Chapter 73: Hidden Feelings
The old man first wanted to know the specific plan, and then hurried out, or in the middle of the night, what did he want to do? Qiao Xiaojing paced back and forth in the room, unable to figure out how to think about it.
"But don't go wrong!" Finally, Qiao Xiaojing leaned on the stool and let out a long breath and closed her eyes.
The big man who was ordered to track and protect Li Laohan was about twenty or thirty meters away from him along the alley.
This old man Li was old, anxious, stumbled, and almost fell down several times. The big man behind him wanted to step forward to help, but thinking of the task, he had to sigh again and again.
Walking out of the alley, there was the street in front of him, and this Li Laohan stopped, and seemed to observe the situation on the street before walking towards the street again. The big man saw that this old man Li did not go in the direction where the devil's tunnel was, on the contrary, he chose the direction that was completely opposite to the devil's tunnel, which made the big man's tangled heart relax a little.
It's so late, this old man Li is carrying a basket, not to report to the devil, what is he going to do? The big man followed after getting up, full of doubts, and couldn't understand his actions for a long time.
After crossing the street, Uncle Li turned into a desolate alley, the courtyards and houses on both sides of the alley were very dilapidated, either ruined or in a mess, in short, no one had lived in it for a long time.
The big man walked through this alley with Li Laohan, and there was a wasteland in front of him, and he knew that he had now walked out of the town.
The old man Li walked straight to the wasteland, and soon came to a mass grave, squatted down on a grave piled up of stones, took out a few sticks of incense from the basket, lit them, and inserted them on the grave. Then he took out the burning paper from the basket and set it on fire, and suddenly the fire rose, and the wilderness looked even more desolate.
The big man's back and back of his head were cold, and there was a cold sweat coming out, he hid behind a big tree, and secretly looked at the old man Li, only to see that the old man suddenly sat on his knees, and vaguely said something, but the distance was far away, intermittent, and it was difficult to hear what he said.
The big man clinged to the trees, looking back and forth, left and right, all around was empty, except for Li Laohan not far away, this wasteland that I don't know how far away might not have a single living person, so the big man secretly walked forward a few steps.
"Son," the eldest man heard Li Laohan crying, "I inquired clearly, these people living in our house are no one else, just like when you were alive, they are also killing devils for our poor people." They, their leader has already said it, made it clear to me, they are bent on getting rid of the devils, and they are going to fill in the graves of the devils......"
Uncle Li paused at this point, put his hand into the basket, and took out some broken steamed buns from the frame, looked down, and then said: "Son, Dad came to see you secretly, he didn't rush to prepare things, he didn't prepare anything decent, this is still the white flour steamed buns left over from eating a few days ago, but there are some broken pieces left, you can taste it! Don't, don't blame Dad, when the devil is killed, the devil's grave is filled, Dad specially steamed a few white flour steamed buns for you, bring them over, let you have a good taste......
It turns out that this old man is here to pay tribute to his dead son, it seems that Team Leader Qiao and everyone have misunderstood, should I go forward to explain to Uncle Li now and help him go home? The big man hesitated, and finally didn't have the courage to step forward, so he had to stay aside secretly, watching Uncle Li cry and cry, and listen to Uncle Li crying his heart.
"Son," said Uncle Li, "since I knew that you joined the underground party and became a fighter dedicated to the public, I have never let go of this heart, although I pretend that nothing happens, pretend not to care about anything, but you don't want to think about it, that father is willing to watch his children be tortured, and that father is willing to watch his children die?"
The big man took a deep breath, sat on the cold ground, looked up at the faint sky, his heart was like a stone, heavy, and he felt that it was difficult to breathe.
"But," the eldest man continued, "but when I heard that what you did was for us ordinary people and for the people living at the bottom of society, I didn't say anything more, and even my heart was a little proud of you." Son, dad won't lie to you, and there's no need to lie to you, I'm really, really proud of you many times. ”
It is really not easy for this old man Li, his own son died for the revolution, and his nephew also died for the revolution, and they were all for the great cause of resisting Japan...... It is no wonder that this old man is so eloquent, and at such an old age, he still supports the revolutionary work so much.
"Son," said Uncle Li, "if you have a spirit in the sky, you must bless Team Leader Qiao and them, that is, those young people who live in our house, they are just to destroy the devils, exactly the same as your wish before your death, so that they can succeed in eliminating the devils this time, kill all those beasts, and destroy the devil's tunnel, so that the tunnel will become the devil's grave." ”
The big man felt that although the person in front of him was old, his image was tall and majestic, like an invincible warrior.
"I've heard all their plans," Uncle Li then said to his son's grave, "They're basically planned......" The old man told him about Qiao Xiaojing's battle concept to his son who was buried in the ground, and said, "Son, in the past, you didn't want me to get involved in your affairs, this time it's different, what Team Leader Qiao said is clear, I'm also one of them, and I want to contribute my own strength to this work." ”
The big man sat on the hill, the cold wind was slight, and he couldn't help shivering, his heart was completely relieved, this old man had no problem at all, he was not only a good person, but also a complete "revolutionary soldier".
"Son," said the old man, with tears in his eyes, "your father and I may not be able to come to see you lately, so take care of yourself! I'll tell you, this time I've made up my mind to get rid of those brutes even if I throw this old bone away. If you have a spirit in heaven, bless me and Team Leader Joe......"
When the big man heard this, he couldn't hide anymore, stood up, and slowly walked to Uncle Li's side, maybe Uncle Li was too focused, maybe Uncle Li didn't expect that there would be someone on this mass grave, and he was frightened when he saw the big man, and he fell to the ground all of a sudden, twitching all over, and almost couldn't stand up.
After Uncle Li's mind calmed down a little, he left the mass grave with the support of the big man.
On the way home, the eldest man learned through Uncle Li that the nephew he was talking about was not a real nephew, but his own son, who participated in the revolution and died heroically in a battle, and the place of sacrifice was the place where the old man came to pay his respects in the middle of the night.
Because of this, the eldest man understood why he had been at Uncle Li's house for several days, but he had never seen his child. Suddenly, his heart became heavy, and he became more and more respectful of the old man who was supporting him on his arm, and he felt that this person was extremely tall and majestic......
Back at Li Laohan's house, the eldest man told what he heard and saw without reservation, and everyone felt sorry for Li Laohan, and Ah Zi even shed tears.
"I," Qiao Xiaojing said, "I deeply sympathize with the plight of Uncle Li's family, and it is not easy for any old man to face a white-haired person sending a black-haired person." But for us, we don't have much time and energy to immerse ourselves in grief, and the only thing we have to do is to avenge fellow villagers like Uncle Li and get rid of the devils who plagued our fellow villagers. ”
"That's right!" Boss Wu also echoed, "From Brother Li, I see the necessity of our mission. We are the warriors of the common people, and we cannot allow the common people to suffer without hope. ”
"Yes," Cui Yu also said, "This war is so cruel, I don't know how many old people like Uncle Li have left, it's really distressing." ”
"Yes," Qiao Xiaojing said, "this war is indeed too cruel, and it has brought unbearable pain to the people. The only way to alleviate this pain is to drive these invaders out of the country as soon as possible, or to eliminate them. ”
"This time we did a good job," Qiao Xiaojing then said to the big man, "It completely eliminated our concerns and allowed us to work with Uncle Li on the basis of trust." Uncle Li was put in charge of contacting the reliable masses and forming a peasant army of about 30 people, which had two tasks: on the one hand, to attract the devils in the tunnels and lead them to a relatively far distance from the tunnels, and on the other hand, to set fire to the mountains and completely destroy the two lines of defense set by the devils on the slopes. In this way, we can launch a strong attack on the devil's tunnel, and we will definitely be able to win in one fell swoop. ”
"When will this be done?" asked Jade.
"Since Uncle Li is very reliable," Qiao Xiaojing said, "then this work should start as soon as possible, of course, the sooner the better! Being able to have a peasant army that can fight well has invisibly strengthened our own strength, which is very important for us to get rid of the devils and rescue Dazhi." ”
"Okay," said Cuiyu, "then we'll hand over this work tomorrow to Uncle Li." ”
"Okay," Qiao Xiaojing said, "You are responsible for this matter, you go and arrange it, give you three days, worry more about it on weekdays, and after three days, we will have to attack the devil." ”
Jade nodded and accepted the order.
"Big man," Qiao Xiaojing continued, "you have made explosives in the past, and tomorrow you will secretly make a batch of bombs, the more the better, remember, the quality must be guaranteed." Ah Zi cooperates with you, and the two of them will discuss more about something. ”
Anyway, everything is ready, and everyone goes to sleep.
At this time, there was a faint bright color in the east.