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Chapter 198 [Ten Send-Offs to the Red Army] (5.2k words, two chapters combined)

Following the post's revelation, online Blue Star players and streamers flocked to the streamer's livestream room that had triggered the plot.

at this time.

Inside the live stream room of streamer Chi Feng on the Tiansha live streaming platform.

A tense march is underway.

on the screen.

The atmosphere in the group was somber, and the autumn wind was bleak.

As Chi Feng's perspective shifted, the viewers on Blue Star in the live stream also saw the current situation clearly.

The line stretched endlessly in front of and behind the anchor.

Chi Feng walked at the back of his team, sharing news with his viewers in the live stream.

Chi Feng did not join the red team at the start of the game.

We skipped through the main storyline to get to the Soviet area.

However, they didn't encounter the Red Team in the previous counter-encirclement campaigns, so they couldn't join even if they wanted to.
They finally waited for the red team to arrive and join the team, but they haven't even fought twice yet.

News then came that the breakout attempt had failed.

The entire red team was forced to relocate, leaving Chi Feng's team completely bewildered.

I don't know what's going on.

So they started asking around.

And I just found out.

He only found out about the new CG that the Polaris website released this morning.

His unit was the 34th Division.

They would be sacrificed here in groups, and Division Commander Chen Shuxiang even tore his own intestines apart to prevent the enemy from obtaining intelligence.

At the same time, Chi Feng felt both admiration and helplessness.

Good news: The event has been triggered.

Bad news: It's about to disappear.

However, the popularity is huge. Just because of this one plot point, the number of viewers in the live stream has reached nearly a million in just half an hour.

The message obviously spread very quickly.

Looking at the nearly one million viewers in the live stream, Chi Feng began to explain the current situation:
"We are currently in the process of relocation."

"This 'counter-encirclement and suppression' operation failed. I don't know the specifics because I haven't been here long, but I heard from other veteran squad leaders that the decision-making was flawed."

"This time they were saying they were going to break through from somewhere."

"But the enemy forces were simply too numerous, and we ran right into them on several breakout routes."

"This led to a forced relocation."

"The current movement is westward, over here."

Chi Feng paused for a moment, then sighed:

"It's the 34th Red Army Division."

The words fell.

The chat in the live stream suddenly fell silent.

Red 34th Division

Blue Star players who have just seen the "Bloody Battle of Xiangjiang" CG naturally know what it represents.

This signifies that the entire army was wiped out in order to cover the main force.

This represents the troops of Chen Shuxiang, the iron-willed division commander who tore out his own intestines to prevent the enemy from obtaining intelligence.

Watching the silent procession advance, netizens on Blue Star suddenly felt a sense of tragic grandeur.

The march was silent and uneventful, yet inexplicably tragic.

He adjusted the camera angle so that viewers in the live stream could see the team's situation more clearly.

Chi Feng paused for a moment:
"Everyone knows the mission: to cover the main force's crossing of the river."

Everyone knows what the mission is.

Everyone knew what they were about to face.

But they continued to advance in silence, without complaint or retreat. Some soldiers' straw sandals were worn out and their feet were bleeding, but their steps remained firm.

For a while.

The viewers in the live stream didn't know what to say.

After a long silence...

Someone posted a questioning comment:

Didn't they know this was a certain death sentence? Did no one object? Why?

It wasn't just the viewer who posted the comment who wanted to know.

Everyone in the live stream wanted to know.

This is an entire division, several thousand people.

If we say that the faith and conviction of our mentor Chen Shuxiang shook the entire planet.

The heroic sacrifice of more than 6000 men from the 34th Division.

It shocked netizens across the planet to the point of questioning their very existence.

How could there be such a military unit?
How could there be such soldiers?
How can there be people with such beliefs?
People living in peacetime who have never experienced war simply cannot comprehend the spiritual strength displayed by the Chinese people on Earth during those arduous and extraordinary years.

And the unwavering faith these people possess.

Seeing the confusion in the comments, Chi Feng turned his gaze to the team in front of him and suddenly spoke up:
"The young soldier carrying the spatula is named Li Erwa, and he is only 17 years old this year."

"That old squad leader who carried the army cooking pot on his back has three children waiting for him to come home."

"Chen Shuxiang, the commander of the 34th Division, is only 29 years old and joined the army shortly after his marriage."

“Each of them had concerns and reasons to live, but when the order was given, there were only 6000 determined eyes.”

"They might never come back, but they also knew that if they didn't go, their comrades and the people behind them would have no hope."

Chi Feng looked at the red flag fluttering at the front of the turning column, its red color rustling in the autumn wind:
"That flag was more than just a piece of cloth to them."

"It is still a belief worth protecting with one's life."

"To be honest, from my perspective as a modern person from Earth, I cannot understand this choice."

"But that doesn't stop me from admiring them."

Chi Feng's words drew agreement from netizens on Blue Star.

indeed.

This spirit of sacrificing everything for one's beliefs is almost nowhere to be found on Earth.

Therefore, every move or event this team makes brings extraordinary shock to netizens on Earth.

I don't know how long I walked, from dawn to dusk.

The line suddenly stopped.

Unsure of what had happened ahead, Chi Feng, who was in the middle to rear, followed the other soldiers and rested against a large tree or a rock.

At this time.

The old squad leader next to him patted him on the shoulder, and Chi Feng turned his head to look.

But then I saw the old squad leader hand me half a cornbread:
"Have something to eat."

The old squad leader looked to be in his fifties.

However, Chi Feng knew that the old squad leader was only 37 years old, which seemed to be due to the hardships he had endured since childhood.

Just as Chi Feng was about to refuse, the old squad leader noticed and said:
"Eat your fill before you set off; you have to die well-fed, after all."

These words silenced Chi Feng and the Blue Star viewers in the live stream.

Obviously.

They know everything.

Chi Feng could no longer refuse the old squad leader's kindness, so he took the half-eaten cornbread and ate it, thanking the old squad leader as he did so.
"Thank you."

Then, after thinking for a moment, he looked at the old squad leader:
"Monitor."

Aren't you afraid?

Upon hearing this, the old squad leader grinned:
"What's there to be afraid of?"

"If we die, the main force will survive."

"Several thousand people were exchanged for tens of thousands."

"This deal is worth it."

The old squad leader's words made the netizens on Blue Star gasp in surprise.

So that's the algorithm.

Is it worth sacrificing thousands of lives to save tens of thousands?

Of course it is worth it.

But what if you're one of those thousands?
The live stream room fell silent.

This is not a transaction; this is a sacrifice.

Selfless sacrifice.

Honestly, they can't do that.

Perhaps there are people on Earth with such selfless dedication and sacrifice, but finding one is easy, but what about more than 6000?
Of the more than 6000 men in the 34th Division of the Red Army, not one retreated, and this shock was only just beginning.

Chi Feng looked at the old squad leader and suddenly asked:
"Squad leader, why did you join the Red Army?"

The old squad leader was taken aback upon hearing this:
"Of course it's because the Red Army was good."

Chi Feng was somewhat puzzled:

"I know that, but is it really worth sacrificing for just that?"

"Human nature is selfish, isn't it? Don't you want to live?"

Chi Feng's words also raised questions among the Blue Star viewers in the live stream.

I've watched quite a few episodes of the show recently.

indeed.

The soldiers of the Red Army helped the people with their work and tidying up, and they didn't rob them; they even distributed land to them.

But can these things really make people dedicate themselves and make sacrifices for them?

After all, Earth has never denied the selfishness of human nature.

The old squad leader smiled when he heard Chi Feng's words, looked up at the distant, rolling mountains, and a hint of reminiscence appeared in his eyes:

"When I was nine years old, the landlord came to collect rent."

“My family couldn’t pay the bills, so my father had his leg broken. He died from the pain because we couldn’t afford medical treatment.”

"Not long after, my mother couldn't take it anymore and hanged herself."

"I became an orphan, but I still had to herd cattle for that landlord."

"In winter, we slept in the cowshed and fought with the livestock for bean dregs to eat."

"When I was twelve, I accidentally broke a clay pot. The landlord hung me from a tree and whipped me until I was lying in the cowshed for more than half a month."

"I'm lucky I survived."

"If I were to die, I would have died then."

“When I was fourteen, there was a famine. The landlord’s house was robbed by starving people, and the landlord was also killed by the refugees. Unfortunately, I didn’t kill him with my own hands at that time.”

"I still regret it now."

"Why didn't I kill that beast with my own hands back then?"

As he spoke, the old squad leader sighed:
"Then came the period of fleeing famine."

"I was a beggar for four years, begging all the way to a village in southern Jiangxi, where a carpenter took a liking to me."

"I took him in as his apprentice."

"Later, I inherited my master's skills, and gradually I became quite famous in the surrounding villages." "But I also attracted a lot of trouble from the little devils."

"Today, this village official will ask you for a little money; next year, that township official will ask you to buy a set of furniture; even the guards in the county town can rob you of some money."

"After a year's work, it's like working for nothing."

"After all these years, I've gotten used to it."

“Until that winter.”

"I just spent half a month making furniture for the local officials in the county town, and I didn't get a single penny. I didn't even get a decent meal before I was kicked out."

"On the way back to the village, I hid in a dilapidated temple and ate tree bark."

"I felt so wronged and wanted to die back then."

"But at that time I had a baby boy who was just a month old at home, and I thought about it several times but I didn't dare to die."

"Later, when we were preparing to continue our journey..."

“I heard footsteps outside. I was afraid of encountering bandits in this chaotic place, so I hid behind the clay statues in the dilapidated temple.”

"But they were still discovered."

"Guess what?"

Chi Feng was listening intently and couldn't help but ask:

"what happened?"

The old squad leader chuckled:
"Of course it was discovered."

"I was so scared that I was trembling and almost knelt down before them."

"He was just about to kneel down."

"The soldiers helped me up and explained that they were Red Army soldiers and that they were different from the bandits."

"But it was a time of war and chaos."

"Moreover, the wanted posters in the county town are almost all for Red Army soldiers or leaders, who would believe them?"

"Everyone was carrying a gun, and some of them were covered in blood. I was so scared that my legs went weak."

"Seeing how scared I was, they handed me half a cornbread while trying to calm me down."

"With food in your belly, you won't panic."

"Only then did I feel relieved. Looking at them, I realized that these soldiers were just a group of seventeen or eighteen-year-old kids."

“Those soldiers, their faces were blue from the cold, but they still took care of my feelings.”

"After they learned about my ordeal, those young soldiers even pooled together some money for me to take home."

"They said the Red Army was the army of the poor, and that it helped the poor."

"I went home in a daze, still marveling at my good fortune."

After speaking, the old squad leader remained silent for a moment:
"I only found out the next day that those young soldiers had been ambushed and killed by those white dogs in the mountains shortly after I left."

"They said the corpses were hung on the city wall as a warning."

"After hearing that, I went to the county town overnight. They had all been gutted by those white dogs and hung on the city wall. They were all seventeen or eighteen-year-old kids."

“The bark and straw inside the stomach were hanging there through the opening in the abdomen.”

The old squad leader suddenly slapped himself in the face, his voice trembling:

"They never had a proper meal before they died!"

"My stomach is filled with tree bark and straw."

"That piece of cornbread, which so many of them were reluctant to eat, they gave it to me without hesitation."

"How could I have eaten it?!"

The old squad leader was filled with regret, even though so many years had passed.

He still couldn't forget that half-eaten cornbread.

at this time.

Chi Feng then understood why the old squad leader had handed him that half-eaten cornbread.

This is a deep-seated obsession he holds dear.

The old squad leader wiped away his tears:

"You say human nature is selfish? But there is a group of people who would rather eat tree bark and straw themselves than not give food to the people."

"Where in the world is there a team like this?"

Are ordinary people all fools? No, they are not.

"They know who treats them well."

"It's just that ordinary people have a hard life, and they've gotten used to it over the years."

"But now... the Red Army has arrived."

"They said they wanted to give the poor a good life, to ensure all children could go to school, and to eliminate the cannibalistic landlords from this world."

"I believe them."

The old squad leader gazed at the distant mountains:
"Later I found those child soldiers in the mass grave and buried them."

"Later, I also joined the Red Army."

"Many years have passed in the blink of an eye."

"The team's original aspiration has never changed: to enable ordinary people to live a better life."

"So I believe them."

As he spoke, the old squad leader took out a letter from his pocket, handed it to Chi Feng, and said with a smile:

"I received the letter last month. My child is now attending school in the base area."

“He can read now, this is what he wrote to me.”

The old squad leader's face showed a proud expression:
"Who would have thought that a family that has been farmers for generations would produce a scholar?"

"Look at my child's handwriting, it's even better than those landlords' handwriting."

“When my son was a kid, he would beat the landlord and write his own name. Now my son can write hundreds of characters.”

"He's much more successful than those landlords."

The old squad leader praised his own son, and Chi Feng looked at the crooked handwriting inside the envelope, which was full of longing, and smiled as he said:

"Your son cares about you a lot."

"I was thinking of you going back."

Just finish it.

Chi Feng and the Blue Star viewers in the live stream couldn't help but feel a pang of sadness.

go back?

There's no going back.
Seeing Chi Feng suddenly fall silent, the old squad leader grinned and said:
"We can't go back."

"If we go back, what will happen to the main force?"

"If my child can read now, he's a hundred times better than me. He'll be more successful than me in the future."

"We'll definitely be able to live a good life."

"I can't suffer like I did."

"The path we walk today, the children will never have to walk again."

Hear the words.

Many netizens in the live stream had tears in their eyes.

A comment slowly floated by:
They weren't unafraid of death; they were even more afraid that future generations would continue to live in darkness.

The live stream room was completely silent.

far away.

The whistle for assembly sounded.

The old squad leader deftly packed up the cloth bag and patted Chi Feng on the shoulder:

"time to go."

Chi Feng nodded, took a deep breath, and stood up.

The team set off again.

This time, I had fewer doubts and became more resolute.

As the group moved forward.

Chi Feng froze when he saw what was happening around the corner, as did the viewers in the live stream. Only then did they realize why the team had stopped.

Turn past the mountain in front of you, around the corner.

The setting sun shone down.

As the sun set, a large number of villagers gathered in front of them.

Holding straw sandals in their hands, they pushed small carts, delivering homemade dry rations.

However, no matter how you stuff it in.

None of the soldiers in front took it; several cadres stayed behind to persuade the villagers.

The procession of people seeing each other off stretched as far as the eye could see along the winding mountain road.

The viewers in Chi Feng's and Lan Xing's live stream followed the group with great awe, watching from Chi Feng's perspective.

The immersive experience and the scenes made them understand why this team could inspire countless people to dedicate themselves and sacrifice for it, and why the people loved and respected it so much.

Before anyone knew it, farewell songs began to echo through the mountains and forests.

The setting sun dyed the mountain path blood red.

As the cook at the very end of the column rounded the mountain pass, the villagers still stood there, holding torches, gazing longingly in the direction the Red Army had departed, waving flags with the four red characters "Long Live the Red Army" written on them.

Until several years later.

When the game progresses to the modern era of 'Earth'.

Players on Earth in the Republic searched for this historical record within the game and learned that the Republic later adapted the situation and songs from that time into a song.

It was later named "Ten Send-Offs to the Red Army".

into the night.

The soldiers who had arrived at the banks of the Xiang River were digging defensive fortifications without stopping.

Prepare to intercept the pursuing enemy forces.

Chi Feng was digging a trench when a strange noise suddenly came from afar.

The faint sounds of pre-battle mobilization could be heard in the distance:
"Comrades, the Central Column is..."

"Is the mission simply to hold the position?"

"Never back down!!!"

As the voice faded, the soldiers in front responded in hushed tones:

"We vow to defend the Party Central Committee to the death as it crosses the river!"

"We swear to defend the Party Central Committee to the death as it crosses the river!!"

"We swear to defend the Party Central Committee to the death as it crosses the river—!!"

The sound spread outwards in circles, growing louder and louder. The shouts of more than six thousand people shook heaven and earth. Chi Feng's blood surged, and he didn't know how many times he shouted.

It wasn't until the sound gradually faded away that they realized that the person who had just spoken was actually Division Commander Chen Shuxiang giving the final pre-battle pep talk.

The next day.

The sun has fully risen.

A deafening roar was already approaching from the sky, followed by a dense chorus of muffled groans from the side.

Then the shells landed less than fifty meters in front of the position.

boom--!
boom--!
Countless shells roared in, engulfing the entire position in flames, while on the distant horizon, countless soldiers surged in like a tidal wave.

“Prepare for battle!!!”

(End of this chapter)