At this moment, the roar of cannons came from the direction of Huishan Pier.
Yes, it was the sound of artillery. After staying in the army for so long and being on the battlefield, Zhang Tianhai would definitely not mistake this sound.
I saw beautiful arcs across the sky, fleeting, like beautiful fireworks during the day.
That's a screaming cannonball!
The shells pierced the sky with a shrieking sound, and with a little star-like light, as if they were dotting the blue sky with light, and then hit the area near Huishan Pier heavily.
The sound of cannons was deafening.
"Oh no, it's the regiment headquarters." Zhang Tianhai's face changed slightly. When he heard the burst of gunfire, he understood - the regiment must have issued an attack order to capture the Huishan Pier. The Japanese naval guns and artillery launched the bombardment.
Zhang Tianhai didn't change his expression because he was afraid of death or something, but because of this bombardment, the 216th Regiment didn't know how many more officers and soldiers would be sacrificed.
"You stupid little devil!" Zhang Tianhai gnashed his teeth and cursed. After the curse, he felt that he was still angry, so he kicked the nearest surrendering Japanese soldier on the buttocks, and immediately kicked the Japanese soldier to the ground. .
Seeing the Japanese soldiers howling on the ground in pain without a single soldier stopping them, this is what these little devils deserve. Why didn't they think about the consequences before they came to this land?
After kicking the Japanese soldier down, Zhang Tianhai felt that the suffocation in his chest had subsided a little. He said: "Help him get up! When the bombardment stops, we will escort these little devils back to the regiment headquarters, and the regiment headquarters will Deal with it!"
"Yes!" the soldiers responded.
At this time, Captain Zhang Tianhai's prestige was unusually high in the Second Company, and had even surpassed the sacrifice of Captain Li Haocheng. The soldiers all admired Captain Zhang from the bottom of their hearts and were willing to obey his orders, even if it was this order. Even if they were asked to bundle explosives to blow up Japanese bunkers and Japanese tanks, they would be willing to do so.
At this time, Zhang Tianhai counted the number of people in the second company, and found that there were only seventy-three officers and soldiers left. The first platoon leader Luo Mingyu had died in the battle just now, the second platoon leader had also changed, and only the third platoon leader was wearing a light The injury caught up with me.
There were 215 people when they set off from Xi'an, and now there are still 74 people left including himself. Thinking about it, Zhang Tianhai's nose feels a little sore.
Those are all living human lives...
Listening to the rumble of cannons in the distance, Zhang Tianhai was a little crazy. He couldn't understand why God sent him to this cruel era, why he wanted him to watch his brothers sacrifice one by one and pass away one by one.
But he couldn't understand it no matter how hard he tried.
Not long after, the sound of artillery stopped. Perhaps the Japanese army needed to save artillery shells, so they stopped the bombardment. After all, in this area of Shanghai, it is not the Japanese mainland, and it is not possible to replenish ammunition as much as they want.
Zhang Tianhai returned with his soldiers and the eleven surrendering Japanese troops.
By the time Zhang Tianhai returned to the section of road where East Xiward Road intersected with Broadway Road and Huishan Pier, the area was already desolate.
There is no one here anymore, to be precise, there is no one alive.
Everything seemed empty.
The burning cloth made a crackling sound; the concrete floor that was cracked by the shells was broken and uneven...
The entire battlefield was filled with a strong smell of gunpowder smoke, and the minced meat on the ground made many officers and soldiers who were no longer new recruits couldn't help but vomit, including the eleven surrendered Japanese soldiers.
This is no longer the ten-mile foreign market of the past, but a hell on earth!
The corpses lying on the ground were from the Chinese army and the Japanese army. They were scattered everywhere, with broken arms and limbs everywhere.
Zhang Tianhai looked at the helmet with the Blue Sky and White Sun emblem on the ground, and couldn't help but shed tears. Many of the people who fell on the ground were his brothers under Zhang Tianhai...
Except for the corpses of the Japanese soldiers, the rest were all soldiers of their 216th Regiment.
Just yesterday, they were eating together, singing together, and discussing how to defeat the Japanese.
But now? There were only cold corpses left. Their second company alone had sacrificed more than a hundred brothers!
Just one night...
"Company commander!" A voice called Zhang Tianhai.
Zhang Tianhai turned around and saw that it was Xu Sangou.
At this time, Xu Sangou's eyes were also red, and his whole face was covered in the black ash of gunpowder smoke.
"Let's go! Go back! The group has evacuated." Zhang Tianhai said sadly while holding back his tears.
Xu Sangou's nose was already red, his eyes were full of tears, and he said softly and sadly: "Company commander... all the people in our class have died, and I am the only one left..."
After saying this, Xu Sangou finally couldn't help it anymore and cried loudly like a child.
The people present felt the same. They had just experienced the loss of their comrades who had been with them day and night, so they could especially understand the young Xu Sangou.
Looking at Xu Sangou who was crying like a child, Zhang Tianhai also felt sad. He had no ability to stop all this from happening, and he could not change China's destiny.
"Xu Sangou! Don't cry! Hold it in!" Zhang Tianhai hardened his heart and ordered Xu Sangou, but he himself couldn't hold back the tears that fell.
One, two...
The tears fell and bounced on the dusty ground, splashing into small droplets of water.
After a long time, Zhang Tianhai sighed softly: "Let's go! Go back to the army!"
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PS: This chapter is indeed a bit short, don’t worry, it will grow back later.
