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Smoking a cigarette, he came to Zhang Qingshan's side, looking at the starry sky and the full moon, Zhou Ping felt that his heart was like water, but when he thought of the food problem, his brows furrowed again, and he couldn't help but remind Zhang Qingshan.

Zhang Qingshan didn't know what he was thinking, he only felt comfortable all over his body, and his mind was empty, this was probably an ethereal state, but when he heard Zhou Ping's words, he was directly pulled back to the cruel reality in an instant.

Turned his head to look at Zhou Ping who was standing beside him, frowned slightly, nodded, took a puff of cigarette, and looked up at the beautiful Milky Way Moon Star, but he couldn't find the ethereal beautiful state just now, and two words that made people feel helpless always appeared in his mind - food!

Knowing that Zhang Qingshan must be racking his brains to find a way at this time, Zhou Ping was very anxious, and he was afraid that Zhang Qingshan would not pay enough attention to this issue, so he had to remind him again: "Since we met with Wu Shaohong the day before yesterday, we have not met any new comrades-in-arms in the past two or three days, which proves that the route we took at the beginning was biased from the large army, but after turning around this morning, we immediately encountered two waves of people one after another, which is the most favorable proof of the correctness of our current line." But the question is ......"

Speaking of this, Zhou Ping paused, frowned deeply, took a hard puff of cigarette, and after trying to calm down the excitement and anxiety in his heart, he continued to say in the slow exhalation of the smoke: "When you were fishing, I roughly asked some about Comrade Luo Dingkun......

Probably seeing Zhang Qingshan or looking up at the starry sky, he didn't have any reflection on his words, he glanced at Zhang Qingshan strangely, seeing that he still didn't have any reaction, he was slightly surprised by Zhang Qingshan's calmness, and continued: "He said that he started to fall behind the team the next afternoon, and he really didn't have the strength to go, and finally sat here with the other two soldiers of the same class to rest, but he didn't expect that when he woke up the next morning, the two comrades had died silently." Seeing this situation, he felt that even if he caught up with the main force, it would only cause trouble for everyone, so he gritted his teeth and simply gave up and lay here waiting for death. ”

Although the words are simple, the meaning expressed is extremely worrying. Zhang Qingshan finally turned his head to look at Zhou Ping, and asked with some emotion: "The situation of the main force is so serious?"

"Hmm!" Zhou Ping nodded, lowered his head and took a puff of cigarette, then looked up at Zhang Qingshan, and looked at each other, both of them found anxiety and worry in each other's eyes. Zhou added: "I estimate that the situation may be more serious than we think. He said that when he fell behind, the large army basically ran out of food, and everyone almost completely relied on wild vegetables to satisfy their hunger, and some comrades, who were really hungry, could not stand the hunger, so they ate their own cow belts, cowhide holsters, and the like. Alas~!"

Zhang Qingshan looked up at the sky and was silent for a long time. It's just that Zhou Ping keenly noticed that every time Zhang Qingshan smoked a cigarette, the cigarette butt was trembling slightly, which showed that Zhang Qingshan's mood was not stable, but he was more restrained.

A few minutes later, Zhang Qingshan still put the cigarette butt in his hand on the ground and crushed it fiercely with his foot, and the smoke he spit out looked very light under the light of Qingyue. With a long sigh, he asked softly: "Old Zhou, according to your judgment, how far do you think we are from the main force?"

According to Comrade Dingkun's description, after he fell behind, he and several comrades chased after the main force together...... I estimate that it should be three to four days away. According to Comrade Dingkun's own judgment, because the main force had nothing to eat, it relied on wild vegetables alone, and its physical strength was very high. He estimated that the average daily journey of the main force in these three or four days should be between twenty-five and thirty miles. Moreover, although I still walk during the day and camp at night, I still spend more and more time camping at night......"

The duration of camping is getting longer and longer, that is, everyone's physical exertion is increasing, and the nutrition cannot keep up for a long time, so that a person is reluctant to get up, but uses sleep to make up for the physical energy consumed during the day.

Zhang Qingshan's brows furrowed unconsciously, he looked at Zhou Ping, opened his mouth, but didn't make a sound...... Although the few of them can be regarded as lightly armed, the speed is naturally faster than the main force, but the problem is that they deviated from the main force at the beginning, and now, if they want to catch up from the side, this distance is a little more out.

Zhou Ping thought that he was going to ask Xiang Xueqin about it, so he quickly explained: "Comrade Dingkun doesn't know his younger siblings, so he doesn't know the specific situation of his younger siblings...... However, no news is the best news, you can rest assured. ”

Zhang Qingshan couldn't help but laugh and said, "I know, but what I wanted to ask just now was the situation of the leaders?"

As soon as he heard this, Zhou Ping's brows also furrowed, and he said in a somewhat low tone: "We are a revolutionary team, and the leaders have always vigorously opposed specialization, and officers and soldiers have always been equal, and they have eaten and lived with everyone......

Speaking of this, Zhou Ping paused, his brows furrowed even deeper, but he looked up at the sky, and the volume was much lower: "Comrade Dingkun said something he saw with his own eyes. ”

This must be a big thing, and it is a bad thing, otherwise, Zhou Ping, who has always been the most calm, would not have this kind of look.

"Tell me. ”

"One evening, General Xiao Ke happened to come to inspect Comrade Dingkun's regiment, and saw that the comrades were eating all wild vegetables and no food at all. At that time, the comrades tried their best to stop it, and many soldiers knelt down and pleaded. But General Xiao Ke apologized to the soldiers first, saying that he, the leader, did not bring everyone well, and was sorry for everyone's trust. Then he said...... In fact, Comrade Dingkun was a little far away at that time, and he couldn't hear what General Xiao Ke said specifically, he only remembered that General Xiao Ke said: If the comrades are all sacrificed, it will be meaningless for him, the commander of the light pole, to live...... Then he killed his horse and gave everyone the meat to eat. ”

After speaking, Zhou Ping specially added: "At that time, many soldiers cried and cried. General Schoke's eyes were red at the time, and when he heard that he had returned, he hid aside and wept. ”

War horses! For soldiers, how precious and precious. It is conceivable that if it was only a last resort, who would be willing to kill his own warhorse? One can also imagine how sad and indignant General Shook was at that time.

Zhang Qingshan was silent for a while, then asked lightly, "How many people are still in the main force?"

Zhou Ping shook his head and did not answer the question -- I don't know how to answer this question at all? Under the combination of factors such as falling behind, deviating, and so on, I am afraid, no one can say a specific number.

Zhang Qingshan also came to his senses, how stupid he was to ask just now. After thinking about it, he asked: "In which direction is the main force?"

"He didn't know. ”

"Don't know?"

"Well, he'd fainted with hunger, and now he couldn't tell the direction at all. ”

"Then we will have to follow our original plan, and at the same time deviate in the northwest direction, and grope as we go. ”

"Well, I hope to meet new comrades-in-arms as soon as possible, and in that case, maybe I can get a more specific situation of the main force. ”

Zhang Qingshan nodded, looked back, and said to Zhou Ping: "Go back to the roasting fire, they seem to have finished eating." ”

"Wait a minute, there's something I need to discuss with you. ”

"What's the matter?"

"Food problem!"

Zhang Qingshan's brows that had just stretched furrowed furrowed again.

Zhou Ping was helpless, so he had to repeat the previous words and asked: "Half of the food consumption has been passed, I will estimate it, and add a few more people...... Well, if you count ten people, it is estimated that you can still guarantee that you can eat some barley for every meal, but if there are more people, it will be a bit troublesome. ”

"Old Zhou, I know what you're thinking about. Are you trying to say that if we continue to follow the main force like this, we will take in more comrades who have fallen behind, and then we will not have enough food to eat, right?"

However, I would like to state that I agree to continue to take in comrades, after all, they are all my own comrades, but if we want to take in more comrades who have fallen behind, we must cut back on food and clothing, strive to save every bite of food, and leave it for those comrades who need it more in the future. ”

"I agree......" Zhang Qingshan groaned slightly, and said: "In this way, from now on, we will move forward at a normal pace, and we will also rest according to the normal work and rest time, so that I can have more time every time and try to catch some fish, so that I can use fish meat instead of food, and I can save every grain more." ”

Fish is naturally fragrant, and even if it is accompanied by a large number of wild vegetables, it is better than barley flour and a large number of wild vegetables. Zhang Qingshan's meaning was that he wanted to exchange fish and meat for food, so that he could save the food for the comrades who would be sheltered in the future. After all, it is conceivable that when you meet those soldiers who have fallen behind, those soldiers are more hungry and cold than others, and what they lack most is food. To put it more bluntly, they can save the next bite of food now, and maybe they will be able to save a comrade's life when the time comes.

This is also a situation where there is no choice but to tighten your belt.

"Okay, that's all. However, those who are sick and wounded must be specialized. ”

"It's nature. Zhang Qingshan nodded: "I can imagine that along the way, comrades like Comrade Dingkun, who fell behind or fell down not because of injury or illness, but because of hunger, will definitely not be less." Now, let's try it on Comrade Dingkun and see how we can rescue comrades in this situation when the time comes. ”

"Then I'll start tomorrow breakfast, and you and I will have to suffer a little and save a little. ”

"Hehe, everything is for the revolution, for my comrades, for going out, what is this hardship, it used to be more bitter than this...... Old Zhou, aren't you the same?"

The two looked at each other and laughed at the same time, their smiles contained bitterness and struggle, as well as heroism.

"The key is, Baoyu and Xiaofang, how do you plan to arrange it? Is it according to our food standards, or according to the standards of the wounded and sick?"

This is indeed a problem: although they are not injured or sick, the problem is that they are now in a good time to grow their bodies, and they are prone to hunger. At this time, if they were treated according to the standards of Zhang Qingshan and Zhou Ping, it would greatly affect their future health; but if they were to be fed according to the food standards of the wounded and sick, it would depend on their ideological consciousness and whether they were willing or not.

"So, I'll talk to them and let them make their own choice. ”

"Well, but, Lao Zhang, this kind of thing, we must do a good job of secrecy, and don't let the wounded and sick find out that we are taking special care of them, so that they can't take good care of their injuries when they are reluctant......" Speaking of this, Zhou Ping sighed and said: "Every one of our Red Army soldiers is a good comrade!"

Zhang Qingshan nodded silently, and looked at the few people who were talking and laughing not far away with honor.

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