Amidst the intensive gunfire, seven or eight puppet troops climbed halfway up the mountain panting.
The squad leader is very vigilant. When he arrives in a new place, he naturally has to observe the environment first.
Looking down, the opponents in the mountain stream seemed to have discovered that the puppet troops were going up the mountain and were retreating westward while fighting.
Those guys want to run away after taking advantage, but there is no way!
The pseudo-squad leader immediately ordered his men to pursue him westward along the mountainside hunting trail.
The pseudo-squad leader led a group of his men to run westward for a distance, and suddenly discovered that the deserters running along the mountain stream seemed to be running up the mountainside.
After roughly judging the distance between the two sides, I should be able to get there before the other party... The mountain road is winding and difficult, but it will still run faster than the deserters who went up the mountain.
He quickly shouted to his subordinates to speed up.
After running about a mile, one of his men stopped advancing: "Squad leader, there seems to be someone on the mountainside ahead..."
The puppet squad leader put his hand on the canopy and looked westward. Several figures of the puppet soldiers appeared in his sight.
Look at that yellow military uniform, it’s one of our own!
The pseudo-squad leader felt happy and said with a strange smile: "The people in front are our own people, those guys go up, hehe, they just fell into the trap!"
On a steep hillside.
The fleeing men in blue uniforms were using their hands and feet to rush up the steep mountain road in panic, seemingly unaware that there were "puppet soldiers" halfway up the mountain above their heads.
At this time, we had just climbed halfway up the mountainside.
As the position continues to get higher, it is already in a condescending and favorable terrain compared to the pursuers in the mountain stream behind.
Therefore, the puppet soldiers who were chasing in the mountain stream did not dare to continue the pursuit. They could only stare at one of them and shoot at them from a distance.
The pseudo-platoon leader had a different idea. It wasn't that he wasn't in a hurry, but that after several of his men died, and the wounded soldiers were added to the mountain stream, there were less than ten people left in total.
Now there is a squad of subordinates outflanking them, it would be best if they can get ahead.
If it doesn't work, at worst, we'll send people to the back to call for reinforcements.
Mountain roads are not like plains. If you want to run around, there are no doors!
Who can erase the footprints left on a mountain trail that few people have walked over the years?
The puppet soldiers who were chasing on the mountainside were no longer in a hurry. When they saw a man in front of him poking his head to look in his direction, the puppet squad leader rolled his eyes and quickly shouted to the front: "Hey, everyone who is running away below, listen up. The imperial army said that as long as you lay down your weapons and surrender, you will be spared death..."
The pseudo-squad leader is not stupid. If he is reminded directly, most of the deserters on the hillside below will turn around. The purpose of such a shout is to remind the friendly troops on the mountainside to pay attention to the situation below.
The pseudo-squad leader, who thought he had succeeded, raised his head and looked to the west. Figures kept popping up on the mountainside directly in front of him, and an official seemed to be setting up defenses.
The pseudo-squad leader was quite satisfied. It seemed that this group of friendly troops completely understood his tactics. There was no need to rush now and he could just breathe heavily and rest on the spot.
The men following behind were panting and pouring water down their throats. One of them suddenly raised his head: "Brother, something is wrong..."
The pseudo-squad leader shook his head: "What's wrong?"
The men next to him frowned and straightened up: "We have been busy all night before we discovered these deserters. If those guys in front catch us, wouldn't it be our fault?"
Hearing what his subordinates said, the pseudo-squad leader immediately lost his composure and suddenly widened his eyes: "What you said... seems to make sense..."
The puppet army is highly motivated to capture prisoners. Firstly, they can receive reward money, and secondly, they can benefit from the captured people.
The most direct thing is to underreport the number of people caught!
There is a profit gap here. For catching a deserter, the reward is only thirty or fifty yuan, but the rifle in the deserter's hand can be sold for a hundred yuan on the black market!
If you catch the dozen deserters in front, it will cost you eight hundred yuan or less. However, the imperial army will not strictly check the whereabouts of these rifles. Then they will directly report that the deserters' guns were lost in the mountains. Who the hell knows.
Even if it was really found out, it would be fine. Taijun didn't pay much attention to this matter anyway. He invited them to have a drink and listen to music and go to a brothel a few times. What could be wrong with them?
Having money is the key.
However, it seems inappropriate to take credit from friendly forces at this time.
It is absolutely impossible for the other party to sit back and wait for the situation, and die so that they can become a brother and let them take advantage of it.
He immediately gave an order to the subordinate who was advising him: "Hurry back and fetch reinforcements, the sooner the better... He must die if you use the money we have raised!"
"Ah? We followed the footprints on the ground for more than ten miles early in the morning. It would take us two hours to go back at this time. It's too late..."
The pseudo-squad leader said with a dark face: "Don't be nagging, just go as soon as I ask you to go..."
The puppet soldier had to run back crying.
Looking at the back of the puppet soldier going away, another puppet soldier next to him suggested: "Squad leader, I don't think waiting is an option. How about... let's go over and take a look first? We have lost several brothers, so let's forget it this time." If you can’t eat meat, it’s okay to drink some soup..."
"What you said has a damn truth!" The pseudo-squad leader also felt that waiting for reinforcements seemed unreliable: "Let's go! Go over and have a look."
After saying this, he waved his hand behind him, and all six of his subordinates followed the squad leader and ran westward.
Li Xiang didn't seem to understand the situation yet.
Previously, underground comrades came over and said that there were enemy troops in the mountain stream, but now they suddenly discovered that what appeared in the mountain stream were friendly troops in military uniforms.
The friendly forces seem to be being pursued by the puppet army from two directions.
Now most of his men have changed into yellow military uniforms of the puppet army. Unfortunately, he did not get any friendly military uniforms.
In fact, the uniforms of friendly forces and the uniforms of the Eighth Route Army retreated as soon as they came out!
The only difference is that the military cap on the head of the Eighth Route Army does not have the blue sky and white sun emblem.
Therefore, he decided to deal with the group of puppet troops coming from the east first.
The mountain road was narrow and the situation from east to west was unclear, so the soldiers naturally looked towards the hillside.
The seven puppet troops on the mountainside in the distance were approaching along the narrow path.
Company Commander, the puppet troops are coming, what should we do?
Li Xiang's face was calm: "How many puppet troops are coming?"
"Seven?" The squad leader who asked the question was stunned. Could it be that the company commander was testing his inability to count?
"How many of us are there now?"
"A full platoon, plus the half platoon of baggage soldiers from the half-immortal...it should be more than fifty, right?" the squad leader answered cautiously.
"There are more than 50 puppet troops who ran away when they heard the gunfire. What are you talking about here?"
"Uh... isn't there another one at the foot of the mountain?"
"Are you afraid that his bullet will hit you because he's a mile or two away?"
After a while.
The squad leader spoke again: "Um...company commander, I discovered something..."
Li Xiang turned around and stared at the squad leader who was talking a lot: "What's going on?"
"I notice that you are talking more and more like a battalion commander."
"What did you say?"
"Cold and ruthless, speaking in a foggy and unreasonable manner!"
"Are you looking for a fight?" Li Xiang got angry and raised his hand in a big-necked manner: "Who dared you to say that?"
"Look at the battalion commander. He never cares about us ordinary soldiers. He kicks people at every turn. His face is as cold as the twelfth lunar month in winter. His words and orders are always unclear. Many times we don't understand them at all and can only guess. ..."
Li Xiang was stunned for a moment: "As long as I can understand it, as for you? You just need to execute the order. You will be able to understand it when you become the company commander in the future..."
"Look at the Second Company, Wang Pengying, and Gao Yidao, they all give speeches to boost morale before every battle..."
"Shut up."
on the hill.
The second lieutenant led a group of men to rush up the hillside. The sergeant following him was a little worried: "Takahashi-kun, is it too risky for us to do this?"
"Shut up and call me Platoon Leader Gao. If you say something like that to Takahashi-kun again, I'll kill you right now!"
The sergeant was startled and quickly changed his words: "Platoon Commander Gao, do you want to check our clothes again?"
Platoon leader Gao's physical fitness is indeed very good. He climbed nearly a mile of steep mountain road without panting: "I have practiced it many times during normal training. You must have confidence in yourself."
The sergeant gasped and nodded: "Then, if the radio is hidden in the bushes, will there be any problem?"
Platoon leader Gao shook his head: "This is not a problem you should worry about. You must believe in Captain Chongxin's ability."
After Platoon Leader Gao finished speaking, he once again emphasized to the dozen or so blue uniforms who were following him: "From now on, if a bird whisper comes out of anyone's mouth, they will commit seppuku immediately after they return!"
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