binnovel Chapter 372 A New Comrade Was Sent
Chapter 372 A New Comrade Was Sent
"You're seriously injured, I'll carry you!" Li Yunlong said nothing, picked up Zhang Ling and walked out.
"Old Li, be careful. There seem to be Japanese soldiers in this cave." Zhang Ling lay on Li Yunlong's back and reminded him.
"Don't worry, these few Japanese devils can't stop me!" Li Yunlong laughed, carrying Zhang Ling on his back, and rushed out of the cave at full speed.
Outside the cave, the setting sun dyed the sky blood red. In the distance, the shouts of the devils were getting closer and closer.
"Zhang Ling, you are so lucky that you can escape from Yamamoto Ikki." Li Yunlong put Zhang Ling on a rock and said with a smile.
"Old Li, I almost died this time. If you hadn't arrived in time, I would have lost my life here." Zhang Ling said with lingering fear.
"Haha, don't give me that, kid. With your skills, you can escape even if I don't come." Li Yunlong said, taking out a pot of wine from his pocket, "Here, have a drink to calm your nerves."
Zhang Ling took the wine jug, tilted his head back and took a sip. A spicy taste of wine immediately spread in his throat.
"Cough cough cough..." Zhang Ling choked on the wine and started coughing violently.
"Drink slowly, kid. This is good wine." Li Yunlong smiled and patted Zhang Ling's shoulder.
"Old Li, what should we do now?" Zhang Ling asked.
"What else can we do? Of course we have to kill the devils!" Li Yunlong said, with a cold light in his eyes. "The old devil Yamamoto Ikki killed so many of our brothers. We must settle this account with him!"
Zhang Ling nodded, with a blazing flame of revenge burning in his eyes. He knew that this would be a bloody battle, a life-and-death battle!
At this moment, a soldier ran over, saluted Li Yunlong and reported: "Commander, a large number of Japanese troops have surrounded us, with at least a battalion of people!"
"A battalion?" Li Yunlong frowned and asked in a deep voice, "Where is Chu Yunfei's 358th Regiment?"
"Captain Chu said that they were entangled by the main force of the Japanese and could not come to support us." The soldier replied.
"Damn it, Chu Yunfei failed at the critical moment!" Li Yunlong couldn't help but curse, and then said to Zhang Ling, "Zhang Ling, you are smart, what do you think we should do now?"
Zhang Ling pondered for a moment, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he said, "Old Li, I have a way..."
Zhang Ling felt dizzy, and his ears were filled with the whistling wind and the sound of falling dirt and gravel. When he came to his senses, he found himself in a dark and narrow space, pitch dark, and a musty smell filled his nose.
"Zhu Zi! Monk! Where are you?" Zhang Ling struggled to get up and looked around in the dim light. He found that this seemed to be an abandoned cellar. The walls were damp and covered with moss, and the air was filled with a rotten smell.
"Ahem... Captain, I'm here..." Zhuzi's weak voice came from the corner. Zhang Ling hurried over and found Zhuzi sitting against the wall, his face pale, with a stone on his leg, and blood staining his trouser legs.
"Zhu Zi, how are you? Are you seriously injured?" Zhang Ling's heart tightened and he hurried to check Zhu Zi's injuries.
"It's okay, Captain. It's just a superficial wound. You won't die!" Zhuzi grinned, revealing a mouthful of white teeth.
"It's already this late and you're still trying to be brave!" Zhang Ling bandaged Zhuzi's wound while looking around for an exit. "Where's the monk? Why can't I see him?"
"The monk...the monk was blown away by the Japanese artillery shells in order to protect me..." Zhuzi said, his voice became low and his eyes became red.
"What?!" Zhang Ling's head was buzzing as if struck by lightning. He knew that Monk Wei was extremely brave, but he didn't expect that he would...
A huge feeling of grief and anger surged in his heart. Zhang Ling clenched his fists tightly, his nails digging deeply into the flesh. Blood flowed through the gaps between his fingers, but he was completely unaware.
"Damned Japs! I will make you pay with blood!" Zhang Ling gritted his teeth, his eyes were red as if he was about to spit fire.
"Captain, what should we do now?" Zhuzi asked worriedly. He knew Zhang Ling was angry at the moment, but he was more worried about their situation. They were trapped in this dark cellar, out of ammunition and food, isolated and helpless, and there were countless devils outside hunting them down. It seemed that the only fate waiting for them was death.
"Don't worry, Zhuzi, there is always a way out, we will definitely get out alive!" Zhang Ling took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down. He looked around, hoping to find something useful. Suddenly, he found a pile of debris in the corner of the cellar, covered with a rag.
Zhang Ling walked over and lifted the rag, and found some farm tools and daily necessities, as well as some moldy grain and a jar of wine. Zhang Ling was delighted, because although these things were not much, they could at least keep them alive for a while.
"Zhu Zi, how are you? Can you still move?" Zhang Ling asked.
"Captain, I'm fine. I can still hold on!" Zhuzi struggled to stand up. Although his face was still pale, his eyes were full of determination.
"Good job! Let's pack up these things first, and then find a way out!" Zhang Ling said, and began to organize the things in the cellar.
After working for a long time, the two finally cleaned up the cellar and built a simple stove with stones. Zhang Ling lit the fire with the few remaining matches, and the cellar was immediately filled with warm light.
"Come on, Zhuzi, eat something first!" Zhang Ling handed the baked potatoes to Zhuzi.
Zhuzi took the potato and ate it greedily. It was the first hot meal he had eaten all day.
Zhang Ling also picked up a potato and ate it slowly. He knew that now was not the time to relax. They were still trapped in the cellar and the danger was not over.
"Captain, do you think we can still get out?" Zhuzi asked while eating potatoes.
"Of course!" Zhang Ling said firmly, "We are heroes who fought against the Japanese. How can we die in this damn place?"
"But...but there are Japanese invaders outside..." Zhuzi was a little worried.
"Don't worry, Zhuzi, I have a plan!" Zhang Ling's eyes flashed with a gleam of light, "Let's hide here for a few days first, and when the enemy's search is relaxed, we will find a chance to break out!"
"Break through? How do we break through? Just the two of us?" Zhuzi was a little bit unbelievable.
"Of course there are more than just the two of us!" Zhang Ling smiled mysteriously, "Don't forget, we also have..."
Just then, there was a sudden noise at the entrance of the cellar, followed by a rough voice.
"Hey, Lao Li, are you sure they are down here?"
"Don't worry, Political Commissar Zhao, I saw them fall with my own eyes, I can't be wrong!"
Hearing these two familiar voices, Zhang Ling and Zhuzi's faces suddenly changed.
Zhang Ling felt a buzzing in his ears, and his body was thrown heavily to the ground. Before he could react, a pile of gravel and soil pressed down again. He struggled to get up, but found that his limbs were sore and weak, and his head was dizzy.
"Where am I?" Zhang Ling shook his head, trying to clear his mind. With the weak light, he saw that he was in a narrow earth pit, the pit wall was damp and exuded a musty smell.
"Am I not dead?" Zhang Ling was shocked and recalled the scene before he fainted: the Japanese artillery shells, the charging troops, and the bottomless pit...
"Zhuzi! Xiuqin! Where are you?!" Zhang Ling struggled and shouted a few times, but only heard his own faint echo reverberating in the empty tunnel.
Despair, like the cold and wet soil, enveloped him bit by bit. Could it be that after all the hard work and bloody battles he had to endure for so long, he still couldn't escape the fate's trick and was going to die in this dark underground?
"No, I can't just give up!" Zhang Ling gritted his teeth and forced himself to calm down. He groped the pit wall, hoping to find a way out.
The pit wall was wet and smooth, and it was obvious that it had collapsed recently. Zhang Ling groped for a long time, but only found a few loose stones, which were not enough for him to climb up.
"It seems we have to find another way." Zhang Ling sighed and sat down against the wall of the pit.
Just then, he suddenly heard a faint voice coming from not far away.
"Old Li, who do you think the higher-ups can send to take over our independent regiment this time?"
"It doesn't matter who comes. Our independent regiment is well-known for being tough. The Japanese want to eat us alive. Whoever comes will be in trouble!"
"Well, you can't say that. Our Captain Li Yunlong is also a well-known hero. Otherwise..."
When Zhang Ling heard the three words "Li Yunlong", his heart moved.
Li Yunlong? Independent Regiment? Could it be...
He held his breath, pricked up his ears, and listened carefully to the conversation between the two people.
"Hey, keep your voice down! If the political commissar hears you talking about the regiment commander, be careful that he will punish you to recite the 'Three Disciplines and Eight Points of Attention' again!"
"What are you afraid of? The political commissar is busy right now! I heard that a new comrade was sent over from above. He seems to be a college student. The political commissar is having a heart-to-heart talk with him right now!"
"College students? Hehe, there will be a lot of fun! What is our independent regiment? That is..."
The two people's voices gradually faded away, but Zhang Ling could no longer remain calm.
Li Yunlong, Zhao Gang, Chu Yunfei, Yamamoto Ikki... These characters who originally only existed in TV dramas now appear beside him alive.
He really came to the world of "Drawing Sword"!
Zhang Ling was extremely excited. He was already a loyal fan of "Drawing Sword" and now he had the opportunity to experience that magnificent history in person. How could he not be excited?
More importantly, he knew that in this world, he was no longer fighting alone. He would fight side by side with iron-blooded soldiers such as Li Yunlong, Zhao Gang, and Chu Yunfei to drive the invaders out of China!
"But how am I supposed to get out now?"