The War of Resistance

Shang Zhen raised his head and glanced at the ruins to the east, and then he climbed forward along the ditch, followed by Ma Erhuzi and Zhou Xiu.

Chu Tian and Chen Hanwen were left by Shang Zhen at the place where they had just arrived. There was a mound there, which was the commanding heights of this area. Gu Bing stayed at the place where Shang Zhen and the others entered the ditch.

Of course, Shang Zhen also wanted to save people or go to the town ahead to find out what was going on. He would feel uneasy if he didn't do something for his friends who were stuck in the town with their lives uncertain.

But he would never do something stupid like saving a couple. He just wanted to try his luck moving forward.

As Ma Erhuzi observed, this ditch had ice in some places, no ice in some places, almost waist deep in some places, but he could only crawl across it with his head lowered, and he still turned a corner.

Originally there was water in the deep parts of the ditch.

It's just that it's late winter now, and the water has finally turned into ice, despite several twists and turns.

In the Huaihe River area, the water will freeze at night when the temperature is low, and will melt when the temperature rises during the day. After several twists and turns, the water there is still frozen, and even if the temperature reaches above zero during the day, the ice will still be ice. No sign of melting.

This saves Shang Zhen and the three of them from the pain of crawling in the ditch.

But then again, if they can rescue their friends by walking in the ice water, then they will have no regrets!

While crawling, we arrived at the first bend of the river ditch.

Shang Zhen ignored them and continued to crawl forward. When they reached the second corner, he asked Zhou Xiu to stay here while he and Ma Erhuzi continued to move forward.

Soon Shang Zhen and Ma Erhuzi climbed to the third corner, and at this time he secretly stuck his head out and looked ahead. It was only one mile away from the small Bengbu town in front.

"Brother Huzi, you stay here, I'll take a look at the front." Shang Zhen ordered.

The reason why Shang Zhen left the two people he brought with him at different corners was to prepare for unexpected events.

Shang Zhen ordered Ma Erhuzi to stay where he was, but just after Shang Zhen climbed out a few meters, Ma Erhuzi suddenly called him in a low voice.

Shang Zhen turned around and saw that Ma Erhuzi had taken out two grenades on his body and said to him at the same time: "Xiaoer, don't go too far in." Then he slipped the two grenades along the ice. come over.

Shang Zhen returned his hand to hold down the grenade and couldn't help but feel warm in his heart.

Shang Zhen has been away from home for a long time. He originally followed Li Fushun, who is not his brother but is better than his brother.

After Li Fushun was killed in battle, Li Fushun's younger brother Ma Erhuzi called him "Xiao Er".

But later, as Shang Zhen's strength grew and he became the leader of their group, Ma Erhuzi stopped calling him "Xiao Er" and only called him by his first name for the sake of his authority as the chief officer.

At this time, Ma Erhuzi even called out "Xiao Er" and told him not to go too far into it. So, do you still need to ask what the intention was?

Shang Zhen is not a god, so what does it mean to turn his elbows inward? What does it mean to be close to family members? China is a human society where blood relations are the mainstay and friends are the supplement. Unchanged since ancient times!

Shang Zhen was moved in his heart, but naturally a grown man would not say anything pretentious. He just looked at Ma Erhuzi gratefully and said "It's okay", then he put away the grenade and turned back and crawled forward. go.

This time Shang Zhen climbed for more than half an hour.

Although Shang Zhen's physical fitness has always been good, it was extremely hard to climb down all the way, not to mention that the ditch was always shallow. If the Japanese soldiers in the distance were just observing on the flat ground, it would not necessarily be possible because the ditch had many turns. You can spot him, but if the Japanese sentry is at a high point, then he will be hanging!

Therefore, when Shang Zhen encounters a shallow ditch, he will temporarily stop and raise his head to look ahead.

The reason is simple. If he can see the high point of the ruins of the town, then if there are Japanese troops there, he can also be found.

At this time, Shang Zhen wanted to thank the Japanese army for bombing Xiao Bengbu into ruins. If any of the houses were intact, the Japanese army would inevitably put a lookout post on the house.

Because of this, how could Shang Zhen climb so fast? He must not let the Japanese army discover him.

If you were discovered by the Japanese army, it would not be easy to escape the bullets of the Japanese army.

Just imagine, once discovered by the Japanese army, even if a ditch can block the Japanese bullets, will he turn around and crawl out along the ditch?

The Japanese army did not have to climb ditches, but they could catch up with them in large strides. Although the legs of the Japanese were shorter than those of the Chinese, the marching ability of the Japanese army was not as good as that of the vast majority of Chinese officers and soldiers. But only strong, not weak!

But at this point, although the ditch ahead became deeper, Shang Zhen could not climb forward after all.

He carefully looked up again and then pulled his head back.

You can see the ruins of the ruins here. Based on Shang Zhen's combat experience, he estimates that he is only about a hundred meters away from the town.

Shang Zhen turned sideways in the ditch and leaned against the ditch and listened for a moment.

But he didn't hear anything. It seemed that the battle in the town had ended long ago.

Shang Zhen couldn't help but sigh. The faces of the four friends who were surrounded by the Japanese army in the town appeared in his mind. In the end, the other people's faces disappeared, leaving only the image of a small dustpan.

But before Shang Zhen could think any more, he suddenly heard a gunshot!

The gunshot sounded sharp and harsh. It was the sound of a Type 38 rifle. Just after the gunshot, Shang Zhen faintly heard the shouts of the Japanese soldiers.

What is this scenario? Shang Zhen was shocked but then overjoyed. Wasn't it someone who was with him in the town who rushed out?

Thinking of this, Shang Zhen reached out and pulled out the box gun and loaded the bullet. However, he did not show up and raise the gun. Instead, he stuck his head out and looked ahead.

At this time, he saw the figure of the Japanese soldier on the edge of the ruins in the distance. The Japanese soldier was aiming his gun in his direction.

No way? Shang Zhen instinctively shrank his head. Could it be that he had made a mistake in his judgment? It was not his own people who rushed out of the town, but the Japanese army who discovered him?

It's unlikely. I have observed it before. The Japanese army should not find me hiding in the ditch!

Shang Zhen was thinking about it, but at this moment he heard another gunshot.

It was also the sound of shooting from a Type 38 rifle, but what was the difference between this shot and the first shot? It seemed that the next shot was closer.

Shang Zhen was a veteran after all, and this time he was really overjoyed. He once again stuck his head out of the edge of the ditch and looked ahead.

But this time he looked again and saw that there were more Japanese soldiers on the edge of the town, but the Japanese soldier who had just fired was gone.

Shang Zhen didn't believe it when he said that the Japanese soldier was lying down. At this time, he saw that there were more Japanese soldiers on the edge of the ruins. Some ran forward with their rifles raised, while others stopped and raised their rifles. The gunfire was chaotic. And that gun hit the ditch, not the ditch where he was hiding, but the impact point was dozens of meters in front of him!

By this time, Shang Zhen was finally overjoyed.

How pitiful God is, Shang Zhen finally gave me a chance to save my brother!