A simulated bloody battle between the Second Company and the Ninth Company eventually forced Hu Yi to activate the emergency signal. The female militia on duty in Jiuzhan Village received the order to break the bridge on the spot. Many Jiuzhan villagers didn't even know why the bridge was broken. They didn't hear any gunshots or see the enemy arriving, but the signal was an order, and they didn't care.
The Second Company's charge was indeed fast. The platoon leaders appointed by Gao Yidao were all fearless. They led the charge with bayonets as fierce as tigers. However, their shortcomings were also obvious. They could not stop at all and watched the axes on the other side of the river being swung. The vanguard actually rushed onto the bridge.
As a result, the bridge broke, and nearly half of the platoon was drowned along with the broken rope bridge. The river was in a mess. Fortunately, the bridge was a simple structure of ropes and wooden boards, and it continued to float after falling into the water. Those landlubbers from the second company who fell into the water only had to hold on to the bridge and would not sink for a while, and they still had enough energy to call for help.
Some of the women on the south bank of the bridge were also horrified. The bayonet charge just now was too scary. They were still staring at the soldiers of the Second Company struggling in the river and muttered: "What the hell is going on? Is the Second Company going to massacre the whole village?"
Some people wouldn't panic to this extent. Fan Erniu put down her hatchet, put her hands on the awning and looked towards the north desperately: "Stupid! The Second Company can run so fast, it's obvious that they are trying to escape! I want to leave the Ninth Company behind as a scapegoat! Where is the enemy? Eh? Is that... my man?"
From the moment the broken bridge fell into the river, causing a huge splash, the hotel became chaotic. Some soldiers were panicking, some were laughing, and all of them were running towards the south bank in a dense cloud of smoke.
The most annoying person was the instructor of the 9th Company, Qin You. He had a scruffy beard and a sad face, and he wanted to kick down all the soldiers of the 9th Company who were still laughing. He angrily urged the people on the scene of the 9th Company to help rescue the people. Xiao Hongying was the only one ignored by Qin You, because that wicked thing laughed so hard that she choked. She fell down in pain and couldn't get up like a dead dog with her braids. Qin You gave in, thinking that changing to a literary fight would avoid war and bring peace to the world, but the result was still bad! What has happened to all this chaos
Gao Yidao was the only one left under the big tree, his eyebrows twitching and not moving. A subordinate from the second company ran over and hurriedly reported the situation at the scene of the accident. The number of people floating on the river was sufficient, no one was missing, and the rescue was proceeding in an orderly manner.
Seeing that the company commander was still twitching his eyebrows and had no reaction, the subordinate said again: "I think this must be a conspiracy of the Ninth Company! This is the trap set by Instructor Qin for our Second Company! What's the point of talking about a literary fight? If we really put down our swords and guns and wield our fists, our Second Company can beat the entire Ninth Company down."
"If you lose, you lose! What's the point of talking so much nonsense?" Gao Yidao finally spoke: "Erlian, are you afraid of losing? You are such a loser!"
"Captain, I was wrong."
"What a mistake! I just didn't find the right direction! As long as you don't accept your fate, new opportunities may appear after you lose the battle."
It was wrong to say left or right, and the subordinate was confused: "What do you mean?"
Seeing that there was no one around, he said, "Go and inform the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th platoons to evacuate the bar immediately and go back to our 2nd Company's territory. Also, inform the 1st platoon leader to evacuate immediately after his men have gathered their gear. No complaints or troubles are allowed. Well... Captain, I have to go first. I'll be waiting for you outside. Hurry!"
…
Not far from the river bank, Hu Yi sat on a stone, holding a small branch with leaves in his hand, and lazily swept the dirt off his shoes. He watched the soaked rats of the Second Company being pulled ashore one by one. He was in a very good mood, not only because he had defeated Gao Yidao, but also because of the hot weather and he was getting sunburned.
Everyone else was avoiding the sunlight, but for Hu Yi, who had once been in a dark cell, this was actually a pleasure.
Qin You, who was not far away, was directing the scene with sweat all over his forehead. Later, he turned around and couldn't help asking, "Is the Second Company withdrawing?"
So Hu Yi turned around and looked to the north. Sure enough, rows of soldiers from the Second Company were hurriedly running out of the wine station. Xiao Jia, the signalman of the Second Company, was running towards this side. He came to Hu Yi in one breath, stood at attention and saluted, then took out an exquisite small leather box and handed it to Hu Yi: "Our company commander said that he would accept the loss if he lost the bet, so your things are returned to you." After saying that, he immediately turned around and chased the Second Company's troops.
Hu Yi, who was sitting on a rock to bask in the scorching sun, did not stand up. He just threw away the small branch in his hand and opened the leather box. The Zhongzheng compass appeared in the sunlight, reflecting the dazzling light.
At this time, Qin You had already approached and asked in confusion: "What's going on?"
Hu Yi fiddled with the Zhongzheng Compass in his hand: "It seems... this is my only trophy."
"Ah? He...he...is he running away?"
"That's about right. If we were to write a report on this battle, we would have to add this: the remaining enemy forces fled."
Hu Yi still looked lazy, but Qin You's face became uglier and uglier, his eyebrows raised higher and higher, and he suddenly picked up the short-handled engineer shovel on the ground, panting and running north, which scared Hu Yi. He turned around in a daze and said to Qin You's back while he was running: "Forget it, Lao Qin! There's no need! You can't catch up with him! I'm not that desperate!"
Qin You didn't listen to Hu Yi's advice at all, and said angrily: "Shameless Gao Yidao! He didn't return my flashlight!"
"… "
Hu Yi was speechless, staring blankly at Qin You's angry figure getting farther and farther away until it gradually disappeared from his sight. He still twisted his neck and turned his head, his mind still blank. This world was too unreal. He might have had heatstroke and wanted to drink some water.
…
Luo Fugui didn't want to go to the river to help at all. He felt very comfortable with the bear lying on its back in a secluded place to cool off. He never wanted to leave the bar again and would not regret staying there for the rest of his life. It was because the world was too dangerous. Screw his future.
Unfortunately, the pleasant time did not last long. Tang Dagou, the troublemaker, showed up. There was nothing lively to see by the river anymore, so this mangy dog also came to enjoy the cool air.
"Hey, you really know how to enjoy yourself. When is the wedding night?"
"Get out of the way!" Xiong Buyu.
"I'm looking forward to a meal, right? Are you going to host a banquet or not?"
"Damn, are you suffering from heat stroke? What kind of nonsense are you talking about?"
Seeing Luo Fugui's impatience, Tang Dagou squinted his eyes: "I'm already back... Didn't they tell you yet?"
"Tell me what?"
"You got married! Uh... No, you got married by someone! That's not right either. You got married by someone! Uh... It still doesn't feel right? I can't explain it, no wonder no one is talking about it! This should be... Come on, I'll start from the beginning..."
Not long after, Tang Dagou hurriedly grabbed Xiao Hongying who was passing by and said, "Hurry up and call for help! The mule has fainted!"
"ah?"
"It's none of my business! He asked me to explain the whole story, but when I mentioned Fan Erniu, he rolled his eyes. I couldn't even pinch his Ren Zhong point to stop it."
…
When Luo Fugui opened his eyes, he was lying on his broken bed. Xu Xiao was standing beside the bed, his eyes shining with joy and his smile bringing tears to his eyes.
"Squad leader."
Seeing Xu Xiao beside him, Xiong smiled bitterly, raised his big hand and pinched Xu Xiao's shoulder: "Xiao, don't guard, I'm fine."
Xu Xiao raised his dirty sleeve and wiped his eyes hastily: "I didn't have time to talk just now. We all thought you were dead before you came back."
"How is that possible! I, the squad leader, have worshiped ghosts many times!"
"Captain, I burned paper for you, too. I dug your grave with Sister Erniu, on the sunny slope of Qingshan Village. Sister Erniu said that was a good place to bury you, so we dug it there."
"Don't mention her to me again! She ruined my life, do you understand?"
Xu Xiao didn't understand, but he didn't refute anything: "There's one more thing... I won't mention it again after I finish talking about it, okay?"
"Hurry up then!"
"You said at the beginning that if you died, I could handle the places you told me, so I... told Sister Erniu. I thought at the time that she was your wife and would definitely give birth to your children in the future, so I... didn't tell the company commander about your inheritance."
Xiong was speechless, staring blankly at Xu Xiao, his mind was blank, this world was too unreal, maybe he had a heat stroke, he wanted to drink some water, but he fainted again...