February 4, 1943, the thirty year of the lunar calendar, it is night.
Su Yi, a villager in Huiyi Village, Ji County (now Hezhou District, Hengshui), led two guerrillas to Nanwuzhao Village, four miles east of the village.
Su Yi's grandmother's house is in Nanwuzhao Village, but he returned to the village that day not to wish the relatives a happy new year, but to kill someone.
The man, also has a surname Su, his name is Su Jiugeng, and he is Su Yi's brother and uncle.
Su Yi is very familiar with his cousin.
The two of them have been playing together since childhood. A few years ago, the Japanese occupied Ji County. Su Jiugeng followed several passionate young people in the village to join the local guerrillas. In recent years, in order to avoid enemy searches, Su Jiugeng fled to Su Yi's home and finally escaped with his cousin's risk of protecting his life.
In Su Yi's heart, there is such a cousin who cares about life and death for the country, and I admire him from the bottom of my heart.
But Su Yi never expected that as the environment of the War of Resistance Against Japan became increasingly harsh, the cruel struggle finally made Su Jiugeng retreat.
Two months ago, Su Jiugeng took advantage of the inattention of the guerrillas, wrapped a gun, ran out of the base overnight, ran to the Juanzi Village stronghold in Zaoqiang County, and devoted himself to the Japanese army, becoming a dog traitor who sold himself for honor and recognized thieves as his father.
Last month, the Japanese army raided Mengcun and arrested and killed more than ten anti-Japanese villagers. It was Su Jiugeng's sin.
For this reason, the superior organization decided to eliminate Su Jiugeng, a national scum, as soon as possible, and then the task was handed over to Su Yi.
To be honest, when Su Yi received the order from his superior to fight against the traitor, he really hesitated for a moment. In terms of national justice, Su Yi agreed to get rid of his cousin, a traitor, but it was indeed a bit embarrassing to let him go to take out his cousin's nest, kidnap his cousin in front of his uncle, and then shoot him with his own hands.
But he also understood that in the enemy-occupied area, a team of puppet troops stationed at the entrance of Nanwuzhao Village. If he wanted to kidnap Su Jiugen under the enemy's nose, only his acquaintance could do it.
Finally, Su Yi accepted the task.
On the same day, on the way to Nanwuzhao Village, Su Yi complained to his cousin over and over again in his heart, Su Jiugeng, Su Jiugeng, the enemy is in front of you, not only do you not actively fight against Japan, but you also sold yourself to the Japanese and act as the enemy's lackey. It's so confused and hateful!
After arriving at Su Jiugeng's door, two guerrillas guarded outside the door according to the originally agreed plan. Su Yi went in alone to check the movements inside the house.
Su Yi called out to his cousin and pushed open the door. However, as soon as he entered the door, his heart couldn't help but "splied". There was no cousin in the room, only his uncle was busy in the yard.
"Uncle?" Su Yi looked around, feeling a little nervous. Could Su Jiugeng hide when he heard the wind? In that case, it would be troublesome to find him again.
"Come on, sit down." The uncle pulled Su Yi down, took out the fruits and New Year's goods to entertain him enthusiastically. There was no way, so Su Yi had to accompany his uncle for a while, and then raised the topic on Su Jiugeng: "Uncle, is my cousin?"
"Hey, don't mention him." The uncle sighed. Su Jiugeng defected to the Japanese. Although the villagers dared not say it, when they walked on the road, the contemptuous eyes of the villagers were like sharp thorns, which made the old man's back hurt. My hunched body couldn't stand up even more. "This unpromising thing is not doing serious things all day long. Now it's probably gambling in the South Courtyard! Forget it, forget it, don't mention him. When I mention him, I won't make a fuss!"
When I heard that the other party did not escape, the stone hanging in Su Yi's heart finally fell to the ground. He chatted with his uncle for a while, and finally said goodbye to the old man, and then led two guerrillas to the South Courtyard.
The house in the South Courtyard was brightly lit. Su Yi opened the curtain and went in and saw that Su Jiugeng was tilted on the kang, and he was gambling with a group of people.
Su Jiugeng saw Su Yi enter the house and thought he was here to visit his relatives. Without thinking too much, he nodded in a big way and then continued to bet on his money.
However, after a moment, the originally noisy casino suddenly became quiet.
"Gambling, why don't you gamble?" Su Jiugeng was a little puzzled. Looking at the stunned guys in front of him, Su Jiugeng subconsciously turned his head, trying to see what was wrong behind him.
However, before he could turn his head, a cold muzzle hit the back of his head.
The next moment, my cousin's familiar voice came: "You, traitor, don't move!"
Su Jiugen's body suddenly froze, until two guerrillas outside the door rushed in when they heard the movement, cut their hands behind their backs, and tied them tightly. Only then did Su Jiugen realize that his cousin came here before the New Year, and he was here to capture him.
That night, Su Yi and the other two took Su Jiugeng to sneak out of Nanwuzhao Village. The few of them walked around for several miles, and finally came outside the wilderness north of Mengcun Village, eight miles away from Nanwuzhao Village.
"Cousin, you can't be so heartless. We are my uncle and uncle. As the saying goes, as it is, as the dust is hotter than earth." Su Jiugeng realized something was wrong and began to beg for mercy to Su Yi.
"You are my cousin, but you recognize the thief as your father, and your hands are covered with the blood of your compatriots. The organization asked me to have no other choice except you, a traitor!" Su Yi sighed, and did not hide it from his cousin. He was dead tonight.
When Su Yi said this, Su Jiugeng's face suddenly turned like earth and became depressed. After leaving for a moment, he murmured to Su Yi:
"Cousin, I am extremely guilty and I have more than enough death. I have two requests before I die."
"Tell me."
"One is to allow me to face the direction of Nanwuzhao Village, and then kowtow three times to your uncle. It is not easy for him to pull me so big. After kowtow these three times, I can be considered the last bit of filial piety." Su Jiugeng begged with a crying voice.
"Oh, you, if you had known today, why would you have been there?" Su Yi calmed down and felt mixed feelings in his heart.
"Also, when you hit me later, you must shoot me with one shot, don't let me suffer again." Su Jiugeng's voice gradually became low....
A cold night, the moon rose to the sky, Su Jiugeng knelt down to the north trembled, and kowtowed three times in the direction of Nanwuzhao Village, then knelt straight and did not get up again.
"Bang" a dull gunshot sounded, and a sigh in the forest...
In those years of war, there were countless grassroots heroes. They rose up in the dark, but eventually disappeared in the long river of history. Although these stories hidden in the long river of history are little known, they are still an indispensable part of the magnificent picture of people's war back then.
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Reference materials: "Hengshui Literature and Historical Materials", Huaming Records
