Zhou Yiyan bandaged Yu Jie's worn feet, and completely forgot about Gao Persimmon, who was guarding outside the temple gate. Hearing the quarrel, I remembered that Gao Persimmon had not moved for a long time. It's not dawn yet, and there is no one in the neighborhood of the broken temple, who is she talking to? She went out to see that Gao Persimmon was holding a violin wrapped in oilcloth like a gun, and escorted a thin man and a thin donkey into the mountain gate.

Gao Persimmon shaved her head, her hat looked open, and she wore a military uniform that was longer than her knees. That appearance, that look, doesn't look like a girl.

"You're not honest, I'll crash you with an electric cannon!" Xiao Gao bluffed her "electric cannon", and the thing let out a muffled, hoarse harmony.

"Sir, boss," said the thin man, anxious and afraid, "I am indeed a good farmer! ”

"What did the dealer see me running?"

"On the fifth watch, who are you chasing with that guy and who is not running?"

The little high finger pointed to the thin man's head and said, "It's like a footbath, do the villagers wear this?" ”

The man swore that he had stolen the hat from the baggage of the Joint Security Director. Yesterday, the Baogong Office fled to Tengxian County, arrested his official errand, and even sent them dozens of miles with donkeys, and they were beaten and scolded and didn't even care about a meal. In the middle of the night, the car stopped by mistake, he took the opportunity to run out, feeling too aggrieved, so he grabbed an object from the baggage on the car and put it in his arms, and ran out of the long way before he dared to take it out to see, it turned out to be this!

"I don't believe what you say!" Xiao Gao said, "Follow us to the headquarters, find out and then release you!" ”

"Tube, tube. You can visit, who doesn't know that our second Liu is the head of the honest village! Where is your headquarters? ”

"It's a military secret, you go along." Xiao Gao said and walked to the main hall, "This donkey is idle anyway, and by the way, bring our sick number." ”

Zhou Yiyan turned around and followed up with the main hall, and whispered: "It seems that it is a Zhuang family, not a reactionary." ”

Xiao Gao said, "I know. ”

Zhou Yiyan said: "Then what are you arresting him for?" ”

"Make that donkey!"

"You can't scratch it hard!"

"If I don't catch him, I'll run away."

"Mass discipline!"

"The common people in this enemy-occupied area have no consciousness at all......"

"It is even more important to abide by the three disciplines and eight attentions! It can only be persuaded to mobilize, not forced. ”

"I'll force it first, and you will mobilize later, isn't it different? How else would Yu Jie march? With that, she went to pack Yu Jie's backpack, took out the quilt and put it on the donkey's back. Zhou Yiyan brought a teapot of boiled pumpkin to the courtyard and said to Er Liu: "Fellow, you ran all night, and you are probably hungry, so let's eat a bowl of pumpkin first." Our New Fourth Army has a policy and will never wronged good people. Don't be afraid. ”

Er Liu saw that this female soldier was very kind, and her stomach was really hungry, so he took the teapot while thanking him, and pinched it with his hands to eat. Zhou Yiyan took this opportunity to tell him about the significance of the New Fourth Army going out to fight the Kuomintang, the policy of rent reduction and interest reduction, and then said that he would hire his donkey. As long as the sick number is sent to the place, the foot money will be given according to the price. Although Erliu said that his heart was more solid, he didn't dare to say no words. Xiao Gao didn't care about this, he had already prepared the donkey.

Yu Jie stuffed her shoes and a change of clothes into her satchel, and was helped by Xiao Gao to get on the donkey. Xiao Gao held the reins in front, and after Yi Yan and Er Liu Palace, they walked south along the main road.

The three men fell behind, as if fate was playing a prank on them.

The art troupe of the headquarters participated in the celebration of the achievements of a column and took turns to perform "Blood and Tears" in various divisions. The stage was set up only the day before yesterday, and it was suddenly notified that the performance was cancelled, and the propaganda team was to be transferred with the division that night. Among the borrowed garments, there was a gown brought from a village ten miles away. Detachment leader Zhou Yiyan ordered Gao Persimmon and Yu Jie to return it, thinking that lunch had just started at this time, and it was only ten miles away, so it would not affect the evening action. Yu Jie and Gao Persimmon had only been walking for half an hour, and then an urgent order came, telling the troops to set off immediately, and the destination was Swallow Cliff, forty miles away. Zhou Yiyan handed over the marching route and notice to the landlord and the military uncle, and set off with the team. Yu Jie and Gao Persimmon came back with clothes, and immediately chased after them as soon as they saw the notice. When it was dark and arrived at Swallow Cliff, I saw Zhou Yiyan waiting outside the village alone. Here the team snapped up and moved on. The head of the regiment told Zhou Yiyan that the direction of advance was the east of Tengxian County, and asked her to lead Yu Jie and Gao Persimmon to arrive later. Before leaving, the division commander made a combat mobilization in front of the team to attack Tengxian. Since you want to attack the fortification, of course, you will not leave the surroundings of Teng County within a day or two, Teng County is only ninety miles away from Yanzi Cliff, and you can arrive in a day with more strength. Therefore, the regiment commander also said that on the one hand, it is necessary to step up the pursuit, and on the other hand, it is necessary to take proper care of physical strength. They are all lesbians, Yu Jiexin joined the army not long ago, Xiao Gao is still a child, as long as he can arrive safely, he will complete the task, and the time does not necessarily have to be stuck in a day.

At the time when the first shift had just been handed over after eating at the Yanziya villager's house, Yu Jie and the others had walked more than 60 miles, and Yi Yan was not good at mobilizing them to continue walking, so they decided to camp overnight. It started raining early the next morning. In the morning, I had enough energy, the road was not soaked, and the speed was okay. By noon, I had walked more than 30 miles and arrived at the southern foot of Yimeng Mountain. At this time, I heard the sound of thunderous cannons in the direction of Tengxian. The three of them were excited and anxious, so they grabbed some pancake crumbs from the dry food bag and ate them, scooped the jar of water from the mountain spring to drink, and continued to hurry.

Entering the Lunan Plain, there are fewer stones on the road, and there are many more difficulties under the feet. First of all, I kept slipping, and as the mud on my shoes became more and more sticky, I stuck to a large ball after walking a few steps, weighing four or five pounds. There are also many small rivers, wading through one after another, and just put on your shoes and have to take them off. Yiyan and Xiao Gao have exercised, so they simply washed their shoes and pinned them to the belt, and moved forward barefoot; Yu Jie tried, but no, she was grinned every step she took, so she tied her shoes tightly to her feet with gauze strips. Anyway, it's already soaking wet, and I won't take it off and look for trouble when I cross the river. The three of them fell and rolled away for two or three hours, and when they looked back, they were all deflated, and there was a small locust tree next to the mountain spring where they drank water.

After walking for another hour, I saw that it was dark, the rain was still not stopping, and then I looked at the mountain behind me and it was still so close. Yi Yan thought that it would be even more difficult to walk after dark, and he was exhausted, so it was better to rest early and catch up tomorrow. This area is an enemy-occupied area, and it is not safe to rush into the village, so they throw themselves into this ruined temple on the side of the road.

The firewood burning on the floor of the main hall has not yet been burned, and needless to say, the troops in front are cooking here. They knelt on the ground and blew a few mouthfuls, and looked around by the light of the fire, and saw that there were still some rotten grass and broken straw thrown on both sides of the case. Zhou Yiyan urged the two of them to renew their firewood and roast clothes, lit a straw by himself, and inspected the entire hall again. I found a boiled pumpkin in a Japanese steel helmet from the shrine, and picked up a small oil lamp made of a bowl on the windowsill. She lit the oil lamp, and put the steel helmet on the fire and boiled for a while. The three of them leaned against the fire and ate with their hands. Everyone smacked their lips and licked their lips, saying that they had never eaten such a good pumpkin feast. After eating, the body also warmed up, and Yiyan sent a sentry shift, so he asked them to sleep first. Yu Jie got up and went to sleep, and as soon as she took a step, she screamed "oops", as if she had been nailed to the spot, grinning and inhaling cool air.

Yiyan asked, "What's wrong with you?" ”

"I don't know what to call it and my foot is pierced, and it hurts so much."

Yiyan hurriedly helped her sit down, and Xiao Gao came to take off her shoes by the light. When I take off my shoes, I see where something is tied! Her feet were softened by the rain, and she crossed the river without taking off her shoes, and the sand poured into them had worn off a layer of skin on the soles of her feet, revealing the tender pink flesh, which was swollen like ripe peaches after this rest. The first time Yu Jie saw her feet like this, her lips trembled with fright.

Yi Yan said: "Don't be afraid, you will be fine if you do it." ”

She took out her teapot, went outside into the rain, and found a place where the water was deep to scoop up half of the teapot. Dip it in your own towel and gently scrub her clean. helped her to sleep, and urged Xiao Gao to lie down, and went to the doorway to stand guard.

The two men in the room whispered.

"What are you crying about? People's combat units pay attention to minor injuries and do not get out of the line of fire, and serious injuries do not cry, you are not even slightly injured! ”

"Who cried, don't wronged people, okay?"

"Your shoulders are fanned, the hay is ringing, and you still don't admit it!"

"I'm afraid that I won't be able to catch up with the team tomorrow, and I'm in a hurry."

"I carried you too, who are you anxious about?"

"I'm afraid we won't be able to catch up!"

"I'm in a hurry now, I don't listen to anyone's advice! Whose costumes are not performed where and where are they borrowed? If you want to take this piece with you! ”

"I'm not in it for the quality of the show!"

"Do you look at the content or the clothes? This is not your Shanghai troupe, which relies on façade dressing. ”

Yu Jie was disgusted with her life in the Shanghai Troupe, but she objected to others talking about the troupe with contempt. She thinks that people who say that look down on her artistic qualifications and deny her artistic talent. But what is the reason to talk to Xiao Gao? This little girl who was born as a traffic officer, even her inner world has become a boy, and she is the kind of wild mountain village boy. She turned her back and stopped arguing with the little wild child.

Xiao Gao heard that there was no response, so he lost the interest in arguing, turned over and snored. Yu Jie also slept for a while, and slept very hard, Xiao Gao got up in the middle of the night to change the guard, she didn't know at all.

When Xiao Gao changed the guard, she reported the dispute between her and Yu Jie, and Yiyan criticized her a few words, saying that it would be very good for Yu Jie to follow her down in this situation, and that a new comrade from a big city could be required to be like a soldier in a combat unit? We should try to care for her and take care of her, not rush to criticize. She ordered Xiao Gao that during this period of chasing the troops, she must take the initiative to unite with Yu Jie and stop firing artillery blindly.

Yi Yan felt that as soon as he took a nap, the sky was bright. She opened her eyes and saw that Yu Jie was worried about a pair of rotten feet, which were swollen and shiny. Yi Yan opened her backpack, and there was a set of civilian clothes for acting in the troupe, which she carried for the costume team. There was also an old shirt, which was her own. She tore her shirt open and carefully wrapped Yu Jie's feet. Yu Jie wanted to stop it too late, so she said, "It's a pity." No matter how carefully you wrap it, won't it be in vain to walk in the mud? Yi Yan didn't say a word, secretly worried, and didn't know how to let Yu Jie finish the next part of the road. Venture into the village in search of livestock? There is no village to be seen within a few miles; Carrying her on your back? When will it be possible to arrive at the distance of dozens of miles? Since the middle of last night, the artillery has stopped again, and who knows how the situation has changed?

Xiao Gao grabbed the donkey, and although it should be criticized, it blew away all the gloom in the hearts of the three people.