The War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression Begins in Songhu

Chapter 215 Tragedy
When the rising sun appeared in the sky, Gongzi and Xiangcai looked at each other and finally breathed a sigh of relief, putting aside most of their worries.

On the one hand, they followed the refugees, who numbered two or three thousand, and sneaked out of the city and walked quickly for a long time.

About ten minutes ago, we finally arrived at an unknown small village.

The nameless little village is located twelve or thirteen miles away from the county seat of Teng County, and the city that represents death can no longer be seen.

Going further southeast, after walking about two or three miles, you will reach Fox Mountain, the largest mountain range in Teng County.

Although the main peak there is only more than 12 meters high, the total area is square kilometers; I think as long as the two of them hide in it, they can survive the most dangerous daytime.

Then in the following period, they adopted the method of hiding during the day and coming out at night.

I always find a way to escape from Shandong Province and escape to the prosperous Magic City.

At that time, as long as the medicines that Coriander has are sold, it will be quite easy for her to stay in the concession for a few years or go directly to the North American continent.

On the other hand, they did not die accidentally because of their secret escape by that mysterious entity.

So Hu Biao and his guys were full of lies, just trying to trick them into working for Teng County. Fortunately, they were smart enough to run away.

At that time, they were in the small village and were just planning to take a short rest and eat something before heading into the mountains.

So the two of them found an open space in the village and sat down. They took out some dry food from their bags and started eating.

Their so-called dry food was actually the vegetable pancakes that the sister-in-law from Teng County had made for the Sichuan Army soldiers in the city last night.

The two men who had already planned to escape were so shameless that they each packed half a bag; this way, they would not have to worry about going hungry for at least two or three days.

Perhaps because they felt that everything was basically safe, Xiangcai and Gongzi became active again.

They thought about how to take advantage of and calculate this aspect of each other when they were together in the future.

While eating the vegetable pancakes, their bodies unconsciously pressed close to each other, and their eyes were entangled from time to time.

Wow! The man's eyes are full of affection, while the woman's expression seems to be infinitely shy.

At first glance, they seem to be in love.

However, in essence, the two were just calculating against each other. Another description seems to be more appropriate, that is, a pheasant and a dog, forever and ever.

The young master ate two vegetable pancakes in one breath and filled his stomach completely.

Then, when you have enough food and clothing, you start to have that desire and want to reach out and hug the coriander to take advantage of it first.

A huge change struck without warning, causing their situation to plummet from heaven to hell. Suddenly, someone at the entrance of the village shouted at the top of his lungs:
"Oh no! The devils are coming."

The two or three thousand people who were temporarily resting in the small village immediately started running around in panic like a swarm of frightened bees, trying to escape. Naturally, they included the young master and Xiangcai.

At the beginning, the young master still remembers holding Xiangcai's hand and running away together.

But just as they ran to the exit at the other end of the village, a large group of Japanese soldiers appeared and surrounded them.

Seeing so many terrified civilians, these inhuman beasts actually set up machine guns and fired crazily at this side.

They were all honest civilians. Facing bullets, how could they know how to hide or lie down? Under the machine gun fire, a large number of them were immediately knocked down.

Gongzi and Xiangcai were quite lucky and were not hit by bullets.

But less than fifty centimeters in front of the two men, a man saw the bullets whizzing towards his wife and child, and instinctively used his body to shield his wife and child.

The next second, he was shot once in the face and once in the chest and was killed on the spot.

Even so, the man was not able to block all the bullets from the Japanese machine gun; a chubby little boy of only two years old, who was held tightly in his wife's arms, was shot in the calf.

The child's thin calf was broken without a doubt by the power of the 6.5mm caliber bullet, leaving only a piece of skin connected.

In the severe pain, the innocent child who had fallen asleep burst into tears at the top of his lungs.

In the blink of an eye, the man in the family was beaten to death by the Japanese and the child's leg was broken. The poor woman felt like the sky was falling.

Heartbroken, she stood there, unable to even run. Then, the poor woman was also shot dead, and the three of them fell together, only the child was still crying loudly.

(This plot is not fabricated by the author. During the defense of Teng County, the Japanese carried out a massacre of innocent civilians. The author's description is limited and cannot express even a fraction of the real tragic situation.

So everyone! Please don’t forget the national humiliation.)
Faced with the extremely bloody scene before his eyes, the young master's instinct for survival completely overwhelmed everything, and all other calculations became unimportant.

He threw away Coriander Palm, who couldn't run fast because of his weak legs, and fled alone.

Relying on his fast legs and strong body, he quickly squeezed into the crowd and disappeared.

Even though they knew that the relationship between them was nothing more than a temporary partnership based on mutual benefit and there was no affection at all.

The abandoned Xiangcai is still filled with immense hatred towards the young master, the kind that she wishes to eat him alive.

However, although she hated him, she did not dare to stay there and wait for death, so she stumbled forward to escape.

After running away about seventy or eighty meters, Xiangcai couldn't help but look back and was horrified to find that the Japanese soldiers had caught up with her, stabbing anyone they saw with their bayonets.

The little boy whose leg was broken by a bullet was also picked up by the Japanese with a bayonet.

Seeing that the Japanese soldiers were determined not to let anyone go, Xiangcai became even more frightened, and her legs became weaker. Naturally, she ran slower, and was soon caught up by the Japanese soldiers.

With no way to escape, she saw a cesspool in front of her.

After taking a deep breath, she dived into the pit, intending to hide in it to escape; it must be said that in order to survive, this woman, Xiangcai, would do anything.

Unfortunately, even with her best efforts, she could only hold it in for a little over a minute.

When you feel very stuffy in your chest, you need to lift your head out to breathe.

But as soon as she poked her head out, she saw a Japanese soldier with a hideous grin standing at the edge of the pit in front of her. He pointed the butt of his rifle at her head and knocked her down again.

Even though his head was aching and he felt dizzy, Xiangcai actually remembered to change direction and prepare to come out to breathe; but after he came out, he was hit by the butt of a gun again.

After this happened several times, Xiangcai sank into the pit and never emerged again.

Because her face was full of filth, at the moment when she finally sank into it, there was no sign of regret on her face.

I regret not fighting to the death in Teng County. At least I could have died with some dignity...

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Although the young master got rid of the burden of coriander, unfortunately he still could not escape from the village.

Because at dawn, a whole group of Japanese soldiers who had been marching all night happened to pass by here. After the scouts discovered the fleeing crowd from afar, they ambushed them in advance.

They waited until they formed an encirclement before taking action, so there was no way the young master could escape.

After seeing traces of the Japanese at several exits of the village, he knew that the village was surrounded and could only hide in a pile of straw used to feed livestock in a hurry.

That’s why we saw a series of huge tragedies.

For example: The Japanese killed anyone they saw. The only difference between men and women was that men were mostly killed on the spot, while women were killed after being insulted by them.

The Japanese drove dozens of people, young and old, into a cellar where taro was stored, threw out a lot of firewood, set it on fire, and blocked the cellar.

The key point is that the Japanese are searching the village very carefully, and they don't intend to let any civilians go.

Seeing that several Japanese soldiers were about to search the area where he was hiding, the young master couldn't help but rush out and planned to continue running.

Before he could run a few steps, he felt pain in both legs. He was hit by the Japanese and fell to the ground immediately, unable to even stand up.

I saw a Japanese soldier behind me rushing towards me with a bloody bayonet.

The young master shouted anxiously, "Don't kill me! I'm a subordinate of Hu Biao of the Subei Independent Regiment. I have a lot of secret information. As long as you don't kill me, I'm willing to tell you everything."

In this way, the young master first met the Japanese captain Nakamura and told him the news about Hu Biao and the Subei Independent Regiment in Teng County.

After receiving this news, Captain Nakamura didn't even have time to ask for more details. He hurriedly took him to the Japanese army camp outside Teng County and met Colonel Akashiba Yaezō...

(End of this chapter)