In the early morning, all the companies gathered and started running laps on the playground. Hu Yi set off with Xiao Hongying, but they did not enter the playground, but ran to the top of the East Mountain. Xiao Hongying panted and asked Hu Yi why he did not go to the playground but climbed the mountain instead. Running on the playground is to practice marching, and climbing the mountain is to escape from the enemy's pursuit in the future. Hu Yi made an excuse that it was to practice to be faster and stronger than the people on the playground.
After breakfast, each company began to practice formations on the playground. Hu Yi took the little girl to dig individual pits on the mountain. They didn't use any tools, but used a knife, thick branches and stones to dig. After digging, they filled it up again and covered it with camouflage to restore the original appearance of the ground. Learning to quickly dig individual pits can protect against artillery, and can also be used as temporary positions to avoid bullets. At critical moments, if the camouflage is good, it can also deceive the enemy and save your life. The little girl complained and didn't understand what she was busy with. Hu Yi made an excuse that using individual pits can better sneak attack the enemy.
The playground was filled with shouts of fighting and bayonet training. Hu Yi led the little girl to practice climbing under the cliffs of Dongshan Mountain. There were many cliffs in the nearby mountains. This was a way to escape from danger. It was necessary to practice. Although there were not many rivers here, Hu Yi planned to teach her to swim when the season warmed up. In response to the little girl's question, Hu Yi's excuse was: If the enemy is on the cliff, do you have to climb up to fight? Start from the low place.
After lunch, the new recruits began to squat on the playground to practice aiming. Hu Yi taught the little girl how to disassemble the gun and reassemble it in the house. He told her how to troubleshoot basic problems and maintenance, and explained the advantages and disadvantages of various guns. On the battlefield, if the gun does not fire at a critical moment, it will cost your life. The little girl was very interested in this training. She was not satisfied with it, so she simply borrowed various guns, such as Hanyang, Type 38, Mauser, and Turtle Box, and asked Hu Yi to disassemble and reassemble them in front of her. She stared at her with wide eyes and learned carefully, over and over again without getting tired of it. She had already regarded Hu Yi as her master.
In the afternoon, each unit began to study the three major disciplines and eight points of attention. Hu Yi taught the little girl how to read a watch, learn to master time, the minute hand, the second hand, the hour hand, what is an hour, what is a minute. He taught her the basic distance units, how long is a foot, how far is a mile, how wide is a meter, how fine is a millimeter, how big is this village, how high is the mountain outside. The little girl was full of desire for these unknown areas. In her innocent and focused big eyes, Hu Yi's figure gradually became taller and stronger, like a giant, like a steep mountain towering in the distance.
Ma Liang finished his lunch and wandered around the village with nothing to do. There were more than one messenger, and he was a new soldier. Apart from boiling water, sweeping the floor and delivering messages, he was not responsible for the actual delivery of letters. He accidentally passed by Hu Yi's residence and heard a few words. Curious, he could not help but slowly approach the window and gradually became fascinated by what was going on.
"Grenade launchers and mortars have high trajectories and are difficult to dodge, but their range is not far and their power is smaller. Mountain artillery and field artillery have lower trajectories and greater power. If you hide on the reverse slope, they can't hit you..."
"Fox, I forgot what the reverse slope means again. Can you tell me more?"
"You had a good memory when you were disassembling the gun, so you feel sleepy now, right? Well, I'll draw a picture for you, and you'll understand..."
Ma Liang squatted under the window and felt like a cat scratching his heart. Yes, the front and back of the mountain are both planes, so which side is the "reverse slope"? I heard Hu Yi say that he wanted to draw a diagram? He quickly got up and stretched his neck to look inside. He was kicked from behind and was startled. Looking back, Xiao Hongying appeared behind him like a ghost, staring at him with a pair of pigtails. He quickly said with a smile: "Hey, isn't this Comrade Hongying? I went to deliver a message and just happened to pass by. Hehe."
Xiao Hongying curled her lips and said nothing. She just stretched out her little hand and placed it in front of Ma Liang.
Ma Liang was a little confused and scratched his head: "What do you mean?"
"This is our Class 9 secret. You can listen if you want. Hand over a bullet and I'll let you go."
In fact, Hu Yi had already felt that there was someone outside the window, but Hu Yi pretended not to know. Since this person was willing to eavesdrop, it showed that he was a studious and intelligent person, so he simply ignored him and continued to teach himself. But when the little girl found out, she went out and caught the thief on the spot.
"What? Confidential? Isn't your secret too precious? How about we go and talk to the political commissar?" Ma Liang was not going to fall into this trap.
This clever little messenger was not easy to fool, but the little girl didn't give up. She rolled her eyes and changed her face again: "Hey, Ma Liang, the fox in our ninth class is not an ordinary person. You have also experienced it. As long as you hand over a bullet, you can come and listen anytime in the future, and listen with me, but you can't tell others. How about it, fair enough?"
Ma Liang lowered his head and thought for a while. The knowledge that Hu Yi talked about was something that could only be obtained by chance. He felt like a fool who had been living in a closed room. Suddenly, the window was opened and he saw the outside world. He could not bear to close the window again. So he pulled the Mauser pistol out of the holster without hesitation, opened the receiver, ejected a bullet with a click, and slapped it into Hongying's little hand.
The captain of the Second Company of the Independent Regiment was named Gao. He was strong and powerful, especially good at bayoneting. People in the regiment nicknamed him "Gao Yidao". After the Second Company finished training, Gao Yidao was walking back and met Liu Jianqiang, who looked sad. So he stopped and said to him with a smile: "Hey, isn't this our ninth squad leader? A new officer should have a bright face, but your current behavior is not suitable for the situation?"
Liu Jianqiang continued to tear a yellow grass leaf in his hand and sighed: "Captain Gao, please stop hitting me. I'm almost dying of worry."
Gao Yidao sat down next to Liu Jianqiang and patted him on the shoulder: "Tell me what's going on. It's better than keeping it to yourself, right?"
"What else could it be? It's embarrassing. There are only two soldiers, one is a little girl, and the other is a Kuomintang deserter. How can I be a squad leader?"
Gao Yidao was stunned when he heard this: "What? You said the newcomer is a KMT deserter?"
Liu Jianqiang threw the broken grass in his hand to the ground: "Yes, the political commissar said he used to be in the 67th Army."
"What a shitty 67th Army! How can such scum join our team? I'm going to find the commander now."
Seeing Gao Yidao suddenly leave in anger, Liu Jianqiang was puzzled. This is about me, why are you so angry
Gao Yidao hated the Kuomintang, and hated the 67th Army even more. So many of his brothers died at their hands. Now they said the Kuomintang and the Communist Party were cooperating. Bullshit. I just can't get along with them. Now they are around me. How can this be tolerated? He ran to the regiment headquarters angrily...