Shang Zhen and the other five were still on the road.
Seeing that they had entered Jinzhou City, they actually slowed down their pace.
After all, the Japanese army is besieging the city, and they would rather not run into the Japanese army head-on.
Logically, they should be getting nervous.
But at this moment, the expressions of the five of them were relaxed, and even Hou Kanshan looked back slyly.
When they walked into a forest, Hou Kanshan finally couldn't help but tease Chen Hanwen, "Scholar, why were you blushing just now?"
"Am I blushing? No!" Chen Hanwen confessed hurriedly, but his expression had become unnatural.
"Just blush, but you don't dare to admit it." Hou Kanshan did not let Chen Hanwen go.
"No, no." Chen Hanwen continued to deny.
"It's red, I saw it all. Not to mention it's you, my heart beats just looking at you." Hou Kanshan continued.
When Hou Kanshan said this, Chen Hanwen found a reason to fight back.
"Even the living people's hearts are beating." Chen Hanwen laughed, then turned around and asked Qian Chuan'er, "Qian Chuan'er, don't you think so?"
When Qian Chuan'er saw that Chen Hanwen was asking about him, he was about to answer, but his eyes rolled and the words he said became like this: "My heart is beating, there's nothing wrong!"
Qian Chuan'er said this and walked forward quickly. A moment later, Hou Kanshan reacted and said, "Qian Chuan'er, what do you mean? Who are you scolding?"
What does it mean to have a beating heart? A human heart beats when alive. So do dogs, donkeys, pigs, horses, cows, and sheep—as long as they're alive—have beating hearts. Isn't that an insult?
Qian Chuan'er in front smiled and walked quickly forward without paying any attention to Hou Kanshan.
At this time, Erhanzi didn't react and asked Shang Zhen: "What are they talking about? What did my Qian Chuan'er say? Why did they scold him?"
Shang Zhen saw Hou Kanshan looking towards him and said, "Go ask your Qian Chuan'er."
Erhanzi scratched his head, not understanding what he was saying, and walked forward quickly.
"Hmph! You're smart!" Hou Kanshan saw that Shang Zhen didn't point out how Qian Chuan'er scolded him, so he followed him forward.
Shang Zhen glanced at Hou Kanshan's back, a trace of disdain appeared on his face, and followed him forward.
Such a small episode was only because of the group of students they had just passed.
When the seven students saw the five Northeast Army soldiers, they showed joy on their faces. A male student wearing glasses told them that he and his seven classmates, four boys and three girls, wanted to travel to Jinzhou with them.
Before Shang Zhen and the others expressed their opinions, one of the beautiful girls said that they were also busy fighting the Japanese invaders and should not be bothered.
Just those words from that girl made Shang Zhen and the other five people feel warm in their hearts.
Although they felt warm in their hearts, they would never take those students with them.
They don’t know the situation around Jinzhou City now. What if they encounter the Japanese army?
If a fight breaks out or they try to escape, these students will become a burden. In that case, not only will they not be able to escape, but the students with them will certainly not be better off either.
Of course, it was Chen Hanwen who came forward to respond to the students.
First, Chen Hanwen was a semi-literate scholar, a scholar who spoke with a high level of sophistication. Second, Chen Hanwen was the highest-ranking clerk in the company, though he was not very good at fighting. Of course, Chen Hanwen was not good at fighting, as he would "fail" when fighting.
And Chen Hanwen's face turned red when he said this to the beautiful female student. Because of this, he was now ridiculed by Hou Kanshan.
Although Shang Zhen also thought that the girl was pretty, he just thought she was pretty and he only glanced at her once.
Shang Zhen was thinking about his own thoughts all the way.
He was a new recruit, his third brother Li Fushun was gone, and Ma Erhuzi was also gone. Now there was no one to protect him.
But now, although I can shoot and have killed Japanese, I am far from being good at fighting!
I want to survive, but how can I find a wife for myself if I don't have the ability as my mother said?
This time when I return to Jinzhou and rejoin the team, I have to think of a plan and I must not stay with Hou Kanshan. This guy is too annoying!
Shang Zhen is not a stupid man. He always feels that it is inappropriate to be with Hou Kanshan.
This guy has more experience than me, and he always bullies the weak and fears the strong. He also tends to fail at critical moments. I have to stay away from him!
Because of this, he didn't say a word when Hou Kanshan scolded him again!
As for whether that beautiful female student caused ripples or waves in the hearts of Chen Hanwen and Hou Kanshan, it was none of his business!
Shang Zhen could only read and had not read many books. When it came to women, he followed his mother's point of view, that is, to find a strong woman who could work in the fields and give birth to children!
So when Shang Zhen saw that they were getting closer to Jinzhou, he started to think about it again.
But after he followed the four men for a while, he suddenly accelerated.
He passed Hou Kanshan and Chen Hanwen and directly caught up with Qian Chuaner who was in the front.
"We have to be careful. I don't think something is right!" Shang Zhen whispered to Qian Chuaner.
"What's wrong?" Qian Chuaner looked at Shang Zhen.
Birds of a feather flock together.
There are always conflicts between people, and they feel disgusted when they meet.
Some people are happy to see each other. Shang Zhen and Qian Chuan'er have fought side by side, so naturally they regard each other as their own.
"But there is no movement at all, not even gunshots. Could it be a ceasefire?" Shang Zhen whispered again.
After Shang Zhen said this, the two people's eyes met.
Shang Zhen said "ceasefire", but Qian Chuan'er had already understood Shang Zhen's subtext.
The Battle of Jinzhou was fought on a large scale. As the lowest-level soldiers, although they did not know the specific strength of the enemy and our side, they knew that their side had mobilized four brigades, which was tens of thousands of people.
The Japanese army mobilized all their planes, tanks and artillery to attack Jinzhou, so there would be no shortage of people.
It is indeed abnormal to say that there was not a single shot fired on the battlefield in a battle of this scale!
"It can't be..." Qian Chuan'er muttered, and then both of them were shocked by what they guessed might happen.
Since they had such a guess, they chose places where they could hide their bodies for the rest of their journey.
Half an hour later, the five of them hid in a forest and looked into the distance. They could already see Jinzhou City from afar.
But after reaching this point, they could no longer move forward because Japanese troops were already visible around them.
"I should have brought a telescope back when the war started. I don't know if the flag hanging on the city wall is Chinese or Japanese." Erhanzi complained in a low voice.
No one responded to him. When they were fighting the Japanese army, the situation was reversed and the battle was so fierce that they had no time to search for a telescope on the battlefield.
"Oh, I'm so stupid. Why do we need a telescope? Can't we just see whether that team of Japanese soldiers can enter the city?" After a while, Erhanzi said again.
But when he looked at the others, they ignored him and were all looking at a group of advancing Japanese soldiers. The tricks that he, a fool, could think of, others had already thought of.
"These bastards must not come into the city!" The fool, whose brain is always a beat slower than others, started muttering again.
At this time, although the other four people didn't say anything, they were also anxiously saying in their hearts, "Don't go in! Don't go in! Don't go in!"
But the further they watched the Japanese troops marching on the road, the colder they felt.
In the end, when the Japanese troops had reached the city of Jinzhou, there was still no gunfire, and all of their hearts turned cold.
This was a cruel reality that they had to face. On their way back, Jinzhou City was occupied by the Japanese army!
If Jinzhou City had not been occupied by the Japanese army, let alone whether the Japanese soldiers could enter the city, they would have opened fire if they were only a few hundred meters away from the city!
"How could such a good Jinzhou Pass be lost?" Shang Zhen, who had been taciturn all the way, couldn't help but sigh.
They had been to Jinzhou City before, and the city walls there were much thicker and higher.
When Li Fushun was alive, he once told Shang Zhen that even if the city wall was bombed by the Japanese army's cannons, it would be impossible for it to be destroyed by just eight or ten cannons!
Shang Zhen and his men didn't know that just when they were completely disheartened, dozens of Japanese soldiers were standing on the city wall of Jinzhou City, posing for photos with rifles in their hands!