Chapter 4: Brothers (Part I)

After dawn. Several radio waves are centered on the Black Stone Village. Fast in all directions.

"The fourteenth of this month. The Japanese invaders united with the White Russian horse thieves. I want to be ten times the strength of my separate battalion. Retake the Black Rock Village. The soldiers of our independent battalion are grateful to Commander Fu for his kindness. The virtue of Chief Sun's treatment. Up and down. Fight back. The White Russian bandits who had been in trouble for many years in the steppe last night were wiped out. Heavy damage to the Japanese Japanese Koko Fujita Junji Division. Killed the Belarusian bandit leader Ivanov, the bandit backbone Andrei, Nikolai, Boris and more than 400 of their subordinates. Two light machine guns and more than 300 rifles of various colors were seized. More than 46,000 rounds of ammunition......."

"Last night. The comrades of the Chahar Special Brigade of the Military Commander's Chasui Sub-station had insight into the enemy situation in advance. Unite the forces around Blackstone Village. Be proactive. Inflict heavy damage on the invading enemy. Killed the leader of the White Russian bandits, Ivanov, and more than 400 of his men. Completely eradicate this gang of stubborn bandits who have been wandering the grasslands for many years. The Japanese troops of Junji Fujita fled without a fight. The attitude of the Mongol aristocracy changed dramatically. From obedience to Japanese people to ......."

"Recently. Deputy Station Chief Peng of the Military Command Chasui Sub-station has close contacts with ** people. There is already a suspicion of collaborating with the enemy. Our comrades are closely monitoring it. so as to have conclusive evidence. However, Peng was well connected in the independent battalion of the 211th Brigade. And has a deep friendship with the battalion commander Zhou Heicarbon. So any action that is not conducive to Peng. will inevitably be hindered by the circumference. I beg the Governor to follow the circumstances described in the Humble Office. Give ......."

Unlike the advanced means of the above three parties. Report sent by the Lama ditch guerrillas to their superiors. It was sent away by a full-time traffic officer on horseback. Although the radio station seized by the guerrillas has been repaired with the help of Lao Yu. But Redbeard doesn't have a special codebook to communicate with his superiors. And inside the Lama ditch guerrillas. I can't find a qualified operator for the time being.

Traffic officer Lao Li disguised himself as a vendor who bought medicinal herbs. Rode a camel south for more than ten days. I got in touch with the comrades at an underground party traffic station near Duolun. And the comrades at the traffic station turned the report handwritten by Redbeard into a telegram . Then find a suitable opportunity to send it to the Eighth Route Army Chabei Army Division. It took another whole day. When the comrades of the Chabei Military Division finally received the report. It was the beginning of December 1938. The specific time of the second battle of Blackstone Village. It's half a month.

Even so. This report still caused quite a stir within the Chabei Military Division. The Chabei Military Subdivision of the Eighth Route Army was derived from the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region just two months ago. It is still in the initial stage. Personnel, venues, and equipment are very scarce. Many cadres wear many hats. Every day is so busy that your feet don't touch the ground. Rao is so. When Liu Guoliang, director of the Confidential Office of the Military Division and chief of the security section, got the translated message. I still feel that it is necessary to hold a special meeting to study the future development and security of the Lamagou guerrillas.

"How. Our Cheka comrades . What safety hazards have been discovered.." Zhang Jiyun, deputy commander of the military division, saw Liu Guoliang, the chief of the security section, with a serious face. Raise your head from your desk. Laughing and joking.

"It's not the king's beard in Heishi Village. Look at this. And this." Liu Guoliang pressed together the newly translated telegram and a newspaper specially forwarded by the Chongqing office of the Eighth Route Army. slapped heavily in front of Zhang Jiyun.

"Oh. What's wrong with Wang Huzi.. Isn't he doing a good job at Blackstone?" Zhang Jiyun was stunned. Instinctively or short.

"yes. Very good. First, a notorious lone thief was dragged into the guerrillas as an instructor. Then he pulled a squadron leader of the military commander's special agent. It's good now. Simply co-opted the White Russian bandits . And so it goes. It won't take a few days. He can pull out an eight-nation alliance for us." Seeing that Zhang Jiyun did not pay enough attention to the situation of the Lamagou guerrillas. Liu Guoliang glared at him. Grunt and remind.

The more Liu Guoliang said, the more serious it became. Zhang Jiyun put away her smile. Read both documents word for word. Read it twice. I didn't notice the recent performance of the Lama Gou guerrillas side. There's something out of the ordinary.

"Isn't it another great victory? The Kuomintang newspapers also mentioned it. The guerrillas gave strong cooperation to the independent battalion of the 211th Brigade. I remember some time ago. They seldom say good things about our local troops of the Eighth Route Army." Put down reports and newspapers. Zhang Jiyun frowned and asked. In the headquarters and conference room temporarily converted from the side hall of the temple. It's just the two of them at the moment. They are all veteran comrades who have experienced the test of the Long March. We have a good relationship with each other. I like to go straight to whatever I have in my stomach. Rarely go around in circles with each other.

"I said Lao Zhang. Don't just look at whether your grades are good or not." Liu Guoliang couldn't bear it. Grab the telegram and the newspaper and analyze sentence by sentence." The Kuomintang newspapers rarely praise us. Especially the local troops of our Eighth Route Army. There is no good place in their mouths. But they don't boast about anything else. Why praise the Lama ditch guerrillas alone. Is Wang Huzi doing a particularly good job? Or is there some other plot in it?"

Zhang Jiyun was asked. Hands crossed together. Open and close in front of the eyes. Liu Guoliang knew that this was the habitual action of the other party when thinking about the question. He pointed to the message again. Continue to dissect." We can leave the matter of taking in the rest of the white bandits for the time being. But. A few other things. We have to pay attention. First. The old officer surnamed Zhang. In the end, it has nothing to do with the military commander. Second. This one. The military commander sent technicians. I made a special trip to the partisan station. In addition to helping fix the radio. What else did you do? And also. Third. Together with Zhou Heitan and Peng Xuewen, he visited the White Russian bandit camp at night. He thought he was Guan Erye. I went to the meeting alone."

"Didn't he give all the reasons? The Lamagou guerrillas did not have enough technical strength to repair the radio station. And how important a radio station is to them. You should know too." Zhang Jiyun was a little unhappy when asked. Frowning in response. As for the night exploration of the enemy camp. Isn't that also to break the hearts of the white bandits? At least in terms of effectiveness. The purpose of the king's beard has been accomplished."

"You're militaristic." Liu Guoliang's voice immediately raised a few points. Angrily emphasized." Look at who he's partnered with in these victories. For the first time. Military Commander Agent Zhang Songling. Second. Military commander agent Yu. The third time. Peng Xuewen, deputy head of the military unification inspection and Sui sub-station. The proud protégé of the veteran military commander spy Ma Hansan. Lama Ditch is so far away from us. You have to run for seven or eight days on horseback. In case someone is successfully rebelled by the military commanders. Let's Chabei Military Division. How to explain it to the leadership of the military region."

"It's not that serious." Zhang Jiyun glanced at Liu Guoliang. retorted dissatisfied." Wang Huzi is also an old party member. The position is not so unfirm. Besides, the little guy surnamed Zhang. Didn't you send someone to investigate his origins?"

"A lot of old party members. It was under these circumstances that it was corrupted by the Kuomintang!" In front of old friends. Liu Guoliang never hid his true thoughts." Especially Wang Huzi, a local army leader with a very heavy atmosphere of rivers and lakes. It is often the key target of the Kuomintang spies. As for the one surnamed Zhang. I can only find out that he did work as a company deputy in the old 26th Road Special Service Regiment. After the Battle of Niangzi Pass. The man disappeared completely. And one is missing. That's seven or eight months. Enough to be trained in a full set of professional agent techniques."

"Redbeard's last report. It's not that this person is recuperating at his fellow countryman's house. And do you still have contact with the guerrillas over there at Niangzi Pass?" Zhang Jiyun was stunned again. Puzzled, asked. Have you sent a letter to Captain Wu to investigate? How did he reply to you?"

"Sent it. But there was no response. It was reported by comrades on the secret front . Niangzi off guerrillas. It doesn't exist anymore." Liu Guoliang's voice immediately became low. Keep your head down. The eye sockets begin to reddened slightly.

"How." news. Shock to Zhang Jiyun. It is much greater than the Lamagou guerrillas who may have been infiltrated by the military commanders. He jumped up and down. Grabbed Liu Guoliang's hand and asked. What the hell is going on. Before we come down. Didn't the higher authorities give Captain Shen a certificate of merit?"

"On the fifteenth of last month. The devils draw regular troops from the front. A law and order war was waged in the northern part of Shanxi. The Niangziguan guerrillas were surrounded by a brigade of devils and two brigades of puppet troops. There are more than 430 soldiers of the Niangziguan guerrillas headed by Captain Wu. All of them were martyred." Liu Guoliang takes off his military hat. Added with grief (Note 1)

Note 1: From 1038 onwards. Given the instability in the rear. The Japanese army repeatedly drew troops from the front. Launched a focused attack on the guerrillas active in the occupied territories. Many guerrillas were caught off guard. The whole army was annihilated. Among them are the teams of **. There are also ranks of the Kuomintang. There are also some who do not belong to any party. Purely spontaneous resistance force.