march to victory

In the clear blue sky, on the flat ground, weeds more than a foot high stretched into the distance. On the horizon connecting the sky and the earth, there seemed to be a clear dividing line between green and white.

When entering the water grass field, we could still clearly see the weeds and puddles, but the further we went in, the deeper the puddles were hidden, and sometimes we couldn’t even see the puddles, but everyone knew: any None of the things exposed are the most dangerous.

The weeds and grass roots under the feet are connected together, and some fields are covered with black mud. If you step on it, the fields and grass within a few feet around will move.In order to prevent them from sinking, the three of them could only walk side by side, but in order to prevent timely rescue in case of emergency, they should not be too far apart, and the horses had to detour instead of directly following behind.Because these aquatic plants have no fixed foundation, if you step on the same pile of weeds too much, the people behind will sink directly.

The three cautiously stepped on the soft grass, and the explorer moved forward step by step, and had to keep an eye on the movements of the people around him so that he could rescue them in time.

At this time, straw sandals are obviously more suitable than cowhide boots. Even, sometimes, it is most suitable to go forward barefoot, just because sometimes, when one foot is stepped on, one will step into the mud, one foot is high and the other is low. It is extraordinarily exhausting and tests everyone's perseverance...

When Tashi left, the three of them were not in the mood to speak because of some reluctance and worry about the way forward.But now, the three of them are also not in the mood to talk, not only because the road is difficult to walk, but also because it is too quiet, even the wind can't make a sound as it should, it seems that there are only three of them left in the world There was a certain amount of depression in my heart, which made the three of them lose interest in talking.Even the liveliest Zhou Baoyu stared at his feet because he was always worried about the evil consequences of the swamp, completely forgetting about other things.

"Old Zhou, Baoyu, it's too quiet here, and the more you walk, the more depressed you feel. How about we sing a song to relieve it?" Zhang Qingshan, who was walking in the middle, bent down to pick up a rare dead branch, He looked ahead, then glanced at the two people around him, and asked Zhou Ping on the right.

"Okay, let's start."

"Just sing the mobilization song of our Red Army." Although Zhang Qingshan can sing a few Red Army songs, but because of his limited level and the fact that he has been fighting since joining the revolution, he doesn't have much time to learn. He doesn't care about these, so he can sing There are really not many Red Army songs.And the reason why he sang this Red Army mobilization song is because he joined the Red Army after listening to this song, and it was also the first song he learned after joining the revolution.

"A soldier must be a Red Army...ready, sing!"

"Every soldier must be a Red Army, and cooperate with the workers and peasants to fight the enemy. If all the reactionaries are defeated, everyone will have a share of the land. Those who can work will have jobs, and those who can plow the fields will have fields to cultivate. Crack down on local tyrants, catch evil gentry, and kill him without mercy!"

Needless to say, at the beginning of singing, the suppressed and heavy sullenness in the heart was immediately swept away, and I felt that my steps were vigorous.

But only Zhang Qingshan and Zhou Ping sang... Zhou Baoyu also sang a few lines at first, but since he lost his footing and almost fell, he never sang again.

Listening carefully, Zhou Baoyu rolled his eyes the more he listened, finally waited for the two of them to finish singing twice, and saw that Zhang Qingshan was singing more and more vigorously, and he was about to sing for the third time, so he quickly stopped him: "Brother, please Stop singing, the more I listen to it, the more uncomfortable it becomes."

Zhang Qingshan thought there was something wrong with his health, so he quickly looked at him and asked, "What's wrong? What's wrong?"

"It's not because of physical discomfort, but because... because Lao Zhou's voice is worse than that of a male duck, and it makes me want to vomit more and more."

"Get out!" Zhou Ping saw Zhou Baoyu deliberately retching, and immediately scolded angrily: "I will sing to you, it is the blessing you have cultivated in eight lifetimes, you boy, don't know what is good or bad."

"Then I beg you, for the sake of my eight lifetimes of vomiting, please, Lao Zhou, don't make me feel uncomfortable and want to become the ninth lifetime, will it work?"

Old Zhou blushed, but he was still unconvinced, and glared at Zhou Baoyu angrily: "Okay, come on, you boy, sing me a song, and let me see it."

"Aren't you embarrassing? I can't sing at all."

"Then what more do you have to say?"

Seeing that the two of them were talking more and more angry, Zhang Qingshan had no choice but to smooth things over: "Okay, okay, Lao Zhou, Baoyu is still a child, what are you doing with his common knowledge?"

Only then did Zhou Ping snort, ending the bickering.

"How about we each tell a story, or something else?"

As soon as Zhou Baoyu's words fell, Zhou Ping smiled at him and said, "Pull it down! Who doesn't know, you kid likes to listen to stories, but you can't tell them yourself... If you want to hear the story, just tell it. I am happy, so I will tell you a battle story that you have never heard before."

Zhou Baoyu was overjoyed when he heard it, and was about to speak, but Zhang Qingshan took a step ahead.

"By the way, Lao Zhou, Baoyu, speaking of it, I've been thinking about a few things, and now I'm here to discuss with you."

Seeing that neither of them made a sound, Zhang Qingshan continued: "The first is the issue of food."

"I remember that it was mentioned in the instructions issued by the above: At the beginning, the Central Red Army crossed the water and grassland and walked for more than 20 days..."

As soon as Zhang Qingshan mentioned this, Zhou Ping immediately took it: "I also remember this incident... well, I won't interrupt, you can continue talking, Old Zhang."

"Think about it, both of you, the Central Red Army crosses the water and grasslands. Although they are short of men and horses, lack of food and clothing, etc., their advantages are also obvious: they have a large number of people, they can help each other, and they can also do things in the direction. Accurate... Our advantage is: we have enough food, and we can carry it on the back, so we can move forward easily, but our shortcomings are also extremely prominent, that is, the manpower is weak, and the direction judgment is not mentioned. The key is that we must always be careful... Comparing these with each other, I think that the speed is almost the same. That is to say, it will take us about 20 to 30 days to successfully walk out of the water and grassland. Therefore, I would like to discuss with you two: In order to do our best It may be possible to ensure that the food will not stop, but on the next road, we must change from three meals to two meals. What do you two think?"

"I agree."

"I also agree, and, I also found something..." Zhou Ping stepped on a few pieces of hard horse manure under his feet, picked them up and put them directly into the cloth bag hanging on a horse behind him-after picking it up for so long, he was used to it. It has become natural, and it has already reached the point of grabbing cow and horse manure with hands.It can even reach the point where Tashi was looking for dry cow dung in wet cow dung, and there will be no thoughts of disgusting dirty, because everyone has realized the meaning of what Tashi said back then: in such a barren place Place, anything that can light a fire, is precious.On the contrary, if you are poor, you are making fun of your own and other people's lives.He said calmly, "Have you two noticed? The further you go to the water grassland, the harder it is to find firewood. Not to mention dead branches, even these dried cow dung, dried horse dung, etc. are becoming more and more difficult to find. It is difficult to collect. Therefore, in terms of saving firewood, two meals are more reasonable than three meals.”

"Okay! This point is unanimously approved." Zhang Qingshan nodded and said with a smile: "Second, when the Central Red Army crossed the grassland, many comrades were left behind due to long-term fatigue, malnutrition, hunger and illness, etc. Most of the comrades fell here forever, but some comrades who were left behind successfully returned to the team because they helped each other... I think we are likely to encounter comrades who were left behind. And, I dare to conclude that these laggards The comrades here must have nothing to eat, so in order to give them an extra bite, I think we should save food from now on, and add half of wild vegetables to each meal. Do you two agree?"

"agree."

"Agreed!" Zhou Baoyu, who is also an activist, said first: "We rested in the tribe in Lausanne for several days, eating fish and meat every day, and we have already recuperated our bodies. We have eaten every meal for the past two days. Beef and barley flour are definitely much stronger physically than those comrades who have been hungry for days. But we are all revolutionary comrades, and we should help each other and overcome difficulties together, so we should consider other comrades in everything we do.”

"Oh~! Baoyu, when did your ideological awareness become so high?" Zhou Ping said with a smile: "When I was in the Lausanne tribe, I don't know who it is, who actually risked his head to kill the enemy for a piece of ox bone. At that time, why didn't you consider other comrades who were starving and freezing?"

"Old Zhou, are you looking down on me? Let me tell you, at that time, I also thought about other comrades, but it was useless to think about it at that time. It's better to eat and drink enough, take care of my body, so that I can find comrades as soon as possible. Other comrades."

Zhou Ping laughed, but didn't answer, because what he said jokingly this time was indeed a bit serious, and for a veteran, it was a bit unkind.

"The third point, have you noticed that when Tashi is moving forward, he always holds a rope in his hand. According to him, this is to rescue people who are stuck in the swamp at any time. I think what he said is very reasonable , I think that bundle of rope is too long, and it’s inconvenient to use it in an emergency, so I cut out two pieces, one for me and Lao Zhou. In case something happens, I can rescue you at any time... No, the more I think about it The more I think there is such a possibility, the more I talk about it, the more worried I am. Lao Zhou, hurry up and cut two pieces of the rope from the horse behind you."

"it is good!"

"Brother, why don't you share a section with me?" This guy is really a clever ghost, and he immediately recognized the true meaning of Zhang Qingshan's words, but still unconvinced, he straightened his neck and shouted: "Are you looking down on me? Am I weak?"

"Baoyu, it's not that you think you're weak, but you don't know how much effort it will take to pull him out once he's trapped in the swamp. Just like what Tashi said before: If either Lao Zhou or I get stuck, just rely on The other two, I'm afraid it will take a lot of effort to pull them out, so if something happens to me or Lao Zhou, I can throw the rope to rescue as soon as I walk in the middle, and you or Lao Zhou have to wait to get it under control After the sinking speed of the trapped person, go and pull the horse over as soon as possible, and then use the horse's strength to pull the trapped person out... Do you understand?"

Zhou Baoyu bowed his head, curled his lips, and muttered: "After all, it's just that I think I'm small and have little strength."

Zhang Qingshan pretended not to hear it, and talked about the next thing.

But no one expected that the aquatic grass field was so dangerous, and his worries were fulfilled so quickly...