Shang Zhen and his men did not walk fast, nor did they need to walk fast because the place where they were hiding was not far from Ningyuan City.
The Japanese army was busy attacking Ningyuan City. They heard faint artillery sounds yesterday evening. However, Lao Huotou and Wang Laomao said after hearing the artillery sounds that this time it was a cannon, not a mortar or a small cannon (grenade launcher).
And just after Shang Zhen and his men walked more than two miles, they heard the sound of cannons again.
When the cannon sounded, it caused a commotion among the dozen or so people. However, when they saw that Shang Zhen, Wang Laomao and Lao Huotou, who were walking in the front, were unmoved, they finally calmed down.
But who would have thought that although the sound of the artillery sounded sparse, it did not stop as they moved forward, and as they moved forward, the sound of the artillery naturally became louder and louder.
"Eleven shots have been fired." A soldier counted silently.
"No, twelve shots were fired." A companion disagreed with him, so he asked someone else to verify it.
At this time, a soldier walking at the back whispered, "I regret it." The soldier's name was Ma Tianfang. He was one of the seven people in Lao Huotou's group, and was originally in Liu Guodong's company.
"Me too." Another soldier next to him named Qin Chuan glanced at the people in front and saw that no one noticed them, so he whispered in agreement.
The so-called regret naturally refers to the regret of following Shang Zhen back to the battlefield again.
You know, in fact, the situations encountered by these Northeast Army were similar. After the September 18th Incident, they all retreated southward from the three northeastern provinces in accordance with the order of non-resistance, and then they received orders that they could resist, so they headed south again.
But whether they were advancing or retreating, they were moving with the main force. Even if they were fighting a battle without a front line, they were moving with the company.
There is strength in numbers, and now there are only fourteen of them, but they are heading towards the main battlefield. It is impossible for them not to be nervous!
"We won't just walk right under the noses of the Japanese, right?" Ma Tianfang said.
"Who knows? I guess Shang Zhen himself doesn't know either." Qin Chuan answered in a low voice.
"No way, didn't you see he brought a guide with him?" Ma Tianfang said again.
"Where did you find the guide? His back looks familiar!" Qin Chuan said, looking at a young man walking with Shang Zhen in front.
"Isn't that the landlord's eldest son? I heard that the landlord's sister's house is not far from the county town." Ma Tianfang said again.
But when Ma Tianfang finished saying this, he saw Qiu Bo, who was walking in front, looked back. He and Qin Chuan were so scared that they quickly shut their mouths and kept silent.
In fact, in the current situation, it is just as Qin Chuan said. No one has a clue in their mind, including Shang Zhen.
They were now advancing towards the enemy's artillery fire, although the sound of the artillery was still some distance away from them and the sound was sometimes loud and sometimes not.
But after all, they were getting closer and closer to the Japanese army. It was impossible to say that they had no worries at all!
The further the soldiers at the back moved forward, the more worried they became, especially the veterans among them.
Although the Japanese artillery has stopped firing, they are still moving forward. They feel that the place where the Japanese artillery is firing should be not far from here. They will not go directly to the Japanese artillery position!
They thought they were not far from Ningyuan County, but the many trees and hills in this area blocked their view.
They looked forward but could only see Shang Zhen, Lao Huotou and Wang Laomao still moving forward with no intention of stopping.
Everyone has a head on his shoulders. Since they are not afraid of death, the people behind them can only follow.
Half an hour later, Shang Zhen and his team finally entered a small village through a forest.
This is a small village with only about ten households in total, but it seems to be unaffected by the distant artillery fire.
The soldiers actually heard the "quack, quack" sounds of hens and the "quack" sounds of ducks, and they even saw a big rooster stepping on the eggs of a hen!
You can see a low mountain in front of the village, which gave the soldiers an illusion at that moment. Could this be the legendary paradise?
However, the soldiers soon discovered that although there were chickens, ducks and geese in the village, they did not see a single person. There was also no smoke coming out of the chimneys of any of the houses. What could be going on? Could the village have been occupied by the Japanese?
But the soldiers soon found that his worries were unnecessary, because the young guide beside Shang Zhen had already walked towards one of the courtyards.
At this time, the soldiers noticed that there was a civet cat lying on the wall of the courtyard.
The cat was lying there lazily, with its eyes narrowed, as if it was enjoying the sunshine in junior high school.
The young guide stepped forward and knocked on the door.
After a while, the soldiers heard the creaking sound of a door being pushed open in the yard.
At this point everyone breathed a sigh of relief. They exchanged glances and realized that everyone was worried about the same thing.
No one knows what happiness is.
If people were living in the ordinary poor life of digging for food in the soil, they would be full of complaints.
But after experiencing the war, people discovered that the hard life of digging for food in the soil was actually a kind of happiness.
"Who is it?" A man's voice came from the yard, and the young guide quickly replied: "It's me, Second Uncle, I'm the eldest son!"
"Oh my God, why are you here?" The man couldn't help but exclaimed.
And when the man in his forties turned the bolt and pushed open the door, he was naturally even more surprised.
What he saw was not only his eldest nephew, but also more than ten soldiers with guns and ammunition following him!
He was naturally shocked again, but this time he couldn't even hold back the "Oh my God"!
"These are the leaders who helped us fight the Japanese soldiers. My mother said she would take you to her house to stay for a few days." The eldest boy said as he walked into the yard.
"What are we going to do at your house? If I go to your house, what will we do with the house? What will we do with the pots, pans, and other utensils in it?" the man said, while he moved aside because Shang Zhen and the others also followed him in.
Although it was obvious that Shang Zhen and his men were all from the Northeast Army, and therefore should belong to his own army, for this man who was experiencing war, he still felt some concern for the soldiers holding guns.
But at this moment, everyone heard a sudden "bang" sound in front of them.
Just this one sound made everyone squat down, and some even lay down. Then they saw the cat on the wall turned around and jumped down and ran into the house. Its movement was even more agile than them lying down!
When a dull explosion was heard in the distance, the chickens, ducks, geese and other animals in the village began to call out, but no matter how noisy it was, it could not drown out the long echo of the artillery in the valley!
Where are the Japanese artillery?
Although the soldiers' reaction was a bit exaggerated, the cannon should have been in the valley of the mountain in front. Damn it, the location where the cannon sounded was definitely no more than two miles away from them!