Back at the station, I saw Lieutenant Smith arguing with his colleagues from a distance, and finally in Smith's barrage: "No, No, No! ended their argument.

It didn't take long for Little Edamame to hear from his fellow villagers about the reason for the American argument: Smith's mission was to blow up the Tianshui River Bridge first, then the airport warehouse, and finally leave by plane. However, Smith found that there were still a large number of refugees who did not cross the bridge, so he changed his plan and decided to blow up the airport warehouse first and then blow up the bridge, so that more people could be saved.

That's what surprised me, and I couldn't help but feel respect for this dogmatic American.

The sound of gunfire in the distance is getting closer and closer, and now it is not only refugees, but also many defeated soldiers in the fleeing crowd, rushing to the Tianshui Bridge.

With a few loud explosions, thick black smoke rose over the airport warehouse as a plane flew over us—it was Smith's comrades who had left first.

We piled up sandbags at the head of the bridge to build simple fortifications, but everyone thought about it, and just waited for the order to follow the people and flee to Guiyang.

I saw Ying Hui in the crowd, Ying Hui's thin body carrying a large package, struggling to follow the flow of refugees.

More routs poured over here, and Duan Biao grabbed one of them and asked, "Where did the Japanese fight?" ”

The rout broke free of Duan Biao: "It's just behind!" What are you waiting for here! Run! ”

Smith passed by us and paused: "Gentlemen, I feel it necessary for me to inform you one last time, that I will detonate the bridge when I see the Japanese bayonets. I hope that when the time comes, you will all be able to withdraw to the other side in time. ”

A few of us who knew the inside story of Qiu Ba unanimously saluted the American, and Smith shook for a moment, returned a military salute, and strode towards the other side.

There was some commotion among the refugees on the bridge, as a fire suddenly broke out in the county town of Xin'an in the distance, and flames and billowing smoke could be seen even at the Tianshui Bridge.

There was a scream from the noisy refugees, and then I saw Yinghui running back against the crowd. I hurriedly greeted him: "Yinghui! What are you doing! ”

Yinghui collapsed instantly when she saw me, she almost fell into my arms and cried: "Xin'an, look at Xin'an!" Grandma is still there......"

I comforted her: "Don't worry, grandma will definitely hide when she sees the fire." ”

"She's over 70 years old, and her legs and feet are not flexible, so I'm so scared......," Ying Hui earned.

I dragged her: "That's it, you go first, I'll go back and see, if something really happens, I will definitely rescue grandma." ”

Yinghui finally stabilized her emotions, and she also understood that with her being a weak woman, even if she went back to Xin'an, it would be in vain: "But the bridge blew up, how did you come over?" ”

"There will be a way, let's go, it's too late to go!" I almost roared and shoved Yinghui.

Seeing Yinghui, who had turned back three times in one step, returned to the bridge, I tightened my belt, turned back to Duan Biao and said, "Old Duan, you take the brothers to go first in a while, and I will go to Xin'an." ”

Duan Biao looked at Yinghui's back in surprise: "Anzi, you are crazy." Xin'an is over, there are devils everywhere, what are you going to do? Looking for death! ”

"I don't know, I have to go! When asked about me, you said that you didn't know where to go. I patted Duan Biao on the shoulder, and then quietly slipped out of the line.

My escape was much easier than expected, everyone's attention was on the direction of the bridge, and no one expected that someone would return to Xin'an at this time.

There are two roads to Xin'an, one is the main road that can accommodate cars, and the other is the hunting road, which is the path that the woodcutters and hunters in the mountains walked out.

The main road must not be walked, because 100% of the Japanese army will be encountered. I groped my way along the rugged and winding path towards Xin'an, and when I was more than halfway there, I heard several violent explosions coming from the direction of the Tianshui River Bridge, which I believed must have been the sound of the bridge bombing.

After the explosion, the sound of gunfire suddenly became intense, heavy machine guns, grenadiers, 92 rifle guns, 75 mountain guns, and all the heavy firepower of the Japanese army that I could distinguish resounded on both sides of the Tianshui River in an instant.

I don't know how Yinghui is doing, whether she has crossed the bridge safely, and I also pray that my brothers in the tattered division will retreat to the other side and not be dumpled by the Japanese army.

When I touched into the county seat of Xin'an, the fire in Xin'an had weakened, and there were smoke-emitting ruins everywhere and scorched marks everywhere. On a half-cut white wall, I don't know if it's paint or blood, four big characters are written shockingly: Bloodless occupation!

This is the graffiti of some arrogant Japanese, who have reason to be arrogant, because they stormed the county town of Xin'an without the slightest resistance - the Chinese army here has long since run away.

I'm just wondering who started this fire? Japanese? Occupy a place and immediately set fire to the city?

Yinghui's tea shop was made of simple bamboo, wood and straw mats, and now it has long since been reduced to ashes. I whispered around, "Grandma, are you there?" I'm Ann Sihu. ”

There was a faint moan in the pile of collapsed debris, and I hurriedly ran over to remove the debris, and Grandma Yinghui fell to the ground on her back with a bloody face.

"Grandma, how are you?"

Grandma Yinghui barely opened her eyes and saw that it was me, and a smile appeared on her face: "I...... Fell a ...... What about Yinghui? ”

"Yinghui has already crossed the bridge, and now she should be on the way to Guiyang, so you can rest assured."

"That's good, that's good......" Grandma Yinghui gasped: "I'm old and confused, if only I listened to you, I can't go now......"

"It's okay, I'm here to take you away, where are you hurt?" I looked at Grandma Yinghui's wounds.

Grandma Yinghui shook her head, supporting herself and trying to sit up, but several attempts were unsuccessful. She gasped even more urgently: "Sir An, I'll hand over Yinghui to you...... You have to be good to her, if you can see Yingshun in the future, you also have to help a little, our Yingshun is an honest child, I'm worried...... Worried about him being bullied......"

"Don't say it, grandma, I'll take you away." I tried hard to help her up, but as soon as I tried hard, the blood on my grandmother's face suddenly increased.

Then I saw her fatal wound - the back of her head fell on a hard object, the occipital bone collapsed, a big hole was made, and blood was still gushing from the wound.

I panicked and took out a first-aid kit to bandage her, and my grandmother blocked it with her hand: "It's useless, you can go......"

There were a few shots from the 38 rifles outside, and several Japanese soldiers were whining from far and near. I hid behind half of the wall with my waist bent, and I didn't dare to breathe.

The Japanese soldiers showed little interest in the ruins and a dying old man, so they only stopped to look at it and laughed and continued on their way. I breathed a sigh of relief and went back to my grandmother: "Grandma, bear with me, I'm ......"

I froze, the old lady tilted her head to the other side, and there was no sign of life.

Behind the tea shop, I dug a pit and buried the old lady in it. Not to mention the coffin, everything is owed, not even a roll of mats. I carved a wooden plaque with a bayonet and stuck it on the grave, and bowed a few times before leaving.

In order to avoid running into the Japanese soldiers, I tried to walk through the rubble, and occasionally I could see lying corpses, and I didn't know if they had died in the fire or under the guns.

The Tianshui River Bridge can't be crossed, there is a fierce fight now, no matter how lonely I am, I am not crazy enough to copy a squadron or even a brigade of Japanese soldiers.

Fortunately, there were not many Japanese troops in Xin'an County, and it is estimated that the main force went to the Tianshui River Bridge. I hid in a secluded ruin, thinking that if it was dark, I would be able to get out of the county at night.