Chapter 158: Encountering a Strange Flower on the Road
Tang Cheng observed Zhangjiadian carefully with a telescope. As Hou San said, the Zhangjiadian that Tang Cheng saw through the telescope was very quiet. It didn't look like a village with dozens of families at all. Not only could it not be seen,
There were people coming and going, and even the domestic animals that ordinary farmers were accustomed to raising in their homes could not be seen or heard, and the whole Zhangjia store felt weird. For ten minutes, Tangcheng leaned behind the broken tree.
He was motionless, but Zhangjiadian in the telescope was still completely silent.
"It's really strange. There really isn't anyone there." Tangcheng, who returned from the original route, said the same thing in front of Laodongbei and the others. Of course, he knew that using the word strange was not enough to describe the weirdness in Zhangjiadian.
, but he can only say this now, otherwise these soldiers who have endured the hard work may explode. While waiting for Hou San and the others to return, Tang Cheng thought for a while, but it turned out that they had not waited for Hou San and the others to return.
, Tangcheng had already ordered Lao Dongbei to lead a group of people down the mountain into Zhangjiadian to conduct an on-site search.
Old Dongbei was always restless. Since Tangcheng had given the order, he grabbed a light machine gun and led 20 people down the mountain straight to the dead Zhangjiadian. Old Dongbei led the people to attack the Zhangjia store.
The store was conducting an on-site search, and of course Tang Cheng could not remain idle. Laodongbei and the others only left for about five minutes before Tangcheng took the remaining gunmen down the mountain and fell far behind Laodongbei and the others.
Lao Dongbei and others slowly approached Zhangjiadian on the still slippery dirt road. However, no matter whether they entered the village cautiously or searched the houses in the village, they found nothing. The entire Zhangjiadian
Except for these houses, there is no trace of people or livestock. "What the hell, could it be that all the villagers here were kidnapped by the Japs? It's just like the villages we saw before we crossed the river." Tang
Cheng knew what Lao Dongbei meant, but what Lao Dongbei said also reminded Tang Cheng.
"Tell the brothers on the mountain to come down. Since there is no one in the village, let's stay here temporarily." Tang Cheng did not tell his guess. Although it was only a rough guess, Tang Cheng already knew it.
Where did the villagers of Zhangjiadian go? Although many of the houses in Zhangjiadian are old, the houses of these dozens of families are enough to house them in Tangcheng. With houses that can protect them from wind and rain, the soldiers can
Light a fire to bake your clothes, and you can eat hot rice and drink ginger tea made from ginger slices. For the defeated soldiers who had worked hard for three days, this moment was like heaven.
"It's good news if you don't find anything. Ask the brothers to dry the clothes. Wearing wet clothes will make you sick easily. Once Fatty Ma makes ginger tea, don't forget to drink a bowl." Hou San and the others have been waiting for Hou San and the others, who are covered in mud and water, to return.
, Tang Cheng then sat in the firepit and baked his clothes, shoes and socks. The firepit was filled with shoes and socks, and the room was full of the smell of stinky feet. Tan Fei, who couldn't bear it, ran to sit in the room.
At the door, Tang Cheng was sitting by the fire pit, but his expression remained unchanged. The smell of feet was unique to military camps, and Tang Cheng had long been accustomed to this smell.
I barely ate a few mouthfuls of cake with the ginger tea made by Fatty Ma. I looked outside and saw that the rain had stopped. I spread out the map and looked at it for a while. Tangcheng ordered all the gunmen to assemble. "Your injury is not completely healed yet."
Lisuo, I only took away 30 people and all the machine guns, and left the remaining 30 people with you. If we encounter the Japanese army, I will ask the scouts to come back and notify you to pick us up. The safety of the remaining brothers is up to you.
Be careful." Tang Cheng decided to leave with Lao Dongbei and half of the gunmen, and the safety of the village could only be left to Huang Chengzhong.
"There is no other way. You are the only ones I can trust. It's obviously not possible to keep you here. Hou San and the others are not convinced. Huang Chengzhong is a member of the Yunnan Army, and his ability to deal with people is not bad. Could it be that
Do you want me to hand over the command of the remaining people to one of the defeated troops?" Faced with Lao Dongbei's confusion and complaints, Tang Cheng could only give a good explanation. If it weren't for the fact that there was no one available, Tang Cheng
The city does not have to hand over the heavy responsibility to Huang Chengzhong.
With Tang Cheng's explanation, Old Northeastern no longer dwelled on the matter, and just paid attention to the marks left by Dice and his scouts. This was the advantage of having local people as guides. Under the leadership of those guides, Tang Cheng and his party
Dozens of people quickly detoured from the path and saw Xiuhe. "Sir, there is a highway after Xiuhe. This highway leads to Baicha Town to the east and Sanxi Bridge to the north." For Tangcheng and the others,
The guide who led the way quickly lifted two small boats from a depression on the riverside.
Tang Cheng carefully looked at the small boat found by the guides and asked with doubts, "Uncle Luo, there are dozens of us, can we do it with only two small boats? I'm not worried about the time when we go over, but when we come back
I'm afraid it will be dangerous when we go there. Can we find a bigger boat? It's best if it can transport us across the river in one trip." Tangcheng only brought out about 30 people on this trip, so naturally they didn't want to cross the river in batches.
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"Master Jun, Xiuhe River is not deep and the river is not very wide. Bigger boats do carry a lot, but small boats like this are the most suitable in rivers like Xiuhe. Besides, big ships can't dock.
When the time comes, you will still have to swim in the water whether you get on or off the boat." Xu Shi saw that Tang Cheng still had doubts, and the guide who had already put the boat down on the river bank laughed and plunged the wormwood stalk in his hand straight into the water. Sure enough,
, the bamboo stems only penetrated 2 meters into the water and stopped. "The river is not deep, so a big boat can't go on it. A small boat like this is the most suitable."
After grabbing the mugwort stalks and trying it himself, Tangcheng felt relieved. It was not impossible to build a bridge on the river, but Tangcheng did not dare to walk on the bridge. To avoid surprise, he had to cross the river. As the guide said, although the boat can transport
There were only a few people, but the speed was very fast. They transported all the 30 or so people from Tangcheng across the Xiuhe River in two round trips, and it took only a quarter of an hour. Two people were left to hold the boat together with the two guides who punted the boat.
After rowing back to the other side, Tang Cheng and others followed the guide up the river bank and headed straight for the road they were talking about.
After the rain stopped, the wind picked up, and the ground became less muddy after being blown by the wind. Tang Cheng and others moved much faster, and in a short time they were on the road the guides had mentioned. "That's it.
This road leads to Sanxi Bridge to the north and Baicha Town to the east. After Baicha Town is Qiujin Town, both Baicha Town and Qiujin Town are adjacent to Xiuhe River." Tangcheng took out a map to correspond.
Following the guide's instructions and using the scale on the map, I calculated the distance between De'an and this place.
The intelligence provided by the 20th Army showed that two Japanese divisions were assembled in the De'an area, and De'an was too close to Sanxi Bridge. When Tangcheng launched a sneak attack on the Japanese army, he did not want to be killed by the Japanese troops who came to rescue him later.
The way back. "I will take Hou San and Shitou to Baicha Town. You and the rest of the people will guard this road. If there is a chance, we will guard the road to intercept the passing Japanese troops." Li Bai said.
There is Huanggu Mountain a few miles away from Cha Town. Logically speaking, it would be the most suitable place for an ambush, but Tangcheng does not dare to get too close to Baicha Town. It will not worry about not being able to find it if it guards the road near Xiuhe.
Japanese army.
Old Dongbei knew what Tang Cheng meant by taking a trip to Baicha Town. When Hou San and Liu Shitou packed Japanese military uniforms into their backpacks, Old Dongbei helped him. Old Dongbei wanted to stop him, but he also
Knowing that things decided by Tang Cheng are usually difficult to change, they had no choice but to tell Hou San and Liu Shitou to protect Tang Cheng. The defeated soldiers who were led by Tang Cheng to march in a hurry for three days didn't know where Tang Cheng's confidence came from until they saw it with their own eyes.
After several people from Tang Cheng put on the Japanese military uniforms and listened to Tang Cheng shouting a few words in Japanese, these desperate soldiers finally understood the methods Tang Cheng relied on.
"Otherwise, let's do the same thing as last time. You wear the Japs uniforms and walk on the road. The rest of us hide. If we encounter the Japs on the road, we will kill them directly." Lao Dongbei was still a little worried and asked Tang Cheng to go out in person.
Baichazhen inquired about the enemy's movements, and according to his idea, they were here to steal things from the Japs anyway, and guarding them on the road to kill them was no different from finding an ambush point.
"It's a good thing if you think about it. If you don't even know the enemy's general movements and just attack rashly, we might not be able to go back this time. There are two Japanese divisions in the direction of De'an. We know the two divisions.
How many people are there? At least more than 10,000 people. We have just a few cloves of garlic. We don’t need an army to suppress the border. We only need to bombard us twice with large-caliber artillery. This is where our bones will be buried." Tangcheng tilted his head.
Dongbei glanced at him, but there was no blame in his eyes. He just felt that Old Dongbei was a little whimsical.
Old Dongbei, who was rolled his eyes, stopped talking. When Tang Cheng and others tidied up their Japanese military uniforms, Old Dongbei, who was full of reluctance, could only watch Tang Cheng and the others leave. Baicha Town and Sanxi Bridge
Or, of course, Baicha Town is close to De'an, so Tangcheng moving towards Baicha Town does not have to worry about Old Northeast and others being in danger. Any Japanese army that appears on this road will definitely pass through Baicha first.
town, and then the road connected to Sanxi Bridge.
Following the highway towards Baicha Town, you will pass many villages along the way. The guides have already told Tangcheng that their purpose of pretending to be Japanese soldiers is to go to Baicha Town to reconnoiter the enemy's situation and whether they can enter the village.
It didn't matter. Of course, it would be a different matter if someone forced Tang Cheng and the others to go into the village to rest. Looking calmly at the fat man in black coat who nodded and bowed in front of him, Tang Cheng suppressed a smile in his heart. They were just standing at the edge of the village.
After looking around for a few times, they didn't expect that a traitor would pop up and invite them into the village to rest.
"Taijun, my son is Bai Shouyi from the Baicha Town Detective Team. Our whole family is a good citizen of the imperial army. Several princes have already arrived at the door of our house. We can't let them go hungry, right?
, the chickens and geese have been slaughtered at home, and some princes have been invited to come to my house to have some hot rice." The fat man in black coat was talking to Tan Fei, who was the only one wearing casual clothes, and Tan Fei was still wearing glasses, so
The fat man in the black coat thought Tan Fei was a translator, but he didn't know that Tan Fei just wanted to stab the traitor fat man to death with a bayonet.