Chapter 273: One Province Fights One Country

After Lele hid the box and came out, Lu Changzheng called the two children over and told them about Commander Xu.

"Your Grandpa Xu is a great hero."

"The Xu family was originally a martial arts family in Anhui Province. At its peak, the family had a total of 135 sons. When the war started, the Xu family sent their sons to the battlefield to defend the country. They sacrificed one more person until all the young men were sacrificed, leaving only the elderly, women, children and babies."

"As the oldest child, your Grandpa Xu resolutely took over his father's legacy. At the age of 9, he carried a steel gun to the battlefield. He was not afraid of life and death and made great achievements many times. When his younger brothers grew up, they also followed him to fight."

"We were born in a stable era and do not understand the severity of the war. After that war, nine out of ten houses in Anhui Province were empty, and it almost became a deserted city. The remaining members of the Xu family also died in that war. Your Grandpa Xu was only left with one breath at the time and was rescued by reinforcements and survived."

"I am telling you all this today because I want to tell you that the Xu family is full of loyal and brave people. You are lucky enough to become his godparents, so you must be strict with yourself and not bring disgrace to the Xu family. Do you understand?"

Lu Changzheng also knew that the children were still young and might not understand, but there were some things he had to make clear now.

An An nodded solemnly. Although Lele didn't quite understand, he nodded when he saw his sister nodded.

"Lu Heyan, Lu Yanhe." Lu Changzheng called the two little ones by their full names for the first time.

The two children studied under Commander Xu for a while and also acquired a lot of military habits. They immediately responded reflexively: "Here!"

"Remember the kindness of our ancestors, and we should be self-reliant!" Lu Changzheng said solemnly.

"Yes!" The two children said in unison.

Although Lele didn't quite understand it now, this sentence was engraved in his young heart. Because this was the first time his father called him by his full name, and the first sentence he said to him so solemnly.

This sentence has always accompanied him to forge ahead, until N years later, two people who made other countries tremble with fear appeared in China.

Su Mo didn't expect that Commander Xu was actually from Anhui Province.

She came from the future, so she naturally knew how respected Anhui Province was. It is not an exaggeration to say that "one province fights one country."

From the Sino-Japanese War to the Battle of Shanghai, Anhui Province almost lost a generation of people in the war. Most of the people in Anhui Province in later generations migrated from other places.

At that time, the Jianghuai land was full of corpses!

In later generations, there were 29,000 martyrs' cemeteries built in the country, 22,000 of which were in Anhui Province, and almost every town had one.

Bones could be dug out every five steps, and a martyrs' cemetery was every ten steps.

How tragic!

Don't forget the original intention of the ancestors, and motivate the future generations to move forward!

The two children didn't know how much of Lu Changzheng's words they heard, but Su Mo and Su Yiyuan were deeply touched.

Su Mo was touched because she had read history and was grateful for the sacrifices of the martyrs.

Su Yiyuan was ashamed. Although the country seemed peaceful now, it was still in crisis.

There were big countries in the north, small countries in the south were still at war, and there were powerful countries in the west who were still determined to destroy us. The country could be at war again at any time.

At such a critical moment, he actually wanted to change his career, which made him feel ashamed of being a deserter.

Originally, he was thinking of buying a ticket back to Guangxi the next day and asking his mother to help persuade his father. Now, he didn't know how to make a decision.

The next day, when Su Mo got up, she saw Su Yiyuan sitting in the living room with his head drooping, so she asked him a question.

Su Yiyuan and Su Mo have always had a good relationship. Yesterday, Su Mo comforted him and he immediately told her about the knot in his heart.

After listening to Su Yiyuan's words, Su Mo said, "Second brother, times have changed. We should look at problems according to local conditions."

"At that time, the country was in the midst of war. In order to drive out the invaders, people with lofty ideals all joined the fight. But now, the country has been stable, and the country's military strength is gradually growing. We have our own atomic bombs and hydrogen bombs, and those powers dare not attack us at will."

"The main problem of our country now is no longer war, but poverty. If you think that you can create greater value in other positions than in the army, then I suggest you insist on changing your career."

To put it bluntly, there are so many soldiers in the country, one more or one less will not make much difference. Despite Su Yiyuan's attitude, Su Mo still suggested that he change his career.

She remembered that in the original book, Su Yiyuan was the first to die.

Now it is already 1974, and the civil war in Monkey Country will soon end, and by then there will be more friction between our country and us.

Su Yiyuan is in the front-line troops in Guangxi Province. Given his current relationship with his direct superiors, he might be sent to the front. She didn't want him to get hurt, let alone die.

Su Yiyuan pondered for a while and made up his mind.

"Little sister, I will buy a ticket to go back in the morning. Have you finished writing the letter to my dad? I'll take it back with you."

"Wait for my good news, and then we, brother and sister, will create foreign words for the country together."

Su Mo smiled and hurried back to the house to write a letter.

When Su Tingqian woke up, he heard the brother and sister mumbling. When he went to work, he asked Su Mo what was going on.

Su Mo now rides a tricycle to and from work. She happened to pass by the school, so she took Su Tingqian and Mo Yurong with her.

Su Mo told Su Yiyuan about his desire to change his career, but she didn't expect Su Tingqian to be supportive.

"Yiyuan has been a playboy since he was young. He is really not suitable for being a soldier. It was good that he was not in the front-line troops before. After your uncle transferred him to the front-line troops, I was really worried."

"It's good for him to change his career and become a factory director. We, the Su family, should do business." Su Tingqian said.

After the family's industries were handed over, in order to avoid suspicion, he could only choose to teach at the university and never interfere in the affairs of the factory.

They have made sacrifices and are living such a miserable life. If the younger generation can afford it, they should be allowed to do what they want.

"I'll call your uncle later."

Su Mo smiled. Now that even her father supports him, her second brother's career change should be stable.

*****

In the evening, Su Mo came home from work and saw two more targets in the yard.

After Su Mo entered the house, she didn't see the two little ones. Only Lu Xiaolan was cooking in the kitchen, so she went in to help.

"Xiaolan, who made the target in the yard?" Su Mo asked, thinking that Commander Xu had someone make it.

"My third brother said he would use it for An An and Le Le to practice slingshot."

"Is he back?" Su Mo didn't see anyone, not even the two children.

"Yes, he's taking the two children out to swim now," said Lu Xiaolan.

There is a river next to the family compound. The weather in Guangzhou is hot, and in summer, the river is full of swimmers.

At this time, the water in the river is still very clean, not like in later generations, like a stinky ditch.

Lu was not so busy during the Long March, so he took the two children there to soak in the water and taught them to swim.

[PS. Salute to the revolutionary martyrs! Salute to the people of Anhui Province! I wish to spend my youth and glorify China! 】