Sakae Endo was sitting in the car of a train, looking out the window. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Endo, a 27-year-old pioneer who had just arrived in Manchuria from his hometown of Numata in Gunma Prefecture. He was originally a farmer and had two older brothers at home. The Japanese have many people and few lands, the eldest son in the family inherits the family property, and the second son and the third son have no status, so they have to go out to earn a living, and many of them are soldiers.

Eisaku Endo joined the army five years ago. After a few months of military training, he went to the battlefield of China. This time it was the Songhu battlefield. At that time, I heard that the Chinese government was corrupt and incompetent, and the people were extremely resentful of the government, and that the war would only take three months to fight. After the war, you can live a life of military salary, and in the future you can even find a job in China.

That's a lot better than farming at home.

But as soon as he entered the battlefield, Endo felt deceived, and the war lasted for several months, not only did the Shina government not surrender, but many of his comrades-in-arms died.

At the end of the year, the battle for Shanghai was finally over, and the new order came down again, to fight Nanjing.

Unexpectedly, in Nanjing, Endo's nightmare came.

Originally, I thought that the soldiers of China had no fighting spirit, and the whole army sat on a flatbed train and marched to Nanjing. Flatbed trains were pulling tanks, and there were soldiers.

Not far from the destination, there was a loud bang and the whole train was thrown up. Sato didn't know anything.

Later, he woke up, but it was five days later, and the doctors had already operated on him. Later, people in a ward said that Sato was lucky, and almost all the people with him were killed, and those who didn't were killed were also stoned to death. And Sato was stuck between two trees on the side of the road and survived.

However, he had several injuries on his body, all of which were serious. When he was rescued, he thought he was dead, but a health guard carrying the body found him alive.

Several injuries were healed, but three fingers were amputated, and two index fingers were gone, so he couldn't be a soldier, so he went back to his hometown. After staying at home for less than two years, I really felt that there was no future, so I heard that I was looking for farmers who were restored to the countryside to go to Manchuria, so I signed up. This time, I had to make a fortune before I could go back to Japan.

He has been to China and has seen the fertile land of China, the mulberry trees by the pond, the lotus root and the fatty fish in the pond are very attractive. Now I hear that the fertile land of Manchuria must be as fertile as the land near Shanghai. I also heard that a person can have ten steps of land, and that is a big landowner.

When I went ashore from the University, I felt that this place was different from what I imagined. Stayed in Luda for a few days, got on the train, several trains went north together, the train passed this railway station called Boli, it is said to be to the place, within a few hours, it will arrive at Jiamusi. In Jiamusi, you have to get weapons and other supplies. Isn't it a paradise of the republic of the five tribes, how do you need weapons? It is said that the land of the future will have to start from Jiamusi and go east to reach it.

Eisaku Endo was thinking about it, when suddenly, the train braked sharply and stopped moving.

At this time, a voice came from outside. When the pioneers on the train heard that it was Japanese, they stopped talking.

The voice said: "The pioneers on the train, I am Japanese. My name is Naosaburo Machida. I tell you now, you have been taken captive. ”

The people on the train immediately became nervous.

Machida Naosaburo continued, "Don't be afraid. Our unit is the Northeast Democratic Alliance Army. Our prisoner policy is to shoot and not kill. Do not search the pockets of prisoners. No beating, no scolding. Captives will go to a place, work, study, reform, and become good people. Don't worry, I used to be a pioneer in the past. I'm not dead, and neither will you. The Chinese army is very civilized. No mistreatment of captives. ”

Machida Naosaburo: "Now, you get out of the car. We don't want to shoot. I would like to warn those who have guns in their hands not to leave anything to chance. You are armed immigrants, semi-armed in nature, not an army, and we try not to take military action against you. ”

At this time, a gunshot rang out outside. A voice shouted, "Baga! Traitor! ”

After only a moment's pause, Machida Naosaburo said, "The man with the gun at the second window of the first carriage, our sharpshooter is going to shoot your gun." Before the words could be spoken, gunshots rang out.

Machida Naosaburo said, "Your gun has been damaged by us. We don't want to kill you. Surrender. ”

Shots began sporadically in the car. Eisaku Endo could hear that there were probably dozens of guns.

Shots were fired below. There were only a dozen guns, and each shot was shot with long intervals. However, every time a shot was fired below, the gunfire on the train paused once, and after a while, the gunfire on the train became very sparse.

Machida Naosaburo continued: "We have killed twenty-three, no, twenty-four people who resisted. Surrender. ”

Seeing that no one surrendered, Machida Naosaburo said, "I used to be a member of the pioneer group. Now, I am a member of the Anti-War League, a fighter of the Northeast Democratic Alliance. Surrender. ”

Machida Naosaburo: "You've been fooled. When you set up a pioneer regiment in the northeast, you are actually armed land grabbing, a semi-armed force, and an invasion. We also have policies to protect women's rights. ”

The people in the car began to talk: "Surrender." We are not an army. "It's not a stalemate." "Surrender first, and wait for the Kwantung Army to rescue us."

Tuanmin stepped off the train one after another. In the end, Endo Eisaku had no choice, he had no index finger, let alone a gun, and surrendered.

Endo Eisaku got out of the car and saw more than 3,000 soldiers standing around, although the clothes were not neat, but the guns were neat, and at a glance he knew that it was an army that had fought in battle.

The people of the regiment carried their luggage, baggage, and suitcases, and gathered under the car.

This time, Endo saw Naosaburo Machida, who was shouting. Machida was shouting, "Line up." We lead everyone to the settlement. We started a new life there. Now, everyone will get a big cake, and we'll leave in ten minutes. ”

Eisaku Endo was indignant, why did he surrender so easily! Could it be because the leader of the team was killed? Or is it because it's the Japanese who are shouting?

Endo Eisaku looked left and right, and saw that the people in the car who had already known him were also looking for him, so he approached them. At this time, the team set off.

What followed was a long journey of four or five days.

There were women in the procession, even people in their fifties, so the procession was slow. I took a break without walking for two hours, three meals a day, the staple food was corn tortillas, and the dish was boiled potatoes and pickled radish.

At the beginning, Endo Eisaku could still remember the road, but every time he walked in the dark for an hour or two, and after walking for two days, he couldn't tell the direction. Nowadays, the snow melts in the spring, the ground is muddy, and walking along the river in the morning and climbing the mountains in the afternoon makes it impossible to remember the road.

After walking for five days, they came to a wide mountain valley, and when they arrived at the house at the foot of the mountain, they gathered again and ate.

On the way, everyone is already familiar with Machida Naosaburo. Machida Naosaburo is indeed Japanese, and he is indeed a pioneer group, and everyone feels safe in their dealings with him.

There is a large row of houses at the foot of the hill. I was finally able to sleep in the house.

The next morning, when everyone was eating, Machida Naosaburo said, "Today, you will set out separately, collect farm tools, collect tools, go to the place assigned to you, build a house first, and then reclaim the wasteland. One village for every 100 people. I warn you not to run away. The first time I came, I had to run away, but I walked for three days, didn't run out, didn't see people, and met two wild wolves. Fortunately, the county magistrate Wu shot the wolf to death, otherwise I would have died. ”

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1. Flatbread, which is a cornmeal tortilla. Distribute the cornmeal first and stick the cornmeal on the side of the pan. It is usually pasted in a circle, and the soup is made in a pot. When the soup is cooked, so is the cake. Fat, here is not to get rich, but to ferment.