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日本兵也非等閒之輩,岸上輕重兵器陸續向雲豹輸出火力,各式槍彈紛紛襲來!與此同時,右翼灌木叢裡,忽然竄出大批日本步兵,並朝雲豹發起衝鋒!他們人人臉上掛著猙獰,口中高喊:「ばんざい(萬歲)!」
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小治趕緊下令:「發射煙幕彈!」接著,兩車的煙幕彈發射器先後朝四面八方打出十多顆煙幕彈,並在半空中炸開一朵朵咖啡色的甜甜圈狀雲霧。
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不明就裡的日本步兵突然停止衝鋒,只見帶頭軍官大喊:「毒ガスだ!これは毒ガスだ(毒氣,這是毒氣)!」
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日本兵聞令後迅速後撤,能退多遠就退多遠!見日軍防線出現空隙,兩輛雲豹開足馬力,趁機殺出重圍!
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脫離戰場後,兩車沿著溪畔繼續向下游駛去,走了好長一段路都沒敢停下,就怕後頭的日本兵又追了上來!
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不知又走了多遠,兩車來到一處淺灘,先後駛離溪畔,並迅速躲進樹林裡。
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停妥車輛,一部分人開始佈置防禦陣地,幫雲豹進行偽裝;除了覆蓋偽裝網,還就地取材,把樹枝、樹葉這些也一併覆蓋上去。另一部分人,拿著折鏟、圓鍬、十字鎬,回到淺灘處,把來時留下的車轍掩滅掉!
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等忙活兒告一個段落,時間已來到傍晚18點整;這時夕陽漸漸西沉,天色變得昏暗,山林間攏照著一股灰藍色的惆悵,不一會兒,夜幕悄悄降臨。
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「看來,我們今晚得在這裡野宿了。」弘爺語重心長的說。
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隨著篝火生起,大夥這才意識到,已一整天沒吃東西了!好在出發前,小治曾要求他們備足口糧,否則今晚就真得吃土了。
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也許是疲憊,又或者是歷經太多荒誕離奇的遭遇,每個人皆默默無語,低頭自顧自的吃著口糧。
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分配完夜哨順序後,其他人各自找尋舒適的地方倒頭便睡。小治、查理作為第一班衛哨,此時溝火前就剩他們二人還醒著。查理雖是記者,也沒有配槍,但還是自願陪小治輪第一班哨。
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小治看到查理從口袋裡掏出一塊東西把玩著,於是好奇問道:「你那什麼玩意?」
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查理:「哦,這個呀,這是美國的榮譽勳章,我的幸運符!」
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小治一臉狐疑的說:「你哪來的榮譽勳章,淘寶買的哦?」
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「才不是掏寶掏的咧!」查理鄭重否認,並簡單介紹勳章的來歷;說他當年在美國留學時,曾幫一位華裔蒐藏家寫自傳,該勳章被作為酬勞的一部分,支付予他。
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「這勳章可是真品唷!」查理得意洋洋的介紹道:「你看,背面還刻有『15-9-1950-仁川』的字樣。」
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「仁川?」小治一臉疑惑。
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查理:「就是韓戰的『仁川登陸』呀,你不知道嗎?」
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小治:「還真不知道。」
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這下換查理感到不解,調侃道:「虧你還是職業軍人!」
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只見小治一臉無奈的解釋道:「我不是軍事迷,從軍也不是我的志願,只是為了滿足家裡人的期待,情非得已才報考軍校。」原來小治出身軍人世家,有男丁從軍的家族文化。
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查理點點頭,表示能理解,還說:「我認識的軍官裡頭,也有人和你一樣,參軍是情非得已。」兩人話匣子一開,就此閒聊起來。
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查理指著小治背著的T-91步槍,略顯靦腆的問道:「『副連長』,您的步槍能否借我看看?」查理說他在美國曾打過各種制式步槍,唯台灣產的T-91還沒碰過。
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「哈,你是說這個嗎?」小治端起步槍、卸下彈匣,再熟練地拉一下槍機拉柄,確認清空膛裡子彈後,才把槍遞給查理。
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查理接過步槍,仔細端詳了遍,評價:「這槍比我想像中輕不少!」
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小治晃了晃手中的彈匣,笑道:「那是因為滿倉的彈匣在我手上呀,『查理先生』!」
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就在這個時候,樹林裡傳來不尋常的沙沙聲!再仔細聆聽,不像是風吹造成,反而更像是一大群動物穿過叢林,與樹葉摩擦所發出的聲響!
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小治、查理,二人不約而同的繃緊神經,張大雙眼、豎起耳朵,仔細搜尋這聲音到底來自何方?他們心裡不約而同的暗自祈禱:可千萬別來日本兵才好!
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「9點鐘方向有人!」查理突然喊道。
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「不,是右邊,3點鐘方向!」小治才剛講完,又隨即改口說:「不對,是前面......還有後面......;幹,我們被包圍了!」
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正當小治起身要叫醒其他人時,樹林裡突然竄出一原住民打扮的男人,舉著蕃刀迅速逼近小治和查理!
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小治見狀,反射動作地抓起步槍,卻抓了個空;這才想起,他的步槍正在查理手上!
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等小治回過神來,蕃刀已架在了脖子上,只要滑動一下,就能將他的脖子劃開一個口子!到時要嘛動脈噴泉,要嘛人頭落地!
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緊接著,樹林裡竄出更多的原住民,有人持茅,有人持弓,還有人持鳥槍,他們貌似尋篝火的光源找到他們!
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一旁睡夢中的其他人,陸續讓原住民一一叫醒;就連有起床氣的小玲,醒來後看到這般陣仗,也只能老老實實的束手就擒!
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帶頭的男人對他們講了一長串族語,雖然聽不懂,但好像都是些疑問語句的口氣。
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就在大夥忐忑不安,不知該如何是好時,隊上竟然有人回話!原來是娜娜,她正用母語和他們進行溝通!
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原本氣氛還很是緊張,但娜娜和他們說著說著,帶頭的男人竟然放下蕃刀,還將刀收進刀鞘裡!
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只見男人原本緊繃的表情,逐漸展露笑容;待他一聲令下,其他原住民們先後放下手中兵器,變得友善起來!
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娜娜滿心歡喜的回頭向大夥報告,說:「他們和我一樣,都是『鄒族』!」
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後來得知,帶頭的男人是部落頭目的長子,名叫「塔斯庫」,年約30歲上下;而他身後這群人,全是部落勇士。他們是聞到山裡傳來煙味,擔心森林大火,於是出來查探火原,循著煙味找到這裡。
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娜娜試著和塔斯庫解釋,說他們白天遭到日本軍隊襲擊,又不慎在山中迷路,希望部落的勇士能幫他們回到平地。
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瞭解情況後的塔斯庫,對小治比手畫腳地說了一通鄒語,好在一旁的娜娜可以即時翻譯。
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塔斯庫往南邊山區一指,說他們的部落就在山的後面,翻過去就到了。他想帶他們先回部落休息,因為這裡晚上會有山豬和黑熊出沒,相當危險!
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大夥商量過後,決定先隨塔斯庫回去部落;而兩輛雲豹暫時擱置原地,等明天再回來開走。
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