On the mountain ridge.
Hu Yi lay down behind a stone on the north side of the mountain ridge, holding up a telescope to carefully observe the situation in the valley to the north.
The artillery boom in the south has been going on since dawn.
The enemy is still attacking friendly defense areas.
The sentry lying next to Hu Yi pointed to the valley with undulating peaks and mountains: "The Japs below the mountain ridge seem to be gathering. The enemy may have signs of attacking the mountain!"
"Just be careful of the small Japanese troops that may appear..." Hu Yi didn't explain more to the sentry, got up and walked back with his waist crouched.
The Japs do not have enough troops, so it is unlikely that they will attack the mountain.
If there were no bombing by planes and artillery, the Ninth Battalion could take advantage of this terrain, and even if a group of Japanese soldiers came from the north, they would dare to fight him face to face.
If there are really Japanese planes bombing or strafing, it depends on luck.
Climb up a cliff that stretches across the mountain ridge about 300 meters away from the guard post.
The height difference between the cliffs is nearly ten meters, and Tian Sanqi is leading the soldiers busy moving stones on the high cliffs.
Plan to use the terrain to build blocking fortifications.
If the Japanese infantry wants to attack the mountain ridge, they will definitely choose the north!
Be prepared.
Besides, now that we are surrounded by enemies, people will definitely have random thoughts once they are free.
Tian Sanqi followed Hu Yi and walked slowly along the edge of the cliff. Almost all the soldiers next to him had expectant eyes, hoping to be praised by the battalion commander.
Then, they were disappointed.
Hu Yi just nodded slightly.
He told Tian Sanqi to set up a few more machine gun positions, but without saying anything more to Tian Sanqi, he turned and walked back.
After walking a few steps, the correspondent trotted over from the mountain ridge: "Report to the battalion commander, the Japs in the south have begun to set up artillery, and there is a possibility of shelling the mountain. Captain Li said, please don't worry, battalion commander, the terrain over there is particularly dangerous, he promised The Japs will never get in."
Tian Sanqi continued to set up defenses on the northern cliff.
See Hu Yi return to the camp.
Wang Xiaosan and Luo Fugui came over one after another and muttered: "Boss Hu, arrange for the sentry in the west to report that there is no movement from the Japs down the mountain for the time being!"
After daybreak, Wang Xiaosan took over Tian Sanqi's task of guarding against Japanese sneak attacks in the canyon at night, and quickly reported: "Batalion Commander, there is no movement from the Japanese in the canyon to the east..."
The little devil was shelled by Li Xiang last night, but there was no movement all night. Hu Yi looked calm: "Go over and take a look..."
The mountain ridge was not bombarded by Japanese artillery because the Japanese major had ordered the artillery bombardment at night. However, the artillery observer could not give the target parameters at all. Under the persuasion of the Japanese captain, the calm major had no choice but to give up.
The Japs seem to be setting up camp in the canyon...
Hu Yi changed from morning to noon.
Time is passing slowly.
Hu Yi suddenly felt like his days were like years.
It is difficult to defeat the Japanese from the east, south and west.
If the Japanese attack, they can only attack from the north along the gentle slope.
The mountainous terrain is complex, and the Japanese cannot develop an offensive formation even if there are many people.
With the enemy's urinary nature, they will definitely use artillery fire to clear the way.
But it is not that easy for the Japs to easily attack them. If the Ninth Battalion wants to defend the northern defense line, the price paid will definitely not be small.
There was movement from the Japs in both the north and south directions. It seemed that the Japs had no intention of giving Jiuying more time.
Now, we can only fight with the Japanese until the reinforcements that our superiors may arrange arrive.
boom...
Da da da...
boom...
Suddenly, dense gunshots and explosions were faintly heard from the valley to the east.
It was not obvious among the rumbling cannons that sounded from time to time in the south.
Standing on the edge of the cliff, Hu Yi held up his binoculars and took a closer look.
It was too far away to see, and the gunshots and explosions couldn't be heard clearly.
After listening carefully for a while, the sound of gunshots and explosions quickly disappeared.
"Report, there is smoke rising from the east side of the canyon, and there should be a small-scale battle there..."
Hu Yi frowned and ordered the guard post next to him: "Continue to observe."
Half an hour later.
Intense gunshots were heard again from the valley to the east, and the gunshots lasted shorter.
However, this time no explosion was heard.
The observer crouched and ran to Hu Yi: "Report, there is movement among the Japs in the valley. A squadron or so of Japs have gone to the east of the valley."
"Continue to observe..."
Another half hour passed.
The sun is high in the sky.
The sun in the mountains shines on my body standing in the mountain breeze, and I don't seem to feel much heat.
Faintly, a voice with a familiar rhythm seemed to ring in my ears.
Hu Yi thought it was an illusion and quickly pricked up his ears to listen carefully.
He raised the telescope again.
That’s right.
A very familiar and exciting melody is faintly heard in the canyon...
It’s so familiar, it’s the “March of the Eighth Route Army”!
I heard Park Buhuan say that the song was written by his compatriot, a young man named Zheng!
When studying at Kangda University, the students sang every day.
Although every time, he just opened his mouth and showed off.
But hearing the song that was loud enough to wake up the mountains and valleys still made my blood boil.
Listen quietly, the singing has been echoing in the valley.
The distance was too far to hear clearly. The telescope lens kept moving, but I could never find where the sound came from.
Big Gou, Crazy Yang, Wang Yinzhi and the others stood out!
It is very likely that he has met Ma Liang!
It's reinforcements!
But why do they sing?
Do you want to break out now?
The mountainous terrain determines that no matter which side it is, it is good for defense, but not good for offense!
Breaking out from the encirclement of a large number of Japanese who were preparing to attack in broad daylight was simply seeking death!
Moreover, even if the superiors arranged for a team to come to the rescue, it would not be possible so quickly.
The original plan was to break out at night.
What does this fuss mean now?
...
Halfway up the mountain.
The mountain road is difficult to travel.
Because of the mules and horses, the team did not move very fast.
Fortunately, the team that stayed on the mountain ridge and came down to respond after hearing the gunfire in the valley finally arrived.
The Japanese chasing after him were still at least two miles away, so there was no need to worry anymore.
Liu Manhe raised his head and looked not far ahead: two soldiers from the guerrilla brigade were taking over the task of carrying Crazy Yang's stretcher.
He suddenly turned around and asked Ma Liang, who was walking with Captain Qin: "...You mean, Crazy Yang has only been in your ninth camp for four days?"
Ma Liang nodded: "That's right..."
Liu Manhe looked serious: "As a grassroots commander, don't you know the review process?"
Ma Liang's face darkened: "I know, but in this situation, we don't have that much time to investigate his background..."
"When you go to the battlefield with wounded soldiers all wrapped in bandages, do you think there is no one in our special agent team?"
"He suffered only minor injuries..."
"Have you ever thought about what if he was a spy?"
"If it hadn't been for him, we wouldn't have discovered the spy who pretended to be a friendly force and sneaked into the ninth battalion..."
"In any case, the origin of this person is unknown and must be investigated clearly. Otherwise, you will give him two oceans and let him leave voluntarily."
Ma Liang did not agree: "Don't forget, superiors welcome all teams and individuals who are willing to resist Japan."
"But what about people of unknown origin?"
Ma Liang was speechless: "I think...do you have a problem with him?"
Liu Manhe looked serious: "If he is really the enemy's spy, it is entirely possible that he deliberately killed the Japanese in order to sneak into our team!"
"You have such a rich imagination..."
"You're not a big boy, how dare you talk to me like this?"
Ma Liang suddenly realized: "You want to get him away?"
"Oh, I...how could I be so shameless? Can't the person I want just give a transfer order to our independent group?"
Seeing that the staff officer was speechless, Ma Liang smiled: "Haha, it's a pity that he is not from our ninth battalion and can't issue transfer orders...right?"
Liu Manhe rolled his eyes, but he still had the serious look of a staff officer: "Hey, you still have the nerve to tell me what the nine battalions are? Among our Eighth Route Army, which team has nine battalions? Is your commander Lu's brain in the head? If there is a problem, how can we arrange a ninth camp?"
"This...this expansion, we were originally supposed to be...the fourth battalion, but the situation of the independent regiment is complicated. In addition to the Water Conservancy Self-Defense Regiment, there is also the Qiufeng Guerrilla Brigade..."
"The Qiufeng Guerrilla Brigade is a divisional force. When did it become a member of your independent regiment..." Liu Manhe seemed to be thinking about this. After a while, he seemed to remember something: "The Water Conservancy Self-Defense Corps... seems to be a supplementary regiment. How about a group of bandits that you recruited... Your independent group is really awesome, you dare to recruit anyone!"
Ma Liang was a little embarrassed and explained: "The independent regiment's defense area was originally at the junction of the mountains and plains..."
"Yes, yes, I'm too lazy to listen to your nonsense..." Liu Manhe saw that he couldn't find the man named Yang, so he directly lowered his voice: "Can you tell me how to find the advance team among the Japanese?" ..."
"I don't know about this..." Ma Liang understood that the biggest obsession in this man's heart was to attack the advancing team: "I said, our task now is to lure the Japanese away, coordinate the breakout of the Ninth Battalion, and fight against the advancing team. Let’s talk about the next step...”
"How about... kill the Japs following behind and collect some interest?" As a staff member of the secret service group, speaking in such a consultative tone gave Ma Liang enough face.
Ma Liang didn't take it seriously at all: "Senior Liu, are the Japanese so easy to fight? Don't be so naive, okay?"
"Childish? Ma, how dare you look down on me?" Liu Manhe suddenly became angry.
Captain Qin, who had been listening to the two men's murmurings, suddenly coughed twice, and by covering his mouth, he whispered to Ma Liang: "Counsel Liu just turned eighteen this year..."
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