Three female soldiers passed from village to village. When I met someone, I asked: "Have you seen the troops of the New Fourth Army?" The answer was, "It's not long gone, it's going east." "It wasn't until dusk that I saw the first sentry at the head of the village.

Yiyan asked Xiao Gao to run to inquire about the situation. Xiao Gao went for a while, ran back with a smile and said, "Yiyan, it's time to go where you're going." ”

"Don't be poor, which troop?"

"Tarzan troops!" Xiao Gao said word by word, and pouted after speaking, "What?" Isn't that where you're going? ”

The "Taishan Army" is not the unit that the art troupe follows. But when Zhou Yiyan heard this, his eyes were extraordinarily bright.

When Yi Yan first came to the art troupe, she was still a little girl. It was a guerrilla environment then. When crossing the blockade line and passing through enemy-occupied areas, a big comrade must lead you; Disperse activities, conceal ambushes, and have to be accompanied by an adult. The regiment handed over the work of taking care of Yiyan to Sun Zhen, a veteran member of the regiment. said that he was an old member, but he was only twenty-one or twelve years old, six or seven years older than Yiyan. But for a thirteen or fourteen child, of course he is an adult, not to mention that he was born with a beard, and he can't see his lips and eyebrows clearly without shaving his face for half a month, and there are few opportunities to shave his face at that time.

They are together, inseparable. First, the uncle brought a little niece; Then the big brother took a little sister; And then it became a young man with a young woman. However, their intimate relationship is a historical formation and has a long history, and no one feels anything special about it or themselves.

Sun Zhenli is generous, and he is a good hand at setting up the stage and moving the curtain, but he really has no aura when acting. I can't remember the lines, and I don't listen to the call as soon as my arms and legs come on stage. He asked for a job change, and the leaders were in favor of letting him go so that he could give full play to his strength. He went to the combat unit as a cultural instructor, and in less than two years, he became a company commander who could recruit and fight well.

After he left the art troupe, he began to write a letter every week, and almost the names of the whole class were written on the letter, and naturally there were also memories; After a while, it became a letter a month, and only the names of a few people close to him were written, and there were also memories in it; I don't know how to make trouble, but later it was fixed every two months, but only Zhou Yiyan's name was written. This matter changed quite naturally, no one was surprised, and it didn't become news, but as he got older, Yi Yan didn't talk much about Sun Zhen in his mouth, and when people mentioned Sun Zhen's beard, Yi Yan's face flushed, and he tried his best to turn his gaze to his feet to hide the sparks beating in his eyes.

Now that Xiao Gao is teasing her, she deliberately straightens her face: "What about our troops?" ”

"I don't know," said Xiao Gao, "the sentry said, if you want to inquire about the situation, please go to the company." Do you think you're going to go together, or are you sending me alone? ”

"Ghost!" Yiyan punched her, "You talk a lot of nonsense!" ”

The three of them rushed into the village and found the company. When Sun Dabeard really came out of the house to greet them, not only were they surprised-they didn't expect that it happened to be Sun Zhen's company, and Sun Dabeard was even more surprised.

"Haha, you look like three mushrooms suddenly popping out of the ground!" He slapped Yiyan Xiao Gao with his big hand, and just shook hands with Yu Jie, "Why don't you even make a phone call first." ”

Xiao Gao said: "If I can call, I won't be able to get to you." We are left behind! In the chase procession. ”

Yi Yan said: "Our regiment is following the Yellow River troops. ”

"No matter where you are, when you come to me, I will take you into custody." Sun Huzi said in a rough voice, "I am the guard company, and there are no more of our troops behind me." ”

He snatched the things that the three men were carrying, and led them into the house. He asked the hygienist to give Yu Jie medicine, and asked the communicator to go to the room to get food, and he added half a bucket of water to the pot himself, and pulled the bellows to boil the water for their feet. The three of them recounted their stragglers in a word.

"You can thank Marx for his secret blessing!" Sun Zhen grimaced when he heard what they said, "God knows how you didn't become a prisoner!" ”

He told them that when they set out from the temple, the enemy's vanguard was at the southern foot of Mount Yimeng, less than ten miles away. And condescendingly, you can definitely see them clearly!

Sun Dabeard also said that this troop transfer is a strategic action. In the days when the troops of the art troupe were performing, the Kuomintang was having 100 brigades rapidly advancing our troops in the mountains from the north and south. Mr. Chen Yi specially ordered all troops to kill pigs and sheep, celebrate their achievements, and make a proud and unguarded posture of the deputy soldiers, but secretly repair the fortifications, ambush the men and horses, and ambush him halfway. Unexpectedly, Chiang Kai-shek's bald head was not full of pulp. As soon as he heard the information that Chen Yi was watching a play and composing poems, he was unguarded, and shouted: "Stay, stay!" He said that Chen Yi was eager to work when he was young, and he had the problem of taking risks and rushing forward, but he never committed the mistake of being paralyzed and slack. At the moment, this pomp must be playing tricks again. Immediately tell a hundred brigades to slow down, change to a battalion step by step, and fight steadily together. They love acting, Yimeng is a small place, resources are limited, and the communist army will never be able to support long-term attrition. As soon as Mr. Chen saw that Chiang Kai-shek's tactics had changed, he immediately took out the prepared second hand, and took advantage of the enemy's change of strategy and the situation was not yet decided, and ordered the whole army to stop the drums, pass through the enemy's gap from different directions, and drill out of Yimeng Mountain overnight. This was exactly what happened the three of them on the afternoon of the day they returned their clothes, but no one knew what was going on at the time.

When our army on the southern front reached the rear of the enemy, they stormed Tengxian. The enemy troops advancing to the northern mountains were strangely unable to find where our army was, and suddenly there was a fire behind the buttocks, only then did they know that Sun Wukong had drilled deep into the liver, and immediately turned around the thirty brigades and rushed straight to Teng County. When they arrived at the southern foot of Yimeng Mountain, less than 30 miles away from Teng County, the artillery fire in Teng County stopped, and our army did not know where to go. It was not until after dawn that a telegram was received from the Xuzhou command post, saying, "According to the plane's reconnaissance in the rain, the communist army has turned east and headed straight for the Yi River, and it seems that they want to cross the Yi River in the east and then go north back to Yimeng Mountain." Chiang Kai-shek ordered the 30 brigades of the southern front: "Immediately change to the east, so as to occupy a favorable position and annihilate the communist army on both sides of the Yi River." "The Kuomintang turned around and headed east before they had time to go down the mountain, cheapened three female soldiers, and were not captured as prisoners.

Yi Yan asked: "Where are the Yellow River troops now?" ”

Sun Huzi said: "Of course in the east, I have no troops in the west. ”

Yiyan said: "What do you think we should do? ”

"The best thing to do is to follow us first." Sun Zhen said, "The instructor received the task. He will only know the details when he comes back, and you can't stop fooling around today. Rest the night with me. ”

Yiyan decided to stay here that night. asked Sun Zhen to introduce the advanced things in Lianli in recent days, and prepared to hold an agitation party when the roll call was late. Sun Zhen said: "You are already very tired from traveling, forget it today." ”

Yi Yan said: "You really have changed your position. When you were the captain of the art troupe, we were tired and asked to stop the agitation work, you have a lot to say! Tradition, style, responsibility, and people want to drill through the cracks. That's it today, no! ”

At that time, the art troupe had a set of agitation forms, which were several ready-made singing performances. The tune and action are fixed. When I arrived at a company, I collected fresh materials, made up a few words with realistic content, and played them on them, so it was not difficult to prepare. For example, in the past two days, the cook Lao Zhang has performed well, and the two who said allegro will pass one sentence and say:

Cook Lao Zhang,

The food is extraordinarily fragrant,

Eighty miles in a day's march,

I spread the pancakes and made the soup,

Comrades ate and won the battle,

Everyone learns from Lao Zhang!

After speaking, everyone twisted Yangge and sang these lines again. If you want to praise the breeder Lao Li, the words are changed to:

Da Lao Li is a breeder,

Everything is in the forefront,

The mules and horses are fed fat and strong,

Defeated the enemy's car company.

When it's over, I twist the Yangge and sing it again.

These words are very simple, and most of the soldiers in that tune can sing them, but everyone still welcomes them in their hearts when they perform. The praised elder Zhang and eldest Lao Li, after listening to it with a red face, always had to express their determination to the squad leader, feeling that they had not done enough, and they could not afford this honor, and they would have to work harder in the future. Judging from their subsequent performance, this agitation force is indeed great and lasting.

This night, Zhou Yiyan and the three of them quickly prepared such a show. Without oil paint, you can't wear makeup on your face, and you always have to change your clothes. So Xiao Gao put on her plain clothes and became a boy in the children's group; Yiyan took out the costume from her backpack and became the eldest sister of the literacy class; Yu Jie plays the violin and wears a military uniform. The number of allegro is Yi Yan and Xiao Gao, the chorus of three people open their mouths together, and Yu Jie plays a violin solo. Then Yiyan played the piano, Yu Jie and Xiao Gao performed meritorious service and sang to each other, and the scene was very well prepared.

In the past few days, they have been hard and tired enough, but the company is much harder than them. They walked for the past few days, and the company came in one day and one night, and the rest of the time there was a battle in Teng County. So when the roll call was late, the company commander announced that the comrades of the art troupe would perform a few programs, and the slap lasted for three minutes. Then I put on a show and screamed to do it again, and when I performed the violin solo and duet, I had to get up and never finish. Fortunately, the company commander was born in the art troupe, and knew that there was a system in the regiment, and such a small party must meet the requirements of the soldiers, as long as someone asks for it, he will sing it. He came out to make a round and commanded the whole company to sing a song and end the meeting, so that they could be relieved. This area was occupied by the enemy, and the villagers did not dare to come too far in front of the army, but the children and young people also surrounded the outer circle. After the meeting was dismissed, the streets were filled with laughter, and the three men enlivened the whole village.

After the performance, the communicator led the female soldiers to the west wing of the company headquarters, where they were already laid with grass. When unpacking the quilt, Xiao Gao pushed Yiyan and said, "I'll take care of your backpack, go ahead!" ”

"What!" Yi Yan twisted his body, rubbed for a while, and finally went to the hall with a smile.

Sun Huzi had already poured two bowls of boiling water on the table. When Yi Yan arrived, the two sat down facing each other, looked at each other and laughed.

"I never dreamed you would come!" Sun Zhen touched his beard and said, "I know you're here to shave!" ”

"Don't shave! If you shave, it won't look like you. ”

"It's totally big, big girl."

"You can't carry me on your back anymore!"

The two of them laughed again. So the east and the west began to talk. She talked to him about the acquaintances and interesting stories of the art troupe, and he told her about the company's battles and friendships, and he didn't say a word about the things between the two people, but they both felt very happy and satisfied. It seems that what they are looking forward to on weekdays is to meet and talk like this, they don't care what they talk about, and it is emotional enjoyment to be able to sit and talk together. When it was time to check the sentry, Sun Zhen stood up and said, "You are quite thin, pay attention to your body, tell me to worry less, huh?" ”

"Well, you are the same, that military uniform has to be washed after wearing it for a while, it is full of white alkali, don't you panic?"

"I wrote you a letter, and you came before I could send it."

"Give it to me."

"Everyone wants it when they see it?"

"Anything special?"

"Nope. I don't write anything special in it, just like the previous letters. ”

"Then give it to me, too."

Sun Zhen rummaged through his leather satchel for a long time, took out an envelope that he pasted and gave it to Yiyan.

Yi Yan said, "I'm going back." After speaking, he didn't move, and his two unusually bright eyes looked at Sun Zhen longingly. Sun Zhen looked at the courtyard, convinced that the messenger was not there, stepped forward, quickly hugged Yiyan, and kissed her on the hair. Yi Yan wanted to put his face against his chest, but he had already stepped back with a faster speed. Blushing, like a child stealing candy, smacking his lips, trapped by the sweet sense of guilt.

Yi Yan blushed and smiled: "When I was a child, you hugged me as soon as I crossed the river......"

"Well, I wasn't worried about you getting angry then!"

"Silly! White has such a long beard. ”

They walked out of the yard together. Sun Zhen pointed to the west wing and asked, "If you come to me, they won't react, right?" ”

"You always write to me alone. The comrades in the regiment seemed to approve us quietly. ”

Yi Yan returned to the house, and Xiao Gao and Yu Jie had already fallen asleep. She lay down in her clothes and couldn't sleep for a long time, although it only confirmed the emotions that had existed for a long time, her heart still couldn't be calm.

She put the letter in the pocket of her close-fitting shirt, pressed her hand to it, and soon fell asleep, the correspondent came in and woke her up.

It was raining outside again, and it was still dark in the house, so the communicator said softly with a flashlight: "Captain Zhou, the company commander, please go for a while." ”

Yiyan hurriedly put on his shoes, touched his military hat, and walked out while putting them on his head. Sun Dabearded, standing in the rain and looking at the west wing, saw Yiyan come out, beckoned his hand and walked into the hall. The communicator remained under the eaves.

Yi Yan followed up the hall, the lamp on the table was still on, and there was not much wick left.

Sun Dabeard scratched his head with his hands and did not say a word.

Yi Yan was very familiar with his gesture, so he said, "What's the trouble?" You say! ”

"You must get out of here!" Sun Dabeard said, "Is there any difficulty in leaving now?" ”

"You're not trying to say that, are you?" Yi Yan guessed and said, "If you want to go, it's not difficult to talk about what difficulties are there when you are a soldier!" ”

Sun Dabeard said that after he checked the sentry post, he called and told the instructor about the situation of the three of them. The instructor told them to sleep peacefully, and after the meeting, he asked his superiors about the location of the Yellow River troops. But after an hour, the instructor called again, telling them not to sleep and to chase the team immediately.

"There's nothing to fuss about!" Yi Yan said.

Sun Zhen scratched his head again, and then said, "Their location has changed, and now they are in the west." ”

Yi Yan thought he had misheard, and asked again: "Which side?" ”

"The west side is the side you came from yesterday."

"Didn't you even have our troops to the west?"

"Yes, yes, it was last night! But now, we don't have any troops east of our company. After dark yesterday, they made a backward turn: they quietly detoured back to the west from the south path, with the goal of crossing the Jinpu Road, crossing the canal, and joining Liu Deng's army in southwest Lu. ”

"Why didn't you say it earlier?"

"As soon as I hear about it, I'll send a messenger to call you."

"What about you?" Yi Yan asked, "You still don't act?" ”

"We'll be going right away."

"Anyway, in one direction, let's go together, it's better than us acting alone."

"Not in one direction, let's go east!"

Zhou Yiyan thought he had heard it wrong, and he was speechless for a while.

"There's nothing to fuss about!" Sun Dabeard pretended to be relaxed and said, "What ...... be a soldier?"

Yi Yan said: "As you just said, there are no more of our troops in the east. ”

"Yes, but this can only be said to our own people." Sun Dabeard's tone became solemn, "To the enemy, we still have to make him believe that the main force of our army is in the east, and continue to advance east!" So, after dawn, we will swagger east in the sight of the enemy! ”

"Who are you referring to?"

"A regiment!" Sun Dabeard laughed again, "You remember, when I was in the art troupe, I was called to play tricks as soon as I sang a flat opera." The head of the regiment always said, Lao Sun, don't look down on the dragon set, four people represent thousands of troops! This time I'm playing tricks again, one of our regiments represents the entire field army of the Southern Front! ”

"Now that we're here," said Yiyan, "why don't we join you?" ”

"This, this is different from acting. There are four singing here, and there are four there. Now we are a regiment, and the enemy is thirty brigades. As soon as they find out that they have been deceived, there will be a fierce battle of a hundred against one......"

Yi Yan said angrily: "No wonder you are urging me to leave quickly, you are sending us to safety!" ”

"This is the order of the superior chief!" Sun Dabeard said, "The higher authorities ordered that all personnel who are not members of this establishment should be mobilized and left!" And it's not safe for you to get there. There are also tens of thousands of enemy local armed forces, recalcitrant forces, and traffic police columns on both sides of the Jinpu Road. The enemy in the east, as soon as he realized that he had been deceived, immediately pursued him. It has been raining heavily for several days, and the road is all overturned, and you are chasing behind, and the large troops in front are also walking, so you have to take some effort to bring those two female soldiers back to the army safely! I'm calling you out so that you can be mentally prepared and help me do my work later! ”

Yi Yan was silent for a moment, remembering that he was about to break up, and he lost his temper with him, which was a little regretful. She clasped his hand tightly and said, "You want it, but you want to fight it back alive." ”

"I can't die without your approval!"

Surprisingly, those two men did a great job. Xiao Gao is used to obeying orders, and he will hit wherever he goes, and he doesn't know what it means to negotiate the price. When Yu Jie heard that she was going to continue to catch up, although she was a little frustrated, she had no choice. It's just that it took a lot of effort to help them pack lightly, and they were reluctant to throw away any bits and pieces. After much iteration, they agreed to take only the food bags, two civilian clothes, violins and the three grenades issued to them, and to throw everything else to the company chief to dispose of.

Before breaking up, Sun Zhen told them that the three of them should live and die together, unite as one, and if they can not enter the village, they will not enter the village, and if they can not camp, they will not camp, and they must overcome all difficulties and catch up with their own team.