The heavens start from Changjin Lake

Chapter 588 One wrong step, one wrong step
Xu Liu's complexion changed again, and he observed the reactions of other people. As expected, some people already showed dissatisfaction on their faces.

Seeing that the squad leader's expression was not right, old man Wang also knew that his goal had been achieved, so he chuckled: "Squad leader, calm down, I am just not convinced, whose life is not life, since we are going to the battlefield to work hard Yes, you have to think about it for yourself, don't you?"

Xu Liu opened his mouth to say something, but Xia Yuan stopped him with his hand and shook his head.

Xu Liu, who had calmed down, noticed the eyes of the soldiers around him, and couldn't help cursing secretly. This old man Wang is really smart. What he said, didn't he represent the soldiers around him. decline.

He glanced at Xia Yuan gratefully.

Xia Yuan looked calmly, was looking around, didn't notice Xu Liu's gaze, passed a train that was parked on the edge of the platform, and came into view. I sat there once, because it was a movie, the treatment was much better, and there were bedding and bedding, but now it is reality, the environment in the stuffy jar is very dirty, the air is stale, and the bucket in the corner emits a stench and smell of urine.

The environment makes people frown.

In addition to this kind of stuffy tank, there are also flatbed trucks that are open and dragged by the rear.

Xia Yuan and the others were assigned to the flatbed truck that pulled the luggage. There was a layer of grass on the ground, and there were no shelters on all sides. If they sat on it all the way, they would probably blow people dry.Flatbed trucks are used to pull luggage, guns, machines, etc. are now used to pull people, which shows that the current situation is already quite severe.

Everyone said disgusting words, but they still sat on it. A group of people crowded into a group, and when everyone got on the train, besides, the noise sounded, many people were taking the train for the first time, and they felt very fresh. , Look left and right.

"Old man Wang, this iron lump runs faster than a bullock cart, what is it pulling, it runs so fast."

The monkey was a little excited, but he couldn't figure out how the train works. How many wheels are so long, it runs faster than the bullock cart, it's incredible.

Old man Wang scratched his neck, but he couldn't figure it out. This was beyond his thinking. He had spent half his life in the countryside. This thing is steady and it goes fast."

He called the scholar again: "Isn't the scholar literate? He must know."

The scholar hesitated for a moment and said, "The train burns coal to generate energy, which drives the wheels."

"Energy, what is energy?" A soldier next to him asked.

"Energy." The scholar didn't know how to explain it. He didn't have much knowledge and it was complicated. How could he explain what energy is? He turned his head and asked Xia Yuan: "Brother Yuan, do you know what energy is?"

"Food is energy. If you are full, you will have the strength to work."

Xia Yuan lay on the haystack, facing the sun above his head, and squinted his eyes to respond.

This sentence is easy to understand, and everyone can understand it. The monkey stepped on the floor and said, "Emotions eat coal."

What's more, the train is running on the railway with only one track, and the scenery along the way is constantly passing before everyone's eyes. This is the first time for everyone to travel far, and they are going to fight with the army. No one can predict the next fate. , maybe they will die on the way to support Shanghai,
The day at noon was a bit scorching hot, and the hot people were confused. Fortunately, they were not in a stuffy tank. The train was running, and the wind was blowing on them. Although it was relatively dry, it was relatively cool. The flatbed truck is not big, just enough for dozens of people to sit crowded, it is really rare for Xia Yuan to have a place to lie down.

But he didn't lie down for too long, he sat up, a layer of black clouds drifted from the distant sky, Xia Yuan said: "It's going to rain."

It was only then that everyone realized that there was a layer of dark clouds covering the sky in the east direction where the train was heading.

Old man Wang frowned and said: "My mother, this is a sign of heavy rain. We are going to be drenched like this."

There is not even a shed, so it doesn't mean that you will be drenched in the water.

No raincoats were given to them from above. Such a thick layer of dark clouds floated over, mixed with rain, and they were afraid that they would be drenched in the cold.The train was running at high speed, and there was nothing in the flatbed truck, only the straw under the buttocks and the quilt rolled up behind it.

Besides, the train continued to move forward, and the dark clouds in the sky in the distance were getting closer and closer to everyone. Originally, the train was moving forward, and there were gusts of wind, but now it became stronger, and the temperature of the wind dropped a lot , a bit cooler.

A few minutes later, hazy raindrops fell, and as the train continued to move forward, the rain gradually became heavier, and the bean-sized raindrops fell with crackling, and the grass-green old military uniform on the body showed a deep gray , After a while, everyone's hair was wet, and water droplets hung on their faces.

"Grandma, the wind and rain are really strong, but it's cool."

"We won't get sick when we reach our destination, the higher ups don't care about us."

"Sick? You underestimate yourself. Look away. We won't get sick."

Some people are still optimistic. They firmly believe that their current situation is not bad, and the wind and rain are quite cool, dispelling the sweltering heat of summer, and it will not be so stuffy if they are crowded together. Some people simply took off their clothes , Taking advantage of the torrential rain, I took a comfortable bath.

"This God, if you say the sky will change, it will change. This is an ominous omen. It means that the road ahead is just like the weather. It is unpredictable, and it will change as soon as it is said. We don't know what's going on with our fate."

Old man Wang suddenly began to mutter again, his tone full of uncertainty about his future fate.

"The destiny of the country is connected with the destiny of the individual. When the country is gone, the destiny of the individual will be gone." The scholar wiped the rainwater off his face with his hands, and said solemnly.

"Scholar, your studies are not in vain. What you say is so logical, it's really nice." A soldier said with a smile.

The scholar smiled awkwardly, and only the soldier in front of him paid attention to him, and no one else paid attention to him.

"The scholar is right. The country is gone, do you still exist? Will the Japanese devils let you go?"

Xia Yuan was holding the gun, his eyes were a little cold, there were drops of water on his face, and there was a bit of fortitude in his face.

Everyone didn't speak, and old man Wang said with a smile: "Boss, you take things too seriously. Our country is so big, how could it be beaten to death by the little Japanese devils?"

Xia Yuan glanced at the old man Wang and said, "Everyone thinks the same as you. If you don't go out to fight, the country will probably disappear. But what you said is also right. There is a saying that 'people don't do it for themselves. , Heaven and earth destroy', what does it mean, that is, if people don't think about themselves, they will be tolerated by heaven and earth, but you only think about yourself, and some people will choose to be the country, you can't just because they don't think about themselves It's wrong."

"You are for you, you are still you, and they will be national heroes, and their names will go down in history."

"The rise and fall of the country concerns each of us."

Xia Yuan is the best at moral kidnapping. He has done a lot of moral kidnapping in the past, but in the future peaceful times, moral kidnapping will scold you, but now, this is undoubtedly an inspiring word.

Many people think that what Xia Yuan said is reasonable, the rise and fall of the country is the responsibility of everyone, even though they are farmers, although they have experienced the exploitation and oppression of the landlords, they are still very willing to stand up for the rise and fall of the country.As Xia Yuan said, the name goes down in history.

It's ridiculous to say that those landlords and tyrants who sucked the blood of China and farmers, when the country was in danger, they chose to compromise with the enemy, but the peasants at the bottom stepped forward. Save China from peril.

Xia Yuan's words also changed everyone's views on Old Man Wang, and the monkey said hesitantly, "Old Man Wang, the big guy is right, the rise and fall of the country is related to each of us."

The old man Wang said with hatred: "You forget how your mother died, being bullied to death by Huang Laocai and bullies, or how we got here on the way to the military camp. You have to protect them now !"

The monkey's expression froze, and he hesitated even more, and the old man Wang's words were like a thorn, piercing everyone's body. Most of the recruits in the new barracks were captured and sent to the barracks by the landlord Lao Cai as strong men. A lot of money, even after layers of deductions, there is still a lot of money.

And they came to the barracks all the way, and they experienced many hardships, and many of them almost died on the way.

The originally excited heart suddenly fell silent. They are famous in history, but those landlords, wealthy and bullies are still at ease.

Old man Wang had a sneer on his rain-covered face, "I agree with you protecting the country, but I also want to know whether we are protecting the country, or those old landlords and bullies who have bullied us, otherwise we will all die. Not reconciled."

Everyone continued to be silent. The more they were silent, the happier Old Man Wang was. It would be uncomfortable to be a deserter alone, but it would be different if a group of deserters were deserters.Old man Wang has long been dissatisfied with escaping from the barracks. The risk of escaping in the barracks is too great, but when he is on the battlefield, he is busy fighting, so who cares about himself.

That's the best time to run away.

Old man Wang is a bit jealous, and looks down on those officials who are oppressed by them. He is still very optimistic about the big ones. He is steady, restrained, and has a sense of proportion. what fate.

"Everyone has his own life, what you said is right."

Xia Yuan didn't get involved anymore, the national army team and our army team are two completely different teams.The management of salary and guns is a wrong management system. The national army has gone wrong since its departure. Why do the people support the Red Army, because the Red Army can help them drive away the landlords and bring them a better life.

The national army is mostly farmers and strong men, and the best things are given priority to the central army, and the eliminated things are given to the local army. To put it bluntly, the vast majority of the local army is cannon fodder.In the Battle of Songhu, the bald head cost a lot of money. Unfortunately, the tactics during the battle were backward and did not proceed from the actual weapons and equipment of the national army. The result was that the Central Army died and was injured in this battle. Beaten.

Let’s talk about the recruit camp. Everyone came out of the countryside and was oppressed by landlords and rich people. They were oppressed by people in the receiving unit. At this time, they used the slogan of protecting the country and the people to mobilize them. The mobilization method was wrong. As soon as they said it, there was a backlog of emotions in everyone's hearts. Although they didn't say anything, when they came to a cruel battlefield, these emotions would explode, which would breed a large number of deserters.

Xia Yuan tried it, but gave up.

During the period of white terror, the bald head went the wrong way. As the saying goes, one wrong step, one step at a time. Now it is too late to correct it. Under the situation of internal and external troubles and warlord separatism, change?How to change it will hurt your muscles and bones.

He no longer cares about how everyone chooses. At worst, he will be a lone wolf on the battlefield, and he will also fight the Songhu battlefield.

The raindrops fell on everyone, like a small wooden awl hitting everyone's hearts. Old man Wang's words had taken root in their hearts, and they were destined not to be erased. The landlord Lao Cai oppressed them for too long, but now he wants them to turn around Few people are willing to protect the old wealth of landlords.

Of course, these people must not have imagined the Sanguang policy that would be launched after the Japanese army invaded the Central Plains in the future, but now, everyone is holding a sigh of relief, and it is useless to say anything.

The showers fell on them, drenching them thoroughly. The military uniforms on their bodies had turned dark gray, and the bedding on the back was wet with water, as if they were carrying a stone on their backs. It was blowing, and everyone chose to turn their backs to the direction the train was going. The speed was too fast, and the raindrops hit their faces, which was very painful.

When they set off, the Japanese army had already landed on Xiaochuansha and established a firm foothold along the coast. General Chen Cheng's 18th Army would counterattack the landing Japanese army, and at the same time guard the Baoshan, Luodian, and Liuhe areas. Where they supported, There is a high probability that it will be Luodian, or it will be street fighting in Shanghai, a tough battle.

No matter which one, the battle was very fierce. Street fighting was fought in Shanghai. The Japanese army occupied the high point of the house to defend, hold on, and wait for reinforcements. The 36th Division of the attacking national army was responsible for attacking Huishan Wharf. Huishan Wharf equipped them with a secret weapon, which was a new type of tank from the armored corps that China had just formed.

The armored corps has three battalions. The first battalion is a British-style six-and-a-half-ton tank, the Wex six-ton ​​E-type light tank, equipped with a 47mm cannon and a machine gun, and the second battalion is an amphibious tank. The [-]rd Battalion consisted of German-made Mark I tanks.

The advance speed of the 36th Division with tanks should be able to increase, but the Japanese army has already established solid strongholds at various intersections. Each intersection has bunkers piled with sandbags, and the tops of the buildings at the four corners of the intersection are equipped with machine guns. All streets are blocked.

(End of this chapter)