Chapter 22: The Scarlet Banner
The reconquest of the paint factory and the Gongda Yarn Factory made the Iron Brigade famous, attracting nearby citizens to support the army, and hundreds of young people joined the Iron Blood Brigade for a while. Liu Yi was overjoyed when he saw this, and quickly appointed Fang Tianming as the lieutenant colonel and regiment commander, responsible for the formation of the Second Regiment of the Iron and Blood Brigade, under the jurisdiction of two companies of veterans of the 19th Army and hundreds of recruits.
While reaping the joy, Liu Yi also ran into trouble, when the young and strong men were vying to enlist in the army, there were also sonorous roses clamoring to carry guns to fight. These people were all students of the girls' school, and they came in groups, and the momentum was so fierce that it was difficult for him to refuse.
"Wan Yu, Lu Qiang, I plan to set up a women's service team, and the training will be in charge of the two of you, so be sure to be more strict! I'd rather let them die on the training ground than be captured one day, and you two are calm and dignified, and it's best for you to take on this role. ”
"Instructor, we ......, alas, the battlefield has been the burial ground of hot-blooded men since ancient times, why do you want to form a female soldier unit?"
Wan Yu was very puzzled in his heart, although it was a little difficult to train female soldiers, he was confident that he could do it, but he didn't understand what was the use of asking for female soldiers?
"Alas, the rotten snake people are like birds and beasts, whether in the northeast or in Huating, hundreds of thousands of women suffer every day, and we will one day go to rescue them, and if there are no female soldiers, who will help them? Who will take care of them and enlighten them? ”
"Yes! I'll get it and promise to complete the task! ”
Wan Yu and Lu Qiang spoke in unison, enthusiastically taking on this task, and the women's unit of the Iron and Blood Brigade was officially established at this moment. The two of them are withdrawn by nature and don't like to talk, they are natural iron-blooded soldiers, and it is the most suitable to serve as the commander of the women's unit.
The prestige of the Iron Blood Brigade has also attracted the attention of the Rotten Snake Army, their reinforcements have arrived, and it is when the soldiers are strong and the momentum is like a rainbow, how can Liu Yi be arrogant?
After Nomura Kichizaburo learned of the situation, he personally ordered planes to bomb the station of the Iron Brigade, and in his thinking, the main force of the 19th Route must be the main force of the 19th Route that can have such combat effectiveness, and the bombing by aircraft will definitely be able to kill and injure the living forces in a large area and weaken the strength of the 19th Army's attack force.
Liu Yi heard the whistling sound of the rotten snake plane, and hurriedly ordered the troops to organize the surrounding citizens to transfer, but unfortunately the enemy plane came too fast, and there was no time to do so.
Several enemy planes roared in, and due to the heavy anti-aircraft fire of the iron-blooded brigade, they indiscriminately threw bombs at high altitudes, destroying dozens of civilian houses, and causing a large number of casualties among the citizens of Huating.
There was no air defense early warning system, and there were no planes available, so Liu Yi could only hide in the fortifications and observe the battlefield sadly. In his grief and sorrow, he saw a pregnant woman with three children, perhaps wanting to run to a house by the side of the road to take refuge, so she was speeding down the empty street.
"Get down and don't move, I'll save you, hurry!"
The pregnant woman smiled at Liu Yi gratefully, she walked faster with the child, she was not aware of the danger, and she didn't want to trouble a strange man at all.
Liu Yi watched the rotten snake machine drop bombs on this group of mothers and sons, and couldn't help but be furious, and rushed out desperately, intending to help this group of poor people, but his speed was not as fast as the plane-
A bomb exploded next to this group of mothers and children, the three children were torn to pieces, the hateful shrapnel cut the belly of the pregnant woman, the fetus in the womb was exposed to the air and convulsed, how could the baby under the age of one month resist the smoke of the outside world, and the only end was to leave with the mother!
Tears flowed from Liu Yi's eyes, he prides himself on being an iron-blooded soldier and will not shed tears easily, but how can the tragic situation at this moment make him not sad? The tragic death of his own compatriots made him feel ashamed, but as a soldier, he could not protect his compatriots, which was a shame for a soldier!
Liu Yi rushed to the pregnant woman's side and held back tears, "Sister, are you okay?" ”
"Sir, please save my children, they are still young, please!"
"Eldest sister, I will, you can rest well, I will take good care of your child."
After listening to Liu Yi's words, the pregnant woman passed away with a smile, and she didn't know that her child had actually left first.
Looking at the blood and flesh all over the ground, Liu Yi's eyes were red with anger, and he silently put the bodies of the three children back to the pregnant woman, and couldn't help but sigh lightly with tears -
"Eldest sister, please don't blame me for lying to you, I'm just, I don't want you to go too painfully, rest in peace! Blood feud still needs blood to pay, I, Liu Yi, will make the Rotten Snake Army pay a heavy price in my lifetime, please believe in my promise! ”
Tears flowed down, Liu Yi regained his former clarity, but there was a hint of coldness in his eyes, this is a sign of hatred, this is the determination of revenge!
Seeing this, Sun Wukong hurriedly led people to protect, and getting along for several days made him feel that Liu Yi was not simple, and he secretly thought of returning in his heart.
"Brigade, cheer up, brother needs you, only if we can win more battles and kill more devils, can we prevent more tragedies from happening."
"Head Sun, don't worry about me, my tears have dried up, all my grief has been broken, there will be no more tears, no more grief, only the determination of revenge. Order the troops to disperse, don't gather together like this, the rotten snake plane is not blind!
When the enemy planes have finished bombing, carry them back and let the brethren see what is happening to our countrymen, and tell them that tears cannot be avenged, and roars and snow cannot be hated! From today on, we soldiers must put away our tears, put away our sorrows, and take revenge on the shame of the snow, it is the shame of the soldiers who did not protect our compatriots, and only the iron and blood can take revenge on the shame! ”
"Iron-blooded revenge, never die! Iron-blooded revenge, never die! ……”
The anger made the Yanlong soldiers' eyes red, and they roared slogans, murderous aura soaring into the sky, making the wind and clouds change color. The Rotten Snake Plane also feared the fearless people, and they flipped back with their tails between their legs.
The soldiers made stretchers, carried back the five mother and son who died tragically, told the other officers and soldiers about the shame of the soldiers, and swore the determination to take revenge! Since then, the officers and men of the Iron and Blood Brigade have no more tears or grief, only a determination to take revenge!
Liu Yi ordered the military flag to be taken down and written in blood-
'Iron-blooded revenge, never die!'
Mo Dao ruthless iron and stone heart,
It's just that the tears are gone.
Shame on the tragic death of compatriots,
Guilty and sad.
cut but sad and buried in the heart,
The ice blade is sharp.
Revenge and shame in this life,
There is no mercy left for iron-blooded killing. ’
"From now on, the officers and soldiers of our department must keep in mind this flag, this is the soul of our iron-blooded brigade, know the shame and then be brave, and use the blood of the snake cub to snow our shame!"
"We keep in mind the teachings of the brigade, this flag is as strong as gold, and the momentum of this flag is like a rainbow, iron-blooded revenge, never die!"