Standing in front of a pit, Captain Yamamoto's face looked very ugly, as if it was the color of stinky pig liver.
The Japanese soldiers around him all lowered their heads and did not dare to express their anger, for fear that the captain would regard him as a scapegoat, which would be too unjust.
The scene was completely silent, except for the sound of people breathing, no other sounds could be heard.
Yamamoto took a deep breath and took several deep breaths before calming down the anger in his heart. He looked around and saw that there was not one pit like this, but a large one, densely covering the direction he was heading.
"First Squadron, start filling the hole immediately." Yamamoto gave the order with a gloomy face.
When the artillerymen of the First Squadron heard this, their faces turned as pale as bitter gourds. They secretly complained to the captain, but they did not dare to delay, so they had to take their tools and walk towards the big pit.
Although the militiamen have a full set of tools to dig holes, these devils will have a hard time filling them. Apart from some tools for repairing and maintaining mountain artillery equipment, they only have a few rifles. They are not suitable for demolition and filling holes.
Guy.
However, no one wanted to go up, so many people walked towards the pit with rifles and dug at the edge of the pit with their bayonets. It was very funny.
Yamamoto looked at this scene and his nose was almost crooked with anger, but there was nothing he could do. It wasn't that these people didn't want to work, but because they really didn't have the tools.
Later, some Japanese soldiers simply threw away their rifles and began to dig soil and throw it into the pits with their hands. The speed was indeed faster. However, it would take half a day to fill a big hole like this. As for filling all the big holes,
When it is full, it is estimated that it will be the year of the monkey and the month of the horse.
The Japanese were thrashing about in disgrace at the edge of the pit. Li Datie and the others, who were hiding on a high slope in the distance and watching, were all grinning and laughing non-stop. Some even laughed so hard that they shed tears.
"If you keep filling in the hole like this, I'm afraid you won't be able to do anything the morning after tomorrow." Li Datie stroked his beard stubble with a sense of pride, "Don't be anxious, let the third team dig more in front later, the kid is waiting to cry.
Yeah, hahahaha."
"Captain, why don't we fight the Japanese?" Beside him, the militiamen held their weapons and were eager to try. "Just digging holes like this is not enough."
Li Datie's big eyes widened and he cursed, "You think I don't want to, but we only have these weapons and we will have to suffer in a fight with the Japanese. Captain Jiang won't let us act without permission."
When I heard what Captain Jiang said, the militiamen were all honest and no one insisted on fighting anymore.
"It's been a week since Captain Jiang returned to Huxiaoling. Calculated by time, it's time to come back." Li Datie thought in his mind, and the figure with wheat-colored skin, handsome appearance, and cheerful personality appeared in front of his eyes.
Commissioner Jiang is the captain of the armed work team that Huxiaoling photographed carrying out land reform in dozens of villages. Her name is Jiang Yulan. The militia and self-defense forces were established under her guidance.
Captain Jiang Yulan was born into a poor family and was a child of a poor family. She worked as a blacksmith with her father since she was a child, so she got along well with everyone. After arriving in the Lijiazhuang area, she quickly became mingled with the people and grew up with seven to eight hundred people.
Militia and Self-Defense Forces.
Li Datie fell in love with this girl with a cheerful personality from the first time they met, but he did not express it. Instead, he buried this feeling deeply in his heart and planned to explain it to her when he had the opportunity in the future.
Regarding the establishment of the Militia and Self-Defense Forces, Li Datie very much agreed with Jiang Yulan's idea and gave her a lot of effort, which is why the Militia and Self-Defense Forces developed so well.
A few days ago, Jiang Yulan received an order to go back to Huxiaoling to attend a meeting. As a result, she was gone for a week. This made Li Datie feel uncomfortable eating and sleeping. He felt like something was missing no matter what he did all day long.
It's tasteless.
He finally experienced the feeling of living like a year.
"Captain, the Japs seem to be taking a detour." At this time, a militiaman shouted, which woke Li Datie up from his thoughts. He hurriedly followed the sound and saw that the Japs had abandoned the main road, and then directed the team towards the wilderness.
Go.
Li Datie was wondering, "What's going on? What do the Japanese want to do?"
If we continue walking in this direction, we will see a river about three or four miles away. There is no way to cross there.
Not knowing what the Japanese wanted to do, Li Datie ordered some militiamen to stay and watch. He quietly got up with dozens of militiamen and took a shortcut to follow the Japanese.
The Yamamoto Artillery Battalion went off the road, onto the wilderness, and then headed northeast. Although it was closer to Fengtian City, it would reach a river at the end. The artillerymen carried so much heavy equipment.
, it may be a bit difficult to cross the river.
There are people in the army who are familiar with the terrain in this area. They don't know what the captain wants to do. If this continues, they won't be able to reach Fengtian the day after tomorrow.
But no one dared to ask, not even the squadron leaders. They could only follow Yamamoto's order. They did not go to Yamamoto, but Yamamoto came to find them. A squadron leader was called to him.
The squadron leader murmured in his heart, but on the surface he had to pretend to be very calm, with his body straight and as if he was ready to die, "Captain, do you have any instructions?"
Very satisfied with the spirit of his officers, Yamamoto nodded and said, "Yao Xi, I have a task that I need you to complete."
"Hai!" The squadron leader hurriedly lowered his head and agreed at the same time.
Yamamoto took the map from a staff officer, then unfolded it, pointed at the map and said, "About a mile and a half away from our front left, there is a village called Majiatai, with more than a hundred households in total.
People, you go there, demolish the houses, then transport the wood to the river and build a few pontoons."
The squadron leader understood what he was asked to do, so he felt relieved, and then he hurriedly responded, "I will complete the mission successfully."
"Okay, let's go!" Yamamoto nodded, then waved his hand, "Before the large troops arrive, you must set up the pontoon bridge."
The squadron leader immediately led his squadron to speed up the march and rushed to Majatai Village to prepare wood.
Li Datie and the others, who were following closely behind the Japanese army, saw some Japanese soldiers break away from the team and go straight to the right front. They were very confused, "What do the Japanese soldiers want to do?"
After frowning and thinking for a long time, Li Datie suddenly had a flash in his mind, and then he started to sweat, "No, the Japanese have gone to Majiatai, and the folks in the village will suffer."
Now the militia organizations in each village are busy destroying roads. What is left in the village are only some old, weak, women and children, who have no resistance at all. If the devils break into the village, they will probably suffer.
Thinking of this, Li Datie became anxious. He called a militiaman and ordered, "Take a shortcut quickly and get to Majatai before the devils. Let Uncle Shi organize the evacuation of the villagers. The devils will be here soon."
There it is.”
The militiamen did not dare to neglect, so they went down a small road. They were all locals and were very familiar with the terrain. It was relatively easy to find a shortcut.
Although people were sent to notify the people in Majiatai Village, Li Datie was still worried. He led the militiamen to follow the Japanese closely, ready to take action at any time.
Originally he had no intention of taking action, but now the situation has changed and he has to take action when necessary, so Li Datie sent out a few more people to notify other villagers and soldiers who were breaking the road around him, asking them to come over as soon as possible and block the enemy together.
After sending the people out, Li Datie took a deep breath, and then shouted, "Let's go around the front and prepare to stop the enemy."
In addition to the militiamen left to monitor the Japanese, there were also 40 or 50 militiamen who followed Li Datie. Everyone had a gun, but despite some training, their combat effectiveness was incomparable to that of regular troops.
But now there is no other way. When they have to, they have to fight with the Japanese.
People were running fast along a small road. Although the road was rugged, these people were farmers. They had been taking this road since childhood and were already familiar with it, so it had no impact.
But the Japs couldn't do it. They were very depressed walking on this road. If they were not careful about the clods of soil that appeared from time to time under their feet, they might stumble and lose two big teeth.
Following an abandoned ditch, passing through a forest, and then crossing an open field, Li Datie led his men to the front of the Japanese.
Looking at the surrounding terrain, Li Datie pointed his finger and shouted, "Stop the Japanese right there."
He chose a high slope covered with low shrubs. Although the terrain was not particularly good, it was his only choice at the moment.
The militiamen swarmed up and began to build simple fortifications on the high slopes for later use; while other militiamen began to place the mines they carried with them at the bottom of the high slopes.
The landmines they used were not copycat versions made by themselves, but genuine anti-infantry mines produced by the underground base arsenal of the Yanhuang Army. They were smaller in size, more powerful, and could be radio-controlled.
This time when they went out to dig holes, many militiamen didn't know if they would fight, so they brought some mines with them. Unexpectedly, they were actually used.
The militiamen were busy laying mines and repairing fortifications. They knew that if they did not complete all these repairs before the Japanese arrived, the casualties would be much greater.
Because of the sense of crisis, everyone moved extremely quickly. In the past, one could be buried in three minutes, but now the speed has almost doubled, one per minute.
Deng had buried the mines and had almost dug the fortifications on the high slope. At this time, the militiamen on guard sent word that the Japanese were approaching.
Everyone hurriedly jumped into the fortifications, hid behind the built earth bunkers, and waited nervously. This was their first time fighting, and many people felt that their hands and feet were shaking, and they were shaking uncontrollably.
"Listen to my command in a moment and let you shoot again." Li Datie shouted while holding a large guillotine blade.