A team was advancing rapidly in the hilly area. A young man was about a mile ahead, carrying a rifle and looking around nervously from time to time, his steps hurried.
Every time they passed a hill, the young man would run to the top of the hill, look around, and find that the fields around him were empty and lifeless. He was shocked, but he waved back with confidence, and ran to the next hill ahead.
On the road behind, Ma Liang, the platoon leader of the Ninth Company, was staggering along the road with more than twenty men and women. All of them were carrying heavy grain bags, and half of them had their 38 rifles laid across the grain bags. Although the journey was hard, , but still headed eastward talking and laughing all the way.
Under the sun, there was no wind, but it was still hot. Because we were walking in such a hurry, everyone was covered in heat and sweaty, and beads of sweat flowed downwards on their foreheads.
The team followed the path, crossed one hill after another, and crossed countless dry rivers.
"Platoon leader, why is there no one there? How far is it?" A soldier asked, wiping his sweat.
"The Japanese have just finished their sweep, and the common people are hiding. We should be able to arrive before dark." Ma Liang stretched out his hand to build an awning, and looked up to the sky away from the sun.
"Why don't we go with Xiaodou?" the soldier asked again.
"Can your feet be as good as his? What if the regiment leader finds out that we have brought out so much food and still want to leave, but there is no way?"
"Then why don't you tell Xiaodou that we also need to go find the company commander?"
"Is your mouth tired? Can you stop for a while?"
The sun was setting to the west, and more than twenty people were still walking on the road covered in sweat. The front felt a lot smoother, and we finally saw some fields. Although nothing was planted in those fields, if there were fields, there would be villages. Maybe, the company commander They were not far ahead.
A sharp-eyed soldier suddenly discovered that the leading soldier in front stopped at the top of a hillside, and there seemed to be another figure next to him.
He quickly growled: "Something's happening!"
"Everyone hide!" Ma Liang immediately gave the order, then moved forward behind a short rock and pulled out the telescope to observe.
The distance was too far to see clearly, but the two seemed to be talking, with rifles on their backs and looking towards them.
Don't think about it, you must have met one of your own, otherwise you should be holding a rifle. This area is deserted, and there should be no one else except the company commander and the others.
After a while, Ma Liang stood up and waved to the people lying on the ground panting behind him: "Company commander and the others are probably in front. Work harder, they will be there in a minute!"
Soon, the team met up with the leading soldiers in front.
Several soldiers came forward and asked the sentry of Li Xiang's platoon.
"Is the company commander in front?"
"Why didn't Captain Hu go back to the wine station and came directly to this place?"
"I heard that this place is full of enemies. Why did you choose such a poor place?"
The sentry answered the questions asked by Ma Liang and his party with a smile.
"Brother Ma Liang, these female soldiers? They don't seem to be the militia of our Jiuzhan Village? What's going on?" The sentry stared wide-eyed.
"How do you know it's not a militia?" Ma Liang asked seriously.
"Hey, the one at the wine station isn't that pretty! Besides, I know them all!" the sentry replied with a bang.
"roll!"
When the sun was about to reach the top of the mountain in the west, the team arrived at their destination.
The people who were scattered in various villages were rushing to the south of the village to gather, and from time to time they would greet familiar people who had just come over and were sitting on the ground. You punched me twice, I pushed you twice, and they boasted to each other about their respective lives after separation experience.
In the hut, Hu Yi was talking to Ma Liang alone and briefly told Ma Liang about the situation of entering the mountain. Ma Liang was very upset that he could not catch up with such a big battle.
But he had no regrets, and proudly told Hu Yi how he contacted the traitor, rescued a group of people from the Japanese "execution ground", and how he passed through the gun tower set up by the Japanese security forces at the mountain pass.
The soldiers of the Ninth Company finally gathered together again.
"Brother, um, the regiment leader set up the regiment headquarters at the wine station!"
"Let's just get a new one. How are the crops in Qingshan Village?"
"Don't tell me, for some reason this time the Japanese didn't raid the wine station and turned a blind eye to the crops in Zaishan Village!"
"It's not that the Japs aren't destroying crops, it's that they simply don't bother to do such things, because the Japs troops that entered the mountains this time basically didn't bring any security forces. The real bad guys are these traitors who regard thieves as their fathers."
"I heard from the leader that our company captured a radio station and made a great contribution?"
"I gave it away. By the way, did you encounter any enemies along the way?"
"No, I was just about to tell you about this. When I came out of the mountains, there were always security forces and reconnaissance teams in the nearby villages. Now, back here, guerrillas from all over the country launched large-scale attacks on traitors and gun towers some time ago. In addition, during the Japanese raids, all the common people ran away, so when I came back this time, I didn’t even see the traitors, and I don’t know where all these common people have gone!”
"Calm down. The situation is unclear now. After the Japanese retreat from the mountains, they may have to conduct a sweep!"
"The regiment arranged a special person to watch the Japanese movements, and the third company was guarding the mountain pass..."
"I already know about this. How many people did you bring here?"
"Not much, more than twenty?"
"The wounded we have left in the company are not that many in total, right?"
"Didn't I rescue a group of people from the prisoner's execution ground some time ago? After Officer Zheng came back, he kept the suspicious people in the group after review. I brought all the people who passed the review!"
With a creaking sound, the door was pushed open, a braid poked out from the edge of the door, and then half of his head popped out, with a dark face sticking out.
"Oh, where did this beggar come from?" Ma Liang looked at the dirty face, pretending to be surprised.
"You're such a heartless person, you dare to laugh at my aunt, hey, I'll look good on you later."
"Oh, isn't this a girl? I haven't seen you for a long time. Why have you turned black? Hehe, I almost didn't recognize you."
"You're so shameless, why did you bring three female soldiers here? Do you think our company isn't lively enough?"
"Ah, what does female soldiers have to do with excitement? I heard that you are killing everyone again this time?"
"Hey, we finally put down some possessions, but they were all ruined by the people named Lu. Our company has become a piece of fat in the eyes of others, and everyone wants to take a bite. Hao Yun, who can drive an armored vehicle, was taken away by the military branch. Yes, hey..."
"He really knows how to drive an armored car? I didn't see it."
"But I also picked up a treasure this time. Ma Liang, have you ever heard of anyone who can dodge bullets in this world?"
"Ah, where is this? I'm telling you one thing, and you keep saying the other. What's the point? You can dodge bullets. You can still dodge grenades and be invulnerable. It depends on your virtue!"
"Don't believe it? Don't believe it...forget it, you will regret it when the time comes."
"Don't talk nonsense. Ma Liang came all the way. Take him to dinner quickly. In a moment, you can take him out to familiarize himself with the terrain."
"Well, Ma Liang, let me tell you, we are short of water here now. Please tell me that we must pay attention to saving."
"Short of water? What a broken place, the wine station is better. Then, how to save?" Ma Liang was speechless. Save food and bullets. He is used to playing with water in the wine station. Saving water is really nonsense.
"Listen clearly, wash your face with a bowl of water, wash your feet after that, and keep the remaining water to feed the animals!" the girl ordered sternly.
"Where's the bath?"
"There's nothing to drink, so how can I take a bath? However, there is a reservoir more than thirty miles to the north. If you're not tired, you can try it!"
