Chapter Eighty-Seven: Metamorphosis

But everything changed in an instant, artillery fire, people displaced, children crying, people slaughtered, and arrogant Japanese troops.

This is a different propaganda film to promote the brutality of the Japanese army.

When they saw the Japanese troops slowly entering the city full of corpses, Yi Bang and Tian Jie didn't know when they cried, as people from Beiping, they were the most feeling. His home was ruined. The warm home of the dream is gone.

After watching the film, Yi Bang and Tian Jie came to a classroom, sat down and walked in a Red Army wearing a tattered military uniform, due to the limited military uniforms given by Jiang Zhong, now except for the troops, everyone else is still the old Red Army military uniform, this Red Army is young, took a large stack of paper and put it on the table in front.

The young soldier said, "Hello classmates, my name is Meng Tian, I believe you have a new understanding of the anti-Japanese after watching the film just now, anti-Japanese is to fight, but what is war?" To fight a war is to fight resources, and these resources are guns, manpower, and goods, and they are the comprehensive strength of a country. Therefore, participating in the anti-Japanese resistance is not just a way to join the army.

As we all know, our country is an agricultural country, and the country's income mainly comes from the rural areas. Therefore, going to the countryside to teach the peasant brothers to increase production, transforming the new countryside to provide sufficient funds and military rations for the anti-Japanese front is to contribute to the anti-Japanese resistance, going to the factory to work, manufacturing industrial products, and manufacturing weapons is to contribute to the anti-Japanese resistance, going to the hospital to save the dead and helping the wounded is to contribute to the anti-Japanese resistance, going to the school to teach our next generation, opening up the people's wisdom, making our next generation more powerful and contributing to the anti-Japanese resistance, and now we hope that everyone will make a choice, what method to resist the Japanese.

All of you are people who have read books, and our army is very short of people who have read books, but our industry, agriculture, schools, hospitals, and other places are even more lacking of intellectuals like you, and I can reveal a little secret to you that we in Yan'an have decided to set up steel factories and military factories. I hope you will think about it carefully. Which department to go to. Next, we will send you a volunteer book, which will determine the direction of your future work. ”

As he spoke, he began to distribute volunteer books.

If a few days ago, someone told them that they would put down their guns and go to the rear to farm and work, they would definitely laugh at him for being a coward, but now they can't help but think about which industry they can go to to give full play to the anti-Japanese resistance Soon, everyone got the volunteer book, some very simple personal basic information and a volunteer choice.

I only saw that it said A Agriculture B Industry C Education D Military E Medical F Continuing Education G Research (for college graduates only)

Tian Jie patted Yi Bang lightly and said, "Yi Bang, what are you going to do?" ”

Yi Bang thought for a while and said firmly, "I still want to be a soldier, just in this troubled time, a man should carry a three-foot sword." Immortal achievements. Tian Jie, you can go with me. ”

Tian Jie was a little hesitant, he didn't like to be a soldier, he liked a stable life, he liked to read, he liked art, this short one-month military career had already made him miserable, if he hadn't grown up with Yibang, he would have quit a long time ago. Now that he has the opportunity, he doesn't want to give up.

Tian Jie hesitated and said, "Yibang, I don't want to be a soldier anymore, I think it's good to be a worker." You see, didn't we lose in Peiping because we didn't have tanks or planes? If we have 18,000 artillery, tanks, and planes, where will we be afraid of devils? ”

Yi Bang frowned and said, "Tian Jie, don't be fooled by watching their videos." This Yan'an is just a small land, and Shaanxi is notoriously barren, where did their Red Party get the money to engage in heavy industry? Eighty percent of their so-called steel mills can only produce farm tools. I'm afraid that the military factory can't even make guns, what use can it be. ”

Tian Jie was speechless by Yi Bang's words, but he really didn't want to let him be a soldier, so he said, "Then I'll go to the countryside, and Yi Bang, I advise you to go with me, you are also an only son, if there are any three long and two short, how can I explain to your parents?" ”

Yi Bang smiled: "Where do I need your help?" Joke? Well, if you're really that timid, then let's go our separate ways. As he spoke, Yi Bang turned his head and said that he would no longer pay attention to him.

Meng Tian continued: "Dear students, you have a night of thinking time, please put it in the big iron box set up in the playground after filling it out, but I hope you take it seriously, because of the anti-Japanese needs, you can't change your volunteer type for a long time after you choose. ”

Many people thought about it late that night before making a decision, Tian Jie and Yi Bang also thought for a long time, Tian Jie secretly thought, "Yi Bang is my best friend, I can't watch him die in vain." ”

Yi Bang stood at the window and looked at the moon, "Tian Jie, that stupid person, hiding in the back can only be ridiculed, I won't let you regret it in the future." ”

The next day, Yi Bang woke up Tian Jie violently, "Tian Jie, where is my volunteer letter?" ”

Tian Jie looked around in a panic and said, "I-I don't want you to be a soldier, I'll help you pay it." ”

Yi Bang was dumbfounded and said, "You also helped me pay it?" ”

Tian Jie immediately said, "Also? What do you mean by that? ”

Yibang said a little embarrassedly, "I also handed it over for you." ”

The two of them looked at each other, smiled bitterly, and exclaimed together, "You stupid!!" ”

The students were struggling with the direction of the future, and the experts and scholars were shocked by everything in front of them.

After watching the film, these people were organized to Yan'an, where a large number of experimental equipment and scientific and technological books brought by Jiang Cheng from later generations were stored, although the original books were all simplified, and there was a lot of sensitive information, but during this time, it had been secretly handled by Chairman Mao, and now it is already a version that can be externally presented in front of everyone, and those instruments are even more dazzling for everyone to see.

He Changgong was responsible for receiving them, and He Changgong said to everyone with a smile, "Teachers, these are our experimental equipment and technical books in Yan'an, everyone take a look, if there is anything else you need, please make a list and provide it to me." ”

Those experts looked at the rows of books and neatly arranged equipment, and couldn't believe that this was in Yan'an.

One young scholar asked, "Can you really do what we want, what we give?" ”

He Changgong actually didn't know the bottom of his heart, but he still said, "Yes, our party will solve it as soon as possible, and also, we can only provide books and equipment, and life may be more difficult." ”

The young man said, "If you don't starve, I'll do it." Anyway, I'll go check it out first. ”

Others also rushed to the shelves to find the books they needed, and soon this place became a study room, only to see these people one by one intently looking at the books in their hands, nodding from time to time, shaking their heads from time to time, and from time to time some people laughed wildly, "I knew that this was the case, I really didn't think wrong, I should do this." ”

Look at the people who have fallen into madness. He Changgong felt that he was just a superfluous person, but he still said, "I don't know what you have to do with running a school? ”

An old professor smiled and said, "You can really provide us with such a good environment." Even if you drive us away, we won't leave. ”

The others laughed and said yes.

He Changgong relieved himself, after all, he was in charge of the school's affairs.

Jiang Cheng, on the other side, watched the 115th Division go into the distance, chatted with several other division commanders, and rushed back to Yan'an, ready to listen to the advice of those experts and scholars.

When Jiang Cheng returned to Yan'an, he received a thick stack of papers, which were full of requests from those experts.

Jiang Cheng grabbed his head and asked He Changgong, "Why are there so many?" What do those experts say? ”

He Changgong said with a smile, "Everyone is already crazy, everyone is crazy to read books and take notes, many people are crying and laughing, and many problems that have been thinking for many years have been told the answer in one day." But it's theoretical, and there should still be a lot of people who are skeptical. These are some devices that are meant to substantiate those theories. ”

Jiang Cheng frowned and said, "I think it's really necessary for us to rearrange those books, we can't just let everyone see those books, we have to classify them according to the level of confidentiality." Some of the more sensitive knowledge must be of sufficient level to be read. ”

He Changgong nodded and said, "The chairman also told me this before I came, and this work has already begun. ”

Jiang Cheng smiled, "That's good, I don't know if those students have made a good choice." ”

He Changgong smiled and said, "You're good, you gave them a multiple-choice question." I don't know how annoyed they are. ”

Jiang Cheng stuck out his tongue and said, "It's not that I don't want them to change, it's just that there are restrictions on the change." Only those who choose to be the army can change it, after all, if you guess correctly. The army is still the most numerous. ”

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Tian Jie saw Yi Bang come back and asked, "How is it?" Can I change it? ”

Yi Bang reluctantly sat on the stool and said, "No, if you say it's confirmed, you can't change it." ”

Tian Jie said with a sad face, "Look at the good things you have done, I don't even bother to ask, now I am going to be a soldier again, what should I do?" I don't want to go to the battlefield. ”

Yi Bang looked at Tian Jie's uncompetitive appearance and almost wanted to beat someone, and finally said patiently, "Be careful in the army, you also know the fate of deserters." I thought to myself, "I'm unlucky, I can't go to the battlefield." What the hell is it like to be a worker, it's really a shame. ”

Tian Jie nodded and sighed, "I understand." ”

The next day, the students began to travel according to their own wishes, and on the other side of Shanghai, Akira Koike from Nagoya ushered in the biggest change in his life.

After a few days of turbulence, Koike Akira's troop transport finally arrived in Shanghai, because it was the second wave of troops, Koike Akira did not rush to the danger of landing, but went directly ashore, the first time to stand on the land that he had seen countless times from books and newspapers, Koike Akira felt so unreal.

Akira Koike was suddenly slapped from behind, and he saw that it was Hikaru Nakajima.

Hikaru Nakajima said with a smile, "Are you still thinking about your fiancΓ©e, wake up, this is a battlefield." ”

Koike said unhappily, "No, I'm just thinking about the next battle." ”

Hikaru Nakajima squinted and said, "Oh~ yes, I don't believe it." ”

At this time, the slogan of the assembly was boasted, Akira Koike and Hikaru Nakajima glanced at each other, and the two hurriedly ran to find the squad leader to gather.

The two of them stood upright, and the squad leader said after the roll call, "Gentlemen, we have arrived in Shanghai, but because we are rushing to help urgently, the military rations are not enough, we have just received the order of the captain, our squad will go to collect grain, everyone should be careful, this is China, there are many ignorant people who oppose the empire." You must be careful when collecting food. Well, if there is no problem, the whole army will go. ”

With that, the team leader led the group to a village.

Koike Akira sighed and said to Hikaru Nakajima next to him, "I didn't expect our first task to be to collect grain, it's really boring." ”

Hikaru Nakajima smiled and said, "Do you still feel bored with the grain requisition?" This is a good errand that the captain drew lots. ”

Koike Akira couldn't help but wonder, "Really? I still want to go to the battlefield seriously, I heard that some time ago, the navy of our empire was killed by the Chinese army, damn the Chinese people, I must teach him a good lesson on the battlefield. ”

Hikaru Nakajima shook his head and said, "You can see why I said that requisitioning grain is a good errand." ”

After a while, I arrived at a place called Chenjia Village.

There were already two old-looking old men standing at the entrance of the village. There are also a lot of things placed next to it.

I only saw the squad leader wave his hand, and the Japanese army quickly occupied the nearby commanding heights, and the squad leader led a few people and a translator to step forward, and a few crooked handles were aimed at these two people. As soon as there is any anomaly, the two will be torn apart.

I only saw these two old men and said with a smile, "Chenjiacun heard that the heavenly soldiers came to the local area, and they came to greet them, and there are no good things, so they can only prepare wine, rice, vegetables and fruits to reward the noble army." ”

Koike Akira said excitedly to Hikaru Nakajima, "It seems that there are still many people in Shina who have a good impression of the empire, you see, is this the legendary pot pulp to welcome the king?" ”

Hikaru Nakajima shook his head and said with a smile, "You just look at it." ”

I only saw that the team leader nodded, rummaged through the things on the ground, and only saw that it was four or five jars of wine, two loads of rice, and a large bag of meat.

The team leader nodded and said, "Yo Xi." Not bad. ”

The two old men looked at each other and said with a smile: "Your army likes it, just take it." ”

saw the squad leader suddenly slap over and scold, "Baga, are you fooling the imperial army?" Do you want to fool the Imperial Army with these things that are only enough to stuff your teeth? ”

The two old men hurriedly knelt down and said, "No, no, we don't dare?" Imperial Army. We are really sincere workers. ”

At this time, several strong young men with hoes ran out of the village, and one of them pulled an old man and said, "What do you want to do?" We've given you food, isn't that enough? ”

The old man paused, "What are you doing here?" Didn't I say you all don't come out? ”

I saw the squad leader draw his katana, and the other Japanese soldiers were immediately loaded. A few Japanese soldiers who were close to them simply put their bayonets against these people, and these young men also held their hoes against the Japanese soldiers. ”

The squad leader shouted without being wordy, "Hand over all the food in your village, otherwise." It's all dead, it's all dead, it's dripping. ”

Hearing the translator's words, the young man exclaimed, "How is it possible, it's all handed over to you, what are we going to eat?" ”

The squad leader was probably annoyed, so he directly raised his knife and cut off the young man's head with a knife, and several other young people were dumbfounded, as if it was a signal, and the other Japanese soldiers also stepped forward and raised their bayonets.

The young men shouted, "Fight with them." ”

But where was the farmer with the hoe the opponent of the professional soldiers, and in a short time these men fell together in a pool of blood.

The squad leader shouted, "Enter the village to collect food!" ”

Koike couldn't believe what he was seeing, and said to Hikaru Nakajima, "Why? Why are we killing them? ”

Hikaru Nakajima laughed and said, "You'll know in a while, let's go, follow me into the village and prepare some small gifts for your fiancΓ©e first." ”

At this time, the whole team has been scattered in twos and threes, slamming the door into the house, after a while, there were bursts of crying in the village, shouting and scolding, fighting, laughter, only to see the devils rushing into the door to kill people, just the women robbed, and the others who did not grab the women said to collect the property in the house, because around Shanghai, this village is still quite surplus, there are many families have food, cloth and other materials, and if you are lucky, you can also find gold, silver and other precious metals.

Akira Koike was almost crazy, and said to Hikaru Nakajima, "Why? Why do we do this? ”

Hikaru Nakajima sighed and said, "We're here to collect grain, you wait and see what we can receive like this, and you can know why it's like this, don't treat these people as human beings." ”

Saying that, Hikaru Nakajima also found a house and broke in, only to see Hikaru Nakajima kick the door open, look inside vigilantly, and test it with a steel helmet, and found that there was indeed no one, so he beckoned to Koike Akira to go in, and Koike Akira followed in.

It was an ordinary house with two or three chickens in the yard, which was probably the family's biggest source of extra income.

Suddenly, there was a cry for mercy and the crying of women from the house.

Koike ran in, only to see a man kneeling on the ground and not knowing what he was saying, and a woman in the corner as if she was greatly frightened.

Before Koike could speak, he saw Hikaru Nakajima stabbing the man, and the woman screamed frantically when she saw her husband dead in front of her, and when she heard such a cry, Hikaru Nakajima said "Yo Xi" as if she was very satisfied. ”

"What are you doing? Why kill him. Akira Koike asked. Hikaru Nakajima looked back and saw that it was Koike Akira, and he said with a smile that there was still blood on his face, "Koike Akira, I remember that you haven't killed anyone yet, come, try the feeling of stabbing a living person with a bayonet, this one is still alive, try it while you are alive." ”

Akira Koike shouted, "Why, why do we kill civilians? Aren't we here to deliver them? ”

Hikaru Nakajima frowned, slapped Koike Akira hard and said, "Koike Akira, you are the imperial army of the empire and the samurai of the emperor, how can you be so cowardly?" ”

Then he grabbed his hand and said, "Quick, stab this man." ”

Koike Akira was still at a loss for Mumu, and the angry Nakajima Hikaru slapped Koike a few times and shouted, "Poke it!" Hurry up. ”

Akira Koike suddenly screamed madly and stabbed the dying man one by one, and the woman was about to lose her mind and just closed her eyes and screamed wildly.

Koike Akira may have been tired, lying on the ground, looking at the person he had killed for the first time, his eyes were still in a trance.

Hikaru Nakajima laughed loudly, "That's good, you see, it's like this for the first time, come, let's relax now." Saying that, Hikaru Nakajima dragged the woman over, slapped the woman twice hard, and knocked the woman unconscious, and then began to pick up the woman's clothes, and said to Koike Akira next to him, "Come on, Koike Akira, come and enjoy it." ”

Koike Akira looked at the woman's stripped body, her eyes slowly straightened, and she shouted "Yumeko" and pounced on her like crazy.

Hikaru Nakajima laughed and applauded on the sidelines, and such scenes can be seen everywhere in the village.

When everything was over, Koike Akira and Hikaru Nakajima carried a cart of things to the village entrance to gather, Koike Akira had recovered at this time, and when he saw the village entrance, he couldn't believe his eyes, everyone was holding chickens and ducks, the food was piled up, and the team leader was drinking next to him.

Hikaru Nakajima smiled and said to Akira Koike, "Did you see that?" The food collected now is enough for us, by the way, this is what I just found in that house, you can take it back and give it to Mengzi. ”

Koike Akira looked down and saw that it was a gold ring with blood stains, and looked at Hikaru Nakajima in surprise.

Hikaru Nakajima patted him with a smile and said, "Take it with peace of mind, it's okay." Well, the battle behind is not so easy. ”

On the way back, Koike Akira looked at everyone bulging, touched the ring in his jacket pocket, and said with a smile, "Collecting food is really the best errand." ”

Behind them was a village in flames. (To be continued......)