Chapter 14 Chapter 6 Shajiadian (2)

Zhou Dayong walked over and asked, and knew that this was the headquarters of the brigade.A brigade commander who lives in a shining cave.He asked about the route to their regiment, and was about to turn around when he heard the political commissar of the brigade shouting in the cave: "It's Zhou Dayong outside? Come in!" He turned to Chen Xingyun and said, "Old Chen, coincidence! We're not going to send Idea troops to cover food delivery? Maybe Zhou Dayong and the others can go." Three or four days ago, Brigadier Chen heard the head of the regiment Zhao Jin report to him on the phone: Zhou Dayong and his company's whereabouts were unknown.At that time Brigadier Chen was stunned for a moment, and then shouted: "Send someone, send someone to look for it immediately. You must get my soldiers back!" These days, he often does not say a word, thinking hard by himself, even if Zhou Dayong is finished, but it is impossible to dig that image out of his heart.Sometimes, he repeatedly said to the political commissar of the brigade: "Zhou Dayong is very clever, and there will be no mistakes in keeping it." The political commissar of the brigade could hear from the voice that Brigadier Chen said these words just to comfort himself.Now, the voice of Zhou Dayong talking outside brought Brigadier Chen great joy.In order to express his happiness and mood, Brigadier Chen is planning to use some harsh words to "w" Zhou Dayong.

But as soon as Zhou Dayong came in, Brigadier Chen's heart twitched violently, and all interest was lost. Brigadier Chen and the brigade political commissar looked at Zhou Dayong from head to toe, as if seeing him for the first time. Zhou Dayong's head was wrapped with a bandage, his face was dark and thin, his cheeks were sunken, his eye sockets and nose were full of sand, his black eyebrows turned yellow, and his eyes looked even bigger.The clothes on his body were gaudy, with mud and blood stains, burn holes, and holes pierced by bullets.The sleeves were burned from the elbow down; the trousers were torn from the knee down.The bare feet were bloody, muddy and swollen, and looked extraordinarily thick and big.

He stood stiffly in front of the chiefs, shaking his lips slightly, trying to say something, but his dry and swollen lips refused to listen. Brigadier Chen and the political commissar of the brigade looked at each other and remained silent. changed!Big change!But Zhou Dayong's eyes were still shining with endless tenacious light.It seems to say that cruel battles have not extinguished the heroic spirit of youth; it also seems to say that hardship and pain cannot subdue those who struggle for their ideals. The political commissar of the brigade put his left hand on Zhou Dayong's shoulder and called out: "Dayong!" His eyes turned on his face, his head shook slightly from side to side, but he couldn't say anything.

Brigadier Chen grabbed Zhou Dayong's arm and said, "What are you doing standing here? I'm not tired enough! Sit down, have a good rest, sit down!" Brigadier Chen didn't look at Zhou Dayong, walked back and forth and said, "You can see that the fight was hard! The fight was hard! Where are the soldiers?" "Outside!" Is this how you sit when talking to the chief?Zhou Dayong was about to stand up.Brigadier Chen pressed his shoulders and sat down side by side with him.The guard brought a bowl of water, and the brigade commander took it and handed it to Zhou Dayong.

Zhou Dayong held the water, his hands trembling.Ho!That hand was swollen like a doughnut, with dried blood and mud. When Political Commissar Yang heard that the soldiers were outside the kiln, he hurried out. Brigadier Chen said: "Come back! I knew you would come back. Your regiment commander sent all the scouts and a dozen cavalry messengers to look for you. Didn't you encounter it? Bad luck often happens together. Are all the soldiers back? Of course, not all of them will come back. This is conceivable! Conceivable, comrade!" Brigadier Chen put his left arm around Zhou Dayong's shoulder.This made Zhou Dayong quite uncomfortable.When he first joined the army as an ignorant child, the brigade commander advised him in this way.When he couldn't walk on the 25,000-mile Long March, the brigade commander encouraged him like this.The brigade commander comforted him like this when he was hungry and crying through the snow-capped mountains and grasslands.But since he became a soldier in the company, the brigade commander has been very strict with him on most occasions, sometimes it is unreasonably strict and unbearable.Therefore, Zhou Dayong often wanted to see Brigadier Chen, but avoided him.

As for Brigadier Chen, seeing Zhou Dayong come back from the dead, he felt a strong love and excitement in his heart.He has a special feeling for Zhou Dayong—— The affection of father and brother for children.He not only watched him grow from a beggar boy to a hero, but also raised him together with his comrades.Brigadier Chen said: "Dayong, tell me, did you fight hard? How was the situation along the way?" Zhou Dayong's brave and proud eyes became innocent, shy and childish. The two hands seem to have become superfluous things, and it doesn't fit anywhere.He touched the corner of his clothes aimlessly, and said, "It's nothing. After completing the cover task, I took the soldiers to catch up with the main force. On the way, the enemy poked us a few times, and we also poked them a few times!"

Brigadier Chen asked: "How easy it is for you to say that! -- just look at me, don't keep looking at the wall -- when you retreated from the outskirts of Yulin, the enemy must have counterattacked. Maybe you had sex with the 36th Division going south on the way How many games!" Zhou Dayong wiped the sand on his face with his sleeve, restrained, his tongue seemed to be half short.He said: "It is inevitable to have a few encounters with the enemy! Besides, the army is only for fighting, what is the army without fighting!" Brigadier Chen's heart skipped a beat, and he didn't ask any more questions.As he walked towards the stove, he said, "Look, the Thirty-sixth Division is so active, and now it has entered Zhenchuan Fort, thirty miles north of Mizhi City." He took a bowl from the stove, and walked to the surrounding area. Dayong came forward.

Hey!For the three cooked potatoes, Zhou Dayong felt saliva in his mouth for the first time in days, as if seeing sour apricots. Brigadier Chen pointed to the potatoes and said, "Come on! You will swallow three potatoes in three bites, but you have to chew slowly. You can't even taste the taste after swallowing it, what a pity!" The brigade commander handed over the potatoes, Zhou Dayong stood up and reached out to pick them up.Because I got up too fast, my eyes suddenly became dark, and sparks exploded.He hastily supported the wall with his hands, and closed his eyes slightly. When he opened them, he saw Brigadier Chen with a very serious face, staring at him without blinking.Zhou Dayong looked at the wall and calculated: the chiefs have been standing by the map for more than midnight, maybe the rice flour crumbs did not touch their mouths.These three potatoes must be the rations of Brigadier Chen, Commissar Yang and Chief of Staff.

Brigadier Chen said: "Eat it! How wonderful, three potatoes!" Zhou Dayong said guiltily, "I'm not hungry!" Brigadier Chen shouted: "What? It's really bad!" Zhou Dayong quickly grabbed three potatoes and didn't dare to say another word.The brigade commander's eyes are so sharp, who can deceive him! Zhou Dayong picked up a potato and just took a bite, the shadows of several soldiers flashed in front of his eyes: they are the ones who said yesterday, "Company commander, I'm hungry, I can't walk anymore!"Zhou Dayong said to them at that time: "Come on, comrades, I know you, you can move!"

Zhou Dayong was as exhausted as mud.He took the potatoes in his hand and fell asleep with his head on his chest. Brigadier Chen stood in front of Zhou Dayong with his hands behind his back.His piercing eyes stayed on Zhou Dayong's face for a long time.He seemed to have discovered something in Zhou Dayong, something deeply moving.He was even surprised that he hadn't experienced it before. Commissar Yang walked in and walked gently to Brigadier Chen.The two looked at Zhou Dayong silently.Sometimes they exchange touching glances. In the cave, apart from Zhou Dayong's comfortable and even breathing from his sweet sleep, it was so quiet that people's hearts could be heard beating.

Brigadier Chen stuffed his hands into his trouser pockets and walked steadily back and forth.Commissar Yang still stood where he was, breathing gently, for fear of waking Zhou Dayong.Let him sleep for an extra minute. Only soldiers know how beautiful and rare this minute of sleep is! Commissar Yang said in a low voice, "I'm exhausted! I just talked to the soldiers. They fought horribly for several days and nights. They also brought back some wounded and prisoners. I'll ask the Political Department and the Ministry of Health to send people here immediately." Settle down!" Brigadier Chen and Commissar Yang walked to the map hanging on the wall.Brigadier Chen looked at the map and said: "Send people to cover the task of transporting grain, and Zhou Dayong and the others must not be allowed to do it!" "Yes. We'll send another unit." Zhou Dayong slept soundly.He dreamed that he led the soldiers to charge violently at the enemy, and suddenly a shell exploded, and the soil kicked up by the shell buried him.Startled, he woke up.Open your eyes and look, the chiefs are standing under the map.Fell asleep in front of the chief!He stood up shyly.Also at this moment, he heard the end of the words of Brigadier Chen and Commissar Yang: instead of sending Zhou Dayong, the troops sent to perform some mission. Zhou Dayong took two steps forward and said, "If you have any tasks, you must leave them to us." Brigadier Chen and Political Commissar Yang looked back, and Zhou Da was standing behind them bravely. Brigadier Chen looked Zhou Dayong up and down again and again, and said, "You eavesdropped on our conversation? It's a ghost. You fell asleep? This is what the soldiers said: riding a horse and sitting in a sedan chair is worse than falling asleep." I know how well you sleep!" Commissar Yang said: "It's still half an hour before dawn. You can eat here before going back. If you don't try to eat here, you will regret it." Zhou Dayong asked: "What about the task?" Brigadier Chen gave Zhou Dayong a stern look, but said nothing.He turned away and walked back and forth. Commissar Yang laughed and said, "Old Chen, this young man will die when he hears the mission! There is no task, and if there is a task, he will not be given to him!Is it? " Zhou Dayong said: "701, if there is a task, leave it to us. We fight hard, but who doesn't fight hard?" Zhou Dayong turned his eyes to the political commissar of the brigade, and begged.Brigadier Chen said: "Mission! Mission! There is a mission, but it cannot be handed over to you. Don't look at Commissar Yang. Didn't he say that he doesn't support your request?" Commissar Yang looked at Zhou Dayong's urgent expression, suddenly changed his tone, and said: "Old Chen, no. I support Zhou Dayong. Those who are not afraid of hardships and hardships will not be subdued by fatigue. Fortunately, the road is not far, five or sixty miles back and forth, and the task is not too big." Brigadier Chen said: "Old Yang, this is not allowed!" Commissar Yang said: "You let him go back to the regiment to rest, but the troops will leave immediately. To be honest, when they return to the regiment, they have to walk hungry; but to cover and get food, although they walk a few steps," he said Pointing to his belly, "This problem can be solved!" Five Zhou Dayong accepted the task and was overjoyed.He walked to the river channel, looking for branch committee members and cadres, and telling them the decision of his superiors. Darkness covers the world, and moist air flows in the night sky.Heaps of annua, wormwood, and malan grass swayed slightly by the river.Some soldiers huddled back to back and fell asleep; some lay snoring on the riverside full of pebbles, and fireflies flew around the heads of the soldiers.Zhou Dayong touched the clothes of a soldier, and the clothes were damp.He wanted to wake up the cadres and branch committee members, but he also wanted them to sleep a little longer.He said in his heart, I will walk a hundred steps back and forth by the river and wake them up again.But after walking more than a hundred steps, he decided to take another hundred steps. ... Suddenly, someone shouted: "Go! Go!" The soldiers grabbed their guns as a matter of habit, got up quickly, and asked each other: "What's the matter?" "Catch the enemy?" "What do you ask me for? I'm not the commander." "What's the matter! Have you eaten gunpowder?" Zhou Dayong shouted: "Comrades, who's sleepwalking alarmed everyone?" Ning Jinshan rubbed his forehead and said, "Who, who? I dreamed of a war—damn, I got a big bump on my head.—Sleep, sleep, let's sleep again." Some people murmured and cursed Ning Jinshan; some laughed, "The bump on Ning Jinshan's head must be bigger than a landmine!" Zhou Dayong called Ma Quanyou, Li Jiangguo, Ma Changsheng and others, and told them the mission, and they shared it with the soldiers separately.It was raining again.The chickens in the village crowed.On the river bank, there were soldiers and fellow villagers on the stretcher team passing by.Stressful life begins again with tense days. Brigadier Chen approached the chief of the fourth section of the brigade headquarters, and immediately said: "Some of our comrades shout for communism all day long, but when they encounter specific problems, they often lack the spirit of communism. Chen De, you Woolen cloth?" The four chiefs are tall and thin.One of his eyes was blinded by a bullet during the Anti-Japanese War.Blinking his left eye, he said inexplicably: "Me? I still can't feel which part of me lacks communist spirit?" Brigadier Chen said: "If that's the case? Then it's easy to handle. Tomorrow, ah! Today, today, how to solve the problem of food for the staff of the headquarters?" The fourth section chief stood there straight, and said excitedly: "The folks brought us a basket of potatoes, four pumpkins, and a bucket of chaff. In addition, the brigade party committee has notified that there is no other way. We can slaughter animals to satisfy our hunger." .--As of today, except for the pack mules, the whole brigade has slaughtered a lot of animals. Almost all the cavalry messengers have become infantry messengers!--Our comrades at the headquarters finally managed to slaughter an old horse. It's cooked. Don't worry, 701, we guarantee that comrades will have a meal today. Of course, if you are full or not, then don't dare to boast." Brigadier Chen waved his hand and said, "Let's serve dinner immediately! The meal is not for the staff of the headquarters, but for the soldiers of the first company sitting on the river beach." The fourth section chief took a deep breath, blinked his left eye suddenly, and said, "701, it doesn't matter whether it distributes food or anything else. The brigade supply department always puts soldiers first and then cadres, and combat troops first and then the government. Of course, The principle stipulated by the party committee of the brigade is correct. But the comrades in the headquarters are suffering too much! They didn’t smell the food all day yesterday. Ah! Here, you are not—” Brigadier Chen’s face suddenly changed .He said, "I understand, because I have nothing to eat, comrade!" The chief of the fourth section was so anxious that he couldn't make up his words and said: "701, it's not me... You see... the cooks are so hungry that they cook meat at night, but they don't even want to eat a bite! I see-" -" Brigadier Chen's stern gaze made the fourth section chief want to get into the cracks in the ground, and ordered indiscriminately: "Let's serve dinner! Immediately!" The fourth section chief looked hesitantly at the brigade commander, then at his own chest, and said cruelly, "Okay!" Brigadier Chen knew the mood of the fourth section chief.This veteran of the Red Army who has gone through the Long March and is covered with scars - the chief of the fourth section, in order to let the comrades eat more food, he often scoops the rice into the bowl in front of the comrades, and then pours the rice into the bowl behind his back. pot.He was one of many people in the headquarters who became night blind.The old horse slaughtered by the comrades at the headquarters today is his riding horse. Brigadier Chen rushed to the entrance of the cave, put his hand on the back of the chief of the fourth section, and said as he walked, "Don't be stingy, the millet that Boss He sent us from Hedong will arrive soon. Tomorrow, like this, you can think of a way." ?" The chief of the fourth section sighed and said: "My heart is almost exhausted, and I have finished reciting the mantra!" Brigadier Chen said: "Hush -- don't put on such a helpless look. Are you troubled? You only carry the burden of food for the staff of the headquarters on your shoulders.And what about those brigade cadres? What about the column commander?Where is Deputy Commander Peng?What about Chairman Mao and Vice Chairman Zhou?What kind of burden do they carry?People often feel that the difficulties they encounter are the greatest difficulties in the world, and this is all due to lack of exercise.All right, you go try your best. If there is no other way, let the comrades at the headquarters tighten their belts.Being hungry is nothing new to us, and comrades will not complain.Think about it, the soldiers of the first company fought hard for several days and nights, and they were about to go on mission again.Chen De, they are the ones who are really complaining!You, me and the comrades in the headquarters, that is the most comfortable and most enjoyable place! "He looked at the sky and let the rain drench his face. His voice was full of emotion: "Our soldiers have given all their lives, youth, blood and sweat to the cause of the people.Even if they go through fire and water, they are proactive and have no complaints.A person who looks at them does not know what hardship and fear are. When a person compares them, he feels that his contribution is too little, and he feels that he should not be dissatisfied in any position. "He stood there motionless, paused for a long time, and then said, "People face them, what kind of personal plans do they have, they will die of shame! " As if there was no one standing in front of him, just saying these words by himself!Porridge in a large marching pot-rice bran, potatoes, pumpkins and various wild vegetables are stirred and cooked.Beside the rice cooker was a basket of horsemeat.The smell of meat and rice rushes straight into people's noses.Even if you are a hundred meters away from it, you can still smell the fragrance. Chen De, the chief of the fourth section, asked Adjutant Liu of the brigade headquarters to hold a spoon to share meals with the soldiers. As for him, his sleeves were rolled up above his elbows, he took a knife in his hand, and when he cut a piece of meat, he shouted, "Look at the skill of the cook at the headquarters! Eat it! Eat it! No money!" Shout: "Don't favor anyone, don't favor anyone, it's the meat or the bone, each has its own luck! Hey, hey! Don't throw away the gnawed bones, even thin bones can boil out four taels of oil slick!" Zhou Dayong drank a bowl of porridge and got four taels of meat.Meat, he couldn't eat a bite.Last night, he ate half a potato from the chiefs (he gave two and a half to several soldiers).Who knows how many hours the chiefs have not had rice flour crumbs in their mouths?He wanted to find a piece of paper to wrap the meat and send it to the chiefs, but the clothes were soaked, so there would be no complete piece of paper!Looking down, a piece of the torn shirt was hanging down, he tore it, and wrapped the meat with cloth. He saw Brigadier Chen and the political commissar of the brigade standing side by side on the high ground by the river, so he sneaked into the cave where the brigade chief lived.He put the meat on the stove, and was about to jump out happily when someone stopped him: "What the hell? Come back!" Judging by the tone, the person who shouted must be a chief.Zhou Dayong's heart was pounding, and before he could turn his head, he quickly turned around and stood upright.Hey!Taking a closer look, it turned out to be Brigadier Chen's big bodyguard, sitting in the corner of the stove, stroking his chin nonchalantly. Zhou Dayong heaved a sigh of relief and said, "Senior, you frightened me!" The guard winked as if he had grabbed someone's short head, and asked, "What are you doing?" Zhou Dayong said: "The soldiers of our whole company sent some meat to the chiefs. Hey, big man! If the chiefs want to ask you, you insist that it was sent by comrade cook. If you tell the truth, I will beat you you." The guard asked, "How many beatings?" "Twenty-four strokes." "Where are you beating?" "Knock your nose out of the way!" "It's all right! You need your mouth to eat and your nose to talk nonsense!" Zhou Dayong said: "Then you are trying to mess with me on purpose!" The guard raised his left fist, slapped his heel, and said, "I swear to Comrade Company Commander: I will not reveal military secrets! Hey, hey, and also: whoever wants to send half a catty of meat to the chiefs?" I knelt down and kowtowed to him." Zhou Dayong walked out of the cave.Even the rain is getting heavier.When he walked into the river channel, he saw soldiers standing squarely. The warriors have long hair.Most of them are young men in their twenties, but their beards are black.The clothes are all ragged, and nine out of ten people are barefoot.But their eagle-like eyes were all shining with the desire to fight. Brigadier Chen and the political commissar of the brigade stood in front of the soldiers, looking at the faces of each soldier. The misty rain turned into hanging wire rain.Clouds wrapped around the mountainside. The political commissar of the brigade made a speech.Brigadier Chen spoke again. Brigadier Chen's resolute eyes stared at the faces of the soldiers for two to three minutes. He said: "Comrades, you are heroes who dared to go up the mountain of swords for the benefit of the working people!" His deep voice was full of emotion; he clenched his teeth, and his iron jaw trembled slightly. "You come back. Not everyone in your company has come back! Dear comrades, over the years, we have gone through hardships in the world and sacrificed many comrades. We are walking a bloody road. The sufferings of the Chinese people are concentrated on the surface Now on the people's soldiers. But no matter how bloody sacrifices, hunger and Russia, we always march forward bravely, believe in victory, and believe in the justice of our cause. Dear comrades, no matter under any difficult or difficult circumstances, the Party, Chairman Mao He and Vice Chairman Zhou always told us with confidence: If we want to win, the old society must be smashed, and the new society must be built in our hands! Therefore, our army has a lot of people who overcome all difficulties and serve the whole country. And the great warrior who sacrificed himself." His every word was filled with enthusiasm to inspire the warriors.He injected the power flowing in his own blood vessels into the hearts of every soldier through words. Zhou Dayong stood in front of the soldiers like an iron statue, keeping his eyes on Brigadier Chen.The boiling emotion in his heart turned into a raging fire of wanting to fight fiercely at once. The sharp eyes of the political commissar of the brigade kept looking at Zhou Dayong and the soldiers.They were common men, yes, but they were scorched by war; and what depths of thought and feeling hid beneath their plain exterior!They used to be people who were trampled underfoot, but now, they can tear through the dark sky and let the sun's brilliance shine on the earth.Those ordinary faces are also a living history of people's struggle.Isn't the greatest achievement of the Chinese revolution the training of these people? After Brigadier Chen finished speaking, the soldiers immediately surrounded him.He talked affectionately and passionately with the soldiers about the upcoming great war.At this time, he was like an ordinary soldier among the many soldiers. Zhou Dayong made some calculations. Today is August 17th. He has to complete the task of rushing to transport food. If he returns tonight and tomorrow morning, he can still participate in the battle that will take place within a day or two. He took the soldiers and set off hastily.six In the middle of the night on August 17, the troops camped after a rapid march of fifty miles. But after resting for half an hour, I received another order: set off at 3:30. After dealing with some matters that must be dealt with immediately, Brigadier Chen lay on the saddle and tried to close his eyes. Commissar Yang looked at his watch and lay down.He said flickeringly: "Old Chen, hurry up, you still have half an hour to sleep well!" Brigadier Chen did not answer, his eyelids could no longer be lifted. Brigadier Chen hadn't slept for ten minutes before a staff officer sent a combat order from the column headquarters.He sat up, opened his eyelids vigorously, and stretched out his hand to receive the order.When he was about to use the lamp in the staff officer's hand to read the order, he heard the political commissar of the brigade say vaguely: "I won't take it easy, we... beat it..." Brigadier Chen called softly: "Old Yang, old Yang. Ho! Even dreaming is stressful!" Brigadier Chen looked at the order, and the drowsiness and fatigue were all gone.With a strange radiance on his face, he patted his knees and shouted: "Lao Yang, get up! It's wonderful, it's wonderful!" Yang Kewen quickly got up, thinking that the order to leave early came, and said: "Let's go? Don't sleep for half an hour?" Chen Xingyun put the order in front of Yang Kewen, and said happily: "Deputy Commander Peng said that the enemy will come in three directions, and the enemy will come in three directions. The accuracy of the enemy's execution of President Peng's order is no worse than ours." Yang Kewen rubbed his eyes, looked at the order carefully, and said, "What's so strange about this! It's not the first time you and I have experienced Deputy Commander Peng commanding the enemy! " That's what he said, but he couldn't hide his joy, "Old Chen, look how skillfully Mr. Peng avoids fighting the enemy under unfavorable circumstances. He will fully utilize all the conditions and forces of our army. We should make full use of it, make full use of it, and be good at avoiding the enemy's strengths and using the enemy's weakness to attack the enemy. Lao Chen, we have pulled the enemy to the place where we want to fight. We must hit him hard to let Hu Zongnan know his surname what!" Chen Xingyun sat on the saddle without saying a word, recalling the scene of meeting Mr. Peng on the night of August 15th.Mr. Peng is probably holding a candle and looking at the map right now. When he saw the enemy advance in full accordance with the judgment he had made a long time ago, he must not have been surprised, or thought more deeply. Brigadier Chen and Commissar Yang stood under the map.Brigadier Chen checked the enemy's attack route; Political Commissar Yang read a large piece of the enemy's number written on the order.Brigadier Chen drew a big blue circle with red and blue pencils on Suide County on the Xianyu Highway, where the enemy's main force was concentrated two days ago, and then started from the big blue circle to the west of the Yellow River and east of the Wuding River. a blue line stretching northeast.He said: "Old Yang, Hu Zongnan's calculation is quite good!" Political Commissar Yang sneered, and said, "That's not bad, it's completely following our designated route!" They both laughed out loud.In the stillness of the night, the two of them laughed like bronze bells, especially loud and joyful. Only ten minutes before the departure time of the troops.The chief of staff of the brigade went to Zhao Jin's regiment.Brigadier Chen called and asked the chief of staff to come back immediately.Then, the telephone operator turned off the machine to collect the wires; the guards were packing the luggage of the brigade chief; the staff officers were picking up the combat map hanging on the wall. Commissar Yang said: "Old Chen, the enemy is really blind to fish, there is no ghost in the place he is going to!" Brigadier Chen thought about the location of our army's assembly in the area north of Shajiadian, and said: "This is almost delivered to our door. The enemy's flanks are completely exposed in front of us. Just think about it, we can grab all of them with just a stretch of our hand." Live in the thirty-sixth division!" Troops were assembled in trenches, ready to go.Political work cadres at all levels used the time before departure to tell the soldiers what they should pay attention to when marching tonight. The brigade commander and brigade political commissar walked to the side of Zhao Jin's regiment and saw the regiment leader Zhao Jin. Brigadier Chen shouted: "When you enter the battle, you have to show your skills! No matter how good Mr. Peng's plan is, it will be in vain if we fail to fight!" Zhao Jin said: "Don't worry, Mr. Peng has a plan, then we will do everything we can to make a name for ourselves." Brigadier Chen asked happily: "Well said. Are you thinking this way alone?" Zhao Jin said: "It's very useful for me to think like this alone? All soldiers think like this!" Political Commissar Yang shouted: "Li Cheng! It seems that the soldiers are all screaming." Li Cheng said: "The soldiers want to fight so much that they are almost sick! Please send hundreds of war letters. However, some people have also become impatient!" Commissar Yang said: "It's good that soldiers want to fight. The troops must maintain a desire to fight at all times. But you have to explain to those who are impatient with marching: mobile warfare is about movement! Besides, fishing It is not so easy to live in a wishful fighter." Brigadier Chen came over and interjected, "Where's Wei Yi?" Li Cheng said: "Speak to the comrades directly under the regiment. He will not let himself have nothing to do." Brigadier Chen praised and said: "He should be mentioned as the deputy chief of staff of our brigade. It is really rare for a cadre with an intellectual background to be so loyal, simple, brave and selfless! " Li Cheng said: "Didn't you say that you and Commissar Yang have already mentioned it in the party committee of the column? Why is it still unclear?" Political Commissar Yang shook his head and said, "Go, go! Let's talk later! Drag the troops up first." It's dawn.The troops advanced to the location designated by the field army headquarters. Brigadier Chen and brigade political commissar Yang Kewen rode horses and walked side by side at the front of the troops.The two bay red horses they were riding were the same height, size and coat color.Where the road between the ravines was flat, the two galloped on horseback.The two small war horses ran with their tails raised, fast, smooth and steady.The brigade commander and the political commissar of the brigade held the reins and leaned back slightly. The wind fanned the cotton coats they were wearing, and they looked very mighty.After running for a while, the two of them put their heads together again to let the horse trot, as if they were competing to see whose horse was better. At breakfast time, the troops camped. Like the situation before every battle: ordering, walking, cleaning guns, meetings, speeches, cooks cooking...all of these can be summed up in two words: tension.The brigade commander Chen, the political commissar of the brigade, and the chief of staff of the brigade went to each regiment to summon cadres above the battalion to convey the combat order. Brigadier Chen and Commissar Yang sat under a sand fruit tree.Next to them stood a section chief of the brigade headquarters and several staff officers. The combat map is laid out on the ground.Brigadier Chen lay on the map, measured the distance with his hands, and gently drew the enemy's posture and our army's deployment with red and blue pencils. From Zhenchuanbao to Wulongbao in the north of Mizhi, it is about 70 miles east and west.The enemy reorganized the thirty-six divisions into a long snake formation, starting from Zhenchuan Fort and marching eastward, preparing to join their main force on the bank of the Yellow River.Now the 123rd Brigade, the vanguard of the 36th Division, has arrived at Wulongbao.The 36th Division led the 165th Brigade and other departments, still on the front line of Shajiadian, thirty or forty miles away from Wulongbao. The general deployment of our army is: General Peng ordered a column and two regiments of local troops to insert into Dangchuan Temple between Wulongbao and Shajiadian, preparing to cut off the connection between the 123rd Brigade and the main force of the 36th Division .Our main force is deployed in the area east of Shajiadian. As long as the headquarters of the 36th Division and the 165th Brigade go further east of Shajiadian, they will enter the "pocket formation of President Peng". Brigadier Chen read the enemy's number and lightly marked it on the map.He felt that this battle was very sure.Commissar Yang stood behind the brigade commander, bent down, put his hands on his knees, looked down from the brigade commander's shoulders, and stared at the map. Commissar Yang said: "Hmph, the reorganized 36th Division is Hu Zongnan's most capable main division. It has never encountered a big nail in our Northwest battlefield. This time I want to see its arrogance and arrogance!" Brigadier Chen stood up and waved his hands to ask the staff to pack up the map.He wiped the sweat from his brow, fanned the wind with his hat, and said, "Okay, let Hu Zongnan's ace, the Thirty-sixth Division, suffer a little!" He looked at the sky, and said, "It's so sweltering! Don't dare to rain , my God!" Commissar Yang rubbed his knees and said, "My joints are hurting again. It's not a good sign. It's likely to rain!" The guards brought some bowls of boiling water and took out some steamed buns made from millet and chaff. The head of the brigade was about to eat, and the confidential section chief of the brigade sent a telegram.They huddled together, watching eagerly. The general idea in the telegram is: On August 11th, Liu Deng’s army leaped thousands of miles and marched towards the Dabie Mountains, and its power shocked the north and south of the Yangtze River; Advance into the west of Henan; my Chen Su army also turned to the outside line to fight, completely smashing the enemy's key offensive in the East China battlefield, and sent troops to the southwestern part of Shandong Province to effectively cooperate with Liu Deng's army. In the north, on the vast plains from northern Jiangsu in the east to Hanshui in the west, it is about to turn into a major counter-offensive... Political Commissar Yang jumped up and said, "Old Chen, use five minutes to call the group's first-level cadres to convey this news!" Brigadier Chen said: "I want it, I want it." The cavalry messenger jumped on his horse and flew out to deliver the order.The chief of staff of the brigade shouted emotionally to the staff, asking them to inform the nearby cadres. In the blink of an eye, the cadres came running one after another. With his hands behind his back, Yang Kewen's eyes shone with alertness and clarity.He looked at the cadres, and finally, his eyes fell on the face of Wei Yi, the tall regiment chief of staff.Wei Yi shrugged his shoulders cheerfully.Yang Kewen thought: No matter how you look at this Wei Yi, he looks like a brave, honest and hardworking worker and peasant cadre!The cadres all had expressions of eager excitement on their faces. Commissar Yang said excitedly: "Comrades, the day we are looking forward to has come. At the beginning of next year, Liu Deng's army will take the lead in the counter-offensive; now, our comprehensive counter-offensive is about to start!" The cadres looked at the political commissar of the brigade without blinking, and crowded forward.Their hearts under their shabby military uniforms were beeping with excitement.How many days and nights they looked forward to this day! The road of the "big counter-offensive" was blazed by them with a drop of blood and sweat. After Political Commissar Yang briefly described the situation in various battlefields across the country, he said: "Comrades, the war has only lasted for more than a year, and Chiang Kai-shek, supported by the Truman government of the United States, has collapsed. Comrades, Liu Deng's army is in full swing; Chen Su's army is fighting fiercely in the southwest of Shandong; Chen Geng's corps is about to cross the Yellow River and advance into Henan. Xi'an, Hu Zongnan's lair - Xi'an will also quickly become the front line. After two or three days, Chiang Kai-shek and Hu Zongnan will know what it means to be powerful. Comrades, you can see now: the Party Central Committee, Chairman Mao and Vice-Chairman Zhou ordered Peng The strategic significance of the deputy commander-in-chief's transfer of Hu Zongnan's main force from Yan'an to the edge of the Great Wall! Comrades, we will not only drag the enemy here, but also win a battle. If we win this battle in northern Shaanxi First, it can reverse the situation in the Northwest War and switch to a counter-offensive. Second, it has effectively cooperated with other battlefields. First, it has effectively cooperated with Liu and Deng's army and the Chen Geng Corps that forcibly crossed the Yellow River the day after tomorrow. Comrades, Chairman Mao and Vice Chairman Zhou And the Northwest Field Army under the personal command of Deputy Commander-in-Chief Peng is about to create great achievements. Comrades, go and tell the heroic soldiers: If you are not afraid of hardships and sacrifices, charge! Fight hard! For the liberation of the Northwest, for the The nationwide counter-offensive is a beautiful battle of annihilation! You have to tell the soldiers: their heroic feats will be written down in the history of the struggle of the Chinese people!" Cavalry messengers galloped up and down hillsides and in ditches, delivering messages, orders.They beat the horses so fast that when they went up the hill, people felt that they were hooves flying up into the air; It became a line with the horse, like an arrow from a bow.At this time, the mood of every cadre and soldier was as tense and excited as that of the cavalry messengers. Commanders at all levels and political workers, some waved their fists, and some waved their military caps in their hands to address the soldiers. There were cheers everywhere: "Long live the national counteroffensive!" "Long live the Communist Party of China!" At this time, should the cadres inspire the soldiers with their enthusiasm, or should the soldiers inspire the cadres with their confidence?No one can tell.因为讲话、举枪欢呼、表决心、喊口号已拧成一股巨大的吼声，激荡着黄河和万里长城身旁的千山万壑！ 沙家店东北的小山沟中，步兵、炮兵、骑兵、担架队，…… 像发了山洪一样向前流去。 团参谋长卫毅站在沟岔的河岸上，手撑在腰里，一手提着驳壳枪，注视着跑步前进的战士们。 战士们有的扛着迫击炮筒，有的背着炮盘，有的抬着重机枪，有的扛着子弹箱。 ... 卫毅扬手高喊："往下传，把枪衣脱下！把枪火帽卸掉！" 战士们奔跑着，当他们经过卫毅跟前的时候，都严肃兴奋而激动地用眼睛向他打招呼。他们像是对卫毅表示："参谋长！要大反攻呀！" 卫毅像每次战斗前一样，觉得自己浑身汹涌着狂潮一般的力量。他想："多好的战士哇！带上这样的战士，还有不打胜仗的道理吗！" 猛地，一阵从万里长城刮来的大黄风，狂吼着滚过山头，风沙打得战士们的眼睛都睁不开，衣服被风吹得扇起来；迎风前进的战士们，都弯下腰往前钻。 大风不但带来了黑压压的云彩，而且把黑云彩吹到一块，一下子就天昏地暗了。真像有谁猛地用一片黑色大布，把天遮盖起来了。 战场上凑巧的事可就不少啊！西北战场上，每次打仗必定下雨。有些地方，旱的一年四季不见雨水，可是部队一去，正要开始打仗，马上就大雨瓢泼。战士们笑着说："咱们是龙王爷噢！" 团参谋长卫毅急急地向前跑去。他想："狂风暴雨要来了！" 不管黄风怎样吼，天气怎样暗，步兵、炮兵还是一溜一行的由北向南，朝沙家店以东的常高山一带急急地运动。 ... 闪电撕破昏暗的天，炸雷当头劈下来，仿佛地球爆裂了。 大雨从天上倾倒下来，霎时，满山遍野，变成白茫茫的一片。 山洪暴发了，响声就像黄河决了堤。 狂风暴雨中，西北战场决定性的战斗展开了…… 天傍黑，我军把敌人一部击溃了！ 大风大雨，天黑地暗。我军所有的部队，不但不能对敌人进行什么攻击，追击，而且上不能上，下不能下，都站在山头上淋雨。 lightning!lightning!电光把无边的黑暗撕破了。雷声炸，狂风滚，沟里的洪水直吼叫，像天塌地裂一般。雨，雨还是拼命地往下倒，像是猛烈的闪电光，把天给劈开了，天上所有的水都倾泻下来了！ 站在山头上的战士，就像站在大瀑布下面一样！有些骡马滑倒，摔到深沟里去了，饲养员在那里大声哭喊。兔子、地老鼠等动物，都被雨水灌得从土洞里蹦出来四处乱窜，撞在战士们的脚上和腿上。 团参谋长卫毅从二营指挥所里出来，迈着大步，顺一条山梁向北走去。他满身是泥，湿漉漉的衣服贴在身上，鞋子被泥拔掉了，光着脚板，左裤筒从膝盖以下被圪棘刺撕得吊下了。他弯下腰把那膝盖以下的破裤筒狠狠地撕下来，用破布擦擦头上往下流的雨水。他走了五十多公尺，迎面就碰见赵劲。 卫毅说："暴雨，你看这暴雨……团长！政委呢？" "三营去咯！"赵团长背风雨站着。他恶狠狠地咒骂天气。 卫毅说："倒楣的雨！……"接着，他像安慰自己似地又说，"团长，反正雨对我们不利，对敌人更不利，因为我们事先布置好敲他；敌人呢？在山上行军，突然大雨来了，又遇到我们突然攻击，非常狼狈。" 这时，政治处的组织股长，从三营带来百十个俘虏往团指挥所走。卫毅插过去简单地询问了一下情况，回头对赵劲说："团长！百十个俘虏就有五个营九个连的番号，我看，敌人大概混乱得连头也抓不住了！" 赵劲用手擦擦头上的雨水，说："敌人的侧翼部队是被击溃了，可是我们没日没夜等待的战斗就是这样！……狗娘养的，碰到什么鬼呀！碰到什么鬼呀！" "暴雨把一切都搅乱了！下一步怎么办呢？"这个问题绞着赵劲和卫毅的心。因为，我军前边是黄河，后边是无定河，身边是优势的敌人，这一仗只能打好不能打坏啊！因为，集结在晋西南、后天就要突破黄河天险的陈赓兵团，等待着沙家店的捷音。因为，西北这一仗，是全国大反攻的一个组成部分，人们把一切希望都放在这一仗的胜利上。可是暴风雨把战士们用生命、血汗交织起来的希望，变成了痛苦的激愤！卫毅和赵劲分手后，向第一营阵地走去。 风还刮，雨还下，电还闪，雷还响…… 雨乘着风，威风劲更大。喷得人连气都喘不上来，一股一股的冷气，钻到肚子里，传到周身去。狂风吹，大雨浇，战士们的破单衣贴在身上冻得打哆嗦！ 第一营教导员张培和战士们一块站在山头上。他的打摆子病又犯了，浑身发抖。他想："病能摔倒我么？不能。一会儿，雨不下的时候，我们还要继续战斗。"他在泥水中走着，尽力地想着战士们。电光一闪，他看见第一连的战士们抱着枪背靠背坐在泥水中。有些战士光着膀子，他们把衣服脱下来裹在机枪上了，一个战士坐在泥里抱住枪，用衣服裹着头，右手打着拍子，口里唱："不怕风吹雨打……嗨呼嗨……我们打不散也拖不垮……嗨呼嗨……"张培挺了挺腰，好像他要摆脱那纠缠他的打摆子病。他尽力向远处看，前边是黑乌乌雾腾腾的一片。闪光又划破漆黑的天，雷声震得人脑子麻木。他趁闪光又看到前面：连长周大勇来回跑着，还兴致勃勃地向战士们喊："同志们，风雨、饥饿、敌人，都唬不倒我们！不怕热、不怕冷，能走、能饿、能打，这是我们的传统作风！同志们！什么高山我们没有上过！什么大河我们没有过过！什么艰难我们没有经过！同志们！眼前这点困难算不了什么，完全是小意思。同志们，小心枪口上堵上泥，我们要随时准备战斗。" "什么？什么？上级命令收兵，那就是有收兵的道理嘛！ 你怨天怨地干什么？你急，谁又不急呢？"张培又听见周大勇对什么人吼喊着讲话。 指导员王成德喊："同志们！站起来，面向连长，这样就背着风雨啊！好，唱一个歌！" 战士们唱： 向前向前向前！ 我们的队伍向太阳。 Stepping on the land of the motherland, 背负着民族的希望， 我们是一支不可战胜的力量。 ... 歌声给了战士们力量，他们反复地唱着。 电一闪，又显出了那站在急雨泥浆中唱歌的战士们，显出了那站在战士们面前的周大勇和王成德。张培觉得，周大勇和王成德那雄赳赳的姿势对战士们就是最有力的号召。张培虽然浑身发冷，牙关子直打架，可是，他一次又一次地想： "病，决不会把我摔倒的！我们立刻就要进行战斗。暴雨是下一阵子，它马上就会停止的！" 张培踏着泥，淋着大雨回到营指挥所。他觉得浑身发冷，头昏眼花，可是他勉强地支持着。脚下扎了一根刺，很痛。他低下头拔掉刺，可是一抬头时，天也转地也转，眼发黑；他失去了控制自己的力量，悠悠忽忽，像掉下无底的深沟！ ... 营部通信班长连忙扶住张培，喊："小山子，快去报告四一号或四二号，就说教导员不行了！" 电光猛一闪，通信班长看见张培躺在泥水中，眼闭着，下巴颤动，雨水从他脸上往下流。 张培猛然心里又豁亮了，他用颤抖的手推开通信班长，说："喊什么？--雨，快过去了！--沉不住气！小山子，回来！" 正说着，团参谋长卫毅噗嚓噗嚓踏着泥水走过来了。他问："张培，怎么样，雨淋得够呛吧？" 张培说："不，不要紧。战，战，战士们情绪挺高。" 卫毅听见张培声音有些发抖。他问："打摆子病又犯了么？" 张培说："哪，哪里！病没有犯，只是，只是身上有些冷。" 卫毅把他的警卫员披的一条麻布口袋，拿来给张培披上，就顶着风雨，踏着泥水向左翼走去。他边走边喊："准备好，同志们！雨不会下得太久，过一会再跟他拼！" 通信班长三跷两步赶上卫毅，说："参谋长！张教导员病得厉害，请你想个办法。他刚才昏倒了。我们要向团首长报告，他把我们克得下不了台！" 卫毅返回来，喊："张培，让通信员把你背到团指挥所去。 四一号在那里挖了个小窑洞。你去，营里工作我来暂时代理。 " 张培说："别听通信员们瞎扯！没有那么严重。" 卫毅问："确实？" 张培说："哄你干什么！"他走上去，用全身力气握了握卫毅的手，说："看！我的力量还足吗？" 卫毅说："反正我要派一参谋来临时代替你工作，你到团指挥所去休息一下。" "不要，参谋长，不要派一参谋来。" 卫毅走后，张培把通信班长叫来，狠狠地"训"了一顿，说："谁叫你去告诉参谋长？" 通信班长说："教导员，你的身体真是不行了！" 张培说："什么叫不行？你们怎么只看见我？战士们那么艰苦，你们为什么看不见呢？战斗下来，我要结结实实跟你们算账，糊涂透啦！去，告诉各连连长：好好掌握部队，今晚还要继续干；雨，毁不了我们的战斗！"七 从沙家店镇子往东跳过四五个山头，半山腰有几个窑洞，当年住过人，后来老乡们放柴草用。它如今成了三十六师师长钟松的避难所。 钟松从山坡上的指挥所走下来，浑身湿透了，裤腿、衣袖上粘满泥巴，这位中将整编师（军）长，没有少跌跤。昨天到今天，他像被心火烧焦了似的，脸上起了很多皱纹。那一条条的皱纹从眼角拉到脸腮，像是用钢笔画上去的很多粗线条。网着血丝的眼睛喷着怒火。 钟松进了窑门，他的旅长、参谋长，还有一个团长都在那里等他。他双腿叉开，提着两个拳头，谁也不看。眼眉像抽风一样直动弹。