The Shandong soldier who talked back to Lu Yuan was named Xu Changlu, after he and a few robes were separated from the army, he saved more than a dozen wounded national soldiers when he was tossing and turning in the city, if it weren't for the dozen or so injured national army stragglers, maybe Xu Changlu and a few people would have crossed the river from Xiaguan Wharf to Jiangbei. "Let's go, take us there." Hearing that the other party said that there were more than a dozen wounded soldiers of the national army in front, before Lu Yuan could speak, Liu Baotian hurriedly pulled Xu Changlu towards the street corner in front.

Liu Baotian's actions seem to be reckless, but in fact, they are for the sake of Lu Yuan's safety, if Xu Changlu and a few people are cheating, Lu Yuan, who is blocked by himself and Yu Dapeng, may have the possibility of escaping. Lu Yuan didn't know Liu Baotian's intentions at first, and followed for a while, Lu Yuan suddenly found that Yu Dapeng was squeezed in front of him, and he understood Liu Baotian's intentions, Liu Baotian rushed to the front in order to protect himself.

Lu Yuan was very moved in his heart, but he never showed any defense against Xu Changlu and them, because on his all-view map, there were no red dots representing the Japanese army around him at all. Along the street until the front of the street, under the leadership of Xu Changlu, everyone turned into an alley on the side of the street, from an inconspicuous sandwich wall into a courtyard, Lu Yuan and the others finally saw the dozen or so wounded soldiers of the national army that Xu Changlu said.

In the small courtyard, there are more than a dozen wounded soldiers of the national army lying or sitting, some with gauze wrapped in their heads, some with gauze wrapped around their waists and abdomen, and some people like Lu Yuan, wrapped in gauze on their arms, Lu Yuan subconsciously looked around, but did not see ambulances in this small courtyard. Judging from their uniforms and steel helmets, these wounded soldiers are indeed the national army, but they do not belong to the same army, and Lu Yuan roughly looks at them, these wounded soldiers come from at least four or five different troops.

Compared with the indifference in the eyes of these wounded soldiers, although they were tired, embarrassed, and covered with a lot of stains and blood, and some of the military uniforms had some tears, they still tried their best to maintain their military appearance in addition to rolling up their cuffs and untying their necks. "Company Commander Xie, this is Platoon Commander Liu of the Tax Police Corps, and they have been fighting devils in the city." Xu Changlu and Liu Baotian brought it to one of the wounded, and Lu Yuan finally discovered that the wounded soldier with gauze wrapped around his arms and thighs was actually a captain officer.

"We have a lot of people here, I and the three here are from the 88th Division, the two over there are brothers from the Sichuan Army, Xu Changlu and the four of them are from the 74th Army, and the others are brothers from the original city defense force." Xie Kunwu sat up straight with the help of the soldiers around him, took the cigarette handed by Liu Baotian, took a big puff very greedily, and then handed the cigarette to a wounded soldier next to him. A cigarette was passed around in the hands of several people, and only the cigarette butt remained, Liu Baotian took a look and stuffed half a pack of cigarettes in his hand directly into Xu Changlu's hand.

"How's it going in town?" Xie Kunwu asked in a low voice to Liu Baotian, after being sent into this courtyard by Xu Changlu and them, Xie Kunwu's understanding of the situation in the city could only be judged from the sound of guns and cannons in the city. Knowing that Liu Baotian and the others had been fighting in the city, Xie Kunwu was anxious to know the latest situation in the city, especially what the current situation of the 88th Division was.

The other people in the courtyard obviously had the same thoughts as Xie Kunwu, and they all focused on Liu Baotian, "The situation in the city is very bad, we have been clearing out the Japanese troops entering the city all day, in fact, all the city gates have been broken by the Japanese army, but the Japanese army has not used troops in the city for the time being, but by tomorrow, the Japanese army may have to make a big move." Liu Baotian's voice was calm and dry, but Xie Kunwu and the others listened differently.

"The only thing that is in our favor at the moment is that most of the national troops who have withdrawn from the battle have been sent across the river with the civilians in the city." Liu Baotian smiled a little lonely, looking around at Xie Kunwu and them. "There should be many national troops scattered in the city like us, and Rujiangmen is likely to be controlled by the Japanese army now, so there is no way for us to retreat, we are alone, the last national army in the city." Liu Baotian's words made Xie Kunwu and the others secretly silent, and many people's eyes had water vapor in their eyes, but they never regretted it in their hearts, if they were given another chance to choose, they would choose to stay and continue to fight the Japanese army.

"Long road, you guys can still move and follow Platoon Leader Liu and them, follow them and continue to fight with the little devils, stay in this courtyard, and in the end you can only become trapped beasts." Xie Kunwu called Xu Changlu to his side, endured the pain in his body, and took out the shell gun that was pressed under him and handed it to Xu Changlu. "Take this gun and help me kill a few more little devils, and don't sacrifice lightly until you have it."

Xie Kunwu's actions seemed to wake up the wounded soldiers in the courtyard, and everyone took out their last ammunition and handed it to Xu Changlu and the four of them, pinning their last hopes on them. "Maybe I don't have to, I can find a safe place for you to recuperate." Lu Yuan, who had not spoken, suggested in a timely manner, and Xie Kunwu focused his attention on Lu Yuan.

"Little brother, don't worry, even if we wasted people recover from our injuries, I'm afraid we won't be able to go to the battlefield. Rather than survive, it is better to die a vigorous death, and when you leave, just leave us a few grenades. Xie Kunwu had obviously made up his mind, and when he said this, Lu Yuan noticed that none of the other wounded soldiers had expressed any objections. Liu Baotian turned around and looked at Lu Yuan, not knowing how to answer Xie Kunwu's words, but Lu Yuan was suddenly silent at the moment.

Xie Kunwu and the others were obviously determined to die, and Lu Yuan knew that even if he tried his best to persuade them, I was afraid that there would be no way to make Xie Kunwu and them change their decision. For a real soldier, sometimes life is more terrible than death, rather than living in a nest of bags is better to die directly on the battlefield, the glory of a soldier not only comes from the battle, but also from the sacrifice. After a moment of silence, Lu Yuan nodded to Liu Baotian and said, "Leave the grenades for them." ”

Liu Baotian and Xie Kunwu were shocked at the same time, Liu Baotian was surprised that Lu Yuan would agree to Xie Kunwu's request, and Xie Kunwu was surprised that Liu Baotian, an officer of the national army, would actually obey the orders of a civilian boy. "I said, leave them the grenades, they are all real soldiers, this may be the only way to fulfill their wishes." Seeing that Liu Baotian didn't understand what he meant, Lu Yuan had to repeat his order.

According to Lu Yuan's order, Liu Baotian left seven or eight grenades captured from the Japanese army to Xie Kunwu. "Thank you, thank you for someone who can understand our wishes, since there is no hope of crossing the river, it is better to die in this Nanjing city." Xie Kunwu, who took the grenade, was very calm, and at Lu Yuan's signal, Liu Baotian also found a pack of cigarettes from other people and left them for Xie Kunwu.

"Death is not terrible, what is terrible is the loss of the perseverance in your heart, don't be afraid that you will not be accompanied when you go on the road, I will send a lot of Japanese down to accompany you. I hope that when you get down, you will still be iron-blooded soldiers on the battlefield, and you must not fall into the name and pride of our Chinese soldiers. Lu Yuan leaned down, helped Xie Kunwu light the cigarette in his mouth with his own hands, and then stood upright with a solemn expression and gave a military salute to Xie Kunwu and the others.

Liu Baotian and the others also followed Lizheng and stood upright, standing behind Lu Yuan and saluting Xie Kunwu and the others, at this moment, whether it was Xie Kunwu and their wounded soldiers, or Liu Baotian and the others, there was a solemn and proud look on their faces. Under Xie Kunwu's insistence, Lu Yuan and the others turned around and left the courtyard, they had already walked out of the alley for a long time, and Xu Changlu still looked back behind him from time to time.

"Okay, we're eight people now, let's talk about something that everyone is interested in." Lu Yuan suddenly stopped, pulled out the short knife on his waist and squatted on the spot. "We've been actually going around this area all day today, and four days ago, I ambushed the Japanese in the area north of here with a detachment of Nationalist troops. At that time, we ambushed the Japanese troops in this area several times, and some weapons, ammunition and supplies that we could not take away were temporarily hidden in this area. ”

Lu Yuan's words finally made Liu Baotian and the others happy, the lack of ammunition is the biggest difficulty they are facing now, once the trouble of ammunition is solved, they will be able to deal with the Japanese army in the city for a long time. The team continued on the road, but Lu Yuan fell from the front to the back of the team, and Xu Changlu walked beside Lu Yuan. "I know you want to take Company Commander Xie and them with you, but you have to know that they are all injured, and they are not lightly injured. If you can take them with you, let alone fight the Japanese troops in the city, I'm afraid you won't even be able to complete a normal march. ”

Lu Yuan's words made Xu Changlu's eyes change, and seeing that Xu Changlu was still silent, Lu Yuan had to continue, "If I were you, I would respect Company Commander Xie and their choice, because that is the only way for Company Commander Xie and them to maintain their military pride." If I were you, I would kill more Japanese soldiers in the next combat strength, and only in this way would it be the best way for you to prove yourself to Company Commander Xie and them. ”

Lu Yuan's words finally made Xu Changlu's expression return to normal, and when he heard Xu Changlu say thank you to himself very awkwardly, Lu Yuan smiled and sped up his speed, returning to the position of the top soldier from the back of the team. In fact, in this battle, there are not a few soldiers like Xie Kunwu who are determined to die, and death is really the last way and means for them to maintain the pride of their soldiers.