At around four o'clock in the afternoon, the two drove a truck through Xiuyan County without any danger. Originally, Xu Xiangde was ready to kill again, but in February in Fengtian, the sky was getting darker at around four o'clock in the afternoon, and Xiuyan
The Japanese sentries at the county intersection were not military police, but ordinary soldiers, maybe two new recruits. The two new recruits just watched the military truck drive past. This actually saved their own lives.
Just after passing Xiuyan County and driving less than a kilometer, the two of them found traces of troops walking on the road. Two ditches had been drawn in the deep snow, and it was obvious that many people were lining up and wading through the snow.
The snow has passed. There is a wider snow ditch in the middle, and deep tire tracks can be seen at the "bottom of the ditch". These should be vehicles in the queue, or artillery.
Moreover, there was a faint sound of flattery neighing from the front.
"What's wrong," Wu Yanbin said nervously, "there is a large Japanese army ahead!"
Xu Xiangde gritted his teeth and said:
"It should be."
"What should we do? Brother Xu, let's go back!"
Xu Xiangde saw in the rearview mirror that the two sentries at the checkpoint at the intersection behind him were still looking at them. He said solemnly:
"No, if we go back we have to be exposed! I know, they just let us pass without checking. Those two soldiers thought we were part of the queue. Now that we suddenly turn back, they must be suspicious!"
"
"Then let's kill them!"
"No, the team in front has just passed by, and you can even hear the horses braying. How come they can't hear us when we shoot? Then we really can't run away!"
Wu Yanbin was so anxious that big beads of sweat rolled down his forehead, and he whispered:
"Brother Xu, what should we do?"
Xu Xiangde stared at the white snow curtain ahead, licked his lips and said:
"Let's have a break, just drive by like this."
"ah?!"
"It's a matter of luck...the larger the army, the less likely people are to meddle in other people's business. Let's be more natural and pretend to be Japanese."
"ah?!"
…
Sure enough, after driving only a few dozen meters, the Japanese soldiers walking at the end appeared vaguely in the vast snow curtain, still looking back at them. Xu Xiangde and Wu Yanbin looked at each other, took a deep breath, and tried to be as natural as possible.
Xu Xiangde held the steering wheel firmly and stepped on the accelerator at a moderate speed, and drove into the marching column of the Japanese army in a grand manner.
The Japanese soldiers on both sides were wearing thick military coats, carrying luggage and bayonet rifles. When the truck passed by, they only looked up, and then they kept their heads down and marched hard against the heavy snow. The two of them were in the cab.
They knew that the model of their car and the small flag on the front of the car were different from those of the Japanese army. If any soldier saw the flaw, it would be over.
After driving in the middle of the road for a while, a group of carriages appeared in front of them. They were baggage trucks, and they were covered with canvas. They were probably transporting some logistical supplies. I don’t know how many carriages there were in this group, but there were only a few in the heavy snow.
The last few vehicles could be seen. The road was not wide, and the carriage team in the middle of the road moved very slowly, at the same speed as the infantry, and the trucks were blocked behind.
At this time, the two military vehicles attracted the attention of the Japanese soldiers on both sides. The Japanese soldiers looked curiously at the large truck driving slowly around them. Many of them noticed the small yellow flag on the front of the military vehicle and began to discuss it.
.They all saw that this was not the small sun flag usually worn on military vehicles, but they did not know what kind of flag it was and what unit it represented.
Xu Xiangde and Wu Yanbin were sitting in the cab, only daring to glance at the Japanese soldiers below with their peripheral vision. The Japanese soldiers below were also looking up at the cab.
Even Xu Xiangde was nervous to death. He was now grateful for the bitterly cold weather. It was precisely because it was so cold outside that a layer of fog condensed on the side glass of the cab. Before, they thought the fog was annoying and affected the rear view.
They kept wiping the mirror with gloves. But now, they couldn't wait to let this layer of fog condense properly. It would be best to grow ice flowers outside and turn the transparent glass into frosted glass.
However, the thin spots on the side glass may be just right. The Japanese soldiers below can barely see that the people inside are wearing military uniforms and big-brimmed hats and are officers. To those Japanese soldiers, "
"Officer" is enough. The Japanese army is the most hierarchical army in the world. Even if some soldiers think that the car model is wrong or the flag is wrong, as a soldier, they would never dare to stop the officer's car and ask about it.
What's more, the military vehicle drove so carelessly in the marching column that no Japanese soldiers on both sides thought about the "Ming Kingdom".
Xu Xiangde saw that the baggage carriage in front was moving so slowly and felt that this was not a solution. Firstly, time was tight and he had to get to Zhuanghe before dark. Secondly, he was driving a car and was blocked by the carriage in front.
There is no expression, and it will become suspicious after a long time.
The Japanese soldiers on the last carriage in front also frequently looked back at the military vehicle, appearing a little uneasy.
Xu Xiangde made up his mind and sounded the horn.
Wu Yanbin was shocked:
"Brother Xu, you..."
Xu Xiangde honked the horn twice more, showing an extremely impatient look, and then asked in a low voice:
"Do you speak Japanese?"
"No way."
"Damn, he's not even as good as me. I can still speak a few words."
"Oh, I can also say a few words, Brother Xu."
"Well, how do you say 'hurry up'?"
Wu Yanbin thought for a moment and said:
"It seems to be 'Hayaku'."
"Sure?"
"Sure..."
"Grandma's fault," Xu Xiangde scolded, "don't use 'ba', you'd better be sure. Otherwise we'll definitely tell you here."
As he spoke, he took off the big-brimmed hat on his head, rolled down the window, stretched out half of his head, honked the horn and shouted:
"Hayaku! Hayaku!"
This trick was indeed a common one. The Japanese soldier on the baggage truck in front quickly turned around, bowed his head in fear and saluted, and said something loudly, which should be an apology and an explanation.
Xu Xiangde knew what he was doing, so he took the risk and stretched out his arms, waved his arms to the Japanese infantry on the roadside, and ordered:
"Hey, Hayaku! Hayaku!"
The Japanese soldiers marching by the road did not dare to complain and immediately moved out of the way, leaving a path for the cars to barely pass.
"Yoshi!"
Xu Xiangde retracted his head, rolled up the glass, took a long breath, slowly turned the steering wheel, increased the accelerator, and allowed the military vehicle to pass the convoy of baggage carriages in the middle of the road and move forward at a faster speed.
While driving, he also honked the horn, urging the Japanese infantry in front to get out of the way. And the infantry queue in front really kept making way. At most, they complained a few times. No one dared to drive this unfamiliar model with an unfamiliar vehicle.
A strange military vehicle carrying a flag stopped him and asked him for questioning.
Wu Yanbin was also very lucky. There was so much snow in the sky that the small flag on the front of the car was half covered by ice and snow. Most Japanese soldiers could not tell what flag it was and were not sure which unit it belonged to. If it was a sunny day,
If it was windy again and two small Ming flags were fluttering in the wind, they would have been stopped long ago.
…
In this way, dozens of baggage carriages passed by. After a certain distance, there were no more carriages, only marching columns on both sides. Xu Xiangde felt a little relieved, drove the car into the middle of the road, and accelerated.
But after only driving a few kilometers, I noticed from a distance that there was another vehicle in the middle of the road ahead.
This time it was a car, and it wasn’t just a car. There were cannons towed behind the car. Those cannons were not big, only half a man tall. They were wrapped in gun jackets, and the caliber and model could not be seen.
"Artillery unit." Xu Xiangde said, "This should be a large unit. The train line alone is more than ten kilometers long. Now there is artillery. This may be a division. The Japanese army calls it a division. If it is really a division, that line
It’s long, and it can’t even be done for dozens of kilometers.”
Wu Yanbin guessed:
"The Japanese army is probably marching towards southern Liaoning?"
Xu Xiangde nodded:
"It's possible. Maybe Zhuang He's area has become a front line. Xiao Wu, I'll park here. You hurry up to the back and get the radio. We'll contact the fleet. Maybe Zhuang He can't go."
"Stop here?" Wu Yanbin was startled and looked back, "There were Japanese soldiers in front and behind us. We were wearing Ming Dynasty military uniforms. We were exposed as soon as we got out of the car!"
Xu Xiangde also looked back and said:
"It's okay, move quickly. It's just right here. The artillery in front is still dozens of meters away, the infantry in the back is also dozens of meters away, and the snow is so heavy... Just move faster, it should be fine."
"Then...the cab is empty."
"Put the machine gun in the trunk. There are large troops in front and behind. If we are really discovered, there is no use holding the machine gun."
As he said that, Xu Xiangde stopped the car and leaned on the side of the road. Wu Yanbin gritted his teeth, pushed open the door, jumped out of the car with a light machine gun in his hand, quickly ran to the back compartment, and got in. He was extremely nervous, watching the Japanese infantrymen behind him.
As it came closer, he quickly put down the machine gun, picked up the radio on his back, jumped out quickly, and ran back to the cab.
"Drive quickly."
He gasped and leaned on his seat and said. Xu Xiangde immediately stepped on the accelerator and continued moving forward without saying a word.
There was a big wolfdog sitting in the middle, and the radio couldn't be put down, so he had to hold it on his lap. Wu Yanbin put the radio on his lap, pulled out the antenna, and started calling the Dongjiang Fleet.
…
At this time, the Dongjiang Fleet was also contacting them and responded immediately. According to the latest intelligence, the Japanese army had sent a division yesterday afternoon and was marching to southern Liaoning. It is estimated that it has passed Xiuyan County at noon today. Now they
The one they encountered should be. According to Nanjing analysis, the target of this division is most likely Lushun, and the purpose is to capture the Qing warships in the Lushun military port.
Although Fengtian has been assigned to the Ming Dynasty, during the negotiations between the two parties, the ownership of the existing fleet of the Qing army in Port Arthur - two heavy cruisers, one light cruiser, and eight destroyers - has not yet been reached.
Both Japan and Ming Dynasty wanted these warships.
According to the Japanese, I worked hard to conquer Fengtian Province, but I want to hand over my hands to you, the Ming Dynasty. The entire Fengtian Province has been given to you, why can't I just keep a few warships for myself?
But according to the Ming Dynasty, since the entire Fengtian has been included in the territory of the Ming Dynasty, everything in Fengtian naturally belongs to the Ming Dynasty. This also naturally includes warships.
Japan's navy is already stronger than that of the Ming Dynasty, so the Ming Dynasty is very reluctant to let the Japanese army get these three cruisers. And Japan also knows that although the Ming Dynasty's navy is weaker than its own, it is not much weaker. Now every time the Ming Dynasty's navy increases by one
A warship, even a cruiser or a destroyer, will make the difference in tonnage between the two sides
There was a lot of leveling. The Ming Dynasty occupied Shandong and had already obtained three heavy cruisers and one light cruiser in the two military ports of Qingdao and Weihai. But that was in Shandong. The Japanese army could not get involved and could only watch the ships and sigh. And Lushun was in
Fengtian, those who used troops in Fengtian were Japanese troops. Japan no longer wanted the Ming Dynasty to get Lushun's warships.
Now the Japanese navy has firmly controlled the Yellow Sea and completely blocked the route of the Beiqing navy. Now the Qing warships in Lushun have been blocked in the port, and it is impossible to sail back to Tianjin. Now there are only two destinations for the Lushun warships.
Seed: Either it falls into the hands of Japan or Nanming.
In fact, Japan is not too anxious. Anyway, the sea has been tightly blockaded, and Fengtian is its military scope. It will be a matter of time to attack Liaonan. Japan has already regarded the three cruisers and eight destroyers in Port Arthur as its target.
Meaty.
However, the Ming Dynasty was extremely anxious these days, and kept sending people to do work for the upper-level figures of the Lushun fleet. They tried to persuade the Lushun fleet to go south and surrender to the Ming Dynasty. They also offered rewards and made wishes.
But several leading figures in the Qing army's Lushun fleet had their own ideas. They wanted to wait for the price and deal with the Ming and Japan to see who would pay the higher price. When it comes to the price, it must be the Ming Dynasty.
Because the sea has been blocked by Japan, it is not easy for the Lushun fleet to surrender to Nanming, and it has to risk being buried in the sea. On the contrary, it is very easy to surrender to Japan.
…
However, for Xu and Wu who are on the run, these are not their concerns. They only care about how to go back and whether they can go back.
The Dongjiang Fleet told them that it is still unknown what the situation is like near Zhuang River and whether it has become a battlefield. They can only be advised to speed up and pay close attention to the road leading to the sea along the way. Once there is a road, drive in and get there.
Find out the name of the place, then tell the fleet, and the fleet will send a ship to meet you.
Wu Yanbin turned off the radio and leaned on the backrest tiredly. He sighed, slowly raised his hand and stroked the big wolf dog. The big wolf dog seemed to understand their thoughts, and looked at Wu Yanbin with melancholy, licking his lips, "
"Woooo" he called twice.
Xu Xiangde said:
"You can't explain it in detail with code words. Moreover, the code words agreed in advance did not set up the situation of us marching in the Japanese army. I guess the meaning of the Dongjiang Fleet is to let us leave this queue quickly, and things will change later.
.What we see now are soldiers, at most junior officers, and we haven’t seen senior officers yet. But we will definitely see them. If we drive for a while, we will always encounter their division headquarters. Those senior officers in the division headquarters.
The officers are not confused, they will definitely call us down for questioning."
Wu Yanbin became nervous again, unfolded the map, and soon found another path. But this path went inland to the northwest, farther away from the coast. But there was nothing he could do now.
"God bless... I hope we can leave this Japanese column before passing their division headquarters."