With the help of the Eighth Route Army and the villagers, the iron locks that died tragically under the devil's bayonet were buried in a cry of grief, and a child who had not yet grown up was so alive and killed by the brutal devil.

Aster was like a lost soul, lying on her son's grave in a daze, not crying, only strings of tears dripping down.

Wang Xiaoliang didn't dare to stay here for too long, once the two Japanese children in front of him suffered another accident, then he really didn't know how to explain to Captain Lei.

The older Chieko, in her young mind, witnessed the iron lock that hid in the crop field with her, and died like this, she didn't know if people could be resurrected after death, but she knew that the iron lock was buried in the ground, and Chieko would never see this little boy who had only been with her for a few hours.

He knelt beside Aster and looked at Aster with tears in his eyes, and Aster turned his head to look at this orphan who had been victimized by the war, a kind heart of a Chinese woman, and inspired the others to love Chieko. Two victims, one who lost their parents and the other who lost their son, hugged each other tightly, and they didn't know if their hearts were connected, but tears flowed together.

Aster helped Qianhuizi up, walked to Wang Xiaoliang, and begged earnestly: "Deputy Commander Wang, you can accept me, tell me to follow Captain He (Chuntao) and rescue one more wounded on the battlefield, I, a country mother-in-law, have also done my part, if I can take a gun to the battlefield, I will kill more little devils, and avenge my son who died tragically under the devil's bayonet." ”

Wang Xiaoliang looked at a strong mother, her son's bones were not cold, he had just entered the ground, and he stood up strong and asked to join the Eighth Route Army to kill devils, this firm belief, Wang Xiaoliang could not refuse, he looked at Liu Yun and waited for the reply of Liu Yun, the husband of Astereye.

Liu Yun was also shocked by the usually docile and timid Aster at this time, he walked up to Aster and said, "Aster, have you thought about it?" If you decide to take the road of participating in the Eight Ways to kill devils, I, Liu Yun, will support you. ”

Wang Xiaoliang agreed to Aster's request and ordered the soldiers beside him: "Take two Japanese girls and return to the new mine in Dongwangshe immediately." ”

Lei Jian saw these two Japanese girls again, in order to protect the lives of these two orphans, according to the order of Commander Nie of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region, he said to Liu Yun and Acuiju: "These two Japanese girls, you saved them with blood and life, I order you and your husband to immediately send these two children to Honghecao in disguise and hand them over to Commander Nie." ”

Liu Yun carried a burden, two Japanese girls sat in front and behind, and Aster followed closely beside him, like a young couple who wanted to go back to their parents' house or relatives, under the protection of several disguised soldiers, walking briskly on the dirt road, and before entering Honghecao, they saw a lot of soldiers of the Eighth Route Army, nervously going in and out of the village.

Commander Nie of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region saw Liu Yun and his wife, carrying a burden and sweating profusely to send two Japanese orphans, he picked up the baby who was less than eight months old, and saw this child who had been treated by Chun Tao, and laughed very likably at this time, Commander Nie gently touched the baby with his forehead, making the baby 'giggle' and laugh.

Commander Nie helped Chieko out of the basket again, stroked her head and asked with a smile, "Child, are you afraid?" ”

After the translation of the people around Commander Nie, Qianhuizi looked at the people in front of her, all of them were kind and pleasant, not like fierce people, shook her head and said, "I'm not afraid, I want to find my parents." ”

Commander Nie's heart welled up with sourness, these two children did not know that his parents had died in the war, which was the result of the Japanese militarists wantonly trampling on their neighbors.

He said to Staff Officer Tang: "This child is still in infancy, hurry up and find a wet nurse, and then find the best doctor in our army, carefully examine the body of these two children, see if there are any other diseases, since the child can survive, we must protect these two children, the child is always a victim in the war." ”

Back in the house, Commander Nie personally brewed two cups of milk for the two Japanese girls, like a loving father, more like a loving mother, feeding the baby in his arms little by little.

At this time, it was the tense moment of the Battle of the Hundred Regiments, this commanding general, to Chieko, who had been following him and grabbing his breeches, looked at her staring at her with a pair of big black eyes, smiling and relying on the general, Commander Nie decided to send these two children to the Japanese front-line troops as soon as possible.

Some people did not understand the general's approach, and Commander Nie explained with mixed feelings: The reason why we want to send these two children back is because we are fighting a just war, and we will not massacre the Chinese people and Chinese children like Japanese bandits, and I send their children back to let the Japanese people know that the war we are waging is for the sake of the Chinese people and children, and also to save the Japanese people and children.

The ****** of the military region found Li Huatang, a very conscious militiaman in Honghecao Village, and asked the militiaman to carry the children in the basket and send them to the enemy-occupied area.

Commander Nie held the baby in his arms, took Chieko's little hand, personally put the two children into the basket, stuffed some pears and fruits into the basket, took the sensible Chieko's hand and said: "Child, I really hope that you can return to your motherland as soon as possible, see your family, and stay away from this beacon battlefield." ”

Under the explanation of the interpreter on the side, Qianhuizi looked at Commander Nie, who was kind like her father, with tears in her eyes, but with a smile on her face, her two small hands tightly held Commander Nie's generous and warm big hand, and she was reluctant to let go for a long time.

Commander Nie said to Li Huatang, a militiaman who was in charge of sending two Japanese orphans: "Be careful on the road, don't be embarrassed for the children, I have a letter to the Japanese soldiers here, and when you hand over the children, give them this letter." ”

This letter to the Japanese soldiers is sharply written and righteous, and it reads:

Japanese officers and soldiers;

The Japanese were tyrannical and invaded China, and the war lasted for four years. The number of people killed, wounded, and disabled in China and Japan is unknown, and the number of people who have been displaced from place to place is unknown. The responsibility for such a tragic incident should be borne entirely by the Japanese authorities.

This time, our army attacked the Zhengtai line, recovered the East Wangshe, and brought two weak women from the Japanese army. His mother died in the artillery fire, and his father was seriously injured when the mine caught fire. The rest of the lonely young daughter, a daughter is only five or six years old, a daughter is still in infancy, wandering, very pitiful, after I shelter and raise, I hereby send it back, please transfer it to his relatives to raise, fortunately do not let the innocent orphan girl of his generation fall into a foreign land, buried in the ditch and then gone.

The Chinese and Japanese people have no grudges, do not want to be a Japanese lord, and act viciously, but at home they are tyrannical and extortive, and externally they create wars, causing the Japanese people to live uneasy, live in difficulty, leave their homeland, and brave the flames, widowed wives, lonely sons, and only parents. For the peaceful residents of China, they have been even more inhumane in burning, killing, looting, and inhumane, with deaths, injuries, and exile, and the pain is severe. In fact, the two great nations of China and Japan have suffered an unprecedented catastrophe, and the Japanese have committed all kinds of evil crimes.

However, the Chinese people absolutely did not regard the Japanese soldiers and people as enemies, so they persisted in the war of resistance and swore to die against the Japanese, and were forced to defend themselves by the Japanese invasion. The invasion of China was not the will of the Japanese soldiers and people, and it was only for the Japanese to coerce and obey. For the sake of today's plan, the soldiers and peoples of China and Japan should join hands to immediately oppose and eliminate this evil war, defeat the Japanese warlords and chaebols, and strive for the true liberation, freedom, and happiness of the two great nations. Otherwise, the Chinese people will be even more difficult, and the future of our generation will be unthinkable.

The spirit of internationalism of our Eighth Route Army is benevolent and righteous, with a beginning and an end, and we must fight to the end for the survival of the Chinese nation and the eternal peace of mankind. If we must fight to the end against the barbaric and tyrannical Japanese lords, and if we hope that the monarch and others will awaken and join forces with the Chinese people to seek liberation, Japan will be very fortunate, and China will also be very fortunate.

This is a celebration of well-being

August 22nd

Liu Yun and his wife and an escorted soldier of the Eighth Route Army braved the enemy's crazy artillery fire, carried the burden to avoid the bombing of the devil's aerial planes, and ground artillery strikes to protect two war orphans and send them to the front line of the Japanese army.

When the 'Battle of the Hundred Regiments' began on August 20, close to 22 o'clock, Commander Nie of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region walked out of the small mountain village, stood on a higher terrain, looked at his watch with his hands crossed on his waist, and at the historical moment when the hand pointed to 22 o'clock, Commander Nie suddenly raised his hand and ordered loudly: "Send out the signal flare of the Zhengtai Road General Raid Battle, and the General Raid Battle has officially begun." ”

Red signal flares flew into the sky, and under the intertwined flames of artillery and gun explosions launched by Zhengtai Road, the soldiers of the Eighth Route Army of the military regions of each corps shouted slogans and bravely pounced on the devil's transportation lines, bridges, culverts, strongholds, and stations.

(End of chapter)