Chapter 18: A Narrow Escape
Chapter 18: Escape without any danger
Li Siming later learned that some of the enemy troops were temporarily transferred from other troops to strengthen them, which made Li Siming's assassination move pass without any danger. If it were possible, he might not have tried so adventurously.
The enemy was still chasing behind him without direction, and he could feel the enemy's anger, which was far more fierce than the daytime battle. The enemy fired mortar shells and incendiary bombs, flares, and machine guns roared and poured out their anger at all suspicious targets.
Li Siming kept changing his position, not knowing how many cuts were cut, nor how many falls in the darkness, but finally he finally got rid of the enemy. It was pitch black all around, and he suspected that it was probably the desire to survive that made him rush in the forest. Just as he wanted to stop to confirm his position, he suddenly stepped on the air and fell down.
In the early morning, Li Siming woke up and found himself in thick fog, as if he was in a cradle when he was a child, swaying. Looking up and looking down, he found that he was actually hooked by a tree stretching out from the cliff. If it weren't for this tree, he would probably have been hurt even if it wasn't "broken to pieces". There were about ten meters below. Li Siming carefully climbed to the cliff. The place where he landed was a small platform with lush thatch growing around him, which happened to be able to hide the next person.
The thick fog was not going to dissipate, and the valley became empty and ethereal. The woods and peaks were dotted in it, like a dream. If it weren't for the sound of cannons in the distance, Li Siming would have thought it was in a scenic spot in China. Li Siming decided to wait for the fog to dissipate. His back muscles were a little stiff. He didn't notice it when he ran away last night. Now he felt a burst of pain in the wound. The weapon was left on his body, a dagger inserted at his waist, and the ak had disappeared long ago. Even though he was still by his side, he had no bullets. Li Siming took out his pocket, and there was a cigarette inside, but he found that there was no lighter.
"Damn it!" Li Siming cursed in his heart and put the cigarette back in his pocket.
The fog began to dissipate gradually. Li Siming looked at the watch and the hour hand was already pointing at 9 o'clock. Li Siming decided to leave here and head north towards the goal that he had agreed yesterday.
With only one dagger and no gun, Li Siming was walking forward with a difficult road, and was hungry. Now even compressed biscuits were delicious for him. People were iron rice and steel, and they were hungry even if they didn't eat for a meal. Li Siming decided to meet his stomach needs first to restore his physical strength.
There is always a small river winding in the thatched bushes, and various planktons float on the water. Li Siming cut his socks with a dagger to make a net bag and net planktons by the river. These things that are free in the water contain rich chlorine and sucking elements, although there is no salt smell. Li Siming took off his pants and made a cofferdam to catch small fish and shrimps coming down from the upstream. Soon, he made a helmet. Without fire, the taste would be very good, but even if there is fire, he would not dare to make a fire.
After eating something, Li Siming felt his strength recovered a little. He was about to leave, but suddenly turned around and slipped into the thatched bush with the best growing. The water here was deeper. Li Siming quietly dived into the water like a fish. There were enemy search teams outside searching. The water here was deeper but the water was filthy. Li Siming sank into the bottom of the water and felt a bug drilling into his clothes. He could not guarantee that the thatch would completely cover his traces. He buried his whole body under the water. The sewage soaked the wound on his arm, causing bursts of pain.
The enemy was patrolling outside the thatched bushes, without any intention of coming in, but some enemy shot into the grass, and some water birds flew out of the grass. Li Siming could clearly hear the sound of bullets slashing through the water in the water, and his nervous heart was in his throat. If the enemy fired again, he would not be able to help jumping out.
Fortunately, the enemy saw that there was no one inside, and muttered and left. Li Siming raised his head out of the water and gasped heavily. Li Siming climbed to a high place. He saw the enemy heading east in groups in the distance, with loose teams. It looked like two different armies like the fierce and well-trained agent battalion two days ago. The most eye-catching thing was that more than a dozen Vietnamese corpses were carried listlessly by the Vietnamese army. It seemed that Li Siming's assassination had serious consequences for the enemy last night. The morale of the army was unstable. The enemy was busy all night and wanted to retreat to the old nest of Sabah County. Li Siming hid quietly, and when the enemy had all passed, he turned around and headed north.
Li Siming walked through the mountains and forests. He didn't dare to walk on the woods that were too dense, so he had to walk too much. He took a few steps and moved north along the mountainside to avoid the path. Small steps were the fastest way to penetrate, which was fast and relatively quiet. Running could be faster, but running would also make a lot of noise. He stopped from time to time and paid attention to the surroundings alertly. He did not guarantee whether he would encounter an enemy patrol team on the road.
Suddenly, a slight sound appeared behind a rock in front, and Li Siming immediately lay on the ground quickly. He hid on the side of the stone, crawled forward carefully, and quietly poked his head out. Five meters ahead, a Vietnamese army was wearing disguise and carefully exploring something to the left rear of Li Siming.
There were no other enemy troops nearby. Maybe this enemy was a secret whistle, or a sniper or scout who acted alone. Li Siming decided not to be angry anymore. He wanted to deal with the opponent and find a weapon to compete with him. Li Siming picked up a small stone and threw it behind the Yue army. The stone hit a tree trunk, making a "country" sound. The Yue army quickly turned around and took advantage of this opportunity. Li Siming lay up from behind the stone and rushed towards the Yue army soldier fiercely like a vicious wolf. The soldier did not react slowly. When he heard something was wrong behind him, he quickly lowered his body and shot behind him.
"Bang! Bang!" The bullet rubbed Li Siming's helmet and hit the rock behind him, catching sparks. But Li Siming successfully grabbed the barrel and threw it to the ground along the casting force. The dagger in his right hand stabbed towards his throat like lightning. The dagger's intimidating cold light made the opponent's fear hole instantly enlarge, but the dagger stopped one centimeter from the opponent's throat.
"Captain, it turns out it's you. It's great. I finally found you!" The other party opened his mouth in fear, and at this time he turned into joy.
"Chang Biao, why is it you?" Li Siming just recognized the other party's disguise on the ground and almost killed him.
"You didn't come back last night, I'm here to find you!" Chang Biao said.
"You came to me alone? I almost killed you just now. I did a good job of disguising myself, but I almost didn't recognize her, but I just reacted a little slower!" Li Siming smiled and felt very good when he saw his own people.
"Bailang and the others are on the opposite mountain, preparing to save you! Everyone thinks you have been captured by the enemy." Chang Biao explained.
"Then you shouldn't act alone? The chances of winning by collective action are greater!" Li Siming said in surprise.
"Don't mention it, you didn't come back last night. Everyone thinks that I left you behind regardless of your life or death. So..."
"So you just act alone and make up for your mistakes?" Li Siming interrupted.
"It's my fault anyway. I would rather die in battle than betray this charge of abandoning my teammates." Chang Biao said with a red eyes.
"Okay, I asked you to go back last night, and I will review it to everyone. But I was moved and didn't accept it when you act alone. If I were the Vietnamese army, you would have been finished just now. And you are the team leader now, so you must review it to everyone on this matter!" Li Siming said seriously.
"There is no problem in review!" Chang Biao smiled and then defended, "But then, if you were really a Vietnamese army, you might have been caught by me long ago. How could there be a Vietnamese army like you?"
"If you make a quibble, I will punish you..." Li Siming thought for a while, but couldn't find a suitable punishment. If he could be punished in the training camp, he would be punished to copy confidentiality regulations, and he would be punished to wash clothes for everyone, but now the conditions do not allow, "Forget it, let's go back!"
When Li Siming followed Chang Biao back to the temporary camp where Wolf Teeth was entrenched, the white wolf Xu Zhiqiang was getting angry. Last night, Li Siming left without saying goodbye. I don’t know whether it was death or life. The whole team seemed to have lost the backbone. Now Chang Biao, the captain of the Black Wolf Team, left privately again, which made him very depressed.
"White Wolf, the captain is back, and the black wolf Chang Biao is back, too." Some team members exclaimed. Xu Zhiqiang turned his head and looked at the mountainside. Chang Biao was walking happily on the mountain, followed by Li Siming. His clothes were ragged and had been stripped into strips. The gauze on his arms could no longer be distinguished from the original white.
When Xu Zhiqiang saw Li Siming coming back, he looked happy, but his face turned into ugly. Xu Zhiqiang said, "You still know that you are the captain when you come back. You usually teach us that you should be organized and disciplined and follow the command when you act. But what did you do last night?"
"Yes, yes! You criticized correctly, I was wrong, I was guilty! I will review!" Li Siming's face was full of "sincerity". His behavior last night was definitely a big adventure, and no commander wanted to see it.
"Jun Zhi called and asked to talk to Langya... Langya's current captain!" Liu Guoqing of the Fox and Wolf reported that he didn't know which captain he should look for. Last night, Li Siming "didn't play with missing" and has always been the acting captain Xu Zhiqiang. He was scolded by Jun Zhiguo and asked him to "rescue" Li Siming no matter what the price he paid.
"I'll pick it up!" Li Siming walked to the radio station, "I am Li Siming, what instructions do the leader have?" The other party immediately roared Commander Yan: "Li Siming, are you back alive? I'm going to write down your name on the list of deaths! What are you doing?"
"Chief, that's right. I went deep into the enemy's camp last night..." Li Siming explained with a tough bullet. Unexpectedly, Commander Yan became even more popular.
"Go into the tiger's den? Who do you think you are? Who do you think you are Yang Zirong? Unorganized and undisciplined! You are the commander of the wolf teeth, not a lone hero. Your responsibility is to stand in the command position, not to charge in the battle! I tell you that this matter is not over. You have been removed from office now. Before the new captain is appointed, you should act as captain first!"
"Yes! Chief!" Li Siming said with a bitter face. He no longer had any position, and I'm afraid the military commander didn't care much. The wolf teeth team member hid beside him and laughed, and the voice of Commander Yan on the other end was completely roaring.
"The Battle of Gantang is about to be completed. You go north to meet with the vanguard of my 149th Division, and the battle in the Sabah area is about to begin. Remember not to have such personal heroism again." Yan Junchang's tone slowed down.
"Yes!" Li Siming replied.
Chapter completed!