Globe Trekker

Chapter 83
"Look, there is someone ahead!"

"It's Platoon Leader Zhou and the others!"

Deng Tingqian didn't need to remind him, he had already seen clearly that the people who came were Zhou Dezhi and the two who he personally sent to investigate, and at the same time he could clearly see the panic on their faces.

He put away the binoculars calmly, got up and tidied up his crumpled military uniform full of sweat and dirt, took off his octagonal cap, quickly wiped his face and put it back on, and ordered the commando captain to lead a squad to stay vigilant on the spot, and the others kept Zhou The two of Dezhi went to the edge of Qingtan, turned around and left after speaking, and the political workers looked back and forth, and hurriedly followed.

Deng Tingqian sat on the stone slab by the pool, carefully looked at Zhou Dezhi, who was panting and trembling slightly: "Tell me, what's going on?"

Zhou Dezhi immediately told the whole story truthfully, and finally lowered his head in pain, and relayed Wu Ming's words to the two shocked leaders:
"The head of the regiment surnamed Wu also asked us to bring a message, saying that he has already made preparations, and plans to issue martial law starting tonight, strictly prohibiting everyone from walking within a radius of ten kilometers, otherwise anyone will unfortunately step on them Irresponsible for planting landmines."

"Arrogant! Extremely arrogant!"

The political officer became furious, and pointed to the rifles behind Zhou Dezhi and the two of them and asked, "Since they caught you, why did you ask you to carry the guns back? And this... look! The bullets are still there, why not?" thing?"

"We don't know either! The shell gun was taken away, and the rifle and ammunition pouch were also taken away, but in the end the enemy's regiment leader surnamed Wu asked someone to return the long gun and ammunition pouch to us. Made in our Hanyang!" Another strong and unlucky guy shouted his injustice.

"You don't even like Hanyang? You're talking nonsense!"

The young political officer has never left the mountains of Jiangxi, Guangdong, Fujian and Hunan after graduation. How can he believe that, in his opinion, only the main force can be equipped with Hanyang-made, and being able to carry Hanyang-made is considered an elite weapon.

Deng Tingqian hurriedly raised his hand as a stop gesture, stood up and asked Zhou Dezhi kindly: "Platoon Leader Zhou, how many enemies are there? What kind of equipment do they have?"

Zhou Dezhi quickly replied: "We saw more than 30 people, and everyone had the American Colt pistol on the waist of the division commander, and everyone wore a big steel helmet on their heads, even the engineers who blasted the single-plank bridge with electricity. Most of them carried machine guns with disc magazines that they had never seen before, and many of them held long rifles wrapped in cloth strips... We saw at least five Czech-style machine guns, and the color of their military uniforms was green. , the upper body is covered in that kind of gaudy thick vest, which is full of bags, all of which are bulging, I don’t know how to say it, I’ve never seen such a military uniform!”

"Their shoes are very good. They are all high-waist military shoes with green canvas thick rubber soles. The laces are also green. None of the officers and soldiers wear leggings. The trousers are all tightened. There are bags on both sides of the thighs, which are bulging. I don't know what's inside... By the way! Everyone still has a strange-looking dagger hanging on their chest, the handle looks like a black leopard, none of their collars have collar buttons, and their steel helmets are all covered with gaudy cloth covers. It is filled with leaves and thatch, and it is impossible to tell who is a soldier and who is an officer, except for the regiment commander surnamed Wu and the officer who caught us, there are at least six people with German telescope leather cases hanging around their waists." Another unlucky person Hastily added.

Deng Tingqian, who was already extremely shocked, was completely speechless after hearing another investigator's supplement. He just felt his heart sinking coldly. He didn't have time to think about it, and immediately turned to the political officer:
"The regiment we encountered is definitely the enemy's strongest elite unit. Let alone the military uniforms and helmets that no one knows, just the equipment on their bodies. The firepower of these thirty or so people is enough. Catch up with a battalion of the ordinary Kuomintang army! They have a regiment of thousands of people, and they are already prepared. The surprise attack is obviously no longer possible. We must rush back as soon as possible, intercept the main force, stop the attack on Baiguo Village, and try to notify others The two regiments retreat, or it will be too late!"

The political officer immediately realized that the danger was coming, and immediately forgot to strictly review the plans of Zhou Dezhi and the two men, and strongly supported the opinion of the head of the regiment, Deng Tinggan. The two regiments separated by many mountains could not communicate at all.

Following Deng Tinggan's order, 45 commandos filed out and rushed up and down to the south along the way they came.

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On the mountaintop more than [-] meters high behind the deep pool, Lu Kuiyuan and sniper Lei Qingshan watched their opponents go south quickly, and disappeared behind the mountainside in a short while, so they could only stand up unwillingly, put away their binoculars and sniper rifles, They looked at each other, lowered their heads one after another, and slowly descended the mountain without saying a word.

The sun in the mountainous area comes slowly and goes quickly. Just after [-]:[-], the sun has disappeared behind the high mountains in the west, and the blue sky is still bright. Only a few white clouds are blown by the southeast wind. drift.

Back at the temporary regiment headquarters, the staff officers who were unwilling to win the battle were all complained by Wu Ming, and they were all sent to various places for inspection. Wu Ming brewed a cup of rough local tea by himself, lit a cigarette and whistled leisurely .

"Report! The village chief, Uncle Zhou, is asking to see you." Adjutant Han Tiecheng reported loudly outside the tent.

Wu Ming quickly stood up and went out to bring in the worried village chief. They offered tea and cigarettes, and the old village chief hurriedly expressed his thanks.

"Sit down, Uncle Zhou, you're welcome! Two hours ago, we had to blow up the single-plank bridge on the east mountain of Baiguo Village for the safety of the defense area. For this reason, we gave the folks in Baiguo Village a compensation of 20 yuan. I hope we won't give it to the blind date." Inconvenience to us." Wu Ming told the truth without waiting for the old village chief to ask.

The old village head trembled and almost knocked over his teacup. He opened his old eyes and asked incredulously, "You really gave Baiguo Village 20 yuan?"

"That's right! Staff Officer Zhang, whom you are most familiar with, sent it to the stockade in person. I didn't ask who it was given to. When Staff Officer Zhang comes back from his inspection, you can ask him." Wu Ming wanted to laugh in his heart, but his face turned It's an expression of indifference.

Realizing that he had lost his composure, the old village head quickly smiled and let out a long sigh of relief: "That's good, the villagers are worried about fighting, and they are all gathered at my house right now. Boss, the bosses all said they don’t know, let us rest assured, and said that nothing will happen... But how can we rest assured? I heard that you are back, sir, so I recommended the old man to ask, there is nothing else, haha !"

Seeing that the old village chief was about to leave, Wu Ming immediately ignited the lighter and lit a cigarette for him: "Uncle Zhou, my nephew knows that life in the village is not easy, and the exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes every year are overwhelming. Many families can't help it Living life, so it is understandable for someone to join the Red Army! For example, your distant nephew Zhou Dezhi was a small officer in the Red Army. He led people to the Dongshan Mountain in the south of Baiguo Village this afternoon, but he was sentry by us. The brother found out, I received a report and took a look, considering that he is your old nephew, and he didn’t hurt our brother, so I didn’t make things difficult for him, so I returned the spear to him and let him go back.”

The cigarette that the old village head had just taken a sip had fallen to the ground, his face turned blue with fright and his whole body trembled. Wu Ming hurriedly stood up to comfort him, took a few sips of tea for him, and when he calmed down a little, took another cigarette. Passing the cigarette into his hand, he said very sincerely:
"Uncle Zhou, don't panic! My nephew doesn't even blame your nephew, how could I blame your old man? Born in troubled times, I can't help myself. This truth is understood by my nephew. I will not hide it from you. My nephew grew up in a poor family. He’s gone, and he was mistakenly wanted as a bandit before joining the army, isn’t he still doing well now?”

"You don't have to worry about it. After you go back, please tell your fellow villagers that in the past few days, except for the three main roads to the west, north, and south, don't go on other small roads for the time being, because the Red Army team has touched it. , Our Central Army and local troops will continue to come, and we may be accidentally injured.”

The old village chief agreed repeatedly, and walked out of the tent in a daze under Wu Ming's gift, and rushed to the village with one foot tall and one foot short.

Back in the tent, Han Tiecheng couldn't help laughing out loud. After laughing, he asked Wu Ming, "Brother Ming, it seems that you didn't plan to plant landmines at every crossing in the first place, otherwise you wouldn't scare the old village chief like this."

Without raising his head, Wu Ming grabbed the teacup and blew on the tea stem floating on it:
"Who said no landmines should be buried? Landmines still have to be buried, but they can't be buried on the three roads where people come and go, but on the path where the opponent is most likely to pass. I have already ordered Zhang Siwei of the engineering company and First Battalion Commander Yin Dizhong not only had to choose a good place to bury the mines, but also put up notice boards to tell the opponents that we had planted mines, don’t go any further, and if you go any further, there will be no signs to remind you.”

Han Tiecheng stopped laughing, and finally understood after thinking for a long time: "Brother Ming, you really don't want to fight with them!"

Wu Ming took a sip of tea and put down his teacup heavily: "That's right! We are all Chinese, so what's the point of fighting? If we really want to fight, even if we win, the casualties will always be borne by ourselves, right? Although Mr. In terms of face, we were given the same full military salary as the Central Army, and we were given weapons and ammunition, but there was no medicine at all, and the people were gone. Who would replenish us? Besides, we are a local army. I have to go back and forth from where, is it worthwhile?"

Han Tiecheng nodded: "That's right, but you don't worry that the landmines you planted really blow up the communist army?"

"Didn't they all put up signs to remind them? If they were bombed like this, then I don't know what to say." Wu Ming sighed helplessly.

Han Tiecheng couldn't help laughing and said: "It's probably better if you don't put a sign, but if the Communist Army really thinks you put a sign to play tricks, wouldn't it be even more unlucky?"

Wu Ming patted his butt and stood up, walked out of the tent and said, "Do you think everyone is as reckless as you? You look after the house, and I'll go for a walk."

Han Tiecheng is embarrassed to say anything, but when I think about it carefully, where am I being reckless now?I have been with you for more than two years, and now not only are you not reckless, but you are also familiar with all kinds of textbooks, and you have learned to think carefully. Even if you don’t make much progress, you will not be more reckless than those communist soldiers who are not afraid of death, right?

　Thank you Brother Ji and Yamanakashi for your great rewards, and thank you brothers and sisters for your recommendation tickets and collections!Tianzi continues to ask for recommendation tickets and collection support, thank you!
　　
　
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