Devil's Army

At four o'clock in the morning, Yuan Wanting was awakened by a suppressed and painful sound. She thought she was dreaming, so she pricked up her ears and listened for a while, and confirmed that it was not a dream. She got up immediately and turned on the lamp on the bedside table.

She held the light and looked in the direction of the sound. She saw He Chunhua in the bed opposite her, with her quilt pulled aside, her hands covering her stomach, beads of sweat oozing from her face.

She hurriedly walked to He Chunhua and asked, "What's wrong?" and stretched out her right hand to take her pulse.

"Xiaoting, my stomach hurts."

At this time, Yuan Wanting noticed that He Chunhua's lower body was already wet. She immediately woke up He Shiqi who was beside her. Yuan Wanting carried He Chunhua on her back, and He Shiqi supported her from behind. The two of them quickly trotted to the medical room next to them that had just been rebuilt yesterday.

At half past six in the morning, the sound of a baby crying came from the hospital cubicle.

After a long while, Yuan Wanting came out of the cubicle tiredly. She said to Leng Feng and Huilang who were standing outside the cubicle: "It's a boy."

"It seems that the tribe's New Year atmosphere has attracted this brat, and he can't wait to come out to celebrate the New Year." Leng Feng said with a smile.

"Dean Yuan, can I go in and see Sister Chunhua?" Miao Nana, who heard the baby crying, squeezed over and said.

Yuan Wanting nodded, and Miao Nana immediately entered the hospital cubicle. Leng Feng and Huilang followed suit.

He Chunhua was lying on the bed, covered with a quilt, smiling tiredly. On the right side of her bed was a not-too-fat boy.

This boy was not shy at all. He held his finger in his mouth and stared at Miao Nana and the others who came in.

Miao Nana was amused and used her right index finger to stroke the boy's left and right cheeks. The boy was amused and laughed.

"Captain, I'm not well educated, can you give him a name?" He Chunhua said to Leng Feng.

"Today is the first day of the Chinese New Year. A new year has begun. How about calling him Xinsheng? This means that he is a new student, and it also means that we should drive away the devils and live a new life."

"Xinsheng, okay, let's call him He Xinsheng." He Chunhua said happily.

"Sister Chunhua, will you let the freshman join the army?" Gray Wolf approached the boy and asked.

"Of course, if the Japanese haven't been driven away by then, he will continue to pick up the gun and fight them," He Chunhua said affirmatively.

"Okay, I now declare him a soldier of our first brigade. He is the youngest soldier in our special forces team." Everyone laughed.

At this time Yuan Wanting came over and said;

"Okay, everyone go out, let Sister Chunhua take a rest."

Everyone left the hospital one after another.

Although there were no firecrackers in the village, the atmosphere of the New Year was still full. Two big red characters for "Fu" were pasted upside down on the doors of every household, and red paper flags cut into triangles were planted on both sides of the village.

Two rows of red flags fluttering in the wind are very festive.

In the big pond, Barun and several other teams were paddling bamboo rafts and fishing with homemade nets, competing to see who could catch the most fish. Miao Nana and Qiuyue kept cheering for Barun by the pond.

As a result of the competition, Baron came in second, and the captain of his squadron won the first place.

Leng Feng was smoking a cigarette, and he, Huilang and Wenlang were watching the fun from the side.

After the game, Baron came to ask the captain how to distribute the fish. Leng Feng threw the cigarette butt on the ground, stomped it out with his foot, and said:

"Send a fish to each household, which means abundance every year. If there are any extra, send them to the kitchen as an extra dish tonight."

Miao Nana happily acted as the fish delivery messenger. She pulled Leng Feng along and asked him to accompany her to deliver the fish.

Leng Feng refused and asked a few team members to go with her. He also had something to discuss with Gray Wolf and Wen Wolf.

Miao Nana pouted, but Leng Feng had something serious to discuss, so she couldn't act like a spoiled brat.

She asked Qiuyue to walk with her in front, and the team members followed them, carrying the fish and delivering the fish door to door. The tribesmen were of course grateful for having fish to eat for no reason.

Miao Nana didn't put in any effort in catching fish or lifting the fish, but she still received a lot of words of thanks.

The most exciting one was the one played by He Shuzhen and her classmates to trap the Japanese.

They split the bamboo into four pieces, drew a Japanese soldier on paper with a brush and pasted it on the bamboo, then stuck it into the soil. Then they stretched a rope five meters away, and the children lined up in two rows outside the rope. Each of them held five rings made of rattan and put them on the bamboo. If they caught a Japanese soldier, they would be rewarded with a piece of rice crust.

There were games and food, and the children had a lot of fun. Many adults also gathered around to watch the children play. One of the boys, about ten years old, was the most accurate. Other children would try to catch the devil closest to them, and usually only caught two or three. But he caught the devils farthest from him, and caught all five of them, which drew rounds of cheers.

He Shuzhen handed the little boy five pieces of rice crust, gave him a thumbs up and said:

"Kid, you're awesome."

"Thank you, big sister." The little boy thanked He Shuzhen politely.

"What's your name?" He Shuzhen continued to ask.

"His name is Bayida, his father's name is Baku, and he is a hunter." said a tribesman who was watching nearby.

"Oh, Bayida, you came here to play alone, where is your father?"

Bayida lowered his head, said nothing, and rubbed his right foot back and forth on the ground.

"His father was killed in the last Japanese attack on the Oroqen tribe." The Oroqen man continued.

"What about his mother?"

"His mother went to Fengtian to buy things last year. On the way back, she was raped by several Japanese devils. She was so depressed that she hanged herself in the forest. He lives with his grandmother now." The tribesman said slowly.

He Shuzhen hugged Bayida and burst into tears. If the Japanese were not driven away, how many more tragedies of broken families and deaths would have happened in China?

"Bai Da, how about bringing your grandma to Big Sister's house for dinner tonight? Big Sister will make you a lot of delicious food. Big Sister lives in the middle room on the first floor of the glass factory dormitory."

Bayida blinked his eyes, looked at He Shuzhen and nodded.

"Then we have a deal. You and grandma must come. Otherwise, I will drag you over when I go to your house."

Bayida nodded again and ran away.