What a beautiful white lotus

Shangfeng's order to Gu Xiuge was to guard the river bank defense line for half a month, but he only guarded half of the half month and couldn't keep it up.The ammunition and food given to Gu Xiuge by the military department were not enough for half a month's share. It was originally said that the supplies would be delivered after seven days, but nine days passed and the supplies still had not been delivered.The telegram to the military has never received a response.

Some people already understood in their hearts, or before they came out, that they were used as cannon fodder for sacrifice from the very beginning, and they were sent to the peak to delay time with their lives, and they were sent in vain without giving enough ammunition. life.

Two days after blocking the second wave of Japanese attacks, the Japanese army began to fire artillery to the west of the river again - through the telescope, it can be seen that the Japanese army's supplementary ammunition has been delivered this afternoon, and I am afraid that they will launch the first Three times the general attack to forcefully cross the river was launched.

Although Gu Xiuge is the leader of the regiment, neither his weapons nor manpower can reach the regiment's establishment.A standard regiment is 500 people. When he came out, he only brought 600 people with him. Now there are only 400 people left, which is not enough for a battalion.The Japanese army on the other side of the river is a unit, which is equivalent to a regular regiment.

After a round of shelling by the Japanese army ended, people nervously poked their heads out to look across the river—fortunately, the Japanese did not cross the river after the shelling. This shelling was just a warning after they got ammunition supplies.This time the warning was very effective, and a few shells made most of the hundreds of people here lose their fighting spirit-the Japanese army still had shells, and they were already poor and useless.

Gu Xiuge went to inspect the trench again, and when he passed by the black dog, the black dog grabbed his sleeve.

Gu Xiuge looked down at the black dog in bewilderment, the black dog stood up, leaned into his ear and asked softly: "Commander, what should we do next?" He was also one of the vast majority of those who lost their fighting spirit One, if they continue to hold on, they will surely die, and it will not be a war, but a massacre.Heigou is not afraid of death. He had the consciousness of sacrifice when he took the initiative to stay as a soldier, but he must give himself a meaningful way to die.Obviously, the consequence of standing firm here is that they can only stand and be used as targets by the Japanese army for training. This is not a meaningful way to die.not worth it.

Gu Xiuge was silent for a long time, and said in a low voice: "It's my fault." Heigou didn't understand this sentence at the time, and he didn't really understand the meaning of this sentence until they returned to Wuhan Military Headquarters.

Gu Xiuge didn't say any more, he pulled his sleeve out of the black dog's hand and left the trench.

That night, Gu Xiuge suddenly gave the order to retreat.

Hundreds of people waited until the moon was dark and the wind was high, and the Japanese army could not see clearly. They quietly withdrew from the trenches with their equipment and helped the wounded, and retreated southeast.For a long time, among all the things, Gu Xiuge is most concerned about his box of foreign documents, which is more important than life, because he believes that those few books can save not just one or two lives, Maybe a company, maybe a regiment, maybe endless Chinese soldiers.But this time, besides Gu Xiuge, there was actually someone who cared more about the box of books than him—it was Ye Rongqiu.When Gu Xiuge gave the order to retreat, Ye Rongqiu threw bedding, weapons and other equipment to the others, rushed into the shack and memorized a box of books, and then retreated with the army.

After withdrawing for a mile, Gu Xiuge suddenly gave the order to stop.

He walked from the front of the team to the end of the team, and from the remaining 400 people, he selected 100 people who were uninjured or lightly injured and physically strong, and eliminated 100 people from these 30 people.Black Dog, Liu Wen, Guo Wu and others were selected, but Ye Rongqiu and Tian Qiang were not.

People looked at each other, and they could roughly guess what Gu Xiuge was going to do.There must be some tasks, perhaps very important tasks, to be given to the lesser-known guys among these miscellaneous soldiers.

Sure enough, Gu Xiuge said to the unselected brigade: "Leave all the bullets behind, and take the rest of the luggage and evacuate first. Battalion Commander Deng, take them to Yangwan Town, and the rest follow me. The little devil is not happy to find it!"

Ye Rongqiu looked at the black dog standing in front of him in panic with his book on his back.He still doesn't know what calculation Gu Xiuge is planning, but no matter what the calculation is, one thing is very clear, that is, his life will be in danger.Although Ye Rongqiu was angry with the black dog, he absolutely did not want the black dog to die.But the black dog didn't say anything, what else could he do except worry?

At this time, Tian Qiang stood up and said with his head held high, "Tuan Zuo, I want to go too!"

Gu Xiuge glanced at the bandage on his shoulder.

In order to prove his ability, Tian Qiang quickly picked up the rifle with his right hand and made a shooting gesture, but when the butt of the gun hit his shoulder, his face immediately turned pale. Drip down the forehead.

Gu Xiuge said coldly: "Go back!"

Tian Qiang's waist straightened even more.

Gu Xiuge took a step forward, grabbed Tian Qiang's right shoulder with force, Tian Qiang's face immediately crumpled, his shoulder sank slightly, he clenched his teeth and remained silent.Gu Xiuge leaned close to his ear and whispered: "On the battlefield, I don't allow anyone to make fun of his own life and the lives of his comrades."

Tian Qiang gritted his teeth and said, "I don't. Tuan Zuo, I can kill devils."

Gu Xiuge let go of his shoulders: "There are so many luggages that require strong people to carry them. Are you looking down on yourself, or are you looking down on the more than 400 brothers behind you?"

Tian Qiang hesitated for a while, and finally fell silent.

Gu Xiuge scolded: "Go back."

Tian Qiang retreated reluctantly.

After the people handed over all the bullets, Gu Xiuge asked Battalion Commander Deng to take these people to set off immediately, for fear that the Japanese devils would find them retreating later and chase them up. After all, a group of wounded soldiers with their luggage was moving very fast. slow.Ye Rongqiu also had an opinion. He was hesitant to leave with a box of books on his back. It wasn't that he wanted to fight another war, but that he wanted to redeem the black dog.

Gu Xiuge walked up to him and said in a low voice: "Orders are everything in the army. Haven't you already chosen? Or if you want to go with us, no problem, I can take you there. If you are not afraid of someone trying to protect you And lose their lives."

Ye Rongqiu looked at Heigou hesitantly, but Heigou lowered his head and didn't look at him, afraid that he would see his reluctance.But after all, he can't be with Ye Rongqiu for a lifetime, one day he will be alone, and Ye Rongqiu will be alone.Ye Rongqiu gritted his teeth, turned around and ran out to catch up with the team.

After the baggage team left, Gu Xiuge gathered the stormtroopers he picked out and began to announce his plan.

He said: "After dawn, or before dawn, the Japanese will find that we have withdrawn. At that time, they will definitely cross the river and send scouts to track down our army's movements, but they should not immediately send people to pursue them. The roots on the west bank of the Wangjiang River are not yet stable, so I dare not take the risk to go deep. I fought with Little Japan from the northeast to the south, and I know them well. Then they will continue to attack. So they will definitely transport their luggage across the river and build a base on this side of the river to ensure the supply of ammunition when they continue to attack westward in the future. It's time for a sneak attack and burn their food and ammunition!"

Some people are also resentful for the fact that the army did not distribute food and ammunition. If it were not for this, they would not have killed so many people, and they would not have to be forced to abandon the Jiang'an defense line after winning two battles. The Japanese drove straight in, getting closer and closer to Wuhan.

Gu Xiuge suddenly said loudly: "Do you know what this battle is for?"

Everyone stared at him with bated breath.

Gu Xiuge said loudly: "It is for the common people on this side of the river! To buy time for the retreating brothers! For all the comrades who sacrificed to die!" Leaving Jiang will definitely delay them for a long time, buying time to consolidate the rear line of defense.

No one spoke, but everyone gripped their guns.

Sure enough, the Japanese army discovered that there was only an empty shell left in the opposite position at dawn.They immediately sent scouts across the river to check the situation on the other side of the river. After confirming that the Chinese soldiers had withdrawn, the large force finally crossed the river and occupied the base area on the other side of the river.While carrying luggage across the river, the Japanese sent scouts to track down the retreating Chinese soldiers.

Gu Xiuge asked people to disperse and hide in hidden places such as trees and bushes. He didn’t bring many people with him. The Japanese thought that a large army of hundreds of people still had so much luggage, and the target was very big. But they didn't expect that their regiment leader would personally bring a light cavalry to leave behind for a sneak attack, so they didn't conduct a carpet search, and failed to find out their death-defying squad.

At night, Gu Xiuge assembled his team again in the woods by the river.

The Japanese are always cautious, but this was their most chaotic and lax day.They had just crossed the river, and the fortifications of the base had not yet been completed, and many luggage were placed in the open air, which was clearly visible at a glance.Their security was not perfect, because the scouts sent out came back to report that the Chinese army had withdrawn for dozens of miles, and all the people within a few miles had run away. Holding it firmly in their hands, they couldn't think of any other corner from which enemies could emerge to attack them.Long-term victories and the familiar incompetence of the Chinese army made them take it lightly.

In the grass, Gu Xiuge used the binoculars to see the situation of the enemy army clearly.He began to issue orders: "Follow me, the first squadron, sneak into the enemy camp from the west, and burn their armaments. The second squadron follows Guo Wu and Liu Wen, bypasses their patrols from the east, and burns food and grass." Remember, don’t shoot unless necessary, use bayonets as much as possible! The sooner you get the attention of the enemy army, the better! After setting fire, retreat immediately according to my established route! Remember, setting fire is enough, don’t be greedy, There will be opportunities in the future to kill devils!"

Liu Wenwei objected: "Tuan Zuo, I will go with you."

Gu Xiuge didn't even look at him: "This is an order!"

Liu Wen bit his lip and said nothing.

The team began to crawl forward, touching the enemy's barracks.The black dog was carrying a barrel of rosin oil, and Ma Lin and Pihu stuck close to him one after the other—when necessary, they would risk their lives to block the attack for him and give him a chance to pour oil and set fire to it.

The raid team crawled out of the woods under the cover of night and approached the Japanese base bit by bit.They didn't go all out, and a small group of people stayed in the woods as backup, and the machine gunners set up their machine guns and lay in ambush in the grass, giving them fire support when Gu Xiuge and the others came out.

Sure enough, the Japanese army was lax in defense. Some people were celebrating their successful occupation of the new base area, some people were sorting out supplies, and only a small number of people were patrolling, and there were many defensive omissions.

The black dog followed the team led by Liu Wen and Guo Wu. They didn't even fight the Japanese army, so they slipped into the Japanese army's camp while the Japanese army was patrolling.The team led by Gu Xiuge over there was not so lucky. As soon as Heigou and the others got in, they heard a loud shout from the Japanese army on the opposite side, followed by a gunshot, and the Japanese army began to commotion.

Liu Wen's footsteps paused, and Guo Wu immediately stopped him: "Don't panic, finish the task quickly."

Liu Wen didn't say anything, and continued to go deeper with the people behind him.Because Gu Xiuge caused disturbances and helped them loosen their defenses, they did not finally meet the enemy until they sneaked in front of the Japanese army's granary.The Japanese army guarding the food and grass did not expect that the enemy would suddenly appear in front of them like Tu Xingsun, and they were dumbfounded for a moment.

Liu Wen quickly rushed forward and stabbed the bayonet into the body of a defender. The other Japanese soldiers finally came to their senses. A Japanese soldier raised his gun and was about to shoot Liu Wen. down his throat.

However, there were not only one or two Japanese soldiers guarding the granary. No matter how fast they were, they could not stop them in time. One Japanese soldier fired and a Chinese soldier fell down.

Heigou completely disregarded the things around him, he put his safety in the hands of his comrades, and rushed towards the grain and grass with the oil barrel in his hand.Someone shot at the oil drum in his hand. He wrapped his body tightly around the oil drum. The gun passed his ear, and he didn't even blink his eyes.Suddenly, he heard Ma Lin beside him grunting, but he didn't have time to pay attention, so he rushed all the way to the granary, Ma Lin and Pihu also followed from left to right, protecting him tightly all the time.He unplugged the petrol and poured it over the tent.

The surrounding Japanese soldiers were madly cursing the Chinese pigs, but he turned a deaf ear to them. He quickly emptied the oil barrel, took out a stick of dynamite from his arms, ignited it, and fell onto the granary.

With a bang, the flames sprang up quickly, and the heat wave knocked the black dog to the ground.

Suddenly, the entire Japanese barracks was in chaos. Some people didn't know what happened. Seeing the flames soaring into the sky, they didn't even know that it was grain and grass that was on fire.Some people drew water to put out the fire, some fought with guns, and some ran around.

The black dog has completed its mission, so it takes up the gun and retreats while shooting at the Japanese army.A Japanese soldier rushed up with a bayonet, and Ma Lin beside Heigou rushed forward to fight him.However, the Japanese soldier quickly gained the upper hand, kicked Ma Lin to the ground, and raised his bayonet to stab him. He quickly shot him in the throat.

At the same time, a Japanese soldier standing behind the black dog raised his rifle and aimed at the black dog.

At this moment, a person suddenly rushed out from a nearby tent, yelling frantically, and rushed towards the black dog.Originally there were a few defenders outside the tent, but they all left because of the chaos in the barracks, so the man rushed out smoothly, and all the Japanese soldiers he passed made way for him like snakes and scorpions.

The man's appearance was terrifying. If he hadn't had two hands and two feet and was able to stand and run, the black dog could hardly recognize him as a human being, because he had no human form at all, and the skin all over his body was eroded and swollen like a sphere.He ran straight towards the black dog like this, everyone who saw him gasped, their hairs stood on end, even the black dog was stunned.

Just because of this sudden man, the Japanese soldier who was about to shoot at the black dog hesitated for a few seconds, Pihu rushed up and knocked him away, and plunged the bayonet into his chest hard.

"boom!"

Another Japanese soldier fired a shot, but not at the black dog and the others, but at the "monster" that rushed over.The monster's footsteps stopped for a while, but it continued to rush over.

Immediately afterwards, the door of the tent was completely opened, and several "monsters" rushed out from inside.Some of them were red all over, some were covered with blisters, and some were as black as carbon.

Black Dog heard someone yelling in Japanese: "The test subject has escaped! Come on!"

Only then did he suddenly realize that these "monsters" were also Chinese, and they were experimental subjects of the Japanese army.He had heard that the Japanese army used captured Chinese civilians and prisoners of war to conduct poison gas experiments and bacterial experiments, but he did not expect to be able to see it with his own eyes today.Those people didn't know what they looked like before, but now they all turned into unrecognizable monsters.

The "monster" that was coming straight for him ran in, and Pihu was so frightened that he raised his rifle and wanted to shoot him, but what he said next made everyone stunned.

"Brother Black Dog, Tuan Zuo, help me!"

His voice became very hoarse, it sounded like a rusty saw was sawing old wood, but his tone was familiar to both Heigou and Pihu—it was Meng Yuan.

The black dog looked at him in disbelief.He couldn't imagine how that handsome little boy would turn into such a ghost in just two days, and he couldn't see a little bit of his original appearance from him—no, it could be seen that his entire face Only the eyes have not changed, and they are still so pitiful.

The black dog took a step closer to Meng Yuan, Guo Wu rushed over and grabbed his arm to run away: "Get out!"

The black dog didn't move.

"boom!"

Another gunshot hit Meng Yuan on the back.But his footsteps did not slow down at all. He rushed to the black dog with all his might, but suddenly his feet went limp, and he fell straight to the ground.

The black dog quickly squatted down.

Meng Yuan tremblingly stretched out his hand to the black dog. The black dog was a little hesitant when he saw his hand, which was as dark as black carbon and full of meridians, but in the next second he stretched out his hand to hold Meng Yuan's hand .However, Meng Yuan was frightened by his own hand.He couldn't see his own face, and stared in disbelief at his hand that had no prototype. In the next second, he pulled his hand out of the black dog's hand and touched his festered face.

The black dog grabbed his wrist and said in a trembling voice, "I'll save you, get up and follow me."

But Meng Yuan didn't get up.He began to vomit, spitting out greenish-black stuff that he didn't know was blood or filth.The mud beneath him was already stained red with his blood—fortunately, the blood that flowed from the hole in his body was still red.

The black dog pulled Meng Yuan's arm and tried to pull him up, but he failed several times.Meng Yuan is dead.

The black dog squatted down and picked up Meng Yuan's upper body to carry him away, but Meng Yuan held down his hand.He looked up at the black dog, but there was an innocent smile on his unrecognizable face as before.He said hoarsely and weakly: "Brother Heigou, tell me one last story."

The black dog closed his eyes, and said word by word: "I owe you first, I will tell you stories every day when I go back." When he opened his eyes again, Meng Yuan had already closed his eyes, and slipped stiffly from his arms. out.

The black dog stretched out his hand and lightly pressed the top of Meng Yuan's head, then stood up, raised his rifle and fired wildly at the place where there were Japanese soldiers.His heart was filled with hatred, endless hatred, and he was about to drive out these beasts that took away his home, killed his relatives, and killed his brothers!

Suddenly, there were violent explosions one after another nearby.It was Gu Xiuge and the others who successfully ignited the ammunition depot of the Japanese army!

Guo Wu rushed over again, pulling the black dog frantically: "Get out! Get out! Do you want to die!"

The black dog wrenched his hand away and raised the rifle again.

Guo Wu smashed the butt of his gun on his back, angrily said: "Retreat! How many people do you want to kill?!"

The black dog was hit in the wound by him, and the gun in his hand almost fell to the ground in pain.Guo Wu pulled him up again and ran desperately into the woods.