Zheng Xiao handed a kettle to Gu Yun and sat down next to him.
At this time, his mother was resting in a village in Dongyang City. People got out of the cars and were eating and stretching their muscles. The transport truck was also parked in an open space not far away.
In the village, the common people have disappeared without a trace. Japs often appear in this area, so as long as there is any disturbance, the common people can run faster than rabbits and disappear in the blink of an eye.
Moreover, when the people left, they were absolutely sure to keep the walls clear. They took away everything they could and hid everything they couldn't take away, so that those who entered the village would not see anything, except for those few people who could not move away.
Except for water wells.
Fortunately, Zheng Xiao and the others brought enough supplies before leaving the city. There were a lot of things in the Japanese brigade headquarters and the gendarmerie. The canned beef alone was enough for two sidecar motorcycles, and the amount of other things was enough for them to eat for several days.
Already.
These things will be Zheng Xiao's rations in the next few days. It is estimated that during the next journey, Zheng Xiao and others will be able to get almost zero supplements. The people in this area have been tortured by the Japanese. No one
Dare to contact them easily, let alone fund them with supplies.
This is all a sense of self-protection formed under the despotic power of the Japanese.
Gu Yun took a piece of dry food handed to him by Zheng Xiao, then put it in his mouth and bit it, laughing at himself, "I'm old, my teeth are a little hard to use." However, he slowly tore off a piece and placed it in his mouth.
Chewing in the mouth.
He is already in his fifties and is not far from the retirement age of sixty. At such an old age, he might have had enough food and clothing and lived a comfortable life.
But now, he, Zheng Xiao and other young people are experiencing hardships and sleeping in the open, and running for their lives while being pursued and intercepted by the enemy. It all seems like a dream.
Zheng Xiao placed an open beef can in front of him, and then placed a kettle next to him. He sat cross-legged on the ground, "Old commander, it's a little harder now. When you get out of the Japanese encirclement, I'll treat you to something."
The braised pork will make your mouth full of oil and your belly full of fat."
Gu Yun laughed loudly, raised his head and took a sip of water, swallowed the dry and hard pancake, then wiped his mouth and said, "That's what you said, I won't be able to spare you if you don't have me by then."
Zheng Xiao nodded solemnly and promised, "I will definitely do it, old leader."
After Gu Yun smiled, he continued to eat and asked, "Is there any movement from the Japs?"
Zheng Xiao frowned, spread the map on the ground, pointed at it and said, "Look, old commander, in front of us is the Kawasaki Regiment of the Japanese Second Division responsible for defending Liaoyang. They are deployed here and here.
Here, on our left are the first and second battalions of the Shibuya Regiment of the Japanese Second Division, located on the line from Fenglindu to Dahuzhuang respectively. On our right are the third and second battalions of the Shibuya Regiment of the second division.
The Fifth Brigade is located on the west side of the Dongyang River. The Japs from the three sides have formed a pocket-shaped formation. If we move forward, we will plunge into this pocket. By then, with just a hundred or so of us, the result will be disastrous.
Just imagine it.”
"Yes, the Japanese seem to have taken precautions and are setting up positions waiting for us to infiltrate." Gu Yun also stared at the map and even forgot to eat. He muttered to himself as if he was asking Zheng Xiao, "I think
, you definitely didn’t plan to lead the team to fight in Liaoyang, only a fool would do such a stupid thing."
Zheng Xiao smiled. He seemed to have a mature plan, but he did not plan to tell Gu Yun now. Instead, he said, "Of course I will not do such a loss-making business."
Gu Yun also smiled. He pointed at Zheng Xiao, "You boy, you are reckless on the outside but very delicate on the inside. Many people have been deceived by you."
At this moment, the walkie-talkie rang. Zheng Xiao hurriedly stopped talking and grabbed it to answer the call. "I'm Zheng Xiao, talk to me."
"Captain, the Japs' pursuers have arrived at Wuligang, less than two miles away from your place." On the intercom was the special operations team member responsible for breaking up the rear. He stayed there to monitor the Japs' movements.
Zheng Xiao was surprised when he heard this, "How did they come so fast?"
"The Japs seem to have reduced their equipment and are moving much faster than before. I estimate they will be able to reach you within ten minutes."
Zheng Xiao stood up and shouted to the special forces members, "Everyone gather and get in the car."
People immediately ended their rest and got on the bus in sequence. Two motorcycles cleared the way, followed by two large trucks filled with people, and finally a motorcycle with a sidecar filled with supplies.
The team quickly left the village and continued to move forward. They were not too far away from the pocket formation formed by the three parties.
At this time, the Japanese scouts also discovered them and immediately reported back to the waiting Japanese troops. All the Japanese soldiers immediately became nervous.
As long as the opponent enters the pocket, they can tighten the pocket, and then the opponent will not be able to leave even if they want to.
Waiting, waiting anxiously, the Japanese scouts paid attention to Zheng Xiao and his team. At the same time, behind Zheng Xiao and his team, the chasing Japanese troops were also approaching.
At this time, the Japanese scouts were attacked and lost contact with them almost instantly.
At this moment, the Japanese troops who were waiting for the target to enter the network were dimmed. They hurriedly sent out new scouts, hoping to regain information about Zheng Xiao and the others.
The new scouts finally allowed the Japanese army to regain control of the battlefield, but something horrified them happened. Zheng Xiao and others seemed to have disappeared without a trace, and there was no news about them.
How is this going?
All Japanese commanders became anxious, and they sent more scouts to start looking for traces of Zheng Xiao and others.
Ten minutes later, the traces of Zheng Xiao and others were rediscovered, but they seemed to have changed direction, heading towards the Dongyang River in the east.
Where are they going and what are they doing? The Japanese commander has this question in his mind. Why do Zheng Xiao and the others want to go there?
The Dongyang River is not too wide, but it is still enough to block the footsteps of Zheng Xiao and others, so that they are blocked on this side of the river. If they want to cross the river, the only way to cross the river is the Dongyang Bridge, which is thirty miles east of Dongyang City.
Road.
However, the Dongyang Bridge is now under the control of the Japanese Shibuya Regiment. It may not be that easy for Zheng Xiao and the others to capture it.
Although I don’t know why Zheng Xiao and the others did this, since they discovered that their traces were heading in that direction, the Japanese troops immediately started to move. They moved out from their ambush and faced Zheng Xiao and others on the Dongyang River from all sides.
People gathered around.
This time, they planned to completely encircle and annihilate this mysterious force.