Chapter XXIX
It would have been very easy for Wang Xianru to clear a few mines, but it was not so easy to find mines in the US military's defense zone. Although the U.S. forces retreated in previous battles, they also planted many mines in this area. But after they reoccupied it. In order to prevent accidental casualties, these mines were almost cleared long before the onset of winter. In the end, Wang Xianru had to climb into the forest, and it took a lot of effort to find a few mines.
"Captain! No more mines to be found! Wang Xianru walked up to me with the sack containing the mines, and said with a sad face: "It's not that I can't drain them, but it's really difficult to find mines in this place."
"It's okay! It is enough to have these mines! I opened the sack and saw the flat and round black guy inside, and I couldn't help but ask, "Are these mines safe?" ”
I'm worried that when I hang them around my neck and play a role, they will be upset and leave my head behind...
"It's safe!" Wang Xianru nodded: "Commander, don't worry, even if you kick them as balls now, they won't explode!" ”
The words were broken by Wang Xianru, and I couldn't help blushing, and I took out two pieces embarrassedly. Tie it with a rope and hang it around your neck from left to right.
"Wang Xianru, you also hang two!" I ordered, "And a few of you, one of you with one in his hand." Remember, we are now the minesweepers of the puppet army. It's for the Yankees to clear mines. When it comes to the US defense line, no one is allowed to speak! ”
"Yes!" The soldiers answered, and several men came up and took a mine each.
The soldier who did not receive the mine casually cut the telephone cord laid by the US military from the ground and rolled it several times and carried it on his back. A few wooden blocks were wrapped in cloth and used as a mine detonator, and in an instant they looked like some engineering troops.
The water bottle unique to the Volunteer Army and the 'Mao' towel printed with Chinese characters were untied and buried in the snow. After observing each other again, and seeing nothing suspicious, the warriors set out on the march again.
At first, we didn't dare to take the road, because this place is not far from the high ground, and our puppet army detachment can easily remind the American army of the enemy who has infiltrated their positions. Although a few of us were dressed in pseudo-military uniforms, we still carefully went into the forest and walked the mountain path. It wasn't until after walking for more than an hour that he estimated that he had almost reached the U.S. line's line, and then he swaggered onto the road.
I was a little nervous along the way, not because I was afraid of being discovered by the U.S. military, but because I was worried about the two mines hanging around my neck."
I'm regretting why I'm in the limelight and hanging these two things around my neck! It is said that I was frightened by mines during the third battle, and I still have a 'shadow' shadow to this day, and when I see this shape, my heart is a little 'hairy'. Because of this, I carefully held on to these two things on my shoulders like an ancestor all the way, and I was worried that if they would lose their temper, "But fortunately, the soldiers marched cautiously along the way, so my actions did not seem strange, and the soldiers thought that I was watching out for the Yankees!"
Sometimes I also want Wang Xianru to check again, worrying about whether he made a mistake and missed a thread, but as the head of the regiment, I really can't lose that face, so I have to give up.
After walking on thin ice for a while, we came to the US defense line.
Most of the searchlights on the U.S. defense line were aimed at our positions, but there were also a few searchlights illuminating the winding road at the foot of the mountain. Imagine that the greater role of these searchlights should be to guide the troops marching at night!
"Hey! Who are you? ”
When a searchlight shone at us, we could only hear the Yankees at the source shouting at us.
Their vigilance is not very high, and that is my first feeling. Because I didn't even hear the bolt pulled. So I calmly pointed to the mine hanging around my neck. In English, he shouted loudly towards the light source: "We are ordered to come to clear mines!" We heard that there are mines on the road ahead, so we are not mistaken! I was taking a risk and making excuses for myself.
The destination we walked on was the section of the road where Wang Xianru had planted dozens of mines a few days ago, so I said this.
By this time, the U.S. military should have discovered that there were mines on that section of the road, or that there were already casualties on that section of the road, and it would have been better if they had reported the situation to their superiors and asked for engineering support.
My question quickly dispelled all their concerns.
However, "if the U.S. military is very efficient and has sent people to clear those mines, my words will undoubtedly make us 'exposed' again."
So I added another sentence at the end, we are not mistaken!
"Oh, that's right!" I was ecstatic by the American soldier's answer, and even though he was in a piercing throat and I couldn't see him at all, I could still feel his smile.
"Welcome!" "Those damn reds blocked the road with our mines, and we lost a truckload of food and a couple of people for that," he said. We were talking about when the sappers would arrive! ”
"Is it over there?" Holding back the smile in my heart, I knowingly pointed to the other end of the highway and asked.
"That's right!" The Yankee replied enthusiastically, "There are still four miles to go, and I will inform the brothers in front of me to show you the way, and I wish you good luck!" ”
"Thank you! Good luck too! "This American portrait has undoubtedly given me another one; Three; Fierce and true, because I know that there is him crying to talk, reading the road under the clip is almost a state... It's unimpeded.
What surprised us even more was that the American soldier was so enthusiastic that he used a searchlight to illuminate the way forward for us!
I suddenly felt that the U.S. military was actually really good for the puppet army.
Except, of course, that the U.S. military likes to use the puppet army as cannon fodder.
With the help of that enthusiastic U.S. soldier, our "engineer unit" passed through one checkpoint after another of the U.S. military, and along the way, there were searchlights of the U.S. military to help us light the way forward, so that we all had a sense of pride in being respected.
But I think maybe the Yankees are too boring! If it were me, I would have been walking around all night with a cold searchlight, I think it would be a mouse, and I would be more than willing to light the way back to its nest.
The American soldier had made a good estimate and walked two kilometers before we saw a checkpoint on the road ahead of us consisting of barbed wire, wooden fences, and machine-gun emplacements. Several American troops were boredly 'smoking' in machine-gun positions on the side of the road. See a few of us come up. One of the guys with a carbine on his back waved at us with a big grin.
"Hey! Over here! He yelled at us, "In the past, when we asked you to clear mines, you always had to wait two or three days or more, but this time what happened to you? I didn't wait for dawn to arrive! I must have eaten so much *** that I couldn't sleep."
"Haha," the other U.S. soldiers burst into laughter.
This made me realize that not all U.S. troops are so enthusiastic about the puppet army.
"No, sir!" I paused and replied nonchalantly, "We came overnight because we were worried that you wouldn't be able to sleep, if you think we're going to do it too much." We can come back in the morning! ”
With that, I pretended to lead the warriors and turned away. At the same time, he scolded in his heart. These Yankees just want us to go to mine clearance and be cannon fodder, I'm afraid you won't succeed?
The U.S. military didn't expect me to make such a move, and the laughter stopped abruptly.
"Wait!" The U.S. military officer was quick to stop him. Beckoning us to step forward.
I couldn't help but laugh in my heart, in fact, if the U.S. military really let me go, I don't know how to end up!
So he pretended not to dare to disobey the order, and reluctantly led the soldiers to the line in front of the American officer, and gave a military salute in a dignified manner. Of course, it was the military salute of the puppet army. The war was fought until this time. How the puppet army marched and saluted. It's not a secret to us for a long time.
"Where's your mine detector?. The U.S. officer looked at us for a moment and asked suspiciously.
I couldn't help but be stunned. Hate yourself. How did you forget that these guys are all modernly equipped troops, where will they be like our volunteer army to clear mines with bare hands just by bayonets and feelings.
At this time, I did not allow me to think too much, so I hurriedly gave a military salute and replied loudly: "Sir! We have many years of experience in mine clearance, and demining with bare hands is faster than with mine detectors! ”
"Secretion" arsenic nonsense, nonsense! The U.S. officer smiled in disbelief. He circled around us, looked us up and down, and then brought his big nose in front of me, stared at me with two suspicious 'fine' lights in his eyes and said, "Are you kidding? Can you clear mines with your bare hands, even in the snow? I'm sure no one can do that. Unless you think I'm a good liar! ”
"We can, sir!" I stared at the American officer without giving in, holding back the smell of smoke in his mouth, and I was stunned to push myself into his big nose.
I knew that by this time the American officer was already suspicious of us, and if I had a little timidity in my eyes, even a little bit would have been enough for the American officer to order a thorough investigation of us.
The U.S. officer stared at me for a moment, and his eyes finally weakened. With a light snort, he spread his hands and said, "Okay! Since you said yes. Then we'll see! William, open the searchlight
”。
"Smack!" With a sound, the searchlight illuminated a section of the road more than ten meters in front of the checkpoint, where there was a crater blown out by a mine, and the surrounding area was black, and the car and the corpse must have been dragged away, leaving only a few distorted parts and a pool of blood.
"There it is". The US military officer pointed to the section of the highway and said: "This section of the road is the only way for us to transport materials to the high ground, but I don't know when the red 'color' elements have laid mines, and we have also found that these mines are all American-style, and there are still types of mines."
"Hey!" One of the U.S. soldiers quipped: "Didn't you *** eat too much and can't sleep?" The concave turtle will cool you off! ”
"Hah" The U.S. military burst into laughter again.
"What? than the horn sacrificed to the turtle?. Hearing this, I couldn't help but look at Wang Xianru in disbelief. The name of the nephew was suddenly given such a 'female' and 'sexual', not because it was gentle, but because this kind of mine would shamelessly bounce to about the height of the cross before exploding. Therefore, the people who step on it are usually injured by the male roots, and what is even more shameless is that the amount of 'medicine' of this mine is just right to cause injuries and not death, so to speak, this is a fast eunuch generator
Because of this, this kind of mine was promoted to the last thing soldiers wanted to touch during World War II. Unexpectedly, Wang Xianru also brought this thing here.
Thinking of this, I couldn't help but look at my own stride, which only caused the US military to laugh again.
When the U.S. officer saw me looking at the cross-division in fear, he was suspicious, and a smile appeared on his face.
I think maybe it was because he saw my reaction when he heard the name "Bounce Betty"!
Think about it, if you are a volunteer soldier, basically no one will look at the cross department when you hear "bounce Betty". This just shows what I know about US military mines.
Unexpectedly, when I looked at it, it also dispelled the suspicion of the US military officers about us.
"Hey, hey! Man! The U.S. officer smiled and hit me on the shoulder with his fist and said, "It's too late to regret it now, go back and bring your mine detectors!" We can find a way to airdrop material to the Butterfly Heights guys! ”
"Nope! Sir! Hearing this, I hurriedly 'stood up' and saluted: "Please rest assured, sir, we can complete the task!" ”
"Alright! Take your liking! The U.S. officer shook his head, still full of disbelief.
I didn't dare to give the fighters a voice, because I was afraid that the Yankees would fight with us too much. They can understand a few words of Chinese, so they just wave their hands at the soldiers, and the soldiers will consciously spread out and walk towards the road.
The red and white wooden fence of the checkpoint slowly rose, and our group slowly stepped over the American defense line and into the minefield.
We had already agreed in advance that all the soldiers who could not clear mines would follow Wang Xianru and play freely in a stop-and-go manner, and we would walk a little slower when Wang Xianru was clearing mines, and we would move faster when Wang Xianru was moving. Moreover, after Wang Xianru finished arranging a thunder, he would put a palm print on it, and then he could "get up" after the warrior followed him. In this way, from the perspective of the US military behind us, it is impossible to find out that Wang Xianru is actually the only one among us who can clear mines.
On the one hand, I moved forward slowly, and from time to time I was stabbing and stabbing in the snow with a military thorn, and on the other hand, I secretly prayed in my heart: Wang Xianru, Wang Xianru, you must play normal this time! Otherwise this "bouncing Betty" one by one jumped up. We won't be able to live the rest of our lives,
At this time, I noticed that Wang Xianru stopped in front of me and cut the snow with the pliers in his hand. Then he put a palm print on it, and then walked forward as if nothing had happened.
Seeing this, I couldn't help but be overjoyed, slowly walked forward and squatted down, and then 'fiddled' with the mine with a military thorn for a while, and when I opened the snow, I saw that there was a flat and round mine lying quietly on the ground.
I cautiously stretched out a finger and touched it, like a thief sneaking into someone else's room, using my finger to test whether the sleeping owner was asleep. But I soon realized. That temptation was pointless, and if this mine were to explode, my temptation would be enough to leave me in a different place
So I carefully lifted the mine from the ground with both hands, not to show the Yankees, but because I was afraid that it would have some thread to detonate it. Finally, he finally put his mind at ease, stood up and raised the mine in his hand and proudly raised it at the American army.
"Wow, oh my god,"
"It's crazy!"
"See? Another one was raised, and they did! It's unbelievable! ”
Seeing the mines being raised by the soldiers, the US soldiers let out an exclamation and looked at us with surprised eyes. The American officer was also dumbfounded when he looked at it, and he no longer dared to show the slightest contempt on his face.
In this day and age, demining with bare hands is not an easy task. This is a comprehensive test of a soldier's courage, perseverance, and experience. Especially for the U.S. military, which has modern equipment, unarmed demining is something that can only be done when forced to do so or when it has already stepped on a mine. So the fact that we are digging up mine after mine so quickly and easily without using any tools is a miracle in their eyes.
"Well done!"
"Well done!"
When the U.S. troops reacted, they shouted at us one by one, and some of them even whistled at us. There were even guys who couldn't wait to yell at us, "Hey! Man! Can you teach us that hand? At least I don't have to worry about being blown up anymore! ”
"Haha," the Yankees laughed again.
"No problem!" I turned to the American soldiers and shouted, "When we come back from the minesweeping, if you don't want to sleep, we'll teach you." But William, you'll need to turn off the searchlights first! ”
"Why?" William asked suspiciously, "Wouldn't it help you to clear the mines with the searchlights on?" ”
"You're right!" I nodded: "Having the searchlight on does help us in demining, but it also helps the snipers of the red 'color', I don't want to die without dying on the mines, but by the snipers' guns!" ”
"Hahaha" the Yankees laughed cheerfully again, this time, I actually felt that these Yankees had taken us as friends"