APTnovel Chapter 1878 The truck was stopped by a stranger.
Chapter 1878 The truck was stopped by a stranger.
When Dr. Song and his team returned to Jiujiang County, they obtained an extra machine gun from the garrison troops at the field hospital.
On the way back, the squad leader positioned the machine gun on top of the truck and the other two machine guns on either side of the truck, keeping a close watch on the truck's movements from all three sides.
The field hospital garrison also arranged for a Golden Eagle 4 drone to follow them in the air.
In critical moments, golden eagles can hold off Japanese attacks and cover the trucks' retreat.
After leaving the territory of Ji'an City, the truck entered the newly recovered Japanese-occupied area.
The squad leader was on edge, constantly looking around the truck to check the condition of its sides.
Upon entering Jishui County, another unexpected situation arose.
Three men stopped the truck.
Although they were not carrying weapons, they appeared to be soldiers based on their gait.
Why would ordinary citizens stop military vehicles?
The squad leader immediately ordered the soldiers to load their bullets and cock their rifles.
He jumped off the train, walked up to the three men, and asked one of the tall, thin men:
"Who are you? What do you want?"
"We are the Northern Route Detachment of the Southern Jiangxi Anti-Japanese Guerrilla Force. A few days ago, we encountered a remnant of the Japanese army and a fierce battle ensued. Several of our wounded soldiers were seriously injured."
I heard from the investigators that your hospital's military vehicles frequently travel to and from this area, so I've taken the liberty of stopping them to see if you could help with my medical treatment.
The squad leader breathed a sigh of relief; it turned out to be the Northern Route Detachment of the Southern Jiangxi Anti-Japanese Guerrilla Force. This unit was a guerrilla force spontaneously formed by the masses and had not yet received an official designation or appointment from the New Fourth Army.
"Okay, bring them over here, we'll take them to the military hospital for treatment."
"We specifically moved them a short distance ahead. Could your doctor go and take a look?"
"No way!" The squad leader refused decisively, asking Dr. Song to go with them to an unfamiliar place. Who knows if they were not puppet soldiers in disguise, or if there was an ambush?
"Don't misunderstand, I want your doctor to check on the wounded who have minor injuries, and hopefully leave them some medicine."
"Those with minor injuries can walk on their own. Have them all come to the front of our truck so Dr. Song can examine you and leave you some medicine."
The squad leader remained quite vigilant.
"Okay, please wait a moment." The man didn't press the class monitor and the others, and turned to instruct the other two men:
"Run over there quickly! The medics from the First Anti-Japanese Army are here. Have the detachment commander arrange for the seriously wounded to be carried over, and the lightly wounded to walk over on their own."
"Okay!" The two men responded and quickly ran into the woods on the right.
The soldiers in the truck kept a close eye on the movement in the woods to their right, worried that these people might be puppet troops in disguise.
After a while, the sound of people moving around came from the woods on the right.
The class monitor raised his hand.
According to the agreement, if he lowered his hand, the soldiers would open fire.
The man in the lead saw everything but deliberately pretended not to. After all, they were all strangers, and anything could happen.
After a while, several guerrillas dressed as civilians and carrying guns emerged from the woods on the right, carrying two seriously wounded soldiers.
Later, some guerrilla fighters and lightly wounded soldiers followed them out.
"The wounded stay behind, everyone else step back," the squad leader ordered.