Chapter 37

  It rained all night and stopped when it got light.

  It's indeed an autumn rain that brings coolness. Yesterday it was still hot and sunny, but now I have to wear thicker clothes.

  Rode back to the base of the squadron and immediately reflected the situation to the face of Er Gou Squadron Leader.

  The second dog team leader was a bit embarrassed and habitually touched his bald head.

  More than 40 secret agents quietly entered the base, but he himself did not know that this matter would be placed on anyone's shoulders, and no one would remain unmoved.

  After rubbing his bald head for half a day, Second Dog Captain finally made up his mind:

  First, immediately mobilize elite forces to conduct a dragnet search of the base area. At the same time, request that each village militia unit pay attention to the movements of outsiders and report any activity as soon as it happens. Strive for total mobilization of the people, with every citizen being a soldier.

  Secondly, all departments and units should make good combat preparations to prevent the destructive activities of enemy special agents. Especially key departments such as munitions factories, battalion headquarters, and mountain stronghold bases.

  Once again, make good preparations for battle according to the terrain.

  The fox's mission was to go fishing.

  In a base covering nearly 100 miles in circumference, looking for dozens of people is no easy task, especially when these dozens of people are scattered.

  。

  But if you don't take action, you'll never find these people; taking action gives you a glimmer of hope.

  The foxes were divided into several small teams, wearing Eighth Route Army uniforms, mainly to show their identities, and scattered in all directions.

  Li Tie led two people in the direction of the county town where the devils were.

  A few people walk on the mountain top because the view is broad and can see farther.

  If they encounter pedestrians on the road, they will also ask if anyone has inquired about the situation of the Eighth Route Army.

  Two days passed like this and they gained nothing.

  Not only did they gain nothing, but other groups also gained nothing.

  The fact is that Li Tie is not omnipotent.

  Three days later, the Fox Team returned to their base.

  First, a brief small meeting was held. At the meeting, everyone reported on their own group's situation. The general situation was similar, with only one group saying that they had heard someone inquiring about the Eighth Route Army, but since the person involved did not pay much attention to it, no valuable intelligence could be provided.

  After inquiring and combining with the map, Li Tie saw that the birthplace of this thing was still quite far from the base.

  After the meeting, Li Tie reported the situation of his team over the past three days to Er Gou's commander.

  The captain of the Er Gou Da team had no choice but to take things one step at a time.

  Just then, the phone on the table rang.

  It's from the mountain cave base.

  An explosion occurred on the mountain slope behind the cave base. Since no one in the cave base knows the safe path through the minefield, it is impossible to go and check. However, from a distance, it appears that someone has entered the minefield, rather than some small animal.

  Upon hearing this news, Li Tie immediately brought a medic and some medicine back to the mountain cave base. Some members of the Fox Team also returned together with him.

  Along the safe path, arrived at the birthplace of the explosion

  。

  This is a stone mine explosion. It seems that this person was tired of walking and wanted to sit down and rest, but did not see the mine sign next to him, or he did not think that this irregular stone would be a landmine. So he sat on it and ended up sitting on an earth plane.

  The scene is still quite miserable. The person's body was blown to pieces, with two legs scattered in different directions, tens of meters apart, and the abdomen gone, leaving only a bloody mess below the shoulders. The surrounding area was covered in bloodstains, on the small grass, stones, trees, everywhere was splattered with shattered flesh.

  Li Tie picked up a severed leg, took off his shoes, and the big toe was far away from the second toe. A thick cocoon - Japanese people, no need to say. This is the ID card of Japanese people.

  Bury this pile of corpses. Li Tie checked the landmines nearby, nothing had changed, all indicators were normal, and they basically remained as they were when they were set up. He was about to go down the mountain when something in the bushes caught his attention - a cartridge clip.

  How did the clip end up here? Li picked it up and took a look, understanding: there were still some bloodstains on it, this was Xiao Gui's, at the time he saw that Xiao Gui's lower body had been blown to pieces, and thought the gun had also been destroyed.

  Li Tie ordered the fox team members to carefully search around and see if they could find any more of the enemy's weapons.

  Everyone responded and started searching. As expected, several bullets and some pistol parts appeared. It seems that the little devil's weapon was indeed blown to pieces.

  Back to the mountain cave, Li Tie lay on the bed and carefully thought over the situation of the past few days in his mind. Although they didn't see or saw but didn't recognize them, it's estimated that there must be enemies who appeared among them. Moreover, when they asked the villagers, they didn't show anything to prove their identity, and the villagers easily believed them. If spies disguised as the Eighth Route Army asked the villagers about some situations and then asked them to keep secrets, it would also be very easy. If that's the case, when he went to ask the villagers, even if he happened to ask the same person, he might not get what he wanted to know.

  Then this time going out is completely meaningless, and exposed myself!

  The enemy has now penetrated deep into the vicinity of our mountain base, so there must be an enemy trail near the big squad.

  Thinking of this, Li Tie suddenly jumped up from bed and rushed to the phone.

  He shook it a few times and the phone connected, and the one who answered was Er Gou's team leader.

  。

  "Company Commander, I estimate the enemy is already near us. Maybe even right next to us."

  The Second Dog Regimental Commander was startled by Li Tie's words, "What? You said the little devils have already arrived at our side? How come we still don't know?"

  "I don't know either, but my intuition tells me that the little devil may make a move in these few days, maybe tomorrow, maybe the day after tomorrow, or even tonight. I think from now on, all troops should enter combat readiness and be prepared to prevent the enemy's attack at any time."

  "Uh-huh, that's the idea. I'll order everyone to be on high alert right away. You should also be careful and not go out alone unless absolutely necessary, and even then, bring a few people with you."

  "Don't worry, Comrade Commander, I'll arrange things here and head to the battalion headquarters to join the battle right away. I reckon the battalion HQ will be a key target for the enemy's sabotage."

  After arranging the defense of the mountain cave base, Li Tie returned to the headquarters.

  The mountain cave base is actually very easy to defend, with three sides of the mountain slope having landmines, and only one side has several machine guns and submachine guns, as well as rocket launchers and flamethrowers. Not to mention forty people, even four hundred people may not be able to handle it.

  So Li Tied left a few foxes with the militia to guard the mountain cave base, and then went to help the big team with peace of mind.

  Actually, the combat personnel in the battalion headquarters are not many, and there are more logistics support personnel, medical teams, logistics teams, warehouses and other non-combat personnel. There is only one company of combat personnel, and two platoons have been dispatched by Second Dog Battalion Commander to help other companies. Therefore, the current battalion headquarters actually has only one platoon of personnel for defense.

  But if we add nearly thirty foxes? I reckon even if all the enemies come, there's no need to be afraid, right?

  The second day was the day when the big team department gathered. As more and more people gathered near the big team department, a small town gradually took shape, and some businessmen began to gather here, and later more and more came, and the small town also had a little prototype. Later, a five-day market nearby simply moved here, and as a result, this market became bigger and bigger. Every time it was the day of the market, people from all over the countryside came to rush to the market, either to sell their own products, such as eggs, hens, or even goats, some came to buy necessities, such as oil and salt. Of course, there were also a considerable number of people who came to play in the market, that is, they didn't sell or buy anything on the market, just played around.

  This kind of person is naturally those who don't have to worry about food and clothing.

  The whole team is always ready for battle, with a relaxed exterior and a tense interior. Every gun is loaded with bullets, ready to fire at any moment. Zhang Honglei, the blocking hand, carries a blocking rifle and climbs onto the grass nest on the roof, nervously observing the possible enemy situation in front of the team headquarters. A fox team member carries a light machine gun, with bullets loaded, watching the area behind the team headquarters, preventing the enemy from appearing from behind.

  Li Tie took a few people to stroll back and forth in the market, occasionally waving to familiar people.

  It was almost noon, and Li Tie was also tired from walking around. He sat down on a rock under a big tree at the entrance of the market, watching the people coming to the fair.

  One by one, people passed in front of him, dazzling him and making his head spin.

  This group of detestable little brats, when will they finally appear? Come out early, don't let me suffer anymore. Come on, let's have a showdown. Li Tie thought viciously in his heart.

  Suddenly, a figure flashed before his eyes. No, this person was suspicious. Just as Li Tie was about to fall asleep, a figure quickly walked past him with small steps.

  Li Tie waved his hand, and two fox team members went over, directly pinning him to the ground. These foxes didn't care about reason or not, as long as it was Li Tie's order, they would absolutely execute it without any discount, who made him always right every time?

  Just as the two foxes pounced on this man, a person next to him changed his face and turned around to leave. Li Tie took a step forward, with the shotgun pressed against his waist: "Don't move, raise your hands."

  This man had no choice but to obediently raise his hands and remain still.

  Li Tie's back waist was searched and a king-eight box was found, two foxes came to take him away.

  And at the same time, before the person who was pressed to the ground could speak, two foxes also quickly searched out the turtle shell box. Got it, no need to say anything.

  The two were taken to the battalion headquarters, where Er Gouzi, the battalion commander, was deeply impressed with Li Tie's achievement. "So quickly you've captured two prisoners! How impressive! Extremely impressive!"

  Until they dispersed, Li Tie did not find any other suspicious individuals.

  But a feeling of impending doom still weighed heavily on his heart, making him very uncomfortable. It should be that the danger had not been eliminated and he was putting pressure on himself. Li Tie kept comforting himself like this.