The morning sun was slightly dewed, and smoke curled up on Furong Dazuo's position.

Furong Dazuo was in good spirits, reinforcements had arrived, an artillery brigade, six tanks, and ten combat vehicles...... It's just today!

On the opposite side, Yicheng was shrouded in morning mist, a peaceful place, and the aroma of broth wafted in the air.

The morning sun gradually rises in the east, covering the earth with a golden veil.

Furong United lined up neatly and eyed Yicheng.

"Fire!" Furong Dazuo was in high spirits, and with a wave of his saber, he brought the sound of breaking the air.

"Bang ......"

The shells burst out of the chambers and swooped down on the defenders' positions like flying locusts.

"Shhh......h Rumble ......"

Xicheng turned into a sea of fire in an instant.

"Stop shelling!" The herald shouted, "Charge! ”

"Squeak squeak......"

Three tanks lined up, followed by three stormtroopers, rushed to the defenders' positions.

Two miles, one mile, three hundred meters......

The defenders' positions were dead silent, and Furong Dazuo held up his binoculars, looking confused.

Two hundred meters, one hundred meters, fifty meters......

The stormtroopers advanced steadily, but not a single shot was fired from the defenders' positions.

"The people of China...... What kind of tactics is this? Furong Dazuo muttered to himself, his face full of doubt.

"The people of China must have escaped, right?" Yoshida Shaosa smiled nonchalantly.

"Escaped?" Fukuei Osa was shocked, turned his head and stared at Yoshida Shaozuo with a hideous face, "You said they ran away?" ”

Yoshida Shaozuo was taken aback, and looked at Furong Dazuo with a sneer, "Also...... Maybe...... They were wiped out by the artillery fire just now......"

"Yaga!" Furong Dazuo's anger burned in his eyes, and his tone was cold, "Yoshida-kun, always remember that you are a young officer of the empire, what to say and what not to say, you have to be clear yourself......"

If this guy in front of him wasn't his brother-in-law, he would have been slashed yesterday!

"Hey!" Yoshida Shaozo was shocked, and looked at the man in front of him with a face full of fear, he was not only his brother-in-law, but also an iron-blooded imperial soldier!

The tanks slowly drove into the defenders' positions, and the stormtroopers rushed forward with shouts, but ...... There was not a single defender on the position, except for scorched earth and bloodstains, not even corpses!

"Yaga!" Warrant Officer Morita scolded angrily, "Oda-kun, report immediately, and the others continue to charge......"

In the city, as for the ruins and scattered corpses of the imperial army, there were no defenders...... In the city, not even a single corpse of the defenders was seen!

The stormtroopers made their way to the city, in a dilapidated courtyard, where five cauldrons were boiling red, and the stew in the pot was bubbling and the smell of meat wafted through the air.

Warrant Officer Morita looked at the cauldron and swallowed his saliva secretly, but his face was very gloomy and silent.

"Warrant Officer......" A group of little devils looked at him one after another.

"The soldiers are divided into three ways," Warrant Officer Morita gritted his teeth, "occupy Yicheng!" ”

Occupy Yicheng!

Furong Dazuo was rewarded, his face was gloomy, and he said in a deep voice for a long time: "All the troops attack and occupy Yicheng...... Rest in place and wait for orders! ”

The defenders are undoubtedly retreating, but ...... In which direction will they go? West or South?

The 2nd Battalion went first, the Supply Company and the 3rd Battalion were in the center, the Special Service Company and the 1st Battalion were behind, and the 3rd Regiment was marching rapidly in the direction of the canal, and according to the agreement, they would join the division headquarters at Jucun on the south bank of the canal.

As the canal approached, Huang Hua chased after him and looked at Li Siwei with a smile, "Commander, the little devil is only afraid that he is eating the meat left by the old men!" ”

Li Siwei smiled slightly, "I'm afraid they don't have the courage to ......."

A group of little devils looked at the pot of fragrant stew and secretly swallowed their saliva.

Furong Dazuo gritted his teeth, "It's down!" ”

Who knows what the Shina people added to their meat?

Jucun was just a small village on the south bank of the canal, and when Li Siwei and his troops arrived, it was already overcrowded.

There are rudimentary fortifications outside the village, and apparently, this is not enough.

"What about Yang Fan?" Li Siwei looked at Huang Hua, "Go, find someone from the engineer company." ”

"Yang Fan is injured," Ji Kui looked at Li Siwei with a sad expression, "From Zaozhuang to Yicheng, the engineer company is almost exhausted......"

Li Siwei was stunned, "Forget it, if you still have the strength, let Lao Tzu move, go to the villager's house to find tools...... This fortification must be reinforced! ”

"Yes," the sweaty men agreed, and they took action one after another.

They are military ...... Wounded, sew up the body, well, keep fighting; When you are tired and sleepy, grit your teeth and hold on, because giving up means casualties!

The sun rose in the east, and on the river beach in the north of the village, five or six hundred men braved the scorching sun to strengthen the fortifications.

Wei Yidao took the brothers in the cooking platoon to deliver water and start cooking again, being a soldier is a chore, they have to try their best to fill their brothers' stomachs, which is safer than going to the front line, but it is not easy at all.

Li Siwei went to the south of the village, and many new graves were added to the hillside in the south of the village, there were no tombstones, only low mounds of earth, and their tombstones were bricks with their names engraved on them, buried in the soil with them.

This was the most calm retreat, and they were luckier than most of the soldiers who died in battle, at least to be able to settle in the ground...... Although this is not their homeland!

Li Siwei walked to the bottom of the hillside with heavy steps, suddenly stopped, looked at the graves from a distance, he straightened his clothes and hats, gave a military salute, turned around and left.

He walked so fast that he was afraid!

Yicheng, Fukuei Osakiran sat in the temporary headquarters, staring at the battle reports that had just been submitted by the various departments, and his red eyes were about to erupt with fire!

The Takeda Brigade suffered 415 casualties, including one lieutenant, three lieutenants, and 19 lieutenants and officers, and lost eight heavy machine guns, 18 grenadiers, and ...... rifles

The Aoki Brigade lost 363 casualties, including 15 lieutenants and officers, and 8 heavy machine guns......

The Nakagawa Brigade lost 105 men, including 10 officers below the rank of lieutenant......

Seventy-eight people were killed in the Rongcang brigade, and five officers at the rank of lieutenant and below......

The artillery brigade lost thirty-six men and twelve field artillery pieces......

The Furong United is the vanguard of the Isogu Division's attack on Xuzhou! It's a pity that Xuzhou has not arrived, and the soldiers have been defeated!

Fukuei Daisa's body is trembling slightly!

"Report!" Captain Kitano came in a hurry, "I found traces of the Shina troops forty miles south of Yicheng...... They were building on the south bank of the canal. ”

Furong Dazuo was stunned, still staring at the stack of battle reports.

"Osa," Captain Kitano asked tentatively, "or is it a pursuit?" ”

Furong Dazuo raised his head, glanced at him, and said lightly: "Command the ...... Restructuring in place! ”

"Regrouping?" Captain Kitano was stunned.

Furong Dazuo looked in the direction of Taierzhuang with burning eyes, "As the vanguard of the Isogu Division, the Furong Wing must recover its combat strength as soon as possible!" ”

The night breeze in the giant village is light, and the aroma of broth and the laughter of brothers wafts through the air.

Li Siwei walked through the position of the second battalion, and saw Liao Heiniu bragging about his past as a brother in a robe, spitting everywhere, "I think back then, when Lao Tzu was fifteen years old, he planted a flag in Qinghechang, and he leveled Qinghechang with a pair ......of fists, so he was not majestic."

A brother smiled and said, "Is it majestic now?" ”

Liao Heiniu was startled and smiled, "That's not true, where can the Chinese bully the Chinese go?" Fighting little devils is really majestic! ”

The brothers burst into laughter, and one asked, "What happened later?" ”

"Later," Liao Heiniu cleared his throat, "Later, Lao Tzu went to Jiangcheng and joined the army with the fat brother, when he was eighteen years old, Lao Tzu was the commander of the major battalion......

There was a burst of exclamation.

Liao Heiniu smiled again, "But after more than ten years, Lao Tzu is still a major battalion commander......"

Everyone was stunned for a moment, and then burst into laughter.

Liao Heiniu waved his hand, "Lao Tzu is satisfied...... As long as you can win the little devil, you will let Lao Tzu be a big soldier, and Lao Tzu is willing to ......"

"Yes," everyone nodded.

Li Siwei walked forward with a smile, passing by the position of the third battalion, and heard Shi Meng's voice, "I think that in Shanghai, the little devil's plane and artillery kept bombing, and the artillery support on the warship was so fierce that the six divisions of Lao Tzu suffered 40,000 casualties in just one day......

The brothers were overwhelmed by the emotion.

Shi Meng's words turned sharp, and a trace of flush appeared on his pale face, "But that's it, Lao Tzu has not been vain, the battalion commander took us to continue the charge, he said, Gui Jun can die, but to fight the blood and backbone of the Chinese, to let the little devil know, how hard the bones of the Chinese!" ”

"Good ......" all the brothers applauded, looking excited.

Shi Meng gently scratched the wound on his left leg and sighed: "Later, when I met the regiment commander in Taiping Village, I thought at that time, let's stay and avenge my brothers, it's a big deal to go with them...... But after fighting one battle after another, the little devil killed a lot, and Lao Tzu is still alive, it seems that the little devil is nothing great. ”

Mo Jinxin, the commander of the eighth company, laughed, "That's it, when the Lao Tzu retreated from Yicheng, the little devil was still shrinking in the west of the city, like the king who shrunk in his shell!" ”

The crowd burst into laughter.

Whether it's a recruit or a veteran, he has fought one battle after another with the little devils, and he really hasn't suffered a loss!

Li Siwei continued to walk, walking past the sentry at the entrance of the village and the courtyard where the cooking platoon was located...... He walked quietly with a smile on his face, and at this moment, his heart was at peace...... Before the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, the unit you were in should have been such an atmosphere, right? The brothers got together and chatted, with meat, wine, and laughter.

Before he knew it, he walked outside the courtyard where the wounded were housed, hesitated slightly, and walked to the courtyard gate with his legs raised.

Wu Ruolan walked out head-on, holding a wooden basin in her hand, and seeing the smile on Li Siwei's face, she was stunned for a moment, her face full of curiosity, "What's the matter, why are you smiling so happily?" ”

Li Siwei glanced at her and smiled, "It's nothing...... What happened to the injured brothers? ”

"Sister Rou'er said that their injuries are quite stable," Wu Ruolan also smiled, "No, they are all hungry, I will go find them something to eat." ”

The other two teams had lost their combat effectiveness and were withdrawn to Xuzhou, where only Ning Rou and Wu Ruolan were taking care of the wounded soldiers.

"Let's go," Li Siwei smiled, "the broth should be stewed." ”

Wu Ruolan left in a hurry, Li Siwei entered the courtyard, Ning Rou had just come out of a room, and when she saw Li Siwei, she was stunned for a moment, and showed a sweet smile, "Are you ......here?"

"Well," Li Siwei also smiled, smiling softly, "It's hard work." ”

"Yes," Ning Rou smiled, "Let's go in and see them...... There are a few brothers who are not in a good mood. ”

"What's wrong?" Li Siwei was stunned and walked over quickly.

The wounded were all awake, and Li Siwei looked over one by one and chatted with them a few words, which was nothing more than greetings and encouragement.

When he walked in front of Yang Fan, Yang Fan seemed a little excited, and called "Captain", and the smoke ring turned red.

"What's going on?" Li Siwei was stunned, "Hurt badly?" ”

"My legs ......" Tears slipped silently, Yang Fan looked at Li Siwei, his lips trembled, "No ......"

"Gone?" Li Siwei was shocked, and hurriedly lifted the quilt, only to see Yang Fan's left leg ...... below the knee It's all gone.

Ning Rou whispered on the side: "It's too badly injured......"

Li Siwei gently covered the quilt back, "Don't worry, it's okay to ......"

"But," Yang Fan choked up, "Okay, I'm also a waste, and I can't fight devils anymore...... However, in addition to beating the little devils...... I don't know what else to do......"

Li Siwei's eyes turned red and he shook his head, "No, it's okay...... You are still Lao Tzu's soldier, and you are still the engineer company commander of the third regiment! ”

"I ...... I ......" Yang Fan's lips trembled, and he couldn't speak.

Li Siwei stared at him tightly, his eyes blazing, "Lao Tzu gives you a crutch, as long as you can keep up with the marching speed of the large army, you are still the commander of the engineer company...... Tell me, can you keep up? ”

Yang Fan was shocked, tears rolled down, but he said loudly, "Keep up!" ”

"Okay," Li Siwei praised, "It's all for Lao Tzu to remember, the third regiment will always be the third regiment of all the brothers of the third regiment, as long as you don't die, you are the soldiers of the third regiment, if you die...... The living brotherhood will put you here! ”

Li Siwei said, patting his chest, and the slap was thumping.

In the past battles, many seriously injured people would choose to die with the little devils, and blood was one reason, but there was no other reason? Rather than be crippled, it is better to die with the little devil!

Li Siwei walked out of the room, Wu Ruolan had already returned with a basin, followed by two brothers from the cooking platoon.

Wu Ruolan was stunned when she saw Li Siwei, "I was happy just now, why did I ...... in a blink of an eye You're crying, aren't you? ”

Li Siwei glanced at her, bypassed her and walked towards the gate of the courtyard.

"What's wrong with him?" Wu Ruolan looked at Ning Rou suspiciously.

Ning Rou smiled reluctantly, turned around and walked into the house, "He's fine...... Let's go, give the food to the brothers first. ”

Wu Ruolan was stunned, "Sister Rou'er, aren't you going to see him?" ”

Ning Rou's body stiffened, and she continued to walk into the house, "He...... Need...... Be still. ”

Li Siwei walked in the small village at night, and the aroma of broth and the laughter of his brothers still wafted in the air......

Li Siwei stopped and looked up at the night sky, the crescent moon hung in the sky like a silver hook, not bright, and there was no warm light sprinkled on the world!

War will come at any time! The suffering is not far away!