Zhu Tian: Beginning to Cross the Changjin Lake

“Snap~!”

At this time, several crisp gunshots were heard, and several bullets fell beside Li Guotao, splashing up pieces of mud.

Li Guotao rolled on the spot and quickly hid behind a broken wall.

The gunshots continued and bullets continued to hit the broken walls.

Dozens of meters away, a large number of Japanese soldiers shouted loudly and formed a battle formation to surround this side.

After all, Li Guotao was only one person, and the security officers and soldiers around him all fled in all directions, becoming complete prey of the Japanese devils and unable to help at all.

Li Guotao did not dare to fight, as he would be in trouble if he was surrounded by the Japanese.

Seizing an opportunity, he crouched down and ran quickly into the distance.

Li Guotao used the complex terrain around him to avoid the Japanese while also looking for opportunities to kill them.

Moreover, Li Guotao gave priority to the Japanese cavalry because they were fast. Once they left the town and reached the open area, they would be in big trouble if they were targeted by them.

The Japanese cavalry are few in number, and eliminating one will save us a lot of trouble.

Li Guotao shot and killed a Japanese cavalryman in the distance, then quickly went into a house nearby.

This house is very solid, but most of it has collapsed. The roof was blown away long ago, leaving only a few broken walls. This house is considered solid. Most of the houses have been blown into ruins.

After Li Guotao entered, he quickly hid behind a broken wall. He had noticed that there was someone inside before he came in.

So as soon as he entered, he pointed his gun at a corner of the wall next to him.

"Don't shoot, we're on the same side!" Old Gourd shouted in fear.

"Shut up!"

Li Guotao quickly reminded him.

At this moment, Duanwu, his younger brother Xiao Hubei, and his uncle Lao Hulu were hiding in the corner and shivering. It was obvious that these three rookies who had never been to the battlefield were completely scared.

Li Guotao observed the surrounding situation and said softly: "Are you hiding here to die? Hurry up and run!"

For the sake of his compatriots, Li Guotao kindly gave a reminder, then turned around and walked through the house from the other side, moving towards another house.

Duanwu asked fearfully, "Uncle, what should we do?"

Old Gourd was also frightened. He had never seen such a scene before and didn't know what to do. Otherwise, the three of them wouldn't be hiding here trembling.

Seeing Li Guotao leaving, Lao Hulu suddenly had an idea and said, "Let's go, follow him and leave together."

Xiao Hubei was completely frightened, his whole body was shaking like a sieve and his legs were weak.

Duanwu and Lao Hulu carried Xiao Hubei and followed Li Guotao, running away together.

Although Li Guotao's movements were extremely fast, he needed to stop constantly to observe the situation. Therefore, the three of them did not fall behind and kept following Li Guotao.

Li Guotao had naturally noticed that these three people were following him, but he had no intention of stopping them.

They can follow if they want.

However, Li Guotao had no intention of protecting them. After all, it was quite dangerous now. There were too many enemies around. It was unknown whether he could rush out alive alone, so he had no time to take care of the three of them.

If there was any danger, Li Guotao would definitely not care about them and would definitely abandon the three of them without hesitation.

If there was no danger, and the three of them were lucky enough to escape with him, Li Guotao would not mind doing this favor.

Li Guotao hid behind a broken wall. At this time, several Japanese cavalrymen were searching towards this side in the distance.

Li Guotao didn't want to waste time with them, so he raised his gun and aimed at the leading Japanese cavalry.

A crisp gunshot was heard, and the Japanese soldier was shot in the head and fell off his horse.

I have to say that this Type 38 musket is much better than the old one.

At this time, the Japanese soldiers stopped, and Li Guotao fired another shot, killing another one.

"He's over there!"

At this time, the Japanese finally discovered Li Guotao's position. Two of the four Japanese raised their rifles and aimed in the direction of Li Guotao.

The other two Japanese soldiers drew their sabers, rode their horses and surrounded Li Guotao from both sides, preparing to join forces to kill him.

I have to say that the tactical coordination among these Japanese devils is quite tacit.

Unfortunately, they ran into Li Guotao, and they deserved to be in bad luck.

Li Guotao fired another shot and killed a Japanese soldier who was holding a gun.

The other Japanese soldier was so scared that he didn't dare to stay on the horse. He rolled off the horse and quickly hid behind a broken wall nearby.

Li Guotao took advantage of this opportunity and shot dead a Japanese cavalryman who was flanking from the side.

After the gunshots rang out, the guy who was hiding behind the broken wall immediately raised his gun and showed his head, aiming at Li Guotao's position.

“Snap~!”

A crisp gunshot rang out, and the hot bullet hit the wall behind Li Guotao, splashing up a cloud of mud.

Li Guotao stood up quickly and pulled the trigger decisively.

Before the guy could retreat, Li Guotao shot him in the head and killed him instantly.

At this time, there was only one Japanese cavalryman left, who surrounded them from the other side.

He originally wanted to deal with Li Guotao, but ended up discovering Duanwu and his two companions following Li Guotao.

After the gunshots rang out, the three guys hid behind a broken wall, too scared to move.

After the Japanese discovered them, they instinctively rushed towards the three men, wanting to kill them before they could react.

After all, in his opinion, these three people were more dangerous. Once they reacted and raised their guns, he would be finished.

He had no idea at that time that the three guys were so scared that they didn't even have the courage to raise their guns, let alone shoot.

"Ah~!"

"No~!"

Duanwu and Lao Hulu were so frightened that they screamed loudly, while Xiao Hubei was completely frightened and couldn't even scream.

Just as the sharp saber was about to fall on the three men, a crisp gunshot rang out.

The Japanese cavalryman was shot in the head and died on the spot.

Looking at the bodies of the Japanese soldiers falling off their horses, Lao Hulu and Duanwu finally breathed a sigh of relief and sat on the ground gasping for breath.

At this time, the devil's shouting came from a distance. Old Hulu woke up instantly and shouted: "Go!"

So the two of them carried the frightened little Hubei and continued to run forward following Li Guotao.

After seeing Li Guotao's abilities, Lao Hulu became even more determined to follow Li Guotao.

Under the current circumstances, the only hope for their survival is to follow Li Guotao.

As Duanwu ran, he asked, "Uncle, why is he so powerful?" The old gourd said, "How should I know? Just follow him."

Duanwu said with lingering fear: "If he hadn't fired that shot just now, we would have been finished."

Duanwu thought that Li Guotao shot and killed the Japanese cavalryman in order to save them.

In fact, Li Guotao was just worried that the Japanese cavalry would continue to chase them after killing these three people.

Saving them was just a matter of convenience.

But Duanwu thought that he was protecting them. If they encountered danger again in the future, Li Guotao would definitely protect them again, so following Li Guotao was undoubtedly the safest choice.

As the security team members fled in all directions and the Japanese were busy chasing them everywhere, the situation was somewhat chaotic, which naturally gave Li Guotao an opportunity to take advantage of.

After determining the approximate direction, Li Guotao prepared to rush to the Sihang Warehouse in the city center.

After killing a few more Japanese soldiers who blocked the road, Li Guotao finally rushed out of Dachang Town safely and headed towards Zhabei.

Lao Hulu, Duanwu and Xiao Hubei followed Li Guotao. After running for a while, Xiao Hubei was too tired to walk anymore.

"Uncle! I really can't walk anymore. Where are we going?"

Old Gourd shook his head and said, "I don't know either. Since Xiao Li is walking this way, this side must be safe."

They had just arrived in Songhu and had never been there before. They were unfamiliar with the place, and after what they had just experienced, the three of them were so scared that they couldn't tell the directions.

They also had no idea about the current situation in the Songhu area, and they thought that Li Guotao was walking towards this side so confidently because he was taking them to a safe place.

However, on the contrary, Li Guotao was leading them into the fire pit.

But Li Guotao doesn't care about these things. It is you who are willing to follow him, so you can't blame others.

Duanwu was also a little tired. They had already traveled a long distance to get to the venue, and now in order to keep up with Li Guotao's pace, the three of them were jogging all the way. How could they not be tired?
Duanwu couldn't help but yelled to Li Guotao in front of him: "Brother Li, can you slow down? Take a break. We really can't run any more."

Li Guotao is now also a soldier in the security corps, so they knew each other before.

Li Guotao said without turning his head: "If you want to rest, then stay and rest."

Li Guotao continued walking forward as he spoke.

Duanwu looked at Li Guotao's back and said puzzledly: "Didn't you say you wanted to stay and rest?"

Old Gourd cursed softly, "You idiot."

"What? He wants to go alone and leave us behind?" Duanwu finally reacted.

Old Gourd glared at Duanwu and said, "Stop talking nonsense and catch up quickly. You have to go even if you can't walk anymore."

"Even if I die of exhaustion, it's better than being killed by the Japanese devils."

Duanwu and Xiao Hubei were still frightened when they heard the word "japanese devils". Naturally, they did not dare to mention stopping to rest. They could only grit their teeth and continue on their way.

Li Guotao was walking when he suddenly heard some movement ahead. He observed for a while, then quickly hid in the reeds on the side of the road, and waved to the three people behind him.

Duanwu didn't understand what Li Guotao meant at all. Seeing that Li Guotao had disappeared in the reed marsh, he asked in surprise, "What's going on?"

Old Hulu was more experienced and pulled the two of them into the reed marsh.

The three men crawled into the reed marsh, squatted down, and looked at the distance nervously.

Not long after, a large group of Japanese soldiers came over. The team was so huge that there was no end in sight.

Looking at the Japanese soldiers passing by, Xiao Hubei was trembling with fear again, and Duanwu couldn't help but widen his eyes.

Old Gourd made a gesture, signaling the two to keep quiet.

The three were so frightened that they didn't even dare to breathe.

I don’t know how long it took, but the Japanese troops finally drove over.

Old Gourd couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and said softly, "Don't move, the two of you. I'll take a look at the situation."

Old Gourd cautiously moved a few steps forward, stretched his neck and looked on both sides of the road outside. He found that the group of Japanese devils had gone far away and there were no other Japanese devil troops ahead. He then breathed a sigh of relief.

At this time, Li Guotao happened to walk out of the reed marsh and continue moving forward along the path again.

Old Gourd shouted quickly: "Hurry up and follow Xiao Li, otherwise he will go far away."

When Duanwu and Xiao Hubei heard this, they rushed out and followed Lao Hulu to continue chasing Li Guotao.

The three people also made up their minds to follow Li Guotao. If Li Guotao walked, they would follow behind him. If Li Guotao stopped, dodged, or took a detour, they would hide with him.

In this way, the four people walked and stopped, hid from place to place, and finally arrived in Zhabei area at night.

At this moment, the Zhabei area was also in chaos, and many places were occupied by the Japanese.

Li Guotao has a system map, so he can easily avoid the Japanese.

The three people also followed Li Guotao closely.

Soon the four of them came to a street intersection. Li Guotao hid in a dark corner and looked from afar. With the help of the dim light, he found a group of people in front of him. He could vaguely see the style of their military uniforms and guessed that they should be the Zhongyang Army.

At this time, shouts were heard in the distance.

"According to the order of the superiors, anyone who disobeys the order or deserts the battlefield will be shot on the spot."

"Sir! It's unfair! I was dispersed."

"Sir, spare me! I am not a deserter."

"shooting!"

"Bang bang bang~!"

A burst of crisp gunshots rang out, and the gendarmes carrying out the execution opened fire one after another. A row of soldiers kneeling on the ground were all shot and fell to the ground.

"Change to the next batch!"

Then another group of deserters were brought up and all forced to kneel on the ground. They cried and begged for mercy.

However, the officers and soldiers carrying out the execution had solemn expressions on their faces.

The officer shouted, "Raise your guns!"

The executing gendarmes raised their rifles again and aimed at the deserters kneeling on the ground.

Li Guotao took a look and showed no mercy to these deserters. No matter what time it was, deserting the battlefield was a capital crime, let alone at this critical moment when the country was in crisis.

It’s a pity that those who were shot were only the lowest-level soldiers. There were also many high-ranking generals who deserted from the battlefield, but only a very small number of them were shot.

However, Li Guotao's current identity is a bit embarrassing. Although the security corps is not a regular force, it is still a force after all. If he encounters these military police now, he will probably be arrested as a deserter.

Duanwu looked at the scene in the distance in surprise and said in amazement: "If a deserter is caught, will he be shot?"

Although he knew that deserting from the battlefield was a capital crime, it was the first time he had seen a scene of deserters being shot, and so many people being shot at once.

Gunshots continued to ring out, rows of deserters were shot, bodies were dragged away, and blood dyed the streets red. (End of this chapter)