Chapter 127: A Difficult Choice

Although there were many Japanese troops lurking on this mountain, Li Ziyuan did not check too clearly because he did not dare to 'touch' it up. , the latest chapter access: ШШШ.79xs.БоМ . However, Li Ziyuan, who had started the head of the scholar in his previous life, judged from the area of this hill and his own location that he had observed part of the situation, at least above a fully formed squadron with strengthened firepower.

The most critical thing is that not far from the Japanese artillery position, Li Ziyuan also found a very cleverly camouflaged radio antenna. The presence of a radio station shows that even if the Japanese army here does not have a large number of troops, it can keep in touch with the main force at any time. Once there is movement here, reinforcements can be obtained in the shortest possible time.

This radio station shows that the main force of the Japanese puppet army, which was withdrawn before, must not have gone far. It should be around here, waiting for the fish to take the bait. After the previous fishing tactics didn't work, it should be that Rakuai Kanshiro, who played a trick with himself to 'want' and indulge in the past.

After observing this, Li Ziyuan and He Huizhang glanced at each other, and they both saw the surprise in each other's eyes. He Huizhang was surprised because the Japanese army's evacuation during the day was really a false shot. And Li Ziyuan's surprise was that he didn't expect the troops and firepower deployed by the Japanese army here to be so strong.

It is clear that when the main Japanese forces withdrew, they did not just leave observation posts. Instead, according to the approximate number of their own troops, even if they can't defeat themselves, they can still entangle themselves to the death, waiting for their main force to complete the encirclement on all sides.

Although Li Ziyuan wanted to reconnoiter closer, the Japanese troops on the mountain were too tightly guarded. Li Ziyuan spent a lot of effort, but he only 'touched' the edge of the Japanese army's warning position, and he could not advance, so he could only stop. As for the idea of capturing the sentinels to grasp the details, Li Ziyuan only had an idea, and quickly gave up completely.

Capturing prisoners under the noses of the Japanese army, not to mention the quality of the Japanese army, is not an easy task. Even if the capture is successful, with the reaction speed of the Japanese army, the anomaly will be found in the shortest possible time. Maybe before the results of the interrogation come out on my side, I have already found out that there is a lack of someone.

In this way, his attempts to starve and wait for the past two days have all failed. Capture and interrogation is a very costly thing for me at the moment. Besides, after discovering the Japanese troops hidden in the mountains, it was determined that the previous Japanese puppet army had withdrawn with just a false shot, and the goal had basically been achieved, and there was no need to do something to 'expose' themselves

So after discovering the hidden Japanese troops here, Li Ziyuan did not dare to stay here longer. With a few veterans around him, he resolutely and cautiously withdrew from the Japanese position and quickly returned to his position. I didn't dare to make any stops at the location of the Japanese army.

When Li Ziyuan returned to the position, he was already sweating profusely. Hearing the results of Li Ziyuan's reconnaissance, Qian Defu couldn't help but babble. If the captain had listened to his own choice to go down the mountain after the Japanese puppet army had withdrawn, it was estimated that the corpses of his troops had filled the valley below the mountain.

In fact, the result is always more convincing than any statement that disagrees with the dispute. The reconnaissance results in Li Ziyuan's mouth made Qian Defu feel cold sweat all over his body even in the hot and dry weather now. If it weren't for the captain's intuition, the entire force would have been finished.

After wiping the sweat on the 'door' of his brain, Li Ziyuan suddenly changed the topic and said: "Old Qian, why is it so hot today?" It's all night, and there's no cool breeze at all? You're from this area, and you know more about the climate than I do. Do you feel like it's going to rain this day? If it rains, preferably heavily, we will have a chance to break through. ”

When Qian Defu heard this, he couldn't help but be stunned. Looking up at the sky, he nodded and said, "It's really a little stuffy these days, it should be almost raining." This year's weather is not good, and the rain has been poor since the beginning of summer, but I don't know how much rain can fall. Alas, before it rains, the crop will be finished. ”

After listening to Qian Defu's words, Li Ziyuan pondered for a while, and then said to several cadres: "Now it is obvious that our silence before has not dispelled the suspicions of the Japanese puppet army. Judging from the current bluff made by the Japanese army, the Japanese army still did not give up the idea of encircling the corpses and sending reinforcements to them. ”

"When Lao He and I were scouting, we found that no matter which direction we evacuated, we could not avoid the surveillance of the Japanese troops on the opposite side. Therefore, everyone must be mentally prepared, we are likely to spend at least one more day with the Japanese army. I'm still saying the same thing, and now it's all about patience. ”

"The more critical the moment, the more we will test the combat effectiveness and discipline of our troops, and the more we will test the ability of our cadres at all levels and their mastery of the troops. In particular, those of us who are cadres must first stabilize our emotions in order to ensure the stability of the troops' emotions. If we ourselves are the first to 'mess up', then how can the troops see it? ”

"But if there's a heavy rain tonight or tomorrow morning, then we have a chance. The heavier the rain, the more chances we have to break through. In this way, everyone is prepared with both hands. If the rain does come down, and it falls heavily enough, let's break through to the northeast. ”

"If this rain doesn't rain or is too light to conceal our intentions, our only option is to fight the Japanese here. This requires that those of you who are cadres must stabilize the mood of the troops. Let the brothers tighten the 'trousers' belt and hold on for a day. ”

"If God really blesses us this time, you cadres must control the troops well when they act, and there must be no situation where they fall behind. The most important thing is to protect the wounded. Although heavy rain can create opportunities for us, it can also cause problems for our actions. ”

When Li Ziyuan finished saying his thoughts, the only five cadres left in his troops, including the two newly appointed recruit squad leaders, look at me, I look at you, and finally Liu Lianming hesitated for a moment and said: "Captain, if the rain really falls, it is enough to meet the conditions for us to break through, which is indeed a good thing for us." ”

"But after we break through, what will they do with the old history under the mountain? Are we really going to let them be so brutal? Just thinking about running for your own life, you can't even collect the bodies of your brothers? Captain, they are our brothers in life and death, and we can't really ignore them. ”

Liu Lianming almost cried and asked rhetorically, almost asking everyone's thoughts. And after listening to Liu Lianming's question, Li Ziyuan turned his head to stare at the place where Shi Jin and several other people were lying on the corpse under the mountain, but after sighing slightly, he fell into an unusual silence. Li Ziyuan was silent, which also showed his attitude.

In the face of Li Ziyuan's extremely rare silence, all the people who attended the meeting basically understood his true attitude. But everyone didn't speak, which also put considerable pressure on Li Ziyuan. Although Li Ziyuan knows very well that he must not be emotionally engaged in this matter. Although the choice was extremely difficult, there was no choice for him.

It's just that this determination is easy to make, but the lack of pressure caused by the follow-up impact after this determination is made him almost out of breath.

The previous one was not saved, and the current one was abandoned. Despite this and that reason, the two situations have accumulated at the same time, and the psychological impact on everyone can be imagined. The result of the battle is to win the first and the victory to the first place, and such a result can easily lower the morale of the troops, and even make the troops have a sense of distrust in him, the captain.

In fact, as a soldier, I know that it is not an accident to be wounded and killed on the battlefield. Fear of death and injury is the best level to solve compared to other problems that will be encountered. After a few battles and a sea of corpses, this obstacle will be overcome one after another.

But all the soldiers on the battlefield, including those veterans. The most difficult state of mind to overcome is that no one cares if you are injured, and no one will bury you when you die. Especially in a country like China, which is about to settle down and fear the wilderness of violent corpses. Once this happens, it will affect morale even more than the dead and wounded on the battlefield.

When I was climbing snowy mountains and crossing grasslands, the corpses of my comrades who sacrificed could only be placed there, there was no way. In the mountains at an altitude of several thousand meters, it is still difficult for people to survive on their own, and there is still strength to bury the bodies of their comrades. When crossing the meadow, there was a serious shortage of supplies, and both the senior commanders and the soldiers below had greatly reduced their physical strength, and they did not have the strength to bury them.

Even so, when he crossed the grassland three times with the Red Fourth Front Army. On the orders of the General Headquarters, the vanguard troops also sent strong soldiers to form a burial team, and the bones of the soldiers who died in the grass when they crossed the grassland twice before were buried in front, so as to prevent their comrades-in-arms from being overly sad after seeing it.

When there is still hope, abandon the corpses of comrades-in-arms, and let the bodies of comrades-in-arms become violent in the wilderness, exposed to the wind, sun, rain, and even eaten by wild beasts. Not to mention those recruits, even the veterans can't even accept it. It is possible to worry that it is now their comrades-in-arms. When one day he sacrifices himself, will his bones be exposed?

The abandonment of the wounded and corpses, for any army, is a considerable blow to morale. Especially when it comes to paying more casualties, it is better to abandon the bodies of one's comrades. As long as there is a little hope, the Eighth Route Army will also bury the bodies of the sacrificed comrades, and this situation may even be punished.

Although in this matter, it seems quite silent. But Li Ziyuan knew very well that if this matter was not handled well, it would affect the morale of the soldiers. It will even make the fighters have an extreme sense of distrust of themselves. Any situation can be encountered on the battlefield, what kind of impact will the previous death not be saved, and the current abandoned corpses of comrades-in-arms will have on the troops.

But if you want to bury their bodies, you have to wait until the Japanese army takes the initiative to withdraw. But in this silent confrontation, the Japanese army, which was well supplied and better prepared, could hold out for far longer than its own current supply cut-off. In other words, the Japanese army could hold on, but it was difficult for them to hold on for a long time.

In other words, if there is really heavy rain today, it will be his last chance to break through before the troops are completely out of food. But in this way, we can only give up the idea of burying Shi Jin, as well as the corpses of those sacrificed soldiers. At least get their own supplies and return again, and the few people who died can only be in the Zombie Wilderness.