The woman's cry was very sad. Shen Zengshun did not go to comfort her immediately. Instead, he sat steadily on the bench and smoked a cigarette. After waiting for a long time, the woman's cries finally subsided, and Shen Zengshun continued to speak: "Little cabbage, the ground is yellow, three or two years old, without a mother, such a good child, will soon be without a mother. , pitiful, pitiful!¡±
Having said this, Shen Zengshun sighed loudly on purpose.
The ballad Shen Zengshun mentioned at the beginning is "Little Baicai" which has been circulated in Northeast China and North China for thousands of years. It tells the story of the stepmother who abused the daughter born by her ex-wife. After hearing Shen Zengshun say that ballad, the woman who had just stopped crying fell on the kang and howled loudly.
After waiting for a while, when the woman's crying subsided, Shen Zengshun said: "My sister-in-law, life is unpredictable and things are unpredictable. The disaster that your Zhongguo Village suffered this time is due to the dereliction of duty of us soldiers. We You failed to protect the country and the people. The disaster you suffered this time was due to the incompetence of us soldiers."
When the woman heard this, her crying gradually stopped.
Shen Zengshun struck while the iron was hot: "Sister-in-law, your family and your tribe have just talked with you. They don't blame you because you are a weak woman and you have no ability to resist. Because they didn't protect you, they I feel that I also have a great responsibility.¡±
The woman lying on the kang began to sob again. Shen Zengshun continued: "That child is your biological child. You don't want a cruel stepmother to treat him in the future, right?"
Having said this, Shen Zengshun carefully observed the woman's reaction and found that although the woman was sobbing, she was actually listening carefully to her own words. Shen Zengshun's confidence greatly increased. He lit a cigarette again and said: "Sister-in-law, I know you have been wronged, but you have absolutely no choice. We Chinese people regard honor and integrity as more important than life. It is very likely that in the future Someone is pointing fingers behind your back. But you still have children to take care of and old people to die. It can be said that your life is not just your own. In my opinion, you still have to live well. If you really insist on dying, you will be blind to it, but have you ever thought about it, you will be sorry for the old man at the top and the young son at the bottom. Especially your child, can you bear to have him without his biological mother? , stay alone in this world and suffer?"
The woman lying on the kang remained motionless. Shen Zengshun's words obviously spoke to her heart. Shen Zengshun continued: "I said the same thing at that house just now. I have obtained the consent of your clan leader, and I will take you down tomorrow." If your family moves to Qinghe or Sangyu Town, if your family lives in a new place, people will not know about you, and your family can start over."
Speaking of this, Shen Zengshun emphasized: "That family has agreed, and they will move out tomorrow."
In fact, Shen Zengshun did not move into that house. As for the move, it was false. What Shen Zengshun said now could be regarded as a white lie. Because he knows very well that face is very important in today's rural areas. As long as they change to a new environment and no one brings up the unbearable past again, the family can live peacefully.
The woman lying on the kang didn't cry anymore. Shen Zengshun knew that she had agreed with his statement, so he threw away the cigarette butt in his hand and stood up. Before going out, Shen Zengshun turned around and said, "Sister-in-law, please clean up immediately. , I will send soldiers to send all your family away immediately. Don¡¯t worry, I will discuss with your clan leader and we will definitely settle you down."
When Shen Zengshun went out, the patriarch and the woman's family members who had been waiting in the yard gathered around anxiously. Shen Zengshun told them what he said, and they all nodded, thinking that Chief Shen's method was indeed a good one.
The family was busy packing their belongings and preparing to send them away overnight by soldiers from the Sixth Squadron. However, Shen Zengshun could not rest. He was led by the clan leader to another family to persuade him.
That night, although the enemy did not come for a sneak attack, Shen Zengshun and the others basically did not sleep well. By the time they sent the two families away, the sky in the east had turned white, and a new day had begun.
It was finally dawn, and the troops who had rested last night got up one after another. The cooks began to prepare breakfast. The platoon leaders and squad leaders blew their whistles and shouted commands to urge the soldiers to get up and practice. At this moment, the messenger sent back last night to report the news came back, and he brought back the latest order from the ninth detachment.
After Li Qinglin received the combat report sent by Shen Zengshun and others last night, he immediately judged that this small group of enemies stationed in Zhongguo Village was just a supporting force for the Japanese and puppet troops in the so-called "Operation Suppression". According to the Japanese They will definitely send troops to retaliate in the shortest possible time. Therefore, Li Qinglin ordered the Sixth Middle School to? Immediately move the people, and your own troops must also leave the village, and bring enough food and grass to prepare for a long guerrilla war with the enemy who fights back.
Through this small battle, Li Qinglin and others also judged that there were not many enemies attacking the New Fifth Army this time, otherwise they would not have left such a small number of troops at such an important location in Zhongguo Village. Therefore, Li Qinglin also made it clear to Shen Zengshun in his order that the enemy did not have many troops. Shen Zengshun could basically deal with it as long as he mobilized the troops in Xiashangou. At the same time, the reinforcements of the Ninth Detachment had already been in place and emergency reinforcements would be carried out at any time.
After receiving the order from Li Qinglin and the others, Shen Zengshun breathed a sigh of relief. Because the judgment obtained by the headquarters is basically consistent with his own expectations, everything on the battlefield is within his expectations.
In fact, Shen Zengshun issued an order last night that the troops will withdraw from this dangerous area early this morning, so all troops have been prepared. Shortly after breakfast, the soldiers of the Sixth Squadron did not panic. They withdrew from Zhongguo Village in an orderly manner. During the retreat, Shen Zengshun repeatedly told the clan leader that villagers in Zhongguo Village and nearby villages could go into the mountains to escape, or stay with relatives and friends temporarily. In order to prevent the enemy from retaliating and killing people, the villagers must not return to the village in the near future.
Having learned a bloody lesson, the villagers no longer dared to take any chances this time, and they also retreated to the rear with the team.
Although it was judged that the enemy's strength was not very large, Li Qinglin did not dare to be careless at all. After the encounter in Zhongguo Village, Li Qinglin ordered Zhang Ergou to immediately organize a part of mobile troops to be on standby to reinforce Shen Zengshun at any time. At the same time, Li Qinglin also ordered other brigades to strengthen their alert to prevent the enemy from launching a large-scale surprise attack.
The Japanese finally turned around and "swept" Zhongguo Village, but the first ones to come to Zhongguo Village were not the troops that had previously broken into the New Fifth Army's positions, but the troops sent from Shuizhi who were farther away.
Of course, Zhongguo Village has been deserted for a long time, and all the previous things in the village have been moved. When the Japanese and puppet troops "attacked" Zhongguo Village, there was not even a chicken in Zhongguo Village, and all the villagers left behind were empty houses.
"The sudden advance of the pigs" led the imperial army to lose their opponents, so they were naturally a little discouraged. However, they soon found a way to show the majesty of the imperial army, and they began to burn the house. Suddenly, Zhongguo Village was filled with thick smoke and flames, and ten out of ten villagers' thatched houses were burned down.
The frontline troops who broke into the New Fifth Army position arrived at the scheduled location of Zhongguo Village a day later. This was not because they did not leave in time, nor because they were too weak to walk. The reason why they fell behind was because the New Fifth Army military.
Although Sun Mazi¡¯s New Fifth Army has no motivation to take the initiative, they have a strong desire to occupy territory. When the Japanese army attacks, the troops of the New Fifth Army usually choose to resist. The reason for choosing to resist is not the determination of the New Fifth Army to resist the war, but the composition of the New Fifth Army.
The New Fifth Army can be said to be composed of motley crews, bandits, vagrants and believers of the Temple Taoist Association. Because Sun Dianying is the leader of the Temple Taoist Association, basically all the local young believers who believe in the Temple Taoist Association have joined the new chapter. The Fifth Army, so the backbone of the New Fifth Army is actually the local temple believers.
Temple Taoist societies have long been popular in the local area, and believers have joined the New Fifth Army, but they still miss their families very much. The all-out war of resistance has been going on for several years. Everyone knows what the Japanese will do after they attack. Even if the officers and soldiers of the New Fifth Army do not fight for the country, they will resist for their loved ones.
The resistance of the New Fifth Army is also related to local forces. Those wealthy people and wealthy households with a lot of property are even more afraid of death. They all count on the New Fifth Army to resist for a period of time to give them time to escape.
Since the Japanese and puppet troops launched their offensive, although the New Fifth Army has continued to resist and then "turn in", they have always maintained a posture of being at a distance from the enemy. Officers who have experienced many counter-mopping operations know that the Japanese do not have enough troops to occupy the countryside. No matter how aggressive they are when they come, in the end they still have to retreat to large cities and important towns to garrison. Once the Japanese and puppet troops retreat, the troops of the New Fifth Army that have been in contact will occupy the vast countryside left behind by the enemy's retreat.
The officers of the New Fifth Army knew very well that in Commander Sun's mind, as long as no personnel or guns were lost, it would not be a mistake for the troops to retreat briefly when a powerful enemy attacked; especially after the locals retreated, the team could regain the previously lost territory. If you reoccupy it again, Commander Sun will reward you.
This time, the newly formed first regiment that came into contact with the enemy never really escaped from the beginning to the end. They were always in a position of being at a distance from the enemy. The New First Army has played this cat and mouse game many times, so for Go deep into the positions of the New Fifth ArmyFor the Japanese army, this force is likely to launch an attack at any time, which can be regarded as a great threat.
After receiving Shuizhi's order, the Japanese army broke camp and rushed back. However, the first battalion of the newly formed first regiment of the New Fifth Army immediately approached. It was this close threat that made the Japanese army feel unsafe, so they came The time in Zhongguocun was much later.