Chapter Twenty-Eight: The Attack on the Sentry
If he divides his troops into several roads, he wants to seize one of them and use cold guns to continuously snipe in the mountains and forests, accumulate a lot, and completely wipe them out; And if you want to be like Zhao Tie thinks, what kind of goal should you choose?
said their own opinions, or suggestions, Lao Zhou and Zhao Tie also felt that it made sense.
In this small guerrilla force, Shen Chen is undoubtedly the backbone, and it is understandable to adopt tactics centered on him; It is also quite advisable to avoid the real and attack the false, but you have to choose a good target.
"I think let's do it on the side of the mountain and forest first, disrupt the arrangement of the devils entering the mountain, even if it is delayed, it is good to buy us a few days of training." Zhao Tie often runs outside, and he knows the surrounding situation better, "The sentry post in the Forbidden Mountain should be a good target, there are not many enemies, and there are few devils." ”
"Hit a normal checkpoint, I agree." Lao Zhou said with a smile: "It's easy first and then difficult, and let everyone practice their hands." However, I think I can pull the team into the guerrilla zone, stab the scourge devils twice in the ass, and transport the brimstone by the way. ”
The devil's brigade swept through the mountains, and the troops in the security area were insufficient, and the defense was weak, and it was indeed a good time to break through the blockade.
"If you want to attack the sentry post, I think you can attack in disguise." Shen Chen felt that it should be better to be opportunistic, even if it was a puppet army, the more trouble-free it was, the better, "As for the short guns, I can borrow two for the time being." After a pause, he emphasized seriously: "This time it's really borrowed, but you can't rely on it and not pay it back." ”
"I'll pay you back after the sentry." Zhao Tie glanced at Lao Zhou, and said with a wry smile helplessly: "You girl, you are very generous when you are generous, and you are really stingy when you are stingy." They are all guerrillas, so what are they going to borrow? ”
"I'm going to have at least a long and short guy on me, and that's for safety." Shen Chen said stubbornly: "Moreover, this is also a matter of ability. Those who can work harder, that's what it is. ”
"Four short guns, if you can get close to carry out a surprise attack, and with Da Mei cooperating on the periphery, it should be no problem to take down the sentry post."
Lao Zhou avoided this problem of borrowing a gun, that is, he acquiesced to Shen Chen's request, judging from the ratio of giving and taking, this is not excessive.
Even if he was a little uncomfortable, Lao Zhou also believed that Damei's political and ideological work should be strengthened in the future.
There was not much time wasted in deliberating on the action, there were several sentry posts in the Forbidden Mountain to choose from, and the main thing to consider was the location of the sentry post and the arrangement of troops.
"If I'm worried about enemy reinforcements, I can stop them." Shen Chen felt that there was no big problem, since it was a surprise attack post, he didn't think that participating in the operation would be of any great help.
"One person is too thin, and then send someone to cooperate with you." Lao Zhou originally wanted Zhao Tie to go, but he thought that it was only the two of them who made the gun proficient, so in order to ensure the success of the operation, it was better not to separate.
"No need." Shen Chen refused, paused for a moment and said euphemistically: "Let's talk about it when the training is done!" ”
If there is an observer, of course, it can be a tiger with wings. It's a pity that except for Zhao Tie and Lao Zhou, barely adding the pillar is enough.
In addition, these people, Shen Chen felt that it was not very helpful, but it was very likely to become a burden to him.
The plan was negotiated, and the target of the attack was initially selected at the sentry post next to the blockade line.
The main task is to transport the sulfur out, and if it can be hit, it is very convenient, whether it is withdrawn by the same route, or by jumping out, and entering the guerrilla zone in the mountains.
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At one o'clock in the afternoon, Shen Chen and the others set off after eating and drinking, and the guides were Zhao Tie and Zhuzi. Most of them carried the burned sulfur on their backs, but Shen Chen was the only one who received special care.
The snow fields are illuminated by the warm sunlight, reflecting a harsh white light, and the silence around makes you feel as if you are immersed in an eerie atmosphere.
A few hours later, Shen Chen and the others saw a small village from a distance, and heard Zhao Tie say that after passing this village, they would walk more than ten miles, and they would be the mountain pass into the mountain.
Shen Chen felt that things were going well, and watched Zhao Tie and Zhuzi enter the village from a distance to find someone to inquire about the situation.
But when I got closer, I found that the village was full of ruins, and the walls and beams blackened by smoke and fire were not completely covered by snow. Moreover, there was no one in front of the village and behind the village, and the village was silent.
"This village was fine more than a month ago!" The pillar came back to report, muttering in wonder, "How could it be so badly burned all at once." ”
"It is estimated that the devils who went into the mountains to sweep did it, or it was a tighter closure of the mountain." Lao Zhou guessed and said, "Let's stop for a while and take a look at the surrounding situation." ”
Shen Chen frowned and stopped. I found a hidden place and looked around carefully with a telescope.
After observing for a long time, Shen Chen suddenly saw a figure shaking in the woods on the hillside not far from the village. On closer inspection, the man's outfit didn't look like a devil, but like a common man.
"You stay here and don't move, I'll go over there with Erhuzi and have a look." Lao Zhou got Shen Chen's reminder and explained to the others, and the cat got up and touched the woods.
Half of the tree has withered, filled with stones, and covered with faded red cloth, with words such as "bless the party" and "respond to requests", which is the old tree that the villagers regard as a god to worship.
But when they were really in danger, the old tree, or gods, just watched silently, and did not show any miracles to protect them.
Wu Qiang waved the sickle in his hand, wanting to cut down this broken tree that was only worshiped by incense, but did not care about the suffering of the people.
But it's useful, it's just a wasted effort. He sighed, crouched down, and bundled up the remnants of the items and utensils that had been drawn from the village.
These are the only things left, how will we live in the future?
He really wanted to say goodbye and go to the mountains, where there was the Eighth Route Army and people who dared to shoot and fight with the Oriental devils. He also wants to kill a few devils raised by dogs and mothers.
Yes, he had literally walked out of the village for a mile or two, and although he did not have a pistol in his waist, he carried some dry rations with him.
But Wu Qiang is a Chinese after all, so he has a lot of embarrassment about his family and his old mother who is still alive.
It was as if there was an invisible rope in the mother's hand, and he had tied his wild ass to a tree. No, the old mother's gray hair and toothless mouth don't allow him to be a hero and devils happily.
Wu Qiang packed up his things, tied with broken straw ropes, and strangled with strips of rotten cloth, he reached out and carried them, well, he should be able to take them.
He suddenly turned around, and two strangers had appeared behind him silently, with guns in their hands, the muzzles of which were pointed at him.
"Are you from this village?" Lao Zhou asked.
Wu Qiang blinked, facing this guy with a gun, he didn't know how to deal with it for a while, and he forgot to say anything.
"Don't be afraid, we're just passing by, I'm looking for you to ask something." Lao Zhou squeezed out a smile, and lowered the gun in his hand a little.
Wu Qiang swallowed his saliva and said vaguely, "You, what do you want to ask?" I, I don't know anything. ”
Lao Zhou paused, feeling that he was holding a gun, this guy might not tell him the truth, it was better to escort him over there and wait for him to stabilize his mood before asking in detail.
Thinking of this, he said lightly: "Throw away the sickle, follow me over there, hurry up." ”
Wu Qiang held the handle of the sickle hard, struggled for a while, reluctantly let go, and obediently followed Lao Zhou and the pillar out of the woods.
In fact, Shen Chen's inquiry was very effective. Because he is a woman now, and he still tries to pretend to be kind. Wu Qiang's mood did slowly relax, thinking that these people should not be bad people. Slowly, his words became fluent.
It turned out that just a few days ago, a few devils came here with a group of puppet soldiers, forced the villagers to move to the other side of the blockade line, and set fire to the village.
"Do you know the way into the mountains? We are going to join the Eighth Route Army and fight devils. Shen Chen thought about it and asked Wu Qiang.
"I don't know, I have to go into the mountains to find it." Wu Qiang shook his head, frowned and said, "However, the Japanese are building a turret on the main road into the mountain, and it is not easy to go there. ”
"The big road?" Shen Chen was keenly aware of the implicit meaning of Wu Qiang's words, and asked, "What about the path, do you know the path into the mountain?" Take us in, and we will be grateful. ”
Wu Qiang hesitated, and said in a snort: "Xiaolu, I know one, but I don't know if there are devils guarding it now." ”
"It's okay, if you run into a devil, we'll come back, and we'll make sure you're okay." Shen Chen knew that encouragement at this time would make this kid brave, and they really needed help.
Wu Qiang lowered his head and thought for a while, this wild donkey really wanted to see who was fighting devils in the mountains, and maybe he would join the gang in the future, so he nodded lightly, "Okay, I'll take you on the path." ”
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Shen Chen and the others walked more than ten miles in one go, turned over a dirt slope, passed through a bush, and at this time it was already dark, and a mountain ridge appeared in front of them.
"After crossing the ridge and crossing a river valley, you can really enter the mountain." Wu Qiang wiped the sweat from his head and pointed.
Shen Chen nodded, climbed a big rock, and looked at the mountain with a scope.
Oh no, on the dark ridge, there was a big pillbox, in the gradually darkening sky, you can see a faint light in the eye of the gun, like a monster, blinking, staring at the road below the ridge.
"The devil built a bunker, and this ridge is not good." Shen Chen put down the scope, frowned, and walked back.
"Ah, there are devils here, too?" Wu Qiang was taken aback.
Zhao Tie stretched out his hand to pass through the binoculars and went to observe with Lao Zhou. After a while, the two returned, their faces a little solemn.
"Rest your feet first, wait until it's dark, and then see how it goes." Zhao Tie motioned for everyone to sit down, and asked everyone to take out dry food for a while.
The bunker is not very large, and it looks like it can hold a dozen people.
Of course, if you want to attack, it is not so easy, condescendingly, set up a machine gun blockade, without heavy weapons, you have to pay a heavy price. Can you divert the devil's attention and sneak through?
The night wind whipped the branches of the trees, the snow drifted in the air, and occasionally two cries of birds and wild animals were carried by the wind, as if they were hollow and subtle in an altar.
It was as if a heavy thing was pressed on people's hearts, and no one wanted to speak, allowing a hope to shine in their hearts, and it was shattered by the devils in the distant bunker.
"What to do? Do you just go back? Erhuzi sighed softly and said.
"Is there really no other way?" The pillar seemed to be talking to himself, and seemed to be asking Wu Qiang about it.
"As I said, there is still a road, but there is a long way to go, and there is no one who cannot walk into the mountains for two or three days." Wu Qiang picked up the dried weeds and twisted them vigorously, and then folded them piece by piece.
"Maybe Daxia has a way, let's talk about it when she comes back" Lao Zhou looked at the dark mountains in the distance, and said not too sure.
Wu Qiang opened his mouth and swallowed back the words that came to his lips. At this time, if you talk about frustration, you don't know the height of your eyebrows.
Under the cover of night, Shen Chen sneaked among the snow, rocks, and trees, carefully observing the terrain around the bunker, and thinking about the possibility of crossing the path. Then, stealthily, he touched it back.
"How's it going, can you get over?" Zhao Tie looked at Shen Chen with a hopeful gaze.
Shen Chen smiled, sat down, and said, "It should be possible, but it will take a little effort." I'll tell you that if you think it's feasible, we'll do what we've agreed for a while......"
The light of the green smoke crescent moon poured down, pouring down into the snow, the woods, the mountains, everything seemed to be shrouded in fog, hazy.
The bunker is an outpost of the devil reaching out into the mountain, which serves as an early warning and blockade, and there is also a wooden watchtower on the path below the ridge, with five soldiers, who are responsible for interrogating and checking passers-by.
Due to the supply of materials, the devils can't station too many people here. However, with a dozen soldiers, two machine guns, and a grenadier canister, the devil believed that he could hold it firmly.
According to Shen Chen's observations, if the devils in the Lingxia guard tower are solved, and the enemies in the bunker are blocked, and they steal from the path, there will still be dead ends.
After consulting with the people, they showed them the route to sneak over the trail and pay attention to hidden places. He discussed it with Zhao Tie Lao Zhou again, and asked them to disturb the camera and distract the devil's vision after the battle began.
Shen Chen and Zhao Tie crept through the grass and snow to approach the watchtower, and in the night, the wooden two-story watchtower stood gloomily on the side of the road like a ghost wearing a pointed hat, and the road was lined with barricades wrapped in iron barbed nets.
A devil sentry walked back and forth on the road, looking around from time to time, like a wild dog looking for food. After a while, the sentry shouted at the wooden watchtower, and without movement, he walked over.
"This guy is going to smoke on fire." Shen Chen understood the Japanese shouted by the sentry and said quietly.
"Oh, what are we waiting for?" Zhao Tie nodded lightly and looked ahead puzzled.
After a while, the sentry returned with a ghostly cigarette butt in his hand. Thirty meters away from this sentry, there was also a grain of light.