Chapter 52: There is no way to avoid it

It took Tang Cheng a full three hours before they finally walked out of this narrow valley, and then ascended a steeper mountain, and now Tang Cheng had completely gone in the direction they had left Ma Gao, but Wu Shan was very sure that they had been moving north now. Everyone is so tired that they can't do it. It is estimated that there should be no danger in the barren mountains and mountains here. After crossing a grassy slope, everyone nestled in a hollow to catch their breath.

Just now, I ran all the way, up the mountain and down the ditch, although it was to achieve Tang Cheng's goal of avoiding the Japanese army, but everyone's physical consumption was very large. Therefore, we must buy time to rest and regain everyone's body and vitality, otherwise the rest of the journey will be troublesome. A gust of mountain wind blew, and the mist was blown away, and the layers of white silk cloth-like mist were pulled away by the mountain wind for a moment, and Tang Cheng, who had been paying attention to the front, saw that the hillside in front of him was full of trees.

Tang Cheng searched with a telescope for a while, but he couldn't find anything in the woods, and he was not disappointed, if only the monkeys didn't have Japanese soldiers. Tang Cheng looked to the left again, the visibility was still not good, and the fog that had just dispersed for a while was tight again, and he couldn't see far. However, there is a path on the slope of the hill to the left, which is vague, but it is enough to prove that there is activity in the vicinity. Don't let the Japanese army have troops stationed here, if you bump into the Japanese garrison on this mountain, it will be a bad luck to go home.

Thinking of this situation, Tang Cheng was a little worried, or rather afraid. Everything has proved that the 18th Division sent a large number of troops into the Savage Mountain, not to mention how these small units of the Japanese army transported ammunition and supplies, but he knew in his heart that the more than 200 people under his command could not withstand several interceptions by the Japanese army. Tang Cheng's worries had already been seen by Hou San and the others, and before Tang Cheng could speak, the dice hurriedly left the depression with the scouts who had recovered their strength and searched forward.

The scouts continued to search down the hillside, hoping to get a clear view of the movement on the opposite hill, which was now a key point, as the Japanese generally preferred to hide in ambushes on the ridge of the mountain. Tang Cheng, who was still in place, had been looking at the scouts who came out with binoculars, and when he saw that he was the most in front with a few scouts, he first stopped and looked up at the foot of the mountain, and then suddenly half-squatted down, and he couldn't see anyone in the grass.

Tang Cheng didn't know what was going on, so he ordered the soldiers who stayed where they were to rest to prepare for battle, and if the scouts were in trouble, they would immediately provide fire cover to help the scouts retreat. The scouts who had just hidden in the grass immediately appeared, and ran quickly in the grass, and the scouts ran in the grass with a loud noise, until they reached the foot of the opposite peak before finally stopping. It was no longer possible to go any further, and there were trees in front of them, and the scouts had already found signs of trees that had been cut down, and the marks on the stumps were still clear.

It seems that there are really people moving around here, so it is not that there is a new garrison of the Japanese army on this hill, and this tree is cut down to reinforce the fortifications. The dice that were marching with the scouts were also a little panicked, if this was the case, they would not be able to avoid the Japanese army, and now whether it was on the left and right flanks or straight forward, it was possible to encounter the Japanese army. Holding the sniper rifle, the dice tried to get out of the grass and into the woods, and after groping in for a while, he vaguely heard someone talking on his upper left, and the sound sounded very similar to the Japanese bird language.

The frightened dice quickly squatted down and stopped and quickly looked around, fortunately, nothing happened. You can't stay here for long, and if you are discovered by the devil soldiers, you will be exposed. The scouts who stayed in the grass had been waiting, and when they saw that the sieve had been in the forest for a while, they were about to get up and follow up, but when they saw the dice coming out, the scouts were finally relieved.

Out of the woods, the dice didn't speak, just continued to retreat, and the scouts who didn't know what to do hurried back. Before he got to the same place, he happened to run into Tang Cheng who was bringing people down, and the dice couldn't wait, so he told Tang Cheng what he had just found after entering the forest. Knowing that the dice heard someone talking in the forest in front of him, Tang Cheng was also surprised, there are still at least 2 days away from the India-Myanmar border, how can there be any traces of people?

After thinking about it for a while, Tang Cheng thought it was safe, but decided to detour again. Everyone walked all the way to the right with their waists bent, and they were at the foot of the mountain in the blink of an eye. Although you can't see anything in the dense fog, I feel that the terrain should become wider, and it is no longer as narrow as just now, with mountains and mountains, and every part of the junction is so narrow. When we arrived at a lower terrain, there were still meadows and bushes, and everyone had to walk in them with great caution, all with caution.

Maybe it's psychological, everyone feels that the air seems to be starting to become heavy, and even everyone is not interested in talking. Due to the unfamiliar terrain and no one knew the situation here, Tang Cheng had to order everyone to form a skirmish line and move forward, so as not to suffer heavy casualties when suddenly attacked by dense fire. The scouts held their guns diagonally in their hands, and scattered in a search and alert formation to explore the way, while Hou San and the rest of them scattered on both sides, covering the wounded to walk in the middle, Tang Cheng personally led people to break the rear this time.

There was a wind blowing in the open field, and some strange smell began to come from the air, and it smelled very bad. Wu Shan, who was walking in the front, was the first to smell it, opened his nostrils, sniffed vigorously, and then turned his head to look at the rock dragon behind him to see if he smelled anything. Of course, the rock dragon also smelled this smell, this smell was very familiar, not only for him alone, but also for those who had fought in battle, the smell of dead corpses. The smell of dead bodies in the air made the scouts feel that something was going on, and it was an instinct that belonged to the veterans.

They smelled dead bodies in the downwind. That is, there are abandoned corpses near here. Everyone sniffed vigorously with their noses, kept scanning their surroundings with their eyes, and their weapons were raised in the grass, swinging around, searching for targets. Each of them had a gun in their hand ready to fire, and would fire at the slightest hint of movement. Yanlong stopped Wu Shan but walked in the front, the soil and grass on the road ahead grew more and more luxuriant, and people walked in it, not daring to go fast, so they had to search slowly.

The further forward I went, the stronger the smell of rotting corpses in the air became, and the smell was disgusting. Walking out of a bush of dense bushes, the weeds on a small dirt slope less than thirty meters away from the right hand side of the rock dragon were very strict, and there was fresh freshly dug soil scattered around. The rock dragon raised his arm and stopped, the smell of rotting corpses should come from there, this kind of weather, unless someone has just moved the corpse, the smell will be so strong. The scouts who followed behind the rock dragon glanced at each other, then stretched their chins towards the small dirt slope, and the wariness in their eyes increased.

Seeing that the scouts behind him were ready to open fire at any time, Yan Long was ready to touch the cat's waist to find out, but suddenly he saw a figure swaying on the dirt slope. Ignoring the many rock dragons, he ran over quickly, and as soon as he ran, the scouts who were covering him naturally followed suit. Not far from the dirt slope, the rock dragon heard footsteps on the other side of the small dirt slope, which sounded very messy, and the weeds and shrubs were also very loud.

The rock dragon, who stopped again, quickly made a cover gesture to the people who followed him, and then turned and walked around the flank of the dirt slope, only to hear the noise in the grass, and everyone running quickly on the open ground. The small dirt slope was the center, and before the rock dragon that had bypassed the dirt slope from the left flank had stabilized its body, it had already seen a figure swaying at the foot of the mountain slightly higher on the left in front of them, and the branches and leaves of the trees were shaking loudly, and they were coming towards them. They were a little lower here, which was not good, and he quickly struck at the swaying leaves.

The sound of Thomson's submachine gun fire instantly broke the silence of the earth, and the rock dragon could not see the enemy's exact position, so he had to fire at the still shaking bush branches and leaves. A shuttle of bullets ran out but had no effect, the enemy might be hiding behind a tree or some cover, and the gunfire of the 38 rifle fire was still ringing. After the enemy's gunfire rang out, several scouts following the rock dragon rushed up the small dirt slope to seize the high ground. Several scouts on the small dirt slope opened fire one after another, further suppressing the enemy's firing at the foot of the hill ahead.

Tang Cheng, who was personally broken, naturally heard the gunshots, leaving Liu Shishi to take care of the George who followed the rear team, Tang Cheng carried his carbine and ran forward quickly. Single-mindedly trying to avoid the Japanese army, who admits that he still can't avoid it in the end, since he can't avoid it, he can only fight hard. Although it is not known how many Japanese troops there are in front, judging from the number of 38 rifles in the gunfire, it seems that the number of Japanese troops in front is not very large, and there are no machine guns or grenadiers.

"Pop" Tang Cheng felt in front of him, just in time for the dice to pull the bolt and push the bullet to load, and the stubborn dice were still using his Japanese-style sniper rifle. The Japanese soldier who was hit by a shot from a sieve seemed to have received a heavy blow, and the man took two steps back, but the gun was still in his hand, but the man was already swaying and falling. As if inspired by the dice, the snipers, who had not been very good before, opened fire one after another, and when Tang Cheng looked forward with a telescope to observe, the dozen or so Japanese soldiers who shot at Yanlong had all died at the foot of the mountain.