"It's easy to draw the skin of a tiger but difficult to draw its bones!" Old Huo looked back at the cliff, and Shang Zhen also looked back.
On the cliff, Wang Laomao and the others had already started climbing down.
It cannot be said that there is no danger for Wang Laomao and the others to come up at this time, but at least Shang Zhen and Lao Huotou are on guard, so their risk is naturally much less.
Just because Hou Kaishan said the elders should go first, Old Huo had no choice but to go down first, and Shang Zhen followed him down.
"Some people, you may not understand them even if you have known them for a lifetime, and some people you can trust with your life and death even if you have only just met them." Old Huo said something that made Shang Zhen feel a little bit awkward.
Shang Zhen asked to come down.
What Hou Kanshan said about "the elders go first" is nonsense. It clearly means "seven people go together, and the old man suffers."
Why did the old man have to suffer? It was because among them, only Old Huo was from Liu Guodong's company, while the rest were from Wang Laomao's group.
Who knew if there were any Japanese soldiers in the woods below the cliff? Whoever got to the bottom of the cliff first would be in danger. So who else could this unlucky job be given to if not Old Huo?
Shang Zhen has been taught a lot by Old Huo these days, but he believes that "the master and the apprentice walk together, and the apprentice suffers", so when he came down, he rushed ahead of Old Huo?
When he was coming down from the cliff, Shang Zhen realized how important his training during this period was. At least his arms could now bear his own weight.
Now Shang Zhen heard what Old Huo said. Although he felt that what Old Huo said made sense, he didn't understand why Old Huo said this at this time.
And at this moment, Old Huo smiled mysteriously at Shang Zhen, and then he actually took out a square little thing that was not even half the size of a palm!
Shang Zhen had never seen Old Huo use this thing before. Old Huo ignored Shang Zhen and opened the cap of the little thing with a "click". Then he flicked it with his thumb, and Shang Zhen saw a flame. It turned out to be a lighter!
Shang Zhen was stunned. He really didn't understand what Old Huo was doing. But Old Huo was already using the lighter to light the fuse on the mountain cannon in his hand.
"Ah? What's going on?" Shang Zhen asked in surprise.
But what was the use of asking again? Seeing the fuse burning rapidly, Old Huo put the hunting rifle under his armpit, and then with a "bang", a cloud of white smoke came out of the muzzle of the mountain cannon.
Shang Zhen looked forward again and saw that the branches and leaves of the trees in front of him were shaking due to being hit!
A rifle fires only one bullet each time, which is in a straight line. Although the bullets fired by a machine gun are called scattered shots, no matter how fast the bullets are, there is still a sequence.
But what is this mountain cannon? It fired out a cloud of gun sand. According to the Northeastern dialect, it is called "hū (hū)". It is directly mixed with a cloud!
Just thinking about the gunshot from Old Huotou, do you think it's scary?
Not only Shang Zhen was surprised, but also Wang Laomao and others who were almost climbing to the bottom of the cliff were surprised. Wang Laomao jumped directly from the tree he was climbing with his hands!
At this time, Shang Zhen saw Old Huo looking back.
As soon as Old Huo turned around, he turned around too.
Due to the obstruction of the trees, Shang Zhen naturally could not see the bottom of the cliff, but he could see that there was no one there near the bottom of the cliff!
No need to ask, those people all jumped down.
At this time, Old Huo stretched his neck and shouted: "Hurry up and fight, there are Japanese soldiers there!"
This was not a joke. When he heard that there were Japanese soldiers there, even though Shang Zhen was not looking, he still turned his head back and pointed his machine gun over there.
But Shang Zhen looked again and again, and saw only trees and fallen leaves covering the ground, but no trace of the Japanese army!
Besides, based on Shang Zhen's understanding of the Japanese army, if there really were Japanese troops there, how could they not shoot at them given their ferocity?
At this moment, Wang Laomao came running from behind and asked anxiously, "Where are the Japanese soldiers?"
"Can't you see where it is? It's where Ma Gan'er is pointing his gun!" Old Huotou, who was filling his mountain cannon with sand, said with confidence.
Wang Laomao also pointed his gun over, but just a moment later, Wang Laomao exchanged glances with the people who were already lying down, and their eyes were full of confusion.
It was because the situation they saw was exactly the same as what Shang Zhen saw. There were trees everywhere and fallen leaves all over the ground. Not to mention Japanese soldiers, there wasn't even a single bird feather to be seen!
"Ma Gan'er, have you seen the Japanese army?" Wang Laomao asked.
To be honest, when Old Huo fired the cannon, Shang Zhen was completely confused.
But Shang Zhen has learned to think after all. He was confused just now, but now he has figured something out.
But lying is not Shang Zhen's nature.
So Shang Zhen neither answered Wang Laomao's questions nor looked at Wang Laomao's eyes. He still held the submachine gun against his shoulder, shooting in the direction of Lao Huotou, keeping a fully alert look.
Wang Laomao was speechless. He finally saw something unusual. If Shang Zhen wasn't a fool, then Wang Laomao was a fool? No! Not only was he not a fool, he was actually a seasoned expert!
Just when Wang Laomao was about to say something else, they heard the rustling sound of branches and leaves being touched on the woods on their right, and at the same time, there were "bang" and "bang" sounds of gunfire. There were even bullets that passed through the gaps in the woods and hit the pine tree above their heads directly, scattering a bunch of green pine needles.
"Prepare for battle!" Wang Laomao immediately gave the order and pointed his gun in the direction where the leaves made the sound.
"Why don't we run over there?" Hou Kanshan, who also sensed something was wrong, suggested.
The "end" that Hou Kanshan was referring to was undoubtedly the direction where Old Huotou had just shot.
"I asked you to go ahead and explore the way, do you dare?" Wang Laomao said unhappily.
Everyone has his own weaknesses. Not daring to move forward bravely is Hou Kanshan’s weakness, so Hou Kanshan was speechless.
At this time, Shang Zhen moved. He took advantage of the cover of the woods and ran to a dense pine tree that was about as tall as a person.
Hejiatun is located in a valley and is surrounded by pristine forests.
The trees where they are now are mostly tall pine trees.
The seeds of the pine trees are all in the pine towers. After the pine towers mature and fall to the ground, the pine seeds will eventually germinate. This patch of small pine trees grows after the pine seeds germinate, so they are not very tall but dense after all.
There are few branches underneath the tall pine trees. Although there is a green shade above, the view below is very transparent.
However, that small pine tree provided Shang Zhen with a rare place to hide himself.
Parents watch over their child, and the child grows up slowly.
Because they are often together, parents are not able to pay close attention to their children's growth, such as whether their children grow taller or learn to speak. Growth always happens unconsciously.
While Wang Laomao and the others were still wondering whether there were really Japanese troops, Shang Zhen had already made preparations for war. This made Wang Laomao look up to Shang Zhen. Good! This kid is good! Not only is he not a coward in fighting, but he also has enough brains!
"Boy! Watch out, don't shoot at your own people!" Old Huo, who had already finished loading the mountain cannon, reminded him. After saying this, he bent over and ran behind the small pine trees.
Old Huotou's words made Wang Laomao and the others curl their lips. Even Hou Kanshan hadn't finished looking at the back of Old Huotou's head. What he was thinking was undoubtedly, "You old idiot! I'll settle the score with you after this matter is over!"
Hou Kanshan also figured it out. It was true that there were Japanese troops in the woods.
It was just that it was impossible for the Japanese army to discover them just now, and now the Japanese army was attracted by the gunshot of Old Huotou!
By this time, Shang Zhen was already reporting the situation in a low voice: "The six people running over here are our people. There must be Japanese soldiers behind them!"
Now that things have come to this, what else can Wang Laomao say?
At first they were on the cliff and didn't want to go to where the gunshots were coming from, but this time, Old Huo fired a mountain cannon with a "bang" and attracted everyone over.
This time Wang Laomao has to take action. This is not something he can pretend not to know!
"Why don't you go over there quickly?" At Wang Laomao's command, he and Hou Kanshan, Qian Chuan'er and others hurriedly ran behind the small pine trees and spread out. This was to prepare for the ambush of the Japanese army.
In just a moment, the six Northeast Army soldiers came running over. At the same time, the Japanese soldiers appeared in the gap between the trees behind them!