In the dusk, a desperate Japanese attack was repulsed.
They were repulsed by the Chinese, who had no cannons, only guns, and even a light machine gun with no more than 100 rounds of ammunition, and only an infantry squad.
Moreover, they also killed a lieutenant, infantry squadron leader, two sergeants and 16 soldiers, and injured more than ten people. Most of them were killed by the bomb blast in the trenches.
The Japanese soldiers gritted their teeth in pain.
But the Chinese on the battlefield were also in so much pain that it was difficult to breathe.
When there was a loud explosion on the far left side of the position and the Japanese troops fled in panic, Xigua suddenly fell down in the trench: "Brother-in-law, brother-in-law, you can't leave! What will my sister do if you leave?"
He couldn't help but cry. When the Japanese army was about to attack the left-wing position, Xigua, who had been automatically promoted to deputy squad leader in the morning and was in charge of the left-wing position, looked desperate and prepared to carry the explosive pack and smash his bones together like his squad leader in the morning to defend the position.
At that moment, the thin soldier grabbed the explosive bag and carried it on his body. Before leaving, he only said: "Live, marry Er Ni, and let your sister marry my brother."
If others don't understand, how can he not understand? Shaanxi is not rich to begin with, and a severe drought a few years ago devastated Shaanxi. Poor families who want to get married basically rely on marriage exchange.
, for example, if he wanted to marry Erni, then his sister would marry into Erni’s family. But his sister was unwilling to marry Erni’s elder brother, so the marriage was delayed until the July 7th Incident suddenly broke out and the troops marched to the battlefield.
He was not in a hurry to get married.
As the younger brother, he naturally knew what his sister was thinking. He fell in love with the second brother of Erni's family instead of the eldest brother. However, in the countryside, there was no precedent for the eldest brother to marry before the second brother. In his heart, it was not right.
Erni, the second brother, was somewhat resentful. Therefore, he never mentioned it to anyone. Even to this second brother, he only talked about his relationship with Erni, but never mentioned the relationship between his sister and him.
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But today, he understands, he understands the thoughts of this brother-in-law who can no longer become a brother-in-law. He carried explosive bags for him to fight the Japanese devils, not only because he hoped that he could become his baby's second uncle, but also for him
It means that the elder sister takes care of the younger brother.
Such a person cannot become a brother-in-law. Who can become a brother-in-law?
The remaining soldiers were lying in the trenches breathing heavily, watching Xigua cry with grief, their eyes full of misery. They didn't even ask why Xigua didn't call him brother-in-law instead of brother-in-law.
Eighty percent of the officers and soldiers of the 17th Division are from Hu County. How many of them are related to each other? Let’s not talk about it. Let’s just talk about the fifth company. There is a pair of father and son soldiers. That’s because the father wants to join.
The troops were looking after Yao'er's safety. During yesterday's battle, his son was hit in the head by a machine gun bullet. He died without leaving a word. The grief-stricken father had five or six tying sticks tied to his body during the next battle.
When the Japanese army was not far from their position, he jumped out of the trench and fired the grenade, killing four or five Japanese soldiers and avenging his beloved Yao son.
In addition to father and son soldiers, there are also brother soldiers. As for cousins, there are even more. A seriously wounded soldier lying in the artillery hole in the rear is the eldest brother of company commander Zhang Dengdi. Because his family is poor,
I heard that my brother joined the army after becoming an official, but he didn't know that the war started just six months after arriving. Although a shell exploded ten meters away from him, it didn't kill him, but the skin of the shell that hit him quickly did.
They cut off the legs of the recruit lying in the trench from below the knee, and the 1.8-meter tall boy instantly turned into a short boy. Hearing the voice: "Brother, brother, save me." The officers and soldiers did not need to look.
The face of the company commander shows how painful the company commander's heart is.
"Why are you crying? Why are you crying?" The lieutenant company commander lay in the trench and gasped for a long time before saying in a hoarse voice.
Although the Japanese's red agent gas did not kill him, it severely damaged his throat and lungs. He did not even try hard to breathe, and he even felt that no air could enter his lungs.
However, this time, he did not scold this seemingly fragile soldier. Although he still had a scolding tone, it was more of a comfort than a scolding. "I'm a coward, Hou Er just took the first step."
, we will go find him later, he will never go out alone."
"Company Commander, I am no longer afraid of death. I am just a little worried about Erni and my sister. If they know that my brother-in-law and I are gone, they will cry to death." Xigua's face was covered with tears.
"You know what, if you didn't stop these stupid little devils, your Erni and your sister would not have a good life. It doesn't matter if you die, they can still marry and have babies, and we will give them to you when the time comes.
You and your brother-in-law burn incense." The lieutenant shook his head and said softly.
"Company Commander, you are right. If we don't keep the little Japs in Shanxi, Erni and my sister may not have a good life. That is, if they remember you, how will their children remember you? Let's meet you.
I've never seen it before." Xigua nodded heavily.
"I will remember it. We died here and could not honor Yamato's mother. They will help us do so. Their descendants will also come here to see us. Our party has a saying: the people's heroes will live forever." Lieutenant General
He cast his gaze towards the Japanese military position several hundred meters away, which was hard to see clearly in the dim dusk, and he was full of pride.
"Lao Zhang, Lao Zhang, count the number of people and ammunition." The lieutenant glanced at the number of people in the trench and shouted loudly.
However, this time, no one agreed to him.
Everyone was silent.
The trench of the fifth company is actually not long. Because of the location on the top of the mountain, it is only more than 300 meters, and it is not a straight line. From the middle position, call out to Platoon Leader Zhang, who is leading four people to guard the right wing. As long as he is still alive, he will definitely be killed.
It can be heard.
Not agreeing often means.
Die in battle.
"Lao Zhang, where is Te Niang's person?" the lieutenant's face looked extremely ugly.
There is another comrade, do you want to leave him like this?
"Company Commander, Platoon Commander Zhang, Platoon Commander Zhang is dying." A soldier rushed over from the right wing position and shouted with a cry.
The lieutenant led everyone along the trench and ran a hundred meters away. It was said that they were all people, but in fact, there were only five people in total, including the lieutenant and the company commander.
In the previous battle, there were nine people in the left and right wing positions, and four were missing. Although the Japanese did not use cannons, they did have a lot of machine guns and grenade launchers, and their marksmanship was also about killing flesh with guns.
Shen was targeted.
I ran to the left wing position about 70 to 80 meters away and took a look. Including the soldier who came to report, there were only three people who could still breathe. If the second lieutenant platoon leader, who was only slightly heaving after being shot in the chest, was gone, there were only two left.
Already.
"Company commander, platoon commander wants to talk to you." A soldier saw the lieutenant running over and said hurriedly.
Seeing his most capable subordinate lying on the ground with a pale face, his head resting on the soldier's lap, with two first aid kits on his chest and still bleeding profusely, the lieutenant also had a miserable look on his face, and put his ear close to his lips.
The mouth of the trembling second lieutenant.
"Company Commander, I'm sorry, brother, take the first step."
The ensign slowly exhaled his last breath.
Tears suddenly welled up in the lieutenant's eyes, and he wiped his eyes fiercely with the back of his hand. He looked around at the six remaining soldiers, and determination appeared on his face again, "Carry all the brothers to the artillery hole at the back.
Go and blow up the hole for me. Don't let the Japanese destroy the bodies of our brothers."
"What to do with the seriously injured brothers?"
The lieutenant bit his lip, as if he had made an extremely important decision. He reached out and picked up his submachine gun from the side of the second lieutenant's body, and attached the bayonet. "I'll go check on the brothers first. You can bring them over in five minutes."
In the small artillery-proof cave at the rear of the position, eight seriously wounded soldiers were lying. The constant suppressed and painful groans made the dark artillery-proof cave look a bit eerie.
Holding a burning piece of wood that could be seen everywhere on the battlefield, the lieutenant hunched into the artillery hole and glanced at the ground. The expression on his face turned out to be a bit ferocious.
"Brother, brother, you're here, my legs hurt so much! When can we evacuate?" A soldier whose knees were tightly wrapped in bandages looked up and saw his brother, and shouted loudly.
"Dengyun, don't yell, come here, let me take a look." The lieutenant company commander inserted the wood into the ground, leaned over and held his biological brother, who had lost a whole length of his body, in his arms, and said softly.
The tears in his eyes were hidden by him in the darkness.
"Brother, tell me, can we retreat? I feel so painful, so hungry, so thirsty, and so cold." The recruit, who was held in his brother's arms, couldn't help but cry.
"Soon, soon, it won't hurt anymore."
The lieutenant tightened his arms, as if hoping to pass on his warmth to his biological brother.
However, big tears rolled down the face hidden in the darkness and fell on the face of the brother in his arms.
"Have you defeated the little Japs?" A trace of longing for life flashed in the eyes of the recruit in the lieutenant's arms, "Brother, why are you crying? Don't cry, it doesn't hurt..."
A chill ran through his heart, and the recruit looked up at his brother in disbelief.
"Dengyun, I won't be in pain soon, I won't be hungry, and I won't be cold anymore. I'll find you soon, I promise." The lieutenant company commander hugged his brother tightly, face to face.
Just like in childhood games, on that wide and warm Tukang. The younger brother is in the arms of the elder brother, and the elder brother holds the younger brother, which is extremely warm.