Chapter 154: Escape
Amid the gunfire of the pursuers, we rushed into the narrow and difficult road of Quanfu, which had the advantage that it was impossible to squeeze too many people, and could only form a maximum of two columns.
In this way, for the Japanese army that was in hot pursuit, it would not be possible to form an advantage in troops. They can only walk cautiously on this blessed path that cannot be called a way, just like us.
The biggest headache for the pursuers was that among the fleeing Chinese soldiers, there were two sharpshooters who were almost missed. Every time they returned fire, they could inflict casualties on the Japanese troops, which was what they feared the most.
The heavy weapons of the Japanese army were simply not used at all, and they could only use Type 38 rifles to track down a group of Chinese soldiers armed with carbines. Coupled with sharpshooters like Ani Zhai Meng blocking the attack, the distance between us and the pursuers is getting farther and farther.
Because we have already traveled this Quanfu Road, compared with the Japanese army, we are finally familiar with the road, and we know where to guard against what and where to avoid what to dodge.
The Japanese soldiers who chased after us were not so lucky, they were all walking this road for the first time, and they were chasing us in a hurry. When the sky was dark, there would be screams behind us, and it must have been a Japanese soldier who had fallen on a sharp stone or been hit by a debris rolling off his head.
We were the first to drill out of the thorns and cross the path of blessings. I decided not to run anymore, firstly, to take a breath and take a break. Both are the most suitable ambushes for Japanese pursuers in this place.
I ordered the remaining twenty guns to be pointed at Quanfudao and waited for the Japanese pursuers to emerge from these dense thorns.
Since it is impossible for them to gather their forces, this is our chance to ambush them, and if we don't hurt them, they will still desperately pursue us.
In this thorny dwarf forest, we fled and threw away our armor, and the Japanese army chased after us and lost our armor. Everyone is in the same mess, but we are now on the prepared side.
Half an hour later, several Japanese heads popped up from the thorns, and I aimed at one of them, da! The bullet from the carbine pierced his chest, and the Japanese soldier fell to the ground without saying a word.
Bang! Before the partner behind him could rip off the branch on his head, he was immediately shot in the head by Ani's sniper rifle, and blood trickled down the underside of the steel helmet.
The pursuers, who had not yet drilled out of the thorns, no longer dared to act rashly, lying in the thorns, waiting for an opportunity.
When the Japanese troops did not come out, I ordered a ceasefire and waited for the Japanese troops to come forward and open fire again. The next thing is, when the Japanese come out, we fire, and when they retreat, we stop shooting. After fighting like this several times, the Japanese army did not know whether we were gone outside or not.
After once again driving the Japanese back, I quietly gave the order to retreat in silence. Taking advantage of the cover of the night, we escaped halfway up the mountainside, and the Japanese troops in the thorns woke up after more than ten minutes and knew that they had fallen into our empty city plan.
We crossed the back mountain of Wujia Village, and we didn't even dare to stop at Wujia Village, and fled directly along the road we came to the Nu River.
Along the jungle along the Nu River, we were as anxious as lost dogs, and we did not dare to stop for a moment, because we still had to cross the river, and if the Japanese army caught up with the rear of the line, the remaining 20 of us had to prepare to stand in the Nu River and wait for martyrdom.
Ma Shun rushed under the tree, pulled open the covered cover, and straightened the rope again.
"Company commander, take a break, I'm about to vomit when I run." Wang Sibao sat on the river beach, snorting and panting.
"Five minutes! Take a five-minute break and cross the river immediately! "I was also out of breath, and I sat slumped under the tree, and as long as I couldn't lift my breath, I would fall on the side of the road, and I would never get up again.
Shangguan Yusi bandaged Zhai Meng's wounds, looked at the Taotao Nujiang, and said, "Zhai Meng, you have to find another way." When your wound encounters the river, it will make you unbearable in pain. ”
Zhai Meng said, "What do you mean? Doctor Shangguan, are you saying I can't cross the river? ”
Shangguan Yusi nodded and said, "Yes." Those with injuries can't cross the river. You can't cross the river with a bullet-pierced wound. ”
Zhai Meng looked at a group of us in astonishment, standing on the spot, not knowing what to do. Shangguan Yusi is right, under such a river wash, no matter how good the wound is, it is useless, it will not take long to be washed away by the river, even if it does not hurt to death, there will be no blood left after crossing the river.
Zhai Meng clenched the carbine in his hand and said coldly: "Since I can't cross the river, then I'll ambush the little devil here!" Killing one is enough, killing two and I'll earn one! ”
I exclaimed, "Its courage is commendable, and its heart is commendable!" But are you making a fool of yourself, exchanging your life for the devil? You feel like your life is so worthless! ”
Zhai Meng glared at me and said, "If I don't fight with them, will I still raise my hand and surrender!" ”
I said, "Don't forget that there is a Chinese army in the West Bank!" You are a good hand in the mountains, you can completely escape the pursuit of the Japanese army and defect to Geng Huaiqi of the Pre-17th Division, how can you say that there is no way to live? Although there is no guarantee that 100% of the Japanese army will be pursued, at least it is better than being a lone hero here and fighting to the death with the Japanese army! ”
Zhai Meng looked at me speechless for a long time, and slowly sat down, after fighting this life-and-death battle with me, Zhai Meng's hatred for me has gradually faded.
I can feel his increasingly relaxed attitude, and besides, after being in the army for so long, he should also know his brother's sin, and it is not a pity to die, and there is no reason to talk about it.
I listened to the faint sound of the 38 rifle in the distance, and said, "Let's go, we will cross the river in a while, and the Japanese army will search in the mountains if they can't find our team." You have to rush to the surrounding area of Tengxian County as soon as possible and find the Pre-17th Division, they have military doctors, your injury is nothing. ”
Zhai Meng stood up and said, "Thank you." Brothers, I'm gone, and if we are all alive in the future, we'll see you then! ”
I smiled and said, "If you can survive, even if you can't find Geng Huaiqi, you can still pull more than a dozen people in this mountain and be the king of the mountain." ”
Zhai Meng wanted to respond to my joke, but he was embarrassed for a while and suddenly reversed his emotions, so he squeezed out a smile that was more ugly than crying.
Seeing Zhai Meng walking towards the mountain with a gun on his back and disappearing into the dark mountains and forests, I stood up and said, "We should also go, if we don't leave, when the Japanese catch up, we will be in trouble!" ”
As when we came, we relied on Suodu to step into the Nu River and began the way back. The only difference is that when we came to the West Bank, there were thirty-one people in total, and now there are only eighteen people including Zhai Meng.
As we approached the east bank, the Japanese finally found the river, and in the aimless they began to shoot indiscriminately, with bullets whizzing through the river.
One of our brothers escaped the pursuit of the devils on the west bank, and in the Nu River, more than ten meters away from the east bank, he was blindly shot by the Japanese army, and his body was instantly washed away by the Nu River.
We couldn't do anything but watch in silence as our comrades went so far away beside us.