Section I

October 2, the 26th year of the Republic of China (1937), south of Luodian, Liuzhuang.

This is a small village, because it is named close to the Xiaoliu River, and the practical word is not very appropriate, because it is already 5 miles away from the Xiaoliu River, but on the south bank of the Xiaoliu River, this is the nearest village, so it is more intuitive to describe it.

Liuzhuang is not big, there are more than 100 households, about three or four hundred people, but the devil has already hit Luodian, and the people have naturally fled a long time ago, leaving this empty village, which was temporarily requisitioned as a headquarters by the 302nd Regiment as a forward position to resist the Japanese invasion.

Originally, Liuzhuang was in the Luodian area, and it was also a relatively famous place, because it relied on the Xiaoliu River, the irrigation was convenient, the fertile fields within a radius of dozens of miles, the output of grain and rice was extremely abundant, the landlord on the Liuzhuang could be described as a rich flowing oil, and the tenants' annual harvest was good, although there was not much left after paying the rent, but there were some hopes, which could be seen from the housing pattern of Liuzhuang, in addition to a large mansion in the center of the village, so that the whole village had a faint feeling of guarding it, and the surrounding houses, There are also many buildings, plus lush trees growing all over the village, which also shows its original prosperity and liveliness.

However, the Japanese invasion destroyed all this, although the house was there, but it was already empty, the fertile field became a barren field, there was a kind of autumn wind blowing lonely leaves, flowers falling and the sunset remnants of the desolate taste.

In a small courtyard in the southernmost part of Liuzhuang, seven or eight lazy figures leaned in all corners of the courtyard, and the early morning sun shone on their bodies, flooding with warmth, driving away all the cold, damp and cold, and looking extremely comfortable.

"Come and help." Just when these lazy figures were about to lie down, there was a crisp cry from inside the room, the voice was very young, mixed with sharpness, a little indistinguishable from the feeling of men and women, obviously the vocal cords were not fully developed, with a child's voice, but although the sound was not too loud, the effect was excellent, and those lazy people heard the sound, one by one, as if they had been kicked by someone, and rushed over quickly.

A rather exaggerated chaise longue was moved out, covered with a thin quilt, and there were three or four people around, plus the seven or eight people who came in this surge, and suddenly there was a feeling of being overwhelmed.

A young face on the chaise longue was suddenly exposed to the sun, perhaps because the sunlight came too suddenly, too dazzling, his eyes involuntarily narrowed slightly, thin cheeks, dark skin, and gradually resolute lines made this ordinary-looking young man have a strange sense of stability, this person was the stone that was injured on the south bank of the Xiaoliu River ten days ago.

"I'm already able to go......" Stone muttered, obviously not comfortable with the starry and moon-like situation at the moment.

The voice with a child's voice sounded again, "Brother Shi, the battalion commander asked me to take good care of you, if something goes wrong, I will fall down." The small stone beside him said, but the movements in his hands did not stop, and together with the others, he quickly moved the big recliner to the yard, and with Liu Wenfeng's shout, it fell steadily to the ground.

Looking at the people who clapped their hands and left, a wry smile suddenly appeared on Shishi's face, and he shook his head helplessly and said, "The wound has long been healed, can't I come down and walk by myself?" ”

This time it was not Xiao Shandong's turn to reply, but Li Wenguang on the side interjected and said: "Head, even seat, camp seat is explained, if you are a little uncomfortable, then you have to pick the skin of me and Xiao Shandong, you always look at me and Xiao Shandong for the sake of being serious and smart, or you can spare us!" ”

Four days ago, the appointment of the regimental headquarters was conveyed, and now, he is already the lieutenant company commander of the 301st Battalion of the 3rd Battalion, but looking at such a dozen people in the courtyard, he doesn't know what to say, because the people in this courtyard are already all of their three companies.

The deputy company commander of the third company is Lao Meng, a bad old man who was a big soldier a month ago, and a month later he became an officer with the rank of lieutenant, but with his qualifications and veteran experience, others are not the slightest dissatisfied with this, after all, as an old man of the third company, he was in this company when he was in Hanzhong.

The first platoon leader of the third company is the pillar, the second platoon leader is Liu Wenfeng, and the third platoon is vacant, otherwise, with their people, the platoon can't be ranked, and Xiao Shandong, Chen Daaxe, Wu Tou, Li Wenguang, Zhang Donkey, and Yu Longting, the only remaining in the original second platoon, have all become squad leaders at this moment, and the other few brothers who withdrew from the battlefield with them have become squad deputies, and they can be regarded as each promoted by one level, however, this level has been raised, and the real combat effectiveness has not increased in the slightest. In the absence of personnel to add in, they just built an empty frame.

The stone felt helpless when he thought of this, it sounded good to say, however, how could such a small number of people go to the battlefield? If you run into a squad of devils, you don't have a chance of winning.

Basking in the sun, Shi sighed helplessly, and he didn't have the heart to laugh with Xiao Shandong and Li Wenguang again, at this time, he could be considered to have thought clearly, whether his injury was good or not, it didn't matter anymore, the personnel were not replenished, even if the injury was healed, there was no chance to go to the battlefield again.

At this time, in the helplessness of the stone, there was a feeling of secret relief, thinking of the fact that so many of them died under the guns of the devils, but when the commanders acted as cannon fodder in order to snatch so little possible military exploits, the previous bitter thoughts of not dying with the devil were a lot weaker, and he sometimes even thought, the War of Resistance to save the country, the War of Resistance to save the country, in addition to Qiu Ba, who is stupid and doesn't understand anything, how many people really want to resist the war and save the country? Do those officers who can send their subordinates to death for the sake of their military exploits really want to drive the devil away? Or do you want to take this opportunity to move up a few more levels?

Thinking about this situation, the stone felt sad, and he was also very concerned about his relatives who had no impression of it, where was his home? Have you ever been invaded by devils? Is there anyone like them who fights with their lives against the little devils, and uses their thin bodies to block the devils' progress?

"Stone, the next time the battalion commander comes over, do you want to inquire about when we will be replenished? Even if you can't make up for one company, it's good to replenish a platoon, the brothers of the second and third battalions have been fighting with devils in Xiaoliuhe all day long, but we are here to raise it, this day is too tasteless. Chen Daaxe said while basking in the sun while looking at the stone lying there without moving.

Shi Shi came back to his senses from that deep helplessness, glanced at Chen Daaxe, and said calmly: "Didn't you always look forward to the end of the battle when you were in Xiaoliuhe, so that you could withdraw and rest?" This time it's as you wish, why are you in a hurry to go to the battlefield? ”

A voice came out of the room, it was the pillar that walked out slowly, but he scolded mercilessly: "He is this kind of cheap life, he is tired when he stands, he feels tired when he sits, he feels bad when he sits, he really lies down, and he feels uncomfortable again!" People like him should take a whip and smoke it in the back, so that he doesn't even dare to fart, and he will have energy. ”

"Hahaha!" Everyone on the side laughed, if Chen Daaxe met someone else, he would have rushed up with a red face and a thick neck, but in front of the scolding of the pillar, he could only shrink his head and be silent, for this person who had been pressing on his head, he seemed to have no temper.

Liu Wenfeng sat strictly on the side, glanced at Lao Meng with strange eyes, but saw the same eyes looking at him, Lao Meng was stunned, and then nodded at Liu Wenfeng, it seems that after this glance, he knew his thoughts, and showed a rather satisfied meaning, which contained meaning, that only the two of them can understand.

"I don't understand what the commanders think, I heard that the 306th Regiment is guarding the Xiaoliu River, and with the cooperation of the second and third battalions of our regiment, the number of devils is about the same as last time, why is this battle so deadlocked? If you want to talk about me, as long as we have enough manpower for our company, let alone a group, we can make those devils unable to eat and walk away. Li Wenguang said angrily, it seemed that he was too bored to be idle, just like Chen Daaxe.

Shi Shi has been thinking about what the battalion commander and Lao Meng said during this time, and at this time he can be regarded as having some understanding, and said calmly: "When the commanders fight, they usually play cards out of common sense, and we people, how can we guess their thoughts." ”

Originally, the words of the stone were mostly a kind of sarcasm, but he didn't expect to hear it in everyone's ears, and it also attracted a burst of nodding and echoing, which made him very helpless, and I don't know if these guys understood the meaning of his words.

Lao Meng didn't talk until this time and said: "Let's stay here with peace of mind, in a short time, unless something unexpected happens, otherwise, we don't want to go to the battlefield." ”

Stone and Pillar, Liu Wenfeng and a few people listened to Lao Meng's words, and nodded thoughtfully, obviously during this time, they exchanged views with each other, and they were no longer the same as before, when they didn't understand anything. And Xiao Shandong looked at them, he frowned and thought deeply, Li Wenguang, who had always been frizzy, after hearing what Lao Meng said that night, with his smart brain, he also knew that Lao Meng would not say this at will, so he pondered carefully.

Only Chen Daaxe, a straight guy, asked puzzledly: "Old man Meng, what are you talking about there?" It's hard to stay here, and sooner or later you're going to get sick. ”

Lao Meng faced his own family in Sanlian, but he didn't have any scruples, and said calmly: "We fought a few battles in Xiaoliuhe, and the devils who fought couldn't advance half a step, which can be regarded as a lot of military achievements, those of us who are cannon fodder have figured out the bottom of the devils, so other people who want to be promoted and make a fortune will still give us this 'good opportunity'?" Hehe, wait, if the troops on the front line lose the battle, we are destined to stay here. ”

The stone nodded and said: "Uncle is right, in order to make war achievements, the people above will create opportunities if they don't have a chance, not to mention that the opportunity is in front of them, how can they let people share, let's take a good rest here first, and raise enough strength, so that people will not eat it in one bite." ”

When Shi Shi said this, an exclamation came from outside the courtyard in vain: "Company commander, Zhang Shen...... Head Zhang is here. ”