Chapter 40: Horses Trampling the Camps
The night is like Kudzu, and the moonlight is hazy.
Liu Zhengfeng admired his masterpiece while shooting.
The torches in the valley were drifting in the wind, and more than two hundred mules and horses were neighing and running around. The Japanese soldiers were unable to control them and were knocked to the ground instead. Curses and screams were heard one after another.
Liu Zhengfeng ran as fast as he could, otherwise he would not be able to keep up with the speed of the mules and horses. When he reached the end of the mountain, he looked around and saw more than 200 out-of-control mules and horses breaking into the Japanese artillery positions. The artillerymen who were firing were frightened by this sudden change and dropped their work and hid aside.
The mules and horses ran wildly, rushing towards the temporary command post of the Miura Detachment like crazy. Mules and horses are large livestock and have extraordinary impact force. Wherever they go, people are either killed or injured.
Miura Yukie was anxiously waiting for news of victory at the front, but unexpectedly, there was a sudden commotion in the baggage train at the rear. Just as he sent out a signalman to check the situation, groups of mules and horses had already rushed over.
"Baga, what's going on? Stop these mules and horses quickly and protect the colonel."
An officer shouted sternly, with an incredible look in his eyes.
Dozens of soldiers immediately surrounded them, some protected Miura Yukikazu, while others tried to intercept the out-of-control mules and horses.
"ah……"
A soldier tried to stop a white horse, but the white horse rushed forward without stopping and knocked the soldier down. The horse's hoof stepped on the soldier's stomach. The soldier vomited blood and screamed loudly.
Miura Zhihe's pupils shrank, his face changed color, and he shouted at the top of his lungs, "Stop them. We can't let them run around. There are weapons and ammunition on the horses' backs."
More soldiers rushed over from all directions and worked together to stop the out-of-control mules and horses. After great efforts, they stopped some of the mules and horses, but some still broke free from the restraints and ran away.
Even so, many soldiers were injured by being hit by mules and horses, and the scene was chaotic.
Miura Zhihe's face turned pale as he saw some mules and horses break free from the soldiers' encirclement, some running into the wilderness on both sides, and some continuing to rampage in the army. He had been a soldier for many years and had never encountered such a strange thing.
"Baga, who can tell me what happened? "
The people around looked at each other, and no one dared to speak because they didn't know either.
At this moment, a group of soldiers came running behind them, panting from exhaustion.
Miura Yukichi stared at an officer inside, his face terribly gloomy, and asked sternly: "Takahashi-kun, what's going on?"
Ichiro Takahashi was the captain in charge of logistics and supplies. He was panting at the moment. Seeing Miura Yuki's sinister eyes, he couldn't help but gasp.
"Report... Report to the Colonel. Someone attacked us from behind. The strange thing is, he didn't hit people, but animals. The animals were frightened and ran around everywhere. We couldn't control them. Please punish ."
"idiot."
Miura Yukichi walked over angrily and slapped Takahashi Ichiro twice.
"How many enemies are there? Have you eliminated them?"
Takahashi Ichiro trembled and stammered, "Report to the Colonel, there is only one enemy, and we haven't... haven't eliminated him yet."
"What?"
Takahashi, this idiot, was turned upside down by an enemy, and he was allowed to escape? It was really absurd.
The more Miura Norikazu thought about it, the angrier he became. He could no longer suppress his anger. He suddenly drew the samurai sword from his waist, raised it high, and chopped it down on Takahashi Ichiro's neck. Blood splattered everywhere, and Takahashi Ichiro's head fell to the ground and he died.
Miura Zhihe was furious, his face was grim, and he shouted sternly: "I order the attack to be temporarily stopped, and the troops to search for the lost mules and horses with all their strength. If we find the Chinese who attacked us, I will tear him into pieces."
He knew in his heart that the current predicament of the Sixth Division was the lack of weapons and ammunition. If he lost all the weapons and ammunition, it would be of no use even if he arrived in time. Therefore, the top priority was to recover the lost weapons and ammunition.
Of course, the enemy who launched a sneak attack cannot be let go. It is incredible that he is alone, but he has caused himself such huge trouble. I can’t imagine how he did it.
There was continuous artillery fire and heavy gunfire on the Xiaotangshan front line.
The people from the 1st and 2nd Regiments were fighting desperately when the Japanese artillery fire suddenly stopped. After a while, the attacking Japanese troops retreated without any warning.
The commander of the First Regiment, Ling Guishan, and the commander of the Second Regiment, Feng Huiru, were shocked and confused, gasping for breath.
The 1st Regiment was originally guarding the second line of defense two kilometers away, but Ling Guishan saw that the situation was not right. After resisting for a while and repelling the first wave of the Japanese attack, he ordered the troops to retreat to Xiaotangshan and join forces with the 2nd Regiment. When they arrived here, there was no way to retreat, so they had to fight to the death.
"Look, what is that?"
Someone on the battlefield shouted.
Everyone looked around, and under the dim moonlight, they heard the neighing of horses in the distance, followed by the muttering and cursing of the Japanese soldiers.
When everyone was feeling puzzled, a dozen mules and horses suddenly rushed out from a distance. Someone was shouting and chasing behind. The Japanese soldiers who had just retreated shouted loudly and rushed forward in a hurry to stop them.
Groups of people were stunned, watching the excitement from afar. They didn't know what was going on and were whispering to each other.
Japanese soldiers shouted continuously and tried to intercept the mad mules and horses. Two horses broke through the encirclement of the Japanese army and ran straight to the top of the mountain. The Japanese soldiers chased them from behind, but when they reached the positions , they still could not catch up. Fearing being shot, they stopped chasing.
Wu Erdan suddenly exclaimed, pointing at the horse running up the mountain, and shouted, "Look, everyone, there is a box on the horse's back."
When the two horses ran to the vicinity of the position, they suddenly neighed towards the sky, foamed at the mouth, fell to the ground, and kept breathing, apparently dying.
Everyone looked at each other, unable to believe what was happening before their eyes.
After a while, Wu Erdan said, "I'll go see if there's anything strange." As he said that, he stepped out of the crowd and ran towards the two horses.
Hu Tiande shouted, "I'll go too."
The two men came to the horses one after the other. Wu Erdan and Hu Tiande worked together to unload the boxes on the horses' backs. There were eight boxes in total, and they were very heavy. Wu Erdan pulled out his bayonet and pried open one of the boxes with an exclamation.
"Bullets. All bullets."
Ling Guishan and Feng Hui were overjoyed. They were just worrying about the lack of bullets, but they didn't expect that these two horses would bring them bullets. It was incredible. If these boxes were full of bullets, there would be at least more than 10,000 rounds. They shouted quickly, "Brothers, bring in the bullets."
Immediately, more than a dozen soldiers came over and brought the bullets. Wu Erdan saw Hu Tiande looking closely at the two horses and asked, "Sergeant, what are you looking at?"
Hu Tiande said without even looking up, "Strange, both horses have bullet wounds on their backs. Who would shoot horses with a gun?"
Wu Erdan frowned and said, "Yeah, that's very strange, could this gunshot wound have been caused by the Japanese?"
Hu Tiande shook his head and said, "The Japanese still need these horses to work for them, how could they possibly hurt them?"
Wu Erdan suddenly remembered something, his eyes lit up, and he hesitated and said, "Squad leader, do you think it could be Liu Zhengfeng?"
Hu Tiande frowned and said, "The three regiments were completely wiped out. Could he have escaped?"
Wu Erdan said affirmatively: "Then how do you explain the gunshot wounds on these horses? I think it must be him. He can't die so easily."
