I smiled and nudged Wei February's shoulder: "Our grandfather, who is almost eighty years old, doesn't think like you, how old are you?" ”

Wei Eryue shrugged helplessly: "I told you earlier that I am an old monster who has lived for hundreds of years. She scares me as she speaks.

Since Wei Eryue has lost contact with his parents, he has no money left. Still, she generously treated me to a hearty Western meal. The foreman heard that today was for Wei February's birthday, so he gave a small cake with candles and a birthday song played by the White Russian band in the store, but the quality of the food was a little flattering. The meat of filet mignon is loose and stuffed, in the words of Wei February, it is "the taste of an old cow who has retired"; As for the coffee, I don't know what ingredients are added, and the greasy sweetness is still astringent.

I complained with a bitter face: "Oh my God, the level of this food has dropped too quickly." But after listening to the explanation of the restaurant manager, I felt that this was unavoidable. In fact, during the entire period of the fall of Shanghai, the phenomenon of replacing products with products because of the shortage of materials became a microcosm of the times. And this ambiguous Western-style meal was by no means the most unpalatable I've ever had.

Someone at the next table was talking about a big piece of news that happened last night, and I heard about it on the radio early in the morning. However, no matter how clever those announcers are, their skills are still inferior to those of ordinary working people. I didn't expect that this news would become a more tragic story than "Jing Ke's assassination of Qin" under people's word of mouth.

It turned out that the battle of the Nationalist Army was not smooth these days, and under the premeditated outflanking attack of the Japanese and the cooperation of the sea and air, even though the Nationalist Army sent the main force of the main force, it still failed to fundamentally reverse the situation. However, unlike the previous rout of throwing away armor, this battle has played out the spirit and cohesion of the Chinese.

In particular, General Xie Jinyuan led only one battalion of soldiers to defend the Sixing Warehouse, which made every Shanghai citizen enthusiastic. In people's impression, it was "800 brave men" who guarded this reinforced concrete fortress, but in fact, only 400 people repelled the Japanese army's attacks again and again.

When many citizens heard the news, they ignored the threat of Japanese planes and guns, and came to the other side of the bank one after another, supporting the soldiers in their bloody struggle with loudspeakers and banners and buntings. And what is even more unexpected is that Yang Huimin, a girl scout who is only a teenager, is excited and sleepless because of the heroic deeds of these soldiers who are not afraid of death. A thought suddenly crossed her mind: "I'm going to help our brave defenders!" ”

Many times, people think about it and think that they have done it, but Yang Huimin is not. She returned to her lodgings, wrapped a flag tightly around her body, and crawled forward along the barbed wire fence around the four rows of warehouses. Bullets grazed her face, leaving a burning pain, and the shells exploded around her, knocking her almost out of hearing. But the god of luck miraculously favored her, and she successfully passed through the rain of bullets and brought the national flag to Xie Jinyuan. This national flag hunted on the roof of the warehouse, and it also became the embodiment of the Chinese indomitable national spirit.

I pondered for a long time, and after a long time, I said, "I really didn't expect her to be so brave, and I really hope that I can do something tangible for our soldiers like her." ”

Wei February's comforted me: "You have saved so many soldiers, and you are no worse than that Girl Scout. It's just that you're an unsung hero, and no one will ever know you've done so much. ”

I think about it, there are always only a few people who can go down in history in the war, and most of them will always be unknown.

At this time, people were looking forward to the battle of the Sixing Warehouse would be the "shot in the arm" of the Battle of Songhu, and the situation of this war would be completely reversed from then on. However, the cruel reality is that this battle is just a "return to the light" before the death, and the lonely battle has caused a sensation in the entire Shanghai Tang and has become the last shining point of the Battle of Songhu. After four days and nights of hard fighting, General Xie Jinyuan was ordered by the command to retreat into the public concession. On this day, the Japanese forcibly crossed the Suzhou Creek and blockaded Nanshi, and the Chinese army officially abandoned all positions east of Nanxiang and on the north bank of the Suzhou Creek.

For dinner that day, the whole family ate no food, and everyone did not speak, only occasionally heard a few crisp sounds of utensils colliding. Grandfather's throat was still bad, and from time to time he let out a few weird "grunt" sounds, which made everyone's already nervous mood even more anxious. It was rare for my father to come back for dinner, which added a bit of weirdness to the already oppressive atmosphere.

After a long while, my grandfather finally broke the embarrassing silence, his question did not specifically point, but everyone knew that this was addressed to my father: "I heard that the Japanese have reached Nanshi, is this battle about to be lost?" ”

Father was obviously very embarrassed, he must know a lot of inside information that we don't know, but the nature of his work determines that many things cannot be easily revealed: "Dad, things on the battlefield are changing rapidly, and no one will know the final outcome until the last moment. ”

Everyone in this family has reached unprecedented unity since the start of the war, not only because of the concern for their lives, but also because of the affection that blood is thicker than water. My grandfather still insisted on receiving an affirmative reply: "This is at home, and it is not what you are asked to speak at the conference and say so many high-sounding words?" I know that you are now an official, but you must know that even if you achieve the position of chairman, you are still my son. ”

My father sighed, exchanged glances with my mother, and then said: "Dad, the chairman also knows that this battle is difficult to fight, and now that the Japanese are so strong, the Chinese army is basically hitting a stone with an egg to fight head-on, and it is difficult to win the battle." Either way, the concession is safe. I don't think those Japanese people are so stupid as to drag the Western powers into the water, so everyone's safety can be guaranteed here. ”

My father did not directly disclose the strategic arrangement of the national army, but everyone could clearly hear from his words that the national army was about to retreat. Grandfather's eyes widened in disbelief: "Is that Chairman Jiang going to leave us here to fend for ourselves?" What is this, it is simply like the shame of Jingkang, it can be described as a sinner of the nation! ”