During the Long March, Li Ziyuan did not see the troops, and resettled the wounded who could not be carried on the spot, that is, left some money to hand over to the local villagers to take care of. In fact, this practice, to put it bluntly, is to give up. In the absence of a rear, base, and guerrilla warfare, the troops have no way to carry the wounded.

Moreover, it is almost impossible to carry these wounded across snow-capped mountains and meadows. It is still difficult for normal people to survive, and crossing the snow-capped mountains with the wounded is almost 100% equivalent to sending them to death. Leaving some money is in the hope that these fellows can protect the wounded as much as possible. Or to put it simply, to cover the wounded.

When they have recovered from their injuries, they can return to their hometowns on their own. But at that time, it was facing a domestic enemy, whether it was the Sichuan army or the central army, even if it was captured by the enemy, it was basically sent back to the hometown by arms. Except for the captured personnel of the Western Route Army, as long as they do not fall into the hands of the militia group, it cannot be said that there are no killings, but it can be said that there are basically very few.

But at the moment, the Japanese army was much more murderous, and basically did not leave the wounded and prisoners. Even though the Japanese army has changed some of its practices of mistreating prisoners, the Japanese army still basically does not leave the wounded. Once these wounded are discovered by the Japanese army, there is not much possibility that they want to be prisoners, and they are lucky to be picked by the Japanese army with a bayonet.

In this strange area, which lacks reliable shelter, Li Ziyuan agreed to put the wounded on the spot. This choice can be said to be quite difficult for Li Ziyuan. Li Ziyuan still remembers that when he led the team into the village, when the villagers here saw their troops, they looked like thieves.

If it weren't for the complete weapons in his hands, the food he needed would have been purchased with money. At the same time, the discipline of the troops was strict, and no one dared to harass these mountain people. These mountain people, who have lived in this closed area for generations, have little contact with the outside world, and are expected to treat themselves like bandits. Leave the wounded on the spot and fortify the wall, maybe these mountain people will take the initiative to hand over the wounded after they leave.

Looking at Li Ziyuan, who was still silent, Chang Juan pulled out a pistol at this time, put it on his head and said angrily: "Li Ziyuan, are you still a man." At this time, you are still a mother-in-law and mother-in-law, can you show some courage that a man should have? Don't even be as good as me, let me look down on you too much. ”

"Yes, I fell behind before, and I still worked hard for you Li Ziyuan to come back to save me. If you hadn't ventured back, I'm afraid I'd not be here by now. But I swore that I would never hold back the troops, so I would not act with them this time. Do you have to see me die in front of you before you can make up your mind? ”

Chang Juan's anger and some vulgar words made Li Ziyuan a little dumbfounded. At this time, he realized that he, a female instructor, was not just a powerful mouth. It's not the kind of woman who has a weak appearance, at least this courage is not bad, and she really has some strong momentum in her bones.

Looking at Chang Juan, who was furious in front of him, and the pistol on his head had been on fire, Li Ziyuan swallowed his saliva and said, "Instructor Chang, you better put down the gun first, can we talk about it if we have something to say." This question of whether I am a man or not, we can discuss it again. If you go crazy, you won't know if I'm a man or not. ”

Facing Chang Juan, who had a pistol against his head, Li Ziyuan was somewhat flustered, and even a little speechless. He was afraid that this stubborn girl would really shoot himself in the head. Especially this female instructor, although she has learned to use a pistol at the moment, she is not yet proficient.

Her insurance was also opened, and it was her own head again. If you accidentally pull the trigger, it's pretty serious. As for the words he said about going down the slope and getting off the donkey, it is not suitable to say to a girl, and he can't care about it if he doesn't choose what to say.

Li Ziyuan didn't notice the problem in his words, and the others here may not have heard it. In the midst of everyone's knowing laughter, although her face was flushed, Chang Juan, who did not put down the gun in her hand, still stubbornly insisted: "Captain, as the instructor of this unit, I insist on my attitude. ”

"We can't all wait here for the Japanese puppet army to encircle. I left behind with the wounded who could not move, and you rushed out with the main forces and jumped to the outside line to fight the enemy. Captain Li, don't forget that you are a soldier, and don't forget that you are the military commander of this army, I hope you can show your determination as soon as possible. ”

"My own physical fitness, I know very well myself. With me and the wounded, I could only drag down the troops. I don't want to fall behind last time and fall into the devil's circle at one time. If you continue to be stubborn, then I will die in front of you, and the province will drag down the troops or fall into the hands of devils and suffer. ”

Facing Chang Juan's aggressive words, just when Li Ziyuan, who was at a loss, wanted to persuade him. It was the first time for him to participate in this kind of meeting, and Guo Laosan, who had always been silent, suddenly said: "Captain, if you believe me, you will hand over the instructor and the wounded to me, and I promise that when you come back, a lot of them will be handed over to you." ”

Before Chang Juan forced each other to die, Li Ziyuan never nodded. But Guo Laosan's promise made Li Ziyuan think about it for a while, and then nodded happily: "Okay, then I will hand over the wounded and the instructor to you." I'll give you five more warriors to protect the wounded with you. ”

After Guo Laosan spoke, Li Ziyuan agreed happily, so that everyone else in the meeting was stunned. No matter how Changjuan forced each other to die, she didn't let Li Ziyuan agree. Why did this Guo Laosan say a word that made Li Ziyuan agree so happily? Could it be that Li Ziyuan trusts Guo Laosan so much to protect the wounded and instructors?

But Li Ziyuan made up his mind, and it was difficult for others to say anything. And everyone here knows that once Li Ziyuan makes up his mind, it will be difficult to change his final determination. Even Qian Defu, the leader of the second squadron, opened his mouth, and finally swallowed back the words that came to his mouth.

After no one raised any objections, Li Ziyuan also did what he said. Guo Laosan was left with five fighters and three hundred rounds of ammunition, as well as twenty grenades and all dry rations. The ammunition is enough, but these twenty grenades are more than half of the grenades in Li Ziyuan's hand.

After leaving enough ammunition, Li Ziyuan helped Guo Laosan to send all the wounded to a cave with a fairly hidden entrance, more than 20 miles away from the village where they were hidden. Looking at this one located under a cliff, although the area is not large, the entrance to the cave is quite hidden. If you don't know the exact location, it is difficult to find the cave even if you walk to the entrance of the cave, Li Ziyuan nodded and lowered his heart slightly.

The cave chosen by Guo Laosan is good, although the area in the cave is not large, it is very dry and free of snakes and insects. And there is a certain bend in the hole, which protects against the killing of grenades and grenadiers. The most important thing is that there is only a narrow path up the mountain, which can be blocked by two rifles.

However, before leaving, Li Ziyuan hesitated, but still helped Guo Laosan reserve enough water in the cave, and used a way to recamouflage the entrance of the cave, and also handed over a Japanese non-commissioned officer telescope to Guo Laosan. With this telescope, Guo Laosan can observe the movements of the surrounding Japanese puppet army at the entrance of the cave without going out of the hole.

and filled Chang Juan's Southern Type 14 pistol, which he had always carried, with bullets with his own hands. After filling the spare magazines with bullets, they were all placed in the holster. Before leaving, Li Ziyuan hesitated, and also stuffed a grenade into Chang Juan's hand.

After doing all this, Li Ziyuan didn't say anything more, gritted his teeth and evacuated with the troops. As for whether Guan Li, who went to the partition, could find here, Li Ziyuan didn't worry too much. Guan Li is an old man, although he is only in his thirties, but his experience is far richer than Chang Juan. Even if you can't find the troops for a while, you will find a place to hide. So although the troops were transferred, Li Ziyuan was not worried about Guan Li's safety.

After transporting the wounded, Li Ziyuan did not set off immediately. Instead, he left the mountain village with his troops and moved to a hill southwest of the village. Li Ziyuan is not clear about the enemy situation for the time being, and it is not a good thing to break through at night. Of course, the night can cover their own actions, but it can also cover the actions of the Japanese puppet army.

This time the Japanese puppet army's sweep was different from the previous one, which shrank together at night. This time, the Japanese puppet army rarely stopped its activities at night. Therefore, in order to ensure that the troops avoided encounters with the Japanese puppet army as much as possible, Li Ziyuan decided to do the opposite, and chose to lead the troops to the northwest when it was dawn

Along the way, Li Ziyuan acted extremely carefully, consciously pulling away the distance between the small team and the large team as a striker. In fact, it is not a last resort, Li Ziyuan really doesn't want to leave Guo Laosan behind. Breaking through in such a situation where the enemy situation is unknown, Guo Laosan's almost innate intuition for danger is a great help.

But now that the wounded and the sick Chang Juan are almost impossible to take away, Li Ziyuan is really not at ease. Only by handing it over to Guo Laosan, he believes that the safety of these wounded and Chang Juan can be guaranteed.

Especially when Guo Laosan found that extremely hidden cave, Li Ziyuan was even more sure that agreeing to leave Guo Laosan behind was the right choice. With that instinct for danger, Shi Jin was far from being an opponent. Shi Jin may be a good hand at logistics, but he still has to learn more to fight a war.

It's just that after leaving Guo Laosan behind, Li Ziyuan, who lost the biggest help, broke through the action, so he could only be careful, careful, and careful. He would not shoot rashly unless he had to. The later he exposes his breakthrough action, the safer it will be for Li Ziyuan.

Li Ziyuan's actions are cautious, but the speed is not slow. By noon, he led his troops to advance westward for more than 30 miles with a wide distance between the two Japanese puppet armies. Li Ziyuan's goal is very clear, it is the mountain road that attacked Pingchuan Town last time.

Despite the retreat along the way, they carefully avoided the Japanese puppet army that was searching the mountains and encircling the last piece of the mountain that had not yet been swept away. But what he saw along the way made Li Ziyuan feel very frightened. He didn't expect that after his continuous breakthroughs, instead of retreating, the Japanese puppet army seemed to have increased its strength.