The river gradually became shallower, and Tang Cheng finally carried Liu Shitou on his back to the other bank. However, before Tang Cheng could relax, several people walking in front of him had already fallen down in the muddy water. The "dead man" lying in the front was Lao Dongbei.
After sending the message back, without bothering to put on his pants, Tang Cheng took back his shell gun from Hou San and crawled forward on both hands and feet. The same thing they saw on the other side before they crossed the river appeared right in front of them.
The corpses were all dressed as common people, but Tangcheng did not think that these corpses were real common people.
"What should we do?" Lao Dongbei lay on his back in the muddy water, wearing his pants and looking towards Tangcheng. Bodies with bullet holes were found on both sides of the river, which shows that a battle really took place here. Look at these bodies.
They must be dressed like guerrillas active in this area, and those who killed these guerrillas must be Japanese troops, maybe the same Japanese squad that shelled them just now.
"Let's go, find a place to warm yourself first." Tang Cheng also imitated the old Northeast style and put on his trousers shivering first. His legs had already been soaked by the river water and he couldn't feel anything. He volunteered.
Hou San had already rushed out. He had to find a high point to observe the surrounding terrain before finding a suitable place to stay. It was too dangerous to stay by the river.
The December night came much earlier than Tang Cheng imagined. After lighting a fire and drying his clothes in the leeward depression that Hou San found, Tang Cheng felt that before he had gone far, the sky had already darkened, and then the night sky
Then a little starlight appeared. The starlight in the first half of the night was still bright. Tang Cheng followed the pace of his companions and walked carefully. After crossing a flat land, there was a relatively sudden steep slope. He could vaguely see the position of the dice head in front of him.
Lowering rapidly, Tang Cheng was mentally prepared in advance. He consciously lowered his body's center of gravity and descended the slope carefully and as quickly as possible. The soft feeling under his feet suddenly became stronger, and the gurgling sound of the river was very close at hand.
, do we have to wade across the river again?
Compared with the vast wilderness in the winter suburbs of Peking, the winter south of the Yangtze River is relatively mild. However, the temperature at night still makes Tangcheng shiver. Even if the river is not wide, you can wade through it in two or three minutes.
However, shoes and pants soaked by water will also test people's will and limbs' ability to withstand cold and frost for a long time to come. Tang Cheng, who has already experienced wading across the river, can't help but feel bitter on his face.
When Liu Shitou was crossing the river, without the help of Dice and Hou San, he and Liu Shitou might have fallen into the cold and biting river water.
Seeing the old Northeastern people in front of them and they continued to move forward without hesitation, Tang Cheng secretly comforted himself and said: That's it, that's it, anyway, we are still neither dry nor wet, and being completely wet is just a pleasure. I heard
The sound of rushing water caused by the dice walking in front of him made Tang Cheng couldn't help but hold the rifle that originally belonged to Liu Shitou with both hands. He clenched his teeth and stepped off the river bed. Soon he felt extra resistance under his feet.
An obvious coldness was transmitted to the feet through the leather surface of the shoes. Given the quality of the military shoes on Tangcheng's feet, they would leak even if they passed through shallow water, let alone such a river.
As the sense of resistance increased, the biting cold river water finally invaded from the opening of the shoe. Tang Cheng could even clearly feel the coldness spreading down his calves, ankles, insteps and then soles. In the blink of an eye, the two originally
My feet, which were still warm, were completely cold.
The feeling of soaking feet in ice water was excruciating. However, both Liu Shitou and Hou San, who had suffered from leg cramps, remained silent and followed one after the other, trying to maintain their balance without making too much noise.
The river water spread from the calf to the knee, and then continued up to the thigh. Just when Tang Cheng began to worry secretly, the river began to become shallower, and the obstruction to the legs also decreased. Although crossing the river was such a process, Tang Cheng
However, Cheng's mood became more relaxed as the water level dropped. The good times did not last long. When the cool breeze blew at night, the legs soaked by the river water felt like they were being frozen, and the body was "sucked" away.
The heat in other parts of the body. By the time he walked onto the river bank, Tang Cheng's whole body was trembling uncontrollably, and he couldn't help but mutter in his heart, God, how can I survive this day!
The slope of the opposite river bank is roughly the same. Without any interference from the enemy, Laodongbei and the others who were walking in front slipped and fell repeatedly. Even Tangcheng himself was not spared. This objectively can be understood as the military shoes being soaked by the river water.
The slippery soles were actually caused by the fact that everyone's legs were soaked in the river water and they lost consciousness. According to Tangcheng's idea, they had to find a safe place to dry their clothes before continuing on their way, but they were stopped by Old Northeast."
Don’t dare to light a fire now. It’s getting dark and the fire will reveal our position. If there are Japanese soldiers here, we will be in trouble.”
After landing, we walked thirty or forty meters and entered a tree land. Tangcheng began to wonder why the terrain here was like this. Why should there be woodland wherever there is a river? Starting from entering the woods, the old Northeast in front of us
He deliberately slowed down his pace and kept shaking his legs and feet as he walked. He seemed to want to shake off the water on his pants. Although he did not find any danger, Lao Dongbei and Hou San were walking in the front.
Still raising their guns frequently, they in Tangcheng were frightened after being bombarded by the Japanese army and wading across the river twice in one day.
Carrying the Japanese 38 rifle, Tang Cheng and Liu Shitou behind him followed Lao Dongbei and Hou San in skirmish formation. The silence in the forest made everyone move cautiously, experiencing the battlefield.
They knew it was tragic that if they took the next step, they would be in danger. This forest was like the boundless sea. Half an hour passed, and then another half hour. Tangcheng's legs and feet
Unknowingly, I became numb and dull, but I still couldn't see the open space at the end of the woods.
The physical exhaustion and mental tension reminded Tang Cheng of the battle during the day. If they had been protected by the woodland when they were retreating from the Japanese shelling during the day, maybe they would have been overtaken and killed by the Japanese squad.
Tang Cheng's mind subconsciously thought of Nanshan Village and Yan Hongjiao. The Japanese squad that bombarded them chased the big car along the road. Would they pursue it all the way to Nanshan Village? If the Japanese squad attacked Nanshan Village, who knew the guerrillas under Yan Hongjiao?
Whether the guerrillas could stop the attack, Tang Cheng was certain that the guerrillas could not stop the Japanese attack.
After walking for a long time in the woods at a speed close to walking, Tang Cheng, who had gradually adapted, was not only not troubled by the deep tiredness like when he retreated, but also became more and more alert. Hidden night walking cannot be pursued blindly.
The speed, if they bumped into the Japanese army unprepared, the six of them were not enough to fill the gap between the enemy's teeth. As they walked, Laodongbei, who was walking at the front, finally slowed down and stopped, followed by Tang, who was following behind.
They quickly stopped in the city.
Tang Cheng did not go over to ask Laodongbei why he stopped. Instead, he clenched the rifle in his hand and looked into the darkness behind him, listening for the movement. Hou San, holding the rifle in one hand, jogged from the front and walked to Laodongbei.
There was a low whisper beside him. After listening, Lao Dongbei did not nod or shake his head, but waved his arms and stepped forward. The skirmishing team started to move again. I saw that everyone was deliberately walking slowly according to Lao Dongbei's speed. Not only were their steps special,
It's so light, and everyone's posture seems particularly cautious.
Tang Cheng also bowed his head and bent down like his companions. At this time, there was no obvious light source in front, but the naked eye could still feel the change of light. After walking about a hundred meters, Tang Cheng and the others finally saw the edge of the woods. Hou
Sanzao was already squatting by the tree, listening attentively to what was going on in front of him. Laodongbei stopped again, leaving the people behind him to stop about ten or twenty meters away from the edge of the forest, and walked forward alone.
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Seeing Lao Dongbei walking to Hou San who was squatting next to the tree, Tang Cheng also walked over with a rifle. From Tang Cheng's position, the fields outside the woods were covered with a dull silvery gray, and there were no visible areas within sight.
There were no village buildings, and it was impossible to tell whether there were roads in the fields. After a moment, Tang Cheng put down his gun and took out a map from the leather bag he was carrying. The starlight was not enough for him to distinguish the lines on the map, so he squatted down and headed toward Laodongbei.
Waved to Hou San.
Lao Dongbei and Hou San quickly came over to unbutton their clothes and pulled them apart with their hands. They bent down facing Tang Cheng, thus forming a rough semi-surround. Tang Cheng, who was squatting in the forest, put the map on his knees.
Then he took out the dry matches from his armpit and used 6 matches in succession to check the map. Then he stood up and observed the tree next to him for a moment, and then put away the map and matches.
Tang Cheng, who thinks he has a good sense of direction, has already had trouble distinguishing east and west after walking in the woods for so long. However, Tang Cheng, who followed Robert everywhere since he was a child, learned how to distinguish north and south from the growth of trees. According to the captured picture,
According to the mark on the Japanese map, Tangcheng and the others should be in Xiacun. If the direction he identified just now is correct, continuing southward along Xiacun will be Huangsha Town. After whispering to Lao Dongbei for a while, Tangcheng and the others decided again
They all took steps immediately to head out of the forest.
Their speed was still very slow. When they walked out of the woods, their backs were bent like shrimps. Their severe and uneasy mood was like a group of ghosts who were extremely afraid of the sun. They were full of anxiety once they left the shelter. They held their 38 rifles across their hands.
, Tang Cheng, who was following behind Lao Dongbei, bent over at a large angle. This posture only lasted for a moment and made him feel pain in his back. If he wanted to keep it up for a long time, he felt that it would be better to use both hands and feet to crawl like a dog. Even if
In this way, he still "asked for trouble" and looked up, carefully looking at the empty field with his own eyes. The withered grass had long been buried by ice, snow and mud, the cold wind was clearly blowing, and the whole world was a fixed scene.