In the evening, the afterglow of the sun stretched several squeaking figures.
Twelve people on six bicycles were scurrying around on the bumpy road.
After dealing with three traitors at noon, Pu Buhuan came up with an idea. Since the traitors can ambush us, can't we ambush the traitors?
So the eight fake traitors stayed in the village and took advantage of the traitors on the road, because there were quite a few traitors who took this road to the Xu family.
There were quite a few traitors passing by, and there were too many people trying to pull out the traitors. There were also ordinary people passing by nearby, so it was difficult to attack them.
After waiting for more than an hour, three traitors on bicycles finally gathered six bicycles by borrowing the methods of the traitors.
So, on a hot afternoon, three more traitors were buried in a pit dug early outside the village.
In the eyes of passers-by, it was like three traitors came into the village to look for someone. After more than ten minutes, three more people sat on the back of the bicycle, and they left the village and hit the road again.
Not long after, another group appeared in the village, but unfortunately no one saw it.
Hu Yi was driving with a girl in the back, Park Buhuan was sitting with a monkey in the back seat, and Lao Zhou was driving with two cows in the back.
Sitting behind Tang Dagou were Xu Xiao, Li Xiang and Wu Nansheng, and Ma Liang, who had gathered in the car, was carrying his soldier behind him.
Until the sun went down, the group finally made a half circle around Xujiazhuang.
The whole team of traitors looked like tuberculosis ghosts, and they were scorched by the harsh afternoon sun. After riding for almost an entire afternoon, there was one person on the back seat of each bicycle. Hu Yi was a little overwhelmed at first.
Several generals of the Ninth Company could ride bicycles. Such high-speed maneuverability made a group of country bumpkins full of confidence. When they first rode bicycles, they even had the confidence to hit the county town.
Unexpectedly, after riding for only one afternoon, after riding for dozens of miles, my confidence was completely gone. Hu Yi’s group was even worse. The girl could also ride. She tried it alone and almost fell into a ditch, let alone There is also someone behind the car.
The most shocked person was Lao Zhou. He had seen a lot of troops in the mountains. Most of the troops who came out in the past had not seen much of the world except for poor equipment.
I never expected that the legendary poor independent group of Ding Dang Xiang would send out such a powerful team this time. Not only can everyone ride a bicycle, but they are also said to be able to swim. It is said that the murderous man named Park in front can also drive a car!
On the road, I encountered several detective teams who were riding faster than them, security groups and puppet troops who were walking under the scorching sun. The former despised them, while the latter envied them.
Except for being curious about the girl sitting behind one of the traitors, no one had any doubts.
No one believed that the Eighth Route Army dared to come out in broad daylight after their lair was taken away! Unless the sun comes out from the west.
"We have to find a place to rest first." Lao Zhou saw that there were still two or three miles before he reached the south gate of Xujiazhuang again. He pedaled a few times and rushed to the front of the team next to Hu Yishen, panting and whispering.
"Go to the village to the south to rest." Hu Yi decided after looking around.
Along the way, the team would occasionally stop. No one was passing nearby, and they took out their maps to mark them.
A group of black dogs entered the village, and the people hurriedly closed the doors quickly, and there was a burst of chickens and dogs.
This group of traitors may have just taken a rest when they were tired, and the people were relieved.
Those traitors on bicycles were all as tired as dogs. It looked like they had traveled a long way to the Xu family to celebrate their birthday. But why did you come to our village instead of going to Xujiazhuang, which is just around the corner?
The common people looked secretly through the cracks in the door.
Seven or eight traitors sat down beside the grain field outside the village, and a few ran to the corners of nearby houses to put water.
Lao Zhou felt that the sun-bathed slate under his buttocks was too hot, so he quickly pulled some wheat straw mats from the side and stuffed a few handfuls into the surrounding ones.
The people in the car were not much better, they were just as tired and their bones were almost shaken loose.
Lao Zhou endured his exhaustion, opened the black traitor bag, and asked Erniu to throw a piece of cake to each of the people who were holding water bottles to drink water.
"What the hell, let's eat it now, is it too wasteful? We should save our stomach and go to Xu's house..." Tang Dagou rolled the cake into a tube shape and bit off half of it in one bite.
"You have to take a cushion first and regain some strength. Otherwise, will you still have the strength to ride to Xujiazhuang later?" Lao Zhou bit into the cake and ate it very carefully. He also picked up all the crumbs that fell on his clothes and threw them into his mouth. .
Pu Buhuan next to him chuckled: "Why do I feel hungrier the more you talk about it?"
Lao Zhou glared at him fiercely: This guy is a murderous demon who never blinks an eye. He was responsible for all six traitors.
Hu Yi finished marking the map, stuffed the last piece of cake into his mouth, drank the water bottle handed over by the girl in one gulp, and handed the water bottle to Er Niu: "Let's talk about the situation first."
Erniu and Monkey carried a bunch of kettles and walked to the village, intending to find a decent common man's house to get boiled water. Su Qing made Jiulian develop the habit of not drinking raw water.
Lao Zhou held the traitor hat in his hand and fanned the hot air. He frowned and his face became serious: "There are six villages around Xujiazhuang. The distances are about the same, about three miles. In the afternoon, we went around half a circle, and everyone saw it. .The Xu family’s influence in this area is deeply rooted, so our work is basically impossible to do.”
"Basically no way? There is still meaning, right?" Pu Buhuan keenly caught the details in Lao Zhou's words.
Lao Zhou ignored him: "We have an insider in Xujiazhuang, but he is just a long-term worker. He can only deliver some unimportant news to us. If he can't do it during the day, we can only wait until after dark."
Hu Yi thought for a while: "We are going to Xujiazhuang. It is indeed a bit risky. In fact, the best time to go is tomorrow!"
"Didn't you say that his family has a running water banquet? We have to give this old traitor some face, right?" The girl was unhappy.
"There are too many of us and we are too conspicuous. If we don't know anyone when we enter the village, we will easily be suspected."
"That's not easy. Let's divide ourselves into groups and pretend not to know each other. We can go to the village one after another." The girl is naturally very concerned about the food, although not as much as Luo Fugui.
"This method works. If you want to get rid of the traitor Xu Jinsen, you can only enter the village. If it's a plain area, even if he comes out in broad daylight, he will bring many people with him. We can't lay an ambush like we did this afternoon." Lao Zhou felt that the removal was completed. The task of rape is really not easy.
"Go first to the village to familiarize yourself with the terrain. We won't have this opportunity in the future. Sneak in tonight to find out the news. Come out after dawn, then find a place to wait until dark to create chaos." Hu Yi decided decisively.
"Xujiazhuang is different from ordinary villages. The entire village has been built into a high-walled compound. A trench was dug outside the courtyard wall, making it a small independent stronghold. There is a telephone in the village. If you attack by force, there is basically no chance. It is very difficult to attack hard. Big." Lao Zhou thought for a while.
"Telephone? Can't it be done just by cutting the phone cord?" Pu Buhuan felt that this was not a problem.
"It's not that simple. There is a gun tower more than a mile east of the village. There is a squad of Japanese soldiers and dozens of security groups stationed there. This is still the troop layout that I learned about before. Once a gun is fired, the gun tower will definitely listen. Come, let alone there are too many traitors in the village." Lao Zhou felt unsure.
"When the Xu family engages in such a big battle, people from outside will definitely come back to celebrate their birthdays. I think it won't hurt us to have so many traitors." Ma Liang spoke for the first time and thought for a while: "It's a good opportunity to fish in troubled waters. Anyway, it's time to At that time, only a few torches were used to illuminate the situation. There are so many traitors, and it is certainly impossible for them all to know each other."
Hu Yi thought for a while and realized that the situation was indeed a bit tricky. When he single-handedly went on a killing spree in the Zhao family, there were actually not many people in the Zhao family, but there were similarities. But now the Xu family has thousands of traitors guarding the hospital. This is completely It's not the same thing.
Pu Buhuan frowned: "We are all thinking that there are many traitors, but I have an idea. It is best to wait until the Xu family's birthday for this operation. Think about it, those traitors may always stay in the Xu family. Right? Once they leave, won't it save a lot of trouble? Our target is Xu Jinsen. According to common sense, he should drink on his father's birthday, so he will definitely not leave that night. We can just wait until daybreak to take action."
"It's a good idea, but the special problem is that we are all strangers, how can we find an excuse to stay in the Xu family and not leave?" Tang Dagou was not optimistic about Pu Buhuan's suggestion.
"That's right. This is simply impossible. We are not familiar with the Xu family at all. We can still mix with each other if there are many people. If most of the traitors have left, we will be the only ones with unfamiliar faces. They will be too conspicuous. It's possible to recognize him." After thinking about it, Lao Zhou felt that the risk was too great.
Hu Yi thought for a while and said: "In this situation, Lao Zhou, you can't enter the village. The detective team has your portrait there, so there is a possibility of being recognized."
After Hu Yi finished speaking, the scene around him became quiet and no one said a word.
Hu Yi turned to look at Ma Liang: "When do you think Gao Yidao will arrive?"
"I arranged for someone to notify me yesterday. They couldn't move during the day. It's probably the morning after tomorrow at the earliest."
"Where are Platoon Leader Wang and the others?"
"He took a team and took the opportunity to deliver food to the county seat. He will probably come back during the day tomorrow. If they come here, they can arrive at our station early tomorrow morning."
"Forget it about Gao Yidao, Platoon Commander Wang and the others can catch up in about the same time."
Hu Yi looked at the map again. After a while, he suddenly raised his head and said, "Lao Zhou, when will the inside line come out?"
"At least wait until dark." Lao Zhou said immediately.
Hu Yi raised his pen again and drew a picture of the village on a separate piece of paper. The surrounding villages were clearly marked, but there was a large blank space in the middle.
Lao Zhou looked at the map with some embarrassment: "We really can't get the map in Zhuangzi. The main reason is that our insiders are illiterate and we didn't prepare in the early stage."
"It's not important. We'll go in tonight and find a way to stay there for one night. In fact, it's not difficult to fight Zhuangzi. What's difficult is the issue of retreating after fighting." Hu Yi had the final say in military affairs, and he did not I don’t want to do anything I’m not sure about.
"According to the information you provided, Lao Zhou, there are usually more than a hundred people in Xujiazhuang, so we assume that there will be the most traitors on the day of the birthday banquet, and some of them will be gone by tomorrow night, so it will be much easier to fight at night. "
"But even so, there will always be a part left, including the people in the Japanese artillery tower, at least two companies." Ma Liang analyzed.
"Well, I'm really not an expert in fighting. I'll arrange for someone to do the damage to the phone lines you mentioned yesterday." Lao Zhou said sheepishly.
"Forget it, those people you mentioned are not reliable. We can just cut a few wires ourselves." Hu Yi rejected Lao Zhou's proposal.
Lao Zhou thought for a while, pinched his rough chin with his hand, and said to Hu Yi: "Actually, our main target is Xu Jinsen. Whether we can even kill him is not the most important thing. Our real goal is to kill the traitors We know that our Eighth Route Army is still on this land, so let them consider the consequences of their actions. The Japanese have no minions like traitors. In this vast land, we have the final say in the countryside."
"Then, there is only one problem now. After the battle starts, the nearby Japanese and traitors will reinforce us. We don't have much time. Now we have to consider how to retreat."
After wandering around for a long time, we came back to the issue of retreat.
(End of chapter)
