The sun streaked across the sky, and finally it plunged into the west like a big bomb, and the sunset on the horizon was like the fire splashing after the bomb exploded.
It was getting dark.
A group of Northeastern Army soldiers withdrew from the pass. They were Liu Chengyi and Li Le.
It was getting dark when they arrived at the first company, and when they came out of the mountain pass, all they could see were large and small mountains.
Not only were they unable to find Shang Zhen, they were too late even if they wanted to observe the terrain. So what could they do if they didn't go back?
Liu Chengyi no longer thought about Shang Zhen's dozen or so soldiers who were causing trouble for him. As the brigade commander, he had more important things to consider.
Shang Zhen and the others have already taken up residence on that mountain.
They didn't even know that the fact that they were pretending to be a security company had been exposed. They were still thinking about how to get weapons tomorrow.
The moon rose slowly. Although the moon was not full yet, after it rose into the sky, there were some hazy images on the ground.
Those images include mountains, the Great Wall, and woods, all large and small, like stones, earthen bags, or new graves.
At the same time, the General Tower in Gubeikou also stood in the darkness. Gubeikou was only a few miles away from the mountain pass guarded by Liu Chengyi's brigade.
Under the starlight, the General Tower looks desolate and tragic like a giant beast guarding North China.
This was originally a two-story building, but now there is only one floor left. The Great Wall above has been almost destroyed by Japanese aircraft and artillery in the bloody battles in the past few days.
So the upper floor of the two-story building disappeared, revealing the arched roof that served as support below.
If this arched roof has become the heavenly spirit cover of this giant beast in the starry sky, it happened to be injured again, because there is a huge hole in the middle of the heavenly spirit cover, which was the aircraft of the invaders during the day. Fried.
If this general building is really a guardian beast, can it still work? The four circles of arrow windows became its injured eyes, and the big hole in the abutment seemed to have given a fatal blow to his Tianling Cap.
But it still doesn't fall. Perhaps this is its last dignity as a guardian beast.
Even if one day it is completely unrecognizable, it is still a guardian beast, but it is always stronger than the ruins of the Old Summer Palace in Beijing.
The layoffs and broken arms of the Old Summer Palace mean that luxury and weakness will be destroyed, and although it has no bones of steel, it also means resistance.
At noon, the 25th Division of the 17th Army of the Chinese Army withstood the last wave of Japanese attacks here. After these days of bloody battles, both the enemy and ourselves were exhausted and actually called a truce. This was also the "broken brigade" of the Northeast Army. "The reason why we didn't hear the explosion when we got here.
And in the dead of night, outside the general building, a low sob suddenly sounded in the darkness.
"Baby, does it hurt again?" A veteran's caring voice sounded.
Then the sobbing paused and was followed by a low "Hmm".
"Then why don't you follow us back when we send the wounded back in the afternoon?" the veteran complained.
"I was thinking of avenging my brother. I thought I could bear it even though I was slightly injured. I didn't expect it to hurt so much now." The young soldier replied in a low voice.
"Hey." The veteran sighed in a low voice, "You are just a kid who doesn't understand. There are so many Japanese devils, and if you want to take revenge, it won't be a matter of time!"
The injured young soldier did not reply. Maybe he regretted his choice in the afternoon. Maybe when a cruel battle comes again after dawn, the blood will make him forget the pain of the wound and he will still think about it. To kill the enemy.
After a while, the young soldier started sobbing again, this time of course because of pain, but also because he missed his mother.
"Baby, please bear with me. You will disturb others' sleep and affect their morale by making noises like this. Besides, the division commander is in the building." The building soldier could only persuade him again.
The young soldier said "Oh", but this time he did not dare to say anything again.
At this time, the moon has risen a little higher. The moon has risen a little higher, and the earth is naturally a little brighter.
At this time, the sound of Xisuo came from the general building.
"Teacher, is that you? What are you?" A voice asked from the side.
"I told you not to stay here. You have to let me stay here. The wounded will have to endure the cold outside." The division commander whispered, with displeasure in his tone.
Apparently the division commander had heard the conversation outside just now.
In response to the division commander's complaints, his subordinates could only remain silent.
"You guys all get up, I'm going to get some air on the roof and bring the wounded to the building for me!" the division commander said in a tone that left no room for doubt.
If the division commander gives an order, it will naturally be carried out.
Originally there was a masonry ladder from this floor to the second floor, but that ladder was also blown up by a Japanese aerial bomb that fell from the sky during the day.
The General Building has been the focus of contention between the enemy and us in the past two days. The division commander's surname is Du, but he is only the acting division commander. The reason is that their original division commander surnamed Guan was injured in the battle with the Japanese army yesterday and has been sent to the rear. .
Since they were at war with the Japanese army, they had no advantage in firepower, so now the division commander did not dare to use any light even if he wanted to go to the roof.
Fortunately, the teacher was not very old, and it only took a while. With the help of those few men, the teacher finally climbed out as if following the moonlight falling from the hole. The ones who came up with him were the ones who asked just now. The officer he spoke to was his adjutant.
"Commander, be careful with this hole." His adjutant reminded him from the side.
But the division commander ignored the adjutant's words and looked into the distance.
The adjutant stood slightly back to prevent his commander from accidentally taking a few steps back.
After staying for a while, he saw that his teacher remained silent and finally brought up the subject and said: "Master, this battle with the Japanese is not going to be easy!"
He has been working as an adjutant for Master Du, so he naturally understands that his master is not the kind of person who needs to avoid such topics.
"It's not just that the battle with the Japanese is difficult." The division commander sighed.
The adjutant didn't know what the division commander meant. He seemed to sigh, so he stopped talking and just listened.
"We fought two battles with Britain over opium and lost both times." The division commander began to say, and indeed he sighed.
And his adjutant naturally knew that what the division commander was talking about happened during the Qing Dynasty.
“We fought against Little Japan in the Sino-Japanese War and lost.
The Eight-Power Allied Forces entered Peiping, and we Chinese lost again.
We fought a war with the French, lost the naval battle, and won the land battle at Zhennanguan. But who would have thought that the war that was originally won would actually suffer when the treaty was signed.
Ha, weird!
This is like us in China, who have always been like a poor boy who was beaten by others. We suddenly won a fight and didn't know what to do. Do you think it's funny or not? "Under the moonlight, the adjutant could not see the teacher's face, but the teacher's words came to him.
Modern China has a history of humiliation, and these adjutants are somewhat familiar with it.
"However, I think it is our honor as Chinese soldiers that we can catch up with little Japan and fight again this time." The division commander said again.
"Master, what do you say?" the adjutant asked hurriedly.
"It would be great if we win, but China hasn't won a national war for a long time.
Our China is now like the General Building under our feet. Although it is still standing, it has been riddled with holes.
But if we lose the battle, of course our family and country will be lost, and we are destined to be dead as well.
But I am sure that even if we die, we are destined to leave our names in history. Future generations will look at us like Yue Fei, Wen Tianxiang, and Yang family generals.
Isn't this an honor for us soldiers? "
