The War of Resistance

Now that he has settled down temporarily, Shang Zhen will look for a fighting opportunity.

Yesterday, he and Shi Xiaowan did not sneak into Liu Ji. At that time, Shang Zhen saw from a distance that there were Japanese troops at the entrance of Liu Ji Town, checking people entering the town. Naturally, he had a gun and a telescope on him. Impossible to pass.

But this time, with the support of the people in Dawang Village, at least he got information that there must be about 200 Japanese troops in Liu Ji. Shang Zhen estimated that there should be a Japanese squadron there.

Shang Zhen and the others were here to grab weapons. Naturally, they could not launch an attack against the Japanese army with superior strength. Now they could only wait for the opportunity.

But after only waiting for three days, Shang Zhen felt that there was no solution.

This is just a way of waiting. They have to wait until Liu Ji's Japanese army goes to the countryside to plunder, and then they ambush the Japanese army. God knows when the Japanese army will go to the countryside. Besides, once the fighting breaks out, the people of Dawang Village will definitely be attacked again. Disaster.

After some exploration of the enemy's situation and careful consideration, Shang Zhen decided to take the initiative.

So on the morning of the fifth day after Shang Zhen and the others crossed the Huaihe River, Shang Zhen and his men appeared east of Liu Ji. There was also a town called Taiping Town east of Liu Ji, where Japanese troops were also stationed.

Liuji Town and Taiping Town were not far apart, only more than ten miles apart. What surprised Shang Zhen was that in the middle of these ten miles, the Japanese army had already connected the telephone line.

So Shang Zhen led the soldiers along the telephone line. As he walked, he looked at the surrounding terrain.

The soldiers said that Shang Zhen was not involved, so the soldiers thought that Shang Zhen was designing a battle plan and did not bother him.

Shang Zhen walked all the way until he reached a place where he stopped and began to carefully look at the surrounding terrain.

Naturally, he looked at the soldiers.

It's just that the soldiers didn't see anything surprising about the terrain here.

The terrain here is open and flat, and the only things that can block people's sight are the villages in the distance and the bare woods with no leaves nearby. Oh, by the way, there is a house and a haystack nearby.

If the forest is very dense, even if there are no leaves but the branches are very dense, it is fine. However, the forest is also very sparse. It may be possible to hide three or five people, but it is not possible to hide dozens of people. possible.

This is understandable. This is the south, which is a densely populated area. There is a lot of cultivated land and few forests. It is good to have some sparse trees.

"It seems that this is not a suitable place for an ambush." ​​Zhao Fengwu, the platoon leader of the Northwest Army, said.

Shang Zhen raised his head and glanced at Zhao Fengwu but did not respond. Instead, he walked left to the house 70 to 80 meters ahead.

Zhao Fengwu spoke but did not get a reply from Shang Zhen, and there was a bit of irritation on his face. At this time, Qian Chuan'er, who was standing with Zhao Fengwu, explained in a low voice: "This is how our boss thinks about things. It’s not that I think anything of you.”

Zhao Fengwu looked at Qian Chuan'er in surprise. He didn't understand. How could Shang Zhen still lead a team of dozens of people with his temperament?

There is no doubt that Qian Chuan'er saw Zhao Fengwu's confusion and explained again: "We have been following him since the day he entered the customs. There is a reason why he can always give us the lead."

Qian Chuan'er did not continue to explain, but Zhao Fengwu understood Qian Chuan's subtext, that is, a person's leadership position in a team is earned.

"Have you fought a lot?" Zhao Fengwu asked next.

"We have fought both big and small battles, but we still fight more small battles. There have been times when we have not fought, but not many.

Oops, I suddenly remembered the days of raising pigs in Ningyuan. It was a pity that so many pigs were not eaten. In the end, Yi'er didn't know who got the advantage.

Pork head meat, big knuckles, pork back mounds, ribs, pork ribs, blood tofu, and tripe made of pig braised pork belly. Damn, I haven’t eaten any of them. Now I’m craving for it just thinking about it. "Qian Chuan'er sighed.

He didn't know why he missed the days of raising pigs, and when he thought of the days of raising pigs, he couldn't help but cursed "Damn Fatty Wang" in his heart.

If Fatty Wang hadn't gone to catch the pig at that time, maybe they would have had time to kill a big fat pig.

Zhao Fengwu also laughed after hearing what Qian Chuan'er said was interesting.

Just at this time, voices came from the front. Qian Chuan'er and Zhao Fengwu heard the voice and saw Shang and the others standing at the two houses. The voice sounded old but was not theirs, so They hurried to catch up.

"Boss, you asked us to move in this winter, where do you want us to live?" When Qian Chuan'er and Zhao Fengwu arrived, they heard an old voice pleading.

At this time, Qian Chuan'er and Zhao Fengwu could see clearly. It turned out that Shang Zhen and the others were surrounded by an old man and an old lady. The old lady had already sat on the ground, and the old man was kowtowing to beg Shang Zhen for mercy. With.

It would be fine if it was just the old man and the old lady, but there was a young man and woman next to him. At first glance, they looked like a couple, and the woman was holding a child in her arms.

The woman looked frightened, but the man looked troubled.

In this situation, even if Zhao Fengwu and Qian Chuan'er came later, they could still guess what was going on.

Somehow, Shang Zhen fell in love with this place and wanted to ambush the Japanese army here.

From Shang Zhen's point of view, he definitely didn't want to let people here.

It is conceivable that once a battle breaks out here, even if this group of people wins, they will definitely turn around and run across the Huaihe River. However, the Japanese army that comes later will definitely attack the people here regardless of whether they catch up with them or not. Revengeful.

So there is nothing wrong with Shang Zhen letting these two families move out now, for the sake of their life safety.

It's just that this is from the perspective of the military, but for the common people, it was Shang Zhen who forced them to move, and their homes might be lost.

Is it necessary to say what home means to the Chinese?

Even if the family is surrounded by four walls, it is still their own shelter. Perhaps the old couple has been suffering from hardship for most of their lives and may have only managed to save such a thatched cottage.

This situation is just like people in later generations becoming house slaves in order to earn a house in a first-tier city. The truth is the same in different eras.

Chinese people have such a deep affection for their houses. They care more about whether the house is their own and private, rather than always renting a house like Westerners do.

Because of this, now that Shang Zhen wants people to move away, how can they agree? A house of gold and silver is not as good as your own cat's or dog's house, and a broken house is worth a thousand dollars!

"You really don't want to leave?" Shang Zhen asked coldly.

"No!" was the young man's answer.

"Boss, where are we going today?" The old man still said the same thing.

"You are still lucky to have never seen the cruelty of the Japanese ghosts." Shang Zhen said disapprovingly, and then ordered, "Lock them into the house. When the time comes, you won't have to worry about seeing the dead."

Shang Zhen ordered the soldiers below to carry out the orders. However, when the old man and the old lady saw that Shang Zhen was about to come hard, they sat down on the ground and refused to get up no matter what. The young man who seemed to be his son had already shown his face. Angry.

Shang Zhen's soldiers could talk a lot, but they had never bullied the common people. Suddenly, the soldiers looked embarrassed.

"Are you holding any fire sticks in your hands?" Shang Zhen said angrily.

As far as Shang Zhen said, no one else could do it, but Hou Kanshan directly pointed the rifle in his hand at the old man sitting on the ground, then he pulled and pushed the bolt of the gun, and the bullet was loaded.

Even though the old man and his family had never seen anything, they still knew how to shoot. They knew that the sound of a gunshot would kill someone. However, Hou Kanshan had been disfigured by the battle. He looked like he was not using a gun. If anyone saw it in broad daylight, they would tremble with fear, not to mention that now that the gun was being used, the old couple was so frightened that they got up.

"Lock yourself inside the room!" Shang Zhen said angrily.

The soldiers came forward, and the family was literally forced into the house at gunpoint.

The soldiers watching from the side, whether they were from the Northeast Army or the Northwest Army, looked at Hou Wangshan in a different light.

The person who did not see Hou Kanshan's movements clearly due to the obstruction of others and the person who saw all Hou Kanshan's movements clearly in front of him had completely different views on Hou Kanshan.

What the former is thinking is, how can this guy be so cruel and really take aim at the common people?

What the latter thought was that this guy was a nice guy, and he was just trying to scare the people. The reason was that they immediately turned off the safety of the 38-type rifle after seeing Hou Kanshan flipping the bolt.

The safety of the Type 38 rifle is the chrysanthemum-patterned plug behind the bolt. It closes by turning it with your hand. When the safety is closed, the gun will naturally not fire.

Seeing that the five members of the family were locked up, Shang Zhen ordered again: "Go and cut off the phone cord."

"Why did you choose this place? There seems to be no favorable terrain." Qiu Bo didn't understand.

"This place is relatively far from the village. Even if a few Japanese devils are killed, they will never go to massacre nearby villages." Shang Zhen replied.

"How do you know that only a few Japanese will come?" Qiu Bo asked again.

"I also made a guess. Let's cut off the phone line, and the Japanese army will send people to connect the line. Will they send a lot of people?" Shang Zhen then answered.