Chapter 219 The third stage of the task is completed (1)
In the following time, Hu Biao and others moved along with these two anti-alliance fighters.
It was also during this process that I followed them and clearly saw how difficult it was for the Anti-Japanese Alliance to survive in such a difficult environment.
"After such a long delay, the Japanese may catch up soon, so we must move immediately. I will lead the way, and you all should follow~"
The one-eyed man turned around, shouted at Hu Biao and the others, then crossed his hands in front of his face, squatted down, stepped forward, and started trotting forward.
Seeing such a strange way of advancing, Hu Biao and others were a little confused, and they almost forgot about following them.
Fortunately, the other guy with a broken eye was quite easy to talk to, so he reminded me:
"This running method is the Ostrich Run invented by our General Jingyu. It does not look very good, but it is definitely easy to use in the old forest; so what! Let's follow it quickly."
After hearing this, Hu Biao and the others looked at the one-eyed man running forward. Didn't he look like a charging ostrich with his head lowered?
But then again, this method does have some scientific truth.
By lowering your body in this way, you can reduce the impact of branches and leaves blocking you when moving forward. Blocking your face with your hands can also prevent branches from scratching your face.
After thinking about it, Hu Biao and others also imitated the running movement of this "ostrich run" and started trotting in the same way.
Such a vigorous run lasted for about 20 minutes. It was not until a thin layer of sweat formed on their foreheads that Hu Biao and the others stopped.
Now that we are here, it is not what the one-eyed man said. We have arrived at a place that is safe for the time being.
But after trotting all the way, they came to a small river that was not completely frozen and the water was flowing.
And then? At a time when someone could freeze to death, the one-eyed man taking the lead was slowly taking off his shoes.
He turned around and greeted them enthusiastically:
"Everyone, please quickly take off your shoes and get into the water. Don't worry about the water being too deep to drown you. The water is only knee-deep~"
Seriously! Unless it’s absolutely necessary.
Hu Biao and the others absolutely did not want to take their feet out of the warm boots at this time and step into the cold and biting river water, no matter how deep the river was.
Even though they had tried winter swimming before, they didn't want to do this.
I didn't see the one-eyed man. As soon as I took off the pair of cowhide leather shoes under my feet, I found that there were frostbite everywhere on my feet. They were basically almost invisible. It must have been caused by this.
Then, the guy with glasses also started to take off his shoes, and soon exposed another pair of severely frostbitten feet.
At the same time, he began to explain to Hu Biao and the others:
"There's nothing we can do! It's not that we intentionally torture you. The main reason is that the Japanese wolfdogs are so powerful. Even if our footprints are covered by heavy snow, those wolfdogs can still smell them out.
Then we smelled the smell all the way and found our secret camp.
I didn't know this before, so I found a way after many people died. It's better to be colder just a little bit than to let the devils catch up and kill people."
After hearing these explanations, Hu Biao and others no longer had any other ideas.
They all took off their shoes and socks, rolled up their trousers, and walked into the river that seemed to be freezing to the bone, making them want to pee.
During this process, they even held back the urge to scream.
Because they know that such a difficult process is extremely difficult, and people like them will only experience it a limited number of times, and difficult scenes like this are the norm for anti-alliance fighters.
Because during the long 14-year war, they needed to do this every winter.
Failure to do so will cost you your life.
I don't know if they were being too cautious, but after Hu Biao and others crossed the river twice in a row, this self-abuse method of getting rid of the enemy ended.
The moment he learned that he could put on his shoes, Hu Biao was so moved that he almost cried.
In the following time, while taking the lead in walking, the one-eyed man began to knock on the birch tree continuously, and the loud knocking sounds were heard far away.
Even such a method is very particular.
It is said that this is a method used to communicate within the Anti-Japanese Alliance, because in the current environment where the Japanese are being pursued, it is impossible to shout at the top of your lungs.
And this kind of white birch tree that beats very loudly, and starts beating with a special rhythm, has become a good way for people within the Anti-Japanese Alliance to communicate with each other after they get separated.
It has to be said that in many years of hard fighting, the Anti-Union fighters have gained a lot of valuable combat experience.
It was also at this moment that Hu Biao suddenly discovered the glasses guy and the one-eyed man, and they secretly communicated with their eyes.
The guy with glasses just sneaked into a bush on the right side without even saying hello to Hu Biao and the others.
However, Hu Biao could basically guess that it was the guy with glasses who took his military ID card and started to meet General Jingyu who was somewhere nearby.
Therefore, Hu Biao simply pretended not to see anything.
Even when the middle-aged warehouse manager discovered what was going on and was about to say something, he glared at him fiercely and rejected all his words.
Finally, the one-eyed man led them to a small valley leeward, and everyone stopped there.
While breathing heavily in his mouth, he shouted to everyone:
"Okay! It's basically safe now that we're here. You can find a place to rest. Do you understand the rules about not sitting on the mountain god's table?"
After saying that, the one-eyed dragon sat down at the roots of a pine tree without snow.
At this time, the sky was gradually getting dark. Feeling the rapidly dropping temperature around him, Hu Biao instinctively asked:
"Brother, can we make a fire here to keep warm?"
"No, there is still a high possibility that if you light a fire here, the Japanese will discover it from a distance." The one-eyed man said this answer without even thinking about it.
Under such a different explanation and rejection, Zhui Feng finally couldn't help but complain:
"If you can't light a fire on such a cold night, won't you freeze to death?"
"Yes, many people have frozen to death."
After hearing this, the one-eyed man magically took out a tobacco pouch from his body, carefully took a handful of the few shreds of tobacco, lit it for himself, and said this in his mouth.
"Since that bitch Cheng Bin surrendered to the enemy in 1938, he destroyed many of our secret camps in one go, such as hospitals, ordnance depots, clothing factories, and food and ammunition storage points.
Our life has become more difficult year by year, and two consecutive winters have just come.
But there was no way, once the Japanese found us through the firelight and smoke, more people would die by then; so we could only stay at night and stay close to each other to keep warm.
Many times, brothers who can talk and laugh one night are gone the next day."
After hearing this, everyone in the Zhongzhou team didn't know how to answer the following words.
After touching himself for a long time, Hu Biao rummaged around and found a small half pack of "Asahi Brand" cigarettes, leaving one for himself.
Along with a box of matches, he threw it to the one-eyed man.
This was Hu Biao's last ration, because this time the system task took longer than he expected, and all the sand cigarettes he brought had long been exhausted.
This pack of ‘Asahi Brand’ cigarettes was a trophy obtained at the camp of the pioneering group.
After picking up the cigarettes on the ground, the one-eyed man immediately smiled and shouted:
"Thank you, brother, I haven't smoked such serious cigarettes for a long time; after confirming your identity, One-Eyed Dragon, I will treat you to something good, Jintan soup."
Upon hearing this, many foodies in the Zhongzhou team began to look forward to the ‘Jinfan Soup’.
Only Xiling, Yang Dongli and others who knew a little about the situation had very wonderful expressions...