Dongfang Bai nodded, and Yang Shuoming noticed that his slightly rickety body gradually straightened up, and a look of satisfaction flashed in his eyes.

"Go ahead and get your hands dirty. I'll go see Jing'er. Yang Shuoming's aunt Dongfang Bai said. Dongfang Bai Lizheng saluted Yang Shuo with a standard military salute and turned to leave.

At this moment, there was a sudden explosion in the distance, Yang Shuoming turned his head to look, and immediately saw rockets in the sky that seemed to be raining fire.

He knew that the general offensive on the Soviet troops had begun.

Yang Shuoming turned his head and walked into the huge pit with the flow of people around him.

Yang Jingyi was awakened by an explosion, and she looked up at the source of the sound. It's night, and she's staying in a huge tunnel, with more than a dozen military emergency lights hanging on the walls of the tunnel, and the whole tunnel is a little dimly lit. At the mouth of the tunnel, more than a dozen people were busy carrying stretchers, and several military doctors in white coats were busy going up to check the situation.

Yang Jingyi began to turn around and look at the surroundings. The tunnel is about 200 meters long and 50 meters wide at both ends, and hundreds of beds are neatly placed. Wounded men lay around her, and in the darkness she heard many people sobbing lowly.

"Who's crying? How is the atmosphere of this place so bad! Did I sleep all day? She was in a bad mood and looked at her left hand in frustration.

"Doctor! Doctor! Not far from her, a soldier wrapped in gauze and bandages suddenly shouted loudly, full of horror and anger.

A nurse hurriedly ran over: "What's the matter?" Are you not feeling well there? ”

"My legs! What about my legs? There it goes! The soldier shouted at the nurse with a crying voice.

Yang Jingyi looked at his lower body. Both legs were amputated along the knees, and the amputated part was wrapped in a shocking sight. The warriors lying around her turned to look at him, their eyes full of sympathy and sorrow.

"I remember the legs are still there! It's just that the bones were blown up, and they should be able to catch it. Why? The young man shouted angrily.

The nurse looked at the number on the head of the bed, then looked at the record book in her hand, and said: "No. 1236, both legs were crushed and injured, the arteries were ruptured, there was an infection, and the leg was amputated at a high level." This brother can only amputate his limbs, and if you don't amputate them, you will die. ”

"Why? What's the difference between me being like this and being dead! Why are you saving me! The warrior finally began to cry helplessly, his shoulders twitching. The nurses and soldiers all around lowered their heads, and some of them, too, were infected by his pain and began to wipe their tears.

Yang Jingyi's nose was also sour, and tears fell on the back of her hand. The pride and ambition of fighting on the battlefield were undoubtedly destroyed by the sadness and frustration that pervaded the place.

At this time, more soldiers were woken up by the sound of crying, and the whole tunnel was in chaos. Nurses and doctors were busy comforting them everywhere.

There was no way, Yang Jingyi could only lie back on the bed and start thinking nonsense. At this time, a nurse walked past her, and Yang Jingyi quickly called out to her.

"Oh, I'm sorry, but where are we?"

"This is the ward area of a temporarily converted field hospital, and we are now located in the heart of the mountains. You don't have to worry, the enemy is not capable of attacking yet. Lie down and rest. The nurse looked at the card on her bedside and said to her.

Yang Jingyi lay back on the bed in a dejected manner, and she raised her right hand to look at her watch. Four o'clock in the morning.

"Oh my God! I slept for two days! She looked at her watch in amazement. She slept for two days, and this battle was fought. She was really exhausted. That's when she felt a little. She began to look around for food.

Yang Jingyi asked a nurse for a standard ration, and then ate it with a teapot of warm boiled water.

"Which unit are you from?" The warrior who woke up next to her, seduced by the smell of food, turned over and asked her.

"I was a pilot of the 'Red Maple' squadron of the Air Force, and I was originally flying a fighter plane, but I was shot down by an enemy plane during a mission, so I stayed on the ground to participate in the battle." Yang Jingyi said while eating.

"My name is Fang He, and I am the squad leader of the 21st Company of the 1st Regiment of the 165th Motorized Infantry Division of the 2nd Army, guarding the 109 Heights. What position are you in? The warrior pulled out a pair of glasses from his pillow and put them on, and sat up.

"My name is Yang Jingyi, and I'm in 112 Heights." She handed Fang He a biscuit.

Fang He took a bite of the biscuit and leaned his back against the railing of the hospital bed.

"Fang He, how did you join the army?" Yang Jingyi became interested in Fang He, a bespectacled reserve infantry squad leader.

"Ahem! I've only been in the army for four months. I was in my fourth year at university and was supposed to graduate this year. The school organized to sign up for the army, and I was the head of the student union, so I signed up for the army. After two battles, a squad leader was raised. The day before yesterday, he was wounded in battle, and he was saved by a hole in his thigh from an enemy grenade fragment. Fortunately, the healing was timely, otherwise it would have been the same as the brother just now. Fang He finished eating and said to her while wiping his glasses.

"Xiao Yang! You're here! That's great! A familiar voice rang out. Yang Jingyi turned around in surprise.

It's Song Yugang. It seems that the lieutenant colonel has not been idle for the past two days, his eyes are bloodshot, and his lips are cracked many small cuts. But the person still seems to be very energetic. Song Yugang dusted the tiny droplets of water on his shoulders while sitting on the edge of the hospital bed she had let go.

"Huh. Well, the rest was okay for the past two days. Song Yugang picked up the sheet and looked at her injured leg.

"It's okay, it's just that people feel uncomfortable when they're suddenly idle." She blushed slightly and said.

"I asked the doctor just now, and your injuries are not too serious. It will be restored in less than 20 days. Take good care of your injuries, we still have a big battle to fight! Song Yugang said with concern.

"Why do you have time to come and see me today?" Hearing that there was a big battle to be fought, Yang Jingyi immediately became excited.

"Oh, don't I still have my stuff with you?" Song Yugang smiled and said.

"I forgot about it. Hehe, here. Yang Jingyi hurriedly took out the things that Song Yugang gave her when she was leaving from the military uniform hanging next to the bed. She remembered the moment of parting from life and death, and her eyes couldn't help but moisten a little.

"You just said there was going to be a big battle? When? Sir? Fang He suddenly became interested and confused about the news that there was a big battle to fight.

"I can't tell you too much about the specifics, discipline. However, there will definitely be a big battle. You'll have to recover sooner, or you'll not be able to catch up. Song Yugang said mysteriously.

"That's right, Lieutenant Colonel. How did you break through that day, and did anyone else rush out? "I remembered the breakout in the early hours of the morning a few days ago.

"As soon as you walked away, the enemy began to attack. The enemy has been firing suppressively at our positions and then outflanking from our positions on both flanks. All the comrades on both sides were killed. The rest of our position divided into two groups to attack the enemy's armored forces from both sides of the high ground, but the enemy took the opportunity to burst forward from our front. After a hand-to-hand fight, there were only six of us left. After retreating into the tunnel, the enemy blocked the exit. Xiao Lin was carried by Yan Shu to the ammunition storage room to prepare to detonate the ammunition, and everyone was ready to die with the enemy. Later, Xiao Jin said that he rushed out with a tank without ammunition, and Xiao Lin insisted on covering us in the back. Then we shot an incendiary bomb and rushed out of the tunnel. Fortunately, Kobayashi detonated the ammunition depot, otherwise we wouldn't have been able to break out. When talking about Lin Yuzhi, Song Yugang's tone also became much heavier.

"Oh. By the way, I just saw Kim. Song Yugang said.

"Where?" Yang Jingyi hurriedly asked.

"At bed 1637, you can check it out when you have time. Okay, I still have something to do, so I won't accompany you. I was in the 32nd Defense Area, temporarily serving as the deputy brigade commander of the 165th Brigade of the 165th Motorized Infantry Division of the 21st Army. After Song Yugang finished speaking, he said goodbye to her and Fang Daodao.

After Song Yugang left, Fang He slept again, and Yang Jingyi lay alone on the bed thinking about the army's counterattack. Fang He woke up again after a while. They took the towel and toothbrush from the nurse and began to wash their faces and mouths, and after breakfast, they started talking again.

"I really want to go back to the cockpit of the fighter jet......" Yang Jingyi muttered as she remembered her beloved fighter plane.

"Hehe, I also hope that we can catch up with such a counterattack. Maybe the plan has already been made up for a long time. We have to heal our wounds quickly, and we have to catch up with the battle! Fang He touched his injured leg and said.

"If only I knew the latest battle report. That's right, Fang He. Some time ago, the enemy airdropped leaflets and radios in the city, and the leaflets said that they had eliminated 3 million of the [***] team. That's a lot of moisture. In addition, I don't know how many casualties the enemy has at present? Yang Jingyi asked while handing the tea jar.

"Listen to their bragging! At present, our main force is now in the army division and above formation, and the enemy will at most encircle and eat up our brigade-level troops. In particular, the troops of our Nanjing Military Region, although they suffered great losses in the early stage of the war, never had an entire battalion of troops eaten by the enemy. "On the contrary, their people have suffered huge losses, and those large and small cities located near the battle line have borne the brunt of our fierce air raids, and important facilities and buildings such as power plants, water plants, television stations, and telecommunications are our primary air targets." Moreover, when they retreated to the west, due to poor organization, a large number of civilians trampled on each other, and blindly occupied military roads, which caused the troops to be unable to maneuver to the predetermined defensive positions for defense, and were chased and bombed by our planes all the way. The number of dead and wounded cannot be counted, but it is estimated that millions of civilians died on the way to retreat! ”

"The worst thing is that a large number of civilians have been evacuated to the rear cities, and the water and electricity systems in these cities have long been blown up. Think about it, a city suddenly flooded with several times the population, and there was no water and electricity supply, and the food was snapped up again! So they simply had no way to control the situation in time, and in some cities there were large-scale robberies and murders by hooligan thugs. It's a complete disaster! Fang He recalled what he saw and heard on the road, and said with emotion, "I still remember an old Russian mother crying that Stalin ordered to retreat [***] and livestock first, but let women and children stay on the battlefield. I guess he wants to use this method to block the advance of our army, knowing that our army will not ignore civilians, or is afraid of shaking the morale of the army, this guy is really bad! ”

"So we must win this war, otherwise let these beasts gain the upper hand, and our Chinese nation will be in danger!" Yang Jingyi sighed.

It was still raining outside the tunnel, and the sky was always gloomy. When it was almost noon, someone shouted loudly at the entrance of the tunnel, and ran inside while shouting: "Britain has fallen!" The Germans have already landed in England! Capture London! ”

Almost everyone was stunned by the news. The wounded around Yang Jingyi climbed up one after another.

"What? Britain has fallen? That's bad! Fang He said in surprise.

"Will Germany be free to support the Soviet Union?" Yang Jingtai asked Fang He.

"It's worse than that! The Soviet Union would have been able to receive weapons and technical assistance from Germany, and Russian oil and other strategic resources were also very important to Germany. Originally, Britain and France could contain Germany, so that Germany could not go all out to aid the Soviet Union. Now that both England and France have fallen, the situation has become even worse. The 'Great Purge' carried out by the Soviet Union in recent years has made it difficult for the national economy to recover, and the combat effectiveness of the army has not improved. Germany is even likely to directly send troops to help the Soviet army fight, and we still have this behind us, so we are actually facing the military strength of three countries, and there is more than one bad luck! Fang He said with a frown.

There was a buzz in the tunnel. Apparently the fighters were shocked by this news. Many of the fighters had a look of frustration on their faces. One of the fighters shouted, "What are we going to do now!" This battle can't be fought! ”

Some of the warriors began to echo the voice, and for a moment the atmosphere in the tunnel became solemn. Yang Jingyi, who was sitting on the bed, felt more and more uncomfortable, and only felt a surge of blood rushing up her head. She struggled to her feet with her right hand, holding on to the guardrail: "Brothers! Listen to me! ”

The whole tunnel was silent, and everyone turned their heads to look at her.

"What's wrong with us? Did you just admit defeat like that? Is the blood of millions of compatriots shed in vain? Are we just going to lay down our arms and surrender? Will our great rivers and mountains be handed over to others like this? ”

"Nope! Never! The enemy can only advance by stepping on our corpses! They pay more for every step they take! Twenty years ago our ancestors did not lose to these invaders, and we will not lose today! The enemy will never try to defeat us! ”

"Don't forget our flag! What we want to do is to stand up to the sky and stand up to the Chinese! We are Chinese! It is better to die standing than to kneel! ”

"We're besieged by the enemy, but we still have weapons, and we can still fight! As long as there is one person, we will never give up! Let them come! We will tell them with weapons what the Chinese are! They will roll out of China with their own corpses! China will win! ”

Yang Jingyi was so excited that she waved her injured left hand, completely ignoring the intense pain of the wound.

After a moment of silence, the entire hall suddenly erupted in the roar of the warriors: "Yes, let them come!" Let them know that the Chinese are not easy to bully. Let them get out with their own corpses! China will win! ”

Yang Jingyi turned her head and saw Fang He waving her clenched fist at me excitedly, as if she saw the flames burning in the tunnel.

At this time, in a corner, Yang Shuoming looked at his beloved daughter who had experienced the baptism of blood and fire and had really grown up, and his heart was full of relief. He resisted the urge to come up and meet her, turned and quietly left the tunnel.

Yang Shuoming came outside, looking at the flickering red light in the sky in the distance, thinking about the changes in the battle situation.

On the African battlefield, Rommel's Afrika Korps was engaged in fierce battles in the desert with British and American troops. Although the Anglo-American coalition strengthened its mountain defenses near the mountains and used aviation units to continue to exert pressure on the German air forces operating in the surrounding areas, and at the same time the artillery continued to strike surprise at the larger German military assembly areas, the Germans still gradually transferred their heavily armored mechanized units to the North African theater, and the Anglo-American forces were under great pressure. In order to reverse the passive situation in the North African theater, a large number of newly arrived American heavy divisions were thrown into this battlefield. Here, the warring parties are locked in a stalemate on the battlefield.

On the Western Front, due to the large number of British troops being transferred to North Africa to fight in the early stage, the defense force of the British mainland was greatly weakened. However, due to the material support of the Soviet Union, Germany's attack on the British mainland was delayed in the early stage, but it never stopped. Due to the large-scale application of radar, the use of military strength, especially air power, on both sides was restricted to a great extent, and although the Luftwaffe did not achieve major results, the strategic mobile forces of the British army were weakened to a great extent under the continuous air raids of the German army. At the same time, the large-scale air raids of the German army on the British mainland caused great losses, leaving many British people in a state of lack of medical care and food; And due to the hot weather, the British people generally lack clean drinking water, which has led to the epidemic of infectious diseases in some areas. All this greatly aggravated the difficulties of Britain, and although there were American troops who came to help defend the defense from far and wide, the number of these troops was too small compared to the number of troops that American troops had committed to the North African battlefield.

Eventually, after a long period of careful preparation, the Germans began to implement the operational plan for landing on British soil. With strong support from the Luftwaffe and Navy, the German mechanized forces launched a fierce attack, and the British suffered heavy losses. In just two weeks, five divisions of unit formations disappeared from the British General Staff. At the same time, German agents embedded in Britain succeeded in launching large-scale sabotage attacks on the British population, inflicting huge losses on the British economy. In particular, the British enterprises that had been mobilized to produce and transport arms in large quantities were dealt a heavy blow.

However, in the face of the onslaught of hundreds of thousands of Axis troops, due to the limited combat effectiveness of the British and American forces, the British capital London fell in less than a week, and then Birmingham was also occupied by the Germans, and the British casualties and captured troops exceeded 200,000.

(To be continued)