When it got dark, Tang Cheng and the others were unable to reach Luojiazhuang. The difficulty of traveling on the mountain road was beyond Tang Cheng's expectation. In addition, Laodongbei and the others were also hungry. Tang Cheng saw that the sky had completely darkened, so he had no choice but to
He set up camp and stopped. "Company Commander Tang, not far ahead is Aijiazhuang. Why don't we go to Aijiazhuang to rest. I still have a few acquaintances in Aijiazhuang. Why don't I go and inquire about it first?"
?" Hearing that Tang Cheng said he wanted to camp on the spot, Lin Jiadong volunteered to go to Aijiazhuang in front to find out the news.
It's already November, and camping in the wild is really not a pleasant experience, but what happened in Xiajiawa has made Tang Cheng feel uncomfortable. He doesn't want Aijiazhuang to become the second Xiajiawa. "Forget it, let's just do it.
Find a sheltered place to rest here for the night. There is no need to take that risk. It is going to be completely dark now. If something happens in Aijiazhuang, it will not do us any good." Lin Jiadong couldn't resist Tangcheng's words.
Persistence, only to give up in frustration.
Hou San is obviously a person who is accustomed to walking in the wild. He found a sheltered place in a short time, gathered the cart together, Dice and Huang Laosi started killing chickens and lighting fires. The head of Tangqiao Village is a real person, not only
They were given 8 chickens and ducks by Tang Cheng, as well as an iron pot, salt, vegetables and other things. The dice and the others were busy working for a while, and the smell of stew wafted from the iron pot.
Liu Shitou, who had been hungry for a long time, was already staring at the meat in the pot. Old Dongbei took Zhao Baokun to find firewood, while Lin Jiadong was carrying a bayonet in the field to dig up edible wild vegetables. Tangcheng had nothing to do, so he had to
He found a piece of cloth from the cart and sat cross-legged by the campfire to clean the gun. Cleaning the gun was Tang Cheng's habit and a way to kill time. The two shell guns were polished well, and the meat cooked in the pot was almost edible.
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"Who? Come out." Liu Shitou stabbed a piece of chicken from the iron pot with his bayonet and was about to hand it to Tang Cheng, but Tang Cheng suddenly stood up and pointed the shell gun in his hand at the night behind him and shouted. Lin Jiadong was gathering wild vegetables.
They were so frightened that they fell down on the ground. Dice and Huang Laosi picked up their rifles and looked around to find the enemy's position. Only Liu Shitou gnawed on the chicken and froze beside the iron pot. Tang Cheng shouted and stopped making any sound, Dice
The three of them also held their breath and stared at the night in Tangcheng. The only sound around them was the gurgling sound of broth in the iron pot.
Tang Cheng slowly moved the hammer of the shell gun. If the person hidden in the night didn't show up again, he would really pull the trigger. Xu felt the murderous intention emanating from Tang Cheng's body, and was used by Tang Cheng
Finally, a voice came from the night where the shell gun was aimed, "Don't shoot, don't shoot, we are coming out." As the voice sounded, two hunched men in military uniforms slowly walked over, using the reflection of the bonfire.
, Tang Cheng's face was filled with joy, these two guys were wearing military uniforms.
Still a few meters away, Tang Cheng waved the shell gun in his hand and asked the two guys with twinkling eyes to stand there. "Who are you? If there are other accomplices, call them out. Don't wait for me.
If you come out after the shelling gun goes off, it will be too late by then." Seeing that the two guys didn't seem to believe what he said, Tang Cheng shook his head at Liu Shitou, who showed off the light machine gun left by Old Northeast, and the dice also showed
Following suit, he took out Zhao Baokun's light machine gun.
No one would feel comfortable being pointed at by two machine guns. The feeling of being pointed at a gun is as unsettling as a swarm of ants crawling up your back. "Don't, don't shoot, we're behind you."
There are still a few brothers, I'll call them out right now." The man in military uniform standing on the left said this and turned around to call someone. There was a gunshot, and the soil in front of the man in military uniform suddenly collapsed and splashed.
Open, the man in military uniform didn't dare to move, he just looked at the shell gun in Tang Cheng's hand with the corner of his eye.
"Did I tell you to go back? Just stand here and call your people out. Don't play tricks with me, or I'll blow your heads off." Only one shot shocked these two guys, and Tang Cheng's heart was
Somewhat proudly, facing two unarmed guys, the shell gun in Tang Cheng's hand was undoubtedly a murder weapon that could make people submit. The man in military uniform who had half turned around swallowed helplessly and had to stand still as Tang Cheng asked.
He shouted into the night, and after a short while, seven men also wearing military uniforms appeared in Tang Cheng's sight.
"Answer the question I just asked, who are you? Why are you here?" Dice and Huang Laosi had already walked around behind the group of people with guns in hand. There were two light machine guns beside them, so Tang Cheng put his
The shell gun was lowered. The man in military uniform who was forced to stop by Tang Cheng with bullets was obviously the leader. Tang Cheng pointed at him to answer his question and whispered a few words to his companions. The man in military uniform was only one-five-ten.
Answered Tangcheng's inquiry.
After receiving the answer, Tang Cheng was a little bit dumbfounded. He originally thought that these were the Japanese defeated troops that Lin Jiadong mentioned, but he didn't expect that these guys were just the defeated troops of the militia in Diqiao Town. When the Japanese army attacked and returned to Diqiao Town, the ones who led the charge were
Niu Sanman's Royal Association Army troops, these militia soldiers who had only a dozen bullets in their bodies, were defeated without even firing their guns. The Japanese army occupied Huandiqiao Town without bloodshed, and these defeated militia soldiers were gone.
Where they want to go, these local guys can only wander around in the wilderness, hoping for a chance to secretly return to the town.
Niu Jinshui took a platoon of the Imperial Association Army out to collect grain, and they happened to be walking along the road of Luojiazhuang. These defeated soldiers of the militia did not dare to fight the Imperial Army, so they fled directly into the wilderness on the Aijiazhuang side.
Tang Cheng and the others were making too much noise while killing chickens and stewing meat. Coupled with the smell of meat floating in the air, these hungry guys smelled the smell and touched it. However, they didn't want to eat the meat, but Tang Cheng gave it to them.
He discovered it early. "Since you are all members of the Diqiao Town militia, where are your weapons?" Looking at the unarmed militia soldiers, Tang Cheng was filled with doubts.
The leading militia soldier lowered his head and replied, "When the Japs came, we all panicked. We wished we had four legs and ran away. Who would run away with guns and bullets?" the other party's answer commanded.
Tang Cheng was speechless. These guys were so defeated that they didn't even need weapons. Do these guys have the guts to fight the Japanese army? Before Tang Cheng could continue to ask questions, Laodongbei, who heard the gunshots, ran back with Zhao Baokun.
, seeing a stranger coming to the campfire, Lao Dongbei and Zhao Baokun cautiously surrounded them with short guns in hand.
After Laodongbei figured out the situation, he arrived just like Tangcheng. Unbelievable, a gun was not only a tool for soldiers to go into battle to kill the enemy, but also a weapon for soldiers to save their lives. Behind them were powerfully armed Japanese soldiers. If his own
If you don’t even have a protective weapon in your hand, is there any way to survive? Just by looking at Tang Cheng’s eyes, you can already tell what Tang Cheng is planning, but the old Northeast is not optimistic about these defeated troops who returned to the Diqiao Town militia.
, these guys are just farmers wearing military uniforms, taking them to the battlefield, don't be kidding.
Tang Cheng could apply wounds to the corpses of Japanese soldiers, and he could order the killing of those Imperial Army soldiers who had laid down their weapons, but he could not point his guns at the militia soldiers who fled out of Huandiqiao Town. "Keep them for now.
, these are all Chinese, I can't give that order, the worst I can do is let them stay in Huandiqiao Town by themselves when we leave." Facing the gestures made by the old Northeast, Tang Cheng shook his head gently, he
The muzzle of the gun cannot be pointed at the Chinese.
Counting the defeat of the militiamen who returned to Diqiao Town, the chicken cooked in the iron pot was obviously not enough to eat. Old Northeast had no choice but to share some of the dry food they brought from Zouma Mountain to everyone and soak it in broth.
, the taste is pretty good. Lao Dongbei is a familiar guy. Since Tangcheng has decided to keep these defeated soldiers of the militia with him, Lao Dongbei no longer treats them coldly, just a few cigarettes
, Lao Dongbei became acquainted with them, asking questions about whether the conversation was lively.
Tang Cheng did not participate in the chat. He was summarizing the information he asked from the Imperial Association Army. It is now known that the Japanese army occupying Huandiqiao Town had a small force and a company of the Imperial Association Army. Occupying Huandiqiao Town
The Japanese and puppet troops in Qiao Town already have a strength of 200 people. The only thing that is beneficial to Tangcheng and them is the composition of the infantry company of the Imperial Association Army. Unlike the Japanese Imperial Army's troops in the north, Niu Sanman's
Most of the Imperial Army's companies were rogues from Huangshi City. Such an Imperial Army unit was simply a mob. Tangcheng could put all its energy on that Japanese squad.
"Zhou Deshan, you said that your family is from Huodiqiao Town, so can you draw me a topographic map of Huodiqiao Town? It should be more detailed, preferably including the roads and the layout of the houses in the town.
Mark it." After thinking about it alone for a while, Tang Cheng called over the man in military uniform who had talked to him before. Huang Deshan was illiterate and a clumsy speaker, but his memory was excellent.
, through his description, Tang Cheng had a complete understanding of the layout of Huandiqiao Town.
"Are there ** wounded soldiers in the town? How many are there? When the Japanese army occupied the town, where were those ** wounded soldiers?" Huang Deshan's words once again confirmed the intelligence previously provided by Lin Jiadong. In this Japanese and puppet army
Before the capture of Huandiqiao Town, a group of Japanese troops who had withdrawn from Huangshi had indeed stopped in the town. They also took a dozen wounded people to seek medical treatment in the town. It was just that the Japanese and puppet troops were calling.
At that time, Huang Deshan was only focused on escaping for his life, and did not pay attention to the whereabouts of those defeated troops.
When he learned from Lin Jiadong that there were defeated soldiers around Huandiqiao Town, Tangcheng already had the answer. These defeated soldiers who appeared in Huandiqiao Town could only be the Eighth Route Army soldiers from the same unit as Zhao Baokun.
The defeated troops of Zhang Guoxun's Regiment of the Twelfth Division. But now hearing what Huang Deshan said, Tang Cheng couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. It seemed that the plan to recruit the defeated troops would be difficult to continue.