On the night of August 15, 4615 (17) of the Yellow Emperor Era, the Dulang front, the front line of the First Infantry Division of the First Army of the Imperial Expeditionary Force. The German offensive had stopped, and they left a ground of corpses in front of the position. It took a great deal of effort for the Imperial Expeditionary Force to push the Germans back.

Inside the trench, a young soldier in his early twenties sat on an ammunition box, writing a letter home in the bright night light.

Xiao Yun: Hello!

I am writing to you on the front line of Durant in northern France, wishing you all the best in your life at home.

The battle was fierce today, and the Germans launched several attacks not only during the day, but also after nightfall. Shells rained down, craters everywhere, and our positions had been blown up to the ground.

The Germans were really rich, but, even then, they were not able to capture our positions. Our battalion commander said that the Imperial Expeditionary Force is an iron army that cannot be defeated or blown up, and we will stay here until the last man.

The squad leader was killed this morning, and the deputy squad leader then became the acting squad leader. However, half an hour ago, the deputy squad leader was also killed. The platoon commander appointed me as the acting squad leader. There were only seven of us in the class.

Before I left the country, I told you to marry you when I came back. But, I'm sorry, I'm going to break my promise today. I guess I won't be able to come back alive, so you'd better find a good man to marry. I don't resent you at all.

As soldiers of the Empire, our destiny is to die on the battlefield and fight for the glory of the country and the nation. His Majesty the Emperor has high expectations for the expeditionary force, and we must not disappoint His Majesty.

Well, the German shelling began again, and maybe when it will begin. That's it.

I wish you happiness

He Fei, who loves you

On the night of August 15, 4615 at the front line of Durang

In order to annihilate the Chinese Expeditionary Force, the German army invested a lot of money. Especially under the attention of Kaiser Wilhelm II, Admiral François did not dare to slack off in the slightest. In addition to not personally participating in the attack, he can be said to have exhausted all means. Even poison gas was fired. However, before going to Europe to fight, the Imperial Expeditionary Force had been preparing for this for a long time. Each soldier was issued with a gas mask. Gas shells for the Germans. It didn't work at all.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”

The German 150-mm guns, desperately roaring, tilted shells at the positions of the Chinese Expeditionary Force. The shells exploded, the flames burst out, and the sand and rocks flew away, leaving craters on the position. Some of the fortifications were easily blown up by these shells. However, even so, the casualties inflicted on the Imperial Expeditionary Force were very limited.

Countless German soldiers, under the cover of heavy artillery fire. The cat bent over and rushed towards the position of the Imperial Expeditionary Force. Under the cover of night, they were able to get close to the positions of the Imperial Expeditionary Force and then launch a surprise attack.

"Boom!" Suddenly, an explosion sounded in the ranks of the German troops, and several German soldiers were blown away at once.

It was a mine planted by the Imperial Expeditionary Force that exploded, sending shrapnel and harvesting the lives of nearby German troops. And that's not even the deadliest. The most lethal was to arouse the vigilance of the Imperial Expeditionary Force.

"Whew! Shout! Shout! ”

Flares were voice-activated and a violent white light. The darkness was dispelled in an instant, and the night seemed to turn into day all at once.

"Da Da Da!"

The light and heavy machine guns on the positions began to roar, raining bullets on the Germans, killing the German soldiers. However, the German offensive was premeditated, and they sent heavy troops for it.

Even though. The officers and men of the Imperial Expeditionary tried their best, but they were unable to stop the Germans from breaking through their lines.

"All bayonets and fight with these Germans!" The battalion commander ordered loudly after emptying the bullets of the pistol in his hand. He picked up a rifle left behind by a fallen soldier from the ground and took the lead in charging at the Germans who had rushed into the position.

A fierce white-knuckle battle ensued. Although the Imperial Expeditionary Force was skilled in fighting bayonets, it was not as tall as the German soldiers. So much so that they often fall into disadvantage in bayonet fighting. However, this still does not make them afraid, and everyone is fighting to the death.

"Kill!" He Fei let out a loud shout, the rifle in his hand blocked the opponent's bayonet, and then stabbed into the opponent's chest like lightning. Although the Germans were tall and tall, after being stabbed in the chest with a bayonet, there was still only one way to die.

"Hey, kill another one, that's equivalent to earning one more!" He Fei said.

"Bang!"

Just as He Fei was looking for the next target, a gunshot rang out. A pistol bullet hit He Fei in the chest. He Fei reached out and touched his chest, and when he looked down, it was full of blood. He looked at the German officer more than ten meters in front of him in a daze.

"Poof!"

Suddenly, a soldier of the Chinese Expeditionary Force appeared behind the German officer, and the sapper shovel in his hand was like a war knife, easily cutting off the head of the German officer. Blood spurted from the cut in his neck like a fountain.

Seeing this scene, He Fei smiled, but in the next second, he fell to the ground, his pupils continued to expand, and the look in his eyes was lost little by little. He seemed to have returned to the small river in his hometown, and was playing with his lover Xiao Yun by the river in his hometown, hee-hee. The corners of his mouth turned up slightly.

Although the officers and men of the Chinese expeditionary on the position fought bravely to kill the enemy, the enemy was outnumbered and outnumbered, and in the white-knuckle battle, they were still defeated after all, and in the end, the officers and men of the whole battalion were completely lost, and none of them survived. You know, they've been here for three days. Before the white-knuckle battle began, there were more than 1,000 people in the battalion, and less than half were left.

"Artillery position, the position of our battalion has been broken through by the enemy, the whole battalion has been killed, please fire at me and cover the position!" The telegraph operator of the battalion was the last to be killed, and this was the telegram he sent to his superiors before he was killed.

Five minutes later, when the Germans, after thankfully paying a heavy price, finally conquered the positions of the Chinese Expeditionary Force, a sharp whistling sound was heard in the sky. The faces of these German officers and soldiers changed drastically one by one. They are also veterans who have been on the battlefield for a long time, so they can naturally distinguish what this sound is.

"Heavy artillery attack, hide quickly! Hidden! The German officers and men shouted.

However, the next moment, the shells were already falling like raindrops. It was the Heavy Artillery Brigade of the Imperial Expeditionary Force firing and raining shells on the Germans who had conquered the positions of the Imperial Expeditionary Force.

In just a few minutes, the position was completely covered by artillery fire. The German officers and men who had stormed the position were all killed in the heavy shelling.

Soon, another battalion of the 1st Division of the 1st Army of the Imperial Expeditionary Force rushed up and regained the position.

"General, this is found on the front-line positions." A staff officer handed a blood-stained piece of paper to Major General Jiang Baili, commander of the 1st Division.

After reading it, Major General Jiang Baili's eyes turned red. He wiped his eyes, and then said, "Put it away first, and when we break the German encirclement, we will send this letter back." Send a telegram to the General Staff in my name, telling them to find this girl in their hearts. ”

"Yes, General." The staff officer nodded heavily.

Three months later, the northern part of the empire had entered early winter, and the weather had cooled down. However, for the vast number of farmers, this is a good time to rest.

This year's harvest is very good, and the empire has guaranteed the price of agricultural products, so that the income of farmers has increased a lot this year. Many farmers are calculating how many New Year's goods they will buy this year to have a good year.

In a small mountain village in the western part of Imperial Lu Province, a military jeep drove into this small mountain village along a dirt road. It was the first time for the children to see the car, and they all gathered around it curiously.

A middle-aged soldier stepped out of the jeep with a shining gold star on his shoulder.

"General, you came to the village and worked with you again!" An old man with gray hair asked.

"Old man, I want to ask, is He Fei from your village?" The middle-aged general asked.

"Yes, He Fei is from our village. That's a good boy! In the entire ten miles and eight villages, he was selected for the expeditionary force and was ordered to go abroad to fight, which is the pride of our entire village! The old man said excitedly.

"General, shouldn't Xiao Fei have committed something?" The old man asked suddenly. In his opinion, how could a general be a big man, how could he come to a remote mountain village like them?

"No, old man, you misunderstood. He Fei: He is a hero. I also want to ask, do you know Xiao Yun? Is He Fei's lover? The middle-aged general continued to ask.

"I know, Xiao Yun and Xiao Fei, they grew up as childhood sweethearts. Xiao Fei went to be a soldier, and Xiao Yun is now the teacher in the village. The old man said. In such a small mountain village, literate people are respected, not to mention teachers who spread culture.

"Then please take me to Xiao Yun." The middle-aged general said.

The old man nodded, and led the middle-aged general to the village elementary school.

Although it is only a few mud houses, it is clean and tidy, and although it is already the end of school in the afternoon, there are still some children playing in the school.

"Xiao Yun, someone is looking for you." The old man shouted loudly when he walked to the school gate.

"It's coming!"

Soon, a young woman wearing a red jacket walked out, and after seeing the middle-aged general, she couldn't help but be slightly stunned.

"Hello, may I ask who you are?" Xiao Yun asked.

"This is what He Fei dragged me to hand over to you." The middle-aged general took out a bloody piece of paper from his briefcase and handed it to Xiao Yun.

Xiao Yun took a look, her eyes turned red all of a sudden, and then she cried even more, her voice was terrible, like a cuckoo crying blood. (To be continued.) )

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