The flames of war are still raging ahead, and the sounds of gunshots and explosions are endless.
At this time, an officer of the Northeast Army was playing with a box gun in the ruins behind. The box gun had a longer magazine that was very different from the ordinary box gun, just because it was a twenty-ring gun. Box cannon.
"What a good gun! Where did these gangsters get so many good guns?" the officer said to himself.
The "those gangsters" the officer said were referring to Shang Zhen and the others, and he was also the Gu company commander who lent Shang Zhen's gun and refused to return it.
"I heard that they snatched it from the Japanese." A soldier from the side company replied, and that soldier was none other than Zhou Xiu.
"Bullshit, have you ever seen the Japanese use this gun?" Captain Gu expressed disbelief.
"Company Commander Gu, I heard them say that the Japanese were disguised as our people, but they were ambushed." Zhou Xiu replied.
"Is it possible? Wang Fu, do you believe it?" Captain Gu tilted his head and asked one of his platoon leaders.
"I don't believe it. It would take a pie falling from the sky to hit their heads.
If you ask me, they are just a bunch of cowards hanging around outside who don't want to fight with the Japanese.
I don’t know where they got these guns, and then they bragged about how many little Japs they had killed. "The platoon leader named Wang Fu replied disapprovingly.
"I think it's weird." Captain Na Gu also expressed his disdain for Shang Zhen and his group.
Zhou Xiu opened his mouth to refute but in the end no words came out. He already regretted borrowing the gun for Captain Gu.
He had fought side by side with Shang Zhen and the others. Although he did not admire Shang Zhen and the others for their unwillingness to fight tough and vicious battles, he had no doubts about Shang Zhen's fighting ability.
The current situation is that Captain Gu and the others borrowed the gun and made it clear that they did not want to return it. As the former subordinate of Captain Gu, it is really hard for him to say anything now.
Even though Captain Gu's company is now a second-line team, the defenders who are fighting fiercely with the Japanese army in front are almost done, so this company will definitely have to take over.
And the result after this connection is also foreseeable.
So far, the 337 Brigade has suffered nearly a thousand casualties in the town of Xiaobengbu, and the casualties of the Japanese army will not be much less. After all, attacking across the water has a natural disadvantage. As long as the ship sinks, many Japanese troops will not be able to survive. Just drowned.
For both the enemy and us, this offensive and defensive battle is like playing a poker game called "Fill the Big Hole". Both the enemy and us can only fill the hole with people, and the so-called victory or defeat is only how many people each side fills. The problem is that it is impossible to occupy or hold this strategic location on the north bank of the Huaihe River without casualties!
Because of this, Captain Gu's company would not have a second option when he rushed forward to serve as a substitute, except to live and die with the position. To say that he would live or die with the position or to sacrifice his life for the country would be nice to say, but it would be harsher to say. , then they are all dying!
Under this premise, how could Zhou Xiu still ask for a gun for Shang Zhen and the others when facing these dying people?
"Are you all ready? It will be our turn in a moment." Captain Gu ordered as he put away the gun that once belonged to Shang Zhen.
Then he turned to Zhou Xiu and said, "Put you at the end. Your mission has been completed. There is nothing for you here."
"Captain Gu, I -" When Zhou Xiuzheng was about to speak, he was stopped by Captain Gu, "You have already died once, this time it is our turn to go first."
But then Captain Gu grinned again: "You don't need to express your determination to me. There are plenty of opportunities to die in this battle. You don't miss this moment!"
Although what Captain Gu said was unpleasant, it was true. However, Zhou Xiu still looked at his old company commander gratefully.
In positional warfare, if you rush forward, you will die, but if you stay behind, you will have a chance to survive.
Some soldiers began to sort out their guns and ammunition. If one person moved, others would naturally start moving as well.
But at this time, the platoon leader named Wang Fu suddenly complained: "Damn it, this is a war. There is no place to post a suicide note to my family."
Wang Fu's grumbling words made all the soldiers present look up at him. Although they were still arranging firearms in their hands, their expressions were gloomy.
Yes, these days, even if you carry a suicide note to your family in your pocket, there is no place to post it.
My home is outside Wanliguan Mountain, and the postal route has been cut off. It has been occupied by the Japanese army for eight years, and it has become a heartache for all Northeastern officers and soldiers.
But even if the mail route is continuous, you can't send a reply letter.
Just imagine, that place has become a world dominated by Japanese devils and traitors. If a letter arrives at home and is seen by those beasts, wouldn't it reveal the secret that one's family is an anti-Japanese family member, and it will harm the family instead.
"Hey, I dreamed about my mother last night when I went to bed." At this time, another soldier said.
What this soldier said made Captain Nagu frown.
The war is about to begin, and saying these words is detrimental to morale.
But the ancient company commander who was about to say something didn't open his mouth when he looked at the soldier.
Just because that soldier is a veteran. Not only is he senior, he is also older. He is also fifty this year.
The veteran was in his early 40s when he entered the Pass, so he was still in his prime, but now he is fifty. Unknowingly, these Northeastern soldiers who left their wives and children and left their parents have been in a foreign land in the Pass for eight years. Yes!
For such a veteran, Captain Gu had nothing to say.
"This person, when he was young, he always wanted to go out and feel that it was easy to live outside.
But now that I am getting older, I miss my home and my mother. My mother is probably gone now.
Alas, even if I go back now, I can't find the grave if I want to burn a few pieces of paper. "The veteran sighed.
Then he raised his head and glanced at Company Commander Gu with a twitching face, and then he laughed at himself, "So damn it, bitch Japan won't let me go home to see my parents, and I can't let them go home to see them either." Dad and mom, aren’t you just trying your best? Who is afraid of whom? How can I make money off them for twenty or thirty years!"
He was older, over fifty, and the Japanese soldiers were only in their twenties. Even if he died together with the Japanese army, wouldn't he have earned the Japanese soldiers for twenty or thirty years?
He was a veteran after all. People could tell what their company commander was thinking just by glancing at Captain Gu's expression. Who would have thought that he would start out speaking repressedly but then change the subject and then speak boldly and boldly!
"Twenty!" Captain Gu smiled, "Lao Ma is right!" Then he said to the other young soldiers, "You are young, you can't make money like Lao Ma for twenty or thirty years, but your Killing one is enough to earn a profit, killing two is enough to earn one!"
Morale is like this. When the old horse speaks in a low tone, everyone is in a bad mood. But when the old horse speaks in a bold voice, and Captain Gu inspires him like this, all the soldiers forget about the sorrow of separation. .
I want to go home? Want it all! But if we don’t kill the little devil, can we go home? Whoever blocks our way will be killed. Gods will be killed if they stand in the way, and Buddhas will be killed if they stand in the way of Buddha!
"Let's go, it's our turn!" The ancient company commander finally stood up and shouted, so everyone in his company stood up from the ruins and faced the sound of gunfire ahead.
The Xiaobengbu Blockade has been going on for several days. There are no intact houses in this area. Now there are bullets flying over their heads. They only need to advance another hundred and eighty meters. Then Who lives and who dies depends on God's will.
But at this moment, a soldier suddenly ran back from the right front under the cover of the ruins. It was the lookout post their company had placed in front.
The sentry was not very old, he looked to be around eighteen or nineteen years old, but he was tall and somewhat similar in appearance to the ancient company commander.
Zhou Xiu recognized this soldier. This soldier was actually the younger brother of Captain Gu. Captain Gu had five brothers in his family, and this younger brother was named Gu Man.
Gu Man followed his brother in the Northeastern Army when he was still a boy. Despite his young age, he was already an out-and-out veteran.
"Company commander." Gu Man called.
"Say." Captain Na Gu responded.
"I saw the group of people who borrowed our guns." Guman reported.
"The group who lent us guns? Where are they?" The ancient company commander was stunned for a moment, "Are they coming?"
"I don't know. I think they are hiding near the original brigade headquarters." Gu Man replied.
Captain Gu frowned and looked at Zhou Xiu, but when he saw Zhou Xiu's confused look, he obviously didn't know what the group of people in front were doing.
"Forget it, ignore those cowards. I'm afraid of getting into trouble. People from our company, follow me!" Captain Gu ordered loudly.
(End of chapter)
