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"It was the best age, it was the worst age; it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness; it was the age of faith, it was the age of doubt; it was the season of sunshine, it was The season of dark night; the spring of hope, the winter of despair; we have everything, we have nothing; we go straight to heaven, we go straight to hell."

——"A Tale of Two Cities"

In August of the 27th year of the Republic of China, in the second month after returning to China, I was transferred by Boss Dai from the Sixth Office of the Chongqing Military Command to the newly added Ninth War Zone to assist Changsha to speed up the deciphering of the Japanese army's code.

In fact, it was originally supposed to follow the military headquarters of the Ninth War Zone and go directly to Wuhan, but halfway through the journey, it was heard that Peng Ze had fallen, Hukou had fallen, and the Wuhan defenders were retreating steadily.I made a detour from Changde to Yiyang and crossed the Xiangjiang River to go to Changsha, so I was delayed on the way for some days.

The day I arrived in Changsha was a sunny day with no clouds in the sky.

Before the war, Changsha City was fairly prosperous. The street was filled with the sound of hawkers selling, the laughter of children, and the sound of drills in the military camp not far away.If the street is narrower, the winding mountain roads can be seen in the distance, it seems that I have stayed in Chongqing for less than two months, and all the songs and dances of Jinling City have been moved there, and the city is full of prosperity. With this military uniform, sometimes I really forget that this is in wartime.

Changsha is more recognizable than Chongqing.Since the bursting of the Huayuankou dike in June, countless refugees had only two ways to go: go west through layers of blockades to Xi'an or go to the accompanying capital Chongqing; go south along the Huai River and Han River to Wuhan, which is temporarily peaceful, But the good times didn't last long. Before they had passed through Wuhan, the defense of Wuhan started. So these refugees were caught in the countless refugees who escaped from Wuhan. They had no choice but to cross the Yangtze River and flood into Hunan.

Hunan is still relatively peaceful, and Changsha is even worse-if you ignore the ragged people.

I dug out my pockets, searched all over my body, and only found some chocolates—I was escorted along the way, so I really don’t need to worry about dry food, and these chocolates were given to me by Mr. Chi when I came from Chongqing .Supplies were in short supply during the war, and all the chocolates were imported. Mr. Chi always treated me like a little girl, and gave me all the few pieces he had.

"The ancients folded willows to see them off, but there are no willows in Chongqing, so let's use some chocolate instead. Although it is not made in the UK, there is always something wrong with it."

I didn't have any money with me, so I distributed all these chocolates to the children huddled on the street corner.At first they didn't dare to pick it up. Some younger children knew it was for food, and when they tried to reach out, they were pulled back by the older ones. They didn't dare to run, and they stared at my waist and moved back a little bit.

I was wearing a military uniform with a pistol on my waist. They were afraid of me, and I knew why.

No way, I had no choice but to make a smile that I thought was kind and friendly, holding chocolate in one hand, and spreading the other hand in the air, trying my best to relax myself, while approaching cautiously.

It's like when I was a child, I fed some food to the cats and dogs at the door of my house. They were very vigilant. They turned and ran when people approached. They stopped after a few steps, leaned over and looked down, wanting to eat But dare not approach the same.

It was the same with this group of kids, they were terrified.

Wu Yingtang appeared at this time. When he got off the jeep, I just bent down and handed the chocolates to the children.He stood behind me and didn't say a word until I felt something was wrong and turned around sharply, pointing the gun at the same time.

The children rushed away, but Wu Yingtang stood under my gun with a smile like this. I was stunned for a few seconds, he sideways avoided the gun, stepped forward and rubbed my hair, "Long time no see, Xiao An It's already that big."

"Ying, Yingtang?" I just came to my senses and quickly put away my gun, "Why are you here?"

"I should be the one asking you this sentence."

Only then did I see clearly that he was wearing the gray uniform of the local army, and the name tag on his chest read: Deputy Commander of the [-]th Regiment of the Pre-[-]th Division of the Eighth Army of the Army.

"Okay, Wu Yingtang, you've already become the deputy team!"

Wu Yingtang just smiled, the smile piercing his eyes, "You were promoted to captain as soon as you returned to China. I have been in the army for so many years, and I am not allowed to be a deputy regiment."

I laughed "hehe". Thinking about it, Wu Yingtang, a high-achieving student, resolutely returned to China to join the army after the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War. On the day he returned to China, I sent him off. What should be said or not should have been said a few days ago As I said before, he is not very good at talking. Before boarding the boat, he stared at me and only choked out a sentence, "I hope that I will serve the country in this life, and I will have no regrets."

Stupid, just like Chen Jingyu.

At that time, I didn't understand the choice between him and Chen Jingyu. I felt that they had a bright future and wanted to go back to this muddy water. Even though I was far away, I knew that the domestic situation was turbulent, and war would happen sooner or later.

It was the 25th year of the Republic of China. Before that, I had no concept of the word "motherland". It made me lose my father and my mother took me to a foreign country. I hated it.After that, it made Chen Jingyu desperate to serve the country, and Wu Yingtang gave up his position as a researcher at Cambridge. I still hate it, but I want to understand it, and I always want to know what is so good about it. My father, Chen Jingyu, Wu Yingtang, and so many Chinese students were desperate.

The more you understand, the more obsessed you become.The more you know, the more you can understand their mood and state of mind.

At that time, I was in my sophomore year of college, but luckily everything could be redeemed.

It's easy to get lost in the past when you think about it.Wu Yingtang whistled in front of me, bringing me back to my senses.He giggled: "Are you awake? What are you thinking about?"

I was so embarrassed that I coughed and looked around: "No, I was just thinking, who will pick me up from the military department."

I was sent directly to the Ninth War Zone by Chongqing.Now that the Ninth Theater Command is engaged in the battle in Wuhan, my appointment procedures will be fully entrusted to the Changsha Garrison.

According to the order, they should be the ones to pick me up, but I haven't seen a single person from the city gate until now.

Wu Yingtang was full of doubts, and just shook his head when he heard the words: "Our regiment headquarters has not received the notice."

I shrugged, "Then maybe the division headquarters came to pick me up."

Wu Yingtang thought about it and said, "That's possible, after all, you are in the Zhili military department."

He still has military affairs, so he continued talking with me for a while, then left in the car again, and paid me out of his pocket before leaving, "I don't know when the division headquarters will arrive, so you go and buy something to fill your stomach, don't worry about it." Wronged myself."

He solved my urgent need. We knew each other very well. When we were young, we almost made a baby kiss.Immediately, he was not polite to him, and after taking the money, he gave him a handsome American military gift. Wu Yingtang smiled and shook his head, "Let's go, let's get together again when we have time."

The author has something to say: It has been found out before that the 6th Division of the KMT’s Military Command is the Special Technology Research and Application Division, which is responsible for researching Japanese military ciphers.But now I can't find the information again.I didn't add a comment, if I'm wrong, I won't misunderstand my son [No.

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I had planned to open this article a long time ago, but it has been postponed until December, so I decided to open it today.

There is no reason, just because today is 12.13, and everyone knows what today represents.

Just thinking about what to do.