Shi Xiaoqian's words sounded very harsh.
Sun Changhe's face suddenly darkened: "Please be polite, what do you mean by rotten fish and rotten shrimps? If you have the ability, just come out and fight us openly. How can you be a good man by plotting behind your back?"
Shi Xiaoqian sneered and said: "Losing is losing, winning is winning, don't be unconvinced."
At this time, the big man from before said: "Okay, Third Brother, stop trying to squeeze him."
After finishing speaking, the big man said to Sun Changhe again: "Sir Sun, I'm sorry for making you and your brothers suffer, but don't worry, we won't do anything to you. It's just that you are carrying this We at Qipanzhai happily accept the batch of guns and ammunition, and we just have to go down the mountain to fight the Japanese, so this batch of guns and ammunition can be put to good use."
"I'm afraid this won't work." Sun Changhe frowned and said, "If you are willing to participate in the war of resistance, I can report to the war zone commander's department and try my best to get a batch of weapons and ammunition for you. But these guns and ammunition of ours, you are afraid You have to return them to us intact, because we also need these weapons."
The big man's thick eyebrows immediately frowned, and he said coldly: "Sir, do you not understand people's language or something? What I just said is not to discuss with you. If it weren't for the fact that you are also going to the front line to fight the Japanese For my own sake, I won’t let you leave Qipanzhai alive at all, but you still dare to make demands? I simply don’t know how to write the word “death”.
Sun Changhe's arrogance was also aroused, and he said coldly: "Don't do this, I am not scared."
"Hey, you still have a tough mouth?" The big man was completely annoyed. He immediately opened the gun of the flower machine, pointed the black muzzle at Sun Changhe, and said in a ferocious voice, "Do you believe that I will beat you into a hornet's nest? "
"Just shoot if you dare." Sun Changhe said coldly without fear at all, "I forgot to tell you, this time we are preparing to go to Feicheng to participate in the war under the orders of Commander-in-Chief Gu of the war zone. When the time comes, Brigadier Luo Come with Captain Xu, don’t say I didn’t remind you, huh!”
"Captain Xu?" The big man didn't have any special reaction when he heard Brigadier Luo, but when he heard the three words "Captain Xu", his expression changed slightly and he asked in a deep voice, "Did you say Captain Xu?" Commander, is it Xu Rui, the leader of the Dameishan Independent Regiment? Is he the same Commander Xu who captured Feicheng from the Japs a few days ago?"
"Nonsense." Sun Changhe said coldly, "Who else could be there besides him?"
After receiving a positive answer from Sun Changhe, the big man's face became a little embarrassed.
Shi Xiaoqian glanced at the big man and said in a deep voice: "Brother, what if they are Xu Rui's people? Xu Rui is not a good person. Is it possible that the heroes in our Qiban Village are easy to mess with? Xu Rui really wants to stand out, but we can't. We will be afraid of him, just in time, we don’t have to go to Feicheng to rescue him, grandpa doesn’t have to worry about it.”
Sun Changhe was stunned when he heard this. From the conversation between the big man and Shi Xiaoqian, he still heard some clues.
First of all, Xu Rui killed so many Japanese, but it was not in vain. Now he has a notorious reputation in Anhui and even in Central China. Although Shi Xiaoqian kept saying that he was not afraid of Xu Rui, Sun Changhe could hear it. Come out, this kid is actually quite afraid of Xu Rui's revenge.
Secondly, the bandits from Qipanzhai seemed to be planning to go down to Feicheng, and to fight the Japanese. This surprised Sun Changhe. In his usual impression, bandits were robbing families and having no money to make a living. When The bandits actually stood up for the country and the nation and went to fight against the Japanese and the Japanese
The big man stared at Sun Changhe, with an uncertain expression on his face, and he didn't know what he was thinking in his heart.
At this time, another big man sitting opposite the big man who had been playing with the radio didn't know what he pressed. The radio in front of him suddenly made a sound, which shocked the big man. Not only the big man playing with the radio, but also the big man before At this time, Xiaoqian was also startled and quickly turned to look at the radio.
The radio was still ringing: "Here, I would like to inform everyone of the sad news. Luo Feng, the commander of the National Revolutionary Army's Central Anhui Advance Brigade, was seriously injured in the counter-assault battle against the Japanese army early this morning. Rescue efforts were ineffective. He died heroically for his country half an hour ago. At this moment, heaven and earth are grieving together, and the sun and moon are weeping together."
"Hey, why is there someone inside?" The big man playing with the radio was surprised.
Sun Changhe explained patiently: "This is a radio. It records people's voices first and then plays them back. There is not really a person hiding inside talking."
"Go, I know this is a radio." The big man immediately became unhappy.
"Fourth, please stop saying a few words." The big man who spoke first frowned and said in a deep voice, "Isn't the Wanzhong Advance Brigade the same unit that defended Feicheng with the Dameishan Independent Regiment? Their brigade commander is dead Already?"
"If you die, just die." Shi Xiaoqian said carelessly, "As long as Xu Rui is here, nothing will happen."
Sun Changhe became anxious and said: "What do you know? Brigadier Luo is a major general and a senior general of the party and state. Now even he has died in the battle. This shows how fierce and cruel the battle in Feicheng is!" It's uncertain. The Central Anhui Advance Brigade and the Dameishan Independent Regiment can no longer hold on. I ask you to return our guns and ammunition to us immediately. We must go over immediately to help them defend the city. If Feicheng is lost, there will be trouble. Big!”
Sun Changhe was really worried that Feicheng would fall, but fortunately, the extreme situation he was most worried about did not occur after all.
The broadcast continued: "The siege of Feicheng by the Japanese Kumamoto Division and Kikuchi Brigade has lasted for four days. Over the past four days, the Central Anhui Advancing Brigade and our Dameishan Independent Regiment have worked closely and coordinated operations, repelling the Japanese a hundred times in total. However, we ourselves also suffered extremely heavy casualties, with nearly 4,000 officers and soldiers of the Central Anhui Advance Brigade losing over 2,000 people, and nearly 2,000 officers and soldiers of our Dameishan Independent Regiment losing over 1,000 people."
Hearing this, Sun Changhe couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.
But then, his heart became anxious again.
Shi Xiaoqian asked: "Who is this person speaking?"
"He is Xu Rui." Sun Changhe said, "This should be today's radio speech!"
When Shi Xiaoqian wanted to ask again, the big man immediately made a silencing gesture to signal him to keep quiet.
Shi Xiaoqian closed his mouth, and everyone in the Juyi Hall closed their mouths unconsciously. In the huge hall, only Xu Rui's voice came from the radio, echoing repeatedly in the hall.
"Actually, for us soldiers, death is not the most terrifying thing. This is what the brothers often say. From the moment we put on this military uniform, we no longer regard ourselves as living beings. Human beings, either today or tomorrow, a stray bullet or a piece of shrapnel will take our lives."
"We are already ready. Really, we are not afraid of death."
"But there are some things in this world that are scarier than death."
“What’s more terrible than death is enduring pain all the time.”
"Due to the fierce fighting and the sharp increase in the number of wounded, our reserve of medicines has long been exhausted. Now, not to mention precious medicines such as sulfa powder and tonic water, even the most basic gauze is gone. Whenever a wounded person is carried off , the only thing our medical soldiers can do is to disinfect the wound with salt water."
Xu Rui's voice is deep and hoarse, and it sounds very infectious.
Because the big man didn't notice, and Sun Changhe didn't notice either, more and more bandits were walking in from outside the hall. The veterans of the guard who were lying on the ground with their limbs tied and unable to move also pricked up their ears and listened to the radio. , and these veterans listened particularly carefully, because Xu Rui's words touched their hearts.
"Due to the lack of medicine, our wounded are facing a great threat. Even the most common burns will quickly fester in a short period of time due to the hot weather. So far, there have been over a hundred wounded people suffering from simple burns. Their limbs were amputated due to burns, and sixteen of the wounded died due to wound infection. They did not fall under the gunfire of the Japanese, nor did they die under the indiscriminate bombardment of Japanese planes and artillery, but they fell to death. , If there is knowledge under the spring, I think these wounded people will definitely cry on the road to Huangquan. They are suffering and they are not willing to accept it."
"Brigadier Luo has sacrificed his life for the country. Most of the Shitou, Gou Sheng and Shan Wazi whom we met a few days ago have also died. This afternoon, the Japanese have used more than 500 bombers and hundreds of guns. Field heavy howitzers bombarded Feicheng indiscriminately. Now in Feicheng, if you look around, you can no longer find an intact house or a building with a height of more than five meters."
"Many of our brothers still stood firm when the Japanese launched shelling, and were buried alive. Some of them were dug out by us, but some were never found, but we were not sad, and we did not shed tears. , because we are soldiers, dying on the battlefield and being shrouded in horse leather is our natural destination."
"At this moment, I, Xu Rui, am sitting in front of the announcer talking to you."
"But tomorrow, by this time tomorrow, I may not be in this world."
When the broadcast reached this point, the sound suddenly stopped, and the fourth child in Qipan Village quickly lowered his head to take a look.
"Don't look at it, the battery of the radio is out of power." Sun Changhe sighed and said to the boss of Qipanzhai, "Master, please, please return the guns and ammunition to us quickly. You heard it just now, The situation in Feicheng is already very serious right now, we must rush there immediately, otherwise it will be too late."
The boss of Qipanzhai was silent for a moment, and then said loudly: "Come here, untie Chief Sun and all the National Army brothers, and then return their guns and ammunition to them." (To be continued.)