The sky gradually darkens, and darkness rises from the stream to the top of the mountain.
Sentries were posted on the high mountain ridges on both sides.
The soldiers of the Secret Service Company were stationed not far behind the Ninth Company.
After rearranging the sentries and security work, Captain Li unknowingly walked to the fire burning in the ninth company in the valley.
Several soldiers naturally moved out of the way. Captain Li looked at the tent next to the fire. It was bigger than the one brought by the division headquarters!
Captain Li drank a pot of warm water in one gulp, regained his energy, and sat upright in front of Political Commissar Ding who was not sleeping yet: "Don't take what happened in the afternoon seriously, we have to obey the orders from above!"
"Blame you? You are overthinking. Our independent regiment originally had a small number of people, but this time it was Commander Lu who was so crazy that he had to send people all the way into the mountains to help fight against the advancing troops. Otherwise, how could these things happen? !”
"Don't say that. If it weren't for your blocking, our division might have been captured by the Japanese."
"It's not as simple as you think. This matter is definitely not over. Our independent group grandma doesn't care, and my uncle doesn't love us. Occasionally, we do serious things and still make people dislike us."
"You are just showing off, but what you say makes sense. What a big step. Our troops are scattered and have little contact with each other. Even the division commander may not necessarily know the specific situation of the generals under his command. No one can cover the sky with one hand, ZZ Department The comrades have their own reasons for thinking, the current situation in the headquarters is very bad, and everyone will be filled with anger in their stomach."
"I heard that you went to Pingyuan? Why did you come back to the division again?"
"The troops staying in the division have not been fighting, so the division will let the expanded special agent company exchange personnel with the local area every year to avoid not fighting. When the time comes, the soldiers will be swept away by the Japanese. The soldiers are inexperienced and their combat effectiveness cannot be guaranteed."
"It's just in time for you to return to the division. You can take a rest. Are you going to continue marching tonight?"
"The soldiers sent out to explore the road haven't come back yet. We may have to wait for a while before we leave. So, I'll go back and relax for a while, and you can take a rest too."
End meaningless conversations.
Two hours later, the soldiers of the special agent company who had simply had dinner lined up in the ravine. Hu Yi stood in front of the soldiers of the ninth company with a dark face: "Check the kettles, dry food, and remove all traces on the ground!"
The chaotic team began to check the things they carried with them. The heavy armed belts they were used to carrying became a lot lighter, and the soldiers were not used to it.
There were footsteps from behind. The Secret Service Company was ready and waiting for the Ninth Company to move ahead. The soldiers all turned around and found that the troops from the Special Agent Company were almost behind the Ninth Company, and no one said a word.
The voice of the messenger came from the front: "Let's go!"
I don’t dare to walk on the mountain ridge during the day. Although walking at night will be slower, there shouldn’t be any big problem.
Even if you are discovered by the Japanese scouts, there are no planes in the sky for reconnaissance. When the Japanese scouts go back to report the news or fire warning shots, you will still be looking at the mountains and running to death even during the day. If you want to avoid being exposed at night and do not use flashlights or torches to pursue, that is just a dream. , in the dark mountains, the Japanese couldn't find anything to do.
The mule group, who were still packing their tents, fell behind.
"You idiot, you're going to set up a tent in just a short while, so you're looking for trouble!"
"There are no mosquitoes in the tent. Hehe, my aunt didn't let you carry it. Are you still not satisfied?"
Xiao Zhuan'er stood behind the queue and quickly trotted to keep up with the team in front.
"Girl, what's going on this afternoon?" Liu Jin's monitor, who was deliberately pulled behind, was waiting.
The person in front of me seems to have something to say.
Under the torch, her big eyes rolled around. The more she looked at this person, the angrier Xiao Hongying became: "You are trying to compete with me, right? Where did you go this afternoon? How much have you blackmailed my aunt's property?"
"I'm wronged. I really didn't know. The correspondent sent an order saying that this unit of the Independent Regiment is suspicious, and we need to cooperate with you in disarming you. I don't know Captain Hu, and I'm not familiar with your Ninth Company, hehe..."
"You're not familiar with me? . . . Six pounds, my aunt is so busy talking today. Your special agent team will never get a single bullet from us in the future! You guys have used up all the 38-cap bullets and waited to use the reloading bullets!"
"Well... you see, we can't surround you just because we want to say no. You have to go to the ZH Department to reason..."
"You are also accomplices!"
"I swear to God, I didn't take part in the operation! I went to change the guard!"
"You coward, forget it, get out of here!"
The jaws of all the men in the secret service company dropped to the ground. When had they ever seen the squad leader who was the most courageous person in the army be so arrogant?
Could it be that that girl is his sister?
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"The Japanese have been following us since Niujia Village and set up traffic jams at various intersections. Our intelligence system relies entirely on manpower to climb mountains and take small roads, which is very slow."
In a broken house in a small village, more than a dozen people were crowded around two tables. The person who was talking had a cold face, and his beautiful face was haggard and full of worry.
"Director Su, what happened when you asked for a meeting overnight?"
"The information coming from Meixian County has not been verified yet. The situation is very bad!"
"Don't be so pretentious. We are in the mountains and this is not the first time the Japanese have raided us. How bad can it be?" Sitting behind one of the leaders, the tense atmosphere was relieved.
Su Qing's gloomy big eyes glanced around, then stared at Commander Lu who was also sitting at the top and waiting for an answer: "Intelligence from Meixian's spy said that the Eighth Route Army headquarters is surrounded by Japanese soldiers!" .
The commanders of the supplementary regiment, who were noisily bragging about their gains in the past few days, suddenly fell silent. Meetings that often had to be calmed down by the regimental commander banging the table suddenly froze.
The sound suddenly disappeared, the dim oil lamp light stopped swaying, everyone held their breath, and the silence was so clear!
After a while, a voice penetrated the dim smoke. His hands were burned by the cigarette butts, and all eyes moved away.
"Why are you looking at me?"
"Although the news is unconfirmed, the Japanese forces invested in raiding Qiongshan Valley are completely different from before. They have no interest in the village at all, are not willing to delay setting fire to the village, and simply ignore the small blocking force. , this shows that the Japanese must have important goals when entering the mountain!" Su Qing's clear voice continued to shake the nervous hearts around the table.
Believe it or not, you can’t help but look back at those battles. The attacking Japanese soldiers were not like carrying large bags and hanging small bags in the previous sweeps. They were indeed rushing into the mountains. It can be seen that the Japanese soldiers really had other purposes.
Not only Captain Lu, one of the leaders, but also the new Director Zheng of the Independent Regiment who was sitting next to Su Qing and was the first to receive the news. His face was dark and full of helplessness.
"Lao Lu, the information came from you, what do you think?" After the leader of the supplementary group finished speaking, he quickly took a strong drag on the cigarette butt that was almost burning his fingers, turned sideways and spit out the cigarette butt that was almost burning his mouth, and the hot smoke. The air came out of his mouth and then inhaled through his nose. His subordinates who had never seen the world were stunned and asked: "Old Lu...hey...what are you thinking about?"
Lu Tuan, who was wandering in the world, returned to reality gloomily: "This news... is probably true. We can't do anything except stop these Japs behind us!"
