under fire

Chapter 74 Westward Journey
Ding De stood preoccupied at the intersection, looking at the torches. In the blaring sound, the flickering reddish light and the pale moonlight shone on Hu Yi's bronzed face, constantly changing shapes, forming on the bushes. Shaky shadows.

"Are you going after the model leader?"

"According to the devil's schedule, they may know the specific location of the division headquarters."

Ding De has a worried look on his face: "Although there are many divisions, there are very few combatants. Except for the guard company, most of them are civilians, and they don't even have guns!"

"For the sake of the unarmed doctors, wounded, and nurses in the hospital, I feel that the supplementary team must be notified." Hu Yi's hesitant expression turned firm.

Ding De looked into the distance, and under the cold moonlight in the west, there were still pitch-black mountains, and his face was serious: "You mean, transfer troops from the local army to defend the division headquarters?"

"If possible, plan as soon as possible!"

"Last year, I got news that the advance team entered the mountain. Originally, everyone thought that the division headquarters was fine in the deep mountains, but the local troops were attacked several times in a row, which has caused the division security section to be vigilant. It has made comprehensive preparations and can be transferred at any time."

"The Guizi has already touched the door of the house. The division is not safe now. So many people and the wounded, where are they going? The Guizi didn't take any direct action when he advanced into the team. There must be other purposes."

"Maybe they're waiting"

Hu Yi's face changed greatly: "Is it waiting for several directions to attack at the same time?"

"There is only a thousand days to be a thief, there is no such thing as a thousand days to prevent a thief. He dares to bully a platoon to come to the door, then if he is forced to go back, don't even think about going back!"

"The devil disguised himself as the Eighth Route Army, it's hard to guard against it!"

"That also shows that they are not sure. The devils make a sneak attack. We have no ability to prepare. It all depends on the terrain advantages in the mountains."

"As long as the Devil's army can't come up, if you can hold a few entrances into the mountain, the Devils won't be able to get in at all." Hu Yi's tone became cold.

"They have several correspondents, and they will deliver the letter early tomorrow morning. Now there are only three of us? It seems that it will not be of much use."

"I think you can go back to the group and transfer people."

"What's the use of being transferred? Our independent regiment can't even defend against the devils in Meixian County and the security forces. It is said that these devils have been specially trained. If you want to clean up this group of advancing teams, it is a dream. You may not know that the Beishan regiment is only one. The company's troops, with an absolute advantage, annihilated a squad of devils advancing to the team, and the casualties were close to a platoon." Commissar Ding looked gloomy.

"Beishan regiment? Killed a class of devils and advanced into the team?
"Well, what happened a few days ago, according to the analysis, there are other teams in the advance team. The Eighth Route Army you saw may be made up by those people. They went west from here, and there is the fifth army. The defense area of ​​the military division, so it is enough to inform them of the situation.”

"I don't think it's that simple. The devils entered the mountain but didn't do it. Maybe because they couldn't bring heavy firepower, they didn't do anything to the single correspondent on the road. Then, their purpose was to reconnaissance, and then there are two possibilities. Either send planes into the mountain to bomb, but this mountain stretches hundreds of kilometers, which is unlikely, unless they have their people to guide, the second possibility is to send a letter back, and the devils will organize a large number of troops to attack."

"Guidance? What is guidance, er, can guide the plane in the mountains? This is unlikely. The Taihang Mountains stretch for hundreds of miles, and the devils have no such ability."

"If they scout out the approximate location of the division headquarters, and send the advancing team from outside the mountain to the division headquarters to find a place to set fire to smoke, and guide the devil's plane, the devils have not done such a thing. Er, in the mountains, it really should be difficult. "

"Then, according to what you said, the advancing team has the same equipment as us. If there is a real exchange of fire, the devils are not strong enough, so they may not be able to take advantage of it, right?"

"But the devils who entered the mountain advance into the team. They are different from the usual devils. Their combat effectiveness is stronger. They should have been selected and specially trained."

While a few people were talking, two soldiers started a fire, one soldier sent a sentry two miles to the west, and a few people roasted a fire beside the fire. Even in summer, the mountains were full of coolness.

Hu Yi lowered his head: "I think catch up with the model group and remind them that there is an advancing team in their defense area."

"What if they don't believe it? Are they going to pass on false orders from the division again?" The political commissar smiled bitterly. With Hu Yi's character, it was really possible to do such a thing.

Hu Yi stared at the signal soldier next to him and said in a low voice, "I have something to discuss with you, let's talk about it."

After a long while, the soldier shuddered, like being stared at by a wild beast, unable to refuse, stood up, followed Hu Yi away from the fire, swayed to the west, one foot taller and one foot short, and turned towards Hu Yi's back resentfully. After a few glances.

The soldier didn't even pat the soil on his body: "I know what you're going to say. From my personal point of view, I can't promise you."

"If the safety of the division is in your hands and you are asked to sacrifice, what would you do?" In the dark night, Hu Yi stared at the soldier's eyes with a cold tone.

The soldiers were in a fierce ideological struggle and were about to cry: "Company Commander Hu, I have heard your name before, and the division has commended it twice. I believe in you!"

The soldier's eyes were firm, although he could not see in the night.

"You find a model group and tell them that all roads into the mountains are strictly guarded, and you must ensure that everything is safe."

...

The model leader came out of the division with a stomach full of anger, but at the three-way intersection, he managed to let it go.

Going west all the way, thinking about the things on my mind, and walking for a while is Xiaowang Village in front of it. I have to rest here at the hometown for a night, and I can go back to the defense area after another day’s walk tomorrow.

When the front guard was about to approach the village, he ran back: "Report, there is someone at the entrance of the village ahead."

"What are some people afraid of? No talent is terrible!" The head of the regiment laughed and scolded.

There are villages of ordinary people in the mountains. It is not surprising. It is normal to encounter the Eighth Route militia, and a few people continue to advance.

"Which part are you from, and why are you here?" Seeing the sentry at the entrance of the village, the squad leader of the guard stepped forward and asked.

This road is often traveled, and I often encounter friendly troops in this village. When I think of what the company commander Hu of the Independent Regiment said at the Sancha Road, I have a little bit of vigilance in my heart.

The sentinel replied, "We are the new Sixth Brigade, First Regiment, Second Battalion, Second Company."

The sentinel saw that the other party did not salute, so he saved himself.

"Uh, it turned out to be you." The model leader asked from behind, "How are you, leader Ding Lin?"

"Oh... our regiment commander is very good!" The sentinel hesitated to answer.

The model leader: "Thank you for your hard work!" After saying that, he walked towards the village, followed by the soldiers behind.

When approaching the sentinel, the two soldiers suddenly moved. One soldier grabbed the gun in the sentry's hand and turned it counterclockwise to let the other's finger in the trigger escape. The other soldier hugged the sentry's neck and fell to the ground.

"Hey, I'm Ding Lin, you're an eyeless guy!"

Suddenly, the person being pressed by the two fighters suddenly used their hands hard, and the two eight-way fighters who were five big and three thick were thrown away, their feet were hard, and the two fighters were kicked and flew into the grass by the roadside.

Bang, a bullet pierced the chest of the skinny Sentinel on the ground.

Captain Ding blew the smoke from the muzzle: "Go back."

Three forks.

The sound of gunfire, coming from far west, echoed in the valley, as if it was not far.

Hu Yi looked up at the dark valley in the west, but couldn't see anything.

Soon, the political commissar and a few other soldiers stood up from the fire and reached the three-way intersection. The soldiers who were guarding in front also ran back from the west.

When I got to Hu Yi's side, I got closer and lowered my voice: "Company Commander Hu, Political Commissar Ding, gunshots are fired from the west. I think it may be the model commander and the others. Could it be that they met those people you mentioned?"

"You, now go back to the division headquarters, you are now heading east, find the nearest troops and come to reinforce immediately!" Hu Yi no longer hesitated, and ordered the two correspondents.

The two correspondents looked at each other, thinking about the company commander's order in front of him, whether to implement it or not.

Bang bang bang, the gunfire from the west became fierce.

Boom, the explosion of the grenade sounded.

(End of this chapter)