Heavy downpours enveloped the entire northern Jiangxi region, and the rainwater that washed away the mountains, rocks, and forests quickly gathered into streams, and the dry rivers also made roaring sounds due to the surge in water.
In the dark night shrouded in rain, the cold rain dispelled the sultry heat of September. Two soaked sentries were standing in the heavy rain, holding guns on guard duty.
"It rained at the wrong time. It's so unlucky."
Looking at the black light in the distance, a veteran wiped the rainwater running down his face with his hand and cursed in a low voice.
Another young soldier withdrew his gaze from a distance, looked at his wet clothes and said, "Brother Wang, let's take shelter under the tree over there. Why are we standing here and suffering?"
"You know how to cheat and cheat. If the company commander finds out that we are hiding from the rain while on guard duty, we will be beaten with military sticks."
The young sentry looked back at the dark village under the mountains in the distance, and complained: "The company commander and the others are all dreaming in their comfortable beds right now. If you don't tell me, I won't tell them, how do they know that we are sheltering from the rain under the trees?"
Already."
"We can't take shelter from the rain. If the little devil takes the opportunity to come over, we will be guilty." The veteran insisted and could not take shelter from the rain.
The young sentry disagreed with the veteran's words: "Brother Wang, it's so dark and it's raining so hard that the little Japs won't come."
Seeing that the young sentry wanted to sneak out of the rain and leave his post, the veteran said with a straight face: "Do you know how my last company commander died?"
The young sentry had just joined the army, and his curiosity was suddenly aroused, and he subconsciously asked: "How did you die?"
The veteran looked at the young sentinel, as if he was reminded of some sad past, and said: "When I was sleeping at night, a little devil touched me and wiped my neck. I died in my dream."
The young sentry was so frightened that he never thought that a kid would actually come and kill him at night. He couldn't help but look at the darkness in the distance for fear that a kid would pop out.
"I was lucky that time. I escaped from diarrhea in the middle of the night, but more than a hundred brothers in the company were killed by the Japanese. I was the only one in our village who survived..."
The veteran's tone was heavy and his face was full of sorrow, but what was suppressed was his hatred for the little Japanese.
Looking at the frightened young sentinel, the veteran said earnestly: "We are on the battlefield and must be vigilant at all times. The little Japs are insidious and cunning. If we want to survive, we must not be careless. Otherwise, there will be dangers."
Sometimes I die and I don’t even know how I died.”
Hearing what the veteran said, the young soldier who originally wanted to take shelter under a tree nodded hurriedly. At this moment, he suddenly felt that the downpour was nothing compared to his own life.
"Brother Wang, I'm not going..." The young sentry was about to speak when the veteran suddenly stared at the darkness in the distance and made a shushing gesture towards him.
The young sentry stared at the dark distance, hearing nothing except the sound of rain washing the mountains, but the veteran became serious.
"Someone is coming." The veteran hurriedly took off the rifle from his shoulder and said to the young sentry: "Hurry back and inform the company commander that someone is coming."
The young sentry was stunned on the spot and did not react. The veteran turned his head anxiously and urged him. Then he grabbed his gun and squatted behind a stone to look into the distance.
The young sentry was frightened when he saw the veteran looking like he was facing a formidable enemy. Without any hesitation, he ran towards the village not far away.
The veteran watched the young sentinel disappear into the darkness, then took a deep breath, pulled the bolt of the gun with a squeaking sound, put the bullet into the chamber, looked at the rain curtain that could not be seen clearly, and shouted loudly: "Who is that person!"
Yang Ling and the others broke out from Ruichang and got rid of the pursuing troops, and kept heading towards the scheduled assembly point, Dongguling. However, when they arrived at Dongguling, they found that the troops had been moved, so they could only discredit the pursuing troops.
A sudden loud shout in the darkness in front frightened them. It was dark and it was raining heavily. Their vision was blocked. They thought they were ambushed, so they hurriedly picked up their guns and dispersed.
"We are from the 301st Regiment. Which unit are the brothers in front of us from?" Qin Shou asked in a loud voice.
When the veteran heard the other party reporting his number, he did not relax his vigilance, but said: "Then who is your regiment leader?"
"Captain Zhang Handuo, he is injured."
"Then who is your brigade commander?"
"Our commander is Brigadier Zhou Zhidao."
Qin Shou was a little impatient after being asked. He was tired, hungry and drenched. He was originally very happy to meet friendly troops here, but who knew that the other party asked relentlessly.
After hearing the answers from Qin Shou and others, the veteran still refused to let them go: "You guys wait, our company commander will be here soon."
"Damn it, why are you doing such a thing? We are not Japanese." Qin Shou stood up and walked forward.
"Don't come over here or you'll shoot me again!" the veteran shouted vigilantly.
Qin Shou felt a fire in his heart and was about to explode. Yang Ling patted Qin Shou on the shoulder and said, "Then wait a moment."
At this moment, random barking of dogs was also heard in the small village under the mountain. A company commander who got the news also rushed over with his people.
"Brothers from the 301st Regiment, we are from the 305th Regiment, can you let your commander come over to talk." The company commander who came over confirmed again.
It wasn't until both sides repeatedly confirmed that they were not enemies, but friendly forces, that the atmosphere calmed down.
Looking at the tired team coming out of the dark mud, the company commander in charge of peripheral security said apologetically: "Sir Yang, I'm really sorry. Brothers, we are also responsible for this. Please forgive me."
Although he had been soaked in the heavy rain for a while, Yang Ling also knew that this kind of peripheral security mission was the most difficult. If he was not careful, the enemy would take advantage of him, and his life would be in danger. He was not a person who couldn't distinguish between right and wrong, so what?
Would you blame them?
After the two sides exchanged pleasantries, Yang Ling pulled the alert company commander and asked: "Brother, do you know where the brigade headquarters has withdrawn?"
Yang Ling and the others ran all the way to catch up, and finally saw one of their own. They couldn't wait to find their own unit, return to their formation, and treat the wounded.
"The brigade headquarters is still more than ten miles ahead. Why don't you go there tomorrow?" the vigilant company commander replied.
When they heard that the brigade headquarters was still more than ten miles away, the exhausted brothers were like deflated balls. It was dark and the road was so slippery that they could no longer walk.
"Vice-General, why don't we stay here for the night and go over tomorrow?" Qin Shou and the others were really exhausted and had no energy left.
Yang Ling looked at the brothers supporting each other in the darkness behind him and knew that they were exhausted, but many wounded were in urgent need of treatment. He was also in a dilemma and had to turn to the security company commander and said: "Brother, is there a medical station nearby?
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"Yes, it's in the village ahead. I'll take you there."
The company commander on the perimeter guard was also enthusiastic and hurriedly led the way.