The Japanese had gradually retreated from the mountains a few days ago, leaving a trail of devastation. The headquarters suffered heavy losses in this raid by the Japanese. The head of the headquarters, who luckily escaped, ordered all ministries to prepare for a big move against the Japanese after careful consideration. ! Combat the arrogance of the Japanese.
After Hu Yi said the order from the regiment, everything was quiet. Originally, there were not many people.
Finally, Xiaodou took out a small note: "This is the contact information of the surrounding ministries. In a few days, Su Qing will be transferred to the Qiufeng Guerrilla Brigade!"
"Director Su is going to be transferred back? What's going on?" Luo Fugui asked in surprise.
"It's not that I'm being transferred back, I'm being transferred to the Qiufeng Guerrilla Brigade. It was arranged by the regiment leader when I left!" Xiaodou replied smoothly.
"Has the political commissar returned?" Hu Yi interrupted the conversation between the two and looked at Xiaodou.
"Not yet." Xiaodou replied: "Anyway, I didn't see the political commissar come back when I left."
"Have you been to the teacher?" Hu Yi didn't want the two of them to talk about Su Qing anymore, although he wanted to know.
"No, the division headquarters sent correspondents to Dabeizhuang. After they were transferred to the wine station, they took away half of the health team's personnel!"
Under the shade of the tree, the sunlight shines through the sparse dead leaves and shines on Hu Yi's resolute cheek, revealing a trace of worry.
Although I don't know the situation of Dr. Zhou, Dr. Zhou's status in the division is definitely not low. As the second wave of evacuees, he should be fine.
Looking up, the sunlight was so bright that it was dazzling, and the sounds did not stop among the ruins of the quiet village.
Li Xiang appeared at the entrance of the village carrying a hoe and a small earthen pot of soup. He handed it over: "Company Commander, the mine you want, I don't think it is of much use!"
Xiaodou was shocked. Without saying a word, he grabbed the landmine in his hand and said, "Are you laying landmines on the road?"
"do you have any opinion?"
"Where do you bury the landmines?"
Li Xiang glanced at him: "I saw you when you came here. Don't worry, there were no burials on the way you came here, so I can't blow you up!" After saying that, he took the earthen pot from Xiaodou's hand: "Even if there were, it wouldn't be very powerful. , If the explosion doesn’t kill anyone, it will at most make it crippled!”
Xiaodou thought for a while, with a worried look on his face: "You have to tell me where is the safest place to go, right?"
"You'll be fine if you don't take the main road!"
"How do I know what a big road is?"
"You're nothing to worry about. If you don't see the enemy, you won't be killed. As long as you run faster, the mines won't hit you!" Luo Fugui interrupted inappropriately.
"Ah? Why?" Xiaodou was surprised.
"We don't have anything. What we use to make mines is to add gunpowder stones around the grenades. There is a delay!" Li Xiang said seriously.
"Uh... isn't it just a large grenade... Then I can rest assured!" Xiaodou let out a long sigh.
...
The sun was too hot and the generals from the Ninth Company emerged from all over the village in twos and threes, holding shovels and baskets hanging on their bodies, covered with dirt, and gathered together.
Wang Xiaosan and Erniu appeared from behind a low wall carrying a wooden barrel.
The guerrilla leader followed behind, carrying a lunch box.
Everyone was in an uproar, stopped discussing, and swarmed forward.
The lunch was a bit shabby, with millet porridge and a steamed bun for each person. Luo Fugui was stunned and did not come forward.
Wang Xiaosan put down the barrel and spoke to the middle-aged man who emerged from behind a broken wall, whose eyebrows and beard could not be seen clearly: "Captain Meng, you have to arrange for someone to deliver food to the neighboring village..."
Captain Meng ordered the two people behind him: "Follow Xiao Wang to carry things. Our comrades are still hungry in the southern village!"
After saying that, he pulled up a lunch box, walked to Erniu, stretched out his hand to level the lunch box, poured a spoonful of gruel into the lunch box, closed the lid, picked a smaller steamed bun from the basket next to him, and turned around to go to a room. Walk through the shabby house.
The light was slightly dim. In the narrow hut, a broken table was placed against the wall. There were obvious signs of fire on the roof. Some branches and hay were newly piled up. Hu Yi was looking at the faded map spread out. .
Captain Meng entered the room and stood at the table.
Hu Yi rubbed his chin with the back of his hand, looked at the map and pondered, then looked up at Lao Meng who walked in.
"Captain Meng, you are familiar with the situation here. There is no one in these villages now. Do you know the situation clearly?"
"Yesterday, four groups of people were arranged to go to the east and south to find out the news. I think we can come back at night." Captain Meng followed Hu Yi to look at the map. Although he couldn't understand it clearly, the village name was marked on it. I do know him.
"You have no contact with the anti-Japanese government?" Hu Yi frowned.
"Most of our guerrillas are originally from the neighborhood and usually live in ordinary people's homes. They are the ones who come to contact us. Now there is no one at the contact point they left behind. We can only arrange people to go to the city. There are several of our hidden stakes in the city." Lao Meng took a big sip of porridge and answered Hu Yi.
Didn’t contact anyone?
"Don't say that I haven't contacted anyone. I haven't even seen anyone. It's strange. Where are these people going? Go east. That's the enemy's 'security' area. Those places are ruled by the devils. , we have placed spies in some strongholds, but before we had time to contact them, the Japanese raided the stations this time and strictly controlled these security forces. Unlike before, they could come out at any time!"
"So, the situation is serious!"
"Don't mention it. There are not many Japs now, but there are many security forces. Those security forces are very bad and can do more evil than the Japs. In addition, there are detective teams and maintenance guilds everywhere. It will be difficult for us to survive."
"Let's build the nest first and then talk about it." Hu Yi was helpless.
"I think the superiors are too. There are no people in this place. How can we use it as a development base?" Lao Meng thought about it and shook his head.
"The Japanese raiders will show up at any time, and the detective team may come to inquire for information. We may encounter them at any time. In two days, we will go out for a walk." Hu Yi's idea was not to be passive defensive.
"That's no problem. We are here and we can't even see the shadows of the common people. Do you have any idea how to carry out this kind of armed work and develop the base area?"
Hu Yi answered: "Let's not talk about anything else. Let's complete the fortifications first. At least we can ensure that our troops have a nest!"
"Um, Captain Hu, how can we still have a base if there are no ordinary people? I say, we'd better find another place!"
"It's the same everywhere. You know better than me. It's impossible for us to run back to the mountains now, right?"
"Now we have to ensure the water source and food. You see, the well you dug was very deep before. But now, Wang Xiaosan still walked two miles to get the water. If he continues like this, he will not even drink the water. It’s all difficult!”
"You mean we change places?" Hu Yi looked up at Lao Meng. This place was his choice.
"Change, where can I change? It's like this everywhere now. I thought that after the Japanese raids were completed, the people would come back. But now it seems that my idea may be in vain. This is difficult!" Lao Meng's face said. Wrinkles are more visible.
"My idea is to use this place as a base. We take the initiative and go north. There is the military subdivision area. At least there are ordinary people. I didn't expect that after more than a month of walking, there is not even a shadow of anyone here." Lao Meng sighed.
"There weren't many people here before you left. I think it was probably the Japanese raids this time that either moved the people away or killed them all." Hu Yi said unhurriedly.
"Kill the Japanese today, and one day, I will kill them all. Didn't the regiment say anything else?" Lao Meng gritted his teeth. He used to live in the homes of these common people, but now he doesn't see any familiar people. , ready to say that except for the ninth company and the team he led, no one was seen.
"Since the beginning of spring, it hasn't rained in the plains. It's probably going to be very difficult..." Hu Yi briefly explained the group's arrangements.
"I can't be a member of the armed work force. Look, how about you become the captain?" Lao Meng looked worried.
