In his sleep, Xu Qing did not sleep peacefully. He was lost in the lakes and seemed to hear the roar of US military planes, but when he woke up several times and opened his eyes, he realized that he was dreaming.

When daybreak came, he got up helplessly and rubbed his cold feet with his hands, but there were already two heavy dark circles on his eyes.

When Yu Congrong saw him, he couldn't help but said, "In your dream last night, how many American troops did you fight?"

Lei Gong stood aside and laughed. Ping He, Zhang Xiaoshan and other soldiers of the Seventh Company also laughed when they saw it, and they all found it quite interesting.

Xu Qing looked back and realized that among the more than a hundred people, he was the only one with dark circles under his eyes!

Even the person on night duty last night slept well after a short shift change.

There is no justice!

These veterans are unreasonable.

Qianli also walked over and asked softly: "You're not used to it yet, can you hold on?"

"...No problem." Xu Qing nodded decisively.

I had rested on the train before last night, so I wasn't mentally tired. I couldn't hold back at this time.

"Okay, I can't hold on and say it."

Qianli nodded, turned around, and ordered, "Everyone, get ready to go!"

"yes!"

As soon as it was daybreak and the road could be seen clearly, the soldiers quickly packed their bags and set out on the road.

The Seventh Company had done many interspersed missions, and it was common for them to eat and sleep in the open without any complicated details. The weather was actually very cold last night. Many people were shivering from the cold, and their sleep was not as good as Xu Qing imagined. But no one complained, and we immediately continued on our way.

One day after another, they trekked for more than 20 kilometers without any respite. The destination they wanted to reach, the "Volunteer Army Headquarters Command Post", was still far away.

Xu Qing could hold on at first, but as he continued walking slowly, his body couldn't bear it. Lei Gong, Qianli and others all saw this and were about to let him rest for a while, but they didn't expect him to come back in full force.

Although I felt strange, I didn't think much about it.

I just think he has good willpower.

But in fact, Xu Qing was forced to have no choice. He added all 20 points of experience accumulated today and yesterday to the [Physique] attribute. The physical fitness item was barely raised to 1.2, the physical endurance was slightly enhanced, and the mental state It was as if a wave of blood had returned, and he was able to continue to follow the team.

During this day, they could hear airplanes whizzing by in the sky above them from time to time. They could see with the naked eye that they were loaded with ammunition and flying toward the northwest, the direction they came from.

Whenever the sound of airplane engines sounds in the sky, everyone lies down in the mountains and forests, hiding and motionless.

But after flying away, everyone looked serious and ugly. They didn't know what happened, but they knew that this situation was definitely not good.

Recalling the traces of bombing that could be seen everywhere along the way, Mei Sheng said:

"We haven't seen many marching traces of the US military along the way. They probably haven't reached here yet. But the Air Force planes are constantly dropping bombs. What do you think the Americans want to do?"

Qianlidao: "Our participation in the war has alarmed the Americans. They probably want to cut off our retreat. The division headquarters anticipated this and allowed us to enter North Korea in advance to fight - don't be surprised, this is not my analysis. , Commander Tan told me."

Everyone listened and nodded.

In fact, Xu Qing also vaguely remembered that whether in history or in movies, it seemed that Allied Commander-in-Chief MacArthur had never given up on the Yalu River border between China and North Korea, roads, bridges, highways, etc., in order to prevent us from adding more troops to fight in North Korea.

Bombing of places. Wherever there are people, US military planes have appeared.

He didn't know the specific details, but he was quite impressed by the scenic spot of the Broken Bridge on the Yalu River.

The Seventh Company continued on the road. They did not take the main road, but only took the winding and difficult mountain roads in the mountains. These were the narrow paths created by the trampling of humans and animals. Some places could not even be called roads.

But even on such a rugged and difficult road, they still saw many Korean people retreating in the direction they came from. Most of them were walking, and some were driving ox carts, dragging their families with them.

All the local people saw them and looked at them curiously. They couldn't hide, because there was really no place to hide around, and there was only one road in the mountains.

Some North Korean people who understand Chinese asked where they were from. They had a mission. It was neither a return nor a return. The other party simply did not hesitate. Even if there was no sign, many North Koreans guessed the Seventh Company.

It is a Chinese army.

Because all the North Korean troops are retreating, they are the only ones moving forward.

After crossing the mountains, it was already night, and they had arrived at the previous homes of the people they met during the day:

This is a village and town in the Donglin Mountain area. Although it is some distance from the Yalu River, it is close to the station and has railway tracks. Due to the guidance of Rhee Syngman's puppet army, it was directly targeted by coalition aircraft, and the village was affected——

Just one cannonball fell here and it became a ruin.

"This is too cruel. They are the same nation..."

The entire seventh company stood on top of the collapsed ruins. Xu Qing couldn't bear it. There were still many remaining corpses in the ruins. They were wearing traditional Korean ethnic high-collar uniforms, which was even more heartbreaking in the freezing air of North Korea at night.

Chill.

Those who survived during the day fled to the northeast of our country.

"There's no way. You have to understand, this is war." Qianli shook his head and said, "...This is war."

The village has been bombed like this, and there is a high probability that no planes will come again. Here, the group found a house that did not collapse as a resting place for the night.

Everyone couldn't cook, so Xu Qing took out the fried noodles from the ration bag and ate them with water.

To be honest, after eating for two days in a row, eating too much of this powdery and bran-like food made him a little dry and difficult to swallow. But he didn't care, it was just like having nothing to eat.

After eating, he quickly moved into action. The artillery platoon was on duty until midnight tonight, and he, Zhang Xiaoshan, and three other soldiers were organized together.

Sitting there for a while, there was no movement around. Xu Qing asked Zhang Xiaoshan in a low voice: "Where do you live in Beijing?"

Hearing this, Zhang Xiaoshan smiled and said: "Our family was not in Beijing originally, but we moved here after liberation last year. It turns out that our hometown is in the Beidaihe area, which is so beautiful!"

"How beautiful is it?" Xu Qing has never been to Beijing.

"It's also close to the sea like this one, but it's not cold, but has spring all year round. Can you imagine... When you open the door to my house, you can see the blue sea and the golden beach? Have you ever rowed a boat? My father has taken me with him since I was a child.

Taking a cruise on the Beidaihe River, there are beaches, red birch forests, flocks of seagulls, and constantly lapping waves. When I took the seawater to my mouth for the first time, I realized that the water was salty!"

Xu Qing was stunned: "...my house is the same. There is a big lake right outside the door, with fishing boats, water birds, mountains, beautiful maple forests, beautiful dusk, endless awning boats, and...the lake is always fishing to feed the family.

old parents."

Xu Qing couldn't explain how he felt. In the real world, his parents died in a car accident early. He had not enjoyed the warmth of his parents' affection since he was very young, but Wu Wanli's biological parents could not hide their love for him.

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Unknowingly, he seemed to regard it as his second home. Seventh Company seemed to be next.

"Really, then we are quite destined?"

Zhang Xiaoshan looked at his expression and thought he was homesick, so he smiled softly and said, "When I get back from the war this time, I will take you to go boating in Beidaihe, and then you can also invite me to your home, okay?"

"Okay...who's there?"

Xu Qing was about to reply when he suddenly saw someone approaching from behind a half-collapsed house not far away.

"who?"

When Zhang Xiaoshan and several other soldiers on duty heard his voice, they immediately reacted and raised their guns.

Other people in the room who were resting woke up one after another when they heard the noise.

"???????..."

There was a voice coming from over there, the voice was clear and crisp, with a hint of timidity.

Xu Qing was stunned: "Child's voice?"

He and Zhang Xiaoshan looked at each other, and he immediately shouted over there: "Can you speak Chinese? Come out and speak?"

Over there: "I know a little bit..."

Now they heard it clearly. It was a girl's voice. Her Chinese was not very standard, and she had a slightly awkward accent. But they could understand it.

"what happened?"

Wu Qianli was the first to run out with a gun, and Yu Congrong even rushed out under cover: "Where is the enemy!"

Xu Qing said: "...wait! Don't shoot yet."

They also saw clearly that a little girl walked out from behind the house. She looked like a teenager, with long sideburns and braids that looked a little awkward.

She was dressed in Korean native clothes. The long skirt had long pleats at the waist. It was loose and elegant, with bright colors, but not flashy. The clothes were very dirty, and she stood looking at this with her little face.

Qianli breathed a sigh of relief, and everyone slowly lowered their guns. However, they did not relax their vigilance. While holding the guns, they asked: "Girl, what can you do?"

"This is my house..." she hesitated before replying.

The soldiers were stunned. They looked at her and then at the house.

Qianli was also stunned. He whispered to Yu Congrong: "Take a platoon of brothers and see if there is any movement around."

After Yu Congrong left, he asked the girl: "It's not that I don't believe you. Aren't all the people here gone? Do you have anything to prove?"

"There is a cellar inside, and there are my things in it."

Qianli glanced at Xu Qing: "Go and have a look...be careful."

"good."

He returned to the room with his gun in hand. The soldiers were all awake and lying around the room with their guns. He searched among the crowd and found that Heping River was more familiar:

"Helping me?"

The two of them carefully opened the cellar. They saw a bed and scattered daily necessities underneath, as well as a Korean schoolbag with several textbooks in it.
To be continued...