After half a day's journey on a hot day, some of them were very thirsty, and the water bottles they brought with them were already empty.
He couldn't bring a Japanese aluminum kettle with him when he came out. It was too conspicuous, so Hu Yi planned to go to the village ahead to fill the kettle first.
He had already seen the three traitors in front of him entering the village but not coming out, which aroused his vigilance.
It's normal for traitors to enter the village, but these three traitors clearly said they were going to Xujiazhuang to celebrate their birthdays. If they were delayed like this and couldn't even make it for lunch, something was very wrong. As for why it was related to a few of them, I don't know at the moment.
The sun is hanging high in the sky, and not many people would choose to continue on their way at this time.
Hu Yi stopped, pulled out the telescope and looked around. In the distance, he could see the black figures of Pu Buhuan and Ma Liang slowly advancing. After he stopped, the monkey who also occasionally held the telescope quickly quickly An anomaly was discovered.
"Chief Park, why did they stop?"
"show me!"
Pu Buhuan took the telescope and looked carefully through the lenses. He swung it around and saw Hu Yi and the others parked only two miles away from the village in front. No one was found everywhere. He couldn't help but mutter: "They What are you doing stopping there?"
"Sir Hu, there is a village in front of them, and three black dogs on bicycles passed by just now. Is there something wrong in the village?" The monkey raised his hand to build an awning, but could not see anything.
Park Buhuan slowly adjusted the focus of the telescope and saw it more clearly. The figures in the distance were slightly distorted near the horizon because the ground temperature had increased.
Both sides were looking at each other until he barely saw Hu Yi pointing his hand at the village. Pu Buhuan probably understood what Hu Yi meant, and quickly raised his hand and waved to make it clear.
Looking at the distance, Hu Yi seemed to have put away his telescope.
"Get closer to the village immediately. I think Company Commander Hu has discovered something is going on in the village. Big Dog, let's go around from the side first and take turns to observe the situation in the village!" After that, he continued to hold up the binoculars and carefully searched for suspicious targets at the edge of the village.
Tang Dagou responded casually and swung a piece of grass in his heels. Among the people who came out, he was the only one carrying a rifle on his back. His lazy and ruffian look made him look like a security guard.
The main purpose was to see if there was anything unusual under the trees and on the edge of the house. After a long while, nothing was found.
The monkey took the lead, followed by the two oxen. The two set off first and headed diagonally along a path to the village in front of Hu Yi and next to the main road. Unknown situations only make people nervous. There were people watching behind him, so he just needed to move forward quickly. That’s it.
A large amount of sweat slid from his head to his face. Monkey wiped it and continued running. The dry air was sucked into his lungs, which was so hot that it was difficult to relieve the unspeakable discomfort.
Tang Dagou and Pu Buhuan always observed the village alone with telescopes, and then moved forward alternately.
Ma Liang also noticed through the telescope that the company commander stopped and Hu Yi waved to Pu Buyi. Because Lao Zhou was blocking him, Ma Liang couldn't see Hu Yi's movements, so he didn't take any action and just slowed down. Slightly closer to the middle.
"Get out!" Hu Yi shouted softly, and the four of them started on the road again.
"Great, those idiots stayed in the village, are they waiting for us?" The girl rubbed her hands together in excitement, and a few small black noodles slipped from her palms.
He stared nervously at the people in the village. Several traitors never appeared again. He occasionally turned his head and paid attention to the four people running towards the village from the fields to the east. Although they were much further away, their speed was much faster.
Hu Yi deliberately slowed down his pace. He was still one mile away from the village. If he ran quickly, it would only take two or three minutes.
Hu Yi habitually pulled out the shell gun and checked the bullets, then took out his pocket watch carefully. The silver watch case was a bit glaring in the sun. He closed the watch case and put it in his pocket.
I pulled off the towel on my shoulders, took off my black hat and fanned it twice with hot air, but it had no effect. I wiped the sweat with a towel and felt much better.
He took a deep breath and tried to bend the brim of his traitor hat in an arc out of habit, but failed. He put on the traitor hat and put his right hand next to the shell holster. He naturally started to hold his chest and head high, and strode forward out of habit.
The effective range of the shell gun is only about fifty meters, so as long as it does not enter the range of one hundred meters, there is basically no risk.
Seeing that the four monkeys had entered the village from the side, there were not even dogs barking in the village.
Three minutes passed and he finally felt calm.
The cloth soles stepped on the yellow sand road, bringing up a small puff of dust. I didn't wear leggings, so my calves were a little sore after walking for a long time. There was a lot of dust on my black clothes. The shell gun sling was hung diagonally around my left shoulder. Then swing in front of the right side.
The bronzed and angular cheeks with thin eyebrows and big eyes were soaked with sweat again.
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The traitor's bicycle was leaning against the wall, and two figures quietly looked at the four figures, three large and one small, walking slowly towards the corner of the house.
Looking at the tall figure of the leading traitor through the gap in the woods outside the village, the three traitors had to shout "Hello!"
This traitor can't even get a bicycle, so what if he's still standing tall and straight? It also shows that the possibility of the Eighth Route is greatly increased.
"I heard that most of the Eighth Route Army are poor people. I can't see anything except the guns they have!"
"What's the matter? As long as it falls into the hands of the uncle and is sent to the imperial army, hehe, it will be a vast ocean of white flowers."
The traitor squad leader who was leaning against the wall smiled proudly and happily.
Four oceans are coming towards me. That girl looks like she is no longer young.
"They are coming, what should I tell them?" The traitor who was leaning behind a big tree turned his head and asked the captain.
"Damn it, you just asked now? You just said it's too hot and you should rest here!" The traitor captain really wanted to kick this idiot to death.
"Uh, okay, what if they just leave?"
"Let's go? Can they leave? You see clearly, they want to knock down whoever dares to draw a gun first. It's best to knock down the guy who is slow to walk first. I don't think this guy is easy!"
"If they are really the Eighth Route Army, I think we should run away first. Call more people to come and we can make contributions as well!"
"Hey, that's right. Why didn't your mother tell you earlier?"
"Well, I didn't think of that just now."
"Now everyone is here. We are in the dark and they are in the light. We are afraid of a ball!"
"Yes, they don't know that we will ambush them. How afraid are you of three against three?"
"Then why don't you come and bring them in?"
"The captain's wise arrangement, how can you blather blindly?" Another traitor smiled slyly.
"The more I look at him, the more he looks like a soldier!" The traitor outside was worried.
"What about the soldiers? We calculated mentally but not intentionally. Even if he is a general, I can still make a few holes in him!" The traitor captain was also a little nervous and was still cheering up his two men.
The visitor had already arrived at the edge of the village along the road, twenty or thirty meters away from the woods outside the village. It seemed that he had no intention of entering the village.
"Brothers, it's such a hot day, why don't you leave without taking a break?" The traitor walked out from the side of the tree.
Hu Yi had seen this guy a long time ago. Although he was very thin, his calves were thick, could they cover his black clothes?
The girl turned half of her figure from Hu Yi's side and came out: "Hey, why are you still here and haven't left?"
The traitor was stunned for a moment. This girl smiled brightly, as enthusiastically as if she was seeing her relatives. What is going on?
"Stop, put your hands up!"
The two traitors quickly raised their guns and ran out from the corner of the house at the entrance of the village.
The captain's shell gun shook up and down, and he was overjoyed: "Don't move, be careful, my gun will go off!"
Seeing the surprised expressions of the four people, the captain looked excited.
"I told you to raise your hands, are you deaf?" He was confident that everything was under his control now.
"Didn't you tell me not to move?" The girl didn't seem nervous at all and asked with a smile.
"Uh, put the gun down for me first!" The traitor wondered if he had arrested the wrong person.
