Back in Zhangzhuang, which had been turned into ruins, the soldiers of the First and Second Regiments were cleaning up the corpses of the Japanese and puppet soldiers. Looking at the piles of corpses in the puddles, everyone felt extremely heavy.
Fortunately, the seized materials were also piled up on the side, which made people feel more comfortable.
Wu Wenhua and Ma Dong met Xie Tian to report the battle situation. Xie Tian waved his hand: "We will talk about this later. I am tired now and want to take a rest first."
Master, what's going on?
Wu Wenhua and Ma Dong were a little confused, but it shouldn't be a problem if they just stayed up all night.
In fact, no one slept that night, including Wu Wenhua and others who were trapped in the tunnel.
After stepping on the ruins and responding to the soldiers who greeted him carrying the corpses of Japanese soldiers on the road, Xie Tian returned to the underground headquarters.
Everyone was busy on the ground, including Tang Haoer, who also accompanied Tang Moxuan and others to the ground to inspect. There were only three or two division staff on duty in the underground headquarters.
When these people saw Xie Tian walking in, they hurriedly stood up to say hello. Xie Tian waved his hand: "You continue, I will take a rest."
It was already dark when Tang Haoer accompanied Pang Yuan and Tang Moxuan and his son back to the underground headquarters. Everyone on the ground was busy, including cleaning the battlefield and cleaning up the ruins. They heard the soldiers say thank you. Only after hearing the news that Tian was coming back did he put down what he was doing and come here.
Xie Tian is the anchor of this land, and they have many things to discuss with Xie Tian.
We will definitely need to rebuild after the disaster, and we have to listen to Xie Tian’s ideas on how to build it.
They are also worried that if the construction is completed and the devils come again, it will be a waste of people and money.
But a good living person can't hide in a tunnel all day long.
When he walked into the underground headquarters and did not see Xie Tian, Tang Haoer asked the staff: "Xiao Ding, hasn't your division commander come back?"
Xiao Ding pointed to the room and whispered: "The teacher is resting. It seems that he is very tired. We didn't dare to call him during dinner."
Tang Haoer said oh and looked at Pang Yuan and Tang Moxuan: "Mr. Pang, Grandpa, please sit down for a while, and I'll go see him."
The two of them smiled and nodded to Tang Haoer.
The scene outside just now was too shocking. Zhangzhuang was gone, and the corpses of Japanese and puppet soldiers were everywhere. This was originally a very exciting thing, but they couldn't be happy about it.
After all, so many people died.
Since the Anti-Japanese War, there has rarely been a battle in which so many soldiers died in a single battle, let alone a unilateral massacre.
Tang Haoer walked towards the door, but at this moment the door opened.
Xie Tian walked out of the door with his head held high, as if he had gotten over his emotions.
Pang Yuan showed a smile on his face, looked at Xie Tian and said, "Seeing you like this, I feel that our tomorrow is full of hope."
Xie Tian curled his lips and asked, "Have you eaten anything?"
Tang Haoer said: "I haven't eaten yet."
Xie Tian nodded: "Then let's eat together. Let's chat while eating. There are many things that we can't finish in one or two sentences."
The staff had already reserved the food and just warmed it up and brought it to the table.
Xie Tian looked at Tang Hao'er. Tang Hao'er smiled slightly and took a wine bottle to pour wine for several people. He obediently sat down next to Xie Tian.
After taking a sip of wine, Xie Tian looked at Pang Yuan and said, "Mr. Pang, we have now taken over part of the defense area of the 358th Regiment of the Shanxi-Sui Army."
Pang Yuan nodded: "I heard that this defense area is very large, including parts of Yangqu, Ping'an, Pingyuan and Quzhou. The only shortcoming is that it is basically a mountainous area and there is no central city. There are pros and cons.”
Xie Tian hummed and said, "There will be some in the central city. Mr. Pang, grandpa, I want to tell you something."
Xie Tian had this heavy expression since he sat down. Pang Yuan and Tang Moxuan knew that what Xie Tian was about to say might also be very heavy, so they nodded to Xie Tian with a hum, "You say it."
"I went to Taiyuan today and saw with my own eyes that all the villages by Jinyang Lake were slaughtered to the ground by the Japanese. In some places, you can still see the corpses of the people in the wilderness."
"Ah", several people at the table were shocked by Xie Tian's words.
Xie Tian nodded slightly and said: "Not just these places, the road from Yangqu to Zhangzhuang, which is more than 200 miles away, has been turned into ruins wherever the Japanese passed by."
Tang Moxuan patted Xie Tian's hand, stared at Xie Tian and said, "Don't bear the burden on yourself, you have already done a good job."
Tang Moxuan was still a little bit grumpy when he saw so many people dying outside, but when he heard that the Japs had killed all the people in all the villages around Jinyang Lake, now there was only burning anger in his heart.
Jinyang Lake and Jinyang Academy were once Tang Moxuan's favorite places for outings. He also had an old friend who lived by Jinyang Lake. He didn't know if he could escape this disaster.
Xie Tian breathed a sigh of relief, looked at Tang Moxuan and nodded, drank the wine in the bowl in one gulp, glanced at everyone and turned to Pang Yuan's face, and said: "The little devil will give our people a day in our land." Cause irreparable harm. We must eliminate them and drive them away in the shortest possible time. Only then can we create an environment for our people to live and work in peace and contentment."
Pang Yuan nodded: "Unless the foreign captives are removed, there will never be peace."
Xie Tian snorted: "To govern the country and bring peace to the world, Mr. Pang, I want to put all my energy into fighting the Japanese. I will leave all the government affairs to you, okay?"
Pang Yuan stretched out his hand towards Xie Tian with a solemn expression: "Bao Qing, Yuan Bi will live up to your trust."
The two hands were held together tightly and shook vigorously.
A smile appeared at the corner of Tang Moxuan's mouth. This gentleman is not that gentleman. He understood that Pang Yuan's sentence "Yuan must live up to the trust of the king" probably has a deeper meaning.
Wen can secure the country, and military can establish the country. As his grandson-in-law, he is a versatile man in both civil and military affairs, and with the help of Pang Yuan, with the strength of the two of them, even if they want to open up the territory, they will probably be able to fight against it.
How fortunate that our Tang family still has the opportunity to participate in such a grand event. In these troubled times, why not spend all our wealth to give it a try.
Especially the ideal world conceived by the grandson-in-law, if it can really be realized with his help, he will be able to die without regrets in this life.
Xie Tian and the others did not have a long meal. Seeing that Xie Tian's wine bowl was empty, Tang Haoer picked up the wine bottle and wanted to pour more for Xie Tian. However, Xie Tian stretched out his hand to cover the wine bowl and said, "That's it for today. There are so many things out there that I need to deal with.”
Tang Haoer smiled bitterly and put down the bottle.
Yes, there are still ruins outside. If you want to stand up again on these ruins, you need strong perseverance and a strong body.
Tang Moxuan also drank the wine in the bowl in one gulp, and said with a smile: "Let's do this for today. He will always have a free day. It must be a clear and clear sky by then. Let's wait until then to have a drink."
Tang Haoer smiled bitterly and said, "Grandpa wants to wait for him to be free, so you have to be mentally prepared for a protracted war."
Isn't that right? Tang Haoer and Xie Tian have been sleeping in the same bed for several months, and she has never seen Xie Tian have any free time.
"Protracted war?" Tang Moxuan was stunned for a moment, then laughed.
I hope the old man still lives to fight a protracted war with this kid.
