Later, Zhou Xiaoyan, a nineteen-year-old young singer, sang this song solo in the Wuhan Choir. The following year, she went to France to study, and when she passed through Singapore, she was invited by EMI Records to sing and record "The Ballad of the Great Wall".

Since then, this song has been more widely sung and touched the vast number of overseas Chinese, who enthusiastically donated money and materials, and some of them angrily returned to China to participate in the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and support the fight against the invaders.

But for some reason, in the fifties of the twentieth century, "The Ballad of the Great Wall" was forbidden to be sung for more than twenty years.

But artists from Taiwan and Hong Kong have not forgotten this song, and it has been sung from generation to generation. During the Spring Festival in 1984, Hong Kong singer Zhang Mingmin sang "The Ballad of the Great Wall" at the Spring Festival Gala of Beijing TV.

At that time, young people in the mainland were very unfamiliar with this song, so much so that they thought it was a Hong Kong and Taiwan song first sung by Zhang Mingmin, but they did not know that this song was born in Shanghai, China during the Anti-Japanese War.

Shen Chen didn't care if others had heard it or not, anyway, he hadn't heard the soldiers sing just now. didn't want to become famous as soon as he sang it, just to perfunctory this embarrassment.

"The Great Wall is thousands of miles long,

Outside the Great Wall is the hometown.

Sorghum fertilizer, soybean aroma,

There are few disasters in gold everywhere.

Since the great calamity has leveled the ground,

Adultery, captivity, and suffering.

When suffering begins, go to the other side,

Separated parents mourned.

Toothless and unforgettable, hatred and hatred,

Day and night, I just want to go back to my hometown.

Everyone desperately fought back,

Even if the Japanese are strong.

The Great Wall is thousands of miles long,

Outside the Great Wall is the hometown.

Forty thousand compatriots have one heart,

The new Great Wall is thousands of miles long.

The Great Wall is thousands of miles long,

Outside the Great Wall is the hometown.

Forty thousand compatriots have one heart,

The new Great Wall is thousands of miles long. ”

Shen Chen sang okay, at least not out of tune, and remembered the lyrics quite clearly.

As soon as the song ended, there was warm applause below.

Although she didn't sing it because she was a female voice that was desolate and tragic, it still sounded very kind and beautiful, which was of course inseparable from the tune and melody.

Moreover, since its inception, this song has been widely circulated in the rear area, but in the base areas behind enemy lines, it is really rarely sung and not many listeners.

"It's good, it's good." Chen Mengyao clapped her hands vigorously, almost jumping up and praising her, "I've heard it once, it's called, it's called this, the Great Wall ballad." ”

Mu Xiaowei jumped forward and shook Shen Chen's arm, her eager gaze made Shen Chen a little scared, "Sing again, sing again!" Let's learn and sing. ”

Shen Chen hurriedly shook his head, it is reluctant to teach one or two smart people, teach so many people, don't suffer this crime.

"Is it good, isn't it wonderful, do you want another one?" Liu Biao waved his arms and shouted loudly to the soldiers.

"To !!"

Shen Chen waved his hand vigorously, and suddenly saw Zhao Tie and Lao Zhou, accompanied by Instructor Yang, appear not far away, and hurriedly said, "I'll talk about it later, I'll talk about it later." ”

As he spoke, Shen Chen turned around and ran, fleeing in embarrassment, and a good-natured laugh erupted behind him.

Zhao Tie and the others were talking as they walked, and suddenly found that Shen Chen ran over in a bit of a panic. The warriors not far away all looked this way, laughing loudly, and they all felt a little strange.

Shen Chen came closer, snorted, and said, "Let's go back, right?" ”

Zhao Tie said: "Yes, I'm afraid of delaying the time, and I won't be able to arrange and prepare after I go back." ”

"Then, let's go!" Shen Chen also looked behind him, and was relieved to see that no one had caught up.

Instructor Yang asked strangely, "What's the matter, it looks like someone is chasing you." If someone is embarrassed by you, you point out who it is, and you must punish him. ”

"No, no one embarrasses me." Shen Chen smiled.

Lao Zhou was afraid that there were really people in the army who were not kind to Shen Chen, and they would cause unnecessary trouble if they stayed for a long time, so he said to Instructor Yang: "Then let's go first, Instructor Yang, you can send it here!" ”

Instructor Yang saw Yu Baogen drive the car over, so he nodded, and shook hands with Zhao Tie and Lao Zhou to say goodbye.

After walking for a while to show respect, after turning the corner, Zhao Tie, Lao Zhou, and Shen Chen got into the car, and with a whip, the mule cart drove out of the village.

"What's going on?" Zhao Tie couldn't help but ask first, "Look at you in a panic." ”

Shen Chen shook his head and said, "It's nothing, it's just that they are too enthusiastic and scare me." ”

Lao Zhou was also puzzled, touched the stubble of his chin and said, "Is it because of the need for a gun, I have some opinions about you?" ”

"It's not." Shen Chen said: "When shooting targets in the training ground, they were all convinced. ”

Yu Baogen knew what had happened, so he said with a smile: "It's our captain's song that sings well, and they still want to listen to it, so they won't let us go." ”

Oh, Zhao Tie glanced at Shen Chen, laughed, and said, "This is really fresh, I didn't expect you to be a girl who can sing, and she sings quite well?" ”

Hehe, Shen Chen laughed dryly twice, and looked at the side of the road in a blink of an eye.

Lao Zhou smiled: "This is called a real person not showing his face." Our big plum can not only carry guns and fight, but also sing and dance. By the way, let's listen to some songs. ”

"Nothing nice." Shen Chen yawned and said, "It's you, you've been muttering for so long, what are your plans?" ”

Zhao Tie and Lao Zhou glanced at each other, both with helpless expressions. Not for the next plan, but for Shen Chen.

The supplementary source of troops of the Eighth Route Army was mainly the common people in the early stage; In the middle and late stages, it is also the common people, but it is different.

In the early stage, the common people were mainly peasants who put down their hoes, and when they entered the army, they had to be trained, and they started with the eggs of new recruits.

In the middle and later periods, due to the establishment of local troops, the source of troops was mainly recruited from here, and more and more attention was paid to the training of local troops.

In accordance with the instructions above, for the local troops, the main forces should be replenished with weapons according to their capacity and training should be provided as much as possible.

Some base areas have done a good job in not only conducting systematic training of the militia, but also regularly sending militia members from various villages to conduct centralized rotation training.

In addition, the militia is also required to regularly participate in military operations in coordination with guerrillas, district squadrons, and county brigades, so as to have considerable experience in actual combat.

The advantage of this is that the Eighth Route Army has a stable source of troops and can quickly adapt to the combat and life of the troops.

Of course, the real development and growth of the local troops was only after 1942 or 43. Considerable progress has been made in terms of weapons and equipment, personnel training, and actual combat experience.

Although the militia organization in the base areas is still far from mature, it is still stronger than the common people who put down their hoes, and the target of recruitment naturally depends mainly on them.

And the guerrillas are also local troops, and they also have to be mobilized and mobilized, and some of them volunteer to join the army have a good face.

This is the work assigned by the district, and there are no hard and fast requirements for the guerrillas. After all, the guerrillas are developing day by day and will play a great role in the counter-sweep.

For joining the army, Shen Chen still has no desire, maybe only temporarily, because he doesn't feel that he can gallop more freely in the main force.

"You just want to join the army, and Lao Zhou and I have to keep it." Zhao Tie groaned and said: "For now, your role in the guerrillas is irreplaceable, and the guerrillas continue to grow and develop, and they also need you." ”

Shen Chen grinned and said, "It turns out that I am so important!" Well, for the sake of taking care of me, I'll stay in the guerrillas. ”

Lao Zhou smiled: "You girl, it would be better if you could be more cautious and obedient." ”

Shen Chen didn't feel that he was too risky, but this was measured by his standards, which was different from Zhao Tie and Lao Zhou's judgment.

"The devil has suffered a big loss, and he will definitely take revenge." Zhao Tie took out his cigarette purse, hesitated, put it away again, and said, "But the sweep has just ended, and they want to act again, I'm afraid they will have to prepare for some time." But we must not wait passively, but still take the initiative to attack and disrupt the enemy's deployment and preparations. ”

Lao Zhou nodded and said, "We have also discussed with Company Commander Jiang and Instructor Yang, they want to recruit troops to rest, and the main task will fall on the guerrillas, and they can cooperate with the action." ”

Shen Chen felt that this was also normal, in terms of casualties, the main force suffered greater losses in this battle. The guerrillas have also been attritional, but it is still more feasible to carry out harassment and attacks in their own hometown.

"Then whether we dive into the mine again, or do we have other goals?" Shen Chen asked.

Zhao Tie said: "I haven't decided yet, but I want to hear your opinion." ”

Shen Chen fell into deep thought and didn't speak for a long time.

Lao Zhou smiled and encouraged: "Say whatever you think, and I won't punish you if you say something wrong." ”

Shen Chen smiled and said, "If you want me to say, it's better to stay locally." It's easy to fight, it's easy to run, and it's easy to replenish. ”

Lao Zhou nodded and said, "Don't say half a word, you girl, say everything you think." ”

Shen Chen said: "The enemy in the Zuwang stronghold has suffered great losses, but the strong attack is still not something that the guerrillas can do. The external connections and access to the Kezuwang stronghold are relatively weak. We still have the weapon of landmines, blockade or volley, it should be feasible, right? ”

Zhao Tie laughed twice and said, "Zu Wang is the enemy's head sticking into the base area, which is relatively hard; And the road is his neck, which is stretched quite long and has many flaws. In my opinion, Da Mei's idea is good. ”

Lao Zhou also smiled and said, "Block the road, intercept the transport, and make Zuwang an isolated stronghold." Perhaps, without a hard attack, the enemy will not be able to hold back and will retreat. ”

"Let's take a closer look at it when we get back." Zhao Tie said: "Strive to dispatch as soon as possible and seize the initiative." ”

After Shen Chen finished saying his thoughts, he didn't say more. Along the way, he seemed to be thinking about something. It's nothing else, but I'm looking for a reason why I don't want to go to a party tomorrow to celebrate.

Back in Chen Village, Shen Chen really found an excuse. It's not that he came up with it, but someone from the family came to see him.

The victory of the main forces and the guerrillas was exhilarating and joyful. But the casualties are also sad, and two guerrillas from Wangjiawa also died, so the family members naturally cried and held a funeral.

When Sun Hongshan and others heard that the guerrillas had suffered a lot of casualties and that there were many casualties in every village, they immediately worried about Shen Chenlai. Although there is no unfortunate news that can prove that Shen Chen is still alive, but if he is not injured, he will hide it from his family?

The more he thought about it, the more restless he became, and in the early morning, Sun Hongshan asked Erdan to catch up with the car, and brought Xiaohua, who was thinking about his sister, to come to Chen Village to see what was going on.

When Shen Chen came back, Sun Hongshan and the others had been waiting for a long time. The guerrillas were very well entertained and made it clear, but Sun Hongshan and the others didn't see Shen Chen jumping around, they just didn't feel at ease.

"Look, I'm nothing." Shen Chen's heart was moved, and he showed his relatives a lively posture, and reached out to hug the little flower.

Sun Hongshan was relieved now, looking at Shen Chen's appearance, it seemed that he hadn't even hurt a hair. But the guerrillas who had just entertained them boasted about how powerful she was, and had killed many devils.

"Da Mei—" Sun Hongshan stretched out his hand and pressed it, motioned for his niece to sit down, and said slowly: "What is this war, what is the girl's family should do?" When the family heard that the guerrillas were fighting with the devils and that many people had died, they were terrified and terrified. Alas, why don't we go home? If you are a militiaman, you can also carry a gun. ”

Shen Chen shook his head and said with a smile, "Uncle, didn't we talk about this?" I'll do it for a while. My family doesn't have to worry, I'm protected by someone in the guerrillas, and I'm sure I'll be fine. ”

"That bullet still has eyes?" Sun Hongshan sighed, knowing that this niece was very right now, he didn't listen to what he said, so he could only mumble a few words.

Xiaohua raised her little face and said to Shen Chen: "Sister, they just said that you are so powerful, you killed many devils by yourself!" ”

Shen Chen grinned and said, "What they said, do you believe it?" Even the strong man didn't dare to brag like this, don't say this to outsiders, it makes people laugh. ”

Xiaohua nodded as if she didn't understand, and said, "Then when will you go back, my mother said to make dumplings for you to eat." ”

Little girl, do you want to eat?

Shen Chen touched his little head and said with a smile: "It's only been a long time since I came out, how can I say that I will go back!" ”

"Sister, tomorrow Dazhangzhuang will open a set, will you go?" Erdan looked at the old lady with expectant eyes.

Dazhangzhuang? Go to market? Shen Chen tilted his head and thought about it, patted his thigh and said, "In this way, you stay here for a night, and let's go to the market tomorrow." ”

Sun Hongshan scratched his head, feeling that if he didn't go back at night, his wife should be worried. But if you don't agree, you think it will make your niece unhappy.

Erdan and Xiaohua didn't think about it so much, they were all elated.

Shen Chen looked at his uncle's expression, and also thought of the aunt who stayed at home with the children, so he said: "In this way, you go home first today, and you will rush out early tomorrow morning, and we will make an appointment to meet somewhere." ”

Sun Hongshan nodded at this time and said: "Let Erdan and Xiaohua accompany you to the market, I also have to drive the pig with the people in the village to comfort the troops, this is arranged by the village, it's not good not to go." ”

Shen Chen just wanted to avoid this celebration party, and rushing to the market was a reason, but he couldn't say it directly, he could only say that he was accompanying his family.

Fortunately, Zhao Tie and Lao Zhou didn't know how popular Shen Chen was, and felt that the celebration would be harmless without her, and it would be nice to celebrate during the Spring Festival. To find this site, please search for "6 Mao" or enter the URL:.