It was raining in the dark sky, and a group of soldiers with hats were trudging through the muddy road, and occasionally the soldiers fell and quickly got up, and the red streamers on the soldiers' chests were so filthy that they could barely be seen in their original colors.

Jiang Xianyun carried two rifles on his shoulders and walked diagonally through the ranks, the riding boots on his feet getting heavier and heavier, and the muddy road was covered with mud, which made him miss the straw sandals when he was a student.

"Party representatives, party representatives."

Jiang Xianyun looked back and saw that it was Wang Jiaxiu, the leader of the third platoon, who came from behind with a sliding effort. Jiang Xianyun wiped the rain on his face and asked, "What's wrong?" What's wrong? ”

"Wushan, do you want to find a place to rest, if you go on like this, the brothers must catch a cold." Wang Jiaxiu said in a low voice panting. Because Luo Kaiping, the commander of the fourth company, was injured in the battle of annihilation in the Wild Duck Wai, Jiang Xianyun, the party representative, is now temporarily acting as the company commander.

After teaching the first regiment to set off, it was cautious at first, and then found that there was no trace of the enemy along the way, so the troops' march was very fast, and it took only one day to cross the freshwater at Zhangshuping, and after crossing the river, He Yingqin's deployment was even more bold, and his troops were divided into two roads with a battalion as the vanguard to attack the big ground, and three battalions and eight companies to search and advance to the upper trenches, this road was commanded by Shen Yingshi, the commander of the first battalion, and the other road included the seventh and ninth companies of the second and third battalions, and advanced along the lower part of the Great Ridge, Tangwei, Qiaoqiaoling, and Qilingxia, and advanced to Shigu Qiang.

At noon on the second day, the troops occupied Qiling, and then attacked Shigu with the three battalions and nine companies as the front, and the task of the fourth company was to search and advance in the northeast direction, and the termination line was Dayangxu.

Soon after the troops departed, the sky was drizzling, and the rain of deep winter was cold and cold on the faces, but for the soldiers who were marching, such rain was just right. In February, Guangzhou gradually has a warm feeling, not as cold and windy as the south of the Yangtze River, in such a rainy march can taste a trace of freshness, a trace of coolness, just to wash away the fatigue of the body.

The rain gradually increased, the road became muddy, the freshness and taste disappeared, and irritability was quietly born in the ranks, but no one spoke, because Jiang Xianyun was not only marching with them, but also had two more rifles on his body.

After listening to Wang Jiaxiu's words, Jiang Xianyun looked up at the sky, the sky was still cloudy, Jiang Xianyun shook his head and said: "No, rest in the wild, let the cold wind blow, you will be sick for most of the time, go to the front to find a village and rest." ”

Wang Jiaxiu thought about it and felt that this was the reason, and was about to speak, but he heard Jiang Xianyun say again: "Tell the comrades, speed up, we have not yet arrived at the position designated by the regiment headquarters." ”

"Okay." Wang Jiaxiu replied.

The village in front seems to be very far away, the sky is completely dark, the fourth company has not found a place to rest, Jiang Xianyun is very puzzled, so he quickly felt that in front, a row of long Wang Gongliang has fallen a few heels, his body is full of mud, he also wonders, why is the village missing all the way, according to the marks on the map, there should be at least two villages, they are looking around on the map, they can't confirm where they are, Jiang Xianyun has to rely on feeling.

After walking for half an hour in a daze, the people of the Fourth Company finally determined that they were lost, and the legend that the solution to this problem was to rely on a compass or a compass, sorry that Soviet Russia had not yet arrived, so Comrade Jiang Xianyun did not; The second is to look at the stars, the Big Dipper in the sky is always in the north, but it's a pity that the Big Dipper didn't come out for a walk on vacation today.

Several officers gathered together to discuss, the second platoon commander Li Xianzhou is from Shandong, the northerners have a much stronger sense of direction, he firmly pointed to the left front and said that the direction is north, Jiang Xianyun is from Hunan, Wang Jiaxiu is from Anhui, Wang Gongliang is from Sichuan, northerners are hutuan, Wang Jiaxiu (with the Yangtze River as the boundary) and Li Xianzhou pointed in the same direction.

After walking in the direction of Li Xianzhou for another two hours, everyone knew that something was wrong, the troops were tired, cold and hungry, so they had to rest in the rain, and there was no way to cook.

After resting for a while, the rain stopped, and the wind hit his body colder, Jiang Xianyun decided to continue on the road and could not stay here any longer. So the four companies were slowly full, and they stumbled for about four or five miles, "There are lights." One of the soldiers shouted, "There, there," and several soldiers around him hurriedly asked.

"There." The soldier pointed to the opposite side, everyone looked at it, and found no light, when the soldier insisted that there was, Jiang Xianyun decided to try, he asked Li Xianzhou to take two to see, after a while, Li Xianzhou happily ran back and said that there was a village.

Everyone let out a slight cheer, Jiang Xianyun fixed his mind and did not issue an order immediately, he asked Li Xianzhou if there was any hostile situation in the village, Li Xianzhou was stunned, embarrassed and said that he didn't see a sentry at the entrance of the village, Jiang Xianyun shook his head helplessly, and then called the three platoon commanders over, Jiang Xianyun once again emphasized the discipline of the masses to the platoon commanders, and after entering the village, it is strictly forbidden to make loud noises to prevent frightening the masses and preventing the enemy; If the crowd does not allow us to enter the house, it is absolutely forbidden to force our way into the house; Without the consent of the people, it is absolutely forbidden to use the people's things to make a fire for heating; In the end, he sternly said that if there was any violation, he would be severely punished in accordance with military discipline. He told the platoon commanders to make it clear to the soldiers that we are a revolutionary army, not a warlord army, and that if we can't even endure this little suffering, how can we make a revolution.

The village was quiet, and when the fourth company approached the village, the dogs at the entrance of the village let out a roar, and they didn't care, and the fourth company stopped at the entrance of the village.

Xia Bo, who lived at the entrance of the village, was a little nervous when he heard the barking of the dogs in the village, he fumbled for the fuel lamp, and his wife on the bed was also awakened, and muttered something with sleepy eyes, Xia Bo did not answer, picked up the lamp and opened the door, and walked into the yard, and heard barking outside.

"Uncle, uncle." Someone called him outside the courtyard gate.

"Who?" Xia Bo raised the lamp in his hand and looked out.

"Uncle, don't be afraid, open the door, we will not delay more." Jiang Xianyun shouted in a low voice.

Xia Bo trembled and opened the door, he knew that this door was not very strong, and it could not stop these people. Jiang Xianyun walked into the small courtyard and smiled before saying a word: "Uncle, don't be afraid, we are the Huangpu School Army, we are here to fight Chen Jiongming, and we will not harm the people." ”

Xia Bo was a little trembling when he saw a young officer walking in, and the army that came at this time would take some food and grab something if it was better, and he didn't know what he was almost going to do.

Seeing the old man's frightened look, Jiang Xianyun lowered his tone more gently: "Uncle, don't be afraid, we are lost, I want to ask the old man, what is the name of this village?" ”

Seeing that the soldiers didn't seem to have any malicious intent, Xia Bo dared to come back a little: "Sir, this is the paddy field market." ”

"Paddy Fields?" Jiang Xianyun took out the map and looked for it on the map with the light, Li Xianzhou also came over, Xia Bo saw clearly at this time, there were many soldiers outside the door, but they were all standing outside the door, and there were many soldiers standing under the eaves on the opposite side.

"Damn, it's gone." Li Xianzhou scolded hatefully, but Xia Bo didn't hear his words with a Shandong accent clearly.

"Uncle, is there a place where I can live?" Jiang Xianyun put away the map and asked, They are now running to the east of Tamsui, more than ten miles northwest of their search termination line.

"Here we are." Xia Bo thought bitterly, these soldiers...

"Sir, my family is small, if the chief wants to live, he can live there, but there are so many brothers outside...."

"The old man misunderstood, and I asked if there was a bigger place, a place where we could all live in, and we could give money." Jiang Xianyun hurriedly explained.

"Yes, yes, it's the Xia family ancestral hall, but there is already a chief living in it." Xia Bo explained: "However, you can go to the village Xia..."

"Someone living in it? When did you move in? Jiang Xianyun interrupted Xia Bo's words immediately. He exchanged glances with Li Xianzhou, and Li Xianzhou turned around and walked out.

"When it got dark, a team came over, and they moved in." Xia Bo didn't feel a little nervous in Jiang Xianyun's words.

"Uncle, can you take us to the ancestral hall?" Jiang Xianyun asked in a low voice.

"Okay." As long as it doesn't harm my family.

(Jiang Xianyun said bitterly, I'm tired, hungry and cold, let's count the votes to warm up.) ）