It is said to be big because compared to most cities in China at that time, Peiping was definitely one of the few big cities.
It is said to be small because no matter how big the city was at that time, its size was limited. Among other things, the current location of Yenching University was only a suburb in the Republic of China, but in later generations it was regarded as the North Fourth Ring Road.
What's more, the night was particularly quiet at that time, so Geng Chaozhong easily determined the direction of the gunshot.
Geng Chaozhong frowned.
At this time, the Great Wall Anti-Japanese War had just come to an end, and there were many stragglers in the city of Beiping. The sound of gunshots was heard from time to time, so it was not surprising. Geng Chaozhong hesitated for a moment, and then quickly took another step.
However, after walking only a few steps, there were rapid footsteps in the distance, and further away, there was also the faint sound of dogs barking.
Geng Chaozhong stopped, suddenly a little curious.
Are the cigarette dealers trying to steal the money? Are the Green Gang and the Hong Kong Gang fighting? Or is it the Red Party or the Japanese?
Geng Chaozhong looked around. In spring and summer, it was the time when vegetation was in full bloom. On both sides of the high dirt road, dogtail grass as tall as half a man was swaying in the wind under the moonlight.
Geng Chaozhong pursed his lips and jumped into the grass on the roadside.
After a moment, a man staggered over. His clothes were torn and his body was stained with blood. He was obviously seriously injured. He was so panicked that he even needed the support of his arms to maintain his balance. He ran to Geng.
When Chao Zhong was next to him, he fell and fell to his knees on the ground. The bright moonlight illuminated his face, which was particularly ferocious.
This time, Geng Chaozhong saw clearly. He had seen this person before. He was a brother from Peiping Station. Although he didn't know his name, he would never admit his mistake!
Geng Chaozhong didn't move and let the man run past.
Five minutes later, a burst of dog barking came from not far away, mixed with some shouts such as "Baga".
Geng Chaozhong's eyes lit up and he began to count silently:
One, two, three...
Five people and one dog......
No, it's six dogs...
Unfortunately, I don't have a gun, only a grenade.
However, one grenade is enough.
The footsteps were getting louder and louder, getting closer and closer. Geng Chaozhong opened the safety of the American grenade with a proud smile on his face.
...........
"Mr. Liu, I might as well tell you that the guy we just let go will be caught up by us no matter how far he runs. Do you want to know the reason?" Muto looked at Liu Shi proudly.
Liu Shi did not speak. He knew that Muto had put special smelling things on several of his brothers in advance, and the dog that ran out just now was already familiar with these smells.
"I thought Mr. Liu would scold me for being despicable and shameless?" Muto laughed, and then looked at Liu Shi with a sarcastic look, "That's right, the anger of an incompetent person is meaningless. Mr. Liu is a smart man, of course.
I won’t do meaningless things.”
Liu Shi glanced at Muto coldly, seemingly disdainful of his little tricks.
"It seems that Mr. Liu is not willing to talk to me anymore," Muto flattened his mouth, seeming to enjoy the thrill of this cat-and-mouse game, "But when that person is captured later, Mr. Liu might
Kneel down and beg me?"
boom!
Before Mu Teng finished speaking, a loud noise suddenly came from the distance.
"Why is there an explosion?" Muto frowned.
...
On the dirt road not far away, fire was rising into the sky. Under the moonlight, several figures danced into the sky. Accompanying their graceful dance were screams and dog barking. Geng Chaozhong had already thrown the grenade.
At the same time, he had already jumped, and a lazy donkey rolled into the crowd.
How could these ruthless Japs who had been blasted by grenades have any resistance?
After a while, the world became pure, and the only remaining dog was knocked unconscious by Geng Chaozhong after saying "Ou'er".
Geng Chaozhong picked up a few guns from the ground, but immediately threw them on the ground with disgust. Another was the Southern pocket pistol. This kind of thing could not even break through a thick cotton-padded jacket more than 20 meters away. It was simply a waste among wastes.
Later, when the Eighth Route Army captured this thing, they never used it, and Geng Chaozhong certainly didn't know how to use it. He touched a few more times, and finally got a Mauser, and then he chased forward with satisfaction.
Not long after, he saw the brothers from the Peking Station who were crawling forward on their hands and knees. Geng Chaozhong shouted: "Man, don't run away, I have already killed those Japs!"
The brother was stunned for a moment, struggled to look back, and used all four legs to run faster. Geng Chaozhong had no choice but to take a big step, and soon caught up with him and grabbed his shoulders.
:
"Brother, wake up, I'm sent by Station Master Wang!"
"Stationmaster Wang?" The brother stopped and looked back at Geng Chaozhong in confusion.
"That's right, Station Commander Wang asked me to rescue you! Where are they?!" Geng Chaozhong asked.
"Dead, all dead!" The brother struggled and burst into tears.
"Tell me, what's your name." Geng Chaozhong's hands pinched the man's shoulders like iron pliers. With absolute strength, he finally stopped struggling and said, "My name is Li Shunyi."
"Okay, Li Shunyi, I order you to report to me the details of the Peking Station. How many people were captured, how many died for the country, who are still alive now, and where are their positions?!" Geng Chaozhong looked sternly.
said.
"Sir, everyone except me is dead!" Li Shunyi responded reflexively. However, he soon remembered something, "Brother Liu is probably not dead yet!"
"Take me to him!"
Geng Chaozhong kept instilling orders into Li Shunyi. Only in this way could the guy quickly regain his composure.
"Okay!" Li Shunyi's eyes began to light up. "There is a large courtyard three miles south. There are more than twenty Japs inside. Ten of them have long guns, and the rest have short guns!"
"That's right," Geng Chaozhong patted him on the shoulder, "Just wait for me here and I'll go take a look!"
"Sir Fang, there are a lot of them!" Li Shunyi's head gradually regained consciousness and he recognized Geng Chaozhong.
"Don't worry about it. Go east along this road. There is a market in front of you. There is a big archway there. Just wait for me under the archway."
Geng Chaozhong gave a simple instruction and quickly ran back.
...........
Muto's right eyelid twitched and he suddenly had an ominous premonition.
Moreover, this is not the first time. In the evening this evening, I felt a little frightened. Then someone reported that several brothers who were waiting near Tianshui Hutong were wiped out.
"Colonel, do you want to send someone to take a look?" Kazuo Ezhou asked from the side.
"Wait a little longer. If there's still no movement in half an hour, send someone out again."
Muto tried his best to appear calm.
As time passed by, Muto's heart became less and less calm.
In the yard, several gendarmes were dragging the dead people outside, and a few people were splashing loess on the steps and cleaning up the blood. They did not notice at all that a human head emerged from under the round moon on the roof.
"One, two, three, four, five..."
The people on the roof began to count heads silently again.
