"A small group of Northeastern Army soldiers marched through the woods, their steps seemed so slow and weak.
They were heroes who fought against the Japanese, yet it seemed as if they had used up every last bit of their strength. "One person, breathing heavily, slowly chanted, like a wandering poet," he said.
In fact, there really was a small group of Northeast Army soldiers marching in the woods. Although the woods were on a hill, and their footsteps were not as weak as the man chanted, they looked like a tired army.
"Scholar, what are those toys you are talking about?" asked a companion next to him.
"Poetry!" the soldier known as the scholar answered, but then he received a comment from his companion, which was concise and concise: "Bullshit!"
After this one-word comment, low laughter was heard from a few people in the team, but that laughter was also lazy, simply because they were too tired.
This group of people is Shang Zhen and his group.
The one who said he was reciting poetry was Chen Hanwen, and the one who gave a one-word comment on the poetry was Qiu Bo.
Shang Zhen and his men finally escaped the Japanese army's pursuit.
But they were not in the mountain now, but appeared on the edge of the mountain.
The reason here is simply that, although they first escaped into the mountains from the nameless hill and the ridge, the Japanese army had no intention of letting them go, as if they wanted to kill them all, so they chased them into the mountains.
Fortunately, Shang Zhen and his group had the guide among them.
The guide said that we couldn't escape like this unless we crossed the mountains or hid somewhere.
Crossing mountains and ridges? Shang Zhen and his companions, who hadn't eaten for a day and hadn't slept a night, looked at the layers of mountains. Even if the mountains were not high, only a few hundred meters, they were vertical heights. What about going uphill and downhill? They could no longer walk.
Let’s forget about crossing mountains and rivers.
So where to hide? The Japanese were chasing closely, and from the signs, the Japanese were actually very familiar with the terrain. Some of them had already headed towards the village.
The final decision on the destination was made by Shang Zhen.
Shang Zhen made them wait for a whole morning, and then secretly slipped back from the ridge where they escaped!
The Japanese troops had just withdrawn from there, but who cares what the Japanese troops think? At least now they can move forward again, and the direction of their advance is the next "mountain pass" called Suizhong, which is in the southern part of Liaoning and not far from Rehe and Hebei.
According to Wang Laomao, if we go further south, we will reach Shanhaiguan.
The reason why Wang Laomao was familiar with Suizhou was that he had fought there during the Zhi-Feng War last year. It was impossible for Wang Laomao to remember the small places, but he was familiar with the big places.
Chen Hanwenwen was only half a scholar, and he only spoke nonsense when he was tired, hungry and sleepy.
His so-called poem had no rhyme at all, and was not even a doggerel, so he did not take Qiu Bo's one-word evaluation of him seriously. He just smiled and the team continued to move forward.
Chen Hanwen just suppressed the gourd that had risen. He remained silent, but Qian Chuan'er spoke again. He asked Shang Zhen: "Do you think people have past lives?"
Shang Zhen glanced at Qian Chuan'er. He didn't understand why Qian Chuan'er asked this.
Qian Chuan's question reminded him of a dream he had once had, in which he dreamed that someone wearing ancient clothes died in front of him.
Could that be my previous life?
Shang Zhen and his fellow soldiers had discussed this issue before, but later he heard from the veterans that after a person dies, he has to cross the Naihe Bridge and drink Mengpo soup.
After crossing the Naihe Bridge, the Yin and Yang are separated forever, and after drinking Mengpo Soup, one will forget everything about the previous life.
Did he drink too little Mengpo soup at that time? So that's what Shang Zhen thought.
But now he no longer thinks so because he has no time.
He was busy fighting, busy exercising, busy practicing his marksmanship. He didn't even understand his current life, so why would he think about his past life? It was too vague.
So when he saw Qian Chuan'er asking him this, he replied vaguely, "Maybe!"
However, Qian Chuan'er did not change his mind because of Shang Zhen's words. He suddenly said something surprising: "I think I must have been Japanese in my previous life."
Now the Japanese are the enemy of the entire Northeast Army. Qian Chuan'er suddenly said that he was Japanese, even though that was in his previous life, but isn't this also degrading himself?
Not only Shang Zhen turned back, but everyone walking in front turned around to look at Qian Chuaner.
Shang Zhen was a steady man and didn't say anything, but then Er Hanzi asked curiously, "Why?"
"I must have been Japanese in my previous life." Qian Chuan'er continued, "I must have jumped into the well with a lot of Japanese children in my arms, and then these bastards came to take my life in this life. Otherwise, why would they chase us endlessly?"
It turned out that Qian Chuaner was telling a joke on purpose.
If it were any other time, everyone would have laughed, but this time no one really responded. Even if someone smiled a little, it was a lazy smile because everyone was too tired.
If no one came to pick up Qian Chuan'er, Qian Chuan'er would feel bored and keep silent, and the team would continue to move forward.
It was as if the heavens were against them. As they were about to step out of the woods, already exhausted, Wang Laomao, who was walking in front, suddenly said, "Something's happening!"
After several battles, Shang Zhen has become a veteran, let alone others.
No orders were needed, the phrase "something's happening" was the order, and everyone either lay down or hid behind a tree, and then there was the "clatter" sound of the bolt being pulled.
Shang Zhen took advantage of the cover of the tree and ran to the front. Whether Shang Zhen admitted it or not, he was now the leader of the team and he had to find out what was going on ahead.
They were marching in the woods, which were on top of a hill. With such terrain, Shang Zhen saw a group of Japanese troops marching on a small road three or four hundred meters away. It seemed that the Japanese troops were heading from southwest to northeast.
Whether it was the Northeast Army or the puppet army, the clothes they wore were all gray-black. As long as you saw an army with khaki colors, it was the Japanese!
No one spoke, everyone looked at Wang Laomao, including Shang Zhen.
The reason for this situation is that Wang Laomao is the only one in their team who has a telescope.
Logically speaking, Shang Zhen is the boss now, so the telescope should be hung around his neck.
But Shang Zhen is not the kind of person who is ignorant of the world and human nature.
He must respect Wang Laomao, his old platoon leader. What's more, he is just a leader who was recommended by everyone temporarily. When he returns to the main force, Wang Laomao will still be the platoon leader, and he will still be a soldier. Shang Zhen still has this self-awareness.
Wang Laomao took the telescope and looked for a while before turning to ask Shang Zhen: "Save him or not?"
Wang Laomao's words made Shang Zhen and the others confused!
Shang Zhen and the others could only see that the Japanese troops were not numerous, only about a dozen or so, but was there any doubt as to whether they could be rescued or not?
"Oh," seeing Shang Zhen's confused expression, Wang Laomao realized that Shang Zhen and his men hadn't figured out the situation yet, so he explained: "The Japanese ahead are escorting three soldiers, and they seem to be ours."