"Man Jiang!" Wang Lao Mao greeted at dawn.
"Here!" a soldier responded.
"Full warehouse!" Mr. Wang greeted again.
"Yes." Another soldier responded.
Then Old Mao Wang saw the same face as the previous soldier.
"Your surname is Yu?" Mr. Wang pointed at Manjiang. "Your surname is Mi?" He then pointed at Mancang.
What Mr. Wang said was so strange that the two soldiers laughed. Man Jiang also laughed and said: "Sir, don't make trouble!"
"Who is making trouble with you?" Mr. Wang said sternly, "Your name is Manjiang, shouldn't your last name be Yu? Yumanjiang! If your name is Mancang, then your last name shouldn't be Mi, Mi Mancang!"
When Mr. Wang said this, the whole river filled the warehouse. First he made a mistake and then started laughing. The people around him also laughed, and finally Mr. Wang also laughed.
It turns out that Wang Laomao was just joking with the Manjiang Mancang brothers.
The brothers Manjiang and Mancang were the two soldiers who were rescued from the mountain by Shang Zhen and the others, and they were also the only two soldiers they could rescue.
It is said that brothers who are of the same mind are more powerful than gold, let alone a pair.
In Northeastern dialect, the word "shuang" for a pair of pairs is pronounced with four tones, and a pair of pairs means twins.
It cannot be said that Mancang Manjiang looks exactly the same, but at least none of the people on the mountain can tell which one is Mancang and which one is Manjiang?
The two brothers were able to reach the foot of the hill where Shang Zhen and others were hiding in the broken ranks. This was certainly due to luck, but also to the concerted efforts of the two brothers.
In the dark night, when Shang Zhen and the others knew that they had rescued a pair of twins this time, everyone was filled with curiosity.
And now that the sky is finally bright, how could everyone not satisfy their curiosity, so that's why Mr. Wang made such a joke.
It was just a joke, no one spoke loudly, and the laughter was suppressed.
Just because they are now in the enemy's belly. After yesterday's chaos, everything around them has been occupied by the Japanese army.
It's just like the lurking place chosen by Shang Zhen. Even if the Japanese army walked under the mountain just now, no one would have thought that there would be more than 10 Northeastern Army soldiers hiding on such a huge rock on the top of the mountain!
They are like a wooden wedge cutting into the enemy's camp, and like a thorn stuck in the enemy's throat.
It is an exaggeration to say that it can have a fatal effect on the Japanese army, but if it is stabbed suddenly, it will definitely be enough for the Japanese army to drink a pot!
As for being discovered by the Japanese army, they really weren't worried anymore, because the two soldiers sent by Du Man last night created enough surprises for Shang Zhen and the others. In other words, they created enough trouble for the Japanese army.
Then, the two soldiers created the illusion that they were fleeing in another direction, and they successfully returned.
This situation is like catching quail.
Rural people all know that whenever you encounter a quail in the wild, you may think it is not flying fast, but in fact it is someone who deliberately lured you to catch it. In fact, the quail nest is nearby.
Those two soldiers were actually like quails protecting their nests, but the Japanese army did not expect that this group of Chinese soldiers would be so courageous.
As a result, Shang Zhen and the others lurked on this hill for a whole night at a temperature of more than 20 degrees below zero, and today they still need to lurk on this hill for another day.
As for food, don't worry.
Before jumping into the torrent of rout, Shang Zhen and the others killed a horse. The horse meat they carried could be eaten for two days without any problem.
So now Shang Zhen and the others are relaxed. Their mission today is still to "spectate", observe the various deployments of the Japanese army, and then go down the mountain to send the information back after dark tonight.
With no worries, his mood naturally improved, and Mr. Wang also had a rare opportunity to joke with the two brothers, Man Jiang Man Jing.
"Okay, everyone, please stay hidden and follow the method decided last night." Shang Zhen said.
As a result, everyone suppressed the smiles on their faces and dispersed on the top of the mountain.
This time they put people on the edge of the top of the mountain. Most of them were responsible for observation and lookout, and a few were responsible for recording. What they needed to record was the Japanese artillery positions, infantry assembly points, etc.
Yesterday there was still a massive defeat, but today it has become the "turf" of the Japanese army, with Japanese troops often passing by not far away.
At the same time, there were figures of puppet soldiers who were busy dragging together the soldiers of the Northeast Army who were killed by the Japanese and puppet soldiers yesterday.
Thinking about it, the Japanese army did not mean to bury the corpses of these Northeastern troops kindly, but there were so many corpses scattered in the mountains and fields that would always frighten the Japanese and puppet soldiers passing by. Who knew whether they were dead or alive? It's always best to deal with it.
"That's the Japs' artillery position, and those tents not far from the artillery are the Japs' barracks." Du Man, holding a telescope, said, while a soldier beside him marked black dots on a small notebook.
At this time, there was nothing happening on the side that Shang Zhen was responsible for. What he noticed was that a puppet soldier took a wooden sign and walked to the stone grave that was piled up yesterday and inserted it into it.
That stone grave belongs to the Northeastern Army soldier who was killed in the battle against the Japanese army yesterday.
Now Shang Zhen doesn't care what the Japanese army thinks of their opponents who died in battle. In his opinion, it's a cat crying and a mouse pretending to be compassionate. He doesn't care what the words are written on the wooden sign.
What he was thinking about was that so many people died in yesterday's rout. How many of them were heroes and anti-Japanese comrades, like brothers Mancang and Manjiang. If they could be rescued, how many Japanese invaders could they kill?
Even those who escaped, Shang Zhen did not think that they were necessarily cowards. More often than not, they died unjustly just because they fled with the crowd and did not make up their mind to "huddle together for warmth".
Now Shang Zhen has realized that fighting is a knowledge, and it is also a very deep knowledge. If you fight well, the weak can defeat the strong. If you fight poorly, no matter how strong you are, you will be defeated in a blink of an eye.
It was already daylight, and since the hill Shang Zhen and the others were on was the highest point among the surrounding hills, naturally no enemy noticed their presence.
Time passed like this little by little, and in the meantime, a large group of Japanese and puppet troops passed a few hundred meters away from the hill where Shang Zhen and the others were, and then gathered behind a hill.
Wang Laomao said that this is the Japanese ambush position, and today the Japanese and puppet troops will launch an attack on the Great Wall Pass here.
The many hills where Shang Zhen and the others are now are actually part of a highland. Unfortunately, due to the obstacles of the mountains in front, Shang Zhen and the others are destined to be unable to see the battle between China and Japan today.
No one expected the Japanese army to attack, because the Japanese army had aircraft and artillery, and the equipment of the Northwest Army was one level worse than that of the Northeast Army, let alone compared with the Japanese army.
But what was supposed to come would eventually come. Just after nine o'clock in the morning, Shang Zhen and the others heard a "buzzing" sound from the sky on the top of the mountain.
This time, without waiting for Shang Zhen's instructions, most of the people on the top of the mountain picked up the rocks and hid.
Four black spots appeared in the distant sky, which were Japanese aircraft.
Shang Zhen's idea of hiding in this commanding height was undoubtedly good. He also thought about the possibility of being discovered by Japanese aircraft in the sky.
However, after discussion at the time, everyone believed that the Japanese aircraft might not be able to fly right over their place, so they still had a chance to avoid the Japanese aircraft.
Now it seems that their idea was correct. The four Japanese aircraft approaching from far away did not pass by them, but flew far to the west.
"The kid's bomber." Du Man bit his lip and said.
Yesterday, the Japanese army pursued the defeated troops of the Northeastern Army all the way to the Great Wall. The 29th Army, which was responsible for guarding various passes of the Great Wall, had already engaged the Japanese army, but the scale of the battle was not large.
Undoubtedly, the sporadic fighting yesterday was just tea before the meal, but today is the big meal!
The reason Du Man started biting his lip was just a small subconscious move. He knew that today would be the moment when their 29th Army faced the baptism of blood and fire.
