The sun jumped out from the eastern horizon, and the sky was filled with colorful clouds.
Parked on the railway was an armored train converted from a flatbed truck. Sleepers were piled on both sides of the train to form bunkers, and it was equipped with machine guns and cannons.
Outside the hillside to the west of the railway, a large number of Japanese security forces who came from the city before dawn were surrounding the hillside.
Wang Mazi, the squad leader of the security army, looked pale and was called for questioning by the imperial army.
Looking at this scene on the hillside in front of me, the smell of blood is still filling the air, and my heart is beating wildly!
I really didn’t expect the Eighth Route Army to be so ruthless. As promised, these four imperial soldiers were chopped into pieces!
"...In your...artillery building...the Imperial Alliance Army's work?" The Japanese Major squinted his eyes slightly, hiding a ferocious look.
"Hello Taijun, well, it's like this. In the middle of the night, that... Eighth Route Army destroyed the electric wires and telephone lines first, and the friendly forces in the north discovered the treacherous plan.
The Eighth Route Army later wanted to attack and destroy the railway line in a sneak attack. The location they destroyed happened to be near the gun tower we were defending. After being discovered by the sentries, Inoue Taijun commanded our troops to resist resolutely.
Later, the Eighth Route Army relied on their large numbers and began to fill the blockade ditch. Our troops fought bravely under the command of Inoue Taijun and repelled the Eighth Route Army's attack.
However, another group of Eighth Route Army came from the west. Inoue Taijun was afraid that the Eighth Route Army would damage the railway line, so he led the team out of the blockhouse to "pursue" the Eighth Route Army, and ordered us to guard the blockade ditch.
Later, when the reinforcements from the nearby gun towers were about to arrive, the Eighth Route Army split into two, heading east and west. Although we repelled the Eighth Route Army's attack, we also lost three brothers in this battle. "
Wang Mazi poured out the words he had prepared in one breath and carefully observed the major's expression. There was a grenade hidden in his backpack. If someone really saw something, he planned to die with the major, even if he died. Captured alive by these beasts.
I have already made it clear to the brothers that if there is an explosion here, the brothers will immediately run to the east. Whether they can escape or not is up to fate.
The major listened to the translator next to him translating Wang Mazi's words into bird language, but his expression did not change much. After a long while, he squeezed out a few blunt words: "You... performed... well!"
Wang Mazi quickly expressed his position: "This is what I should..."
"Report, a giant bomb was found on the railway line!" A Japanese messenger ran to the major and started talking, interrupting Wang Mazi's statement.
The major turned his head and glanced at the direction of the railway: "Where? Open the way!"
Wang Mazi watched the major leave with the guards and the messenger, and his heart that was about to beat out of his mouth dropped slightly.
Quickly look at the Japanese military doctor working next to him.
The military doctor next to him was chirping: "Record, the time of death was around twelve o'clock. The deceased Inoue Kazuhiro had drunk alcohol before his death. The cause of death may be related to the bullet holes on his body...but there were strangulation marks on his neck." ...The body was cut into about thirty pieces...Parts of the body organs were missing...It was judged that it might be a wild dog nearby...
...The deceased was killed by a bayonet, and there were also strangulation marks on his neck...
...The deceased was killed by a bayonet, and there were also strangulation marks on his neck...
...The deceased was killed by a bayonet, and there were also strangulation marks on his neck...broken...
The bullet holes on the bodies of the four deceased, including the sentry warrior, may not be directly related to death. Preliminary judgment...may be that they were choked after being shot..."
"Uh, what is that prince in white clothes talking about?" Wang Mazi jumped fiercely, lowered his voice and asked the translator next to him curiously.
"Well, he said that the main cause of Inoue Taijun's death was not the gunshot wound...but that he had his neck pinched by the Eighth Route Army after he was shot..." The translator, who lives in the same village as Wang Mazi, briefly explained the autopsy report of the military doctor.
Wang Mazi's heart almost jumped out of his mouth again. Is this military doctor so powerful? Bodhisattva bless you, but don't let him see anything.
"It's not hot in the morning, why are you sweating so much?" the translator asked Wang Mazi in a low voice.
"This is such a tragic death. I don't even know if I can tell whose bird is whose." Wang Mazi suppressed the feeling of vomiting.
On the railway to the east, engineers have taken out homemade mines.
"Report to the Major, this is probably a self-made land mine on Tubal Road. It uses a grenade to detonate the explosive. It is very powerful. It must be that they were too nervous and the pull rope was cut, so it did not explode!"
"Is it so powerful? How big is it?" the major asked doubtfully.
"Maybe the Eighth Route Army is not professional. This large torpedo mine is not buried deep, but if it explodes, it will definitely deform the railway track above. It is estimated that it will form a pit of about two to three meters in diameter and about one meter deep. .”
"It seems that the Eighth Route Army wants to wait for our train to detonate when it gets here. Well, not bad..." The major nodded, not knowing whether he was praising someone or saying that the current result was good. He turned around and gave the order to the messenger: " Immediately notify all ministries and strengthen guarding at the bridge!"
After the messenger left, the major looked at the crowd on the west hillside and was not interested in seeing the dead bodies anymore: "Let's go back to the city!"
After saying that, he raised his legs and took a duck step towards the armored train parked on the railway.
...
To the northeast of Meixian County, Shilidang.
In the grass on the edge of the swamp that has long since dried up, the cracks in the ground can fit into the palm of your hand.
In a low-lying area that should have been a swamp, there were more than a hundred people sitting or leaning on them.
More than a dozen mules, horses and donkeys were chewing dry grass freely in the grass.
A part of the Ninth Company that was separated from the Second Company was lying exhausted in the grass, snoring loudly, waiting for the sun to dry up.
In the grass outside the ditch, not far away, Hu Yi, Ma Liang, Tian Sanqi, girls, and the wounded soldier Li Xiang were all lying on the ground sleeping.
The bear didn't sleep for the first time and was talking nonsense with Ma Liang, who was half asleep.
"...You're really good at it. Why didn't you hear the sound of the mine the company commander asked you to plant?" Ma Liang muttered.
"You know what the heck, if it really explodes, it will ruin Boss Hu's life, do you understand? I broke the rope on purpose, do you understand?" Luo Fugui pretended to be mysterious.
Wang Liujin, who was not far away, had a look of contempt on his face. At the last moment, he said he was going to pull off the mine, but he unexpectedly broke the rope. The Japanese reinforcements came over again, and there was no time to pick it up again. The rope ran away directly.
Wang Liujin didn't want to expose Xiong's lies. This Xiong in Jiulian was also an alien, just like that wicked girl!
Can't afford to offend.
It is still important to carefully maintain the crooked light machine gun in your hand.
The dull-looking Quetian Sanqi next to him immediately asked: "What other big things do you think the company commander has?"
"Put your head over here and I'll tell you." Luo Fugui had a smirk on his face.
"What's the big deal?" The idiot really stuck his head out.
But he was slapped in the neck directly: "They say it's a big deal, can you, a humble soldier, know this?"
The half-asleep people next to him immediately burst into laughter.
Wang Liujin rolled his eyes when he heard this. Could this be considered a joke?
The bear curled his lips and said, "Since you want to know, the job of contacting the security forces next time will be yours!"
"What? Contact the security forces?" Tian Sanqi was not angry after being slapped. He was angry with himself because he had not completely completed the task of destroying the phone line. This slap even made him feel better: the task was completed. He's not the only one!
"Hey, the security squad leader in the blockhouse is one of our own now, do you understand? In the future, if you want to block the railway to block the ditch, just go that way, do you understand?"
Ma Liang, who was standing next to him, kicked him over: "Are you trying to make everyone know that the security forces in the Japs' artillery tower have defected to the Eighth Route Army? Can you be careful? If the news leaks out, the company commander's hard-earned inside line will be wiped out by the Japs. , can you afford this responsibility?"
The bear was extremely unhappy and his face turned red immediately: "Among us, which one looks like the one with the leaking air from his mouth?"
Luo Fugui looked around and saw that they were all the backbones of the Jiulian Company, including Boss Hu, who was lying in the grass next to him. Seeing that Boss Hu had a hat covering his face, maybe he was asleep, the bear immediately got up and was about to pounce on him who had just kicked him. Ma Liang's feet.
"If you don't sleep, dig another well!" Hu Yi's cold voice came from under the hat.
"Uh...that...Boss Hu...I thought you were asleep. I came here to check if there are any mosquitoes..." The bear rolled his eyes, got off Ma Liang, and turned to look: "What are you looking at? Go to sleep!"
"Report to the company commander, Captain Meng is here with his men!" A soldier panted and emerged from the grass.
