In the summer of 1930, the First Division of the First Army of the Red Army forcibly marched for many days, and finally arrived at the town of Mabu in Anhui Province, without any time to rest, and marched to the Dushan area to carry out new combat tasks.
In order to speed up the pace, coupled with the fact that no enemy situation was found nearby for the time being, the division hospital was left on Mabu Street, and only a platoon of troops was sent to guard.
In the early morning of June 18, before dawn, Xu Qifu, a nurse at the Red Army Hospital, was asleep when he suddenly heard a broken drink from the street outside the house: "What's the matter?" Report the password! ”
No one spoke, and the sentry was answered only by a few "snapping" gunshots, which later became more and more intense.
After all, Xu Qifu was only a 14-year-old teenager, and he had never participated in the red army's battle, and when he encountered such an unexpected situation, he was overwhelmed for a while, but he just sat up in panic, shouted while getting dressed: "There is a fight outside!" Fight up! ”
He ran into the back room to take a look, only to see that the wounded were also awakened by the sound of gunfire and struggled to get up. Only some of the seriously injured people were lying on the hospital bed and could not move, but they looked very flustered, indicating that they were very anxious in their hearts.
In addition to Xu Qifu, there were several caregivers in this temporary hospital, but they were very young, had never encountered such an emergency, did not know how to deal with it, and were at a loss for a while.
At this moment, a loud and calm voice came from the door: "Don't panic, the more panicked, the easier it is to get out of trouble!" ”
Everyone saw that this person was Liu Dakui, a cooker, who had already prepared the meal and was preparing to send it into the house for everyone to eat.
Contrary to the image of the chubby and happy cooker that most people have in mind, Liu Dakui is neither fat nor kind, but tall and burly, fierce-looking, and often scolds and grins, scolding those small caregivers for not caring for the wounded and sick enough.
But Xu Qifu knew that Liu Dakui looked fierce, but he was very kind and honest in his heart, and he was an out-and-out warm-hearted person. He often came over to help take care of the wounded and sick after he was busy with the affairs of the room, feeding, bringing water, scrubbing, asking for warmth... It's more dedicated than a full-time nurse.
Although Xu Qifu and others were usually scolded by Liu Dakui a lot, they were convinced of him and regarded him as an amiable big brother.
"Old Liu, what now?" Xu Qifu asked eagerly.
Liu Dakui said calmly: "Don't worry, quickly pack up the most important things, and then gather the seriously injured into a room, don't run outside, the troops will not abandon us!" ”
Although these few words were not so sonorous and powerful, they were like a boat in a storm that found the navigation light, and immediately calmed down the crowd and began to act independently.
Unexpectedly, after a while, the battle on the street became more and more fierce, and the sound of machine guns and grenade explosions became more and more fierce, and it was getting closer and closer!
A seriously wounded man who had fought many enemies and had a lot of combat experience could tell that it was the enemy's regular army, not bandits or vigilante groups, when he heard the sound of machine guns.
When Liu Dakui heard this, he did not immediately express his position, but called another cook, Lou Yuangui, to the door to discuss.
"The front door is guarded by our troops, which is not a big problem, but there is an alley connected to the back door of the hospital, and if the enemy comes in from there, it will be trouble." Lou Yuangui said worriedly.
"At this time, I can't count on others, it's up to the two of us!" Liu Dakui said emphatically.
"But we have too few people, and we don't even have guns!" Lou Yuangui was anxious to stomp his feet.
"Without guns, let's use this!" Liu Dakui picked up the flat burden used to pick up the meal just now from the side of the door, gritted his teeth and said, "If the enemy dares to come in, we will fight with them to the end!" ”
Then he said to Xu Qifu, who ran out of the house to check on the situation: "Xiao Xu, don't run around!" Hurry back and calm everyone's emotions, there is a guard platoon at the front door, we are guarding the back door, the enemy can't come in! ”
After saying that, the two of them took a flat shoulder and ran towards the back door.
They came to the corner of the back door of the hospital to take a look, but they were in a cold sweat in front of them - only to see that the black pressure at the mouth of the alley was full of enemies, and they didn't know how many people there were!
Fortunately, at that time, most of the enemy's attention was focused on the main street, and he did not think that there was a temporary hospital of the Red Army hidden in the alley around the corner, otherwise he would have rushed over long ago, and in that case, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Lou Yonggui said happily: "Fortunately, the enemy did not find out", and saw two enemy soldiers with guns coming side by side.
Liu Dakui hurriedly whispered, "Kill them, let's each guard one side, one for each person!" ”
Because Liu and Lou were hiding in the shadows around the corner, the enemy soldiers did not find them for a while, and when they touched them, Liu and Lou both picked up their flat shoulders and slammed into the ground at the same time, and the two enemy soldiers in the middle had heads! Before they could hum, they fell to the ground.
Liu Dakui and Lou Yonggui picked up the enemy's guns and grenades from the ground and stood guard at the entrance of the alley, preparing to block the enemy.
The enemy discovered the movement on this side and sent seven or eight soldiers to check the situation, but as soon as they approached, Liu and Lou opened fire, causing the enemy to retreat in a hurry.
Because the enemy could not understand the strength of the Red Army, and the alley was particularly narrow and unable to dodge bullets, they hesitated and did not dare to attack again.
However, Liu Dakui knew that after all, the enemy had many guns and many guns, and he really wanted to fight over, and the two of them alone could not hold on. What to do? He had no idea for a moment.
At this time, Lou Yonggui suddenly pushed open the two hidden doors next to him, pointed to the courtyard and said, "Why are there several big drums there?" ”
Liu Dakui said: "Maybe this family is doing this business, and when the enemy comes, they are frightened and run away." ”
After saying these words, he suddenly had a clever move, and his brain had an idea, so he said to Lou Yonggui: "I will go and beat the drum to scare the enemy, as long as the enemy comes, you will throw grenades!" ”
With that, he pushed the door into the courtyard, moved a large drum to the corner of the alley, and banged the drumstick left by his master.
Although Liu Dakui was a cook in the army, he would play drums before joining the army, and if there were any red and white happy events in his hometown, he specially beat the drums. He hadn't beaten a drum in a long time, and he had an itchy hand and couldn't help but get addicted.
In this way, a strange thing happened on the battlefield that was originally chaotic: the front of the enemy and us were fighting fiercely, and the sound of gunshots, grenades, and shouts of killing was incessant, but suddenly there was a tight and extremely powerful drum sound behind it, and everyone did not know who was knocking and why.
Strange to say, the enemy was confused by the inexplicable sound of the drums, and was ready to send a group of people to fight them, but now he hesitated.
The commander ordered a squad of soldiers to come and see what was going on, but as soon as they approached, they were blown back by the grenade that Lou Yonggui had thrown.
For the next half an hour, the two sides were strangely deadlocked. Just when the enemy commander finally ordered his men to "fight no matter what ghosts they saw," the troops of the First Division of the Red Army rushed to the enemy on Dushan and surrounded the enemy on Mabu Street after destroying the enemy in Dushan.
Liu Dakui beat the drum more cheerfully, just as the so-called drum strengthened the army, the Red Army was even more morale-boosted! Before long, all the enemies who had sneaked up on Mabu Street were wiped out.
After the battle, everyone praised Liu Dakui, although he was a cook, he stepped forward at a critical moment, used a flat shoulder to deal with the enemy, and used the strange trick of beating a drum to deter the enemy, thus trying to save the situation and ensure the safety of the Red Army hospital.
It is worth mentioning that Xu Qifu, a caretaker who later came to watch, was transferred from a caretaker to a combat unit, and after liberation, he served as the commander of the Fifty-third Regiment and the chief of staff of the division in the 15th Public Security Division of the Northeast Military Region.