The afternoon sun finally broke free from the clouds and released its warm and compassionate light to shine on Desheng Port. Bathed in the sun, the characteristic town in the south of the Yangtze River looked peaceful and tranquil, and even the surrounding fields seemed to have regained their vitality and became dazzlingly bright.
The dozen or so houses near the river bank on the west edge of the town are the area under the charge of the Third Company. Looking west from this area of houses, there is the Huangpu River bank on the left, a low hill on the right, and an open field more than 400 meters away in the middle. The vision is good and conducive to defense. The probability of the Japanese launching an attack from here is small. The Third Company lost the second platoon in the morning battle. Currently, there are less than 50 people, the smallest number of troops in the battalion, so the battalion gave this position to the Third Company.
When the lazy third row arrived here, they found that being late also had its price.
The strongest and most hidden house is the "headquarters" of the company commander and the platoon leader; the house with high walls and thick bricks is used by the first platoon to house the machine gun squad; the house with a wide view is used by the first platoon to set up an observation post; the house at the back that can avoid frontal fire is used by the first platoon to house the reserve team; only the two dilapidated wooden houses at the front and a small thatched house without windows are left, standing alone in the sun, like three broken coffins in the wasteland, quietly waiting for the third platoon to come and select.
The five people stood at the edge of the field, staring at each other in silence. Although the sun was right overhead, they could feel the cold wind blowing.
Hu Yi only took a quick look at the three dilapidated houses assigned to the third platoon, and then paid no more attention to them. He shifted his gaze and squinted his eyes to estimate the mission defense area. It was an open area 400 meters away, about 200 meters wide, with the river on the left and a low hill on the right. The terrain was not complicated, and as long as someone had firepower, the defense pressure was relatively small. This was because the battalion took care of the third company.
Old Wang had a gloomy face. He looked at the three dilapidated houses for a while, then rushed to the third company's "headquarters" with his four brothers.
"Captain, can those three dilapidated houses be used as shelters? If you really want to sell three rows, you can't do it this way, right?"
"What? Which three rooms? I just came over from the battalion commander. The positions are arranged in a row. Wu Gui, what's going on?"
Wu Gui, the platoon leader, smiled and said, "Oh, Captain, it's okay, it's my fault. Look at my bad memory, I even forgot that our company has three platoons." He turned to Wang Laokou and said with a smile, "Hey, Wang Laokou, it's just a small matter, why don't you just come and say hello to me? How about this, the room at the back is the reserve team of my platoon, it's quite spacious, you can go there and be the reserve team as well."
Wu Gui's words made Wang Laokou feel mixed emotions. He was such a coward. He wanted to get angry and fight back, but did he really have to go back to those three shabby houses and be a target? He was speechless for a moment.
Hu Yi had been behind Wang Laokou all along, with the platoon leader in front, and he was originally indifferent to these bad things, but the platoon leader's mockery of Wang Laokou and the third platoon made Hu Yi look at Wu Gui more. He thought the platoon leader would be a pillar, but it turned out to be just a villain. This grandson is a bit unkind, thinking himself as a company commander and the third platoon as the reserve of his first platoon. This is a slap in the face of Wang Laokou in front of the brothers of the third platoon.
Seeing Wang Laokou was speechless and sweating, Hu Yi was really afraid that Wang Laokou would be like Han Xin and suffer this humiliation. If that was the case, he would come forward to save the situation. So Hu Yi took a steady step forward, stood side by side with Wang Laokou, and said calmly: "Reporting to the company commander, our platoon leader wants to set up an outpost 50 meters forward in the open area, and the third platoon will be responsible for it. I hope the company commander will approve it."
Hu Yi said it lightly, but everyone who heard it dropped their jaws.
Wang Laokou was immediately shocked. What was Hu Yi trying to do? Those three shabby houses were not guarded by anyone, and he wanted to set up an outpost 50 meters ahead? He was trying to kill himself? No matter how valuable his face was, it was not as valuable as his life, right? Just as he was about to say something, he suddenly felt Hu Yi quietly pulling his sleeves twice.
Wu Gui closed his mouth and looked at Hu Yi. This ignorant guy must be the new guy. Oh, he is indeed a jerk. His awareness is really high. He must be so angry that Wang Laokou will die. Haha, let's see how you, Wang Laokou, will end up.
The third company commander was also confused and pointed at Hu Yi: "Oh, you are the one called... Oh, right, Hu Yi, right? That..." The company commander started to speak, but didn't know what to say for a moment. The company commander understood what Hu Yi said, but he also knew who Wang Laokou was. It was good to have an outpost, but this order was not a joke, so he had to ask Wang Laokou. "Wang Laokou, what's going on?"
Although Hu Yi pulled his sleeves to remind him, Wang Laokou still had doubts in his heart. Now that the company commander asked, damn it, he would bet on Hu Yi. He guessed that Hu Yi was not crazy. "Company commander, yes, that's it. I want to move forward, 50 meters." After that, he pointed at Wu Gui and said, "Wu, you watch me carefully, let's see who is the coward."
The three rows of five people walked out of the house. When they were far away from the people in the first row, Wang Laokou finally couldn't help but approach Hu Yi and said, "Xiao Hu, I'm betting my life on your mouth. Tell me what happened just now."
Zhao Yong and the big guy also took a few steps closer.
Hu Yi continued walking without stopping, and said to Wang Laokou beside him: "Don't worry about anything else, let's try to avoid the first disaster first."
"What? What first disaster? Do you want to drive me crazy?"
Hu Yi smiled faintly at Wang Laokou: "Brother Wang, after more than ten years of experience, you are confused by the situation. Think about it, no matter what battle it is, what is the first move of the Japanese?"
"The first move? The first move... bombardment? Wait a minute, you mean..." Wang Laokou suddenly realized, clapped his hands, walked to the front, and said, "Hurry up, don't dawdle, hurry up." He muttered to the row of troops behind him, "Wu Gui, you bastard, just be a turtle. You are not a human being."
When they arrived at the edge of the open area, Hu Yi asked the big guy and Zhao Yong to get shovels from the broken wooden house. Hu Yi noticed these two tools in the broken house when he came just now.
He trotted forward 60 to 70 meters into the open field. Due to yesterday's rain, everything was still a little muddy. Hu Yi walked around twice and stopped at a slightly higher ridge. It was a little drier than the surrounding area. Hu Yi waved to Wang Laokou at the edge of the field.
Seeing that the location was determined, four people followed and ran in. The big guy and Zhao Yong each took a shovel and immediately started digging a shelter under Hu Yi's guidance. Wang Laokou looked around, memorizing the surrounding reference objects while also keeping an eye on the open space in the distance. The silly boy followed Hu Yi's instructions to collect dead grass and shrubs around to prepare for use as a cover.
Under the glaring sunlight, five figures in three rows were busy working in the open space.
Inside the house shelter, a row of soldiers were pointing and laughing.
Wu Gui was standing at the window facing the open area. Old Wang said, "You are such a spineless person. Why do you have to learn something else to commit suicide?"
The third company commander was still suspicious. What on earth was this old fox doing without profit