"War is far more cruel than what is described in movies and TV shows. A country or a nation, as long as it has a little respect for its citizens, will not easily start a war. The cruelty of war is so chilling that you will never
I can't imagine how terrifying it is to see corpses everywhere on the battlefield..." The old man smoked another cigarette, and his tone and expression revealed his incomparable disgust and fear of war. Cheng Xiaoyu couldn't help but secretly speculate,
Isn't grandpa a deserter on the battlefield? That's why he is so afraid of war. Look at which of those heroes is not a general who has achieved eternal success.
"I know what you are thinking? There are no cowards who can survive on the battlefield. When you desperately want to escape from the battlefield, bullets and bombs will chase you. Only those who face the enemy bravely and hang up their bayonets bravely
Only by charging into battle can you have a chance to survive. Movies and TV dramas should promote a positive image and pay attention to violence and blood. When a bomb blows up a person to death, do you think it is just flying corpses and blood? When fighting with a bayonet, do you think you will always defeat the enemy with one blow?
?
Broken limbs, ears, eyes, noses, pieces of meat splashing on you, accidentally flying into your mouth, watching your intestines, heart, liver, and lungs being blown out and flowing all over the floor, watching your brains turn white.
When I appear in front of you, even if you are extremely courageous, you will still be disgusted, resist, and gradually reject me. Eventually, this rejection will become your cowardice that makes you hate to step on the battlefield.
War is always extremely cruel. There is nothing to talk about here. Killing is the only way to talk. Life is the only bargaining chip on the table. When you don’t know what death is, you will always feel that there are corpses everywhere.
It is an honor for you to stand alone at the top and achieve immortal fame with thousands of dead bones. A true general and a commander who truly survives on the battlefield have nothing but tears. Even if they achieve an unprecedented victory, what is the price? Not a blade of grass will grow for several years.
There are corpse pits, corpses whose faces are unrecognizable, and bones that cannot be fully exhumed before death.
War has always been a slaughterhouse for careerists. No real soldier is eager to go to the battlefield, because they know that once they go to the battlefield, countless brothers and sisters will leave the world forever. When you don’t understand something,
Never trust other people's eyes and ears, and don't trust your own eyes and ears easily. There are too many areas in this world that may seem simple but in fact you will never be able to explore.
I once heard someone say this, never think of yourself as a smart person, and never think of others as fools. War is not as simple as you think, let alone the truth that everyone claims. To truly understand war
Only those who have truly experienced countless blood and fire battles and survived, if you want to know or understand something, do it yourself, otherwise most of what you know is just superficial.
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The old man's words revealed a trace of vicissitudes of life, a trace of rich and irresolvable bloody sadness. Through his dictation, Cheng Xiaoyu seemed to see a bloody picture of people devastated. There were no tragic heroes, no successes and failures, let alone no
The glory of the winner and the frustration of the loser, some are just the recollection of life, some are just the disgust of war, some are just humble and weak under the cruel and bloody, and some are just the desire for peace. The heavy emotions allow Cheng Xiaoyu to ignore
How could my grandfather, a peasant who only knew a few words and had little education, say such a fact that contained so much truth?
The grandfather and grandson stayed up all night, chatting from one o'clock to four o'clock. Most of the time, one person would talk and the other would listen. From time to time, there would be short silences, each of them lost in their own thoughts, and they were not at all excited.
sleepy.
When the old man opened his mouth, he never thought of hiding anything. From an angle that did not reveal the identity of the characters in the story, he told his grandson about the cruelty of war and the hard-won peace, which made him cherish the life he has now and the peace now even more.
Times. Even though the old man has not left the village a few times in decades, he still has an understanding of some phenomena and social forms in today's society that peel away the surface and see the essence. In today's society, although there is no cruelty of war, the impact is still there.
In the future, there will be invisible killings that have never been seen in war. People killed in wars are killed by real swords and guns. In today's materialistic society, people killed by invisible knives are killed. Many times you don't know how you died.
The old man told Cheng Xiaoyu that if you want to live a good life in today's society, the first thing you must do is to guard against others and guard against yourself. Guarding against others is easy to understand. Don't trust others easily. Guarding against yourself makes Cheng Xiaoyu very puzzled. If a person can guard against himself,
, what’s left?
"Defending oneself does not mean that you should be on guard against yourself, but that it allows you to think about the problem from a different angle. If you were an outsider in this matter, how would you view it or how would you do it? Don't frown. China, with a population of more than one billion, can
How many people are able to defend themselves?"
Seeing his grandson's thoughtful and confused look, the old man knew that the past experiences he talked about today were a bit emotional and that what he said was a bit exaggerated. He was not at the level of a young rural man. His grandson's age and experience must be beyond his understanding, so he
He spoke a few words of comfort.
It was just a little bright outside. The old man and Cheng Xiaoyu sat up and got dressed. Cheng Laoshi and his wife in the east room also got up and lit a fire to boil water and wash up.
On New Year's Day, if someone's chimney blows out late, the villagers will accuse the family of being lazy and not diligent.
After washing up and not waiting for dinner, footsteps could be heard outside. The old man was sitting cross-legged in the middle of the kang, and Cheng Laoshi was also sitting beside the kang. The table was filled with fruits, pears, melon seeds, peanuts, candies, and cigarettes.
"Dad, I wish you a happy new year."
The door opened. Brother Cheng Laoshi, who was in his early sixties, was going up the mountain. When he didn't see his father, he went to look for his younger brother. When he saw that his father was really at his younger brother's house, without saying a word, he knelt down in front of the door after saying New Year greetings.
He kowtowed to his father three times before getting up and walking into the house.
Cheng Xiaoyu was also sitting on a chair in the room at this time. When he saw the uncle coming in and saying hello to the New Year, the real moment for him to pay New Year greetings was not here. Instead, he would go to the uncle's house to pay New Year greetings. This was the rule, even if the uncle came to visit him at this moment.
You can directly say New Year greetings.
"Brother, come and smoke." Cheng Laoshi first lit a cigarette for his eldest brother, and then gave him the seat close to his father. Apart from the other brothers and sisters, there was no doubt about their filial piety towards the old man. Cheng Laoshi was so honest.
She listens to her daughter-in-law in everything. When it comes to dealing with her father, Wang Xiumei doesn't dare to touch her husband's limits and is very filial to the old man.
"Dad, let's go to my house to eat today. The kids are all back. I've just given birth to a little boy. Please give me a name." Brother Cheng sat down next to his father respectfully and invited him. He also gave birth to a baby.
After a long time, the grandson was born for more than two months, and he didn't even have a name, so he just waited for the Chinese New Year to invite his father.
The old man paused, nodded and hummed softly.
There were footsteps outside again. Brother Cheng stood up and said goodbye. There were still a few elders in the village who needed him to pay New Year greetings. (To be continued)