It was dusk again. Although the weather had turned cold, Shang Zhen and his group of fourteen people were still staying in a small courtyard on a hillside.
They no longer looked eastward, for the gunfire there had ceased.
After Shang Zhen decided to lure away the Japanese troops who might massacre the village, they actually shot at the figure in khaki military uniform in the village from a distance.
However, according to their observations, they only knocked down two people in total, and then the figures chased after them.
After that, they naturally provided cross-cover, using the sound of gunfire to lure the Japanese troops out.
As for how many Japanese soldiers they killed in such an operation, it didn't matter, and they had no idea how many civilians they actually saved. But only by doing this could they feel at ease.
The Northeast Army is the Northeast Army. It can be qualitatively called China's army, or it can be called a warlord's army, but it is definitely not what was later called the People's Army.
Did these people receive any education in resisting the Japanese? No, in fact, the orders they received were the opposite, that is, weapons were put into storage and prepared to sacrifice their lives for the country!
If you ask Shang Zhen and the others to fight the Japanese army at the risk of their lives and save all the civilians, they won't do that.
But isn't there a saying about simple patriotism?
Shang Zhen and his men fought with this simple patriotic enthusiasm.
In the end, Shang Zhen and his men escaped the pursuit of the Japanese army. It was already dusk by then. After some discussion, they changed direction and hid in a farmer's house outside Ningyuan County.
"The people inside are really something. They are clearly surrounded by Japanese soldiers, so why don't they break out? Why don't we go over and rescue them!" Hu Zhuzi said at this time.
Hu Zhuzi's words made the surrounding soldiers look at him as if he were a rare animal.
By this time, everyone naturally knew Hu Zhuzi, the new companion. Hu Zhuzi's surname was Pei, and his full name was Pei Tiezhu.
Although we have just met, but as Hu Zhuzi said when introducing himself, you don't have to call me Pei Tiezhu, you can just call me Hu Zhuzi.
Now everyone understands that Hu Zhuzi is a real tiger!
The people in this group haven't made it out yet, so how can they rescue the people in that group with just 14 people? That's fucking impossible!
After Hu Zhuzi finished speaking, seeing that no one said anything, he looked at Erhanzi. As the saying goes, people with a common sense appreciate each other. Erhanzi was also a simple-minded person. Although they had only met for a short while, he felt that Erhanzi and he were of the same mind.
But Hu Zhuzi really underestimated Erhanzi's IQ.
Erhanzi is a fool, but he is not a tiger. No one around him can figure out what Erhanzi's train of thought is. Perhaps he doesn't want Hu Zhuzi to look down on him, so he rolled his big eyes and said, "If the dead monkey goes, I will go too!"
This is really a case of a fool having a fool's mind. Except for Hu Zhuzi, everyone else was almost amused by Erhanzi. He actually knew that things were difficult to handle, so he blamed someone and diverted the conflict!
"You are a tiger, but I am not. I won't go!" Hou Kanshan snorted coldly.
Now half of Hou Kanshanshan's face is still swollen. Of course, that was not an injury he suffered in the battle with the Japanese army, but a slap in the face by Wang Laomao.
"You don't want to go? You coward, you'll be scared when you see the Japanese army!" Erhanzi said, feeling that he had found a loophole in Hou Kanshan's words.
"Ha!" Hou Kanshan was amused by Erhanzi's anger. "I am afraid of the Japanese army, but you are not afraid. Let me ask you, are you numb when you see the Japanese? Are you indifferent? Are you numb? Even if you are a dog, would you dare to show your teeth when you see the Japanese? Don't come to me and act like a coward!"
Being able to come up with the idea of climbing up Hou Kanshan was already the limit of Erhanzi's intelligence. He blinked and wanted to refute Hou Kanshan, but he didn't know what to say.
Of course he could also say that he was not afraid, but saying that would be really against his will, and Erhanzi would never say that.
However, Erhanzi could not refute Hou Hanshan, so Qian Chuan'er next to him took over the conversation. How could he possibly watch Erhanzi being bullied by the sharp-tongued Hou Kanshan?
"No matter how timid we are, we dare to show our teeth. That's better than some people who only dare to lift their legs when they see a telephone pole!" Qian Chuaner said.
Qian Chuan'er's words stunned everyone. His words were a bit confusing at first, and after a while, someone burst into laughter.
"You damn money-grubbing bastard, you're the worst. You're cursing me in a roundabout way!" Hou Kanshan finally reacted.
At this time, some soldiers still didn't understand, so they asked their companions next to them.
The companion then loudly explained: "Qian Chuan'er dared to bare his teeth when he saw the Japanese soldiers, but some people were so scared that they didn't even dare to lift their legs and kept running back. Only when there were no Japanese soldiers around would they dare to lift their legs and piss at the telephone poles!"
The soldier's understanding was undoubtedly correct. It turned out that Qian Chuan'er was indirectly scolding Hou Kanshan as a dog that peed when it saw Japanese soldiers!
Everyone burst into laughter at the soldier's explanation.
Hou Kanshan wanted to get angry, but he thought to himself that he might be able to beat Qian Chuan'er in a fight but he would never be able to beat Erhanzi. He didn't want to fight again and get half of his face swollen, so he could only remain silent in embarrassment.
At this time, Wang Laomao, who was sitting at the other end of the yard, was annoyed by their noise and cursed, "Shut up, everyone! No one thinks you are dumb!"
Anyway, Wang Laomao turned out to be a platoon leader, so the soldiers shut up again.
At this time, there were four people at the other end of the yard. They were Shang Zhen, Wang Laomao and Lao Huotou. As for the fourth person, he was the landlord who treated them to dinner.
At first, Shang Zhen was pushed by Wang Laomao and Lao Huotou to be the leader of their team. It was definitely due to the need for mutual compromise. But now, Shang Zhen has the qualifications to sit down and discuss things with Lao Huotou and Wang Laomao because of his previous bravery.
In the military, the strong are respected, and this is very realistic.
While the soldiers were making a fuss and joking around, the three of them had been talking for a while.
What they were talking about was, of course, how they had miraculously escaped this time.
Originally, they were used as cannon fodder by Zhang Xiancai, but the cannon fodder ran away, and the people behind them suffered heavy casualties at the hands of the Japanese army!
Shang Zhen always hung out with Wang Laomao and Lao Huotou, especially Lao Huotou, so naturally he gained a lot of knowledge.
The so-called cannon fodder refers to people who must be sacrificed in order to preserve the large army or achieve a greater victory. Those who sacrifice before a major operation are all cannon fodder.
For example, the troops responsible for feint attack, the troops responsible for covering the rear, and the troops responsible for serving as bait.
Take feint as an example, which literally means pretending to attack.
It can be said to be a fake attack, but the enemy needs to believe it. If you don’t rush forward and kill some people, will the enemy believe you?
Now is the era of hot weapons. It is definitely not like when Zhang Fei roared in front of Changbanpo, he got dozens of horses in the woods and dragged some branches and twigs to pretend that he had a lot of elite soldiers.
The damned must die, only then will the enemy believe it!
From this perspective, Shang Zhen and his group, who were originally doomed to die, have all escaped, and even one person survived. Isn't this a miracle?
The reason why such a miracle was created was undoubtedly that Shang Zhen's performance was the most outstanding part.
Now Old Huo and Old Wang finally realized that Shang Zhen was different.
This guy has been in the army for a short time, but he already knows how to improve his skills and thinks about practicing his marksmanship and strength every day. This is called being able to endure hardship.
This guy knows that it is a good thing to build good relationships with veterans like them and learn more skills.
This guy dared to step forward alone at the critical moment. This is called courage.
This guy has everything planned out, that's called being scheming.
When you meet a kid like this, he can think of things that others can't think of, and he can do things that others can't do. So, do you think he has a say in major events now?
Fifth update!