The heavens start from Changjin Lake

At the end of August 1937, the national army formed a prism-shaped quadrilateral defensive zone between Wusong, Baoshan, Yuepu and Yangxing on the south bank of the Yangtze River in the north of Yunzaobang.

On the right side is the line from Wusong to Baoshan, blocking the westward advance of the 3rd Division of the ace of the Japanese army.

The line from Yuepu to Yanghang is on the left, blocking the enemy's elite 11th Division from going south.

Baoshan to Yuepu is the front, resisting the enemy who landed from Chuanshakou, Shidongkou and other places to the south.

The line from Luodian to Liuxing is the central hub of the entire prismatic defensive zone; it is bound to become the main battlefield of the entire Songhu Battle.

The Luodian area is a plain, close to the mouth of the Yangtze River. The soil is loose and there is no natural barrier to rely on. The national army rushed into battle, and it was too late to build defensive fortifications, and they lacked heavy firepower. .As a result, the first-line troops of the national army were reorganized, and the entire battalion was bathed in blood, and then reinforcements were filled in to counterattack.Many battalions, regiments, and even divisions were wiped out after only a few days on the battlefield, which can be called a flesh and blood mill.

When heading towards Marsh White, the endless plains come into view.

There are basically no mountains in the Songhu battlefield, and there is no danger to defend. Such a large plain is most suitable for the deployment of mechanized troops of the Japanese army.The military strength of the Japanese army during this time period is also top-notch in the world. In contrast to the national army, most of the people who joined the army were farmers. They had never been on the battlefield.

Take Xia Yuan's second row as an example, the entire second row has no. Don't say that the Japanese army's attack by a platoon is an attack by a squad, they can't stand it.

A squad of the Japanese army is equipped with light machine guns and grenades, and the quality of the individual soldiers is very high, and the shooting accuracy is very accurate. Most of their platoons are peasants, and they have dealt with dealers all their lives. Even after more than a month of training, Where can the training results be higher?

It was the Japanese devils who stood there motionless and asked them to shoot. Ten of the bullets probably missed one of them. One reason was that they hadn't been shot with live ammunition, and the accuracy of the gun was another reason.

There are too many troops like the second platoon in the entire national army.

There are more than 70 national army troops on the Songhu battlefield, and there are not many luxurious weapons and equipment.The Sichuan Army, in particular, wore straw sandals when they went out, and many of them did not have guns.

The powerlessness of living in this era is truly revealed, as if a huge rock is pressing on Xia Yuan's heart.

There is really no way at all, the gap is really too big.

The quality of soldiers, weapons and equipment, combat tactics, the mind of the superior commander, etc., all factors add up, and the failure of the Songhu Battle is inevitable.

In the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, although the weapons and equipment of the Volunteers were not as good as those of the US military, the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea was a battlefield where the average soldier was a god of war. The quality of individual soldiers, tactics, and the command of superior commanders far exceeded that of the US military.

The U.S. military has even replaced three commanders-in-chief of the United Nations Army, but they just can't beat the general.

After thinking about it, Xia Yuan felt that even if he became the battalion commander and regiment commander, he was better than the Japanese army in terms of tactical arrangements, but the quality of the soldiers was not as good as the Japanese army, it would be difficult to win this war unless he Among the various armies, they have a very high right to speak.

"Zhubai is ahead, speed up." The second platoon leader Zhao Shiguo shouted.

Zhao Shiguo's sense of presence in the second row is very low, he is a taciturn and inarticulate person, but he is very harsh in training, scolding them is a common thing, which feels very strange.

Xu Liu told Xia Yuan in private about Platoon Leader Zhao, "Platoon Leader Zhao joined the army with two brothers. His younger brother died in a battle to cover a recruit. I was frightened, so now platoon leader Zhao hates those recruits who don’t train, and when they arrive on the battlefield, many people will lose their lives in vain just to save them or give them a hand.”

It's no wonder that a good-natured taciturn and inarticulate person will show the opposite side in training. They are all forced to be helpless and have the emotion of hating iron for being weak.

"The more you train, the more chances you have to survive on the battlefield. This is absolutely true."

Xia Yuan was quite emotional.

It is a big village located in the plain. The houses in the village are all made of earth, some of them are brick and tile structures, and some of the houses have been blown up. The village is empty. No one can be seen. Moved away, there are not many things that can be used.

After everyone entered the village, they began to search for valuables from house to house. Wherever there were valuables, they took away the valuables at home when they fled.

"There's not even food in the tank, so I found a little flour residue." Xu Liu came to Xia Yuan's side, and said, "The platoon leader asked our third squad to look at the end of the village. Old man Wang is fucking planning an escape route." , I want to go to the platoon leader and ask our third squad to watch the village, so that even if they run away, they won't run so easily."

"No need." Xia Yuan stopped Xu Liu's behavior, and said, "They want to run, but you can't stop them, just let them run."

"How can this work? If you become a deserter, if you are found out, you will be cast aside." Xu Liu said: "Being cast aside is the lightest thing, and it is possible to be shot. We are riding in bullock carts, trains, and trains. Trucks, on foot, it’s only been a week to get here, and you think they’ll be able to walk back.”

Xia Yuan rummaged through the room, collected useful things, and said, "Don't worry about it, just tie these cloths around your legs."

"Xia Yuan, you are the deputy platoon leader of the platoon, and you came out of the same place with them, don't you miss them? They will most likely die if they leave like this."

Xu Liu didn't want to give up yet. His prestige in the class was not as high as Xia Yuan's. If Xia Yuan stopped them, he might still be able to persuade them.

"Squad leader, you have to understand that people have their own ambitions. Their minds are not on the battlefield. Even if they are on the battlefield, they will become our burden."

Xia Yuan finally stopped what he was doing and turned to look at Xu Liu.

"However, people will change." Xu Liu said: "I didn't want to go to the battlefield before, but I can't help it. The country is in danger. If we don't go, the country will die."

Xia Yuan suddenly remembered what Pei Shanshan said, a generation has a mission, and this generation shoulders the responsibility of defending the country. There are soldiers in the national army, but more Those are people who have faith.

A true brave man never complains about his environment.

Xia Yuan said helplessly: "Their thinking is that 'people do not serve themselves, heaven and earth destroy', squad leader, you think you can wake them up with the slogan of defending the family and the country, your thinking is too naive, they have been oppressed and exploited by the landlords Squad leader, do you know how the people from the receiving units treated us on the way to the barracks?"

Xu Liu looked at Xia Yuan in a daze.

"We walked out of the village with more than 100 people, and there were only nine people left in the barracks. They didn't give us food or even a sip of water. If it didn't rain during the rest, we would lie down on the ground. Drink the accumulated water on the ground, maybe the nine people who come here will be even fewer."

"Tell me, how can you persuade them to use their hard-earned lives to protect those who oppressed him and oppressed him when they were treated like this."

"People are not sages, they are just farmers, even if they are kind-hearted, they will not be so kind."

Xia Yuan's words were sonorous and powerful, hitting Xu Liu's body hard like a hammer, Xu Liu stood there for a long time without speaking.

"Squad leader, you joined the army voluntarily, but they didn't. They are the ones who really need to be protected, not the landlord Lao Cai." Xia Yuan patted Xu Liu on the shoulder and sighed helplessly.

This world is such a pain in the ass.

Is it wrong to defend the country?That's right, there is a country where there is a family.

But protecting the country also protects those who oppressed him. Old man Wang has his own ideas and is somewhat selfish, asking him to use his own life to protect Lao Cai, the landlord who oppressed him. arrive.

The monkey's relatives were killed by the landlord Lao Cai.

Xu Liu thought for a long time, and when he understood, he sighed helplessly: "Is there no other way?"

"Yes, tell the platoon leader." Xia Yuan said: "If you are a deserter, you will be shot. The platoon leader will not tolerate them."

"then you."

"I, everyone has their own destiny, sometimes there must be a destiny."

Xia Yuan thought about his former self, and he also liked to be in the wrong, but now, after going through so many wars, he regards life and death indifferently, but takes it very seriously. He doesn't know what's wrong with him now.

In the Korean battlefield, too many people died. People who were chatting one second, the next second a shell hit them, and they evaporated, as if they had never been here before. The fragility of life is the string The numbers are cold, but the greatness of life is that they roll under the enemy's tank with the explosive package, hold the blasting tube with their chest, and block the enemy's eye-catching with their chest.

The contradictions before and after made Xia Yuan also become contradictory.

It is useless to do ideological and political work for old man Wang and the others. There is no way to do it under the current national conditions.

"Hurry up and search for things, squad leader, maybe after tonight, there will only be a few people left."

Xia Yuan knew that the scholar and Niu Hai would not leave, but not necessarily the others.

"Let's go, let's go, let's all go, this way we can save our lives." Xu Liu also took it lightly, sighed with emotion, grabbed a stool and put it under his buttocks, tied the rope to his legs, stood up and lay on the ground I stepped on it and felt a lot better.

The rumbling sound attracted Xu Liu again. He walked to the yard and saw Xia Yuan who was also looking into the distance.

"How do you feel?" Xu Liu asked.

"Japanese guns."

"Do you know the Japanese very well? Why haven't I heard you say it before?"

"Do you need to understand this? Our platoon doesn't even have a grenade, only ten rounds of bullets, and the rifling in the magazine has been smoothed out. It is estimated that it can be far away by a hundred and eight thousand miles. How can the situation of other troops be better?" , if you can really beat the Japanese, you won’t be sending troops from our Yu area.”

Xia Yuan's words made Xu Liu feel reasonable again.

Xu Liu said with emotion: "There is no way, the army is too poor, and we are treated as cannon fodder again, alas."

Xu Liu's emotion made Xia Yuan a little curious: "Are you willing to be cannon fodder?"

"What can you do if you are not willing? This is an order from your superiors. The consequence of disobeying the order is poisonous punishment. You have also seen it in the recruit camp. The wounds that were poisoned were rotten and smelly, and finally died a very miserable death."

Xia Yuan felt that Xu Liu was a very interesting person. He obeyed because he cherished his life, but died because of the national calamity.

"Be prepared, maybe the platoon leader will reprimand us tomorrow."

"Ugh."

In a room on the west side, old man Wang and the monkey are exploring here.

"Old man Wang, where are the valuable things? There is nothing." Houzui opened the cabinet, and a musty smell came over his face.

"Look carefully, there will always be forgotten."

Holding the gun in his hand, Old Man Wang searched through boxes and cabinets. Many of them were tattered clothes that were left behind, and they were thrown on the ground.

Five people walked in from the door, they were from the next village.

"How's it going?" one of them asked.

"What else can we do? That's it. Let's run to the west. See if there are any clothes on the ground. When you run, put on a suit and take off your military uniforms. Just don't be found that we are deserters."

Old man Wang thought very comprehensively, and he knew very well that if he was found out as a deserter, he would most likely be shot. The best way was to change his clothes, take off his old military uniform, and put on these people to escape Clothes left behind.

"Old man Wang has thought about it carefully, and we all have to think of a way."

These people thought about it, and when they summed it up, they felt that they needed money and food on the way to escape. The best way was to search these houses to see if there were any valuables or food left behind.

"It's a pity that the platoon leader took the brick house in the middle of the village. Grandma's. It must be the house where the landlord lives. Maybe there is something good in it."

"Why don't we take a look at the past now."

Listening to their conversation, Old Man Wang said, "No, you have to call the class monitor if you want to go, so that we all have an excuse, but tonight is about our escape, so we don't want to call the class monitor."

After hearing what old man Wang said, everyone thought it was reasonable, so they stopped thinking about the brick house in the middle of the village.

"Go and search again, and hide the clothes you found, you will use them tonight." Old man Wang waved his hand, signaling them to go quickly.

"Old man Wang, did you find anything good?"

One of them said cheerfully.

"What do you mean, do I have to tell you if I found something good?" Old man Wang asked him back.

"No, we are now in the same group. We must help each other on the way to escape in order to survive. If you find something good, you have to share it with everyone." The man laughed.

"That's right, old man Wang, you were the one who told us about the escape, so you don't want to share the good things you found with us?"