On the slope next to the fork in the road, shrouded in the jungle's characteristic water mist at night, Wei Ran held up the captured telescope and observed the approaching lights.
Behind him, Squad Leader Liang and the other three people hurriedly threw the unsmoked horse meat strips into the basket, and then threw everything else in as quickly as possible. Even that
The shacks made of banana leaves were dismantled, and the mosquito nets and other items inside were also draped over the donkey's body.
Finally, the canvas bucket filled with fruit was hung around the donkey's neck. Squad Leader Liang patted Wei Ran on the shoulder, and then led the people into the jungle next to the hillside.
After waiting for a moment, Wei Ran put away his weapon, roughly cleaned up the donkey's hoof marks and footprints while retreating, and hid behind the others.
As everyone moved forward in the dark, the string of lights behind them, which was getting closer and closer, was quickly blocked by the dense jungle. The only thing that everyone could use to identify the direction was the
He took off the pocket watch-style luminous compass in Luke's hand.
Although there was no communication, Wei Ran, who was walking at the end, with the help of Zhou Guochang, used ubiquitous vines and flexible branches to set up traps that were not harmful but could definitely scare people.
After advancing in such a secretive and tense manner for almost half an hour, the sound of submachine gun fire suddenly came from behind! Although the sound was far enough away, it still startled everyone.
"Continue to go north along that mountain road, or we can continue to climb two mountains in the jungle along the current direction, and we will reach a small village called Nanhaidang."
Luke, who was walking at the front, suddenly stopped and whispered, "From Nanhaidang, continue north for about two miles to Mansi. But I guess those people behind me must have divided up and rushed to the vicinity of Nanhaidang in advance.
Waiting for us."
"Wei Ran, how many Japanese soldiers came over on horseback just now?" Squad leader Liang asked in a low voice, holding the reins of the donkey.
"There are at least twenty horses," Wei Ran responded while staring behind him.
"I need to take another look at the map," Luke said again.
"Come around"
Before Squad Leader Liang finished speaking, Qin Shouzheng and Zhou Guochang opened the rainproof canvas they were wearing, and together with Squad Leader Liang, they formed a space that was large enough to block the light.
When Wei Ran came up, businessman Luke took out the map that originally belonged to Squad Leader Liang from his pocket and unfolded it. Then he turned on the captured flashlight, pointed at the terrain map and said, "We are in this mountain now.
, from our current location to the north is Nanhaidang."
After pointing out the current location to everyone, Luke drew a winding line on the map with his finger and said, "With so many of us, we definitely can't fight against so many enemies, so the best way is to follow the
The jungle bypasses the South China Sea and goes directly to Munsi!”
"Can't we wait for the people from the 288th Regiment to come over, and then go there with their main force?"
"Even if we are waiting for them, we have to move to be safe."
Wei Ran reminded us, "We have five people and one donkey. We have left too many traces along the way. Those behind us will definitely catch up."
"And I don't think the 288th Regiment you mentioned can get here so quickly."
Luke paused for a moment before saying, "I think we need to separate a group of people and bring donkeys to attract firepower. Just like Wei said, we have five people and one donkey, so the target is too big. We need...
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"I'll go! Let me go!" Tan Shouzheng said without even thinking, "I'll lure them away!"
Seeing Wei Ran looking at him with an unkind expression, Luke immediately said, "You can also let me go, give me the donkey and the medicine, and I will lure away the enemies behind."
"I'll go," Squad Leader Liang sighed and said, "Wei Ran, you and..."
"Need not"
Wei Ran looked directly at Luke, "You want me to lure away the enemy, right, Mr. Luke?"
"I'm just giving advice." Luke spread his hands. "The decision-making power is never in my hands."
"What if we don't separate?" Zhou Guochang asked cautiously, but no one answered him.
Obviously, everyone, including himself, knew that in this jungle, if no one attracted firepower, it would only be a matter of time before they were overtaken by the devils.
"Give your weapons to Qin Shouzheng and Squad Leader Liang." Wei Ran paused and continued, "Also your medicines and all supplies."
"no problem"
Luke happily took off his backpack and handed it to Squad Leader Liang. Then, he pulled out an f-s fighting dagger with a brass handle and a knurled pattern from his boots and handed it to Wei Ran. He then stretched out his hands for him to check.
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Wei Ran was not polite. After groping around his body carefully, he took out a lighter and a bag of candies from his arms and handed them to Qin Shouzheng. Then he took the items he had warned Luke from him.
The Browning pistol that was never returned after leaving was also given to Qin Shouzheng to hold.
"Where shall we meet?" Wei Ran asked Luke, looking straight at him.
"If you can survive, it will be just outside the town of Mansi, at the southernmost point where the rice fields and forests meet."
Luke thought for a moment and said proactively, "If we arrive but you haven't arrived yet, we will find a banyan tree, build a fire under the banyan tree that is big enough to burn the tree to death, and then go to the town to find the British."
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If you arrive before us, you can also take my dagger and go to the town to find the quartermaster of the British army, Alan Butler, for help.
However, regardless of whether you can come back alive or not, I will find a way to get you an extra box of quinine as compensation."
"And your camera and all the film," Weiran suddenly made an additional request.
"Of course." Luke nodded very simply, "It doesn't matter even if you want to take it away now."
"Then it's settled"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Before Wei Ran finished speaking, he had already taken away the backpack that originally belonged to Luke from Squad Leader Liang’s hand and took the Japs containing the medicine inside.
The officer's lunch box was handed to Squad Leader Liang, but the backpack was thrown onto his shoulder.
Seeing this, Squad Leader Liang opened his mouth, but in the end he could only sigh, pat Wei Ran on the shoulder, and then stuffed the box of precious medicines into his backpack.
"I want to go with you to lure away the Japanese," Zhou Guochang said abruptly, "The fewer people here, Uncle Liang and Mr. Luke, the safer they are, right?"
Seeing Wei Ran looking at him, Luke spread his hands indifferently, "I have no objection."
"Then just follow me"
Wei Ran made a decision before Squad Leader Liang spoke, and then winked at Tan Shouzheng, who immediately nodded and glanced at the businessman Luke warily and unabashedly.
After determining the grouping and division of labor, Wei Ran refused the box gun that squad leader Liang insisted on giving him, but urged him and Qin Shouzheng to seize the time to get some food and drink from the donkey, and then led the donkey and took Zhou Guochang with him.
We headed straight north in the direction of Nanhaidang.
"Let's go too"
Squad Leader Liang also looked at the businessman Luke warily, took the luminous compass from him, led the team to the southeast, and decided to find a place to hide.
On Weiran's side, less than ten minutes after walking out, he raised his submachine gun and fired a series of short bursts into the night sky. Then he called on Zhou Guochang, who was walking in front, to turn around and head straight east.
Not only that, even the kerosene lamps hanging on the two donkeys were adjusted to the maximum brightness at this time. Even Zhou Guochang, under Wei Ran's instruction, turned on the captured flashlight. While using it as lighting, it would also light up from time to time.
Shine the beam of light into the night sky above your head.
This has its own advantages, at least with the blessing of the lights, the two of them can travel much faster.
"I remember you said before that you grew up in Oxygen Light?" Wei Ran, who was walking at the back with a gun, asked indifferently.
"Hmm..." Zhou Guochang, who was holding the donkey's reins in front, responded absently.
"The relationship between Mr. Luke and you is not as simple as you said before, right?" Wei Ran asked calmly.
"He...he is still my godfather"
Zhou Guochang finally looked back at Wei Ran, then continued walking forward while waving the hatchet and added, "Although I don't believe in religion."
“Believe in Christianity without electricity?”
Wei Ran muttered with interest, this tropical country is the territory of "skinheads". He didn't know whether the monks would burn him to death for believing in the cross in a place like this, but it was definitely different.
"It's very special..."
Zhou Guochang smiled and said, "My father studied abroad and became a believer while studying abroad. According to my father, he became friends with Mr. Luke in the church. Later, he and my mother decided to do business in Free Power.
Great support from Mr. Luke.”
"your parents..."
"died"
Zhou Guochang said calmly, "My mother died when I was very young, and my father also died to save my two sisters, just two months ago."
Hearing this, Wei Ran opened his mouth and finally decided not to continue asking. He just blew out the kerosene lamps hanging on both sides of the donkey. Then, as if he was worried that the Japanese pursuers would not be able to find him, he aimed it above his head again.
Pulling the trigger fired a series of bursts.
At the same time, squad leader Liang and others, who were traveling lightly, also found a creek, and after walking upstream for almost a kilometer or two along the creek, they hid behind a small waterfall that was not too big.
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As time went by and the distance between the two groups of people became farther and farther, Wei Ran gradually stopped shooting, and even began to deliberately clean up the traces of the two groups and the donkey.
At midnight, the night sky filled with water vapor was illuminated by a bolt of lightning without warning. Then, Wei Ran and Zhou Guochang, who were still wandering deep in the jungle, heard deafening thunder.
"It is going to rain"
Wei Ran put away the compass he had just taken out of the metal book, raised his hand and pointed to the northeast and said, "Before it rains, we can go as far as we can, and then find a place to hide."
"Do you think the little devil is still following us?" Zhou Guochang asked in a low voice.
"Even if you follow me, you won't be able to follow for long."
Wei Ran said with almost certainty, "As soon as it starts to rain, the traces we left along the way will soon be destroyed. All they can do is leave the jungle and go to Nanhaidang or Mansi to wait for us."
"I can finally have a rest..."
Zhou Guochang let out a long sigh. From the afternoon to midnight, they had been escaping over the mountains and ridges. Even with the donkey helping to carry the weight, his legs had already begun to ache.
