Han Xing said: "There are fewer enemies, we can defend it." There are too many enemies at this moment, so we have to be flexible, avoid them for a while, and when the enemy is gone, we will fight back. ”

Zhang Chengxian nodded and said, "Okay!" Let's have a meeting and look at it first. Your team will stop first. ”

Han Xing said: "There is no need to stop, we are waiting for you to finish the meeting, so as to cover your retreat." ”

Legend has it that on the 23rd night of the lunar month, the prince of the stove will go to heaven to report to the Jade Emperor the good and evil sufferings in the world, and then return to the mortal world on the 24th day of the lunar month. Therefore, in these two days, every family has to offer meals or pastries and wine to the king of the stove, forming the traditional "sacrifice stove day".

Zhanglou Village is poor, although it is poor, but the year will always pass. At this time, the stove of every household is still smoking, sorting vegetables, opening the pot, steaming dates, and paying tribute to the king of the stove, and they are very busy.

After the twenty-third and twenty-fourth, the dust and sweep the house, the twenty-fifth to make tofu, the twenty-sixth to cut the New Year's meat, the twenty-seventh to slaughter the chicken to catch the big set. Twenty-eight to appliqué flowers. Twenty-nine, commonly known as "Little Chinese New Year's Eve", people visit on this day.

A cold wind blew, and Han Xing couldn't help but tighten his neck. The soldiers were also shivering with cold, and some kept stomping their feet to keep warm.

This is how people have lived from generation to generation. At this time, it may be difficult to ask them to go out of the house and spend the night outside in the cold.

Sure enough, after a while, Zhang Chenggang came back and said, "Report to Commander Han, I'll tell you bad news." As soon as the village branch held a meeting, many people did not agree to withdraw, saying that it was the New Year, where to go! Let's go to a relative's house, there is no visit at this time. Let's spend the night outside, and I'm freezing to death. Others say that the blockade ditch and the big fence have just been repaired, isn't this in vain? And then there's ......"

Zhang Chenggang smiled and didn't say anything more.

"And then there'...... What? When Han Xing heard him say half a sentence and half a sentence, his heart was so flustered that he asked him what that half sentence was?

Zhang Chenggang smiled and said, "This is what they said, not what I said...... They said, there is a guard battalion, what are you afraid of, and with you Commander Han, what are you afraid of? ”

This sentence made Han Xing's heart feel uncomfortable for a long time! For a long time, my heart was like beating a small drum, banging and banging.

Yes, Han Xing has fought countless battles, but the more he has experienced war, the more afraid he is of war. As soon as the gun goes off, it will kill people, that is, no matter how good the battle is, kill a thousand enemies, and if it is not good, it will kill 800 people. The guard battalion of more than 300 people, plus the joint defense team of more than 300 people, after a battle, I don't know how many people will be left tomorrow.

Besides, guarding Zhangjialou and resisting more with less is actually a passive defensive war. This kind of passive defensive war is a taboo for soldiers, so what's the point of fighting!

But another sense of responsibility is also secretly supporting himself.

On the twenty-third day of the Lunar New Year, it was cold and frozen, and it was really difficult for them to let the people of Zhangjialou, who had not experienced a brutal battle, go outside to spend the night. It's really that sentence, the sky is falling, and there are tall people on top, so let the guard battalion and the joint defense team stand up to the sky of Zhangjialou!

Han Xing said to Zhang Chenggang solemnly: "Captain Zhang, what you will endure tomorrow is the attack of more than 2,000 recalcitrant troops, I don't know if you have this psychological preparation and combat preparation." ”

Zhang Chenggang said: "No, I was just asking you to check it, and also give advice, to see how much worse our militia joint defense team in Zhangjialou is from the regular Eighth Road." ”

"Okay, let's go." Han Xing greeted Zhang Xiaosan, Wu Xiaoming, Li Dazhong, and some company-level cadres, and immediately went to the small square in the center of the village to see the formation of the Zhangjialou militia joint defense team.

In the small square of Zhangjialou Village, the militia joint defense team, under the leadership of deputy captain Zhang Chengxin, was ready. It has three squadrons, each of which stands neatly and neatly, with the squadron leader standing at the front. Each squad in the squadron stood in a vertical formation, and the squad leader stood at the front.

It seems that the Zhangjialou militia joint defense team has undergone a minimum of military training. If you want to talk about age, you are really over 16 years old, under 50 years old, as long as you can hold a knife and gun.

If you want to talk about weapons, they are really miscellaneous, the young and strong ones are steel guns, there are Hanyang-made, medium-formal, and outdated Jiulianzhu and so on. The rest are big knives and red tassel guns, and even those who don't have this are kitchen knives, and there are dung forks on them.

Just outside the militia joint defense team, there was a circle of old and young, women and children, who heard that Zhangjialou was about to fight, and they couldn't care about the busy year, and they seemed to be more anxious than the joint defense team, and they stood outside the team one after another to listen to the movement and watch the matter.

Zhang Chenggang stood forward, and the whole team immediately straightened up.

Not to mention, it's really presentable.

Zhang Chenggang shouted: "Take a break!" ”

The whole team took another break, listening to Zhang Chenggang's speech.

Zhang Chenggang said loudly: "According to reliable information, tomorrow, that is, on the twenty-third day of the lunar month, the traitor Li Qishan will lead more than 2,000 people to attack us. This is our first vicious battle in Zhangjialou, I ask you again, since everyone is willing to fight, unwilling to withdraw, so is there anyone who is afraid of death? Is there a cowardice? If so, please quit while it's still too late. ”

Zhang Chenggang looked around at everyone, waiting for someone to withdraw.

But after waiting for a while, no one left the queue. Some people shouted in the ranks: "Zhangjialou's is not afraid of death." "I don't believe that little devils can pee out a bubble." "The water comes to Tutun, the soldiers are coming to block it, I'm afraid of the little devils." "There is a bib, there is an eight-way backing, I'm afraid of his ball!"

"That's good," Zhang Chenggang said to everyone, "we will share blessings and difficulties, and if we want to die, we will die together, and if we want to live, we will live together." I repeat, when the time comes, obey the command and listen to the command. Focus on guarding the northeast gate, the first squadron guards the north gate, the second squadron guards the east gate, and the third squadron is responsible for the guard of the southwest gate. Next, I would like to invite Commander Han of the guard battalion to speak, everyone is welcome! ”

Zhang Chenggang took the lead in applauding, and the team burst into warm applause.

With such a militia joint defense team, Han Xing's heart was also very excited. He waved his hand at everyone, and everyone stopped applauding.

Han Xing encouraged everyone: "Militia joint defense members, hello everyone! To be able to fight this battle with such an excellent militia as you, our guard battalion is also extremely excited. What is the first thing to do in a war, is morale, our militia in Zhangjialou is to defend our hometown, to protect our wives and children, this is the division of justice.

And Li Qishan's recalcitrant army is to help the devils bully us Chinese, they are some bastards, that is, some traitors, traitors, fight these villains, we are not polite.

What is the second thing in war, that is, wisdom, we must obey orders and listen to commands, try to hide ourselves, and kill more enemies is wisdom. The third thing we need in a war is correct strategy and tactics, and we must use these tall walls, wide blockade ditches, and piercing deer barricades to strike at the enemy fiercely.

I believe that we will win this battle. ”

The audience burst into warm applause. Even some of the children watching the excitement next to them applauded.

After the meeting of the militia joint defense team, Han Xing held a military meeting of the guard battalion, and Han Xing immediately made arrangements. The first company guards the east gate, the second company guards the north gate, and the third company is responsible for the guard of the west gate and the south gate.

The militia joint defense team in Zhangjialou stepped up patrols outside the village that night to prevent accidents, and asked the militia Zhang Xianxiu to quickly go to various villages and contact the militia of neighboring villages to carry out joint defense.

Taking advantage of the fact that there was still a period of time before the battle, Zhang Chenggang arranged for a few party members to go to various houses for the guard battalion to rest, and only when they had rested well could they have sufficient physical strength and be able to carry out tomorrow's battle.

The battalion headquarters of the guard battalion was placed in a fellow countryman's house. At that time, the man went to the fence to work, the hostess Ji Yufen was still breastfeeding the child, her body was relatively weak, she put the child on the kang head, and was busy at home for the New Year.

As soon as Han Xing saw that the man was not there, and the hostess was breastfeeding, he said to the party member who arranged the house: "Is it a different one, this one is not very convenient." ”

The party member who arranged the house said with a smile: "It's okay, Ji Yufen's family is absolutely assured, she is our basic masses, and her man is also an active member of the joint defense team, and she is very attentive to fighting devils." ”

As soon as Ji Yufen heard that Han Xing was leaving, she hurriedly stopped her and said, "Commander Han, don't go, we can't thank us enough for helping us fight devils." What's the point of staying for a night, the house is idle. ”

When she said this, Han Xing was a little embarrassed, glanced at Zhang Xiaosan and said, "We try not to cause trouble to the family, the soldiers have two hands, or do it themselves, and have enough food and clothing." ”

Zhang Xiaosan nodded and beckoned the people from the battalion headquarters to stay.

Han Xing said to Ji Yufen again: "Sister Ji, I've caused you trouble." What should you do or what do you do, just take the fact that there is no one living in the yard! ”

Ji Yufen said: "What is this, your team has finally been stationed in our village, and tomorrow you will help us take care of the home, we have to have a statement, right?" Our family lives in the Westinghouse, and all the other houses are yours except the Westinghouse. ”

At this time, the child on the kang was crying, Ji Yufen hurriedly went to the hall and picked up the child, and then a ** was stuffed into the child's mouth, and the child immediately stopped crying and sucked the milk.

She didn't shy away from breastfeeding, and Han Xing quickly turned her head. At this time, the people in the battalion headquarters were busy, and there were also those who carried water, those who swept the yard, and those who swept the kang and prepared to spread the bedding.