Rebirth of the Republic of China: The Rise of China

road of hope

Wang Youtian from Sichuan originally had five brothers and a family of nine including his parents, wife and children.However, because of several years of scuffle fighting in Sichuan Province, the two brothers were conscripted into the army, and eventually died on the battlefield of warlord scuffle without even receiving a dollar of pension.

His wife was also raped by bandit-like warlord soldiers in the melee, and she jumped into the well to commit suicide...

Facing one bad luck after another, Wang Youtian knew that if he stayed in Sichuan again.Maybe it won't be long before his remaining two brothers will also be enlisted by the warlord Latin, and eventually die in the melee of the warlords.

In order for the remaining brothers, parents, and children to survive in this troubled world.After hearing the news of emigrating to the Northeast, Wang Youtian bravely took his family to sign up. He wanted to escape from Sichuan Province, which was full of death and hunger, and went to the three northeastern provinces to fight.

Just after he rushed to the immigrant gathering point with his family's limited finances, something happened that Wang Youtian will never forget.

All the people who entered the wharf where the immigrant gathering point was located were first sent to a bathroom that they had never been in in their entire lives, and then each was given a set of new clothes that they had never changed in five years.

When the family came out of the bathroom, Wang Youtian couldn't believe his eyes when he saw the family members who had been completely cleaned up and put on new clothes, because the family members standing in front of him, Whether it is mental outlook or appearance, earth-shaking changes have taken place.

At this moment, the words of the ten-year-old son suddenly surprised him from the shock: "Dad...the clothes are really warm. I haven't worn such warm clothes for a long time, and there is not even a single patch..."

The son's excited and childish voice just fell.The old mother kept touching a pair of fabrics with her hands, and said with a look of emotion: "Arita...these clothes are definitely not made of ordinary coarse cloth. I have lived for decades. I have never worn them. Clothes made of such good fabric... By the way, are these clothes really for us? The National Defense Forces really don't plan to take them back..."

Hearing these words, Wang Youtian couldn't help but shed tears from his eyes.Feelings, regrets, expectations...

I regret that I have been the master of the house for more than ten years, but I have not been able to buy a good dress for my family.Feel the generosity and generosity of the National Defense Forces, such a good dress.Don't even give it to yourself and your family for free without a penny.I hope that after I really enter the Northeast, facing such a good government, will I really allocate dozens of acres of land to myself as advertised, and I will no longer need to pay any exorbitant taxes other than food taxes...

Seeing the eager eyes of his family members looking at him, Wang Youtian affirmed in a firm tone: "Dad... Mom... These clothes were sent to us by the National Defense Forces and will never be taken back. The National Defense Forces said that when we arrived in the Northeast In the future, each person will be given a set of warm clothes, which are warmer than the clothes we wear..."

"Okay... I have new clothes to wear... I have new clothes to wear..." Looking at the son in front of him who got an affirmative answer from himself, he immediately started cheering.From the bottom of his heart, Wang Youtian was so happy for his wise decision.Not only that, but I have already begun to yearn in my heart: to enter the three northeastern provinces.After being allocated dozens of acres of land, what kind of food do you want to grow.

And at this moment, a voice came from the radio.Suddenly he woke up from his dream.Just when he pricked up his ears and began to listen carefully, a voice that made him salivate reached his ears.

"Attention all immigrants. Attention all immigrants... It's lunch time, it's lunch time... Please follow the grouping and numbering. Take the family as the unit, immediately rush to the temporary cafeteria to receive food, and immediately rush to the temporary cafeteria to receive food..."

Because of rushing all morning, he arrived at the hungry Wang Youtian, and stood up suddenly from the ground.Facing the family members who also showed hunger on their faces, but resisted not saying anything, he said excitedly: "Parents... sons, fourth child, fifth child... are all up, it's time to eat, let's go eat... "

Because Wang Youtian and his family had just arrived at the immigration point, a group of six people were first taken to a daily necessities collection place, and each received a lunch box, a blanket, and a basin.Then, under the guidance of the officers and soldiers of the National Defense Forces, holding the aluminum lunch box that I had never seen before in my hand, and in their eyes, it was very valuable, followed the scent, and walked to the temporary cafeteria with anticipation on my face.

When he was at least 20 meters away from the cafeteria, the sharp-eyed Wang Youtian passed through the gap between the crowd and saw baskets of steamed buns piled on the table.Not only that, Wang Youtian, who was so hungry, actually smelled a smell of meat from this fragrance that he hadn't smelled for several years...

"Could it be that we have meat for lunch today..." Wang Youtian suddenly had this thought in his heart, and couldn't help swallowing the saliva that had already flowed into his mouth.With the family, I subconsciously quicken my pace and dare to go to the cafeteria..."

When baskets of snow-white steamed buns and pots of steaming steaming cabbage mixed with a lot of fat heads appeared in front of the family.The six people headed by Wang Youtian showed a pair of burning gazes full of longing.Because, as far as Wang Youtian's family is concerned, since his wife left, the family has never eaten meat again.

Two snow-white steamed buns per person and a large bowl of steaming fat meat stewed with cabbage, this is the lunch of these immigrants at noon today.If such a meal is placed in the present world, few people will eat it.However, in the Republic of China during the period of warlord melee, many people have never been able to eat such a good meal during the New Year, or even in their entire lives.

Watching the family members swallow the steamed buns in their hands without any image, and eat the steaming fat meat and stewed cabbage in the lunch box.On Wang Youtian's simple and honest face, there was once again a heartfelt emotion and smile.

After putting a piece of Nuoda fat meat in his own bowl into his son's bowl, he said with a kind face: "Eat slowly, eat slowly... The chief of the National Defense Forces said that starting today, we can eat it every day." Serve white flour steamed buns and pork... Come on, son, it's time for you to grow your body. Eat this piece of fat..."

The scene in front of me can definitely be called a touching picture that can be seen everywhere in the entire settlement.What's more, some people ate meals that they had never eaten in their lives.They even cried, or knelt directly in front of the Wehrmacht officers and soldiers.Kowtow to the Wehrmacht....

In Wang Youtian's eyes, the National Defense Forces have not forgotten their commitment.In addition to the difficulty of eating vegetables on the boat, combined with seasickness, I made myself and my family feel very uncomfortable, as if I was sick.The whole process of going to the Northeast was like celebrating the new year, which made Wang Youtian and his family feel a little warmth that they had never had before...

The half-month-long Yangtze River and sea voyage is finally coming to a stop.The pale Wang Youtian, like the others on the deck, looked at the pier that was getting closer and closer to him, and began to wave his fists desperately and cheered desperately.

With a long siren sounded.The tweeters scattered all over the deck sounded again the voice that accompanied everyone for half a month: "Compatriots, we have arrived at the first destination of our trip. The pier in front of us is just taken over by the soldiers of our National Defense Forces from the Soviets. The largest ice-free port in the Far East, the port of Vladivostok. Starting today, you will officially enter the Far East and become a commoner under the rule of our National Defense Forces..."

"I ask everyone to disembark one by one according to their numbers and under the leadership of the corresponding captain... After disembarking, there will be special personnel from the immigration office of the coalition government to greet you, lead you to the temporary residence, and rest for two days. Then rely on our legs. Continue to the ultimate goal Lake Baikal...."

When Wang Youtian walked out of the cabin with a face full of expectation, there was a biting cold wind and chill.Attack them quickly.Although everyone is wearing thick cotton clothes, but.This thick cotton coat still couldn't stop the low temperature that kept hitting him.

The immigration officials waiting at the pier seemed to know what everyone was thinking.He shouted at the immigrant who was constantly rubbing his hands: "Everyone, speed up. Get off the boat immediately. We have prepared a cotton coat for each of you in the temporary residence. As long as everyone rushes to the temporary residence, someone will give you cotton coats." and food...”

After all 20 immigrants entered Vladivostok, in order to adapt to the next on-foot migration, they were regrouped under the organization of the Immigration Office.A group of ten people is assigned a tent and a carriage with a load of two thousand catties.

It's not a coincidence that Wang Youtian and Wang Youtian are together, and they are also a family of four from Sichuan.Because Wang Youtian was the oldest among several young adults, it was no accident that he was appointed as the temporary leader of the ten-member team.

After a two-day rest at the Sea Cucumber Enemy, Wang Youtian's ten-member team brought with them the one thousand catties of grain, one hundred catties of frozen meat, several blankets, and iron pots for cooking, which were just issued by the immigration office. Supplies, under the leadership of a main division of the National Defense Forces, began to migrate to Lake Baikal, the destination of the emigration, along the completely interrupted railway line.

On the snow-covered land of the Far East, 20 immigrants, [-] National Defense Force soldiers, [-] horses, and thousands of cars filled with various materials and fuels, like a black dragon, are marching toward Baikal. Go to the lake.

In a cold environment, if a person wants to maintain physical strength, the intake of meat must be sufficient.Although the National Defense Forces tried their best to allocate one hundred catties of frozen meat to ten people.However, after one hundred catties of frozen meat is really averaged out, it looks like ten catties per person.Even if the 20 immigrants are saved, after one month, the entire immigrant army will have to fall into a crisis of losing their meat.

If there is not enough meat to replenish energy for everyone, under the low temperature of more than ten degrees ordered by the Far East, the entire immigrant army will definitely have a large number of people who collapsed due to the cold.

Faced with the reports quickly gathered by his subordinates, Xiong Shaowen, the commander of the [-]th Division who was directly called by Li Guosheng to defend Lake Baikal in the Far East, immediately frowned.

After thinking about it for a while, Xiong Shaowen had no choice but to call all the officers above the company level of the entire army to the temporary headquarters to think about a solution.

Seeing that fellow villagers in Sichuan began to get sick one after another due to the cold, Chief of Staff Zhang Guoqiang from Sichuan was also anxious.However, for these people inside the customs, they undoubtedly have no idea how to adapt to the harsh environment outside the customs, or even in the Far East.Finally, a battalion commander from the Northeast Army suggested.

"Master, isn't our [-]th Division assigned a group of former Northeast Army soldiers? I believe that some of these Northeast Army soldiers must come from places like Heilongjiang. I believe that they can survive in such a cold environment in Heilongjiang. Survive. If you can survive in the Far East, we might as well ask them. Maybe they can think of some good ways..."

Xiong Shaowen, who had a try attitude, really found almost a hundred soldiers in the [-]th Division who originally lived in Heilongjiang and other places.After some inquiries.An answer was quickly placed on Mr. Xiong Shaowen's desk.

"Hunting on the spot, supplementing the troops and immigrants with meat...."

Glancing at the deputy company commander of the lieutenant with the highest rank among the 20 people, Xiong Shaowen asked with suspicion: "Deputy company commander Zhang, this ice and snow place can really catch prey. You have to be clear, this decision is related to more than [-] immigrants. life safety."

The lieutenant and deputy company commander affirmed: "Please rest assured, there is absolutely no problem... On the surface, the entire Far East is covered with snow, but in fact it is not. Whether it is in the big river or in the nearby woods, there are hidden Lots of prey."

Speaking of this, the lieutenant and deputy company commander seemed to think of his past, and continued with emotion: "Before I became a soldier, we men in the Northeast could hunt hundreds of catties of prey a day just by relying on earthen guns. Now we have With such a good rifle, and enough bullets, there is absolutely no problem in shooting a thousand catties of prey a day. If you add a lot of live fish caught from the river, I am sure. As long as 1000 people go hunting with us in the mountains And fishing in Jiangli is enough to raise at least 100 million catties of meat for the troops within one day...."

Xiong Shaowen's nervous heart was finally relieved, and he ordered to the deputy company commander in front of him: "Okay. If that's the case, I will leave all the infantry in the whole division to you for use. Each of you will lead a platoon and let me go hunting in the mountains. Two days. Be sure to raise at least 20 days of meat for the troops and 20 immigrants. As long as there are 20 days of reserves, we can get out of this no-man's land. Arrive at the final destination Lake Baikal..."

With the continuous gunfire sounding in the Far East, there are at least hundreds of square kilometers of prey in the forest along the railway.All were looted by the No.19 Division of the Wehrmacht.Of course, the biggest reward is not the hunting team in the mountains, but the fishing team.

With the help of the corresponding special tools of the engineering troops, the one-meter-thick ice layer on the river surface took less than an hour to break open.

Without the obstruction of a thick layer of ice, sunlight and air, like a flood breaking a bank, quickly poured into the river.For several months, under the ice cover, the river fish, which had never seen the sun, rushed towards the gap like a school of sharks smelling blood.Soon, the ice caves with a diameter of two meters were crowded with dense schools of fish.

Looking at the scene in front of them, the soldiers of the National Defense Forces who were not from the Northeast were stunned.Looking at the densely packed Jiangyu heads under his feet, he immediately became at a loss.

The Northeast officers and soldiers in charge of leading the team were not so polite.After a quick smile flashed across the corner of his mouth, he said excitedly to the platoon leader, "Platoon leader Wang, no one has ever caught fish in this river before, there are so many of them... Quickly order the brothers to use nets to catch them. One net can definitely catch tens of hundreds of catties of river fish..."

"Yes, fishing..." The platoon leader finally came to his senses under the reminder of the Northeast soldiers.He personally picked up a fishing net and started to catch fish. At the same time, he shouted to the subordinates who still hadn't reacted by the ice cave: "Bastard, what are you still doing? This is a white-flowered river fish. Give us some supplements." Energy river fish... If you don't want to freeze to death in the next march, catch the fish for me, hurry up, if the fish escapes, I will settle accounts with you..."

Without the scruples of the Northeast soldiers, the second lieutenant's platoon leader's fishing net was filled with dense fish as soon as it was lowered.After the wasteful boss lifted the fishing net full of river fish from the water, at least one hundred catties of big river fish appeared in front of everyone.

"What a big fish..." After quickly pouring the full net of river fish onto the ice, the big fish weighing ten catties quickly began to jump on the ice.However, at the low temperature of tens of degrees below zero, Jiang Yu had just jumped less than five times before being frozen to death by the low temperature.

Seeing this, the surrounding subordinates finally reacted, picked up guns one after another, and started fishing...

One hundred catties...two hundred catties...five hundred catties...one thousand and five hundred catties...When there were no more fish swarming into the ice cave in front of me, there were piles of completely buried fish around the ice cave. Frozen into ice, a pile of fish with a total weight of more than two thousand catties.

One ice cave harvests 20 catties of river fish, and [-] ice caves yield [-] catties of river fish... On the river stretching tens of kilometers in front of us, there are obviously more than [-] ice caves opened by soldiers.

Coupled with the large amount of prey brought back by the hunting team into the mountains, it not only added almost 200 million catties of meat to the entire immigration team, but also added more than [-] skins of various animals to the immigration team.

Faced with such a huge harvest, think about the next march, the troops can continue to hunt on the marching road, and supplement the troops with meat.Xiong Shaowen, who was nervous because of the lack of meat for immigrants, finally showed a smile from the bottom of his heart.

Facing the subordinate who had been resting in place for two days, he decisively ordered: "Chief of staff, immediately organize the troops, and according to the standard of ten catties of meat per person, cut off all the prey that the brothers just killed. In addition, inform the troops to take care of themselves tonight." Rest, starting tomorrow, we will continue on our way, and strive to get out of this uninhabited land and enter Lake Baikal within 20 days. As long as we enter the relatively high temperature Baikal area, we don't need to worry about food anymore..."

"Yes, Master seat..." (to be continued...)