Deep in the mountains, the bonfire in the smokeless stove patiently boiled the hawthorn leaf tea in the kettle. Wei Ran, Zhao Shengli and the prisoner Brendan also finished the hot cans and put on their clothes again. Shoes being dried.
"It's time to set off." Zhao Shengli put the hot kettle into his bag, "Let's climb the mountain in front of us in one go, and wait until we get back to the shack to figure out how to get back."
"Let's go"
Wei Ran greeted in English and stretched out his hand to Brendan. However, I don't know if he had left a bad impression on the captain before, but his ordinary action made the latter subconsciously hide back by using his hands and feet.
"Look, you scared Comrade Leng Buding." Zhao Shengli pulled Brendan up as he spoke, and even took the initiative to help him dust the dirt on his butt.
Zhao Shengli was still in the front, Wei Ran was behind, and Brendon, the prisoner, walked in the middle. However, Brendon had a legging tied to his left hand and was held by Zhao Shengli, and another legging was tied to his belt and held by Wei Ran.
The purpose of this is not only to prevent Brendan from doing things at night, but also to prevent the three of them from getting separated.
"Will there be tigers in this mountain?" Brendan asked in English as he walked.
"Even if there were, they would be frightened by your aircraft and cannons and hide in a deserted place." Wei Ran responded casually.
"Soon our aircraft and cannons will scare you away," Brendon said confidently.
"It's just you"
Wei Ran snorted coldly, "Didn't your general also say that he would go home for Christmas after the war? It's been a long time since he went back. Your wife has gone to the neighbor. You may have had a dark-skinned son or daughter when you returned home.”
“You will definitely lose to us in this war,” Brendon said. He argued palely.
"Yes, yes, but your wife might be waiting to use your pension to buy a car and go for a ride with your neighbors."
Wei Ran continued to be verbally provocative. Looking at the other party, "So if you want to fulfill your wife's wish, you can continue to provoke me, and I will be happy to help your wife."
Obviously, threats related to life and death are more effective than anything else, although this Captain America was breathing heavily, but he still kept his mouth shut.
Although Zhao Shengli, who was walking in front, could not understand what Wei Ran and Brendan were talking about, he could more or less guess what the prisoner behind him was breathing heavily.
"Comrade Wei Ran, you can't have a better attitude towards Comrade Leng Buding." Zhao Shengli said with a hint of helplessness and tiredness in his tone.
"I'm very nice to him"
Wei Ran replied cheerfully, "I was chatting with him about his family, asking him if he wanted to go home or something like that. "
"What did he say?" Zhao Shengli asked as he continued walking.
"He said heMissing his wife and his neighbors and friends. "Wei Ran continued to talk nonsense," and said he couldn't wait to go back now. "
"You think I'm a fool"
Zhao Shengli muttered dissatisfiedly, "I really don't understand, you said you can speak American, or are you sent by the regiment? A shooter, but his ideological consciousness is so low."
Wei Ran, who was already teasing Mengzi, grinned when he heard this, and wisely did not answer the question. Zhao Shengli did not say much anymore. They just speeded up their pace slightly.
As the speed increased, neither Wei Ran nor Brendan had any intention of bickering. When they climbed to the top of the mountain, even Brendan needed to guard. Ran was able to move forward with help.
Zhao Shengli, who was walking at the front, had a smile on his face. He didn't give Wei Ran and Wei Ran a chance to rest, so he excused himself to be in a hurry. Speeding up the pace of going down the mountain.
Both Brendan and Wei Ran stumbled during the one-hour descent. During this period, Zhao Shengli did not intend to help at all, but kept urging them to speed up. Speed, and under his "pressure", the relationship between Wei Ran and Brendan became much better. Either one helped the other one up, and the other one helped the other one up.
Wei Ran. Of course I know that these are all intentional by Zhao Shengli. If I change the words commonly used by later generations, this is to break the ice between him and Brendan.
But even if you know, it is useless, in Zhao Shengli's double iron. Under the feet, Wei Ran's only way to avoid being held back is to cooperate with Brendan.
The same goes for Brendan. This old forest in the mountains is a fool, let alone weapons. There were no nail clippers or a water bottle. If he was left here, he would have no chance of surviving, so even if he wanted to survive, he and Wei Ran would have to help each other.
He was about to be killed. Wei Ran and Brendan were so excited that they stuck out their tongues to cool off, but Zhao Shengli, who was walking at the front, suddenly stopped.
"Finally, we can"
"Shh. ”
As soon as Zhao Shengli signaled to shut up, Wei Ran, who was arm-in-arm with Brendon a second ago, had already covered the former’s mouth and blocked what he had not finished speaking. One hand also raised the pistol and pressed it against his chin.
After a moment, Zhao Shengli imitated several owl hoots vividly. After waiting for a second or two, another cuckoo call came.
Before he finished speaking, there were several unpleasant crow calls from the opposite side, followed by a cuckoo call.
< p>"Let's go." Zhao Shengli stood up as he spoke, "The squad leader and the others are waiting for us. ""You knew they would be waiting for us here," Wei Ran asked belatedly.
Zhao Shengli replied affirmatively, "Not only did I know that Lin The squad leader and the others must be waiting for us here, and when we arrive, there may be hot meals to eat. Our reconnaissance company has never been in the habit of abandoning our comrades, and LinThe monitor must know that I will take you to the shack. "
"Are you going to hand me over to the recruiters next?" Brendon asked nervously towards Weiran.
"You are lucky"
Wei Ran paused deliberately, and then continued slowly, "As long as you cooperate with the interrogation, you will be able to live a life that far exceeds the treatment for prisoners of war stipulated in the Geneva Convention. When the war is over, you can go home. . "
"You didn't lie to me" Brendon's tone still had a trace of panic.
"You will find the answer to some things by yourself" Wei Ran was too lazy to say more. , put away the weapon and pushed Brendon to follow Zhao Shengli.
"Shengli, Comrade Wei Ran, you are back."
Before the three of them left. When they arrived at the edge of the shack, Squad Leader Lin had already jumped down from the crown of a tree, "Oh, I even captured a prisoner"
"Squad Leader"
Zhao Shengli stood up straight He saluted and waited for Squad Leader Lin to return the salute before he put down his hand and said happily, "We captured a captain. Comrade Wei Ran said he was an engineer company commander. "
"They are planning to build an airport."
Weiran handed over the captive Brendon to the two soldiers Da Li and Xiao Gao who were still wearing unbelievable military uniforms, "Ask me carefully. Ask him, he must know a lot. "
"Thank you for your hard work, Comrade Wei Ran. " Squad Leader Lin saluted Wei Ran enthusiastically and shook hands.
"It's not hard," Wei Ran replied, pulling the back of his head. Then he saw the health worker Chen Qi also walking over quickly.
"Are you injured?" Chen Qi asked nervously, "We also captured a prisoner. Are the prisoners injured?"
"Neither" Wei Ran and Zhao Shengli said in unison. There was a response.
"Chen Qi, why are you here?" Wei Ran asked curiously
"The squad leader was worried that you and Zhao Shengli were injured, so I followed. . "
While Chen Qi was talking, he and Squad Leader Lin were already greeting Wei Ran and Zhao Shengli to get into the shack.
As soon as they entered, Wei Ran discovered that not only was the shack going to The dig was much deeper, and the area was also much larger. Even next to the smokeless stove that Zhao Shengli dug out, there were several hot lunch boxes and a US military helmet that was used as a pot. < /p>
“Let’s have a bowl of porridge first. I caught a pheasant on the way here and it will take a while before I can eat it. "Chen Qi said as he filled a bowl of porridge from the helmet and handed it to Wei Ran.
"When did you come here?" Zhao Shengli, who followed him in, waited for Chen Qi to also serve him a bowl. He asked after a bowl of porridge.
"It will be two hours before we arrive."
Squad leader Lin personally served a bowl of porridge to the prisoner Brendan, and then said to Zhao Shengli. , "I knew right away that your boy would definitely bring Comrade Wei Ran here, so I brought everyone here directly. Sure enough, as soon as I came in, I saw your telescope hanging on the ceiling. ”
“I captured an AmericanMirror"
As Zhao Shengli spoke, he had already taken off the telescope hanging around his neck and handed it to Squad Leader Lin, "My mirror is all spent. "
"You can keep it." Squad Leader Lin waved his hand, "Our class is all counting on your eyes. This mirror is just right for you." ”
“Thank you, squad leader”
Zhao Shengli hung the telescope around his neck happily, and then took off the watch that Wei Ran gave him and handed it to squad leader Lin. "Comrade Wei Ran seized this from the enemy's corpse, and we also seized several guns. "
Squad leader Lin glanced at Wei Ran, who looked stunned, smiled and said, "You can keep this watch and use it. I will report it to the platoon leader when I get back. "
"Leave it for Comrade Wei Ran. This watch was originally captured by him. " Zhao Shengli had already handed the watch to Wei Ran as he spoke.
"I'll forget it, I won't be able to use it. "
As Wei Ran said, he also opened his backpack, took out the bottles of Coke he had carried all the way and distributed them to everyone one by one, "I picked these up too, let's share them." . "
"You two have done a great job." Squad Leader Lin took the Coke and took a sip skillfully. "This will save us the trouble of capturing prisoners again." "
"We need to capture prisoners again," Zhao Shengli asked in surprise.
"What happened to the two prisoners before?" Wei Ran also raised his eyebrows.< /p>
"Nothing happened"
Chen Qi also sat down cross-legged, "One of the two prisoners was named Morgan, a die-hard. We asked him all day and he didn't say anything. A driver knows nothing at all. "
"We are planning to catch two more while we are looking for you two. "
Another soldier, Da Li, then added, "Okay, before we take action, you two will bring back an American company commander first. "
"No," the soldier Xiao Gao said with a smile, "I thought I had to stay here for one night. "
"Time is urgent this time and the task is urgent." Squad Leader Lin took a bowl of porridge and took a sip. "Everyone, please eat something to fill your stomach. We will go back in an hour. "
When Squad Leader Lin spoke, everyone naturally had no objections. However, it was Chen Qi who took the initiative to get close to the prisoner Brendan, speaking English with a strong accent and some grammatical errors, running around.
"Chen Qi, you should learn American from Wei Ran. Zhao Shengli said while drinking porridge, "He speaks American very well." "
"Comrade Wei Ran can speak American?" Chen Qi asked in surprise.
"I heard it with my own ears," Zhao Shengli said on the side. He can still use it. The Americans were quarreling with Comrade Leng Buding.
"Comrade Leng Buding," squad leader Lin and the two soldiers sitting next to the prisoners looked confused, "What a stupid name."
" Why is it so cold? They call you Braden, so you've been diverted to grandma's house. "Chen Qi couldn't help but smile bitterly.corrected.
"If the light doesn't come, then it's just a waste of time." The soldier known as Da Li muttered.
"Don't joke about the names of prisoners"
Squad leader Lin gently reminded, "Eat quickly, Chen Qi, and don't use him to practice American. Wait for us After you go back, let Comrade Wei Ran teach you. Now hurry up and eat." Hearing this, Chen Qi brought his lunch box to Wei Ran and asked curiously, "Comrade Wei Ran, you. Who did you learn this American from?"
"A few friends taught me"
Wei Ran responded vaguely, then asked, "What about you, your America?" Where did you learn the words?"
"My wife taught me"
Chen Qi sat down against the wall and explained, "My wife's father went to England to study when she was young. Yang, that old gentleman was a wealthy landlord before the Japs came in. My daughter-in-law studied English with him for several years. Children like us in the neighborhood who like to study and want to be literate can not only go there. They were just sitting in there, but they had to worry about a meal."
"What happened next?" Wei Ran asked curiously. Not only him, but also Zhao Shengli and others were listening with stunned ears.
“Nothing happened”
Chen Qi said while sipping the hot stick noodle porridge, “Later, when Peiping fell, their old man dispersed the family wealth and bought it for us locally. They bought a lot of knives, guns and so on.
But those guys didn’t have enough. Later, the little Japs came south from Peking to us in a car.
The old gentleman, together with his brothers and several other gentlemen, stood on the levee with guns for almost an hour
I heard from my father that when the old gentleman was killed by the Japanese, The backbone is so straight. Except for the half-grown boys, all the boys are fighting against the little devils." "What happened next?" Zhao Shengli asked after taking a bite of pickled vegetables.
“Later, some of their daughters-in-law ran away, and some of them threw themselves into the river and followed them. At that time, my grandfather and my father were both local doctors, and they were family friends with their family.
My daughter-in-law’s grandfather set the house on fire after entrusting her to my father. I still remember it clearly. The old man was almost seventy years old, and he was sitting on the master’s chair in the main room. , shouting that it is the man's duty to burn him alive."
Chen Qi sighed, "In order to survive, my father and mother took me and my wife Jing Yin. I only survived by running away to Shaanxi like I was begging for food."
"Then you two got married."
Monitor Lin asked with some envy, while not forgetting to cook the food. The chicken soup was distributed to everyone, and the two chicken legs with the most meat were even put into the lunch boxes of the captives Brendan and Wei Ran respectively. Zhao Shengli also shared a piece of the roasted cornmeal pancake with everyone.
While these two were busy, Wei Ran also put the chicken legs and meat in the lunch boxThe blocks were divided among everyone except Brendan.
"What are you doing?" Chen Qi asked dissatisfied.
"Hurry up and tell me about you and your wife." Wei Ran took a big bite of the pancake, "I haven't eaten chicken since I was a child. After eating it, I feel itchy all over."
"Really "Zhao Shengli asked suspiciously.
"This thing can still be fake"
Wei Ran took another big bite of the pancake, "I can also drink some soup, and it will itch when I bite a chicken paw. One night. Stop talking about this, Chen Qi, and tell me about you and your wife."
"What else is there to say?"
Chen Qi spread his hands." We got married after liberation, and she also went to work as a teacher in our local school. Originally, I planned to open a clinic at home, but then I heard that I wanted to go abroad to fight the American Japanese, so I thought that my wife and I would also learn it. A few words in foreign language might just come in handy."
"Your wife is willing to give it up," the soldier Da Li joked while chewing on the chicken neck.
"My daughter-in-law is very naughty. She wishes she could kill a few American devils with her own hands."
Chen Qi shook his head dumbfounded, "Her family is so temperamental. She was so fierce that if she hadn't been pregnant at the time, I guess she would have signed up to join the army first."
"You wife, I'm so proud of you."
Squad Leader Lin said with emotion, but for some reason, Wei Ran faintly heard a trace of sadness in his tone. Obviously, Squad Leader Lin is also a person with a story.
"Guess what my wife said to me before I left?"
Chen Qi couldn't help but have an uncontrollable smile on his face, "That woman She told me that when I had free time, she could capture some American prisoners who were good at grinding and farming. She said that the family was short of a few free long-term workers, and it was still the same as the landowners' houses in the past. ”
Before Chen Qi finished speaking, in this small shack, except for the captive Brendan who didn’t know why, everyone couldn’t help but laugh out loud, and at the same time subconsciously looked at to the only American present.
Who knows what is wrong with Brendan? Not only did he laugh stupidly, but his dirty face was even full of pride.
"Chen Qi, I think this long-term worker is pretty good."
Wei Ran smiled and joked, "I don't know if he can do farming, but I guess It will definitely be no problem to build a house and build an airport.”
“The small area in our village is not enough to build an airport.” Chen Qi grinned and responded with a deliberately distressed look, “And this is not enough. A long-term worker will have to work until the end of the year."
As soon as these words came out, the shack was filled with laughter again. Brendan, who had almost eaten the chicken legs, had a look on his face. Becoming more and more proud.
"Okay, okay"
Team Leader Lin, who also couldn't hold back his laughter, pressed his hands, "We don't want to joke about prisoners, Chen Qi, you have to talk to your wife explain,The old landlord style is even more unacceptable. ”
“She doesn’t think as much now as she did before”
Chen Qi repeatedly made assurances, “Now she is looking forward to my return after the war every day, and thanks to her predecessor, Comrade Wei Ran took a photo of me a few days ago. Once it is developed and sent back, she will probably feel more at ease. "
"Speaking of this"
Wei Ran raised his hand, "Chen Qi, are there enough films in the camera? Let's all arrange a photo."
"There must be enough negatives."
Chen Qi said quickly, "And I took pictures for all three of Squad Leader Lin, and also for Squad Leader Sun. , all we have to do is wait for Zhao Shengli to find a wife. "
"Why are you talking about me again?" Zhao Shengli muttered while biting the butt of the half-cooked chicken.
"Now that we have taken pictures, let's take a group photo together when we get back. "Let's go," Wei Ran suggested again.
"I think this suggestion is good," Squad Leader Lin said first, "Everyone, please eat quickly. Eat early and go back early. Let's wait for daybreak and take a photo." Group photo"
With Nian Nian, everyone ate much faster. After finishing the hot meal like falling leaves in the autumn wind, everyone changed to a carbine that Zhao Shengli carried back. After taking everything they had seized and filling the kettle with hawthorn leaf tea, they started walking back in the dark.
Under the cover of night, Squad Leader Lin led everyone over the mountains and ridges to start walking again. When we arrived at the road where the prisoners were initially captured,
It was late at night, and there were no U.S. military vehicles passing through this road. Even the two oil tankers that had been destroyed by landmines planted by the military not long ago. The wreckage was now pushed into the drainage ditch on the side of the road.
After hiding in the wreckage of the two trucks and waiting for a while, Chen Qi emerged from the gap in the damaged cab of the oil tanker. He took out three heavy backpacks.
Without even touching them, just by looking at the outlines, Wei Ran knew that there was a high probability that these bags contained mines.
"Squad leader," Let me also lay mines," Wei Ran said in a low voice. He was very willing to do this kind of thing.
"Be careful and listen for the signal of victory. "
As Squad Leader Lin spoke, he first pointed in the direction of Zhao Shengli, who was once again hiding in the same tree as before. Then he took a backpack from Chen Qi and handed it to Wei Ran.< /p>
Taking the backpack containing four American square box mines, Wei Ran took out his engineering shovel and climbed onto the road.
He glanced at Squad Leader Lin and health worker Chen Qi who were laying the mines. Position, the Wei Ran ran a full two to three hundred meters in the direction of the US military position. It was not until the road made a slightly curved turn that the four mines were arranged in a straight line that cut the road at a 45-degree angle.
This arrangement, coupled with the slightly curved turn, basically eliminates the possibility of being ridden by wheels
On the other hand, since it is far away from where Squad Leader Lin and others laid mines,If it is placed far enough away, no matter which end of the two sides explodes first, the American deminers will most likely relax their tense nerves and happily get back on the car to go to the second mine after failing to find the mine for one or two hundred meters. .
After laying the mines and camouflaging the ground, Wei Ran immediately ran back, joined Squad Leader Lin and others who had already completed the minelaying work, and then called Zhao Shengli, who was hiding in the tree on sentry duty. As well as the two soldiers and one prisoner hiding in the woods, under the cover of the night and the forest on the roadside, they rushed to the direction of the volunteer army position as quickly as possible.
As the distance got closer, everyone became more and more cautious. Even the captive Brendon was gagged and his hands were tied behind his back. The flares rising from time to time and searchlights sweeping back and forth from the US military positions in the distance also forced them to stop and wait from time to time even if they were crawling forward the whole way.
During such a long period of stop-and-go, a group of seven people finally successfully passed through the US military's defense line and returned to the Volunteer Army's position before the sun jumped out of the horizon.
“This trip is not easy.”
Zhao Shengli, who was the last one to jump into the trench, breathed a sigh of relief, “It’s only been two nights, why is there so much time? A large piece of barbed wire"
"No matter how thick their turtle shells are, they are no different than sieves."
While squad leader Lin was speaking, he had already untied the captive Brendan's hands, and then continued. Pulling out the rag from his mouth, "Everyone, let's have a good rest. I'll send him there."
"Squad Leader Lin" Wei Ran, who had just drank the last sip of tea in the kettle, shouted in a hurry. other side.
"What's wrong?" Squad Leader Lin stopped and turned around to look at Wei Ran.
"Hurry back when you are done with your work." Wei Ran pointed to the glow on the horizon and continued, "It will be bright in the blink of an eye. I'll call Squad Leader Sun later and let's take a photo together." Let's take a group photo."
Hearing this, Squad Leader Lin smiled and responded cheerfully, "Okay, wait until we send him to the back, and then come back and take a group photo with you." Please remember: Free of charge Quick update No anti-theft No anti-theft