(The transition chapter explaining the background is a bit wordy, please forgive me!)

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It turned out that the father and son went hunting a few days ago. When they returned home the morning before yesterday, they found that the village had been looted and everything was looted. All the more than ten families in the small wilderness village had been killed. The people who were killed

It was so horrific that the men were bayoneted to death one by one, while the women died without their clothes on.

The two of them were heartbroken and fell to the ground unconscious. Later, they were rescued by an old neighbor. The old man told them that nearly a hundred people in their village were killed by the Japanese army led by the national army.

Because most of the people in their village were hunters, and basically every family had shotguns, gunpowder, etc., they were considered by the "national army" to be local guerrillas. Little Japan became so angry that they went on a killing spree in the village and used all the shotguns and gunpowder.

, either taken away or destroyed, leaving nothing behind. He survived because he hid in the sweet potato cellar.

Life for the three of them was worse than death. After burying their neighbors, they planned to find the Japs or the national army to kill them together. What was unexpected was that among the dead, the others were just as usual, dying like lamps going out. There was nothing.

Movement, only

The child's mother refused to be buried after being placed in the coffin. There was no movement during the day. At night, she opened the lid of the coffin and entrusted them with a dream, asking them to take revenge and take the heads of those people as a memorial.

Can be buried

Since they were out hunting, their ammunition had long been used up, and the gunpowder at home had been destroyed and taken away by the Japanese. So after much thought, they dug traps on several paths outside the village. If any enemies fell in, they would use steel forks to fight them.

, anyway, life is worse than death. If you die with them, you can be regarded as avenging your relatives and neighbors and making you smile!

They happened to meet us that night, so they bravely led us to the trap, took out the steel forks they had hidden in advance, and planned to kill one to earn a profit, and kill two to earn one.

Finally, the father and son led us into the village. Seeing the white stubble and thin coffins one after another, we couldn't help but feel angry. We wanted to immediately disembowel those bastards and chop off their heads to pay homage to those who died tragically.

People! The father and son also expressed their request for our help in revenge, and used the heads of the enemies to comfort the dead and bury them.

Boss Liu was very sad and sympathetic, but also felt in a dilemma. If the special commissioner hadn't reminded him of the importance of this mission, he said that he would lead our reinforced battalion to avenge the tragic deaths of the people even if the entire army was wiped out.

But the current situation is really embarrassing: if you act emotionally, even if you can avenge the people and relieve their hatred, we are just a few hundred people, but we are just hitting an egg against a stone, and we will definitely not be able to fulfill the great trust of our superiors; if we only focus on ourselves to complete the tasks assigned by our superiors

If we ignore the people, we will be ashamed of the title of the national army and our own conscience.

It was already dawn at this time. According to the principle of staying in bed during the day and coming out at night, we could only hide and rest here during the day and could not set off until night.

Although we have been running around all night, we have no sleep. We have been struggling in our hearts whether we should help the father and son avenge the tragic deaths of the people. We also understand Boss Liu's difficulties, but if we only focus on our own tasks, what will happen to us?

It’s a shame we can never wash away and a lifelong regret

When we woke up, it was already past noon. The father and his son boiled a lot of water for us and found all kinds of food. I heard from the sentry that the old hunter said that there have been Japanese patrols around the village recently, so that we can rest peacefully.

, the two of them have been watching and watching at the entrance of the village, and took the time to boil water and find food for us.

We were very moved, and Mr. Liu also felt doubly painful. At this moment, the father and son reminded us that we must pay attention to our safety, and said that recently a large number of Japanese soldiers and puppet troops were searching and arresting an American. Let us

don't hit them

The speaker was unintentional, but the listener was intentional. At this time, the special correspondent and Boss Liu were extremely excited and immediately asked them what happened to the American, where he was now, etc.

The old hunter said that a large plane fell down dozens of miles away from here some time ago. He heard that there was an American on it, and he was not killed by the fall, but was rescued by the guerrillas here.

Little Japan and many puppet troops were dragging the net back and forth within a radius of a hundred miles. If it hadn't been for this incident, maybe their village would not have suffered such a disaster, etc. As for where the American is now, he couldn't say

clear.

The commissioner pondered for a moment, and finally told him everything. He told him the purpose of our trip, which was to rescue the American pilot. He also told him that the American was here to help us fight against Japan, and asked him to help us find a way to find him.

Americans wait.

The hunter was finally persuaded by the special commissioner, saying that he could gradually contact the local guerrillas. If the other party believed in us, they would hand over the American to us.

Now, there is no need for us to leave this place in a hurry. First, it is dangerous to wander around, and it will definitely not be good if we encounter the little Japanese patrolling the net; second, since the American is nearby and has been captured by the guerrillas

As for the rescue, there is no danger at the moment. As long as the old hunter can be contacted, we will have won half the battle.

At this time, Boss Liu was also smiling and said that he had the best of both worlds. On the one hand, he could complete the task and give a satisfactory explanation to the superior; on the other hand, he could help the villagers avenge themselves and use the enemy's heads to commemorate the tragic deaths of the people.

I have an explanation in my conscience

Everyone is happy and the gloom has cleared. The plan is that after successful negotiations with the local guerrillas, our battalion will be divided into two, and the brothers from the machine gun company will attack Little Japan. Firstly, they can avenge the people, and secondly, they can

Attract the enemy's attention; and other companies in our battalion can sneak back with the American pilot. This can be said to kill two birds with one stone, kill three birds with one stone!

After hearing our plan, the hunter father and son burst into tears and were very grateful. They thought that revenge for their loved ones was finally possible, so they set off immediately to find the local guerrillas and let us wait here.

It was unexpectedly smooth, like a surprise from the sky. We relaxed our minds and no longer went out day and night. Instead, we stayed in the village and waited until we found the American pilot, and then the brothers from the machine gun company added more

Destroying some Japs will be worthy of our own conscience and that of the father and son, and we will attract the enemy and cover our retreat.

The sun slowly sets, and night falls, making the scene even more desolate. Looking at the coffins with white stubble that have not yet been buried, although we feel sorry for the deceased, but there is no choice between the yin and yang, and the different paths between humans and ghosts, it still makes people feel numb and sad.

Feeling cold on top.

We had had enough rest during the day, and we felt energetic at night. Thinking of what the hunter said, the spirits of the dead are still lingering, and without Little Japan offering their heads as a sacrifice, they could actually kick open the lid of the coffin at night and refuse to be laid to rest.

, which makes us stationed here both curious and frightened.
Chapter completed!