After all, Shang Zhen had gone through many battles and was under the guidance of that cunning old man Huo. After all, he was no longer the rookie. His worries were certainly justified, and the following facts undoubtedly proved this point.
"I'm not assigning the most dangerous work to you, but you were such spies earlier that our captain was worried.
So now I'm giving you a chance to prove you're not spies. Charge to the other side, and I won't need you to lead the charge anymore!" Zhang Xiancai said.
Should we rush to the other side? Shang Zhen and the others who were hiding behind the houses all looked forward.
There is a small river ahead, which is only about ten meters wide.
But the problem is that a river is not just a river channel, there are also dry riverbanks on both sides.
It is just the beginning of winter now. The middle of the river is not frozen, but a thin layer of ice has formed on both sides of the river near the bank.
No matter how small Ningyuan County is, it is still a county. There is a small river on the edge of the county, which has water in some years and no water in others. So there must be a bridge on this river, and it is impossible for the residents of the city to wade through muddy water when going in and out.
So there was a bridge over the creek, a stone arch bridge that could accommodate two carriages traveling side by side.
Now, Zhang Xiancai ordered Shang Zhen and his group of thirteen people, no, including Xiao Boji, it should be fourteen people, but Zhang Xiancai ordered these fourteen people to rush onto the bridge.
It can be imagined that if the Japanese army really occupied the opposite side, then when they passed the highest point in the middle of the stone arch bridge, bullets like raindrops would definitely come at them, and then they would fall to the ground, their blood would soak into the stone bridge and flow directly into the small river below that had not yet frozen!
Even ants try to survive. People like Shang Zhen are soldiers, but they may not be considered fighters. Who wouldn't want to find ways to survive in this war?
However, they have no choice now. What Zhang Xiancai said to them was still polite, but since he said it, it was a military order. They had to go up even if they didn't want to. This is the army!
Yes, after this charge, at least they won’t have to charge again at Zhang Xiancai’s place in the future.
So, there's no need to charge anymore? Why charge anymore if everyone's dead?
It turns out that we are the so-called cannon fodder!
This same sentence was what Shang Zhen and the others all thought of at the same time.
"Get ready!" Zhang Xiancai spoke.
In this situation, it is impossible for a person not to be cowardly, so Hou Kanshan wanted to retreat again.
But where is there room for him to shrink this time?
Hou Kanshan just took a step back and was blocked by Zhang Xiancai's men from behind. At the same time, Zhang Xiancai's men had already started raising their guns!
Do I even need to ask what "holding a gun" means? Zhang Xiancai's entire company is now a supervisory force. Do you dare to retreat? Execute them on the spot!
"Go ahead." Wang Laomao was helpless, and he started to smoke the box gun.
"Wait!" Unexpectedly, Shang Zhen suddenly spoke at this time.
"What?" Zhang Xiancai looked at Shang Zhen and narrowed his eyes at the same time. Murderous intent appeared in his eyes, and his hand was already touching the box gun at his waist.
This is war, this is the army. At this moment, life is like the withered grass on the plain, broken by the wind. Do you want spring breeze to bring it back to life? Then wait for the next reincarnation!
"Ma Gan'er, go ahead." Wang Laomao said helplessly.
"How about I go up alone first? After all, we don't know if there are any Japanese on the opposite side." Shang Zhen suddenly stared at Zhang Xiancai and asked.
Hmm? Shang Zhen's words shocked the crowd, then confused them. What did he mean? Was he willing to risk his own life to pave the way for others, knowing there were Japanese soldiers on the other side?
But what's the point of him doing this?
Even if he died, wouldn't they have to come up again? That's impossible!
"If there are really Japanese on the opposite side, more people going up may be able to rush into the enemy camp. It's useless for you to go alone!" After being shocked and puzzled, Zhang Xiancai disagreed.
"It's different. I have a trick I want to try!" Shang Zhen said again.
"One move? What move?" Zhang Xiancai, Lao Huotou, Wang Laomao and others around Shang Zhen asked at the same time.
Is there really a second option for such a large army to cross such a "single-plank bridge"? People around him thought Shang Zhen's words were an insult to their intelligence!
"Do you think this will work?" Shang Zhen lowered his voice, and the people around him listened to what Shang Zhen said with their eyes wide open in disbelief.
It's a matter of life and death, who wouldn't care? Even the sick old man Huo, who claimed to be sick and whose eyes were always glazing over, didn't blink!
And what happened next was that there was no doubt that Shang Zhen actually persuaded Zhang Xiancai. Two minutes later, a soldier in Northeast Army uniform appeared.
He was not short, but he was really too thin. His baggy military uniform was blown by the early winter wind, as if he was only holding a thin stick inside the uniform!
He held a rifle in his left hand and a piece of paper in his right hand and hurriedly ran onto the stone arch bridge.
Because he ran so fast, the small military bag slung across his body started to shake.
As the soldier ran, he tried to press the small bag with his left hand which was holding the gun, while his right hand was behind his back.
His appearance inevitably made everyone who saw this scene think that he was a communications soldier.
He must be going to deliver a letter!
However, due to the urgency of the situation, he didn't even have time to stuff the piece of paper with the information into the bag behind him!
Will the Japanese on the opposite side open fire?
At this moment, behind the skinny soldier, there were hundreds of officers and soldiers staring at him, and they were all thinking the same question.
The soldier who rushed onto the arch bridge at this time was Shang Zhen!
What choice do cannon fodder have? If they could choose, they wouldn't be cannon fodder.
But there was a cannon fodder here who had a choice. His method was to disguise himself as a communications soldier and replace all of their cannon fodder!
If the Japanese troops on the other side opened fire, it would not be a choice of one chance of death, but a choice of no chance of survival!
However, Shang Zhen had no choice. He didn't want to die nor did he want the ten or so people around him to die, so he took a gamble!
He disguised himself as a communications soldier and rushed to the bridgehead alone. Then he deliberately held a piece of paper in his hand to make the Japanese soldiers on the opposite side think that he was holding intelligence.
What he was betting on was that the Japanese army would see that he was the only one holding the information, and if they wanted to get this information, they would not kill him!
Why didn’t the Japanese army beat him to death?
That's why he didn't put the paper into his bag. He ran along the right side of the stone bridge. If he was shot and fell to the ground, his hand would loosen and the paper would float down from the stone bridge.
No matter whether the paper fell into the river or on the riverbank, the Japanese army would not be able to see the contents of the paper!
Shang Zhen, this is what you are betting on!
As for when he got off the bridge and reached the house on the opposite side that was guarding the small bridge, whether the Japanese army wanted to capture him alive or shoot him again, that would be the case later!
As for where Shang Zhen got the paper in such a hurry, the paper he had was actually the farewell letter Li Yajuan had written to him!
That little girl with the round face, if you bless me to stay alive, I will consider finding a wife with a small waist and a small butt like you!
In order to relieve his tension, Shang Zhen ran while thinking aimlessly.
It’s the fifth update again. I’ve used up all the manuscripts I saved. I feel both sad and happy.
