Chapter 44
44.
The leader followed Yi Hongxing's gaze into the depths of the mountains, and his face began to grow heavy.
Starting from the next day, Yi Hanxing discovered that in addition to studying during class time, he and his friends also needed to undergo military training after class.
To be precise, it is the disabled soldiers who have been re-employed and come to explain to everyone the techniques of grappling, fighting and avoiding injuries.
Every day when he got home, Yi Hanxing was so tired that he wanted to fall asleep immediately. When he complained at breakfast about the instructor beating him and others up like dead dogs, Yi Hongxing laughed at him: "Don't be so ungrateful. The one teaching you is a Shaolin monk! If he hadn't recently injured his legs and arms, do you think he would have had time to teach you?"
After hearing this, Yi Hanxing perked up again: Japanese and boxing are both skills that can save lives at critical moments, it’s always good to have more skills!
Compared to Yi Hanxing, who has always been known as a top student and has been absorbing knowledge like crazy, some of his friends have already encountered situations that they cannot accept.
"I just don't understand. What's the point of letting us learn boxing and Japanese? Isn't war all about shooting and swordsmanship? When we fight the Japanese in the future, do we have to greet each other in Japanese first and then fight with bare hands?" A friend complained.
"Fists and kicks, like swordsmanship, are definitely versatile. If you learn them well, even if you don't have bullets or swords, you can still fight!" Another friend disagreed: "It's this Japanese language. I really don't understand what it's for. Can we pretend to be Japanese?"
"Puchi!" Xiaohua and Xiaomei laughed out loud on the spot, and Yi Hanxing couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth.
"I figured since the leaders told us to learn it, it must be useful." Xiaomei believed that following the Party was the right path. "For example, if I ran into the Japanese and could eavesdrop on what they were saying, maybe I could even learn their marching routes."
"Can their marching route be announced in public?"
"How is that impossible? With our fists and staff techniques, we can also eavesdrop on people's rooftops like in martial arts novels!"
"Can the boxing and stick techniques we've practiced be so powerful?"
"This is Shaolin's unique martial arts! Haven't you heard in martial arts novels that Shaolin's sweeping monks are the strongest fighters?"
Hearing that his friends had already started discussing whether Wudang or Shaolin was stronger, Yi Hanxing's thoughts couldn't help but drift away: I wonder if the leaders have foresight again. As far as Yi Hanxing knows, when he came here, the Japanese occupied the city. In some cities, people had to search their bodies before entering. I guess Japanese and fists and feet would come in handy.
Yi Hanxing, who was still immersed in his studies, didn't know that while he and his friends were studying peacefully, the leaders had already sent troops to conduct a full-scale search deep in the mountains.
"Old Xu, you are also a college student.
"Back to the second time they encountered wild boars, after hearing Yi Hongxing's reminder, the leader who had come to the base to join in the fun returned and said to another leader, "Tell me, what usually happens when wild boars leave the mountains and run into the woods near human settlements?"
"There are many possibilities. Maybe there is not enough food?" Old Xu guessed.
"That's impossible. Regardless of the external environment, our area has been blessed with good weather and abundant harvests over the past two years. How could there be a shortage of food?"
"Perhaps a migrating natural enemy drove them away." Old Xu continued to speculate: "Maybe a pack of wolves migrated into the mountains?"
"It's not impossible."
"Why do you think of asking this?" Old Xu asked. "It's rare for you, Old Qiu, to be interested in this kind of thing. Why are you researching the habits of wild boars?"
"It's that kid Yi Hongxing." Old Qiu waved his hand and said, "He told me that there must be something wrong with the large numbers of wild boars migrating out of the mountains. He also suspected that there were people active in the deep mountains."
"So..." After hearing this, Old Xu thought about it and felt that what Yi Hongxing said made sense: "It is indeed possible."
"Why do you think this is possible?" Old Qiu was confused. "When wild boars encounter humans, do they even know to give up their territory?"
"No, the key is that this pig will chase people. Haven't the children in the base been chased into trees twice?" Old Xu thought so and asked, "If it's fine, why would it chase the children?"
"Because the child threw stones at it? Because it wanted to eat meat?" Lao Qiu guessed.
Old Xu: ...
"Because they may have had conflicts and contradictions with humans, they chase and attack humans as soon as they see them!" Old Xu said: "Based on this speculation, they may have been driven out of their original territory, and the person who drove them out may still be in this mountain!"
After this guess, the two leaders could no longer sit still. They immediately put their heads together and roughly judged the places and purposes where the people might appear based on their own simple maps.
After analyzing the situation overnight, they sent people to clear the mountain the next day. Even the children who liked to run into the mountains were restrained, and an instructor was hired to watch over them and teach them something to prevent them from encountering wild boars coming down the mountain again.
Thus, Yi Hanxing and others had a study life that combined literature and martial arts.
While Yi Hanxing and the others were learning, the soldiers who were sent out also gained something: "Squad leader! There are traces of people left here!"
"Where?" the squad leader came over and asked immediately.
"Here!" The person reporting pointed to a spot. "I just found a place to take a shit, and then I wanted to dig a hole to bury it, so that wild animals wouldn't notice the human scent. But after digging the hole, I found some burnt grass and wood on the ground. Someone must have started a fire."
The squad leader endured the stench and took a closer look. It was indeed the traces left by humans lighting a fire. Then the squad leader turned it over and saw some burnt food. He jumped up excitedly and patted his soldiers: "You guys are really lucky! We've been looking for so many days and haven't seen any traces of human beings. You just pooped and it came out! You wait here, I'll go find the platoon leader!"
Then, the soldier watched as the two platoon leaders and several squad leaders began to study the contents of the pit with their own feces. The soldier, unable to bear it any longer, reminded them, "How about I shovel out my shit first, and then you guys study it?"
In the excitement, everyone forgot to shovel away the shit: "... Hurry up!"
"I was wondering why it stinks so bad!"
"You need to eat more vegetables, my stool looks clumpy!"
The soldier blushed and picked up a few branches and large leaves to shovel away his feces. Then he saw the platoon leaders and squad leaders took up tools and prepared to dig along the pit, perhaps they would find something else.
This time, they actually dug out some different things for everyone: "This piece of iron should be a can lid, right?"
"It's definitely a can lid. It doesn't look like it was left by an ordinary hunter." A platoon leader took a closer look and said, "It's a shame the surface is all scratched. Otherwise, we'd know who this person is."
After all, canned food was essentially military supplies back then. Who, especially in the mountains, would buy canned food? Putting aside the question of where to buy it, even if it were sold publicly, how much would the can be worth? And could the metal lid still be left? It would be great to cut something up at home.
"I think the Japanese are here to stay." Another platoon leader said, "Nanjing isn't willing to provide these military supplies. At least only officers can eat them."
"No matter what, send a message back first, and then have everyone search the surrounding area carefully."
Soon, the base received telegrams sent back by people who were away.
"Have you found any trace of someone?" Old Xu read the telegram. "Sure enough, there's another force lurking in the Dabie Mountains."
"I don't know what they're after." Old Qiu was worried. "They're hiding deep in the mountains. Who knows what kind of trouble they're planning!"
"We can only hope that our soldiers will have better luck and be able to catch them." Old Xu also sighed.
While the base was busily searching, Yi Hongxing, after working overtime for nearly half a month, finally remembered his sister: "Speaking of which, shouldn't you be getting ready to go to Xiu De in a few days? The letter you sent before said it would arrive before the middle of the month, right? Now the first half of the month is almost over!"
After being reminded by her brother, Yi Hanxing suddenly realized that she had already wasted some time on the summer vacation because of the machine tool task. When she was at home before, her parents stopped her from learning embroidery well.
It took a few more days to send them to Shanghai. Once they arrived at the base, they had only been studying for less than twenty days, and there was not much time left!
"Brother, this is a critical time for me to study. Can you write to my second sister and tell her that I should go later? We can't delay the children's studies!" Yi Hanxing said in a serious tone.
"I don't care how long you stay. Yi Hongxing said: "But how do you think I remembered that you still want to go to Xiu De?
Yi Hanxing guessed it immediately: "Second sister wrote you a letter?
If the content is displayed incorrectly, please go to the original site t—u——9——3 to read the book. It took a few more days to send them to Shanghai. When they arrived at the base, they only immersed themselves in study for less than 20 days, and time was running out!
"Brother, this is a critical time for me to study. Can you write to my second sister and tell her that I should go later? We can't delay the children's studies!" Yi Hanxing said in a serious tone.
"I don't care how long you stay. Yi Hongxing said: "But how do you think I remembered that you still want to go to Xiu De?
Yi Hanxing guessed it immediately: "Second sister wrote you a letter?
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