Chapter 28 Chapter Twenty-eight

Chen Baiqiang's injury was not serious in the first place, but since Granny Wang took him home and took good care of him, the injury has gradually recovered.Later, Chen Baiqiang's injured leg was able to walk without crutches.As soon as Chen Baiqiang recovered from his injury, he focused on returning to the army, but he didn't know where the army went.Chen Baiqiang went out to inquire several times behind Granny Wang's back, but there was no result, so he could only go back to Granny Wang and wait for news. Chen Baiqiang was concerned about the army, and Granny Wang was also inquiring about the army.There were Wang Tie and Yu Ying in the Western Expedition's troops. She didn't see Wang Tie leaving the village, but she saw Yu Ying leaving here step by step with the army carrying the burden.That day, she had been guarding the door of her house, watching the Xizheng team pass by in front of her.She looked so much like Wang Tie to every soldier who passed her eyes.The children were gone, and her heart was empty.

Ever since she brought Chen Baiqiang home, she regarded him as her own child.There were many times when Chen Baiqiang was lying on the bed and she was sitting on the head of the bed, and the two were talking. At that time, she felt that it was not Chen Baiqiang but Wang Tie who was lying on the bed. Chen Baiqiang also regarded Granny Wang as his mother.When chatting with Grandma Wang, he always talked about his mother.When he was 10 years old, his mother sold herself.At that time, there were five children in his family, and the youngest was only two years old. His father suffered from a disease that could not be cured for a long time, and he coughed endlessly every day.The father still needs to see a doctor, and the whole family needs to eat and drink.As a woman, my mother was begging at the beginning, but then she couldn't beg for anything.The people around are not much better than themselves.

Later, my mother sold herself, and the buyer said she was going to work as a nanny in Nanchang city.The mother left with several women, and the family left money from selling herself. On the day the mother left, she said to the children: Baby, wait for mother, mother will be back in a few days. The mother looked at the five children, big and small, and felt inseparable. She hugged one and kissed the other. The father curled up on the bed, looking like he wanted to cry, but he bumped his head against the wall, and said while hitting the wall: It's all my fault for not being up-to-date, not up-to-date——Mother took his hand, and at that time he saw the tears in his mother's eyes. With tears in my eyes, I had a premonition that my mother would never come back after leaving.He didn't seem to hear what his mother said to him, he just nodded to his mother over and over again.Then the mother left, and he chased her out.His mother looked back at him step by step, and he held back his tears. It was the first time he experienced the kind of separation and hatred.He wanted to say to his mother: Mother, be careful when begging for food, don't be bitten by a dog.At that time, he was still convinced that his mother had gone out to beg for food and would never come back.But he couldn't say a word, until his mother's figure disappeared, and he cried out heart-piercingly: Mother——mother has gone far.

More than 10 years have passed, and Chen Baiqiang still clearly remembers the moment his mother left home. It was only later that he learned that his mother was sold to a brothel by human traffickers instead of going out to work as a nanny. His first long-cherished wish when he first joined the Red Army was to go to Nanchang, where he wanted to find his mother.Many years have passed, and he has not realized his long-cherished wish. Since he joined the Red Army, he has understood many truths. The revolution not only needs to liberate his mother, but also tens of thousands of people like his mother need to be liberated.

Chen Baiqiang hated everything, hated that he was injured when he shouldn't have been injured.He watched helplessly as the large troops left while he was left behind.He knew that the large troops had left, but there were still troops in the Soviet area fighting on.He was thinking about the troops, and wanted to find them as soon as he had the chance. Both Granny Wang and Chen Baiqiang were missing and looking forward to the army.Whenever the two talk, they are always inseparable from the troops. When do you think our troops will be back?Granny Wang would ask Chen Baiqiang this several times a day.

Chen Baiqiang said: Hurry up, the troops will come back after a few victories. In fact, Chen Baiqiang didn't know what to do, he didn't know if the troops could come back after leaving.When the troops first left, there were rumors that the troops would not come back. Where are they fighting?Grandma Wang asked again. Chen Baiqiang replied: It's probably quite far away, we can't hear the gunfire. The two of them calmed down and listened to the movement in the distance, but there was no sound at all. Chen Baiqiang's injury got better day by day.That night he had a dream, dreaming that he finally found the army and saw his former comrades-in-arms.He cried and woke himself up.He opened his eyes and saw Grandma Wang standing beside his bed. Seeing him open his eyes, he asked in a low voice: Baby, what's wrong with you?

Nothing, I had a dream.When Chen Baiqiang said this, the dream in front of him still clearly appeared in front of his eyes. Grandma Wang fell asleep again, but Chen Baiqiang couldn't sleep anymore.He opened and closed his eyes, but the shadow of the army was always in front of his eyes, lingering. When dawn came, he couldn't bear it anymore.He thought that he had to find the army no matter what, and only when he returned to the army would he feel at ease.After he got up, he found the grenade hidden under the bed.This was what he had been carrying when Grandma Wang brought him back.At that time, the leader persuaded the wounded to hand over the ammunition. He handed over the gun, but kept the grenade on his body. He thought it would be useful one day.

When Granny Wang saw Chen Baiqiang kneeling in front of her, she understood everything in her heart.Before Chen Baiqiang could speak, she helped Chen Baiqiang up and said in a trembling voice: Son, I already knew there would be such a day, you go, come back and take a look when you have time. The old man couldn't go on, turned his back and wiped his tears with the skirt of his clothes.For so many days, getting along like a mother and child, breaking up just like that doesn't feel good. Chen Baiqiang said with a choked voice: Mother, I will never forget your great kindness, I will remember your old kindness, I am your son, and I will come back to see you.

After Chen Baiqiang finished speaking, he held back his tears and walked out of the door.As if thinking of something, Granny Wang hurriedly took out the two remaining eggs from under the bed, chased them outside the door, and stuffed them into Chen Baiqiang's pocket.Chen Baiqiang knew he couldn't evade it, so he had no choice but to accept it.He walked out of the village without looking back. But it was too late, the enemy surrounded the village.One of the enemy's battalions set out from Yudu, burned and killed several villages in a row, and finally arrived at Wangjiaping. More than 300 enemies swarmed in from all directions outside the village, and they drove the whole village to an empty field in the village.

In the crowd, Grandma Wang saw Chen Baiqiang, and the two of them understood everything. Chen Baiqiang walked up to Grandma Wang and said comfortingly: Mother, don't be afraid. At this time, Granny Wang also seemed to be extremely calm, she brushed her hair with her hands and said: "What's so scary about my old lady, I'm not afraid." At this moment, Wang Yanwang, the old landlord who escaped from Wangjiaping a few years ago, walked out of the enemy pile.People in Wangjiaping called him that. This old landlord was even more hell than the king of Hades. When he divided his land and was about to fight him, he ran away.Now he has transformed himself into a member of the "Shovel Communist Party".This time, the enemy started from Yudu, which was the road he led, and his ultimate goal was to return to Wangjiaping, and take bloody revenge on those who divided his land and fought against him back then.

Wang Yanwang came out, laughed at everyone, and then said in a strange way: You all remember me, I, Wang Yanwang, came back again, you divided my land and copied my home back then, how about it, I It’s still back now, it’s called Three Years in Hedong and Four Years in Hexi. The crowd was silent, no one spoke, and their heads were lowered, but they couldn't hide their resentment towards Wang Yama. Folks, I'm sorry, I came back this time to take revenge, and let you have a taste of the power of my king, Yama.After he finished speaking, he walked towards the crowd, pointed his hand casually, and called out two old people. One is the chairman of the village Soviet and the other is the secretary of the village Soviet.They were the ones who took the lead in breaking into the old landlord's house. Immediately behind Wang Yanwang, several "shoveling group" people jumped out, and they couldn't help but tie the two old people to the tree behind them. Wang Yanwang walked over with a smile, took a short knife from a member of the "Shoveling Communist Party" beside him, gritted his teeth and said: "Old man, how about it, I didn't expect it to be today." He kicked the chairman of the village Soviet and said: You, point out the person who planted my land and distributed my money. I, Wang Yanwang, may save you from death if I am happy, otherwise—— before he finished speaking, he was punished by the village. The Soviet chairman's spitting: Wang Yan Wang, you will die! Wang Yanwang sneered, swung the knife in his hand and cut off one ear of the chairman of the village Soviet.Blood gushed out instantly, and half of the face and half of the body of the chairman of the village Soviet were soaked in blood. The chairman of the village Soviet said loudly: Wang Yan Wang, the Communist Party can never be killed. Wang Yanwang sneered again, pointed at the village Soviet secretary with the bloody knife and said: If he doesn't say it, then you say it. The secretary of the village Soviet closed his eyes and said loudly: I planted the land and divided the money. How about it, come to me. Wang Yan and Wang Wan did not expect to encounter such tough bones as soon as they returned to Wangjiaping.Before the Red Army came, the people in Wangjiaping were all obedient villagers. As long as Wang Yanwang said "one", no one would dare to say "two".It's only been a few years, and everything has changed. Thinking of this, Wang Yanwang said angrily, "It's cut, cut it for me." Several members of the "Shovel Communist Regiment" swarmed forward, yelling "Aww" and stabbed the bayonet into the bodies of the two men. The crowd was amazed for a while, and then fell silent again.They stared at Wang Yama with hatred. At this moment, Wang Yanwang's eyes were bloodshot, and he was trembling, looking for someone to vent his anger on in the crowd. When he saw Granny Wang, his eyes lit up.He stepped forward and dragged Granny Wang out of the crowd.Chen Baiqiang wanted to stop it, but Granny Wang turned her head and glared at him. He stopped, and stretched his hand into his arms, holding the grenade in his arms. Wang Yanwang said to Granny Wang, "Didn't your son become the battalion commander of the Communist Army? Why didn't he take you away?"And where is your goddaughter, a role model for expanding popularity? Grandma Wang didn't speak, she turned her face away. Wang Yanwang waved his hand and slapped Granny Wang across the face. Granny Wang staggered for a while, but quickly stood up again, staring at Wang Yanwang with hatred and saying: Wait for my son to come back and peel your skin. Wang Yanwang suddenly laughed loudly, then stopped abruptly, and then said loudly: Let Lao Tzu peel your skin first today. Wielding the dagger in his hand, he stabbed Granny Wang, who screamed and fell into a pool of blood. Chen Baiqiang finally couldn't help it, he rushed out of the crowd, holding the grenade high in his hand, everyone was stunned.Wang Yanwang dodged backwards, but was still hit on the head by the grenade in Chen Baiqiang's hand.Wang Yanwang fell straight down. At this time, the enemy's gun also rang out. Chen Baiqiang shook a bit, but still pulled the ignited grenade and threw it at the enemy. After a loud bang, everything fell silent. Wangjiaping was not spared. Like other villages, it was soon engulfed in flames. The enemy burned the house, killed a few more people, and then left.Blood permeated the entire Soviet area. Liu Da led four people to break out of the siege, and they walked towards the Soviet area.Everywhere they went, they took turns going to the village to beg for some food.The villages were already disturbed by the enemies chasing and suppressing the Red Army, and most of the food and supplies were robbed and burned by the Kuomintang army.They seldom ask for food. Along the way, they live by eating grass roots and bark.But they still walked back to the Soviet area tenaciously. Along the way, they encountered some Red Army soldiers who had fallen behind or broke out from the encirclement. They gathered together, and soon the team became more than 30 people. Almost all of them have become "savages", with ragged clothes and worn-out straw sandals, and can only walk barefoot. Only their military caps with red stars are still intact, and the guns in their hands are still intact.When they set off, they knew that there were still teams left in the Soviet area, and they wanted to find their own team.It was such a belief that brought them together and made them walk back tenaciously. As soon as they entered the Soviet area, they were stunned. There was no intact village, but dead bodies and fires everywhere.The smell of blood filled the air, frightening and shuddering. The fact before their eyes is that the Soviet area no longer exists.They searched several villages in a row, but they didn't see a complete house or a single person. In the mountains, they saw a group of people fleeing from the village. When the people recognized the people in front of them as the Red Army, they surrounded them, crying and complaining about the crimes committed by the enemy and the "Returning Home Mission". More than 30 Red Army soldiers were in tears.Their hometown is in the Soviet area, so there is no need to ask, their home and relatives will definitely not exist anymore. At this moment, there were only two words burning in their hearts: revenge.Together they yelled and killed and went down the mountain to find the Kuomintang and the "Returning Home Mission" desperately.Liu Da stopped them. He knew that the more he had to be calm at such a time, fighting hard would only solve the temporary hatred in his heart, and it was not a long-term solution.Seeing these homeless folks living a savage life in the mountains, his heart ached.He also has relatives, parents and sisters. At this time, are they dead or alive? Who doesn't feel bad for the Soviet area being ransacked by blood and fire.If we want to defend the Soviet area and the people in the Soviet area, we can only hope to find the troops who stay in the Soviet area and fight against the enemy. After Liu Da convinced everyone, he bid farewell to this group of displaced people, and the villagers who lost their homes moved forward again.Those folks watched them leave helplessly. Liu Da and his party dared not enter the village.Later, they saw Liu Erwa unconscious by a stream.They recognized Liu Erwa as their own by the red military cap on Liu Erwa's head. Liu Erwa was as skinny as a stick, her feet were worn out and covered with blood. Liu Erwa left the team and walked all the way back with the two silver dollars that Wang Tie gave him.He missed his relatives at home, his mother, his sister, and Yu Ying, a beautiful female cadre.He walked back full of hope. He returned to his home first. This is still home. Half of the house was burned down and wiped out by the rain.The mother died in the yard. There were several marks on her body from being stabbed by the bayonet. The blood had already congealed. The mother stared wide-eyed, as if he had come back from a long journey and asked, Erba, why did you come back alone? What about the team? With a cry of surprise, he hugged his mother.He called his mother loudly, and it took him a long time to realize that all this was in vain.He thought of his two older sisters. He ran into the dilapidated house with a cry of alarm. The two older sisters were lying naked in the middle of the house. Their bodies were covered with blood. They stretched out their hands with painful expressions. The second sister A strand of the man's hair was still clutched in their hands, evidently killed after fighting their rapist.Liu Erwa howled and ran out of the house.He turned around in the yard, he didn't know what to do, he pulled his body with his hands.He's crazy.After going crazy, he ran out of the village, shouting all the way: kill, kill, kill, kill them all, kill them all... Liu Erwa didn't know where she went, tripped and passed out. When Liu Erwa woke up, she saw a group of people surrounding him, and someone was feeding him water.He stood up with another howl, shouting in his mouth: kill, kill, kill all, kill all——Liu Erwa ran away from the crowd again and ran forward. A soldier wanted to chase Liu Erwa back.Liu Da waved his hand and said, "He's crazy - people watched Liu Erwa run wildly all the way in panic. For a long time, I don't know who knelt down first, facing the direction of the village at the foot of the mountain, followed by the second, the third...all of them knelt down. I don't know who sang first in grief and indignation: Who dares to invade the sacred land freedom? Soon everyone sang in unison—Who would dare to trample on the red regime?what! Iron Fist awaits the fascist KMT. We are red warriors, fight! until the last person! The crowd sang while weeping. Then they stood up unsteadily, supported each other and walked towards the forest... (full text)