The snow is falling and the white horses are kicking.
Lin Yue moved forward slowly amidst the clatter of horse hooves.
The collapsed telegraph poles were turned black by gunpowder smoke, and were dyed a little frosty white by snowflakes. Crows fell on the wires, occasionally fluttering their wings and screaming "Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh..."
On the second floor of Sihang Warehouse, Xie Jinyuan and Yang Ruifu walked to the window and looked over with binoculars.
"Regiment attachment, let's just shoot that guy to death." Lei Xiong looked at the soldier behind him holding a sniper rifle and said.
"If you don't kill the envoy when the two armies are fighting," Xie Jinyuan said, "And if you do this, Lin Yue will be killed."
Yang Ruifu listened attentively for a while: "Tuanfu, the Japanese want to see you, why did they go out?"
Xie Jinyuan said: "Let him go, I think... he should have something to say to Konoe Isao."
Meanwhile, Isao Konoe began to introduce himself.
The translator standing under the horse said: "I am Colonel Konoe Isao, captain of the 68th Regiment of the 5th Infantry Brigade of the Shanghai Expeditionary Army."
Lin Yue glanced at the Japanese snipers hiding behind the ruins, and then at the dilapidated Sihang Warehouse behind him.
"Hunan Security Corps recruit, Lin Yue."
The translator's expression changed after hearing what he said, but he still translated it into Japanese verbatim.
Not Xie Jinyuan?
He is from the local security corps and is a new recruit.
The defenders of Sihang Warehouse sent a new soldier to deal with him?
Konoe felt insulted: "Asshole, are you insulting me?"
Lin Yue patted Baima's neck and said in Japanese: "Insulting you? If you think this is an insult, then this is not the first time I have insulted you."
The translator was stunned. The man on the white horse opposite could actually speak Japanese, and... it was very standard.
Isao Konoe did not waste too much emotion on the fact that Lin Yue could speak Japanese, because he suddenly remembered the white paper nailed under the sentry tower of the camp.
He looked at the white horse and said, "Are you the 'White Horse Yi Cong'?"
"That's right. Do you still think I'm insulting you?"
"Are you the one who goes around sniping at our soldiers in the dark?"
"yes."
"You were the one who killed the motorcycle squad and took away the armored vehicle?"
"That's right."
Isao Konoe said: "Very well, you are a respectable opponent, but what I want to meet today is the commander of the 524th Regiment, Xie Jinyuan."
Lin Yue said: "No need to bother, I know why you came."
"Do you know why I came?"
"Just now, the 524th Regiment received the order to retreat. You are unwilling to accept defeat and want another duel between men."
Konoe Isao's expression changed, because Lin Yue spoke to his heart.
"How do you know this?"
"How do I know this? I also know that the war of aggression against China is destined to fail."
"nonsense."
"Okay, let's talk nonsense." Lin Yue said: "Tonight the 524th Regiment will evacuate the Sihang Warehouse and enter the British Concession. That will be your best opportunity to attack."
"Why would you tell me something so confidential?"
"It's very simple, because I want you to know that even if you retreat, your 68th Regiment will pay a heavy price."
"Arrogant!"
Lin Yue turned his horse back. The white horse moved slowly, its hard hooves breaking through the snowflakes on the ground.
"Isn't this the showdown between men you expected? Tonight, we will see you at Sihang Warehouse."
Isao Konoe looked at his retreating back and remained silent.
The translator standing next to him looked over: "Colonel..."
Isao Konoe raised his hand, signaling him not to say anything.
On the other side, people in the warehouse looked at each other in confusion. Yangguai squinted his eyes and asked, "What are they talking about?"
Duanwu shook his head: "I don't know."
Yang Shusheng said: "I'm not lying to you, he really knows Japanese. He used this to paralyze the Japanese soldiers and rescued me and the girl named Han Yi from the Japanese."
…
Lin Yue returned to Sihang Warehouse and jumped off his horse. Xie Jinyuan came over with Shangguan Zhibiao and Yang Ruifu.
"What did you tell him?"
Lin Yue didn't answer the question immediately. He stroked the white horse's neck with his hand and handed it to Qiyue to take to the stable.
Yang Ruifu was very dissatisfied with his attitude, and yesterday the boy tied him up without explaining or apologizing, making him very embarrassed in front of the soldiers: "Tell me, have you leaked our secrets to the Japanese?"
"Yes, I told him that the 524th Group was about to withdraw in the evening. If you want to take action, it would be a good opportunity." Lin Yue said as he walked towards the stairs.
"You...you...this..."
Just as Yang Ruifu was about to call for someone to kidnap the traitor, Xie Jinyuan stopped him and walked quickly behind Lin Yue.
"Retreat, why should we retreat?"
Lin Yue raised his wrist and looked at the scale of his watch: "It's almost time."
He said something inexplicable and continued walking forward. Xie Jinyuan frowned, looked at each other and quickly caught up with Guan Zhibiao.
Lin Yue did not go back to the third floor of Sihang Warehouse to catch up on his sleep. He took the two of them to the Continental Bank Warehouse, walked into the conference room, turned on the radio placed in the corner of the room, and turned the FM knob.
Woo~
呲呲
After a period of noise, the voice of the radio news host who had moved to the public concession came from inside.
"This morning, Commander Matsui Iwane of the Japanese Expeditionary Forces sent a note to the consuls of Britain, France, the United States and other countries in Shanghai, expressing condolences and apologies to them, and once again reiterated that the attack on the airship belonging to the concession yesterday morning was an accidental bombing, and the Japanese side We will actively compensate and comfort the families of the victims."
"At the same time, Matsui Iwane agreed to the proposal of the British Consul Mr. Baden. Based on humanitarian considerations, in order to prevent the battle with the Chinese army from affecting the civilians in the concession and friends from various countries, he agreed that the troops in the Sihang Warehouse should be evacuated from the concession and with Chinese armies from the west converge.”
Pa~
Lin Yue turned off the radio.
Xie Jinyuan said: "You went to the concession yesterday just to do this?"
Lin Yue said: "That's right."
"If you want to leave, go on your own. The 524th Regiment will not leave. Before coming here, everyone knew that this was a battle with no return. The Sixing Warehouse is our tomb." Xie Jinyuan continued: "And we The order I received is to hold on to the Sihang Warehouse until the Brussels conference is held to obtain support from Western countries. The British consul's request for the Japanese army to let us go is his business and has nothing to do with us."
"Yes, you can continue to be a deserter, but the people of the 524th Regiment will not follow you." Yang Ruifu, who arrived later, helped.
Yes, beating Zhu Shengzhong last time was in vain. The people in Master Yu in "My Commander, My Regiment" are like this, and so are Xie Jinyuan and others. Almost all anti-Japanese war-themed film and television dramas are like this. It seems that only those who are not afraid of death and are willing to sacrifice are correct, and joining the army... ...It is to die for the sake of sacrifice. Since dying generously has become an unspoken rule for joining the army, people like Xie Jinyuan can naturally lead his soldiers to die together with dignity.
Either he treats the cannon fodder regiment better than the deserter squad. In fact, it is very simple. The people in the cannon fodder regiment are flesh and blood. There were many officers like Yu Xiaoqing and Xie Jinyuan in the army at that time, but there were too few people like Long Wenwen. "Eight Hundred" Apart from sensationalism, this movie was very reluctant to be described as "good for nothing". But apart from the sadness he felt when watching it for the first time, when he looked back and thought about it carefully, all he could think of was sensationalism. Of course, for commercial films, the audience just needs to buy it.
This time he did not criticize Xie Jinyuan because there was no need and someone would do it for him.
"Really? Let's see." He patted Shangguan Zhibiao on the shoulder and walked out of the conference room.
…
That afternoon.
A British flag passed through the garbage bridge, and underneath it was a special commissioner from the government.
When Lin Yue saw that face that needed a beating, Xie Jinyuan seemed to have been drained of all his strength and collapsed on the chair. This was normal, because his heroic dream was a farce to Chiang Kai-shek. The Brussels Conference After the delay, the attitude of Britain and the United States became clear, and there was no need to continue the drama.
The ideals and persistence of an iron-blooded soldier were shattered by political needs, which is quite pitiful to say.
"Are you that Lin Yue?" The special commissioner held a cigarette and raised his head and said, "Baden said you held Zhongmin hostage and took command of the 524th Regiment. I thought you held Zhongmin hostage just to survive. , I didn’t expect it to be a cruel trick, you did a good job, you did a good job.”
Lin Yue pulled up a chair and sat down: "Commissioner, do you think my political skills are acceptable?"
"Young man, what does that say? Yes... heroes emerge from youth." The special correspondent lit the ashes in the ashtray: "But I don't understand why you must force Baden and the Japanese to issue a joint statement. statement?"
Lin Yue said: "Because I can't trust them. After issuing a joint statement, I can at least restrain their behavior to avoid going back on their word."
"Then how did you know in advance that the Chairman wanted the 524th Regiment to retreat?"
Lin Yue smiled and did not answer the question.
"Are you really a new recruit of the Hunan Security Corps?"
"What do you think?"
The special correspondent stared at his face for a while, then stood up and said, "If you don't want to say it, I won't force it. Let's talk about a more realistic issue. Just now Zhongmin said that you told the Japanese about tonight's retreat, and you also want to talk to the Japanese about it. Did they settle it?"
"That's right."
"Do you know what you are doing?" The smile on the commissioner's face faded, and he pointed at the table and said, "You are leaking secrets and should be killed."
After saying this, he slapped the table: "Here comes someone."
