Lost and Spy

Chapter 315 Heroic Coward
Luodian, in the entire Songhu battle, wrote its own rich chapter.

The "Battle of Verdun" in the First World War was known as the "meat grinder", so in Luodian, it has completely become a huge meat mill.

Both China and Japan have repeatedly fought and competed here.

Some positions, which were still in the hands of the Chinese army an hour ago, fell into the hands of the Japanese an hour later, but within half an hour, the Chinese troops who had lost their positions assembled and launched a charge again.

Corpses piled up like mountains, blood flowed like rivers, and the entire town was covered with scorched earth. It was too cruel to bear to see.

Countless Chinese and foreign journalists gathered on the front line, regardless of the rain of bullets flying everywhere, and tried their best to report this, perhaps the most tragic war in the history of war.

When Meng Shaoyuan arrived, the main position of Luodian fell into the hands of the Japanese again.

The 14th Division, which had just arrived on the battlefield, was ordered to launch a counterattack and recapture Luodian.

However, after several consecutive attacks, facing the almost crazy artillery fire of the Japanese army, the brothers of the 14th Division lost their troops and were unable to go any further.

"There must be weaknesses, there must be weaknesses." Huo Kuizhang, the commander of the 14th Division, was frothing anxiously: "Where are the agents? What about the agents? Aren't they omnipotent? Let them investigate and find the Japanese. Be weak!"

"Master, they have tried their best." Guo Rugui, chief of staff of the 14th Division, was speaking: "During the attack launched in the morning, the military commanded an entire squadron of armed rangers in the Shanghai area, and almost the entire army was wiped out. I heard that they were assigned to Some of the latent teams were exposed and killed by the Japanese army, and some were forced to take risks and retreated under the persecution of the Japanese army. There were only a few left, and they were still operating in the Japanese-controlled areas, but their survival conditions became increasingly difficult .”

"Report, Meng Shaoyuan, director of the Supervision Office of the Military Command Shanghai Special Zone, is asking for an interview."

"Okay, it's just in time. I've heard the name of this person before. He is the most daring officer under Dai Yunong." Guo Rugui was overjoyed when he heard that, "Hurry up, Director Meng is welcome."

As soon as Meng Shaoyuan entered the headquarters, a shell exploded nearby, and with a "boom", the entire headquarters shook a few times.

"Mr. Huo, Chief of Staff Guo." As soon as he entered, Meng Shaoyuan cut straight to the point: "I heard that the attack is not good. Let me see if I can help."

"Yes, yes." Guo Rugui was not polite: "Director Meng, the artillery fire of the Japanese army was very fierce. They built strong fortifications at several breakthroughs. Master Huo and I wanted to find a weak point of the Japanese army's defense and attack forcibly. But the latent group with frequent activities in the Japanese-controlled area before had no news at once, and we seemed to be blind."

Meng Shaoyuan nodded.

The latent group arranged by Dai Li before showed great energy after the outbreak of the Songhu Battle.

Wherever there is war, there is their existence.They risked their lives to observe the Japanese army's garrison and assembly, and reported the information back in time through the radio.

They seem to be the eyes of the Chinese command.

Not only that, Dai Li also frequently continued to increase the number of latent groups, and put them on the battlefield batch by batch.

The sacrifice is also huge.

Some latent groups were working fine a few hours ago, but suddenly lost contact a few hours later.

sacrificed.

All sacrificed.

In many cases there is only one possibility.

"Director Meng, is there any way?" Huo Kuizhang asked impatiently.

"Yes." Meng Shaoyuan didn't even think about it: "How much time will you give me?"

"Five hours." Huo Kuizhang thought for a while: "We are waiting for new supplements. During this period, we will frequently launch small-scale harassment operations to keep the Japanese army from being distracted. After five hours, wait for reinforcements When we reach the flank, we will launch a general attack on Luodian again."

"Okay, five hours, I will definitely send you the information."

Meng Shaoyuan left the headquarters immediately without a minute's delay.

In fact, at this time, he was also like a blind man.

It is completely chaotic now, and there is no way to know where those military command teams are active.

The previously established scope of activities has all been disrupted.

How to do?
"Shaoyuan!"

"Rong Yang?"

Meng Shaoyuan never expected to see his classmate Chen Rongyang here.

However, Chen Rongyang, who appeared in front of him at this moment, is not the same as before?
One arm was wounded, blood was all over the body, and there was a bruise on the face.

"Shaoyuan."

Seeing Meng Shaoyuan, Chen Rongyang burst into tears: "One squadron, one squadron, all gone, all gone. I'm the only one left."

"what happened?"

"In the morning, the 14th Division launched an attack. We were operating on the right wing and found a sneak attack on the Japanese army. We fought with them at that time. We were all light weapons, and we couldn't beat the Japanese at all. All the brothers were martyred."

Meng Shaoyuan sighed.

Most of the armed rangers in Shanghai under the command of the army are equipped with light weapons and formed temporarily. Unlike myself, they started preparing early in the morning. They are well armed and most of the members have received special training.

So what if the team he brought with him?
Facing the regular Japanese army, it was also very difficult to fight, and even Xiang Shounong was defeated.

"A shell exploded near us, and I passed out. When I woke up, I saw the corpses of my brothers all around me."

Meng Shaoyuan looked at him silently, and after a while he said: "Rongyang, in war, some people die generously, and some will desert."

"What do you mean?"

"I mean, turn yourself in to District Chief Zhou. You're a deserter."

"Nonsense!" Chen Rongyang's eyes turned red: "Since the war started, I have been leading my brothers to fight at the forefront. How could I be a deserter? I can't be a deserter!"

"Rong Yang, don't lie to me!" Meng Shaoyuan stared at him: "You knew when you were in Hangzhou that no one can lie to me."

Don't lie to me!

When Chen Rongyang uttered the words "One shot, fainted", there was an obvious pause, which was a sign of guilty conscience.

When he said, "I saw the corpses of brothers all around me", he dodged his eyes, and his uninjured hand kept clutching the pocket of his trousers tightly.

That is a manifestation of shame, guilt, self-blame, and guilty conscience.

Meng Shaoyuan sighed: "Rongyang, think about those brothers who died. Listen, I'm going to the Japanese. I hope my brothers are all good men who stand up to the sky. Go surrender, or next time When charging, you carried a submachine gun and acted as a death squad. When you died, I will help you collect the body. But when I come back, you have not done these two things. Rong Yang, remember, I will personally enforce the family law !"

Chen Rongyang looked at Meng Shaoyuan in a daze, and suddenly, he squatted on the ground and cried out with a "wow": "I'm scared, I'm scared. So many people died, dead. I ran away, I ran away. I'm not human, I'm not human!"

Meng Shaoyuan didn't look at him again.

In war, there are heroes as well as cowards.

Chen Rongyang became the latter.

It's a pity.

But what can I do?
As the war continues, more cowards will emerge.

"Meng Shaoyuan!"

"Zhu Yanni? Why are you here? Hey, you are so ugly... Ouch, why are you kicking me, you are really ugly... Still kicking, so many people, I am a director after all!"

Being able to meet Zhu Yanni here is the only happy thing today.

However, Zhu Yanni standing in front of her is still the delicate and beautiful little girl before?

Dirty, with as dirty clothes and pants as possible.

"Your young master Meng must be poor." Zhu Yanni gave him a hard look, and then asked in a low voice: "I met Tian Qi yesterday. I heard that the old item is gone?"

"It's gone." Meng Shaoyuan's expression became gloomy: "The sacrifice was very heroic... By the way, how is Lao Qi now?"

"Old Qi is very slippery, he is specially watching the traitors attack... Huang Yicai, the owner of Yuantong Cotton Mill, colluded with the enemy and was wiped out by his family... Gan Baochao, the head of the Kaizitang, led the way for the Japanese army. He was completely killed by Lao Qi."

"Good guy, I can really do it, but I killed it well. In an extraordinary period, with extraordinary means, these traitors must be warned." Meng Shaoyuan asked immediately: "What about you? How is your situation?"

"What else can we do? We dispersed, and I led a small team. At first, we were active in Xinzhen. Later, when I heard that the 201st Brigade launched a counterattack in Lujiazhai, I rushed there with my people. I saw Cai Bingyan's brigade with my own eyes. Long martyrdom." Zhu Yanni said with a wry smile:
"'Forward, forward!' Brigadier Cai was still yelling before he died for his country. I killed four brothers in Lujiazhai, Yuepu and Pujiamiao. Seven or eight brothers were killed, and the 14th division was about to launch a counterattack, so I came with 28 brothers."

"Wait, wait." Meng Shaoyuan hurriedly interrupted her: "You are not right. You have a small team with no more than ten people, right? This also breaks the brothers, and that also breaks the brothers. How can you still lead the team?" With 28 people here?"

"You're smarter than anyone else when you're smart, but it's hopeless if you're stupid." Zhu Yanni rolled his eyes at him: "I was there all the way to collect the remnants of other teams. The student team was met by me, and I directly dragged them to add to me. The team leader even argued with me a few words, and I just drove him away. This has added [-] new troops at once, isn’t it just Are there so many people?"

"Are you robbing Ming?"

"Didn't you learn this from your Young Master Meng? Anyway, if something goes wrong, you, Young Master Meng, will be responsible."

"You are really successful, you should be a robber!" Meng Shaoyuan said, his eyes fell on a reporter who was covering there: "Come on, bring me that reporter."

As he spoke, he said to Zhu Yanni: "I'm going to the Japanese to investigate the situation, so be careful yourself."

"Well, that's the same sentence, remember to come back alive."

(End of this chapter)