Chapter 9 Chapter Nine Eight Thousand Tigers and Boys with Blood

In order to save time and avoid encountering the Japanese army in the north of Changsha, Lao Dan listened to the advice of Huang Laowanzi not to go to Changsha, but marched northward from Shaoyang and went straight to Anhua along the mountain road. It's just that the donkey team really can't bring so many.Going forward, the villages and cottages along the road are empty, and even the dogs have run away.The mountain people can smell something wrong from a long distance, and they have already entered Xiangxi.Two days later, they will arrive at Taoyuan. In order to avoid accidental injury from friendly troops, Lao Dan sent Chen Yuming and Liang Qiqian to Changde to find Erzi and Wang Lijiang, and told them that the bandit troops were about to arrive and were going to enter from the southwest of Changde.

The two rushed forward, and came back in less than an hour. Chen Yuming's white donkey had one ear broken, and it drooped bloody. "There are more than a hundred devil cavalry! They are heading northeast." Chen Yuming shouted. Lao Dan was startled and hurriedly unfolded the map.How did the devil get here?Wouldn't Changde be attacked on three sides?What about the large army of the national army?There are so many legions in the third and sixth theaters, how can the devils drill so deep?Changde is the gateway to Hunan and even Sichuan and Guizhou, and it would be a difficult battle to lose it.

"Could it be a sneak attack devil? Doesn't Changde know about it?" Haitao asked with his head tilted. "It's hard to say, we don't know anything about the battlefield." Zhu Tongtou was sharp-eyed, "They didn't chase you?" "No, maybe we don't look like the national army. We ran forward after firing a few shots." Liang Qi was still carrying a bow and arrow on his back. The devil must have regarded them as hunters. "What can more than a hundred people do? How fast are they?" Lao Dan looked at the map, and the devils were only a dozen miles away from them.

"The whole team is marching forward, not in a hurry." Chen Yuming said while drinking water. "Why don't you just do it?" Haitao made a slashing look, "Don't think there are so many devils, if our group makes a surprise attack, we won't necessarily suffer." "I can't suffer, but I'm going to die..." Lao Dan himself started to itch. It felt weird, as if he hadn't touched a woman for a long time.But he couldn't bear to give this order. These fifty elite soldiers were all rich and expensive, and they didn't want to be thrown on inexplicable things.

"Fine, what can't be done?" Ma Zimei muttered to the side. "You know how to play ball? Let's go." Lao Dan said angrily. "Second boss, do you want to be a ball player? You have taught us so much, so you must try your hand at the knife?" A thick bandit soldier came over and said.This guy is called Huang Xiapao, he is not good at marksmanship, but he is used to using two knives. His knives are one size longer than others, and he has the advantage of cutting people immediately. "Brother Dan, what Xiao Pao said is right, let's do it! I have to earn my reputation back first!" Huang Yidao walked over with a bitter face.Ever since he was captured by Lao Dan's wooden knife, Yulan let him kill pigs.It was Lao Dan who took him out of the pigsty again, and with a little practical training, Huang Yidao was still the outstanding swordsman among the fifty people.

The bandit soldiers gathered around, their eyes gleaming with joy: "Brother Lao Dan, you sent your legs to the cock, why don't you fuck him?" "I haven't killed anyone for two years, let's have some meat?" "I heard that the devil's riding boots are good. We can get two pairs for each of us." When the bandit soldiers got excited, they picked up the pipes and pots, and some snuffed and chewed chili peppers.Lao Dan knew that these guys were itchy, and he also knew that they were extraordinary.This time I went to Changde, although Wang Lijiang was familiar with them, but the bandits were not a regular army, and if they didn't do anything, they might be looked down upon by the veterans of the 74th Army.

"Is there a way to get around in front of the devil?" Lao Dan touched his big mule and asked Chen Yuming back. More than 100 Japanese cavalry marched unhurriedly. They escorted several staff officers of the 13th Division to the south of Changde to deliver the latest combat orders.Perhaps it was because the surrounding area was so empty, there was no deployment of national army troops, and no bandits dared to invade, so they chose such an easy way, counting the time, it would be half a day away. The scenery on the road is magnificent. The mountains in Hunan are not comparable to those in Japan. They can be of any shape. This one looks like a landmine, that one looks like a rifle, that one looks like sushi, this one looks like a jug, and the one in the distance looks like a Chinese with a big head and a small body. grenade.A lieutenant officer from Hokkaido was in a happy mood. He was bored in the headquarters of the general staff every day. His hair was growing in this gloomy winter. It was so easy to have such a pleasant journey.

Turning around a small hill, the road ahead twists and turns, the mountain is as thin as chicken intestines, with cliffs standing on both sides, and the peaks are like clouds and fog, winding like a geisha's gauze skirt.The Shao Zuo who led the way said that this place is called Goat Ridge, and he turned over and went down the mountain.Hearing the good news, the soldiers cheered. The road ahead was too narrow, so the cavalry lined up in a long line and moved forward slowly end to end. There was a flash of white light in front, and there was a strange sound. The soldiers looked in amazement, and saw a snow-white donkey running slowly, with a red bump on its head trembling, and a red-faced monster sitting on the donkey's back. There are two strange machetes stuck in the back.He rushed over without humming, like a living ghost in the mountains in the legend.The soldier at the head stared blankly at the scene in front of him, but forgot to raise his gun for a moment.

Huang Xiapao approached the devil, took off the two triangular climbing hooks hanging on the saddle and threw them behind him.He yelled and accelerated suddenly. The white donkey had been trained for a long time, but it had the guts of a dog. It straightened its ears and ran straight at the devil's cavalry.The devils had no time to raise their guns and draw their knives, so they just took out their pistols to hit him, but the guy threw a few packets of something, which exploded in mid-air, and the red foam floated down the wind, and the devils' eyes felt like needles. Thorn - that's the damn chili noodles, right?It is much better than Japanese wasabi!The devil in front couldn't open his eyes, he only knew that the donkey and the monster were rushing over, trying to avoid this scary guy.Huang Xiapao drew out his double knives and crossed them in front of him, bent over and let the donkey go, forcing his way through the narrow gap of the devil's cavalry.The blade swished and cut the devil's waist and legs, and the climbing hook dragged on the ground snapped and snapped off the devil's horse's feet.The devil knew that he had been fooled, and yelled loudly, but there was nothing he could do with such a bandit style of play.A group of people were cut off from their horses, and more than a dozen horses were tripped over, and they and their horses fell down the cliff.The devils behind finally raised their guns, and wanted to shoot this desperate guy in the head, but when they heard gunshots on the hillside, the heads of the soldiers exploded.The major leader of the team had just drawn out his sharp saber, and was about to cut off the red mask that was rushing, but he felt something passing through his temple from left to right. Before falling off the cliff, he stretched out his hand to grab it, and it turned out to be a feather arrows.

Out of the woods, guys wearing the same terrible red masks screamed and jumped out. They threw a piece of sharpened pillars, which pierced through the horses and horses. valley.A hedgehog-like horse trampled them to death with a fright, and fell on the road humming.The people who jumped out from the dark were all vicious, with their knives in their hands, and the devils who fell off the horse one by one cleverly slipped under the horse's belly, and then dragged their feet and threw them down the mountain.Huang Yidao's body was as light as a swallow, and he flew onto the horse's back in two strides, with two slashes, his two heads flew into the sky.

Standing on the hillside, Lao Dan watched the bandits killing the enemy and felt that the victory was invincible.A devil jumped off his horse and pointed his bayonet-less rifle at the bandit soldiers surrounding him.The bandit soldiers crossed their waists and laughed at him. Huang Xiapao ran back on his donkey, flying up and down with his two knives, knocking over the recalcitrant ones, and finally bumped into this guy, and the donkey head flew away. The devil screamed Fly down.Finally someone fled backwards, and the man and the horse were still intact. Just as he was about to jump over the dead horse lying across the road, Daxue's bullet caught up with him, but hit the horse's leg, and the man and the horse fell into each other. cliff.The devil's stabbing had no advantage on the mountain road, and he was no match for the bandit soldiers at all, and everyone didn't bother to fight them one-on-one, and rushed up and down with their knives. Lao Dan was very proud of cleaning the battlefield, and regained the pride he had during the first battle of the surprise attack on Doufang Mountain.The bandit soldiers were unscathed, and they were not addicted, and they were thrown down alive and dead.An officer was stiff like an officer, holding a schoolbag and about to jump down, but was kicked and beaten by several bandits.Feeling strange, Chen Yuming went over to hack the devil, took the schoolbag in his arms and flipped through it. "Brother Dan, something useful." He said. Mazimei stayed with Liang Qi on the hillside, watching him bend his bow and shoot arrows.Seeing that she came down after the beating was over, the two wounded devils wailed, Mazimei walked over, knelt beside them, and took out the things in the bag. Seeing that she was about to give the devils an injection, Lao Dan thought she was showing mercy. "Sister, that's a devil, don't use medicine if you have it." Mazimei didn't speak, and another devil continued to fight. The devil who had been needled just now screamed.Only then did Lao Dan see the yellow color in her needle, so he asked her what she had done to the devil. "Chili oil..." Mazimei frowned coldly.Lao Dan stared at her while sucking in the air, and saw the other devil convulsed, his mouth was covered with foam, his eyeballs popped out, and he grinned and shook his head.Huang Jiachong's chili oil got into his veins, Lao Dan would rather jump off the cliff. After a while, the mountain road was cleaned up.The bandit soldiers changed the devil's guns, put on the devil's shoes, took all the ammunition and cigarettes of the devil, and threw them into the valley one by one like stones.With a live horse tied behind him, Lao Danling set off immediately and arrived in Changde before dark.Chen Yuming and Liang Qi went to the front station as usual.They successfully found Wang Lijiang and his second son.The second son was dressed like a toad, wearing leather clothes and pants, a leather hat, and big sunglasses. He drove a three-wheeled motorcycle in a majestic way. When he saw Lao Dan, he scolded: "Why did you come? I really want to bring a big sedan chair back to invite you." what?" Fifty-six donkeys and a black mule cavalry marched into the city. Except for Lao Dan who wore bright red iron masks, the guards were stunned and thought there was a riot in some ghost town.Speaking of a city, Changde City is more like a solid fortress, with solid walls and clear fields outside the city, barbed wire and deer thorns fascinated like an old forest, densely packed with cement bunkers, and connected traffic trenches below.The 37mm anti-tank guns and 7.62mm heavy machine guns at the gate of the city belonged to the Russians, and the light machine guns turned out to be rotary magazines.There are also 115mm Russian howitzers pulled into the city, the searchlights at the top of the city are as bright as the sun, and the anti-aircraft machine guns are also double-rowed with large calibers.This equipment is staggering, Lao Dan has never seen any division with such firepower.But the troops didn't see much.There are few cars and few horses in the city, and the shops that have not left are listlessly selling stinky tofu, and the old people in cotton jackets are holding teapots and smoking pipes on the side of the road, setting up piles of Longmen arrays.Bunkers and sack fortifications were built in every street, and brand new flat-fire guns were hidden in them.The walls on both sides of the street are covered with slogans, yes, this is the 57th Division of the 74th Army, the world-renowned Tiger Division. Hearing that Lao Dan also brought a team of capable donkey cavalry and a cavalry from devils along the way, Wang Lijiang was very pleasantly surprised.He said that birds came out of boredom here, and after waiting for several months, the devils just disappeared, and the fighting was raging from the east to the north, but Changde was completely silent.Lao Dan said that's not good, maybe all the devils will be killed in the outer positions. "Old Dan, the devil is going all out this time. Changde must be the place of the final battle. Just wait and see." Wang Lijiang dragged him into the central bank in the center of the city. This is obviously the strongest place, and stone houses are already strong. , Added a sack bag and a cement cover, and the brand of the division headquarters was hung on the brand. "I'll show you the head of the regiment and the teacher." Wang Lijiang pulled him inside. "I can't, I can't..." Lao Dan hurriedly waved his hands, "Such a big official, I'm scared to pee, forget it, I was arrested by you, and I came here for you this time, and I still listen to you..." Wang Lijiang refused, and dragged him inside: "Then you obey the order, why did you think you were given flowers? The commander wants to ask you about the encounter with the enemy army." Commander Yu Chengwan of the 57th Division was short and thin, neither mighty nor stalwart, just such a dry little guy, if he wasn't sitting there in the officer's uniform, Lao Dan would have recognized him as a cotton player.The head of the group, Chai Yixin, next to him, looked like a Mace without a scythe, as black and strong as if he had just finished the autumn harvest.Wang Lijiang briefly talked about Lao Dan's situation, Master Yu stood up slowly, smiled and extended his hand to him. "When I was in the army, I was very relieved to have your help. I think our soldiers have fought bloody battles for years and sacrificed millions, but there are still very few who have won the Blue Sky and White Sun Medal. Your arrival is the glory of our 57th Division." Master Yu said. Let's salute him.Lao Dan threw the water glass in a panic, and snapped back. "Mr. Yu is joking. I'm a deserter. I'm worthless. I should be shot by Commander Wang. Now that I'm back, I'm just trying to be on the safe side. I hope Master will forgive me..." Lao Dan said sincerely, but he couldn't figure out who he was. True or false, the original intention was to find the second son, but the taste changed after playing with it, the old man Huang drove up the prices, and the bandit soldiers also wanted to kill the devils to sharpen their knives, and in the end they became charcoal in a timely manner, serving the front line, and they were treated like this by Master Yu. Lifting became a grenade tied to their waistbands, and no one escaped. What's going on? "Lijiang is also a warrior. He doesn't praise others easily. If he can praise a brother he captured, we are all waiting to see you, a warrior in the blue sky." Chai Yixin also saluted him. "Captain Chai is also joking. Everyone completed the task. I just happened to survive. I feel ashamed to receive such a badge." Lao Dan saluted. "You were arrested by Commander Wang. The army owed you first, and you were able to receive this honor because of him, so it's even." Long Chuyun, the chief of staff, smiled at the side. With an aquiline nose on the back, it looks more like a teacher.Lao Dan was not very happy in his heart, is this even? Everyone in the division took a brief look at what Lao Dan and others had seized, and they were immediately taken aback.Long Chuyun asked Lao Dan about the battle, and took the materials to the communication office. "This is a set of battle plans from the Devil's 13th Division. It's so useful to us, but you bumped into it. Where's the devil with the materials?" Wang Lijiang asked. "Kill him and throw him into the mountains." Lao Dan said in a daze.If I had known earlier, it would be better to bring it back alive. "The devils really came here. Brother Lao Dan, the 57th Division has only 8,000 people, and they have already guarded the position step by step. You have led the troops here, and you have done a great job. The division should be rewarded, but now is an extraordinary time. I can only promise verbally." Teacher Yu spoke softly, like a teacher. "What's the matter, Commander? I didn't come here for this. The 57th Division has a well-known name. It's an honor to be able to praise us. The bandit soldiers I lead look terrible, and all of them are good hands. Please assign tasks to the officers. "Lao Dan gritted his teeth, this is the end of the matter, let's go. "The 57th Division is not full. There are still some stragglers in Changde City. They were all destroyed in the Battle of Changsha. You might as well recruit some and form a reinforced company with your fifty iron-masked ghost soldiers." , although you are the company commander, you will be treated according to the battalion-level captain, and you will be in charge of the regiment commander Chai, and the deputy commander Wang will directly control you, and you will be given ten days of training time, and then you will assign tasks according to the situation, how about it?" Master Yu simply said Say.It sounds like a negotiation, that is, an order.Lao Dan was busy saluting and accepting, now he is busy again. "The military salary is enough, and I hope everyone will support it." Yu Chengwan replied. "Master... I have a question." Lao Dan hesitated. "Oh? Please tell me." "Why is it called 'Tiger Stupid'? How can a tiger be stupid?" Lao Dan said tensely. Everyone laughed, and Yu Chengwan smiled and said to Long Chuyun, "Brother Long, I have to tell you." "Brother Lao Dan, Huben's Ben is not as stupid as you said. It has the same pronunciation but different characters. The word 'Hu Ben' comes from "Mu Shi Shang" in "Book of Books", and it is said that "King Wu has three hundred military chariots." , 3,000 people in Huben.” This Huben is talking about the most elite guard force when King Wu defeated Zhou. It is a bit like the Gendarmerie of our Chairman Jiang. Our 57th Division became famous in the Battle of Shanggao, and it has been called since then. 'Hu Ben' 57th Division, this is the highest honorary title in our 74th Army." "Yes, thank you, Director Long, for calling me. Lao Dan will remember it, and go back and brag with the brothers." Lao Dan raised his hand with a smile. Putting on the brand-new captain's military uniform, Lao Dan felt awkward.I've been lazy in Huangjiachong for many years, wearing ragged clothes casually, but now my neck is choked by the discipline buckle, and the belt on my stomach is also a little tight, making it impossible to poop.But the familiar smell of the military uniform made him feel friendly again. He twisted and twisted in front of a broken mirror, straightened his slightly bent waist, and felt that the clothes were really destined for him. "Don't take a picture, such a donkey face, if you look in the mirror again, it will shatter." The second son joked.He refused to change clothes, and was obsessed with leather jackets and pants, which he wore everywhere he went.Lao Dan put on his hat, thinking that it would be difficult to take off his skin.He wanted to hang a few prominent military medals on his chest, but after weighing it up, he decided to give it up. Don't let the devil pick a jackpot just because of this little bravado. As soon as Mazimei arrived, Wang Lijiang arranged for her to work in a barn-renovated medical clinic, where she was so busy that she was bloodied every day.She had the excitement she hadn't seen in a long time, and she told Lao Dan that she was excited when she saw the bed full of people with missing arms and legs.Lao Dan said that if you see me one day, you should give me an extra injection of anesthetic. "What are you talking nonsense about? Don't be a hero, don't accept such a deadly mission. Liang Qi, you are caught by me, I can't help but give you a shot of chili oil!" Mazimei stuffed him Two packs of cigarettes, snorted and went. The conscription work went very smoothly. As soon as Huang Jiachong's iron-faced ghost soldiers walked on the street, the story spread, and there were one or two hundred people who rushed to sign up, some were scattered soldiers, some were wandering bandits, and some were street hooligans. Take it, and deal with them by training the Rice Assault Company. Chen Yuming became the deputy company commander, Erzi, Haitao, and Liang Qifen were the platoon commanders, Zhu Tongtou was not idle, he was in charge of the entire company's meals, Daxue couldn't speak, so he picked a few good marksmanship The sniper squad asked for some scopes from the regiment headquarters.Lao Dan made a charter and asked Yuming to write it down, and the training method was basically copied from the Rice Assault Company. "Go and move a load of bricks to use, and start tomorrow." The recruits of the Guibing Company had quite a few troublesome recruits, whether they were standing or sitting or not, their chests and bellies were exposed, and their military appearance was disorganized, but within a few days, they all looked good.Lao Dan and Yuming worked hard to train this company until they were crying. The bandits from Huang's family watched the excitement and rode donkeys to poke around. Lao Dan asked them to brush the donkeys to practice sword skills.This was very effective. After ten days, we stood there like a team.Huang Jiachong's bandits and recruits often compete with each other, but basically the bandits win.The recruits were envious of the scary masks of the bandit soldiers, but they had no conditions to make them, so they found an old man who painted masks and made the same masks out of paper shells, which were equally scary and light to wear.Lao Dan was quite appreciative, saying that when he really wanted to face the devil, the two hundred fake ghosts might be able to scare the devil out of his wits. Zhu Tongtou was not good at fighting, but he was self-taught in Huang Jiachong and practiced good cooking skills. The Hunan cuisine was so spicy that even the soldiers were amazed.Lao Dan said that his cooking team was as powerful as half a company, so Zhu Tongtou let go of his work, and don't patronize himself, take the time to send some delicious food to the commander of the regiment headquarters and Ma Zimei. It tastes good and works hard.The soldiers trained hard, and no one was lazy.These days, they helped the common people retreat and relocate, and coaxed and deceived the common people around the camp to send them away one by one. When there were no people around the camp, the sound of rumbling cannons from the north was heard. "Lao Dan, I want to tell you the truth..." Wang Lijiang came looking for him with a stack of maps in his mouth, biting a cigarette. "On the outskirts of Changde, several of our main forces were destroyed." "What do you mean, how many devils are here?" Lao Dan was taken aback. "I don't know yet. According to the battle report, there are more than 100,000 people in the 13th Division of the Devils, and at least 50,000 people are heading towards Changde. The division has only received news in the past few days... the 29th Army and the 73rd Army With our 74th Army's several divisions, some were wiped out, some were broken up, anyway, there is no hope..." Wang Lijiang spread out the map and pointed out the location to Lao Dan. "This... how come... How many troops are there to join us in Changde?" This is an obvious question. Since the decisive battle in Changde is going to happen, another 100,000 troops should come. "Right now, there is only our 57th Division, and the other legions are blocked by the Japanese army... The nearest one is 70 kilometers away..." Wang Lijiang drew a circle in the Changde area. "There are only 8,000 people in Huben, and you beat 50,000 devils... how do you beat them?" Lao Dan's face turned pale. Wang Lijiang didn't say a word, looked at him and said: "The reinforcements won't arrive for a while... The devils came prepared, and played our ancestors' siege and reinforcements and leading snakes out of the cave once. The staff in the theater underestimated the enemy. Did the whole army fill it in in a daze? They suffered such a big loss, so let’s not talk about it... Tomorrow, the division headquarters will hold a mobilization meeting. It will be clear then." Wang Lijiang patted him, "What, you Scared?" Lao Dan shook his head, then nodded again, not knowing what to say.He was startled, and his mind was buzzing.In the past, when I fought against devils in positional battles, most of them fought more than few, with deep ditch barriers and sea tactics, and they were defeated by devils with superior firepower, advanced tactics and strong combat effectiveness.Now 8,000 people have to withstand the attack of 50,000 devils, no matter how strong the city defense is, and how much ammunition is sufficient, how can they stop it?Changde City is surrounded by wind, and the boundary between east, west and north is only fifty miles. The devil's artillery can hit any corner, and the dexterous plane can pull out any point of fire.A burst of fear flashed through Lao Dan's heart, and he was lost.He lit the cigarette pot to suppress his pounding heart, and looked up at Wang Lijiang, also with a sad face. "But this battle, we can't lose..." Wang Lijiang thumped the table lightly, looking out of the dark window.In the barracks not far away, the soldiers snore up and down.Lao Dan never thought that he would fall into a desperate situation like this. This echoed the words of the witch before her death, and Lao Dan suddenly felt cold all over his body. The second son also heard about the situation of the battle, so he quietly looked for him in the middle of the night, and he opened his mouth and asked, "Are you running?" This guy amused Lao Dan all of a sudden, and Lao Dan felt relieved all of a sudden, scared into a ball, can he really run away? The ghost soldiers were fully dressed and set off to the central square on donkeys.Lao Dan looked at this peculiar company proudly.They are strong and strong, with unsparing self-confidence on their faces.Lao Dan is quite confident, this is his company of ghost soldiers, the combat effectiveness is not inferior to the devils who rushed over.When the Guibing Company entered the venue, the officers were amazed at this legendary army.This group of bandits was unconstrained, with a loose military appearance, and some of them were still holding cigarettes and pots, but experienced ones could tell at a glance that they must be a group of guys capable of fighting. As dusk came, the torches were blazing around the venue, and eight thousand warriors stood on the spot.Now it is October of the lunar calendar, the weather suddenly turns cold, the cold wind blows, and the tall flagpole whistles "Ri Ri Er". "All listen to the order! Stand at attention! Raise your gun!" shouted the commander on the high platform. All the soldiers raised the steel guns in front of them with a bang, and then put them on the right side of their bodies, standing at attention in a standard manner. "Tiger Ben!" "Invincible!" "Tiger Ben!" "Long live!" Eight thousand soldiers shouted in unison, like thousands of troops roaring past, echoing in the square.Lao Dan's ghost soldiers didn't know they were going to shout this, and they shrank their necks in shock.The donkeys of the bandit soldiers trembled, the horses of the orderlies neighed, and the soldiers in the tiger's nest remained motionless, with the bayonets of their rifles gleaming.Lao Dan rode on his big mule and admired this army.Master Yu Chengwan walked to the front of the stage calmly, and the half-worn uniform of the lieutenant general was adorned with shiny medals.He slowly scanned the audience, saluted, then turned his hands behind his back and stood firmly. "Relax!" He paused, and said clearly: "Brothers of Huben! Today we hold this mobilization meeting to welcome a glorious battle! These days, everyone must have heard the sound of cannons around Changde. Those are the fraternal units of the sixth and ninth theaters of our army The 100,000 elites of the 13th Division of the devils are fighting bloody battles. The Japanese devils have a good idea. They want to use this battle to conquer Hunan, open the door to attack the rear, and cut off our supply lines with Southeast Asia. They attack day and night, It can be said that we spared no expense. The other divisions of our 74th Army have been fighting for almost a month. Although it was very difficult, the devils also bleed. Now that the battle situation has changed, the devils have come to the 116th Division with tens of thousands of horses, wanting to swagger , Take Changde easily, want to fire a few small cannons and throw a few bombs to occupy the granary of Changde, they have a wrong calculation, this is impossible! Because there are tigers, because there are us!" The audience let out a hey, the voice came from the dantian of 8,000 people, solid and heavy, full of pride and disdain for the enemy. "Brothers, although Changde is small, it has great strategic significance. The gains and losses of this place are related to the outcome of the war and the fate of our Chinese nation in the war of resistance. This is not a dangerous word. If Changde fails, the defense lines of the two theaters will face collapse. , the whole of Hunan will fall completely, and the capital will be in danger... It can be said that if Changde dies, Hunan will die, if Hunan dies, the country will die, and if the country dies, the family will die! Although Changde is small, it can be described as a small place on the map, but we carefully prepared After half a year, with extraordinary firepower, the cooperation of friendly troops in the direction of Deshan, and the support of hundreds of thousands of troops from the periphery, we must annihilate the future enemies under the city of Changde. For the sake of the country and the nation, and for our loved ones , everyone must complete this sacred mission, and use your blood and body to win the war! Now, I order you, from the division headquarters to the cooks, to be prepared to fight bloody battles with the Japanese army to the end One person, the last bomb, the last trench. Huben and Changde are together, and Changde and China coexist!" Commander Yu Chengwan waved his right hand and slashed downward, as if cutting off the enemy's thousands of troops. "Hu Ben! Invincible! Tiger Ben! Long live!" The shouts of the soldiers broke through the sky and shattered the boundless night... When the first shell exploded beside the command post with a piercing whistle, Lao Dan was chilled from head to toe, and subconsciously wanted to squat down with his head covered.The scalp was taut, and the facial features were sore, like starched sackcloth.There was an inexplicable desire to urinate in the lower body.An old bandit soldier was lighting a cigarette not far away, his hands as steady as a woman doing needlework.Lao Dan was so ashamed that she wanted to cover her face.After being away from the battlefield for a long time, the energy of not fearing death has been compromised, and the stable and leisurely pastoral life has been blown up without a trace in a few shells.He squeezed his head vigorously, helped his military cap, flicked the soil that fell on his shoulders, took a few deep breaths secretly, and felt the blood surge all over his body again.The familiar smell of explosives and the smell of soil raised by shells moved him. The shouts of platoon leaders and the crash of soldiers pulling the bolts made him gradually find the long-lost fear, and this fear is more real than anything else. It makes you The heartbeat makes you nervous, makes you excited, and makes you gradually forget your fear.Not long after, a feeling that seemed to never leave enveloped him.Huang Jiachong's peaceful life like a fairy is another person in his dream.He opened the pigeon cage that Yulan had given him, put away the note written by Yuming, and walked out of the command post.The sky is already full of smoke and dust, and the devil's plane is swooping down.He found the direction of Huang Jiachong, and threw the pigeon into the sky vigorously. "Everything is fine, don't miss Yulan." Two Devil planes flew over the hidden command post recklessly, sweeping down a dense rain of bullets.The bullet hit the bandit soldiers and donkeys hiding behind, blood and flesh splashed, and many of them fell down.Lao Dan looked up and saw the thin and thin face of the oriental man under the fur hat on the plane.Thinking of the ghost pilot squeezed in the narrow cabin of the plane with his crotch sandwiched, what should he do if he wants to pee as hard as himself?Lao Dan watched it lost his mind, and thought it was funny, but he didn't know that two more planes were flying behind, and the plowing bullets swept across the field, and the second son next to him threw him to the ground suddenly.A few machine gun bullets smashed the command post into a mess, an Eight Immortals table moved from a common people's house was smashed into pieces, and the radio station was also turned into parts.Lao Dan stood up in a daze, and got into the pigeon cage. Fortunately, the pigeon was trembling with fright, but it was not hurt. "I'm crazy, I don't want my mother's life, I won't save you next time!" The second son said, and ran to the two couplets with machine guns to jerk off. Lao Dan shook his head, secretly fucking the devil's mother. "The devils are coming up! The phone is broken, little sex bandit, go and give Yuming a message. For the first time, be tougher and throw more grenades. Never let the devils get close, and don't let them taste the sweetness!" After Lao Dan finished speaking, he called Da Xue again, "Go to the tower in the southeast corner, don't expose and provoke the devil planes, and only snipe the charging devil officers and signal soldiers." Daxue nodded, and rushed away with three people.Lao Dan took a breath and concentrated on looking ahead.In the telescope, the devil's attack is quite methodical, and it's not the kind of stunned, this is a strong enemy.But the bandits reassured him that at least his marksmanship and courage were trustworthy.Wang Lijiang assigned more than twice the number of mortars and heavy machine guns to the east gate. As long as the devils rushed like this, they would not be greedy for cheap. Before the fighting started, many soldiers were carried down, most of whom were killed or injured in the artillery fire.Lao Dan saw one bandit soldier's legs were blown off, and the other's head was burnt into a scorched ball, and he knew that the cruelty of this battle might be no less than any previous one.Looking at the front line defended by Chen Yuming's team, the devil's shells exploded like firecrackers one after another, the position was shrouded in turbid smoke, the houses were reduced to ruins, and the cement fortress had a missing corner. To blown people or limbs, dragging bright red blood across the sky.A donkey that stretched the wounded was blown up, rolled and shattered.Lao Dan's heart tightened, this worry made him uneasy, so he decided to go to the front. The moment of life-and-death danger just now made his tense feeling disappear.I’m back, my old man is back to a place he’s familiar with… His heartbeat has slowed down, and the flames exploding around him can’t make him look sideways. He walked through the traffic trench calmly, or just to show off his calmness, he held his mouth again. Smoked the pot. "The devil is small, half a block lower when aiming..." Lao Dan said to several bandit soldiers. "Do you still remember how to throw the grenade? We practiced blowing it up when it hits the ground. The devils like to pick up the grenade and throw it back." Several bandit soldiers were twisting the cap of the grenade, and he also helped twist one. "The devils haven't come up yet, what masks are you wearing? To scare yourself?" Lao Dan said to a few bandit soldiers squatting in the trench. "This mask can block bullets, Brother Lao Dan, look at me." The bandit soldier pointed to the mask, and there was indeed a deformed bullet embedded in it. "Really!" Lao Dan pretended to be concerned. "The face is going to be shattered, but it's better than being punched." "Then everyone wears them, the devils are coming up anyway." Lao Dan shouted as he walked, "You guys don't need to wear them. Those who shoot mortars should protect their crotches so that they don't get pushed by the recoil." The south is also under fire, that is the direction of Lude Mountain where the defenders of Changde retreat, and a regiment of the 66th Division is guarding.The devils who came to attack the East Gate must have crossed Dongting Lake from Anxiang.Lao Dan looked at Deshan worriedly, knowing that if he couldn't defend there, the 57th Division would be fighting alone. Chen Yuming put on the helmet and directed the soldiers into the position.Seeing Lao Dan coming, he hurriedly handed him a steel helmet.Lao Dan waved his hand and picked up the binoculars to watch.The devils hunched over, dodging and approaching among the ruins.But tens of meters ahead is an open area, and there is no place to hide except the bomb crater. The barbed wire on the road will trip them up, and the mines will blow them up. Lao Dan heaved a sigh of relief and looked at the tower not far away, Da Xue It must have been there. "Mortars and Pingping guns are ready, don't let any one go." Lao Dan put down the binoculars, picked up the rifle handed by the little sex bandit, and said to the little sex bandit, "Go to the back, what orders do you have from the regiment headquarters?" I." The little pervert hesitated.Chen Yuming said again: "Go, I'm here." The little sex bandit saluted and ran away. Chen Yuming pulled the bolt of the gun with a bang, and said to Lao Dan, "My hands are really itchy." "Let me do it for the first time!" Liang Qi shouted standing on the edge of the ditch, he bent his bow and set an arrow, and the arrow had a faint green light.Lao Dan knew that the arrow was poisoned, and it was probably something that sealed his throat when he saw blood.The mortar platoon didn't wait for him, they just set it up, and the shells landed accurately in the enemy's formation, causing the devils to blow up quite a few, and rushed quickly.Da Xue in the tower didn't wait for him either. Lao Dan saw that an officer rushing in front had his head popped, so he knew it was Da Xue.Liang Qi shot an arrow cursingly, and the arrow flew away, as if it would not land, and finally found a devil holding a flag, tremblingly hit his chest. "Fire!" Chen Yuming ordered.The bandit soldiers cheered and fired, and it was true that there were no missed shots. None of the devils could stand when they reached the barbed wire. The machine gun positions on both sides fired frequently, tearing the devil's team like a meat grinder.The devil shouted fiercely and rushed so hard that he couldn't even reach the distance of throwing a grenade. "Damn, I've been waiting for you for three years!" Lao Dan cursed viciously. The first battle ended quite easily, and the devils dropped a hundred corpses and retreated.But only ten minutes later, they launched another charge. This time the artillery preparation was more intense, the air force was more fierce, and armored vehicles were added to the charge.The Guibing Company suffered heavy casualties in the artillery fire, and more than a dozen soldiers died.The devil's mortars and grenades had a significant advantage, and they approached the position.But that's all. In order to avoid the guns, Chen Yuming commanded two platoons to maneuver and put the devils into the trenches to fight.The devils were really frightened by their ghost masks, and became ghosts under the knife in a daze.但鬼子定是立了军令状，一天竟然五次冲锋，最后一次上来个联队长，举着刀直直地来了。老旦和二子带人顶到了一线，打了半天后，眼看着顶不住了，就在他要下令撤退时，突然看到几架国军的美式战斗机在天上绕着。玉茗呼叫了团部，团部呼叫了师部空指，空指叫了飞行员，三架P-40战斗机俯冲扫射，结结实实弄死一片鬼子，老旦眼睁睁看着那个联队长被打成了好几截，让梁七抽空把那小子的军刀捡回来使。 两天过去，鬼兵连虽然顶住了鬼子，但损失极大，半数战士伤亡，弹药出现紧张。战斗过频，战士们无法休息，就是不冲锋，鬼子的炮火也没停过。这很罕见。 常德的战况与王立疆预想的非常相似。外围的深沟壁垒已被鬼子突破，德山眼睁睁地失守。鬼子虽然长途奔袭而至，但是攻城的116师团并无参与途中战斗，是憋足了劲儿的，他们就是奔着常德来的。这支部队擅长攻城，战斗力和精神非常惊人，这老旦都看到了，他有些畏惧这样的对手。在他们不停歇的攻击下，城门外围阵地费了两个月工夫修起来的水泥碉堡和工事炸得七零八落，失去屏障的虎贲将遭受更大的伤亡。 “团部必须增援东门，鬼子疯了，再来一两次，俺守不住！”老旦对王立疆说。 王立疆通红着眼，看着墙上的地图，上面被红蓝笔画得一塌糊涂。他的参谋在一旁愁眉不展，通讯员被弹片崩瞎了一只眼，另一只可怜巴巴看着老旦。 “另两个门的状况和你差不多，北门更惨，营长和两个连长已经阵亡，团预备队已经上去了，现在只剩下通讯连可以调配。”王立疆回过身来，按着老旦坐下。 “柴团长说了，你再顶两天……”王立疆几乎咬着牙说。 “这么打，俺……顶不住。”老旦说的是实话，“城外堡垒没了，机枪阵地毁了，战壕几乎平了，鬼子有装甲车，我们的手榴弹不管用，炮兵也不支援……要是不往城里放，顶不住。” “放进来怎么打？”王立疆问。 “俺的匪兵打阵地战没优势，打烂战能钻能砍，个个都是好手。”老旦对此颇有信心。 王立疆站起身来，走来走去，一张黑脸像在冒油。 “放！”他猛地回头说。 战役初始，远途而至的鬼子显然没把常德城里这支守军放在眼里，经过外围一个多月的战斗，日军摧枯拉朽般干掉了近五万国军部队。国军整个连、整个营，甚至整个旅被全歼或者俘虏，还打死了两个少将师长。鬼子们自然骄傲，觉得像长高了一截，长沙城的挫败忘到北海道，常德地图像一个可口的中国粽子，剥去它的皮咬上一口，美美地吞到肚里，像是再容易不过的事。打掉常德，这次战役便可告胜。它又是楔入国军防线的一柄尖刀，时刻能威胁国民政府的最终腹地，并将他们逼离和东南亚盟军的联系。眼看着这座两千年的古城就要成为皇军的战利品，第13军团的将士们怎不神气活现，士气高涨。 日军116师团第一支部队喝着清酒，哼着家乡的小调，挂着生红薯和手榴弹，悠闲地欣赏着涂家湖两边的景色，他们大大咧咧地跳下冲锋舟，朝湖里撒完最后一泡尿，威武地冲向常德城，不曾想到这枚粽子竟如此之硬，崩得满口牙都碎了。 德山既占，常德城已成围城之势，国军是内无粮草，外无援兵，雨点似的炮弹一个个拔掉了城里的防御工事，空军更是不放过任何一个角落。可就在这猛烈的炮火之下，这个57师依然顽强战斗，非但一步不撤，而且动不动就和冲上阵地的皇军同归于尽！好容易清掉了外围阵地突入城中——尤其是这个东门，坚守的国军士兵犹如鬼魅，他们戴着可怕的面具，在街角细巷里射来要命的子弹，从厨房和大树上砍下锋利的弯刀。还有弓箭、狙击手和燃烧瓶，这些无声无息的东西更令人恐惧。皇军好容易打下一栋楼房，还没坐下喝口水，窗户里就扔进躲不开的手榴弹，一群鬼吊着绳子跳进来，戴着血红的面具。这些鬼兵嗷嗷叫着滚着，放了手枪还用刀砍，他们砍去皇军战士的腿脚，剖开肚子，斩去头颅，用尖细的匕首挖去皇军战士的双眼。他们还装死，几个人血呼啦躺在那儿不动，皇军一个小队刚过去，他们马上活了，手枪弹无虚发，打的都是脑袋，等增援的小队赶到，他们便没了影。 这打法让日军极不适应，两天下来寸土未得，虽然进了门，却上不了炕，出还出不去。威武的装甲车卡在小巷里，对捆了炸药包跑来的蒙面毛驴毫无办法。日军一直赖以自豪的就是皇军士气，却在这穷街陋巷荡然无存。还有一些不戴面具的绑着十几颗手榴弹的冲来，把冒着烟的手榴弹往日军的头上敲。日军战士不懂逃跑，看着这可怕的敌人，只期望他们是来吓唬人的。于是，他们常在一起炸得四分五裂。没多久，这不要命的鬼子一想到前面更不要命的中国兵，想到那些杀人如麻的面具鬼兵，终于变得心惊胆战了。 东门打得有声有色，柴意新团长非常高兴，但也立刻抽走了协防在鬼兵连旁边的2连，东门北侧的城垣已被鬼子炸平了，必须加大防守力度。鬼兵连的事连师部余师长都听说了，给团部去了嘉奖令。王立疆来到他的指挥所了解情况，得知虽然将日军锁在城垣内一带，但代价依然巨大，战斗减员已达三分之二，最有战斗力的匪兵已经牺牲过半。 “鬼子知道吃了亏，把大炮推上来了，藏在房里，墙上挖个洞直瞄咱们，飞机开始扔燃烧弹，弟兄们房子里再待不住……迫击炮打光了，弹药和燃烧瓶也不够了。”老旦指着几个防守地点说，“匪兵再好使，也经不起这么折腾。” “打得很好，很不容易了。”王立疆递给他一支烟，“各个门都要援军，不能死等了，我要出城去找他们，第10军就要到了……” “太危险吧？”老旦惊讶道。 “没办法，常德打成这样，不找他们，他们都不知从哪儿进来，走错了道又被鬼子算计了。援军再不到，防线一旦崩溃，再给他们来个口袋，反倒成了自投罗网。”王立疆将烟盒捏成一个小球，仍在捏着，掐着，“全师阵亡过半，西门的鬼子已经冲进了十条街，170团的弟兄们天天都在肉搏。” 老旦想问一问能否撤退，见他眉头紧锁，咽回去了。 “让大家再坚守一个晚上！有什么困难？”王立疆问老旦和玉茗。 “炮兵哪？炮兵为什么不开炮？”陈玉茗一只耳朵流了血。 “全师还剩八门重炮，四门115毫米榴弹炮和四门76毫米野炮，可是炮弹不多了，只能在最紧要的关头用！”王立疆闷闷地说。 “那就再多给点手榴弹和子弹，汽油也要，只要有，就能挡住一天！”玉茗说。 “弹药没有了，你们只能从鬼子那里抢，还有药物和绷带，都没有了。”王立疆毫不掩饰眼下的困境，“一千多个伤兵，没有药和绷带，每天都是眼睁睁地牺牲啊……” 老旦和陈玉茗看了一眼，“那就给弟兄们做点好饭吧。”老旦说。 药物和绷带的确极度匮乏，麻子妹戴着钢盔来找老旦，说她的医疗所已经没有任何药物，洗绷带的水都没有，只能用酒精消毒的绑腿代替，而酒精即将告罄，战士们面临感染而死的危险。老旦愁得没辙，派出二子等人去鬼子身上捡，捡回来一些急救包，也是杯水车薪，而且又牺牲了一个弟兄。 “跑吧，这还怎么打？再守下去全完蛋，鬼子几万人打咱们这几千人，撒尿也淹死了，咱跑了不丢人。”二子跑来发牢骚，老旦知道他只是瞎说，给他塞好烟锅递了过去。 “你以为跑得了？东南西北都是鬼子，桃源和德山都被占了，你就是打出东门去，能游得过洞庭湖？”老旦喝了口水，又自言自语说，“常德拖住了几万鬼子，援军为何不来呢？这是多大的一盘菜啊。” “你说啥？五万鬼子是菜？咱他娘的才是菜！”二子狠狠地说。 梁七在捡东西时，发现了鬼子一个前线医疗所，离他们的指挥所很近，虽然有几十个鬼子守在附近，但中间留出了缝，能钻过去。 “玉茗和海涛守好了这儿，二子、梁七、大薛，带上十个弟兄跟俺走。”老旦放下望远镜，拿起两支手枪。 “让朱铜头赶紧弄点儿酒肉来，等我们回来吃。”梁七又背上了弓箭。 “鬼子的医务所，里面会不会有鬼子女护士？”二子挠着脖子斜着眼问。 鬼子的伤亡一样惨重，医务所外满是腐烂的尸体。两个哨兵捂着鼻子不耐烦地溜达，被二子带人抹了脖子。医务室里几个戴着鬼子帽的白大褂忙活着，收拾着桌子上两个血呼啦的鬼子。老旦等人戴着面具闯进去，梁七一箭射倒了要拿枪的鬼子。几支枪分别指着几个医生护士，但这几个人只看了眼他们，仍继续给两个兵动手术。他们一句句说着什么，护士给医生递着钳子剪子和纱布。 老旦不管他们，满屋子找药和绷带，他们翻得叮叮咣咣，将能找到的都装进麻袋。二子走到女护士旁边，伸手去摸她汗津津的脸，女护士冒着汗躲开，二子再去摸，那男医生便吼起来，戴着口罩的声音依然凶狠。二子登时骂骂咧咧将手枪顶在他脑门上。几个匪兵却没这么磨叽，上去就是几刀，男的女的都砍翻在地，然后是救了一半的鬼子。一个匪兵呼啦撕开了他刚缝合的肚子，伸刀进去搅了搅，鬼子流下黏黑的血，不动了。 二子大骂那个匪兵，说好好一个日本娘们，先让我弄一下再杀啊？匪兵在面具后咧着嘴笑，二子就用手枪敲他的面具，当当地响。 老旦嫌他们啰唆，催着大家赶紧拿东西，瓶瓶罐罐全搬走，再一把火烧了这鬼地方。 匪兵掀开旁边一个帘子，吓了一跳，里面还躺着十几个伤兵，多是不能动弹的，凶巴巴的眼布满血丝，伤口在发臭，悲伤在流淌，老旦看见一个鬼子流着眼泪。 “你出去，这儿留给我……”二子抽出了刀。 老旦扭头走了，二子和几个匪兵进去，刀砍人身的声音令老旦浮出冷汗。老旦听见一颗颗人头当啷落地。鬼子们无人高叫，只有痛苦的呻吟。梁七握着弓箭看着那门口，眼里带着从未有过的惊惧。大薛却没觉得，不知哪里找了包鬼子的烟，正认真地点着抽。 二子等人出来了，像沐了一场血雨，一个个神情诡异。二子抓起一张床单擦着脸。“妈的，鬼子的脖子好硬。”他哆嗦着手插回了刀。 外面突然枪声大作，一个匪兵捂着冒血的脖子跳进来。“鬼子来了……”说完他倒地抽搐，步枪洞穿了这弟兄的脖子，没救了。老旦出门一看，来路已被卡死，几十个鬼子正举着火把蜂拥而来。 “快跑，往这边跑。”老旦带大家穿过帐篷，钻出医务所的后门，奔着鬼子的指挥所冲去，“看咱的运气，没准还砍个鬼子军官，二子机枪带路。” 老旦等人背着麻袋狂奔着，二子端着机枪冲在前面。一个高处站着的鬼子看见了他们，正要叫喊，梁七的毒箭先到了。他无声无息地栽了下来，掉进个满是血水的水洼。老旦等人一直冲到个亮灯的房子下，门口站着几个端枪的鬼子，他们刚抬起枪口，便被二子的机枪扫倒了。二子端着枪踹开门，老旦举着手枪跟着进去。一进去吓一跳，只见满屋的鬼子或站或坐，正围着一张桌子开会。二子叫声“龟孙儿乖乖”端枪就扫，老旦吓得头皮发麻，抬手胡乱打去。满屋鬼子炸了锅，倒下不少，剩下的纷纷掏枪还击。二子一梭子打完了，甩了颗手雷跳了出来。 “一屋鬼子，一屋都是鬼子！扔手榴弹进去！快！”老旦也退出来，打倒了两个冲出来的，这一屋子都是军官，八成在这儿开会，二子那机枪要是弹匣子满着就好了。大薛扔了手榴弹，但鬼子早已逃个干净，后面的又追来。众人夺路狂奔，边打边退。几个匪兵倒了，梁七没了箭，胳膊也负了伤。大薛打倒了几个跑得快的，让老旦等人先走，他带着两个匪兵守在一棵大树周围。鬼子忌惮这指脑门不打鼻子的神枪手，死了几个之后便慢下来。老旦抓过亮起的火把，对着自己的阵地晃了三下，猛地扔向天空。阵地那边登时枪声大作，陈玉茗带着人冲了过来。老旦等人扔光了手榴弹，前线的鬼子被两边火力夹着，心里先是虚了。二子高叫着弹雨下的大薛，用机枪掩护他撤退，另两个匪兵没那么好运气，都死在路上了。大薛抱起他们的麻袋，跌跌撞撞地跑了回来。 陈玉茗带人拦住鬼子，打起一场遭遇战。鬼子追来一群狠的，也是端着机枪往前冲，黑灯瞎火冲得快，眨眼就到了眼前，肉搏顿时开始。老旦没带刀，手枪子弹也打光了，抓起一根大木棍子挥起来，刚打晕了一个鬼子，旁边刀光一闪，老旦本能侧身，帽檐儿和一撮头发噌地没了。他吓得踉跄，脚下踩了尸体，仰面就倒了。一颗照明弹升上半空，老旦清楚地看到那个要一刀劈死自己的鬼子，那是他化成灰也认得出的一张脸。 “服部？是你？”老旦吐口而出，惊讶盖过了恐惧，像嘴里长出疼痛的獠牙，体内发现颗未取走的子弹。 “你？”服部大雄也颇觉惊讶，那刀在半空停了半秒，却仍是劈将下来。老旦被两个尸体卡住，动不得，拦不得，心里死灰翻腾，这就是命，终归死在斗方山这个狡猾的鬼子手里。 旁边抡来个奇怪的东西，打开了服部大雄的刀，那是梁七的铁弓，他挥着铁弓逼退了服部，回头大喊：“旦哥快走，鬼子追上来了。”梁七两步逼退了服部，眨眼陷入了鬼子的包围。老旦从地上捡了把刀，爬起来要追过去，早被二子一把抓住。 “不能，太多了，鬼子太多了。”二子死命拽着他跑，不知哪一方的炮弹飞来，在双方肉搏的阵地上炸开。老旦踉跄跑向城门，后脑飞过颗颗子弹，他回头看去，城外已隐在黑暗之中，凄厉的拼杀声没了动静，只有亮闪的子弹飞来，但再没一个人回来。 朱铜头送来了一大锅冬笋腊肉，仍是热乎乎的，他默默盛给大家，众人没声息地吃下去。粱七脖子被子弹穿了，吃到嘴里却不能咽，再努力了一会，却死了，朱铜头便哭起来。 “梁七兄弟，怎就你吃不到呦？”朱铜头抱着头蹲下了。老旦等人也哭，老旦先擦了泪，拍了拍朱铜头说：“别哭啦，菜凉了，去分给战壕里的弟兄们。” 朱铜头点头去了，他擦去了泪，走了没几步，老旦就听见他故作豪爽的声音：“弟兄们，肉来啦，小子们馋死了吧？” “走，咱俩去看看麻子妹。”老旦对二子说。二子叹了口气，说要劈死你的那个鬼子你认得？老旦说就是剁成肉酱也认得，就是他在斗方山截住的咱们。 老旦等人带着几麻袋药和急救包到了医务所，却发现它已经化为灰烬，周围血肉狼藉，一个尸体堆在那儿烧着。二子揪起一个只剩半截的守卫伤兵，他说鬼子半小时前钻过来一支连队，连伤兵带医生都杀了，都烧了。二子瞪着眼问他高医生呢？伤兵摇了摇头，吐了口血死去了。 老旦看着已成灰烬的医务所和那一大团烧焦的尸炭，除了悲伤和后悔，心里还多一股奇怪的滋味。同一时刻，梁七和麻子妹先后离去，这是宿命，还是巧合？日军是来报复，还是也有同样的想法？老旦为这结果无边地恐惧着，怕得眼泪都流不出。二子呆呆站在一旁，一个劲说：“我就说让她别来，我就说让她别来，咱怎么和麻子团长交代啊？” 鬼子全线停火。This is not a good thing!老旦心不在焉开了团参谋会，说了部队的伤亡情况，便走回自己的新指挥所。它是个隐秘的磨房，昨天的指挥所已成瓦砾，挨着的两米多高的古城墙墩子打没了，大薛待过的塔楼炸飞了，战士们只能卧在曲溜拐弯的战壕里，平趴或躺。早在一个月前，这防御阵地还是沟壑纵横，快速运兵道还做了伪装，可这才几天，炸弹已将它们全部抹去，就像抹去那些鲜活的生命一样。 新架设起来的电话通了，电话那边传来欢快的笑声，战士们在那边低声喊叫着，感谢朱铜头的冬笋腊肉，还逼着他明天做一大锅牛肉汤。老旦略感安慰，编了一段团部来的问候传给他们。他突然想起王立疆去找援军一天半了，不知能否钻过那么密集的鬼子防线。 桌上点着一根细小的蜡烛，连油都流不下的那种，它只能照亮他交错的双手。他看见它们紧张地插来插去，看见那半截小拇指瑟瑟发抖。他突然感到万分的孤独，觉得自己的生命就像这根蜡烛一样，轻飘得毫无希望，一阵风或一滴雨就能灭了它。他用双手捧着那轻微的火苗，感受它微弱的温暖。鸽子在笼子里呜呜叫着，他拿出一只又放回去，他不知该和玉兰说什么。他抬起头，这屋子像坟墓一样安静，照明弹的光芒从糊得严实的窗户里漏进来，刺着他肿痛的眼。他闭上眼睛，摸着滚烫的脸，一下子恍惚了。 “翠儿，你们咋样了呦？”他听见自己喃喃地说。