Since receiving the letter from their eldest son, Mr. and Mrs. Fu Yonggen have felt a little relieved. At least they know their son's whereabouts.

Even so, they were always thinking about their son's safety and were inquiring around for news from the Northeast. As a farmer whose ancestors had been farmers for generations, Fu Yonggen had never cared about national affairs before and never liked to join in the fun, but he

Since these days, no matter whether I go out to work or go to the city to do errands, as long as someone mentions

When he heard the word "Northeast", his nerves immediately became tense. He would listen carefully to what people said. Or if there was a notice posted on the street, he would go over and ask people to read it to him. That's it.

, maybe you will hear news about the anti-Japanese situation or the war in Northeast China, and maybe you can also hear news about your son.

Time passed like this day by day. These days, Fu Yonggen could no longer work in the fields and used excuses to run to the city every day. His wife muttered to him in a complaining tone and asked: "You are the only one going into the city today."

You say you’re going to do this, and you’re rushing into town tomorrow and you say you’re going to do that, and you don’t know what you’re actually doing?”

He would never tell his wife this kind of thing, lest she cry again when she mentions his son. He waved his hand and said, "Don't worry about it, I have business to do anyway. Hey, I'll tell you."

Boys, don't keep running outside these days.

The situation is getting more and more chaotic. In the past few days, troops have been coming and going in the city. I heard that they arrest young people when they see them. This is called arresting husbands to serve as soldiers and go to the front line to fight. Some people say that this is arresting young men. I told them to be okay.

Stay at home, what if you are captured?"

When she heard that there was another war, Mrs. Li was a little nervous. She shook her hands and said, "Oh, why is there no time for peace and quiet? How can ordinary people live their lives? Dad, when you go into the city, please ask more questions.

Inquire about our founding of the clan and see if he has sent any message back?"

"Well, I know, I'm asking around." Fu Yonggen said something and went into the city again. When he entered the city that day, he heard some bad news. There were three places he visited most often when he came to the city, one.

It's a teahouse, where people talk a lot. It's a gathering place for true and false news and gossip. It's also a place for people from all walks of life, right and wrong.

The second is the theater, where you can hear stories and legends from all over the country; and the third is the notice boards on both sides of the county government gate. Although they are just high-sounding notices, notices, announcements, etc., they are also memorized.

You can often get some information about wars in various places or in Northeast China.

That day, as soon as he walked into the teahouse, he saw a man wearing glasses and a robe holding a newspaper in his hand and reading aloud. He saw the man reading the newspaper and explaining to everyone:

In order to realize their crazy dream, the Japanese imperialists brazenly launched the "September 18th" Incident and sent troops to capture the three northeastern provinces of our country. These three provinces are rich in mineral and product resources. Chairman Chiang ordered the Northeast Army "not to resist." He said

: "Absolutely no resistance is allowed. If you surrender your arms, you will be allowed to disarm. If you enter the barracks, you will be allowed to invade." 290,000 Chinese troops, Japanese troops

With only 10,000 troops, it should have been an absolute victory. However, in only three days, in just three days, the Japanese army occupied the three northeastern provinces without firing a shot, causing this beautiful and fertile place to become a

In the colonies of Japanese imperialism, 30 million compatriots have become slaves of the subjugated country. What a tragedy and shame!

Today, the anti-Japanese allied forces of the Communist Party of China are fighting bloody battles with the Japanese invaders in the white mountains and black waters. The warriors have no support and supplies. They are short of ammunition, food, medical treatment and medicine. However, they are not afraid of it under extremely difficult circumstances.

They suffered from cold and hunger, but were not afraid of sacrifice. Every battle was fought fiercely.

Now, the Japanese invaders are ready to move again. They crossed the watershed, entered Shanhaiguan, and occupied Fengtai with despicable means. The north, east, and south sides of Peiping have been controlled by the Japanese army: the north side is deployed east of Rehe and Chahar.

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The first part of the Eastern Army; to the northwest, the puppet Mongolian army controlled by the Eastern Army; to the east, the puppet "Jidong Anti-Communist Autonomous Government" and the puppet security forces under its jurisdiction; to the south, the Japanese army has occupied Fengtai and forced the Chinese army to withdraw

.Beiping is in danger!

I saw that the man became more and more excited as he talked, and actually shouted a slogan: "Down with Japanese imperialism! Long live the Volunteer Army!" At this moment, there was a sudden chaos on the street, followed by the whistle of "di di di", and people shouted

When I was in a panic, I saw a man coming in from the back door and dragging away the man who was reading the newspaper and giving a speech.

Fu Yonggen was about to follow the crowd out, but was blocked by a group of military police. Taking advantage of the commotion, he also wanted to escape through the door, only to hear a military policeman shout: "Stop! Where are you going?"

For what?”

He looked back and saw that the military policeman had already squeezed in front of him. The military policeman pointed at him with a baton and asked: "What are you doing? Raise your hands!"

Fu Yonggen was frightened and said hurriedly: "I am just a farmer. I come to the city to do business. If I am thirsty, I come in to drink some water. Nothing else."

The military police turned him over from top to bottom, and then said to the people: "I just heard a report that there are communists here who are engaged in red propaganda. Did you see it?" Who dared to admit it? They all shook their heads and said they didn't know.

"You are a bunch of unruly people and untouchables. If you don't say anything until you are beaten, you will all be brought to the bureau for interrogation." He turned to Fu Yonggen and asked, "Did you see that?"

Fu Yonggen bowed and explained: "I just came in and I really don't know anything. If you don't believe me, just ask the boss."

The teahouse owner’s surname is Xia. People don’t know his exact name. Moreover, on weekdays, these military and police officers often come to the teahouse to drink tea, rest, eat snacks, crack melon seeds and so on. Of course, they eat and drink for free.

So they are relatively familiar with Boss Xia.

"Hey, isn't this Captain Gou? What brought you here?" At this time, Boss Xia happened to come out of the back room and greeted the group with a smile.

Captain Gou said: "Boss Xia, an informant just said that there are terrorist activities in your teahouse, do you know?"

Boss Xia said to himself: He sounds like a fool at first glance. He smiled and said: "Oh my Captain Gou, you scared me to death and I don't dare to let the *** elements mess around in my little place. I promise you, you will never

I've never heard of it or seen it, so I must be mistaken. We are a serious small businessman, how dare we get involved in this?"

"What I'm saying is that Boss Xia wouldn't be so ignorant that he would let those ** elements make trouble here." Captain Gou turned around and sat on the bench. As soon as he raised his eyes and saw Fu Yonggen, he asked Boss Xia: "

This man saw us and wanted to sneak out through the back door. What was he doing? He said you knew him, right?"

Boss Xia looked at Fu Yonggen and said quickly: "Yes, yes, this old man is an honest farmer. He often comes to my place to drink water and stay. Besides, where did the Communist Party members come from here? They are all these people.

I'm a regular customer, but people talk so much, it must be a misunderstanding."

Boss Xia said, pointing to a large message posted on the wall: Do not mess with state affairs.

"Brothers, don't you come here often? When did you notice someone coming to my teahouse?" Boss Xia took out a small box from the back and said, "Captain Gou, brothers, come here, come in and sit down."

Next, here is the best Longjing that just came in this year. Since you are here, come and try it."

"You really don't have any *** elements here?"

"No, Captain Gou doesn't even trust me?"

Captain Gou pointed to the crowd and asked, "So, these people are...?"

While making tea, Boss Xia said: "These are all people who come to my place to have a rest and drink tea when they have nothing to do. They are all old acquaintances. They are all young and old men from the countryside. They just want to take care of my business."

Captain Gou looked at the people and said to his several military police officers: "Search them one by one and tell them to get out if there is no doubt!"

After the military police searched everyone one by one, they all were released from the teahouse.

When Captain Gou saw Fu Yonggen still standing there, he said impatiently: "What are you still doing here? Get out!"

Fu Yonggen left in a hurry. He walked on the street and looked around. He had been frightened just now and still hadn't recovered. He found a quiet place on the roadside and sat down, with the newspaper reader's voice still echoing in his mind.

:The warriors have no support and supplies. They are short of ammunition and food.

, lack of medical treatment and medicine, but under extremely difficult conditions, they were not afraid of cold, hunger, or sacrifice, and fought fiercely in every battle. He secretly asked: Who is that person? Is what he said true?

What's going on with my clan now? Where are you, son?

He wanted to go somewhere else to learn about it, so he stood up and walked down the street in despair. He suddenly remembered the notice board in front of the county government. Maybe there would be official news there? He came with great hope.

Go to the sign, there is

There were a few people looking up at the two newly posted large pieces of paper, but he didn't recognize any of the densely packed large characters on them. He leaned over and asked the person looking at them: "What's written on it?"

Is there any news about the war in Northeast China?"

The man glanced at him and said, "No. There is only one sentence written on it: Because the war is tense. The rest are all messages calling on people to donate money and materials, and then there are some slogans."

"Didn't you mention the war in Northeast China?"

"I didn't mention it. Alas, the Northeast is over." The man shook his head and left.

"Oh, there is no news from the Northeast, what is the country doing?" He muttered on the way home. He didn't know what to say to his wife when he got home? From the day his son was taken away

, he has been hiding this from his wife,

Originally, her son had married away and there was no news, and she couldn't bear the pain of life and death. He no longer dared to let her share the pain of losing his son. He had finally been looking forward to news about his son, but today, the words of a newspaper reader suddenly made her heart-wrenching.

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