Chapter 536: Soul Conjuring (Part 1)

(... Veterans are not afraid of death, they are afraid of being forgotten. This is a classic. I have never heard a more appropriate sentence for the spiritual analysis of the veterans. Some people say that I built temples for heroes and martyrs to take advantage of the superstition of the soldiers, but I said no, this is what they really need. They really need so little. They just don’t want to be forgotten... Excerpted from "My Memories of the War of Resistance - Cao Xiaomin")

"Boom! Boom!..." The sound of cannons continued, and the battle in Daya Bay continued. Although the main battle had ended, the remnants of the Japanese who occupied the Au-Tou under the support of the artillery fire of four stranded shallow water gunboats were still peeking at the bunkers on the Australian and Tan Highway and launched several attacks. The Japanese fleet would also use cannons to bombard them with fierce guns during the infantry attack.

But I have gotten used to it. It’s only two days before the people on the shore have gotten used to it. Cannon sounds? Just treat it as thunder. Anyway, everyone knows which areas can’t be visited...

Two days have passed, and the valleys and ravines in various places are still covered with corpses, which are basically all corpses. Because many people have moved to places where artillery cannot be shot, only militia and the officers and soldiers of the 8th and 9th Regiment were collected for the deaths. In places where there are no mountain roads, it is not easy to lift the corpses out of the ravine one by one.

"Who is that person? Why did I see the regiment commander salute him?" A guard soldier asked his squad leader.

"Is that major? It's a big deal. I heard that it is the company commander of the guard battalion of Chief Cao Xiaomin... Do you know? Chief Cao's guard battalion has the battalion commander's title is Major General!" The old squad leader said softly: "Also, don't look at this major, people can meet Chief Cao at any time..."

"Captain Cao?... Alas, I was excited when I heard his name before, but after this trip to the battlefield..." The soldier said to the yard and said, "I understand. All the heroes and stars on the shoulders of famous generals are exchanged for us cannon fodder..."

"You!..." The squad leader was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect a soldier to say such words: "You are looking for death... aren't we going to win? If there is, don't talk nonsense... Alas, this person who has read books is trouble..."

The yard they guarded was equipped with deserters. Because the front line was victorious, the alarm behind them was lifted, and each defense line would not shoot the retreating soldiers, but it was already arranged to catch deserters - Cao Xiaomin was experienced and knew very well that there were a large number of scared deserters after each war. (To be continued 89 Free Novel Reading "")

Almost every village has temporary settlements, and they will be concentrated in the county town in the end, and it is hard to say whether they will be shot.

"Captain Ma said that you will not be shot. You are very brave when fighting; he also said that many brave soldiers have been deserters in fact..." As soon as they got the statement from the top, a platoon leader who managed the deserter battalion immediately went to the camp to report the news to the brothers who were confined. They were all soldiers and had experienced bloody battles. Who would have to shoot these people who suddenly became afraid of becoming deserters after the war?

"Is that Chief Ma a big official? Is what he said useful?..." Many deserters were still worried because they had heard the instructor say in person before they set off: Being a deserter must be shot!

"That Chief Ma? Big, big..." The platoon leader said to the heads of a group of deserters, a man named "Big Boss Tang": "The chief is called Ma Lianyong, a Hui Ren. He used to follow Chief Cao during the Battle of Lanfeng. He was a platoon leader at that time, and now he is the company commander of Chief Cao's guard battalion... Do you know how big the officer of Chief Cao's guard battalion is? Half of the soldiers are lieutenants!"

"Then...that's what a company commander said, we're still worried..." "Big Boss Tang" suddenly said: "I don't care. All my brothers were killed in battle, and no one was left behind. But the brothers around me were originally following my two subordinates from my fellow townsmen. Now they are missing and the other are injured and have no idea of ​​life and death. If I take all their brothers to die, how can I be worthy of them..." "Big Boss Tang" suddenly choked up...

"Don't worry, Company Commander Tang; I listened to Commander Ma's request for instructions in person, and the battalion commander who asked for instructions..." The guard platoon leader said: "The guard camp is the close friend of Chief Cao. If it weren't for what Chief Cao said in person, it wouldn't have been passed down; by the way, I heard that their battalion commander was a major general, and he was going to come in the evening... I was wondering, if the battalion commander of the guard camp was coming, would it be Chief Cao who arrived in person... Be good, this is the line of fire..."

"What's this? I've heard that Chief Cao doesn't know how many times he has been born and died..." "Big Boss Tang" said: "In fact, before the war started, Chief Cao also went to the front line to patrol. I heard that he was still on a boat and was not afraid of hitting the Japanese fleet? He was so brave (it means being so brave in Cantonese)...."

"Yes, I think it's really a coward to be a deserter this time..." A soldier said: "I also saw Jun Zuo carrying a submachine gun onto the line of fire with his own eyes... Damn, I told myself that if you put on a military uniform, don't think about how to live, why would you forget..." The soldier's tone was obviously complaining about "Big Boss Tang", but "Big Boss Tang" did not respond, just lowered his head and did not speak.

"How is the situation of the deserter? How many people are there?" Cao Xiaomin really came in person. What he was most worried about was the morale of the army. He knew the mentality of joining the army too well: Great victory? In addition to the great victory, they would only cry among the corpses and shout and look for the corpses of their brothers!

"...The new recruits were chasing the cannons... Ho, ho, ho... Sir, don't shoot them with machine guns, ho, ho... Just fight two battles..." An old brother who once escaped the fastest in every battle shouted this when he was dying. This was his last words to himself! Whenever he saw a deserter being shot, Cao Xiaomin would look like Tao Ming in his mind, and he was lying on the hospital bed after he died. It was such an old deserter who later chopped Doihara alive!

Not only do they have to be thrown back into the trenches, but they have to be willing to go back into the trenches themselves! Cao Xiaomin himself also realized the current situation in the war zone: the tragic battle was more than everyone imagined. Tens of thousands of people were crowded in the ravine and beaches of ten square kilometers. Almost every bullet could hit people, and almost every shell and aviation bomb could blow a bunch of people into meat; the supplementary regiment actually became the main force in this cruel defensive battle and really withstand it! After such troops came down, it would be easy to become deserters before the next battle, just like he himself used to be in Shanghai. But once such troops cheered up and voluntarily returned to the trenches, they were strong troops among the strong army, and that bloody battle had proved this.

"These deserters were withdrawn and settled behind the mountains on the battlefield, but they began to flee at that time..." Ma Buchun reported: "Many of these deserters fled in groups. The largest group had fifty or sixty people, led by some officers who lost their subordinates in the battle... Now Commander Li means that soldiers can be fine, but the officers still have to add some punishment, and they will probably use one or two people to kill the chicken to warn the monkey..."

"It's very good. Even the escape has an organization. These supplementary groups have really taken shape!" Cao Xiaomin actually laughed, and Yu Hanmou, who was beside him, also laughed, but others dared not have any expressions.

"I heard that they worship every temple along the way to the war zone, right?" Cao Xiaomin suddenly asked the instructors standing below, "There are not many officers and soldiers as sincere as them? I have seen many troops who dare to carry the land father-in-law and the Kitchen God to fill the trenches during war..."

"The superiors don't know that there have been many people who believe in Buddhism in Guangdong. These officers and soldiers used to be bandits. They walked a lot of roads at night, and people were even more superstitious..." Yu Hanmou said: "They usually have to worship Guan Gong before they can do things..."

"Chief Guan Yun, you are loyal and wise forever..." Cao Xiaomin sighed: "If you can always remember to worship Guan Gong, you may also be loyal and wise?... I will send orders to let those deserters reorganize!"

"In the Battle of Daya Bay, our army killed enemies at the highest record since the War of Resistance Against Japan, killing 40,000 enemies in one day and one night. This battle greatly increased our military's power. The soldiers of our three armies were bloody with the fighting spirit of sacrifice and the spirit of moving forward. The heroic spirits were rare since the War of Resistance. In order to commend the heroic spirits of the three armies and to keep the heroes of the eternal period, the Ministry of Military Affairs now specially approved the construction of heroes in various counties to worship the heroes of this war, and be respected and worshipped by all generations..." Cao Xiaomin went up to speak, and his words surprised Yu Hanmou: When did the Ministry of Military Affairs issue this document? Could it be that Cao Xiaomin paid for it himself...

The deserters dared not speak, but many people secretly exchanged glances with each other, and their eyes were filled with tears!

"When I was a battalion commander, I experienced a battle and fought miserably..." Cao Xiaomin told the story of the Shao family war, the story that had long been known to the military and civilians of the war in the country: "...The brothers on both sides of the mountain road did not have a complete body, and many of them had their bodies blown up and their heads rolled to the side... After that battle, no one of the living brothers left by themselves because their brothers were still there on the battlefield!... We packed the bones of the brothers along the mountain road and piece by piece of meat that had been blown up to stick to the mountain walls. We wrapped the remains of the brothers in military uniforms, placed neatly beside the road, and then gave the bags of remains with a head and two thighs... Why do we do this? Because they are our brothers, we want them to die decently after death!... Now answer me, are those who died on the beach two days ago and on the mountain? "

The playground was solemn, no one answered, all the deserters in front of him were covered with tears, and some couldn't help crying... Some people appeared in front of them who were pushing their bodies and holding the enemy's bayonet with their hands to rush up to kill the enemy; some people appeared in front of them who took turns to pull grenades and pounced on the enemy... In the haze of tears, the brothers came back to life, on the beach, on the hill...

"Standing at attention!" Cao Xiaomin shouted an order: "The four-way column line up and turn right! I order you to return to the beach, back to the hill, and find your brothers back, and not one of them is missing!"

(To be continued  89 free novel reading "")


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