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Chapter 50 Joint Trial (3)

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    Everyone looked at Zhang Xian.

    The presiding judge hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay, you can speak."

    "Thank you, presiding judge!" Zhang Xian saluted him politely, walked to the witness stand, and looked at the clerk, seeing that he had already picked up the pen, looked at himself, and was ready to record.

    "My name is Zhang Xian. During the Battle of Changde, I was the commander of the 169th Regiment of the 57th Division." Zhang Xian introduced himself to everyone. In fact, many people in this court knew him, even if they didn't know him,  I also found out the young man¡¯s name from people around me.  Zhang Xian continued: "It must have been in the early morning of December 3rd that day. Commander Luo convened a meeting with the battalion commanders he could contact. Because the city had been broken for a long time, many brothers were scattered throughout the city.  , fighting a guerrilla fight with the enemy. At that time, we only had a few streets left in the southwest corner near the Central Bank, but the fortifications had been completely destroyed. The enemy's mountain cannons could knock our defensive positions away with just one shot.  At dawn, the enemy will definitely be able to capture our last line of defense. At this time, we don't even have bullets. Under this situation, I suggested that the division commander lead everyone to break through to save the 1.57 Division.  Essence and blood, otherwise, when the Japanese attack at dawn, our entire army will be annihilated."

    "But you didn't break out!" The presiding judge interrupted Zhang Xian and asked him. In his opinion, Zhang Xian must have taken the initiative to take the blame on himself for Luo Da.

    "Yes, I did not break out!" Zhang Xiandao said at the same time: "Listen to what I have to say. At the meeting, everyone agreed to break out because the Japanese had a regiment stationed in Nancheng, so I proposed that someone should serve as cover.  Otherwise, everyone would definitely not be able to cross the river. Moreover, because there were still many wounded and sick people in the city who could not leave, the division commander finally decided to let the deputy division commander, the chief of staff, myself and Commander Su lead everyone to break out of the encirclement, while he stayed to break up the rear.  You know, at that time, Master Luo had already made up his mind to die. It was I who persuaded him to let me stay and let him lead his people to break out."

    "Oh, how did you convince Mr. Luo?" the presiding judge asked.

    Zhang Xiandao: "My legs were injured at that time and I couldn't get into the water. Even if I broke out, I couldn't run. I would probably be caught by the Japanese." He said, smiled, and added: "There are two other reasons.  , First, if Commander Luo can personally lead his troops to break out, he can also use his identity and reputation as commander to gather the scattered soldiers. On this point alone, none of us can do it. Second, if Commander Luo can  The division commander breaks out, and as long as he finds our reinforcements as soon as possible, he can fight back immediately. With his status, I believe that the friendly forces have to show some face, which we cannot do."

    The presiding judge nodded and said: "Your three reasons are reasonable. If I were your division commander, I would also arrange for you to stay. But do you know that most of the people who stay have no hope of survival.  "

    Zhang Xian nodded, also feeling a little bitterly. He thought of his comrades-in-arms. Today, in the cemetery in Changde, Sima Yun, Chang Liqiang, and those who have shared the joys and sorrows with him are still buried.

    "How can I say that I have no clothes and share the same robe with you!" Zhang Xian read sadly, suddenly wiped away the tears on his face, raised his head and smiled at the presiding judge, and continued: "In fact, Changde seems to be a dead place, but it has also become a place of death.  The place where they were born. If Commander Luo hadn't led his troops to break out, how could the Japanese have withdrawn their troops so easily, leaving less than one brigade to garrison? After they captured the Central Bank, they all thought that there were no large-scale attacks in the city.  I resisted, thinking that the national army had escaped, so I became careless, which allowed those of us who remained under the ruins to breathe. I was able to miraculously survive with more than 300 wounded soldiers, in fact, it was because of Luo  The result of the division commander leading his troops to break through."

    The presiding judge nodded, and everyone also nodded.

    "As for discarding the wounded soldiers, those wounded soldiers stayed here voluntarily." Zhang Xian said leisurely: "They are just like me. They know they can't walk, so how can they bear to drag down the brothers who could have escaped from the siege alive?  ? One of them is dead, so at this time, we are all determined to die. This cannot be blamed on Master Luo. "

    There was silence in the courtroom, and everyone turned their attention to Zhang Xian. He was still smiling, but the tears on his face were clearly visible.

    After a long time, the presiding judge came back to his senses and asked Roda again: "Commander Luo, although your fifty-seventh division fought fiercely and many people were very brave, there are still people who raised the white flag and surrendered to the enemy. What do you think?"  What¡¯s the explanation?¡±

    Roda was startled, shook his head in disbelief, and said firmly: "No, the Fifty-seventh Division is a fierce division. Everyone would rather sacrifice themselves than surrender to the enemy. That isIf they are seriously injured and caught by the enemy, they will also fire the last grenade and die together with the enemy.  "

    "I believe that most of you Hu Ben soldiers are good people. However, during our investigation, we still found that some people surrendered to the enemy. This made the Chairman very angry. I also think this is too detrimental to our army.  Image, as a division commander, you are unable to take the lead, and yet your subordinates surrender to the enemy in the middle of a battle. This is considered to be a lax military management. What do you say?"

    Roda was silent for a moment, with a trace of anger on his face, but he calmed down and asked: "I want to know who surrendered to the enemy? If you can tell me, I will be grateful. Even if he is dead, I  I won¡¯t regret it either.¡±

    Not only Luo Da, but also Zhang Xian and Su Zhengtao, all the people from the 57th Division in the court wanted to know who this coward was, who could tarnish the honor of Master Huben with such a disgusting thing.

    The presiding judge glanced at Roda, picked up a file on the table, flipped through a few pages, looked at it, then raised his head and asked: "Does your 57th Division have a battalion commander named Chang?"

    "Chang Liqiang?" Not only Luo Da, but also Zhang Xian and Su Zhengtao blurted out.

    "How could it be him?" Rhoda could hardly believe her ears.

    "This is a rumor!" Zhang Xian couldn't help shouting.

    "Zhang Xian, I haven't asked you anything yet." The presiding judge reminded him unhappily.

    It was only then that Zhang Xian reacted and raised his hand again: "Report, I know this best, and I request to speak."

    The presiding judge nodded and said, "Okay, you are allowed to speak."

    Zhang Xian looked at the brothers of the 57th Division, then at his own division commander, and then said bitterly: "Batalion Commander Chang Liqiang is the hero of the 57th Division. If I say that all the 57th Division's commanders here are  It is not an exaggeration to say that none of the brothers in the division were as heroic as him. Including me, compared with him, I can only feel ashamed. He did not surrender at all and never surrendered. At that time, he was the one who graduated from the Catholic Church.  He rescued the officers and soldiers captured by the Japanese, and the Japanese captured the people who were taking refuge in the Catholic church and forced him to show up." As he spoke, he told the situation of that day truthfully and in detail, and the court fell silent again.  People listened with their ears pricked up to listen to his emotional and tragic narration, as if they were immersed in the scene.  "Although Battalion Commander Chang was taken away by the Japanese, he paid for the safety of the fellow villagers. Since you can investigate Battalion Commander Chang, why can't you go deeper and find out what happened? If you don't believe me, at that time  There are many people who can testify. Qian Xiongfeng, the battalion commander of the 44th Army, and I have been hiding behind and watching, as well as Father Wang from the Catholic Church, and, by the way, two American reporters, who were all at the scene at the time.  . I don¡¯t know why there are so many things in this world that confuse right and wrong, and things that are clearly white must be said to be black, and things that are clearly right must be said to be wrong. Even if we don¡¯t recognize his title of hero,  We can't throw a shit basin at a dead person, how can we? How can we be worthy of those dead heroes?"

    Zhang Xian's words, after speaking, made him a little angry, but it also obviously made the chief judge unable to step down. The chief judge coughed and said unnaturally: "I will naturally investigate what you said."

    "Here, I want to tell everyone here how Battalion Commander Chang died!" Zhang Xian had no intention of stopping, and was still full of grief and anger: "We jointly attacked the Japanese army with the Sichuan Army stationed at Taiyang Mountain at night.  In the barracks, a Japanese regiment leader escorted Battalion Commander Chang and fled to a lake embankment to set up a position. We were in a stalemate with them, and no one could kill anyone. At this time, Battalion Commander Chang saw the opportunity and killed the Japs.  The captain was knocked down, and the two of them rolled down the embankment together. His hands were still tied up by the enemy. Even so, he jumped up and rode on the Japs body, hitting the Japs head with his head. I  The sound of his skull cracking could be heard in the distance. How heroic this was. But in the end, the Japanese took out his gun and the bullet penetrated his brain from his lower jaw. When Battalion Commander Chang died,  I was right next to him, and I didn't hear a word of his heroic words, but he proved his worth with his actions. He is the hero of the 57th Division. He is worthy of our people and our motherland!  "

    He burst into tears and became emotional when he spoke, and the people listening did the same.

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    The trial was still going on, but time passed quickly. At noon, the presiding judge announced that the trial would be adjourned for two hours. After everyone had finished eating, it would continue in the afternoon.

    Roda was taken to the prison car again. His interrogation here was over and he was not required to appear in court again in the afternoon.  What will be held in the afternoon will be witness statements.

    When Mr. Luo was escorted past Zhang Xian again, their eyes intertwined together again, still speechless, but still facing each other with tears.

    "The saddest thing in the world is not death, but the anger that is more difficult to bear than death but has nowhere to vent.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com)It¡¯s the tears in each other¡¯s eyes.

    "The saddest thing in the world is not death, but the anger that is more difficult to bear than death but has nowhere to vent.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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