In the trenches on the mountainside, Li Siwei, Scarface, and the officers of the friendly forces squatted together, discussing the retreat.

Scarface was a little unwilling, "We've put down all the sleeves here, but are we going to go back empty-handed?" ”

A colonel officer shook his head, "Company Commander Tao, the defeat is like a mountain, how many troops have we come down from the Songhu battlefield?" If there are not 500,000, there are 400,000, right, so many people are not chased and beaten by devils? What can we do with two or three hundred people? We can't bear it if the devil comes to a squadron. ”

Another officer said: "Staff Officer Bai is right, it is useless for us to stay here, why not save this little strength?" The devil's next target must be Nanjing, and the city of Nanjing cannot be lost! Even if we bring one more soldier, Nanjing City will have one more guarantee! ”

"Yes, Nanjing can't be lost!" Everyone nodded one after another, looking excited, Nanjing City is the capital of the National Government, is the resting place of Premier Sun, and has its own sacred status in the hearts of these revolutionary soldiers!

Li Siwei also nodded, but his heart was extremely bitter, he knew that Nanjing City would be lost in the end! But this cannot be said!

The night was getting thicker, the drizzle was continuous, and the retreat road was muddy, it was a difficult trek, just like Li Siwei's mood at this time! He knew that Nanjing was a place of nine deaths, but he had to go!

"Platoon Commander Li, are you okay?" A gentle voice sounded in his ears, and Li Siwei turned his head just in time to meet a concerned face.

"Hao ......" Li Siwei squeezed a smile at her, "What's your name?" ”

"My name is Hao Mengyao," two blushes swelled up on the girl's pretty face.

"Mengyao ......" Li Siwei's heart trembled, and he looked at her fixedly, a little distracted in an instant, although this Mengyao was not the other Mengyao, but there was a bit of resemblance between the eyebrows, especially the bright eyes. Those eyes are so clear, so aura, just like her eyes when she first saw Qin Mengyao!

"You...... What is your name? Hao Mengyao was stared at by Li Siwei's direct eyes, her heart became shy, her head drooped slightly, her pretty face was flushed, and her voice couldn't help but tremble a little.

Li Siwei came back to his senses and smiled a little abruptly, "My name is Li Siwei, and my brothers call me Li Cannon." ”

"Is it the four dimensions of the country, the four dimensions?" Hao Mengyao suddenly raised her head and looked at him with blazing eyes.

Li Siwei smiled, took off his hat and handed it to Hao Mengyao, "Wear it, although this thing is not good-looking, it is good to cover the rain." ”

"This ......" Hao Mengyao hesitated.

Li Siwei gently put the hat on her head, gentle and careful, "It should rain heavily in a while, and the road to the southwest is still far away, how can I rush if I get gonorrhea?" ”

"Southwest?" Hao Mengyao was stunned and hurriedly said, "We won't go to the southwest...... We're going to follow you to fight devils. ”

"No," Li Siwei's voice was resolute, "you can't stay in Nanjing, you have to go." ”

"Why?" Hao Mengyao looked at Li Siwei stubbornly.

Li Siwei sighed and lowered his voice, "Nanjing City is backed by the Yangtze River and there is no danger to defend, as long as the little devils besiege it from the east and south with army troops, and then block the river with naval fleets, Nanjing City will become a dead place...... You have also seen the combat power of the little devils, and we still can't hold more than 700,000 people on the Songhu battlefield...... How many troops can this Nanjing City mobilize? What's more, many of these troops retreated from the Songhu battlefield...... I've been crippled for a long time......"

Hao Mengyao was silent, and only after a long time did she ask in a trembling voice, "You...... Will you come with us? ”

Li Siwei looked at her and showed a smile, "I...... We are all soldiers, and it is our duty to fight for our country......"

Looking at Li Siwei's thin young face, Hao Mengyao's heart trembled, "But...... You know it...... If you stay, you'll die. ”

Li Siwei smiled, "Yes...... Repay the country with death! With that, he took out a piece of hard steamed buns, broke them in half, and handed half to Hao Mengyao, "Let's eat a little...... When you arrive in Nanjing, I will invite you to a good meal and see you off. ”

Hao Mengyao was stunned for a moment, and took the half of the steamed bun, she had eaten that steamed bun at noon, this is the rations of these soldiers, they are eating such things and fighting with devils...... She couldn't help but think of the saying, "What is eaten is grass, and what is squeezed out is milk." But what about these soldiers? They ate the dry food of this hard state, but blood flowed out.

The young officer strode away with a resolute step in straw sandals and leggings, and the beautiful girl stood stunned and had tears in her eyes......

"Meng Yao, what's wrong with you?" A girl looked at her with concern.

Hao Mengyao came back to her senses, gently stuffed the half of the steamed bun into her pocket, and smiled at the girl, "Guofang, let's go to Chongqing, right?" ”

"Ah......" the girl was stunned, "We won't stay in Nanjing?" ”

"No," Hao Mengyao's eyes were blazing, "let's go to Chongqing first...... But one day we will come back, back to Nanjing, back to Shanghai. ”

Li Siwei and his team arrived at the eastern suburbs of Nanjing City in the evening of the next day, and Qianjiadu was a small ferry port outside the Qilin Gate, and the 26th Division was temporarily stationed here.

As soon as Li Siwei and the others settled down, the fat regiment commander entered Li Siwei's barracks with a spring breeze on his face, and Scarface followed him with a smile on his face.

"Li Cannon," the fat regiment commander grabbed Li Siwei, who was about to salute, "You doll did a good job, this time you earned face for our 26th Division, do you know who those turtles are?" ”

Li Siwei was stunned for a moment, looking dazed, "Which ones?" ”

"It's the ones you saved," the fat regiment commander smiled, "Three colonels, one is the staff officer of the Central Army, one is the commander of the Northwest Army, and the other is the commander of the Northeast Army, and the three turtles have just gone to the division headquarters to thank ......"

Li Siwei looked at the fat head with some doubts, this is not a big deal.

The fat regiment leader smiled, "In the past, these turtles always looked down on us Sichuan soldiers wearing straw sandals and carrying hats, this time it's good, which one dares to underestimate us?" Your baby is meritorious! ”

Li Siwei suddenly realized that at the beginning of the Anti-Japanese War, the Sichuan army was underestimated by various armies, and for this reason, the officers and men of the Sichuan army must also be a little aggrieved...... But these are not Li Siwei's concerns, he asked: "Tuanzuo, is there a new order from above?" ”

The fat regiment commander was stunned, "You mean the order to defend Nanjing?" ”

"Hmm," Li Siwei nodded and looked at him a little nervously.

"No," the fat head shook his head, "I heard from the master, it's still in a meeting...... Actually, if you want me to say, there is still a hammer meeting? Anyway, it's just one word, hit! ”

"Yes," Scarface echoed, "the little devils are all coming to Nanjing, and they are going to have a hammer party?" Just beat him to death! ”

"Oh," Li Siwei nodded expressionlessly, but he was secretly praying in his heart, only hoping that history would change a little bit, and that General Tang would never be allowed to command the defense of Nanjing again!

I still know something about the Tang General Li Siwei's previous life, that is, a politician who is just an opportunistic politician in order to drill camps, that kind of person is not uncommon even in the era in which he lived in his previous life, and such a person can do anything to bring disaster to the country and the people in order to climb up!

Seeing that his face was cloudy, the fat regiment leader suddenly asked, "Li Cannon, what do you think?" ”

Li Siwei was stunned for a moment, lowered his voice, and said slowly: "Nanjing can't hold it...... It's better to get everything out of the way as soon as possible......"

The fat head of the fat regiment trembled, looked at him deeply, and only said in a low voice after a long time: "You turtle is stupid, you must not say this to outsiders!" ”

"Humble duty understands," Li Siwei nodded hurriedly, "To defend Nanjing, humble duty must fulfill the duty of a revolutionary soldier!" ”

The fat regiment leader left, Scarface followed, and Li Siwei took Chen Dashan, Huang Mao'er and Liao Heiniu out of the barracks.

Hao Mengyao and his entourage of ten students all lived in the inn on the ferry, and Li Siwei went to call them and ordered a table of good dishes, which was regarded as giving them food.

There are not many dishes, they are all hard dishes; The wine is not expensive, it is all home-brewed grain wine.

During the banquet, Li Siwei didn't drink much, but Liao Heiniu and Huang Mao'er were a little drunk. Liao Heiniu stood up leisurely and picked up the coarse porcelain wine bowl, "Come on, come on, although I Liao Heiniu don't know a few big characters, but I respect the reader very much, I respect you for a bowl of wine, I wish you a smooth journey and a great future." ”

Huang Mao'er also stood up and echoed: "I also saw along the way, you all really want to be soldiers and fight devils...... The platoon commander won't let you follow, don't blame him, he is also for your good...... Listen to him, don't look at his age, but he's ghostly! ”

Hao Mengyao hurriedly stood up, "We understand, the platoon commander is right, if we want to fight devils, we have to learn our skills first......"

"That's right," Liao Heiniu nodded, "That's what the platoon commander means, you are all scholars, and you will definitely come in handy in the future......"

Li Siwei saw that they were talking farther and farther, so he had to stand up with a wine bowl, "You guys are traveling far away, I don't have anything to send you, just one sentence, although the War of Resistance may be very long and hard, but you must firmly believe that the War of Resistance will be won!" ”

"The War of Resistance will be won!" Everyone stood up, raised their bowls and drank them all!

Full of wine and food, Li Siwei was about to leave, but Hao Mengyao suddenly stopped him, "Li ...... Platoon leader. ”

Li Siwei looked back, and saw Hao Mengyao's face flushed, delicate as a flower, and a pair of beautiful eyes glowing with water, "Okay...... Talking to you alone? ”

Everyone was stunned, looking at Li Siwei suspiciously, and then at Hao Mengyao...... Seeing that the two of them turned even redder.

Li Siwei was a little stunned, Liao Heiniu hurriedly pushed him, Li Siwei came back to his senses, nodded, and went out of the hall first, Hao Mengyao hurriedly followed.

Everyone sat down in the hall again, and chatted all over the world. After a while, Li Siwei and Hao Mengyao came in one after another, and no one knew what they were talking about, but it could be seen that Li Siwei looked lonely, and Hao Mengyao's eyes were a little red.

On the way back, the atmosphere was a little silent, and Liao Heiniu suddenly said: "Li Cannon, Lao Tzu can see that that little girl is interesting to you." ”

Li Siwei glanced at him lightly and did not speak.

Liao Heiniu muttered, "Lao Tzu is not wrong...... According to Lao Tzu's temper, he directly did her, so a smart little girl, where to find it......"

Li Siwei still didn't speak, and Chen Dashan scolded: "Liao Heiniu, your turtle is an animal!" ”

Liao Heiniu's eyes glared, "Do you have the face to say Lao Tzu?" I don't know if it's the turtle who has to find two girls at a time when he is visiting the kiln in Jiangcheng......"

Chen Dashan's face turned red, and he hurriedly said: "That's not what Lao Tzu said, Lao Tzu said that such a good girl, how can you bear to pull it into the fire pit......

Everyone is silent, yes, they are just a group of military men with today and no tomorrow, how can they have the right to fall in love?

After a long time, the yellow cat sighed, "Such a good girl, I don't know which turtle son will be cheaper in the future?" ”

Li Siwei was bitter in his heart, Meng Yao, Meng Yao again, could he only pass by her in this life? Forget it, everything must at least wait until you have the life to leave Nanjing alive......

The night wind by the Yangtze River hit the face cold and biting, and the four silent soldiers staggered to the barracks.

The morning light was slightly dewed, and Li Siwei practiced the baziquan taught him by Liao Heiniu on the school field, but in the cold morning fog, he was already sweating his clothes.

The whistle on the Yangtze River was faintly floating, Li Siwei stopped his movements, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief, that girl should have gotten on the passenger ferry to the west...... Immediately, there was a bitter feeling floating in the bottom of my heart, and I still couldn't keep this dream-like fate after all!

The order for the defense of Nanjing finally came down, and Li Siwei's heart sank to the bottom, and the commander of this defense battle was not surprised that it was still the Tang general.

Division Commander Liu spoke in high spirits from the high platform: "In this battle, the chairman of the committee has made up his mind and will personally sit in the city of Nanjing...... Commander Tang of the garrison headquarters also swore to live and die with Nanjing, and our generation of soldiers promised the country with their bodies. ”

As soon as these words came out, the morale of the 26th Division was high and the crowd was excited!

Li Siwei listened like falling into an ice cave! It is good that the whole army has the determination to fight against the odds, but victory and defeat are impermanent, and those who are good at fighting will not think about victory before thinking about defeat! However, a person with great ambition and talent like General Tang may not be able to make the best preparations or the best plans, and will only blindly please his superiors, and finally bring hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians to accompany him to the funeral!

At this time, I heard Division Commander Liu continue: "The task of our army is to cooperate with the 66th Army and stick to the front line of Tangshan......"

Li Siwei stood in the middle of the team and trembled slightly, he couldn't hear the words behind Master Liu clearly, and only one voice was lingering in his head: "Nanjing!" Nanking! This eternal tragedy is about to be played, what else can I do? ”