The war of resistance against mountains is heavy

Chapter 2045: Death of a Brother (Part )

Leng Xiaozhi and his men had no idea what was happening on their flank, and they were also unable to take care of themselves.

Just as the news Zhang Baifeng sent them, the Japanese army wanted to capture a woman, so who else could this woman be other than Leng Xiaozhi?
Several groups of Japanese troops were chasing them from behind, while others were desperately trying to maneuver forward.

At this point, the Japanese army had already determined that they had only a few people left, so they were not afraid of casualties and chose to escape to places that were easy to escape to and had no cover.

But they can't do that. They have to find a place where they can hide their bodies, and a place where they can hide their bodies is bound to be difficult to walk in, so they can't speed up.

This is because of the terrain. The direction they were running in could not be seen from a distance, but when they ran closer, they found that there were no large forests or bushes here. No matter how they ran, they would eventually appear in the Japanese army's field of vision.

With the Japanese army's marksmanship, as long as they discovered them, they could kill one with one shot, but even if they could kill one with two shots, they would not be able to compete with the Japanese army!

But they had to escape, because Leng Xiaozhi had already determined that there was a traitor in their Eighth Route Army, and this news had to be sent out.

Otherwise, even if Leng Xiaozhi died this time, what would happen? If the traitor could not be found, who knows how much loss the Eighth Route Army would have to bear!

"Now it seems that we have no choice but to break out separately. Whoever escapes must send the news back to the Eighth Route Army." Leng Xiaozhi said. At this time, they had been surrounded by the Japanese army's scattered forces on a small hill only about ten meters high.

Although the Japanese army has not discovered them yet, it is only a matter of time before they are discovered. Rather than being trapped and waiting to die, it is better to break out by force.

"The three of us will charge out first, and the three of you charge out from that direction." Shen Mugen pointed to a forest in front of him on the left. The three of you he mentioned were Leng Xiaozhi, Sun Baoer, and Ma Han. "Don't worry about us. That forest is bigger, and the possibility of breaking out is greater."

After he finished speaking, he saw Leng Xiaozhi was about to speak, so he said again: "There is no need to argue about this matter. Death is not scary, but when our battalion commander comes back, if I can't risk my life to protect you, sister-in-law, then I will have to shoot myself in front of the battalion commander!"

As I said, although Shen Mugen may not know what it means to be duty-bound and what it means to be honorable over life, he also understands that if he makes a mistake in this matter, then it would be worse than death!

"Don't rush forward. I see four Japanese soldiers here. Has anyone seen any other Japanese soldiers?" said Sun Baoer, who had been observing the enemy situation.

"I saw one just crawling over there," said Ma Han, pointing to a bush far away from the hill.

"If you say there is, then there is. What I'm talking about doesn't include that." Sun Baoer said.

"Okay, come on, the three of us with rifles will take one each, and the remaining two--" Shen Mugen said.

Shen Mugen usually doesn't talk much, but this time he knew he had to say more. He couldn't let Leng Xiaozhi speak first. The Eighth Route Army fought just like their battalion, with officers always rushing to the front. He couldn't let Leng Xiaozhi rush to the front.

"I'll take care of the remaining two. You can fight them as you like, sister. Who knows, some Japanese soldiers might show up!" Sun Baoer said.

There were six people in total, and Ma Han didn't say a word.

He knows his own limitations, so let's not talk about his marksmanship, although he will try his best.

Now that the targets had been assigned, those using rifles put their rifles up, while those using box guns began to shoulder their guns.

"Ready - fire!" As Shen Mugen gave the order, gunshots suddenly rang out. It was just like the volley gun fire in an ambush, except that it was mixed with the rapid short bursts of fire from a box gun.

A bullet is a bullet. Even if you are a veteran, you will not be able to react when the gunshot sounds.

What's more, these Japanese troops were not far away from them, and the farthest one was no more than a hundred meters away.

Amid the sound of gunfire, four Japanese soldiers who were in the open or who were seen hiding somewhere were shot and fell down at the same time. As for the bush where Ma Han said the devil was hiding, who knew whether that Japanese soldier was shot or not, because he could not be seen at all!
"Let's go!" Shen Mugen shouted, and at the same time he jumped up and rushed down the hill with a rifle, and the other two soldiers followed him with guns.

When Ma Han drew his gun, he was about to run after them, but when he saw that Leng Xiaozhi and Sun Baoer did not move, he lay down again obediently.

After all, he had never fought in a war and did not understand the veterans' thoughts.

The Japanese army came to chase them, and each group consisted of about a squad, or about ten people. They only saw five of them just now, which meant that at least half of the Japanese soldiers in this group did not appear or were not discovered by them.

Maybe the other half of the Japanese army was behind them, or maybe they hadn't found the hiding place. Then, how could Shen Mugen let Leng Xiaozhi, Sun Baoer and the others rush down with his three soldiers?

If they rushed down, they would be visible and would be shot by the Japanese troops in the dark.

Leng Xiaozhi and his men stayed where they were and just covered Shen Mugen and his three other soldiers. This meant that Shen Mugen and his three men were baits to attract enemy fire!
Fighting in a war requires bravery and fearlessness of sacrifice, but it also requires planning at all times and in all places. However, new recruits are always nervous because it is their first time participating in a battle and do not know how to plan. This is one of the differences between new recruits and old soldiers.

Leng Xiaozhi and his team's tactical choice was undoubtedly correct.

However, this choice comes at the cost of the three people who rush down the mountain first being shot by the enemy.

"Bang" another gunshot was heard, and a soldier was shot and fell down as he rushed down the foot of the mountain.

"Bang, bang, bang", at the same time, Leng Xiaozhi, who was providing cover, saw a bush under the hill shaking. She immediately fired a short burst of shots, and a rifle fell out from the bushes.

And at this moment, the short burst of fire from the box gun on the left rear side of Leng Xiaozhi sounded again, and it was Sun Baoer.

Sun Baoer fired two short shots at this end and then turned to the left.

Although they were only on top of a small hill, it was impossible for them to see what was happening around them.

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When they got to the top of the hill, they saw several Japanese soldiers on this side. As for the other direction, Sun Baoer actually discovered that there were Japanese soldiers on that side when he moved, so he opened fire in time.

However, the Japanese soldiers also hid in the dark. Although she killed another Japanese soldier and rolled away immediately, some Japanese soldiers still shot bullets at the same place where she was just now.

When Sun Baoer continued to look for the Japanese soldier, gunshots rang out again. Shen Mugen and another soldier who rushed down the hill were shot and fell down almost at the same time!

"Run!" This is what Shen Mugen shouted after being shot.

"Baoer, hurry up!" Leng Xiaozhi shouted. It was no longer possible to continue fighting.

Judging from the gunshots, the remaining few Japanese soldiers were on the left rear side of the hill. When Shen Mugen and his men just rushed down the hill, the Japanese did not discover them. However, when they ran forward and were out of the cover of the mountain, they were exposed to the Japanese army's shooting range.

According to the previous breakout plan, Leng Xiaozhi and his team had to run to the front right side of the hill, so that the mountain could still provide some protection for them. If they delayed any further, it would be too late!

Leng Xiaozhi and the others just rushed forward like that, and they really couldn't care about what was behind them.

They can't turn back.

They didn't know that at this moment, behind the hill behind them, three Japanese soldiers with rifles were running around.

But just when the three Japanese soldiers went around the hill and discovered Leng Xiaozhi and his group fleeing into the distance, the sound of short bursts of fire from a box gun suddenly rang out!

That was Shen Mugen!

Shen Mugen had somehow turned into a lying position on his back, his body slightly bent, the box gun in his hand was trembling, and blood was flowing down his left arm.

It turned out that he was only shot in the left shoulder.

But Shen Mugen knew that he could not leave, even if he could. He knew there must be Japanese troops behind him, and he had to cover the battalion commander's wife!

"Don't look back, keep running forward!" Shen Mugen shouted at the top of his lungs, while the box gun in his hand kept firing.

When Leng Xiaozhi and the others rushed to the edge of the woods and turned back to look, the box gun at Shen Mu's gun had stopped firing, and his leaning body fell down.

"Sister, hurry up!" Sun Baoer shouted. But just when the two of them had just hidden behind a bush, the Japanese light machine guns in the distance suddenly started firing "da da da" and "da da da". Ma Han, who was looking back, was shot and fell down.