...Hao Daguang, commander of the seventh squadron of the 386th Brigade Security Company, had bitterness on his lips, and his heart was extremely depressed. Why did this good escort mission go wrong halfway?
Before leaving, the chief of staff patted him on the shoulder and repeatedly asked him to escort these students to the headquarters safely.
Hao Daguang even patted his chest and promised that as long as he was here, he would never let these students lose even a hair.
The journey was originally very smooth. According to Hao Daguang's planned evacuation route, the team deliberately chose a relatively remote mountainous path. There were no Japanese checkpoints or strongholds on this road. On weekdays, it was rare to see Japanese soldiers and puppet troops.
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Otherwise, the brigade headquarters would not send only one squad of soldiers to escort.
The main reason is that the target is smaller and the students can be brought back to the headquarters without alerting the Japanese or puppet troops.
Unexpectedly, I don’t know why this little devil is so crazy today. Suddenly there are many more roadblocks on the road. There are even devils in this mountainous area. The puppet army is searching everywhere, as if they are chasing someone.
Hao Daguang was cautious enough. After discovering the anomaly of the Japanese and puppet troops, he led the student team in concealment and successfully avoided many roadblocks of the Japanese and puppet troops.
Who would have thought that when we were about to leave enemy-occupied territory, we would suddenly bump into Japanese soldiers on this mountain road?
A loud gunshot directly broke the peace of the mountain.
The Japanese scout dozens of meters away fell down, but the sound of the gunshot also meant that Hao Daguang's team of soldiers and students was completely exposed.
Hao Daguang looked back at the young man who fired the gun. Naturally, he would not blame the student for suddenly shooting and exposing the team. On the contrary, Hao Daguang only had admiration and respect for this young student.
Calm, cool, wise, cultured, and amazing at marksmanship...
In Hao Daguang's impression, even at the brigade headquarters, the only ones who could compare with the young man in front of him seemed to be the deputy chief of staff, chief of staff, brigade commander, and political commissar. Even his own battalion commander might not be comparable. p>
There is nothing we can do, the battalion commander is uneducated!
As for the person in front of him, Hao Daguang had heard from the chief of staff that he was a top student who graduated from the prestigious Yenching University and was an elite member of the fourth generation of the Anti-Japanese University. While still in college, he seemed to be one of the leaders of the December 9th Movement.
He is a veteran party member, and he seems to have worked in the underground party before. If compared to his seniority, Hao Daguang would probably have to call him an old comrade.
Although in terms of age, Zhao Gang, who is only 27 or 28 years old, is five or six years younger than Hao Daguang.
"Squad Leader Hao, I'm sorry, as soon as the gunfire rang out, we were completely exposed, and we had no choice but to escape!" Zhao Gang, who was in the fourth phase of the Anti-Japanese University, spoke, his words still calm.
There are thirteen students in this student group. Only Zhao Gang is from the fourth term of Anti-Japanese University. He is the leader of this student group. As for the other students, most of them are graduates from the fifth term of Anti-Japanese University and some patriotic students from other schools.
Students, in order to resist Japan and save the country, voluntarily applied to rush to the front line.
Hao Daguang attaches great importance to Zhao Gang.
Hao Daguang said with relief: "There is nothing we can do about being exposed. The Japs had raised their guns just now. If you hadn't opened fire in time to kill the Japs, if any student here had a problem, I wouldn't be able to explain it to the Chief of Staff when I go back."
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Speaking of this, Hao Daguang said doubtfully: "Comrade Xiao Zhao, you are really good. That little devil just now was camouflaged with leaves. If you hadn't shot him, I wouldn't have been able to spot this little devil. Why did you do it in the first place?"
Found him?"
Zhao Gang smiled and said: "During military training in school, the instructor taught us anti-reconnaissance subjects."
"It's amazing. I originally thought that you college students were the Wenqu star from the sky who came down to earth. But now it seems that the Wuqu star is still alive, and we old men can't compare with it." Hao Daguang said in admiration.
Zhao Gang said: "Monitor Hao, you don't need to be modest. You can learn culture slowly in the future. The valuable anti-Japanese experience accumulated by senior anti-Japanese veterans like you is what we students need to learn most. This is also the most valuable asset in the frontline anti-Japanese war." Hao Daguang didn't know how to answer the question, scratched his head and smiled naively.
Take a look, college students speak very well, and it makes us feel warm inside.
"Xiao Liu, you are responsible for the security on the left, Erniu is responsible for the security on the right, Lao Zheng, you are responsible for the front, search and security. When the gunfire rang out, we were completely exposed. The one who was killed just now should be a Japs scout. This means that the Japs
The main force is not far away from us. Without further ado, we must take a detour and evacuate immediately!"
Hao Daguang immediately issued the order. This time he brought a team to escort the students, including him, a total of twelve people.
In order to successfully complete this escort mission, the chief of staff additionally increased the firepower configuration for Hao Daguang's squad.
There are eleven rifles with thirty rounds of ammunition for each person, and one Czech-made light machine gun with two hundred rounds of ammunition, which Hao Daguang would never dare to think about in normal times.
In addition, the student team also brought several guns.
On the way out, the soldier who had been arranged by Hao Daguang to seize the guns and ammunition from the dead Japanese returned to the reporting room and reported: "Report to the squad leader, the seizure is complete!"
Hao Daguang nodded and asked: "How many were seized?"
The little soldier chuckled, with a pair of leather shoes slipping on his hands, "Squad leader, this little devil is so rich! I seized a 38-meter cover, two boxes of bullets, there should be more than a hundred rounds, and there are also steel helmets and bayonets.
Engineer shovel, water bottle, backpack, biscuits... Hehe, I also asked me to take off the Japs’ leather shoes. If you hadn’t told me, squad leader, that time was tight, I would have had to take off the Japs’ military uniforms as well.”
The little soldier said it humorously, and the students seemed to be holding back their laughter.
This doesn't look like a regular combat unit of the Eighth Route Army. It looks like bandits, eager to strip people naked.
Captain Hao was also a little embarrassed and glared at the little soldier.
I really have no future and I don’t even have a good time to live my life. There are so many students watching! I’m so embarrassed.
Zhao Gang understood the students' thoughts and explained: "Students, since you have made up your mind to come to the front line to fight the war, I think you have made mental preparations before. Comrades on the front line to fight against Japan, you should understand earlier how difficult the conditions are!
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"Now that the national army has cut off our supply, and the base area is tightly blocked by the Japanese, if more of our comrades put on Japanese military uniforms and go back, one less of our comrades will have to suffer from the cold when winter comes.
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Very simple words, Zhao Gang did not deliberately exaggerate anything.
The students were all silent, and Monitor Hao and his party showed bitter smiles.
The hardships of resisting Japan on the front line are just as Zhao Gang said.
Otherwise, the little soldier just now would not be so happy just because he seized the equipment and supplies from a Japanese soldier.
Among the students, a young man spoke up and broke the silence.
"Don't worry, senior, since we have chosen to come to the front line, we are not afraid of hardship, bloodshed, and sacrifice. We are living a hard life now so that we, the 40 million poor people in China, can live a good life in the future. For this ideal
, it’s all worth our efforts!”
"Besides," the young man chuckled, "we were training in the fields when we were in school! Why, are we ready to enjoy the blessings when we get to the front line?"
Zhao Gang praised: "What Wenjie said is good, have you all heard it? This is the consciousness that we revolutionaries should have."
"Yes——" the students responded quickly.
Squad Leader Hao on the side looked at it with emotion. To be honest, when the team encountered Japanese and puppet troops before, Squad Leader Hao had paid attention to these students. Except for Zhao Gang and the student who spoke first just now, the other students also looked nervous.
, even scared.
But these students overcame their fear very quickly.
At this moment, all Captain Hao can feel is the passion and unwavering determination of these patriotic students to resist the war.
With these people with lofty ideals, patriotic students are working hard for the motherland.