Chapter 17 Chapter 15 Tinder

one After Qin Zhen crossed the Yangtze River, he went west from Gong'an to catch up with the enemy's troops from western Hubei to western Hunan, and crossed the large swampy area of ​​Hudu River and Songzi River. They set off at midnight and galloped across the flat and vast land with abundant water and grass.Suddenly something strange caught his attention.At this time, the entire sky and the earth were pitch black, and it seemed that they were not driving on the solid earth, but flying in the ethereal sky.With the lights of the jeep shining, the surrounding night seemed so unfathomable, as if everything was frozen and frozen.Only the sober and bright headlights cast on the road ahead like a searchlight.What caught Qin Zhen's attention was two lumps floating in the light. When he looked closely, it turned out to be two rabbits, one white and one black. Throw yourself into the light.They didn't know that they could get rid of this monster rushing from behind by jumping sideways to the side of the road. They only believed in their own speed and ran forward with all their strength.As soon as the driver honked the horn, the more frightened they were, the more they tried their best to run, run, and run forward.The jeep ran for a long time, and the two rabbits seemed to be attracted by the light, and they never left the light, just running with their ears up.This caused a burst of laughter in the car.Qin Zhen also laughed, and he told the driver:

"Don't crush them." Xiao Chen laughed out loud at the two alert and demented little rabbits, but didn't hear Qin Zhen speak.He pulled out his shell gun and wanted to shoot, but Qin Zhen stopped him: "You should fix it! Or in the next life, you will be entrusted to become a rabbit and be chased and beaten!" This statement made everyone in the car burst into laughter. Those two rabbits galloped like arrows without feathers in the snow-bright light. I don't know whether it was a kind of inspiration or accidental discovery. First, the black rabbit disappeared into the dark field beside the road.The white rabbit seemed to be unable to realize it all at once, but knowing that it had lost its partner, it felt even more panicked. It was like a ball of white snowball, a ball of white cotton, its ears were blood red, and it jumped up and down.Qin Zhen looked at it, and suddenly, the rabbit flew diagonally and disappeared.

The jeep sometimes runs in shallow water, sometimes in grass, and sometimes on wet roads.He yawned and suddenly felt very monotonous.He wanted to think about the battle in western Hunan, but his eyes suddenly became heavy and astringent due to excessive fatigue, his upper eyelids were glued to his lower eyelids, and he couldn't open them even if he wanted to, and his mind became hazy and fuzzy. In the end, he still resisted. Can't help Sandman.He seemed to be drifting in an illusion, his whole body swayed and bumped slightly from side to side, and then he fell asleep.A soldier can fall asleep while jogging on horseback, or fall asleep while walking. Although it is only a second or a moment, it is such a sweet and comfortable moment!As for now, sitting in the car and leaning against the back of the chair, this kind of sleep is almost equivalent to sleeping in bed.Ye affectionately filled and surrounded Qin Zhen with a moist, cool and gentle air.what is this?Is it the scent of grass?Is it the sweetness of running water? ... He sighed softly in the depths of his soul, he felt that it was a rare comfort at this moment!His head gradually tilted forward and downward, and after a while his chin rested on his chest, and his neck straightened up.After a while, the head gradually tilted forward and downward, and the chin rested on the chest again... According to people who have lived a lot in the field, sleeping for one hour like this is deeper, more solid, and relieves fatigue than sleeping for eight hours at ordinary times!What's more, Qin Zhen not only slept for an hour, but when he opened his eyes, it was already dawn.

He rubbed his eyes, very surprised: How is everything so bright and soft? "What is this place?" "Entered Hunan." "Oh, why didn't you call me when you crossed the border?" He pouted angrily. "You slept so well, you haven't closed your eyes all day and night..." Qin Zhen felt very regretful in his heart.How much he wanted to get out of the car at the moment when he entered the border of Hunan, where the old Soviet area was located, to stop, take a look, think about it, and bow deeply to the sky and the earth.He was going to tell them: "I'm back!" But he fell asleep, he lost the moment.

However, his eyes suddenly lit up, and everything in the morning aroused his attention.He felt that the sky, the earth, the trees, and the fields here all looked so special and fresh, like a freshly painted watercolor painting that was still wet.Illuminated by the rising sun, it turns into floating clouds with red on one side and white on the other, transparent and shiny. The ground seems to be set against the sky on purpose, and everything is so green and watery.When the jeep passed through a large forest, he found that every tree was so strong, tall, and lush. The trunks stretched freely, and the leaves rustled freely. The trees seemed to welcome people returning from afar, and spit out A strong youthful breath.Yes, the exuberant youthful vitality makes everything here different from both the north and Hubei, but a fresh and beautiful Hunan scenery.The jeep passed through the green and shady dense forest, and then came to the bright and bright field. This place is no longer the swampy land you walk at night, but boundless fields.The weather was clear and the sun was bright. Qin Zhen took a deep breath, like drinking a sip of clear spring.Hunan, every plant and tree in Hunan is so pleasing and pleasing to the eyes.

The jeep flew forward.After being influenced by his ears and eyes, the current situation has caused two layers of emotional shock waves in Qin Zhen's heart: the first layer is the inner joy aroused by nature. As the sun gradually rises, the second layer of emotional shock waves seems to come from a deeper The bottom of the heart surges up.He remembered an event that happened in Hunan that he will never forget in his life.That was the time when the Red Army withdrew from the Central Soviet Area. In order to break through the blockade of the Xiangjiang River, he participated in a life-and-death battle there.There was a hail of guns and bullets, and the flames of war were raging. Qin Zhen was commanding the battle in the fiercest line of fire. A shell shrapnel hit him in the chest. Before he could think about anything, he lost consciousness and fell down suddenly.When he woke up from the pain, he found himself lying on a stretcher, the stretcher was shaking flickeringly, and the wound was in unbearable pain.Suddenly the stretcher stopped. It turned out that someone was leaning over to look at him, and then he heard a familiar accent asking him:

"Comrade Qin Zhen, what do you think?" He saw that it was Vice Chairman Zhou Enlai.The vice-chairman has a beard all over his face, and he is wearing a gray military uniform. His face is covered with dust, only the red five stars on the octagonal cap are still so bright.He has a lot of work to do, sleepless day and night, and his tired expression can no longer be concealed, but his two eyes still show kindness and kindness, and he is staring at Qin Zhen's face: "Is the injury serious?" Qin Zhen looked at the vice chairman, unconsciously. Feeling sad, I only struggled to say:

"Don't worry, chief..." He took the quilt to cover his face and began to cry.In order not to let the vice chairman and the stretcher soldiers hear, he bit his lips tightly with his teeth.He cried very sadly. But now that he is back, he has returned to Hunan, where the four great rivers of Xiang, Yuan, Zi and Li flow through.The scene of the Xiangjiang River suddenly came to mind again. If we say that the first layer of emotional shock waves is beautiful and mysterious; then, the second layer of emotional shock waves is deep and sublime.However, on the road of life, the good ones are often easier to forget, while the sublime ones will be engraved deeper and deeper.

two The troops pursued the enemy in the high mountains of the Wuling Mountains.Soldiers are eager to annihilate the enemy and solve the battle, but they are unwilling to climb cliffs, cross cliffs, and carry out endless mortar attacks under the scorching sun.But now, the time has come to capture the opportunity and fight decisively. Chen Wenhong and Liang Shuguang hid themselves in a thicket of wormwood on the steep cliff ahead, searched and observed calmly. The reconnaissance team sent a "tongue". According to his confession: the enemy has been exhausted, thinking that the mountains are high and the road is dangerous, and the People's Liberation Army is not a hawk, so it is impossible to fly here.Therefore, a headquarters with two regiments is stationed at the Tiger Tiaoping in front of them to rest, and this "tongue" is the cooking soldiers of the headquarters.

This is very important news.It shows that the enemy is in front of us and we have already caught up.It's like a basket of food is there at your fingertips, why not make people salivate? However, things are not so easy. The enemy has occupied a very favorable terrain with high security. Qin Zhen heard the report on the phone, and soon came to the forward position.He leaned himself down among the weeds, held up his binoculars, and observed for a long time before he greeted the army commander He Chang and the military political commissar Hou Deyao, retreated to a dense bamboo forest in the mountains, and dusted the dirt on his body with his hands , a few people sat on the green grass, taking off their hats and fanning the wind, while holding a military meeting.According to the report of the reconnaissance unit, the intelligence provided by the captives, and the results of the direct observation of the commander, the situation is analyzed and judged.The enemy and us each occupy a mountain top, between the two mountains is a cliff and deep ravine, shaped like a moat, extremely steep, the Tiger Leaping Plain is hidden on the high mountain, with craggy rocks, trees and wolf forests, and a violent stream between the two mountains.If you want to attack, you have to descend to the bottom of the valley from the top of the mountain here, and then attack upwards, but the winding mountain road in front is completely under the enemy's fire net.This is a terrain that is easy to defend but difficult to attack.

Chen Wenhong couldn't suppress his anger: "I don't believe that there is an unbreakable position, even a steel nail will bite it off." Qin Zhen rolled his eyes at him, and said carefully as if he was discussing with himself: "...the main mountain passes are guarded by enemies...if there is an attack from the front, the enemy will run away... Another push! Pursuit battle..." As he spoke, he glanced at He Chang and Hou Deyao.He Chang and Hou Deyao nodded repeatedly, expressing their support for his conclusion. Qin Zhen suddenly stood up and said to Chen Wenhong: "Strictly control the troops, don't act recklessly, the first is to be concealed, the second is to be concealed, and the third is to be concealed!" After explaining, he took He Chang, Hou Deyao and others away . According to the instructions of Deputy Commander Qin, Chen Wenhong left only a small number of reconnaissance troops at the front to monitor the enemy. The large troops withdrew to the back and took the time to rest.After the order was issued, Chen Wenhong and Liang Shuguang walked around to inspect the troops. They were very satisfied when they saw that under the bamboo forest and at the foot of the cliff, the soldiers were already fast asleep.Going back to the bamboo forest where the meeting was held just now, I saw that in this secluded place, the division headquarters had been set up, the stalls were set up, and many black telephone lines stretched in all directions, leading directly to the frontline command post of the Corps and the regiments. The special lines for the artillery units have also been connected.Telephones stood on top of the ammunition boxes, everything was silent and there was no sound.The guards cut some bamboo and wood to build a hut for the two of them.However, the two of them would rather lie on their backs on the green, soft grass.None of them closed their eyes, and they each had their own concerns.Chen Wenhong was annoyed because he couldn't take down Tiger Tiaoping, and Liang Shuguang was annoyed trying to calm Chen Wenhong from his anger.There seemed to be a tacit understanding between them - no one mentioned Bai Jie, especially after Liang Shuguang found his mother, he never even mentioned the emotional things when meeting his mother.He knew that there was a bleeding wound on Chen Wenhong's heart, so he was careful not to provoke or hurt him. three A scout came running panting and sweating profusely. Chen Wenhong turned over and sat up, Liang Shuguang didn't move, but said humorously: "Didn't you get another cooking soldier?" No, Chen Wenhong saw that following the scout was an old man with pale hair, bright eyes and a broken arm on the left.Judging by his demeanor, he is naturally extraordinary. Chen Wenhong and Liang Shuguang quickly stood up. The old man said calmly: "I want to see your chief!" The scout introduced: "This is our division commander and political commissar." The old man strode over, stretched out his only hand, put his arms around Chen Wenhong's neck, and then Liang Shuguang's neck, squinted his eyes, looked carefully, and said to himself: "Master... Political commissar..." There was much affection and sigh in this voice.He introduced himself: "I was specially sent by Captain Zhang of the guerrilla team, and I have an important mission." Liang Shuguang was full of joy, grabbed the old man's hand with both hands, shook it and said, "I have worked hard for you, old man!" "Don't talk outside the house. I just came out of Tiger Leaping for reconnaissance. It should be of some use to you." Chen Wenhong hurriedly ran into the depths of the bamboo forest, shook the special plane of the frontline command post of the Corps, and immediately heard Qin Zhen's loud voice.Chen Wenhong immediately reported: "The guerrillas are here." "Okay, I'll come right away!" When Chen Wenhong walked out of the bamboo forest and saw the lively scene of the political commissar leading a group of people surrounding the old man, a light flashed in his heart.Liang Shuguang couldn't wait to call him over, pointed at the old man beamingly and said, "Old Chen! The Red Army soldiers from the old Soviet area are here to welcome us!" It turned out that the political commissar had long been secretly surprised by this man's extraordinary bearing; when the young man asked this and that, the old man told a tragic experience, which was horrifying and tear-jerking. He first asked, "Is our Commander-in-Chief Zhu all right?" A soldier asked with great interest: "Where have you met Commander-in-Chief Zhu?" "It's a long story! The first time I saw it, it was Zhu De who led the Red Army down from Jinggang Mountain, from Wuyi Mountain to the Ganjiang River to open up the central Soviet base area. At that time, the local tyrants and evil gentry were so frightened that they disappeared without a trace. Give me a bucket of rice with your own hands..." Recalling the past, infinitely hurt, his eyes were wet, he choked up and couldn't speak for a while. "Later I joined the Red Army. Later, the Red Army withdrew from the Central Soviet Area. The last time I saw Zhu De was the day they left Ruijin. Those who left and those who stayed were crying. Zhu De held our hands one by one and said: "The Chinese revolution will definitely win, and we will definitely come back." As he spoke, the old man stood up abruptly: "Come and see that mountain!" The eyes of all the soldiers followed the old man's arm and solemnly looked at a big mountain towering high above the countless mountains, "It's called Tianguan Mountain." , We stayed on the land of the Soviet area to fight guerrilla warfare, it was difficult! The enemy pursued him and surrounded us everywhere, so we had no choice but to break up into pieces. One of our detachments was transferred to western Hunan and persisted in guerrilla warfare in the area of ​​Tianguan Mountain. Our three years I didn't eat a pot of hot food, and I didn't live in a hut overnight. It was freezing cold, and I camped in the mountains, with a bonfire in front of me, and a piece of ice on my back. Do people have to eat to live? In summer, they can chew raw bamboo shoots, and when the mountains are blocked by snow There is nowhere to find even a root of wild vegetables. People keep sending news, some say: The Red Army was wiped out in the Dadu River; "The past ten years have been difficult! Our detachment has only 20 people left, but the red flag has not fallen! We only have one mind: even if the Red Army is finished, as long as there are poor people in China, the Communist Party will emerge..." This At that time, his white hair stood tall and his eyes sparkled, as if he had returned to the difficult years back then.He pressed his hand on his bony chest: "Comrade! You wouldn't understand our thoughts at that time! Those who wear red hats must never wear white hats. We will die on this last piece of red land." The setting sun shone red on the tough old man.Everyone was silent, staring at each other.His eyes suddenly became very sad, and his voice became hoarse: "That year in the middle of winter, there was a blizzard and a storm, and the dripping water turned into ice, and there was no grain of rice. We were hungry and cold for ten days and ten nights. You hold me, and I hold you. What should we do? We have to live! Take advantage of a dark night, We sent two comrades to the village to raise some food. The hearts of the people in this area are all toward us, saying: "Our Red Army is still on Tianguan Mountain." Even the little boy stretched out his little finger and said: "We The army will come back one day. Who knows that our people have not left yet. It turned out that Lao Jiang, a member of the poor peasant regiment in the Red Zone, brought three or five people, and came up the mountain with food in the wind and snow. Flesh and blood relatives! We cried and cried It was laughing, hugging each other, speechless. "At this time, we heard someone shouting: 'Give up your guns!...Surrender!...This is the only way to go!' When I heard it, it sounded like a bomb exploded on my head. The voice I know recognizes, recognizes... Oh, comrades! How can I tell you! . . . " The old man was trembling, and his pale face turned livid: "This is my son! Yes, my son... During a battle, he was shot several times and fell to the ground. I thought he was dead... so I quickly withdrew from the line of fire with the team. Who would have thought that this Sinister, he didn't die, he became a shameful traitor, he brought people to arrest his father... I felt dizzy for a while, and my whole body was cold. I heard his cry again, and I got up from my heart, Anger comes from the gallbladder, there is red and white between me and him, you die and I live! I gritted my teeth, the blood on your child is not your parents' blood! We left the house and went out to fight guerrillas. Your mother said: "Bring Yazi, it’s cold and warm, and I have someone to take care of you.’…Now, you are the one who betrayed the guerrillas. How shameful I am! We quickly arranged for Lao Jiang and others to escape from the back cliff. We More than 20 people circled around the top of the hill and fought a bloody battle. We took aim and shot one by one, hitting the enemy all over the hillside. However, Bai Gouzi couldn’t hold back the large number of people and the fierce gunfire, and we died too. Dead and wounded, the mountain was covered with hot blood. When it was daylight, the ammunition ran out. We were cold, hungry, tired, and weary. At this time, although my chest was burning with anger, I secretly calmed myself down. The captain took his men, fired a burst of guns and ran towards the front of the mountain, causing the group of white dogs to chase in that direction. But I ran to the back of the mountain alone, On the top of the cliff, I saw my rebellious son head-on... I widened my eyes and rushed towards him like an eagle... This shameless traitor, my own son, when he saw me, he turned around in fright and ran away. I ran, and I chased him desperately. It was a cliff, and the mountain road was circling. I don't want to live... What else do I have to live for? I chased to a cliff, and I hugged him. I shouted: "This This is what will happen to you when you become a traitor!' I hugged him and jumped off the cliff..." At this point, the old Red Army couldn't continue speaking with his throat choked up. Everyone stared at him closely. full of tears.Then he shook his white hair and said in a low voice: "Our red guerrillas all sang "The Internationale" and jumped off the cliff one after another. The white dogs thought we were all dead. I searched at the bottom of the valley, and I was the only one to be found. I broke my arm and became unconscious, but there was still a breath of life in my heart. The Red Army on Tianguan Mountain was wiped out like this.” What a tragic history this is!For a while, there was no one around, and history deeply hurt people's hearts.It was the old man who suddenly raised his head and let down a string of teardrops: "Seeing you today, I am willing to die. I finally took off the bandit hat for so many years..." Speaking of this, someone separated from the crowd and rushed towards the old red soldier. This was Qin Zhen.He came soon after receiving a call from Chen Wenhong. He didn't want to interrupt the old man's conversation, so he stood outside the crowd and listened.Seeing the man walking towards him, the old man stood up quickly, and the two hugged each other tightly.Qin Zhen said excitedly: "Old comrade, you have suffered!" Chen Wenhong and Liang Shuguang quickly introduced: "This is the deputy commander of our corps." The old man immediately stood in awe, and assumed the posture of an old soldier. Qin Zhen waved his hands and said: "Don't mention the commander! You stayed and I left. If you had marched north, you would definitely be my old leader and superior now!" What he said made the old man laugh out loud, cheerfully, brightly, and heartily. Qin Zhen supported his shoulders and asked: "Your family name?" "My surname is Huang and my name is Song. Everyone calls me Lao Huang. I'm used to it. I'm affectionate. You can call me Lao Huang too, Commander!" "Here again, I call you Lao Huang, you can call me Lao Qin! Let's have an equal exchange, shall we?" Huang Song was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth from ear to ear. Qin Zhen asked: "This Hunan, what about our folks in the old Soviet area?" "Old Qin, the common people can't live anymore." It turned out that Xiangxi was the place where the enemy ruled and suppressed the most brutally.The Kuomintang secret agents colluded with the local reactionary forces. Chiang Kai-shek stretched out his hand here, and now Bai Chongxi is even more aggressive. He said: Without Xiangxi, Changsha will not be stable.Recently, an extraordinary military meeting was held in Changde, and it was decided to stick to Xiangxi.But seeing that the People's Liberation Army has arrived in western Hubei and may cross the south of the Yangtze River at any time, they deployed spies extensively in western Hunan, recruited bandits, colluded with the landlords' armed forces, and brutally suppressed and slaughtered the common people.These days, every night, listen to it!There were mournful cries from far and near in the village.Naked people were hung from the beams of the roof, and when the whip was whipped down, there was a bloodstain. They extorted money and robbed rice. They were either killed or buried alive. Another white terror, another bloodbath! When the people around heard this, they were all filled with anger.Chen Wenhong's heart felt like it was about to explode, his fists were clenched tightly, his palms were covered with cold sweat, and a wave of hatred and anger seemed to soar into the sky. The old man lowered his head in front of Qin Zhen and whispered: "Old Qin, I have important information!" As he spoke, he scanned the surrounding crowd with his eyes, which meant: This is not a place to talk. Qin Zhen immediately said to Chen Wenhong and Liang Shuguang: "Come to your division!" Qin Zhen and the old man walked arm in arm, followed by Chen Wenhong and Liang Shuguang. They walked into the depths of the bamboo forest and sat on the ground. The old man said: "Dinah is here!" Qin Zhen asked in surprise, "In Tiger Leaping?" "The underground party has been sending people to follow up and find out that the White Army has escorted a group of important prisoners. Later, it was found out that Dinah was among them." Chen Wenhong's face turned pale, and his heart beat suddenly. Qin Zhen lowered his head to calm himself down, then slowly raised his head and asked: "how is she?" "Think about it, handcuffed and fettered for thousands of miles, what crimes she suffered along the way, but she is still fighting tenaciously..." The arrival of this news made the hearts of Qin Zhen, Chen Wenhong, and Liang Shuguang suspend. As a seasoned commander, Qin Zhen has become accustomed to forcibly suppressing himself.He said slowly: "Old Huang, this information is very important. Dinah is here, and we must do everything possible to rescue her." "Here, the provincial party committee has informed us that the provincial party committee has decided to rob the prison and needs our cooperation, so I'm here for that." "Then let us figure out how to carry out this struggle!"