Wake up（13）

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After Nan Yangsheng received his Ph.D., the first thing he did was to go home and have a look. When he returned to his hometown and the dilapidated old house, he realized that his parents had run away from home, and his younger brother Nanshan Yun had also run away. . Grandfather died not long ago. The younger sister Nan Liwa, who stayed at home, temporarily boarded at the home of Chai Jianhua, an old Chinese doctor who was a good friend of her grandfather before his death.

Nan Yangsheng found the home of the old Chinese doctor Chai Jianhua, and his sister Nan Liwa brought him to visit the old Chinese doctor.

Chai Jianhua's home is actually a traditional Chinese medicine shop, and there is a shop sign with the words "Jianhua Pharmacy" hanging on the door of the shop. Entering the store door, you can see a curved ruler-shaped counter, with a Qinglong brand standing vertically inside, with the word "tonic" written on it. Medicine cabinets, medicine drawers, tables and chairs are all made of high-quality wood. On the top of the medicine cabinet are tin medicine bottles and Xizi color bottles, which are antique and elegant. It turns out that "Jianhua Pharmacy" is still a time-honored brand. It is said that this time-honored traditional Chinese medicine brand was established in the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, and it is said that it was founded by a person from Cixi, Zhejiang. Due to its long history, the exact date of its founding cannot be ascertained at present. However, according to the memories of old Chinese medicine practitioner Chai Jianhua, it was established in the seventeenth year of Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty, and it is indeed a well-known century-old shop.

Veteran Chinese doctor Chai Jianhua is already 94 years old.

He was tall, broad-shouldered, still strong, and his neck was still strong.

He has a bronze oval face, and the weather-beaten face is full of wrinkles left by the years. But the pair of piercing copper bell-like big eyes are more visible on the thin face. Those gentle eyes are always shining with a kind light.

At this time, Nan Yangsheng saw this old Chinese doctor with a red face. Although he had long silver hair, his hair was carefully combed without any mess. His beard was also grey, and strands of silver whiskers flowed from his pointed chin.

Although he is over 90 years old, when he speaks, his voice is as powerful as Hong Zhong; when he walks, he seems to be full of energy.

Because he had served in the army, he was very strong and well-dressed, showing a self-evident identity and maintaining a soldier's unique demeanor. It seems that in his strong body, there is inexhaustible energy.

Veteran Chinese doctor Chai Jianhua looks very energetic. He was wearing a neat dark blue Tang suit and sat quietly on a chair.

He smiled and said to Nan Yangsheng: "I haven't seen you for more than ten years. You were still a child at that time. Your grandfather He Jiafu was my comrade-in-arms in life and death. I fought the Japanese devils with him. Not long ago, he Passed away. No one paid attention to him in his life, he didn't pay attention to others, and he didn't even tell you about his life experience."

The old Chinese doctor Chai Jianhua said to Nan Liwa: "Liwa, go and get the newspaper that Lao He left behind."

He continued to say to Nan Yangsheng: "When your grandfather passed away, it was a pity that your parents were not around. Your mother passed away before him. Your father and younger brother were away from home. Only Liwa was with you at home. Because you are You were not notified to return home for the exam. Soon, your old house will be demolished, so I asked Liwa to live with me temporarily, and she took good care of me."

Nan Liwa came over with an old leather bag.

The old Chinese doctor opened the old leather bag and took out a few old newspapers, which had already turned yellow.

The old Chinese doctor picked up a yellowed "Republic of China Daily" and said to Nan Yangsheng: "This is a relic left to you by your grandfather."

Nan Yangsheng was very surprised.

The old Chinese doctor told Nan Yangsheng a story about his grandfather, which was an unforgettable life-and-death relationship between comrades-in-arms.

On the night of September 18, 1931, under the arrangement of the Japanese Kwantung Army, the railway "garrison" blew up the track of the South Manchuria Railway built by Japan near Liutiao Lake in Shenyang, and planted the blame on the Chinese army. the japanese army used this as an excuse to bombard the north camp of the northeast army of china, forming the "september 18th incident". The next day, the Japanese army invaded and occupied Shenyang, and successively occupied the three northeastern provinces. In February 1932, the entire Northeast was occupied.

On the night of July 7, 1937, during an exercise near the Marco Polo Bridge in the southwest of Beiping, the Japanese army asked to enter Wanping County for a search on the pretext that a soldier was "missing". The Japanese army then fired at the Chinese defenders and bombarded Wanping City. The 29th Army rose up to fight. This is the July 7th Incident that shocked China and the world. The July 7th Incident was the beginning of the Japanese imperialist war of aggression against China, and it was also the starting point of the Chinese nation's all-out war of resistance.

After the Marco Polo Bridge Incident, Chiang Kai-shek took the initiative to counterattack in Shanghai in order to change the direction of Japanese invasion from north to south to east to west to facilitate long-term operations. In the Battle of Songhu, the Japanese army suffered heavy losses due to the stubborn resistance of the Kuomintang. For China, this battle marked the real beginning of an undeclared war between the two countries and an all-out war.

Later, the Chinese army launched a battle with the Japanese invading army in the Wuhan area. From June to October 1938, China's 5th and 9th theater troops were deployed along the north and south banks of the Yangtze River outside Wuhan. The battlefields covered the vast areas of Anhui, Henan, Jiangxi, and Hubei provinces. The longest battle with the most enemies.

After the Battle of Wuhan, the national army still launched a series of battles with the Japanese invading army.

The old Chinese doctor Chai Jianhua said to Nan Yangsheng: "It was 1944, and your father and I joined the national army. I was the same age as your grandfather, both 16 years old. That was when the young men were recruited into the army."

The old Chinese doctor sighed: "At that time, your grandfather He Jiafu and I participated in the Battle of Laoyalin. We 9 recruits fought against 11 Japanese devils. I fought with bare hands. I killed two Japanese devils. The other comrades also went smoothly and killed the opponent. At this moment, a Japanese devil suddenly sprang out from behind a tree and threw two high-explosive grenades, killing two of our comrades-in-arms. Half of the head was cut off, and the upper limbs were taken away. The comrades in arms were sacrificed. We knelt beside them and wept bitterly. The living people, in different ways, pressed our faces against his bloody face and body. We Roaring, hands trembling, wanting to kill the enemy! Only then did I realize that one of your grandfather He Jiafu’s legs had been blown off, so I hugged him and ran away quickly. His leg was gone, but he still wanted to die comrades."

The old Chinese doctor Chai Jianhua said sadly: "At noon on August 15, 1945, Emperor Hirohito of Japan published the "End War Edict" through the radio, announcing unconditional surrender. However, the Japanese warlords continued to resist, and the war continued until August 23 when the Soviet army occupied Lushun. The port is really over. I fought in the last battle and got a broken leg."

The old Chinese doctor sighed: "I didn't expect that I saw He Jiafu in the temporary battlefield hospital. Although he is missing a leg, he is still alive. He works as a nurse in the temporary battlefield hospital and takes good care of me."

On September 2, 1945, representatives of the allied countries participating in the war against Japan accepted the Japanese surrender and signed the ceremony on the US warship "Missouri" moored in Tokyo Bay, Japan. Representatives of Japan signed the instrument of unconditional surrender, and representatives of 9 countries including China, the United States, Britain, and the Soviet Union signed it one after another. So far, China's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression ended victoriously, and the World Anti-Fascist War also came to an end.

Soon, Chai Jianhua recovered his health. However, the civil war between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party broke out next. Chai Jianhua received an order to accompany the army to wipe out the communist army.

The old Chinese doctor recalled: "I told your grandfather, I don't want the Chinese to beat the Chinese. After we discussed it, we secretly took off our military uniform and went to Xinyang. My father opened a Chinese medicine shop in Xinyang. I You and your grandfather worked as handymen in a Chinese medicine store. Because we joined the national army before liberation, we have been concealing this history since the founding of New China. We escaped disaster in previous political movements, but we have nothing.”

The old Chinese doctor pointed to the yellowed old newspapers of the Republic of China and said to Nan Yangsheng: "Although your grandfather lived in seclusion with me, he has not forgotten the experience of fighting against Japan. Now these old newspapers are left to you by your grandfather. It’s a relic. He wants to tell you that he once fought the Japanese devils in order to defend Greater China.”

Nan Yangsheng's heart seemed very heavy.

Originally, he always thought that the Kuomintang was not fighting against Japan, and only the Eighth Route Army was the vanguard of fighting against Japan. The movies he had watched since he was a child were "Tunnel Warfare" and "Mine Warfare". Unexpectedly, my grandfather participated in the War of Resistance Against Japan, and his crippled leg was blown off by a little Japanese.