The top of the pan is a hill closest to the mine, bare on all sides. It turned out that there were still a few small trees on it, and after the turret was built, they were all cut down.

It is said to be a turret, but in fact, it is more accurate to say that it is a two-story blockhouse, just on the top of the hill, and there is a small fence outside.

At the foot of the hill there is a sentry box with a wooden barricade and barbed wire fence wrapped around it.

There is a characteristic feature in enemy-occupied areas, that is, on the periphery, that is, on the blockade line, there are more troops and are well defended. And the further in, the fewer troops, the more lax the defense.

It is no wonder that the Japanese army had a major problem that could not be solved during the entire period of the Anti-Japanese War, that is, the strength of the army was very scarce compared to the vastness of the occupied area.

Therefore, during the sweep, the only way to do so was to tear down the east wall and make up for the west wall, concentrate mobile forces in a short period of time, and hand over the occupied areas to the Imperial Allied Army to maintain law and order.

Originally, there were three or four devils on the top of the tweezer, but now, there are only seven or eight bad guys left in the inspection team.

According to the battle plan, the guerrillas first sneaked close to Hongshigang, stayed in an old hole in a weir for half an afternoon, and joined Zhao Yuankun and others, who had withdrawn from the mine.

As dusk approached, the team members who were ready to stop began to split up. Zhao Tie led people to attack the top of the tweezers, while Shen Chen led people to set up an ambush on the road to intercept the devils who might go to reinforcements from the mine turret.

Zhao Tie, Erhuzi and other five people carried coal, swaggered on the road, and approached the top of the tweezer.

"Who?" The sentry on the watchtower spotted them and cried loudly.

"Deliver charcoal." Zhao Tie replied, but he didn't stop at his feet, and walked forward unhurriedly.

The sentry lowered his gun and said unhappily: "It's so late, so it's delivered?" ”

"There is a strike in the mine, and no one is here to deliver it!" Zhao Tie replied: "Shopkeeper He has to send it, I am afraid that the brothers will freeze, and I hope to take care of the He family in the future." ”

"*, counting on us to show him a nursing home?" The sentry did not appreciate it, and scolded: "If you really have that heart, send some delicious food." ”

"Yes, yes." Zhao Tie hurriedly replied: "This time, the shopkeeper also asked me to send a few bottles of wine, and this chicken and meat will definitely be sent in the future." ”

A few people carried charcoal up the mountain, and when they arrived at the fence, the guard shouted again: "Stop, how many people?" ”

Zhao Tie replied: "Five people, send five picks first, if it is not enough to burn, I will send more tomorrow." ”

The sentry snorted, got off the watchtower, and said as he walked: "Come in one by one, and I'll open the door." ”

Several men put down their picks, went to the door, quietly took out their short guns and daggers from the picks, and waited for the sentry to open the door.

The sentry opened the latch, and as soon as he pushed open a crack, Erhuzi squeezed in, and his two big hands grabbed his neck hard.

The guy struggled with his hands and feet, and one of the team members stabbed him several times, accompanied by the smell of blood, and the guy rolled his eyes and went limp down.

Zhao Tie waved his hand, led the others and rushed in quickly, breaking into the bunker.

The security in the bunker was extremely lax, with the squad leader and a few guys pushing pai gow on the fireside table, and a few guys sitting or lying on the beds.

Zhao Tie and the others rushed in, immediately raised their guns and knives, and shouted: "We are the Eighth Route Army, don't move, whoever moves will take someone's life." ”

I would never have dreamed that someone would attack, and a bunch of guys were stunned and stunned on the spot, and they didn't react for a while.

According to the prior arrangement, four team members carried guns and knives, and another team member stepped forward to collect their weapons.

The team leader blinked slowly, and finally woke up, seeing that there were few people on the other side, he suddenly lifted the table and reached out to pull out the gun.

One of the team members raised his hand and fired a shot, knocking the guy to the ground. The other traitors saw that they were really killing people with real knives and guns, and they were so frightened that they didn't dare to resist anymore.

Zhao Tie saw that he had already shot, so he hurriedly asked people to go out to send a signal, and urged the team members to hurry up and pack their things.

Guns, ammunition, food, salt, pots and pans, covers, etc., the team members did not let go.

The follow-up men and horses also came up, and a few pickers fell back, and the coal gangue was gone, and they hurriedly retreated as soon as they packed up the things they packed.

But Zhao Tie was a little worried. It was just an isolated sound of a pistol in the bunker, and the enemy in the mine stronghold might have heard it, but they didn't take it seriously, thinking that it was a misfire, or that they saw something shooting indiscriminately.

Before Zhao Tie and the prisoners were escorted, the phone rang. He thought for a while, called a traitor, put a pistol at it, and said: "When I answered the phone, I wanted to ask why I was shooting, and I said that it was a misfire." ”

The traitor picked up the phone tremblingly, it was the mine stronghold who called, asking why the gun was fired and what the situation was.

"Report to Taijun, a brother just now misfired, no, there is no situation." The traitor reported according to what Zhao Tie taught.

There was a scolding on the phone, and then hung up.

Zhao Tie felt that occupying this bunker seemed to be of little use, although it was close to the mine, but the matter of the strike was not easy to get involved with the guerrillas.

It was precisely because the fuse of the strike was He Jingtang's excessive bullying and did not involve the ***** or the Eighth Route Army that He Jingtang did not regard it as a big matter, did not report it to the Japanese, and invited Japanese soldiers to suppress it.

Therefore, Zhao Tie didn't want to get too close to the mine and put too much pressure on He Jingtang. He led people to withdraw from the top of the tweezer, and sent people to inform Shen Chen to retreat.

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On the mountain, thick snow blocks are piled up everywhere, and pieces of innocent brilliance make people feel the coldness, grandeur and purity of the world.

The evergreen foliage was piled up with snow that was as large as white camellias, and on the dead trees there was only a small patch of snow that could stick to them without falling.

In the cave, the fire was burning quietly, and Chang Chunling was wearing a big jacket, which was a basin of water, washing the blood stains stained on her clothes.

The first battle was a victory, and it was an easy victory, the team members were very happy, and Chang Chunling was no exception, her heart was also excited, and she didn't even care about the cold water.

In the depths of the cave, Zhao Tie and several team leaders were holding a meeting and making action arrangements. Because the pillar has returned, and it has reconnoitred a good target.

"There will be less than ten people on duty at night for the maintenance of Xiaoli Village, so there should be no problem." The pillar's eyes flashed, and he said: "There are mules and horses and the grain raised in the maintenance club, all of which are to be sent to the county, and if we start late, we won't be able to get them." ”

"It's a great opportunity." Zhao Tie nodded, "It's just more in-depth, once discovered, it will be a little troublesome to retreat." ”

"The people who maintain the club are not devils, they are all soft eggs, while they are sleeping, we can sneak in and maybe subdue them all without a gun." Erhuzi sneered and said, "Our human bodies are all good!" ”

Shen Chen blinked, feeling that this action was not difficult. The defense of the enemy-occupied area is even weaker than expected, only the county seat, the mines, and a few big strongholds have a few devils, and the threat is not great.

"It's still better to be sneaky, put on the clothes of the Imperial Cooperative Army, enter the maintenance meeting in a big way, eat and drink, pull things and leave." Shen Chen reminded: "There is no need for many people, it is enough to have a dozen or so." ”

Zhao Yuankun could not return to the mine, so he stayed in an old hole in a weir, and the miners came to report, and he commanded the strike nearby.

He didn't know Shen Chen, and Zhao Tie and the others didn't go into detail, he didn't know that Shen Chen was Sun Hongshan's niece.

Both young and good-looking, and the equipment on his body is conspicuous, Zhao Yuankun is full of curiosity about Shen Chen, and looks at him from time to time.

Zhao Tie nodded with a smile and said, "Forget about the delicious food and drink, let's have a crisp and neat one, and don't waste time." Moreover, a good knife is used on the blade, and we will use it later in disguise. ”

After a pause, he added: "Of course, I still have to have a few people pretend to be the Imperial Allied Army, and they will not show up when they fight the maintenance meeting. If anything happens during the retreat, let them come forward. Pillars, you continue to say that the situation will be maintained. ”

"The gate of the maintenance meeting is iron, it is locked as soon as it gets dark, there are sentry posts, and the wall is very high, so it is not easy to enter. But there is a toilet in the backyard, and the back wall of the toilet is not against the house, just climb in or dig the wall from there. ”

The pillar thought for a moment and continued: "I think, it is better to hide in the toilet. ”

"Then go in the backyard." Zhao Tie glanced around, and seeing that no one objected, he made up his mind, "Let's set off overnight, end the maintenance meeting, and seize the supplies." Now, I'm going to assign specific tasks. ”

Shen Chen noticed that Lao You's eyes were looking at him, and he couldn't help but suddenly turn his head to meet Zhao Yuankun's curious and puzzled gaze.

Ah-Shen Chen's eyelids drooped, and he stuck out his tongue and made a grimace, which made Zhao Yuankun stunned for a moment, and then he couldn't cry or laugh.

"Don't be naughty, listen carefully." Zhao Tie wanted to laugh and held back, stretched out his hand and nodded at Shen Chen, "Xiaochen still stays on the periphery and is responsible for covering." ”

Oh, Shen Chen agreed, thinking that he really didn't have to take action himself against a few guys who maintained the club.

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The wind grew stronger, the clouds in the sky flew away like waves, and the northwest wind blew whirring, as if shouting something.

After two hours of rapid advance, the team came to the outside of Xiaoli Village.

"Okay, now the components are going to go separately and let's get moving!" Zhao Tie finally explained the essentials of the task again, and instructed: "Comrades! Remember to move fast and try not to shoot. The pillar road is familiar, and I will lead the first team first! ”

The pillar agreed, carried a gun, and with a dozen people, walked around the back of the village.

It was past twelve o'clock in the middle of the night. The night was quiet, only the whirring of the wind, and one or two dog barks in the distance.

Zhao Tie led people close to the back wall of the maintenance meeting, first listened carefully for a while on the corner of the courtyard wall near the mezzanine, and then picked up a piece of dirt and threw it in.

There was no movement, Zhao Tie nodded to the team members behind him, and several team members immediately rushed up, squatted down, and began to build a ladder.

The pillar was flipped in first, and after a while, a long rope was thrown out. Zhao Tie grabbed the long rope and pulled it hard, then climbed up along the rope, followed by the second, the third...

Zhao Tie gently walked out of the door of the toilet and looked at the movement in the yard. Then with a wave of their hands, the team members all slipped out of the toilet.

One group was under the south roof, the second group was under the east roof, and the third group was on either side of the toilet door, all squatting there, holding their breath. The first two men of each group are short guns, waiting for the signal to act.

Seeing that he was ready, Zhao Tie waved his hand violently, and the three groups of team members started to act almost simultaneously. The first and second groups went straight to the south house and the east house, and the third group went to the front yard to solve the two sentries at the main entrance.

The door was gently pushed open, and the snoring came out, keeping the group asleep soundly, and the guns were placed behind the door. The team members first held all the guns in their hands, and then approached the big kang, and aimed their knives and guns at the enemy on the kang.

The operation went smoothly, including the two sentinels in the front yard, which were quickly dealt with by the team members.

These regiments are just ruffians and hooligans in the village, a few broken guns, even the Imperial Association Army is much inferior, and when they are forced by the guns, they are so frightened that they don't dare to resist at all.

The only son of the maintenance president, Li Duzi, was tied up and escorted, his face was pale, and he lost his former majesty.

This kid turned out to be the only son of Li Laocai in the village, Li Laocai died early, this guy ate, drank, prostituted and gambled, lost all the family business, and became a famous bachelor from far and near.

The Japanese devil called, and this kid recruited his old fox friends and dogs, and jumped on the high ground to become the maintenance president.

He relied on the support of the Japanese, and he also wanted to revive his family's reputation and take those fields and houses back into his own hands. In his mind, those honest people are like mud, and they are not allowed to be pinched and flattened by him.

Therefore, this guy cleaned the ancestral hall in the village, hung a sign on the door to maintain the society, and set up a stove inside.

This gang of bastards eats and drinks fat every day, keeps paper cigarettes from their mouths, and roars and drinks all day long. It's not urging food and grass, or urging donations. Today the people will go to repair the turret, and tomorrow they will ask the cattle to carry things. When the devil and traitor come, no matter how big or small the official is, as soon as he comes, he will have paper cigarettes, shochu, pork, and white noodles to be accepted.

Two days ago, the devil's stronghold asked several women to wash clothes and cook, what they actually do, who still knows?

Li Duzi not only served the devil loyally, but also took the opportunity to make a fortune. He told the villagers that if anyone didn't give enough money, they would pull their women.

The villagers knew that there was no money to save them, so they had to go back to sell livestock and land with tears in their eyes, borrowing money from east and west, and trying to save people. Those who can't make up the money think about leaving their homes or taking refuge in other places.

These spots and bad deeds, the pillars are clear. Because in Li Village, he has a relative, who is also a sight and ear.

"A good man spares his life, spares his life!" Li Duzi knelt on the ground, his hands were tied behind his back, and he kowtowed again and again, and his usual majesty was gone.

Zhao Tie has already decided to make an example of a hundred people to deter the hardcore traitors who do evil, which is conducive to future work.

"Spare your life?" Zhao Tie took the brush and was writing a notice on a large piece of paper on the table, looked up at Li Duzi with disgust, and sneered: "You work hard for the devil, oppress the people, force their family to die, and still want to live?" ”

"I, I, I'm also forced to be helpless." Li Duzi quibbled with a bitter face: "I, I know it's wrong, this maintenance chairman is gone, and all the money and land deeds will be given to you." ”

Zhao Tie snorted, finished writing the last few words, and raised his head to the pillar.

The pillar stood behind Li Duzi, who had been waiting for a long time, and when he saw the order, he stretched out his arm and strangled Li Duzi's neck, and a stinky cloth was stuffed into his mouth.

Zhao Tie handed the written notice to the pillar and instructed: "Hurry up, after dealing with this dog traitor, we will evacuate." ”

Zhu Zi nodded, carried the back of Li's neck, and dragged him out of the house like a dead dog.