Chapter 112: Escape
Although Tang Cheng really wanted to get rid of the Japanese army that was trailing, and then go to Wanjiaqiao to meet the old northeast, but the Japanese army chasing behind him couldn't shake off like kraft candy, Tang Cheng had no choice but to take them around the area first, hoping to find a suitable opportunity to escape. There were only a dozen Japanese soldiers in hot pursuit with Hirakawa Ichiro, and they now had no extra numbers to carry out a carpet search, and there were no extra people to flank and outflank, so they could only follow the pursuit honestly.
The veteran of the Japanese army who rushed to the front stopped by a stream, "Shaozuo, something is wrong, the people of China fled here and lost their trace." An experienced Japanese veteran whispered to Ichiro Hirakawa behind him. Ichiro Hirakawa, who looked grim, stepped forward, and then squatted on the ground to take a closer look. Obviously, the traces left by the people of China suddenly disappeared when they reached the stream, and there was no trace of them even on the other side. Hirakawa Ichiro looked up at the stream in front of him, and an inference popped up in his mind, could it be that the Shina people who were being pursued by them fled along the stream?
"Could it be that the people of China went into the water and walked in the stream all the time?" Hirakawa Ichiro obviously had more than one inference from the sun, and the Japanese veterans who had just reported to Hirakawa Ichiro had the same idea. Hirakawa Ichiro couldn't help but wonder, if the Shina people were walking in the stream, then their speed would definitely not be fast, and he should have a good chance of catching up with them.
"Divide into two teams and continue to search up and down the stream, keeping an eye out for movement and traces around the stream." Hirakawa Ichiro pondered carefully for a while, and then gave the order, and a dozen Japanese soldiers under his command immediately divided into two teams and searched up and down the stream. The shouts gradually faded into his ears, and Hirakawa Ichiro and his Japanese soldiers had already walked far away. At this time, in a tall grass not far from the stream, suddenly the weeds shook lightly a few times, and a figure came out of it, he bowed his body, looked around, and then beckoned to the grass, and shouted softly: "Hou San, come out, we got rid of them"
The Japanese soldiers under the personal command of Ichiro Hirakawa chased the river upstream, but they saw no trace of the enemy, and they did not even find any traces left by the enemy. "Baga, damn the Shina man lied to us, turn around and go back." Ichiro Hirakawa already knew that he had been deceived at this time, but instead of giving up, he turned back along the same path and tracked down what they thought was suspicious. Hirakawa Ichiro and the others did not return to their original point for a short time, and the Japanese soldiers who were pursuing downstream along the stream also returned, and they also did not find anything.
Such a strange situation forced Hirakawa Ichiro to calm down, and after resuming his composure, Hirakawa Ichiro searched carefully where he had lost his opponent's trace, and finally found a suspicious spot in a nest of bushes not far from the stream. "Shaozuo, there are traces left by them on the other side of the stream, and the people of China should have crossed the stream while we were in separate pursuits." The return of his soldiers made Ichiro Hirakawa's cheeks burn, and the damned Shina man not only lied to himself, but also played himself like a pig.
There was no time to guess the things of those Japanese soldiers, Tang Cheng and Hou San, who had crossed the stream, rushed lifelessly through the woods and grass. If you don't hurry up and escape, when those Japanese soldiers react, what awaits them will be a more frantic pursuit by the Japanese army. "Whew, whew, whew-" Heavy panting sounded through the woods, and the shadows of the trees kept flashing behind them, and although the legs were heavy, the two of them were still running. Tang Cheng had gritted his teeth tightly, he was a little unable to hold on, the search of the Japanese army may still be ongoing, they may be found at any time, although they successfully got rid of the pursuit of the Japanese army by the stream, but nothing can be thought of too perfectly, danger is always there, and it may appear at any time.
"No, no, stop and catch your breath, just as I need to check the map." Tang Cheng felt that his chest was about to explode, his heart was beating like a drum, and his temples were beating and aching, if he continued to run like this, Tang Cheng didn't know if his head would burst open with blood. In order to hide his embarrassment, Tang Cheng had to take out the map and pretend to check it, according to the growth of the trees and the rising sun, Tang Cheng determined the direction, but now he didn't know where he was.
"Oh no, I don't know where we are now, just having a map and directions is useless." Unspeakable distress filled Tang Cheng's heart, and he only cared about leading those pursuing Japanese soldiers in circles in this area, but he ran around and confused himself, what should he do? Hou San was also shocked at the moment, he was not familiar with Fushui, if what Tang Cheng said just now was true, wouldn't it mean that it would be difficult for them to rush to Wanjiaqiao.
"Or, let's go south first, since Fushui is in the south, let's follow Fushui to find the location of Wanjiaqiao." Tang Cheng is innocent, Hou San contributed a method when he saw this, although Hou San's mention sounded stupid, but for the current Tang Cheng, it was an extremely effective method. "Didn't those Dian troops say that there are still young and old villages on the edge of Fushui, let's go south, maybe we can find someone to ask for directions."
"Let's go, head south." Rubbing his sore ankles and thighs, Tang Cheng struggled to get up, Hou San's words really reminded Tang Cheng that as long as he could find the village, the route and direction would be settled. "Pap" "Pap" Hou San was about to get up, two bullets with a screaming sound grazed his head and flew into the grass next to him, Hou San was still rolling on the ground and crawling, Tang Cheng dodged behind a low tree to look out, and the earthy yellow figure that had disappeared for a while reappeared in his sight, and the Japanese army chased after him again.
"Let's go, let's go, the devil soldiers are catching up." Tang Cheng wanted to raise his gun to shoot back, but it was too far away from those Japanese soldiers, and Tang Cheng was not sure that the bullets he shot would hit the target, so he had to rush into the grass with his rifle. Finally found the trace of the Chinese people, the Japanese soldiers with rifles let out a wolf-like howl, impatient strides after them, the distance of 100 meters is enough for those Japanese veterans to shoot Tang Cheng and Hou San, if it were not for the cover of grass and trees, Tang Cheng and Hou San would have been hit several times by the Japanese soldiers of the Pingchuan squad.
"I'll stop and hit them, and you count 20 steps to stop and pick me up." Running like a rabbit chased by the Japanese army, Tang Cheng had just recovered some of his body and bottomed out in an instant, and in desperation, Tang Cheng had to plan to ambush the Japanese army again. Tang Cheng, who was running, told Hou San, and he suddenly dodged and stopped against a low tree, the distance of 100 meters could not guarantee that he would hit the Japanese army that was trailing, but he hit the target within 50 meters, Tang Cheng was still somewhat sure. Tang Cheng behind the dwarf tree slowly raised his rifle, and Tang Cheng's face showed a hint of joy when he saw the Japanese soldiers who were following him striding towards him regardless of the disregard.
A "pop" of gunshots, a bullet that flew out of the muzzle of the gun "boom", and then drilled into the head of the Japanese soldier, splashing a stream of blood. The other Japanese soldiers who were "attacking" immediately lay down and raised their guns to return fire, and a rain of bullets flew the grass clippings around the low tree and splashed the dirt in all directions. Tang Cheng behind the dwarf tree had already changed places, and he had already pushed flat in the direction of the dwarf tree to the back of a nest of grass. Through the gap between the blades of grass, Tang Cheng saw a Japanese officer waving his hands, trying to get the Japanese soldiers lying on the ground to get up and attack.
Tang Cheng behind the grass raised his gun to aim again, took a deep breath, adjusted his somewhat rapid breathing slightly, and then held his breath. He aimed his crosshair at the Japanese officer's upper body, and then silently said "God forbid" and pulled the trigger. The Japanese officer who was being targeted by Tang Cheng fell to the ground, and the Japanese firepower shifted quickly, and as soon as Tang Cheng left the grass, the bullets hit the grass clippings everywhere. Under the cover of the half-human tall grass, Tang Cheng rushed to Hou San's side with all his might, "Hurry up, I killed their officer." Hou San still wanted to shoot, but was pulled by Tang Cheng and ran away.
Tang Cheng, who was running, suddenly heard the shouting and shouting of the Japanese soldiers behind him, subconsciously turned around to look, and then saw that the Japanese soldiers who had been chasing after him stopped temporarily. Suddenly there was a whistling sound in the air, Tang Cheng secretly screamed that it was not good, and hurriedly pulled Hou San to hide behind a tree in a nest of grass, only to hear a "boom", and the grenade from the Japanese grenade was exploded a few meters away from them. As long as there are trees nearby, Tang Cheng is no longer afraid of the Japanese grenadiers, which are not mortars, and the grenades or grenades fired from the grenadiers cannot accurately concentrate the target under the cover of tree canopies and foliage.
The Japanese army that followed stopped the pursuit, Tang Cheng and Hou San escaped completely, today can also be regarded as a lucky day for Ichiro Hirakawa, although the second bullet fired by Tang Cheng hit Ichiro Hirakawa, but the bullet hit the telescope on Ichiro Hirakawa's chest, coupled with the blocking of the buttons of Ichiro Hirakawa's coat, the bullet did not hurt Ichiro Hirakawa. "Shaozuo, are you okay?" Waving off his soldiers who came to greet him, the frightened Hirakawa Ichiro unbuttoned his shirt, and his chest was already bruised.
"Forget it, retreat, the people of China have already run away,." The fear brought by the bullet made Hirakawa Ichiro finally choose to give up, and he had already seen that there were only 2 people in front of him, and they were taking themselves in circles all the time. If he continues to chase him, maybe there will be a trap waiting for him, and Hirakawa Ichiro is no longer sure that he will be able to catch up with these two people.