Chapter 8 Chapter 6: Two Places Are Disappeared

one Contacted through the telephone, Yan Su rushed over in an ambulance and squatted beside the fainted woman to rescue her. After a long while, I heard a soft sound in her throat, and then slowly came to life. At this time, Chen Wenhong strode towards here, he pushed away the crowd of onlookers, and squeezed in front of this weak man like a reed in the wind.The whole body of this person is cold, and there is no warmth on his chest.Seeing Chen Wenhong's arrival, Yan Su said: "Report to the chief! You have to be sent to the hospital." "Okay, let's go to the hospital together."

So this is because Chen Wenhong found nothing.If the only clue was found, it would be the word "Bai Jie" from the woman's mouth.Now, these two words became the only glimmer of hope to find Bai Jie. They arrived at the field hospital. After careful diagnosis and examination, and a series of first aid such as injections, blood transfusions, and oxygen infusions, the patient's eyes, like candles about to be extinguished, slowly, slowly became a little angry again.As soon as all her wits came back, she said tearfully: "Bai Jie was taken away by them..." The feelings of the person who died and revived are sincere, which shows that she loves Bai Jie deeply.

Chen Wenhong took a step forward and wanted to say something. Yan Su quickly waved his hand to stop him, which meant: "Wait a minute, she's still weak." But this extremely weak person couldn't wait for a moment, she held Yan Su's hand tightly, as if if she took a step away from her, she would immediately return to the dark abyss of death.Although she didn't say it, Yan Su understood her intentions.Since Yan Su is not only a doctor but also a woman, she hugged her warm body tightly, as if her strong vitality would be transferred to the patient and revive him.Moreover, she brought her mouth to her ear and said a lot of comforting words.She said that all the vicious robbers have escaped, and everyone has been liberated. What she needs most now is silence. Yan Su specifically told her:

"This is Mr. Chen from our division to see you..." Before he could stop talking, the patient's eyes suddenly widened, and he struggled to lift his whole body up. He stretched out his hands tremblingly and said: "Chen...Chen...Where is it?..." Chen Wenhong bent down to hold her down, and she took advantage of the situation to grab Chen Wenhong's hands tightly: "...Bai Jie asked me to find someone surnamed Chen. Could it be that you are..." Chen Wenhong nodded: "...I am..." "I finally found you..." Bitter tears rolled down her bitter-colored cheeks, and she wanted to speak out, but she couldn't speak.

Chen Wenhong didn't move, but felt his whole body's nerves were tense, and it was like a stone was sinking and sinking in his heart. After a violent convulsion of her whole body, she suddenly fell down on the bunk again, her eyes were locked tightly, her lips were tightly closed, her complexion was ashen, and she passed out. After another burst of emergency rescue, she recovered.She seemed to wake up from agitation, and out of breath, intermittently, she uttered the following sad passage: "I'm a cotton mill worker...I'm a member of the Communist Party, and I've lived in a cell for three years...Bai Jie was put in shackles as soon as she entered prison...tortured during the day...tortured at night...just listen to those The dog robber barked wildly, only the crackling of the whip was heard... But she never even yelled... She is so thin and thin!... But every time she went through the court, it was like dragging a millstone The heavy shackles 'dang lang lang lang dong lang lang', passed by the aisle of our cell, as soon as we heard the sound, we opened the cell door to look, but she raised her head and smiled at us..."

Every time she said a word, Chen Wenhong's heart constricted, and his blood seemed to be gradually coagulating and ossifying. "...We got in touch with the underground party...mobilized the fellow prisoners to prepare for liberation....One day, Bai Jie turned around while walking on the road, and said to the guards who were escorting: 'Give up! They will get rid of you when the time comes. You guys, you better leave a way out for yourselves!' From then on, the prison guards relaxed a little bit towards us, and during the release time, Bai Jie was able to meet us too... Bai Jie took advantage of the release time to bring the whole Everyone in the prison was connected... At this time, Bai Jie became our leader... She organized a prison riot according to the instructions of the municipal committee... She was locked in one place alone, but she communicated with all parties through various secret signals. Contact... She also used the opportunity of interrogation to persuade the guards... Some of them came to our side... Sometimes they also sent a message, it was Miss Bai... What did Miss Bai say? , how to say...Bai Jie became a symbol of our victory in the struggle...Bai Jie organized us, established a party branch, led several riot groups to actively prepare for the work...Bai Jie said: The sound of the PLA's artillery It was the signal of our riot, so we smashed the cell, captured the warden and the group of dog spies alive and cooperated with the People's Liberation Army to fight together... Comrades! Slaves have always liberated themselves!... The day before yesterday, Bai Jie blushed with joy , said to me: "This day is finally here, the municipal party committee sent a message in!... They are coming, they are coming! Tell the fellow sufferers, there is no paper to use as mats, no ink to use pot ashes, Write big slogans to welcome them...'Yesterday, I waited for a day, but I didn't hear the artillery fire of the People's Liberation Army. Unexpectedly, in the middle of the night yesterday, there were bursts of 'kaka' leather shoes, rushing to the cell in a hurry... The door of the cell was opened, and they used guns to force some of us Communist Party members to go out... I was seriously ill for several months, and I couldn't move, so I was knocked down by them with a gun butt. Bai Jie seemed to help me up, and bent down towards me , and told me: 'If you see a man surnamed Chen, you tell him, I must live, live to meet him...'" Due to excessive excitement, this woman suffering from third-stage tuberculosis coughed violently. Afterwards, her cheeks flushed with anxiety, her eyes sparkled, and she struggled to say, "Chen...Master...I finally saw you, but she...she..."

Chen Wenhong wanted to say a word of comfort, but he couldn't say anything.At this time, he was extremely excited and distraught.He only felt that the patient's hands were scalding like coals, and the patient's whole body was trembling like leaves.He froze for a moment, only to realize that his whole body was also trembling, as if a thousand or ten thousand sharp knives were piercing his heart.He restrained himself strongly, stood upright, and turned around. two At night, Qin Zhen quietly walked down the stairs and out of the gate by himself. He has an important thing to do, but he wants to do it himself, and he doesn't want others to know.

Unexpectedly, he didn't go far, he was secretly happy because he got rid of his followers, but he heard familiar footsteps from behind.Looking back, Staff Officer Huang and guard Xiao Chen followed up again. He stood up abruptly, full of annoyance that he wanted to hide it but let others know it all at once, and when they came to him, he drove them back. He shouted like a storm: "You don't even look at the environment. When you enter a big city, you follow a few people behind you and carry a box cannon. What does it look like? We are not a team of Beiyang warlords! Officer Huang and Xiao Chen all went back and showed me The phone, if it’s nothing serious, just say that I’m not at home, if there’s something urgent, ask Xiao Chen to come to me, go! Go!”

Officer Huang and Xiao Chen saw Qin Zhen's angry and stern expression, so they didn't dare to say anything, so they had to walk back.However, they didn't really retreat. They hid at the corner of the intersection and discussed for a while. Officer Huang went back, and Xiao Chen followed from behind after a long distance. This of course cannot escape Qin Zhen's eyes.He sighed softly, pretending not to know, and walked away. The weather has turned cloudy since when. As people say, it is like a child's face, crying for a while and laughing for a while.Turning from Jianghan all the way to Dongting Street, this place is very close to the Yangtze River, and you can hear the raging waves of the river.The fog was rising from the river. The yellow fog, like big clouds of smoke, was blown by the wind to the city streets and diffused. In a blink of an eye, the thick fog filled the sky and the earth like cotton wool, making it very gloomy.The already lit street lights left only a faint yellow shadow, and Jiang Tao's voice seemed to have become low and hoarse.Qin Zhen felt that his face was sticky and greasy, as if it was covered with spider webs, and it seemed that it was rain or mercury blowing from the big river.When he walked under the plane trees, he realized that the fog was so thick that it condensed on the leaves of the plane trees and turned into rain, which fell drop by drop on the ground, making the whole ground wet.

He walked down the road. The fighters slept curled up on the sidewalk one by one. He felt distressed for a while. He burst into joy. None of them knocked on other people's doors and windows. None of them hid in other people's door openings. ——This is our team!They protected tens of thousands of mansions, but they slept on the streets within walking distance. He stood down and took a closer look: the soldiers didn't even open their backpacks, they just put their pillows under their heads, closed their clothes and fell asleep with their guns in their arms.They slept so sweetly and comfortably. Some snored, some moved their mouths, and some had a smile on their faces; Burnt by fire, blown by wind and sun, no one's clothes were complete anymore, a soldier's shoulder was torn a large piece, and the cotton wadding exposed from it was also moldy and black; he looked at their feet again, the rubber The soles of the shoes were all polished, and some were worn out, exposing the bloody soles of the feet... He felt sad for a while, and he stood upright.

Then he walked slowly with his head down: ——They all have parents, brothers and sisters. Whether the family is rich or poor, there is always a piece of warm kang!But they go, go, come here, and sleep on the cold ground. He calculated the number of supplies, the time of transportation,... He made up his mind: "No matter where I am arguing, even if I am arguing in the middle, I will refit the soldiers. This is the first major thing, otherwise I will be sorry to everyone!" However, his eyebrows frowned, and his eyes turned sharply: ——There is still a long, difficult, and difficult road ahead of us. How many people are still in front of us, in dire straits, waiting for food... Yes, we still have to endure humiliation! A soldier turned over in his dream and put his cotton coat aside. Qin Zhen carefully pressed the cotton-padded clothes for him, and the cotton-padded clothes were as wet as if they had been fished out of the water. He stood in a daze for a while. Yes, this is not just a general thinking in front of soldiers, More importantly, this is the awakening of a general in front of his soldiers. At this moment, he saw a black figure moving towards him. He looked carefully and saw that it was a soldier, wearing a cotton coat and holding a submachine gun. He walked back and forth and was on duty.Qin Zhen walked towards him, and the man also came towards him. He was a short and thick man. He looked at it carefully for a while, saluted, and reported: "Mou Chunguang, the monitor of the second class of the sixth company and the first row." "Do you know who I am?" "Old Commander! The summer offensive entered Gongzhuling. You swung a whip and stared at two big eyes. You galloped on horseback. I blocked your way. You shouted: 'Get out of the way!' You brought a group of horses , ran into the street like a gust of wind.” Qin Zhen laughed out loud. A commander left such an impression in the minds of soldiers unconsciously. These few words of Mou Chunguang aroused the intimacy of the old acquaintances, and the two reached out and held: "Old comrade-in-arms, I have to apologize to you for saying that." "Hey, it's all about performing missions!" Qin Zhen finally confided his heavy heart: "You are too miserable!" Mu Chunguang understood what Commander Qin was referring to, he smiled and said: "What's the matter? Let me tell you. I have been a laborer for more than ten years, logging in the old black forest of Xing'an Mountains, digging charcoal in the Hegang coal mine, eating acorn noodles, and wearing sacks. Humans are afraid of the future. After thinking about it, the present is much more prosperous than the past! Besides, at that time, people were treated like cows and horses, suffering, and useless! Now it is for the poor to unify the world and suffer some crimes, happy!" The heart of a soldier is so bright, The thick fog couldn't cover it. The cold rain never quenches, The river wind can't blow through, In the dead of night, a bright light, The heart of a soldier is so bright. Speaking speculatively, Mou Chunguang took out two cigarettes from his shirt pocket, handed one to Qin Zhen, and kept the other for himself.Qin Zhen had already given up smoking after the doctor's advice, but at this moment, he couldn't afford to be sorry for his enthusiasm, so he had to take a sip.He lit a fire in Mou Chunguang's hand, took a deep puff, and said repeatedly: "Good smoke, strong enough." Half of it, I want to leave it to Hainan Island to smoke..." Mou Chunguang is a cheerful and scheming person at first sight.His words stirred up waves in Qin Zhen's heart. He secretly felt a little ashamed, and his face became hot. Why did he only think about the suffering of the soldiers just now, but did not expect that the soldiers had a sun in their hearts? Yes, this is really not just a general's thinking in front of soldiers, but more importantly, a general's awakening in front of soldiers! Mu Chunguang said slowly: "Chief, I have a request!" "Say it!" Mou Chunguang said confidentially in a low voice: "Don't forget about our Sixth Company. At the crucial point, you have to forget. We will hate you for the rest of our lives!" Qin Zhen giggled until tears flowed from his laughter, and said repeatedly: "In front of me, don't pretend to be a veteran. We belong to our sixth company. Old squad leader, I should report to you. I am a soldier from this company." "you?" "1927." three It was late at night when Qin Zhen returned to his residence. He inspected several companies in a row, and was very satisfied with the soldiers' self-consciousness in strictly observing the discipline of entering the city. Staff Officer Huang reported: "Mr. Chen and Political Commissar Liang have been here." Before Staff Officer Huang could finish speaking, Qin Zhen's heart suddenly trembled. Yes, he felt that he had forgotten an important matter, so he went to the telephone and asked for the division department himself. When the phone was connected, he heard Liang Shuguang's voice. "You are Shuguang, isn't Wen Hong here?" "A fire broke out in an electrical machinery factory, and someone was found to be sabotaging. He rushed there to grasp the situation and deal with it as soon as possible." "But I asked you, where is Bai Jie?" The other party was silent for a while, making an ominous premonition haunt his heart, but he immediately calmed down and said: "Dawn! If you have something to say, just say it yourself!" Liang Shuguang panted lightly and said: "Bai Jie was kidnapped by them." Suddenly, it seemed as if ten thousand steep cliffs fell on him. As soon as he let go, the phone headset fell down, was hung by the phone line, and hung in the air for a few turns.Yes, on the day of entering the city, although he was tense and busy, he had so many expectations and longings.He imagined that Bai Jie would appear in front of him all at once, what a joy it would be.But now, at this moment, everything was shattered like a bubble, his heart was like a knife, and he was dripping with cold sweat. He only felt that his heart was sinking, sinking, and was about to sink into the dark abyss.Boundless pain soaked into his soul all at once, his heart fluttered for a while, and he almost fell into a situation where he couldn't extricate himself.However, a bell-like voice suddenly sounded: No, don't get confused, don't sink!How many ups and downs Qin Zhen has experienced, how many dangers he has experienced, and the strong will that has been honed tells him that you must stand up from the boundless heart, and he immediately wakes up. He held it in his hand again; raised it to his ear, and said: "Sorry, there is something that delayed the speech." "I'll come and report to you right away." Qin Zhen pondered for a while, then said firmly and decisively: "Wen Hong is not here. You need a coach to grasp the situation. Didn't you just say that there was destruction? Yes! This is a wake-up call. The open enemy is easy to deal with, but the hidden enemy is not easy to deal with. You can't just be happy. The world Peaceful! However, you must be vigilant, but don’t make a fuss, lest it spread and disturb people’s hearts.” This is the voice of reason; A wide and deep intellect, A wise and clear reason, Raise him from the sea of ​​bitterness. He said: "Dawn! Now you report!" Liang Shuguang briefly reported to him the process of liberating the prison, and said that Dr. Yan was present to understand the situation in person, and he asked her to report to him immediately. "Okay! I'll send a car to pick her up right away." Qin Zhen put down the phone, turned around and ordered: "Send my car to the division to pick up Dr. Yan!" When he was alone in the room, he suddenly felt a pang of loneliness.He paced up and down on the floor, walking back and forth dozens of times, he had to face Bai Jie's question, and his heart throbbed again.Yes, the wave of reason retreats, and the wave of emotion strikes again. For a moment, he felt that the room was so narrow and blocked, his chest was under great pressure, and it seemed difficult to breathe.Just as he reached out to push the two doors leading to the balcony, Xiao Chen walked in holding the neatly folded American military jacket: "Your clothes are soaked, you should change!" "Just change, just change, don't talk nonsense with me..." But he was not in the mood to change, and walked to the balcony in his wet clothes, and closed the two doors with a bang. At this time, he didn't want to see anything, people, or lights. He just wanted to be alone in the dark. Dajiang can be vaguely seen from the balcony. Yes, "the land of Chu is boundless, boundless and boundless", he wants to express his sympathy to the vast sky, the vast earth, and the mighty river between the sky and the earth, and get an answer.Originating from the distant Tanggula Mountains, the Yangtze River winds its way down from the steep west to the flat east along the terrain formed by orogeny hundreds of millions of years ago.Along the way, she gathered thousands of wild torrents and condensed very powerful power. She flowed her mother's fragrant milk on the earth, and she echoed her mother's mournful cries in the canyon.Then split Wushan and cut off the Three Gorges. Here, Yunmengze, the "Land of Thousand Lakes", is gathered, with intertwined ports and branches, and dense lakes and swamps.The fog tonight rises from this boundless country of Ze. Could it be that this tender and affectionate fog is the answer to me? Yes, for the rise of this sky, this land, and this nation, the Yangtze River has shed blood and tears for hundreds of thousands of years! Listen, Jiang Tao is whimpering, Listen, Jiang Tao is shouting, Listen, Jiang Tao is moaning, Qin Zhen's mood at this moment is very indescribable. He stands naked in front of nature like a primitive man, bathed in the sun and blowing in the storm, which makes him excited and broad-minded.He suddenly felt that the long river of history was flowing with sorrow and sorrow, and the time had come for the cohesive spirit of the desolate and majestic Chinese nation to burst out decisively.For this moment, is it just Bai Jie who is quietly lost? ...Besides, she was not lost, and he would find her eventually, so like a flash of light, this thought solidified into his new belief.Yes, Bai Jie and the decisive moment that hundreds of millions of people are looking for have condensed together, history!One eye is full of joy, and the other eye is full of sorrow. It needs to be shocked and pushed before it can turn over and leap into the air with unprecedented power.Qin Zhen opened his wet clothes, and took the blows of the wind, fog, and mighty river with his hot chest.In this way, he felt a little more comfortable and relaxed, and he could relieve the pent-up in his heart.But when the wild torrent of nature washes away, a kind of man's rough torrent rises in his soul again. Where is Bai Jie now?Where is Bai Jie now? ... a lifetime of military service, two sideburns, but always tied to so many suspense again and again.Then, after bloody battles and life-and-death struggles, the suspense was finally turned into reality, and then, a new suspense suddenly appeared, requiring him to make greater progress.Now, in the twilight of the night, he wrestled with his enemy like two gladiators, victorious but fatally struck.Bai Jie was not rescued, and Bai Jie lost her trace. He felt ashamed, "I am the one who really lost the battle!"The torrent of nature pushes him to the top of the wave, while the torrent of man spins him to the bottom. Reason and emotion are harmonious in a person.However, during a huge fission, sharp contradictions occurred between reason and emotion. Qin Zhen is now in the midst of fierce contradictions, searching up and down, stirring up thousands of things.But his new conviction, whimpering through the noise, yes, he must seek, must fight for... At this moment, a crisp female voice interrupted his thoughts: "Deputy Commander Qin!" He knew it was Yan Su. For an instant, he remembered her chest out in the third-class car, her slender fingers clenched into fists, her arms slightly bent, and then she pressed down hard, that Congo's decisive look.For some reason, at this tender moment, the young man's demeanor gave him strength, and the confusion and hesitation quietly receded. As a commander, he had to listen to the reports of his subordinates solemnly. However, Yan Su was still taken aback by the look of the old chief who pushed the door in from the balcony. His hair was disheveled, his clothes were open, his whole body was wet, and his eyes were glazed over. Just like that, he stood there and listened to Yan Su's report. She told him everything he wanted to know about Bai Jie.You can hear it, in her voice: She suffers for the suffering Bai Jie, She is proud of the brave Bai Jie, He walked slowly to a sofa and sat down. On the fireplace is a table lamp made of beans and green porcelain bottles, which emits soft light and illuminates him at once.He was silent for a long, long time, and then, gradually his tense jaws relaxed and his calm, resolute old soldier's form returned to normal, he asked: "Is the spinner girl dangerously ill?" "Very dangerous, third-stage lung disease, hemoptysis, just went into shock again." He suddenly stood up and said firmly: "We have been away from them for such a long time, abandoned them, and made them suffer..." The above sentence is to myself, and the following sentence is to Yan Su, "...do our best to rescue, She must be taken back from the hands of death. From now on, we can no longer let a comrade in our hands...declare hopeless!" Yan Su is still young, she is immature but resolute, she hastily said: "Sir, we're just getting started, it's going to get better, everything's going to get better." With her female sensitivity, female sympathy, and female courage, she said the words with a wide range of meanings (of course it contained comfort to the old chief), and then she stood at attention, turned and walked away. Faith, this is a belief born of an ordinary young man. Qin Zhen watched the young female doctor go.The door closed, and what disappeared was her back, but what was left behind was a slightly scorching belief. He resolved to put aside all worries.He needs detachment, he needs liberation, he needs to push away all stimuli and worries, and he needs to enter a state of selflessness. He looked around silently at his abode.In the rush of the day, he didn't notice where this was. It was said that this was the dormitory of French missionaries.There are many units in this building, and Qin Zhen lives in a unit facing the Yangtze River, which has a bedroom and a fairly spacious living room (just now he was standing here in wet clothes listening to Yan Su's conversation), and The room facing the street is divided into two small rooms, the inner one is a bathroom, and the outer one only has a solid oak table and a oak chair.The whole house, all the doors, windows, walls, sofas, and seats are all white, like a heavy snowfall in the forest.Why are they all white?This reminded him of Bai Jie.He waved his hand to interrupt this train of thought, and he simply turned off the lights, leaving everything in darkness.A sense of fatigue hit him, and he yawned, thinking he should sleep.He looked at the pillows and sheets, they were all washed white enough to make people feel refreshed and neat, but when he climbed into the bed, the bed was so soft, he was like a person who couldn't swim and fell into the water, suddenly stuck in a pile of water. In the middle of a pile of soft cotton batting.It was only later that I learned that it was called "Simons". The wire springs were as soft as fishing nets, and I felt uncomfortable when I fell asleep.He wanted to sleep, but when he fell asleep, he felt as if he was floating in the white clouds, and when he woke up suddenly, he couldn't fall asleep no matter what.He suffered from insomnia, and after a long time, he finally climbed out of bed and put on his clothes and went to the balcony. The bright moon in the sky is as if there was no fog or clouds at all just now.The cool moonlight illuminates the waves of the Yangtze River with shimmering and flickering fragments of light. He walked into the room with a secretive look, as if he had come up with some wonderful idea.He took off the quilt, mattress, and pillows from the soft bed and spread them on the floor.He pressed it firmly, and when he fell asleep, he felt very at ease and bright in his heart.Suddenly, he returned to the reflections and inspirations he had received from the warriors.He muttered to himself: "Where are those missionaries in black robes gone!...I want to tell them that it is not God, it is man, and the people are creators! Look, my hard bed is no better than your steel wire bed." Is the bed firm and secure?" So he opened up, he went beyond, he closed his eyes, a stream of cool moonlight shone on his face, and he was still thinking: "Yes, the essence of the problem is here... it's here ..." But he was so tired that he fell asleep with a slight snoring sound. Four Awakened by the knock on the door, he rolled over and sat up, and looked at his watch that it was already half past seven. His mind is still a little fuzzy (since he slept in bed in that deep, secluded valley, he has not closed his eyes for two days and two nights, he is really tired). He thought it was Staff Officer Huang, so he agreed, "Come in!" Unexpectedly, when the door was pushed open, it was Liang Shuguang who walked in. Liang Shuguang couldn't help being a little surprised when he saw the commander sitting on the floor, he wanted to laugh but it wasn't funny. Qin Zhen sat there shirtless, really embarrassed, like a primary school student who was discovered by the teacher when he was doing something without telling the teacher, smiled shyly and said: "I am Grandma Liu, and I am entering the Grand View Garden. No, we're used to sleeping on the door planks." He suddenly remembered that Liang Shuguang's arrival was yesterday's appointment to report to the military control committee.He stood up and swung his arms a few times: "Xiao Chen! Xiao Chen! Why didn't you call me?" "I've come in a few times, you're really sleeping..." As soon as Qin Zhen woke up, all his wit and agility were restored.The sun shone in through the white gauze curtains. He walked over and pushed open the window with a palm. A gust of river wind rushed in. He took two greedy breaths. The air was so fresh and refreshing. His cheeks were rosy and his eyes were bright.When they sat face to face at the table and ate breakfast with relish, he didn't ask about Liang Shuguang's old mother, or about Chen Wenhong and Bai Jie, who he was concerned about. A few questions.He was listening carefully, sometimes interrupting others to ask questions, sometimes nodding in satisfaction. After finishing speaking, Qin Zhen suddenly remembered and asked quickly: "What about the fire at the electrical plant?" "A few factory buildings were burned, and the spies who set the fire were caught, and the masses saw through it." "Yes! This is called the general trend, the direction of the people!" When Qin Zhen was about to spiral down the stairs, Staff Officer Huang led him to the elevator entrance and said: "The one who drove the elevator came back early this morning." "What? No one went to find him, so he came back?" "Ok." ——It means a lot! Obviously, Qin Zhen is very interested in this. The elevator came up with a rumbling sound, and the black iron gate was opened. Standing inside the elevator was an old man in white cloth. Qin Zhen's face was full of joy, and he shook hands with him tightly: "Old comrade! Are you here so early?" "Hey, I've been driving the elevator for more than forty years, and there are foreigners on the top and bottom. Today, it's time for us to sit by ourselves, can I come?" This old-fashioned elevator is like a black iron cage with iron fences on all sides, so you can see clearly from inside and outside. Qin Zhen walked out of the gate.Xiao Chen and the driver Xiao Zhao are already waiting at the door.Xiao Zhao is a strong and smart young man. He loves to sing, humming one song after another while driving.Qin Zhen joked with him: "You are not a car, but a carriage. You can hear your horse's neck bell jingling forever!"Qin Zhen saw that the hood had been removed, and the little olive-colored jeep was polished and polished.Poyang Street is just across the street.Qin Zhen and Liang Shuguang walked into a building one after the other, and were led into a rectangular hall.As soon as Qin Zhen entered the door, he saw the comrade from the Wuhan underground party who came from afar not long ago, a disguised businessman.Of course, what he was wearing was not a long robe and mandarin jacket, but an indanthrene tunic suit, and there were several people in casual clothes with him.Qin Zhen shook hands with him and said hello: "Lao Li, you guys cooperated so well!" The man looked up to the sky and laughed and said: "My name is not Lao Li, but Ding Jixiang." He seemed to have something to say to Qin Zhen, but Yao Ximing, deputy director of the military control committee, walked in in a hurry.Yao Ximing is the leader of the field army. Although he is the deputy director of the military control committee, he is actually in charge of it.Seeing that everyone was here, he threw the leather bag in his hand on the table, swung his shoulders, and threw the American windbreaker to the guards who followed behind.He has a thin face, but two big eyes under thick eyebrows are shining. He waved to everyone with a smile: "Come on! What good news do you all bring? What new problems? Tell me..." Ding Jixiang Speaking of Bai Chongxi, he originally wanted to blow up Zhanggong Dike, Wutai Gate, water plant and power plant, and destroy Wuhan.But under the underground party's "anti-sabotage" slogan, the masses were mobilized one after another, and even the top figures also took action together.When Ding Jixiang talked about Zhang Nanxian, Li Shucheng and other high-level people who stood up and spoke up for justice, he especially said that Zhang Nanxian was so strong that he risked his life and rushed straight to Bai Chongxi.Bai Chongxi tried his best to ease the situation when he saw that it was not going well. The old Mr. Zhang Nanxian angrily knocked his stick on the floor loudly, with a long beard fluttering down, and asked sharply: "If you want to blow up Wuhan, my old life will be risked, so you tie me to a dynamite bag and let's explode together!..." In the face of this awe-inspiring justice, Bai Chongxi had to agree: "These places will not be blown up or destroyed." Speaking of this, Deputy Director Yao Ximing couldn't help being moved and praised: "The integrity of a nation cannot be insulted. Truth must always defeat evil. Standing on his reactionary class standpoint, Chiang Kai-shek just couldn't see this clearly." Ding Jixiang finally said: Only when he fled in a hurry, he blew up some ships and barges on the river... Director Yao Ximing nodded his head: "That is to say, the main artery of Wuhan can be activated at any time?" Qin Zhen inspected the bright and luxurious hall, the floor was shiny, and the tassel-style chandelier hung from the roof. —He judged that this was the ballroom! There were quite rumors about this ballroom, which was noisy for a while.It is said that at a ball attended by American soldiers, there was a lot of smoke and scandals, and all the lights suddenly went out... Scandal!scandal!He shook his head almost in disbelief, but resentment rose from his heart.Although history has swept away all obscenity and dirt, it is like leaving a pile of mouse droppings on the freshly washed quilt... When he controlled his thoughts, he heard Liang Shuguang reporting: "Early this morning, I made more than a dozen phone calls. The factory workers are all at work, and even the city government employees are sitting at their desks, waiting for the counting and handover, and there is not even a pencil. The fire burned four factories." Yao Ximing listened carefully to the last point, nodded his head and said: "That's right, there are many holes and wounds, and a thousand wastes are waiting to be rebuilt. Don't be careless! Although yesterday's history has been overturned, today's history has not yet been fully reversed." After the report was over, Director Yao was full of joy (however, a person who has experienced many battles and hardships will not express joy in a simple way, he has an expression and demeanor suitable for his identity), Director Yao Say: "Come on, let's go to the top of the building to enjoy the scenery of Greater Wuhan!" He walked forward and climbed to the top floor.The reflection of the river is very dazzling, and white clouds like cotton wool are slowly flying in the blue sky.The entire Great Wuhan stretches as far as the eye can see, shrouded in a layer of sunshine and fog, like a sea.Director Yao smiled frankly and sincerely.He caught sight of some chimneys here and there emitting black smoke, and pointing to them, he said: "Look! Smoke is coming out of the chimney, Wuhan is sailing!..." From the thoroughfare came the noisy city sounds, which were indistinguishable, chaotic, and full of life. There were occasional bursts of sirens and car bells, as beautiful and pleasant as the sound of wind instruments in a symphony. At this time, Qin Zhen and Ding Jixiang were talking in a low voice, and no one heard what they said.However, Liang Shuguang keenly felt that the ending of this conversation was not smooth and somewhat frustrating.Liang Shuguang thought, they must have talked about the failure to rescue Bai Jie. Because Yao Ximing was suffering from a nasty disease like frozen shoulder, the secretary rushed up to put him on a windbreaker as soon as he went upstairs. He turned around suddenly, and the windbreaker spread out half a circle, and he was already facing the Yangtze River.江上传来嘹亮的航笛声，但见江流浩荡，万墙如云，秦震想说什么，但只叫了一声： “姚主任……” 就停住了，因为他听到姚主任正在低声吟诵： “……江山如画，一时多少豪杰……” 秦震刚把要说的话吞下去，姚主任双眸闪出一股英气： “好呀！心脏跳动起来了，什么叫解放？就是给这大城输进新鲜血液，让它恢复元气。老秦！你记得进沈阳吧，陈云同志天天派人到街上去考察，计算着：今天有几家商店开了门？明天有几家商店开了门？有一天汇报有三十多家开门，陈云同志就拍了一下手心说：行了，沈阳老百姓相信我们了。” “是呀，那时难呀！可是在这里连一天都不用。梁曙光，你们是昨天几点进城的？” 没等梁曙光回答，姚主任就旋转着风衣，又转回楼下去了。 走入大厅时，姚主任在前，秦震在后。 姚主任一回头，他那两道眼光和秦震的眼光相遇，好像说： ——武汉人民没有忘记大革命的失败者啊！ ——不会，他们怎会忘记。 这两位在北伐战争中参加过汀泗桥作战的老军人，这种可意会而不可言传的心情，由于非别人所能理解，从而有种亲切之感。 会议讨论了煤炭、粮食、运输等问题。大家都认为沪汉之间的航运是水上交通大动脉，应该赶紧沟通，以便武汉工商业繁荣起来。可是，长江的航标统统都给破坏了，于是作出一项重要决定，先派一只轮船试航，并派一个武汉工商界代表团去与上海工商界取得联系。在会议快结束时，姚主任看了看秦震，又看了看梁曙光： “我们部队还风餐露宿、夜卧街头啊！” 说着轻轻叹了口气。 梁曙光兴奋地说： “昨天我走遍全城，没见一处占用民房的……” 丁吉相却压低声音打断他的话说： “群众反映可大呢！” 姚锡铭两道鹰眉一扬，问： “什么反映？” 秦震和梁曙光愕然相顾。 丁吉相沉吟一下说： “说部队一去二十二年，回来连屋都不进，过意不去，不少人告市委的状呢！” 一阵宏亮的笑声，同时发自所有参加会议的人的胸膛。 散会时，秦震跟梁曙光说： “你到我那儿去一趟！” 回到住处，秦震把军帽摘下来用力往桌上一摔，坐在一只漆成白色的藤椅上，跟前一个小圆桌也是白色的，他伸手示意梁曙光坐在他对面，他把一只手臂放在桌面上，沉默了半天，头也没抬，眼也没看地缓缓说： “曙光！白洁一根，你老母亲一根，这两根线都断了！” 梁曙光没有流露出一丝感情的波动，此时此刻，彼此心境完全理解，他没做声。 秦震小声问： “陈文洪情绪怎样？” “日夜不停，一声不吭，投身工作。” "Come!" 秦震把梁曙光领到阳台上： “你注意了吗？长江的水永远往东流，你看起来平平静静，其实，江上有风浪，有风险呀！可是，没有风浪，没有风险，那算什么生活！” 他在抑制自己，他明白，这沉重的打击，不仅是对陈文洪、对梁曙光，也是对他自己，打在他的心上。那么，刚才这段话是自己安慰自己了？想到这里，他立刻陡然回转身去，等他慢慢踱回屋内，他很快平静下来，他又恢复成为一个精力充沛，多谋善断的人，他非常亲切、非常郑重地看着梁曙光，而后问他说： “你到江汉大桥，你家住处寻找过了？” “去找过了，只看见一个聋子老头，什么也没个头绪。” 秦震低头不语，久久沉思，忽然扬起头说道： “曙光，我们什么时候再去找一找，一定找一找。”他说出他习惯说的一句话：“曙光，就是针掉在大海里也要捞起来！” Fives 像发现有人患了疑难病症，正在寻找解决这疑难病症的治疗方案的医生一样，病人能不能治好，他不能立刻回答，但出于医生的道义，他觉得找寻线索，目前就是最主要的责任。因此，秦震变得更冷静、更细心、更谨慎。他很少跟人说起这件事，他脑海中却时刻盘旋着这件事。在他确实有个难处，因为使秦震此行的动因不是责任，而是感情。对感情的冲击，他不能不强力压制，可是感情像一只弹簧，稍一放松，它就会重新弹跳而出。陈文洪、梁曙光知道这一点，却回避这一点。他们两个人各有各的痛苦，不过无论如何不能再拿这些事去扰乱秦震的心。因为兵团司令史占春是个甩得开，放得下的人，加上年纪大了几岁，完整地解放了大武汉，取得迫使白崇禧西向的胜利，他趁这短暂时机休息去了。这一来，整个兵团司令部的工作都压在秦震身上，何况秦震还参加军管会的工作呢。 部队在马路上露宿三夜，武汉人民奔走相告： “真是我们的老红军回来了！” 出于疼爱之情，群众发起腾房活动。 这时，秦震就完全陷在城市设防、安置营房、筹划补给、策划支援西线决战等一系列繁重而复杂的工作中。 不停的电话， 不停的电话， 他一直守在兵团司令部里，没有回自己那一色白漆家具的洋房。素以注重军容风纪著称的副司令员却连自己的胡子也几天没刮了，眼球暗暗发红了。 这天夜晚，在司令部办公室里，处理完一切事务，突然闲静下来。他用指甲轻轻敲着桌子上的玻璃板，唇边掠过一丝微笑，陷于安详沉思之中，脊梁靠在转椅椅背上，有了朦胧睡意。 参谋长推开门蹑手蹑脚走到他跟前，他立刻发觉，猛然惊醒，怔怔望着参谋长，意思是： “出了什么事吗？” 参谋长说： “史司令给我打了电话，要你马上回你的住处去休息。还说，这是死命令，没什么折扣好打……” 秦震两眼咕碌一转注定参谋长： “那这摊子怎么办？” “有大事我随时打电话向你请示。” 秦震无可奈何地站起来，幽默地说： “好吧！军人以服从为天职。可是，参谋长同志！夏装，嗯，还有防蚊子的纱布，还有什么防蚊虫的涂剂，鬼知道这东西灵不灵，嗯，还有治疟疾的药……我们是南方暑季作战呀！对后勤部要咬紧不放松，要榨他们，像榨甘蔗一样榨出最后一滴水来，最后一滴，”他边走边说：“你听清楚没有？最后一滴！” 吉普车载了他沿着江边行驶。 给江风一吹，他立刻清醒过来。 他忽然改变了主意，命令司机： “到师部去！” 路两旁法国梧桐叶子在轻轻摇曳，窃窃私语。 他仰头看了看，江上空，月亮一下从乌云中挣扎出来，乌云一下又把月亮吞没。 师部设在往日一家日本商行堆栈里。他跳下车，径直往里走，皮鞋后跟在水泥地上敲出清脆响声。这个高大阴森的大房间里静得一点声音都没有，不禁使他的步履迟疑了一下，一看手表已转到十二时，他后悔自己来得太鲁莽了。可是，陈文洪、梁曙光已经出现在他面前。秦震考虑了一下问： “没什么紧急情况吧？” 他得到肯定回答，立刻说： “我们再去找一找，曙光！到你家里再去仔细找一找！” 梁曙光正为秦震深夜到来而惊讶，一听这话，心中热血往上直涌。 出门时，秦震叫陈文洪把师里的报话机带上一部，以便随时联络，不至误事。 深夜，吉普车掠过路灯下没个人影的市中心区，直向汉江大桥飞扑而去。跑了很久，秦震一看快到桥头就命令停车。 天气变了，浓云低垂，夜雾凄迷。 下了车，秦震叫梁曙光带路，借手电筒那根光柱照耀，这一小队人，走下江岸坎坡，忽上忽下，忽左忽右，迂回蜿转，走到汉江引桥侧旁的那片棚户那儿去。他们脚下没有路，都是垃圾堆。这是这个繁华热闹、光怪陆离的大都会最黑暗、最荒凉的一角，这儿是老鼠、蟑螂、臭虫、虱子和被污辱与被损害的人们的世界。棚屋用高脚木架支撑在陡峭的高坡上。屋顶的破铁皮在“吱——咯”“吱——咯”作响，竹篾编的墙壁的裂缝发出“唧——扭”“唧——扭”怪声，一股浓重的霉烂腐臭的气味熏人欲呕。汉水上飘来的腥雾，更加重了这儿的阴森恐怖。贫苦的呻吟，疯狂的梦吃，不知是枭鸣，是猫叫，还是饥饿得奄奄一息的婴儿的啼哭，还是挤不出奶汁的慈母的哀泣。这一切都在震颤着秦震的心。他紧跟在梁曙光身后，终于攀上发出劈裂声响的木梯，走到一家棚户的屋檐下。梁曙光拍了好一阵竹扉，才听见一声咳嗽响，有人拉开门闩。一个白发白须、枯瘦如柴的老人，右手颤抖抖持着一盏小油灯，从黯淡光线中露出两只惊惶的眼睛。秦震抢上一步，握住老人的左手，连声说： “老人家，深更半夜，打扰你，真过意不去呀！” "..." “我们是来探听一个人的下落的。” 老人咿咿呀呀，指了指自己耳朵，颤微微地摇头，他似乎在为自己的耳聋而感叹。 秦震凑到他耳边大声说道： “让我们进屋说话吧！” 那衰颓的老翁，不甚乐意，而又无可奈何地转过身，摇颤着灯，把他们引过门坎。 他们跨进屋，立刻就受到一股寒潮的袭击。原来这片棚户紧傍汉江，篾片竹竿编的墙壁挡不住寒风，一条条大裂缝的木板地更掩不住江涛澎湃，在这种声势之中，这棚户更加显得摇摇欲坠。大家动手，胡乱凑了几个竹凳，横七竖八坐了下来。 “我们来跟您老人家打探个人。” “说出名姓，也好记忆。” “大家都管她叫梁妈妈……” 不料一提梁妈妈，这老人倒精神一振，耳朵仿佛也灵性起来。这一点秦震看在眼里，放在心中，却没声张，只听老人家说道： “问别人不晓得，梁妈妈，能说上一二。” 秦震一喜，连忙敬上一支香烟，老人接过去，捏了捏，送到鼻子底下，然后把它夹在耳朵上。枯瘦的脸上露出一丝微笑，从此也就对答如流了。 “那是哪一年？” 他掐指算了半天，然后两手往膝盖上一拍，说道： “咳！反正十年前的事了！这间屋住着一家给人家洗衣服、做针线的孤儿寡母，大小子上学堂出事，跑反走了，二小子长大开火车头，整日整夜在家落不下个脚，……梁妈妈是个善心人呀！走路也怕踩死个蚂蚁，可是，受儿子影响，接受了革命党那个理，大儿子走了，她就顶替了他，可干得起劲呢！没几年工夫，不要说这汉江桥头，就是武汉大街上，都知道有个梁妈妈！……有一日，梁妈妈出去就没再回来，二儿子赶回来把破衣烂衫卷巴卷巴走了。这不，从那往后呀，就我这孤寡老人搬住进这间屋来，也遭了不少罪啊！……巡捕、便衣探子，常常封锁这个地方，搜查这个地方，可是他们连个屁也没捞到。”其实老人不聋也不痴，他接着说，“可人家私下里都说，梁妈妈活得还挺硬朗，还在干革命，……那可是个苦水里熬出来的人呀！……” 秦震急迫地追问： “梁妈妈现在在哪儿？” “眼下嘛……”那老人想了一阵，没想出个所以然来，就说：“没个寻处哩！” 在老人谈话过程中，梁曙光心急如焚，眼光凝滞。 看得出，经过秦震问寒问暖，细心关怀，老人完全变成另一个人，尽管白家晚景残年，可心中但有一丝热气，就还想用它来抚慰别人，他只嘟嘟囔囔说：“……可都说她活着！还活着……” 梁曙光两颊上深深的皱纹在哆嗦，在战栗，眼泪围着眼圈转了一阵，他极力抑制，但终于流了出来。 秦震突然用嘴对着老人的耳朵喊道： “从这往东头数第七间是谁家？” “那是个没人住的空房，连屋顶的烂铁皮都给风掀走了。” 秦震无可奈何地告别了老人，走了几步，回身对梁曙光说： “我看这老人家，并不聋也不痴，怕是你们一身军衣，带着枪支，急火火的，把他吓得只好装聋作哑。现在虽然没有一下寻得下落，但只要你娘还在人间，还怕没个寻处吗？对群众切记要礼敬三分呀！”梁曙光、陈文洪都以老首长对群众的细心体贴而十分感动，特别梁曙光不觉一阵赧然，深感上次来得鲁莽了。于是他们一行人等踏着屋门前的颤微微的木头阁板走到那第七间破房。手电光一照，满屋尘垢狼藉，秦震走到屋中心站着，情不自禁地说道： “就是这里！一九二七年我就是在这里接上关系，从汉江上坐船逃出武汉的！” 他这一说，陈文洪、梁曙光都愣住了。 但谁也来不及做声，秦震已迅速走了出去。天气在这一阵工夫里陡然大变，但秦震坚持一定要到汉江大桥上望一眼汉江。这时秦震旧地重临，勾起一腔往事，心裂肠断，血向上涌。恰在这时间狂风怒吼，江涛呜咽，猛烈地震天撼地，紧压人心。他们上了桥头，愈往前风愈大，走路愈困难，简直站不住脚。秦震用手紧紧攀着大桥的栅栏，还是摇摇欲坠。蒙蒙夜幕之下，大桥飞峙在上，汉江横扫而下，从万初高空望下去，真是“如临深渊、如履薄冰”。秦震不像站在人间而是站在天上，浩浩苍天，茫茫江流，风像凝聚了整个宇宙的强力，迸发出亘古未见的狂暴，一道压将下来。秦震两手紧紧抓住栅栏，整个身子在狂风中摇曳。就在这时，他的心上一阵剧痛，他遽然失了知觉……