Volume 1: Battle of Songhu Chapter 10 The Battle Begins (II)

When the two sides were at a stalemate, dozens of grenades suddenly rose from the small alley near the T-junction, and then accurately landed on the roof of the western-style house occupied by the Japanese army at the T-junction.

In the continuous and violent explosions of "boom, boom, boom ......and boom", the roof of the bungalow was completely enveloped in gunsmoke in an instant, and the pheasant neck and the two grenadiers on it were also dumb in an instant.

"Brothers, follow me!" Xu Shijiu copied a box cannon in each hand, turned his head and bent over and rushed to the Japanese barricade two hundred meters away on the opposite side, Scar and twenty veterans also leaned out from behind the corners, steps, and door frames on both sides of the street, picked up the Hanyang made with a good bayonet, and rushed forward with a roar.

Almost at the same time, the single hand also led people to attack along the Shanxi Road.

found that it was untenable, but the little devil did not relent, and immediately withdrew after leaving a few corpses.

After yesterday's emergency reinforcement, the Japanese fortifications at the Baoshan intersection have been built extremely tightly, and even a semi-enclosed heavy machine gun fire nest has been welded into a semi-enclosed heavy machine gun fire nest with thick steel plates.

After assigning the sentry, Xu Shijiu took people around to the intersection of Aier Short Road and Haibao Road and Baoshan Road, and saw that the Japanese army had built semi-enclosed machine gun nests at almost every intersection, and there were ironclad vehicles patrolling back and forth along Baoshan Road repeatedly, in addition, almost all the nearby commanding heights at each intersection were also occupied by the Japanese army.

"Damn, it's a big problem right now." Scar scratched his bald head and said to Xu Shijiu, "In just one day, Little Japan has built such a tight fortification, not to mention welding the machine gun nest with steel plates, and also occupying all the commanding heights nearby, and now if it is attacked, I don't know how many people will die." ”

Xu Shijiu had a gloomy face, turned around and left.

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Nanxiang Guyi Garden, Beijing-Shanghai Garrison Headquarters.

Tong Yuanliang hurriedly walked into the war room and reported to Zhang Zhizhong: "Commander, I just got a report that the Bazi Bridge and the North Railway Station have been connected to the Japanese army, and they are all provoked by the Japanese army first. ”

Zhang Zhizhong's slightly narrowed eyes suddenly opened, and he asked, "How is the victory or defeat?" ”

Tong Yuanliang said: "There were casualties on both sides of the Bazi Bridge, which can be regarded as a draw, but on the side of the North Railway Station, our army won a small victory, killing six Japanese soldiers, and our side did not have any casualties." ”

"Really? It was a victory in the first battle, and it was a great boost to my morale! Zhang Zhizhong smiled and nodded, and then asked, "Chief of Staff, on the other side of the Bazi Bridge is the Wu Qiujian Regiment, and on the side of the North Railway Station, it should be the Han Xianyuan Regiment, right?" This kid is usually stunned when he fights, hehe, this time I have to personally ask for credit for him. ”

Tong Yuanliang said with a little embarrassment: "Commander, it is true that Han Xianyuan's regiment is in charge of the line along the North Railway Station, but it is not Han Xianyuan's regiment that won a small victory today, but the 19th Independent Brigade of the Shanghai Security Corps stationed at the North Fire Train Station. ”

"Oh, even a mere security team dared to fight hard with the Japanese army, and even made a small gain?" Zhang Zhizhong's interest in hearing this was undiminished, and he immediately asked, "It's a little interesting, whose unit is this 19th Brigade?" ”

Tong Yuanliang's expression became more and more embarrassed, and he first drove out several operational staff officers in the war room, and then lowered his voice and said to Zhang Zhizhong: "Commander, this 19th Brigade is not an ordinary security team, its backbone is all veterans of the 19th Route Army who participated in the 128th Shanghai Anti-Japanese War. ”

"Nineteenth Route Army veteran?" Zhang Zhizhong's face instantly became gloomy, and a young, arrogant and stubborn figure also appeared in front of him at the same time, and said in a deep voice, "So, is it Xu Hansoul's troops?" ”

"That's right." Tong Yuan nodded and said, "However, he has changed his name to Xu Nineteen now." ”

"What did you say, Xu Nineteen?" Zhang Zhizhong frowned, and said coldly, "This nine-life cat, is he summoning the soul of the Nineteenth Route Army?" Hubris, simply hubris ! ”

Tong Yuanliang said: "Commander, do you want to ask for credit for him?" ”

"Please take credit? If he changes his name to Xu Shijiu, if the commission knows, I'm afraid that he won't even be able to save his life! Zhang Zhizhong snorted, and then immediately ordered, "In this way, in the name of the Beijing-Shanghai Garrison Command, a commendation order will be issued to the 19th Brigade, and another 2,000 legal currency will be awarded to the 19th Brigade, and that's it." ”

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At noon on the same day, Zhu Xia, who returned to the headquarters to ask for merit, returned to the 19th Brigade with the commendation order, and Cao Xing, the secretary general, hurriedly greeted him, but found that the 2,000 legal currency had become 500 yuan, and immediately shouted: "Counselor, didn't the boss say that he wanted to reward us with 2,000 legal currency, why is it only 500 yuan?" ”

Zhu Xia looked embarrassed and didn't know how to explain it.

The Beijing-Shanghai Garrison Command did award 2,000 legal currency, but most of it was intercepted by the Songhu Garrison Command and the General Regiment Headquarters, and only 500 legal currency was left in the hands of the 19th Brigade.

"Okay, Lao Cao, it's good to have five hundred fiat currency left, and according to the statistics of the battle exploits, give it to the brothers." Xu Nineteen didn't care much, in fact, he had long been used to it, the Nineteenth Brigade was raised by the Houniang in the Shanghai Security Corps, the weapons and equipment were the worst, and the military salary was basically nothing, if it weren't for the tense situation, even the soldiers would not be able to make up for him.

"Ah Jiu, I hope you can understand Commander Yang, he also has difficulties......" Zhu Xia pondered and wanted to explain.

"Okay, Lao Zhu, don't explain anymore, you have been treating me like this since you came to Shanghai, have I ever complained?" Xu Shijiu smiled and said with a serious expression, "Again, the brothers came to Shanghai for the sake of the country and the nation to resist Little Japan, not to enjoy happiness. ”

"Good brother." Zhu Xia patted Xu Shijiu's shoulder and said no more.

As soon as he turned around, Xu Shijiu suddenly noticed that the family of three was still there in the morning, so he called Ergua to him, pointed to the young student who was standing under the blue sky and white sun without moving, and asked, "Ergua, why hasn't he left yet?" ”

"Isn't that right?" Ergua said with a bitter face, "From morning to now, he has been standing like this. ”

The middle-aged couple stepped forward and bowed to Xu Shijiu and Zhu Xia again and again, and said with guilt on their faces: "Two chiefs, I'm really sorry for causing you trouble." ”

Zhu Xia said: "Two old men, is this child stimulated by something?" ”

"Alas, what a wreck." The middle-aged woman cried and said, "This is all a man-made sin made by the Japanese." ”

The middle-aged man also wiped the tears that overflowed his eyes, and said in a sluggling voice: "At the end of June, just after the school was out for summer vacation, Song Zheyuan set up a student soldier training regiment and summoned more than 1,500 students to Nanyuan for military training, but only a few days after training, the Japanese called, poor these children, they just got their guns the night before, and they got ...... with the Japanese the next day."

Speaking of this, the middle-aged man choked up and couldn't say any more, and the middle-aged woman continued: "More than 1,500 children, all of them are college and middle school students, the oldest is only eighteen or nineteen years old, and the youngest is only fifteen or sixteen years old. ”

When Zhu Xia and Ergua turned their heads to look at the student again, their eyes changed a little, they really didn't expect that this demented student baby was also a "veteran" who crawled out of the pile of dead people!

Xu Nineteen said: "Two old men, if that's the case, maybe I can cure him of his soul loss." ”

As soon as the middle-aged woman heard this, she was about to bend her knees and kneel on the ground, Xu Shijiu hurriedly stretched out her hand to hold it, and the middle-aged woman struggled to kneel on the ground, crying and said: "This chief, if you can cure my family with Wen, then you are the great benefactor of our old Shu family, please let me kowtow to you no matter what." ”

Although the middle-aged man next to him did not mean to kneel, he was also embarrassed.

"Don't, auntie, don't." Xu Shijiu hugged the middle-aged woman and said, "If you kneel again, then I don't care." ”

Only then did the middle-aged woman stand up, and Xu Shijiu said again: "Uncle, aunt, I have a soldier, the first time I went to the battlefield, I caught up with the bloody battle in Jiangwan, and as soon as the devil shelled, hundreds of people in their battalion were gone in the blink of an eye, and he survived one of them, and after he came down, he became like Ling Gongzi, and he didn't say a word for half a month." ”

"What happened to that soldier later?" The middle-aged couple asked eagerly, and Zhu Xia and Ergua also set their eyes on Xu Shijiu, eager to know what happened to the soldier.

"Later, when Miaoxing fought again, he followed us to destroy the Japanese artillery positions behind the enemy, looking at the flames flying in the sky and the cannon parts scattered everywhere, the soldier was good by himself, and it is still okay." Xu Shijiu said this, then turned his head to the playground and shouted, "Crazy, crazy man!" ”

The tall madman strode forward, stood up again, and said, "Yes! ”

"Two old men, that's him." Xu Shijiu pointed at the madman Gao and said, "That was the 21st year of the Republic of China, and it has been more than five years now." ”

The middle-aged couple looked at the madman Gao, and said with a look of hope: "Sir, so my family's Tongwen's illness can really be cured?" ”

"There's a lot of hope for a cure." Xu Shijiu nodded, and said, "But there is also danger, because I have to bring him to the battlefield, he was stimulated on the battlefield, and if he wants to recover, he still has to think about the battlefield, but on the battlefield, no one can absolutely guarantee his safety, so ......"

The middle-aged woman was a little disappointed when she heard this, and she hesitated to know whether to agree or not.

The middle-aged man sighed and said: "Tongwen is a soul lost on the battlefield, and only from the battlefield can you recover your soul, madam, let him stay." ”

"But Lao Shu, we only have one, if we ...... in case"

The middle-aged man wiped his tears and said gloomily: "If you can't find your soul, Tongwen is alive and dead, and you don't want him to live like this, right?" ”

"Then ......," the middle-aged woman said to Xu Shijiu, "Sir, our family will leave Tongwen to you." ”

"I'm causing trouble for the two chiefs." The middle-aged man said and took out the suitcase from the guard's room, put it on the ground and opened it, and took out a stack of fiat currency from the bag on the lid of the box, and handed it to Xu Shijiu Dao, "Sir, this is a little bit of our heart, it should be regarded as supporting the anti-Japanese war, please accept it no matter what." ”

Xu Jiu wanted to excuse himself, but Zhu Xia said, "Ah Jiu, accept it." ”

After that, Zhu Xia saluted the couple again, and said solemnly: "Don't worry, two old people, with your heart of supporting the motherland's War of Resistance, we will definitely try our best to protect Ling Gongzi." ”

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