,就让他完整地回归故里吧。”)
“I also admire General Nie''s bravery, ”麦卡加拉道,“But the problem is that letter, who knows what was in it?”(“我也敬佩聂将军的英姿,问题在于那封信,谁知道里面写了什么?”)
库恩默然。
麦卡加拉叹道:“But what I have witnessed today is the bravery of the Chinese, and if they had as much food and ammunition as we do, and weapons as advanced as we do, I cannot see how we could have won.”(“但我今天真是见证了中国人英勇如此,倘若他们的粮草、弹药与我们一样充足,武器与我们一样先进,我真想不到我们该怎样取胜。”)
麦卡加拉把手一挥,两侧洋军又掩杀过来。只听得背后炮声隆隆,但前方也有日本军阻拦,顾旸不忍回头,也无暇再回头,大喝一声,在马上挥舞宝剑,奋力砍出一条血路。
日本军机枪扫射,被顾旸的亲兵死死护住一圈,把子弹全挡了下来,顾旸独自载着聂士成的尸身,终于杀出重围,向着八里台而去,余光看向左右,身边已无一人。
顾旸咬住下唇,强忍泪水,但泪水早已不听话地淹没了整张脸。
背后联军此时也已冲破了温溪及众清军的防线,紧紧追来,顾旸不敢停留,拍马狂奔,但小白马随他苦战许久,早已力乏,眼看背后联军追得越来越近了。
忽然,前方一彪军从不远处奔来,顾旸放眼纵望,见他们尽是身穿红衣,手举大刀长矛,原来却是义和团,顾旸不禁长舒一口气,高声叫道:“快来救我!”
说来也怪,他随聂军与洋人鏖战八昼夜,都不觉累,此时侥幸逃出,突然见到援军前来,那心一时一放,整个身子便软下来。
他趴在马颈上,把脸埋在小白马的鬃毛里,他这才发觉自己的体力早已耗尽。
只听得义和团军转眼跑到近前,顾旸勉强抬起头来,却见众团民手中大刀长矛,纷纷向着自己马上砍刺而下。