The sun is setting, and it will be dark in another half hour.

Xu Shijiu took out the cigarette case from his trouser pocket, but found that there was only one cigarette left in it, so he lit the fire that was still burning in front of the trench, stuffed his mouth and smoked it deliciously, and after a few puffs, he found that Gao Shenxing was sitting next to him in a daze with his beloved Zhongcheng rifle, so he handed over the remaining half of the cigarette and said, "Take a few puffs, zuihou one." ”

This time, Gao Shenxing finally did not refuse again, took the cigarette plug from Xu Shijiu's hand and took a hard sip in his mouth, but he was choked and coughed, and tears flowed down his eyes.

Xu Shijiu began to laugh, and he also laughed to tears.

Seeing that they were about to hit the road, both of them seemed to have become a little abnormal.

Laughing enough, Xu Shijiu lay in the trench covered with corpses, and asked Gao Shenxing, "Where is your Zhongzheng Sword?" ”

"It's broken." Gao Shenxing took another puff of cigarette, this time not as hard as just now, and the smoke was not so spicy and uncomfortable when it was inhaled into his lungs, and the veteran who learned to smoke puffed out the residual smoke from his nostrils, and then looked at the green smoke that had become much lighter and said faintly, "Throw it away." ”

Xu Shijiu smiled and said a little lonely: "You should have thrown it away." ”

Gao Shenxing took a few sips, and then asked Xu Shijiu: "You seem to have a deep prejudice against the leader?" ”

"No, I don't have any prejudices against Jiang someone." Xu Shijiu shook his head, looked up at the night sky above his head and said, "I'm just very disappointed in this government, I don't know what theories, and I can't distinguish those ideological ideas, I only know that the Battle of Songhu should not have been like this, and the Battle of Nanjing should not have been fought like this."

Gao Shenxing was silent, and after a long silence, he seemed to be thinking about Xu Shijiu's words

"Forget it, let's not talk about this, just wait for Xiao Ri to attack again, we should be on the road, and we will unload the responsibilities and obligations on our shoulders." Xu Shijiu squeezed out a smile on his face that was more ugly than crying, and asked Gao Shenxing, "It's about to go on the road, do you have anything to say, if you miss this pass, you can't say it even if you want to."

Gao Shenxing was still silent, but his eyes uncontrollably revealed a trace of sadness.

"Don't say? Then let me ask you. Xu Nineteen said, "You and that Yao Nianci, what's going on?" ”

"I'm ...... with her" Gao Shenxing finally opened the conversation, "My family is opposite to hers, we have been playing together since we were children, we can be regarded as childhood sweethearts, and then their family moved away, and I was successfully admitted to the Whampoa Military Academy, and was admitted to the Army University from the Whampoa Military Academy. ”

"She's already the top brand of Cuixi Building?" Xu Shijiu said, "How did you feel at that time, surprise or sadness?" ”

"It should be more surprise than sad, then I often go to Cuixi Building to find her, and she often comes to Lu University to see me, I originally thought that the days would go on like this, and when I graduated from Lu University, I would redeem her, and then get married, have children, and ......" said Gao Shenxing, the corners of his mouth suddenly showed a hint of mockery, and then said, "But I never expected ......"

"And then what Wang Gongzi appeared? What is his name, it seems to be a big deal. ”

"His name is Wang Wenxing, the nephew of Wang Jingwei, the executive premier, this kid poured a few more taels of yellow soup to tease Nianci, I beat him and threw it into the Qinhuai River, and I was expelled by Lu Da the next day, for this woman, I didn't even keep my military rank, but when I went to Cuixi Building to find her again, I found that Wang Wenxing was actually sleeping in her bed

"Captain, you also know that Cuixi Building is the most famous Fengyue field in Qinhuaihe, she is the number one courtesan, if it is not voluntary, no one can force her, it's ridiculous that I still want to stand up for her, and I still want to maintain her innocence, in fact, she has already been, has been ......" Speaking of zuihou, Gao Shenxing was already choked up

This steely tough guy finally revealed his inner softness in front of people.

Xu Shijiu patted Gao Shenxing's shoulder and expressed comfort, he could completely understand Gao Shenxing's mood at that time, as long as he was a man, he would never be able to bear such a betrayal, no wonder, Yao Nianci and Gao Shenxing met several times later, Gao Shenxing ignored her, and if it was him Xu Shijiu, he would also ignore this woman.

However, Xu Shijiu vaguely felt that this matter might not be so simple.

Although what Gao Shenxing said just now is simple, he and Yao Nianci must have had a passionate love, one is a Lu officer in his prime, with a bright future, and the other is a celebrity in Qinhuaihe, who is unparalleled, there should still be true love between the two, otherwise Gao Shenxing would not have been hurt so deeply, and Yao Nianci would not still be obsessed with Gao Shenxing.

Xu Shijiu asked, "If one of your wishes is fulfilled now, what do you want to do the most?" ”

"If I say that I want to kill the emperor of Xiao Hichimoto the most, you will definitely not believe it." Gao Shenxing said that he was also happy, but soon his smile faded again, and he sighed, "Actually, I know what you mean, do you want to ask, if I do it again, will I do this for her?" To be honest, I don't know. ”

Xu Shijiu nodded and said: "The hero is sad to pass the beauty pass, it has been like this since ancient times. ”

Gao Shenxing shook his head and said, "She may be a beauty, but I am not a hero."

"No, you're a hero, a real hero." Xu Shijiu looked at Gao Shenxing and said very seriously, "Even if no one remembers our names, and no one praises our deeds, I firmly believe that future generations will always remember us, and they will always be grateful for what we have done for this country and this nation." ”

Gao Shenxing held the gun and smiled faintly: "Let you say that, die...... It doesn't seem so scary. ”

"Come on, be cautious, my good brother, let's go on our way together!" Xu Shijiu patted Gao Shenxing's shoulder vigorously, and when he turned his head again, the Japanese soldiers came up again.

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In Sanhankou, the 74th Army is crossing the river in an orderly manner.

Due to the relationship between the chief army commander Yu Jishi, when the 74th Army was just organized to go to the Songhu battlefield, it can be said that it was well-equipped, and even compared with the teaching corps of the Central Military Academy, it was not inferior, with more than 21,000 people in the army, most of whom were veterans who had experienced a hundred battles, but after the Battle of Songhu, there were few veterans left.

Up to now, there are still more than 7,000 people left in the whole army, including more than 4,000 people in the 58th Division, but most of them are new recruits, and many recruits have not even touched a gun before becoming a soldier.

The most ironic thing is that the small steamer that Yu Jishi secretly asked for from his uncle Yu Feipeng played a vital role in the 74th Army's crossing of the river, and after nearly 40 hours of rushing to cross, more than 7,000 remnants of the 74th Army basically crossed the Yangtze River safely, including the wounded of the 19th Brigade.

The small steamer turned back again, and a group of troops were boarding the ship in an orderly manner, but Feng Shengfa was standing on a raised boulder by the river, looking at the direction of Saihongqiao from afar, his thick eyebrows were locked, and he didn't know what he was thinking, Guo Weiquan, the commander of the guard company, walked up to Feng Shengfa and persuaded: "Master, it's time to get on the boat." ”

Feng Shengfa turned his head and suddenly asked, "Xiaowei, how many years have you been with me?" ”

Guo Weiquan was stunned for a moment, and replied angrily: "Since the eighteenth year of the Republic of China, it has been a full eight years now!" ”

"It's been eight years, and it's been eight years before I know it." Feng Shengfa muttered, "Time flies so fast, eight years ago you were just a little teenager, but now you are a strong and burly veteran of a hundred battles. ”

Feng Shengfa is self-disciplined, thrifty, cautious, serious, and has never been a sentimental person, of course he will not say this to Guo Weiquan for no reason, Guo Weiquan has been with Feng Shengfa for eight years, how can he not hear the outside of the strings, he straightened his chest and saluted Feng Shengfa at the moment, and said solemnly: "Master, please say anything you have to say."

Feng Shengfa nodded, and said: "Xiaowei, the troops have all crossed the river, but the 19th Brigade is still fighting with Xiao Ri in Saihongqiao, I understand Xu Nineteen's character, and I know better the style of the Nineteenth Brigade, if there is no order from me, they would rather fight to Zuihou than retreat, so I hope you can take a trip to Saihongqiao." ”

This is a mortal mission, and it is likely to be meaningless, because no one is sure how long the Nineteenth Brigade can hold out, they may still be holding on, or they may have been wiped out a long time ago, so Feng Shengfa did not use a forced command tone, but used the word hope.

Guo Weiquan replied without hesitation: "Wherever the master asks me to go, I will go!" ”

"Well, I didn't misread you." Feng Shengfa patted Guo Weiquan on the shoulder, and said, "You bring all the remaining twenty-eight people of the guard company, and then bring the sixteen flower organs left by the military seat, and when you get to Saihongqiao, if the nineteenth brigade has been transferred in or the whole army has been wiped out, you will come back with the troops quickly, if there are still people in the nineteenth brigade alive, then take them out, I will let the ferry wait for you here, remember, you must come back alive!" ”

"Yes, I will come back alive!" Guo Weiquan snapped upright, then turned his head and shouted at the officers and soldiers of the guard company standing in line behind him, "Brothers, copy guys, follow me." ”

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Saihongqiao position, Xu Shijiu and Gao Shenxing have ushered in the moment of zuihou.

"One hundred and two!" With the crisp sound of gunfire, another Japanese soldier fell to the ground, through the scope, Gao Shenxing could even clearly see the blood mist blooming behind the head of the Japanese soldier, Gao Shenxing indifferently pulled the bolt, withdrew the cartridge case, and then aimed at the front of another Japanese soldier indifferently pulled the trigger.

This time the gun didn't go off, and the soldiers didn't fall that day.

Gao Shenxing pulled open the bolt of the gun in some astonishment, and found that it was empty, and then reached out to touch the bullet pouch, and found that the two bullet pouches hanging on the left and right shoulders were empty!

"No more bullets?" At this time, Xu Shijiu could still laugh

"It's gone." Gao Shenxing sighed, he wanted to destroy the gun and the scope, but he was reluctant to hold it high, Zuihou just dismantled the scope and threw it away, and then pulled out the two bayonets inserted in front of him, and then held the bayonets behind his hands, and walked out of the trench with a big grin behind Xu Shijiu.

The Japanese soldiers who surrounded them had also found that the two of them had no bullets, and they didn't even shoot in the process of surrounding them, maybe they wanted to catch them alive, perhaps, they were expressing a vague respect to these two Chinese soldiers in a specific way, although these two Chinese soldiers killed many of them, they were respectable opponents.

Seeing Xu 19 and Gao Shenxing holding bayonets and swinging away from the white-knuckle battle, more than 50 Japanese soldiers who surrounded them from all directions pulled the bolts of their guns one after another, and withdrew the bullets in the chambers, and the Japanese officers led by them also pulled out their sabers from the scabbards, without the slightest intention of pulling out their guns.

Xu Shijiu turned his head and smiled at Gao Shenxing, and said, "Look who kills more this time!"

After that, Xu 19 roared and pounced on a Japanese military Cao, who had become the ghost of Xu 19's knife after being stunned, Gao Shenxing was unwilling to be unwilling, and he also pounced on the Japanese second lieutenant who was leading the way with his bayonet in both hands, but the Japanese second lieutenant was also a master assassin, dodged Gao Shenxing's stab in a flash, and returned a knife with a backhand.

Xu Shijiu and Gao Shenxing were like two tigers descending from the mountain, extremely ferocious and plunged into the crowd, and the shot was even more ferocious to the extreme, completely focusing on attacking and ignoring defense, because both of them knew that there were enemies in all directions, and simple defense could not prevent it at all, at this time, you could only attack frantically, and strive to kill a few more devils before you were killed.

In the melee, Xu 19 was stabbed in the back, so that a Japanese soldier Cao Chang stabbed, although the wound was not deep, not fatal, but very long, only a moment Xu 19's back was soaked in blood, like this, at most two or three minutes, Xu 19 should be due to excessive blood loss and fatigue and shock.

Immediately afterwards, Gao Shenxing was also stabbed in the left arm.

Fighting hard to stab a Japanese soldier to death on the spot, Xu Shijiu already clearly felt that his eyes were beginning to blacken, and immediately picked up the two grenades hanging on his waist, and knocked one on the steel helmet with each hand, and yelled at Gao Shenxing: "Old Gao, I'll go first, let's be brothers in the next life......"