Hearing Zhao Shixun's inquiry, Zhou Yu pondered for a moment and said.

"I was already on the road a day before I set off, but although they took a shortcut, it would have to take another two hours to get here."

Hearing this, Zhao Shixun hurriedly subconsciously looked at the time.

“…… It's 1:30 p.m., wait another two hours, and if the company can arrive, then attack at 4:10 p.m.

If they can't make it to ......, then let the team pull down the mountain first and wait until tomorrow. ”、

After learning about Liu Heizi's personality from Ma Sanshun's mouth, Zhao Shixun also found that he thought things too simply. Since the other party has long opposed joining the Eighth Route Army to fight devils, it is likely that this friction was premeditated.

In this case, his original plan seemed too hasty.

……

In addition, there is another point that Zhao Shixun did not say directly, that is, he has great doubts about Liu Heizi's attitude.

The other party's appearance of a dead pig who is not afraid of boiling water is obviously not the state that a bandit should be in the face of a regular army.

You know, your team has carried out all the few cannons. In the face of such powerful firepower, ordinary bandits would have taken the initiative to bow their heads and admit their mistakes. And Liu Heizi, the second-in-command, continued to argue with himself unusually.

It turned out that Zhao Shixun still felt that the other party was just a little bolder, but after learning the other party's thoughts from Ma Sanshun's mouth, Zhao Shixun felt that the other party didn't seem to be just a momentary bravery.

In other words, the other party is obviously not afraid of attacking their cottage by himself, obviously relying on it, and obviously having no fear!

It was also for this reason that Zhao Shixun finally gave up the plan of punitive attacks, and instead waited for the arrival of additional troops to launch an attack with superior forces. At the same time, he also asked the third platoon to send two squads to expand the scope of the alert as much as possible, especially to keep an eye on the direction of the Japanese stronghold in the north, and strictly prevent the bandits in Wolong Mountain from merging with the Japanese puppet army.

In this way, in the confrontation between the two sides, time passed minute by minute, and finally came to 3:35 p.m.

Looking at the mountain road that was still empty when he descended the mountain, Zhao Shixun finally decided to give up the plan to attack Wolong Mountain and take the team down the mountain first.

Soon, the Dapeng who received the order withdrew the first and second platoons on the hill and the artillery in batches.

But even so, Zhao Shixun still asked Dapeng to leave a few fighters behind, asking them to keep an eye on the bandits on the mountain to prevent them from taking the initiative to go down the mountain to attack.

In this way, at half-past four o'clock in the afternoon, most of the fighters of the independent detachment, except for a dozen foreign guard posts, withdrew to a leeward valley at the foot of the mountain, and prepared to camp here temporarily.

After more than half an hour, when it was dusk, Heiwa led a company to drag its tired footsteps and arrived at the temporary camp under the response of the sentry post.

For a day and a night, under the leadership of Heiwa, except for eating and a short four-hour sleep, he was basically on the road.

And because the road is too detouring, Heiwa and they almost came all the way over the mountains and mountains.

Therefore, Zhao Shixun didn't bear much about the fact that Heiwa was late, but just asked Zhou Yu to quickly take the soldiers to eat and rest.

After settling down the tired company, Zhao Shixun and Zhou Yu called Dapeng and Heiwa and Ma Sanshun together and held a temporary combat meeting for a short time.

Originally, Ma Sanshun didn't want to participate, because he was just a new soldier at this time, and his military rank and qualifications were not enough to attend the meeting.

However, the reason given by Zhao Shixun also made him unable to refuse, that is, he was the only person who was familiar with the terrain of Wolong Mountain.

At dusk, Zhao Shixun briefly drew a map of the scope of Wolong Mountain on the ground, and then sat on a stone, shook the small branch and said:

"Ladies and gentlemen, our position is here, and the first line of defense of Wolong Mountain is set up on the mountainside three and a half miles away from us.

As for whether there are other ways to go up the mountain in this Wolong Mountain, presumably Brother Ma should be able to say a thing or two. ”

Hearing this, Ma Sanshun looked at everyone, Ma Sanshun hesitated for a moment, and finally picked up a dry branch and simply drew two locations on the map of Wolong Mountain on the ground.

"Detachment leader, instructor, although this Wolong Mountain is steep, it is not the only way out of the mountain gate.

In the northeast of the mountain, there are actually two dangerous shortcuts to get in and out of the cottage.

Speaking of this, Ma Sanshun pointed to one of the north markers and continued:

"It's called Eagle Stream, and it's a cliff nearly a dozen feet high. This was originally a dead end, but Lu Baichuan arranged two thick ropes here, which could be used to escape at critical moments. But if we're going to use it to get up, it's too difficult and too slow.

The road to the east, called a line of sky, is a shortcut commonly used in and out of the cottage in Wolong Mountain.

You don't see that there are cliffs here and there, but there is a path formed by a crack in the stones. It's steep, but it's enough for two people to walk side by side. However, although this is a passageway, it should be pointed out that this place, like his name, basically belongs to a husband and a man. ”

Hearing this, Dapeng didn't care if it was a pleasure.

"I said Brother Ma, what you said is too evil. It's still a husband and a husband, don't open it, do you think it's a storytelling? ”

With a faint smile, ignoring Dapeng's sarcasm, Ma Sanshun looked at Zhao Shixun and Zhou Yu and continued:

"The road ahead of this line is all turning east and west, and there is no difficulty. But in the end, the distance of nearly 100 paces happened to be a straight road with a very steep slope.

And this section of the road is very evil, as long as someone walks on it, the footsteps will be very obvious, and there will be bursts of echoes.

So it's basically impossible for you to touch it without alarming the people above.

And the most terrible thing is that Lu Baichuan is specially arranged to defend with a Czech team and thirty subordinates at the end of this road.

Believe me, if you rush hard, you won't get anything but the bullets. ”

Hearing this, Zhao Shixun and Zhou Yu glanced at each other, both with solemn faces.

"It seems that this Wolong Mountain can stand for so long in this generation, and it is indeed not just a few guns."

Staring at the topographic map of Wolong Mountain on the ground, Zhou Yu said lightly, and then turned his head to look at Zhao Shixun beside him.

"Lao Zhao, I'm afraid this bone in Wolong Mountain is not easy to gnaw. I'm worried that if I don't fight hard, I'll get a lot of casualties....... ”

Hearing this, he didn't speak, Zhao Shixun just stood up slowly and began to pace back and forth nearby.

Obviously, Zhou Yu's words reminded him that if this battle starts, whether the price is what the current independent detachment can bear.

You must know that although the morale of the troops is high at the moment, the lack of equipment and training has not improved much.

And even if he had the firepower advantage of a few grenadiers and a 92-step gun, Zhao Shixun didn't want to waste this little heavy firepower on a group of bandits.

He knew that although the Japanese puppet army had recently been like a little daughter-in-law who had not left the cabinet, they had shrunk in the stronghold without leaving the gate, and they seemed to be afraid of being beaten by the Eighth Route Army.

But Zhao Shixun knew very well that as long as the independent detachment showed a little tired and weak, the other party would immediately show its murderous fangs, and then rush up and leave no bones left of his own swallow.

And the current war situation, Cho Shixun is actually not as optimistic as his superiors.

As a professional soldier, he knew that although the Japanese army seemed to be shrinking its defense, the advantage of the Japanese army on the battlefield would not be reduced because they contracted the defense line, but would be like a retracted fist, and the attack power would gradually become stronger! It's like a group of mad dogs slowly retreating, seemingly afraid of you, but in fact preparing for a crazier counterattack.

Therefore, at this juncture, although Zhao Shixun really wanted to eliminate the hostile forces in the base area as much as possible, and strive for more space for the independent detachment to operate. But he also knew very well that he had not yet reached the time when he could ignore the counterattack of the Japanese puppet army.

After figuring it out, Zhao Shixun stopped.

"Okay, the mission to attack Wolong Mountain has been canceled for the time being. From now on, the third company is responsible for the guard work in the first half of the night, the first company is responsible for the guard work in the second half of the night, and the others seize the time to rest and disperse! ”

After the words were closed, Zhao Shixun and Zhou Yu were personally responsible for the arrangement of the open and dark posts near the camp.

……

More than an hour later, as the last rays of sunlight completely disappeared from the western sky,

Except for a few faintly lit fires in the valley, the whole land was plunged into endless darkness.

At eight o'clock in the evening, Zhao Shixun and more than 20 soldiers of the third company gathered around a fire, talking about some examples and interesting stories of his previous battles with the Japanese army.

In the midst of the words, a burst of warm applause and laughter erupted from time to time. It can be seen that the fighters listened with relish.

……

Bang......!

Suddenly, a gunshot rang out from the west side of the camp, and everyone stood up in shock.

"It's 38 Dagai, three people in a row come with me!"

Staring at the darkness to the west, Dapeng jumped up and pulled out his box cannon while beckoning the soldiers around him to follow his footsteps.

At the same time that Dapeng led people away, the soldiers in the entire camp were also called out.

Obviously, this abrupt gunfire made everyone's hearts rise to their throats.

"Don't mess around, just leave a fire, and all the others will be extinguished! The people of the Third Company immediately moved closer to me! ”

Staring at the location of the gunshot, Zhao Shixun calmly ordered the soldiers to extinguish the fire used for heating, and then began to assemble the team. The enemy's situation is unknown, and this generation is an enemy-occupied area, Zhao Shixun knows that the most important thing at this moment is to quickly conceal the team, and then find out the number and purpose of the enemy.

Soon, only a small fire was still burning in the originally bright camp, and the entire valley instantly dimmed.

Not long after, when the rest of the rest of the Third Company was assembled, Heiwa and Zhou Yuye had already completed the assembly of the rest of the First Company and quickly brought them to Zhao Shixun.

…… To be continued.

(End of chapter)