Chapter 6 Return
Late at night, Liu Zhengfeng, Big Beard and Bao Dayou returned to the front line of the army, Feiyingling in Dabie Mountains.
At that time, the commander of the 6th Division of the Japanese Army, Shiro Inaba, led his troops to successively break through the defense lines of the 31st, 68th and 84th Armies, and successively captured Taihu and Susong. Now he is intensively attacking part of the 28th Army and Feiyingling defended by Guo Wanlin's miscellaneous division.
During the day, Guo Wanlin's ragtag division withstood the attack of the Yamamoto Battalion of the Japanese 6th Division. After nightfall, both sides ceased fighting.
It was already past nine o'clock at night, and the smoke from Feiying Ridge still seemed to have not dissipated, and the soil on the ground seemed to still carry the residual warmth from the bomb.
There were sporadic fires burning on the battlefield. With the dim light of the fire, Liu Zhengfeng finally found his squad leader.
"Report, Liu Zhengfeng requests to return to the team."
The squad leader was called Hu Tiande, a fat man in his thirties of medium build. His face was blackened by the smoke. He glanced at Liu Zhengfeng, frowned, and showed a look of disgust.
"Well, you still dare to come back? Sit down and rest right here."
"yes."
Liu Zhengfeng sat down on the grass next to Hu Tiande.
Hu Tiande seemed to be talking to himself: "If my army wasn't getting fewer and fewer, I wouldn't want those useless embroidered pillows."
Liu Zhengfeng knew he was talking about himself, so he didn't get angry. He asked with a smile, "How many people are left in our class now?"
Hu Tiande sighed: "There are only four of us including you. Today, Ju Lei and Gou Sheng are dead again, you son of a bitch Japs."
Liu Zhengfeng was silent. War is so cruel. Human life is worthless and may be gone at any time.
He remembered that when they first set out here, there were a total of ten people in this class. After just a few days, more than half of them had died.
Suddenly Hu Tiande sniffed his nose, pulled Liu Zhengfeng's shoulder, and frowned.
"You just returned to the team, where did all the blood come from?"
Liu Zhengfeng smiled and said, "I had a fight with the Japanese devils on the way back to the team."
Hu Tiande sneered: "Just brag, do you dare to fight the Japanese devils with bayonets?"
Liu Zhengfeng was too lazy to talk nonsense with him and closed his eyes.
When Hu Tiande saw that Liu Zhengfeng ignored him, his eyes widened and he shouted, "Liu Zhengfeng, I'm talking to you, why are you ignoring me?"
Liu Zhengfeng said lazily: "If I tell you, you won't believe it. If I don't tell you, you will get angry. I can't stand you being like this."
Hu Tiande was so angry that he was shaking all over: "You... you dare to talk back to me? You weren't like this before. You used to be humble and polite, and you always spoke politely."
Liu Zhengfeng secretly laughed and said seriously, "Okay, I'll answer whatever you ask. Is that ok?"
Hu Tiande's expression eased a little and he nodded: "That's about right."
"In the afternoon, there were gunshots coming from the field hospital. Did you really encounter the Japanese devils?"
Liu Zhengfeng nodded.
"A squadron of Japanese devils came over and started fighting with the field hospital guard battalion. I, the big bearded man from the second platoon, and Bao Dayou from the first battalion happened to be there and started fighting with them."
Hu Tiande nodded, and suddenly a strange expression appeared on his face, as if he was smiling: "You won't embarrass me this time, will you? For example, you will pee your pants out of fear or something?"
Liu Zhengfeng smiled and said, "Squad Leader, please don't keep talking about things that happened hundreds of years ago."
"Hahaha……"
Hu Tiande laughed so hard that he was out of breath.
"I...I want to tell you about your results this time. How many enemies did you kill?"
"let me see."
Liu Zhengfeng stretched out his two palms and folded his fingers one by one.
"one two three four ……"
After counting all ten fingers, he stretched out ten fingers again and put them away one by one.
"Eleven, twelve, thirteen..."
The smile on Hu Tiande's face gradually disappeared, his face turned pale, and he stared at Liu Zhengfeng as if he had seen a ghost.
"You...you must be crazy, otherwise you wouldn't be talking nonsense like this."
Liu Zhengfeng spread his hands, not knowing whether to laugh or cry: "Okay, you can just treat me as crazy."
"you……"
Hu Tiande was angry because something seemed to be wrong with Liu Zhengfeng's return this time. He always gave people a sense of mystery that was out of control, which made him feel irritated and very uncomfortable.
Liu Zhengfeng smiled slightly. He thought that Hu Tiande would adapt to and accept his changes sooner or later.
"Hu Tiande."
The company commander He Ming strode over and said, "Tonight, our company's security mission will be carried out by your squad."
"yes."
Hu Tiande stood up quickly, and when the company commander He Ming walked away, a mysterious smile suddenly appeared on his face.
"Liu Zhengfeng, after careful consideration, this squad leader has decided to send you and Wu Erdan to perform the security mission for our company."
He was suspected of retaliation, but Liu Zhengfeng didn't care and stood up immediately.
Hu Tiande raised his voice and called out, "Wu Erdan, come here."
A young soldier in his twenties came running over, glanced at Liu Zhengfeng, and said with a smile, "Squad leader, can you change someone? Guarding is related to the safety of the entire company, it's no joke, are you comfortable with him taking charge of the guard ?"
Hu Tiande's face darkened and he shouted, "Stop talking nonsense. Look at the blood all over his body. It's the blood of the Japanese devils. Do you have any on you?"
Wu Erdan was scolded by Hu Tiande. He frowned and felt unhappy.
Hu Tiande stared at Liu Zhengfeng and said slowly: "It's up to you. Don't let me down."
Liu Zhengfeng said solemnly: "If anything goes wrong, I will come to you with my head."
At this moment, Liu Zhengfeng exuded an unquestionable confidence.
Liu Zhengfeng and Wu Erdan came to the forefront of the front line.
There is a crescent moon in the sky, emitting a hazy and dim light.
It is difficult to see things in the distance, and many places are overgrown with weeds, which is extremely conducive to infiltration.
Looking forward from the trench at the front of the position, the view is extremely wide, which is beneficial for vigilance and defense.
Wu Erdan pointed to the left front, blinked and said, "You are responsible for the left side, and I am responsible for the right side. You better be careful, or the squad leader will peel off your skin tomorrow."
Liu Zhengfeng smiled and said, "It's still uncertain who the squad leader will skin. Good luck to you."
After saying that, he walked away on his own and chose a high point that satisfied him, which allowed him to hide and observe the overall situation.
Seeing that Liu Zhengfeng ignored him, Wu Erdan felt frustrated and walked to the right along the trench in a huff.
Time passed unknowingly and it was twelve o'clock in the evening. Liu Zhengfeng lay on the edge of the trench, his eyes becoming brighter and brighter.
Because he knew that many cases of sneak attacks in history occurred between midnight and three in the morning, when people are tired and most likely to fall asleep.
