one It is sunny in winter, and there is much fog in the mountain city.In the morning and evening, the whole mountain city is wrapped in a wet mist.Early in the morning, the mist covered everything, and it was difficult to tell the difference between people and the long river. At that time, the location of this place could only be guessed from three kinds of sounds—the roar of car engines at the bus station across the river, the horns of several military camps on the high ground outside the city, and the sound of the city. The sound of small bangs and gongs selling cakes on District Chang Street.

A little later, the mountains across the river showed their heads, majestic and charming, piled with emerald greens, as if washed by new scriptures.The mist is being forced by the rising sun, gradually shrinking the scope of infiltration.The damp fog in the city is also slowly dissipating. When the houses in the higher places in the city gradually appear in the twilight, they are each covered with a layer of pearl gray luster. The color is strange, very like a palace in a nightmare.Looking down from a high place, you can get a surprising impression.It turned out that a part of the city's sub-highlands and houses along the flat land along the river were still completely surrounded by the whole snow. There were only three pointed roofs of the church, a few temples, public buildings, and two gate towers facing the river. Taller, showing a little silhouette.At that time, the above three sounds had stopped, but there was a sharp eagle calling in the misty mist. I don't know whether it came from the sky or from the old saponin tree near the church.There are many open spaces in the residential area, and there are forests of miscellaneous trees.The tangerine pomelo has already fallen from the tree, and sometimes there are two or three cultivated trees left in the thick green, which are particularly bright yellow and eye-catching.When the fog receded, the thrushes in the orange and pomelo forests were lively and aggressive, and their songs became more and more crisp.Although the weather is chilly, it seems to have a hint of spring.

Surrounding the city is a long river, which is sandwiched between two rows of long mountains. The water is clear and fast, and the fish are as big as people.When the fog in the city cleared, the river surface was still completely occupied by this kind of wet fog, following the twists and turns of the river, like a wide white ribbon, meandering eastward.At that time, although the boats and rafts on the water could not be seen, the singing of boatmen and rafts and the sound of sculls and rafts could be heard through the mist. The wet fog on the river has completely disappeared. On the huge black rocks by the big river, on the beach, there are fantails, red necks, and high velvet crowns. When various small waterfowls are jumping and singing, it is almost nine o'clock. I'm having breakfast as usual.

Records often say that Changsha is "damp and rainy, depressing, and not forever".Qu Yuan's madness and Jia Yi's early death proved the harsh climate of this place. In the Yuanshui River Basin where Wuximan is located, the legendary miasma can kill people anytime and anywhere, which naturally makes travelers feel daunted.Unless it is absolutely necessary, the people in central Hunan are usually not very willing to come to this mountain city to suffer.However, this year's winter is particularly long, and the sun can be seen all day long in the mountain city for two months.The winter is sunny and the land is dry, so the country people speculate that the harvest of wheat, hemp and tobacco next year will not be good.However, most of the birds fly from the deep mountains and jungles to the cities, and they forage for small insects and ants on the loose soil of the vegetable gardens and hemp gardens near the urban areas to make a living.Life is not difficult, the weather is unusually warm, and they are neither hungry nor cold, so these birds sing on the tops of orange and pomelo trees in the early morning when they have nothing to do, as if they are enjoying themselves, and at the same time they use it to entertain the people in the mountain city. resident.Although most people in the mountain city have only one thing in mind for Dongqing, the price of charcoal has dropped.

The place is still two thousand miles away from the artillery fire of the war zone, and the terrain is a relatively remote area, so the original quietness of the small mountain town should be kept well.This stillness is not only preserved in the sunny air, but also in all living sounds and actions. Although the war is gradually moving inland, it is possible to transfer to the Yunmeng Dongting Lake area. The number of vehicles parked at Duihe Bus Station is increasing day by day, and countless temporary small white wooden houses are newly built near the station, often full of outsiders.There are many passers-by in this special attire on Long Street in the urban area.Every day beside the city gate, local party headquarters, administrative bureaus, county chambers of commerce, and all social organization agencies can be found, putting up red and green slogans of different sizes in turn.The military service law in this province has been implemented, and the training of strong men has long been popularized by ordinary citizens, and young men who are recruited into the army on a regular basis have been extended to young men who perform various duties.Social training or women's training also affects monks and nuns, as well as the daily habits of women who run the oldest profession in this small mountain town. These people must also participate in various assemblies and social services.In the middle of the day, young students and trainees marched in groups on Long Street.Wounded soldiers were found in the city, and a hospital for wounded soldiers was set up. The party chaired the fundraising for the wounded soldiers hospital, and the fun fair held to comfort the wounded soldiers had all been held.

Newspapers often describe traitors and spies, and there were some in this small mountain city, and they were captured by the military and police. After interrogation and confirmation, they were tied up and taken to the riverside to be shot as a public display.All the excitement and all the personnel changes related to the war have appeared one after another, affecting the local area.But beyond all these personnel activities, there is still an indescribable tranquility, which seems to be well maintained in this small mountain town. Every day when dusk comes, the wet mist rises from the river as usual, like a veil.First spread out into a thin sheet, floating on the water, gradually grasped and relaxed as if being held by a pair of invisible strange magic hands. After repeated many times, the fog gradually thickened and gradually rose, stopping between the roof tiles of this city without rising. Nor does it fall, as expected.

It is soft and rolling, flowing slowly, but the direction has never changed.The color changed from milky white to light gray, and finally blended with the purple twilight, inseparable. Dusk has come, the river is extremely quiet as usual, but the wildfire in the distant mountains across the river is burning, a piece of red light suddenly widens and elongates, and suddenly goes out completely, nothing can be seen.In fact, this kind of wildfire does not go out day and night, and it has been burning for many days, but because the distance is too far, and there are too many barren hills, when you notice it during the day, it is just a little white smoke.

two Among the thousands of families in this small mountain city, there is another family that seems to be isolated from the outside world.The place is sparsely populated, and the owner of the house enjoys everything in this mountain city in extreme tranquility. This family's house is located on a slightly protruding hill corner in the city, long and narrow like a belt.In front of the house, a long and narrow triangular courtyard is drawn according to the terrain, surrounded by low loess walls.There are purple bamboos with thin branches and leaves, as well as mixed fruits and flowers in the corners of the walls.

Near the eaves in the courtyard, there is a row of painted green flower racks, on which camellias are in full bloom in pottery pots, like a ball of flames.There are three brick square flower beds in the middle of the courtyard, in which there is a clump of heavenly bamboo and two trees of red plum blossoms.The house is two new loess-colored buildings, side by side in a straight line, connected by a wide corridor downstairs, and an equally wide corridor upstairs.From the porch, you can overlook the roof tiles of the whole city, the long river around the city, and the boats going up and down in the river.Near the front of the house are three orange orchards lined with green trees and planted with onions and leeks.

Behind the church at the end of the orange tree, there are a few old saponins trees, where lonely eagles and bullshit mynahs inhabit each day, each of them does not invade each other, facing the sun for warmth, singing and making noise.The porch can receive the winter sun from morning till night. The owner of the house has been living in this small building, lying in the rocking chair in the corridor, warming himself in the sun, and recuperating physically and mentally. It has been two months.Or meditate on the entire tile-roofed houses in the city under the winter sun, or just listen to the eagles and thrushes singing in the wet mist in the morning.From the outside, it looks like a hermit whose fire of life has been exhausted, who has nothing to do, or does not want to do anything, and comes here to escape the cold and enjoy the blessings.

There is a small road under the stone ridge in front of the house, turning west into the urban area, and not far east to a local church middle school and the hospital adjacent to the school.Passing students often look up and see the layout of the house and the calm life of the owner. Young people often feel a little injustice, thinking that "this is a bourgeois house, and a bureaucrat lives in it", and there is nothing else to do. known.Since the beginning of the war, these lovely young people have become the source of activities in the entire county, holding meetings and parades, and all national salvation movements do not require them to participate.These young people also think that they are living in the great era, their lives have changed, and they have become part of the war.They all feel that the emotions of love and hatred are getting stronger and stronger, and they cannot compromise with old habits.They have read many pamphlets, thinking that they have obtained all the valuable knowledge about war from the pamphlets.I have already awakened, so I have to lead the masses, educate the masses, and remake history. One day, two junior high school student representatives went to the local party headquarters for a meeting. When they returned to school, they saw the owner of the house watching people and horses in front of the door.The owner was a young man, although his figure was very handsome, his face was pale and pale, with his hands in the pockets of his short fur coat, he looked exactly like a young master.He was telling the horse breeder to give the horse two eggs every day.When the young students passed by, one of them said, "Look, a representative of licentiousness." The other smiled and remained silent. Then the other said to his companion, "What use is this kind of person to the country? He has no power to restrain a chicken, he is a waste! He is a waste!" Although the young man heard clearly, he thought he was talking about his horse. , smiled and said: "It's not trash, don't think it looks ugly, it can travel two hundred miles a day!" The young student said angrily: "Walk two hundred miles to escape to us, and everything is expensive!" "Are you saying it eats eggs? It deserves credit for the country." The student didn't like this kind of conversation, so he cursed "trash" lightly, and left. The young man turned around indifferently and told the groom how to comb his tail.But he didn't expect that the student was scolding him, he thought to himself, "The two children are young, full of vigor, very cute." The house is adjacent to the church property and not far from the hospital. A surgeon in the hospital became the most frequent guest of this family two months ago.Later, some other young people in the local area borrowed the nurse's white clothes from the doctor because they were preparing to play a play to comfort the wounded soldiers. They asked the doctor to borrow a military uniform pistol. The surgeon accidentally revealed some information from the mouth of the surgeon. A wounded officer whom a young man adores.Because he was seriously injured in the Eastern Battlefield in October and lost a lot of blood, Fang returned to this rear area to recuperate and heal. The doctor is also a young man, enthusiastic and joyful, and in his narrative, he inevitably creates an extremely moving portrait of the officer among the young students. The doctor said, "You read the newspapers all day, don't you all know that there is a Hindenburg line of defense on the Shanghai-Hangzhou Road? He is an officer who fought on that line of defense. He is the commander of a regiment, and 1,500 people are under his command. A total of The third division is on that side, and he is guarding the front of the railway line. Everyone hides in the defense fortification made of steel and concrete, digs out machine gun holes, and fights calmly. Sixty enemy planes work from morning till night The bombing took turns, and it lasted eight days. Just imagine, it took eight days! The artillery bombarded all day long, and the surrounding land turned up the soil as if it had been plowed. Eight hundred shells fell on the fortifications of a brigade headquarters in one day. Go to the land 300 meters away! Think about it, how this battle was fought! During the eight days, we stayed in the fortifications during the day, attacked at night, and did not have a good meal. Later, 1,500 The casualties of three soldiers and all junior officers were almost exhausted, and there were only one hundred and twenty people left. After covering the retreat of the friendly troops, he broke out. He was seriously injured in his waist and legs, and he returned to the rear for recuperation. He is only a few years older than you , riding a horse and shooting guns, everything is very interesting! This is a role model for you!" The narration of the good doctor naturally aroused the curiosity of the young students. Since then, the tranquility of this family has been broken.First, four students came with the doctor for private condolences, and then five or seven came to listen to the story.For a long time, this family had 3,355 young students coming in and out as usual every day, chatting on the porch, or taking a walk in the small courtyard.Those who came here had a sense of reverence and curiosity, and were willing to know this national hero.Or listen to him talk about front-line operations, or ask some questions related to the war, and ask him to answer.Or take out a small notebook and force him to sign it.Or invite him to attend local group meetings and listen to his speeches. After a while, even the two most radical student representatives came to visit with regret.All the young students who have been here seem to have gained something, and the original quietness of this family has been lost just by looking at it. When the doctor came to examine the officer's body, whenever he saw him talking to the students on the porch or by the stables in the courtyard, talking about everything from the Emperor of Japan to the mare, the doctor would always smile beside him, as if to say yes Those young people said, "Well, it's not bad. You are all well now, so you won't be in a hurry.This way you have acquired a lot of knowledge and understood many things.War is no child's play!To continue fighting, everyone has to learn from this man.Do your duty as a wartime citizen and prepare to be a national hero.The days are long!We will fight for thirty years! " After a group of young students left, the doctor came to give the officer an injection. He looked at his face, listened to his pulse, and said, "It's much better than last month." It is the same as before, as if to say, "Well, not bad. This is the vitality of the country, your backing! You still have to do some duty, educate them, encourage them, and reform them. The country has a way! " The officer seemed to understand exactly what he meant and just smiled back.Obviously, the young officers are completely satisfied and trust these middle school students. The doctor asked the officer to talk about his opinions on these young people, and the officer said that children are very cute.Vibrant, ambitious, and bloody, they are all outstanding local elements and talents for the founding of the country in the future!I heard from them that they really don't want to study anymore and want to join the army.I advised them to go to a formal military school for training before joining the army, but they were not happy, and they wanted to participate in guerrilla warfare in the future.According to scholars, this is just the expansion of romantic emotions.May be a poet, but not a very good junior officer.This age must be so intended.They all thought I understood them and sympathized with them.I should really be sorry that although I sympathize with them, I really don't know them very well.It seems that it is not easy for them to fully agree with our soldiers' views on war.Too much poetry, too close to the truth.Everything has to be done slowly, from all kinds of educational help to practice. " The doctor said, "But they adore you!" The officer just laughed, fully agreeing with what the doctor said, but refraining from saying, "This worship is meaningless, at least it will not do them any good. Because of the current problem, worship alone is not enough!Things have to be done by people! " Of course, a student and a soldier have different understandings of war. Young students who never leave school can easily regard the word "war" as an extremely abstract noun.There is a bit of phantasmagoric poignancy and beauty in this noun, together with honor or terror, that make up a chapter of great and moving poetry.As for a soldier who has experienced many battles, war is only a "fact".It is a very difficult and very simple fact.In the face of this fact, there is nothing but "life" and "death".In the midst of heavy artillery fire and steel cracking, the extreme silence and patience, even if it is difficult to overcome, can still last.As for panic, tension, and excessive bravery, unnecessary actions are just sacrifices in vain.War being a mere fact leaves no room for romantic emotion.A soldier's attitude towards war is to obey orders and defend the land.If there is no order to retreat, even though the artillery fire is fierce, we must still guard the line of defense and not move.Death is imminent, silent death, rot is over.There was no time for relief from the injury, and he was unable to climb back to the rear, and he was still lying in the wet mud pit, letting the blood flow from the wound, and died silently.If you get out by chance, or get injured and retreat, there is nothing else to do after the injury has healed, and you have to make preparations and continue to move forward until the end of the war or the end of your life by the war.On the edge of life and death, although there are countless moving and tragic scenes, all literary terms completely lose their meaning, and heroism cannot take root.Those records that move young people in the rear will never move anyone in the front.All they know is one thing, endure.For the future of the country, endure.To defeat the enemy, endure. Therefore, after these young students lost their curiosity for a little bit, they naturally rediscovered something about this soldier who has lived under the direct education of fierce artillery fire for half a year.The main thing is to gradually feel that this is a very simple guy who doesn't understand much about anything.Even war, what I understand seems to be another way, and it is not the same as the war imagined by young students.Especially for young students who are eager to participate in guerrilla warfare, but do not want to receive formal military training, they think it is a manifestation of romantic emotions, unrealistic, lack of common understanding of war, and damage the self-esteem of young people.As a result, a group of young students regained the traditional concept of scholars about soldiers, thinking that although this soldier is educated and has practical experience, he is still a "rough".Moreover, their political minds are underdeveloped, and their understanding of war is not deep enough.The two more enthusiastic student representatives didn't know that the officer was an experienced person, and wanted to give the soldier some special education during the conversation, but the result of the conversation was just the opposite, only to find that the officer understood much more about doctrines and lines than they did.Therefore, in addition, a kind of disgust inevitably arose, thinking that this is a converted soldier, whose life is full of petty bourgeois atmosphere, which cannot be cured.I was planning to learn several military courses with this officer, but I am not interested in continuing the class.Although the mountain city is small, there are no daily gatherings in the local area, and young students are very busy.So everyone abandoned this "national hero" and turned to other meaningful activities and promotions. The residence returned to the tranquility it had been half a month ago. When the doctor came, he saw that the big room upstairs was empty, with many chairs, a three-foot-square blackboard hanging on the wall, and a box of chalk on the coffee table.I know that it is one of the owners of the house, the brother of an officer, who specially prepares for young students to go to military studies. But looking at the situation, we can see that this kind of preparation is in vain.The officer sat alone on a rocking chair in front of the corridor, flipping through a small military map.It seems very quiet, and it seems that this kind of quietness is unbearable. The doctor said, "Commander, you look much better. You should walk around. The weather is fine, so go out for a walk. Riding a horse is also harmless. Your horse has been fattened since you haven't ridden it for a long time. I'm afraid it won't run. Man and beast must move!" The officer said, "Really, everything seems to be fine. Now I only feel a little numbness in my legs when I walk, and I don't feel anything else. I don't want to go out with a brace, because it's so close to Zhaoyao. I really don't want anyone to know me. who is it!" "But there are already many people who know about it. Especially those students, they all like you and worship you." "Those lovely students?" "It's those people. Don't they want to teach you? I heard from them that you are willing to teach them, and they are very happy. This is much more practical than usual military training!" "But they must be busy with other things. After two classes, they don't come. This stuff is really dry. It's more rigid than learning anything, and it's not specific." When the officer mentioned this matter, he seemed not very happy. He pulled out a map and designated a certain point to show to the doctor, "The situation here is getting worse and worse, and it will be attacked soon. There must be someone here! My leg is healed, Going back there. They must want me to go sooner." "Don't you still have two months off?" "Let others go to rest. You don't know that I've lived here for two months, and I'm already bored. Although it's only two months, it seems like two years. If I live like this, I'm like an old man. How can I get used to it? There are many old friends, all of whom are under fire, I stay here, panicking in my heart!" three An urgent telegram came from the division headquarters, and the young colonel was ordered to lead the two companies of wounded soldiers to gather in Changde within five days, and receive the strong men from the fourth battalion in the Changli division's area as a supplement for the regiment. After a while, everyone in the family knew about it.She said very little about this matter. The very young bride, a graduate of a church high school, was small, pale, and plainly dressed. Bian said softly, "I heard that there was a telegram, and you are going again. Didn't you say that you can rest for three months, and now your legs are not good, and you are numb when you walk? It will be much more convenient when your feet are better." "They want people, everyone is working hard, what kind of life do I live like this!" "Then when do you leave? By boat, by car?" "You take care of my suitcase. I only want the black suitcase, and I don't need to bring more clothes." "Are you going to leave tomorrow? My mother is still on the way." The bride's eyes were wet, and she barely suppressed her emotions, "The doctor said you should not go to the front line!" "The doctor just left! I'm all well, I won't have any problems, wait for me to tell you." The bride was tearful and had nothing to say, so she went to her room. The eldest brother and sister-in-law didn't say anything, they just silently cleaned up the things they wanted to take away. In the end, the couple moved out two boxes from a small room behind the stairs and carried them to the little brother's big room.Open the lid of the box, a dozen boxes of guns, a box of bullets, it is a gift for this soldier who has returned to the front line.My brother smiled and said, "When you come here, you don't want people to know who you are, and you are afraid that you will go to Changde to pick up young men. You must have something around you! You have to call a few young generals and arm them, so that you can look like a young man. look!" The sister-in-law also smiled, "Your elder brother thought you wanted these things, so he didn't prepare any dishes. It's funny." The officer also smiled helplessly, even though he said, "Brother, put away your old-fashioned treasures, and use them with the guerrillas in the future." He still ran to the wooden box to check these light weapons. The next day, the seven accompanying young soldiers, all wearing bulky cotton vests, came from the shelter to meet the regimental commander.There are five soldiers who have been injured in their brothers and feet.Normally, the officer thought that these soldiers were serving the country, not private servants, and they had just returned from being wounded at the front to recuperate, so they never came to serve at home.Now I heard that I will be leaving again soon, so I came to ask for instructions.Seven people stood in a row in the yard, waiting for the lecture.All seven of them were small in stature, with plain and simple faces.After the officer changed into his military uniform, he was about to go to the shelter to inquire about various matters. When he saw a few young men who were in distress, they lost a lot of weight due to their injuries, and they were really touched. "Are you all well?" Several soldiers said in unison, "Report to the regiment commander, everything is fine." One of them said timidly, "Commander, are you okay?" The officer pursed his lips, nodded, and remained silent. Everyone was silent for a while.The officer also appointed a shy countryman-like soldier and said, "Zhao Lianbi, are your arms all healed? If you can't go, don't rush. Let's go to Changde first, and we can come back in a month before we can make it in time." The lively soldier said, "Didn't you get your salary for three months? Why are you still acting like a beggar? It must have been spent and lost. Seven of you wrote a report, and each of you sent an extra ten to the military supply department." One yuan. I have to walk, my body is just right, and I can’t mess around, you know?” The boys wanted to laugh but didn't dare to, and agreed "yes" in a low voice. At that time the cook was returning home with a basket of vegetables, and the officer told the cook, "Alas, I tell you, Song Jun, cook more rice, a piece of bacon, and two catties of wine, and ask them to eat here." Several soldiers said, "Go upstairs and take those guns down to see how many of them are usable. Mr. Da was afraid that you are not used to using twenty rounds, so he sent a dozen old-fashioned boxes and asked us to take them to Jiangxi. Participate in the counterattack." At the end, he couldn't help laughing, "Not a single bullet is allowed to fall, and I will bring it back to Mr. University in the future. It is still useful to take the students together as a guerrilla!" Four The doctor got the news and rushed to see the officer.It seems that this departure came out of nowhere, and it is difficult to understand many problems. "People ask for leave but can't take it. Why are you so busy going to the front line?" The officer seemed to be very happy and said with a smile, "I'm not used to being idle, you know, to enjoy this kind of leisure is to see people. How can I have such patience? There are people in front of me, I can expect it!" "Then, why don't you be sent to take over the strong men from your hometown, but instead accept the strong men from the counties along the lake? What does this mean?" The officer still smiled, "Who knows what the superiors mean, the same is the same as recruits. Just send me a group of Tibetans, as long as they have three months to train, plus my brothers from the second company, go forward to ensure that you also fight Very well. There is also a secret, use white flour instead of white medicine, you can use this kind of medicine instead of that kind of medicine in many cases?" "Where are the small cadres and officers?" "It's more convenient. There are many old friends. When they heard that I was going, they were all happy to go with me. Don't look at our shabby troops, go to the front, have two hands!The first point is that no one is afraid.You can have as many planes and cannons as you want, but you are not afraid.That's enough to consume. " "But going to the front is enough!" "What's so scary about a soldier? For the sake of the country, you have to endure any suffering!" "You have to go back to the front. There must be students here who want to go with you. They are all enthusiastic and admire you." The officer smiled. "Going ahead is not for fun. They say so, I'm afraid I won't be able to go. You know, enthusiasm and admiration may not be able to overcome the fact. They are studying in middle school and are too young. In fact, these children are still members of his family. They say they want to be independent. They say they want to be a guerrilla in this county. This is something in the future, and it’s still early. Now the war is fighting for Nanchang. I was stationed there for more than half a year last year. , I am very familiar with all the terrain. It is very useful for me to go at this time. If the situation is not good, I will stay behind and work behind them. I will definitely play well." "It's a good opportunity for students to learn guerrilla warfare with you!" The officer was still smiling, as if to say, "There are many opportunities." But he defended the young people, "It's better to let them stay in the local service. There are people in the front and people in the rear. This war is expanding and prolonging. It will end. There are so many things that can be done locally, and they are willing to do them enthusiastically, which may be more meaningful and useful than going to the front to work.” "Aren't you a little disappointed with these people?" Because the doctor found a trace of contempt in the officer's smile and tone. The officer quickly said affirmatively, "I am not disappointed. On the contrary, I think they are very hopeful. The Chinese conscription system is difficult to implement for a while, and the military training in schools is too serious. Most of the scholars are just scholars. Turn every young man into a real good soldier in the rear three to five weeks. Fortunately, China is a big place, with a large population, and the problems are complicated. Everything needs people to work hard. People are desperately needed on the front line, and social services also need people. It means studying at school, gathering and demonstrating, pushing the rear, and doing nothing without asking others. It would be great if everyone could perform their duties under the same goal." In the end, he still only smiled.Thinking of what the doctor said in the past, "Young people understand many things from him", I can't help feeling a little bit emotional.Because of being close to them, he understood many things with the young people.Of course, the war is difficult to end for a while, and junior officers are in great need of recruits. Some people think that the students have been training for several years, and the state still keeps the students who have never used them, so they should find a way from the students.And in the front and the rear of the occupied area, the various activities of young students have proved that this part of the ability is available.However, although the war changed everything, it could not completely reform the young people in the interior who had not received artillery education!Up to now, in the areas where the gunfire has reached, young people have understood that war is not entirely a job for the rough, and everyone has a share, which is cause for optimism.As for places like this, another part of the students will slowly learn from the facts and change from superficial to solid.Naturally, this will take some time, if you can't force it, there are plenty of opportunities! " The doctor said, "In recent years, the word 'propaganda' in our society has been too powerful, so many people do not implement what they do, and young children are no exception. Looking at the pamphlets, they think they are cultural people. I feel a little scary .” "That's okay. They are enthusiastic about state affairs, that's enough. They are still close to ignorant of war affairs, and it will take time!" The doctor asked when he was leaving.He said, "waiting for a call back from the division headquarters. There are two companies of wounded brothers from our division who are ready to go with me. The headquarters intends to lead these two companies to Changsha and organize them into an honorary brigade to set an example." .Maybe there will be groups from all walks of life presenting flags to me at that time! I think forget it. If we do this, we must go with the regiment. It will be a long time before the end of this war. We are not fighting for an empty name. The country is not prepared to fight, and the soldiers endure humiliation without making a sound. The country is ready to fight, and the only thing for soldiers to do is to fight hard, endure sacrifices, or keep silent. What is placed before us is the fact , not honor!" The doctor didn't know what to say, so he sighed softly.Because he understands what many young people don't understand. The officer's elder brother, a short and thin old man, came back from outside with a small paper bag. He was as excited as a child, and while unpacking the paper bag, he said with a smile, "I have been looking for this place for a long time before I got it." Something!" The doctor looked, and it turned out to be a box of colored chalks. The doctor said, "Mr. Da, they won't come to the head of the group to attend classes, and they will spoil you for nothing!" "What are you busy with? They have a lot of things to do now, and they will hold a condolence meeting soon to send off the passing ×× army. They will definitely come in a few days. The targets in my garden are also ready, and they will borrow my gun to shoot targets. I said It’s okay to borrow the gun from you, you have to figure out how to use the bullets yourself, and my bullets are reserved for hitting brats.” The doctor said to the officer, "Mr. Da is really enthusiastic. He is busy all day long. I don't know what to do!" But Mr. Da said mockingly, "It's a good thing, I don't know what I'm busy with!" The officer diverted the conversation to another matter. "Good weather!" He remembered that when he returned from the firing line last time, he and the two hundred injured comrades of the regiment were lying on the train bound for Nanchang, drenched in the rain for two days, and had no food or drink.When the car arrived at a small station, the alarm came. Thanks to the service staff and some railway workers on the station, they dragged and lifted the people on the car to the fields beside the road.After a while, all the trains and stations were blown up.But on the second day, the track was repaired, and traffic was open again as usual. When the train for wounded soldiers was leaving, the station master, who was a student, stood tall and slender, waving the flag in the drizzle, as if everything was going as usual.That calm and conscientious demeanor seemed to be saying to the enemy, "If you want to bomb, you can bomb, the Chinese are still not afraid. China has hope, and it will stand up!" When thinking of this incident, the officer frowned, as if wanting to move. Get rid of that painful impression. The officer seemed to be talking to himself, answering his own question, "Look at the big picture, look at the big picture, China has a future!" Mr. Da put away the chalk, but brought a wooden board to use as a target, and asked the officer to have a look. There were many problems mentioned, and the doctor seemed to be a little bit aggrieved by the officer and expressed his resentment.But this young soldier, standing on a completely military standpoint, explained this matter very well.The general image is very optimistic, very optimistic about everything.And think that personal matters are too small to care about, the first thing for soldiers is to obey, knowing that there are some difficulties, but they must make up their minds and prepare to work hard to overcome these difficulties.He always smiled when he spoke, and always seemed to be very sure about the war, confident, never disappointed or discouraged. Several young students came to ask for advice on air defense issues for the local people, and only then did they learn that the officer had to return to the front within five days.When several people returned to school, they called a meeting of representatives to discuss how to hold a farewell meeting, present flags, write articles in local newspapers and publish special issues, and then proceed separately after discussions. When the division headquarters called for the second time, they changed the departure time from five days to three days, so they had to set off on the second day.The adjutant of the regiment hired seven large and small empty oil tankers that day, and decided to gather at 3 o'clock the next day and sail the ships straight to Changde. About two o'clock in the afternoon of the next day, the officer had left his family and embarked on the big ship.Several other small boats, a little further away from the big boats, lined up beside the river pier. Some military supplies are piled up on the river beach, and they are still being loaded onto the boat one after another.Due to their different positions, the military assistants boarded the ship one after another sooner or later.Most of these young soldiers carried simple luggage by themselves, a basket made of bamboo strips, or a box made of kerosene barrels.Even simpler, it is just a small burden.There was a young man who looked like a secretary. When he was out of the city, he was seen by acquaintances and asked, "Why, comrade, are you going again?" The young boy smiled and said, "Going again! Get the kid out of Shanhaiguan Send him to the gate of hell." If these people are old military affairs, when they go to the river, they will know the number of their boat by looking at the small flag on the boat.If you are new to the army, you must seem a little hesitant, not knowing which ship you should get on. There seemed to be a lot of chaos on board because there were a lot of public supplies.Gradually, the sundries, guns, bullets, grenades, and covered luggage, fire food boxes and medicine boxes, sauerkraut jars and bunches of tobacco that were previously piled up on the upper deck of the dock have all been disembarked. .那两连伤愈兵士，都穿了崭新棉袄，早已排队到了河边，在河滩上等待，准备上船。看看一切归一了，也分别上了船，一切似乎都妥当了，只等待团长命令，就可开头。 那军官站在自己乘坐那只大船船头上，穿了一身黄呢军服，一件黄呢外衣。两只手插在口袋里，来回走动。间或又同另一只船上或河滩边一个军官，作很简短谈话。一个陌生军佐，在河滩边茫然不知所措时，他打破了自己沉默，向那个部属发问，“同志，你是第几连的？是师部留守处的？”到那军佐把地位说出时，就指点那人应上某一只船。并回敬岸上人一个军礼，随即依然沉默下来，好象在计划一些问题，又好象只是漠然的等待。一个军人对于当前战争的观念，必然在荣誉、勇敢、胜利等等名词下，产生一种刺激，重上战场，且不可免为家中亲友幼弱感到一点依恋之情。这个军人却俨然超越这些名词和事实，注意到另外一些东西，一些现象。虽显明为过去、当前以及那个不可知的未来，心中感到点痛苦，有些不安，然而却极力抑制住这种痛苦不安。 对河汽车已到了站，只见许多逃亡者带着行李正在渡河，河边人多忙乱着。 一会儿，医生带了一箱药品，忙匆匆的跑来了。两人站在船头谈了一阵，医生有事就下了船，到河滩上一面走一面回头挥动他那顶破呢帽子，一不小心便摔了一跤，爬起身笑着，揉揉膝部，大声嚷着，“团长，到地写信来，写信来！”高大身影就消失在临河吊脚楼撑柱间不见了。 其时两个青年学生代表，正从县党部开完会，在河滩边散步，商量后天欢送大会的节目。年青人眼睛尖，看准了船头上站定的那一个军官，正是住在山上黄房子里的那人，赶忙跑过船边去，很兴奋的叫着：“团长，团长，我们今天正开会，商量欢送你和负伤将士重上前线，议决好些办法！这会定后天举行，在大东门外体育场举行！” 军官见是两个学生，“不敢当，不敢当！我们就要开船了。” 他看了看表，“省里来电命令我们今天走，再有三十分钟就开船了。请你费神替我向大家道谢，说我来不及辞行。难为了你们，对不起！” “怎么，你今天就要走吗？” “就是现在。请转告同学，大家好好的努力。到了地，我会写信来告诉你们的。” 两个学生给愣住了，不知离开好还是赶回校里去报告同学好。两人在河边商量了一阵，还是走了。一人预备回学校去报告，另一人本拟去党部报告，到了大街，看看时间已来不及了，走回头走到城门边杂货铺里买了两封千子头小鞭炮，带到河边，眼见大船已拔了锚，船上人抽了篙桨在手，要开船了。军官站在尾梢上，用望远镜向城中瞭望，城中山上那黄房子，如一片蒸糕，入目分明。其余几只小船都在移动跳板。几个后出城的小军官，在吊脚楼边大声嚷着，“等一等，等一等，慢点走！”气喘喘跑到了河边，攀援上了船。学生十分着急，想找个火种燃点鞭炮，却找不着。 “团长，团长。他们要来送你的！慢一点，慢一点！” 大船业已离岸转头了，尾梢上那面国旗在冷风中飘动不已。军官放下望远镜时方看到岸上那一个，便说，“好兄弟，好兄弟，不敢当！你回去吧，不敢当！……”忽然几只船上士兵唱起歌来了，说话声音便听不分明了。 * 学生感动而兴奋，把两手拿着鞭炮，高高举起，一人在那空旷河滩上，一面跑一面尖声喊，“中国万岁，武装同志万岁！” 忽然发现前面一点修船处有一堆火，忙奔跑过去把鞭炮点燃，再沿河追去。鞭炮毕毕剥剥响了一阵。又零落响了几声，便完事了。船上兵士们也齐声呐喊了几声。 橹歌起了，几只船浮在平潭水面，都转了头，在橹歌吆喝中乘流而下，向下水税关边去了。年青学生独自在河滩上，看看四周，一切似乎很安静。竖立在河边大码头的大幅抗战宣传画，正有三个船夫，在画下一面吸旱烟，一面欣赏画意。 吊脚楼边有只花狗，追逐一只白母鸡。狗身后又有个包布套头的妇人，手持竹篙想打狗。河边几个担水的，还是照样把裤管卷得高高的，沉默的挑水进城……那学生心里想，“这不成！这不成！”一种悲壮和静穆情绪揉合在心中，眼中已充满了热泪，忘了用手去拭它。 河面慢慢的升起了湿雾，逐渐凝结，且逐渐向上升，越来越浓重，黄昏来时，这小山城同往日一样，一切房屋，一切声音，都包裹在夜雾里了。