"I say, Nei Qian'er, you are really patient!" said Qian Chuan'er, who was lying under a tree and looking towards the open space.
"Which day? What?" Shang Zhen asked. He didn't understand what Qian Chuan'er meant.
"Neiqian'er" means "that time" in the Northeastern dialect.
"It was Nei Qianer who shot at the Japanese behind that hill." Qian Chuaner said.
"Oh." Shang Zhen understood what Qian Chuan'er said. "I was waiting for you to say shoot! If you don't say anything, then I will have no choice but to shoot."
The Japanese soldiers had rushed to within fifty or sixty meters of their position. If Shang Zhen had not opened fire at that time, the Japanese soldiers would have rushed to them!
When Shang Zhen thinks back to the situation at that time, he still feels nervous and scared.
"Ah?" Qian Chuan'er had a strange expression on his face when he heard what everyone said. He turned around and glanced at Shang Zhen and said, "I'm waiting for your order, too. You're a veteran, why don't you give orders?"
"Ah?" Shang Zhen was stunned when he heard Qian Chuan'er say that. "How did I become a veteran?"
"Why aren't you a veteran? Aren't you a veteran if you use a machine gun?" Qian Chuan'er replied as a matter of course.
"Ah?" Shang Zhen, who was also looking at Qian Chuan'er, opened his mouth even wider.
Now he completely understood that the two of them had a conflict!
They both thought the other was a veteran, and when they ambushed the Japanese soldiers who were chasing them, they were waiting for the other's orders.
But in the end, no one gave the order. Finally, Shang Zhen saw that it was not going to work. If he delayed any longer, the Japanese army would rush right in front of him. So he pulled the trigger, and the three of them joined forces to fight a dangerous micro-blocking battle!
This was a twist that resulted in them annihilating all the enemies. If it was not tightened, they might have opened fire soon. In that case, they might have stopped the Japanese army, but it was basically impossible to annihilate them all. As the saying goes, "A blessing in disguise."
"Aren't you a veteran?" Qian Chuan'er finally reacted when he saw Shang Zhen's expression.
"I've been here for less than two months. Have you ever seen an old soldier as thin as me?" Shang Zhen asked back.
Since joining the Northeast Army, Shang Zhen has always been a man of few words.
But the fact that he spoke less after joining the army does not mean that he spoke less before joining the army.
The reason why Shang Zhen was less talkative after joining the army was simply because the veterans often scolded him. He talked a lot with his peers!
What's more, he and Qian Chuan'er Erhanzi have fought side by side.
The moment the Japanese army came after them, the three of them made exactly the same choice. If they did not stop the Japanese army's pursuit, not to mention the three of them at the back, even Hou Kanshan and Chen Hanwen running in front might not be able to escape in this open area!
In contrast, Hou Kanshan and Chen Hanwen ran into the woods.
Although Hou Kanshan and Chen Hanwen also fired to cover them in the end, which can be regarded as cross-covering the retreat, but from the perspective of life and death together, those two people were undoubtedly one level lower than the two companions they had just met.
Why do you say that?
If any of the three who were blocking the Japanese army in the front were killed or injured by the Japanese, would those two people come to rescue them? That's impossible. They can just walk away. Shang Zhen is not stupid! Coming down to capture Hou Kanshan and Chen Hanwen is even less stupid!
"Hehe, it's twisted!" Erhanzi, who realized it later, directly summarized their blocking operation.
Shang Zhen and Qian Chuan'er looked at each other again, feeling scared at first, and then they both chuckled at the same time.
No matter what, they could not tolerate the Japanese soldiers rushing in front of them, and they would eventually open fire, but this matter was also quite risky, because a battle must have a commander!
"How long have you two been in the army?" Shang Zhen asked Qian Chuan'er after feeling relieved.
"Erhanzi and I have been here for more than two years. We served in the army together and grew up with nothing." Qian Chuaner replied.
When Shang Zhen heard what Tian Chuan said, he looked at the two of them with envy. They were so lucky. They had been playmates since childhood and served in the army together. So he had a companion in the army.
But what about me? My third brother also died in battle, and I didn't even get to say a word before he died.
Thinking of this, Shang Zhen couldn't help feeling a little sad.
But just as he felt the sadness, he heard Hou Kanshan's low voice not far away: "Ma Gan'er, where are you, you son of a bitch?"
"Here!" Shang Zhen replied hurriedly.
But Hou Kanshan's words made Qian Chuaner frown.
At this time, Qian Chuan'er saw Shang Zhen's thin appearance and of course guessed that "maganer" must be Shang Zhen's nickname.
It is quite normal for people in the Northeast Army to call each other nicknames. After all, the Northeast Army originated from bandits.
But just cursing "son of a bitch" with this mouth is too much!
There was a rustling sound of branches and leaves, and a moment later, Hou Kanshan and Chen Hanwen really came over.
At this point, the five people finally met up.
After they met, they didn't speak, and all five of them looked out of the woods.
Since there had been no shooting on their end for a while, the Japanese troops on the opposite side had also stopped shooting.
They saw that the Japanese troops who were heading towards this forest turned back after halfway through.
It seems that facing this lush forest, the Japanese army finally gave up chasing their remnants.
Although Shang Zhen and Qian Chuan'er Erhanzi had previously blocked the Japanese army and killed or injured nearly ten of them, there is no doubt that the Northeast Army was defeated overall.
The company where Qian Chuan'er and Erhanzi were located had been wiped out, and so had the company where Shang Zhen and his group were located. As for how the other troops were doing, they had no idea.
After the five of them looked at each other for a while, Chen Hanwen spoke first: "What should we do?"
"What can we do? Let's go back to Jinzhou!" said Hou Kanshan.
Shang Zhen and the other three remained silent.
Hou Kanshan thought that Shang Zhen and the others had agreed, so he turned and walked deeper into the woods.
They needed to go deeper into the woods and then head southwest, which was the direction of Jinzhou.
Now that the troops had suffered a defeat, they no longer dared to march beyond the woods.
Hou Kanshan and Chen Hanwen walked in front, and Qian Chuan'er followed. As soon as Qian Chuan'er moved, Erhanzi also followed. It was obvious that Qian Chuan'er was the one who made the decisions about everything when the two of them were together.
But Qian Chuan'er had only taken a few steps when he found that Shang Zhen had not moved and was still standing there.
"Why don't you leave?" Qian Chuaner asked.
When Qian Chuaner asked this question, Hou Kanshan and Chen Hanwen, who were walking in front, stopped and looked over.
"I think, my third brother..." Shang Zhen paused. Although he didn't finish his words, Hou Kanshan and Chen Hanwen already understood what Shang Zhen meant.
Li Fushun had already died in battle. Shang Zhen undoubtedly wanted to collect the body of his third brother, Li Fushun, or find a place to bury him.
"Take care of the living first. There are so many dead on the battlefield. Are you going to bury them all?" Hou Kanshan said disapprovingly.
Shang Zhen glanced at Hou Kanshan but said stubbornly, "That's my third brother!"
"Fuck, you dare to talk back!" Hou Kanshan was unhappy. He didn't expect that Shang Zhen, as a new recruit, would dare to disagree with his opinion.
When Shang Zhen heard Hou Kanshan's unpleasant words, there was something wrong with the look in his eyes when he looked at Hou Kanshan.
Even a clay figure has some earthy temperament. It is understandable that Shang Zhen wants to bury his third brother.
What's more, Shang Zhen already looked down on Hou Kanshan in his heart. I was blocking the Japanese in front, and you ran away first. You haven't killed as many Japanese as I have. What qualifications do you have to talk to me like this?
Seeing that Shang Zhen and Hou Kanshan were already arguing, Chen Hanwen hurriedly tried to smooth things over, saying, "We're brothers. Can't you just talk it over properly? You can definitely talk it over!"