After arranging all the affairs, Zhou Wu felt very tired, very troubled, and the inability to repay his ambitions made him very depressed.
As the commander of an independent brigade, he has nearly 10,000 horses under his command, but he is like a canary in a cage, knowing that if this fight continues, the 670,000 national army, including the independent brigade, will definitely be defeated, or even annihilated.
If you don't get it, even Nanjing will be lost For Zhou Wu, Nanjing is not only the national capital, but also his dearest and beloved people, his playmates, and neighbors.
They are all proud of Zhou Wu as the brigade commander, and in the eyes of these ordinary people, Zhou Wu is the hero in their hearts.
As long as he is there, it is impossible for the little devil to take Shanghai, let alone capture the national capital Nanjing.
After Zhou Wu's battle deeds passed through Shanghai and Nanjing, his neighbors simply regarded him as a god-like being.
During this time, letters of condolence from Nanjing flew like snowflakes, and even his wife Xiuying, who had not written since the start of the war, also came.
After receiving the letter, Zhou Wu immediately stopped the military affairs at hand, washed his hands, quietly hid in a corner where no one was, and couldn't wait to open the envelope.
A faint orchid fragrance came to his face, and in the past three months, he finally smelled this long-lost breath again.
The sorrow and depression in his heart were swept away, and Zhou Wu trembled and held the letter and looked at Xiuying's handwriting.
Xiuying is a top student of Nanjing Normal University, a standard female showman, with a solid family background, and she is the only daughter in the family.
Xiuying's father once asked her why she had to choose one to be a soldier if her conditions were so good Xiuying's answer touched Zhou Wu for a long time, and even now that I think about it, I feel very sweet.
"Dad, what I like is not his family background, not his status, but his person, in my heart, only he can protect me for a lifetime."
After a long time, Zhou Wu's thoughts returned to Na Juanxiu's handwriting: "Xu, are you okay, I haven't written to you for a long time, you have to take care of yourself." ” "I know you're very bitter over there, I'm not by your side, take care of yourself, don't drink too much alcohol, it's better not to smoke, you have tracheitis, smoking is not good for recovery."
"I sent you some special medicine for asthma, which I asked my classmates to buy, you should remember to take it on time.
Everything is fine at home, Xiao Shunzi has gone to school, and the teachers say that he is very clever, especially like when you were a child. ” "Mom and Dad are fine, it's just that Dad keeps talking about you, and you haven't come to Nanjing to see it for so long, or I persuaded you for a while, so Dad didn't mention it."
"Xu, after Xiao Shunzi went to school, I finally found something to do, and I taught Mandarin at an elementary school near Xiao Shunzi's school.
My parents are old and their legs are not dexterous, so I won't let them pick them up, and I'm close to work anyway. ” "A few days ago, the people of Nanjing Municipal Government specially sent your certificate and plaque, and my father hung it at the door, and many neighbors came to congratulate them, and I specially made three tables of wine and food to entertain them."
"Okay, that's all it takes, you're very short on time, write a letter if you have time, even if it's two or three sentences, just report your safety.
Xiuying.
October 22, the 26th year of the Republic of China. ” Zhou Wuzai read it carefully several times, and was reluctant to put the letter away.
In the afternoon, he did nothing, just hid in the corner to read the family letter, and it was not until the brigade guard called him to eat that he reluctantly put away the letter.
After eating a good meal in a hurry, Zhou Wu picked up a pen and paper and wrote a reply letter to his wife, with few words, a few strokes, as if issuing a combat order, but it was concise and to the point, and everything that should be said was said.
"Xiuying and my wife, I received the letter, everything is very good, I will take the medicine you brought on time, you have to take care of yourself, I feel very relieved to have you at home, I am okay here at present, don't worry too much."
"As a soldier, it is my duty to defend the land and resist the war, I can't serve the two elders at home for unfilial piety, but since ancient times, loyalty and filial piety are difficult to achieve, I hope my wife can know my heart, on my behalf of filial piety, not stingy with gratitude.
Zhou Wu.
Written on October 28, the 26th year of the Republic of China. ” Just such a little word on it, Zhou Wu wrote and changed, rewrote, pondered and considered for a long time, and finally wrote it and put it in the envelope It was already ten o'clock in the evening.
Zhou Wu told a staff officer on duty to send this letter to him quickly, and after finishing it, he slept on his broken marching bed.
In a daze, Zhou Wu seemed to have returned to Nanjing, he saw the second elder playing in the yard with Xiaoshunzi in his arms, Xiuying was busy in the kitchen, and there were many neighbors at home, and it was very lively.
A gold-lettered plaque presented by the national government hung high in front of his house, and those government officials were congratulating his father, and the second elder had a smile on his face, and his father kept returning the salute and greeting those who congratulated him.
Suddenly, a row of shells flew in the distance, blowing up his house into the sky, Zhou Wu rushed over, digging and digging in the bombed ruins, but he couldn't find the second elder, his wife and children.
Zhou Wu was about to collapse, cursing the little devil while digging the ruins under him with bloody hands, but in vain, in the end, there was still nothing.
At this moment, there was a sudden downpour in the sky, and Zhou Wu found that streams of blood were flowing from under the ruins, and he rushed over frantically, digging and digging there Zhou Wu woke up from the nightmare, his whole body was covered in sweat, he felt his chest thumping, the nightmare just now was too miserable.
Looking at his watch, it was two o'clock in the morning, Zhou Wu didn't dare to close his eyes, for fear that if he closed his eyes, the nightmare would continue to appear, which was terrible.
He would rather die himself, even if he was crushed to pieces.
But that nightmare made him feel a chill in his bones, cold and piercing, and painful.
"I can't let that happen."
Zhou Wu clasped his hands tightly and said firmly.
Tossing and turning for most of the night, until dawn, Zhou Wu opened his eyes and thought about a lot of things, until the military horn sounded, he realized that it was time to get up.
At dawn, a new day begins.
The plaster flag of the little devil on the opposite side is still flying, Zhou Wu must face the reality, in the face of the crazy attack they are about to launch, he must resist, because behind him is Nanjing, which is the place he wants to protect with his life. t1706231537: