The war of resistance against mountains is heavy

Chapter 2369 The Light in the Eyes
Gunshots rang out in the mountains and forests, but although intense, they only lasted for a while before stopping. The silence lasted until dusk.

This is the normal situation in this kind of battle that takes place in the mountains and forests.

As long as the Chinese soldiers did not harass the Japanese troops who had withdrawn after a failed campaign, how could the Japanese find them if they hid in the vast green mountains?

At this time, the three groups of Chinese soldiers had already met deep in the mountains as agreed beforehand.

When they meet, they will take stock of the results and make a battle summary.

Xiao Boji, Shang Zhen and their men naturally made some gains against the Japanese army, but the highlight this time was Ai Duidui.

It was Ai Duidui and his platoon who were shooting at the Japanese troops crossing the ridge.

They came here after hearing the sound of gunfire from Xiao Boji and his men fighting the Japanese army.

However, this is a mountainous area with dense forests. When they entered the valley under the ridge, they happened to see Japanese soldiers walking on the ridge with rifles in hand, as if they were walking on thin ice.

This is not just picking up a ready-made advantage. When the Japanese soldiers who climbed up the mountain ridge reached the section without trees, it was like walking on a single-plank bridge. When they fired their guns, the Japanese soldiers who had nowhere to hide fell down like dumplings!
This battle is not about how many Japanese soldiers are killed, but about - boosting morale!
Their ambush was so inspiring that even the veteran soldiers under his command were encouraged.

They said, not all the Japanese soldiers who fell down were dead, there were still wounded. Even if the Japanese devils didn't come to rescue the wounded, they would at least have to collect the bodies of the dead, right?

So they hid again, and when the Japanese army went to the ridge to rescue the wounded, they opened fire again.

But this time they miscalculated.

The Japanese army knew that the ridge was very dangerous and how could they not be prepared? At that time, the Japanese soldiers hiding in the woods on the mountain opened fire. Not only did Ai Duidui and his men suffer casualties, but they were also suppressed by the Japanese firepower.

If it weren't for Xiao Boji, who was leading the group back, suddenly opening fire and drawing away part of the Japanese firepower, the casualties in their platoon would have been huge.

But even so, five soldiers in their platoon were killed.

"Okay, there will always be casualties in a war. More Japanese devils died than us!" Xiao Boji comforted Ai Duidui who was in a bad mood.

Ai Duidui certainly has reason to blame himself. He regrets that he should not have listened to those old soldiers at the time. If he had stopped while the going was good, five people would not have died.

"You are all old veterans, and you only know how to make trouble. If you have the ability, I will not let you be platoon leaders." After comforting Ai Duidui, Xiao Boji turned around and scolded the soldiers under Ai Duidui.

After Xiao Boji scolded them, those old veterans became listless again.

"It's a good thing that everyone is enthusiastic about fighting the Japanese." Shang Zhen, who was standing nearby, tried to smooth things over and said, "Let me say a few words."

Shang Zhen spoke, and Xiao Boji could only listen.

Shang Zhen looked at the soldiers sitting together and said, "I won't talk about the great principles of resisting the Japanese, let's just talk about the fact that you will die in the war.

Your captain and I are not the type to insist on everyone charging forward, and we try to avoid positional warfare and attrition warfare. Even if we are fighting a war, why would we fight if we can't gain an advantage?"

With just these simple words, Shang Zhen's statement was approved by the soldiers.

When they thought about it, it was true. It had been like this ever since they followed their company commander Xiao Boji to fight the Japanese.

“You said it’s impossible to fight a war without casualties, but there’s no point in being afraid of death!

Don’t even mention you guys. I was captured by the Japanese devils to be able to meet you guys.

We were able to escape because we have some skills and are lucky. I had a brother who was conscripted by the Japanese and taken to the Northeast. He escaped death and finally managed to escape.

Those who are afraid of death will not necessarily die, and those who are not afraid of death will not necessarily die. You think that if you hide far away you will not die, do you think that is possible in our 226th Regiment?

Follow your company commander and do your best. There were tens of thousands of Northeast Army soldiers who left the border. How many are left now? But your company commander and I are still alive, and half of the people who left us are still alive.

You have seen what your captain and I have done. Do you think we are cowards? It is almost the same if we just rush forward without fighting, right? "

After Shang Zhen said this, he looked at the group of soldiers in Xiaoboji and laughed.

The soldiers also laughed, and one of them said, "That's because we don't have the ability of you and our company commander!"

Upon hearing what the soldier said, Shang Zhen did not answer him. Instead, he looked at the soldiers in his platoon and said with a smile, "Tell them how I got my skills."

When the soldiers under Shang Zhen heard what he said, they became confused.

Yes, how did Shang Zhen get his skills? As soldiers of the same generation, they had the most say. They saw with their own eyes how Shang Zhen, who was thinner than them and as thin as a stick, trained them.

They watched Shang Zhen grow stronger little by little in pain and sweat, so much so that he is still the best among them. Even the martial artists among them cannot compare with Shang Zhen.

Hu Sheng, Hu Chengzi, Niu Jingrui, and Tang Li all started talking at once, and in the end it was Niu Jingrui, who was the most eloquent, who told the group of soldiers how Shang Zhen trained them.

"Thinking that if I don't practice well, I will be beaten to death by the Japanese devils, and thinking that my relatives will be killed by the Japanese devils, I am naturally not afraid of hardship during training.

Just like the word "death" is engraved on your forehead, there is no hardship that you cannot endure." Shang Zhen concluded.

Shang Zhen also understood how much of a headache Xiao Boji had with these old soldiers under him, so this was also an opportunity to help Xiao Boji with some ideological work.

But he didn't expect that the old soldier was still an old soldier. Amid the discussion of the soldiers below, one soldier suddenly reported loudly: "Report to the company commander, the angry guy said that he is a bachelor and is not afraid that his family will be killed by the Japanese devils."

One word stirred up a thousand waves.

Shang Zhen was telling the soldiers to be brave and fight the enemy, thinking about the pain of losing their loved ones, and someone below said that he was a bachelor. Wasn't this going against Shang Zhen's tune?
Although that hot-tempered guy must have spoken in a very low voice and it was impossible for Shang Zhen to hear him, he was reported!
When Xiao Boji heard the angry guy under his command talking nonsense, his face immediately fell.

Damn it, it’s not okay for you to offend me, and it’s even more wrong for you to offend my eldest brother!

But before Xiao Boji could get angry, he was stopped by Shang Zhen.

"Brother named Qibaozi, stand up." Shang Zhen still had a smile on his face.

Since everyone was called, the angry guy had no choice but to stand up. He didn't expect that he would be reported directly by the people next to him for his habit of contradicting his superiors.

"You are a bachelor and you have no relatives, so what do you like?" Shang Zhen asked with a smile.

"He just likes to play with money! He doesn't even like women!" The soldier who just reported that Qibaozi was saying strange things said loudly again.

When he said this, all the soldiers around him burst into laughter.

Shang Zhen looked at the angry guy again, the soldier called angry guy. He was not angry because the soldiers laughed, but looked embarrassed. He didn't look like a real man.

Shang Zhen suddenly understood why this soldier was called "the angry guy". It was obvious that this angry guy was a bully in the Xiaoboji Company.

A soldier who had no self-respect and was used to being laughed at by everyone was no longer able to get angry.

Put yourself in their shoes. If you put yourself in their shoes and find that someone with a bit of courage said something bad about their superior and was reported by others, they would definitely hold a grudge and at least seek revenge in the future.

But look at this angry dumpling, it won't do that. It's just like a dough that can be molded however others want.

Shang Zhen stretched out his hand and signaled the soldiers to be quiet.

After a while, he asked the angry guy, "Do you always get bullied in the company?"

The angry guy's face turned even redder, but he still said "hmm" in the end.

"Do you want to stop being bullied in the future?" Shang Zhen asked seriously.

Qi Baozi didn't expect Shang Zhen to ask him this. His face turned red for a while, but he finally said "hmm".

Seeing the angry boy like that, some soldiers started laughing again.

As the saying goes, "There is always something hateful about pitiful people." This hot-tempered guy has become the hot-tempered guy of the entire company. Looking at his current miserable appearance, anyone who looks at him would want to kick him.

Only the soldiers laughed, but were glared back by Biaoji.

"If you don't want to be bullied in the future, I'll give you a trick. As long as you kill more Japanese devils than others, no one will dare to bully you in the future.

At that time, if someone still makes you angry, you don’t have to step up for yourself. Your company commander and I will take care of it for you.

If anyone dares to scold you, you should scold him ten times in front of everyone in the company.

If anyone dares to slap you, you will slap him back seven, eight, or ten times!" Shang Zhen said loudly.

No one expected that Shang Zhen would say such words to Qibaozi. Qibaozi was in the first row of soldiers, so the soldiers behind him could not see his expression.

But at this moment, Shang Zhen, who was standing opposite the angry boy, saw that the angry boy, who was originally facing the ground, raised his head. He didn't know if it was an illusion, but Shang Zhen felt that there was light in the angry boy's eyes at this moment.