Shang Zhen kept running without looking at the house guarding the bridgehead on the other side of the river.
He didn't look for four reasons. First, there was no need to look, as he had already peeked before setting out. Second, if there were indeed Japanese soldiers on the other side, looking up would only arouse their suspicion. Third, he pretended to be in a hurry to deliver a letter and just ran forward without looking up, so the enemy wouldn't be suspicious.
The last reason is a bit awkward to say, that is because he didn't dare to look. He was afraid that if he really looked up there, he would lose the courage to charge forward.
Shang Zhen finally rushed down from the arch bridge. At least there was no gunfire at the moment, and Shang Zhen's next actions were all planned in advance. He loosened his right hand, and the piece of paper in his hand floated away.
"Ouch!" Shang Zhen screamed. It was as if he accidentally let go of the important information and it was blown away by the wind.
No matter what was actually written on the piece of paper was only "You kill the enemy in the battle formation, I pray for your safety", Shang Zhen regarded it as a piece of information that must not be lost and needed to be passed on. So when the paper fell, Shang Zhen turned around and chased after it.
If the whole thing up to this point was the result of Shang's calculations, then what happened next was Shang Zhen's luck.
Just as he let go of the paper, a small breeze came and blew the paper away.
At this time, Shang Zhen was so anxious that he even dropped the rifle in his left hand and chased after the paper.
This is understandable. If a signalman lost the information while delivering it, he would definitely get the piece of paper back no matter what.
So, even though the piece of paper only flew more than ten meters away, Shang Zhen ran at the speed of a hundred-meter sprint.
But it was only for a moment. Shang Zhen, who seemed to be going to pick up the paper, did not pick up the paper. Instead, he suddenly stepped on the paper. He jumped forward and quickly hid behind a stone lion at the bridge head!
You said this so quickly that the officers and soldiers of the Northeast Army who had been following Shang Zhen's actions from behind were dumbfounded. Even their company commander Zhang Xiancai exclaimed "Oh my God!"
What does it mean to act with intent? If there really was an ambush by the Japanese army, whoever rushed onto the stone bridge would be killed by the Japanese fire.
However, Shang Zhen created an illusion by disguising himself as a communicator, and then successfully crossed the stone arch bridge and hid!
Is Shang Zhen's behavior correct? If there were no Japanese troops on the other side, Shang Zhen's series of sudden and abrupt actions would seem so ridiculous, and others would think he was just like a neurotic person with ADHD.
But are there really Japanese troops in the yard right next to the bridgehead?
It doesn’t matter, Shang Zhen has his own way of testing.
A grenade flew out from behind the stone lion that was nearly one meter tall, and Shang Zhen raised his right hand after throwing the grenade.
How far could Shang Zhen throw that 530-gram Taisho 10-year-old grenade? In fact, without a running start, he could only throw it 30 to 40 meters, and this was the result of his strength training in every spare moment.
But fortunately, the distance at which he threw the grenade was just enough for him to throw it into the yard!
Because the yard was right next to the stone bridge road, just within the range where Shang Zhen threw the grenade.
Will the grenade explode?
Generally speaking, as long as there is no malfunction in the grenade and Shang Zhen operates it properly, such as pulling out the pin and smashing the copper cap, the grenade will definitely explode.
But if the grenade exploded and there were still Japanese soldiers in the yard, there would definitely be casualties.
But the outcome a moment later was so shocking to the officers and soldiers of the Northeast Army on the other side of the river that they saw the grenade flying out of the yard again!
The grenade landed about six or seven meters away from the stone lion where Shang Zhen was hiding, and then exploded with a "bang". The broken shrapnel hit the stone lion, making a "clang clang" sound.
This situation was beyond the expectations of everyone present.
There is no doubt that there were people in that yard. As long as there were people, they must be Japanese soldiers. But how did the grenade fly out of the yard again?
In this matter, it is really not Shang Zhen's fault for throwing the grenade. Although Shang Zhen had seized the Japanese army's grenades a long time ago, this was his first time using such a grenade.
It was no wonder that the Northeast Army officers and soldiers were stunned by this incident. It was true that it was the first time for Shang Zhen to throw this kind of Japanese egg-shaped grenade, but it was also the first time for the Northeast Army officers and soldiers present to see someone use a Japanese grenade!
Since none of them had ever used this type of grenade used by the Japanese army, no one knew that the delayed explosion time of this type of grenade used by the Japanese army was as long as 7 seconds!
Considering the distance at which Shang Zhen threw the grenade and the delayed explosion time of the grenade, when the grenade fell into the yard, the Japanese soldiers in the yard had plenty of time to pick it up and throw it out again!
Fortunately, the Japanese army was not prepared for the grenade flying into the yard. In the panic, the grenade was thrown inaccurately, and Shang Zhen had the stone lions as cover, so he escaped.
At this time, Shang Zhen, who was hiding behind the stone lion, had no other choice. How could he know that the grenade would explode after a delay of 7 seconds?
But this time the goddess of luck favored him again, and he threw out another explosive, but this time it was not an egg-shaped grenade, but a grenade with a wooden handle.
As for why Shang Zhen only used one grenade, the reason was very simple. It was because that was the only grenade he had left among the ones he had captured from the Japanese army.
"Da da da", finally the Japanese machine gun sounded, and the machine gun was mounted on the roof of the house in the yard.
Up to this point, the Japanese soldiers hiding in the yard had only seen Shang Zhen, so the machine gun naturally shot at Shang Zhen.
The Japanese army's shooting skills were so accurate that a few short bursts of shots were enough to send sparks flying from the stone lion where Shang Zhen was hiding.
But at this moment, the grenade thrown by Shang Zhen flew into the yard again.
There were only about 10 Japanese soldiers in the yard. One of them saw another grenade flying in and tried to catch it with his hands. However, when he caught the grenade and threw it out again, it exploded with a "boom" sound.
"Follow me and charge up! Are you waiting for the food?" At this time, someone among the officers and soldiers of the Northeast Army on the other side shouted loudly, and that person was Old Huotou!
At the same time, Zhang Xiancai, who had just come to his senses, hurriedly shouted, "Covering fire!"
Compared with Old Huo's reaction, Zhang Xiancai's reaction was half a beat slower. As for why it was slower than Old Huo's reaction, the reason was that Shang Zhen did not tell Zhang Xiancai the same trick before he came out.
If the battle plan proposed by Shang Zhen is a script, Shang Zhen is an actor.
But the problem is that Shang Zhen did not follow the script completely after crossing the river!
Before crossing the river, Shang Zhen told Zhang Xiancai that the strategy was that I would rush to the yard alone. If there were Japanese soldiers there, I would detonate a grenade and die with them, and then our people would immediately launch a charge.
Shang Zhen also rushed out, but he did not die with the Japanese army. Instead, he hid. Zhang Xiancai felt cheated, so his reaction was slow.