Chapter 1614 Don’t forget the national humiliation
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“Can’t grab it”
Li Sui'an sighed, "Even if we grab the grain, the Japs in Huaiyang City won't give us time to transport it back, and we don't have that many ships."
Zhao Jinyu said happily, "It will be good if I can kill so many Japanese and cavalry at once this time."
"That's true"
Li Sui'an agreed, "Our mission is to contain the enemy. If our logistics supplies are attacked, and we have brought in so many cavalry, our goal has been achieved.
If the Japanese take the risk of crossing the river next time, they might have a chance to deal a cruel blow to them!"
"It's best to come quickly," Zhao Jinyu muttered expectantly.
After a few brief chats, the cavalry company commanded by Ma Jintao successfully crossed the Yellow River.
Almost immediately, the soldiers responsible for cleaning the battlefield also brought back the last boatload of loot.
Not in a hurry to leave, Ma Jintao and Li Sui'an raised their telescopes and looked at the other side one after another. The other soldiers either dismounted and talked in various dialects and minority languages, or let the helpers who came to deal with them and their horses.
Wounds on the body.
About half an hour later, Li Sui'an was the first to shout "Here we come!", and the others immediately focused their attention on the other side.
Although the distance was a bit far, because the weather was not bad, Weiran could still vaguely see the grain transport team still parked at the intersection in the distance.
Because of the lack of mules and horses to drag them, and because of the panic and threat caused by the few shells just now, this grain transport team still stayed in place at this time.
After a moment, Wei Ran, who squinted his eyes, vaguely saw what seemed to be a team coming from the direction of Huaiyang City.
"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Just at this moment, the dull sound of a series of artillery fire came from the direction behind Wei Yan.
Although the only four or five artillery pieces were of different calibers and models, after the first round of calibration, the accuracy of this bombardment was particularly frightening!
After the first round of shells was fired, the grain transport team, and even the Japanese troops that had just rushed over and were preparing to organize their troops to chase towards the river embankment, were immediately turned upside down by the bombs and scattered in a panic.
cover.
"Let's go!"
Ma Jintao put down the telescope and waved his hand, "We have nothing to do from now on, let's go back to camp!"
"Qiang! Qiang! Qiang!"
All the cavalrymen, including Wei Ran, responded by hitting their stirrups with their blood-stained sabers.
Almost in the blink of an eye, the cavalry company left the river embankment and disappeared from the telescopic sight of the Japanese on the other side.
As the horse galloped all the way, Wei Ran also took out the opportunity to take out his wind-up Robert's camera and took several photos of the cavalry who had just won the battle from various angles.
Perhaps it was Li Sui'an's deliberate arrangement, or it was the deliberate protection of Zhao Jinyu and other surrounding cavalry. Wei Ran was not injured this time, but it does not mean that no one else was injured.
In fact, most of these cavalrymen were not as old as the guards. Some of them had large or small, deep or shallow wounds made by the opponent's sabers in the fight with the Japanese cavalry. Some were hit by bullets, and only in the
When I was watching the results of the battle at the river embankment, I had to bandage them hastily.
Some of them didn't even survive. Their cold bodies were picked up by their comrades and put on their horses. Only the lonely horses were left, following the horse team to continue running to a place that could barely be called "home".
With.
Amidst the mixed emotions of the joy of victory and the sadness of the death of their comrades in action, the cavalry company finally rushed back to the threshing floor.
Without rest at all, everyone buried the bodies of the seven or eight soldiers who had been brought back after their sacrifices on a piece of abandoned farmland not far from the threshing floor.
There are already many old and new tombs here. On the stone pillars that were knocked down and scattered not far away, you can still barely see the words "Ancestral Tomb of So-and-so".
And those sacrificed cavalrymen were buried in this ancestral mausoleum of unknown families, without even a monument.
"salute!"
The commander of the cavalry agent company, Ma Jintao, who remounted his horse, roared, and the other soldiers who had mounted their horses raised their cavalry swords to their chests, slashed them diagonally downwards, and struck them hard on the wet stirrups.
"Qiang! Qiang! Qiang!"
Amidst the uniform knocking sounds, the war horses also kicked their hooves uneasily, and those war horses that lost their partners even neighed.
"Brothers! The Heavenly Gate is open!" Ma Jintao roared loudly after finishing the knocking.
"Brothers! The Heavenly Gate is open!" The rest of the warriors roared their unique blessings in unison and beat the stirrups again.
At the same time, Wei Ran couldn't help but raise his camera and clicked the shutter towards the cavalry who were trying their best to hide their sorrow and suppress their hatred.
After the short ceremony, silence returned to the threshing floor. Only then did the injured warriors agree to receive further treatment. Those who were not injured worked together in groups of three and two to bring buckets of clean water to wash themselves.
and war horses.
"Do we have to die so many people every time?" Wei Ran asked curiously, carrying a bucket of water.
“Not enough today”
Li Sui'an said while washing his bay-red horse, "We lost more than thirty brothers at once."
"We are cavalry, cavalry with swords to kill people."
Zhao Jinyu said nonchalantly, "How can any cavalry be immortal? They will die sooner or later."
Hearing this, Wei Ran couldn't help but open his mouth, but put down the iron-toothed brush he had just picked up. After wiping the water stains on his body and hands, he took out the camera tucked into his arms again and pointed the lens at Li Sui'an and Zhao.
The golden and jade duo.
"You still have a camera with you?"
Zhao Jinyu asked in surprise, and a smile appeared on his face the second before Wei Ran pressed the shutter.
"I have it with me." Wei Ran nodded, "Let me take some pictures for you."
"Let's take some pictures for everyone!"
Zhao Jinyu said, put his fingers into his mouth and blew a loud whistle, then stood on the edge of the well and shouted loudly, "Brothers, please clean the horses later and put on new clothes! Brother Wei, give us some pictures."
Photo!”
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Just like the anti-Japanese warriors who fought in the virgin forest in the ice and snow, these cavalry warriors from all over the motherland were so excited about the opportunity to be photographed that they even brushed their horses very carefully.
In this lively atmosphere, these warriors who had just come off the battlefield cleaned their horses and even polished their sabers until they shone coldly. Then they took a bath in the cold well water and went back in groups to change.
I put on a new military uniform that I usually hate to wear.
When these soldiers mounted their horses again, even Ma Jintao and the injured put on clean clothes and tried their best to cover their wounds and came over.
There was no discussion, and there was no need to discuss it at all. The soldiers of this cavalry company led their horses to the tombs. Surrounding the graves that were no higher than the legs of the horses, they once again stood side by side with their former comrades.
There were about two hundred people, and Wei Ran really couldn't take a photo of each of them. There were only four rolls of film in his camera bag and camera.
The only thing he could do was to press the shutter button as many times as possible and use as many negatives as possible to separate and capture this large group photo clearly, and then put each part together again when he had the opportunity in the future.
In addition, he also took several additional group photos of the cavalry company as a platoon unit.
It was also through the opportunity of taking photos that he learned that all the box cannon pistols equipped by the pistol platoon led by Li Sui'an were purchased by Ma Jintao and the regiment commander Ma out of their own pockets. Their purpose was naturally to kill the enemy.
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After taking a few additional individual and group photos of the company commander, the regiment commander who came after hearing the news, and several staff officers, adjutants, etc., Wei Ran only had two rolls of film left in his hand.
Fortunately, the group leader, also named Ma, patted his chest and promised to find an opportunity to help him get some film.
Although he didn't know when the promised film would arrive, Captain Ma was extra generous and rewarded Wei Ran with 200 rounds of pistol ammunition. This was an absolute surprise.
After seeing off the "group seat", Wei Ran immediately divided the two hundred rounds of ammunition into four parts and tried to distribute them to Company Commander Ma, Li Sui'an and Zhao Jinyu.
"I still need you to give me bullets?"
Ma Jintao smiled and patted Wei Ran on the shoulder, "Let's divide it among you three. I'll ask Xiaobai to give you two hundred rounds as a thank you gift later.
Brother Wei Ran, you have to develop the photo as soon as possible, I am also preparing to send it back to Jin Yu’s sister."
"How about you just send the film back?"
Wei Ran, who was holding the horse, asked, "He didn't get the butt bag with the developing solution this time, and he didn't know where to go to develop the photos right now."
On the contrary, he knew from the documents and files that Xia Shushi had found for him that they would have several fierce battles in the near future.
What's more, the return mission requirement this time is "fight to the death". In this case, it is better to send the film out now.
"That's okay"
Company Commander Ma gave each of the three of them a cigarette and said, "Looking at the days, it's almost time for the messenger to arrive. I'll tell him when the time comes. Jin Yu, you should also think about these things for your sister."
"Go and have a rest. We probably have to run a bit tomorrow morning."
After saying that, Captain Ma waved to the groom Bai Yuguang who was following him, "Go get two hundred rounds of ammunition for Wei Ran."
"Yes!" Bai Yuguang stood at attention and saluted, and quickly disappeared. Company Commander Ma also walked towards the yard where the regimental leader was.
"Let's go! Go back and drink!"
Wei Ran whispered the invitation. Zhao Jinyu and Li Sui'an also remembered that Wei Ran had hidden a jug of good wine.
By the time they returned to their west wing, Bai Yuguang had already sent two hundred rounds of pistol ammunition. In addition, a large pot of offal and a pot of noodles were placed on the raised kang table.
"This food is really good," Wei Ran couldn't help but say.
"A few days ago, a few horses were seriously injured and failed to survive," Li Sui'an explained casually, "otherwise they wouldn't be able to eat meat."
"I thought it was beef offal..." Wei Ran grinned. This pot of offal was braised with plenty of ingredients and was extremely delicious. He really didn't taste it.
“Where can I get cows to eat?”
Before Zhao Jinyu finished speaking, he had already placed the small wine bowl on the table again, urging Wei Ran to pour the wine quickly, "It's just noodles because we robbed the grain transport team last time. Everyone brought a
After a bag of white noodles, I had a chance to eat it.
Let me tell you, it’s all because we killed so cleanly last time. Look at today’s grain transport team. They only have a few large trucks in total. As for the Japanese and puppet troops who sent so many people,
Guard?"
"If we didn't send so many people to guard it, we could have a few more meals of white noodles."
Li Sui'an sighed as he helped everyone fish out the noodles, "Look, these noodles are quite yellow, and they've started to be mixed with wheat flour again."
"It's much better than eating pancakes mixed with bran. There are so many refugees out there eating tree bark."
Zhao Jinyu was extremely contented. As he spoke, he took out the plate of fried peanuts that he had not eaten a few bites of yesterday and placed it on the table.
Similarly, Wei Ran took out the kettle under the cover of the Japanese backpack, filled it for everyone, and placed the kettle directly on the table.
"Come! Do one first!" Zhao Jinyu had already picked up the wine bowl as he spoke.
"Are there many people who eat bark?" Wei Ran asked after picking up the wine bowl and clinking it with the two of them.
“It’s good if you can eat the bark of the tree.”
Li Sui'an, who was also holding a wine bowl, explained, "Since the embankment burst last year, alas... Yi Zi has eaten each other."
"If you ask me, that bitch Chiang..."
"Jinyu!"
Li Sui'an glared at Zhao Jinyu, "Come, drink!"
Seeing this, Wei Ran knew he shouldn't continue this topic, and before Zhao Jinyu could speak, he also moved the wine bowl in his hand forward, clinked glasses again and said, "Come on, come on! I have wine today and I'll get drunk today!"
Have a drink!”
Hearing this, Zhao Jinyu shook his head feebly, put the wine bowl to his mouth and gurgled all the wine into his stomach.
While Wei Ran was pouring the wine, Li Sui'an also scooped up a spoonful of offal and poured it on the noodles, and then distributed it to Wei Ran and Zhao Jinyu.
However, perhaps because of the topic that had just begun and was stopped by tacit agreement, this meal inevitably became particularly difficult to swallow, and even the pot of wine tasted a bit unpleasant when combined.
After filling his stomach haphazardly, Wei Ran put away the remaining half a bottle of wine. After Zhao Jinyu and Li Sui'an stacked the empty dishes and put them aside, they placed the more than 400 rounds of ammunition they had just exchanged for taking photos on the table.
Divide into three roughly equal portions.
"Anyone who has a chance to meet you is welcome."
Wei Ran said, and took out the film he had taken before, put it into the sealed tube, tightened it and handed it to Zhao Jinyu, "This film hasn't been washed yet. Don't take it out. It will be ruined. You should also remind you in the letter."
Sister, ask her to find a photo studio to handle it."
"Don't worry, I will remind my sister in the letter."
Zhao Jinyu said as he put the two sealed tubes into his Japanese backpack.
"I don't know how long it will take to kill all the Japanese."
Li Sui'an sighed while pressing the bullets for the cannon he was using in a box with poems engraved on it, "If the Japanese are not destroyed and will not return to Sichuan, I don't know if I will have a chance to come back alive."
"There will be a day, and you will come back alive." Wei Ran promised seriously.
But to Li Sui'an's ears, this assurance sounded particularly pale, just like... just as pale and desperate as the assurance he made to Hu Bazhi and others in the white mountains and black waters.
