march to victory

silence!

Dead silence!

But the sad atmosphere is lingering no matter what, flowing in the hearts of everyone: Feeling the "mumbling softly" blown by the breeze, is this what the comrades-in-arms are telling themselves?Looking at the bright stars in the sky, they are like the tears of comrades in arms; they are so close to each other, yet so far away... No one is in the mood to speak, even Qin Fang, who has always been lively, secretly wipes tears with tears in his eyes.

The Long March tested every Red Army soldier to a certain extent, but it was through all kinds of unimaginable trials and tempers that laid a solid foundation for the Red Army's future victories and strengthened everyone's beliefs, didn't they?

"Brother-in-law, here it is!"

Zhang Qingshan turned his head to look at her, and took what she handed over: his two fingers were thick, gray-black in the moonlight, as hard as a stone, yet familiar.

Before Zhang Qingshan figured out what it was, Zhou Baoyu, who was lying on his right side, asked in surprise, "Sister Xiaofang, why do you still have beef?"

Zhang Qingshan was startled, and finally remembered: Isn't this the beef jerky that was handed out before climbing the snow mountain?I remember that at that time, ordinary soldiers and officers and soldiers each received one yuan, and special talents such as medical staff received two yuan each. Later, when they were in Ganzi City, they added more or less... At that time, Zhang Qingshan just took a quick look and said I gave two pieces of beef jerky to the old squad leader in the company, but I forgot about it later.

And the reason why Zhou Baoyu was surprised was: it’s this time, you’re all so hungry, why don’t you take out the beef jerky you have?

"It's not what you think." Qin Fang sat up immediately when she heard Zhou Baoyu's exclamation, and when everyone looked over, she hurriedly explained: "This piece of beef jerky is not mine, it's from someone I don't know. Comrade insisted on giving it to me before he died..."

It turned out that Qin Fang woke up from the laggard and was very panicked. She ran desperately, trying to catch up with the large army, but accidentally ran into the first soldier, who was a comrade who was lying on the ground weakly waiting to die due to diarrhea.

Probably because she was touched by Qin Fang when she was dying, and she was awakened instead.Knowing that he couldn't get out of the water and grassland, he refused Qin Fang's help, instead he took out this piece of beef jerky from his arms and handed it to Qin Fang.In the following one or two minutes, he kept asking Qin Fang to walk out of the water and grass field victoriously, and to tell the platoon leader of his class that he was not a deserter, but because of diarrhea, weakness, and frequent coma. The way... Qin Fang just watched this comrade sacrifice, but she was powerless.Even though she was crying so much and shouting hoarsely, it was all in vain.

Zhang Qingshan touched the piece of beef in his hand, imagining the original owner of this piece of beef, and his reluctance for it, because at that time, this piece of beef was the confidence of this soldier when he walked out of the grass.So much so that before he died, he still wanted to give it to Qin Fang, asking Qin Fang to walk out of the grassland victoriously. Perhaps, in his heart, he felt that Qin Fang would be able to walk out of the water grassland if he had this piece of beef again. It was his sustenance before his death.And Qin Fang accepted his gift, and also had a kind of spiritual sustenance to it, so Qin Fang would not use it unless it was a last resort... You know, in this water and grass field, the value of a piece of beef Just like water in the desert, it cannot be measured by money.

"If I hadn't met you, I would have cooked it tomorrow morning." After speaking, Qin Fang lay down, covered her face, and began to cry.

"You did the right thing." Zhang Qingshan patted Qin Fang's shoulder lightly, and handed the beef jerky to her: "It's not just a piece of beef, it's also the comrade's entrustment for you to walk out of this water and grass land , maybe, in his eyes at that time, you already represented him and our entire Red Army. I still remember that at the mobilization meeting before departure, the division commander said: No matter how much the price is paid, as long as one person goes out victoriously, it is victory. It is to keep the fire of revolution. As long as there is a fire, the spirit of the Red Army will always be there. One day, the world will be ignited again... So, Xiaofang, I order you as the company commander: from now on, unless it is absolutely necessary, Do not use it."

Qin Fang, who was crying, took the beef jerky, nodded, did not cry again, and twitched like a convulsion, and hid the beef jerky in her coat pocket again.

Zhang Qingshan sat up and looked over one by one.He didn't ask, and he didn't specifically remind, but his eyes could be understood by everyone. Everyone who received his eyes nodded silently and solemnly.Because everyone understood the meaning of this look: from now on, no one should touch the piece of beef jerky in Qin Fang's hand, it's best not to even mention it, lest it hurt her already tense nerves.

When Zhang Qingshan looked back at Qin Fang again, he didn't expect that Qin Fang fell asleep in just a short while, snoring slightly.

One thing, Zhang Qingshan's analysis is quite right: Qin Fang is really suffering and tired.Maybe it's the nurse's instinct, or maybe it's the fear of losing her comrades, and she doesn't want to see her comrades fall in front of her eyes one by one. In the past few days, she has been working almost day and night: singing for everyone, cheering for everyone, working hard While raising morale, you also have to take care of the wounded.With the tenderness and strength of a woman, she protects everyone.However, how many people can understand the various emotions hidden under her lively appearance: worry, heartache, fear, anxiety... For this reason, even though there are only two wounded around her, she still fights hard. Destiny used his thin and frail body to act as an alternative crutch for these two people, supporting them all the way to continue the long march.

That's why, when she met Zhang Qingshan and the three of them, she burst into tears like that—half of it was happiness, and the other half was pain!

The pain lies in her persistence, her sadness, and her despair—this kind of huge pressure and lack of food and clothing are on her thin shoulders, and she really can't hold it.That is to say, at this time of near despair, happiness came so suddenly and so hugely, not only met the three of Zhang Qingshan, but also saw the relative "sudden wealth" of the three.Perhaps, at that moment, her tears were mixed with a bit of reproach and a strange sigh: If only you could have arrived a few days earlier!There would not be so many comrades who left forever because of hunger and disease.

She knew Zhang Qingshan and Zhou Baoyu well, so at the moment they met, her heart fell completely; her nerve lines that had been tense for several days were finally able to relax; After working all night, I can finally relax.

So, before she knew it, she fell asleep with peace of mind while crying... This kind of crying is happiness, safety, trust, and a long-suppressed release.All of this was because she met a comrade-in-arms who made her feel safe, and at the same time, it also meant that she had completely handed over the responsibilities of these few days to Zhang Qingshan, because she trusted him!

Zhang Qingshan sighed inwardly, turned around and whispered to Zhou Baoyu: "Baoyu, the small fire kiln is starting to get cold. I have to use a fur coat as a quilt tonight, and you can look for something to put on the floor."

Zhou Ping and Zhou Baoyu got up and went to work. Peng Bing and Wu Shaohong also pulled out their feet. Seeing that Zhang Qingshan was taking out Qin Fang's sleeping feet to put on shoes, Peng Bing sighed and said lightly: "This It was really hard for her for a few days."

"That's right! She's been so busy these days, it's really... Sigh~!"

Zhang Qingshan didn't look at them, but just as he was about to lift Qin Fang's shoes, he stopped suddenly.Then, she lifted Qin Fang's soles slightly, and as expected, there were two blisters on each of the two soles.

After Zhang Qingshan stared at the blisters for a while in a daze, he suddenly raised his head to look at Peng Bing and Wu Shaohong. The soldiers bowed their heads in shame.Of course, as men, they would never talk about the situation on the soles of their feet.

Three big leather jackets and three thick Tibetan clothes were all brought out.Originally, three people were more than enough to sleep, but now six people are not enough.But in this environment where the temperature difference between day and night is too large, under the belief of saving one's life and walking out of the water and grass in victory, it is really impossible to pay attention to the difference between men and women. The six of them can only huddle together and sleep with their clothes on.

Sleeping side by side, the two sleeping on the outermost side must be the coldest. The five of them argued a little bit about this. In the end, Zhang Qingshan, as the company commander, ordered himself and Zhou Ping to put on Tibetan clothes. Sleep on the outermost sides.Zhou Ping sleeps on the far right, Peng Bing next to Zhou Ping, Zhou Baoyu sleeps next to Peng Bing, next to Wu Shaohong, then Qin Fang, and finally Zhang Qingshan sleeps on the far left.

The reason why Qin Fang wanted to sleep next to Zhang Qingshan was that there was no other way.

Zhang Qingshan couldn't bear to disturb the sleeping Qin Fang, so he could only pick her up and walk towards the coir raincoat that had been laid out.Qin Fang, who was in a deep sleep, probably felt the shaking, opened her eyes slightly, and saw that it was Zhang Qingshan. After she called her brother-in-law indiscriminately, she tightly grabbed Zhang Qingshan's right arm and the clothes.In desperation, Zhang Qingshan looked at everyone in embarrassment, and finally Zhou Ping opened his mouth to help Zhang Qingshan: "At this time, living is the most important thing, so let's not pay attention to the difference between men and women. Old Zhang, lie there and give me a hand." Comrade Xiaofang keeps out the wind, and I sleep here. Everyone huddled together to keep warm."

The others nodded in agreement, so Zhang Qingshan had no choice but to lie down on the spot.

But when covering Qin Fang with a big leather coat, Qin Fang who was already hugging his right arm suddenly murmured, "Baoyu, don't grab snacks from me!"

Zhou Baoyu, who was helping to cover her with a big leather coat, was taken aback when he heard this, and then his eyes turned red.As soon as he covered his mouth, he turned around and squatted on the ground, crying silently.

"Baoyu, your sister Xiaofang usually seems to be messy and competitive, but who knows the pain in her heart, especially in the past few days, everyone has seen her performance and is anxious, but we have to Let her share some, but she said that she is a nurse. If she needs help from the wounded to take care of the wounded, it will appear that she is too incompetent. She ordered."

Hearing Wu Shaohong's words beside him, Zhou Baoyu nodded quickly, tears streaming down his face, and vowed in his heart that he would never steal food from her in the future.

However, early the next morning, Zhou Baoyu broke his oath immediately, and vowed viciously in his heart that he would fight this little devil to the end...