Section 9 Teahouse

"Arise, brethren, the time is come. We counterattacked the Japanese bandits. It forcibly occupies our land and kills women and children. We have defended Beijing and Shanghai, fought Kaifeng, Nanxun Line, Xian Jingzhong, Zhang Gushan, blood stained red. We are the officers and men of the 74th Army, the vanguard of the anti-Japanese resistance! We are the officers and men of the 74th Army, the vanguard of the anti-Japanese resistance! We grow in battle, we follow each other in the fire. We have defended Luodian, defended the capital, we have rushed to the aid of Xuzhou, and we have fought Lanfeng! Nanxun line, show Jingzhong, Zhang Gushan, blood stained red. We are the armed forces of the people, the vanguard of patriotism, the armed forces of the nation, the vanguard of patriotism ......"

The passionate and loud singing resounded in the sky above Jiejiawan, as the rest time became longer and longer, as the soldiers who were assigned and supplemented by the various departments gradually integrated into the ministries, the entire Jiejiagang also became turbulent from the original calm and turbulent, and the biggest change was from the mouth of tens of thousands of soldiers "74 Army Military Song".

This is a military song composed by Ren Guang, the author of "Yuguang Song", and written by Tian Han, director of the Sixth Division of the Third Hall of the Military Commission [Note 1]. Soon after the impassioned melody and exciting roar reached the 74th Army, it was quickly sung throughout the army, like a miracle, and in just a few days, almost everyone could sing it.

And this military song, which was specially composed for the 74th Army, has also become an honor for all the officers and men of the 74th Army, and is deeply loved by every soldier.

Zhang Lingfu sat motionless at the tea table, as if he was intoxicated by the singing outside, the passionate roars one after another, in this cold winter, can also make people's blood boiling, full of fighting spirit, that burst of whistling, even during the recuperation period, can also make people feel high fighting spirit.

The stone body was straight and sitting, as steady as a mountain, and there was no expression on the young face, which made people guess the joy, anger and sorrow!

The singing outside seemed to only attract Zhang Lingfu alone, and he didn't have any reaction, at this moment, he stretched out his hand and picked up the teacup in front of him, gently blowing away the heat wafting on it, the tea entered his throat, but it made Shishi's brows wrinkle slightly, and he didn't know if the bitterness of the tea made him a little uncomfortable, or there were other reasons.

It's a teahouse in the town, with an old, somewhat shabby décor and a musty smell everywhere that makes people extremely uncomfortable. The black shop hall and the terrain of the remote road make the business of the teahouse not very good, especially in this era of war and chaos, ordinary people can't even eat enough, where is there still leisure and elegance to drink tea? And the big families who can afford to drink tea naturally don't look down on this kind of dilapidated small restaurant, so it's really hard to say how many cups of tea can be sold in a day.

At this moment, only these two major generals and officers sat opposite each other in this teahouse, and the straight military uniforms and shiny major general ranks on their bodies were obviously extremely inconsistent with the surrounding environment, and they looked quite strange. And the owner of the teahouse, the lame old man, was smiling, and it was rare to take down the "tea" signboard hanging outside, and stood guard at the door from afar.

"What's the matter, can't you get used to tea?" Zhang Lingfu didn't make any movements, even his eyes were still slightly squinted to reveal an intoxicated expression, and his fingers even lightly buckled the paddle on the table, looking complacent, but even so, any expression of the stone in front of him was clearly captured by him.

The stone didn't seem to care about this, and his slightly frowning brow was fleeting, and he became ancient again. Facing Zhang Lingfu's question, he just nodded lightly and said, "I'm used to drinking cold water, and I'm really a little uncomfortable with this taste." ”

Zhang Lingfu slowly opened his eyes, reached out and picked up the teapot to fill the stone cup with some, the whole action looked very natural, and then he said: "No matter what, there is always a process of adaptation, just like you drink cold water, drink too much tea, you will gradually like this faint bitter taste, and after you drink it for a long time, you will find that this taste is actually very fragrant." ”

The stone hesitated, then regained his scarred hand on the teacup, and once again took a breath, this time slowly, and drank very little. I don't know if it's because of the small portion, or if he's already experienced the taste before, this time, he can't see the slightest expression on his face.

Zhang Lingfu picked up the teacup in front of him and took a sip, then smiled: "You see, things are actually so simple, no matter what it is, as long as you are willing to try, there will always be a way to do it, if you are afraid of the unknown risk and are afraid to move forward, then, you may not know the taste of tea for the rest of your life." ”

Shi nodded expressionlessly, and then took another sip, it seemed that in a short time, he was a little obsessed with this taste, unlike boiled water, which only quenches thirst, and the faint bitter taste of tea, it is easy to calm down from irritability. It's strange to say, but it's so real.

Today's stone, compared to when he was in Luodian, although it has only been more than ten months, but the experience of his state of mind and the tempering of one thing after another have made him understand too much during this time, especially Wang Yaowu's whip and subsequent teachings some time ago, which made him feel like he was suddenly enlightened, and his originally ignorant brain suddenly seemed to be enlightened, and many things were understood. The kind of awe for the upper peak, the confusion of being in a high position, after being rewarded with a whip by Wang Yaowu, suddenly understood, it turned out that everything was not as complicated as he imagined.

His figure is tall, although he is still a little thin, but under the thick military uniform, he already looks a little burly, and now he is sitting there facing Zhang Lingfu with a sinking face, and he has long lost the awe and crampedness when facing the commander before, everything seems very natural.

This change obviously surprised Zhang Lingfu, who has been carefully observing the stone in front of him from the beginning to the present. After not seeing him for a while, he found that he couldn't understand this guy anymore, is this still the stone that followed him a year ago, as simple as a blank piece of paper, almost idiot-like?

Coughing lightly, Zhang Lingfu retracted the smile on his face and said in a deep voice: "During this time, I heard that you are recuperating in the regiment headquarters without leaving home, this is a good practice, it seems that you have understood a lot about this time." ”

"Resting can only heal the wounds on the outside, but the wounds in the heart are not so easy to heal!" The stone answered slowly.

Zhang Lingfu heard that there was a glimmer of light in his eyes, and his body involuntarily straightened up, looked at the stone, his eyes were full of appreciation, and he couldn't help nodding and said: "Not bad, Shibei three days, when you look at each other, stone, it seems that every time I see you, you can make me feel surprised." ”

Shi Muran's face involuntarily showed a hint of mockery: "In this kind of place where you can't eat people and don't spit out bones, if you can't become smart, you don't know when you die, you don't know how you died." ”

Zhang Lingfu laughed, he laughed a few times, picked up the water cup in front of him and drank it all, and then laughed: "Happy, really happy!" When I came, I was still thinking about how to tell you these things, so that you could understand it, but I didn't expect that you yourself had already thought clearly, more clearly than anyone else, Stone, you are a genius, which can be seen from the fact that you lead troops to fight, but what is unexpected is that you are also a genius in other aspects. ”

As he spoke, he looked at the stone carefully, and said with emotion: "I really want to figure out now, what was it like before you lost your memory?" A person like you can't be an unknown nobody, at least not weaker than me with the level you show! But I can't think of any army with you as many! I have searched all the information of the various units that have participated in the battle in Luodian, and there is no such person as you, and there is no officer as young as you. ”

Shi Shi seemed to be a little indifferent to his past, he just looked at Zhang Lingfu and said, "Does Brother Zhonglin regret promoting me single-handedly?" ”

"Regrets?" Zhang Lingfu stood up, stood with his hands in his hands, and slowly paced a few steps before saying, "Why should I regret it?" ”

Shi still sat there and said coldly, "Because I'm no longer the idiot who doesn't know anything, I already have enough strength to threaten you." ”

Zhang Lingfu paused, looked at the expressionless stone, then shook his head and smiled: "No, no, no, I won't regret it again, whether it was before or in the future, I won't have such thoughts." After a pause, the smile on his face became stronger, "Because I will not choose to be your enemy, whether it is before or in the future, and from your standpoint, at least, you have no conflict with me, and besides, you owe me favors, whether it was before or in the future, you will continue to owe me favors, I believe in my own vision, I believe that you are not the kind of person who is ruthless and unjust." ”

The stone thought about it, nodded slowly, and seemed to agree with Zhang Lingfu's statement.

After saying this, Zhang Lingfu seemed to be in a good mood, walked over, stretched out his hand to continue to fill the stone with water, and then said: "I am very happy to see your performance like this today, stone, you should understand the meaning of my words, by the way, I will tell you another news, the teacher has been unwell recently, and I don't know if I want to recuperate after a while." ”

After speaking, Zhang Lingfu laughed again and walked away.

[Note 1: On April 1, 1938, the Third Department of the Political Department of the Military Commission of the Nationalist Government was established in Wuhan. Director Guo Moruo and Yang Hansheng served as chief secretaries. There are fifth, sixth and seventh offices under the third hall. Among them, the sixth department is in charge of art publicity, with Tian Han as the director, and there are three sections: Hong Shen, the head of the first section, is in charge of drama and music; Zheng Yongzhi, the head of the second section, is in charge of film; Xu Beihong, the head of the third section, is in charge of painting woodcuts. The third hall is mainly composed of progressives under the leadership of the Communist Party. 】

Today, on the anniversary of the Nanjing Massacre, when we hear the terrible air raid sirens over Nanjing, we can't help but think of our 300,000 innocent comrades, and we will not forget the national shame! Remember, remember!