"This friend, we are just passing by, and we hope to make it convenient. ”

Xiang Tao stood up, long since he lost his previous coldness, and instead spoke to the other party with a confident smile that was not humble or humble.

"Our people from Jigong Mountain are here to fence sheep today, so you can bypass it from elsewhere. ”

Xiang Tao nodded and asked, "Friend, this detour is far away, how long will it take to dare to ask?"

"We've just arrived, and we haven't started yet. The bandit groaned for a moment and added, "I'm afraid it won't stop for a day today." ”

Xiang Tao smiled and hugged his fist at the other party and said, "Then I wish you all a wide range of wealth and good luck." ”

The other party probably felt that Xiang Tao also understood the rules, and his attitude was better, so he also hugged his fists and replied: "Borrow your auspicious words, please!"

Immediately, Xiang Tao turned around and led everyone back the same way.

After Xiang Tao and the others walked away, a bandit next to the little leader who spoke asked: "Fifth brother, I don't look like they are ordinary people, most of them are darts, but they are empty-handed, and they are carrying either yellow or black goods, why don't we eat them? ”

The little leader glanced back at the subordinate who spoke, and said disdainfully: "Your kid has very poisonous eyes, and he knows that they have goods on them." However, you only see the goods on them, but you don't see them, they all have bulging waists, and they are definitely all box cannons. You said it yourself, these people are not ordinary people at first glance, plus all the box cannons, it means that the other party is not small, and he is afraid that we can eat it, but he provokes a strong enemy. Besides, just a few of us, but there are more than a dozen of them, and if we really want to fight, do you think we can eat it? ”

"Then I'll go and inform the master, bring more brothers over, and catch up and eat them while they haven't gone far?"

"More is better than less, forget it, it's better to circle sheep with peace of mind. After all, Lijia Village is also considered wealthy, as long as they eat Lijia Village, it is enough for the brothers to live happily for a year, and there is no need to make extraneous branches. ”

The subordinate thought for a while, nodded with a smile, and said: "Also, there are militias and guns in Lijia Village, so it will be very troublesome to deal with them, if you add these people, it is really hard to say." ”

Although Li Feng is also a soldier, after all, what he is good at is the position of a civilian soldier such as investigation, and he is a little worse in commanding operations, not to mention, he is even more confused about the different meanings expressed in this kind of bandit blocking.

Fortunately, Li Feng has a huge point -- he is not ashamed to ask! Knowing that professional things have to be solved by professionals, instead of relying on his own status level to command indiscriminately.

Seeing that the warriors' eyes were a little wrong before, but now even the momentum is not right: when they encountered the black bull before, although they were pointed at with guns and were still surrounded, everyone's momentum did not change, and they were still relaxed. And now, although they have retreated, everyone's momentum is a little more murderous. As a soldier, Li Feng can still clearly feel this.

He even found that some soldiers had begun to secretly take out box guns and check their weapons and ammunition - this was a precursor to war!

Confused, he hurriedly asked Xiang Tao, who came to his side: "Xiao Xiang, what's wrong with you? I see that there seems to be something wrong with your eyes, and the comrades have begun to check their weapons, is this going to war?"

"You immediately go and inform the comrades in the second platoon and ask them to speed up and come and assemble immediately. Xiang Tao first ordered a soldier to run quickly to the platoon behind his comrades. Then he nodded to Li Feng, and said with a straight face while walking quickly: "Director Li, we are going to give these bandits a good lesson." ”

"What's going on? Tell me more about it. ”

"Director Li, these bandits are about to make a move against Lijia Village, since we have collided, we must not stand idly by...... Director Li, wait a minute, you and Xiao Zhao will take a few people to press the formation behind, and I will go to the vanguard with the comrades of the second platoon......"

Xiang Tao's words are good, what is the pressure formation, what is the vanguard, in fact, it is to say, "You and Xiao Zhao are waiting in the back, I will send a few people to protect you, there will be no danger." Wait until we've got rid of these bandits first, and then we'll ask you to come over. ”

Li Feng directly took out a small pistol from his waist and smiled at Xiang Tao: "Xiao Xiang, you are underestimating me too much, I also led soldiers to fight before I changed jobs...... Rest assured, in terms of experience in warfare, I have not yet reached the point where I need someone to protect me. ”

"But, Director Li, your safety ......"

"What security is not safe, no matter what position I have, first of all, I am a soldier of the Eighth Route Army. Now that I've come across this, how can I stand idly by?"

"No, Director Li, before I came, our political commissar told me that even if my own life is gone, I must ensure your safety, you ......"

Li Feng thought for a while, and said: "Xiao Xiang, now I won't talk nonsense with you, I'll ask you a little bit: Is it your political commissar or my commissioner?"

"Your official university. ”

"That's not it. Now, I command you, you must take me with you to the war. And, from now on, I'm an ordinary soldier under you, not a commissioner. ”

"But ......"

"Okay, stop talking this nonsense. It's better to think more about how to fight this battle. ”

Xiang Tao saw that Li Feng was so persistent, and he admired him very much, but he was more worried about Li Feng's safety, but he also understood that he couldn't persuade him if he wanted to persuade him now, so he could only find another way. I had to temporarily agree: "Yes!"

Turning the foot of the mountain, everyone entered the forest to rest and wait for the arrival of the second platoon.

"Xiao Xiang, come, smoke a cigarette. ”

handed Xiang Tao a cigarette, lit a cigarette himself, took advantage of the situation to Xiang Tao's side, and asked with a smile: "Xiao Xiang, I still don't understand, how do you know that these bandits want details about Lijia Village, and know that they haven't done it yet?"

"Director Li, it's all nonsense. For example, when local bandits get the news in advance that a certain target is going to pass on a road, they will ambush them at both ends of the road in advance, and when the target enters, they will block the front and back of the road, which is called sheep hunting. Because it is only aimed at the target, in order to avoid extraneous complications, it will not rob other people who are going to pass by this road. And to detail a big goal, such as a village or something like that, the black language is called a sheep, that is, to fence it off. For other people who want to pass by, they will not be embarrassed, they are all persuaded to open. Just like the bandits we are encountering now, Lijia Village has become a sheep in the sheepfold in their mouths...... I just asked tentatively how long it would take, and the man replied that you heard it too, not only did he not start attacking yet, but he also deliberately said that he would have to wait for a long time. This reflects from the side that Lijia Village also has a certain amount of force to resist, so that this gang of bandits is not so easy to eat, and the time is naturally much longer. ”

"However, when we met the Black Bull and them, you didn't react much, but as soon as we met this bandit, you reacted so much, is there any way here?"

"We didn't have much reaction when we encountered the black bulls, because the black bulls were just blocking the road and robbing, and their influence was not great, and if the work was done properly, it was sure that they would be pulled into our anti-Japanese team. However, now this gang of bandits in Jigong Mountain, they are enclosing sheep, killing people and setting fires, which will inevitably cause a very bad impact, for such a thing, we must help the people of Lijia Village to drive them away, and even, maybe we will send troops to exterminate the bandits in Jigong Mountain...... The nature is different, and the results are naturally different. ”

Li Feng thought for a moment and nodded. But he suddenly thought of something, leaned closer, and asked in a low voice, "Xiao Xiang, how do you know so many doorways?"

"I participated in the revolution before the Long March, and before that, I was forced to be helpless, and I roamed the rivers and lakes for a while, and I was a bandit for a while, so I have a relatively clear understanding of the way here. Although the black language here is a little different from ours, they are all bandits, and they have the same destination, so you can know it with a little understanding...... Director Li, our regiment leader even asked me to learn about the various ways of the local bandits, I don't think this is a violation of discipline, right?"

"You are on a mission to understand the enemy, naturally you can't count. Moreover, you are a veteran comrade who has experienced the Long March, so it is needless to say that this political ideology is interesting to say: both then and later, people will give a high degree of trust to those who participated in the Long March. It can be said that in everyone's hearts, all those who have participated in the Long March are considered to be the most loyal fighters to the party and the people, especially in terms of political ideology, and they will never doubt it. Besides, heroes don't ask where they come from, as long as the prodigal son turns back, reforms his ways, and finally embarks on the road of revolution, he is a good comrade. ”

Xiang Tao smiled reassuringly and nodded.

Soon, the second platoon of the assault company came to this forest.

It is said that Li Feng is the highest among these people, both in rank and position, and he should lead everyone's operation. But because Li Feng is self-aware and knows that fighting a war is not his strong point, he happily delegates power and is just an observer.

And Xiang Tao is the platoon commander of the regimental guard platoon, and the assault company is also a company directly under the regiment, and they are also the elite of the elite. And the platoon commanders of these two platoons, in terms of rank, there is not much difference between the two.

The assault regiment is proud, and as its elite, it is naturally even more proud, so the two platoon commanders are very confident in eliminating the bandits in Jigong Mountain, but when to launch an attack on the bandits in Jigong Mountain, the two have a dispute at this point.

Although I don't know how many guns came to Jigongshan this time, I don't know when the other party launched an attack on Lijiacun, or rather, to force Lijiacun to surrender...... Although there is no direct information, from the previous investigation of Jigongshan and other large and small bandits, Jigongshan has about 120 people and 70 or 80 guns (only rifles, not firearms), which can be regarded as relatively powerful bandits. Then, excluding the basic men and horses they had to leave to guard Jigong Mountain, it is estimated that the number of people who came to attack Lijia Village this time was about eighty at most.

And the root cause of the dispute between the two platoon commanders ......