烽火裏的親情 - 古德明

烽火裏的親情 - 古德明

TheBattleofAyacuchoin1824resultedinPerugainingindependencefromSpain.Beforethebattle,GeneralMonetoftheroyalistforcestoldtherevolutionaryleaderAntonioSucrethatsomeofhissoldiershadrelativesintherevolutionaryarmy,andwouldliketomeetwiththembeforefighting.Sucreagreed.Thereuponabout50menfromeachsidewalkedtoapointbetweenthelines.Theyweregivenahalfhourtoexchangegreetings.
"Ah,mybrother,"saidaroyalistgeneraltohisrevolutionarybrother,"howsorryIamtoseeyoucoveredwithignominy."Hisbrotherwasincensedand,turningonhisheel,walkedaway.Thegeneralranafterhim,embracedhim,andtheybothwept.
Afterthehalfhour,GeneralMonetwalkedtotherevolutionarylinesagainandsaid,"Arewereadyforbattle?"Andfightingcommenced.
一八二四年阿亞庫喬之役的結果,是秘魯從西班牙手中贏得獨立。交兵前,勤王的莫內將軍告訴革命軍領袖安東尼奧.蘇克雷說,他手下一些將士有親戚在革命軍中,希望接戰前和親戚見見面。蘇克雷答應了。雙方於是各有約五十人走到兩軍之間一個地點。他們獲許相聚半小時。
一位勤王將軍對革命軍中的弟弟說:「啊,弟弟,看見你附逆蒙羞,我真痛心。」他弟弟很生氣,轉身就走。那將軍追上前,抱着弟弟,兩人都哭起來。
半小時之後,莫內將軍又走到革命軍前,說:「我們可以開戰了嗎?」戰爭就開始了。