Hu Biao felt that Li Fushun's analysis was correct. The Japanese army must have been outnumbered, but this could not be confirmed because the battle took place at night.
The second point analyzed by Li Fushun, that there were people around them, was soon confirmed.
"Report to Captain Hu, the battalion commander is not far ahead!" A young soldier of seventeen or eighteen reported to Hu Biao.
No one knew the soldier's real name, but the company and platoon leaders of Hu Biao's company all knew him because he was one of the communications soldiers of Battalion Commander Zhang Lianjie, and everyone called him Gazi.
When Hu Biao sent people to search around the woods, they met soldiers from their battalion who had also heard the gunshots and rushed over, and Gazi was among them.
"That's what I thought! We were all heading in the same direction, so how could we not find you?" Hu Biao also laughed when he saw Gazi.
This time, Zhang Lianjie's battalion was ordered to hunt down Zhang Xuecheng. Of course, they were not relying solely on their battalion. They were only there to assist in the battle.
"Gather quickly, let's go find the battalion commander!" Hu Biao ordered loudly.
The saying "It's nice to sit under a big tree for shade" is a bit derogatory, but seeing that they are going in the opposite direction, Hu Biao hopes that they can huddle together for warmth anyway.
When they heard that the main force had been found, everyone was naturally happy. The team quickly gathered and headed northeast under the guidance of Gazi and his men.
"Why did you shoot? What happened at that time?" Gazi asked curiously to Liu Chuan who was walking with him.
Liu Chuan was not very old, and both of them were communications soldiers of the superior, so they were naturally familiar with each other.
"Hehe," Liu Chuan laughed without answering when he heard Gazi's question.
"Hey, tell me quickly, what are you laughing at?" Gazi was completely confused by Liu Chuan's laughter.
"Let me tell you, we slept in this woods last night, and the Japanese came up in the middle of the night!" Liu Chuan began to explain the situation.
"Oh my god, that's too dangerous!" Gazi expressed horror.
Of course, Gazi also understood that just as Hou Kanshan had said, night watchmen must sleep!
The so-called night watchman refers to the ordinary people who are on night duty as security guards, or night watchmen who carry a lantern and knock on a clapper at night to shout "Everything is safe". In the army, the night watchman is the night sentry.
"Yes, we have been running all day and are exhausted. We just posted a sentry. Who would have thought that the Japanese would come up here? If it were me, I would probably go to sleep." Having said this, Liu Chuan also lowered his voice.
It's okay to say this kind of thing in private, but you must never let the company commander, platoon leader, or squad leader hear it. If they hear it, they will definitely give you a scolding.
"Then how did you find out that the Japanese soldiers were approaching?" Gazi asked curiously again.
"Hey, we have to praise our sentry now." Liu Chuan turned around sneakily and gestured with the tip of his chin, saying, "See that guy with the machine gun? He's the sentry!"
"Huh?" Gazi, who also turned back to look, opened his mouth wide, "She's too thin, even thinner than my unmarried wife!"
"Don't go off topic. Listen to me. What does being thin have to do with whether you have made achievements or not?" Liu Chuan said dissatisfiedly.
"Yes, yes, yes." Gazi responded quickly.
"He's a new recruit, who arrived just two days before the Beidaying breakout." Liu Chuan went on to introduce him, "New recruits are always obedient!"
Gazi nodded. He was like this when he was a new recruit.
"He was also afraid that the Japanese soldiers would sneak up on us in the dark. Guess what trick he came up with?" Liu Chuan began to keep the suspense.
"Hurry up and tell me, hurry up and tell me. When we get there, no one will listen to your nonsense." This time it was Gazi's turn to urge Liu Chuan.
"Ours was a poplar forest. He picked up a lot of dry branches and spread them in front of him." Liu Chuan continued.
"Smart!" Before Liu Chuan could continue speaking, Gazi had already raised his thumb, and he said "smart" so loudly that Hu Biao glanced at him, and Gazi was so scared that his face turned red and he stuck out his tongue.
When marching, one should try not to talk. How could Gazi not know that?
But at this moment he saw that Captain Hu, who always had a cold face in front of him, actually smiled. He did not scold him, but turned his head back.
In an instant, Gazi understood what was going on.
For Hu Biao's company, this was a glorious thing, and the company commander was also proud of it, so he did not scold himself for violating marching discipline.
Of course, the Northeast Army were all from the Northeast, and they were all old Chinese medicine practitioners who knew the folk remedies. How could Gazi not know that the dry branches would make a crisp "crackling" sound when stepped on?
That's why he loudly praised Shang Zhen for his clever move.
But then his confusion came again.
"He didn't sleep?" asked Gazi, an old soldier, curiously.
"Hehe", when Gazi mentioned this matter, it just hit Liu Chuan's sore spot.
"Let me tell you, do you know what trick our hero used? He was sleepy, so he kept drinking water. If he drank too much water, he would have to pee and couldn't sleep. He had to pee as soon as he felt sleepy, and he couldn't pee in his pants pocket!
It's over. The Japanese soldier came over and stepped on the branch. He was still awake because he had to pee.
"He used his submachine gun to hit the Japanese soldiers hard, killing three of them at once! He scared the Japanese soldiers away!" Liu Chuan said proudly.
Now we are on the march, and Liu Chuan's words are full of pride.
If it weren't for the march, he would have burst into laughter, just because he remembered that Hou Kanshan had squatted on the ground to smell the fishy smell at the roots of the tree!
"Smart!" Gazi praised in a low voice again.
That skinny guy could think of using this method to keep himself from sleeping. He is such a ruthless person!
After telling the story, Liu Chuan originally wanted to talk about Hou Kanshan smelling urine, but he glanced and saw Hou Kanshan stretching his neck to look at him, so he quickly shut his mouth.
"Okay, I have to go see him. This guy is interesting!" Gazi said in a low voice, and then he stopped. The matter was really legendary, and he admired him!
Soon, Shang Zhen, with the rifle on his back and a submachine gun in his hand, walked to Gazi's side.
"You're great! You killed three Japanese soldiers at once. You're so awesome!" Gazi praised sincerely.
They were all people who carried guns together, so they were all familiar with each other, not to mention that Shang Zhen and Gazi were of similar age. Gazi immediately won Shang Zhen's favor, and Shang Zhen smiled shyly.
Of course, Shang Zhen saw the fighting camaraderie among the old soldiers, full of laughter, anger and scolding. He thought, if he could live forever and reach the age of Company Commander Hu Biao, the relationship between him and his peers should be like this!
But Shang Zhen didn’t know that after a while he would think that he really shouldn’t think like this!
"Did you kill the Japanese soldiers with this gun? Can I see it?" Gazi asked curiously.
Shang Zhen handed the flower mechanism in his hand to Gazi, which showed his trust in Gazi and his own little pride.
"Why did the company commander reward me with a drum magazine?" Shang Zhen said in a low voice with pride.
In his heart, Shang Zhen has already regarded Gazi, who is about the same age as him, as a good friend. Only when he is with a good friend will he show such a proud smile.
Gazi had already skillfully raised the submachine gun, placed it on his shoulder, and pointed it into the distance as if shooting.
Shang Zhen thought Gazi was a new recruit, but in fact Gazi had been a soldier for three or four years, so he naturally knew how to use the machine gun.
Shang Zhen felt envious when he saw Gazi's neat and efficient movement in aiming the gun.
But before he could finish his envy, an accident happened!
Suddenly there was a gunshot in the distance, and then Gazi fell to the ground. At the same time, Shang Zhen felt a few drops of sticky liquid splashing on his face!