Chapter 6: The Great Wall Ballad (Part 5)

  "Are you really going to dig up Walnut Garden?!" Huang Jiao's expression turned serious as he looked at Lao Gou, his face filled with solemnity.

  His response was a pair of eyes filled with bloodshot, tired but full of sincerity. "You've just arrived from your journey, you're exhausted and not suitable for walking such a long distance. Our special task force has been serving as guards for Director Huang for the past few days, we've had enough rest!"

  A surge of indescribable emotions rushed to Huang Jue's heart, and he stretched out his hand to press down on Lao Gou's shoulder. "Have a good fight, after this battle, I'll treat you to a drink!"

  "Never mind, it's better for you to give me a few of your precious little steel cannons!" Gu Youde sneered, grinning from ear to ear.

  Other liaison officers of the troops heard it in their ears, and their hearts were also boiling. As an old campaigner, who doesn't know what it means to go into Walnut Garden?! That place is hanging outside the old pass, after entering, they will face the reinforced devils outside the pass and the devils inside the pass trying to clear the rear road, hand in hand counterattacking, slightly careless, may not be able to withdraw again. And another point, Guan Gou, is on the inner side of Niangzi Pass, not only are there more opportunities to make achievements than Walnut Garden, but also the risk is far less than the former.

  "Our 27th Army has another batch of smuggled small cannons. I'll rush back tonight and ask our army commander to give them to you!" The liaison officer of the 27th Army was the first to crack, promising with red eyes!

  "Old Ge!" Colonel Xiao of the Third Army also shouted in a hoarse voice, "We're poor in the Third Army, we can't afford to give you small steel cannons. But as for opium, we still have dozens of kilograms left. As long as we take down these devils, I'll get some sent over to you afterwards. Whether you sell it or keep it for yourself, it's up to you!"

  "Lost brother, our 17th Division will avenge you. Guaranteed to be authentic Shaanxi tough guys, dare to charge forward under heavy machine guns!"

  "Then I won't be polite!" Lao Gou laughed and bowed to everyone. "It's settled, no one is allowed to regret it later. Shi Tou, Xiao Pang Zi, you two quickly find the account book and write it down!"

  Shi Liangcai and Zhang Songling, who had been quietly serving tea and water to Lao Gou, pretended to go get the account book. Everyone was amused and burst into loud laughter, and after laughing enough, the pressure in their hearts suddenly eased a lot.

  At this point, Huang Jue Song summoned the liaison officers again and designated the attack routes for each unit after the first two knives were inserted. The oath was to let the little devils who broke into the old pass have no return. After all the details were nailed down, it was midnight. Everyone rushed back overnight to contact their respective units, and agreed to launch a counterattack at 2 o'clock on the night of the 15th!

  The special agent team had to walk the farthest, and they set out in formation at dawn that day. Along a small sheep-herding path that Lao Gou didn't know who told him about, they pulled each other with leg bindings, advancing in a winding manner. Just after walking out of about ten or so miles, flames burst forth from the top of Niangzi Pass City. The little devils set up their cannons on Snowflake Mountain, firing down at the city head-on. The heavy machine guns on the city walls also started firing, and in the morning twilight, they continuously spat out tongues of fire, along with the light of exploding shells, illuminating the surrounding large and small mountain peaks in a flickering manner.

  The old veterans of the Special Troop had long been accustomed to this kind of thing, and their footsteps didn't falter in the slightest. However, some new recruits and brothers who were transferred from the 30th and 31st Divisions were dizzy and disoriented by the explosions and machine gun fire echoing through the valley, and every three or five steps, someone would stumble and fall.

  The veterans in the Kuidete Special Forces were quick and agile, always able to pull up a helping hand at critical moments, so as not to let those with weak legs roll down the mountain. Even so, the team's progress was greatly slowed, and it wasn't until dawn broke that they had covered less than a third of their route.

  After the sky is bright, the devils' planes will be on the move, and the special operations team will be in danger of being exposed. Even if the devils can't guess the purpose of the special operations team's trip, if they drop dozens of bombs from their planes, it will still cause significant damage, making it difficult to guarantee the completion of the mission. The team leader, Lao Gou, is anxious and immediately starts cursing, "Bastards, all of them are bastards! They're scared shitless at the sound of gunfire, how can they launch a surprise attack on the devils? If they don't surrender, it's already not bad. How did I end up with such a bunch of bastards?! If it were those brothers from back in the day, by now we would have walked out 200 li, let alone just 20!"

  Several guards were new recruits who had just enlisted for a few days and were far from being as handy as Shi Liangcai. When they heard the officer's anger, they immediately lowered their heads, fearing to suffer from the misfortune of the innocent bystander.

  Seeing them like this, Lao Gou felt that all the energy in his body was rushing to his head. He glared at everyone fiercely and shouted loudly, "Go, pass on my orders to the three battalion commanders! Whoever can't walk the road properly should take their useless subordinates back to continue serving as guards for Huang's family, don't make me lose face!"

  Several newly recruited guards did not dare to raise their heads and ran away to pass on the orders. Gong Ziqiang, Hu Tiehan, and Zhang Qingfeng, the three battalion commanders, also felt very wronged in their hearts. The old special operations team was a crack force that took several years to build, while the current special operations team had a total training time of less than ten days when added together, how could it be compared with the old team?

  They were also aware of the urgency of the military situation. Immediately, they summoned their respective battalion commanders to gather around them and ordered them in a low voice to think of ways to increase the speed of the march. As the saying goes, "A high-ranking official can crush people with just one level of authority." The several battalion commanders, no matter how difficult they felt in their hearts, had to rack their brains to come up with ideas. Before long, in the 1st Battalion's 1st Company, Shi Liangcai's distinctive voice rang out, "Last month, around this time, I accompanied our Regimental Commander to scout out the enemy's artillery positions..."

  He said it was the story of the special forces' last surprise attack on the devils, and the soldiers had all heard it countless times, their ears were already numb. But now using it to relieve pressure on their minds, they could still get some effect. Seeing the footsteps of the first company start to speed up, Lieutenant Colonel Liao Wenhua couldn't help but wonder. If Captain Gou's words earlier were sincere, he would rather take the second company back to the front line command immediately. What was wrong with being a guard for Commander Huang? The food was better than that of other comrades, the danger was not as great as that of other comrades, and occasionally they could even get canned goods, cigarettes, and other rewards from the staff officers, which were very beneficial.

  He changed his mind again, abandoning the plan to slack off. There was still a silly little fatty watching from the side, and even if he wanted to turn back now, this silly little fatty would have to pull all the brothers up. By then, the company commander of the second battalion would probably have to change people immediately, and Lao Liao himself would be left with nothing but a mess.

  He thought of this and smiled at Zhang Songling, very politely suggesting, "Zhang, why don't you also learn from Shi Lianchang and retell your heroic story again?"

  "I was with Shi Lianchang at the time, and what he said had already included me. Repeating it again wouldn't make any sense!" Zhang Songling thought for a moment, then shook his head with a bitter smile. Liao Wenhua's words were clearly insincere, and even if he were younger, after being repeatedly outmaneuvered by the other side, he had begun to learn to be more cautious.

  "Then I can only use stupid methods, killing pigs and farting, each has its own reason!" Liao Wenhua originally didn't plan to let Zhang Songling show his face, smiled and took the initiative to take on the role of squad leader for once. "Later, whisper to the brothers and pass it on. Just say that I asked them, why did their legs feel soft this morning? I remember, there are no women in our military camp! Could it be that someone solved it by themselves last night?"

  "Whoa! Zhang Songling's face suddenly turned red, his eyes wide with silent protest. Liao Wenhua ignored him and continued to tease in a low voice, "Still young chickens, already getting weak-kneed. One day when they enter the bridal chamber, will they need someone to help them? Whoever gets weak knees should stand up themselves, I'll reward them with a raw egg at noon to nourish their body."

  "Company Commander asked, 'Why are your legs weak? Is it because you masturbated last night...'"

  "Commander Lian said, whoever has weak legs should confess immediately, he'll reward you with raw eggs to nourish your body!" The brothers whispered and laughed, learning the hooligan accent of Liao Wenhua perfectly.

  Many new recruits' faces immediately turned as red as Zhang Songling's, although they had done nothing wrong the night before, yet feared being wrongly accused. They quickly concentrated all their energy and made sure to follow closely behind the old soldiers without taking a single step back.

  The old soldiers in the team, however, chuckled and looked around, seeing which new soldier was walking crookedly, and went forward to support him, laughing and teasing, "Brother, do you need to eat raw eggs? Be more careful at night, we still have to fight devils during the day, don't spill all that manhood in bed!"