Halfway up the cliff, the sun is pointing to the west.
After the rain, the cliffs were covered with clouds and mist, and the waterfall became smaller and smaller. It was no longer majestic and became much gentler.
Several gunshots suddenly rang out in the canyon.
Not long after, a soldier came out of the bushes panting: "Report, the Japs from the north are searching southward! The Japs came all the way along the river and found the path we made in the bushes. The spy squad and platoon leader Tian Lead the people to fight with the Japanese!"
"Everyone, get off the cliff immediately." Hu Yi's consideration was very simple. To the north is a small group of Japanese soldiers, and to the south is the same small group of Japanese soldiers. It makes no difference whether they fight there. Once their whereabouts are exposed, to the north is the hinterland of the Japanese army's encirclement. There is still a glimmer of hope.
After giving the order, Hu Yi looked at the soldier again: "The Japs didn't launch a large-scale attack?"
"Hey, in the bushes, we can't get out of formation, and we can't see each other. If the Japs want to come up, there's no way."
"Don't you know that the Japanese can take a detour through the river? Have you sent anyone to the river?"
"Uh, no..., we've seen the river up there and it's not easy to walk on. The Japanese didn't know what they were thinking, so they didn't open fire. Maybe they thought there weren't many of us and they wanted to catch some alive!"
"Go tell them to retreat,"
"Yes!" After the soldier finished speaking, he saluted and got back into the bushes.
Seeing the soldier walking away, the other people were sliding down the cliff along the rope.
Hu Yi turned to Captain Chen and said: "Our Ninth Company has few people and a small scale. There is a small group of Japanese in the south and north. If we fight hard, we have no chance! The mountains are full of Japanese and reinforcements may come at any time. Now, we must be on the move. Look for opportunities.”
"You have the final say whether to play or not. Well, do you think you can play the ball more evenly?" Company Commander Chen finally said what was in his heart.
The Ninth Platoon had more men, more guns and more bullets, so it didn't matter. When Company Commander Chen and his party got fifty rounds of bullets per person, they realized that this Ninth Platoon was no ordinary rich man.
This person is not important enough in the eyes of the Japs. The Japs don't know how many Eighth Route Army soldiers there are here, but the ones caught alive have a fatal attraction to the Japs. In the eyes of the Japs, in the bushes, it may be the Five Guys who ran away earlier. An eight-way.
Therefore, the Japs really didn't take it to heart.
Hu Yi didn't know the situation. The Japs were coming. According to his idea, if he couldn't defeat them, he would just run away. Anyway, he went down the cliff. There was a three-way intersection in the valley to the south. The spy squad had reported back. The Japs were heading south, at least. You can also go west.
Similarly, there is another situation that Hu Yi doesn't know. In the valley less than three kilometers to the north, there is a hunting trail further north. However, that hunting trail is filled with the bodies of martyrs from the press units of the Eighth Route Army's agencies and schools. corpse.
Hu Yi didn't think much now. There was no need to fight the Japanese. The mission seemed to have been completed and there was no need to waste any more time.
There were many things that I didn't expect. On both sides of the hills, there were large groups of Japanese soldiers wandering around in the mountains.
It is not a good idea to follow the Japanese soldiers who are retreating to the south. It is better to run in the direction from which the Japanese soldiers came. No one knows where they will run and whether they will encounter Japanese soldiers.
Because the Japanese are searching everywhere in the mountains and are on the move. There are many mountains and ravines in the mountains, so there are many opportunities for them to escape.
This idea was not Hu Yi's idea, but the suggestion made by the female guerrilla leader who had stayed in the mountains for several years. Hu Yi synthesized it.
At least, she had a clearer idea of the terrain to the west, even though it was now full of Japs.
Company Commander Chen also heard the conversation between Hu Yi and the ridiculously beautiful guerrilla captain, and naturally accepted Hu Yi's proposal, but he still asked Hu Yi seriously, "Comrade, what are you going to do next?"
Hu Yi was rarely called a comrade. Hearing this, he felt a little dazed. You have asked me this eight times out of ten times. He really wanted to say I don’t know again. After thinking about it, he answered: "Then let's go!"
Hu Yi didn't feel that there was no chance of staying here and he had to take action. At least, the book Political Commissar Ding gave him had a very comprehensive explanation of guerrilla warfare. In the most basic sentence, the enemy advances and we retreat, and we look for opportunities in movement. , concentrate superior forces and defeat the enemy one by one.
Of course, in the current situation, if the ninth company is at full strength and is facing a small team of Japs, it is still confident to fight, but against a Japs with a similar number of soldiers, it is better to forget it.
This time is different from the past. We still have to run away, but we may encounter the searching Japanese at any time. Maybe that is the last moment to run away.
The Japs to the south had not gone very far. After hearing the gunfire, it was entirely possible that they would turn around and come back, but there was no guarantee that the Japs following behind would go down the cliff without ropes and continue the pursuit.
However, as long as you pass the valley fork in front, you don't have to worry too much even if the two groups of Japs get together, because the Japs don't have a radio, so of course they can't be stopped by the Japs in front. In terms of foot strength, the Nine Company is certainly no worse than the Japs.
I have been chased by the Japanese so many times that it just feels like that.
In less than half an hour, the soldiers of the Ninth Company all went down to the water pool and were ready to go again. In the dark light in the valley, every face seemed to be new. Tang Dagou washed his face that had not been washed for eight hundred years with water. After rubbing for a long time, it was still so dark.
Desperately, he led a group of his men into a group, not wanting to compete with Li Xiang's platoon, because he knew that if they really competed with each other, these guys would kill Li Xiang's platoon in seconds.
The mule was rubbing his hands in the water and muttering to himself. He was the heaviest. If he hadn't been tied to a rope and asked the soldiers to hang him down, he probably wouldn't have been able to climb down on his own. At this time He was tilting his head to look nervous and dissatisfied, watching Erniu slide down the rope like a monkey.
Hu Yi stepped on the rocks, tightened the laces of his military shoes, and waved his hand towards the cliff. The idiot above didn't even react at all.
Hu Yi's face turned dark and he shouted loudly: "Monkey, why don't you come down yet?"
"I'm tying the slipknot on the rope. I'll wait for the comrades from the special agent class to come back and collect the rope on the way."
For Jiulian, how to get down from behind and still pull off the rope is not a problem.
"Mule, how do you feel about washing your hands in the water?" The girl who was also hung down by the rope looked at Luo Fugui proudly.
"How about what?" After washing his hands and wiping his clothes, Huo Hu heard the sound of the waterfall and asked nonchalantly.
"Don't you know there are more than a dozen Japs in this pool? Aren't you afraid that they will drag you down?"
"It's your grandma's fault for not telling me earlier!" Luo Fugui turned pale and hurriedly ran out from the pool.
"Hahaha..." Dese's laughter spread throughout the valley.
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The gunshots on the cliff were heard only after a while, and the Japanese were not in a hurry.
"There shouldn't be many bullets in the eight groups ahead. Do you think we should charge forward?" A Japanese soldier followed the sergeant in the bushes and asked.
"Na Li? You also know that the Eighth Route Army doesn't have many bullets. In the bushes, why don't you rush forward and die?" The sergeant didn't care.
"The captain took a detour from the river, but after detouring for a long time, he still couldn't outflank him!" The Japanese said to the team leader and his men that they were outflanking them from the river, but they were not advancing fast enough in the bushes.
"It's not easy to walk in the river. There are rocks everywhere and it's slippery. Are you blind?"
"Captain Cao, how about throwing a few grenades?"
"Do you know where the Eighth Route is? Waste, do you know you have to be patient when chasing rabbits?"
"Uh...yes."
Under the leadership of the sergeant, more than a dozen Japanese soldiers slowly and nervously moved forward to search.
The figure of Eighth Route Army could not be seen in the bushes, but Eighth Route Army was there. They had been chasing for half an hour. Eighth Route Army had not fired a few shots. The sergeant felt that the road in the bushes was so long.
Fortunately, the sound of the waterfall was roaring. The sound was definitely not far away, and it was getting closer.
"I think this is a bit weird. Look, the roads in these bushes don't look like they were opened just today."
"What's so strange about this? The road was opened yesterday. Do you know why they didn't leave?" Sergeant deliberately let it slip.
"Well, maybe someone in front is still clearing the way, so they have to block it?"
"Don't you think they are wasting our time on purpose?"
"I don't know. Maybe they left someone behind to drag us. There is a cliff in front of us. Maybe... we can't get down? Are we struggling to death?" After saying that, the Japanese soldiers held up the three men who were a little tired. Eight rifles, holding the rifle sling, put the rifle on his shoulder.
I couldn't help but glance ahead again. Several companions were walking forward cautiously, submerged in the bushes and holding their dogs.
