under fire

Chapter 689

On the grain drying field in the darkness of the village, a company of two companies soldiers began to line up.

Several people gathered together and began to pour water into buckets to make lime water, and later they had to write slogans on the wall.

Many Eighth Routes publicized at the gates of the common people: "Fellows, don't be afraid. We are the Eighth Route Army, a team of our common people. We will give you relief food. Please try your best to help those compatriots who cannot afford food. Everything we do is for everyone. Everyone can have enough food and not be bullied by the enemy, so just keep your eyes open and see how we destroy the enemy who oppresses us.

A small voice finally came from the room: "It's not that we don't open the door, it's just that the devils and puppet soldiers are really too ruthless. If people see that we have talked to you and are reported, the whole family will die!"

"You have to remember that we are Chinese. One day, we will drive away the little devil!"

"Please don't talk about it. Those two Eight Routes were reported by Er Gouzi, the head of the village. When the puppet army came, their names were on the list they brought. Whether Er Gouzi said it or not, they couldn't escape! "

A fairly neat team quickly lined up on the grain drying ground.

The cooking team carried the pot to the front of the line, and immediately disrupted the queue, taking out their lunch boxes to join the pot!
Immediately someone yelled: "What are you talking about, hurry up and line up!"

A soldier put the rice into his mouth: "Tu Tu, your mother, this rice is full of sand, you really dare to fool people"

"I like to eat but I don't want to eat, our cooking class finally got water"

"Why are you still holding the sand? Why don't you dump it?" There was a burst of low laughter from the surrounding queue.

"Hehe. It's better than nothing to eat." The one who spoke continued to pick the rice with sand and mud into his mouth resentfully, not daring to chew any more, and ate it whole. It's better to have something to eat than to have an empty stomach!

Gao Yidao, who was in charge of assembling the team, frowned: "Hurry up, and set off immediately after the team leader comes out!"

Head Lu put his hand on the holster on his waist, and walked quickly to the grain drying ground, watching the scene of the hustle and bustle for dinner with great interest, and asked Gao Yidao: "Have all the investigating comrades returned?"

Gao Yidao hurriedly reported: "There is news that Yilian Zhao Tie and his team successfully rushed through the enemy's sweeping encirclement line and killed two sentries of the puppet army. Wu Yan went to the village in the south. Half an hour ago, Yilian began to gather. It is estimated that we can leave at any time."

Head Lu looked up and scanned the grain drying field. There were more than 300 soldiers stuffing things into their mouths in a hurry.

Jiulian's. No one seen
Xinglong Town, the security army barracks.

The captain looked at the people dressed as ordinary people in front of him and said, "Can you confirm that the main force of the Eighth Route is operating in the south?"

"The information is absolutely reliable. The Tuba Road is thirty miles to the south. It's just a little strange that their main force actually appeared behind the sweeping line of the Imperial Association Army."

The captain narrowed his eyes slightly: "It's not surprising that they say that Balu can go to heaven and earth. Let's go clean up these mice tonight."

"Do you want to inform the Royal Association Army to return and establish a siege?"

"No, call the Paolou immediately and ask the Paolou to send someone to notify the Imperial Association Army to stay in place. The main purpose of this sweep is to test the combat effectiveness of the Imperial Association Army. Let's see if the performance of the Imperial Association Army can satisfy us."

"Yes!" Sancunding opposite turned around and left the house.

The captain looked at the map in front of him and drew a circle on it. His calm face finally showed a hint of excitement: "Order, all gather."

The assistant who had been standing by the side responded and immediately went out.

Standing at the entrance of the village, Zhao Tie heard that the gunshots from the east were not dense, and asked the second squad leader who came from behind: "Have all the people in the village moved?"

"Hey, when I heard that I will fight the puppet army here later, don't mention how fast they run."

"Are all the mines buried?"

"It's all good, just wait a while for our soldiers outside to pretend to be puppet soldiers, and see if we can let the puppet soldiers do it themselves."

"Okay, stop having that dream."

The second squad leader glanced at the platoon leader Zhao Tiedan: "Why hasn't the enemy come yet? Can the first squad attract the enemy?"

The wilderness under the moonlight is hazy and not quiet. There are constant flames tearing through the night, and the sound of gunfire is endless.

The two companies of the puppet army chasing westward received orders to keep up with the eight groups in front, to fight if they could, and not to rush in if they couldn't, and never to enter the village to avoid being ambushed.

Since it is a military training, it must look like a military training, biting the front, outflanking the two wings, encircling and suppressing the "small groups" who act recklessly.

The two sides fought black guns in the dark night.

"Second company commander, the eight roads ahead are at most twenty or thirty, I think they are leading us around in circles!"

The second company commander stopped in his tracks: "You mean they are delaying our progress?"

"It probably should be, but my opinion is that they should lead us into their encirclement!"

"You can really talk, he can surround us with more than 200 people with three guns and eight roads?"

"According to the planned plan, we have to separate the teams now. Your second company will continue to pursue the front, and the speed will slow down a little. I will lead the third company to sneak behind them from the north and directly copy their back. What do you think? !"

The second company commander was noncommittal: "It's not that good! The imperial army's tactics are so two-handed, but anyway, it's boring, so you can try it. Be careful when you outflank, and don't be blacked out by Tubalu."

"I won't be so stupid as to go to the front of the team!" After the third company commander finished speaking, he turned and ran back to the team behind.

After a while, the group of figures who had extinguished the torches got off the road and rushed north into the wilderness.

The puppet army did not expect that the eighth-way team that was constantly chasing them would still have the energy to hide people in the wilderness on both sides of the road!
A soldier's legs are like the wind: "Report, the puppet army has divided up. Almost one company has gone north into the wilderness. Most likely they want to take our back route."

"Hey, it's not far from the position set up by the platoon leader. Since he has a way to go, he should speed up and let the outflanking puppet troops waste their efforts!"

On the north side of the village, more than a hundred figures stretched apart and marched loosely under the moonlight.

the village.

Observation post: The enemy trailing in the east stops one mile away, and the enemy in the north is one mile away.

After a while, it was reported again: the enemy trailing in the front is outflanking to the south, and the enemy in the north is also outflanking.

There is no need for perfect fortifications in the dark, the second and third squads just dug some foxholes outside the village and planted landmines.

Most of the eight roads who were going to ambush in the village were hiding on the edge of the village, looking at the enemy in the night, it was absolutely impossible not to be nervous.

The second squad leader was a little excited. So far, the reaction of the pursuing puppet army was no different from what was planned.

It's just that it appeared later than expected, which should be because the puppet army was afraid of being ambushed.

The dark night has a huge advantage for the defensive side, whether it is the situation on the battlefield or psychologically, it has a complete initiative.

The puppet army also has an advantage, directly encircling them, and waiting for dawn to clean up.

After all, this is a devil-occupied area, and it is in the midst of a large-scale raid. The puppet army can send heavy troops from nearby to encircle and suppress it at any time. What's more, the puppet army outside now has more people than the Eighth Route.

The trained puppet army is not weak, especially when fighting against the wind.

Not to mention, the team following this time, the Xinglong Town puppet army, was originally a soldier of the national army who had survived a hundred battles, so there is no such thing as a weakling.

The puppet soldiers who arrived at the predetermined position immediately pulled the kettle, drank cold water, gnawed dry food, and lay down on the ground to recover their strength.

"We have already started the siege from the north, you have to fasten the pockets on the south!" The two company commanders got together and whispered, and the third company commander immediately suggested: "I think we should tie the pockets first." , Wait until dawn to fight again, and none of them will try to run away.”

The second company commander shook his head: "I always feel that there is something wrong. Eight roads will not leave here. This must be weird. Think about it. With eight roads' foot strength, running such a short distance is not a problem at all. It doesn't make sense at all. When things go wrong, there must be ghosts."

The third company commander nodded: "Do you still remember that when we encircled and suppressed the Eighth Road last year, the situation in the village was almost the same as it is now! I think that the Eighth Road is still playing the same trick, and they probably ambushed people outside again, preparing to attack us from behind! "

"It makes sense, let the brothers dig trenches on the spot immediately. Today I want to see what tricks these eight roads can play. I want him to not escape!"

"Don't worry, what I'm worried about is that the Eighth Route Army won't wait until dawn, and they will probably attack tonight!"

"why?"

"What do you think, if they are really here to stick to it? What's the point? Besides, if he really waits until dawn, he can still run away? Are you stupid?"

"Do you want to send someone back quickly to ask the battalion commander to send reinforcements?"

"Don't worry, since the eight roads want to bully us, we will not like them. Don't the earth eight roads like to make ambushes, then let's set up an ambush circle outside, and wait for the eight roads to set up a trap!" Smiling.

"But it's so cold today, I'm afraid the brothers won't be able to hold on."

"I used to be able to live in a world of ice and snow, but I have only had a good life for a few days, and I can't even bear this bit of hardship?"

"Hey, it's been half a year of comfortable life, brother is a little lazy."

"In this way, let's arrange a squad in each of the four directions, and we will shoot black guns with those eight roads in the village. If he dares to return a shot, we will shoot ten shots according to the position of the muzzle flame. I will bully you today by relying on the number of people. These dirt roads."

(End of this chapter)