Chapter 23: Scratching the tongue

Crossing the road, it is open field, and there is no place to hide. The two of them walked on the white snow, and they could see two black dots moving from a distance, not to mention the flares fired by the enemy from time to time. Liang Guocheng hates the incandescent flare the most, that thing explodes in the air, not only stays for a long time, but also is particularly dazzling, especially with the reflection of the snow, he can see the redness of his eyelids when he closes his eyes, and he opens his piercing eyes for pain. Another flare flew into the air with a long tail of smoke, and the two of them hurriedly fell to their stomachs before exploding. With the flare extinguished, the barbed wire in front of the enemy's position was faintly visible. Li Yuanchao, who led the way in front, was even slower, he asked Liang Guocheng not to move in place, he was light and careful in front, took a few steps to pick up the snow on the ground to take a look, made sure that there was no *, and then beckoned Liang Guocheng to follow. Soon, I arrived safely in front of the barbed wire, and I could see the artificially erected bunker. From the dim light of the shooting hole in the bunker, I saw a faint figure shaking inside. The clear point of fire, highlighting the ground, is easy to see, and Liang Guocheng marked it on the map. But in this semi-hilly area, heavy snow covered the earth, and the dark fire points were simply unrecognizable. If you want to reconnoiter all the enemy's firing points in preparation for our artillery strikes, you can only enter the enemy's positions. They slowly climbed in front of the barbed wire, and Li Yuanchao took out pliers from his bag and cut a few of them, so that people could half-squat into them, so that in case they were discovered by the enemy, it would be convenient to go out when retreating. In the enemy's position, there are groups of pillboxes, communication ditches are wrong, and there are many sentry posts, especially the secret sentry posts are difficult to guard, and if you are not careful, you may be discovered by the enemy. If they are found in the enemy's position, not only will they not be able to complete their mission, but it will also be difficult for the scouts to return alive. What's more, on the enemy's positions covered by heavy snow, the hidden firing points are all camouflaged, and it is difficult to spot them until they are in front of them. Li Yuanchao decided to scratch his tongue, preferably a South Korean or an officer, because there was no English interpreter at the regiment headquarters, and when South Korean prisoners were interrogated, any Korean friendly soldier could interpret it.

They bypassed two enemy pillboxes, looking for a target, and there was a stray sound of footsteps behind them. Enemy patrols are coming here. Li Yuan made a gesture towards Liang Guocheng, but the two of them didn't stand up, but rolled to the side. Roll into a small ditch, the snow is deep, and sink most of your body into it at once. Watch as the enemy patrol walks by.

The deeper you go into the enemy's depth, the more dangerous it becomes, and you can be spotted at any time. But if you don't go deeper, you can't catch your tongue. They walked along the traffic ditch and saw a light shooting out in front of them, and at the junction of the two traffic ditches, they found a dark bunker by following the light. Li Yuanchao slowly leaned over and carefully picked up the weeds blocking the shooting port, and there were Han soldiers on duty inside. Two soldiers were sleeping with guns in their arms, and an officer-like one was sitting on an ammunition box as if bored smoking. Li Yuanchaojue felt that this was an opportunity, as long as he lured the officer out, don't alarm the two sleeping soldiers, and the two of them controlled one person, it was still feasible.

Li Yuan retreated back to the original road, told Liang Guocheng what he saw inside and what he thought, and said: "The two of us have to cooperate well, I hide outside the bunker door, and the enemy officer will control him as soon as he comes out, and he will not let him make a sound, so as not to alarm the enemy inside." Your task is to lure him out. ”

"How?" The recruit's inexperience and eagerness to complete the task were revealed.

Li Yuanchao said: "You hide at his exit, don't speak, cough a few times, you hear it inside, you will definitely ask someone; Don't talk yet, cough a few more times, and if he comes out, I'll control him!" ”

The two of them acted separately, and when they were all hidden, Li Yuanchao made a gesture, and Liang Guocheng coughed a few times. The officer inside apparently heard the voice, turned his head and asked in Korean, "Who?" ”

Li Yuanchao waved his hand again, and Liang Guocheng coughed twice hard. The officer inside stood up, scolded and lifted the curtain made of old quilts and walked out. Li Yuanchao immediately stuck his neck with his right elbow and covered his mouth with his left hand. Liang Guocheng also hurriedly ran over and shouted in a low voice in English: "Don't move, move to kill you!" The enemy officer was stunned by the sudden appearance of the volunteers, and his body trembled. Li Yuanchao looked back at the inside of the bunker, where the enemy was still asleep and did not wake them up. He took out a piece of rope and tied the captive's hands behind his back, and each of them grabbed the captive by one arm and walked quickly towards the barbed wire fence that had been cut.

A flare was raised, illuminating the enemy position as if it were daylight. The two of them lay down at the same time with the captive, and Liang Guocheng was worried that the captive would be exposed, so he pressed his head with one hand. The captive's head was crushed in the snow, he couldn't breathe, his hands were tied and he couldn't move, his feet were kicking wildly, and each of them pressed his leg with one leg, so that he couldn't move. The flares were gone, and the captives were dying, and they couldn't move.

Li Yuanchao glared at him dissatisfied, if the prisoner was suffocated, it would be more dangerous to go back and catch him again. Because there were fewer officers in the enemy's bunker, the two sleeping soldiers would surely look for them if they woke up; Maybe now that they have started to search, and if they can't find it for a little longer, they will report to the higher-level commander, and the commander's first reaction is that someone on the enemy side has infiltrated the position. The whole position will be on alert, the flares will illuminate the position like daylight, and the patrols will patrol without leaving any dead ends, let alone going back to capture prisoners, and it will be difficult for the scouts not to be exposed in the enemy's positions. He turned the captive over, lay flat on the ground, took out the stuff in his mouth, put his ear to the captive's chest, listened to the heartbeat, and put the heart he was carrying. He turned the captive sideways and slapped him the back, hearing a purring sound in his throat to make sure he was still alive. Time passes by the minute, and every minute of delay increases the danger of discovery. The captives are now unconscious and unable to walk. He crouched down, trying to carry the captive on his back. Liang Guocheng felt that he was almost in trouble, and he looked embarrassed, and when he saw that Li Yuanchao was about to carry the prisoner, he rushed to carry the prisoner on his back.

It was a chore to bend over and carry an adult on his back, and to be careful not to make a noise. After a while, I felt a sore back. What's more, once the flare is fired, no matter whether it is a stone or snow on the ground, you must quickly lie down, and be smashed by the captives on your back, which will make your front chest and chest hurt, and your back will be sore and uncomfortable.

Bypassed several pillboxes, no accidents, and successfully reached the barbed wire. Li Yuanchao drilled out first, Liang Guocheng carried the prisoner out on his back, and the height of the person on his back was doubled, and the clothes of the prisoners who passed the barbed wire were barbed and hung by the barbed wire, because the American military clothes worn by the South Korean army, the canvas poncho worn outside in the cold winter, were thicker than cotton cloth and were not easy to tear. He pushed hard a few times, but he didn't get out. At this time, a flare exploded in the air, and Liang Guocheng could not get out of lying on his back with the prisoner on his back, completely exposed to the front of the enemy's position.

"There's someone at the barbed wire!" English shouted.

The situation is so critical that there is no point in concealing it, and a quick retreat is the most effective way. Li Yuanchao stood up and grabbed the prisoner's clothes, and the two of them worked hard at the same time, tearing off a piece of the prisoner's clothes before coming out. Liang Guocheng carried the captives in front, and Li Yuanchao followed, running quickly towards the woods along the same road. Countless flares were raised from the enemy's positions, illuminating the snow as if it were daylight, and they were completely exposed under the enemy's nose. Under the flares, the enemy machine guns fired at them like crazy, and the sound of bullets falling behind them and flying in their ears could be heard. Liang Guocheng ran desperately forward in front with the captive on his back, and suddenly heard Li Yuanchao, who was running behind, scream, and fell backwards holding his legs. Liang Guocheng didn't care about the chaotic bullets fired from the enemy position, and he threw down the prisoner, but looked back to see that he had injured his left leg, and the blood flowed down the wound "goo, goo," and the snow stained red. He pressed Li Yuanchao's wound with one hand, took out a first-aid kit with the other, and tied the wound with the first-aid knowledge he learned during the recruit training. Looking at Li Yuanchao's painful appearance, he said, "Throw the prisoner away, I'll carry you away, right?" ”

Li Yuanchao said: "We are scouts, and it is for the mission to infiltrate the enemy's position to reconnoiter the bad tongue; Only when we complete the task can we reduce the sacrifice of our comrades. ”

Liang Guocheng asked anxiously: "Then, what now?" ”

Li Yuanchao pushed him and said, "Take your tongue immediately, I'll cover!" ”

At this time, the enemy's position, the sound of machine guns suddenly became less urgent than just now. Three small groups of enemies came out of the enemy position, and it seemed that the enemy wanted to catch them alive. Taking advantage of the lack of enemy gunfire, he picked up his prisoner and ran into the woods like crazy. Feeling relatively safe, he looked back and saw that Li Yuanchao was shooting at the enemy to attract the enemy's attention, dragging his injured leg and retreating in the other direction, leaving patches of blood in the snow behind him.

At this moment, the captive on his back suddenly jumped down and ran desperately out of the woods while shouting loudly. Because he couldn't run fast with his hands tied behind his back, Liang Guocheng ran tightly and held him down. Only then did he realize that he had woken up when they were out of the barbed wire. The cunning fellows, fearing that they would be killed by their own machine guns, kept pretending to be dead until Liang Guocheng carried him into the woods, he felt safe, and saw that their men were chasing Li Yuanchao, so he desperately fled. If he had woken up earlier, he would have felt that Li Yuanchao would have been on his back, and he would have escaped from the enemy's pursuit. He kicked him angrily, and when he kicked him straight, he shouted at his father and mother to beg for mercy before stopping.