Chapter 50 2 Tribute to the Martyrs
Shi Suo slapped his thigh, "Oh, it turned out to be the Guangzhou Uprising, I heard Hu Xuan talk about it, and I heard him say that the battle that time was very heroic and tragic." ”
"Yes, the revolutionary party that participated in the uprising knew in their hearts that the action must be nine deaths, some people arranged for their families in advance, some people wrote suicide notes in advance, and then generously went to the battlefield, in the battle, no one flinched, some people took one as ten, and several Qing soldiers fought to the death, some people hung a basket of bombs on their chests, and after killing countless enemies, they died with the enemy. At that time, in front of the yamen of the governor of Guangzhou, corpses were killed all over the streets, and the revolutionary aspirants marched one after another, stepping on blood. ”
Listening to Duan Laosan's description, everyone felt excited, imagining the fierce battle back then, and the group of revolutionaries who generously went to the disaster, and they admired it incomparably.
"Are these people allies?" Dafeng asked.
"Not all," Duan Laosan said: "Some are members of the League, and some are people with lofty ideals who sympathize with and support the League, among these people, there are soldiers, businessmen, overseas Chinese, college students who have returned from studying abroad, there are domestic students, teachers, and journalists. It's a pity that they spilled their blood in Guangzhou, and it's so deplorable. ”
Duan Laosan couldn't help shaking his head when he said this. Dafeng stared at the big eyes and asked, "What happened later?" ”
"That battle, in the end, failed, about 100 people died, later, there are revolutionary aspirants risked their lives, the remains of the martyrs buried in the northern suburbs of Guangzhou Huanghuagang, can be found, a total of 72 remains, so called Huanghuagang 72 martyrs."
Zhou Ping clenched his fists beside him, "Such a man with lofty ideals is really alive even though he is dead." ”
"Yes," said Shi Suo, "if I have the opportunity in the future, I will definitely go and sweep their graves and pay their respects at the grave." By the way, Lao Duan, how do you know so clearly? ”
"Back then, at the age of you and Dafeng, I wanted to join the revolutionary party, but the trip was not smooth, I was ransacked by the rebels, and then I became ill, I was helpless everywhere, I was in a different place, and I became a beggar."
"So you're a revolutionary."
"I'm not counted yet, but in the future, I can be classified as a revolutionary party, not only me, but you too, and all of us are."
"And do you still have anyone in the house?" Dafeng asked. For a long time, no one asked Duan Laosan about his origins. It's as if he's always been a beggar.
Duan Laosan shook his head, "After I recovered from my illness, there was a war disaster in my hometown, the whole village was almost killed, the house was burned to ashes, and the whereabouts of the children and wives were unknown. ”
"Look slowly, maybe you'll find it." Lao Qi comforted him and said.
"I hope so. Don't talk about this, I estimate that the memorial text that Sister Jiang and they took must have been written by a famous person, with the theme of commemorating the martyrs and inspiring everyone's fighting spirit. Therefore, Sister Jiang attached great importance to it and sent it to Changsha in person. ”
"yes, let's go back too." Shi Suo rubbed his hands.
At that moment, the little man shook a small boat and went to send Duan Laosan and the others. He said to Duan Laosan: "Old Duan, now that our team in the lake has been established, there are people and boats, but there are too few weapons, and the two broken shotguns seized from Shen Jingang are not easy to use." ”
"I've been thinking about this for a long time, and this time you're going, and I'm coming back and I'll bring you some guns and bombs. Also, you can bring more knives, guns and daggers made in the cave. ”
"Great."
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The little man and Zhou Ping were both in Changsha for the first time. When they walked outside the cave of the Sanren Gorge, they were immediately attracted by the layers of guards and the hidden terrain.
Turning the boulder next to the canyon and entering a well-shaped valley, an ordinary lying cow stone in front of him suddenly cracked magically, and the little ghost ran out of it and shouted excitedly: "Little man, you are here, Lao Duan, Shi Suo, Dafeng, ouch, who is this?" ”
"My name is Zhou Ping."
"My name is Mo Dayu." Heavy rain answers formally.
"Haha, let's go into the hole." The little ghost took the wicker box in the stone lock's hand. As he walked, he asked in a chattering voice: "How is it, is there any news from Lao He?" ”
"Keep it a secret first, then go to the cave." There was some smugness on the stone lock face.
"Listen to you, I already know the result."
Zhou Ping and the little man were very curious about this lying cow stone that could crack automatically, and Shi Suo said proudly: "Don't just look at that fake stone, there are ambushes everywhere here, they already knew that we were coming, so the little ghost will run out." Let's go into the cave, they're all waiting for news. ”
However, where the hole was, the little man and Zhou Ping were completely confused. Shi Suo led them straight to the steep cliff, and if you look closely, there are some stone nests and stone steps that seem to be trampled on, but they are not connected together, they are far apart, and they are obviously of no use value. The stone lock walked to the stone wall, tinkered a few times, and a miracle appeared, on the stone cliff, several "mountain stones" were moved to the side, revealing a zigzag climbing step, just connecting the original steps. The steps take on a variety of shapes, some hidden in the grass, some with protruding stone ridges, and although they are irregular, they are safe and easy to lead to.
"Hey, that's amazing." The little man exclaimed.
Duan Laosan now had a pile of rubble next to him, and asked the little wit: "Is this a new addition?" ”
"Yes, a bunker designed by Da Longxin."
Several people climbed up until they reached the entrance of the cave, Zhou Ping and the little man did not see any entrance to the cave, and the little clever pushed a stone away, which made an arched cave revealed. Next to the entrance of the cave, there were bunches of vines and small trees growing on the cliffs, and the little ghost instructed, "Don't touch those things, even the dark crossbow and flying stones." ”
"It's wonderful."
Entering the cave, the outer cave is still the same, ordinary and desolate, and there is no trace of people. Li Mei was waiting there, came up and grabbed Dafeng's hand, "Come in, everyone is waiting." ”
The entrance of the dark cave has also been transformed, a prominent boulder on the wall of the outer cave is pushed open by the stone lock, revealing the stone steps leading to the oblique down, everyone under the leadership of Li Mei rushed in, entered the dark hole, Zhou Ping and the little man were surprised to see that the dark hole is very spacious, many places on the cave wall are lit with lights, very bright, each branch hole, platform, people come and go like a small village, everyone saw Duan Laosan and others come in, they all gathered around, "Old Duan, you can come back." "Shi Suo, have you found Teacher He?" "Tell me, did you get anything out of this trip?"
Jiang Yuniang and Xu Hou were really here, everyone gathered around Duan Laosan and the others, came to the big cave hall used as a living room, and sat on a wooden bench, Shi Suo knew that everyone was most concerned about He Yuan's news, and grinned and said, "Lao He has been rescued." (To be continued.) )8