Chapter 105 To save or not to save?
Wu Fei had known Xiaole's life experience, but he only knew some of the basics. No one had told him what she had experienced with the veterans of Ermashan. The only thing that could be confirmed was that Xiaole's father was once the commander of a certain division of the Kuomintang army, Uncle Guo was her father's adjutant, and the second and third heads were officers under her father's command.
"Master Guo, let's take a detour as soon as possible. Whether it is the Baishishan guerrillas or the Eighth Route Army Independent Regiment who are fighting with the Japanese, they will have to be beaten up by heavy artillery." Han Qi's anxious expression was filled with fear, as if he wanted to leave this place immediately, even if his current position was still so far from the battlefield where the battle was fought.
"We can't leave!" The third leader suddenly burst into flames, and his voice was loud, which made everyone nearby focus their attention. "Master Guo, whether it is Zhao Dachun's people or the subordinates of the regiment commander Shi, I believe they must have never seen the heavy artillery of the Japanese. At this moment, they must have suffered heavy casualties. If we leave and ignore it, can they survive? In the past two years, they have joined forces with us several times. It can be regarded as a very good and loyal friendly army. We cannot abandon them."
The third leader was not very eloquent and did not understand what he meant in his heart. He wanted to say that although the Baishishan guerrillas were not a regular force, they were more qualified friendly forces than the vast majority of the main forces of the regular national army. Even if they tried their best, they would be loyal to their friendly forces, rather than just conserving themselves like those of the previous national army troops, and would not care about others at all. Xiaole's father's army was betrayed by such friendly forces.
The friendly troops on the flanks opened their doors without even notifying them, causing the entire division to fall into a desperate situation. This is not counting. After the war, these friendly troops jointly brought the blame to them. They fought to the death and were punished, and even the organization could not be guaranteed. However, those who escaped at the last minute were promoted and rewarded. Uncle Guo couldn't swallow this breath back then. He was furious and broke into the military camp alone, ended the person who was framed by the leader, led hundreds of people from the second and third leaders to break away from the sequence of the national army, and became bandits on Erma Mountain.
Although the Third Head of the Army did not explain what he wanted to say, both the Uncle Guo and the Second Head of the Army Han Qi understood what he meant: If Ermashan was gone, what was the difference between it and the national troops that escaped from their injustice in the past?
"We have fought with them in joint battles, but this battle has nothing to do with us, and they have never asked for help. Do we think it's not okay? Can we take the lives of our brothers for them?" Han Qi, the second in command, was silent for a while, opened his mouth and kept silent several times, and finally said this. He cannot be said to be timid, nor can he blame himself for being selfish. Faced with this situation, his choice is human nature.
"Second, do you know why I always like to put myself in the house in Ermashan in the past two or three years?" Uncle Guo spoke in front of the third head of the house. He did not say Han Qi was wrong, nor did he say Liu Yunbiao was right in the third head of the house, but talked about himself.
"The third brother and I have inquired and persuaded you, but it's useless." The second head of the army couldn't guess why Uncle Guo said this at this time.
"That year, after I sneaked into the military camp to kill the person who framed the teacher, I accidentally discovered something, and it was this unintentional discovery that made me fall into endless regrets and self-blame in the past few years."
"What did you find?" The second head and the third head asked in unison.
"After I killed that person, I saw a letter on his desk. To be precise, it was not a letter, because it was written to him by himself." Uncle Guo sighed, and his thoughts returned to the night three years ago.
"In the letter, he wrote in detail about why his troops left the position without permission in that battle, and why he put the blame on the teacher and the teacher after the war."
"Master Guo, what do you mean is that he is not the mastermind, there is someone else who really framed the teacher?" Han Qi first realized the meaning of Uncle Guo's words.
"No, he is not only not the mastermind, but he is the same as his teacher. He is the victim of that battle. I just blamed me for discovering it too late and for him to lose his life in vain."
Wu Fei had no idea about the sinisterness in the army. He listened to Uncle Guo’s narrative with interest, while Xiaole on one side bit his lips tightly, with crystal tears flashing in his eyes. It was obvious that Uncle Guo had told her this past.
"What was written in the letter?" The third leader obviously couldn't understand. A letter would make Uncle Guo feel guilty for three years.
"I won't say the contents of the letter, nor do I plan to tell you the grievances and grievances. I have suffered enough pain in the past three years. I don't want you to follow our footsteps." Uncle Guo smiled bitterly and continued, "But I want to tell you now that we must save Baishishan or the people of the Independent Group, for nothing else, just because they are our friendly forces."
"Master Guo...ah!" The second in commander wanted to persuade him, but after seeing Uncle Guo's firm expression, he sighed and closed his mouth.
"Second, let me tell you something else. The subordinates of the man I killed back then had the chance to catch all of us in one go several times, but they finally let us go. His subordinates and descendants did not seek revenge on us, but chose to forgive us."
The reason why Uncle Guo was loved by all the people in the village was that he would not forcefully suppress the will of others, just as he would rather wait one more day to let the brothers in the village take away what they wanted to take away, just like the second leader was unwilling to burn the village and he also compromised.
"What does this have to do with us going to rescue?" Han Qi was unwilling to give up.
"Of course, we have missed it once and can't make the same mistake again. Moreover, this team that is now in danger is our loyal and friendly army that has been alive and dead for the past two years, and is a force that truly fights against the Japanese."
Every word that Uncle Guo said was loud and loud, which was enough to show his determination.
The Second Head and the Third Head did not talk anymore. According to Uncle Guo’s arrangement, the Second Head Han Qi and more than a hundred brothers protected their families and detoured into Taihang Mountain. The Third Head and the remaining brothers followed Uncle Guo and prepared to go to support, just waiting for Brother Shan and the others to come back to report on the situation on the battlefield.
Xiaole Xiaotong and Wu Fei were arranged to go with the second in command, which aroused Xiaole's strong opposition. They kept communicating with Uncle Guo in sign language. Wu Fei couldn't understand what she was saying. Anyway, she won in the end, and Uncle Guo had no choice but to accept the three of them and stayed with him.
Chapter completed!