Now that the Japanese have arrived, the specific situation is unclear, and it is not appropriate to move rashly in broad daylight. Gao Yidao decided to stay in this valley today. This place is located between Lushuipu and Luoye Village, and it is convenient to go anywhere.
First, send someone to contact the first company in the east to inform them of the situation and see what their plans are; secondly, let the people from the third company go out to find their third company. If the third company has regrouped, inform them of the second company's location and plans; finally, send out reconnaissance personnel to the surrounding villages to try to grasp the enemy's location and current situation, and then plan their actions.
Hu Yi stood up and stretched himself vigorously in the morning sun. It was the 1st, 2nd and 3rd companies that were supposed to perform, not the 9th squad. This time, I sent news to Li Youde, killed several traitors, and took the risk to get a bicycle at the request of the little girl. So far, it has been quite pleasant. In such good weather, it would be a pity if I didn't do something idle.
He casually brushed off the dust behind him and walked towards Class 9 which was practicing driving.
"Mule, idiot, and snot, you three pick up the guys."
A few people turned around and saw the squad leader coming down. Luo Fugui couldn't help asking, "Grab the weapons? Are we going to set off again?"
Hu Yi walked up to the group of people, grabbed the handlebars of the bicycle from Ma Liang, and while carefully examining the bicycle, he said, "Widen this road by another meter and double its length."
"ah?"
"Oh shit, go now."
Luo Fugui reluctantly picked up the engineer shovel and walked lazily to the side of the road, whispering to Liu Jianqiang and Wu Shitou behind him: "My goodness, it's such a short road and none of us can even move halfway. Boss Hu is even more arrogant and wants to widen and lengthen it? In my opinion, one meter is enough for him to fall for fun."
Although Liu Jianqiang didn't say anything, he nodded. After riding on it, he found that it couldn't stand at all. The length of the road was wasted.
Suddenly, Hu Yi said to Ma Liang from behind: "Hold on to the shelf at the back. If you fall, I will hold you accountable..."
Luo Fugui and Liu Jianqiang turned around when they heard the sound and found that Hu Yi was already riding on the cart. Ma Liang was holding him steadily from the side of the cart and began to ride forward unsteadily.
"Is this possible? Why didn't I think of this? It's so unfair that he fell..."
At noon, several soldiers from the Second Company hurried back and reported to Gao Yidao that everything was normal in Qingshan Village, Luoye Village and other northern directions, and there were no signs of the enemy.
At this time, on the new artificial road in the valley, Hu Yi no longer needed Ma Liang to support him from behind. He rode unsteadily from one end of the road to the other, then turned around and rode back. The little girl followed behind him, running and shouting excitedly.
In the afternoon, several more soldiers hurried back to the valley and met up with the first company. Their location was not far to the east of Luoye Village. Wu Yan said that he would bring the first company here before dark. In addition, there was news about the third company. They were not far from here and were gathering the scattered soldiers near Lushuipu. Hao Ping would come only after restoring the main force of the third company.
At this time, Hu Yi was already riding his bicycle steadily back and forth on the new artificial road in the valley. Both ends of the road had been temporarily leveled to make a flat area for turning around. The soldier who had reported the situation to the company commander was surprised to find that the little girl was sitting on the back of the bicycle, hugging Hu Yi while he was riding, and shouting with her braids fluttering.
Bored Gao Yidao had been sitting on the hillside watching for a whole day, feeling like vomiting. He almost couldn't help but follow Kuaitui's idea in the morning and ordered the second company to charge forward and rob the damn thing. The main reason was that he didn't expect that the guy named Hu had actually learned this thing. This was just an eye-opener.
Scarcity makes things valuable. I heard that in the far east, you can often see bicycles, but in this barren western mountainous area, not to mention the rich, even the Japanese are extremely rare. The roads are uneven and there are many mountains. Bicycles are not as common as mules and horses, so naturally they are rare. For a while, Gao Yidao also thought about whether he should lead the second company to find a way to get one, but after thinking about it for a long time, he couldn't think of where else he could find such a thing. Maybe there is one in the county town, but he dare not count on it. Alas, it is a once in a lifetime opportunity, so he can only envy and hate.
In the evening, the sky was getting dark, but not yet dark.
A gray team of nearly a hundred people formed a long line and hurried into the valley.
A soldier who looked like a consumptive patient appeared beside the campfire at the bottom of the valley. He was the company commander Wu Yan who had just arrived.
There were already four people sitting by the campfire, they were the second company commander Gao Yidao, the third company commander Hao Ping, the third company instructor Yang Dezhi, and the ninth squad leader Hu Yi.
"I'm sorry, it's inconvenient to travel during the day. I came here via the wild ridges, which is why I'm delayed until now." Wu Yan first explained in a low voice the reasons for his lateness, looked around at everyone, and then sat down hunched over by the campfire.
Gao Yidao threw a hot pancake towards Wu Yan and said with a grin: "You are the battalion commander now, can we not be polite?"
Wu Yan smiled awkwardly and said straight to the point: "Let me tell you the situation first." Then he picked up the hot pancake and started chewing it.
Gao Yidao frowned and his face turned pale. "The Japanese arrived last night and first went to Hekouying. I guess they wanted to take the puppet army along the way. They almost had a head-on fight with my Second Company. Later, they went west and ran into the Third Company in Lingtou Village. It's hard to judge the scale at night. I sent people to scout today. There is a squadron and a company of puppet troops, which are the puppet troops that the Third Company and the Ninth Squad have fought. They stopped in Lingtou Village and haven't moved yet. I guess... The Japanese should also be summarizing the situation and looking at the situation.
After Gao Yidao finished speaking, the scene became quiet and no one said anything.
Wu Yan wiped his mouth after finishing the cake, looking at the scene in confusion. Hu Yi sat expressionlessly on the side, poking the bonfire with a branch. His personality was similar to his own, so it was not strange that he didn't speak. However, Hao Ping, who was always positive, and Yang Dezhi, who had a strong desire to show off, were actually similar to Hu Yi, staring at the bonfire with a sullen face and not speaking. This was a bit strange.
Before coming out, the political commissar had said that all major matters would be decided by Wu Yan. Now that no one was talking, Wu Yan had to say it even if he didn't want to: "One squadron... is not enough. It can't achieve our goal of attracting people. We only sent one squadron, and they stopped at Lingtou Village to wait and see. I personally think that this shows that the Japanese are indeed planning a mop-up. They sent one squadron just to scare us away. What do you think?"
Still no one spoke. Gao Yidao rolled his eyes and glanced at Hu Yi opposite him, then squinted at Hao Ping and Yang Dezhi, then scratched his rough chin and said to Wu Yan, "We can only fight. We must let the Japanese know that we are not a small group making trouble. One squadron cannot handle it, so they will urge the county to send more people. Now it is obvious that the Japanese do not think highly of us at all. I guess they think sending out one squadron is too much."
Wu Yan nodded. Gao Yidao was right. If they wanted to attract more Japanese soldiers, it would be useless to just attack them nearby.
"Hao Ping, what do you think?"
Hearing Wu Yan's question, Hao Ping raised his head and said, "Just make the decision. Let's talk about how to fight."
When it was completely dark, the meeting of five people ended, and only Wu Yan and Gao Yidao were left by the campfire.
"Did I say anything wrong?" Wu Yan asked with a frown.
"Haha, you always tend to take things personally. Today's incident has nothing to do with you. It's the fault of those three idiots."
"What's the problem?"
Gao Yidao tilted his head towards Wu Yan and said, "Last night, in Lingtou Village, the Third Company fired a volley, injuring two men from the Ninth Squad; the Hu Za Sui fired back a burst of bullets, knocking down seven men from the Third Company."
"What?"
"This matter has to start from the beginning. Back then, the wicked girl fell in love with the bicycle..."
The bonfire was blazing and the night was getting darker.