The Japanese army was unaware of the impending danger. The carriage turned a corner and entered the mountain pass, followed by forty or fifty Japanese soldiers. At this moment, Shang Zhen shouted "Attack!"
A simple ambush was launched, or it could not be considered an ambush, but only a cold shot.
Since everyone had already aimed their rifles at the target, when Shang Zhen shouted to attack, everyone's first shot was basically the same, and then they pulled the bolt to reload the gun and aim again, which was almost the same.
In the first shot, Shang Zhen and his men knocked down a total of six Japanese soldiers.
When they fired the second shot, they only hit two Japanese soldiers.
By the time they fired the third shot, the Japanese had already started counterattacking, but they didn't knock down a single Japanese soldier because all of them had already fallen down.
This is what the Japanese Kwantung Army is like, well-trained!
"Retreat!" Shang Zhen shouted and all of them ran north along the edge of the mountain under the cover of the mountain. They needed to enter the mountain from another pass to escape the pursuit of the Japanese army.
"Hehe, I killed two of them!" Hu Zhuzi said as he ran.
But no one spoke to him. In total, they only defeated a few Japanese soldiers. Who defeated them? It was hard to say. It was also possible that some Japanese soldiers were hit by two or more bullets.
Just as Shang Zhen and his men had expected, the Japanese army immediately began to fire back after being suddenly attacked by them. Behind them, there was a burst of gunfire and even the "da da" sound of Japanese machine guns.
But none of this matters. With the mountain blocking their way, the Japanese bullets cannot hit them. By the time the Japanese army gets up and pursues them, Shang Zhen and his men should be able to rush to another mountain pass.
But at this moment, Wang Laomao, who was running, listened attentively. Then his face changed drastically and he suddenly shouted, "Run! We missed something!"
Wang Laomao's shout was so loud that even though Shang Zhen and the others were running with the whistling sound of the wind in their ears, they could still understand what he was shouting.
Shang Zhen looked at Wang Laomao in confusion while running, not knowing what Wang Laomao was referring to.
"Cavalry! Damn Japanese cavalry!" Wang Laomao shouted desperately and ran desperately.
This time everyone heard it clearly. Would they look back to see if the Japanese cavalry would catch up with them?
They won't!
Since Wang Laomao said that there were Japanese cavalry behind them, it must be true.
Everyone ran with all their might, their feet moving fast.
But no matter how fast a person runs on two legs, how can he possibly outrun a four-legged horse?
While running for their lives, Shang Zhen and his companions soon heard the dull sound of horse hooves coming from behind them, which was even drowned out by the sound of the wind in their ears!
Just as Wang Laomao said, they underestimated the cunning of the Japanese army!
The Japanese army did not have many infantrymen in the front, but there were Japanese cavalry following far behind.
Shang Zhen and his men had no idea how much shock their surprise attack on the Japanese Type 92 infantry artillery position had caused to the Japanese army.
Shang Zhen and his team need to run four or five hundred meters before they can reach the next mountain pass.
If the ones chasing them were only Japanese infantry, as they had deduced beforehand, they would have already run far away when the Japanese infantry stopped for a moment.
As long as they entered the mountains, they could completely escape the Japanese army with the help of the guide's familiarity with the terrain.
But now it is no longer possible, the Japanese cavalry can easily catch up with them in the open ground.
He even thought as he rushed into battle, "Couldn't I just turn around and shoot the Japanese with my gun?" But then he rejected this idea.
He had heard from Old Huo that when the enemy and our side were only thirty or forty meters apart, they would launch a hand-to-hand charge. At that time, rifles that required firing the bolt and then pulling the trigger would be basically ineffective.
Because the time it takes for a person to walk across a distance of thirty or forty meters is definitely shorter than the series of shooting actions, the bayonet is the best choice at that time.
So could he still hope to knock down the Japanese horses with his rifle? Even though he was carrying a submachine gun, he estimated that even if he could knock down a few Japanese cavalrymen, he would be chopped to the ground by the Japanese cavalrymen afterwards!
Let’s run first. If we can’t outrun them, we’ll have to fight those Japanese to the death.
100 meters, 200 meters, Zhang Zhen saw three people running down from a small mound in front of him on the left. Those three people were the three people that Lao Huotou had taken away before, two soldiers and a guide.
"Run, there are cavalry behind us!" Shang Zhen also shouted, but then he realized that Old Huotou did not run down with him. He subconsciously looked up the hill, and then he saw that Old Huotou had already put his mountain cannon against his shoulder.
Just when Shang Zhen looked at Old Huo, Old Huo happened to look at Shang Zhen as well.
At this moment, God is my witness. Shang Zhen saw that the old man Huo finally stopped blinking and just waved his hand in front of him.
Old Huotou was holding something in his hand. Shang Zhen knew that it was the lighter that Old Huotou used, which could ignite the fire with a pull wheel.
Shang Zhen suddenly understood something while running wildly. He continued to run forward, but his head was always moving towards Old Huotou, because his eyes were always on Old Huotou.
Shang Zhen already understood Old Huo's choice.
Although Old Huo was a sly old fellow, he was not afraid of death, or rather, he chose to stay behind so that others could survive.
The reason why Shang Zhen stared at Old Leader Huo was because he suddenly remembered the death of his third brother Li Fushun.
The farewell on the battlefield only took a moment, and there was no time to say goodbye at all. But now he could still take a look at Old Huo as a final farewell, which was already a gift from God!
Now Shang Zhen suddenly figured out a problem, that is, if one day his partner needs his death, then he must do it without hesitation just like Old Huotou is doing now!
Because of this, Shang Zhen finally turned around and stopped looking at Old Huo and rushed forward again.
At this time, the sound of Japanese horse hooves behind them had become louder, and the sound was like the rapid beating of war drums, as if Shang Zhen and the others ran a step slower, the horse hooves would trample on them, and the Japanese army's sharp oriental swords would chop off their backs!
Shang Zhen and his men rushed forward a few dozen meters, and the mountain pass was already in sight. At this moment, Shang Zhen heard a "bang" sound behind him!
At this point, Shang Zhen couldn't help but turn his head to look. He saw two Japanese soldiers fell off their horses, but more Japanese horses were running wildly.
As for the number of Japanese cavalry, Shang Zhen couldn't figure out how many there were in a hurry, but he estimated that there should be around forty or fifty.
How come after firing a shot, the Japanese cavalry ran faster? The nearest Japanese cavalry was only about a hundred meters away from them.
The fastest Olympia champion can run the 100 meters in less than 10 seconds. But what about horses, well-trained war horses? How can they possibly run the 100 meters in 10 seconds?
Shang Zhen suddenly didn't want to escape anymore, he decided to learn from Old Huo!
So he took a few quick steps, then turned around and pointed the rifle in his hand at the fastest Japanese warhorse.
But at this moment, a strange thing happened. The warhorse rushed sideways like crazy, and the Japanese soldier who had already pulled out the saber was pulling the reins hard, and he didn't even have time to raise the saber.
The Japanese war horses were frightened, and only then did Shang Zhen suddenly realize what was happening.