Start from Changjin Lake

Chapter 4 The sound of hooves in the middle of the night

Wu Qianli jumped up from the boat board reflexively, before he could put on his clothes, he grabbed his gun and rushed out quickly. Before Xu Qing could react, there was no one in front of him.

Almost the next moment, his bombarding voice responded from outside:

"--Wu Qianli arrived!!!"

Xu Qing quickly got up and followed out.

outboard.

As long as you are on the deck, you can just see circles of flames swimming across the lake. It is very clear in the dark night, and there are bursts of horseshoes spreading around.

Xu Qing looked carefully:

A small group of strange cavalry galloped on the half-mountain road hundreds of meters away, all wearing high torches, carrying guns, full of killing spirit.

Hearing the response here, the cavalry reined in and spun around in place.

Subsequently.

The leading officer stood on his horse, and after seeing the person clearly, he also roared in response:

"Wu Qianli, the Ninth Corps, listens to the order!"

"The division headquarters ordered that there is an emergency, stop visiting the house, and return to the team at dawn!"

"Repeat! There is an emergency, stop visiting the house, and return to the team at dawn!"

"Quickly—"

"Yes!"

The two sides roared at each other, and the sound shook both sides of the lake.

There was an echo in the mountain depression, and the roar was like a thunder that exploded around the lake, awakening most of the fishing villages on the river beach.

soon.

The light of fire and the sound of hooves came and went quickly.The cavalry bypassed the winding lake and valley mountain road, and continued to turn to another nearby settlement without stopping.

Only the sound of dogs barking, poultry barking, adults coughing, and children crying all over the valley was left. Some shallow sleepers were awakened and cursed, and there were also curious fishermen looking out from the boat.

... Blind people can see that something is wrong.

"elder brother?"

The light of the torch gradually drifted away on the mountainside, Xu Qing saw that Wu Qianli was still standing straight at the bow of the boat, his face was serious, and his brows were furrowed.

He approached: "Is this going to war?"

"……should be."

Qianli came back to his senses.

He has been in the army for five or six years, and has experienced dozens of battles with the army, and knows what this emergency call probably means.

"The battle in the south has just been fought, and this time we may go to the other side of the strait."

Holding the handle of the gun tightly with his big hands, he paused for a moment, as if he was planning to: "...liberate the whole of China."

Xu Qing shook her head, how could it be so easy, even after 70 years.

You can only go ashore in another way.

"Do you still want to fight?"

Wu Qianli didn't know what he was thinking, so he stuffed the gun into the holster and asked back.

Xu Qing didn't speak, just looked into the distance.

"Wars are not that simple. Do you see that? This is a soldier, this is a war, there is no room for delay, and no one can be left behind! Wars are fought for the country, and guns come and go, and people are killed. It's not a joke!" He pointed to the direction of the mountainside cavalry leaving.

Done.

Maybe he felt that his tone was too heavy, so he turned his head again: "Stop talking, go back to sleep first, our family has me and elder brother enough for the war. You just stay at home and don't cause trouble, you know?"

Xu Qing understood what he meant, and didn't answer or resist.

But he knew in his heart that the wish of 'Wu Wanli' forced him to join the army, whether he wanted to or not.

This is an unsolvable proposition.

The two returned to the cabin side by side, and just as they opened the door curtain, they suddenly and unconsciously stopped in their tracks——

Under the faint moonlight, two old men were sitting and watching them behind the other compartment in the ship. The old mother was holding her heart and looked sad, her eyes were fixed on Wu Qianli:
"...You still have to go and fight?"

Qianli moved his mouth a few times, as if explaining:

"There are no more battles to be fought, so there will still be wars to be fought. Maybe, something happened in the army..."

As he spoke, his voice became smaller and smaller, and finally fell silent.

Wu Shili just stayed there, the old mother didn't speak any more, tears fell straight down, the breath in the boat suddenly became heavy and inexplicable.

Get back inside the boat.

Xu Qing and Wu Qianli looked at each other speechlessly, and lay down straight.

"Go to sleep."

"Can't sleep."

"I can always fall asleep."

"Then move your feet to the side, the smell is too strong."

"...It's just so small, I can't move it."

"when are we leaving?"

"Leave at dawn."

"When will you be back?"

"Wait for Lichun, Lichun will come back and build a new house for you..."

Can I really come back?
Xu Qing shook her head.

Just as he was about to talk to Wu Qianli again, he found that the iron man beside him was sleeping with his hands on him, already snoring.

He looked at the moon, then at the figure around him, and suddenly smiled.

What a simple era, what a good soldier...

The peaceful and peaceful lives in the future will be fought by these people one by one.

In just a day or two, he felt spontaneous admiration for this famous man, and he also had the inherent admiration of flesh and blood in this body. Coupled with knowing the ending of the tragic sacrifice in the original movie, it was even more so at this moment. Emotions are mixed.

Sighing, something in his heart began to harden slowly.

Don't worry anymore...

People die and birds face the sky, and they will not die for thousands of years.

Now that we have come to this era.

You can't enjoy a peaceful life decades later, but now when you need to make contributions, you just let it go?

Give it a go.

For myself...and for more people.

After thinking about these things, Xu Qing's mood became clear, and he was not so depressed immediately.

Sometimes, as long as you make up your mind, no matter how difficult or far away things are, they will not be so daunting and frightening for a moment.

He turned over, in the darkness, his shiny black eyes were open.

"Being born in the future, how happy should we be?"

Looking at the cramped and crowded boat with a black awning, four or five members of the family sleep together, and thinking about the new house Wu Qianli mentioned, I feel a little sighed.

How big is the Wu family now.

Anyway, it is a big black canopy boat.

A family of four or five were all crowded on this boat, with broken grilles and poor living conditions. The boat played everything the family needed, and they almost ate and drank on this small boat.

When you want to sleep, spread out the straw coir raincoat and mat on the spot, and it becomes a bed, and you can see the faint night sky and stars when you lie on it, just like now, with parents at one end and brothers at the other, with only a thin curtain in between.

Absolutely poor, small, dilapidated, the biggest advantage is tranquility.

This is the truest portrayal of this era.

A cool night breeze blows across the lake.

The wind blows the curtain at the door of the boat, and the osprey standing on the pole turns its gray eyes and flutters its feathers, oars beat by its ears, water flows, insects chirp, and the moon is silent.Everything is quiet.

Feel the fishing boat slowly swaying with the waves below me, and there are fireflies flying in the air, swimming in the night, twinkling.

Inexplicably, Xu Qing wanted to reach out to grab it, but he couldn't.

He yawned and closed his eyes:
Let's fight, let's fight, soon, this day will be fine.

He who came from nearly a hundred years later knows that the distance is not far away, and the boat on the South Lake will grow into a giant ship sooner or later.

(End of this chapter)