The three of them found a dry well in the old village, they walked all the way, the water in the kettle has basically been drunk, and they need to replenish it, and looking at the bottom of the well, they can basically judge whether there is still a water source in this dry well.

The old village chief was well-informed, and he saw that the ground at the bottom of the well was dry and hard, and the color was dark, so he said: "The water is not completely dry, go down and dig it, and there is still water that can come out." ”

Sanbao volunteered: "Village chief, Xia Yuan, I'll go down to get water, you guys are watching here." ”

"Hey, Sambo, be careful when you go down."

The old village chief handed the kettle of the three people to Sanbao, Sanbao nodded, put the rope on the wellhead on his body, pulled by the old village chief and Xia Yuan, Sanbao went down to the bottom of the well, reached out and touched the ground, part of the ground was dry and hard, and some of the ground was a little wet, Sanbao dug the ground with his hands, the ground at the bottom of the well has a lot of sediment, after the water disappears, part of the sediment becomes sand, and some of the water in the sediment has not disappeared, and it has become a damp mud ground.

Sambo dug down a large amount of earth, mixed with mud and sand, and very muddy water flowed out of the pit.

The well is very deep, the location of the water is also close to the groundwater, the old village chief is not once or twice to the old village, obviously very familiar with this place, it is estimated that when I went to the district before, I went to the district from here, this well is like a transfer station.

The two of them grabbed the rope on the top, and the old village chief stepped on the edge of the wellhead with one foot, turned around and said: "This old village has been abandoned for a long time, and the water from this well will dry up, but if you dig it, you can still dig it out, and this old village has become a transit location for many comrades to go to the sub-district." Even if you encounter a devil, you can avoid the search of the little devil in the old village. ”

Xia Yuan nodded and asked, "Village Chief, that devil's turret is here, will the old village be dangerous?" ”

Where the devil's turret is, there is generally a devil's stronghold, even if it is not in the devil's stronghold, the distance will not be too far, once the devil is discovered, the devil can quickly support the turret through the stronghold, which is also the second reason why the guerrillas dare not take the devil's turret.

On the one hand, because of its own firepower, it is impossible to eliminate the devil turret in a short time, and on the other hand, the devil support in the stronghold is very fast, and the threat to the guerrillas is very great.

Xia Yuan thought very comprehensively, after all, he had his own system, but the old village chief did not have a system, once he was discovered by the devil, he could easily escape, but the old village chief wanted to escape, it was not an easy thing.

The old village chief said: "The devils are now carrying out a large-scale sweep, the number of devils in the stronghold is not much, in the absence of special circumstances, the devils in the turret will not take the initiative to attack, they are in the turret, we can't do anything about them, but as long as they leave the turret, then we have a way to deal with them!" ”

Xia Yuan pursed his lips and thought about it seriously, what the old village chief said also made sense, the devils' large forces are sweeping in the central Hebei region, and the devils in the strongholds and turrets have limited troops, even the devils in the Heifengkou turret are only one squad left, and the devils in Heifeng Town are only one squadron, one or two hundred people, and when the strength is limited, the devils generally will not easily leave the strongholds and turrets, which also brings a trace of safety to those areas that have not been swept by the devils.

At least at this stage, the devils will not come out, they can move outside.

And this is also the experience learned from the lessons again and again, and all the experience of dealing with devils is obtained in the casualties again and again.

Even his own skills are forged after many tragic battles.

The efficiency of Sanbao water is still very fast, living in the central Hebei region, perennial with wind and sand, the water is often turbid, in addition to sinking the sediment in the water, they will also use clothes wrapped in soil for filtration, but they do not have a theoretical attempt of carbon adsorption, and do not know that charcoal can be used for filtration.

But it's already very powerful.

The three pots of water were quickly taken out, Xia Yuan and the old village chief worked together to pull out the three treasures, and then continued to set off, after passing through the old village, they walked a few miles, and saw a brick built of a devil on a raised plain from a distance, the turret was not big, and there was a shaking figure in front of the turret.

The three of them did not provoke this turret, and it was the right thing to go to the district for a meeting.

Along the way, they arrived at the sub-district without incident, the sub-division was set up in a larger village, where a company of the Eighth Route Army was stationed, and a hospital was set up, after passing through two layers of interrogation, they arrived at dusk, the sky became a little dark, and the soldiers in the uniforms of the Eighth Route Army were busy with their own affairs, in addition to the Eighth Route Army, there were militiamen with red tassel guns on their backs, and anti-Japanese children's regiments composed of teenage children patrolling the village.

This was an era in which everyone participated in the anti-Japanese struggle.

"Village Chief Gao, you're here, the district chief and they're all waiting for you." When a cadre saw the three people entering the village, he immediately led them into the village, and then came to a large courtyard, the courtyard was lit up, and there were two Eighth Route Army soldiers standing guard outside the door, who did not care about the arrival of several people, and stood at the door like a rock.

"Two little brothers, wait outside." When they went in, the cadres stopped Xia Yuan and Sanbao, and the two were waiting in the courtyard, the old village chief entered the house, a table was placed in the house, and the district head, the deputy district head, and Cui Lian Chang were discussing things, and when they saw the old village chief coming, they got up to greet them.

"Why are you here so late today?" The deputy district chief asked with some concern.

"I went around in a big circle, avoiding the devil's turret and stronghold." The old village chief said.

"Or the same route you took before?" The deputy district chief asked again.

"Yes, the previous route was far away, but it was safe." The old village chief replied.

"It's safe, the devils are sweeping frequently during this time, and the shadows of the devils can be seen everywhere, and the new route is always a little unsafe." The district chief said.

"It would be nice if you took a new route." The deputy district chief said.

"Deputy District Chief, is something wrong?" The old village chief was keenly aware that the deputy district chief's tone was a little heavy.

"Not really, it's just that the people from Niujiazhuang haven't come yet." The deputy district chief said.

"At this point, it stands to reason that the people of Niujiazhuang have arrived." Company Commander Cui was also a little puzzled.

"Niujiazhuang?" The old village chief asked: "Niujiazhuang is closer to the subdivision than Gaojiazhuang, and they are on the new route, basically they can arrive in half a day, and the previous route we took has already arrived, and they have not yet arrived?" ”

"Who said it wasn't, we were still wondering just now, but it's good that you're here, and now it's just Niujiazhuang."

The district chief pointed to the stool on the side and said, "Sit down first, drink tea and rest." ”

The old village chief was a little anxious about the meeting, so he asked, "Old village chief, ......what about the meeting?"

The district chief poured him a glass of water and said: "The meeting will be held tomorrow morning, you can rest and rest first, and wait for Lao Niu and them by the way, Lao Niu and they are also old cadres, and it stands to reason that they will not make this low-level mistake." ”

Cui Lian said: "Could something really happen?" ”

The district chief pondered, shook his head and said: "It shouldn't be very good, Lao Niu's militia and guerrilla combat effectiveness should not be said to be in our division, but the guerrillas in the entire Jizhong Plain are among the best, if something really happens, they will also send someone to send a letter over, and they will not remind them of anything." ”

The old village chief asked again: "District chief, didn't you send a correspondent to check?" ”

The district chief smiled bitterly: "Recently, the Japanese devils have carried out a big sweep, and the correspondents have gone to be scouts, and there is too little manpower." ”

The old village chief took a sip of tea and said: "Otherwise, let's take a look at tomorrow, if the people from Niujiazhuang don't come tomorrow, we will take a new route when we go back, and take a look at what the situation in Niujiazhuang is." ”

The district chief looked at the deputy district chief and Cui Lian Commander, and said: "This is also a way, Niujiazhuang can't be contacted now, and it can only be like this, but you have to be careful." ”

In the courtyard, Xia Yuan looked at the Eighth Route Army with his arms crossed, which was very different from the Eighth Route Army on TV, the clothes worn by the Eighth Route Army were quite shabby, many military uniforms were worn in tatters, and the shoes on his feet were a piece of cloth and a board, and then connected to the entire leggings, so as to ensure that the shoes would not run away when he was running.

The clothes on the body are also dirty, there is no change of clothes, there is no water source, there is a smell, even if they want to ensure their military appearance, but the living conditions are too difficult, there is no place to take a bath, the current water source is also very tight, how can there be extra water for everyone to take a bath.

Especially with so many people, just eating and drinking Lazar is enough trouble, and it is also thanks to the good discipline and excellent style of the Eighth Route Army.

At present, the district is also doing its best to improve the lives of the soldiers, at least let the soldiers take a bath.

So when they entered the village, Xia Yuan and the others also saw that some soldiers were digging wells, water was the source of life after all.

Sanbao and Xia Yuan waited in the courtyard for a while, then put the small cart under the shed in the courtyard, came outside and sat at the door, crossed their arms and looked at the life in the division, Sanbao said: "The weapons and equipment of the Eighth Route Army are not good, and many people are carrying old-fashioned old sleeves. ”

Xia Yuan looked at it and said, "It's similar to Gaojiazhuang's situation. ”

The equipment of the Eighth Route Army is still good, the 38 big covers captured from the little devils, as well as those made in the border area, and also made in Hanyang, the majority of them made in Hanyang, and the 38 big covers captured are very few, and many weapons seized from the little devils have been handed over to the superiors, and these handed in weapons have been given to the regular troops fighting on the front line, and the regular troops fighting on the front line are facing pressure several times that of them.

Some little soldiers still have grenades and bullet belts on their bodies, Sanbao is a little bored sitting on the ground, holding a stick in his hand, comparing and drawing, while Xia Yuan feels very interesting, and can really see the real life of the Eighth Route Army and ordinary people in this era, which is not better than in the TV series.

"Xia Yuan, Sanbao."

The sky was getting darker, and the voice of the old village chief came from the courtyard, and Sambo stood up and patted the dirt on his buttocks, and shouted, "It's here." ”

He turned his head and said, "Xia Yuan, stand up quickly, the village chief has called us." ”

Xia Yuan got up and patted his buttocks, and walked into the yard, where the old village chief was unloading the straw on the ground in the car, and there were three middle-aged men with different looks and figures standing beside him, one of whom was wearing the military uniform of the Eighth Route Army, with a pistol strap wrapped around his body, and an imitation Mauser pinned to his waist.

"This is the weapon he seized from the devil, District Chief, Company Commander Cui, take a look."

After unloading the straw from the car, revealing more than a dozen guns, the old village chief took out two guns without straw and threw them to the two people, and showed the remaining guns to the district chief.

Company Commander Cui understands guns, picked up one to check the magazine, and then checked the wear and tear of the gun, and said: "The wear and tear of the gun is relatively serious, and it should be eliminated from the Japanese devils." ”

He raised his head and looked at Xia Yuan: "You captured it by yourself?" ”

Xia Yuan nodded and said: "This is captured from the puppet army, stealing the little devil's weapon, the little devil will find the people to vent, stealing the puppet army, the little devil doesn't treat the puppet army as a human being, and if they lose their weapons, they can only eat coptis dumbly." ”

Company Commander Cui and the district chief glanced at each other, and Company Commander Cui said with a smile: "Yo he, I know this aspect, do a good job, if you really steal the weapons of the little devils, the little devils are estimated to arrest people in Black Wind Town the next day, maybe a few ordinary people will have to pay the price for your solo action, but the thieves of the puppet army have ideas, the devils don't treat the puppet army as people, they lost such a batch of guns, and told the Japanese devils, the Japanese devils will only blame them for their dereliction of duty, and they will inevitably suffer from a meal of flesh and skin, and even the skin of the puppet army commander will be stripped off, Brave and resourceful. ”

Company Commander Cui turned his head to look at the old village chief and said, "Old Gao, you little comrade is brave and strategic, not bad. ”

Sanbao grabbed Xia Yuan's arm excitedly, his face full of joy

The old village chief said: "Comrade Xia Yuan's solitary action at night really frightened us, but after we thought of the reason, we also admired him very much, and the most important thing is that Comrade Xia Yuan thought of a plan suitable for our guerrilla warfare. ”

When Commander Cui and the district chief and deputy district chief heard this, they immediately became interested, and asked, "What plan?" ”

The old village chief said: "Tunnel war! ”

The three of them were taken aback, looked at each other, and the district chief said, "Tunnel battle!" ”

The old village chief nodded, and when he saw that the expressions of several people were wrong, he said, "Yes, district chief, is there any problem?" ”

The district chief said in a deep voice: "This sub-district meeting is also to discuss ways to deal with the Japanese devils, so that the anti-Japanese guerrillas in the entire central Hebei region can see the underground work, at the smallest, it is low-level work, and at the largest, it is to carry out tunnel warfare!" ”

(End of chapter)