Chapter 5 [Volume 1: The Blood Sacrifice of the Nation, My Rizhi Incident War Records]

【Section III】 When the sun finally set at the end of the earth, the torrent of sweaty and dusty fighters reached the town of Shaheqiao. I picked up peanuts and boiled them as snacks, and roasted pork to fill my stomach.After that, I put my body deeply into the only entertainment and the only pleasant sleep, thinking about nothing, just waiting for tomorrow's march. The march of September 27th ended safely, and the night came safely.In a collapsed farm house in Nanguying, like a lost dog, I fell asleep greedily while looking at the twinkling stars in the cold sky. I heard that the enemy's base camp is in Xianxian County, with about three divisions in strength.We start the general attack tomorrow.

We don't even have a vague general picture of the situation, so we have no idea where the battle took place in northern China, how it unfolded, or when it ended. We only know part of it. And we don't know much about such a thing as war.Even if you know the techniques of fighting, you don't know the form of war. Therefore, the words total attack hit our ears very hard, giving us an extraordinary feeling.In fact, if not the final situation of the battle, it should at least give us a general guess about the situation of the war. At dawn, we were unable to advance at Nangu Camp due to flooding.There is not a single Chinese in this village.

There are many old woodblock printed books piled up in an empty private house, all of which are hard-to-find rare books, as well as many rare ceramics.Eggs were also dug out in the yard of a residential house, and eating them was as uncomfortable as chewing salt.Thinking about it, probably the residents in this area don't have refrigerators, so they store things underground. There are so many chickens that one person can eat as much as he wants.There is a clear small river flowing in the grass, the water is very shallow, it doesn't matter if you can't swim.We had a great day off.After that, Captain Uchiyama and I were responsible for scouting the road conditions, and we left the village in light clothes.

There are muddy rivers everywhere, and the embankments stretch straight through the water.All the wealth of the earth is soaked at the bottom of the water.One thousand meters to the left, a dense forest can be seen. Houses are faintly revealed in the forest. Surrounded by a flood, the village looks like an island. Although I don't know what the situation in Venice is like, I'm afraid it's just like this.Seeing the tall birch trees towering over the water is like looking at the tall coconut trees on the Nanyang islands in the photo. Water covers the dilapidated scene and creates beauty.

It was a beautiful sight.If this scene is natural, how beautiful and peaceful it will arouse people's longings. At this moment when there is no sound of guns or fighting, this beautiful scenery is simply unimaginable. The greatest brutal killing is hidden. The water itself that creates this beauty has become the vanguard of cruelty. We advance on the embankment.After walking about two miles, there was another opening thirty meters wide.The surging river accelerated the collapse of the embankment built with mud.The breaks are constantly collapsing and the openings are constantly expanding, which will slow down the advancing speed of the troops and increase the difficulty of advancing at the same time.

On the way we saw an incredible phenomenon.That is, the water on one side is to the right, and the water on the other side is to the left, and they run in parallel.Because I was submerged under the water, I couldn't know what the land looked like, but it was strange that the water flowed to the left and right in the same place.On the way back, I saw a rare crow (suspected to be a magpie). It was as big as a pigeon, with a white back, black tail, and fan-shaped feathers. On the other hand, the enemy's cutting of the embankment is also to be thanked.why?Because this can prevent us from moving forward, and we can rest and recuperate in place.Tonight I can nest in the grass of last night again.After our report, we wanted to sleep well tonight, but we were too busy to get enough sleep.The winter clothes were sent out.From the perspective of the season, although it is a little earlier, due to future battles, there may not be time to distribute it, so it was released earlier.Fires were lit everywhere for warmth.When we were ordered to line up to get winter clothes, like Private Okuyama of the second unit, Captain Uchiyama took aim at Mr. M, who lined up wearing only a pair of underpants, because he wet his clothes because he messed around during the day.

Warrant Officer Uchiyama spotted his costume sharp-eyed and scolded him.He muttered in his mouth and couldn't answer clearly.The warrant officer severely reprimanded him for his usual behavior, and today he lost his temper especially. The reason why the warrant officer was more angry than usual was because the squadron leader whom we despised was here, and the warrant officer wanted to show off his strictness, discipline and loyalty in front of this young squadron leader who had no courage and no good deeds.I couldn't help but find it pathetic for the aged warrant officer who made such a pathetic boast to the squadron leader.

The warrant officer ordered Wuchang Zhujian to beat Mr. M. Wuchang Zhujian was Mr. M's sub-captain. I can't fight, he is my comrade-in-arms and my subordinate.Wuchang said.The warrant officer made repeated orders and repeated requests, but the corporal chief refused to execute them.Under the reflection of the blue fire, Mr. M's face showed a kind of indifference. On September 29th, I received the No. 4 winter coat.Moreover, I also received the first class, so before arriving at the destination and entering the dormitory, I have to spend a lot of time on these things, which makes people anxious.

After counting several times, our third team is still one person short.After checking the various units, there is a shortage of Private First Class Kinoshita.Together we shouted in contempt and anger: That bastard! Private First Class Kinoshita seems to be a decent character from the outside, not bad looking, very smart.However, his thoughts were out of tune with his dignified appearance, and he didn't even have the slightest thought of caring for others.He is not a person who can bear hardships and stand hard work, but a despicable coward full of bold words. This big man who wants to fill his stomach after tasting a few mouthfuls of melon has been dedicated to rear duties since he set off. The battle in Shaheqiao Town was his first battle. war.Moreover, today is his first battle march.He was too far behind to refuse to fight tomorrow.

When no one had any sweets, or even a cigarette, he would take out a small piece of candy from his pocket, chew it in his mouth, and savor the small pieces carefully.His advantage is to cherish things.However, his cherishing is similar to collecting antiques. It is not out of worry about using them, but just cherishing what he owns. Angry as I was, I had to go find this bastard who was so irresistible that others could not control him, and because of that there was something lovable about him.His presence is nothing.We can only think that he is not here to fight, but to cause trouble.I walked back on the dark road where the troops kept coming up from behind, while shouting Kinoshita Kinoshita.I call him a jerk because he's either a real jerk or a man with too little common sense.

I finally found him.My feet hurt, my body was tired, I wanted to rest as soon as possible, my stomach was growling, and my whole body was going to be angry.As soon as I saw him, I cursed: Bastard!At this time, he also roared and cursed: You fucking!I became more and more irritated, and shouted: What!You pig brain, what are you doing! He also responded: Can I walk as hard as you do?Fool! Three days of grain (one liter of two-height (according to the old Chinese weight and measure system, one liter of rice is one and a half catties, two-height is two-tenths of a liter.) rice) and second-class one-day grain, I put these Putting the rations into the backpack, we set off at seven in the morning to participate in the general attack.Because the embankment was broken, we had to weave forward from the rear. Back to Shaheqiao Town, and then start to move forward.It was an out-and-out march. A day's rest for the enemy's destruction of the embankment is now repaid with our iron feet, with interest. However, the embankment is also difficult to walk in the direction we are now advancing, because the enemy has dug deep trenches in their retreat.We crowded each other on the road opened in the middle of the embankment, advancing like a torrent. In order to allow the carriages and horses to pass, the engineers are sweating profusely and wielding their big shovels with their strong arms. The night is coming, but it's got to go, go.We walked silently and carefully on the dark embankment.Several squadrons joined each other, flowing from the darkness to the darkness. This is the torrent of war. Some fell into the trenches dug by the enemy, some were tripped, some sighed and fell out, some threw away some of their belongings to reduce the burden on their bodies, and some dragged their tired legs toward the enemy. Walking forward, some people desperately didn't know when, we saw the fire ahead. It's a campsite!Our instincts are correct. There is a village on the left side of the embankment. Stop going!Well, camp in place! Joyful gratitude welled up in our hearts. Nothing is more irritating and drowsy than the roll call, procrastinating distribution of dormitories, and unclear lectures from the team leader. deliberately torturing people.Oftentimes I really want to knock him down and kick him all the way.However, he also suffered a lot. The size of the dormitory assigned to our first team cannot accommodate ten players. I lay down with my clothes on by the fire outside where the water was boiled.At such times, one's timidity will be revealed, and Kinoshita may feel that he is sorry for causing trouble to others, so he took a bottle of whiskey that had been hidden for a long time and went to the squad leader and the nagging soldiers first. .As for me, who suffered a lot directly, I just brought a glass of leftover wine. It is said that the enemy in Xianxian County has changed from defense to offense. Our departure time is set at 2 o'clock in the morning on the second day.Night duty at a time like this is a disaster.The sleep time was less than two hours, and it was difficult to fall asleep due to the night dew soaking. The fatigue was hardly relieved, and the rapid march began again in the dark.After a while, we stepped into a dark mud pond.The muddy water crept into the shoes along the lace holes, making people uncomfortable.The slow-moving private first class fell several times, his body was covered in mud, and he kept yelling and cursing. Soon, the morning sun suddenly rose in the icy air, and the dazzling sunlight shone across the brilliant clouds.Surrounded by mist, the rising sun is like a rainbow, creating a superb view.There is no highland in sight, and the endless wilderness stretches infinitely into the distance.The march was in a hurry, and only fifteen minutes were allowed for breakfast.Also, the time for the second meal is just as short as the time for the last meal.The rations that used to be two meals now have to be divided into three meals.After breakfast, I started to set off until my leg was about to break.At about ten o'clock in the morning, I was extremely tired. The other soldiers couldn't help being hungry and walked to the side of the road to pick pears, but I no longer had the energy to catch up with the troops.I wanted to eat, and when I was passing a village, I saw pears piled up into a hill in the yard of a farmer, and soldiers were densely packed.I also greedily stuffed pears into my gas mask, my backpack, my pockets, two in my left hand, and one in my mouth, and walked away quickly, like stealing a fish in my mouth. Like a stray cat being chased by someone.While running, one or two gnawed obliviously. Delicious, delicious, delicious, really delicious.It was indescribably delicious. I'm afraid I've never eaten a pear as sweet as that in my life. In the afternoon, after eating too many pears, my stomach began to feel uncomfortable and had diarrhea, which made my stomach even empty and aggravated my fatigue.I don't know how hard the diarrhea is for me, because it not only makes my stomach empty, but also increases my fatigue, and every time I fall behind, I have to run to catch up.It takes a considerable amount of time to unload the carry-on every time I am convenient, and I have to finish it quickly while regretting. Go forward, go forward, go forward desperately without knowing where the end is.Without squinting, he walked silently.At about three o'clock in the afternoon, a cloud of a strange color rose from the horizon.Clouds of the color and shape that can only be seen on the mainland spread across the land.Lightning flashed and thunder thundered in the distance, and a chilling wind blew over like when the refrigerator door was opened.The sky turned dark, and heavy drops of rain fell down.In the blink of an eye, the road became muddy, sticking to shoes, making it difficult to walk, but the troops had to keep going endlessly.A dirt road without a pebble is not so much a muddy ground as it is a terrible thing that deprives our feet of freedom to walk.The diarrhea made my stomach empty, and the muddy road accelerated my fatigue, and I couldn't walk anymore.However, in order to fight, you must move forward.Personal pain is nothing in front of the great cause of war, only to go forward with all our strength. I can't stand the hunger for pears, but I can't say the words when I think of the troublesome pears that brought about this ironic result.But I still can't bear it.I thought, I don't eat a lot, I can eat a little bit, so I eat one and walk a mile, and then I eat another and walk a mile.It would be good to have a compressed biscuit at this time, I moved my despicable mind.Can anyone give me a piece, can anyone give me a piece?If you don't give it to me, I will grab it, I stare at the comrades who are walking crookedly with blood red eyes. I actually looked like this, ah, the order to attack hit my heart like a hammer. There are no enemies in Xian County.The enemy is running away.Go all out!I walked like a sleepwalking patient again.Nothing.Hunger, fatigue, pears, biscuits, everything is forgotten.I have become a machine. Only mud passed by me, only military boots moving alternately. In this way, I finally arrived at a village in front of the county seat of Xian County after dark. It was twelve o'clock in the middle of the night when I laid down my limp body. On October 1st, at 8:30 in the morning, we set foot on the stone road in Xianxian County. Legend has it that there was a concrete city wall six meters high and three meters wide in Xianxian County, but it turned out to be the upper wall that collapsed.The watchtower was damaged by air-dropped bombs, and sentries with tired faces stood in the city.The seat of the county government was thought to be a great place at first, but it was actually very inconspicuous.Walking in the narrow and dirty street market with a strange feeling, smoke came out of a house, with the smell of burnt grains. This was the granary that the enemy set on fire when they fled.We went across the city to camp outside the city.Compared with yesterday's rapid march, today I only walked a short mile, and soon camped.As soon as we heard about camping, we immediately forgot our fatigue and drowsiness, jumped up and desperately searched for food. First, dig some yams, and then kill a pig in the village.We happily chased the pigs around like children, forgetting all our sufferings. Yesterday's thunderstorms are gone today, and the bright sunshine has returned to the earth. Nothing was exciting, everything seemed peaceful and serene.Rest and food can be enjoyed as much as possible, and it is really a pleasant day for everything.Sweet potatoes, pork fried fish, grilled meat and homemade pickles, etc., these things are stuffed into a big belly.The next day, we got up with our bulging bellies in our hands, slaughtered pigs and dug potatoes, and sang about our own world like optimists. Since my hair grew very long, I went to the No. 6 Squadron's hair stand to have my hair cut, took a shower, which I hadn't showered in a long time, and smoked a cigarette in comfort.At this time, the order came down, let us pack our tents, clothes and other personal belongings, and pack as lightly as possible. Oh, thank God, the future marches can lighten our burden.But doesn't packing light mean marching by force?This uneasiness ensues.As if to confirm this uneasiness, the order said: Anyone who thinks that his body will not be able to hold on, please apply.You can take care of your luggage. It turns out that it is not worth celebrating lightly!People have to talk to each other again. However, the backpack that was lifted lightly made us feel relaxed, with a cheerful smile on our face.If it is so light, the little march is not a big deal at all. In the afternoon, our cheerfulness suddenly disappeared, and sorrow surrounded us, because the seven-day ration was issued.When the knapsack couldn't fit, the socks became rice bags filled with grain and tied to the knapsack like a gourd.The heavily stuffed backpack sat on the ground solemnly as if mocking our premature joy in the morning. At seven o'clock in the evening, the order to start was suddenly ordered. The alliance is now leaving.There is a river a mile from here.There are sappers by the river to send us by boat, they are waiting for us.If you encounter an enemy attack on the way forward by boat, no matter whether someone is injured or someone is killed in battle, you are absolutely not allowed to make a sound.The dead and wounded were left there.This advance requires absolute silence. We hid the stern words in our hearts and set out in the dark.The biting cold river wind blows.Everything went smoothly and secretly, and after ten o'clock in the evening, we boarded the light boat made of veneer. It was in vain for the soldiers to think where they were safe on board, for the ship was as thick as a thin plank.Even so, some people squeezed in the middle and wanted to use the bodies of their comrades as their own protective walls.If the enemy attacked, the words of death or injury disturbed people's hearts. The boat advances in the dark river.Only the sound of the boat breaking through the waves and the sound of the motor carried on the river, and disappeared in the silent darkness.We finished our roasted yams and dozed off. The sun shone on the surface of the water, and the gentle river breeze caressed our faces. It was a pleasant morning.After advancing for a while, enemy cavalry appeared on the river bank on the right, but they were immediately repelled. Some of them jumped into the river and swam away, some fled straight away, and the horses who lost their masters also ran away alone.The river is very wide, because the enemy is still breaking the dikes, trying to block us with floods.The flood is vast. The river is full of wooden boats carrying cars.Just look at a boat or two, and they're all going on in spite of the heat.In the twists and turns of the river there was a wooden boat, although hidden among the reeds, but because of this, it was suspicious and was shelled.The ship was damaged by our unerring shells.The Chinese soldiers hiding in the boat jumped into the river and swam out, and finally became the ghost of the gun without knowing it. At around ten o'clock in the evening, a village was seen on the river bank, and the No. 1 Squadron was ordered to go ashore to sweep it.Their reward was to capture three enemy soldiers, who were immediately shot and killed. At this time, the ship of our first unit collided, the hull was damaged, and we had to change to a large speedboat.As we continued on the river, another dawn came. We had a fantastic view in the morning mist.The beauty is simply indescribable. Elegant watchtowers and city walls float in the water.The willows growing in the water beside the city wall add a kind of style.In particular, the fiery red sun hangs on the treetops, and the river is shining brightly, the scenery is too beautiful to behold.The infantry guns equipped on the large speedboat spit out flames and hit the city wall.One shot, two shots, three shots, but the solid city wall remained motionless.A few minutes later, the residents of Hengshui County, who were probably afraid of the bombardment, lined up on the city wall waving the sun flags they had made, expressing their submission. The bombardment stopped and we continued to move forward, but it was difficult for our ship to pass the low stone arch bridge erected on the river. As a last resort, we decided to wait for the engineering team to blow up the bridge.At this time, an order was given to let us cook.While we were cooking, a local resident came over. I gave him fifty renminbi to buy sugar, but he only bought a little.That shop is outside the city. There, I discovered something terrible.There were many soldiers plundering goods, and the shopkeepers and clerks stood by the door and watched them with mournful faces.I don't need to negotiate the price of sugar anymore. It is the right of the soldiers of the victorious country to act recklessly and blindly.First of all, I have to pay back my fifty dollars!I opened the owner's drawer, and the fifty bills were still there. Looked around like a hungry wolf, thinking about looting something.First is granulated sugar.The raisins taste good, so I grabbed another box of raisins.Canned food is fine too. A flashlight is also needed.Cigarettes are not good at all.Throw away the Chinese rice in Xian County and replace it with glutinous rice.With granulated sugar, flour must taste better.Heck, there are also leather gloves, which you can't do without in winter.Take less of these things, just take two pairs.Sheepskin is also needed when sleeping outdoors. Just as I was about to go out with these too many things to hold, a corporal from the managerial department of the brigade headquarters came over, and he roared, "Who allowed you to take it away?" I walked over slowly.The other soldiers walked out the door with their things carelessly.I can't answer this question. Has the money been paid?If you haven't paid, pay quickly, as much as you like. I took out a coin from my pocket and handed it to the clerk.The clerk was probably annoyed and tossed the coin back to me.But I forced it into the clerk's hand and ran out.On the broad river bank, the comrades-in-arms of the unit are waiting for me, Santa Claus.They yelled here, and yelled there, all marveling at the amount of loot.Two or three comrades-in-arms came back with something. Our team really has enough food. We often complained because we couldn't eat. This time we tried our best to get food, but we couldn't finish it. In the end, we couldn't even transport the leftovers.We ate until we felt like throwing up, stuffing our stomachs like hell.Eat raisins, eat preserved fruit, eat canned food, eat rice cake balls, eat deep-fried pancakes, until we loosen our belts.We say: This is not plunder, but expropriation.It is the collection that the winner's division must carry out. For some reason, the word plunder makes people feel sad, but the word expropriation does not feel sinful. Suddenly there was a bang, and the engineers blew up the bridge. When it was getting dark, it rained heavily, and the sugar and flour all flowed away with the muddy water.Try to bring the food allowed by the departure order to board the boat. After going forward for a while, the armored boat stopped at the place where the explosion was difficult, and went back in desperation, tied the boat and started camping. The next day, I ate glutinous rice dumpling dipped in jam, smoked a cigarette, and dipped my hands in the water, praising the beautiful scenery. The mood was like enjoying the scenery on a cruise ship.At around five o'clock in the afternoon, I arrived at a place in front of Xinhe County.There is the enemy's grain and grass warehouse there, and the two enemy soldiers guarding the warehouse are taking a nap. One is a big soldier, and the other is a young man who looks like a student soldier.Both men carried a considerable amount of banknotes.The interpreter interrogated them.The soldiers were full of hatred, burning their faces with cigarettes and stabbing them with bayonets.Second Lieutenant Nishihara raised his saber and slashed at one of them. The saber was cut crookedly and the enemy soldier was not killed.Another was killed by a translator's pistol.The ensign looked as if he was very interested in killing people.So far, he has hacked to death many possibly innocent civilians, although it is said to be a test knife.There are rice and snacks in the granary, and the snacks are all with sugar, which is very delicious. Order our unit to be responsible for carrying the ammunition, so we left the squadron, and now we have to catch up with the squadron in a hurry.Dear Engineer Corps Chief Yokoyama Jun reminded me: Hey, Dong-jun!The flood is too big, be careful! From the landing site to the village just now, more than 200 meters away, they were completely submerged in water.I tried my best to walk in such a big flood, but it was not easy to walk 200 meters.Some places are deep, some places are muddy and sticky to your feet, not to mention that it is really difficult to move your body with backpacks and ammunition boxes.The muddy water overflowed from the waist to the chest.The sugar and cigarettes I managed to get were all soaked in muddy water, but I couldn't care about these things at this time.Carrying backpack, gun on left shoulder, ammo box on right shoulder with stick and man in front.When the people in front dodged, the people behind followed; when the people behind stood firm, the people in front were in a dilemma.If your feet get stuck in the mud, you won't be able to take them off.Anyway, it took more than an hour to come here, and the ammunition box was finally free from damp.The words that come out of our mouths are all the same beasts!Damn it!I don't know what other words can better express my mood at this time. However, the difficulties of the flood did not end there.The great flood of Noah's Ark era awaits us.Yokoyama Jun's advice has become a harsh fact.Passing through the village, there appeared a vast expanse of flood, almost suspicious of being the sea.Seeing this scene, thinking about the hard work just now, the whole person is about to collapse.It was dusk and we couldn't figure out the direction of the troops. The twelve of us watched the flood helplessly and smoked cigarettes helplessly. Boundless floods, heavy ammunition, unknown directions, attacks by remnants of the enemy, the coming of night, too few people on our side, etc., when I think of these, I feel nervous and restless. After finally recruiting six locals, we decided to let them carry ammunition. One of them was an old man in his seventies who had suffered a stroke. He walked unsteadily and seemed useless. It was pitiful, but this was not the time for sympathy.Such patients carry the heavy ammunition of other countries' armies and are forced to follow others in the dark flood, and they don't know where they will end up.This is the misery and pity of the people of the defeated countries. The old man fell down several times and begged us to let him go, but we refused to listen.He finally collapsed on the ground, motionless and began to cry.After we beat and kicked him, we commanded him like a god to pick up his backpack.He was supposed to carry ammunition, but since he was a patient, he was asked to carry a backpack.We got him a cane, not out of pity, but to keep him from dying or collapsing in agony.Judging from his condition, it was estimated that he would die during the long, flooded trek.Why are we so cruel?This is because the aversion to great pain makes us inhumane, and after carrying a pack and ammunition once, we are also in danger. Twelve comrades began to swim forward.It was completely dark.We stepped on the ground, emerged from the water, staggered, groped, and we walked quietly.Inch by inch, the dying body of Shiro Toshiro's child began to convulse, ushering in his last breath, and the god of death covered his body. Ah, the old man was stabbed. The soldier who assassinated the old man was really a vicious soldier. The old man groaned, he spurted out his own bright red old life with his own blood, and at the same time spurted out the red life of the child he wanted to keep alive. Thirty dozen corpses were stacked on top of each other horribly. Killing Industry! We are loyal employees of this industry. Death scattered bones everywhere. Where the bones were sown, shoots sprouted.The buds grow regardless of day and night, spring, summer, autumn and winter. The cruel and hideous killing is over.We move on. At around eight o'clock in the evening, we arrived at Baichikou. I heard the sound of guns and cannons. At last the enemy was met and a battle took place.However, our squadron is a reserve team and still did not participate in the battle, and the ammunition has not been reduced at all.On the slightly dim road, the communications soldiers kept making phone calls.He said that the fighting had already begun 100 meters ahead, and our army also suffered several casualties.We sat together on one side of the road.Although this is the rear, there is no peace for a moment. When there is a crisis in a certain position of the friendly army on the line of fire, we must immediately send reinforcements.While waiting for the opportunity, the higher-ups sent us some extremely precious food: a toffee and a dried squid leg. This precious food is divided between two people.We didn't do it because it was too expensive.A toffee and a dried squid leg, two people do not know how to share. A piece of toffee and a dried squid leg that might be dismissed in the mainland are extremely precious here. I heard that these things are still shipped by air. I put the toffee and dried squid legs into my mouth, chewing relish while feeling deeply grateful. Every day of excessive fatigue requires the body to replenish sugar, and this is the time when even a grain of sugar is wanted. The only toffee is ridiculous but rare. There was fierce fighting on the line of fire, and after it was completely dark, the gunfire gradually fell down, and then stopped abruptly after a few rings from time to time. The dark neutron bombs were aimless, so the shooting stopped. In this way, the darkness brought a rest to the fighting, and we decided to sleep on the road. The day's sweat was on our backs, and as the temperature dropped, we started to feel chills.Just when we couldn't sleep and were shaking, he ordered us to cook. We enter the house. In order not to let the cooking fire expose the target, we can only cook in a room with the door closed. There is a well in the street.Many soldiers used the only well, and the water was pumped up with a rotary handle, and only a little at a time, and the line for fetching water was very long.Even so, we still insist on washing the lunch boxes with leftovers a few times, and then use the lunch boxes to wash the rice. This is because we still have the habit of living in the interior, or we still have the habit of cleaning. In fact, the time for this kind of cleaning habit is no longer necessary. Some of us have not completely shaken off the habit in the interior and are not used to life in the field. Amidst the smog, we finally finished our meal.Noguchi seemed to have found something, and he took out the candy.After hearing his report, we flew out like an electric shock, and went to a store to see that a big jar was full of brown candy. At this time, several dirty black hands have reached into the jar.As I put the candy in my mouth, I thought of an old man I saw when I was a child. He sold this kind of sour, fluffy candy on a stick.The store probably also sold cigarettes, and there were empty packs of cigarettes scattered around the floor, but I didn't see a single one.Tobacco and sugar, I have no luck with both. On the twelfth, at seven o'clock in the morning, we served as the flag guard team and set off to attack Ningjin City.They lined up with the regiment headquarters and marched through the sorghum field when bullets whized from the right.We immediately dispersed and moved on. The plane came and circled above us as if looking for a place to land.After circling two or three times, it landed beautifully with a soft sound.The squad leader ordered us to see if it was an enemy plane or one of our own.We approached the plane, thinking in our hearts that it must belong to us, but with some curiosity, we wanted to know who was on board. The staff officer of the Artillery Section got off the plane, and after meeting with the regimental captain, he jumped on the plane again.The enemy's bullets are still passing over our heads.The coolies crawled on the ground dragging the tin ammunition box out of fear. The bullet hit the iron box in front of the team leader, Corporal Takema, and the bullet detonated several bullets inside, and it also stayed inside.Captain Takema miraculously saved his life. He said that this ammunition box was his savior and he wanted to take it back as a souvenir. The squadron leader was also full of emotions. He said: Good!I'll do the formalities for you. In the face of the enemy's intensive shooting, the infantry artillery began to show off.The standard-bearer held the flag tightly and advanced vigorously. Our shelling finally overwhelmed the enemy's shooting. The regiment lined up again. Our squad was 300 meters in front of the headquarters, staggering forward along the wheel marks of the gun carriage.Twenty or thirty minutes later, the shadow of Ning Jincheng appeared in front of Gaoliangshou. Thinking of being close to Ningjin City, I felt that a pleasant rest seemed to be waiting for us, so I couldn't help but quicken my pace, but suddenly, enemy bullets whizzed over.We dispersed in a hurry again, trampling down the sorghum stalks.Bullets seem to be flying from three directions, we are surrounded by enemies, what should we do?We must break out of the encirclement as soon as possible.Passing through the sorghum field, we came to a grand road as wide as six rooms (a Japanese unit of measurement, one is about 1.8 meters). This may be the enemy's military road.On both sides of the road are deep trenches, most of which are used by the enemy to come and go. No matter how the enemy shoots, we don't return a single shot, because we can't find the shadow of the enemy. Judging from the sound of bullets, the enemy may have shot here from a distance of four to five hundred meters or more. The order let us camp in a small village near Ningjin City.I took the sentinel to the front house where the headquarters was.There must be a sentry at the entrance of the headquarters.Closed the entrance gate of the outpost tightly, we ate the dinner brought from the unit while burning the fire, and talked about the sea and the sky. East!At this time, a sentry who was standing guard brought in a Chinese man about twenty years old.Among the soldiers, no one talked about Mr. so-and-so corporal, Mr. so-and-so corporal commander, and Mr. so-and-so chief of post.Even active soldiers call him by his first name, such as Yokoyama Jun. What's up? This guy was wandering around the path next to the headquarters, so I caught him. Is it a spy? Maybe. The face is quite delicate, maybe it is a student army. The sentry kicked the young man. Hey, close the door and keep the firelight out.I said to the sentinel, and searched the young man's arms, but found nothing suspicious.I slapped him casually. Give me a good look at him.I'm going to call the interpreter, and the sentry is on guard! The Sentinel and I went outside.After checking the paths the young man wandered, I called for an interpreter. The young man replied to the interpreter that he was the treasurer of a pawnshop more than forty miles ahead.但是，我們不信四十多里地前面的當舖掌櫃有什麼理由來這個打仗的地方，都說他是殘敵。他說他沒想到這裡正在打仗，他來寧晉是做生意的。 不論他怎麼辯解，我們決定把他當做殘敵或便衣偵探處理。不當班的哨兵們說，用粗繩子把他綁在柱子上站一夜。 我說，討厭敵兵可以理解，但有的人也是強制徵來的，明天就該他見閻王了，算啦，今晚就讓他坐坐吧。於是，便把他綁在柱子上。那青年閉著眼睛，一句話不說，似乎沉浸在回憶之中。他也許在想他那如明天的朝露一樣的生命，想他的父母和故鄉吧。他閉著的眼睛裡流出了露珠一樣的淚水。我想踢他，可看到他可憐的晶瑩的淚光，靴子又抬不起來了。 這時，我深深地為自己不懂支那話感到悲傷。撇開這個青年不說，我們因語言不通，不知錯殺了幾百個無辜的良民。 語言不通會引起誤解，進而惱怒，最後發展為殺人。我們在殺死的農民身上，有時撒一些冥錢，幾千元不等。冥錢上印的數額都很大，商店的抽屜裡多的是，上面寫有南無阿彌陀佛。 這傢伙給我們帶來了什麼好處？一個哨兵說。 好處就是巡察來了不會罵我們。因為監視這傢伙，不管怎樣，得有人不睡覺。要是沒這傢伙，我們都會呼呼大睡。那樣一來，巡察肯定會大發其火了。 青年一夜沒睡。 天一亮，十幾輛輕型裝甲車開了過來。這種奇形怪狀的物體捲起塵土，朝寧晉城邊開火邊前進。第三中隊在敵人背後等待機會。接到出擊的命令後，我把那個青年交給本部，撤離哨所與中隊會合，輕裝上陣了。 今天，沒有槍聲。道路直通寧晉城門。我們沿著道路的右側前進，第五中隊隊長從了望樓上俯視著下面說：敵人昨晚逃走了，你們的行動白費勁。 但一直跟著本部轉悠的中隊長卻命令我們前進，意思是至少要參加一點戰鬥，哪怕是一點點也好。我們渾身是汗地到達一個村子。我們立刻在各家的牆壁上開好槍眼，等待敵人逃過來。左等右等，除了兩三條野狗繞來繞去之外，沒見到一個像敵軍的人。有許多山芋，我們煮了當午飯吃，然後踏上了歸途。回去的路上遇見三十三聯隊正朝寧晉城行軍。他們說：無論怎麼疲勞，我們隊長都不允許使用苦力。他說不能行軍的人不是戰場上的士兵。 聽了這話的中隊長，吊起眼睛說： Did you hear that?你們稍有不行就馬上讓苦力背背包。看看人家三十三聯隊的士兵吧。你們這樣能打仗嗎？說得滿嘴星沫亂飛，那口氣像是在訓斥人。 我們都相互小聲說： 不能打仗？究竟推進到哪裡，也該說句話嘛。你年輕，膽小，沒能力讓人信賴，這不才落得第三中隊只能護衛軍旗嗎？護衛軍旗又不是打仗。不知趣的東西！ 回到城牆一帶，大隊正向某處開拔。內山小隊長問第一中隊長：朝哪裡前進？ 南和。 有多少裡地？ 約三十里。 第一中隊隊長回答三十里，是指大約，實際是說五六十里。多虧了中隊長，我們挖了不少山芋，回到村子取背包，然後急追大隊。大隊不停地前進，好像是說：沒用的第三中隊，隨他們去吧。 中隊長想起了什麼，對大家說： 正因為我不行，所以我們老被安排成預備隊，我對不住大家。他說到點子上了！不論是誰都在心裡對他嗤之以鼻。 從大地上升起的太陽又要在西邊的大地上沉落的時候，不知是誰帶著感激，用力地叫了一聲：看，是山！ 一直臉朝下默默走著的士兵們，一起抬頭朝前方望去。 這時，遠遠的地方靜靜地浮現出來的山巒正擁抱著夕陽。 啊，是山！是山！是我們憧憬的山部隊立刻停了下來，士兵們遠眺山巒。 昨天是平原，今天還是平原，明天還是平原，每一天的晨暮都在一片大平地上度過。看不見山嗎？沒有山嗎？在這幾十里地之間，讓我們望眼欲穿的山巒正擁抱著橙色雲彩下的夕陽，令我們感動不已。士兵們連聲高呼：山！山！我們把群山看成是多麼崇高的生命埃它遠離世上的一切醜惡，與太陽一道超然物外。山是神靈，是清淨，是威嚴的正義。 自從演出了那場地獄演奏會以來，我們還不曾見過這樣崇高的清淨。 又淒惻，又悵惘，一種純潔感直逼心胸。 路邊長著高高的白楊。夕陽漸漸向山那邊沉落。我們繼續前進。 看到一條又寬又大的清水河，我們脫下了靴子，因為軍靴一受潮，皮革會變硬，裡面有水的話，腳上會起泡。難得河床全是沙石。因為有山，所以才有沙石。以前的河不管哪一條河床上全都是黏土。天完全黑了下來。接著，秋風蕭瑟之中，月亮皎潔地掛在空中。憂鬱的月光燦爛美好。 有人吟誦起了詩： 渡夜晚的河川 朗朗的吟誦聲催發英雄的感傷。我靜靜地走著，一步一個腳印。這是詩的世界。戰場上還有這樣的詩情。 我們與自然共生，與自然同寢，與自然化為一體。自然是我們的，我們是自然的孩子。越過河岸，有一處小樹林，樹林裡有個村莊。我正在一棵大樹根邊擦腳時，傳來了尖厲的罵聲：沒有隊長的命令，你為什麼擅自留在了後面！害怕戰鬥嗎？ 戰友負傷了，我給他包紮的。 你聽誰的命令給他包紮的？ 戰友負傷，沒有上司的命令就可以隨便留下來給他包紮嗎？戰鬥中不管出現多少傷亡者，士兵都不允許隨便留下來給傷員包紮！你是害怕戰鬥吧！ 不是的，戰友痛苦的叫聲 訓斥士兵的是機關鎗隊隊長。 嚴肅的軍紀前沒有人情！ 我們依舊空著肚子，追上許多部隊，追上許多車輛，差一點聯繫不上，最後急行軍到達了一個大村莊。這個村莊有許多豪華的住宅。好啦，我們以為就在這個村莊宿營，可剛在一家門前的石階上坐下來，又來命令讓我們前進。這次倒是只有我們第三中隊。這樣看來，我們中隊像是擔任前衛了。順著棉花地裡狹窄的彎彎曲曲的田埂繞了一陣，到達了一里多地前面的一個骯髒的小村子。我們進入一家又小又擠的院子，燒著高粱稈露宿了。時針指著凌晨兩點半。 早晨五點，隊伍又朝南和進發了。 白天脫下軍褲過河，晚上在濕地前進，拔些北部支那的田里長得很多的甜菜填填肚子繼續前進。夜裡，在高粱地中僅有的小路上前進。許多人嘴裡嚼著大蔥。 大蔥、蘿蔔、甜菜成了很貴重的食品。 又碰到了一條河。這是第三次遇見河。我們又脫下了軍褲。河寬五六十米，很深，河床也是沙石的。對我們這些沒見過一塊小石頭、一粒沙子，只見過一片黏土的大地的人來說，河床的沙石實在是種不可思議的存在。北部支那的確是連一塊石頭也見不著的大地。 清清的河水很冷。 啊，這清冷的河水，在那天氣炎熱的行軍中，又恰逢喉嚨幹得冒火之時，我們不禁喜出望外。 我們沒功夫穿褲子，把褲子拎在手上便匆匆前進，就像被恐怖追趕似的。接著，我們在黑暗中看到了高高的城牆。終於到了南和！我們歡呼著來到了城門處，怎麼回事？城門的黑磚匾額上竟寫著隆平縣，三個大字正冷冷地俯視著我們。 謝天謝地，大概在這宿營吧。 進入城門，右側有座巨大的建築，入口處豎著一塊隆平縣警察局的牌子。在院子裡，把背包往頭下一枕就睡下了。 寒氣刺透肌膚。頭頂上月亮傾瀉著縷縷寒光。屋裡有青龍刀等許多兵器。一個多小時後，我們進入了警察局前面的宿舍。 這裡一個支那人也沒有。 我們從隔壁的商店取來砂糖，很快做了冷盤。ah!久違的甜味，自從百尺口的那一粒糖果以後，再也沒碰過的甜味！ 不知道明天會發生什麼。好吧，就算明天是參加激戰，今天的日子不更應該不遺餘力地好好享受，不該先一飽口福嗎？ 拉肚子的人吃，患胃病的人也吃，頭痛的、腹痛的都盡情地吃。 eat.eat.吃得幾乎不能動彈了。不知道夜已深，不去想明天的行軍，也不想睡覺。 這早已成了一種超越食慾的快樂和娛樂。拿砂糖，用手抓入容器中；拌涼菜，盛在碗裡。這一切都是忘卻疲勞的愉快事。 right!為了明天不餓肚子，再烤點麵包！ 這麼一來，我們過了凌晨一點才睡下。 十五日，早晨七點，我們從吃了涼拌菜的隆平縣縣城出發了。我們中隊依舊是軍旗護衛中隊。 It's raining.雨水和泥濘，關係就像士兵與餓肚子一樣是一對親密的夥伴，道路很快就泥濘不堪了。 這時，我們在一個村子遇見了第三大隊。軍旗改由第三大隊護衛，我們歸回第一大隊繼續前進。 天亮也走，天黑也走，一味地走。所有的人都因空肚子和吃過頭而弄壞了腸胃，沒想到第一線部隊竟然會這樣缺乏糧食。 後方部隊有吃不完的糧食，而火線部隊卻常常餓肚子。 這就是戰場上的常情。 駒澤出了便血還在走。他每天為拉肚、便血痛苦不堪。 空腹、拉肚、疲勞這些將把我們的肉體變成木乃伊。 他臉色蒼白，瘦得就像在沒太陽的地方長出的草莖，但必須走路，而且沒有服過一次藥。小隊長發火說他不注意和吃過頭了。他也沒法向人傾訴。軍醫只是讓他喝了小蘇打。因為沒有藥，他喝了薄荷腦，好像那就是腸胃藥。 這怎麼行呢？薄荷腦是外用的傷科藥。可是，他不得不這麼做。不管是什麼，哪怕是外用藥，只要名字上有個藥字，不喝下去就不安心。可憐到了這地步。他說：要是能活著回家，我要向社會說的只有一句：在戰場上，不是只有負傷的人才是病人。在戰場上的不衛生、無規律的生活和最大的勉為其難的行動中，損壞內臟都是很自然的。 可是連藥也吃不上，除了說一句胡鬧還能說什麼？我也是保衛我熱愛著的祖國的一分子。社會應該指出軍隊的這種單方面缺陷，忠告他們向士兵們提供內科藥物！ 晚上十點，我們到達了目的地。我們趕快挖戰壕，戰壕一挖好，趕緊把宿舍裡的小麥粉摻上昨晚剩下的砂糖，煮了起來。我們圍著院子裡篝火上的鐵鍋，迫不及待地等著小麥粉煮成麵糊。不一會兒，煮熟了，微微發出甜香味。 所有人都像小狗吮吸母狗的奶一樣，急急地吮吸起來，也不認為它就是內地所看不上的麵糊。不管是麵糊還是什麼，不客氣他講，它很香很香，好吃得不得了。 對我們來說，這是神仙食品。 第一分隊為什麼連著兩天都有這麼好吃的？聽到這種感歎聲也不是沒道理的。這時，內山准尉悄悄地走了進來，他就是那個曾經訓人家吃棗子的人。不管人家說頭痛，還是說腳痛，他都訓斥人家說是吃過頭了。他認為不管是頭痛還是腳痛都與吃過頭有密切的關係。 剛開始，內山是個萬事皆謹慎的人。死板不開竅的中隊長也好，這個對什麼事都感到無可奈何的准尉也好，都堅決地認為支那的一切東西都不乾淨，不讓我們吃。但不知從何時起，每天的空肚子攪得難受，他們私下裡有時也居然和士兵們一樣，開始什麼都吃了。 尤其是卑鄙的中隊長更讓當值的士兵憤慨。因為中隊長嘴上說絕對不許徵用別人食物，只能吃發給的食物。可是在他口還不渴之前，他就命令當值的士兵給他吃好的喝好的。 對這個言行不一的中隊長，當值士兵發火、生氣，也不是沒道理的。 真好吃埃。准尉說，喉嚨直咽唾沫。 我們遞給他一碗，但心底暗暗地嘲笑他：哼，說得倒好聽，還不是想吃嘛。 他剛吃了半碗就回去了。 喂，小隊長所在的第四分隊肯定在做更好吃的呢。否則，這麼好吃的，哪能不吃完再走呢。真是個饞鬼。 傳令兵來通知值勤。我去了大隊當值勤兵。指定為值勤地點的那家的男主人是支那人，我吩咐他去打點乾淨水來，他卻打來了髒水。我生氣地給了他一耳光，他妻子和他一起跪在地上不停地道歉，這才打來了乾淨水。 大概支那人就是這樣的吧。