Chapter 208: Walking the Glacier at Night
The tension and cruelty of the war have not made people feel too much time to fall into grief, and this is even more so for the soldiers. After a battle, the yin and yang may be separated; after a battle, most of the casualties of the comrades they know will be killed or killed, which is very common. Only when the tension is slightly relieved or the battle is slightly relaxed will the personal grief have a chance to raise their heads.
Meng Youtian decided to take a risk to break through instead of continuing to fight the enemy attributable to personnel. Replenishing personnel is a big difficulty. Up to now, more than half of the eighty experienced players have suffered casualties, so he must retain some seeds familiar with the current tactical style. The battle will be long-term, and he has to consider it more for the future.
The sky was gloomy, and the cold wind blew the snow dust on people's faces, which hurt like a knife. The team breaking through did not walk on the main road, and rushed forward in the wilderness. The team members followed one by one, and sometimes they went into the jacking ditch, sometimes they appeared on the horizon, and sometimes they crawled into the woods.
The enemy's troops are limited, and an encirclement is formed outside Tumen Village. In addition, the enemy responsible for interception in the mountains will inevitably be empty outside the encirclement. As long as you jump out, the space for activity will be large. You can find an opportunity to enter the mountain and penetrate the enemy blocked in the mountains; you can walk along the mountain ridge, go to Shili Village, and drill into the back of the Nanshan Mountain; you can even take the courage to continue to go deeper and move around Lianggangzhuang.
But the safest thing is to enter the mountain as soon as possible. The complex terrain, dense forests, and rolling mountains and valleys will bring the most favorable hiding and action to the team. Moreover, Meng Youtian was worried that the enemies surrounding the village would notice their actions and turn back to chase them. Of course, it was difficult for the enemy to make sure that they had broken through, so they would not easily remove the siege that had been formed after a long time, but just in case, entering the mountain is the safest way.
The road ahead should be the road to the mountain. Meng Youtian clearly remembered that the Japanese cavalry attacked the Jiulongtang people in Tumen Village. Xiao Guanghe was protected by people. The hair on his temples was flying, and the cloak behind him fluttered in the wind. Meng Youtian's mind showed his heroic figure of Liu Feng galloping on a horse. The beautiful woman has now become a child's mother. At this time, he is probably sleeping happily with his child in his arms, right?
The vanguard in front suddenly stopped and issued a warning signal. The team immediately responded. Under the whispering command of several experienced veteran team members, the recruits who had just joined quickly lowered their bodies and waited nervously.
According to reconnaissance, it is now behind the enemy blocked in the mountains. Even if there is an enemy guarding it, there will not be too many troops. It may be just a guard post. Meng Youtian thought this way and raised the telescope. In the telescope's view, a fire appeared, diagonally facing the hillside of the avenue, and there was one on the mountain. There was a vague figure of sentry shaking beside the fire, but the specific force could not be judged.
Whether to go around quietly or pull this nail and go straight into the mountain, Meng Youtian could not draw a conclusion for a while. I believe that Xiao Quan and others who led the vanguard were also hesitating. The temptation to enter the mountain directly was very great. Taking the recruits and the wounded always made people feel burdened and dangerous, and they wanted to get rid of such a situation as soon as possible.
But the terrain is not good for oneself. Even if the enemy is just a sergeant, it is not easy to attack from a high position. The sound of a big fight will undoubtedly expose the whereabouts of the team, making the enemy clearly know that they are not hiding in the tunnel of the village, but breaking out. Of course, the sound is not the most deadly. As long as the time is short and the movement is fast enough, they can still get into the mountains before the brigade of enemies pounce on them.
The vanguard began to act, looking at the direction, obviously he wanted to make an arc in the field and bypass the enemy's post from afar. Although he was a little cautious and timid, Meng Youtian praised and agreed to this. After all, he was not far from the enemy just now, and being safe is the most important. If there is an enemy's post at the next place to enter the mountain, Xiaoquan would probably take another action.
It may be safe to go around the long distance, but there is also a small difficulty in blocking the front. It is a small river dozens of meters wide. When it is the deepest in summer, it is only one person who comes deep. Now it should be stumbled through. If all ice is formed, it would be even better.
Unfortunately, the sky did not follow the wishes of others, and it was far away, so people heard the sound of water flowing. When they arrived near, they ran into the embankment and the green river water appeared brightly in front of people. The river was already icy more than one meter wide, and the middle of the river was still running ice. Ice cubes hit the water, crowded, and made crackling sounds from time to time. The cold wind beside the water was even more bitter.
For some people who have been fighting for many years, this is not a difficult thing. Not to mention the small river that can be trampled, they have swam in winter even the big river that is deserted. But that is really a pain. Once they get ashore, the wet cotton coat is frozen like a hard armor. The river water is so cold that it is bone-blown. When the water is cold and the wind blows, many bloody holes are cracked like a knife.
After observing for a while, Xiaoquan and two vanguards began to cross the river. They took off their shoes, socks, cotton pants, cotton coats, and raised their guns and clothes and got into the water. They walked very slowly, step by step, both moving forward and exploring the way. Meng Youtian watched quietly. The river was not very fast, and the deepest part was at its thigh, which seemed not a big difficulty.
The three of them finally got ashore, quickly put on their clothes, and walked quickly along the slope with their bodies. In a blink of an eye, there was no sign. After a while, a figure on the opposite side shook and whistled in a low voice, which was a secret code to inform the team to cross the river.
People began to take off their shoes, clothes and pants, and teams crossed the river. The old team members consciously organized people to support the wounded and crossed the river. They walked back and forth several times in the river, but no one complained about being tired.
Meng Youtian turned his head and looked at Xiao Man beside him. The girl turned her head slightly and looked embarrassed. Maybe she was wrong, was she shy or...
"Brother Meng, I'll ask someone to carry you across the river." Guo Longhai and the defender team were about to cross the river. He walked over and laughed in a low voice: "You have an old injury to your legs and feet. The water is too cold to soak."
Meng Youtian looked at him gratefully, shook his head gently, and said, "My legs and feet are not in trouble. You should organize people to help transport the wounded. We have to hurry up! By the way, please carry the gun for me and Xiao Man and give it to us on the other side of the river."
"It's really okay?" Guo Longhai asked in a slight concern, and was urged by Meng Youtian to leave with two big guns on his back.
Meng Youtian took off his clothes, shoes and socks, wrapped them together, pushed Xiao Man, who was slightly slanted and stared in a daze, and said, "Come on, take these things, I will carry you across the river!"
Xiao Man was stunned for a moment, turned her head, her eyes shining with light, and she looked at Meng Youtian with a complicated expression.
Chapter completed!