Lei Dahai took out the signal gun and was about to fire it into the air when a pair of strong arms stopped his movement. It was Gao Xiaoshan with a serious look on his face.
Gao Xiaoshan immediately made a sign that there was a situation, and everyone immediately became nervous and quickly took the weapons in their hands.
Gao Xiaoshan pointed to the bottom of the mountain and motioned for everyone to retreat along the way they came.
It turned out that Gao Xiaoshan heard a few inaudible barks coming from the hilltop opposite. Although the distance was far away, Gao Xiaoshan could still tell that it was the barking of dogs.
This was because after he stepped into the Qi Jin Mirror, his body's various sensory abilities were greatly enhanced, and then he heard sounds that others could not detect.
Since it was a dog barking, there was probably a Japanese search force on the opposite side.
After Gao Xiaoshan led the four people down the mountain, he whispered to them: "When the little devil's wolf dogs reach the top of the mountain, they will definitely detect our scent and traces. Now we have to speed up and take advantage of the darkness to get rid of their tracking.
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Lei Dahai felt bitter when he heard this. You must know that they have been marching continuously for almost 6 hours since they set off in the afternoon. They only rested for less than a quarter of an hour to eat and drink. His physical strength was almost exhausted.
It's exhausted.
Lei Dahai knew that if he continued running like this, it was hard to say whether he could hold on, and he would definitely become a burden that slowed down everyone else.
So, he said to Gao Xiaoshan: "Deputy commander, let me stay. I will attract the Japanese pursuers to the west, and then lead these Japanese soldiers around the mountain. Don't worry, this kind of work is for us.
I got used to it when I was in the Volunteer Army, and I'm used to it."
"No, when I take you out, I will bring you back one by one and execute the order as soon as possible." Gao Xiaoshan said without any doubt.
It's not that he doesn't believe in Lei Dahai's ability. A veteran who has been fighting guerrilla warfare against the Japanese for two years behind enemy lines has both experience and ability.
But he knew that according to Lei Dahai's current physical condition, it was impossible to escape from the pursuers. It would be a matter of time before he was caught up and surrounded by the Japanese, which was tantamount to asking him to die.
Asking his subordinates to sacrifice themselves to protect themselves is not something Gao Xiaoshan can do.
Of course, Gao Xiaoshan also weighed everyone's physical strength in his mind.
Among the four of Xiao Shui, Huang Dayou, Xiao Qi and Lei Dahai, Lei Dahai's current physical condition is the most worrying, followed by Xiao Qi.
Mainly because these two people have relatively weak martial arts foundation. They only practiced some superficial fighting and stabbing skills after joining the army. Naturally, their physical strength is not much better.
Of course, after a month of training and adequate nutritional support, the two of them are still much better than the average person, otherwise they would not be able to carry a weight of 30 kilograms and still persist until now.
Xiao Shui's situation is better than Xiao Qi. He has joined the mercenary group for a few months. With the help of Zhou Wen's Prajna Qi and the careful teaching of his master Zhao Xiaojin, he has already mastered the Wudang Mental Technique.
Now that Xiao Shui is in the middle stage of sensing qi, he can be regarded as a formal warrior among the people. There is no need to worry too much about his situation. There is no problem in self-protection.
Huang Dayou is completely different.
This kid has been practicing martial arts since he was a child. He has a very solid foundation in martial arts. Coupled with his natural supernatural power, if we only focus on the muscle strength of the body regardless of martial arts, he can compete with Ti Jing, and is slightly better than Tieniu.
Half a chip.
But now, with the help of Zhou Wen's Prajna Qi, Huang Dayou has become a young master in the first stage of Jinqi Dynasty, and his future martial arts prospects are also smooth.
Therefore, Gao Xiaoshan adjusted everyone's load. Gao Xiaoshan took Lei Dahai's backpack, while Huang Dayou helped Xiao Qi's backpack carry on his shoulders.
As soon as the 20-kilogram backpack was removed, Lei Dahai felt as if the mountain weighing on him had been removed, and his whole body relaxed a lot.
He also knew that now was not the time to be pretentious, so he could only smile with a red face, but in his heart he swore that this was the last time he would ask others to help him. After the battle was over, the first thing he would do was to improve his physical strength, so that he could not be so embarrassed again.
Already.
After making adjustments, Gao Xiaoshan and the others speeded up a lot, but increasingly clearer dog barks came from behind. The Japanese's wolf dogs must have noticed something.
Gao Xiaoshan's guess was correct. The Japanese wolfdog that reached the top of the mountain did smell a strange smell.
However, this also brought a problem to the devils.
One thing Gao Xiaoshan didn't guess correctly was that these Japs were not here to search for the mercenary group, but the Japs 10th Division who were ordered to march to Lengkou Pass overnight after receiving the news that the Great Wall had been breached by the 10th Division.
24th Regiment.
The Japanese 24th Regiment can be regarded as an old enemy of the mercenary group. When they first moved into the Cherry Orchard, they were harassed by the mercenary group along the way, using mines and artillery. They suffered a lot.
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After receiving the order to cease fire across the entire line and for the main force of the division to turn around and deal with the small Chinese force, the 24th Regiment was as excited as if they had been given a shot of chicken blood, determined to take revenge, and to crush the Chinese army to its core.
A posture of throwing away ashes.
It's a pity that Luohua is ruthless and will not play with you at all.
Tens of thousands of troops from the 6th Division searched and trekked for several days, but not even a single shadow of the Chinese army was seen. Instead, the cunning and despicable Chinese people used it to create suspicions about the formation, creating artificial traces, and making it difficult for those standing in front of the enemy to attack.
The 24th Wing took many detours.
Over the past few days, the morale of all the officers and soldiers of the 24th Regiment has changed day by day. From being high-spirited at the beginning, it has become dejected today.
Think about it, these devils walked hundreds of kilometers of rugged mountain roads in five days. Not to mention fighting with mercenary groups, even ordinary people didn't see many of them. They were so angry that they couldn't find a reason.
It's like punching the air with all your strength and showing yourself.
Especially after hearing in the afternoon that the friendly 10th Division had breached Yiyuankou and Jielingkou of the Great Wall, morale was hit again.
You must know that not only the navy and army of Japan cannot deal with it, but also the army is full of mountains and factions.
This is because the geographical division of each division of the Japanese army is very obvious.
For example, the 7th Division is also called the Hokkaido Division, the 6th Division is called the Kumamoto Division, etc., and they are all marked with obvious regional marks.
Regional division will inevitably create a sense of exclusion and competition.
Now, the 6th Division, which has always been known as the "double wall of the empire", has suffered a big defeat under Lengkou Pass.
Thousands of people were killed and wounded, and yet they couldn't keep quiet about it. They also killed their division commander and brigade commander. This kind of thing has never happened to the 7th Division, which is known as the unlucky division. You think it's a shame.
No shame.
But now, after walking on the mountain road for several days and finding nothing, the 10th Division broke through the Great Wall defense line as soon as it came up. This is no longer a matter of shame, but that nearly 20,000 people in the 6th Division have begun to doubt life at the same time.