"Platoon leader, Mao'er covered the front!" Zhang Hao, who had been leading the way, shouted excitedly.
"Are you sure!" Li Hao asked, staring at him.
There is a town in front of it, no, it is so dilapidated that it doesn't look like a town at all, more like a very large village.
More importantly, the town was too quiet, and there was no sign of any troops passing by or stationed there.
Could it be that the Red Army has left or hasn't come here yet? Li Hao thought to himself and frowned.
"Platoon leader, do you have any questions?" Hong Linfeng came over and asked.
Li Hao shook his head and forced himself to calm down, recalling the historical memories he knew.
Then his face became determined. He was sure that he remembered correctly. The main force of the Red Army did rest and camp here briefly before crossing the grassland in order to raise a sufficient amount of food and grass.
Then he ordered: "Li Jie takes the others to hide in the nearby woods to rest. Hong Linfeng, Zhang Hao, you and I will put on common people's clothes and go into the village to investigate!"
Zhang Hao's local dialect allowed Li Hao to quickly figure out the situation here. He arrived late, and only one day late.
The Red Army Corps, which was the last to cross the grassland, just left Maoergai yesterday morning and entered the grassland.
"Platoon leader, what are you waiting for? Let's set out now to chase the third army!" Hong Linfeng shouted excitedly.
Several veterans showed very eager expressions on their faces, staring at Li Hao with pairs of hot eyes.
After nearly two months away from the team, I am finally returning to the team. Everyone is very happy and full of expectations.
"We can't leave now, we'll start again tomorrow morning!" Li Hao actually refused.
Li Jie retorted on the spot: "Why, platoon leader!"
"If we delay our departure until tomorrow morning, wouldn't we be dozens of kilometers further away from the main force?"
Hong Linfeng and several other veterans also looked at Li Hao with puzzled faces. They really couldn't think of a reason to explain why Li Hao refused.
Li Hao frowned and cursed bluntly: "What kind of place do you think the grassland is? You can enter when you want to and leave when you want~"
"Let me tell you, if we rush in without sufficient preparation, we will most likely not be able to get out of the grassland, and we will lose our lives in it!"
Hong Linfeng's face suddenly became serious. He stared at Li Hao and asked, "Platoon leader, is it really so serious?"
"I'm just telling you that the situation is more serious than what I told you. You will know after you go in!" Li Hao frowned and replied seriously.
The comparison of the strength of the Red Army before and after it crossed the grassland came to mind.
The Red Front Army had more than 20,000 people before crossing the grassland, but only more than 10,000 people remained after crossing the grassland. More than 6,000 people were directly reduced, and nearly one-third of the cadres and soldiers died on the grassland.
Seeing Li Hao's face becoming more and more solemn, Hong Linfeng quickly asked: "Platoon leader, how should we prepare?"
"Food, clothes, rainproof cloth, pepper, and salt must all be prepared. The more the better."
"We will start taking action tonight. Whether we buy it with money or go to the landlord's house to rob it, we must refill the seven mules and horses with supplies!"
"Then we will set off at dawn tomorrow morning to catch up with the main force!"
When the Red Army stationed in Mao'ergai, because of the White Army's deliberate propaganda against the Red Army, the people ran away with their food, so the Red Army did not raise much food here.
There were only eleven people in Li Hao's group, and they were wearing vigilante uniforms. Although they held guns in their hands, they did not cause much panic.
Li Hao originally thought that he was rich. Even if a family bought a pound of grain, they could raise hundreds of pounds in total.
But Mao'ergai's poverty was far beyond his imagination. He couldn't buy food even with an ocean.
Ordinary people had no food in their hands, so Li Hao could only find a way to get food from the local chieftains, exchanging their most coveted weapons for food!
"Platoon leader, those chieftains are so bullying. One machine gun and ten rifles only cost 600 kilograms of highland barley noodles and 200 kilograms of dried meat. If you put this in other places, you can get at least five times the amount of food and dried meat!"
As soon as Hong Linfeng returned to the station, he cursed angrily.
Li Hao's expression was not much better than his.
This was the first time since he joined the Red Army that he had made such a loss-making business.
If time were not limited, he would really like to lead his men to have a good fight with those chieftains and make up for the losses, but now he can only be a ninja.
After forcing down his anger, he replied: "Don't worry, we will keep this account in mind for him first. When we have the opportunity in the future, we will definitely let them return double the amount!"
"The chieftain is fighting, and we are in a hurry to catch up with the main force. It is impossible to fight with them. So no matter how wronged we are, everyone must give me the ninja. A little impatience will mess up the big plan, because there is no time to toss with them here, chasing the main force is the most important
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Li Jie also frowned and asked with a puzzled look on his face: "But platoon leader, there are only eleven of us, is it necessary to bring so much food?"
"I think we shouldn't give them that machine gun. One machine gun only exchanges for three hundred kilograms of grain and one hundred kilograms of dried meat. What a loss!"
"Even if we only have 300 kilograms of highland barley noodles and 100 kilograms of dried meat in exchange for ten rifles, we should have no problem walking out of the grassland!"
Machine gunner Chen Bing immediately looked at Li Hao. As a machine gunner, he was definitely the most heartbroken person when he replaced the machine gun.
If he didn't have a light machine gun in his hand, he would have tried his best to stop him.
Li Hao replied with a serious face: "I can't tell you now. When you enter the grassland, you will understand. A machine gun is exchanged for three hundred kilograms of highland barley noodles and one hundred kilograms of dried meat. On the surface, we are losing money, but in fact
We made a profit!"
The team set off at dawn the next day.
Seven mules and horses helped with transportation to keep everyone moving at a rapid pace.
Although they were fully prepared, everyone still felt the harsh environment on the first night after entering the grassland.
"Platoon leader, it rained so suddenly last night and it was so cold. If each of us hadn't brought an extra set of clothes and a tarpaulin, some of us would have been unable to hold on to that bowl just now.
The chili broth is so comforting, it takes away all the coldness from the night!" Hong Linfeng said with a lingering fear on his face.
Not only did she no longer doubt Li Hao's initial decision, but she also admired Li Hao's foresight.
"This is just the beginning!" From the moment he entered the grassland, Li Hao never smiled and remained as serious as ever.
Looking at the endless meadows and mud pits in front of him, he felt that what he was worried about was about to happen.
"Tell comrades, everyone should pay more attention next time. We are walking along the route taken by the main force of the Red Army. Keep your eyes careful and look further away to see if there are any soldiers left behind by the main force!"
"Left behind? It's so fast. Someone has fallen behind just after entering the grassland. Platoon leader, you must be too worried!" Hong Linfeng showed an expression of disbelief.
Li Hao explained with a frown.
"Nothing is impossible. We had rainproof cloths and cotton-padded clothes last night, and no one got sick. There are so many people in the main force, how many soldiers can have cotton-padded clothes and rainproof cloths like us?"
"Without these cold protection measures, someone will definitely get sick, and if they get sick, someone will be left behind!"
"Don't forget, the main force came all the way here, lacking everything, and very tired. Maybe a common cold and fever can defeat a soldier!"
Hong Linfeng's face became serious and he quickly replied: "Don't worry, platoon leader, I will make arrangements now!"
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