Chapter 1 The Songhu Battlefield
On August 13, 1937, the largest and most tragic Battle of Songhu broke out in the history of the Anti-Japanese War. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
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The cold drizzle shrouded the entire Shanghai area in dampness, and the icy water droplets converged into streams and joined into lines along the recesses of the gray tiles on the roofs, forming a transparent water curtain that reflected the ruined village, and the water droplets dripping under the eaves made a crisp snapping sound, and the surroundings were quiet.
A scrawny wild dog appeared outside the ruined village, its soaked fur making it look like it had been fished out of the water, covered in brown sludge, and its slow stride, sniffing at the floats floating in the dirty stagnant water, as if searching for food.
There was a faint sound of guns in the sound of the rain, and the wild dogs looked up from time to time, their eyes full of vigilance, and after a while, the wild dogs whimpered with excitement as if they had discovered a new world, and trotted out of their legs and sprang towards the ruins ahead.
Dead people, dead people all over the ground, lying all over the ruins, scattered guns have been submerged in filthy water, shoulder straps have been soaked and swollen, the blood oozing from the dead man's body has made the streets blood-red and shocking, and the strong smell of blood in the air, although diluted by the rain, still cannot escape the keen sense of smell of wild dogs.
A few black-covered eagles rested in the pile of corpses, shaking their heads and tearing at the bloody flesh with their sharp teeth, the splatters of blood leaving them covered in blood.
The wild dogs rushed into the ruins with excitement, and the old eagle was startled, fluttered its wings and flew up to the eaves of the house, which had been cut by the shells, and neighed in dissatisfaction at the intruding wild dogs.
The wild dog, perhaps hungry, lowered its head and bit down on the arm of the dead man who was exposed, its sharp teeth pierced into the flesh, and then tore so hard that a large piece of flesh entered its mouth, and it squeaked as it chewed, and the blood and saliva stained its jaw before dripping to the ground.
The wild dogs devoured the flesh and blood excitedly, and several old eagles parked on high places couldn't resist the temptation of food, and flew down again, stopping a few meters away from the wild dogs, still full of vigilance against the wild dogs.
An old eagle perched on top of a man in a gray military uniform, its sharp rafters pecking at the bloodied face, ready to tear the next piece of flesh.
"Ahh A cry of pain rang out abruptly in the ruins, and the eagle sensed the danger and was about to flutter its wings and fly, but a large hand stretched out from the pile of corpses had grasped the eagle's head, and the owner of the big hand sat up from the pile of corpses.
The sudden change startled the wild dog hurriedly let go of its bloody mouth, dodged dozens of steps away, stared at the person who started from the pile of corpses, his eyes were full of vigilance, and his simple brain could not think of why people could be resurrected from the dead.
The rest of the eagles fluttered and flew again, looking at their companions who were thrashing and struggling in the big hands, not knowing whether they were afraid or afraid, this time hiding farther away, and in their simple thoughts, the man sitting in the ruins seemed to be more dangerous than the wild dog.
Yang Ling sat in the ruins, his face dazed, he remembered that he was hit by a rocket from a Japanese spy, and then he fell unconscious, but he didn't expect that he would wake up in such a strange environment full of dead people.
What shocked Yang Ling even more was that this body in a gray military uniform was not his own at all, he couldn't feel his own strong power, this body was too weak, he looked at the gray sky, what the hell is going on, is he still dreaming.
Yang Ling hurriedly reached out and pinched himself, the pain in his arm was so real, he could be sure that this was not a dream, it was like it was real, he felt that his head was getting heavier and heavier, and he had to find a dry place to rest.
Shanghai, the 26th year of the Republic of China, the Japanese army ...... Countless information poured into Yang Ling's mind as if it was about to burst his head, Yang Ling fainted several times, and when he woke up from the coma again, he finally knew his situation and identity from the information that poured into his mind.
He was originally the squadron leader of the Falcon Squadron of the Republic, but he had died in the explosion of the rocket, because of some special reasons, his consciousness did not dissipate, but traveled through time and space to possess a soldier of the National Revolutionary Army who died in the Songhu battlefield with the same name and surname to complete an alternative rebirth.
He looked at the gray sky, he didn't know whether he should be sad or happy, although he had completed an alternative rebirth, but he was in the Songhu battlefield that was destined to burn in war, and the future was uncertain.
Thief God, Yang Ling cursed in his heart, and then picked up a hat on the ground inlaid with a glittering blue sky and white sun badge with a bitter face, and put it on his head with a sigh, God let himself be reborn here, is it to give himself a chance to take revenge? Yang Ling shook his head, let's live first.
The wild dog bared its teeth and barked wildly at Yang Ling as he stood up, his shining teeth were still stained with blood and minced meat, and in the troubled world, even the docile animals became fierce, not only not afraid of people, but instead of eating human flesh.
The wild dog's barking was really annoying, Yang Ling picked up a stone and threw it at the wild dog, hitting the wild dog's head accurately, and the wild dog screamed and ran away with his tail between his legs and running away in the alley.
Seeing that he accurately hit the wild dog, Yang Ling's heart finally got a trace of comfort, although he was possessed by this body with the same name and surname, he looked weak, but some of his abilities were retained, such as the ability to react faster than ordinary people and the ability to quickly concentrate when facing a certain target, etc.
The entire village was shattered by heavy artillery bombardment, and the collapsed houses revealed half of the white walls, and you can still imagine the glory of its standing.
Yang Ling wandered around the ruins for a long time before finding a Hanyang-made rifle that was still usable, looking at the antique-level gun in his hand, Yang Ling's face showed a wry smile, it seemed that he really slept until before liberation.
In addition to the antique-level Hanyang-made, he also found more than a dozen yellow-orange bullets and half a multigrain cake from several corpses.
Multigrain cake is a cake made from a mixture of wild vegetables, rice bran and white flour, which is easy to store and carry, and is often used as dry food for soldiers on the march in this era of material scarcity.
The multigrain cake had already soaked and swelled in the rain, but at this moment, Yang Ling, who was hungry, couldn't take care of it, and stuffed it directly into his mouth, but the unpalatable degree of the multigrain cake greatly exceeded his expectations, and it hurt his throat like sand, but with the multigrain cake in his stomach, he finally recovered a little strength.
The entire battalion has been turned into stumps and broken flesh under the heavy artillery bombardment of the Japanese army, looking at the tragic battlefield, Yang Ling's heart is extremely heavy, as a traverser, he is familiar with this period of history, and knows that this war will eventually end in a fiasco, the mountains and rivers have fallen, and the Japanese are hideous, thinking of this, Yang Ling felt a stone in his heart, which made him breathless.
Yang Ling walked slowly into the distance with a Hanyang-made rifle, and the ruins against the ruins of the broken walls looked even more lonely and bleak, and the ruins regained their tranquility again.