"Xingshang, why are you back?!" Tang Xingye saw Tang Xingshang getting off the bicycle and asked curiously.

Tang Xingshang replied: "Brother, it was Brother Yu who asked me to come back." Then he asked, "We caught a few traitors and devils last night." Are you all right here?! ”

"Coincidentally, we also had a few devils and traitors here last night, but we didn't get any information from them." Saying that, Tang Xingye's face showed a regretful expression.

Tang Xingshang said: "We are luckier than you, at least we pulled something out of their mouths. Then he asked, "Brother, where is the political commissar?!" ”

Tang Xingye glanced in the direction of the headquarters and said, "Now he is busy in the headquarters!" ”

"Then I'll go first!" After that, Tang Xingshang pushed his bicycle, said goodbye to Tang Xingye, and ran in the direction of the headquarters. Seeing Tang Xingshang's departing figure, Tang Xingye smiled bitterly, turned around and saw Gao Ming who walked to him, was slightly stunned, and asked, "Didn't you sleep well?!" A listless look?! ”

Gao Ming sighed and said, "I really don't know what Hong Yu thinks, and he won't put out the banner at this time." ”

Tang Xingye said: "Brother Yu must have his considerations. Although we claim to be a regiment now, in fact, we all know in our hearts that it is only the strength of a battalion when it is fully armed. If we really put the banner out, do you think the little devil will still give us room for development?! ”

When Gao Ming heard Tang Xingye's words, the whole person was stunned. After three or four minutes, Gao Ming quickly came back to his senses, immediately changed the topic, looked at the direction in which Tang Xingshang disappeared, and asked, "Xingshang is here?!" ”

"It's coming!" Tang Xingye nodded and said, "They encountered the same thing as us last night. ”

"No wonder the Xing Chamber of Commerce is coming back at this time!" Saying that, Gao Ming asked, "Xiaoshanzi and Qian Duoduo, are they back?!" ”

Tang Xingye replied with a smile: "I've been back a long time ago." This time they recruited more than a hundred people. Now I'm not worried about the crowd, but about the lack of weapons. ”

Gao Ming sighed and said, "Let's wait until this sweep is over!" ”

"Commissar! Commissar! Tang Xingshang came to the outside of the headquarters, parked his bicycle, and walked into the headquarters with a shout. Gu Zhenghai, who was busy, saw Tang Xingshang who walked in from the outside and asked, "Why did you come back?!" ”

Tang Xingshang opened the bench with a smile, sat down and told Gu Zhenghai in detail about last night's events, and then Tang Xingshang took out the book "University" given to him by Hong Yu from the mezzanine of his clothes, and said: "Brother Yu, let me bring a radio station back so that we can contact each other, this is the code book." ”

Gu Zhenghai picked up the book "University" that Tang Xingshang put on the table, looked at it casually, and said with a smile: "This book is really an ancient book!" Hong Yu was a codebook that day, he was really talented. ”

The two chatted for a while, and then Gu Zhenghai asked people to call Yuan Hui and asked Tang Xingshang to follow Yuan Hui to get the radio. ……

Because of the Battle of Guinan, the Japanese attack did not go well, so the sweep that was originally carried out in late November was delayed until early December. For the sake of secrecy, shortly after dark on December 4, the city gate of Wuning County was opened, and the Japanese army and the Imperial Allied Army ran out of the city gate in a neat line and disappeared into the night.

At 11:27 p.m., Takeo Saito led two squadrons of Japanese troops and a regiment of Imperial Cooperative Army to a place not far from Xingjiazhuang.

After settling the troops, Qing Shui Twenty-four walked to Saito Takeo's side and asked, "Your Excellency Nakasa, the troops are ready to attack Xingjiazhuang at any time!" ”

"Roar!" Takeo Saito nodded slightly, raised his wrist, rolled up his sleeves and looked at the time on his watch, and said, "Order the artillery to prepare!" Ten minutes of shelling of Xingjiazhuang! I'm going to let all the people in Zhuangzi die in their sleep! ”

"Hey!" Qing Shui Twenty-Four responded, and immediately conveyed the order.

......Ten minutes passed in the blink of an eye, and more than a dozen mortar shells rose into the air, and in the blink of an eye, they fell into Xingjiazhuang.

"Boom ......" As the explosion sounded, Hong Yu quickly got up from the bed, picked up the weapon placed at the head of the bed, opened the entrance to the tunnel, and got in. Soon, Hong Yu and Tang Xingshang and others converged. After the convergence, Tang Xingshang took the lead and said: "Brother Yu, the devil is too cunning. Actually used artillery against us. ”

"yes!" The high-speed rail interjected: "Fortunately, the people have already left, otherwise the consequences are really unimaginable!" ”

Listening to the continuous explosions coming from above, Hong Yu's brows furrowed tightly because he didn't know the situation outside. After about a quarter of an hour, Gao Pingyang and Miao Jinhai, who were on guard outside the village, ran in front of Hong Yu out of breath. Gao Pingyang said: "Brother Hong, the devil's artillery position is only fifty meters away from the No. 3 exit of our secret passage. ”

Hong Yu asked, "Do you know how many devils are coming?!" ”

Miao Jinhai replied: "It's too dark to see clearly." However, there are quite a few people, and there are also puppet troops. ”

Tang Xingshang said: "Brother Yu, now we don't know anything about things on the ground, it's not a way to go on like this!" ”

Hong Yu said: "You take them to rest here, and when the cannons subside, you immediately take them up, control the commanding heights in the Zhuangzi, and be ready to meet the devils at any time." ”

"What about you?!" Tang Xingshang asked.

Hong Yu replied, "I'll go out to find out the situation now!" ”

Tang Xingshang continued: "Let the high-speed rail go with you!" So that you too will have a good look. ”

Hong Yu thought for a while and said, "Okay! Follow me on the high-speed rail! With that, Hong Yu took the high-speed train and walked to the other end of the tunnel.

At the same time, Gao Miao Village. Although Xingjiazhuang, where Hong Yu and his family were located, was still two or three hours away from Gaomiao Village, the sound of shells and explosions still attracted the attention of the people in the village. Gu Zhenghai, who had just fallen asleep, heard the explosion of the shell, immediately got up from the bed, walked out of the house while getting dressed, saw Qian Duoduo rushing over, and asked, "What's wrong?!" ”

Qian Duoduo replied: "There is a cannon sound from the direction of Xingjiazhuang. It is estimated that the devil is now attacking Xingjiazhuang. ”

"What?! Devils attack Xingjiazhuang?! Gu Zhenghai shouted in surprise, and just wanted to ask something more, Tang Xingye, Gao Ming, and Yuan Hui ran over.

Gu Zhenghai looked at the three of them and said, "Presumably, you already know about the devil's attack on Xingjiazhuang, right?!" Seeing the three of them nodding, Gu Zhenghai continued: "This devil sweep is a division of troops to attack. Since there are already devils attacking Xingjiazhuang, there must be a team of devils approaching us. Without further ado, Yuan Hui, you lead the female soldier company to protect the common people from entering the tunnel. One platoon was in charge of the first line of defense with me; Xingye, you take the second platoon to be responsible for the second line of defense, and the rest of the people are all under the command of Gao Ming and are ambushed in the village. My task with Xingye and I is to drag the devil until dawn. After daybreak, we retreated to the village, relying on the village fortifications, leaving the invading enemy in the village. ”

Gao Ming said: "Political commissar, let me lead people to guard the first way, rest assured!" ”

Gu Zhenghai said categorically: "Needless to say! That's it! Let's split up! ”

The words were divided into two ends, when the people of Gaomiao Village entered the tunnel under the command of Yuan Hui, Hong Yu quietly walked out of the village from the No. 1 exit of the tunnel with the high-speed rail. The two of them cautiously came to a place not far from the devil and the puppet army. Holding the binoculars, Hong Yu looked in the direction where the devil was, and saw that the devil and the puppet soldiers were either leaning against the tree, or snuggling up to each other to rest, or sitting around the campfire and farting and chatting.

Gao Tie asked softly: "Brother Yu, there are so many devils and puppet soldiers, what should we do?!" ”

Hong Yu said: "What else can I do, of course it's cold salad." Anyway, we people will fight the devils in Xingjiazhuang for at least one day, and then make other plans. Saying that, Hong Yu handed the telescope in his hand to the high-speed rail, then rolled up his sleeves and looked at the time on his watch, and said, "There are still at least five hours until dawn." As long as we can stay up until dawn, basically it will not be a problem to keep the day. ”

"Your Excellency, we don't have many shells to carry!"

Hearing the soldier's report, Takeo Saito put down his binoculars, looked at Du Dajin, the commander of the Imperial Association Army who was standing on the side, and said, "Tosang, raise soldiers for a thousand days and use them for a while. I'll leave the first wave of attack to you! ”

"Hey!" Du Dajin, who was eager to show his heart to the devil, heard Takeo Saito's words, and immediately agreed without saying a word, and said, "Please give me ten minutes to prepare!" ”

"Good! You go down and get ready! After that, Takeo Saito said to the herald: "Order the artillery to stop shelling in ten minutes!" ”

"Hey!" The herald answered, and immediately passed the order on.

After Du Dajin left, Qing Shui Twenty-Four said: "Your Excellency Zhongzuo, the person in the village in front of us has suffered heavy casualties under our incessant shelling, we can take that village with just one charge, why do you want Du Dajin and them to get a piece of the pie?!" ”

Takeo Saito chuckled lightly and said, "Shimizu-kun, I commend you for your determination. But don't forget, 'The soldier is treacherous!' This sentence. Although I believe as much as you do, not many of the people in the village will survive under the constant shelling. However, you must not forget that there is a good chance that the Sirius is in this village. Our mission this time is not only to eradicate all the opponents of our branch, but also to find the wolf and destroy him. The wolf is a very cunning man, and although the chances of him being in this village are low, we can't take it lightly. Wouldn't it be nice to let those people kill each other, and we wait to reap the profits?! ”

Qing Shui Twenty-Four replied with a smile: "I understand the humble duty!" ”

"It's good to understand!" Saying that, Takeo Saito asked, "Where is Captain Kitato now?!" ”

Qing Shui Twenty-Four said: "When I made the last call, Captain Beiming had already crossed the ten-mile slope with his troops. There are still two hours left to reach Gaomiao Village in a maximum of two hours. ”