Chapter 452: The Great Retreat (4)
"MY GOD! IT'S UNBELIEVABLE, ARE YOU GOING TO USE MANPOWER TO TRANSPORT THESE ARMS AND FOOD?" The little foreign girl's blue eyes were full of disbelief.
The purely human method has almost ceased to exist in the United States, where mechanization has already begun to be implemented, not to mention this super-large-scale shoulder-to-shoulder?
"Yes, Miss Laura, this is our China." Liu Lang didn't look back, and watched with a solemn face as the groups of people left under the guidance of the soldiers.
Forty miles away, merchantmen and soldiers who had left early were setting up temporary camping quarters, and today the people of the city would walk more than forty miles of mountain roads with full loads, which was an extremely arduous journey, and such days would last for five days.
"I beg your pardon, Colonel Liu, I personally think that it is extremely inhumane for you to use civilians to help you transport military supplies, and if you encounter enemy troops, they will also be shot as enemies." The little foreign girl expressed her opinion with an indignant face.
A group of merchants led by Han Tianhao looked like fools at the Western beauties who had washed away the dust and revealed a dazzling Western girl who was different from the Oriental women but was still beautiful.
Even if the whole city doesn't move things and doesn't run, the returning Japanese will let them go? Merchants who already know something about the brutality of the Japanese army will not be as optimistic as ordinary civilians, and there are no less than eight merchants who have been hanged in Chengde City at the slightest disobedience, not to mention that the baggage warehouse of the Eighth Division has been looted to the bottom, and the bodies of 54 Japanese soldiers are still being dried on West Street for several days.
Thinking with their butts, they also knew that the people of Chengde would become victims of the Japanese army's anger, but they didn't know how far the Japanese army would kill before they stopped.
In fact, the reason why the sixteen big merchants were able to finally encourage the people of the city to leave their homes and slaughter the city was not explicitly stated, but only that the Japanese army would retaliate on a large scale, and the people were already convinced.
In fact, in just one month, the evil things that the Japanese army did in the city of Chengde are too numerous to mention.
"That's because you don't know what kind of people the Japanese are, and maybe, it won't be long before you think like that, although I don't want to see that." Liu Lang didn't look back, and the little foreign girl couldn't see the anger hidden under his thick eyebrows.
"Alright! Although I don't know the Japanese very well, they are undoubtedly the aggressors in this land, and I will look at this war from an impartial standpoint, and I regret that your country lost this war. The little foreign girl's indifferent attitude made the Chinese present look at each other angrily.
"Miss Laura, maybe we lost this battle, but, China, will never lose the whole war, because there are them." Liu Lang turned his head suddenly, stared at the eyes of the little foreign girl, pointed to the figures of women, children and old people who were still staggering forward with heavy loads, and said loudly.
The little foreign girl was so frightened by Liu Lang's prestige that she couldn't help but take a step back, probably realizing her weakness, her face turned slightly red, her chest straightened up and stepped forward again, and she argued strongly: "But, Colonel, I still insist on my own point of view, war should let civilians leave, and war is a soldier's business." ”
"Although there is a big official in our country, although his ability is poor, he has a saying that is excellent: if the war starts, it will be that there is no distinction between the north and the south, and there is no distinction between the old and the young, no matter who they are, they all have the responsibility of defending the land and resisting the war, and they are all determined to sacrifice everything. Only by sacrificing to the end, resisting to the end, and only with the determination to sacrifice can we win the final victory! Miss Laura, my country and my nation will prove it all with facts. Liu Lang dropped a sentence with a cold face, and strode forward.
"You。。。。。。 What you are doing is extremely inhumane. The little foreign girl was so angry that her face turned red.
As Laura, who grew up in a Western country that advocates life and freedom, it is difficult for her to understand Liu Lang's statement that all the people are soldiers.
"Mademoiselle, I remember Sir William once said to me: Don't touch the dragon of the East, for if it awakens, it will change the whole world." The big black man beside the little girl said in a low voice. With a hint of fear in his eyes: "I didn't understand it before, but now I know how terrible it will be in a country with a population of 400 million people when everyone is willing to pick up a gun." What's more, they still have a real soldier like Colonel Liu, who is determined and has extremely terrible tactical literacy, and the Japanese will regret it. ”
The little foreign girl also calmed down, looked thoughtfully at Liu Lang's distant back, bit her lip, and ran behind with high-top leather boots.
The black man naturally did not hesitate to follow.
Fan Ziran, the man in the suit, looked at the somewhat chaotic but quite heroic retreat scene of the whole city, paused, and ran after him.
Liu Lang met a family of seven who were moving forward with heavy loads, stopped at the moment, stepped forward and pulled the eldest old man and asked, "Uncle, didn't you already say it before!" Most of the daily necessities will be borne by the Great Wall Regiment after arriving in the safe area of Pingjin and distributed to the families who retreated with the army, so why should they carry it with them. ”
"Sir, the army has taken good care of us, we don't want to add any more burden to the army, what's more, these are all used to at home, the home is gone, these 。。。。。" The old man looked back at the old city of Chengde, and a trace of tears flashed in his eyes, "Old man, I am reluctant to lose it!" ”
Liu Lang was silent, of course he knew that it was not how valuable these things were, but that it used to be home, it used to be memories, and the home was gone, but these could not be abandoned.
Home is always the deepest concern of the simple Chinese people.
"Uncle, my name is Liu Lang, I am the acting head of the Great Wall Regiment, and on behalf of the 2,500 officers and soldiers of the whole regiment, I would like to thank my father and fellow villagers for helping our army deliver supplies." Liu Lang solemnly saluted the old man.
"Ahh It turned out to be Chief Liu. This is unacceptable, unacceptable. When the old man heard that Liu Lang had reported his official position, he was a little anxious and at a loss, and he almost knelt down and didn't give Liu Lang a bow.
The strong men and women in their thirties beside him also turned red, but they didn't know what to do.
Liu Lang stretched out his hand to help the old man, and said in a very firm tone: "I don't know if the old man believes me or not, today the Japanese invaders occupy my rivers and mountains and destroy my people's homes, and in the future, I, Liu Lang, will definitely wave my army to the north, expel the Japanese invaders, and restore my rivers and mountains." ”
Then he pointed his finger at the soldiers who walked past and carried their guns, and also resisted the big bag, and shouted: "Soldiers, tell me, will we come back?" ”
"Report sir, we'll be back." The second cargo man took the lead in striding forward.
Although he was still wearing his trademark pair of open shoulders, he looked a little ridiculous in the neat ranks of soldiers, but no one laughed because of the determination on his face.
This is a new recruit, a recruit who has only been in the Great Wall Regiment for a few days, standing on the land of his hometown and making a promise to the sky.
"Sir, we're back." The soldiers shouted in unison.
He didn't raise his gun, he didn't raise his arms, but he carried the grain on his shoulders and stood proudly between heaven and earth.
A resolute roar, echoing through the wilderness.
The people, who had been a little dazed by the soldiers' yelling before, were stunned for a moment, and when the women and children finally couldn't hold back their crying, the men also shouted.
"Dad, mother, I'll give you incense when my son comes back."
"We'll go home."
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Although the voice was uneven, it never stopped, and it became more determined.
The little foreign girl stopped her steps, a little confused, and a little inexplicably moved.
For a group of Oriental natives in her eyes.
The big black man looked solemn.
The man in the suit, tears flashing.