Sandy land, not without economic value, grows here a kind of shrub called red wattle. This kind of red wattle, tough and powerful, is a good material for basket weaving, the top of the wattle has been cut off, as long as the root is still there, it will continue to grow, continue to grow a steady stream of wealth for the nearby villagers.

The basket made of red wattle strips, the coal and the soil are all on the line, there are two treasures in Wuping County, one big treasure is the big red jujube in Wuping, also called the tribute jujube, sweet and crisp, you can pay tribute to Beijing every year in the past, and it is specially for the relatives of the emperor to enjoy it beautifully. Then there is the basket made of red wattle, which is transported to Shanxi to load coal, and transported to the whole country to load soil and vegetables, which is really durable and economical.

Even the dung basket used by the locals to pick up dung is made of red wattle strips, which is foul smelling and corroded, and as long as it is not broken, the dung basket can be passed on for several lifetimes.

Shawozi is also a paradise for hares, where flocks of hares make their home and breed their offspring. They believe that the most terrible enemy is the human race, and that there are few people here, so it will naturally become a kingdom of freedom. Although the grass is a little thinner, it is enough for them to eat for a lifetime.

With hares, naturally there are hedgehogs, and there are foxes. Foxes are omnivores, they have a crush on the hare, and when they have a hare, they have a good meal. I was tired of eating hares, and occasionally went to the watermelon field and corn field to pick snacks to eat.

Why are there watermelons in the sandy land, because the watermelons grown in the sandy soil are particularly sweet, and some farmers have taken a fancy to this trick, and sometimes, they plant watermelons in the sandy land.

Although it is a little far from the densely populated area, it is a rich and colorful world, and it exists slowly and methodically according to its own natural laws.

Li Dazhong was in front, carefully searching for the footprints of the human beings last night. Wu Xiaoming followed closely behind, followed by the other members of the martial arts team. In the face of footprint knowledge, Han Xing thought that he was inexperienced, so he could only follow them honestly.

The terrain in the sandy land is very simple, except for the yellow and yellow sandy patches that do not grow crops, and there are piers of red wattles. These red wattles can hide their bodies well, and if there are soldiers in ambush, it is really difficult to identify.

Walking into the center of the sand nest, it was like entering the sea of red wattles, and the dozen or so people were like being held up to the middle of the sea, and they were lonely like poor boats.

Suddenly, Li Dazhong's hand moved back, which was an extremely dangerous signal. All the members of the martial arts team opened the safety of the assault rifles, squatted down, bowed their waists, widened their eyes, and cautiously searched forward and walked.

Li Dazhong found a puddle of blood, due to the desertification of the strata, the blood had already seeped under the surface, and there was only a vague layer of red on the surface.

Not far away, the remains of the fighters of a district squadron lay on their sides. I couldn't go far, and there was another corpse of a member of the district squadron, and then a piece of corpse. All the weapons were gone, and one by one they were bare-handed.

Zhang Xiaosan beckoned, and the members of the martial arts team searched in all directions to see if there were any enemy ambushes or panting. After searching for a long time, at least there was not a single shadow of the enemy within a few hundred meters.

Wang Anyu came over to identify the corpse, he turned it over and looked at it: "Isn't this Xiao Lizi!" He turned it over again and looked at it: "Isn't this Xiao Wang!" After reading it, he said to Han Xing: "I can't complain that no one from the district squadron came back last night, it turned out that all of them were killed, a total of 12 soldiers." I didn't go last night because I didn't go, or I'm afraid I'm here too. ”

Han Xing was even more taken aback when he heard this, there were 12 soldiers, if it was a big battle, it would be nothing, but in the small Wuping County, all 12 soldiers of the district squadron in the third district were killed in a battle, which is not a small number!

Han Xing said to Zhang Xiaosan: "Look at how many bullets they fired, and how long did they hold out in the face of the enemy?" ”

Zhang Xiaosan, Wu Xiaoming, and Li Dazhong searched carefully on the ground, and even the red wattle trees were carefully rummaged. Most of our district squadrons use Hanyang-made and Chung-made rifles, both of which are 7.92mm rifle round-nosed round-nosed round-headed rifles, while medium-sized rifles are pointed-nosed round-trumpeted.

Several people searched the ground, but found not a single intact bullet or a single fired cartridge casing.

"That's strange," Han Xing said, "could it be that they didn't fire a single shot." In other words, the enemy has picked up all the bullet casings, and if you fight at night, the bullet casings are not easy to find, and besides, it is useless to pick up these bullet casings! ”

Wang Anyu also wondered: "It's really hard to figure out, no matter how bad the combat effectiveness of the district squadron is, it can't go without firing a shot!" Then he encountered a strong enemy, and before he could release his gun, he sacrificed all of them. ”

Han Xing said to Zhang Xiaosan again: "Look at how many guns the enemy has released, what kind of bullets are they?" ”

After a while, Zhang Xiaosan came to report: "Report to Commander Han, the enemy has released more than 30 rifle bullets, all of which are 6.5 mm rifle bullets of the 38 type, as well as hundreds of 7.62 mm bullets for barge guns. There are also several places where there are both 6.5 mm rifle cartridges and 7.62 mm barge shell cartridges. ”

Han Xing said again: "Captain Zhang, observe again to see if the enemy has left blood stains or something, that is, to see if the enemy has been injured, how many?" ”

After a while, Zhang Xiaosan came to report again: "Report to Commander Han, there is not a single trace of blood in the enemy's place. That is, not a single wounded enemy was killed. ”

Han Xing judged: "It seems that some enemies are equipped with one long and one short, and the total enemy is rifle bullets with more than 30 guns and shell bullets with more than 100 guns. As for the district squadron, basically they didn't fire a single shot, and all of them were shot and died. As for the enemy, there may not be a single wounded or dead. ”

There was a moment of silence. After a while, Li Dazhong lost his temper and said, "How did this battle be fought? Is such a soldier still called a soldier? Not a single shot was fired, and all of them were killed by the enemy. If there is such a squadron in the district, it will simply be disbanded. ”

Wu Xiaoming frowned: "It is said that in such an empty place, you can find the enemy!" If you find an enemy, you have to fight back! The enemy was not found, and not a single shot was fired. This...... It's hard to explain, but I've really encountered a ghost. ”

Zhang Xiaosan also complained: "This kind of battle is a wretch! Wreck! ”

Wang Anyu was still frowning and thinking: "If this is the case, what will be the situation?" It is possible that the enemy was in too good an ambush, and a surprise attack killed all the squadrons in the district. It seems that this situation is unlikely. There is another possibility, that is, the squadron of the district did not want to fight at all, and when it didn't want to fight, all of them were suddenly killed by the enemy......"

This is the end of the reconnaissance situation in Shawozi, and after returning to the driving shop, I received the situation from various places one after another. The local armed forces were constantly attacked by the enemy, and the village authorities were sometimes stationed in fake military engineering teams, which looted the village power and then killed them indiscriminately.

Through the intelligence, the situation gradually became clear. It turned out that after Zhao Diangui died, Luo Zhaorong instructed Xu Guanwu to organize a new plainclothes team of the remaining spies. This plainclothes team consisted of 12 people, all of whom were selected by the so-called "elite soldiers", each with two weapons, one long and one short, and a man named Han Gou as the captain.

This plainclothes team also imitated the tactics of the armed engineering team, which went out day and night, and the enemy's wishful thinking was to first use the plainclothes team to entangle us, and then send a large force to surround and gather and annihilate. This plainclothes squad sometimes pretended to be a squadron in our region, and sometimes it pretended to be a military engineering team to attack our local armed forces, plunder the people, stop pedestrians, and damage the reputation of our anti-Japanese armed forces. It's like a black sheep, disturbing the peace of my base.

At Wang Guangcai's home, Han Xing and Wang Anyu discussed the situation of the enemy's plainclothes team. Han Xing said: "How did my Han family come up with such a play, there was a Han Xin in ancient times, and it can be regarded as fighting for the Han family." Now that there is a Han Gou, and the Han family is not lightly abused, don't call it Han Gou, just call it Han Gou. ”

Wang Anyu said: "Luo Zhaorong's special team has just ended, and another plainclothes team has come out. Whenever it has plainclothes squads, we deal with them the same way we deal with special services. ”

Zhang Xiaosan also interjected and said: "Don't give the plainclothes team a little bit of power, I don't know that Lord Ma has three eyes." ”

While the plainclothes team was being discussed, an intelligence officer came to deliver the information and said: "The enemy's plainclothes team has arrived at Wangguizhuang and is resting in the village. ”

As soon as he heard this, Han Xing immediately said to Wang Anyu: "Go, touch them." ”

Wang Anyu said a little worriedly: "This is broad daylight, and it will be difficult to go in broad daylight, for fear that it will alarm a large number of enemies." ”

Han Xing said: "If it's winter, there is really no place to hide, there is no place to hide, but now it's summer, after the battle, hide in the green gauze tent, and tell them to find it!" ”

Wang Anyu thought about it, in order to eliminate this hateful plainclothes team, it was worth taking this risk, so he nodded.

So, Han Xing ordered all the men and horses of the martial arts team, got into the green gauze tent, and advanced towards Wang Guizhuang.

Wang Guizhuang is only more than ten miles away from the caraver, and it will not take long to arrive. Han Xing called a large army led by Zhang Xiaosan, ambushed in the green gauze tent, and the guns rang out as a trumpet, and rushed into the village to solve the battle by force.

himself, Wu Xiaoming, and Li Dazhong went to Wang Guizhuang to check the enemy's situation. On this day, it was the big gathering of Caitun, and there were many people on the road, and some went to sell, carrying old hens, holding pigeons, rabbits, and ducks, and some went to buy, holding an empty basket, carrying an empty blanket, and pushing a wheelbarrow.

There are really everyone who rushes to the market, big girls, little daughters-in-law, old grandfathers, young men, and even soldiers, there are many people in twos and threes.

The bazaar trade in the countryside has a long history, ranging from gold rings for weddings to needles and threads. At that time, there were few shops in the village, and most of the farmers' firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea were exchanged in the market once every five days.