Two days later.

In the courtyard of the Zhou family in Shenquan Village, one last glance at the pale Xu Guofeng, Lao Wu turned around and called Zhao Shixun out quietly.

Looking at the relics of Lao Yu in his hand with a frown, Lao Wu's tone suddenly became extremely serious.

"Brother Sehoon, did you find anything strange in the process of the ambush?"

"Strange place?

Looking at Lao Wu, Zhao Shixun didn't quite understand what the other party meant.

"What I mean is, in the process of your ambush, did the devil deliberately show weakness, or deliberately retreat?"

Hearing this, Zhao Shixun pondered for a moment, then looked at Lao Wu and shook his head.

"No, the devil fought very tenaciously, and he retreated after more than eighty percent of the casualties. If they wanted to release the water on purpose, it didn't seem necessary to pay such a high price. ”

Hearing this, he nodded, and Lao Wu slowly put away Lao Yu's relics.

"Brother Shixun, I rushed back in a hurry this time, and I have important news to tell you."

"Oh? Is it news from our column? ”

Smiling and nodding, Lao Wu led Zhao Shixun to sit on the stone bench in the courtyard, then took out a cigarette and handed it to the other party.

Lighting a cigarette and taking a puff, Lao Wu immediately asked for a map from Zhao Shixun.

Spreading out the map on the table, Lao Wu pointed to a location between Yangcheng County and Hengqu County.

"Two days ago, I contacted the radio of the rear intelligence section, and they told me that the actual location of your column is this generation. However, their current situation does not appear to be good, and most of the messages sent to Headquarters are requests for help and requests for medical doctors. ”

"Oh yes...... I entrusted your news to the rear to forward it to your column, and it is estimated that there will be news in the next two days. You can rest assured in this area and so on.

It was when I got the information that the Japanese army's autumn sweep was probably coming to an end. ”

Hearing that the sweep was about to end, Zhao Shixun's stiff face finally had a hint of relief.

"Really? Is the intelligence accurate? ”

Looking at the eager Zhao Shixun and smiling slightly, Lao Wu immediately said lightly:

"It shouldn't be wrong, the devil has been sweeping in the mountains for almost a month, and whether it is ammunition or soldiers, they have already been consumed.

In addition, now that the autumn harvest in the southern part of Jinnan has begun, the devils will inevitably shrink their forces to return to the key areas for the sake of the collection of grain, so that you can also take a breather. ”

Hearing this good news, Zhao Shixun also felt a lot more relaxed.

The anti-sweeping operations during this period of time had indeed made him feel exhausted, and he even doubted for a while that if the Japanese army continued to sweep, it was a question of whether the Jinnan base area would continue to exist.

Nodding approvingly, the two chatted a few more words, and Lao Wu hurriedly returned to the county seat. He told Zhao Shixun that most of the radio reports of the first column were sent at night, so he had to go to the secret radio station to see if he could help Zhao Shixun directly contact the radio station of the first column.

……

After Lao Wu left, Zhao Shixun not only helped the villagers to harvest crops every day, but also sent Lao Immortal and Dapeng to disguise themselves as a few landlords and merchants who walked the streets and alleys, and used the silver money they had grabbed in the recent period to buy as much autumn grain as possible in the vicinity.

With the stationing of the seventh company and the second company, the number of young adults in Shenquan Village has increased dramatically. Although the harvest in the village this year is good, it can't stand the food and drink of more than 100 people.

For this reason, after thinking about Zhao Shixun and Lao Immortal, they planned to buy a batch of grain before the Japanese puppet army requisitioned the grain on a large scale, and the province would have no price in the future.

A few days later, when the thousands of catties of grain purchased by Zhao Shixun and them were transported to Shenquan Village one after another, Lao Wu also came back with important news.

As expected, Lao Wu really contacted the radio of the first column, and at the same time received a direct order from the first column to them.

In the courtyard of the Zhou family, Zhao Shixun took the note handed over by Lao Wu and carefully unfolded it under the expectation of Zhou Yu and Shen Cunzhi.

In order to prevent the eavesdropping of the Japanese intelligence services, the content of the message was very simple. However, although the message was only one page, the content was unusually rich.

"Comrade Zhao Shixun of the Seventh Company, Comrade Shen Cunzhi of the Second Company, Comrade Xu Guofeng of the Third Company, and Comrade Yang Chenghu of the Special Service Battalion. Today, when I learned the news that several of you had converged in Shenquan Village, the column was deeply pleased.

At present, the puppet forces have withdrawn in batches, leaving only a small part of the enemy to continue to blockade the base areas.

In view of the fact that the support detachment sent by the headquarters has arrived at the temporary station of the column, therefore,

On the day of receiving the order, the second and third companies and the remnants of the special service battalion immediately formed a temporary detachment to the north, with Shen Cunzhi as the commander-in-chief and Yang Chenghu as the deputy commander.

At the same time, in order to consolidate and develop the base areas, the 7th Company of the 1st Column continued to stay in the enemy-occupied areas to persist in the armed struggle, and the drivers attacked the Japanese puppet army's actions of plundering and looting grain, expanding the influence of the Eighth Route Army in the enemy-occupied areas, and waiting for the new orders of the column.

The headquarters of the first column of the anti-Japanese advance of the Jinnan Military Region of the Eighth Route Army. ”

After reading the message, Zhao Shixun did not speak, Zhou Yu frowned, and Shen Cunzhi directly expressed his dissatisfaction.

"Lao Zhao, Lao Zhou, is this column a mistake! In this sweep, our troops are almost gone. Even if there are more than 70 people in your seventh company now, there are no thirty percent of the veterans in it, and not as many as those of our second company have survived.

Besides, a few of us are gone, so you will be left alone, how will this battle be fought in the future!? ”

After listening to Shen Cunzhi's words, Zhou Yu had the heart to say something, but in the end he swallowed back the words that came to his mouth.

There is no way, he is the only party member of the Seventh Company at present, and he is also the instructor who mainly grasps the ideological work of the soldiers, so he really can't say much about this kind of complaint.

"Okay, the orders of the column have their own considerations, and we, as junior officers, carry out the orders, so don't think about the rest."

Seeing that Zhao Shixun said this, after Lao Shen sighed, he didn't say anything more. Lao Wu on the side looked at Zhao Shixun and nodded, and then smiled as if he didn't have anything.

"Now that the order has been brought, I won't delay you here.

Oh yes, I'm leaving here, I'm going to leave today, and I'm going to take Li Chunfeng with me. ”

"Oh? He won't stay in Hengqu County to continue working? ”

Hearing that Lao Wu was going to take Li Chunfeng away, Zhao Shixun and Zhou Yu asked almost in unison. Since the Seventh Company wanted to continue to persist in guerrilla warfare in this generation, intelligence support for the local underground party was even more urgent.

"Well, Comrade Li Chunfeng's identity has been exposed, and according to our internal requirements, she can no longer be qualified for underground intelligence work. I took her back this time, firstly, to let him go to the rear to continue to recuperate from his injuries, and secondly, to prepare for him to go to the rear to study so that he could be competent for other work. ”

Knowing the worries of the two, Lao Wu immediately stepped forward and continued to whisper:

"I know what you're worried about. After Li Chunfeng left, Lao He continued to be in charge of Hengqu's intelligence work for the time being. I've transferred him back to the county seat and arranged for an updated identity. If they have information, they will send it directly to Old Man Zhou. And if you need to find them, you can go to this address to find Lao He. ”

Speaking of this, Lao Wu stuffed a small note into Zhou Yu's hand.

After saying and continuing, Lao Wu finally asked Zhao Shixun about them, and asked them if they had any other requirements to send to the column himself.

Zhao Shixun knew this rare opportunity, and after a brief discussion with Zhou Yu, Zhao Shixun told Lao Wu that he hoped that he would tell the column that he could send a few professional medical personnel to the Seventh Company, and the Seventh Company of the province could only send the wounded soldiers to the villagers' homes. Although the fellow never refused, he did not know how to nurse after all, which made few wounded who could return to the team smoothly, and the death rate of the troops remained high.

……

The day after receiving the order, near the stronghold of Shangguan Village.

In order to allow the northbound detachment to pass through the enemy-occupied area smoothly, Zhao Shixun and Shen Cunzhi discussed and decided to attack the Shangguan Village stronghold in the west of the county seat by the Seventh Company first, to attract the attention of the Japanese puppet army, and then Shen Cunzhi and them chose the opportunity to pass through the enemy-occupied area and move to the northeast.

Although Shangguan Village is only a small village in the west of Hengqu County, it is close to the road from Hengqu to Wen County. Therefore, after the Japanese puppet army expanded the road, they immediately built a strong stronghold outside the village to guard the main road from Hengqu to Wenxian.

Zhao Shixun is no stranger to the stronghold of Shangguan Village, not long ago, on the way from Zhou Village to Shenquan Village, they happened to hit this stronghold once. It's just that this time it was a swaggering pass disguised as a devil, and this time it was an attack on the stronghold.

……

Misty Suo......

As the chaotic footsteps gradually disappeared, the black baby and the old ghost in casual clothes finally stopped behind Zhao Shixun.

"Company commander, we've figured it out. There are now two platoons of puppet troops in the stronghold, and there are no devils.

One of them stood guard on the turret, and the other platoon of two dogs checked pedestrians below, and they rotated around every hour. ”

Hearing this, he nodded, and Zhao Shixun glanced into the distance.

"When was the last time you changed the guard?"

"Well...... it's going to be more than half an hour, and I can't say exactly when it will be."

Hearing this, Zhao Shixun casually took out his pocket watch and looked at the current time.

"It's 11:40 a.......m., and it's 6 o'clock in the morning, and according to the results of your investigation, the time for the puppet army to change the guard should be less than twenty minutes."

Speaking of this, Zhao Shixun thought for a moment, and then gently closed the lid of the pocket watch with a snap.

"Black baby old ghost, you take a platoon, and now immediately move to the southwest side of the stronghold to hide on the spot. As soon as the grenadiers in the second platoon are fired, you will seal the entrance to the stronghold with bullets for me, and focus on the enemy running back, do you understand? ”

"Understood!"

"Roc, Junko!"

"Here!"

Looking at the two who were eager to try, Zhao Shixun pointed to an anticline not far in front of him.

…… To be continued, thank you for your support.

Hanhai's update is indeed too much, and I feel speechless myself! What to do?

(End of chapter)