However, the Japanese army is the Japanese army after all, they have elite infantry, commanders with rich experience in the battlefield, of course they will not hang themselves on a tree, they will definitely try to change a tree.

At the time of the Japanese attack on the river, there was also a detachment of 5,000 Japanese troops, led by a Japanese army, to a tributary of the upper Zhanghe River, and they were ready to cross the Zhanghe River from the tributary of the upper Zhanghe River, and then attack from behind the defenders.

Of course, Hu Guoshan didn't know about the division of troops by the Japanese army at this time, in fact, he should have thought that the Japanese army would divide the troops, after all, the Japanese army had an absolute advantage in strength, and if it only launched a strong attack in the front, it was not a little devil's combat style at all.

But God still prefers China as a country rather than a little devil. When the Japanese army made a detour and sneak attack, they were naturally worried about getting lost, so they chose to find a local to be their guide.

An old local hunter was following the trail of hares looking for prey, perhaps because he was too engrossed, perhaps because of his old age, when he looked up sharply, three Japanese scouts had already appeared in front of him, and he had nowhere to hide, but was escorted by the Japanese soldiers to meet them.

"Old man, if you show us the way, all this money will be given to you!" The Japanese soldier Dazuo said to the old man in broken Chinese, and took out a few pieces of ocean from his pocket.

The old man has lived in the mountains all his life, and the mountains have nurtured him, and he has also given him a simple and thick character, and he knows that these visitors from outside the mountains are robbers who kill people without blinking, and he has used the wisdom of his kindness for the first time in his life.

"Master Jun, where are you going?"

"On the south bank of the Zhanghe River, as long as you bring us to the south bank of the Zhanghe River, these will be yours!" The Japanese army Dazuo always can't forget to tempt this simple and kind old man.

Seeing the money, the old man assured Dazuo that he would definitely take them to where they wanted to go.

Surrounded by mountains, there is a touch of warmth in the mountains in winter, there is no cold wind howling, there is no fierce battle, only the simple people live day and night to survive.

"I've been walking for more than two hours, old man, when will we be able to get to our destination?"

The journey of more than two hours has already made the little devil Dazuo start to be impatient, their goal is to attack the Chinese army, if the time drags on for a long time, maybe something will happen, and this time they came out with not much food at all, if they get lost in this group of mountains, the consequences are unimaginable.

"It's fast, it's fast, I'm old and my legs are not good, and I'm just walking a little slow on this mountain road, I promise to bring you here!" The old man spoke very kindly, just like an old grandfather coaxing his good grandson.

The Japanese army did not suspect anything, he rarely walked when he went out, he sat in a car, and it was difficult to feel how far he had gone for a while.

Gradually, the sun began to set in the west, they had been walking for more than five hours and still did not hear any gunfire, according to their offensive plan, they would not stop their frontal attack on the Chinese army today.

"Old man, are you playing with us again?" The Japanese army asked with an unkind face.

"Oh, young man, you have a gun in your hand, I am an unarmed old man, how dare I play with you, my old man still wants to live!" The old man is honest, maybe this is the first time he has lied to someone, but he is not nervous at all, even in the face of these brutes armed to the teeth.

The Japanese army Dazuo was already suspicious of the old man, and he regretted that he should not have trusted the Chinese so easily.

"Okay, let's speed up now! Must arrive at your destination before dark! "They have no time to delay, and if they drag on until dark and the frontal attack stops, their detour behind enemy lines will not do much at all.

"Okay, well, everything is based on what the military master said, I will definitely bring you to the place before dark!" The old man poured out the stones from his shoes, and then he continued to lead the way, "You don't know that the night in the mountains is faster than the darkness outside! ”

It does get dark fast in the mountains, the towering peaks block out the sun, and the sun is still shining outside, and the mountains are already beginning to enter the evening. However, the little devil's big Zuo doesn't pay attention to these.

When the last rays of sunlight disappeared at the top of the hill, he ordered the troops to stop marching: "Are you lying to us again? ”

"Lie to you?" The old man's expression was very calm, and he looked at the Japanese army Dazuo very suspiciously.

"I'm going to kill you now!"

"The military master needs to take it, my old life has long been in your hands!" The old man already knew that when he met them, his life was no longer up to him, and at the moment when his life was not his own, he also made a choice.

"Take us out of this hellish place!" The Japanese army Dazuo gritted his teeth and looked at this mediocre-looking old man.

"Ghost place? This is my home, you come to my house to burn and loot, no matter how bad it is, it is also my home, even if I die, I will die at home, and you are just a group of lonely ghosts! Poor bunch! The old man sneered.

The Japanese army Osa already believed that this old man had brought them to this place on purpose.

"Get us out of here!"

"You are so pitiful, you in a foreign land, what are you trying to do? Can't you live a good life at home? The old man found a seemingly clean place to sit down.

"Dazuo, the commander's telegram!" At this time, a communications soldier walked up to Osa's side with a telegram.

It was almost dark, and the Japanese commander was asking them if they had reached the designated position, but the troops they had forced to cross were still holding on to the beachhead and could not attack at all, so they were waiting for them to go around to the rear of the Chinese army and launch a sneak attack on the Chinese army.

After reading the telegram, Dazuo was furious and very aggrieved, how should he reply to his commander? Lost? Or was he deceived by an old Chinese man and went to an unknown place?

"I'll kill you right now!" The Japanese soldier Dazuo was stunned and put the gun on the old man's head.

The old man just looked at him with a smile: "Child, go home early, your father and mother are waiting for you to come home!" ”

"Bang"

A crisp gunshot echoed between the mountains, no one knew what the old man's name was, no one buried his body, and no one knew the location of the old man's death, so he quietly disappeared into the embrace of the mountain, and the mountain also accepted him with a broad and strong heart.

"Your Excellency Dazuo, our troops can't find their way back!" A soldier reports to the Japanese army Osa.

"What did you say!" The Japanese army was shocked, he had just killed this old Chinese liar.

There are mountains all around, and there is still a mountain on the other side of the mountain, as if there is no end, and the roads in the mountains are winding and rugged, and many locals do not know where a road leads, and it is too difficult to find a way back in this intricate mountain road.

As a last resort, the Japanese army ordered the troops to be stationed in place, and An refused to wait to find the way out and whether there were any villages nearby.

The old man has lived in the mountains for decades, and although there may not be his footprints in every corner of the mountains, the experience of living in the mountains for decades has made him know where people live and where no one goes.

He took the little devil to walk for six hours on the mountain road, of course, it was a road of no return for the Japanese army, there was no one here, and there was no primeval forest around except for the mountains, and he didn't see anyone at all. The old man knew very well that people had to eat and drink water to survive, and thousands of Japanese soldiers had no food or drink in the winter mountains, and they would be reduced by half in less than three days, and if they were lucky, they would probably be trapped in this mountain.

"Send a telegram to the commander and say that we are lost and need the support of the aviation!" The Japanese army did not want to die of thirst and starvation in this mountain, now was not the time to save face, he had to find a way to bring his troops out.

The Japanese had planes, and although it would take a little time to find them, they were still able to find them.

It soon got dark, and the Japanese set up camp and lit torches to attract the attention of the aviation.

"Division commander, what about the Japanese troops on the beachhead?" The battalion commander asked Hu Guoshan.

The sky has completely darkened, and it is not clear what is on the beachhead at all, and the Japanese army has carried out several forced crossings during the day today, and after a day's fighting, there are still several hundred Japanese soldiers alive on the beachhead.

"Let them lie on their stomachs there, lying on their stomachs in such a damp place in such a cold weather, one night is enough to exhaust their physical strength, and it is not certain whether they will be able to get up tomorrow morning!"

In the winter, lying in a place full of water for a night, ten people can't stand it, even if the little devil is beaten with iron, the body can be frozen and brittle in one night.

"Division commander, or don't go, I'm the battalion commander of the guard battalion, I'll just take them with me, and promise you that our guard battalion will complete the task!" The battalion commander of the guard battalion stepped forward and said to Hu Guoshan.

"Are you ready with everything you have prepared?" The reason why Hu Guoshan came to Zhanghekou was to solve the threat of the Japanese army to the Zhanghekou, and he was in a hurry to go back and command a large army to fight against the Japanese army.

"When the problem here is solved, you will take your soldiers to stay here, and without my orders, even if you fight to the last man, you can't take a step back!"

Hu Guoshan is under a lot of pressure, and his opponent is Okamura Ninji. Before he retreats, he must force Okamura Ninji's hole cards out! Otherwise, Hu Guoshan's persistence at the front would have had little effect.

It is not a simple matter to force out all the strength of Okamura Ningji, and it is not easy to mobilize Okamura Ningci's hundreds of thousands of troops with the strength of Hu Guoshan's division, so Hu Guoshan must make efficient use of the soldiers in his hands, so Hu Guoshan must personally lead the team to act tonight, and the blow will be successful, otherwise they will never have a second chance, and the consequence of defeat is that the Japanese army will cross the Zhanghe River and penetrate directly into their hinterland, and they will have no power to fight back against their division.