"Platoon leader, it's Mao'er in front!" Zhang Hao, who had been leading the way in front, shouted excitedly.

"Are you sure!" Li Hao stared at him and asked.

In front of it was a town, no, it was so dilapidated that it didn't look like a town at all, it looked more like a very large village.

What's more, the town was so quiet that there was no sign of a large army passing by or stationing.

Could it be that the Red Army has already left, or has not yet come! Li Hao thought secretly in his heart, and his brows furrowed.

"Platoon commander, is there any problem?" Hong Linfeng leaned over and asked.

Li Hao shook his head and forced himself to calm down and recall the historical memories he knew.

Then his face became firm, and he was sure that he was not mistaken, that the main forces of the Red Army had indeed rested here for a short time in order to raise a sufficient amount of grain and grass before crossing the meadows.

Then he ordered: "Li Jie took the others to hide in the nearby forest to rest, Hong Linfeng, Zhang Hao, you and I will change into ordinary people's clothes and go into the village to investigate!" ”

Zhang Hao's local dialect made Li Hao quickly figure out the situation here, and he was late, and he was a day late.

The Red Third Army, which was the last to walk across the grassland, had just left Maoergai yesterday morning and entered the grassland.

"Platoon commander, what are you waiting for? Let's go now and catch up with the three legions! Hong Linfeng shouted excitedly.

Several veterans showed very eager expressions on their faces, staring at Li Hao with a pair of hot eyes.

After nearly two months away from the team, we are finally going to return to the team, and everyone is very happy and full of expectations.

"We can't leave now, we'll leave tomorrow morning!" Li Hao actually refused.

Li Jie retorted on the spot: "Why, platoon commander! ”

"If we delay until tomorrow morning, aren't we dozens of kilometers away from the main force?"

Hong Linfeng and several other veterans also looked at Li Hao with puzzled expressions, they really couldn't think of a reason to explain why Li Hao refused.

Li Hao frowned and scolded bluntly: "Where are you going to be the grassland, you can enter if you want, and you can go out if you want~"

"Let me tell you, before we are fully prepared, we will rush into it like this, and eighty percent of us will lose our lives if we can't get out of the grassland!"

Hong Linfeng's face suddenly became serious, and he stared at Li Hao and asked, "Platoon leader, it's really so serious!" ”

"I'll just tell you, it's worse than what I told you, you'll know when you get in!" Li Hao frowned and replied with a serious face.

The comparison of the strength of the Red Army before and after crossing the meadow came to mind.

There were more than 20,000 people before the Red Army crossed the grassland, but only more than 10,000 remained after crossing the grassland, and more than 6,000 people were directly reduced, and nearly one-third of the cadres and soldiers died on the grassland.

Seeing that Li Hao's face was becoming more and more solemn, Hong Linfeng hurriedly asked, "Platoon commander, then how should we prepare!" ”

"Food, clothing, rainproof cloths, peppers, and salt must be prepared, the more the better."

"We will start to act tonight, whether it is to buy it with money or go to the landlord's house to rob it, we must re-fill the horses of seven mules and horses with supplies!"

"Then tomorrow morning at dawn we will set out to catch up with the main forces!"

When the Red Army was stationed in Maoergai, because of the White Army's deliberate deterioration of propaganda against the Red Army, the common people ran away with food, so the Red Army did not raise much food here.

Li Hao and his party were only eleven people, and they were wearing militia clothes, and although they were holding guns in their hands, they did not cause much panic

Li Hao originally thought that he was rich, even if a family of ordinary people bought back a pound of grain, all of them could add up to hundreds of catties.

But Mao Ergai's poverty was far beyond his imagination, and he couldn't buy food with the ocean.

Ordinary people have no food in their hands, Li Hao can only find a way to exchange their most eye-catching weapons for food from the hands of local toasts!

"Platoon commander, those toasts are too deceitful, one machine gun and ten rifles can be exchanged for 600 catties of barley noodles and 200 catties of jerky, if you put it elsewhere, you can at least exchange it for five times as much food and jerky!" As soon as Hong Linfeng returned to the station, he scolded with anger.

Li Hao's face was not much better than him.

For the first time since he became a Red Army, he made such a loss-making deal.

If it weren't for the limited time, he really wanted to take his subordinates and those toasts to fight well and make up for the losses, but now he can only be a ninja.

After forcibly suppressing his anger, he replied: "Don't worry, we will remember this account for him first, and when we have the opportunity in the future, we will definitely let them return it double!" ”

"The toast is fighting, and we are in a hurry to catch up with the main force, and it is impossible to fight them. So no matter how much you are wronged, everyone has to give me a ninja, and if you can't bear it, you will make a big plan, because you don't have time to toss with them here, and the most important thing is to catch up with the main force! ”

Li Jie's brows were also furrowed, and he asked with a puzzled expression: "But platoon commander, there are only eleven of us, is it necessary to bring so much food?" ”

"I don't think we should give them that machine gun, one machine gun only costs 300 catties of grain and 100 catties of jerky, it's a big loss!"

"Even if we only have three hundred catties of barley noodles and one hundred catties of jerky in exchange for ten rifles, there should be no problem getting out of the grassland!"

Machine gunner Chen Bing immediately looked at Li Hao, as a machine gunner, he was definitely the most heart-wrenching person to exchange the machine gun.

If it weren't for the fact that he still had a light machine gun in his hand, he would definitely be desperately trying to stop it at that time.

Li Hao replied with a serious face: "I can't tell you now, when you enter the meadow, you will understand at that time." One machine gun for 300 catties of barley flour and 100 catties of jerky, on the surface we are losing, but in fact we are earning! ”

The next day, just after dawn, the team set off.

Seven mules and horses helped to transport the troops, keeping everyone at a hurry.

Despite the preparations, the first night of entering the meadow was a harsh experience.

"Platoon leader, the rain last night was too sudden, and it was cold, if each of us hadn't brought an extra set of clothes and carried a tarp, some people would definitely not be able to hold on, the bowl of chili broth just now was too comfortable to drink, and the cold of the night was all gone!" Hong Linfeng said with a palpitating face.

Not only did he no longer doubt Li Hao's decision at the beginning, but he was impressed by Li Hao's foresight.

"And that's just the beginning!" Since entering the grass, Li Hao has never smiled on his face, and he is as serious as ever.

Looking at the endless meadow and mud pit in front of him, he felt that what he was worried about was about to happen.

"Tell the comrades, everyone should pay more attention next, we are following the route taken by the main forces of the Red Army, keep my eyes on them, look farther, and see if there are any fighters left behind by the main forces!"

"Left behind? So fast, someone was left behind just after entering the grassland, and you are too worried about the platoon commander! Hong Linfeng showed an expression of disbelieving

Li Hao explained with a frown.

"Nothing is impossible, last night we had rain cloths, cotton clothes, no one got sick. There are so many people in the main force, and there are a few fighters like us who have cotton clothes and rainproof cloths! ”

"Without these cold protection measures, there will definitely be people who will get sick, and when they get sick, people will be left behind!"

"Don't forget, the main force has been fighting all the way here, lacking everything, and it is very tired, and it is not possible to crush a soldier with a common cold and fever!"

Hong Linfeng's face also became serious, and he hurriedly replied: "Don't worry, platoon commander, I'll arrange it now!" ”

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