In the distance, a green line can be seen, that is the river bank. The detective team members followed the military dog, walking lazily in the warm sunshine, occasionally complaining casually.
"These unfortunate plainclothes officers risked their lives to make a contribution. They died miserably. I saw one whose head was broken off and whose jaw was also severed. It was so bloody that I couldn't figure out how they died."
"Damn it, how long will this search take? Must we run into a gun?"
"You are afraid of nothing. Haven't you heard that the Eighth Route Army has been wiped out by the Imperial Army? I guess there are only a few left."
"Since the Imperial Army is already chasing them in the north, what are we still looking for here?"
"Shut up, everyone! If the Queen tells us to look for it, then we have to look for it! We have to look for it whether there is any or not!"
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Hu Yi frowned deeply, squatting behind the bushes, looking at the dark shadow in the distance, and felt worried. It was another dog! Originally, he had no feelings towards beasts like dogs, but now, Hu Yi began to be annoyed with this beast and hated it. It was too disgusting.
"Brother, let's fight. We have to get rid of this dog. Didn't you say that the dog in Qingshan Village was killed by a girl? Then let the girl shoot it again!" Ma Liang, who was standing next to him, saw that Hu Yi had not spoken for a long time, so he spoke first.
Luo Fugui, who was behind him, curled his lips when he heard this: "Fight? Are you stupid? We are not in the mountains, this is someone else's territory! It's broad daylight, as long as the guns are fired, we will be surrounded sooner or later. I think we should run quickly."
"They brought dogs with them, how can they be easily shaken off? It's still dark and the terrain is so flat, how can it be easy to escape? How long will it take us to stop running?" Ma Liang retorted immediately.
This time was different from the last time in Qingshan Village. If he beat the dog, he would be exposed. It wouldn't be long before the enemy would increase in number and surround him from all sides. The best way was to cross the river, but the river behind him was too deep. He could swim across, but the others were all landlubbers, so it wouldn't work. He wanted to cross the river by other means, but there wasn't enough time. Hu Yi gritted his teeth and couldn't think of a better way. He could only hope to delay until dark. He couldn't open fire unless it was absolutely necessary.
"Let's go! We can't fight. Follow the river bank and head west. Let's go now!"
Hu Yi gave the order, and no one in Class 9 hesitated any longer. They used the green belt by the river as cover and began to move westward.
The situation was special now, so Ma Liang didn't dare to advance too far. He only walked a dozen meters in front of the team to ensure that his figure was always in the sight of the people behind him and would not be blocked by the passing bushes.
Luo Fugui replaced Hu Yiping's position and took the second place with a machine gun. His task was to monitor Ma Liang's situation and be ready to cover Ma Liang in front at any time, while expanding the angle and range of forward observation to make up for the width of Ma Liang's field of vision.
Liu Jianqiang was arranged to be in third place this time, and his task was to monitor the left wing of the team, which was the open area in the south.
Since the right wing is the river in the north, which is the direction with the least danger, Hu Yi asked Wu Shitou to walk in fourth place, responsible for observing the other side of the river on the right wing.
Next were Zhou Wanping and Xiao Hongying, who were not assigned any tasks.
The real crisis was behind. This time, Hu Yi was personally responsible for covering the rear. He held his rifle horizontally and kept a vigilant eye on the rear at all times.
Hu Yi had already explained to everyone what each position should do during the past many marches, so now Hu Yi didn't need to say much, just set the marching order for everyone, and everyone immediately knew which side they were responsible for and what they should do, and consciously made the marching class nine form a whole. Although it looked no different from other class teams, they were also simply marching in a line, but the agility and reaction speed were worlds apart.
The river beside him was flowing quietly, reflecting the azure blue. Ma Liang had no mood to look at it. The thorns on the bushes pierced his uniform, but Ma Liang had no time to care. He couldn't walk too fast because he was in an unfamiliar enemy-occupied area and had to reduce accidents as much as possible. He couldn't walk too slowly because there was a dog behind him with a detective team, tracking him down. Ma Liang used his rifle to push aside the branches in front of him and was about to get through, but suddenly his eyes fixed...
Luo Fugui, who was holding a machine gun, saw Ma Liang in front of him stop motionlessly for a moment, then suddenly fall to the ground; he immediately felt something was wrong, and without thinking twice, he hunched his tall body and dived into the grass pit beside him, disappearing.
A chain reaction of domino effects immediately occurred. When Liu Jianqiang saw Luo Fugui, the cowardly bear, suddenly jumped into the pit for his life, he immediately realized that something was wrong. He crouched and hid in the bushes beside him. He found that Wu Shitou was still staring at the other side of the river with his neck twisted, so he stretched out his foot and tripped him.
The tall Zhou Wanping was suddenly stunned. The four people in front of her either fell down or disappeared in an instant. Why? Before she could figure out what was going on, she was pulled into the bushes by Xiao Hongying behind her.
The series of reactions from the team made Hu Yi, who was at the end of the team, feel nervous. Although he didn't know what had happened in front of him, it was definitely not a good thing. Everyone had already hidden, except Wu Shitou, who had been tripped and was still lying on the ground without any cover. Although Liu Jianqiang was grabbing his legs and dragging him into the bushes, he was still staring blankly at the other side of the river.
Hu Yi instinctively turned his head to look in the direction Wu Shitou was staring, and was also stunned in surprise.
There were five people hiding in the water on the other side of the river. Five heads were poking out of the water. They were wearing Eighth Route Army caps and were clinging to the mud and grass on the shore. They were also looking at the south bank in surprise. The handsome face of one of them was still wearing the black-framed glasses. He was none other than Officer Yang.
Ma Liang crawled backwards a few times, then turned around, crouched, and ran back using the cover of trees and grass. He ran all the way to Hu Yi at the end of the team and said in panic, "Brother, something bad has happened! There are Japanese soldiers on the other side of the river! They are coming from west to east, along the river bank, less than a mile away. Brother, why don't you speak?" Ma Liang saw that Hu Yi was always looking at the other side of the river, as if he had not paid any attention to his report. He could not help but follow Hu Yi's gaze and was finally stunned.
"I see." Hu Yi replied calmly. When he found Yang and his companions hiding by the water on the other side, Hu Yi guessed what Ma Liang in front would see.
Looking at the pair of black glasses hiding on the other side of the river, Hu Yi had a blank expression on his face, but he was thinking quickly in his mind. Originally, the devils on the other side of the river were not a problem, they were chasing Yang and his team; they could hide here, but the problem was that there was a detective team behind them, probably only a mile away, and they were walking here. If they stopped to hide from the devils on the other side of the river, the pursuers behind them would be in front of them. They couldn't go forward, and the only way out was to go south now, but the south was a flat open land with no shelter. Once the 9th squad left the cover of the trees on the river bank, they would be immediately seen by the detective team behind them, and the result was obvious.
Ma Liang also understood the current situation and gritted his teeth: "Brother, we can't hide anymore! We have to fight even if we don't want to. At least the Japanese are on the other side. They can't come over for a while. Let's run south. The detective team all have pistols. Runny Nose and I can hold them back in the open field."
Hu Yi looked at Ma Liang quietly without saying anything. Ma Liang's idea was to sacrifice himself and Liu Jianqiang to hold back the detective team, allowing Hu Yi and others to escape further south. Now it seems that this is the only feasible plan.
Seeing that Hu Yi was still silent, Ma Liang began to urge him anxiously: "Brother, don't hesitate any longer! The closer we are, the smaller the chance. Don't worry, Runny Nose and I can do it, we may not be caught!"
Hu Yi took a deep breath. It seemed that it was impossible to escape unscathed. He turned his head again and looked at Officer Yang and his men on the other side of the river. He said calmly, "Ma Liang, tell everyone to hide where they are. No one is allowed to shoot without my order! Do you understand?"
What? Hide on the spot? Ma Liang was shocked. How could he hide? Isn't this just waiting to die? Ma Liang stared at Hu Yi's calmness. Suddenly he thought of something and grabbed Hu Yi's sleeves: "Brother, can't you... No! I'll do this job. We can't go back without you! Brother, your life is more valuable than mine. I beg you!"
Hu Yi swung his hand violently, throwing Ma Liang to the ground. His face darkened and he said in a deep voice, "Listen to me carefully. I don't need to die for you and Runny Nose! Get out of here now and follow my orders!"
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On the other side, the Japanese soldiers on the west were about 200 to 300 meters away, and on this side, the detective team on the east was estimated to be 300 to 400 meters away. All the people in the ninth squad hid. Although some were puzzled and worried, no one dared to oppose Hu Yi's order.
Behind the bushes by the river, Hu Yi took out a grenade, pulled out the safety pin, knocked the detonator cap off on his heel, and then threw it out.
The grenade flew up, flew away from the bushes, and crossed the 20-meter-wide river. Officer Yang, who was hiding in the water on the north bank, and the four soldiers around him, stared with their jaws dropped in shock, stared with incredible eyes, raised their heads, and watched the grenade fly over their hiding place and land on the shore behind the mud and grass.
Officer Yang was confused. He didn't understand why this happened. Is that idiot from the independent regiment on the other side of the strait, that bastard with thick eyebrows and narrow eyes, a psychopath? Does he want to kill his own people? He must be crazy! He is crazy!
boom-
The sound of the explosion was accompanied by the blowing up of broken soil and branches, forming a light mist that rose above the shore above Officer Yang's head.
Crash... rubble and broken wood fell one after another, some of them fell into the water, making the water surface splash. Officer Yang and four soldiers desperately climbed onto the shore and began to run eastward. The Japanese in the west must be running towards this direction, and there was no way to hide.
Although he was an educated man, at this moment Officer Yang had already cursed Hu Yi's ancestors in his heart. Unfortunately, he had lost his gun, otherwise Officer Yang would have fired at Hu Yi without hesitation and killed this despicable lunatic!
Suddenly, he heard a dog barking, and Officer Yang, who was running, realized that there were enemies on the east side of the opposite bank!
Bang, bang, bang... "On the other side! It's them! Shoot them!"... The detective team hurriedly drew their guns and fired at the running figures on the north bank.
Officer Yang finally figured out the situation. It turned out that they were also being chased on the other side, and the purpose of the grenade was to make him a scapegoat for them!
Officer Yang didn't dare to leave the river bank to the north, because the north side was also flat. Without the cover of the trees on the river bank, he would become a target for the Japanese soldiers behind him. He had no choice but to make up his mind and run desperately through the rain of bullets from the opposite bank. He had only one thought in his mind: I want to kill that despicable man!
Discovering that the Imperial Army was actually chasing them from the west on the opposite bank, the detective team immediately turned around and followed along the south bank of the river...