Regarding Guo Bingxun's concern, Yang Zhen shook his head and said, "Old Guo, I also want to rest." But as you know, we are now blind to the surrounding enemy situation, and we don't know anything. It is not clear whether the pursuers of the devils set off or not, and how far away we are. How do you let me rest in peace? ”

"Lao Guo, you graduated from a famous military academy, you don't need me to tell you, you can understand this truth. It's all plains. On this kind of terrain, according to our current situation, not to mention being entangled by devils who are strong in battle, or being entangled by the puppet Manchu army, the consequences are unimaginable. ”

Speaking of this, Yang Zhen clicked on the map and said, "Lao Guo, you see that our current position is particularly unfavorable to us. We are located on the west bank of the Ash River, between Wuchang's Lalin and Acheng's Shuangfeng, less than 30 kilometers from the county seat of Acheng. It is not far from Larinde, who is also stationed with a heavy army of devils. As soon as our whereabouts are revealed before we cross the Ash River, the Japanese puppet armies in these two places will encircle and suppress us with all their might. ”

"We are now a veteran of the division. Although the ammunition is also sufficient, after a night of fighting and marching, the body of the brothers, who cannot be compared with the devils, has dropped to the extreme. When the time comes, we will not have sufficient supplies inside and no reinforcements outside, and it will be difficult for us to break out of the encirclement of the devils. What worries me the most is that the devils will block the banks of the Ash River. ”

"Lao Guo, you don't think that what we did with the devils, they haven't found out yet, right? Although the devils have not yet figured out where we are going, they should have thought that after we broke through the siege, they would retreat to the mountains. The devils have far more troops than us, and they are easy to mobilize. Until they find out where we're going, at the very least, they'll grab us ahead of us and block all our access into the mountains. ”

"We do things so that our fellow human beings are not harmed by germ warfare, but also so that our brethren can live. But for the Japanese army, we were stabbed into a hornet's nest. Think about it, if you don't say anything else, just to keep this secret, can the devil let us go? Not to mention, we've got some of their top bacteria experts in the house. ”

Looking at Yang Zhen with a tired face, Guo Bingxun hesitated for a moment before saying, "Old Yang, I have something to tell you." When I took action in the East Country, I just got rid of all the adult men inside. Including some people who are a little older. Because I know that those people are their real brains, their real experts. ”

"But there are not only experts of devils there, but also some of their dependents. I'm not a brute like a little devil, and I really can't do anything to those women and children. It's not just me, but my brothers can't do it. ”

"My brothers are all people who have died once. On the battlefield, the real knives and guns are desperate with the devils, and the brothers are not afraid. But in the face of those women and children, the brothers couldn't harden their hearts. Now I think that if I had been my heart, I should have bought us a little more time. ”

After hearing Guo Bingxun's somewhat remorseful words, Yang Zhen was silent for a moment and shook his head and said, "Forget it, don't blame yourself too much." Lao Guo, I can't blame you for this matter. We are human beings, we are men. None of us can do anything to women and children. Including you and me. If man is like an animal, then what else do you need man to do? ”

"Besides, even if you kill them, how much time will you buy us? That's the point of the devils, and they're keeping a close eye on it all the time. Li Mingrui broke the telephone line there, and the devil is not a fool, and he will soon find out that something is wrong. ”

"I tell you not to show mercy to your subordinates, and I don't mean to kill them for the time being. I'm worried that you won't be able to do anything to those experts. Those experts were older people who didn't necessarily wear military uniforms. The young man who can mix up to the expert level? According to the basic morality of a soldier, it is difficult to kill such a person without mercy. Moreover, when they are resting, they do not necessarily wear military uniforms. ”

"But you know, these people are the real soul of the Japanese army's bacteriological warfare force. Without Shiro Ishii, it's nothing without a base. As long as these people are here, the devil can start a new business at any time. It's just a big deal to send a new person to manage it. As long as you get rid of all those experts, our goal has been achieved. So Lao Guo, you don't have to blame yourself too much. ”

Hearing Yang Zhen's words, Guo Bingxun, who felt a little better in his heart, suddenly remembered something, so he deliberately lowered his voice and said: "Old Yang, after you got out of trouble, you dared to let your brothers choose by themselves whether to follow you to solve the devils or break through on their own, do you have already made up your mind that the brothers will follow you?" ”

"What kind of general affairs department did you ask your brothers to search for devils, did you intend to let your brothers see those creepy specimens, so that they know what kind of fate they will face if they don't get rid of these people, and what kind of fate will their families face?"

Regarding Guo Bingxun's words, Yang Zhen did not deny it. He nodded slightly and said, "As the saying goes, it's better to see than to hear." In fact, no matter what we say, it is better for others to let him see it with his own eyes. Rather than be suspicious in the future, it is better for them to understand now. ”

Yang Zhen was not surprised that Guo Bingxun guessed what he was thinking at that time. Guo Bingxun is a smart person and an extremely shrewd person. This little mental trick he used couldn't hide from him.

Seeing that Yang Zhen did not deny his speculation, Guo Bingxun was silent for a while and said: "Old Yang, to be honest, although I believe what you said, after all, I have not experienced it myself, nor have I seen it with my own eyes. So I converted, but I always had some doubts. After all, I haven't experienced it myself. ”

"Even when Lao Peng said what happened to his comrades in the Wuchang, I didn't pay too much attention to it. It wasn't until I saw those compatriots who had been made into specimens that I believed it as it was. Devils have no humanity, we all know that. But this is the first time we have seen such an extermination of humanity. ”

After listening to Guo Bingxun's words, Yang Zhen did not answer him immediately, but raised his head to look at Chaoyang who was born in the east, and was silent for a long time, but he answered the question: "Old Guo, what do you say people live for?" ”

After saying this, Yang Zhen did not wait for Guo Bingxun to give him an answer, but continued to take care of himself: "I think that many times people live not for themselves, but for other people. When I was young, it was for my parents. When you grow up, you get married, and when you have children, you are children. ”

"How much of your life is really spent living for yourself? I can't say no, but I'm afraid it's not too much. The nature of the Chinese nation makes it impossible for us to live as freely as Westerners. This kind of life cannot be changed for at least fifty years. You're no exception, and neither will I. ”

"If it weren't for this war, our lives would have gone on like I said. You may be a railroad engineer, I may be a teacher. will marry a wife and have children, and will fight for the happiness of their children. ”

"But this war changed a qiē. The reason why we are living now is that it is for the sake of the country and the nation, and if we put it more narrowly, why not because our children and grandchildren will not be slaves of other races, and will not suffer the same fate as our generation? ”

"Most of the time it's a constant struggle against fate, and no one is exempt. Since fate has arranged for us to take such a path, we cannot retreat in the slightest. No matter what kind of road lies ahead, it may be full of thorns or an abyss, but for us we can only go on without hesitation and fight against fate to the end. For the sake of our children and grandchildren, for our calamity-ridden nation, and for ourselves. ”

Regarding Yang Zhen's words, Guo Bingxun was silent for a long time before he said: "Old Yang, I also understand the intention of what you said. In the future, there will be no national army here, no 18th Group Army, just a group of Chinese soldiers who will never bow their heads again. ”

Hearing that Guo Bingxun understood what he meant, Yang Zhen looked at the time on his watch and didn't say anything more. And after standing up and pounced on the blades of grass on his body, he said something that at least sounded profound to Guo Bingxun: "It's time to rest, old Guo, it's time for us to set off." ”

"Lao Yang, you're right, it's time for us to go." Guo Bingxun, who understood Yang Zhen's meaning, also stood up and pounced on the blades of grass on his body and said easily.

It's just that God obviously doesn't want Yang Zhen and his party to reach their destination smoothly. Just when Guo Bingxun's words fell, they opened the road in front together, and at this time, Huang Dali, who was sent by Yang Zhen to check the situation along the Ash River, suddenly ran over and said, "Company Commander Yang, there is an abnormality in front. Just now, about 50 Japanese troops and more than 200 puppet Manchu soldiers and policemen were dispatched from Lalin in Wuchang and Shuangfeng in Acheng at the same time, and the entire Ash River was blocked. ”

"Not only did they block the banks of the river, but no one was allowed to cross the river. They also arrested people with foreign accents by the river, and as long as they were not local accents, they were immediately detained, so that we could not get close to them at all. We also know this from our fellow villagers who were driven back from the river. ”

Listening to Huang Dali's report, Yang Zhen couldn't help but say in his heart: "The devil's movements are so fast. How did you block the riverbank so quickly? Could it be that the devils have discovered our tracks, or have they guessed our intention to go into the mountains and have resorted to casting a wide net?

After pondering the devil's intentions for a while, Yang Zhen raised his head and glanced at Huang Dali, who didn't know when he had changed into an authentic Northeast peasant costume, his heart moved, and he suddenly asked, "Did you talk to the locals when you inquired about the situation by the river?" And where did you get this dress? ”

"yes, what's wrong? Without asking them, how can I know what those puppet soldiers and devils are doing by the river? Also, I bought this dress with a fellow villager when I was walking through a village. When I was buying clothes, I also took into account the discipline of the masses and gave them a hundred counterfeit coins that Li Mingrui gave me when I was leaving. Regarding Yang Zhen's question, Huang Dali was confused. Isn't it normal to ask fellow villagers about the situation when scouting? When I was on the Long March, I often did this.

After listening to Huang Dali's answer, Yang Zhen immediately said to Guo Bingxun without the slightest hesitation: "Tell the brothers to be ready to fight at any time." In addition, you must not stay here anymore, and you will be transferred immediately. ”

Hearing Yang Zhen's order, although Guo Bingxun still couldn't figure out why he did this for a while, he also knew that the situation must have changed, otherwise Yang Zhen would not be in such a hurry. Guo Bingxun didn't dare to delay, and immediately went to convey the order.

Guo Bingxun went to arrange the things that Yang Zhen explained, but after hearing Yang Zhen's instructions, he was confused, but Huang Dali was a little at a loss. He couldn't figure it out, didn't he just inquire about the situation with his fellow countrymen? How can you get so nervous?

Looking at Huang Dali, who was standing aside, Yang Zhen smiled bitterly: "You, I don't want to think about it." Why are devils arresting people with foreign accents? Not for us. They are now arresting people with foreign accents, and when you hear that you don't even have a northeastern accent, you hear that the devil is arresting people with foreign accents, and you hurriedly return. Didn't you clearly tell the people that you were the one the devil wanted to arrest? ”

"This is not our base, nor is it Kannai. It's full of traitors and spies. We have no foundation here at all, and mass work is even more blank. Even if the person you're asking isn't a spy, can you guarantee that he won't snitch? ”

"There is also a Japanese soldier with a Kannai accent in his mouth. Running to the village and spending dozens of times the price to buy a Chinese peasant's outfit, do you think it will arouse the suspicion of others? Even if that person covets your 100 counterfeit coins and doesn't tell the truth, it doesn't mean that others won't. Don't forget, Chinese farmers everywhere have the habit of getting up early. ”

"This is not Guannai, where the devils have a weak foundation, but Northeast China, which has been tightly controlled by them for several years. In order to control this so-called Manchurian lifeline, they adopted not only a policy of slaughter, but also bribery. ”

Speaking of this, Yang Zhen shook his head again and said, "I don't blame you for this, it's my negligence." Just think that you are a scout and have experience. But he ignored the difference between the situation here and Kannai, and he didn't expect that the devil would be different from the accent. ”

"There is not a single northeasterner among those of you, and all of your mouths are in a Kannai accent. They are all southern accents that are very different from those of Hebei and Shandong in the eastern part of the country, and it is easy for people to hear something wrong with one mouth. Most of the people who break into the eastern part of the country are Shandong people, and you may be confused when you speak Shandong. But with your mouth, fools know that you are from there. ”

After listening to Yang Zhen's analysis, Huang vigorously scratched his head and said: "Damn, I'm from Hubei, Henan and Anhui, and one mouth is different from the words here that can't say anything, it's too bad." I said that the fellow was stunned for a long time before answering me after listening to my question. ”

"Company Commander Yang, what do you say you should do? Let's not talk about Northeast people, even Shandong people don't have a few people. In this hellish place, you have to show your stuffing sooner or later. Although you are wearing a devil's military uniform now, you are the only one who can speak devil's words. It's because I can't speak devil words that I thought of changing my dress. Otherwise, it must be exposed. ”

"What to do? I don't know, so I can't call it. Taking advantage of the fact that the devil was only blocking the riverbank and had not yet formed a circle, he rushed over. Yang Zhen's words were not only to Huang Dali, but also to Guo Bingxun and Patten Dingjie, who had already assembled the team and returned to him.