Angel

On October day, Tang Anqi was still hiding in Xiaoheishan and dared not show her face.

He can no longer explain how he escaped from the line of fire - he was dizzy from the sound of the guns at that time, and only remembered that Xiao Maozi dragged him to run on the ground.There were sandbags of corpses under his feet, and the shells chased and exploded behind him. The high wind rushed up with broken bricks and stones, and hit his back like raindrops.

I don't know what kind of route was taken at that time, but before the Japanese army occupied the village outside the city, he, Xiao Maozi, and more than 20 officers and soldiers instinctively fled to Xiaoheishan.

Once you enter the mountain, you cannot get out.

Tang Anqi didn't know the situation inside the county, anyway, there were barriers set up on all the roads outside the county.For some reason, the eyes of the Japanese soldiers are so poisonous, as if there are marks all over the soldiers, no matter how they disguise themselves, they can spot them at a glance.Once he saw it, the Japanese soldier raised his gun and grabbed the trigger, and shot him dead on the spot.

In some levels, you will be killed if you are killed; in some levels, you will cut off your head to show the public after you are killed.All in all, Chinese soldiers have no way out.

That's why Tang Anqi didn't dare to go down the mountain—he was skinny and tender and had never touched a gun, so he might be able to escape the poisonous eyes of the Japanese soldiers; The people who came were all veterans, and their foreheads were even marked by military caps.As long as such a person goes down the mountain, the only result is to be shot.

Tang Anqi felt that she could not abandon these brothers around her. Baoshan died, but her soul was attached to these brothers.Baoshan was stubborn and dumbfounded, and these brothers were also stubborn and dumbfounded.In his dreams at night, he would occasionally rush to Tianjin alone, and look for Dai Limin with tears in his eyes.But when he woke up, he opened his eyes and knew that he might never see Dai Limin again in his life.

He didn't feel sad because of it. Ever since he witnessed Sun Baoshan turn into flying ash in an instant, his heart seemed to be completely frozen into ice, and he lost all emotions.

Xiao Maozi went down the mountain and secretly broke off a lot of old corn and came back. He lit a fire and planned to roast it to eat.There were no bandits and no food on Xiaoheishan, and they were used to eating hazelnuts on weekdays, but now they lived on wild vegetables every day, and they were so hungry that they stared at stars.Xiao Maozi started a fire, and an adjutant Li next to him saw it, and hurriedly said, "Hey! You want to deliver a letter to the mountain?"

Xiao Maozi turned his head and scolded: "You fucking shit! And there is no pot, what should I do if I don't roast it? Are you eating corn on the cob?"

At this moment, Sun Tuan's quartermaster came over and threw a dry branch into the fire: "It's all right, the Japanese devils are not going to the mountains, they are all searching the village!"

Xiao Maozi knelt down with his buttocks pouted, and his luck blew the flames in his dantian.He took out one of the plump corn racks and put it on the fire, and he roasted one for Tang Anqi first.

Tang Anqi took the corn, let it air out first, then broke it off, and gave half of it to Xiaomaozi: "I don't eat much, these are enough."

The amount of old corn was very limited, Xiao Maozi and Tang Anqi retreated to the side under the tree and ate slowly, leaving the pile of fire and corn to others.

Tang Anqi didn't like to eat corn, she never touched it before, but now she couldn't do without it, but after eating a few mouthfuls, she felt sick to her stomach, and it was very difficult to swallow.

Xiao Maozi ate up his portion and turned to look at Tang Anqi.Tang Anqi has become thin to the bone, only her face still maintains soft lines, but her chin is also sharpened.After two or three months in the mountains, the summer military uniform on his body was so dirty that he couldn't see the color. He was holding half a corn in one hand, and his fingers were dirty, thin and long, and they looked like claws.

Xiao Maozi didn't say anything, and silently took off Tang Anqi's helmet.He lowered his head and studied it repeatedly, and he removed the shockproof liner inside without a teacher.

"Traveler!" He was happy: "Look, this is a steel pot!"

He raised his head and looked at Tang Anqi with a smile: "Why didn't we think of it earlier?"

The same thin little Maozi climbed to the stream with his helmet in hand, and spent the whole afternoon catching two small fish that were as long as chopsticks—the mountain stream was too fast to hold fish.

He used a steel helmet to cook some wild vegetable and fish soup. Although there was no salt, it was a live fish after all, so it could cook a little umami.Putting the hot steel helmet in front of Tang Anqi, he forced the passenger to eat and drink.

Tang Anqi still had no appetite and only drank a full stomach of hot soup.Lying sideways on the grass, he closed his eyes thoughtfully.Xiao Maozi squatted aside and looked at him, only to see that he was skinny, his arms and legs were as thin as firewood sticks.

Tang Anqi forbade everyone to wear military caps.Pulling the quartermaster, he rubbed the mark on the other's forehead vigorously with his hands.The quartermaster was pretty good. Next to him was a platoon leader Zhang who led troops all the year round. His fingers were full of calluses from guns.If he stood in front of the Japanese soldiers like this, he would immediately die.

"You bastards, if you are a soldier, you will be a soldier. What kind of hat do you wear all year long?" He let go of the quartermaster, sweating profusely on his face: "The serious road must be impossible to walk, and it's okay to stay in Xiaoheishan It's not a long-term solution. If it doesn't work, we still have to go to Tianjin Wei. It's bustling there, let's find a place to hide, even if we go to the pier to do coolies, it will definitely be safer than now!"

Having said that, he took a deep breath, and because of his lack of strength, his mind became dizzy one after another: "What's my idea? You can also say a few words."

Lieutenant Li took the lead and replied: "We all listen to the traveler."

As soon as this remark came out, others also echoed.Seeing that everyone was in unison, Tang Anqi nodded, "Okay, let's go on the road as soon as it gets dark, and we can go as far as we can."

He didn't say the last half of the sentence - how many days can be counted as a few days.

Don't say it, it's just a disappointment.In fact, Tianjin Wei is not a good destination, it is all Japanese territory, no different from Chang'an County.If these twenty or so people were just for safety and food, it would be better to surrender directly, not only can they eat, but also don't have to worry about it.

But it is hopeless to stick to Xiaoheishan. No matter what direction they are heading, they must go out first, and then go out!

Before dark, platoon leader Zhang and others had their own ideas and looked around for food.Tang Anqi also cheered up - although his skills are limited, he is always good at tricks.They ran to the stream with Xiao Maozi, and the two men dug and poked around with rifles, digging out many frogs that were about to hibernate under the soil layer.Tang Anqi was complacent at first, thinking that her method was very clever, and she could dig out the meat and eat it without any effort.But the cold, soft and sluggish frogs piled up on the ground. He glanced at it by chance, and suddenly felt nauseous, feeling that the situation was very disgusting.

But he didn't stop Xiao Maozi because of this.Xiao Maozi doesn't pay much attention to anything, and digs more and more in full swing.At last the fire was lit in the evening, and they ate a little roasted rabbit, a little roasted field mouse, and countless roasted frogs.Tang Anqi chewed with her eyes closed. At first, she felt that the charred frog looked like a human being, which made him want to vomit, but then she endured it and passed it.

After nightfall, this group of people took their guns and walked down the mountain through the forest, preparing to pass through a mass of graves and bypass the first checkpoint.