Chapter 31: The Lonely Creep

It was finally raining, and Zhao Liang's frozen teeth chattered in the grass, but he didn't dare to go out of the grass, and the scene he had just experienced was still as if it was right in front of him, making Zhao Liang's legs weak and unable to stand up at all. Zhao Liang, who is only 19 years old this year, is a guard in the military hospital of the Fifth Army of the Expeditionary Force, after all his relatives died in the fall of Wuhan, he secretly entered the army at the age of 17, if he had not studied Japanese, I am afraid that he would not have been selected into the Fifth Army of the Expeditionary Force that advanced into Burma.

Zhao Liang is now on the Bamo Highway in Burma, since the expeditionary force lost in Burma and began to retreat, he and some nurses in the military hospital were separated from the large army, and along the way followed a group of veterans of the new 22nd Division ruffians to run here. But just half an hour ago, a Japanese pursuit force intercepted them, and the dozen or so veterans of the new 22 and some of the nurse wounded soldiers were all killed, and Zhao Liang, who had been confused, escaped and hid in the grass.

Zhao Liang will never forget what happened just now, and he will never forget the female soldiers who died at the guns of the Japanese army, the wounded and the veterans of the Sichuan Army who have been taking care of themselves. The rain became heavier and heavier, and Zhao Liang, who was huddled in the grass, did not dare to make a sound or rashly walk out of the grass, he had to endure the pain on his body patiently, and wait for the dawn, only when it was dawn, he could identify the direction, so as not to go in the wrong direction. Zhao Liang, who was hiding in the grass, was not unarmed, after meeting the veterans of the new 22nd Division, Zhao Liang was stuffed with a Zhongzheng rifle and 10 bullets, and when he was fleeing for his life just now, Zhao Liang's rifle and bullets were actually with him.

Zhao Liang, who is only 19 years old, is not an ignorant teenager who is powerless, he has been in the army for two years, not only has a good shooting performance, but also can operate the 50 grenadier canisters and 60 mm mortars configured by the Japanese army, Zhao Liang, who is bent on avenging his family, has often pestered those veterans who came to the hospital to learn some battlefield experience. In the past two years, although Zhao Liang has some battlefield experience compared to those veterans of a hundred battles, he is much stronger than the same soldiers in the army in terms of individual soldiers.

"Revenge, go home, revenge, go home" Zhao Liang, who was soaked, hungry and cold, silently recited these two words, and lay down in the grass in the pouring rain, the surroundings were pitch black, and he couldn't see anything, and he didn't dare to look at the surrounding situation because of his lack of battlefield experience, but silently prayed in his heart that those damn Japanese soldiers would leave here quickly. From morning to now, Zhao Liang has only eaten a small handful of wild vegetables and half a compressed biscuit, and it will be a day by now, his stomach twitches for a while, and Zhao Liang, who has been in the hospital for two years, knows that this is because of stomach cramps caused by hunger.

"No matter what, even if you die, you have to go out, it's better to die at the guns of the Japanese than to starve to death in this bush" Zhao Liang, who made up his mind, slowly put the rifle in his arms in his hand, ready to quietly get up and dive towards the woods in his memory. "Kala" Zhao Liang didn't get up yet, he heard a sound that seemed to be pulling the bolt from just a few meters away on his right, and Zhao Liang, who was frightened with cold hands and feet, immediately didn't dare to move, if the sound just now was really the Japanese army pulling the bolt, maybe they had already found themselves, or were aiming at themselves.

Zhao Liang, whose eyes were closed, pricked up his ears and listened carefully to the sound except for the rain, but except for the sound of the rain brushing, he didn't hear any other sound at all. Zhao Liang began to doubt his hearing a little. He knew that hunger impaired his sense of taste and vision, but he had never heard of hunger affecting his hearing. A slight cracking sound entered Zhao Liang's ears, and this time he no longer doubted his hearing, it was the breaking sound, it should be the sound of something stepping on a small branch.

Zhao Liang had a pinprick-like feeling on his back, which made the hairs on his body stand up, and he desperately covered his mouth with his hands full of muddy water, and Zhao Liang heard the sound of stamping on muddy water on both sides of him. Someone, it's the Japanese army, the dark night makes Zhao Liang can't see anything clearly, but the footsteps of trampling on the muddy water can be heard very clearly, it must be the Japanese army searching here, this thought in his heart made Zhao Liang so shocked that he almost forgot to breathe. What happened to the soldiers of the expeditionary force who fell into the hands of the Japanese army, Zhao Liang heard from the veterans who retreated from the front line, especially the female soldiers who fell into the hands of the Japanese army.

I can't die, I definitely can't die, I still have a family revenge that has not been avenged, and the desire to live is like weeds after the rain in Zhao Liang's heart. With a strong desire to survive, he calmed down when his frightened hands and feet became weak, and his brain was not as confused as just now, as if his vision was much clearer, in fact, he didn't know that this was his normal reaction after getting used to the night.

Quietly adjusting his body from lying on his stomach to half squatting, Zhao Liang slowly poked his head out of the grass to observe the surrounding situation, the Zhongzheng rifle full of mud and water was also held in his hand, his fingers were already on the trigger, and the rifle that had already been loaded could be fired at any time. Those veterans who came to the hospital taught Zhao Liang that he should not panic when encountering the enemy, he must be calm and calm, shoot first and hit the first shot, so that he can put great pressure on the opponent, so that he has the opportunity to find opportunities from the unfavorable situation, so as to save his life and survive.

Zhao Liang, who was half-squatting, endured the discomfort, turned his head to look at his sides, except for pitch black, it was still pitch black, and he couldn't see anything at all. A flash of lightning appeared in mid-air, Zhao Liang's little head that had been looking around shrunk back into the grass, when the lightning appeared just now, Zhao Liang had already seen that there were four Japanese soldiers in raincoats standing just a dozen meters away from his left, and there were three Japanese soldiers in the same dress a few meters away on the right.

Zhao Liang, who was lying on his stomach in the grass again, desperately grabbed the mud on the ground and wiped it on his body, and even the Zhongzheng rifle was smeared with a thick layer of mud by him. The smell of rotting grass branches and humus in the grass was very unpleasant, but in order to survive, Zhao Liang had to do this, as long as he could save his life, even if it was smearing feces on his body, Zhao Liang would never hesitate.

The sound of muddy water being trampled sounded again, and the three Japanese soldiers who appeared on Tang Shuang's right just now and the Japanese soldiers on the left converged, and several guys gathered together and didn't know what they were doing. Zhao Liang, who smeared his body with mud, lay down in the grass, pricked up his ears to listen to the movements around him, the rain was still falling, and it meant that it was getting bigger and bigger, Zhao Liang, who was preoccupied with guarding against the Japanese army, did not feel hungry and cold, and all his energy was concentrated on his ears and head.

gone, the Japanese army left, Zhao Liang, who didn't know how long he had been lying in the grass, looked around with his probe for a while, and several lightning flashes appeared, but he didn't see those Japanese soldiers in raincoats again, it seemed that they were really gone. Zhao Liang, who was a little more settled in his heart, pulled out the rifle from the muddy water, and washed the mud on the gun with the help of the rain, and finally escaped the catastrophe. Exhausted, Zhao Liang took out half a compressed biscuit wrapped in layers of oil paper from his close-fitting pocket and stuffed it into his mouth, which he had saved this morning, and in order to accumulate his body and escape into the woods, he had to eat tomorrow's food in advance.

Half a compressed biscuit went down, Zhao Liang felt a little more comfortable, his body was not as cold as just now, and his hands and feet seemed to have some strength. Carefully rubbing his legs, Zhao Liang in the grass was preparing for his life, those scattered companions, Zhao Liang didn't think about it, but now it's dark, he can't even take care of himself now, there are still thoughts and spare energy to take care of other people, or rely on their own luck. Fighting is like this, whoever has a big life will live, this is the original words of the veterans who came to the hospital to tell Zhao Liang, he originally didn't believe it, but now he believes it.

Raising his head and pouring a few mouthfuls of rainwater, Zhao Liang, who was covered in mud, slowly squatted up, and the cleaned rifle was also in his hand, and he was ready to start. The forest that Zhao Liang had been thinking about was about 50 meters in front of him, which meant that Zhao Liang had to run a distance of 50 meters without being sure if there were Japanese troops before he could enter the forest, and only if he didn't fall or slip or run in the wrong direction.

It may be that as the old saying goes, newborn calves are not afraid of tigers, Zhao Liang is not worried at all that he can't run the 50-meter grass, even if he holds the rifle in his hand, he can still run fast. Once again sure that there were no Japanese troops around him, Zhao Liang, who took a deep breath, half-squatted in the grass and closed his eyes and silently recited the Heart Sutra a few times, and suddenly rushed out of the grass and ran towards the forest where he remembered. Although Zhao Liang used all his strength, he still staggered a little after eating only a compressed biscuit and a handful of wild vegetables all day, if it weren't for the idea of survival supporting him, I am afraid that he would have fallen down many times.

The rainy grass was slippery, and with the sound of trampling on muddy water, Zhao Liang, who was running, felt that the strength in his body was disappearing little by little, and his legs were so sore and numb that he couldn't move. "Hmm" There was a trace of fishy heat in Zhao Liang's mouth, which was because he bit his tongue in a hurry, and sure enough, the stinging pain on the tip of his tongue lifted Zhao Liang's spirits, and his feet were much faster. Pain stimulation, this is also the life-saving trick given to Zhao Liang by the veterans, when the body is exhausted, the pain stimulation from the body will stimulate the potential of the human body, although it cannot last, but it can indeed stimulate physical energy in a short time.