To be precise, Shiwolf Valley is a mountain slip more than ten miles long, with high and low peaks on both sides, and the slopes are overgrown with thorns and trees covering the sky.

If the area is even larger, it is surrounded by deep mountains and cliffs, trees and old forests.

Before the Anti-Japanese War, poor people often came here to dig wild vegetables and pick mountain treasures, and hunters set up traps in this mountain to catch some wild animals.

After the devil came, in order to cut off the connection with the base area in the mountain, he set up a turret on the two roads into the mountain, Dufeng and Shiwolfyu, added a sentry, and issued a ban on the mountain.

Later, after the devils killed and injured some ordinary people who sneaked into the mountains, few people came here.

In the middle of the night, Shen Chen had already sneaked close to a watchtower blocking the road into the mountain.

Far away, you can see the fire shining like ghost eyes, and when you get closer, you can see a fire, and the figures swaying around the fire, and the dark two-story wooden watchtower not far away.

Such simple and hard work, the devil basically will not do it, and it is handed over to the puppet army.

Of course, fighting devils is the first choice, but Shen Chen is still a little cautious, not only is he familiar with weapons, but he also wants to make his body stronger, and the watchtower of the puppet army is closer, and it is easier to retreat into the mountains and forests.

Estimating the distance, observing the angle, and looking at the terrain, Shen Chen finally found a sniper position that was convenient to enter and exit and had a suitable distance and angle, and hid inside.

After a short rest, Shen Chen stabilized his heartbeat during the trek, relieved his tiredness, and adapted to the change of light before slowly pushing out the gun and starting to aim.

The night is deeper, the mountain wind is howling, blowing the branches of the trees, and occasionally there are a few desolate and sad cries of birds and beasts, echoing in the deep mountains and old forests.

"Bang Hook", a gunshot suddenly broke the silence of the night, the echo lingered in the mountains and forests for a long time, and a puppet army who had just approached the bonfire to warm up plunged into the fire, splashing countless sparks.

But the guy was apparently not killed, and rolled over with a scream, rolling aside with a few flames.

There are some errors in wind direction and speed! Shen Chen squinted his eyes, pulled the bolt, and loaded the bullet, but he did not rush to fire, but calmly observed the movement.

Ping Pong, the puppet army in the watchtower was awakened, mixed with panicked shouts, and shot out indiscriminately from the hole of the gun.

Shen Chen buried his head and waited patiently, such a random shooting was no threat to him at all.

For a long time, the gunfire gradually subsided, and only the wounded puppet soldier still fell to the ground and groaned and cried for help.

After a while, probably thinking that the troublemakers had run away, two puppet soldiers ran over to rescue their wounded companions.

"Bang hook", Shen Chen took advantage of the firelight to shoot again, and the puppet army who had just bent down to pull his companion shook it and fell to the ground, and the other puppet army was stunned for a moment, screaming and running back.

With this quality, you still dare to be an accomplice of the devil?

Shen Chen quickly pulled the bolt, the muzzle of the gun moved, calculating the amount of advance, and in the gunfire that broke out from the watchtower, she gently pulled the plate machine.

The screaming stopped abruptly, and the puppet army fell to the ground with the inertia of running, without screaming and wailing, and was killed nine times out of ten.

Putting away the gun and shrinking back, Shen Chen hid again in this hollow, letting the gunfire continue outside, and occasionally broken branches and dead leaves fell.

In a watchtower, there is about a squad of puppet soldiers, seven or eight people. With the fighting will and courage of the puppet army, Shen Chen didn't think that they would dare to come out at night and search the dark mountains and forests.

The gunfire rang out for a longer time, and the wounded puppet soldiers also stopped calling, presumably unconscious or dead.

Silence reigned again, like fear enveloping the puppet army's body and mind. They have never experienced such attacks and killings, but they are not impossible.

After a brief moment of panic, a red flare rose and flew high into the night's sky.

Summoning the devil's godfather, just his mother's ability? Shen Chen shook his head with some disdain, he moved slowly, crawled back for a short while, and retreated quietly with his waist bent, and soon disappeared into the dark mountain forest.

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Cold gun attacks, flickering east and west, it is difficult to find a pattern.

Of course, it is not all without a trace, at least the attacks took place at night, all around the watchtower of the Forbidden Mountain.

In the space of five days, there were three attacks on three watchtowers, seven or eight of the puppet soldiers were killed or wounded, and the feelings of fear and panic were unstoppably spread among the puppet troops in the Forbidden Mountain.

And the patrol is the most dangerous, who of the puppet soldiers who have come to this judgment will dare to be exposed to cold guns and hang around?

As soon as it got dark, the puppet soldiers retreated into the watchtower, and they didn't dare to go out to add firewood when the fire outside was extinguished.

The slightest stir is indiscriminate shooting. Don't expect to hit the attacker, just shoot the courage.

The devil, of course, is annoyed and angry. But until the exact location of the raiders was known, there were not enough troops to carry out a large search.

Therefore, on the one hand, they sent more spies and secret agents to step up reconnaissance, and on the other hand, they continued to replenish the puppet army for each watchtower, continued to ban the mountain, and hoped to besiege the attackers in the mountain.

What is the Puppet Army? In the eyes of the Japanese, it is cannon fodder, and it doesn't matter how many people die, anyway, there can be constant replenishment.

If you can use the puppet army to find out the attackers, even if you die a hundred or eight, it will be worth it and a victory.

What's more, the Japanese spy Matsumoto carefully surveyed the attack site and also found tree roots, pits, and depressions that were suspected of firing positions.

At such a distance, being able to hit the puppet army next to the watchtower was already an amazing marksmanship in his opinion.

Moreover, not a single bullet casing was left at the site of the attack, and traces of retreat into the mountain were also processed. This made Matsumoto know that the attacker was not a simple guy, and it was not so easy to deal with him.

Perhaps time and patience are the best way, as long as the attacker is negligent, as long as the spider is found, and then take action will be twice the result with half the effort.

Matsumoto made such a judgment, and every time he received the news of the attack, he quickly rushed to the scene, carefully observed, and searched carefully.

And Shen Chen didn't know the devil's thoughts and arrangements, but he was more cautious and erratic when acting.

At the same time, he is also rapidly mastering and improving the performance of the gun and the skill of shooting.

Now, he put the gun on his cheek and on his shoulder, the weight and length have been very adapted, and there is a feeling that the gun has taken root.

In his spare time, he held the gun, aimed, and buckled the machine again and again, and felt that the gun was becoming more and more closely connected with him.

When it seemed that there was a blood vein running through the body of the gun, and the gun seemed to have a temperature and nerves, and became a part of her body, he felt that it was time to upgrade again.

But living alone in the mountains and forests, the short-term difficulties do not seem to be the encirclement and suppression of devils and puppet armies, but how to survive?

Hunting is naturally one of Shen Chen's skills, but in order to avoid exposure, she will not shoot blatantly and casually.

The harvest of some sets and traps is obviously not enough to meet the needs of survival. There are also some necessities of life, such as table salt, which must be purchased from outside.

Seeing that it was the middle of winter, Shen Chen, who had stayed in the northeast, naturally knew all the difficulties after the heavy snow closed the mountain. Therefore, she has to prepare in advance, or find a way to obtain supplies.

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The sun peeked out from the East Mountain, shooting out a strong golden light. There is not a single cloud in the blue sky, and it seems that it is more and more deep and boundless.

Hanjia Town Daji is located on the river beach in the west of the town. After the incident, although the big set was still open, it was a lot of depression. "Rush to the market late, go home early" illustrates the psychology of the people who rule this area by devils.

Shen Chen sneaked past the watchtower of the Forbidden Mountain at night, the outside was a gray coat, the inside was still the shabby floral jacket, the hair was still a simple ponytail, and he was walking on the road to Hanjia Town at this time.

If it had been before the incident, I am afraid that the road now would have been full of people rushing to the market. The one who carries the basket, the one who pushes the cart, the one who blows the donkey's pack...... Like rivers returning to the sea, they converge from all directions to the Hanjia Town Market.

Now, Shen Chen has walked more than ten miles, and the sun has come out more than a pole high, only to see the scattered people.

Life must go on, more must be sold, less must be bought, because the isolated countryside is underdeveloped, transportation is inconvenient, and the common people basically rely on the market for material exchanges.

And "catch the set" is a veritable buying and selling transaction, generally shorter, more than a day, less than half an hour, to the set on the time of trading is very important, so the word "rush" is added in front.

Shen Chen was sandwiched between the crowds, and he didn't feel at all eye-catching.

It's not that there are no women who go to the market, but they are either disgraced or older, and young and handsome people will invite trouble at this time.

Although he feels good about himself, some people still think he is a little weird. An old lady with a basket looked at him several times, and a big rooster in the basket took the opportunity to open the rags and reveal his round eyes.

Shen Chen didn't carry a basket, she wasn't used to it, she was wearing it on her shoulders - not a normal tie, but a cut trouser leg, tied on both sides, and changed into a small pocket, which contained some pine nuts and mushrooms.

Shen Chen thought clearly, although it was a forbidden mountain, it only referred to the Shiwolf Valley and Dufeng near the guerrilla base area, these mountain treasures are few, but they are not nothing.

Of course, he didn't sell it for money, but just as a cover.

Hehe, Shen Chen smiled at the eldest lady who looked at her from time to time, revealing a few teeth. The eldest lady was stunned for a moment, pursed her lips and smiled.

"Girl! Are you going to the market? What's on your shoulder? The eldest lady took the initiative to speak.

Shen Chen patted his hand casually and said, "Auntie, I have pine nuts and dates here." As he spoke, he lifted one side of the tie, untied it, took out a handful and handed it to the eldest lady, "You taste it." ”

"I don't eat it." The eldest lady waved her hand and added, "This is to exchange money on the set." ”

Hehe, Shen Chen stuffed it to the eldest lady with a smile, and said nonchalantly: "Is there still one or two handfuls of money to change?" Auntie, you are too polite. ”

The eldest lady was a little surprised, but then nodded happily with a smile: "What a good girl, what village are you from?" ”

"Pottery Village." Shen Chen replied casually.

"That's a long way off." The eldest lady was a little puzzled and asked, "But the kiln is over there, isn't this the way to go to Hanjia Town?" ”

"Oh, I'm from a relative's house." Shen Chen hurriedly remedied it, and changed the topic again, "Auntie, where does your family live?" ”

"Yanagimura's." The eldest lady believed it and no longer asked, but looked at Shen Chen again, shook her head lightly and said, "Girl, you are handsome, and this dress is not appropriate, it is not safe to be seen by the ill-intentioned Japanese and the security team!" ”

Handsomeness? Shen Chen touched his face, this word sounded a little awkward! Moreover, does his yellow and thin appearance have anything to do with handsomeness?

In fact, Shen Chen was really a little arrogant.

Moreover, he has not fully adapted to his current woman's body, and even less has a woman's psychology. He often washes his face and hair, but he doesn't see any big man who always looks in the mirror or looks at the basin and feels sorry for himself.

Besides, the girls from poor families in that era were almost the same as her, how could they be pink and plump?

The eldest lady also judges according to her own vision and her own impression. Shen Chen, on the other hand, is still a habit of later generations, paying more attention to personal hygiene, at least he is very disgusted with lice and rocks.

"Come, auntie will help you clean up." Seeing that Shen Chen looked a little confused, the eldest lady sighed softly, pulled her to the side of the road, and instructed: "When you get to the set, you will follow the eldest mother, if something happens, the eldest lady can block you somewhat." ”

Shen Chen nodded, people are kind, don't be stubborn, although there is a pistol hidden in his body, it is better not to have an accident.

The eldest lady said, but there was no other move, Shen Chen didn't know why, and after waiting for a while, he asked, "Auntie, what are we waiting for?" ”

"Wait for the small business of picking the stove." The old lady smiled, put the basket down, reached out to untie Shen Chen's ponytail, coiled it in a bun, looked at Shen Chen's face a little sadly, touched her calloused hands, and sighed, "My little Nier, if - it's as big as you." ”

It should be a tragic story, at that time, there was no limit to having children, but there were many premature deaths. Not to mention a serious illness, even a minor illness such as a cold and flu can also take a life.

Shen Chen didn't say a word, and obediently let the kind lady fix his hair.

After a while, walking past a vendor carrying a stove and a basket, the eldest lady greeted politely, stepped forward and wiped the bottom of the pot with a rag covering the basket, and thanked him a few more words.

The vendor was also very accommodating and walked away with a smile.

"Rub it twice on your face, and that's it." The eldest lady painted makeup for Shen Chen, but it was dirty and ugly.

That's it?

Shen Chen smiled, not knowing what to say.

"Let's go, follow the eldest lady!" The eldest lady patted Shen Chen's arm, and the two walked to Hanjia Town again, gossiping from time to time as they walked.

The closer they got to Hanjia Town, the more people got up. The hour is not early, and it is time to catch up with the big set on the fifteenth day of the lunar calendar, which is more lively than usual.