The war of resistance against mountains is heavy

Chapter 2318: Encountering the Enemy in a Roundabout Way

The sound of Japanese artillery made Shang Zhen and his companions feel complicated.

Achievements only represent the past, but what people often pursue is results.

They blew up two of the Japanese devils' cannons, but this time, the Japanese reinforcements brought two more cannons. Why did it feel like there were endless Japanese devils to kill and endless cannons to blow up?

But it was no longer possible for them to fire the cannon again.

The Japanese army had learned their lesson from the last time, so this time their artillery positions must have been more strictly guarded. Moreover, they did not have many explosives left. Not only were there no cluster grenades, but there were also only a few grenades that could not be tied together.

It was in this mixed mood that Shang Zhen changed his mind. Instead of passing through the woods at night, they planned to do so in the afternoon.

In this way, they would be able to climb the saddle at dusk and return to their own positions earlier.

As for what happens in the future, we’ll talk about it later.

As the enemy situation was pressing, Shang Zhen ordered the march to be accelerated.

The reason was that Shang Zhen felt that although the Japanese army had taken strict precautions, it was impossible for them to be scattered all over the woods on this side of the road like scattering sesame seeds and salt. So they could only focus on blocking key points, such as near the waterway, for example -

Since the route had been explored in advance, Shang Zhen led the soldiers along the same route he had taken before.

When they approached the waterway, Shang Zhen and the soldiers became extra cautious. Under Shang Zhen's orders, everyone was on guard with guns in hand.

Since the Japanese army thought of setting up a lookout on the mountain, there must be Japanese troops in the nearby woods.

Shang Zhen stopped talking and remained silent.

Since he was at the front, the soldiers naturally could not see his expression.

But none of the soldiers asked, and the only thing they could do now was to wait for Shang Zhen's order.

After a moment of silence, the sound of Japanese artillery fire started again outside the woods.

Since Shang Zhen and his team had already walked a long distance in the woods and were not far from Qingfeng Mountain, they could even hear the explosions coming from the direction of Qingfeng Mountain.

After a while, the Japanese artillery fire stopped, and then the heavy machine guns of both sides started firing again.

Shang Zhen suddenly waved his hand, and the soldiers advanced with guns pointed. Everyone paid attention to the endless green in the woods, especially those where the trees were shorter and had dense branches and leaves.

I'm not just scaring myself. Who knows where the Japanese army is ambushing? It's as if there is endless murderous intent in this woods!

Shang Zhen waved his hand and the soldiers stopped.

Shang Zhen stretched out his hand, and this time he pointed to three people, still Ma Changgui, Xiao Ga and Tang Li, and then waved his hand.

The three men understood and followed him, but Shang Zhen led the way and walked along the waterway towards the highway.

Ma Changgui and others followed behind. Ma Changgui felt that Shang Zhen was looking for a place where the waterway was curved.

In that case, the woods would block the Japanese army's sight, and it would be useless even if the Japanese army was on the mountain, unless the waterway was as straight as the road, but how is that possible?

But to his surprise, Shang Zhen kept a certain distance from the waterway and only showed them a general direction, but led them straight towards the highway without observing where the waterway was narrower.

Forget it, the company commander has always been elusive, and Ma Changgui doesn’t bother to guess Shang Zhen’s intentions.

But walking towards the highway really made him worried.

Half an hour later, what Ma Changgui worried about happened. They could all see the road outside the woods.

What made Ma Changgui feel fortunate was that at this time Shang Zhen led them back. When they looked back and could no longer see the road, Shang Zhen stopped and began to observe the surrounding situation.

After a while, seeing that there was nothing unusual around, Shang Zhen whispered a few words to them, and then led Ma Changgui to the direction of the waterway, while the two people behind him kept alert on the side and rear. Soon, they arrived at the road, and Shang Zhen stopped and squatted to observe for a moment. He waved his hand, and Xiaoga and Tang Li behind him ran through the gap of about ten meters between the trees quietly.

Then Xiao Ga and Tang Li provided cover on the other side of the waterway, and Shang Zhen and Ma Changgui also ran over.

"Do you know what I'm looking for?" Shang Zhen asked the three people after walking a little further inside.

The three men shook their heads.

"The ditch is narrow, and the Japanese sentries on the mountain certainly can't see the situation on the ground. But can you guarantee that there are no Japanese hiding there?" Shang Zhen asked again.

The three men suddenly understood.

Shang Zhen’s statement certainly made sense. They didn’t know whether there were Japanese troops in that terrain, but they couldn’t fight with the Japanese, so of course they would give the enemy a light blow.

"If there are Japanese soldiers, do you think they will hide at the other end of the ditch? They know we are running away, so they are likely to be waiting at this end of the ditch.

So we will grope our way to the other side of the ditch from the place near the road, so that we will be behind the Japanese.

Why do we have to get close to the highway? Because there are Japanese soldiers on the highway, and those hiding in the woods will not get close to the highway, so we have a loophole here. "Shang Zhen said again.

When they heard Shang Zhen say this, the three people's eyes were filled with admiration for Shang Zhen!

Shang Zhen led them to circle along this waterway, and it turned out that he had a purpose.

To put it another way, as long as the thinking is correct, no step will be taken in vain.

"But it's also possible that there are Japanese devils over there. Nothing is absolute in war. Sometimes you have to fight even if there's a greater than 50% chance of winning, and sometimes you have to fight even if there's only a smaller chance of winning!" Shang Zhen explained patiently again.

"Then Captain, what are your chances of winning when fighting the Japanese?" Tang Li asked curiously.

Tang Li's words really stumped Shang Zhen.

After a moment of silence, Shang Zhen replied in a low voice: "Escape from death, how much do you think it will be?"

Shang Zhen's words once again silenced the three soldiers.

Yes, ever since they met Shang Zhen, they have seen Shang Zhen's ability to fight the Japanese devils, just like the last time he blew up the Japanese infantry artillery, didn't he escape death?

"Don't talk about me, let's talk about business." Shang Zhen said.

After Shang Zhen said this, the three soldiers all looked serious.

"If we find the Japanese devils later, if there are many of them, we will go around them. If there are only a few of them, for example, three or two, we will kill them silently!

No matter who it is, they will strike hard, whether it's with a rifle butt or a bayonet, and it will be fatal, just like what I usually tell you, do you understand?" Shang Zhen really meant business.

"I understand." The three people answered in unison.

As I said just now, every step Shang Zhen took was intentional, and his seemingly casual pointing at the three soldiers in front of him also had an intention.

Xiao Ganana is his messenger, and he must adapt himself to the rhythm of marching and fighting.

Tang Li's skills were considered low among the new recruits, but he still lacked close combat experience.

Ma Changgui, that’s an old soldier.

Veterans are tough. Shang Zhen had to force those veterans not to think about cannons first when fighting, but to have the spirit of fighting to the death with bayonets!