Chapter 52 Chapter 48: Chasing the Murder in the Deep Mountains

It was another night of heavy rain, and the leaves in the mountains and forests were covered with drops of water. This is the coldest time of the year in southern Guangxi.Even wearing a thick cotton military uniform, on this freezing mountain, it is still chilling after a short pause. The special task force transported the company to the road under the mountain of Shengyou Village with more than a dozen trucks.Shengyou Village is a small mountain village with only dozens of households. The village is located in the mountains.Mu Liangfeng's company got out of the car and went straight to Shengyou Village under the leadership of a local policeman.After walking through the mountain forest for nearly an hour, I saw this remote mountain village from a distance. Almost all the doors of thatched houses and adobe brick houses were open. A few villagers were sitting at the door, looking devastated. A three or four-year-old child lay on the ground crying loudly, but no one paid attention to him.

Seeing a group of Chinese soldiers rushing out of the woods, the villagers screamed in fright: "Run! The bandits are coming again!" "Folks, don't be afraid, we are our own people." Mu Liangfeng shouted.But the villagers didn't listen at all, they helped the elderly and children and ran to the back of the mountain. Mu Liangfeng was furious: "Do you see how the common people are frightened by these beasts?" The local policeman shouted to help: "Folks, we came from the county to catch the bandits. Don't be afraid." An old man who was running slowly turned around boldly and looked at Mu Liangfeng and the others vigilantly. After a closer look, he probably recognized that it wasn't the gang of bandits from yesterday, so he felt a little relieved.

"Master, we are really here to catch the bandits." Mu Liangfeng said, "We are from the first company of the National Army Special Service Regiment. We heard that there are bandits pretending to be the National Army and committing crimes here, so we came here to eliminate them." The old man looked at the group of soldiers in front of him, each of them was filled with righteous indignation, and his face was full of righteousness. They were completely different from yesterday's gang of vicious bandits, so he believed them.With tears running down his face, he knelt down in front of Mu Liangfeng: "Sir, you have to be the master for us!" The villagers also came back, and they all knelt in front of the soldiers.

Mu Liangfeng quickly helped everyone up: "Master, don't worry, just speak slowly, I will definitely make the decision for you." "In the middle of the night the day before yesterday, a group of people in national army uniforms came to our village. They wanted to eat and drink as soon as they came in, and then began to abuse the women in our village and killed more than a dozen men in the village who resisted them..." According to the descriptions of the villagers, Mu Liangfeng can conclude that this gang of bandits who harmed the people is Zhao Huhu. "Approximately how many are there?"

"There are more than a hundred people!" "When did you leave?" The old man wiped away his tears: "They spent the night in the village and left early yesterday morning." "Where did you go?" The elderly guide pointed.To the south is the vast Shiwanda Mountain, which is a large piece of virgin forest, which can't be seen at a glance.Zhao Huhu and his group of bandits knew that the national army would not spare them, so they did not dare to return to their old lair in Hunan. It seemed that they wanted to take advantage of the protection of this virgin forest to continue to occupy the mountain as king.

"Company commander, we can't let these bastards retreat into the mountains, otherwise we will have a hard time finding them." Agui said eagerly, he was carrying a rifle and was now a member of the security squad.He is a local, and he is quite clear about the situation in this area. Mu Liangfeng nodded: "Yes! If you let them retreat to the depths of the mountain, it will not be so easy to catch them again." "Is there any village in this mountain?" Mu Liangfeng thought for a moment, then turned to ask the villagers. The villagers looked at each other and shook their heads: "If you go further inside, there will be mountains."

Only then did Mu Liangfeng feel relieved, there were mountains in front of him, and there was no human habitation, Zhao Huhu and the others would definitely not go into the mountains now, he would definitely choose a place with human habitation for activities. The old man said: "Go straight south from this path, and there are villages along the way. These villages are all close to the mountains, and there will be no one if you go in." After understanding the situation clearly, Mu Liangfeng ordered the troops to pursue south along the small mountain road.He guessed that this gang of bandits couldn't bear to live in the deep mountains and old forests, and would definitely find a place with people to continue doing evil.

The villagers followed and shouted: "Sir, you must eliminate these bandits and be the master for us!" "Don't worry, folks, I will definitely bring this animal to you to confess." Due to the rain, the road was slippery, and the mountain road was full of mud and difficult to walk.But Mu Liangfeng still ordered the troops to march quickly. The soldiers were all experienced in many battles. Such rapid marches are commonplace, but the local policeman with a big belly couldn't do it without running for two miles. His feet slipped and he sat on the ground. Panting heavily: "Mu...Mu company commander, brother, I can't run anymore."

Mu Liangfeng was angry and funny: "How can a policeman like you catch thieves?" The policeman chuckled: "Ashamed!" "How about this, if it doesn't work, you go back first, we can't wait for you." Mu Liangfeng was anxious. The policeman gritted his teeth, stood up and caught up with the troops again: "In order to catch this gang of bandits sooner, I will give up my life to accompany you." Mu Liangfeng saw that although this kid was a bit bloated, he was a bit upright, and his heart grew a little bit Admire him, so he arranged for two soldiers with good physical fitness to help him walk together.

After marching for four hours, things suddenly turned around. Mu Liangfeng and the others saw at the intersection that there was a thatched house on the mountainside by the roadside, with cooking smoke still rising from it, and a strong smell of meat wafted from the house. come out. "Let's go, there is a family here, let's go find out the situation." Mu Liangfeng handed his sniper rifle to Agui, and took a few people up the mountain. The place suddenly became quiet, and Mu Liangfeng also heard the sound of the gun bolt being pulled, so he immediately became vigilant, and drew out his guns with several soldiers.

"Is anyone in the house?" No reply. Mu Liangfeng winked, and several soldiers immediately surrounded the house: "We are the national army, people in the house don't be afraid." Still no one answered, a soldier in the security squad became angry: "Our company commander is questioning, if we don't open the door, we will rush in!" Finally someone replied: "Are you the real national army?" "Does the National Army still have fakes? We are members of the 98th Division of the National Army. Open the door." The door opened, and several men with guns stood in a panic. Two fat wild rabbits were roasting in the middle of the room.Mu Liangfeng was a hunter, so he knew they were hunters at a glance. "Don't be afraid, we are the national army." Mu Liangfeng smiled kindly to relieve their nervousness. "Have you noticed a group of people wearing our military uniforms passing by?" Agui put his gun away. Several hunters looked at each other and nodded. "How many are they? From what direction?" "There should be a hundred or so people! Just follow the mountain road below and head south." A bolder hunter said, "They spent the night with me last night." Mu Liangfeng: "Last night?" Several hunters nodded: "Yes! We were frozen on the mountain all night. They occupied our house, ate our food, drank our food, and beat us." One of the hunters showed his back, and it was really purple. of. Mu Liangfeng asked the soldier to take out some medicine from his backpack and handed it to him: "When did you leave?" "Just two or three hours!" The Orion took the medicine: "Thank you, sir!" Mengzi came up with a few people: "Liangfeng, how is the situation?" "They didn't go very far. According to their speed, we can catch up with them in an hour." Mu Liangfeng looked at the mountain road in the distance, it seemed to be endless. "Brothers, continue to pursue me, and we must eliminate this group of bandits." When the hunters heard this, they followed up and asked: "They are really bandits! It's so disgusting, no wonder we look like bandits!" "They are really bandits, you have to be careful yourself, be careful that the bandits will kill you!" Mu Liangfeng turned around and said. "Sir, wait a moment!" Several hunters ran to the house and took out the two roasted wild rabbits and a large pot of shochu and forced them to him: "It's cold, these are for the brothers to warm up and save some energy to fight the bandits." .” The kindness is hard to turn down, so Mu Liangfeng had no choice but to accept it. "It's so delicious!" Xiao Wu was not polite, grabbed the roasted hare, tore off a leg, and stuffed it into his mouth. Mu Liangfeng glared at him: "Divide the rabbit among the brothers, everyone will have a bite, and then drink another sip of wine. This cold wine is a good thing!" The target is getting closer, but this is also getting closer to the devil's activity area. The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and the sky was getting darker.Although the soldiers were wearing raincoats, the rain still seeped into their clothes.The road became more and more difficult to walk, and there was not a single shadow of a bandit. Along the way was an uninhabited virgin forest. Except for soldiers, there were no shadows of ordinary people. Mu Liangfeng was a little anxious, he couldn't hurry when it got dark. "Company Commander Mu, I...I remembered." The fat policeman chased up from behind panting: "There is a mountain village a few miles ahead. I went there when I caught thieves the year before last." Mu Liangfeng was overjoyed: "Are you sure?" "You can't go wrong." The fat policeman said, "I didn't recognize the way until I got to this place." Mu Liangfeng was very happy: "Brothers, hurry up, the bandits are probably in the mountain village ahead, if we go late, the people in the village will suffer." As soon as the soldiers heard that the bandits were ahead, they all sped up. The poor fat policeman was so panting and flushed that he was exhausted with all his strength. "Brother, just imagine that there are a few bayonets of the devil chasing after you at this moment, and you will definitely be able to run fast!" Mengzi joked with him.When the fat policeman heard this, he ran a lot faster, not to mention it really worked. "Look, company commander!" A soldier in the security squad noticed something unusual. A military kettle pierced by bullets fell on the side of the road. This is the most common military kettle used by the national army. exactly the same. Mu Liangfeng showed joy: "The bandits must be right in front of us." After running for a short time, a bluestone road hidden in the deep mountains and dense forests appeared in front of him, and a stone tablet two or three meters high stood tall beside the road.Due to the erosion of the years, the handwriting has become blurred, but after careful identification, you can still see the bottom line of the stone tablet: Hujiazhai, erected on May 15, Guangxu ten years, it seems that this stone tablet is quite old. "Yes, it's here. It's about half a mile ahead. It used to be a bustling town called Hujiazhai. There used to be an official road passing by. Later, a road was opened outside the mountain, and fewer and fewer people walked here. , and gradually the place became depressed." The fat policeman said. "The town in front is called Hujiazhai?" The fat cop nodded. Mu Liangfeng waved his hand to signal the troops to stop: "Brothers, let's go around the road now and touch the mountain next to the road." Xiao Wu said: "Company commander, why do you want to take the mountain road instead of taking such a good bluestone road?" "You know what a fart! You know that the picture is comfortable." Mu Liangfeng glared at him: "The bandits have been running in the mountains all year round, and they are very vigilant. If they detect us and drill into this deep mountain and old forest, you Where are you going to find someone?" After he finished speaking, he took the lead and got into the dense forest next to him, and everyone overcame the thorns and thorns, opened a road, and quietly approached the target direction. It really is a small town, there are two streets in the town, but the town is clear and cold, without the prosperity of the market.Standing in the woods on the side of the mountain, you can have a panoramic view of the town. Because the sky is too dark, no one can be seen on the street.Some houses were lit with lights, and the whole mountain town looked quiet and peaceful, and there was nothing unusual about it. "Company commander, did the bandits leave here? Or did we go in the wrong direction?" When Mu Liangfeng heard this, he was also a little worried. If that was the case, this day's effort would be wasted.He looked at the fat policeman: "Brother, are you sure there are no other villages ahead?" The fat policeman thought about it carefully, and replied with certainty: "There must be no people in the first 30 miles. There is a county town a few dozen miles away from the mountain, but there are Japanese stationed there. Do the bandits dare to go?" Mu Liangfeng analyzed it. Given the bandits' marching speed, it is currently impossible to go too far ahead of him, and it is even more impossible to camp in Guizi County. There are only two possibilities left: One is that the bandits are afraid of the national army's pursuit and spent the night in the mountains , the second possibility is that one of them went the wrong way. Neither of these two possibilities is what Mu Liangfeng wants to see. He hopes that the bandits like Zhao Huhu will appear. "Xiao Wu, bring me two people into the town to find out the situation. Remember, don't disturb too many people, and go in quietly." Mu Liangfeng ordered in a low voice. Xiao Wu was a ghost, and when he heard the company commander's order, he immediately led his two brothers into the town slowly from the mountain behind.Not long after, he came back to report: "Company Commander, everything is normal. Everyone in the town said they didn't see any soldiers. What should I do?" Mu Liangfeng fell into deep thought. Since the first day he put on the military uniform, he began to learn to think and use his brain to fight the enemy.Zhao Huhu is well aware of their current situation, and will definitely act more carefully. "Everyone rest on the spot for a while, and we will enter the town later." Mu Liangfeng said, "Everyone is exhausted today. Eat something and have a good rest." The soldiers were really exhausted. I was constantly on the road, and my feet were covered with blisters.Hearing the order to rest, everyone just sat down on the dead branches and leaves. Mu Liangfeng thought for a while and told his company: "Everyone, don't make any noise." Nearly 300 soldiers sat quietly in the woods, only hearing the rustling rain around them.Under the arrangement of Xiao Wu, more than a dozen sentries spread out to a range of one or two hundred meters around, and were responsible for the secret sentry. Meng Zi leaned forward: "What if the bandits don't come? No wonder we really spent the night in this town?" Mu Liangfeng handed him a piece of hard sesame seed cake, and said: "I guess Zhao Huhu is also waiting for the dark. The goal of entering the town during the day is too big. He may also want to wait until night to enter the town." Meng Zi was taken aback by his words: "What do you mean, the bandits might be around here too?" Mu Liangfeng nodded: "There is a possibility." "My God, why don't I take someone in to search the mountain." Mengzi said and picked up the thing.Mu Liangfeng grabbed him and said, "Don't be impatient, the bandits are not in a hurry, why are we in a hurry? Besides, if you search the mountains like you, it will be even more difficult to find them if you start to panic." Mengzi was right after thinking about it, so he didn't say anything more.Seeing that the fat policeman was looking at him, he was amused, it turned out that the guy didn't bring any dry food, Guan watched others eat it, and swallowed his saliva and stared blankly. Mu Liangfeng waved to him, and the fat policeman immediately walked over with a smile on his face. "Why didn't you tell me earlier that you didn't bring dry food?" Mu Liangfeng softly took out a few biscuits and a pot of water from his backpack and handed them to him: "Thank you for your hard work today." With his mouth full, the fat policeman didn't speak, just shook his head.This kid looks really hungry. As night fell, the mountains in the darkness looked like a huge monster, swallowing up the team in the dense forest, and murderous intent was everywhere in the air.