The woman who put down the water bowl walked out of the room. After a short while, a man who looked like an old farmer in his sixties walked in quickly. He was holding red dates and millet porridge with calloused hands that looked very much like Liu Yangang's hands.
The heartfelt smile on his face warmed Tang Cheng's heart. This man looked so much like Liu Yangyang, especially the cunning hidden in his seemingly honest eyes. Tang Cheng couldn't help but look forward to the conversation with this old man. He hoped that he could
I got the accurate answer from this old man. When people are in desperate situations, they always want to grab a few more life-saving straws. This is the mentality in Tangcheng now.
"Thank God, you're finally awake. Those two men of yours drove me crazy." The old man who called himself Han carefully inspected the wounds on Tang Cheng's body and said with a smile that Tang Cheng's wounds were recovering well. Tang Cheng
From Old Man Han's words and behavior, we can vaguely see some military spirit, but the other party has been checking his injuries, so he can't interrupt the other party's good intentions. After Old Man Han has checked all the wounds on his body, Tangcheng's
Only then did I find the opportunity to speak.
"Uncle, may I ask where this is? How far is it from Wuhan?" Tang Cheng tried his best to calm down his slightly trembling pronunciation. Tang Cheng did not ask where Old Man Han rescued him, he was just anxious
Knowing the specific location of Yongxing Village, and having the trust of Liu Yangyang and Xie Bo on him, he could not let the Second Company become a deserter company in the eyes of others.
"Our place is called Yongxing Village, which is under the jurisdiction of Xishui County. Old man, I happened to be returning to the village from selling medicine in the county. When I found you, the three of you were floating in the Maxi River." In response to Tangcheng's inquiry, Old Man Han was not satisfied.
Good-tempered, he carefully told Tang Cheng the location of Yongxing Village. "If you want to talk about Wuhan, it's far away. Our place is closer to Ezhou and Huanggang, but to go to Ezhou and Huanggang, you have to cross the river first."
"What? You said I was in a coma for 5 days?" After listening to Old Man Han's words, Tang Cheng couldn't help but glance at his arms, which had regained some of their fair complexion. No wonder his hands and feet were sore and weak. It turned out to be caused by coma. Tang Cheng didn't know that Xi
The specific location of Shuixian County, but he knew the location of Ezhou, and looking across the river from Ezhou, he thought that Xishui County should be south of Macheng. Tangcheng did not believe that if you survive a catastrophe, you will be lucky.
Robert also survived the catastrophe, but he died at the hands of the Japanese.
"I'm used to it. Without a gun under the pillow, I can't sleep well." Tang Cheng moved a little louder, and exposed a section of the barrel of the shell gun under the pillow. He saw that Old Man Han was staring at the barrel.
Stop, Tang Cheng took the initiative to take out the shell gun from under the pillow, and explained with a smile. Only then did Old Man Han dispel the alarm in his eyes. As Tang Cheng guessed, this Old Man Han had saved the three of them.
He was a soldier in his early years. Since he was a soldier, he naturally wanted to play with a gun for a while.
"Old man, I also used guns to kill people in my early years, but our weapons were not as good as yours now, and the weapons we used were British rifles." Han Laocheng chatted with Tangcheng.
He kept talking about the war without any intention of stopping. Tangcheng also listened with great interest. The old and young people were chatting animatedly in the room. "If it weren't for the old man, I'd be old, and I wouldn't even be able to pick up a knife and a gun with the young man."
If the Japanese attack us, we Xishui people will never give in."
Suddenly hearing Old Man Han talk about the Japanese army, Tang Cheng came to his senses. Since he was rescued by Old Man Han when he returned from the county seat, he must have been able to hear the battle on the front line in the county seat. "Old Man Han,
Have you ever been to the county seat and heard about the fighting on the front line? Are there any Japanese troops here in Xishui County?" Tang Cheng's question made Old Han, who was still very interested, lose interest, and the excitement on his face also dissipated little by little.
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"How could it not be? There are a lot of your ****'s defeated troops in the county. They are either robbing food or breaking down the door in the middle of the night to extort money. I think Xishui County is in chaos. If there weren't so many defeated troops, maybe I would still do it.
I'll stay in the county for two more days." Old Man Han's unintentional words shocked Tangcheng. The battle with the Japanese troops in Xiaojie Ridge was in full swing, but Xishui County, south of Macheng, was full of defeated troops. These defeated troops could not
It may have been withdrawn from the Xiaojie Ridge defense line, but the only possibility is that it came from elsewhere.
Recalling the large combat map he had seen at the 71st Army Headquarters that day, Tang Cheng still remembered that many of the black arrows representing the march of the Japanese army on the map were from east to west. If the Japanese army wanted to capture Wuhan, they would first
Clear the area around Wuhan. Both Ezhou and Huanggang are around Wuhan. If he were to command the Japanese army himself, he might not turn a blind eye to Ezhou and Huanggang. Damn it, Tangcheng secretly screamed in his heart. If Xishui County is
If the defeated troops came from the direction of Guangji, Xishui County will not be protected either.
The ** deployed so many troops in Xiaojieling, but they were suppressed by the Japanese army and were almost unable to fight back. In a place like Xishui, there is no terrain advantage. Tangcheng could not imagine what Xishui could do to fight back when the Japanese army came.
Japanese Army. "Old Man Han, when you encountered those defeated troops in the county town, did you hear them say the numbers of their units?" Tang Cheng, who was panicking, asked Old Man Han a question that even ordinary defeated troops could not answer.
, the defeated soldiers were running rampant in Xishui County, who in the right mind would approach them to inquire about things.
The panic in Tang Cheng's eyes was caught by Old Man Han. He knew that the young man in front of him was an officer. How could a man who could command a company to fight against the Japanese be a coward? The only explanation could only be that the situation in Xishui was not good.
Many years of experience in the army made the old man feel anxious. Although Xishui County is small in area and has a small population, it can be regarded as a battleground for military strategists. Once there is a military disaster, only the common people will suffer.
I still have a small family.
Tang Cheng kept asking questions, but Old Man Han couldn't answer any of them. The atmosphere in the room became dull. Xiaolian, who had been chirping in the yard, was also noticed by her mother. The whole Han family was silent. "Haha, maybe.
I'm just worried. There are so many troops in Hubei, and the Japs won't be able to get here for a while. Besides, if the Japs come, how can you rescue the three of us back to Yongxing Village?
Come on, traitors have already arrived with Japanese soldiers."
Tang Cheng pretended to be calm and wanted to relieve the depression that pervaded the Han family. Unfortunately, his words were somewhat inconsistent, which made Old Man Han even more suspicious. "Tang Yousheng, I know you are a *
Company commander of the *, people like you who dare to fight against the devil are not willing to lie to others. Tell me the truth, is Xishui County unsafe?" Old Man Han stared at Tang Cheng's eyes.
, veins are already popping up on the backs of the clenched hands.
Faced with Old Man Han's questioning, Tang Cheng, who was sitting on the head of the bed, remained expressionless for a while and then slowly said, "To be honest, I don't know, but the current war is obviously not good for Japan.
The soldiers want to capture Wuhan and move south. We still have tens of thousands of troops confronting the Japanese army in Macheng, but we can only defend Macheng. If the Japanese army comes from Guangji, I think Xishui County will definitely not be able to defend it.
Yes, the Japanese soldiers have warships, and they can go directly to the waterway to kill them, but the troops on the ground cannot defend it with just naval guns."
"What should we do? There are still ordinary people in Xishui County. Doesn't the government just care about it?" Old man Han finally roared out the anger he tried to suppress. Xiaolian and her daughter did not dare to enter the house, so they could only look through the window.
Looking inside, Xiao Lian was even more frightened, her face turned pale and her eyes were filled with tears. "Don't you soldiers who eat food not want to take care of it? You are getting military pay and using such good weapons but retreating again and again. Is it that?
Are you leaving us common people to the little devils like this?"
Facing the furious Old Man Han, Tang Cheng knew that nothing he said at this time would help, so he could only listen to Old Man Han's angry words silently. After Old Han's mood calmed down a little, Tang Cheng slowed down the matter of joining the army.
He spoke slowly. "That's it, I joined the army in a daze. That's how war is. Either you kill or you are killed. I don't want to die, so I can only kill my enemies. This time it was a night battle to sneak attack on the Japanese army."
It was a field hospital, but there were too few people there, so we accidentally missed it, so by some strange combination of circumstances, I was rescued by you, old man."
Unexpectedly, Tang Cheng, who was covered with scars on his body, was only a 20-year-old child. Old man Han, who was still furious, was dumbfounded. The woman standing outside the window eavesdropping was already in tears. The age of 20 is to let go.
The poor people in Xishui County are just doing farming to support their families. Who can be like Tang Cheng who has been fighting the enemy for a year. Tang Cheng's orphan status is even more sympathetic. If it weren't for this damn
War, maybe this stubborn young man would still be living a carefree life in Shanghai.
Old Man Han, who was sitting opposite Tang Cheng, opened his mouth, but said nothing. It was inappropriate to say those angry words to Tang Cheng, who was still a child. He no longer knew what to say.
Compared with the defeated troops who fled into Xishui County, Tangcheng has done very well. "Daddy, daddy, come quickly. Grandpa is angry in the room. He cursed so loudly just now. Xiaolian and
My mother was so scared that she cried." There was movement in the yard, Xiaolian's crying voice sounded, and the voice that responded to him was the voice of an adult man.
"Company Commander, you finally woke up. If you don't wake up, Old Northeast will go to the county to find a doctor for you." Liu Shitou, who had just entered the yard, threw down the pheasant he had hunted and rushed into the house. Liu Shitou hurriedly rushed into the house.
Shitou's face full of joy appeared in his sight, and Tang Cheng's heart calmed down a little. When he saw Old Dongbei's dark face full of sweat, Tang Cheng raised the corner of his mouth and showed a smile.