The officers and soldiers of the Central Army dared not speak at this time. They already believed that Zhao Zhiguo had successfully destroyed the Japanese army headquarters, so they naturally believed that what Zhao Zhiguo said was true.

"Thank you, Brother Zhao, for your help. I will definitely help you with this, but I, Tao Xueyi, am also an upright person and will never covet other people's military exploits."

Tao Xueyi has nothing to say as a person. Whether it is dealing with the local army or with this military merit, he will never take it as his own.

But in terms of combat, in order to eliminate the Japanese army, the lives of wounded soldiers were used as bait, and any means were used to achieve the goal, which made Zhao Zhiguo feel resentful.

"Without further delay, I will set off now and try to cross the river after dark. Brother Zhao is waiting for my good news. But I also ask Brother Zhao to take care of these brothers for me."

"Sir Tao, your brothers are brave and resourceful, and their tongues are as sharp as swords. I, Zhao Zhiguo, am a mediocre person, and I am really not qualified to lead them. I think this brother next to you is good. He must have a military rank, and he must be capable.

With both ability and political integrity, he couldn't be more suitable."

Zhao Zhiguo can't take care of these men. If they are put together with the brothers of the Northwest Army, they will quarrel if they disagree.

Tao Xueyi knew that Zhao Zhiguo was being modest, but Zhao Zhiguo was unwilling and he couldn't force him, so he could only hand over the remaining brothers to the officers around him.

"Company Commander, Battalion Commander Tao has nothing to say as a human being, but isn't it a little too... cruel to lead troops in a war? I'm not talking about the cruelty to the little devils, but the cruelty to their own people!"

On the way back, Dianhou felt very uncomfortable. Although the Central Army won the battle, Dianhou felt that this victory was not glorious.

"Since they received the news in advance, the troops clearly have time to retreat. Even if they must fight this battle, they can evacuate the wounded first."

"Perhaps...as he said, those wounded people stayed behind voluntarily."

Zhao Zhiguo also tried his best to convince himself and find a suitable reason to numb himself.

In this protracted war of resistance, too many unfortunate things happened, which Zhao Zhiguo could not change or prevent.

"It was so great just now. Did you see the expression on that officer's face? It's uglier than eating shit!"

Dian Hou originally thought that Zhao Zhiguo didn't want to stand up for him, but he didn't expect that Zhao Zhiguo finally showed his killer move, leaving his people speechless.

"Have you ever eaten shit?" Zhao Zhiguo looked at Dianhou with a look of disgust.

"No?"

"Then how do you know it's worse than eating shit?"

"You are so boring, I was just making an analogy!" Dianhou said.

Zhao Zhiguo suddenly stopped and his face became serious: "When I was arguing with them just now, I asked you to stop, why didn't you listen?"

"Don't I want to protect your honor?" Dianhou was stunned.

"Let me tell you Dianhou, I am your company commander. Even the acting company commander is also your commander. In the army, if you disobey your commander's orders, are you going to rebel?" Zhao Zhiguo's tone changed drastically, which scared Dianhou.

A jump.

"I can treat you as a brother, but the hierarchy in the army is very strict, and the superiors are too majestic to challenge! You, the superior, ordered me to demonstrate marksmanship for them. What is your status? Are you higher than the regimental commander and division commander?"

In private, Zhao Zhiguo could treat Dianhou as a brother, but in the army, officers must be dignified and dignified.

Otherwise, on the battlefield, the soldiers will think that the officers are not dignified and will not obey orders.

"I've finally seen through your loyalty. Under the guise of protecting my honor, you just want to make yourself happy. Do you really want to protect my honor? You just want to vent your anger on yourself."

Dianhou lowered his head: "Company Commander, I admit that I was wrong."

"I'm giving you an order now, can you execute it?" Zhao Zhiguo asked.

"Guaranteed to complete the mission!"

"Okay, from now until the sun goes down the day after tomorrow, you don't say a word without my order, otherwise you won't follow me again in the future."

Dianhou was a good man, but his mouth would do bad things sooner or later, so Zhao Zhiguo decided to give him a good treatment.

"Ah?" Dianhou said reluctantly, "Okay, I will obey the order."

Returning to the place where the troops were hiding, Zhao Zhiguo was not idle. He had to make preparations, that is, the troops on the other side of the river would not send troops to attack the Japanese army after learning about the situation.

If the Japanese army did not retreat, or if the army on the other side did not attack, Zhao Zhiguo and the others would not be able to stay in this forest forever.

"Tomorrow night, or tomorrow night at the latest, we must be ready to attack at any time, but we cannot let the little devil live in peace tonight." Zhao Zhiguo told Gao Cang.

"I'm going to arrange my troops now to keep an eye on the little Japs in case there are any changes."

The new Japanese commander was already on his way. Zhao Zhiguo could not wait until the Japanese commander took office before planning to build a bridge, otherwise their attack on the Japanese headquarters would be meaningless.

"Have the teachers contacted them yet?"

"Not yet, I think there will be news tonight. They are bringing seriously injured people, so hurry up." Gao Cang said.

"I hope nothing happens to them. As long as we cross the river tomorrow, we won't have to live in the open air again."

Zhao Zhiguo looked forward to a few days of stable life, at least allowing him to sleep well for two days. If this continued, the soldiers would not be able to hold on.

"Yes, I really want to find a place to take a bath and sleep beautifully for two days and two nights. No one can disturb me. I will worry about whoever wakes me up."

Gao Cang also fantasized about the life after crossing the river. It was a paradise for them, with hot meals to eat, beds to sleep on, and most importantly, no need to worry every day.

"By the way, I've always wanted to ask you something!" Gao Cang lay lazily on the ground.

"Just ask!"

"Why are your marksmanship so accurate? Those three shots in the Sun Family Courtyard can only be done by gods, right?"

Hearing Gao Cang raise this question, the soldiers also gathered around and looked at Zhao Zhiguo expectantly.

What shocked them the most was the three shots fired in the Sun family compound, which are still talked about by the soldiers to this day.

"It's very simple, pull the bolt and pull the trigger!"

"Seriously, the brothers admire you very much, and you also share your skills with us."

Every soldier hopes that he has as superb marksmanship as Zhao Zhiguo.

"Hmm...have you ever heard of the story of the oil seller?" Zhao Zhiguo asked.

The soldiers shook their heads.

So, Zhao Zhiguo told everyone a story, and finally said what the oil seller said: "I don't have him, but I am familiar with it."

"What does this mean, company commander?"

The soldiers understood the story quite well, but they had not read many books and had no idea what it meant.

"It doesn't mean anything. It's just that once you become proficient, you will be able to do it naturally. Good marksmanship is inseparable from hard training."

Zhao Zhiguo has fired tens of thousands of bullets since he joined the army, and his good marksmanship is all fed by bullets.
Chapter completed!