Chapter 24: Spotting the Enemy
Tang Cheng, who had been fed down on food and clothing, continued to march hard in the forest, but the heavy rain that had lasted for three days had made them even weaker from hunger, and some of the weak reinforcements had a fever and high fever, and some of them probably couldn't survive the continuous heavy rain. Letting his soldiers eat a dry hot meal is the only thing Tang Cheng can do now, while cooking, Tang Cheng secretly cursed the weather in northern Myanmar, isn't it already past the rainy season, why is there still continuous rainfall, and he just let himself meet.
The rain seemed to be falling more and more rapidly, and on the edge of a small depression just two or three kilometers away from their temporary camp in Tangcheng, the remaining 200 people of the Rice Field Brigade were all gathered, and the scrawny and ragged Japanese soldiers waited in the rain with rifles with bayonets on them.
Inada Guards Nakasa had lost the pride and ambition he had when he pursued the Shina rout, and his originally bright Nidan's beard became as unkempt and yellow as a weed. Now he is very envious of the Onimu Brigade that was ambushed by the Chinese army by the Ledo River, at least the Onimu Brigade that has been shattered does not need to return to northern Myanmar again with the remnants of his soldiers like himself. Now the purpose of the Inada Brigade is no longer to destroy the enemy, but to get out of this forest alive.
An hour earlier, the spearhead had brought back the good news that less than 2 kilometers east of their place, they had discovered a Burmese village. Although the village did not look very beaten, the hungry soldiers saw in the binoculars the ploughing oxen and the woman, for the surviving soldiers of the rice field brigade, the ploughing oxen found by the spearhead soldiers meant food, and the woman was a pastime to relieve boredom after a full stomach.
As soon as he heard that he had found a Burmese village in front of him, and that there were still ploughing cattle and women in the village, the rice field guards as the commander first flashed blue light. Not to mention that the ploughing cattle found by the spearhead soldiers means that they can eat a full stomach, and the discovery of the village also means that they may have walked out of the Savage Mountain, as long as they find the United as long as they get out of the Savage Mountain, they who survive are equivalent to having a qiē.
Inada Bei suddenly realized that the previous suffering and painful decision turned out to be Amaterasu Okami testing himself. Carefully wiping his precious katana, Inada Bei placed his saber in front of him, and then knelt down in front of his saber and bowed. "Gentlemen, the tenacity of each of you is very valuable, and the Empire will not forget your dedication." The Inada Guard, who had stood up again, looked around at the soldiers in front of him and said in a deep voice, "The soldiers have found a village in front, and I order you to kill all the men in the village, and all the food and women will belong to you." ”
The smoke wafting in the pouring rain made the reinforcements consciously form a circle to block the wind and rain, after all, it is not easy to make a fire in this humid environment. The supplies distributed to each squad were distributed in front of Tan Fei, and the temporary fireheads of each squad lined up quietly in the rain, but everyone's eyes were fixed on Tang Cheng not far away. The weather in the tropical primeval forest is the same as a woman's face, it changes when it is said, maybe it is because they want Tang Cheng to have a real hot meal, and the torrential rain for several days has stopped silently.
The clouds began to drift away in the light wind, and a trace of mist rose in the humid rainforest, and the fog gradually thickened. The dissipation of the pouring rain lifted everyone's mood, and although the sun had not yet penetrated the fog into the woods, the soldiers around the campfire were smiling. Tang Cheng, who was also hungry, couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva, the supplies were getting less and less, and the soldiers under his command were already much worse than before, if they couldn't get out of the forest in a short time, maybe there would be non-combat losses again.
The sound of grass and trees breaking from the bushes not far away made Tang Cheng's heart flash a thrill, could it be that some animals had passed here? Tang Cheng, who was overjoyed, gently pulled the bolt, it seemed that he had hit a big luck, if he could shoot a wild boar or something, it would be enough for everyone to have a beautiful meal. Whether the meat is enough to eat or not, but at least it is no problem for no one to share a bowl of broth, and a bowl of broth at this time is enough to refresh the spirits of those weak replenishment soldiers.
At the moment when Tang Cheng raised his gun and aimed at the bushes, a black figure came out of the bushes, although it was not very clear to see through the fog, but Tang Cheng was surprised to find that the so-called animal was actually a Japanese soldier who was also in rags. How could there be Japanese soldiers here? Tang Cheng, who was holding a carbine, was stunned, and the Japanese soldier who had already come out of the bushes was also dumbfounded, and it seemed that he didn't understand why there were so many guys in American military uniforms here.
The exchange of fire occurred inadvertently, and the Japanese soldiers who found Tang Cheng reacted quickly almost at the same time, and before Tang Cheng could aim his gun at him, he had already raised his gun and shot at Tang Cheng. When the muzzle of the black hole was pointed directly at him, Tang Cheng's mind was blank, and he couldn't even turn the muzzle, just let the other party aim at him and pull the trigger of the rifle. Click, the crisp sound of the needle of the Type 38 rifle hitting the primer was very clear in the fog.
Tang Cheng, who was targeted by the Japanese soldier with a rifle, was immediately frightened into a cold sweat, fortunately this little devil's bullet was dumb. "Damn" knew that the bullet in the chamber of the opponent's gun was dumb, Tang Cheng reacted, and before the other party pulled the bolt to top the bullet again, Tang Cheng, who had already rushed forward, picked up the butt of the gun and smashed it on the chest of the Japanese soldier. The battle between Tang Cheng and the Japanese soldier who suddenly appeared was only a matter of a moment, and by the time Hou San and the others found out, Tang Cheng had already trampled the Japanese soldier who had been knocked down by himself.
"Scatter the people and search around to see if there are still Japanese soldiers around us, and tell the brothers to be careful, I think something is not quite right." The dice and the rock dragon led the scouts to scatter and search, and the remaining soldiers were no longer eager to wait for food, and they all carefully guarded the surroundings with their respective weapons. Stopping Hou San's kicking, Tang Cheng dragged the still alive Japanese soldier to a bonfire, and he wanted to ask carefully about the origin of this guy.
The Japanese soldier who was already starved and only had bones left didn't need Tang Cheng to ask carefully, Tan Fei only gave him a spoonful of wild vegetable soup, and the gobbling Japanese soldier said everything Tang Cheng wanted to know. "I heard it, I said that there were so many Japanese soldiers who would attack Ledo, but when they finally cleared up, there were only so many Japanese left, and many Japanese soldiers stole the original way and retreated into Savage Mountain. Let's talk about it, since they are our old rivals, why don't we watch them leave with a blank eye, or send them back to their hometown as soon as possible. ”
Strict supplies are insufficient, and it has to be said that it is a good way to divert the attention of his soldiers with war, and perhaps a victory will change the minds of these supplementary soldiers. Tang Cheng was naturally in favor of sending out an attack to kill this group of Japanese troops who were worse than his side, with Tang Cheng's hint, Hou San and they were naturally in favor, and they didn't know that the rice field brigade had found Tang Cheng in a Burmese village, and after they had a hasty meal, they followed the guidance of the Japanese soldier who had fallen behind, and marched towards the depression where the rice field brigade was hiding.
The Japanese soldier who was captured by Tang Cheng was called Hikaru Oda, an unlucky fallen soldier, it was Tang Cheng whose smell of cooking lured this guy to come alive and dead, but he didn't want to be discovered by Tang Cheng and caught him alive. Now he just wants to return to his hometown alive Oda Hikaru answers all of Tang Cheng's questions, as long as Tang Cheng can give him food and let him leave alive, Oda Hikaru even vows that he can kill the captain Inada Guard with his own hands. If it weren't for this rice field guard, the more than 400 people in their brigade who left the Ledo River alive would not have only 200 people left, and Hikaru Oda's own brother died in the forest.
"I don't need you to kill anyone, as long as you show us the way, if you want revenge, when you catch your captain, I may give you a chance to take revenge." Tang Cheng promised to make the scrawny Oda Guang very grateful, and if it wasn't for Hou San and Liu Shishi to stop him, Oda Guang would have prepared to show his allegiance to Tang Cheng with a broken ambition. The rice field brigade was only two or three kilometers away from Tang Cheng in a straight line, but the mud on the ground made Tang Cheng suffer a lot, and the scouts led by Yan Long were also very tired.
There are good and bad aspects to everything, and the muddy and strict zhòng all over the ground consumed their bodies in Tang City, but it also slowed down the marching speed of the rice field brigade. Originally, it took half an hour for the soldiers of the rice field brigade, who were already out of food and tortured to only their bones, and they were able to walk less than 1 mile away. At this rate, it would take them at least three or four hours to reach the Burmese village.
From time to time, soldiers in the procession that have become unformed will fall, and some soldiers can get up again with the help of their comrades and continue to move forward, but some soldiers who have fallen have completely lost their voices. The rice field guard, who was also trembling, turned around and looked at his soldiers with gray faces, and couldn't help but feel sad in his heart, recalling that when the rice field brigade was transferred to the Burma war zone, the soldiers under his command were all strong and full of red light, but who would have thought that the rice field brigade would become like this.
"Sir, I found a Japanese soldier who had fallen behind, Zhao Liang had already asked, and said that this group of Japanese soldiers had found a Burmese village not far to the east, and these Japanese soldiers were taken by their captain to slaughter the village." The rock dragon who came out brought back a Japanese soldier who was about to die, and Oda Hikaru asked carefully according to Tang Cheng's instructions, and also determined that the result of Zhao Liang's inquiry was correct.