This was a short, hearty battle of revenge. The number of enemies and us was nearly 2 to 1. It was launched suddenly, with no preparations. Moreover, each soldier was filled with anger and the fighting was extremely fierce. So the result was simple. This Japanese and puppet mixed team of more than 20 people was wiped out by bayonets and bullets within a few minutes.

Gunshots are nothing, the enemy just likes to shoot randomly. Meng Youtian, Guo Longhai and others have already realized that this characteristic of the enemy will facilitate their sneak attacks. As long as the gunfire is not too fierce and does not last too long, as long as there is no loud noise, nearby enemies will not be vigilant.

Li Yuehua suddenly felt like she was in a dream, holding her torn clothes with her hands, sitting under the tree, watching the "Japanese and puppet troops" dragging the bodies of the Japanese and puppet troops into the woods. She was still afraid, and couldn't believe that she was saved, and she couldn't believe that the one who comforted her was her comrade.

Seeing that Guo Longhai's team had set up a guard post, Meng Youtian led the back team to slowly march over. If he said he was walking, his posture was a little problem, but his speed could still keep up. But if he wanted to run, he would not be able to do so. For this reason, there were always a few strong militias around him who were protecting him closely, that is, he could run with him on his back for a while in a critical moment.

However, there were tools for transportation in front of me. The previous enemy was either brought by himself or a donkey he snatched up to make Meng Youtian's eyes shine and he ran over directly.

"Brother Meng, I finally have a mount now." Guo Longhai walked out of the woods with a smile, holding a bunch of Japanese clothes and a foreign knife in his hand.

"Good donkey, look at the color of the fur, these legs and feet." Meng Youtian touched the donkey's head and praised: "I know I ran slowly. The Japanese even gave the donkey specially, which is really interesting."

"I also gave out clothes!" Guo Longhai added: "Now, our entire team can almost change it."

"It's all changed!" Meng Youtian smiled slightly and said, "Did you find out that there are many small teams of enemies? We will fight if we catch them, but we won't have to worry about food and drink, weapons and ammunition."

"Brother Meng. It's you, Brother Meng--" Li Yuehua, who was sitting under the tree, finally recognized Meng Youtian in a puppet military uniform, and stood up and ran over.

"Hey, do you recognize me?" Meng Youtian looked at the woman with dirt on her face and shiny eyes in surprise.

"Brother Meng, it's me, I'm Li Yuehua!" Tears flashed in Li Yuehua's eyes. When he saw his relatives, he stepped forward and grabbed Meng Youtian's arm, crying and laughing, "You, don't remember? Lianggangzhuang, you and Lianfang took people to rescue me from the bandits. Later in the Military and Political School-"

"Ah, I remembered it." Meng Youtian looked carefully and could still vaguely see something. He couldn't help but smile and said, "Come on, wash your face, look at you. It's a pretty girl, she's all a little flowery."

Li Yuehua burst into tears and smiled. She wiped her face with the sleeves of her clothes and said silly: "Brother Meng, you saved me again. I am so grateful."

"What are you grateful for? I happened to catch up." Meng Youtian pointed at Guo Longhai and said, "It was him who saved you, I'm just watching the fun behind you!"

Li Yuehua glanced at Guo Longhai and nodded with a smile.

"By the way, why did you come here alone?" Meng Youtian asked strangely: "Did you fall behind, or do you hide and don't run out?"

Li Yuehua shook her head vigorously, and a happy look ejaculated in her eyes, saying, "I am not alone. I am leading many people, all hiding in a cave over there. I came out to fetch water and accidentally let the enemy see it. I was afraid of implicating others, so I deliberately ran to this side, trying to lure the enemy away."

Meng Youtian looked in the direction of Li Yuehua's finger and guessed: "Is that cave more than three feet above the ground? The entrance of the cave is full of weeds and vines, and there are also some mines and grain in the cave."

"Yes!" Li Yuehua nodded in surprise, looked at Meng Youtian for a while, and smiled and said, "I understand, that cave is where you hide things. It's really hidden. The Japanese came and went, but they didn't find it."

Is it hidden? Then how did you find it? Meng Youtian suppressed his questions and said to Guo Longhai: "Let's go to the cave over there, the terrain there is even more hidden."

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It is a good thing to rescue Li Yuehua; it is also a good thing to know that there are many people in the cave. But when the person hiding in the cave was called out by Li Yuehua, Meng Youtian smiled bitterly. So, the idea of ​​replenishing personnel and increasing combat effectiveness was shattered. Not only that, he also had to bear a burden.

These are the twelve young actors in the art troupe. The older ones are less than sixteen years old, and the youngest ones are only twelve or three years old. Their "weapon" is the erhu, harmonica, and small skin drum.

It's not easy, it's really not easy. Meng Youtian was solemn to Li Yuehua that he led these little Eighth Route Army members to run around in the rain of bullets and bullets. He was able to find a place to escape the search and suppression of the Japanese. He was respectable and admired. Over the past few years, Li Yuehua has obviously grown up.

These children were so happy when they saw their team that they were protected and safe. The soldiers also loved these children very much, and were pleased and happy for them to escape the disaster. They all took out their food to give these thirsty children a full meal.

There is no way, it is absolutely impossible to let them hide in the cave, and they will never be able to say it. However, the fear of difficulties that Meng Youtian and Guo Longhai showed were still seen by Li Yuehua.

"The children are very obedient, disciplined, and are so hungry that they don't say anything." Li Yuehua said stutteringly: "Of course, if you think--"

"We don't think it's a burden." Guo Longhai waved his hand and said, "It's all comrades. If you say that, you'll look down on us. Yes, Brother Meng."

Meng Youtian blinked, grinned and said, "You have asked you to say good things, what can I say? However, we still have to make adjustments and make regulations." As he said, his face became serious, "Walking around the enemy circle, we have to think of all kinds of situations and try to arrange them carefully and meticulously."

"That's natural." Li Yuehua's heart fell to the ground. Although it was not absolutely safe to follow the combat-capable team, she finally had a response. Even if she died together, it would be better than hiding under the enemy's nose.

"The things on your body are cleaned up. You cannot make extra noises when marching, you cannot speak casually, you cannot leave the brigade, and you cannot act without permission. You must keep quiet and obey the command." Meng Youtian stretched out a finger, but said several requests.

"No problem, I'll look at them." Li Yuehua nodded simply.

"That-" Meng Youtian stretched out his second finger and said in a pondering manner: "The order of the team must be changed. Captain Guo, you can pick out the bravest and combative soldiers, more than twenty, form a vanguard team, equipped with the best weapons and equipment, and open the way in front."

"I'll be the captain of the vanguard." Guo Longhai took on this errand without hesitation.

"Victorians, reinforcements--" Meng Youtian used branches to draw circles on the ground, hesitated for a moment, and continued: "The organs and guards keep this order when marching. What do you think?"

"Haha, Brother Meng, you gave us these burdens a good name, the agency team!" Li Yuehua laughed.

"Don't be happy for now, I haven't finished talking yet!" Meng Youtian glanced at the Eighth Route Army not far away and said to Li Yuehua with a smile: "You are prisoners, our prisoners, so you have to tie them up and walk."

Li Yuehua opened her mouth wide, looked at Meng Youtian incredibly, and asked foolishly: "How to tie it up?"

"Haha." Meng Youtian smiled and said, "It's not like the enemy tying you, but just tied your arms up with a rope, not at all, just pretending to be a prisoner."

Li Yuehua blinked, smiled, and nodded, "I understand, you are Japanese and puppet troops, and you must always be happy with us. Okay, be a prisoner, be a prisoner, and we are obedient."

"This arrangement is thoughtful enough." Guo Longhai nodded in agreement and asked again, "Then are we still going northwest as we planned?"

Meng Youtian bets on Li Yuehua's face, smiled faintly, and said, "Then you have to ask Comrade Li. She should know where our people are going, right?"

Li Yuehua thought for a while and pointed, "It seems that he was going there. We saw it from afar on the mountain. We originally wanted to follow it, but the enemy chased us too fast."

Meng Youtian stared at the approximate direction Li Yuehua pointed, without saying a word, and fell into long thoughts.

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After a brief rest, the team began to move again, in the direction indicated by Li Yuehua. Originally, Meng Youtian was still thinking about dealing with the enemy, but the existence of the enemy's small troops and the sudden increase of non-combatants changed his mind. Perhaps, joining with the people who fled into the mountains in the brigade would strengthen his own strength and form a combat power that could deal with the enemies who searched the mountains along the way.

The reorganized team was divided into four small groups, and they opened a certain distance, climbed peaks and ditches in the mountains, and moved forward in a winding manner. Meng Youtian rode a donkey and served as the commander of the First Group. It was not that he was more brave and good at fighting than Guo Longhai, but that he was familiar with the terrain and could change the course of his actions based on the observed enemy situation.

The second group is led by Guo Longhai and is ready to advance to support the first group at any time; the third group is composed of non-combatants such as Li Yuehua and a small number of soldiers; the third group is also composed of soldiers with strong combat effectiveness and serves as the rear guard.

The team stopped, Meng Youtian climbed to the top of the peak, and used his telescope to look at it. There were three roads to choose from. He had to carefully observe and analyze carefully to make the most advantageous judgment. The sun had already set in the west, and the enemy searching for the mountain showed no sign of returning, which made him confused and difficult.

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Chapter completed!