It's windy tonight, so there are naturally some noises in the woods, such as the occasional "bang" sound when a small dead branch breaks and falls from the tree. This is all very normal.
But the sound came from in front of him, so he couldn't help but pay attention.
It was a "click" sound, which made Shang Zhen shudder. He was leaning against a tree, but he immediately clenched the flower mechanism on his back.
He began to listen attentively.
And a moment later he really heard the "Ga Bei Er" sound again, and it was not just one sound, but several sounds mixed together at the same time.
Shang Zhen felt his heartbeat quicken, he was sure someone was coming there!
The reason why the "Ga Bei Er" sound was heard there was precisely because of the little "mechanism" for self-protection that Shang Zhen had made under the inspiration of Li Fushun!
When it was getting dark, he carried back three big arms full of dead branches from poplar trees in the woods.
Shang Zhen and his friends naturally brought some dry food with them this time. Although it was already autumn, it was not yet time to light a fire to keep warm.
So, why did he explode so many dead branches? He actually scattered all three arms of dead branches dozens of meters in front of him.
In the old poplar forest, I don’t know how many years or decades the dead branches have been there, but they have already become dry and creaky.
The dead branches on the dead tree can be broken by a single wind. If someone steps on them, it would be strange if the branches don't make a "crackling" sound and break!
What's more, the "Ga Bo" sound continued to ring out, and Shang Zhen didn't think that a Siberian tiger would come here!
Listening to the sound that was becoming clearer and clearer, Shang Zhen secretly reminded himself to stay calm.
But just when he raised the flower machine gun, he put it down again, then turned around and slowly backed away.
After retreating about twenty steps, he hid behind a tree and began to grope around. He remembered there were some gravel there, and after a moment he actually touched a stone.
He then listened, and immediately he heard the sound of water, which was made by someone or an animal stepping into the stream.
Shang Zhen did not hesitate. He threw the stone in his hand out suddenly. Almost at the same time, he heard a scream of "Ah" from the front.
Can Shang Zhen tell whether the other person is Chinese or Japanese just by hearing a cry of "Ah"?
It is impossible for most people, but Shang Zhen can do it. He can't understand why he remembers hearing the Japanese shouting when he broke out of Beidaying.
For some reason, at that moment he felt that he really understood what the Japanese said.
Afterwards, he forgot about the incident and thought it was just a coincidence.
But this time it was different, he was sure! That "ah" sound had a Japanese pronunciation in his native language!
And then he faintly heard a sentence in Japanese.
Although Shang Zhen was pointing at the stars in the sky and this was the first time he heard this Japanese sentence, a sentence with the equivalent meaning in Chinese still popped up in his mind.
That's asking, what's wrong?
There was no need to ask so many questions. Shang Zhen no longer cared about so many things at this moment. He instinctively opened the safety of his submachine gun and put the gun to his shoulder.
At this moment, he also remembered what Li Fushun told him, not to use up all the bullets in the drum in one shot.
The sound of water was still there in front, and Shang Zhen pulled the trigger towards the place where the sound of water came from!
The sound of "ta ta ta" gunshots instantly woke up the sleeping forest.
The sound of a submachine gun like a machine gun sounds rapid during the day, but it is definitely not as sharp as a rifle.
But because the forest was so quiet at this time, the gunshots sounded so loud!
After a short burst of shooting, Shang Zhen jumped to the side.
His jump was so timely that at this moment, several gunshots were heard from the opposite side, hitting the tree where he had originally stayed. The gunshots were the sounds of the Japanese Type 38 rifles.
As for the Japanese army's shooting, it was really accurate, but they happened to meet a new recruit like Shang Zhen who was willing to listen to the advice of veterans.
Wherever you see the flash of gunfire in the dark night, that is your target.
This is true for both the enemy and us.
Shang Zhen saw that the other side fired several shots at the same time, and he couldn't figure out how many people were on the other side. At this time, he finally couldn't help it, so he raised the submachine gun again, and this time he pulled the trigger all the way.
"He he he" "He he he..." Shang Zhen emptied the bullets in his machine gun, then he dodged to the side and lay down!
At this point, Shang Zhen was at his wit's end.
This fancy machine gun of his was captured from the puppet army, and it only had one drum magazine when he got it.
Whether it was the company commander Hu Biao or the platoon leader Wang Laomao, they did not confiscate and hand over his fancy machine gun because they were giving face to Li Fushun.
As for the fact that they would even give him their spare ammunition from other veterans, that was even more impossible!
Who would complain about having too few drum magazines? When one drum is empty, you can just swap it out for another one that's fully loaded and keep shooting.
Therefore, when there is only one drum magazine and all the bullets in the drum are used up, the submachine gun cannot compare to the rifle in terms of loading bullets into it!
Shang Zhen lay on the ground, feeling his own heartbeat, while listening with his ears perked up.
He faintly heard a sound in front of him, which seemed to be receding, but he still did not move.
He had no means of reloading the magazine of his machine gun in the dark, and his other rifle was leaning against the same tree.
The woods had become eerily quiet. For some reason, the Japanese troops on the opposite side did not attack. When Shang Zhen arrived, the people in their company must have heard the gunshots, but there was no movement there.
But this is conceivable. Both the enemy and us must be like Shang Zhen, holding their weapons in the dark and waiting to give each other a fatal blow.
I can't just wait to die like this!
Shang Zhen felt his own danger. If the enemy and our side fought again, he would be in the center of the crossfire, and he must not be accidentally injured by his own people.
Zhang Zhen thought about it, and finally slowly put the submachine gun back on his back, then took out the bayonet at his waist. This was the only way he could think of to fight the enemy at the moment.
I don't know if I can kill another enemy by quietly thrusting my bayonet when the Japanese army approaches.
Shang Zhen waited slowly, and waiting was undoubtedly a torment.
But what happened next ultimately proved that the suffering was worth it. The eastern sky gradually brightened, but the Japanese army still did not appear.
Shang Zhen had already begun to hide behind a tree, loading the drum of his submachine gun. When he peeked forward from behind the tree again, he saw three Japanese soldiers lying by the stream!