The sun always sets very fast in winter. Just after the last ray of light in the sky is completely blocked by the mountain curtain in the west, darkness begins to rule the world.
A team of six people was hurriedly marching through the fields under the dusk. The fierce sound of gunfire coming from not far away indicated that the night would no longer be peaceful.
The fire from the explosion of distant artillery shells illuminated half of the sky, and from time to time illuminated these six figures covered with weeds and leaves. They ran and jumped silently in the dark night, like six ghosts from another time and space, traveling freely across the ravine-ridden land.
Only the light of the explosion faintly reflected the bright and determined eyes under their black hoods.
Ahead was the area controlled by the Japanese army. The speed of the six people's advance slowed down. The leader gestured backwards. The six people began to move forward, and soon it turned into a crawling advance, because the Japanese army's position was right in front of them. .
If you can follow these six people with your aerial vision, you will find that the leader seems to have some kind of special function. He can always spot the Japanese sentries and patrols from a long distance, and lead others to bypass them in advance. By driving or staying still and waiting for the enemy to pass by, he could always find the gaps between the Japanese positions and sneak through the weakest defense areas.
In just a moment, he and the other five people successfully passed through the Japanese defense line and disappeared into the night behind them.
Of course, this person is Zhou Wen. In today's world, who else can have his abnormal night vision, keen reactions, superhuman hearing and smell. Only with these abilities can he be sure to lead a small team through the enemy's controlled area and penetrate into the heart of the enemy's army.
Zhou Wen knew that these were the changes brought to him by the Buddhist beads, and he also knew that this change is still continuing to this day, but it is not as obvious and fast as it was at the beginning, but is as gentle and silent as the spring rain.
Although his body's strength has not increased significantly, his senses are getting sharper, his thinking is getting sharper, and his ability to observe the surrounding environment is much stronger than before. Such subtle changes accumulated over time are usually not noticeable, but if If you carefully compare it with the past, you will notice the changes.
For example, he now feels that the distance of night vision is farther than before. In the past, he could see within 50 meters, but 100 meters was very blurry. But now he can distinguish the equipment on the Japanese soldiers 100 meters away. If there is a little moonlight in the sky, he can even see things 200 meters away.
His sense of hearing and smell has also been significantly enhanced. Especially in the silent night, he can already hear the breathing of the Japanese sentry 50 meters away and smell the smell of sweat coming from his body. Therefore, it was not difficult for him to detect and avoid any hidden or open sentinels of the Japanese army.
This time Zhou Wen only brought five people. If there are too many people, it will be easy to be exposed. If there are too few people, the combat effectiveness will be affected. A fully functional six-person team is just right.
After discovering in the afternoon that the Japanese army's headquarters might be at Peng's house more than ten kilometers away, Zhou Wen decided to divide the mercenary regiment into two groups.
Of course, the main force is along the way.
According to the previous plan, after the Chinese army launched a full-scale counterattack, the first detachment was used as the assault force, followed closely by the two infantry companies and two machine gun companies of the second detachment, and the two artillery companies were responsible for covering, using large-depth assault tactics. , assaulted all the way along the bank of Yunzaobang River, ignoring other Japanese troops stationed in various villages and towns along the line, and only needed to defeat the enemy in front of them, then directly penetrated to the rear of the Japanese army at high speed, and finally blocked the Japanese army's retreat at Peng's house.
On the other side, Zhou Wen personally led Zhang Xiaoping, Ti Jing, Xu Dacheng, Ergazi and Liu Hei to form a beheading team. Before the battle, they secretly passed through the Japanese defense line and penetrated directly into Peng's house. When our army's full-line counterattack began, they launched a surprise attack. The Japanese military headquarters carried out beheading operations.
However, the composition of the beheading team caused some controversy. Among the five people designated by Zhou Wen, Zhang Xiaoping and Ti Jing were natural candidates. Xu Dacheng's mortars were definitely needed, and Miaohua and Gao Xiaoshan felt that they were selected. Do your part and insist on joining.
But Zhou Wen put an end to their argument with one sentence, "If you all come with me, who will lead the commando?"
On this point, Zhou Wen had considered all aspects. The team went deep behind enemy lines alone. Even if it could knock out the enemy's headquarters, it would definitely be besieged by the Japanese army.
Think about it, that is the brigade headquarters of the Japanese army, and the guard force has at least one squadron. It is very difficult for Zhou Wen and the six of them to completely resist the siege of more than 180 Japanese troops in a squadron. At this time, the mercenary group's assault force Speed is critical.
Can the team arrive in time when the team is surrounded by enemies? Can the opening of the encirclement be blocked before the Japanese army escapes? The burden on the main force of the mercenary group is not light.
The commando team needs a strong leader, so the first commando team must be led by Miaohua and Gao Xiaoshan is responsible for coordinating the charge. Only with these two people around can Zhou Wen feel at ease.
The second detachment is commanded by Meng Yuting. If other unexpected situations occur during the battle, Meng Yuting will make an emergency decision. At this point, both Miaohua and Gao Xiaoshan must obey orders.
After he expressed all these considerations, Gao Xiaoshan and Miaohua had no objections. Miaohua just said: "Junior brother, don't worry, I will arrive in time with the commando team."
Gao Xiaoshan looked at Zhou Wen worriedly and said, "Scholar, you are always in danger every time. I feel..."
Zhou Wen smiled and put his arm around Gao Xiaoshan's shoulders and said: "Brother Shanzi, it is because of you, my seniors, and my brothers that I dare to go deep behind enemy lines again and again, because I know that no matter what danger I face, you will always take care of me." Those whom I rescued, you are my strong backing.”
Having said this, Zhou Wen turned his gaze to Meng Yuting and said, "Brother Yuting, I will leave my back to you."
Meng Yuting stood at attention and said loudly: "I will live up to my great trust."
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At 8 o'clock in the evening, the Japanese army's continuous attacks had already made the 256th Brigade of the 88th Division defending Maijiazhai feel extremely strenuous. Under the constant urging of the Japanese army headquarters, the Japanese army's mixed 24th Brigade organized another brigade-level attack. Thousands of them were already exhausted. The unbearable Japanese troops rushed forward howling again, and the two sides once again launched a desperate battle.
Xia Yuan Xiong Mi is going to fight for his life. If he cannot capture the temple tonight, then an indescribable ending will be waiting for him tomorrow. He had already dispatched the last brigade of Japanese troops who had been crippled, retired to rest and serve as reserves to the front line. At this time, except for engineers and artillery, he no longer had any force that could be mobilized.
Shimomoto Xiongmi was like a gambler who was about to lose all his money, playing all the cards in his hand at once.
