The war of resistance against mountains is heavy

Chapter 2405: Living Towards Death (Thirteen)
The damaged heavy machine guns of the Chinese army cannot be repaired.

No one knew what was going on with the Japanese heavy machine guns, and they didn't fire anyway.

Without the cover of the heavy machine guns, both the enemy and us fell silent.

The 223rd Regiment, which was Zhu Weiyan's battalion, wanted to continue fighting, but the nd Battalion refused to allocate heavy machine guns to them, and their regimental commander could do nothing about it.

The Second Battalion of the 223rd Regiment wanted to come up and fight, but Zhu Weiyan's battalion refused to give up the ground, insisting that they would take down Houersai on their own. The commander of the Second Battalion then said that Zhu Weiyan was occupying the toilet without doing anything!
You see, a battle in which the Japanese army was only about to launch a final charge was delayed like this.

Does the above scenario sound familiar to you? Yes, it is very familiar. The Nationalist army often behaves like this!
Officer A is usually very arrogant. He relies on his status as a direct descendant from his superiors and usually looks down on everyone.

When the war came, Unit A fought a bloody battle with the enemy and was surrounded by them. The superiors then dispatched Units B, C, and D to rescue them. However, Teams B, C, and D only sent small teams to harass the enemy symbolically, while the main force remained motionless and even secretly carried out various sabotage operations.

Internal fighting consumes so much energy that sometimes the four teams A, B, C, and D all forget about their common enemy.

Fortunately, the Japanese troops guarding Houer Pass had become an isolated force at this time. According to the intelligence provided by the New Fourth Army, no Japanese troops were coming to support them from the base camp, so they could just delay the attack for a while.

As time went on, it gradually became dark, and the activities of both the enemy and us were shrouded in darkness. Who knew what kind of night tonight would be?

But just after dark, a group of Chinese soldiers were whispering in the bushes on the southwest side of the front battlefield.

"If you charge up, you will die. Look, our entire company has been wiped out." The one who spoke was Ergou.

"Who wants to join our team?" The argumentative person expressed his dissatisfaction with Ergou.

During the day, no one introduced themselves, so naturally they didn't know each other's names.

There is a reason why they didn't introduce themselves. According to the nitpickers, what's the point of knowing each other? After the battle, they will all die and there won't be many left.

The nitpicker was undoubtedly speaking of reality, although it was cruel, the soldiers all agreed with it. If they didn't know it, then they didn't know it!

This undoubtedly involved another strange thing about the army they were attacking. The first wave of soldiers who attacked upwards was composed of three platoons forming a company, but these three platoons were formed by drawing lots from the three companies of a battalion.

They were not from the same company, so it was normal that they didn't know each other. Even the nickname "argumentative people" was only given to them after they successfully escaped.

It can be considered a miracle in the war that such a strange combination can produce such a casualty ratio.

Of course, the fact that the battle has been able to be fought to this point is inseparable from Shang Zhen's cold gun and Xiao Boji's heavy machine gun.

So normally speaking, after this battle, if it weren't for the unexpected support from Shang Zhen and Xiao Boji, this small group of people would have already died on the battlefield.

But it's their fate, at least they are still alive now.

"You are such a nitpicker!" Ergou was very angry at what he said, "Then, then we are not from the same company, but we are also grasshoppers on the same line, right?"

"You and I are not on the same page." The nitpicker is still nitpicking.

"Shut up!" someone spoke at this time.

When this person spoke, the argumentative person stopped arguing, Ergou also stopped talking, and other soldiers nearby quickly said, "Shut up and listen to the leader!"

These soldiers who originally did not belong to the same company actually have a leader, and he is a recognized leader. So who is their leader?
Of course it’s Meng Lingdong!

Inspired by Ergou's surrender, Meng Lingdong raised the white flag to pretend to surrender. Of course, it is not entirely accurate to say that they pretended to surrender, because they did not even walk in front of the Japanese devils.

To be precise, they were holding up the white flag as a cover, which is the so-called selling dog meat under the guise of selling mutton. When they got to the middle of the enemy and us, they threw away the white flag and hid in the bushes!

As for Meng Lingdong's move, it's definitely like dancing on the edge of a knife!
But no matter what, his trick worked. The moment he threw down the white flag, the Japanese army began to shoot, and they only paid the price of one person's death and successfully escaped.

Later, when the enemy and our side were firing heavy machine guns at each other, they hid in the distance and watched the fight.

Meng Lingdong was also admired by the soldiers because he led them to escape successfully, and it was Meng Lingdong who took the initiative to carry the white flag and assumed the most dangerous responsibility. So these soldiers all recognized Meng Lingdong as their leader.

Now that Meng Lingdong has spoken, how could it not work?
"It's hard to explain if we go back now. You saw it before dark. Another company was almost wiped out. How are we going to explain to this platoon when we return to the camp?" Meng Lingdong spoke slowly, as if he was thinking alone. This time, no one interrupted him, and he let Meng Lingdong continue talking alone.

They had expressed their opinions before. If Meng Lingdong hadn't come up with that idea and taken the initiative to do the most dangerous job, they would have definitely died!
This is considered as having died once. People who have died once look at things differently from those who have been alive. They suddenly find that death is not as scary as they imagined. The key is to see how to die.

"We can't run out and find a mountain to be bandits. These days we still have to rely on big trees!" Meng Lingdong sighed again.

Even though the division they belong to is a ragtag army, it is only a ragtag army relative to the central army. If they encounter bandits, they are also called official troops.

Even though they were not very good at fighting the Japanese army, they were very capable in fighting the bandits.

Bandits are bandits. When they were in the regiment, they fought against bandits numbering over a thousand with large troops.

If they were to go out on their own and occupy the mountains and become kings, they would at best be small shrimps. They would either be robbed by other bandits or be incorporated into some government army.

"Hey! Boss, you've been talking for a long time but you still haven't said what to do. Why don't you tell us what to do? We will listen to you no matter what you say. We will accept it even if it means going through fire and water!" An impatient soldier became anxious when he saw Meng Lingdong analyzing the pros and cons but not making any decision.

At first, the other soldiers were unhappy when this soldier interrupted Meng Lingdong's analysis.

Now, Meng Lingdong is their superior. The superior is thinking about something, why are you, a small soldier, interfering?

However, the second half of the soldier's sentence hit the nail on the head.

"Yes, boss, we'll do whatever you say!" The soldiers expressed their agreement.

"Let's wait a little longer." Meng Lingdong couldn't come up with any good solution this time.

The second company that attacked the Japanese position was almost wiped out, but the first company still had a platoon alive. If they went back to the camp now and said they were not passively avoiding the battle, who would believe them? This was a joke!

Meng Lingdong said so, the soldiers naturally had nothing to say, but after a while Ergou said unconvincingly: "Boss, I'm hungry."

Ergou said this and no one laughed at him. Man is iron and rice is steel, and he will feel hungry if he doesn't eat. They had breakfast before dawn today, and it's dark now. How can they not be hungry if they haven't had any rice or water?

"It's so annoying to be your leader! I've said long ago that I don't want to be a platoon leader." Meng Lingdong said angrily.

The soldiers all laughed “Hehehehe”.

But at this moment, they heard a "bang" from the other end of the Japanese position. The Japanese army actually fired a flare!
Although the flare was fired directly in front of the Japanese army, the light of the flare made the open area, which was already full of bushes, become dim.

But that was right in front of the Japanese army. If you say they were benefiting from the light, there were much fewer bushes on this side.

There are fewer bushes, so there are naturally more open spaces, which means the bushes where they are hiding now are a little bigger.

As for why this happened, it was because they dared not stay in the middle of the battlefield, no matter how many bushes there were, as long as they were smart, they would not stay there.

There are fewer bushes at this flank position. If you go around to the hillside on the other side, although the hillside there is flatter, there are even fewer bushes. This is also the main reason why the 223rd Regiment decided to attack Houer Pass from this side. There are bushes and rocks where people can hide!

Meng Lingdong and his team could only hide in this place. They sneaked here after dark.

Precisely because there are few bushes here and the area is already on the flank, Zhu Weiyan and his men will not attack from this end, and the Japanese army's defense focus will not be here. This actually proves the saying that the most dangerous place is the safest.

But the Japanese army is in trouble now that they have fired flares. Even if they want to return to their side, it is impossible.

"Just wait." Meng Lingdong said helplessly, and a sigh came from the bushes where they were hiding.

The Japanese army did not fire flares into the sky continuously, but fired one flare into the sky from time to time, so the sky became dim and bright.

"The Japanese are afraid that our people will launch a sneak attack," Meng Lingdong analyzed.

Meng Lingdong's words made the soldiers temporarily forget their hunger and thirst, and they began to discuss in a low voice again.

But amid the murmurs, a soldier suddenly whispered, "Be quiet, there's movement behind us!"