Gao Yidao agreed to Hu Yi's request. The battle was initiated by Class 9. Hu Yi said that they should fight for fifteen minutes before the Second Company's charge. Gao Yidao knew that Hu Yi's goal was to inflict as much casualties on the enemy as possible, reduce the pressure on the Second Company's charge, and increase the success rate of the operation.
However, Gao Yidao did not define the time so rigidly in his mind. When Hu Yi said it would take fifteen minutes, Gao Yidao's real idea was to wait and see. There were only five and a half people in the ninth squad, plus the shabby guerrilla team of six people, and the two machine gunners transferred from the second company to Hu Yi, there were only thirteen and a half people in total. There were more than one hundred and fifty enemies. In the initial panic, they could cause some casualties. As long as the enemy reacted, they would never be able to raise their heads again. So Gao Yidao felt that it would be good if Hu Yi and his men could fight for three minutes. At that time, if the situation was not right, they would lead the second company to assault. It was impossible for them to really wait for fifteen minutes.
In the blink of an eye, it was the third day. In the morning, twenty mule and horse carts passed by on the road from south to north. They were the team transporting grain from the county town to Luoye Village. Hu Yi and Gao Yidao hid on the ridge on the west side of the road and watched secretly. There were seven or eight people sitting leisurely on each cart. The number of vehicles and people was basically the same as that provided by Li Youde.
The cars passed by one after another, and the two men stared with wide eyes, meticulously counting in their hearts. Hu Yi was responsible for determining the enemy's firepower, and Gao Yidao was responsible for calculating the number of puppet soldiers and Japanese devils. A puppet army company had about a hundred people, all with 79 rifles and a Czech rifle; a Japanese devil squad had nearly sixty people, three Type 99 rifles and three grenade launchers.
It was not until the enemy's troops disappeared far away at the northern end of the road that the two men led the team down the slope and came to the road. In the afternoon, the enemy would pull food back south, so now they had to make arrangements.
When it comes to close combat, mixed combat, and hand-to-hand combat, Gao Yidao is an expert, an expert forced by the environment. The Eighth Route Army has been doing this for so long, and there are not enough bullets in any battle, and there is no firepower support in any battle. The only things they can really rely on are grenades and bayonets. They have to fight this way even if they don't want to, and finally they become experts and get used to it.
From here, send a squad of soldiers to the north and south respectively, and set up secret checkpoints five miles on both sides. Although there are basically no passers-by, we must be on guard and not let the news leak out. No matter who they are, whether they are civilians or traitors, they must be caught and tied up without saying a word when they walk here, and will not be released until the afternoon when the task is completed.
For a charge, distance is very important. Of course, the closer the better. However, the east side of the road is open and the weeds are not tall. If the seventy or eighty soldiers of the second company want to hide, they can't get too close. Fifty meters is the maximum distance that Gao Yidao can accept. If it is farther, it is easier to hide, but after a charge, which soldier will have the energy to fight? If they can only breathe heavily, it will be the same as sending themselves to death. So Gao Yidao led the soldiers of the second company to walk about fifty meters to the open area on the east side of the road. The distance is not too far, and they began to dig a shallow pit for hiding and waiting.
Hu Yi carefully calculated the position where the first car should stop, and then ordered Wu Shitou to dig a trench on the road about ten meters south of that position. It didn't need to be too deep, just enough to keep the heavy wheels carrying grain from passing through. He ordered Luo Fugui and Liu Jianqiang to fill the pit with shovels, and all the positions on both sides of the road suitable for hiding from shooting should be filled. He ordered Lao Luo and the others to go to the roadside, clear the dense bushes, and not leave any weeds that could block the view. In the final analysis, there was only one central idea, which was to make the enemy a louse on a bald head. It was obvious that they could not expect anything except the grain carts around them.
Everyone worked hard and sweated until noon, and the battlefield was arranged as expected.
Hu Yi stood on the sorghum on the west side of the road, watching the Second Company in the open field to the east doing the final concealment work. Ma Liang wiped the sweat from his forehead and was the last one to climb up the slope and come close to Hu Yi.
"Brother, we have cleared the road so well, what if we alert the enemy?"
Hearing Ma Liang ask this, Hu Yi approved of the question in his heart, but said lightly: "That's better."
"Better?" Ma Liang was puzzled.
"Even if he finds something wrong, he's already here. What can he do? Stop the car and turn around? Twenty heavy trucks will make them messy on the road."
Ma Liang suddenly realized, if this is the case, for him, it is nothing more than moving the target parking position a little further back, which does not make much difference. On the contrary, it will be easier to fight the chaotic enemy.
"By the way, Ma Liang, you guys should keep enough grenades according to the standard quantity, and send the rest to the Second Company."
"Hmm. Ah?" Ma Liang responded with a grin, "Brother, that's one and a half boxes! Why should I give it all to him? When they were fighting over the chickens..."
The distance between the ridge and the road below was nearly 100 meters. Grenades would probably not be useful here. The second company would need them more for the charge. Now was not the time to discuss private matters, so Hu Yi decided to give them the weapons and interrupted Ma Liang on the spot: "Just go if I tell you to. Why waste your words?"
Ma Liang nodded helplessly. That was the enemy's Second Company. Giving him half of the box would be enough. Giving all of it would be too much of a shame. So he turned his gaze to the little girl on the other side, thinking that you should be the one who feels the most distressed about this. The squad leader spoils you. Why don't you say something quickly? Try to keep half a box, right
Xiao Hongying glanced at Hu Yi, her big eyes slyly turning around a few times, and suddenly said to Ma Liang: "Look at how petty you are. This is such a critical moment, how can you be so selfish! Since you are unwilling, then I will go with the fool."
"..." Ma Liang, speechless, touched his forehead involuntarily. Am I confused because of the fever? Am I seeing things wrong, or am I hearing things wrong? Girl, are you still you
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Nearly fifty meters away from the roadside, the soldiers of the Second Company lay in the holes dug by their bayonets. They deliberately rubbed mud on their uniforms and wrapped grass branches on their hats. They were all covered in dust and were busy hiding themselves.
A little guy, swaying with three steps, walked leisurely down the slope, followed by an idiot carrying boxes. Gao Yidao saw from a distance that it was the wicked girl. Gao Yidao pretended not to see it and continued to do his own work, urging his men to work.
"Hey, Gao Yidao, stop pretending and answer a question!" The girl with a pair of pigtails came close to Gao Yidao and spoke crisply.
"Hey, what wind brings you here? You'd better be careful, the wind is strong here, don't let your little body be blown away!" Gao Yidao deliberately spoke in a weird voice to disgust the little girl.
Xiao Hongying shook her pigtails and didn't argue with Gao Yidao at all: "Do you want a grenade?"
Gao Yidao looked at the ammunition box Wu Shitou was carrying. Of course he wanted it, but he also knew that this wicked girl had no conscience and would not give it away for free. She must be trying to make a deal again. At this moment, the Second Company had no goods to exchange with her, so why bother watching her show off here
"I'm really sorry, but I don't have time to talk nonsense with you right now. Go back to where you came from!"
Xiao Hongying giggled: "Hey, do you think I want to sell it to you? You are wrong. How can I be that kind of person? Don't you think so?"
Gao Yidao stood up, tilted his head and looked down at the two pigtails, his head full of black lines, and said nothing. What he meant was: If you are not that kind of person, I will twist my head off and let you kick it like a ball!
Xiao Hongying ignored Gao Yidao's contemptuous look and reached out to take out a small piece of paper from her pocket. She held it in her little hand and handed it to the tall black iron tower in front of her with an innocent little face.
"What... is this? Is it some weird scribble?" Gao Yidao took the piece of paper hesitantly, put it in front of his eyes, stared at it for a long time, but couldn't understand it.
There were dozens of small squares drawn on the paper with pencils, and each square had a thin tail. Tadpoles? Why were their heads square
Gao Yidao was still in a daze, looking at the piece of paper and scratching his head. Suddenly, Xiao Hongying handed him a pencil and said, "Write your name, and all these grenades will be yours."
"What do you mean?" Gao Yidao was confused.
"It's an IOU. Don't you have to sign it?"
"So this painting is..."
"Grenade, I drew as many as there are. It won't make any difference. If you don't believe me, count them yourself."
Finally, Gao Yidao, who was as tall and mighty as a black iron tower, was completely frozen in the wind. He was in a mess...