broken strings of coins.Boom!At about the same time as the shock, a burst of flames shot up behind the bamboo forest.Then there was the roar of machine guns again, from far to near, for about five or six minutes, darkness and silence finally returned. These five or six minutes seemed to be longer than a year, but the boats on the river seemed to be in line and did not dare to move.Ah Shou thought this was a good opportunity, no matter what happened, he pushed the long penny vigorously, hooked left and right, and drove "No. 5" out of the troublesome area.At this moment, the two boatmen who were hiding in the bilge also got up, seeing Ah Shou still using the penny, they hurriedly told him to stop.If the movements of the scull and the pole do not cooperate, the boat will not be able to move forward, and Ah Shouzhi is still unable to cooperate, and he knows it himself.And feeling tired, he put down the penny and squatted on the bow of the boat. The enemy plane was still circling in the sky, and the fire behind the bamboo forest suddenly became louder, and there was the sound of explosions.The roar of the enemy plane came again, louder and more terrifying.Then there were two more bangs, and another pillar of fire that shot high into the air.The enemy planes obviously regarded the huts behind the bamboo forest as military targets. When the lights came down, Zhang Qiaoling, Shi Quansheng's wife, and the girl A Yin were all hiding in the shelter of the head cabin.The first bombing by the enemy plane made Ah Yin cry in fright, and both women trembled.They also saw that Yao Shaoguang was going to get into his "air defense room", but suddenly turned back and ran around as if he was fainted from fright. After this, they also completely lost their sobriety and reason.Afraid of the glare of the flares, they ran out of the shelter at the same time, but the sound of machine guns forced them back.Ah Yin fell down and let out a terrified cry, as if he had been shot.Shi Quansheng's wife also fell, dragging Zhang Qiaoling down with her.Then the flares went out, and the first effect of the darkness was doubly horrible, and then the second bombardment came, and they felt something heavy fall on them; Ah Yin's cries mixed with the screams of the two women. Number Five, however, was advancing with aplomb.Shi Quansheng, who was helping the boat in the boat shed, and Ah Shou, who was squatting and resting at the bow, didn't know what happened in the head cabin. The river ahead is much easier.There were seven or eight boats here and there, and it seemed that only "No. 5" was going.However, at a distance of three to five feet behind it, a group of black clusters also followed, and there were thirteen other Guohua Factory's in the middle. They also walked as usual during the first bombing, and their experience was unremarkable. Everything has returned to normal.The light of the fire behind the bamboo forest is getting smaller and smaller, and it is almost invisible.The moon poked its head out of the clouds again.The two teams on the road also repeatedly assembled and marched repeatedly.The sound of the whistle is very clear and can be heard from time to time. The women on "Number Five" also returned to normal, and no one was injured.They recalled what had fallen heavily upon them, and none of them could guess what it was.But one voice caught their attention.The sound was intermittent, like moaning, and crying.Sometimes it felt like it was coming from the surface of the water, and sometimes it sounded like it was on a boat.Suddenly Ah Yin yelled in panic, saying that there was a big mouse under the deck.Shi Quansheng's wife bowed her head and listened for a while, then suddenly lifted a deck, and to everyone's surprise, there was a person underneath, Yao Shaoguang.He was still shaking, shaking his hands desperately. For some unknown reason, Yao Shaoguang also thought that the place under the deck of the head cabin, which was about one foot high, three feet long, and two feet wide, was more reliable than his specially prepared "air defense room". Ah Shou, who was squatting on the bow, was thinking about his companions.Several boats have already caught up from behind, but none of them belong to Guohua Factory.Ah Shou stood up many times and looked back. The black mass behind "No. 5" was still inseparable, and the distance was several feet away. Of course, it was impossible to see whether there was a Guohua factory here. "There will be no trouble," Ah Shou thought to himself. "The huts behind the bamboo forest next to the road were bombed, and the troops on the road were shot. The road is at least four or five miles away from the river, right?" He looked at the moon again.Estimated to be at most ten o'clock at this time; but I don't know how far I have traveled.He looked at the place with a red light in the distance, he thought it was a lively town. A sizable cemetery appears on the right bank.The towering pines and cypresses whine when the wind blows.Neat holly trees, as a fence, surround the cemetery, walk hundreds of steps along the river, and then slope up, enclosing an open space and a small pond.Ah Shou looked at the holly, and thought that the camouflage on the boat should be repaired again.Unexpectedly, I heard the howling of owls and the intermittent chirping of insects. After passing the cemetery, the river divides into two streams. "Number Five" entered a westward stream, and the road was left behind, but the red light I had seen before suddenly appeared on the left side, which seemed to be farther away, and at the same time seemed closer. Ah Shou looked behind the boat again, and there was still the dark crowd three to five feet away, but there were not as many as before.Ah Shou concluded that this group was his own people, at least half of them were his own people. There are more and more boats coming and going on the river.Most of the incoming boats were camouflaged, and a small pennant was planted on the shed. "It's another mission ship," Ah Shou thought as he looked at the camouflaged boats coming in a row, "How about transporting wounded soldiers, or ammunition?" Based on the experience of the past few days, Ah Shou concluded that it was a soldier.The Wounded Ship would not go the opposite way. Now both sides of the strait are full of mulberry fields.The short and thick tree trunks are so dense that you can't see the bottom.After passing through the mulberry forest, the river suddenly made a ninety-degree bend. As soon as the "No. 5" boat reached the curved place, Ah Shou was startled when he saw the scene in front of him. On the river, there are only going boats and no coming boats.Nearly every possible mooring place along the banks of the river was filled with boats: large flat-bottomed boats in camouflage, black-covered boats with pointed heads and big bellies, and small boats without camouflage but covered with a layer of straw.Ships of every description seemed not to stay overnight but to wait for something to happen.All the people on the boat stood on the bow or the shed, looking ahead. Ah Shou also looked forward. But there was nothing ahead to attract attention.Before the "No. 5", several unknown ships were still advancing bravely. Although "No. 5" has two oars, it cannot be faster than them.The river is silver-gray, and the fields are black.Looking further ahead, there was nothing to be seen, and a tall forest blocked the view. "I can't make it through! Just wait here!" On the moored boat, someone shouted this loudly to the people on board. No one heeded the warning. But Ah Shou heard Shi Quansheng's voice on the stern of his boat asking: "How can I make it through?" "Who knows! Maybe there's trouble again." This was the lazy answer of one of the boatmen. The other laughed and said, "Don't be afraid! The boat will go straight when it reaches the bridge gate!" But the situation on the river is getting more and more tense.There are even more ships moored on both sides-now they are lined up one after another, let alone choosing a location, and there is no way to choose.As a result, the river narrowed by half. Fortunately, there were only boats going, but no boats coming. "I can't make it through! I can't make it through!" A panicked cry seemed to come not only from the moored boats, but also from the boats that were ahead of "No. 5". Ah Shou saw that on the boats walking in front, there were also people standing high on the mat and looking around frantically, but their speed did not slow down.He turned his face and looked behind again, three or five feet away, there was still that dark crowd, it seemed that there were at least twenty boats. "What, is it crowded?" Someone on the boat ahead asked loudly about the anchored boats. The moored just cried out impatiently: "There's no need to go! You can't make it through, it's dangerous!" Suddenly, the tall forest that blocked the sight flashed aside, and the mystery on the river was finally revealed.The first thing that broke into Ah Shou's eyes was a red light, and then saw the jumping flames.A huge semicircular thing, dark and arched, seemed to be no more than a foot wide from the jumping flames. After a while, it became clearer that it was a bridge.There are still many wriggling black things in front of the bridge, which are of course boats. Disorderly shouts could be heard in the distance.At this moment, the boats walking in front of "No. 5" began to understand the warnings they had received along the way that "it is impossible to pass", but it was impossible for them to turn around and retreat now, just like "No. 5". "It is impossible to turn around now.The boats following "No. 5" now knew what was going on, and everyone stopped on the spot, but there were still boats behind them, but they continued to move forward.The river, which was originally not wide, was tightly packed. The boat and the boat collided with each other, and the people on the boat complained and cursed each other. "What should I do?" Asked Ah Shou at the bow of the boat with a crooked face. no answer.Ah Shou was concentrating on studying the current situation. Several boats crowded in front of "No. 5" suddenly moved aside.Presumably they intend to find a place to park.However, the mooring places on both sides of the strait have already been occupied by the ships that came earlier, and they can only stay close to the outer stalls of those ships.A narrow passage appeared in the river.Ah Shou immediately picked up the penny, propped the boat up, and at the same time greeted the crooked face loudly: "Take a step, it counts! Boatman, come one, help me use the pole!" Ah Shou is an impatient person, his idea may not be appropriate, but the crooked face who has never made up his mind will not object.The two boatmen shook their heads and squatted down to smoke his pipe. But the boat was moving forward, bumping and bumping.Advance through the gaps of many ships, large and small.There was commotion on all sides, and everyone cursed the reckless daredevil.Ah Shou didn't care about anything, and exerted all his strength, one pole left, one pole right, unexpectedly he gradually became handy. But when he was about a hundred paces away from the bridge, Ah Shou had no choice but to let go. On the bank next to the bridge, a row of thatched huts has almost burned down.There is a large bamboo forest behind the hut. This is the bamboo forest beside the road that Ah Shou and the others saw when they encountered an enemy plane.The fire is now spreading from the hut to the bamboo forest, but that is not the center of the problem.The hut is quite far away from the bridge, and the fire is going in the opposite direction, so it will not be affected. The problem is under the bridge. This is a big stone bridge with three holes.Only small boats can pass through the small holes on both sides, but the big hole in the middle is blocked by a large black-covered boat.Four or five small boats circled in front of the black-covered boat, and the sounds of shouting and talking were chaotic, and there seemed to be a dispute between the shore and the river.The people on the shore threw a thick rope over the boats, but the people in the boats gesticulated and shouted,--disapproved of what the people on the shore did. Ah Shou saw that the black-covered boat had a deep draft, was stuffed horizontally in the bridge hole, and was front-heavy and rear-heavy, with its tail raised high. The people on the shore wanted to drag it out with a cable, but it was obviously a fantasy. "We should get the cargo out of the boat," Ah Shou thought, "If the boat is light, there is a way." "It's really bad now!" Someone said in a panic behind his head.Ah Shou looked back, but it was Shi Quansheng, walking from the side of the boat to the bow. "It doesn't matter," Ah Shou replied casually, "When this black-covered boat is brought out, it will be fine." "You don't know yet?" Shi Quansheng cried out in surprise. "Why don't you know!" Ah Shou's tone was still very casual. "They cleared the boat halfway, and the boat moved." "Hey, Ah Shou! Do you know what those are?" Ash shook his head. "Those are dynamites, shells, bombs!" The tone of the crooked face was so serious, Ah Shou was intimidated by him, and was speechless for a moment.The crooked face went on to say: "We got too close! That's a boat full of explosives and shells. Don't you see that row of huts on the shore are still burning? If a spark falls on the matting of that boat, hey, at that time, everyone still Is there life?" "Where did you hear the rumor?" "Rumor? That's what everyone on this ship is saying!" Now Ah Shou understands one more thing, no wonder many boats in the river are parked far away, no wonder everyone is watching from the sidelines, refusing to help get the black-covered boat out!But Ah Shou was still not convinced, he shook his head and said: "It's far away! Mars can't reach the ship!" Before he finished speaking, he heard a menacing yet trembling voice yelling loudly in the front cabin.This is Yao Shaoguang.Now he also knew about the ship of explosives and shells, and he was jumping, and ordered the boatman to turn around and return the ship quickly. "I can't go back! The back road is tightly packed." Said with a crooked face in disappointment. Ah Shou remained silent.He regretted his meng lang a little, but he still refused to admit defeat.Looking at the blazing fire on the shore, he thought: Looking at the fire at night, I always feel very close.The fire had been burning for some time, and no sparks had yet reached the ship.Now the fire is also smaller, don't be afraid!They should help them get the cargo off the ship as soon as possible. Yao Shaoguang came to the bow of the boat.His voice was still trembling, yet he could speak eloquently.He was very angry because the boatman disobeyed his orders, and he was "extraordinarily furious" because Ah Shou made such a big disaster because of his arbitrariness.But now he felt that it was useless to get angry, and now he had a more practical consideration: the only way to be safe was to leave this dangerous area.He wanted to convince Crooked Face, to help him, to get him ashore. Shi Quansheng felt that Yao Shaoguang's idea was right.People go ashore, don't care if there is no trouble here.How can I go ashore?That's easy.Put the "Number Five" close to either side, and boat over boat. But at this moment, a disguised boat came to the side of "No. 5", and three or four people jumped onto "No. 5" from the boat. Cai Yongliang, the leader, said grandly: "Don't panic, I'll check in person to see if there is any danger." The ships of the Guohua factory had already assembled, and they all moored behind the "No. 5".Yao Shaoguang's idea of ​​abandoning the ship and going ashore immediately reached Tang Jicheng's ears, and caused widespread panic; because "No. 5" was the first in the ranks, and of course he saw the most clearly. If "No. 5" wanted to go ashore, it must be really dangerous. Therefore, Tang Jicheng dragged Cai Yongliang to see the situation on the ground in order to try to stabilize people's hearts. "Of course it's going ashore. People can evacuate after they go ashore. They are waiting to be shelled on the boat!" Yao Shaoguang replied triumphantly, and at the same time urged his crooked face to immediately go to the stern to help the boatman pull the boat aside. "Everyone can't act independently," Tang Jicheng continued, speaking calmly. "What to do, everyone must agree." "When you have discussed it, hmph, the Mars may not be waiting for you? The ship of explosives and shells may not be waiting for you either!" "This is your nonsense!" Tang Jicheng suddenly put on a straight face, and his voice was quite severe.After a pause, he nailed Yao Shaoguang's face again, and said: "This is disturbing people's hearts. You can't speak so irresponsibly!" "Forget it, forget it! Don't quarrel! Decide what to do!" Cai Yongliang mediated Tang Jicheng and Yao Shaoguang, and at the same time his tone was a bit like a superior to a subordinate.Generally speaking, Cai Yongliang is bolder than Yao Shaoguang, but Tang Jicheng forced his courage today.He also wished he could go ashore to hide for a while, and leave the responsibility of guarding the boat to the so-called subordinates in his mind—such as Tang Jicheng, but he was embarrassed to say it. However, the unexpected reaction he got was beyond his expectation. Xiao Changlin, who came with Tang Jicheng and the others, saw the real situation clearly at this time, so he suggested: help the people on the small boat here to get the awning boat out of the bridge hole and help them unload the cargo.Before he could finish his words, Ah Shou applauded and just smiled happily.Zhou Amei also felt right.Regardless of whether Cai Yongliang agreed or not, Ah Shou picked up the penny and propped "No. 5" forward until it approached the boats. All this happened so quickly, Cai Yongliang was not sure whether to stop them or let them do it.Yao Shaoguang simply stopped talking, looked around, and made up his mind to try to get ashore by himself. Now the unloading of the black canopy is also starting, and the canopy has just been lifted, revealing those ammunition boxes of the same size.An escort in Chinese tunic suits was worrying about the shortage of manpower. When he saw Xiao Changlin and the others voluntarily contributing, he became excited, waved his arms, and shouted loudly: "Excellent! Welcome! It's not my personal favor, folks, it's the country's favor, folks! Excellent!" Suddenly, majestic voices echoed from all directions: "That's right! This is a favor for the country! These shells are for the little devils of Japan! My friends! Let's all come together!" More than a dozen people jumped out of the boats of Guohua Factory immediately, including Shi Quansheng, and five or six people from other boats. Seeing such a lively scene, the escort in the Chinese tunic was happy but at the same time at a loss.The volunteers jumped onto the four small boats next to the awning boat, and squeezed shoulder to shoulder. They also felt that there were too many people and the land was too small to move their hands and feet. Xiao Changlin and Zhou Amei had already jumped on the black canopy boat at this time.Zhou Amei tried the weight of those ammunition boxes.Xiao Changlin squinted his eyes and estimated the four boats: the boats were all half-loaded, and the draft was quite deep. If ammunition boxes were added, something would happen.But if these four small boats are linked together as a pontoon bridge to reach the sloping river beach, there is a way. "Hey, Amei," Xiao Changlin pointed to the river beach, "I have to unload it over there. There are too many people, so there must be some arrangement." Zhou Amei glanced at the chaotic crowd of people on the four small boats, and said to herself, "Fifteen, twenty..." Suddenly, she got an idea and shouted, "Ah, there is, there is! Chang Lin, the box is not No matter how heavy it is, I think it can be passed on.” Xiao Changlin also thought about it, nodded his head and replied: "Yes! Yes!" At this time, three or four people got off the boat carrying ammunition boxes, but they didn't know where to put them, and they all called the escort in Chinese tunic suits, waiting for his advice.The escort was in a hurry.Some of the volunteers saw that they couldn't do anything, and turned around and left.Some people were still standing on the boat, chatting out ideas and making arguments.In a mess, Xiao Changlin and Zhou Amei have already discussed a solution.While persuading everyone not to make trouble, they went to the escort and told him their plan. Then began the human organization.The four small boats formed a pontoon bridge. There were four people on the awning boat and four on the river beach. The rest of the people lined up and stood on the "pontoon bridge". When this formation was set up, almost all the onlookers on the boat, on the shore, and even on the bridge cheered; even Yao Shaoguang was no exception. "Friends! Now it's time to do it!" Shouting, Zhou Amei on the black-padded boat picked up an ammunition box and handed it to Shi Quansheng. Shi Quansheng took it and handed it to another person under his shoulder.In an instant, the second box was in Shi Quansheng's hands. The tire transfer machine composed of "living people" is working smoothly!But amidst the cheers, the first person to reach the river beach was not a box of ammunition, but Yao Shaoguang. The ammunition box is like a river, passing through dozens of hands, from the awning boat to the river beach. Yao Shaoguang stayed away from the river beach and sat under a big tree to smoke. Those huts were about to be reduced to ashes, but a corner of the bamboo forest was being stripped and burned.This fire illuminated people's work, but it also caused some people's worries. At the same time, on the road on the other side of the bamboo forest, the so-called mechanized troops also rushed forward like a river under the red light of the burning bamboo forest.Countless wheels rolled up dust all over the sky, and the rumbling sound was like muffled thunder in summer.On the side of the bamboo forest, the people by the river could vaguely hear the rumbling sound, but no one would have guessed that it came from the ground.Nervous people are always looking at the sky anxiously. When half of the ammunition box was unloaded, the awning boat under the bridge hole finally regained its freedom. The "pontoon bridge" was dismantled immediately, and the people were all demobilized. The tip of the awning boat stretched out on the shallow river beach, as if it was panting. Suddenly someone shouted: "Listen! What's that sound? Is this the plane of the little boy from the East?" The air became tense, but people were not panicked.All the ships anchored there are now hurrying their way.The large and small ships of Guohua Factory passed the bridge one after another.Yao Shaoguang, who was smoking a cigarette under the big tree, ran to the river beach three minutes after the "pontoon" was withdrawn, looked at the various boats that were moored in a hurry, and shouted "help", jumping with both feet. He ran for more than ten steps along the river beach, and hurriedly climbed into a big boat he didn't know. After tossing and turning, he only asked one sentence: "Is it Guohua? Is it Guohua?" No one paid any attention to him.The boat is moving.Yao Shaoguang turned around and wanted to go to the middle cabin, when a pole-handler suddenly called him and said: "Hey, where are you going? Isn't this your boat?" A camouflaged large boat was coming up from behind, and Yao Shaoguang recognized it as "No. 2".However, how dare Yao Shaoguang jump across the two or three feet wide water surface?The man who directed his pole was only trying to point it to the east and west, and refused to stop the boat. He was seen on the "No. 2", and Tang Jicheng asked the boatman to move the boat closer.When the two ships merged and the gap between them narrowed to a foot, Yao Shaoguang jumped in a panic and fell on the deck of "No. 2". "Hey! Lucky! Lucky!" Yao Shaoguang looked at Dr. Lu who came to him and said, he breathed a long sigh of relief. "No. 2" was the last one to cross the bridge among the ships of Guohua Factory.The sound of enemy planes came over the river at this time.It was indeed the roar of enemy planes, not flies, nor the sound of mechanized troops on the road beyond the bamboo forest. Tang Jicheng stood in the boathouse and looked back: on the other side of the bridge, the river was deserted, only a few undisguised boats slowly approaching, and the shadow of the bridge falling in the water shook rhythmically.On the other side of the bridge, countless ships are calmly but firmly heading in the same direction. On the shore, a corner of the burning bamboo forest fell behind, gradually moving away.The flames were not very bright, but the sound of the bamboo joints exploding, slapping the ground, sounded more like a machine gun.