Chapter 1: Leaving Home (Part 2)

"Aggie give—", killing, setting fire. One line, two actions. Zhang Songling, who was temporarily caught on drudgery, practiced repeatedly until the performance began, but he didn't find the right feeling.

It's not that he lacks literary and artistic talent, but that he has too little contact with society. The reason why he joined the propaganda team of Zhou Jue and others was that he felt that his dignity as a Chinese could not be violated by the enemy. As for how hateful a single Japanese soldier is, he doesn't have a very direct idea in his mind.

When he was studying in the provincial capital, Zhang Songling also heard people talk about the Jinan tragedy by chance. But that human tragedy occurred in the early summer of the 15th year of the Republic of China (1926), more than ten years ago, and the specific details have been blurred by time. Chinese people don't like to hold grudges, especially when they know that they can't take revenge, they usually choose to take the initiative to forget. On the other hand, there are shops opened by Japanese traders in the provincial towns, and you can always buy something new. The appearance is much more exquisite than that of domestic products, and the workmanship is also more reliable than that of domestic products. Although the Japanese clerks inside are swaggering when they walk outside, they are low-eyed to the customers who are willing to come to the door. Even if you just go in and look at it and don't buy anything, they will respectfully see you off.

In the spring of this year, the Japanese conducted a large-scale exercise in Qingdao, and the muzzle of the gun was almost pointed at the nose of the Shandong. At that time, Zhang Songling was greatly shaken. But the final result of that exercise was that the thunder was loud and the rain was small. Seeing that it could not frighten the soldiers and civilians of Shandong, the Japanese fleet took the initiative to retreat, and there was no damage on either side of the confrontation.

As for the rest, what bloody battles were fought on the Great Wall, what bloody battles were fought in Jinsui, and there were also Japanese troops pressing forward to Beiping step by step, almost encircling the 29th Army on three sides, and so on, all of them were heard from newspapers and radios. For Zhang Songling, although he was filled with righteous indignation every time, he could not deal with the specific impression of a certain Japanese. In his simple and shallow consciousness, he always felt that the news in the newspapers and on the radio was a bit exaggerated. It is true that the Japanese army is rampage in China, but their purpose is to conquer China and dominate China, not to form an undying hatred with China. So the most they should do is to buy people's hearts and get the approval of the Chinese people. And not the other way around, unless, unless the Japanese are born beasts, they can't be understood by the human mind at all.

The young Zhang Songling is so ignorant, and the performance is naturally impossible to be in place. Fortunately, the other members of the Blood Flower Club are already familiar with their own tricks, and the role of the devil played by Zhang Songling is like or not, it has little impact on the final performance. Especially when the team leader Zhou Jue appeared on the stage, a tenor cappella sang a cappella with penetrating power. The pain and hatred of the Northeast people who lost their hometown are directly sent into the chest of every audience.

"My home is on the Songhua River in northeast China, where there are forests, coal mines, and soybean sorghum all over the mountains."

"My home, on the Songhua River in Northeast China, has my compatriots there, as well as the aging father and mother......."

“……..” (Note 1)

Zhou Jue is not from the Northeast, but he interprets this song very well with his singing voice. As long as he raises his voice, whether it is Lu Qing and Liu Jing who play the people of Northeast China, or Zhang Songling, who plays the Japanese devil, he will no longer get any attention.

Because of the sudden disconnection of the railway, many passengers were left behind at Ping'anzhai Station. Everyone was originally full of irritability, but after watching the performance of the Blood Flower Society, they all gradually quieted down.

Someone turned their heads and asked when the train would run. Some people choose to go to Ping'an Village to find a car or horse-drawn carriage, and continue the journey in another way. Most passengers choose to wait quietly in the waiting hall in the hope that the miracle of reopening will happen in a short time. Anyway, these years are chaotic, and other modes of transportation may not be more reliable than trains, and they are far less safe than trains. What's more, during the waiting period, there are wonderful performances of the students to enjoy, and the time does not seem to be very difficult to pass the time.

It's a pity that everyone waited from the afternoon to the waning sunset, and they didn't look forward to the news of the reopening. Instead, they heard rumors that an unknown number of Japanese troops had marched from Rehe to Fengtai and confronted the 37th Division of the 29th Army. At the various entrances leading to the Great Wall, some locals have recently seen a large number of Japanese troops moving south, and the front of the troops is directed towards Beiping. At this moment, whether it is going to Pingjin to do business or visit relatives and friends, it is not a good time. The best option is to buy a train ticket, make a U-turn and head south, and hurry back to where you came from!

"But the railroad is broken, and the train from the north can't run. You can't go back! "Some people don't know much about how trains work, and they whisper based on their subjective impressions.

"Yes! I don't know where it's broken. Did someone rush to repair it? Other passengers chimed in. The answer was quickly figured out, supposedly from inside the train station. On the railway to the north, there are three key bridges, for unknown reasons, and at the same time there is a dangerous situation. Not only could the passenger train not pass, but even the goods transported from the south to Beiping were also blocked on the way.

"Maybe it's the little Japanese who did it. They are afraid that the central government will send food and ammunition to the 29th Army!! "Some people have sharp minds and clearly feel the strangeness of the suspension of railway operations at this juncture.

"If you can't guarantee it, they did it! They want to swallow Beiping, and they haven't been thinking about it for a day or two! The surrounding travelers immediately confirmed loudly that the culprit that caused everyone to be blocked on the road was directly placed on the heads of the Japanese army.

This accusation, with little evidence, may have wronged the Japanese. But at this juncture, who else but the Japanese can cut off the railway? The Chinese people have nothing to do, and they will not tear down their own railways to play. As for Song Zheyuan's 29th Army, how could it be possible to take the initiative to cut it off!!

"Those Japanese devils haven't done anything good in China!" The more they thought about it, the more angry they became, and they began to curse quietly.

At the mention of this stubble, the responses became a piece. This year, except for a few nerds. As long as you go out often, there is no one who has not seen the crimes of the Japanese. Especially those who have been to the Rehe and Chahar areas, every time they come back, they have to have nightmares for several days in a row.

But scolding is scolding, but everyone knows that the government can't do anything about the Japanese. Since the Jinan Massacre in the 15th year of the Republic of China, the Nationalist Government has never won a single victory against the Japanese, both militarily and diplomatically. Including the 29th Army, which is currently struggling to support in the Pingjin area, except for occasional partial resistance, most of the time, it was suppressed and retreated by the Japanese army.

In the Jinan tragedy, the National Revolutionary Army tolerated in every possible way, in exchange for the tragic ending of the Japanese entering the city and bloodily massacring more than 11,000 soldiers and civilians. After that, the government didn't even have the courage to make the Japanese army apologize, and ended hastily with a "misunderstanding".

In the 918 Incident, the 160,000 left-behind troops in Northeast China were chased and beaten by less than 20,000 little Japanese, and they lost the entire territory of Northeast China in less than half a year. Although Deputy Commander Zhang apologized afterwards, it didn't take long for him to be reinstated.

At the time of the Great Wall Anti-Japanese War, the big blades of the 29th Army cut off the heads of many little devils. But there are traitors around the chairman, the 29th Army is still fighting with the devils in front, and He Yingqin has already started to fight with the Japanese in the back. As a result, the blood of 18,000 soldiers of the 29th Army was only exchanged for a Tanggu agreement. The devil's plaster flag was directly inserted into Miyun and Huairou. not only cut off Rehe and Chahar, but also swept away more than half of the eastern part of Hebei.

As a small citizen of Shengdou, everyone stood low and saw closely. I could not understand the central government's grand strategy of enduring humiliation and burden, but the fact that the government army could not defeat the Japanese became clearer and clearer. Therefore, no matter how sharp the blades of the 29th Army are, if they resist to the end, what awaits this army will definitely be a dead end.

Therefore, since the railway has been broken, the flames of war are in danger of burning immediately. Let's be smart and find a way to turn around and go home! For major national events, there is naturally Chairman Chiang. Chairman Song, Chairman Han is a big man to worry about, and the small people can't afford to worry about it, and they can't afford to be sad.

But the surrounding singing made the travelers who had already made a choice unable to move their feet. Those young dolls, as if they didn't know how to be tired or afraid, were still singing, repeating the songs that had already sharpened everyone's ears out of the cocoon, over and over again, what were they going to do? What exactly are they trying to do? Could it be that they really haven't guessed that Beiping is already a tiger's den in Longtan at this moment? They are all readers, the smartest reading seeds!

The evening sun had begun to turn yellow, shining softly on the faces of Zhang Songling and the others, illuminating the soft hairs on their faces crystal clear. The current repertoire is "Return My Rivers and Mountains", a big chorus, impassioned, just to his taste, so he sings very devotedly.

"The flag is fluttering, the horse is Xiao Xiao, the gun is on the shoulder, the knife is on the waist,

Enthusiasm is like a frenzy, and a good man serves the country in the present day.

Rise up quickly, don't be an old sick man; Hurry up, don't scatter and mock ......"

On the stage, which is improvised with chalk, every face is very young. is so young that he can't even hide the childishness in his own body. But they didn't realize it, and just sang loudly, and sang as much as they wanted, over and over again, one after another, like Zigui crying blood.

"The country is ruined and the family is ruined, and the disaster is on the brows,

To survive, you have to throw your head away!

Why didn't Dai Tianqiu take revenge? If you don't kill the enemy, you won't ...... rid of it" (Note 2)

Thinking of this young face, it won't be long before it will be covered with gunsmoke and blood, and it will be buried by the loess. The passengers who were about to leave suddenly felt like their hearts were being plucked, sour, painful, and straight into the bone marrow.

Indeed, the reality of these things has disappointed everyone, made everyone despair, and made everyone's heart numb. But at this moment, even those who are desperate for the situation do not have the courage to laugh at the naivety of the students. Almost unanimously, the passengers took the initiative to lower their voices again. Someone hurriedly walked in front of the stage with luggage, running for their lives, never daring to turn back.

Most of the passengers opened their wallets again, pulled out some of the few tickets in it, and silently put them into the donation box in front of the stage.

"Thank you, thank you......" Han Qiu and Liu Jing, who were in charge of the report, had red eyes and kept bowing to everyone. The travelers who had just donated the money refused to accept their gifts, walked away a few steps, rushed to the stage, and bowed deeply!

Everyone doesn't have the courage to go to the national disaster with them, at least they should see off the teenagers with a smile. Someone secretly wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes and struck the newly learned beat with both hands as he walked out.

More people chose to echo in a low voice:

"The country is ruined and the family is ruined, and the disaster is on the brows,

Save the downfall, all thanks to my compatriots

Why didn't Dai Tianqiu take revenge? If you don't kill the enemy, you won't ...... rid of it" (Note 2)

Note 1: On the Songhua River. The song was born at the end of 1936 and quickly became popular all over the country. During the war, it played an extremely important role in rallying the hearts of the people.

Note 2: The theme song of the movie, Return My Rivers and Mountains, was composed in 1932. It is rumored to have been used as a military song by the student army.