Chapter 36: Yoshikawa Proclamation
They're really going to pick the time! Ren Laifeng has a dark breath in his heart. We've done all the work, we've buried everything that needs to be buried, and you're here at this time? Deliberately not letting the guerrillas enter the village, it seemed unreasonable, and after a little hesitation, he finally agreed to let Zhong Baohua enter the village to worship.
Ren Laifeng stopped in front of the hundred-person tomb and watched Zhong Baohua walk in briskly from the entrance of the village with two guerrillas. Ren Laifeng asked Zhong Baohua to enter the village to worship, but did not let the guerrillas enter the village. Zhong Baohua was also quite bold, so he took two of his subordinates and entered Tianye Temple Village.
"Battalion commander, the guerrillas are late!" While speaking, Captain Zhong hugged his fist at Ren Laifeng, "Thank you to the battalion commander Ren and the brothers of the Flying Tiger Battalion for digging a hole for the people of Tianye Temple Village for burial, Zhong Baohua on behalf of the victims of Tianye Temple Village and all the commanders and fighters of the Eastern Henan Guerrilla Army!" ”
"Captain Zhong is polite. The fellow of Tianye Temple is also my Chinese people. As a soldier of the country, Ren Laifeng has the obligation and responsibility to make the last contribution to the people of his country. It's the timing of your guerrillas' coming, hehe. Ren Lai laughed dryly and stopped talking. Zhong Baohua is also a smart person, he should understand the meaning of a word, and if he continues to say it, he will seem to be a child.
Sure enough, Zhong Baohua's face changed slightly, but he didn't distinguish it. There is nothing to justify this kind of thing, if you come late, you will be late, and you will get lost, you will encounter a traffic jam, and so on are all excuses.
When Zhong Baohua took out the yellow paper of incense candles for worship, Ren Laifeng peeked at it, hey, the yellow paper incense candles he used were the same as the ones he used just now, they were all taken from the temple, and even the color and style were the same! Yes, yes, it turns out that it is a local custom for him to take things from the temple.
Even though he knew, Ren Laifeng still pretended not to understand and asked in a low voice: "Captain Zhong, where did you buy the incense, candles, and yellow paper you used?" Why can't I find several places? ”
"Yellow paper with incense candles?" Zhong Baohua paused for a moment, "There is a store in Zhuxian Town that specializes in selling this." I just went to Zhuxian Town to buy these sacrificial supplies, and I was too late. How? Ren battalion commander doesn't know? So what are these you burning? ”
You went to Zhuxian Town to buy it? Tricksters, right? The corners of Ren Laifeng's mouth twitched for a moment, and he squeezed out a smile, "My Flying Tiger Battalion is in a hurry to do things for the villagers, and I am busy digging pits to bury the remains, so I don't have time to go to Zhuxian Town to buy worship supplies." I borrowed these things from the Heavenly Temple. God knows that I am going to do good deeds, and probably I will not be stingy with these few pieces of paper money and a few pillars of incense, right? ”
Zhong Baohua was dumbfounded, and Ren Laifeng was full of pride. The two of them stood side by side in front of the 100-person tomb in Tianye Temple Village, and took off their hats and saluted at the same time.
"Fathers and fellow villagers of the Heavenly Temple, you innocently died at the hands of the Japanese invaders. I, the Flying Tiger Battalion and the Eastern Henan Guerrillas, will avenge you! Rest in peace, folks! ”
After the two of them finished praying, Zhong Baohua asked Ren Laifeng: "Camp Commander, are you still used to living in Midian Village in the Flying Tiger Battalion?" ”
"Get used to it. The folks in Midian Village are so nice. Before we went out, the villagers chased the team to send it off, shh Tears flowed from the younger warriors. ”
"That's what the Flying Tiger Battalion did well. I have heard that the officers and men of the Flying Tiger Battalion helped the villagers carry water and flour to do farm work, and they helped the villagers a lot. You treat the villagers as your own people, and the villagers will naturally treat you as soldiers. Sending their soldiers out on the march, of course they were enthusiastic. ”
"Report to the battalion commander, Deputy Chen Lian made a major discovery! Please go over now. When Ren Laifeng was listening to Zhong Baohua, a guard ran over to report an important military situation.
Deputy Chen Lian is, of course, Chen Zhongyi, the deputy commander of the new company. A platoon came to the new company this time, and Chen Zhongyi became an important general under Ren Laifeng. He was leading people to search the village, did he find anything important? Ren Laifeng was a little skeptical that Chen Zhongyi had found any gold and silver treasures, if that was the case, it would be a little inappropriate for Zhong Baohua to be present.
Isn't it half of the benefit for the partner to stand next to him? Ren Laifeng glanced at Zhong Baohua, and the meaning was obvious: Man, I still have something to do, you should withdraw, right? Ren Laifeng thought that with Zhong Baohua's cleverness, he would definitely know what was going on at a glance. I didn't expect Zhong Baohua to really not understand, or pretending to be confused.
"Oh, what's the big discovery? Does Camp Commander Ren want me to go with him? ”
I want you to go, not to let you follow! Ren Lai snorted angrily, and left without saying a word. The meaning couldn't be more obvious: I'm angry, don't come with me. After taking two steps and twisting his face, hey, Zhong Baohua followed him one step away!
To drive people away at this time would be to turn the face. Of course, Ren Laifeng can't fall out with the guerrillas of the Eighth Route Army, and in the future, he plans to move around this area often, and he also counts on the help of other guerrillas. Let's take a look. If you really find a few jars of gold ingots and silver ingots, then you can share it with him. Anyway, we have to get the big head.
The soldier who followed the messenger went straight to the entrance of the village, and in some cases there was a courtyard on the left side of the entrance of the village. Before Ren Laifeng arrived at the gate of the courtyard, he saw a group of Flying Tiger Battalion soldiers standing there. When Ren Laifeng got closer, some soldiers found it and shouted: "The battalion commander is here!" The soldiers hula to both sides and set aside a small alley for the battalion commander.
Ren Laifeng, Zhong Baohua, Feng Wenying, Huang Tian, the four of them walked through the crowd and entered the courtyard. Chen Zhongyi was standing at the door waiting for him.
"Battalion commander!" Seeing Ren Laifeng coming in, Chen Zhongyi hurriedly stepped forward to report. However, immediately after him, he saw Zhong Baohua behind him, and Chen Lian was stunned. He had seen Zhong Baohua, but he didn't expect to see him here. "Battalion commander, Captain Zhong, you come to see this." As he spoke, he pointed with his hand to the wall in the courtyard.
A notice in black and white was pasted on the place of Chen Zhong's finger. The above roughly means that the Flying Tiger Battalion killed a squadron of Imperial soldiers. In retaliation, the imperial army killed the villagers of this village! He also warned Ren Laifeng that if there was any further killing of the imperial army in the future, it would be dealt with in the same way! The final payment was made by General Yoshikawa, the head of the secret services of the five provinces.
"Bastard!" Ren Lai scolded angrily, walked to him and just wanted to tear up the notice, he stopped again, turned around and sneered and said to Zhong Baohua: "Captain Zhong, this is ironclad evidence that the Japanese devils killed innocent civilians in our country!" Hehe, no matter at any time, as long as there is this ironclad evidence, they cannot deny the charge of indiscriminate killing of innocents! ”
Zhong Baohua nodded. Ren Laifeng's eyes radiated a terrifying light: "Yoshikawa Sadasa! You're dying! ”