The next day, Li Yunlong returned home after being discharged from the hospital. How did he know that the backyard of his house had become a weapons testing ground.

Before he entered the courtyard, he heard the sound of submachine guns firing in the backyard. He was shocked and rushed towards the backyard. The guard Xiao Wu was more agile than him, and in the blink of an eye, he had already drawn his gun to block him. The front rushes into the backyard.

The scene in the backyard surprised Li Yunlong. There was a row of bottles at the base of the back wall. His two sons and Zhao Gang's four children were happily shooting at the bottles. Li Jian was holding a British-made "Sten" submachine gun, and Zhao Shan was holding an American-made "M3" submachine gun. These two boys, who didn't know how deep they were, turned their guns to the burst position, and when they pulled the trigger, they fired a long burst. A few were broken, but the brick wall was riddled with holes. A group of younger brothers and sisters were concentrating on pressing bullets into the spare magazines. Li Yunlong almost lost his temper and went crazy. These bastards are playing with their lives. They fired at the brick wall at such a close distance, and the bullets bounced back on the wall. This kind of "ricochet" can kill people every time. doom. It seems that these children should be beaten. If they don't discipline them, they will dare to play with dynamite in the house tomorrow.

Seeing Li Yunlong's sudden return, the children were a little dumbfounded. They stared blankly at their father, wondering how he should punish them. But Li Yunlong walked over with a pleasant face, took the "M3" submachine gun, fiddled with it a few times skillfully, pulled out the magazine, ejected the bullet, and closed the safety cover. He said like a teacher lecturing: "This gun is called the M3 type, made in the United States, and mass production began in 1942. Stamping parts were widely used in the gun body. This was a major breakthrough in gun production at that time, and the production cost was greatly reduced. Each stick was only worth twenty-two dollars at the time, with a caliber of 11.43 mm and a capacity of 30 rounds.

Oh, that branch is a British made 'Sten' type. You see, the design of this gun is very characteristic. Its magazine is not inserted from the lower part of the gun body like other submachine guns, but from the left side. This has the advantage that you can lie down when shooting in a prone position. Very low, reducing the risk of being shot. In the later period of the Anti-Japanese War, these two guns were equipped with a large number of Kuomintang troops according to the "Lease Act" of the US government. During the War of Liberation, we seized many of them. After liberation, these two guns were withdrawn from active service and were only issued to the militia, because they had fallen behind in terms of range, lethality and accuracy. Where did you find them? Seeing that his father was not angry, Li Jian became more courageous, and replied, "It was issued by the 'Red Leather Union', saying that it would take up guns to defend the fruits of victory Many of our classmates have received guns, even some elementary school students have received guns. "Li Yunlong was so angry that he hit his head on the head, thinking that these bastard rebels are really lawless. They even treat the lives of the children as a trifle. Is it okay if they don't deal with them? He restrained his inner anger and acted as if nothing had happened on the surface. Said: "Do you know the shooting method of Li Jian and Zhao Shan just now? Let me tell you, it is called suicide shooting. You shoot at the brick wall at close range, so that you are covered by ricochets. There is no safe dead corner in the yard. One long point shoots seven or eight bullets, and each bullet The rebounding direction of the bullets has no rules to follow, and the rebounding bullet hits another wall and continues to rebound, even after three rebounds, it is still lethal. It is a miracle that no one is injured by you idiots. "Zhao Shan said:" Dad, let's remember, and we won't fight anymore. "Li Yunlong said: "Well, remember? Now that the truth has been explained to you, it is time to talk about the issue of punishment. "After he finished speaking, he suddenly changed his face: "Li Jian, Zhao Shan, you are both older brothers. You made the same mistake. The older brother has to take more responsibility than the younger brother because you are older. You made serious mistakes today. Get some broken guns and come back and fight in the yard. If I come back late, I won’t kill anyone? So today I will discipline you well, otherwise you will never remember. "He took off his belt and said, "Let's do this. The older brothers get ten strokes each, and the younger brothers get five strokes each. Girls are exempted from slapping and punished to stand for two hours. Is this fair?" "The brothers Li Jian and Li Kang have been beaten by their father so many times that they can't even remember. They have become accustomed to thinking in this way: it is very normal to be beaten when they get into trouble. But Zhao Shan The four brothers and sisters, Zhao Gao, Zhao Shui, and Zhao Chang, had never been beaten since childhood, and their father, Zhao Gang, never advocated beating children.

So Zhao Shan bravely protested: "It's wrong to hit someone. Even if you make a mistake, you should be persuaded and educated. This is what my father said. He has never hit us." Li Yunlong was surprised: "Hey, it really is Zhao Gang's. You are so big, you just say one thing. Let me tell you, first, I am your father now, and since I am your father, I have the right to beat you. Second, if I don’t beat you and the two Brother, then it would be unfair to Li Jian and Li Kang, because you all made mistakes, how can some be punished and others not be punished? Wouldn’t that be a dish for others? I can’t divide you brothers into three Sixty-nine, etc. As for Zhao Shui, she is a girl, and girls cannot be beaten. If they make mistakes, they can only be punished. This is called respecting women, understand? Third your father has entrusted you to me, that is Agree that I can discipline you in my own way, there has never been a rule of "persuasion and education" in our family rules, if you make a mistake, you should be beaten, even in front of your father, I will still beat you." Zhao Shan After thinking about it, I thought it made sense, so I said: "Okay, I accept the punishment. But I provoked the matter first, and the younger brothers just pressed the bullet, and they were wronged. I will replace the belt that they should suffer. Is it?" Li Yunlong shook his head with a sullen face: "No, I have clear rewards and punishments here. The younger brothers made the mistake of getting five belts, and you and Li Jian made the mistake of getting ten belts. Whoever deserves it will be his. No one can do it for you." - Zhao Shan had nothing to say: "Dad, I'll come first..." There was the sound of belts being slapped on their buttocks in the living room, and the five boys gritted their teeth and took the belts they deserved Counting, no one cried, they already understood that in this family, as a man, crying is always a shameful thing. Zhao Shui was twelve years old that year. She stood in the living room for a full two hours. She understood a truth. Girls can't be beaten, but they can be made to stand. This is the family rule of the Li family respecting women.

The conference table in the conference room of the headquarters is rectangular, and the table top is covered with thick green cloth. A huge military map is hung on the front wall of the conference room, which is filled with symbols of various colors and densely packed contour lines and isobath lines. A huge fuchsia velvet curtain that hung from the ceiling to the floor was half-opened, revealing the map inside.

Li Yunlong sits on the south side of the conference table, which has always been the No. 1 position. Political commissar Ma Tiansheng sat on the north side of the conference table, with a five-meter-long conference table between them.

Li Yunlong was smoking, and beside him was a brass ashtray made from the bottom of a "152" caliber shell. He kept flicking the cigarette ash, his eyes were shining brightly, staring at Ma Tiansheng opposite him, as if he wanted to turn his eyes into a knife and stab him hard. Ma Tiansheng drank tea peacefully, met the other party's hostile gaze with soft eyes, showing a humble and refined demeanor.

This is the first confrontation between two professional soldiers with different experiences and personalities, and it is also a confrontation that will happen sooner or later. Neither of them took the other seriously. According to Li Yunlong's thinking, this recruit who only joined the army in 1943 was not qualified to talk to him at all. In 1943, the Anti-Japanese War has been fought for six years. How many years has he been the commander of the regiment? Ma Tiansheng is still a recruit. I have shot more bullets than the rice grains he has eaten. What is he? Why did you climb to the military-level seat?

And Ma Tiansheng's evaluation of Li Yunlong is not too high: a martial artist. Who cares about qualifications? Which of Peng Dehuai, Gao Gang, Rao Shushi, and Liu Shaoqi is not old? How about now? Are they all in jail? Compared with them, what are you, Li Yunlong? Even if you can fight and make great achievements, isn't that a thing of the past? That era is long over. Now is a new historical period, and a simple-minded general like you should also be eliminated by the times.

Compared with soldiers like Ma Tiansheng who made their fortunes through politics, Li Yunlong's mind is indeed simpler. His fatal mistake was that he put too much emphasis on qualifications, but he ignored one point. The times have changed. The era of gold and iron horses and hundreds of battles on the battlefield has long since ended. After the battle dust settles, it should be an era of playing politics and playing tricks. In the early days of the 'Cultural Revolution', the Central Cultural Revolution Group, a new political force within the party, did not have many experienced members, and even if there were, they were gradually eliminated. The qualifications of most of the members are not worth mentioning. For example, the famous writer Yao Wenyuan has no revolutionary qualifications, but this does not prevent his power from being in full swing. The ancients said: There are no heroes in the time, so Zhuzi became famous. This is the truth.

At this time, Li Yunlong was holding back his anger. Because of Ma Tiansheng's statement, the conflict between the two major factions in the city quickly intensified, and the large-scale fighting escalated into a war. Things have developed to the point where even the army is hard to control. Various sources of information indicate that the local troops affiliated to the Provincial Military Region have been on par with the field army because they publicly expressed their support for "Jinggangshan". , secretly sent someone to inform the "Jinggangshan" faction to come to pick up weapons. There is also intelligence that during the recent large-scale exchange of fire, some military advisers in plain clothes appeared in the command system of the "Jinggangshan" organization to assist in commanding operations. These people seem to be professional soldiers, who are professional in tactical command, firepower equipment, fortification construction, and coordination of various arms. The situation is clear, the provincial military region has secretly intervened in the fighting, not only providing weapons and ammunition to the faction it supports, but also sending many combat staff officers to assist in commanding the battle.

What made Li Yunlong even more troublesome was that with Ma Tiansheng's acquiescence, some units of the Field Army also secretly intervened in the fighting. Du Changhai, the leader of the "Red Leather Alliance", recently established a tank unit, all of which are "59" type, which was originally the latest equipment of the military tank regiment. Somehow, they all belonged to the "Red Leather Alliance". Was it snatched or secretly given away?

He should be aware of this by nature. Li Yunlong had just received information from the special unit that Du Changhai, the former deputy commander of the artillery regiment, who got hot-headed when he saw a cannon, was recently thinking about the military rocket artillery regiment. This regiment was formed later and is equipped with "130" caliber self-propelled rocket launchers. If that lunatic Du Changhai gets these rocket launchers and fires a salvo to the western district, those shells that can generate a temperature of 3,000 degrees after the explosion will destroy half of the city. drowned in the sea of fire. Li Yunlong didn't dare to think about it anymore, no matter what method he used, he must stop this lunatic. Li Yunlong finally lost his patience after staring at each other for a long time. He called him by his first name very bluntly: "Ma Tiansheng, don't you think you should take the main responsibility for the fighting in this city like this? What power do you have to represent?" The field army expressed support for a certain faction and opposed a certain faction? Don’t you understand organizational principles? How dare you make decisions without discussion by the military party committee?” Ma Tiansheng retorted with a smile: “Commander Li, during your hospitalization due to illness, according to our military regulations, Temporarily suspend the exercise of command authority. Of course, as the political commissar of this army, I will preside over all the work. You should have no objection to this point, right?"

He paused for a moment, then said softly, "Mr. Li probably didn't read the newspaper while he was in the hospital, right? I'm afraid you don't understand the current situation. The Central Cultural Revolution made repeated orders. The People's Liberation Army wants to support the revolutionary left. As a temporary political commissar, What is my crime for carrying out the instructions of the Central Committee of the Cultural Revolution? Supporting the revolutionary left is not just a verbal support, but a real action. What is the meaning of the army supporting the left? It is not http://www Because the army is an armed group with guns in hand? In other words, it uses guns to support the left. When the revolutionary left is attacked by counter-revolutionary organizations, the PLA cannot stand by and stand steadfastly with the left. Together, repel the attack of counter-revolutionary organizations. Otherwise, we will make the mistake of right-leaning capitulationism. Wasn’t the failure of the Great Revolution in 1927 caused by Chen Duxiu’s right-wing capitulationism ordering the workers’ pickets to lay down their arms? Historical experience is worth noting. Recently, Comrade Jiang Qing also affirmed the slogan of "Cultural Attack, Military Defense" and gave important instructions. Comrade Jiang Qing said this: I remember that a revolutionary organization in Henan put forward such a slogan called "Cultural Attack, Military Defense". , this slogan is right!... You can't be naive, they don't put down their weapons, they hold spears and big knives, and when they face you, you put down your weapons. It’s a loss. Lao Li, you and I are old comrades who have been educated by the party for many years. Who is Comrade Jiang Qing? She is the wife of the great leader Chairman Mao, and her words represent the chairman. It is a matter of the standpoint of the proletariat, and it is a matter of right and wrong, and there is no room for reconciliation on this point."

Ma Tiansheng's tepid and sincere words made Li Yunlong choke for a long time. When it comes to political issues and theoretical issues, Li Yunlong is at a disadvantage. He is also confused. What words can he find to refute?

Ma Tiansheng is right. He did not invent the slogans of supporting the leftists and attacking the military with the military. There is nothing wrong with him implementing the instructions of the Central Cultural Revolution. Li Yunlong couldn't explain clearly at the moment, but he always vaguely felt that something was wrong, and he had to figure it out slowly. The highest commanding body of the army is the Central Military Commission. According to the principle of our army building, the party should command the guns. Then The Political Bureau of the Party Central Committee should be the highest decision-making body, but wait a minute, now there is a Central Cultural Revolution Group, and all policy instructions come from this "group". Its authority seems to be supreme, so where is the Politburo? Was it revoked or disbanded? Nobody tells you whether its legitimacy still exists, and there is no document that says the Central Cultural Revolution Group is the highest authority. Who can make a fuss about what the highest authority is in a big China? Not to mention that Li Yunlong was confused, few people in China at that time could explain it clearly. If anyone foolishly took this "Constitution" and said that China's highest authority is the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, which is stipulated in the Constitution, then everyone must think that this guy is out of his mind Normal, talking nonsense. The constitution is for foreigners to read, and it is enough to get the international meaning. Who would make a fuss about the constitution. Li Yunlong's drowsy brain, like a basin of pulp, suddenly cracked a thin crack, and a rational gleam faintly shot in through the gap. He seemed to understand a little bit, and he couldn't get into the structure of things. To think about problems in the mess, you have to jump out of the mess to think about the problem, don't get entangled in the trivial things on the surface. Who to listen to and who not to listen to, what is the highest authority, who is leftist, who is rightist, who is revolutionary and who is counter-revolutionary, all of this is not important, the key is who has the right to judge and explain, what Stalin said can be said Insightful: "The victor is not to blame.

"Thinking of this, Li Yunlong understands that things in this world are originally very simple. It is the politicians who deliberately confuse and complicate the originally simple things. Then again, if you just shout slogans and write big characters If you want to revolutionize the culture, then whoever wants to make a revolution can do it. Anyway, if you are idle, you will be idle. The problem is that these two rebel leaders are no longer satisfied with the life of the revolution. The riots are getting bigger and bigger. Tanks and artillery will be used. This will violate the interests of most of the ordinary people who originally wanted to live a peaceful life. Li Yunlong, who has been a revolution all his life, finally has a deeper understanding of the word revolution. Responsibility to stop this kind of nonsense revolution, even though doing so will take great risks, and may even lead to death.

Li Yunlong stared at Ma Tiansheng on the opposite side, and suddenly felt that this guy was quite pitiful. He thought, even if I, Li Yunlong, have low education, but I have learned to think, but I am full of knowledge, and I talk about revolution and theory in a clear way, but is that the result of your thinking? you topMaybe it's just a parrot learning tongue. Which of your theories did you come up with yourself? He really felt sorry for Ma Tiansheng.

He adjusted his mood, and said softly and lightly: "Old Ma, we should discuss it. Fighting must be stopped. If this fight continues, the city will be finished. I don't know how many people will die. See if you can do this. The first First, immediately contact the provincial military region to eliminate confrontation and jointly stop armed fighting. They are all the People’s Liberation Army, how can they kill each other? Second, ensure the safety of military restricted areas, military institutions, and arsenals. Announce that if anyone attacks the above-mentioned targets Third, cooperate with the provincial military region to declare that the army will not intervene in local factional disputes and jointly seize the weapons of the two factions. This point must not be vague, and force will be used when necessary." Ma Tiansheng believes that the points raised by Li Yunlong today The suggestion is outrageous, he is a military cadre after all, why doesn't he even talk about principles?

This is no longer a personal conflict with Ma Tiansheng. This is an act of direct opposition to the Central Cultural Revolution. No wonder Chairman Mao said that there is a bourgeois headquarters in the party, and the same is true in the army. This Li Yunlong complained a lot about the "Cultural Revolution" , it is clearly the person from the headquarters, this person is very ignorant of current affairs, and he will be unlucky sooner or later.

Ma Tiansheng took out a copy of "Liberation Daily" and said: "Commander Li, this is an important editorial titled ""Cultural Attack, Military Defense" is the Revolutionary Slogan of the Proletariat." I think it is necessary for me to read a paragraph for you. Let's study the editorial together. You see, the editorial pointed out: We are opposed to the armed struggle provoked by class enemies, and we are disapproving of it.

The way we deal with it is to 'attack with words and defend with force'. On the one hand, we attack with words, present facts, reason, expose, isolate, criticize, and defeat the enemy politically, and educate the deceived masses; , we will resolutely counterattack them until the dictatorship of the proletariat is imposed on them, and their rampant attacks are completely smashed... Well, that's all we've learned. Lao Li, I think the few suggestions you just made are extremely wrong and run counter to the spirit of the Central Cultural Revolution Group. Therefore, I disagree. First, some leaders of the provincial military region belong to capitalist roaders hidden in the army. They openly support the reactionary organization "Jinggangshan Corps", provide them with weapons and ammunition, and send combat staff to command armed struggle. This is a rampant protest against the dictatorship of the proletariat Offensive, their behavior has gone to the opposite side, and this account will be settled with them sooner or later. Second, there is news that the Central Cultural Revolutionary Committee will express its position on the city's problems recently, and will announce that the "Red Revolutionary Alliance is the revolutionary leftist, and it is our bounden duty to support the revolutionary leftist in the field army." When the leftists were attacked and massacred by counter-revolutionary organizations, if we sat idly by, what would we need the People's Liberation Army to do? Third, Chairman Mao taught us that a revolution is an insurrection, a violent act by which one class overthrows another. To deal with reactionary organizations like the 'Jinggangshan Corps', we should fight back without mercy, and there must be no benevolence for women. It is a trivial matter for a city to be leveled, and it can be rebuilt in the future. We should not only count economic accounts, but not political accounts. die nowIndividuals are worth it. If the counter-revolutionaries succeed, our millions of heads will fall to the ground, and the red country will change its color..." Li Yunlong finally couldn't bear it anymore. He slammed his palm on the table and shouted: "Ma Naturally, you don't sell dog skin plasters, I've heard this bullshit a lot, I don't need you to come to class, it's not up to you who is a leftist, who is a rightist, nor is it up to the Central Cultural Revolution, no matter which faction it is As long as I, Li Yunlong, are here for a day, whoever dares to attack the military restricted zone, snatch weapons, or destroy the city, I will resolutely suppress it, and I will not be polite..." He glanced at Ma Tiansheng, his eyes shot coldly, He snorted with his nose: "Let me put the ugly words first, which son of a bitch wants to eat inside and outside, provoke a fight, and use this to find a way to climb up, taking national property, the honor of the army, and the lives of ordinary people as his promotion Steps, no matter who it is, I slaughtered him like a chicken. "Even if Ma Tiansheng is self-cultivated, he was deeply irritated by Li Yunlong's rude and domineering attitude. He stood up abruptly, blushing and said: "Li Yunlong, don't be too arrogant, just rely on what you just said, You can be defined as an active counter-revolutionary, and you will never end well if you fight against the Central Cultural Revolution and the "Cultural Revolution". "Li Yunlong proudly folded his arms in front of his chest and said with a sneer: "I spit on a nail, and I have no intention of taking back what I said. This life is chosen anyway, and it has been earned for more than twenty years. This You are not afraid of bullets in your head, how about your hat? What you say is just to scare the mice in the hole in the wall. Staff officer on duty. ' he yelled.

A staff officer on duty came in, stood at attention, saluted, and waited for instructions.

Li Yunlong ordered: "Notify all troops to enter the first level of combat readiness. From now on, no matter which faction it is, whoever dares to attack military institutions or military restricted areas, and snatch weapons will be shot and killed. I will take responsibility and execute it.

""yes! "The staff officer on duty turned around and left.

"Come back!" Ma Tiansheng stood up and said sternly, "No one has the right to issue such an order except the Central Cultural Revolution Group. I declare that this order is invalid." Li Yunlong was lighting a cigarette with a lighter as if he hadn't heard it. I am used to it, once his order is given, he will never repeat it a second time.

The staff officer on duty saluted Ma Tiansheng and said, "I'm sorry, Political Commissar Ma, according to our military regulations, I can only carry out the orders of Chief No. 1, please forgive me." The staff officer saluted again and turned to retreat.

Ma Tiansheng felt that his blood pressure was rising rapidly. The blood vessels near his temples were pounding and throbbing. His face turned pale, and he pointed at Li Yunlong with trembling fingers and said, "Li Yunlong, don't go your own way. You have no right to issue such orders. I want to report directly to the Central Cultural Revolution Group. You This is to support the self-respect of the soldiers and fight against the central government, and this will never end well." Li Yunlong put on his military cap and said coldly: "Please go ahead!"