The war of resistance against mountains is heavy

Chapter 2118 Being tracked

Initially, there were more than 200 Japanese cavalrymen, and about 100 of them were killed by Shang Zhenying's men using the method of firepower staggered blocking. When the remaining Japanese soldiers bypassed the small hills from both sides and rushed towards the village, half of them were killed by Wu Duo and his men, leaving only a few dozen.

The Japanese cavalry were frightened at the time and naturally urged their horses to flee far away.

And now, since the Japanese infantry battalion has arrived, the cavalry naturally came out again.

"We have to fight again to leave our footprints!" Qian Chuaner shouted.

This was no longer Qian Chuaner's concern, but that the Japanese cavalry would definitely discover their footprints.

Although the temperature rose, the snow on the ground was melting but it was not completely melted. There were footprints on the snow and on the mud. The Japanese cavalry would definitely find them by following the footprints.

Or it cannot be ruled out that when they were retreating, the Japanese cavalry were watching them from a distance.

Now it wouldn't be scary if these Japanese cavalrymen caught up with them, but if they lure a large group of Japanese troops over, it would be difficult for them to escape!

"I will lead a squad to block the Japanese cavalry. Chen Hanwen, you take the rest of the people into the woods in front to lure the Japanese troops over there." Chu Tian gave the order.

But at this moment, Ma Tianfang called out, "Uncle Wang, why are you sitting up?"

Yes, Wang Laomao, who was originally lying on a stretcher, was now sitting up with a grin on his face!

"Help me up, I'll take a look at the terrain, don't let me talk any more!" Wang Laomao said angrily.

To say that Wang Lao Mao was just in pain all over now, as he had been beaten all over his body by Zhao Tieying's men, but it was just pain. Of course he knew that it was not to the extent that any bones were broken.

This kind of pain is hard to bear when nothing happens, but this time it involves everyone's life and death, so he has to endure it!

"Don't go to the big forest in the distance. Go to the small forest in front. Let's lure the Japanese over there." Wang Laomao said.

"Why?" Chu Tian didn't understand.

There are two forests in front of them now, one on the right is very large, and the other on the left is not very large.

Chu Tian's original intention was to let Chen Hanwen and the others take Wang Laomao and run far away, into the large forest. Even if the Japanese army sent people to chase them, Wang Laomao and the others would have plenty of time to escape.

But Wang Laomao meant to run to the small woods nearby.

He couldn't understand why Wang Laomao wanted to go to that grove. It was so close to the Japanese army that he could easily be entangled by them!

Wang Laomao then answered his confusion: "There are only a few of us left. If we want to run, we run together. If we want to die, we die together!"

No one present had expected that Wang Laomao would actually think this way, and they all looked at each other in surprise.

"Why are you all looking at me? Take action!" Wang Laomao said loudly.

This time he spoke very loudly. His cheek had been pierced by a small wooden stick by Zhao Tieying's men. When he spoke, the wound was naturally affected, and he grimaced in pain again.

Seeing that Wang Laomao was determined, Chu Tian wanted to persuade him.

From a rational point of view, Wang Laomao's method is not safe. Although there are more than 60 people now, that is not a small number of people. But if one squad of soldiers is used to cover the remaining 50 or so people, or even if the sacrifice of this squad can allow the more than 50 people to escape, that is also reasonable.

In battle, it's all about the damage ratio. Using the minimum casualties in exchange for the maximum degree of preservation is the right thing to do!

But Uncle Wang is different. This time he said that we should die together. Is Uncle Wang really old? Do people become soft-hearted when they get old?

But before Chu Tian could finish his words, Liu Keqiang said, "I think it's okay. Listen to Uncle Wang and take action!"

"That's right, if we die, we die together! Woman, the Japanese cavalry are not idle!" Hu Zhuzi shouted.

It’s hard to say whether the first half of Hu Zhuzi’s words are right or not, but the second half is absolutely right.

All of them started moving at once. This time, the only people left to fight the enemy were Liu Keqiang and his squad.

"If you have twenty rounds, fire them in bursts first and try to take down as many as possible. Then you can use your rifles. A few dozen Japanese cavalrymen are nothing to be afraid of!

You guys use your rifles to shoot the ones far away, and leave the nearby Japanese for me." Liu Keqiang said, and began to assemble his second 20-shot box gun, that is, to connect the box gun with the wooden box gun.

Now Liu Keqiang has two 20-shot guns.

One is a twenty-shot box gun made in Germany.

The other one is domestically produced.

He would use the domestically produced 20-shot gun for continuous firing, and then use the German original gun for short bursts.

After this fight with the domestically made weapon, he has no plans to use it again.

The reason is that the domestically produced gun has had some minor problems and can no longer be disassembled.

Whether it is a rifle or a pistol, if you want to keep the firearm in good firing condition, you have to disassemble it and oil it from time to time.

A lean camel is bigger than a horse. After all, their Northeast Army is not a poor group of three-gun Eighth Route Army soldiers. Liu Keqiang really doesn't care about a 20-shot box gun.

He was afraid that the gun might fail at a critical moment and cause a jam or explosion.

Before the September 18 Incident, Liu Keqiang was already a company commander and had not been promoted over the years. At that time, he knew an engineer from the Fengtian Arsenal and asked him why domestically produced guns were not as good as the original foreign ones.

He still remembers what the engineer said.

The engineer said that making a 20-shot gun was not complicated, and our domestic arsenal would definitely be able to produce it.

They gave us the blueprints and asked us to produce the guns. There's nothing wrong with the machinery we use to make the guns, so why can't they be as good as the original ones?

That is because of the lack of a scientific and rigorous attitude.

The gun has been made, and the outside is as smooth as those made in foreign countries, and the bullets can be fired, so that's enough.

But the problem is that the inside of the gun is not smooth. Any burrs or something will affect the accuracy of shooting and continuous use.

In fact, the Japanese cavalry were still far away, so Liu Keqiang was inevitably distracted.

But at this time, a soldier whispered: "See? There are Japanese cavalrymen running towards the Japanese army. They are obviously there to report the news!"

As soon as the soldier started to make a noise, Liu Keqiang also looked into the distance.

Isn't it? The snow had just melted a short time ago, and against the white "background", it was obvious that there were Japanese soldiers acting alone. And looking at the speed of the Japanese soldier's movement, even if you can't see clearly, you can guess that it is a Japanese cavalry. It is impossible for a person to run that fast with just two legs.

Then the soldier's speculation was very reasonable. The Japanese cavalry must have discovered that their camp was moving to a distant place and sent someone to report the news.

The footprints on the snow became a clue for both the enemy and us. Just as they thought, even if the Japanese army had not discovered them for the time being, it would be a matter of time for them to be discovered and tracked down, after all, they were cavalry.

Liu Keqiang took out a telescope and looked at the black spot in the distance. After adjusting it clearly, he could see clearly that dozens of Japanese cavalrymen had already started running on their horses. The direction they were running was exactly the direction in which Wang Laomao and Chu Tian and their men were retreating.

Liu Keqiang put down the telescope, glanced at the woods they were in, and ordered: "Retreat, the Japanese can see us if we hide here."

"Then how do we fight the Japs?" a soldier asked in confusion.

"Stupid, retreat first, listen to the sound of horse hooves and then rush out!" Liu Keqiang replied.