After politely rejecting the other party's solicitation, Tang Cheng began to secretly consider the pros and cons of temporarily staying in Xiushui. The other party's words just now made it very clear that the headquarters of the 20th Army was stationed in Baisha Ridge, but Xiushui County Chengdu was also stationed in Baishaling.
If those within the defense range of the 20th Army are forcibly recruited by the 20th Army, they will probably consider themselves unlucky.
"I think it's better to leave. The 20 soldiers are outnumbered and there are only a few of us. We can't fight them. If they come to force us, we will have no choice but to submit in the end." Laodongbei is open-minded, and there are some in Tangcheng.
Feeling depressed, he persuaded Tang Cheng to leave Xiushui. "Old Huang and the others were not seriously injured. Besides, don't we have medical officers now?" At worst, it would be easier to walk slower after leaving Xiushui and recover from injuries while traveling.
Stay here and watch the looks of their 20th Army."
"It's easy for you to say. The south bank of Xiushui is full of troops from the 20th Army. If Zhang Leshan can use a telegram to tell the colonel who just came here about our whereabouts, he can also tell other people. I'm afraid this matter will be a bit difficult to handle."
Tangcheng couldn't think of one place like Lao Dongbei. He had to think about the safety of the people around him. If it was suitable for the Japanese army, it would be okay, but if he was accidentally killed by one of his own people for no apparent reason, it would really be more than worth the gain.
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"That's not true. No matter what, they are all fighting against Japanese invaders. What kind of skill is it for one's own people to harm one's own people?" Xu guessed what Tang Cheng was worried about, and Old Dongbei immediately widened his eyes. Since Robert's death, Tang Cheng has
He was no longer the ignorant boy hanging out on the streets. Xie Bo's departure and Liu Yangyang's death in battle had an even greater impact on Tangcheng. Coupled with the hardships experienced along the way south, Tangcheng at this time could not be said to be a
They are wily and scheming, but they can also be considered as quick-thinking as the last four.
Although the Sichuan Army has always been unpopular with the Chairman of the Standing Committee and the Ministry of Military Affairs, in this small Xiushui, the 20th Army is still very powerful. Counting Huang Chengzhong and others, there are only about 20 wounded here. If they are really bitten by the 20th Army,
"I have been thinking about why we insisted on going south after crossing the river these days, but I thought about it and couldn't think of a satisfactory answer. Say we
The army was defeated, I guess, but we also marched south fighting the Japs all the way, saying we were resisting, but we were indeed getting further and further away from the Japanese army."
Tang Cheng's introspective complaints obviously also affected Lao Dongbei. The two of them sat quietly outside the inn door smoking cigarettes, looking at each other with confusion in their eyes. Tang Cheng's idea of having such an idea was obviously not a sudden thought or a surprise.
What caused hysteria? After leaving Macheng, Tang Cheng wanted to stay away from the battlefield. He was transferred to Xiaojieling in order to prevent Jiu Jin and the others from being used as cannon fodder. Then he recruited Hou San and the others just to
In order to have more confidence on the way south, unexpectedly, as the battles continued one after another, Tang Cheng was completely confused and didn't know what he wanted.
"I have never told you how I became a soldier. No one who knew about it is gone." He took the cigarette from Lao Dongbei and lit it. The old god from Tangcheng looked at the one at his feet comfortably.
Xiao Shizi said slowly. "I was a student before I joined the army. A student who only knew how to play all day long was also an incompetent student. When other people were studying with the teacher in the classroom, I was with those people who were not good at teaching.
Living on the streets, I have been to and seen many places in Peking and Shanghai."
"My adoptive father is an American missionary, so I went to a church school since I was a child. In church schools, there are children from wealthy businessmen as well as children from small families. As long as you are religious, church schools will
Enroll your children in school." Lao Dongbei had been unknowingly attracted by Tangcheng's story. Although he didn't know what a church school was, he knew what a church was, what a missionary was, and what religion was.
There are also those in the Northeast.
"I am an orphan. I have been adopted by my adoptive father since I was a child. I have traveled to many places with my adoptive father since I was a child. A few days before the Japanese army attacked Shanghai, I happened to meet Brother Xie Boxie, the commander of the Second Company at that time. At that time, I
I didn’t know that I would have an entanglement with Brother Xie. I always knew that my adoptive father was a man with secrets, but he didn’t tell me, so I couldn’t ask. This is a tacit understanding between us. Only those who truly regard each other as family members
Only then can there be such a tacit understanding between them.”
"That day, my adoptive father told me that he was going out for a trip. I thought it was just a normal outing, but my adoptive father came back with injuries, and the wounds were still poisonous. Later I found out that my adoptive father had been killed by the Japanese.
Poisonous hand. The concession is actually very chaotic. Even though my adoptive father is an American, the patrol office of the concession said that this was an unsolved case, and in the end it was just dropped." When Tang Cheng said this, there was already moisture in his eyes, and his tone was dull.
Suddenly I felt a little high, and the fingers holding the cigarette were shaking even more.
"When my adoptive father passed away, he had already applied for an American passport for me. His friends also insisted on taking me back to the United States, but I couldn't. I wanted revenge. I couldn't let my adoptive father die in such an unknown way." Tang Chengyong
The dry voice told Lao Dongbei about his experience, but he didn't know that Tan Fei, who was always silent, had quietly hidden behind them and listened carefully. Even after Lao Dongbei discovered his existence, Tan Fei still did not leave.
"Later, I went to the streets to look for Japanese people, and finally settled on a sushi restaurant opened by Japanese people as my target. On the night when the Japanese army attacked Shanghai, I killed three Japanese people with my own hands and gave them a torch.
My sushi restaurant was burned down. I didn’t know what I was thinking at the time. I took all my money to find an old friend from the martial arts world and bought weapons and bullets from him. I wanted to continue killing Japanese people to become my adoptive father.
Revenge, then I learned that the Japanese army and the Communist Party had already started a war in Shanghai."
"You don't know how happy I was when I heard the news. Once the war started, I would no longer have to worry about the people in the patrol house being in trouble when I killed the Japanese. But I never thought that the war would be so cruel. I saw it with my own eyes.
I watched one house after another being razed to the ground by the Japanese artillery fire, and I saw with my own eyes the wounded Japanese soldiers on the battlefield being carried off to the hospital. The hospital was not big enough, so many wounded soldiers could only lie in bed.
In the street outside the hospital, there were blood stains everywhere and the sound of gunshots everywhere."
"By chance, I led a group of soldiers. As a result, we encountered the Japanese army on the road. I was the only one who survived in the whole group. However, when I was in a coma, I was treated as a civilian and was assigned to a company without a serial number.
"There." Speaking of the company at that time, Tang Cheng's ears seemed to hear the continuous artillery fire and the tragic shouts of killing that day again. "That was my first time on the battlefield. The moment the shells hit the ground and exploded,
I was so scared that I almost peed my pants." Tangcheng laughed at himself and greeted Old Northeast with a sympathetic laugh. No one can stay calm for the first time on the battlefield, and Old Northeast is no exception.
"The mission of our company is to hold on to a street intersection and cut off the possibility of Japanese troops infiltrating and breaking through to other places. But did you know that in just two days, our entire company was wiped out. The last few remaining veterans are
Carrying grenades and charging with the Japanese troops, they were right in front of me. Carrying unstrung grenades, they died together with the Japanese soldiers who were charging up. I was the last one alive. I relied on my own pistol and the help from the bodies.
I kept guard with the bullets I found for another half an hour, and was finally rescued by a group of Red Cross people and brought back to the hospital in the rear."
"After recovering from my injuries in the hospital, I returned to the church. The church was in the concession. The Japanese army did not dare to take advantage of the concession, but the military commanders targeted me. I had to ask Brother Xie for help. It happened that the Second Company was also injured.
After being forced to retreat to Qiandeng Town by the 88th Division to rest and recuperate, I followed them all the way to Qiandeng Town, which was a place I didn't want to leave Suzhou." When Tang Cheng said this, Old Northeast finally understood Tang Cheng's words.
The dispute between Cheng and Erlian.
"When I arrived in Qiandeng Town, I started to really get in touch with the army. Brother Xie also taught me a lot. Those veterans of the second company even taught me a lot of life-saving skills on the battlefield." After glancing at Old Northeast, Tang
Cheng smiled and said, "But I still didn't join the Second Company at that time. I joined the Second Company only after arriving in Nanjing. When the Second Company withdrew to Nanjing, Xie Bo, who had lost an arm, had already been transferred to Chongqing.
, Liu Yangyang became the new company commander, and he was the one who forced me into the second company."
"In the city of Nanjing, I was finally able to use what I learned on the battlefield. Later, the Japanese army broke through the Guanghua Gate. I followed Liu Yangyang and kept fighting the Japanese army in the city. Later, I couldn't stand it anymore and saw other people.
The troops had already evacuated, and we followed a group of broken troops across the Yijiang Gate and across the river to Mengcheng. Liu Yangyang's greatest skill was to pull troops. We originally planned to rest briefly in Mengcheng and then go find the 88th Division to cross the river.
Troops, no one thought that we would pull out a new second company in Mengcheng."
"I was the commander of the second company after the Japanese army attacked Mengcheng. However, I did not have the skills like my Uncle Liu. From leaving Mengcheng to our retreat to Wuhan for rest, the number of the second company has not been fully established. Until now, I have only
You guys. If you think about it carefully, your mind is really bothered. I don’t even know what I want to do.” After sitting outside the door with Lao Dongbei and talking for a long time, the sullenness accumulated in Tang Cheng’s heart seemed to disappear.
After letting it all out, he threw away the cigarette butts between his fingers, and Tang Cheng patted his butt and entered the inn seemingly relaxed.
"You have heard it all. Just listen to it, kid. Keep your mouth shut. If I know that you mentioned this to other people, I will kill you." Tang Cheng left, and the old man
Northeastern also stood up, but when passing by Tan Fei, Old Northeastern warned him with a stern face. Regardless of whether the latter remembered his warning, at this moment, Old Northeastern really had murderous intentions towards Tan Fei.