Yes, to save or not? Shang Zhen didn't even need to look at the previous situation, he believed what Wang Laomao said was right.
Logically speaking, there were only more than ten Japanese soldiers on the opposite side, and their sudden attack could completely catch the Japanese army by surprise and rescue the three of their own people.
But the problem is, even if these ten or so Japanese soldiers are easy to deal with, once they fire their guns, they will definitely attract the surrounding Japanese soldiers.
They are so exhausted now. If the Japanese army comes to chase them again, even if they are not trapped by the Japanese army, they will never be able to outrun them with their current physical strength.
But Shang Zhen only thought for a moment before saying to Wang Laomao, "The direction ahead is the direction of Suizhong you mentioned. So, do you think these three soldiers were sent by our main force to find us?"
When Shang Zhen said this, everyone's eyes brightened.
Yes, they were muttering before that if Hou Kanshan delivered the letter, reinforcements from Suizhou should have arrived.
Shang Zhen's speculation directly caused shock in the soldiers' hearts.
Just because Shang Zhen mentioned reinforcements, everyone is now exhausted and they need reinforcements so badly. It seems that Liu Cheng’s regiment in Ningyuan City also needs reinforcements.
If they didn't rescue the three people captured by the Japanese army, who were there to deliver a letter, then this group of people would have missed out on important matters.
So the hope of finding reinforcements at this moment did not give Shang Zhen and the others a boost of enthusiasm, but it did make them feel that the future was brighter, and even the gray sky above their heads became brighter.
"Hit! Why not?" several people said at the same time.
"Then let's fight! Let's go around in front of them and end the battle as quickly as possible." Shang Zhen gritted his teeth and made up his mind.
Taking advantage of the cover of the woods, Shang Zhen and his men started running again, temporarily forgetting their physical fatigue.
Five minutes later, Shang Zhen and his men had already hidden at the top of a gentle hill. Everyone was gasping for breath, trying to make their breathing steady.
They were breathing so rapidly, not only because they had consumed some physical strength, but also because they were so close to the road at the foot of the hill, only a few dozen meters away. They even thought that if they breathed louder, the Japanese soldiers who were about to pass by would be able to hear it!
This time Shang Zhen and his team had a good idea. They found a terrain that was very suitable for an ambush.
On one side was a long, gentle hill, and the road passed at the foot of the hill.
Shang Zhen and his men were lying behind the ridge of the hill. As long as they showed up, they would be able to see the Japanese troops passing by.
But even so, Shang Zhen was still not satisfied. He glanced at his men and finally gave the order to Wang Laomao: "Platoon leader, you and Qian Chuan'er go behind the mound across the road."
After giving this order, Shang Zhen seemed to want to dilute the mandatory nature of his order so as not to upset Wang Lao Mao, so he explained the four words: "Crossfire."
Wang Laomao was slightly stunned. This was the first time Shang Zhen gave him an order, but then he and Qian Chuaner ran down the hill to the opposite side.
Why did Shang Zhen let Wang Laomao and Qian Chuan go over? It was because Wang Laomao and Qian Chuaner both had tricks in their hands.
"Line up, line up in a row, and try not to shoot the same person!" Shang Zhen said again.
After saying this, Shang Zhen crawled to his right side and looked towards the end of the path.
It was only a short while later that small group of Japanese troops arrived.
Invaders are always arrogant and domineering.
They walked on the invaded land and completely forgot who the master was here. They thought they were proud kings. If they had a road to take, why did they walk in the wilderness?
But this is also a very sad fact for the current Chinese army, which is really determined by the strength of both sides.
Just like Shang Zhen and his friends, they saw a road through the mountains and forests, but most of the time they didn't dare to walk on it, even though walking was definitely much faster than walking through the mountains.
Shang Zhen just took a glance and quickly retracted his body.
The location of this hill is very good, but it is bare, with no trees or shrubs to cover it except for a few clumps of dead grass.
"Be careful when shooting, don't hurt your own people." Shang Zhen warned again.
Everyone was either lying or crouching behind the ridge of the hill, holding weapons of varying lengths in their hands.
This was the first time that Shang Zhen and his men had ambushed the Japanese army at such a close distance, and Shang Zhen had become nervous.
The reason why Zhang Zhen was nervous was not because he was afraid of killing the enemy, but because he did not dare to show his head on the hill.
Since he could not stretch his head to look at the Japanese army, he could only judge the position of the Japanese army at the foot of the hill based on their speed.
The road was still forty or fifty meters up the hill, so it was impossible to expect to hear footsteps.
When people in later generations watch movies and TV shows, they will take it for granted that the enemy is coming, the ambushers appear, chaotic gunfire rings out, and the enemy is knocked down. But in real life battles, is it ever that easy?
It's like doing a job. People who watch the excitement from the side will never know the complexity of the actual work. Anyone can talk about it, but doing it is another matter.
Because Shang Zhen could not see where the Japanese army had arrived, he was unaware of a small detail in the behavior of the Japanese army at the foot of the hill at this time.
The shoelaces of the Japanese soldier walking in front were untied, so he squatted down and began to tie his shoelaces.
On both sides of the path are the common barberry trees in the fields of Northeast China, but here they are in large patches.
The so-called barberry can be understood as a wild rose, and the stems of roses are all covered with thorns. No Japanese soldier would take the initiative to rush into the barberry bush, so the team behind was delayed just to allow the Japanese soldier walking in front to tie his shoelaces.
At this time, for Shang Zhen and his men behind the ridge of the hill, the battle was about to begin, but time was becoming torturous.
Should I stick my head out to take another look, or just shout "beat him" now?
Shang Zhen became conflicted at this time, but he also knew that opportunities on the battlefield were fleeting.
Shang Zhen noticed that his companions were all looking at him. He felt the pressure, and the best way to relieve the pressure was to fight with a gun.
"Fight!" Shang Zhen, who was hesitating and struggling, finally made up his mind and shouted.
And with his loud shout, all the people on their side appeared.
Wherever the eyes are looking, that's where the gun is pointing.
When Shang Zhen appeared, he no longer cared about the Japanese soldiers. He did not pass by them, but was diagonally in front of them, more than 50 meters away from them!
But the gunshots just rang out.
Shang Zhen had over-complicated this ambush. What difference did a distance of fifty meters make from thirty or forty? As their gunshots rang out, the other side's khaki figures were shot and fell to the ground.
In the blink of an eye, the dozen or so Japanese soldiers were all shot and fell down. However, one Japanese soldier reacted quickly and raised his rifle while lying down, but at this time a bullet flew from the opposite side.
The Japanese soldier's body trembled, he dropped his rifle and stopped moving. He did die later than the others because he was the last Japanese soldier alive. The short bursts of shots fired by Wang Laomao and Qian Chuaner hit him.
"Charge!" Shang Zhen shouted, and jumped up from behind the hill with a gun in hand.
Their eyes were fixed on the yellow figure lying on the ground.
A Japanese soldier was moving. Who knows if it was a twitch before death or if he was just injured by them? Then gunshots rang out. It was that Japanese soldier who was shot again.
At that moment, there were three people standing on the road. Judging from their expressions and clothes, they were definitely from the Northeast Army.
"Oh, you're finally here!" When Shang Zhen and his companions' eyes met those of the three Northeast Army soldiers, someone from both sides actually said at the same time.
But at this moment Shang Zhen felt something was wrong, and he blurted out, "Where are you from?"
"Ningyuan County." A soldier answered.
Shang Zhen and the others were all stunned for a moment, and in an instant they felt as if they were in disarray in the wind.
Their reinforcements did not arrive, but instead these stragglers became the enemy's reinforcements!