What shouldn't have come has come after all; What shouldn't be gone, after all, is gone!

After returning from this thrilling hoeing mission, Zhao Yishui did not relax down, relying on his many years of reconnaissance experience, he felt that the words that Shi Zhu heard next to the Japanese command post on Qitai Mountain were extremely unusual, so he immediately reported to the division headquarters.

At this time, the headquarters of the 112th Division was still brightly lit, and they received news in the morning that the Nationalist army had been engaged in fierce battles with the Japanese army on the northern and southern fronts on the Wuhan battlefield for two months, and the battle was extremely fierce, and the entire 57th Army might be ordered to rush to the Wuhan battlefield at any time. At this time, the division commander Huo Shouyi was still discussing with his officers about the possible deployment of the next operation.

After receiving the report from the special operations platoon, Huo Shouyi muttered a few words in his mouth, "Hukouling, Ranshigou, tomorrow morning, set off ......." Subsequently, he asked people to bring a map, and took a closer look, Hukou Ridge is located in the middle of the Ranshigou and Qitai Mountain.

"What kind of place is this Hukou Ridge?" Huo Shouyi pointed to the map and asked a soldier next to him.

The little soldier was a native of Haizhou, and said to Huo Shouyi: "Division commander, there are mostly cliffs and cliffs in the Hukou Ridge area, if people walk through it, it will be like entering the tiger's mouth, nine deaths, and there is no return." ”

"Then if you want to cross Hukou Ridge, is there a path to walk?"

The little soldier scratched his head and said, "I don't know about this, I heard from the old people, anyway, I haven't walked until now, I just saw it from afar." However, I know that there is an old man in Xiawuzhuang who is familiar with this place, so you can ask him. ”

"Okay, send someone to invite the old man immediately! No, it's so late, I'd better go myself! Huo Shouyi immediately took a few people and went straight to Wuzhuang. When he arrived at Xia Wuzhuang, Huo Shouyi found the old man. When he entered the room, he took off his military hat, explained his intentions, and apologized to the old man for bothering him so late.

The old man was over the age of old, his hair was all white, but his spirit was still good, he first beckoned Huo Shouyi to sit down, and then said: "There was indeed a small road in Hukouling, but it was difficult to walk, when I was a child, I went there with adults to collect medicine. Later, the path was washed away by the rain, and when some people tried to walk from there, most of them slipped under the cliff and fell to their deaths, and then no one walked there, and the place slowly became deserted! ”

Huo Shouyi asked again: "Then if there are troops passing by here, can they be seen from the outside?" ”

The old man said: "Don't say that it's summer, the mountains are full of leaves, and the sun can't shine, even if it's a cold day, there are thousands of people hiding in that area, and if you don't pay attention, you can't see it!" ”

After listening to this, Huo Shouyi thanked the old man, and immediately rushed back to the division headquarters. He looked at the map again, thinking to himself, the Japanese have not taken Lianyungang for so long, if they really want to make a surprise move, take a risky move, and pass through the Hukou Ridge to the south side of Houyuntai Mountain, then not only will the Gaogong Island area in the east be attacked by the enemy in front and back, but even the entire Houyuntai Mountain defense area will be in danger.

The more Huo Shouyi thought about it, the more he felt a chill down his spine, he looked out the window, at this time there was already a little light outside, and he couldn't delay it any longer, even if he let the soldiers run in vain, he couldn't risk ignoring it. So he immediately ordered Ma Wanzhen to ask Wan Yi to finish his rest and recuperate, and lead the 667th Regiment to rush to the rocky ditch immediately. After all the arrangements stopped, Huo Shouyi was slightly relieved.

As soon as the elite of the 667th Regiment led by Wan Yi arrived at the rocky ditch, they received a report from the scouts - and sure enough, they found Japanese activities in front. Wan Yi didn't want to startle the snake, so he didn't rush to let the soldiers open fire, but ordered the soldiers to hide on the spot, and waited for the Japanese army to pass through the Hukou Ridge trail to the back of the rocky ditch before ordering the soldiers to open fire with all their might.

The Japanese wanted to pass through Houyuntai Mountain by surprise and take the defenders by surprise, but they did not expect to be suddenly attacked by the Chinese army just after arriving at Ranshigou, and they were caught off guard. After a period of panic, the Japanese organized a counterattack.

Except for a few trees, the terrain in the area of the rocky ditch is relatively open, and both the enemy and us are in a hurry, and there are no effective bunker fortifications. The Japanese came from the dangerous road under the leadership of the traitors and did not carry heavy weapons, but even so, their weapons and equipment were still much better than Wan Yi's 667th Regiment, and the 667th Regiment could not take any advantage at all when shooting at the Japanese here.

Wan Yi observed the situation on the battlefield and couldn't help frowning, he knew that if he continued to consume it like this, it would be very unfavorable to his side. The only way to completely crush the enemy is to fight them in close combat. So he shouted to all the soldiers of the regiment: "Brothers, bayonet! ”

Then, only the sound of "click" closing the rifle safety bolt was heard in the ranks, followed by the sound of "click" on the bayonet. Then, the soldiers in front pulled out their grenades, drew their fuses, and rushed forward as they threw them at the enemy's positions. When the Japanese saw that the other side was rushing to the front, they also hurriedly ordered their soldiers to prepare for battle.

The soldiers of the 667th Regiment have been on the battlefield for a long time, fighting with the enemy with bayonets and fighting hand-to-hand without fear, and the regiment commander Wan Yi took the lead and rushed to the front, and the morale of the soldiers of the whole regiment was high.

The Japanese are also very good at fighting bayonets, with the so-called "bushido" spirit, at first they were indeed very tenacious, but in front of the 667th regiment, after a period of fighting, they became more and more at a disadvantage, and then the "bushido" was also ineffective, gradually lost their fighting spirit, and retreated after a period of stubborn resistance.

Wan Yi led the soldiers to pursue the victory, and the few Japanese soldiers who were left behind and did not have time to escape became prisoners, and those who refused to surrender were eliminated. After chasing the path to Hukou Ridge, Wan Yi ordered the machine gunners to shoot at the routed Japanese soldiers, and did not stop until the enemy disappeared from sight. The 667th Regiment gained a lot in this battle, but it also killed and wounded many soldiers in hand-to-hand combat, and the fierceness of the battle could not be described by a few lines of words, and only those who experienced it could often hear that roar in their dreams.

After learning of the victory in the rocky ditch, the military headquarters of the 57th Army specially sent a congratulatory telegram to the 667th Regiment and gave a special commendation.

Soon after the battle, the 112th Division received an order to accompany the 57th Army to the Wuhan battlefield. It's a pity that before they arrived, Wuhan fell.

Before the departure of the 112th Division, Zhao Yishui, the monkey, the mouse and the leopard specially met the stone pillar, and since they met because of the competition, they have established a deep friendship with each other, and several people often learn and communicate together. Shi Zhu learned a lot of skills from them, especially with Zhao Yishui and Monkey, in the assassination of the traitor Yan Zhihu, they experienced life and death together, and they were inseparable from each other.

After some sentimentality, Zhao Yishui said: "Brother Shizhu, to be able to make friends with characters like you, several of us are also fortunate to have three lives, but there is no banquet in the world, this time we are going to the Wuhan battlefield to kill the enemy, life and death are uncertain, I hope there will be a chance to see you again in the future, I hope that the brothers will cherish it!" ”

Shi Zhu said: "Platoon Commander Zhao, I believe that there will be a chance to see you again in the future, and I wish you a successful start!" ”

Wishes are always good, but this is the last time Shi Zhu and a few people in the special operations platoon will meet. A few years later, Shi Zhu also inquired about the whereabouts of several old friends, but unfortunately the number of the unit has been adjusted since then, and he does not know who went to which unit later. As for whether he died on the battlefield, Shi Zhu had no way of knowing, and he preferred to believe that these old buddies were living happily ever after.

After the 112th Division of the 57th Army was ordered to withdraw from the Lianyun Defense Area and prepare to go to Wuhan to participate in the battle, the guerrilla Eighth Army, which had been resting for a long time behind Yuntai Mountain, took over the defense of the front line of Lianyungang Port.

However, soon after, the guerrilla Eighth Army had infighting: at this time, Han Deqin, acting chairman of Jiangsu Province and commander of the 89th Army, saw that the Eighth Army was doing well under the leadership of Zeng Xiqi and coveted the salt tax in Huaibei, so he started the idea of this army. Therefore, he coerced, bribed, and instigated some officers of the Eighth Army to "force the palace" against Zeng, demanding that Zeng hand over military power, and instructed Li Shouwei, deputy commander of the 89th Army, to send troops to besiege Zeng Xiqi's troops under the pretext of this reason, and a bloody conflict was about to break out.

Zeng Xiqi originally wanted to kill the enemy and serve the country, but he didn't expect to end up like this, he was already discouraged, he couldn't bear his subordinates to be implicated, so under the mediation of Miao Chengliu, commander of the 57th Army, Yu Yifan, deputy commander of the army, and Qin Jieren, magistrate of Donghai County, and the Communist Party, he chose to give up the troops.

"After the Battle of Songhu that year, Lao Tzu was suspicious and excluded by Lao Jiang in the 19th Route Army, and then he arrived at the tax police regiment. Now leaving the Eighth Army, it is unemployed and light! Let's go, let's go to Sichuan! After Zeng Xiqi stepped down from his post as commander of the Eighth Army, he felt relaxed. He only took more than ten cronies including deputy commander Li Zhiqin to board the ship at Xiangshuikou and went to Sichuan.

Afterwards, Han Deqin ordered that the post of commander of the guerrilla Eighth Army should be temporarily held by Li Shouwei; Soon after, Li Shouwei ordered Hu Wenchen, who had been stationed in Dongqi Mountain for many years, to lead the Third Corps of the Guerrilla Eighth Army to move to the front line of Yuntai Mountain, garrisoning strategic points such as Daweijian.

In a short period of time, Wan Yi, the commander of the 667th Regiment, and Zeng Xiqi, the commander of the guerrilla Eighth Army, who had shocked Lianyungang and discouraged the Japanese army, left one after another, which made the Japanese naval commander Xiang Itai Jiro, who had failed to attack Lianyungang several times before, seem to see the hope of seizing Lianyungang again, so he ordered the army to regroup and prepare to seize this rare opportunity to occupy Haizhou City in one fell swoop.

Previously, although Hu Wenchen launched anti-Zeng activities together with Zeng Xiqi's adjutant Ding Congzhong and Yang Junshi, captain of the Fourth Corps of the Eighth Guerrilla Army, he himself was full of enthusiasm and devoted himself to serving the country. When he was guarding Dongqi Mountain, he eliminated violence and peace, suppressed bandits and pacified the people, and won the support of the surrounding people.

The Japanese attack did not take Hu Wenchen seriously, but in the two months that Hu Wenchen was guarding the first-line defense area of Lianyungang, he successively smashed several attacks by the Japanese army in the direction of Daweijian and Gaogong Island, and tried his best to ensure that he did not lose his position. The Japanese suffered heavy casualties and failed to take an inch of land.

Hu Wenchen has been practicing martial arts since he was a child, tall and powerful, every critical moment, he always carries a ghost-headed knife, and is the first to rush forward to fight with the Japanese army.

For the "Guanglian Commercial Bank", although Commander Zeng Xiqi left the Eighth Army, Shi Zhu still had many acquaintances in the army, and Shi Zhu also had some skills, so it quickly reached Hu Wenchen's ears. Hu Wenchen already likes to make friends with people who practice martial arts, especially people who do not deceive the good and fear the evil, for this reason, when he passed by Sunjiashan, he made a special trip to wait for the stone pillar many times.

"This little brother is really extraordinary, but it's a pity that I am half a hundred years younger, if I am twenty years younger, I will definitely have a fight with you!" When Hu Wenchen saw that the stone pillar was so young, he couldn't help but praise it, and while pointing out the stone pillar, he often felt that he was old.

"Where, Captain Hu, I just know some three-legged cat kung fu, fortunately you have some guidance, how dare I get an axe in front of you!"

"Good, good, good, good! It's better like this, when this battle is over, I'll teach you some Hu family knife techniques, okay? ”

When Shi Zhu heard that he was going to teach him the Hu family's knife technique, he was naturally very happy, and hurriedly hugged his fists and thanked him, "If Captain Hu can teach me the Hu family's knife technique, I am naturally 10,000 willing, and others can't ask for it!" ”

Shi Zhu thought that one day he would learn the Hu family knife technique from Hu Wenchen, but unfortunately, in November, Hu Wenchen was sent by Han Deqin to Siyang to reinforce the 33rd Division surrounded by the Japanese army. In the winter of that year, in a fierce battle with the Japanese army, Hu Wenchen was finally outnumbered, unfortunately shot and died, and died heroically!

After Zeng Xiqi left Haizhou, Li Zongren learned of the rebellion of Zeng's subordinates, and he was greatly annoyed, so he reported to Chiang Kai-shek and demanded that the perpetrators be severely punished; After that, Soong also protested to the government, demanding that the guerrilla Eighth Army be reassigned to the Ministry of Finance. Therefore, in December of that year, the guerrilla Eighth Army was formally disbanded, and except for some units that were originally subordinate to the Yan Police Regiment and the establishment of the two Huaiyan Police Regiments was restored, the rest of the units were incorporated and supplemented into the various units of the 89th Army.

Since Hu Wenchen was ordered to lead his troops to leave Lianyungang, Han Deqin, commander of the 89th Army, ordered the 33rd Division under his command to take over the defense of the Lianyungang port area in an all-round way.

As far as ordinary people are concerned, they only care about whether the troops can defend the land well and whether they can win the war, and as for the friction within the army and the change of defense, they naturally have no way of knowing and do not care much about it. Shizhu is different, he originally had the ambition to serve the country in the army, but after he heard some news about the internal struggle for power and profit in the national army, he completely broke off the idea of joining the army, and felt that it would be okay if such an army did not participate. Therefore, he planned to continue to make a modest contribution to the resistance to Japanese aggression in his own way.

Since the 33rd Division took over the defense, Shizhu has hardly had any direct contact with the troops except for the need to deliver supplies, and has not paid attention to other matters.

As soon as the solar calendar year passed, it was the twenty-eighth year of the Republic of China.

On the ninth day of the lunar month, it is the birthday of Zhu Guanglian's mother, that is, Zhu Huaiqing's grandmother and Shizhu's aunt. The old man is sixty and six this year, although it is not a full birthday, but he is older, and his body is not like a day, so Shen Yueyun, a woman who wishes Guanglian, took the maid Chun Tao, nephew Zhu Huaiqing and nephew Shizhu to Yuntai Mountain Haining Temple to pray for her mother-in-law, and also pray for the people of Haizhou.

A few people went out early, it was the middle of winter, and the cold wind was swishing along the way, but with Shi Zhu, Zhu Huaiqing and Chun Tao, three young people talking and laughing and playing in the carriage, the journey on the road was a little more angry. Shen Yueyun saw it in her eyes, she knew that Chun Tao was not young, and she had already reached the age of marriage.

Sanyuan Palace Haining Temple is located in the mountainside of the southern foot of Zhongyuntai Mountain, where the ancient trees are surrounded by forests, white clouds are swirling, known as the first jungle of Huaihai, it is a fairyland, and the incense is pious at four o'clock. The temple was rebuilt in the Ming Dynasty, which has been standing for 500 years, and if it is counted from the time of the Tang Dynasty, it has lasted more than 1,000 years; From the Zen temple upwards, there is the highest peak of the Yuntai Mountains and even the whole of Jiangsu - Jade Girl Peak.

At the bottom of the mountain, Lao Zhangtou stayed to watch the carriage, and Shen Yueyun took three young people and walked all the way to Haining Temple with small feet. In front of the temple gate, I saw the Kangxi Emperor's imperial pen Qin gave "Yaozhen Torrent" four-character plaque impressively came into view, several ancient cypress trees in the temple resolutely stood upright, the Buddha hall was dazzling everywhere, the carved beams and paintings in the hall, the Buddha statues of Bodhisattva, Lux, Heavenly King, Arhat and Sakyamuni were solemn and solemn; The believers of the Buddha are endless, and the sound of the monks chanting the Buddha is endless.

It's a pity that the temple has been bombed by Japanese planes before, and many places are almost in ruins, which is really sad and regrettable.

The four of them entered from the left side of the door, stretched out their right feet to cross the threshold first, and after entering the Buddhist hall, they each invited three pillars of incense. After the incense was burned, Shen Yueyun and Chun Tao were on the right, and Shizhu and Zhu Huaiqing were on the left, and they found the futons on both sides to kneel down and worship the Buddha and pray.

After everything was done, Shen Yueyun went to the side hall to ask for a sign, saying "Qingtian has its own road to the sky". Master Dexuan sat in front of the desk, took the Buddha sign, and asked, "What is Lord Shen asking for?" ”

Shen Yueyun said: "Master, I want to ask for the marriage of the next spring peach girl!" Chun Tao suddenly heard this, suddenly lowered her head, her right hand tightly grasped the corner of her clothes, her face was already flushed, and she wished that she could have a hole in the ground at this time, but she seemed to want to hear what her marriage was.

Master Dexuan looked at Chun Tao, and then said to Shen Yueyun, "Amitabha! Donor, fate is destined by heaven. Sometimes there is a lover who seems to be far away in the sky, and suddenly looks back, but that person is close at hand! ”

Listening to what the mage said, Shen Yueyun also had a few points in her heart, but she didn't know who this "close at hand" referred to, but it was inconvenient for her to ask too carefully, and she always had to leave a trace of suspense in everything. After thanking the Venerable Master, she went to the merit box to donate some sesame oil money as usual, and then prepared to leave with the three young men.

As soon as I arrived not far outside the main hall, I happened to meet the temple presiding master, Master Renfang, wearing a robe, and everyone was busy saluting the master.

Shen Yueyun used to come to Haining Temple to burn incense and worship the Buddha, and the presiding Venerable Renfang was very familiar with him. When he arrived, Venerable Renfang said, "Amitabha, good and good! Thank you, Lord Shen! Shen Shizhu does good deeds and accumulates virtues, and makes good connections, and good people will definitely have good rewards! Then, Master Renfang looked at the stone pillar and said, "I see that this little benefactor is dark and dark, and there will be several calamities in his life!" ”

"Mage, is there a way to crack it?" Shen Yueyun hurriedly asked.

"The calamity is fate, always have good thoughts, and you can turn evil into good fortune! The little benefactor Jiren has his own heavenly help! Amitabha! Master Renfang waved again, "A few donors, please go back, and forgive the poor monk for not going far." Nowadays, the Japanese invade my country, and the monks cannot stay out of it. Today's farewell should be goodbye, I hope you donors take care! Good, good, good! ”

After that, Venerable Renfang closed his eyes, placed his left hand in front of him, coiled the string of "Pure Heart Beads" with his right hand, and recited the "Medicine Master Liuliguang Rulai Original Wish Merit Sutra" in his mouth. Mortals are not as good as the monks who have such cultivation, but they can foresee what will happen after their deaths, and everyone does not understand what the last words of the master mean.

Shen Yueyun and the three juniors got into the carriage after they arrived at the bottom of the mountain, and went back to the West Garden all the way, but no one spoke on the way back, compared to when they came, everything seemed so lifeless, everyone seemed to be thinking about things in their hearts, or they were really tired.

In a blink of an eye, it's the Spring Festival again. Although the Haizhou area has been bombed indiscriminately by the Japanese army for a long time in the past, the common people have a particularly lively and happy life this year, and the main reason is that since the Japanese attacked Lianyun Port, it has been more than nine months since the Chinese New Year, and the defenders of all walks of life have fought with the Japanese army for more than 270 days in this land in order to defend the safety of Haizhou. This is a miracle in the eyes of the common people. How many cities at that time were able to keep the Japanese out of the city gates for so long?

However, the good times did not last long, and just a few days after the Spring Festival, that is, after the Spring Festival, Shi Zhu led Zhu Huaiqing, Lu Da, Xu Wei, Xu Wei, Zhang Lin, Zhang Yunsheng, Li Bao, Shang Dajia and other eight people to deliver supplies just a few days later, the "Guanglian Commercial Bank" suddenly received a report from the 33rd Division: The troops were about to evacuate Lianyungang and Haizhou City. That's the end of the delivery of supplies!

Shi Zhu knew that sooner or later there would be such a day, from the beginning they thought that Haizhou City might only be held for a few days before it was occupied by the Japanese, and then the defenders survived for three months, survived the summer, and now survived the New Year, which has greatly exceeded everyone's expectations. However, the sudden withdrawal of the 33rd Division without warning was still somewhat unexpected, after all, in the past few months when they had taken over the defense in an all-round way, the Japanese had not launched a large-scale attack on the Haizhou area, and in the eyes of the common people, Haizhou City was still impregnable.

Shi Zhu was unwilling to let the defenders withdraw like this, and decided to go to the defenders' headquarters in Lianyun to question them in person.

It was Yang Junshi who was in charge of the command, who was originally the captain of the Fourth Corps of the Guerrilla Eighth Army under Zeng Xiqi, and after being merged into the 89th Army, he is now the brigade deputy under the command of the 33rd Division.

Shi Zhu waited outside the headquarters for a long time, jumped and stomped when it was really cold, and finally waited for Yang Junshi to come out of it. At this time, Yang Junshi was leading the troops to prepare for evacuation. After explaining the retreat plan of the troops, he planned to report to the division headquarters first, and as soon as he left the gate of the headquarters, he saw the stone pillar walking towards him from a distance.

Although Shi Zhu and Yang Junshi had no friendship before, they had met each other many times, and they looked familiar. Shi Zhu directly questioned Yang Junshi and said, "Chief Yang, Haizhou is well guarded, why did the 33rd Division suddenly want to withdraw?" You are gone, what should we do with the people of Haizhou? ”

Yang Junshi looked at the stone pillar and said, "Aren't you the stone pillar of the 'Guanglian Commercial Bank' to send supplies to the troops, why, the money was not given to you?" ”

Shizhu said: "I didn't come for money, the money was settled during the Chinese New Year, and it was sent a few days after the New Year, so it's not worth mentioning." I just want to ask you, why do you just go? The national army doesn't fight devils again? ”

Yang Junshi said: "What nonsense! Why doesn't our national army fight devils? What do you little people know? Now that the Japanese are pressing the border with a five-way army, we are being attacked on all sides, and if we do not take the initiative to retreat, we will really become a turtle in an urn. It is better to take the initiative to withdraw from Haizhou City now than to passively break through at that time! Where there is life, there is hope! ”

"You're gone, what are we going to do?" Shi Zhu still asked unrelentingly.

"In the war, there will always be dead and wounded, and we will all evacuate in the next day or two, and now we can't control the people of Haizhou. It's not that we don't fight the Japanese, it's just that even if we all die on the battlefield, we won't be able to defend Haizhou City, and there is no point in holding it any longer! ”

"What you're saying is just an excuse for your greed for life and fear of death! If everyone had this idea, I'm afraid we would have perished a long time ago! When the Eighth Army and the 112th Division were defending Haizhou, they dared to fight the Japanese face to face on the front line of the port, and no matter how strong the Japanese were, even if they died, they were not afraid at all. As soon as Commander Zeng left, when he arrived at your 33rd Division, why was he frightened by the posture of the Japanese? ”

"Presumptuous! How can I, Yang, be a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death! If my death, or even the death of the brothers of the entire regiment and division, can be exchanged for the city of Haizhou not falling into the hands of the Japanese, and in exchange for the victory of China, then I, Yang, am willing to be the first to rush forward to die! It's just that now it's not like I'm not afraid of death to solve the problem. The Japanese will come soon, you should go back quickly, for the sake of your former contribution to the national army, I will not care about you, if you continue to talk nonsense and disturb the morale of the army, I will not spare you! With that, Yang Junshi waved his horsewhip and walked away, leaving only the stone pillar shivering in the cold wind - half cold, half gas!

Yang Junshi's words seem to have some truth, Shizhu did not know, Haizhou City was indeed in danger at that time:

Because the Japanese army could not attack the first line of Lianyun Port for a long time, it adopted the plan of landing from Guanhekou and Lizikou in the south of Guanyun, and had already occupied Kaishan Island outside the mouth of Guanhe at that time, which was used as a springboard for attack. To the north, the Sakagaki Division advanced south from Rizhao, to the west, the Sakai Division pressed from the east of Xin'an Town, Xuzhou, and to the south, the Junliu Division in Nanjing was also approaching to the north.

Shi Zhu had no choice but to return to his residence angrily and tell Zhu Guanglian about the matter as it was. Zhu Guanglian knew that there was no possibility of turning the matter around, so he immediately decided to ask Shizhu to immediately disband the team that sent the supplies.

That night, Shi Zhu gathered the eight people who delivered supplies under his hand and booked a private room on the second floor of the "Yuntai Restaurant" in Pingshan, which he often visits. This time was different from the previous gatherings, and the so-called "casual meal" was eaten - it was said to be a casual meal, but in fact it was not really a loose meal, but it was just to disband the team that delivered the supplies.

Shi Zhu specially ordered five dishes today, such as sour shredded potatoes, sweet soup, stir-fried beef with bitter gourd, diced spicy meat, and fried green onion and pepper with salted meat. As for the wine, it is natural to drink the famous Tanggou Daqu in Haizhou.

Several people sat down around the large round table in turn, and after a few dishes were served, Shi Zhu first picked up the small calf horn cup.

"First of all, I would like to thank you for your support to 'Guanglian Commercial Bank' and me personally for more than a year, without your efforts, the delivery of materials would never have gone so smoothly! I'll do it first! With that, the stone pillar drank it all.

After Shizhu greeted everyone and ate a few bites of food, he picked up his wine glass and said: "This second cup, what I want to say is the reason for our gathering tonight, the Japanese will call immediately, the national army has decided to evacuate the port and withdraw from Haizhou City, and we have been notified that the matter of sending supplies will end here." We're having a 'loose meal' tonight, but it's not really a breakup, it's just a disbandment of our team. The owner said that after the dissolution, those who are willing to stay, 'Guanglian Commercial Bank' is still very welcome, and we can still work together! No matter where you go, I wish you all the best and all the best in the future! ”

Then, the nine of you came and went, I don't know how much I drank, and I don't know when I staggered back to my lodgings.