Shang Zhen and the others should really be grateful for the Japanese artillery fire. If the Japanese army didn't fire, he wouldn't have looked towards the road. If he hadn't looked towards the road, then they would really be too late.
The Japanese army should have a squadron of about 200 troops.
The Japanese army was divided into three groups.
There were more people on the middle road, about a hundred people, sitting on carriages and heading toward Suizhong County along the road.
Since the remaining Japanese troops went to two villages respectively, there were about a hundred people who went to one village each.
The one on the left is going to Benqian Kiln, and there are about 50 people there.
On the right side, they came all the way to the Houyao area, and there were about 50 people in total.
If the sound of Japanese artillery hadn't reminded me, maybe the Japanese wouldn't even know it was behind them.
While Shang Zhen felt lucky, he suddenly thought again.
He thought of the faint sound of artillery behind him. Hadn't the Japanese army already passed by in a roundabout way?
During this year, although Zhang Zhen was exercising to enhance his military qualities, he had also learned to care about the terrain.
A few miles behind them is Suizhong County.
Although Suizhong County also has the reputation of being the first county in Guandong, it is not the focus of the Northeast Army's defense.
The focus of the Northeast Army's defense is the Jiumenmen Great Wall, which is nearly a hundred miles south of Suizhong County, and another twenty or thirty miles south of the Jiumenmen Great Wall is Shanhaiguan.
The sound of artillery sounded from behind them. Doesn't that mean that the Japanese army has arrived behind them?
Didn't the Japanese army launch attacks on those passes at the same time? And the Japanese troops who are rushing to the front and back kilns are just here to take a look, right?
Everyone looked at Shang Zhen. This time Shang Zhen was their real leader. At this time, Shang Zhen needed to make a decision.
"Let's hide first, don't shoot!" After a moment, Shang Zhen came up with an idea.
Shang Zhen's idea is quite satisfactory. It is impossible for a dozen of them to stop the Japanese army now, and they have no subjective desire to stop the Japanese army.
First, it cannot be beaten.
If they dare to shoot at the Japanese troops coming towards Houyaodi Village now, the Japanese troops marching on the road will outflank them, and they will be dead!
Second, this is a village. If they go to war with the Japanese army, the people here will definitely be unlucky. I hope the Japanese army will just pass through the village.
"Do you think the Japanese will fight with Fatty Wang and the others?" Qin Chuan whispered at this time.
"Platoon leader, please take two people to watch here to see if the Japanese can pass directly through the middle of the village. The others follow me!" Shang Zhen also divided his troops.
The Japanese army was divided into three groups at the scene. They were surrounded by the Japanese army on the center and right, so of course they needed to grasp the movements of the Japanese army.
Shang Zhen led them and ran to the left.
Why run to the left?
It was because there was a road to the left, and the hundred or so Japanese soldiers on the road were almost invisible due to the obstruction of the houses.
Only when the Japanese troops on the road were gone could Shang Zhen decide his next move.
When Shang Zhen and others ran to the edge of the village, they hid behind the house and peeked at the road, which was only about a hundred meters away from them.
But it was obvious that the Japanese troops on the highway did not take these two villages seriously, and they just moved forward.
The carriage of Fatty Wang and his gang must have run out, Shang Zhen thought.
Now the houses on his left blocked their view again, and he didn't know whether Wang Qingfeng's carriages had left the village.
At this time, Shang Zhen saw that the Japanese troops on the road suddenly made moves and began to raise their guns and make shooting movements.
Even though Shang Zhen didn't see Wang Qingfeng and the others, he knew that Wang Qingfeng and the others must have been discovered by the Japanese army when they left the village and got on the highway.
"Pa", "pa", the Japanese gunfire rang out, and the direction of the Japanese gunfire was the path to the highway on their left.
The terrain here is relatively flat. After winter, because the ground has been frozen, no one will take the summer road when entering the village. Instead, they will take a shortcut through the snow.
So now there are three roads between Houyaodi Village and the highway.
"Don't take these toys back!" Qian Chuan'er muttered in a low voice.
Qian Chuan'er undoubtedly expressed what Shang Zhen and all of them felt.
Now that the Japanese army has discovered Wang Qingfeng and his group who are escaping toward the county seat, if Wang Qingfeng and the others are still escaping toward the county seat, the Japanese army will definitely catch up.
If Wang Qingfeng and the others feel that there is no hiding place to escape but then retreat to Houyaodi Village, then everyone will be in trouble!
This owner includes Wang Qingfeng, Shang Zhen and two groups of Northeastern troops, as well as the common people of Houyaodi Village.
So if the Northeastern Army and the Japanese Army used this Houyaodi Village as a battlefield to fight, how could the people here not be unlucky?
"I bet they won't come back!" Shang Zhen said.
"Why?" Qian Chuan'er asked.
"Because Fatty Wang is timid. That guy must be thinking about escaping. He won't retreat. He doesn't have that kind of intention!" Shang Zhen replied.
"It seems reasonable." Qian Chuan'er said.
While the two people were talking, they heard a sound of chickens crowing and geese coming from behind. Even if they didn't look back, they knew it was the group of about 50 Japanese soldiers passing through the village.
The Japanese army is the Japanese army. Now Shang Zhen and the others are not used to calling the Japanese army devils, but they can imagine that behind them, the devils are entering the village.
If an old hen is disturbed by the Japanese soldiers while it is eating in the fields, it will definitely scream and run away.
The big goose is different. The big goose has the role of guarding the house and the courtyard. The Japanese army walked through the village holding a fire stick. Regardless of whether it was a big white goose or a wild goose, which one didn't quack?
As for dogs, they don’t exist in Houyao Village.
Shang Zhen and the others didn't care how the Japanese troops on the highway were chasing Wang Qingfeng and his gang. They just listened to the sound of crowing roosters and geese behind them from the north end of the village where the Japanese troops entered to the south end.
Of course there were gunshots. They were Japanese troops on the highway shooting at Wang Qingfeng and his group, but there were no gunshots behind Shang Zhen and the others.
From then on, Shang Zhen and the others could naturally guess that when the Japanese troops entered the village, they heard gunfire from the right and had no time to pay attention to the people here, but passed through the village.
At this time, Shang Zhen noticed that the people he was working with exchanged glances with each other. In addition to being happy, there was also a sense of gloating in their eyes.
Isn't that Wang Qingfeng good at escaping? See if he can escape the Japanese gun this time?
Shang Zhen didn't take pleasure in others' misfortune, but he would never help Wang Qingfeng.
That group of people had a carriage, and they didn't even bother to pay attention to them when they were escaping, so why should I use my hot face to stick to their cold buttocks!
After a while, there were footsteps behind Shang Zhen and the others. Everyone turned around and saw Mr. Wang running back with the two people.
"The Japanese are going after Fatty Wang!" Mr. Wang said pretending to be serious, but he couldn't hide the smile in his eyes.
Seeing Mr. Wang's look, Shang Zhen couldn't help but sigh slightly in his heart.
Of course, Shang Zhen was not the fat man who felt sorry for Wang Qingfeng. As an officer, he would only run away with his men, so it was not appropriate for him to be an officer.
It's just a pity that the veterans under Wang Qingfeng turned back when the leading cannon fired. It would be impossible for other than the veterans to hear the sound of artillery fire in the extremely weak explosion.
Gunfire still sounded sparsely in the south. Shang Zhen listened carefully but only heard the sound of Type 38 rifle shooting. Don't Wang Qingfeng and others know how to fire back? With the marksmanship of the Japanese army, what will happen no matter how fast your carriage runs?
Just when Shang Zhen and the others thought they could hide in Houyaodi Village until the Japanese army disappeared, Shang Zhen suddenly stepped out from behind the house and looked across, but the opposite side was Qianyaodi Village.
And Mao Wang immediately stood behind him and looked across, just because the two of them noticed gunshots in Qianyao Di Village at the same time.
"Those idiots won't massacre the village again, will they?" Qiu Bo said from behind.
But at this time, Mr. Wang trembled and said: "No! The wife and children of a dead monkey!"
