Chapter 117: Night Attack

Liu Shishi, who was small in stature, sat cross-legged on the top of the slope in the Japanese army's khaki military uniform, and another Japanese military uniform was worn on Tang Cheng's body. Tang Cheng was lying on the grassy slope with his eyes closed and his back facing the sky expressionlessly, the battle with all his strength made Tang Cheng feel tired, he was going to seize the time to rest for a while, but Niu Laogui came over, and the two of them seemed to subconsciously turn their heads to look at each other. "Are you okay?" From the moment Tang Cheng decided to attack the Japanese army field hospital under the slope, Niu Laogui was reluctant to talk to Tang Cheng anymore, and the sudden change made Tang Cheng a little happy.

"I'm fine, I'm just a little tired." Tang Cheng replied to Niu Laogui softly, and then cast his gaze to the sky that had already darkened. The two Japanese sentries on the top of the slope were sent back to their hometown by Erdezi and Shanzi, their bodies had been carefully turned over by Tang Cheng, and in addition to rifles and a small number of bullets on the two Japanese soldiers' corpses, Tang Cheng also found a few rice balls.

It's October now, it's dark early, and seeing that the sun is already slanting westward, Tang Cheng, who wanted to attack immediately, changed his plan, and he had to wait until it was dark before making a move. The two Japanese sentries carried rice balls on their bodies, and the field hospital in Tangcheng under the gambling slope would not come to replace the two sentries or bring them food before dark, as long as they could lurk here until dark, the attack on the Japanese field hospital would be almost half successful.

Time passed little by little, the sky slowly darkened, and when the sun was about to disappear, Tang Cheng on the top of the slope got up and sat up, and ordered the people of the second company to start checking the weapons and ammunition. "The rifle presses a bridge bullet, put a bayonet, press your short guns well, after going down to fight, don't save bullets for machine guns and submachine guns, when you fight in close combat, all short guns must fire, try not to throw grenades, those medicines are still useful."

"After rushing in, it doesn't matter who kills them all, the wounds on the brothers' bodies need to be medicated, just leave a few doctors in white coats." In the whispered conversation between Tang Cheng and Niu Laogui, night finally came. The clear night sky is like a dark enamel, and the stars in the sky are like bright gems dotted with them, Tang Cheng looked up at the sky and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, what a beautiful night scene, why don't people sit down and enjoy the world, but want you to kill each other to the death?

The question may never be answered, and Tang Cheng, dressed in Japanese uniform, sat motionless, letting the cold wind of the night blow his wet sideburns. The sound of gunfire could still be heard in the distance, and Tang Cheng knew that it was the troops of the 30th Army who were exchanging fire with the Japanese troops in the attacking position, and Tang Cheng, who was far away from the battlefield, was not very calm in his heart. Maybe this is what Xie Bo said about battlefield anxiety, although he was nervous in his heart, Tang Cheng was very eager to return to the battlefield at this time.

"I'll go down with the stones, and you'll follow." Tang Cheng threw the half-smoked cigarette at his feet, but the two shell guns handed by Liu Shishi were pinned to his waist, whispered to Niu Laogui, and took Liu Shishi, who was wearing a Japanese military uniform, swaggered along the top of the slope to the Japanese army field hospital in the distance. After marching through the field at an almost walking pace, Tang Cheng, who was also dressed as a Japanese soldier, was not plagued by deep fatigue as he was when he retreated, but became more and more sober.

The sound of artillery in the distance was still coming from afar, and it seemed that the Japanese did not intend to calm the 30th Army confronting them at night. Tang Cheng looked up at the night sky from time to time, it seems that God is helping himself, the night sky that was still starry yesterday is dark at this time, this kind of weather that can't see the five fingers is indeed a good time to fight a sneak attack. The route from the top of the slope to the Japanese army field hospital was something Tang Cheng had been optimistic about during the day, and he had already deduced it in his mind several times, as long as Niu Laogui and them cooperated well, Tang Cheng was completely sure that he would end up this Japanese army field hospital.

When they looked down at the top of the slope, they didn't think that the Japanese army field hospital was far away, but if they walked down the top of the slope to the field hospital, there would be a distance of two miles. Tang Cheng and Liu Shishi carried the 38 rifle on their backs and walked slowly and leisurely like ordinary Japanese soldiers, but Tang Cheng and Liu Shishi were already extremely nervous, for fear that the Japanese army's secret whistle would expose their horses and feet and sabotage the sneak attack.

Just like Tang Cheng arranged before leaving, Tang Cheng took Liu Shi to disguise himself as a Japanese soldier and walked in front to lead the way, while Niu Laogui and they all followed behind them with weapons, walking and walking, Tang Cheng, who was walking in front, finally slowed down and raised his left hand at the same time, Niu Laogui, who was staring at Tang Cheng all the way, waved his hand, and the scattered team quickly stopped and lay down in the field. After standing quietly in place for a while, Tang Cheng, who was a little relieved, raised his right hand again, Niu Laogui and the others moved again when they saw this, only to see that the soldiers were deliberately slowing down, not only their steps were particularly light, but everyone's posture was particularly cautious.

There is no obvious light source in front of you, but the naked eye can still feel the change in light. After walking about 20 meters, Tang Cheng finally saw a few bushes growing together in the field, and he just took these bushes as an ambush to make a warning gesture. Tang Cheng raised his left hand again, leaving Liu Shi to stop in place, and then walked forward alone. More than two hours have passed since the attack on the two Japanese soldiers on the top of the slope, and according to the practice of the Japanese logistics troops, the interval between their changing of guards is about 2 to 3 hours, so Tang Cheng does not dare to be careless.

Slowly pulling out the bayonet and holding it in his right hand, Tang Cheng still walked towards the bushes at a uniform speed, and Tang Cheng guessed correctly, behind the bushes was indeed a Japanese secret outpost, but there was only one Japanese soldier on the sentry post of the two at this time, and the remaining Japanese soldier was already sleeping and snoring at this time. A few meters away from the snoring, Tang Cheng crouched down, slowly put the rifle in his hand flat at his feet, and then tiptoed forward with the bayonet.

Tang Cheng, who was carrying the bayonet, bent over at a wide angle, and this posture only lasted for a moment before he felt a pain in his lower back, and if he wanted to keep it for a long time, he felt that it was better to crawl with a dog that used his hands and feet at the same time. Even so, he still "begged for hardship" and looked up at the front, like a dead pig sleeping by the Japanese soldiers behind the bushes, Tang Cheng had already squatted beside him, and the snoring Japanese soldiers were still smacking their mouths, not knowing that death was about to befall him.

Standing on top of the Japanese soldier's body with his legs apart, Tang Cheng, who took a deep breath, calmed down a little, and sat on the Japanese soldier's body with his knees bent suddenly, and before the Japanese soldier who woke up from his sleep shouted, the bayonet in Tang Cheng's right hand had been pierced into his neck. Stretched out his left hand to hold the mouth of the Japanese soldier, and his right hand clenched the bayonet and forcefully pulled it outward, and the warmth that came out of the Japanese soldier's neck splashed Tang Cheng's face.

The Japanese soldier who was desperately struggling kicked his legs and hunched under Tang Cheng and tried to break free, but Tang Cheng had already pressed himself as a scale to fit the Japanese soldier, and the left hand covering the opponent's mouth and nose did not move at all. In just a few breaths, the Japanese soldiers who had lost a lot of blood and could not breathe softened, and a disgusting stench mixed with the smell of blood diffused in the air, and the Japanese soldiers who were crushed by Tang Cheng had become dead corpses.

The Japanese soldier under him was no longer struggling, but Tang Cheng didn't dare to be careless, and stabbed the Japanese soldier in the waist and abdomen with a bayonet several times in a row, and then let go of his left hand. Tang Cheng, who was already sweating profusely, sat on the corpse and gasped for breath, only the vigorous movements of more than ten seconds, coupled with the tension and vigilance of being out of the enemy territory, almost exhausted the strength he had recovered. After rubbing a few handfuls on the remaining corpses, Tang Cheng found a good thing, a flashlight.

Turning back and finding the 38 rifle, Tang Cheng, who was carrying a gun in one hand and a flashlight in the other, did not call Liu Shishi over, but walked over the bushes to the Japanese army field hospital. From the location of Tang City, the field was covered with a dull silver-gray color, and there were no moving objects as far as the eye could see. The flashlight covered with the hem of the military uniform flashed a few times on Liu Shishi's side, and Liu Shishi, who was carrying a rifle at his waist, ran over in broken steps, and Liu Shishi, who was born poor, followed Niu Laogui to see a flashlight in the Wuhan black market, but he was curious about where Tang Cheng's flashlight came from.

Seeing Tang Cheng send out a secret signal again, Niu Laogui, who was lying on his stomach in the field, was like playing a game of "one, two, three wooden people", and they all got up and moved forward at the first time. Their speed was still slow, and their backs were bent like shrimp, but the stragglers were silent, and the grim and apprehensive mood was like a group of ghosts terrified of the sun, and they were full of unease as soon as they left the shelter.

Tang Cheng in the night carefully looked at the empty field with his own eyes, not far from the right front was the simple lane run over by the Japanese vehicles, the black outline was like a long snake with no head and tail invisible, there were no vehicles moving on it, and there were no Japanese camps, positions or conspicuous guard posts nearby. After turning around and walking to the left for about ten minutes, Tangcheng stopped again, and the Japanese field hospital was not far ahead.

A jerky conversation sounded in the night, Niu Laogui fell to the ground as fast as he could, and the soldiers around him also completed this action at almost the same speed. Not long after they all lay down, with the light sound of a match, a cloud of light suddenly burst out of the night, and only a dozen meters away from them, two Japanese soldiers who were talking together were striking matches and lighting cigarettes.