Chapter 233 Westbound 16
The gunshots of the Japanese continued, and Li Qinglin and the others followed the gunshots and searched forward. The distance between four or five hundred meters was very short. When the fifth company arrived, the gunshots suddenly stopped.
The fog is still very large, and the white fog flows in the air like white fluff. You can only see the figures within a dozen steps, and you can't see anything even if you get a little further away.
The Japanese suddenly stopped shooting. Are they playing some tricks? Li Qinglin's mind was spinning quickly.
"Pay attention to formation and search for progress!" In order to test what the enemy was like, Li Qinglin ordered loudly.
Under such a heavy mist, making a sound is to expose your own direction. If the Japanese knew their direction, under normal circumstances they would shoot in this direction.
After shouting, Li Qinglin listened in a slight manner. Apart from the footsteps of his fifth company soldiers searching forward, the gasp of nervous breathing, and the sound of gun collision, he did not hear the unique shooting sound of the 38th Dagaina.
Li Qinglin immediately judged: "The Japanese ran away!"
One, two, three rows of scattered soldiers lined up and searched forward. Until now, everyone found that this was a small forest. There were no Japanese soldiers in the woods, but there were two mule carts, which were filled with some medicine bandages and other items, and there were dozens of 38 gun shells on the ground. Li Qinglin picked up a shell with his hand, which was a bit hot, and the Japanese obviously didn't run away.
Seeing these, Li Qinglin knew it in his heart. It turned out that he was the Japanese's baggage troops, and from the scene, there were not many people.
"Hurry, the Japanese have not yet run far away, we can still catch up." Li Qinglin ordered.
The officers and soldiers of the fifth company searched forward in the heavy fog. After a while, the team passed the grove and continued to search forward.
"Eight hooks!" A single shot sounded suddenly in the third row on the right. It seemed that the third row had encountered the Japanese.
Immediately afterwards, "Bang bang...", "Da da da...", the official and Czech gunfire sounded violently. After a while, the dense gunfire became sparse, and the third platoon leader was shouting: "Hurry, hurry up, catch the prisoners, they ran away if they move slowly."
Next was the sparse sound of gunfire and the shouts of soldiers, and the sound was getting farther and farther away. Half an hour later, the gunfire could no longer be heard, and people from the third row began to escort prisoners here.
The fog was too strong, and Li Qinglin was afraid that the soldiers would be lost, so he asked the trumpet soldiers to blew the assembly trumpet.
It was not far from the fog, but the sound of the trumpet could be heard very far. In a short while, the officers and soldiers of the Fifth Company gathered in one place.
After the personnel arrived, Li Qinglin counted it, but no one was injured this time. Because the fog was too heavy, the other Japanese soldiers took the opportunity to escape. The fifth company killed two Japanese soldiers, captured three prisoners, and seized three 38 large bulwarks.
These three Japanese soldiers were unkempt, pale and thin, and their military uniforms were also ragged. They looked like they were not the main force of the Japanese. Li Qinglin seized the time to interrogate them, and finally found out that this was a small luggage group of the Japanese squad, with a total of eleven people, with six 38 large covers. They accidentally ran here because the fog was lost last night.
Just like these eleven Japanese baggage soldiers, with only six 38 rifles, actually scared a group of regular troops of the National Army to run around. Li Qinglin was really amused and laughed. He took the prisoners and caught the mule cart, and the fifth company returned to the side of the railway.
The sun came out, the fog gradually dissipated, and the breakfast of the Fifth Company was getting better. The officers and soldiers squatted in the open space with their bowls and ate their meals voraciously. The three Japanese soldiers were surrounded by a group of national troops, and each of them got a large bowl of corn stubble porridge. Although there was no vegetables and the large stubble porridge was still very hot, these Japanese soldiers didn't care about these, and they all drank sweetly.
Li Gousheng looked at these Japanese soldiers who seemed to be extremely hungry and said, "Boss, these people are reincarnated by hungry ghosts, are they? How can they eat more than our soldiers?"
"Hungry ghosts? You underestimate them too much. They were reincarnated by evil ghosts. The Japanese were alone this time. Most of their logistics supplies came from airdrops. These baggage soldiers kept and transported supplies for the Japanese. Don't look at their current bear-like appearance, it was because the logistics supplies could not keep up. They should have not eaten any serious things for several days. If they were full and warm, they would not be hungry ghosts, but evil ghosts." Li Qinglin replied.
Speaking of this, Li Qinglin stood up and said to the officers and soldiers of the fifth company around him: "Did you see it? There are only a dozen Japanese soldiers, with only six rifles in total. They haven't had a good meal for several days. They dared to challenge our large army just now, and they almost ran away. What does this mean? It means we are far from them. Where is the distance? I think the greatest distance lies in the confidence to win and the strong willpower. As long as a person and a team have the confidence to win and have a strong will, all difficulties can be overcome. Are you right?"
The facts were in front of us, and everyone replied in unison: "Yes!"
The unanimous response of the National Army scared the Japanese prisoners. They didn't know what these Chinese soldiers were saying, and they looked around with their jobs blankly, looking extremely uneasy.
At this time, the other troops who had just been scared away slowly returned, and they had to go west along the railway line.
After breakfast, Li Qinglin gathered his troops and continued to travel west. The Fifth Company actually captured three Japanese soldiers, which was unimaginable for other troops. Among these retreating troops, some people had never met the Japanese head-on. Along the way, these three tied Japanese soldiers were watched by officers and soldiers of other troops, just like watching a monkey.
The fog was really heavy today. It was not until around 10 o'clock in the morning that the sun showed its face and the fog on the ground disappeared.
After the fog dissipated, the Japanese planes began to become active. Shortly after a Japanese reconnaissance plane "buzzed" in the sky, several Japanese bombers flew overhead, and these planes began to dive bomb.
Many troops have already had great experience in preventing Japanese aircraft bombing after a bloody lesson. Most troops either crawled into the woods or lie down on the spot. Only those who were panicked and ran around became targets for the Japanese army.
There are so many troops on the ground, which is also a big target from the sky. Japanese planes flew in turn and hovered over their heads for a long time, not diving and strafing or bombing.
It was impossible to march in broad daylight, so all the troops chose to rest in seclusion on the spot. Li Qinglin and the others also hid in a small wood. Because of the night of march last night, the soldiers were very tired and fell asleep on the small trees.
Just when Li Qinglin was just asleep in a daze, Xiao Liuzi woke him up. Li Qinglin opened his eyes and saw a young major of the National Army standing in front of him.
Chapter completed!