"Stop talking nonsense to each other, both of you. Come up quickly." Liu Jianqiang, who had been monitoring the situation, spoke.
Ma Liang and Luo Fugui finally let go of each other's hands and asked at the same time, "What's going on? Is the plainclothes team coming?"
"No, it seems that Secretary Su and the squad leader have arrived at the west end of the village and are waving at us." Liu Jianqiang said without turning his head while staring at the village below.
Luo Fugui pushed Ma Liang away and said, "Is it time to retreat? This is not called running away now? You don't have to kill me now, right?" Then he climbed out of the pit, looked around at the situation, picked up the machine gun and ran down.
Ma Liang also climbed out of the pit, looked at the plainclothes team who were still lying a mile away and dared not move, sighed bitterly, and ran down the mountain with Liu Jianqiang to meet up with Hu Yi and others in the west of the village.
Lao Luo and his two companions did not go with Hu Yi and his group. They were all from nearby villages, so they went their separate ways. Group 9 and the others reunited and hurriedly headed west along the path they had taken to return.
An hour later, they stopped to rest on a hill with a wide view. The woman was looking at the desolate scenery. Ever since Hu Yi said those words of encouragement to Xiao Hongying, the temperature on her face had dropped below zero degrees Celsius. In her eyes, he was a villain and a scum, so Hu Yi didn't care whether he would be charged with another crime today. He arranged Ma Liang to stand guard at a high place as if nothing had happened, then took a few sips from the kettle and asked Luo Fugui casually, "Mule, which shuttle did you shoot?"
"Of course. Since you, the boss, are not here, I have to do such an important job. Who else can do it?" Luo Fugui answered with an attitude of "who else can do it but me?"
Ma Liang and Luo Fugui were still talking about what happened on the top of the mountain. Hu Yi didn't need to ask them in detail, they had already heard most of it. However, Hu Yi didn't intend to blame Luo Fugui. This mule who was afraid of death and ate grass lacked courage the most. No matter what, being able to fire at the enemy without hesitation was an improvement for Luo Fugui, so Hu Yi smiled and said, "Well, it's good. How is the effect?"
Luo Fugui carefully observed Hu Yi's rare smile and felt that it was not fake. He immediately became confident: "That's absolutely true. With this burst of bullets, I will knock down all those sons of bitches. Who dares to take another step forward?"
At this moment, Ma Liang suddenly ran down from the height, and came to Hu Yi out of breath: "Brother, it's bad, the plainclothes team is still behind us!"
"What?" Not only Hu Yi, but everyone else was shocked. "Are you sure it's the plainclothes team? How could they follow us so far?"
Ma Liang nodded firmly: "It's the plainclothes team. They seem to have brought a dog with them."
Sometimes when the plainclothes team is on a mission, they will borrow military dogs from the military police to make the target nowhere to hide. This time, they also brought one. Outside Qingshan Village, they were frightened by the machine guns. They wanted to cancel the mission and retreat, but when they borrowed the military dog, there was also a Japanese dog trainer who was also wearing plain clothes. He refused to do it and demanded that the plainclothes team must continue to perform the mission, otherwise he would report the situation to the military police afterwards. The plainclothes captain had no choice but to send someone to the nearest military camp to request reinforcements from the Imperial Army. At the same time, he urged his cowards to continue moving forward. Under the leadership of the military dog, they followed the target's trail and chased. So they chased all the way to the west. They were not far from Hu Yi and his position. If Ma Liang hadn't taken a temporary break and climbed up to look out, he might have brought the tail into the ground of the independent regiment without knowing it, and the consequences would be disastrous.
Hu Yi was silent for a moment, thinking about countermeasures. The plainclothes team was not very courageous. Since they dared to chase here, they must have notified the Japanese to come for reinforcements. They brought dogs with them, so they couldn't get rid of them. They couldn't go in the direction of the independent regiment, but changing directions would not be of much use, as they would still be followed. Turn around and attack them? Maybe some people could be killed, but it would not solve the fundamental problem and would waste some time. The plainclothes team was good at escaping. They would run a distance and then turn back to follow. They would delay, sticking to us like a group of disgusting jackals, following us from a distance until the Japanese reinforcements arrived.
Of course Su Qing heard Ma Liang's words clearly. This matter not only involved the safety of several people, but also the safety of the independent regiment. This made Su Qing's nerves immediately tense. When she saw Hu Yi was silent, more thoughts immediately emerged in her mind.
He is a selfish deserter. He can be so selfish that he will do anything to survive. His words to Xiao Hongying in Qingshan Village further proved that he is selfish to the point of shamelessness. At this critical moment, we must never allow this selfish scum to lead this group. He might betray the independent regiment and everyone in order to save his life.
Su Qing spoke: "I declare that from now on, I will be fully responsible for the command of Class 9!" Her voice was not loud, but loud enough for everyone to hear clearly. Her tone was unquestionable seriousness, and her cold eyes swept across everyone present.
Liu Jianqiang was the first to express his opinion: "I agree! I will resolutely obey the orders of Secretary Su!" Secretary Su is a party member, and the party is the organization, which is above everything else. How can Hu Yi, a deserter, compare with him? He is not qualified. Although he was a little afraid of Hu Yi, Liu Jianqiang still looked down on him in his heart and expressed his choice without hesitation.
Ma Liang clenched his fists, struggling fiercely in his heart. Secretary Su is a political worker, and her rank is definitely higher than that of a small squad leader. She does have the power to take over the command of the Ninth Squad. But Ma Liang also knew that now was not the time to talk about ideological awareness. There might be a battle at any time. Hu Yi is undoubtedly the most authoritative. Otherwise, the political commissar would be the regiment commander, and the instructor would be the company commander. Su Qing has only been in the independent regiment for a few days. How can a weak woman who only writes be capable of doing this? So Liu Jianqiang's statement prompted Ma Liang to make up his mind. "I object! I think it is better for the squad leader to continue to command."
Xiao Hongying blinked her eyes and looked at the current scene, a little confused. She was clever, but only in the aspects that interested her. She would not consider more like Ma Liang, and would only decide her behavior based on likes and dislikes. Sister Su Qing and Fox were both very good, and she liked both of them. It didn't matter who was in charge, anyway, it was not her turn to be in charge, so she made an excuse that she would rarely say in eight hundred years: "I am a child, you can do whatever you want!"
Liu Jianqiang and Ma Liang turned their eyes to Luo Fugui at the same time.
Oh my god, what happened in such a short time? Do I have to express my attitude too? One is a political cadre, he is the leader, I don’t want to offend him. The other is a devil who eats people without leaving any bones, I dare not offend him. Luo Fugui wanted to play dead and keep silent, but the eyes of Liu Jianqiang and Ma Liang gave him goose bumps and he had no place to hide. He said helplessly: "Well, I am a rough man. When it comes to fighting, there is no doubt about it. I am absolutely unambiguous. As for the matter of command, if you ask me, they can command together. As the saying goes, men and women work together..."
Noticing that Su Qing's face was turning from black to green because of Luo Fugui's words, Hu Yi immediately stood up and interrupted Luo Fugui's nonsense with his own words: "I agree! Class 9 will be commanded by Secretary Su!"