Three days later, Chuantao and his team caught up with the guerrillas led by Wu Gang, who had already entered Hubei.

The guerrilla garrison was temporarily built in a mountain col, surrounded on three sides by mountains, which was convenient for reconnaissance. There is only one lone way to enter the station, which is easy to defend. There is a mountain spring in the col, which is conducive to survival.

The number of guerrillas was not small, but the armament was very poor, and except for the main front-line combat forces, which were fully equipped with guns, other units were basically not equipped with guns. Not only that, but ammunition was also seriously insufficient, replenished entirely by combat captures. Therefore, if you do not have the strength to fight a big battle, you should try to avoid frontal battles. Chuantao understood, they got three box guns and the 300 rounds of ammunition, which was a great gift and a trust of the guerrillas.

Fortunately, after killing the white dog last time, he picked up the gun and handed it over to the guerrillas, which can be regarded as a reward for the guerrillas.

News kept coming back from the direction of Guniu Town: all the white dogs searched the mountains for a week, but they found nothing, and they didn't dare to go too deep, and there was no sign of withdrawal at present. At present, the garrison troops in Hubei are standing still and have no intention of participating in the encirclement and suppression.

Half a month later, news came from Guniu Town that Baigouzi had changed the way of searching the mountain, and only sent one platoon into the mountain every day to search.

After receiving this information, Wu Gang felt that there might be fighters, so he instructed: Continue reconnaissance, determine the search route of Baigouzi, select the best ambush area, and find out the enemy's artillery arrangement.

That night, the guerrilla leaders gathered at the station for a meeting to discuss a counterattack plan.

"The white dogs forced us to run hundreds of miles of mountain roads, that's because they have artillery, we have to avoid its edge, and now they can't find us for a long time, they are letting down their vigilance, we have a chance to fight an ambush and eliminate the living force of the white dogs." Wu Gang made a judgment on the situation.

"I propose to use the strength of a company, get close to the enemy's search area, choose a favorable terrain, and give the white dog a knife. It is impossible for a platoon of enemy troops to search the mountains with artillery, and it is impossible to completely limit it to the coverage of artillery, and we have a chance. ”

The next day, Wu Gang personally led the battle team on the forest path back to Guniuling.

Chuantao participated in the operation. With his box cannon, of course, he didn't forget the flying knife, and he was a special team member after Wu Gang.

The Huangshi Daoist did not come, but continued to serve as instructors in the station, training the team's free fighting ability, which was as important to the guerrillas as marksmanship. Wu Lao was in the logistics medical team, teaching them to recognize herbs and distinguish medicines, and medical care is an indispensable and important part of war, especially the guerrillas who have been hidden in the mountains for a long time and have considerable lack of resources.

"Our scouts have figured out that the white dogs in Guniu Town only have six slapstick guns, which are stationed near Guniu Town, so we must set up an ambush outside the range of artillery fire." Wu Gang reported the situation in the team.

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Summer evenings are refreshing and cool. The guerrillas were so accustomed to marching at night that they had never marched during the day.

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The sun hangs high in the sky, wreaking havoc on the earth, testing the survival ability of all living things on the ground.

It was a beautiful forest, with neat tree trunks standing tall and guarding, protecting all the weak creatures underground, including hundreds of guerrillas. The heat in the forest was unbearably unpleasant, and sweat continued to seep out of people's faces, and then down their cheeks, and melted into their clothes, which clung to their bodies. This is the ambush zone, and once the white dogs pass through it, the guerrillas will launch a surprise attack.

Chuantao was like everyone else, stuffy in the forest, not allowed to make any sound, and wearing a grass ring on his head, which was really uncomfortable. Chuantao is always reminding himself: insist on persistence and persistence.

The scouts observed for three days, and this is the place where the white dogs must pass, and the strength of the army is a platoon.

It's almost noon, and according to the intelligence, the white dog's mountain search team should appear soon.

When Chuantao was restless, a few leaves fell from the tree, which was a sign of the appearance of the white dog.

A team of white dogs, all with guns, wiping sweat step by step, their heads kept turning, observing the movement in the forest on both sides.

The front has passed, and the back continues to appear, and the long snake formation of more than thirty people is almost over.

Wu Gang waved his hand: "Fire." "The first shot of the ambush was fired.

Chuantao has consulted a number of gun masters in the team in the past few days, and the technology is no longer at the level of the cliff section that day. Shooting at the white dog who is looking for a place of invisibility. Batches of white dogs fell to the ground, the battle went unusually well, only a few people found a hiding place and were fighting back, Wu Gang waved his hand: "Rush~". The guerrillas pounced on the remnants of the enemy from the mountains.

"Boom ~ Boom ~ Boom ~" Several shells rang out in a row, and the fighters who rushed out were shelled, and many fighters were injured for a while. Wu Gang knew that his team had been ambushed. Wu Gang observed and found that the artillery fire was set on the opposite hill. The white dogs were rushing out of the woods on the opposite hill. There is no other way now. Fighting for numbers, the guerrillas have a slight advantage, and the combat experience in the forest is definitely higher than that of the dog army on the opposite side.

Wu Gang shouted: "Kill the white dog on the opposite side, rush~~~", an ambush war turned into a war of attrition, which was completely unexpected.

"Boom~" enemy artillery fire is the biggest threat to our army, and it is quickly consuming the combat power of the guerrillas. As he ran, Chuan Tao killed the white dog in front of him, constantly turning, hiding, jumping, and plunging into the enemy's depth—he was going to take out the slapper position. With Chuantao's skills, he was not hindered much in the forest, and he reached the top of the opposite mountain.

The six guns were all erected at a height, less than ten meters apart, and only two people operated each gun. The gunner was busy loading and shooting, and where did he think that the opponent was already sneaking on his side?

Chuantao put away the gun, took out the knife, and with a flick of his wrist, the guy holding the cannonball immediately fell to the ground, and the gunner's mouth was still urging: "Hurry up, fat man." Chuantao shook his hand again, and the gunner also fell, and he didn't urge anymore. One cannon was dumb, and the other gun positions were not aware at all, and continued to reload and fire. Chuantao hid behind a tree and killed two more cannons in a row.

The remaining cannons, aware of it, looked over here and shouted: "You are lazy and don't choose a time, hurry up and shoot the cannons."

How could Chuantao make them react, the flying knives fired in succession, killed two, rushed out and slaughtered the remaining few in one go, cutting off the biggest threat to the guerrillas fighting below. Turning around and rushing down again, he joined the fight again. This time I these white dogs from behind, I don't need a gun anymore, one by one, it's not happy.

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When Chuantao reached the foot of the mountain, there were no more standing white dog soldiers - the battle was over. The partisans were treating the wounded. Chuantao looked for Wu Gang, and under a big tree, Wu Gang's head was drenched in blood, and he sat on the root of the tree and tore his clothes vigorously, making a few strips of cloth to bandage his wounds. Chuantao came to Wu Gang's side a few times, and asked with concern: "Where is the injury?" ”

"It's okay, the head was wiped with two grooves by bullets, just wrap it up." Wu Gang didn't pay much attention to it, but if he didn't bandage it, the blood was so bloody that he couldn't open his eyes.

Chuan Tao snatched the strip of cloth from Wu Gang's hand, touched some medicinal powder from his arms and sprinkled it on the wound on Wu Gang's head, and wrapped the wound in three or two strokes.

As soon as Wu stood up, he walked down the mountain.

Here, there were less than thirty soldiers who could stand, and all of them were more or less wounded. More than a dozen seriously wounded people have been gathered on a flat ground, and the bodies of the fallen soldiers have not yet had time to be moved. All the people had depression on their faces. The battle cost the guerrillas more than half of their main fighting forces.

Wu Gang was the soul of the guerrillas, and he must not be emotional at this time, so he said calmly: "Comrades, although we won this battle, we also paid a heavy price. Unexpectedly, the enemy deliberately paralyzed us and made a trap for us to counter-ambush. For this battle, I will ask the organization to punish me. ”

Wu Gang continued: "Comrades, let's not be sad, we must cheer up, avenge the sacrificed comrades-in-arms, and continue to fight for the liberation of the whole of China!" Now, bury the fallen comrades on the spot and make several stretchers to carry the wounded comrades back to the camp. ”

Chuantao was not idle, and the only two bottles of wound medicine he carried on his body were used up for the wounded guerrillas.

Chuan Tao saw respect in everyone's eyes, not only because he extinguished the artillery fire, but also because he treated the wounded. Chuantao was officially accepted by all the guerrillas from the heart. He was no longer just a friend of the guerrillas, but a brother of the guerrillas.

Chuantao said to Wu Gang: "With so many wounded, if all of them are carried to the new camp, it will take too much time and physical strength, and this summer day is not conducive to the recovery of the wounded." I suggested that the wounded be carried to the cave where they were originally stationed, and I would collect medicine for treatment, and take care of the things on these white dogs, so that they could live for a while. ”

Wu Gang nodded: "We accept this suggestion." The White Dogs' clean-up plan has all failed, and the area around Guniuling is safe, and I will bring the guerrillas back to the Tibetan Army Cave and station. On behalf of the guerrillas, I thank you for everything you have done for us. ”

Chuan Tao only learned today that the stone cave also has a name - the Tibetan Army Cave, which is worthy of its name.

Chuantao just smiled slightly, didn't say anything, turned around and cleaned up the battlefield with the guerrilla fighters.

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