coobybook Chapter 122: The decision between a small family and a big family
Chapter 122: The decision between a small family and a big family
The dark night hung over the heads of the people in Yongxin County like a huge curtain.
Compared with the once bustling and bustling county town, the old houses in the county town now appear to be in ruins due to the baptism of artillery fire. From time to time, smoke from burnt wooden houses floats in the sky.
After changing shifts, Zhao Shao finally got a chance to rest. After a sleepless day and night, his body felt as heavy as a thousand-pound iron and his movements were slow.
At the same time, several injured comrades in the class, including Li Xi and Xiao Si, followed his pace.
When passing by the school built by everyone, Li Xi was the first to speak and break the silence:
"Tell me, what's the point of us fighting?"
Xiao Si replied:
"I don't know about the other things, but look at it, if we don't fight, can we survive?"
Afternoon shook his head:
"Xiao Si, you're right, but also wrong. We fight not only to survive, but also to protect our homeland."
Liu San, however, had a different feeling about fighting:
"If you want me to tell you!
Fighting is really boring. You never know when you might die. It’s better to stay in your own little nest and feel comfortable.
But then again, if someone wants to take your nest, will you give it to them or not?
Although Li Xi looks big and strong, he has a simple mind. He said:
"As you can see, the new guy just arrived in our class yesterday. Before we could fire a few shots, he was shot dead as soon as his head appeared above the wall.
In my opinion, I don’t want to fight this bullshit anymore. I’d better go back to my hometown and be a farmer!
The crowd was arguing more and more, and one group of people was shouting that they might as well run away right now, because they thought that as long as they had the green mountains, they would not be short of firewood.
The soldiers on the other side did not dare to act rashly, because they had seen the deserters' behavior - when they were defending the city during the day, a full squad next to them was resisting the enemy's attack together with them, but after fighting for a while, guess what happened?
Seeing that the battle had stopped, this class was in the same situation as they were now. Some people couldn't bear to see their teammates die. What if they were the next person to die?
I couldn't help but want to end this war.
So the five people who shared the same opinion planned to flee hastily from a side of the position where there seemed to be no enemy. While they were running away, the four of them carefully paid attention to their surroundings. When they were about to head into the woods, they saw a string of dense bullets coming at them. The sound of submachine guns was fired from the hopeful road in front of them. All of a sudden, the five people who were still alive and kicking fell to the ground, but one of them was unfortunately shot and killed.
However, the sound of bullets also attracted the attention of Zhao Shao and others on the city wall, forcing Zhao Shao and others on the city wall to open fire in support.
Under the cover of the defenders, the five people who wanted to escape finally breathed a sigh of relief. However, it was easier said than done. Of the four people who were still alive, only one made it to the city gate position. Although this person did not die, he was shot and had to have his limbs amputated. From then on, he would be disabled for the rest of his life.
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Zhao Shao was still immersed in the sadness of this incident when he saw that the school he and everyone else had worked so hard to build was now left with only dilapidated beams, and he cried out in his heart that fate was unfair.
"Why should such a thriving county suffer such a fate? Can't it just continue to develop well?
Why can't I just enjoy some good time in peace?
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But as the discussions among his comrades behind him became more and more intense, and the team was even on the verge of falling apart, he was forced to stop complaining about his fate again.
He turned to look at the quarreling people and shouted: "Stop quarreling."
Everyone's mouths were like a zipper, and the noise that was still going on was immediately silenced.
Zhao Shao realized that he had spoken too harshly, so he returned to his normal tone and said:
"What's going on?"
Liu San repeated everyone's thoughts in detail like a tape recorder.
Zhao Shao spoke again:
"I know none of you are happy with this messed up fight, but there's nothing we can do about it. I ask you, what if you could live your life all over again?
Would you choose to continue to stay at the landlord's house, being an honest peasant, living a life of hunger and cold, or would you choose to live happily every day like you do now, without having to worry about the dark tomorrow?
When Xiao Si heard about food, his eyes lit up and he immediately changed his opinion and said:
"I choose now. I would rather die with a full stomach than die with a hungry stomach."
Zhao Shao looked at Liu San and others.
Liu San had already been told by his uncle to follow Zhao Shao closely. His uncle said to him:
"Zhao Shao is a man of great wisdom. Everything he says is right. After all, he won't harm you..."
He, who had no intention of running away, immediately expressed his stance:
“I choose now”
In the afternoon,
"Captain Zhao, it's not that I don't want to live like this now, but you know, I still have a father at home waiting for me to take care of him. If I'm gone, who will take my place and show my filial piety to the father who raised me?"
李喜
"Me too, Squad Leader Zhao. I have a family waiting for me to earn money and come home to support them!"
Zhao Shao was in a dilemma for a moment. From everyone's perspective, there was a reason for it. He said helplessly:
"Let me think about it, there must be a solution."
Zhao Shao paced back and forth, unable to make up his mind for a moment.
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