About half an hour later, they arrived at a dilapidated village. The empty trench fortifications outside the village indicated that the defenders must have evacuated on their own initiative. There were messy track marks in the snow around the village. Two
A soldier from the 30th Army ran over to check it out, and then came back to report that a tank had passed here before. Judging from the extension direction of the track marks, the tank went due north from here, and there were only ordinary paths to the west.
Wheel marks. So, the officers of the 30th Army asked the team to stop in this village for a while. While sending a few soldiers to run in several directions for reconnaissance, they gathered to discuss the next combat operations.
After walking for more than an hour, when the soldiers heard the order to rest, they found a slightly dry place to sit down, drank cold water and ate big cakes. Niu Laogui took the initiative to sit next to Tang Cheng, with the wound on Tang Cheng's cheek
The bleeding stopped naturally, and the unwiped blood turned black, and half of his face looked very ferocious. Perhaps because he felt Niu Laogui's gaze, or for some other reason, Tang Cheng turned to look at Niu Laogui.
Seeing that Tang Cheng still didn't want to talk, Niu Laogui had no choice but to say nothing more and just took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket. Unexpectedly, there was only the last cigarette left in the cigarette case, but he didn't say anything.
After hesitating, the cigarette was finally handed to Tang Cheng. Tang Cheng glanced at Niu Laogui but said nothing. He just took the crumpled cigarette and lit it with the match Niu Laogui struck. After Robert's death
, Tang Cheng has been around the gate of hell for several times. It is not easy to drink in Tang Cheng, but cigarettes are an excellent way to relieve boredom. After taking a deep breath, Tang Cheng handed most of the cigarette in his hand to Niu Laogui.
Slowly exhaling the smoke from his mouth, while puffing away the smoke, the words "A real man will die on the battlefield and return wrapped in horse leather" suddenly appeared in Tang Cheng's mind. This sentence was originally full of heroic and generous meaning.
When I think about it, I can't help but feel a little sad. If it weren't for the damn little devil, I should be living happily with Robert in Shanghai right now. The body is wrapped in horse leather. When Tang Cheng thinks of this word, his heart trembles. The air raid just now has brought great harm to Tang Cheng.
It left a memory that will last a lifetime.
Niu Laogui took the cigarette from Tang Cheng and wanted to take a sip, then handed back the half-remained cigarette. Tang Cheng, who was worried, took the cigarette and put it in his mouth. He accidentally burned his lips.
Tang Cheng, who had burned his mouth, wiped his mouth awkwardly. This action made several people around him laugh. Even Heizi, who was lying on the stretcher with a usually indifferent expression, moved the corner of his mouth and showed a smile. Everyone laughed.
Tang Cheng was embarrassed and pretended to be calm, but it made Old Northeast and the others laugh again. Tang Cheng, who had a blood blister on his lip, could only endure the pain on his mouth and laughed.
Having gone through the test of war together, Tang Cheng and Lao Dongbei have lived and died together. Lao Dongbei’s smiles have no other meaning. This kind of smile will not make Tang Cheng angry, but will make the relationship between them
The relationship becomes closer.
On the battlefield, the flow of time sometimes seems slow and sometimes seems fast. As soon as Tangcheng and the others sat down to rest, half an hour passed quickly. The soldiers who went out to investigate the situation had not returned yet, so the temporarily gathered team could only continue.
rest.
Sitting under a broken wall, Tang Cheng felt that a long, long time had passed. It was not until the suppressed cry was faintly heard that he turned his head again. Soldiers of the 30th Army were gathering in the distance, and Tang Cheng vaguely saw it.
A stretcher emerged from the crowd. Curious, Tang Cheng got up and walked over. When he walked in, he realized that it was the seriously injured colonel from the 30th Army's supply unit who couldn't survive and died on the stretcher.
gas.
Looking through the human wall at the body on the stretcher with its eyes closed and its chest no longer rising, Tang Cheng felt infinite sadness in his heart. The body of the colonel officer on the stretcher was lying flat, his head turned to Tang Cheng's side, his whole face covered with
There were blood stains and mud on the uniform, and the military uniform was already dirty and wet, but it was obvious that it was caused by massive bleeding. Damn you little devil, Tang Cheng couldn't help cursing in his heart, his eyes were red, he had seen too many deaths.
Tangcheng could not help but feel sad at this moment.
There was an explosion of "boom", and Tang Cheng, who was thrown out by the air, finally regained consciousness. The suffocating smoke made Tang Cheng cough uncontrollably. Looking at the wall of people gathered just now, only
A crater full of bloodstains and mutilated limbs fell into the crater. "The little Japs are coming, the little Japs are coming." With the heart-rending shouts, the people sitting or lying down began to flee in all directions, "Boom" and "Boom"
"Boom" was heard several more times, and the team that had finally gathered together finally collapsed.
In addition to the old injuries on his body, Tang Cheng, who was knocked to the ground by the gas, felt that there were no new injuries on his limbs, body and head, and he had recovered some strength while lying down. Tang Cheng, who got up from the ground, staggered toward Niu
Lao Gui ran over there. Although he ran crookedly and couldn't get out of a straight line, he still successfully joined Niu Lao Gui and his group. "The people of the 30th Army are all idlers, so they sent so many people out.
, we were attacked unexpectedly by little devils." When Tangcheng came back, he caught up with Lao Dongbei losing his temper, and scolded the people of the 30th Army a lot.
"Enter the village, take our people into the village." Tang Cheng, who ran back in disgrace, ignored Dali Laodongbei and just urged Niu Laogui to call the people of the Second Company to withdraw into the village. The Japanese artillery attack had already caused 30 people to retreat.
The people in the army panicked, and several officers and their men fled like headless flies. The second company now has less than 60 people, and there are still wounded. Tangcheng does not want to fight with the 30th Army again.
It would be a good idea to get together with the people and hide in this deserted village first.
"Tank, it's the little devil's tank." The familiar roar of the engine came from far away, and Niu Laogui and the others began to look ugly. Xianzi'a, the man from the second company, was not unfamiliar with this kind of roar. They were in
While avoiding the pursuit of the Japanese army in the forest, he watched helplessly as the Japanese armored troops passed by. "Let's go to the village first." Tang Cheng kicked Laodongbei, then picked up a light machine gun and pointed at it.
Run to the village.
Seeing that Tang Cheng was already running, the men of the Second Company came to their senses and rushed to the village carrying the wounded. The rumbling explosions continued. The only people who ran into the village were Tang Cheng and the Second Company.
There were only a few people from the 30th Army in the company, and most of the people from the 30th Army followed the officers who commanded them and ran to the surrounding woods. In the desolation, Su Datong and his soldiers had already dispersed.
, the people who had been protected by them also ran away without knowing where to go, and the team that had gathered together just now was gone.
Tang Cheng, who rushed into the village, stared directly in front of him with binoculars. There were quite a few Japanese tanks in his sight. Tang Cheng counted them carefully and found that there were 8 tanks in total. Moreover, the size of this tank was larger than the previous one.
The Bean Chariot was more than doubled in size. During the interval when the Japanese tanks were firing, Tang Cheng, who retracted his head and crouched down, and Niu Laogui behind him, shouted, "Move the injured brothers into the village, hide them, and don't show up."
, the tanks that the Japanese army came this time are too powerful, grenades may not be able to blow them up."
Seeing that Niu Laogui didn't reply, Tang Cheng, who was crouching down, turned around with difficulty and crawled closer. At this time, Tang Cheng was surprised to find that three fingers on Niu Laogui's left hand were missing, and the blood was still gurgling.
It flowed out from the severed finger, and the entire left hand and cuffs were covered with blood. Tang Cheng searched for the first aid kit on his body, but remembered that his first aid kit had been given to the wounded in the company, so he had to tear off a piece from his shirt.
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When Niu Laogui was bandaging Niu Laogui's left hand with a strip of cloth in Tangcheng, the pale Niu Laogui gritted his teeth and said nothing, staring at the Japanese tanks. As they got closer to the village, the Japanese tanks obviously slowed down.
Traveling speed, the Japanese tanks slowed down not to give up the attack, but to allow the covering infantry following them to catch up. Niu Laogui was looking for flaws in the Japanese tanks, but the Japanese infantry following the tanks were constantly moving forward or lying down along the way.
Shooting at the remains of Japanese soldiers lying on the ground. In this case, even if Niu Laogui and others had the courage to sacrifice their lives, they could not find an opportunity to attack the Japanese tanks.
After barely bandaging the wound, Tang Cheng saw Niu Laogui's frowning expression, full of resentment but helplessness. He was about to turn around when he accidentally caught a glimpse of several moving figures outside the village. He hurriedly looked towards Niu Laogui.
Pointing to the back, Niu Laogui looked back and immediately grabbed the rifle beside him with his right hand.
It was the Japanese infantry who came up. Tang Cheng had guessed well before. When the Japanese tanks opened fire, the fleeing soldiers of the 30th Army indeed attracted almost all the attention of the Japanese army. They took advantage of the chaos to escape to the Second Company in the village without being discovered by the Japanese army.
, these Japanese soldiers wandering at the entrance of the village should be their search leaders. As long as they can avoid their search, the Second Company hiding in the village will be safe.
Tangcheng stopped Laodongbei, who was about to deploy machine gun fire, and called the injured Niu Laogui to his side, and then whispered, "Our current manpower cannot confront the Japanese army head-on. I guess these Japanese soldiers
They just came into the village to search. As long as we can avoid their search, maybe the Japanese tanks outside will not regard the village as a target. Instead of trying to annihilate the whole army, it is better to take a gamble with them."
Old Dongbei was a person without accurate ideas. Niu Laogui had lost blood and was a little groggy. Now he could only do whatever Tang Cheng said. According to Tang Cheng's idea, Niu Laogui took Liu Shitou and the others lightly.
The wounded, protecting the seriously injured soldiers, retreated to the back of the village. Tang Cheng, with Lao Dongbei and a few soldiers who still had some strength, moved at the entrance of the village, avoiding the searches of the Japanese soldiers while keeping an eye on the Japanese troops outside the village.