Chapter 36: The Age of Ups and Downs (I)
What have we become in the end?
It doesn't depend on which path we choose,
It depends on our hearts.
In June 1950, in the train of an old-fashioned steam train, a carriage was full of Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) wearing khaki military uniforms. Their full name is:
"354th Regiment of the 118th Division of the 40th Army of the Fourth Field Army of the Chinese People's Liberation Army"
They had resolute eyes and sat upright in everyone's seats. They were victors, victorious divisions, and after nearly two months of hard fighting, their army had just concluded the campaign to liberate Hainan Island. He was about to go north and go to Luoyang, Henan Province for training, production and culture. After half a month's march, it has just arrived in Guangzhou from the Leizhou Peninsula, and then departed from the Guangzhou Railway Station to Luoyang, Henan.
Duanmu Shichen is also one of them, he is "the squad leader of the machine gun squad of the second company of the third battalion." "Today is his third year in the army, and he has been through countless wars in the past three years. He joined the army from Shenyang, participated in the Liaoshen Campaign, the Pingjin Campaign, and followed the troops all the way to Hainan Island, and the combat journey has covered most of China.
Speaking of his story, it is really full of legends.
Shi Chen was born in 1929, and two years after his birth, the 918 Incident occurred, when the entire four eastern provinces became the world of the Japanese. At that time, it was an era of war and chaos, and it was an era when people were struggling to survive. Shi Chen's fate was not bad, and he was reincarnated into a rich peasant family. The father of the old man has a special love for this son that God has given him. When Shi Chen was not too old, he bought him a child daughter-in-law.
The child daughter-in-law, Duanmu's family, named her "Ah Feng", and later became Wu Lie's grandmother.
Although Shi Chen's family is not as rich as the landlord's family, it is not as shabby as a poor peasant. And he has been spoiled by the family since he was a child, so he usually doesn't have to do any farm work. All his affairs are taken care of by Ah Feng, and he has developed the habit of being lazy and lazy. This habit was sometimes very enjoyable for men of that era, but sometimes it caused trouble.
I remember one time, Shi Chen was only a teenager. The Northeast Anti-Japanese Coalition Army exchanged fire with the Japanese puppet army near Shi Chen's village.
In the end, the Northeast Anti-Japanese Federation dispersed and evacuated, and the Japanese puppet army went to search door to door. The Japanese puppet army will ask everyone to stretch out their hands and carefully see if they have calluses on their hands. People who often do farm work naturally have calluses in their hands. But when he walked in front of Shi Chen, little Japan, who was wearing a five-colored star-brimmed hat on his head, stopped.
Shi Chen stretched out his hand, which was so clean, like a big girl's hand. At that time, there were also many children who carried guns and followed the Anti-Japanese Federation since they were young, which the Japanese also knew very well.
Little Japan glanced at the traitor leader next to him, and said in a Japanese-style Chinese dialect: "His, take it away!" ”
"Gotcha! Taijun. "You don't need the traitor leader to speak, and there is a traitor who is accompanying him to make a move. grabbed Shi Chen's neck and dragged Shi Chen away.
This frightened Shi Chen's old father, and the Japanese took Shi Chen away. Hurriedly took a large string of bacon and a bag of rice to find Baochang Zhang.
Zhang Baochang's name is "Zhang Dexi", and he has studied in private school for several years, so he is somewhat educated. He always wears a black round-brimmed hat on his head, a large round thick-rimmed glasses, a black torn cotton jacket with patches, and a cigarette pouch in his mouth. He sat on the clay kang and watched Shi Chen's old father with bacon and a bag of rice, and ran over from afar. After hesitating for a while, he smoked a cigarette, and then nodded at Shi Chen's old father.
Zhang Baochang led Shi Chen's old father to the compound of the Japanese puppet security team.
"Taijun, you have caught the wrong person~" Zhang Baochang lowered his head as if crying and said to the Japanese who were sitting on the Tai Chi chair to show off their might.
"The people arrested by Taijun are good people in our village. I am the chief of this village, and the certificate of good citizenship is here. After saying that, Zhang Baochang handed over the certificate of good citizenship, and the traitor next to him went up to take the certificate of good citizenship and handed it to the Japanese. The Japanese glanced at the good citizen certificate, then contemptuously threw his gaze on Zhang Baochang's face, and continued to say in Japanese Chinese: "Yours, is it really the chief of that village?"
"Yes, yes, yes, Taijun! I'm indeed the chief of security. Zhang Baochang nodded and said.
"The arrester is very suspicious! There are no calluses on the hands. ”
Zhang Baochang looked at the powerful Japanese, pointed to Shi Chen's old father next to him, and said with a smile: "Taijun, this is the child of this family, the family is a rich peasant, the old man has a son, he spoils the child more, he doesn't do farm work, and he doesn't have calluses. It's all a misunderstanding, it's a misunderstanding. ”
Shi Chen's father also hurriedly responded: "Yes, that's my son!" It's my son, Taijun! ”
"No! You can't say yes, you have to continue the investigation! The Japanese's eyes widened and he scolded Zhang Baochang.
"No, Taijun, let's exchange it for rice. We want to contribute to the big DYGR circle! Contribute! Then he pointed to the bag of rice that he was carrying next to him.
The Japanese glanced at the bag of rice next to them, their eyes narrowed, the corners of their mouths rose slightly, and they said, "Very good, really good people!" I know that there is little rice in these years. Our emperor is merciful and will not be rude to those who support the Great DYGR Circle. ”
Then, Zhang Baochang continued to nod his head and said, "Yes, yes, yes, Taijun, we support!" We support it unconditionally! Long live the big DYGR circle, long live the big DYGR circle! ”
The Japanese nodded: "Yours, you understand things!" Then he glanced at the traitor next to him and said, "His, sign the guarantee!" ”
Then the traitor next to him nodded and said to Zhang Baochang: "Come with me!" ”
Then Zhang Baochang and Shi Chen's old father went to a house.
"Huh~ This is a letter of guarantee, and the guarantor signs and pledges here. The people who came to collect it also signed here. Write down your address and tell you that if something goes wrong, the whole family will be implicated! The traitor also pretended to say.
"Uh-huh, okay. Definitely not going on a business trip. Zhang Baochang responded.
In this way, Shi Chen was released by the security team of the Japanese puppet army.
Shi Chen smiled, and followed his father and Zhang Baochang out of the compound of the security team.
"Daddy! Guess what I saw? Thirty-eight big cover! So the old man, who still has a bayonet. There is also a pheasant neck (Japanese Type 92 heavy machine gun), just put it there, eh I'll go! The old god is angry! Shi Chen smiled and said with his hand.
Shi Chen's father glared at him and scolded: "You fuck you! Little rabbit cub, do you think you went to the security team to play, do you know how much I and your mother have worried about your business! ”
Zhang Baochang also took over: "Little courtier, do more crop work in the future!" There is a little cocoon in the hand, isn't it okay, it's lazy to do, isn't it yourself who suffers. ”
Shi Chen's expression was cold, and he said perfunctorily: "Hmm! Good. ”
Another two or three years passed.
One day, Shi Chen's family was doing farm work in the fields, and only Shi Chen was fishing in the river next to him. Shi Chen's father shook his head when he saw Shi Chen's appearance: "Hey~ Why is this kid still like this?" Then he turned back to Shi Chen's mother and said, "It's all what you are used to!" Look at what the little courtiers look like when they are lazy. What a man! Always fun! ”
"Why are you still relying on me? You know what you are like, and it's always up to me! ”
At this time, a farmer came running and shouted:
"Run! The west side is dry! Dry up! ”
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
"Dada~"
"Boom!"
From the west came a lot of cannon and gunfire.
After that, when many farmers heard the sound of gunfire, they all left their farming tools and began to flee for their lives to the east.
Only Shi Chen is different, he especially likes to watch wars, and he especially likes guns! Everyone else fled to the east, but he was the only one to run west. Running to a small hill, he lay down and saw a very shocking picture.
It was the T-34 tank group of the Soviets, who formed an inverted V-shaped formation in a row and began to storm the Japanese positions!
The tank commander on each tank uses a vehicle-mounted machine gun on the tank to vent frantically on the devil's position! And then shouted loudly in Russian: "Ula! Ulla! (Charge!) Charge! )”。 The tanks are charging forward while turning their tracks, and at the same time bombarding the positions of the devils with tank guns!
Behind the tank, followed by a group of high-nosed men in Soviet-style military uniforms, some with Bobosha submachine guns in their hands, others with Mosin Nagant rifles. Using tanks as cover, charge the Japanese positions!
"Ula ~ Ula ~" The sound of the mountains and seas, combined with the sound of artillery fire and machine guns. Constantly reverberating in the black earth! These men, who had knocked down Hitler on the battlefields of Europe, began to hang their heads and fight little Japan!
The Japanese knew they were at the end of their rope, but they were not to be outdone, and they carried forward their bushido spirit until they died. Although their own Type 38 75mm field guns and Type 92 heavy machine guns were a little powerless against this Soviet-style wolf pack tactic, the Japanese had their killer weapon: "Suicide counter-charge!" ”
The Japanese gathered a group of people in the position, including one who took the lead, with a red plaster flag symbolizing Japan tied to his head, a detonator tied to his body, a katana in his hand, and an explosive bag on his back. In front of a rising sun flag that read "Martial Luck for a long time", he walked to the center of the group of Japanese men who were also tied to detonators and explosives bags. Raise your katana and make a gesture to charge forward.
They let out a final roar like a chicken blood: "てんのうばんざい (Long live the emperor)!" ”
Their faces were hideous, and they let out a piercing "Ah! ”
Then he frantically came out of the position and began to charge towards the Soviets' tank group.
The one who took the lead was directly hit by a bullet from the Soviets, and then there was a huge explosion, and the arm was blown directly into the sky!
But this still couldn't stop the madness of the Japanese, and some of them still got under the tanks of the Soviets, and then shouted "てんのうばんざい!" ”。 After that, the fuse in his hand was detonated, and the turret of the T-34 tank was lifted!
The roar of tanks, the bombardment of artillery, the sound of machine guns, the sound of people rushing and killing, the rain of bullets, the heat waves, the blood and flesh flying, the smoke of gunpowder, and the burning of steel......
All this appeared in Shi Chen's eyes, and Shi Chen's eyes widened and he was watching!
Suddenly,
A bullet bit Shi Chen!