"Have you remembered everything I told you before?" Brother Zhang spoke intermittently, spitting out another mouthful of blood, "Take me... back, and bury me at the entrance of our village... Under that tree.”
"I remember, remember!" Su Congwen nodded desperately, tears streaming down along with the blood on his face, blurring his eyes.
"And..." Brother Zhang put his hand into his clothes, slowly took out a photo, and handed it to Su Congwen with trembling hands, "Xiao Su, you... help me tell my wife and daughter... Say yes, I’m sorry.”
The last word was so blurred that Su Congwen couldn't hear it. He watched Brother Zhang's hand drop weakly, his breathing gradually stopped, his pupils dilated, and he died silently in his arms.
"Brother Zhang, Brother Zhang!" Su Congwen shouted crazily, but Brother Zhang would never respond to him again.
No one would watch the fireworks in his hometown with him on New Year's Eve, no one would leave his own food for him, and no one would save him regardless of life or death.
It was him who felt sorry for Brother Zhang.
Su Congwen held Brother Zhang's body and cried bitterly. Burnt trees, flying dust, and broken limbs were everywhere, and he was the only one left.
"Su Congwen, Su Congwen!"
The anxious voice of the deputy company commander came, and he quickly found Su Congwen.
"Are you okay?" The deputy company commander came over quickly. He held his injured hand, but he was only worried about Su Congwen.
"I'm fine." Su Congwen's eyes were a little dull, "Deputy company commander, Ah Xing is gone, and Brother Zhang also died."
The deputy company commander looked at Zhang Qingshan in his arms and Ah Xing, whose body was mutilated beside him. His eyes instantly turned red and tears fell. He took off his hat and cursed fiercely.
"Deputy company commander, Brother Zhang died to save me." Su Congwen said in an erratic tone, "I am sorry for him."
"What are you talking about?" The deputy company commander wiped his face fiercely, "There is nothing worthy of being sorry. From the moment we stand on the battlefield, in addition to being sorry to our families, we are sorry to everyone in the world."
"Zhang Qingshan died to protect his comrades and to defend the country. This is glorious and worthy of our pride!"
He has been a soldier for more than 20 years and has seen countless casualties, large and small. But every time, facing the sacrifice of his comrades, his heart is still as sharp as a knife, but in front of other soldiers, he needs to cheer up. , can cheer everyone up.
Now is not the time to feel sad, but rather to cheer up.
"Take Lao Zhang's body away." The deputy company commander suppressed the grief in his heart and said, "This battle is not over yet, cheer me up, kill all those enemies, and use their blood to Pay homage to Lao Zhang’s spirit in heaven!”
"I know." Su Congwen closed his eyes and then opened them again, his eyes were firm again.
The deputy company commander is right, the best way to comfort Brother Zhang is to avenge him with the blood of the enemy.
He stretched out his trembling hand, slowly closed Brother Zhang's eyes, and said softly: "Brother Zhang, don't worry, I will definitely do what you tell me."
Su Congwen carefully put away the yellowed photo. He did not dare to take a look at the smiling faces of the family of three on it.
After restraining Brother Zhang's body, Su Congwen had returned to his expressionless face, but the evil spirit and murderous intent in his eyes were so strong that he was at a critical point of depression. All he needed to do was to continue. A little stimulation and it will explode.
Like a sharp sword ready to be unsheathed, it can kill countless enemies with just a flash of cold light.
"Company Commander, is Su Congwen's current condition not good?" The deputy company commander glanced at Su Congwen from a distance, feeling a little worried.
"It's okay, let him calm down." The company commander sighed, "We will always face many partings in life. When we were his age, we couldn't do what he did."
"It's good to hold back a lot of energy in your heart, but it would be even better if you use this energy on the battlefield." The company commander looked into the distance, "There is probably one last battle, and we can go back."
"Yes." The deputy company commander responded, with deep fatigue on his face, "We currently have twenty-three soldiers, forty guns, three machine guns, and a certain number of bullets. Two cannons, one bazooka, 48 grenades, ten explosive packs, food and medicine...all gone."
He reported on the current personnel and equipment situation in the company.
"Yeah." The company commander's heart sank. This last battle will be difficult to fight.
but……
He only said two words lightly, but they were as powerful as thunder.
"Hold on tight."
"yes!"
As night fell, the forest became even quieter, with only the sound of the wind blowing through the leaves. The remaining 23 people in the company were lying more than 20 meters away from the bridge, each of them looking like a hawk, their eyes shining brightly in the dark night.
The company commander put down the telescope and said softly.
"Everyone is aware that the enemy may launch a second air raid at any time, but their purpose is to blow up the bridge."
"This bridge is a stone bridge and is very strong. Generally, if the bombers are too far away, the bombs will not collapse. So I guess they will most likely adopt the form of intensive bombardment. Our cannons must also be on standby at any time. Once there is any movement on the other side, , just give me a blast!"
"Bazooka too, let me shoot planes, cannons, whatever you can!"
"Our mission is to defend this bridge! This is a last-ditch battle. As long as we hold on until dawn, our reinforcements will come. Therefore, no one can retreat! We cannot let an enemy come over. Do you understand? "
"clear."
"clear."
"clear."
The voices were small but firm.
Su Congwen was surrounded by leaves and remained motionless, as if he had turned into a rock in the forest. His eyes were sharp and the hand holding the gun did not tremble at all.
The night is like a monster that can erode people, eerie and terrifying.
It was past three o'clock in the morning, which is when people are most tired and sleepy. Before that, they had not rested for a long time. All the soldiers were holding on to the last bit of strength to endure.
Just keep holding on, as long as the sun comes up, it will be fine.
"boom!"
The first sound of the cannon broke through the silent night, and everyone started to move.
"There are enemies, fight!"
"The enemy is shelling, lock me in the specific location immediately!"
"Bazooka, find the target and hit me!"
"yes!"
"clear!"
Everyone moved. Even though there were only a dozen or so of them left, they were still well-trained and fearless in the face of danger. At this time, everyone had put life and death aside. This was their last battle.
Will definitely stick to it!
