Chapter 413 Going to the Front Line
Shortly after the two military vehicles left the city, they suddenly accelerated and soon stopped near a wood on the side of the road.
It turned out that the air defense observer in the car in front discovered that the Japanese airplane was attacking and issued an air defense alarm.
There was a roar of planes in the sky, and it was undoubtedly a group of Japanese aircraft.
Looking at the Japanese fighter plane flying by in the air, Yang An showed a look of worry on his face. He originally thought that the two cars would drive out of Shanghai city after the sky became dark, but he never expected that the driver of the military vehicle transporting supplies was so bold that he drove out of Shanghai in broad daylight. Thinking of the things on the car, Yang An found the answer. He did not expect that the front-line maintenance guarantee was even more stretched than a month ago.
After evading the Japanese plane, the drivers of the two military vehicles jumped out of the car and shouted a few times, calling everyone in the car to get out of the car, cutting branches from the forest beside them to disguise the vehicle.
Regarding this kind of disguise, Yang An had seen this kind of disguise as early as when Jiangwan Town was following the 36th Division to transport wounded soldiers. However, several brothers from the Security Corps did not have such experience. One brother looked at Bai Wan and shook his head and joked: "Squad Leader Bai, you were in the car before. You said that the tarpaulin was rotten and there were holes everywhere, and they said it was like stars in the sky. Humph! It turns out that I only realized that it was deliberately made like this. It's really rare and strange!"
Bai Wan's face looked slightly shy and said with a thorny forehead, "This is the first time I'm not there. You are still the same ball. Are you worried that you will be in the rain?"
In the national army, the driver is a special forces soldier. Another voice praised: "Don't think that we fly vigorously in the sky, our special forces soldier has its own tricks!"
"Okay! Work quickly!" Cao Yougen stood beside the car and reminded softly, taking the branches and carefully inserting them into the hole in the tent.
Soon, the two military vehicles were disguised as a monster by branches and leaves, and even the hood of the military vehicles was covered with branches. Looking at the truck's appearance, Yang An was still worried that the two green monsters would be discovered by Japanese planes in the air on the road.
The military vehicles had just set off for a quarter or two before they stopped next to the bushes on the side of the road. Hearing the roar of the planes in the air, the tent suddenly became quiet, as if everyone was afraid of being heard by the Japanese in the air.
Bai Wan shouted in a low voice: "Yang An, do you say you have encountered this situation before?"
Yang An nodded as an answer.
"You said, you won't be discovered by the Japanese plane, right?"
Cao Yougen seemed to be more taboo about "a prophecy". He turned around and glanced at him, but heard Yang An whispering: "The Japanese plane flew high and fast. They still used their eyes or telescopes to observe. If the truck stopped in advance and the branches on the car were disguised, it would not attract the attention of the plane in the sky. The Japanese plane was in the sky. If the truck observer did not detect the enemy planes in time to call the police, and if the truck was still driving on the road in this disguise, it would be easy to be discovered by the Japanese plane. Of course, it depends on everyone's luck here?"
While talking, the motor of the military vehicle roared again, and the body of the vehicle trembled and started to gallop.
After passing the parking and air defense just now, Bai Wan seemed a little happy and shouted: "Yang An, do you think our luck is good?"
"What does it mean to be lucky? Our luck itself is very good!" Cao Yougen seemed to care about his luck and said angrily. In this way, Bai Wan was blanched by Uncle Gen again.
Seeing this scene, Yang An felt funny, but seeing Bai Wan's embarrassment, he had to hold back and not laugh.
Next, the military vehicle successfully avoided the plane from the air again. Not long after, the military vehicle stopped again, and the corporal in the cab shouted at the military vehicle's tent: "Get out, get off!"
Although the road along the way was bumpy, everyone was relaxed and comfortable. Watching the military vehicles drive along the road, everyone knew that the good day was over.
Since October, the autumn rain has been continuous, and there has been no good day. A autumn rain and a cool thing, and many people in the city have already put on thin jackets or cotton vests.
The corporal looked at the group of people in front of him and sighed, "Oh, today I went to the city to do business, and I didn't buy myself a jacket." After that, he took off his shoes and socks.
Only then did Yang An realize that the corporal had only a shirt in his thin military uniform, and he thought to himself: The temperature outside the city is lower than that in the city, no wonder he regrets it. He is probably difficult to get in the trench at night in this outfit.
In the past, Yang An saw the Kuomintang army wearing military uniforms like this and that, but they all thought they were regular troops. Now, the people from the Ninth Company of the Security Corps have put thin jackets on their military uniforms and single coats. Because they are wearing more, the buttons on the chest of the thin jacket are not buttoned. Looking at their appearance, Yang An sighed: "Oh, how does this look like a military?"
In fact, during this period, due to the continuous rainfall and the temperature has been very low, a considerable number of troops on the Songhu front line are still wearing summer uniforms. The lack of military uniforms to protect the cold has become an important issue that plagues frontline officers and soldiers.
After learning that the front-line national army lacked military uniforms to protect the cold, the Shanghai Municipal Congratulations Committee launched a campaign to collect cotton vests. In the campaign to collect cotton vests, the Shanghai Chamber of Commerce's Boy Scouts achieved the most outstanding results, and more than 20,000 pieces were collected within the planned time. The "Shenbao" reported on the deeds of the Boy Scouts under the entitled "The number of cotton vests needs huge hopes to donate in a high volume": "Working hard by the members of the group, the enthusiasm of all parties lost to the generals, and the results were outstanding before the ten-day period. The regiment originally planned to have 10,000 pieces, and 20,386 pieces were collected according to settlement yesterday, which is more than twice the original quota." At the same time, the "Shenbao" advocated that the people of Shanghai continue to donate cotton vests to the front-line officers and soldiers to protect the cold.
However, this batch of more than 20,000 cotton vests is far from meeting the normal needs of hundreds of thousands of anti-Japanese war troops. However, the generous enthusiasm of the Shanghai people made the soldiers on the front line feel warm.
While sighing in his heart, Yang An found that his outfit was not even as good as them. He was covered in the costumes of the people. The long-sleeved military uniform top distributed by the brigade commander was also thrown away by the hospital as garbage on the day of the operation.
The dirt road in the countryside was already muddy. Cao Yougen looked at the clean cloth shoes under his feet and took off his shoes and socks without hesitation. As soon as one foot landed on the ground, the coldness on the ground made him take a long breath of air conditioning. He calmed down slightly, then he buckled the soles of the shoes together and put them in his bag.
Seeing Cao Yougen's actions, everyone took off their shoes and socks. A soldier in the upper class could not resist the coldness on the ground and screamed: "Oh, be good, you're going to suffer now!"
I don't know if I was worried about embarrassing in front of the new army or if I wanted to compete with the corporal in front of me, Bai Wan and Cao Yougen looked at the top corps at the same time and glared at him fiercely. Obviously, they hoped to leave a better impression on the other side when they joined this elite army of the Central Army.
The Sgt. realized his incompetence and shrank his neck in shame.
Seeing this scene, the corporal obviously did not agree with it. He smiled and said, "Old squad leader, you are thoughtful and well prepared. You are lucky and are wearing cotton coats. The brothers on the front line are all wearing two to three single clothes. They can't sleep well at night. Hehe, I just took off my shoes and felt that I was not used to it. I'll get used to it later. If it's windy, you will feel that mud and water are warm. However, if you fight, you can't take care of anything and always be warm. As long as you are alive, you will be warm in all places."
After saying that, the corporal saw the rain boots on Yang An's feet and nodded in admiration. The corporal's optimism and smile infected everyone, and everyone's face became more relaxed.
Under the leadership of the corporal, everyone left the road and embarked on the dirt road leading to the village.
Chapter completed!