The sun sets and it will be dark in another half an hour.

Xu Shijiu took out the cigarette box from his pocket, but found that there was only one cigarette left inside. He lit it with a fire that was still burning in front of the trenches. He sucked happily in his mouth. After taking a few sips, he found that Gao Shenxing was sitting next to him with his beloved Zhongzheng Buwu gun in a daze. He handed over the remaining half of the cigarette and said, "Take a few sips, the last one."

This time, Gao Shenxing finally refused again. He took the cigarette from Xu Shijiu and took it hard and took a breath, but was choked and coughed, and tears flowed down his face.

Xu Shijiu began to laugh, and tears flowed from tears.

As they were about to go on the road, both of them seemed to be a little abnormal.

Having laughed enough, Xu Shijiu lay in the trench covered with corpses and asked Gao Shenxing: "Where is your Zhongzheng Sword?"

"It's broken." Gao Shenxing took another puff of cigarette. This time it was not as hard as before. The thick smoke was not so spicy and uncomfortable when it was inhaled into the lungs. The veteran who learned to smoke sprayed the remaining smoke out of his nostrils, and then looked at the green smoke that had become much fainter and said quietly, "Take it."

Xu Shijiu then stopped his smile and said a little lonely: "You should have thrown it away long ago."

Gao Shenxing took a few sips, and then asked Xu Shijiu: "You seem to have a deep prejudice against the leader?"

"No, I have no prejudice against Mr. Jiang." Xu Shijiu shook his head, looked up at the night sky above his head and said, "I am just very disappointed with this government. I don't know any theory, nor can I tell the difference between those ideologies. I only know that the Battle of Shanghai should not have been like this, and the Battle of Nanjing should not be the same as it is now.

Gao Shenxing was silent, and the long silence seemed to be thinking about Xu Shijiu's words.

"Forget it, let's not talk about this anymore. Just wait for Xiaoji Wuben to attack again, and we should go on the road, so we will take off the responsibilities and obligations we shoulder." Xu Shijiu squeezed out a smile that was even worse than crying, and asked Gao Shenxing, "It's time to go on the road. Do you have anything to say? If you miss this threshold, you can't even say it.

Gao Shenxing was still silent, but a hint of sadness appeared in his eyes.

"Don't say it? Then I'll ask you." Xu Shijiu said, "What's going on with you and that Yao Nianci?"

"I'm with her..." Gao Shenxing finally opened up the conversation, "My family is opposite to her family. We have been playing together since we were young. They are childhood sweethearts. Later, their family moved out. I was also successfully admitted to the Whampoa Military Academy and was admitted to the Army University from the Whampoa Military Academy. Once, I went to Cuixi Tower to attend the daily banquet for my classmates, but I didn't expect to meet her."

"She is already the top player in Cuixilou?" Xu Shijiu said, "What did you feel at that time? Surprise or sad?"

"It should be that there are more surprises than sadness. Later, I often went to Cuixi Tower to find her, and she often came to Luda to see me. I originally thought that life would continue like this. When I graduated from Luda, I would redeem her, and then get married and have children..." As he said that, a hint of mocking suddenly appeared on the corner of Gao Shenxing's mouth, and then said, "But I never expected..."

"Then that young master Wang appeared? His name came from, and it seemed to be of a big background."

"He is Wang Wenxing, the nephew of the President Wang Jingwei. This kid gave him a few more taels of yellow soup to tease Nianci. I beat him up and threw him into the Qinhuai River. The next day I was fired by Lu Da. For this woman, I couldn't even keep my military rank, but when I went to Cuixi Tower to find her again, I found that Wang Wenxing was sleeping in her bed

"Captain, you also know that Cuixi Tower is the most famous romantic scene in the Qinhuai River. As a top socialite, no one could force her if she hadn't voluntarily. It's ridiculous that I still want to stand up for her and to protect her innocence. In fact, she has already been..." In the end, Gao Shenxing was already choked up and couldn't make a sound.

This tough guy, like a steel, finally showed his inner softness in front of others.

Xu Shijiu patted Gao Shenxing on the shoulder and expressed comfort. He could fully understand Gao Shenxing's mood at that time. As long as he was a man, he would definitely not be able to bear such betrayal. It was no wonder that Yao Nianci and Gao Shenxing met several times later, and Gao Shenxing ignored her. If it were him, Xu Shijiu, he would not pay attention to this woman.

However, Xu Shijiu vaguely felt that this matter might not be that simple.

Although what Gao Shenxing said just now was simple, he must have had a passionate relationship with Yao Nianci. One was a grand army officer in his prime with a bright future. The other was a famous lady in Qinhuai River, with unparalleled beauty. There should still be true love between the two, otherwise Gao Shenxing would not have been hurt so deeply, and Yao Nianci would not still be obsessed with Gao Shenxing.

Xu Shijiu asked, "If you fulfill your wish now, what do you want to do the most?"

"If I said I wanted to kill the emperor of Koji Nobuen the most, you would definitely not believe it." Gao Shenxing was also happy as he said, but his smile soon faded again, and he sighed, "Actually, I know what you mean. Do you want to ask, if I do it again, will I do this for her? To be honest, I don't know either."

Xu Shijiu nodded and said, "Heroes are sad to pass the beauty barrier, and this has been like this since ancient times."

Gao Shenxing shook his head and said, "She may be a beauty, but I am not a hero."

"No, you are a hero, a real hero." Xu Shijiu looked at Gao Shenxing and said very seriously, "Even if no one remembers our name and no one has passed on our deeds, I firmly believe that future generations will always remember us, and will always feel us, and everything we have done for this country and this nation."

Gao Shenxing held the gun and smiled faintly: "If you say this, death... seems not so scary."

"Come on, Shenxing, my good brother, let's go on the road together!" Xu Shijiu patted Gao Shenxing's shoulder vigorously, and when he turned his head, the Japanese soldiers came up again.

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In Sanhankou, the 74th Army was crossing the river without any flocks.

Due to the relationship between the leader Yu Jishi, when the 74th Army was just organized to go to the battlefield of Songhu, it was well-equipped, and it was not inferior to the Central Military Academy Teaching Corps. The entire army had more than 21,000 people, and most of them were veterans who had experienced many battles. However, after the Battle of Songhu, there were only a few veterans left.

So far, there are more than 7,000 people left in the entire army, including more than 4,000 people in the 58th Division. However, most of them are newly recruits who have just joined the army. Many of them have never even touched guns before joining the army. As for equipment, it must be mentioned. All kinds of artillery and heavy machine guns were thrown clean, and there were only a few light machine guns left.

The most ironic thing is that the small steamer that Yu Jishi secretly asked for from his clan uncle Yu Feipeng played a crucial role in the 74th Army's crossing the river. After nearly forty hours of ferry, more than 7,000 remaining soldiers of the 74th Army basically crossed the Yangtze River safely, including the wounded members of the 19th Brigade.

The small steamer turned back again, and the last group of troops were boarding the ship in an orderly manner. Feng Shengfa stood on a raised rock by the river, looking at the direction of Saihong Bridge, with thick eyebrows frowned, and didn't know what he was thinking. The guard company commander Guo Weiquan walked to Feng Shengfa and advised: "Master's seat, it's time to get on the ship."

Feng Shengfa turned around and suddenly asked, "Xiaowei, how many years have you been with me?"

Guo Weiquan was stunned for a moment and replied with a sigh: "It has been eight years since he followed the master in the 18th year of the Republic of China!"

"Eight years have passed, and it has been eight years before you know it." Feng Shengfa sighed, "Time flies so fast. Eight years ago, you were just a little boy, but now you are a strong and burly veteran of the hundred battles."

Feng Shengfa has been self-disciplined, frugal, cautious and serious. He has never been a sentimental person. Of course, he would not tell Guo Weiquan this for no reason. Guo Weiquan has been following Feng Shengfa for eight years, so how could he not hear the outside. He immediately straightened his chest and saluted Feng Shengfa, and said solemnly: "Master, please say anything if you have anything to say.

Feng Shengfa nodded and said, "Xiaowei, the troops have all crossed the river, but the 19th Brigade is still fighting with Xiao Riben in Saihongqiao. I understand Xu Shijiu's character, and I know the style of the 19th Brigade. If it weren't for my order, they would rather fight to the last soldier than retreat. So, I hope you can go to Saihongqiao."

This is a mortal task, and it is likely meaningless, because no one is sure how long the 19th Brigade can last. They may still be persisting, and they may have been wiped out long ago. Therefore, Feng Shengfa did not use a forced command tone, but used the word hope.

Guo Weiquan responded without hesitation: "Where the teacher asks me to go, I will go wherever I want you to go!"

"Okay, I'm not mistaken." Feng Shengfa patted Guo Weiquan on the shoulder and said, "Take all the remaining twenty-eight people in the guard company, and bring the 16th Pure Flower Machine left by the military throne. When you arrive at Saihong Bridge, if the 19th Brigade has been transferred or the entire army is destroyed, you will bring the troops back quickly. If there are still people living in the 19th Brigade, then pick them up. I will let the ferry wait for you here. Remember, you must come back alive!"

"Yes, I will definitely come back alive!" Guo Weiquan stood at attention, turned his head and shouted at the officers and soldiers of the guards standing in line behind him, "Brothers, search the guys, come with me."

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At the Saihongqiao position, Xu Shijiu and Gao Shenxing have ushered in their final moments.

"One Hundred and Two!" Accompanied by the crisp gunshot, another Japanese soldier fell to the ground. Through the scope, Gao Shenxing could even clearly see the blood mist blooming behind the Japanese soldier's head. Gao Shenxing coldly pulled the bolt, pulled the shell out, and then aimed at another Japanese soldier ahead and coldly pulled the trigger.

This time the gun did not fire, and even the soldiers did not fall that day.

Gao Shenxing pulled the bolt in surprise and found that it was empty inside. He reached out and touched the bullet bag, and found that the two bullet bags hanging on his left and right shoulders were empty!

"Is there no bullet?" It's now, Xu Shijiu can still laugh

"It's gone." Gao Shenxing sighed. He wanted to destroy the gun and the scope, but Gao raised it high but was reluctant to let it go. In the end, he just took off the scope and threw it away, then pulled out the two bayonets inserted in front of him, then held the bayonets in both hands and followed Xu Shijiu and walked out of the trench casually.

The Japanese soldiers surrounded the army had already found that they had no bullets and did not shoot during the process of surrounding them. Maybe they wanted to catch them alive, maybe they were expressing a vague respect to the two Chinese soldiers in a specific way. Although these two Chinese soldiers killed many of them, they were respectable opponents.

Seeing Xu Shijiu, Gao Shenxing held the bayonet and made a hand-to-hand combat posture. More than 50 Japanese soldiers who came around from all directions pulled the bolts and retreated the bullets in the gun chamber. The Japanese Japanese officer led by him also pulled out the shaky saber from the scabbard, without any intention of pulling the gun.

Xu Shijiu turned his head and smiled at Gao Shenxing, saying, "Let's see who killed more this time!

After saying that, Xu Shijiu roared and rushed towards a Japanese sergeant. The sergeant was stunned and had become Xu Shijiu's dead soul. Gao Shenxing was unwilling to let go and held the bayonet in his hands and rushed towards the leading Japanese lieutenant. The Japanese lieutenant was also a master of assassination. He dodged Gao Shenxing's slash and returned a knife with his backhand.

Xu Shijiu and Gao Shenxing were like tigers falling down the mountain. They rushed into the crowd with great viciousness. They took action to the extreme, and they only focused on attack and did not care about defense, because both of them knew that there were enemies in all directions, and they could not defend themselves by simply defending. At this time, you can only attack wildly and try to kill a few more Japanese before they die.

During the melee, Xu Shijiu was stabbed in the back, and a Japanese chief stinger was stabbed. Although the wound was not deep and not fatal, it was very long. In just a moment, Xu Shijiu's back was soaked in blood. If this continues, at most two or three minutes, Xu Shijiu should be exhausted due to excessive blood loss and causing shock.

Immediately afterwards, Gao Shenxing was also stabbed in the left arm.
Chapter completed!