On September 13, 1940, just after noon, Hao Zhenji, a soldier from the Canal Detachment (who had been affiliated with the Eighth Route Army-15th Division, the New Fourth Army Huaibei Third Army Division, and the Eighth Route Army Lunan Military Region), was ordered to come to the Liuquandong area to investigate the enemy situation.
When he passed by Zhuyuan Village, Jiangzhuang Township, he suddenly found that four or five "yellow dogs" (the despicable name for the puppet army during the Anti-Japanese War) were walking in from outside the village. Then Hao Zhenji subconsciously turned around and walked into the village, but his reaction directly attracted the attention of the puppet army at the entrance of the village. One of the puppet soldiers in the middle shouted:
"What are you doing? Stop!"
Hao Zhenji heard the shouting behind him, and even stepped up his pace. He turned his body and turned into an alley. When the puppet soldiers behind him saw it, they immediately took off their guns and shouted and chased them.
Hao Zhenji originally planned to take a walk in the village and get rid of these puppet troops.
However, when he walked to the depths of the alley, he found that the front was blocked by a family, and the footsteps of the enemy behind him were getting closer and closer. The shouts had reached the entrance of the alley. It was too late to turn back.
"What should I do?" Hao Zhenji was forced into a dead end and wanted to take the risk of knocking on the door for help, but he didn't know whether the other party was willing to cover him. At the same time, there was no time to explain at this moment. After asking a few questions, the enemy was already in front of him, which was even worse.
Just as Hao Zhenji was anxious and helpless, the door at the end of the alley opened with a "creak" sound. As soon as a gray-haired aunt poked her head out, she saw several puppet soldiers holding guns and approaching the young man standing at her door. This scene in front of
has explained everything.
Although Cui Zhou's man is ignorant of his big words, he is very supportive of the slogans of saving the country and fighting against Japan promoted by militia in the village. At this moment, seeing the plainclothes young man in front of him with a panic look on his face, the puppet soldiers behind him gradually approached, and immediately understood the other party's predicament.
It was at that moment that Cui Zhou had an idea in his mind.
Several puppet troops had approached Hao Zhenji and were preparing to arrest him. However, the next moment, Cui Zhou's words made them stunned.
"Little lamb, don't look at when it's time. You're running around everywhere, why don't you go and feed the cows quickly!" After
said that, Cui Zhou's family pretended that they didn't see the intention of the puppet soldiers' arrest, opened the door, turned around and walked into the yard.
Hao Zhenji was clever. When he heard the aunt in front of him say this, he quickly agreed and walked in. The puppet soldiers outside looked at me and I looked at you, and they all followed him in with suspicion.
After entering the yard, Cui Zhou came to the guillotine with green grass in his arms. The two "mother and son" were one to deliver grass and the other to chop grass, and they cooperated very well.
"Boss, are you?" Cui Zhou pretended to see the puppet soldiers following the yard, and stood up and asked in a trembling voice.
"What did you run away just now, your son?" A puppet soldier pointed at Hao Zhenji and said.
"My son is born timid. The bosses carry guns. He was scared at first sight and must have run home!" Cui Zhou explained, and quickly entered the house to bring the bowl of water and politely followed the other party. "Thank you, boss, please drink a bowl of water when you come and quench your thirst." After drinking the water, several puppet soldiers of
found no flaws from beginning to end, so they took their guns and left.
A crisis finally got rid of danger. Afterwards, Hao Zhenji was extremely grateful to Cui Zhou for saving his life. He held Cui Zhou's hand and said excitedly:
"Auntie, if you don't save me today, I will be arrested by them. If you really fall into their hands, it will be completely over. This rebirth of grace is indebted. From now on, you will be my own mother. When the Japanese are beaten away, you will definitely come back to serve me."
The military-civilian relationship at that time was so simple and profound. This is a blood bond formed by life and death and is difficult to break.
That night, Hao Zhenji reluctantly bid farewell to Cui Zhou and said goodbye to this kind-hearted mother.He originally thought that he could fulfill his promise, but a month later, the bad news suddenly came.
At the end of October 1940, Hao Zhenji unfortunately died while fighting the Japanese invaders in Huangqiutao in northeast of Jiawang.
bad news came, and Cui Zhou was deeply saddened. While the villagers were preparing to bury Hao Zhenji's body, Cui Zhou sewed a set of clothes for his son overnight, wiped the blood on Hao Zhenji's body clean, and then changed into the new clothes he had sewn for him.
"Son, don't worry about anything, go, go."
Floating soil rose and fell on Hao Zhenji's coffin. Cui Zhou rushed beside the tomb and burst into tears...
In those years of war, there were countless grassroots heroes. They rose up in the dark, but eventually disappeared into 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: "Xuzhou Literary and Historical Materials", Hu Benru, Hao Jiaqing's Record of
