Chapter 43: Defeat

The first time he really commanded dozens of people made Tang Cheng a little apprehensive, especially now that he was getting closer and closer to Beishan, like those regimental soldiers who were walking fast, Tang Cheng's heart was also pounding. The 6 regiments who came out of the front have not been summoned back, which makes Tang Cheng's heart a little more stable, and the absence of information from the outpost means that they have not yet encountered or discovered bandits.

"Pap" and "Pap" two gunshots broke the silence, and also made the heavy panting sound of the group members stop instantly, "Spread out, scatter, find a place to hide yourself." "Seeing that those regiments were still standing in place stupidly and looking around, Tang Cheng on horseback turned over and dismounted, and was the first to run to the field by the roadside." Get down, get down. Behind him, the regimental members of the brigade who were chasing after him, Tang Cheng, who was already lying in the field, pulled the bolt of the gun and pushed the bullet to load, while shouting at the regimental soldiers who came with him.

The places close to Beishan are all wild land, and the sound of gunfire will spread far away in this kind of place, not only Tang Cheng of the front team and they have heard it, but even Liu Goat of the rear team has also heard the gunshot. The distinction between the regular army and the militia was evident at this time, and if the original second company had been replaced here, the soldiers would have made a covert move and been ready to fire at any moment when the guns rang out. But these regiments brought by Liu Goat were already panicked at the first time, the front team commanded by Tang Cheng was better, and Liu Goat's rear team had already blown up the battalion, and panicked regiments were running everywhere.

"Pap" "Pap" "Pap" Liu Goat on horseback pulled out the muzzle of the shell gun on his waist and shot three times in a row, "Fucking lie down on the spot, if anyone doesn't listen to the order, the gun in Lao Tzu's hand won't be long-sighted." Liu Goat's angry shout attracted the attention of the group members, and in the face of the black hole muzzle of the shell gun in his hand, all the group members who were pointed by Liu Goat with the shell gun fell to the ground. You guys go over there and hide, don't come out without my orders. The last thing to be pointed at by Liu Goat was Tian Kui and them in the carriage, and when the danger was imminent, Liu Goat had no extra energy to take care of Tian Kui and them.

Taking out the telescope from the box on his waist, Tang Cheng carefully observed the direction where the gunshots came, but there was no abnormality in the telescope's line of sight, Tang Cheng immediately moved his gaze to the position of the two wings, and still did not find anything. "How? Did you find anything? Liu Goat, who was carrying a rifle, trotted over at the waist, and the first thing he did after lying down beside Tang Cheng was to snatch the telescope from Tang Cheng's hand.

Without answering Liu Goat's reply, Tang Cheng took off the extra things on his body and put them beside Liu Goat, including the Mauser rifle that Liu Goat had specially selected for him. "I'll touch it and take a look, or I'm not sure." Without waiting for Liu Goat to reply, Tang Cheng snatched his binoculars back from Liu Goat's hand, and then rushed out of the field with a barge gun and ran towards a high point that he was already optimistic about. said that it was a high point, but in fact it was just a small dirt bag that looked slightly taller in the field, but Tang Cheng couldn't care so much at this time, and he urgently needed a suitable position to observe the road ahead.

"You, you, you, then the three follow to protect him." Liu Goat, who was robbed of the telescope by Tang Cheng, was a little annoyed, but he also knew that Tang Cheng's actions were correct, so he pointed to three groups in the crowd one after another who looked okay and followed to protect Tang Cheng. In the face of unknown dangers, almost all people will have apprehension and panic in their hearts, Tang Cheng, who has experienced several major battles, is naturally no exception, and when he was about to take out the high point, Tang Cheng fell into the field with a soft foot, and the telescope in his hand was also thrown out of the distance.

Subconsciously glanced back, Tang Cheng's face was already flushed, he didn't know if his fall just now was seen by the regiments behind, at this time Tang Cheng's heart was full of shame, because his fall just now was too much like a novice who had never been on the battlefield. didn't get up from the ground, Tang Cheng crawled directly towards the telescope with both hands and feet, holding the telescope in his hand, Tang Cheng continued to crawl towards the small dirt bag not far away.

Still didn't find anything, Tang Cheng on the small dirt bag had been carefully observing the movement ahead, but unfortunately he still didn't find anything, and what he saw through the telescope was a completely unabnormal scene. "Pap" "Pap" "Pap" Tang Cheng on the small dirt bag was about to turn around and wave to Liu Goat and them, but suddenly there were a few more gunshots in his ears, "Follow me" Tang Cheng first looked at his left front door with a telescope, and then turned around and yelled at the three Tuan Ding who followed, but he had already rushed out of the gang first.

Tang Cheng rushed forward in front of the left side of the small dirt bag, he had just swept a figure with a telescope, and the gray jacket of the Mengcheng militia made Tang Cheng already sure that the person who appeared in the telescope was the member of the Mengcheng militia. The 6 outposts sent by Liu Goat used rifles, but He Guang, who set off in advance, was issued with short guns, and Tang Cheng, who was taught by Liu Goat day and night, could now hear the sound of some firearms firing, just like the gunfire just now, which was obviously the gunfire of the Jinzao box cannon.

Based on his clothes and the sound of gunfire, Tang Cheng could already conclude that the man was a member of the Mengcheng militia, but the group members who appeared in the binoculars seemed to be a little faltering, and the gunshots coming from his direction did not look like a battle firefight, but sounded more like a report in Tang Cheng. The three Tuan Ding who were yelled at by Tang Cheng hadn't woken up yet, and Tang Cheng, who was holding a gun in both hands, had already rushed out more than ten meters, what should I do? The three regiments glanced at each other, and the most reluctant still gritted their teeth and ran behind Tang Cheng. There was also a Liu goat lying behind him, if they didn't follow Tang Cheng's orders, Liu goat would definitely bury the three of them alive here.

After more than 2 months of recuperation and exercise, Tang Cheng's health is even better than when he was in Shanghai, with only binoculars and two shell guns on his body, he is completely lightly armed, and when he runs with all his strength in the wilderness, Tang Cheng even has the lightness when he returned to the pre-war time when he frolicked with his friends in the wilderness. The rapid secretion of adrenaline made Tang Cheng in a state of high concentration at this time, making Tang Cheng run much faster than usual, so that Tang Cheng could clearly hear the sound of the wind passing by his ears.

Tang Cheng, who was running with all his might, didn't know that Liu Goat behind the road was sweating for him, like this situation where the enemy situation was unknown, facing the charge was definitely not the best way, if the other party arranged for a sharpshooter to set a trap, Tang Cheng was already in danger at this time. "Bring the bullets and follow me" Liu Goat snatched the Czech light machine gun in the hands of the group next to him, straightened up and ran towards the small dirt bag that Tang Cheng had just laid down, and the ammunition man and machine gun shooter who was yelling at him did not dare to slack off, and also chased after him.

Of course, Tang Cheng, who was highly nervous, would not know this, at this time, he was less than a hundred meters away from the Tuan Ding who appeared in the telescope, maybe he recognized the national army uniform on Tang Cheng's body, or maybe the Tuan Ding's strength had been exhausted. The regiment, who had been staggering and struggling, fell into the field, and the short gun he had been carrying in his hand was also thrown down at his side. "Feed him water" didn't personally check the condition of the group, Tang Cheng just turned around and ordered the three groupmen who came with him, but he was already half-kneeling and picked up the binoculars and searched everything ahead.

It is a taboo in the art of war to underestimate the enemy's rashness, these are recorded in Xie Bo's notes, and Liu Shanyang has also said to Tang Cheng many times in private, if he was not worried about this regimental soldier who struggled all the way just now, Tang Cheng would not have taken matters into his own hands to face the charge without informing Liu Goat. "He passed out and couldn't wake up." The three regimental members who followed should have called Tang Cheng the captain, but Tang Cheng's age was too young, and the three of them didn't know what to call Tang Cheng, so they simply omitted the title, but fortunately, Tang Cheng didn't care.

"Splash water on your face, slap your face, pinch someone, in short, let him speak." Tang Cheng, who was half-kneeling on the ground, didn't even look back, so he threw out several ways to rectify people in a row, and the three regiments who listened were stunned in place. "You won't splash water on your face?" Tang Cheng, who still hadn't noticed anything abnormal from the distance, turned around with a cold face, took the kettle from the hand of a tuanding, directly unscrewed the lid of the kettle, and poured the entire jug of water on the face of the unconscious tuanding.

Went forward twice in a row and didn't find any anomaly, which made Tang Cheng a little impatient, the opportunity on the battlefield was fleeting, if Tang Cheng couldn't find them before the enemy found out, then for these people, the upcoming face was definitely not just as simple as danger, it was very likely that they would all die here. Only 2 of the spies sent out in advance came back, and there was no trace of the 6 former sentinels who came out, and the only one who could uncover the mystery was this guy who struggled all the way back, so no matter what, Tang Cheng had to wake him up.

"Hmm" A whole pot of water was poured down, and the unconscious Tuan Ding finally reacted, although he hadn't opened his eyes yet, but the sound of breathing that was about to wake up was heard by Tang Cheng. "Wake up, wake up. What's going on up ahead? Tang Cheng squatted down and shook the ball vigorously, trying to make him wake up immediately, the sooner he figured out the truth of the matter, the more they would be able to take the initiative.

"It's dead, they're all dead, a group of people came and suddenly attacked us, Sun Yang and the 6 brothers who came behind were all dead, and only I escaped back." The first thing He Guang said after waking up was to inform Tang Cheng that Sun Yang, who was staying in Qinglongling, and the six outposts who arrived later were all dead. He Guang's words did not make Tang Cheng afraid, but secretly breathed a sigh of relief, it is not terrible to die in battle, what I am afraid of is that everyone is dead and I don't know the trace of the enemy.