The heavy rain covered the distant mountains and forests, and the sky was already slightly bright. A large group of Japs with guns and ammunition were chasing Yang Ling and his companions in the direction in which they retreated.
Although the heavy rain has washed away many traces, the road traveled by thousands of people will always leave clues no matter how concealed it is, making it difficult to deceive cunning little devils.
"Captain, the kid is chasing us in this direction."
After being separated from Yang Ling and others, the guerrillas prepared to return to the hidden camp to rest. After all, they had destroyed the Japanese prisoner-of-war camp overnight and fought a battle. They were all exhausted, but soon they discovered traces of the Japanese.
"Why did the little devil come so quickly?"
The guerrilla leader stood on a high place and held up a telescope to observe. In the telescope, a large number of Japanese were crowded and chasing in their direction.
Yang Ling and others attacked the Japanese prisoner-of-war camp and rescued thousands of captured officers and soldiers. It can be said that they stung a hornet's nest.
The commander of the Japanese 18th Mixed Brigade, Xuan Dao Gao, naturally refused to let them go so easily. In order to save face and not expose their evil deeds, after learning that the prison camp was attacked, he immediately dispatched a large number of soldiers.
Troops surrounded Yang Ling and the others.
"Captain, there are many Japs, let's evacuate quickly."
Seeing that the Japanese were outnumbered, some guerrillas immediately suggested retreat. The guerrillas, which numbered only a hundred people, were no match for the Japanese in front.
However, the guerrilla leader shook his head: "The rescued brothers brought by Chief Yang and others are very weak. They cannot walk fast. Once they are caught up by the Japs, the consequences will be disastrous."
"What do you mean, Captain?"
Some guerrillas looked at the guerrilla leader with doubts.
The guerrilla captain said firmly: "We will lure the little Japs away and cover the evacuation of Chief Yang and others."
"But there are so many Japs. Once we are surrounded, it will be difficult to escape." A guerrilla said with worry on his face.
"What? Are you scared?"
The guerrilla captain looked around at the guerrillas and asked.
Some guerrillas retorted: "Captain, you see what you said, if you were afraid of me, you wouldn't be a soldier."
"Okay, you guys will take the injured brothers back to the camp first, and the rest of you will follow me to lure away the Japanese."
The guerrilla leader patted a brother next to him on the shoulder and gave the order.
Although the guerrillas do not want to confront the Japs head-on now, they also know that Yang Ling and the others have not gone very far with the weak officers and soldiers. If they do not distract the Japs, they will be chased within an hour or two at most.
superior.
"Captain, be careful, distract the Japanese and then retreat." The guerrillas responsible for escorting the wounded back to the camp warned worriedly.
"Okay, you go quickly." The guerrilla leader waved his hand and urged.
Soon, the guerrillas divided into two groups. One group escorted the wounded along the mountain path to retreat to their hidden camp, while the other group headed in the direction of the Japanese under the leadership of the guerrilla captain.
The mountain forest soaked by heavy rain is filled with water mist, as if it has been washed, and even the leaves have become green. The mountain breeze blows, and the moist air exudes a slight coolness.
It was already dawn, and the Japanese soldiers were walking on the muddy road, chasing Yang Ling and the others.
"Boost!"
The Japanese captain held up his telescope and looked into the mountains and forests, but found nothing. However, those muddy roads were enough to explain the problem, that is, many people had walked on this road not long ago.
As it extends into the mountains and forests, there are more and more dead leaves and weeds, and the traces left by those Chongqing troops are getting smaller and smaller, so they must catch up as soon as possible, otherwise they will be lost.
The heavily armed Japanese soldiers sped up under the urging of the Japanese officers, but they did not notice that they had gradually broken into the ambush circle of the Chinese guerrillas.
The guerrilla captain did not rashly engage in a firefight with the Japs. Instead, he went to ambush the Japs on a cliff that they must pass through, and prepared to ambush the Japs.
The Japanese were focused on pursuit and did not pay attention to the surrounding mountains and forests, and soon they entered the guerrilla ambush.
The guerrillas loaded the bullets lightly into the barrels of their guns and began to aim at the little Japs who were breathing heavily from the rapid march.
"boom!"
The guerrilla captain fired first, and the dull sound of the gunshot frightened the birds in the forest, and they flew away in a fluttering direction.
"puff!"
A Japs who raised his head and looked towards the cliff suddenly had a fist-sized hole in his face. He fell straight to the ground before he even had time to scream, and rolled away from the mountain road along the gentle slope.
"Bang bang bang!"
The sound of gunshots was an order, and all the guerrillas opened fire. A row of bullets swept past, smoke floated out from the muzzles of the guns, and clouds of blood mist appeared in the crowd of Japanese soldiers, and screams of pain suddenly filled the air.
"Enemy attack!"
"hidden!"
"Spread out!"
Amidst the screams and gunshots, the marching Japanese soldiers were like exploding honeycombs, scurrying towards the woods and grass beside the road to hide, bullets chasing them, and Japanese soldiers constantly falling into a pool of blood.
"Da da da……"
The two light machine guns of the guerrillas also trembled. As soon as many Japanese soldiers fell to the ground, blood mist appeared on their bodies. Their heads tilted and they died.
"In which direction is the enemy?"
The Japanese captain hid behind a big rock, and the bullets landed around the rock, sending out strings of gravel sparks.
"In the direction of the cliff!"
There were devils crouching behind tree trunks who were answering loudly.
"The first team will cover, and the second team will go behind them!" the Japanese captain ordered.
"boom!"
"boom!"
…
The Japanese soldiers who were lying down raised their guns and fired back one after another. The bullets flew high and the leaves fell down like a goddess scattering flowers.
"Puff!"
"ah!"
The Japanese's marksmanship was also very accurate, and the guerrillas who were shooting behind bushes and tree trunks began to suffer casualties.
"Boom!"
The Japanese grenades also began to fall near the cliff. In the smoke and dust from the explosion, some guerrillas were injured and fell to the ground.
While these Japs were restraining the guerrillas, another group of Japs quickly outflanked them and launched a counterattack against the guerrillas who ambushed them.
Although the guerrillas were ambushing the Japs, their firepower was too weak. Apart from killing some Japs in the first round, they were quickly suppressed by the Japs who reacted.
"Captain, there are Japs coming from the flanks!"
Soon, the guerrillas discovered the little Japs who were using the cover of the woods to hunker down and quickly surround them.
"withdraw!"
The main purpose of their guerrillas fighting the Japanese here was to attract the enemy's firepower, and then lead the small Japanese away to prevent them from catching up with Yang Ling and the others, so they did not hesitate to fight and left with one strike.
The guerrillas have long been familiar with this mountain forest as if it were their own home. With the order given, they all retreated.
"Bagaya Road! Chase quickly!"
Seeing that the Japanese who attacked them actually wanted to run away, the Japanese captain quickly ordered the Japanese to pursue them.