Time flies, in the blink of an eye, three months have gone by in an instant.
Since the battle in Dajiapigou, the 203 Bandit Suppression Squadron has been undergoing repairs for more than two months. One is to reorganize the team, and the other is to implement the new instructions of the military division - assisting the comrades of the district committee to resettle the bandits.
Disaster for the people.
Su Yi's report did not cause much shock. Firstly, the entire army's focus was on the fruit-worker battle. Secondly, a dozen soldiers died because of a traitor. This matter was really not a big deal.
It's not as shocking as the news that Shao Jianbo defeated more with less and annihilated more than 500 bandits with dozens of people.
However, despite the good results, it is still difficult to attract attention.
After all, the work of suppressing bandits is even included in the scope of "maintaining public order" and is not strictly a war. To the regular army, bandits are completely a mob.
Thirty versus five hundred, if both sides were regular armies, such a result would cause a sensation throughout the country and even the world.
But if the opponent is a bandit, then it will be a disaster.
Therefore, this is an anecdote, but it cannot be called a miracle.
As for the hardships and dangers involved, it is difficult for outsiders to know and measure it.
In February 1947, the bandit suppression team, which had been replenished to 80 people, embarked on the journey of suppressing bandits again. This time their target was Xu Dama Bang - the long-lost Xu Dama Bang.
The manpower has been expanded, but Su Yi still uses the previous small group configuration, dividing the team into tactical groups and setting up team leaders.
This time he divided into five groups. The five group leaders were Sun Dade, Ma Baojun, Li Hongyi, Dong Zhongsong, and Chu Hongshan. He also left a group of communications corps for himself, and Bai Ru also served as his guard.
There is also a special person - Yang Zirong.
This belated protagonist, because of his status as a special correspondent, has become a figure in the team second only to Su Yi.
Because he was here to guide and assist in the work of suppressing bandits, he did not have to completely obey Su Yi.
Of course, Su Yi still had the final say in the team, but Yang Zirong had the right to refuse to perform his own mission and leave the team at any time.
It can be regarded as the above-mentioned restraint and balance of Su Yi's rights.
Naitoushan.
Facing this fortress that is easy to defend but difficult to attack, the team has tried several times, but still cannot even reach the gate.
The mountain here is too dangerous. The mountain village is located at the top of the mountain. To get to the top of the mountain, you have to pass through a dangerous area known as the Immortal Crossing. It can be said that one man is in charge of the pass and no one can get through it.
Su Yi and his men walked around Naitou Mountain for three or four days, but could not think of a way to attack the mountain from other places.
The remaining three sides of the peak are all steep cliffs, which are very steep and cannot be climbed by humans.
And this place is not like Weihu Mountain. There is a nearby mountain peak that can be climbed via a pulley cableway.
The top of Naitou Mountain is the highest mountain nearby.
In the end, the team could only find a solution on the Shenxian Ferry.
The teammates gathered together and came up with various solutions, including many fantastic ideas, including poisoning the water source, but in the end they all failed due to various reasons and ended without any cure.
Su Yi was at a loss what to do and looked at Naitou Mountain with wonder.
On this day, after another failed attempt, Xu Damagang, the head of Naitou Mountain, appeared on his bunker and taunted: "I said, are you bothered by the beatings? It's like scratching an itch.
If I give you ten more years, you won’t be able to break through my Naitou Mountain! I will guard here alone, and if you come with a thousand or ten thousand people, it will be useless, and don’t even think about it!”
"Made, what are you so arrogant about!" Sundade couldn't help but cursed after hearing this, "If it weren't for the advantage of the location, I would have killed you, you piece of shit!"
"That is, a few dozen of us have scared hundreds of you out of the mountain. What's there to be proud of?" Chu Hongshan also said angrily.
Unable to attack the mountain, everyone was filled with anger.
"If it doesn't work, let's blow up the Shenxian Crossing!" Ma Baojun said fiercely, "If we can't get up, they won't even think about coming down! I don't believe it, they have enough food to last a lifetime!"
"This is just an angry talk, let's forget it." Yang Zirong laughed and said, "They only have enough food for a few months, and we can't afford it. When we leave, they will have to waste some time to re-route the road.
If we dig it out, we will do whatever we want, but our mission will be considered a failure."
"Then what do you think we should do?" Dong Zhongsong asked, "Before, you said you were going to pretend to rely on the kiln to get in, but it turned out that they didn't accept this trick at all. They are just a superficial person. They would rather kill the mistake than let it go!"
"Can you blame me?" Yang Zirong smiled bitterly, "If I hadn't run away quickly when I saw the opportunity, I would have been honored on the spot! You used a trick to trap more than 500 brothers of Mountain Eagle to death in Dajiapigou
, the trick of relying on the kiln was used. Now all the people in the Northeast know about this, and everyone is on guard against making faces. What can I do?"
"Yes, small groups of bandits are running around, and large groups of bandits are all sealed off. The whole Mudanjiang is suddenly much more peaceful." Li Hongyi said, "In terms of effectiveness, our suppression of bandits can actually be considered a success."
"It's just a temporary false appearance." Su Yi shook his head and looked at the Shenxian Ferry opposite, "We can't go up the mountain from other places, and we can't attack by force. Now we have to find a way to outsmart the Shenxian Ferry."
"How to outsmart him?" Yang Zirong asked, spreading his hands.
It's easy to say, but Xu Da Ma Stick has made it clear that he will not accept any of the tricks and will not be fooled by anything. No matter how many tricks you have, they will ignore them and just beat you. What can you do?
"Negotiation!" Su Yi slowly spit out two words.
"Negotiation?" Everyone looked at each other, wondering what Su Yi meant.
"Actually, to put it bluntly, it's still the same thing as inside and outside." Su Yi explained, "But we have to change the method, and there must be someone to carry out this narrow escape mission."
Everyone had different expressions, but Yang Zirong solemnly said: "Chief, can you tell me what you think?"
Su Yi said: "Now Xu Damajang has made it clear that he will ignore us no matter what we do, and will fight whenever he sees us. So the only way now is to negotiate with him. We might as well lower our stance a little, and the terms
Relax a little and promise them some benefits..."
In fact, Su Yi's plan is very simple. To put it bluntly, it is just three words - "deceive the city gate", but it is really risky and must be fought hard.
This plan requires someone to take the risk of being shot dead on the spot by Xu Da Ma Bang, go forward to negotiate with him, and deceive his trust.
After completing this step, this person must take the initiative to be a hostage, mislead the bandits, and let the bandit suppression team secretly transport troops across Shenxiandu, and then suddenly attack, seize the opponent's firepower point at Shenxiandu, and cover the subsequent attack of the troops.
In the end, it was a strong attack of eighty versus five hundred.
The advantage of doing this is that you can confront Xu Damafang head-on and fight to the death, instead of being like now, where you can only watch people yelling and scolding from the opposite side but you are completely helpless.
But the disadvantage of this is that, except for the initial "deception gate", the rest must be faced directly.
If you want to destroy Xu Da Ma Bang and deceive the Immortal Crossing, you have to go head-on to complete it without any tricks or laziness.
After Su Yi finished talking about his plan, no one expressed an opinion. Everyone was silent and did not speak.
Su Yi was not in a hurry to let them express their opinions. He just looked at the sky and said, "It's getting dark soon. Let's go down the mountain first. Everyone should think carefully about my plan. If you have any ideas, you can come to me at any time."
"Okay, I think the chief's plan provides us with a direction and a method." Yang Zirong looked around with a smile, "At least we have to capture Naitou Mountain. There is no way to do it, right?"
Everyone laughed a little reluctantly.
Of course there is a way, but you have to work hard...
What are actors most afraid of?
Just try your best!
Why do you have to risk your life for a performance mission?
If you lose, you die, but if you win? It’s just a little director’s point.
Risks and returns are not directly proportional at all. This is the real reason why actors reject Gang Zheng.
The two battles at Shanlan Station and Dajiapigou were already exciting enough, and they really didn't want to take any more risks.
This day's attack once again ended in vain. The bandit suppression team went down the mountain and returned to the deserted Nangang to bury pots and make rice.
Not long after, Li Hongyi found Su Yi and said with a heavy face: "Chief, we are out of food."
"How much is left?" Su Yi asked.
"After finishing this meal, there is nothing left." Li Hongyi said, "I sent a report to the military division, and they replied that the military division is also experiencing a food shortage and is waiting for help from above. Let us first find ways to overcome the difficulties.
Just hold on for another half month."
Half a month...
Su Yi slowly exhaled.
At the foot of Naitou Mountain, the bandit-suppression team has spent seven or eight days and wasted seven or eight days of food. Now the food has been used up, and it must not be delayed any longer!
There was no hesitation in his mind, and his expression became decisive.
In fact, Su Yi's plan was easy to come up with. Su Yi thought of it on the first day.
But he has always wanted to see if he could use a strategy to resist the danger, so that everyone's survival rate would be higher, and he would also avoid confronting Xu Da Ma Bang's forces, so he put it off again and again until now.
Facts have proved that not all battles can be taken advantage of.
In other words, in this battle, the director made it clear that he did not want the actors to take any tricks!
This is a tough battle that must be fought face to face, and no luck is allowed.
Now, Su Yi has paid the first price for his indecision and procrastination - no food!
Su Yi had a hunch that if he delayed it any longer, another accident might be waiting for him.
The director must have found a way to force the actors to engage in this decisive battle.
If you don't fight decisively, the situation will get worse and worse. In the end, you will lose even the chance to pick up a gun and fight!
We can't delay it any longer, but the question now is, how to convince all the actors to work hard with him?
Su Yi's mind was full of thoughts.
"Chief? Chief?" Li Hongyi called softly.
Su Yi turned to look at him, his expression completely calm.
"Is the meal ready?" he asked.
"It's already done." Li Hongyi replied.
"Okay, let's eat!"
Crushed porridge, as thin as water, is today's meal.
That's it, everyone can only get one spoonful, and they can finish it in two or three sips.
"I'm talking to Lao Zheng, forget it if you don't use it, but you can't bear to let it go if it's too thin? Water is worthless, will you die if you put more water in it?"
Some team members complained.
But if too much water is added, is it still called porridge?
Su Yi walked over and poured the porridge in his bowl into the bowl of the complaining soldier.
This is an NPC, not an actor.
"Chief, this...that's not what I meant!" The soldier's face turned green with fright.
Su Yi smiled and patted his shoulder and said, "I don't have much appetite. Please help me solve it. Don't think too much."
After he finished speaking, without waiting for the soldier to reply, he clapped his hands, looked around, and raised his voice and said: "Comrades, I am not hiding anything from you, after eating this meal, we will run out of food!"
"Commander Li said that there is also a shortage of food in the military region. He asked us to find a way to survive for half a month." Su Yi said slowly, "Comrades, I have a question. If you don't eat for half a month, will you be able to survive?"
Will you starve to death?"
Everyone looked at each other and saw the confusion and helplessness in each other's eyes.
"Answer me!" Su Yi shouted with eyes wide open.
"Yes!" Sundade shouted, "If we don't eat for three days, let alone half a month, we will lose our combat effectiveness. When the bandits get off the mountain, we will be finished!"
Su Yi suddenly realized: "So that's it."
"Okay, let's continue eating." Su Yi waved his hands with a smile, then turned around and walked away with his hands behind his hands.
Everyone looked at each other, wondering why Su Yi broke this desperate situation without any explanation or solution, as if just to let everyone know that everyone had no food to eat and was about to starve to death?
For a moment, there was a loud buzz and everyone was talking.
"I think the chief's meaning is very obvious. The chief mentioned the method of attacking the mountain before. Our only way now is to attack the mountain as soon as possible!"
Yang Zirong said thoughtfully.
One word woke up the dreamer, and everyone suddenly realized.
"I support the chief!" Li Hongyi suddenly gritted his teeth and said, "It's not an option to continue wasting like this. It's better to beat the hell up! Up the mountain, the bandits have plenty of food! Maybe there's wine and meat too!"
The soldiers started talking one after another.
Most people are filled with indignation and feel that they should attack the mountain as soon as possible. However, most of these are NPCs, real actors, and they are still hesitant, or shrinking, or even thinking of ways to persuade Su Yi to give up this dangerous idea.
It doesn't matter if you fail to complete the task, but don't risk your death...
An hour after dinner, all the actors gathered together. After some communication, they all found Su Yi.
Su Yi had already expected this scene and had been waiting for them.
"Everyone, sit down." He smiled and waved his hands, "What I said before was for them to listen to. Now let's talk about it honestly."
Everyone had different expressions and sat down one after another.
Su Yi's face hardened, and his first sentence was shocking: "Everyone, our death is coming!"
Everyone was surprised and doubtful, some were disdainful, and some were frightened.
"Chief, what do you say...?" Sundade asked.
Su Yi sneered: "How to say it? What else do I need to say about such an obvious thing?"