No one expected the Japanese artillery bombardment, but the Japanese artillery bombardment finally arrived as expected.
First, a few shells raised a huge cloud of smoke, and then a shell directly hit the last standing house in the village. Countless bricks and tiles flew up, and even the beams were thrown up.
Therefore, when the shelling ended, not only the houses in the originally small village were gone, but even the broken walls formed after the houses collapsed were also gone.
The Japanese shelling was undoubtedly retaliation for the failure of their sneak attack, but was their revenge really effective?
At this time, among the trees only a few dozen meters away from the water, Shang Zhen and the others were hibernating.
Seeing that the Japanese bombardment stopped, the soldiers all started to smile. Mr. Wang even praised Shang Zhen and said, "Young man Shang is good, you are really good!"
"Why are you throwing this guy at Shang? You used to call him the company commander, but now you call her a kid. A soldier is a soldier, and an officer is an officer. You can't be big or small!" Xiao Dustpan said with a playful smile next to him. .
"Yes! From now on, we have to be called company commander. From now on, Mr. Shang will be the company commander! Isn't that right? Mr. Shang?" Mr. Wang laughed.
But he mentioned "Shang Xiaozi" again, and the little dustpan had no way of holding Mr. Wang's hat, so he could only snort.
At this time, Shang Zhen said: "What is the company commander but not the company commander? What about the regimental commander, but what about the brigade commander and division commander?"
Shang Zhen's words silenced everyone.
Yes, not to mention what a company commander can do, what can a regiment commander, brigade commander, and division commander do? One person only has one life, and if it is gone, it is gone. The battlefield is fair to everyone.
But no matter what, the battle was won. Now there were more than forty people in their group, and they all fell into one piece while walking in the woods.
Naturally, some people couldn't hear what Shang Zhen and the others were saying, such as Li Chenghong, Lu Di and others, but this did not prevent them from looking at Shang Zhen's back with great admiration.
Shang Zhen led them in an ambush and annihilated all the Japanese invaders.
In the end, Shang Zhen risked being accidentally injured by his own men and chased them out, killing the last two Japanese soldiers.
Others didn't understand it at that time.
Sometimes it is necessary to be passionate and impulsive during a war, but veterans like Shang Zhen rarely have the time to kill enemies passionately. They are more like killing machines, well calculated and focused on killing with one hit.
After Shang Zhen killed the last Japanese soldier, he turned around and ran back.
But he called out to Mr. Wang and all of them, hunched over, ran back in the direction of the water.
Even when they were getting closer and closer to the water, Shang Zhen asked them to crawl forward until they finally hid in this inconspicuous grove.
And not long after they hid in this small forest, the Japanese artillery bombardment arrived as expected, plowing the village again with artillery fire!
It turned out that Shang Zhen risked his life to kill the last two Japanese soldiers because he was afraid that the Japanese soldiers would return alive, so he discovered that they had moved their positions.
Shang Zhen had a telescope in his hand, and he had already observed the terrain here.
The terrain here had some undulations. They used the cover of the terrain to move to the woods by the water, and the Japanese army on the other side really didn't notice.
"What if the little devil sends people again?" It was Ludy who spoke in the silence.
"You are the only one who talks too much!" Qian Chuan'er turned to look at Lu Di and expressed dissatisfaction, then said in a lecturing tone, "Fighting with our company commander, you can't suffer any loss.
Of course, when it comes to death, no one can do it better than our company commander! "
Qian Chuan'er's words were so strong, and they also contained pride and trust in Shang Zhen's command. Lu Di was speechless.
At this time, Shang Zhen seemed to have not heard the soldiers' conversation. He raised his telescope again.
From their current hiding position, the terrain in front had blocked their view. He could not see the Japanese army in the distance, so this time he was observing the north.
Previously, Qiao Xiong said that the people guarding this position were members of the Guizhou Army. Shang Zhen wanted to know where the main position of the Guizhou Army was.
From Shang Zhen's current location, he could see two low mountains running north-south to the north. Of course, they could be called highlands.
There are sparse trees on the mountain, and the mountain is not very high.
But for the defenders, even if there is a hilltop dozens of meters high, it is considered an advantageous location. Otherwise, how can the Guizhou army's crude weapons fight against the Japanese aircraft and artillery?
Shang Zhen searched for a while with his binoculars. To his surprise, he did not find any defenders on the first mountain ridge.
Didn't these Chinese troops who came from the mountains of Guizhou set up defenses on this mountain? Shang Zhen thought about it, but then he rejected his judgment.
Previously, the Japanese artillery had not only bombed the small village where they were located, but the mountains to the north had withstood even more steel and explosives.
Shang Zhen moved the telescope and readjusted the focus. He needed to examine the two mountain tops behind him, and this time he was not disappointed. On the second mountain ridge, he saw the silhouette of a person, although it was not very clear.
What kind of play is this? Shang Zhen was confused.
Could it be that they were worried about the damage caused by Japanese artillery fire, so the Guizhou army put all their troops on the second line?
But that front line position cannot be left undefended no matter what!
Otherwise, wouldn’t the Japanese army have easily gained a foothold by charging up the first mountain range, and then mounting mortars and light machine guns? Then wouldn’t the already poorly equipped Guizhou army have given up its remaining geographical advantage to the Japanese army? ?
Maybe the Guizhou army had trenches on the first mountain ridge. Everyone was hiding in the trenches. From their position, they couldn't see the trenches. Shang Zhen could only think so.
Shang Zhen saw the two mountains and couldn't figure out why. At this time, Wang Laomao came closer to him again and whispered: "What will happen if the little devil comes again this time? Are we setting up an ambush here or... Climb back again?"
This was what Lu Di asked about before, but Qian Chuan'er was scolded by him. Naturally, Mr. Wang couldn't publicize this matter anymore, otherwise Lu Di would laugh.
"I haven't thought about it either." Shang Zhen replied.
The position guarded by the Guizhou Army has mountains. The barrier of the land they guard is the water in front of them, and the other is the village behind that has turned into ruins.
This is the only geographical advantage they can take advantage of. Don't even think about fighting the Japanese army on flat ground. Shang Zhen would not fight like this!
"How about we crawl back, and when the little devils come, we will fight in that village and wipe out all the little devils, and then we can crawl back again!" Mr. Wang took action.
Shang Zhen was about to answer, but then he suddenly changed.
He cast his gaze in the northeast direction, and Wang Lao Mao's expression also changed, because they all heard the rumbling sound.
"What?" Ju Hongxia, who was hiding at the back of the crowd, asked in a low voice. She felt some kind of worry.
If anyone is a new recruit, then Ju Hongxia is undoubtedly it.
A person who is a policeman is a policeman. Although he can also shoot, he is by no means a soldier.
"The little devil's tank!" said the little dustpan lying next to Ju Hongxia.
"You're not going to come to us, are you?" Ju Hongxia asked worriedly.
"The iron bastard can't swim here without duck paws. They are attacking from the north!" Little Dustpan replied.
At this time, everyone saw the shadow of a Japanese tank emerging in front of them. It was a dark area! It was obviously not three or four vehicles, and everyone couldn't help but worry about the defenders.
