Chapter 132 Reinforcements
Shang Zhen and the others were all very tired. They had not eaten or drunk any water yet, and their physical strength was already exhausted.
Shang Zhen and the others felt even more aggrieved.
If they wanted to run away, they would have run away when the cannon fodder rushed out of Ningyuan City.
Shang Zhen said that he wanted to protect the civilians and harass the Japanese troops in Ningyuan City, but in his heart he really wanted to rescue that regiment.
Although the others didn't say it, their thoughts were actually the same as Shang Zhen's.
But what was the result? They implicated Old Huo, and the Ningyuan City regiment surrendered!
Just like this, how could Shang Zhen and the others feel balanced?
They finally escaped the pursuit of the Japanese army and heard gunshots, thinking that reinforcements had arrived. However, they ended up rescuing others. It turned out that they were the reinforcements for others.
Now the gunfire rang out again, but it didn't sound very intense. Could it be that another of their own people was being hunted by the Japanese army? Jin Chengyu just said that they had been separated from their platoon.
Now you're asking Shang Zhen and the others, who have already suffered great physical and mental damage, to rescue people? They have emotions too.
They are neither the Monkey King who jumped out of the stone, nor Yang Erlang with a vertical eye on his forehead. They do not have three heads and six arms. They always go to save others, but when they are in danger, who will come to save them?
Shang Zhen and the others were so hesitant that even when the people behind them caught up, the three of them were still staring at each other in confusion!
"Huh? Why don't you scouts go up to the front and take a look?" some heartless people, such as Hu Zhuzi, would ask.
But no one answered Hu Zhuzi's question.
But everyone was silent, standing there like wooden stakes, which was not the right thing to do!
"How about? Platoon leader, let me go up and take a look?" This was Chen Hanwen who spoke.
"I'm not the platoon leader now. If you have any questions, ask our leader." Wang Laomao, who always has a quick temper, said slowly.
After Wang Lao Mao said this, Chen Hanwen fell silent. He then began to wonder what was going on between the platoon leader and Shang Zhen? Were they having a fight over who would be the commander?
"Let's go up and take a look. At worst, we can just hide." Shang Zhen finally said.
Since the commander has spoken, let's do it!
Amid the sporadic gunshots, everyone trotted towards the top of the mountain.
On the one hand, Shang Zhen and his men were not very motivated, and on the other hand, they were indeed too tired.
As Shang Zhen jogged up the mountain, he recalled the scene when they and Old Huotou rushed out of Hejiatun.
He suddenly understood why Wang Laomao was unwilling to join in the fun when he heard the gunshots.
Everyone’s life is life. Other people’s lives are lives, and your own life is also life. Everyone has only one life. If your life is lost, it is gone too. You need to be cautious!
When they reached the top of the mountain, Shang Zhen and the others lay down behind the ridge and looked forward.
Because they were on high ground and the area ahead was relatively flat, they could see clearly.
But what they saw brightened their eyes, which were already low in morale.
They could see dozens of Japanese soldiers running past them directly in front of them, turning around and shooting as they ran to their right front.
"Ouch!" "Ouch!" "Ouch!" He got up after saying "Ouch" several times in succession.
Hu Zhuzi could see clearly that the Japanese army had lost the battle!
No matter which group wins the battle, they will definitely rush forward while shooting. If the other group runs forward while looking back and shooting, wouldn’t that mean they have lost the battle?
So why did the Japanese army lose the war?
Reinforcements are coming! What an obvious inference!
Shang Zhen and the others looked in the direction of the Japanese army's shooting, and sure enough, gray figures appeared in the distance, and there were quite a few of them!
With this new discovery, Shang Zhen and the others' previous depressed mood was instantly swept away. For them, this was an advantageous battle!
It’s a pity that the Japanese army was a bit far away from them, still more than 200 meters away.
So what if it’s more than 200 meters?
"Get ready to do something!" Without Shang Zhen saying a word, Wang Laomao started shouting.
All of Shang Zhen and his men who used rifles put their rifles up.
But at this time the Japanese army rushed into a forest. Although Shang Zhen and his men could hit a few lagging Japanese soldiers, they could no longer hit the majority of Japanese soldiers hiding in the forest. So they had to wait for these Japanese soldiers to rush through the forest.
Shang Zhen and his men just waited with their guns in hand. Their original intention was of course to wait for the Japanese troops to rush out before shooting.
What surprised them was that the Japanese troops did not rush out of the woods.
"Oh no, they are going to ambush us!" Shang Zhen shouted.
At this time, the Northeast Army companions who were chasing the Japanese army were getting closer.
Just as Shang Zhen was thinking of a solution, gunshots were heard in the woods.
The "da da da" sounds of machine guns and the "bang" and "bang" sounds of rifle fire mixed together.
As soon as the gunshots from the Japanese side were heard, Shang Zhen and his men saw that the Northeast Army, which was chasing the Japanese army, fell to the ground.
Because they were too far away, they didn't know how many soldiers of the Northeast Army were knocked down by the Japanese army, but they were all lying there!
"Thump," "thump," "thump," the machine guns on the Northeast Army's side also started firing.
Real machine gunners are all veterans.
When veterans shoot machine guns, they mostly fire short bursts, and they rarely fire long bursts.
Because this involves changing magazines, and the magazine capacity is limited. If you want to use up all the bullets in it, a few long bursts of fire will run out of bullets.
Moreover, firing continuously can easily cause the barrel to heat up, which involves replacing the barrel, which is very troublesome.
As soon as they heard the sound of their own machine guns, Shang Zhen and his men immediately became in a good mood.
But before they could be happy for long, they heard two "boom" and "boom" sounds coming from the woods.
"Oh, the Japanese are using cannons!" Qian Chuan'er shouted, but no matter how fast he shouted, it would never be as fast as the grenade launchers used by the Japanese army.
As the "boom" and "boom" sounds came from one end, two "boom" and "boom" explosions came from the Northeast Army's end.
And at the sound of the explosion, the machine guns of the Northeast Army were silenced!
"Oh!" Several people on this end sighed at the same time and clapped their hands on the ground.
"Let's fight too!" Erhanzi said.
Shang Zhen didn't even need to answer, because Xiao Boji immediately chimed in: "How do we fight? We can't see any Japanese!"
Yes, the Japanese army was hiding in the woods, but Shang Zhen and his men couldn't even see a single Japanese soldier. Even now, their shooting angle couldn't catch up with the Northeast Army's shooting at the Japanese army. At least they could see the Japanese army from that side.
Shang Zhen and his friends can only worry about their own people but can't do anything to help.
Of course, they can now shoot at the woods, but that can only disperse part of the Japanese firepower. It is too far-fetched to say that they can kill a few Japanese soldiers. How can they kill them if they can't even see their shadows?
Shang Zhen and his men were just getting worried about their own side, but at this moment they saw the Northeast Army on the other side suddenly get up and start running back.
"You ran away after just a few hits?" Hu Zhuzi spoke quickly, but this time he was right. He directly expressed the thoughts of everyone in their group. At the same time, everyone's disappointment was beyond words.
For the past two days, they have been waiting for reinforcements to arrive. Now that they have arrived, they have only fought against 40 to 50 Japanese soldiers and have retreated in such a short time! Do you think they are disappointed or not?