Xiaowuzi became an official again, and this time he was in charge of six people, all young men.
These people are all suspects. While Xiaowuzi was leading everyone forward, he was also quietly observing them.
He had seen Er Niu and was deeply impressed. He was the young man who cried over the corpse after the riot in the mine. In Xiao Wuzi's heart, Erniu can basically be ruled out, because it is impossible for someone with an unforgettable hatred for the Japanese to surrender to the Japanese.
Er Niu's surname is Niu, and everyone calls him Er Niu because they are two brothers who came together. The man Er Niu was crying about was his uncle and brother in the same village, and everyone called him Daniu.
There is another person whom I know, because this person looks very similar to Wang Laizi in the street, but he is younger.
When Xiao Wuzi asked, sure enough, he was Wang Laoer. Xiaowuzi told him that his brother was trying every possible means to find out his whereabouts.
But the boy said: "My brother has only been so successful in his life. He hasn't caused any trouble, has he?" His words were full of disdain for his brother, but he also revealed his concern for him.
Xiaowuzi asked him quietly again, who was not present on the day when the Japanese raided the wilderness? Wang Laoer told him that except for him and Erniu, no one else was there.
Therefore, Wang Laoer can basically be ruled out.
Wang Laoer was suspected because he joined the team relatively late and had no one to introduce him. He joined the Anti-League simply because of his enthusiasm.
The old ball player has not been in the team for long, but he was introduced by Lao Pi, so he has a guarantor. However, he was not there on the day of the ambush. He had accepted Lao Haishan's order and went out to purchase food.
Xiao Meng was from Shandong and had participated in the mine riot. He was injured however. He was retreating to recuperate on the day of the ambush and was not there.
There are two people left, one named Zhang Delu and the other named Zhang Dexin. Their names sound like brothers, but they are one from Shandong and the other from Shandong. Zhang Delu is also a wounded man, and like Xiao Meng, he is recuperating from his injuries, and Zhang Dexin is the landlord where they are recuperating.
Because their names were very similar, they simply connected their clans and recognized themselves as one family. So Zhang Dexin joined the team.
These six people happened to be three from the local area and three from Shandong. At the beginning, Lao Haishan may have wanted to balance the situation. He deliberately selected people from both sides for every operation so that they could run into each other. This is why Lao Qiuzi and Er Niu kidnapped Du Chen.
There are actually five literate people in the team of seven. This surprised Xiaowuzi. It turned out that those from Shandong had attended literacy classes in the Eighth Route Army. Both can recognize hundreds of characters. Xiao Wuzi is self-taught, but Wang Laoer has really gone to school. Only Lao Qiuzi and Zhang Dexin were illiterate, which made Xiao Wuzi less suspicious of them.
When everyone was resting, Erniu said: "Captain Wuzi, show us your hands and see, otherwise the team members will not be convinced!"
Xiaowuzi smiled. He knew that the one who was most unconvinced was Erniu. This kid always felt that Xiaowuzi was only sixteen years old. How could a little brat command an old revolutionary like me?
But this just proves that Erniu is innocent. He was even called captain of the fifth son, which showed his disrespect for the fifth son. It is completely different from Lao Qiuzi. Lao Qiuzi always calls Xiao Wuzi the boss and respects Xiao Wuzi very much. Wang Laoer, however, directly called Wuzi, showing a cordiality. The others all called him captain in a formal manner, because this was the official appointment of Captain Haishan.
Xiaowuzi pulled out his two box cannons from his lower back and said to everyone with a smile: "Listen everyone, I will give you a demonstration. If anyone feels better than me, come and try it. No matter who it is, your shooting skills If you are taller than me, I will ask you to be the captain.
I mean what I say, and everyone should come and bear witness. "
Everyone looked at him. Xiao Wuzi stood in the middle of the mountain road, closing his eyes and feeling the direction of the wind. Suddenly two Jia Qiaoer flew by. Xiao Wuzi instantly raised his hand and opened his bow left and right.
"Pop!" After two shots, the birds flying in mid-air were hit and jumped before they both fell down.
Old Qiuzi ran over and picked up the two birds, and said as he ran back: "It's a pity, they are all smashed, and I can't eat more than a few bites of meat."
Erniu was shocked on the spot. After thinking about it, he thought that his marksmanship was always good, but shooting at a moving target in such an instant was really not good.
Erniu is still a bachelor, and he picks up the big brother.
"You are awesome. You are better than me. I am convinced and will recognize you as the captain from now on."
The other team members were also shocked by Xiao Wuzi's hand. This shooting technique was definitely not something that could be practiced in three days and two mornings. Otherwise, why would Captain Haishan appoint him, the youngest, to be the captain?
Everyone just obeyed Xiaowuzi, the captain.
Wang Laoer asked: "Fifth son, if you shoot here, aren't you afraid of attracting the Japanese?"
Xiao Wuzi smiled mysteriously: "I fired the gun on purpose, which can be regarded as throwing stones to ask for directions.
Except for Xiao Wuzi, no one in their group knew that the large army would take another route. Their small group was regarded as a bait to see whether the Japanese would take it.
Camping at night, Xiao Wuzi ordered everyone to keep watch for two hours, starting with himself.
They walked all day on mountain roads, so they were still in the Laoye Ridge Mountains.
Xiao Wuzi gave the horse to Lao Haishan, because the large army had baggage and needed horses even more.
These seven people all carried dry food bags. Apart from ammunition, they basically didn't bring anything more, all in order to move faster.
Just before dawn, two gunshots suddenly sounded, startling everyone awake.
Xiao Wuzi quickly asked: "Who is keeping watch?" Zhang Delu said: "It's Old Ball, he just took over my shift."
Xiaowuzi checked that all the team members were okay, and asked everyone to stay on guard, and then called Erniu to touch the sentry post.
When we got to the high post where we were sent out, we found that there was no one around. The old man didn't know where he had gone.
Xiaowuzi and Erniu searched around, and finally found an injured and dying man in a deep ditch half a mile away.
But this person is not an old ball player, but someone they never dreamed of. This man turned out to be the cobbler who should have left with the large army.
Xiaowuzi jumped down into the ditch to help him up and called Uncle Pi twice.
Lao Pi opened his eyes, saw Xiao Wuzi smiling, and stretched out his hand to hold him, preventing Xiao Wuzi from picking him up.
"Fifth Son, you must not have found the traitor yet, right? Stop looking. The traitor is me, your Uncle Pi."
Lao Pi coughed twice, then said after a while: "I was the one who reported the incident in the Great Wasteland. I was instigated to rebel before I returned to Haishan Camp. Because they captured two of my children and sent them to Xinjing.
I'm sorry for the big cabinet, I don't have the shame to see him again.
Old Qiuzi was sent by them to monitor me.
I came here to ask him to report the news, but unexpectedly I was killed by him.
Fifth son, I want to ask you a favor, go to Xinjing to find your two younger brothers. "Speaking of this, Lao Pi almost cried.
Xiao Wuzi was shocked. He suspected everyone in the team, but he never expected that the traitor would be Uncle Pi, the third-in-command of Haishan Camp. Seeing that he was shot, his chest was still heaving with blood. Yes, I'm afraid it's hopeless.
When I think of the sacrificed comrades, I still want to give him two more shots.
There was no need for him to replenish his gun. Lao Pi opened his eyes but made no sound.
Xiao Wuzi let go of Lao Pi, closed his eyes with his hands, and said to Lao Pi's body, "I promise, I'll look for those two brothers as soon as I have time."
Lao Pi's two children are twins, one year younger than Xiao Wuzi. Xiao Wuzi actually met them in Haishan Camp and studied with them.
Erniu took away Lao Pi's shell gun and ammunition, and the two quickly returned to the camp. Xiao Wuzi informed everyone to march back quickly. They are competing with the old players for time to see who can find the team first.
Old Qiuzi is looking for the Japanese, but Xiao Wuzi and the others have to inform the troops to change direction before the Japanese come.
As for catching the old ball to take revenge, it can only be done after finding the team.
Time was of the essence, so the team returned the same way at full speed. It was faster than when we came, and we returned to the starting point before dark, but the place was deserted, and the large troops had been transferred in advance.
Xiaowuzi knew that he could not rest, so he followed the team's whereabouts all night long.
After chasing for a day and a night, the team finally caught up with the large army in the early morning of the next day, but it was still a step too late. The army had been surrounded by Japanese soldiers in a small village by the river.
The rumble of artillery was heard far away, and Xiaowuzi became more and more anxious. He recruited the team to quickly move closer to see if they could open a hole for the troops.
The team approached the battlefield under the cover of trees. The Japanese are firing artillery into the encirclement. This is not an ordinary infantry grenade, but a 70mm infantry cannon.
The two cannons took turns pouring shells into the encirclement. The villages and buildings inside were blown to pieces, thick smoke billowed, and rocks flew everywhere.
The Japanese artillery team has ten people, and two cannons are about twenty people.
Xiao Wuzi quickly made a plan. Er Niu and Xiao Meng, two good marksmen, would shoot in the east to attract the enemy's attention. He and the other three team members each had three grenades, and circled to the north, waiting for the sound of Er Niu's gunfire. When they sound, these twelve grenades must be thrown out in the shortest possible time.
This sudden attack is definitely enough to give the little Japanese artillery a drink.
Soldiers are very fast. If they delay for even one minute, Lao Haishan and the others will suffer great losses.
The four of them walked around the place and could clearly hear the clatter of the little devils and the thud of the cannon being ejected.
After a while,
"Ba, Ba, Ba"
Erniu's box cannon went off, and then there was a loud sound of "Bah Gou, Bah Gou." as the Japanese fired back.
Everyone was pulling strings with their left hands and holding grenades in their right hands, looking at Xiao Wuzi nervously.
Xiaowuzi nodded, and the grenade in his right hand flew out first, then quickly grabbed the second one, pulled the string, and threw it.
Then vote again. Everyone is repeating this action
The place where they were hiding was a natural ravine. After all the grenades were thrown out, everyone crouched down and waited for the explosion in five seconds.
