The war of resistance against mountains is heavy

Chapter 2292 Climbing High and Looking Far Away

Shi Maosheng kept looking at the mountains on both sides of the road, his face showing worry.

Shi Maosheng was the guide that Shang Zhen borrowed from Xiao Boji.

"What's wrong? Are you worried?" Shang Zhen asked Shi Maosheng.

Shi Maosheng nodded.

How could he not be worried? His company commander Zhang Jidong had said that according to the schedule, a large group of Japanese devils would arrive today.

What road were they taking now? There were high mountains on both sides, with a highway in the middle.

With such terrain, not to mention the winding mountain road, the mountains on both sides of the road also blocked their sight. They might run into the Japanese army just by turning a corner.

And once they collide, they will be dead.

Run back? Although the road has curves, there are always straight places. They can never outrun the Japanese bullets.

Run to the mountains on both sides? They could enter the woods on the mountains, but they would never be able to climb over the hundreds of meters high mountains, so it was only a matter of time before they were chased into a desperate situation by the Japanese army.

"Why don't you run quickly and find a place to hide? The mountains on both sides can't always be so high, right?" Shang Zhen said, and then he started running.

No one wanted to encounter the Japanese army head-on, so since Shang Zhen started running, the soldiers followed him.

Only Shi Maosheng was a pessimist. As he ran, he thought, why did he take such an assignment? The faster he ran, the faster he would run into the Japanese troops!

But in reality, it was not as pessimistic as Shi Maosheng thought. After more than 20 minutes, Shang Zhen and his team had changed to a normal marching speed. The reason was that the mountains on both sides were no longer steep. The road passed through the valley between the two mountains, and there was still a dense forest at the foot of the mountain.

In this way, as long as they can discover the Japanese army in advance, they can hide in the woods on both sides.

"The mountains on both sides of the road were quite steep. Company Commander, why don't we set up firing positions on both sides of the road?" Qian Feng asked.

"The terrain is too steep and there is no way to retreat." Although Shang Zhen spoke in a negotiating tone, he answered without thinking.

Qian Feng and the soldiers didn't ask any more questions, as Shang Zhen had made it clear in just one sentence.

It would not be impossible for their division to set up an ambush position on the road they had just visited, but once the battle started, they would not be able to withdraw because the mountain was too steep.

In that case, under the heavy bombardment of Japanese planes and artillery, the ambush teams on both sides suffered heavy casualties and could not get supplies, and finally they were wiped out. This situation is similar to the ancient people's fight with their backs to the river.

But facing the Japanese army with superior firepower, there is not much practical significance except becoming an anti-Japanese hero and consuming the invaders' ammunition.

At this time, the guide Shi Maosheng felt relieved. He began to look at both sides of the road, wondering which forest he could hide in if he really encountered the Japanese army.

"Still watching? Just follow our company commander and don't worry. Didn't we tell him the intelligence? Even if the Japanese devils set out at dawn, they couldn't be here so fast. It would be at least ten o'clock by then." Hu Sheng saw Shi Maosheng's expression and knew what Shi Maosheng was thinking.

Shi Maosheng smiled embarrassedly.

But as they were talking they noticed that Shang Zhen had not caught up with them. When they stopped and looked back, they saw Shang Zhen looking at the terrain on both sides with a thoughtful look.

"Company commander?" Hu Sheng called out.

"Let's not go any further. Let's go up that mountain." Shang Zhen pointed to a mountain road closest to the highway.

"Go up that mountain?" several soldiers asked in unison.

The mountain is not steep, but that doesn't mean it is not high, because the mountain is big and covers a large area. The soldiers couldn't understand why Shang Zhen wanted to climb that mountain.

But Shang Zhen had already gotten off the road and was heading up the mountain, so the people behind him had no choice but to follow him.

Although the mountain was not steep, the forest was very dense. Coupled with the slope, it took them more than half an hour to climb to the top of the mountain.

Although there was an open space on the top of the mountain, it was not large enough and the trees below still blocked their view.

"Captain, why are we here? It's not cool here!" The straightforward Tang Li asked whatever he wanted to know.

Yes, why did they climb this mountain from so far away? Although they were at the top of the mountain, what else could they see except those thick, thin, tall and short trees? Don't think that it is cool here just because there are trees. There is a little wind on a hot day, but the trees serve as a barrier to block the wind. They don't have to climb the mountain so hard just to avoid the shade, right?

"A tall tree attracts the wind. You're wearing too many clothes." Shang Zhen laughed. After that, he threw the rifle in his hand to Hu Sheng and took off the box gun, Kowloon belt, grenades and other things hanging on his body.

The soldiers couldn't help but stare at Shang Zhen's behavior. What was the company commander doing? Was he going to take off all his clothes because he felt too hot?

What the soldiers imagined did not happen. Shang Zhen just took off the things he was carrying, then asked Xiaoga for the telescope, tucked it into his belt, and started climbing the tree.

It was obvious that Shang Zhen had planned this in advance. When he reached the top of the mountain, he was already ready to climb a tree.

At this point the soldiers finally understood why Shang Zhen said that a tall tree attracts the wind because it is too dense.

The soldiers craned their necks to look under the tree and saw Shang Zhen climb up the tree as nimbly as a monkey.

"It seems that the company commander was also a naughty boy when he was young." Tang Li muttered in a low voice.

"Yeah, they say the more naughty you are as a child, the more successful you will be when you grow up." Hu Sheng agreed.

Shang Zhen ignored the comments of the soldiers below and continued to climb up the tree.

The tree was indeed very tall, and when Shang Zhen had climbed most of the way up, he shouted, "You guys should lie down if you want to. We are not going back today."

The soldiers did not utter a sound this time, but they all looked up with their mouths wide open in surprise.

Fortunately, Shang Zhen said he would not go back, so they didn't have to worry about running into the Japanese army. So they relaxed and just lay down, sat, and chatted.

Of course, they cannot make any big noise during this process. They understand this awareness without being told.

But who would have thought that Shang Zhen would sit on a big branch of the tree and just sit there like an old monk in meditation.

The soldiers naturally talked about all sorts of things when they were together, but when they looked up at Shang Zhen after talking for a while, all they saw were Shang Zhen's two legs or one or both soles of his shoes that were swaying or not swaying as he sat on the tree branch. As for Shang Zhen's face, they couldn't see it at all due to the obstruction of branches and leaves!

"Could our company commander have fallen asleep and fallen from the tree again?" Tang Li finally asked with some concern.

None of them had watches, so they could only judge by the height of the sun. Now they had been waiting for more than two hours.

What happened during these two hours? Will the Japanese devils arrive?

"What are you losing?" Veteran Qian Feng didn't take Tang Li's concerns seriously. Instead, he said, "I now admire our company commander more and more."

"Why?" The soldiers were puzzled.

"If I ask you to sit on a tree branch for such a long time, would you like to try it?" Qian Feng asked.

"That's true." Tang Li admitted, but he didn't understand. Shang Zhen rode on the tree branch for so long. What kind of skill was that? It was not as exciting as fighting the Japanese devils.

"Captain, are you okay?" After a while, Hu Sheng asked.

"It's okay, you can stay here however you want, but don't make any noise." Shang Zhen instructed from the tree.

The soldiers quickly responded.

The soldiers continued to wait, and just when they were wondering whether the Japanese army would come again, they suddenly heard a "bang".

Just one sound made the soldiers who were lying or sitting jump up suddenly.

"It's a mortar!" Hu Sheng shouted in a low voice.

"Wrong, it's an infantry gun!" Qian Feng said.

It would have been fine if they had just heard the sound of artillery fire, but it seemed that the sound of the artillery fire was not very far away from them!

"The Japanese devils are coming?" Hu Sheng was surprised.

"I'm afraid they have been here for a while. How can they fire artillery if they don't form an attack formation?" Qian Feng said.

The soldiers couldn't help but crane their necks to look up at the tree again, but they still saw the same thing as before.

However, they also figured out one thing, that is, Shang Zhen in the tree had already seen the Japanese army coming, but he didn't say a word!