Chapter 12: Cutting off
The next morning, Liu Zhengfeng received a notice from Hu Tiande that the field hospital was being relocated and the third company was responsible for providing rear-end coverage.
The people in the field hospital suddenly became busy, and their shouts and the neighing of mules and horses echoed in the valley.
There were more than 300 wounded soldiers in total, nearly half of whom could not walk and had to be carried on stretchers. There was also a lot of messy baggage, and they were walking on a mountain road, so you can imagine how slow they were.
Fortunately, the Japanese , otherwise the consequences would be disastrous.
The evacuation began at noon.
After dark, there was no news that the Feiyingling front had been lost, which meant that it was still safe. Everyone was tired, so they stopped to rest.
Liu Zhengfeng and Wu Erdan were ordered to stand one kilometer behind to serve as guard.
The mountains here are continuous, with one peak connected to another.
Liu Zhengfeng chose the woods at the mouth of the valley as the guard position. In front of him was the connection between two peaks. The terrain was flat and the distance was two to three hundred meters. If someone came, they would have a clear view from here.
At the same time, this is also an excellent sniping location. It is high above the ground with a wide field of vision, and it is also conducive to retreat. As long as you feel something is wrong, you can hide in the woods behind and easily escape.
The sky was full of stars, the moon had not yet risen, and the woods were dark.
“Ah…”
A wolf howl broke the silence of the woods.
Wu Erdan's face changed color and fear appeared in his eyes.
"Brother Liu, there's a wolf."
Wu Erdan's voice was a little trembling, obviously because of fear.
Liu Zhengfeng comforted him: "There is nothing to be afraid of the wolf. Don't forget that you have a gun in your hand."
"What if it's a pack of wolves?" Wu Erdan continued to ask.
Liu Zhengfeng was silent.
Wolves are carnivores at the top of the food chain, with excellent coordination and tactical cooperation capabilities. They are good at surrounding their opponents, then taking turns to attack, wearing down their opponents' physical strength and faith, and finally delivering a fatal blow.
Especially at night, the shadowy gazes from all directions are enough to bring great pressure to people, and may even cause mental confusion, leading to misjudgment.
If I had a Type 95 automatic rifle and enough bullets, I might be able to give it a try.
But now he only has a semi-automatic rifle like the Type 38 rifle, and it is not in magazine loading mode, so escaping to a big tree is the best option.
Seeing that Liu Zhengfeng didn't say anything, Wu Erdan became more and more frightened and uneasy.
"My uncle encountered a pack of wolves in the mountains and never came back. We only found his bloody clothes, not even his bones."
Liu Zhengfeng said: "Don't worry, the chances of us encountering a wolf pack are slim. Even if we do, we don't have any fire sticks. We can just fight them. The Japanese are scarier than wolves. Aren't you going to fight them to the death?"
Wu Erdan was stunned for a moment, then felt that what he said made sense, so he nodded.
Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye it was already three o'clock in the morning.
Liu Zhengfeng closed his eyes, but his ears were erect.
In the dark, sometimes ears are more useful than eyes and can relieve eye fatigue. However, there is a risk in doing so: it is easy to fall asleep.
Liu Zhengfeng is a veteran of many battles and certainly would not make such a low-level mistake.
“Bang, bang, bang…”
There were gunshots, a little far away but very clear.
Liu Zhengfeng was startled and slowly opened his eyes to wake up Wu Erdan beside him. It turned out that Wu Erdan closed his eyes when he saw Liu Zhengfeng close his eyes, but he fell asleep in a daze unexpectedly.
The gunshots were at least several miles away from here, but were getting closer and closer.
After more than ten minutes, the gunshots had reached the opposite mountain.
After a while, Liu Zhengfeng could already see a figure appearing at the junction between the two peaks.
"Fuck, get ready to fight."
Liu Zhengfeng looked serious as he loaded the bullet into the chamber and raised the Type 38 rifle.
Wu Erdan hesitated and asked, "Should we go and inform the squad leader and ask them to leave quickly?"
"No, they're not deaf."
In the dead of night, at a distance of one kilometer, they could definitely hear such loud gunshots and know what happened without them having to say anything.
Liu Zhengfeng stared intently and saw a group of people running fast at the junction of the two mountains in front of him. There seemed to be more than a hundred people.
"They are from the first battalion."
Wu Erdan exclaimed, "Captain Ling is here too."
"Fuck, these pig brains."
Liu Zhengfeng couldn't help but swear.
It seemed that their position at Feiyingling was broken through by the Japanese , and they fled for their lives, being chased by the Japanese all the way.
The most important thing is, if you want to escape, run in another direction. Don't run along the same route as the wounded in the field hospital. Commander Ling Guishan should know the transfer route for the wounded. How could he make such a mistake?
Once the Japanese army catches up with the wounded in the hospital, no one will be able to escape.
“Bang, bang, bang…”
The Japanese soldiers who were chasing us from the opposite valley opened fire.
"ah……"
Three men from the first battalion were knocked down, but the others did not fight back. They just ran for their lives, like a stray dog, and ran past Liu Zhengfeng's lower left.
“It’s abominable.”
Although Liu Zhengfeng hated Captain Ling Guishan's actions, he couldn't do the same as him, so he pulled the trigger.
With a "bang", a soldier from the Japanese army who was chasing them fell down.
Wu Erdan stammered, "Brother Li, even Captain Ling has run away, let's... let's run too."
"no."
Liu Zhengfeng's face was stern. He loaded the bullet into the gun and fired another shot.
"this……"
Wu Erdan was at a loss. While he was struggling, Liu Zhengfeng had already fired several shots in succession.
Liu Zhengfeng fired five shots, knocking down five Japanese soldiers. The other Japanese soldiers were startled and immediately lay down. Based on the sparks from the muzzle of Liu Zhengfeng's gun, they determined Liu Zhengfeng's position and opened fire again.
“Bang, bang, bang…”
The bullets hit the trunk of the big tree in front of Liu Zhengfeng, and the tree trembled.
Liu Zhengfeng and Wu Erdan lay on the ground and kept shooting.
Although Liu Zhengfeng's marksmanship was excellent and he hit Japanese soldiers repeatedly, his firepower was weak after all.
The Japanese army took advantage of the flat terrain, deployed their troops, and slowly advanced on the flat ground dozens of miles wide, gradually approaching the valley where Liu Zhengfeng was.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Liu Zhengfeng quickly went into the woods behind.
The Japanese army did not chase us into the woods, but instead pursued us at full speed along the mountain path halfway up the mountain.
How could Liu Zhengfeng let them get their way? He kept harassing them. Although he was outnumbered and had limited killing power, his forces accumulated over time and eventually became too much for the Japanese army to bear. They immediately gave up chasing the First Battalion and rushed towards Liu Zhengfeng like crazy.
Liu Zhengfeng and Wu Erdan fought and retreated.
Wu Erdan was pale and panting. He said angrily, "You are a lunatic. I don't want to work with you anymore. Everyone else ran away, but you wanted to be a hero."
Liu Zhengfeng said meaningfully: "One day, you will be proud of your actions today."
