Chapter 503: Orphans of Martyrs

Jiang Wanwan thought that she had prepared herself mentally and convinced herself to accept reality.

But when she actually saw these child soldiers with her own eyes, her heart, which had been hardened by force, was directly shattered.

Reason made Jiang Wanwan clearly realize that at this point in the course of history, Songshan and even the Yunnan-Myanmar Highway were extremely important, and it was inevitable that the child soldiers would go to the battlefield.

But she was still emotionally unwilling to accept this cruel reality, and wanted to try again, wanting to find the possible ray of hope.

However, the answer of Captain Zhao shattered Jiang Wanwan's last extravagant hope.

"The war in our country has reached this point, and our nation is at the brink of life and death. We have no choice. The sooner the Yunnan-Myanmar Highway is restored to normal operation, the fewer people will die in our country. We are willing to pay any price for this!"

Yes, we have no choice but to do whatever it takes!

The philosophical question of whether one person dies or a group of people dies is always so cruel.

Jiang Wanwan is just an ordinary person. She is emotional and entangled when faced with such a problem, but she cannot condemn those who make painful decisions rationally.

Jiang Wanwan tried hard to convince herself to accept reality, but when a thin child about one meter tall passed by happily carrying the food he had just received, she still couldn't help it.

"Such a young child, do we have to send him to the battlefield? With his size, he won't be able to do much, right? Why not choose some taller children? There should be older children around here, right?"

Among the people who came to the supermarket this morning, there were some half-grown children, at least older than the child in front of him who looked like he should be in the first grade.

Jiang Wanwan never thought that she would be so hypocritical.

In order to prevent some children from going to the battlefield, it is suggested to send other children to the battlefield!

Hearing this, Captain Zhao shook his head and expressed a different opinion.

"Don't look at his small size. He is only nine years old this year. In fact, he has lived with the army for six years. He is familiar with the soldiers' training. He also helps to deal with the bodies of prisoners of war on weekdays. He is very brave!

" "The situation is urgent now. There is not much time for training. If he really goes to the battlefield, even if he is not tall, he is better than those children in the village who have never been to the battlefield!"

Jiang Wanwan was stunned when she heard it. She didn't expect that there was such a situation hidden in it.

However, how old is a child helping to deal with the bodies of prisoners of war?

"Where are his parents and family?" Jiang Wanwan asked hesitantly, with a bad premonition in her heart.

Captain Zhao replied, "He is the orphan of a martyr. Five years ago, his parents were killed in an attack while delivering a letter for the army. Since then, he has been following the army's logistics and helping with whatever he can when he grows up."

An orphan? That child is actually the orphan of a martyr?

Then, five years after his parents died, he will go to the battlefield at the age of nine and may become the same as his parents: a martyr!

Thinking of this, Jiang Wanwan's heart suddenly jumped. She scanned the child soldiers in front of her, and then asked Captain Zhao in disbelief.

"Could it be that these child soldiers are..."

Captain Zhao paused for a moment, nodded heavily and replied: "Yes, these 7,000 child soldiers are almost all orphans. Most of them are orphans of soldiers who died in the army. They have been following the army logistics to make a living. There are also a few local orphans."

"There were too many soldiers killed in the Battle of Songshan this time, and it was difficult to replenish the troops. Later, when the recruitment age was lowered, these children signed up to join the army one after another. We also hesitated, but in the end..."

In the end, out of consideration, we agreed to let them sign up to join the army!

Jiang Wanwan was stunned. She couldn't describe in words how sad she was feeling at the moment.

Orphans, orphans of martyrs, eager to sign up for the army...

Jiang Wanwan had always wondered what kind of mother would have the heart to let her nine-year-old child go to the battlefield?

Even if it was like Yang Dasao, who tried her best to give birth to children, she would wait until her children were adults before sending them to the army.

If now, let the third or fourth child of Yang Dasao go to the battlefield, even if Yang Dasao was trembling with fear, she would rather go herself, right?

Yes, only when both parents and relatives have passed away will a nine-year-old child go to the battlefield!

At this time, Jiang Wanwan was no longer in the mood to chat with Captain Zhao.

She turned and walked out of the supermarket, step by step to the nine-year-old child.

The child was sitting on the open space on the left side of the supermarket door, lowering his head and concentrating on unpacking food.

Seeing that the halved egg package in the other person's hand had not been torn open after two attempts, Jiang Wanwan could not help but squat down and whispered, "Do you need my help?"

The child then realized that there was someone in front of him. He subconsciously looked up and immediately lowered his head shyly. The next moment, he couldn't help but raise his head again and looked at the person in front of him curiously.

Jiang Wanwan smiled and let the other person look at him. After noticing that the child had relaxed his vigilance, he spoke again, "I'll help you open it!"

Perhaps because he saw Jiang Wanwan's kindness, the child tentatively handed over the half-opened halved egg.

However, when the two people's hands appeared in the same line of sight, the clear contrast of black and white made him quickly retract his little black hand.

Jiang Wanwan was upset, pretending not to notice this scene, and unwrapped the halogenated egg and passed it over naturally.

Then she introduced herself: "My name is Jiang Wanwan, you can call me Sister Jiang, what's your name?"

"My name is Zhang Quansheng!" After the child answered, he carefully took the halogenated egg and licked it.

Realizing his subconscious behavior, Zhang Quansheng's face froze, and he quickly looked at Jiang Wanwan opposite, as if he was afraid that the other party would dislike it.

Jiang Wanwan still smiled naturally and asked: "Is it delicious? This egg is halogenated with seasoning, and it tastes better than ordinary eggs."

Seeing this, Zhang Quansheng relaxed his mind and smiled and said.

"It's delicious. I've never eaten eggs before. No wonder people say eggs are good!"

Jiang Wanwan was silent again after she said this. She didn't know how to respond to the conversation, even though she was quite articulate. This