march to victory

"Comrade, don't be so pessimistic!"

Zhou Ping's eyes were red, and there were faint tears flashing, but he still smiled and comforted the other party gently: "You have to think about the future, wait for the good days after our victory in the revolution, when the time comes, we brothers will go...to... ...By the way, comrade, what's your name? Which regiment do you belong to?"

Zhou Ping really couldn't continue, so he asked the other party's name, because at this moment, he didn't know how to imagine such a beautiful future for the other party. It is a kind of cruelty that makes the other party die without regret, so he can only change the topic.

However, Zhou Ping never expected that the other party would be so open-minded about life and death—probably in the past few days, this person's experience was full of despair.

The other party rested for a while, and recovered a little bit of physical strength. Although he spoke in a low voice due to weakness, he was much more fluent.

He glanced at Zhou Ping, then at Zhang Qingshan, and finally, looking at the white clouds in the sky, he said lightly: "I'm just like those comrades who died before, so don't mention it, if you really want to know my name, just Call me a Red Army soldier."

At such a time, in such a sad atmosphere, although Zhang Qingshan really wanted to know the other party's name, he didn't dare to force it, he could only nod slightly, and tears began to glisten in his eyes.

A soldier is a soldier, no matter how sad, even if he is facing life and death, his straightforward character still determines his attitude.He smiled and said to Zhang Qingshan and Zhou Ping: "Don't be so sad. We are all soldiers and good men, so we should bleed and not cry. Besides, I believe that you are the same as me. From the day you participated in the revolution , I am used to seeing life and death, and I look down on personal gains and losses, so why bother to be sad?"

Speaking of this, he glanced at Zhang Qingshan and Zhang Qingshan again, and after smiling and nodding to Peng Bing who came to squat down in front of him, he wanted to sit up, but he only moved his body and didn't need any strength at all.

"Comrade, would you like to sit up?"

He nodded and said with a smile: "I want to take another look at where the comrades have walked and where they are going in the future."

The three quickly and carefully lifted him up, and then, Peng Bing also sat down behind him, leaning against him with his body, while Zhou Ping and Zhang Qingshan supported him from left to right, and looked at him worriedly , fearing that he would fall down.

He turned his head to look behind, and then looked forward seriously... When he saw that there were horses in Zhang Qingshan's group, especially the things that were consigned immediately, his expression was obviously surprised, but soon Reply normal.Maybe, he felt relieved!

After a while, he suddenly smiled and said: "Comrades, you still have a long way to go in the future. You must walk out of the grassland victoriously. If you win in the future, please point in the direction here, drink three bowls of wine for me, and tell me And all the comrades who sacrificed, our efforts today are not in vain, it is worth it.”

"Okay! I will definitely remember. As long as I am still alive, I will definitely come to toast you and all the comrades who died in the future."

He smiled and nodded slightly.

Maybe he was relieved, his mental head that was originally rigid was a little slack, and the luster in his eyes began to dim, which was obviously a sign that he was about to die after his mental head suddenly relaxed.

Seeing the other party like this, Zhang Qingshan became anxious, and hurriedly asked: "Comrade, what wish do you have?"

Hearing this, the man, who had been slack just now, obviously braced himself up again, looked at Zhang Qingshan, felt the care of his comrades, and smiled gratifiedly: "I was a bandit leader before I joined the revolution. If I hadn't joined the revolution , I understand a lot of truths, I am afraid that my life will pass in a muddle... Now, I think that I am a glorious Red Army soldier, I died for the victory of the revolution, and died for my beliefs, it is worth it.”

Speaking of this, he paused for a while, because his chest was a little heaving and he was panting heavily, which made him a little uncomfortable, and his brows were wrinkled.

After a while, he felt a little more comfortable. Looking at the caring and worried eyes of his comrades, he smiled and said, "Don't feel sorry for me. After I die, you don't have to give me painstakingly." I'm looking for a place to bury, so just put me here... Cough! Cough!"

"it is good!"

The words were agreed in a crying voice, and it was Peng Bing who said it, because he was trying not to cry while wiping his tears.Coincidentally, both Zhang Qingshan and Zhou Ping nodded with tears in their eyes, and he was the only one who yelled out. Therefore, the whole sad atmosphere was aroused with a bit of grief and indignation.

"Don't cry~! Let's... Cough! Cough! Be stronger..." When he said this, he thought of something, raised his left hand slightly, but just touched the lower abdomen, and then dropped it suddenly.

"Comrade, are you taking something?" Zhou Ping asked quickly, "Come on! I'll help you take it out."

"Look at my head, I'm groggy, I've even forgotten such an important thing. In my left jacket pocket, there is a piece of beef, I want to present it to you, I hope you can help you get out of the grass in victory. "

It was a small piece of beef, but it was tightly wrapped in kraft paper. You can tell at a glance that it was distributed to the soldiers by the troops before entering the grassland. Each soldier received two pieces... At this time, comrades They all rely on wild vegetables to satisfy their hunger, and the value of a piece of beef cannot be measured.Of course, there is an exception for Zhang Qingshan.

"Comrade, why... how..."

Zhang Qingshan wanted to ask him why he didn't eat?But when the words came to his mouth, seeing how weak he was, he suddenly understood: the other party must have been reluctant to eat, and just wanted to save everyone's life at the most critical moment.

"I originally thought about relying on it to save the lives of the whole squad of soldiers at a critical moment. However, since I was injured in the ambush at Yanzikou, the injury has not healed. At that time, I expected today, and I wanted to put It was given to other comrades, but...but..." At this point, his eyes finally showed a touch, but his tone was extremely proud: "But the comrades didn't accept it, and they said I was a wounded , This piece of beef was saved for my life. And, every time I ate, everyone tried not to let me take out the food... Later, my injury was finally out of control, and I fell behind in a coma. The comrades rescued me and wanted to Carried me on a stretcher, but when I saw that my comrades were so tired, how could I bear to drag them down, and then I...heh! Heh!"

Zhang Qingshan nodded understandingly. Along the way, there were countless comrades like the one in front of him, and the reasons were almost exactly the same: they just didn't want to drag other comrades down and sacrifice themselves.

"Okay, let's not talk. I can't do it... Cough! Cough! Here, I will give it to you. I wish you to get out of the grass as soon as possible and carry the revolution to the end."

Zhou Ping nodded, said nothing, and silently put the piece of beef into his pocket.

Afterwards, Wu Shaohong and the others also rushed here, and everyone surrounded the comrade without saying a word, and silently accompanied him, quietly bidding farewell to the soldier who was about to leave this world.

Although silent, the atmosphere of sadness and anger always lingers in everyone's heart.

About 10 to [-] minutes later, the comrade suddenly said "Thank you!" in a soft voice. Immediately, his head drooped and his body turned towards Zhang Qingshan.

"Comrade! Comrade..."

Zhang Qingshan was shocked and quickly shook his body, but what he got was eternal silence.

Zhou Ping put his finger under the comrade's nose, waited for a while, and under the gaze of everyone, shook his head slightly, sighed and said to Peng Bing who had been standing on his back: "Lao Peng, get up, this one!" The good comrade is gone."

Qin Fang covered her mouth and began to cry.

The other comrades also looked sadly at the comrade who died.

After the comrade's body was laid flat, Zhang Qingshan specially arranged the military uniform and remains for him.

He sighed, stood up, and said to the comrades around him: "Okay, don't be sad. Follow his instructions before he died, and let's set off now...all stand up and stand in a row."

Waiting for the comrades to stand side by side in front of that comrade's body, Zhang Qingshan shouted loudly as if venting his inner grief and anger: "Everyone has it~! Stand at attention! Salute! Salute to the unknown hero!"

Immediately, the group of seven continued to set off.

Although along the way, everyone has seen too many corpses of comrades-in-arms, even bones, but this is the first time to see a comrade-in-arms sacrifice by his side like this, so sadness is inevitable.

At the beginning, everyone was very sad, no one wanted to talk, even Qin Fang, who was the liveliest, wiped away tears while walking.But they have seen too many corpses along the way, and their mental endurance has been greatly enhanced.In addition, Zhang Qingshan and Zhou Ping saw that the atmosphere was dull, so in order to cheer everyone up, they deliberately chatted to enliven the atmosphere.Therefore, after walking for an hour or two, the sadness in the hearts of the comrades has weakened a lot, and the atmosphere has improved a lot.

Perhaps the comrades understood what Zhang Qingshan and Zhou Ping meant, so whether they wanted to or not, everyone spoke up, which made the atmosphere much better—even if everyone was still a little sad in their hearts, at least on the surface, the atmosphere Really active.

It wasn't until around four o'clock in the afternoon that everyone really relaxed a lot, and even took the initiative to mention this matter.

"Brother, where are we camping today?"

"Baoyu, are you tired?"

"No!" Zhou Baoyu shook his head, thought for a while, and said, "I don't know if it's because of the comrade who died earlier, I always feel uncomfortable in my heart, and I feel that my legs are heavy when I walk. Get a good night's sleep."

"Baoyu, then you have to go through a lot of these things before you can see life and death..." Zhou Ping interjected with a smile: "As you can imagine, the reactionaries are very powerful, and if they want to overthrow their rule, we, the Red Army How difficult the revolutionary goal of liberating all the poor people in the world will be, and you will have to face more sacrifices. You are also a soldier, if you can't even understand this, how can you revolutionize in the future?"

"That's right~!"

At this moment, I saw Wu Shaohong pointing not far away, and shouted: "There seems to be a small slope over there. It's not high, but it's definitely suitable for camping."

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