The war of resistance against mountains is heavy

Chapter 1881 An unexpected change for your time

Fan Tongzuo was in front, Fan Tongwu and the three Eighth Route Army soldiers were behind, and the four of them ran south through the streets and alleys.

But after just passing through two alleys, the soldier named Zhao Wang asked Fan Tongzuo from behind: "Is the road we are taking shorter than the Japanese's? They are taking the main street, and we are taking the side road."

Fan Tongzuo looked back at him without saying a word, then continued running forward.

"How do you know that we can run faster than the Japanese?" Seeing that Fan Tongzuo didn't say anything, Zhao Wang asked again.

Fan Tongzuo saw that he had no choice but to answer this time, so he finally said timidly: "I don't know either."

Zhao Wang got angry when he saw Fan Tongzuo running. He said, "You know nothing, why are you leading us to run around?"

Just when he was about to say something, Fan Tongzuo suddenly said, "I knew that if we chased them along that road, there would be only a few people left."

Fan Tong's first answer was not loud, and his second answer was not much louder either, but his words made Zhao Wang shut up.

Reason does not lie in the loudness of the voice. If a low voice can make a loudmouth shut up, then that low voice must represent the truth.

And at this moment, they suddenly heard a burst of gunfire behind them.

Of course, the gunshot was not far away, it was at the corner of the street where they had left not long ago.

They couldn't help but stop and look back. Although they couldn't see anything due to the houses, they all had a bad feeling in their hearts.

  And at this moment, they heard the rapid sound of shooting again.

"Fire in bursts." An Eighth Route Army soldier said subconsciously.

"It's not continuous firing, it's short bursts of fire connected together." Zhao Wang said thoughtfully.

After Zhao Wang said this, others certainly felt even worse.

As far as they knew, their team, possibly including the Japanese troops being chased earlier, only had Wu Ziqi's 20-shot box gun.

  Now Wu Ziqi was almost turning the short bursts of 20-shot box gun into continuous fire, which showed how critical the situation was, or how fierce the battle was!

You should know that a 20-shot box gun is generally also called a fast and slow machine gun. There is a small mechanism on the gun, which can also be said to be a small knob. Pulling it to this end makes it a fast machine gun for continuous fire, and pulling it to the other end makes it a slow machine gun for short bursts.

If the situation wasn't critical, how could Wu Ziqi not even have time to switch the slow speed to a fast speed with just a flick of his finger?

Hearing the gunshots, Fan Tongzuo and his men looked at each other anxiously. Fan Tongzuo and Fan Tongwu were not used to making decisions yet, so Zhao Wang finally said, "Let's go forward! They should be fine."

Fan Tongzuo and Zhao Wang continued to rush forward, but no one believed what Zhao Wang said.

That is a kind of self-deception, or in other words, they regarded it as a beautiful wish. They knew that something must have happened in the place where they just set out.

  While running, Fan Tongzuo was listening to the gunshots from the other end. If he hadn't been panting from running, he would definitely have said to Fan Tongwu, "That kid Wu Er must be in trouble. Why haven't I heard any more short bursts of fire from the box gun?"

Fan Tongzuo felt that his inference was very reasonable. He was restless, uneasy, and at a loss. Naturally, the more he ran, the more listless he became, and his appearance became more and more timid.

It was not until he ran forward for a while and heard the sound of short bursts of fire from the box gun again that he felt that his lost backbone had returned.

Fan Tongzuo and his colleagues' concerns are justified.

At this time, behind a low wall, Wu Ziqi was holding the box gun with a wooden box in one hand and pointing it vigilantly forward. Next to him, the special commissioner was leaning against the low wall, breathing heavily, and the pistol in his hand was empty.

And in the alley behind them, five more Eighth Route Army soldiers fell!

After all, chasing the enemy was not so easy, or rather, all of them underestimated the Japanese army.

Just after Fan Tongzuo, Zhao Wang and others left for a while, the Eighth Route Army, under the cover of Wu Ziqi, also began cross-cover pursuit.

But who would have thought that the Japanese army did not withdraw, and they launched a counterattack against the pursuing Chinese army.

  There were no casualties among the five Eighth Route Army soldiers who were hit because they were all shot in the head!

War is a game played by both the enemy and us. If it is a game played by only one side, then it is not called war, it is called massacre!

  "We must be careful. But we must also hold on to these little devils. When our people intercept them and the gunfire rings out, we must kill all of them and avenge our fallen comrades!" Mo Jianchen shouted from another location in the alley.

At this time, Mo Jianchen's eyes were already red.

This is certainly because of sadness, but more because of hatred.

The reason was that while he was advancing in cross-cover mode, a soldier took the initiative to step forward and blocked the bullet for him!

Everything has its pros and cons. As a mature soldier, Mo Jianchen was sad about the sacrifice of his comrades, but he also thought that since the Japanese army stayed and caught them off guard, their speed of leaving the town would be slow. Fan Tongzuo, Zhao Wang and others should be able to stop the Japanese army.

Five minutes later, Zhao Wang, who had already reached the south of the town and was only a few steps away from the exit, was asking Fan Tongzuo: "Which way do you think the Japanese will come out?"

But it was useless to ask, Fan Tongzuo just shook his head.

Now they have arrived at the south side of the town, and they have estimated that if the previous gunshots were the Japanese troops staying behind to fight with Mo Jianchen and his men again, then based on their marching speed, they should have been ahead of the Japanese army.

However, another problem arose. Now they saw three intersections leading out of the town: a main street, and an alley entrance on each side of the main street a few dozen meters away.

Of course there are other alley entrances to the town, but the three exits they are seeing now are the closest to where the previous fighting took place, and it is unlikely that the Japanese army would choose a farther place over a closer one.

  If this was a large Japanese force retreating, they would definitely come out from the main street, but the problem was that there weren't many Japanese soldiers left. Would they dare to come out from the main street? In other words, which of the three exits would they come out from?

"Why don't we put someone at every exit and fire warning shots when we see the Japs," suggested an Eighth Route Army soldier.

"Do you really think the Japs are traitors? Can't you get out by guarding them alone?

Besides, these exits are too far apart, dozens of meters apart. By the time our reinforcements get there, the Japanese will have already rushed out." Zhao Wang did not agree with his companions' views. He still had a clear understanding of the combat effectiveness of both sides.

The main street is quite long, and if someone was watching and firing warning shots, the Japanese army might not rush here.

  However, the alleys at both ends where people could be seen were only a few dozen meters away from the alley entrance leading to the outside of the town. It was impossible for one person with a manual rifle to stop the Japanese army's charge!

You can shoot and kill one person, but when you pull the bolt to shoot again, the Japanese bullets will probably arrive.

  Although they don’t know where the Japanese troops that left the town have reached, it is conceivable that the Japanese troops may appear at any time, so it is very important for them to make a decision now!

The ever-changing battlefield requires a soldier's ability to adapt to changing circumstances.

"Otherwise we really will have to release everyone at every intersection." Zhao Wang was helpless.

At this moment, Fan Tongzuo suddenly whispered, "I have an idea, but I wonder if it will work?"