under fire

Chapter 1200 The person offering incense
in the mountains.

A team of more than ten people walked in the valley.

The earth blue uniform means they are all soldiers.

The tattered military uniform that had not been washed for many days was in a state of distress.

The team climbed up a ridge again, and the vanguard who was on the ridge first looked at the team following with joy, and whispered to the young officer in the team: "There are people in the valley."

"The vanguard will scout first, and the others will be on guard outside. I'll go and have a look. There may be survivors."

Followed, the team moved on.

in the valley.

A large, shirtless crowd was sweating profusely, cleaning up the burnt-out huts.

Rows of corn shoots more than an inch long emerged from the open space where the ruins and ruins had been cleared.

Some people weave the cut shrubs and vines into a half-person-high fence to prevent small animals from spoiling the seedlings.

The small open space between the trees and the bushes is full of traps for catching small animals.

In the middle of the courtyard wall built with rubbish that is nearly human high, several wild boars are running back and forth inside.

As long as the problem of food and various materials can be solved, it is not difficult to survive in the mountains.

On the road of land reclamation, the old gangster Qi couldn't keep up with Captain Qin, who was born in this field.
However, the real masters are not the two of them.

The mountain people are the masters of the mountains.

The cave on the mountainside was cleared out as a place for soldiers to sleep at night.

The old bandit Qi was very suspicious, and now he really returned to the days when he was a bandit.

Although the mountain people are poor, they look down on this non-staff team of the Ninth Battalion very much.

They didn't want to live in a cave halfway up the mountain. They had to walk for half an hour to work on the land opened at the foot of the mountain in the morning.

Time is not a problem, the key is that walking such a distance is not a waste of energy?
With this skill, it is better to build a shed next to the ground.

During this period of time, the old bandit Qi left early and returned late, wandering around in the nearby mountains.

The friendly army field hospital was besieged, and there were almost no casualties. According to Hu Yi's arrangement, leading people to take root here, naturally, they must first familiarize themselves with the terrain.

A soldier hurried to the mountainside: "Report to the captain, a small reconnaissance team of the National Army has appeared in the south, and more than ten people are going ahead, heading towards Huangqiu Cave."

The old gangster Qi thought for a while: "Run faster, let Captain Qin arrange people, set up an ambush on the road, arrest them all, and I'll be there soon."

The old bandit Qi knew himself well, and when running in the mountains, few could outrun this correspondent who was born in the mountains.

In the valley to the south.

The national army team kept approaching Huangqiu Cave, and there was no one there where there should have been a guard post.

The leading young officer had a bad feeling in his heart.

More than a month later, when I came this way, I learned from the rout soldiers who were about to become savages that a group of people occupied Huangqiu Cave.

The young officer calmed down and looked at the vast mountain.

Bypassing the mountain ridge in front is the station of the field hospital
The team moved on.

"Stop, don't move, whoever moves will be killed!" A team of more than [-] people jumped out of the nearby bushes, and the black muzzle of the rifle in their hands looked like the eye of death.

The soldiers of the national army took cover on the spot. Fortunately, the opponent did not shoot directly indiscriminately.

One of them shouted on the mountain ridge: "Drop your weapon immediately."

They saw that the other party was wearing all kinds of clothes, including the Eighth Route Army uniform, and a small number of people were still wearing patched ordinary people's clothes.

Most of them had guns in their hands, there was a machine gun on a certain rock, and several of them held grenades in their hands.
Instead, the leading young officer let out a sigh of relief and asked, "Which part do you belong to?"

Captain Qin saw that the other party was now surrounded, and it was only a matter of time before they were eliminated.

He waved his hand: "Don't talk nonsense, if you don't want to die, put down your weapon and talk."

If you don't do what the other party says, you will never be able to please. The young officer waved his hand to signal the soldiers beside him not to be nervous: "Don't get me wrong, let's find the field hospital."

"I repeat, put down your weapons immediately, otherwise...don't blame us for being rude"

In the midsummer season, it seems to be colder than the severe cold of Shujiu.

More than [-] people from the field hospital were buried here.

The young officer took off his military cap, knelt on the ground with one leg, his eyes were red, and he couldn't cry.
Hiding in the mountains at the last moment, the military doctor in the field hospital who survived by chance stood beside the soldiers kneeling on the ground.

The military doctor had no expression on his face, tears had already flowed down.

The barren hills under the sun seem to lose their temperature.

The mountain people not far away looked up from time to time to see the situation on the other side of the big tomb, while they were busy with their work.

In the eyes of the mountain people, the crops in the field are their hope.

As long as the crops are still growing, they can continue to live in the mountains.

The old bandit Qi did not make things difficult for these "Loyalty and National Salvation Army" soldiers who came to find the field hospital.

The young officer said sincerely: "Thank you for letting the brothers rest in peace."

"You don't need to thank me, most of them were buried by devils and puppet soldiers."

The young officer was a little embarrassed: "Orders are hard to break. Except for the commander, I will not tell anyone else that you are here."

Old bandit Qi curled his lips: "As you please."

"Look, can you give us this place? The commander plans to arrange for someone to build a loyal soul tomb for the brother."

The old gangster Qi sneered: "Let's forget it, you have to vote for the devils who killed them as a helper, I think. The thousands of brothers buried here would rather be lonely ghosts than enter your tomb." .”

The young officer did not respond to the old bandit's sarcasm, but nodded sincerely: "With you guarding here, brothers should feel at ease."

Old bandit Qi suddenly said, "Do you know why I didn't do anything to you?"

"consult?"

"Go back and tell the surname Pang that as long as the person wearing the five-color hat badge dares to take a step into the mountain, he will not die."

The young officer was silent for a while. Until now, he didn't know the name of the person in front of him, and he didn't tell him at all.

In fact, what does it have to do with me if they are eight-way or other identities?
He cupped his hands: "Thank you for what you have done for the dead brother. If you have any requests, as long as you send someone to Xinxiang to say something, I will try my best to meet your requests."

"Well, get me [-] catties of grain." The old bandit Qi is not a pedantic person.

"After half a month, I will arrange for someone to send it to the foot of the mountain." The young officer didn't hesitate at all: "I want to put a few sticks of incense on the cave."

"If you think you have face, you can."

The young officer led his disarmed men to return their luggage and backpack, and began to climb halfway up the mountain.

If what the military doctor said is true, in just half a month, the rout soldiers have rebuilt a brand new garrison here.

And the man surnamed Qi is obviously a broken soldier. To be precise, this place is actually more like a bandit cottage.

Things are a little strange, there are still ordinary people, and the number of ordinary people is more than the number of defeated soldiers.

He is not stupid, he quickly figured out the actual situation here, because only the Eight Routes will lead the common people.
Well, this should be the base of the Eighth Route.

He was a little curious, how the rout soldiers got mixed up with the Eight Route Army.

One of the subordinates whispered: "Young Commander, I think those routs are mostly pretended by Eighth Route Army."

The young officer nodded: "It should be so."

The subordinates cautiously suggested: "Tuba Road is really abominable. They even seized our territory. Do you want to send someone to snatch it back?"

The young commander shook his head: "Don't forget our current identities. With them guarding here, the dead brothers can at least feel at ease."

When approaching the entrance of the cave, the sentry with guns on guard immediately shouted: "Who are you?"

The activity was in the enemy-occupied area, and security was arranged day and night. The people in the cave were soldiers who were on the night shift and slept during the day.

The young commander who came over squeezed a smile on his face: "Let's burn incense sticks to the dead brothers."

With the help of binoculars on the ridge, the guard sentry had seen the scene down the mountain a long time ago, guessed it in his heart, raised his finger and pointed to a cemetery next to it: "I want to burn incense over there, there are tombstones over there."

Balu moves really fast.

The young commander stood for a long time in front of the cemetery.

　Huangqiu Cave: Lingqiu Cave in Huangwei Mountain

　　
　
(End of this chapter)