Chapter 6: The Ballad of the Great Wall (Sixth Upper)

When the words fell, Zhang Songling himself was taken aback by his words. In recent days, the clumsy performance of the commanders of the Second World War Zone and the bad news that have been coming from all over the world have been accumulating deeper and deeper in his heart like a dark cloud. He was confused, confused, exhausted, and sometimes even sleepless. And at this moment, it was as if ten thousand rays of sunshine suddenly swept down from the night sky, sweeping away all the dark clouds in his heart.

Looking at the officers of several other spy groups, they were also burned by Zhang Songling's words. In their hearts, they have never linked their actions to the rise and fall of the country. And at this moment, everyone suddenly found that they were carrying the entire nation on their thin shoulders.

"You kid, being a small company commander is really condescending!" Lao Gou also turned his head, first stunned, and then smiled and whispered praise. "Work hard, when this battle is over, I will tell the old battalion commander and let him guarantee that you will go to Nanjing to study at the Central Military Academy!"

Brush! Several colleagues in the army turned their eyes to Zhang Songling in unison, their eyes full of envy. Especially Liao Wenhua, the commander of the first battalion and the second company, was so jealous that his eyes were burning when he thought that Zhang Xiaopang would step on the fast track to becoming an official and making a fortune after that. Unexpectedly, Zhang Songling himself didn't appreciate Lao Gou's affection at all, as if he didn't know the significance of Nanjing's Central Army Military Academy in the National Revolutionary Army, he shook his head lightly and refused in a low voice: "Thank you, sir, for cultivating!" However, I prefer to kill the little devils on the front line! That place, sir, should be left to someone else! ”

"...... you?" Lao Gou was stunned again, staring directly at Zhang Songling's eyes, but he didn't see a trace of hypocrisy and panic in it. After thinking about it, he knew that the other party was not deceiving himself, so he crawled over with a smile, hugged Zhang Songling's shoulder, and scolded in a low voice: "Little fat man who doesn't know how to lift!" Do you think I'm Principal Jiang, and you can stuff whoever you want into the Central Military Academy?! Isn't it just you a high school student? ”

"I have to avenge my grandfather first!" Zhang Songling smiled and emphasized in a low voice.

"I see!" Lao Gou put on a clear expression, and hugged Zhang Songling's shoulder again, "I don't force you to go!" I just think that if you become a general in the future, at least you can cherish our brothers, and you won't force your brothers to fight with the little devils without even understanding the battlefield situation like the surnamed Huang! ”

"Yes, if the little fat man really became the commander of the Second World War Zone, he would definitely not command blindly with his eyes closed. I will not leave my brothers and run back to Taiyuan by myself when the war is most urgent! Shi Liangcai also crawled over and lowered his voice to tease.

"Then whoever wants to give Lao Tzu small shoes to wear in the future, Lao Tzu will report the name of Zhang Xiaopang, and scare him to death!" Liao Wenhua also put away his complicated feelings, and smiled and helped beside him.

"That's natural, is the friendship between the little fat man and us slashing the knife to kill the devil!" Wang Xuesong, Zhao Dafeng and others also joined the army of "climbing friendship", climbed over, and lifted Zhang Songling's steel helmet for a while.

Zhang Songling blushed, holding the helmet with both hands and dodging left and right. accidentally crushed a dead branch, and the sound of "snap" shocked everyone into a cold sweat.

The sentinel of the famous little devil seemed to have heard the unusual movement here, and strode towards the small hill where everyone was hiding, holding a rifle with a bayonet on it. Halfway through, I felt soreness in my legs and feet, so I removed my bayonet and shot at the hillside!

"Ping!" The bullet flew over the heads of Zhang Songling and the others, striking a small branch with leaves. Liao Wenhua was frightened, and instinctively went to pick out the box cannon, but was held down by Shi Liangcai's arm. "Don't move, if the target is exposed, everyone will have to die here!"

Liao Wenhua was overwhelmed, so he had to nod his head and show compliance. The little devil halfway up the mountainside listened sideways for a while, but didn't get any response, picked up the 38 cover again, and pulled the trigger in several other suspicious directions, "Ping-pong!" "Ping-pong" "Ping-pong" "Ping-pong! ”

Bullets flew in all directions, causing leaves and branches to fall. Under the strict supervision of Lao Gou and Shi Liangcai, the backbone of the secret service group did not dare to come out when they lay on the ground. Time suddenly slowed down, and every second seemed like tens of thousands of years. The other noises in the four fields also disappeared completely, only the monotonous sound of rifles, "Ping-pong!" "Ping-pong" "Ping-pong" "Ping-pong! And then again.

"Private Takahashi, what are you doing?!" Finally, a rebuke came from the devil's camp, stopping the suffocating gunfire.

"Over there, I hear movement over there!" Private Gao Qiao pointed to the place where Lao Gou and the others were hiding and reported loudly.

"What did you find?!" A little devil captain hurriedly ran over with two other soldiers, watching in the direction of Takahashi's finger.

At this moment, the sky was already dark, and the sparse shadows of the trees were swayed by the wind, as if they were hiding thousands of troops. Devil Wu only glanced at it twice, and then felt a chill run down his spine. However, he could not believe that the Chinese army had the ability to climb several mountains and lurk under his nose without being detected by planes and other friendly forces. frowned, and scolded loudly: "Private Takahashi, your guts are too small." was frightened like this by a few small trees, and when he really encountered Chinese soldiers, he was not so frightened that he immediately surrendered to them! ”

"Hi Hi Yi! The chief taught the lesson very much, Takahashi knew that he was wrong! Private Takahashi didn't dare to stiffen his mouth, put away his rifle, and stood up and saluted.

"Go back, don't be suspicious! Scare yourself, you can scare yourself to death! The devil Wu Chang looked at the mountains behind Lao Gou and the others, and firmly believed that no Chinese army could be killed in this position under his nose. The vanguard of the imperial army has arrived in the area of Guangou behind Niangzi Pass, which is dozens of miles away from this side, and there is a fortress in the middle. If the Chinese army wants to attack here, they must at least take down the fortress first.

That's a fool's dream. How is it possible with the pitiful level of training and poor equipment of the Chinese army? What an army Niangziguan is, it is not even equipped with a mountain cannon. Without the assistance of artillery, if you want to recapture your old pass, how many lives do you have to pile up?

Thinking of the huge difference in strength between the two sides, the devil commander was even more determined to the idea that Private Takahashi was a soldier just now. glared at the latter fiercely, and continued to scold: "Pay attention in the future, don't waste bullets casually." You must know that the few shots you just fired are already a month's training expenses for Chinese soldiers! ”

"Hi Hi Yi!!" Private Takahashi respectfully agreed, and followed Captain Wu back to camp like a pug. Although he couldn't understand Japanese, Lao Gou saw the body movements of the little devils clearly, quietly wiped the cold sweat on his head, turned his head, and scolded in a low voice: "All withdraw and wait for the fighters!" Whoever dares to make another move, Lao Tzu will kill him with his own hands! ”

The crowd stuck out their tongues, bent their waists, and quietly retreated to the place where the group was hiding. Join the other brothers in taking time to rest and recuperate. In the blink of an eye, the second half of the night arrived, and with several huge grenade explosions, large streams of fire erupted from the positions of the Chinese soldiers everywhere. The brothers launched a new round of feints as agreed beforehand to distract the little devils.

"Let's go!" Lao Gou waved his hand vigorously, led the whole group, and quickly touched the little devil's camp. Everyone held their breath and crawled up the hillside with agility like goats. Stones and dirt were constantly trampled down by the crowd, and they tumbled down the hillside with a thunderous rumbling sound. However, these sounds, which made the scalps of the brothers of the secret service group shudder, were completely muffled by the sound of gunfire and grenade explosions in the sky, and could not reach the ears of the night devil soldiers.

"Boom!" "Boom!" The artillery of the little devils was also enraged and began to pour shells on the positions of the Chinese soldiers. Every time a shell fell, a huge fire was splashed. The ground under his feet was shaken slightly by the cannonballs, and the Great Wall behind him was also shaken slightly. What refused to shake was the back of the soldiers, one by one, like a boulder.

"One last time, check the leggings!" Lao Gou's figure stopped at the edge of the woods less than five hundred meters away from the devil's camp and ordered in a deep voice.

"Check the leggings!" One by one, the junior officers passed the order to the ears of all. The brethren bowed their heads, and by the light of the fire and stars in the sky, they carefully scanned every part of their bodies, lest they miss anything and delay the charge later.

Lao Gou's telescope was relied on by Zhang Songling again, and with the help of the dazzling calcium carbide lamp in the devil's camp, he could clearly observe the movements of the entire camp. There were not many devil soldiers on duty at night, but at the key position of the camp near the junction, I don't know when a few more temporary forts were piled up with sacks. Several heavy machine guns poked out half of their bodies from behind the sacks, their cold barrels reflecting the light. (Note 1)

"If you shoot with mortars, you can make these heavy machine guns useless!" With the experience accumulated in the last sneak attack on the devil's artillery position, Zhang Songling thought secretly in his heart. Before he could report his thoughts to Lao Gou, the other party had already issued a second order: "The heavy machine gun team and mortars will sneak over first, build a position, and suppress the devil's firepower!" ”

The brothers of the heavy machine gun team untied several large water bottles from their backs, poured them into a few foreign iron sheets of copper, and began to fill the Makqin with water. Moments later, they slipped out of the woods with all their equipment and approached the enemy unnoticed. Immediately after, the only four mortars of the special mission were also carried out, and with the help of the cover of night, they searched for a suitable firing position.

In order to ensure the accuracy of shooting to the maximum, the machine gun and mortar crews advanced until they were within 300 meters of the target at the risk of being discovered by the devil sentry. Seeing that several firepower suppression teams were ready to take place, Lao Gou raised his hand for the last time and shouted in a low voice: "The second battalion will copy the left, the third battalion will copy the right, and the first battalion will directly stab the front." Let's go, kill the devil! ”

"Kill the devil!" The brothers responded in unison, jumped out of the woods, and quickly pounced on the devil's camp.

Note 1: Calcium carbide lamp, invented in 1897. Calcium carbide is used to react with water to form acetylene. It is lit and used for illumination. It was common on the battlefields of China during World War II.