march to victory

It is almost impossible to attack the enemy's camp without missing a single one, just like the little Maotou now.

Although Qian Jin is only 17 years old this year, he is quick-witted and short in stature, but has a head of black shiny black hair, so he got the nickname 'Xiao Maotou'.

It was also his fate that he shouldn't be a prisoner. When Zhang Qingshan and others entered the enemy's company headquarters, this guy happened to have a stomachache and got up to go to the bathroom, so he escaped a catastrophe.Later, he was so frightened to death that he slipped out of the barracks with a few people he knew on weekdays. As a result, all the people who ran with him were killed or captured alive by the outermost guerrillas. At night, he hid in the weeds by the side of the path, curled up into a ball, shivering, and was so frightened that he had no strength for a moment, nor did he have the courage to run away.And it was precisely because of this that he escaped another catastrophe: when the whole battle was about to end, the guerrillas began to disperse, slowly narrowing the encirclement, and surrounded the barracks.Because everyone's attention was focused on the barracks, but he was ignored in the haystack by the roadside.

Afterwards, this guy thought that Li Yuda, the battalion commander, treated him well on weekdays, and if he tipped off Li Yuda, he would definitely get a big reward.So I wanted to run to Niulan Town with the fastest speed and the shortest distance... The balance of history will not always take care of a person, and it is also a blessing that he did not get a big reward, or Li Yuda should have this kind of life in his life. Unfortunately, if Xiao Maotou took the big road, he would definitely succeed in tipping off the news, but he chose the small road.

When he ran to the town out of breath and learned that Li Yuda had already left with his people for a long time, he could only sigh with tears in his eyes.

Mopanzhai is located in the northwest of Niulanba, about five miles away from Niulanba and fifteen miles away from Niulan Town.Mopan Village is about 150 meters high and occupies a huge area, but because its waist seems to be cut off by a sword, it looks like a millstone from a distance.At the end of the Qing Dynasty, there was also a bandit cottage composed of hundreds of people. In the early Republic of China, this group of bandits was incorporated.Although people have left, the name of Mopanzhai has been handed down.

At the foot of the mountain on the left, a road passes around like a giant snake.The left side of the main road is full of water and grass within [-] meters, connecting with the river.It can be said that as long as Mopanzhai is guarded, it is equivalent to holding the throat of this road.If you want to pass, you will definitely have to pay a huge price.The most important thing is that at this time, for the assault company, this place can be described as both offensive and defensive: not far from Niulanba, in case something happens, as long as they hear gunshots, they can return in time for help.In the same way, if reinforcements are needed, you can send a signal to the guerrillas for reinforcements.It is the freedom to advance and retreat.

"It's strange that there are so many mosquitoes at this time!" Even though it is already November, the end of autumn and the beginning of winter, it is supposed that there are not many mosquitoes left.But probably because of the abundance of aquatic plants, there are still many mosquitoes raging here.Others are better, you can cover your body with weeds to hide mosquito bites - this is also the experience gained from long-term guerrilla warfare in the mountains.But Zhang Qingshan, as the company commander, had to check the situation of the soldiers one by one, and observe whether the enemy was coming, etc. How could he lie on the ground and cover his body with weeds, so he was bitten several times by raging mosquitoes , but because I can't make a sound, I can't hit it, so I can only wave my hands to drive away the mosquitoes.

Seeing that there were more and more mosquitoes, Zhang Qingshan was waving his hands as if he was drawing a ghost charm, Wang Wu, the leader of the platoon, couldn't bear to get up and exchange places with Zhang Qingshan, and said: "Company commander, lie here with me!" , I'll help you watch..."

"No, you lie down quickly." Before he finished speaking, Zhang Qingshan quickly stopped him from getting up, and said with a smile: "Don't look at me being bitten by mosquitoes now, but I will feel better later."

Seeing Wang Wu lying on the ground, Zhang Qingshan explained with a smile: "I am your company commander anyway. When the fight starts, I will not go into battle in person. At most, I will just direct you how to fight. So, I am bitten by mosquitoes now, but Wait a minute, then I can comfortably watch you fight against the enemy, what a bargain. If you want to trade with me, there is no way for you kid."

Knowing that Zhang Qingshan was joking with everyone in order to appease everyone, Wang Wu still couldn't bear it, and said: "Company commander, why don't we switch now, and we will switch back after we fight."

"Get out!" Zhang Qingshan said while waving his hand to drive away the mosquitoes: "I'm not going to be fooled by you, lest your kid wait for the next stop and I will take advantage of it and refuse to admit it."

After finishing speaking, Zhang Qingshan really couldn't bear the harassment of these mosquitoes, so he simply went to inspect again, reminding everyone: no smoking, anyone who dares to fart, will be served by military law.It made everyone laugh, which greatly relieved the tension before the battle.

I waited quietly for another two or three hours.

"Company commander, won't the enemy stop coming?"

"It's better if they don't come."

"what?"

"Ah, what? I can't understand this point?" Zhang Qingshan looked at the bright and clear moon, his voice was a little low, and he was a little unwilling: "The main task of our assault company this time is to capture Niulanba and hold it, so that Yu main force to cross the river. The main purpose of setting up an ambush here is to focus on the current safety of Niulanba... If there are only 300 or [-] people in Li Yuda, with the current manpower and equipment of our assault company, we can still eat him. But just in case Li Yuda If there are more enemies following behind, it will be troublesome... Besides, it is better for us to set up an ambush here than to be directly attacked by the enemy at Niulanba and affect the main force to cross the river. Therefore, it is best for him not to come, that way, wait for the main force After crossing the river safely, we will have a chance to kill Li Yuda."

Anyway, idleness is idleness, Zhang Qingshan is naturally willing to share his experience with others, so speaking seems a bit long-winded.But Wang Wu is still a good listener, with all kinds of expressions and praises, he also asks for advice on what he doesn't understand from time to time, which makes Zhang Qingshan talk more, and sometimes he forgets to chase away mosquitoes.

In this pleasant conversation, time flies by.

"Company commander, there is a team of bright lights over there, it must be the enemy." A soldier quickly ran to Zhang Qingshan, pointed to the front, and reminded in a low voice excitedly.

Because they were in the sparse forest at the foot of the mountain at the side of the road, only about [-] meters away from the road, and with the height of Mopan Station, there was no possibility of climbing high and looking far away, so they could only send people to observe from the top of the mountain— —The soldier who reminded him was one of the observation posts.

Zhang Qingshan subconsciously grabbed the binoculars and put them down immediately: Observers on the top of the mountain can see the enemy's torch team from a high place, but the place where he ambushed can only be seen when the enemy turns around this big bend See.

Taking advantage of the bright moonlight, I looked at my watch, and vaguely saw that the time was already 27:[-] in the morning, which was the darkest time before dawn.

Just as he was about to speak, he felt that the soldiers around him became a little nervous. In order to relieve the tension of everyone, Zhang Qingshan asked people to pass on the message one by one: "Tell comrades, get ready, use my gunshots as a sign... Whoever dares to speak will go back to military law. Whoever dares to fart and run away from the enemy, I will personally designate him as the fart king of the whole company, and it must be recorded in the company history of our assault company."

Sure enough, as soon as the words came out, the soldiers around him laughed happily, and the tension that had just risen immediately disappeared without a trace.

This time, I waited for 10 to [-] minutes before I saw the enemy's vanguard troop showing up—in fact, it couldn't be said to be the vanguard troop, because the enemy was simply huddling together to keep warm, or it was unexpected that the assault company had already taken the cattle. Lanba camp, at this time, let alone the vanguard, they didn't even send road scouts.It's completely like walking on their own territory, loose and relaxed, very relieved-this is the throat, and they can do this, which shows how relaxed they are.

Under normal circumstances: the team is at the front, and the supplies are at the end.But at this time, the enemy put the supplies consigned in a carriage in the middle of the team. They sent nearly 200 people in front, but left dozens of people behind. It was a long queue without even a gap in the middle.Zhang Qingshan, who watched, was greatly surprised, but also extremely contemptuous of the enemy's way of marching: Look at your attitude of being desperate for money and food, are you a regular army?I'm afraid the bandits are stronger than you.

Watching helplessly the first half of the enemy's troops passing by, and waiting for the enemy's transport team in the middle to pass by little by little, Zhang Qingshan quietly opened the safety of the box cannon, was about to aim, thought for a while, and touched the sharpshooter Xiao The hunchback pointed at the enemy on the side of the road who stopped on horseback, and said in a low voice: "This guy is riding a horse, and there is someone riding a horse beside him to light him up. It looks like a high-ranking officer in the enemy army. Little hunchback , I will tell you to fight later, you kill him first, understand?"

"Company commander, don't worry, we promise to complete the mission."

Li Yuda's mood at this time can't be said to be good or bad: Although he got some money and food, he saved his face, but after all, the little wife he just snatched ran away with someone, and his private face was lost.

With a gloomy face, he was riding a horse and walking slowly on the main road, not thinking about the possibility of being ambushed at all.At that time, an officer beside him kindly came to remind him that this place was dangerous and conducive to the enemy's ambush.He pulled the rein, stopped the horse, looked left and right, shook his head, and said: "Don't think about it, just move forward."... At this moment, Zhang Qingshan was pointing at him, telling the little hunchback to kill him first up.

Think about it too: under normal circumstances, if the Red Army wants to cross the river, it must first pass the Niulanba pass. Since there are no gunshots coming from Niulanba, and no one came to report the abnormal situation, it means that the Red Army has not yet killed. Come on, this is still his own territory, very safe... When the assault company captured Niulan Dam, he was still blackmailing the mayor of Niulan Town more than ten kilometers away, and he didn't hear any gunshots at all.But Xiao Maotou, who finally escaped, took a small road and missed him. Naturally, he didn't know the specific situation of Niulanba at this time.

He was not in high spirits, and he didn't bother to explain. After saying this, he clamped his horse's belly and continued to move forward.

But right now!

"boom!"

A gunshot broke the quiet night sky, and the bullets roared...