Two reconnaissance planes modified by the Lightning 2 took off from Suzhou Airport, formed a formation and flew northeastward. At this time, the sky has just cleared, the air pressure is stable, and the wind speed is even, which is the best day for flying.

The line of sight was good, and the two planes began to fly forward at a constant speed after ascending into the stratosphere, and the south of the Yangtze River began to sweep backward under the wings after the snow. Fu Guoqiang glanced at the fighter plane piloted by Gao Zhihang, who was located in the upper right of him, and had a bottom in his heart.

Before taking off, Gao Zhihang told him what had happened. It turned out that in the past few days, our army and the Japanese army had launched a fierce exchange of fire in Wujiang, and the battle between the two sides was once white-hot, and no one could move forward.

And just last night, after the Japanese shelling, there was no explosion as usual, but a choking poisonous gas filled the air. Because they were equipped with fewer gas masks, and because many officers and soldiers had no experience in guarding against poison gas, many people were sacrificed that night.

The drastic reduction in the number of combatants naturally led to the collapse of the defensive line, and in less than one night the Japanese captured their positions and our troops were forced to retreat.

After the subordinate units reported the situation, the Ministry of Defense also attached great importance to it, and now ordered the Japanese army to conduct an all-round investigation and determination of the violation of the provisions of the war treaty, and at this time the theater was occupied by the Japanese army, and in addition, poison gas was raging, so the air force was dispatched to investigate.

"Vulture, vulture, let's take a look over Wujiang now, remember! This time, the reconnaissance is the main focus, and try to avoid exchanging fire with the enemy. Gao Zhihang's voice came from the radio intercom.

"Vulture received! Complete! Fu Guoqiang immediately replied, he naturally understood the intention of this reconnaissance, so he also tried to avoid the possibility of exchanging fire with the enemy.

"Good!" Gao Zhihang's plane shook its wings, which was a signal to Fu Guoqiang to start flying in a northeast direction. Fu Guoqiang also shook his wings in response, and soon the two fighters began to change positions in turn, flying in the direction of north-northeast.

Flying over the battlefield over the Wujiang River, the on-board camera clicked and took pictures non-stop, and without taking pictures, they could find strange places here and elsewhere with just the naked eye.

In a paddy field area on the ground of the Wujiang River, the snow on the ground has already melted, but what is revealed is not other rice seedlings, but a yellowing and dead scene, which is completely yellow from the air. Other than that, the village had become empty, as there was no sign of cooking smoke in the air. According to the signs of the past, even if it had been occupied by the Japanese, there should have been Japanese troops stationed here, but there were no fortifications built here.

"Let's go lower!" Gao Zhihang gave the order, and the two fighters lowered their altitude again, and now the altitude is only a few hundred meters, which is already a very dangerous altitude, because if there are anti-aircraft weapons on the ground, they will all be within the effective range of the enemy.

But the risk is worth it. Because now they can observe more clearly, they can clearly see the signs of lifelessness on the ground, and occasionally see cattle and sheep and other domestic animals dead on the side of the road, and the two immediately took pictures with the onboard camera.

Through the observation on the plane, Fu Guoqiang, who had excellent chemistry scores, realized that this may not be as simple as practical poison gas, and the enemy may have also used chemical weapons in this battle, otherwise it would not be possible to be so destructive to plants and the surrounding environment.

"Guoqiang, let's go back." Gao Zhihang gave another order, and the two fighters immediately climbed up, and after making a transfer, they flew towards Suzhou Airport.

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After the sun came out, the layers of thin snow on the ground began to melt, and the amount of snow in the Jiangnan area was not large, and the morning sun almost melted the snow accumulated in the previous days.

As soon as the snow melted, the ground began to become muddy, which was not a good thing for the 16th Division, which was quite mechanized, but they all knew that the road would freeze again at night, and it would not be too late to march by then.

The army stopped here, and the officers and soldiers also got a rare rest, and many people were tired after a few days of trekking, and this rare good weather and rest made many people start to serve their private sake, pry open the hot cans and taste them secretly.

Officers generally do not stop this kind of behavior, they can understand the plight of the officers and soldiers at the bottom, and a little alcohol can ward off the cold when it is cold, and the low content of sake will not have any effect on the individual.

Among the many people who secretly drank alcohol, Second Lieutenant Takeshi Noda, adjutant of the 3rd Brigade of the 9th Infantry Wing of the 19th Brigade, and Second Lieutenant Toshiaki Mukai, the leader of the artillery squad of the brigade, were also among them.

The two of them sat at a makeshift table and drank from time to time, and the man brought a plate of hot canned beef and rice balls, and the two of them ate and drank at the same time.

"Noda-kun, such a fine wine with beef is a waste!" Toshiaki Mukai took a sip of Noda's sake from the sake cup and said with regret.

Takeshi Noda put down his glass, he knew that this scheming Mukai must have thought of something good.

"Do you have any great ideas, Xiangjing-kun." Takeshi Noda leaned over and asked.

Xiang Jing pointed to the northeast and said, "We just passed through a village, and I saw that many rivers were frozen. There must be delicious fish in there, and now that the team is stationed, let's go catch a few. ”

Noda Yi frowned after hearing this: "I'm afraid this won't work, once the superior conveys the combat order, it will delay ......"

Before Noda Takeshi finished speaking, Mukai smiled and said, "Roaring West! So you're such a timid guy, haha. ”

Noda Takeshi was a little enraged, and he said angrily: "Xiangjing-kun, I'm worried that it will affect the combat mission!" Go and go, for the sake of delicious fish, even if you are punished. ”

Mukai Noda was a little angry, and he smiled and said, "Don't be angry. We are not far from here, not to mention that it is time to recuperate, and there will be no combat mission. ”

Mukai and Noda walked towards the village in the northeast with swords and pistols on their shoulders. The two talked and laughed as they left, and the unbridled laughter spread far and wide in the empty countryside.

"Ahh What are you happy about? A man with glasses and a camera called out to them. Mukai and Noda knew him, and he was a reporter with the army, Asaami.

"Asamumi-kun, what are you doing here?" Noda then asked.

Asami looked around and smiled: "I'll take a few photos, shouldn't the two of you also come to see the scenery?" ”

Asami said half-jokingly, and Noda and the two laughed. Noda told Asami the true purpose of their visit, and Asami was very happy to hear that he wanted to taste the fish flakes too.

The three of them made an appointment to move forward together, and after walking for more than a mile, they saw the river that Xiang Jing had said. The river is not small, but it has dried up a lot in autumn and winter, and only some water in the middle remains. Now from here you can only see some scenes in the river on the other side.

The three of them excitedly ran to the river, and at this time, on the bank close to them, a ragged Chinese peasant carried a fishing net and a net for fish, and the two met unexpectedly.

The farmer, who was about fifty years old and had shaved head and gray hair, was clearly frightened by what he saw, and threw all his nets and fish to the ground.

"What do I say, look, we'll have fish to eat as soon as we get here." Mukai laughed.

Noda walked over, and he picked the fish that the old man had caught with the * he carried, meaning that he disliked that these fish were too small. The water was too cold, and the old man could only cast his net on the shore, so the fish were not big.

"Let this guy go down and catch fish, haha! Just now I was wondering if I should use * to fry fish, but now it seems that there is no need. Mukai laughed fiercely.

Noda came over and talked to the old man, who obviously couldn't understand Japanese, and was frightened again, and his whole body trembled like chaff. Noda pointed to the water, then to the fish, gesturing in a sloppy manner.

The old man still didn't understand, so he simply knelt down in front of Noda and begged for mercy.

Thinking that the old man was unwilling, Noda grabbed him by the neck and dragged his thin body forward until he threw him into the icy river.

Watching the old man struggle in the icy river, Asami and Mukai laughed.

The old man climbed up with the last of his strength, already trembling unconscious, but Noda kicked him down again. The old man struggled hard in the river, and Noda stood on the shore and pulled out* and shouted at him, "Catch the fish quickly, or I'll kill you!" ”

The old man couldn't understand what he was saying, so he tried his last strength to swim to the opposite shore, and Noda saw that the old man wanted to run, so he hurriedly went around to the other side to chase after him.

At this time, only a gunshot was heard, and the old man fell into the river one by one, and the river was blood-red.

Xiang Jing took back the Southern Type 14 pistol and smiled: "Forty-nine!" Noda-kun, you're lagging behind! ”

Noda came over and shook his head and said, "This doesn't count!" I should have killed this. ”

"But you didn't do it!" Mukai laughed as if he had taken advantage of something. Noda scolded in frustration.

Shallow Sea was a little incomprehensible on the side, and explained to him the ins and outs, it turned out that the two had met from the Shanghai battlefield when they arrived in Nanjing, to see who would kill 100 Chinese first, and now this bet is still going on, so the one just now is considered a bet.

After hearing this, Asami was extremely interested, and he smiled: "It turns out that there is such an interesting gambling contract, you tell me, I will take a photo of the two of you and publish it in the newspaper." ”

As soon as they heard that there was a newspaper to read, the two were naturally very happy. The two chose a good angle and held * for Asami to take a photo, and this photo was published in the newspaper of the Japanese Daily News soon after, and became the object of imitation for a while.