Chapter 76 Chapter 76 Stealth behind enemy lines 1

In Hengyang in July and August, the days are long and the nights are short, and sometimes it is not completely dark at 8 o'clock in the afternoon.Although the moon has quietly risen in the east, the sunset in the west has been reluctant to set for a long time, making the sky full of brilliant sunset glow.Hengyang really deserves to be the "Land of Fish and Rice". The rice field seedlings that rolled with green waves at the beginning of the defense war have now turned into golden and mature rice.The evening wind blows, bringing a burst of fragrance of rice, and the golden rice waves are rolling and undulating everywhere, all the way to the foot of the distant mountains on the edge of Hengyang Basin.

If it was normal, it would be a busy time for the rush to harvest and plant.At that time, farmers in every family and village were busy harvesting early rice and scrambling to plant late rice.The ridges and towns are full of people, the sound of clattering rice is loud, the chants of men carrying buckets and picking millet come and go, the laughter of big girls and daughters-in-law cutting rice and planting seedlings, and the sound of little Laiji The little girl is playing happily, there are occasional sounds of frogs, drums and insects in summer, and occasionally there are buffaloes mooing and plowing the fields... Shonan Farming Symphony.In order to compete for the season, farmers work all night under the bright moonlight or lanterns and torches even when fireflies are flying all over the sky, looking forward to a good harvest for the year.

Now, all this is completely changed, the war is destroying and changing everything.The corpses all over the mountains and plains replaced the laborers, the suffocating stench replaced the rice fragrance, and the deafening gunfire replaced the farming symphony······· Another year's good harvest was either destroyed by war or turned into a It was a temporary granary for the Japanese army who went to the countryside to grab grain.However, the Hengyang garrison could only watch helplessly as the food that was close at hand was ruined, and there was nothing they could do. On this day, Ge Xiancai, who was racking his brains to strengthen the defense, suddenly remembered the fish ban, so he called several regiment leaders.The answers they got were almost the same, that is, if it was any other order, the whole army would prohibit it by order, but this fish ban order was difficult to implement, or it was obediently obediently violated.The officers and soldiers below the company were unanimous, but when it came time to catch fish, they not only set up a cordon against the Japanese army on the opposite side, but also set up border posts for the officers above their own battalion.

"Master, there is no way! Our battalion commander has not yet arrived at the company platoon, someone from below tipped off the news, and the fish catcher quickly returned to the position, put on his military uniform, as if nothing had happened. Go into the pond to catch fish." Commander Zhu of the 29th Regiment reported truthfully. "Master, the officers and soldiers have had no food for a long time. They are malnourished, and their intelligence and physical strength are unable to support this protracted fierce battle. What affects the combat effectiveness is not only physical strength, but mental pressure is the most important! Therefore, the officers and soldiers at the grassroots level They risked their lives to catch fish, of course to improve their diet; in fact, it was more for fun, to adjust the spiritual life during the war, and to relax the tense nerves at that time." Chen, the head of the 30th regiment, said.

"Master, the officers and soldiers of our army have no non-staple food and lack of nutrition to the extreme. They are all sallow and emaciated, with sunken eyes, unshaven beards, haggard, exhausted, and unrecognizable faces like sick men. How different are they from prisoners who have been tortured for a long time? Even so, I still have to fight against Japanese pirates day and night. To be honest, I have no way to stop them from catching fish!" Zeng, the head of the 28th Regiment, was even more blunt. Ge Xian only asked once, but was already silent.In fact, he never knew this.Up and down are tacit understanding, with one eye open, one eye closed, pretending not to know.I just prayed silently in my heart, hoping that the equally exhausted and exhausted Japanese army would understand and not shoot and kill our army's fish catchers.Oh, what admirable and lovely soldiers I am!You have no complaints in life, no fear in death, and you have fought endlessly. You are really called the national elites, and the country is a city. How admirable and pitiful you are!In the current situation, we military commanders are also very helpless, mixed with sorrow and shame, and helpless.But to overcome these countless hardships and hardships, rather than submit to death, to defeat powerful enemies and ensure Hengyang is the unanimous goal of our soldiers.

A few more days of hard work passed.General Ge Xiancai's landline rang again.Zhu Guangji, head of the 29th Regiment, smiled and said mysteriously: "Master, I have important information to report to you!" "Okay, you fatty Zhu, you're so godly, you're making a fool of yourself!" "Reporter, good news, no one has gone into the water to catch fish in the past two days!" Zhu Guangji laughed. "Oh, it's a good thing no one is taking risks! Why laugh?" "The fish in the pond have been caught. It has been two days without fish!"

"Heh, the fish-catching drama is finally over. Fortunately, there are no major problems, otherwise, I think you, Fatty Zhu, can still laugh?!" "That's right, the officers and soldiers have given up their obsession with catching fish, and the matter that the officials have been worrying about all day long has finally been resolved!" Zhu Guangji could no longer laugh at this time. Both Zhu Guangji and Ge Xiancai felt a sense of loss in their hearts.Since then, there is nothing to accompany the meal except rice soaked in salt water. Prepare the command post of the 10th Division.Master Ge Xiancai was studying and judging the map when he suddenly heard staff officer Zhang Quan yelling.

"Dinner is served, dinner is served. Delicious beef feast, come quickly, first come, first served, no later ones! Hey, dinner is served, dinner is served!" "Zhang Quan, what are you yelling for? Demagogy! Come in!" Ge Xiancai yelled majestically. "What? Teacher, I didn't lie to you!" Zhang Quan argued as he walked into the teacher's office reluctantly. "There are no cattle in the besieged city, and the air force did not drop any cattle. Where did the beef come from? Could it be that the Japanese have shown kindness and sent beef to your eldest son to nourish his body?" Chill out.

"The thing is like this. It was sent by Xiao Guitian, the commander of the 9th Regiment of the 3rd Division. He said that it was the common people's condolences to the soldiers of the 10th Army of the Hengyang Defender. If you don't believe me, just ask Commander Xiao." gone." "There is no such thing. Hengyang City is surrounded like an iron barrel. How can ordinary people drive cattle into the city? I have to ask." Ge Xiancai believed that Zhang Quan would not lie, but he still dialed the number of the 9th Regiment: "Head Xiao? What's the matter with the beef?"

"Mr. Ge, the brothers in the 7th Company of the 3rd Battalion of our regiment took advantage of the dark night to venture out of their positions, dive across the Caohe River, sneak across the Japanese defense line, and go deep into the mountainous market town to buy it. It can also be said that it is the comfort of the common people. Ours!" Captain Xiao replied, and then reported the incident in detail to Master Ge Xiancai. It turned out that the 7th Company of the 3rd Battalion of the 9th Regiment of the 3rd Division was stationed on the south bank of the Caohe River outside the north gate of Hengyang.At that time, the highway bridge of Caohe River had been blown up by our army, but the Japanese army did not launch a strong offensive here because of the natural barrier of Caohe River more than 100 meters away.The two sides just fought each other with guns and artillery across the Caohe River, sometimes tight and sometimes thin, and the position was safe.

It's just that after the fish in the fish ponds in front of this position and nearby were caught, the officers and soldiers had nothing to eat.The morale of the officers and soldiers of the company was high, and they didn't pay attention to the Japanese army at all.Young guys are naturally active and like to find things to do when they have nothing to do. They are a group of daredevils who are not afraid of anything. Chen Xiangsheng, the squad leader of the sergeant, turned his head and suddenly said on a whim, "Brothers, who has the guts to sneak across the line of defense with me and go to the market behind the enemy lines to buy meat together?" "What's the matter? I'll go with you and have a tooth-dashing festival. Why not dare!" Private First Class Wu Zhenhua Langsheng responded. "Count me in as well. I'm afraid of a bird! If you beat the egg to the sky, if you don't die, it's New Year's Eve!" Sergeant Huang Yueheng seconded. "I'll go, I'll go..." "Write my name on..." For a while, the discussion was high, and everyone agreed to ask the company commander for approval before taking action. A group of people went to find the company commander in a row.The company commander, Zhou Bingsheng, listened to his words and observed his feelings, and shouted sharply: "What are you arguing about! As long as you dare to go, I can promise you. But this must be considered in the long run, and it must be kept extremely secret. If Shangfeng finds out, not only go If not, you will be scolded and punished!" "Yeah! Don't be in a hurry. You should make a careful calculation, how many people to go to, when to go and when to go back, how to go? You have to plan it." Wang Liang'an, the communication platoon leader in the company, is the military academy of the company commander Zhou. Classmate, upon seeing this, he hurriedly reminded. "What Platoon Leader Wang said is true. There are many grass rivers in the company that can swim more than 100 meters empty-handed. But when they come back, there are not many people who can swim back with more than 20 kilograms of supplies, not to mention carrying weapons. It will be even more difficult to hide from the enemy and avoid the enemy's attack!" Company Commander Zhou took the words and said, "I'm not pouring cold water on everyone. I hope everyone can calm down, think of ways, and come up with a practical plan. It's good to act."