At dawn the next day, Shang Zhen, Qian Chuan'er, Erhanzi, Hou Kanshan and Chen Hanwen set out again towards Jinzhou.
When they came, there was a whole battalion, but when they left, there were only five people left. The huge contrast made them look a little dejected.
This dejected look was not just caused by the visual contrast in numbers. In fact, the five of them were indeed not in high spirits.
Through Qian Chuan'er's narration last night, Shang Zhen, Hou Kanshan and Chen Hanwen finally understood why they lost the battle that day.
Originally, after the four tanks rushed over from the direction of Jinzhou, the situation on the battlefield was indeed very good.
But at that moment, several more tanks came from behind the Japanese army.
Not only did those tanks look like they belonged to the Northeast Army, but they also saw those tanks crushing some puppet soldiers who were unable to dodge, so everyone on their side had reason to believe that they were their own tanks!
But just as the tanks traveling in two directions were approaching each other, an accident happened. The tanks on the opposite side suddenly fired at the four tanks on their side!
They were not on guard at all, and soon the tanks coming from the opposite side destroyed all of their tanks.
By the time the Northeast Army suddenly realized that those tanks were probably their tanks captured by the Japanese army and were disguised as theirs, it was too late.
The tanks were an absolute crush on the infantry, and the Japanese army suddenly appeared behind them.
In an instant, the situation on the battlefield was reversed, and their Northeast Army was defeated!
As for what happened next, there is no need to talk about it. Shang Zhen and the other five became the last survivors of their camp.
Of course, there should be other survivors among the Northeast Army that participated in the battle, including their battalion, but the five of them did not meet them.
Although Shang Zhen and the others were dejected, they walked very fast.
Because they must rush to Jinzhou City as soon as possible to join the main force.
The Japanese pirates are as fierce as wolves and tigers, and they can only rely on a large army. This is what scholar Chen Hanwen said.
Shang Zhen didn't know why Chen Hanwen called the Japanese army "Wokou". He was too lazy to ask and didn't have the energy to ask.
The place where they fought with the Japanese army yesterday is more than a hundred miles away from Jinzhou City. At their current speed, it cannot be said to be a forced march, but it can be considered a rapid march. Shang Zhen's physical strength is undoubtedly the worst.
Since they had escaped the Japanese pursuit yesterday, in order to increase their marching speed, it was impossible for them to continue traveling through the woods.
Shang Zhen ran breathlessly along the way but could only barely keep up with the four people in front.
However, they had already walked for nearly four hours yesterday, and today they had to march quickly. At around four o'clock in the afternoon, they finally found the road and were close to Jinzhou City.
Given that the Japanese army was besieging Jinzhou City, they did not dare to take the main road this time. As long as there was a road heading southwest, they would go up or directly cross the fields.
Just as they were passing through a forest, Qian Chuan'er, who was walking in front, stopped and said, "There's someone in front!"
Since there were people in front, no one could tell whether they were Japanese soldiers. The five people suddenly became nervous. They didn't even bother to wipe the sweat off their faces. They all hid behind the trees and looked forward.
After looking at each other for a while, they exchanged glances before Qian Chuan'er said, "It doesn't look like he's Japanese."
"They are not wearing yellow clothes." Shang Zhen also said.
"Do you think your eyes are telescopes?" Hou Kanshan retorted to Shang Zhen.
Shang Zhen did not respond.
Since yesterday, Hou Kanshan has not been very friendly to Shang Zhen.
Shang Zhen understood that it might be because his third brother Li Fushun always dealt with Hou Kanshan when he was alive, and now that his third brother is gone, Hou Kanshan feels that he, as a new recruit, has no one to rely on.
In addition, when he was serving as a sentry, he also played a trick on Hou Kanshan and made him smell his urine. It seemed that Hou Kanshan was narrow-minded and had already held a grudge.
The world is fickle and people get cold to each other when they leave. This is human nature. Shang Zhen knew that he was just a new soldier, so he chose to endure it.
However, Qian Chuan'er always seemed to be protecting Shang Zhen, so Hou Kanshan couldn't say anything more and could only bully Shang Zhen with words.
"Let's go, we have to go and take a look." Qian Chuan'er said as he walked forward, pulling out his box gun and lighting it.
Shang Zhen also pulled the bolt of his submachine gun.
But at this point, Hou Kanshan spoke again: "Why are you so nervous? Be careful not to get out of control!"
Shang Zhen frowned and ignored Hou Kanshan.
At this time, Chen Hanwen also said beside him: "Monkey's words are harsh, but the truth is this."
Shang Zhen was still speechless, but he didn't turn off the safety of the gun. He just pointed the muzzle of the gun at the ground and took his hand off the trigger.
After that, the few of them stopped talking and chased forward as lightly as possible.
When they got closer to the person in front, Qian Chuaner muttered in a low voice, "He's really not a Japanese." As he spoke, he turned to look at Shang Zhen but ignored Hou Kanshan.
The relationship between people is naturally subtle, but Qian Chuan'er expressed his support for Shang Zhen with these small actions.
In Qian Chuan'er's opinion, who do you think you are, Hou Kanshan? It was Shang Zhen, Er Hanzi, and I who were blocking the Japanese army from behind. You just took advantage of the opportunity!
Although Qian Chuan'er is not very old, he has been a soldier for two years.
There were some things he wouldn't say out loud, but he felt in his heart that Hou Kanshan might desert at a critical moment, so he couldn't expect him to fight alongside him!
But when Qian Chuan'er looked at Shang Zhen, he found that Shang Zhen had already carried his flower machine on his back.
It seems that Shang Zhen's eyesight is very good! Qian was still looking at him, and Shang Zhen had already said, "It's a student."
Hou Kanshan snorted and was about to speak when Chen Hanwen pulled him from the side.
Chen Hanwen naturally didn't want Shang Zhen and Hou Kanshan to have an unpleasant quarrel.
The five people were speechless. When they quickly approached the people in front of them, they could see clearly that there were seven people in total. They were indeed students, both male and female.
Shang Zhen and his men also encountered students when they were stationed outside Jinzhou City.
Most of those students were college students from Fengtian or cities further north.
The Japanese army had occupied most of the major cities in Northeast China. As pioneers of the times, college students naturally did not want to become slaves of a conquered nation, so a wave of students fled to the interior.
In order to enter the interior of the country, Jinzhou is the only way to get there. Students choose to walk to Jinzhou and then take the train to the interior of the country.
There is no doubt that the same is true for the seven students in front.
"Cough." Students are students after all. They are unaware of the sound behind them. In desperation, Qian Chuaner could only pretend to cough.
Qian Chuan'er's cough frightened the students so much that they all turned around. However, when they saw that they were facing soldiers from the Northeast Army, they showed joy on their faces.