Chapter 34: A Big Snow (Part II)
Sure enough, when the snow melts, it's colder than when the snow falls.
There were still a few piles of charcoal burning on the position of the first battalion, and the headquarters sent a lot of coal, as if there was an endless supply of coal in Guangmingji.
Li Siwei sat at the entrance of the cave and looked at the recruits who were being trained in a daze, the first battalion has replenished more than 200 recruits this time, and it has reached the strength of a full battalion, but it is just ...... The mental outlook of these recruits made him shake his head secretly.
On the training ground, Liao Heiniu beat and scolded a group of recruits, but one by one, the recruits were still absent-minded and cowering.
Liao Heiniu was so angry that he threw the rattan in his hand and yelled at Liu Heishui: "Damn, this is a group of stupid cows...... Your love is going to be all for you, anyway, Lao Tzu's second company doesn't want these turtle sons. ”
After yelling, he swore and jumped off the trench, went to the fire, kicked one of the warriors away, sat down, and with a gloomy black face, took out a crumpled cigarette and lit it.
Liu Heishui and Shi Meng looked at each other, to be honest, they didn't look down on these recruits, but ...... A battalion can't rely on veterans alone, right? There are fewer veterans to fight a battle, and if there are no new recruits to join, then they will not all be killed? The two had to bite the bullet and continue to train the recruits, they didn't have the friendship between Liao Heiniu and Li Siwei, so naturally they didn't dare to be as willful as Liao Heiniu!
Li Siwei stood up with a wry smile and slowly walked behind Liao Heiniu.
Liao Heiniu was sitting by the fire and smoking, when he was suddenly kicked in the buttocks, and suddenly he was like a powder keg that had been ignited, staring at his blood-red eyes, and turned his head and scolded: "Which turtle son ......?"
Liao Heiniu turned his head, but saw that Li Siwei was looking at him with a smile, and immediately wilted, hurriedly moved a piece of land, let Li Siwei sit down, handed him another cigarette, lit it for him, and scolded angrily: "Turtle son's, that's a bunch of pus!" It's so fucking annoying, after practicing all afternoon, I can't even stand in a queue, one by one like a dead mother, wilting a few ......"
Li Siwei took a deep puff of cigarette, raised his head and spit out a smoke ring, and sighed: "Lao Tzu knows that you don't look down on them...... They are also just a bunch of peasants who have just laid down their hoes, and you can expect them to act like veterans? ”
Liao Heiniu was stunned for a moment and sighed. "Lao Tzu is anxious...... Isn't it the same as sending them to death by sending such people to the front? ”
Li Siwei glanced at Liao Heiniu and said leisurely: "Brother who went to the battlefield, who didn't come to send him to death?" The old squad leader, the cat, the monk, the mountain...... There are so many brothers who can't even remember their names, they died in Shanghai and Nanjing...... Which of them doesn't know that people will die when they go to war? However, they still went, and wasn't that just sending them to death? Why are they willing to die? As he spoke, he stared at Liao Heiniu tightly.
Liao Heiniu was stunned, his eyes were slightly red, "Lao Tzu understands......"
Li Siwei nodded and gently patted Liao Heiniu's shoulder, "Veterans can fight, but which battle doesn't die?" How many veterans do we have left? Black Bull, these recruits are very cowardly and weak now, but I believe that as long as they understand their responsibilities as soldiers, they will be able to fight the little devils to the end like veterans...... We need to turn more recruits into veterans who can fight tough battles! ”
Liao Heiniu lowered his head and said sneeringly: "But...... It's so hard......"
Li Siwei stood up, patted the dust on his buttocks, and said with a smile: "Let's go, Lao Tzu go and see how difficult it is......"
Liao Heiniu looked up at Li Siwei and stood up hesitantly.
Li Siwei jumped into the trench with Liao Heiniu and went to the training ground.
Liu Heishui and Shi Meng hurriedly greeted them, "Sir." ”
Li Siwei nodded at them, looked around at the recruits, and suddenly asked in a loud voice, "Where are you all from?" ”
The recruits looked at each other, and a big man said stubbornly: "Tongshan ......"
Li Siwei smiled slightly: "Do you want to go back?" ”
All the recruits were stunned, looking at Li Siwei with blank eyes, they were all a little moved, most of them were forcibly signs, there are wives and children, parents, relatives and friends at home, who doesn't want to go back?
Li Siwei nodded, "Okay, I see...... There are a lot of refugees passing through your hometown these days, right? Did you see that? ”
The recruits hesitated for a moment, and some nodded.
Li Siwei continued: "Do you know why they fled? Because, the little devils hit their hometown, and they want to rob their things, burn their houses, and spoil their mothers-in-law and daughters......"
The recruits were silent, they all knew this, the refugees had said it, the recruiters had said it, but ......
Seeing that the recruits were silent, Li Siwei continued: "It's good for you to go back like this, so that you won't die on the battlefield...... However, you're all gone, who will stop the little devil? They can swagger after you, go to your hometown, rob your things, burn your house, and spoil your mother-in-law, sister-in-law, daughter......"
"Sir, why are you talking like that," a thin young man stopped doing it and looked at Li Siwei with a red face, "No...... Aren't there any of you who are soldiers? ”
Li Siwei looked at him and smiled slightly, "Do you know where Lao Tzu is from?" ”
The young man was stunned, shook his head, and looked at Li Siwei suspiciously.
Li Siwei said in a deep voice: "Lao Tzu is from Sichuan, Company Commander Liao and Company Commander Liu are also from Sichuan, and Company Commander Shi is from Guangxi...... There are also people from Shaanxi, Northwest China, and Cantonese people in this camp......"
The recruits looked at Li Siwei with a puzzled expression, not knowing what he was going to say.
Li Siwei suddenly raised his voice, "Don't you know why Lao Tzu traveled thousands of miles to Shanghai to fight?" Don't say that Lao Tzu is a soldier, you are also a soldier, don't you still want to go home and hug your wife? ”
The recruits were silent.
Li Siwei smiled: "Shaanxi has Tongguan, the northwest is remote, and there are mountains in the southwest, but what do you have in your hometown?" Isn't it safer for you to go back to your hometown than yours? The little devils occupy your hometown, and they can't occupy our hometown, right? ”
The recruits were anxious, and a big man shouted, "Sir, you are a soldier, you can't be a deserter......"
"yes, yes," echoed many of the recruits.
"Yes, Lao Tzu can't be a deserter!" Li Siwei roared, his eyes swept over the faces of the recruits one by one, "If the soldiers are thinking about their own family, if the old men are all packing up their sheets and running to their hometowns, then who will stop the little devils...... No one can stop the little devils, they can occupy your hometown, Henan, and Shaanxi, and sooner or later they will hit the southwest! Go to our hometown! ”
"Yes, yes," everyone nodded again and again, and then they realized that it was not these military masters who begged to carry their guns to fight...... For the sake of the mother-in-law and children behind him, he has to work hard.
Li Siwei's face sank, and his voice was fierce, "So...... I can't go, and neither can you...... Since you are a soldier, you are Lao Tzu's brother, and in the future, you will have to eat in the same pot with Lao Tzu and fight in a trench, but if any turtle son wants to be a deserter, well, Lao Tzu will kill him first. ”
The recruits were shocked.
Li Siwei suddenly became stunned and sang loudly, "China will not die, China will not die......"
Liao Heiniu and the others were stunned for a moment and sang along, and a group of veterans also sang along...... Singing echoed across the field.
The recruits, first stunned, then listened silently, listening to this tragic and desolate singing, there was a melody slowly vibrating in their hearts, suddenly, a hot current surged in their hearts, and some people couldn't help but sing along.
More and more recruits sang along, singing and singing, their voices gradually becoming high-pitched, and one by one they slowly raised their heads and blushed.
By the third time of the song "China Will Not Die", everyone was already blushing and their eyes were blazing...... Li Siwei suddenly raised his hand, slowly pressed down, and the singing stopped abruptly.
Li Siwei's gaze swept over the recruits one by one, and said loudly: "You want to go home, and the old men also want to go home; If you are afraid of dying on the battlefield, aren't you afraid? However, I want to tell you that if you want to live, there is only one way, and that is to kill the little devils, and kill every little devil in front of you! ”
All the recruits looked at Li Siwei one after another, and their eyes gradually became firm.
Li Siwei continued: "So, cheer up Lao Tzu and train with your strength to work...... If you don't do your job well, your family will go hungry; However, if you don't practice your skills well, then you can only die on the battlefield...... When the time comes, you will never be able to return home, and your wife and children will be ruined by the little devils...... Do you understand? ”
The recruits were stunned for a moment, and replied unevenly: "Understood......"
Li Siwei looked around at everyone and raised his voice, "Got it?" ”
The recruits were stunned for a moment, and replied neatly, "Understood." ”
Li Siwei was still staring at them tightly, his face flushed, and he yelled, "Got it? ”
The recruits met Li Siwei's gaze, blushed one by one, and roared, "Understood!" ”
"Good!" Li Siwei nodded, "Remember this feeling, keep this momentum, because, they ...... can give you more hope of surviving. ”
After speaking, he glanced deeply at everyone, turned around, strode away, jumped off the trench, and walked straight to the air-raid shelter, along the way, the veterans turned sideways to give way, and looked at Li Siwei's eyes full of admiration!
Liu Heishui and Shi Meng glanced at each other, secretly happy in their hearts, the recruits have this energy, and the training will be carried out.
Liao Heiniu also smiled happily and yelled at the recruits: "Remember the words of the battalion commander for Lao Tzu...... Which turtle son dares to cheat and play tricks on Lao Tzu, and there will be no food to eat at night! ”
"Yes!" The recruits roared loudly.
The snow is melting, and the training of recruits is in full swing on the cold training ground...... The chief is right, if you want to live, you have to practice your skills, and only by killing the devils in front of you can you live.
Li Siwei walked into the air-raid shelter, and his face gradually became gloomy.
Ning Rou stayed in the cave and took care of the wounded, but the wounded were still asleep, and there was a dead silence in the cave.
Li Siwei walked over to Ning Rou gently, and suddenly, his body stiffened, and a faint voice came into his ears, "Hmm...... Ay...... Yo ......"
Ning Rou stood up suddenly, looking around with surprise on her face.
Li Siwei hurriedly turned his head and followed the prestige, and saw a wounded man who opened his eyes leisurely and looked at him in a daze.
Li Siwei was overjoyed, hurriedly walked over, leaned down, and grabbed his hand, "Luo...... Luo Ping'an ......"
Luo Ping'an's eyes gradually regained their brilliance, and he looked at Li Siwei in a daze, his chapped lips trembled, "Long ...... Sir......"
Li Siwei looked at him and smiled, holding his hand vigorously, "It's good to wake up, it's good to wake up......"
"It hurts...... It hurts......" Luo Ping'an's hand moved hard.
Li Siwei hurriedly let go of his hand, "I'm sorry...... Father...... So happy......"
Luo Ping'an smiled hard, "Sir...... Thank you ......."
Li Siwei was stunned for a moment, and said with a smile: "You want to get it, you didn't become a deserter......
Ning Rou wiped her tears, hurriedly walked over, and pushed Li Siwei, "Let me show him first......
"Yes, yes," Li Siwei smiled wryly and stepped out of the way.
Ning Rou carefully checked Luo Ping'an, with a smile on her pretty face, with tears in her smile.
Luo Ping'an looked at her in a daze, "Ning...... Doctor, thank you...... You. ”
Ning Rou sniffed, "You...... Don't talk anymore and get some rest. ”
"Yes," Li Siwei nodded hurriedly, and a brother woke up, which made his heart feel a little warmer in this cold winter.
With the medicine, some people keep waking up, some people can't wake up anymore, and some people continue to fall asleep, struggling on the verge of death.
The two dead brothers were carried out, Ning Rou secretly wiped her tears, Li Siwei gently held her hand and wiped away her tears, "Girl, don't cry...... You've done a great job......"
"But......" Ning Rou cried, her head hanging slightly.
Li Siwei shook his head and sighed leisurely, "You know what? In Shanghai, in Tangshan...... Seriously injured brothers have only one result......"
"Don't say it," Ning Rou raised her head sharply and gently covered Li Siwei's mouth. She knows...... On the Yuhua platform, Chen Dashan took a group of seriously wounded people and asked for a grenade......
In the next few days, it was a sunny and sunny day, and the snow was very heavy, and the ice and snow had not melted for a long time, and the little devil had not moved.
The training of the recruits was good, and the seriously injured brothers were waking up one after another...... Li Siwei saw it in his eyes and was happy in his heart.
In the evening of that day, a herald ran up to the position of the first battalion and went straight to Li Siwei, "Battalion Commander Li, have a meeting." ”
Li Siwei was stunned, "Do you know what's going on?" ”
The herald was stunned for a moment, and hesitated: "Humble duty...... It's not clear, it seems to be Nanjing...... There's news......"
Li Siwei was shocked, like falling into an ice cave! Nanking! Nanking...... Finally, is it still coming?
The news of Nanjing has finally come out.
Of course, the Japanese would not do that! However, what can be done to prevent the world's long mouths! As long as the people of Nanjing City are not dead, it is impossible for such a thing to be covered up!
Li Siwei gathered his position from Guangming in despair, gathered a group of officers together, and conveyed the news of the city of Nanjing.
When the snow and ice melt, it is very cold, and it freezes so that my ears and nose hurt! The news of Nanjing City made the soldiers even more chilled!
"!" Where can Liao Heiniu still endure it? He stood up suddenly, with tears in his eyes, glaring at Li Siwei, "Lao Tzu wants to kill back!" ”
Everyone also looked at Li Siweiwei, their eyes were red, they all retreated from Nanjing City, such news...... How to make them not guilty! How not to be indignant!
"Black Bull," Li Siwei stood up weakly and went to pull Liao Black Bull.
Liao Heiniu shook his arms and broke away from Li Siwei's hand, just glared at him and roared, "To go?" You give a word! ”
Li Siwei was shocked...... He tilted his head and tried not to let the tears fall, "Brothers...... I want to go too, I don't just want to go to Nanjing...... I also want to go to Shanghai, to the hometown of the little devil...... But...... Think, what's the use? ”
Everyone was silent, yes, what's the use of just thinking about it? Those are little devils armed to the teeth, how can it be so easy to defeat them!
Li Siwei turned his head and looked at Liao Heiniu, "Heiniu, if I ...... With the brothers...... What will be the result of just hitting it recklessly? ”
Liao Heiniu was stunned and yelled at Li Siwei: "That's better than waiting here!" I knew that this was the case, Lao Tzu should have died on Yuhuatai with the fat brother in the first place! ”
Li Siwei stared at him tightly, and said in a hoarse voice: "Yes, yes...... That's right, the little devils wish they were all dead...... If they're all dead, the little devils will be able to drive straight into the ......"
The crowd hung their heads silently.
Li Siwei sighed, "Lao Tzu knows that the brothers are uncomfortable...... Is Lao Tzu comfortable? However, we still have to work hard to live, only by living, can we continue to fight devils! ”
Liao Heiniu perked up, and looked at Li Siwei with blazing eyes, "What's the fight?" ”
Li Siwei gritted his teeth, looked around at everyone, and said slowly: "As long as the little devil dares to come, Lao Tzu will turn the Guangming Collection into their crematorium!" ”
Everyone was in high spirits, and their eyes looked at Li Siwei with blazing eyes, and they thought of the blazing Taiping Village! When others say this, they may not believe it, but what Li Siwei says, they believe it!