The war of resistance against mountains is heavy

Chapter 2214: Having to Stand Up

The night gradually darkened, and after another day's walk, the strong men all fell silent.

The soldiers who were responsible for guarding them sat around the able-bodied men and talked.

After a while, the soldiers stopped talking and fell completely silent.

But this silence was only on the surface. For those who cared about the situation, Yu Shangzhen and his companions, they could still hear some rustling sounds among the young men, which were different from the past.

The sound was not loud, but it could be heard between the snoring of soldiers and young men in their sleep, just like the sound of mice grinding their teeth that I heard when I was a child.

As for what that sound is? Those who understand it will understand it. It can be understood but not expressed in words.

But something was destined to happen tonight. At about nine o'clock, someone suddenly shouted, waking everyone up from the silence, whether they were asleep or not.

"Report to the commander, they are trying to escape!" If you keep silent, it will be fine, but if you speak out, it will be earth-shattering!

What could be more alarming to soldiers than seeing a young man trying to escape?

"Whoever dares to run, I'll break his legs!" Someone shouted in the darkness. It was the platoon leader.

And at the platoon leader's shout, the young men were already in chaos.

"Sir, help me! They are going to beat me to death!" someone shouted again in the chaos.

Considering that the man just now wanted to report that someone had escaped, and now he is said to be beaten to death again, it can only be one person.

The chaos ended when a bunch of torches were lit.

In the light of the suddenly lit torches, a dozen strong men were seen fighting with each other.

"Stop! Pull them apart!" The platoon leader rushed forward, and the soldiers behind him held their rifle butts and hit the young men who were still struggling.

The chaos was quickly quelled with the intervention of the soldiers, and when the battalion commander arrived, the able-bodied men had stopped fighting.

"What's going on?" asked the battalion commander.

"Report to the battalion commander, some of them are trying to escape, and they have cut the rope in half!" reported the platoon leader.

The people who rushed over later looked at the ropes used to tie up the strong men, and sure enough, the ropes on the wrists of several of the strong men had broken.

The tool used in the crime was the stone fragments thrown under their feet

This was reported by one of the able-bodied men. If it had been a little later, someone might have escaped.

You know, although the soldiers of this camp surrounded the able-bodied men, they did not light a fire, and it was pitch black everywhere. If one of the able-bodied men broke the rope with a stone, who knows how many able-bodied men would run away.

"Check everyone one by one to see who has left marks on the rope!" The battalion commander was so anxious that he even pulled out his own box gun.

At the battalion commander's order, the soldiers immediately took action. Torches were lit one after another, and the soldiers conducted checks in groups.

If you don’t check it, you don’t know.

When they checked, they found that fifty or sixty strong men had broken the ropes that bound their hands into pieces of varying depths!

"Come on, boy, let me see if you are doing anything bad!" a soldier shouted.

The place where this soldier spoke happened to be right next to the group that first reported that someone was trying to escape, so the soldier's loud voice attracted the attention of the battalion commander.

The soldier walked up to a thin young man, stretched out his hand to grab the rope, and pulled it while watching in the firelight.

It is naturally clear under the firelight.

But not only he himself saw it, but everyone else also saw that the rope tied around the skinny young man's wrist did not have any broken marks.

The soldier was not giving up, so he pulled the ropes tied around his wrists. He found that the ropes were all intact and there was no sign of being cut by anyone.

Facts speak louder than words, and the soldier became embarrassed in front of the battalion commander.

The skinny young man was naturally Shang Zhen, and the soldier who went up to find Shang Zhen unhappy was the one who wanted to hit him with the butt of a gun last time.

At this moment, Husheng, Niu Jingrui and Sancai among the able-bodied men secretly glanced at Shang Zhen, who had a calm face, and were already full of admiration for Shang Zhen in their hearts.

It turned out that after dark, Shang Zhen suddenly told them that something was not right tonight and they should not rush to tie the rope.

Husheng, Niu Jingrui and Sancai did not understand Shang Zhen's decision, but they still carried out the order out of trust in Shang Zhen.

The result of executing Shang Zhen's order is right before our eyes, so is there anything else to say?

The battalion commander who was seen pulling out his box gun was ready to start a massacre.

This time it wasn't just a warning to one person, it might be a warning to ten people. However, they escaped the disaster because of Shang Zhen's prediction. How could they not admire Shang Zhen?

But they didn't know that Shang Zhen was actually very conflicted before making this decision. Shang Zhen was conflicted because he noticed the unusual movements of the able-bodied men, but he didn't decide whether he and the other able-bodied men should escape with him or just hold back.

There is a reason for escaping during the chaos.

If we can run, let's run together. Whoever gets shot will be unlucky.

If I fail this time, I may not have a chance next time.

But there are reasons for not escaping in the chaos.

Shang Zhen had no doubt that the soldiers would definitely shoot if they found the able-bodied men escaping.

If you run outside, you will run the risk of being shot by the soldiers.

After weighing the pros and cons, Shang Zhen came to the conclusion that although other able-bodied men had no chance of escape, how come he couldn't run away with only a few people?

So Shang Zhen finally decided not to take the risk, and now it seems that he made the right bet.

But Shang Zhen made the right bet. Now it seems that those young men who wanted to escape are in big trouble!

"This, this, and that." "Him, him, and him!" The battalion commander had already started calling out names with his box gun.

He was holding the box gun in his hand and firing it at the young man who was trying to escape, but no one at the scene would suspect it.

Those people he is targeting now will definitely become victims of his gun.

In full view of everyone, the battalion commander directly selected ten strong men, and then the soldiers untied the ropes of the ten strong men and pushed them to the front.

Things are already very clear, Shang Zhen couldn't help but frown. Are you trying to kill ten people to warn the hundred?

This is too cruel. What's the difference between what you did and what the Japanese devils did?

Shang Zhen was thinking about this when Hu Sheng beside him suddenly called out, "Hu Chengzi."

Shang Zhen turned and looked at Hu Sheng.

He saw that Hu Sheng had become excited.

"That big guy is his second uncle's child." Niu Jingrui whispered beside him.

After Niu Jingrui said this, Zhang Zhen suddenly realized. No wonder he felt that the big guy looked familiar. It turned out that Hu Chengzi was one of the eight people who planned to escape that night.

It’s just that Hu Chengzi was in another group at the time, and because it was dark, Shang Zhen only felt vaguely familiar with him.

"It's no use shouting. If you dare to run away, you will have to pay the price." The battalion commander's face turned ferocious, and he was already pulling the bolt of the box gun.

"Don't kill him!" Hu Sheng shouted loudly and rushed forward.

But the people in their group were all tied together. Although his charge moved Shang Zhen and another strong man beside him, how could one person drag seven or eight people? Although he moved the others, he himself was also dragged to stagger.

"All of you, get back, if you really want to die, our battalion commander will help you!" The soldier who disliked Shang Zhen had already started to bully others and pointed his rifle at Hu Sheng.

At this time, the battalion commander had already pointed the box gun in his hand at the ten strong men he had selected.

Everything happened too fast. Shang Zhen, who always didn't want to stand out, knew that he had no choice but to stand out this time. He couldn't bear to watch these ten strong men die in front of him.

"Sir, please spare his life. I have something to say." Shang Zhen took a step forward and suddenly shouted loudly.

"Why don't you take a piss and see what you look like? Who do you think you are?" The soldier who didn't like Shang Zhen raised the butt of his gun.

"Wait and see what he says." At this time, the platoon leader suddenly said, stopping his soldiers from swinging their guns.

The battalion commander didn't know who Shang Zhen was. He was curious when he saw a skinny young man like Shang Zhen talking to him in such a high-profile manner.

"Those who dare to run away at this time were all good soldiers." Shang Zhen stared at the battalion commander and said, then his tone slowed down, he suddenly sighed and added, "It turns out that I also had a group of brothers like you, but it's a pity that they all died fighting the Japanese."

After Shang Zhen finished speaking, he gestured with his hands. The circle he gestured was very large, including everyone here.