Anti-Japanese War: Starting from Yaobai

Chapter 2697: Experienced Shoes Know the Way!

After being treated by Grandma Zuma and those mysterious centipedes, the poisoned Anti-Japanese Allied Forces soldiers and villagers did not recover immediately, but their condition was obviously improved.

The originally chaotic eyes now flickered with some light, and even the most seriously ill patients' breathing was no longer as rapid and difficult as before.

When Duanwu witnessed this scene, the heavy stone in his heart finally fell to the ground, and his face was filled with irrepressible joy.

He knew very well that these soldiers and villagers were saved.

But the centipede corpses on the ground cannot be left here any longer. Many nurses in the hospital were so scared that they screamed like pigs.

Moreover, these centipedes died while saving people, and Duanwu couldn’t let their corpses lie here and be trampled on by others.

So Duanwu immediately ordered everyone present to take action to collect the bodies of centipedes that died while saving people and bury them deep underground to show their respect and gratitude to them.

The soldiers and villagers responded quickly. Some took shovels, some took brooms. They carefully collected these heroes and then dug a deep pit to bury them.

The entire hospital was busy and orderly inside and outside, and the air was filled with a sense of tranquility and hope after surviving a disaster.

But unexpectedly, at this moment, the usually steady Long Qianyan ran over in a panic and reported: "Captain, I just found out that Markov and Vladimir did not return to the camp."

"what?"

Duanwu was shocked, and immediately asked, "Then why did you come to report it just now?"

Long Qianyan blamed himself and said, "This is all my fault. When I came back, I only cared about our own people. And I didn't think of so many people who were poisoned. And we acted separately at that time. I thought Markov and Vladimir followed you."

"Ugh!"

Duanwu sighed, because indeed, Long Qianyan could not be blamed for this matter, and he had not expected it.

Because as soon as he came back, he was busy taking care of those who were poisoned.

Long Qianyan said at this time: "I will send someone to look for it now."

Duanwu quickly stopped him and said, "Don't go. You are not good at this. Let Ma Hu come to see me immediately."

"Yes!"

Long Qianyan took the order and immediately went to find Ma Hu.

Ma Hu came with a few of his men. He had already learned the basic situation from Long Qianyan.

He came to Duanwu and said, "Captain, you want me to go and find Marklov and Vladimir, right?"

Duanwu asked back: "Where will you start?"

Ma Hu thought for a moment and said, "They are in the mountains. It's not easy to find them."

Duanwu shook his head and said, "If they are in the mountains, they should be able to find them after daybreak. They are all soldiers, and I believe they have the ability to do so. I am afraid that they have mistakenly entered the Japanese stronghold or been captured by the Japanese.

So there is only one place you need to go, that is, near the enemy strongholds near Phoenix Mountain, to see if they have been captured by the enemy. If not, then you don't have to worry.

Remember, bring a few radios with you, and report back immediately if you get any news!"

"Yes, Captain!"

Ma Hu took the order and left immediately with the radio and more than thirty people. They were divided into three teams and headed towards their respective targets.

The nearest enemy stronghold near Phoenix Mountain was more than 50 kilometers away. It would probably take more than ten hours to go back and forth. Ma Hu even doubted whether Markov and Vladimir would go that far.

Of course, he didn't know that these two people actually went that far.

Time goes back to the scene where Markov and Vladimir fell behind while chasing Duanwu.

The Anti-Japanese United Army ran too fast and it was dark. As they ran, there was no one in front of them, and even the sound of the Anti-Japanese United Army running was gone.

Markov and Vladimir looked at each other with wide eyes.

Vladimir said, "No, let's go back. I still remember the way we came here."

But Maklov said: "How embarrassing it will be to go back. They are soldiers, and so are we. But we can't outrun them and fall behind. How embarrassing is that? You have no shame, but I have!"

Vladimir said, "What then?"

Maklov thought for a moment and said, "I remember an old Red Army soldier told me that if you get lost in the mountains and can't find your own people, you can ask the shoes on your feet. They will definitely lead you to your troops."

Vladimir was shocked and asked, "So magical?"

Markov said proudly: "Of course, there is a saying in China that old shoes know the way!"

Vladimir's mouth twitched and he said, "I have little education, please don't lie to me. That's called an old horse knows the way, right?"

Maklov said nonchalantly, "Shoes are fine! We don't have a horse, but my boots are made of horsehide, so I know the way. Just listen to me and follow me!"

Vladimir was just about to follow Makrov, but Makrov took off his own pair of shoes and threw them into the sky, and the soles of both pairs of shoes flew towards the north.

Maklov said: "Did you see that? The soles of both pairs of shoes are pointing in this direction, which means we are heading this way, for sure."

It was too dark and Markov couldn't tell the directions, otherwise he would definitely not have gone north.

Because you can tell with your butt that Duanwu and Long Qianyan are heading east.

Of course, this cannot be entirely blamed on Markov, because at the time the army was encircling the enemy from both sides, and Duanwu was indeed heading towards the northeast.

So Markov was also misled by Duanwu.

So the two people were getting farther and farther away from the Anti-Japanese United Army, until they were so far away that they didn't even hear the exchange of fire between the Anti-Japanese United Army and the Japanese.

Vladimir was puzzled at this time and asked, "We have run for more than ten kilometers, right? Why haven't we caught up with the Anti-Japanese United Army? And we didn't even hear any gunfire. Did we take the wrong path?"

Markov also felt strange, thinking: Yes, even if the Anti-Japanese United Army ran faster, it wouldn't be able to move like a ghost, right? And they were chasing the enemy, and if they caught up with the enemy, there should be a fierce exchange of fire, so why was there no sound at all?

So he took off his shoes and asked, "Shoes, shoes, lead us to find the Anti-Japanese United Army, even if it means finding the Japanese devils."

When Markov said the last sentence, he was actually thinking that if he couldn't find the Anti-Japanese United Army, it would be fine to find the Japanese, because the Anti-Japanese United Army was chasing the Japanese.

So finding the Japanese is equivalent to finding the Anti-Japanese United Army.

So, Markov threw a pair of shoes into the sky, and when the shoes landed on the ground, they pointed to the northeast.

But Markov still didn't know that it was the northeast direction. He just felt that by changing the direction, he would definitely be able to find the Anti-Japanese United Army.

But it turned out that Markov was wearing a pair of Soviet-made riding boots, and he didn't know the Chinese way. Then he took Markov and Vladimir and plunged into the encirclement of the Japanese devils!

(End of this chapter)