Crimson Dawn

Surrounded by water on three sides and surrounded by mountains on one side, Baidi City stands alone and has a gloomy atmosphere. It is particularly beautiful in the majestic and steep Kuimen landscape.Climbing up from the foot of the mountain, you have to climb nearly a thousand stone steps before you reach the gate of Baidi Temple on the top of the mountain.Here you can enjoy the majestic momentum of Kuimen.Going around to the back of the temple, you can see the winding and beautiful Caotang River flowing into the river from the foot of Baidi Mountain.

Sichuan witch culture is prevalent. Since the Tang Dynasty, all kinds of folk mythological figures can basically be found in Sichuan. The most famous one is Erlang Xianshengzhenjun.The boat out of Sichuan arrived at Baidi City, and saw that the familiar Yanyudui was missing on the wide river, but there was a big stone on the riverside that was several people tall, and a dozen people might not be able to hug it. There were many nails on the big stone. "Big Steel Nails", and a stone tablet was erected in front of it.Before Yanyudui was blown up, there was a pavilion above it, and in the pavilion was a stone tablet engraved with the second-hand essay "Ode to Yanyudui" written by Su Shi who had never studied fluid mechanics. This tablet was also knocked down and transported to the ruins. Standing beside the stone.The destruction of Yanyudui, the suppression of evil spirits with steel nails, and the erection of monuments prove that these elements that the artists "love to hear and see" greatly stimulated the witch culture and mythological storylines in their hearts.

After the People's Party blew up Yanyudui, rumors spread in Fengjie, and the incense in Baidi City also flourished.However, on April 1918, 4, a group of people in dark blue clothes appeared on the mountain road of Baidi City.Dark blue military uniform, dark blue military cap, and black leather shoes.No one dared to block the way of these people. The news from the mountain said that these people were aboard the fleet that bombed Yanyudui last time.

The troops lined up in a strict column along the mountain road, led by Zhu Yao, the commander of the fleet.The Naval Political Department praised them for completing the task of blowing up Yanmului cleanly.After actual voyages, the experience of navigating large ships to the upper reaches of the Yangtze River was accumulated. At least the Military Commission passed an emergency plan, and Yichang expanded a fuel supply plant and a machine repair plant.

The task Zhu Yao received this time was to continue to advance up the upper reaches of the Yangtze River along the last route. However, the scientific research ships in the fleet were collecting new hydrological data after the destruction of Yanyudui, so the fleet was temporarily moored in the Fengjie area.Zhu Yao is a bit restless, so he simply organized officers and soldiers to visit Baidi City.It can not only move your body, but also show the demeanor of the People's Party army. [

The Baidi Temple is nothing special, the mountain is quite high, and the temple is small.The People's Party opposes feudal superstition. After the naval officers and soldiers visited a circle of portraits of Shu Han figures, they lined up to go down the mountain.At this time, a woman with red eyes and pale complexion approached tremblingly and said something in Fengjie dialect.

Zhu Yao is from Hebei. His father admired Yan Fu’s name as a child of Beiyang, so Zhu Yao was sent to the People’s Party to study in 1909. After the political review, he was assigned to the Naval Academy. After graduation, he did a lot of naval work. Now Served as the fleet commander of the workers' and peasants' revolutionary army marching into Sichuan.Zhu Yao is very used to Mandarin, and can't understand Fengjie's local dialect at all.Fortunately, comrades from Hubei could understand a lot. He asked the woman a few words, and during the question and answer, he saw that the woman's pale face showed excited joy, and even her complexion seemed to be much ruddy. .

Comrade Hubei turned his head and said to Zhu Yao: "Commander Zhu, this aunt's son is sick. She asked us if we have a doctor and if we can treat it. We said that we can help at most, but we can't promise her any treatment effect. .”

Zhu Yao frowned slightly. The level of medical care in the Liberated Areas of the Republic is much higher than other areas in China.If the fleet's medical team starts to treat in Fengjie, it is likely to trigger a frenzy for local medical treatment.Baidi City is full of incense, apart from the original tradition of praying to gods and worshiping Buddha, one of the reasons is the emptiness in the heart caused by the People's Party blowing up Yanyudui.It's just that the purpose of praying to gods and worshiping Buddha is to solve the problems that can be solved by showing means, especially the desire for the treatment of diseases.

Whether there is a political commissar means whether there is political leadership for the Revolutionary Army of Workers and Peasants.Zhu Yao knows that medical treatment can greatly promote the influence of the People's Party, but he doesn't want to spend precious manpower on meaningless things at this time.But Zhu Yao is also very clear that the political commissar may choose to provide medical services to the masses in Fengjie.

Things really happened as Zhu Yao expected, a group of people went down the mountain, and the political commissar agreed to diagnose the local woman's son.The diagnosis came out quickly. The teenager had acute appendicitis and needed immediate surgery.I heard that the doctor was going to cut open his son's body and cut off a certain organ.This frightened the woman, but the subsequent development was beyond Zhu Yao's expectation.The mother's face was as white as paper, she bit her lips and hesitated for a while, then suddenly she knelt down and shouted: "Masters, please treat my son properly."

The subsequent development was very simple. The operation performed by a doctor with rich surgical experience was very successful. The enlarged appendix was removed and the wound was carefully sutured. The weak child soon fell asleep with the help of anesthesia.The appendix is ​​on the verge of ulceration, but it is not festering.The anti-inflammatory liquid was applied, and the child's face gradually returned to a more normal complexion from pale and pale.

Of course, the political commissar could see that Zhu Yao didn't have the enthusiasm to save lives, but it seemed inappropriate to ask the fleet commander whether he lacked the revolutionary humanitarian spirit of saving lives, at least when there was no conclusive evidence.So the political commissar just asked Zhu Yao, "Do you want to go ahead?"

"Let's go now." Zhu Yao replied immediately, without any thought of stopping in his tone.

The political commissar couldn't stand this attitude, "Commander Zhu, why do I think you have no interest in helping the masses?"

Zhu Yao was not intimidated by the attitude of the political commissar at all. He said frankly: "Our action this time is not a civil affairs action. If we say that we are responsible for building a hospital, then of course we can vigorously promote it in Fengjie and do a lot of work. But our The purpose of the operation is to go up the river. You said that the rabbit who hit the grass building rescued a few people. Of course we can lend a helping hand. But if the work is delayed because of these rescue operations related to the purpose of the operation, I don’t think it is responsible for the revolution. Attitude."

The political commissar is actually not very old, just in his early thirties.Zhu Yao is only 26 years old, and as a representative of the party committee, the political commissar is actually superior to Zhu Yao in terms of status and authority.The political commissar was quite dissatisfied with Zhu Yao's attitude of "belittling" political work.He asked, "So what does Commander Zhu mean?"

"What I mean is, continue to go up the river immediately before the news spreads. Our mission is this, and our purpose is also this. And..." Zhu Yao said here and stopped talking.

"And what?" The political commissar really wanted to know Zhu Yao's attitude towards treating the masses.

After all, Zhu Yao is young, although he knew that he shouldn't have said this, but he couldn't help but express his thoughts: "Political commissar, my attitude is that the humanitarian spirit of saving lives and healing the wounded is not the same as selling the market .We unite with the masses, but it doesn’t mean we need to be well received by the masses all the time. I don’t think that’s a revolutionary attitude.”

Dare to say such a point of view so straightforwardly, Zhu Yao is actually a real person.But these words made the political commissar's face turn pale, and he said seriously: "Commander Zhu, you are opposing the mass line!"

Zhu Yao also said seriously: "Then, should we obey the order of the Military Commission now, or follow the mass line and mobilize the masses. Choose one of the two."