I saw the puzzled gazes of the two subordinates. Nishioh Ojo Fat Dazuo smiled quite confidently: "This swamp has indeed caused us a lot of losses, but after these days, we have a rough understanding of the situation here. Although the marshland is large, it is not without roads. ”

"I have had the traitors of their country brought us out yesterday carefully interrogated, and have found a way out of this swamp that crisscrosses the eastern regions of Yubara, Rahoku, and Tsurata. As long as we follow the flow of the Wutong River and cross this swamp to the south, we can directly reach the south bank of the Songhua River. When we get to the bank of the Songhua River, we will be safe. ”

Speaking of this, Nishidaijo Fat Dazuo waved his hand and said, "Kill the only three horses, so that every soldier who can fight can drink at least a bowl of broth." An hour later, the whole army concentrated all its forces and took advantage of the opponent's lack of battlefield experience to break through to the east with all its might. ”

It should be said that Nishi's tactical vision is still quite good, although it is only half a day and a night of fighting, but he has figured out the strength of his opponent. And the direction he chose to break through was not wrong, the other party did not expect him to turn back into the swamp.

In fact, the rocket artillery regiment, which was waiting for the replenishment of ammunition at the Huixingshan fortress, rushed back, and Yang Zhen, who launched a general attack, had already accurately judged that the Japanese army was going to break through after receiving the report from the front-line troops that the Japanese army had begun to kill horses. And adjusted the deployment as quickly as possible.

In Yang Zhen's view, since the Japanese army is going to break through, then he can take advantage of the situation. According to the actions of the Japanese army, the necessary tactics were taken. Since it is a bit difficult to bite hard, it is better to adopt the tactics of encircling three and missing one, and annihilating the enemy army in pursuit. However, he did not expect that the Japanese army would not take the path of life that he had deliberately left behind, but turned around and concentrated all his forces to break through to the swamps to the east.

Almost all of the troops from Yang Zhen to the lower part did not expect the Japanese army to break through to the east, and only one company was deployed as a guard in the east, which was routed by the Japanese in a very short time. Regardless of casualties, after forcibly breaking away from the resistance of the almost unprepared blocking troops, the remnants of the 22nd Wing marched away under the leadership of Nishida Fat Strip Daisa.

By the time Yang Zhen reacted, the remnants of the 22nd Wing, who had abandoned almost all the wounded, had fled into the swamp. Xi Dajo Fat Dazuo did not bite the bait under himself, but although he looked a little wolf, he ran away in a system, which made Yang Zhen extremely surprised. Because he knew what the outcome would be for the Japanese army without food to enter the swamp again.

Yang Zhen did not believe that the Japanese army had the ability of the Red Army to eat grass roots and gnaw belts out of the grass. Then the Japanese army ventured back into the swamp, and it should still have their purpose. Just as Yang Zhen never believed that the Japanese army would have no purpose, he did not believe that with the consistent style of the Japanese army, he would rather starve to death in the swamp than fight himself to the end.

Nishi's fat hand can be described as extremely beautiful. Not only did Yang Zhen, who had just arrived and was ready to train with the already hungry 22nd Wing, the rest of the ten independent regiments were left aside, except for those who had already been replenished into the main force. also made Yang Zhen feel like he was stabbed in his back.

Although Yang Zhen wanted to find out the purpose of the Japanese army's re-entry into the swamp, he was not willing to take the risk lightly in the face of the almost boundless swamp on both sides of the Wutong River. After hesitating for a long time, he mobilized a crack company to carefully stick behind the Japanese soldiers under the guidance of carefully selected local guides.

It's just that after getting the reward, Yang Zhen was taken aback. The 22nd Wing, though it threw almost a squadron of troops into the swamp, actually made a way out of the swamp. After following the Wutong River directly to the Songhua River, he crossed the river and returned to the south of the Yangtze River to escape.

The Japanese had found a way through the swamp, which meant that the swamp, which had become almost their natural barrier, would not be safe. This meant that the Japanese could make a detour to their flank at any time through the swamp of Guò. And he must use this as a major defensive position for at least a long time to come. Because it's too close to the Songhua River. The southern section of the marshland is connected to the Songhua River. As long as there is a road, the Japanese army can cross the river at any time and detour to their flank.

There is nothing wrong with saying that blessings are incomparable and disasters are not alone. Just when one of his natural barriers had lost its effectiveness, Yang Zhen, who was a little worried, got even more unfortunate news from Zhang Zhenhua after he had just returned to the Xingshan Fortress Headquarters.

Zhang Ting, who has become his fiancée and was originally going to get married after this battle, died three days ago in order to cover the wounded when she was bombed by enemy planes. Hearing this unfortunate news, the continuous long battle made Yang Zhen, who was already physically and mentally exhausted, faint immediately.

Seeing Yang Zhen fainting, Zhang Zhenhua panicked. After receiving the news two days ago, the commander-in-chief who hurried back was experienced, and immediately transferred the health care doctor assigned by Yang Zhen to him. After a long period of time, the rescue of pinching people and squeezing the heart finally woke Yang Zhen up.

Looking at Yang Zhen, who had come to his senses but was unusually pale, the commander-in-chief hesitated for a moment and said to Yang Zhen: "Don't blame Peng Dingjie and Zhang Zhenhua, they hide it from you, it's my idea." At that time, you were commanding the battle at the front, and I was worried that the news of Zhang Ting's sacrifice would affect you. That's why I've been hiding it from you. ”

Regarding the commander-in-chief's apology, Yang Zhen shook his head slightly but didn't say anything. After being silent for a long time, Yang Zhen said, "She shouldn't have been buried yet." She's there now, and I'm going to see her. ”

The commander-in-chief looked at Yang Zhen, who at least appeared calm on the surface, and sighed and said, "Your fiancé didn't come back, how can we bury him lightly?" Fortunately, now that the weather has begun to gradually get cooler, the corpse can be put down. Now Xiao Zhang is parked in a room in the hospital, and he has been cleaned, waiting for you to come back. ”

Hearing the commander-in-chief's answer, Yang Zhen nodded slightly. Yang Zhen, who has always been tenacious, even when he was seriously injured, did not ask for help, but did not refuse Xiaohuzi's support this time, and followed the commander-in-chief towards the room where Zhang Ting's body was temporarily stored.

Entering the room, looking at the mourning hall that had been arranged, and the heavy coffin placed on the side, and guessing that this must be the commander-in-chief's arrangement, Yang Zhen turned around and said to the commander-in-chief with difficulty: "Commander-in-chief, thank you." You've got a heart. ”

After Yang Zhen only said these few words, he turned his head to look at Zhang Ting who was parked on the spiritual bed and did not say a word. Looking at Yang Zhen, who was speechless, Zhang Zhenhua stepped forward and said: "Commander, Vice Minister Zhang was hit by a diving Japanese plane during the Japanese air raid, in order to protect the wounded, and his entire back was broken. ”

"Although the wounded were rescued, Vice Minister Zhang was. We have tried our best to save lives, but our medical facilities are really limited. I'm sorry Commander, but we were not able to save the life of Vice Minister Zhang. ”

After that, Zhang Zhenhua took out a polished bright tile from his shoulder bag, and at a glance he knew that the owner cherished it very much, and the lady who was extremely careful in daily maintenance handed it to Yang Zhen with a thunder pistol in her palm and a diary: "This was found from Vice Minister Zhang's body when she was sorting out her remains." ”

Yang Zhen took the pistol handed over by Zhang Zhenhua and touched the shiny body of the gun. This gun was given to Zhang Ting after Yang Zhen defeated Jiamusi and seized it. He also once joked that this gun was for her to use to defend against those in the army. It's just that now the guns are there and the people are gone.

After Yang Zhen carefully put the pistol close to his body, he turned his head and smiled at the few people around him with difficulty: "Now I want to be alone with my fiancée for a while, okay?" The battle ahead has largely ended, and the rest is still up to the commander-in-chief, Chief of Staff Guo, and Brigade Commander Wang to grasp more. ”

Looking at Yang Zhen's pale face, the commander-in-chief hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded. After leaving Yang Zhen alone, he withdrew from Zhang Ting's mourning hall with the others. However, after the commander-in-chief exited the mourning hall, he left a doctor outside, and repeatedly told Xiaohuzi to pay more attention to the situation in the house and report anything immediately.

After exiting the mourning hall, Peng Dingjie said to the commander-in-chief worriedly: "Commander-in-chief, it has been more than a year since I met the commander, and it is the first time I have seen the commander so out of shape and so exhausted. No matter how difficult or dangerous it was before, it was easy to do it. Now that something so big has happened, is it okay to leave the commander himself inside? ”

When Peng Dingjie's words fell, Zhang Zhenhua walked to the commander-in-chief, and said in an extremely self-reproachful tone: "Commander-in-chief, I am to blame for Xiao Zhang's accident." If only I had stopped her and kept her in the rear hospital. Even if she sent a few more people to protect her, maybe nothing would happen. ”

Regarding Zhang Zhenhua's self-reproach, the commander-in-chief waved his hand and said, "You can't blame you for this." No one wants to do this, but it's wartime. This is not something that can be avoided in the front and behind. Don't blame yourself too much, the commander won't blame you for this. ”

Speaking of this, the commander-in-chief sighed: "Let them stay alone for a while, after all, they are about to get married, but now they are separated by heaven and man." In any case, this knot has to be opened by himself, and others can't help him. I, no, we have to believe that he will come out. ”

With that, the commander-in-chief turned his head to stare at the room for a moment, then turned to leave. Patten Dingjie and Zhang Zhenhua could see that the commander-in-chief was very disappointed. Thinking about the actions of the commander-in-chief who painstakingly pinched the two of them before, the two shook their heads and sighed, and after admonishing the doctor and Xiaohuzi a few times, they turned around and left.

For the conversation of a few people outside, Yang Zhen, who was staring at Zhang Ting who had already cleaned her body, didn't know. He only knew that his heart was hurting now, and it was the kind of heart-rending pain. Recalling every intersection between the two since the first meeting in Wudaolingzi Iron Mine, and recalling Zhang Ting's eyes that always carried a touch of expectation, Yang Zhen felt that his heart was bleeding.

Gently kissing Zhang Ting's already cold face, and holding his fiancée's already stiff body tightly in his arms, Yang Zhen didn't know when his tears fell.

He hated himself, why he didn't accept Zhang Ting's feelings earlier, and kept dragging on. If you had accepted her feelings earlier and got married earlier, maybe you wouldn't have let her go with regrets. It can also allow Zhang Ting to live the happy life she thinks is even for a few days.

Holding Zhang Ting's corpse, infinite remorse rose in Yang Zhen's heart. He had never felt so ashamed of a person as he did today. When Zhang Ting was still there before, he had never felt this way. He was even a little dissatisfied with the commander-in-chief's semi-arranged marriage attitude. Turning a blind eye to Zhang Ting's heart.

But when man is no more, he examines his heart and finds that he has missed the most important person since being born again. When he had already lost, he realized in his heart, which was so painful that he almost bled out, that he already didn't know when he liked this woman. Before, it was just a deliberate evasion.

Yang Zhen hugged Zhang Ting's corpse with tears streaming down his face, kissing his lover's already cold face, and whispered, "I'm sorry, I'm really sorry." When I really face up to my feelings, I have lost you forever. I really hate myself now, why don't I accept your feelings a day earlier. Even if it's just one day, we can live together for one day. You won't walk away with regrets either. ”

"I was wrong, I was really wrong, why haven't I cherished you all this time. I'm a jerk, a complete jerk. It is I who have failed your feelings and your love. How I wish I could turn back time and love you well, even once. We have no chance in this life, and in the next life, I will love you more and take care of you in the palm of my hand, as long as you can give me this opportunity. ”

Yang Zhen sat quietly all night holding Zhang Ting's corpse motionlessly, and shed tears all night. I once thought that after seeing countless deaths, my heart was already as hard as iron and would not be sad for anything, but it was broken in a short moment.

The little tiger outside wanted to go in to see the situation several times, but in the end he didn't dare to disturb Yang Zhen. I can only worry about the urgent group outside, but there is nothing I can do. It wasn't until he saw Guo Bingxun who had returned from the front line that his heart was slightly settled.

Because Xiaohuzi knew that there were tens of thousands of troops in the entire army, and only Chief of Staff Guo was considered a confidant by the commander. For Yang Zhen, the commander-in-chief is more like a teacher and a brother. He taught Yang Zhen a lot of things that he should understand as a superior, but he couldn't be called a confidant.

Li Yanping is a good partner and helper for Yang Zhen at work, but he is also not a confidant. The only person who can make the commander feel his close friend, and who can make friends with him, is Chief of Staff Guo.

The two are not only a good pair in combat, but also friends who talk about everything in private. If Yang Zhen made up his mind, the only one in the entire army who could persuade him was Guo Bingxun. Xiaohuzi hoped that Chief of Staff Guo would persuade the commander not to be too sad.