"Hurry up, hurry up, climb up!" Shang Zhen and the others were still panting.
But now they were no longer running, but climbing up the hill.
Which hill? The hill where Shang Zhen and his men hid their weapons and ammunition.
The hill was not far from where Shang Zhen and his men ambushed the Japanese army, only about two or three miles away.
After Shang Zhen and his companions entered the mountain pass, they kept running inside, and then they saw the hill.
The terrain here is very peculiar. The mountain pass is undoubtedly "U"-shaped, and the hill is at the bottom of the "U". The hill and the mountain are connected by a ridge.
This is the passage for Shang Zhen and his team to enter the mountains. They need to climb up the hill and then cross the ridge before they can enter the mountains and completely get rid of the Japanese army.
These people were chased here by the Japanese army. They couldn't be said to be at the end of their strength, but they were almost exhausted.
But the Japanese pursuit was not over. After they defeated the Japanese cavalry, the Japanese infantry behind them caught up with them.
Zhang Zhen and his men once again witnessed the Japanese army's marching ability. Their leg strength was no worse than theirs, and some were even stronger than theirs.
Last time they had calculated that the weight carried by a Japanese soldier was generally around 40 kilograms, and none of them carried more than 30 kilograms, yet they were still being chased so miserably.
In Wang Laomao's words, "These bastards are not worthy of being beaten by humans. They are all as bad as donkeys. How can they run so fast?!"
Now they are struggling to climb up the hill, because the slope is very steep.
It is estimated that by the time they climbed up the hill, the Japanese troops behind them would have arrived.
This is the advantage of the steep mountain wall. You see, people can still climb up without the threat of enemy fire. But if they don't run into the mountains and just hold on here, the Japanese army will have to pay a heavy price to come up.
At that time, let alone shooting with a gun, even if a rock was pushed down from the mountain, the people climbing up below would not be able to escape.
Everyone was climbing the mountain with all their might, but to everyone's surprise, the first one to reach the top was Xiao Duzi.
That child is like a monkey. It cannot be said that he can walk on the mountain as if it were flat ground, but he can climb up without any effort!
Following on the small winnowing basket was Shang Zhen.
As the saying goes, you reap what you sow. Shang Zhen insists on exercising whenever he has free time, so his physical strength is better than others.
Just when Shang Zhen was about to climb to the top of the mountain, the little dustpan glanced at Shang Zhen but ignored him. His eyes were only on the fool who was climbing up silently below.
From the time Shang Zhen and his men broke out of Ningyuan City until now, Xiao Boji has been following them.
Shang Zhen and the others were not worried that Xiao Boji was a spy.
Just as Xiao Boji said, all the members of their gang had been killed by the Japanese army. So he had a blood feud with the Japanese army. How could he be a spy?
Shang Zhen guessed that one of the reasons why Xiao Boji also ran towards the southwest was to find Erhanzi.
Just because Erhanzi is nice to Xiaoboji!
It is easy to imagine that for a child like Xiao Boji who grew up wandering around, seeing that Erhanzi is sincerely kind to him, how could he not know what is good for him?
Another reason is probably to avenge the dead Smiling Tiger and his gang.
It was for this reason that Xiao Boji identified Lao Huotou as a spy, and Xiao Boji's move was really cruel. If it weren't for Xiao Boji's false accusation, Shang Zhen and his men would not have become cannon fodder and almost been wiped out.
However, in the current situation, Shang Zhen no longer has to worry about Xiao Boji's revenge. Old Huotou is dead. He jumped off a cliff and died while fighting the Japanese army!
The rest of the people climbed up one after another. Sure enough, when Erhanzi climbed up, Xiaoboji reached out and took the rifle from Erhanzi's hand.
"Can you shoot a gun?" Erhanzi, who had just climbed up, asked Xiaoboji while still catching his breath.
Although Xiao Boji has been following Shang Zhen and his men, they did not give him a gun. The main reason for this was of course because Old Huo was blocking them.
The little dustpan hated Old Huo so much that Old Huo was afraid that the little thing would shoot him to death when he wasn't paying attention!
It’s just the things in this world, the cause and effect are complicated, who can understand the fate between people?
Old Huotou was not killed by Xiao Boji, but was killed while covering the retreat for Shang Zhen and his men.
When Xiao Boji heard Er Hanzi's question, he glanced at Shang Zhen and Wang Laomao, then said, "I can use a box gun."
Erhanzi said "Oh" in a silly way. He glanced at Shang Zhen and Wang Laomao, who were also looking at them.
No matter how stupid Erhanzi was, he knew that the two men's box guns seemed to be no match for Xiaoboji.
When he looked at Qian Chuan'er, Qian Chuan'er turned his face away. It was obvious that Qian Chuan'er didn't want to give the gun to Xiao Boji either.
In fact, Qian Chuan'er is also very hesitant now.
To be honest, Qian Chuan is very good at using the box gun.
What is a box gun? A box gun is a weapon that can kill enemies or save lives.
Nowadays, there is no Chinese soldier who doesn't like box guns. Although Chinese soldiers have a lot of box guns, the problem is that those box guns are definitely not something that ordinary soldiers can own.
"I'll give you mine!" Unexpectedly, Shang Zhen said at this time, and Shang Zhen actually took off the box gun hanging on his waist, along with the gun and the holster, and threw it towards the small dustpan.
"Ah?" He subconsciously stretched out his hands to hug the small dustpan of the box gun, and an expression of surprise appeared on his face.
But just as Shang Zhen turned around and was about to organize everyone to escape, Xiao Boji stretched out a hand and said, "Bullets!"
When Shang Zhen was stunned for a moment, Qian Chuan'er said beside him: "I have it here!"
At this time, Yu Xiaoboji was really having a lot of happy events. At this time, Wang Laomao snorted and said, "Little guy, you are getting married and celebrating the New Year at the same time!"
At this time, anyone who noticed this scene saw that the little dustpan actually laughed!
He smiled happily, and his fangs were exposed.
After all, he is still a child!
When war breaks out, countless lives are lost.
However, many emotions of kind people cannot be destroyed by war, such as kindness and innocence.
"Okay, okay, retreat quickly!" Wang Laomao said, and the enemy was already visible in the valley below the mountain.
There were many rocks on the hill, and there were also many rocks on the ridge that was more than 50 meters long. They could not move fast in such terrain. Of course, even if the Japanese army climbed up, they could not catch up fast.
Everyone started to move forward in the undulating and chaotic rocky terrain, but at this moment, Xiao Duzi suddenly pointed to the left and said, "Look, there's a horse over there!"
"What's so strange about having a horse?" Erhanzi muttered.
At this time, Shang Zhen had already followed the direction pointed by the small dustpan and saw that there was indeed a tall horse with a saddle under the ridge where they were. It was a Japanese war horse, but there were no Japanese cavalry on the horse.
"It's probably the Japanese guy riding it who fell off. Let's go!" Wang Laomao urged.
Wang Laomao certainly has his reasons for urging us like this.
He really didn't want to leave anyone behind to cover his retreat. If another person was killed in battle, the hearts of those who were protected and escaped would be broken.
At Wang Laomao's urging, everyone moved forward again.
But at this moment, Shang Zhen's eyes had already swept down the mountain. After looking for a moment, he looked up at the other end of the ridge and said, "No, we can't go this way. What if there are Japanese?"