A Mongolian herdsman named Zhamuhe replied: "The troops are back."
"The troops are back, which troops?" When I heard this, I was stunned for a moment, and then realized that the main force of the independent regiment that attacked more than ten days ago was back. At that moment, I followed the flow of people who came out to welcome them, and hurriedly walked out of the city. , Zhuoligetu rushed forward and used his strong body to clear the way for my mother.
The mother and son soon followed the flow of people and arrived outside the north gate.
However, at this time, the snowfield outside the north gate was still empty, and there was no shadow of the troops, only the messy ground exposed after the remaining snow melted.
Obviously, the main force of the independent group has not arrived yet.
However, the military families who were welcomed out of the city did not wait too long.
After waiting for about half an hour, a faint black line appeared on the horizon ahead, and the sharp-eyed children immediately screamed loudly: "Back, back, Oda is back!"
"My brother, my brother and the others are back, my brother and the others have won the battle."
"That's for sure. Whenever the Independent Regiment has lost a battle, it must have won a battle."
The next moment, the military relatives who were looking forward could no longer hold back. Zhuoligetu, mother and son, all stepped forward on the snow. After a while, the faint black line at the end of the field of vision appeared. The line turned into a group of cavalry, but after seeing the cavalry formation clearly, the military relatives were stunned.
When the Chahar Independent Regiment went on an expedition, they also went to see them off. They also saw the lineup at that time. The formation of the people and horses was really huge. The four columns traveled a full five or six miles, but now , the same four-way column, but the length of the men and horses is missing at a glance!
That's it, it's not the most dazzling thing.
The most eye-catching thing is that many of the horses in the team do not have people on their backs, but are carrying things wrapped in white cloth. Seeing this, the hearts of the soldiers who came out to greet them suddenly rose. Including Zhuoligetu mother and son, everyone's hearts suddenly jumped up. This is a corpse. This is the corpse of a fallen soldier!
As a member of the military, these shrouds used to wrap the body are still recognizable.
Subconsciously, I immediately clenched Zhuoligetu's arm. She squeezed it so hard that her nails dug into Zhuoligetu's muscles. However, Zhuoligetu didn't feel any pain at all. Instead, she felt a pain. He tried to comfort his mother, "Mom, it's okay. My brother must be okay, he will be fine."
While persuading his mother, Zhuoligetu opened his eyes and searched hard in the team, looking for that familiar strong figure. However, he searched from beginning to end, but could not find that familiar figure. The teams drove past one after another. , that tall, strong and familiar figure never appeared.
Because I was not tall enough, I couldn't see in front of me, so I could only ask Zhuoli Getu: "Getu, have you found him? Have you found your brother? Getu, have you found him?"
Zhuo Ligetu's eyes were already red, but he gritted his teeth and tried not to let the tears flow down. Then he pretended that he was still searching and said, "No, mother, I'm still looking. The team is getting longer." .”
Zhuoligetu didn't dare to look back, because if he looked back, he was afraid that his tears would fall down.
It's just that Zhuoligetu really can't lie. Seeing him like this, my mother had guessed it. In an instant, I was already in tears, but she didn't cry out, but held it back. Of course, I still have a sense of luck in my heart. Maybe the second brother really didn't see clearly
Gradually, the welcoming crowd began to fall silent.
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Xu Rui walked at the front of the team, and when he saw the welcoming crowd that was cheerful and loud just now, it gradually fell silent, and his heart felt as heavy as a lead weight! Especially when he glanced at the crowd, the white-haired faces felt even more painful as if they were being twisted by a knife.
A few months ago, these old men personally sent their sons into the army.
But now, he can only bring back corpses to them one by one.
In this world, which son is not born to his mother in ten months of pregnancy
In this world, which son is not brought up by his mother through all kinds of hardships
Of all the sons, which one does not have his mother’s high hopes
But now, he has personally destroyed all the hopes of these mothers!
In an instant, Xu Rui felt that he was a cruel executioner. The only difference was that other executioners only destroyed other people's lives, but he destroyed not only the lives of his sons, but also their old mothers. hope, because he personally brought them to the battlefield.
However, if he could do it over again, Xu Rui would still make the same choice.
War is so cruel, but the years are peaceful, just because someone is carrying the burden for you. Singing, dancing and living in peace and contentment are never taken for granted. Without struggle, who will defend this country? Without resistance, who will ensure the continuation of this nation’s bloodline? However, fighting requires paying a price, and someone needs to sacrifice!
In the dead silence, the bodies wrapped in white cloth were taken off the horse and laid out one by one.
When the last body was arranged neatly, Xu Rui led all the surviving officers and soldiers to the back of the row of bodies and laid them out, and then howled at the top of his lungs in a hoarse voice: "Everyone is here." Yes, salute!”
In an instant, the remaining 600 soldiers of the independent regiment raised their hands in salute at the same time, standing there in silence, like a sculpture in the wind, solemn and suppressed.
The military family members who had been waiting for a long time could no longer hold back and rushed forward. Then they stretched out a pair of dry hands and tremblingly opened the square white cloth. When they found that it was not the white cloth, they continued to search. If they found it, , and immediately let out a heartbreaking cry, and in an instant, there was a sound of howling and sobbing.
Of course, many of them, men, children or women, have found their relatives and are secretly grateful.
Among the crowd, a figure as tall as a hill stood out. He was Zaligatu.
He opened dozens of white cloths in succession, but could not find the familiar figure. Zaligetu immediately had a faint hope in his heart. However, when he opened the fortieth white cloth, the extremely familiar figure appeared. The figure finally appeared in front of him, but those sharp eyes had been tightly closed and would never be opened again.
"Brother!" Zaligatu wailed and knelt down in front of the cold body.
But soon, Zaligatu thought that his mother was still behind him, and he quickly suppressed his sorrow.
It's a pity that it was too late to stop his sorrow at this time. Zaligatu looked back and saw a thin figure arriving behind him at some point. Almost at the same time, my mother also saw clearly. The familiar figure wrapped in white cloth, her eldest son, Batu!
"Batu, my Batu!" I burst into tears instantly, and then rushed towards Batu's body, hugging Batu's head tightly in her arms, just like she hugged a swaddled baby when she was a child.
Zaligatu stood nearby, wiping away tears.
"Old man, are you Batu's mother?" A voice came from behind.
The old woman raised her tearful eyes, only to see a cadre of the Independent Regiment standing in front of her. She wiped her muddy teary eyes with her dry hands and asked with sobs: "I am, I am Batu's mother."
The cadre of the independent regiment standing in front of her was Batu, the commander of the Second Cavalry Battalion.
"This is Batu's for you." Bart took out a red silk cloth bag from his arms and handed it to his mother solemnly.
The old lady took the red silk cloth bag and untied it tremblingly, only to find that it contained three oceans. Seeing the oceans, Batu's old lady burst into tears again.
Bart's eyes also turned red, and he said, "Batu said he would keep it to give his brother a wife."
But Batu's wife wiped away her tears, put Dayang away first, then turned around and took her son's big hand, then pushed his son in front of Bart, and said in a deep voice: "Comrade, he is Batu's younger brother, Zalig Tu, Batu is gone now, but the little Japs haven’t been beaten away yet, so his brother still has to fight the Japs.”
Bart quickly waved his hand and said, "Old man, this is not in line with the policy of our independent regiment."
"Comrade, I don't know the truth or the policy." Batu's wife shook her head and said softly but firmly, "But I know that if we can't drive away the little devil, we will wait until the little devil returns to Baotou. Come, Mr. Prayuth will follow him back to Baotou, and we will not have a good life."
But Bart refused to agree and insisted on refusing.
When the two sides were arguing, Xu Rui heard the sound and came over and asked, "What's going on?"
Bart told the situation. When Xu Rui heard this, his eyes immediately turned red. Hero mother!
Mrs. Batu also recognized Xu Rui and said firmly: "Commander Xu, just take our Zaligetu away. This little son of mine is very strong, so just let him Join the army, let him be a soldier, let him replace his brother, and then fight the little devils? I beg you, old lady."
As he said this, Batu’s mother was about to kneel down.
Xu Rui quickly stretched out his hand to support him, and then said: "Okay, aunt, I promise you, I will take your son away!"
After a pause, Xu Rui said with a serious face: "Moreover, I also promise you that you will train your little son to become a qualified warrior, and let him kill more little devils!"
"Okay, okay." Mrs. Batu nodded with tears in her eyes. After that, she turned back and rubbed Zaligetu's cheek. Looking at her youngest son's resolute face, the aunt suddenly felt a little reluctant to let go. She only had such a son, but no matter what No more, who can she rely on in her dying years? But soon, he hardened his heart again, wiped his tears and said, "Son, practice hard when you get to the army."
"Yes." Zaligatu nodded heavily, "Mom, my son has taken note of it."