Chapter 21: The Bombing of Changzhou (Part II)
It didn't take long for a series of Chinese Jiangnan specialties to be put on the table. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info Xiaoyan sat next to Chen Minguang, and heard that Kaga was an international friend from Red International, so she was free of charge for a table of meals on the spot.
"Sister Blue. It turns out that you are Japanese. Listening to your accent, you can't tell that you are a foreigner at all. Xiaoyan is a curious baby, and she studied Kaga's knitted orchid embroidered cheongsam for a long time. If Kaga hadn't promised to give her a set next time, she might have asked someone to draw a pattern and go to a tailor shop to make a custom set.
Kaga tasted the fresh fish, and it was so delicious that it made you want to take a second bite. "Language is just a matter of hard work. Nothing difficult. ”
"When will Sister Lan come to Changzhou next time?" Xiao Yan still seems to be thinking about the cheongsam.
When Chen Minguang encountered such a good opportunity, of course he would complain a few words. "Xiaoyan, forget about your figure. It's like a blue and white porcelain pen holder when you wear it, and it doesn't look good. ”
"I'll beat you bastard! You're in good shape, you're wearing it! Looking for a fight! ”
Xiaoyan punched and kicked her boyfriend, Chen Minguang did not dodge, and showing affection has become a daily task.
"Sister Lan, don't pay attention to him, this person just owes a beating. If you beat it once a day, you will be more obedient. Pushing Chen Minguang aside, Xiaoyan studied the shoes Kaga was wearing again.
The bow suit is Kaga's daily attire, so she wears clogs on informal occasions, and the navy overboots are thrown directly under the wardrobe. This time she picked out a cheongsam, and on a whim, she asked the female health guard on the aircraft carrier to spend a few hours dressing her.
"Don't look at it, just the way you smuggle, you must take two steps to put it on and fall into the mud. It's not the material of the eldest lady by nature, so why bother to study these things that have nothing to do with your eight poles? ”
Chen Minguang's ridicule successfully attracted Xiaoyan's hatred, and she was beaten again. The three of them ate a big meal, talking and laughing, and even Kaga forgot the time unconsciously.
Outside the window, you can still see the bustling citizens, the small vendors selling on the street, the young students stopping to sketch on the stone bridge, and the little sparrows flying in the sky, chattering in words that humans cannot understand.
It was too late, and even Kaga didn't realize that the scheduled time was near, until a wild pigeon flew by the window and chirped.
Subsequently, the air defense sirens in Changzhou City were raised, and it seemed that they had made enough efforts to tell the people in the city that something terrible was coming.
It was too late.
[Free Bomb Drop. The last safety was lifted, and Kaga drank the small shot glass in his hand before putting down the chopsticks. "Thank you for your hospitality."
"What's going on? Minguang? Xiao Yan also heard the siren coming from the center of the city, and it seemed that this was the first time she had heard such a sound.
Chen Minguang was also puzzled, and couldn't believe his ears, until his girlfriend Xiaoyan also asked, his hand shook, and the rice bowl fell to the ground. "No...... Impossible, right? This is an air raid siren! ”
"What kind of air raid ......" Before Xiao Yan could continue to ask, Chen Minguang walked quickly to the window and looked out. There are indeed many black dots in the western sky, and they are by no means migratory birds that have migrated south.
"Xiaoyan, Miss Lan. We need to get to the bomb shelter as soon as possible. Chen Min couldn't patronize Xiaoyan to comprehend the criticality of the situation, took her hand, and wanted to run out. He looked back and saw that Kaga still looked dazed, and quickly took her hand.
[Stupid ......]
Most of the customers in the restaurant also stood up, ran to the window and door to see what was happening, and talked to each other, and some even said: There is no need to make a fuss, but the Japanese plane passed through Changzhou.
The black spots in the sky of Changzhou City scattered in all directions, and the bombing group composed of the comet ship explosion, the Tianshan ship attack, and many fighters and old models quickly divided into five teams and flew towards the target location. The defenders of Changzhou City had just set up their anti-aircraft machine guns, and the planes had already flown over the positions, and they could only strafe a few rounds at the planes flying away.
Chen Minguang pulled Xiaoyan and Kaga out of the main entrance of the restaurant full of people, and those customers who stood at the door to watch the excitement didn't understand why Chen Minguang ran so quickly, and he didn't apologize when he bumped into someone.
The bombs carried by the carrier-based aircraft smashed the tranquility of Changzhou City like a heavy hammer. It was 1:45 p.m., and it was after dinner, and most people heard the siren and just walked out of their homes to look at the sky. And it was the instant collapse of the city government compound that completely let these ignorant people know the seriousness of the situation.
The team led by Lieutenant Iizuka threw six 300-kilogram high-explosive bombs into rubble. The first hammer smashed the administrative organs of Changzhou, and many of the public servants and officials in it were buried under the rubble in a daze, and only one-fifth escaped in time.
Two Type 96 fighters flew past Chen Minguang's line of sight, and machine guns rained down on the crowd on the other side of the river, and suddenly the fear spread like a plague, killing only four unlucky people, but causing chaos among the hundreds of theater watchers on the other side of the river, who probably did not know what the air-raid shelter was.
Chen Minguang could clearly see the disappearance of the four lives -- Japanese planes were now deliberately attacking civilians! He couldn't help but slow down, the situation was beyond his ability to think, and he couldn't accept what he was seeing. Isn't war a battle of armies against armies? Why did enemy planes bomb the city behind the battle line?
"Lie down!" Kaga shouted, causing Chen Minguang to wake up suddenly, and when he looked up, he saw three bombers flying from behind. With instinct, he opened his arms and protected Xiaoyan and Kaga.
In an instant, a bomb fell, and the main entrance of the crowded restaurant was instantly quiet. After the violent explosion, Chen Minguang turned around and saw that Xiaoyan's restaurant was shrouded in smoke and dust.
"This ...... Not really. Even Chen Minguang was captured by fear, lost his former calm, and ran two steps in the direction of the restaurant with a yell. Another bomb fell, and a rice shop not far from the restaurant was lifted from the roof, all kinds of debris and debris were splashed everywhere, and Chen Minguang was knocked to the ground by a flying wooden pillar.
"Minguang. Are you okay? Xiao Yan saw that her sweetheart was injured, so she hurriedly got up from the ground and ran to him. Where did it hurt? Don't scare me. ”
Seeing that his girlfriend cared about his nervousness, the abdominal injury didn't hurt anymore. Chen Minguang rekindled his courage, he knew that the two of them would be in danger at any time and must leave immediately.
"It's okay, give me a hand. Let's run away. ”
The scattered inhabitants fled in all directions, and they did not know where to flee. Xiao Yan stretched out her hand and was about to pull Chen Minguang when the sound of an airplane engine approached rapidly. In Chen Minguang's eyes, a green fighter plane swooped over, and after a burst of strafing, several innocent residents on the street fell in response.
The red liquid dripped on Chen Minguang's face, and when he turned his gaze back, he saw Xiao Yan with her mouth open, trying to say something, but she couldn't say anything from her mouth, only bright red blood kept flowing.
"Xiaoyan!" The courage that had just ignited in Chen Minguang's heart was suddenly extinguished in the blood of his lover. Fear could no longer infect this man, because all that remained in his heart was the deep despair that had been extinguished. "Hold on, hold on!"
Words of encouragement, with the power of a 12.7mm bullet, have no effect. Chen Minguang felt his hand sink, and his girlfriend in his arms pressed on him.
"Xiaoyan!"
Getting up from the ground, Chen Minguang hurriedly checked Xiao Yan's injuries, the bullet was right in Xiao Yan's back, blood kept coming out, at least the lobes of the lungs were pierced. Chen Minguang's call failed to make Xiao Yan wake up, her pupils began to collapse, and there was no breath between her noses.
The invisible despair completely crushed him, and he was obviously a dead man in his arms, but he still kept calling his girlfriend's name before his death, doing meaningless things.
[Stupid humans. 】
In Kaga's eyes, the current Chen Minguang is a pitiful worm, a weak person who has been defeated by despair. The murderers were still flying in the sky, slaughtering more civilians, but he was a dignified Red Party cadre, but he knelt on the ground and cried for a corpse.
Tasting food that was far more delicious than the lunch meal, Kaga couldn't help but smile on the corner of his mouth. Humans are too weak, as long as she gives an order, carrier-based aircraft can tear up everything they cherish at any time!
Kaga stepped forward and slapped Chen Minguang hard. "What are you doing here! Your compatriots are running helplessly, and they will die at any moment under the onslaught of the planes. As a member of the Red Party, you should stand up and guide the masses to take refuge! What's the use of crying? ”
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Half an hour later, the Japanese planes in Changzhou returned one after another. Chen Minguang and Kaga returned from the air-raid shelter to the original restaurant, which has become a "grave" of rubble. The smoke and dust have dispersed, but under the collapsed bricks, I don't know how many customers and people in the restaurant are pressing. Some members of the Red Party also rescued people here, and there were not too many places where the planes bombed, and the defenders in the center of the city also launched a search and rescue, so the Red Party put the search and rescue area on the periphery.
With the sound of slogans, several young men worked together to carry the stone pillar and rescued a middle-aged woman, which was considered fateful, and more of them were lifted out of breath.
"We are all heartbroken by Comrade Xiaoyan's sacrifice. But now is not the time to mourn, the propaganda work must be carried out immediately, Xiao Chen Jie. ”
The underground Red Party secretary of Changzhou City said a few words of comfort, and then motioned for someone to carry away the corpse placed under the tree. In order to distract the crowd before, Chen Minguang and Kaga put Xiaoyan's body under a tree.
More corpses were lifted out from under the rubble, and Uncle Lin also learned heavier news. "The bodies of Xiaoyan's parents, we also found them under the rubble. Xiao Chen, I will give you three days, after dealing with the funeral of Xiao Yan's family, report to me, there are still many tasks for you to do. ”
Chen Minguang has not said a word since he left the bomb shelter, like a puppet with a broken string.
Uncle Lin couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw Kaga present. "Miss Lan, you're scared. Changzhou City is dangerous now, do you need to arrange someone to escort you back to Nanjing? ”
The information used by Kaga was all made up, and of course it was impossible to go to Nanjing. "No need. My people will also be in Changzhou tonight, and I don't plan to stay for long. Please rest assured that Mr. Lin will truthfully report the situation in Changzhou to the organization. International public opinion will certainly stand on China's side and put pressure on Japan. ”
"I'm sorry for you."
Chen Minguang, who had been silent for a long time, finally had a new look in his eyes - the flame of revenge. "I must make the Japanese army pay! I want to avenge Xiaoyan! ”
Under the shocked gaze of Uncle Lin and the others, Chen Minguang turned around and left.