The mountain road that Zong Tao once walked on is now becoming more and more pedestrians, and some are helping the old and the young, looking panicked.

Zong Tao looked at the flow of fleeing people and frowned. There is no need to ask anything, these suffering compatriots, now they dare not return home, wandering around, when will they be a head.

"Only by driving out the Japanese devils can thousands of compatriots find peace!"

Zong Tao's words resonated with all the brothers. Liu Song sighed and said: "If it weren't for the clan brothers, we would still be closed in the cottage, where would we know about the suffering of the people." Japs, it's so damnable! ”

Yu Wanli also sighed: "The evil of the devil is really worse than the flood beast!" ”

Zong Tao couldn't bear to look at the fleeing people, and the cottage didn't have the ability to contain them. Zong Tao secretly swore that he would be ready to fight hard against the Japanese devils and avenge his compatriots!

Zong Tao took a group of people to inspect along the mountain road.

The mountain road is not very wide, but it is the main road connecting several provinces, and there is no problem with car traffic. Thinking that the devil would invade the Central Plains along this mountain road, Zong Tao clenched his fists.

Zhang Daniu is very familiar with the terrain in this area, and points out the python ridge, Guniu Ridge, Fuhu Slope, and Rooster Gang one by one. The group walked a few kilometers, rushing to the mountains, ditches and rivers, and Zong Tao recorded them in a notebook.

Back at Wangzhai Village, which entered Zhanqi Village, Zong Tao pointed to the mountain that was captured by Zhang Danian and Li Erhu and asked, "What is the name of that mountain?" ”

Li Erhu glanced at Zhang Daniu and smiled without answering.

Liu Song didn't know the inside story, and said with a smile: "It's called the dog slope, the mountain is steep, the forest is deep and the slope is urgent, it is a good place to rob merchants." ”

Zong Tao laughed heartily. No wonder the fast-talking Li Erhu refused to answer, it turned out that he had been a dog that was tied up once.

This laughter made Liu Song stunned, he saw Zhang Daniu and Li Erhu's embarrassed looks, he had an epiphany, and couldn't help laughing, pointing at Zhang and Li and the others: "Wow, you treat the captain as a ......"

Liu Song paused, but all the brothers understood and laughed.

Zong Tao said with a smile: "This time the dog deserves to be worthy, I have met so many righteous brothers, and I have no regrets in this life!" ”

Everyone was very emotional. Zong Tao is really an unruly and bold person.

Where did they know what was going on in Zong Tao's mind. Zong Tao also sometimes feels guilty. His determination to go to the banner village and pull these brothers into the war of resistance is tantamount to pushing the brothers into a death trap. He brought more than 100 brothers of the whole company to the outside of Nanjing, and fought bloody battles with devils, none of the brothers survived, and often turned around in the dead of night.

These brothers, like his brothers, are bloody Chinese men!

Thinking of this, Zong Tao was slightly relieved. He dared to assert that even if he did not go up the mountain, these brothers would not stand idly by when they learned of the atrocities of the devils!

"Let's all rest for a while."

Zong Tao beckoned the brothers to sit next to him. said that he was resting, but Zong Tao was telling about the plan he had already made in mind.

"Brothers, just now we observed all the way and found that the python ridge is the best ambush location. First, the python valley is long and narrow, the chong is not wide, and the side of the mountain road is the Qingshui River with steep slope and deep water, if it is ambushed, it is easy to succeed; Second, the python is connected to Zhanqizhai, even if it fails, it can also be evacuated quickly. ”

Li Erhu asked anxiously: "Then what if the number of devils is more than us?" ”

Zong Tao shook his head. The battle outside Nanjing was imperative, and it was a tough confrontation with the devils, but now it was based on the trust and could not be brutal. Life is not easy to come by, and devils cannot be eliminated overnight, not to mention that these brothers have not undergone special training. It is not advisable to waste their lives in vain.

"The tactics we will adopt are to attack, not to fight the devils. I don't know how many times better the devil's firepower is better than ours, and that kind of brute force will only make senseless sacrifices. ”

"Harassment?" Liu Song asked in a daze.

Zong Tao smiled: "You must have used this tactic a lot, but it's not called this way." The so-called attack and harassment is to avoid a strong enemy, use piecemeal methods to fatigue the enemy, and take advantage of the opportunity to obtain the greatest benefits. The Red Army collectively referred to this tactic as guerrilla warfare. This method is most applicable in the face of a strong enemy. ”

Li Erhu smiled, and said angrily: "Captain, I know that this way of fighting is the way we deal with the officers and soldiers, you beat yours, I beat mine." ”

"Well said! If we can't beat them, we will avoid them, and if we find an opportunity, we will bite him and become a fighting dog! ”

The brothers suddenly became active and expressed their own opinions. People and land are familiar with each other, what can the devil do to me?

Liu Song's eyebrows danced and said: "In this way, we just avoid the main force of the devil, beat his scattered personnel, or intercept their baggage." Then we'll do our old job again. ”

"Big brother is right, this old business, we are very handy!"

The brothers laughed.

Zong Tao smiled slightly: "It's an old business, but the meaning is completely different, it turns out that you robbed the road, just for personal survival, and now we intercept devils, for the survival of the nation!" ”

"Yes, fight for the survival of the nation!"

The brothers are gearing up and eager to try.

"Dog's devil, come on, grandpa is waiting for you!" Li Erhu faced the southeast and shouted loudly.

Zong Tao knew that these brothers were like barrels full of gunpowder, as long as they ignited, they would shake the earth. He sighed, got up slowly, and before he could take a step, he suddenly heard a familiar voice shouting ecstatically: "Company commander! ”

Zong Tao's body suddenly shook, turned back sharply, followed the sound and looked, only to see a ragged and unkempt half-grown man waving his hand desperately on the mountain road a few meters away, and pounced. He carried a 38 cover on his shoulder.

Hou Xiaoxi! Hou Xiaoxi is still alive!

"Hou Xiaoxi!"

Zong Taoxi descended from the sky, rushed over, hugged Hou Xiaoxi tightly, and couldn't help choking up.

"Hou Xiaoxi, my good brother, you are still alive!"

Hou Xiaoxi burst into tears, only to cry twice, raised his head and wiped his tears and smiled: "Company commander, you are also alive!" ”

Zong Tao patted Hou Xiaoxi's shoulder hard: "Good brother, we are all alive!" Chinese, devils can't kill endlessly! ”

All the brothers were stunned. When Zong Tao was fine, he often talked to them about his company, and when it came to the emotional place, the brothers were full of enthusiasm. Especially when it comes to Hou Xiaoxi, who is less than 16 years old, everyone admires it even more. Unexpectedly, this legendary little hero in their minds really stood in front of them.

Hou Xiaoxi is too small, she washed her face with tears just now, and the tears swept through, revealing her immaturity. Liu Song was surprised: "With such a small size, you can still kill several devils!" ”

Zong Tao saw Hou Xiaoxi looking at the brothers suspiciously, and introduced them one by one with a smile. Hou Xiaoji said excitedly: "Company commander, you are really a man, you just escaped death, and you went home to do big things!" Company commander, I'm going to participate too! ”

Before Zong Tao could express his position, Li Erhu ran forward and grabbed Hou Xiaoxi's hand: "If our captain doesn't accept you, I want it!" ”

"Captain?" Hou Xiaoxi stared at Zong Tao again.

Liu Song stepped forward and patted Hou Xiaoxi on the shoulder: "Little brother, your company commander is really a man, he adapted our bandit cottage into an anti-Japanese volunteer army, and he is the captain." ”

Zong Tao caressed Hou Xiaoxi lovingly, pointed to the 38 big cover and asked, "What's going on with this gun?" ”

Hou Xiaoxi snapped upright, and said with a smug face: "Report to the company commander, ten days ago, I met a ghost who had fallen behind, stoned him to death, and seized this gun. If the company commander wants it, I will hand it over to the public. ”

Zong Tao said in surprise: "For more than ten days, you just walked over with a gun on your back? ”

"Yes, the people feel relieved to see me like this."

Zong Tao pinched a handful of sweat, if he ran into a devil, Hou Xiaoxi's life would be gone.

"Didn't you get shot by Kazuo Yamaguchi, how did you survive?"

Hou Xiaoxi said: "Kazuo Yamaguchi didn't hit me in the chest, he hit me in the thigh, and I was unsteady on my feet at that time and fell into the river. After sinking the river, I was drifted by the water for a few miles, and I was so frozen that it was an uncle who found me. The bullet didn't even hurt the bones. Later, when I went to look for troops, I heard that all the brothers in our regiment were gone. ”

In the defense of Nanjing, it was not only Zong Tao and Hou Xiaoxi's team that fought for glory.

Zong Tao rubbed his eyes and said in a dumb voice: "Hou Xiaoxi, come up the mountain with us." Your guns, yours. ”

"Yes, obey orders!" Hou Xiaoxi jumped up and shouted.

When Li Erhu heard this, he threw the gun to Zhang Daniu, squatted down suddenly, and carried Hou Xiaoxi on his shoulder.

"Hou Xiaoying, I'll carry you back to the cottage!"