The door curtain was lifted, and a pigtail appeared at the door. He blinked at Hu Yi blankly and said, "Hey, what are you still doing? Hurry up and get ready to retreat through the back door."
Hu Yi suddenly looked confused, looked up at the window on the second floor, and asked in disbelief: "Is it over?"
"Hey, all the Japs have been killed, there's no need to attack the county town now." After the girl finished speaking, she waved to the darkness behind Hu Yi.
Several dark figures immediately ran out of the darkness. After passing by Hu Yi, they directly opened the curtain and entered the restaurant.
A strong smell of blood filled the hall on the first floor.
The action team members were walking towards the kitchen behind with their bags on their backs. Judging from the bulging round shape of the bags on their backs, there were no cantaloupes in the winter. Could it be that they were Japanese heads?
Most of the people were covered in blood, and nearly half of the wounded were wrapped in bandages and supporting each other. There was a small courtyard behind the kitchen, and the back door on the courtyard wall faced the city wall.
The county government action team members dressed in black hurried to the stairs and saluted excitedly in front of Chief Lin.
Chief Lin's body was trembling with excitement, and he quickly said to the shadow: "The mission has been completed. Except for the necessary intelligence personnel who continue to stay and lurk, everyone else is immediately ready to retreat."
Black Shadow couldn't believe it, and excitedly confirmed: "The operation was really successful?"
"This group of advancing troops in Qixian County has been completely wiped out. In order to maintain a deterrent to the enemy, I remind everyone again to pay attention and try not to fire guns tonight. We want the enemy to know that our Eighth Route Army can be silent among thousands of troops. Take the enemy's head without any trouble, completely making the enemy terrified!"
"Yes!" Heiying finished speaking and was about to turn around when Section Chief Lin added: "Wait a minute!"
The shadow stopped.
Chief Lin's face was cold: "Get rid of all the traitors who have met with you. Leave none of them behind. Leave the captured rifles to the comrades lurking in the city. The comrades without weapons will replenish the guns and ammunition after they leave the city."
"Yes!" The shadow saluted again, turned around and walked out of the restaurant into the darkness.
Section Chief Lin turned to look at Liu Manhe, who was being helped downstairs, and asked, "How is the injury?"
"I was hit by the table, nothing happened!"
"Has everything been taken care of upstairs?"
When Liu Manhe heard this, he stopped and grinned: "All the heads of the Japanese were cut off, twenty-nine each, and the ordinary people were all gagged and tied."
Chief Lin instructed: "The moat has been frozen a few days ago. Everyone should disperse immediately after climbing over the city wall. Comrades from the county government will cut off the wires and everyone can leave while the searchlights go out."
"Don't worry, I have arranged for soldiers to guard the city wall when everyone goes up. Now that we have guns, we won't be afraid even if their patrols come."
"This operation was completed well. Try not to fire any shots. Let's go."
The lights on the second floor of the restaurant went out.
In the backyard of the restaurant, more than thirty people were leaning against the courtyard wall, and the security forces with torches were conducting routine patrols in the cold wind on the city wall.
"Hey, I seem to smell blood." A security guard sniffed.
"I smell it too"
"What's so weird about the smell of blood? Isn't that a restaurant over there? I think they are mostly killing sheep. Tomorrow is the New Year. I'm going to treat my brothers to mutton soup tomorrow!"
"I really have to stay up from now until tomorrow morning. My mouth is watering just thinking about that mutton soup."
"Hurry up and go. There's not even a ghost to be seen in this winter. Go back and take a nap before going out to patrol."
The patrols on the city wall gradually moved away.
A long wooden ladder was silently carried out from the backyard of the restaurant and leaned against the city wall.
Captain Liang, who was lurking outside the county town, was very anxious. Until now, the city is still calm.
The high city wall looked like a giant beast lying down in the darkness, and the searchlights above illuminated the dark land outside the city.
There were no shots fired, and no sign of the planned arson.
The searchlights on the city wall suddenly went out.
Captain Liang was stunned for a moment, unable to suppress the ecstasy in his heart, and lowered his voice: "Everyone, listen up, the secret service team's operation is successful! Get ready to respond. No one is allowed to shoot without my order!"
There is only one staircase, and you have to go up the city wall one by one. The action team was more or less injured in the battle with the Japanese.
The soldiers who were the first to climb the city wall immediately ran and raised their guns to warn the north and south.
Those who were slightly injured were fine, but those who were seriously injured were very slow to climb up the city wall.
Not far away, two security troops emerged from the city gate building. They saw that the searchlights in other directions were also extinguished. After muttering with the soldier who controlled the searchlights for a long time, they had to get off the city wall.
According to the Japs' requirements for defending the city, if there is a power outage or equipment failure, they have to open the city gate and go to the city gate to burn the bonfire that has been burning since dark. Qixian County is not short of coal, so add a few shovels of coal. Even if it's done.
Power outages happen so often that the security forces don't even bother to call the gendarmerie to ask.
After pouring some coal into the bonfire made of bricks, the flame that was still shining not only did not become brighter, but also became much darker. Burning coal is different from burning firewood. After adding coal, the flame was dimmed. The pressure is much smaller.
Amidst the howling of the cold wind, not far away from the two security forces, black figures kept grabbing the rope and sliding down the city wall.
Returning to the city tower, a security guard who yawned looked out of the city habitually.
Through the light emitted by the bonfire at the city gate, I suddenly discovered that there seemed to be a black shadow moving on the moat.
He quickly raised the back of his hand and rubbed his eyes, but he didn't expect that his hand was stained with soot at some point. After rubbing it, he couldn't see anything.
He quickly wiped his hands on his clothes, rubbed them again, and finally saw clearly that a large group of people climbed onto the bank from the ice of the moat.
The security guard opened his mouth wide, and his back was instantly soaked with cold sweat: Who are these people who are just outside the city?
When I looked again, it was as if those black shadows had never appeared before.
He quickly shook his head. Could it be that he was dazzled or had seen a ghost?
The cold wind whistled, and the security guard felt a bad feeling in his heart. He whispered to the soldier who was about to enter the city gate building: "Hey, there's something going on!"
The security forces in front turned around and asked, "What's going on?"
"Just now I saw someone running on the moat." The security guard added, "There are dozens of them!"
"Fuck your mother's balls, the ice on the moat is only so thick, only those who can escape will see the devil."
"It's been cold these days. I think people might be able to leave up there. My eyes keep twitching and I always feel like something is wrong."
"Did your son-in-law just use a shovel to shovel coal and then hit his eyes with his hands?"
"How did you know?"
"Just take a pee and see for yourself, your face is made of soot."
Opening the drawer, Hu Yi stared at a leather box. The shape showed that... this was something he hadn't touched in a long time. Opening it, it is a 13-year-old six-power telescope with a thin strap, black exterior paint, and copper mirror body. Just holding it in your hand makes you feel as if you have seen a limited distance.
(End of chapter)
