The war of resistance against mountains is heavy

Chapter 2190 The Reason for Reaching Out

Summer is here, and the fields are green again, but who knows when the war will end? Perhaps only in the later anti-Japanese dramas will such words appear: "Comrades! The eight-year war of resistance has begun!"

But jokes aside, the Eighth Route Army certainly likes summer. The mountains and forests can block the enemy's sight, which is more conducive to their actions.

The afternoon sun was shining warmly. On a lush hill about a mile away from a road, a platoon of Eighth Route Army soldiers were talking while observing the front.

The team was led by Chen Hanwen. The old men from Shang Zhenying included Wang Xiaodaner, Wu Ziqi and Fan Tongzhu, and the rest were soldiers of the Eighth Route Army.

In view of the fact that Shang Zhen's battalion had relatively high combat qualities and most of its members were veterans, the leaders of the Eighth Route Army simply split up their battalion and let those veterans serve as backbones in different units.

So from this perspective, Shang Zhenying no longer exists, but of course it can also be said that it has entered the melting pot of the entire People's Army.

At first, the soldiers of Shang Zhenying were reluctant to part with the army, but what else could they do? After all, they had already joined the Eighth Route Army.

Wang Laomao agreed, Chu Tian agreed, Cheng Peng and Liu Keqiang all agreed. So with only a hundred or so people left, how much waves can they make among an army of hundreds of thousands?

So from this perspective, Shang Zhenying no longer exists.

However, although Shang Zhenying no longer exists, the legend about Shang Zhenying has been passed down.

This kind of transmission, of course, is word of mouth.

And now some Eighth Route Army soldiers are asking Chen Hanwen exactly about this aspect.

"Platoon leader, you guys are such good fighters, why don't we ambush the Japanese later?" A soldier named Dazhuzi was discussing with Chen Hanwen.

"What are you ambushing? All actions must follow orders, do you understand?" Before Chen Hanwen could speak, Wu Ziqi spoke first.

"Every action must be carried out under command, everyone knows that. But you can't get guns just by following command! Look, you all have long and short weapons, why don't you also think about the comrades in our platoon?" The big pillar discussed with Wu Ziqi with a smile.

When Shang Zhenying was first split up, their opinions were sought.

Wang Laomao and his friends didn’t have much idea about this.

Compared with the main force of the Eighth Route Army, the combat discipline of their battalion was not much worse, and their mass discipline was a little worse, but they would never beat or scold ordinary people.

Therefore, after Shang Zhenying’s people joined the Eighth Route Army, they quickly adapted to the army’s situation and did not suffer from any "acclimatization problems."

However, before the separation, Wang Laomao put forward a condition, that is, the people could be separated, but the guns must still be their own.

In other words, the vast majority of soldiers in their battalion still had one rifle and one box gun, and this was also the case in the various companies of the Eighth Route Army.

But precisely because they are both double-gun generals, the other Eighth Route Army soldiers are particularly envious of them!

The soldiers of the main force only had a few bullets each, but the people from Shang Zhen’s camp each had a Type 20 rifle and a -shot box gun.

Don’t you think that it’s just starvation to death or overeating to death?

Fortunately, after Shang Zhen’s camp was disbanded, the main force joined in, and every soldier in the main force had a gun in his hand.

If they were assigned to local forces, such as a county brigade or district squad, the trouble would be even greater.

Imagine that others are using cold weapons like spears, red tassel spears, and broadswords, but they have two hot weapons in their hands and they don't let others use them. How can that be okay?

But even so, the soldiers of the main force also envied them, because the old-fashioned Hanyang rifle was ultimately inferior to the Type 38 rifle.

Because of this, Dazhuzi, who had finally managed to conduct an independent activity with his platoon, asked his platoon leader Chen Hanwen if they could set up an ambush for the Japanese. "This time, a large group of Japanese soldiers are passing by. Even if we have a chance to shoot and kill a few Japanese soldiers, do you dare to pick up guns?" Before Chen Hanwen could say anything, Wu Ziqi rejected Dazhuzi's opinion.

Wu Ziqi's words made Dazhuzi pout.

In fact, what Wu Ziqi said is right.

This time the Japanese army was again returning from a raid, and their platoon was only responsible for monitoring the Japanese army's movements from a distance and being on guard, because there were thousands of civilians hiding just a few miles away from them.

Chen Hanwen didn't dare to fire indiscriminately and lead the Japanese army to the civilian population, causing a massacre. That would be a serious crime for him.

"It's not like the past. Back then we could fight the Japanese however we wanted, because we had no other mission at that time, killing the Japanese was our mission.

But now, we have to protect our fellow villagers.

Even if we want to ambush the Japanese, we have to encounter a situation where there are only ten or eight Japanese, right?

Look at this desolate mountain, do the Japanese dare to run out in groups of ten or eight?" Chen Hanwen explained with a smile when he saw Dazhuzi still pouting.

At this point, Dazhuzi had nothing more to say, but suddenly a soldier shouted, "Look, are there two people coming down the road?"

The road was a dirt road, and from a distance it looked like a white ribbon. It was shaded by the surrounding green fields, and the two people coming down from it could see it clearly.

However, it is hard to tell whether those two people are male or female, old or young.

Chen Hanwen picked up the telescope to observe, but before he could see the two people, he heard gunshots from the opposite side.

So he didn't look for the two men but looked at the road first. Then, through the telescope, he saw the khaki figures of Japanese soldiers holding guns and shooting.

Chen Hanwen was not surprised by this.

The Japanese troops returning from a mopping-up operation found two civilians on the road and shot them to death. This was a common occurrence for the Japanese troops.

Considering that his platoon was quite far away from the two civilians who had left the road, Chen Hanwen had no intention of opening fire to provide assistance.

There were only two civilians. He estimated that they were only about a hundred meters away from the Japanese army. Considering the Japanese army's marksmanship, it was definitely lucky for the two civilians to escape.

Even if I fired a shot, I would most likely expose myself and not be able to save the two civilians.

Reality is so cruel. Chen Hanwen is no longer the scholar he used to be. He always knows what is important and what is not.

It was just a coincidence that Chen Hanwen was watching the Japanese army. Just when he was about to move the telescope away to see what was happening to the two civilians, he suddenly saw a Japanese soldier throw away the rifle in his hand and fall to the ground!

Chen Hanwen couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. He just heard a gunshot. The Japanese soldier was actually shot down!

Of course he couldn't see the wound on the Japanese soldier from his position, but the other Japanese soldiers were already lying down, which was strong evidence!

It couldn't be that they were the ones who shot and knocked down the Japanese soldier. They didn't fire any shot at all!

Chen Hanwen instinctively lowered the telescope to look for the two ordinary people.

In just a moment, he caught sight of the two old men running through the terrain of wormwood and bushes.

He couldn't see clearly what the two common people looked like, but there was no doubt that they were holding box guns in their hands.

"Oh, no, we have to lend a hand this time!" Chen Hanwen yelled.