Lao Zhao's experience

  Old Wang returned to the safe zone again. / The fastest search net / The safe zone is now in chaos. Refugees fleeing from Shanghai have almost filled up the safe zone. Those who squeeze in now can still live in houses, but when Nanjing falls, more people will squeeze in. At that time, the streets will be packed with people.

  Old Wang was walking forward while patrolling, when suddenly someone flashed in front of him. Old Wang subconsciously felt that he knew this person and reached out to grab the passerby. The other party also turned around with a startled expression.

  Lao Wang didn't know many people in this era, but he recognized the newcomer at a glance.

  "Isn't this Zhao the owner of Zhao's Baozi Shop? Why aren't you still in Shanghai, what brought you to Nanjing?"

  Zhao Zhuangui immediately knelt down in front of Old Wang. Old Wang was startled and hastily said, "What's going on? Old Zhao, what kind of trouble have you encountered? Get up and talk, if I can help, I'll definitely help."

  Boss Zhao still didn't get up and pulled at Old Wang's hem, bursting into tears.

  "Big brother, look at you like this, you've become a soldier. Just help me recommend and let me join the army too! I want to take revenge on the little Japanese."

  Old Wang heard this and thought that Zhao was seeking revenge against the Japanese, looking for a way to retaliate. Old Wang pulled him up and said: "This isn't the place to talk, let's go somewhere else."

  Lao Wang then took Zhao Zhuang to the priest's office, where the priest and the American mechanic were waiting for Lao Wang to hand over. They found it strange that Lao Wang had brought an irrelevant person with him.

  Old Wang found a chair for Director Zhao, poured him a cup of water and said: "Speak slowly."

  "Boss Zhao took a sip of water and said, 'You left just a few days ago, and the Japanese came back. At first, I thought whoever was in power wouldn't make a difference, people still had to eat and do business as usual. But who would have thought that this time the Japanese suffered a great loss in Shanghai? They couldn't find anyone to vent their anger on, so they targeted ordinary people. Some shameless little traitors under Knife Scar's command became informants for the Japanese. They whispered to the Japanese that there was a celebration at our Zhao family baozi shop after the Imperial Army retreated, and that day everyone got free baozi. The Japanese heard this and came to our house with bayonets to arrest people. That day, I happened to be in the outhouse with diarrhea... The Japanese rushed in without saying a word and took your sister-in-law and your younger sister..."

  Old Wang heard this and was so angry he was itching all over.

  Old Zhao continued: "I was so angry at the time, thinking that's it, whatever, and at most I'll just sell more buns to support those two in the future."

  "Who would have thought that the devils' rape was not enough, they stabbed your sister-in-law and younger sister with bayonets. I pulled up my pants to fight them to the death, but the little devil saw me coming and knocked me to the ground first. Then several of them whispered something and dragged out the bodies of your sister-in-law and younger sister. And then they used bayonets..."

  Boss Zhao said it's pointless to continue talking here.

  Old Wang felt it was too cruel to expose other people's scars and said: "Manager Zhao, don't say any more. We all understand."

  "Wait, let me finish. Those beasts cut off both of your... and then tied your sister-in-law's to your younger sister's body with a rope. Then... Then several devils asked the translator to translate for me, saying that only when a young girl's body is paired with a mature woman's... does it become perfect."

  Old Wang was furious and kicked over a stool in the house. The priest and the American mechanic were both stunned after hearing Old Wang's accusations.

  "Boss Zhao wiped away his tears and said: 'At that time, I was so angry that I fainted. When I woke up, the rope behind me had already been untied. My family is gone, everyone in my household is dead, what's the point of me still being alive? So I picked up a kitchen knife to fight the little devils to the death, but those little devils just wouldn't kill me. Later, I finally understood that this group of beasts was watching me as a joke. Seeing me in agony made them very happy. I felt like I couldn't kill the devils either, so I wanted to join the army. I heard there were still some in Nanjing, so I followed along all the way here. Old Wang, Brother Wang, can you introduce me?"

  Old Wang shook his head and said: "Alright, I'll help you try. You can follow me later!"

  Old Wang brought the American mechanic Zhao to Yanzi Rock. The American mechanic pulled two iron frames, a steel wire rope, an assault boat and a manual winch with a truck.

  Old Wang and Zhao Zhuang together dug a hole in the ground and buried an iron frame. They tied the steel wire rope to it, and pulled the other end, the author's assault boat arrived at the shore. In the same way, they buried another one. The remaining work was just waiting for the withdrawal to use the winch to tighten the steel wire rope.

  Old Wang patted Zhao's shoulder and said: "I didn't expect you to be so capable at over 50, Old Zhao."

  "According to what I've heard, being a soldier requires youth. At my age..."

  Old Wang said, "Don't worry, now I'm giving you a task. It's to take care of this ferry rope. You know, this is the key to your joining the army. In a few days, you'll use it to save an entire regiment. They'll be so grateful that they won't want to let you go!"

  Zhao Zhuanggui smiled wryly. Old Wang thought that whoever encountered such a thing would be lucky if they didn't commit suicide.

  "Old Wang, don't worry," said Zhao, "I'll guard this ferry with my life."

  Old Wang smiled and said, "You don't have to work too hard. As long as someone asks about you, just mention the 88th Division's 524th Regiment. I reckon not many people will bother you. If anything happens, come find me at Yuhuatai."

  Zhao nodded and silently walked towards the small hut temporarily rented for him by Old Wang.

  Old Wang caught up and gave Zhao Zhuangui some more money. Zhao Zhuangui didn't decline, but accepted it, after all, people still have to eat.

  Lao Wang returned to Yu Hua Tai 524 team headquarters and found that the site was under construction. Hei Da Ge was pouring concrete over there!

  Old Wang took a look and said this is the central array. It's all made of concrete. Even if an airplane's aerial bomb hits it, it can withstand it.

  Xie Jin-yuan saw Old Wang return and walked over with a pleased expression, asking: "How was it? Was it solid enough?"

  Old Wang took a look and stuck out his thumb, saying: "This turtle shell is well-made."

  Xie Jin Yuan burst out laughing. Hei Da Ge said: "With such solid fortifications, I think defending for a week won't be a problem."

  Xie Jin-yuan suppressed his smile and said to Hei Da-ge: "Old Black, don't meddle in military affairs, be careful of the military law."

  Black big individual does not speak.

  At this time, a woman's voice came from behind Hei Da Ge

  "Who would have thought Lao Hei had such a charming side!"

  Old Wang looked in the direction of the sound and found it was the nurse who had saved him in Shanghai.

  "Forest ranger! Are you eyeing our team leader, that handsome guy? You're always running over here for no reason." Black Big Guy retorted without backing down.

  Kobayashi nurse smiled and said: "That's right, I've taken a liking to you, Black elder brother, how about it?"

  The three-linked warriors burst out laughing. Lao Hei's face turned purple. He bowed his head and poured concrete on himself. Xie Jin Yuan came up to ask, "What brings Lin nurse to our place?"

  The nurse replied: "In these few days, we will be fighting the devils to the death. The superior ordered me to count how many lightly wounded soldiers are still on the front line."

  "Xie Jin-yuan pointed at Old Wang and said: 'Just this one with some injuries, the rest have all gone to the field hospital.'"

  The nurse walked over to Old Wang and was about to undo his clothes.

  Old Wang hastily covered his clothes and shouted: "What are you doing?" Old Wang thought to himself, having been a virgin for two lifetimes, he couldn't be casually touched by her.

  "Let me take a look at your wound," said Lin nurse with a frown. "What else could I possibly be thinking of?"

  The big-headed soldiers around him burst into laughter again.

  Old Wang blushed and took off his outer garment.

  The nurse Lin couldn't help but laugh and said, "You're a man, why are you being so shy? When I was bandaging your wound back then, you didn't behave like this."

  Old Wang thought: wasn't it saving his life back then?!

  The nurse looked at Old Wang's wound and said: "Not bad. Recovering very well. No different from new."

  Old Wang cursed in his heart: "The words your family uses to describe people are all new and old!"

  Lin nurse looked around and found nothing, so she bid farewell to Xie Jin-yuan and went to another regiment.

  The construction is almost complete. As the sun sets, everyone sits together to eat and chat like they did in Shanghai. Old Wang suddenly thought of that scene from The Shawshank Redemption where Andy takes everyone on the roof to drink beer. They were experiencing freedom. But this group of Chinese soldiers was experiencing the last bit of peace and tranquility before the war. How great it would be if there was no war!

  "Hei Da Ge asked: 'Squad leader, what are we doing tomorrow?'"

  "Tomorrow our squad is in charge of cutting down all the trees on the entire position. We won't give those little devils a chance to set us on fire."

  "Hei Da Ge said, 'I'm an expert at cutting down trees! When I was in the Northeast, my grandfather was a lumberjack. The big forest had trees that were over ten meters tall, all of them high-quality pines! Who knows when I'll be able to go back and take a look.'"

  A thin and dry little warrior next to Hei Da said, "Old Hei, stop bragging. Your grandfather was chopping down trees before you were even born, since your father's generation, your family has been farmers, no more tree-chopping."

  Old Wang remembered that night when he caught the thief with this little warrior.

  Hei Da kicked the little warrior to one side with a single foot and scolded: "Little monkey, you dare to interrupt me? If it weren't for me carrying you on my back out of the pile of dead bodies all those years ago, you'd have been nothing but a pile of white bones by now."

  The little monkey dodged and avoided half of Hei Da Ge's kick. Laughing, he ran to one side.

  Old Wang also sighed: "I don't know when I can go back to that place with vast snow again."

  Hei Da Ge heard it and said: "Old Wang, you are also from Northeast China."

  Old Wang said: "Yes! My ancestral home is in Heilongjiang, but I've never been back."

  It's often heard from grandfather talking about his past stories in Northeast China.

  The speaker was unintentional, but the listener had a motive. Xie Jin-yuan thought for a moment about who were the warlords in Northeast China. The biggest warlord was Zhang Zuolin. The more Xie Jin-yuan thought, the more he felt that Old Wang might be a descendant of Zhang Zuolin. It's said that Zhang Zuolin had many sons. Now, Zhang Xueliang led the Northeast Army in Shaanxi and Gansu provinces. Chiang Kai-shek wouldn't let them fight against Japan. The Zhang family had a deep hatred for the Japanese. They hated the Japanese so much their teeth itched. If the army can't move, I'll come to the front line myself as a soldier to fight against Japan - you can't stop me!

  Lao Wang still didn't know that his words had directly raised Xie Jin Yuan's standing by several ranks.