XXXVII. The army poured in through the city gates

Wang Mingming followed the path pointed out by the correspondent to go home, not only was it a long way, but she didn't know the road, except for the general direction to the west and then to the south, she didn't know how to go.

She looked around for rickshaws or other cars, taking a taxi was the best way to go, and there were no cars on the street. The enemy planes bombed so badly, who would dare to stay here.

She thought for a moment and decided to walk home in the direction the correspondent had pointed out. Without taking this path, there is no way back.

She looked at the sky, and it was calm again. A few white clouds float in the dark blue sky, and the winter sun warms the earth.

Occasionally, the north wind gently swept across the ground, and people would think that it was already deep winter in Nanjing. But the sun in the sky is still warm.

Wang Mingming believed that the correspondent said that the Yue army was going to attack soon, it must be true, and this time she firmly believed that she would leave here before the Yue army attacked.

She hurriedly walked for a while, and in order not to let the company commander and the brothers worry about her, she had to leave here as soon as possible.

A rumbling sound like thunder came from outside the city, it was the sound of cannons. She stood and turned to look over the wall. He wanted to see what was happening from the top of the city walls.

She wondered if the shells would hit the barricades. The devils can't see the situation in the city outside the city, how do they know where the shells have hit. She felt strange.

She didn't see anything, she turned around and kept running. There was a rumbling explosion behind her. She turned around again and saw the shells exploding in the barricades.

The explosions were getting closer and closer to her. Dirt and gravel fell from above, making the roof crackle. She was afraid of being smashed by those things.

She didn't dare to look any further, turn around and run again. Following the explosion, she felt a wave of hot air rush towards her back. The air wave pushed her, and she nervously bent over and ran quickly.

She ran to a big tree, leaned against it, bent over and gasped. She couldn't run. She thought that after the cannon had been fired, she said that her soldiers were going to attack. The attack of the army came so quickly......

Airplanes bombed, artillery bombarded. The offensive of the Yue army really began, and a brutal battle for the barricades came.

"Sister." Wang Mingming heard a boy's voice. She looked up and saw a twelve or thirteen-year-old Boy Scout standing in front of her.

The Boy Scout asked her with concern, "Sister, are you pale, are you sick?" Do you need my help. The enemy is coming, you know what. Brother [***] and I are preparing for battle.

"Your home must be far away, you come to my house to rest. My house is right there. ”

The Boy Scouts pointed to a building on the side of the road. "My grandma is at home. If you come to my house, you must be very happy with my grandmother.

"You wait until we defeat the enemy before you go home. Sister, go quickly, my grandma must like you. ”

Wang Mingming leaned on the tree and straightened up to look at the blue brick and red tile building, this kind of house is wide and large, and it is very comfortable to live in it. Nanjingers call it a yurt.

Wang Mingming said: "Scouts, your house is so good, your home is so good, if you don't fight, how good it would be." Your family must be very happy.

"Now that the army is about to attack, aren't you afraid? It's dangerous, you go home and be with your grandma. Your grandma needs you, take good care of your grandma. ”

As soon as she finished speaking, several shells exploded in front of the barricade not far from her.

The Scout said: "Sister, don't be afraid, this is the devil's artillery preparation, and now it is an extension of artillery fire." It shows that the devil is going to attack.

"I told my grandmother that I would fight devils with my [***] brothers, and if the devils dared to enter Nanjing City, I would resolutely eliminate them."

"My parents died in Shanghai, and I want to avenge them! There is nothing greater than avenging your parents. There's nothing bigger than defending grandma.

"I'm here waiting to fight devils. Grandma supported me to fight devils, and grandma said that the devils should not be afraid, so she aimed and hit hard. Kill one less one. ”

Wang Mingming noticed the flame of revenge burning in the eyes of the Boy Scouts. One of his hands gripped the Scout saber tightly at his waist.

Wang Mingming said: "You are too young, you should be exiled from the school." You shouldn't be on the battlefield. Fighting a war is a matter for the army, and it is a matter for adults. ”

The Boy Scouts said, "The school is going to take me away." My grandma is very sick, she can't go, how can I walk if my grandma doesn't go.

"I can't go. I'm going to accompany my grandmother. Protect my grandmother, my grandmother asked me to go with the school, told me to leave her alone, and my grandmother asked someone to send me to school.

"I fled back when the whole team got into the car. Sister, my parents are gone, how can I ignore grandma. My grandmother was very anxious when she saw me running back. But she couldn't help it.

"Now that the enemy is coming, I'm going to fight the devil to defend my grandmother. They said that children are not allowed to go to war, which is an international rule, and that I have violated international law in wartime. You want me to go home.

"But the devil kills people and kills children. Many children were blown up in Nanjing. Many were injured by the explosion, and they were struggling to die.

"I went home and put on the Boy Scout uniform, I am a soldier, no one can stop me from fighting devils, I want to defend Nanjing and defend my grandmother with a fight. Defend the children of Nanjing. ”

Wang Mingming felt that he was no longer a child, that the war had matured him prematurely, and that hatred had overwhelmed his childlike innocence. As he said, he was a fighter. A fighter who fights devils.

Wang Mingming said: "I can't imagine that you are so sensible at a young age, you are so brave." You are a true warrior. I'm going to look up to you. ”

The Boy Scouts said, "Sister, you are a woman, I am a man, and I will protect you." Do you need grenades? I can give you a self-defense. I'll give my grandma one.

"My grandmother said yes, she said that if the devils dared to come to the house, they would invite them to eat grenades. My grandmother put the grenade in the quilt next to her. ”

Wang Mingming shook his head and said no. The Boy Scout said, "Sister, tell me what you need, and I'll help you." ”

He ran to the barricade with his fist waving his fist and singing the Crusader song, and he picked up an automatic gun and aimed it in front of a GI. Wang Ming could see that he was already familiar with those warriors.

The soldier saluted Wang Mingming, then pointed in the direction of the army's attack, and he waved her to leave quickly.

The artillery bombardment stopped, and the land returned to calm. Although Wang Mingming was relieved, she felt very tired. She leaned weakly against the big tree and looked in the direction of the army's attack.

In front of the barricades, black smoke and red flames burst into the blue sky. She watched quietly as the smoke slowly cleared.

The house that had been shelled on the side of the street collapsed in flames, and from behind the slowly falling brick wall, she was surprised to see the devil's armored vehicle heading towards the middle [***] team.

Wang Mingming counted one, two, three in his heart. Wang Ming didn't understand how the armored vehicles of the Yue army rushed into the city gates.

The armored vehicle opened fire as it approached the barricades. A few shells opened the barricades. The armored car stopped firing.

It was to see how strong the barricades were for experimental shelling, or because the army behind did not keep up. It did not dare to attack, they were waiting for orders.

At this time, the Chinese artillery fired, and shell after shell fell on the front and rear of the first armored vehicle. The third shell hit the armored car, which caught fire.

The other two armored vehicles immediately turned their guns and fired at the Chinese artillery positions. They had no intention of attacking that side, their intention was to suppress the fire of the Chinese artillery.

Inside the city gate, the soldiers with steel helmets lined up in rows with guns on their backs, and they poured in from the hole in the city gate under the leadership of the officers.

The officer who walked in front of the team did not wear a steel helmet, he held a cold and shining command knife majestically, and he led the combat team to advance with arrogant steps.

It is said that the leather shoes of the military team stepped on the stone paved road, and the iron nails under the leather shoes made a neat and powerful clicking sound on the stones.

When they came to the open space inside the city gate, the officers of the army were standing still, and the soldiers were gathering in formation with steps.