The head of the Li family in Luoye Village is the chairman of the maintenance association, and his younger brother is a traitor. Even if they beat him in the name of the Eighth Route Army, it is only natural. However, Hu Yi still didn't say much to Lao Luo. There were only six or seven of them. They were all honest farmers who worked in the fields. Although they had guns, they were all junk. The only decent one was the box gun in Lao Luo's hand. Hu Yi felt that there were not many people with them, and it would not matter if they were gone. It would be easier for the 9th squad to do things by themselves.
Now that the idea has been determined and the goal has been set, there is no need to delay any longer. Hu Yi gave up the idea of spending the night in this valley and said goodbye to Lao Luo and the others on the spot, citing the importance of the mission.
In the darkness of night, Class 9 came out of the col, walked onto the path, and headed east. Luoye Village was to the east of Qingshan Village, and was the largest village nearby, not too far away.
After getting on the path, Hu Yicai explained the purpose to his men, which made the few idiots in Class 9 excited and happy.
The one who was excited was Luo Fugui. Back then in Songjia Village, he was very unhappy when he robbed. Not only did all the valuables go to Mr. Song, but he also only caught two chickens and left. He always felt extremely regretful. This time, he had to open his eyes wide, and he had to rob him seven times in and seven times, and he would not let him get any chicken feathers or duck blood. How magnificent!
Ma Liang was delighted. Chairman of the Maintenance Association, OK, robbing the traitor is justified this time. The most important thing is that I heard that his family is the largest in the vicinity of Li's, so how can there be less food? This time, Class 9 will become the hero of the Independent Regiment, faster than anyone else, and deliver within three days!
Hu Yi was not excited, nor was he happy, but he was in a relaxed mood. This time he had a legitimate reason to do this, so there was no need to be too reserved. He was just a little ruthless, killing anyone who stood in his way, and making sure it was done cleanly and neatly. Tonight, the ninth shift would not chant sutras!
There was no moon and the light was very poor, but the 9th class was still moving at a hurried pace. Even though they fell down occasionally, it could not shake everyone's excitement. At midnight, they arrived at Luoye Village, which was really quite large. The shadows of the houses spread out in a large area, which was flat because it happened to be the junction of the mountains and the plains. To the east of Luoye Village was a flat land.
The dark moon and strong wind were the best support. Although there were dogs barking in the village from time to time, Hu Yi was not worried. He hung the bayonet on the muzzle of the gun, led the way and walked towards the village.
Although I don’t know where the Li family is, I can guess that with such a prominent reputation, it must be in the middle of the village, and its area must naturally be the largest.
After wandering around the dark village for a while, he arrived at the center of the village. As expected, a high and thick courtyard wall appeared in front of him. However, this wall was not ordinary. It was more than three meters high, almost reaching the roof of the house next to it. Hu Yi couldn't help but smack his lips.
Regardless of all that, they had to walk around the wall and investigate the situation. Hu Yi, holding a gun, led the ninth squad and began to walk slowly forward along the wall in the dark.
A minute passed, and the wall was still pitch black with no end in sight. Luo Fugui couldn't help but wonder, my god, how big is this yard
Two minutes passed and he still didn't see the corner. Ma Liang couldn't help rubbing his eyes. Was I seeing things
Three minutes passed and I finally saw the vague corner of the high wall. However, along with the corner, there was a two-story corner tower. Lights were dimly shining through the shooting holes on the corner tower, and a faint noisy voice was heard: "One more bet! I don't believe my luck is still this bad..." There were probably at least seven or eight people in the corner tower.
At this point, Hu Yi's heart finally sank. Since there are corner towers, there must be one at each corner. There seem to be seven or eight people on top of them. The people in the four corner towers together must be about thirty, not counting the gatekeepers, patrolmen, and those lying in the house on duty. Can they afford to fight
In the darkness, several of the nine squad members, tall, short, fat and thin, stopped at the foot of the wall, looked at the corner tower, then looked at the speechless squad leader in front of them, then stared at each other and began to be idle. The excited people were no longer excited, and the happy people were no longer happy. Instead, they were stupid and at a loss.
Woof woof woof—the sound of a dog barking and several people’s footsteps suddenly came from the high wall beside them, which made Team Nine outside the wall regain their senses and immediately fled in the darkness...
A night passed and dawn came.
In the morning light, six figures stood blankly on the top of the hill, looking at the huge Luoye Village in the distance. In the middle of the village, the particularly conspicuous high-walled courtyard finally showed its clear appearance, with high walls, corner towers, and several small courtyards in the courtyard. It should not be called a courtyard, but a village within a village.
There was definitely no breakfast, and judging from the situation, lunch was also a mess. On the first day after leaving the independent regiment, the ninth squad ran out of food. Hu Yi took a deep breath and said calmly, "Tell me, what should we do next?"
Ma Liang spoke first: "Brother, we definitely can't defeat the Li family. Let's go somewhere else and pick on the weak ones."
Luo Fugui stared at the courtyard in the distance. The more he looked, the more he felt sad. The more he looked, the more he felt that it was a gold mountain. If he could catch chickens and take eggs in such a large courtyard, it would be such a pleasant thing! This is the real honor! Hearing Ma Liang persuade Hu Yi to leave, Luo Fugui felt deeply lost and instinctively rejected this self-evident proposal.
"Leave? Ma Liang, can you have some backbone, huh? In my opinion, we should make plans for the Li family. We can't just focus on filling our own stomachs. Don't forget that the political commissar and all the men in the regiment are starving. How can a weakling have so much food at home?"
Luo Fugui's words almost made Ma Liang drop his jaw. Was it the sun that had risen from the west, or was he still sleepy? These words would be fine no matter who said them, but why did they sound so strange coming out of Luo Fugui's mouth
"Mule, did I hear you right?" Ma Liang deliberately looked Luo Fugui up and down, then continued, "Attack the Li family? Look how high the wall is? Look how thick the gate is? There must be a hundred people with guns in the yard! Attack? As long as we show up, we will be beaten! Are you talking nonsense?"
Luo Fugui's heart had long been filled with gold. He had been looking at the yard for the whole morning, and his eyes were green with envy. If he just left like this, he would be unwilling to do so. He immediately put on a heroic spirit: "No matter how big the Li family is, isn't it still a landlord? No matter how poor I am, I am from the Black Wind Mountain! So what if the walls are high and the gates are thick? So what if there are many people and many guns? Hmm? So what? Can you stop me from setting fire, poisoning, and beating you with clubs? Can you withstand me from kidnapping, extortion, and shooting? Damn it, for the sake of our independent regiment to live a good life, and to be worthy of the political commissar's kindness, I will take on this Li family today!"
At this moment, not only Ma Liang, but also Liu Jianqiang and Xiao Hongying's jaws dropped to the ground. It turned out that Luo Fugui, who had always been timid and afraid of death, could be so passionate and heroic! The morning breeze was rustling, and the morning glow was like blood. The tall body suddenly looked so majestic! The ugly face suddenly became so perverse! The audience was completely dumbfounded.
Hu Yi could guess why Luo Fugui behaved like this. Although his words were shameless, they brought a glimmer of inspiration to the hesitant Hu Yi.
Hu Yi tugged at the rifle strap on his shoulder, turned around and began to walk down the mountain, while giving orders to the few who were still acting stupid: "Let's go now!"
"Ah? Squad leader, where are we going?"
"Green Water Shop."
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