Shang Zhen and the others finally avenged Erhanzi and Huzi.

They joined the ranks of defeated soldiers again, like tiny waves held by surging torrents and headed south.

There were many defeated soldiers, and there were all troops from all the central army of the Guangdong Army, but Shang Zhen and the others could of course hope to find the remaining troops of the 67th Army.

They can participate in battles between the various units of the Northeast Army, but they are never willing to join other troops.

Japanese planes still flew in from time to time to bomb and strafuse, and Japanese troops and scouts on the ground were also harassed.

However, the Japanese army caught up with too few troops, and they could only harass them, and could not have a significant impact on this defeated soldier like a torrent.

The roar of planes in front of him sounded again. Shang Zhen and the others saw a Japanese plane diving in front, then flying high again, and a huge column of smoke exploded on the ground.

Shang Zhen and the others could counterattack the Japanese scouts, but there was really no way to deal with the Japanese planes.

Fortunately, the Japanese plane had already flew away, and they finally arrived at the place where they had just been bombed by the Japanese plane.

There were some more bodies of Chinese officers and soldiers on the ground, and some officers and soldiers injured by the bomb were rolling and moaning on the ground.

After seeing this for too many cases, Shang Zhen and the others have become numb, or this is a kind of self-protection formed by humans after seeing the tragic situation.

They were unable to change the status quo, so they could only continue to move forward. But at this time, Shang Zhen found that the problem was coming because there was a fork in the road ahead.

One road points to the southeast direction, and the other road points to the southwest direction, but there are defeated soldiers on both roads, so where should they choose?

When they arrived here, the map in Shang Zhen’s hand was no longer recorded, and they could only listen to the officers and soldiers of other troops around them talking about the situation in various dialects. In the end, they chose to go southwest.

Because the officers and soldiers said that going southwest would be there, there was a Wufu line of defense, and if you walked further, you would arrive in Nanjing.

As for Nanjing, it is the capital of the Republic of China. I think the defense there should be the strongest.

If anyone else would choose to run there, Shang Zhen and the others would naturally go southwest.

But they didn't know that at this time the remaining troops of the Sixty-Seventh Army had already embarked on a different path, but they were heading southeast.

A torrent was divided into two halves, but it was still rolling forward. Everyone was rushing for hope of life, and Shang Zhen and the others parted ways with the people of the Sixty-Seventh Army.

"Where did that kid come from?" Wu Keyong, who was walking on the southwest path, asked Chang En beside him.

"He was recommended by Lu Cao. The letter said that when they were in Xi'an, they fought with the Military Control Commission." Chang En replied afterwards.

Wu Ke said "Oh" and didn't ask again. He was the commander of the army, and there were too many officers and soldiers he didn't know.

All familiar and unfamiliar lives passed away in front of him. It was already very good that he could think of Shang Zhen and his group.

The remaining troops of the 67th Army moved forward silently, and on the way, they also avoided the bombing of Japanese planes.

Until dusk, they encountered a river that lies across the river. The river was called Wusong River, which Shanghai people are used to call the Suzhou River.

The sunset was shining on the water with a faint light. If it was usually a beautiful scene, but at this time, many ragged and exhausted soldiers stood by the river, the situation seemed sad.

Unfortunately, the mystery is not only about this river, but also about the bridge on this river that has become a broken bridge.

The Broken Bridge, the place where the legendary White Snake and Xu Xian met in the Broken Bridge in West Lake.

But when the broken bridge is placed here, it seems that the life path of the Chinese officers and soldiers who are following this path is broken.

Everyone in the Sixty Army looked at Wu Keyong. As a soldier, Wu Keyong was not those sentimental young men and women, he only believed in his actions.

"Find a shallow place and swim directly!" Wu Keyong ordered.

The people below heard the order and were about to take action, but at this time, the roar of the plane came from the far-sighted one again, and the Japanese plane came again.

"Don't be afraid, I guess this is the last trip of the Japanese plane!" Wu Keyong exhaled his officers and soldiers.

Since there is a bridge here, there are people. Although the house has been blown up by Japanese planes and the walls collapsed, there is still a place to hide.

Regardless of whether it was from the Sixty-Seventh Army or from other troops, they looked for hidden objects and hid.

After the Japanese plane flew over, it surprisingly did not drop the bomb this time, but just fired it with a machine gun.

Perhaps the Japanese plane was tired, and after the bullet fired a bunch of smoke and dust between the broken walls, the plane flew away again.

The Chinese officers and soldiers on this bank of the river gathered again.

"Report to the commander, the water here is shallow." A soldier shouted, because at this time, there were already soldiers with good water properties swimming directly over.

According to other people's observations, the water is only a few meters from the center of the river to cover the top of the head.

"Everyone crossed the river!" Wu Ke waved his hand and ordered.

"Captain, come first, I will protect you!" Chang En said at this time.

"You should take people here first. After we pass this Jiang Japanese, it is impossible for them to chase after them. Think about this war, I, the commander, always have to be good at beginning and end until the end." Wu Keyong replied.

Now that things have come to this point, Chang En no longer insists. The entire Sixty-Seventh Army was almost wiped out. The commander wanted to start and end well, but Chang En had no reason to object.

Chang En crossed the river and looked back, and saw that Wu Keyong and the others were left on the other side of the shore.

He was about to call Wu Keyong and others to cross the river, but suddenly he saw a group of people walking towards the river on a small path in the distance.

Chang En was stunned for a moment, and he reached out and asked his guard for a telescope.

This time the Chinese army was in a retreat, so the Japanese army naturally could not miss this good opportunity to chase. Shang Zhen and the others lost contact with the Japanese army lying ambushed halfway.

Of course, Chang En could also think that the Japanese scouts might also dress up as people. He wanted a telescope to confirm the identities of those people.

But before his telescope was lifted up, he suddenly heard a gunshot!

"There are ghosts!" a soldier shouted.

Chang En instinctively fell to the ground, but when he looked at the other side, he saw Wu Keyong and the people around him had fallen into the Suzhou River, and his commander was actually shot!

All this happened so quickly that Chang En had no time to react!

At this time, he suddenly realized how big a mistake it was for Shang Zhen to be sent out without his knowledge.

If Shang Zhen and the others were there, the team should have set up a guard post next to it when crossing the river.

"Captain!" Chang En shouted as gunshots burst into pieces.

But the answer was still the sound of gunfire. He only saw a lot of waves splashing on the water, but he could no longer find Wu Keyong's shadow!

Postscript: Wu Keyong, the commander of the 67th Army of the Northeast Army, finally fulfilled his determination to justify the Northeast Army with his own sacrifice.

It’s just that the development of things is not based on Wu Keyong’s ideas during his lifetime.

Just after Wu Keyong sacrificed his life for the country, when the remnants of the 67th Army requested pensions from the National Government, they were sternly rejected by the Military Order. The reason was: "The Sixty-Seventh Army suddenly retreated, causing the entire army to suffer significant losses!"

Why is this happening?

It was just because Wu Keyong had participated in the Xi'an Incident during his lifetime and led his troops to confront the Central Army. Later, he tried to cooperate with Yu Xuezhong and other Northeast Army generals to rescue Zhang Xueliang in an armed manner, which is the so-called "cattle herding plan" (because Zhang Xueliang's zodiac sign).

Not only did Wu Keyong not prove that the Northeast Army was almost wiped out because of the almost complete annexation of the Sixty-Seventh Army, but the rest of the troops were also rebuked.

The Ministry of Military Affairs of the National Government even falsely accused Wu Keyong of rebelling against the enemy. In the end, the number of the 67th Army was revoked and reduced to the 108th Division, which was assigned to other Central Army.

At this point, the 67th Army of the Northeast Army has become a historical mist.

It was not until 1982 AD that General Wu Keyong's unjust case was rehabilitated by the Taiwanese authorities and was posthumously considered to be a martyr in the Republic of China.

In 1989 AD, the Kuomintang authorities in Taiwan moved Lieutenant General Wu Keyong and other participating generals to the Taiwan Martyrs' Temple for offering sacrifices.
Chapter completed!