Gao Shenxing, however, said without any notice, "Captain, have you heard of the Fiat military purchase case? The National Government spent a lot of money to buy a bunch of inferior aircraft from Italy. The pilot disintegrated himself while driving the aircraft. Do you know who bought these Fiat fighters? It was Kong Xiangxi!"

"Who is Kong Xiangxi? Chiang Kai-shek's brother-in-law, the Minister of Finance he appointed!"

"Also, in October last year, Chiang Kai-shek's fiftieth birthday, each province donated at least one aircraft. The total donation nationwide is as high as more than 12 million yuan, and more than 12 million French currency, which is enough to buy 200 Hawk fighters. If these fighters can be formed in time, the end of the August 13 air battle will probably be rewritten! But what is infuriating is that this money has been stored in the Bank of America to pay interest until now. Who is Soong Mei-ling? He is Chiang's wife!"

Xu Shijiu looked at the stairs with some concern and whispered: "Be careful, you are drunk..."

Gao Shenxing suddenly realized that he had not heard of it and said to himself: "Captain, I feel aggrieved, so frustrated!"

"I just can't understand why the Battle of Songhu ended up like that? I can't understand even more. Why did the national defense fortifications built with a lot of manpower and material resources be lost without a shot? And the Battle of Nanjing, the worst result we can think of is the final outcome."

"What's wrong with this country? What's wrong with our national army? Frustrated, the battle was too frustrating, and there was no glimmer of hope. How many brothers left was in exchange for despair. Captain, don't you feel frustrated? I've read an article over there saying that the National Government has become rotten to the core..."

Seeing that Gao Shenxing was getting more and more outspoken, Xu Shijiu quickly stopped him: "Shenxing, you are so drunk."

"I'm not drunk, I'm very clear now." Gao Shenxing waved his hand dissatisfiedly and said, "Sometimes, I really feel it's not worth it. We fight to the battlefield and fight to the death with Kori Nobuki. Why? Just to maintain such a corrupt government? Just to let these sworms continue to harm this country?"

"Of course not." Xu Shijiu said with a frown, "We abandon our family and business and fight with the Japanese invaders in blood, of course not for these worms, nor for the bullshit leaders. Who are we for? To put it in the big picture, it is for the entire country and the whole nation, and to put it in the small picture, it is for my Jiaxi and your Nianci."

"Nianci?" Gao Shenxing murmured, and suddenly shed tears.

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In the combat preparation warehouse of the military police headquarters, Yao Nianci snuggled up to Yu Jiaxi and asked in a low voice: "Jiaxi, do you think we can escape alive?"

Hongxing also snuggled up to Yu Jiaxi from the other side, sobbing and saying, "Sister Jiaxi, I don't want to die."

Yu Jiaxi hugged Yao Nianci with her left hand and Hongxing with her right hand, and advised: "If you can, we will definitely escape alive. We will be fine. I want to believe me,

Yao Nianci looked ahead without focus and said lonely: "Actually, I am not afraid of death, I am afraid that Achu will not forgive me until he dies."

Yu Jiaxi said: "Then you don't go to find him, go now!"

Yao Nianci said: "If it would be useful to him, I would have searched for it long ago."

Yu Jiaxi said: "Nianci, can you tell me what happened between you? I can see that Gao Shenxing clearly loves you to the core, but every time he faces you, he has that cold face? What mistake did you make? He is a dignified man, and he is so small-minded?"

"I, I..." Yao Nianci's lips closed twice, but in the end she said nothing.

"If you don't say it, I'll ask him to go." Yu Jiaxi said as she stood up and walked out of the basement to look for Gao Shenxing. Yao Nianci wanted to call Yu Jiaxi, but in the end she didn't. Perhaps she also had a trace of luck in her heart, hoping that Yu Jiaxi could help her untie Gao Shenxing's knot and let her and Gao Shenxing reconcile.

Looking at Yu Jiaxi's back as she left anxiously, Yao Nianci was full of hope, but Hong Xing sighed in her heart: Captain Xu and Platoon Leader Gao are both here, but I don't know where my second melon is, Er Gua Er Gua, do you think of me in your heart, miss me?

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On the train heading north to Xuzhou, Ergua was staring up at the night sky above her head in a daze.

Since the passenger van could not be found, the Railway Bureau responsible for transferring the troops could only clear the coal on the dozens of freight trucks parked at Pukou Station and temporarily requisitioned them to transport the troops. This freight truck was covered with no roof and could not stop the rain. It was also dirty. In a few days, all the national army full of freight turned into beggars.

The big head soldiers will become dirty, and it doesn’t matter. The two female soldiers Wang Yulan and Cao Jiao are really suffering.

There were also Li Zihan and several other seriously injured people. Because the conditions on the train were too poor, the injuries began to recur. Not long after the train left Pukou, Li Zihan and several seriously injured people began to have continuous fever. In order to cool Li Zihan with wet towels, Wang Yulan couldn't bear to drink a sip of water. When she arrived at Chuzhou Station, she was seriously dehydrated and her lips were cracked.

On the contrary, the military dog ​​rescued by the 19th Brigade was recovering day by day.

Ergua looked up at the night sky blankly and asked Shu Tongwen: "Awen, what are you doing now when you say the captain, and Brother Shenxing?

Shu Tongwen closed his eyes and ignored him, as if he was asleep.

Ergua knew that he was not asleep, and then asked, "Awen, where would the captain and others be now? Did they go to western Zhejiang, or to southern Anhui, or to Nanjing? I guess they must have gone to western Zhejiang. The Yangtze River is so wide and the water is so cold that they can't cross the river without a ferry."

The remaining soldiers turned their heads unbearably.

When boarding the train at Pukou, the division sent someone to tell them personally that the captain and the main force of the 19th Brigade failed to break through the siege after completing the task of cutting off the rear, and they all died for their country. Everyone believed it, but only Ergua did not believe it. He would never believe it. Xu Shijiu had died for his country, and he did not believe it without reason!

Two lines of clear tears quietly slid down Shu Tongwen's cheeks. Until now, Xu Shijiu's advice before separation still echoed in his ears. Shu Tongwen knew that Xu Shijiu had given him not only a dozen wounded and remnants of the 19th Brigade, but also handed over the heavy responsibility of rebuilding the 19th Brigade to his shoulders.

But can his tender shoulders really bear this burden?

Ergua was still talking in her mouth: "Awen, if you don't have to Bengbu, let's get off the bus, let's go to the captain."

Shu Tongwen finally ran away, and suddenly turned around and grabbed Ergua's shoulders and roared: "Captain is dead, everyone is dead, Ergua, you wake up, the captain is dead, he is dead!"

"Die?" Ergua was as dumb as a wooden chicken, and tears slowly flowed down the corners of her eyes.

"Ergua, don't cry, we must be strong! The captain is gone, we must be strong even more!" Shu Tongwen squatted down and persuaded him. As he persuaded him, he cried again. More than a dozen wounded soldiers next to him, and the student crew also shed tears silently. Cao Jiao and Wang Yulan, the two female soldiers, cried into tears.

After a while, Shu Tongwen wiped away the tears in his eyes, looked up at the dark night sky and sweared in his heart: Captain, I will definitely not let you down. No matter how difficult it is, I will take the responsibility I should bear. Although the time I have been joining the 19th Brigade is short, this does not mean that I can't grow the bones of the 19th Brigade!

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Xu Shijiu shivered and turned around in shock, but saw Yu Jiaxi stepping onto the rooftop with the bright moonlight, walking towards them again, looking back, Gao Shenxing had already fallen asleep behind the guardrail. Xu Shijiu took off his coat and covered Gao Shenxing, and turned around and made a gesture to silence Yu Jiaxi.

After going down the stairs, Xu Shijiu hugged Yu Jiaxi hard into his arms. Yu Jiaxi struggled gently, then hugged Xu Shijiu's shoulders even harder with his back hand, while tiptoing to bite Xu Shijiu's ears and murmured softly: "Ajiu, when we couldn't cross the river that day and were forced to return to Nanjing Wucheng, I really thought I would never see you again in this life."

"Me too." Xu Shijiu also said affectionately, "I didn't expect to meet you again in Nanjing Wucheng." After a pause, Xu Shijiu said sadly again, "But Jiaxi, do you know that it may be difficult for us to leave Nanjing Wucheng alive. If we can choose, I would rather you have crossed the river. I would rather not have this reunion."

Yu Jiaxi stretched out her spring onion-like fingers and gently covered Xu Shijiu's mouth, and said softly: "Ajiu, as long as I can be with you, I will be happy if I die."

Xu Shijiu sighed, Yu Jiaxi tiptoed slightly and raised her face again, and her hot red lips kissed Xu Shijiu. Xu Shijiu quickly began to respond enthusiastically.

Xu Shijiu really wanted to keep intimate with Yu Jiaxi like this until the end of time, but the reality was cruel. There were hundreds or even thousands of Japanese soldiers on the periphery who were eyeing him. Xu Shijiu pulled Yu Jiaxi's jade arm with great determination, then stroked Yu Jiaxi's pretty face with both hands and said, "Jiaxi, it's cold, you go back quickly."

"I don't." Yu Jiaxi pouted her red little mouth like all the girls in love and said angrily, "I want to be with you, and be together forever."

Xu Shijiu kissed Yu Jiaxi's bright red lips gently and whispered: "Don't mess around."

Yu Jiaxi really stopped making trouble, but just looked at Xu Shijiu affectionately and said softly: "Then be careful."

"Well, I will definitely be careful." Xu Shijiu nodded, then leaned into Yu Jiaxi's ear and whispered a few more words. Yu Jiaxi's pretty face suddenly turned red, and she gently punched Xu Shijiu's chest with pink fists.
Chapter completed!