auspicious baby

After Gu Zhang woke up from serious injuries, it was already half a month later.

That day, there were only dozens of his troops left, and they desperately dragged him out of the battlefield.

When I woke up, I saw that my whole body was covered with bandages. When I moved a little, my limbs screamed with pain.

□□At that time, it exploded beside me, and I didn't go to the Palace of the Underworld to report it, but I still held on with one breath. In addition to my good physical fitness, I have to thank my ancestors for their good deeds.

But after losing the war, both Beiping and Tianjin could not be kept, and the government was forced to sign a treaty.

He asked hoarsely, "Where is this?"

"Chenghai." Qian Yin said.

Qian Yin babbled about what had happened in the past half month.

After the First World War in Nanyuan, the government was forced to negotiate a peace with the Japanese army in exchange for temporary peace.General Tang was temporarily repatriated to Shanghai, more than [-]% of his troops were lost, and he became a bachelor commander.Li Chuan was under siege, broke through the siege, and arrived in Chenghai two days ago.Now that Gu Zhang woke up, the order from his superiors could be implemented, and his remaining troops were merged into the Tenth Army. Due to the relationship between Japan and the peace talks, he was demoted one level to be the deputy commander.

This is probably the case.

Gu Zhang was silent for a moment, "Where is my family?"

Qian Yin then took out the lie that had already been woven, and said, "On the way, the telegram was sent only two days ago. Everything is fine, but at the critical moment, there was a delay due to railway maintenance."

There are many mountains, and Baoxiang and his party got out of the small pass that they couldn't pass. After four days of walking along the railway tracks, they finally walked out of the mountains. Fortunately, it was summer, and there were plenty of fruits in the mountains. Well, I can finally eat three meals a day, so I won't starve to death, and on the way to the south, I encountered the same crowd of people who ran away.

The crowd is like a team, walking along the mountain road, crowded.

Many people dragged their children and children, and even used big carts to pull the old parents at home. The whole family's business was packed in big wooden boxes, and a little donkey was pulling them hobbled.There are also people who are alone, live in the wind and sleep in the open, dressed in rags, and look very pitiful.

Gu Zhe hadn't eaten for a few days, and he just wrapped his belly with a few unknown fruits. His eyes were already darkened from hunger, and he leaned weakly on Baoxiang to rest.Not to mention Li Ye and Xiao Guang, who were wounded and had no medicine to treat them. The wounds were rotten and festered, and the two northeastern men were worn down like corpses.

Baoxiang felt that he was going from one desperate scene to another, and danger was everywhere. He suddenly remembered that when he followed Xiangu to escape the famine, it was also very bitter. He also had no food for three to five days, but he never felt Having lived through such despair, he thought that he relied on his aunt back then, as long as she was there, there would be hope. Indeed, the fairy girl got through petty theft, hustle and bustle, and stuttering all the way.

The more Baoxiang thought about it, the things he thought he had forgotten came to mind over and over again.He was very disappointed. He relied on his aunt back then, but now he is relied on by others. When all the burdens are under his body, all he wants to do is to have responsibility, and the responsibility of life and death. The burden is heavy, and the pressure in his heart Also heavy.

Did my aunt suffer as much as I did back then?

The refugee brigade was going farther and farther. If you don't keep up, you might fall behind. Baoxiang looked worried, and he bent over to Gu Zhe, saying, "Jiji, you are a man now, bear with me, I have to support Uncle Li Let's go, I can't carry you on my back, I have to keep up."

Gu Zhe nodded weakly.

Baoxiang took Master Li's hand and pulled him up with difficulty, while Tie Zhu helped Xiaoguan to walk away.

Xiaoguan's condition is more serious than that of Mr. Li. He was shot through the stomach. Although the bullet did not hit the vital point, it did not stay in the body, but the weather was hot and the wound was rotten and pus. Everyone knows that there is no medical treatment. , he may not be able to survive for a few days.

At night, the sky is dark.

The brigade was stationed in the lee of the foot of the mountain.

Baoxiang asked one by one if there was any anti-inflammatory Chinese medicine.Among the mighty crowd, in the turbulent period of constant wars and uncertain food and clothing, all that can be done is to sweep the snow in front of the door, regardless of the frost on others.

Although I have made psychological preparations, I am still very disappointed. Thinking that Xiaoguang is only 20 years old, my heart is even heavier.

The next day, Xiaoguang still left.

With a face full of pain, his teeth clenched and his face grim, Baoxiang and Tie Zhu dug a pit, which was simple but solemnly buried him. When covering the soil, Mr. Li was too weak to open his eyes, and his arm was completely rotten. , occasionally pus dripped out.He sat weakly and leaned against the big tree, and said half jokingly and half sadly, "Bury me too."

Baoxiang scolded loudly, "Nonsense, live well, you are over 40, you don't have a wife, and you don't even have a child to pass on your family. If you die like this, you will be a lonely ghost."

Master Li reluctantly smiled and did not speak, watching them covering the soil and busying themselves. In the end, he asked Tie Zhu to support him and pay homage to the dead Xiaoguang, saying that he wanted Xiaoguangquan to have knowledge and protect himself.

But two days later, Master Li couldn't make it through.

The wound spread quickly, and the rotten flesh fell off, exposing the bones.

He walked quietly, and the next day, when Baoxiang urged him to go on the road, he realized that he was gone.

After taking care of the funeral and continuing on the road, Tie Zhu suddenly felt that it was absurd, the taste was unclear, and he couldn't explain.But the person was very calm. When he saw Master Li's body, he thought he would feel uncomfortable, but no, he only regarded burying his body as a task.

He was numb, at least in the face of other people's life and death.

Even when Gu Zhe was so hungry that he fainted, he didn't bother to start begging for food.

Gu Zhe shrunk into a small ball because of the stomachache caused by hunger. After half a month of starvation, he lost a full two circles, his face was sallow and thin, his limbs were as thin as numb sticks, and his stomach was swollen as if he was pregnant.

Baoxiang knew that his body was injured by starvation, and his heart ached terribly when he saw it.

During the day, the sun showed no mercy, and exerted its greatest heat on this group of fleeing people, roasting them to pieces.

Hungry and thirsty.

After finally finding a stream, a large group of people scrambled over to drink the stream water. Baoxiang walked over to Gu Zhe with his back on his back, picked up the water with his palm, and fed it to his mouth.

Gu Zhe's lips were severely cracked, as soon as the water was warm enough to the crack, the lips were slightly split, and blood flowed out.Baoxiang also stuck his head into the water and drank to his satisfaction. He thought maybe he could catch some small fish and shrimps in the water, but what he thought, others could think of.

The creek was pitifully small, and a large group of people had already stirred up the water so turbidly.Baoxiang sighed weakly.

Fleeing is nothing more than to save one's life. For one's life, people are forced to do anything. Besides, not everyone is a good man and a believer. Some desperadoes in the market are so hungry that they even snatch children's rations, and even steal food at night. The child eats it.

Every few days, young children are stolen.

At first, they just thought they were being picked up by wolves in the mountains, but gradually people began to notice that something was wrong, but no one dared to take care of them. Those who lost their children cried to death, but it was useless.

At night, Baoxiang was afraid that Gu Zhe would be stolen, and subconsciously hugged him tightly to sleep.

Tie Zhu heard the movement, and continued to pretend to be asleep. The night was deep, and relying on the twilight of the moon, he saw a person pushing Baoxiang awake. The moonlit night was dim, so he couldn't see his face clearly, but he could vaguely see his figure, which should be a man.

Baoxiang woke up startled, seemed very frightened, and kept pushing him away. The man said a few words in a low voice.

Kissed Gu Zhe's cheek, his movements stopped, he seemed to be hesitating, and then he said something in a low voice, it was the man's turn to hesitate, hesitated for a few cups of tea, and then said something good.

Baoxiang put Gu Zhe down, and walked quietly, careful about the sleeping person under his feet.

Tie Zhu pricked up his ears, but he couldn't hear what was said, he only heard something about changing steamed buns.The one who was at a loss, was stained with food again, and was even more curious, so he continued to follow carefully, trying to find out.

The night was deep, and I could only vaguely see him walking away.Tie Zhu was suddenly curious, and followed carefully, keeping a distance, lest he be discovered.

Tie Zhu saw the two of them pulling away and getting into a small forest.Here, in the dead of night, those who avoid the crowds can figure out what to do just by using their toes.

He took the outside around, listened to the rustling sound inside, and when he heard the man moaning for a long time, he knew it was over, he mocked from the bottom of his heart, the dignified commander of the first district, who was in the palm of his hand, turned his back did this.

The man came out with a refreshed face, but he didn't find the iron pillar hiding aside. After the man walked away, Baoxiang hung his head, his legs were stiff, and he held two stiff steamed buns in his hand. , walked out with a slump.

Tie Zhu appeared at the right time, and Baoxiang screamed in fright, causing a scolding from afar.

Baoxiang's face turned pale all of a sudden, and the steamed bun in his hand fell to the ground, and he rolled a few times before stopping.Tie Zhu picked up the steamed bun, "If I don't tell you, no one will know. Don't be afraid, Commander, Commander Gu won't know." He bit down on Commander Gu's words.

Baoxiang lowered his head, in the depths of the night, he couldn't see his expression clearly, Tie Zhu could tell from the slight shrug of his shoulders that he was crying.

After Tie Zhu returned one steamed bun to Baoxiang, he walked back slowly, then stuffed another whole bun into his mouth and swallowed it.

Leaving Baoxiang frozen in place with chills all over his body.

The next day, when Gu Zhe woke up, a steamed bun was stuffed in his hand, "Eat it, eat it."

Gu Zhe looked at the yellowed mantou with bare eyes, swallowed, "What about you, Uncle?"

"I, I ate it. You ate it before you woke up. Eat what is left for you." Before finishing speaking, Gu Zhe wolfed down the whole thing. Baoxiang handed him the water, "Eat slowly, don't swallow."

After eating, Gu Zhe asked, "Who gave it to you?"

"Well, a kind person sent it over when he saw that we had nothing to eat for a few days."

Gu Zhe nodded, and said seriously, "It's really a timely help. I will tell my father when I go back, and thank him well."

Baoxiang smiled and nodded in agreement.

In the morning, Gu Zhe had a steamed bun to satisfy his hunger, and his energy was obviously better. Along the way, he didn't complain of stomach pain, and there was no need to ask Baoxiang to carry it on his back. He walked all day by himself.

Another day passed.

Gu Zhe's feet were tender, and the skin on the soles of his feet was worn out, revealing bright red tender flesh. Baoxiang was so distressed that he tore out a piece of cloth and simply bandaged the wound for him.

When falling asleep, Tie Zhu called Gu Zhe to go to his side, "Master, I will sleep with you tonight."

"No, I want to sleep with my uncle."

"No, what if you catch a cold in the middle of the night."

"why?"

"Because..." Tie Zhu glanced at Baoxiang meaningfully, Baoxiang was in a hurry, and did not dare to look at Gu Zhe with his head down.