Yamamoto Command.
Yoshino stood at attention and listened carefully to the combat mission assigned to him by Yamamoto.
The baton pointed on the map, "This is Majiao. This is the first village that the special operations team needs to wipe out. Originally, I wanted to take Xu San with me, but his military quality is too poor."
"The Chinese are all stupid pigs. We could have successfully completed the mission without him."
Yamamoto nodded, "But he is needed for subsequent missions, so you and another soldier will take him back from this area so that you don't have to take him through the Eighth Route Army's defense area."
Yoshino looked at the map. It was a long detour. The original journey took more than three hours, but this detour would probably take five or six hours.
Yamamoto raised his wrist and looked at the time: "It's now three-fifty. You and Xu San will set off immediately. You must arrive at the mission location before ten o'clock in the evening."
"Hi!"
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The sun was setting and it was almost dusk.
The frozen surface of the Laoba River has thawed and is slowly flowing eastward. The rushing water laps against the rocks, making a "wow~wow" sound.
Old man Su stood by the river, raised his withered arms, wiped the sweat with his sleeves, lowered his body slightly, put the pole on his shoulders, took a deep breath, and stood up with strength.
The old body stood up tremblingly, and the two ends of the pole sank. The buckets on both sides flickered twice, spilling a lot.
"Hey~ I'm getting old." Old man Su sighed, feeling that the older he got, the less useful he became. He couldn't carry this water before.
Rubbing his eyes and squinting, the road under his feet became much clearer.
He rubbed the soles of his shoes and stepped out.
Old man Su originally had two sons and one daughter.
The daughter married far away, one of the sons was beaten to death by the Japs, and the other was captured as a young man. There is no news yet.
Originally facing a hopeless life, he committed suicide, but was saved by Eighth Route Army soldiers.
After that, Old Man Su was always taken care of by the Eighth Route Army.
In order to repay his kindness, Old Man Su would often make up baskets, mats and other things and give them to them.
The Eighth Route Army would accept it with a smile every time, and then buy it at the market price.
At first Old Man Su didn't want any money, but the Eighth Route Army would exchange the money for food and give it to him.
Over time, the feeling of loneliness gradually disappeared, and Old Man Su's body became stronger and stronger.
Now his only hope is to see his son again in his lifetime.
A few days ago, the Eighth Route Army stationed in the village suddenly left. This made the old man feel lost for a while. Later, when he inquired, he found out that the Eighth Route Army had not gone far.
After hearing the news, Old Man Su felt much better.
Maybe the old man himself didn't know that he now regarded these lovely warriors as his relatives.
The sun in the sky was no longer visible, and the road under his feet was no longer clear. Old man Su slowed down.
He was afraid of falling. If he fell at this age, the consequences would be disastrous.
“Salad~salad~”
The pile of firewood next to him made a slight sound. The old man turned around and looked over, but found nothing unusual.
Maybe it's someone's dog.
Without paying attention, Old Man Su carried the water and continued walking forward.
The village is a little quiet today. Why don't those barking dogs stop barking?
After walking a few steps, the smell of blood reached my nose.
Who killed the chicken?
Turning around, he saw that the smell of blood was coming from Ma Laoliu's house.
Ma Laoliu has two sons and two daughters in his family. The eldest son lives with the old man. However, the eldest son is not a thing. He is addicted to gambling. When he loses money, he beats his wife and children. He also loses everything in his family. The second son heard that he went out to do business, but he didn't come back for several years. He was living and breathing outside. The two daughters were also married off in the early years.
How could a family with so many bare walls have chickens to kill?
Old Man Su, who felt something was wrong, walked towards Ma Laoliu's house. He and Ma Laoliu had a good relationship on weekdays, so he thought he should go and have a look.
They are all in the same village, and there are generally no taboos. Old man Su pushed the door open and walked in: "Ma Laoliu, did your family kill the chicken?"
No one answered, and the courtyard was so quiet that it felt scary.
Old man Su stood at the door and felt a strong smell of blood. Such a strong smell of blood could not be caused by killing a chicken.
Putting down the bucket and pulling out the pole, Old Man Su walked cautiously toward the barn in the yard, because that was where the smell of blood came from.
The livestock in Ma Laoliu's house had been sold by the gambler's son a long time ago. The livestock shed was just a decoration now, and the smell of blood coming from there made people even more suspicious.
The Eighth Route Army soldier who often took care of him told him before he left that it had not been peaceful recently, the weather had improved, and the little devils would come out to harm the people again. He told him to be careful and to run out of the village and hide immediately if he found anything wrong. .
Old man Su smiled and agreed, but he didn't care in his heart. He was so old, and living one more day was a gift from God.
If he really encounters a Japs, he will give him a carrying pole no matter what.
Holding the pole, Old Man Su slowly walked towards the barn.
The smell of blood became stronger and stronger, and Old Man Su became more and more nervous.
Finally, with a loud shout, Old Man Su rushed into the barn.
When he rushed into the stable, Old Man Su was stunned by the sight in front of him.
Ma Laoliu, his daughter-in-law, and two grandsons were lying on the ground in a twisted state, with blood flowing all over the ground. It seemed that they were already dead and could not die anymore.
Facing such a bloody scene, Old Man Su immediately remembered the words of the Eighth Route Army soldier.
run!
Run now.
He turned around, but the stable was already stopped by an expressionless Japanese soldier.
Then he felt a cold feeling in his stomach. When he looked down, he saw that a bright bayonet had been pierced into his stomach.
"Yes..." Old Man Su wanted to shout loudly, but the Japs covered his mouth.
The pain in my stomach became more and more painful, and my vision gradually became blurred.
Old Man Su staggered back two steps, finally couldn't hold on any longer and fell to the ground.
died!
The Japanese looked at Old Man Su who had fallen to the ground, then stepped forward and stabbed him in the heart. After confirming that he was completely dead, he threw his body next to other corpses.
In the dim light, the Japs seemed to see Old Man Su staring at him with wide eyes.
The Jaap moved his body, but found that Old Man Su's eyes were still staring at him.
He frowned, this was the first time he encountered this situation.
Although he has killed many people, he is still afraid of the unknown.
He reached out and cut a piece of cloth from old man Su's clothes and covered his head.
It was completely dark, and Majiao Village was completely plunged into darkness at this moment.
Dead silence, real dead silence has arrived.
