On the southern front, Xue Yue's division almost completely annihilated the 106th Division, but due to Okamura Ningji's active rescue, he had no choice but to retreat his troops to the second line and make every effort to defend Nanchang, Changsha and other important cities.

On the northern front, Yu Hu Zongnan fled to Nanyang with 7 of the most elite divisions of the national army, and Li Zongren could only do active defense, defending the three passes to cover the evacuation of Wuhan and the Sun and Li armies.

On the Western Front, after Zhang Chong led the 184th Division to evacuate Paishi, the 183rd Division changed its defense. As a result, the 183rd Division was routed on all fronts in less than three days, and the Japanese troops approached Chongyang. Sun Du's 58th Army and Zhang Chong's New Third Army launched an active defense.

The battle of Wuhan was decided. What the chairman can do is to evacuate a large number of materials and personnel from the rear as soon as possible.

Now all the eyes of the whole country are focused on Yichang, Hubei Province, which is located in the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River, where there is the lifeblood of China's national industry, where the elites and pillars of the country are gathered.

What is the Great Dunkirk Evacuation in France? They are done by relying on the power of a country and under the command of a military department. And the retreat of Yichang was completely completed by relying on Lu Zuofu and his Minsheng Shipping. This is the 'Dunkirk' in the history of Chinese industry, which is unprecedented in the history of Chinese and foreign wars.

Shao Fei and his party continued to Yichang and were not able to rest until the evening. There is a 350-kilometer journey from Hankou to Wuchang, and it would take a week for normal people to walk, let alone these children.

The reason why Shao Fei is willing to stay is just to protect these orphans. The crowd is complicated, and just a few staff members are responsible for more than 100 children, which will inevitably be in danger. In the nursery in the three towns of Wuhan, tens of thousands of orphans left behind by the war are gathered, so it is also helpless to transport them in batches.

In order to keep a distance from those crowds, Shao Fei and his team left the highway line and went to a distant village to settle down.

The people of the village also sympathized with these fatherless and motherless war orphans, and voluntarily vacated their homes for these children to live in. The special forces team and other staff members lived in the ancestral hall of the village.

Walking for a day and taking so many children with them is a great test for their body and mind. One by one, they were exhausted and began to rest in the main hall of the ancestral hall. As for the special combat team and the other two male staff members, they were resting in the courtyard, after all, it was all women, and there was something taboo.

"Our squad leader is really a devil and an angel. There is no ambiguity in killing devils, and these messy things have to be taken care of. ”

"Ahem~ a day's journey, it looks like it's going to take three days."

"I miss my wife."

“……”

The special operators began to complain boredly again, and the other two men became curious about their words.

"You've killed devils? What does a devil look like? ”

"Isn't your commander a colonel? Why do you call him squad leader? ”

The knife rolled his eyes and said, "Boy, don't ask what you shouldn't ask." ”

At this time, Shao Fei walked in from outside the ancestral hall: "Damn, who told you to rest." All of them went to the village to buy some vegetables, meat, and cauldrons. ”

Xiaodao stood up and said aggrievedly: "Brother~ More than a hundred mouths, how many vegetables and how much meat do you want?" We are all poor ghosts, and we have to kill if we don't have money. ”

Shao Fei smiled weirdly and said, "If my brother and I remember correctly, didn't you stinky boys make a windfall when you left Wuhan at that time?" Lan Ling's stinky girl is not a stingy master, hand them all over to me. ”

"Hit~hit~rob~"

Ten thousand knives are unwilling, and the money is ready to be left to his wife and children. At this time, the pillar stood up and slapped the knife: "You have been an orphan since you were a child, you should be able to understand." ”

The knife "exhaled~" and felt ashamed. Along the way, I only thought about my wife and children, and forgot that I was also an orphan, so I said: "I know, I know what it's like to be without parents." I'll just hand it all over. ”

Shao Fei patted Xiaodao's shoulder and said, "Don't worry, I'll arrange it." ”

The knife nodded, and they followed the pillar to the village, buying some vegetables and meat from the villagers for the journey.

Hearing the movement outside, the people in the lobby also walked out. Seeing that Shao Fei was the only one, he asked, "Sir, where are they?" ”

"I told them to buy some vegetables and meat for the children to eat on the road."

After Shao Fei answered, he asked, "By the way, why do these children go and don't need a car to pick them up?" ”

The woman smiled and said, "Sir, you didn't come down from Wuhan, it's hard for you to imagine what Wuhan has become now." All those trucks were transferred to transport important strategic materials, and the machines would not go, but the people had two legs. ”

Shao Fei continued to ask, "What about the other children?" ”

The woman replied: "Some have already left first, and some are still stranded in Wuhan." There are more than 3,000 orphans in our nursery and more than 10,000 in the three towns of Wuhan. With so many orphans, there are not enough people and they are afraid of chaos, so they can only be evacuated in batches. But thank you so much for today, if it weren't for you we wouldn't know what to do. ”

Shao Fei thought back to those orphaned children, and his heart was sour. The older children were eleven or two years old, and the youngest ones were only six or seven years old, and they were dressed in tattered clothes and were called Hanako, and they looked like they were malnourished. Thinking back to the children of the peaceful era, they were happy.

"You're welcome, just raise your hand."

Shao Fei just replied in a low voice. All these disasters and evils are due to the Japanese who launched the invasion.

The next day, Shao Fei continued to lead the team to the west, and the speed became very slow. The special combat team members either carried food or carried children.

"Uncle, have you ever killed a Japanese devil?"

Shao Fei held the hand of a little boy, who looked up at Shao Fei and asked in a childish voice. The first time someone called him uncle, Shao Fei was a little unaccustomed to hearing it.

"I've killed it."

"When I grow up, I want to be like my uncle, kill devils and avenge my parents."

Shao Fei's heart was shocked when he heard it, a six-year-old child, the seeds of hatred had already been buried deep in his young heart.

Shao Fei breathed a sigh of relief and replied, "Little friend, when you grow up, those little devils will have been beaten away by your uncle a long time ago." You should live well, for the sake of your dead parents. In the future, you must study hard, make progress every day, and be a person who contributes to the country. ”

The child lowered his head and muttered, "Didn't you say that murder pays for life?" Did they kill my parents and run away? ”

Shao Fei couldn't answer. This war is a catastrophe in the history of mankind, not to mention paying for lives, not even war reparations.

Now all Shao Fei and Lu Zuofu can do is to send these war orphans to the rear, so that they can stay away from war and hatred.

Just then, a jeep came in from the west. Not long after, the car stopped in front of Shao Fei.

A major officer got out of the car, then walked up to Shao Fei and saluted, "Is it Chief Yi?" ”

After Shao Fei returned the military salute, he replied: "It's me, what's the matter?" ”

The major replied, "Mr. Lu has learned of your coming, and has ordered me to take you to him at once." The situation is urgent and urgent. ”

It seems that Lu Zuofu is really anxious to see him. So Shao Fei explained that after the pillar sent the child to the destination, he joined him, and he went to see Lu Zuofu first.

After speaking, Shao Fei got into the car and went to Yichang first.

(End of chapter)