Section XXXVII

Shenjingtang Village is about fifteen miles away from Qingpu, Zheng Pusheng rushed to the destination with a battalion in about half an hour, and then saw the situation, which made their previous high fighting spirit be suppressed by most of them, looking at the small village with green smoke not far ahead, and almost no complete house, everyone was a little confused, this is the place they want to hold? Is it the position where they are about to fight the devils? But this ruined ruin, which looked dilapidated, really didn't look like a place that could withstand the frenzied artillery fire of the Japanese army, and its solidity made everyone instinctively shake their heads.

Waving his hand to command the companies to disperse, Zheng Pusheng and his brothers touched into the village that had just been bombed little by little, on the ground, a huge crater was still exuding residual heat, and the thatched huts that were ignited made a "flutter" sound from time to time, as if shouting grief and indignation for this small village that was destroyed in an instant, however, this sound was too ordinary and ordinary to attract anyone's attention at all.

"Company commander, there are still living people here!" Liu Wenfeng's exclamation on the side broke the silence in the marching procession, and the people around almost all stopped when they heard this sound, they looked in the direction of Liu Wenfeng's finger, only to see that there was an arm almost covered by dust under a pile of stacked wooden blocks, and his eyes swept roughly, it was difficult to see that this was a human limb, and he didn't know how Liu Wenfeng found it.

And when everyone was watching, a finger at the front of the arm suddenly twitched, this action was very subtle, and on this "ruin", it seemed dispensable, even negligible, but in the eyes of everyone, this action was suddenly infinitely magnified, and everyone's nerves were hit hard by this action, and everyone took action, and suddenly rushed towards the pile of ruins.

Seeing this situation, Zheng Pusheng shouted anxiously: "Slow down, slow down, don't rush, don't mess around!" ”

Zheng Pusheng's shouting didn't seem to have much effect, the soldiers of the national army who were eager to save people carried a piece of Hanyang on their backs, and their free hands moved the messy wooden blocks above in twos and threes, and the remaining shovels and wooden pestles were inserted into the bottom of the wooden blocks, and the space around the arms was pried open little by little. And the person who originally had only one arm outside finally revealed his whole body at this moment.

It's just that when the last piece of broken wood pressed on this body was lifted, there was no excitement, no cheers, everyone was stunned on the spot as if they were electrocuted, looking at everything in front of them in a daze, and there were even bursts of "creaking" sounds from clenched fists, and the breathing sound of everyone around them was also more rapid at this moment, and it seemed that endless anger could burst out at any time.

Finally, some people around couldn't stand the excitement of the scene in front of them, and roared loudly: "Little devil of dog day, Lao Tzu wants to eat your flesh, drink your blood, and break your corpses into thousands of pieces......"

The frenzied shouts resounded all around, but no one stopped them. Looking at the scene in front of him, even the stone clenched his fists, gritted his teeth, narrowed his eyes slightly, and from time to time revealed a trace of terrifying coldness, and the dangerous aura revealed on his body seemed to be much stronger than ever.

In front of him, there was a scene that deeply touched the weakness of everyone's hearts, a long hair dyed white by dust hung down wantonly, covering the face of this body, this woman with outstretched arms, the body stained with dust, knelt on the ground at this moment, and used her own flesh and blood to defend a small space under her, and there, there was a baby in swaddling clothes, in this situation of almost being buried alive, this baby was safe and sound at the moment, Greedily sucking on a * stuffed into his mouth, this little guy who has no independent consciousness is showing a satisfied expression on his face, unaware of the human tragedy happening around him.

The heart of the stone was shaken, and the fallen brothers of Pao Ze also made him sigh and cry, and the departure of Zhou Wu, Tietou, Luo Fang and other brothers constantly made him feel the cruelty of the war, and all this, compared to the picture in front of him, it seemed so pale and powerless, I have heard the commanders say countless times, it is a kind of glory for soldiers to die on the battlefield, and it is the fate of these soldiers, if the death of these brothers is tragic, What should the defenseless mother in front of her be when she uses her flesh and blood to resist the invincible external force without hesitation in order to protect her child?

Shame, the real shame of being a soldier, in the face of such a tragic picture, the stone felt for the first time the heaviness of the four words "protect the family and defend the country", when the people who need their protection can only use this way to protect their relatives, this is really a slap in the face of them, and they can't find the direction.

"What the fuck are you doing? Hurry up and save people! Zheng Pusheng roared angrily, roaring and waking up the people who were stunned around, and the quiet surroundings, in his roar, also burst out with greater enthusiasm again.

"Battalion commander, this big girl is not saved, the back of her head has been smashed by something!" A platoon commander immediately reported loudly after checking it.

"Where's that kid! How are the little ones? Zheng Pusheng wanted to go up to check the situation in person, but the front was already crowded with people, and there was no room for him at all, which made him anxious.

"Asleep, this little bunny is asleep!" A soldier said incredulously, but he was immediately kicked, obviously dissatisfied with his shouting at the moment, as if he was afraid of waking up the baby, this living little life at this moment greatly diluted the previous grief and sadness, and also made the sound of gnashing teeth disappear temporarily.

A middle-aged corporal came over with the baby wrapped in swaddling clothes and asked cautiously, "Battalion commander, what should I do with this child?" His mother is dead now, and she can't find milk to drink, so she will starve to death. ”

Zheng Pusheng is not married, and his experience in this area is almost zero, and when he hears this, he also feels a headache, but a life that has survived so hard is in front of them, so he naturally wants to do his best to let him continue to live, so Zheng Pusheng does not hesitate to divide some strength at this moment.

Looking at the corporal holding the baby in his hand, the movements in his hands were similar, Zheng Pusheng asked, "Have you ever held a child before?" ”

"Hugged, hugged, our two little rabbit cubs have been hugged by me since I was a child!" Excitedly said, the corporal's expression immediately dimmed again, the cruel reality, whether he can go back alive is still unknown, undoubtedly suppressed everyone's emotions to the maximum, in the face of the pressure of survival, everything has become a luxury.

Looking at the corporal's instantaneous changing expression, where would Zheng Pusheng not know his mood fluctuations, but this kind of thing didn't start at all, and all the words of persuasion looked pale and powerless in the face of death, for this reason, he didn't waste any time, so he turned to the company commander and said: "Find a few brothers to escort him to Qingpu, see if you can find a family to send this child out, our Qiu Ba's hands are stained with blood, and the natural Rakshasa life, don't infect the child, this year of chaos, I hope this child's spirit in heaven can bless him! ”

The first company commander nodded, and immediately said to a close brother beside him: "Take the brothers of the third class to go, and you must find a family that can support the children." ”

The squad leader beside him frowned and said: "Company commander, this kind of person is too difficult to find now, and most of the people in this vicinity have been evacuated, and they haven't left yet, it is estimated that because the conditions are too poor, they can't go far at all." ”

I have to say that what this squad leader said is very reasonable, Zheng Pusheng also nodded in agreement: "If you really can't do it, send it to the regiment headquarters to find a regimental seat, let's be soldiers and fight devils, in order to protect the family and defend the country, a little life in front of you, you can't say anything like this, with these children, the country has hope and successor." ”

With the battalion commander's explanation and the final place, the pressure on the squad leader was obviously much less, and they didn't dare to stay after looking at the sleeping baby, for fear that they would not be able to coax the cry after waking up, and after saluting the battalion commander, they left quickly.

Watching this group of people leave, Zheng Pusheng felt like he had put down a big stone in his heart, let out a long sigh, looked at the village that had become a ruin, and looked at the "great" corpse on the side, Zheng Pusheng said sharply: "Immediately start cleaning up the surroundings, as soon as the company commander, this village will be handed over to your company and machine gun company." ”

The commander of the first company looked around, there was a ruin and a broken wall, almost undefendable, however, the corpse on the side seemed to give them endless strength, so he responded with full anger: "Battalion commander, rest assured, as long as there is one brother in our two companies, we will definitely not let a little devil go over!" ”

Zheng Pusheng nodded, the commander of the second company was killed in the bombing of enemy planes early yesterday morning, so he said to the deputy of the second company: "You take the second company with me, go and see if there is a suitable place to block first, it seems that it will take a lot of time to arrange this place." ”

At this time, Shi was very depressed, the entire first battalion, as far as his three companies had the smallest number of people, after withdrawing from Luodian, the personnel had not been replenished, not to mention that there had been several bloody battles near Xiaoliuhe, seeing that the other three companies seemed to have something to do, he hurriedly said: "Battalion commander, what should we do with our third company?" ”

Zheng Pusheng turned his head and looked at the dozen or so figures of the three sparse lala, and his heart couldn't help but feel sour, this is the old army he started, and now there are only a few people left, and the old faces among them are even less pitiful, however, what makes him a little relieved is that these dozen people are all battle-hardened soldiers, especially the unpredictable skills of the stone, which is the only one he has ever seen, thinking of this, the idea of leaving the stone in the village has changed, he gritted his teeth and said: "Come with me to the front!" ”