Feng Shengfa waited in Hankou for seven days, but in the end he still did not wait for the 19th Brigade, Yu Jishi was in De'an and urged by two telegrams a day, no way, Feng Shengfa could only let the chief of staff Yang Shao Renjie stay in Hankou to continue to wait, and then take the 58th Division to Ezhou by boat, and then walk from Ezhou to De'an.

Feng Shengfa couldn't wait for the 19th Brigade to leave first, but the families of the 19th Brigade never gave up.

Shu Mohan brought the roll from the rented apartment, and really lived in the square outside Hankou Station, Lao Shu was determined this time, and he died here if he didn't get the news, and the staff at the station repeatedly told Shu Mohan that all the locomotives and wagons stranded in Zhengzhou had been sent to Wuhan, and it was impossible for any more trains to come down, but Lao Shu said that he would not give up anything.

In the desperate and helpless waiting, there were really groups of national army routs appeared outside Hankou Station, they fell behind in the battlefield of eastern Henan, and failed to catch the train in Zhengzhou, so they could only march on foot along the Pinghan Railway, from Zhengzhou to Wuhan thousands of miles They walked for more than half a month, and people became mud monkeys.

Shu Mohan searched in the rout, but still did not find Shu Tongwen.

Yu Huan and Ye Ruxue didn't give up, they have also come to the station many times in the past half a month, hoping that a miracle will happen, when walking past Shu Mohan's roll of covers, Ye Ruxue couldn't help but look at the middle-aged man again, there are not many military families who have insisted on coming to the station for more than half a month, and the middle-aged man in front of him is undoubtedly the most persistent.

"Uncle, are you waiting for someone?" Perhaps out of sympathy for the same disease, Ye Ruxue said hello to Shu Mohan.

"Well, wait for my son." Shu Mohan removed his glasses from the bridge of his nose, took out a handkerchief and carefully wiped the mirror, and put them back on before he finally saw the appearance of the two girls in front of him, two very young and beautiful little girls, and the one who greeted him just now should be the girl in front of him who was dressed fashionably and carried a camera on her chest.

"Are you...... Reporter? Shu Mohan asked uncertainly.

Ye Ruxue smiled and asked, "Which unit is your son from?" ”

"My son is from the 74th Division of the 58th Army." Schremham said proudly, "A hard-nosed army. ”

"Also from the 58th Division?" Ye Ruxue's beautiful eyes lit up, and then asked, "Uncle, which regiment of the 58th Division does your son belong to, isn't it also the 19th Independent Brigade?" "The large force of the 74th Army has arrived in Hankou half a month ago, and now it has gone to De'an, Jiangxi, and the 19th Brigade has not yet been established.

"That's right, my son is from the 19th Independent Brigade." Shu Mohan asked again, "You are also waiting for them?" ”

Ye Ruxue hummed lightly: "As early as the Battle of Songhu, I met Captain Xu of the Nineteenth Brigade, and I have always wanted to do an exclusive interview with him, but I have never had the opportunity. The expression on Ye Ruxueqiao's face darkened as she spoke, and she said softly, "I don't know if there will be such an opportunity in the future......

Wuhan is not far ahead, and you can even clearly hear the whistle of the ferry sailing on the Yangtze River, and the towering chimneys of the Hanyang Industrial Zone, like javelins reaching the sky.

Xu Nineteen turned around, and more than 100 remnants of the Nineteenth Brigade followed him.

From Zhengzhou to Wuhan, more than a thousand miles, they finally persevered, hunger failed to defeat them, the white eyes of the old folks in western Henan did not crush them, and the bull-haired bandits along the way did not stop them, more than 180 remnants, including Wang Yidao and more than a dozen other seriously wounded, were stunned that none of them were left behind.

At this moment, in this situation, Xu Shijiu couldn't help but feel a sense of pride in his heart, although the number of the 19th Route Army was no longer there, but the military soul of the 19th Route Army survived tenaciously in the 19th Brigade, like the 19th Route Army, the 19th Brigade is an iron army that cannot be dragged or defeated

Hunger, injuries, misunderstandings, white eyes, and even hatred are nothing, and the 19th Brigade cannot be defeated.

"Brothers, raise your head" Xu Shijiu handed the stretcher to Gao Shenxing, turned around and climbed onto the railway embankment, and shouted at the remnants of more than 100 people looking up at the roadbed, "The battle of Lanfeng, we didn't lose, Little Japan didn't win, we are not defeated, we all raise our heads and sing military songs"

Li Zihan jumped on the roadbed, waved his hands and sang: "The wind and clouds are rising, the mountains and rivers are moving, ready to sing"

The wind and clouds rise, the mountains and rivers move,

The Whampoa Army is strong,

The revolutionary warrior Ya Jingzhong.

Jin Ge Iron Horse, a hundred battles on the battlefield,

Ann is a pioneer inside and outside.

Sweep vertically and horizontally, revive China,

Invincible and make great contributions.

The flag is shining, the golden drum is sounding,

The dragon and tiger leap mighty,

Loyalty, sincerity, and discipline.

Mobile offensive, brave and composed,

Surprise attack initiative and resourcefulness.

Treat each other with all sincerity, unite and be self-reliant,

Annihilate the enemy, Kai sings.

During the chat, Ye Ruxue and Yu Huan already knew that Shu Mohan was Shu Tongwen's old father, so they were naturally very happy, especially Yu Huan, who regarded Shu Mohan as his future father-in-law, and Shu's mother, who came over to bring breakfast to Lao Shu, also liked Huan very much, but when she thought that Shu Tongwen still had no news, she couldn't help but turn her back and secretly wipe her tears.

Shu's mother cried, Yu Huan also cried, zuihou Ye Ruxue also wiped her tears, Lao Shu was very confident in the 19th Brigade and his son, and said, "What are you crying about? Although there is no news from the 19th Brigade, I absolutely believe that such a hard-nosed army will be wiped out by Little Japan, and they will definitely come back. ”

At this time, a very loud singing voice suddenly came from afar.

The three women wiped their tears relatively together, it was the saddest time, and they didn't pay attention to it at all, but Shu Mohan heard it, he listened sideways for a moment, and suddenly pulled Shu's mother's sleeve and said, "Madam, listen." ”

"What?" Shu's mother wiped away the tears on her face and looked back at Lao Shu blankly.

"Singing" Ye Ruxue heard it, and said softly, "Army Song of the National Revolutionary Army"

"It must be the 19th Brigade" Shu Mohan didn't know where the confidence came from, and shouted, "It must be the 19th Brigade, it must be them, it must be the officers and soldiers of the 19th Brigade who are back."

"Where, where is the Nineteenth Brigade?" Before the words fell, an old woman suddenly rushed over from the oblique thorn, grabbed Shu Mohan's sleeve, and behind the old woman, there were seven or eight young women or girls, and the old woman asked eagerly, "Sir, where is the 19th team, where is my second egg?" ”

"Ah Niang, look, there" A young girl suddenly screamed in surprise.

The old woman, Shu Mohan and his wife, Ye Ruxue, Yu Huan, and the military families waiting in the station square and the pedestrians passing nearby turned their heads one after another, and then, at the end of the field of vision, on the railway that seemed to extend to the horizon, a ragged national army unit appeared, and they were singing military songs and slowly driving towards the station.

At the front of the national army, a flag was flying in the wind.

The distance is getting closer and closer, and the faces of the group of national soldiers are already vaguely recognizable, although they are full of scars, although they are tired, although they are ragged and unkempt, but the heads of each national army are held high, and they are singing with all their strength, and the majestic and loud singing voice penetrates the void and reaches the station.

Although the military flag was broken and faded, it was washed very cleanly, and the handwriting on it was also clear and legible, so Shu Mohan read it out word by word: The 19th Independent Brigade of the 58th Division of the 74th Army of the National Revolutionary Army, read Zuihou, Shu Mohan was already in tears, and he came back, the 19th Brigade really came back, and they really came back alive.

"Niang Laozi" A figure suddenly rushed out of the ranks of the national army, howling all the way to the old woman who was still chattering with Shu Mohan just now, kneeling down, hugging the old woman's legs and crying, crying and howling, "Niang Laozi, my son is back, my son is back alive......"

Ye Ruxue also saw Xu Shijiu, who was walking at the front of the queue, and tears suddenly burst out of her eyes.

In the corner of the square, the door of a sedan suddenly opened, Wang Yulan's pretty figure jumped out of the carriage, and then rushed forward with open arms.

Yu Huan and Shu's mother were anxiously looking for Shu Tongwen's figure among the more than 100 defeated soldiers, however, after searching for more than 100 remnants of the 19th Brigade, they didn't see Shu Tongwen's figure, Yu Huan and Shu's mother didn't want to believe it, and found it over and over again among the more than 100 remnants, and Shu's mother even walked among the remnants.

Shu Mohan also couldn't accept this cruel truth, but he endured it so that he didn't cry.

Xu Shijiu walked slowly to Shu Mohan, stood upright, and saluted on the ground, and then said, "Mr. Shu, Awen, he ......."

"Sir Xu, don't say it, I know, I know it." Shu Mohan waved his hand to stop Xu Shijiu and didn't let him continue.

"Mr. Shu already knows?" Xu Shijiu was not without his stunnedness, so he was relieved, thinking that Ah Wen must have found the Communist Party and reported his father's safety through the channels of the Communist Party.

In fact, what Shu Mohan said was not the case at all, he thought that Xu Shijiu was going to report his son's death to him, so he refused to listen, Lao Shu tried his best to control his emotions, but the tears in his eyes couldn't stop, although as early as the day his son joined the army, Lao Shu had a premonition that there would be such a day, but when this day really came, he found that he still couldn't bear it, this is his only son

"Awen, son, my son......" Shu's mother collapsed to the ground, her hands fluttering to the sky and crying.

Xu Shijiu was at a loss, didn't Ah Wen just go to Yan'an to join the Communist Party, as for being sad like this?

"I don't believe it, Awen he won't die, Awen he will definitely not die" Yu Huan tightly held the bullet necklace given to her by Shu Tongwen, and the whole person had fallen into hysterical madness.

"Dead?" Xu Nineteen was stunned, feeling a little funny, but he couldn't laugh, although Shu Tongwen didn't die, he just went to Yan'an, but what about the other more than 1,000 brothers in the Nineteenth Brigade? They really died on the battlefield of Lanfeng, and they could never come back to reunite with their relatives.