A sudden heavy rain greatly slowed down everyone's speed, but it was because of this heavy rain that Fujiwara Kaede had to temporarily change his route and even miscalculated the guerrillas' arrangement in the village. All factors were taken into account.
Taken together, Fujiwara Kaede finally made a terrible mistake in his prediction of the overall battle situation. He actually misestimated Junichi Ogi's combat effectiveness, thinking that Junichi Ogi and the other six had also broken through to the north of the village at this moment.
The dense cold rain continued to consume everyone's physical strength and will, greatly affecting their vision and hearing. Coupled with the slippery feet, Fujiwara Kaede had to change his original plan to meet Junichi Ogi.
They entered the village directly from the village entrance to find the main force of the Chinese defenders for a decisive battle. When they stepped on the muddy water and crossed Li Hu's body, they did not know that there was a small, fully armed force hidden in front of them.
The distance is no more than fifty meters.
"Don't shoot!" They shouted these words almost at the same time. Tang Cheng and Song Tieshan stopped a fire in time. The eyes of Tang Cheng and Song Tieshan collided fiercely. Song Tieshan's face was too injured because of the injuries.
, the wound was stained by the rain again, and his face, which became as pale as paper, was constantly trembling. He stretched out his hand to wipe the water on his face, and then Tang Cheng squeezed out a sentence from between his teeth: "The Japanese army has entered the village.
Li Hu is also dead." The guerrillas beside Song Tieshan tightened their weapons at the same time, and someone even made a "crack" sound and pulled the bolt of the weapon.
Glancing at the guerrillas behind Song Tieshan, Tang Cheng stepped forward and squeezed a path among them toward the yard. "Why are you blocking the door? The Japanese troops are not far from us. If they want to enter the village, they will definitely come from
After passing here, half of the people entered this courtyard, and the other half went to the opposite courtyard. When they heard me shooting, they opened fire together." The number of guerrillas who came out of the courtyard after Song Tieshan was actually only nine people, including Tang Cheng and Song Tieshan.
11 people, excluding the men who were deployed as sentries outside the village, this was all the mobile troops that Tangcheng could mobilize.
"Li Hu is dead." One of the guerrillas behind Song Tieshan who was pushed away by Tang Cheng muttered in a low voice. When Tang Cheng turned around, he didn't realize who said that just now. He looked around.
These guerrillas pretended not to know. Tang Cheng, who had already stepped into the courtyard, sighed secretly, turned around and went to the opposite courtyard alone. The Japanese army had broken through the entrance of the village, and it was not very far from here. If it hadn't been for this dark rainy night,
, maybe you can see the khaki uniforms of the Japanese army standing at the entrance of the courtyard.
The rain has soaked Tang Cheng's whole body, and the thigh that Li Hu hit with a stone has swollen. Now the tension suddenly disappears, and the swollen area actually hurts. Tang Cheng couldn't help but whisper.
** He reached out and rubbed the swelling on his thigh. He knew what those guerrillas meant just now. It was simply because he heard that Li Hu died in the battle but he came back alive. With the enemy in front of him, Tang Cheng had no time to fight with those elm soldiers.
He couldn't explain anything in his head, but Tangcheng had already made up his mind to deal with these Japanese troops and completely part ways with the guerrillas.
"Bang!" The courtyard door was violently knocked open, and Liu Shitou, who was also wet and frightened, broke into the courtyard. When he crossed the threshold, he felt his feet slip and he couldn't help but use the most embarrassing movements.
He fell hard to the ground. Before he could get up, he stretched out his neck and screamed: "The Japanese are coming soon, why are you still standing there..." Liu Shitou's scream
The sound suddenly stopped. As he watched in disbelief, Tang Cheng was standing quietly in the yard, with an attitude that was almost calm, listening to the sound coming from the north of the small mountain village, which was getting more and more intense and getting closer.
gunshots.
Behind the village is Lao Dongbei, one of the people Tangcheng can trust now. Tangcheng is trying to distinguish the gunshots, but unfortunately the gunshots are mixed with the sound of explosions. Coupled with the heavier rain, Tangcheng has always been
It was impossible to judge the battle situation in the north of the village based on the sound of gunfire. Liu Shitou's appearance interrupted Tang Cheng's listening. Faced with Liu Shitou's panic, Tang Cheng smiled happily. Xu was attracted by the smile on Tang Cheng's face.
Excited, Liu Shitou, who had fallen to the ground, quickly got up, holding his neck and argued, "I just slipped and fell. I'm not afraid of the little devil."
He knew that the smile on his face was inappropriate at this time, but he was really not laughing at Liu Shitou's hesitation. Ever since Liu Shitou was pulled into the garrison by Liu Yangyang in Mengcheng, this guy who was younger than himself had already
Gradually losing his childishness, he is slowly growing into a qualified warrior. Seeing that Liu Shitou seemed to be a little anxious, Tang Cheng quickly explained, "I'm really not laughing at you, I'm thinking, since
The ground is so slippery, will those Japanese soldiers outside also fall over in the mud and water like you just did?"
Tang Cheng's worries were obviously unnecessary. Although Fujiwara Kaede and the others entered the village through muddy water, they did not run as fast as a meteor. Li Hu's blockade had already brought them too much panic. In the spirit of caution,
Before engaging in a firefight with the enemy, Fujiwara Kaede just asked his 20 or so Japanese soldiers to divide into two teams and walk slowly against the wall. Because of this, Tangcheng was looking forward to the scene of the Japanese soldiers falling over in the muddy water.
did not appear, and at this time, Fujiwara Kaede and the others were less than 30 meters away from the courtyard where Tangcheng was hiding.
"Pa!" A bullet was fired from the direction of the village entrance. It hit the wall made of blue bricks next to Tangcheng. It was obvious that a strong enemy was close at hand. Tangcheng stood by the wall and looked out to see the situation.
Liu Shitou, who knelt down and held on to the ladder, was worried about Tang Cheng on the ladder and carefully looked back at the bolted courtyard door. He and Tang Cheng were the only two people in the empty courtyard.
Not afraid, that's a lie. Although Liu Shitou can be considered a person who has experienced battles, this is the first time for Liu Shitou to be so close to the Japanese soldiers.
"Shitou, are you afraid? Do you regret joining the garrison?" He reached out and took the kerosene bottle handed by Liu Shitou. Tang Cheng, who was standing on the ladder, suddenly lowered his voice and asked. Liu was asked by Tang Cheng.
Shi Shi was stunned for a moment, then shook his head fiercely. Before entering the garrison, he was just a little beggar from Mengcheng. He didn't know that his parents didn't even have names. If his godfather Liu Yangyang hadn't accepted him, he might have been a beggar.
He had long since starved to death in a corner of Mengcheng. His godfather was a soldier, and since his godfather gave him the surname Liu, he had to be a soldier. He could never embarrass his godfather.
"Haha, you are stronger than me. The first time I killed the Japanese for revenge, I was so scared. If I hadn't tied up the three Japanese with ropes in advance, I might not have been able to kill them but would have been killed by them.
I was killed. But since then, I have understood that the Japanese are not invincible. As long as you are stronger than them and ruthless, they will be afraid of you. So, you have to remember that when facing the Japanese
You must not be afraid of people." With the faint light emitted by the lighter, Tang Cheng squinted at the kerosene bottle in his hand, and a crazy, crazy light suddenly appeared in his pupils.
The kerosene lighter came from a Japanese officer who was killed by Tang Cheng. The kerosene in the bottle was found from a villager's house. Tang Cheng knew that there should be a prepared thrower in the opposite yard, and he also held a kerosene lighter in his hand.
Bottle. After trying the lighter, Tang Cheng, who was standing on the ladder, remained silent. Liu Shitou, who was originally helping him hold up the ladder, had already gone to the entrance of the courtyard. All preparations were made, so Tang Cheng could only throw it to light it.
After receiving the kerosene bottle, Liu Shitou, who was guarding the inside of the courtyard gate, would open the door and shoot at the Japanese soldiers across the wall.
After crossing Li Hu, the Japanese troops entering the village must have encountered no resistance. This seemed a bit abnormal to Fujiwara Kaede. Especially at this time, the gunfire in the north of the village had disappeared, which made Fujiwara Kaede's heart clouded.
Shadow. Following the soldiers in front, Fujiwara Kaede moved forward as close to the wall as possible. Although no one spoke, the trampling of military shoes in the muddy water was still clearly visible. Fire reconnaissance was conducted three times, and bullets hit the wall.
The blue bricks on the floor splashed with sparks, but the surroundings were still silent, as if there was no one in the village at all.
Tang Cheng, who was squatting on the ladder, no longer dared to poke his head out to take a look. The sound of slightly heavy breathing was already within reach. Tang Cheng knew that the Japanese soldiers entering the village might only be separated from him by a wall. "That's it now."
He took a deep breath to steady his trembling hands, and used a lighter to light the cloth strip on the mouth of the kerosene bottle. Liu Shitou, who was guarding the courtyard gate, subconsciously turned around and looked at Tang Cheng, whose face was illuminated by the firelight of the burning cloth strip.
Extraordinarily clear.
"Nani?" More than that, Fujiwara Kaede, who was walking in the rain, pressed his body closer to the wall beside him, and the uneasiness in his heart became stronger. Just as he was about to let the soldiers in front conduct another fire reconnaissance, he saw
Suddenly a ball of fire flew out from behind the wall beside me. The fire ball flying out of the courtyard wall with a "boom" flew straight to the opposite courtyard. With the sound of the bottle breaking, it hit the blue brick kerosene hard.
The bottle instantly turned into an incendiary bomb
The kerosene splashed by "Hu" turned into flames. The two Japanese soldiers who were walking against the opposite wall were not careful and were splashed with kerosene. Although their uniforms had already been wet by the rain, the ignited kerosene was still there.
Dots of sparks burned out from their bodies. "There is an ambush." Fujiwara Kaede wanted to scream loudly when the kerosene exploded, but before he could shout, a fireball also flew out from the opposite yard. This time
The landing point of the fireball was clearly where he was standing. At the critical moment of life and death, Fujiwara Kaede had to avoid the flying ball of fire. As the ball of fire exploded on the wall behind him, the ignited fire illuminated an area of more than ten meters in radius.