It was dusk, and the setting sun turned blood red, but the battle in Xiaobengbu was still going on.
Of course, the enemy and we will not always be in close combat, but so what?
At this time, the enemy and we are like the flat-headed brothers in Africa, either fighting or on the way to fight.
On the contrary, Zhou Xiu and his group appeared in the southeast of Xiaobengbu Town.
There was the former headquarters of the 337th Brigade. It was very close to the front line, or in other words, it was already on the front line.
However, Zhou Xiu and the others' appearance here has nothing to do with this, but is the result of their group's discussion.
Originally, they thought that Captain Gu's company would be disabled soon, but to their surprise, they heard the "boom" and "boom" of mortars not far behind them.
With the support of artillery, it would be different. After fighting all afternoon, the front position was still in the hands of Captain Gu.
Zhou Xiu and his group discussed that instead of staying behind, it would be better to meet up with Shang Zhen and his group. Didn't Gu Man say that he had seen Shang Zhen and his group in this position before?
Zhou Xiu believes that Shang Zhen and the others are a little less courageous in positional warfare, but they are still very capable of fighting the Japanese. If they and Shang Zhen and the others secretly fight the Japanese and achieve great feats, they will not know how to do it. I felt bad for not taking up the defensive position.
Of course, there is also the meaning of hugging together to keep warm.
Again, no one of the remaining people can be sure of what they say. This is the result of everyone's discussion.
However, although it was a good idea, when Zhou Xiu and the others arrived at this location, they did not find Shang Zhen and the others. Zhou Xiu dispersed to look for them but could not find them, so they had no choice but to stay here temporarily.
"I don't know where these old fritters have gone." A soldier sighed.
"Of course you can find them, but if you really can't find them, you can't find them. Maybe you won't be able to see them again when we separate this time.
Of course, it’s possible that people will never see us again. Zhou Xiu looked at it openly, and then he turned around and asked another soldier, "Are you right?" Gu Bing. "
Chu Bing, who was hiding behind a broken wall like Zhou Xiu, glanced at Zhou Xiu before speaking. However, when he spoke, there was a lot of confusion: "People who pass by on the street are destined to become just passers-by. Who knows what memories will hold?" Exist for hours, minutes, or seconds.
Many friends in a person's life are destined to become passers-by. God knows who will remember those friends who have passed away in a few years, whether it was a casual relationship or a happy acquaintance at the wine table.
Let’s talk about family ties again. Unless there is someone in your family tree who will be honored by your descendants, most of the people who can remember your grandfather’s name are only your grandchildren. And who can remember the name of their great-grandfather after meeting his great-grandson? Therefore, the great-grandfather is the great-grandson’s guest.
As for war, once a general succeeds, ten thousand bones will wither, and the owner of the ten thousand bones will become a passer-by of that general.
In a big battle, unless you can survive to the end, then the previous dead are just passers-by to the last living.
If I die in front of you this time, then I will be a passer-by in your life.
If you die before me this time, then you will be a passer-by in my life. "
Gu Bing is indeed very eloquent, but Zhou Xiu and the others have long been accustomed to his style.
Zhou Xiu asked calmly while staring at the battle ahead: "What if we both die? Who is whose guest?"
"That's how we share the same destiny." Gu Bing said with a smile.
"Go away, two grown men, who is the mandarin duck with you?" Zhou Xiu scolded with a smile.
"Then we have to call them West Lake ducks - a pair." Gu Bing said again.
"Why are you throwing away a pair of ducks from West Lake? I would say you two are ducks from Shanghai Beach, or else you have to be called ducks from Tianjin Wei - a pair!" At this time, the soldier at the beginning suddenly interrupted.
"Pfft", Zhou Xiu and Gu Bing both chuckled.
At this point, the tone of conversation has changed.
A pair of ducks from West Lake are acceptable, but the taste of ducks from Shanghai Beach or Tianjin Wei has changed!
But no matter how the taste changes, no matter the duck from Shanghai Beach or Tianjin Wei, it will not change into the roast duck from BJ Quanjude. Everyone knows exactly what it means.
It may be a later generation to call a certain type of worker a chicken, but it is a matter of ancient times for another type of worker to be called a duck.
If there was some philosophy at first, in this cruel battlefield, under the jokes of the soldiers nearby, there was a more relaxed atmosphere for a while, even though the gunfire from the front was still constant.
But so what? At least for now, telling any kind of joke, even if it is a joke, is just to have fun in suffering. Fighting and life and death are the norm.
"Zhou Xiu, listen, there seems to be something wrong with the movement!" More than half an hour later, Gu Bing said to Zhou Xiu.
When Gu Bing said this, not only Zhou Xiu but also other soldiers listened with their ears pricked up.
The gunfire in front was not sparse, but it sounded more like the sharp and echoing shooting sound of the Type 38 rifle, and other sounds, such as those made by the old rifles currently used by the Northeast Army. The sound of "thumb" is made, but the short burst of "t-t-t" sound produced by the box of firecrackers is basically inaudible.
And what does all this mean? Needless to say?
People cannot move without a head, and birds cannot fly without a head. Zhou Xiu and the others looked at each other in confusion.
In fact, they are also conflicted now. Of course they also want to fight the Japanese, but it is a bit difficult to let the less than thirty of them go to the front to withstand the Japanese attack.
Everyone had no idea at first, but in the end everyone's eyes fell on Zhou Xiu.
"In this way, let's stay here. If any of our people are chased by the Japs, then we will go rescue them!" Zhou Xiu said.
Zhou Xiu's statement was in line with everyone's thoughts, so no one objected, so they all dispersed among the ruins and pointed their guns ahead.
Everyone stared with wide eyes. After a while, a soldier suddenly shouted: "We have seen our people, it seems to be a big guy from the next company!"
Which big guy from which company? There is no doubt that it refers to Guman.
Due to the obstruction of the ruins of houses in the town, Zhou Xiu really couldn't see Gu Man from his position.
Zhou Xiu picked up his rifle and climbed up, bent down and ran towards the soldier who shouted. At this time, the soldier shouted again: "He even fought someone!"
What else is there to say at this point?
"Help!" Zhou Xiu shouted and rushed to the position of the shouting soldier. He happened to see the tall Gu Man using his shoulders to support him and fall behind a pile of rubble in front of him.
Zhou Xiu and the others had already agreed before that if any of the brothers ahead were chased by the Japanese, they would be saved, not to mention it was still Guman?
Zhou Xiu rushed out with his rifle, and Gu Bing followed suit, not forgetting to shout "Cover!"
They really needed cover. When Zhou Xiu and Gu Bing kept shooting and rushed forward, they saw the khaki figures of the Japanese army appearing behind and in the gaps in the ruins ahead.
At this moment, gunfire rang out again.
Due to the obstruction of the ruins, the enemy and us were actually very close.
Fortunately, Zhou Xiu and the others were in ambush first. At this distance, they didn’t actually need any good guns. There was no difference between a gun shooting at 100 meters and a gun shooting at 400 meters at 60 or 70 meters.
The Japanese soldier who was the first to reveal his body was directly beaten by Zhou Xiu and the others and fell down. Taking this opportunity, Zhou Xiu and Gu Bing finally rushed to the place where Gu Man fell.
"Brother!" At this moment, Gu Man was leaning over the man who fell among the rubble and shouted.
With just a glance, Zhou Xiu recognized that the man was Captain Gu.
But now the ancient company commander is obviously in trouble. There are blood stains on his chest caused by being shot, and although his eyes are not slack, they no longer have the majestic and domineering look before today's expedition.
Captain Gu still noticed Zhou Xiu's arrival, and stared at Zhou Xiu, while his barely raised finger pointed at Gu Man, who was leaning over him.
His extremely simple action can be understood by anyone present. It is two words "——Tuogu". What he means is that Zhou Xiu must take care of his only younger brother.
"Brother, I'll take you back." Gu Man shouted at this time.
It was just the tiny movement of Captain Gu's raised hand that had exhausted the last of his life fire. He grinned his lips. It seemed that he wanted to say something more, but the corners of his lips did not curl up after all. , his eyes had become absent-minded.
(End of chapter)
