The purpose of this harassment operation was to lure out the Japanese in the county town, so that the messenger could see clearly and make the Japanese believe it, so the operation had to be carried out during the day; considering the reaction time of the Japanese and the convenience of escape after the operation, the operation had to start in the afternoon, so that it would be night when the Japanese arrived.
That afternoon, when the villagers who were busy farming outside Luoye Village looked up inadvertently, they couldn't help but stare blankly.
On the western ridge, a tall and burly soldier appeared at some point. He stood with his legs apart, holding a long rifle with a bayonet in his hand. He stood in the wind like a black iron tower, and seemed to be quietly gazing into the Luoye Village.
No matter how you look at it, it doesn't look like a person, but more like a proud beast, looking at its prey in the distance with contempt. Suddenly, more people came up to his left and right, more and more, and gradually spread out to both sides, until there were nearly a hundred people standing horizontally, forming a line on the high ridge. In the sunlight, a wall of bayonets appeared, shining with cold light. The sense of oppression made those who looked up feel as if they were surrounded by thousands of troops.
The villagers were in a panic. They dropped their hoes and started running towards the village. Soon, the sound of gongs was heard in the village, and the whole village was in chaos. The gate of the Li family compound was opened, and the villagers began to hide in the compound in panic. Luoye Village reacted differently to the crisis because of the big tree of the Li family.
"Captain, I think we are more powerful than the Japanese, hehehe..."
Gao Yidao glanced at the enthusiastic Kuaitui next to him, frowned and said nothing. He was not in the mood. He finally got something done, but was asked to attack Luoye Village. Although the traitor Li Youde should have known the news in advance, he must be on guard and would never fire into the air, otherwise if the news leaked out, the Japanese would make him pay.
Unfortunately, the second company had to pretend to fight and could not break through the Li family. Isn't this a living hell? The first company was bored and went east to conduct guerrilla warfare, and the third company went south to Lushuipu. They were all good jobs, but the second company had the hardest life. This is called a hero without a place to use his skills. How sad!
Gao Yidao waved his hand helplessly in the wind: "Forward!" The human wall of the second company then took parallel steps and walked steadily towards the chaotic Luoye Village.
A puppet soldier was running on the road, sweating profusely. His destination was the nearest Lushuipu. He wanted to find the plainclothes team and pass the news to various places quickly through them. When he climbed to the last post and saw the whole picture of Lushuipu, his legs went weak and he sat down on the ground, dumbfounded.
The whole village was filled with Eighth Route Army soldiers, who were putting up slogans and painting large characters everywhere. The villagers seemed to have been gathered in the center of the village, gathered together to listen to an Eighth Route Army soldier in the middle who was giving a loud speech.
What day is today? I forgot to check the almanac before going out. The Eighth Route Army is really here, this is not fake, Green Water Shop is finished, so blatantly, it seems that all nearby can't be relied on. The puppet army turned around and ran back. For now, I dare not rush around anymore, I'll just go back to Hekouying to report and ask for help...
The trench was dug less than 20 meters before it stopped. Wu Shitou and the other three were called back by Hu Yi. As the closer the distance, the greater the risk, the puppet army squad on the opposite side that was laying sandbags also stopped working and stayed 20 meters outside the village, hiding behind the sandbag wall to rest on the spot. The situation once again became a stalemate.
There is a word called "a world away". Xiao Hongying has never heard of it, but that's how she feels at the moment. The pair of bright eyes hidden behind the bushes have been quietly watching the shiny bicycle in the middle of the field.
The fox tried his best, the mule and the fool also tried their best, everyone tried their best, the entire Class 9 has spent their lives here for that bicycle. Although she is young, she also knows that the longer the time, the more risks there are; although she is eager, although she is very regretful, but she suddenly feels very satisfied, from then on she knows that thing is called a bicycle, two wheels can run happily like the wind. Although I can't touch it with my hands, I have seen it so closely, I have deeply remembered it in my heart, and I have tried my best. I shouldn't let the fox and others take risks again. This is my Class 9, this is my fox, this is for me, I can't bear to let it go...
Luo Fugui, who was covered in mud, sat down in the ditch behind Hu Yi, breathing heavily with his mouth wide open, muttering: "Oh my god, I'm so tired, this is really exhausting."
While scraping the mud off the soles of his shoes with a dead branch, Liu Jianqiang responded, "You are the strongest one. I and the fool didn't say anything. What are you complaining about?"
"How can it be the same? You two are small and narrow, so you can just squat to do the work. But what about me? The ditch is so narrow and not deep enough, so I can only stick my butt out from beginning to end. There is no place to turn around, and I have to swing the shovel and pickaxe desperately. Do you know how that feels? Can you please have a little conscience when you speak?"
"Fox, let's go. We don't want that thing anymore. It's getting less and less fun. I can't bear to waste any more bullets on it." As the little girl's voice rang out, everyone realized that she was crawling towards them like a bug with a helmet crookedly on.
Liu Jianqiang said with a dark face, "It's you who wants this, and it's you who doesn't want this. It's all in vain. Everything revolves around you."
The words were spoken to the little girl, but actually they were meant for Hu Yi to hear. Hu Yi doted on the little girl, and Liu Jianqiang had always been full of dissatisfaction with her.
Hu Yi didn't respond at all, as if he didn't hear what anyone said. He just looked at the opposite side, still trying hard to think about how to achieve his goal.
Xiao Hongying put on an indifferent expression and rolled her eyes at Liu Jianqiang: "I am willing, what do you care?" Then she crawled behind Hu Yi and pulled Hu Yi's trouser legs: "Fox, speak quickly."
"say what?"
"Let's go."
"When the enemy attacks, we will leave; when the enemy reinforcements arrive, we will leave."
The purpose of this mission is to create a commotion in front of the devils. Although the original purpose was to get the bicycle, the puppet army has not left the village until now. They are as timid as mice and stay on the opposite side. Hu Yi can be sure that they have asked for help, otherwise they would not be so safe. So Hu Yi plans to waste time like this. The ninth squad is small in number and it is easy to escape. They just need to turn around and hide in the woods. Isn't this also creating a commotion to attract the enemy? By the way, continue to think about the bicycle problem. If you promise the girl, she will do her best to fulfill it.
"Then why are we waiting so long? What is it for?" Liu Jianqiang asked.
"If you can wait until dark, you'll have a chance to grab a bike."
Liu Jianqiang thought about it and realized that if they were the Japanese soldiers from the county town, they would have arrived here at night. The plainclothes teams active in the north were probably being scared away by the 1st, 2nd and 3rd companies. It seemed that the reinforcements might still come from the Hekou Camp.
"If they circle back to the Hekou Camp to call for reinforcements, we won't be able to wait until dark, and we'll still have to run. Why waste time?"
Hu Yi finally turned back to look at Liu Jianqiang. This kid finally learned to use his brain a little bit. "I'm thinking about this question now. What should we do with the enemies from Hekou Camp? The third company should be in Lushuipu, and the second company must be in Luoye Village. They are not far away. If we call for reinforcements, do you think they will come?"
Unexpectedly, the squad leader had considered this and was not acting blindly. Liu Jianqiang was silent for a moment and did not say anything. This question... was difficult to answer.
Luo Fugui spoke up immediately: "If you ask me, both of them are useless. None of them likes us. Even if we don't consider this, our reason for asking for reinforcements is not justified, right? Please come and help us. We want to steal a bicycle... Hehehe, who do you think can take care of them?"
What Luo Fugui said was exactly what Hu Yi was worried about. Yang Dezhi, the instructor of the third company, was destined to become a lifelong enemy because of a hand grenade. He was a narrow-minded villain. As for Gao Yidao of the second company, they were born to be in conflict with each other. If this was for work, it would not be a big problem, but if it was to help the ninth class get a bicycle... there was no hope.
"I can ask the second company to come for reinforcements." A childish voice suddenly broke the silence.
Hu Yi and Liu Jianqiang looked at the little girl in disbelief, unable to think of any reason to make her words true.
Luo Fugui grinned: "Bragging, you little bitch, are you talking nonsense? That's the bastard Gao Yidao, not Uncle Niu who cares about you. Why do you..."
"With this..." The little girl rummaged around in her precious bag, shook her little hands, and took out a dirty piece of paper, which she proudly waved in front of the three spectators.
"What the hell is this? Is it a ghost painting? Making soldiers out of beans?..." Luo Fugui stared with his bear eyes, looking at the densely packed squares on the paper swaying in front of his eyes, feeling a little dizzy.
A pair of beautiful big eyes blinked: "Hehehehe... The IOU for the Second Company, signed by Gao Yidao himself, for a box and a half of grenades."
With a plop, Liu Jianqiang, who was originally sitting, fell on his back in the ditch, thinking to himself: This naughty child will never be enlightened in her life. She will never be successful.
In Luoye Village, gunshots rang out. Flames were spitting out from the corner towers and battlements on the high walls of the Li family compound. Hundreds of Li family militiamen were shooting at the roofs of the village in panic. Li Youde had sent someone to the county to deliver a letter, ordering the entire Li family to guard the gate tightly, resist the Eighth Route Army, and fight to the death until the imperial army arrived.
Gao Yidao sat behind a low wall, looking at the sky boredly. Occasionally, stray bullets flew by, making crackling noises nearby.
Kuaitui crouched down and ran towards Gao Yidao using the low wall as cover: "Captain, there are two wounded in total. One was injured in the arm because the wall of the hiding place was too thin and the bullet penetrated the wall, and the other was hit by a brick that fell from the wall."
Gao Yidao nodded: "How stupid is it to be able to get hurt even when hiding? Go and shout again, warn them that if they don't surrender, we will set fire to them."
"Yes." Kuaitui turned around and ran away.
Soon another soldier came running hurriedly along the wall, crouching down.
"What's wrong?" Gao Yidao turned his head impatiently and was immediately stunned: "Ma Liang?"
"Captain Gao, we need support." Ma Liang, who was drenched in sweat, raised his sleeve to wipe the sweat off his face as he spoke.
Gao Yidao suddenly laughed: "You guys are just a bunch of garlic, you want support? What, do you want to attack the county town, or take down the military police?"
"We have blocked a company of puppet troops in the village to the south."
"A company of puppet soldiers? ... Don't you have time to spare? If you can't win, just run away. Are your legs useless? I'm too busy to spare time."
In fact, Gao Yidao heard that there was a company of puppet soldiers, and he was really itching to fight them. Fighting the puppet soldiers... would be a hundred times better than getting beaten here for nothing. However, Hu Zasui was not a fool. Why would he provoke a company of puppet soldiers? There must be something wrong.
When Ma Liang saw the situation, he simply didn't hide anything and told the whole story in brief.
“What? You came all the way here to pick up our Second Company... just for a bicycle? Uh... What the hell is a bicycle?... Are you kidding? No matter what kind of junk it is, I won’t talk about it, do you know... uh..." After hearing Ma Liang’s explanation, Gao Yidao was about to scold Class Nine, but suddenly he found that Ma Liang took out a piece of paper and handed it to him. He was immediately speechless.
"If you agree to support me, I'll give you this IOU and we'll be even."
Gao Yidao grabbed the "deal" piece of paper and ordered a nearby soldier, "Pass my order on to the entire company to prepare to retreat."
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