Seven days later, Shang Zhen and his party finally arrived at Xi'an City. When they saw the long wall of Xi'an City, which was as long as the Great Wall they had ever seen, Shang Zhen and his party felt shocked.
At this time, when they compared their hometown with Xi'an, they realized that their hometown was really a wilderness.
Chu Tian, the scholar who came from behind among Shang Zhen and others, showed his erudition even more.
"Xi'an is the ancient city of Chang'an, the ancient capital of thirteen dynasties. People say that Nanjing was very powerful in the six dynasties in ancient times, but it can't compare with Chang'an!" Then Chu Tian unexpectedly recited a poem in a low voice, "Looking back at Chang'an, there are piles of embroidery, When thousands of gates on the top of the mountain opened, a red concubine riding on horseback smiled, and no one knew it was a lychee."
Even Chen Hanwen, who was half a scholar when it came to hanging his schoolbag, was stunned by Chu Tian, not to mention Shang Zhen and others.
It's just that Chu Tian showed his talent, but it was a little inappropriate. Shang Zhen looked back at Chu Tian and said: "Keep quiet!"
Therefore, Chu Tian could only continue to keep his full talent in his belly.
It makes sense for Shang Zhen to discipline Chu Tian, just because they are all dressed as the Northeast Army now.
It would be very eye-catching if a passerby saw a Northeastern Army soldier holding a weapon shaking his head like a scholar.
After all, Shang Zhen and the others were not so much escorting Gao Peiyuan back this time as an escort, so they had to keep a low profile.
The reason for keeping a low profile is self-evident without asking.
Nowadays, the Northeast Army is generally war-weary. They don't want to fight a civil war with the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army. They want to turn around and fight the Japanese devils.
But someone in the Nationalist Government would not let them fight the Japanese devils, but let them fight the Red Army!
Gao Peiyuan was released by the Red Army as a prisoner of the Red Army. Although he did not explicitly say what he came back to do, he did give Shang Zhen and others red propaganda all the way. So do you still need to ask what he came back to do?
Just because the Nationalist Government wants to force the Northeastern Army to attack the Red Army, can there be fewer spies of the Nationalist Government, that is, military commanders, in the entire city of Xi'an?
So now Gao Fuyuan, as the regiment leader, not only wore the clothes of an ordinary soldier, but he even had a rifle in his hand and mingled with Shang Zhen and the others.
Now the young marshal from the Northeast Bureau has returned from Japan, and is in the young marshal's camp in Xi'an City.
However, Gao Peiyuan did not go directly to the direction of the young marshal's camp, but directed Shang Zhen and the others to go to another place.
That place was a liaison office for the Northeastern Army. Gao Peiyuan would never rush into the young marshal's camp rashly. Who knew whether there was someone from the military command beside the young marshal.
Although the city of Xi'an is large and has a large population, Shang Zhen and the others only need to send Gao Peiyuan to the place and ensure contact with the marshal's camp, then the mission will be completed and they can return.
Shang Zhen and the others continued to walk forward, looking at the ancient buildings in Xi'an City, the thick city walls, and the arched city gate that could allow two carriages to run parallel to each other, but Shang Zhen also had his own sigh.
What a mountain!
After using his free time for more than a year, Shang Zhen has finally read some books, and he also knows the depth of Chinese history.
The ancestors of the Chinese people created such a glorious history and left behind these mountains and mountains. Can these mountains and mountains stop the iron hoofs of the invaders?
Shang Zhen is not the kind of big man with far-sighted vision. He doesn't know what the future will be like, but he knows that he must do things well now.
There are so many people in Xi'an now, not only because it has been the ancient capital for generations, but also because the Northeastern Army in the Pass is now facing off against the Red Army of Chinese Workers and Peasants, all of them are here, and the Northeastern exile students Following in the footsteps of the Northeast Army, there are quite a few!
Seeing the bustling crowd on the street, Shang Zhen and the others just moved forward with unchanged expressions, just like other Northeastern troops walking on the street.
But now the attire of Shang Zhen and others is barely acceptable.
They haven't fought in this year, so their military uniforms are neat and clean, but that's not the case when looking at the uniforms of other Northeastern troops walking on the street.
There are many soldiers whose uniforms have been patched. Obviously due to the loss of the three northeastern provinces, the Northeast Army has been unable to obtain effective supplies.
In this way, the ancient city of Chang'an, which already has a strong historical atmosphere, adds a touch of dignity.
Shang Zhen and his group walked through the crowd wordlessly and in a blink of an eye, they arrived at the intersection of another street.
But when Shang Zhen crossed this street, he was suddenly stunned, because there were not so many people on this street!
The passers-by had already appeared on both sides, but the people standing on the street in the middle were all male and female students from Qingyishui!
Why did we encounter a student demonstration again? I wonder if Leng Xiaozhi and the others are here too.
For some reason, when Shang Zhen saw the scene in front of him for the first time, the image of Leng Xiaozhi's chest rising and falling with excitement popped into his mind.
Call——
Shang Zhen quickly took a deep breath. How could he still be thinking about this after all this time?
He turned to look at Gao Peiyuan behind him.
He was originally walking at the front of the team. Seeing that the street in front was blocked, he had to ask Gao Peiyuan how to go next.
After all, this was Shang Zhen's first time back in Xi'an.
In Shang Zhen's opinion, the city of Xi'an, with its tall buildings and pavilions everywhere, was more confusing than walking around in the mountains and forests!
As soon as Shang Zhen paused, the people behind him had already come up, and Gao Peiyuan also saw the situation in front of him, and he was also stunned.
Although he had a brief stay in Xi'an, it was only on a march. He only knew that there were more than 10,000 exiled students from the Northeast alone in Xi'an, but he had never seen a student demonstration.
"Today we are here to miss our hometown. On September 18th, when the whole country was ashamed, we left our hometown and came here!" At this time, someone in the student team in front was shouting.
The sound came from the paper loudspeaker. It was obvious that a student was about to give a speech, or that he should be the organizer of the student movement.
But when he heard that voice, Shang Zhen was stunned again.
Although the sound amplified by the paper speaker was somewhat distorted, Shang Zhen heard that the sound sounded very much like Zhang Xiaoyan's.
It's really possible, that kid is so eloquent, and there are so many exiled students now, he can put his talents to use.
When Shang Zhen was thinking about it, Gao Peiyuan already said: "Let's change the road."
He now has an important mission, which is related to the life and death of tens of thousands of Northeastern officers and soldiers in Shaanxi. Of course, he has to keep a low profile and refuse to get into the crowd.
It's just that Gao Peiyuan said this a little late. Just when the Northeastern student shouted with the loudspeaker, all the soldiers and civilians on the street behind Shang Zhen and the others rushed over.
"Protect your gun! Bring it forward and eject the bullet!" Shang Zhen whispered quickly.
There were a lot of people on the street behind. Seeing the surging crowd, Shang Zhen knew that it would be quite difficult for them to go against the current.
Gao Peiyuan couldn't help but frowned again when he saw Shang Zhen's order.
But then he discovered that Shang Zhen's order was right. It was really difficult for them to go back!
He didn't know how a man who was usually taciturn could become a company commander. Gao Peiyuan was really confused.
Along the way, he also saw that the soldiers who escorted him back were really only focused on Shang Zhen.
It was not that he didn't listen to Li Xiang's words, but every time Li Xiang gave an order, the soldiers looked at Shang Zhen.
As long as Shang Zhen did not express his position, the soldiers would follow Li Xiang's orders.
Of course, so far, Shang Zhen has not opposed any of Li Xiang's opinions.
But as the commander of the Northeast Army, how could Gao Peiyuan fail to appreciate the subtleties?
Just when Gao Peiyuan was thinking about it, he heard the sound of the paper trumpet coming from the crowd of students in front of him: "We shouldn't have come here in the first place. Our home is on the Songhua River in the Northeast, where the evil Japanese invasion The invaders have invaded our land, burned our homes, and harmed our compatriots in the Northeast. Please listen to the singing chorus "My Home is on the Songhua River in Northeast China"!"
But this opening sentence directly grabbed the hearts of Shang Zhen and the others, including Gao Peiyuan, and their feet could no longer move!
Yes, there are several rivers in the three northeastern provinces, and the Songhua River is just one of them. Even so, the Songhua River has long become a synonym for the three northeastern provinces.
My home is on the Songhua River in Northeast China, which means that my home is in the three provinces of Northeast China.
But since our home is in the three northeastern provinces, why did we Northeasterners come to Shaanxi?
This is a natural question.
This is an artistic or literary statement, but this statement has a certain generality that is difficult to describe. How can Gao Peiyuan, Shang Zhen and other Northeasterners go away?
At this time, the chorus of singing echoed over the city of Xi'an.
"My home is on the Songhua River in Northeast China.
There are forest coal mines there,
And there are soybeans and sorghum all over the mountains and plains.
My home is on the Songhua River in Northeast China.
There are my compatriots,
And the aging parents.
September 18, September 18,
From that tragic time!
September 18, September 18!
From that tragic time,
Leaving my hometown,
Abandon the endless treasure,
Wandering! Wandering!
The price is within the customs all day, wandering!
Which year, which month,
Only then can I return to my lovely hometown?
Which year, which month,
Only then can we take back the endless treasure? !
Mom and Dad, Mom and Dad.
when,
To get together happily? ! "
When the song first started, passers-by were still talking, but soon the originally bustling street became quiet.
Then suddenly there were sobs in the singing, and looking at the people present, from the street to the end of the street, from the singers to the audience, all the Northeast soldiers and civilians, including Gao Peiyuan, Shang Zhen and the others, were all in tears!
