The bombing of Renqiu by Japanese planes was initially confined to the barracks and industrial areas, and Liyu Island, and three days later, when they believed that these places were completely destroyed, the bombs began to fall on residential areas.

The bombardment of residential areas was carried out for two days. In the past two days, although there were not many casualties due to the effective organization of Zhangzhen, the loss of property, especially fixed property, was immeasurable. For the Cadet Army, this passive non-resistance also greatly reduced its status in the eyes of the local people and merchants. This directly caused a certain degree of flight in Renqiu City.

On the day that the Japanese planes turned the bombing target to Zhangjiakou, Ouyang Yun rushed back from Dingzhou overnight with five tightly covered trucks.

As soon as the convoy approached Ren Qiu City, Ouyang Yun, Bai Tassel and the others almost wondered if they had come to the wrong place. The fire caused by the bombing has been extinguished. Compared with the brightly lit situation at this time in the past, the current Renqiu City is dark, with only a few lights. Under the light of the headlights of the off-road vehicles like snow, there are broken walls everywhere, and people rush out of the city in groups of threes and threes......

The convoy traveled all the way and began to encounter the fleeing crowd. Ouyang Yun's face gradually became gloomy, and finally, when Bai Tassel silently wrote down the number 13 in his heart, he ordered the convoy to stop, got out of the car, and walked to the front of a group of fleeing people. There were more than a dozen people in this group, including many old people and children, all of whom were carrying heavy burdens, and under the illumination of the lights, their faces were clearly with a trace of confusion, and their eyes were reluctant to give up on their hometown. I believe that if there is a choice, they will not leave their homeland, but ...... Ouyang Yun walked straight up to the oldest old man and asked, "Old man, are you going out of the city?" ”

Because of the consistent good style of the Cadet Army, the Renqiu people have no bad feelings towards the army and soldiers. And the people of this era, especially these low-level people, do not have high requirements for the government, and they dare not make any demands. Therefore, when their hometown is destroyed and their lives and property are threatened, their first thought is not to ask the authorities for an explanation, but to choose to leave with humiliation and burden.

Ouyang Yun turned his back to the light, and the old man couldn't see his face clearly, only knowing that it was a chief standing in front of him. "Boss, our home has been bombed by the Japanese, and we have to move to the countryside in order to survive."

Ouyang Yun was silent, and after a while, the old man said tremblingly: "Boss, can we go?" ”

Ouyang Yun took a deep breath and said, "Old man, let's leave in a few days." Don't you want to get back the losses you suffered in this bombing? Now, the strength of the cadet army is very weak, but please believe that one day they will grow up, and sooner or later, the Japanese will have to pay exponentially for everything they have done today. ”

The old man looked at him in surprise, and finally, accustomed to the lights, he recognized Ouyang Yun's identity, the old man became excited and asked, "Is it the little chief?" He turned around and said loudly to the crowd: "The little chief has come to see us, Huzi, come, come and see the little chief." "Huzi is the son of an old man, a slightly thin man who does not look like his name. He walked over, looked at Ouyang Yun and asked, "Little sir, you just said that we can get back the losses we suffered this time." So who do we turn to? ”

"Can you really come back?"

"Little Chief......

The people are real, and Ouyang Yun's words just now undoubtedly gave them an expectation. Soon, he was surrounded by a crowd of people who asked all kinds of questions about what he had just said.

Chen Shichang saw that the situation was not right, for fear that his "little chief" would say something inappropriate under the excitement, he squeezed into the crowd, and before Ouyang Yun spoke, he reminded loudly: "Military seat, chief of staff, they are already waiting in the spare conference room, should we go back first?" ”

Ouyang Yun gritted his teeth and ignored him, but turned his face to the side of the light so that others could clearly see his expression. The Cadet Army chose to be passive and defensive this time, and it was completely his insistence. According to Zhang Zhen and others, there are no immortals in war. Although ground-to-air is a last resort and a war of attrition, only in this way can the determination of the Cadet Army to resist Japan be demonstrated, so as to unite the people in the area more closely around, so that domestic public opinion will completely turn to itself. In that case, the political benefits of the Xuebing Army and even Ouyang Yun will be limitless. And this is the most indispensable thing for the rise of a political force. The Cadet Army fired the first shot of resistance against Japan, well, next, if it can't get enough support and can't promote a full-scale anti-Japanese effort, then the fate of the Cadet Army will sooner or later be consumed by the Japanese little by little. Although the Nanjing government said early on that it would mobilize the whole people to fight the war of resistance, since Chen Jitang engaged in the "Liangguang Incident", now, there has been no movement. The prospects of the Cadet Army are not as glamorous as they seem on the surface!

Under the light, the lines of the contours on Ouyang Yun's face looked particularly hard. During this time, due to the severe lack of sleep, he lost a lot of weight compared to the previous time, which made him seem to be much more mature. Now, because of a kind of anger, a kind of determination, his whole person looked like an unsheathed sword, and it seemed to flicker with a cold murderous aura. He said loudly: "Folks, I know that this time the performance of our student army has disappointed everyone. However, I would like to assure you that one day I will repay the damage that the Japanese have done to you today. In addition, the losses you have suffered today, as long as we exist for a day, we will always get them back for you. Tomorrow, I will send someone to register your losses, which will be kept in our archives as the highest level of confidential files of our Cadet Corps, until the day we help you recover them. Folks, do you want to believe me? ”

Ouyang Yun's words were sonorous and powerful, not to mention that Huzi and the others were enthusiastic when they heard it, it was Chen Shichang and the others, and they also added a sense of pride in their chests. He took the lead and said, "I believe in you, Commander. ”

"Little sir, we believe in you."

Hu Zi made a summary after the end, and it was also the speech that Ouyang Yun wanted to hear the most: "Little sir, let's not leave." We're going to stay and help you fight the devils. The Japanese devils are forcing us to leave Renqiu, the more so, the more we don't leave! See what he can do with us! ”

The crowd of people who want to flee is gathering more and more, and the "little chief" Ouyang Yun still has a certain status in their minds. After all, in this troubled era where there is no distinction between soldiers and bandits, not everyone can be like him, and not all armies can be like the student army, claiming to be a soldier. The inner confessions of one person and two people gradually converged into a mountain-like heavy roar: "Little sir, we are not leaving!" ”

In this roar, Ouyang Yun clenched his fists and walked into Renqiu City, which was already in ruins, with all the strength of his body.

Perhaps, the brick and tile Renqiu Cheng has collapsed, but as one is united, a new and stronger Renqiu City has been erected. With such a strong city and the hearts of the people, what else is Ouyang Yun worried about? !