In the dark night.
At the foot of the hillside, Hu Yi looked at Captain Liu: "You mean there are more than a hundred Japanese? Well, it's just a squadron!"
"Yes, almost more than a hundred. Is it a squadron? Well, I don't know. We have been following this group of Japs from the mountains, and there are more Japs behind us!"
"How many of you are there?" Hu Yi asked with a frown.
"It turned out that there were more than a hundred. After the Japanese went into the mountains to clean up, they fought several battles with the Japanese to stop them. Now, the only ones left who can escape are these more than forty!"
"Why not conserve your strength and avoid the limelight of the Japanese before attacking?" Hu Yi was surprised. Everyone knew that the district team was poorly equipped.
"You don't know, the evil done by the Japanese in the mountains is so terrible, wuwu...!" A grown man choked up as he spoke.
"Huh?" Hu Yi frowned and thought.
Young Captain Liu wiped away his tears: "The Japs had been raiding the mountains for more than a month. We got the news and took villagers from several villages in the plains near the mountain pass through the security army bases where the work was done and began to move into the mountains. But I didn’t expect that after entering the mountains, there were too many Japs following us. When we moved a village, we somehow left traces behind, and the Japs chased us all the way. The villagers were old, young, and some girls. It was not possible to walk fast on the mountain road, and there were no forks in the mountain. The Japs soon caught up with the relocated villagers. All our soldiers were killed within two hours. Later, the Japs killed everyone on sight, and almost all the villagers were killed by the Japs. , the girl was ravaged by the Japanese, and then stabbed to death by Japanese bayonets. A dozen children were also thrown off the cliff by the Japanese. There was also a pregnant woman who was stabbed into the abdomen with a bayonet by the Japanese army and the baby was picked out. The mother and child died tragically. A Japanese bayonet They stabbed the GM, who was only four or five years old, and held it high for fun. When we got the news and arrived, the Japs were gone. Only a child who fell off the cliff was caught on a branch on the side of the mountain and survived by luck... ...This is a life-and-death feud, and I must avenge it!"
After listening to Captain Liu's choked words, the entire scene, except for one or two occasional gunshots from the north, was surrounded by nearly a hundred people at the foot of the hillside, and the surroundings were completely silent.
A breeze blew by, filling the nose with dry, earthy air.
Sobbing sounds slowly appeared at the scene.
The mules and horses shook their hooves uneasily, their mouths were muzzled, and they could not make a sound.
Hu Yi took off his hat, and the torches in the team were extinguished after the first shot.
Hu Yi's heart began to twitch. This was not the first time he had encountered such a situation. From the Songhu battlefield to the Taihang Mountains, he had seen it many times, so his heart began to feel numb. The devils were in front of him. Although he had not seen the tragic scenes in the mountains with his own eyes, he Hatred also made his heart throb again.
"You are a man. Crying is useless. If you harass me, you won't even touch a few Japanese hairs. Let me tell you first, where did the Japanese come from and where are they heading?"
Hu Yi obviously had plans to beat up this group of Japanese.
The middle-aged man next to him was startled: "Captain Hu, at this juncture, you must not cause trouble. Well, I don't want to object to your fighting the Japanese, but things have to be prioritized. The reconstruction of the headquarters is the top priority right now."
Hu Yi felt a little hot in his heart: "Shut up, you should know that there are large troops coming out of the mountain behind the Japanese. It is impossible to enter the mountain from here. Therefore, I suggest you change the road. If you don't mind, I will let someone It should be much safer to take you into the mountains from the independent regiment's defense area."
"You are disobeying the order of the organization and ignoring the safety of the organization. You are going to make a mistake!" The middle-aged man blurted out in a hurry.
"Hey, what kind of organization are you? Excuse me, can your Shasha District control us?" The girl who was wiping her tears and sobbing became furious and said fiercely.
"You little girl, I'll do anything for you, start now." The middle-aged man felt ignored and was very unhappy.
Seeing that things were about to get worse, Xia Yong quickly stepped forward to dissuade him: "That Captain Hu, our mission is indeed very important. You see..."
"Your mission is indeed important, but it has nothing to do with our independent group. Besides, your identities have not been verified!" Hu Yi replied unhurriedly. He knew the consequences of disobeying orders.
Xia Yong was helpless. On the plain, he received an order from the headquarters to retaliate against the Japanese at all costs. On the plain outside the mountains, there were actions everywhere to eliminate traitors and attack artillery towers. In places where the Japanese troops had swept away, most of the Japanese and traitors were huddled in the city and hiding. They didn't dare to come out after entering the turret.
This escort mission into the mountains was very confidential. It had to pass through the blockade of enemy-occupied areas, and it was impossible to bring too many people. Unexpectedly, there was an accident on the way, and we were unable to arrive at the pick-up place on time. A large number of Japanese were still in the plains. Although they were somewhat familiar with this area, most of the local ministries had left their bases and no one could be found at all.
Thinking of this, he said to the middle-aged man: "We have no other way now. I think we should follow the Ninth Battalion of the Independent Regiment first. At least it will be safer."
"Okay, you should know the importance of this mission. If something goes wrong, you are all responsible for it!"
"Okay!" Xia Yong has been with the combat troops for a long time and knows that some military commanders will basically not change their minds once they make up their minds. Besides, he really has no reason to ask the Ninth Battalion to perform escort missions for him.
In my heart I looked down on the middle-aged man's behavior, but in fact I admired Hu Yi even more. Sixty or seventy people, plus a district squad with little combat effectiveness, dared to attack the Japanese as a squadron.
"Ma Liang, send someone immediately to find a way to contact Chen Chong and inform the rotation training team of this matter! No matter what they plan, Chen Chong is required to return to the team! Li Youde will leave this matter to you now."
"Yes!" He turned around and arranged for the correspondent to ride a horse to find Chen Chong.
"That Captain Hu, the terrain here is not suitable for an ambush. There is a village to the east. If the Japanese are not willing to take a detour out of the mountain, they will definitely take the main road. According to their speed, if nothing happens, they will be there tomorrow night. Arrive at that village!" Captain Liu thought for a while and quickly added.
"Are you familiar with the terrain here?" Hu Yi asked.
"We have been fighting guerrillas in this area for a long time, and the terrain is very familiar, but... our team in the district only has a total of more than 40 people, and only has about a dozen guns with old sleeves and not many bullets. Others are It's..." Captain Liu was eager for revenge, but he was self-aware.
Hu Yi nodded. He was a man and not reckless. He turned to Luo Fugui and ordered: "Give each of them...ten rounds of bullets!"
After saying that, he apologized to Captain Liu in front of him: "Well, we don't have many bullets in the Seventy-Nine, and we have to take care of the machine guns."
Captain Liu thought he heard wrongly, and looked at Hu Yi dumbfounded in the night without saying anything.
"We all use the Japanese Tomosaka... Sanba Gai, but the caliber is different." Hu Yi had to explain that he couldn't see the other party's expression clearly in the night, thinking that the other party thought he had given him too few bullets.
"No, no, you gave me too many bullets!" Captain Liu didn't expect the other party to be so generous.
Xia Yong was also surprised. The Ninth Battalion, which had only a few dozen men, gave away a hundred rounds of ammunition at will, which was quite a feat: "Uh, um... Captain Hu, can you... give us some more information about the Japs?" Let’s take a share of the trouble!”
"Li Xiang, give instructor Xia some bullets!" Hu Yi did not hesitate.
Everyone thought that Hu Yi would fight the Japanese here, and the next step should be to arrange combat missions.
"Captain Hu, I think fighting here is a waste of time. There are so many Japs and we can't take any advantage!" Captain Liu was horrified.
"When did I say we were going to fight here? Didn't you say that the Japs have been taking the main road? Let's go east first, join the rotation training team, and then go to the village you mentioned to lay an ambush." Hu Yi then realized that his series of orders made him People misunderstand.
As soon as these words came out, everyone let out a sigh of relief, and their tense hearts immediately relaxed.
"I also think that the best way is to join the division rotation training team first and then fight this ambush together!" The middle-aged man was relieved. If he could join up with his comrades from the rotation training team, at least his safety would be more guaranteed.
